[SOLVED] Using Code brackets in posts

clifftec · 06-24-2017, 09:46 PM

How do I use code brackets in the forums to encapsulate a large list of info into my posts? I have approximately 800 lines of data to post. Perhaps directions to the linuxquestions help pages on the subject.

mralk3 · 06-24-2017, 10:01 PM

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...do=bbcode#code

AwesomeMachine · 06-24-2017, 10:21 PM

Perhaps there is some way to summarize the data.

!!! · 06-25-2017, 05:44 PM

A file, like a .txt or 'better', can be attached. Click on "Go Advanced".
This and http://termbin.com (like postbin or even github) enable readers to download your 'stuff' and do analysis on it (if they choose to spend the time). Yes, try to excerpt a few 'key' lines, for "TL;dr"

!

Play with the Edit post function: select one of your shorter prior posts, experiment a zillion times, then put it back to the way it was! If you click on the "Last edited by <you> <time>" 'footnote', it shows you the history (only accessible to you, not others, so no worry about intermediate messes!)

I wouldn't 'dump' a huge 'inline' code box: readers might not spend the time to dig thru it!

Read this (code and even noparse!): http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...og.php?b=36313

p.s. Welcome to LQ! Good to see your interest in learning the 'ropes'

astrogeek · 06-25-2017, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clifftec

I have approximately 800 lines of data to post. Perhaps directions to the linuxquestions help pages on the subject.

Please don't do that. If you need to post data or code to support your questions, please reduce it to a clear example which others can quickly understand in order to provide an answer. Remember that everyone here volunteers their time. Asking them to parse through 800 lines of data just to understand your questions is asking a lot from most them! The better you prepare your question, the better answers you will likely receive.

Please see the Site FAQ, and in particular this link, for guidance in asking a well formed question with clear supporting data.

If it is truly necessary to post a large amount of data, then provide it as an attachment or upload it to some location which you can then link to, after explaining why it is necessary - generally not in a first post on a topic.

The link to the help pages for using embedded tags in posts is found at the bottom of every page, BB code.

clifftec · 06-25-2017, 06:51 PM

ok, I will delve more into the 'requests for info' and extrapolate the more useful data specific to my issue to post, way to go... thanks. The original request was for the non-supported hardware issue of the ndiswrapper install, I will have a look at the dmesg and find that info.

clifftec · 06-25-2017, 07:13 PM

I know the internal card is a Qualcomm Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter... funny thing wireless works fine when I boot the Win8 OS, one would expect to be able to use those driver wraps I would have thought.The persnickety of it all...

rokytnji · 06-25-2017, 08:31 PM

Code:

harry@misohorny1:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for harry: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
root@misohorny1:~#  lspci | egrep -i --color 'network|ethernet'
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02)
root@misohorny1:~# lshw -class network
  *-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 19
       bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:1e:4f:b0:23:53
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=3.2.6-k duplex=full firmware=1.4-0 ip=192.168.254.4 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:26 memory:febe0000-febfffff memory:febdb000-febdbfff ioport:ecc0(size=32)
root@misohorny1:~# exit
logout
harry@misohorny1:~$  cat /proc/net/dev
Inter-|   Receive                                                |  Transmit
 face |bytes    packets errs drop fifo frame compressed multicast|bytes    packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed
    lo:  285450    3173    0    0    0     0          0         0   285450    3173    0    0    0     0       0          0
  eth0: 42844802   35442    0    0    0     0          0        13  2628187   24994    0    0    0     0       0          0
harry@misohorny1:~$ inxi -zv7
System:    Host: misohorny1 Kernel: 4.4.0-linuxlite i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.8.4)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.11.8 (Gtk 2.24.23) info: xfce4-panel dm: lightdm
           Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine:   System: Dell product: OptiPlex 755 Chassis: type: 6
           Mobo: Dell model: 0GM819 Bios: Dell v: A11 date: 08/04/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E6550 (-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9309
           clock speeds: min/max: 2000/2333 MHz 1: 2000 MHz 2: 2000 MHz
Memory:    Using dmidecode: you must be root to run dmidecode
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0de1
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1366x768@59.8hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 430/PCIe/SSE2
           GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.66 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea
           Card-2 Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-linuxlite
Network:   Card: Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: ecc0
           bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10bd
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           WAN IP: <filter> IF: eth0 ip-v4: <filter> ip-v6: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (0.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2003FYPS size: 2000.4GB serial: WD-WCAVY5090310 temp: 34C
           Optical: /dev/sr0 model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N
           rev: MN01 dev-links: cdrom
           Features: speed: 40x multisession: yes
           audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15G used: 5.6G (41%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           label: / uuid: cd4c81eb-3e28-4c84-a2cc-93c1992ba0e0
           ID-2: /home size: 71G used: 8.3G (13%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           label: /home uuid: 4d02afc2-2c6d-4309-928d-a7ccdb4b014c
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
           label: N/A uuid: abf8aeed-c89e-4cf8-a6a4-d8648b03a950
< snip: irellevant data not pertinent to ther problem is removed on this line>
fs: ext4 label: /data uuid: cf478cb9-3e25-4236-9118-801f1ae76212
           ID-18: /dev/sda6 size: 262.14G
           fs: ext4 label: /data2 uuid: 16c3c4b1-7067-4f94-8dd2-423c23ea427d
           ID-19: /dev/sda7 size: 1379.64G
           fs: ext4 label: /misc uuid: a14d3c77-5729-40ee-900a-4c792b99a9da
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:53C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 211 Uptime: 28 min Memory: 708.1/3908.8MB
           Init: Upstart v: 1.12.1 runlevel: 2 default: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111 running in x-terminal-emul) inxi: 2.2.35 
harry@misohorny1:~$

Instead of 800 lines of code. I snip off what is repeated and not pertinent to the info I wish to provide.

For ndiswrapper

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=885847

Hope you figured the code tag thing out.

Quote:

If it is truly necessary to post a large amount of data, then provide it as an attachment or upload it to some location which you can then link to, after explaining why it is necessary - generally not in a first post on a topic.

I use as offsite link for large files to post in a thread https://pastebin.com/

Good luck with it.