Re: [PLUG] Temperature and routers...

2009-12-08 Thread Nye Walker
The temperature shouldn't be a problem, but keep the humidity in check. Too low and you can get static issues. Not good. -Nye On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:18 PM, someone wrote: > Is 15 degrees fahrenheit too cold for the typical linux router built using > an > old computer? I imagine the cold i

Re: [PLUG] Temperature and routers...

2009-12-08 Thread drew wymore
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:18 PM, someone wrote: > Is 15 degrees fahrenheit too cold for the typical linux router built using > an > old computer? I imagine the cold is good for hard drives and it keeps > the electronics cool. > > Has anyone had favorable results with the RealTek 8180 wireless dr

[PLUG] Temperature and routers...

2009-12-08 Thread someone
Is 15 degrees fahrenheit too cold for the typical linux router built using an old computer? I imagine the cold is good for hard drives and it keeps the electronics cool. Has anyone had favorable results with the RealTek 8180 wireless driver in recent 2.6 kernels? I'm getting a very weak connec

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Andrew Jackman
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Andrew Jackman wrote: > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:29 PM, Victor Soich wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Anyone who has gone through this "hassle" of trying to get 3 monitors >> to work in ubuntu linux, please steer me clear of "bumps in the road". >> > > In terms of behavior

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Andrew Jackman
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Donkyhotay wrote: > I currently don't use ubuntu, don't use dual-monitors much less three, > not knowing anything about the "hassle" of setting this up I didn't > bother responding. > > Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in > windmil

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Andrew Jackman
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:29 PM, Victor Soich wrote: > Hi all, > > Anyone who has gone through this "hassle" of trying to get 3 monitors > to work in ubuntu linux, please steer me clear of "bumps in the road". > Well, the newer video cards can behave differently in Linux than the ones that I've us

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Donkyhotay
I currently don't use ubuntu, don't use dual-monitors much less three, not knowing anything about the "hassle" of setting this up I didn't bother responding. Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in windmills. Carlos Konstanski wrote: > I remember seeing it a coup

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Mike Connors
Carlos Konstanski wrote: > I remember seeing it a couple days ago (or was it yesterday?). Your > original post made it. Maybe no one on this list can afford 3 monitors > at $1159.99 each, and therefore are not in a position to help. Just a > theory - it certainly holds true for me. Hey Victor - I s

Re: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Carlos Konstanski
I remember seeing it a couple days ago (or was it yesterday?). Your original post made it. Maybe no one on this list can afford 3 monitors at $1159.99 each, and therefore are not in a position to help. Just a theory - it certainly holds true for me. I can tell you that you can use NVidia TwinView

[PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 monitors in linux

2009-12-08 Thread Victor Soich
Hi all, I sent the below email to plug@lists.pdxlinux.org and cc: to us...@lists.ubuntu.com I got a response from someone at us...@lists.ubuntu.com and I'm happy with the response, but I got no response from plug@lists.pdxlinux.orgIn fact, I think it didn't even make it onto the l

Re: [PLUG] EDID editor for Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 12:59:01PM -0800, Galen Seitz wrote: > > This should help: > http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/I2CTools It looks like i2cdump and i2cset are the right tools out of that. Thanks! I will need to wrap them in a script to write the whole record to the EEPROM - and yes, I will

Re: [PLUG] EDID editor for Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread Keith Lofstrom
>> Keith asks for a Linux EDID writer ... On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 01:15:45PM -0800, m0gely wrote: > Is there something special about that display or laptop that requires > this? I've done a higher-res display upgrade on an HP laptop once and it > was plug and play. How is this different than plu

Re: [PLUG] EDID editor for Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread m0gely
Keith Lofstrom wrote: > I finally got the time to build some Frankenstein QXGA (2048x1536) > T60 Thinkpads. Part of the process involves writing new EDID > screen configuration information to the QXGA panels so the > Thinkpad BIOS does not glarf (I imagine X could be fooled to > read EDID from a f

Re: [PLUG] EDID editor for Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread Galen Seitz
Keith Lofstrom wrote: > I finally got the time to build some Frankenstein QXGA (2048x1536) > T60 Thinkpads. Part of the process involves writing new EDID > screen configuration information to the QXGA panels so the > Thinkpad BIOS does not glarf (I imagine X could be fooled to > read EDID from a f

Re: [PLUG] VirtualBox -- Mounting Host Filesystems on Client???

2009-12-08 Thread Tim Wescott
Joe Shisei Niski wrote: > On 12/07/2009 10:35 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: > >> I'm in the middle of my Big Computer Upgrade, with Ubuntu 9.10 (up from >> 8.10), and Windows running on VirtualBox so's I can do accounting >> without getting out of Linux. >> >> I _thought_ that I could have access someh

Re: [PLUG] VirtualBox -- Mounting Host Filesystems on Client???

2009-12-08 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 12/07/2009 10:35 PM, Tim Wescott wrote: > I'm in the middle of my Big Computer Upgrade, with Ubuntu 9.10 (up from > 8.10), and Windows running on VirtualBox so's I can do accounting > without getting out of Linux. > > I _thought_ that I could have access somehow to the host filesystem from > Vir