[PLUG] Victor wants a reality check with regard to raspberry pi and ZyXEL C1100Z

2016-04-01 Thread Victor Soich
rous in my phrasing, I hope I was articulate enough to get my point across. So, should I just stick with comcast over centurylink. If I go with centurylink, can I implement the functionality of the ZyXEL C1100Z DSL phone jack RJ11 in the raspberry pi, or is that just dumb to do. Thanks.

Re: [PLUG] Victor want's to be effective at emacs

2014-02-10 Thread Victor Soich
h, i.e log into xfce, terminal, as opposed to gnome. I earnestly hope I'm not coming off as petulant. I just spent a couple of somewhat angst ridden hours trying to modify my keyboard! I'd simply want a pointer or two so I don't follow some red herrings. Sincerely, Victor Soi

[PLUG] Victor want's to be effective at emacs

2014-02-10 Thread Victor Soich
ontrol_L keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L add Lock = Caps_Lock add Control = Control_L victor@claudius:~$ cat .bash_profile xmodmap ~/.xmodmap Thank you for your patience, understanding, and sympathy!! Sincerely, Victor Soich _

[PLUG] Victor wants to see a google's chromebook pixel

2013-11-07 Thread Victor Soich
Apparently, Linus Torvalds likes Google's Chromebook Pixel http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/03/06/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-blasts-pc-industry-praises-googles-chromebook-pixel/ I'd like to see a Google Chromebook Pixel. Does anyone on this list have one? Can I see it? Can you

[PLUG] Victor upgraded to Ubuntu 12.something

2012-11-16 Thread Victor Soich
quick trick to go back to 10.04, I'll leave well enough alone. Is there a mechanism to roll back the operating system, so to speak? Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Victor is perplexed over duplex

2012-08-24 Thread Victor Soich
nter, and still runs into hassle, consternation, angst, and most of all, inconvenience in trying to embrace the gosh darn linuxy ethos! Still, thank you all for your help, and, most importantly of all, thanks for listening to me kvetch! Sincerely, Victor Soich On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM,

[PLUG] Victor is perplexed over duplex

2012-08-17 Thread Victor Soich
the PLUG clinic for help, but maybe someone will already know what I need to do. At least someone will have a heads up if they read this email before, presumably, helping me at the clinic. Sincerely perplexed over duplex, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Father's Day Linux Clinic, Sunday June 17

2012-06-16 Thread Victor Soich
he screen. I hope what I'm seeking falls within the purview of the clinic. Sincerely, Victor Soich On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:35 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > What does Dad want for Father's Day, Sunday June 17?  Linux > Clinic, of course!  Especially if he's your father, and he

[PLUG] watching two videos under ubuntu 10.04

2011-12-08 Thread Victor Soich
o matter what I click on. Also, when I put this DVD into my old DVD player hooked up to my TV, nothing ever happens, let alone watching the first movie. I presume there are actually two movies on my DVD, and that the software can only access one. What do I have to do? Sincerel

[PLUG] getting a web cam to work in ubuntu 10.04

2011-12-08 Thread Victor Soich
That is my ultimate goal. In the meantime, I can't figure out how to start my camera otherwise. Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Off Topic: Victor is looking for a silent "no light" programmable thermostat

2011-11-03 Thread Victor Soich
r changes state. Sincerely, Victor Soich The following goes into detail regarding my concerns and issues with my current programmable thermostat. I wrote to technical support of Rheem describing two issues of the Rheem thermostat. It lights up at inappropriate times, and makes a loud clicking noise. Pe

Re: [PLUG] DSL Provider Recommendations Sought

2011-02-11 Thread Victor Soich
cumen than me know if I can get DSL where I live, or how do I go about figuring it out? Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] brother HL-2270DW to work in ubuntu 10.04

2010-12-17 Thread Victor Soich
27;t know what else to do, but I hope I've been sufficiently duly diligent in trying to figure out how this stuff works, and I hope I've articulated the efforts I've gone through to such an extent that it will merit your consideration in helping me. Sincerely, Victor Soich P.S. Below is the

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Well, I guess I didn't do everything quite correctly. I finally got my router to factory settings, by somehow using the right combination of pressing the reset button to the router, and disconnecting the power to the router at a correctly moment in time. My incantations to linuxy spirits and my t

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
e wracking! I earnestly thank you all for your support, and especially, your patience. Sincerely, Victor Soich On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Terrence Hulse wrote: > >From Airlinks Support KnowledgeBase: > > Article > Forgot Router's User Name and Password? > > Views:

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Hi Russell, I couldnt find Network Manage. I found System -> Preferences -> Network Connections and System -> Preference -> Network Proxy and System -> Administration -> Network Tools. Within those dialog boxes, I did not figure out how to disconnect and reconnect my interface. I have physicall

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
I think the answer is d, but it is so nice to get positive reinforcement with the statement "You have done everything correctly." I guess I'll bring the box and router to the PLUG clinic. With regard to answer a) I tried again with caps lock, both on and off. With regard to answer b) Rich Sh

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Victor Soich wrote: >  Aha! Are you using a Ethernet cable or a wireless connection between this > machine and the wireless router? You have both interfaces shown, but only > the ethernet (eth1) is runnin

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
w how to bring up these dialog boxes in ubuntu. Sincerely, Victor On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Victor Soich wrote: > Hi Russell, > > There is a reset button on the wireless router.  I used a > pencil, and with the power on, on the tiny modem button, and held the > pencil there f

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Hi Russell, There is a reset button on the wireless router. I used a pencil, and with the power on, on the tiny modem button, and held the pencil there for 20-30 seconds. I was hoping that it would set the router to factory defauts, and thus be able to use admin as the password. Maybe I'm not u

[PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
trying to configure. Thank you for your consideration, Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] civ 4 Beyond the Sword on wine 1.2 on ubuntu 10.04

2010-12-03 Thread Victor Soich
Hi all, I'm a linux newbie that has had some success and is pleased with himself! I went to http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=10158 to figure out how to get civ 4 to work on my machine. I initially had trouble figuring the following out which was written at the abov

Re: [PLUG] civ 4 Beyond the Sword on wine 1.2 on ubuntu 10.04

2010-12-01 Thread Victor Soich
could help, but in case not, I emailed to ap...@winehq.org. I hope I am asking for help in an appropriate and respectful way. Thank you, Victor Soich On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:03 AM, Victor Soich wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get Civ 4 Beyond the Sword on wine 1.2 on ubuntu 10.

[PLUG] civ 4 Beyond the Sword on wine 1.2 on ubuntu 10.04

2010-12-01 Thread Victor Soich
Hi, I'm trying to get Civ 4 Beyond the Sword on wine 1.2 on ubuntu 10.04 to work. According to the link http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=16878 The link above says... The following tweaks are unavoidable in order to run the game: * Install MSXML3 and MSXML4 v

Re: [PLUG] Problems with browser on Ubuntu 8.04 server

2010-06-30 Thread Victor Soich
asound/pcm 00-02: emu10k1x : EMU10K1X Center/LFE : playback 1 00-01: emu10k1x : EMU10K1X Rear : playback 1 00-00: emu10k1x : EMU10K1X Front : playback 1 : capture 1 Also.ALSA Mixer says I have Chip: SigmaTel STAC9708,11 So...I've done my newbie best here. Does any of the above infor

[PLUG] Problems with browser on Ubuntu 8.04 server

2010-06-25 Thread Victor Soich
videos in Firefox on Ubuntu, but I still have no sound, and the video is choppy. Perhaps my questions are too newbie. If so, perhaps, someone can suggest a more appropriate venue for my inquiries. Sincerely, Victor Soich -- Forwarded message ------ From: Victor Soich Date: Thu, Ju

Re: [PLUG] Problems with browser on Ubuntu 8.04 server

2010-06-24 Thread Victor Soich
them, et. al. Or is there something simple I can do? Please help me to get my videos in Firefox on Linux working smoothly, and sound so I can hear them. Thank You, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Problems with browser on Ubuntu 8.04 server

2010-06-21 Thread Victor Soich
counter these issues with Firefox on Windows. I just can't figure out what to do with Firefox on Linux. Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Victor wants to play with the N900

2010-03-10 Thread Victor Soich
o being able to use the fleshy part of your finger on the screen like an iphone. I played with the iphone, and I hope the next version of the n900 has multitouch and the same fingering as the iphone, without nokia worrying about getting sued by Apple. Having said all thatI'd still like to

Re: [PLUG] Victor wants to play with the N900

2010-03-09 Thread Victor Soich
Hi, I sent the below message to the plug list. Is it inappropriate? I am not Nokia shill or a troll. I just want to see this phone in action, and figured if anyone had it, it would be someone from this list. It's a linuxy phone. Thanks, Victor Soich -- Forwarded me

[PLUG] Victor wants to play with the N900

2010-03-04 Thread Victor Soich
the phone and play with it a bit. I've never owned a smart phone, and since I'm a little bit brainwashed by linux, I figure I should check out this phone. Thanks, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.

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

2009-12-08 Thread Victor Soich
t onto the list. I didn't notice it in my email account like I do with other emails from the list. I'm just wondering, did I do something wrong? Was I off topic somehow? Just curious. Sincerely, Victor Soich -- Forwarded message ------ From: Victor Soich Date: Sun, De

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

2009-12-06 Thread Victor Soich
having to return them because they are not fully supported under linux, and/or not powerful enough cards. 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". Thank you, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] Victor wants to have a better web surfing experience

2009-07-10 Thread Victor Soich
Hi, I have debian on my laptop and a comcast broadband connection. When I use a web browser called Epiphany and go to my gmail account and compose an email, the time it takes for the letters to appear on the screen as I type them is super slow. When I open a lot of tabs, i.e. web sites, my syste

Re: [PLUG] trying to get flash to work in epiphany and iceweasel

2009-04-19 Thread Victor Soich
Epiphany much as I dumped it because of its > requirement to have gnome-network-manager to configure it for using a > proxy when I use fluxbox. > > Tim > > Victor Soich wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I installed debian on my laptop. >> >> I am using epiphany and ic

[PLUG] trying to get flash to work in epiphany and iceweasel

2009-04-17 Thread Victor Soich
How do I get flash to work with epiphany and iceweasel? Sincerely, Victor Soich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug