On 1/17/06, Monster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How to start kudzu and what r the benefits of using it ..... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send ilugd mailing list submissions to > ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ilugd digest..." > > > Please trim replies before posting. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meeting 7pm tomorrow, 18/1, to discuss setting up a FOSS > clearing-house site (Gora Mohanty) > 2. Re: [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of Linux is > installed?] (Mithun Bhattacharya) > 3. Re: [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of Linux is > installed?] (Mayank Jain) > 4. Re: [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of Linux is > installed?] (Mithun Bhattacharya) > 5. Re: [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > (???? ?????? Wah Java !!) > 6. Re: [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of Linux is > installed?] (Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay) > 7. Re: NAS idea (Prashant Verma) > 8. ext3 file format (Nitin Gupta) > 9. Re: ext3 file format (Gora Mohanty) > 10. Re: ext3 file format (Nitin Gupta) > 11. Re: ext3 file format (Gora Mohanty) > 12. Re: ext3 file format (Nitin Gupta) > 13. Re: ext3 file format (Gora Mohanty) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:46:43 +0000 (GMT) > From: Gora Mohanty > Subject: [ilugd] Meeting 7pm tomorrow, 18/1, to discuss setting up a > FOSS clearing-house site > To: ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi, > There has been fairly widespread interest in setting up a website > that will act as an online forum for LUGs in India, as well as providing > single-stop access to commonly encountered FOSS problems, and > providing news and publicity about FOSS in India. This was discussed > at foss.in, and amongst ourselves, and has also found support from > the NRCF, etc. It might even be possible to find funding for part of > the time for someone developing and maintaining such a site. The > site itself will most likely be hosted at linux-india. > We are planning to meet at 7pm tomorrow, 18/1, at Raj Mathur's > place to discuss this. The address is BB3/G, DDA flats, Munirka, and > is quite close to the main Munirka highway. Please feel free to contact > me for directions. > > Regards, > Gora > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:04:59 -0800 (PST) > From: Mithun Bhattacharya > Subject: Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > Linux is installed?] > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > --- nipra > wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ set | grep BASH_VERSINFO > > BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="1" [2]="5" [3]="1" [4]="release" > > [5]="i486-pc-linux-gnu") > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > Seems some of you guys dont read the obvious thing which is the > variable name - it is Bash version not Debian version. > > > > Mithun > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:35:47 +0530 > From: Mayank Jain > Subject: Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > Linux is installed?] > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 1/17/06, Mithun Bhattacharya wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ set | grep BASH_VERSINFO > > > BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="1" [2]="5" [3]="1" [4]="release" > > > [5]="i486-pc-linux-gnu") > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > > > Seems some of you guys dont read the obvious thing which is the > > variable name - it is Bash version not Debian version. > > Certainly it might now work on all platforms & its just the BASH > version, but atleast it allows identification of a stock RH/Fedora > installation. Likewise, /etc/issue.net can be changed anytime, but > atleast it allows you to identify a system "in some cases". > > There can be zillion of other things that dont have a set strategy... > OS fingerprinting can be one example, but a cumulative effect of > various mechanisms can give surprisingly accurate results! > > -- > regards, > makuchaku > --- > http://makuchaku.info > When you speak out with the courage of your convictions, people listen! > -- Valmik Thapar, Wildlife Conservationist. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:19:18 -0800 (PST) > From: Mithun Bhattacharya > Subject: Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > Linux is installed?] > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > --- Mayank Jain wrote: > > > Certainly it might now work on all platforms & its just the BASH > > version, but atleast it allows identification of a stock RH/Fedora > > installation. Likewise, /etc/issue.net can be changed anytime, but > > atleast it allows you to identify a system "in some cases". > > > > There can be zillion of other things that dont have a set strategy... > > OS fingerprinting can be one example, but a cumulative effect of > > various mechanisms can give surprisingly accurate results! > > Bash version will tell you just that the version of Bash you are using. > Simillarly OS fingerprinting will tell you which version of the kernel > is running. > > What I have been saying is that to know specifically which version of a > distribution is installed just follow the strategy which the > distribution uses to determine version. > > RedHat : /etc/redhat-release > Fedora : /etc/fedora-release > Debian : /etc/debian-release > Slackware : /etc/slackware-release > > For a more complete list read this: > http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11251.html > > > > Mithun > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:20:10 +0530 > From: ???? ?????? "Wah Java !!" > Subject: Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > To: ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > For LSB (http://www.linuxbase.org/) compliant Linux distros > do: > cat /etc/lsb-release > > and I remember that Fedora ((or Redhat distros), currently I'm not on > Fedora) when boot prints: > > Welcome to Fedora Linux > > so, check for the initial scripts that are to be executed the boot > time. I'd seen that code but I don't remember. > > Ashish Shukla alias Wah Java !! > Wah Java !! > -- > Ashish Shukla "Wah Java !!" > ???? ?????? > > ,= ,-_-. =. > ((_/)o o(\_)) > `-'(. .)`-' > \_/ > > gMail : wahjava at gmail.com > My Blog : http://wahjava.blogspot.com/ > > My GPG Fingerprint: BBA9 AD7D BA71 61EB BE46 8CF5 E44A C663 A03F 4261 > > -- > Supercomputers are for people too rich and too stupid to design > efficient algorithms -- Steven Skiena, Department of Computer Science, > SUNY Stony Brook. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:10:57 +0530 > From: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay > Subject: Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of > Linux is installed?] > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mithun Bhattacharya wrote: > > > What I have been saying is that to know specifically which version of a > > distribution is installed just follow the strategy which the > > distribution uses to determine version. > > > > RedHat : /etc/redhat-release > > Fedora : /etc/fedora-release > > Debian : /etc/debian-release > > Slackware : /etc/slackware-release > > For tolerably LSB compliant systems lsb_release -a might do the trick. > > Rgds > SM > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFDzOXZ+g4kmZ76nyERAlaaAKCK+Ppy6BlSt6JXAuBNpVkbaZOKfwCgqgnk > vjch7TZScANWOHk7vaIgiDI= > =0Ol3 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:42:36 -0800 (PST) > From: Prashant Verma > > Subject: Re: [ilugd] NAS idea > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > --- Mithun Bhattacharya wrote: > > If my understanding is correct a simple NAS is: > > 1. A storage space available over the network > > 2. Fault tolerant > > 3. Expandable > > 4. Transparent > > 5. Compatible across OSes > > > > The way I see it is I need the following to get it > > going > > 1. Gigabit network > > 2. RAID 1/5 > > 3. LVM > > 4. RAID and LVM can be configured to handle hot swap > > 5. Share disk space using NFS/SAMBA > > Those who have been tracking this thread might want to > read this (rather enjoyable) discussion as well: > > http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/06/01/16/1840209.shtml > > Prashant Verma > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:53:08 -0800 (PST) > From: Nitin Gupta > Subject: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello, > > > Somehow my ext3 partition of linux got crashed. It have all the important > data including emails. I tried a number of software, but none of it was > successful. Is there any way, we can get my data from there??? > > Please help me . > > > Regards, > Nitin Gupta > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:04:49 +0000 (GMT) > From: Gora Mohanty > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Nitin Gupta wrote: > > Somehow my ext3 partition of linux got crashed. It have all the > > important data including emails. I tried a number of software, but none > > of it was successful. Is there any way, we can get my data from > > there??? > [...] > It would help if you gave us more details, and describe what you tried. What > does simply running fsck on the partition give you? > > Regards, > Gora > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:07:48 -0800 (PST) > From: Nitin Gupta > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Firstly it got corrupted, so i ran e2fsck on it. While it was running, my > system got restarted(power failure) and it never started back. :( > then i tried commands like tune2fs, dump2fs etc etc... and by default wrote > mke2fs :( which made it a new partition and removed all of my data. > > Hope this might help. > > Nitin > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, > whatever. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:56:22 +0000 (GMT) > From: Gora Mohanty > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Nitin Gupta wrote: > Firstly it got corrupted, so i ran e2fsck on it. While > it was running, my > > system got restarted(power failure) and it never started back. :( > > then i tried commands like tune2fs, dump2fs etc etc... and by default > > wrote mke2fs :( which made it a new partition and removed all of my > > data. > Umm, sorry if I am stating the obvious, but maybe you should have asked > or searched Google before trying random commands. It might have been > possible to recover it even from the power failure in the middle of the fsck, > but if you have really run mke2fs, your file system has been remade, and > all your data are lost. It might be possible to recover some of it if you can > find a real Linux data recovery expert, but their services will be quite > expensive. > > Regards, > Gora > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:03:00 -0800 (PST) > From: Nitin Gupta > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello, > > > I am ready to shed my pockets for my emails, but i want someone real expert > who can do it. Is anyone of you know a real linux recovery expert? Also, how > much will he charge?? > > I am thinking to visit nehru palace tomorrow and see, anyone there might be > able to do something. Any ideas, will it beneficial or not? > > Regarding usage of commands, yeah i know i made the boo boo. :( > > Gora Mohanty wrote: Nitin Gupta wrote: > Firstly it got corrupted, so i ran > e2fsck on it. While it was running, my > > system got restarted(power failure) and it never started back. :( > > then i tried commands like tune2fs, dump2fs etc etc... and by default > > wrote mke2fs :( which made it a new partition and removed all of my > > data. > Umm, sorry if I am stating the obvious, but maybe you should have asked > or searched Google before trying random commands. It might have been > possible to recover it even from the power failure in the middle of the fsck, > but if you have really run mke2fs, your file system has been remade, and > all your data are lost. It might be possible to recover some of it if you can > find a real Linux data recovery expert, but their services will be quite > expensive. > > Regards, > Gora > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:56:22 +0000 (GMT) > From: Gora Mohanty > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ext3 file format > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Nitin Gupta wrote: > > I am ready to shed my pockets for my emails, but i want someone > > real expert who can do it. Is anyone of you know a real linux > > recovery expert? Also, how much will he charge?? > > Sorry, no idea on any of these. I am actually not sure that it is even > possible. > > > I am thinking to visit nehru palace tomorrow and see, anyone there > > might be able to do something. Any ideas, will it beneficial or not? > > Make sure that you do not pay money up front. I would be surprised if > you found anyone with the required expertise at Nehru Place. Search > Google instead, and make a binary copy of your disk to another one > before doing anything more with it. > > Regards, > Gora > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > End of ilugd Digest, Vol 34, Issue 26 > ************************************* > > > > > > > ~~~ MONSTER NEAR U ~~~ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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