Re: Re: Galaxy Geforce 9500 gt video card? Thanks

2010-12-21 Thread eculbert
Thanks for the help. Using it right now and all day yesterday. Running puppy 5.1.1 off rom right now. Have 10.10 k/ubuntu from magazines I picked up. Been on 7 different distro's in the last 24 hrs. And no hd! Love linux, try that with the 'doze. Maybe I didn't explain it well, but this mobo

Re: Galaxy Geforce 9500 gt video card? Thanks

2010-12-21 Thread Technomage Hawke
Ed, erasing a drive for use in a new machine is easy peasy. DD and badblocks are your friends for writing data to the raw disk. badblocks gives you the additional feature of checking the drive for failing areas. after that, a simple setup routine (included on most of the distress) will get you

Re: computer recycling

2010-12-21 Thread Stephen
your forget they also produce allot less heat. On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 6:58 PM, gm5729 wrote: > Just as a thought don't forget when replacing your CRT's --- major > heavy metals, buy LED monitors/LCDs they are easier on the eyes, burn > less electricity, take up less space -- can we say dual head

Re: computer recycling

2010-12-21 Thread gm5729
That they do Stephen. Including the lower Wattage with a PSU, changing out lights... == less need for AC -- yum yum power company. -- gk --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to chan

Re: computer recycling

2010-12-21 Thread Eric Shubert
On 12/21/2010 10:00 AM, gm5729 wrote: That they do Stephen. Including the lower Wattage with a PSU, changing out lights... == less need for AC -- yum yum power company. gk, Your client app is breaking the threaded view when replying to a message. I notice your replies don't have a "Refe

Re: computer recycling "shubes"

2010-12-21 Thread gm5729
I'm not quite sure Eric "shubes". My posts all come as a digest and I trim from there and bottom post. You would think using the same subject line as the OP would keep it attached but it doesn't. The web mail interface function on Plugs site doesn't work for me. -- gk ---

Re: computer recycling "shubes"

2010-12-21 Thread Eric Shubert
On 12/21/2010 11:17 AM, gm5729 wrote: I'm not quite sure Eric "shubes". My posts all come as a digest and I trim from there and bottom post. You would think using the same subject line as the OP would keep it attached but it doesn't. The web mail interface function on Plugs site doesn't work for

Stammtish Tonight (East Side)

2010-12-21 Thread PLUG Announcements
We'll be having our regular east side stammtish tonight. Come join us for some good conversation over good food. http://plug.phoenix.az.us/meetings/info#FreeSoftwareStammtischEast See you there, Brian Cluff ___ PLUG-announce mailing list - plug-an

runaway process udisks-daemon and how to resolve?

2010-12-21 Thread Technomage Hawke
ok, I've tried searching for a resolution through the debian bug reporting system without any usable results. I keep having a random occurrence of udisks-daemon causing my powerbook G3 to start locking up. I can killall it but that takes some time (as the keyboard gets locked up along with the r

Re: runaway process udisks-daemon and how to resolve?

2010-12-21 Thread Stephen
Have you tried setting nice. Might be a more graceful bandaid. On Dec 21, 2010 5:23 PM, "Technomage Hawke" wrote: > ok, > I've tried searching for a resolution through the debian bug reporting system without any usable results. I keep having a random occurrence of udisks-daemon causing my powerboo

Re: runaway process udisks-daemon and how to resolve?

2010-12-21 Thread Technomage Hawke
yes I have. the process would still take 99% CPU and progressively lock up the system, only it would just take a little longer -Eric On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Stephen wrote: > Have you tried setting nice. Might be a more graceful bandaid. > > On Dec 21, 2010 5:23 PM, "Technomage Hawke" >

Re: runaway process udisks-daemon and how to resolve?

2010-12-21 Thread Joseph Sinclair
udisks_daemon is part of DBUS and UDEV. It's the DBUS device manager for the disks on the machine. I have also had issues with DBUS and UDEV elements locking up the system from time-to-time. The only solution I've found so far is to restart the machine on occasion, just like I used to have to d