Posted: 21 Jan 2012, 17:07
I have more if he/she's due a trot outsideSita wrote:Ha, you think it's funny! But my cat holds a grudge now and doesn't stop meowing!!!
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012, 03:01
Sita wrote:
... I've got a perfect understanding for your cat ... ...Posted: 06 Mar 2012, 20:33
Trying—and failing—to get audio over HDMI working on my HTPC (I may have mentioned a while ago that I bought a Zotac ZBox, which I have running XBMC—the old HTPC is now a fileserver in the cellar.) I followed this how-to, I get the expected console output from the speaker-test command... but no sound on the TV. Bum.
Oh well, I can live with it outputting the audio through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I suppose. At least I only spent a fiver on the HDMI cable rather than several hundred quid.
Oh well, I can live with it outputting the audio through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I suppose. At least I only spent a fiver on the HDMI cable rather than several hundred quid.
Posted: 09 May 2012, 10:49
Posted: 09 May 2012, 11:17
I've written a URL shortener (like bit.ly etc.)
Might come in handy boss if you can get hold of a short domain-name like myhl.nd (There is no .nd TLD but you get the idea)
Might come in handy boss if you can get hold of a short domain-name like myhl.nd (There is no .nd TLD but you get the idea)
Posted: 09 May 2012, 11:32
I'll get "ll.ch" registered then and will become very rich if a certain Welsh town wants to buy it off me!markfiend wrote:I've written a URL shortener (like bit.ly etc.)
Might come in handy boss if you can get hold of a short domain-name like myhl.nd (There is no .nd TLD but you get the idea)
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Geekery Know-How needed
Posted: 09 May 2012, 17:37
So I'm a muppet. Let me explain:
I have a DLink ShareCenter 2-bay NAS with two 1TB disks in it. One of them is full of ripped DVD movies. I decided to move that drive on-board (PC), but the drive wasn't recognised.
No matter, I'll make it a dynamic disk - that will solve the problem. Right?
Wrong. So I edited the hex to make it a regular drive again. Drive is now recognised, but says that it's not formatted. Yeah it flippin' is. So then I went through every variant of data recovery tool, to no avail - the files don't show up (presumably because they weren't deleted).
So I'm running TestDisk and a little thing pops up that says "I've found a partition - and it's Linux flavoured."
Light dawns. Maybe that explains why my WinXP machine can't see the data.
So, anyone know of a way in which I can see Linux data in a Windows environment and copy it over to a new drive, even after having buggered about with the thing? If there's a faint possibility I'm willing to give it a shot - to be honest, the data is not m*****n critical, I can get it back, but it would be a big fat pain in the ar$e, so if it could be avoided that'd be favourite.
Thanks!
I have a DLink ShareCenter 2-bay NAS with two 1TB disks in it. One of them is full of ripped DVD movies. I decided to move that drive on-board (PC), but the drive wasn't recognised.
No matter, I'll make it a dynamic disk - that will solve the problem. Right?
Wrong. So I edited the hex to make it a regular drive again. Drive is now recognised, but says that it's not formatted. Yeah it flippin' is. So then I went through every variant of data recovery tool, to no avail - the files don't show up (presumably because they weren't deleted).
So I'm running TestDisk and a little thing pops up that says "I've found a partition - and it's Linux flavoured."
Light dawns. Maybe that explains why my WinXP machine can't see the data.
So, anyone know of a way in which I can see Linux data in a Windows environment and copy it over to a new drive, even after having buggered about with the thing? If there's a faint possibility I'm willing to give it a shot - to be honest, the data is not m*****n critical, I can get it back, but it would be a big fat pain in the ar$e, so if it could be avoided that'd be favourite.
Thanks!
Posted: 09 May 2012, 17:38
can anyone tell me why auto-login doesn't work for me any more?
Re: Geekery Know-How needed
Posted: 09 May 2012, 20:03
You might try booting from a Linux live CD (most flavours of Linux will boot from the CD you download) and copying the data from one (Linux-formatted) HD to a Win-formatted one. AFAIK Windows will only recognise its own disk formats.EvilBastard wrote: So, anyone know of a way in which I can see Linux data in a Windows environment and copy it over to a new drive, even after having buggered about with the thing? If there's a faint possibility I'm willing to give it a shot - to be honest, the data is not m*****n critical, I can get it back, but it would be a big fat pain in the ar$e, so if it could be avoided that'd be favourite.
Thanks!
Re: Geekery Know-How needed
Posted: 10 May 2012, 05:43
Excellent call, Senor Fiendmarkfiend wrote:You might try booting from a Linux live CD (most flavours of Linux will boot from the CD you download) and copying the data from one (Linux-formatted) HD to a Win-formatted one. AFAIK Windows will only recognise its own disk formats.
YAY! I have my movies back!
Blanched slightly at the idea of trying to run 2 OS on one machine (let's face it, I'm already 2 versions of Windows behind the curve, soon to be 3 if Win8 is released on time - what can I tell you, I fear change), did some digging online and came up with DiskInternals' Linux Reader - worked a charm, and free!
Of course, some people might question exactly why I need to preserve every episode of Rising Damp for digital posterity, but...
Posted: 10 May 2012, 05:54
Have you tried using an optical cable instead of the HDMI? You get lovely crisp multi-channel audio that you can route through most amplifiers, there should be a port on the soundcard of the HTPC or you can bodge in a soundcard with an optical port for not too many beer tokens.markfiend wrote:Trying—and failing—to get audio over HDMI working on my HTPC (I may have mentioned a while ago that I bought a Zotac ZBox, which I have running XBMC—the old HTPC is now a fileserver in the cellar.) I followed this how-to, I get the expected console output from the speaker-test command... but no sound on the TV. Bum.
Oh well, I can live with it outputting the audio through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I suppose. At least I only spent a fiver on the HDMI cable rather than several hundred quid.
I'm a big fan of the XBMC - love that there's an Android remote app for it that works over wifi so I can repurpose an old phone - but hate that it doesn't support MKV. As soon as it does, though...
Posted: 10 May 2012, 09:05
EvilBastard wrote:...but hate that it doesn't support MKV...
I have a couple of films in mkv format on mine and they're fine.Thanks for the optical cable idea. Not sure if my Zotac Zbox has an optical output, but I'll check it out.
Posted: 10 May 2012, 20:34
Or for me... It's annoying!emilystrange wrote:can anyone tell me why auto-login doesn't work for me any more?
In the meantime, I wonder if it's really worth it to wait for the MacBook line to be updated. I need a new one!
Posted: 10 May 2012, 21:00
On HL?emilystrange wrote:can anyone tell me why auto-login doesn't work for me any more?
Basically it's a choice of either break the auto-login... or have the whole board fall over all the time like it was a few months back.
Posted: 10 May 2012, 21:41
ah, so it's not just me? okey dokey!
Posted: 10 May 2012, 22:10
No it's everyone. 
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 16:19
So, my Raspberry Pi turned up, but I haven't a clue what to do with it
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 17:44
"Linux User & Developer" magazine has been running a series of articles offering suggestions (and tutorials). It's stocked by WHSmiths and suchlike.markfiend wrote:So, my Raspberry Pi turned up, but I haven't a clue what to do with it
Any ideas?
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 20:13
When you have, let me know - one of our governors at school wants us to buy these/this.markfiend wrote:So, my Raspberry Pi turned up, but I haven't a clue what to do with it
Any ideas?
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 22:04
This list might help ive you some ideas - hunt for meteorites, make some damn' fine coffee.Debaser wrote:When you have, let me know - one of our governors at school wants us to buy these/this.markfiend wrote:So, my Raspberry Pi turned up, but I haven't a clue what to do with it
Any ideas?
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 23:28
They'll no doubt end up sat next to the visualiser we bought three years ago and not taken out of the box.
Posted: 07 Aug 2012, 00:18
emilystrange wrote:ah, so it's not just me? okey dokey!
Hello, my sweet! If you're up for it, I'll meet you behind the sofa ASAP. I've got a whole pot o' piping-hot joe, if you'll bring the scones (or crumpets, I don't care). So much to catch up on...
Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 21:37
SINNIE? sinnie, darling! i'm here! *dives behind sofa* ooo we have a lot to natter about! *snoggles*
Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 10:50
Representative php code snippet from a project I'm currently working on. Anonymised to predict the guilty.
When is the code in that else-block ever going to run? o.O
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if ($foo && $bar) {
// do some stuff
if ($foo) {
// do some more stuff
} else {
// do some different stuff
}
// finish off stuff
}
Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 10:58
If "do some stuff" modifies the value of $foo I reckon, but it really shouldn't have been written that way. Best o' luck - I've dealt with code like that before and it's not a nice experience. 