Howdy Craig,
did you order these? have they arrived OK, and do they work OK.
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Craig Falconer
wrote:
>
> I'm going to buy a couple dozen for our new office cell phones.
>
>
> What do other people run on their routers?
I run dd-wrt on my Asus WL-520GU (which I picked up for about $45 on trademe)
aside from the wireless I'm also using it as a basic print server via
its usb port
This talks about getting a login window via vnc without desktop sharing.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=795036
I said
> Run the server, follow the prompts it gives you.
> "tightvncserver"
you will need to do this via a SSH console once every time the server
is rebooted. I'm not sure how
> I set up VNC via SSH (mostly using
> http://ubuntuswitch.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/securely-remote-control-your-ubuntu-via-putty-from-a-windows-host-vncssh/)
> which works, almost, ok.
>
> My problem is that after a reboot, I need to login using the local keyboard,
> before I can remote in.
Can y
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
> MUX - not sure in this context!
Multiplexer - selects one of a number of sources to go to a destination.
E.g. Select Mic, CD or Line input for recording
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Aidan Gauland
wrote:
> That is, until I tried to adjust the volume with
> alsamixer and nothing happened. I had to go back to Xfce and turn up the
> volume all the way from the volume adjustment thingy on the panel, to be able
> to adjust the volume from Stump wit
Greetings,
With recent discussion about PDF forms, I've been reminded of another
PDF related feature that I'm missing - maybe somebody can give a
pointer.
That is ability to print from any program to PDF AND specify the
filename and metadata of the resulting file.
Yes, my standard ubuntu install
Hi Nick,
? it works for me for google maps (Ubuntu 8.04, FF 3.0.14) ?
Printed OK to a PDF.
Probably also extractable via the API
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/
some t & c
http://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines.html
--
Eliot
The place I'd suggest asking your question is the LAD and/or LAU mailing lists
http://lad.linuxaudio.org/index.html
I know that the Ardour developers participate..
A couple of apps that may help you after the fact:
Exfalso amongst other things allows you to generate ID3 tags from paths
MusicBrainz Picard ? look up metadata based on track signature
Both in ubuntu apt repo
sudo apt-get install picard exfalso
--
Eliot
Greetings,
Is it just me, or has telstra cable in got a rusty pipe somewhere?
Not everywhere, but to/from a number of places in the US at least.
I.e. using speedtest.net
Local CHC speed 2.9Mb/s down, 1.74Mb/s up - fine.
Los Angeles 3.3Mb down 1.8 up
Boston 4.6/1.14
but...
SanJose 0.05Mb/s dow
Hi Steve,
are you still going mad with that headset.
I think I have an identical one, using ubuntu 9.04 32 bit.
(but I have self-compiled ALSA drivers/libs/plugins because I'm
developing drivers, so YMMV with the distro standard ones)
It works fine. I mostly use it with Skype rather than for lis
> So I was hoping someone can please tell me what the command is under linux
> to relabel a volume? It is mounted as /sda1.
mlabel
(part of mtools)
You may also need to create a .mtoolsrc config file in your home
directory (or edit /etc/mtools.conf), to map a drive letter to the
linux device fi
one...
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Volker Kuhlmann
wrote:
> On Sat 28 Feb 2009 09:34:18 NZDT +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>
>> Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.
>>
>> In Kppp setup choose Authentication: Script based
>> for the
For the record, the solution I came up with for a friend was to use
KPPP which allows entry of a custom chat script.
This was worked out by connecting manually (i.e. using miniterm), and
seeing what the xtra server was expecting.
Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.
In Kppp set
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Ross wrote:
> Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>> Does anyone have correct incantation to get Xtra dialup connection
>> working.
>
> Try adding "Stupid Mode = true" minus the quotes to /etc/wvdial.conf
That stops wvdial from sending _an
Recalling that there was some bemoaning of the lack of linux support
for bus information in chch, I stumbled across this just now:
http://arcgis.ecan.govt.nz/Beta/Metro/wheresmybus.aspx
(From here http://ecangisbeta.wordpress.com/)
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 169.254. etc is not a real IP address. It is one allocated by zeroconf
> or similar when you cannot get a real world ip address. Set them to
> 192.168.1.x
If all these machines are running zeroconf, and there is no DHCP
serv
AFAIK no, although I'd like to see this feature... lets make a
warranty claim.. err .. fix it ourselves.
I know TkCVS has this feature for CVS repos.
Possibly the poor man's version is to do a "svn diff > svn.diff;
kompare svn.diff" depending on what kind of comparison you want.
--
Eliot
On 10
> My preferred solution would be to ask the Waikato LUG for a virtual
> site on their wiki server [http://www.wlug.org.nz], as they have done
+1
Zane Gilmore wrote:
> I believe that the email software that the Uni uses is a bit strict
> about all of the headers being all true and correct.
>
> If the From and the sender is not the same then things may go awry.
Thanks Zane,
what I did in the end was subscribe my actual gmail address.
Now (
Matthew Whiting wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestions...
>
> Apart from my machine, the laptops are only on for a few hours a day. I
> wouldn't want to have another machine running all the time or have to
> switch it on every time someone boots up. So, not really considering the
> option of an extr
Reading my own email, I see that the bounced message has these headers:
> From: Eliot Blennerhassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Test via Gmail
> Sender: Eliot Blennerhassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: CLUGList
> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Message-id: <[EMAI
Chris Hellyar wrote:
> Hi-ho,
>
> Can some folks who are running asterisk successfully with Windows and
> Linux clients tell me what softphones they're using?
I have used Ekiga and OpenWengo on Windows with what I believe is an
Asterisk based system.
Sorry not sure of the version as it is a 3rd p
Barry wrote:
> Running 'modprobe martian_dev' gives the following
> FATAL: Error inserting martian_dev
> /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/other/martian_dev.ko): Invalid module
> format.
Hi Barry.
What does "dmesg" say after this happens. The error message from
modprobe/insmod can be misl
Robert Fisher wrote:
> Dove Electronics are advertising a Linux Laptop
>
> LINUX Acer Aspire 4315 C540 $599.00 +GST wholesale.
> 512MB 80GB 15.4"
>
> Great to see IMHO
This is the same one that DSE is selling for $602.67 + GST, that has
been extensively discussed over on NZLUG (SansOS or ACer th
Aidan Gauland wrote:
> Hello (again),
>
> Is there a way to capture the audio output from a running program on
> Linux? I've heard of "jack", but the program I want to capture the
> sound from, doesn't use that. Maybe there's some ALSA plug-in I could use?
Probably.
Do you want to hear the so
Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> Greets CLUGgers,
>
> This popped up on a Google Mail page a moment ago:-
>
> http://wiki.mindtouch.com/
>
> Anybody played with it, or indeed actually used it?
>
> I'm just wondering if it would be a sensible replacement for our wiki?
This may be considered heresy,
Don Gould wrote:
> Hi,
>
> See: http://www.bowenvale.pointclark.net/VideoLayout.gif
>
> I want to edit 4 videos in to one.
>
> What easy to use tool do people recommend?
As nobody else piped up with the exact tool for the job, heres
something I came across in my internet wanderings.
I suspec
stringer wrote:
> Don't believe everything you read in the paper - its often wrong - I
> should know!!
Maybe you're referring to "Todays most viewed" item on the Press website?
Don Gould wrote:
> Is Michael trolling?
>
> Who is David Thompson?
Here is more of his stuff, some of them will lead you to his "website"
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/0a24229.html
This one MUST be a joke. (or is it the author?)...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4259369a24229.html
Here is
Nick Rout wrote:
> On Thu, November 15, 2007 2:58 pm, Aidan Gauland wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How do you edit whatever it is you need to change your initrd... uh
>> thing? I'm asking because in the Suspend2 FAQ it says I need to add
>> a line in in my initrd for something, but it's kinda vague abou
I found this little factoid rather ironic, thought it might be
appreciated by some on this list.
phone hacker ... "Draper tutuored Wozniak and Jobs in the art of
building their own blue boxes, devices that were capabable of gaining
free -- and illegal -- access to the phone network. The two novic
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> On Wed 26 Sep 2007 15:31:09 NZST +1200, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>
>> My first measurements gave me a bit of a surprise. (homebuilt machines,
>> one with supposedly good PSU).
>>
>> With switch on PSU in OFF position, power consumed approx
Don Gould wrote:
>
>
> Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>> Yep they have them, I just got one.
> What did it cost you Eliot?
$48
http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=MS6115
I'm not ready to lend mine out just yet ;)
--
Eliot
Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> As Don says "It all depends".
My first measurements gave me a bit of a surprise. (homebuilt machines,
one with supposedly good PSU).
With switch on PSU in OFF position, power consumed approx 10 watts !?
(Its at the bottom end of what the meter can measure, but certain
Brett Davidson wrote:
> A friend wants this for his business. I'd like to find a FOSS version if
> possible but anything that will do the job will be acceptable. :-)
Can you expand just a little on what you mean by task management.
Have a look at Eventum. Has a web interface, but can also be ope
Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Can anyone send me a scan? I'm nowhere near a paper shop. I feel the need to
> reply.
Belatedly, for the record in this thread (As posted on NZLUG)
http://it.gen.nz/ooxml/msnzopenletter.pdf
John Carter wrote:
> Any suggestions for humourous voice robot like things for it to say...
I recorded myself saying "Your call centre response time is excessive,
so you have been placed on hold, please wait until I get back", then
left it looping next to the phone...
I also came up with the idea
Robert Fisher wrote:
> I have found a way to get around the automatic voice recognition system
> though - just say not to her questions and she will give up and say "OK I do
> not understand you so I will put you through to someone who can help". (Then
> you wait)
I have found that shouting "Ge
Graeme Kiyoto-Ward wrote:
> The library is another place to look if you don't want to spend any
> money and don't mind an older distro. Choices are linux magazines or
> look in the OS section of the computer books.
But who has all the recent copies of LXF (Linux Format Mag)? Is it
members of this
Chris Hellyar wrote:
>> My favourite protocol is Jabber:
Google Talk is Jabber by another name, I.e. you can set up jabber client
to use it, or use dedicated client, or web based...
http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html
Andrew Packer wrote:
> Subsequent to all the above I've written a shell script to unmount the
> Vodem as a CD-ROM, change the usb modules as above and launch the Vodem
> driver. I'd like to be able to run it other than in a terminal but
> haven't got that sussed out yet.
Google for "udev Huawei_E
>From http://inicia.es/de/kwisatz/index.html#2878790462939498204
"Ya había oido que si los CD's de Microsoft se hacian girar al revés se
escuchaban frases demoníacas, aunque no se que es peor, porque si giran
al derecho, se instala Windows."
Roughly translated:
It has been said that if Microsoft
Greetings,
Lets say I have a bunch of partitions, one of which contains a working
linux installation that uses grub to boot. "linux1"
Now I install another linux2 on another partition. In a friendly way,
it generates a new menu.lst for grub that allows booting either the
linux1 or linux2. All i
Nick Rout wrote:
> The fact that there is a "low latency kernel" for ubuntustudio makes me
> wonder whether installing the metapackages mentioned by Eliot
> Blennerhassett a day or so ago will actually produce the same result as
> installing ubuntustudio from scrat
Nick Rout wrote:
> Ubuntu Studio is supposedly a multimedia version of ubuntu (feisty). I
> have downloaded the DVD (approx 900MB) and can cut copies for anyone who
> desires.
>
> Their site is here: http://ubuntustudio.com/
Thanks for the info Nick, I've been waiting for this to be released
Not
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> what simple backup solutions exist, obviously with GUI, for backing up
> filesystems onto an external
> harddisk?
> Did anyone look into this, and/or could make some suggestions?
See the previous thread "Backup system for Grandma" (2007-03-12)
Closest perhaps was a Kee
lyndon sutherland wrote:
> If only it were that simple. But there are users and there are users who
> are less than users ;)
>
> But seriously, you really expect a Linux neophyte to grasp Synaptic
> straight off?
Not that I use it but...
My (KUbuntu 6.10) K menu has an entry "Add remove program
> Because we've already heard the copious angst over 'a' (merit-worthy or
> otherwise), and given the 10/4/7 evidence, it seems we must opt (and so
> I move) for 'b' - CUUG.
I move that we retain the name CLUG, as it encompasses enough possible
interpretations to keep most happy. Mix, match and
John Carter wrote:
> True. I have yet to meet a distro that
> * Watches TV.
> ...
> I'm not sure I could write a crontab to do all this
>
> Ps. Waah! I want my Mommy!
Ha ha John you got me.
But to bring things faintly back on topic you forgot
* records the family history
* keeps your child
Stephen Irons wrote:
> * no desktop distro comes with a backup system for grandma
Can anybody contradict this statement?
(I tend to agree it is true, including the other home user OSes)
Given the prevailing wisdom (on this list anyway) that harddrives WILL
fail, surely backup is just as impor
David Merrick wrote:
> I have recently install Linux on my computer. I am running Ubuntu 6.06
> LTS. The command line will accept ./ filename but not the make command
> to compile. Any suggestions?
>
sudo apt-get install build-essential
(Run this at the commandline, give your own password when p
Joseph Miller wrote:
> Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>> Josh James wrote:
>>> hi i got a USB keyboard i've got a dual boot of xp and ubuntu
>>>
>>> but the arrow keys only sometimes work in the GRUB loader the board
>>> works fine in ubuntu and xp a
Josh James wrote:
> hi i got a USB keyboard i've got a dual boot of xp and ubuntu
>
> but the arrow keys only sometimes work in the GRUB loader the board
> works fine in ubuntu and xp and it works good in the BIOS screen
>
> if any one has any ideas it would be good
Sorry, can't help. But can s
Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> On Friday 03 November 2006 20:14, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>> John Carter wrote:
>>> Weird.
>>>
>>> I can see ftp://ftp.citylink.co.nz, but http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com
>>> (same ip) seems to be dead.
>>>
>
John Carter wrote:
> Weird.
>
> I can see ftp://ftp.citylink.co.nz, but http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com
> (same ip) seems to be dead.
>
> Oh dearie me. I'm trying to set up a apt-cacher (which only speaks
> http), so is there another nz ubuntu mirror?
Seem to be down again now? And has been for som
Keith McGavin wrote:
> I bought a no name brand with 15" lcd,
You must have big pockets to fit that 15 inch LCD!
Derek Smithies wrote amongst other things:
> It has been argued that top posting is a microsoftish thing - because
> microsoft mail apps open the email at the top, which is the bit you read
> first...
Hi Derek, are you implying that there is an email client that
automatically scrolls so that the
Volker promotes bottom posting while I contend that the benefit of TOP
postings is that for "everyone" who has read it at least once before, we
don't have to scroll through all that verbiage to see the new content.
(As long as the top post is comprehensible standalone without the quote)
The quoted
Ian Laurenson wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-16 at 22:08 +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
>> I have a document in OO that includes text and a graphic imported from a
>> file. When I print the document on my colour printer, the graphic comes
>> out greyscal. Coloured text comes o
Can anybody give me a clue on this problem?
I have a document in OO that includes text and a graphic imported from a
file. When I print the document on my colour printer, the graphic comes
out greyscal. Coloured text comes out coloured.
If I export the doc to PDF and print that, the graphic com
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:04, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> Do try to read the manual pages.
> Every command on your machine has a manual page which tell you how to use
> it. Either use the command man whatever-the-command-isor
> put a single hash sign followed by the command into the Konqueror l
website etc to find out about future
events etc?
thanks
Eliot Blennerhassett
Hi Suse experts,
I'm wondering if it is possible to 'dual boot' 32 and 64 bit kernels using a
single distro install (i.e. not dual boot the whole distro on different
partitions, but just have 2 kernels to select from in the Grub menu.
or is this the way of madness??? and I should install 32 and
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:42, Don Gould wrote:
> I would like to enhance my mail filter to remove all messages from a set
> of posters to this list.
I suspect many of us are working on this right now...
Bye Don.
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:59, Don Gould wrote:
> For those one list who are fucked off about my spelling...
>
> Download and install a fuckin spell check in your own software...
>
> This is the OSS world, and as you're all so smart and cleaver, you
> should be able to write simple code to search and r
On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:06, Don Gould wrote:
> But then I got another error when I ran
>
> # fakeroot debian/rules DBUS= binary
Just to give some of the other good people on this list a rest.
WHAT WAS THE ERROR MESSAGE?
This sage advice may be pertinent
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:08, Roger Searle wrote:
> >From this linux box I am unable to ping a machine on the local network
>
> by name, getting "unknown host" returned. Pings to an ip address are
> fine, as are pings to machines by name from a windows box.
If you are running samba (at least nmbd)
Hi all,
as often happens, in the process of writing this email I have found the
solution to the quiestion I was going to ask. I'll post it anyway in case it
comes in useful to somebody.
Problem - mouse doesn't work after boot (it used to work).
I found that if I went through Yast (text mode)
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:24, John Carter wrote:
> Strange that I should hear about this first on a java mailing list...
>
> Only 14 days left for early bird registration.
>
> Anyone interested in going down sharing petrol & driving?
>
> http://linux.conf.au/
I have been waiting since before registra
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:28, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> > whatever you do dont buy one with "TurboCache" - using system ram for
> > the video card is just silly.
>
> True, tomshardware is particularly unimpressed.
>
> I can't find a manufacturer of a geforce 6200 PCIe card which is
> passively cooled.
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:24, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Sun, October 9, 2005 10:08 pm, Christopher Sawtell said:
> the alsa drivers were moved into the kernel for 2.6. However they are
> still developed separately. There are therefore two ways to get alsa sound
> card drivers onto your system: use the dri
On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 16:50, Matthew Whiting wrote:
> okay, lspci -n gives the following line for the audio controller:
> :00:1b.0 0403: 8086:2668 (rev 03)
Uses snd-hda-intel
grep "0x8086 0x2668" /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.pcimap
So try
modprobe snd-hda-intel
aplay -l
cheers
El
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:25, Nick Rout wrote:
> I have three telecom lines, one is for fax, and two voice. I know that
> to interface to them i will need some hardware. From there i am not sure
> whether i should do voip within the office (which will mean buying voip
> phones) or use standard phones
On Tue, 17 May 2005 11:29, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
> > Mini keyboards being somewhat rare, I was pleased to find this one:
> > http://www.ascent.co.nz/mn-product-spec.asp?pid=120595
$43 delivered...
> > USB keyboard, with port for your mous
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:25, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
> Get a mini keyboard that has no number pad etc. - I have one that is 14
> standard keys wide. This allows the RHS mouse to be much closer to the
> normal typing keys.
Mini keyboards being somewhat rare, I was pleased to find
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:44, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Windows upgrades happen every 5 years or so in a M$ environment - 98 to
> 2000 to xp isn't every 6 months.
I suppose the 6-monthly reinstallation with the same version doesn't count as
an 'upgrade'
--
Eliot
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:50, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 11:30 +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
> > Being frustrated with having to give vncviewer an IP address for my
> > micros~1 windows machine, I came up with the following little script.
> > I'm sur
Being frustrated with having to give vncviewer an IP address for my micros~1
windows machine, I came up with the following little script.
I'm sure members of this list can improve on it...
Give the name of the machine as the script paramter...
#!/bin/bash
vncviewer `nmblookup $1 | awk '/^1/ {pri
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:16, John Carter wrote:
> My shoulder hurts like mad I can hardly type! So I'm looking for a
> wireless keyboard / mouse pair (for Linux) to give me a bit more freedom
> of movement.
>
> Any suggestions?
Hi John,
I got my first episode of OOS while working at Tait doing a l
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:15, Nick Rout wrote:
> David Herman[n] at The Press I think - look in today's issue.
?Maybe Michael Herman?
search
http://www.openz.org/more_news.php
for the above name.
> On Tue, February 22, 2005 7:49 pm, dave said:
> > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:00, Ian Laurenson wrote:
>
Rob,
I am a Telecom customer for both phone and jetstream.
I am moving house to about 3km from here and can keep my number (not sure if
that means its on the same exchange)
I just called them to enquire about the delays and they say the changeover
will all happen on the same day.
So, the (ant
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:01, Steve Brorens wrote:
> I've got a quite a few very similar RH9 boxes doing useful stuff which
> is dependant on Perl.
>
> It would be nice to upgrade Perl, but having done this in the past from
> source and ended up with two versions (/usr/bin/perl and
> /usr/local/bin/pe
Hi all,
can anyone suggest where I can get a 19 inch rack cabinet or frame in Chch?
Anything from 1 to 2 metres tall, full cabinet or just a frame would do...
2nd hand would be OK too
thanks
Eliot
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:21, Nick Rout wrote:
> I have some large mp3 files (audio books) that I want to divide into a
> series smaller mp3's, to make it easier to move around in the story, eg
> the cd player will switch easily from one file to the next, but fast
> forwarding through a 8 hour mp3 is
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:40, Andrew Errington wrote:
> I have built an anemometer with the bearings from an old
> CD-ROM drive spindle motor and three ping-pong ball halves. I have also
> built a wind-vane using a bearing from a hard drive read head arm.
This is taking "computer based" weather i
For the purposes mentioned and similar, I've often thought it would be good to
have an editor (or editor mode) where the changes are logged somewhere.
? /etc/edits.log
#logging_editor /etc/fstab
edits.log would show
added line "xyz", changed "abc" to "def"
and so on.
It might even serve as
> Can list members recommend a user friendly Linux app for cutting from MP3's
> (or Wav's)?
Audacity
On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 23:21, you wrote:
> If anyone is seeing "assertion failures" on http://clug.inode.co.nz,
> please let me know.
"Here's a list of recently changed pages on this wiki. (See RecentEdits for
all recent minor edits and changes).
lib/WikiDB/backend/dumb/MostRecentIter.php (In te
AFAIK not mentioned before on this list, you may find something useful.
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Databases/ gives access to various premium
databases and online book things - you need a library card number and pin to
log in. (though note the lack of https...)
Includes 55 Safari Tech
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