Re: [PLUG] modem installation problem

2005-07-05 Thread Shantanoo
On 7/5/05, Saeid Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > I have Internal conexant softK56, i cant install it and i dont have > driver for it, please some one help me, thnx > Check out: http://www.google.com/search?q=internal+modem+site:plug.org.in http://www.google.com/search?q=conexant

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Madhur Kumar Tanwani
Aditya Godbole wrote: On 7/1/05, Sagar Gokhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lets have a FAQ. Can somebody write a PHP script or something and add a search field on the PLUG webpage which goes and searches PLUG archives using Google? hey, i dont think adding a google SITE search is in

Re: [PLUG] ubuntu 5.04 hoary intel 915G graphics support..help pls

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/5/05, Prakash J K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > i installed ubuntu with a custom kernel for alsa sound support.but my > problem is i did not find graphics support in Ubuntu even with Xorg.so > what should i do to get graphics support.help pleaaase! > This might help. http://www.linuxhar

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Shantanoo
On 7/6/05, Sagar Gokhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, what is the setup.exe equivalent in LINUX ? > > > > > > > None (that I know of). Its better to use a Debian based distribution. > > All dependency problems will get solved. > > (first of all, I would say that gentoo portage is the best)

Re: [PLUG] Suggestion: Linux Kernel & Driver Development

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/5/05, Rohan Dighe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI !! > > I am a TE computer engineering student and very much interested in > driver development under linux. I would like to have some info abt the > best books available on this platform. I tried searching on amazon but > the book reviews have

Re: [PLUG] Plug on IRC

2005-07-05 Thread Guntupalli Karunakar
On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 23:10:05 +0530 (IST) "Devendra Laulkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Do Plug members still gather on irc.freenode.net in > #pluggies ? Besides the once a month meeting and the mailing list, > #I think this would > be a good was interact. > I am the lonely cha

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Rahul Sundaram
Gurudatta Raut wrote: Hi, Sorry but some good person from PLUG told me to use - rpm - ivh Filename.rpm I used it. TO my shock it gave message that it required 4 more packages. I was installing FireFox, Its a shame that now I am using Firefox on WindowsXP, which got installed in a breeze. No

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/5/05, Gurudatta Raut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am a VB developer, When we package software we > > take > > > care that all the required files are with the > > > setup.exe. > > > > > > > Whether thats a good approach is debatable. >

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed - To Aditya

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
--- Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It will be an adavntage only when people will have > no > > MS windows on their comp any more. > > How was that conclusion made? Well There are tons of people with no Linux and all windows for most of their lives. > > How to achive that, shoul

[PLUG] modem installation problem

2005-07-05 Thread Saeid Hasan
Hi. I have Internal conexant softK56, i cant install it and i dont have driver for it, please some one help me, thnx -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plu

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
--- Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must point out a difference here. It is not RTFM > and get lost here. When one > is told to RTFM, it is with a pointer. WHAT IS RTFM aAnyways ? > Why? Because probably they run into somebody who > advises them to run Linux. It > is a

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
Devendra Laulkar wrote: Is this encouraging transitional ( ie those are now stepping out of newbie state and become somewhat of an expert) or discouraging them? On joining the list, is a message being sent stating that welcome to the group, these are the rules and this is how you can post to th

Re: [OT] Take it offline - Was [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
--- Yuvraaj Kelkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To the Linux zealots : Having "experienced" Windows > 3.1 > does not give you the right to comment about all > Windows. The truth is OUT THERE. > To the Windows zealots : Having one bad experience > on one > ditro doesnt mean that all other Linux

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
--- Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a VB developer, When we package software we > take > > care that all the required files are with the > > setup.exe. > > > > Whether thats a good approach is debatable. Tried and test with time for years is unquestionalble, specially when o

Re: [PLUG] Oracle 9i Installation Problems on Red Hat Linux 7.3

2005-07-05 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, I am Pinak Deshpande, I am installing Oracle 9i on Red Hat Linux7.3 but i am facing some errors during installation. As far as I know that is unsupported combination. I think you need RedHat 9 at least. Shridhar =

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
--- Yuvraaj Kelkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isnt microsoft one of the primary reasons why Linux > is so popular? Ya, it the hatrate towards, why ? because no one like to be dictated of what to use and not, not even Linux has the right to dictate, Its all about what majority demands. _

Re: [PLUG] RH8.0, MP3 problem

2005-07-05 Thread Guru prasath
Amol Bharat wrote: Hi Friends, Recently I discovered that I am not able to play mp3 and mpg files from xmms on my machine. I am running Red Hat Linux 8.0. Do I need to add any plugins etc. Please suggest. Amol The mp3 plugin doesn't come automatically with xmms because of patent problem. yo

[PLUG] Suggestion: Linux Kernel & Driver Development

2005-07-05 Thread Rohan Dighe
HI !! I am a TE computer engineering student and very much interested in driver development under linux. I would like to have some info abt the best books available on this platform. I tried searching on amazon but the book reviews have left me confused. All that i am reading now is Understanding

[PLUG] ubuntu 5.04 hoary intel 915G graphics support..help pls

2005-07-05 Thread Prakash J K
Hi, i installed ubuntu with a custom kernel for alsa sound support.but my problem is i did not find graphics support in Ubuntu even with Xorg.so what should i do to get graphics support.help pleaaase! -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Gr

Re: [PLUG] RH8.0, MP3 problem

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/1/05, Amol Bharat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Friends, > Recently I discovered that I am not able to play mp3 and mpg files > from xmms on my machine. > I am running Red Hat Linux 8.0. Do I need to add any plugins etc. > Please suggest. > http://plug.org.in/pipermail/plug-mail/2004-Ja

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Sagar Gokhale
> > So, what is the setup.exe equivalent in LINUX ? > > > > None (that I know of). Its better to use a Debian based distribution. > All dependency problems will get solved. (first of all, I would say that gentoo portage is the best) I dont know about others, but installing synaptic should make th

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Sagar Gokhale
Several arguements were made, and even though I think this thread has gone on long enough, I would sure like try and answer these. * "... this is the *nix way of doing thigs. The whole idea is to provide a lot of options and small useful utilities, on top of which others can build more. Use this w

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread sudhanwa Jogalekar
The main problem with > linux is that it tries to dictate how things should be > done instead of asking how things are wanted to be > done. There should be a Linux version completely based > on majority voting about user interface by the USERS > instead of Linux OS developers. > > - Gurudatta Rau

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread lonetwin
Hi, > Thanks for stealing my words. The main problem with > linux is that it tries to dictate how things should be > done instead of asking how things are wanted to be > done. I normally don't indulge myself in threads such as these, but what you just said is so absurd, I had to say something. The

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Kapil D. Pendse
Hi Gurudatta! > - rpm - ivh Filename.rpm > > I used it. TO my shock it gave message that it > required 4 more packages. I'm afraid but it happens and it's always frustrating... :-( When I started with Linux, I got frustrated with it too... RPM on it's own will only check if all dependencies are

Re: [PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/3/05, Gurudatta Raut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry but some good person from PLUG told me to use > > - rpm - ivh Filename.rpm > > I used it. TO my shock it gave message that it > required 4 more packages. > > I was installing FireFox, Its a shame that now I am > using Firefox

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 6/30/05, ZYX Rationalist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for stealing my words. The main problem with > linux is that it tries to dictate how things should be > done instead of asking how things are wanted to be > done. There should be a Linux version completely based > on majority votin

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 6/29/05, ZYX Rationalist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, windows commandline is not same as linux > > command line and vice versa. If > > you extrapolate abilities of linux command line from > > windows one, you would be > > missing huge advantage of linux. > > It will be an adavntage o

Re: [PLUG] wanna use inernet.

2005-07-05 Thread Abhijit Bhopatkar
>i'm using a P4.i have an internal modem.i want to use internet on > linux(ver2.4).how do i do it.what r the specific settings that r required to > b done. > Sughosh. STFW try http://adotout.net/abhijit/wiki/ -- __ Pune GNU/L

Re: [PLUG] How to run "dat" files and "mpeg" files

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 6/30/05, Vicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > I have RedHat 9.0 installed on my system, > I am not able to play ".dat" and ".mpeg" movies, > Pls let me know if there are any applications to play these file types, > and in which CD can i get these packages (I have 7 Cds of Redhat 9

Re: [PLUG] Plug on IRC

2005-07-05 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 7/4/05, Devendra Laulkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Do Plug members still gather on irc.freenode.net in #pluggies ? > Besides the once a month meeting and the mailing list, I think this would > be a good was interact. > Yes we do, as and when we are free. Usually at 10 - 11

[PLUG] [Commercial] SafeSquid - Content Filtering Internet Proxy

2005-07-05 Thread Sudipta Ghosh
Dear Sir / Madam, SafeSquid is a ( Content Filtering Internet Proxy) helps in eliminating problems related with - - Internet Access leading to computers / networks getting infected with viruses and other such security breaches. - Loss of business hours because of people wasting time on "leisure

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
Sagar Gokhale wrote: Ok, long rant coming up: Everytime I see a beginner (aka n00b) ask a ... beginners question here, a large volume of emails that follow harshly criticise the person asking the question for not googling, or not RTFM, RTFA, RTFwhatever. ... Well, ok, not googling is inexcusable,

[OT] Take it offline - Was [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread Yuvraaj Kelkar
--- Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ZYX Rationalist wrote: > > --- AdAdityaaLaghatelalaghateamgmailom> wrote: > >>Since u say u have spend the last 10 years "in" > >>Windows, now get out > >>of the windows. > > I will when there will be nonothineft in Linux to be > > done from com

[PLUG] If somebody wants to make a forum

2005-07-05 Thread shirish agarwal
Hi guys, I've been reading the mail froms sometime. Some guys were complaining that accessing archives to search for stuff is not easy. There is another way, we could 've a forum. This is a link to a free/freeware software called smf. www.simplemachines.org. The license is something cal

[PLUG] wanna use inernet.

2005-07-05 Thread sughosh ganu
hi, i'm using a P4.i have an internal modem.i want to use internet on linux(ver2.4).how do i do it.what r the specific settings that r required to b done. Sughosh. _ Claim your space online! http://www.msn.co.in/spaces Share you

[PLUG] % cpu usage calculations ?

2005-07-05 Thread Yogesh1 Talekar
Hello all, Is there anyway to calculate %CPU usage from /proc/stat file's contents? Somehow, 'top' on my machine is broken (and I want to avoid using it as well !). I googled a bit but couldn't get definitive answer. Plz advice / help Thanks in advance --yogesh --

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread ZYX Rationalist
--- Kaustubh Gadkari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And, although I > agree that part of > the purpose of the existence of the list is to help > newbies ( I refuse > to use the word n00b), it does get boring sometimes > to keep on answering > the same questions again and again. Then direct them

[PLUG] R there any alternatives to RPM

2005-07-05 Thread Gurudatta Raut
Hi, Sorry but some good person from PLUG told me to use - rpm - ivh Filename.rpm I used it. TO my shock it gave message that it required 4 more packages. I was installing FireFox, Its a shame that now I am using Firefox on WindowsXP, which got installed in a breeze. Now my question is , what a

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread ZYX Rationalist
--- Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lets be objective and helpful here, please? Flame > wars doesn't help anybody. > Please do not mix an advice and a rant. Thanks. > Well, windows commandline is not same as linux > command line and vice versa. If > you extrapolate abilities

[PLUG] PLUG FAQ/Wiki

2005-07-05 Thread Varun V Nair
Hi all, I think 1 thing we definitely need is a decent Wiki. There are many questions that are being asked again and again and it would be helpful if we had our own Wiki which newbies could consult and everyone can contribute to. I must congratulate Abhijit in this regard since he has taken the i

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread ZYX Rationalist
--- Sagar Gokhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, long rant coming up: > Everytime I see a beginner (aka n00b) ask a ... > beginners question > here, a large volume of emails that follow harshly > criticise the > person asking the question for not googling, or not > RTFM, RTFA, > RTFwhatever. .

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread ZYX Rationalist
--- Abhijit Bhopatkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dont > Well i think you haven't configured it right in the > first place, but > neway your "reinstall everything if doesn't work" is > the wrong way in > linux. Wrong, I use the upgrade option in Mandrake cd1 and it solves all my basic configur

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread ZYX Rationalist
--- Shantanoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PS: There is no need to say anything, though > something can be said. :) Then dont say it. __ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour

[PLUG] How to run "dat" files and "mpeg" files

2005-07-05 Thread Vicky
Hi friends, I have RedHat 9.0 installed on my system, I am not able to play ".dat" and ".mpeg" movies, Pls let me know if there are any applications to play these file types, and in which CD can i get these packages (I have 7 Cds of Redhat 9.0) One more Qurey I want to now install Win XP on

Re: [PLUG] Project Help

2005-07-05 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- Vivek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need > some ideas for >my final year project . Look at projects from here: http://savannah.gnu.org http://freshmeat.net http://sourceforge.net SK -- proudly anti-micro$oft Shakthi Kan

Re: [PLUG] Project Help

2005-07-05 Thread Vivek
Hi everyone , Thanks for replying , unfortunately all the companies have already given out their projects. Now i am looking for some ideas . I want to do something that , while doing it , will help me to learn everything involved in a Kernel. I am also thinking of kernel development of Embedded O

Re: [PLUG] RPM files dont get installed

2005-07-05 Thread Yuvraaj Kelkar
--- Abhijit Bhopatkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PS> I am an Anti MS guy. > Well thats the difference then, we are not.(well atelast > i am not) > > -- > BAIN > http://abhijit.adotout.net Yes thats right. Some of us would like to get our Masters Degrees. But seriousely, why would anyone w

[PLUG] Oracle 9i Installation Problems on Red Hat Linux 7.3

2005-07-05 Thread dpinak
hi, I am Pinak Deshpande, I am installing Oracle 9i on Red Hat Linux7.3 but i am facing some errors during installation. Errors goes like this... 1) Error in setting permissions of file / directory /u01/app/oracle/jre/1.1.8/bin/i686/native_threads/.extract_args 2) Error in setting permissions

[PLUG] RH8.0, MP3 problem

2005-07-05 Thread Amol Bharat
Hi Friends, Recently I discovered that I am not able to play mp3 and mpg files from xmms on my machine. I am running Red Hat Linux 8.0. Do I need to add any plugins etc. Please suggest. Amol -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Ma

Re: [PLUG] Project Help

2005-07-05 Thread Rajesh Warange
On 6/28/05, Vivek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, >I am a final year computer engineering student from pune . I need > some ideas for >my final year project . I am interested in projects in core > systems. Also tell me >some companies in pune working in systems, from where i can get a

[PLUG] Plug on IRC

2005-07-05 Thread Devendra Laulkar
Hi all, Do Plug members still gather on irc.freenode.net in #pluggies ? Besides the once a month meeting and the mailing list, I think this would be a good was interact. -Devendra Laulkar. -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group

Re: [PLUG][was RPM files dont ... ]rant

2005-07-05 Thread Devendra Laulkar
On Friday 01 Jul 2005 1:46 am, sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: > > Somehow, people who just come in and go are not bothered to interact > more and are not so interested to get into somebody elses problems. Or maybe they are interested but find it difficult to interact? Or people are ticked of because m