Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Kerry Mayes
I've updated this with description of the current free-as-in-beer VMWare Server. Kerry. On 06/07/06, Jim Cheetham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I put these thoughts (a little expanded) on the wiki http://clug.net.nz/index.php/VMWare If anyone has expansions/corrections/new ideas, please add them!

GAT Linux Teaching Up and Running...

2006-07-05 Thread Don Gould
See: http://www.tcn.bowenvale.co.nz/content/view/25/20/ Errol posted on list a number of months back about some of his students who wanted to learn something about Linux. We've now had the first meeting with 5 students and are underway. There will be more info provided in due course. The li

Re: OT wanted to buy - PCI video card with TV-out

2006-07-05 Thread Chevhq Car
Hi Nick, can you give me an address and I can drop this card off and see if it suits youCheers chrisOn 6/29/06, Nick Rout < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I am after a card with the following features:PCI (not PCI-E nor PCI-X nor AGP) TV-out (preferably composite, but I am flexible on this, s-video conve

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Jim Cheetham
On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 03:08:29PM +1200, Don Gould wrote: > It seems that getting vmware up and running is more complex than qemu, > but if it runs faster then there's a benefit. Well, it's the same procedural steps for both, but you get different levels of support in working out what the proced

loss of mouse pointer (and more)

2006-07-05 Thread Roger Searle
I am experiencing with increased frequency the loss of the mouse pointer, making it necessary to reboot to fix. The mouse itself is functioning ie I can move it on the desk and there is corresponding highlighting of application buttons as the invisible pointer moves over them, I have the ability t

Re: Photo handling with Linux

2006-07-05 Thread Don Gould
http://gallery.menalto.com/ Very kewl gallery software. There is a plug in for XP that once set up will transfer your pix from your camera directly to a new gallery on your gallery web site. Just plug your camera in to the usb port and xp pops up with the upload to site window. Of course b

Photo handling with Linux

2006-07-05 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
5 days to go. As usual, please send me any requests, thoughts etc on anything in particular which you like me to cover, I can still incorporate at this point. Off or on list replies. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ P

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Don Gould
Thanks Jim, that's fantastic and would have been so much help if it had existed when I started. It seems that getting vmware up and running is more complex than qemu, but if it runs faster then there's a benefit. I still haven't installed the accelorater for qemu Cheers Don Jim Cheetham wro

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Jim Cheetham
I put these thoughts (a little expanded) on the wiki http://clug.net.nz/index.php/VMWare If anyone has expansions/corrections/new ideas, please add them! -jim On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 06:48:46PM +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote: > On Jul 5, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Don Gould wrote: > >Ok, following advise I in

[Semi-OT] User Friendly cartoons

2006-07-05 Thread david merriman
Hi, sorry for the semi-offtopic post, but I saw these two User Friendly cartoons recently and thought some people might get a laugh out of them :) http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20060628 http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20060629 David -- The downside of being better than everyo

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:51:27 +1200 David Kirk wrote: > > Or you could provide everyone with a Knoppix CD and a USB key. Any > changes the students make will be saved to the USB key. Kids all seem to have USB sticks of their own these days. (pertinently you should read the "Zits" cartoon in t

Re: Kubuntu Disks.

2006-07-05 Thread bossman
hope you've got one set aside for me :) I booked in @ 2 weeks ago asking if they'd arrived and you replied by next (this months meeting). all else fails can i get a disk round for a copy to be burned? would have been at last nights GNU meeting but have a wee bit of a cold and didn't feel like g

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread David Kirk
Don, I have some suggestions for you. I want to be able to put img of an os on cd for user. Give them a live CD like Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc. There are plenty to choose from. I want to be able to run a linux session on a windows machine without having to stuff about with the patition table.

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Robert Fisher
On Thursday 06 July 2006 12:43 am, Don Gould wrote: > I have a number of objectives... > > I want to be able to put img of an os on cd for user. > I want to be able to run a linux session on a windows machine without > having to stuff about with the patition table. So why not use a boot CD like Me

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Don Gould
I have a number of objectives... I want to be able to put img of an os on cd for user. I want to be able to run a linux session on a windows machine without having to stuff about with the patition table. I want to be able to run up a linux distro then hand it out for review of specific issues w

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Kerry Mayes
Isn't that just a scanner driver? My problem is that there is no LPR or CUPS driver for the MFC5200C. And, back on the topic of the thread, I'm using VMWare server on my Inspiron 1100. It's performance is not distinguishable from the Player. That said, I'd recommend a live cd rather than virtu

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wednesday 05 July 2006 20:56, Kerry Mayes wrote: > Brother MFC5200C. No linux drivers anywhere! ?? http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/sane_drivers.html -- CS

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Kerry Mayes
Brother MFC5200C. No linux drivers anywhere! I currently have win 98 emulating a postscript printer for linux access. I want to free up this machine to upgrade either my firewall or samba domain controller. On 05/07/06, Craig FALCONER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kerry - why? Is it a dodgy win

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:37:26 +1200 Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of VMWare player, you should try VMWare server. It allows you > to create and run multiple virtual machines. It is also free. > > OR: on the VMWare site there are some "pre-rolled" VMs including Ubuntu I > thin

RE: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Craig FALCONER
Kerry - why? Is it a dodgy win GDI printer? -Original Message- From: Kerry Mayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 5 July 2006 7:37 p.m. To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: VMWare Player... (I'm currently creating a win 98 VM to run under linux and be a printer ser

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Kerry Mayes
Clarification - VM Server now runs under an operating system. On 05/07/06, Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Instead of VMWare player, you should try VMWare server. It allows you to create and run multiple virtual machines. It is also free. OR: on the VMWare site there are some "pre-roll

Re: VMWare Player...

2006-07-05 Thread Kerry Mayes
Instead of VMWare player, you should try VMWare server. It allows you to create and run multiple virtual machines. It is also free. OR: on the VMWare site there are some "pre-rolled" VMs including Ubuntu I think. (I'm currently creating a win 98 VM to run under linux and be a printer server fo