[CLUE-Tech] Database Design Tool for Linux?

[Tom Poindexter]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:55:23PM -0700, Jed S. Baer wrote:

> As I begin to cogitate upon a little educational exercise here at home, a
> PHP/PostgreSQL sandbox, I'm discovering that I feel almost stuck without a
> graphical database design tool. Granted, I can whip out a pencil and a


I posted to the list a few weeks ago about using Microsoft Visio Modeler
with PostgreSQL.  Yes, it is a Windows-based tool, but does do some nice
modeling.  You can use entity-relationship models (ER), or Object Role
Modeling (ORM).  It's currently a 27mb. *free* download.

See: http://clue.denver.co.us/pipermail/clue-tech/2001-December/002619.html

Another, simple drawing tool is LDS Draw: 
                http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~safonov/ldsdraw/

It's a fairly simple drawing tool for ER diagrams, but does have the nice 
feature of keeping the lines connected in a reasonable fashion as you
re-arrange entities.  It was written several years ago by a grad student
I know.  The README says it needs Tcl/Tk 7.6, but works fine with 8.3
that is shipped with modern Linux distros.

For me, I bite the bullet and boot Windows to use Visio Modeler.  It cries
out loud for Win4Lin or VMware.
-- 
Tom Poindexter
tpoindex at nyx.net
http://www.nyx.net/~tpoindex/

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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:14:06 -0700 (MST)
From: Randy Arabie <rrarabie at arabie.org>
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Adam Bultman wrote:

> The only thing I can think of is the CPU.  Did the technician run it with 
> the case off? On?  Have you felt the CPU for heat while it's running?  

I know the case was off...well, open.  It's one of those towers w/ side panels.  They are leaned up against my desk here at home right now.  I've had them off for a week now.

I don't think it is heat.  The CPU fan runs good.  The power supply fan seem's to run good, and I have one of those "case blowers" in one of the expansion slots.  That mobo diagnostic utility reported CPU temp too.  I was reporting the temp to be well within the AMD stated tolerances.

I don't have a spare K6/2 to slap in.  In fact, I was told at the shop that they don't carry those anymore.

> I've found my box locks up (or reboots entirely) when the CPU gets too 
> hot.  Or, the motherboard may have faulty sensors (if any at all) that 
> causes it to freak out.  IF you can, try a new CPU, failing that, get a 
> new mobo.  That's the only thing I can think of.  Otherwise, get some holy 
> water. I've an openBSD box with the same need of holy water as we speak.

How many drops would you suggest?

-- 

Cheers!

Randy Arabie