Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 05/17/2016 06:56 PM, David wrote: > On 05/17/2016 05:50 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> On 05/17/2016 04:21 PM, David wrote: >>> On 05/17/2016 04:10 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >>> >>> <...> >>> >>> Try checking out this resolution from 2014: >>> >>>

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Russell Senior
The roof shouldn't matter. You bits aren't coming from space, generally (at least not until Keith has his way). Stucco is bad news for transmission between inside and outside, but if you have windows that aren't low-e glass like in modern office buildings, you should get plenty of rf intrusion th

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
For me, there's no noticable difference on wifi, but cell phone (T-Mobile 3g) reception is so spotty I need to go out onto the porch to get a reliable voice connection. It's worth the hassle for never needing to re-roof in this lifetime. Joe Shisei Niski

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Jeff Maher
Yes, it can. > On May 17, 2016, at 20:50, Michael Dexter wrote: > > > Hello, > > Might anyone know if a metal roof impact wifi and mobile support > support? Russell? > > Thanks! > > Michael > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > htt

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Keith
Yes. A metal roof will effect the transmission of radio signals. On 05/17/2016 08:50 PM, Michael Dexter wrote: > > Hello, > > Might anyone know if a metal roof impact wifi and mobile support > support? Russell? > > Thanks! > > Michael > ___ > PLUG maili

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Louis Kowolowski
It certainly can. Any idea how thick it is? In a related note, 2 layers of chicken wire overlapped about 50% (with holes in the ~2” range) will do a great job isolating wifi and cell signals from the enclosed space. > On May 17, 2016, at 10:50 PM, Michael Dexter wrote: > > > Hello, > > Mig

[PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Michael Dexter
Hello, Might anyone know if a metal roof impact wifi and mobile support support? Russell? Thanks! Michael ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread David
On 05/17/2016 05:50 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 05/17/2016 04:21 PM, David wrote: >> On 05/17/2016 04:10 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> >> <...> >> >> Try checking out this resolution from 2014: >> >>

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 05/17/2016 04:21 PM, David wrote: > On 05/17/2016 04:10 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > > <...> > > Try checking out this resolution from 2014: > > > > Looks like a package might not be

Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT: PLUG Advanced Topics: Installerfest! (re-read that)

2016-05-17 Thread Richard Owlett
On 5/17/2016 4:43 PM, Michael Dexter wrote: > On 5/17/16 2:18 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> did I miss something ??? > > Re: [ PLUG ] Subject matter for a talk? > > Michael Thanks. Had seen thread but did a mental "RESET" at each mention of BSD ;/ _

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread David
On 05/17/2016 04:10 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 05/17/2016 03:51 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: >> On Tue, 17 May 2016, Dick Steffens wrote: >> >>> Doesn't work is the opposite of, "It just works," which is what most of >>> my Linux experience is. More specifically in this case, I plug the >>> reader wi

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 05/17/2016 03:51 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 17 May 2016, Dick Steffens wrote: > >> Doesn't work is the opposite of, "It just works," which is what most of >> my Linux experience is. More specifically in this case, I plug the >> reader with a card in it into a USB port. In Ubuntu 12.04 and

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 17 May 2016, Dick Steffens wrote: > Doesn't work is the opposite of, "It just works," which is what most of > my Linux experience is. More specifically in this case, I plug the > reader with a card in it into a USB port. In Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint > 13 after a very few seconds, a Nauti

Re: [PLUG] Strange Dirvish behavior

2016-05-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 17 May 2016, Derek Loree wrote: > I have a backup server running Dirvish from Cron.daily. One of the vaults > is setup to run a script that establishes a VPN tunnel and mounts a > network share to a local directory. When I run the “dirvish —vault fobar” > command it works as I expect it t

[PLUG] Strange Dirvish behavior

2016-05-17 Thread Derek Loree
I have a backup server running Dirvish from Cron.daily. One of the vaults is setup to run a script that establishes a VPN tunnel and mounts a network share to a local directory. When I run the “dirvish —vault fobar” command it works as I expect it to. When I run the cron script it works as I

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 05/17/2016 02:12 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 17 May 2016, Dick Steffens wrote: > >> I have a card reader that worked on Ubuntu 12, works on Linux Mint 13?, >> but doesn't work on Ubuntu 14.04. > Dick, > > Please define "doesn't work." Doesn't work is the opposite of, "It just works,"

Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT: PLUG Advanced Topics: Installerfest! (re-read that)

2016-05-17 Thread Michael Dexter
On 5/17/16 2:18 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > did I miss something ??? Re: [ PLUG ] Subject matter for a talk? Michael ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT: PLUG Advanced Topics: Installerfest! (re-read that)

2016-05-17 Thread Richard Owlett
did I miss something ??? On 5/17/2016 2:27 PM, Michael Dexter wrote: >[snip] > From a mailing list discussion: Let's talk installers. > [snip] I don't recall any discussion. Searched subject lines for last 3 months with no hits. I see multiple very customized Debian installs in my futur

Re: [PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 17 May 2016, Dick Steffens wrote: > I have a card reader that worked on Ubuntu 12, works on Linux Mint 13?, > but doesn't work on Ubuntu 14.04. Dick, Please define "doesn't work." If you mean that it's a drive not recognized in /etc/fstab, you can tail /var/log/messages and see how th

[PLUG] Recommended Card Reader for Ubuntu 14

2016-05-17 Thread Dick Steffens
I have a card reader that worked on Ubuntu 12, works on Linux Mint 13?, but doesn't work on Ubuntu 14.04. I haven't had time to do much research on the problem, but I recall seeing something about it. For now, I have to download photos from my camera's SD card to the Linux Mint laptop, copy the

[PLUG] TONIGHT: PLUG Advanced Topics: Installerfest! (re-read that)

2016-05-17 Thread Michael Dexter
Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting Announcement Who: Roundtable Discussion What: Installerfest! Where: Free Geek, 1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland When: Tuesday, May 17th 2016, at 7PM Why: The pursuit of technology freedom Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live From a mailing list discus

Re: [PLUG] codeweaver crossover

2016-05-17 Thread Keith
[posted to Portland Linux/Unix Group & emailed] On Sun, 15 May 2016 22:51:26 -0700, jim karlock wrote: > quick basic, a DOS program You can use DOSbox to run DOS programs. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailm