Re: [Dorset] Fan speed control

2010-05-31 Thread Peter Merchant
On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 10:31 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Peter, First, to measure the speed I installed Conky. Problem 1: I cannot figure out how to display the fan speed, but I have got the acpi temperature showing. I don't know about Conky, but in the past I'm used sensors(1)

Re: [Dorset] Fan speed control

2010-05-31 Thread Simon O'Riordan
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 08:57 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: Thanks to everyone for their input. I looked at the reference above to ubuntumanual, which starts with pwmconfig. The results of that are: /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed

Re: [Dorset] Fan speed control

2010-05-31 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 31/05/10 09:13, Simon O'Riordan wrote: On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 08:57 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: Thanks to everyone for their input. I looked at the reference above to ubuntumanual, which starts with pwmconfig. The results of that are: /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable

Re: [Dorset] Fan speed control

2010-05-31 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Peter, http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/127/how-to-control-fan-speed-lm-sensors-in-ubuntu Thanks to everyone for their input. I looked at the reference above to ubuntumanual, which starts with pwmconfig. I think it says to gets sensors(1) working first. Although I'm not sure the

Re: [Dorset] Distro debate

2010-05-31 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, The only problem I see is that the heading on the Start page doesn't give any clues what might be found there. I think the text that goes with the heading could also be expanded to set the scene. Yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold :-) Cheers, Ralph. --

Re: [Dorset] Distro debate

2010-05-31 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 31 May 2010, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Terry, The only problem I see is that the heading on the Start page doesn't give any clues what might be found there. I think the text that goes with the heading could also be expanded to set the scene. Yes.

Re: [Dorset] Distro debate

2010-05-31 Thread Simon O'Riordan
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 10:53 +0100, Terry Coles wrote: On Monday 31 May 2010, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Terry, The only problem I see is that the heading on the Start page doesn't give any clues what might be found there. I think the text that goes with the heading could also be

Re: [Dorset] Distro debate

2010-05-31 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 31 May 2010, Simon O'Riordan wrote: Terry, liking the standardisation edits. Actually. That wasn't me that was Ralph. I just followed your original format. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth,

Re: [Dorset] Distro debate

2010-05-31 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Simon, Terry, liking the standardisation edits. That may have been me. If it is, then I've finished and will leave it alone now if someone else's waiting to edit. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/

Re: [Dorset] Fan speed control

2010-05-31 Thread Peter Merchant
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 09:57 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: hey Peter, maybe you could find a manufacturer's BIOS upgrade for the box? I mean short of wirecutters. Or perhaps a good clean would take some of the load off the fan because temperatures in the core would be lower/fan would meet

[Dorset] OT: In graphics: Supercomputing superpowers

2010-05-31 Thread Terry Coles
This is interesting, if not entirely unexpected: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10187248.stm Make sure you click on the 'By OS' button. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00

[Dorset] YouTube - word to the wise -

2010-05-31 Thread Simon O'Riordan
Kdenlive can very easily render videos to FLV(flash video). They are at least as small as mp4, and of course you have a full choice of granularity levels in the Kdenlive programme. But if you do this, the YouTube uploader doesn't need to do any processing and your video goes live immediately it

[Dorset] Interesting?

2010-05-31 Thread Simon O'Riordan
Documentary on C4 about HMS Daring, the new Type 45 Destroyer. First military shakedown exercise, the C2 computers all freeze. For real. Reboot. Can't swear to this, but I thought I saw a Windows Embedded XP splash screen. Time to leave the country? Simono -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth,

Re: [Dorset] Interesting?

2010-05-31 Thread Keith Edmunds
Rats: I cut 'n' pasted the wrong link. Should have been http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/26/windows_boxes_at_sea/ -- Keith Edmunds +-+ |Tiger Computing Ltd| Helping businesses make the most of Linux | | The

Re: [Dorset] Interesting?

2010-05-31 Thread Simon O'Riordan
Yes Keith, I'll admit I REALLY thought it was W2k, but I was in denial. Good god almighty. A closed-source, proprietary American operating system. An obsolete one to boot, with security that doesn't stand a chance. Unbelievable. But I saw it. Help! Simono On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 21:17 +0100, Keith

Re: [Dorset] YouTube - word to the wise -

2010-05-31 Thread Dan Dart
But if you do this, the YouTube uploader doesn't need to do any processing and your video goes live immediately it gets there. Which is nice. Simono Except now where it's using WebM. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/