April 2002 - main

Re[2]: [Alug] XFree 4, Matrox G400 & graphics acceleration
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Richard Kettlewell <richardk(a)chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: > bsamuels(a)beenthere-donethat.org.uk writes: > > I have a Matrox Millenium G400 in my machine which is running Debian > > 'Testing' which means XFree 4.1.0 I believe. > > Me too and yes. {snip] Thanks Richard. I'll have a fiddle around. Barry Samuels

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Re: [Alug] Install day leaflet
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

>Ok. We need posters, and people to volunteer to poster places. A press >release, and people to fax them. Also, leaflets on nux for people >to pick up at Syleham? Here's a good nux leaflet we could distribute: ;-) http://www.dumbentia.com/pdflib/moregeeky.pdf I've got one on my wall here. Jen

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Re: [Alug] MSN Instant Messanger Clone
by Ricardo Campos 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

> I was wondering if any of you people know of any MSN > IM Clones out there that work. I tried CCMSN and few > other but would not work. Maybe it hates Mandrake 8.2 I use Gaim (as reviewed by myself on the ALUG Wiki site). http://gaim.sourceforge.net I've found it to be the best for Jabber, Yahoo!, AIM and MSN. It rocks. Use the most recent version, as it's the most stable. It's worth a try and you should be able to get rpm's for it, if not there, on Mandrake Cooker. Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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MSN Instant Messanger Clone
by DanI 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

I was wondering if any of you people know of any MSN IM Clones out there that work. I tried CCMSN and few other but would not work. Maybe it hates Mandrake 8.2 :-)... ...Dani __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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Introduction
by Keith Watson 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Just a quick hello from someone who's just joined. Backgound: Married 49 year old male (no kids) currently living in Norwich. I've been working with computers (mostly commercial software development plus some system admin. and support) for nearly all of my working life. Most of that has been with IBM mainframes and PC Windows networks of various kinds. I currently work at the Stalham office of an outfit called Kewill (www.kewill.com) My wife thinks I've totally lost it because I come home and relax by doing what I've been doing at work all day! I've had a home computer since the days of the good ol' BCC Micro. I was lucky enough to work on a Unix based system (Sun) about 10 years ago and ended up as the sys. admin. (oh! happy days! :o) ). I've been a Unix fan ever since. Reason for joining: After many years of saying "This year I'm going to install an Intel version of Unix on my PC" I finally got round to putting Mandrake 7.0 on early last year. I immediately started to try and customise it to suit my hardware and ran into all sorts of problems. I'm now in the midst of trying to install my own flavour of Linux from the Linux From Scratch project <http://www.linuxfromscratch.org> and having moderate success. I hope to learn enough from this to have a bit more success tailoring Linux for my own use. It would be nice to link up with other Linux afficianados in the area and swap war stories, experiences etc. and perhaps be able to help others out where possible. Regards, Keith Watson Email: mailto:kpwatson@luna.co.uk Web site: http://kpwatson.ontheweb.com ____________ The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. Zen Saying ____________ This email and any files transmitted with it is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify your system manager. --- This e-mail message has been scanned for viruses and none have been detected. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.344 / Virus Database: 191 - Release Date: 02/04/2002

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XFree 4, Matrox G400 & graphics acceleration
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

I have a Matrox Millenium G400 in my machine which is running Debian 'Testing' which means XFree 4.1.0 I believe. I notice that in the kernel configuration there is an AGP support option which is not enabled. If I enable this a number of other options become selectable none of which match my mainboard's chipset AMD 760MP. Further down the DRI option if enabled (which it currently isn't) then a Matrox G200/G400/G450 option becomes available. Do I need any of this? That is to say would it make normal graphics use any faster? I don't play games or use any particularly graphics intensive software. Any advice *may* make me less confused - but then again ... Barry Samuels

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how to make pdf files?
by jo＠yee-ha.demon.co.uk 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hello List, Anyone out there creating PDF files with Linux? If so, with what software? Basically I have a bunch of stuff to scan and convert into PDF and jpg files. Jpg is easy but I'm not so sure about PDF.... Thanks, Jo -- <>-- jo mitchell --------icq#104771112 ----------<> jo(a)yee-ha.demon.co.uk | http://futurshox.net Linux-powered! | mobile: +44 7974 219809 <>-----------------------------------------------<>

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SCA-2 to 68pin converters.
by Ricardo Campos 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

OK clever peeps, I'm tearing my hair out at the mo. I have an 80 pin LVD SCSI HD and a pci LVD SCSI card that has 68 pin and 50 pin interfaces. I have a 68pin terminated cable. I know you can get 80 pin to 68 pin converters, but it seems to have female connectors on both sides. Does this mean I'll need an 80 pin male-to-male connector? i.e. is it actually possible to put an 80 pin SCA-2 HD in a normal pc? -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] SCA-2 to 68pin converters.
by David Fairey 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

> OK clever peeps, I'm tearing my hair out at the mo. I have an 80 pin LVD SCSI HD and a pci LVD SCSI card that has 68 pin and 50 pin interfaces. I have a 68pin terminated cable. > > I know you can get 80 pin to 68 pin converters, but it seems to have female connectors on both sides. Does this mean I'll need an 80 pin male-to-male connector? > > i.e. is it actually possible to put an 80 pin SCA-2 HD in a normal pc? >From what I remember SCA-2 needs a single cable that has both the data and the power leads, which would normally be provided inside a hot-swap drive case. So not sure if there would be any suitable converters for attaching to 68pin cable. We always had to send them back to the supplier as the salesman who sold it didn't know the difference. David. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002

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Re: [Alug] Re: UEA meeting
by david casal 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 mtm(a)sys.uea.ac.uk wrote: > Howabout the Graduate Students bar? Though it is independent of > the Students Union so you'd have to go directly to the grad bar > officers to make arrangements. Hi all. I'm having a bit of a hectic time at work etc. so I haven't got around to room bookings yet...promise to have it done by the end of the week, and I'll post findings to the list then. Will try to speak to grad bar people too. Cheers, David david casal --0+ --- d.casal(a)uea.ac.uk --9+ --- www.ariada.uea.ac.uk/~dcasal --)+

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