Many problems solved
Jul. 19th, 2010 10:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoThe sound issues in Xubuntu were due to corrupted files. I restored data files by using smbclient, which apparently caused buffer overruns of some sort. When I used smbmount and cp -a then the files restored correctly.
At work I made the big switch, retiring my old GX280 and putting the new Optiplex 380 on my desk, with Xubuntu installed as the primary OS. So far everything seems to work.
And, after three years of hunting, I've finally obtained a graphics card for the Alpha that is compatible with both Linux and OpenVMS. I've tried four others that were supposed to work but did not. The S3 Trio 64 is supposed to work, but is so old that the X drivers in Linux no longer work. They still exist but somewhere along the way the code has been mangled. It works fine in OpenVMS. The Matrox Millennium (two versions) worked very well in Linux but not at all in OpenVMS. A late hybrid ELSA card sold by Compaq might work in some systems, but not in the old PWS I have at home. I finally got an ELSA Gloria Synergy 8MB card off EBay for a reasonable price ($18 + shipping) and it does indeed work in both environments. Haven't tried in Windows NT yet, but should work there as well.
My brother is in Rolling Meadows teaching a management seminar this week, and we were able to have dinner with him. Last saw him a year ago when he was here teaching the same class. That was nice.
As a consequence of all this distraction, did not do any fursuit work, but must start tomorrow.
At work I made the big switch, retiring my old GX280 and putting the new Optiplex 380 on my desk, with Xubuntu installed as the primary OS. So far everything seems to work.
And, after three years of hunting, I've finally obtained a graphics card for the Alpha that is compatible with both Linux and OpenVMS. I've tried four others that were supposed to work but did not. The S3 Trio 64 is supposed to work, but is so old that the X drivers in Linux no longer work. They still exist but somewhere along the way the code has been mangled. It works fine in OpenVMS. The Matrox Millennium (two versions) worked very well in Linux but not at all in OpenVMS. A late hybrid ELSA card sold by Compaq might work in some systems, but not in the old PWS I have at home. I finally got an ELSA Gloria Synergy 8MB card off EBay for a reasonable price ($18 + shipping) and it does indeed work in both environments. Haven't tried in Windows NT yet, but should work there as well.
My brother is in Rolling Meadows teaching a management seminar this week, and we were able to have dinner with him. Last saw him a year ago when he was here teaching the same class. That was nice.
As a consequence of all this distraction, did not do any fursuit work, but must start tomorrow.
