Recent content by alteng

Aha! Another Penguin (Linux mascot)! Good idea TRG. I think I read a post on a Wine forum whereby someone said that 10.0x with Wine was working with USB devices in general. Hard to imagine how after doing a lil research on the subject, but there's always hope. As a more immediate fix to my...

Yes, you would think it would be beneficial to them, but I spoke with someone who claims that he had already mentioned it to them and got nowhere. Another manufacturer I spoke to said that they were having trouble with people buying Asian clones and using their software and download facilities...

Ditto Of course you're both absolutely right. I've been building/repairing custom PCs since the stone age, and I usually do exactly what you suggest Anole. Over the period of a year I usually build up a gaggle of such machines, install Linux, and give 'em away (free) to those who want to get...

Minority? Well, Linux has many tens (probably hundreds) of millions of worldwide users so it's not so small as you think. In fact, it's growing VERY fast, and manufacturers would be wise to start supporting it. Many have already done so. It's not a matter of writing large programs as such...

Has anyone tried using Windows CE or Linux to do data transfers to the Birdog USB 4 ? I'm looking at the possible purchase of a netbook that runs CE just for this purpose, assuming it works. It seems I read somewhere that CE only sees keyboard and mouse USB devices. Also, has anyone found a...

Doh! Problem solved! I thought that the 33d was that measurement crackt, but I didn't make the obvious adjustment connection that Arion made for some reason. For some reason I was stuck on setting the declination first, but in my case, setting the latitude on the motor first is the obvious way...

I'm installing an old Channelmaster 90cm (prime focus) dish onto an SG-9120b motor, but since I'm using a homemade bracket (orig was too heavy), and since this is my first time dealing with the math involved in setting declination without a standard scale (stamped into the dish bracket) I'm...

good news.. Thanks guys. Glad to hear that it's still considered a decent receiver. My manual has disappeared and I didn't use it enough before going walkabout for a year or so. My main need now is codes and info for the remote. Come to think of it, the remote I received didn't quite match the...

I had to pretty much abandon FTA for a year or so due to other commitments, and when I returned (today) I found that Visionsat is no more....gone...deceased...an ex-company (as in the Monty Python Parrot sketch). I'm not too surprised after seeing the website they had when I bought the...

DSOTM and udder facts Thanks for the break turbosat. I find DSOTM to be good shop music from time to time. For example, it's soothing right AFTER you accidentally touch the 25 kilovolt anode lead and light up like a Christmas tree. :eek: Did you know that people can glow in the dark ...

sounds good Thanks for the KU LNBF info Phlatwound and Anole. If I go KU with it that may be the way to go - what a price! I'm considering a dual KU/C setup. If you have any ideas on doing that with this kinda dish I'm all ears. Well, B~man I think that it would be considered a six footer...

The new K-Tells Micro Mulcher ? Yours looks more impressive than mine phlatwound. Makes me think "microwave mulcher" in it's present state. Microwaves aren't just for baked potatoes anymore! Someone recently found a way to direct microwaves at salt water to invoke hydrogen. Maybe you can do...

Ta da! OK B~Man...... play some music and I shall strip yon dish. ;) Just got the pics a few minutes ago. Looks like an old Chaperel 30d LNB (needs upgrade), but the rest looks pretty good aside from a lil crud on the lower end, due to leaks....or maybe dirty electrons? ;) The dish and side...

Back side = unk at this time Good question Gillham. I'm off in a few minutes to find a helper to get it off the truck w/o damage. I had another friend help load it 12 miles away. I can't see much at this time, but I'll report back later. I was afraid to spend any time checking it before...

Yup! Very astute Cadsulphide! I had the same impression when I first saw it. Let's just hope it's a pill I can easily swallow! :rolleyes: I need to get it unloaded before dark. Then, I need to try to peel back the pill-box cover which has become a bit inflexible with age, despite a drawstring...