January 2003 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

looking forward to the 15th!
by Wes Allen Jan. 16, 2003

Jan. 16, 2003

Hi gang, I'm looking forward to the 15th of January so I can finally say good-bye to Brother Bill on my iPAQ. I got a couple of questions..... Has anyone used the perl-script that syncs the ipaq and evolution? Other then the notorious, "Don't run this while Evolution is open" are there any other problems? Which CF wireless nics work with linux on the iPAQ. I'm seriously thinking that I'm going to get the cf-plus expansion pack and a wireless nic for my iPAQ (linux's true strength is networking, right?). So which one's work? And, sadly, how easy is it to reverse the process? On the off-chance that I can't stand OPIE as a working environment. I've read the howto, how hard is it in "real life." It might be fun to invite some of the people from the compaq lab to the meeting if anyone who worked on ipaq linux is based in the Worcester area.... Wes -- ------ This message may be signed using GPG, for my public key please send me a message with "Key Request" in the subject line.

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Fwd: Re: [Wlug] My qmail server could send the email but it could not receive the email.
by Mike Frysinger Jan. 15, 2003

Jan. 15, 2003

could have sworn i signed up for the list :) -mike ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [Wlug] My qmail server could send the email but it could not receive the email. Date: Wednesday 15 January 2003 13:45 From: Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org On Wednesday 15 January 2003 13:37, Aramico wrote: > <aramico(a)petroleumbrunei.com>: > Sorry. Although I'm listed as a best-preference MX or A for that host, > it isn't in my control/locals file, so I don't treat it as local. (#5.4.6) theres the answer ... setup your control/locals file for your host -mike -------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #477 - 2 msgs
by Arturo Jan. 15, 2003

Jan. 15, 2003

I would love a hackfest! I think learning about tools to help you protect your data ... or better yet finding out how safe your data currentlyu is, would be both fun and informative. Cheers Arturo -- Arturo <wlug(a)sedo.net>

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SCSI question.
by Karl Hiramoto Jan. 14, 2003

Jan. 14, 2003

I know there are some SCSI guru's on this list. One of my out of warranty drives died. (bad sectors) I'm replacing it. The old drive was SCSI-2 Wide(80pin). The SCSI interface listed in /proc/pci is: SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U (rev 1). Will a Ultra160 80pin drive work? I'm pretty sure it does, just looking for verification. Anyone know for sure? Thanks -- ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> Work: 978-425-2090 ext 25 Cell: 508-517-4819 Personal web page: http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Freedom: http://www.technojihad.com/ Zoop Productions: http://www.zoop.org/ KTEQ Rapid City: http://www.kteq.org/ AOL IM ID = KarlH420 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting 15-jan-03
by Andy Stewart Jan. 11, 2003

Jan. 11, 2003

HI everybody, This is a reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 in Kinnicutt Hall on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA. At this meeting, we'll be discussing Linux on handheld devices. Mostly, this meeting will be about actually running Linux on things like the iPAQ, but if anybody is interested, I"ll have my Palm IIIx and jpilot available for a quick demo (more like Linux *with* handhelds). I think Brad and Wes will be bringing iPAQs. Who else is planning on bringing something? I had heard a rumor that somebody in the group had an XBOX running Linux, and if so, that's fair game since it will fit in my hands. :-) Please respond to this e-mail if you are bringing something for this meeting. That info will help to draw interested parties to the meeting and make it a better meeting. Be there - 7:00 PM ! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Re: [Wlug] Suse Linux: Internet access
by philrmcss＠netscape.net Jan. 8, 2003

Jan. 8, 2003

Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)attbi.com> wrote: Andy: Good thinking. When I get to rambling, I can really ramble. Thanks for the help. Phil > >Hi Phil, > >Let's break this into two threads so people will have a chance to address each >topic without confusion. > >Secondly, if you could provide more information regarding what you did, what >you expected to happen, and what actually happened (error messages and such >are really helpful), then I'm sure somebody on this list can help get you up >and running smartly. > >Later, > >Andy > >-- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA USA >http://www.wlug.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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RE: [Wlug] Suse Linux: Internet access
by Keller, Tim Jan. 7, 2003

Jan. 7, 2003

Well, If you've got a "winmodem" check a few places like http://www.linmodems.org/ also, google is your friend in this case. If you've got an internal hardware modem, it's been my experience that in order for it to work at all, the port/IRQ settings in your bios have to exactly match the ones postulated in the setserial documentation... /dev/ttys0 (COM1), port 0x3f8, irq 4 /dev/ttys1 (COM2), port 0x2f8, irq 3 /dev/ttys2 (COM3), port 0x3e8, irq 4 /dev/ttys3 (COM4), port 0x2e8, irq 3 As for the broadband, do you have an external broadband modem connected to your machine via ethernet or an onboard broadband adapter? (I'm going on the premise that you've got the former... if you don't you'll have to look around for drivers that'll support the onboard broadband adapter) For your ethernet not working, I'd first check to see that the card was recognized. The best place to start is to see if the drivers been loaded. executing the "lsmod" command (as root) will give you a listing of all the loaded drivers... [root@medusa proc]# lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted nls_iso8859-1 3488 0 (autoclean) 3c59x 28520 1 ... (this listing could be quite long) You should see something like the 3c59x (if you've got a 3com card) Also, you might want to check the Suse hardware errata to make sure that your cards totally supported. In this day an age, only rather exotic hardware isn't fully supported... Another place to look is /proc/interrupt aka "cat /proc/interrupt" (once again as root) this will give you a listing of all the devices linux sees on the machine. If you don't see your ethernet card listed, you probably have some sort of conflict. I hope this helps... Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Robert L Krawitz [mailto:rlk@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 7:11 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Cc: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] Suse Linux: Internet access From: "Aramico" <aramico(a)duahati.com> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 13:55:51 +0700 Well, if the modem can work under Linux, the name is not WinModem, It's a kind of Hardware Modem. No, a few manufacturers have provided Linux drivers for their WinModems. -- Robert Krawitz <rlk(a)alum.mit.edu> Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2 Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail lpf(a)uunet.uu.net Project lead for Gimp Print -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works." --Eric Crampton _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Suse Linux: Internet access
by philrmcss＠netscape.net Jan. 7, 2003

Jan. 7, 2003

I recently installed Suse Linux on my Pentium III, 600 mHz computer that had Windows XP installed previously. Linux seems to work OK, except that I can't access my cable modem or dial-up modem from it. If I want to go to the internet, I have to go via windows. I got this machine from my son-in-law, and it has never printed in either windows or Linux. I have "properly" installed my deskjet 932 printer, it looks to be installed ok, but when I try to print, the printer never gets the data that the computer supposedly sends to it. Any help I can get from you folks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Phil philrmcss(a)netscape.net __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Zaurus or Convert iPAQ?
by Wes Allen Jan. 7, 2003

Jan. 7, 2003

Hi gang, I'm currently wrestling with getting a Zaurus or just going ahead and converting my iPAQ to Linux. What do you guys think? Wes -- ------ This message may be signed using GPG, for my public key please send me a message with "Key Request" in the subject line.

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Upcoming meeting January 15th
by Andy Stewart Jan. 7, 2003

Jan. 7, 2003

Hi Everybody, Our meeting about "Linux and Handhelds" is coming up soon! If you are bringing a handheld device, please send me e-mail so I can post the info on the website and in a subsequent e-mail. If you're bringing some "non-conventional" device running Linux, that's OK too, just let me know so I can tell others. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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