Re: Help making php display larger

2019-05-24 Thread Jim
Before any of the code, I put this. div.a {   font-size: 70px; } But only some of the text is bigger. See  for yourself here https://ibb.co/sCZrQjJ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe,

Re: Help making php display larger

2019-05-24 Thread Jim
all 3 together, just to give you some more context. On Fri, May 24, 2019, 5:39 PM Andrew McRobb <mailto:andrewmcr...@gmail.com>> wrote: Thats a CSS problem buddy. Pick up CSS beginner tutorials or a framework like Bulma or Bootstrap. On Fri, May 24, 2019, 5:35 PM Jim mai

Help making php display larger

2019-05-24 Thread Jim
I've got a php script to enable users to upload files to a server.  It works, but when testing it on my android phone, I saw the text is really small.   How can I make it appear larger on an android device?  Here's the script. thanks     $uploadDir = '/var/www/uploads/'; //path you wish

Re: start plop from grub

2019-04-10 Thread Jim
check as usb devices are often disabled by bios as a boot option by default sometimes are well hidden in menus and hard to find On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 2:33 PM Jim <mailto:azano...@gmail.com>> wrote: My system normally boots from /dev/sdd1.  I've installed Plop to /dev/sda1. If

Re: start plop from grub

2019-04-10 Thread Jim
directly but usb options will only be shown if the usb is plugged in and and sometimes shows up as a harddrive not a usb also check as usb devices are often disabled by bios as a boot option by default sometimes are well hidden in menus and hard to find On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 2:33 PM Jim

start plop from grub

2019-04-10 Thread Jim
My system normally boots from /dev/sdd1.  I've installed Plop to /dev/sda1. If I switch on the machine and press F12 to select a boot device, then pick /dev/sda1, Plop loads.   When I installed Plop, I chose the MBR of /dev/sda1. Is there a way to put a menu entry in Grub2 that would tell

Re: boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-09 Thread Jim
.  Thanks On 4/9/19 12:16 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: I think at the time the biggest we had was a 2GB stick. And unless a board supports EFI/UEFI I have never had success booting from MicroSD/SD. On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 11:38 PM Jim <mailto:azano...@gmail.com>> wrote: I tried a

Re: boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-09 Thread Jim
I tried a 4GB micro sd card and machine wouldn't boot from it. Like the other attempts, it gets to the screen showing all these devices and their IRQ settings and stops.  I have some CDs around here somewhere.  I'll try plop.  Then in a day or two I'll go to walmart and get a 4GB usb stick if

Re: boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-09 Thread Jim
Thanks for your input.    This is the first time in 10 years that I encountered a board that won't boot fom usb. It's especially strange since you didn't have the issue with this board.  Wht capacity usb stick did you use?  The two sticks i've used are 64 and 32GB.  I have some 8GB micro sd

Re: boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-08 Thread Jim
On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 3:16 PM Jim <mailto:azano...@gmail.com>> wrote: I have a USB stick with multisystem installed on it.  I'm looking for some way to boot from the CD then have the multisystem options available as if I were able to boot from the USB stick. On 4/8/1

Re: boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-08 Thread Jim
configured USB device, it will just be another device. You just mount the partition and be done with it. High level, I know, let me know if you need more specifics. ET Jim writes: I've got a computer with a Gigabyte P35-DS4L revision 1 motherboard in it.  The boot options include USB hard drives

boot from cd, point to thumb drive

2019-04-08 Thread Jim
I've got a computer with a Gigabyte P35-DS4L revision 1 motherboard in it.  The boot options include USB hard drives, but it won't boot from a USB thumb drive.  It will boot from an optical disc.  Can someone tell  me how to make a boot CD that would  then point to a USB thumb drive?  I don't

RAM question

2019-03-31 Thread Jim
I have a pc that uses ddr2 ram.  I'm looking on Amazon because I live in Tennessee and the nearest Fry's is in Georgia.  Can somebody tell me which brands of ram are ok and which ones, if any I should avoid?  I don't want to find out it's crap after I buy it. thanks

Re: Plug

2019-01-31 Thread Jim
Murderfs huh?  I assume you are thinking of reiserfs since Hans Reiser ran the command kill -9 wife. On 1/31/19 4:44 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: Ugh! NTFS. No wonder you are having such issues. Any way to move stuff off there and reformat to a more appropriate FS (like ext4, MurderFS or the like)?

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-06 Thread Jim
How old are these discs?  If you do get data from them, I'm sure some of us would be interested in how old they are and still able to retain the data. On 1/6/19 9:33 AM, Matthew Gibson wrote: My parents have been cleaning out their home and came across some 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, they also

Re: android question

2018-12-31 Thread Jim
:55, Jim wrote: Thanks Alexander, Stephen and Herminio. I've learned a lesson here. Make sure the device can be rooted before buying it. Also note that things can be more complicated than that.  The Samsung Galaxy S7 was listed on lineageos.org as working.  This is only half-correct

Re: android question

2018-12-31 Thread Jim
Thanks, Alexander. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+ On Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 20:39 Jim mailto:azano...@gmail.com> wrote: Does anyone know of a way to unlock the bootloader of an android device if the manufacturer has locked it and won't s

android question

2018-12-30 Thread Jim
Does anyone know of a way to unlock the bootloader of an android device if the manufacturer has locked it and won't supply a code to unlock it?  Where would be a good place to look? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org

Re: kde connect and pos phone

2018-12-30 Thread Jim
s me phone notifications. -mb On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 10:40 AM Jim <mailto:azano...@gmail.com>> wrote: The screen is not locked when I've tried this.  KDE connect does allow me to send data to the computer.  Until this is fixed, I'll just use sftp to send data to the desk

Re: kde connect and pos phone

2018-12-30 Thread Jim
Butash wrote: Not locked like carrier lock, I mean locked like in sleep, without a pin.  You just need to wake it up, pin unlock the phone, as that tends to lock storage.  I've noticed other things (like airdroid) won't allow connection if it locks. -mb On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 6:42 AM Jim

Re: kde connect and pos phone

2018-12-30 Thread Jim
...@gmail.com>> wrote: I would check in the connect settings and then the app permissions. This feels like Android security locking in place. On Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 10:01 PM Jim mailto:azano...@gmail.com> wrote: I recently bought a Motorola Moto e5 cruise phon

kde connect and pos phone

2018-12-29 Thread Jim
I recently bought a Motorola Moto e5 cruise phone running android 8.  Kde connect works on it except for the feature that's supposed to allow for accessing files on the phone from the desktop machine. In Dolphin, I click on the phone and see the internal storage and the micro SD card i added. 

Re: format thumbdrive.

2018-12-17 Thread Jim
My mistake. I meant lower right.  Any idea why that wouldn't work for Mike? On 12/18/18 12:36 AM, Jim wrote: I have KDE on this dinosaur and I have no trouble formatting them.  i plug it in, then wait for the window that pops up in the lower left telling me my options.  I don't mount it.  I

Re: format thumbdrive.

2018-12-17 Thread Jim
I have KDE on this dinosaur and I have no trouble formatting them.  i plug it in, then wait for the window that pops up in the lower left telling me my options.  I don't mount it.  I open Gparted or the KDE disk utility and format it.  If that doesn't work for Michael, I would wonder if

Re: system freezes sometimes

2018-12-14 Thread Jim
I used to have an HP computer.  It  would lock up at random when it was running linux.  I found out later that there was a bug in the bios it was using that only affected linux, and HP wasn't interested, at that time in fixing the bug.  Others might have better luck coming up with a solution

Re: google cloud print

2018-12-12 Thread Jim
Also using CUPS denies google the opportunity to read whatever document you're printing. On 12/11/18 10:30 PM, Victor Odhner wrote: The setup to do this depends partly on what brand and model of printer you have. Of course it won’t work unless your printer is able to be reached over your

Re: resolv.conf problem

2018-12-08 Thread Jim
servers isn't valid. This might be useful to see what servers dnsmasq is using. https://askubuntu.com/questions/556852/how-can-i-tell-which-dns-servers-dnsmasq-is-using -mb On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 7:44 PM Jim <mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote: Today I noticed a problem w

resolv.conf problem

2018-12-07 Thread Jim
Today I noticed a problem when I use Thunderbird to check my email on my Kubuntu 18.04 box.  I got  the following error in Thunderbird: Failed to connect to imap.comcast.net  However it will connect to imap.comcast.net.  I also couldn't ping imap.comcast.net. delboy@ladmo:~$ ping

Re: windows advice

2018-10-01 Thread Jim
Does this apply to android phones that people root? On 10/01/2018 02:06 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Monday, October 1, 2018 12:34 PM, Michael wrote: I don't want to void the wrranty Per the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, wiping the hard drive of your

Re: VPN on virtual machine

2018-09-19 Thread Jim
Today I tried one last time before giving up.  I installed kubuntu 14.04 on a virtual machine.  I configured the vpn and connected.  Then I launched ktorrent and opened the ubuntu 18.04 torrent.  It immediately connected to 119 seeders out of 3052. Download speeds varied between 2.75 and 4

Re: VPN on virtual machine

2018-09-18 Thread Jim
On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim <mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote: I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and ha

VPN on virtual machine

2018-09-17 Thread Jim
I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them using the

m4b tool

2018-09-14 Thread Jim
Tonight I got hold of some audiobooks.  The problem was that each entire audiobook is in the m4b format.  Seeing as how I won't listen to the whole book for several hours straight, I wanted them in smaller chunks, say one file for each chapter.   I found a script that does this nicely.  The

Re: WiFi router recommendations.

2018-09-13 Thread Jim
Believe me.  I know how you feel.  This is what happens when the cable company has no competition.  The city gives them a monopoly and they gouge their victims (customers) for as much as they can get away with.  I'd like to compare the rates they charge us to what they charge in areas where

Re: networking question

2018-09-11 Thread Jim
I found out Tuesday what was causing me to not get the speed I was told I should get.  Once again the Comcast guy I was talking to said he wanted to send out a repairman to find out why I wasn't getting the 150 Mbps everything told him I should be getting.  Tuesday morning the repairman showed

Re: bonding

2018-09-09 Thread Jim
/53499/how-to-merge-multiple-internet-connections-into-one <https://askubuntu.com/questions/53499/how-to-merge-multiple-internet-connections-into-one> Try it out and report back. On Sep 9, 2018, at 1:03 PM, Jim mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote: My co

bonding

2018-09-09 Thread Jim
My computer has 100 megabit ethernet on the motherboard.  I've disabled that so I can use the gigabit ethernet card I added.  If I were to bond those adapters, could i get 1.1 gigabit?  How would I do this? thanks --- PLUG-discuss mailing list

Re: Linux Mint Cinnamon

2018-09-06 Thread Jim
clocks On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 5:23 PM Jim <mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote: I'm trying out Linux Mint Cinnamon and I have a couple of questions. Is it possible to have a separate background image for each desktop? I like that the clock in the panel displays in a 24 ho

Linux Mint Cinnamon

2018-09-06 Thread Jim
I'm trying out Linux Mint Cinnamon and I have a couple of questions. Is it possible to have a separate background image for each desktop? I like that the clock in the panel displays in a 24 hour format. However I want to see the time in multiple time zones.  I'd like multiple copies of a

Re: networking question

2018-09-06 Thread Jim
On 09/06/2018 12:20 PM, Michael Butash wrote: Levels seem decent, so doesn't seem to be an issue with the transport. Have you tried bypassing your router and dhcp direct to the internet?  I've heard older consumer routers are having a hard time keeping up with now typical 100mbps speeds,

Re: networking question

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
On 09/05/2018 09:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote: How exactly are you testing your connection?  That's a relevant bit regarding networking.  If testing in phoenix, test a LA California-based server, as most cox residential egresses there.  I like Race Communications out of LA to test against on

Linux friendly NICs

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
Who can tell me if there are any nics that don't work well with linux?  I'm looking for a nic and with my luck if I don't ask, I'll end up buying one that does not get along with linux at all. thanks --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

networking question

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
Back in June comcast raised my connection speed to 150Mbps.  Two weeks ago it went back down to 100.  I called to complain and was told I was supposed to be  getting 100Mbps.  I finally got someone to admit that my connection speed should be 150, but I'm still getting 100. I didn't make any

Re: What does this mean?

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
the problem was.  Somehow, the UUID for the swap partition got changed.  This problem went away when I changed the UUID given for it in fstab. On Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 12:20 AM Jim <mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote: Whenever I boot the computer into Kubuntu 18, it takes

What does this mean?

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
Whenever I boot the computer into Kubuntu 18, it takes a couple of minutes to boot.  For a while the screen is blank.  Finally I'm able to see what it's doing as it boots, and I find this. a start job is running for dev-disk-by\x2uuid-377be6ee\x2dc467\x2d44fc\x2de7dad05366fd.device Then in

Re: Debian 9 vs Ubuntu 18

2018-09-05 Thread Jim
Cluff wrote: On 09/03/2018 10:50 PM, Jim wrote: I've been using Kubuntu for 5 years now since I freed my computer from windows and started running linux.  For most of that time I used Kubuntu 14.  I tried 16, but soon gave up on it because there were too many bugs.  In July I put Kubuntu 18

Re: Debian 9 vs Ubuntu 18

2018-09-04 Thread Jim
plugging a usb cable into the phone to transfer files is unreliable.  I also use sabnzb, ktorrent, handbrake and audacity. On 09/04/2018 10:26 AM, Bob Elzer wrote: Excellent Steve, Jim needs to make a list of what he does and uses on his Linux box. I used to upgrade on every release of Red hat

Re: Debian 9 vs Ubuntu 18

2018-09-04 Thread Jim
On 09/04/2018 09:46 AM, Steve Litt wrote: I think your near-future decisions are much more wide ranging than Kubuntu vs Debian Stable: * Do you want to keep using KDE? Yes * Where on the "User Friendly" vs DIY spectrum do you want to reside When I install it, I want it to just work, but I

Debian 9 vs Ubuntu 18

2018-09-03 Thread Jim
I've been using Kubuntu for 5 years now since I freed my computer from windows and started running linux.  For most of that time I used Kubuntu 14.  I tried 16, but soon gave up on it because there were too many bugs.  In July I put Kubuntu 18 on this machine. There are some annoying bugs with

Re: Kubuntu 18.04 and HDMI

2018-08-29 Thread Jim
very yummy gummies... :) ET Jim writes: I have a box running kubuntu 18.04 64 bit and an NVIDIA Geforcee GT520 video card.  The first monitor is connected via the DVI connector.  The second monitor using the HDMI connector. I also use the  second monitor for the cable box and I have an hdmi

Kubuntu 18.04 and HDMI

2018-08-29 Thread Jim
I have a box running kubuntu 18.04 64 bit and an NVIDIA Geforcee GT520 video card.  The first monitor is connected via the DVI connector.  The second monitor using the HDMI connector. I also use the  second monitor for the cable box and I have an hdmi switch to connect the second monitor to

Re: rmdir

2018-08-20 Thread Jim
Earlier I replied to Rusty's comment, but I ended up replying to him and not the list. Here's what I wrote. Over the last 20 years i've read many horror stories of people running rm -rf * in the root directory as root.  Here's your sign people. Here is Rusty's reply. Yeah. I remember many

How to fix the print screen key

2018-08-12 Thread Jim
For the first time since I installed Kubuntu 18.04 I tried the print screen key, but it didn't work.  I can open spectacle from the command line and get the screen shot I want, but I'd like to restore the print screen key to its normal function. Any ideas?

Greetings and How do I kill the x server

2018-07-30 Thread Jim
I have a problem killing the x server.  I have Kubuntu 18 installed.  I've gone into system settings / input devices / keyboard and enabled the option to kill the x server using control alt backspace, but it doesn't work.  I created another user account and it works if I'm logged in as the

Re: Cheap Dell Laptops

2014-07-18 Thread Jim March
and even light virtualization (running a copy of WinXP or another distro as a VM on it). Jim On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:02 AM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Better than a Chromebook? http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3531-laptop/pd?oc= fndoc3001bmodel_id=inspiron-15-3531-laptop

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