December 2014 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

Replacing drive with /home
by Stephen 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

I have one drive on my system that just has /home on it. It is getting SMART warnings. I have the data backed up, and a new drive to replace it. I am running Ubuntu 12.04. My question is regarding booting without a /home directory mounted. How do I go about booting, mounting and restoring my data? Thanks! -- Stephen

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Success: On-Lap Ext Display, Mint 17, Acer Aspire E 15
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Some times you get lucky. Today at Canada Computers I purchased an On-Lap 2501C external video display to increase the screen area of my Acer E 15 laptop, which is running Linux Mint 17. (Price: $200). The display is powered from the laptop USB (so an external power brick is not necessary) and can accept HDMI or VGA signals. This laptop has an HDMI output and the HDMI cable comes with the display, so I used that. It worked immediately without incident. The cables are too short and stiff to locate the display to the right of the laptop, it has to locate at the left. But the external monitor configuration wizard makes that a drag-and-drop operation. Working immediately may be somewhat due to the fact that the external monitor has the same resolution and display size as the laptop, I don't know how this would play out with a larger resolution monitor. The display colour rendition has been slanged in some reviews, but it looks fine to me, and certainly good enough for routine work. The display stand acts also as a cover for the display screen, which is convenient, but it puts the display at the wrong angle. You'll have to prop it up with a book or something. The whole thing fits nicely in a laptop case with the laptop. Now I can do Serious Work when I'm on the road... I remember when adding a monitor required some serious tinkering with configuration files, so this was a pleasant surprise. Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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[OT] One Plus One Invite to pass along.
by Scott Sullivan 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

I've got a spare invite to purchase the One Plus One phone. Anyone interested _MUST_ contact me off-list. First come, first serve. Thank you, -- Scott Sullivan

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Python 2 vs python 3 debate
by William Muriithi 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

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[GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Meeting 13th January at 7:30pm
by Myles Braithwaite 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2015-01/> # Social Engineering: Building A Community On Purpose with Mike Hoye Community building in Open Source is usually "organic" - meaning "accidental, unsupervised and messy". The bazaar has matured a lot in the last twenty years, though, and now we know a lot about how we can do better. Mike Hoye, Mozilla's Engineering Community Manager, would like to tell you what works, what doesn't, and why that's important. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> ## Schedule * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting a group of GTALUGers move to the The Imperial Pub 54 Dundas St East for refreshments and more socializing. Code of Conduct =============== We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardize the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honored by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation, or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact one of the GTALUG Board Members. _______________________________________________ announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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HTML-only email messages on the mailing list (was Python 2 vs python 3 debate)
by Myles Braithwaite 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:01 PM, James Knott <james.knott(a)rogers.com> wrote: > On 12/16/2014 11:57 AM, Lennart Sorensen wrote: >> Please no HTML crap. Major demangling done by hand below: > > Some mail lists automagically block HTML messages. Could that not be > done on this one? Mailman does have a way of moderate all HTML messages. But there are a couple of reasons this might be a bad idea: 1) Some smartphone email applications don't allow to send messages as plain text. 2) We would have to help people configure their email clients to send plain text emails. If your solution to #2 is they can just Google it, you could also Google how to read HTML email in your email client.

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FYI... Adata 16GB microSD = fast read
by William Park 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

FYI... I was trying out my new ODROID-U3 with 16GB Adata microSD, http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_1216_175_177&item_… I was actually looking for 8GB one, but they were out of it. Adata specs says - 10MB/s write -- I got 13MB/s, so it's in the ballpark. - 30MB/s read -- I got 80MB/s. It may go higher, but probably limited by my card reader. It's rare to see something above published specs. -- William

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Monitor for Internet Hosting Speed?
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

Most of the time this Teksaavy connection is fine, but on occasion it slows to the point of being unusable. Can anyone suggest a program that will log connection speed? A scrolling graph and ascii record would be perfect. There are lots of programs listed in response to a Google search, such as this one: http://dynacont.net/documentation/linux/network_monitoring/ But it would greatly help to hear what others in this group recommend. I'm running Linux Mint. Thanks - Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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28" UHD monitor for $299+taxes, delivered
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

This is quite a bargain. 3840 x 2160 pixels! Not a great monitor (TN, not IPS; 30Hz), but still perhaps useful. <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/microsoft-store-dell-2815q-28-4k-30hz-tn-mon…> Linus bought one: <https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/4MwQKZhGkEr> Some think that the headline is that Linus bought it from the Microsoft Store. We can buy it cheaper: US price was US$299 but ours is C$299.

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Love At First Bite is closed; Z-Teca as alternate?
by Bob Jonkman 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Seems that the pre-meeting meeting will have find a new locale, this month anyway. Love At First Bite is closed, so I've gone to the Z-Teca Gourmet Burrito Restaurant on the NW corner of Church and Gerard. Location: http://osm.org/go/ZX6B4oEY?m -- Bob Jonkman bjonkman(a)sobac.com http://bob.jonkman.ca/blogs/bobjonkman

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