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 especial

[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 mous

[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 like

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.

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 differenc

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 i

Re: [gentoo-user] Dell 1850/Dell Partition

2005-09-15 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Edoceo, * Edoceo Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Thursday, September 15, 2005, 4:08:08 AM: > List, >Is at /dev/sda1. Does anyone know if I need this? Probably not. IIRC, the stuff on it is also on a CD you got and/or downloadable from the web. If not, you can make a backup yourself (dd if=/def

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 modu

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 http://

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 s

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"

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 scr

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

2005-06-25 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi David, * David Busby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Saturday, June 25, 2005, 1:26:27 AM: > I use a shell script that connects to my machines via ssh and > performs commands to: [...] > I made it so that there is a config file that describes the backup > as: host, db (yes/no), dir list. The machines are

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) M

Re: [gentoo-user] RAM installation question

2005-04-29 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi Peter, * Peter Kotrcka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Friday, April 29, 2005, 12:21:08 PM: > does anybody have some experience with installing Gentoo to machine > with 24 MB..or just less than "minimal" 64 MB? no problem. I had gentoo running (and uptodate) on a pentium-75 with 14mb ram for about a year