Re: Simple Script issue..??
kill `ps aux|grep -v grep|grep kicker|cut -b10-15` WHAM! Gone... :) Enrique wayne writes: ps -A | grep $1 | cut -c1-5 | grep -o [0123456789]* | kill WILL NOT WORK. I want to run the above script whack like this: whack kicker which should kill the process kicker But it chokes at the kill part and I do not know what I'm doing. and doing wrong :-) Anybody? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: bitten by python
(Google your exact errors and versions for quick solutions!) I Dogpile them... :) (http://www.dogpile.com/) What I have found time and again, is that Google brings me MILLIONS of answers (which is as good as none) Dogpile will search Google (and an array of other search engines) and bring you back 4 to 5 pages of results (in a bad day) Somehow Dogpile prioritizes the hits in a way that if I haven't found what I am looking for in the 3rd page, most likely it won't be on the 4th or the last. Search pattern is wrong, fine-tune your pattern and search again... I seldom go beyond the 2nd page when drop in exact errors, I generally get my answer in the first 10 lines. YMMV ET PS: Anybody has a boot with initramfs cookbook? :( Lisa Kachold writes: See: http://forums.zenoss.com/viewtopic.php?p=10132 (Google your exact errors and versions for quick solutions!) Solution is stated as: (verify your versions) wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/zenoss/Zenoss-Plugins-2.0.4.tar.gz tar zxvf Zenoss-Plugins-2.0.4.tar.gz cd Zenoss-Plugins-2.0.4 python ./setup.py build python ./setup.py install wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c7.tar.gz#md5=dedbf6a4f71cd6deaf13ee885054f16b tar zxvf setuptools-0.6c7.tar.gz cd setuptools-0.6c7 python ./setup.py install zenplugin.py --list-plugins # www.Obnosis.com | http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:obnosis | http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=obnosis (503)754-4452 Catch the January PLUG HackFest! Kristy Westphal, CSO for the Arizona Department of Economic Security will provide a one hour presentation on forensics 1/10/09 at UAT.edu. Subject: bitten by python From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:50:56 -0700 I haven't any experience with python and I'm gathering that what should be simple isn't happening for me. I'm trying to install an ssh monitoring package on a Macintosh. The instructions are here (and very simple) http://www.zenoss.com/community/docs/howtos/zenoss-plugins/ step 1: # python setup.py build /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/distutils/dist.py:227: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'package_data' running build running build_py creating build creating build/lib creating build/lib/zenoss copying zenoss/__init__.py - build/lib/zenoss creating build/lib/zenoss/plugins copying zenoss/plugins/__init__.py - build/lib/zenoss/plugins copying zenoss/plugins/common.py - build/lib/zenoss/plugins copying zenoss/plugins/darwin.py - build/lib/zenoss/plugins copying zenoss/plugins/freebsd5.py - build/lib/zenoss/plugins copying zenoss/plugins/linux2.py - build/lib/zenoss/plugins running build_scripts creating build/scripts-2.3 copying and adjusting scripts/zenplugin.py - build/scripts-2.3 changing mode of build/scripts-2.3/zenplugin.py from 644 to 755 Step 2 python setup.py install /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/distutils/dist.py:227: UserWarning
initramfs anyone?
Hello there... I'm trying to create a universal kernel for my machines and apparently initramfs is the way to go. I'm dizzy reading about it and I can't still find the beginning of the string. Does anybody have a initramfs cookbook? Something that a dumb guy like me can read and say: AHA! This is where it starts and ends and the guts in between... Thanks! ET --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: MySQL premium services?
Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good value? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL, was: MySQL premium services?
There are many possible reasons why to choose one over another, my specific one is last... I have never run personal tests against any, so I'll repeat you what I have read over the years: one used to be faster, the other one lacked features (depending of who you asked), my understanding is that both are now catching up with each other in performance and features. The final single reason why I went Postgres was backups. Back in the day when I did my research (this may have changed) you could not take a hot backup in MySQL without purchasing a commercial product, as opposite as Postgres that you can simply hot-backup a fully consistent database with pgdump. Besides, MySQL leans more and more towards a commercial product ala Red Had, where Postgres is one of those OSS bastions. I go Postgres (with what I knew then) Enrique Joshua Zeidner writes: you know I do see many of the advantages with Postgres, but the information is patchy. Can you link me some dependable comparisons? Many claim that MySQL is faster. Its not for a personal project, I need to provide real justification to management. The PostGIS extension is one of the major gains on the Postgres side, but MySQL is catching up there. -jmz On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good value? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: MySQL premium services?
Wars are GOOD!!! I didn't know about this one! :) I'll do some readings while I shop for grenades on ebay... 8) Enrique Bryan ONeal writes: Oh Yha! DB War! I say use IBM DB2 9.5C. It's free, stable, well supported by the community, has an all you can eat support plan for $3K/yr/server and a number of built in features that make it an excellent enterprise platform. On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 16:53 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use Postgres... :) Joshua Zeidner writes: Hello, Has anyone here used MySQL premium services? Did you think they are a good value? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL, was: MySQL premium services?
Back then when I researched the issue (about a year or so ago), you had to take the server down to get a consistent backup with the tools provided by MySQL. I haven't updated my research since... ET Charles Jones writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The final single reason why I went Postgres was backups. Back in the day when I did my research (this may have changed) you could not take a hot backup in MySQL without purchasing a commercial product, as opposite as Postgres that you can simply hot-backup a fully consistent database with pgdump. man mysqldump :-) --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
LFS nuts anyone? Here is another nut :)
If you are an LFS freak, I want your input. In my (control freak) quest to own the Ultimate Linux, I have devised a script that creates packages as you build LFS, and then it can be used to manage the machine by installing or removing packages. A Package Manager of sorts, but that's an over-ambitious classification. You can download install.sh, which will present you a configuration file for you to edit, and will build for you an LFS machine. The machine you will get (with dbg packages) will mirror an LFS machine as if you had follow the book, and it comes with build scripts and build logs. Nuff said, If you've made it this far is because you are probably another LFS freak, please give it a test drive at http://www.kitepilot.com/LFS/ I've written a lot of documentation, most of your questions will be answered there. Let me know what you think! Enrique PS: Sometimes the scripts may be broken, it's a work in progress... --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: LFS nuts anyone? Here is another nut :)
Perspective is everything... :) I've done enough LFS's to recite them from memory, I still learn something every time I try... My final goal is to have a script to manage my LFS inventory (most of my servers are LFS) but I've found that my script may have other applications. THANKS!!! :) Enrique PS: It'd do me a GREAT service if you just glanced over http://www.kitepilot.com/LFS/B.-MANAGE-MACHINE-README.txt and told me if it at least makes any sense. I'm not the best technical writer... Dazed_75 writes: On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are an LFS freak, I want your input. In my (control freak) quest to own the Ultimate Linux, I have devised a script that creates packages as you build LFS, and then it can be used to manage the machine by installing or removing packages. A Package Manager of sorts, but that's an over-ambitious classification. You can download install.sh, which will present you a configuration file for you to edit, and will build for you an LFS machine. The machine you will get (with dbg packages) will mirror an LFS machine as if you had follow the book, and it comes with build scripts and build logs. Nuff said, If you've made it this far is because you are probably another LFS freak, please give it a test drive at http://www.kitepilot.com/LFS/ I've written a lot of documentation, most of your questions will be answered there. Let me know what you think! Enrique PS: Sometimes the scripts may be broken, it's a work in progress... --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss I tried and got a significant way through the LFS book but found I was not learning enough to justify the time. Since my sole purpose in doing this was learning more about how Linux works, I set the project aside thinking I might come back later and try again. If I can find some time it might be instructive to look at what you have done. Another possibility is that it might remove some of the drudgery and still let me learn. Thanks for the effort. I wish I could give you some feedback now since that seems to be your immediate goal. -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack
The real problem is that nobody wants to trust something that you get for free. There's a certain irrational sense of security to be had by paying for something rather than downloading it from the internet. I can (sorta anyway) understand that... What BLOWS mi mind, is that there is a system out there in the world, that has been universally recognized as secure, that is actively backed up by brilliant minds and scientists well beyond most human beings expectations, that is completely open and verifiable, etc, etc, etc... And then there is this other system, that has been proven cumbersome and vulnerable, that features characteristics highly dependant on commercial interests, claiming a 5-years cycle of (WoW!!!) innovation that nobody (not even them) has been able to pinpoint (compare that to last 5 years of your favorite Ubuntu flavor), and that was invisibly and unaccountably evaluated by this team of (insert here here your favorite radical political or religious affiliation known to disagree with US), and we have Mr. Bill Gates in the flesh, known for a trajectory of fair business practices, transparency and sharing of knowledge, to come out of that secret vault that holds that inaccessible code and say: Yeah; it's the most secure system I have ever seen.. I'll go get all my wife's naughty pictures and store them in one of those computers right now... ET --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack
The first Ubuntu I ran was 5.04 They come out every 6 months. You do the math, my fingers are busy with the keyboard...:) ET mike havens writes: On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (compare that to last 5 years of your favorite Ubuntu flavor) Has Ubuntu been around five years already? I remember when I first heard of it and at the next PLUG east side meeting Dennis had a bunch of copies. :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
OT: Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/20/pentagon-cyber-siege-unprecedente d-attack/ It gives me the chills to phantom that the guvement trusts Micro$haft to handle our private country business... Could anybody please grab a phone a find some intelligent guy in the White House and/or the Pentagon and explain them that there are alternatives? And while I am ranting, it blows mi mind that the same guvement that sued Micro$haft with YOUR MONEY, forces you to do official business over the WEB via a browser, and forces you to use (can you guess!?) #$* M$ Internet Explorer. Ask our beloved Friendly Aviation Association (FAA) Go figure... Enrique PS: I am very well aware that Military Intelligence is an oxymoron... ;-) --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Is anybody having display issues with the latest Kubuntu ?
At first I thought: well... Those #$% Nvidia drivers... But then I saw it happening with ATI boards. Anecdotally I can say that I have seen it happening in just about each and everyone of the 15-something computers (desktops and laptops) that I have installed Kubuntu onto. And it SUCKS...:( Mostly with Firefox, but also with Konsole and other applications, suddenly the display inside a particular window quits (it goes black)... After resizing it a random amount of times (but mostly after shrinking it) the display comes back alive and well. Keyboard and mouse input are taken (at least some times) cuz you can see some reactions after the display comes back, but it is ungodly ANNOYING!!! Is anybody experiencing something like that, or is it the little gnome following me again with the camera and laughing at my expenses? I mean, it would be funny... If it wasn't happening to me... :( ET --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: who wants a career-oriented resource?
I'd may want to get involved in this... What are the specs? Enrique Joshua Zeidner writes: BTW- there are many stated reasons why the PLUG list is not 'strictly business'. ie. see my interview with Alan: http://www.joshuazeidner.com/2008/05/alan-dayley-phoenix-linux-users-group.html I am very interested in building a career-oriented resource for OSS professionals. Who else wants this? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Disk wiping recommendations
you could also boot some Linux CD and: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/DRIVE2WIPE Easy... :) Enrique eculbert writes: Resending an email from Nathan that he posted here almost 4 years ago. I used it on a few and afterwards, the system didn't even know any device was attached as I hadn't specified a starting block, it wiped block zero. It is the 'w' that writes. Without the w, it just verifies the blocks. +++ destroying hard drives (intentionally) Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:36 AM From: Nathan England [EMAIL PROTECTED] Add sender to Contacts To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us -Inline Attachment Follows- If the hard drive still works, boot knoppix on the machine, then run 'badblocks -svvw /dev/hda1' or whatever the drive is. That will zero everything in the disk. I've not found a recovery utility yet that will find anything after that. nathan 73 Ed/ke7feg Now that Novemeber is here, April can wait! On 2/23/2007 the morse code requirement was dropped for getting a ham license. Now just pass the written exams which are on the web at arrl.org for questions and http://www.kb0mga.net/exams/ --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Josh Coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Josh Coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Disk wiping recommendations To: plug plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:21 PM Hi all, Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data off of a hard drive? I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to make sure its clean before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a clue how to retrieve data). It's just a precaution. Thanks, -j --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: VOIP, SIP phones
http://openmoko.com/ :) Nathan writes: I'm looking for a phone to use with skype, maybe others. I have a laptop that has BIOS problems so it cannot be unplugged, so if the phone must connect to a pc that is fine, but I would prefer some kind of wireless phone. Does anyone use any of the USB skype phones with linux? What are your thoughts? Nathan --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day
I think it's cool that codeweavers.com is swamped. Tells you something about the demand... :) Enrique Jason Hayes writes: The main website is temporarily down right now due to high traffic. However, you get the software by going to http://lameduck.codeweavers.com/free/ Enter your email twice and type agree in the box. They'll send a registration code to that email. Then go to http://register.codeweavers.com, enter the registration code and download your software. -- Jason Hayes On Monday 27 October 2008 19:27:55 mike enriquez wrote: Thanks for the info Josh. I will give this a try tomorrow. If anyone can find how they setup the free download please pass it on to the group. Thanks again Mike Enriquez - Original Message - From: Josh Andler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PLUG Discuss plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: Free CodeWeavers software for one day Hey all, So, thanks to a collapsing global economy and a bet that they lost, CodeWeavers will be giving away a product of your choice tomorrow for Linux or Mac. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/8904.html?elr=KArks If CrossOver is of interest to you because of games or professional apps that Wine won't run yet (that you can't live without), tomorrow is the day to get your copy of CrossOver for free. :) Yeah, it doesn't necessarily further FLOSS software, but for some it makes the transition to Linux more doable. Cheers, Josh --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day
I don't have use/desire/inclination/motivation/need or downright bravery to use Micro$haft software either, but it is certainly a tool to help you sell Linux to a good prospect. Think globally...:) ET James Finstrom writes: I am in a bit of a deli-ma I downloaded it because the price was right but I honestly don't use nor have the desire to use any windows software... unusable free software makes me sad... On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's cool that codeweavers.com is swamped. Tells you something about the demand... :) Enrique Jason Hayes writes: The main website is temporarily down right now due to high traffic. However, you get the software by going to http://lameduck.codeweavers.com/free/ Enter your email twice and type agree in the box. They'll send a registration code to that email. Then go to http://register.codeweavers.com, enter the registration code and download your software. -- Jason Hayes On Monday 27 October 2008 19:27:55 mike enriquez wrote: Thanks for the info Josh. I will give this a try tomorrow. If anyone can find how they setup the free download please pass it on to the group. Thanks again Mike Enriquez - Original Message - From: Josh Andler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PLUG Discuss plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: Free CodeWeavers software for one day Hey all, So, thanks to a collapsing global economy and a bet that they lost, CodeWeavers will be giving away a product of your choice tomorrow for Linux or Mac. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/8904.html?elr=KArks If CrossOver is of interest to you because of games or professional apps that Wine won't run yet (that you can't live without), tomorrow is the day to get your copy of CrossOver for free. :) Yeah, it doesn't necessarily further FLOSS software, but for some it makes the transition to Linux more doable. Cheers, Josh --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network
Linux: Open up a terminal and type: ip addr show and choose the adapter that connects to the network you want. If that doesn't work: ifconfig -a windoze: Open up a command prompt ant type: ipconfig use scp as: scp /file/to/copy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/copy/file/to It's easy, even I can do it... :) Enrique Josef Lowder writes: How do I get the 'ip' numbers for each computer from which and to which I want to transfer a file using 'scp'? i.e. scp filename.jpg nnn.nnn.n.nn On 10/22/08, Josef Lowder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (1) scp *.jpg 192.168.1.12: (2) sftp (if you have ssh running) then [EMAIL PROTECTED] (3) From KDE Konqueror, in the location bar type: fish://ipaddress/location/or/folder --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network
BTW, another easier way to do the static address thing is to assign addresses outside the DHCP range. There is not a hard and fast rule to know what the range is (unless you look at the router configuration) but if your addresses start with 192.168.0.2-3-4, it is safe to assign 192.168.0.250-251-253 to your computers (unless you plug 253 computers to the router... :) If your address is 192.168.1.100, then find the computer in the network with the lowest address and use addresses below it. Make sure you don't duplicate the IP of the router (wich normally ends on .1). Or follow the manufacturer's instructions, log in the router, find the range (under DHCP configuration) and be safe... :) Enrique Ryan Rix writes: Hi, Eekers, thanks for the catch :) /me is used to writing to actual dir's after so just assumed it would right to ~ in that case. -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog I don't want to touch you too much baby, 'cause making love to you might drive me crazy On Wed October 22 2008 04:16:47 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true but, Just a note: scp *.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will copy all the files ending in .jpg to a directory named [EMAIL PROTECTED] in THIS machine, if it exists, or it will abort with an error. If you want to remote-copy, it has to have a colon : scp *.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED]: or scp *.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ ET PS: been bitten with that one before... Ryan Rix writes: inet 192.168.1.66/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0 Yes, it's the first number after inet. inet 192.168.1.64/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0 again, first after inet. What I personally would do, though it's a bit of a pain to set up, is if your router supports DHCP reservations (dlink G router does here) you can give each compy a 'static' dhcp address. After you have them all rounded up you can add entries to /etc/hosts 192.168.1.66 bedroom 192.168.1.64 kitchen and such, till you're done on all the boxen then do /etc/init.d/networking restart and now you can refer to your targets as 'kitchen' or 'bedroom' or whatnot. scp *.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note that if the username you are logged into on the source computer is the same as your target's username it can be safely dropped, and it's implied. -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain: IBM On Wed October 22 2008 03:23:09 pm Josef Lowder wrote: On 10/22/08, enrique [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux: Open up a terminal and type: ip addr show and choose the adapter that connects to the network you want. use scp as: scp /file/to/copy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/copy/file/to It's easy, even I can do it. Thanks Enrique ... but the problem is ... you are brilliant and I guess I just don't have all the wires connected. I did find that I have to use /sbin/ip addr show since 'ip' was not found. But below are the results I got from my two linux boxes, and I can't figure out which of all these different number sets is the 'ip' number for each machine. == from machine A $ /sbin/ip addr show 1: lo: LOOPBACK,UP mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo 2: eth0: BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:2f:06:65:08 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.1.64/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0 == from machine B $ /sbin/ip addr show 1: lo: LOOPBACK,UP,1 mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo 2: eth0: BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,1 mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:14:85:1e:5f:5e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.1.66/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0 Furthermore, from your excellent example (thank you very much), scp /file/to/copy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/copy/file/to I still do not understand how to put which numbers where, and how the actual syntax should look. Is it like this: scp /filenameA.txt/to/copy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/copy/filenameB.txt/to How would scp know in what directory or folder to put the file to be copied? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss
Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of ps
WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) Hello there: I have a Suse 9 machine as: -- # uname -r 2.6.5-7.97-smp # cat /etc/issue Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). -- I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I find is: # ps aux|grep acp root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S Sep22 0:00 [kacpid] There is no reference whatsoever to kacpid in /etc/init.d Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? I have always wondered about those brackets and man ps doesn't really help... Appreciate any help. Thanks Enrique --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of ps
Thanks, that's what I thought...:) ET Jon M. Hanson writes: Those are kernel processes/threads. --- Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) Hello there: I have a Suse 9 machine as: -- # uname -r 2.6.5-7.97-smp # cat /etc/issue Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). -- I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I find is: # ps aux|grep acp root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S Sep22 0:00 [kacpid] There is no reference whatsoever to kacpid in /etc/init.d Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? I have always wondered about those brackets and man ps doesn't really help... Appreciate any help. Thanks Enrique --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Reselling a machine
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3 971990CatId=2629 Tough to sell a computer... ;-) Enrique Sean Roe writes: Hi All, I have a machine for sale on craigs list at the moment and since I havent gotten any calls on it I was wondering if I was asking too much for it. I am asking $275 for it. It has: For Sale AMD x2 Dual Core 4600+ pc with the following: AMD 4600 X2 with Thermaltake Volcano Cooler Gigabyte Motherboard 2 Gig Ram ATI x1950 video card 2 ea x 300 Gig drives Thermaltake 750w powersupply Additional exhaust fan 16x DVD burner speakers Keyboard and Mouse Win XP Pro license with documentation and original disk. Am I asking too much for it? Thanks, sean --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: dd if=hda1 of=whatever ???????
OK, lets get this organized: it and then dd the primary drive. That way if I get a virus all I need to do is dd the file back ontoo the hard drive. So I suppose that I... dd will read your HD/partition track by track and output it to of=MYOUTPUT You have to place MYOUTPUT somewhere and save it. It is a file known as an ISO image. The cookbook is: 1.- boot machine in Linux 2.- run dd against the HD/partition you want to eventually recover, and save the output to a file, which implies: 2.1- if you have local space, use it. 2.2- if you don't have local space, use a different machine, which makes SSH the easiest transport mechanism. 3.- reverse the whole enchilada by dd(ing) back your ISO image to the partition. And: Remember to dd the MBR too if you dd the partition instead of the whole drive, there are partitions considerations that you better understand before you use this technique. I'll leave away the details of how to do this until I understand what you really want to do, my previous instructions are totally unrelated to dual-boot, and using grub or lilo is irrelevant. My previous instructions will allow you to take an ISO image of your Window$ system so you can rebuild it afterwards. Feel free to ask...:) Enrique mike havens writes: I believe you misunderstand... I'm not going to duel boot. I figure that I'll need to install grub or lilo because I'm not installing MS from their restore disk. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:31 PM, James Finstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find sadly windows runs better in virtual box on linux then directly installed. That said I would connect two drives and boot to a live cd like the kubuntu disk ad do the dd On 10/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Assuming that you have another machine with enough space to hold the Window$ drive, you can: Boot both machines in Linux. From the one with the Window$ installation: dd if=/dev/?da0|ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat - my-windoze.iso But I would just install the last Kubuntu, setup Windoze in a virtual machine and replace the file every time it gets screwed. Good luck... Enrique mike havens writes: I hate windows! I hate it when I get a virus! Igot a brand new one last night I was happily tip-tapping away last night but when I got up in the morning everything was moving very s-l-o-w-l-y! After running clam nothing was discovered so I just reinstalled my system. So I figure that a good thing to do is to get the system like I want it and then dd the primary drive. That way if I get a virus all I need to do is dd the file back ontoo the hard drive. So I suppose that I will need to put grub in the boot loader. Does this soun doable? Who is gacious enough to help? WHich distro do you recommend? I was thinking of using PHLAK version?old but in my hands I have xubunt 6.1, mepis 2003.10.02, Slax 4.2.0, and mepis 3.4-3 -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Sent from my mobile device James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. All Rhino products are made in America, 100% Money Back Guarantee, and have a 5 Year warranty. Sometimes for it to just work you have to think outside the box! Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 IP: asterisk.rhinoequipment.com ~ FWD: 633686 THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and its attachments from all computers. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: dd if=hda1 of=whatever ???????
Assuming that you have another machine with enough space to hold the Window$ drive, you can: Boot both machines in Linux. From the one with the Window$ installation: dd if=/dev/?da0|ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat - my-windoze.iso But I would just install the last Kubuntu, setup Windoze in a virtual machine and replace the file every time it gets screwed. Good luck... Enrique mike havens writes: I hate windows! I hate it when I get a virus! Igot a brand new one last night I was happily tip-tapping away last night but when I got up in the morning everything was moving very s-l-o-w-l-y! After running clam nothing was discovered so I just reinstalled my system. So I figure that a good thing to do is to get the system like I want it and then dd the primary drive. That way if I get a virus all I need to do is dd the file back ontoo the hard drive. So I suppose that I will need to put grub in the boot loader. Does this soun doable? Who is gacious enough to help? WHich distro do you recommend? I was thinking of using PHLAK version?old but in my hands I have xubunt 6.1, mepis 2003.10.02, Slax 4.2.0, and mepis 3.4-3 -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: How to format an external hard drive?
I have run NTFS systems before without any issue, the NTFS drivers can do RW
without problem.
How old is your Mandriva?
Get Kubuntu...:)
Enrique A. Troconis
PS: The instructions given to you that start fdisl -l are correct, so I'm
omitting them.
Josef Lowder writes:
I received a small 38-Gig external harddrive as a gift
and it is apparently formatted with an ntfs file system.
It mounts automatically when I plug it in to my Mandriva
system USB port, and I can read the files that are there,
but I cannot write to it as it gives a message read only
file system.
So, what would be the best way to format it as a fat 32
so I can plug it in and use it on either my Linux system
or on my xp laptop?
While I have not used it for anything, below are some of the
files that I found on this HD:
Contents of external HD:
/dev/sda1 38G 212M 38G 1% /mnt/New_Volume
/dev/sda1 38G 212M 38G 1% /mnt/New_Volume
# cd /mnt/New_Volume
# ls -ltr
dr-x-- 1 root root 0 Feb 23 2006 System Volume Information/
# cd System*
# ls -ltr
dr-x-- 1 root root 0 Sep 21 16:19 RECYCLER/
-r 2 root root 0 Feb 23 2006 MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase
dr-x-- 1 root root 0 Sep 21 16:18
_restore{D5341F9C-33F7-43CF-8BD2-1AE937C9BA1B}/
dr-x-- 1 root root 0 Sep 21 16:18 RP471/
-r 1 root root 1390 Sep 21 16:19 change.log
# cat change.log
ïÍ«ì\Device\HarddiskVolume9\System Volume
Information\_restore{D5341F9C-33F7-43CF-8BD2-1AE937C9BA1B}
\RP471\change.logdïÍ«à \Converted2d`ïÍ«à\RECYCLER`¼ïÍ«àx\
RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006¼ÔïÍ« à\
RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006\
desktop.iniÔ¼ïÍ«àx\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006¼`ïÍ«à\
RECYCLER`þïÍ«à
\Converted2\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006\
De1▒CONVER~1þ
#
# cd RECYCLER
# ls -ltr
dr-x-- 1 root root 0 Sep 21 16:19
S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006/
dr-x-- 1 root root 12288 Sep 21 16:19 De1/
-r 1 root root65 Sep 21 16:19 desktop.ini
-r 1 root root 820 Sep 21 16:19 INFO2
# cat INFO2
E:\Converted2Ðt'@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
E:[EMAIL PROTECTED] S-1-5-21-947519380-1418259369-3847320399-1006]
#
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Re: I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...
I've got to thank all the GREAT people that has answered my request for help. It is GREAT to be involved in an activity that agglutinates a community like this. I will probably not be able to help back the people that has helped me, but I will sure help forward people that, as me, gets stranded somewhere. THANKS!!! THANKS!!! THANKS!!! Enrique A. Troconis http://kitepilot.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello group: This is the short story: I live in Georgia (see http://hangglide.com/ :) and my mother in law lives in Chandler. I set up for her a Linux computer that may have a hardware problem. She has some limitations that prevent her from reaching the back of the computer and plugging and unplugging cables. I called the Geek Squad for help and they are more than willing to bill me $250 to get there and tell me if they can boot (or not) the computer from a CD. I need someone to visit her, diagnosis whether we have a hardware problem and if not, boot the machine with an Ubuntu CD (or whatever) so I can SSH into and fix any other issue. I'll be more than willing to return the favor with flight instruction, anything from a hang glider to a twin engine... :) Thanks! Enrique A. Troconis PS: I can also help anyone with some geeky Linux stuff... --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...
Man, you guys are GREAT!!! I've gotten so many people willing to help that I will have to do something to return this favor to humanity The lady is fairly crippled and we are fairly away... She is around the corner of Riggs McQueen. If I remember well, it is some sort of AMD motherboard with one or 2 GB of memory running Kubuntu. Some time ago the machine refused to boot and I sent her a Kubuntu CD to boot it from so I could diagnose it, but the machine refuses to boot even with the CD. It could be a burnt MB, a broken CD drive or an ID-10-T, error, I don't know... THANKS! Enrique A. Troconis PS: And I'll be glad to take anybody flying. Anything for the addiction... :) Dazed_75 writes: And if Stephen does not work out, I am certain we could work it out (I am involved with the Sunland Village East group). Without publicizing her address, perhaps you could give a closer indication of her location than just saying Chandler. Also a minimum description of the hardware could help in choosing the right person. I will try to check email later today. On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Stephen P Rufle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you still need help with this? I live in Chandler, so I could drop by your mother in law's. Stephen P Rufle [EMAIL PROTECTED] H2:480-802-7173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello group: This is the short story: I live in Georgia (see http://hangglide.com/ :) and my mother in law lives in Chandler. I set up for her a Linux computer that may have a hardware problem. She has some limitations that prevent her from reaching the back of the computer and plugging and unplugging cables. I called the Geek Squad for help and they are more than willing to bill me $250 to get there and tell me if they can boot (or not) the computer from a CD. I need someone to visit her, diagnosis whether we have a hardware problem and if not, boot the machine with an Ubuntu CD (or whatever) so I can SSH into and fix any other issue. I'll be more than willing to return the favor with flight instruction, anything from a hang glider to a twin engine... :) Thanks! Enrique A. Troconis PS: I can also help anyone with some geeky Linux stuff... --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
I need help. And I hope I don't offend anyone...
Hello group: This is the short story: I live in Georgia (see http://hangglide.com/ :) and my mother in law lives in Chandler. I set up for her a Linux computer that may have a hardware problem. She has some limitations that prevent her from reaching the back of the computer and plugging and unplugging cables. I called the Geek Squad for help and they are more than willing to bill me $250 to get there and tell me if they can boot (or not) the computer from a CD. I need someone to visit her, diagnosis whether we have a hardware problem and if not, boot the machine with an Ubuntu CD (or whatever) so I can SSH into and fix any other issue. I'll be more than willing to return the favor with flight instruction, anything from a hang glider to a twin engine... :) Thanks! Enrique A. Troconis PS: I can also help anyone with some geeky Linux stuff... --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
