Re: [Hampshire] Unsubscribe

On 2023-12-18 12:52, James Dutton wrote: Just a suggestion, would it be helpful to change the words "Web Interface" above to be "Unsubscribe" ? Note, I removed Bruce email off the TO: list as I don't think he will appreciate the email as per his previous email. I've updated the signature along

Re: [Hampshire] Unsubscribe

Hi Bruce, On 2023-12-17 15:32, Bruce Hepburn via Hampshire wrote: Pleas unsubscribe me (G8BGI) from this group as I no longer use Linux and are unable to drive to venues. This is the third request. Members can unsubscribe themselves from the Mailman interface, but I have unsubscribed your e-

Re: [Hampshire] LUG Website

On 2021-06-01 00:37, Andy Random via Hampshire wrote: Thanks Tony! Your efforts in sorting this out are much appreciated! You're very welcome, it's been like old times! It's been a long time since we had a meeting and even longer since I saw you, but remind me I definitely owe you a pint nex

Re: [Hampshire] LUG Website

On 2021-05-20 11:20, Tony Whitmore via Hampshire wrote: Hi folks, in case anyone notices - the LUG website is currently down. It's now back up! Sorry it took so long. I have upgraded the VPS that runs it across several versions of Debian to get it back into support. In doing so, the we

[Hampshire] LUG Website

Hi folks, in case anyone notices - the LUG website is currently down. I have upgraded the VPS that runs it across several versions of Debian to get it back into support. In doing so, the website has broken and I will try to get it fixed ASAP. This also means (I think) that Lurker is probably no

Re: [Hampshire] New member

On 01/06/18 18:33, Phillip via Hampshire wrote: > Hi everyone. > > Just joined and wanted to say hi to everyone. > > Phill Welcome Phill! I hope you enjoy your time. The list is fairly quiet these days but it seems there are always people lurking ready to help with questions or problems! Tony

Re: [Hampshire] Maintenance Downtime

On 19/02/18 19:43, Andy Ransom via Hampshire wrote: > While I have your attention I'd also like to say thanks to Andy Smith at > Bitfolk (https://bitfolk.com/) for providing these services to the > community. Hear, hear! Thanks to Andy and his team! Tony -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug

Re: [Hampshire] Vic Watson

On 2017-08-25 14:40, Stephen Pelc via Hampshire wrote: Vic Watson took his own life on 12 August. That's very sad news. I remember Vic attending a good number of LUG meetings "back in the day" and he was always a very knowledgeable and approachable chap. I appreciate you taking the time to

Re: [Hampshire] Annual General Meeting - Future of the LUG

Hi, On 2016-08-30 13:15, Andy Ransom via Hampshire wrote: Just a reminder that this is tomorrow! When will the outcome be announced for those who were unable to attend? I understand that it may take time to write it up, so just curious. Tony -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] Annual General Meeting - Future of the LUG

Hi Tim, On 10/08/16 22:59, Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire wrote: We have three options (this will form the agenda for the meeting): 1) A new committee is elected and the LUG continues as normal. Existing committee members can stand for re-election. I will not be standing. - Please submit nomina

Re: [Hampshire] Damian Brasher

That's very sad news indeed. Damian contributed to the LUG for many years and was a valued member. I remember him coming to visit me at Taunton's when I worked there to collect some old kit that we no longer needed, but he was keen to give a home! Condolences to his family, Tony On 2015-05-2

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC presentation

On 2014-12-01 19:50, Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote: It beats me why 'everyone' seems to go for wireless, adding needlessly to the electro-magnetic 'fog' and making their connection slower, less reliable and vulnerable in the process. I'm sure we all know someone who insists on having a wireless conne

Re: [Hampshire] (OT) Nikon FM2 camera repair

On 14/01/14 18:44, Clive Woodfine wrote: I have Nikon FM2 camera but unfortunately some of the titanium shutter blades are bent. Can anybody recommend where I can get it repaired at a reasonable price? I recommend Fixation UK but to be honest, it's sadly probably cheaper to get a "new" second

Re: [Hampshire] SATA conundrum

On 2013-11-27 11:36, Chris Dennis wrote: Hello folks I'm trying to give a new lease of life to an HP Compaq computer, previously running Windows XP, with bad blocks on its 80GB SATA disk. The plan is to install Linux Mint on a new hard disk. But every disk I've tried (two new ones, and a coupl

Re: [Hampshire] Greetings

On 21/09/13 21:41, Neil Stone wrote: > > Greetings and salutations, > > I am new to the area (working in Portsmouth) and thought I would join > the list and say helloo.. > > so... > > helloo... Hi Neil. Tell us a bit about yourself. It's OK, it's not an interview. ;) Tony -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

On 26/08/13 13:28, Andy Random wrote: > > > On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > >> Hmm, I pay ?25 a month (roughly) and am on a 2 year contract. That's >> ?600 for >> the contract and includes the S3 phone (approx ?400-?450 new a little >> while >> ago). Would I buy the phone and add

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

On 25/08/13 22:12, Tim B wrote: > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can > be supported, given the widely varied use cases. It's not specced to be a media workstation or video editing PC, sure. It would serve just fine as a day-to-day PC though, and has a higher s

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

On 25/08/13 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. The Edge isn't/wasn't just a mobile phone though. Even if you don't think the souped up hardware specs worth the cash, it's much better value if you co

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 15/07/13 08:23, Tony Whitmore wrote: > On 2013-07-14 19:02, Samuel Penn wrote: >> On Sunday 14 Jul 2013 15:54:02 Tony Whitmore wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm revisiting an old topic here, I think. But I'd like to generate a >>> video file c

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 15/07/13 08:24, Tony Whitmore wrote: > On 2013-07-14 18:31, Jonathan Hudson wrote: >> On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:54:02 +0100, Tony Whitmore wrote: >>> Ideally, I'd point a program at a bunch of sorted JPEGs and let it >>> generate an HD video file with each i

Re: [Hampshire] How to get your foot in the door?

On 2013-08-19 20:35, Ally Biggs wrote: Maybe I should come along to some meets and get hands on I've been a bit put off though as I'm no guru. Go to a meeting and stop worrying about it. Although I haven't been to a meeting in a while, the skill level ranges from people who are hardcore devel

Re: [Hampshire] How to get your foot in the door?

On 2013-08-19 23:53, Ally Biggs wrote: Thanks for the replies, I use Red Hat primarily because I have been looking at the RHCSA / RHCE materials and that is what I am comfortable using. I have used Debian and Ubuntu Server alot aswell but for the time being Red Hat is what I have stuck with. Ru

[Hampshire] OggCamp 13

Hi all, I know that LUG members have attended OggCamp in the past, so I thought you might like to know that tickets for this year's event are now available. If you’ve not heard of OggCamp before, it’s the UK biggest free software and free culture event: Two days of geekery, coolness and fun (

Re: [Hampshire] Add another hard drive to the same mount point?

On 23/07/13 20:47, Robin Wilson wrote: > Hi, > > I've got a home server, running Ubuntu, which has a large hard drive on which > I store photos, videos, music etc, which is mounted at /files. Unfortunately > I'm running out of space on that drive, and am just about to purchase an > extra drive.

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 2013-07-14 18:31, Jonathan Hudson wrote: On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:54:02 +0100, Tony Whitmore wrote: Ideally, I'd point a program at a bunch of sorted JPEGs and let it generate an HD video file with each image nicely cross faded into the other, with an 8-10 second delay. Imagination pe

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 2013-07-14 19:02, Samuel Penn wrote: On Sunday 14 Jul 2013 15:54:02 Tony Whitmore wrote: Hi all, I'm revisiting an old topic here, I think. But I'd like to generate a video file containing a slide-show of images. This one claims that it has a command line mode for batch edi

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 2013-07-14 18:05, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 14 July 2013 15:54, Tony Whitmore wrote: Ideally, I'd point a program at a bunch of sorted JPEGs and let it generate an HD video file with each image nicely cross faded into the other, with an 8-10 second delay. How about eog in slid

Re: [Hampshire] Slide-show generation

On 2013-07-14 17:41, Tim wrote: On 14/07/13 15:54, Tony Whitmore wrote: Hi all, I'm revisiting an old topic here, I think. But I'd like to generate a video file containing a slide-show of images. Ideally, I'd point a program at a bunch of sorted JPEGs and let it generate a

[Hampshire] Slide-show generation

Hi all, I'm revisiting an old topic here, I think. But I'd like to generate a video file containing a slide-show of images. Ideally, I'd point a program at a bunch of sorted JPEGs and let it generate an HD video file with each image nicely cross faded into the other, with an 8-10 second delay.

Re: [Hampshire] Hants LUG membership

On 2013-06-12 16:02, john lewis wrote: I have reluctantly decided to cease memebrship of HantsLUG. It is unlikely I will be able to visit any meeting in the future and I don't contribute much to the mailing list either these days. All the best John, and thank you for your contributions to the L

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Android tablet for children?

On 16/04/13 18:14, Alan Pope wrote: > On 16/04/13 16:40, Peter B. wrote: >> Have just started a Web site at gadget branch.Com will b going live soon. > > Can I please pre-order 100 of the following item at the advertised price > of £0.00. :) > > http://gadgetbranch.co.uk/index.php?route=product/p

[Hampshire] Raspberry Pi workshop

This Raspberry Pi workshop run by the BCS may be of interest to some members. For more info, please contact the e-mail address below. Date: Friday 3 May Title: Raspberry Pi: GPIO Workshop Presenter: Joe Dunn Time: 4.00pm for 4.30pm Venue: University of Portsmouth, Buchingham Building, room 0.07

[Hampshire] Ubuntu Podcast - new season

Hi all, A new season of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK Local Community started a couple of weeks ago. If you're interested, you can listen and download from the website: http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ Thanks, Tony -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailma

Re: [Hampshire] Getting someone elses mail on GMail

On 2013-03-07 16:10, Martin N wrote: there's a problem with those, as spammers use these footers as a means of verifying that your email address exists and is having mail read. Once you click on the "unsubscribe" link you've effectively said "yes, I'm here, and I've not blocked your spam, send

Re: [Hampshire] Digital SLR recommendations

On 2013-02-18 13:02, Roger Munford wrote: My daughter wants to buy a DSLR camera and is seriously considering the NIKON D3100. The video function is quite important for her. Any advice? Do you have a budget in mind? What sort of use does she intend to put it to? -- Please post to: Hampshir

Re: [Hampshire] Podcasting Mics

Hi Paul, On 2013-02-12 10:59, Paul Tansom wrote: I'm looking at getting a decent mic to use, not so much for podcasting, but I figured screencasting is close enough and so I thought I'd see what people recommended. At the moment I'm looking at something along the lines of a Samson Go Mic [1] o

Re: [Hampshire] Videoing talks

Hi Chris, On 02/02/13 23:43, Chris Dennis wrote: I think it was Alan Pope who used to video HantsLUG talks, and he became adept at creating good presentations from them, complete with titles and stuff. No, it was me. Though I did use Alan's video camera in the early days. If Alan is reading

Re: [Hampshire] Hostnames

On 2013-01-29 15:43, Alex Dicks wrote: Dnsmasq is a minimal DNS/DHCP server. It's easy to set it up so that you just have one /etc/hosts file on your server, and all other computers just use DHCP with no special configuration. BIND is much more fl

Re: [Hampshire] Hostnames

Hi Leo, On 2013-01-29 15:25, Leo wrote: With the increasing number of computers I seem to be acquiring it's getting a bit of a pain to manage hostnames/ips. I have an old computer running debian acting as a firewall and dhcp server though. So I was wondering is there some way I can get it to rec

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

On 2013-01-28 08:17, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: On Monday 28 Jan 2013 08:10:56 Tony Whitmore wrote: On 2013-01-27 23:48, Lisi wrote: > I would have though that talks for the complete beginner would have a > very > limited audience at LUG meetings, where the majority of people >

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

On 2013-01-28 13:40, Imran Chaudhry wrote: The beginners guide to MySQL was also very popular. Yes - MySQL per se is not for *total* beginners. Pity I missed it. :-( I think Tony might have meant my talk which I did years ago? There was a huge attendance that day from several southern LUGs

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

On 2013-01-27 23:48, Lisi wrote: I would have though that talks for the complete beginner would have a very limited audience at LUG meetings, where the majority of people present are experienced users. I'm not so sure. The most popular talk I did was "How to install Ubuntu", where I ran thro

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

On 27/01/13 17:47, Alan Pope wrote: Hullo, It struck me today that the LUG doesn't have any kind of active presence on social networks (such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+). The LUG has a twitter account which was used "back in the day" but still exists: https://twitter.com/hantslug It w

Re: [Hampshire] Best hardware for HTPC

On 08/01/13 21:29, Peter Salisbury wrote: On 8 January 2013 20:10, Alan Pope wrote: What law is being broken by having or distributing these "illegal" keys? I think it's that law that says you can't circumvent encryption. That made it an offence in itself even if what you are doing (e.g. play

Re: [Hampshire] Communications Data Bill

On 2012-12-14 14:53, Lisi wrote: On Friday 14 December 2012 10:28:46 Gordon Scott wrote: Maybe I'll start encrypting all my email. Then they'd just get bored and ignore it :-) Or use their draconian powers (already enshrined in law?) to demand your password. Not giving the information is a c

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program

On 2012-12-14 08:26, Gordon Scott wrote: On Fri, 2012-12-14 at 07:27 +, Anton Piatek wrote: I notice you use Gmail. Are you not more worried about what google does with that massive wealth of personal data (all your mail)? And Google most definitely does scan gmail and use the content! Of

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program

On 2012-12-12 01:44, Paul Stimpson wrote: Isaac Close wrote: It may be possible to remove this with : # sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping Which worked for my ubuntu 12.10 box. Interestingly, if you open the Ubuntu Software Centre and search for "lens" the shopping lens doesn

Re: [Hampshire] Remote wipe of Linux systems

On 2012-11-14 12:14, Bob Dunlop wrote: On Wed, Nov 14 at 11:51, Full Circle Podcast wrote: Oh dear. This old chesnut again. Michael is absolutely right. They need an information security policy to cover use, storage and transport of data before they go leaping to BBC1 'Spooks' solutions. ...

Re: [Hampshire] Remote wipe of Linux systems

On 2012-11-14 10:24, Michael Pavling wrote: The "remote wipe" stuff works well for machines that have their own network connections (3G phones and tablets), but for a desktop or laptop, it's not that likely to be of much use. If the machine auto-logs in, so that Ronnie or Reggie can at least use

Re: [Hampshire] Remote wipe of Linux systems

On 2012-11-14 09:30, Michael Pavling wrote: On 14 November 2012 09:25, Tony Whitmore wrote: Are there any options for remote wiping Linux systems, in the case of them being lost or stolen? I'm sure that some funky trigger mechanism could be set up using dyndns and SSH, but I was lookin

[Hampshire] Remote wipe of Linux systems

Hi all, Are there any options for remote wiping Linux systems, in the case of them being lost or stolen? I'm sure that some funky trigger mechanism could be set up using dyndns and SSH, but I was looking for something that would scale to a larger number of devices. Thanks, Tony -- Please p

Re: [Hampshire] Most odd behaviour playing .ogg, YouTube, others?

On 2012-11-06 10:18, Gordon Scott wrote: Hi Guys, I have a strange behaviour that's recently started with .ogg and YouTube. Maybe other formats. When I play, the sound has the foreground vocal missing. Background music is present, though often sounds 'odd' to a greater or lesser extent, choru

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Chairman's intro and November meeting

On 2012-10-08 22:03, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: Hi everyone! As Adam has already informed you, I am the new chairman. Hopefully you'll think that's a good thing! Absolutely, well done. That was about the age I was when I became chairman. I had hair back then... ;) I would like to thank Adam

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Unity

On 29/09/12 08:20, john lewis wrote: I am biased towards Debian as you all know and make no apologies for promoting the "Debian Way" A large majority of HantsLUG members were Debian users a few years back but for some reason chose to go with the new kid on the block. I moved my laptop (and soon

[Hampshire] [OT] Hardware for sale

I have the following for sale: MSI K9N SLI Platinum motherboard with AMD X2 2200+ (dual core) CPU and 5GB RAM.* - £50 USB 2.0 internal card reader (supports MS/SD/MMC/CF/SM etc.) - £5 Liteon SOHW-1653S DVD/CD rewritable drive, black (PATA) - £10 Pioneer DVD-106S/ DVD-ROM drive, black (PATA). Fl

Re: [Hampshire] Committee posts - treasurer

On 2012-09-20 13:12, Edward Beckmann wrote: All Apologies if someone has already volunteered for this post and I didn't notice, but I am willing to stand and take care of the relatively small number of transactions we get. Unfortunately I am working away on the day of the meeting so cannot be th

Re: [Hampshire] Correction - was:Re: [OT] Southampton Hackerspace Survey

On 09/09/12 16:54, hants...@googlemail.com wrote: But one would need to know that it existed surely to look at its website? So I stand by the assertion that they have not made active efforts to increase their membership. The same could be said of the LUG and many other community groups. That

Re: [Hampshire] Correction - was:Re: [OT] Southampton Hackerspace Survey

On 09/09/12 14:18, hants...@googlemail.com wrote: > On Sunday 09 September 2012 12:50:35 Benjie Gillam wrote: >> As regards Surrey and Hampshire Hackspace - like Southackton they don't yet >> have an actual hackspace, they're a group of hackers/makers who meet >> frequently > > There has been no m

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

On 2012-08-24 07:42, Vic wrote: The committee needs a chair, a treasurer and a hostmaster, the rest of the positions are open "general". I'll stand for anything except chair and treasurer, if anyone wants me to. And if you don't want me to, I won't take umbrage :-) I'll happily nominate Vi

Re: [Hampshire] [Surrey] Customer service experience: Skoda website

Could you please refrain from posting replies to e-mails from another list to this list? Additionally, the HTML formatting of the e-mails below makes them barely comprehensible. Thanks, Tony (Top posted to save me from investigating the mess below too much.) On 27.07.2012 15:30, Tony Wood wr

Re: [Hampshire] Persistantly non persistant fedora17 virtual box.

On 16/07/12 20:33, 108.ryan wrote: > Hi, guys can anyone shed any light on this, i am a total linux newby, > i am trying to install Fedora 17 under virtual box, i am selecting the > install to hard drive option, the installer appears to be installing > to the the hard drive, telling me its instal

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Netgear Stora MS200 to give away

On 12/07/12 18:30, Tony Whitmore wrote: > I've got a Netgear Stora MS200 available for free to a good home. It has > the manual, PSU, CD and manual etc. with it. There are no hard disks > included. Thanks for the interest, this has been claimed. Tony -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Management of multiple gnome-terminal windows?

On 12/07/12 18:24, Imran Chaudhry wrote: So there's a fair few coders and sysadmins among us here. What do you do to manage multiple terminal windows open on a Gnome desktop? I use terminator, which is based on Gnome terminal. It's ace. If I need to, I run multiple terminator sessions to allow

[Hampshire] [OT] Netgear Stora MS200 to give away

I've got a Netgear Stora MS200 available for free to a good home. It has the manual, PSU, CD and manual etc. with it. There are no hard disks included. See http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/network-storage/274351/netgear-stora-ms200-1tb for a review. Collection from Southampton during the day

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry Pi

On 30/06/12 17:21, David Anderson wrote: > My Raspberry Pi is supposed to be arriving next week. Has anyone tried > one, or got one in use? We're giving a Raspberry Pi away in a competition on the Ubuntu Podcast at the moment. Listen to this episode to find out how to enter if anyone fancies their

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Microphones for a PPC Mac Mini

On 17/06/12 15:12, Vic wrote: The SM58 isn't the only mic out there but its the defacto vocal mic in the business. Hmmm. It's certainly popular, but I wouldn't go as far as "de facto". I think it's over-hyped and over-priced. The SM58 is a great live mic, but there are much better options f

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendation please - Big NAS

On 31.05.2012 13:30, Tony Whitmore wrote: On 31.05.2012 11:39, Rob Malpass wrote: So I guess my question is - why not build a machine myself instead of the microserver?   Quietness isn't much of an issue because it'll be in a room separate to the TV.   Are there any other considera

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendation please - Big NAS

On 31.05.2012 15:37, Rob Malpass wrote: On a related note, one thing I want to do is have all these files in one folder - which is impossible as they need to span across two physical drives. So what I have at present is: Physical Drive a: 1973-2001 Physical Drive b: 2002-2012 Is there a way

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendation please - Big NAS

On 31.05.2012 11:39, Rob Malpass wrote: So I guess my question is - why not build a machine myself instead of the microserver?   Quietness isn't much of an issue because it'll be in a room separate to the TV.   Are there any other considerations here? The following spring to mind: Power consump

Re: [Hampshire] The Cookie Law

On 27/05/12 08:37, Tim B - Mobile wrote: > And the chance of the ICO going after Microsoft is what exactly? More likely > they'll go after Facebook because it enables free speech. Oh sorry, doesn't > declare it's cookies. > > Looks like we'll all have to add a disclaimer... > > Caution. This si

Re: [Hampshire] The Cookie Law

On 27/05/12 09:58, Chris Dennis wrote: > On 25/05/12 11:22, Tony Whitmore wrote: >> I've seen the news articles about the new laws concerning cookies[1]. >> From what I can tell from the ICO website[1] there is no exemption from >> this law for personal or non-profi

Re: [Hampshire] The Cookie Law

On 26/05/12 09:49, john lewis wrote: > On Fri, 25 May 2012 11:22:40 +0100 > Tony Whitmore wrote: > >> A brief check of my personal website shows 7 cookies are being set as >> a result of using Wordpress and Google Analytics. Accordingly it >> seems I should be advi

Re: [Hampshire] The Cookie Law

On 25/05/12 19:07, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: Apparently it's a slow news day at the Beeb. There are plenty of cookie controls in the browser itself, and "everyone" accepts the use of cookies. So no, I haven't changed my sites. I expect users to exercise their intellect and turn off cookie support i

[Hampshire] The Cookie Law

I've seen the news articles about the new laws concerning cookies[1]. From what I can tell from the ICO website[1] there is no exemption from this law for personal or non-profit making websites. A brief check of my personal website shows 7 cookies are being set as a result of using Wordpress a

[Hampshire] Fwd: [linuxjobs] linux admin wanted at Univeristy of Southampton

This job might well be of interest to someone! Original Message Subject: [linuxjobs] linux admin wanted at Univeristy of Southampton Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 19:19:15 + From: Jones C.M. To: linuxj...@mailman.lug.org.uk Hi Please go to the following webpage if you are inte

Re: [Hampshire] USB Trackball not detected at power on

On 05/04/12 13:09, Dominic Rodriguez wrote: > Hm. It seems to me that the problem is with your PC's USB Ports to me. > I'm assuming you have tried all available USB Ports on your system, > please contradict me if I am mistaken. Is it at all possible to attach > an USB Hub and see if that makes a di

Re: [Hampshire] USB Trackball not detected at power on

On 05/04/12 12:50, Dominic Rodriguez wrote: > On 05/04/12 11:59, Tony Whitmore wrote: >> I suspected a hardware fault, but have bought a new trackball and it >> exhibits the same problem. >> > Have you tried using the trackball on another system Tony? That way, we >

Re: [Hampshire] USB Trackball not detected at power on

On 05/04/12 12:13, Alan Pope wrote: > On 05/04/12 11:59, Tony Whitmore wrote: >> If I unplug and re-plug the trackball, it works straight away. >> Both Ubuntu 11.10 and Fedora 16 (Live CD) exhibit this behaviour. >> It is a recent behaviour, nothing else has changed in the s

Re: [Hampshire] USB Trackball not detected at power on

On 05/04/12 12:30, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > Do you have any USB hubs? I have had similar problems due to faulty USB hubs. > In my case, the faulty USB hub was somehow affecting other usb > devices, and not just those plugged into the hub. > My guess is that it was something causing interferen

[Hampshire] USB Trackball not detected at power on

Hi all, I'm experiencing some weirdness with my Logitech USB trackball. I've had it for a few years and it's worked fine. Recently, it's started not being detected when I power on the machine. This isn't an X problem: Nothing is shown in lsusb and nothing appears in dmesg. If I unplug and re-plug

[Hampshire] Dual cassette player

Hi, I have a dual cassette deck up for grabs. If anyone wants it, please let me know. Collection from Southampton during the day or near Southampton evening/weekends. Thanks, Tony -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hamp

[Hampshire] One two, one two

Just checking that this thing is still on. Nothing in a week!? -- 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] Replacing home server with a Linux NAS device?

On 07.03.2012 21:07, i...@astrometrics.org.uk wrote: +1 on the QNAP NAS all good so far. Thanks for all the feedback. I've got a couple of options to investigate further if I need to. I disassembled my current server and have been able to order a new RAID controller which I am pretty sure w

Re: [Hampshire] Replacing home server with a Linux NAS device?

Hi FC, On 07.03.2012 12:25, Freaky Clown wrote: I recently brought one of the Qnap devices (TS-412) its pretty awesome and very quiet and does everything you ask and more! much much more! Thanks, sounds good. I have remembered a few extra things it would be good if it did too: * NFS shares

[Hampshire] Replacing home server with a Linux NAS device?

Hi, I might have to replace my home server due to a hardware failure. It's a Tranquil PC unit which I chose because it has accessible disk bays and runs pretty quietly. I have been looking at a few options online but most microservers are sold on their size rather than noise. However, NAS dev

Re: [Hampshire] Books up for grabs

Also: Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference (O'Reilly) Clusters for High Availability (general theory, but applied to HP-UX systems) -- 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] Books up for grabs

Hi, I've the following books available for anyone who wants them. Collection from Southampton (daytime or evening) unless someone wants them all when I would consider taking them somewhere in Hampshire. :) Linux Firewalls - 2nd Edition CUPS: Common UNIX Printing System Computer Security Basic

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Meeting and AGM

On 20.11.2011 18:18, Hants LUG Chairman wrote: Hi, Just a quick reminder that the next meeting will take place as planned on Saturday 03 December at Southampton University. As previously there will be WiFi but no wired network. Sadly I won't be able to make the 3rd December, but best of luc

Re: [Hampshire] S.D. Card stuck in read only

On 18.11.2011 16:08, Bryn Jones wrote: Hi, I have a 16gb micro sd that's suddenly read only. Tried gparted etc. and getting nowhere. Anyone got any ideas?. Look on the left hand side, you will see a "lock" slider: http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/media/blogs/tracyandmatts_blog/sandisk-2gb

Re: [Hampshire] Committee Elections 2011

On 22.09.2011 12:58, Damian L Brasher wrote: (Apologies for duplicates - I think either my Evolution mail client is broken or my hard-drive is about to fail, it's a bit louder than usual). It's because you had the LUG's mailman address in both the To and CC fields. Your loud hard disk didn't

Re: [Hampshire] Committee Elections 2011

On 18.09.2011 13:55, Hants LUG Chairman wrote: Hi, It's that time of year again, when we must elect a new committee. At the moment Adrian has indicated his intention to stand down from the LUG committee and I also wish to stand down as Chair though I'm willing to remain on the committee. We

[Hampshire] [Up for grabs] Samsung 17" TFT monitors

Hi, I have two Samsung 171T monitors I no longer need, free to a good home. They have DVI an VGA inputs and are in good condition. Please contact me off list if you want one or other of them. I'll give preference to anyone wanting both. ;) Collection from near Southampton evenings/weekends o

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

On 13.09.2011 07:36, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:20:39 +0100, james.dut...@gmail.com said: Also, it leaves the client to decide which AP to use. Which piece of equipment do you believe is best placed to decide upon the quality of the signal the client is receiving? It is mu

Re: [Hampshire] lurker archive broken

On 08.09.2011 13:55, Andy Smith wrote: Hi, Not sure if whoever looks after it is aware, but http://www.hantslug.org.uk/lurker/list/hampshire.en.html seems a little broken (many links give an error) and isn't up to date.. Yeah, I just spotted that too, I suspect for the same reason. T -- Plea

Re: [Hampshire] New Member

On 02.09.2011 19:57, James Bensley wrote: Hi Luggers, Hi James. I'm new to HantsLUG and am thinking of showing my face tomorrow if I can, to say hello. The next HantsLUG meeting is 10th September, not 3rd. :) Tony -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mail

[Hampshire] OggCamp - final reminder

Just a reminder that it's OggCamp 11 this Saturday and Sunday, just over the border in Farnham, Surrey. There are a range of speakers lined up, plus drinks Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. You can read more, including the schedule at http://oggcamp.org/ You are more than welcome to attend just o

[Hampshire] OggCamp tickets - small number now available

We're just two weeks away from OggCamp. It's going to be great seeing so many people together, all talking about Open Source, free culture and other wacky stuff. We've got a nice bunch of exhibitors lined up and some fabulous speakers confirmed. But of course it's the talks that get volunteered on

Re: [Hampshire] Home network cabling

On Tue, 7 Jun 2011 16:40:55 +0100, Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all Keeping this as short as possible - if I want to have an ethernet socket in 2 rooms other than the room which contains the router, do I have to run 2 cables (one from study to room A and another from study to room B) or can I run one c

[Hampshire] More OggCamp tickets available

We had quite a few anguished howls from people who had missed the chance to get their hands on a ticket for OggCamp this August. So we have done deals, scratched backs and twiddled knobs and I’m pleased to say that we’ve been able to make another 100 tickets available! You can get them now (and I d

Re: [Hampshire] OggCamp 11 - it's (nearly) in Hampshire this year!

On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:00:42 +0100, alan c wrote: On 12/04/11 15:29, Paul Tansom wrote: Yay, close enough to attend this year. Just signed up, and count me in if the camping idea goes ahead - so long as the ground is firm enough for my VW camper van :) Hope to see you all on Saturday. I woul

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