After successfully installing the Adaptec SCSI 320 card (and running out of PCI-E slots..) and connecting the ‘new’ HP LTO-3 tape drive, I have been enjoying the deja-vu feeling of using SCSI again, after many years… I remember the pre-USB and pre-Firewire days, when CD-drives and scanners (and expensive disks) were all connected using SCSI… Printers – … Continue reading →
Tried to join the Element14 ‘Programming-the-Pi’ Webinar this afternoon (April 4th), but although the java app started OK, all I saw was an ‘info’ window, and myself showing as the sole attendee! Tried with Firefox and then Chrome, but no joy… Maybe the Cisco Webex stuff they are using doesn’t work with Linux? (Oh, the irony…) (”Webinar” … Continue reading →
Kernel 3.4rc1 is out, and appears to be the new ‘mainline’ version, according to the website at www.kernel.org.. 3.3 is not even mentioned, any more..! I just updated two of my systems (x86_64) to 3.4rc1, and everything seemed to be working just fine (see Update below..).. There are already fixes available for VMware and NVIDIA to work … Continue reading →