[clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
Bill Smith
wpsmithii at msn.com
Mon Nov 16 13:49:52 MST 2009
Hi David, thanks for the post, apt-get appeared to work, it fetched and
installed but no change in the problem even after a reboot and an attempt as
root. I printed the process but I don't know how save it for publication.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org
[mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of David L. Willson
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:59 PM
To: CLUE technical discussion
Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
MCT, MCSE, LPIC-1
tel://720.333.LANS
----- "Bill Smith" <wpsmithii at msn.com> wrote:
> My thanks to all who helped get PCLinuxOS installed on my P4 box, and
> who
> helped get my wireless working. I took it home and everything worked
> as
> expected. I now have wireless and a printer in my basement so that I
> can use
> the CAElinux distro. Something funny happened when I got the wireless
> working. Something was downloaded and installed, I had no choice about
> it,
> and now Synaptic does not work. The error message says "command
> Synaptic
> does not exist", any thoughts? Thanks again. Bill Smith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org
> [mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of David L.
> Anselmi
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:40 PM
> To: CLUE tech
> Subject: [clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
>
> We had a really good installfest, despite the snow and
> disorganization.
> There were almost 20 people, thanks to all who came. Thanks also to
>
> Lee for bringing some good hot chocolate and to David Willson who ran
>
> Free Lunch, dodged hecklers, and added to the installfest equipment
> fund.
>
> I made it Microcenter afterward and picked up the PS2 to USB adapters
> we
> need, as well as DVD blanks. So I'll start keeping DVD ISOs now.
> Patch
> cables were too expensive so I made a couple of those from stuff I had
>
> left over. If you find other things that would make your time go
> farther let me know.
>
> I think we got the wireless mouse working, despite a BIOS upgrade and
>
> who knows what else Maxwell had to do. Dang he was persistent. And
> he's brand new in the area so it was cool he looked us up and came
> out.
>
> There was a box that was having trouble after a new motherboard and
> video card failed to work with the old configuration. That all got
> cleaned up I think. Would have been nice to have Collins to help with
>
> the sidux part.
>
> There was some LFS going on and the usual other driver hunting. I
> think
> I got farther with the DeVry wireless that's never worked for
> wpa_supplicant (adding wep_tx_keyidx=0 seems to help). But I still
> couldn't get an IP address :-(
>
> There was also a round of Ticket to Ride, air hockey, ping pong, and
> other amusements.
>
> And finally, thanks to DeVry for continuing to be generous hosts.
>
> Dave
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