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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...

I'm a Linux user, so I wonder if anyone has suggested to Visionsat that they offer a setup option that would allow recording compatibility with a HD that has been formatted with one of the standard Linux formats such as "ext * "? I haven't had time to delve into the problem much, but offhand...

warranty time.. I agree and I would have done that long ago, being a PC/electronics tech type person, but Fortec has a big warning saying that doing so will void the warranty. Go figure.... :mad: I'm about ready to turn it over to them under warranty since I've exhausted all possibilities...

scan options etc I'm using a full power scan with networks included, Turbosat. All I get is a list of transponders as it finds them. Many lock on. When it goes back to check the listed transponders it comes back with no channels at all - zero. None from any satellite I've tried, despite the...

Clarification attempt Sorry TiminMB, I guess my terminology leaves something to be desired, being new to FTA. During power scan on the current test satellite (AMC-5 ?) around 28 transponders show up on the screen during scan. More than 7 are in white letters and others are in blue. I just did...

Aha! Makes sense ..... Thanks for the heads-up Tron and Corrado! I'll check that tonight. I thought I had tried a reset, but maybe not. I did try a lot of power scans when troubleshooting, so that makes sense. Too bad the manual doesn't seem to mention that, but that's most manuals for...

I have a Fortec Lifetime Classic NA that I've had for several months and it worked fine until recently. It appears to now have a problem and I have a troubleshooting question since I'm fairly new to FTA. I've tried it on 2 - 30" dishes that were working fine on 87W and 129W. During...