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Ongoing war story (currently losing the battle)
by Peter King 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

I had a Lenovo Legion T5 that went very bad on me (short story: do not buy this computer!), and while getting a replacement case/motherboard/CPU all set up, hauled out an older computer with which to get work done while the replacement gets up to speed. Well, now this older machine is acting up. For a while it would not boot unless mouse, keyboard, and monitor were all attached. It runs an AMIbios from 2009, and a bit of googling showed that back in the day that did happen as a "feature" of consumer computers (rather than servers). So each time I needed to reboot I just plugged in all that stuff, rebooted, and then unplugged it all again, and the old computer ran just fine. That worked around a dozen times. Today I set out to reboot the old computer to get some work done, plugged everything in, and ... nothing. Never even got to the BIOS screen. No luck with multiple attempts. Changed the HDMI cable, still nothing. Took off the side panel and saw that when I turn on the power to the system, the CPU fan and the case fans come on, but it doesn't look like anything else does. It could be the graphics card, or the power supply, or the CMOS battery, or something else. Any suggestions for what to try next? -- Peter King peter.king(a)utoronto.ca Department of Philosophy 170 St. George Street #521 The University of Toronto (416)-946-3170 ofc Toronto, ON M5R 2M8 CANADA http://individual.utoronto.ca/pking/ ========================================================================= GPG keyID 0x7587EC42 (2B14 A355 46BC 2A16 D0BC 36F5 1FE6 D32A 7587 EC42) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 7587EC42

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Fwd: 📅 Just scheduled: Pi Day 2024: Let's get this Party (Re-)Started!
by Aurelian Melinte 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

Maybe a bit off-topic Meetup Raspberry Pi invites you to a new event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Meetup <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Raspberry Pi <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> scheduled a new event <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Pi Day 2024: Let's get this Party (Re-)Started! <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Online event RSVP now <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> *Details:* The Toronto Raspberry Pi Meetup has been on hiatus for over a year. (Pi devices were hard to get, nothing new had been announced, and our intrepid leader had a rough year). But what better date than Pi Day to get things (re-)started?! Join us on 3.14 to discuss the new Raspberry Pi 5, exhibit all that you've been making (now that our favorite ... *Hosted by:* Chris Tyler More events recommended for you: <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> RENDRE POWER BI ENCORE PLUS PERTINENT AVEC L'IMPLÉMENTATION D'OKRs <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Montreal Modern Excel and Power BI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> "FRANCOPHONES" parlent "ANGLAIS" avec les "ANTILLAIS FRANÇAIS" (18+ Zoom) qc <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Partagez l'ANGLAIS - Les Antilles françaises ! (qc) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> ScratchEd Meetup <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> Québec Scratch Educator Meetup ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone App Store <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlKwssb9ltmf5HcY7zlG…> Google Play <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlHDtcd2Dbs4MoviyCoR…> You received this message because you are a registered member of Meetup. Unsubscribe <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…> from this type of email. Manage your settings <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=V3O57xGBLxg5wZCbKOWB9ju7l8J4OogfwwiYcp7…> for all types of email updates. Visit your account page <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=V3O57xGBLxg5wZCbKOWB9ju7l8J4OogfwwiYcp7…> to change your contact details, privacy settings, and other settings. Meetup LLC <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=V3O57xGBLxg5wZCbKOWB9m4G6fsqOM-2BH3y9FH…>, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 Read our Privacy Policy <http://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=85OQZrCWDpqSKgOweyjKlO-2B-2Bx79ZPDOcTZG…>. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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This month's meeting: Friday (Tomorrow) AND Tuesday
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Our web site has the announcement and the list doesn't. So I'm copying the page to this message. NOTE THE UNIQUE TIMING. The Future of Linux User Groups and Open Source Advocacy with Stefano Maffulli, Executive Directorof the Open Source Initiative 09 February, 2024 at 11:00 AM Join GTALUG and our guest this month, Stefano Maffulli, to discuss the current state of Linux User Groups and Open Source advocacy, and how our community can be most effective in the coming years. Stafano is Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative (OSI, opensource.org) maintainers of the Open Source Definition, and involved in ongoing advocacy and community development worldwide. PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING DATE/TIME. To address timezone and availability issues, Stefano's live presentation will take place Friday February 9 at 11:00am Toronto time (16:00 UTC). A recording of the presentation as well as followup Q&A will be held during the usual GTALUG meeting time Tuesday February 13 at 19:30 Toronto time (Feb 14 at 00:30 UTC). We're going to use Big BLue Button for this meeting: https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl Time: February 09th, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Time Join us on Big Blue Button: https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl Location Big Blue Button - https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl Schedule 7:30 pm Meeting and presentation. 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. We encourage you to read the complete Code of Conduct before attending the meeting.

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RISC-V News
by Ivan Avery Frey 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

https://www.eetimes.eu/navigating-the-risc-v-revolution-in-europe/

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free old tower computers
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

(This is an experiment. I don't know if list members area interested in this kind of thing or find it a waste of list attention. Let me know.) - Dell Inspiron 530 No HDD or SSD DVD burner Core 2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz 3 GiB of DDR2 RAM (2 x 1G, 2 x 512M) tested: boots CentOS on an HDD that I will remove. - Dell OptiPlex 780 No HDD or SSD DVD burner Core 2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz 4 GiB of DDR3 in one slot (3 empty) Tested: boots Fedora 39 from USB stick Each has some kind of Windows license sticker. Available for pickup near Yonge and York Mills.

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war story: preliminary adventures with RDP / Remmina / Flatpak
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

We use Windows for tax programs. Linux doesn't have these programs. So we need to run Windows once in a while. Dual-booting works fine but it isn't the most convenient setup. Running Window in a VM would be great but I haven't figured out how to do that. Licencing is part of the issue. So: Remote Desktop (RDP) would seem to be a solution. The RDP server (i.e. the computer running Windows, backwards from X) has to be running Win 11 Pro. We have a computer that can do that. There are several Linux RDP clients. Remmina gets the best press. So that's what I chose. Remmina comes pre-installed on Fedora 39 (at least I don't remember installing it)/ My adventures so far are documented here: <https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/rdp-client-remmina-fails-to-connect-…> Summary: - Remmina didn't work - Gnome Connections did work (but people recommend against it as a client) - Remmina was installed as a flatpak - when I replaced it with normal packages, it worked $ flatpack remove org.remmina.Remmina $ sudo dnf install remmina If I were on Team Flatpak I'd debug why the flatpack version didn't work. My hunch is that it may be because I'm not using the systemd-resolver. More to learn. Like what these diagnostics mean: [11:08:55:918] [51240:52086] [ERROR][com.freerdp.common.settings] - [freerdp_settings_get_bool] Invalid key index 131 [11:08:55:918] [51240:52086] [ERROR][com.freerdp.common.settings] - [freerdp_settings_get_bool] Invalid key index 0 [11:08:55:114] [51240:52086] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (18)' at stack position 0 [11:09:36:154] [51240:52086] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - pduType PDU_TYPE_DATA not properly parsed, 562 bytes remaining unhandled. Skipping.

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