Re: Emergency Ubuntu Help!!
On Tue, 30/7/13, Rhyll Tonge rto...@link-upqld.org.au wrote: Subject: Emergency Ubuntu Help!! To: 'ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com' ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 30 July, 2013, 9:14 AM snip I was updating to the new ubuntu and half way through my computer turned off.. When i turned it back on again it has totally frozen, my mouse is not responding (my keyboard is kind of-not consistently), i cannot get into update manager, or any of my files. The screen flashes and freaks out and i have to shut it down manually. Please tell me what to do or forward me onto someone who has an answer if you can!! Thanks so much! 1. Switch on your computer. 2. Wait until the BIOS has finished loading, or has almost finished. (During this time you will probably see a logo of your computer manufacturer.) 3. Quickly press and hold the Shift key, which will bring up the GNU GRUB menu. (If you see the Ubuntu logo, you've missed the point where you can enter the GRUB menu.) 4. Select the line which starts with Advanced options. 5. Select the line ending with (recovery mode), probably the second line, something like: Ubuntu GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.8.0-26-generic (recovery mode) 6. Press Return and your machine will begin the boot process. 7. After a few moments, your workstation should display a menu with a number of options. One of the options (you may need to scroll down to the bottom of the list) will be pbkg. Press Return with this option highlighted. Tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Package management system 4 files
I am looking for package management system for video files? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Child of the Internet born 1983 Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Home server
From: Simon Ives simon.ives...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:24 AM Subject: Home server Hi all. I'm looking to replace my home server this year with something a little smaller, quieter and energy efficient. I'm currently using a repurposed HP desktop machine running Ubuntu Server configured simply for file sharing, file streaming (local network) and testing web assets via LAMP. I'm looking to move to a machine to continue the file sharing (ubuntu, Macs, windows xp, 7 8 machines) etc. but to also control the wired and WiFi access throughout the home. I'm also running Twonky at the moment for file streaming and would like to continue with this. Any pointers on where to start looking? I'm not after anything super powerful, just something that works. Thanks. Simon Ives -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au i am currently using a 700Mhz netbook (with two external 2tb hard drives in a raid1 array) as my file server I have also used a nettop based on an old thread I asked, Paul replied with: i can vouch for the QNAP TS-219P and the HP ProLiant Microserver as good options. The former is a very small, quiet 2-bay NAS - on mine i wiped the factory firmware on and installed Debian squeeze. It's ARM-based, so its CPU power is not great, but it does the job. The latter is an x86-64-compatible server with 4 SATA bays and 1 DVD-ROM bay. It has a dual-core AMD CPU and so packs a pretty good punch. It's slightly larger and slightly louder than the QNAP, but is much cheaper, more powerful, and more expandable. -https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2012-January/007675.html --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Child of the Internet born 1983 Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: simple RAID setup
From: Paul Gear p...@libertysys.com.au To: Ubuntu AU List ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Saturday, 29 December 2012 3:42 PM Subject: Re: simple RAID setup On 12/29/2012 12:36 PM, Tom Sparks wrote: I am looking at setup a RAID what is the simplest setup? RAID 1 is recommended for boot disks. My preferred setup is to set up all boot disks (usually 2, but i've been known to go as high as 4) as follows: I am using the array to store my data for my file server tom sparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
UPS (Uninterruptible power supply)
I am looking at getting a UPS (Uninterruptible power supply) unitfor two desktop usb hard drives who sells ups in australia? and what are my options? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Raspberry Pi model B, Microbee Premium Plus+, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
simple RAID setup
I am looking at setup a RAID what is the simplest setup? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Raspberry Pi model B, Microbee Premium Plus+, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: 12.04 problem
Hi, since I downloaded the latest version I have a white rectangle over the left hand side of the screen. I have tried everything I know such as the Display tool and changing resolution or auto-detect displays to no avail.. If I put the mouse over the white space where I know a menu or control is the software reacts appropriately but it is flying blind. Any thoughts would be gratefully received. if it is 12.10 try running 12.04 or try running 12.10 if running 12.04 sometimes newer version fix bugs other time they reintroduce bugs[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_regression tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
moving to moree
I am moving to Moree from lightning ridge I am wondering if there are any linux/ubuntu user-groups in moree? or even retro-computer user-groups? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
gamepad hotkey program
I am looking for a program witch allows me to assign a hotkey to my gamepad the program I am using already use the gamepad, but there are on screen buttons that I would like to use --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ninemsn catchup
--- On Wed, 27/6/12, Paul Gear p...@libertysys.com.au wrote: Reminds me of a comic my wife showed me today: http://bradcolbow.com/archive/view/the_brads_why_drm_doesnt_work/?p=205 The content publishers are facing a fundamental issue here: the infrastructure to support their Digital Restrictions Management is far more complex than the product it is restricting, meaning that the user experience (even on supported platforms) is bad. I like the way Cisco Press is doing their eBooks (not quite the same thing as TV catch-ups, i know): when i buy an ebook, i get a DRM-free PDF or ePUB file with my name in it as a watermark. And the books are pretty cheap, too. Gives me lots of incentive to buy from them over their competitors, and i know that the files are going to work with whatever device i care to put them on. Paul reminds me of http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
ninemsn catchup
I am having trouble with ninemsn catchup, I cant watch a show I have installed Silverlight/Moonlight I have disable my firewall on my router i dont know what more I can do? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ninemsn catchup
--- On Wed, 27/6/12, David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: ninemsn catchup To: David James da...@kvr.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 27 June, 2012, 8:25 AM Hehe.. nice one Dave. Tom I think I see your problem and to fix it you should uninstall silverlight and re-enable your firewall.I decide to bittrorrent the show and forget about ninemsn catch again tom On Jun 27, 2012 1:09 AM, David James da...@kvr.com.au wrote: I'd be surprised if you didn't have trouble tbh. This is as far as I went with ninemsn: http://ikt.id.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lolsilverlight.png :) - David On 26/06/12 16:06, Tom Sparks wrote: I am having trouble with ninemsn catchup, I cant watch a show I have installed Silverlight/Moonlight I have disable my firewall on my router i dont know what more I can do? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -Inline Attachment Follows- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
bandwidth/usage management program
I am looking for a bandwidth/usage management program I have two differenet requerments: 1: for use with a pre-paid 3g internet (I want to limited Mb usage per day) 2: to limited the seedbox (bittorrent/usenet) internet usage without having to ajust each program, while allow internal speeds to remain uneffected --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
virus phone call scam: question/wacky replies
'We have been getting phone calls say your computer has a problem... Most time I just hand up. But I've been think of give these caller a 10 question or some wacky replies 1 What Operating System I am I using? 2 What's my local/network IP address? 3 What's my router's IP address? 4 What's my Internet IP address? * Must be my Atari 2600, How did that get on the Internet? * let me drag out my PDP-10 do you want to debug that for me? * Where my ARPANET IMP? ' I am wondering what question or wacky replies would you come up with? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: virus phone call scam: question/wacky replies
--- On Wed, 20/6/12, Boden Matthews boden.matth...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boden Matthews boden.matth...@gmail.com Subject: Re: virus phone call scam: question/wacky replies To: Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 20 June, 2012, 11:24 PM On notes to the VM, I have a Vista VM setup that I made to look like an actual PC - wallpaper, desktop covered in crap, shittons of bloatware and no antivirus. Whenever they call next, I'm going to have some fun with them :) Regards, Boden Matthews, http://bodenm.wordpress.com record it for us :) --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do On 20 June 2012 22:46, Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com wrote: On 20/06/12 22:20, Tom Sparks wrote: 'We have been getting phone calls say your computer has a problem... Most time I just hand up. But I've been think of give these caller a 10 question or some wacky replies ... I am wondering what question or wacky replies would you come up with? One night I tied them up for almost an hour. I just played along being a really stupid user. The most annoying this was that my credit card was flagged as stolen just days before, I wanted to give them the number to pay for their services, but they wouldn't take it until they were done. I couldn't get an XP VM installed in time for them to login to it. In the end I told them that they had called an IT consultant and that I had enough information to track them down. During the call they gave me a callback number which I tried from my mobile to see if it was legit, it worked during the call and immediately after it, 20 mins later it stopped working. Based on some research it was a SkypeIn number. I also reported them to GoToMyPC or whatever service they were using for the remote login, I got a positive response from them in a few hours. I have never got a virus call since. Every time you string them along it is a lot potential victims they can't call because they are busy with you. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -Inline Attachment Follows- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
looking for a low-polygon modeller
I am looking for a low-polygon modeller that can do models/images like snes star fox? Wings3D may be able to do the modelling, but without communtiy forums, I cant ask :( --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Church of Linux
I am looking for more information about the Church of Linux Is there a webstie to sign-up to? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
internet filtering options
I looking at internet filtering options for work, we have 10 computer running windows XP/vista, the filter well need to be transparent/forced because we have public laptops that connect to the network. what are my options? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: internet filtering options
--- On Sat, 10/3/12, Paul Gear p...@libertysys.com.au wrote: From: Paul Gear p...@libertysys.com.au Subject: Re: internet filtering options To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Saturday, 10 March, 2012, 10:17 PM On 10/03/12 19:40, Dave Hall wrote: Dear Senator Conroy, On 10/03/12 20:22, Tom Sparks wrote: snip Another similar one to OpenDNS is Dyn's Internet Guide (http://dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/). They are both a quick easy way to add basic filtering, both have the ability to add whitelists blacklists. Nowadays, hosted solutions like these are a better choice for most sites than locally-hosted solutions; the benefit of protection against common malware sites with almost no effort is pretty compelling, IMO. this dyn's internet guide looks interesting as I only need to change the routers DNS server addresses :) Paul tom -Inline Attachment Follows- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Drum roll please..............
thumbs up :) looks good :) --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do - Original Message - From: Jared Norris jrnor...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2011 7:39 PM Subject: Drum roll please.. G ood evening all, We've just brought the new look website live as of about 5 minutes ago. If anyone would like to have a look and give some feedback please do please use http://www.ubuntu.org.au site as the .com.au site currently isn't mirrored yet. Bearing in mind we're in it's infancy please be gentle on content and other easily changed items as that can be modified by website admins at any stage. On that note, what do you think? -- Regards, Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
[xubuntu] computer going to sleep
I am trying to erase the hard drive and install xubuntu 10.04 I boot into the liveCD when I select the xfce menu the system goes to sleep or when installing, I get to ready to install screen, click next/install, then system goes to sleep I dont know how to debug this issue? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
VOIP meettings
On the IRC, I asked about uisng VOIP for the meeting there were a few unanswered question: 1. A open service that can carter to group calls 20 or so people at once? 2. Do people has enough bandwidth to support VOIP? 3. Would VOIP be used? -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011 6:26 PM On 8 November 2011 18:20, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011 6:02 PM Subject: Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction Sounds like they could replace their paper use with a website. that's what thought would work on our internal network Sure there is no reason why you couldn't host the webpage on your internal network only. Create a website, run Apache on a local machine with a static IP and you are pretty much done.. done as our inventory manager and customer database is using a lampp setup snip there is no ordering via phone/internet allowed Without further information that seems like a strange restriction.orders can only be made in person these device are going to be give to the customer while they walk around the tables and make the order currently we use a clipboard with 3 pages, 1 pen, 1 number Card the question still remains Can I replace the clipboards and papers with eReaders? tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:45 AM eReaders probably wouldn't work. They're pretty flimsy, and most don't have keyboards (unless you wanna fork out for a Kindle Keyboard). What about some cheap Android tablets? You can put Quickoffice on them for spreadsheet editing. the touchscreen/stylus ones look more suited I am looking at a HTML form with a group of checkboxes and maybe a canvas element for sigtures tom Regards, Boden Matthews, http://bodenm.wordpress.com On 9 November 2011 10:07, Bevin Watson bevin_wat...@optusnet.com.au wrote: these device are going to be give to the customer while they walk around the tables and make the order currently we use a clipboard with 3 pages, 1 pen, 1 number Card the question still remains Can I replace the clipboards and papers with eReaders? Maybe you should test the process first. Knock up a little spreadsheet, put it on the reader and walk around and order some product and get it picked and packed. Then compare it to using paper and pencil. I suspect in a non-automated warehouse and a range of staff, the paper will win. I also suspect paper is less environmentally damaging than electronics. Paper also has longer battery life. Not as much fun though .. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
I am current work at the food bank on Thursdays (9:30 - 12:30) I am noticing we are using lots of paper (90+ pages per day) I am wondering if these ebook readers are can help us reduce our paper usage? How foolproof are they? PS: We are print on the backside of the paper -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011 5:18 PM Subject: Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction What are they using the paper for? Order form (3 pages) and application for membership form (3 pages) the order are packed while they wait On 8 November 2011 17:11, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: I am current work at the food bank on Thursdays (9:30 - 12:30) I am noticing we are using lots of paper (90+ pages per day) I am wondering if these ebook readers are can help us reduce our paper usage? How foolproof are they? PS: We are print on the backside of the paper -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Digital Certificates for VPN
I am wondering what is the easy way to create some Digital Certificates for VPN setup I am looking at one server, two or more clients I have a OpenPGP key if that worth anything to VPN -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
mail merge porgram
I am looking for a command line mail merge program that can support barcodes (Code 128), that I can run ever 15 minutes and it sends the resulting file to my printer I am using windows XP :( , and I have xampp installed Are there any such programs? --- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
video documenting of events
sorry, my system locked up while trying to access justin.tv :( so what was decided? -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only)-- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Inventory management software
I am looking for a Inventory management software that is lampp based all I need is * UPC number (barcode) * Product Name * Quantity * Notes * low stock notices/email * import/export data -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Inventory management software (for a food bank)
- Original Message - From: danyj028@gmail danyj028@gmail To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Cc: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2011 11:11 PM Subject: Re: Inventory management software On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:11:23 -0700 (PDT) Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: I am looking for a Inventory management software that is lampp based all I need is * UPC number (barcode) * Product Name * Quantity * Notes * low stock notices/email * import/export data You may gave a look at the ERP software in the repository: Stuff like WebERP or OpenERP. There are a few heavy stuff like Adempiere and OpenBravo (Java based though) I looked at the those ones and they have too much extra junk for a small food bank -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Missing Ethernet Port
--- On Sun, 17/7/11, David Bowskill david...@tpg.com.au wrote: From: David Bowskill david...@tpg.com.au Subject: Missing Ethernet Port To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Sunday, 17 July, 2011, 2:14 PM Hello All I have a problem when installing Ubuntu 10.04 on a Friends Laptop. I have already installed 10.04 with no trouble on my desk top and lap top. In a terminal ifconfig eth0 shows 'eth0' to be present on both my machines but absent on the Friends laptop (there is also no eth1 etc). The Friends laptop connects to the Internet OK on Windows 7 but because of the absence of 'eth0' fails to connect with Ubuntu. Can anybody tell me how to fix this ? Thanks in advance David B tell us a little the make and model of your friends computer What dose lspci and lsusb report on his computer? send us the dmesg file from his coomputer? -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
new cutter/plotter
I have just go a new cutter/plotter (CUTOK DC330) there are no drivers, the print supports the HPGL/DMPL how do I get CUPS to accept it? lsusb Bus 002 Device 002: ID 4348:5584 WinChipHead CH34x printer adapter cable /var/log/* Jul 6 13:09:30 tom-laptop kernel: [ 3774.430341] usblp0: USB Unidirectional printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0 proto 1 vid 0x4348 pid 0x5584 -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: compiling d1x-rebirth (Descent source port) for ubuntu 10.04
--- On Sun, 3/7/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: Received: Sunday, 3 July, 2011, 12:47 PM Well the dependency is an installable package: sudo apt-get install libpulse-dev tom@tom-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install libpulse-dev sniped The following packages have unmet dependencies: libpulse-dev: Depends: libpulse0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed Depends: libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed Depends: libpulse-browse0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed should do it Chris -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) - Original Message From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sun, 3 July, 2011 9:25:49 AM Subject: compiling d1x-rebirth (Descent source port) for ubuntu 10.04 I am trying to compile d1x-rebirth[1] for ubuntu 10.04 here is the list of packages I need to install before i can compile dx1-rebirth gcc scons libsdl1.2-dev libphysfs-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libglu1-mesa-dev but i get stopped by unresolvable depends error libsdl1.2-dev: Depends: libpulse-dev but it is not going to be installed libsdl-mixer1.2-dev: Depends: libsdl1.2-dev but it is not going to be installed Depends: libsmpeg-dev but it is not going to be installed I has asked about the issue on dxx-rebirths forums at [2], still waiting a reply [1] http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ [2] http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/frm/index.php/topic,1004.0.html -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
[solved] Re: compiling d1x-rebirth (Descent source port) for ubuntu 10.04
--- On Mon, 4/7/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: compiling d1x-rebirth (Descent source port) for ubuntu 10.04 To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Monday, 4 July, 2011, 1:13 PM - Original Message From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Mon, 4 July, 2011 12:29:03 PM Subject: Re: compiling d1x-rebirth (Descent source port) for ubuntu 10.04 tom@tom-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install libpulse-dev sniped The following packages have unmet dependencies: libpulse-dev: Depends: libpulse0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed Depends: libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed Depends: libpulse-browse0 (= 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14) but 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14.1 is to be installed --- Hi Tom, it seems that the development packages (-dev) are broken in some way I updated ubuntu to 10.10, the dependencies installed, complied, yay! I am playing descent -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: [left-uncompleted] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
I have decided to turn the computer off after running disk check for close 24 hours, and let her warranty Mob deal with the hard drive issue :( dud number 2 :( -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) --- On Mon, 27/6/11, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Received: Monday, 27 June, 2011, 1:30 AM --- On Sun, 26/6/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Sunday, 26 June, 2011, 11:02 PM - Original Message From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au To: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sun, 26 June, 2011 10:04:06 PM Subject: re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 Xubuntu 11.04 works, I think the CD is reporting itself as xubuntu 10.04 (strange) That's odd, I recently installed Xubuntu and it seemed to be reporting as 11.04. In what area did it say it was 10.04? near the Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key, i'll have to check when check disk finishes if ever Glad it seems to be working for you however. gparted has reported the hard drive has bad sectors in NTFS filesystem :( Noo! You Microsoft bastards me strangle the air, where is my Windows XP CD.. Actually, bad sectors may be indicating a problem with the hard drive. It would really pay to look at the Smart status of the drive and keep close tabs on it. Also do regular backups of any important data. I hope is not another dud computer for her (first dud was RAM corruption issue) :( do these centrelink/job networks give out dud computers? Chris -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
--- On Sun, 26/6/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: You could try Lubuntu or Xubuntu 11.04 just to see if the problem is still there in an 11.04 kernel. Lubuntu is a little light for me, but it might be perfect for a P4 machine if it works. Xubuntu 11.04 works, I think the CD is reporting itself as xubuntu 10.04 (strange) gparted has reported the hard drive has bad sectors in NTFS filesystem :( Noo! You Microsoft bastards me strangle the air, where is my Windows XP CD.. found it, now run chkdsk /p waiting, waiting. Chris. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
--- On Sun, 26/6/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Sunday, 26 June, 2011, 11:02 PM - Original Message From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au To: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sun, 26 June, 2011 10:04:06 PM Subject: re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 Xubuntu 11.04 works, I think the CD is reporting itself as xubuntu 10.04 (strange) That's odd, I recently installed Xubuntu and it seemed to be reporting as 11.04. In what area did it say it was 10.04? near the Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key, i'll have to check when check disk finishes if ever Glad it seems to be working for you however. gparted has reported the hard drive has bad sectors in NTFS filesystem :( Noo! You Microsoft bastards me strangle the air, where is my Windows XP CD.. Actually, bad sectors may be indicating a problem with the hard drive. It would really pay to look at the Smart status of the drive and keep close tabs on it. Also do regular backups of any important data. I hope is not another dud computer for her (first dud was RAM corruption issue) :( do these centrelink/job networks give out dud computers? Chris -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
--- On Fri, 24/6/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: How much RAM do you have? Acer shipped some of these units with a really stingy amount of RAM, like 256Mb or even 128Mb. If this is the case I can offer some suggestions about how to get the machine working with a 'buntu distro. RAM: 2Gb this the error message I get acer-wmi: no or unsupported wmi interface I also tried disabling apci with apci=off no luck screensaver works :) I have booted Knoppix, it works, I read the how to installing to hard drive and said F*** THAT tom Chris. - Original Message From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Fri, 24 June, 2011 5:49:54 PM Subject: installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 I am attempting to install xubuntu 10.04 on Acer Veriton 2800 the live CD (10.04) stalls/crash just before the gui loads, but the mouse cursor is displayed i've just left the computer on, the monitor went into power saving mode when I move the mouse the xubuntu background image is displayed, but with no menu bar -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Planet AU
--- On Sat, 25/6/11, Benjamin Donald-Wilson benonsoftw...@gmail.com wrote: Hay all, I was just wondering how do we get our blog on planet.ubuntu-au.com.au? that website you pointed to is dead, are meaning this website http://planet.ubuntu.org.au/ ? if so read the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2011-March/007036.html -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
I am attempting to install xubuntu 10.04 on Acer Veriton 2800 the live CD (10.04) stalls/crash just before the gui loads, but the mouse cursor is displayed i've just left the computer on, the monitor went into power saving mode when I move the mouse the xubuntu background image is displayed, but with no menu bar -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
[Solved] 3g modem issue (MF668)
the 3g modem was NOT activated, D'oh! -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: 3g modem issue (MF668)
--- On Sat, 11/6/11, Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Chris Robinson fabricat...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: 3g modem issue (MF668) To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Saturday, 11 June, 2011, 10:59 AM * I am think they are living in a black spot, they use moblie phones so that seams unlikely Not really, being able to talk on a mobile phone and being able to use 3G are completely different issues. In my experience if you have anything less than 50% signal strength your ability to use 3G can be seriously compromised, or non-existent. the connection manager (software) show four or five bars of signal strength were they live they can't get a land line and he needs Internet for his home work -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
3g modem issue (MF668)
We have just got a 3g modem (Telstra prepaid) for our friend's birthday I think it is a Elite MF668 modem the modem connect to the network including getting an IP address the modem sends packets to the network, but dose not get any back firefox/IE can't connect to google.com.au the computer also got on his birthday is running Vista business (the best option of the two evils) * I am think they are living in a black spot, they use moblie phones so that seams unlikely * outdate drivers what else would explain these symptoms? -- tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Team Wiki Header
--- On Thu, 23/12/10, Jared Norris jrnor...@gmail.com wrote: Good evening Ubuntu-AU'ers, Harking back a few meetings ago there was some debate over the style of the front page of the team wiki - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam - as to whether is should be a table or text. To this end I quickly knocked up a bit of a header to try and make some quick links easier to get to. Now I have had some time I have gone and made a proper header for the team page. If you could please give me some constructive feedback that would be appreciated. For example are there any quick links you think I need to add? i like it tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Post-meeting Mail
--- On Sat, 18/12/10, Michael Chesterton che...@chesterton.id.au wrote: Ryan Macnish wrote: Ok, so i will leave the issue of the IRC structure alone, its clear that some of the loco veterans dont want change, even for the benefit of the loco. But also if i bring it up again i may get kicked from the loco. So now we have that sorted, i am agreeing not to bring up any more issues about the loco that need discussing, because its evident that some people in the loco are disturbed by this. So you will hear no more complaints nor see any more action from me on this front. I think the above email is a big part in why the team lost status, and it has set back the reinstate a long time. And it's not nisshh's fault, not one bit. As for the social stuff, if everyone just announces meetings and events on the social platform of their choice (be that facebook, identica, diaspora or whatever) then people will re-tweet it and know about it, so we may get more activity and participation. Even things like Urban Terror and stuff should be announced. This is a great idea, it will attract more people, more energy, create more events, except the new people will hit the same wall nisshh hit and nothing will change. I would care except there are so many other really fun and vibrant open source related groups in Sydney (where I live) that aren't affiliated with a company. I believe other states are in a similar position, or could be soon. the more I read about the ubuntu-au community going downhill (losing of our offical loco status) , the more I feel some people may not be following the Ubuntu Code of Conduct witch is sad to say :( tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: mythtv and bigpond router headace
--- On Thu Dec 9 20:03:56 GMT 2010, Paul Gear p...@libertysys.com.au wrote: Hi Tom, It's going to take a bit more information to get to the bottom of your problem. On 09/12/10 17:43, Tom Sparks wrote: I have an issue with my bigpond router Which make model is it? Thomson TG782T (software 8.2.3.8) the following happens when I lest expected it (it could be days or weeks after I confirmed it working) * the mythtv stops updating it's TV guide * the dynamic dns server dose not get update with the IP address changes and my free account get deleted if it is not upadted within 30 days As Scott suggested, using ddclient from the mythtv system is a more reliable, more debuggable solution. DynDNS.com always recommend software clients over router-based clients. I have a ddclient running on mythtv system * my external web/ssh access failed to get forwarded to the mythtv (times out) One possibility is that you're getting attacked by ssh brute-forcing worms (which try to crack user names passwords by repeated guesses), and the router is simply blocking the port/IP after a certain number of attempts. Rather than turning off the anti-DDoS feature in the router, suggested workaround is to a) forward a different port to the ssh port of the internal machine and b) use public key authentication only. I currently use public key authentication for ssh access it feels like it falls apart inside the telstra network from what traceroute reports traceroute to DNS name removed (IP address removed), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 BigPond.BigPond (10.0.0.138) 6.714 ms 5.932 ms 5.468 ms 2 172.18.208.9 (172.18.208.9) 44.903 ms 46.556 ms 49.225 ms 3 172.18.66.194 (172.18.66.194) 50.411 ms 52.953 ms 54.228 ms 4 172.18.239.137 (172.18.239.137) 56.578 ms 59.434 ms 60.727 ms 5 Bundle-Ether10.chw48.Sydney.telstra.net (203.45.17.13) 63.511 ms 65.377 ms 67.572 ms 6 Bundle-Ether6.chw-core2.Sydney.telstra.net (203.50.6.153) 69.894 ms 67.437 ms 69.637 ms 7 Pos0-0-0-0.woo-core1.Brisbane.telstra.net (203.50.6.202) 75.917 ms 55.172 ms 55.585 ms 8 Bundle-Ether1.woo9.Brisbane.telstra.net (203.50.44.10) 58.988 ms 59.986 ms 61.619 ms 9 telstr745.lnk.telstra.net (203.45.53.242) 63.902 ms 66.337 ms 68.241 ms 10 * * * 11 * * * 12 * * * 13 * * * 14 * * * 15 * * * 16 * * * 17 * * * 18 * * * 19 * * * 20 * * * 21 * * * 22 * * * 23 * * * 24 * * * 25 * * * 26 * * * 27 * * * 28 * * * 29 * * * 30 * * * I have mythtv computer connected to a bigpond wireless router via the ethernet cable (though it could be the WIFI network WPA timing out) Check /var/log/syslog on the mythtv system to see if there are wifi disconnects. by the time I travel up to warwick to see the logs they have been deleted must setup a cronjob to email the logs to me weekly I have hard wired the computer to the router with a ethernet cable ever time I conect to the network with a laptop, I can access the internet, access the mythtv web interface, rsync the video to my laptop I leave with everything working. tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do PS: I have give up with bigponds tech support You and everyone else in the known universe. :-) Unless there is no other option, i always disrecommend Bigpond. we would have been with iinet, if they could offer internet access at lightning ridge (on camp site), so we canceled our QLD one also, regret it now we are on a 24 months contract and they are removed the freezone area :( PSS: I have no access to the router as it is in a different state If that is the case, it would be advisable to set up a VPN (i use OpenVPN) or an ssh port forward which would allow you to get to the router's internal interface securely via your external connection. Hope this has given you some ideas. Regards, Paul tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
mythtv and bigpond router headace
I have an issue with my bigpond router the following happens when I lest expected it (it could be days or weeks after I confirmed it working) * the mythtv stops updating it's TV guide * the dynamic dns server dose not get update with the IP address changes and my free account get deleted if it is not upadted within 30 days * my external web/ssh access failed to get forwarded to the mythtv (times out) I have mythtv computer connected to a bigpond wireless router via the ethernet cable (though it could be the WIFI network WPA timing out) ever time I conect to the network with a laptop, I can access the internet, access the mythtv web interface, rsync the video to my laptop I leave with everything working. tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do PS: I have give up with bigponds tech support PSS: I have no access to the router as it is in a different state -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: multi-OS usb hard drive
--- On Fri, 29/10/10, Dale quail.li...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, Have a look into a little program called 'unetbootin'[1] it too can be run off of a usb device, but if iirc it should be in the Ubuntu repository. [1] http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ - -- Best Regards Dale I have tryed unbootin, but it fails to install syslinux[1] on my usb hard drive [1] http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
ubuntu flyers with space for a business stamp
I am looking for ubuntu flyers that has space for a business stamp? something like this http://stampingplace.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/freebrads.png tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
multi-OS usb hard drive
I would like to create a multi-OS usb hard drive these are the OS I am looking at installing on the usb hard drive * Xubuntu live CD * Xubuntu/ubuntu elephel camera / panoram tools (http://wiki.elphel.com/index.php?title=Elphel_Software_Kit_for_Ubuntu) * KXlight based on Knoppix Debian ( http://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/) * AROS (http://aros.sourceforge.net/) I dont know where to start besides downloading the OS's? tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: setup a Loco
--- On Wed, 27/10/10, Jared Norris jrnor...@gmail.com wrote: Tom, First off, GREAT WORK. Secondly, thanks for coming to us for help when you weren't sure. I am volunteering at a Internet cafe as their on-site software technical support and other software issues people bring in their computers for me to look at, mostly, I am able to convert them to use xubuntu (witch I have a LiveCD of) when their MS windows is unbootable without reinstall it (had this issue with a windows Vista system yesterday and today) currently I am thinking of putting some flyers around to gauge the response Regards, Jared Norris https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
setup a Loco
I have been converting people to runing ubuntu in my local area :) I am starting to think about setting up a Loco tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: setup a Loco
--- On Wed, 27/10/10, Joel Pickett jpick...@une.edu.au wrote: I have been converting people to runing ubuntu in my local area :) I am starting to think about setting up a Loco tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do Well it wouldn't hurt to tell us where you are, generally speaking. lightning ridge, walget shire How many people have you got willing to help? it just me, I have converted 4-5+ people into using ubuntu --- On Wed, 27/10/10, Ryan Macnish nisshh.ubu...@gmail.com wrote: There is no point setting up a seperate loco, we already have one, it just needs re-approving. I was not think of a seperate loco, but a branch loco Ryan Macnish tom_a_sparks It's a nerdy thing I like to do -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: substitute for flash on linux 10.04 (desktop)
--- On Mon, 13/9/10, dooseyboy dooseyboy...@hotmail.com wrote: From: dooseyboy dooseyboy...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: substitute for flash on linux 10.04 (desktop) To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Monday, 13 September, 2010, 10:35 PM an adobe flash alternative would be cool. also do you know of a hotspot shield like product that would allow me to use a torrent around my schools blocker? sorry that could be illegal tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
setting up IR receiver
I hae just got a IR receiver from http://twistedmelon.com/mira/ I have used mythtv-control-center to configure the software In the termail I have typed irw I then press some buttons on the remote (the led light flashs on the remote), noneting comes up on screen I then press control+C to exit the program how do I get the IR receiver working? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
transparent file compression
I have a folder with 20+ GB I am looking a compressing the folder and I want the file to be accessable without extracting them first? what are my options? tom_a_sparks PS: I also want to be able to add files to the compression also -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: How many linux users?
--- On Sun, 25/7/10, Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 25/07/10 22:48, IKT wrote: On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 25/07/10 22:01, Tom Sparks wrote: if there are 12 million ubuntu users How many linux users are there? You asking this because you have a school project to complete or because you are a seeker of truth and a statistics zealot? :-) . Maybe because he's curious? http://tinyurl.com/23yg4ow ;) http://tinyurl.com/3yfvvwy ;) Curiosity killed the cat :-) . Installing Ubuntu brought it back :-) . just curious, with those numbers, no wonder MS want to kill it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_adoption has figures that could be usefull tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
How many linux users?
if there are 12 million ubuntu users How many linux users are there? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Help adapting poster for aussie use.
I would like to see a group of flyers that I can put around my house :) Framed Ubuntu art work? this house runs on ubuntu based computers :) tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak snip On 23 July 2010 16:09, MoLE moleonthehill+ubuntu...@gmail.commoleonthehill%2bubuntu...@gmail.com wrote: Afternoon all. I'd like to do some subtle promotion in my local area (community nocticeboards etc), so I had a look at the spreadubuntu site, which has a decent list of resources. I had my eye on this one, which clearly was made for the ubuntu-uk LoCo. http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/en/material/poster/your-free-alternative-v2-ink-saving Unfortunately I am cursed with major FAIL using scribus. I can't figure out how to change the text layers. Given that it supposedly has a multilingual text layer file, I thought that the best way to do it would be to add another text layer (en-au) and modify the contact details to suit our LoCo. Are there any scribus gurus out there who can point me in the right direction or help me out? Obviously this would help all of us who want to promote ubuntu locally. TIA MoLE -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
fixing up corrupt VNC server setup
I have just corrupted my VNC server setup the error I get is contection to host was reset When I run vnc4server I get warning: host:1 was taken because /tmp/.X1-lock I dont know how to get my VNC server run again help me please? PS: only have ssh access, and I have no clue how to use vi tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: fixing up corrupt VNC server setup
--- On Sat, 24/7/10, George Patterson george.patter...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, Have you tried deleting the lock file? If you are certain that the process is not deleted, you can delete the lock file. jump for joy :) delete another file next step how do I make run it automatically when I reboot the system? And why dose the menu have more options on it than my normal xubuntu menu? tom sparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Why haven't we seen this?
--- On Fri, 23/7/10, Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au wrote: From: Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au Subject: Why haven't we seen this? To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Friday, 23 July, 2010, 2:18 PM FWDed from another Ubuntu mail list: QUOTE So much goodness where has this been hiding? http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/best-advert-for-ubuntu-you-probably.html?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29 UNQUOTE I find it good that Dell has the balls to install ubuntu on their computers I am waiting for the TV campain. tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
[liveCD] laptop external screen only
I have a laptop, that the LCD screen has got damaged (can't be used) how do I get the LiveCD to use the external screen plug in the vga port? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: DVB card
--- On Wed, 14/7/10, Tony Addis tonyad...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tony Addis tonyad...@gmail.com Subject: DVB card To: Ubuntu forum ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 14 July, 2010, 4:49 PM Hi, I want to run Me TV and am not sure if I have a DVB card on my computer, how do I find out? Run meTV Tony -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Securing computer (rsync, vnc and web site)
--- On Sat, 26/6/10, Morgan Storey m...@morganstorey.com wrote: I agree with tunnelling VNC and rsync over SSH. Some other ideas; you could also tunnel the web interface over ssh, but it is not always do-able. You could also look at using https with ssl/tls on the Apache install and use certificate based authentication with a password still on the site. do you know of an CA ( certificate authority ) that dose NOT charge like a wounded bull :) But that maybe overboard for just a simple home setup. Not when I start sucking down unused bandwidth, bittorrent anyone? :) I have two internet accounts, my family use one in 15 days, and other one sits unused excepted mythtv program guide downloading tom tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Securing computer (rsync, vnc and web site)
I have a computer that I run mythtv on I want to secure the remote access options I have VNC I have a website (mythtv's mythweb), currently I use a username/password I am looking at setting up rsync server What are my options? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Compulsory Computer protection
Australians could be forced to install anti-virus protection on their computers and have their access to the internet shut down if they did not remove software infections, under a proposed crackdown on cyber crime. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/compulsory-computer-protection-mooted/1865797.aspx?storypage=1 Whats you option? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
ubuntu for Internet cafe update
snip I have xubuntu running on one of the computers via LiveCD :) next step zorin OS downloading. tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Fri, 18/6/10, Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com wrote: From: Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Friday, 18 June, 2010, 7:55 PM On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 21:27 -0700, Tom Sparks wrote: --- On Fri, 18/6/10, Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com wrote: I run an ubuntu powered internet cafe for a small town in country Victoria. They are currently running Hardy on 3 P4s. snip I am only there two day a week, and currently I have no support to setup a ubuntu computer from management, currently we have 5 computer running win XP or 2003, I am hoping to get one of them running ubuntu, but I want to prove the idea to management. I have left the machines and gone overseas for 2 months to return 2 working perfectly and 1 having a firefox profile locked. Got an old junk PC lying around? Run it up with ubuntu and demo that. dd the disk onto the other machines if they accept it. what I am think is doing a custom liveCD (remove everything except firefox, VLC, openoffice and installing flash and all the media codec) the reason why I chosen Zorin OS is because of the windows-like GUI (no reteaching the customers) and it is based on ubuntu I have been noticing I have been using my ubuntu netbook more and more for basic thing like virus scanning usb-sticks (when the windows computers decide to reboot upon inserting the stick) I have yet to test if the computers can boot off a usb stick/CD-ROM (crossing my fingers) noticed the F1 option for the boot menu :) the printer could also be an issue, I know is RICOH Aficio connected to the network I am the only one with knowledge of using ubuntu, so I'll have to boot the computer into ubuntu when i get there and reboot it back into windows when I leave for the day tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
sorry, for the late reply the more I think about a custom Distro, may be the best option something based on Zorin OS (http://zorin-os.webs.com/) so how hard is to create a custom Distro? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Fri, 18/6/10, David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Friday, 18 June, 2010, 3:27 AM On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: sorry, for the late reply the more I think about a custom Distro, may be the best option something based on Zorin OS (http://zorin-os.webs.com/) so how hard is to create a custom Distro? Ohhh dear. Tom, please don't go there and guys, please just let this slide. I am the only one who is want a ubnutu system at the internet cafe, and the only way is to demo it in the wild, but I don't want to keep repeating the same steps (download this, download that) so what about a custom liveCD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization ) ? or should I just look at persistent image? -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Fri, 18/6/10, Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com wrote: From: Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Friday, 18 June, 2010, 1:45 PM Hi Tom, On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 18:47 -0700, Tom Sparks wrote: I am the only one who is want a ubnutu system at the internet cafe, and the only way is to demo it in the wild, but I don't want to keep repeating the same steps (download this, download that) so what about a custom liveCD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization ) ? or should I just look at persistent image? I run an ubuntu powered internet cafe for a small town in country Victoria. They are currently running Hardy on 3 P4s. snip I am only there two day a week, and currently I have no support to setup a ubuntu computer from management, currently we have 5 computer running win XP or 2003, I am hoping to get one of them running ubuntu, but I want to prove the idea to management. tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Tue, 15/6/10, David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Fawcett omniw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 15 June, 2010, 6:34 PM Hey Tom, If I was going to run an internet cafe (I'm assuming 15-20 users at once here) and wanted to restrict what my users could do with the PCs then I would consider running a server and thin clients out to each of the desktops. diskless version could do the same and can play videos locally We only have 6 computers that the public can use running windows XP/2003 I am getting the feeling that they want to upgrade them to vista :( I would like to install one with ubuntu (but I cant see that happening) tom sparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Tue, 15/6/10, Paul Schulz p...@mawsonlakes.org wrote: From: Paul Schulz p...@mawsonlakes.org Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 15 June, 2010, 10:21 AM You can install Ubuntu on a USB stick and boot from that. - unetbootin - General tool for putting an ISO image onto a USB stick - usb-createor-gkk (or -kde) - Ubuntu specific tool. so.. if you have an iso (CD or DVD) that does what you want, you can get to boot from from a USB stick (and possibly also a hard drive). This might help but tit isn't the whole solution. On the other hand, you could sell the Ubuntu-on-a-stick (4GB is apparently sufficient) and then they can take it away with them. Cheers, Paul snip I know about the Ubutu-on-a-* but I need to download a new ISO for ever update tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
ubuntu for Internet cafe
I am wondering if there is a version of ubuntu for an internet cafe? Is there a installable read-only (liveCD like) version of ubuntu? tom_a_sparks Light travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe
--- On Mon, 14/6/10, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: From: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au Received: Monday, 14 June, 2010, 10:37 AM --- On Sun, 13/6/10, Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au wrote: From: Basil Chupin blchu...@iinet.net.au Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Sunday, 13 June, 2010, 10:58 PM On 13/06/10 19:09, Tom Sparks wrote: I am wondering if there is a version of ubuntu for an internet cafe? Is there a installable read-only (liveCD like) version of ubuntu? I don't understandthe Ubuntu CD is a Live CD using which you can run Ubuntu to do most, but not all, things or you can install Ubuntu (Lucid for example) using this Live CD. You can even create a Live USB memory stick/flash drive (by using the Create Starup Disc) from an insallation of 10.04. What exactly are you asking help about? currently we use a program called Deep Freeze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Freeze_%28software%29 ) on our windows computers the close likeness I seen is the ubuntu LiveCD Is there a ubuntu like program? tom PS: sorry for relying to you off-list -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: setting up a user group
--- On Wed, 26/5/10, Andre Mangan andreman...@gmail.com wrote: From: Andre Mangan andreman...@gmail.com Subject: Re: setting up a user group To: ubuntu-au lists ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 26 May, 2010, 3:19 PM Here you go Tom, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto If you had stated where you are ... I am currently in Lightning ridge,NSW I have unofficial support from the Neighborhood center Its is going to a multi-platform group (main stream (windows/mac), alternate (linux), classic/retro (C64, amiga)) Andre PS: thank you for the off-list emails tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.
--- On Wed, 26/5/10, Paul Shirren shi...@shirro.com wrote: From: Paul Shirren shi...@shirro.com Subject: Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux. To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 26 May, 2010, 4:39 PM On 26/05/10 1:27 PM, Steven O'Reilly wrote: I'm not sure where to begin trying to fix that! snip The kids who are really forgotten and need a big hand live in remote indigenous communities and OLPCs are going to some of them - fully open source stack where it counts and hopefully will be appreciated. There is a lot people can do at a local level to engage with the community including schools and teachers and make a difference. Everyone loves TuxPaint, Inkscape, Audacity etc. With all these cloud computer options (facebook, myspace, youtube, etc) dose everyone need that latests computer for internet / word processing? no unless your are video editor, 3D modeller, etc Most computers are under used or sit idle the Operating System is becoming irrelevant and Microsoft is losing its strong-hold tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
setting up a user group
I have been debating setting up a user group in my local area for a while I currently help out at the neighborhood center/internet cafe two day a week What issues are there to setting up a user group? tom_a_sparks -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.
True enough, however, the netbook rollout program is last year's news. Launched in NSW by Julia Gillard in August 2009. Linux was considered. The planning that preceded the implementation claimed that the support costs for running Linux were too high where did that report come from? Microsofts questionable self funded reports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux#Total_cost_of_ownership or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studies_related_to_Microsoft) and that support for Microsoft was already established. only because windows is on every shop bought system The NSW Government (then Nathan Rees) listened to its IT experts and made a business agreement with MS to provide the software. How old are there IT experts and what computer traing have they got? Andre tom -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: speach / voice recognition
--- On Mon, 23/11/09, Peter Goggin petergog...@bigpond.com wrote: From: Peter Goggin petergog...@bigpond.com Subject: speach / voice recognition To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Monday, 23 November, 2009, 12:03 PM Are then any programs/extensions to allow voice recognition with the Open Office word processor? there is Sphinx, ISIP, Julius and HTK gnome has a a voice-control program that use sphinx tom sparks __ Win 1 of 4 Sony home entertainment packs thanks to Yahoo!7. Enter now: http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/ -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: LPI101/102 course
--- On Wed, 26/8/09, Frode Egeland egel...@gmail.com wrote: I suggest a RHCE will attract more attention, but an LPI 2 or 3 might also be worth it. Could the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) use LPI 1 as a prerequisite? I have not deiced if I am going to do LPI 2 and 3 also tom_a_sparks __ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au __ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
permission modification mysteries
i am trying to change the permission of a group of files but ever time I change the permission it snaps back i am at a lost, can anyone help? tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using properties to change the files ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Karl Goetz k...@kgoetz.id.au wrote: From: Karl Goetz k...@kgoetz.id.au Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 10:40 PM On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST) Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: i am trying to change the permission of a group of files but ever time I change the permission it snaps back i am at a lost, can anyone help? What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and what to? kk tom_a_sparks Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: linux hardware shops
we have apple shops, so why not linux shops? tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html - Original Message From: Matt Lye lyem...@gmail.com To: Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sunday, 25 January, 2009 10:50:10 AM Subject: Re: linux hardware shops The problem is there isnt Linux Hardware Almost every computer shop will sell the hardware you need, you just need to know what brands tend to have better support. Id recommend intel chipset, asus motherboard, an an Nvidia graphics card. That being said, there are many other viable options. You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor. No tree's were harmed during this transmission. However, a great number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Tom Sparks tom_a_spa...@yahoo.com.au wrote: are there any shops in qld that only sell linux hardware? tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
