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Web Application Development
by Joel A Divekar 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Hi All I have a database application developed in perl. I want to put it online ASAP using Mason. System details are as follows Ubuntu 5.10 Apache/2.0.54 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.0.5-2ubuntu1 mod_perl/2.0.1 Perl/v5.8.7 To test my system I need to execute following script : ===================== modsec-test.pl #!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type: text/plain\r\n\r\n"; print "\n\n"; print "----------------------------------------\n"; print "This is used by mod_security regression \n"; print "tests in order to verify that the module\n"; print "works as it is supposed to.\n"; print "----------------------------------------\n"; print "\n\n"; foreach $var (sort(keys(%ENV))) { $val = $ENV{$var}; $val =~ s|\n|\\n|g; $val =~ s|"|\\"|g; print "${var}=\"${val}\"\n"; } ===================== When I try to execute following script from the browser I get following 500 error : =============== Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@localhost and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Apache/2.0.54 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.0.5-2ubuntu1 mod_perl/2.0.1 Perl/v5.8.7 Server at localhost Port 80 =============== But the same script executes properly if run from console i.e perl -T modsec-test.pl Apache2 error log says : ===================== Loading Apache2::Request at runtime. You could increase shared memory between Apache processes by preloading it in your httpd.conf or handler.pl file [Wed Dec 14 23:25:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Can't locate object method "new" via package "Apache2::Request" at /usr/share/perl5/HTML/Mason/ApacheHandler.pm line 908.\n ===================== Did google / ask, but could not locate any workable solution. Please I need get Mason working ASAP and deploy this application online. Regards Joel 9821421965

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FLOSS 3D animation...
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

This is something interesting I read in the linux-magazine.com: Not so long ago, professional quality 3D animation required expensive workstations. The software they ran, for example, Maya (Unlimited Vision), cost more than $15,000 early in 2002, and the software technology was hidden behind restictive licenses. What's the 3D animation process? The process starts with modeling the shape of the 3D object. The next stage is texturing, that is, adding a kind of skin. This step gives the model a natural looking surface with light reflexes and a surface structure. UV mapping projects 2D bitmaps (such as wood grains) onto the 3D surface; in its simplest form, this is like posting a bill on an advertising column. The 3D model can then be animated. In the rigging process, joints are added to the figure. The joints allow the the artist to move a complex object like a puppetter moves a puppet. After completing the basic animation scene, the animator adds special effects, such as water, fire, or smoke. The scene is then lit by positioning light sources, just like in conventional movie making. The post production is concerned with optimizing the nearly-finished product, coming it with the movie or video scenes, and adding a soundtrack. Also: Normally, many different programs are used to create a 3D animation. First of all, you need a program to create the 3D models. In most cases, animation and rendering (conversion of finished models to photo-realistic images) are handled by separate programs. Rendering is so vastly complext that it typically requires a specialized tool. Some useful software: Wings3D, simplifying complex shapes http://www.wings3d.com Blender, the only FLOSS program that covers all steps in 3D production http://blender.org [Blender's strengths is its speed, which is superior to commercial products. But Blender mainly uses subwindows that are full of buttons and slide controls. The itnerface design lacks logical consistency. Even such simple functions as cut and paste take some getting used to in Blender, as they use [Alt] + [C] or [Alt] + [V], rather than the more typical [Ctrl] keys. This is due to the fact that Blender was designed as an in-house solution for the NeoGeo animation studio. K3D, one more recent developments in the 3D fields. K3D's major strength is it's a targeted new development based on current experience http://k3d.sourceforge.net Yafray, currently the most powerful free rendering tool http://www.yafray.org Toxic, a rendering tool based on physically exact computing http://www.toxicengine.org Aqsis, provider most complete support for RenderMan standard syntax for 3D model definition http://www.aqsis.org Povray (documentation, community) http://povray.org Jahshaka, might close the gaps in the near future http://www.jahshaka.org Cinelerra, another possible candidate to allow studios to handle whole prodocution cycle for computer-generated movie making with FLOSS software. http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3 ------------------------------------------------------------- ILUG-Goa meets next on December 17, 2005,3-5 pm Science Centre -- ------------------------------------------------------------- | India Linux Users' Group, Goa | | Join the friendly user group | | Mail list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/join | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teach-yourself-linux | | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa-announce | | http://www.iosn.net/country/india/organizations/ilug-goa/ | ------------------------------------------------------------- , , / \ .-. * SOFTWARE ((__-^^-,-^^-__)) (. .) * FREEDOM `-_---' `---_-' / V \ * SHARING `--|o` 'o|--' // \\ \ ` / /( )\ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ): :( '.^^_^^.' SHARE IT EQUITABLY :o_o: \_/ \_/ "-"

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sarge dvd iso differing sizes
by JTD 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Sarge dvd iso have varying sizes from -ve to 4.6gb. ftp://ftp.softnet.tuc.gr/pub/linux/debian-dvd/ debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1.iso -2097152k download continues past 5GB http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/i386/iso-dvd/ debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1.iso 4.4G fails to download beyond 3.91GB wget says download complete. ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/i386/jigdo-dvd/ debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1.iso -2097152k stuck with a download of 3.91gb. Any ideas. -- rgds jtd -- rgds jtd

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KDE India launched
by Amit Karpe 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Hi all , FYI . ______________________________________________________ [KDE-india] KDE India launched From: Sirtaj Singh Kang <taj(a)kde.org> To: kde-india(a)kde.org Date: Sat Dec 10 12:40:26 2005 Hi folks, I am proud to announce the formal launch of the KDE India project and website http://in.kde.org/ - more news of the launch on the Dot at http://dot.kde.org/1134244310/ Thanks to the hard work of Ananth, Pradeepto and Till we are now full members of the KDE family. On a personal level I'm really thrilled that this has happened, and immensely grateful to you, our founding members. It was lovely to meet you all at FOSS.IN and hope that each of us treats this group as their own. Regards, thanks and welcome to KDE.in! -Taj. _______________________________________________ KDE-india mailing list KDE-india(a)kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india ______________________________________________________ Regards. -- Amit. ______________________________________________________ param vaibhavam netum etat swaraashtram samrthaa bhavatwaashishaa tebhrusham || Bharat Maata Ki Jay ||

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GNU/Hurd Users Group
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Hi, If anyone is a GNU/HURD user/developer, please register at http://i-hug.sarovar.org If you have any Debian/HURD CDs please make an entry on "HURD CDs for Grab" section, so programmers nearest your locality could borrow the CDs from you. Thanks, Praveen A -- "GNU is the system, and Linux is the kernel." A proud GNU user http://www.gnu.org Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] New to Linux
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Infra, Energy) 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

>> reviews of this group on NU seem to be really gloomy. >gloomy??. Nu is the your only ray of hope visible in the isp sky. >EIGHT whole hrs of unlimited download at +220kbps. God i thank thee >for MTNL. >jtd MTNL has opened a floodlit freeway. I'm on it.. never looked back yet. There are some days when you feel like Duke Nukem talking to the tech-aliens (may I add very patient and polite aliens at that) at the other end of the CC line.. but things clear out soon. Gishu

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What is GNU
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

is Gnu mach capable of loading kernels from other operating systems on the top of it? in theory? revant

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Internet Explorer Emulation on linux
by Abhishek Daga 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Hi, Is there anyway we can emulate internet explorer on linux? (any distro?) While testing out sites (Especially when using CSS), it's a pain to see things display differently than intended in IE. Considering that most people use a combination of WinXP/98+IE combo, we cannot ignore this demographic and i dont want to use up a machine on windows just for testing. I am sure this problem has been faced by others too, so any help would be highly appreciated. thanks! abhi 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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New to Linux
by Girish 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Hello Friends on this Group Hi I am new to this Forum and also to this Operating System[Linux] I have Downloaded the SUSE Linux 10.0 from the Suse Official Site [www.opensuse.org] The Download has completed properly All the 5 Cd's ISO format are in proper Condition[Without Damage] Now when I Insert the 1st CD it initially shows the SUSE Welcome Screen wit the Installation option When I provide the 1st CD link It says CheckSum Error "CD BROKEN" Can anybody help me out in this With Rgds Girish(a)fortuneinfotech.com

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Debian Testing?
by Kartik Mistry 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

Hello, My question is odd: but anyone have Debian Testing DVD Snapshots? Let me know! -- ,_ , Kartik Mistry <kart_> (O,O) GNU/Linux Developer/Enthu ( ) Blog : kartikm.blogspot.com -"--"-----------------------------------------> <-------------GPG Key : 0xD1028C8D

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Fedora Core 4 CD required
by Amish Mehta 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

Hello All, I need Fedora Core 4 CDs urgently. Can not download as download speeds are too low. I found Mr. Sanket's contact from list archives but unfortunately he has DVD and not CD. Other sources are not in Mumbai. If anyone has CD set and can either lend me for 2-3days or give a copy to me for nominal charge or in return of blank CDs then I would be grateful. Please let me know where can I collect the CDs from. Also if any store in Mumbai offers FC4 CD set. Thank you. Amish.

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Terminal and Sudo
by Rony Bill 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

Hello All, There are two problems for which I need some help. 1. Right from the start, FC4 is not able to open terminal windows from Ctrl+Alt F1 to F6. They would just be a blank screen. F7 would be back to GUI though. I checked up on the net and it was related to some bug in the gcc https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161242 Since no such file was available for yum update, I put on the Yumx and checked all updates that had the name Xorg. Now F1 to F6 open but on going back to F7, the display goes bonkers. It only shows blinking cursors and hourglasses. It cannot go back to F1 to F6 either. Only a forced reboot works. Any tips? 2. I installed sudo but configuring the sudoers file is a little complex. The sudoers example site http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/sample.sudoers has detailed explanation but how would I add a line to allow, say user1 to give sudo commands without a password? Do I need to reboot or login again? Any help, tips and tricks would be highly appreciated. :) Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Exclusive Xmas Game, help Santa with his celebrity party - http://santas-christmas-party.yahoo.net/

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RE: [OT] [ILUG-BOM] [commercial] Need Linuxers
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Infra, Energy) 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

*Snip > Gishu, my apologies to you if I hurt your sentiments. > > Thanks, > Chirag R. The reason I didn't reply was that I didn't want to start a flame war here. But seems like other fraggers in the arena took you up on it. Sentiment Damage 0. Gishu

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Sharing an Internet Connection
by Puneet Lakhina 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

hi, i have a reliance fwp phone which i use to connect to the internet. I want to share this connection with two of my friends so that all of us get equal bandwidth if accessing at the same time. We have thought of two possible alternatives 1. the computer to which the phone is connected to have two Ethernet card with a p2p connection to the other two. -are there any issues regarding equal bandwidth division with this approach and secondly will a simple proxy software do or do we need some additional software to make this approach work. I am currently using Fedora core 2 but if there is any other distribution more suited to this then switching over to that is not a problem. 2. have a switch or hub and use that to share the connection. The only problem with this is the additional cost as where i live(vellore, tn) 4 port switches are difficult to get and an 8 port one cost around 800-900 i guess so that means an additional 300 bucks per person. I would really appreciate any feed backs on this or suggestions on any other alternatives, thank you, puneet

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Showcase your open source project at LinuxAsia's '.ORG Mela'
by LinuxAsia Tux 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

We welcome all active open source contributors from the Indian sub-continent to showcase their work and projects at the LinuxAsia 2006 '.ORG Mela'. This expo area is free and open for all open source community members interested in presenting their open source projects to a FOSS-friendly (or sometimes curious) audience in New Delhi. Register your project at http://www.linuxasia.net/register/dot_org LinuxAsia Conference & Expo 2006 February 8-10, 2006 | New Delhi, India http://www.linuxasia.net/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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How to draw graphics in linux?
by Balwinder Arora 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

to display the output in simple graphics like X-Y plot or some drawing...But I am not getting the right way to make the graphics. I want help for how to draw such graphics in linux...is there any inbuilt tool provided ? I got some information about the Glade & GTK+ ...is these tools used for developing only user interface or do they used for creating graphics? If this is the only option then how to link these userInterface & graphics with the C Code? Kindly send me ur suggetions...

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Introducing TUX
by Pillai, Gishu R (GE Infra, Energy) 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

-----Original Message----- From: linuxers-bounces(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in [mailto:linuxers-bounces@mm.ilug-bom.org.in]On Behalf Of francis pereira Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 3:25 PM To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Introducing TUX > Francis Pereira ><html> ><body> ><p><a href="http://www.tuxmagazine.com"><img >src="http://www.tuxmagazine.com/files/TUXbannerad.jpg" align="top"><a /> * snip Naked HTML Alert!

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[OT] orinoco wireless lancard pcmcia in mumbai
by Ninad Purohit 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Hi, I know this is off topic but does anybody know where one can buy an Orinoco chipset card in mumbai? you can contact me on 9322245975

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Problem with installing ayttm
by Vinayakam Murugan 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Hi I did post this on aytttm mailing list but haven't got any response. I am facing a problem with installing the latest ayttm from cvs. I need to use it so that I can video chat with my family back home. I am installing it on Debian Unstable. configure.ac:21: warning: AC_PROG_LEX invoked multiple times autoconf/programs.m4:438: AC_DECL_YYTEXT is expanded from... aclocal.m4:1384: AM_PROG_LEX is expanded from... configure.ac:21: the top level Makefile.am:2 <http://makefile.am:2/>: AM_GNU_GETTEXT in `configure.ac' but `intl' not in SUBDIRS modules/aim-toc/Makefile.am:9: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/aim-toc/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/icq-toc/Makefile.am:9: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/icq-toc/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/importers/Makefile.am :7: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/importers/Makefile.am:6: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/irc/Makefile.am:7: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/irc/Makefile.am:6: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/jabber/Makefile.am:9: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/jabber/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/msn2/Makefile.am:9: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/msn2/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/aycryption/Makefile.am:6: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/aycryption/Makefile.am:5: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/utility/Makefile.am:7: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/utility/Makefile.am:6: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/yahoo2/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/yahoo2/Makefile.am:7: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/smileys/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/smileys/Makefile.am:7: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' modules/image_filter/Makefile.am:5: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LIBADD' modules/image_filter/Makefile.am:4: invalid unused variable name: `WIN32_LDFLAGS' src/Makefile.am:52: variable `GTK_LIBS' not defined configure.ac:21: warning: AC_PROG_LEX invoked multiple times autoconf/programs.m4:438: AC_DECL_YYTEXT is expanded from... aclocal.m4:1384: AM_PROG_LEX is expanded from... configure.ac:21: the top level configure.ac:148: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DEFINE If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. Can anyone help me out please? -- Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

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Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 32, Issue 41
by VRai244＠aol.com 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

please unsubscribe me from this mailing list thanks v rai

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Linux books
by Raj Shaz 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

HI groups I want to buy some open source application documenting books like Book on QT which is real rear thing. ... can some1 tell me if there is place/bookstore in bby where i can try my luck. Raj

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KDE India launched
by Nikhil Marathe 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

KDE.in has just been launched. Check this Dot entry. http://dot.kde.org/1134244310/ This opens an exciting new chapter in Open Source in India -Nikhil

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Internet Explorer Emulation on linux
by Chirag Wazir 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

>> there's some site that takes a snapshot of what your page looks >> like in various browsers and sends you jpgs of the same. I forget >> the name, but I think search for browser snapshot or something. The site you're talking about is presumably Dan Vine's iCapture. There are 2 pages: * http://www.danvine.com/iecapture/ displays the output of various Windows browsers including various versions of IE. * http://www.danvine.com/icapture/ displays Safari output. Unfortunately the site is heavily overloaded and I don't know if the IE output works any more. If anyone finds another site that does the same thing please let me know - it's very useful when testing out a new design. Chirag Wazir http://chirag.freeshell.org

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Network problem
by Sanket Medhi 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

There is an odd problem I am facing. I just realized that I can't ping anyone on the network...not even myself (localhost). :-s I am using two IP addresses in the form of eth0 and eth0:1 . The eth0 is used for Sify's static IP and eth0:1 for the local network. Amazingly, everything including all internet applications and DC work perfectly. But neither can I ping anyone's IP on the local network (except for Sify's server) nor can others ping my IP. The point is that this is happening only on Ubuntu. These things seem to be on m$. Due to this problem, I can't use applications like vnc and gnump3d. What could be the problem? I have inserted lines for eth0:1 manually in the /etc/network/interfaces -- Regards, Sanket Medhi.

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Branded Servers that support Debian GNU/Linux
by Rishi 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

Hi Which Branded servers support Debian GNU/Linux? Regards -- Rishi

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Webcam support on Debian Unstable
by Vinayakam Murugan 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

Hi When I plug in my webcam on my laptop, I get this message in the messages file kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7 However there is no info on the device it is mapped to. Does anyone have a webcam working on their Debian systems? Also are there any clients which allows video chat ? -- Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

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Best Source for Linux Distro's
by Nirav Doshi 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

Hello, This is to inform that all kind's of customized and requested distro's will be made available within one day time. If anyone has any kinds of requirements for different flavours of Linux distros, can contact me at Below Given details... Name: Nirav Doshi. Tel: 9870256776 MSN: doshinirav(a)msn.com YMG: doshiniravj(a)yahoo.com eMail: doshinirav(a)gmail.com

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mtnl triband accounting
by Satish Alwani 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

is it me or do they never reset the accounting? i still have my november usage being shown as my usage Satish

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[OT] Triband not up in Linux
by Rony Bill 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

Hello All, This is a little embarasing to ask as something as simple as triband is not getting setup in linux. On the day we met at Bandra, later I tried it out at my uncle's place and no success. Now I got it at my place and I tried dhcp as well as static ip but nothing works. In dhcp, the dns becomes 192.168.1.1 instead of mtnl's dns, so I made it static but no result. /etc/resolv.conf show the 2 dns entries. Help help!! 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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Hacking the DSL502T
by JTD 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

Opened the ADSL. Inside is a Malta MIPS processor from TI TD7300, 8MB ram and 16Mb (2MB) rom. There is 5 pin berg connector which has a LVTTL serial port and a 10 pin jtag. The jtag is neat for mucking inside the cpu and flashing the flashrom or debugging using gdb. I will use serial as it is simple for regular stuff. Ideally U need a lvttl to rs232 converter (MAX3232) to connect to a pc, but that device is not easily available. I used regular MAX232 and connected to the pc. Fire up minicom @ 38000bps u drop into sh. type reboot first message is TI copyright follwed by LINUX started... Config serial console: ttyS0,38400 CPU revision is: 00018448 Primary instruction cache 16kb, linesize 16 bytes (4 ways) Primary data cache 16kb, linesize 16 bytes (4 ways) Number of TLB entries 16. Linux version 2.4.17_mvl21-malta-mips_fp_le (jenny@fd6e) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release/Mon5 Determined physical RAM map: etc. etc. Google produced plenty of info on dsl502. Now to figure out how to increase flash or use a usb disk. rgds jtd

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GNU/Linux vs ?/BSD
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Whats the difference? diff the following first 1) Kernel differences that end user can feel 2) Distribution differences and lack or advantage of software. I'm currently using ubuntu and I'm very happy with it. It has all things which Debian's side of Gnu/Linux can give, and its working fine with lots of newbie/intermediate user friendly documentation. I read many flame of Linux vs BSD and flamers seem to be supporting BSD, Should i install BSD flavor and try it? will it just work like ubuntu (Automatix, wiki.ubuntu.com)? Revant

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GNU/HURD
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

I cant boot into GNU/HURD, Iit detects my Hard disk and CDROM Drive and stops with some Irq 14 Irq 15 and If I press any key, there's kernel panic revant

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UltraSparc I specs to be opened
by JTD 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3568991 In contrast to the above billy baba's pontifications on talking pc and "free computers" (the irony) sounds cretaceous. If he were browsing the net he would have heard of festival - if his box wasn't zombied. rgds jtd

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[OT] Wifi router
by Dinesh Joshi 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Hi guys, I am planning to get a 802.11g Wifi router. My choices are : WGR614 - netgear 432BRP - trendnet wrt54g - linksys di524 - dlink xxxx - SMC (dunno the model no.) I have gotten a couple of quotes. The lowest till now I have gotten is for netgear WGR614 from a shop at Lamington road( I think its called Maxcom or something). Is it good (the router)? Does anyone use it? Any problems? Lemme know. I have a Netgear WG311v2 card and its drivers suck. Netgear hasn't released many updates but I can somehow work with that card using Ndiswrapper. Though, I love my Intel 2200PRO wifi card. It's drivers rock! :D Anyway, I would like to the following: 1. Where will I get the Trendnet router? Asked a couple of places. Nobody had it. I contacted Trendnet USA. They gave me a phone no. of a guy in Pune! Couldn't contact him. But they definitely have that product in market and in India. I am keen to get this product because its low cost and more over I have their 5 port switch which works really great. 2. Which shop / place is renowned for selling networking equipment at the lowest cost? (not restricted to lamington road). Looking forward to your input! Thanks a lot. -- Dinesh A. Joshi

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[OT]Gmail in Thunderbird
by Rony Bill 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Hello All, I have shifted to gmail as yahoo's uk server appears to have disabled pop access for Indian users. Gmail is all set in thunderbird but on clicking 'get mail' it connects to pop.gmail.com and just remains hanged. Is this related to some security setting in the triband or linux that's causing this. Gmail users on triband please help. All pop and smtp settings as per gmail's instructions, so that area is ok. Regards, Rony

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Invalid Page in Wiki of ILUG BOM
by Roshan 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Hello admins, There is some invalid page in Wiki of ILUG BOM that I noticed. Kindly make the necessary arrangements for removal or prevent any further changes or any kind of problems in that page. http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Mr_Udaharan_Singh is the link. Kindly verify. _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 If there's anything that you want to ask about related to computers and information technology email me at any of the following addresses 1) d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in 2) dhanvirosh(a)rediffmail.com I think I should be able to help you --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.

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Mounting Problem
by subramani r 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

I am using Redhat 9 and at the time of booting it displays Mounting local file systems and other filesystems are failed. The correct message is, "Mounting local filesystems: mount: wrong filesystem type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0 or too many mounted file systems. .... Mounting other filesystem: floppy0: probe failed floppy0: probe failed .............................. end_request I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 vfat-fs: Unable to read superblock mount: wrong filesystem type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0 or too many mounted file systems." i couldnt find the error i wil be pleased if someone helps me in this. Thanks in advance rsm

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Re: Invalid Page in Wiki of ILUG BOM
by Roshan 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Re: Invalid Page in Wiki of ILUG BOM (Sanket Medhi) From: Sanket Medhi <sanketmedhi(a)gmail.com> To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 01:16:21 +0530 Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Invalid Page in Wiki of ILUG BOM On 12/7/05, Roshan wrote: > > Hello admins, > > There is some invalid page in Wiki of ILUG BOM that I noticed. Kindly > make the necessary arrangements for removal or prevent any further changes > or any kind of problems in that page. > > http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Mr_Udaharan_Singh > > is the link. Kindly verify. >>That is not an invalid page. It is purposely added by the admin as an >>example so that it helps users add their own pages. And hence the >>name, >>"Udaharan" meaning "example". OH..ok.. But there is an editing guideline.. may be this should have been included specifically in ILUG-BOM editing guidelines at that page. _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 If there's anything that you want to ask about related to computers and information technology email me at any of the following addresses 1) d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in 2) dhanvirosh(a)rediffmail.com I think I should be able to help you --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Ubuntu 5.10 Live Report
by Mrugesh Karnik 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

> > On 12/5/05, Rony Bill <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > My only query is that if root access is not allowed for security, still > > > anyone can simply sudo and gain access. How is the system protected > > > from outside. If anyone can hack into the user account, can he then > > > sudo and play ball? How secure is this sudo? > > A question. > > Say someone cracks into my system by using a user's password. So now > obviously, the cracker has the password that will be asked when he executes > sudo something as that user. Doesn't he have full access to the system? > > Mrugesh An extension to my own question. Say I have a single user Ubuntu system. Now it seems that I'll be able to do anything with sudo, without having to su (That's the point of sudo, isn't it? Not requiring the root password..). So how much does the concept of group membership and ACLs apply here? For example, will I be able to run a game if I'm not in the games group? Or will I be able to use the sound device if I'm not in the audio group? Will I be able to manipulate a file or directory via sudo, even if the ACLs (minimal and/or extended) don't allow me to? As you can see, I'm confused as to how sudo would apply to the entire system, rather than just one or two commands that I would specify in the sudoers file. I asked Sanket for his /etc/sudoers file once, when he was on Ubuntu 5.04 I think. It was empty. So am I to understand that this sudo thing is hardcoded into the Ubuntu system? Mrugesh

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KDE menus
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

there are 2 problems whenever I use KDE, 1) Only One of my user freezes when logged into kde, I've to physically restart the comp. 2) In Kde's Main Menu, K button on taskbar, when I move over a section if there are many submenus, it spreads the section blocking the whole page? is there any option to make the sub section scroll like in gnome's menu. revant

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(OT) my reply not visible
by mehul 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

On 12/6/05, Arun K. Khan <knura(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I have seen a couple of posts from your login wherein it contains only > the Previous Poster's quoted message with no additions made you. Not > sure if you are hitting the send button too quickly or your MUA is > behaving strangely. Hi arun, I have added my contents in reply to the previous posters but Gmail seems to have formatted it in such a way that my text looks like the text of previous poster(I checked that out at the ilug website archives). I am really sorry about it.

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[OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs
by Arun K. Khan 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

For the past couple of days I have been checking the "Account Summary" for my NU plan and noticed that my unused MBs from Nov/05 have been rolled over to the Dec/05 quota thus giving me much more than 1023MB. At first I thought it was probably an error but apparently it is not. Each time I check - the counter "Free DSL MB ..." is consistent with what it showed at the beginning of the month decremented by my non NU usage. I was under the impression, the download quota got reset to the plan max. every month. Are others with the NU plan getting the same deal from MTNL? -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside

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How to compile the tty_io.c in /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/char directory...
by romel dutta 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

hello all, i m hacking on the code of tty_io.c file , in /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/char directory... i dunno how to compile it after making some changes there in the c file... actually,i have put on some printk in between..and want to see the response in /var/log/messages.. Bt,bt i have to compile it..,which i dunno,as to how to do.. if i give just make command in the directory . /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/char directory..it simply says.. make: *** No rule to make target `/cp437.uni', needed by `/consolemap_deftbl.c'. Stop. plzzzz..help me out..how to do that..and ya, i am a newbie..(in LOVE WITH LINUX..like u all ) thanks in advance... cheers romel

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FAT partition unusable in debian
by mehul 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Hi friends, I had formatted my complete hard drive to install debian linux. One of the partitions I had made was a FAT32 partition. But, due to some mistakes in partitioning I had to repartition my hard disk. But, this time I left my FAT32 partition untouched. I have mounted it as /entertainement Now, I cannot write to that partition using normal user account. Though I can do it as root. I tried to change the permissions using root but I couldn't allowing to do so. Any ideas about what can I do?

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[Commercial] Linux System & Device Driver Training from Experienced Professionals
by courses 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Hello All, Thanks for overwhelming response. We are pleased to announce a new batch of "Linux System and Kernel Programming" from Saturday, 10th Dec. 2005. Concepts Systems is Pune based Training Consultancy having expertise in core systems. Concepts already has many leading software companies like Oracle India, IFlex, KPIT Cummins etc. as its clients. Systems Technology Experts having Industry exposure forms backbone of Concepts Training Division. Concepts Systems has remarkable history of guiding projects in core systems. Concepts sponsored projects have been doing very well at various software competitions having won the Prizes at IIT Techfest, MIT, Modern, VIT etc. Course Highlights: Linux System Programming: - Operating Systems Basics - System Calls for I/O - Multithreading and Synchronization - Interprocess communication - Memory Management - Memory mapped files - UNIX/ POSIX files and File Systems - Pipes Detail syllabus is available at http://www.conceptssys.com/SyllabusPdf/LinuxSysPro.pdf Linux Kernel Programming - Intel x86 Fundamentals - Linux Kernel source tree - Character, Block device drivers - Memory Management - System Call hooking - Kernel Threading and synchronization - Virtual File System driver Detail syllabus is available at http://www.conceptssys.com/SyllabusPdf/LDD.pdf Starting Date: Saturday, 10th December 2005 Duration: 2.5 months Timings: Saturday and Sunday 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: Concepts Systems, 3rd Floor, Nirmal Complex, Nr. Vanaz Corner Bus Stop, Paud rd., Kothrud, Pune - 411038. Registration: We encourage you to register at the earliest since there are limited seats. If you have any queries feel free to call us on 020-25381126. Thanks & Regards, Vasudha B., Course Coordinator, www.conceptssys.com

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What is SELinux?
by (रेवंत) Revan t Nandgaonkar 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Can anyone give simpler explaination of working of SELinux, What is SELinux? It should be simpler than Official SELinux FAQ. Revant.

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Need SLES-9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4 cds byculla/bkc
by ajay solanki 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Hi I am trying to install Oracle Application on Linux I have installed fedora core 4 But apps is cretified only on SLES-9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4. Can someone please lend me or burn cd/dvd. I will return the blank cd/dvd I stay at byculla and work at bandra kurla complex Thanks, Ajay.. 9819114945 |----------------------------------------| |A j a y S o l a n k i | |Senior Consultant,(Oracle Apps). | |Oracle, NAIO, Bangalore. | |Oracle Certified Professional, Rel 6i | |MMS(Marketing), BE(Electronics). | |HAM -- VU2PAO | |Work -- +91 80 51082260 | |Cell -- +91 9845147120 | |US -- 1 650 607 8697 | |Mumbai-- +91 22 23775174 | |AIM -- ajaysolucky | |Chat -- innocent_devil_inu(a)yahoo.com | |----------------------------------------| __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Patents
by JTD 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Visited the Indian patent website http://patentoffice.nic.in Browsing thru the applications reveals filings for such things as methods for zooming, play list, graphic equalisers - all in software - filed by the likes of Samsung (who seems to be one major spin master) , TCS (for a software for some business process) and others jerks from Australia, USA etc. All the applications were filed in 2002. The patent office publishes applications every week. http://patentoffice.nic.in/ipr/patent/journal_archieve/ patent_journal_2005.htm We should scrutinise them and alert FSF India where ever software / computers / electronics and prior art is involved. I plan to do this diligently. Ignore this and u are walking into quicksand. rgds jtd

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CST Examination 2006
by Roshan 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Hi all, I just saw the notice for CST Examination (E, I, D, or G level) in DNA newspaper and it is on the 29th of January 2006. What I am interested to know is whether, anyone in this list has attempted any one of the above mentioned level examinations? Very particularly, if anyone has attempted the E level exam, I would like to know what reference material was used for it and if possible, can it be shared for sometime? It has basic two papers, General Aptitude and Computer Concepts as two papers to be attempted, and I would like to know if anyone could lend me the book that has been mentioned on their website. (anyone from gkp) If there are ny notes that could be shared, I wud be glad to receive it! _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 If there's anything that you want to ask about related to computers and information technology email me at any of the following addresses 1) d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in 2) dhanvirosh(a)rediffmail.com I think I should be able to help you --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here

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LinuxQuestions.org Launches Redesigned Website
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

LinuxQuestions.org launches redesigned Website. (PRWEB) December 6, 2005 -- LinuxQuestions.org is proud to announce the launch of its redesigned website. Along with the new look comes a variety of new features and sections. LQ currently has over 60 forums, with topics ranging from Linux Newbies to Linux in the Enterprise, and has participation from twenty-five Linux distributions. There is also a Linux hardware compatibility list, a tutorials section, a reviews section and more. New to the site is an Articles and Editorials section that contains original content and a blog for every member. The site runs on the LAMP stack and utilizes a variety of Open Source software. "This is the first complete redesign we've done in over four years. Thew new site utilizes many newer technologies and enables us to serve our members in a way that just wasn't possible before", said LinuxQuestions.org founder Jeremy Garcia. About LinuxQuestions.org: LinuxQuestions.org is a free, friendly and active Linux Community with over 200,000 members and over 1,900,000 posts. Founded in 2000 LQ offers forums, reviews, a Linux hardware compatibility list, a Linux knowledge base in wiki format, Linux tutorials, a free Linux download site, a Linux podcast, a Linux Radio show, a social bookmarking site and more. LQ has forums for everything from Linux Newbies to Linux in the Enterprise and has 25 officially recognized Linux distribution forums. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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