Framework getting interesting again

2024-06-18 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
https://frame.work/blog/introducing-a-new-risc-v-mainboard-from-deepcomputing So now they have a RISC V CPU option coming... Interesting. -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen

might miss Stammtisch

2024-06-17 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, car's in the shop and might not get out until Wednesday. If several things go right I might still be able to make it, but won't know until late in the day. Stammtisch is at Boulders on Southern starting at 19:00 1010 W. Southern in Mesa ciao, der.hans -- #

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I hear about and read about everyone wanting to get along. I am old enough to know that is impossible. I tend to get political and my views are at odds with some or maybe most on the list. Here is what I came to say. Shame on you all. You need to take an inventory for what you have. Most

Re: Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-16 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I hardly consider 8 messages as long and I didn't consider them as mocking me. On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 2:04 AM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > There's been a long thread of people mocking somebody who asked a > stupid question. Yeah, the guy's annoying;

Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

2024-06-16 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
There's been a long thread of people mocking somebody who asked a stupid question. Yeah, the guy's annoying; annoying enough that I piped all his posts to /dev/null starting two or three years ago. This thread worsens the list's signal to noise, and personally, it constantly reminds me of the

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
I have different vLANs configured in my home network, carving out network space for things like IoT and work devices. My wife will consistently use her work laptop as her personal, so after an argument, the passive aggressive admin in me rate limited the work vLAN to 500kbps up and 1mbps down.

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
If you tell us about what you need idea, we might be able to give you a better answer.  As it is, I have to guess.  Are you having trouble deciding whether to vote for the former senator from the state of  senility or the orange skinned real estate developer from Florida?  Are you trying to

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I agree, Keith. We're just being silly. On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 9:55 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > You spelled Torvalds wrong. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 06:31 wrote: > >> Jesus

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
You spelled Torvalds wrong. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 06:31 wrote: > Jesus is Lord!!! > > > > On 2024-06-14 16:39, Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Michael -- > > > > Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, the ZFS >

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Jesus is Lord!!! On 2024-06-14 16:39, Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss wrote: Michael -- Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, the ZFS filesystem, and his worthy disciple, the differential snapshot?!!? -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Fri, Jun 14,

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Hallelujah, brother! Praise GNU! On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 7:39 PM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Michael -- > > Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, the ZFS filesystem, > and his worthy disciple, the differential snapshot?!!? > > --

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
Michael -- Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, the ZFS filesystem, and his worthy disciple, the differential snapshot?!!? -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 15:36 Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
there is a mighty lack of context here sir. On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 5:34 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Any ideas? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Matthew Gibson via PLUG-discuss
Play a game called Factorio. On Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 2:34 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Any ideas? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe,

Re: I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
Classic Michael. I love it. Provide a but more context and I'll see what I can do. Also, love yourself first. The rest will usually fall onto place on it's own after that! -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 14:34 Michael via PLUG-discuss <

I don't know what to do.

2024-06-14 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Any ideas? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: NTP not working

2024-06-13 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 7:19 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > My battery is dead. That don't matter to me because NTP is supposed to set > the time to the correct time. But it's not. I have to manually go in and > set the time! What's the deal? Is there a

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-13 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 5:40 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > thank you so much for the brain-trust of the PLUG group. I've figured out > what is wrong with the USB drive that is giving me trouble. the problem is > totally hardware related. If I pull it out

Re: chrome problem

2024-06-13 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
Ah yes. "rm -rf" is both the cause of and solution to most of life's problems! -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Thu, Jun 13, 2024, 10:04 Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > found the solution: rm -rf ~/.local/share/keyrings/* > > On Wed,

Re: chrome problem

2024-06-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
found the solution: rm -rf ~/.local/share/keyrings/* On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 10:29 AM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > look for and purge all Chrome profiles in @home. better yet, you can > create a new user profile for yourself give it access to

Re: NTP not working

2024-06-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
okay. I figured that out create a cron job: @reboot sudo service ntp stop @reboot sudo ntpd -gq @reboot sudo service ntp start But I can't add my user to sudoers never mind! was putting user in wrong section! cool. On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 10:18 AM Michael wrote: > My battery is dead.

NTP not working

2024-06-13 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
My battery is dead. That don't matter to me because NTP is supposed to set the time to the correct time. But it's not. I have to manually go in and set the time! What's the deal? Is there a way to get NTP to do what it's supposed to? -- :-)~MIKE~(-:

Tackling Tech Debt tomorrow

2024-06-12 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Tomorrow's topic is "Tackling Tech Debt" Tech debt is necessary infrastructure that is insufficiently supported. Tech debt can come due at any time. Unnecessary infrastructure can suddenly be necessary. Join PLUG's general meeting Thursday night to chat about types of tech debt

Re: printer

2024-06-12 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
Assuming your PC and printer are on the same network, Windows and Linux should be able to find it fairly simply. What distro and version are you using? Include a link to the instructions you're confused by and I'll try help. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Wed, Jun 12,

printer

2024-06-12 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
How do I connect my printer via wifi. Their directions are kinda screwy. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: chrome problem

2024-06-12 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
look for and purge all Chrome profiles in @home. better yet, you can create a new user profile for yourself give it access to use sudo, and then purge the old profile after saving anything you find relevant. This will literally blow away anything that was theirs and allow you to focus on yours.

Re: Modular laptop concept

2024-06-12 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
"I haven't yet tried it in an airplane seat. Driver's seat of a car was annoying due to steering wheel, but passenger and back seats were fine." those pesky steering wheels getting in the way of real work, On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 10:14 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss <

Re: chrome problem

2024-06-12 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I thought this might be a job for AI. I asked AI "How can i remove the password on chrome on linux" AI said: To remove the saved passwords in Google Chrome on Linux, you need to follow these steps: Open Google Chrome. Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the

chrome problem

2024-06-12 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I gots a little problem. I gots a computer with Linux on it. It has chrome on it. It asks for a password everytime I start it. The password WAS the previous owners password (I knew what it was). I uninstalled chrome in hopes it would reset the password. I was wrong. Now it won't accept either his

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-12 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
thank you so much for the brain-trust of the PLUG group. I've figured out what is wrong with the USB drive that is giving me trouble. the problem is totally hardware related. If I pull it out a little the drive will connect for a little while. And I have discovered that I lost my pictures

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss
Hmm.  I could have sworn that the NTFS utilities in Linux had a chkdsk function.  Yeah: ntfsfix (8)  - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS (found using 'man -k ntfs') Man page for ntfsfix says, in part: DESCRIPTION    ntfsfix  is  a utility that fixes some common

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
Well, If it’s something that disk drill can’t handle, you might have to. Also, you might want to check into replacement HDD hardware cards that can get you back into operation. If that turns out to be the case, once you have replacement hardware electronics then you should be able to back up

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
h. Not sure why that would happen. I might have to put in an email to my contact there and see what’s up. Eric From The Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Recovery Dept. > On Jun 11, 2024, at 4:46 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > > thank yuou. looks interesting. So they say

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
okay. I put it on windows and I'm running it now. wishme luck! is there any point in taking it to someone and paying them to recover anything else? On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 7:51 AM Michael wrote: > my mistake need to reADWHAT IT SAYS! > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 7:46 AM Michael wrote: > >>

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
my mistake need to reADWHAT IT SAYS! On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 7:46 AM Michael wrote: > thank yuou. looks interesting. So they say there is a linux version but > when I go to download it only the apple version shows. What's the deal? > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM Eric Oyen via

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
thank yuou. looks interesting. So they say there is a linux version but when I go to download it only the apple version shows. What's the deal? On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > You could always use disk drill. I use that for

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
You could always use disk drill. I use that for any supported filesystem I have here (including NTFS, EXFat, HPFS (many of thee BSD’s use this), OS X journaled FS and many more. It can recover, under limited circumstances even a partition table. -Eric From the Central Offices of the Technomage

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-06-11 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 9:35 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > no I'm not. my wife needed to open an excel spreadsheet and she was unable > to on her chromebook. I opened it with libre office and wanted to put it on > her chromebook. > > On Thu, May 30, 2024

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Thanks for trying! On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:53 PM Arun Khan wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> well, the drive may be ntfs but the files written were jpg written from a >> linux machine h. I guess it

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > well, the drive may be ntfs but the files written were jpg written from a > linux machine h. I guess it should be able to read from windows > seeing as it us a JPG and not some exotic open

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-11 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
well, the drive may be ntfs but the files written were jpg written from a linux machine h. I guess it should be able to read from windows seeing as it us a JPG and not some exotic open source file:!) I guess it just got corrupted. The question still remains, is there a way to recover the

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 5:44 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > (it didn't reply all and only got sent to one person) > 8< stuff snipped --- >8 Based on the output you have shared, it appears the disk has an NTFS filesystem which is probably

Re: Modular laptop concept

2024-06-10 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
> How's the 16 for heft and mobility? It's quite the unit, to say the least, though with the dedicated gpu it just barely fits in the following case: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BM4XS66N/ The bottom bezel of the screen combined with the hop hinge and the large "trunk" make it a bit

Re: Modular laptop concept

2024-06-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 09. Jun, 2024 schwätzte Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I have several Framework (both AMD and Intel) laptops including the Framework 16 and they're great. Yeah there's some small fit an finish issues that some have pointed out but IMO is an acceptable tradeoff for being

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
(it didn't reply all and only got sent to one person) ... I forgot. I fixed my linux box. The ssd was not fully engaged this is what smartctrl says (I thought I already did this): smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-112-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-20,

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
sorry. that message wasn't meant for the list/ On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 7:09 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Please, I beg of you, if you're going to top-post over long threads, > don't use words like "this", or "it" or "his" or "him" or "her" or >

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
Please, I beg of you, if you're going to top-post over long threads, don't use words like "this", or "it" or "his" or "him" or "her" or "they" or "that" or "I agree" (with what?) so that we need to parse the big long thread to know the subject or object of your sentence. And sometimes, with

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
What is it buddy? I probably don't have enough space it is after all only a 30 gb ssd? On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > If you have the disk space, this has been my Go-to disk filesystem repair > and recovery. handily

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
(it didn't reply all and only got sent to one person) ... I forgot. I fixed my linux box. The ssd was not fully engaged this is what smartctrl says (I thought I already did this): Alex@alex-desktop:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb1 smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-97-generic] (local

Re: internal drive shows up as removable. Removable usb stick doesn't show at all

2024-06-10 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
This may be a trip to the motherboard manufacturer's documentation. Id the port it is connected to, and find out what chipset it is connected to. I have seen some of these "3rd party" chipsets used to provide cheap fakeraid, extra ports when the primary chipset doesn't have enough PCI/PCIe lanes

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
If you have the disk space, this has been my Go-to disk filesystem repair and recovery. handily enough it runs via multiple platforms. On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 9:41 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > thank you so much. I have a problem with the request though.

Re: Linux distro options ...

2024-06-10 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
11 out of 10 times when my Linux installation gets weird is is my fault, because I putter and tinker with things to learn and just see if this one thing that I don't like can be made gone. Currently I have a dual boot of windows 10, and it will live there just long enough for me to finish fooling

Re: internal drive shows up as removable. Removable usb stick doesn't show at all

2024-06-10 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 6:18 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I shut down the machine so I could open it up and see which sata port > that drive was plugged into. I was wrong earlier when I said it was > plugged into one of the sata ports on the motherboard.

Re: Nextcloud providers

2024-06-10 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Am 03. Apr, 2024 schwätzte z via PLUG-discuss so: > > moin moin, > > I used to run my own Nextcloud instance and decided to move to a hosted > solution. > > I've been using openitstore for

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-10 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Must be a legal mind lurking around here -->> Prima facie On 2024-06-09 16:50, Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss wrote: On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 9:58 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: Prima facie, it looks like a corrupted file system v/s bad hardware. Do you know what kind of filesystem it

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 6:41 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > thank you so much. I have a problem with the request though. I only have > windows now running ubuntu through wsl and I am not well versed through the > command line. Could you give me some further

Re: I thought i saved the resource to get cheap Windows licenses

2024-06-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
We found it! On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 7:38 PM Arun Khan wrote: > > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 4:11 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> gkeys24 >> >> >> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM Michael wrote: >> >>> found it! it is keys . >>> >>> On Tue, May 28,

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-09 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
thank you so much. I have a problem with the request though. I only have windows now running ubuntu through wsl and I am not well versed through the command line. Could you give me some further direction? On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 7:50 PM Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>

Re: Modular laptop concept

2024-06-09 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
I have several Framework (both AMD and Intel) laptops including the Framework 16 and they're great. Yeah there's some small fit an finish issues that some have pointed out but IMO is an acceptable tradeoff for being repairable and upgradable. If anything, the ability to change out the ports is

Re: Modular laptop concept

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 9:27 PM Matthew Crews via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > On 2021-02-27 00:03, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > This actually looks rather cool, thought I'd share with fellow geeks. > > > > https://frame.work/ > > > > Might look at

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 9:58 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > [image: image.png] > Prima facie, it looks like a corrupted file system v/s bad hardware. Do you know what kind of filesystem it has? Also, as rusty has suggested, run *smarctl* on the disk and

Re: will windows fit?

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 6:22 PM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Heh, windows (AKA Win Blows) has always been bloatware without any real > dedicated app organization. At least with apple, the bloatware factor as > some sense to it (every app contains a copy

Re: I thought i saved the resource to get cheap Windows licenses

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 4:11 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > gkeys24 > > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM Michael wrote: > >> found it! it is keys . >> >> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM Michael wrote: >> >>> Could someone let me know where to go to get

Re: Linux distro options ...

2024-06-09 Thread Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss
On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > KDE Neon is Ubuntu with them making it 100% KDE compliant :-) > There is also Kubuntu wich is Ubuntu dialing a KDE experience. but are > options and are quite stable. > > On Tue, May

Re: Raspberry Pi4 USB SSD adapters

2024-06-02 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
I don't have any nvme drives.  The SSDs I have are sata. Thanks for your reply.  I ordered another of the same model adapter I have that works.  I'll use it when it arrives. On 6/2/24 04:13, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: The pi4 has a native pcie slot and there are nvme hats that

Re: Raspberry Pi4 USB SSD adapters

2024-06-02 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
The pi4 has a native pcie slot and there are nvme hats that take advantage of this to mount nvme drives to this pcie bus. On Fri, May 31, 2024, 7:50 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have a Raspberry Pi4 and I've had trouble with some adapters for some > sata

Re: HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-06-01 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
Yeah, like I just told Steve, it’s hard for me to do this on my income. Add to this the fact that many lawyers right now want money up front (usually about $2500) and I find myself stuck. Ah well, I am working on it. -Eric From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Breakages Limited

Re: HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-06-01 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
And exactly on what money am I supposed to do this? Just about everyone on this list knows my circumstances and just how very unlikely it is going to be for someone on a disability income (in my case, less than $1k a month) to be able to afford even a cheap attorney Between the medical debt I

Raspberry Pi4 USB SSD adapters

2024-05-31 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
I have a Raspberry Pi4 and I've had trouble with some adapters for some sata ssds I've tried using with it. I have several usb3 adapters that don't support uasp. When I try using one, the speeds are slow and I get lots of errors.  I looked this up online and everything I saw about it said that

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-31 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
ChromeOS Flex is very solid, I have it running on an old Macbook Air and I have set up Linux support so it also has access to LibreOffice and Vivaldi browser. It is now easier than ever to turn an old laptop into a Chromebook and it can be surprising how peppy they can be. On Fri, May 31, 2024

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-31 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Micheal, I asked because I see that it is possible to put the Chromebook O/S on an old piece of hardware. I have two old Dell laptops that could be repurposed. The only problem is I have years of project that I want to complete On 2024-05-30 21:35, Michael via PLUG-discuss

Re: HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-05-31 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
> The insurance for the house has specifically excluded me from the policy for > coverage, While *your* insurance has excluded you, the fire started due to your neighbor, and therefore *your neighbor's* insurance should cover anything that yours didn't. You should still be able to file a claim

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
well yeah. I could also:

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-30 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
no I'm not. my wife needed to open an excel spreadsheet and she was unable to on her chromebook. I opened it with libre office and wanted to put it on her chromebook. On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 8:48 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Mike, > > Are you

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-30 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
Heh, windows (AKA Win Blows) has always been bloatware without any real dedicated app organization. At least with apple, the bloatware factor as some sense to it (every app contains a copy of it’s own libs and other data files). Windows doesn’t even do this right. Linux managed to have most of

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-30 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
Bill retired, On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 1:08 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have Kubuntu 22.04 installed. It takes 33GB for the OS and the software > I installed. Here's what df -h returns > /dev/sda1 916G 33G 837G 4% / > /dev/sdb1

Re: HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-05-30 Thread Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss
I wish I had a ham station to maintain myself. unfortunately, most of my ham gear was destroyed June 27th, 2023 in a house fire that spread from a neighbors back yard (where he was improperly charging 2 e-bike lithium batteries in direct sunlight). The insurance for the house has specifically

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-30 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
I have Kubuntu 22.04 installed.  It takes 33GB for the OS and the software I installed.  Here's what df -h returns /dev/sda1 916G   33G  837G   4% / /dev/sdb1 1.9T  1.5T  277G  85% /home/ I've been referring to windows as Bill's bugware.  I guess I should start

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-30 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
64GB That's crazy.  I have Kubuntu 22.04 installed.  The drive it boots from has33GB in use.  That's the OS and the software I installed. On 5/28/24 13:40, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: Thanks for the tip! On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM wrote: I asked Google "how much disk space is

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-30 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 1:44 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > yeah? but how do you enable the linux mode? > > On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < >

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-30 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Mike, Are you turning an old laptop into a Chromebook? Keith On 2024-05-30 05:41, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: I've started using ChatGPT for searches. Here is what it returned. I know nothing on the subject matter so I do not know if this is accurate: --- As of my last update in

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-30 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I've started using ChatGPT for searches. Here is what it returned. I know nothing on the subject matter so I do not know if this is accurate: --- As of my last update in January 2022, Chrome OS doesn't have a built-in Linux mode like some other operating systems such as Ubuntu or Fedora.

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-29 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
yeah? but how do you enable the linux mode? On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > enable your Linux mode, normal chrome OS process. > > Then open your terminal and use apt update/apt install processes to > install

Re: chromebook and libreoffice

2024-05-29 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
enable your Linux mode, normal chrome OS process. Then open your terminal and use apt update/apt install processes to install LibreOffice. It's a Debian shell. On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 10:03 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > you can do that? how? > > On

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-29 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
This will depend on the version of windows. XP or 7 likely, 10 is pushing it, 11 will not On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I got a 30 GB drive. Will windows fit on such a drive? > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: >

Re: HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-05-28 Thread Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss
If nobody steps up, I'm a ham in the east valley, but might be able to find some west-valley folks (think local VHF/UHF repeaters ;-), also the ham clubs (oh - and the 'candy store' - Ham Radio Outlet - might know of someone). That really makes me wish I had the web site at elmers.org up and

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss
8GB RAM?  No, IMHO 16GB is absolute minimum, especially for Windows.  Assuming you want to actually DO something on the thing! ;-) On 5/28/24 13:13, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: I asked Google "how much disk space is needed for windows 11", and it told me: --- 64 GB Storage: 64 GB or

HAM help in West Valley sought

2024-05-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, boosted by a friend on the far coast Darrell Hilliker, NU7I My non-blindness physical disabilities are worsening and I have realized after an antenna incident over the weekend that I can no longer maintain my #AmateurRadio station all by myself. If anyone out here is a

Re: I thought i saved the resource to get cheap Windows licenses

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
gkeys24 On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM Michael wrote: > found it! it is keys . > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM Michael wrote: > >> Could someone let me know where to go to get it? >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:

Re: I thought i saved the resource to get cheap Windows licenses

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
found it! it is keys . On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM Michael wrote: > Could someone let me know where to go to get it? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe,

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Thanks for the tip! On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM wrote: > I asked Google "how much disk space is needed for windows 11", > and it told me: > > --- > 64 GB > Storage: 64 GB or larger storage device. If your PC does not have a > large enough storage drive, there are sometimes options for

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I asked Google "how much disk space is needed for windows 11", and it told me: --- 64 GB Storage: 64 GB or larger storage device. If your PC does not have a large enough storage drive, there are sometimes options for upgrading the drive. --- ChatGPT said : --- The disk space required for

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
as I expected On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM rusty via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > hmm. I thought he was asking about WINDOWs fitting. But while we're on > the topic of Linux fitting, here's my Linux DF for / and /home: > > /dev/sda237G 26G 9.6G 73% /

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread rusty via PLUG-discuss
hmm. I thought he was asking about WINDOWs fitting. But while we're on the topic of Linux fitting, here's my Linux DF for / and /home: /dev/sda237G 26G 9.6G 73% / /dev/sdb2 1.8T 1.7T 18G 99% /home So, ignoring home, my laptop Linux Mint fits fine in 30G. And I've got

Re: is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-05-28 Thread rusty via PLUG-discuss
Does the drive have S.M.A.R.T.? If so, get the smart attributes (use smartctl -a /dev/sdc) and post the result. On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 12:57, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list:

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread trent shipley via PLUG-discuss
I've got a Surface Pro 7 with 8Gbyte RAM and 128 GB SSD with Windows 11 beta. You can browse the web, fill out forms. listen to music. You can't fit *365 on it. Even if a modern Windows version fit, it would be very constrained. On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM z via PLUG-discuss <

Re: will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread z via PLUG-discuss
likely no May 28, 2024 12:42:39 Michael via PLUG-discuss : > I got a 30 GB drive. Will windows fit on such a drive? > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change

will windows fit?

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
I got a 30 GB drive. Will windows fit on such a drive? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

I thought i saved the resource to get cheap Windows licenses

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
Could someone let me know where to go to get it? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

is there any way to fix this drive?

2024-05-28 Thread Michael via PLUG-discuss
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