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less & line numbers
by Bill Mills-Curran June 8, 2002

June 8, 2002

This is weird... I can't get "less" to display line numbers in the left column. All that happens is that the text of the file I'm viewing shifts to the right, adding 2 blank columns. It looks like the shift amount is too small to display the numbers, so I don't get to see them. I'm seeing this on both RedHat 7.1 and 7.2 systems. On an older system (6.0?), less shows the line numbers. (I could have sworn that this was working right recently, but it doesn't now.) I'm using the "--LINE-NUMBERS" option to try to see the lines on the newer versions, and the "-N" option on the older versions. Any ideas? TIA, Bill

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WMA --> MP3 conversion?
by Bill Smith June 7, 2002

June 7, 2002

Hi all, I have a bunch of files that are in asf format. I understand that this is basically WMA (Windows Media Audio). Makes sense, since they are recordings of church services. :) Anyway, I want to convert them to MP3 so that I can hear them without having to stoop to loading certain Left Coast poor-excuse-for-operating-systems... Would anyone happen to know of a good/reasonable WMA-->MP3 converter for Linux? Best regards, -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Linux: the choice of a GNU Generation! * TAG! v3.0 *

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Wireless nics and linux.
by Wesley Allen June 5, 2002

June 5, 2002

Hi All, I may be FINALLY getting some wireless access in my house (It's amazing what a simple furniture move can accomplish). So I'm wondering, what wireless nics work in Linux. I've heard that there are some problems, do any of you have 802.11b networks at home (what's the mac address range.....wink)? If so, what nics are you using. Do the USB one's work (actually, I'll check this one out on my own, it's the pcmcia cards I need the info on). Thanks, Wes

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Multiple mice on a laptop
by Adam Elliott June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

Hello, I've got a laptop that usually resides in a docking station at work, where it is connected to an ordinary wheelmouse. That works fine. When I take the laptop out of the docking station, disconnect the mouse, and start up Linux again (so using the touchpad), the pointer tends to go crazy. Now, I know the reason for this is the protocol is wrong in the XF86Config file. The wheelmouse uses IMPS/2 with 5 buttons (3+wheel), the touchpad PS/2 with 2 buttons. I can fix this by editing the XF86Config file appropriately, and the touchpad works fine. Now, my question is: Is there any way to get Linux to automatically figure out that the mouse is not attached, and so fall back on the touchpad? BTW, I've set up two "Pointer" sections in XF86Config, and just adjust the CorePointer line to reference the correct one. XFree doesn't like having two CorePointers. I'm using SuSE 7.3, XFree86 4.x if it matters. Thanks, -Adam

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monitoring a Matrix 3000
by Bill Mills-Curran June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

I sent the message below to the UPS mailing list, but it's a pretty slow list, so I thought I'd see if anyone on WLUG might have an idea. I'm beginning to suspect a serial line configuration issue. Any ideas? Thanks, Bill Mills-Curran ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:29:56 -0400 (EDT) To: Ups mailing list <ups(a)lists.exploits.org> Subject: monitoring a Matrix 3000 Hi, I've installed the nut rpm's from the RedHat 7.2 distribution: nut-cgi-0.45.0-3 nut-0.45.0-3 nut-client-0.45.0-3 I am attempting to monitor the state of 2 APC Matrix UPS's; a model 3000 and a model 5000. I have two different sets of cables to work with; 940-0020B and 940-0024C. In short, I can't get any indication of communication between my linux box and the UPS. I've looked through the FAQ's and other documentation pretty carefully, but I must be missing something. Any direction anyone can give would be appreciated. Documentation for these UPS's can be found at: http://sturgeon.apcc.com/techref.nsf/docID/3BF5FC2524F090888525675200631528… There's a description of the pinouts on p. 39. **************** Basic setup: I have a couple of racks of inter-dependent equipment powered from 2 UPS's. The interdependence forces me to shut down all machines before either UPS fails. I plan to use a single linux box to monitor the state of the UPS's and to send shutdown signals (via small private network) to the servers when the battery gets low. The linux box is old hardware, but the linux software installation is new. In an effort to simplify the problem, I've dropped back to monitoring a single UPS. Below are the config files and results for using the two different cable types. For both config's, I set the permissions on /dev/ttyS0 to 666. **************** Using the 940-0020B cables. Config files (without the comments): **** # /etc/sysconfig/ups SERVER=yes MODEL=genericups DEVICE=/dev/ttyS0 OPTIONS="-t 2" **** # /etc/ups/upsd.conf UPS tls01 /usr/bin/genericups-ttyS0 -t 2 /dev/ttyS0 ACL all 0.0.0.0/0 ACL localhost 127.0.0.1/32 ACCESS grant monitor localhost password ACCESS deny all all **** # /etc/ups/upsmon.conf MONITOR tls01@localhost 1 password slave MINSUPPLIES 1 SHUTDOWNCMD "/root/bin/ups.pl shutdown" NOTIFYCMD "/root/bin/ups.pl notify" POLLFREQ 5 POLLFREQALERT 5 HOSTSYNC 15 DEADTIME 15 POWERDOWNFLAG /etc/killpower RBWARNTIME 43200 NOCOMMWARNTIME 300 ******* Results: 1. The services (genericups, upsd, upsmonitor) started ok. I do get the message: UPS tls01@localhost is unavailable 2. upsc tls01@localhost gives the following: host: tls01@localhost No variables available! Check your upsd.conf entry for this UPS **************** Using the 940-0024C cables. Config files (without the comments): **** # /etc/sysconfig/ups SERVER=yes MODEL=apcsmart DEVICE=/dev/ttyS0 OPTIONS= **** # /etc/ups/upsd.conf UPS tls01 /usr/bin/apcsmart-ttyS0 /dev/ttyS0 ACL all 0.0.0.0/0 ACL localhost 127.0.0.1/32 ACCESS grant monitor localhost password ACCESS deny all all **** # /etc/ups/upsmon.conf MONITOR tls01@localhost 1 password slave MINSUPPLIES 1 SHUTDOWNCMD "/root/bin/ups.pl shutdown" NOTIFYCMD "/root/bin/ups.pl notify" POLLFREQ 5 POLLFREQALERT 5 HOSTSYNC 15 DEADTIME 15 POWERDOWNFLAG /etc/killpower RBWARNTIME 43200 NOCOMMWARNTIME 300 ******* Results: 1. The services (apcsmart, upsd, upsmonitor) started ok. I do get the message: UPS tls01@localhost is unavailable 2. upsc tls01@localhost gives the following: host: tls01@localhost No variables available! Check your upsd.conf entry for this UPS **************** What am I doing wrong? TIA, Bill

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Quick tape question...
by Keller, Tim June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

I've got an HP tape drive model C1537A that has the annoying trait of rewinding itself automatically. Does anybody have any suggestions on ways to prevent this behavior? mt doesn't seem to have an option to turn this feature off. Thanks, Tim. Not so randomly generated tagline: "Meanwhile behind the facade of this innocent looking bookstore..." - Some freaky dude who designed the sets for peewee's playhouse

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RE: [Wlug] Quick tape question...
by Keller, Tim June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

Actually I just figured it out... if your tape device is /dev/st0 the non rewinding version is /dev/nst0 Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Keller, Tim [mailto:Tim.Keller@stratus.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:56 AM To: 'wlug(a)wlug.org' Subject: [Wlug] Quick tape question... I've got an HP tape drive model C1537A that has the annoying trait of rewinding itself automatically. Does anybody have any suggestions on ways to prevent this behavior? mt doesn't seem to have an option to turn this feature off. Thanks, Tim. Not so randomly generated tagline: "Meanwhile behind the facade of this innocent looking bookstore..." - Some freaky dude who designed the sets for peewee's playhouse _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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FORSALE: DEC 3000 model 900 (fwd)
by Phillip G Deneault June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

When I said 'OBO'....I meant it.. :-) Its 100 bucks OBO now... :-) Phil -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Phil Deneault "We work in the dark, We do what we can, deneault(a)wpi.edu We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, WPI NetOps and our passion is our task. The rest is the OpenVMS Guy maddness of art." - Henry James -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 15:11:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Phillip G Deneault <deneault(a)wpi.edu> To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: FORSALE: DEC 3000 model 900 Full size DEC 3000 model 900 275mhz Alpha 128 megs of RAM 7 internal drive bays 50-pin SCSI, 2 bus chains 1 4 gig hard drive, 1 dual speed caddy CD-ROM built in ethernet RGB video card w/21 inch RGB monitor cables, mice, keyboards, etc Works well, provided as is...$300 obo I run Tru64 on it and I am not sure if Linux will run on it. Any questions e-mail me Phil -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Phil Deneault "We work in the dark, We do what we can, deneault(a)wpi.edu We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, WPI NetOps and our passion is our task. The rest is the OpenVMS Guy maddness of art." - Henry James -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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dual mother suggestons
by bryon3245＠netzero.com June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002

Dear WLUG Mailing list readers, I would appreciate it if you could help me by suggesting a good quality dual Intel p4 (fastest possible) motherboard. Thanks, Bryon -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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strange filenames
by Brad Noyes May 31, 2002

May 31, 2002

Hi All For some reason i sometimes find files with strange names like '??'. When i do a long listing the file name changes to some other bizare character combination. When i try to delete the file using 'rm', or cat it, i can't seem to pass the correct filename to rm (i do try to escape characters, and use 'TAB' but no luck). Is there a way to pass an inode number to rm or cat? thanks, --brad

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