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Copying the entire file System from one partition to another
by Francis 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

I have my FC5 running neatly and all configured just the way I like it , though I have begun running out of free space on the installed partition here is what the installed partition info looks like: /dev/hda1 * 0+ 2610 2611- 20972826 7 HPFS/NTFS >> M$ Partition /dev/hda2 2611 8484 5874 47182905 7 HPFS/NTFS start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,0,1) /dev/hda3 8485 8497 13 104422+ 83 Linux start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,0,1) /dev/hda4 8498 9728 1231 9888007+ 5 Extended start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,0,1) /dev/hda5 8498+ 9728 1231- 9887976 8e Linux LVM start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,1,1) I don't mind breaking down the M$ partition and moving the Linux fs to /dev/hda1 . Any Best Practices that you would suggest ?? Cheers, Francis

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Need feedback and input for a talk/paper
by Dinesh Shah 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi All, I am planing to give a small talk on FOSS - Road Ahead @ FreeDel. I would highly appreciate your input and feedback on the topic. TIA for your help and support. Topic: Free and Open Source Software - Customers, Consumers, Communities and Society Format: 40-minute seminar-style presentations with 10 minutes for Q&A Abstract: Today, there is lot of talk of GNU/Linux adoption in all walks of life. However, in spite of superior technology, freedom, security, open standards, low cost and other advantages of FOSS the ground reality of the penetration of FOSS in main stream IT infrastructure remains poor to below average. In this paper we will look @ the perceptions of the various stack holders in FOSS and what are the required steps to be taken by current stack holders to bring in the acceleration of the adoption of FOSS in the mainstream IT infrastructure. Here is the draft out-line of the presentation. Introduction Preamble Definitions Customer Consumer Community Society Perspectives Customer / Consumer Needs and Expectation FOSS / Community Needs and Expectation Proprietary / Business Needs and Expectation Facts and Statistics Market Segments Servers / Workstations Desktop Embedded / Appliance Education / Academic High Performance Adoption Behavior and Expectations Customer Consumer Community Business Road Ahead -- --Dinesh Shah :-)

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Linux Tshirts
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

> Another option is to print it using a good inkjet printer. You need > to use what is called a T-Shirt Transfer Paper. Once the print is > done, you need to put it below the T-Shirt and Iron it from the > other side, the print moves from the paper to the t-shirt. This is > theory, not actually used in practice. It has been done in practice. Prasanta Baruah and others at HBCSE has done it, although it needs to be done with outmost care, it is posible to get reasonable results. The ink also does not go away very easily. Obviously for better results, get it embroidered. No idea if that is possible or not, but theoretically it should be. Cheers, Debarshi -- Don't be humble ... you're not that great. -- Golda Meir

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hi, I can help you for learning kernel and bootup
by krishnakant Mane 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

hi, I am Krishnakant from the mailing list. I can help you to learn the bootup process and also kernel compilation. I think rather than giving you a document and leaving it to you, I will show it to you practically. Please note down my number so that you can contact me and we can fix to meet. I as it is want to compile a kernel for my system so you can join in. my land line number is 241662293 and mobile number is 9820310472 on which you can contact me. my other email id is krmane(a)gmail.com as an alternative. by the way what is your background? are you having any background on programming? do you have any interested in programming? do you program in c? it will be easy to explain you about kernel compilation and bootup if you have little knowledge on programming. regards. Krishnakant Mane, Chairman Compact Software Solutions

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] please help
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

If you are keen just to upgrade your kernel the easiest thing is to get a RPM kernel for your distro, but if you really want to compile from source read on... :-) > Along with this i will be very thankfull if u can kindly explain me the kernal compilation > process(i want to compile a new kernal) http://www.freeos.com/articles/4794/ Download a vannilla kernel from http://www.kernel.org/ (click on the F) or ftp://glug-nith.org/tarballs/linux-2.6.17.11.tar.bz2 or ftp://glug-nith.org/tarballs/linux-2.4.32.tar.bz2 depending on whether you want the 2.4 or 2.6 branch. If you are using a distro as old as RH9 then you should try the 2.4 kernel. Unzip the tarball and after cding into the directory type: # make help That would show you all your available options. But follow the tutorial for your first attenpt. Cheers, Debarshi -- Don't be humble ... you're not that great. -- Golda Meir

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[OT] Linux Tshirts
by Nadeem M. Khan 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi. Anyone knows where I can purchase Tshirts with witty Linux slogans in India? Regards, NMK.

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please help
by diode diode 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi everybody, I am a new learner in this LINUX world.Curently i am using the redhat9, and i want to know if anyone can helpme out by explaining me the boot process in detail ie starting of the server (my system) in a proper way, Along with this i will be very thankfull if u can kindly explain me the kernal compilation process(i want to compile a new kernal) Thnx and Regards Diode 9820267228 diode_linux(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Here's a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW

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migrating thunderbird settings and mails to Linux
by Abhishek Daga 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Has anyone successfully migrated thunderbird settings and mails from Windows to Linux? I need to switch a machine from windows to linux without losing the settings and emails. Any ideas and tricks n tips? thanks abhishek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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3-day workshop on open source software
by Shuvam Misra 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Dear all, There's a three-day workshop on open source software being organised by a non-profit organisation, together with assistance from local bodies and companies, in Bombay. It will be a purely technical workshop, with the aim of introducing some of the popular ideas, concepts, and application layers to the participants. All interested individuals are invited. There are no delegate fees. The details can be found in a generic invitation letter which was sent to many institutes and colleges: http://www.starcomsoftware.com/tmp/aoss-invite.pdf and the programme schedule can be found at: http://www.starcomsoftware.com/tmp/aoss-programme.xls The body responsible for organising this workshop is an int'l non-profit organisation, with their office in Singapore, called the CICC (check http://www.cicc.org.sg) These people facilitate various computing activities in Asia, and OSS is one of the areas they have decided to promote. They have been organising a series of AOSS Workshops (AOSS = Asian OSS) all over Asia and have been getting very good responses. They have now arrived at a new model for organising these workshops with practically zero central funding or corporate sponsorships, so that it remains a grassroots movement. Their first attempt at doing one in India was in May, in Chennai. This one, in Navi Mumbai, will be their second. They intend to do one in some corner or other of India every two or three months, in parallel with similar events in other parts of Asia. Wherever they organise these events, they try to rope in local volunteer bodies or SIGs, and the Chennai workshop was heavily supported by CDAC Chennai, CSI Chennai Chapter, and NIC Chennai. Most of the delegates were teachers from colleges from the four southern states, and researchers from academic institutions. CICC are in the process of exploring their network of contacts to reach out to the ILUG groups in various cities, so it is very likely that they will come to each LUG in India for organisational assistance for future events. Currently, this Bombay event which was organised in a bit of a hurry has CDAC Bombay acting as the host and providing the venue, and a group of three or four organisations providing speakers and organisational support totally on a non-commercial basis. All course material prepared by speakers for these workshops are contributed into the central pool, and are re-used for subsequent events. At the Bombay workshop, we have a mix of speakers who are young and technically competent hands-on techies, and senior managers who have headed major OSS-based projects in their organisations. The speaker from Mazgaon Docks Limited is the Head of IT at MDL, and has headed major enterprise-level application development projects on OSS platforms for MDL. It is likely that the members of this LUG mailing list are quite knowledgeable and may not find anything much to learn from the workshop. But if you know someone who is a beginner with Linux and OSS, or a boss who wants to learn about this "new Linux thing", please pass on this workshop pointer to them and let them apply as per the details given in the invitation letter. Thanks and warm regards, Shuvam Misra

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Does anyone use SLED?
by kunal gangar 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hi, Is anyone from the mailing list using Suse linux enterprise desktop? If yes, then can you'll tell me some tips and tricks...im a newbie. :) -- Kunal Gangar. Tech Ticker http://www.techtickerblog.com

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