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Self-Introduction : Markus McLaughlin
by Markus McLaughlin Jan. 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009

Hi, my name is Markus McLaughlin, I run a small Linux Blog, I reside in Hudson, I been wanting to join your group and get some expert advice on Fedora 10. I am not a Programmer, I am an Advanced User who wants to learn Fedora, I don't mind tinkering with it so I get to work right. Ubuntu is cool but it's not American based like Fedora is. Does the group have an IRC channel? I like to IRC chat with everyone here when I have some free time! I hope we can ALL make a small difference in the Linux Community! M. McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA, USA

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Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.
by Ken Jones Jan. 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009

Subject: Re: [Wlug] Problem with a HP Laser Jet 1020 printer. Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: Are you trying to print through the XP box to the printer from your linux box? I ask because I just looks at my CUPS configuration and I have an option for "LaserJet 1020" as a printer. ----------------- Tim, Sounds like my Linux package 2.6.16-1.2115_FC4 is old and out-of-date. Time to get foo2zjs. Thanks, all, Ken

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Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.
by Ken Jones Jan. 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009

Folks, thank you for past help. Here's another one... I have an HP Laser Jet 1020 black and white printer attached to a PC running Windows XP Professional. It is my home network shared printer. I have no problem using it from other Windows machines. I am having no luck using it from my Linux boxes. (a Fedora and an Aurora). The CUPS package does not have a driver for this printer. I understand that this laser printer is a bit different from other HP laser jets, but I do not understand how this relates to my problem. Without me going into all the details of my guessing game do any of you know exactly what I should do? Ken Jones

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Newbie's Guide to Linux
by Richard Klein Jan. 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009

I haven't read this yet; the link just came across my inbox. It sounds helpful, though. http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc179761 -- Rich

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HP T5720 info...
by Tim Keller Jan. 23, 2009

Jan. 23, 2009

Hey Gang, So last night I'd mentioned as an alternative to a NSLU2 was one of these HP T571X machines that can be found on eBay for around $100. Currently the HP has a very stripped down Debian install on a 32GB SSD. Last night the box was stressed all night and didn't crash (this was after tuning down the DMA) Also I've put up pictures of a "fitPC" that my other coworker is playing with. Both of these machines are going to be used for home automation stuff. In fact the guy who bought the HP is using an Adrino with a home built circuit to read the information off of his pool chemistry controller. I've posted some pictures on my picasa site so people can see how it's all setup, with a standard hard drive for comparison. Here's a link to the pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/turbofx/Micro_pcs# Later, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Early reminder: upcoming WLUG meeting
by Andy Stewart Jan. 23, 2009

Jan. 23, 2009

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, We have a WLUG meeting coming up NEXT week on Thursday, January 22, 2009. I'm looking for a speaker for this meeting, or any future meeting for that matter. If you are doing cool things with Linux that you'd like to share with the group, please send me an email. Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJb7OAHl0iXDssISsRAuc8AJ9EpYNe0HIv+CpP2QCAm7ruu2ivNgCfbvy3 q5WLNNARzTy0KQGGr4MOptI= =nGqy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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WPI ACM Swapmeet this Saturday! 10am-4pm
by Billy Hnath Jan. 23, 2009

Jan. 23, 2009

Hey everyone, This Saturday(Jan 24), The WPI ACM is hosting a Swapmeet in the Campus Center Odeum. The event is free of charge and we open at 9am for sellers and 10am for buyers and we will close around 4pm. You can find more information at http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet Thanks and hope to see you there! --Billy -- William R. Hnath, Jr Worcester Polytechnic Institute Class of 2010 Alpha Chi Rho- Delta Sigma Phi 851

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WLUG demos...
by John Stoffel Jan. 22, 2009

Jan. 22, 2009

I know I haven't been ot a meeting in a *long* time, but I do hope to make one this spring if I can. Right now I'm playing with Arduino controller boards on my Ubuntu desktop. Fun blinky LEDs, etc. http://arduino.cc http://www.ladyada.com (where I got my parts) http://www.sparkfun.com http://www.evilmadscientist.com (lots of neat stuff) And loads of others in google. It's pretty neat to play with, and it's interesting moving from the IDE (which has a sucky editor) to a more pure Emacs/Makefile driven setup. I figure maybe I could come and demo this at some point. Any interest? Loosely Linux related, since I'll be using an Ubuntu LiveCD and thumb drive to setup and demo the environment. John

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Re: [Wlug] Early reminder: upcoming WLUG meeting
by nassar＠alum.wpi.edu Jan. 22, 2009

Jan. 22, 2009

If no one else is doing anything, I could do an informal presentation on Miro. http://www.getmiro.com/ >>>>> "Andy" == Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> writes: Andy> nassar(a)alum.wpi.edu wrote: >> I keep thinking I'm going to make it to meetings, then something >> comes up. :) >> >> What kind of presenation are you looking for? How long would it >> have to be? >> >> Nick Andy> HI Nick, Andy> People have done many different types of presentations. Most Andy> are of the standard slideshow variety, but occasionally Andy> somebody brings some props for a live demo of some sort. What Andy> is more important is that the topic be one of interest to the Andy> group, and related to Linux. Duration typically ranges from Andy> 30-60 minutes, but if you had something shorter in mind, let Andy> me know. Andy> Later, Andy> Andy >> >>>>>>> "Andy" == Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> writes: >> Andy> HI everybody, >> Andy> We have a WLUG meeting coming up NEXT week on Thursday, Andy> January 22, 2009. I'm looking for a speaker for this meeting, Andy> or any future meeting for that matter. If you are doing cool Andy> things with Linux that you'd like to share with the group, Andy> please send me an email. >> Andy> Thanks, >> Andy> Andy >> Andy> -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Andy> (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group Andy> (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ Andy> _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing Andy> list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Andy> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> Andy> -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Andy> (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group Andy> (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ

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Looking for Trixbox and A2 Billing project support (Simon)
by Simon Kigo Jan. 17, 2009

Jan. 17, 2009

I have a project consisting of setting up a prepaid phone card operation using Linux server, Trixbox and A2 Billing sofware. I have Trixbox running on a Centos Server right now, but there is more work to be done. I dont know if anyone has experience in this kind of setup or in VOIP area. If you do, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance Simon --- On Fri, 1/16/09, wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: From: wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> Subject: Wlug Digest, Vol 63, Issue 5 To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 12:00 PM Send Wlug mailing list submissions to wlug(a)mail.wlug.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org You can reach the person managing the list at wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Thank you for your help and..... (John Stoffel) 2. Early reminder: upcoming WLUG meeting (Andy Stewart) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:14 -0500 From: "John Stoffel" <john(a)stoffel.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Thank you for your help and..... To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Message-ID: <18799.45550.580265.205449(a)stoffel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Ken> Last week I was stuck. I had a broken SUN sparc64 ULTRA ONE. I Ken> asked WLUG for help. John Stoffel rose to the bait. My SUN now Ken> works better than ever. (We installed four fast ethernet ports Ken> thereby replacing a broken old fashioned eth0.) Thank you Ken> (publicly) John. I have another question. You're more than welcome. I was happy to help out, even though it took a while due to our schedules being out of sync. :] Ken> I am a retired computer programmer. I ended my professional days Ken> as a Senior Software Engineer for CISCO Systems in 2004. I am Ken> getting bored. (and my 401k is getting hit). I am curious as to Ken> whether I can contribute to an Open Source project. How do I Ken> join an open source community? Are they all parts of large Ken> corporations or schools? I just read that CISCO is embracing the Ken> open source idea. Oh course, I shall get hold of them. Ken> Do any of you have some knowledge on this subject? Depends on what kind of programming you want to do: low level drivers, OS internals, application, GUI, etc. Just find a project that interests you, join the developers mailing list, start to learn 'git' (or subversion or mercurial) for distributed development and then jump in. Oh, it also depends on which language(s) you are familiar with and want to program in as well. John ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:06:56 -0500 From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Subject: [Wlug] Early reminder: upcoming WLUG meeting To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Message-ID: <496FB380.8030601(a)comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, We have a WLUG meeting coming up NEXT week on Thursday, January 22, 2009. I'm looking for a speaker for this meeting, or any future meeting for that matter. If you are doing cool things with Linux that you'd like to share with the group, please send me an email. Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJb7OAHl0iXDssISsRAuc8AJ9EpYNe0HIv+CpP2QCAm7ruu2ivNgCfbvy3 q5WLNNARzTy0KQGGr4MOptI= =nGqy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug End of Wlug Digest, Vol 63, Issue 5 ***********************************

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