Re: [linux] Bios crash

2021-07-16 Thread Kevin Szabo
he hard drive yesterday, and backed > up all its data files to my linux box. Phew! > > I'm primarily looking for suggestions of who does such repairs around > ottawa. > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > ---- Original message > From: Kevin Szabo &

Re: [linux] Bios crash

2021-07-16 Thread Kevin Szabo
I haven't seen a windows update corrupt a bios before, but I imagine it's in the realm of possibilities. Others likely have more experience but you may want to pull all your power, unplug your battery, and unplug the coin cell that keeps the CMOS settings for the BIOS alive. Try to boot to your B

[linux] Question about setting up a personal wiki for a very small team

2021-06-21 Thread Kevin Szabo
Alan, I remember you have set up a number of wikis in the past. A friend is looking for a simple-ish wiki to record his own information and likely a small amount of interaction with a small team. Do you have a favourite small wiki you like to roll out? Some of the modern wikis are very large (rei

[linux] GMAIL/GOOGLE is on the DNSBL - Delivery Status Notification (Delay)

2021-04-25 Thread Kevin Szabo
site The response from the remote server was: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [209.85.218.50] blocked using dnsbl.sorbs.net; Currently Sending Spam See: http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?209.85.218.50 -- Forwarded message -- From: Kevin Szabo To: Dianne Skoll Cc: Linux

Re: [linux] anyone using a privacy-protecting cell phone

2021-01-30 Thread Kevin Szabo
big). On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 6:58 PM Kevin Szabo wrote: > > I just found one of the replies to this thread was marked as spam. Dunno > why > > [image: image.png] > > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 9:54 AM James Lockie wrote: > >> $799 USD for the base phoe >>

Re: [linux] anyone using a privacy-protecting cell phone

2021-01-26 Thread Kevin Szabo
I just found one of the replies to this thread was marked as spam. Dunno why [image: image.png] On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 9:54 AM James Lockie wrote: > $799 USD for the base phoe > No wireless AC. :-( > > On January 23, 2021 00:06:57 "Brenda J. Butler" wrote: > > Hello Linux hive-mind - >>> >>

Re: [linux] Motherboard Layout Poblem

2021-01-16 Thread Kevin Szabo
If you just want WiFi access another approach is to take an old router and reconfigure it as an access point. I know it isn't contained within your desktop box, but might be a cheap solution if you have old unused hardware kicking around On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:08 PM Scott Murphy wrote: > A b

Re: [linux] wifi card with Linux support?

2020-03-30 Thread Kevin Szabo
Alan, have you tried phoning the Trailing Edge? They often have stuff like this. I don't know how much of their inventory is on their web site - Kevin On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 3:38 PM Alan McKay wrote: > Oh man bouncing around all over the place - that one was a refurb. > Did some more searchin

Re: [linux] anyone out there working with xilinx-based ultrascale+ dev kits?

2020-01-02 Thread Kevin Szabo
That AVNET unit is a very good price for a such a state of the art FPGA (150K CLBs!). I generally look at Terasic (Altera) or Digilent, but nothing comes close to the Avnet board. I've seen Avnet come up with impressive demo boards in the past. There mission is to get their suppliers chips into

Re: [linux] Thinking of giving away some Git courses/seminars to promote my classes

2019-10-31 Thread Kevin Szabo
Newbie here, so I don't know how the group votes on topics so please excuse if this is the wrong method. I would love a Git fundamentals talk. I've use SCCS RCS CVS Subversion PLS Clearcase etc, but never had the foundations course on Git. I think it would be useful for me to help make the menta

[linux] How are the oc-linux meetings announced, or is there a master schedule?

2019-10-29 Thread Kevin Szabo
Hi, newbie here, I've looked through the wiki for an announcement of the November meeting or a master schedule but have come up empty. I'd like to start attending some of the meetings. I have subscribed to the mailing list, so I am seeing mailing list messages. Thanks for any help, Kevin