Re: [Hampshire] Hello

2008-10-08 Thread Bob Dunlop
hair colour last Saturday. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] powering off USB external HDDs

2008-10-28 Thread Bob Dunlop
in the following order 1 2 3 4 7 8 6 5. Add the hub-ctrl commands to a script that mounts/unmounts the drive as you require. [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb-develm=113724451205634w=2 -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Hampshire] Gentoo adaptec RAD controller hangs

2008-11-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?id=2424 HTH -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Mini-ITX

2008-11-08 Thread Bob Dunlop
/Product_Range/Product_file.aspx?eCode=XUBUMPCLType_Info=DescriptionType=Desktops -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Long Life Netbook style device

2008-11-15 Thread Bob Dunlop
to that of another poster here, I have an Asus EEE 901 and the standard battery gives me 5 hours with WiFi enabled. I suspect the WiFi of being a considerable drain as the access point is old and the walls quite solid. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] Long Life Netbook style device

2008-11-20 Thread Bob Dunlop
if the price may make you blink, but that will only come down. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Extending Wireless Range

2008-11-24 Thread Bob Dunlop
be fun to experiment with a couple of Pringles cans. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Asus EEE BOX ?

2008-11-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
for 171 inc vat. Slightly chunkier case so there room to add DVD if you want, and no XP. Or [2] for 175 with a bigger disc. [1] http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12194 [2] http://mini-itx.com/store/?c=44 -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] Asus EEE BOX ?

2008-11-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Tue, Nov 25 at 02:08, Sean Gibbins wrote: Bob Dunlop wrote: [1] http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12194 [2] http://mini-itx.com/store/?c=44 It's been a few years now, but I had a terrible time getting mini-itx.com to accept returns, to the point that I had to threaten them

Re: [Hampshire] Serial to USB dongle

2008-11-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
samples but they happily sell one offs to joe public. Just expect a cable in a jiffy bag not a four colour box. [1] www.ftdi.com Sorry the eshop don't publish useful internal UrLs but it should be obvious. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] Serial to USB dongle

2008-11-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
udev with USB that mapped the physical wiring of units is what we need but I've yet to find it. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Asus EEE BOX ?

2008-11-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
it in yet, it was icey cold from transportation last night. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Asus EEE BOX ?

2008-11-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
a project in mind that requires just the scroll wheel mechanism from a USB mouse so maybe it'll be a hacksaw job. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Serial to USB dongle

2008-11-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
, physical range and legacy device support being the first three I can think of. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Broadband usage

2008-12-16 Thread Bob Dunlop
to check. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] How to force X to init only on Screen 1

2009-01-23 Thread Bob Dunlop
further up the search path. Finally a look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log or your system equivalent should tell you which config file X is using. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] [hants] nokia n800, zaurus slc3000 or what ?

2009-02-02 Thread Bob Dunlop
to the ARM branch of the linux kernel. USB, serial, Ethernet, Wifi, Bluetooth and if I read the spec rightly your choise of mobile broadband dongle built in. Unfortunatly Compulab mainly sell to OEMs so their one off price is likely to be horrendous. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

[Hampshire] DVB-T dongle for Asus EEE ?

2009-02-17 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi, Can anyone recommend a USB DVB-T dongle that'll work with the minimum of pain on an Asus EEE 901 with the original Xandros distro ? It's for someone at work and I really don't want to get into compiling kernels and the like for them. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] netbooks, especially those with a Linux OS, and DVD

2009-02-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
you consider cheap at 216+VAT these days. Adding a DVD player to a netbook kinda defeats the concept of a netbook to my mind. You might want to copy selected DVDs to Flash but that's gonna eat storage fast. Better I'd think to go for a cheap laptop instead. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please

Re: [Hampshire] Small but perfectly formed...

2009-02-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
greater flexability like 2 USBs and serial ports. But nothing I know that gives you that bang per buck ratio. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] netbooks, especially those with a Linux OS, and DVD

2009-02-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Fri, Feb 27 at 08:39, john lewis wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:08:09 + Bob Dunlop bob.dun...@xyzzy.org.uk wrote: Actually installing anything but the manufactures linux distribution on these machines doesn't look like a job for the faint hearted either. creating a bootable usb

Re: [Hampshire] How to disable X Virtual Terminals without an xorg.conf?

2009-03-06 Thread Bob Dunlop
continue to run on defaults ? -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Drobo

2009-03-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-018-BT [3] http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11999 -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] blocking and non-blocking.

2009-03-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
that allow you to monitor any number of blocking interfaces in parallel for over three decades. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Named sockets and execute bits ?

2009-04-09 Thread Bob Dunlop
Apr 9 12:53 /var/run/sock2 I'd especially like to hear if they do something special on non- linux Unix varients. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Ergonomic mouse ?

2009-04-29 Thread Bob Dunlop
10 or Ubuntu of course :-) Gentoo here but I see no reason why multiple mice wouldn't work with either of those. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] [hardware] RAID5 - hardware or software based?

2009-05-18 Thread Bob Dunlop
overhead hasn't been noticeable so I guess you'd have no problems either. SATA x4 straight off the motherboard. New workstation builds we've gone back to using RAID1 simply because disk capacity has got so stupidly high a pair of disks is all you need. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Dunlop
the main screen and most other places. At least you can on the 901s we have here. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Code style

2009-06-08 Thread Bob Dunlop
irritates me. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Code style

2009-06-09 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Mon, Jun 08 at 03:41, Andy Random wrote: ... I hope that other programmer isn't Kelly? Nope she's the junior still on probation. I could tell her to mend her ways :) -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Hampshire] OT:What? 6 years to analogue radio off

2009-06-18 Thread Bob Dunlop
. And remember that's just the starting price, once they have a tax established it can only go up. All MPs broadband connections should be immediatly limited to 2Mbps since they think that's good enough, and make sure they don't claim for it on expenses either. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] alternatives to acroread

2009-07-01 Thread Bob Dunlop
xpdf doesn't seem to have a search function but does show the indexes to those pdf files, kpdf has a search function but doesn't show the Hmm mine does. Click on the binocular button in the bottom bar. Confusing icon but it does the job. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] alternatives to acroread

2009-07-01 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hmm mine does. Click on the binocular button in the bottom bar. Confusing icon but it does the job. Too late for kpdf, it has gone into never never land! Uhm I was talking about xpdf -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Debugging the boot process...

2009-07-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
in order to do so. Otherwise as has already been suggested, root of the initramfs if it's got enough tools and have a dig. init=/bin/sh may be sufficient. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Armoured network cable supplier?

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
the window and through the bushes. If someone put's a spade through it they have the tools to hand to help you bury a replacement. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Pipe issues

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
with grep regardless of the shell used. Don' forget the -E -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Sheeva PlugComputer anyone?

2009-09-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
a look. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Sheeva PlugComputer anyone?

2009-09-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
module so you could mount the two separately. It comes with a wall wart power supply which is probably the only fly in the ointment but any 5V supply could be used. Must admit my first thought for a non-work application was a central heating/solar water contoller on steroids. -- Bob

Re: [Hampshire] New Linux-based phone

2009-09-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
contracts etc and theres a rumour that Vodafone may be supplying it direct. Okay it's supposed to be a web tablet that also does phone calls. But if it looks like a phone and squawks like a phone... [1] http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=186949 [2] http://maemo.org/ -- Bob Dunlop -- Please

Re: [Hampshire] Is my program detached?

2009-09-30 Thread Bob Dunlop
, mypgrp ); else fprintf( stderr,%s is in background. (%d != %d)\n, myname, mypgrp, ctpgrp ); sleep( 2 ); } close( fd ); exit( 0 ); } -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] New Linux-based phone

2009-10-05 Thread Bob Dunlop
. Expansys are expecting then on the 29th. The worst I've seen was a wiki comment that said 1st November. It's gonna be the AsusEEE all over again. I wonder if Toys-R-Us will be stocking them. Palm Pre is reported as the 16th but only on O2. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Ethernet connection Unscreened

2009-11-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
of water pressure does strange things to the impedence of cables etc. Something that works on the bench may not work under pressure. For underwater comms over any real distance we go fiber optic, unless the customer has other ideas. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] Shuttle and other small box systems

2010-01-08 Thread Bob Dunlop
high a premium for that quality. [1] http://mini-itx.com/news/44187554 -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Motorola Milestone (Was:[OT]ish ipod software)

2010-01-14 Thread Bob Dunlop
I'll have my N900 with me on Saturday. Ditto. If we make it to the meeting that is. Also brought off contract. I don't use a phone much, but like the idea of having a pocket computer. Keyboard is missing | characters which annoys when using the CLI. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please

Re: [Hampshire] Packaging help needed

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Dunlop
lets me have it :-) I often find myself using the PORTDIR_OVERLAY feature myself. You can completly overwite the entire configuration for a package yet remain intergrated with the rest of the system. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

Re: [Hampshire] Convert 8-bit .bmp to 32 bit

2010-01-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
rjd rjd 130450 Jan 27 08:26 x.bmp -rw-r--r-- 1 rjd rjd 388854 Jan 27 08:27 y.bmp -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] old gits/old school: was Recurrent Hardware Problem

2010-03-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
been round before, or is that another old git thing. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-17 Thread Bob Dunlop
.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/tethered-n900-to-ubuntu-9-10-via-bluetooth/ -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] WePad

2010-04-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
/touchbook/ [2] http://www.psixpda.com/content/psixpda-pocket-computer -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Booting from a USB device

2010-04-28 Thread Bob Dunlop
. Then configurue your virtualbox to boot from the file. I assume virtualbox can use filesystem images in files. Alternativly what model Eee did you have ? Maybe someone has the same model and might let you swap drives long enough to boot and recover the data. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please

Re: [Hampshire] Dell wireless card

2010-05-04 Thread Bob Dunlop
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[Hampshire] Fwd: UKUUG - BSD Magazine Cooperation

2010-06-18 Thread Bob Dunlop
...@software.com.pl Visit: www.bsdmag.org - End forwarded message - -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] xfce4 and keyboards

2010-07-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
XkbOptionsterminate:ctrl_alt_bksp EndSection -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] OpenOffice Windows vs Linux

2010-09-28 Thread Bob Dunlop
with OpenOffice under Windows, but we can't figure out how to install/get it working with OpenOffice under Linux. Can anyone give me a hint as to where I should start looking ? I'm not a regular OpenOffice user so assume nothing. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Smart cards

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Dunlop
, a neat simple unit that just worked. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Linking multiple DSL lines

2010-11-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
://www.aaisp.net.uk/ethernet.html -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] [HARDWARE] Dead PC

2011-01-12 Thread Bob Dunlop
cause problems with the video BIOS for example. Four pounds from a hardware store, got to be worth a try. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] [sort-of-OT] Advice for (geeky) broadband provider

2011-01-12 Thread Bob Dunlop
or thereabouts gets you another 50G. [1] http://www.aaisp.net.uk/ -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Free hardware

2011-01-21 Thread Bob Dunlop
. This is a server grade tower/machine. HP Deskjet 1120C A3 printer. Disks will be DBAN'd before release. Collect from North Hampshire or I might be persuaded to bring them to a meeting. Any takers please contact me off list. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface

Re: [Hampshire] grep -50 foo /dev/sda1 runs out of memory

2011-02-11 Thread Bob Dunlop
above you might want to try out strings. strings /dev/sda1 | grep -100 Vishal Strings is a filter specifically designed to find printable strings in a file so presumably designed to cope with lots of binary mush. Let's hope your tempfiles weren't stored on ramdisk. -- Bob Dunlop

Re: [Hampshire] External Drive Permissions.

2011-03-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
types automatically. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Networking course

2011-06-20 Thread Bob Dunlop
more than once. It is my most stolen book with colleagues borrowing it on a permanent basis. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] confused ssh newbie

2011-06-22 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Wed, Jun 22 at 11:18, Mike Burrows wrote: ... what else needs changing to allow the use of a non-standard port? You're not running a local firewall on the server are you? Or if you are have you poked a hole. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] confused ssh newbie

2011-06-22 Thread Bob Dunlop
of the error has changed completely. What shell script ? I've not seen it mentioned before ? Is it not handling the ssh parameters correctly ? -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] BT Broadband?!

2011-07-14 Thread Bob Dunlop
the action threshold for complaint/investigation someone in BT's central office hits a button that investigates and regrades our line with a lower threshold and they tick the box for repaired to customers satisfaction. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
or not there is always Novatech, they are listing a V13 replacement battery for #65 at present. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] error competition

2011-08-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
Pointing the reset vector of a pdp11 at the trigger power down register. Power up reset, three bus cycles, power off. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] extracting phrases from a file.

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Dunlop
. Are there any nice short programs to do this? Is it easier to do in some other language? How about: sed -n -e 's/.*href=\([^]*\).*/\1/p' file -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Multiple Wifi access points acting as one.

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Dunlop
seemlessly* between them. Isn't that the way WiFi is supposed to work ? When I set it up I didn't even consider there might be a problem. * Okay, so I get a 1s pause in data while switching, most streaming apps have enough buffer to cope with that. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Pre-distorting console image

2011-09-20 Thread Bob Dunlop
the distortion. I know the processor in question has 3D acceleration to do the texture mapping, but suspect the system hasn't got enough general ommph and ram to run two X servers in such a tricky configuration. Still thanks for the input. I'll pass it on. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

[Hampshire] Free laserjet printer

2011-09-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi, Work are throwing out an HP laserjet 1320n printer. A4 duplex b/w. Before it goes to the tip would anyone like it? Collect from Kingsclere. Mail me off list please. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Hampshire] Free laserjet printer. Gone

2011-09-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi again, On Mon, Sep 26 at 09:39, Bob Dunlop wrote: Hi, Work are throwing out an HP laserjet 1320n printer. A4 duplex b/w. Thanks for all the enquiries, this turned out to be more popular than I expected. Needless to say I have several takers so it's just a matter of arranging collection

Re: [Hampshire] Pointing device for arthritic hands

2011-09-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
and right hand mouse. I don't have real problems, just numbness or pins and needles in the finger tips from time to time but I'm trying to keep it that way. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Pointing device for arthritic hands

2011-09-27 Thread Bob Dunlop
. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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 Please tell me how this is not a scam.

2011-10-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
histories seem to be boiler plate copies of each other ? -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Floppy Disk Drive - Short Notice

2011-10-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
for FreeRTOS and ChibiOS. [1] http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=808 -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Debian 3.0 kernel help

2011-12-16 Thread Bob Dunlop
pinning and then apt-get -t wheezy install linux-image-3.1.0-1-amd64 worked a charm although I havn't dared reboot yet, still checking. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone want a duplex unit for an HP multifunction?printer ?

2012-01-16 Thread Bob Dunlop
one good one. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Thu, Jan 19 at 09:30, Freaky Clown wrote: I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known. So far confirmed with: Gentoo Not on two gentoo boxes tested here, one with X.Org X Server 1.10.4 and one with X.Org X Server 1.11.2 -- Bob Dunlop -- Please

Re: [Hampshire] IPv6 ADSL router recommendations

2012-02-22 Thread Bob Dunlop
manufacturate who change the entire product chipset and don't change the product designation. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Embedded Linux box -- web configuration

2012-03-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
for the CGI and 10K lines of supporting interface scripts. ps. We looked at and rejected webmin four or five years ago but it may have moved on since then. HTH -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Hampshire] Quiet and cool PC running?

2012-05-02 Thread Bob Dunlop
power machine where you are working and put the noisy grunt machine out the way somewhere. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Trackballs

2012-05-10 Thread Bob Dunlop
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Re: [Hampshire] Trackballs

2012-05-11 Thread Bob Dunlop
then be ported into ? -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Free ancient workstations

2012-05-11 Thread Bob Dunlop
, mice and same vintage SCSI gear to match. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] [Surrey] Aldershot Hackspace?

2012-05-11 Thread Bob Dunlop
the universitys have stopped? supporting them. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Old equipment

2012-05-31 Thread Bob Dunlop
the Scenics at least mini-towers. Looking for home: 2x desktop pc's p4 with 1gb of Rdram p4 3.0ghz with Ht based on intel 775 socket no memroy ddr2 2x fujitsu scenic desktops p4 no hdd 128mb Memory 8x hot swap cases for scsi -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Xubuntu 12.04/Mac OS X 10.6.8 sound issue

2012-06-25 Thread Bob Dunlop
on the deck but we used to do it all the time back then. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] VT100 was: Unity on Ubuntu 12.04 v. old Gnome/KDE on 10.04.x

2012-07-01 Thread Bob Dunlop
the VT100 command set. You were better off using competitors equipment like the Qume QVT102. They had to get it right, unlike DEC who just assumed they were correct. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!

2012-08-24 Thread Bob Dunlop
. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Remote wipe of Linux systems

2012-11-14 Thread Bob Dunlop
because they want remote wipe to be retrofitted to a laptop that has already been stolen. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-02-05 Thread Bob Dunlop
is not for the regular home constructor. [1] http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/50782/ac-detection-for-microcontroller -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-02-05 Thread Bob Dunlop
. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] How to get your foot in the door?

2013-08-20 Thread Bob Dunlop
in, networking (the social sort, not computer networking) is always a good idea. Go to meets and clubs, they are not for gurus only, talk on mailing lists etc. My last three jobs have been from conversations at meeting or triggered by remarks on LUG mail lists. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Ignoring devices

2014-01-17 Thread Bob Dunlop
endpoints for the modem are presented. That said it's a tricky bit of sofware, but it might have some clues. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] 'Killed' response when running program from command-line

2014-01-17 Thread Bob Dunlop
. Also worth running size command as I've seen Fortan programs with huge static memory allocations, add up the bss and data values. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Invitation | ORG Hampshire Meetup Tomorrow

2014-04-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
I can ask anyone to sign up to a charter that includes the word multistakeholderism. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] Invitation | ORG Hampshire Meetup Tomorrow

2014-04-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
and they'll regard the whole charter as a joke. You have to feed politicians with a very small spoon. -- Bob Dunlop -- 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] [Wanted] BeagleBone Black (Rev.C)

2014-05-22 Thread Bob Dunlop
. You might try Reading Hackspace. They have at least one BBB that members can experiment with (I don't know which rev), and are often open to bribery :) -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG

Re: [Hampshire] Top posting

2014-05-28 Thread Bob Dunlop
these days ? Mine's fair to middling, I had occasion to use it a few weeks back. nvi is basically the same program I've been using fpr 30+ years. Why have to learn new tricks with every upgrade. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https

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