[SLUG] SMH -- FTA not Free Trade :-)

For your enjoyment. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/18/1090089035863.html?from=storyrhs -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] usb flash drives

hi, I've just bought an emation usb flash drive 256 mb when one plugs it into the system, where is it usually mounted? or rather where abouts would I expect to mount it, I have it listed at /dev/sda but I ain't sure if it's 1 2 3 or 4 any help would be greatly appreciated. -- A continuing flow

[SLUG] version control for web application

Hi all Does anyone know of a Version control application for web sites? Thanks Kevin -- 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] usb flash drives

1 2 3 and 4 are the corresponding paritition number on the USB (block) device. So it's normally 1 to mount, unless you have partitioned your USB flash drive... On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:40:01 +1000 Shaun Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, I've just bought an emation usb flash drive 256 mb

[SLUG] USB flash drive again.

here's the output of dmesg relating to my new toy. hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2, assigned address 2 usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x718/0x63) is not claimed by any active driver. Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

problem is, when I do that, mount hangs and I have to ungracefully kill it. -- While you don't greatly need the outside world, it's still very reassuring to know that it's still there. Shaun Oliver http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

If your flash drive is unused and you haven't repartitioned it, I recommend you to repartition/format it under Linux. Or else try upgrading your kernel. On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:54:19 +1000 Shaun Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: problem is, when I do that, mount hangs and I have to ungracefully

Re: [SLUG] USB flash drive again.

Shaun Oliver wrote: here's the output of dmesg relating to my new toy. hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2, assigned address 2 usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x718/0x63) is not claimed by any active driver. Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage scsi1 : SCSI

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

I actually had some fun with this a while back and asked the list (not many ppl play with these so it seems). I found that some devices actually mounted as /dev/sda rather than choosing an actual partition. Give that a try and see how things go. (that said, I have others that work when you

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Shaun Oliver wrote: hi, I've just bought an emation usb flash drive 256 mb when one plugs it into the system, where is it usually mounted? or rather where abouts would I expect to mount it, I have it listed at /dev/sda but I ain't sure if it's 1 2 3 or 4 any help would

Re: [SLUG] version control for web application

Kevin Saenz wrote: Does anyone know of a Version control application for web sites? Im using CVS for a Web site. You could use any version control system such as CVS, Subversion, Arch etc as HTML web sites are just collections of files. If you want to version images then look for a versioning

[SLUG] usb flash drives

my bad I didn't paste the error. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/hd usb-storage: host_reset() requested but not implemented /dev/sda1: Input/output error mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# -- A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the

RE: [SLUG] File system barf (ext3), having fsck problems - fixed

In case anyone was wondering, I figured it out ... debugfs -w ... to remove/clear tricky files/directories/inodes from lost+found (especially that troublesome inode) Other useful commands were ... dumpe2fs ... to find out block info, see where things lived (also mke2fs -n for similar info)

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

it looks like this. major minor #blocks name 8 0 256000 sda 8 1 272218546 sda1 8 2 269488144 sda2 8 3 699181456 sda3 8 4 10668 sda4 22 0 12717114 hdc 22 16361708 hdc1 22 26353707 hdc2 3 0 12717114 hda 3 1

[SLUG] flash drives

when I pull the key I get this from /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 256000 sda 8 1 272218546 sda1 8 2 269488144 sda2 8 3 699181456 sda3 8 4 10668 sda4 22 0 12717114 hdc 22 16361708 hdc1 22 26353707 hdc2

Re: [SLUG] version control for web application

On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 04:48:49PM +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote: Does anyone know of a Version control application for web sites? As has been mentioned, CVS, Arch, Subversion, or any other general version control system will do the job. However, if what you're looking for is more of a website

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

Hi Shaun, You should be mounting /dev/sda. Notice the sizes - you have a 256M stick, /dev/sda is 256M, the others are all ridiculously large (which would upset it). Cheers, - Simon On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Shaun Oliver wrote: it looks like this. major minor #blocks name 8 0

[SLUG] usb flash drives

I think I've found part of the problem. when I pull my usb key, my hotplug subsystem doesn't recognise that the key has been pulled. and therefore bitches about it all. -- A formal parsing algorithm should not always be used. -- D. Gries Shaun Oliver

Re: [SLUG] usb flash drives

Hi Shaun, It's usually left as a registered scsi device. If you cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage-0/0 (numbers might be different), then you should see something that says whether it is attached or not. If it does think it's still attached, then you're right that something is messed up. If a second,

[SLUG] usb flash drives

hi simon, that did the trick. I've managed to mount it on /dev/sda and I see everything there. thanks for all your help. -- USER, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean idiot. -- Dave Barry, Claw Your Way to the Top Shaun Oliver

[SLUG] HP memo outlining MS attack on FOSS

http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/19/2315200 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] mailman and exim (well mysql as well but its ok)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 im trying to get mailman to play nice with exim versions are both latest exim is working fine (its using mysql,exiscan+spammassassion+clamav) delivering email happily to pop3 and qpopper is just loving life as well now mailman works just fine on the

[SLUG] Something really weird with PHP

I am trying to test the status of a value passed to a PHP program as a POST parameter, specifically a SUMBIT button, thus: if (empty($_POST['button'])) { Now, I know that the parameter is not empty because if I put a debug print line before it then it will print out the value of the

[SLUG] Re: Helix install from *bin files

I think I may have a corrupted download. Tux:/home# chmod a+x hxplay* Tux:/home# ./hxplay* bash: ./hxplay-0.4.0.187-linux-2.2-libc6-gcc32-i586.bin: cannot execute binary file I'll try downloading again in the near future - does anyone have any better ideas ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ryan

Re: [SLUG] Something really weird with PHP

On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 03:15:51AM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: I am trying to test the status of a value passed to a PHP program as a POST parameter, specifically a SUMBIT button, thus: if (empty($_POST['button'])) { Now, I know that the parameter is not empty because if I put a debug

[SLUG] Invitation to Hawaii (USA) and Amalfi (Italy) vip/ka

Dear Dr. Slug, This is an invitation for you to attend two IPSI BgD multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary conferences, one in Hawaii, and one in Amalfi, as follows: IPSI-2005 HAWAII Big Island Hawaii (arrival: 06.01.2005. departure: 09.01.2005.) Deadlines: 1 October 2004 (abstract) + 30

Re: [SLUG] Something really weird with PHP

On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 09:27, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 03:15:51AM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: I am trying to test the status of a value passed to a PHP program as a POST parameter, specifically a SUMBIT button, thus: if (empty($_POST['button'])) { Now, I

Re: [SLUG] How to get dhcpclient to ask for another IP addr

Hi all, Thanks David. I installed a deb of that macchanger and tested it this morning. I connected this morning and got the same IP address as yesterday and couldnt get out. I bought down the eth0 interface, used macchanger to fake a new mac addr, bought up eth0 and was able to browse external

Re: [SLUG] Looking for a hosting service provider

Matthew Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 09:36:56PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jobst Schmalenbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 07:05:57PM +1000, Luke Yelavich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 06:22:08PM EST, Jobst