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Steve Kargl writes:

>  It would have been easier to read the config file if you 
>  had actually deleted the commented out device lines.

	Noted; won't happen again.

>  Additionally, the advice you seek depends on what you want
>  to do with the system.  You forgot those details.

	This machine is a general purpose system, part lightweight
server, part workstation, part ports sandbox.
	Right now I'm looking for hidden "gotcha"s, of the "now it
doesn't boot" type.  High-power tuning can be figured out later.


				Robert Huff