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Konqueror Image rendering bug
by Roshan 12 May '07

12 May '07

Hello Lists, I browse using Konqueror with Images "turned off" so that large size images aren't fetched. (or for that matter any image, irrespective of its size). (sometimes, or at times use Mozilla Firefox) As per rules of W3C, the "alt" tag is compulsory for images, and Konqueror doesn't seem to read that attribute and display it when images are turned off. Therefore, I have filed a bug with kde's bug tracking system with Id 145224 (so that you can search the report of this bug). If you can vote for this bug, may be it'll get some attention and fixes for this will be applied. Konqueror has known to be pretty standards compliant and is the *fastest* browser (wow!, Ah! Wrong word ;) ). -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in S K Somaiya College of ASC- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc ubunturos @ freenode Office firewalls, cyber cafes, college labs, don't allow you to download CHAT? Click here: http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mandrake 2007
by Vickram Crishna 12 May '07

12 May '07

--- linuxers-request(a)mm.glug-bom.org wrote: > > From: Roshan <d_rosh2001(a)yahoo.co.in> > > --- mehul wrote: > > Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > >> what is software piracy? > > > Something that MS doesn't care of? > > Or possibly MS doesn't stretch its resources and > money > into going against it to the maximum or with highest > priority. I hear, that's because, they want > popularity, at cost some some losses. :-? What MS wants or focuses its budget towards is not the issue, and going down that road is not worth the discussion. Software is the set of rules that determines the utility of a piece of hardware, or many pieces of hardware when they (by the excellence of their software) work together. When that software is concealed, or the developer chooses to ignore the needs of different hardware users and prevents them from enjoying the same features, benefits etc, everyone loses, not just the users of that hardware. Piracy is an artefact of a select section of society. This was true when the term piracy was applied to sea-going merchants, who were licensed by their governments to kill and plunder everyone else, and is no less true today, when a group of 13 countries some 120 years ago (led by global supernation Haiti, in case you mistakenly thought this was all about superpowers) signed an agreement that is even today still being debated (the ink just won't dry). MS has chosen to work in the world of proprietary software, and this is a business decision of theirs. They are clinging to it, long after bigger or more impactful IT companies like IBM and Intel have seen the value of building businesses that do not pivot on the proprietary software spike. If they choose to move away from this stance, it will not affect the essential value of 'open' or 'free' software (just tags or jargon that have no more intrinsic value than the word 'proprietary'). Vickram ___________________________________________________________ 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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kacpid hogging CPU (with intel dual core)
by G Karunakar 12 May '07

12 May '07

Hi, I have this machine with a new mobo + intel dual core installed, running debian etch (kernel 2.6.18-4-686).. /proc/cpuinfo shows two processors.. the system as such seems slow with high enough latency.. and top shows kacpid constantly hogging.. 90-100% of CPU time always.., acpid is running, with thermal, fan, processor etc modules loaded.. what could be the issue? or how to fix it? has anyone faced similar issue with dual cores? (meanwhile i am compiling 2.6.20 with processor type dual core selected!) Karunakar

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Tataindicom datacard [OT]
by jtd 12 May '07

12 May '07

Where can i pickup a tataindicom datacard?. Their true value shops dont have any and will be able to deliver only 45 days later. I need one urgently. -- Rgds JTD

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nrc-foss node and meet on the 17th
by lawgon＠au-kbc.org 12 May '07

12 May '07

hi, as you know, NRC-FOSS (http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/) is planning to start a node at Mumbai. This node will help to coordinate/facilitate foss related activities in Mumbai especially in the following areas: 1. promoting foss in formal and non-formal education 2. popularising foss in schools, colleges, industry and ngos in the maharashtra region 3. fostering the writing and development of foss code in the area. To this end we hope to facilitate at least a couple of meetings/installfests or linux demo days a month in various establishments as well as help coordinate activities. It goes without saying that we cant achieve anything without active participation of the LUG. The node will in all probability be hosted by VJTI and we are having a meeting with the management and the managements of other colleges on the 17th morning at VJTI. We would like to discuss the scope and functioning of the node with members of the community in the afternoon/evening. I know it is a working day, but I hope a good number of members will take some time off to participate. The meeting will take place at the VJTI and exact place and time will be announced depending on the response we get here. Please respond to the list with your ideas, suggestions and whether you will be able to participate. Remember, we need you ... -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS

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(no subject)
by Roshan 11 May '07

11 May '07

Hello Lists, (see header) I am using Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) on my second hdd and three applications, Konqueror, Konverstaion and Kopete (yes, KDE - Kyonki haha) on my MTNL Triband line, without specifying the DNS. The automatically accepted DNS was the IP address of the ADSL Router / Modem. (D-Link 502 T) I wasn't able to get updates using apt-get because, the command would fetch the first URL and become stagnant with no network activity over the ethernet LED. I finally, decided to add the DNS servers provided by MTNL, and wow! apt-get could finally understand what it is supposed to connect to and fetched updates. Phew! Why didn't the K affect the 'K'onsole. Some other underlying protocol, perhaps? BTW, I managed to install Firefox (1.5.0.11) and have bookmarked two links on installing Firefox 2.0 on *buntu. These updates consumes a lot of my bits, and that brings me to a question! Can I (if I get one) use the Kubuntu 6.06 DVD as a source for installing common applications (such as say GCC 3.x or 4.x, Java 1.4.x JRE 1.5.x etc?) If yes, anyone in Mumbai with a Kubuntu 6.06 DVD? -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in S K Somaiya College of ASC- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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[OT] Any telecom breakdown?
by Rony 11 May '07

11 May '07

Hello All, Has there been any major telecom breakdown in Mumbai? My phones went dead yesterday but internet was on. Now phones are back to life and net is down. The Reliance fwp too has problems getting the yahoo mail website load fully. Pop/Smtp access is good though. -- Regards, Rony.

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News: Ubuntu Linux evolves for mobile devices
by Mohan Nayaka 09 May '07

09 May '07

``A version of the increasingly popular Linux operating system Ubuntu will be developed for use on net-enabled phones and devices.'' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6634195.stm Regards, Mohan S N -- "Wise fool" Gandalf, "The Two Towers"

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COMMERCIAL Linux Admin Job Vacancy In Mumbai
by s.shankar＠htechsoln.com 08 May '07

08 May '07

Dear All, Here are the detailed requirements for the post of Linux System Administrator In Mumbai: The person needs to be RHEL-4 certified / have strong fundamental understanding of various aspects of the core Linux system & its basic services. Work experience of 2 2.5 yrs is required Must have the flexibility to work in different day shifts ( 2 slots ) Knowledge of basic shell scripting for automating day to day tasks Knowledge of hosting stand-alone java applications on linux server & hosting web applications in tomcat / other web servers is an added advantage Self-learning is a must. Never-say-die spirit is a prerequisite. Good communication skills required for interacting with development team and end users to coordinate and to resolve issues. PLEASE REPLY BACK TO s.shankar(a)htechsoln.com Thanks & Regards, S Shankar

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Important GNU/Linux Binaries & Tools
by Naveen Dhanuka 08 May '07

08 May '07

Hi All, I need help in adding regular and important gnu/linux tools/binaries into different categories that i have already made on my wiki. Please help add important tools/binaries on this page. URL: http://www.elearn.in/wiki/index.php?title=GNU/Linux_Commands If you feel that there another category to be added, please do that as well. Also add your name & email address in the list of contributors. Regards, Naveen Dhanuka

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[commercial] New Linux magazine
by Linux Magzen 07 May '07

07 May '07

Hello all, I have started a monthly online linux magazine for Indians. It is totally free of cost with no advertisement or any commercial gains. If anyone is interested in writing articles for the same please let me know. Your article will be published along with your name/email/website/contact. Everyone is welcomed from students to experienced developers. Please contact me on *linux.magzen(a)gmail.com* I also need tips on how to improve. Jai Hind. -- Linux Magzen Monthly Linux magazine for Linux users http://groups.google.com/group/linux-magzen email : *linux.magzen(a)gmail.com*

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Killimg bad cd/dvd scan process.
by Rony 06 May '07

06 May '07

Hello All, How does one kill a runaway bad cd/dvd reading process that does not allow any other program to run? Even in console, before one can log in and do ps -ax, it floods the screen with I/O error messages. Any keyboard shortcut to kill the process? Ctrl+C does not work. -- Regards, Rony.

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Kubuntu 7.04 DVD
by Satish Alwani 06 May '07

06 May '07

Alrite guys, I got the 7.04 DVD. If anyone wants this. Let me know Regards, Satish Alwani

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firefox and X together take up 100% of cpu usage???
by Pradnyesh Sawant 04 May '07

04 May '07

For the past few days i've been observing that when firefox is running continuously for some time (sometimes for minutes, sometime for hours), X and firefox are taking up 100% of cpu usage. My system details are as follows: os: debian testing (that's what i've got in my repos, dunno what version it is) firefox: Mozilla Iceweasel 2.0.0.3 xorg: 7.1.0-16 m/c: AMD 2600 XP+ custom compiled kernel: 2.6.20-6 i tried running strace -c on firefox for a few seconds, and this is what i've got: % time seconds usecs/call calls errors syscall ------ ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------------- 26.62 0.002113 0 4260 2100 readv 50.88 0.004039 2 2318 poll 0.23 0.000018 0 722 gettimeofday 0.00 0.000000 0 269 futex 0.00 0.000000 0 205 102 read 18.86 0.001497 8 192 77 writev 0.00 0.000000 0 140 write 0.00 0.000000 0 60 mmap2 3.41 0.000271 5 58 munmap 0.00 0.000000 0 39 ioctl ------ ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------------- 100.00 0.007938 8263 2279 total Can someone kindly point out what's happening? Or atleast give me pointers of looking at other places where i can find out what's going on... Thanks a lot! -- warm regards, Pradnyesh Sawant -- Be yourself, everyone else is taken. --Anon

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Linux on Vista Installation Report.
by Rony 04 May '07

04 May '07

Hello All, The installation went smoothly with no manual correction needed to grub. The machine was an HCL one with Pentium 2.8 Ghz. Dual Core, Gigabyte 955 mobo and 512 MB RAM with 15" LCD screen and DVD writer. OS was Vista Home basic. Kubuntu 7.04 64 bit was used to first boot live and test his Tata Indicom LG FWP. ( The Tata dealer had assured him of driver compatibility with Vista but after the purchase, could not keep it up. Tata CC guys put their hands up too.) The standard LG wvdial.conf worked and net was up and running. Installation was smooth just like other Kubuntus and after reboot we first booted into Vista to see if everything was ok. It was all fine. Since his 3rd partition was a 44 GB one, I had split it into 30 GB for FAT32, and the remaining for Linux root and swap. In Vista the 30 GB formatted vfat did not show up on My Computer. In the disk management, that partition was manually assigned a drive letter. Then it got visible and usable. For multimedia support in Kubuntu 7.04, I was looking for the repo list on the net but found nothing for Feisty. So from the same site http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2663/how-to_get_full , the text '## Canonical 'Commercial' Repository deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu edgy-commercial main' was appended to the /etc/apt/sources.list file and the word 'edgy' was replaced with 'feisty'. In the command, 'sudo apt-get install totem-xine totem-xine-firefox-plugin libxine-extracodecs flashplugin-nonfree msttcorefonts sun-java5-plugin skype banshee streamtuner xmms realplay f-spot' (remove totem packages as they are for gnome) some of the softwares are not available so apt-get will throw errors. Eliminate the ones not available and the rest essential ones will get downloaded. As it became late and net was slow, I had to leave and could not test multimedia support. Otherwise the system is up and running on the net. -- Regards, Rony.

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kubuntu dvd
by Satish Alwani 02 May '07

02 May '07

Why download what we already have. Roshan said hes coming by this area to pick up etch and kubuntu from me. I guess you guys can synch and get it as well. Satish

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problem in installation of lan card in mandriva
by tapas nandi 02 May '07

02 May '07

hi everyone , i am a new user of linux , i have installed mandriva , but i am having some problem in the installation of lan card , as written in the manual i have done half the step , and in between i need to do a compilation step where the file sc92031.c is to be compiled and the output should be sc92031.o , i tried to compile it but errors are coming , i think some library files are not being found while compilation , can anyone tell me that what are those library files and where can i get them.....

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[Announce] the "MOWGLI" mailing list on mesh for Mumbai
by Vickram Crishna 01 May '07

01 May '07

The Mowgli mailing list has just opened up at http://recurrencies.net/mailman/listinfo/mowgli_recurrencies.net To subscribe, mail mowgli-subscribe(a)recurrencies.net and reply to the mail in the standard automated process verifier. The list will serve as a discussion ground for the deployment and use of a open mesh network for people in Mumbai to use. The primary objective is to build a local rich data functioning municipal area wireless mesh network open to all, with arms-length punctuated Internet access a future possibility. Anyone willing to either help build the network, using known mesh technology and community owned and run hardware, or to build projects (art, games, catalogues, collaborative performances etc) that will showcase network capabilities, or to research open technologies to optimally strengthen the network, or to research and develop new technology layers on the network, or to collectively build or provide access to storage layers to power data resources, or *anything* not covered in the previous descriptions but have the possibility of growing value for all, please do join in and let's get the ball rolling. fyi the first mesh node was built by LUGgers at HBCSE last month, and this list has grown out of the person-to-person discussions following that, to look for ways to bring this technology to bear for this *urban* area. Aside from Nagarjuna and myself, artists and educators and techie enthusiasts are coming together in the hope that more such efforts will catalyse the Mumbai mesh into self-sustaining growth. The practical functioning of the mesh will depend on and grow together from many community level networks in discrete but contiguous parts of the city. As far as the technology goes, we look for expertise (now and in the future) in antenna construction, hardware refabrication, OLSR, streaming, data cacheing and database management, content management and many more. We are lucky that listmembers here live in wide-spread areas of the city, and hope they will use the preliminary workshops and events conceptualised and being planned, to learn and to teach others to build out from there. Welcome. Vickram ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

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Wall command like utility/command in Linux
by Jagdish Chhailkar 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I have 25 thin clients with builtin mozilla browser. I have a LAMP applicaiton running on a server. The users are accessing the application on their thin client using the builtin mozilla browser. My problem is : 1) when i want to shutdown the server , i didn't know whether somebody is using the application or not. 2) I have another server on which the users are logged in through X session called on their thin clients. If some/any users forgots to log-off his/her login then I didn't come to know that the users is not doing anythink. Is there any wall like command/utility , thru. which i can pass on a message which will be displayed on all the active users as well as the message will be passed to all the http users ? -Jagdish

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linux with Vista
by Amit Redij 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

> -----Original Message----- > From: linuxers-bounces(a)mm.glug-bom.org [mailto:linuxers-bounces@mm.glug- > bom.org] On Behalf Of Sachin Nambiar > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:01 PM > To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linux with Vista > > I have a dual boot Ubuntu along with Vista and have faced absolutely no > problems so far, > > > -- > Regards, > Sachin Gopal > Indian Pneumatic & Hydraulic Co. Pvt Ltd. > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers I have dual boot Kubuntu 7.04 & Vista on Toshiba Satellite. Works without any problem :) ============================================================================================================================ Disclaimer: This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to the Tech Mahindra policy statement, you may review at <a href="http://www.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html">http://www.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html</a> externally and <a href="http://tim.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html">http://tim.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html</a> internally within Tech Mahindra. ============================================================================================================================

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Re: Linux with Vista
by Easwar Hariharan 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Hello, Rony,please keep the list informed about the progress of the Linux with Vista installation,whether it leads to success or failure.Pleease... Regards, Easwar

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linux with Vista
by Sachin Nambiar 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I have a dual boot Ubuntu along with Vista and have faced absolutely no problems so far, -- Regards, Sachin Gopal Indian Pneumatic & Hydraulic Co. Pvt Ltd.

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Does anyone know about .vce format files and how to go about reading them
by ryan coelho 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Hi Does anyone know about .vce format files and how to go about reading them Or how do I convert the .vce file to pdf file . Thanks & regards Ryan Coelho

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Re: Linux with Vista
by Easwar Hariharan 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Sorry to spoil the party,but there are reports of Vista refusing to boot up after Linux is installed,though those cases were on boxes with single HDDs.If your friend has 2 HDD's,then no problem,he can install vista on one and linux on the other but it involves some drive swapping as illustrated in the link below: http://wiki.gtwy.net/index.php/Dual_Boot_Vista_and_Linux Also,another link is; http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/about78184.html Regards, Easwar

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Linux with Vista
by Rony 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Hello All, A friend of mine bought a branded pc with Vista installed. However no additional peripherals work as their drivers are not available in vista. I suggested that he install Linux in dual boot and he has agreed. I only want to know if Linux and Vista will live peacefully and boot from Grub. Does Vista have the same booting method as XP? -- Regards, Rony.

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Kubuntu 6.10/7.04 64 bit CDs required.
by Rony 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Hello All, Does anyone have Kubuntu 6.10 or 7.04 64 bit CDs? If so please let me know offline. -- Regards, Rony.

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Answering Machine Software
by Manish Kathuria 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Can someone suggest a stable linux based answering machine software requiring a simple voice modem ? Thanks, Manish

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[OT]: Broadband prices, from less to free?
by Roshan 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Hello List, Read this: http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/apr/26broad.htm Quote from the article "He said that bandwidth costs too are likely to see a drastic reduction shortly with BSNL and MTNL planning to host web servers within the country by the middle of this year. Maran said these PSUs would set up web servers, which will enable the internet traffic to be diverted within India instead of being routed out of the country. This will reduce bandwidth costs significantly, he said, adding that Internet access charges would also come down." set up web servers? Is "Internet Backbones" the technically correct word? If internet traffic are routed out of the country, VSNL is just a gateway to it? VSNL, doesn't have an backbone? There is one backbone at Karachi and one at Lahore in neigbouring country, according to http://speedtest.net/ -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in S K Somaiya College of ASC- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc Add online presence to your web pages, find out how here - http://messenger.yahoo.com/addpresence.php

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Virtual Distributed Ethernet
by Chetan S 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Hi All, Came across this cool piece of software - Virtual Distributed Ethernet -http://vde.sourceforge.net/ It basically allows you to simulate a network on a single computer and it allows you to connect these distributed ethernets to each other. It is extremely useful if you have multiple images running under qemu and wish to connect them , simulating physical hosts. sadly it is not packaged into deb. regards, C

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Hello World!
by Omkar Raut 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Hi, This is my first mail to mumbai lug! 1) Is there a good shop in mumbai to buy linux pre-installed laptop (see http://www.system76.com/ ) 2) What laptop brands are said to be most suitable for linux? -Omkar.

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HP Officejet 4255 printing blank pages in Ubuntu 7.04
by Sachin Nambiar 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

We have a HP officejet 4255 all-in-one printer-fax-scanner-copier machine which i need t configure with ubuntu. While my laptop dualboot ubuntu 7.04 does recognise the printer and assign hp 4200 series drivers, it keeps printing only blanks. I tried hplip, tried exporting it to pdf format then printing. Googling wasn't much help as similar problem was either unanswered in forums or solved by exporting to pdf. Is there any internal printer or some other setting i have overlooked? Please guide.. Regards, Sachin Gopal Indian Pneumatic & Hydraulic Co. Pvt Ltd.

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How many Debian Etch CDs you need?
by Praveen A 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi, Interesting overview of the 331 discs of Debian 4.0 etch http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/tour_of_the_Debian_4.0_CDs/ Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Acer 2428 Fully Linux Loaded
by Rony 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hello All, Now that the Acer 2428 is fully Linux loaded, I have written a wiki how-to at our site below. http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Acer2428_Fully_Linux_Compatible -- Regards, Rony.

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Linux Based Point-of-Sale and Inventory System
by Prashant Verma 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hi, I'm looking to customize/deploy a POS/Inventory system for a small store chain. I was wondering if anyone on the list has developed/deployed a complete POS system based on Linux and/or FOSS and how their experience turned out to be. If you did, please drop me a note at my email address and I'd appreciate it if I could discuss this in detail with you. -Prashant

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the age old question : i did rm -Rf by mistake - what do i do
by Vihan Pandey 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hello, A lot of *nix people often wonder the answer to the age old question : i did rm -Rf by mistake - what do i do now ? Well, there are quite a few answers to the same. Thankfully there is now a simple answer (with not so headbreaking). A friend of mine tried it out on his Ubuntu box(on ext3) and was able to recover a ton of stuff deleted over the ages. To make things even better the answer is GPL :D And the answer is : http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec Regards, - vihan

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Multimedia support in Ubuntu and Kubuntu 6.06 6.10
by Rony 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hello All, I was with Krish when he mentioned that he had successfully got multimedia playback in Ubuntu, by adding some repositories manually in the apt sources list and downloading extra packages. When I got back, a google search revealed this page below and that finally did it. http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2663/how-to_get_full This explains everything in a simple and straightforward way. As I use Kubuntu, in the line 'sudo apt-get install totem-xine totem-xine-firefox-plugin libxine-extracodecs flashplugin-nonfree msttcorefonts sun-java5-plugin skype banshee streamtuner xmms realplay f-spot' The 'totem-xine totem-xine-firefox-plugin' entries were removed as they are for Gnome and apt throws errors. The important package is libxine-extracodecs. I am now able to play VCDs with sound. My DVD freezes at the introductory text itself but that could be due to bad media or my DVD writer is country locked. Anyway now I am quite happy with the progress and hope others who were tearing their hair over multimedia in Debian based distros will find some relief from the link above. -- Regards, Rony.

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Sabayon-Mandriva Conflict
by Easwar Hariharan 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

During installation of Sabayon 3.25,the GRUB didn't have an entry for Mandriva 07,therefore,I added an entry labeled Mandriva Linux 2007 and pointed it to root partition for Mandriva namely sda5(partition 5,HDD 0) for Sabayon.But Mandriva refuses to boot with the error message given below and tells me to press any key.When I press a key,it sends me back to GRUB.FYI,my home partition(sda7 partition 7,HDD 0) is separate from my root partition in Mandriva. All partitions are logical. On the advice of a friend who knows something about Gentoo and Sabayon,I modified the entry for Mandriva in /boot/grub/menu.lst as follows: title 'Mandriva Linux 2007' root(hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd.gz Presently,the error message is:(/*....*/ are comments and not part of the error message) Booting 'Mandriva Linux 2007' root(hd0,4)/*Since I have only 1 HDD,hd0 and since Mandriva root is in hda5,partition number-1=4*/ Filesystem type is ext2fs,partition type 0x83/*But I have all linux partitions as ext3fs!*/ kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 /*I tried sda5 too,with and without(w/o) ro and hda5 with and w/o ro*/ [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1e00, size=0x1b68d6] /*All greek and latin to me*/ initrd /boot/initrd.gz Error 15:File not found. Press any key to continue..._ /*When any key is pressed,it sends me back to the GRUB menu*/ Please Help. Regards, Easwar

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Real-time help ? IRC is the place to be!
by Roshan 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

Hello List, For those from Windows background, are /usually/ not aware of IRC, apart from theoretical knowledge, the following URL points to an article, that tells you how to get going. http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/14/0631220 I hope, we can expect a few new members on channels, mentioned in the wiki. (This also tells me, a newbie guide to IRC is missing in the wiki). :) -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in S K Somaiya College of ASC - http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc Send a FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger. Get it now at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] bash proxy settings
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

>> To confirm that this actually works do: >> $ nslookup gnu.org >> on your own machine. > This works Good. >> [ If you can not have a DNS then try: >> $ ping 199.232.41.10 >> If this fails, then read on.] > This does not - dest unreachable Do you have a gateway? Remeber a proxy and gateway are different although they can be on the same machine. If you have a gateway then it is not forwarding ICMP ECHO packets. Can you do: $ traceroute google.com I still would like to know what you are trying to achieve? Anything particular you want? Cheers, Debarshi -- GPG key ID: 63D4A5A7 Key server: pgp.mit.edu

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GPLv3, Linux and GPLv2 Compatibility
by Praveen A 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

Hi, Very interesting discussions on the effect of GPLv3 on Linux, the kernel and GNU/Linux distributions. http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html It discusses many of the corner cases and analyses the effects of glibc going to LGPL and distribution copyrights. It helped me to understand many of the issues in a better way. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Gnash WAS Kububtu 6.10 DVD
by Vickram Crishna 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

> > From: Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" > <linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org> > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:40:17 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Gnash WAS Kububtu 6.10 DVD > Installation. > > Vickram Crishna wrote: > > > > > Please everyone see project Gnash - join in if you > are > > interested. It's a really cool project by some > good > > people to resolve all the nasty proprietary issues > > around video - including flash animation. Normal > is > > really boring, after all! > > > > > Hi. > > Gnash is a flash movie player. I did not find any > mention about playing > VCDs and DVDs on the site. > It is an online video player, intended to render all streaming type movies (YouTube) as well as flash animations. From the archives, you will gain a huge amount of understanding of how bits are rendered in pixels, no matter what the codecs involved, whether it is about lines of text or images. Vickram ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.ht…

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openSUSE 10.2 Dual Layer DVD
by Rahulkrishna Gupta 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Hi, In case anybody is interested in openSUSE 10.2, you can pick up a copy from the Novell office. All you need to do is to come down to the Novell Office and pick up a copy. Its completely free of any cost and you don't need to provide a blank DVD in return. The media is a Dual Layer DVD with all the packages. It includes a 32-bit as well as a 64-bit version of openSUSE. You can spread out the message to other LUG groups as well as to your friends and acquaintances. In case you have any queries, please contact me. Novell Office Address: Novell India Pvt. Ltd. 62 MIDC, 13th Street, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 093 Phone: 28342244 Landmark: Lane opposite to Hotel Tunga Paradise You can come during office hours between Monday to Friday. At present, this is the arrangement that we have been able to make. Note: If you are organizing an Open Source event and want to distribute openSUSE DVDs at the event, please get in touch with me. Thanks. Regards, RahulKrishna Gupta Novell India Pvt. Ltd.

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Connected to the internet (MTNL Triband) using USB in Kubuntu 6.06
by Roshan 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Hello List, I was trying to connect to the internet using different Live CDs including Freespire, Ubuntu 6.10, Xubuntu 6.10. through the USB port that was conne cted to the ADSL (Dlink 502-T) router. Somehow, all the above didn't manage to configure the device automatically on boot up, though Ubuntu 6.10 listed the device on the device manger. I finally tried Dapper Drake (Kubuntu 6.06) and it automatically configured the device (allocating IP address through DHCP) and Konqueror (my smart browser - as I call it) proved that the device is working and I'm connected to the internet. I wonder, if Ubuntu has the same base as Kubuntu, why didn't ubuntu do it? AFAIK, the desktop environment is the different, but the base is same, isn't it? (This was on Dell E1405 running the Kubuntu 6.06 Live CD). If one can list steps, that I probably had to follow for Ubuntu 6.10, please let me know. -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in S K Somaiya College of ASC - http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc Send a FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger. Get it now at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Gnash WAS Kububtu 6.10 DVD Installation.
by Vickram Crishna 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

--- linuxers-request(a)mm.glug-bom.org wrote: > > From: Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Multimedia audio/video is not proper as > usual even after all > the upgrades and codec installations. But thats > normal in Linux. Open > media formats play fine. Please everyone see project Gnash - join in if you are interested. It's a really cool project by some good people to resolve all the nasty proprietary issues around video - including flash animation. Normal is really boring, after all! Vickram ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

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Invitation To OPEN HOUSE
by Naveen Kumar 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear Friends, CDAC Mumbai is organising an OPEN HOUSE on the 21st April 2007 at its Juhu campus where delegates can interact with our R&D staff and get a feel of the various research/development/educational activities in progress at the centre. This will broaden their exposure to the field of IT and pave way for closer interaction with CDAC Mumbai. There will be demonstrations of systems developed by us, presentations by some of the reseachers, etc. This is also an opportunity for people to get a feel of our research labs and know more about our educational programs. We invite you, your colleagues and your friends to the open house. Please find a poster about this event at: http://www.cdacmumbai.in/design/corporate_site/override/images/OH-Poster200… We request you to pass on this information to others and also publicise the event among your colleagues and friends. -- Thanks & regards Naveen Kumar Project Engineer Open Source Software Division( http://ossrc.org.in/ ) C-DAC Mumbai ( http://www.cdacmumbai.in/ ) ( http://moebiuscurve.livejournal.com/ )

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Kububtu 6.10 DVD Installation.
by Rony 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Hello All, I am so happy. :) Finally I got rid of Etch testing and installed my long awaited Kubuntu 6.10 dvd. It has more boot options than 6.06 and the dvd has a server version included. So for installing a server one has to type 'server' or 'server-expert' at boot prompt. There is an option for command line only install in the main menu itself. Its paint program is much improvised from the earlier one that was like M$ Paint. This one has 'Krita' which has good features like photoshop or gimp. I love KDE. Long live KDE. Cheers to all the KDE guys. Keep up the good work. Multimedia audio/video is not proper as usual even after all the upgrades and codec installations. But thats normal in Linux. Open media formats play fine. Finally, those who have always been searching for an option to boot any Ubuntu cd into a live root console only, I found the solution from the net. Simply use the option that allows you to edit the boot string and add 'single' at the end of the line and hit enter. This boots the system live into a root prompt without asking for a password. I have hunted for this in the cd menu itself but could never find it. I tried 1 and rescue but that did not help. I recollect using 'single' for Red Hat. -- Regards, Rony.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] PXE Boot
by Koustubha Kale 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

----- Original Message ---- From: Koustubha Kale <koustubha_kale(a)yahoo.com> To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:23:03 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] PXE Boot >----- Original Message ---- >From: mahesh pokhriyal <mahesh_pokhriyal(a)yahoo.com> >To: Linux Group Mumbai <linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org> >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:54:35 PM >Subject: [ILUG-BOM] PXE Boot > >Hello Friends, > > I configured ltsp for PXE Boot in Fedora 5 . But when i try to boot from Client pc through PXE Boot i got error message: > >Doing the pivot_root >pivot_root: pivot_root: No such file or directory >Mounting the devfs filesystem >mount: Mounting /devfs on /dev failed: device or resource busy >Running /sbin/init >exec: /sbin/init: no such file or directory >Kernel Panic : Attempted to kill init! > >Note:- My client pc have onboard LAN with Boot Rom supporting. > Also my pc have in which i configured ltsp support Boot Rom. > I also try with RHEL ES 4 but i face same problem. > >Do i need an external PXE Boot lan card for my client PC. > >Pls. help me & give me solution friends. > >Thanks & Regards, > >Mahesh Pokhriyal Its failing at the point where it does a pivot root to wherever you stored ltsp e.g. /opt/ltsp Check the path in the dhcpd.conf file. Also check the path to tftpdroot folder. It should NOT have the leading /tftpdroot or whatever is your path.. Example for dhcpd.conf.. http://osl.birzeit.edu:8080/wiki2/index.php/Dhcpd.conf_for_LTSP Also check your NFS exports to confirm that /opt/ltsp/i386 IS being exported.. With warm regards Koustubha Kale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] PXE Boot
by Koustubha Kale 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

>----- Original Message ---- >From: mahesh pokhriyal <mahesh_pokhriyal(a)yahoo.com> >To: Linux Group Mumbai <linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org> >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:54:35 PM >Subject: [ILUG-BOM] PXE Boot > >Hello Friends, > > I configured ltsp for PXE Boot in Fedora 5 . But when i try to boot from Client pc through PXE Boot i got error message: > >Doing the pivot_root >pivot_root: pivot_root: No such file or directory >Mounting the devfs filesystem >mount: Mounting /devfs on /dev failed: device or resource busy >Running /sbin/init >exec: /sbin/init: no such file or directory >Kernel Panic : Attempted to kill init! > >Note:- My client pc have onboard LAN with Boot Rom supporting. > Also my pc have in which i configured ltsp support Boot Rom. > I also try with RHEL ES 4 but i face same problem. > >Do i need an external PXE Boot lan card for my client PC. > >Pls. help me & give me solution friends. > >Thanks & Regards, > >Mahesh Pokhriyal Its failing at the point where it does a pivot root to wherever you stored ltsp e.g. /opt/ltsp Check the path in the dhcpd.conf file. Also check the path to tftpdroot folder. It should NOT have the leading /tftpdroot or whatever is your path.. Example for dhcpd.conf.. http://osl.birzeit.edu:8080/wiki2/index.php/Dhcpd.conf_for_LTSP With warm regards Koustubha Kale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Installfest
by Mrugesh Karnik 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Hi Luggers, I think its about time we held an installfest. I know a couple of college students who want to use Linux but are unable to install it. Let's host it somewhere and announce to the masses. -- ---------------------------------------- Mrugesh Karnik GPG Key 0xBA6F1DA8 Public key on http://wwwkeys.pgp.net ----------------------------------------

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Configuring sendmail to work with gmail hosted domain
by Vinayakam Murugan 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Hello We have moved our domain hosting to gmail recently. We want to continue using our linux server as our local post office. The problem faced is that the sender's email address is sent as the user whose credentials are used for authentication. Suppose xyz(a)mydomain.com is the user whose credentials are used for authentication, then mail sent by me go out as Vinayakam Murugan ( xyz(a)mydomain.com) instead of (vinayak(a)mydomain.com) which was the case earlier. We have added the following lines to my sendmail.mc LOCAL_CONFIG C{VirtHost}mydomain.com <http://o-i.com/> FEATURE(`nocanonify') define(`confCON_EXPENSIVE',`true') define(`confME_TOO',`true') define(`SMTP_MAILER_FLAGS',e) define(SMART_HOST,mydomain <http://mail.w-o-i.com/>.com <http://o-i.com/>) dnl define(`SMTP_MAILER_MAXRCPTS',`1') MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com <http://o-i.com/>') define(`confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE',`10000000') FEATURE(`always_add_domain') FEATURE(`allmasquerade') FEATURE(`masquerade_entire_domain') FEATURE(`masquerade_envelope') DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=465,Addr=10.0.0.1, Name=MTA') Any pointers to what might be going wrong would be helpful. -- Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you aim to fly, then don't hang around with chickens. Why? Because chickens can't fly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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