March 2006 - KCLUG

RE: Job opening - helpdesk
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

I got six replies and I wrote back basically the same to all of you. Everyone knows that the Helpdesk is not the greatest gig, but it is always a foot in the door or the start of some experience. I hear about jobs through recruiters and friends all the time. I try to keep the group informed whenever something comes up that is promising. On 3/30/06, Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO wrote: I just got a contact on some helldesk, err... helpdesk opening that pays around 16/hr. If interested, email me and I'll send the contact info. rather than spamming the list with some recruiter info. And as always, my boss is looking for a Jr. Tech.

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Re: X Windows Question
by leland sindt 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

All, Thank you for the information. I have been doing a lot of reading, and its starting to come together. I did finally get something working, kind of. Below is the modeline that I finally ended up using. (via alot of trail and error) The color is fine, but there is a lot of over scan. Modeline "1280x720" 75.27 1280 1312 1592 1624 720 735 742 757 No level of tweaking, got rid of the over scan. I finally decided to use the --geometry setting for mythfrontend (instructing the application to only use part of the screen, the visible part) I have a feeling that the note in the manual about not using the monitor with a PC was CYA by Toshiba. If anyone has suggestions to get rid of the over scan, I am listening. (A 12 pack of Boulevard to the person with the answer that works.) Resources I used. http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl

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Job opening - helpdesk
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

I just got a contact on some helldesk, err... helpdesk opening that pays around 16/hr. If interested, email me and I'll send the contact info. rather than spamming the list with some recruiter info. And as always, my boss is looking for a Jr. Tech. He is interviewing today 12-2 and I imagine that job will open up again in a couple of months max. Not a great job, but a foot in the door and some experience for the old resume for you recent grads and career transitioners. Send me a resume if interested in that and I'll pass it on. He holds on to resumes until the next opening if he decides on somebody.

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Re: Semi-OT: Ham License required for Packet Radio?
by lerninlinux＠comcast.net 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

I had to find the link, as I had discussed this with my dad at one time. http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/license-requirements.html So you can do packet, with a technicians license. I discussed this with him, because I found a bootable distro, aimed at ham users. (long since lost the link). He is licensed, and I am not, though some point and time.... -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Leo Mauler <webgiant(a)yahoo.com> > Does anyone on here have a Ham Radio License? I'm > trying to track down the minimum Ham Radio License to > create and use a Packet Radio system. > > The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), > http://www.arrl.org/, has all the ham radio license > classes and what frequencies they can use. Wikipedia > has a nice definition of Packet Radio, > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio. Neither > one mentions the minimum Ham Radio license to operate > a Packet Radio setup. > > I'm interested in getting a Ham License and would like > to experiment with Packet Radio, but I'm rotten at > Morse code and the Technician license doesn't require > any Morse code. Can you operate a Packet Radio setup > using Technician-class frequencies? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Kclug mailing list > Kclug(a)kclug.org > http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug

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[OT] LCD monitor repair?
by Jason D. Clinton 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Anyone here feel comfortable taking a look at the power circuitry on a 17" LCD panel or have a recommendation? The device is turning itself off for a few seconds at a time at random. It's been increasing in frequency as of late. Willing to pay $$, of course. -- Jason D. Clinton <me(a)jasonclinton.com>

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X Windows Question
by leland sindt 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Hello all, I am posting here because I am looking for a local (KC area) X resource. I am currently in the final stages of building a MythTV HDTV PVR. This is the first Linux box that I have built that is not headless. (read: usually I do not work with X.) Long story short, I can get the system to output to a standard monitor without issue (X does a fine job of determining the proper resolution) However, when I attach the system to my Toshiba HDTV (via DVI) I can only get it to output 800x600 (Image falls off the screen) or 640x480 (image does not fill the screen). At this point it is my understanding that I need to build a custom modeline but for the life of me with all the reading that I have done I cannot grasp the concept. If you think that you are up the the task and interested, please let me know. On another note, I would be interested in attending a meeting, but chances are I will be out of town mid week as I travel for a living. But if I happen to be in town I look forward to attending. Thanks. -Leland

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Re: Web Design Needed
by mike＠handuma.com 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

Hi Greg, I'd like to help redesign the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library site using Web standards. Michael librarian(a)kclug.org http://www.handuma.com

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Web Design Needed
by G Lawson 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Rolling Hills Consolidated Library is looking for a professional web designer to redo our website. The site is currently written in simple HTML, and is a collection of hand coding and NVU/Mozilla composer created pages. We want to have the coding updated to reflect current best practices, including CSS, and have some code cleaning done. We will also be adding a few pages and looking for creative redesign of some pages, including our "teen" and "children's" pages. We might have some simple java/javascript or flash done, but nothing extensive. An absolute requirement will be that the site is OS and browser agnostic, ie, Linux/Unix/Apple (and all the others) friendly. We expect frequent communication and perhaps even an occasional in-person meeting, so our preference would be a company in the KC/St. Joseph area. I would appreciate any references or suggestions. http://rollinghills.lib.mo.us Thanks! Greg Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 816-232-5479 x2303 glawson att rollinghills.lib.mo.us

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RE: X Windows Question
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

I saw a TV card in CompUSA last night that output 1080i, but it was a cheapy card. Non Hauppage. You MAY need something like this to fully utilize your HDTV. But I could be wrong. >-----Original Message----- >From: On Behalf Of Luke-Jr >Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 2:26 PM > >On Thursday 23 March 2006 17:58, leland sindt wrote: >> "The DVI/HDCP input is designed for best performance with 1080i >> high-definition video signals. The DVI/HDCP input also will >accept and >> display 480p and 480i picture signals. Note: This TV is not intended >> for connection to and should not be used with a PC (personal >computer)." > >Isn't 480p potentially a computer signal?

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RE: X with touchscreen monitors
by Daniel Siemens 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

The problem is not making it work with the X drivers on the system, it's making it into a product that you can deploy to an end user. This means a friendly calibration utility and configuration options tools. The free stuff from elotouch.com, the linux_public.zip file is woefully incomplete. I see you don't like 3M. Make a request for their source code, you will have to sign an NDA but with source they work pretty well. ________________________________ From: kclug-bounces(a)kclug.org [mailto:kclug-bounces@kclug.org] On Behalf Of John Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 1:21 PM To: kclug(a)kclug.org Subject: Re: X with touchscreen monitors I have worked with the Elo drivers before. These days (considering you have a newer Elo touch) you use the drivers in X. You can find how to setup the drivers at: http://www.elotouch.com/support/linux.asp The newer versions of X (4.x.x) include some Elo drivers that should work. That is what Elo suggests using. Just look for the input driver as instructed and see if it works. Otherwise, I would look up the particular model of Elo and try googling for it from there. I'm glad you asked about Elo's instead of 3M touchscreens so I could keep my email message at a PG rating ;) -John Frakes unixengineer(a)earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Siemens Sent: Mar 23, 2006 12:28 PM To: kclug(a)kclug.org Subject: X with touchscreen monitors Does anyone have elo graphics touch screens drivers and touch screen calibration utility for 2.6 kernels. In particular CentOS 4.3, the comparable to RHEL 4, updates 3. I can make the touch screen work with the elographics X drivers but the right way is to use the package from elo which I have been unable to get from them. It's a kernel level driver and calibration tool. The package would likely be called elotouch-1.1somthiing.rpm based on the little that I know.

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