Written by sajin the 6 Jan 13 at 09:39.

Software for formatting Usb disk (pen drive) into 100 virtual floppy of 1.44mb.

Software for formatting Usb disk (pen drive) into 100 virtual floppy of 1.44mb.

Written by dennis Meulensteen the 12 Feb 13 at 14:52.

It so happens I wrote a Bash script for this type of job. Its at:
http://www.cvpug.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3829

I'd be happy to extend the functionality to formatting, loading and dumping images if you like.

Only thing is that these devices all seem to have different formats. If you could make a hex dump available of the first 5 - 10 MB of the raw USB device, I'd be happy to take a look, but I can make no promises. If you want to do the testing I'll try to whip up a script for you.

Incidentally the rationale is there are loads of old devices out there (mainly vintage computers, industrial machinery and musical instruments) which use floppy drives.

These drives are prone to failure over time and replacement with low-cost USB floppy disk drive emulators is an attractive option these days. These devices mainly store their emulated floppy disks on USB keys. The software to manipulate these images is only for windows AFAIK. This is a pity because we all know that Linux has far superior handling of disks and file systems by birthright. In fact, everything is already on board, its just a simple matter of tying it all together.

Regards,
Dennis

It so happens I wrote a Bash script for this type of job. Its at: http://www.cvpug.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3829 I'd be happy to extend the functionality to formatting, loading and dumping images if you like. Only thing is that these devices all seem to have different formats. If you could make a hex dump available of the first 5 - 10 MB of the raw USB device, I'd be happy to take a look, but I can make no promises. If you want to do the testing I'll try to whip up a script for you. Incidentally the rationale is there are loads of old devices out there (mainly vintage computers, industrial machinery and musical instruments) which use floppy drives. These drives are prone to failure over time and replacement with low-cost USB floppy disk drive emulators is an attractive option these days. These devices mainly store their emulated floppy disks on USB keys. The software to manipulate these images is only for windows AFAIK. This is a pity because we all know that Linux has far superior handling of disks and file systems by birthright. In fact, everything is already on board, its just a simple matter of tying it all together. Regards, Dennis PS: sorry if I posted this in the wrong place initially!

Written by vkadal the 4 Nov 12 at 04:29.

Hitherto the mother boards are not specific to any OS. Since the capability of mother boards have increased over time, it is possible to embed some portion of the OS, into the mother board, so that it operates faster

Hitherto the mother boards are not specific to any OS. Since the capability of mother boards have increased over time, it is possible to embed some portion of the OS, into the mother board, so that it operates faster

Written by Argenteus the 6 Nov 12 at 04:20.

Solutions that limit what can run on a platform, making the platform thusly less open, can never be the answer. Perhaps new technologies will arise allowing this in an open platform, but anything necessarily closed cannot be tolerated. Thus, my proposition is to wait.

Solutions that limit what can run on a platform, making the platform thusly less open, can never be the answer. Perhaps new technologies will arise allowing this in an open platform, but anything necessarily closed cannot be tolerated. Thus, my proposition is to wait.

Written by vkadal the 10 Nov 12 at 03:47.

Instead of redesigning the entire mother board, an Add-ON card can be designed.

Instead of redesigning the entire mother board, an Add-ON card can be designed.

Written by ebnf the 13 Nov 12 at 16:51.

Coreboot is a projected devoted to replacing the BIOS with Linux derived core and directly booting into the desired OS. Give some support to the developers to aid supporting consumer-oriented hardware.

Coreboot is a projected devoted to replacing the BIOS with Linux derived core and directly booting into the desired OS. Give some support to the developers to aid supporting consumer-oriented hardware.

Written by kchoix the 12 Oct 12 at 00:51.

Note this should only apply when quick power-off in blank only mode is checked.

Note this should only apply when quick power-off in blank only mode is checked.

Written by Moisesbr2012 the 1 Sep 12 at 04:33.

There is a package called ink that can do that in the command line:

ink -p usb

but it would be nice if you can see this graphically within the options of the program to administrate printers: system-config-printer-gnome.

There is a package called ink that can do that in the command line: ink -p usb but it would be nice if you can see this graphically within the options of the program to administrate printers: system-config-printer-gnome.

Written by lhb1142 the 3 Sep 12 at 13:33.

Increasing numbers of printers are network-capable. It would be helpful if, when connected wirelessly, the ink program were made capable of checking levels and cleaning printheads.

Increasing numbers of printers are network-capable. It would be helpful if, when connected wirelessly, the ink program were made capable of checking levels and cleaning printheads.

Written by matzerath the 25 Jun 12 at 09:41.

Create a way to easily add drivers by manufacturers to the software center in bundles like:

HP ENVY Ultrabook 6t-1000 (Driver Bundle)
HP Pavilion dv3-2302tu Entertainment Notebook PC (Driver Bundle)
HP Pavilion dv2325la Notebook PC (Driver Bundle)

They'd need their own category that wasnt included in "all" so they didn't spam normal searches.

This would allow manufacturers to build a bundle of linux drivers for easy support and easy install.

Create a way to easily add drivers by manufacturers to the software center in bundles like: HP ENVY Ultrabook 6t-1000 (Driver Bundle) HP Pavilion dv3-2302tu Entertainment Notebook PC (Driver Bundle) HP Pavilion dv2325la Notebook PC (Driver Bundle) They'd need their own category that wasnt included in "all" so they didn't spam normal searches. This would allow manufacturers to build a bundle of linux drivers for easy support and easy install.

Written by pelya the 27 Apr 12 at 16:33.

In fact, I've already created such an app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cuntubuntu
sources are here: https://github.com/pelya/cuntubuntu
and I would like community to continue the development effort (at least remove swearword from app package name).

It's achieved by using fakechroot, and of course it's buggy like hell. The mouse and keyboard are highly advised, but not required (Galaxy Note' stylus substitutes mouse quite well).

Alternatively, we may try to wrap some popular applications with no alternatives on Android, like Gimp or Libreoffice, into minimal fakechrooted Linux environment, however that stuff can only be installed into internal phone storage (not SD card), which is usually very limited, so 2-3 of them will eat all free space.

In fact, I've already created such an app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cuntubuntu sources are here: https://github.com/pelya/cuntubuntu and I would like community to continue the development effort (at least remove swearword from app package name). It's achieved by using fakechroot, and of course it's buggy like hell. The mouse and keyboard are highly advised, but not required (Galaxy Note' stylus substitutes mouse quite well). Alternatively, we may try to wrap some popular applications with no alternatives on Android, like Gimp or Libreoffice, into minimal fakechrooted Linux environment, however that stuff can only be installed into internal phone storage (not SD card), which is usually very limited, so 2-3 of them will eat all free space.

Written by ketterer the 21 Mar 12 at 06:35.

I think it would be a great idea if we had some sort of solution integrated into the messaging menu and notifications for SMS. As well as send and receive SMS, maybe in empathy or a separate client.

The ground work is around, an app called DesktopSMS works, but does not have any integration, nor does it look nice or feel good to use. This package uses ADB to communicate with the phone, and then an app on the phone supply the comparabilities needed.

I think it would be a great idea if we had some sort of solution integrated into the messaging menu and notifications for SMS. As well as send and receive SMS, maybe in empathy or a separate client. The ground work is around, an app called DesktopSMS works, but does not have any integration, nor does it look nice or feel good to use. This package uses ADB to communicate with the phone, and then an app on the phone supply the comparabilities needed.

Written by svrom the 28 Mar 12 at 17:17.

SMSbackup is an android app that sends SMS to your E-Mail Account.

SMSbackup is an android app that sends SMS to your E-Mail Account.

Written by cslee-ubuntu the 20 Feb 12 at 21:45.

A kernel driver offering a virtual graphics card that X or any other display software could be configured to use as a display.

This would then be available on a port on the network interface (depending on the configured format) for modern multimedia televisions to access and stream the content over the network.

A kernel driver offering a virtual graphics card that X or any other display software could be configured to use as a display. This would then be available on a port on the network interface (depending on the configured format) for modern multimedia televisions to access and stream the content over the network.

Written by neokril the 24 Jan 12 at 19:23.

smartd daemon will write information about HDD fails in log. Also it can be configured to show some kind of notification to user.

smartd daemon will write information about HDD fails in log. Also it can be configured to show some kind of notification to user.

Written by arjo129 the 30 Jan 12 at 10:00.

Create a notification when this happens "Hey its time you cleared up your disk [Launch disk utility][ignore]" or something of sorts.

Create a notification when this happens "Hey its time you cleared up your disk [Launch disk utility][ignore]" or something of sorts.

Written by congelli501 the 1 Jul 11 at 11:54.

Create a new section "Drivers for my hardware" (like the "Provided by Ubuntu" section), which contains the list of installed and not installed drivers packages for your computer.

Create a new section "Drivers for my hardware" (like the "Provided by Ubuntu" section), which contains the list of installed and not installed drivers packages for your computer.

Written by benoyanthony the 8 Oct 11 at 12:09.

Device manager need to be added in settings manager , wherein use can add,remove and update driver for resptive hardware, evenif hardware is not present in the system.

Device manager need to be added in settings manager , wherein use can add,remove and update driver for resptive hardware, evenif hardware is not present in the system.