TFL back online!

hoytinak · January 11, 2009, 08:36 PM

Man, that was a rough time....I was starting to get the jitters from not getting my dose of TFL.

Creature · January 11, 2009, 08:42 PM

As was I!

Chief Engineer · January 11, 2009, 08:45 PM

Thought it was on my end all this time. Welcome back!

grymster2007 · January 11, 2009, 09:13 PM

I had to log onto to THR just the keep the wife thinking I'm busily working on some important matter of national security.

**Shane Tuttle** · January 11, 2009, 09:24 PM

I kept myself from Jonesing by hitting THR...

Great site, just felt like a fish out of the water over there....nothing wrong with the members or staff there. Just.....weird.....

....like taking my cat and stroking its fur from the tail to the head...

Insulation Tim · January 11, 2009, 09:26 PM

It seems as if the site was down about a week ago. Are these all scheduled maintenances?

w_houle · January 11, 2009, 10:07 PM

Oh joy! I was getting worried there for a second

triggerhappy2006 · January 11, 2009, 10:52 PM

wooohhoooo we're back online!, anyway do yall use the .org or .us THR?

luvsasmith · January 11, 2009, 10:55 PM

until I signed up for GlockTalk. Maybe I should change my name to LuvsaGlock- I traded my Smith for a G23 last week.

ZX10Aviator · January 12, 2009, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Insulation Tim: It seems as if the site was down about a week ago. Are these all scheduled maintenances?

Agree'd, stability problems or?

**tyme** · January 12, 2009, 12:11 AM

Quote:

It seems as if the site was down about a week ago. Are these all scheduled maintenances?

No, they aren't scheduled.

The old server that was running the web frontend was retired on wednesday, and it's a good thing it was because the power supply fan is going bad.

The cause of the crash/reboot yesterday is currently unknown. The server apparently didn't come back up after reboot because there were filesystem glitches due to the crash/whatever-it-was. I didn't actually get to see what was going on before one of the colo people got it running again. For all I know someone tripped a breaker or accidentally knocked the power cable out. Or it could have been a panic caused by just about anything.

LHB1 · January 12, 2009, 12:28 AM

Welcome Back TFL!!!

hardhit · January 12, 2009, 04:47 AM

I thought it was maybe something I said...

Smallgame2100 · January 12, 2009, 05:11 AM

It was weird, actually. When I was home, it worked. By the time I got to my cousins house, I thought it was the connection or something.

I was getting worried.

Big-dog · January 12, 2009, 05:18 AM

welcome back guys I gotta admit I was getting the shakes myself!!

johnwilliamson062 · January 12, 2009, 10:41 AM

One of my friends kept saying the ATF shut the site down and it was all over, they were coming for the staff and senior members. And people say I'm paranoid, I just wanted to know the answer to two of the questions I had asked. I guess it is because he is a new gun owner who can't believe you can buy a firearm FTF.

Chuckusaret · January 12, 2009, 12:08 PM

Man, what to do when TFL is down. I had no other choice, but to talk to my wife.

**Mike Irwin** · January 12, 2009, 01:06 PM

You know, Tyme, if the colo site had a trunk moneky application package, it would have been resolved plus vite...

ohioguardsman88 · January 12, 2009, 11:53 PM

No TFL...no FUN!

**tyme** · January 16, 2009, 09:26 PM

More tech info:

The disk/raid driver was getting stuck, and the kernel wasn't rebooting from the subsequent soft lockup like it was supposed to.

After last weekend's fiasco we had a new linux kernel ready, so we're on 2.6.28 now.

I've also converted 2 of the 3 filesystems that were xfs over to ext3 (the database/web/root directories have always been ext3, but a few non-critical directories were xfs to speed things up). There's a recent xfs bug report I'm worried might have been the cause of these lockups.

Wildalaska · January 16, 2009, 09:55 PM

in english that means sumpin was broke and ya fixed it right?

WildfootsoreAlaska TM

**Shane Tuttle** · January 16, 2009, 11:42 PM

I think I could have understood Greek before being able to translate that.

Hell, I think I could have translated Wildalaska's jibberish more quickly....

**Al Norris** · January 17, 2009, 12:04 PM

Tyme is discussing different file systems.

Here, is a very good comaprison article on them.... Just to confuse you all, some more!

azredhawk44 · January 17, 2009, 01:04 PM

PM's don't work.

Are they possibly mounted on a different file system than the core DB?

**Capt Charlie** · January 17, 2009, 01:48 PM

Yup. Can't access the User Control Panel either. I keep getting "Database error, Invalid SQL".

January 11, 2009, 08:36 PM	#1
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,708	TFL back online! Man, that was a rough time....I was starting to get the jitters from not getting my dose of TFL. __________________ "Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."

January 11, 2009, 09:13 PM	#4
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	I had to log onto to THR just the keep the wife thinking I'm busily working on some important matter of national security. __________________ grym

January 11, 2009, 09:24 PM	#5
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Blue Grass, IA Posts: 8,209	I kept myself from Jonesing by hitting THR... Great site, just felt like a fish out of the water over there....nothing wrong with the members or staff there. Just.....weird..... ....like taking my cat and stroking its fur from the tail to the head... __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

January 11, 2009, 10:07 PM	#7
w_houle Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2007 Location: Junction City, KS Posts: 1,389	Oh joy! I was getting worried there for a second __________________ How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished?

January 11, 2009, 10:52 PM	#8
triggerhappy2006 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Location: peoples republic of new york Posts: 441	wooohhoooo we're back online!, anyway do yall use the .org or .us THR? __________________ "We make the voices go away"

January 11, 2009, 08:42 PM	#2
Creature Junior member Join Date: April 8, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,769	As was I!

January 11, 2009, 08:45 PM	#3
Chief Engineer Member Join Date: February 19, 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 68	Thought it was on my end all this time. Welcome back!

January 11, 2009, 09:26 PM	#6
Insulation Tim Junior Member Join Date: November 12, 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 7	It seems as if the site was down about a week ago. Are these all scheduled maintenances?

January 11, 2009, 10:55 PM	#9
luvsasmith Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2008 Posts: 358	Thought my PC was on the fritz until I signed up for GlockTalk. Maybe I should change my name to LuvsaGlock- I traded my Smith for a G23 last week. __________________ "You can't miss fast enough to win a gun fight."

January 12, 2009, 12:28 AM	#12
LHB1 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,545	Welcome Back TFL!!! __________________ Good shooting and be safe. LB

January 12, 2009, 04:47 AM	#13
hardhit Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2008 Posts: 343	I thought it was maybe something I said...

January 12, 2009, 05:11 AM	#14
Smallgame2100 Junior member Join Date: January 8, 2009 Location: New York Posts: 164	It was weird, actually. When I was home, it worked. By the time I got to my cousins house, I thought it was the connection or something. I was getting worried.

January 12, 2009, 05:18 AM	#15
Big-dog Junior Member Join Date: October 12, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 14	welcome back guys I gotta admit I was getting the shakes myself!! __________________ If you can read this thank a teacher If you can read this in english thank a Veteran

January 12, 2009, 10:41 AM	#16
johnwilliamson062 Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6,107	One of my friends kept saying the ATF shut the site down and it was all over, they were coming for the staff and senior members. And people say I'm paranoid, I just wanted to know the answer to two of the questions I had asked. I guess it is because he is a new gun owner who can't believe you can buy a firearm FTF. __________________ $0 of an NRA membership goes to legislative action or court battles. Not a dime. Only money contributed to the NRA-ILA or NRA-PVF. Of course, you could just donate to the Second Amendment Foundation I was feeling pretty good, then I looked around and realized I am not swimming or on fire.

January 12, 2009, 12:08 PM	#17
Chuckusaret Junior member Join Date: December 5, 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 708	TFL down time Man, what to do when TFL is down. I had no other choice, but to talk to my wife.

January 12, 2009, 01:06 PM	#18
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,119	You know, Tyme, if the colo site had a trunk moneky application package, it would have been resolved plus vite...

January 12, 2009, 11:53 PM	#19
ohioguardsman88 Member Join Date: January 8, 2009 Location: OH-IO (est.1803) Posts: 69	quiet weekend No TFL...no FUN! __________________ In God We Trust

January 16, 2009, 09:26 PM	#20
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Novalis 978-0553586251 Posts: 2,999	More tech info: The disk/raid driver was getting stuck, and the kernel wasn't rebooting from the subsequent soft lockup like it was supposed to. After last weekend's fiasco we had a new linux kernel ready, so we're on 2.6.28 now. I've also converted 2 of the 3 filesystems that were xfs over to ext3 (the database/web/root directories have always been ext3, but a few non-critical directories were xfs to speed things up). There's a recent xfs bug report I'm worried might have been the cause of these lockups. __________________ Proud reseller of little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble. "Want to keep guns out of the hands of felons? Make fewer felons in the first place." --Vanya

January 16, 2009, 09:55 PM	#21
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,174	in english that means sumpin was broke and ya fixed it right? WildfootsoreAlaska TM

January 16, 2009, 11:42 PM	#22
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Blue Grass, IA Posts: 8,209	I think I could have understood Greek before being able to translate that. Hell, I think I could have translated Wildalaska's jibberish more quickly.... __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

January 17, 2009, 12:04 PM	#23
Al Norris Staff Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 8,754	Tyme is discussing different file systems. Here, is a very good comaprison article on them.... Just to confuse you all, some more! __________________ Listings of the Current 2A Cases: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416973

January 17, 2009, 01:04 PM	#24
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Still kinda broke... PM's don't work. Are they possibly mounted on a different file system than the core DB?

January 17, 2009, 01:48 PM	#25
Capt Charlie Staff Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,302	Yup. Can't access the User Control Panel either. I keep getting "Database error, Invalid SQL". __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie