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02:27.22XenophodAnyone awake still?
02:27.24*** join/#fredlug plarsen__ (n=plarsen@68-69-102-223.chvlva.adelphia.net)
02:27.30XenophodI'll be here until midnight
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02:37.16sticksterXenophod: I'm around for a little while, hitting the hay soon
02:37.33Xenophodsweet
02:37.47XenophodI'm just sitting here at work...
02:39.16Xenophodcool!
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02:40.06sticksterWell, it will be if I get it working... not an experienced developer but I'm learning
02:42.04Xenophodyeah, me either
02:42.15XenophodI can sorta script, but nothing major
02:45.36*** join/#fredlug plarsen__ (n=plarsen@68-69-102-223.chvlva.adelphia.net)
02:55.07sticksterPython is the only way to go to learn this stuff
02:55.21sticksterYou can springboard to just about anything else when done
02:55.32sticksterhttp://diveintopython.com/ -- free book, one of the best I've read
02:55.50Xenophodawesome
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03:41.25IrishW0lfXenophod: how are you? Looks like a quiet night.
03:41.42XenophodDoing good, yeah, pretty quite
03:42.11IrishW0lfdo you know much about cups and printing?
03:42.28Xenophodnope
03:42.40IrishW0lfdarn
03:42.41Xenophodback when my mac os x was running
03:42.45XenophodI installed something
03:42.52Xenophodhehe
03:42.57Xenophodthat's all I can recall
03:42.58Xenophodhaha
03:44.06IrishW0lfwell ok, having trouble printing.  Keeps asking me for authorization password, and i can't figure out where it is coming from
03:46.17IrishW0lftried all the passwords i use and none work
03:47.33IrishW0lfwell i'll have to do some more research.  tallk to you later.
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13:43.24sticksterNote to anybody running FC6 with new kernel 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 on dual-core laptop: Add a quick script to /etc/pm/hooks/ to stop cpuspeed service before suspend, reenable on resume
13:49.19jsmithstickster: Not all of us are cool enought to have dual-core laptops :-(
13:49.55sticksterI can assure you cool has nothing to do with it, otherwise I wouldn't have one either :-D
13:53.11jsmithI have noticed a particularly annoying bug with my laptop and the latest kernel, though
13:53.17jsmith(and I should really report it as a bug)
13:53.50jsmithIf I come out of suspend without the power plugged in, my laptop thinks they battery is about to die and so it decides it's time to shutdown the machine. :-(
13:58.07sticksterjsmith: hmm
13:58.17sticksterjsmith: Is this FC6?
13:58.21jsmithYes
13:58.24jsmithOn PPC
13:58.29sticksterThere was a similar problem with gnome-power-manager some time ago, but I thought it was licked
13:58.39sticksterI'm not sure about PPC since I don't have any of those arch of my own :-(
13:58.58jsmithProbably has to do with the fact that the power controller on Apple hardware takes a while for it to calculate the remaining power after coming out of standby
13:59.55sticksterYes, there was some sort of delay like that for i386 back in FC5 that was a problem for some time
14:00.15sticksterWhen you tried to resume from suspend, it would suddenly re-suspend :-D
14:00.32jsmithNow, instead of re-suspending, it shuts down
14:01.00jsmithThere are two or three things I should file as bugs, but I'm lazy
14:01.26jsmith(plus, I'm not 100% sure how much I'mm helping by report bugs, or if I'm just tying up resources that are better spent elsewhere)
14:02.30sticksterjsmith: Bug filing is *ALWAYS* good
14:02.47sticksterThere are plenty of people who can close it if it's a duplicate or whatever
14:02.55jsmithOK.
14:03.12jsmithIf I get a few free minutes this morning, I'll file a couple of bugs
14:03.35sticksterWhat you can do for now... hm.... I think I remember a specific setting somewhere in here
14:04.29sticksterAha
14:04.39sticksterjsmith: Do you have the gconf-editor RPM installed?
14:04.54jsmithMost likely--let me check
14:05.09sticksterIt would be under Apps -> Tools -> Configuration Editor.
14:05.11sticksterUnder /apps/gnome-power/manager, look for the "policy_suppression_timeout" setting
14:05.52jsmithFunny... I haven't yet had to install it under FC6
14:05.56sticksterheh
14:05.59jsmithI guess that's a good thing, right?!?
14:06.04sticksterYer darn tootin'
14:06.12jsmithI *know* I had to change all kinds of things on FC5
14:06.15sticksterMeans nothing had to be tweaked to make you happy -- until now that is
14:06.19sticksterjsmith: +1, me too
14:07.49sticksterI would say, double the current value to see if that helps
14:08.11jsmithOK... it's set to 5 seconds, I'll change it to 10
14:08.13sticksterMine is set to 5 sec and I haven't done anything to it AFAIK
14:11.07jsmithOK, do those changes take place immediately, or do I have to kick something to make it re-read them
14:11.11jsmith(I can never remember)
14:13.10sticksterjsmith: I think gconf stuff happens right away
14:13.24sticksterTry to do the switcheroo and see what happens, I'll be around
14:14.19jsmithOK, here goes nothing.
14:14.31jsmithHmmmmn... bug #1
14:14.41jsmithI've got it set to "interactive" if I push the power button.
14:14.51jsmithI push the power button, and the gnome-power-applet disappears :-(
14:15.53jsmithgnome-power-manager, that is
14:20.35sticksterhmm
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14:21.18stickster(BZ might contain bugs against gnome-power-manager for some of these things, worth a look-see)
14:21.33sticksterFor FC6 look for bug numbers probably > 210000
14:23.06jsmithOK, suspend worked (but XChat got in a funk after coming back up)
14:23.12jsmithLet's try hibernate
14:23.16jsmith~zap jsmith
14:25.16jsmithinfobot: wake up!
14:25.18infobotjsmith: I'm already awake! :)
14:25.26jsmithinfobot: zap jsmith
14:25.36jsmithinfobot: wake jsmith
14:25.55jsmith~cookie
14:26.02jsmithWhat's wrong with infobot this morning?
14:26.23jsmithOK, time to suspend
14:26.28jsmiths/suspend/hibernate/
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14:30.18jsmithAnd I'm back
14:30.28jsmithHibernate worked this time too...
14:32.06jsmith~friday
14:32.07infobotFriday sucks, because it should be the weekend, but you're stuck working anyway.
14:40.58sticksterinfobot: you suck
14:41.00infobotno, *you* suck!
14:41.03sticksterheh
14:41.27stickster<PROTECTED>
14:42.01jsmithI warned you ;-)
14:42.09jsmith~jarjar
14:43.32jsmithBugzilla Bug 224564: Brightness keys don't adjust LCD brightness on PowerBook G4
14:49.43sticksterjsmith: Would this help? http://pbbuttons.berlios.de/
14:50.00jsmithBeen there, done that.
14:50.03sticksterah
14:50.14jsmithI've even re-worked the SPEC file to work on FC6
14:50.18sticksterhrm
14:50.34jsmithBut Dave Woodhouse (in his excellent wisdom) said that Fedora should support it without pbbuttonsd
14:50.40jsmithand that if it didn't, it was abug
14:50.45jsmiths/abug/a bug/
14:51.51sticksterI agree completely
14:54.45jsmithSame thing for the keyboard backlight
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15:45.26plarsenhey guys
15:53.55jsmithHey plarsen
15:55.29plarsenhey jsmith; so you're scouting tomorrow for sure huh?
15:56.28jsmithYeah... we're having a "freeze out" tonight
15:56.44jsmithI might be able to sneak away early enough in the morning, but I won't know until morning
15:57.36plarsen:)
15:57.48plarsenDoes anyone have an idea of what we should bring tomorrow?
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16:10.41sticksterplarsen: I definitely have a projector
16:10.59jsmithquigleymd!
16:11.04sticksterI would say, bring a power strip and/or ext. cord if you have one, plus a laptop if possible
16:11.09jsmith~welcome quigleymd
16:11.16sticksterNew guys will bring whatever they've got, I suppose
16:11.30sticksterI'm going to see if I can't get in a little early for setup
16:11.35sticksterI doubt anyone has the room before us :-)
16:11.40jsmithIf I make it, I'll bring a laptop (setup for pxe booting and network installs) and a power strip or two
16:11.51jsmithI doubt they open any earlier
16:12.16sticksterMaybe if anyone has a 4- or 8-port hub, that would be good I guess
16:14.38sticksterWe should definitely plan to break down at 10:45 or so, to make sure group after us isn't left waiting
16:14.47sticksterIf there is indeed such a group ;-)
16:43.21plarsenstickster, no laptop with linux unfortunately; not yet
16:43.33plarsenstickster, I have a desktop - mini - with vmware running on it.
16:43.44plarsenstickster, I got a bunch of cat5 cables I can bring
16:52.02plarsenstickster, I have an 8 port 10/100 switch with a one bad port (7 ports available). I'll bring that.
16:52.47plarsenWell, I think part of the problem is a short 2 hour window for a meeting. Before everyone gets settled etc. we only have 90 minutes left.
17:26.30sticksterYes, I wish the library gave us more time
17:26.46sticksterWe could try to find a venue with a longer lease period at some point
17:27.16sticksterAlternately, we could adjourn to some other location to do the part where we all haul out equipment and work on it
17:46.55jsmithstickster: Eventually, I'll have my "Linux Retreat" done, and we can do it there.
17:47.23jsmithstickster: But first I've gotta get electricity to the barn, find a good way of getting equipment up into the barn, etc.
18:12.04plarsenAnother thing, if the "crowd" isn't larger than 5-6 people at least here in the beginning I have a a large enough office with conference table etc. for all of us.
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