[SLUG] Netcomm 1400-TPG ISP

2004-12-06 Thread Alan Millsted
Hi is anyone out there using a Netcomm 1400 Ethernet modem with TPG, if so could I get a little help setting up in FC 3 Lenny -- 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] rsync'ing home directories

2004-12-06 Thread David
For the record, the answer to my question was: newhost:~$ rsync -a --exclude=\.* --delete --bwlimit=2000 -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/david/ /home/david Thanks to Mary for putting me onto --exclude Of course, I could have read the manual too ;-) I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that

Re: [SLUG] wireless brick buildings

2004-12-06 Thread Ken Foskey
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 09:58 +1100, David wrote: I was thinking of setting up a wireless lan between two adjoining terraces houses, but the nice man at the shop said that the signal wouldn't pass through the brick walls. Is this so? If not, where should I go to find a nice man who knows more

Re: [SLUG] Goals

2004-12-06 Thread Ken Foskey
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 07:35 +1100, john gibbons wrote: Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. I don't entirely disagree with this however... One simple interface that asks simple

[SLUG] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file

2004-12-06 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all I have a strange problem. Im trying to create a new XF86Config-4 file as after an upgrade X does not work anymore. I get no screens found. But hen I do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 a new XF86Config-4 config file is not written. There are no errors during the reconfiguration, I

Re: [SLUG] Goals

2004-12-06 Thread Heracles
john gibbons wrote: Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. One simple interface that asks simple questions and automatically installs is a real need for Linux if it is ever going to

[SLUG] Linux newbie is going mad with the power...

2004-12-06 Thread Dying Sun
Hello, SLUG persons, I've just completed my first reasonably successful install of Linux tonight(one of the minibooks, Fedora Core 2) and damn! it's awesome. It feels like I'm using the computer now, not the software. I untarred my first tarball, installed my first downloaded Linux

Re: [SLUG] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file

2004-12-06 Thread Tony Lissner
Michael Lake wrote: Hi all I have a strange problem. Im trying to create a new XF86Config-4 file as after an upgrade X does not work anymore. I get no screens found. But hen I do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 a new XF86Config-4 config file is not written. There are no errors during the

Re: [SLUG] Netcomm 1400-TPG ISP

2004-12-06 Thread Alexander Samad
Hi I am but using debian, was quite simple, changed modem to bridge mode and then install pppoe, setup parameters (had to set the mtu to the lowest value) and then bobs your uncle ! Alex On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 06:27:25PM +0930, Alan Millsted wrote: Hi is anyone out there using a Netcomm

[SLUG] NTPD FC3

2004-12-06 Thread Howard Lowndes
I have noticed with the implementation of ntpd in FC3 that it will only respond to a local time check if both the SRC DST ports are 123. If it gets a request from an unpriv SRC port then it won't respond. Does anyone know how to fix this as I have some hardware that uses unpriv SRC ports. --

Re: [SLUG] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file

2004-12-06 Thread Michael Lake
Tony Lissner wrote: I had the same thing happen when my XF86Config-4 file was altered by another program. From Sarge /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 # If you have edited this file but would # like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

[SLUG] fedora

2004-12-06 Thread Rajnish
All, I've been playing with Fedora Core 3 and ubuntu - all on separate partitions on /dev/hdb while win2k sits on /dev/hda. Grub is installed on MBR. Interestingly, while both Ubuntu and fedora had no difficulty finding windows - fedora did not find ubuntu (and ubuntu did not find rh8 (which

Re: [SLUG] fedora

2004-12-06 Thread Dave Airlie
Secondly, the startup of both Ubuntu and Fedora take considerable time - I mean minutes. On a standalone system, used for dialup internet, what are some services that can be stopped ? if you are running the FC3 graphical boot, make sure you have the latest rhgb from the updates installed, it

[SLUG] SLUG / DebSIG Christmas Party

2004-12-06 Thread Craige McWhirter
When: Wednesday, December 15th, 6:30 (meal is at 7:30) Where: Jazushi, 145 Devonshire St, Surry Hills (2 minutes walk from Central) Map: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php Menu: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php Website: http://jazushi.com.au/ It's the time of year when we've

RE: [SLUG] rsync'ing home directories

2004-12-06 Thread Grant Parnell
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, David wrote: I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that rsync hangs if I don't. I have no idea why. I've been slowly increasing --bwlimit to find out if there is a critical point. There's a good idea I didn't think of. I've had this happen too and to put it bluntly

Re: [SLUG] SLUG / DebSIG Christmas Party

2004-12-06 Thread Craige McWhirter
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 09:46 +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Map: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php I may well have meant: http://jazushi.com.au/images/map.gif :) -- Well, it means that we'll not have deregulated fees. In other words, the Government will always maintain a control

Re: [SLUG] rsync'ing home directories

2004-12-06 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Mon, Dec 06, 2004, David wrote: I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that rsync hangs if I don't. I have no idea why. I've been slowly increasing --bwlimit to find out if there is a critical point. This is usually something to do with your connection's MTU setting (you need to drop it).

[Fwd: Re: [SLUG] Goals]

2004-12-06 Thread Ken Wilson
---BeginMessage--- As a relative new linux user I have been suffering similar problems. I dont know whether it is a problem with my hardware/software/the way that I set it up/the options that I chose or didnt find. File a bug report I dont know which log file to append, how to actually describe

Re: [SLUG] Verifying a debian install

2004-12-06 Thread Ken Foskey
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 10:23 +, O Plameras wrote: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' will do as it is told using some intelligence and initiatives like adding/upgrading of dependencies. It will even do versions' conflict resolutions to the best of its abilities. And sometimes remove. Watch

[SLUG] Audio noise removal tool ?

2004-12-06 Thread Rod Butcher
Sluggers, anyone know of a good audio noise removal tool (i.e. tape hiss) ? I use Audacity for most stuff, but its noise remover leaves people sounding like Klingons. Or am I using it incorrectly ? thanks Rod -- --- Brought to

Re: [SLUG] fedora

2004-12-06 Thread David
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Rajnish wrote: Secondly, the startup of both Ubuntu and Fedora take considerable time - I mean minutes. On a standalone system, used for dialup internet, what are some services that can be stopped ? My recollection is that atalk takes a long time to start up and if you

[SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting

2004-12-06 Thread Julio Cesar Ody
Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers. -- Julio C. Ody

Re: [SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting

2004-12-06 Thread David Kempe
Julio Cesar Ody wrote: Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers.

Re: [SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting

2004-12-06 Thread Julio Cesar Ody
(answering to the list on purpose) It does. But I need an automated solution. My idea is having a few people uploading their presentations, which will be received by a PHP script, parsed, and converted to SWF. On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:04:05 +1100, David Kempe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julio

[SLUG] BIND Settings

2004-12-06 Thread Edwin Humphries
I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find it. Can anyone remind me where it is? Best Regards, Edwin Humphries

Re: [SLUG] Audio noise removal tool ?

2004-12-06 Thread Peter Chubb
Rod == Rod Butcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rod Sluggers, anyone know of a good audio noise removal tool Rod (i.e. tape hiss) ? I use Audacity for most stuff, but its noise Rod remover leaves people sounding like Klingons. Or am I using it Rod incorrectly ? You could try the Gnome-Waveconvert

[SLUG] Re: BIND Settings

2004-12-06 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 02:31:09PM +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find

RE: [SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting

2004-12-06 Thread Rowling, Jill
There are some automators around, supplied by vendors of Product (Data/Lifecycle) Management systems and Document Management Systems, but they are extremely pricey, with per-annum licenses etc. Most do not run on Linux. You might be better off just leaving them alone (apart from basic virus

Re: [SLUG] BIND Settings

2004-12-06 Thread David Gillies
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:31 +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find it. Can

Re: [SLUG] NTPD FC3

2004-12-06 Thread mlh
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 08:53:36AM +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote: I have noticed with the implementation of ntpd in FC3 that it will only respond to a local time check if both the SRC DST ports are 123. If it gets a request from an unpriv SRC port then it won't respond. Does anyone know how

Re: [SLUG] BIND Settings

2004-12-06 Thread mlh
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 02:59:16PM +1100, David Gillies wrote: On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:31 +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather

Re: [SLUG] /dev/console on

2004-12-06 Thread O Plameras
Rod Butcher wrote: The new driver-thingie is libata. But I never got it working, even though it claimed to load Ok. I had to use the old driver to use Sata. Ran out of time and interest to pursue it further. cheers The 'libata' driver requires 'ata_piix' in kernel-2.6.9. Alone by itself, 'libata'

Re: [SLUG] /dev/console on

2004-12-06 Thread O Plameras
Just to be sure, you may need to run, # depmod -aq O Plameras wrote: Rod Butcher wrote: The new driver-thingie is libata. But I never got it working, even though it claimed to load Ok. I had to use the old driver to use Sata. Ran out of time and interest to pursue it further. cheers The 'libata'

Re: [SLUG] /dev/console on

2004-12-06 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004, O Plameras wrote: ata_piix libata used by ata_piix It both are not displayed you should say, # modprobe ata_piix Thanks, but in my case (if you were responding to me) the machine panics well before I even have the opportunity to login, even in single user

[SLUG] Gday slugers

2004-12-06 Thread Paul Ford
I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. (`-''-/).___..--''`-. `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-._ .`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-''

[SLUG] Re: at step-by-step [was: Gday slugers]

2004-12-06 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 05:04:43PM +1100, Paul Ford wrote: I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. 1) Create a file which contains the commands you want to run. In this case, it could

RE: [SLUG] Gday slugers

2004-12-06 Thread Roger Barnes
I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. I'm sure someone _could_. :) What have you tried so far? Have the fine manual and the fine web resources come up with nothing? Why must at