High-speed access questions
by Gregory Avedissian
It seems like most of the providers say that you need windows or mac to
use their DSL or cable internet. Does this just mean they won't offer
tech support for linux, or does it mean that it won't work? I'm planning
on using a router and having two computers connected.
Has anyone had luck with linux and Verizon DSL? They're down to
$35/month, and they give you the modem. Anyone know of better deals?
Thanks.
Greg
15 years, 2 months
DEC Miata
by Andy Stewart
HI everybody,
Here is a DEC Miata system looking for a home. If you are interested, please
contact Mike Keenan directly.
--
Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA USA
http://www.wlug.org
15 years, 2 months
any ideas?
by brad
Our school uses commercial library automation software. We would like to convert the database to open source. Anyone have experience doing so?
Thanks,
Dbn0002(a)aol.com
Please send your reply to this email address.
15 years, 2 months
xcdroast
by Bill Mills-Curran
I'm not much of a CD burner. I've used xcdroast to copy CD's, but I'm
having problems getting it to use files from my hard drive. In fact,
I can't even get it to look at my hard drive. What's the trick?
Thanks,
Bill
15 years, 2 months
Web Contractor needed
by Evans, Robert
FYI: Temporary Job opportunity.
If interested, please contact the person listed below directly.
- Bob Evans
> Subject: job desc
>
> The Town of Stow, MA is looking for a contractor to work on the town's web
> site (www.stow-ma.gov). Required skills include PHP and mySQL, CSS and
HTML.
> Build web-based forms with proper security for entering data, fix bugs,
add
> small amount of functionality, document architecture. Begin work
immediately,
> up to 40 hours/week through June.
>
> Send resume and qualifications to Anne VanTine, 978-562-4733,
stowtv(a)stow-ma.gov.
15 years, 2 months
*&(^$%^# Adaptec controller...
by Andy Stewart
HI all,
I have an Adaptec 29160N which for reasons unknown refused to boot my hard
drive directly. I put in the DVD and that booted, which then booted the hard
drive, and Linux came up. Today, I decided to fix this problem.
I updated the BIOS on the 29160N, thinking that was the problem. On the
computer in the cellar, it successfully booted a 4.7GB SCSI drive.
Success(!), or so I thought.
When I put the 29160N back into the "good" computer, it wouldn't boot from any
hard drive. I suspected that the 18GB and 36 GB drives might be too new for
the 29160N.
To make a longer story short, if "enable booting from CD" *and* "enable
booting from disk" are both simultaneously enabled, no disk booting occurs.
By turning off "enable booting from CD", one can succeed in booting from a
hard disk. Stupid, idiotic firmware programmer from Adaptec ought to be
shot...
Remember this so you don't waste 2 hrs on a rainy afternoon figuring this out.
:-)
Andy
--
Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA USA
http://www.wlug.org
15 years, 2 months
GNHLUG quarterly meeting to be held at USENIX Technical Conference
by Jon maddog Hall
Hi,
I have been thinking about having the quarterly meeting of GNHLUG down in
Boston at the USENIX Technical conference. This meeting would not only be
open to all members of GNHLUG, but also members of BLU (the Boston Linux
User's group, www.blu.org) and the Worcester Linux User's Group (www.wlug.org).
I have contacted USENIX and they have a room for us on Thursday, July 1st
from 7-9 P.M. EDT. Later that evening Ted Ts'o and I will be leading a
more formal Linux BoF from 9-11. Both meetings will be at the Boston
Marriott Copley Place.
I am arranging a speaker now, but I did want you to at least hold that evening
open for what should be an interesting quarterly meeting.
md
--
Jon "maddog" Hall
Executive Director Linux(R) International
email: maddog(a)li.org 80 Amherst St.
Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A.
WWW: http://www.li.org
Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association
(R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries.
15 years, 2 months
Creating web content with Linux
by Andy Stewart
HI everybody,
I gave my "Introduction to Linux" presentation to a group of Internet
professionals in Hopkinton last night (http://www.ip495.org). I was asked a
question which I could not definitively answer since I am not a creator of
web pages.
The questions are: What tools are available on Linux for creating web
content? Is there something akin to FrontPage for Linux?
Sure, for simple HTML, any text editor will do. I've even used OpenOffice,
but it feels crude to me (maybe I just don't know how to use it properly).
GIMP could be used to create still images. Beyond that, I'm lost.
Do I smell a topic for an upcoming meeting ?
Thanks,
Andy
--
Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA USA
http://www.wlug.org
15 years, 2 months
mouse scroll wheel
by Gregory Avedissian
I did a new install of SuSE 8.2, and my mouse scroll wheel no longer works. Previous install was on top of 7.2. Current XF86Config mouse section is identical to the one that worked. It also works when I boot into debian.
I've tried adding the imwheel command to .xinitrc, but that didn't help. Maybe I don't understand the -W option. What's a GPM fifo? Is that the script file that starts gpm? If it is, I tried that, and it didn't work, either. Also tried adding and removing gpm from run-level services.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Greg
15 years, 2 months
