ISO meaning

2004-12-22 Thread Judy & Lindsay Roberts
I haven't been able to discover a glossary to let me know what a .iso file actually is, what .iso stand for. Someone?

Re: Language recommendation

2004-12-22 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:57, Andy Leach wrote: > Hi All, > > I want to re-implement a widget I wrote in VB so I can run it under > Linux - it's time for my Photoshop to Gimp leap, the one windows app I > would _really_ miss right now. > > Basically it runs through jpegs, resizes them for the

Language recommendation

2004-12-22 Thread Andy Leach
Hi All, I want to re-implement a widget I wrote in VB so I can run it under Linux - it's time for my Photoshop to Gimp leap, the one windows app I would _really_ miss right now. Basically it runs through jpegs, resizes them for the web, renames them, and extracts some information from

Re: Ubuntu Live CD

2004-12-22 Thread yuri
Yes. It's also easy in Linux. The linux program that works just like Nero is called k3b. On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:47:05 +1300, Judy & Lindsay Roberts wrote: > It's that easy eh! > > Michael wrote: > > >If these are standard ISOs then in Nero normal mode, not the wizard mode, use > >the menu system

Re: Ubuntu Live CD

2004-12-22 Thread Judy & Lindsay Roberts
It's that easy eh! Michael wrote: If these are standard ISOs then in Nero normal mode, not the wizard mode, use the menu system: Recorder -> Burn Image Find the image you have downloaded and away you go. Easy. They will be bootable if the files you have downloaded were made to be bootable ISOs

Re: Yet more X stuff again

2004-12-22 Thread Ross Drummond
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:11, Rob Wood wrote: > Hi > However I now seem to have a sort of rectangular mouse cursor on the screen > so it has done something. > Any ideas? > > Cheers - Woodsey Add the line: Option "sw_cursor" to the mouse input device section of your XF86Config-4 file. I am not c

Re: Cheap way to get into embedded linux

2004-12-22 Thread Steve Holdoway
My Christmas present sorted... just in the nick of time! Cheers, Steve On Thu, December 23, 2004 11:38 am, Andre Renaud said: > If anyone out there is interested in having a look at running linux on > an embedded device, or making a cool linux gadget, there is a router > board for sale from DSE,

[Fwd: RE: Telecom abusing Project Probe]

2004-12-22 Thread Ian Laurenson
Below is a complete and unedited reply in response to my email about Project Probe. Thanks, Ian Laurenson -Forwarded Message- From: Tom West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Telecom abusing Project Probe Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:41:04 +1300 Dear Mr Laurenson Mr And

Cheap way to get into embedded linux

2004-12-22 Thread Andre Renaud
If anyone out there is interested in having a look at running linux on an embedded device, or making a cool linux gadget, there is a router board for sale from DSE, the XH1151 (http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/XH1151) which the company I work for have recently managed to get u

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Daryn Hanright
Ah thanks Nick, I hadn't realised ubuntu was also debian based. Apologies for the lack of feedback to everyone, with no linux am having to do email with my palmpilot! can't access home webmail thru corporate firewall will also track down ubuntu too then cheers Daryn ==

Re: Yet more X stuff again

2004-12-22 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:11, Rob Wood wrote: > Hi > Thanks to Glyn, Chris and David for previous help. > > I seem to have made some progress with XTinybin.tar. I re-downloaded the > file and found it was XTinybin.tar.gz (It got labelled as XTinytar.tar > at 1st attempt) so I gzip'd it and then ta

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Nick Rout
I would suggest ubuntu, but maybe i am just contrary. i say so because it is in active development, people seem to have had good results, its very up to date in terms of kernel and versions of software, it seems to stick to the OS ethic. On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:06:40 +1300 Paul Swafford <[EMAIL P

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:11, Daryn Hanright wrote: > Crikey - wasn't expecting so many replies so quickly! Thanks everyone! > > If its ok I might reevaluate tomorrow. Looks like Debian Sarge is the one > for me! I live in Woolston and work on corner of Deans Ave/Moorhouse, so > maybe sort something t

Ubuntu Live CD

2004-12-22 Thread Judy & Lindsay Roberts
I have downloaded Ubuntu Live Linux which is two files which are about the size of a CD. I have Nero Burning and now wish to make a bootable CD with these two files. What procedure do I use to accomplish this please? Linz

RE: Ubuntu Live CD

2004-12-22 Thread Michael
If these are standard ISOs then in Nero normal mode, not the wizard mode, use the menu system: Recorder -> Burn Image Find the image you have downloaded and away you go. Easy. They will be bootable if the files you have downloaded were made to be bootable ISOs. Michael. >= Original Mess

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread daz
Seeing I want to get myself back & running pretty quickly, and I like Gnome (I think mepis uses GTK & Gnome?) I might go the mepis way. Yay - goin Debian! Quoting Paul Swafford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I suggest mepis or knoppix .. fastest way to a debian desktop .. then > apt-get whatever else yo

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Paul Swafford
I suggest mepis or knoppix .. fastest way to a debian desktop .. then apt-get whatever else you want mepis = about 10mins to install knoppix about 20mins .. alternatively the vector linux I mentioned earlier today. Or if you really want vanilla debian I have some regards Paul Swafford [EMAIL PROT

Mandrake Move help

2004-12-22 Thread Judy & Lindsay Roberts
I am trying to set up Mandrake Move (Live CD). Several things I dont seem to be unable to accomplish at this stage. 1) Cant set up an Internet connection. I have used the default selections (selected radio buttons). I have an IHUG account for the purpose. I had difficulty finding out where

RE: Make your desktop snow!!!!

2004-12-22 Thread Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)
I'd like to make my desktop just work at the moment. I have a feeling that the lightning storm at lunchtime, which seemed to be centred near home, may have fried my motherboard or at least the onboard NIC. It is a bit hard to diagnose from work but it does not sound good from the info my son has

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Daryn Hanright
Crikey - wasn't expecting so many replies so quickly! Thanks everyone! If its ok I might reevaluate tomorrow. Looks like Debian Sarge is the one for me! I live in Woolston and work on corner of Deans Ave/Moorhouse, so maybe sort something tomorrow to grab cd's Thank you all - am in better mood

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Tim Carey-Smith
Anyway, back to my original question - anyone got the latest Debian CD's? I do (have debian 3.1 sarge) I would suggest this also! I am at work ... gonna cruise home soon. So are you in between new brighton and ricarrton? I'll have my powerbook ... If you have a spare cd I'll burn it when I get

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread dave
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: got debian 3.0 r1 3cd (think international version) set yours if you want. phone 9804306 after 3:30 pm tomorrow dave > Hi - anyone got the Debian 3.0 CD's? > > Am sick of Fedora. Just ran up2date to install latest batch of updates to > come

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on Cd's?

2004-12-22 Thread Hadley Rich
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi - anyone got the Debian 3.0 CD's? I don't sorry, but I do have a suggestion. > Am just think Fedora is too cutting edge. Already haden't been able to > synch my PalmPilot for a few weeks as they broke something in the kernel > for USB devic

Re: Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread Steve Holdoway
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - anyone got the Debian 3.0 CD's? Am sick of Fedora. Just ran up2date to install latest batch of updates to come though in the last day or so. All of a sudden after install I couldn't open a terminal. When I rebooted, it doesn't even get to start the X server. Hangs with

Anyone got Debian 3.0 on CD's?

2004-12-22 Thread daz
Hi - anyone got the Debian 3.0 CD's? Am sick of Fedora. Just ran up2date to install latest batch of updates to come though in the last day or so. All of a sudden after install I couldn't open a terminal. When I rebooted, it doesn't even get to start the X server. Hangs with this coming up multiple

Yet more X stuff again

2004-12-22 Thread Rob Wood
Hi Thanks to Glyn, Chris and David for previous help.   I seem to have made some progress with XTinybin.tar. I re-downloaded the file and found it was XTinybin.tar.gz (It got labelled as XTinytar.tar at 1st attempt) so I gzip'd it and then tar'd it as it says in the manual but couldn't

Re: Network activity monitor

2004-12-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 16:56 +1300, John Carter wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Roy Britten wrote: > > > Desiring a basic network activity monitor. > > In the category of unbasic network monitor, try Ethereal. It is just > blooming amazing. It is freakily good. > > It has a vast array of protocol