Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. The reason for this is ease of use, most desktop users want dvd playback and other media formats to just work, like they just work in 9.3. With 10.0, novell in their wisdom have decided not only to leave out libdvdcss, but also go a step further and prevent the media player from ever being able to play certain proprietary codecs, you have to completely uninstall the media player, find another yast repository that supports other builds and reinstall the player, and then go get libdvdcss aswell as other codecs. That is just simply too much to ask of a newbie. If I were to use SuSE (I'm an Ubuntu user) I would use 10.0 and gets things to work, but for a newbie, 9.3 pro every time, just less hassle. I have set my mother-in-law and my father up on Debian machines. If I was to do it again I would probably choose ubuntu. I have run two versions of ubuntu and AFAIAC the latter one was an improvement over the earlier one. Yes, I always put people onto Ubuntu by default. Standard install and then run automatix and away they go. Its only when someone specifically want SuSE and they are very green, I tell them 9.3. Tuxta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:20, Bolero wrote: Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. That was me ;-) I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. I'm adding to the roar of approval for Ubuntu/Kubuntu. I've put a few newbies onto it including my 84 year old mother-in-law (she didn't install though!), with no problems. You WILL have some problems, but Windows users have problems too, even Mac users have problems. You can't have something as complicated as a computer and not have problems. The live CD is magical. You can play to your heart's content without touching your Windows installation at all! When you shut down, the whole thing disappears, and no damage is done. Pretty much everything works, or doesn't work, exactly as it would in a full installation (except for access to your hard drive, and saving files permanently - that's possible but beyond the scope of a beginner). Go to ubuntulinux.com - download and burn the live ISO file which you will find there and try it out. It will also help you connect to the net, and you should be able to surf websites etc. A small caution - make sure everything you are going to use is plugged in before you start the live install, because the installer will go looking for devices, and if they aren't there, sometimes post install is not quite so smooth. Problem 1 ? ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ?Setup Internet Connection? as well as ?Network?. My modem is not listed and that?s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA If you still have your windows set up working, ask your isp about getting connected to the net. Whatever you do with your modem for windows is exactly what you would do for linux. Ubuntu will automatically look for DHCP. Nearly all modern broadband modems seem to use DHCP so it is something you don't really need to think about at this point of your career. The modem is designed to connect to your ISP. Your computer (windows, mac or linux) then uses DHCP to connect to the modem. Once your modem is set up you shouldn't need to change it. If it already works for windows it will continue to work for anything else. Problem 2 ? Monitor Resolution The only resolution that works is the monitor?s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. My recollection is that the graphics tries to give you the highest resolution possible. Ubuntu gives you options to lower the resolution if you wish. I'm sure Redhat does too... I've not used RH for years. Problem 3 ? Audio Some audio is problematic. The live CD will sort that for you. It will either work or not. If it doesn't it's best to get help (from here, perhaps). Should I download and install the individual drivers in Windows? Will my Windows OS still work? What chance is there that the Linux RH problems I have will be fixed? No relationship at all. In certain cases, linux will use specially installed windows drivers, but that would be clear to you when the time came. The drivers are used with linux wrappers - very confusing for beginners. If you ever need them, you will then understand, but it's not for beginners. Somehow I am a bit weary, Stanton Finleys installation notes in the beginning point out that the installation of Linux is easy and can be done by everyone; however there are apparently 45 pages of installation notes needed to get the job done! Sorry, I am to say the least a bit frustrated and would appreciate some help. Unless you have some strange hardware, Ubuntu will install and run with so little intervention that instruction are almost superfluous. I can't imagine filling one page, much less 45 pages. I'm very sympathetic to beginners though.. there is way too much jargon and too much assumption of knowledge. such as what does DHCP mean, and should I care?. Acronyms are one of the greatest blocks to knowledge ever invented. They are a kind of insane masonic code used by computer geeks to confuse the hoards. One thing you will find very odd is that in the Linux world there is an amazing and sometimes confusing amount of choice. There is not one-true-way to do things as there is in Windows. There is endless argument about window managers and filesystems and distributions and other arcane matters that serve to confuse newbies. Ubuntu has shortcircuited a lot of those arguments by making decisions for you. You can get into the fun of arguing religious differences if and when you want to, but after you have been initiated. Just go with the default settings at first. They work really well. --
[SLUG] Nominations and Elections
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I accept my nomination as Ordinary Committee Member. Mostly what I have done this year is carry the coffee and tea into the meetings. I am planning to move West when housing prices have crashed sufficiently which will hopefully be later this year. An interest rate hike in the USA would do the trick nicely. Grant has done an excellent job on the election page here: http://www.slug.org.au/~grant/election.html I move that this be the official election summary going into the AGM. If anyone can see errors and omissions on the election page then speak now. - Tel -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iQIVAwUBRBye/8fOVl0KFTApAQKiDQ/+IiVUeKNTyHofeXa2fb7ghWfn16Ul40HK YnkF09WZHNxQAZ7rDEII/N4o/CdYenl3ugQIGVq8rGiO7XP3WTTbHU9Vlh2+hHrx l3zoFhpNTxu+SxNIOgjNcCjD2c7aV8+v9/vYrskEgf1y3yK3zYqTdZJivEsL3pEB DBj75AXKEgYS/tmzpE0hT/PKegG0WJN/O6Cc6ixI3ZV9SHlvJY52+UrzeE6dWM7G AgDtDkWlAm0wsJD1D5dStTM2pN1t4nQ5uf6lgNyQvpOeNZmkKmwfK6s8EnxSprZQ G7qGnMGzSLEVLPKNMHOi99xSKTp+BQFIxQAkxobWDtmrVV9B/Yr4d7utTfMbI/G3 Im5C1lA/lK//9oPz0bvUQzyhmN1LLtemePXXMaEpWClCPUj+ngLB4n+XgXd9LP6z fWBNGZDXrdoUUnwphvMM99P3yGeHcjt0vyeOdOKNeKAi6SlLKjq3WC5uZ8V2bNVm Ex4tT4B10tsSQ4cNzp/jD2paGi+l5aqboTpFM/9adLfCJ68XLSdZs0BdkQPefQfQ yHU3QVjP1ytdMIdPNzdNq7V1fA9Hnq5MGwR30K+fih36YI3U8h3PS0I7I5IkEqSH 1IPGIgnAPH8wIsPYBGv0odnoH4eGEX8Ev7ezrzJMTdTxB0DNgjT+OCh7xHkuj2IY l3EaHGDKNpw= =Ib7k -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
Hi there is an ubuntu5.10 cd in the mail for you. I have your address from your recent membership payment, the cd cost me nothing so postage is the only cost, will save you downloading and burning install cds, which is not always reliable, you get to make coasters sometimes. ubuntu will probably sort out your networking in its initial hardware detection without problems Ken Bolero wrote: Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. My setup: MoboD945GTP (onboard Sigmatel audio, onboard video) Processor Intel P640 RAM 1GB, 2GB L2 Cache HDD 2 off SATAII, WD 160GB in raid 0, incl. prim. Active C:/ partition with XP Pro SP1 HDD 1 off SATAII, SG 160GB NTFS, 1 swap partition 2GB, 1 Linux root partition 15GB) Monitor Hitachi CML171SXW Modem External Siemens SpeedStream 4200 (as supplied by Telstra Bigpond), presently used via USB connection, Ethernet connected to 2nd PC for 2nd Internet connection. I bought the ‘RH Fedora 4 Unleashed’ book incl. DVD, kernel 2.6.11. The installation as 2nd OS went OK, partitioning and formatting 2 GB swap and 15GB root partition (both primary) with Disk Druid and using Linux front end for selecting either OS (Windows XP Pro SP1 or Linux RH Core 4). I got the following ‘issues’: Problem 1 Can’t establish a working ADSL Internet connection Problem 2 Video only works in 1280x1024 resolution, for me too small to be comfortable with Problem 3 Can’t get audio working Problem 1 – ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ‘Setup Internet Connection’ as well as ‘Network’. My modem is not listed and that’s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA (listed when I access the modem thru Windows). Even with the 1200 odd pages book I got, the instructions are to me at least very confusing. The same applies to Stanton Finleys installation notes. It appears that I have to download and install some program. With the Internet not working under Linux this is not possible. Problem 2 – Monitor Resolution The monitor’s HorizSync frequency range is picked up by the installation program incorrectly. As soon as I change this to the correct info as per manual, I get an ‘Out of Range’ signal after reboot. The vertical refresh rate is correct and I have not changed this one. The monitor’s support pixel resolution I had to change to cover all resolutions available in acc. with the manual. I tried and re-installed Linux at least 15 times with various configurations of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, both altering horizontal frequency as well as pixel modes. The only resolution that works is the monitor’s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. Problem 3 – Audio During the installation I am ask to test sound, which does not work. I get the message ‘Audio will not be available on your system’. No further info, that’s it. I have installed as part of the mobo drivers Sigmatel as the audio driver, in acc. with the mobo installation instructions. On the Intel website, for my motherboard, there is a network, video and audio driver for Red Hat Linux available, (…._1.3_RHEL4_U1.TAR.GZ). Should I download and install the individual drivers in Windows? Will my Windows OS still work? What chance is there that the Linux RH problems I have will be fixed? I have to say that at this stage I cannot afford to loose Windows since this is the only thing I have that works. To make matters even worse, two days ago I was changing from Linux (with the above hiccups) to Windows using Acronis OS Selector when suddenly nothing worked. After re-booting I got a black screen with a blinking underscore cursor on the top left, nothing else. The only way to get into the system was by using an Acronis Disk Director Boot Disk which got me going again, that is Windows only. When I select Linux as the OS, I’ll get a black screen with ‘Grub_’ on the top left, nothing else. If I deactivate Acronis OS Selector, I get a black screen with ‘Grub_”. Going in circles, must have to do something with the MBR, don’t know how to wipe it. Well this is my present situation, a pretty mess; not to mention the hours spent during the last six weeks. Somehow I am a bit weary, Stanton Finleys installation notes in the beginning point out that the installation of Linux is easy and can be done by everyone; however there are apparently 45 pages of installation notes needed to get the job done! Sorry, I am to say
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. The reason for this is ease of use, most desktop users want dvd playback and other media formats to just work, like they just work in 9.3. With 10.0, novell in their wisdom have decided not only to leave out libdvdcss, but also go a step further and prevent the media player from ever being able to play certain proprietary codecs, you have to completely uninstall the media player, find another yast repository that supports other builds and reinstall the player, and then go get libdvdcss aswell as other codecs. That is just simply too much to ask of a newbie. If I were to use SuSE (I'm an Ubuntu user) I would use 10.0 and gets things to work, but for a newbie, 9.3 pro every time, just less hassle. I have set my mother-in-law and my father up on Debian machines. If I was to do it again I would probably choose ubuntu. I have run two versions of ubuntu and AFAIAC the latter one was an improvement over the earlier one. Yes, I always put people onto Ubuntu by default. Standard install and then run automatix and away they go. Its only when someone specifically want SuSE and they are very green, I tell them 9.3. While I agree in principal, and I'm very much in favour of SuSE, I have recently installed SuSE10 on: A dell 2400 for my father-in-law in the UK A P4 for a mate My P4 (tigger!) AMD64X2 Celeron for a mate I'm now going through the agony of converting every one back to 9.3 except the AMD64 where I'm trying ubuntu. Why ... AC'97 audio not detected Sound blaster live not working nvidia graphics AFU (I found a patch to fix twinview) then OK wav files not playable (rate set to 32000, then nothing) skype fails (suse 9rpm: inappropriate ioctl) DVICO dvb card works (mythtv-0.19), twinhan does not! kscd does not play [even though some sound works] tigger froze (no ping, no X, no KB) 2x in 2 days, has uptimes of 100s days with 9.3 So, let the buyer beware, I'll not recommend 10. I just finished ubuntu install: quite basic compared with SuSE I have 3 cups printers on my network, suse detects them on install + finds local printer ubuntu printer: There was an error launching the application first impression not good. Oh, my credintials: been using unix for 30 years (PDP11 + 15M HD + 100K ram !) was teaching sys-admin for Hewlett Packard 20 years ago, used linux since 1992, make a living by consulting support for RHE, RH9, SuSE, CentOS there is more, but that's enough to justify a considered opinion. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] info needed desperately
hp laserjet 1320n works perfectly as a network printer with postscript, at about $1,000 There were cheaper options but this was a robust durable option without hang off plastic trays to break. When I was looking a Samsung was advertised as supported for linux, drivers included. It was a less convienient shape and more plasticy at about $350 at Harris technology. Ken Angela Lindstad wrote: dear slug I am a convinced linux user (on principle, not because I know anything about computers) I am retired and really appreciate not to get all the bugs around that other operating systems get. Now my HP officejet 635 printer has given up after 8 years and I need a new one. 'does this one support linux ?' never gets an unambiguous answer. The HP and Epson customer support people - not helpful. The shops usually have models that dont feature on the linux compatible list. Is there someone out there that can help ?? angela -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ctte nomination
I'm going to have to decline the nomination as an ordinary committee member of the SLUG committee for the coming year. I'm flattered that anyone thought of me for the committee, and in other circumstances I'd gladly accept, but my time is stretched quite thin at present, and I see plenty of very talented people already nominated who will have no trouble keeping SLUG on the straight and narrow. Try me again next year, though, if anyone still thinks I'm worthy. - Matt -- Talk about unlucky. D'you know, if I fell in a barrel of tits I'd come out sucking me thumb. -- Seen on the 'net: http://thelawwestofealingbroadway.blogspot.com/2006/01/bang-to-rights.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
Linley Caetan wrote: So Ubuntu or Kubuntu it is and I recommend Automatix for newbies to get them moving with a whole raft of applications. An alternative to Automatix is EasyUbuntu: easy to use script that gives the Ubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution - all with a few clicks of your mouse. easyubuntu.freecontrib.org Apparently maintained by very friendly people who encourage suggestions and bug reports, does everything correctly and makes later updating and security patching easy for the future. Or so I've heard. ;) Jacinta -- (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ | Jacinta Richardson | `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) | Perl Training Australia| (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' | +61 3 9354 6001| _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' | www.perltraining.com.au | -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ubuntu/debian
Hi in quest of enlightment, I've put aside my biases, installed ubuntu, as recommended for noobies, shock, horror gasp sorry cough: After spending the morning fighting the tools: I downloaded skype: dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) Errors were encountered while processing: Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb resolvable? I tried to get xine to play a wmv file. I enabled every repositry and every option. I get (sic): The stream ShazBaz.wmv use an unsupported codec: Video Codec: Windows Media Video 9(WMV3) Start Playing anyway ? Easy with SuSE: install the w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0.i586.rpm All is fine. Also, my SuSE amd64 has 32 libs, so it can run 32 apps. Skype don't give any other options. If you go to packman and search for mpg123 he gives mpg321.rpm. This was my hint to get mpg123. The symantic tools do not give any hint. If anybody can point me in the right direction, much appreciated. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian
quote who=[EMAIL PROTECTED] dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) Errors were encountered while processing: Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb resolvable? Not too easily. Debian/Ubuntu doesn't have biarch (because it's a bad way of doing things anyway), and neither have yet to move to multiarch (though that is coming in Dapper+1, the release due at the end of the year). For 64 bit Intel CPUs, I recommend just using the i386 distro. For actual amd64 it gets harder because they're actually really crap at doing 32 bit. Generally, the best way to do this for the moment is to run a 32 bit chroot, but you'll generally find that enough of the necessary libraries are shipped in the ia32libs package, so just unpack the Skype deb and put it somewhere useful. I tried to get xine to play a wmv file. I enabled every repositry and every option. I get (sic): The stream ShazBaz.wmv use an unsupported codec: Video Codec: Windows Media Video 9(WMV3) Start Playing anyway ? Easy with SuSE: install the w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0.i586.rpm All is fine. SuSE distribute random Windows DLLs (for which they have no license) in an RPM? Crazy. There are w32codec packages available for Debian and Ubuntu, but *definitely not* distributed by either. There's lots of information about these available on the Ubuntu wiki (or grab EasyUbuntu, which is a sane way of getting some of this naughty stuff onto your system). - Jeff -- FISL 7.0: Porto Alegre, Brazilhttp://fisl.softwarelivre.org/7.0/www/ Basically my philosophy on release management is that it should be like police brutality. - Maciej Stachowiak -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian
On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded skype: dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) Errors were encountered while processing: Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb resolvable? Convince Skype to go OSS, or at least to provide a .deb file for amd64? Not being free software, you're always going to be playing catch up with it. I tried to get xine to play a wmv file. I enabled every repositry and every option. I get (sic): The stream ShazBaz.wmv use an unsupported codec: Video Codec: Windows Media Video 9(WMV3) Start Playing anyway ? Easy with SuSE: install the w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0.i586.rpm Nothing like a bit of illegal redistribution to keep a distro on it's toes. There is an equivalent package available for Debian/Ubuntu called win32codecs. Google will reveal all, no doubt. Also, my SuSE amd64 has 32 libs, so it can run 32 apps. Skype don't give any other options. The package you want is ia32-libs, I'd say. - Matt -- A friend is someone you can call to help you move. A best friend is someone you can call to help you move a body. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart
Okay, I have a Proliant ML530 with a couple of 9GB disks(thanks Morgan). However the RAID config is out of whack and I don't have any Smartstart disks. Anybody have any suggestions on how I could set this up without SmartStart? -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://k-sit.com - My Blog http://la-pod.k-sit.com - Linux Australia Update Podcast,Blog and Forums Skype: purserj1977 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart
On 3/19/06, James Purser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I have a Proliant ML530 with a couple of 9GB disks(thanks Morgan). However the RAID config is out of whack and I don't have any Smartstart disks. Anybody have any suggestions on how I could set this up without SmartStart? Dont the support section on hp/compaq website have all the available stuff to download? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart
James Purser wrote: Okay, I have a Proliant ML530 with a couple of 9GB disks(thanks Morgan). However the RAID config is out of whack and I don't have any Smartstart disks. Anybody have any suggestions on how I could set this up without SmartStart? James, When you say the RAID is out of wack in what way? Can you boot to the os?? http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/acumatrix/sw-drivers.html Will get you the Linux ACU (Array Config Utility) you will be able to check the setup with that even reconfig. What RAID level are you running?? If you cant boot to the OS you will probably need Smartstart, depending on what you want to achieve. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart
On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 17:34 +1100, Scott Gourlay wrote: James, When you say the RAID is out of wack in what way? Can you boot to the os?? http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/acumatrix/sw-drivers.html Will get you the Linux ACU (Array Config Utility) you will be able to check the setup with that even reconfig. What RAID level are you running?? If you cant boot to the OS you will probably need Smartstart, depending on what you want to achieve. Bleh, me not so clear with the speaking type thing. What I should have said was I have an ML530 that came diskless, and I then obtained a couple of 9GB disks. The disks did not come with system so its a fresh build of the server. -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://k-sit.com - My Blog http://la-pod.k-sit.com - Linux Australia Update Podcast,Blog and Forums Skype: purserj1977 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anybody can point me in the right direction, much appreciated. Google automatix. This is a family of scripts that are provided to do all the extra setup for K/Ubuntu. I have seen messages in the ubuntu forum about amd64 versions. I haven't tried it, but reviews and messages about it look quite good. It does all the sort of things you are writing of, including adjusting your sources.list file for the required repositories. And let us know how it goes, please. (I'm running Gentoo, and about to move to Australia, so it will be a month or so before I'm back on broadband to try it myself). Regards, Bret -- Given the degree to which Americans distrust politicians, it boggles the mind that religious leaders would consign themselves to that particular circle of hell. - Alan Wolfe pgpdUxeuhtO6S.pgp Description: PGP signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart
James Purser wrote: On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 17:34 +1100, Scott Gourlay wrote: James, When you say the RAID is out of wack in what way? Can you boot to the os?? http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/acumatrix/sw-drivers.html Will get you the Linux ACU (Array Config Utility) you will be able to check the setup with that even reconfig. What RAID level are you running?? If you cant boot to the OS you will probably need Smartstart, depending on what you want to achieve. Bleh, me not so clear with the speaking type thing. What I should have said was I have an ML530 that came diskless, and I then obtained a couple of 9GB disks. The disks did not come with system so its a fresh build of the server. All is now clear Ok.. Couple of Questions. If it is a new build the official HP line is you have to use SmartStart... You might be able to create a Bootable CD with something like DSL and install the ACU on that then you will be able to configure the Array Controller. You might also need to get the System Configuration Utility, on to a DOS bootable disk/CD as you will not have the Magic compaq partition that is accessed when you do F10 during Boot to run the BIOS config / System Configuration Utility. This should get you around the Smart Start Issue... Otherwise do you know some one with a current SmartStart?? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian
quote who=Bret Comstock Waldow On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anybody can point me in the right direction, much appreciated. Google automatix. This is a family of scripts that are provided to do all the extra setup for K/Ubuntu. I have seen messages in the ubuntu forum about amd64 versions. I haven't tried it, but reviews and messages about it look quite good. Please use EasyUbuntu instead of Automatix. There are a lot of disappointly bad things done by Automatix that are better to avoid. - Jeff -- GUADEC 2006: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spainhttp://2006.guadec.org/ It's my head, Schwartz - it's my head! - John Malkovich -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian
Do you install Easyububtu as a complete OS or is it grafted onto already installed Ubuntu? John. Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Bret Comstock Waldow On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anybody can point me in the right direction, much appreciated. Google automatix. This is a family of scripts that are provided to do all the extra setup for K/Ubuntu. I have seen messages in the ubuntu forum about amd64 versions. I haven't tried it, but reviews and messages about it look quite good. Please use EasyUbuntu instead of Automatix. There are a lot of disappointly bad things done by Automatix that are better to avoid. - Jeff -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian
john gibbons wrote: Do you install Easyububtu as a complete OS or is it grafted onto already installed Ubuntu? EasyUbuntu ( easyubuntu.freecontrib.org ) is a set a program which you install which then installs the other bits you want. It's an alternative for Automatix which was mentioned in the previous email. J -- (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ | Jacinta Richardson | `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) | Perl Training Australia| (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' | +61 3 9354 6001| _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' | www.perltraining.com.au | -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
