Re: [gentoo-user] Touch screen

2007-06-07 Thread Timo Boettcher
* Rodrigo Forlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone point me a touch screen monitor that works under console? I bought a Touchscreen from some car-tuning guy on ebay. The touchscreen is detected as an eGalax compatible unit and works using the usbtouchscreen-module of the linux-kernel (using

Re: [gentoo-user] Linux becomes expensive ;)

2007-06-03 Thread Timo Boettcher
* Jeff Horelick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Linux is] writing to the hard drive more often and it doesn't spin as much down when it's not in use to help performance. There is the Laptop-Mode for that. Also, if i was you, i'd be worried about your system using that LITTLE energy especially since

[gentoo-user] Touchscreens under linux

2007-05-22 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi! For my Musicbox[1] project, I am looking for a way to control a mpd[2] with a touchscreen. The device I have in mind is a 10,2 VGA / USB touchscreen. I assume it is supported by linux. If I understand correctly, the touchscreen is (if used correctly) just another way to control the

[gentoo-user] Bookmarkmanager

2007-03-27 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi! I am looking for a bookmark-manager for linux. It should import/export (at least) firefox and opera bookmarks, and should be able to synchronize between several browsers on several machines. Textmode would be cool, as I intend to run it from a script. Has anybody seen something

Re: [gentoo-user] UPS compatible to Gentoo

2007-03-06 Thread Timo Boettcher
* Marco Fabbri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to buy a UPS for my gentoo-box. I need to be sure I can make the shutdown in case of black out. Could you suggest me a full compatible UPS? Any link is welcome. http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html Timo -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org

Re: [gentoo-user] how to get vi!?

2006-09-25 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi! * Dirk Heinrichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Montag, 25. September 2006 13:16 schrieb ext Patric Douhane: Tried emerge vi but it's not found You lost an m, it's vim. Even though I am sure the OP meant vim, vim is NOT vi. vim is vi improved. If you want to know the differences, try

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} recovering data from a Memory Stick

2006-04-07 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Grant, * Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED], 06.04.2006, 22:39:11: Is it possible to recover data (photos) that have been deleted from a Sony Memory Stick? It depends. On what happened, what you do next, and the amount of time (or money) you are willing to invest. How can I get a look at what is

Re: [gentoo-user] iptables example on Gentoo

2005-09-10 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Dave, * Dave Nebinger [EMAIL PROTECTED], Friday, September 9, 2005, 4:23:07 PM: Dude, trying to use iptables directly was your first mistake. no, it wasn't. I have written some small example script http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=377447 that (IMO) is quite modular... Yes,

Re: [gentoo-user] iptables example on Gentoo

2005-09-09 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Dave, * Dave Nebinger [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 7:39:53 PM: I've been trying to build a simple firewall with a DMZ for a web server. Dude, trying to use iptables directly was your first mistake. no, it wasn't. I have written some small example script

Re: [gentoo-user] apcupsd - apache module

2005-09-06 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Joseph, * Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 4:27:36 AM: Is there an apache module for apcupsd or is it installed during emerge apcupsd? An apache module? You mean some webpage with statistic functions? Have a look at nut (http://www.networkupstools.org/). There are some

Re: [gentoo-user] switching to LCD monitor

2005-07-23 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Philip, * Philip Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED], Thursday, July 21, 2005, 10:24:52 AM: I recall that when I installed Gentoo 031005 , I had to copy manually the monitor lines from my previous box, which was running Mandrake, in order to get the monitor to work properly. Without a working screen,

Re: [gentoo-user] root logout: not clearing the screen...

2005-07-23 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Jarry, * Jarry [EMAIL PROTECTED], Saturday, July 23, 2005, 6:26:32 PM: Hi gentoorians! :-) I have noticed some strange (and imho rather not secure) thing: A common, not root user logs in on vc1 (2,3,4), then he runs some process which writes output to screen (e.g. ls -al), then he

Re: [gentoo-user] Disk Backup From One Machine To Another

2005-06-24 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Raphael, * Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales [EMAIL PROTECTED], Friday, June 24, 2005, 8:27:02 PM: I have one machine (Machine 1) that I need backup its files periodically. I also have another machine (Machine 2) that will hold the backup. Machine 2 can see (make requests to) Machine