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Tata indicom wi-fi service - does it work on Linux?
by TAC Forums 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

Hey Guys I'm hearing about Tata Indicom's new Wi-Fi service. They provide a PCMCIA Wi-Fi CDMA card that allows you to make calls and be connected to the Internet 24x7 from anywhere. They say it supports Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 and XP. Anyone tried it on Linux yet? Any inputs / feedback on the same, please let us know. Thanks -- TAC Support Team

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Ubuntu 5.10 Nvidia driver install problem
by आनंद (Anand M R) 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

Has anyone faced a problem with installing the Nvidia drivers on ubuntu 5.10 I have an Intel 815 mobo (integrated graphics), but I'm using the AGP slot with GeForce 2 MX 400. When i try to install the driver using "sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx" (as in ubuntuguide.org) everything installs ...but then when i restart x (ctrl+alt+backspace) or restart the comp ... the machine reboots at the point when x is trying to come up. So then i tried installing the official nvidia drivers. Since it didnt have precompiled module for the kernel (i'm using the one that came with 5.10) it build it (i downloaded gcc 3.4 for that and kernel headers), but the same thing happens again. Every time it tries to start x it reboots. I could do with some help here. Anand.

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Evolution - mail disappeared
by Sanket Medhi 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

I recently decided using Evolution Mail. I downloaded all my mail (over 2k messages) from my GMail account and marked then Read. All the messages disappeared immediately. However, a day later when I tried to search for a mail I figured out there is no way to view the Read messages. I can see that the downloaded messages are still there in my Inbox, but I just can't view them. Evolution users, plese help me out with this. Thanks! -- Regards, Sanket Medhi.

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[commercial] Computer books for Sale
by Akshay Salkar 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

Dear All, I have some good books for sale. Discount for New books ranging from 20%-25% approx. off the normal price. Old Books at discount more than 40%-60% approx. off the normal price. BOOKS ON C AND C++ : 1) Write TSR's now - Ras - Rs. 75 2) Professional Linux Programming - Mathews - Rs. 410 - Wrox 3) Understanding Pointers in C - Kanetkar - Rs. 113 4) ObjectOriented Software Engineering - Haladay - Rs. 150 BRAND NEW: (Costs after Discount) 1) Teach yourself UML in 24 hours - Schmuler - Rs. 113 2) Java Software Solutions - Lewis - Rs. 260 3) Write TSR's now - Ras - Rs. 75 4) Problems in General Physics - Irodov - Rs. 113 5) Programming Perl 3/e - Wall - Rs. 450 6) Professional Linux Programming - Mathews - Rs. 410 - Wrox 7) Professional PHP - Wrox Edition - Rs.350 8) Apache Web Server - Rs. 120 SECOND HAND: (Costs after Discount) 1) Teach yourself HTML4 in 24 hours - Oliver/Holshwag - Rs. 80 - Techmedia 2) Mastering Foxpro 2.5 Special Edition - Siegel - Rs. 100 - BPB 3) ObjectOriented Software Engineering - Haladay - Rs. 150 4) Understanding Pointers in C - Kanetkar - Rs. 113 5) Using Linux - Gunter - Rs. 270 6) DNS & Bind - Liu - Rs.100 - Oreilly anybody wanting any of the above books plz. contact me at email : akshaysalkar(a)gmail.com or telephone on Mobile: 9821599801 akshay.

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curious convention
by Mohan Nayaka 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

I've noticed this before, but what is this convention of enclosing certain terms in error messages,etc within quotes like this ` and ' eg. from limits.h /* Minimum and maximum values a `signed short int' can hold. */ I even noticed this in the halloween documents. Any ideas ? Regards, Mohan S N

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BSNL Broadband donfiguration on suse10
by swapnil kamble 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

Hi , I am Swapnil kamble . I am using SuSE 10 , and I want to configure my BSNL Broadband on Suse10 . So is there anyone who has done it, or know how to do it please reply me. Thanks. -- ...Swapnil

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boot error
by Nikhil Prabhakar 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

Hi, After installing a kernel image on my Debian GNU/Linux system I'm getting following error while booting with the new kernel. [drm: i830_wait_ring] *ERROR* space 131056 wanted 131064 [drm: i830_wait_ring] *ERROR* lockup Regards Nikhil Prabhakar

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PostgreSQL on GFS
by Komal 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

Hi, I'm interested in having PostgreSQL on top of GFS. Anyone has tried to do this? What is the performance like? Is there any gotchas? Thank you. Regards, Komal

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(no subject)
by Karia Amit 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

HI All, I want to divert all my https traffic to Proxy (443 to 3128) thru iptables, I tried google's description but din't work Also want to know how to forward packets from server to a device which is in different network Plz help.. Rgds Amit

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RE: [OT] [ILUG-BOM] [commercial] Need Linuxers
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Infra, Energy) 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

> I represent one of the leading linux based companies in Mumbai. We are What is the name of this firm ? > Requirements: Experience in Qt and C++ (1-3 years) in linux environment. Knowledge of servers like DHCP/Apache/SSH a very big plus. Must be self-driven and enthusiatic. Yet to meet an enthusiastic programmer who's been in the trenches for more than two years. btw self-driven has a very PHB feel about it.. You are gonna pay them right ? :) Anything open for freshers ? -- Gishu

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] codecoolies meet
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Infra, Energy) 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

>> > interested??? >> > http://codecoolies.in >> >> I thought it was going to be called HackerGoshthi :) >the name is open - problem is that there was so much argument about >the name that the setting up of the wiki was being delayed >-- >regards >kg Funny/Sad but true.. here's something I read yesterday <quote> NARAYANA MURTHY : We value knowledge as the most intangible asset. However, the important question now is, Is it really paying? There has to be a greater premium on time. We waste lot much of it in discussions. One of my friends from Harvard aptly quoted, “Two of my greatest challenges are – How to get my Japanese students to speak up and Indian students to shut up”. We have to come to conclusion out of discussions and get to execution.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] flame wars
by Vivek Rai 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

> Linus but because he has pointed out correctly that GNOME sucks at > functionality. What makes the M$ UI so easy to use is that there are a > zillion ways to arrive at the the same result. *Here* the path taken > from the starting point to the ending point matters a lot. I personally prefer KDE too, but niether KDE nor gnome are perfect. KDE is better suited for advanced users, and is far too bloated than it needs to be. (in fact, KDE developers themselves recognize this, and are now working towards simplifying a lot of interfaces for future releases, theres a whole simpleKDE project as well) Gnome is the other extreme, its ideas of "Less is More" and KISS are fine in principle, and probably good for a newbie user. But, they tend to use this as an excuse for NOT providing functionality. My ideal desktop would be something in between A) Not clutter up every window and menu with a million options. Keep the basic, frequently used ones in the main display areas. (KDE's problem) B) Still have "Advanced" options accessible somewhere. (Gnome's problem)

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flame wars
by Kenneth Gonsalves 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

nice to know that even big guys indulge ;-) http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-December/msg00021.html -- regards kg http://www.livejournal.com/users/lawgon tally ho! http://avsap.org.in ಇಂಡ್ಲಿನಕ್ಸ வாழ்க!

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ILUG meet report.
by Rony Bill 17 Dec '05

17 Dec '05

Hello Everyone, The report for today's ILUG-BOM meet has been posted on the meetup site. Please follow the link below. :) http://linux.meetup.com/371/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1611128 The next venue will be Five Gardens at Matunga on 14th January at 4.00 PM. Exact garden location will be posted later. 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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Open Source Software distribution.
by GT 17 Dec '05

17 Dec '05

hi all, I joined this list pretty recently, and already feel that users face problems in procuring Open Source Softwares. And as I understand downloading from internet can be a very painstaking experience, for most of people. Being a linux and open-source enthusiast myself, I am offering my services to everyone who feels like having some help at hand. If one is ready to bear the cost of the _Physical media_ (CD/DVD/Flash drive/HDD :) ) just ask me for _any_ open source ware covered under GPL, and you will get it. Feel free to call me at 9323804279 for any Open Source need:) cheers! Gaurav

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Using [GNU]Linux with Kids from 3 to 7 -- an introduction
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 17 Dec '05

17 Dec '05

The Community-Linux Training Centre: Practice Briefing 2 Using Linux with Kids from 3 to 7 – an introduction By the Free Range Comunity-Linux Training Centre Project, CLTC-P02, version 1.1, December 2004. email: fraw(a)gn.apc.org web: http://www.fraw.org.uk/cltc/ Using computers with kids can be problematic. On Windows machines problems arise when they start fooling around with system files or donâ €™t respond appropriately to warning messages. By contrast, the greater security provided by Linux means kids can play, largely unsupervised, with little risk to the system. This briefing looks at various aspects of using Linux with kids – both in terms of software and playing with hardware. Gnu/Linux is a really good computer operating system – especially if you like playing with networks or programming languages. But there is one area where both the resources available with Linux distributions, and the efforts of the Linux support community to provide assistance, are a little thin – using Linux with young children. This briefing has been developed to address this shortfall in support. The development of this briefing has not been a formal study. It has emerged as a result of the experience gained in studying how two young children (right) have been able to learn how to use the computer, and the functions of the graphical desktop. What follows is therefore a documentation of the knowledge gained from observation rather than an in-depth study. It is also the reason why this briefing is limited to the ages three to seven. However, it is hoped that the idea presented here will spawn other projects to provide support for the use of Gnu/Linux with young children.... http://www.fraw.org.uk/pubs/cltcpb/cltc_pb-02.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Independent Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 [] Check out my bookmarks at http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha ... [] Links to many subjects, specially Free Software in education. -- Copylefted. Knowledge is power; share it equitably! -----------------

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Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 32, Issue 57
by Vivek Rai 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

> > > >> org.in is about 400 bucks a year > > I will be willing and glad to help.

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Multiple errors ? hardware related
by spavri＠vsnl.com 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

Hi, Sorry for the somewhat vague subject. also sorry for the rotten formatting, I am using webmail just now. I have a new (as in a couple of months old) machine. The specs are: 2.4 G P4, i845 integrated graphics card, 512 ram, 500 mb swap, 80G hdd, 15 inch Sony tft monitor. I have FC4 and Kubuntu 5.10 on the machine. The problem I face is that every once in a while, the X server crashes. In FC4 I am back at the graphical login prompt. In kubuntu I just lose the display completely and I have to shutdown. This can happen as frequently as once evry 5 or 10 minutes :( Sometimes I get kernel panic messages when the Xserver crashes. Another thing is that in FC4, both Firefox (upgraded to 1.0.7 from fedora updates) and Opera crash very frequently. Also Gkrellm crashes suddenly. I goolged for Xsever crashes w/ i845 on google. It seems to be an old problem (end 2004). The solution was to recompile the kernel to include the i915 driver, but it is already in the kernel and is seen as being found in Xorg.log. free shows 0 swap though the entries in /etc/fstab are correct. On bootup it does show as enabling swap. I am at my wits' end, the hardware chappie as usual is no help. I've run memtest but with no errors coming up. I can provide any more info as required. regards, Sharukh.

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Wherez the meet?
by Navin Dhanuka 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

Hi, Wherez the meet ? -- Navin Dhanuka Homepage & Blog @ http://www.navin.ind.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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error - missing config.h in kernel sources
by हष॑ल (Harshal) 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

hi, i am trying to upgrade the driver e1000. for which i have to rpmbuild the driver to make an rpm. this is what i did, i am runnig kernel version, 2.6.14 (installed via rpm running on FC4) then i downloaded latest e1000 drivers sources from intel's website. then i did, rpmbuild -tb e1000-6.2.15.tar.gz gave me an error that version.h is missing, googled for it, and got the answer, had to do, make include/linux/version.h in kernel sources dir. but after that if i again give that, rpmbuild -tb e1000-6.2.15.tar.gz gives me following error, make: Entering directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/e1000-6.2.15/src' Makefile:101: *** Linux kernel source not configured - missing config.h. Stop. make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/e1000-6.2.15/src' error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39817 (%build) RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39817 (%build) I tried searching for what this missing config.h is. but in vein and hence this post. any help is badly needed. Thanks

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Problem with printer in Debian sarge
by mehul 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

Hi friends, Today I tried to configure my printer - Canon znu i255.Debian found the printer properly.For installing drivers I searched the net and found some drivers for i250. This is the output I get when I type make:- make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory `/home/mehul/Desktop/Downloads/bjfilter-2.3-0' Making all in src make[2]: Entering directory `/home/mehul/Desktop/Downloads/bjfilter-2.3-0/src' gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../include/cncl -I../include/misc -O2 -c bjfilter.c bjfilter.c:30:18: popt.h: No such file or directory In file included from bjfilter.c:45: bjfimage.h:31:20: tiffio.h: No such file or directory In file included from bjfilter.c:45: bjfimage.h:93: error: syntax error before "TIFF" bjfimage.h:93: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union bjfimage.h:114: error: syntax error before '}' token bjfimage.h:114: warning: data definition has no type or storage class bjfimage.h:117: error: syntax error before "char" bjfimage.h:118: warning: parameter names (without types) in function declaration bjfimage.h:119: error: syntax error before "char" bjfimage.h:120: warning: parameter names (without types) in function declaration bjfimage.h:121: warning: parameter names (without types) in function declaration bjfimage.h:122: error: syntax error before "short" bjfimage.h:123: error: syntax error before "long" bjfimage.h:124: error: syntax error before "long" bjfimage.h:125: error: syntax error before "short" bjfimage.h:126: error: syntax error before "short" bjfimage.h:127: error: syntax error before "double" In file included from bjfilter.c:50: bjfilter.h:46: error: syntax error before "BJF_IMAGEINFO" bjfilter.h:46: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union bjfilter.h:57: error: syntax error before '}' token bjfilter.h:57: warning: data definition has no type or storage class bjfilter.c:67: error: syntax error before "LPCNCLPAPERSIZE" bjfilter.c:69: error: syntax error before "LPBJFLTDEVICE" bjfilter.c:71: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c:72: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c:73: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c:74: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `main': bjfilter.c:129: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c:153: error: `lpbjinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:153: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once bjfilter.c:153: error: for each function it appears in.) bjfilter.c:153: error: syntax error before "malloc" bjfilter.c:156: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c:156: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c:156: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c:156: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c:156: error: syntax error before ')' token bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:383: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `MakeBJPrintData': bjfilter.c:426: error: `lpbjfltdevice' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:436: error: `lpbjinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:491: error: `lpcnclpapersize' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:625: error: `lpbjfltcolor' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:1176: error: syntax error before "lpbjinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `set_position_parameter': bjfilter.c:1182: error: `lpbjinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:1218: error: `lpcnclpapersize' undeclared (first use in this function ) bjfilter.c:1220: error: `lpbjfcom' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:1344: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `SetPrinterFd': bjfilter.c:1346: error: `lpbjfinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:1350: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `ForkLgmon': bjfilter.c:1352: error: `modelname' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:1353: error: `dispname' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:1363: error: `lpbjfinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:1396: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `WaitLgmon': bjfilter.c:1401: error: `isPrint' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c:1404: error: `lpbjfinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) bjfilter.c: At top level: bjfilter.c:1415: error: syntax error before "lpbjfinfo" bjfilter.c: In function `WaitPrintUi': bjfilter.c:1419: error: `lpbjfinfo' undeclared (first use in this function) make[2]: *** [bjfilter.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/mehul/Desktop/Downloads/bjfilter-2.3-0/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mehul/Desktop/Downloads/bjfilter-2.3-0' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 ============================================ I even tried to install some drivers that are presented by debian. But, using those drivers, the print jobs are sent to print queues and it shows as completed though the printer hasn't even responded. I even tried logging in as root and trying all this out as an last ditch attempt before posting here.

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codecoolies meet
by Kenneth Gonsalves 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

interested??? http://codecoolies.in -- regards kg http://www.livejournal.com/users/lawgon tally ho! http://avsap.org.in ಇಂಡ್ಲಿನಕ್ಸ வாழ்க!

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Splitting A DVD image
by Puneet Lakhina 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

hi all, Is there anyway i can split a DVD iso image of a distro onto a number of CDs so that the anaconda or whatever installer automatically asks for the next disk as it normally does. Thanks, Puneet

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Easier Path to GNU/Hurd
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Should I install GNU/hurd from Debians Distro CD, which they released on 25th Oct, 2005. Will it be easier than installing crosshurd? revant

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[Commercial] [OT] Require old PCs- P1/P2/P3s
by Abhishek Daga 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Hi, I am looking to get some old/used PCs. Here are the basic specs I am looking for: P1/P2/P3/Celeron 500 Mhz or so. 128 MB RAM Minimum. CDROM if possible. minimum 5 GB HDD. Monitor/keyboard/mouse (optional). If you have any such boxes lying around and want to dispose it off, contact me offlist with the specs and the price you are looking for. Looking to get 2-3 such machines as soon as possible. thanks! abhishek Ignorance is Strength. What you don't know cannot hurt you. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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