[Novalug] Linux help (fwd)

jerry w jerrywone@gmail.com
Mon May 4 17:37:56 EDT 2015


Dclug seems to have gone south by northwest, there is a meetup from others
using the name with something scheduled this mid month, iirc.  They may
have moved the traditional third Wednesday to some other day.  Pretty sure
it is NOT at RFA...

On Mon, May 4, 2015, 12:05 John Warren via Novalug <novalug@firemountain.net>
wrote:

> Funny story that.  When I tried to originally get the novalug domain 8
> years or so ago, the .org TLD was registered to the Novascotia Lego User
> Group.  I haven't checked to see if it is back on the market yet or not.
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 11:59 PM Bonnie Dalzell via Novalug <
> novalug@firemountain.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > the gentleman
> >
> > Bob Beckham <rbeckhm@me.com>
> >
> > in the forwarded message below is trying to get his
> > computer working under linux mint. he is having problem getting the
> > wireless to work. also I think he may want to subscribe to a lug,
> > ours is such a nice one so i suggested it. i also sent him the
> > list address but I am not quite sure how you subscribe.
> >
> > he is a contact from an email group my husband is in.
> >
> > when I tried to google the novalug website through yahoo (shame on me) i
> > did not actually get the home page.
> >
> > i got references to lego sites!
> >
> > also one to tux.org which is more appropriate.
> >
> > google actually yields the correct address:
> >
> > https://novalug.com/
> >
> > wonder what is wrong with yahoo?
> >
> > thanks for your patience group.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >                         Bonnie Dalzell, MA
> > mail:PO box 9767 Baldwin, MD, USA 21013  |  EMAIL:bdalzell@qis.net
> > shipping address:5100 Hydes Rd 21082 (Hydes Post Office closed Jan 2012)
> > Freelance anatomist, vertebrate paleontologist, writer, illustrator, dog
> > breeder, computer nerd & iconoclast... Borzoi info at www.borzois.com.
> > HOME www.batw.net    ART bdalzellart.batw.net  BUSINESS
> > www.boardingatwedge.com
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2015 23:38:03 -0400
> > From: Bob Beckham <rbeckhm@me.com>
> > To: Bonnie Dalzell <bdalzell@qis.net>
> > Subject: Re: Linux help
> >
> > Hi Bonnie!
> >
> > Thank you so much for the interest in my little laptop project!
> >
> > I’ve already done the dirty and INSTALLED the XFCE version of 17.1 Mint.
> > Everything seems to work fine except the wifi/internet.
> >
> > The laptop is a Compaq (HP) CQ60 Presario.  It uses an AMD Semperon
> > (single core) running at 2.1 GHz.  4 Gig RAM and a SSD Hard Drive.  There
> > is a little hardware button to turn ON or OFF the WiFi in the center
> above
> > the keyboard.  It is orange if not seeing WiFi and Blue when it sees
> WiFi.
> > When booting, the little button flashes Orange/Blue several times, so
> UNIX
> > is finding the button.  But I get the message on the lower right of the
> > screen with a cable disconnected.  I open the menu and it says that 'WiFi
> > is disabled a hardware switch’.
> >
> > I’ve tried several combinations of things in the various configuration
> > dialogs, the light flashes on the button to enable wifi, but no connect.
> > I’m not sure if I’m putting the right information in anyway . . .
> >
> > Getting late, and I have a lawn mower to fix tomorrow.  I’ll probably get
> > back to it Tuesday or Wednesday.
> >
> > Thanks so much for trying.  I appreciate it much.  If you can find out
> > anything about a trick with this particular computer that would be great.
> > Everything else seems to be working fine.  I guess I could put a dongle
> on
> > it if I had to . . . used to have one years ago.  However the hardware
> > works fine with Windows.  So, it isn’t defective hardware.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 5, 2015, at 11:10 PM, Bonnie Dalzell <bdalzell@qis.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > what laptop (manufacturer,model) is this, I can ask about it on my
> Linux
> > list?
> >
> > Best Wishes from Keystone Heights, Florida
> > Bob (The Beckster) Beckham . . . Licensed Broadcast Engineer
> > FCC Radiotelephone License w/Ship Radar endorsement #P1-6S-2422
> > rbeckhm@me.com - www.keysrus.blogspot.com
> > Allen MDS Theater IID, Hammond H382, Roland E70 and a bunch of Leslie®
> > Speakers
> >
> > iPad3, iPhone5,
> > Sent from my 27” iMac (Late 2012) OSX 10.10.3 16Gig RAM ��
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