Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Galen Seitz
Rich Shepard wrote: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Larry Brigman wrote: > >> Was it connected via a VGA cable? > > Larry, > >Yes. That's been adequate for years so that's what I continue to use. If your machine has a DVI output, I'd recommend switching to that. When you use VGA with an LCD, you're

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > I've heard of a similar sounding outfit, Hansgrohe. But if it was them, > you're connections would be made with pipe and while you'd have something > that involves liquid, it wouldn't be liquid crystals. ;-) Dick, It's Hannspree - Global in Ta

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Larry Brigman wrote: > You could have a bad cable. A bad connection can cause your color problems. But, the cable worked just fine through yesterday on the deceased monitor. Regardless, I can swap it out. Rich ___ PLUG mailing l

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 08/21/2011 03:58 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > I bought this one from Newegg and ENU carries this brand, too. Never heard > of Hanns-G before. I've heard of a similar sounding outfit, Hansgrohe. But if it was them, you're connections would be made with pipe and while you'd have something that inv

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Larry Brigman
You could have a bad cable. A bad connection can cause your color problems. On Aug 21, 2011 3:58 PM, "Rich Shepard" wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Larry Brigman wrote: > Was it connected via a VGA cable? Larry, Yes. That's been adequate for years so that's what I continue to use. Trying to a

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Larry Brigman wrote: > Was it connected via a VGA cable? Larry, Yes. That's been adequate for years so that's what I continue to use. Trying to adjust the color is a major PITA, though. Everything is a bit too blue (or grey), but when I try to use 'user' color moving

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Larry Brigman
Was it connected via a VGA cable? On Aug 21, 2011 7:49 AM, "Rich Shepard" wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Rich Shepard wrote: > But, ... with firefox at certain locations on the application window the > cursor vibrates, the status line flickers between 'done' and the URL, and > this is seen on the

Re: [PLUG] remapping keys in VGA console

2011-08-21 Thread Carlos Konstanski
On 08/21/2011 12:33 PM, Carlos Konstanski wrote: > On 08/21/2011 11:57 AM, Martin A. Brown wrote: >> >> Greetings, >> >> : I just used xmodmap to remap a key. It works great in X. But not >> : in the VGA console. >> >> That is true. X and the console use two different mechanism for >> remappin

Re: [PLUG] Clinic tomorrow!

2011-08-21 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 09:03:37PM -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote: > The fabulous PLUG Clinic will be held tomorrow, Sunday August 21, 2011, > from 1 - 5 pm at Free Geek, 1741 SE 10th Avenue in Portland. Again, reminder, I am out of town (specifically Reno) and will not be joining you folks today.

Re: [PLUG] remapping keys in VGA console

2011-08-21 Thread Carlos Konstanski
On 08/21/2011 11:57 AM, Martin A. Brown wrote: > > Greetings, > > : I just used xmodmap to remap a key. It works great in X. But not > : in the VGA console. > > That is true. X and the console use two different mechanism for > remapping keys. It can be wonderfully annoying if you find your

Re: [PLUG] remapping keys in VGA console

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Carlos Konstanski wrote: > I just used xmodmap to remap a key. It works great in X. But not in the VGA > console. I tried editing the file in /usr/share/keymaps (Gentoo system) to > no avail. Is this the right place, but maybe I just wasn't doing it right? > Is there a tool si

Re: [PLUG] remapping keys in VGA console

2011-08-21 Thread Martin A. Brown
Greetings, : I just used xmodmap to remap a key. It works great in X. But not : in the VGA console. That is true. X and the console use two different mechanism for remapping keys. It can be wonderfully annoying if you find yourself switching layouts from the default. : I tried editing t

[PLUG] remapping keys in VGA console

2011-08-21 Thread Carlos Konstanski
I just used xmodmap to remap a key. It works great in X. But not in the VGA console. I tried editing the file in /usr/share/keymaps (Gentoo system) to no avail. Is this the right place, but maybe I just wasn't doing it right? Is there a tool similar to xev that works in non-X shells? Are the kexcod

Re: [PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Rich Shepard wrote: > But, ... with firefox at certain locations on the application window the > cursor vibrates, the status line flickers between 'done' and the URL, and > this is seen on the history sidebar, too. Strange. The problem has gone away. Perhaps the new monito

[PLUG] A Hardware Question

2011-08-21 Thread Rich Shepard
THis morning I discovered that my Acer monitor expired over night. No power. Fortunately, I just bought a backup monitor (Hanns-G, whatever that is) so I swaped them. After futzing with the color, brightness, and contrast controls the new monitor is sorta' acceptable. But, ... with firefox at ce

[PLUG] Hiss in mpeg4 file...

2011-08-21 Thread Michael C. Robinson
I ripped a DVD using HandBrake on my Fedora 15 system. The video quality is okay, but the audio has a hiss in it that makes the sound hard to hear. I think this can be traced back to the VHS tape that I copied to the DVD. The tape itself has a hiss. What is the best way to remove odd noises fro