linux drivers: Nvidia vs ATI

Ok, before anyone says something.. I know these are closed source. I'm fine with that although I realize some people aren't for understandable reasons. When the open source versions support the same features and performance with stability, I'll use it. I need to buy a new laptop and I'm going to

Re: linux drivers: Nvidia vs ATI

> > Intel. > > Intel has been providing specs for a long time, so drivers are in better > shape. > > I've found getting effects or dual-head working on ATI and nVidia to be a > pain. I've had good luck running compiz and beryl when it was around on my old HP laptop with an older nvidia card and th

Re: Upgrading to Cox

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:09 AM, farli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am finally in a position to upgrade my dialup service, along with > finally getting something other than broadcast tv. > > I am looking at the Cox Bundle which provides Permier Internet access, > digital cable, and digital pho

Re: ot: browser

I was comparing the memory footprint of it, when I realized it was actually running across several process. At first it looked rather light weight at around 38meg private mem. Then I noticed there was roughly one of those for each tab I had open. It did seem quite responsive though. -j On Tue,

OT.. ADVICE: HP or Macbook

I know this is an odd place to ask, but I'm looking for perspective on an internal debate. Get and HP laptop because its cheaper and run linux with a windows VM? Or get a macbook pro and virtualize windows & linux? I've eliminated other laptops for various reasons. I was settled on the HP but re

Re: OT.. ADVICE: HP or Macbook

ro + triple boot bootcamp + Vmware fusion for >> the win >> >> "I find your lack of faith disturbing" >> --Darth Vader >> >> On Sep 10, 2008, at 12:34 PM, "Josh Coffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> > I know thi

OT: remember

remember 09.11.2001 -j http://computeristsolutions.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: OT: remember

Charles is right. Pics or no (and I do believe him) people have mostly made up their minds and won't believe anything proving the contrary anyway. Indeed I did not expect such a long thread. I was only expressing the memory this date invokes with me in a way I thought was fair but firm. The sci

Re: OT: Emergency Buy Out

..waiting for another bail out later today (probably) to see what changes are made for the second attempt. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman | http://twitter.com/joshcoffman --- PLUG-d

Re: OT Phoenix Company needs a ASPX type person

I can advise. contact info is below. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman | http://twitter.com/joshcoffman On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 9:35 AM, G Gambill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A Phoenix Company is moving their web site from one I

Re: open office 3

used oo 3 RC3 a little last week. not enough to give a review but it did seem a little quicker. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > anyone try it? should I even bother? -jmz > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing lis

Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day

Talk about nice timing. My new/first mac just arrived today. I got vmware fusion too so I don't know how useful this is, but maybe for running ms office without booting a vmware instance. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman | http://

Re: Wubi

Not having used wubi, I can't comment other than that I've never had a problem managing or fixing the boot sector. ya'll probably know the linux tools for fixing a boot sector better than I do. To fix a windows boot sector just boot from the windows cd, drop to a command prompt and run "fixmbr" I

Re: Wubi

taking a chance at this point. > > -jmz > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Josh Coffman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not having used wubi, I can't comment other than that I've never had a > > problem managing or fixing the boot sector. > > >

Re: Wubi

> > Personally, I think of risk & cost before doing such a thing. I'm in a > > different situation than most on this list because I'm a windows > programmer, > > > Get Thee To A Nunnery! > > Zoot: Welcome, brave sir Knight. Welcome to the Castle Anthrax. Sir Galahad: The Castle Anthrax? Zoot: Ye

Re: We are screwed.

I'm just annoyed that gmail's mute feature doesn't seem to work when my email isn't in the To or CC fields of the header. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: We are screwed.

mute.. mute mute dammit, gmail. ok fine.. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Josh Andler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find the irony in quoting a Democrat when trying to defend Republicans > to be quite amusing. :P > If your measure were based on the values represented by the quote and not the p

Re: We are screwed.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Josh Andler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ahhh, but you see the point of that was that the argument I was > commenting on was drudging through the US vs THEM territory that the 2 > party system seems to bring out in people. If someone wants want to > claim that th

Re: We are screwed.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:44 PM, James Finstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > I live in my basement with lizard people from another dimension, in our > down time we use linux to guide ordinance towards tactical markers on street > signs. After we perfect our methods we will join forces we will jou

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:11 PM, mike havens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Alex Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> We should be one country, and not just when your guy wins or my guy wins. >> If that's the approach you're committed to, and you won't

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look at his social agenda > > Craig > > On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 14:01 -0700, Eric Cope wrote: > > Craig, > > I am interested in your interpretation of a libertarian platform and > > Paul's platform. > > Eric > > > > On

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:57 -0700, Jason Hayes wrote: > > > For those who missed the repeated updates on that particular promise from > > Obama. It started at $300K/yr. Then it moved to $250K, then $200K, then > $150

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Eric Cope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Craig, > I am interested in your interpretation of a libertarian platform and Paul's > platform. > Eric > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:31 -0700

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Jason Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 11:50:39 Thomas Cameron wrote: > > keith smith wrote: > > > A president with a socialist view is much better? He wants to tax your > > > business to help those who do not want to help t

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:44 PM, James Finstrom < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I live in my basement with lizard people from another dimension, in our >> down time we use linux to

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:31 -0700, Nathan wrote: > > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: > > > Nobody was forced to take part in a 2-party system. Don't argue that a > 3rd > > > party candidate is a was

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Dan Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Kind of a catch-22, no? > > it's a blue collar conspiracy, the plumbers are taking over. > Thanks, > Dan Lund > > "There is only one good, namely knowledge, and only one evil, namely > ignorance." > --Socrates > > > > On

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:44 PM, James Finstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > I live in my basement with lizard people from another dimension, in our > down time we use linux to guide ordinance towards tactical markers on street > signs. After we perfect our methods we will join forces we

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Eric Cope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you believe in the fairness doctrine, then you have no idea what Paul > represented. > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: >>

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:43 PM, keith smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think it is lizard people from THIS dimension control everything. > > > > Keith Smith > > > > > --- On *Wed, 11/5/08, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Fr

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:35 PM, farli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe it is time that we start working for constitutional options to the > two party system! they are out there! > > Nathan wrote: > > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: > >> Nobody was forced to take part

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Dan Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Just the shear need to explain why it's valid is enough to make you > question why it's being talked about. > > Thanks, > Dan Lund > > "There is only one good, namely knowledge, and only one evil, namely > ignorance." >

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: > > Nobody was forced to take part in a 2-party system. Don't argue that a > 3rd > > party candidate is a waste of vote. Face it, your vote is infinitesimally > > small, i

Re: We are screwed.

horse race. > > Eric > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wednesday 05 November 2008 12:18:18 Josh Coffman wrote: >> > mute.. mute mute dammit, gmail. ok fine.. >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Jos

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ditto. > > I have no television. > I despise Sean and Rush because they are just as elitist and just as > extreme but in the opposite direction as any of the air america people. I > don't care for any of them. > > NPR ten

ot: sorry, had to do it

sorry, I had to do it. Gmail really needs to fix there mute feature. I suppose I could have made a filter to kill the thread, or even unsubscribed. -j --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, o

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Thomas Cameron < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > keith smith wrote: > > > > Interesting! You voted for someone with no record. Who is reportedly > > not even legally able to run for president. Did you know there is a > > lawsuit to determine this fact? > > A

Re: We are screwed.

monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:38 PM, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HA! > > From what I read on the internet, there is: > > - doubt about the moon landing > - there are tacmars (tactical markers) on our street signs > - linux users are only a bunch of kids who live in their parents basemen

Re: ot: sorry, had to do it

lar maintenance because I typically enjoy the opinions of those on this list. I especially appreciate the help I've received from members of plug. Hence the apology. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 14:18 -0700, Josh Coffm

Re: My take on Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 (K/X/Ubuntu)

Thanks, I appreciate the review. seriously. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Jim March <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running Intrepid right now on a Dell laptop with an Intel > 965/X3100 graphics card, Intel HDA sound, Pentium dual core (basically > the "low end" dual processor) with 2gigs RAM.

Disk wiping recommendations

Hi all, Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data off of a hard drive? I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to make sure its clean before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a clue how to retrieve data). It's just a precaution. Thanks, -j --

Re: Disk wiping recommendations

RPM drive took 6 hours > :( YYMV depending on the size of your drive, the speed of the > drive+interface, and the number of passes you select. > > -Charles > > On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Josh Coffman wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Could anyo

Re: Disk wiping recommendations

I went with dban, which is probably overkill in my case, but at least I have confidence someone wont be able to retrieve my invoices or whatever. I started it last night, and its almost halfway done. I've got decently large disks and running 3 passes on them. thanks, -j --

dual monitors in ubuntu 8.10

Anyone know how to setup dual monitors with ubuntu 8.10 and an ATI card? Sorry for asking. I don't have time to mess around and figure it out on my own. Thanks, Josh --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe,

Re: OT: Redmond

>From what I hear, and this is from .Net devs who are running win7, its described as "Vista without the crap". It performs nearly as fast as WinXP and with far lighter hardware requirements than Vista. (which isn't hard) >From the screenshots I've seen, it has a lighter look and feel that Vista, bu

Re: OT: Redmond

Maybe we can recycle some old hardware :) > > > > Keith Smith > <http://www.netcodeman.com/> > > > > --- On *Fri, 1/16/09, Josh Coffman * wrote: > > From: Josh Coffman > Subject: Re: OT: Redmond > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Fri

ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

Hi, I used to lurk/participate a long time ago. I'm having an ubuntu related problem which I haven't been able to figure out or find and answer for. I have an ubuntu 11.04 64bit machine which I use to host a windows 7 64bit vm. This LAN here is primarily a windows environment. The problem is tha

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Josh Coffman wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I used to lurk/participate a long time ago. I'm having an ubuntu related >> problem which I haven't been able to figure out or find and answer for. I >> have an ubuntu 11.04 64bit machine which I use t

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

inline... On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Matt Graham wrote: > > What's in /etc/resolv.conf on the Ubuntu box? How does it differ from > whatever the equivalent is on the 'Doze VM? If resolv.conf contains > > cat /etc/resolv.conf: # Generated by NetworkManager domain ves.com search ves.com

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > As to the Name resolution issue, there is a difference between Windows Name > Service (WINS) and Domain Name System/Servers (DNS). You can do your own > serches for the details, but here are a couple of articles you may find > useful: > http:/

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

I wanted to post the solution in case anyone else runs into this. I was starting to think it was because I was running 64 bit Ubuntu and maybe there was a driver problem with my NIC. Instead I found the answer here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1272161 Edit nsswitch.conf and change hos

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Josh, the first problem I have with that solution is that it is 2 years and > 4 ubuntu releases ago. But a good explanation of the issues is buried in > https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/network-configuration.html > > The section I re

Re: Linux on a T520

I have the T510 running Ubuntu 11.10 beautifully. No hardware problems and wifi just works too. It was purchased as a win developer's machine so no special consideration for linux was given. On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Dennis Kibbe wrote: > On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 10:18 -0700, KevinO wrote:

fedora 7, ndiswrapper, belkin wireless desktop

I just put fedora 7 on my desktop, which has a belkin wireless desktop. lspci says its a broadcom 4318 rev 2. I've been trying to get it to work under fedora 7 and ndiswrapper. I even have the disk to get the driver. It might be that I didn't have the bcm43xx_mac module blacklisted until last

fedora 7 sound volume

Hi, The sound on my fedora 7 system is just not right.. the volume is WAY to muted and there is a noticeable white noise when the volume is turned up. I think the white noise is at least partially related to scrolling on my wireless mouse, but it didn't do that when I had windows on this machin

Re: fedora 7 sound volume

ra 7 sound volume >Date:Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:29:17 -0700 > >On 7/18/07, Josh Coffman wrote: >> >> The sound on my fedora 7 system is just not right.. the volume is >WAY to >> muted and there is a noticeable white noise when the volume is turned &

=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:_How_to_find_the_correct_ndiswrapper_version?_?=

I've had luck with most recent versions of ndiswrapper. its the windows driver you have to get right. If you have the driver cd, try ones on the cd. my guess is you'll want bcmwl5 and not bcmwl5a. My desktop has a similar chipset and uses bcmwl5, my older HP lappy uses bcmwl5a.. You'll probably

fedora 7 down after update

Hi, I'm working on this now. I'm hoping someone is online and happens to know a solution off the top of their head. I started an package update on my fedora 7 box and let it go. The machine went to screen saver mode after a while. When I went to check on it, it wasn't responsive expect for barel

Re: fedora 7 down after update

found it; and i think this has happend to me before. gdm was missing. I dont know how but the gdm package was not on my system. I just ran yum install gdm then reboot, and I was back in business. On 7/24/07, Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I'm working on this now.

Re: fedora 7 down after update

as missing. I dont know how but the gdm package was not on my system. >> I just ran yum install gdm then reboot, and I was back in business. > >> On 7/24/07, Josh Coffman wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm working on this now. I'm hopin

fedora 7: sound card volume

Hi, this is a minor nuissance which I can't seem to find the answer to. I can set the soundcard volume using soundcard settings under gnome, but when I reboot the volume setting is reset. Anyone know where to adjust that permanently? Thanks, -j ---

Re: Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

I can give you some help via email, but I'm not close to Ray/Cooper. I'll be able to help more on some Fedora topics, depending on what they are. With server type issues, there are others on this list more qualified than I regarding Fedora. On 8/17/07, Matt Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > O

vmware on fedora 7

Hi all, I've got a couple issues that I'm working on with vmware server on fedora 7. First, I'm not tied to server if using the player will solve things. Note: guest OS is WinXP; SELinux is off. First problem is the networking. My host machine is on wireless. I seem to have trouble sett

Re: vmware on fedora 7

(Mandriva was originally >based on Red Hat.) > >HTH - if not try Googling around about the static IP thing to see if you >can >dig up anything else. > >Jason Hayes > > >On Wednesday 22 August 2007 9:19:06 am 'josh coffman' wrote: >> Hi all, > >>

Re: vmware on fedora 7

On 8/23/07, JT Moree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > JT Moree wrote: > > 'josh coffman' wrote: > >>> Ahh, interesting. Honestly, I didn't think of trying a static ip > setting. > >>

Re: Need to outsource programming or hire full-time

I'm sure the rest of the group would agree with me, and I appreciate the job posting on this list. It would be courteous of you to include your name and company in the signature when you post. Regards -j On 8/24/07, Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok, I know who this is, I am no

Re: vmware on fedora 7

I'm bothered that I may have to dual boot winXp just to be able to program. [Yes, I can program on linux too, especially mono.. but its not my primary job.] Two things I have NOT yet done to solve the wireless bridging problem with vmware are: 1) define a second bridged adapter to wlan0, and se

upgrade advice

I've heard that adding memory to a linux box isn't straight forward. Is that true? I haven't had to add memory to a linux box where I wasn't also re-installing the OS. Here's a really far fetched question.. The ASRock motherboard in my desktop has an expansion slot for an additional/replacemen

Re: Free Software for m$ repository

I've been on windows a very long time, and I'm not aware of anything like software repos for linux. Nor have I seen anything like synaptic on windows. Wish there were. I do use free and open source software on windows. There are lots of choices, but it's a matter of finding, downloading and instal

Re: Free Software for m$ repository

> Original Message >From:JD Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To:Main PLUG discussion list >Subject:Re: Free Software for m$ repository >Date:Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:46:56 -0700 > >Hows this: >http://windows-get.sourceforge.net/listapps.php > yay! i'll have to that out. ---

Re: vmware on fedora 7

fyi, i installed player (which removes vmware server) and can now run winXP in vmware in fullscreen mode. On 8/27/07, josh coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm bothered that I may have to dual boot winXp just to be able to > program. [Yes, I can program on linux too

compiz/beryl and fast user switching

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to make compiz or beryl work with fast user switching. (using fedora 7 if that matters). 3d desktop isn't a big deal to me but its a nice way to impress people with linux.. plus one of the launcher panels I like needs a composite window manager to work. -

Re: compiz/beryl and fast user switching

On 8/31/07, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:00 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: > > Hi, > > > >Does anyone know if there is a way to make compiz or beryl work > > with fast user switching. (using fedora 7 if that matters). 3d de

Re: compiz/beryl and fast user switching

[snipped all] I don't run compiz/beryl on my home desktop because we don't really care about fancy effects. I could turn it on just before letting someone borrow it for whatever; so they would say 'gee, this is cool' and I could say 'yeah, its linux'. I have had a couple random strangers ask 'is

Re: OT: Hotels w/ High Speed Internet in Flagstaff

just got back this morning. We like Radison Woodlands, but wifi is extra. Or there is a really good cafe across the street that I think has free wireless. Great potato soup too. On 9/3/07, Jon M. Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Randy Melder wrote: > > Group, > > > > I need some recommendatio

Re: trouble playing .mov files

> > On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 22:09 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to play .Mov files for the purpose of teaching myself > > > ruby on rails, but my Fedora 7 box is not helping. the mplayer plugin > > > buffers but won&

trouble playing .mov files

Hi, I'm trying to play .Mov files for the purpose of teaching myself ruby on rails, but my Fedora 7 box is not helping. the mplayer plugin buffers but won't play it. I have all the codecs for mplayer. Can anyone make a suggestions what I might be missing. Here is what I'm trying to play: http:/

Re: trouble playing .mov files

e7.1.fc3 > mplayer-vidix-nVidia-1.0pre3.20040217-0.1 > mplayer-skins-1.6-1.fr > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]$ rpm -qa | grep code > mencoder-1.0-0.16.pre7.1.fc3 > transcode-0.6.12-5.1.fc2.fr > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]$ > > What error do you get when playing the movie? > > Geo

Re: Help for a newbie

what linux distrubution are you using? what desktop (gnome, kde, etc)? How old is this machine? (practically new, couple years, more than 5, more than 10) On 9/13/07, Cary Mabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, pluggers! I'm very very new at this, and I'm having a ball > getting my feet wet

need advice/help

I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with we need to use ms office 2007. So, I figured I would make it dual boot windows so it would be easier on my wife. when I boot the machine with any bootable disc, the keytboard doesn't work at the critical time when you have to press a key

Re: need advice/help

On 9/23/07, der.hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am 23. Sep, 2007 schwätzte Josh Coffman so: > > > when I boot the machine with any bootable disc, the keytboard doesn't > > work at the critical time when you have to press a key to boot the cd. > > > > I&#

Re: need advice/help

On 9/23/07, Dazed_75 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/23/07, Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with we need to > > use ms office 2007. So, I figured I would make it dual boot win

Re: need advice/help

On 9/23/07, Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/23/07, Dazed_75 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 9/23/07, Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with

Re: need advice/help

On 9/23/07, Nathan Aubrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (1) You must have USB emulation turned on or the system will not allow you to > use the USB keyboard until a USB driver is loaded. If you cannot access your > BIOS you will have to use a PS2 keyboard, though most BIOS' will run the USB > keyboa

Re: need advice/help

On 9/24/07, Jorge Delacruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that your USB problem is fixed, let's go back to > the original problem - Office 2007. > > Is this a hard requirement that OpenOffice cannot > address? If MSO2007 is absolutely required, will > CrossOver Office work for you? > It is a re

Re: Fedora Core Help

On 9/29/07, Jeremy Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If your only problem is getting an ip address, Fedora Core uses > dhclient (assuming you have dhcp on your network) to get one. Try > running "dhclient eth0" as root. > Did you try Fedora Core 6 or Fedora 7? Linux Mint (an Ubuntu derivative)

Re: Fedora Core Help

impressive persistance. why not just try the fedora install instead of the live cd? On 9/30/07, Rhune Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fedora 7 live CD fails to boot from the disk and from loading it to RAM ( > Laptop Specs and failed distro list are below ). I tried dowloading the > torrent f

Re: ubuntu gui question

not sure about ubuntu, but other distros (fedora for instance) allow you to see details with ALT+D during the splash screen. also, i think there is a grub or kernel option for silent mode... --silent, i think, been a while since I played with that. On 10/3/07, betty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > o

fans and cooling

Hi, I need to replace a fan in my home desktop, but I have a bigger nuisance with the thing than just that fan. It sits in a cpu cabinet that is built into my desk. This doesn't provide good enough air circulation, so I have to leave the door on that cabinet open. The door sticks out, is easy to bu

Re: fans and cooling

ow it was cooled? This box has an AMD X2 and a nvidia 7600 so it can get warm. On 10/16/07, Darrin Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 09:55:11AM -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: > > Anyone have suggestions on keeping a box cool that is inside of a desk > > c

Re: linux on laplop w/ wireless

I don't know about your chipset, but watch out for the drivers that fedora includes. you may have to blacklist the included kernel module to laod the madwifi. at least I had to do blacklist the bcm43xx driver to get ndiswrapper to work. On Nov 26, 2007 9:16 PM, Matthew Harnden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: linux on laplop w/ wireless

edit, where > they are, and what to edit > > if u can tell me how to do the ndiswrapper i'd appreciate that > > > Josh Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know about your chipset, but watch out for the drivers that > fedora includes. you may have to b

Re: Mathematica for Linux

On Dec 8, 2007 9:56 PM, Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am curious to know if anyone here uses Mathematica for Linux. I > use Mathematica, but have yet to see a working install on a Linux box. > Any info would be most appreciated. > > thanks, > > -jmz > > > > What do y

flash dev

Hi, I could use some advice from a flash dev, particulary one with experience in high traffic gaming flash stuff. Is there anyone on this is who is or can give me a contact? I just have a couple questions, shouldn't take much time or effort. -- Regards, Josh --

Re: Last Day on the PLUG

Then good luck to you and happy trails! On Jan 16, 2008 1:19 PM, Nathan Aubrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy Pluggers, > > After 15 years of linux, today is my last day. Though I plan to continue linux > use on my personal laptop, my professional computer career is ending > tomorrow, but si

who is alex morton

Not sure if anyone else has seen this or if I'm just ignorant: http://www.litvision.org/morton.html It's a little long, and leave me wondering what Unix software Alex Morton wrote. Anyone know? -- Regards, Josh http://www.computeristsolutions.com -

Re: who is alex morton

On Jan 30, 2008 11:02 AM, Tony Wasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 29, 2008 8:17 PM, Kristian Erik Hermansen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2008 6:53 PM, Richard Daggett > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Found this article about Alex Morton. He created a mouse in 1992, but n

OT: need a flash resource

I don't know if I've posted this here before, but I need a flash resource. I'm advising someone on an idea and we need some expert advise on possible flash related solutions. Please send me any references you'd recommend. looking for someone to offer suggestions and rough guestimates. -- Regards

Re: OT: need a flash resource

On Feb 5, 2008 3:00 PM, Alan Dayley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Josh Coffman wrote: > > I don't know if I've posted this here before, but I need a flash > > resource. I'm advising someone on an idea and we need some expert > > advise on possible flash rel

ubuntu vs fedora vs mandriva...

Hi, It's been a while since I took a few distro's recent releases for a test drive. I've stuck with Ubuntu not because I love it but because it was a lot easier to get a working desktop with than my favored Fedora. With recent releases and how fast things improve in nix world, I'm wondering if o

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