Re: [PLUG] Linux laptop recommendations?

2022-12-18 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 12/18/22 5:16 PM, David Fleck wrote: My ThinkPad E531 is showing signs of age and the effects of one too many beverages spilled onto the keyboard, and I am now seriously looking for a replacement laptop. Asking for any recommendations from the group for a replacement. I use the laptop

Re: [PLUG] T-bird change?

2022-06-29 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 6/29/22 10:02 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: It used to be, when I was looking at T-bird and scrolled over an email focus the email would scroll. Now I have to click to move the focus to that email before it will scroll. Did T-bird change something, or do I have an oddity on my installation?

Re: [PLUG] Lenovo laptop [UPDATE]

2021-11-29 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
My Lenovo had no problem running several different distributions over the years it was in service...for what that's worth. Bruce On 11/29/21 10:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Mon, 29 Nov 2021, Rich Shepard wrote: I believe that Lenovo is continuing it's linux support in its new laptops. Is

Re: [PLUG] HDMI

2020-07-20 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 7/20/20 7:01 PM, Bill Barry wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:48 PM Bruce Kilpatrick wrote: On 7/20/20 6:47 PM, Bill Barry wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:42 PM Bruce Kilpatrick wrote: On 7/20/20 6:23 PM, Nat Taylor wrote: Boot into safe mode or single user mode, so you get a command

Re: [PLUG] HDMI

2020-07-20 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 7/20/20 6:47 PM, Bill Barry wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:42 PM Bruce Kilpatrick wrote: On 7/20/20 6:23 PM, Nat Taylor wrote: Boot into safe mode or single user mode, so you get a command prompt. Then you could try checking your dmesg / syslog etc, and maybe uninstalling any nvidia

Re: [PLUG] HDMI

2020-07-20 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 7/20/20 6:23 PM, Nat Taylor wrote: Boot into safe mode or single user mode, so you get a command prompt. Then you could try checking your dmesg / syslog etc, and maybe uninstalling any nvidia drivers? On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 8:05 AM Bruce wrote: On 7/20/20 12:00 AM, John Jason Jordan

Re: [PLUG] HDMI

2020-07-20 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 7/20/20 6:29 PM, Bill Barry wrote: Does it boot ok without the HDMI cable? Bill On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:23 PM Nat Taylor wrote: Boot into safe mode or single user mode, so you get a command prompt. Then you could try checking your dmesg / syslog etc, and maybe uninstalling any nvidia

Re: [PLUG] Xsane cannot communicate with scanner

2020-06-22 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 6/22/20 4:11 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Mon, 22 Jun 2020, King Beowulf wrote: The only printer/scanner company that I know of that explicitly supports Linux is HP. Ed, I believe that Epson also explicitly supports linux. The list contains several Scanjet models that work with HPLIP.

Re: [PLUG] Public / Free high-speed internet - Linux Distro

2019-10-07 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 10/7/19 5:09 PM, Russell Senior wrote: Another place with lots of bandwidth you might be able to score from is Portland State University. I haven't tried (I have decent bandwidth at home), but if I was looking for tubes, that's a place that comes to mind. On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 4:21 PM Mike

Re: [PLUG] Anyone has experience with the Epson EcoTank all in one printer scanners?

2019-10-06 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 14:30 Bruce Kilpatrick wrote: On 9/30/19 4:24 PM, tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, As per subject - I am looking for someone with first hand experience with the recent Epson EcoTank all-in-one printer/scanners in general and specifically on Linux. My own experience

Re: [PLUG] Anyone has experience with the Epson EcoTank all in one printer scanners?

2019-10-06 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 9/30/19 4:24 PM, tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, As per subject - I am looking for someone with first hand experience with the recent Epson EcoTank all-in-one printer/scanners in general and specifically on Linux. My own experience is limited to HP and Xerox office printers/scanners

Re: [PLUG] Color Laser/LED Multifunction Printers?

2019-01-04 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 1/4/19 2:08 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote: On Fri, 4 Jan 2019, Louis Kowolowski wrote: Been using a Brother MFC-L8850CDW for several years and happy with it. Supported with cups. I haven't tried remote scanning. Does duplex (printing/scanning) and network stuff (ethernet/wifi/airprint/etc). Can

Re: [PLUG] SANE not quite easy

2018-06-26 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
On 06/26/2018 06:37 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: I've acquired an Epson V500 flatbed scanner. After immediate install of xsane and the Epson iscan drivers scanning does not work. I've added myself to the scanner group and done a bit of unproductive googling. The sympton can be summed up:

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu Mate Update Weirdness

2018-03-01 Thread Bruce Kilpatrick
I replied earlier to this post and it went to Dick's email instead of the list. Reposting for your comments. Showing up a little late to the conversation, I found this: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2017/10/virtualbox-reached-5-2-major-release-how-to-install/ Bruce > On