Re: OT: (sorta) (or, IS it?) [slashdot.org]: Linux: Happy Birthday, Linus

I saw this on slashdot I think. Long Live Linus. -jmz On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: >> >> from >> >> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/28/1438232/Happy-Birthday-Linus?art_pos=11 : >> [quote:] >> >> >>

Re: OT: (sorta) (or, IS it?) [slashdot.org]: Linux: Happy Birthday, Linus

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > from > > http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/28/1438232/Happy-Birthday-Linus?art_pos=11 > : > [quote:] > > Linux: Happy Birthday, > Linus

OT: (sorta) (or, IS it?) [slashdot.org]: Linux: Happy Birthday, Linus

from http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/28/1438232/Happy-Birthday-Linus?art_pos=11 : [quote:] Linux: Happy Birthday, Linus Glyn Moody writes*"Today is the birthday of Linus. Just under

Re: A Question About Locales/Languages

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:06 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 28. Dez, 2009 schwätzte Mark Phillips so: > > One of my daughter's has a Mac and it has a neat feature [...SNIP!...] The >> display of the Spanish keyboard on the screen is really important. >> >> Is there a way to configure Debian [...] so

Re: A Question About Locales/Languages

Am 28. Dez, 2009 schwätzte Mark Phillips so: One of my daughter's has a Mac and it has a neat feature that allows her to switch languages for her keyboard so she can type in Spanish in openoffice. When she switches to Spanish, a nice keyboard map appears on the screen so she can see where the sp

Re: O.T. iPod question?

On Mon 28 December 2009 8:05:04 pm mike Enriquez wrote: > > Dead iPods go somewhere but where? > hell :) -- Ryan Rix Fedora KDE SIG Member, Phoenix AZ Ambassador, News KDE Beat writer New Mail address: phrkonale...@gmail.com -> r...@n.rix.si !! http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | http://i

A Question About Locales/Languages

One of my daughter's has a Mac and it has a neat feature that allows her to switch languages for her keyboard so she can type in Spanish in openoffice. When she switches to Spanish, a nice keyboard map appears on the screen so she can see where the special characters are located (i.e. the n-tilde i

Re: O.T. iPod question?

Hi Mike, I think they get snarfed for marks on EBAY? Seriously check CL: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=18&subAreaID=&query=ipods+&catAbbreviation=sss The first link is a guy buying broken ipod classics for $40.00? On 12/28/09, mike Enriquez wrote: > Does anyone on the list know

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

Simple Grub2 changes : conf.d style file location configuration recipes partition notation like grub legacy change script boot order by changing numbers os prober (find installs on disks) install even while booted into OS Summary: GRUB 2 has three main parts: 1. /etc/default/grub - the file

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

Lisa Kachold wrote: > Glad you got it going. It was interesting to read a bit about the > differences between Grub2 and grub...Thanks for the fun! I imagine that was interesting all right. Care to give us a recap? > On 12/28/09, Mark Phillips wrote: >> Thank-you for your suggestions. I also fou

O.T. iPod question?

Does anyone on the list know what people do with dead iPods. I would like to find a dead iPod or non functioning iPod to take apart to see how it is made. Dead iPods go somewhere but where? Thanks for any help on this. Mike Enriquez --- PLUG-discu

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

Glad you got it going. It was interesting to read a bit about the differences between Grub2 and grub...Thanks for the fun! On 12/28/09, Mark Phillips wrote: > Thank-you for your suggestions. I also found this link that was helpful as > well - http://linuxers.org/howto/how-fix-grub2-error-15-ubun

Re: fixing laptop jack

well cool beans it looks like the job my soldier did was half the battle! On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > its not always so simple. If you don't soldier correctly, the > soldier will actually give off heat when a current goes through it, > and in some cases it can

Re: fixing laptop jack

its not always so simple. If you don't soldier correctly, the soldier will actually give off heat when a current goes through it, and in some cases it can get so hot the soldier will melt, cause shorts, and destroy your equipment. knowing is half the battle. -jmz On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:47 P

Re: fixing laptop jack

just make sure you heat up both metal parts before applying the soldier! On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > your sales skills are also the suck. ;) > > given that engineers are notoriously self deprecating Im willing to > overlook that if you convince me you can fix my p

Re: fixing laptop jack

your sales skills are also the suck. ;) given that engineers are notoriously self deprecating Im willing to overlook that if you convince me you can fix my precious Toshiba. soldering is much more difficult than many think. -jmz On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Stephen wrote: > I know ho

Re: fixing laptop jack

I know how, but my soldering skills are the suck. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > Hello, > >  does anyone here know how to fix a laptop DC power jack?  its a > toshiba satellite. > >  would be willing to pay... > > -jmz > --

fixing laptop jack

Hello, does anyone here know how to fix a laptop DC power jack? its a toshiba satellite. would be willing to pay... -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail se

Re: In need of Linux computer

its probably for the better... Only those of use who have learned to grip with our toes will be spared... and my cats will eat locusts and it will be funny to watch. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > After a long battle with technology, Stephen wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

Thank-you for your suggestions. I also found this link that was helpful as well - http://linuxers.org/howto/how-fix-grub2-error-15-ubuntu. I was able to boot into my Debian partition with your help, and after running dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc one more time, grub found my windows partition and my dua

Re: In need of Linux computer

After a long battle with technology, Stephen wrote: > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Bob Elzer wrote: >> I need a million dollars. > do you NEED it or just fantasize about it? A 900-foot-tall penguin appeared to me, and said that if $1 million is not donated to the FSF and the EFF by Dec. 31,

Re: In need of Linux computer

do you NEED it or just fantasize about it? :-P On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Bob Elzer wrote: > I need a million dollars. > > > I won't hold my breath  LOL > > > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoe

RE: In need of Linux computer

I need a million dollars. I won't hold my breath LOL _ From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of mike havens Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:16 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: In need of L

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

Or just try 1) Boot into recovery CD/DVD or distro USB drive. 2) sudo grub-install /dev/sda OMIT 3/4 ?? On 12/28/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > 1) Boot into recovery CD/DVD or distro USB drive. > 2) Revert back http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1298932 > 3) Redo with correct box checked for S

Re: Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

1) Boot into recovery CD/DVD or distro USB drive. 2) Revert back http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1298932 3) Redo with correct box checked for SCSI sda. 4) Return to 1 if STILL not working (like many others are doing) On 12/28/09, Mark Phillips wrote: > I was just finishing a new Debi

Help - Just Hosed My Grub 2 Install and Can't Boot

I was just finishing a new Debian squeeze install on a new laptop, and the last step was updating grub to grub 2. I went through update-from-grub-legacy, but I hit return before I ticked the box for sda. Now my system won't boot - I get error 15 when it starts up with grub. I am sure I just wiped o