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[Alug]Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 16 Jun '03

16 Jun '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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[Alug]Norwich evening meet this thursday confirmed.
by Syd Hancock 16 Jun '03

16 Jun '03

Just a note to confirm that I have booked a room in the Royal British Legion Hall, Aylsham Road, Norwich for thursday evening 19th June from 8pm. There will be a formal announcement from MJR shortly but here is the basic info: It is called 'the TV room' and is immediately to your left as you enter the bar. The RBLH is on Aylsham road, on the right as you go out of Norwich, just over the brow of the hill after Drayton road. Parking available (may be limited though). If bringing kit that needs power, bring an extension lead as there seem to be very few power sockets. So, who's coming? And what kit do we intend to bring along? (Will investigate other possible venues in the next week or two). Syd

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[Alug]Linux 2003 Conference & Tutorials, Edinburgh, 31 July - 3 Aug
by Alasdair G Kergon 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

See below for details of this summer's linux conference in Edinburgh. Also, don't forget to register for the Linux User & Developer Exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, Tues 24 - Thurs 26 June: http://www.linuxuserexpo.com/ http://www.linuxexpo.org.uk/ .org Village with representatives of UK LUGs and Tim O'Reilly's free talk in London on Mon 23rd June celebrating 25 years of O'Reilly books: http://www.ukuug.org/events/TimOReilly/ Alasdair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linux 2003 Conference & Tutorials, Edinburgh, 31 July - 3 Aug ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The UK Unix User Group's linux technical conference visits Edinburgh this year. It's a great way to broaden your knowledge and keep up-to-date with what's happening in the world of linux. Speakers include Jon 'maddog' Hall of Linux International and the new Debian Project Leader, Martin Michlmayr. The Edinburgh Linux User Group is helping with the preparations for the event, including the evening social programme. For further details please see http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2003/ Full-day Tutorials on Thursday 31st July ---------------------------------------- Inside the Linux Kernel - Stephen Tweedie (Red Hat) Python for Programmers - John Pinner & David Chan (Clockwork S/ware Syst.) Provisional Conference Programme: Friday 1st August - Sunday 3rd August ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Business and Applications Core Business Applications for GNU/Linux The Government Gateway and Linux New Breakthroughs in Linux Supercomputing How to Get an Open Source-related Business Funded in a Down Economy Not Fired for Buying Linux? Quirks of Open Source Adopters' worldviews Free and Open Source Software in the Health Service * Embedded Systems Debian on Handheld Computers Real Time/Embedded C on Linux: An Introduction PIC Programming with Open Source Tools Linux on the eLAP Mini-ITX * GUI Development and Applications KDE Development Kroupware Cross-Platform GUI Development with WxWindows * Kernel and Device Drivers Ugly Ducklings: Resurrecting unmaintained code RelayFS: Transmitting data from kernel to userspace Simple, Robust Software RAID for Linux 2.6 XFS IrCOMM2k: Porting Linux IrDA to the Windows Kernel * Networks and Security Layer 2 Networking Vulnerabilities Forensics Linux Packet Filtering: The Future CONESYS: The COntent NEtwork SYstem * Productivity Power Shell Usage: Bash Tips & Tricks * Project Management Managing Debian Portability from a Debian perspective Software for Open Communities * Software Development Extreme Linux Programming - A Continuum N things every programmer should know about signal handling Using buildfarms to improve code * Sound Sound Systems on Linux: The Past and the Future Sweep: Real-world audio editing on Linux * Systems Administration Mass Unattended Linux Installations Using GNU/Linux to Deliver Windows XP to the Desktop * Web Automated Website Synthesis Efficiency in the XML Era Including speakers from IBM, Novell, Red Hat, SuSE, HP, SGI, GBdirect If you book before 30th June you can take advantage of the Early Bird rates e.g. UKP 30 for the conference (50% discount) or UKP 12.50 for students. (If you're not already a UKUUG member, you'll need to add the membership fee to this.) Sponsors: Positive Internet, Perforce, SGI, Astaro Web: http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2003/ Email: office(a)ukuug.org Tel: +44 1763 273 475

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[Alug]Re: TFT Panel
by Dan Beimborn 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

>> It strikes me that your VertRefresh should be 60.. unless your flat >> panel can really do 50-75? Manufacturers spec says: VIDEO INPUT Analog RGB Analog (75 ohms, 0.7/1.0 Vp-p) Digital DVI-D (TMDS, 100 ohms) Frequency f h : 30~82kHz, f v : 50~75Hz Hmm, just for grins try it at 60hz fixed, and see if that stabilizes it. To really fiddle about with it and optimize it, I'd still recommend xvidtune or advancemame's setup program to generate modelines. Once you have those set & working (and only those in your config) the variability should go away. So it sounds like your panel has a DVI but the video card doesn't? Maybe I need to sell you my Geforce 4 ti4200 and buy a radeon :) DB

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Re: [Alug]Trackball Problem (fwd)
by BenE 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

(whoops, sent this to just MJ and not alug) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 22:51:36 +0100 (BST) From: BenE <mail(a)psychoferret.freeserve.co.uk> To: MJ Ray <markj(a)cloaked.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Alug]Trackball Problem On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, MJ Ray wrote: > BenE <mail(a)psychoferret.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > > as a 5 button mouse (I tried 4 button but it didn't like that *at all*) > > with buttons 4 & 5 set up as the Y axis. Also, to confuse matters I'm > > ZAxisMapping? Tried putting the numbers the other way around? What > xmodmap settings are you using? > Sorry, yes ZAxisMapping, not Y as I said. Swapping the numbers around has no effect. They still both behave as the 3rd mouse button. I'm using xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 4 5". I'm going to give xbindkeys a try tmrw to see if that helps (I've been meaning to try it for a while. I'm using fluxboxs keymapping functionality and I plan to move away from fluxbox soon, so its a good idea). Thanks, BenE

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[Alug]Norwich meetings
by Tarquin Mills 14 Jun '03

14 Jun '03

Could we please change the dates of Norwich meetings from the third Thursday of the month as this the day RUNG meets. Also could another venue be picked. -- Tarquin Mills Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign) http://www.planet14.sonow4u.co.uk/comp/reboot/

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[Alug]TFT Panel
by Dan Beimborn 14 Jun '03

14 Jun '03

> Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Viewsonic VG191" > HorizSync 30.0-82.0 > VertRefresh 50-75 It strikes me that your VertRefresh should be 60.. unless your flat panel can really do 50-75? I have a whizzy hitachi DVI one that can do 60 or 70, but nothing in-between! DB

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[Alug]directory for backups
by Syd Hancock 14 Jun '03

14 Jun '03

I'm playing with our little home network, migrating some more functionality from windows to linux. I want to backup files from a couple of machines onto an area on my main linux box and I'm interested in opinions on best custom and practice. 1. Is it advisable to have a separate partition for the file-store area or is a separate partition sufficient? 2. Where should it be in the directory tree on the 'server' - as a subdirectory of /home or as a separate directory under / or elsewhere? 3. Are there any standard conventions for this? TIA Syd

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Re: [Alug]Linux and TFT panels
by Barry Samuels 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Thanks to the various people who responded. Wayne Stallwood said: > Have you set the HorizSync and VertRefresh rates in your config file > to those specified by the monitor manufacturer ? Yes I have Adam Bower said: > Thats along my lines of thought, most of the panels I have played > with have an > auto-adjust button that resizes the screen. Does yours have one, and > does it > work? Yes it does have one but I haven't tried it when the display is squashed. > Also if you turn the screen off and on again does that make it work? Yes. I hadn't though to try that but it does correct the problem. > Of course one other option is that can you get DVI output from your > graphics > card and into your screen also? I have a Matrox G400 which appears not to have a DVI output although the TFT panel does have a digital input. Dan Beimborn said: > Running xvidtune will help you create your exact modeline, and > strangely enough so will AdvanceMame video setup program. Once you > have that modeline in for your desktop resolution, it should always > work. I tried that but it made no difference. It could be that the line I added to XF86Config-4 wasn't correct. I reproduce the relevant sections below: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Viewsonic VG191" HorizSync 30.0-82.0 VertRefresh 50-75 #ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Matrox G400" Monitor "Viewsonic VG191" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection The modeline, now commented out, was the one xvidtune gave me. Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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[Alug]Macs
by Craig 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

At the moment, I am thinking about ditching my 3 months old laptop to get a ibook. Why? My housemate bought one last friday and it is _gorgeous_. Okay, that would be a bit of a understatement but I am using a imac at work on and off. But dang, I'm still impress with the ibook. Is it a smart move to ditch this laptop to switch over? Many people I have spoken to are doing this! If anyone on this mailing list is using OS X. Please convince me if I really want to make the switch. So far, I am really appealed by the o/s, battery life and most of all, it's unixy feel! ;) I'm interested to hear your thoughts! -- (o_ - Craig Butcher //\ - IT Technician / Unix Support MTH/ENV @ UEA V_/_ - http://www.wizball.co.uk

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