April 2003 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #576 - 4 msgs

by Arturo

Cool little set of scripts. They even come with that funky Desktop icon. What a luxury! Working through the scripts though it seems that the USB system does not see the USB device properly. Looking through some posts it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel. Kernel 2.4.21 will have the updated usbnet patch that will allow communication with the 5600. I expect I'll be able to make some minor mods to the zaurus_check script and it should work like a charm. Thanks! Arturo > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > From: John Murphy <jfmurphy(a)charter.net> > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Does anyone have experience with the Zaurus 5600 and linux? > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:27:30 -0400 > charset="iso-8859-1" > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > On Sunday 27 April 2003 18:00, Arturo wrote: > > From the looks of it, 5600 connectivity through usbnet is still pretty > > bleeding edge. Has anyone out there gotten the Zaurus SL-5600 connected > > with a linux desktop? > > > > Sharp was not kind in getting compatibility with linux. Anyhow, if > > anyone has any pointers let me know. > > > > Thanks > > Arturo > > I have 5500 with Suse 8.2, sync with Qtopia running the Sharp package. Have > been using right along in Suse 8.1, just installed it the other day with Suse > 8.2. If you have trouble with Linux look at the file zaurus_check-1.0. > > http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=853 > > I would assume it could be helpful in automating the sync with the desktop for > the 5600. Obviously I don't have a 5600 but this is what worked for me with a > 5500. > > > John > > -- > Arturo <wlug(a)sedo.net>

April 30, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanners

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Andy Stewart wrote: <snip> AS> I have an Epson 1660 Photo scanner which works perfectly with Linux and Sane. <snip> I now have an Epson 1660, too. But, I can't get sane to recogize it. - It shows up in "lsusb" - sane-find-scanner does not find it - I added "usb /dev/usb/scanner" to /etc/sane.d/epson.conf. That didn't help, so I tried "usb 0x04b8 0x011e". These were the vendor and product codes from lsusb. - I tried "modprobe scanner" and "rmmod scanner" multiple times. - I have not modified /etc/modules.conf. Do I need something? - "chmod 666 /dev/usb/scanner0" I'm running Red Hat 8.0. Any ideas? TIA, Bill

April 30, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanners

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 28 April 2003 9:57 am, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I'm shopping for a linux-compatible scanner, preferrably with USB > connectivity. Any suggestions about models and sources? > > TIA, > Bill I have an Epson 1660 Photo scanner which works perfectly with Linux and Sane. It is my understanding that Epson has been friendly toward the Open Source community with regard to technical information, hence my decision to purchase their product(s). Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

April 29, 2003

RE: [Wlug] A bit off topic - phpnuke et al.

by Stephen C. Daukas

That sounds par for the course... It also suggests a two-step approach for nuke: 1. use the default settings to get up and going fairly quickly, and then 2. spend some time looking under the hood and making the changes that both time and desire allow... I guess the only way to really know is to download it! Steve -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 12:20 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] A bit off topic - phpnuke et al. Well ... I changed how things work, so I did tinker with the php a lot. But there is a whole theme-system that's pretty in-depth. If you're willing to make a new theme, you can drastically change how things look. Of course most people don't do that and just pick a default theme, so they all look similar. Without working on it, I'm not sure how non-standard you can get for any CMS system. Any installation of a CMS will look like that CMS unless work is done to prevent that. -Marc On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > But, how much can you change things around without having to re-write > all the php? I think it is pretty easy to spot a phpnuke-based site.... > Or, is it just easy to spot a phpnuke-based site that hasn't been > customized > > Then again, I'm willing to live with some of the look-and-feel > limitations if it really is easy to get going... How long did it take > you to get going? > > Steve > > mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > > >I've had a great time with phpNuke: > > > >http://www.geek4.com/ > > > >I've spent some time customizing it, but even without that time it's > >an > >excellent package. > > > >-Marc > > > >(ok, maybe this was just a shameless plug for my site instead of a > >useful > >response!) > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Does anyone have experience with the Zaurus 5600 and linux?

by John Murphy

On Sunday 27 April 2003 18:00, Arturo wrote: > From the looks of it, 5600 connectivity through usbnet is still pretty > bleeding edge. Has anyone out there gotten the Zaurus SL-5600 connected > with a linux desktop? > > Sharp was not kind in getting compatibility with linux. Anyhow, if > anyone has any pointers let me know. > > Thanks > Arturo I have 5500 with Suse 8.2, sync with Qtopia running the Sharp package. Have been using right along in Suse 8.1, just installed it the other day with Suse 8.2. If you have trouble with Linux look at the file zaurus_check-1.0. http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=853 I would assume it could be helpful in automating the sync with the desktop for the 5600. Obviously I don't have a 5600 but this is what worked for me with a 5500. John

April 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] A bit off topic - phpnuke et al.

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

Well ... I changed how things work, so I did tinker with the php a lot. But there is a whole theme-system that's pretty in-depth. If you're willing to make a new theme, you can drastically change how things look. Of course most people don't do that and just pick a default theme, so they all look similar. Without working on it, I'm not sure how non-standard you can get for any CMS system. Any installation of a CMS will look like that CMS unless work is done to prevent that. -Marc On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > But, how much can you change things around without having to re-write > all the php? I think it is pretty easy to spot a phpnuke-based site.... > Or, is it just easy to spot a phpnuke-based site that hasn't been > customized? > > Then again, I'm willing to live with some of the look-and-feel > limitations if it really is easy to get going... How long did it take > you to get going? > > Steve > > mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > > >I've had a great time with phpNuke: > > > >http://www.geek4.com/ > > > >I've spent some time customizing it, but even without that time it's an > >excellent package. > > > >-Marc > > > >(ok, maybe this was just a shameless plug for my site instead of a useful > >response!) > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

April 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanners

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Frank Sweetser wrote: <snip> FS> On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 09:57:26AM -0400, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: FS> > I'm shopping for a linux-compatible scanner, preferrably with USB FS> > connectivity. Any suggestions about models and sources? FS> FS> A good place to start might be at the Sane (scanner access made easy) driver FS> compatability list FS> FS> http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html FS> FS> -- FS> Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu FS> WPI Network Engineer <snip> Frank, I should have mentioned that I did start there. There are at least as many unsupported scanners in that list as supported scanners. My first shopping trip (to Staples in Westborough) yielded no supported scanners in the low-cost range. (I know that Staples is not the best place to look, but it's close to me.) Thanks, Bill

April 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanners

by Frank Sweetser

On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 09:57:26AM -0400, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I'm shopping for a linux-compatible scanner, preferrably with USB > connectivity. Any suggestions about models and sources? A good place to start might be at the Sane (scanner access made easy) driver compatability list http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

April 28, 2003

scanners

by Bill Mills-Curran

I'm shopping for a linux-compatible scanner, preferrably with USB connectivity. Any suggestions about models and sources? TIA, Bill

April 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] A bit off topic - phpnuke et al.

by Stephen C. Daukas

But, how much can you change things around without having to re-write all the php? I think it is pretty easy to spot a phpnuke-based site.... Or, is it just easy to spot a phpnuke-based site that hasn't been customized? Then again, I'm willing to live with some of the look-and-feel limitations if it really is easy to get going... How long did it take you to get going? Steve mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: >I've had a great time with phpNuke: > >http://www.geek4.com/ > >I've spent some time customizing it, but even without that time it's an >excellent package. > >-Marc > >(ok, maybe this was just a shameless plug for my site instead of a useful >response!) > > >

April 28, 2003