[SLUG] mobile printer
Hi Folks, My google fu has failed me. Can anyone suggest a *small* A4 printer, suitable for lugging around for use with a laptop? Of course, it must be usable from Linux. I have seen such a beast: it was about 300mm x 80mm x 40mm, and was only able to cope with a single sheet of A4 at a time. No idea of the brand or model. Suggestions? Regards Peter Miller pmil...@opensource.org.au /\/\*http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. Writing it is easy, understanding it is hard. -- 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] mobile printer
There used to be a little Canon Bubble Jet called the BJ50 (from memory) but that was some time ago. You might like to take a look at this: http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/For-You/Printers/PIXMA-InkJet-Printers/iP100 N/ Hi Folks, My google fu has failed me. Can anyone suggest a *small* A4 printer, suitable for lugging around for use with a laptop? Of course, it must be usable from Linux. I have seen such a beast: it was about 300mm x 80mm x 40mm, and was only able to cope with a single sheet of A4 at a time. No idea of the brand or model. Suggestions? Regards Peter Millerpmil...@opensource.org.au /\/\*http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. Writing it is easy, understanding it is hard. -- 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] mobile printer
The H470 from HP looks pretty small. -Rob -- 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] mobile printer
You want small? We got small! http://www.google.com.au/search?q=PrintBrush HTH Nigel. On 20/05/2010 4:42 PM, Peter Miller wrote: Hi Folks, My google fu has failed me. Can anyone suggest a *small* A4 printer, suitable for lugging around for use with a laptop? Of course, it must be usable from Linux. I have seen such a beast: it was about 300mm x 80mm x 40mm, and was only able to cope with a single sheet of A4 at a time. No idea of the brand or model. Suggestions? Regards Peter Millerpmil...@opensource.org.au /\/\*http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. Writing it is easy, understanding it is hard. -- 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] mobile printer
Peter Miller wrote: Hi Folks, My google fu has failed me. Can anyone suggest a *small* A4 printer, suitable for lugging around for use with a laptop? Of course, it must be usable from Linux. I have seen such a beast: it was about 300mm x 80mm x 40mm, and was only able to cope with a single sheet of A4 at a time. No idea of the brand or model. Suggestions? I doubt it's the same device but I've heard good things about the Canon IP100. (review http://www.smallportableprinter.com/canon-ip100-mobile-photo-printer/) The HP Officejet H470 is supposedly a similar device but reviews that I've seen aren't as good. I can't comment on price of consumables. Cheers, Scott -- 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] Using Three networks 3Spot application
From the looks of the user guide, it is creating an adhoc (computer-to-computer) network. From the error message you included, 3Spot: Connection failed: could not contact the wireless access point it seems you have told Ubuntu it is a an access-point network. I suspect if you change the wireless type on your 'puter to adhoc then it should just work - as it seems the the phone acts as a DHCP server and should hand out the relevant setttings, but only once the physical wireless connection is working. (For reference DNS domain and search domain are only relevant if you don't specify the fully-qualified domain name, FQDN, when say you enter a URL in your browser. For instance if you worked for mycompany.com.au you might want to add this as the DNS domain. That way you could just type http://www; and your 'puter would search for www.mycompany.com.au as it's query. search domain are just additional domains that it would append in the order you declared) martinvisse...@gmail.com On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:04 AM, elliott-brennan m...@elliott-brennan.id.au wrote: Hi all, Has anyone else had experience with the new Three mobile networks 3Spot application? It allows you to tether your 'puter to your mobile. You download the application and determine security settings etc then switch it on and off you go - just connect to it as if it's an access point. Works in cough Windows7 easily but I cannot for the life of me get it going in Ubuntu 9.10 (dual booting Lenovo X200). Each time it tells me that it cannot obtain an IP address. There are options to set the IP address manually - I used the one which Windows used. However this requires using a static IP address. So: IP 192.168.2.2 Netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway is auto set t 192.168.2.1 I then also need Static DNS details: DNS Domain Search Domain DNS1, 2 and 3 So at this point I'm buggered. I think I have the correct DNS1 and 2 details (taken from the Windows connection) BUT am stuck with the DNS Domain and Search Domain options. I've tried various options for these (eg. calling Planet3 as the Three network name is called) but I merely get a 3Spot: Connection failed: could not contact the wireless access point message. If I leave it to connect using DHCP it searches for an IP address but finally fails, telling me that it failed to obtain an IP address - this takes an age, with the machine searching for several minutes. Any help at this point would be most appreciated. Thanks, Patrick -- Linux - you use it everyday -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Issues with Kubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10
Hi all I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 with a KDE desk top and I'm having a number of issues, I have a Vodafone mobile broadband connection and I'm running Beta Vine 2.10.01 and every time I attempt to connection the error message reads Vodafone has tried to connect three times and has given up it might be provoked by a problem in the configuration or just by the fact that there is no connection ok I need help over here. Also Open Office 3.1 is loaded on this distro and its crashing more times than I've had hot dinners has anybody else had that issue and if so how did they solve it? Oh and when is the next SLUG meeting on I'll bring it along and would really appreciate support with this the last time I had Kubuntu on my desk top it locked me out and I had to go back to using Windoze Gr!! I have as well noticed that when I put her to sleep some times and wake her up that she still thinks that she is asleep and I'm unable to access my external HDD so I would most surely appreciate support with sorting that out as well. Much joy Johannes Nielsen Senior welfare worker of The Valhalla Project Mobile Office +61 (0) 449 065 729 (Business Hours and by appointment) Office +61 2 8003 5776 (Business Hours by appointment only) _http://thevalhallaproject.wordpress.com/_ The information contained in this e-mail (including any attachments) is for the exclusive use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. It is noted that legal privilege is not waived because you have read this e-mail. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] git buildpackage
Hi guys, I'm building a Debian package of a NodeJS application at work. The toolchain I'm using is dh_make to create initial package skeleton and 'git buildpackage' to make the package (invokes debuild under the hood). The application is an HTTP server to be launched on server startup, so I used the init.d.ex and init.d.lsb.ex templates generated by dh_make, removed the .ex extension and made sure that the debian/rules file invoked dh_installinit. (also, what's the reason for there being two init.d script flavours?) The package is created successfully, but when the installation starts the service the installation hangs. I'm guessing that I have to control the daemonization of my service myself (I had assumed that the boilerplate generated by dh_make or start-stop-daemon would have taken care of it). So can someone correct me if I'm incorrect in thinking that I need to control the daemonization of the process by myself? Any help 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] git buildpackage
On 21 May 2010 10:11, Peter Chubb peter.ch...@nicta.com.au wrote: James == James Sadler freshto...@gmail.com writes: James The application is an HTTP server to be launched on server James startup, so I used the init.d.ex and init.d.lsb.ex templates James generated by dh_make, removed the .ex extension and made sure James that the debian/rules file invoked dh_installinit. (also, James what's the reason for there being two init.d script flavours?) James The package is created successfully, but when the installation James starts the service the installation hangs. I'm guessing that I James have to control the daemonization of my service myself (I had James assumed that the boilerplate generated by dh_make or James start-stop-daemon would have taken care of it). Does the process that starts daemonify itself? start-stop-daemon assumes it's starting a daemon (i.e., a process that, after doing whatever startup checks it needs to, forks and calls setsid() to detach itself from its parent). No, it's not daemonizing itself. I'm familiar with how to do that so I'll make the changes. I'd just assumed that somehow it was taken care of by start-stop-daemon. If you add a --background argument to start-stop-daemon, it'll do the daemonification for you, but then you lose startup checks. Can you clarify what you mean by 'losing startup checks'? -- Dr Peter Chubb peter DOT chubb AT nicta.com.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia All things shall perish from under the sky/Music alone shall live, never to die Thanks for your help, Peter. -- 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] git buildpackage
James == James Sadler freshto...@gmail.com writes: James The application is an HTTP server to be launched on server James startup, so I used the init.d.ex and init.d.lsb.ex templates James generated by dh_make, removed the .ex extension and made sure James that the debian/rules file invoked dh_installinit. (also, James what's the reason for there being two init.d script flavours?) James The package is created successfully, but when the installation James starts the service the installation hangs. I'm guessing that I James have to control the daemonization of my service myself (I had James assumed that the boilerplate generated by dh_make or James start-stop-daemon would have taken care of it). Does the process that starts daemonify itself? start-stop-daemon assumes it's starting a daemon (i.e., a process that, after doing whatever startup checks it needs to, forks and calls setsid() to detach itself from its parent). If you add a --background argument to start-stop-daemon, it'll do the daemonification for you, but then you lose startup checks. -- Dr Peter Chubb peter DOT chubb AT nicta.com.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia All things shall perish from under the sky/Music alone shall live, never to die -- 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] git buildpackage
James == James Sadler freshto...@gmail.com writes: If you add a --background argument to start-stop-daemon, it'll do the daemonification for you, but then you lose startup checks. James Can you clarify what you mean by 'losing startup checks'? Typcially, a daemon will do some checks at startup time -- for example, will not call daemonify() until *after* parsing a config file, and checking it has the right privileges. It'll call exit(EXIT_FAILURE) (or similar) if these startup checks fail. start-stop-daemon logs an error in the normal case if it fails to start a daemon. (basically all it does is invoke the program then wait for it; if it has a zero exit code it assumes the daemon started correctly, otherwise not) With --background, start-stop-deamin doesn't wait, so any errors detected by the process will not be reported. -- Dr Peter Chubb peter DOT chubb AT nicta.com.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia All things shall perish from under the sky/Music alone shall live, never to die -- 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] git buildpackage
On 21 May 2010 10:34, Peter Chubb peter.ch...@nicta.com.au wrote: James == James Sadler freshto...@gmail.com writes: If you add a --background argument to start-stop-daemon, it'll do the daemonification for you, but then you lose startup checks. James Can you clarify what you mean by 'losing startup checks'? Typcially, a daemon will do some checks at startup time -- for example, will not call daemonify() until *after* parsing a config file, and checking it has the right privileges. It'll call exit(EXIT_FAILURE) (or similar) if these startup checks fail. start-stop-daemon logs an error in the normal case if it fails to start a daemon. (basically all it does is invoke the program then wait for it; if it has a zero exit code it assumes the daemon started correctly, otherwise not) With --background, start-stop-deamin doesn't wait, so any errors detected by the process will not be reported. Right, understood. Thanks again for your help. -- 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] mobile printer
On 21/05/10 10:31,Nigel Allen wrote You want small? We got small! http://www.google.com.au/search?q=PrintBrush HTH Nigel. Holy Crap, Nigel. Not as good as my laser printer-in-a-cufflink idea, but pretty good all the same :))) That is an amazing device...the one you've linked to, that is, not mine ;) Regards, Patrick -- 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] mobile printer
A bit of a coincidence, but I have had a BJ50 sitting in the cupboard for years. I bought it at least ten years ago and haven't used it for eight or so. Just the other day I thought it was time to turf it - it is sitting by the front door waiting for the next bin run. I'll pull it out - let me know if you're interested in having it. Who knows what condition the print heads are in or even if you can still get replacements. I used it with a Sharp PV5000 (http://www.pocketpccity.com/articles/1999/5/1999-05-11-Sharp-Mobilon-Pr o.html), but that is another story Robert -Original Message- From: Nigel Allen [mailto:d...@edrs.com.au] Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2010 5:30 PM To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: Re: [SLUG] mobile printer There used to be a little Canon Bubble Jet called the BJ50 (from memory) but that was some time ago. You might like to take a look at this: http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/For-You/Printers/PIXMA-InkJet-Printers/iP1 00 N/ Hi Folks, My google fu has failed me. Can anyone suggest a *small* A4 printer, suitable for lugging around for use with a laptop? Of course, it must be usable from Linux. I have seen such a beast: it was about 300mm x 80mm x 40mm, and was only able to cope with a single sheet of A4 at a time. No idea of the brand or model. Suggestions? Regards Peter Millerpmil...@opensource.org.au /\/\*http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. Writing it is easy, understanding it is hard. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
