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Re: [ALUG] [Thinkpad] ThinkPad R31 Internal Wireless
by Simon Royal 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

Matt http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220715429673&ssPageNam… Simon On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Matt <mwtech(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > Pardon me > > > http://www.jefatech.com/product/IN24-5RD-RSMA/55dBi-Rubber-Duck-Antenna---R… > > http://www.jefatech.com/product/UFLRPSMA6 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Austin > To: Matt > Cc: Thinkpad list > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad R31 Internal Wireless > > > Keep in mind that antenna has an mmcx connector while all the internal > cards > I've seen have u.fl connectors. I work at a company that specializes in > embedded rf, and I've never seen a converter for those connector styles. > On Dec 30, 2010 6:11 PM, "Matt" <mwtech(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > > > > http://www.jefatech.com/product/RV24-5RD-MMCX/Rover-Portable-Laptop-Mount-2… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > Thinkpad(a)stderr.org > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > Thinkpad(a)stderr.org > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > Thinkpad(a)stderr.org > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > -- --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.04 & Windows XP Home. Apple PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro running 2.1

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ThinkPad R31 and Ubuntu Install Problems
by Simon Royal 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi I am struggling to get Ubuntu installed on my ThinkPad R31. I put XP Home on it today and wanted to dual boot with Ubuntu 10.10. It has a 60GB hard drive split in to 4. 12GB for XP (already installed), 12GB for Ubuntu, 1GB for swap and the rest (which is about 30GB) for files. I've dual booted before by installing Windows and then telling the Ubuntu partitioner to use the largest free space for Ubuntu and this worked, both with Windows and with dual booting on a PPC Mac. However it is not working too well this time. I am manually setting the partitions and it seems to be working fine. 1GB for swap set as a swap partition and 12GB as ext4 with mount point /. This is all fine but when the installer continues it say it cannot install file system. I also tried it with ext3 too but the same answer. I am using a Ubuntu 9.10 CD - purely because it is an official CD and not a burnt one, and it is totally scratch free. I had similar problems before and the answer was to use the Alternative CD. Apparently Ubiquity - the ubuntu graphical installer - can be a bit ropey at times. It worked with me before, although I was getting a different error message before. Is there any mileage in downloading the alt cd and using the text based installer. I cannot get this machine to boot from USB so I am going to have to burn it to CD on another machine and only have a couple of blanks left. Any help would be appreciated. Simon -- --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. --- IBM ThinkPad R31 with XP Home. Apple PowerBook G3 'Pismo' with OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro with 2.1

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Ubuntu Install Fail
by Simon Royal 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi My ThinkPad R31 arrived at last, but I am having a problem installing Ubuntu. Im using 9.10 as it is a proper CD not a burnt one. I have a 60GB hd in it. Ive split the drive into 4 partitions. 12GB for XP (which is installed), 12GB waiting for Ubuntu, 1GB swap and 30GB ish for saved files which will be FAT32. XP is installed. Using the Ubuntu Live CD it gets to the partitioner and says 'cant create file system' while trying to create ext3 or ext4 on the Ubuntu partition. Any ideas? Is there any point in using the Alternative CD? I did have problems before using the standard disc and partitioning. Simon

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Free stuff
by David Reynolds 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi, Hope you all had a good christmas/holiday break. Whilst having a post-christmas tidy, I have found the following items which may be of interest to fellow aluggers - GP2X: Personal entertainment player (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X) - Amstrad E3 Emailer - runs linux, some people have hacked it to make a VOIP station see: http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking for details Will exchange for beer. Any takers? Cheers, Dave -- David Reynolds david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk

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Merry Christmas All
by Simon Royal 25 Dec '10

25 Dec '10

Hi Merry Christmas Linux fans. Simon

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Happy Newtonmas to all
by Steve Engledow 25 Dec '10

25 Dec '10

Morning, Just wanted to be the first (on-list) to wish ye all a merry/happy*: * Newtonmas * Christmas * Yule * Confusing day where you're wondering wtf everyone is partying and you're not Eat some apples :) Steve * (Delete as appropriate)

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Scripting help: deleting old directories
by Mark Rogers 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Is there a simple way to locate directories which only contains files older than a certain date and then remove the directories? I can find old files easily enough, but if a directory has more than one file in it and one of the files is new, then I need to not touch the entire directory. It's only where all the files are old that I want it removed. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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Why Do You Use Linux?
by Simon Royal 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Hi As a Mac user for 10 years I often get asked 'why do you use a Mac', actually it is more in a mocking way than anything but it does make you think. When the rest of the computing world is happy to sit in the puddle of Microsoft there are others who strive for something better either via Mac or via Linux. I moved to Mac after years of slogging it with Windows partly because I started working in a design house but partly because I liked the Mac interface - which at the time was pre-OSX. A year or so later OSX came out and I have been through them all. I was also not impressed with the whole Windows experience. I bought a new machine and it was terrible, it didnt even run the OS it came with very well. I started an interest in Linux about 5 years ago - playing with Ubuntu and Vector to name a few but it wasnt until about 18 months ago that I thought about ditching the Mac and moving over full time. However, funds were very tight and I picked up a low end P2 which gave me a good experience of Linux - Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Mint, DSL, Puppy to name some - but the hardware was not up to being used as your main machine. I was also missing the Mac, so picked up an old G3 and that is where I am today. I never returned to the Mac with the one fanboying enthusiasm I had. Financially, I do not have a lot of money to spend on computers - my family has expanded in the last few years and funds are tight. Macs are not cheap, even older ones. I had a new Mac which died after only a few years and I have never climbed back again, scrappling with old G3 and G4 models. I did not want to go down the Microsoft route and with a fair amount of Linux knowledge under my belt decided to jump back into the non-Mac world, bought a ThinkPad (which I am still waiting to arrive) and that is where I am now. So in short, what make me a Linux user. Well, an ex-Mac user with a disgust for Microsoft and a fan of being different and a nerd at heart. So what make you lot a Linux? Why do you decide to walk on the other side of M? Simon -- --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. --- Apple PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OS9/OSX 10.4/Ubuntu 10.10 - Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro running 2.1

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Re: [ALUG] Why Do You Use Linux?
by Simon Royal 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

Adam S60 is a great mobile OS. I used it for years until moving to Android. It might be old and clunky, but it is highly integrated and the contextual menus and fantastic. Simon ----- Original Message ----- From:Adam Bower To:main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject:Re: [ALUG] Why Do You Use Linux? On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:53:56AM +0000, Simon Elliott wrote: > Wayne, you can't attack Mick's figures then come out with something > ridiculous like S60 has "nothing like market share"...! Where'd you > get that from?! http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1466313 says > Symbian S60 devices hold the biggest chunk at 36.6% of smartphone > market share in Q3 2010.. (See table 2) It might be a different story > this time next year though. Only 20% of worldwide phone sales are smart phones too. Although, counting S60 as a smartphone OS is a bit rich imo ;) Adam -- New signature required, suggestions on a post card please. _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!

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Looking for simple[ish] drawing program for basic circuit diagrams
by Chris G 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

I want to put some simple circuit diagrams on web pages (or at least accessible from web pages) so I'm looking for a drawing program that is either easy to add circuit symbols to or has them already. I was going to use dia but whenever I try to actually use it I don't find it's as easy as it should be, I've Google'd a bit and found xcircuit which is quite a nice program but the mouse/keyboard usage is so non-standard it would take me ages to get used to it. Does anyone have any alternative suggestions or ideas? -- Chris Green

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