Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Wireless Access Point

2010-11-07 Thread Vic
most of its capability - it has become no more than a bridge. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro

2010-11-07 Thread Vic
it on a Latitude C510 laptop - that's an 850MHz P3 with 256MB. It's not fabulous, but it's certainly usable. 256MB is a bit stingy... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Server swappiness

2010-11-02 Thread Vic
if they're optimal. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Linux Foundation and Linux Certification Programs

2010-10-29 Thread Vic
who vs whom etc I like that one. When someone incorrectly uses whom in something he's telling me, it raises a red flag. This person is trying to appear more intellectual than he truly is. It's a bit of a give-away that I'm being flannelled :-) Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] LVM problems

2010-10-26 Thread Vic
partition :-( Have you resized these partitions after creating the PVs? My advice would be to borrow another drive, add it into the VG, then pvmove all your data off sda5. Recreate the PV, add it back into the VG, then move it all back again. sda5 looks to be unstable in its current state. Vic

Re: [Hampshire] LVM problems

2010-10-26 Thread Vic
lvextended the home partition, but that's it. That won't cause what you're seeing here - that's at the LV layer, not the PV layer. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Linux Foundation and Linux Certification Programs

2010-10-23 Thread Vic
to work for... When I was working for a large electronics company some years ago, I ended up interviewing many candidates - a large proportion of whom were recent graduates. I actually had a recruitment reptile ring up to complain that my interviews were too harsh :-) Vic. -- Please post

[Hampshire] OpenOffice MS fonts...

2010-10-18 Thread Vic
installed. Any ideas? Changing the source document is *not* an option. Thanks! Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] OpenOffice MS fonts...

2010-10-18 Thread Vic
Two things you could try: 1) Let the printer handle the font 2) Change the default paragraph style to compress the character spacing. Do either of those involve changing the source document? 'Cos I can't do that :-( Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] OpenOffice MS fonts...

2010-10-18 Thread Vic
... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] OpenOffice MS fonts...

2010-10-18 Thread Vic
be acceptable, I don't think. They've got their style, and they seem to want to stick to it. If I can't print these docs like that from Linux, they'll probably abandon the project and go back to Windows. that would be a shame[1]. Vic. [1] Although I'll actually make more money from it, as it's generally

Re: [Hampshire] OpenOffice MS fonts...

2010-10-18 Thread Vic
Vic, I've just installed msttcorefonts in Fedora 13 (chkfontpath is also needed but no longer in the repo as xfs is no longer used). That's exactly the setup I've got. Can you send me an example? Perhaps. I've got one document - but it's got confidential info in it, so I can't send you

Re: [Hampshire] Budgetone SIP phones

2010-10-12 Thread Vic
myself. I believe the setup is nearly identical... my button presses are being ignored What setting have you got for sending DTMF? If you're trying in-audio DTMF expect it to fail :-( I generally use RTP, but I've heard of some people preferring SIP INFO. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Budgetone SIP phones

2010-10-12 Thread Vic
power to transcode, compared to GSM (which sounds awful, but is easy). If you're handling high call volume, iLBC is a great way to overload the server... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Budgetone SIP phones

2010-10-12 Thread Vic
ought to be using A-law in Europe, really... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Cron script problem

2010-10-11 Thread Vic
of the file it will execute. It will not attempt to execute foo, because that is not the file you told it to run... This was the main problem I saw with your cron scripts - you were telling it to execute a file that did not exist. HTH Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] Cron script problem

2010-10-11 Thread Vic
in the first place. I understood the part about the file did not exist, my problem was finding out why it thought it did not exist Simply because it didn't exist. Your script was called day1. day1.sh is not the same file. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

[Hampshire] Any SANE experts?

2010-10-07 Thread Vic
user tells me that no scanners are found :-( Has anyone seen this before? Thanks. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Cron script problem

2010-10-05 Thread Vic
that you have), root tends to get the reports. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Man jailed over computer password refusal

2010-10-05 Thread Vic
that may or may not be hiding evidence of wrong-doing? This is what happens when we let politicians loose with excessive majorities. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Man jailed over computer password refusal

2010-10-05 Thread Vic
The law pertains to data you have encrypted yourself No, that's not the case. Section 49 notices can be issued against anyone believed to be in possession of the keys to any secured data. Believed is probably the word I have the most trouble with... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] LVM Unmounting

2010-10-04 Thread Vic
Quick LVM question - is it necessary to unmount an ext3 partition before growing it? No. resize2fs will do online resizing for you. ...And lvresize will grow the underlying LV - again, without unmounting. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] after a cheap screen and power cable

2010-10-03 Thread Vic
As is posting a list of toot to be cleared out from your loft or garage, usually under the stern supervision of a frowning spouse! Is it worth having a kit going begging page on the Wiki? Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Hampshire] LVM problems

2010-10-01 Thread Vic
friends :-) Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] OT: Using a PC/SPS Tester

2010-09-29 Thread Vic
as yours - but there is unlikely to be any significant difference. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Testing motherboard Re: OT: Using a PC/SPS Tester

2010-09-29 Thread Vic
. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Grub / boot issue

2010-09-28 Thread Vic
there are no other partitions as well - it's quite embarrassing to find you're not booting from the partition you thought you were (not that I'd ever do that, oh no). Errr - that's about all that occurs to me at present. Let us know if anything comes from the above :-) Vic. -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] What would you do, faced with the following advice re Ubuntu

2010-09-25 Thread Vic
put together a course with that many errors in the initial brief, it's probably not being run by anyone with an interest in teaching things that are actually correct :-( Bah. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Network Attached Server/Domain Controller.

2010-09-22 Thread Vic
file yet I cannot map to it. short of posting my .conf file can anybody think what might be wrong please? Check your firewall settings. That's the most common problem, IME. Wireshark will tell you what is going on. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Network Attached Server/Domain Controller.

2010-09-20 Thread Vic
I haven't thought of as well... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Wiki, book reviews and AGM

2010-09-19 Thread Vic
exclusively). I'm sure someone can get it going with MoinMoin - but I'm no Python programmer :-( Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Motherboard problems?

2010-09-16 Thread Vic
. If they work, you'd be welcome to one. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Motherboard problems?

2010-09-16 Thread Vic
interfaces. And the CPU fan is not the quietest thing I've ever used. If you want it, it's yours... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT][Hardware] Power Supplies

2010-09-07 Thread Vic
connector, but would be destroyed by a standard ATX power supply. Luckily, the Molex connectors used are fairly easy to re-wire. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT][Hardware] Power Supplies

2010-09-07 Thread Vic
misunderstanding when I was debugging my Optiplex SX280 power cable :-) Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Hants LUG meet - 11th Sept - Hursley

2010-09-05 Thread Vic
the presentation in a browser appeals. I've used Slidy in the past - http://www.w3.org/Talks/Tools/Slidy2/ . Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Scanner recommendations

2010-09-03 Thread Vic
Damian, I'm sorry to be thick, but what is the connection between folk/fusion type music and makes of scanner?? Whew! I'm glad it weasn't just me that couldn't make the connection... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

[Hampshire] Losing button events...

2010-08-25 Thread Vic
at it with xev, the ButtonPress events are all seen, but the ButtonRelease event is frequently missing. Has anyone seen this before? Thanks! Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Testing Western Digital drives now needs Windows

2010-08-05 Thread Vic
Woohoo! Keith made it into the Rag :-) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/05/wd_windows_only_diagnostics/ Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Testing Western Digital drives now needs Windows

2010-08-04 Thread Vic
that their system was unusable without a Windows machine in the first instance. Eventually, I got an apology and an uncompressed file - but it took some getting... Vic. [Who never uses Maxtor drives any more] -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] UK ISP TalkTalk Monitoring its Customers Online Activity Without Consent

2010-07-29 Thread Vic
are with their behaviour, then migrate to an ISP with some basic level of ethics[1]. Vic. [1] i.e. not BT. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Virgin media: good and bad

2010-07-28 Thread Vic
) source, so a retry from anything that matches the first 3 octets of the original source IP is accepted. That's quite neat, but will afford slightly less protection against botnet spamming, of course. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Virgin media: good and bad

2010-07-27 Thread Vic
]. Vic. [1] Please, please don't go to BT... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Virgin media: good and bad

2010-07-27 Thread Vic
want to deal with. Encrypted email is hardly onerous... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Virgin media: good and bad

2010-07-27 Thread Vic
capabilities Achieving better than 99% rejection without significant false-positives isn't that difficult - 1% acceptance is still too much for a saleable service, but it's OK for my stuff. but my mail is *my* mail. And my mail is *traceable*. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Virgin media: good and bad

2010-07-26 Thread Vic
local MTA - that will give you much better mail availabilty. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Letter to investors

2010-07-22 Thread Vic
and above something like MooseFS and losetup -e... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Letter to investors

2010-07-22 Thread Vic
to that, or the project fails - however good, bad or indifferent it might actually be. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Conference Audio Recording

2010-07-19 Thread Vic
hold of a rifle mic and run it into a laptop. If you can get at the mic stands, you might also like to add your own mics to them. Radio mics make the installation much simpler. If you hire the kit, costs can be kept to a minimum. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] Open source network backup with de-dupe.

2010-07-17 Thread Vic
Being able to take snapshots every few minutes and sync them to a remote datacentre really is rather nice Yep. I've done that with LVM snapshots and rsync. Very handy :-) Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Hampshire] On-line Banking (Not entirely O.T.)

2010-07-15 Thread Vic
cat flip_csv.py END import sys lines = sys.stdin.readlines() lines.reverse() for l in lines: sys.stdout.write(l) END python flip_csv.py input.csv output.csv perl -e 'print reverse ' input.csv output.csv Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] On-line Banking (Not entirely O.T.)

2010-07-15 Thread Vic
meaning is trivially understood. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] apache block invalid IP address

2010-07-15 Thread Vic
address(es), the rest is easy. I'd check your log format directives in the Apache config. Vic. [1] IPv6 addresses may omit many values, but ipv6 addresses use lots of colons, not dots. [2] Unless Apache has some serious bug of which I am unaware. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] On-line Banking (Not entirely O.T.)

2010-07-15 Thread Vic
I don't need debugging tools. I just avoid writing code with bugs in. Yeah, alright Dan. I'm sure we can all take that seriously. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Linux RAM usages

2010-07-13 Thread Vic
I've never seen this happen -- even when copying large files around. What do you have set for /proc/sys/vm/swappiness? I would suggest that you have something else going on. Firefox is the one that usually sets my machine off. Eventually, it gets to a GC loop that doesn't finish :-( Vic

Re: [Hampshire] ext4 and dd disc cloning

2010-07-10 Thread Vic
Model Family: Western Digital Caviar Blue Serial ATA family Device Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 Serial Number:WD-WCAWF2693459 That drive is in warranty until 2013. If you go to the Western Digital site, you can arrange for a replacement. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

[Hampshire] What's the current flavour du jour for Python debugging?

2010-07-09 Thread Vic
Hi All. I've got some Python to debug. I'm currently working through it with idle - and, quite frankly, it's painful. What do others use for such a task? Thanks, Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG

Re: [Hampshire] lvm nightmare

2010-07-08 Thread Vic
of the PVs too much... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-06 Thread Vic
... So now we know - the Belkin F5D8635 does indeed appear to run some part of Fedora Core 6. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

[Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
address. Anyone know what's going on? Thanks. Vic. [1] nmap has given me several very different results over the course of the day. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
to be on Fedora 6. That's the bit I don't understand... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
on... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
. Vic. [1] I had very different results earlier; it looked like a totally different network... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
is attached to this IP address. Either one of those is plausible, although the latter is more likely, IMO. It's a sad indictment of the quality we expect from ISPs, but that is what I'm leaning towards as well :-( Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] [OT?] This is odd...

2010-07-05 Thread Vic
. [...@bombardier ~]$ You can see where I typed GET /, and then hit return once. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Saturday afternoon paranoia

2010-07-04 Thread Vic
hardly a feat to compromise a box when you deliberately load the compromise yourself - and the latter is just the usual noise about shoddy driver code. Guess how much sleep I'm going to lose over this article... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

[Hampshire] [OT] Anyone want some back issues of New Scientist?

2010-07-01 Thread Vic
Hi All. A friend of mine has several years' worth of New Scientist magazines. It's quite a big stack. He wants rid of them, but wants them to go to someone who will appreciate them (not jsut use them for hamster bedding or somesuch). Anyone interested? Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Graphing library for arbitrary number of datasources

2010-06-13 Thread Vic
rrdrestore to create a rrd file crafted for purpose... There are probably cleaner ways to do this, but it got me out of trouble :-) Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] FW: Secure Archives

2010-06-12 Thread Vic
ferry, with encrypted communications all the way. But I was very bored that day... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Cobalt RAQ4

2010-06-06 Thread Vic
boot. But Cobalt Linux expects a Ctrl-D on the keyboard before it will start that. And there is no keyboard... I wouldn't deploy a RAQ4 into an unattended production environment. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

[Hampshire] Raw reads from CDs?

2010-06-05 Thread Vic
errors on sector 0, and nothing seems to progress past that :-( Any ideas? Thanks. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vinyl Ripping

2010-05-22 Thread Vic
way to land yourself in a lot of trouble - section 107 makes commercial copyright infringement a criminal offence. It's not worth going to prison over a few old LPs... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vinyl Ripping

2010-05-22 Thread Vic
legal advice. And, given that the law explicitly states that such copying is unlawful, I can't see any vaguely sober lawyer saying anything other than don't do it. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
that I can detect which one has gone bad, and then replace it from backup. That's nice for you, but has little to do with HDD sector reallocation. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
reallocation faults is simply bogus; there is absolutely no evidence to support it. I do not remember the person who stated it, but it was made by someone who was trustworthy. That renders it bloke in a pub told me-reliable. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
, and blacklisted the sectors. Yep. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
not show a firmware bug. The drive was replaced with a different model. That's up to you. It's your money. Vic. [1] reported might be the wrong word for the operation, but it shows the overall effect :-) -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
certainly correct, so a reallocation will work correctly. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
crazy. My understanding of reallocation is not the same as Vic's. To which I would merely respond how much time have you spent working on drive firmware? I have a long history of embedded devlopment work, and I do have first-hand experience[1] of these systems. Vic. [1] It's a few years ago now

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
data. A simple google would confirm mine and Hugo's point of view. E.g. http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/smart-attributes/reallocated-sectors-count.html That link does not support your argument. I wonder why you posted it. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations

2010-05-19 Thread Vic
to change PIN, so my Fedora laptop suddenly couldn't talk to it any more (akthough my Whitebox laptop did just fine). I would avoid the really cheap units (I have had one which stopped working). Likewise. Mine has decided not to charge the battery any more :-( Vic -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Hampshire Digest, Vol 43, Issue 15

2010-05-18 Thread Vic
Sent from my mobile device But why? Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop Hardrive

2010-05-18 Thread Vic
be had for about £30. I simply wouldn't bother looking for a used drive. Vic. p.s. I've replaced two SATA HDDs this last weekend. Neither was over 2 years old. I have a suspicion they don't last like they used to... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] 32- or 64-bit distro?

2010-05-05 Thread Vic
Unless you run a large database or something just stick with 32-bit It might also be useful if you're planning on playing any virtualisation games. My 64-bit machine will run 32-bit guests, but my 32-bit ones won't run 64-bit guests. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] OpenDNS benefits

2010-04-16 Thread Vic
improvement to web browsing I've made. The only downside is when it comes to diagnosing problems for BT or Virgin customers - by not using their indescribably bad services, you fail to realise the problems faced by these customers... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] OpenDNS benefits

2010-04-16 Thread Vic
-type distros, you usually just do :- yum install bind chkconfig named on Then update /etc/resolv.conf so that the nameserver line has 127.0.0.1 in it. The trickiest part is stopping things like NetworkManager from changing resolv.conf every five seconds - chattr is your friend :-) Vic

Re: [Hampshire] OpenDNS benefits

2010-04-16 Thread Vic
. There's little point having super-fast data transfer if it takes you half an hour to find the server you need in the first place... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] SMTP bounce

2009-11-25 Thread Vic
the mail properly. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] SMTP bounce

2009-11-25 Thread Vic
I was told it was the done thing to bounce but to not include the original message text. No, absoutely not. You were told how to participate in a backscatter attack. That's not a very nice thing to do... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Video editing - 1st steps

2009-11-16 Thread Vic
compressor. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] southampton shop to fix lennovo laptop

2009-11-13 Thread Vic
When I switched it on . I turns on I get the post screen for a second then the machine turns off. For PC repairs in Southampton, I always point people at http://www.akjim.info . Disclosure: I've done some subcontract work for them in the past. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Are UDP responses allowed from a different source port?

2009-11-07 Thread Vic
you have any packet filtering firewalls between the machines (particularly NAT or any other kind of stateful packet tracking)? That's exactly where I'd be looking. This would appear to be a miscofigured filter somewhere... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] Hard disks and LVM

2009-10-30 Thread Vic
you don't have to read up on that option..,. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Americanisations (Was: Bad Karma)

2009-10-28 Thread Vic
, then? wasn't actually trying to educe the same speech all over again... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] computer bits giveaway

2009-10-08 Thread Vic
DP17MO - 17 CRT Sun monitor (VGA) And if anyone's after Sun monitors, I have a GDM-17E11 I'd like shot of... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Xorg is hungry today...

2009-10-07 Thread Vic
- that the latter case here would make the option entirely irrelevant, but the former, whilst guarding against deviations of Policy by the repo maintainers, leaves known, patched problems in place. Have I got that right? Vic. [1] The argument that would never happen requires that every repo maintainer

Re: [Hampshire] Xorg is hungry today...

2009-10-06 Thread Vic
That's a bit harsh Vic. If this were the first time this discussion had occurred, you'd be right. But it isn't. It's the latest in a long line of RH-bashing from someone who has been repeatedly told that a direct comparison of rpm to apt is ludicrous, just as a direct comparison of dpkg to yum

Re: [Hampshire] Xorg is hungry today...

2009-10-06 Thread Vic
of past history as present fact. And that's not right. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Xorg is hungry today...

2009-10-06 Thread Vic
and edit the equivalent of /etc/apt/sources.list? There's a control file at /etc/yum.conf, which usually includes /etc/yum.respos.d/*.repo. This means you can do the single-file config if you like, or you can put each repo you want to use in its own config file. Your choice (I use the latter). Vic

Re: [Hampshire] Xorg is hungry today...

2009-10-05 Thread Vic
recently aptitude. RedHat-based systems have excellent dependency control, as well you know. Trotting out this tired old line is just nonsense. Are you bored in your retirement, or something? Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

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