Can we resurrect the file server project in the next week or two? Lots of uses for a file server: http://wiki.bworks.org/file_server_project If we can't...
I tried making the machines boot into Ubuntu by default last Wednesday, but it didn't work. I think that I missed a detail. Kinda ironic, because I am the...
Matthew Juneau found a great document on how to use Ubuntu. We should put this PDF document on the kids' computers. I also think that we should put the Class...
That wiki page describes the old way. With the new way you can boot into any OS (even Windows), mount the "Grub" partition, and change the boot/grub/default...
Has anyone ever gotten wake-on-LAN to work? I ask because I have played with it a while ago, but was never successful. But then I never found really good...
I updated the wiki to contain new instructions for updating grub's default boot OS: http://wiki.bworks.org/grub I'll be there on Wednesday. Regards, - Robert...
Please be on the lookout for a letter from Youthbridge Association or Youthbridge Foundation. It should arrive some time this week. If it does, please let me...
Does anyone have any questions on how I modified the default OS in grub? Is what I have written clear? That is, if someone read my instructions, would they...
Hi all, I would be very interested in any comments, suggestions or corrections on a proposed memorial page for Doc. http://bworks.org/doc.html Thanks, Bill...
Hey all, we had a guy come into the shop Saturday, he bought an Ubuntu computer the week before. The only problem is, he didn't know what the username and...
Hey guys, I just finished tallying up the hours sheets for 2008. It's all we have for documentation, but it is very inaccurate ... for example, I am pretty...
1. Sticker with addresses (physical and internet) and phone number. 2. OEM install so the user chooses username and paasword. 3. Bworks account for "back door"...
... Will take a little time + cost. ... Great! I did a fresh OEM install on a spare hard drive tonight; got all updates; installed restricted-extras, and ran...
Do we have a use for a printer with the following specs? (Note the 2 new Lexmark BW Cartridges) Also, the donor said that a cartridge is jammed, so there might...
I heard about this BSD port on the Linux Outlaws podcast. http://www.freenas.org/ Might be something we'd consider when setting up our file server. --Nate...
Nate, Thanks for the suggestion. However... OpenFiler is Linux-based, more mature, and better-performing overall. So that's the route I plan to take. m....
I'd like to ask the shop experts for 2 things: 1) Can we spare an EAC computer that we can donate for a silent auction? The auction would benefit "Old...
The shop is getting very short on hard drives, of any size. Does anyone know if W.I.T.S. or EPC (or anywhere else, for that matter) would consider being a...
... Yikes! "Because we must run all the steps from this tutorial as root user, we must enable the root account now." This person does not understand Ubuntu,...