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by chris
Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: This surprised me on swapping hard drive.
Replies: 4
Views: 1039

Re: This surprised me on swapping hard drive.

This is generally a feature of Linux. Yes, it only installs the required drivers for the hardware "that it finds" As in, change the hardware and the required drivers are automatically installed. Look in /lib/modules/$(uname -r) for all the kernel modules available. The only problems can oc...
by chris
Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Medical issues
Replies: 93
Views: 13163

Re: Medical issues

First time I've heard of that.
by chris
Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:34 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Medical issues
Replies: 93
Views: 13163

Re: Medical issues

You're luck. I've had high blood pressure for years (30+) and am on:
Amlodipine
Atenolol
Atorvastin
Clopidogrel
Doxazosin
Lisinopril
I rattle sometimes :)
by chris
Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:10 am
Forum: Distros
Topic: AV LINUX MX
Replies: 8
Views: 1184

Re: AV LINUX MX

Depends on your greeter manager. MX generally uses lightdm.
Look in /etc/lightdm for lightdm.conf.
There is probably a line in there autologin-user.
Put in your user name.
by chris
Mon Aug 07, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CASSETTE TAPE TRANSFER
Replies: 8
Views: 1472

Re: CASSETTE TAPE TRANSFER

I use arecord (command line) (only does .wav, so no compression)
arecord --device=hw:2,0 -c 2 -f cd -t wav -vv -V stereo | tee "$recdir/$rec" | aplay
where $recdir and $rec are destination
aplay then plays the requisite .wav file
use flac or sox to convert .wav file to whatever.
by chris
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:36 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CASSETTE TAPE TRANSFER
Replies: 8
Views: 1472

Re: CASSETTE TAPE TRANSFER

Does the USB adapter show up in 'lsusb'? For instance 'lsusb' shows my record deck USB connection as: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08bb:29c0 Texas Instruments PCM2900C Audio CODEC What does 'arecord -l' show? Mine: arecord -l **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 2: CODEC [USB AUDIO CODEC], devi...
by chris
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Love Being Controversial
Replies: 6
Views: 1240

Re: Love Being Controversial

Wouldn't it be lovely - if everyone only liked the same kind of music.
by chris
Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Thunderbid 115 Supernova is here!
Replies: 30
Views: 4078

Re: Thunderbid 115 Supernova is here!

I tried it! Doesn't like my stored passwords. Won't store any new passwords until secmod.db is deleted. Overall, UI is a bit ropey. Gone back to TBird52. It does everything how I like (or have got used to) it. Various add-ons just don't exist any more - e.g. AdBlock Plus/Element Hider, Thunderbrowse...
by chris
Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: WHat's your Favorite Sci-fi Movie
Replies: 118
Views: 13797

Re: WHat's your Favorite Sci-fi Movie

"The Federation is pretty much in shambles, and Discovery's crew is trying to restore the old guard."
Andromeda?
by chris
Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: WHat's your Favorite Sci-fi Movie
Replies: 118
Views: 13797

Re: WHat's your Favorite Sci-fi Movie : Dune books

I found the Dune prequels very readable - Bryan Herbert - going back to the rise of the machines, overthrow of the machines, backstories for House Atreides, Harkonnen and Corrino. I lost interest in the rest after Children of Dune.