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Re: Reminder! Meeting tonight at Technocopia! Time: 7pm!

by Jeff Moyer

John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > - We also talked about how to pass through NVidia graphics cards into > VMs, so you can get better rendering performance, and all the > issues, tradeoffs and outright problems of doing this. I'm interested in hearing more about this. I recently gave this a try (I want to use a VM as my work desktop), and it took quite a lot of research and trial and error in order to come up with a working configuration. I setup the system boot off of integrated AMD graphics and automatically start a VM on the nvidia adapter. I pass through the keyboard and mouse via evdev (without evdev, the mouse is practically unusable). This works ok, so long as I don't want to use the host system(!). I'm using the nouveau driver, and that also has issues if I switch inputs on my monitor (as in, my graphical display will cease to exist). How do others set this up? Does anyone have a configuration they are happy with? -Jeff

2 years, 4 months

Re: We've got a meeting next week on the 13th!

by Tim Keller

In my data center I've got a bunch of Ampere ARM servers and they're awesome. U.2 NVME, lots of PCI slots, etc. https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/everything-ive-learned-building-fast… Tim. On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 1:51 PM soup <soupforare(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Are there any shipping ARM boards/chips for the consumer market? Quick > look just shows a few ATX server boards with, relatively, ancient ARMs > bundled. > The stuff Apple is shipping has the same T2 "problem" the later intel > machines have with running linux, it's kind of a pain, delicate, and ruins > the point of having the hardware security in the first place. It'd be > amazing if they'd work on 1st party support but considering their business > model I don't see that ever happening. > > On the server side, I'm loving ARM. I saw the revolution coming back when > AWS Graviton was first announced. Pushed a lot of things at work over > early. With go binaries it's as simple as a compile flag. > Graviton2 offerings were ~1/3 off the equivalent intel machines for EC2, > similar discount for lambda. For some of our workloads they were faster > than intel too. Haven't had occasion to test the grav3 stuff but I imagine > it's better still. > If you've got things in interpreted language, go, or projects that have > been cross-arch and stable a while- mariadb, postgresql, nginx, et al., > definitely would suggest seeing how it'd work for you. > > --- > soup > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 12:20 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> Keith, >> >> It wasn't just you. It seems that it maxes out at some low number of >> users.. why.. worth investigating, but not at the expense of people being >> able to get into the meeting. >> >> Yeah, ARM for linux has been the "hotness" for a while. Pi definitely >> brought it to the forefront, but now more and more there are viable arm >> desktops. >> >> As for the AI, there are some FOSS solutions out there that are >> shockingly amazing. "ollama" is just one of them. >> No need to pay NVidia for AMD for the privilege. >> >> Tim. >> >> On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 1:58 PM Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> >> wrote: >> >>> Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: >>> >>> > We've got a meeting next week! Note, I won't be using our own Jitsi >>> server >>> > but going to back to the old one since we've had so many issues. >>> >>> I think part of the problem was with my micophone to webserver >>> interface. >>> >>> At this point I am thinking of this more as a test than a meeting, >>> but I plan to do it. >>> >>> > If there's a topic that people would like us to tackle, I'd be up for >>> it! >>> >>> I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the latest hardware, but >>> the radio said something about ARM processor that caught my attention. >>> ARM means rasberry pi means Linux, no? Wikipedia has an enormous >>> article (the Citations alone are 11 pages two column) but the last >>> thing on the page seems to say that Wine is no longer for playing >>> Windows games on Linux, but that MS needs it to prop up the ass end >>> of their sorry operating system. Is the monopoly gone? >>> >>> The radio also speaks of Nvidia. They sell those Invidious graphics >>> cards. The ones that need special secret drivers that only work if >>> you have the right *.dll? It seems that everyone now needs them to >>> do Artifical Intelligence (all rise). Have they changed their attitude, >>> or is it like: "Here's your AI. Pay the monthly bill to retain your >>> licence to use it. Any attempt to try to find out what it does or >>> how it works will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law of >>> Connecticut."? >>> >>> -- Keith >>> >>> >> >> -- >> I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >> constituents as "consumers". >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> Change Settings: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> Web Forum/Archive: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/K35PA… >> > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

1 year, 6 months

Topic for future meeting.

by Brian Waite

Hi all, I wanted to intorduce myself. I have been on the LUG list now for over a year, but 2 kids 22 mo and 5 mo old have kept me away from metings. I am by no means a speaker although I have given a presentation at conferences and a LUG. I know there is a constant call for topics. I was wondering if anyone was interested in one of the following 3 topics: 1) Linux Development on the Nokia 770. I have had one for a few months now and know quite a bit about it and the state of affairs. 2) Hacking NAS storage with the Kurobox (www.kurobox.com) An very interesting device with a sordid history 3) VERY tentitive. Developing Robotic applications on Linux for the iRobot Create. I should be able to get my hands on one of these along with some example code and show the capabilities of the iRobot Create (http://www.irobot.com/create) I could also combine 1 and 2 and talk of the general aspects of embedded Linux development. I have been active in this field for about 6 years now. Any takers? Thanks Brian

18 years, 11 months

Meeting Dec 8th at 7pm: Topic: Personal RPZ

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Long time member Eric Martin has graciously stepped up to do another talk. This time it'll be about setting up a personal RPZ server. We all know we'll be setting lots of new devices up in the coming month... RPZ is basically a "spam" filter for your DNS. It works to keep your devices from gong to sites infected with malware and "jam the lock" of any existing mailware from getting back to it's command and control. Eric will give an overview and explain a quick and dirty on how to set one up. Time: 7pm Location: Campus Center Rm 301 (Haggland Rm. It's on the same floor as the Mid Century room we're normally in, only at the top of the stairs take a right instead of a left. We're still waiting for confirmation After that we'll head down to Tech Pizza. As usual snacks and refreshments will be provided. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

9 years

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 144, Issue 2

by Jonathan Lettvin

I've been exploring HTML5 3D scene rendering. It appears to make good use of gpgpu acceleration. My first use of it is up on github: https://github.com/jlettvin/cubeHTML5 (repository) https://cdn.rawgit.com/jlettvin/cubeHTML5/master/cube.html (result) Additional layered technologies make excellent use. WebGL and Three.js are amongst the more mature. http://threejs.org/ http://stemkoski.github.io/Three.js/ http://threejs.org/examples/ http://threejs.org/examples/#webgl_custom_attributes_points3 The speed of development and resulting performance is orders of magnitude better than historical methods. I am no expert, but it is a remarkable technology. I intend to use it to develop and make dynamic presentations. It is not specific to Linux, but it is supported there. Is it worth using a wlug session on this subject? Just a self-serving thought. On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <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..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (Keith Wright) > 2. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (David Glaser) > 3. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (Tim Keller) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:42:01 -0400 > From: Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Cc: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <87fv1mhhae.fsf(a)fcs20.keithdiane.us> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > Hey Gang, > > > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > I know some people use it at work to manage > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > some new applications. > > -- Keith > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:13:29 -0400 > From: David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <56153699.6060307(a)glaserresearch.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or > a presentation on using linux for vision processing. > > > > On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Hey Gang, > >> > >> What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tim. > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > > > I know some people use it at work to manage > > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > > some new applications. > > > > -- Keith > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20151007/becf2e65/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:41:34 -0400 > From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: > < > CA+r3vQhduxi7yAa0j+vgJtcWhm7OBkQsaejf5pSh1REk-AXNWQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We actually haven't done a round table in a while. David, I like your idea > for the home automation / vision processing as well. I just went looking > and there are 10+ companies that make linux based home automation > products. I've messed with the the opencv stuff and my co worker is using > it read his water meter and do OCR. > > Keith, it would be cool to have someone (other than me) talk about managing > large amounts of data. Drop a line to your friend and see if they'd be > willing to do a talk. > > I talked a bit about hadoop as well since I've been working with that. I > could with some prep give a talk about hadoop if people were interested. > I've also been playing with the parallel python stuff as well. > > My plan is to send out a reminder that the meeting is going to be next > Thursday. It's a bit too soon to get anything put together on either of > these topics, but we should talk them through next Thursday and see if > anybody has more ideas as well. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 11:13 AM, David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> > wrote: > > > I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or > a > > presentation on using linux for vision processing. > > > > > > > > On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > > > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > > > > Hey Gang, > > > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > > > I know some people use it at work to manage > > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > > some new applications. > > > > -- Keith > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing listWlug@mail.wlug.orghttp:// > mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20151007/7b1edfa4/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 144, Issue 2 > ************************************ > -- This e-mail is from Jonathan D. 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10 years, 2 months

Re: [Wlug] Meeting Ideas...

by Bill Smith

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:09:29 -0500 "Marc Hughes" <mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com> wrote: MH> Since the ipaq install was described as a mini-demo, perhaps a PDA MH> night? MH> IPaqs, zauruses, palms, whatever else. MH> MH> I'd suggest... MH> How to install linux on them. (including explanation of distros, and MH> package formats) MH> How to sync them with a linux desktop. MH> How to sync the linux pda with a windows desktop. MH> Other cool stuff? MH> war-walking? well, i'm looking to see what sort of Linux distro i can get to install on my Palm IIIx... there used to be a few, but any that i found either didn't exist anymore or (in one case) they hang upon installation, even when they claim to install on my handheld.... 8\ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "Veal-Fattening Pen: Small, cramped office workstations built of fabric-covered disassemblable wall partitions and inhabited by junior staff members. Named after the small preslaughter cubicles used by the cattle industry." -- Douglas Coupland, "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture" * TAG! v3.1 *

23 years

Re: [Wlug] September meeting topic?

by Steve Pelland

Karl, When are you going to do this talk? I can bring my Pi as well. I am running Debian on mine. I'd also be interested in what others may be doing or would like to do. Thanks Steve On Jul 13, 2012, at 8:59 PM, Wolf Bronski wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Karl Lind <electrolind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy all, > > I would like to give a talk on the Raspberry Pi project and I have two > of them to demonstrate various OS's (I have worked with the Debian and > Fedora implementations and look forward to the others as they come > out.). I have four SD cards, so that's the number of OS's I can bring > with me. > > Have a great summer! > > Karl > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > Sounds great. I'd like to attend that if it gets going. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

13 years, 5 months

Re: [Wlug] WLUG Meeting tomorrow! Jun 11th, 2015! Native ZFS on linux!

by Keith Wright

Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > Sick of your limited file systems? Worried it won't scale when pentabyte > disks hit the market? There have been five byte storage devices since 1945. Expensive, but available. They were called mercury delay lines. On the other hand a petabyte (+1e+15 bytes) would be a lot. > I'll be doing a talk/demo of the ZFS (Zettabyte File > System) naively running on Linux. This time I really am puzzled. Do you mean "natively"? That would be a cliche. What you said passes spell check would be good for us simple French folk. > This is going to be held in the campus center Rm. 129 a.k.a "Chairman's > Room" at 7pm. The web page still says TBD. No matter, I intend to be there, but if I were lost with only an Apple Eye BrowServer for guidance... > Refreshments will be provided. Good. I am less cranky when my mouth is full. See you in the future, if you're going that way. -- Keith

10 years, 6 months

As seen at the last meeting...

by Phillip G Deneault

Chuck Anderson demo'd a PS-RISC system running Debian Linux. I have a similar system that I am offering up for sale. Its an HP 9000 model J210 than has: -2 PA-RISC 120mhz processors -1 gig of memory -2 four gig HVD SCSI drives -SCSI CD-ROM -An extra 10/100 ethernet NIC card(there is already one built in) -VGA adapter(although as Chuck pointed out, the display card isn't supported yet under Linux) -an external HVD SCSI interface as well as an external SCSI-2 interface It all works and currently has a version of HP-UX 11 that I need to wipe before selling it. As stated before, there is a working Linux kernel for it and it would make a great server or at the very least, a great hobby system. $250 or best offer Reply if your interested. Phil -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Phil Deneault "We work in the dark, We do what we can, deneault(a)wpi.edu We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, WPI NetOps and our passion is our task. The rest is the OpenVMS Guy maddness of art." - Henry James -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

23 years, 10 months

Re: [Wlug] Re-iterate my topic idea

by Jared Greenwald

Did anyone take notes? On 4/20/05, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mike Leo wrote: > > hi ya'll! > > > > After the utter silence from my last topic suggestion, > > you would think I wouldn't bring it up again, but... > > > > I have many very basic questions I would like to work > > through with you experts. > > > > Things like: > > > > kernel compiling/patching > > kernel-source vs kernel-headers > > frame buffers > > compiling software and USE flags > > lilo vs grub > > bootsplash > > WM/DE > > driver installs (NVidia/ATI) > > > > Again, I don't mind leading the discussion, but it > > would be boring as heck if I as the speaker just stood > > up there and asked questions and took notes as the > > audience did the talking. > > > > Thanks > > Mike > > Hi Everybody, > > Since there was no "official" speaker for the meeting, those in > attendance decided that we'd use Mike's suggested topics as a basis for > a discussion. > > We covered kernel compiling, initrd, kernel modules, and grub/lilo as it > pertains to pointing to the kernel image to boot. There was a > discussion on frame buffers as well. I thought the meeting went well. > > I also gave away quite a few Ubuntu Linux CDs which were recently sent > to me. I have many more left, so if you want some for yourself and/or > your friends, let me know! > > If you came to the meeting and couldn't find us, I apologize. We moved > to a different room at the very last minute due to a scheduling > conflict. This new room worked out pretty well since there weren't that > many of us, although we do like the Access Grid room much better due to > its amenities and size. :-) > > Later, > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA, USA > http://www.wlug.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFCZyTRHl0iXDssISsRAo14AJ4tLExjqSjKk6OamXOs9adyLAI2gwCfUt24 > pYjRNk+qgS+YtBglkHJBpE4= > =oE/f > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

20 years, 8 months

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