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RE: [ILUG-BOM] hello to all
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

>> hi everyone, >> >> I want to greet everyone out there as i have joined this group recently. >yeah!!!! i am also very happy you joined I am not able to control my >joy, Oh..... I am going to cry!!!!! Someone please get him a tissue.. Who put this senti guy on the welcome committee ? ILaughter?UG

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Mac OS X Look
by Revant Nandgaonkar 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Is there any program like Stardock's objectbar for gnome? I tried Starterbar on gdesklet but it isnt working. Can anyone make gnome/fluxbox/xfce/anything(not KDE) look like Mac OS X, with the mac like menubar and everything, not like flyakite(http://osx.portraitofakite.com/) but complete OSX like behaviour, because poor people like me cannot get a real mac I wanna try how it feels on linux;) revant

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Multimedia in Linux
by Rony Bill 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Hello All, There was some discussion on playing cds on linux distros and the results seem to be 50-50. The experts have been able to play movies on various linux distros whereas the not-so-experts or those experts not into multimedia have not had much luck playing them. My system has the following configuration: P4 2.4 Ghz., Intel Original 845 GEBV2 mobo, 256 MB RAM, 80 GB baracuda hdd, Sony DVD rom, Samsung CD R/W. Now since one year, I have tried out many linux distros in order to find the ideal one that can do everything or atlest do the normal stuff thats done in the 'other' popular OS ;) While its no problem connecting to the net or email or word processing or firewall, a major block exists in the multimedia area. Detection of sound cards is not a very big issue as most of the distros did detect and install sound. The major roadblock is in running the media playes for mp3s, mpegs, VCDs or DVDs. In my system, the RHEL could play mp3s only after real player was downloaded. Debian could not play anything. Mandrake 10.1 was the only OS that played VCDs and DVDs without any extra download or installation. However it had a problem of residue picture frames scattering over the desktop on close of player. FC4, SuSe 10 as well as Ubuntu failed. SuSe 10 has CD mounting problems. Ubuntu 5.04 did not create a root password so it had to be created by booting into recovery mode. Even then, in the user mode gui, it does not accept the root password for admin utilities and says 'password incorrect'. As per the new instructions given about downloading codecs from mplayer and installing them in the /usr/lib/win32 dir, all this was done but the players in FC4, SuSe 10 as well as Ubuntu 5.04 that was tried out, don't play anything and simply give some errors. The latest effort was to download mplayer itself for FC4 and here's the result for the same. warning: mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b error: Failed dependencies: libXvMCW.so.1 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libaa.so.1 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libdvdread.so.3 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libfribidi.so.0 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 liblirc_client.so.0 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 liblzo.so.1 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libmad.so.0 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 libxvidcore.so.4 is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 mplayer-fonts is needed by mplayer-1.0-0.16.pre7.2.fc4.i386 The point is that how much time does one have to spend on a linux system to get it running properly? My clients place an order for a computer and within 4 days it has to be ready. On the fifth day it is installed on site. In these 4 days the engineers are busy attending to other calls as well as other installations so the pattern is this: First day get the material from the dealer. Day two, install the system to test for any defects. Day two or day three, load the sofware. Day four keep the system on soak test. Day five, deliver the system. Now in this tight schedule, how is a production engineer expected to load linux for the latest hardware, with all its dependency problems? My users are mainly home and small office ones and they have a lot of multimedia activity going on. Please do not treat this message as a rant or cribbing or a complaint against linux. It is simply an SOS from a junior linuxer on behalf of other junior linuxers too. I am not looking at an individual problem for any particular distro. Its a general problem that I want to highlight. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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hello to all
by neelam patil 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

hi everyone, I want to greet everyone out there as i have joined this group recently. Now to introduce myself to u all i dont have much to say coz I have been using linux as a developement platform only for past 4-5 months and as a newbie to it , facing some problems while using it. I am trying to overcome these problems by refering to some books,net surfing and all that.So joining your grp is one of my efforts to understand linux neatly and enjoy it. I hope i will b guided by u all in this venture. With warm regards, neelam --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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[OT] 'expect' script to reboot MTNL DLink 502t modem/router
by Arun K. Khan 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Met with GM Broadband @ MTNL last Friday and he told me that their portal software was not ready to handle NU and non NU hours for the NU plan i.e. if the login sessions spans over NU and non NU hours, the traffic could counted towards "additional usage" leading to the overcharge nightmare I posted a few weeks back. He told me to turn the modem off/on @ 00:00 and 08:00 which would create fresh login sessions until the portal vendor provides them with a fix (this method was also discussed in this list). Fortunately, with a Linux/*nix box, the following script can automate this annoying chore. You need expect and tcl packages installed in your box. Enjoy, -- Arun Khan <script> #!/usr/bin/expect -f ########################################################################### # Name: dsl502t-reboot (install in /usr/local/bin, owner:group root.root # and file perms 700) # Purpose: Reboot the DLink 502T ADSL modem/router # Author: Arun Khan (knura at yahoo dot com) # Warranty: None - if it breaks your system, you get to keep all the # pieces :) # Usage: Create a file with the following lines and install it in # /etc/cron.d - do not forget to remove "#" for the 2 entries ########################################################################### # reboot MTNL ADSL modem #1 0 * * * root /usr/local/bin/dsl502t-reboot #59 7 * * * root /usr/local/bin/dsl502t-reboot ########################################################################### # change the ip number if different spawn telnet 192.168.1.1 expect "ogin:" { send "root\r" } # change the password if different expect "ssword:" { send "admin\r" } expect "#" { send "reboot\r" } expect eof </script>

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Thanks for helping me with Shell Variables
by Sushant Gulati 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Hello everybody, thanks for taking out time to solve my problem. Ur replies, greatly helped me understand the power of quoting and escaping, which i had failed to forsee. Warm regards Sushant __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Rebuilding partition table.
by Varadarajan V 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi, I just wanted to share my experience so that those who are new to gnu/linux like me can use it better. I have an 80 GB hard disk. I had 9 partitions in it. I use both windows and linux. I was using WinImage to create a virtual hard disk and i ruined my partition table. I have a lot of data in my hard disk so I somehow wanted to recover. I googled. I was continuously getting same kind of solution. Noting down the Partition start and end address and creating it again exactly. Since I lost my partition table completely that solution was of no use to me. Then I found an utility called gpart in the live cd (Slax KillBill) (I use a couple of live cds). Using gpart I was able to rebuild my partition table. though I lost one partition(and some important data). Its unbelievably good that it uses some way of determining the start and end address of filesystems in partitions and rebuilds the partition table almost perfectly. For a newbie like me, it was a great experience and i learnt that gnu/linux can do wonders if u know how to use it. Regards, Raj

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mac OS X Look
by Jeetu Golani 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

>Can anyone make gnome/fluxbox/xfce/anything(not KDE) look like Mac OS >X, with the mac like menubar and everything, not like Hi, Check out the following link http://xpedition.mine.nu/theme/macosx.tar.gz I'm using GNOME 2.10.2 with Metacity and the above looks quite neat with it :)....hope this fits the bill....let me know if you find something better pls Bye for now

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] day unlimited?! (was: 'expect' script to rebootMTNL DLink 502t)
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

>What happens if modem is rebooted at 12AM(00:00) but NOT rebooted at >8AM. May be reverse would happen. You would remain in >unlimited (day unlimited) scheme. Wishful thinking :) At ~7:50, MTNL trips your modem. So from 8 AM onwards you are in PayMode. Their software is highly customized to make mistakes only one way.. Gishu

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] 'expect' script to reboot MTNL DLink 502t
by Amish Mehta 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Arun K. Khan wrote: > >On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 18:42 +0000, Dinesh Joshi wrote: >> Mind if I distribute the script "as-is" ? I would know some people that >> would be grateful :) > >Not at all. I know there quite a few TriBand users in this list; that >is why I posted it here. You mean you dont mind at all or distributing is not allowed at all? Amish. P.S. Just kidding. But you might want to use word GPL in script.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] day unlimited?! (was: 'expect' script to reboot MTNL DLink 502t)
by Amish Mehta 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Arun K. Khan wrote: > >Met with GM Broadband @ MTNL last Friday and he told me that their >portal software was not ready to handle NU and non NU hours for the NU >plan i.e. if the login sessions spans over NU and non NU hours, the >traffic could counted towards "additional usage" leading to the >overcharge nightmare I posted a few weeks back. He told me to turn the >modem off/on @ 00:00 and 08:00 which would create fresh login sessions What happens if modem is rebooted at 12AM(00:00) but NOT rebooted at 8AM. May be reverse would happen. You would remain in unlimited (day unlimited) scheme. Is this true? I dont have MTNL broadband but I think the way there software works, it should be true. >until the portal vendor provides them with a fix (this method was also >discussed in this list). Amish.

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Fedora Core 4 problem
by Hitesh Tulsani 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi all, I tried to install Fedora Core 4 on my system thru a DVD. But i got error something like this :"Found errors while installing GAWK-x.xxx. This can be due to media failure/hardware problem. This is Fatal Error and your installation will be aborted. Click OK to reboot." Is there any way by which we can skip the packages that are erroneous and continue with the remaining installation. Regards Hitesh

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Fwd: Requirement for Linux personnel
by Dinesh Shah 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi All, Those who are interested in following positions please directly get in touch with contact person bellow. Dear Dinesh, As discussed, please find as under the name & contact details: Contact Person : Mr. Rakesh Bhavnani Email id : rakesh(a)rankcomputers.com The requirement is for one of our customers, which is a company that is a leader in its field. The requirements are as under: 1 ) Software Programmer - Python / Linux Scripter - 3 positions To write scripts in Python / PHP / Pearl. To write applications pertaining to our pipeline, render management etc., 2) Database Programmer - 2 positions To create and maintain databases which would be part of Maya pipeline and other information systems 3) System Administrator - Linux /Storage Servers - 4 positions Shall maintain and monitor all of the storage, Take daily backups and retrievals. maintain organization of data. To optimize and ensure proper disk throughput for all. Antivirus Management - Certified RedHat Linux, Sun Solaris, Microsoft OS 4) System Administror - Network & Security - 4 positions To manage, secure and optimize the entire network including the internet. Enforcing of security and audits across the entire network. CCNA, Network Thanks and regards, Anil -- --Dinesh Shah :-) <Dinesh(a)ShahMicro.com> Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906

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Boot loader not installed
by Hitesh Tulsani 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi all, I installed RedHat 7 on my M/C and created a boot floppy for booting it. Now the floppy got corrupted somehow and not working now. Is there a workaround to this situation. Regards Hitesh

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Red Hat 9 cds required
by Hitesh Tulsani 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hi, I need RH 9 cds urgently. Nyone having the cds pls reply. Regards

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"Shell Variables" in sed , grep and awk
by Sushant Gulati 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

hello everybody, Can anybody suggest me how can i use the string in a shell variable as a pattern in sed, grep and awk? And tell me if what i am expecting is really possible or not? Anyways, thanks a lot to Vinayak and Dinesh for replying to my small and trivial matters. I hope someday, I'll be able to help others in these matters rather than just askin questions, since i am a loyal member of the linux community, with a strong belief in Linux, although I am still at the periphery of this vast forest. Warm regards, Sushant __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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What is Domain Keys Technology for Mail Servers....
by Hardik Dalwadi 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hello all, What is domain keys.....Follow below link, <http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys> Tools And library of the domain keys <http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=107680> domain keys patch for qmail, <http://www.qmail.org/qmail-1.03-dk-0.53.patch> How to implement with the qmail? <http://qmail.jms1.net/patches/domainkeys.shtml> --Hardik Dalwadi.

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image merging tool in linux
by हष॑ल (Harshal) 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

hi, i am looking for image merging software in linux (preferebly command line). i have a very big print which i have scanned into pieces (scanner size was not sufficient to scan at one go). i tried google, but no luck. tried gimp but it will have to do it manually i guess. but manually merging them border to border is not possible (due to insufficient RAM- even 2Gb is not enough, it stalls for some time even for a small movement of any image). so it would be nice, simply to feed these images to a software and let it take whatever time to do the job. the similar software is present in many digital cameras, to be used to make panorama images. any help is badly needed. thanks.

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Re:Multimedia in linux
by Aniket 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

For newbies:(even i am one!!!) I have been using FC4 since last 4 months. Setting up multimedia in it is very easy. just follow the instructions at http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html or also http://fedorafaq.org/ If you have a decent internet connection (mine was 25kbps pacenet connection then) you can get set it up in just under two hours (it took me 4 hrs!!) -- The Future is Open...The Future is LINUX

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Email Archival Problem !!!!
by Sushant Gulati 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Hello everybody, This is my first post to this group. I hav a problem concerning the archival of emails. I hav been assigned a project to develop a solution to archive emails on a HP-UX system. So, Ihav started work on it on my RedHat Fedora Core 1 system, since I don't hav an HP-UX box. I am trying to test some opensource solutions and take help from them. Some of these are Aemail, Powermail, mairix etc. Some issues in front of me are : 1. I want all of u, who can help, to come forward and suggest ur own approach to this problem of email archival. 2. I am trying to test both Powermail and Aemail, available at the GNU website, but i am having problem making them run. a)In case of Aemail, I am having trouble configuring and administering PostgreSQl for using with Aemail. b)In case of Powermail, I am having trouble configuring Powermail to interact with MySQL in the correct manner. 3)Can anyone of u suggest ant other opensource solutions to handle the problem of email archival? 4) I am currently developing a solution of my own where i use Archmbox, another opensource product under GPL, to archive mails from an mbox file and compress it. then i encrypt it and send it over to a storage server. Before archival, all the emails are indexed on the basis of their date, sender and subject in a simple text file. And whenever the person wants to restore the archived email, he can search the indexfile to find the compressed file which contains the particular email.So then it can be downloaded from the storage server ( maye an ftp server) and then decomressed, decrypted to get the original mail back. can u ppl suggest any improvments in this plan of action? or whether a database can be used, if yes, where? with regards, sushant gulati __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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[OT][ANNOUNCE] Finance::Bank::HDFC CPAN module v0.01
by Rohan R. Almeida 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Hi, Not related to Linux. I hope you have filtered this out if not interested :-) But those with a HDFC a/c may benefit. I would like to announce the availability of Perl module Finance::Bank::HDFC version 0.01 on the CPAN. >From the docs: NAME Finance::Bank::HDFC - Interface to the HDFC netbanking service SYNOPSIS use Finance::Bank::HDFC; my $bank = Finance::Bank::HDFC->new; $bank->login( cust_id => xxx, password => xxx, ); print $bank->get_balance . "\n"; $bank->logout; DESCRIPTION This module provides an interface to the HDFC netbanking service at https://netbanking.hdfcbank.com/netbanking/ You can read more about it and download it from: http://search.cpan.org/~rohan/Finance-Bank-HDFC-0.01/lib/Finance/Bank/HDFC.… - Rohan http://rohan.almeida.in

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FTP automation & File Sharing
by Sushant Gulati 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

hi everybody, The question i want to ask is how can i automate ftp login and uploading and downloading of files using VSFTP on Linux, using shell scripts? In other words, can explicit login and typing of username password be avoided by using shell scripts in any way to login to a ftp server. can uploading and downloading of files be automated by the shell scripts in any way? Also can anyone suggest me some alternative approach where ftp's explicit login be avoided and if there is some other opensource products like rsync etc . Can they match ftp in functionality? Best regards, sushant gulati __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Boot Problem.
by Rajat malhotra 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Hi All I had a Redhat Enterprise 4 ES, running on my system and lately i installed a fedora 4, Now i am not able to boot back to Redhat. Here is what i did~ Redhat -OS /boot -> hda1 / -hda2 Swap ->hda3 Fedora Core4 -OS / -> hda4 Uses the same swap And presently Fedora is bootable so i mount Redhat boot hda1 and copy all the main files (vmlinuz, SystemMap, initrd and config) files on to the /boot directory of Fedora Boot directory inside directory called REDHAT. Added title here the /boot/redhat/vmlinuz-EL (path) ro /dev/hda4 Initrd here.../boot/redhat/initrd.El And it boots up and detects everything then Mounting root system kjournald starting ext3-fs:mounted filesystem mount:error 2 mounting none Switching to new root Warning: can't access (null) exec of init ((null)) failed!!!:14 umount /initrd/dev failed:2 Kernel panic Does anybody has a working fedora and redhat-el and why is that grub now doesn't detect the other OS,would this be due to SELINUX? Regards Rajat __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html

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linux device driver course
by Ranganadh 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

hi, does anybody know who is offering training in linux and windows device driver development in mumbai.... thanks

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GNU/Linux / RedHat Meetup on 19th Nov. 2005
by Dinesh Shah 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Hi All, We have attanged a meet up on 19th Nov. 2005. For details about agenda, schedule and venue please visit http://redhat.meetup.com/16/events/ or http://linux.meetup.com/371/events/ With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906

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