Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread dooleyn
elodie is correct about the code (00:02.0) and that it still does not work ... @GustavoCM you mention that we may also have to change the f4 parameter. I've been searching online and I don't really understand what this parameter does in the command.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread joshuaallenwatson
After installing the packages and running sudo apt-get update, I didn't get any more resolution options under display. :/ Any more suggestions?

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread info
The brightness is fixed at 100%. This is a limation in the native graphics code, but I suspect it will added in the future. (native graphics or native gfx init or native vga init is a term used in coreboot) (it is a free VBIOS / VGA ROM replacement) A VBIOS inits the GPU and controls

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread dooleyn
Ok, thanks for the clarification.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread magicbanana
Let us first check that the radeon driver really is in use. Could you attach the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log to a post?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Did you reboot into the new kernel?uname -r

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread joshuaallenwatson
Where do I find that file? I apologize for my lack of knowledge... I really do want to get used to this distro of GNU/Linux, though. I used xrandr and got this xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 800 x 600, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768 default

[Trisquel-users] Searching for flights without non-free JavaScript

2014-02-25 Thread alonivtsan
I was trying to search for flights without running non-free JavaScript and only found this site which seems to work without any JavaScript. http://m.easyjet.com/m2p-ej/s/ If anyone has luck with other sites please post them in this thread.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread magicbanana
According to 'xrandr', your current resolution, 1024x768, is the maximum one. But again, that may be due to some kind of issue (although it can also be due to a lack of support for your card in the kernel; the component that includes the drivers and makes the interface between the hardware

[Trisquel-users] Re : Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread magicbanana
Try to compress it first. From the graphical file browser, you can right-click on the file Xorg.0.log and choose, in the contextual menu that pops up, Compress You must choose a location where to save the compressed file and you must have the permission to write at this location (e.g.,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searching for flights without non-free JavaScript

2014-02-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey aloniv, this is very helpful - thanks for posting this. I travel a lot so I will keep an eye out as well. Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searching for flights without non-free JavaScript

2014-02-25 Thread jason
And don't forget to contact the administrators of sites ask them to free their JavaScript.

[Trisquel-users] Re : problems with gnash

2014-02-25 Thread mtlben
That's a great site, thanks for the link! My lawn looked much better two years ago - lol :).

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread dhunt
How about installing ssh and samba services, but leaving them disabled? Same for cups, if there's a security hole caused by having it enabled by default. Maybe the live installer can have a 'services' page where the user can select and configure these things, with the default option to

Re: [Trisquel-users] problems with gnash

2014-02-25 Thread onpon4
ivaylo said: Vimeo (I cant confirm if this is still true) refused to load HTML5 on Gecko based browsers, because they lack H264. I don't know about other Gecko-based browsers, but Firefox and its derivatives have supported h.264 via libraries available on the system for a while. ivaylo

[Trisquel-users] Anyone got touchpad running on a chromebook with Trisquel 6?

2014-02-25 Thread leoneoleoneo
Hello. has anyone had luck getting the touchpad working in a chromebook acer c720 with the linux-libre kernel 3.13.5? I tried with the generic kernel and it did work but i want to keep my Trisquel free. Can someone please give me a script for the kernel? Thank you.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Anyone got touchpad running on a chromebook with Trisquel 6?

2014-02-25 Thread Fabián Rodríguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Le 2014-02-25 12:59, leoneoleo...@gmail.com a écrit : Hello. has anyone had luck getting the touchpad working in a chromebook acer c720 with the linux-libre kernel 3.13.5? I tried with the generic kernel and it did work but i want to keep my

Re: [Trisquel-users] Anyone got touchpad running on a chromebook with Trisquel 6?

2014-02-25 Thread leoneoleoneo
I am running tha latest linux-libre kernel which is 3.13.5. Can someone please give me a modified script for it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread retro
This does look rather complicated. I just followed the instructions in this thread to update the (blob-free) kernel and that solved the problem: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/screen-resolution (See the post by malberts giving the 5 exact commands. This is for a 64-bit system by the way,

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread apf
antisnob (and others who think this is not an issue), I think that there is a very basic misunderstanding here. I would like to address some very specific items. Please don't take these as personal attacks as I don't even know you so I have nothing against you. On 24 February, 2014 - 15:55

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread joshuaallenwatson
I'm trying to do this, and when I attempt to edit the sources.list file, it denies me permission.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft now fighting UK government over FLOSS

2014-02-25 Thread tegskywalker
I'm surprised more of you haven't commented on this yet as it is a HUGE deal with an impending deadline. The majority of comments at http://standards.data.gov.uk/proposal/sharing-collaborating-government-documents are for ODF and if the UK govt goes by those numbers, Microsoft is in a bad

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread joshuaallenwatson
Thank you, I'm really eager to get into GNU+Linux. I'm not entirely a free software advocate (I still like Windows for some things) but I believe that free software is important. I compressed and attacked the Xorg log in a tar.gz format.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread legimet . calc
First, try rebooting and run uname -r It should give 3.11.0-xx-generic. (xx is probably 15 or 17) If it doesn't you didn't install the kernel properly.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Anyone got touchpad running on a chromebook with Trisquel 6?

2014-02-25 Thread legimet . calc
If you used the generic kernel from Trisquel's repository and it worked, it is completely free. So there's no need to use the libre kernel from jxself's repository.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread joshuaallenwatson
That's not the issue. I can't even edit the source list file. It doesn't let me have permission.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread lloyd
Newbies don't tend to use ssh. And if they did, they could easily apt-get install ssh-server.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread lloyd
One reason that this is so serious, is that by implying during the installation that an SSH server will not be installed, users won't necessarily choose secure passwords for their user accounts. The SSH server that is installed will allow access to anyone who has a valid username and

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are fonts software?

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
I can't tell if you're saying we shouldn't do this or we don't need to worry about getting sued, so I'll answer both. Actually I was writing about how you should not do that out of decency. I couldn't care less if you get sued or not. It might sound cold, but apart from people who do get

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Yes, but how do I guess the number? Shouldn't there be a welcome page that points out to the latest package? With a changelog maybe.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Batch rename -- Auto rename

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Probably the lack of a gui to recursively rename files is because is a potentially dangerous task you have to think twice before you do. Hahaha I like your agument. It might convince a lot of people. This way audio chat support in Pidgin was a dangerous idea. Or video. You're cute.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Attention before trying, GustavoCM has no idea.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Attention before trying, muhammed has no idea.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Yes, the thread is infested with people that have no idea and no such hardware. But that's a problem with any public forum.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
Interesting, openssh-server, winbind and samba are required both by trisquel and trisquel-base.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
From a security standpoint, anything that is not used is a potential vulnerability. I am using a browser and my need for it outweights the issues arising from my usage. I don't do FTP, so having a FTP client around might mean something sometime, beyond the wasted space and bandwidth -- the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searching for flights without non-free JavaScript

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
A very smart thing to do. But I have my doubts it will ever work. The flight industry is worse than the movie makers. And their only policy I know of is obscurity. Now security through obscurity...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pitivi needs YOUR HELP

2014-02-25 Thread bm-2cwce5abrzcyn1hzwsb33z4btaxgamtogq
It would be nice to mention they are not so free software. They are a weak open source product. Their licence[1] is LGPL[2]. Far better options would be Avidemux[3], Blender[4], Cinelerra[5], Kdenlive[6], Lives[7], Open Shot Video Editor[8]. All available on Linux, most on Windows too. And

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pitivi needs YOUR HELP

2014-02-25 Thread shiretoko
You are highly mistaken. The lgpl is a fsf approved free software licence which can be read in the wikipedia link you provided. Beside of this, sharelatex doesn't use the lgpl but the agpl: https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex/blob/master/LICENSE which is also a fsf approved free software

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread danieldelahoyde
Have you tried installing the Resolution Switcher? Its in Add/Remove Applications, just search for resolution it should show. It installs a resolution switcher icon in the notification area. Just click the icon and select your resolution. Worth a try I think.

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread apf
lloydsmart, You have summed up what I've been driving at nicely. That is the ONE and ONLY reason I even started this topic. The user simply is not made aware that an SSH server will be running on their system.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pitivi needs YOUR HELP

2014-02-25 Thread onpon4
Uh... you did see the name of the GNU LGPL, right? Notice GNU? It was written by the FSF for the GNU Project. It's a free software license. It's the GNU GPL, but with the copyleft restrictions weakened for strategic purposes. It makes no sense for PiTiVi or any other program that isn't a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Anyone got touchpad running on a chromebook with Trisquel 6?

2014-02-25 Thread leoneoleoneo
I didnt use the trisquel's kernel, i used the one that you can download from https://www.kernel.org/‎. Making my trisquel not free... But now im on a fresh install with the latest linux-libre kernel (3.13.5) and i would like to patch it so i can use my touchpad. Thank you for your answers.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Resolution issue

2014-02-25 Thread retro
uname -r will confirm whether or not you are running a kernel with version 3.11 or later. If you are then you probably don't need to update the kernel (I am on 3.12.7 though). If not, then you need to put sudo before each command to give you admininstrator permissions.

[Trisquel-users] trisquel 6.0 installation in nvidia geforce card bearing laptop

2014-02-25 Thread nishadhka
There are problems in installing trisquel 6.0 in HCL ME laptop having Nvidia geforce graphic card. Some how I solved problem seeing multiple forum posts, this post can be a one stop shop. I used live usb created from Ubuntu 12.04 using start up disk creator, the installation screen never

[Trisquel-users] How's the performance of the gluglug x60?

2014-02-25 Thread xuezxbb
I am looking at the laptops that have Trisquel installed recently. Seems like the gluglug x60 is a good choice for me to discover the Linux and free software. But still I'm not sure about the performance of the laptop. Its configuration is a bit out of date, so I am bit worry about this

Re: [Trisquel-users] How's the performance of the gluglug x60?

2014-02-25 Thread jason
I've had one for almost two years. The performance is great and I have absolutely no regrets. Plus, as a ThinkPad, the durability can't be beat.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How's the performance of the gluglug x60?

2014-02-25 Thread mikko . viinamaki
What are you looking forward on doing on your Trisquel laptop?

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSH Server Enabled By Default!

2014-02-25 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Those are but metapackages, feel free to remove them.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pitivi needs YOUR HELP

2014-02-25 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Sharelatex? Pitivi!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Pitivi needs YOUR HELP

2014-02-25 Thread mikko . viinamaki
I thought about this as well. If somebody doesn't understand what this is all about, read https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html