Re: [PLUG] Clinic Sunday?

2016-11-17 Thread wes
Guh. I forgot to change my "from" address when I sent out the announcement yesterday. Oh well, this thread can serve as adequate notice. -wes On Thursday, November 17, 2016, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:34:03 -0800 (PST) > Rich Shepard > dijo: > > >If there will be a clinic

Re: [PLUG] Clinic Sunday?

2016-11-17 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:34:03 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: >If there will be a clinic Sunday I'll bring in a portable needing a >third hand to install the keyboard. Yes, the Clinic will be at Free Geek Sunday 11/20 from 1-5. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG

[PLUG] Clinic Sunday?

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
If there will be a clinic Sunday I'll bring in a portable needing a third hand to install the keyboard. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Sed syntax error, the sequel

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 15 Nov 2016, Robert Citek wrote: > BTW, a really good book on regular expressions is "Mastering Regular > Expressions, 3rd Edition" Robert, Thanks for your suggestion. A bit of research on the web taught me that my first edition needs replacing. The second addition is a complete re-wr

Re: [PLUG] Linux job hunting...

2016-11-17 Thread Michael Dexter
On 11/14/16 6:10 AM, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > I have a major problem, I'm a college grad in computer science with 0 > years of experience. There has been some great feedback on this question already and I can only add a few points: 1. Don't limit yourself to "Linux" given that nearly every m

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
vga cable: no change. Monitor is under warranty. I have contacted asus support. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. > >Not encouraging, Denis. If you turn off the m

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. Not encouraging, Denis. If you turn off the monitor and connect a vga cable to the system rather than the hdmi cable, and then turn on the monitor it might pick up the difference. If not, a s

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
That may work, but the GD monitor is stuck in hdmi mode. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. > > Denis, > >A year or so ago I had the same problem. It turned out to be a fa

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
No. It is still stuck in hdmi mode and no osd. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 11/17/2016 12:43 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. > > How about disconnecting the DVI cable from the monitor and then turning > it bac

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. Denis, A year or so ago I had the same problem. It turned out to be a failed DVI port on the motherboard. I disconnected that cable, installed a VGA cable, reset the monitor and it's been working

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/17/2016 12:43 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. How about disconnecting the DVI cable from the monitor and then turning it back on. Will the OSD come up then? -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLU

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
Nope. black blank screen. More web searching for now. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > The manual for my monitor shows no way to perform a reset other than > through the on screen display (OSD). So the monitor is stuck in hdmi mode > and has no osd. > > I can try th

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
The manual for my monitor shows no way to perform a reset other than through the on screen display (OSD). So the monitor is stuck in hdmi mode and has no osd. I can try the reboot into recovery. The last time I did that I got a display. Maybe only some resolution modes are working in the monit

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
You are correct. The only connection to the monitor I am using is the dvi port. That is all that I have ever used, and the cable has not been moved. The problem of fat icons I assumed was due to a decreased resolution (true) and I called it vga (wrong). But the immediate problem is that I canno

Re: [PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Michael Barnes
If you chose HDMI input on your monitor, and you are connected to the VGA port, you will not see anything. This has nothing to do with your computer. Use the "Input" or "Source" button on your monitor to select the VGA input. That should get you to seeing the computer. Once you get that, you can wo

Re: [PLUG] Linux job hunting...

2016-11-17 Thread Michael Barnes
Just a comment for those who are thinking about trying tech support for a while. Treat your customers with respect and listen closely to them. Please, do not treat them like idiots that have no idea what they are talking about. Granted, some of them are, but you cannot assume that. Little pisses me

[PLUG] problems w/ desktop ubuntu 14.04 machine

2016-11-17 Thread Denis Heidtmann
The machine booted with a blank screen--no signal. Then I forced a restart with the power button. That produced the "error attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'.." message. I ran memtest for a while why I did some googling. Then I rebooted into recovery. I selected mounting all file sy

Re: [PLUG] Linux job hunting...

2016-11-17 Thread c
If your goal is to be a sysadmin or program for embedded systems, my advice is probably not as relevant. If you want to develop software for an end user market of the general public though, I have to second the recommendation to do a year or two of tech support. I did a couple of years of tech sup