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Ubuntu + cyberoam client connectivity issue
by Rupesh 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Hi, I installed ubuntu 5.10 on my system, but on doing a configuration setup i get " segmentation fault" ie after i enter the Server Address. Earlier it worked well on my FC4 setup. I am using powersurfer.net for my Internet connection. Anyone facing a similar problem and any possible solution to this. Thanks, -- Rupesh

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Peculiar problem with Xmms in Fedora-2
by romel dutta 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

hello all, I have got a peculiar problem. Usually i work in gnome,and there only i listen to songs and movies in xmms and mplayer. Oneday,i went to kde and tried playing songs in xmms there in kde..,but to my horror,it showed device not detected ,and souncard busy.Then again i came back to Gnome,and tried playing xmms,and to my surprise no sound was coming..!!!! ,but the song is seen to be played.in the xmms player..,ditto with mplayer too....But,in other OS,i.e Windows i face no problem. But since most of the times i work in Linux(Fedora 2),i prefer working and listening to songs in linux only.. But,after this problem,my life has become hell,and i dunno what to do.. Can,anyone suggest me what may the problem..??? I have checked volume control,it was not in mute..,and if sound-card not ready,then how come in the player song vl play..?? Plzz,help me... cheers romel

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Sharing $HOME across multiple distributions without messing preferences
by Nikhil Marathe 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

How do you share the home directory and its data on multiple distributions which may or may not have similar software without damaging the application preferences. eg. If KDE_DIR is different for two distributions then wallpapers normally blank out. How do you avoid that? Nikhil

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IO Schedulers and drive performance
by Mrugesh Karnik 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Hello, I just compiled kernel 2.6.15. I came across an option that I didn't have any knowledge about: Block Layer-> IO Schedulers-> < > Anticipatory I/O scheduler < > Deadline I/O scheduler < > CFQ I/O scheduler Default I/O scheduler (CFQ)-> ( ) Anticipatory ( ) Deadline ( ) CFQ ( ) No-op Here's what the help text in menuconfig says about the three options: Anticipatory: CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS: The anticipatory I/O scheduler is the default disk scheduler. It is generally a good choice for most environments, but is quite large and complex when compared to the deadline I/O scheduler, it can also be slower in some cases especially some database loads. Deadline: CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE: The deadline I/O scheduler is simple and compact, and is often as good as the anticipatory I/O scheduler, and in some database workloads, better. In the case of a single process performing I/O to a disk at any one time, its behaviour is almost identical to the anticipatory I/O scheduler and so is a good choice. CFQ: CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ: The CFQ I/O scheduler tries to distribute bandwidth equally among all processes in the system. It should provide a fair working environment, suitable for desktop systems. The help text wasn't much help for me either, so I went about googling. I found this: http://www.linuxhowtos.org/System/iosched.htm This is very good information. Anyway, now I'm wondering how much effect an I/O Scheduler will have on the drive performance, as compared to hdparm settings. 'hdparm -tT' gives me a read speed of ~55MB/s on my AMD Sempron64 2500+ system. My hard disk isn't even SATA. I don't think it is possible to squeeze out much more. I suppose switching I/O Schedulers on my system won't make much of a difference. Does anyone have more information about this? Mrugesh

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Thumbnails.
by Puneet Lakhina 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Is there any thumbs.db type cache file of thumbnails created by nautilus.. If yes then is possible to read it as an image stream or something. Thanks for any help -- Puneet

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[INFO] Some Kubuntu 5.10 issues resolved
by Rony Bill 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Hello All, 1) Kubuntu 5.10 in my system had a peculiar problem of the 'System Settings' package not giving sudo access for administrative settings ( After it did for the first few times just after installing the OS) . It was resolved by updating the 'kcontrol' package through the 'adept' package manager. 2) When my net is off and I start the system, it waits a pretty long time for synchronising the clock with the internet based clock inspite of the service being disabled in the services list. The temporary workaround for it is to press 'Ctrl C' as soon as it shows up on the startup screen. This will bypass the process and move on. Adept is a very good online shopping mall for free software for the Kubuntu 5.10 distro. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Cache hierarchy with/without Squid.
by Nadeem M Khan 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

Hi. I have two squids - one physically located at my data center and another with my ISP. My workstations are configured to use the squid at the datacenter. I wanted all cache misses at the data center to be redirected to my ISP's squid, so I added.. cache_peer proxy.myisp.net parent 8080 3130 (8080 = http_port and 3130 = default ICP port) ..to my squid.conf. I have two questions: 1. How do I verify that cache-misses are redirected to my ISPs proxy? 2. Is it possible to implement cache hierarcy if my ISPs proxy was not squid but winproxy, ms proxy, etc? Thanks in advance. Regards, NMK.

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[OT] Triband parallel phone woes
by Rony Bill 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

Hello all, Some of my customers expressed reluctance to go for triband as it would need a rewiring of the parallel phones through the splitter. Some existing ones too are using the service at half the speed and even frequent hangups due to parallel phones. They cannot rewire their offices. This gives me an idea that instead of rewiring the lines through the splitter, if we could add extra splitters at every phone point, then this should do the same job. Are these splitters available seperately or do they come with the modem only? Another option would be to copy the filter circuit. As I have only one working set, I don't have the heart to open it and tinker around but my guess is that it is a simple capacitor and inductor circuit. A series low impedence inductor with the phone output will allow low frequencey phone signals to pass and offer high resistance to the high freq. adsl signals. A low capacitance series capacitor with the adsl output will allow high freq. adsl sigs. but block the low freq. phone signals. So if we can get the value of the series inductance for the phone output, we can buy it from the market and connect it in series with all the parallel phones and thus avoid rewiring. JTD and some others have dabbled with the adsl so they could give some tips. :) Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/

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MPEG/AVI/PDF/TEXT files thumbnails
by Puneet Lakhina 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

is there a library(or a set of libraries) that can generate thumnails from avi/mpeg/pdf/text files.. like the way it displays in konqueror or nautilus or something.. I need to use it in a java application.. but even if its a shared library i can use it.. or even like a command line based tool would be perfect.. Thanks!! -- Puneet

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[COMMERCIAL]: Require System Administrator with 2-3 years of experience Perl/Shell/PHP
by Abhishek Daga 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

Greetings, If anyone is interested in this opening, please contact me directly. A System Administrator with 2-3 years of experience to work on the *nix platform (RH 7.3, RH 9.0, FC4, FreeBSD). Some salient requirements are: Should be strong in Unix. Programming in Shell/Perl would be a big plus. Knowledge of PHP is desirable. Must have demonstrated understanding of large networks with multiple servers providing network services. Should have a good understanding of network security. Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) is a must with English as the language of choice as the position involves Customer Service and support. Working knowledge of Spanish is a big plus but not a requirement. Willingness to work the Owl shift (8 PM to 4 AM). Should be able to train and manage trainees and freshers. This is a contract-to-hire position that will start within 4 weeks time. This is for a startup based in south Mumbai which provides development and support services on the LAMP platform. As we are growing right now, we need someone to be able to undertake managerial responsibilities too that will involve managing multiple projects. If interested, please send your resume in ASCII format as a file or in the body or the email. Thank you, Abhishek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[commercials] Jobs-Linux Startup Company
by shamshu shaikh 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

Hello Everybody, This mail is second, to this group in search of linux techies.Since round one of recruitment was completed after receiving good response from the members, now we are in serach of more people to join the company. It is a StartUp company based on LINUX Platform, i would like to have LINUX techies ( 0-1 years experience and even freshers ) to be on board with me to achieve their as well as company goals in the best and fastest possible way.The company is based in bombay.You can post this mail in your group also and ask your friends to send in their resumes to me.Freshers with an attitude to work hard are also welcome. People interested to join me can feel free to contact me at shamshu.s(a)gmail.com (shamshu dot s at the rate gmail dot com )send in your CV with contact details.The areas of work with strong knowledge should be qmail,sendmail,apache,mysql,ldap,iptables,RPM's , PHP scripting ,shell scripting. Note:people who have already sent in their resumes in the last recruitment drive need not send mails again. Regards shamshu

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Help regarding Konsole
by Aveek Bhattacharya 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Use Settings>Configure Shortcuts to set a new shortcut for paste. Aveek Bhattacharya M.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Where can I get Difference between RHEL3wsTaroonUpdate4 and Update 5
by Nick Sotterwood 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Hello Everyone, We are running one software on RHEL 3WS Taroon Update 4 and Its works abs Fine. I want it to be deployed on Taroon Update 5. I wish to know the Detailed Difference between Update 4 and Update 5. Can Anyone help me out? Nick -From Mumbai __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [OT] Triband parallel phone woes
by Rajesh Rajani 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Hi Rony, > > This gives me an idea that instead of rewiring the lines through the > splitter, if we could add extra splitters at every phone point, then > this should do the same job. Are these splitters available seperately or > do they come with the modem only? Another option would be to copy the > filter circuit. As I have only one working set, I don't have the heart > to open it and tinker around but my guess is that it is a simple > capacitor and inductor circuit. A series low impedence inductor with the > phone output will allow low frequencey phone signals to pass and offer > high resistance to the high freq. adsl signals. A low capacitance series > capacitor with the adsl output will allow high freq. adsl sigs. but > block the low freq. phone signals. > > So if we can get the value of the series inductance for the phone > output, we can buy it from the market and connect it in series with all > the parallel phones and thus avoid rewiring. JTD and some others have > dabbled with the adsl so they could give some tips. :) Check out this link for a filter circuit, it may be of some help. <http://www.epanorama.net/documents/telecom/adsl_filter.html>. Regards, Rajesh

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[Commercial] Linux instructor required...
by Dinesh Joshi 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Hi all, Vidyanidhi Infotech academy is an authorized training centre for C-DAC's DAC courses. They require a Linux instructor for the GNU/Linux module. The only criteria are good working knowledge of the Linux system a bit of C/C++, basic GTK and QT. Good communication skills are a must. Previous teaching experience will be an added advantage. Interested candidates may email me. Regards, -- Dinesh A. Joshi

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Please ignore earlier query
by Abhijeet 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Hi, Sorry about the earlier query regarding Konsole. I just discovered how I could change the shortcuts. Extermely sorry for not going through it thoroughly Cheers. Abhijeet P.S. : Tried cancelling the post but didn't succeed

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Help regarding Konsole
by Abhijeet 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Hi, I just got myself a new keyboard and after buying and installing it, I noticed to my dismay that it doesn't sport an "INSERT" key =( Now the problem is that I'm used to using the "SHIFT + INS" pasting shortcut in Konsole. I know this sounds stupid but would anyone know of any alternate method for pasting using only the keyboard ? Also, if there's any way that I can change the SHIFT + INS shortcut for pasting in Konsole. I tried using the ALT+E key to show me the "Edit" menu but it wouldn't work. Thanks in advance Cheers Abhijeet

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[Commercial] Job opening
by Krushna Dagli 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear all, This is in regards to the openings at Infotech Financials. We are looking for two persons with the working knowledge of (1) "C" language & sockets. (2) Java Swing (3) Finite State Machine(FSM) The candidates with the requisite skills may, kindly, mail their updated CVs to kdagli(a)infofin.com,as soon as possible. Regards, Krishna Dagli

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Linux Drivers
by Rony Bill 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Hello All, A few days ago I got a chance to get my hands on an IBM server machine for linux experimentation. It was at my friend's workshop and he wanted to load RedHat. As I had RHEL 3 WS, I loaded it with 'All' as the packages option. Unfortunately it did not detect the network card. The IBM driver cds contained linux source drivers that needed to be compiled. I did as per the instructions in the cd's readme file. however the make, make install happened but the final instructions were not clear and the process was a waste of a few hours. The reason for writing this mail is not to find out what went wrong but to suggest to the kernel writers that just like the Windows OS, Linux too could have a streamlined and simple method of installing device drivers. In Windows, there are 2 methods. 1) An executable file that is run and it does the entire pprocess of installing the driver files. 2) A set of ini and other files in a folder. The device manager or new device installation wizard asks for the location of the driver files and one has to simply point to the folderthat contains the driver files. Now Linux has evolved from a complicated command line system into a full scale gui system with easyto use interfaces that reduce installation time and effort. So it should not be difficult for kernel writers to incorporate a standard interface that automatically loads device drivers from source file folders ( the ones that are .tar.gz ). The other opption is to create rpm or deb files that will do the entire installation, but that will be too system specific and with too many distros, it may be difficult. The first option will allow the system to automatically create relavent driver files from the source files. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Debian based customized install images ...
by Arun K. Khan 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

FWIW, build your own customized iso image https://euronode.com/ -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside

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GRUB dual boot issue - plz help
by Ranjit Sapre 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Hi all, firstly thanks everyone for stretching their hands to help me when i requested for a linux instalation CD. I had windows XP and I hve installed Fedora Core 2 on one of the partitions. Now i cant get into Windows XP. It says : *Booting 'Other'* *rootnoverify (hd0,0)* *chainloader +1* ** ** and the screen stays that way. if anybody has ever faced such an issue n has a solution, plz leme know. PS: dunno if its imp to mention, but, im using an AMD processor n NOT intel. Thanks in advance -Ranjit

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[Commercial] Linux system adminstrator required
by Prashant 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Hi, We are an engineering/manufacturing company with a setup of 25 pcs. We are using Linux on server (mail, samba) and linux/xp/nt on the workstations. We are looking for someone who can manage the network. Since the setup is not that large, full time commitment (9 to 5) may not be required. Those interested can mail me off the list. GKattukaran(a)mepl.co.in Regards.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Drivers
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

> I mean a gui utility to do 'make' and 'make install' automatically > without worrying about the distro's directory structure. You might try GNU Source Install. http://www.gnu.org/software/sourceinstall Debarshi

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[OT] My Apologies
by Roshan 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

I am sorry, ... In few of my recent mails to the list, I have unknowingly allowed my "biiiggg" signature to be displayed. I'll try my best to avoid it in my future emails to the list. __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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evolution 2.4.0 starts and crashes (solved)
by Arun K. Khan 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Last night I shutdown my workstation properly. This morning when I booted the system, evolution 2.4.0 (SuSE 10.0 x64) would display and then crash immediately. Logged out of my X session and re-logged in - same behaviour. Same behaviour manifested for a newly created userid as well, eliminating the possibility of some corrupt setting in my regular login. Refreshed the evolution related RPMs (rpm -h -U --replacepkgs ...) still no go. Finally, rebooted the system and logged in usign my regular userid and voila evolution works! To capture some debugging info, I started evolution from the CLI. I see the same initial warning messages in both cases. Any idea/suggestion what could have gone wrong with the first boot causing the problem is welcome so that I can look for it when it happens next. Went thru /var/log/messages and found a kernel message shown below. <evolution crashes> $ evolution (evolution:8840): camel-WARNING **: camel_exception_get_id called with NULL parameter. (evolution:8840): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_gc_set_foreground: assertion `GDK_IS_GC (gc)' failed </evolution crashes> <from /var/log/messages> Mar 2 15:08:09 genesis kernel: evolution[7936] trap invalid operand rip:2aaaaca50ee2 rsp:7fffff8c68 f8 error:0 </from /var/log/messages> <evolution starts up> $ evolution adding hook target 'source' (evolution:6200): camel-WARNING **: camel_exception_get_id called with NULL parameter. (evolution:6200): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_gc_set_foreground: assertion `GDK_IS_GC (gc)' failed (evolution:6200): camel-WARNING **: Could not find key entry for word 'ea651436a4239010vgnvcm10000024f64189': Success (evolution:6200): camel-WARNING **: Could not find key entry for word '224803d3bca19010vgnvcm10000024f64189': Success </evolution starts up> Thanks, -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside

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