[nlug] Re: Ubuntu 9.10 video woes
John F. Eldredge wrote: > I installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop a couple of days ago. Looking at > the list of installed packages, it appears to have installed almost > every X server under the sun, including the > xserver-xorg-video-openchrome package, which looks like it should be the > right one for my hardware. However, it identifies my video card only as > "unknown", and won't let me change it to anything else using the Display > GUI tool. As a result, it won't let me use a video mode higher than > 800x600. Unfortunately, quite a few Ubuntu programs won't run properly > in 800x600 mode, as they bring up a window larger than that size, > meaning that the bottom of the window is off-screen. Below is the > output of the lspci command. Can anyone tell me how to fix my video > mode? As I recall from 9.04, you can't go in and edit the xorg.conf > file, as was the practice on older distributions. On 9.04 (and probably > on 9.10), the config file only allowed you to tweak mouse and keyboard > settings, not video settings. A lot of settings are auto detected in newer Xorg but you can still add additional settings if you want to override the autodetected settings. http://samiux.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/howto-via-s3-unichrome-pro-problems-fixed-on-ubuntu-9-04/ has some info on using a unichrome card on 9.04 - I imagine it might work for 9.10 as well. I don't have any machines with a unichrome video card so I can't test this myself. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Ubuntu 9.10 video woes
I installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop a couple of days ago. Looking at the list of installed packages, it appears to have installed almost every X server under the sun, including the xserver-xorg-video-openchrome package, which looks like it should be the right one for my hardware. However, it identifies my video card only as "unknown", and won't let me change it to anything else using the Display GUI tool. As a result, it won't let me use a video mode higher than 800x600. Unfortunately, quite a few Ubuntu programs won't run properly in 800x600 mode, as they bring up a window larger than that size, meaning that the bottom of the window is off-screen. Below is the output of the lspci command. Can anyone tell me how to fix my video mode? As I recall from 9.04, you can't go in and edit the xorg.conf file, as was the practice on older distributions. On 9.04 (and probably on 9.10), the config file only allowed you to tweak mouse and keyboard settings, not video settings. 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. PT890 Host Bridge 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/VX700 PCI Bridge 00:06.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) 00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 78) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/P4M800 Pro/P4M800 CE/VN800 [S3 UniChrome Pro] (rev 01) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Greg Donald wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Howard White wrote: >> Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux >> system with Grub as the boot loader?? > > Yes, it worked fine for me. I have Ubuntu 9.10 and win7 dual booting > with no problems. > > > -- > Greg Donald > http://destiney.com/ > > > > why not use the p2v converter previously mentioned to make the factory win7 install a VM-image file? then you dont have to reinstall win7, and you have your VM -- -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) AND I RUN LINUX!!! Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we choose to scoop. - George Bernard Shaw - "Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability." - http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/27662.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Bought a motorhome...
... and I'm throwing away all the precious junk that I just couldn't bear to throw away Way Back When. All of it still works: Intel 815 mobo with 1 GHz P3 Celeron proc + some RAM (looks like it's 512 MB worth) a couple of 230-250 w. ATX power supplies Old 250 w. AT power supply Texas Instruments 99/4a -- a collector's item! Motorola 56K POTS modem - another collector's item! Blue/white Mac G4 tower If anybody wants any of this, it's yours just for keeping it out of the landfill. Ken -- Need gift ideas? Shop http://kenbarberphoto.com You're sure to find something you like! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Howard White wrote: > Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux > system with Grub as the boot loader?? Yes, it worked fine for me. I have Ubuntu 9.10 and win7 dual booting with no problems. -- Greg Donald http://destiney.com/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Not sure how well your vendor OEM windows install will work inside of a VM. IIRC, Dell OEM windows will not boot if it can't find the Dell BIOS. Under VMware it will most certainly not find the Dell BIOS. If its just the generic Newegg-you-bought-a-sata-cable-you-can-get-the-OEM-version-of-windows then you shouldn't run into that problem. Kent --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > I did it with the beta version of Windows 7 and Ubuntu, I believe. No > problems at all, just installed Windows first and Ubuntu second. > Chris > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Howard White wrote: >> >> Chris McQuistion wrote: >> > Well if Windows comes preinstalled on one drive, you could always just >> > leave that drive alone and install your other OS's on other drives. >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > >> > >> > Mainly because I was hoping to not have to install Window7 from >> > scratch. Oh well... >> > >> > Andy >> > >> > >> >> >> Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux >> system with Grub as the boot loader?? >> >> At phreakNIC, we had multiple people create dual boots with Vista and no >> problems at all. Have the fine folks in Redmond continued to play nice >> or not? >> >> Howard >> >> > When I did this, Windows was upset enough to do a checkdsk, but that was the extent of it. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Howard White wrote: > Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux > system with Grub as the boot loader?? > > At phreakNIC, we had multiple people create dual boots with Vista and no > problems at all. Have the fine folks in Redmond continued to play nice > or not? I've got Windows 7 and Debian dual booting on my laptop. Starting this week, there's been a few Windows updates that have made the system unbootable until I boot from a rescue disc and reinstall grub. My laptop goes into an infinite reboot cycle - I see the "Starting grub" message and then it's unable to continue past that. FWIW, I'm using grub2. Other than that, it's been a fairly typical dual boot setup. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: google wave
Any invites left? Please send me one. http://i.imgur.com/zVn91.jpg On Nov 8, 7:22 am, Robert Simpson wrote: > Thank you for the invitation. > > Bob Simpson > MRHelpDesk > DIDS IT Group --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
I did it with the beta version of Windows 7 and Ubuntu, I believe. No problems at all, just installed Windows first and Ubuntu second. Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Howard White wrote: > > Chris McQuistion wrote: > > Well if Windows comes preinstalled on one drive, you could always just > > leave that drive alone and install your other OS's on other drives. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > Mainly because I was hoping to not have to install Window7 from > > scratch. Oh well... > > > > Andy > > > > > > > Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux > system with Grub as the boot loader?? > > At phreakNIC, we had multiple people create dual boots with Vista and no > problems at all. Have the fine folks in Redmond continued to play nice > or not? > > Howard > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Chris McQuistion wrote: > Well if Windows comes preinstalled on one drive, you could always just > leave that drive alone and install your other OS's on other drives. > > Chris > > > > Mainly because I was hoping to not have to install Window7 from > scratch. Oh well... > > Andy > > Has anyone had the pleasure of creating a dual boot Windows 7 / linux system with Grub as the boot loader?? At phreakNIC, we had multiple people create dual boots with Vista and no problems at all. Have the fine folks in Redmond continued to play nice or not? Howard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Well if Windows comes preinstalled on one drive, you could always just leave that drive alone and install your other OS's on other drives. Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Chris McQuistion > wrote: > >> So why not just install vmware server and have lots of different images >> for your various systems? Why would you need raw disk access? If you >> wanted to multi-boot, you could always install a different OS on a different >> drive and boot into that if you wanted that OS exclusively. >> >> Chris >> > > Mainly because I was hoping to not have to install Window7 from scratch. > Oh well... > > Andy > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > So why not just install vmware server and have lots of different images for > your various systems? Why would you need raw disk access? If you wanted to > multi-boot, you could always install a different OS on a different drive and > boot into that if you wanted that OS exclusively. > > Chris > Mainly because I was hoping to not have to install Window7 from scratch. Oh well... Andy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
So why not just install vmware server and have lots of different images for your various systems? Why would you need raw disk access? If you wanted to multi-boot, you could always install a different OS on a different drive and boot into that if you wanted that OS exclusively. Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > new machine is not a laptop and is not a mac. It will probably be a fairly > heavily loaded i7 machine with several(*) TB of disk space. I want to run > it as a server / workstation where I can run multiple VMs to support things > like DB [Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, & PostgreSQL], Web [apache & IIS], > App[Tomcat, Websphere, Weblogic], and other apps. The machine will have > something like 12 Gb RAM and a hefty, but not insane, video subsystem. > While I don't plan on using it as a workstation often, I will on occasion. > > Andy > > * several = 8+ TB of physical disk space. > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Chris McQuistion > wrote: > >> Why don't you just keep doing that? Is the new laptop not a Mac? >> >> Chris >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: >> >>> Thanks everyone, >>> Yes, what I am looking at doing is buying a new computer with OS >>> installed and then, before ever booting it, put in a blank HD and install >>> linux. Then use VM software of some kind to boot off the original HD with >>> that other OS. What would be ideal would be to do what I did on my Macbook >>> for over a year, dual boot machine where I could boot MacOSX or WindowsXP >>> and if I booted MacOSX I could then run WindowsXP in a VM off the other boot >>> partition. It worked very well. >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
new machine is not a laptop and is not a mac. It will probably be a fairly heavily loaded i7 machine with several(*) TB of disk space. I want to run it as a server / workstation where I can run multiple VMs to support things like DB [Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, & PostgreSQL], Web [apache & IIS], App[Tomcat, Websphere, Weblogic], and other apps. The machine will have something like 12 Gb RAM and a hefty, but not insane, video subsystem. While I don't plan on using it as a workstation often, I will on occasion. Andy * several = 8+ TB of physical disk space. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > Why don't you just keep doing that? Is the new laptop not a Mac? > > Chris > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > >> Thanks everyone, >> Yes, what I am looking at doing is buying a new computer with OS >> installed and then, before ever booting it, put in a blank HD and install >> linux. Then use VM software of some kind to boot off the original HD with >> that other OS. What would be ideal would be to do what I did on my Macbook >> for over a year, dual boot machine where I could boot MacOSX or WindowsXP >> and if I booted MacOSX I could then run WindowsXP in a VM off the other boot >> partition. It worked very well. >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Why don't you just keep doing that? Is the new laptop not a Mac? Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > Thanks everyone, > Yes, what I am looking at doing is buying a new computer with OS > installed and then, before ever booting it, put in a blank HD and install > linux. Then use VM software of some kind to boot off the original HD with > that other OS. What would be ideal would be to do what I did on my Macbook > for over a year, dual boot machine where I could boot MacOSX or WindowsXP > and if I booted MacOSX I could then run WindowsXP in a VM off the other boot > partition. It worked very well. > > Andy > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
Thanks everyone, Yes, what I am looking at doing is buying a new computer with OS installed and then, before ever booting it, put in a blank HD and install linux. Then use VM software of some kind to boot off the original HD with that other OS. What would be ideal would be to do what I did on my Macbook for over a year, dual boot machine where I could boot MacOSX or WindowsXP and if I booted MacOSX I could then run WindowsXP in a VM off the other boot partition. It worked very well. Andy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
To give more detail, I think what you're asking about is what VMware calls "raw device mappings". You can do this under certain conditions on ESX and ESXi but you cannot do this on VMware Server. Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > I know that older versions of VMware server would let you do that, but they > removed that ability in more recent versions. > > You can user vmware's free converter to convert an OS off a physical drive > into an image file, though. I've done this a few times to do P2V > conversions. I even used it to rescue an OS from a dead laptop once. > > Chris > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe < > pmigne...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:09:01PM -0500, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: >> > Does anyone know of a way to make VMWare (or other VM software) run a >> > Virtual Machine off a physical hard drive or partition rather than from >> a VM >> > Image? >> >> In regards to the 'any other vm software'.. I think you can use kvm now >> with qemu.. Last I checked, qemu can read/write to/from disk partitions with >> the -hdX switch. >> >> I haven't used it in forever, but it might be worth your time to look >> deeper into it. Or just wait for someone that's a vmware guru to come along >> ;) >> >> -Igneous >> >> >> >> > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
I know that older versions of VMware server would let you do that, but they removed that ability in more recent versions. You can user vmware's free converter to convert an OS off a physical drive into an image file, though. I've done this a few times to do P2V conversions. I even used it to rescue an OS from a dead laptop once. Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:09:01PM -0500, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to make VMWare (or other VM software) run a > > Virtual Machine off a physical hard drive or partition rather than from a > VM > > Image? > > In regards to the 'any other vm software'.. I think you can use kvm now > with qemu.. Last I checked, qemu can read/write to/from disk partitions with > the -hdX switch. > > I haven't used it in forever, but it might be worth your time to look > deeper into it. Or just wait for someone that's a vmware guru to come along > ;) > > -Igneous > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
VMware can use a physical disk, just create a virtual disk image, and pick the physical disk. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 13:29, Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:09:01PM -0500, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: >> Does anyone know of a way to make VMWare (or other VM software) run a >> Virtual Machine off a physical hard drive or partition rather than from a VM >> Image? > > In regards to the 'any other vm software'.. I think you can use kvm now with > qemu.. Last I checked, qemu can read/write to/from disk partitions with the > -hdX switch. > > I haven't used it in forever, but it might be worth your time to look deeper > into it. Or just wait for someone that's a vmware guru to come along ;) > > -Igneous > > > > -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee USA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: VMWare Question
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:09:01PM -0500, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > Does anyone know of a way to make VMWare (or other VM software) run a > Virtual Machine off a physical hard drive or partition rather than from a VM > Image? In regards to the 'any other vm software'.. I think you can use kvm now with qemu.. Last I checked, qemu can read/write to/from disk partitions with the -hdX switch. I haven't used it in forever, but it might be worth your time to look deeper into it. Or just wait for someone that's a vmware guru to come along ;) -Igneous --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] VMWare Question
Does anyone know of a way to make VMWare (or other VM software) run a Virtual Machine off a physical hard drive or partition rather than from a VM Image? Thanks, Andy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites
Interesting. I didn't know you could do that (use the web app from the iPhone to initiate the call-me, call-you rigmarole.) Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Arafat Mohamed wrote: > > Correction. It's not an app. I just bookmarked the google voice site > on the iphone home screen so I can access it with one click. > > So it's not ideal, but if you absolutely need to show the google voice > number it works. > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Chris McQuistion > wrote: > > It does? I haven't been able to find one. Can you post the name of the > app > > or provide a URL? > > Chris > > > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Arafat Mohamed > wrote: > >> > >> iphone has a google voice app that will show the google voice number. > >> This also works for sms. > >> > >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Will Chappell > >> wrote: > >> > Just curious - is the Android Google Voice App the only way to get > >> > outgoing > >> > calls to show up as your Google Voice number and not your mobile, or > do > >> > other phones have this functionality too? > >> > > >> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mark J. Bailey > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Well, I am in the same boat with Tim on Google Wave > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-t...@googlegroups.com] > On > >> >> Behalf Of Andrew Farnsworth > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:32 PM > >> >> > >> >> To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > >> >> Subject: [nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mark J. Bailey > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I have Google Voice already (just signed up) and wanted to send a GV > >> >> invite to my cousin. I am WANTING to get on Google Wave so I need an > >> >> invite. :-) So, though confusing, I am actually deal with both. > >> >> > >> >> I understand what happened now. Tim Sheets posted a Google Wave > invite > >> >> request to this thread... no worries, and my apologies. > >> >> > >> >> Andy > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites
Correction. It's not an app. I just bookmarked the google voice site on the iphone home screen so I can access it with one click. So it's not ideal, but if you absolutely need to show the google voice number it works. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > It does? I haven't been able to find one. Can you post the name of the app > or provide a URL? > Chris > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Arafat Mohamed wrote: >> >> iphone has a google voice app that will show the google voice number. >> This also works for sms. >> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Will Chappell >> wrote: >> > Just curious - is the Android Google Voice App the only way to get >> > outgoing >> > calls to show up as your Google Voice number and not your mobile, or do >> > other phones have this functionality too? >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, I am in the same boat with Tim on Google Wave >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-t...@googlegroups.com] On >> >> Behalf Of Andrew Farnsworth >> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:32 PM >> >> >> >> To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> >> Subject: [nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mark J. Bailey >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I have Google Voice already (just signed up) and wanted to send a GV >> >> invite to my cousin. I am WANTING to get on Google Wave so I need an >> >> invite. :-) So, though confusing, I am actually deal with both. >> >> >> >> I understand what happened now. Tim Sheets posted a Google Wave invite >> >> request to this thread... no worries, and my apologies. >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites
It does? I haven't been able to find one. Can you post the name of the app or provide a URL? Chris On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Arafat Mohamed wrote: > > iphone has a google voice app that will show the google voice number. > This also works for sms. > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Will Chappell > wrote: > > Just curious - is the Android Google Voice App the only way to get > outgoing > > calls to show up as your Google Voice number and not your mobile, or do > > other phones have this functionality too? > > > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: > >> > >> Well, I am in the same boat with Tim on Google Wave > >> > >> > >> > >> From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-t...@googlegroups.com] On > >> Behalf Of Andrew Farnsworth > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:32 PM > >> > >> To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > >> Subject: [nlug] Re: Google Voice Invites > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mark J. Bailey > wrote: > >> > >> I have Google Voice already (just signed up) and wanted to send a GV > >> invite to my cousin. I am WANTING to get on Google Wave so I need an > >> invite. :-) So, though confusing, I am actually deal with both. > >> > >> I understand what happened now. Tim Sheets posted a Google Wave invite > >> request to this thread... no worries, and my apologies. > >> > >> Andy > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Not exactly a 'command of the day...'
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Jim Peterson wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I ran across something useful this morning in fixing a kiosk-type > system. This is a machine that I spec'd to be an always-on, > Firefox-is-the-only-thing-you-can-run desktop for our library to use as > a card catalog system. The problem was that this morning when I booted > it, Firefox opened in a box about 1.5" square in the upper left corner > of the screen. Not usable, and since firefox is invoked at startup, > there are no controls available to drag it to size or maximize or > minimize the window. > > This machine runs on Xubuntu Karmic since I only need a light window > manager, and has been stripped of nearly all the fluff with which *buntu > comes installed. Adding to the pain, Karmic (and Jaunty, I believe) do > things a little different than prior versions, with no /etc/inittab to > edit. My solution: edit the 'exec' line in > the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99x11-common_start script, and add a bit of > JavaScript to help. By default, the line reads: > > exec $STARTUP > > which boots the standard startup scripts, something we don't want to > happen in this case. All I wanted was for X to start and run Firefox, > with the Firefox window maximized. So now the line reads: > > exec firefox javascript:%20resizeTo\(1024,768\) > > which works perfectly. It invokes Firefox rather than the usual startup > scripts, and through JavaScript's resizeTo function, forces the window > to open at 1024 x 768. > > I don't know if this method would work on earlier versions of *buntu or > Debian & derivatives, but I would imagine that any invoked startup > program could be sized out this way if it can process the JS command. > > Jim Peterson > Technology Coordinator > Goodnight Memorial Library > 203 S. Main St. > Franklin, KY 42134 > (270) 586-8397 > www.gmpl.org > Tweet me @GMLGeek > Library Technology Blog > > You've hit on one of my favorite features of Firefox: The ability to take command line arguments. I use this to ssh into my home machine and open a url that I might want to view later. #!/bin/bash #Script to load a url in a new Firefox tab. Works remotely. webpage="http://www.google.com/"; if [ $# = 1 ]; then webpage="$1" fi DISPLAY=:0 export DISPLAY HOME=/home/donalddelp export HOME firefox --remote "openurl($webpage ,new-tab)" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Not exactly a 'command of the day...'
Hi guys, I ran across something useful this morning in fixing a kiosk-type system. This is a machine that I spec'd to be an always-on, Firefox-is-the-only-thing-you-can-run desktop for our library to use as a card catalog system. The problem was that this morning when I booted it, Firefox opened in a box about 1.5" square in the upper left corner of the screen. Not usable, and since firefox is invoked at startup, there are no controls available to drag it to size or maximize or minimize the window. This machine runs on Xubuntu Karmic since I only need a light window manager, and has been stripped of nearly all the fluff with which *buntu comes installed. Adding to the pain, Karmic (and Jaunty, I believe) do things a little different than prior versions, with no /etc/inittab to edit. My solution: edit the 'exec' line in the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99x11-common_start script, and add a bit of JavaScript to help. By default, the line reads: exec $STARTUP which boots the standard startup scripts, something we don't want to happen in this case. All I wanted was for X to start and run Firefox, with the Firefox window maximized. So now the line reads: exec firefox javascript:%20resizeTo\(1024,768\) which works perfectly. It invokes Firefox rather than the usual startup scripts, and through JavaScript's resizeTo function, forces the window to open at 1024 x 768. I don't know if this method would work on earlier versions of *buntu or Debian & derivatives, but I would imagine that any invoked startup program could be sized out this way if it can process the JS command. Jim Peterson Technology Coordinator Goodnight Memorial Library 203 S. Main St. Franklin, KY 42134 (270) 586-8397 www.gmpl.org Tweet me @GMLGeek Library Technology Blog --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Malayalam Film Actress Nayanthara's BOOOOBBBBBBBSSSSS
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Don Delp wrote: > > Some moderator must be a big fan of BBBBS > priceless :D -- -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) AND I RUN LINUX!!! Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we choose to scoop. - John H. Patterson - "An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always d... - http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26149.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Malayalam Film Actress Nayanthara's BOOOOBBBBBBBSSSSS
Some moderator must be a big fan of BBBBS On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:00 AM, John R. Dennison wrote: > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:53:06AM -0800, nirmala wrote: >> > > Spam deleted. > > I am not sure how this managed to make it to the list; > spammer registered at 2:52 am today and posting status > is set to Moderated and no alert went out for > moderation required for this post. > > > > > John > > -- > IRC - Where men are men, women are men and little girls are FBI. > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[nlug] Re: Malayalam Film Actress Nayanthara's BOOOOBBBBBBBSSSSS
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:53:06AM -0800, nirmala wrote: > Spam deleted. I am not sure how this managed to make it to the list; spammer registered at 2:52 am today and posting status is set to Moderated and no alert went out for moderation required for this post. John -- IRC - Where men are men, women are men and little girls are FBI. pgpBOyRUFuisk.pgp Description: PGP signature
