Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?
by John Stoffel
Hi,
Anyone on here using Charter Telephone VOIP service? I've currently
got Verizon, but the wife hates it because our phone lines get flaky
all the time, esp when it rains.
So I'm thinking to save money and combine all my stuff onto Charter.
I've already got High Speed internet and regular old cable. Not wild
about Digital Cable since I'm happy with Tivo and I don't want yet
another set top box to have to deal with...
So, any horror stories about Charter Phone VOIP quality and service?
Thanks,
John
2 months, 1 week
Looking for DDR400 (PC3200) RAM
by John Stoffel
Guys,
I'm trying to ressurect an old MSI K8T NEO mother board with an
Athlon64 3000 CPU. Unfortunately, I don't have any 184 Pin
PC3200/DDR400, PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/ DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200
unbuffered DIMM boards.
Probably 512Mb each (I've got three slots), though bigger is always
better, right?
I'd be willing to travel in the worcester area tomorrow to do a
pickup, or hit a store with some if anyone has any suggestions other
than the guys in Northboro on Rt 20.
Thanks,
John
9 years, 3 months
computer w/ ubuntu pre-installed.
by Jason Couture
I recently started a business and i was wondering if anyone would be
interested in purchasing some computers for 339.99 + tax each
they each come with a 17" LCD, Wireless keyboard and mouse, speakers,
dvd burner, 1gb of ddr2, a 320gb hdd, AMD Sempron LE-1100 and ubuntu
linux pre-installed.
Add 1gb of ddr2 for $10.00 making the total 349.99
(I really need to move these boxes. Im attempting to become a linux oem)
thanks in advance, and sorry for the spam :P
9 years, 3 months
Remote access with DansGuardian / FireHOL / TinyProxy
by Andrew C Wilkin
Is there anyone local who knows about DansGuardian? I'm having
trouble logging into my work and I'm 95% positive it's because of DG.
It's probably some configuration thing I don't know about. Any help?
9 years, 3 months
looking for PHP 5.2.x help
by John Stoffel
Guys,
I'm looking for some help with PHP5.2.x hacking on a web site to
cleanup how the user submitted search form is handled. Basically I
want to make it simple for the end user to a) refine their query, b)
not have to answer popups if they hit the reload button, and c) so I
can leanr more PHP. I found this nice reference:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php
which has two sections by "wayne" and "Jonas Lindel" talking about how
you can take the results of a PHP POST request, stuff the vars into
your session, and redirect back to the same page without the POST vars
set, then complete the query.
The idea is so that when people hit the "back" or "reload" buttons,
they don't keep getting asked whether they want to resubmit their
data.
It's not strictly needed, but it would be a nice cleanup of the
interface.
Here's the snippet I'm trying to use, which bombs out with:
Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this in .... on line 45
And the code I'm using is:
<?
// We want to put the search query into a session so we can restore it
// easily when users goto look at full_holdings.php and then return to
// the overall display page. We'll need to do a session_destroy in
// index.php I think. See the tutorial(s) at
// http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-sessions.html
// http://us3.php.net/manual/en/book.session.php
session_start();
// Now see Jonas Lindel's & Wayne's code at
// http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php for
// this *nice* trick.
//is there POST or GET data we should look at
if($_POST or ($_GET and (!isset($_SESSION['skipnextget'])))) {
//is there GET data?
if($_GET) {
$newgetarr = array();
foreach($_GET as $key => $value) {
if(is_array($value)) {
//if it's an array, convert it to comma separated
$newvalue = implode(',',$value);
} else {
$newvalue = $value;
}
$newgetarr[] = $key.'='.$newvalue;
}
$newget = implode('&',$newgetarr);
$_SESSION['skipnextget'] = 1;
}
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {
$this[$key] = $value;
}
$_SESSION['postvars'] = serialize($this); //put POST in the session
header("Location: http://" .$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']
. $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?\
' . $newget);
//reload page without POST data and shorter GET data
exit();
} else { //after reloading we'll come right to this spot
session_unregister('skipnextget');
if(isset($_SESSION['postvars'])) {
//load the POST variables from the session
// Error on this line below!
$this = unserialize($_SESSION['postvars']);
session_unregister('postvars'); //delete the session stuff we
//don't need anymore.
return $this;
}
}
9 years, 3 months
This is an ancient OS.
by Ken Jones
John et al, I think I have a real problem.. Neither OS uses /etc/X11/xorg.conf as one would expect.
I think there is a book available entitled "Computing in the Middle Ages". Could it be?????
First kjones-sun
[root@kjones-sun X11]# uname -a
Linux kjones-sun 2.4.20-2.3sparc #1 Wed Jan 15 18:27:52 EST 2003 sparc64 unknow
---------- xrandr is not interesting---------------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# xrandr -q
Can't open display (null)
----------------no xorg.conf ---------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# cd /etc/X11
[root@kjones-sun X11]# ls
applnk proxymngr twm XF86Config-4 xinit xsrirc
fs rstart X XF86Config-4.rpmsave xkb
gdm serverconfig xdm XF86Config-5 Xmodmap
lbxproxy starthere XF86Config XF86Config_orig xserver
prefdm sysconfig XF86Config~ XftConfig xsm
[root@kjones-sun X11]#
There seems to be no xorg.conf. anywhere. "locate" can not find it.
====================================================
Now kjones-sun2
kjones-sun2 ~ # uname -a
Linux kjones-sun2 2.6.20-gentoo-r5 #4 SMP Tue May 22 20:27:03 Local time zone mu
st be set--see zic sparc64 sun4u TI UltraSparc I (SpitFire) GNU/Linux
--------xrandr -q still not interesting--------
kjones-sun2 ~ # xrandr -q
Can't open display
kjones-sun2 ~ # locate xorg.conf
warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf.ferris
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5x.bz2
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example
------------------try /etc/X11 for kicks------------------
kjones-sun2 ~ # cd /etc/X11
kjones-sun2 X11 # ls
Sessions app-defaults chooser.sh mwm startDM.sh xinit xorg.conf.example
kjones-sun2 X11 #
------------------xorg.conf looks like an example-----------
kjones-sun2 ~ # more /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/x
org.conf
--More--(22%)
Section "ServerLayout"
--More--(22%)
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 1-10000
--More--(75%)
VertRefresh 1-10000
ModeLine "640x480" 100 640 700 800 900 480 500 600 700
ModeLine "800x600" 100 800 900 1000 1100 600 700 800 900
ModeLine "1024x768" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 768 800 900 1000
ModeLine "1152x864" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 864 900 1000 1100
ModeLine "1152x900" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 900 1000 1100 1200
ModeLine "1280x1024" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 1024 1100 1200 1300
ModeLine "1376x1032" 100 1376 1400 1500 1600 1032 1100 1200 1300
ModeLine "1600x1200" 100 1600 1700 1800 1900 1200 1300 1400 1500
ModeLine "2364x1773" 100 2364 2400 2500 2600 1773 1800 1900 2000
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "vmware"
--More--(90%)
VendorName "VMWare Inc"
BoardName "Unknown Board"
BusID "PCI:0:15:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Thanks, Ken Jones
9 years, 3 months
I think I've found the cuprit
by Ken Jones
I think the monitor/display controlling configuration file in my Aurora machine is /etc/X11/XF86Config
[root@kjones-sun etc]# cd X11
[root@kjones-sun X11]# ls
applnk proxymngr twm XF86Config-4 xinit xsrirc
fs rstart X XF86Config-4.rpmsave xkb
gdm serverconfig xdm XF86Config-5 Xmodmap
lbxproxy starthere XF86Config XF86Config_orig xserver
prefdm sysconfig XF86Config~ XftConfig xsm
It is too long to send to all. The question is what should it say?
Ken
9 years, 3 months
getting rid of some monitors
by Jared Greenwald
I apologize in advance for spamming the list with my want ad.
I need to get rid of some CRT monitors and am wondering if anyone on
the list would be interested. They are as follows...
1x Gateway Vivitron (circa '95) 17"
1x Compaq MV940 19"
2x Digital re-branded Trinitron 21" (matched pair)
The 19" and 21" monitors can each run at 1600x1200 and the 21s have
dual input, which is nice. I used the 21s in a TwinView setup on my
main Ubuntu-based workstation at home for years until I got a LCD last
Christmas. I have power/video cables for all of them, so they are
ready to roll. I had them up on craigslist to try and sell them, but
haven't gotten any hits and it's just time to clear out the space.
The catch is that you would need to come pick them up from me in
Uxbridge.
Please respond to me privately so we don't spam the list.
Thanks,
Jared Greenwald
9 years, 3 months
Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 70, Issue 17
by Steven Greenberg
The issue with 60 Hz and the LCD was not flicker. I mentioned visual
defects. I meant things like missing pixels. I had to use the
analog connection because that was all that was available on the
PC that I had just bought.
I just looked at the setting now to see if I had really chosen
120 Hz which is still a harmonic of 60Hz. Unfortunately for
looking at the setting, I moved three years ago from the house
where the office had fluorescent lights. When I set up my computer
again in the new house, I must have somehow gone back to the default
60 Hz. There are no fluorescent lights around and there are none of
the visual defects I saw in the other house.
When I brought my unit back to Fry's electronics they had no such
problem in the store from the ceiling lights which were a good 15
or more feet away. They gave me a replacement anyway just to keep
me happy. I had not even suspected fluorescent lights at that point.
When I got the replacement home, it had the same problem as the
first one. I was about to give up on Samsung in disgust when I
asked around at work if anybody could figure out the problem.
Our computer hardware support person mentioned the fluorescent
light idea. I went home, changed the frequency and the problems
disappeared. The fluorescent lights in my home office were probably
only 4 feet from the LCD.
The cause of the problem might have been something completely different,
but I cannot come up with another explanation that fits the observations.
Maybe I had sympathetic 60 Hz fluctuations from my neighbor's ham radio.
Whatever was the cause, getting away from 60Hz seemed to be the solution.
/Steve
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251 Holland Rd. Phone: (774)241-0095
Fiskdale, Massachusetts 01518-1231 Web: http://www.ssgreenberg.name
Other Email: s.greenberg(a)ieee.org ssg(a)alum.mit.edu
9 years, 3 months
