Re: Looking for duplex help with my printer :-(
Steven W. Orr wrote: > On Saturday, Jul 19th 2008 at 21:10 -, quoth Brian Chabot: > =>I'd try: > => > =>> lp -o DuplexNoTumble filename > => > =>Brian > > I tried that. No go. Also, I don't know what Tumble or NoTumble means. Damn. Tumble/NoTumble I presume means whether you flip the page up to read the back or flip to the side. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Looking for duplex help with my printer :-(
Steven W. Orr wrote: > 720 > lpoptions -l > Duplex/Double-Sided Printing: DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble *None > My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that I should be able to say > > lp -o Duplex filename > > and it should come out double sided. > > It does not and I have no idea what to do from here. I'd try: > lp -o DuplexNoTumble filename Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Quick DNS perfromance measurement trick
Michael ODonnell wrote: >"aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd is POOR: 26 queries in 3.1 seconds from 1 ports with std > dev 0.00" > > That aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd address seems to be the (possibly NAT'd) IP > addr that the target site sees mentioned in the inbound packets; > I have no idea about the rest of it... It looks like a responding DNS server to me... whether the authoritative or (more likely) a cached one. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here are my results: > z.y.x.w.v.u.t.s.r.q.p.o.n.m.l.k.j.i.h.g.f.e.d.c.b.a.pt.dns-oarc.net. > "209.244.7.43 is POOR: 38 queries in 1.9 seconds from 2 ports with std dev > 0.94" $ host 209.244.7.43 43.7.244.209.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer keynote2.Phoenix1.Level3.net. $ My results: $ dig +short porttest.dns-oarc.net TXT z.y.x.w.v.u.t.s.r.q.p.o.n.m.l.k.j.i.h.g.f.e.d.c.b.a.pt.dns-oarc.net. "216.231.41.2 is GOOD: 26 queries in 0.6 seconds from 26 ports with std dev 18409.11" $ host 216.231.41.2 2.41.231.216.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer ns-legacy.speakeasy.net. $ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 216.254.95.2 nameserver 216.231.41.2 search datasquire.net $ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Favorite distros
Bill Mullen wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:59:32 -0400, > David Hardy wrote: > >> Serious question: favorite new Linux distro? Which will do media >> and amaze and stun the otherwise Winders crowd at various sites of >> various sizes? Anything from desktop to enterprise level. > > Mandriva 2008.1 Spring PowerPack. I'll stand up and second this. I use it extensively at Just Works. (Shameless plug: http://www.justworksnh.com - come visit and say hi!) > The various Mandriva One 2008.1 live CDs I have a few that I got for an install fest that never got off the ground. I can NOT recommend the Mandriva ONE 2008.1 for the general public. It has too many bugs and I have seen a different one crop up on every system I've installed it on. Most were minor, but big enough that a clueless noob will be frustrated and give up. My recommendation for the Powerpack stands though. It is amazing, robust, slick, and has some outstanding hardware compatibilities built in. I have licenses for sale for 2008.0 if anyone wants. Mention GNHLUG to me (2pm-close) and get a discount. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
OT: Was: Re: [HUMOR] $500 patch cable
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: > (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several > countries. > (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used > pursuant >to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus >Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis After mis-reading the punctuation in the second statement above, I could only ponder... Uhhh... Where can I license *my* Linus Torvalds? (It came across in my mental hearing as a colon, used as when reading a list of heraldric titles...) Ok... maybe I'm just tired. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Offline Search?
Thomas Charron wrote: > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Call me crazy, but isn't everything you described Google Desktop >>> itself?!?! >> I had exactly the same thought. >> Ooh, neat, didn't know Google had yum repos now... > > I think Brian underestimated the actual power of the Google Desktop > widgets. I personally use them while interacting with google itself, > but they also function offline standalone VERY well. > While Google Desktop would work with some minor tweaking, it's still not quite stand-alone. It requires an installation on each system. I suppose one option would be a stand-alone Apache installation for each OS and htdig, but that only indexes HTML and TXT files... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Offline Search?
>> Well, if we assume the computer is offline (which we've been asked >> to do)... and the software isn't on the drive... what good is having >> the search engine data going to do? :) > > Umm, I don't see that requirement anywhere in the thread. Did I > miss something? I probably should have been more clear: The intended use is to have a portable library of information with a searchable index. Such library needs to have a search client that is at least Win/Lin/Mac compatible. The indexing software should at least run in Linux (for my convenience...). Think of it as an unsorted compilation of tech manuals, marketing texts, reviews, etc. which can be brought to where it is needed (or replicated and sent) and used by non-technical users to retrieve data as needed. The end users would be remotely located often with no Internet access at all. Security risk? Sure. But manageable by controlling the original media, rather than just blindly sharing the drive. >> You may be willing to take that risk. Indeed, many apparently are >> willing to do so, or (more likely) are unaware of the risk they take. >> I, however, am not so comfortable. Maybe I'm paranoid, but then, on >> today's Internet, there really are people out to get you... The offline nature does significantly mitigate the risk. There is a possibility of putting the library (and application and index) on read-only media such as one or more DVD's once the data is relatively un-changing. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Offline Search?
Derek Atkins wrote: > Have you looked at Namazu? Functionally, it looks good... but it's definitely not a stand-alone application. http://www.namazu.org/doc/tutorial.html#prep-make I don't mind if I have to use a specific computer to index the files, but the query tool really needs to be stand-alone. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Offline Search?
Does anyone know of a decent offline, cross-platform search engine? What I'm looking for is something like Google Desktop http://desktop.google.com ...but for offline use. What I want to be able to do is dump a whole bunch of files into a directory (or sub-directories) and have an application that can search them for keywords, strings, etc. This means it would need to understand PDFs, DOCs, OpenOffice formatted docs, text, html, etc. The idea is to put it all on an external drive and be able to plug it in to any modern system (Linux, Windblows, Mac) and find what I'm looking for. So either Java or a ported application would work great. (I can't believe I'm actually advocating Java...) Even Perl would work, as it's available cross-platform. Ideally it would be a stand-alone application not requiring any installation of libs, DLLs, etc. Anyone know of such a beast? Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Good tool for archiving to media?
Bill McGonigle wrote: > From what I can tell from its website, RAR does much of this but > it's proprietary and patented and runs on Windows. rar and unrar are both available for Linux. http://www.rarlabs.com/download.htm It's also available from many mirrors as a .deb and .rpm Not open source, sure, but definitely available. Free. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
kded & artsd
I've been seeing odd behaviour... When idle (or mostly idle) for long periods, I get an occasional message popping up telling me that artsdaemon is being killed off because of CPU overload. Checking top, I see: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 4985 xxx 20 0 37984 13m 10m R 98.5 0.6 2626:45 kded ps aux shows: xxx 4985 7.4 0.6 37984 13460 ?RApr27 2627:21 kded [kdeinit] --new-startup kded hovers between 88 and 100% cpu while the rest of the system is essentially idle. Checking the docs, kded loads modules for KDE services. In order to make it less of a hog it is suggested you go into the KDE Control Center, open the Services Manager and disable unnecessary services. Disabling ALL possible services there nets me... ~3%. Literally, I have disabled all listed services, removed the pre-loading of Konqueror, and turned off the KDE Sound daemon. Now oddly, when the system is under load, kded seems to nice itself and kind of disappears from the top 5 lines in top. Anyone else seeing anything like this? btw, it's KDE version 3.5.7-38.3mdv2008.0 on Mandriva Powerpack 2008.0. uname -a shows: Linux [FQDN here] 2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv #1 SMP Mon Feb 11 13:53:50 EST 2008 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ GNU/Linux Any place else I should look? Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Alternatives to Comcast
On 5/21/08 10:21 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, you can. RJ-11 plugs fit nicely in RJ-45 jacks. Alas, this > is not likely to do what you want. In fact, when that ring voltage > comes in on the line... ZAP! Ethernet and POTS service can co-exist peacefully (at least in theory) on the same cable. Plugging an RJ-11 phone type device into just about any Ethernet port (switch or host) won't cause any issues. It was a conscious part of the Cat3 (and up) cabling design specs that the middle pair (pins 4/5 in an RJ45) not be used for network communications, so that your "ZAP" scenario was not a cause for concern. Ring voltage is only 90V, and most of these devices are designed to handle 600V+ spikes. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Palm vs other smart phones/PDAs
Tom Buskey wrote: > IMO, the original Palm UI and apps still hold up very well. I've been > using Palm with Unix since I got a Pilot 1000. I have a Blackberry for > work and my wife uses an iPhone. I keep an old Handspring Visor Pro handy, myself. I like that I can back it up to a CF card (with memplug) and not have to keep fresh batteries in it. It uses AAA batteries so when I need to use it, I install them and load my data from the CF card. It syncs fine in Linux, too. I used to own (among many other PDAs) a Palm Treo 350. (Actually, I still have it, but it's bricked at the moment...) and a phone accessory for the Visor. I recently got a Blackberry Curve 8320. I really like the chicklet keyboard and the vast range of communications options (Edge, GMRS, WiFi, Bluetooth) and the fact that I can sync it with KDE PIM and back it all up to my hard drive. Even better is Google's support for calendar sync and Blackberry's lightening fast push email. With J2ME there are a lot of apps available, though not as many free ones as with the older Palm OS. I do wish the Blackberry's development kit was a little more open (and Linux compatible) but again, there is the option of generic J2ME. > I find the other devices don't improve on the basic apps and in the case > of the Blackberry's calendar, fall short. Yes, the internal calendar alone does fall short. BUT... the Google Calendar sync is quite nice. > Palm hasn't updated it significantly. They've made a number of abortive > attempts at modernizing the OS to a Linux based one. They have added > web browsing and phone use. Palm dropped the ball IMO when they split their hardware and software groups apart. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer repair shop
Karl Hergenrother wrote: > My wife's 3 year old Toshiba Satellite laptop has had intermittent > charging problems. I have replaced its battery, but that didn't help. > Right now it will not charge at all. I'm fairly sure that the problem > is in the socket on the computer which accepts the charger plug. Those > things must take a beating over the years. Can someone suggest a good > repair shop on the Nashua/Lowell area? I agree with what Tom said. Take it to an authorized repair depot. They can fix it if anyone can. Laptop hardware issues are a PITA. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer repair shop
David Hardy wrote: > Problem: I scraped the > hard drive (or thought I did) completely in anticipation that she'd want > the Windows os back. [SNIP] > (It would appear to install and then freeze, > and on boot-up the XP boot screen appears, despite my reformatting the > drive.) Sounds more like you reformatted a partition than wiped the whole drive. > I will now have to either buy another XP license or find some way of > both installing Ubuntu and then finding a wireless card that will work > with it. Feel free to bring it by my shop in the afternoon or early evening and I can take a look at it. I never did get Ubuntu to run right on my Toshiba, but Mandriva (post-2007) works beautifully. (2007 and previous needed kernel option for the SATA bus but worked fine otherwise.) The shop is Just Works, at 419 Amherst St. in Nashua, off exit 8 and right across the street from Building 19. I can hook you up with a copy of Mandriva 2008.1 Free and see if that does anything. (I have licenses for Powerpack 2008.0 for sale if you're interested as well...) As long as I have time (AKA no paying customers ahead in the queue) I'll take a look gratis. (If you *want* to pay me (or buy something), great, but this isn't a commercial offer.) Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Comcast blocks port 25 incoming, yet again
David W. Aquilina wrote: > Other things I've liked about speakeasy: > > - They have actual intelligent people manning their tech support line > pretty much 24/7 My first tech support call to them a few years ago sold me on their service. I was trying to do something non-standard with the way my multiple IPs got NAT'ed locally and was having an issue interpreting the manual for their DSL modem/router. The guy asks what OS I'm running. I cringe and tell him "Linux". He says, "Hold on. It's faster if I just send you a shell script than to explain it to you. Are you comfortable with bash?" I think I almost fainted. I've been using their service ever since and I'm extremely happy about it. Their actual uptime is better than most T1's I've seen. The only times my service goes down are when power outages exceed my UPS capacity... and maybe an hour or two a year, with the rare exceptions of telco issues, which have happened all of three times in 7 years. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Source for DVI/USB KVM switch, cables
Kent Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > I need a KVM switch that will, at a minimum, switch one DVI monitor at > 1920x1200 and one USB port between two computers. An extra USB port and > audio would be a bonus but not required. http://www.amconnstore.com/products/dvikvm/KVM712DV/ $90 but you supply the cables. http://www.amconnstore.com/products/kvmcables/KCDC6A/ 6 foot cables for $10 each. I might be able to get you a better price through Just Works, but take your pick of covering shipping or wait till I have a big enough order to make shipping negligible. http://www.trendnet.com/langen/products/proddetail.asp?prod=170_TK-204UK&cat=105 http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=enter&thispage=0110020080020_BQ72571P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID! http://www.skycomp.com.au/product.aspx?id=102087 Pricing is about $149AU... but out of stock everywhere it seems. I can special order these, too, but my supplier is also... out of stock with no ETA. http://www.iogear.com/product/GCS942UW6/ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817399024 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3606155&CatId=3484 Not sure if this quite fits the bill, but it is a little cheaper than $149. Hope this helps, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: New NH computer store selling Linux systems...
Frank DiPrete wrote: > > Sounds great - where in nashua is the store? It's at 419 Amherst St. across from Building 19 and right next door to Boomer's and Dominos Pizza. You can turn in to RJ's parking lot and go around the building to your right if you're coming from the west or miss the driveway. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: New NH computer store selling Linux systems...
Ben Scott wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I recently opened a computer store in Nashua, NH... specializing >> in complete Mandriva Linux based desktop systems ... > > Sounds very cool, Brian. Please keep us all posted on how things go > as you get off the ground. I don't get over to Nashua very often > except for the LUG meetings in the evenings, but if I I'm in the area > I'll definitely check it out. It's all new and looking Spartan, but should fill in as I decide on what else to stock and the sales tell me how much I can stock. There are systems ready to go though. I've got a prior commitment on LUG nights, but if you swing in before the meeting I can give you (that's the plural you of anyone on this list) a quick tour. > Good luck and clear skies! Thanks! I'm hoping I can create a market locally... and then we'll see a bunch of Linux newbies hopefully joining in here. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: New NH computer store selling Linux systems...
Michael ODonnell wrote: > > My wife and I drive right past there on our weekly > jaunts (in season) to hike Pack Monadnock Saturday > or Sunday mornings - might you be open then? I didn't > see hours mentioned in your email or WWW site... the current hours are posted at: http://www.justworksnh.com/blog/?page_id=3 ...excuse the theme... It's going to change. The hours are subject to change and this weekend, it looks like we may be closed on Saturday at least, as I have to be in NJ then and my one employee is unable to work. We are normally open on weekends, but in the warm seasons I will be out of town a lot of weekends when I can get the place staffed. Please excuse the extreme construction on the site... It'll look better once my artist does her job. (She's good, but slw.) Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Spam and extra MX records
Ben Scott wrote:
> On 4/15/08, Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I once added an high numbered MX entry in a few domains which pointed to
>> localhost. ... I recall someone getting a
>> bit irate about spooling my mail on a GNHLUG server till my server was
>> back up...
>
> I got irate about *that* because you set it to *localhost*. That
> meant that when your primary server was down, I was flooded with crap
> from the MTA on liberty (the GNHLUG server), since DNS was telling
> liberty that liberty was a destination MX for a domain liberty knew
> nothing about ("MX loops back to me").
My bad on that one. My mind was thinking "send the spam back to the
spammer" and not "what if my server goes down?" Then I lost power
longer than the UPS could keep up. While I was out of town... and
outside of cell coverage (in the woods camping). Whoops.
Now if I knew of a good target... I'd re-implement it in a heartbeat. A
LOT of spammers do, in fact use the higher number MX record. Not the
smarter ones, but there are enough dumb ones to make it worth while to me.
Brian
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New NH computer store selling Linux systems...
Some of you know this already, but I'm guessing most don't. I recently opened a computer store in Nashua, NH... quietly to try and iron out the bugs before getting busy. Well... We're open. The store is called Just Works and it's on Rt.101A just across from Building 19. We're specializing in complete Mandriva Linux based desktop systems, support, and accessories. We will also do service and repairs on other systems if needed. Stop on by and say hello. With no major advertising push (*YET!*) it's been pretty dead here. I have an employee opening in the mornings and I usually work early afternoon till close. The web site is http://www.justworksnh.com and is pretty Spartan at the moment as I'm still awaiting my web designer to finish up, so I threw together this quick site... Enjoy. Hope to see some of you soon. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Spam and extra MX records
Ben Scott wrote: > Personally, I also find these kinds of strategies very rude. You're > increasing *my* mail server's load because *you're* not willing to > implement a proper anti-spam solution. Don't be a jerk about your > mail system. That makes you part of the problem -- not much better > than the spammers. I once added an high numbered MX entry in a few domains which pointed to localhost. While it really did reduce the incoming spam, I recall someone getting a bit irate about spooling my mail on a GNHLUG server till my server was back up... Now, I'm back to a dozen blacklists (mostly banned by country), requiring proper PTR's and DNS entries for mail servers... I've heard a 5 second connection delay helps, too. (Whatever the SMTP "wait" response is...) > I also have a suspicion (totally unsubstantiated) that most spammers > don't really care about MX priority. I suspect they just look for > every MX they can find and fire spam at all of them. The reason > secondary MXes have a rep for being an avenue for spam is that people If you point it out, they'll take notice. If enough people do it, the spammers will work around it. Many spam systems will use a secondary MX server because lazy admins will put all their anti-spam measures on their primary one, forget about their secondary and simply accept all incoming mail from the secondary server. This is especially true when you use a third party backup MX server. > Personally, unless you're multi-homed or very large, I don't seem > much purpose for multiple MX records these days anyway. Well, maybe > if your primary MX is incredibly unreliable, but if so, the proper > thing to do is fix your MX. With the usual spooling time of 4 days, if your mail server is down that long these days, you have SERIOUS problems. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Samba question...
Reboot? Hopefully you meant restart, an in: /etc/init.d/smb restart (or the equiv command on your box). On 4/14/08 10:36 PM, "Gary Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Found my problem - I had edited samba.conf but forgot > to reboot. > > > > Sorry for the bandwith. > > - Gary > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Mysql connection problem
This often happens when you have a user configured only for localhost connections. Coming from the command line, the user will generally appear to originate from localhost. Coming from a PHP or CGI app the user will generally appear to come from the hostname. I'd start by checking the users table. On 4/10/08 5:09 PM, "Deepan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > I am able to connect to Mysql via command line > using mysql client. I am also able to connect to > mysql via php if I run those php programs via > command line. However when I hit those php pages > via the browser it throws the error Can't connect > to local MySQL server through socket > '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2). Please note that this is > the same socket the mysql client tries to connect > to the server. > Regards > Deepan > Sudoku Solver: http://www.sudoku-solver.net/ > > > ___ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux and Smart phones?
It's getting about time for me to replace my cell phone... next month actually is when I plan to do it. So my question to the community is... Is there a (smart)phone out there that can sync ***EASILY*** with Linux (as in user side software NOT beta, RPM/DEB/etc. available, maintained) that can also handle basic web browsing, and more importantly IMAP (preferably encrypted over ssl or other standard)? I currently have a Motorola Razr, and while it *can* sync under Linux, the user side software leaves a lot to be desired in terms of usability, stability, interoperability, and functionality. In the best of all worlds, T-Mobile would include an unlimited data plan and the phone would have a decent SSH client. Right now I'm looking at the RIM Blackberry Curve. Anyone have any experience with these? Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: cron question / process queue
Kent Johnson wrote: > I made a combined job that basically does this: > if it is the first of the month: >run monthly job and wait for completion > if it is Saturday: >run the weekly job and wait for completion > run the daily job > > The combined job is scheduled for 8pm execution with cron. Seems to work > so far... I'd use a short wrapper in your scripting language of choice for the cron job: while lockfile exists, wait some amount of time and check again... write a lockfile. do the actual job/command remove the lockfile. This will work if the script takes less than two cycles to complete, but may run out of order if it takes longer. HTH, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Laptop Saved! (was RAM Mapping Script)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I still find it easier to open the case, remove the platter (and > magnets) and chuck the rest of the stuff in the recycling bin. The platters are actually pretty brittle. You can open the case, save the magnets, and give the platters a good whack with a hammer to shatter them. A friend found out they were brittle while making an "art project" out of some retired disks... (Ok, he was making an ash tray... and the platters snapped while he was bending them.) Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Small business backups solutions?
Brian Chabot wrote: > So I've decided on the hard drive back up routine. My server (I'm > ordering it in parts now in another window...) will have a 500GB SATA > hard drive. I'll be adding a removable SATA enclosure from > http://www.cru-dataport.com and getting carriers for a total of 3 more > 500GB hard drives. In total, I have the live one (with I may or may not > set up as a RAID array) with 500GB, and three backup drives of 500GB > each in removable SATA carriers. Timely article about new developments in this idea: http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00029.htm "Many - probably still most - normal motherboard SATA controllers can't do this, though the controllers built into some server boards can. Nvidia nForce-chipset motherboards in current versions of Windows are apparently hot-swap-capable, as are many chipsets under Linux, but don't assume that your motherboard will be." Ha! I'm using BOTH an nVidia chipset AND Linus on my set up. W00t! Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Small business backups solutions?
Lots of good info... But here's one suggestion for REALLY small businesses How convenient that I, too, am looking for just such a thing... In my case I have a small shop I'm putting together. I can't see my total data that I need to back up exceeding a couple huhundred gigs ...for a VERY long time. (Not much more than a handful of gigs unless I grow exceptionally fast...) So I've decided on the hard drive back up routine. My server (I'm ordering it in parts now in another window...) will have a 500GB SATA hard drive. I'll be adding a removable SATA enclosure from http://www.cru-dataport.com and getting carriers for a total of 3 more 500GB hard drives. In total, I have the live one (with I may or may not set up as a RAID array) with 500GB, and three backup drives of 500GB each in removable SATA carriers. Using any system I please to sync/mirror the removable to the live drive and then I'll have it able to have a recent on-site backup, an off-site backup, and one in the server at any given time. At the end of the day, I take the drive out and either replace it with the local or off-site backup. Total cost not counting the initial server: Software: Free. CRU DataPort 3 Complete package: $23.41 CRU Dataport 3 Carrier (2): (2 @ $23.45) $46.90 500GB HDD (3): (3 @ 99.99 on sale @ Tiger Direct) $299.97 __ Total Cost: $370.28 plus shipping. When your data grows beyond the example 500GB your upgrade costs are the costs of 3 more HDDs as long as you're still using SATA at that point. I REALLY don't see any reason to spend the time, money, and hassle on a tape drive system for anything smaller than the biggest HDD on the market right now. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Anybody familiar with VMWare tuning?
On 1/22/08 11:14 AM, "Thomas Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are the tubes cleaned out? You know how all of them trojans and > viruses can gunk em all up. :-P Draino works well. My ISP has a monthly outage where we have to shut down and disconnect the servers so that they can blow steam through the wires to clean them out. So I assume that handles these issues, but that kind of stuff is really out of my league. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Anybody familiar with VMWare tuning?
On 1/22/08 11:03 AM, "Thomas Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How are you providing access to the internal machines? Do they have > their own network cards, or going thru VMWare NAT? VMWare NAT is > horribly slow and unreliable in my experience, and we now simply do > not use it. Instead, we create our own forwarding rules and route the > data via the private network internal, but with no NAT, OR, we simply > give the machines their own IP addresses directly. They have their own public/routable IP's, directly attached to the intertubes. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Anybody familiar with VMWare tuning?
Thanks for all the good comments so far. Some additional info: Host machine has 9GB RAM, and running Vmware Server. All the windows guests has the vmware tools installed and the windows eye-candy stuff turned off or down Windows swap files are set to use 512MB-1GB of disk SQL Server host has 2 cpus and just under 4GB RAM (32 bit) IIS Host has 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM When I say it feels slower, I mean that page loads, copying files, or just interacting with Remote Desktop seems to be way noticeably slow. Not just like a slight lag, but it feels as if the machines are running under a 60% processor load kind of slow. Clickwaitwindow...opensandfillsin On 1/22/08 9:32 AM, "Jarod Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 22 January 2008 08:52:11 am Brian Karas wrote: >> I've got a couple of windows guests (SQL Server and IIS) running on a >> fairly beefy CentOS box (64 bit, dual quad-core, Dell 2950 I think). >> Everything just seems way slower than it should. >> >> I don't have enough experience to really dig into it. If anyone has any >> suggestions/tips/ideas/etc it would be much appreciated. I'd like to >> figure out the best way to allocate resources to get a fairly decent >> response time and stability. > > I kid you not, but it is actually recommended to oversubscribe the crap out of > memory allocation on Windows guests if your host OS is Linux. Windows is > grossly inefficient when it comes to swap, and even more so when running as a > guest OS, due to the amount of trapping and emulating required to swap. > Oversubscribe your Windows guest memory allocation, and if/when the host runs > out of physical memory, the swapping will be done on the Linux side, rather > than letting Windows swap. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Anybody familiar with VMWare tuning?
I've got a couple of windows guests (SQL Server and IIS) running on a fairly beefy CentOS box (64 bit, dual quad-core, Dell 2950 I think). Everything just seems way slower than it should. I don't have enough experience to really dig into it. If anyone has any suggestions/tips/ideas/etc it would be much appreciated. I'd like to figure out the best way to allocate resources to get a fairly decent response time and stability. -- Brk ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Eee PC hacks
Also check http://www.eeeuser.com , that's where I've found a lot of good info. On 1/20/08 9:45 AM, "Michael ODonnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've only skimmed this but recent discussions here > indicate it may be of interest to some on this channel: > > http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Wireless Problems
TARogue wrote: > First question: what is wmaster0? > Second question: what does "unknown hardware address type 801" mean? As others have pointed out, wmaster0 is likely an alias to the wifi interface. The error seems to be saying that the driver and the hardware aren't talking to eachother for some reason. The DHCP messages remind me of something I saw not too long ago with my FON accesspoint: the AP overheated. Could your wifi card have overheated? Have you tried a cold reboot after a little power-off down time? Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux Based Point of Sale?
Would anyone here have any recommendations on a Linux based Point of Sale system for a small retail store? I've seen plenty of decent small business accounting software, but not much in terms of usable POS... so far I'm looking at: Quasar: http://www.linuxcanada.com/index.shtml (Not free.) L’âne: http://l-ane.net/ (Old. May not be maintained much.) SQL-Ledger: http://www.sql-ledger.org (OK, but the interface for POS could be much better) Tux Shop: http://www.shcircuit.com/~ross/ (not free) Lemon POS: http://lemonpos.sourceforge.net/ (Beta...) Anyone have any experience in these or others? Anything I should steer away from? Ideally, the POS I end up using would include support for a barcode scanner, receipt printer, cash drawer, and post display, but I'll settle for the first two. Also ideally, there would be a decent report function, customer tracking, and basic inventory control. Integrated credit card processing would be the icing on the cake. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell phone recommendations
On 12/21/07 4:46 PM, "Bill McGonigle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> It's a lot of things, but it's not a phone... > > Well, it has Skype. :) So does my Asus EEE Pc. Without a generally available carrier network, it's not much of a phone. Nokia does have the discounted wireless through Boingo though. That allows you to make and receive calls whenever you're near an access point, and as long as you don't intend to roam from "cell" to "cell". ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell phone recommendations
I've had my eye on the N810 for a while, and will probably get on soon. It's a lot of things, but it's not a phone... On 12/21/07 2:00 PM, "Jerry Feldman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:18:58 -0500 > "Travis Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The Nokia 810 isn't a phone, so I don't think that would be a full >> replacement. I've seen the previous version of the device (the one >> with the little pop out camera) and I must say it's a very cool little >> toy. It runs linux so I can't imagine syncing would be much of an >> issue. > > Thanks for the correction. Actually, the Nokia N810 is listed under > phones on the Nokia site, so I had been under the impression that the > N800 and N810 were smart phones. Certainly, the N810 appears to be an > excellent device. Other options for me is a Palm 750P, but that would > require me to switch carriers, but my phone number is tied to a 2 year > contract because I upgraded her phone. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Eee PC hands on?
Yes, I was talking about something else, but nothing specific. I just meant voiding the warranty in a general sense. On 12/20/07 3:05 PM, "Bob King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 19, 2007 8:07 PM, Brian Karas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I've been wanting a Nokia n810 for a while, but all this talk of the Eee got >> me more interested. So, I stopped by Micro Center at lunch today to pickup >> a 4GB eee. Seems pretty cool so far, can't wait to void the warranty on it. > > Latest from Asus is that putting in more RAM does NOT void the warranty: > > > Are you talking about something else? > > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Website Development Question
Why not just do it with PHP or Perl, or whatever the site is coded in? Get your layout together, throw the rotational images in a dir, read the contents of the dir, pick x random images. Shouldn't require javascript or flash, or anything other than fairly straight-forward coding. On 12/20/07 1:25 PM, "Travis Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a site for somebody that does promotion work at trade > shows. As a result she wants to have a number of pictures on one of > the sidebars on the site. > > I tried a few javascript apps and some flash apps that just didn't > work the way I wanted. She wants them to change randomly on the page. > The only other thing I can think of is to just have it pick them > randomly when the page loads. > > Does anybody have any other suggestions or pointers? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Eee PC hands on?
I've been wanting a Nokia n810 for a while, but all this talk of the Eee got me more interested. So, I stopped by Micro Center at lunch today to pickup a 4GB eee. Seems pretty cool so far, can't wait to void the warranty on it. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Recommendations wanted - best/simplest distro for civilians
Dan Jenkins wrote: > Ubuntu > Mandriva Seconded. Though I prefer Mandriva over Ubuntu... and I know I'm in the minority here in that. > If these are just random parts, do they have enough horsepower for > "modern" distros? > > If they are going to be low-end random parts, other distros might be > better, but I don't have any current recommendations. If not, then try DamnSmallLinux. It's a LITTLE scary at first, but not too hard for a noob to figure out. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [OT] Simple math considered physics; turns out it's fun, not harmful
Greg Rundlett wrote: > Philosophically and sociologically, I'm asking why somebody who worked > there wouldn't solve these problems out of curiosity. Because they > don't know how? Because they don't care? Because they were > conditioned by social norms to believe the subject is too difficult or > uncool? I'm actually quite surprised no one did. > The science of physics is certainly involved in this situation; you > can't escape physics in a physical world. If I thought about the > problem from more of a physical perspective, then I'd wonder if > air-resistance and distance factored into the two scenarios to create > any difference. Is there a (marked) difference in deccelleration > (initial velocity - final velocity) between the two environments due > to the almost double distance traveled by a major-league fast ball? [snip questions] There is, as you said, a small influence of the ball falling due to gravity, which I would expect to be a minor but present influence on the velocity. A comparison between the effects of gravity and of air friction would be interesting, as would any lift or other forces generated by a spin on the ball. > There is a lot more math involved, but I don't know those equations or > models. I certainly don't know how to model the aerodynamics of a > dimpled ball relative to a stitched baseball, and I guess for > practical purposes I'm happy to not care. It shouldn't be too difficult to calculate given a good experimental situation -- something any AP or college physics student could easily come up with. (Finding the acceleration and/or terminal velocity of a falling ball in a given atmospheric condition and calculating from there comes to mind.) > I bet there is a lot going on > in Free Software to help physical scientists and mathematicians solve > complex problems My guess is that ballistics software would help more than aerodynamic modeling software in this case because of the trajectory and other factors involved. Also, to bring this more on topic, as a push for FOSS, with open source software you could use available source code for ballistics and aerodynamic modeling in order to find the exact answer here. In a closed source world, you'd have to start from scratch... In terms of education and its promotion, it might be interesting to use baseball physics to get students more interested who otherwise might not be... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Brother, can you spare a couple of SCSI SCA disks?
OK. I've never seen a single datacenter where you were paying for space above anything else. Even if that's the unit of measure being sold. On Oct 22, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On 10/22/07, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hmm, I always thought it was power, not space. > > "many" != "all" != "most" > > -- Ben > ___ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Brother, can you spare a couple of SCSI SCA disks?
Hmm, I always thought it was power, not space. Datacenter "space" varies wildly, but use $20/sqft/mo. A typical cabinet will take about 17sqft on average (that's not actual footprint, but allowing for aisleways, etc). So, $240/mo for the "space". A 42U cabinet will generally hold about 35U of actual servers. So each billable U costs about $6.86/mo. An average 1U server draws anywhere from 2-5A of power (Ie: something running on a 300-500W poersupply). Considering the server runs 24/7, it's a constant draw. Rule of thumb in most places is AMPS x $10/mo for power. It varies from place to place, but that's worked for me locally. So, power is $20-$50/mo. Plus cooling costs. $6.86 for "space". $20+/mo for power. Wholesale bandwidth is going for about $25-$40/Mb these days, and that can be heavily subscribed, so I agree that the bandwidth isn't the cost in most places (unless you want a dedicated pipe). On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:17 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > > Remember, in many datacenters, the most expensive commodity is > space. Not power, not bandwidth, but the physical space the machine > takes up. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Best live CD (DVD) distribution
Karl wrote: > I would like to > try Linux on this laptop before I blow Vista away or make it a dual boot > machine. What live CD (DVD) distribution would you recommend. That's very much a matter of taste. Most current users are siding with Gnome vs KDE or Apt vs rpm. > I am > leaning towards Knopix. As it is a laptop, I presume you're looking for mostly desktop functionality, as opposed to server... My own personal preference is for Mandriva One. Others will, no doubt also suggest Ubuntu. Both are quite usable. Also check out PCLinuxOS and DamnSmallLinux. There is a good list over at http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php The great thing about live Cd's is that you aren't installing anything... you can play with several before making a commitment. > Also, whatever live distribution I try, what > would you recommend for a dual boot setup. Using the live version for > the dual boot would seem to make sense since at that point the hardware > compatibility will have been established. Both Mandriva One and Ubuntu have the option to begin an install from the Live CD desktop. That makes things very easy. Hope this helps a little, Brian -- --- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hirebrian.net | | IT/MIS Manager - 8 Yrs Experience - Contract or Permanent | | Self-taught, Fast Learner, and Team Player | |Ready to Start TODAY at Your Company.| --- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux routing fun
I have a linux box, with a publicly routable class C subnet. I also have a /28 subnet on the same box in a different address space. I am trying to setup an apache proxy server on about 100 IP's, where any one of those IP's can accept an http proxy connection from a remote user. I got a simple apache proxy setup, and it can accept connections on one of several IP's (I've setup about 10 of the IP's for now on eth1:2 - eth1:10). However, all the outbound connections seem to originate from the lowest numbered IP on the /28 subnet. I'd like the outbound connections to originate from the IP address that was used for the proxy. Ie you can connect to 10.1.1.1 or 10.1.1.2 or 10.1.1.3 for an http proxy connection, but your IP address will appear to the remote server as 11.1.1.1 (with the 10. net being used for example to represent the class c subnet, and 11.x.x.x used to represent the /28). If you connect on 10.1.1.2, I'd like the connection to the remote server to appear as coming from 10.1.1.2 If anyone has more experience with linux IP routing than I do, I would appreciate the assistance :) -- brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux Stickers
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: > In the spirit of Linux you could make your own > I may end up hiring a print ship to do it for me. So far I kind of like the graphic at http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/linux-hardware-sites-for-newbie/ and with some slight modifications I really like the outcome. -- --- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hirebrian.net | | IT/MIS Manager - 8 Yrs Experience - Contract or Permanent | | Self-taught, Fast Learner, and Team Player | |Ready to Start TODAY at Your Company.| --- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux Stickers
On Oct 7, 2007, at 8:34 AM, Alex Hewitt wrote: > > The art work you need for these stickers might be found at: > > http://users.jyu.fi/~juhtolv/linux-sticker/ Interesting. I'm going to try some of those designs on my vinyl plotter later today. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux Stickers
Thomas Charron wrote: > http://www.cafepress.com/buy/linux?CMP=KNC-G-EN-TCH&ovchn=GGL&ovcpn=Geeks+Tech+and+Gaming+Basic&ovcrn=sr2EN1go47097sb5749pi14ai956+Linux+decal&ovtac=PPC&SR=sr2EN1go47097sb5749pi14ai956 > > ? > > Not small. Not quantity. Expensive. To reiterate: >> I'm looking for anything small, like those "Made for Windows" or "Works >> with Vista" stickers in quantity. I can get Tux case badges for $.68 but I'm looking for cheaper, vinyl or metallic decals to put on hardware like cases, monitors, keyboards, mice, etc. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux Stickers
Does anyone know of a good source for various Linux stickers/decals? I'm looking for anything small, like those "Made for Windows" or "Works with Vista" stickers in quantity. I know Ubuntu stickers are around, but I am looking for something not specific to any distribution. Any ideas? Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell Phone question, maybe not linux specific?
On Sep 22, 2007, at 10:50 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On 9/22/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I doubt that even Verizon is that incompetent. > > You don't know Verizon as well as I do, apparently. :-/ > You mean you know the actual people and process behind their handset selection and provisioning? Or, do you just mean your knowledge of them as a consumer of various services? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Package management
Charlie Farinella wrote: > To do it with RPM's I need to do about a dozen of them which means I have > to find out which ones I need, etc. negating any advantage to the package > management system. > > I could build it from source and either run the 2 versions of python > simultaneously, or replace the installed python, but again I lose my auto > update option. > > How does everyone else do this? I use Mandriva's urpmi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urpmi urpmi is to rpm as apt-get is to dpkg for the most part. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
Jeffry Smith wrote: > I'll comment again (although I don't own one yet) - check out the N800 > by Nokia (http://www.nokiausa.com/N800). All well and good but "Browsing time: up to 3 hours" HUH? THREE HOURS?!? Are they %^%%&&%$&[EMAIL PROTECTED]& high!?!? That's a limitation not a feature. I can use (yes, USE) my Handspring Visor for days before the battery goes out. What's up with PDAs, UMPCs, and even laptops these days and the severe lack of battery life? If it doesn't have 6+ hours of battery time in heavy use mode, it ceases to be worthy of the terms "portable" or "mobile". I bought my mobile devices specifically to NOT have to plug them in every few hours. I'd gladly put up with a couple more ounces in battery weight if I could ditch the laptop, cellphone, and PDA for one umpc device... but unless the battery life at least triples, these things are completely useless to me. They add no functionality and save nothing either. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: > On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 16:38 -0400, Brian Chabot wrote: >> Not too long ago, I grabbed a cheap Handspring Visor > I bought a Palm m130 at the last Hosstraders. You know... I'd bet there would be a market for low-end PDAs if we could find a cheap way to build them and a way to license PalmOS (prior to 5). I personally like the Handspring models because of the expansion port, but you could probably do similar things now with CF or SDIO. Any hardware engineers out there want to take a stab at a mass-producible, cheap PDA? B ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
Not too long ago, I grabbed a cheap Handspring Visor off eBay (about $35 with shipping). Linux compatible (mostly), long battery life, AAA batteries, and great PIM. Add a CF adapter and it's actually useful as a text reader. Works out find for me. Now if those ePaper thingies had lower prices, better refresh rates, and a decent PIM, I'd be sold. The displays are gorgeous. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Time... in a blender! Get me out of this handbasket!
Ben Scott wrote: > Wow. Neat. I've never heard of anything like that. I guess I'm not the first http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+time+%22too+fast%22+Athlon+64 > Is ntpd running? If so, kill it, and see if that fixes it. That was my first thought, too. No joy though. > Have you tried a reboot? Well, I changed the boot params to the old ones (rather than the ones the installer used)... Originally the installer added just "acpi=off" (needed for mosr SATA drives in Mandriva) and I changed the parameters to: "noapic acpi=ht pci=biosirq" and rebooted. Bingo. Seemed to work. > Are you running a custom kernel? Nope. Standard Mandriva 2007: Linux 2.6.17-5mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ GNU/Linux Off to work now... with less than half the sleep I had hoed for... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Time... in a blender! Get me out of this handbasket!
I think I found out why the keyboard was screwey. The settings were fine. The clock is on amphetamines though, spinning about twice its proper speed, which is why I'm up at this ungodly hour: The alarm went off at "9:10" at 5:20 am. Now, I understand drift, etc. so I figure the system thought my hw clock may have been set to GMT or some other foolishness. Nope. Damned thing is chugging away at insane speeds, whether NTP is running or not. # /usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org && /usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org && /usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org && /usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org Looking for host pool.ntp.org and service ntp host found : hopfen.linux-kernel.at 12 Mar 06:05:50 ntpdate[17401]: step time server 213.129.242.93 offset -7.903172 sec Looking for host pool.ntp.org and service ntp host found : hopfen.linux-kernel.at 12 Mar 06:05:51 ntpdate[17402]: step time server 213.129.242.93 offset -1.268802 sec Looking for host pool.ntp.org and service ntp host found : hopfen.linux-kernel.at 12 Mar 06:05:52 ntpdate[17403]: step time server 213.129.242.93 offset -0.505580 sec Looking for host pool.ntp.org and service ntp host found : hopfen.linux-kernel.at 12 Mar 06:05:53 ntpdate[17404]: step time server 213.129.242.93 offset -0.761701 sec # That's insane. In the time it took to run ntpdate, the system was off by over half a second! Anyone have ANY clue why it might do this and how I could fix it? Thanks. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Setting keyboard repeat rate...
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Brian Chabot wrote: Anyone know how to reset the keyboard repeat rate under a current Mandriva/redhat-like system? I got it fixed in KDE... haven't had a need to go into a console yet. It's just... odd that it would get that sensitive. Made typing and passwords awkward. B ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Setting keyboard repeat rate...
Anyone know how to reset the keyboard repeat rate under a current Mandriva/redhat-like system? It seems that in changing from a 64-bit to a 32-bit system the repeat rate and delay before repeat is a leeetle too sensitive... Thanks! Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Trying to try Kubunto...
Nigel Stewart wrote: > For diagnostic purposes, it might be interesting to try the latest > on the development branch, to see if there is already a fix. > > Kubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 4 > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Herd4/Kubuntu > That is exactly the same advice I got from others the first two times I tried to put Ubuntu on my laptop. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandriva is looking better by the moment. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Trying to try Kubunto...
Ben Scott wrote: > Have you tried the CD in another system, just to make sure, for > sure, that the CD is good? It seems good. Passed the md5 checksum on burn... >> mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or >> directory > cp: unable to open '/root/var/log/': No such file or directory > > This sounds like a filesystem did not mount. In particular, that > the initrd failed to mount or pivot the "real" root filesystem. Yeah, so I figured. I'm thinking it probably has an issue with the SATA bus... every other Linux installer did, too... but that was fixable with a kernel parameter at boot. > If you shut off all the GUI boot and frame buffer crap (I don't know > the details on this for *buntu, but most distros have a way to do it), > is there anything else that looks like an interesting error message? Just exactly what I retyped in the original post... about 5 lines is it. Seems the buffers got cleared when BusyBox was loaded. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Trying to try Kubunto...
Tom Buskey wrote: > > Anyone else have any suggestions? > > > There is an alternate boot CD you could try. > > Maybe try the Ubuntu or Xubuntu install and add KDE with Synaptic > after the install. Was kind of hoping not to have to DL and burn another image here... but if that's the only option... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Trying to try Kubunto...
Yesterday I decided it was time to give Kubuntu 6.10 a try. Now the only system I can realistically reload the OS on at the moment is my laptop, so that's my guinea pig. (It is a Toshiba Satellite M45 S359) The online docs seem to indicate this should work: http://www.cantrip.org/toshiba-m45.html I burned the CD, verified the burn and put it in the CDROM of the laptop and rebooted. Kubuntu's boot menu comes up. I choose the install/live option and hit enter... Progress bar... Error and a dump into BusyBox. BusyBox gives me the error: /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off ..then gives me a prompt (initramfs) Hrmm... CTRL-ALT-F1 shows the initial error that flashed VERy fast on the initial boot: -- [17179570.364000] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 000:05:06.0 cp: unable to open '/root/var/log/': No such file or directory mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory mount: Mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory mount: Mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init -- CTRL-ALT-F8 brought me back to BusyBox. Looking around online this error (the PCI line) is supposed to indicate that the PCI device is probably unseated or otherwise foobar. A reboot into Mandriva (which works fine) tells me that the PCI device at 000:05:06.0 is: 05:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus controller Mandriva tells me in dmesg that: PCI: Bus #06 (-#09) is hidden behind transparent bridge #05 (-#05) (try 'pci=assign-busses') Please report the result to linux-kernel to fix this permanently ... PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 000:05:06.0 ... PCI: Cannot allocate esource region 0 of device 000:05:06.0 ... Then continues to boot normally. Adding 'pci=assign-busses' to the kernel boot changes the PCI address, but the errors remain... So... since I don't use the cardbus slot, I could generally care less as long as it boots. ...which... Kubuntu doesn't. I've tried one at a time and all together the (rather well documented) kernel parameters I need to run Mandriva... and... BusyBox again. WTF? With all the params from Mandriva, I get the same errors, but add to those a bunch od PnPBIOS errors, too... and it suggests I try the new kernel parameter: "pnpbios=off" Ok So now I'm adding: irqpoll noapic noacpi acpi=off pci=assign-busses pnpbios=off ...same PCI error (on the new address from the assign-busses)... Kerplunk. Back to BusyBox. So now, I've read the pages I could find online and they were pretty useless. I've tried everything I can think of and failed to get the live CD to even boot. Anyone else have any suggestions? Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Arabic NON-unicode fonts - Easy Char Mapping?
Thomas Charron wrote: > Cheap Arabic keyboard. > > http://www.crayeon3.com/c3/pc-260-30-.aspx > Damn! That IS cheap. I'll pass it on... Thanks! Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Arabic NON-unicode fonts - Easy Char Mapping?
Does anyone know of an *easy* way to use normal letters *and* numbers to display their Arabic counterparts? Yes, Unicode has Arabic... but it's all mapped outside the normal range of a US keyboard's single keypress range. Basically I'd like to hit the "a" key for instance and see an 'alif (unicode 0627h) or "b" and see an Arabic ba (unicode 0628h)... Also the same with typing a 1 and seeing an Arabic numeral 1 (like a, unicode 0627h) there. Yes, one *could* temporarily remap a keyboard. Yes, one *could* create some sort of macro system... These are not "easy" solutions. A font that already does this would be much easier. Add it to a bidi compatible program and you're all set. Why? Because a friend of mine is taking a class in Arabic and wants to have an easier time typing it out without splurging for a new keyboard etc. Yes, this is for Linux, so TTF would be nice... Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Hacking the Razr 3m?
Travis Roy wrote: > http://www.hacktherazr.com/ > > The other method is outlined here in great detail - > http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Motorola_V3c_Tutorial:_Flashing_to_Alltel_User_Interface > > > BitPim is also a good place to start. Bah... Might be time for me to upgrade soon... I have the original V3 and NOTHING seems to support it short of the really crappy kit Motorola sells for Windblows. BitPim keeps erroring out with it. B ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement
Bayard Coolidge wrote: > under nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.2-1 > > Very strange, indeed... Not really. Mandriva still uses nspluginwrapper-0.9.90.3-1mdv2007.0 ...and according to their web site, a lot of crash behavior was fixed in 0.9.91. Mandriva has always been a little slow on new RPMs when it isn't a security update. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement
Bayard Coolidge wrote: > I've had similar problems, but with SuSE 10.2 on an AMD X2 -based > laptop with Firefox "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686 (x86_64); en-US; > rv:1.8.1.2pre) Gecko/20061023 SUSE/2.0.0.1-0.1 Firefox/2.0.0.2pre" . > > There appears to be no workable solution, as yet, for the lack > of a 64-bit Java plugin. [snip] > AFAICT, both the openSuSE and Sun teams are aware of the problem (as, > I suspect the > pertinent Firefox teams), but progress appears to be glacial. > > Any insight/help/confirmation would be appreciated, however. I can confirm the problem exists in Mandriva 2007 Free (with all current updates) and Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060405 SeaMonkey/1.0.5 on an AMD X2 desktop and nspluginwrapper-0.9.90.3-1mdv2007.0 (Mandriva's latest release in RPM). It's a sore spot for me. Nspluginwrapper is HIGHLY unstable as well. It will often hang or crash the browser when using Acrobat Reader of Flash Player Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement
Tech Writer wrote: > I'm using Firefox in Red Hat EL5, and trying to run a web application > that requires a Java Virtual Machine. When I start my application, I > get an informational message that "additional plugins ar required". > When I click the "Install Missing Plugins" button, it directs me to > the java web site, where I downloaded the file: > jre-1_5_0_11-linux-i586.rpm. I installed this, went back into > Firefox, and back to the java website, where I did a "verify > installation". All appears good (the verify worked). Yet... I'm > STILL getting the message that I'm missing the JVM plugin. Are you running a 64bit system? If so, you might want to check out http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/nspluginwrapper/ Most 32-bit plugins won't work in 64-bit linux systems. Nspluginwrapper tries to bridge the gap... and sometimes even works. Also note the note in the download page: *Linux x64 download:* Please use the 32-bit version for Java applet and Java Web Start support. If you're not runnign a 64-bit system, at least this info might help someone else. It frustrated the hell out of me figuring it out... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Fw: linux newbie
Ben Scott wrote: > On 1/15/07, Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> FYI, "rpm -q --requires packagename" does a similar thing for >>> RPM-based systems. >> >> In Mandriva Linux, urpmi does that (in theory) automatically ... > > Um, given that Mandriva is RPM-based, I'm thinking "rpm" will work. :) > Certainly. The point was that like debian's apt-get, urpmi is an extension to the functionality of the main package manager. For any noob I'd point them to apt-get not dpkg and similarly urpmi rather than rpm. (Though over time, I'd try to get them to know bot as well as the old fashioned method of ./configure-make-make install and all the hassles that often come of that. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Fw: linux newbie
Ben Scott wrote: > FYI, "rpm -q --requires packagename" does a similar thing for > RPM-based systems. In Mandriva Linux, urpmi does that (in theory) automatically (from the man page): The purpose of urpmi is to install rpm packages, including all their dependencies. You can also use it to install the build dependencies of an srpm (an rpm source package), or the build dependencies read from a plain rpm spec file; or to install a source package itself in order to rebuild it afterwards. You can compare rpm vs. urpmi with insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get. Just run urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the package(s), and urpmi will: · Propose different package names if the name was ambiguous, and quit. · If only one corresponding package is found, check whether its dependencies are already installed. · If not, propose to install the dependencies, and on a positive answer, proceed. · Finish by installing the requested package(s). Note that urpmi handles installations from various types of media (ftp, http, https, rsync, ssh, local and nfs volumes, and removable media such as CDROMs or DVDs) and is able to install dependencies from a medium different from the original package's media. For removable media, urpmi may ask you to insert the appropriate disk, if necessary. To add a new medium containing rpms, run "urpmi.addmedia". To remove an existing medium, use "urpmi.removemedia". To update the package list (for example when the ftp archive changes) use "urpmi.update". Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Link2VoIP Announcement
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I also have wonder what the Asterisk team (the creators of IAX) think > about Link2VoIP calling IAX2 unstable. > Looks like BroadVoice still likes Asterisk: http://www.broadvoice.com/support_install_asterisk.html ...but then they also use SIP pretty exclusively... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: FUDCon Boston 2007 announced
Paul Lussier wrote: > "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On 12/22/06, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/76972 >>> >>> "On Friday, February 2nd, Fedora enthusiasts will gather at Boston >>> University... This year's FUDCon Boston will be a little bit >>> different. We'll be following the BarCamp model. " > Would someone explain what FUDCon is? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon ...and for those, who, like me, were unaware of what a "BarCamp" was... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid Perl/Apache Question - Fixed!
Ben Scott wrote: [regarding two ways of passing vars to a module] > Remember, this is Perl, where there are 50 different ways to do > anything. Sometimes that's useful, sometimes less so. So I hoped. The problem is neither "Learning Perl" nor "Perl in a Nutshell" made it clear and the Mech docs flip flopped back and forth without explanation. > >>> http://search.cpan.org/dist/WWW-Mechanize/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Cookbook.pod >>> spells it out pretty clearly. >> >> Not really. (See above) > > Well, it's clear what one is *supposed* to do. It just doesn't work. ;-) http://search.cpan.org/dist/WWW-Mechanize/lib/WWW/Mechanize/FAQ.pod#Why_don%27t_https%3A%2F%2F_URLs_work%3F "You need either IO::Socket::SSL or Crypt::SSLeay installed." Bull. It is an incomplete entry that implies that it doesn't matter, one, the other, or both. You need one or the other or both, but not either of the other two options, depending on the versions of perl and Mech you are using. When i commented out "use IO::Socket::SSL;" it worked. ...nothing like debugging through trial and error. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid Perl/Apache Question
Thomas Charron wrote: > Your perl skilz n33d working on. ;-) They're the same thing. Learning perl by writing inefficient tools that streamline my job. Wee! >> "Illegal seek"? That's very strange. H... um, try the method >> > above first. Maybe we'll get lucky and that will work. :) >> >> No such luck... >> > > Is there a delay before the illegal seek, or does it happen immediatly? Not a discernable one, no. VERY quick pause as web server is contacted, and the page finishes displaying and log entry made simultaneously. All in about 0.24 second according to /usr/bin/time via curl. B ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid Perl/Apache Question
Ben Scott wrote:
> On 12/7/06, Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> $auth = MIME::Base64::encode("$adminuser:$adminpass") || die "Error:
>> $!\n";
>> $mech->add_header (Authorization=>"Basic $auth") || die "Error: $!\n";
>
> You need to do this:
>
> $mech->credentials ("username" => "password");
Well.. It didn't work, but we must have changed something... as the
error is identical.
That goes before $mech->get right?
...and from the docs, is it:
$mech->credentials ("username" => "password");
or
$mech->credentials ("username","password");
...or does it matter?
> "Illegal seek"? That's very strange. H... um, try the method
> above first. Maybe we'll get lucky and that will work. :)
No such luck...
>> The documentation for Mechanize could be a lot better.
>
> http://search.cpan.org/dist/WWW-Mechanize/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Cookbook.pod
>
> spells it out pretty clearly.
Not really. (See above)
> The problem I had
> was getting decent diagnostics in the situation. I ended up just
> calling out to "curl" to do the actual download.
If I had my way, I wouldn't need to use Mech at all. I'd be accessing
the db directly and using PHP or just bash scripting with curl, too.
The job's requirements are where I need to scrape in perl...
Brian
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Stupid Perl/Apache Question
I'm trying to use a perl script to scrape a site under https.
Using perl-WWW-Mechanize-1.20-1mdv2007.0 from RPM.
perl-Apache-Test-1.28-2mdv2007.0
apache-base-2.2.3-1mdv2007.0
apache-mod_perl-2.0.2-8mdv2007.0
The script parses fine till it goes to scrape the page...
The line that's failing is:
$mech->get( $URL );
...where $URL is an HTTPS address with basic auth. I tried using
$auth = MIME::Base64::encode("$adminuser:$adminpass") || die "Error: $!\n";
$mech->add_header (Authorization=>"Basic $auth") || die "Error: $!\n";
and
my @args = (
Authorization => "Basic " .
MIME::Base64::encode( $adminuser . ':' . $adminpass )
);
and even putting the username and password in the URL.
I have IO::Socket::SSL and Crypt::SSLeay both loaded.
Yet I keep seeing this error when I run the script from the browser:
Error GETing https://path/to/me/called/script: Can't connect to
host.domain.tld:443 (Illegal seek) at /var/www/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi line
168, referer: http://host.domain.tld/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi
Line 168 is simply:
$mech->get( $URL, @args );
or
$mech->get( $URL );
It worked on another machine just fine... but that other machine is dead.
Anyone see anything I might be doing wrong here? The documentation for
Mechanize could be a lot better.
Thanks!
Brian
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Re: Microsoft brain-damage of the day
Bill McGonigle wrote: yum install cygwin Over here it's just: $ sudo urpmi cygwin Oh yeah... oops, that doesn't work either. You'll have to download the setup.exe. Right. 'Doze. Glad I almost never use it any more. Brian -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf For fastest support contact, please follow: http://bfccomputing.com/support_contact.html ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Google Earth Available for Linux...
Fred wrote: > In case you didn't know, > Google Earth is now availabe for Linux: > > http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html Mandriva runs it fine, both 32 bit and 64 bit. It has for a few months now. I like it. It's a serious time waster.... I love it. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Apache as SSL front-end for lame web app
Ben Scott wrote: > I want to put an Apache box in front of it, and have Apache turn > plain old HTTP into HTTPS, and also add a separate username/password > prompt system to protect the lame app from being touched by anyone who > doesn't at least have *some* credentials. Basically, turning a lame > application with a "trusted LAN only" mentality to something might > actually be safe to put on teh Interwebs. ...just because I've been working with Mech at work... This is untested and will need some modification... In a directory with a .htpasswd to add security, add this as the 404 error doc: #!/usr/bin/perl use CGI; use WWW::Mechanize; $baseURL = "http://address/directory/of/this/script";; $lameURL = "http://address/directory/of/lame/app";; $URL = $query->url $URL =~ s/$baseURL/$lameURL/; my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1 ); $mech->get( $URL ); print header; # Tell the user's browser this is to be an HTML doc... # ### NOTE: Make sure you reformat the links for this script's location # Do that HERE. (Or do it in Mech...) # print $mech->content(); # End. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: SIP phone suggestions
Thomas Charron wrote: > I'll see if I can find my old information, and the phones I ended up > using. > > > Thomas > > > > ZyXEL was the brand of the wireless phones I ended up integrating. > I previewed a few others, I need to check what the namebrand was. I > THINK there where some that actually ran Linux IIRC. I've been using Broadvoice.com for a little over a year now. I started out with a Pulver WiSIP phone. It ran Linux and worked splendidly. I loved it. Then the speaker broke. It was under warranty, so I sent it in for replacement. SOB's sent me a rebranded POS that sounds like crap, keeps disconnecting, and is much less comfortable to use. There are pictures of the POS at http://www.broadvoice.com/support_install_wifi_voip-bv.html So why am I still using Broadvoice? SIP standards. Their service works (quite well) with GPhone, LinPhone, etc. with little configuration (you have to contact them for your sip password - the rest of the settings are on their web site). I also have an old standard Grandstream Budgetone. Now that's a really nice phone for the price. It doesn't do a whole hell of a lot, but what it does do it's rock solid with. Now if I could only find the power adapter to use it again... (odd voltage/amperage)... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Portsentry
Just curious if anyone here might know... Has there been any work on anything like portsentry lately? The sourceforge page shows the last release 3 years ago Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Wonderful world of new dists..
Thomas Charron wrote: > Ok, once again, I'm annopyed by a dist. Highly annoyed. As you and others here may recall, I've been a Mandriva user for a while now. I caught a lot of flak for using a distro with so much overhead (it was the first distro to require a whopping 64mb of RAM and a 586 processor or better). I also caught a lot of flak for using something supposedly so tailored to the clueless end user. I liked it because of urpmi (an rpm wrapper much like apt-get) and the fact that I can flip back and forth between a gui configuration editor like Mandriva's Control Panel and the usual text configs which are almost unchanged from the standard RedHat configs. Overall, I really like Mandriva. But here are a few Mandriva annoyances... 1. kdesu - "Remember Password" function broken. 2. (2007) Mandriva Control Panel - Software installer keeps asking if it's OK to connect to the 'net. YES, DAMNIT! STOP ASKING! 2. (2007) Mandriva Control Panel - Software Installer - No way to toggle between categorized and flat list. 3. (2007) Mandriva Control Panel - Update Installer - No way to select all. 4. (2007) Mandriva Control Panel - Configuring display resolution does not put "Modes" lines into xorg.conf 5. nVidia-installer - neglects to add "Option "UseEDID" "False"" to xorg.conf 6. nVidia-installer - neglects to add Modes lines to xorg.conf 7. HardDrake - could use much better descriptions of hardware. (Overly descriptive terms like "hw:0,1" do NOT help.) 8. No XMMS in main repository (need to use "contrib") 9. No Seamonkey in main repository (need to use "contrib") 10. RPMs with non-existant or back-rev'd requirements. 11. STILL no automagic update system. 12. (2007) Mandriva Control Panel - Update Installer -"No Updare" warning" No shit. I just installed them all. STFU. 13. RPMs with crappy or no descriptions - "Pilot is a plugin for VDR that brings the ability to quickly browse the EPG information." WTF are VDR and EPG?!? 14. DVD autostart not functioning after installing gmplayer and de-CSS (has to be manually configured with no instruction as to how.) 15. No useful info on which video cards work with the new 3d enhanced desktop... or how to configure those that do. (The crappy Radeon in my laptop works, but the new GeForce 6800 in the desktop doesn't... WTF?) So yeah... even Mandriva isn't perfect. But I still like better than the rest I've tried. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Spam and mailing lists
mike ledoux wrote: > :0fwh > * ^List-Id:.*gnhlug-discuss > | sed '/^Subject:/s//& [gnhlug-discuss]/' That's all well and good for client side filtering. But what about requiring POSTERS to put that in there in order to be able to filter out spam at the server? Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Sharing Calendars with Outlook
I know this has probably been done to death. I want to be able to share calendars with some outlook users. I am using Kontact. I have a couple of Linux servers available. Our email is handled via the ISP. Any ideas? Doesn't Outbreak support iCal? Just put an ICS file on a commonly accessable FTP server and point both Kontact and Outlook to it. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052818711033.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052434121033.aspx Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Video editing in lInux
Fred wrote: There are some command-line utilities capable of transcoding video files under Linux. GTranscode and File2DiVX are two GUI front-ends. Now anyone know od an *editor* that actually works...? Like... stable and stuff. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Video editing in lInux
Kjel Anderson wrote: > Another question: I have a digital camera that will record fairly nice > video, > but unfortunately it records it as an *.mov file. I figured out how to > use > mencoder to change it to a variety of different formats. What I would > like to > do is to be able to edit several of these clips together. I tried to > get Kino > to do it by converting them to *.avi and then importing them. Kino > pukes on > that without a sensible error message. Does anyone know of an application > that works fairly well for doing this? Not in Linux. It's EXTREMELY frustrating. I got a cam a couple weeks ago and I've tried every Linux video editor I could install without too much hassle. My cam saves as MP4 files with a .asf extension. I can convert them (I am not on that system and can't remember what I used), split them if I know what point to split at, and play them fine. Editing? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaa. A-hem. At least the file transfer works out of the box. MPlayer and Xine read and play the videos just fine. Cinelerra thinks MPEG-4's and DivX files are BLANK if it recognizes them at all. Kdenlive (not updated since what? 2003?) thinks my files are blank, too. Kfilm dumps core on file load. LiVES - GUI makes no sense to me. Pretty, but senseless. LVE: Roll a d6. 1-2 crash. 3-6 unrecognized format. Pitivi loads the file, but thinks it's blank. I had high hopes for Cinelerra. I really did. At the moment, I am forced by the sorry state of Linux software that is way out of my league to fix to use Windows. I'd use a Mac with iMovie, but I can't afford even a Mac Mini at the moment. If anyone does find something that works, PLEASE post it here. Thanks, Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Looking for an App for clipboard management...
Of the recent suggestions: >It's called text files and emacs :) > I need it for use with a web browser. And I'm a vi devotee. emacs is the anti-vi. (!vi?) Plus teext files is where I am right now. It's where I'm trying to get *away* from. >The equiv. in vi is :rfoo.txt. > Well, at least it's vi. But I don't need it for a text editor. I need it for adding text to partially filled out textareas in HTML forms. So... Those plugins where you get a dropdown of things to put in the form? Yeah... They don't work if they replace everything. >Seriously, why not just have a bunch of text file boiler plates that >you can quickly include into whatever and be done with it? Why does >it need to be something that you have to "point'n'click" at? > I'd actual,ly be fine with something that I could use a keyboard shortcut to cycle through various clipboards if it could be configured NOT to be a "history" clipboard... and a visual cue of which one is loaded in the buffer would be nice... kind of like a windows list when you alt-tab in most GUI's. >Even if you're talking about a small help desk environment, it's >probably easier and faster to train a small staff that "all the >templates are " and to just include them than it is to find one >app that everyone will use and like. > Uhh... That staff is me. And the text files are there. I'm getting sick of switching to a text editor. There is no import function in filling out forms, so it: 1. Find the right response file. (Easy enough) 2. Open it to a text editor (or leave it open) 3. CTRL-a CTRL-c 4. ALT-TAB 5. CTRL-v I'd like to do something with a smaller window, where clicking on a title of a file copies the contents to the clipboard buffer. *click->click->ctrl-v* Done. So far, GCM is the closest... but the dang thing is so unstable it's amazing. Save your changes and you got a 60% change of it crashing and spewing a core dump. Open a config with one error and it dumps core. And the XML config uses a byte counter to verify the size of the contents... making editing by hand a PITA. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Unix horror stories
Ben Scott wrote: > You had UUCP? Why ... My college had a 28.8k UUCP connection when I first got there. By the time I left 4 years later it was a full dedicated T1. > ... back in my day, we didn't even have vacuum tubes! We had to have > two people standing together with wires in their hands! And we were > grateful to have that! Feh! You had *wires*!?! You were *lucky*... Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Looking for an App for clipboard management...
Bill Ricker wrote: iirc WMcliphist is such a beast or close. Close, but not quite. It's basically a clone of klipper you can undock... which is a step in the right direction... But I'm not looking to save a clipboard history. I need something that I can manually add or remove items. To give you an idea of the use I'm looking for... Imagine working in email tech support. You have a few hundred emails to answer in a day and many of them are the same thing, like "How do I change my password?" and such. You don't wnat to type each one every time. Opening/importing a text file is a few steps too many. You want to click on a button and middle click in the document to insert the text. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Looking for an App for clipboard management...
OK, I know I may be looking for something that doesn't exist, but... I'm looking for an X11 application for clipboard management that... * can save the list of clipboards or load a custom set on start * does NOT run in a system tray or gnome/xfce/wm/kde dock/systray/etc (eg: Not limited to only one window manager) * can be sized to be out of the way... (like say, an inch or less wide along one side of the desktop) * can be configured to not automatically save a clipboard buffer to the list Basically, what I'm envisioning is a window along one side of the desktop with maybe a couple buttons or menus at the top and a list of short names of buffer contents scrolling down from there. I click a name, highlighting the name, and the contents are sent to the X11 clipboard buffer. I can then middle click in my document, pasting the content there. Is there such a beast? ...I'd write this myself... if I knew a language it could be done in. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: 3KID, is this a new operating system?
Gregory Smith wrote: >OK, I got it, y'all are close, but it's a different phrase, not very well >known (to me) > > What number was that again? I'm still stuck on 14... I'm thinking I got the syntax wrong, but I've tried all the varients I could for: 14, Valentines Day ... (from Bingo) 14, not unlucky ... (Not 13 any more) 14, lucky lucky ... (twice 7) ...and I really can't think of much else... Tried the above with various capitalisations, with and without spaces, the comma, and elipses. GRRR! Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Just how static is that IP address?
Ted Roche wrote: > Here are my questions: how do the big email services distinguish > dynamic from static IPs? Is there a great big list somewhere listing > the 256^4-2 addresses? Is there a way I can determine if the address > I get is "really" static (if there is such a thing) or should I just > try to set up a email server and see if I can get through to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's the all-in-one answer: They use one or more of several blacklists like these: http://njabl.org/dynablock.html http://www.mail-abuse.com/enduserinfo_dul.html http://rbl.kropka.net/info.php?lang=en You can look up an IP on a LOT of blacklists at http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ip4r.ch?ip= Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Why *I* want one of these "$100" Laptops...
Well, enough people have posted about the political ramifications and what the project is about. Now I'd like to say why *I* want one. 1. It's cheap. Even at $300. 2. 400MHz/128MB/512MB is plenty for what I need a laptop to do. 3. It's got WiFi built in with mesh capabilities - Under Linux. No more struggling with Intel's crappy Linux "support" for their WiFi chipsets. 4. Hand Crank. Why do I like this? Because I do a lot of camping and I'm often in places where I can't plug in. This is *THE* selling point to me. It means I can go out in the mountains for *weeks* and still have a working laptop to work on. Without praying for sunny days so a solar charger works or buying a recharging backpack thingie. It's all in there. 5. "Sunlight Readable" display. - yet configurable for massive power savings with monochrome. 6. EBook mode. - Not only the physical config but the low power mode of it. 7. Spill resistant keyboard - How hard is it for laptop manufacturers to make their systems a bit better resistant to people knocking soda cans or coffee cups over on to a laptop? 8. No rotating media - Makes this thing impact resistant. 9. Seals for better water and dust resistance when closed. 10. USB External storage available - (Doesn't matter which laptop you are using, your files are on the usb dongle.) Just being a bit selfish here, but these are things hardware manufacturers might want to think about. Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Does anybody want some free office furniture?
I've got an odd collection of leftovers that I want out of our office ASAP. A couple of fake-cherry finish desks (that are actually pretty decent), some generic computer desks of mediocre quality (hey, I'm being honest here). A 4-post rack or two, some misc tables. No chairs though. It's in Maynard, MA. You come get. I don't have pictures handy, but could maybe send a camera phone pic to anyone interested. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
RE: Linus with Live Free or Die plate (photo)
I know someone in Michigan who had "UID 0"
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Scott
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:56 AM
> To: GNHLUG User Group
> Subject: Re: Linus with Live Free or Die plate (photo)
>
> On 5/17/06, Travis Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> http://www.nelinux.net/
> >
> > That doesn't even look like a NH plate, not even the older ones.
>
> That's one of the Compaq plates, with the "Compaq" logo edited out.
>
> > Anybody else have a good plate? I had one that said "HAXXOR" for a
> > while.
>
> I've seen:
>
> LINUX
> UNIX
> FREESW
> VMLINUX
> GPL
> PYTHON
> L337 ("leet")
>
> I know "RTFM" and "ROOT" are also registered.
>
> -- Ben
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RE: Booth 1035 at LinuxWorld (GNHLUG) amazingly busy...
Any pics of the flaming Unisys server? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hewitt_tech > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Booth 1035 at LinuxWorld (GNHLUG) amazingly busy... > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
RE: Pruning e-mail attachments.
Brian's Law says someone will always get paranoid about something clearly presented as a use-at-your-own risk solution. LOL. > -Original Message- > Be warned that MIME, like a lot of Internet standards, has > a number of features that don't always get invoked. A > quick-and-dirty hack based on looking at a couple of messages > may cause grief when it encounters mail from someone else's > mailer. Finagle's Law says that message will be a really > important one. > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
