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Re: [Wlug] CRT or LCD ?

by Brian J. Conway

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:14:54 -0400 Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > HI all, > > My 9 year old Nokia 447X CRT monitor appears to be on its way out. At > maximum brightness and contrast, I can't get a good picture. I'm using > xgamma to crank up the colors, but that creates a washed out display. > The picture size wavers and occasionally goes out of sync. I think I > got my $1000 worth out of this monitor! > > At the risk of starting a religious war, I'm wondering if I can get some > > objective commentary regarding CRT vs LCD and any issues there might be > with Linux. > > I would like a display that can do at least 1280x1024@75Hz and possibly > up to 1600x1200@75Hz. I think that puts me in the 18" - 19" monitor > category, which is OK with me (I have a 17" monitor now). I > occasionally play games but mostly its text, websurfing, email, and some > photo editing. > > Does the LCD quality degrade when using the VGA input vs. the DVI input > (assuming that the monitor has both) ? Are there any major Linux > related issues when using the DVI output of a video card ? > > Thanks in advance for your thoughts, opinions, flames, etc. :-) My experiences, having played with a bunch at work, is that you can find a decent 17" LCD that will do 1280x1024x75 for around $400-500 with both VGA and DVI inputs, and a 19" with better resolution between $700-900, depending on the model. I don't understand the intricasies of refresh rate on an LCD versus a CRT, but the 75Hz on an LCD is more than sufficient for the average gamer. I haven't noticed any difference when using the VGA versus DVI inputs on the same system, but it's been only desktop stuff. The LCD is definitely much easier on the eyes, and the sharpness of the screen is considerably better (as I'm sure you know from your laptop). No matter how nice a CRT seems, every time I switch back from a flat panel to a CRT, I think "My eyes!!" You also get the extra viewable area of a 17"/17" veiwable versus a 17"/16.1" viewable. I'm looking at monitors now for when my 6 year-old 19" Viewsonic gives out (it's not that bad yet, but I need to use xgamma to get it to a reasonable brightness level). It's tough for me to justify an LCD when $250 will get me a fantastic 19" flatscreen CRT that's leaps and bounds ahead of what I have now (hell, the no-name 17" flatscreen CRT that I bought for my second desktop for under $150 recently is miles ahead of the 19" in picture quality). If someone here can justify paying 3x as much for an LCD that could arguably be worse for gaming, I'd love to be convinced (and power consumption doesn't count). =) Brian J. Conway bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

June 13, 2004

Reminder: Upcoming meeting

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, This coming Thursday, June 17th, will be our next WLUG meeting, to be held at the usual place at 7:00 PM. At this meeting, we have the unusual benefit of having two speakers. First, I will give a short talk about the "bootsplash" software and how it can liven up your session while the computer boots. You can read more about it at http://www.bootsplash.org. This software has been used by the last several SuSE Linux releases, but it also works with other distributions. If you want to jazz up your computer display while the machine boots, this is the software you want to install. After that, I'll give the floor to John Rulnick, who asked to address the WLUG memebership. John's short talk will be about a weekend program he is involved with launching at Bay Path College. To quote John: === The focus [of the talk] would be on a new weekend program I'm involved with launching at Bay Path College Central Mass Center that's aimed at developing Linux-savvy sys-, net-, and database admins. I suppose there may be some potential students in WLUG, but just as likely (more likely) there may be folks interested in teaching in the program. I could talk about pretty much any aspect of the program that interests people. === I'll bring the usual soda/cookies to the meeting, and I'll put out the donation box for those folks who choose to make a small donation to WLUG. After the meeting, we'll make our pilgrimage to the Boynton Restaurant. See ya then! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] generic windows printer driver for postscript?

by Brian J. Conway

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:52:29 -0400 Bill Mills-Curran <bill(a)mills-curran.net> wrote: > I have a windows-only (sigh) program that prints maps. It doesn't > have a print-to-file option, so I add a "file" printer in windows > printer setup. Can any give me a recommendation for a generic (clean) > postscript printer driver? > > My intent is to print to a samba file share on linux and review the > postscript print file with gv to select specific pages. > > The HP driver doesn't make nice postscript. I use the "HP Color Laserjet PS" printer at work where I have a bunch of people set up with a FILE: printer and Ghostscript as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat (they use the PDF-creation functionality only). That's the one recommended by Ghostscript, but I imagine most PS drivers are comparable. Brian J. Conway bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

June 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] generic windows printer driver for postscript?

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 05:00:08PM -0400, Scott Venier wrote: > Bill Mills-Curran said: > > I have a windows-only (sigh) program that prints maps. It doesn't > > have a print-to-file option, so I add a "file" printer in windows > > printer setup. Can any give me a recommendation for a generic (clean) > > postscript printer driver? > > > Try the Apple LaserWriter II NT. > > Scott Scott, Works great. Thanks. Bill

June 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] generic windows printer driver for postscript?

by Scott Venier

Bill Mills-Curran said: > I have a windows-only (sigh) program that prints maps. It doesn't > have a print-to-file option, so I add a "file" printer in windows > printer setup. Can any give me a recommendation for a generic (clean) > postscript printer driver? > Try the Apple LaserWriter II NT. Scott

June 13, 2004

generic windows printer driver for postscript?

by Bill Mills-Curran

I have a windows-only (sigh) program that prints maps. It doesn't have a print-to-file option, so I add a "file" printer in windows printer setup. Can any give me a recommendation for a generic (clean) postscript printer driver? My intent is to print to a samba file share on linux and review the postscript print file with gv to select specific pages. The HP driver doesn't make nice postscript. Thanks, Bill

June 13, 2004

CRT or LCD ?

by Andy Stewart

HI all, My 9 year old Nokia 447X CRT monitor appears to be on its way out. At maximum brightness and contrast, I can't get a good picture. I'm using xgamma to crank up the colors, but that creates a washed out display. The picture size wavers and occasionally goes out of sync. I think I got my $1000 worth out of this monitor! At the risk of starting a religious war, I'm wondering if I can get some objective commentary regarding CRT vs LCD and any issues there might be with Linux. I would like a display that can do at least 1280x1024@75Hz and possibly up to 1600x1200@75Hz. I think that puts me in the 18" - 19" monitor category, which is OK with me (I have a 17" monitor now). I occasionally play games but mostly its text, websurfing, email, and some photo editing. Does the LCD quality degrade when using the VGA input vs. the DVI input (assuming that the monitor has both) ? Are there any major Linux related issues when using the DVI output of a video card ? Thanks in advance for your thoughts, opinions, flames, etc. :-) Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux kernel development project in MA

by Brock

On 2004.06.11.15.27, Dwight Ernest wrote: | Mike Frysinger wrote: | | >On Wednesday 09 June 2004 11:49 am, ken(a)netguru-system.com wrote: | > | >>Senior Linux Kernel developer--- 5 Plus years of software development in | >>Linux/Unix development including systems level Unix development. | > | > | >>Contact Ken with resume in word format | > | > | >so you want a hardcore Linux developer but they also must use the MS Word | >format ? :) | >-mike | | In this market, if I had the skills, and they requested that I etch my | resume on gold leaf before submission, I probably would do so. What ever happened to Nerds Ruling The World?! We must not appear weak! We must work towards the day when they request our resumes in their original TeX glory! Custom macros and all! --Brock

June 12, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux kernel development project in MA

by Mike Frysinger

On Friday 11 June 2004 03:27 pm, Dwight Ernest wrote: > In this market, if I had the skills, and they requested that I etch my > resume on gold leaf before submission, I probably would do so. true ... and considering the work, i might even consider gay sexual favors -mike

June 11, 2004

Re: [Wlug] email sending problem with comcast

by Charles A. Haines

Shoot the traces to the list, I'll take a look at them. I've had similar weird problems such as this, it's probably and easy fix. Chuck ====================== Charles A. Haines Web Developer 3G Publishing ====================== http://www.3gpub.com ====================== Quoting Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net>: > > HI all, > > This is driving me nuts...I still have that problem where I get intermittent > failures while sending email, even after hard coding the IP number for > smtp.comcast.net (they normally have 4 different IPs...I hard coded one to > make debug easier). > > Does anybody know the SMTP protocol sufficiently that they could help me > debug > this problem ? I have ethereal traces - one when it works, and another when > it doesn't. I see differences, but I don't know why, nor do I know what I > should do as a remedy. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

June 11, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux kernel development project in MA

by Dwight Ernest

Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Wednesday 09 June 2004 11:49 am, ken(a)netguru-system.com wrote: > >>Senior Linux Kernel developer--- 5 Plus years of software development in >>Linux/Unix development including systems level Unix development. > > >>Contact Ken with resume in word format > > > so you want a hardcore Linux developer but they also must use the MS Word > format ? :) > -mike In this market, if I had the skills, and they requested that I etch my resume on gold leaf before submission, I probably would do so. -- Dwight A. Ernest, dwight at significant dot com GPG key A6999567 Cell: +1-508-523-1416 FAX: +1-978-405-2504 YIM: dwight_ernest RHCE #803004293310030 http://significant.com/~dwight/ KA2CNN Papa, partner, pilot, net geek, sysadmin, consultant, cohouser.

June 11, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux kernel development project in MA

by Mike Frysinger

On Wednesday 09 June 2004 11:49 am, ken(a)netguru-system.com wrote: > Senior Linux Kernel developer--- 5 Plus years of software development in > Linux/Unix development including systems level Unix development. > Contact Ken with resume in word format so you want a hardcore Linux developer but they also must use the MS Word format ? :) -mike

June 11, 2004

RE: [Wlug] Hibernation

by Martin, Eric

Ok, I'm using 2.4. Yes, ACPI is more recent than APM....I tried 2.6 once and stuff worked oddly, so I went back to 2.4 (2.4 gentoo-sources as opposed to ck-2.6 for all you gentoo buffs). Thank you all, I guess I'll have to get 2.6 working... Eric -----Original Message----- From: Andy Stewart [mailto:andystewart@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 5:30 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] Hibernation On Thursday 10 June 2004 3:54 pm, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Thursday 10 June 2004 02:53 pm, Martin, Eric wrote: > > does anybody know of a hibernate mode in linux (suspend to disk)? > > If there is, where? If there isn't, how hard is that to code? > > my ppc laptop has suppport via the hardware in 2.6 ... there's also > 'Software Suspend' and 'Suspend-to-Disk' support in 2.6 for all x86 > machines ... -mike Note that my laptop is running a 2.6 kernel and that the hibernate mode works pretty well, actually! When the user invokes the hibernate mode (suspend to disk) the software writes its info into the swap file, and then the machine powers off. When the machine is later powered on and starts to boot, a parameter is passed to the kernel which tells it to look at the swap file. If the swap file has valid "hibernate info" in it, the machine will resume that state, otherwise it will perform a normal boot sequence. I'm pretty sure I'm using ACPI, which is (I believe) a more recent standard than APM. Check to see what your hardware supports. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

June 11, 2004

Re: [Wlug] email sending problem with comcast

by Dwight A. Ernest

Andy Stewart wrote: > HI all, > > This is driving me nuts...I still have that problem where I get intermittent > failures while sending email, even after hard coding the IP number for > smtp.comcast.net (they normally have 4 different IPs...I hard coded one to > make debug easier). > > Does anybody know the SMTP protocol sufficiently that they could help me debug > this problem ? I have ethereal traces - one when it works, and another when > it doesn't. I see differences, but I don't know why, nor do I know what I > should do as a remedy. > > Thanks, > > Andy > I know SMTP pretty well; send me the traces and I'll see what I can do. -- Dwight A. Ernest, dwight at significant dot com GPG key A6999567 Cell: +1-508-523-1416 FAX: +1-978-405-2504 YIM: dwight_ernest RHCE #803004293310030 http://significant.com/~dwight/ KA2CNN Papa, partner, pilot, net geek, sysadmin, consultant, cohouser.

June 11, 2004

email sending problem with comcast

by Andy Stewart

HI all, This is driving me nuts...I still have that problem where I get intermittent failures while sending email, even after hard coding the IP number for smtp.comcast.net (they normally have 4 different IPs...I hard coded one to make debug easier). Does anybody know the SMTP protocol sufficiently that they could help me debug this problem ? I have ethereal traces - one when it works, and another when it doesn't. I see differences, but I don't know why, nor do I know what I should do as a remedy. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 11, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Hibernation

by Mike Frysinger

On Thursday 10 June 2004 05:29 pm, Andy Stewart wrote: > I'm pretty sure I'm using ACPI, which is (I believe) a more recent standard > than APM. Check to see what your hardware supports. it is ... it's just a matter of hoping the ACPI in your machine isnt broken, and if it is, that linux has support for working around it :) -mike

June 10, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Hibernation

by Andy Stewart

On Thursday 10 June 2004 3:54 pm, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Thursday 10 June 2004 02:53 pm, Martin, Eric wrote: > > does anybody know of a hibernate mode in linux (suspend to disk)? If > > there is, where? If there isn't, how hard is that to code? > > my ppc laptop has suppport via the hardware in 2.6 ... > there's also 'Software Suspend' and 'Suspend-to-Disk' support in 2.6 for > all x86 machines ... > -mike Note that my laptop is running a 2.6 kernel and that the hibernate mode works pretty well, actually! When the user invokes the hibernate mode (suspend to disk) the software writes its info into the swap file, and then the machine powers off. When the machine is later powered on and starts to boot, a parameter is passed to the kernel which tells it to look at the swap file. If the swap file has valid "hibernate info" in it, the machine will resume that state, otherwise it will perform a normal boot sequence. I'm pretty sure I'm using ACPI, which is (I believe) a more recent standard than APM. Check to see what your hardware supports. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 10, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Hibernation

by Mike Frysinger

On Thursday 10 June 2004 02:53 pm, Martin, Eric wrote: > does anybody know of a hibernate mode in linux (suspend to disk)? If there > is, where? If there isn't, how hard is that to code? my ppc laptop has suppport via the hardware in 2.6 ... there's also 'Software Suspend' and 'Suspend-to-Disk' support in 2.6 for all x86 machines ... -mike

June 10, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Hibernation

by Andy Stewart

On Thursday 10 June 2004 2:53 pm, Martin, Eric wrote: > does anybody know of a hibernate mode in linux (suspend to disk)? If there > is, where? If there isn't, how hard is that to code? > > Eric HI Eric, If its what I think it is, my laptop does it. Its part of the power management software (either APM or ACPI). Check it out to see if that functionality is supported on your computer. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 10, 2004

Hibernation

by Martin, Eric

does anybody know of a hibernate mode in linux (suspend to disk)? If there is, where? If there isn't, how hard is that to code? Eric

June 10, 2004

new program, possible meeting topic [was Re: [Wlug] New meeting schedule posted]

by John M Rulnick

> I'm still seeing a volunteer to run the June meeting with some > topic of interest. I'd welcome a chance to talk for a few minutes at the June meeting, if possible. The focus would be on a new weekend program I'm involved with launching at Bay Path College Central Mass Center that's aimed at developing Linux-savvy sys-, net-, and database admins. I suppose there may be some potential students in WLUG, but just as likely (more likely) there may be folks interested in teaching in the program. I could talk about pretty much any aspect of the program that interests people. If the June meeting works out, I could of course give more details and answer questions then. If not, no problem, perhaps July or August? -- and anyone interested in the meantime is more than welcome to contact me. John

June 10, 2004

New meeting schedule posted

by Andy Stewart

HI all, Please check the recently updated WLUG website for the meeting schedule for the next 12 months or so. Note that we'll be having our annual WLUG BBQ at Doug Waud's house on Wednesday, July 21 (weather permitting). More details forthcoming. I'm still seeing a volunteer to run the June meeting with some topic of interest. Otherwise, I'll have to cram and give a presentation about the bootsplash software, which would be tough for me to demo since VMware doesn't work on SuSE 9.1 (yet). See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 9, 2004

Re: [Wlug] RE: Usenix Conference June 27-July 2

by Andy Stewart

On Wednesday 09 June 2004 1:52 pm, albutler33(a)netscape.net wrote: > Andy, > > Do we still have to register for the conference even though the events are > free? Can we just show up and head for the events we're invited to? > > Al Butler HI Al, No, one does not need to register for the converence to attend the "Super-LUG" meeting. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 9, 2004

RE: Usenix Conference June 27-July 2

by albutler33＠netscape.net

wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org wrote: >Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > >You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > >Subject: [Wlug] Fwd: Usenix Conference in Boston June 27-July 2 >Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:42:43 -0400 >From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> >To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > >-- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA USA >http://www.wlug.org >

June 9, 2004

Linux kernel development project in MA

by ken＠netguru-system.com

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June 9, 2004