[plug] Re: plug Digest, Vol 51, Issue 25
jonathan
jonathan at linuxfreedom.com
Mon May 26 12:26:08 WST 2008
I have 8.04 on my machine running a Nvidia card and it works fine. A
friend in New Zealand wanted to install Linux as he wasn't happy with M$
anymore and I couldn't get his X server to run any higher than 800x600
with his Nvidia card.
Browsing the forums it appears it's a big bug with this distro. I then
installed 7.10 and he now has better resolution. No amount of playing
around with xorg.conf made any difference. I tried both the repo
nvidiaglx-new and the proprietory version from Nvidia
Jonathan
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> 1. Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings (Brad Campbell)
> 2. Re: Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings (Dion)
> 3. Re: Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings (Blake Munro)
> 4. Job: ICT Manager Batchelor Institute (Dennis J)
> 5. Re: Greetings (William Kenworthy)
> 6. Re: Greetings (Leon Brooks)
> 7. Re: Greetings (Kev)
> 8. fluxbox and moving windows (Jason)
> 9. Re: Greetings (Bret Busby)
> 10. Re: Greetings (Patrick Coleman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 08:00:04 +0400
> From: Brad Campbell <brad at wasp.net.au>
> Subject: Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID: <4838E444.5010001 at wasp.net.au>
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> Kai wrote:
>
> > Currently enjoying Ubuntu 8.04 overall, but still trying to figure why
> > GDM/X crashes sporadically...
> >
>
> It seems I've heard this from a load of different people. I'm running it on 3 different machines and
> I've not seen it yet personally.
>
> Is anyone else seeing Ubuntu 8.04 X crashes??
>
> Brad
> --
> "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability
> to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable
> for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 13:15:41 +0800
> From: Dion <tenzero at iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID: <4838F5FD.6040704 at iinet.net.au>
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> I haven't seen this: I'm using KDE4 on Kubuntu 8.04.
>
> However, I would be inclined to ask if the same machines crash if they
> use kdm/X instead.
>
> That way we know whether the problem on those machines is todo with X or
> gdm.
>
> D.
>
> Brad Campbell wrote:
> > Kai wrote:
> >
> >> Currently enjoying Ubuntu 8.04 overall, but still trying to figure
> >> why GDM/X crashes sporadically...
> >>
> >
> > It seems I've heard this from a load of different people. I'm running
> > it on 3 different machines and I've not seen it yet personally.
> >
> > Is anyone else seeing Ubuntu 8.04 X crashes??
> >
> > Brad
>
>
> --
> "Never ascribe to malice that which may adequately be explained by incompetence." - Napoleon Bonaparte
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 16:10:44 +0800
> From: "Blake Munro" <blake.munro at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu X crashes - Was Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID:
> <ab296fb70805250110t444c205cheb53186492acdeb7 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi,
>
> Just to add, I have also heard other people reporting the crashes but have
> not experienced it myself... On my desktop PC I am running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64
> and on my laptop I run Ubuntu 8.04 x86..the laptop has been running since
> before the Beta was released and i've just been apt-get updating it as I go
> along... the desktop PC I did a fresh install about 5 days ago.
>
> Cheers
> Blake
>
> 2008/5/25 Dion <tenzero at iinet.net.au>:
>
> > I haven't seen this: I'm using KDE4 on Kubuntu 8.04.
> >
> > However, I would be inclined to ask if the same machines crash if they use
> > kdm/X instead.
> >
> > That way we know whether the problem on those machines is todo with X or
> > gdm.
> >
> > D.
> >
> > Brad Campbell wrote:
> >
> >> Kai wrote:
> >>
> >> Currently enjoying Ubuntu 8.04 overall, but still trying to figure why
> >>> GDM/X crashes sporadically...
> >>>
> >>>
> >> It seems I've heard this from a load of different people. I'm running it
> >> on 3 different machines and I've not seen it yet personally.
> >>
> >> Is anyone else seeing Ubuntu 8.04 X crashes??
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Never ascribe to malice that which may adequately be explained by
> > incompetence." - Napoleon Bonaparte
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 19:46:31 +0930
> From: "Dennis J" <dennis_z at fastmail.com.au>
> Subject: [plug] Job: ICT Manager Batchelor Institute
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID: <1211710591.6081.1254960813 at webmail.messagingengine.com>
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> Hi pluggers,
>
> [I noticed there were some job ads in the archives, and I trust this
> posting conforms with the interests of the list. (I'm actually a member
> of ASLUG
> Alice Springs Linux Users Group)].
>
> Batchelor Institute is an institute of Indigenous tertiary education,
> with headquarters 100 km south of Darwin in the NT. Batchelor is seeking
> applications from people interested in the job of ICT Manager for the
> whole Institute.
>
> While the desktop and server environment is (currently) predominantly
> Windows, experience with virtualisation and Unix/Linux would be
> beneficial.
>
> A key attribute would be openness and an ability to work creatively with
> non-mainstream cultures, both in the broader social sense (Indigenous
> vrs Non-indigenous) as well as in a narrower Information Technology
> sense (Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux cultures, as well as open source and
> proprietary cultures).
>
> Batchelor runs some Linux servers, and open source apps like moodle,
> drupal and mediawiki.
>
> The official job advertisement has been posted to various sites...
>
> http://jobs.careerone.com.au/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=482d255948da80&company=The+Australian
> http://it.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=31&PageNumber=1&JobID=12779021&
>
> Be inspired, take the challenge, and test your mettel, put in your
> application! Closing date is 30/05/2008, see above web links for
> details.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 19:54:41 +0800
> From: William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID: <1211716481.27448.13.camel at rattus>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Its actually starting to sound more like PLUG is a country WA list and I
> am the only one in Perth ...
>
> see sig - :)
>
> Sounds like a country PLUG seminar with an appropriate topic might be
> worth a go?
>
> BillK
>
>
> On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 22:47 +0800, Jim Householder wrote:
> > G'day Country Folk
> >
>
> ...
>
> --
> William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>
> Home in Perth!
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 20:19:00 +0800
> From: Leon Brooks <leon-plug at cyberknights.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au, billk at iinet.net.au
> Message-ID: <200805252019.00689.leon-plug at cyberknights.com.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-7"
>
> On Sun, 25 May 2008, William Kenworthy wrote:
> > Its actually starting to sound more like
> > PLUG is a country WA list and I am the
> > only one in Perth ...
>
> Hello from Alexander Heights, maybe Scarborough
> from tomorrow.
>
> Bounced off Warwick, Karrinyup, Booragoon,
> Fremantle, Como, Joondalup, Clarkson, Wangara,
> Landsdale last week, will hit Cottesloe
> & Claremont next week, Perth City the week
> after that, not certain yet about this week.
>
> Oh, yes, planning to bounce off Albany in a
> few weeks, DV.
>
> Cheers; Leon
>
> --
> http://cyberknights.com.au/ Modern tools; traditional dedication
> http://linux.org.au/ PastCommittee Member, Linux Australia
>
>
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>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 20:31:11 +0800
> From: Kev <kdownes at bbnet.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au, billk at iinet.net.au
> Message-ID: <48395C0F.9000708 at bbnet.com.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
>
>
> William Kenworthy wrote:
> > Its actually starting to sound more like PLUG is a country WA list and I
> > am the only one in Perth ...
> >
> > see sig - :)
> >
> > Sounds like a country PLUG seminar with an appropriate topic might be
> > worth a go?
>
> It'd be great, except that "the country" is not another suburb. We
> already have respondents to this thread from Broome to Albany, and even
> all those in the southern half are hundreds of kms apart - I vote for
> Albany 8-) .
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> =======================================================================
> Kev Downes
> kdownes at bbnet.com.au ph 0404 7 0808 2
> We used to use and recommend Xandros but they went to the dark side
> So we'll soon be using and recommending Debian Etch
> =======================================================================
> There are 10 types of people ...
> ... those who understand binary, and those who don't!
> =======================================================================
> There is sufficient light for those who desire to see,
> and there is sufficient darkness for those of a contrary disposition.
> - Blaise Pascal, Pensees 149
> =======================================================================
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 20:43:17 +0800
> From: uq1 at hate-tank.net (Jason)
> Subject: [plug] fluxbox and moving windows
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Message-ID: <20080525124317.GA9951 at hate-tank.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> greetings all,
>
> after recently having my laptop hdd die on me, I've reinstalled debian
> etch (was previously running sarge).
>
> I use fluxbox and I set all my windows to "remember" position and
> dimensions. all but one window remembers its position, this is
> multi-gnome-terminal.
>
> every time I close multi-gnome-terminal and reopen it, it moves down the
> screen by approximately 20 pixels (2mm-ish).
>
> i've googled and can't find any answers...
>
> can anyone assist as it's starting to really bug me, being a neat freak
> and all that shizz.
>
> cheers,
>
> jason.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:46:57 +0800 (WST)
> From: Bret Busby <bret at busby.net>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au, billk at iinet.net.au
> Message-ID:
> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0805252243340.10765 at bretnewworkstation.busby.net>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>
> On Sun, 25 May 2008, William Kenworthy wrote:
>
> >
> > Its actually starting to sound more like PLUG is a country WA list and I
> > am the only one in Perth ...
> >
> > see sig - :)
> >
> > Sounds like a country PLUG seminar with an appropriate topic might be
> > worth a go?
> >
> > BillK
> >
> >
> >
>
> Or, even, more central to Perth?
>
> Used to be good, when the seminars were at Bentley, or, before that, at
> Perth Tech College, and the workshops were at UCC....
>
> Now, they are too far from us.
>
> --
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> ..............
>
> "So once you do know what the question actually is,
> you'll know what the answer means."
> - Deep Thought,
> Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
> "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
> A Trilogy In Four Parts",
> written by Douglas Adams,
> published by Pan Books, 1992
>
> ....................................................
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:33:39 +0800
> From: "Patrick Coleman" <blinken at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Greetings
> To: plug at plug.org.au, billk at iinet.net.au
> Message-ID:
> <603140b60805250933r2c336599s899f75e7c4a9b284 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:54 PM, William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > Its actually starting to sound more like PLUG is a country WA list and I
> > am the only one in Perth ...
> >
> > see sig - :)
> >
> > Sounds like a country PLUG seminar with an appropriate topic might be
> > worth a go?
>
> I'd be very happy to assist, promote and attend if someone can get it
> organised (determine location, find & organise a venue, possibly a
> speaker).
>
> -Patrick
>
>
> --
> http://www.labyrinthdata.net.au - WA Backup, Web and VPS Hosting
>
>
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