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Re: [Wlug] ssh woes followup

by Karl Hiramoto

what is the output of: cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr the format is documented in <linux-source>/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Karl Hiramoto wrote: > > Is there anything showing up in /var/log/messages ? > > On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Matt Higgins wrote: > > > > > > It is possible you are running out of file descriptors. Running out of fd's > > > shows up in strange ways! Did you bounce ssh on both sides of the tunnel. More > > > importantly on the receiving end ;). Try running ssh/scp with the -v flag set, > > > it may give you some good info. Run tcpdump .. are you dropping a ton of > > > packets? Do a simple ping to see if there is packet loss? Do a ifconfig are > > > there a ton of errs on the interface you are leaving on/ receiving from? > > > > > > If you see you are dropping a lot of packets but there are no interface err's > > > you can encourage the person that admins the VPN to check it out! > > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried bouncing ssh at both ends... even doing a kill of all the > > processes of both ssh and sshd at both ends. > > > > scp -v doesn't show any weirdness. > > > > Ping works well, there's not an abnormal amount of errors in ifconfig. > > > > Is the open file limit system wide, or user specific? Mine's set for > > 4096, I've tried killing off a bunch of rarely used services on both > > machines to get the file count down. > > > > Now... this morning I'm noticing I can scp from the remote machine to the > > local machine, but not the other way around. In other words, from the > > remote machine, this works: > > scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.1.0.19: > > But copying it back doesn't. > > scp hughesm@10.1.0.19:qaddonline . > > > > (qaddonline is about a 2 meg file) > > > > Also... from the local machine, iI can pull things down > > scp hughesm@10.21.2.184:qaddonline . > > but not push things up > > scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.21.2.184: > > > > This didn't work last night. > > > > I can also now send small files (I tried one less than 1k) fine. > > > > I'd also like to add there's 2 machines in the remote facility that both > > have identical behavior. So I'm thinking it's either the link or my local > > machine. > > > > I'm no tcpdump expert, and both these machines have a good deal of > > traffic. What's an easy way to see if packets are getting dropped? > > (yeah, I suck at tcpdump filters). > > > > Any other ideas on things to look for? > > -Marc > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 To iterate is human, to recurse, divine. -- Robert Heller

Aug. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] ssh woes followup

by Karl Hiramoto

Is there anything showing up in /var/log/messages ? On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Matt Higgins wrote: > > > > It is possible you are running out of file descriptors. Running out of fd's > > shows up in strange ways! Did you bounce ssh on both sides of the tunnel. More > > importantly on the receiving end ;). Try running ssh/scp with the -v flag set, > > it may give you some good info. Run tcpdump .. are you dropping a ton of > > packets? Do a simple ping to see if there is packet loss? Do a ifconfig are > > there a ton of errs on the interface you are leaving on/ receiving from? > > > > If you see you are dropping a lot of packets but there are no interface err's > > you can encourage the person that admins the VPN to check it out! > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > I tried bouncing ssh at both ends... even doing a kill of all the > processes of both ssh and sshd at both ends. > > scp -v doesn't show any weirdness. > > Ping works well, there's not an abnormal amount of errors in ifconfig. > > Is the open file limit system wide, or user specific? Mine's set for > 4096, I've tried killing off a bunch of rarely used services on both > machines to get the file count down. > > Now... this morning I'm noticing I can scp from the remote machine to the > local machine, but not the other way around. In other words, from the > remote machine, this works: > scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.1.0.19: > But copying it back doesn't. > scp hughesm@10.1.0.19:qaddonline . > > (qaddonline is about a 2 meg file) > > Also... from the local machine, iI can pull things down > scp hughesm@10.21.2.184:qaddonline . > but not push things up > scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.21.2.184: > > This didn't work last night. > > I can also now send small files (I tried one less than 1k) fine. > > I'd also like to add there's 2 machines in the remote facility that both > have identical behavior. So I'm thinking it's either the link or my local > machine. > > I'm no tcpdump expert, and both these machines have a good deal of > traffic. What's an easy way to see if packets are getting dropped? > (yeah, I suck at tcpdump filters). > > Any other ideas on things to look for? > -Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 To iterate is human, to recurse, divine. -- Robert Heller

Aug. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SSH doesn't like me.

by Gary Hanley

I had a similar problem at the office and it turned out to be a NIC that was reconfigured by someone.....somehow. I think it was set to half-duplex instead of full-duplex...or vise-versa. -- Gary On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > So I use rsync over ssh to copy up & down a lot of stuff nighlty between > servers. On Monday, it all went to crap and won't work anymore. The > rsync's just never finish. > > So I went ahead and tried to use scp to copy the stuff over manually.. and > now IT times out! It transfers about 168KB, then goes "STALLED". If I > have a file smaller than 168kb, it goes through the entire progress-meter, > but then scp hangs, never returns, and the file it supposedly copied up is > 0 length. > > No special parameters on the scp or anything, but I do get a weird > message: > > scp * hughesm@apollo.tomsnyder.com:/data/www/htdocs/playtesting/ > > In my syslog... I don't anything weird. > Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo sshd[9774]: Could not reverse map address > 10.1.0.249. > Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo sshd[9774]: Accepted rsa for hughesm from > 10.1.0.249 port 637 > Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo PAM_unix[9776]: (sshd) session opened for user > hughesm by (uid=500) > > I have ssh keys set up for passwordless login. > > I've restarted ssh (making sure ALL the sshd processes died), I've killed > off all the rsync processes. Interactive ssh seems to work fine. > > Production machines that can't really be rebooted. > > Any Ideas? > -Marc > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Aug. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] ssh woes followup

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Matt Higgins wrote: > > It is possible you are running out of file descriptors. Running out of fd's > shows up in strange ways! Did you bounce ssh on both sides of the tunnel. More > importantly on the receiving end ;). Try running ssh/scp with the -v flag set, > it may give you some good info. Run tcpdump .. are you dropping a ton of > packets? Do a simple ping to see if there is packet loss? Do a ifconfig are > there a ton of errs on the interface you are leaving on/ receiving from? > > If you see you are dropping a lot of packets but there are no interface err's > you can encourage the person that admins the VPN to check it out! > > > Matt > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > I tried bouncing ssh at both ends... even doing a kill of all the processes of both ssh and sshd at both ends. scp -v doesn't show any weirdness. Ping works well, there's not an abnormal amount of errors in ifconfig. Is the open file limit system wide, or user specific? Mine's set for 4096, I've tried killing off a bunch of rarely used services on both machines to get the file count down. Now... this morning I'm noticing I can scp from the remote machine to the local machine, but not the other way around. In other words, from the remote machine, this works: scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.1.0.19: But copying it back doesn't. scp hughesm@10.1.0.19:qaddonline . (qaddonline is about a 2 meg file) Also... from the local machine, iI can pull things down scp hughesm@10.21.2.184:qaddonline . but not push things up scp qaddonline hughesm(a)10.21.2.184: This didn't work last night. I can also now send small files (I tried one less than 1k) fine. I'd also like to add there's 2 machines in the remote facility that both have identical behavior. So I'm thinking it's either the link or my local machine. I'm no tcpdump expert, and both these machines have a good deal of traffic. What's an easy way to see if packets are getting dropped? (yeah, I suck at tcpdump filters). Any other ideas on things to look for? -Marc

Aug. 29, 2003

Next meeting: topic?

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, Since our next meeting will be the first meeting of the academic year with the WPI students, do people think that a "What is Linux" meeting, geared for neophytes, would be a good meeting topic? We could also assess the interest level in having a campus install fest in the library (perhaps in October), as we've done in the past. Your thoughts? Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] ssh woes followup

by Matt Higgins

Quoting Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)zoop.org>: > >From both machines can you scp into them? are they having problems > receiving large amounts of data? can you scp or ftp data into them? > > > Check for any open large files. Logs getting full? Possible you're > reaching your open files limit. Recently i had a squid proxy machine > stop working. There was plenty of free disk space and inodes. but > the kernel had a limit on how many open files there could be. I > deleted a 2G log file i hadn't setup with logrotate and the problem > was fixed. > > what does ulimit -a output? > cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max > try adding: > "ulmit -n 4095" at the begining your rsync script. > > try using the "find" command to find files larger than 1G see if they > are causing problems. anything at the 2G limit could be an issue. > depending on what filesystem you are using. > > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com wrote: > > > > > Also... From both machines, I can scp to an external machine. These 2 > > boxes I'm having problems with are on opposite sides of an intracompany > > vpn. Could I be having problems with the vpn? The VPN is a big-expensive > > > end to end hardware solution that I don't get to play with. If it were > > that, any ideas on how I could prove that to corporate IT? > > > > Please note... it's possible that the vpn has nothing to do with the > > problem. > > > > -Marc > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > ¤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 > http://karl.hiramoto.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 > > QOTD: > "I used to jog, but the ice kept bouncing out of my glass." > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > The file-max param is for the max number of file descriptors not file size, Further more deleting large files would not solve either problem (Unless your fs was actually full in which case you would have another set of problems) FD's are taken then freed all the time (open/close files open/close sockets etc..) which is why fd problems are intermittent and hard to track.I suspect your squid problem would be better solved by increasing you file-max param or editing limits.h next time you build you kernel. On server systems file-max should be set to (RAM-SIZE/4)*256 256 fd per 4 megs of ram. This is not a hard number but a good rule of thumb. To set this every time you boot edit /etc/sysctl.conf (on most systems) or add it to rc.local. It is possible you are running out of file descriptors. Running out of fd's shows up in strange ways! Did you bounce ssh on both sides of the tunnel. More importantly on the receiving end ;). Try running ssh/scp with the -v flag set, it may give you some good info. Run tcpdump .. are you dropping a ton of packets? Do a simple ping to see if there is packet loss? Do a ifconfig are there a ton of errs on the interface you are leaving on/ receiving from? If you see you are dropping a lot of packets but there are no interface err's you can encourage the person that admins the VPN to check it out! Matt

Aug. 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] ssh woes followup

by Karl Hiramoto

Aug. 28, 2003

ssh woes followup

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

Also... From both machines, I can scp to an external machine. These 2 boxes I'm having problems with are on opposite sides of an intracompany vpn. Could I be having problems with the vpn? The VPN is a big-expensive end to end hardware solution that I don't get to play with. If it were that, any ideas on how I could prove that to corporate IT? Please note... it's possible that the vpn has nothing to do with the problem. -Marc

Aug. 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Query regarding email applications...

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

you only want to move email? or addresses and everything else? If it's only email the easiest thing to do is to set up an IMAP server. Then connect to the imap server from your "source" client, copy your messages to the server, log in to IMAP with your "destination" client and copy them down. *OR* ... just always use an imap server and don't store your email on the client. -Marc On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > Hi all! > > I am currently using mozilla 1.3.1 and want to be able to move my email > to other applications. I'd like to be able to move it to Netscape, > Eudora, and yes, Outlook. The reason for this is to show my new > department head why folks using different operating systems, say Linux, > should be allowed to use different operating systems as well as > different email applications. His only concern is "email compatibility". > > Now, once upon a time, it was really easy to move the files between > Netscape and Eudora, for example. They both had simple files that > contained the information (e.g., Eudora used to use .toc of the index, > and .mbx for the actual email while Netscape use to use - well, I can't > remember, but is was a similar flat file arrangement). > > So, I took a quick look at Eudora 5.1, and it looks like the familiar > old setup. Mozilla 1.3.1 looks like it is using a database of some sort > (.sdb?) and Netscape 7.1 looks, well, different from what I remember! > In the good old days, I could figure this out in a few minutes and would > have replicated my email across all of these apps! the last time I did > this was about 3 years ago as a demonstration of the very same point. Sigh! > > So, I decided to see how the import capabilities look and, well, they > don't play well, as far as I can tell. Outlook and Eudora have no idea > about Mozilla, and it doesn't look like Netscape does either. > > The point to all this is the following question: > > I have a boss who is predisposed to setting up Linux for those in his > department who are interested (he might be as well). He wants to be > able to "import & export" between Outlook and whatever on whatever. Is > there a way to show him that he can have his cake and eat it too, either > by moving files, or by using more than one email application as an > intermediary (e.g., Mozilla -> Outlook Express -> Eudora)? > > Steve > > -- > Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 28, 2003

SSH doesn't like me.

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

So I use rsync over ssh to copy up & down a lot of stuff nighlty between servers. On Monday, it all went to crap and won't work anymore. The rsync's just never finish. So I went ahead and tried to use scp to copy the stuff over manually.. and now IT times out! It transfers about 168KB, then goes "STALLED". If I have a file smaller than 168kb, it goes through the entire progress-meter, but then scp hangs, never returns, and the file it supposedly copied up is 0 length. No special parameters on the scp or anything, but I do get a weird message: scp * hughesm@apollo.tomsnyder.com:/data/www/htdocs/playtesting/ In my syslog... I don't anything weird. Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo sshd[9774]: Could not reverse map address 10.1.0.249. Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo sshd[9774]: Accepted rsa for hughesm from 10.1.0.249 port 637 Aug 28 15:17:17 apollo PAM_unix[9776]: (sshd) session opened for user hughesm by (uid=500) I have ssh keys set up for passwordless login. I've restarted ssh (making sure ALL the sshd processes died), I've killed off all the rsync processes. Interactive ssh seems to work fine. Production machines that can't really be rebooted. Any Ideas? -Marc

Aug. 28, 2003

Middlesex Community College - Linux teaching position info

by Andy Stewart

Their home page is : http://www.middlesex.cc.ma.us/ They have campuses in Lowell and Bedford. Here's the Linux link : http://www.middlesex.cc.ma.us/jobs/PT%20FAC%20COMPUTER%20&%20ENGINEERING.htm -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 25, 2003

Query regarding email applications...

by Stephen C. Daukas

Hi all! I am currently using mozilla 1.3.1 and want to be able to move my email to other applications. I'd like to be able to move it to Netscape, Eudora, and yes, Outlook. The reason for this is to show my new department head why folks using different operating systems, say Linux, should be allowed to use different operating systems as well as different email applications. His only concern is "email compatibility". Now, once upon a time, it was really easy to move the files between Netscape and Eudora, for example. They both had simple files that contained the information (e.g., Eudora used to use .toc of the index, and .mbx for the actual email while Netscape use to use - well, I can't remember, but is was a similar flat file arrangement). So, I took a quick look at Eudora 5.1, and it looks like the familiar old setup. Mozilla 1.3.1 looks like it is using a database of some sort (.sdb?) and Netscape 7.1 looks, well, different from what I remember! In the good old days, I could figure this out in a few minutes and would have replicated my email across all of these apps! the last time I did this was about 3 years ago as a demonstration of the very same point. Sigh! So, I decided to see how the import capabilities look and, well, they don't play well, as far as I can tell. Outlook and Eudora have no idea about Mozilla, and it doesn't look like Netscape does either. The point to all this is the following question: I have a boss who is predisposed to setting up Linux for those in his department who are interested (he might be as well). He wants to be able to "import & export" between Outlook and whatever on whatever. Is there a way to show him that he can have his cake and eat it too, either by moving files, or by using more than one email application as an intermediary (e.g., Mozilla -> Outlook Express -> Eudora)? Steve -- Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/

Aug. 25, 2003

Re: [Wlug] More SCSI hard drive woes

by Andy Stewart

On Sunday 24 August 2003 7:17 pm, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > Andy, > > I'm pretty sure I don't know the answer to your question, but I want to > say that in my limited experience, blaming the power supply is > overrated. I got a new power supply to correct lockups and seg faults on > the advice of my neighbor, and it didn't help at all. So I'm wondering > if I bought a bad one. Are you getting the same errors with the new > drive that you got with the old one? > > Now, my neighbor is suggesting that it's the power company, screwing > around with the waveform, so that the meter doesn't show the power loss > from everyone's a/c units running in this weather. Sounds reasonable to > me, especially since I've had a few lockups when I was running windows, > and it seems to be worse when the weather is hotter. > > Good luck, > Greg HI Greg, I'm a bit sceptical of the power supply as the source of the problem as well. I'd believe a heat issue over the power supply, but my other SCSI drive has never had any problems in that same environment, which I find most perplexing. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] More SCSI hard drive woes

by Gregory Avedissian

Andy, I'm pretty sure I don't know the answer to your question, but I want to say that in my limited experience, blaming the power supply is overrated. I got a new power supply to correct lockups and seg faults on the advice of my neighbor, and it didn't help at all. So I'm wondering if I bought a bad one. Are you getting the same errors with the new drive that you got with the old one? Now, my neighbor is suggesting that it's the power company, screwing around with the waveform, so that the meter doesn't show the power loss from everyone's a/c units running in this weather. Sounds reasonable to me, especially since I've had a few lockups when I was running windows, and it seems to be worse when the weather is hotter. Good luck, Greg Andy Stewart wrote: > HI everybody, > > I recently sent a SCSI drive back to Hitachi for warranty replacement. In the > interim, I purchased a Maxtor replacement drive. It has been working fine > for about 2 weeks, and now this new drive is tossing read errors at me(!). > > Did I just get (un)lucky, or could something in my system be causing this? > Some have suggested checking the power supply. I've run memtest and it > passed for a 12 hour test. I've swapped ports on the 2-port SCSI card. I'm > at a loss as to why this continues to occur. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Andy

Aug. 24, 2003

More SCSI hard drive woes

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, I recently sent a SCSI drive back to Hitachi for warranty replacement. In the interim, I purchased a Maxtor replacement drive. It has been working fine for about 2 weeks, and now this new drive is tossing read errors at me(!). Did I just get (un)lucky, or could something in my system be causing this? Some have suggested checking the power supply. I've run memtest and it passed for a 12 hour test. I've swapped ports on the 2-port SCSI card. I'm at a loss as to why this continues to occur. Any thoughts? Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 24, 2003

LTSP training video online

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, This link might prove interesting for folks with very fast Internet connections: http://www.lpbn.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=50&mo… If that doesn't work, try this: http://www.lpbn.org Click "The Mandrake Hour" (left side) Click the second video "The Linux Terminal Server Installation" It works for me with the Linux verison of RealPlay. I remember a brain storming session many of us had in the WPI Library parking lot after a WLUG meeting where we thought about making Linux training videos. We'll, somebody is doing it! On the Linux Public Broadcasting Network, there are many other videos. Check them out: http://www.lpbn.org Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 24, 2003

RE: [Wlug] AMD systems

by Simoncini, Matthew

Mike, Just called 1-877-4-turing and they said there are no more "system 3.0" systems left and the "system 4.0" systems only come with 256MB RAM. The guy I spoke to wasn't willing to come down on the price at all, but agreed to give me the 512MB RAM for an additional $25. Just wanted to let everyone know what they were willing to offer me. Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Peckar [mailto:fog@fognet.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:40 PM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] AMD systems > > > > My 11 yr. old is finishing up his computer camp this week and > the camp is > selling off it's inventory. All systems must be picked up > 8/23 (sat.) in > Burlington, MA at the camp (Hampton Inn next to the Naked Fish off the > Middlesex Tkp 2-3 miles N of the Burlington Mall near Sun campus). > > Contact is mail(a)campturing.com. > > If interested, probably should call asap 1-877-4-turing to > reserve/negotiate > your system. They have many more of the "4's" than the "3's"... > > "system 3.0" -- $600 "system 4.0" -- $600 > Med. Silver tower (w/ window) Med. Black tower > 1.44 floppy 1.44 floppy > 16x dvd-rom 16x dvd rom > 10/100 enet 10/100 enet > Kbd, mouse kbd, mouse > Shuttle AK31A VIA KT266A 4xagp DDR MSI K7N2 Delta-L Nforce2 > (FSB 400) 8xAGP DDR > AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz 266Mhz) AMD Althon XP > 1800+ (1.53 GHz > 266Mhz) > 2 X 256 DDR266 PC2100 2 X 256 > DDR400 PC3200 > 60GB 7200 ATA100 40GB 7200 ATA100 > AOPEN Gforce2 MX400 64mb 4xAGP MSI GFORCE4 > MX440 64mb 8xAGP TV > CTX 17" .27mm 1280x1024 MGC 17" .27mm 1280x1024 > 56k v.90 FAX w/ Voice > > Upgrades: > Cyber Acoustics 2.1 ($20) 2 x 256 - 512MB DDR400 > PC3200 ($60) > Cd-RW ($65) > 40GB+80GB=120GB 7200 > ATA133 (-40GB 7200 ATA100)($105) > DVD-RW ($220) 56k v.90 FAX w/ > Voice ($20) > > Firewire ($25) Cd-RW ($65) > Win xp home ($95) DVD-RW ($220) > Win xp pro ($145) Firewire ($25) > Win xp > home ($95) > Win xp > pro ($145) > > Do say you're a friend of "Charlie's Dad" and that should be > good for better > discounts. > Don't reply to me - I'm too busy in the next week or so to > provide timely > replies > Also, do let me know if you got a good deal... > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 22, 2003

AMD systems

by Mike Peckar

My 11 yr. old is finishing up his computer camp this week and the camp is selling off it's inventory. All systems must be picked up 8/23 (sat.) in Burlington, MA at the camp (Hampton Inn next to the Naked Fish off the Middlesex Tkp 2-3 miles N of the Burlington Mall near Sun campus). Contact is mail(a)campturing.com. If interested, probably should call asap 1-877-4-turing to reserve/negotiate your system. They have many more of the "4's" than the "3's"... "system 3.0" -- $600 "system 4.0" -- $600 Med. Silver tower (w/ window) Med. Black tower 1.44 floppy 1.44 floppy 16x dvd-rom 16x dvd rom 10/100 enet 10/100 enet Kbd, mouse kbd, mouse Shuttle AK31A VIA KT266A 4xagp DDR MSI K7N2 Delta-L Nforce2 (FSB 400) 8xAGP DDR AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz 266Mhz) AMD Althon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz 266Mhz) 2 X 256 DDR266 PC2100 2 X 256 DDR400 PC3200 60GB 7200 ATA100 40GB 7200 ATA100 AOPEN Gforce2 MX400 64mb 4xAGP MSI GFORCE4 MX440 64mb 8xAGP TV CTX 17" .27mm 1280x1024 MGC 17" .27mm 1280x1024 56k v.90 FAX w/ Voice Upgrades: Cyber Acoustics 2.1 ($20) 2 x 256 - 512MB DDR400 PC3200 ($60) Cd-RW ($65) 40GB+80GB=120GB 7200 ATA133 (-40GB 7200 ATA100)($105) DVD-RW ($220) 56k v.90 FAX w/ Voice ($20) Firewire ($25) Cd-RW ($65) Win xp home ($95) DVD-RW ($220) Win xp pro ($145) Firewire ($25) Win xp home ($95) Win xp pro ($145) Do say you're a friend of "Charlie's Dad" and that should be good for better discounts. Don't reply to me - I'm too busy in the next week or so to provide timely replies Also, do let me know if you got a good deal... Mike

Aug. 22, 2003

Wyse 520 terminals

by Clint Moyer

If anyone is interested, you can pick up one or more cheap locally: http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=57909216&m…

Aug. 21, 2003

RE: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides - VPNs

by gboyce＠badbelly.com

Ugh, a quick apology to anyone who tried to respond to this e-mail. I recently setup a new server at my house and this was the first time I actually sent e-mail on it using pine instead of from evolution. The sending domain in pine is fixed now, and my server should accept e-mail address to that domain just in case. On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 gboyce(a)h00207813f68b.ne.client2.attbi.com wrote: > Kerneltrap.org just posted a couple of articles about the native IPSec and > how it's different from FreeS/WANs. > > http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/748 > > (Hello from a newly joined member of the mail list by the way) > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Steve Freitag wrote: > > > Speaking of VPNs... > > > > I just noticed that the September 2003 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, which > > just showed up in my mail box, has and article titled "Build IPSec VPNs > > Using the Linux Kernel 2.6". The author talks about a native IPsec Stack > > being part of the new 2.6 kernel. > > > > The article is not online as far as I know, but here is a link to a web page > > describing the issue. > > http://www.samag.com/articles/2003/0309/ > > > > And for those wondering what other goodies might be in the 2.6 Kernel: > > http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf > > > Of Andy Stewart > > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:27 PM > > > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides > > > > > > On Sunday 17 August 2003 11:51 pm, Michael Long wrote: > > > > Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to > > > > the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example > > > > of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for > > > > the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser > > > > a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, > > > > securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. > > > > This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us > > > > would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, > > > > and maintaining our networks. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mike > > > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > > > I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the LTSP meeting! > > > > > > With regard to OpenVPN, this is definitely a possibility. Another type of > > > VPN > > > is FreeS/WAN. Are there others? Can somebody compare/contrast these two? > > > Is anybody sufficiently knowledgeable to give a talk on these topics? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > > > > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the > > > > > > > > website. > > > > > > > > > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home > > > > > > > > page, > > > > > > > > > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > > > > > > > > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a > > > good > > > > > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed > > > > > > > > interested in > > > > > > > > > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop > > > > > > > > server > > > > > > > > > just like it did when I left home. > > > > > > > > > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer > > > > > > > > working as > > > > > > > > > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature > > > > > > > > of WLUG > > > > > > > > > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring > > > the > > > > > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've > > > > > > > > got to > > > > > > > > > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that > > > > > > > > wasn't > > > > > > > > > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with > > > minor > > > > > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 > > > software. > > > > > > > > > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first > > > > > > > > meeting of > > > > > > > > > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great > > > > > > > > meeting > > > > > > > > > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they > > > > > > > > constitute > > > > > > > > > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > > > > > > > > > See ya 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wlug mailing list > > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >

Aug. 21, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Monitoring Web content

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

If the load won't kill the machine, an easy way to do this is by setting up a transparent squid proxy. http://www.squid-cache.org/ Then the squid logs will tell you who accessed what fairly easily. Also ... you'll easilly be able to get the full URL's and get an added bonus of some local caching. -Marc On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Malcolm H. Beaulieu wrote: > > I have a few machines connected to the internet via a linux box that runs > NAT. I need to know which websites are being accessed by the internal > machines. IPTraf is installed, so I have the information, my question is > if there is a utility already out there to format it into something more > easily readable? I want to be able to see that machine A accessed site > XYZ.com and how often they did so. I know that ipchains will print out > the current masq'd connections, but has anybody played with the logging > feature? Unfortunately, this machine is highly used, and I can not just > start randomly modifying the ruleset. Any ideas or suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. Thanx! > > -Malcolm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 21, 2003

Monitoring Web content

by Malcolm H. Beaulieu

I have a few machines connected to the internet via a linux box that runs NAT. I need to know which websites are being accessed by the internal machines. IPTraf is installed, so I have the information, my question is if there is a utility already out there to format it into something more easily readable? I want to be able to see that machine A accessed site XYZ.com and how often they did so. I know that ipchains will print out the current masq'd connections, but has anybody played with the logging feature? Unfortunately, this machine is highly used, and I can not just start randomly modifying the ruleset. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanx! -Malcolm

Aug. 21, 2003

RE: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides - VPNs

by gboyce＠h00207813f68b.ne.client2.attbi.com

Kerneltrap.org just posted a couple of articles about the native IPSec and how it's different from FreeS/WANs. http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/748 (Hello from a newly joined member of the mail list by the way) On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Steve Freitag wrote: > Speaking of VPNs... > > I just noticed that the September 2003 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, which > just showed up in my mail box, has and article titled "Build IPSec VPNs > Using the Linux Kernel 2.6". The author talks about a native IPsec Stack > being part of the new 2.6 kernel. > > The article is not online as far as I know, but here is a link to a web page > describing the issue. > http://www.samag.com/articles/2003/0309/ > > And for those wondering what other goodies might be in the 2.6 Kernel: > http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf > > Of Andy Stewart > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:27 PM > > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides > > > > On Sunday 17 August 2003 11:51 pm, Michael Long wrote: > > > Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to > > > the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example > > > of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for > > > the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser > > > a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, > > > securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. > > > This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us > > > would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, > > > and maintaining our networks. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Mike > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the LTSP meeting! > > > > With regard to OpenVPN, this is definitely a possibility. Another type of > > VPN > > is FreeS/WAN. Are there others? Can somebody compare/contrast these two? > > Is anybody sufficiently knowledgeable to give a talk on these topics? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the > > > > > > website. > > > > > > > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home > > > > > > page, > > > > > > > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > > > > > > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a > > good > > > > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed > > > > > > interested in > > > > > > > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop > > > > > > server > > > > > > > just like it did when I left home. > > > > > > > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer > > > > > > working as > > > > > > > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature > > > > > > of WLUG > > > > > > > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring > > the > > > > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've > > > > > > got to > > > > > > > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that > > > > > > wasn't > > > > > > > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with > > minor > > > > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 > > software. > > > > > > > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first > > > > > > meeting of > > > > > > > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great > > > > > > meeting > > > > > > > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they > > > > > > constitute > > > > > > > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > > > > > > > See ya 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 20, 2003

RE: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides - VPNs

by Steve Freitag

Speaking of VPNs... I just noticed that the September 2003 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, which just showed up in my mail box, has and article titled "Build IPSec VPNs Using the Linux Kernel 2.6". The author talks about a native IPsec Stack being part of the new 2.6 kernel. The article is not online as far as I know, but here is a link to a web page describing the issue. http://www.samag.com/articles/2003/0309/ And for those wondering what other goodies might be in the 2.6 Kernel: http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf > Of Andy Stewart > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:27 PM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides > > On Sunday 17 August 2003 11:51 pm, Michael Long wrote: > > Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to > > the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example > > of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for > > the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser > > a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, > > securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. > > This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us > > would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, > > and maintaining our networks. > > > > Cheers, > > Mike > > Hi Mike, > > I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the LTSP meeting! > > With regard to OpenVPN, this is definitely a possibility. Another type of > VPN > is FreeS/WAN. Are there others? Can somebody compare/contrast these two? > Is anybody sufficiently knowledgeable to give a talk on these topics? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the > > > > website. > > > > > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home > > > > page, > > > > > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > > > > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a > good > > > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed > > > > interested in > > > > > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop > > > > server > > > > > just like it did when I left home. > > > > > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer > > > > working as > > > > > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature > > > > of WLUG > > > > > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring > the > > > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've > > > > got to > > > > > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that > > > > wasn't > > > > > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with > minor > > > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 > software. > > > > > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first > > > > meeting of > > > > > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great > > > > meeting > > > > > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they > > > > constitute > > > > > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > > > > > See ya 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- > 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

Aug. 20, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Off topic request- Linux Sys Admin and Massachusetts DET

by Mike Clark

Mike, I would be interested as to what questions you have. I am a RHCE and currently work as a Linux/UNIX Sys Admin. Please mail me directly mclark(a)nationaldentex.com At 11:06 PM 8/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: > Off topic request. > >Mass DET(unemployment) will pay for Linux Sys Admin courses but I need to >ask 3 Linux Sys Admin managers several questions. >If anyone could help, I'll can either email the questions or post them here. > >Thanks for the help, >Mike Blake Michael R Clark mclark(a)nationaldentex.com Information Systems ABS/UNIX/LINUX National Dentex Corp. 1-508-358-4422 Ext.205

Aug. 19, 2003

RE: [Wlug] possible meeting topic

by Clint Moyer

Tim Keller gave an excellent presentation on MythTV a few months ago. -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org]On Behalf Of Mike Frysinger Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:31 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] possible meeting topic On Monday 18 August 2003 23:18, Matt Higgins wrote: > I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a > freevo box? > http://freevo.sourceforge.net could also do it on mythtv ... http://www.mythtv.org/ -mike _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Aug. 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] possible meeting topic

by Mike Frysinger

On Monday 18 August 2003 23:18, Matt Higgins wrote: > I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a > freevo box? > http://freevo.sourceforge.net could also do it on mythtv ... http://www.mythtv.org/ -mike

Aug. 19, 2003

possible meeting topic

by Matt Higgins

I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a freevo box? http://freevo.sourceforge.net

Aug. 19, 2003

Off topic request- Linux Sys Admin and Massachusetts DET

by Mike Blake

Off topic request. Mass DET(unemployment) will pay for Linux Sys Admin courses but I need to ask 3 Linux Sys Admin managers several questions. If anyone could help, I'll can either email the questions or post them here. Thanks for the help, Mike Blake

Aug. 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Andy Stewart

On Sunday 17 August 2003 11:51 pm, Michael Long wrote: > Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to > the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example > of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for > the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser > a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, > securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. > This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us > would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, > and maintaining our networks. > > Cheers, > Mike Hi Mike, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the LTSP meeting! With regard to OpenVPN, this is definitely a possibility. Another type of VPN is FreeS/WAN. Are there others? Can somebody compare/contrast these two? Is anybody sufficiently knowledgeable to give a talk on these topics? Thanks, Andy > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the > > website. > > > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home > > page, > > > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good > > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed > > interested in > > > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop > > server > > > just like it did when I left home. > > > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer > > working as > > > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature > > of WLUG > > > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the > > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've > > got to > > > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that > > wasn't > > > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor > > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > > > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first > > meeting of > > > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great > > meeting > > > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they > > constitute > > > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > > > See ya 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Mike Clark

Andy how did the monitor work out? At 09:32 PM 8/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Everybody, > >I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. >There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, >scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > >For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good >meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in >the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server >just like it did when I left home. > >I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer >working as >a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG >meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the >proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to >watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't >entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor >video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > >I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of >the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting >planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute >a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > >See ya 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

Aug. 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Michael Long

Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, and maintaining our networks. Cheers, Mike > > Hi Everybody, > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server > just like it did when I left home. > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer working as > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > See ya 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 > > >

Aug. 18, 2003

LTSP meeting slides

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server just like it did when I left home. I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer working as a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 18, 2003

Reminder: WLUG Meeting, Thurs Aug 14 - 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 7:00 PM in Olin Hall on the WPI campus. Go into Olin Hall's front door, to the top of the stairs, and we'll be in the big lecture hall on the left. I'll be addressing the group at this meeting, and the topic will be the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP). Come and learn how to use your old, potentially obsolete hardware as a graphics terminal connected to a more powerful server. I'll demonstrate (live!) how a Pentium 90 with 48 MB of memory and a 10 Mbps ethernet connection could be used effectively as an LTSP client, running any Linux program that is installed on the server. I've also got a couple of those Linux Format magazines for raffle (one with a CD, the other with a DVD). I'll have sodas and cookies also for refreshments. After the meeting, we'll make our monthly pilgrimage to the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beers. All are welcome to attend. There is no admission fee for admittance to a WLUG meeting. Donations are always welcome but not required. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 14, 2003

FS: Single Board Computers...

by rb＠millbury.net

Hi all, I've got some new, old stock, single board computers available. Details at: http://members.cox.net/n1nte/forsale/as-p2vf.html WLUG member discount price is $45. I also have some backplanes available and some other models of these boards. I recently picked up this lot and haven't sorted through them all yet. Email me directly if interested. Thanks - Rob

Aug. 10, 2003

RE: reply to monitor request Wlug digest, Vol 1 #639 - 3 msgs

by Walter F. Doyle

Hi: How does $15 sound. Call Jeff at 508-831-7455 on Monday we have about 30 monitors to choose from!! Walter Doyle -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org]On Behalf Of wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 12:01 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #639 - 3 msgs 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-admin(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. Linux job opportunity (Andy Stewart) 2. Hard drive crashed! (Andy Stewart) 3. Wanted: Used monitor (Andy Stewart) --__--__-- Message: 1 charset="us-ascii" From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Organization: Worcester Linux Users' Group To: "Worcester Linux Users' Group" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 00:35:31 -0400 Subject: [Wlug] Linux job opportunity Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org HI Everybody, Here is a job opportunity that was recently sent to me. If interested, please don't reply to the list or to me, but to the recruiter named below. Helene Fitch Friedlander HR Representative * (978) 461-7148 Fax (978) 461-3720 * helene.fitch(a)stratus.com S T R A T U S T E C H N O L O G I E S Code 03-076 & 03-075 Job Title Software Engineer III (Linux) Occupation Software Engineering Location Maynard, MA Description Will participate as a member of a small team of engineers working on the development and support of a Fault Tolerant version of Linux that runs on Stratus' Fault Tolerant IA32 HW. The work will be focused on 1) participating in the ongoing new development efforts to keep current with the latest versions Linux, 2) port our FT Linux to the latest Stratus HW platforms, 3)the productionization of our FT Linux SW and 4) providing support to Stratus' existing Technology Partners (i.e. - bugs fixes). The areas that we have made and continue to make modifications in Linux include providing for SCSI and PCI hot-plug support (including surprise removal of devices), overall hardening of a select set of Linux device drivers to adapt them for Stratus' Fault Tolerant environment and making Linux work with Stratus' FT Hardware. Experience 6+ years of Software development experience with at least 2+ years in Linux/Unix software development, including systems level Linux development. Ability to switch gears quickly and work on multiple problems simultaneously, Strong communication skills essential. Ability to work well within a team environment required. Must have Linux kernel development and/or device driver development. Experience in Linux SCSI a major plus. BSCS/BSEE or equivalent experience -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org --__--__-- Message: 2 charset="us-ascii" From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Organization: Worcester Linux Users' Group To: "Worcester Linux Users' Group" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:28:18 -0400 Subject: [Wlug] Hard drive crashed! Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org HI everybody, I've been out of touch all week due to a catastrophic hard drive failure. My hard drive is only 1.5 years old and its an IBM Ultrastar 18 GB SCSI drive with a 5 year warranty. IBM/Hitachi will be getting it back assuming it fails their diags, which I have to run as a prerequisite to getting an RMA. Naturally, they are DOS based diags. They have incredibly fussy rules about packing the drive for shipment, lest one voids one's warranty (say that three times fast). Believe it or not, it died while I was doing the tape backup!! I lost about 1 weeks worth of Quicken transactions and the photos from my sister's wedding (which I can recover from CDs previously burned for other family members). I got lucky. The moral of the story is: Make sure you do your backups! This is the 2nd hard drive that I've lost in the last 12 months (the first one was over 5 years old). Or, just run most of your machines as LTSP clients and don't worry about disks..... :-) Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org --__--__-- Message: 3 charset="us-ascii" From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Organization: Worcester Linux Users' Group To: "Worcester Linux Users' Group" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:54:55 -0400 Subject: [Wlug] Wanted: Used monitor Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Hi everybody, I'm looking for a used monitor as a spare for my basement lab bench: 14" or 15" Multi sync Capable of at least 1024x768 at 72 Hz (or better) Relatively good cosmetic condition Excellent working condition Cheap(!) If you have something which might interest me, contact me directly and we can negotiate. Thanks, 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 End of Wlug Digest_______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Aug. 9, 2003

Wanted: Used monitor

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, I'm looking for a used monitor as a spare for my basement lab bench: 14" or 15" Multi sync Capable of at least 1024x768 at 72 Hz (or better) Relatively good cosmetic condition Excellent working condition Cheap(!) If you have something which might interest me, contact me directly and we can negotiate. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 9, 2003

Hard drive crashed!

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, I've been out of touch all week due to a catastrophic hard drive failure. My hard drive is only 1.5 years old and its an IBM Ultrastar 18 GB SCSI drive with a 5 year warranty. IBM/Hitachi will be getting it back assuming it fails their diags, which I have to run as a prerequisite to getting an RMA. Naturally, they are DOS based diags. They have incredibly fussy rules about packing the drive for shipment, lest one voids one's warranty (say that three times fast). Believe it or not, it died while I was doing the tape backup!! I lost about 1 weeks worth of Quicken transactions and the photos from my sister's wedding (which I can recover from CDs previously burned for other family members). I got lucky. The moral of the story is: Make sure you do your backups! This is the 2nd hard drive that I've lost in the last 12 months (the first one was over 5 years old). Or, just run most of your machines as LTSP clients and don't worry about disks..... :-) Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 9, 2003

Linux job opportunity

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Here is a job opportunity that was recently sent to me. If interested, please don't reply to the list or to me, but to the recruiter named below. Helene Fitch Friedlander HR Representative * (978) 461-7148 Fax (978) 461-3720 * helene.fitch(a)stratus.com S T R A T U S T E C H N O L O G I E S Code 03-076 & 03-075 Job Title Software Engineer III (Linux) Occupation Software Engineering Location Maynard, MA Description Will participate as a member of a small team of engineers working on the development and support of a Fault Tolerant version of Linux that runs on Stratus' Fault Tolerant IA32 HW. The work will be focused on 1) participating in the ongoing new development efforts to keep current with the latest versions Linux, 2) port our FT Linux to the latest Stratus HW platforms, 3)the productionization of our FT Linux SW and 4) providing support to Stratus' existing Technology Partners (i.e. - bugs fixes). The areas that we have made and continue to make modifications in Linux include providing for SCSI and PCI hot-plug support (including surprise removal of devices), overall hardening of a select set of Linux device drivers to adapt them for Stratus' Fault Tolerant environment and making Linux work with Stratus' FT Hardware. Experience 6+ years of Software development experience with at least 2+ years in Linux/Unix software development, including systems level Linux development. Ability to switch gears quickly and work on multiple problems simultaneously, Strong communication skills essential. Ability to work well within a team environment required. Must have Linux kernel development and/or device driver development. Experience in Linux SCSI a major plus. BSCS/BSEE or equivalent experience -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 9, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

I found what looks like the source files from a tar package in /usr/src/packages/BUILD/Python-2.2.3. It appears that I could build it by running the usual ./configure make ... process. There are no rpms in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/. Do I need to build the rpm from this? As a reminder I am using the SuSE 8.2 distro so the directory structure is slightly different. --Mike > > Did you install the resulting i386.rpm files from the rebuild step? > They should have ended up in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 > > -- > Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ > PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 > Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Charles R. Anderson

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 04:48:04PM -0400, Michael Long wrote: mlong> I have discovered that the files in the expat-devel package are already mlong> installed on the system so I ran rpmbuild --rebuild --nodeps .... mlong> It appeared to compile with a lot of warnings about anti-aliasing. mlong> Unfortunately the warnings scrolled out of the term buffer so I don't mlong> have the exact warning. This process is very verbose and I don't know if mlong> it completed successfully or not. When I query the rpm database it still mlong> shows the old version of python. Did I miss a step? Did you install the resulting i386.rpm files from the rebuild step? They should have ended up in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

I have discovered that the files in the expat-devel package are already installed on the system so I ran rpmbuild --rebuild --nodeps .... It appeared to compile with a lot of warnings about anti-aliasing. Unfortunately the warnings scrolled out of the term buffer so I don't have the exact warning. This process is very verbose and I don't know if it completed successfully or not. When I query the rpm database it still shows the old version of python. Did I miss a step? > > I should mention, that if you find one that has the expat include > files, but isn't named expat-devel, you can force the build with: > > rpmbuild --rebuild --nodeps .... > > Actually, it might be easier to grab the SuSE python2 src.rpm, and > modify that one to use the new python2-2.2.3 tar source. That way, > your src.rpm will be based on the SuSE one, with all the correct > dependencies for expat, etc: > > rpm -i the-suse-python2-2.2.2.src.rpm > > cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS > > edit python2.spec to change the version to 2.2.3 and release to > 1custom or similar. > > copy the new python2-2.2.3.tar.gz into /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES > > rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/python2.spec > > -- > Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ > PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 > Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

What has me concerned is that there is an expat package and it is installed on the system, but I am still getting the missing expat-devel error. The following are the results of the rpm queries: rpm -ql expat | grep include /usr/include/expat.h rpm -qa | grep expat expat-1.95.6-11 --Mike > Do you have an expat package? Most likely then the expat-devel stuff > is in the expat package. List it to see if there are any include > files: > > rpm -ql expat | grep include > > Or see if any other package mentions "expat": > > rpm -qa | grep expat > > If SuSE doesn't have any expat packages available at all, then > rebuilding one probably won't hurt. > > > -- > Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ > PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 > Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Charles R. Anderson

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 11:00:11AM -0400, Charles R. Anderson wrote: cra> If SuSE doesn't have any expat packages available at all, then cra> rebuilding one probably won't hurt. I should mention, that if you find one that has the expat include files, but isn't named expat-devel, you can force the build with: rpmbuild --rebuild --nodeps .... Actually, it might be easier to grab the SuSE python2 src.rpm, and modify that one to use the new python2-2.2.3 tar source. That way, your src.rpm will be based on the SuSE one, with all the correct dependencies for expat, etc: rpm -i the-suse-python2-2.2.2.src.rpm cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS edit python2.spec to change the version to 2.2.3 and release to 1custom or similar. copy the new python2-2.2.3.tar.gz into /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/python2.spec -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Charles R. Anderson

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 10:40:12AM -0400, Michael Long wrote: mlong> I have yet another question...when rebuilding the source rpm I get an mlong> error saying that I need the expat-devel libraries. My distribution mlong> either doesn't come with them or they are part of another package and I mlong> am not seeing it. If I download and rebuild the source rpm package for mlong> expat-devel from rpmfind.net what is the risk that it will break mlong> something on my system. Do you have an expat package? Most likely then the expat-devel stuff is in the expat package. List it to see if there are any include files: rpm -ql expat | grep include Or see if any other package mentions "expat": rpm -qa | grep expat If SuSE doesn't have any expat packages available at all, then rebuilding one probably won't hurt. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

I have yet another question...when rebuilding the source rpm I get an error saying that I need the expat-devel libraries. My distribution either doesn't come with them or they are part of another package and I am not seeing it. If I download and rebuild the source rpm package for expat-devel from rpmfind.net what is the risk that it will break something on my system. Thanks, Mike > I am using SuSE 8.2 and I found the rpm's on rpmfind.net. The > distribution came with python 2.2.2 but I need python 2.2.3. I looked > for new SuSE packages but did not find them. I will follow your > suggestion and download the src rpm and rebuild it. > > Mike >

Aug. 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

I am using SuSE 8.2 and I found the rpm's on rpmfind.net. The distribution came with python 2.2.2 but I need python 2.2.3. I looked for new SuSE packages but did not find them. I will follow your suggestion and download the src rpm and rebuild it. Mike > > What Linux distribution and release are you using? Where did you get > those RPM packages from? You really should only use RPM packages for > your specific distribution and release. Ideally, you should use the > ones that came as a part of your distribution, if available. > > For example, Red Hat Linux 7.3 has python2 RPMs that come with it, and > newer bug-fixed ones available as errata updates > (ftp://updates.redhat.com/) > > python2-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm > python2-devel-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm > python2-docs-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm > > and Red Hat Linux 9 already has python 2 as the default: > > python-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm > python-optik-1.4-2.noarch.rpm > python-docs-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm > python-devel-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm > python-tools-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm > > If you just grabbed whatever RPM packages you could find, they are > probably not built against the proper versions of your system > libraries, which in your case are openssl and rpm. You cannot just > upgrade system libraries without breaking much of the rest of your > system. > > If you must have that particular version of python2, consider > recompiling the src.rpm so that it will be built against your exact > system library versions: > > rpmbuild --rebuild python2-2.2.3-1.src.rpm > > Then install the resulting binary rpms that are built: > > rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/python2-2.2.3-1.i386.rpm > > -- > Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ > PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 > Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 6, 2003

Re: [Wlug] libcrypto.so.4

by Charles R. Anderson

On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 02:37:27PM -0400, Michael Long wrote: mlong> I am attempting to install the rpm python2-2.2.3-1 and get the following mlong> error: mlong> mlong> edev:/home/mlong # rpm -Uvh python2-2.2.3-1.i386.rpm mlong> error: failed dependencies: mlong> libcrypto.so.4 is needed by python2-2.2.3-1 mlong> libssl.so.4 is needed by python2-2.2.3-1 mlong> rpmlib(PartialHardlinkSets) <= 4.0.4-1 is needed by mlong> python2-2.2.3-1 mlong> mlong> I then tried updating openssl-0.9.6i-12 with openssl-0.9.7a-16 mlong> and got a large list of failed dependencies. The two files I need are a mlong> part of the latest openssl package. How should I go about resolving the mlong> python dependencies? What Linux distribution and release are you using? Where did you get those RPM packages from? You really should only use RPM packages for your specific distribution and release. Ideally, you should use the ones that came as a part of your distribution, if available. For example, Red Hat Linux 7.3 has python2 RPMs that come with it, and newer bug-fixed ones available as errata updates (ftp://updates.redhat.com/) python2-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm python2-devel-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm python2-docs-2.2.2-3.7.3.i386.rpm and Red Hat Linux 9 already has python 2 as the default: python-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm python-optik-1.4-2.noarch.rpm python-docs-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm python-devel-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm python-tools-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm If you just grabbed whatever RPM packages you could find, they are probably not built against the proper versions of your system libraries, which in your case are openssl and rpm. You cannot just upgrade system libraries without breaking much of the rest of your system. If you must have that particular version of python2, consider recompiling the src.rpm so that it will be built against your exact system library versions: rpmbuild --rebuild python2-2.2.3-1.src.rpm Then install the resulting binary rpms that are built: rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/python2-2.2.3-1.i386.rpm -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Aug. 6, 2003

libcrypto.so.4

by Michael Long

Hi, I am attempting to install the rpm python2-2.2.3-1 and get the following error: edev:/home/mlong # rpm -Uvh python2-2.2.3-1.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies: libcrypto.so.4 is needed by python2-2.2.3-1 libssl.so.4 is needed by python2-2.2.3-1 rpmlib(PartialHardlinkSets) <= 4.0.4-1 is needed by python2-2.2.3-1 I then tried updating openssl-0.9.6i-12 with openssl-0.9.7a-16 and got a large list of failed dependencies. The two files I need are a part of the latest openssl package. How should I go about resolving the python dependencies? Thanks, Mike

Aug. 6, 2003

SCO wants $699 for linux systems

by Karl Hiramoto

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030805/latu094_1.html Its on slashdot. -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 Whether you can hear it or not, The Universe is laughing behind your back. -- National Lampoon, "Deteriorata"

Aug. 5, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by rb＠millbury.net

At 08:26 AM 8/2/2003 -0400, you wrote: >SNIP< Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just one comp) Also an admirable goal. However, this one presents an even larger challenge. Looking at it realistically, school system educators (teachers as well as administrators) are the most stubborn, least innovative group I have ever encountered. There are exceptions in each school but to achieve adoption of anything which is not brain-dead simple to use is an impossibility. Linux is far from brain-dead simple to use. Better to concentrate on promoting business usage and then let the school systems lag behind as they always have - unless you are a glutton for punishment. Sounds like you've had some experience with the education system! <grin> As the technology administrator for the Millbury Public School District, I can concur in part. Something new is counter to the culture of many schools. We at Millbury have been using Linux on the server side for many, many years. And, thanks to Skip Gaede on this list, we also ran Mac LTSP clients in one of our libraries. Since schools are not the place for innovation <smirk>, it is difficult to get Linux on the desktop. In many instances, it isn't possible due to the lack of Linux support from most educational software manufacturer. Yes, we could run Win4Lin and all that but that defeats one of the big arguments of client software cost. It also limits and confuses most school staff members who want to evaluate software. If I say, "Can't do it, we run Linux", guess what the next comment will be. In small or specialized environments, I can see great success with infiltrating Linux. In my district, we strive to make all clients identical so that it maximizes our investment. Students can go anywhere in the school and see the same functionality. For me at the moment, putting Linux in one of the labs would limit this flexibility. Linux desktop is not out of the question for schools, just not the best choice *AT THIS TIME* for all instances. If the school is not already heavily invested in Windows curriculum software then some of the many Linux choices would be a good offering. We, for instance, use a $800/PC Windows math program to help boost our students' MCAS scores. We also require all our Sophomores to have a full year of MS Office which they also get a certificate of completion. Like everywhere else, there are politics that go along with technology decisions. Cost, along with "what are the other districts our size doing" are the two big questions you will be confronted with. I have the fortunate situation where I am allowed the freedom to make the best choice for our district. Right now, its a combination of Linux and Windows. If the situation arose that a Linux desktop would be the best choice for the user, then Linux it will be. In fact, that may not be too far off judging from the number of students I've heard of running Linux at home. If anyone else is interested in discussing this subject further, don't hesitate to contact me. I'm glad to see any enthusiasm in bringing OpenSource to schools. - Rob

Aug. 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Doug Chamberlin

At 8/3/2003 09:21 PM (Sunday), Matt Higgins wrote: >This is a pretty grim view of things with respect to public schools. Yeah, it is a rather grim view. I am pretty discouraged by the attitudes I've seen in schools (public and private) over the past couple of decades. On a positive note, if what I said has not completely discouraged YOU then perhaps you have the energy (or secret decoder ring) necessary to prevail. Hope so! >I know a few teachers here in Worcester who would disagree with most of >your comments. Like I said, there are always a few people who maintain a hopeful outlook. >However I do agree with some of what you have to say. >Schools and the school system are often slow to adopt new technologies >and the beaurocracy that its central administration here in Worcester >would be a tough challenge. That's my main point. School systems are far more difficult to move than most businesses. Good luck with it!

Aug. 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Matt Higgins

Baris, Check my response to Bill. On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 12:56, Baris Hasdemir wrote: > Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > Matt, > > > > Do a google search on linux education -- there are some pretty > > heavy-duty efforts under way to promote the use of linux in school > > systems. There was a report on that in /. recently, too. > > > > Bill > > > > > "SEUL/edu is dedicated to furthering the use of Linux and other open > resources in education. This covers all aspects of educational uses of > Linux, by teachers, parents, and students." > http://seul.org/edu/ > > they prepare regular reports, too. > http://seul.org/edu/reports.html > > baris > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Matt Higgins

Chuck, Yes these are two separate movements/topics. I attempted to be platform independent when discussing the bill but Linux specific with respect to SLIPS. I agree this should have been two posts but I kinda had a lot to say and wanted to get it out ;) Thanks for the encouragement ! On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 12:49, Chuck Homic wrote: > On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 10:09:59PM -0400, Matt Higgins wrote: > > New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to > > put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when > > sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in > > other states such as Washington and Texas. > > I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive > > about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG > > were also supporting this. > > I think this is a great idea. I live in NY now... I kinda wish I had the > free time to mirror your efforts here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who > wouldn't mind updates as your efforts progress. Keep us informed! > > > Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public > > schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page > > on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS > > (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). > > This is cool too. Just want to check that these are two separate efforts. > (Your subject line seems to imply that it is one.) I think advocating > Linux in schools is a great idea. But anything that you intend to become > a law, you obviously want to avoid mentioning any specific OSS projects. > I mean, whether a municipality chooses Linux, FreeBSD, OpenOffice, > Mozilla, or whatever, it's a win for Free/Open software. > > -Chuck > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Matt Higgins

Doug, This is a pretty grim view of things with respect to public schools. I know a few teachers here in Worcester who would disagree with most of your comments. However I do agree with some of what you have to say. Schools and the school system are often slow to adopt new technologies and the beaurocracy that its central administration here in Worcester would be a tough challenge. With that said I have spoken with a few teachers and administrators who are very unhappy with the state of the network in there schools. Systems crashing, software not useful because of unstable systems, and I have found that frustration is often a big motivator for change! Not to mention a few other things a that are happening right now that may help tip the scales in favor of Linux. (Ok I'll mention a few ;) Shrinking school budgets EOL of NT (Most schools still use NT at there core and in most labs) XP is too expensive and requires network wide upgrades not to mention the new licence scheme. Linux desktop has significantly improved to the point that a well configured desktop could be used by a "brain-dead" person. KDE.edu etc ... ... ... On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 08:26, Doug Chamberlin wrote: > At 8/1/2003 10:09 PM (Friday), Matt Higgins wrote: > >New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to > >put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when > >sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in > >other states such as Washington and Texas. > >I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive > >about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG > >were also supporting this. > > An admirable goal. Hard work but there seems to be some movement (as you > have noticed). > > >Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public > >schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page > >on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS > >(Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic > >should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just > >one comp) > > Also an admirable goal. However, this one presents an even larger challenge. > > Looking at it realistically, school system educators (teachers as well as > administrators) are the most stubborn, least innovative group I have ever > encountered. There are exceptions in each school but to achieve adoption of > anything which is not brain-dead simple to use is an impossibility. Linux > is far from brain-dead simple to use. Better to concentrate on promoting > business usage and then let the school systems lag behind as they always > have - unless you are a glutton for punishment. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Matt Higgins

Bill, I have done a significant amount of research on this topic. I have built a small site dedicated to it. The difference between these efforts and the ideas I have for SLIPS is I want to take it to the streets. These efforts are largely passive support groups. With SLIPS I want to go to the schools. Offer to setup free labs with thin clients using LTSP. I would like to develop curricula, and lesson plans, with the help of teachers, and offer night classes on the topic. This is a lot of work but if the folks here in the Worcester LUG are willing to help I think it is achievable. On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 12:28, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > On 1 Aug 2003, Matt Higgins wrote: > > <snip> > MH> Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public > MH> schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page > MH> on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS > MH> (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic > MH> should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just > MH> one comp) > <snip> > > Matt, > > Do a google search on linux education -- there are some pretty > heavy-duty efforts under way to promote the use of linux in school > systems. There was a report on that in /. recently, too. > > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 4, 2003

WLUG Meeting - Thurs. August 14th - 7PM

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, I'm going to announce this meeting "early" (at least relative to most of our meeting announcements) in the hope that it will whet your Linux appetite and entice you to attend this meeting. The meeting topic will be the Linux Terminal Server Project (http://www.ltsp.org) The speaker will be your fearless leader, Andy Stewart. With the use of this software, a person can create a network of computers which uses one powerful server and any number of less powerful diskless client computers. A user would log into the client computer, and would be doing all of their work on the more powerful server transparently. Some advantages to this technique are: - maintenance is largely localized to the server - reuse of old, otherwise obsolete, equipment - security concerns are localized to the server - control over what users can access One disadvantage: - if the sever dies, everybody is dead No doubt you're asking: - how can I boot Linux on a diskless computer? - how is it that I do my work on the server? - why is system management easier with this configuration? - in what practical situation is this configuration advantageous? The answers to those questions, and many more, will be forthcoming at the meeting. I will prepare slides for the meeting which I'll put on the WLUG website afterwards. I will also walk through the many files required to setup this configuration. A live demo will be part of the meeting. To make this a bit more interesting, I'd like to ask a few people to bring in some equipment to help me (please RSVP to me to insure that we have enough of the right things): - a multisync monitor with 1024x768@72Hz capability (my spare died) - a 10/100 network hub or switch - some Ethernet cables - one or two other client machines: - could be laptops with network capability and bootable floppy - at least a P90 with 32 MB of memory, bootable floppy, video, network, etc. My hope is that we could demo 2-3 working clients off of my laptop server. I'll bring one known working client plus the server. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 3, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linksys Router

by Michael Long

Thanks for all the feedback. I used YaST (SuSE's configuration tool) to configured the interface with a static IP and entered in the ip addresses of the dns servers that the router is using. Hopefully the dns servers have static ip's. Cheers, Mike

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Baris Hasdemir

Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Matt, > > Do a google search on linux education -- there are some pretty > heavy-duty efforts under way to promote the use of linux in school > systems. There was a report on that in /. recently, too. > > Bill > "SEUL/edu is dedicated to furthering the use of Linux and other open resources in education. This covers all aspects of educational uses of Linux, by teachers, parents, and students." http://seul.org/edu/ they prepare regular reports, too. http://seul.org/edu/reports.html baris

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Chuck Homic

On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 10:09:59PM -0400, Matt Higgins wrote: > New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to > put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when > sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in > other states such as Washington and Texas. > I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive > about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG > were also supporting this. I think this is a great idea. I live in NY now... I kinda wish I had the free time to mirror your efforts here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind updates as your efforts progress. Keep us informed! > Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public > schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page > on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS > (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). This is cool too. Just want to check that these are two separate efforts. (Your subject line seems to imply that it is one.) I think advocating Linux in schools is a great idea. But anything that you intend to become a law, you obviously want to avoid mentioning any specific OSS projects. I mean, whether a municipality chooses Linux, FreeBSD, OpenOffice, Mozilla, or whatever, it's a win for Free/Open software. -Chuck

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Bill Mills-Curran

On 1 Aug 2003, Matt Higgins wrote: <snip> MH> Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public MH> schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page MH> on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS MH> (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic MH> should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just MH> one comp) <snip> Matt, Do a google search on linux education -- there are some pretty heavy-duty efforts under way to promote the use of linux in school systems. There was a report on that in /. recently, too. Bill

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Doug Chamberlin

At 8/1/2003 10:09 PM (Friday), Matt Higgins wrote: >New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to >put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when >sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in >other states such as Washington and Texas. >I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive >about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG >were also supporting this. An admirable goal. Hard work but there seems to be some movement (as you have noticed). >Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public >schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page >on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS >(Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic >should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just >one comp) Also an admirable goal. However, this one presents an even larger challenge. Looking at it realistically, school system educators (teachers as well as administrators) are the most stubborn, least innovative group I have ever encountered. There are exceptions in each school but to achieve adoption of anything which is not brain-dead simple to use is an impossibility. Linux is far from brain-dead simple to use. Better to concentrate on promoting business usage and then let the school systems lag behind as they always have - unless you are a glutton for punishment.

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linksys Router

by Matt Higgins

> Sorry for the off posts .. I have 2 clients w/ 2 configs. What I think you need to do is the following... Check the DHCP range that your router is serving: 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.254 (on my Router/Accesspoint also linksys) This info can be found on the DHCP tab of the routers web interface. This means you can safely assign address 2-99 statically on your LAN. Assuming you have not changed the internal ip of the router which is 192.168.1.1. If you assigned your server 192.168.1.1 you would have an address conflict. Give the other box with the service you want to expose on of these free address 192.168.1.10 will due. Then check the status page on the router to determine the external DNS servers and add those to /etc/resolve.conf Im not sure of you distribution but somewhere you need to set the default gateway for the server. On my wireless net the gw is 192.168.1.1 again its a linksys and should be the same. If you want to make sure run the route command. It will list your default gateway. Finally update your forwarding rules to reflect your clients new static ip. DONE! Note you should be able to access your current verizon DNS servers no mater what ip they give you. I had version and a similar config worked for me. If for some reason you cannot access those DNS servers you could run a caching name server on you LAN to provide DNS. That could be a cool Linux project to. On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 22:20, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > If you statically configure your client, can you not use the Linksys as the DNS > address? Maybe the Linksys can act as a DNS Forwarder, forwarding all requests > to your ISP's DNS servers. > > On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 06:31:14PM -0400, Michael Long wrote: > mlong> rules. I would prefer to use static IP's but I am depending on my isp > mlong> (verizon dsl) provider for their dns servers and they serve me with a > mlong> dynamic address which changes reqularly.

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linksys Router

by Charles R. Anderson

If you statically configure your client, can you not use the Linksys as the DNS address? Maybe the Linksys can act as a DNS Forwarder, forwarding all requests to your ISP's DNS servers. On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 06:31:14PM -0400, Michael Long wrote: mlong> rules. I would prefer to use static IP's but I am depending on my isp mlong> (verizon dsl) provider for their dns servers and they serve me with a mlong> dynamic address which changes reqularly. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Aug. 2, 2003

SLIPS MA Open Source Bill

by Matt Higgins

New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in other states such as Washington and Texas. I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG were also supporting this. Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS (Supporting Linux In Public Schools). (btw.. I think the next LUG topic should include LTSP! I have this working in a vmware window using just one comp) Tell me your thoughts ! Matt

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linksys Router

by Clint Moyer

Can you not assign static IPs to each box on your local LAN and config the Linksys router as a DHCP client but not as a server? On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:31:14 -0400 "Michael Long" <mlong(a)datalong.com> wrote: > >Hi All, > >I have a linksys router that is acting as a dhcp server. >The last >firmware upgrade has change the lease time options to >allow a lease to >expire between 1-99999 minutes. Occasionally one of my >boxes gets >assigned a different IP address which invalidates the >port forwarding >rules. I would prefer to use static IP's but I am >depending on my isp >(verizon dsl) provider for their dns servers and they >serve me with a >dynamic address which changes reqularly. > >My initial thought is to write a script that checks the >IP of my box and >if it has changed, use links to update the port >forwarding rules on the >router by sending the appropriate URL to the router. Any >other >solutions, workarounds, hints or feedback are welcome. > >thanks, >Mike > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 2, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting - topics?

by Andy Stewart

On Friday 01 August 2003 4:13 pm, Mike Clark wrote: > When you say LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project, do you mean using an > emulator or Wyse terminal? If that is the case, can I offer to bring a > Equinox 16 port serial board? I do like the idea of mail server too, I run > qmail and would like some ideas on SPAM blocking. My reference to LTSP was intended to convey the idea of a diskless client (in this case a lowly Pentium 90 with 40 MB of memory and working video and network) getting its boot image over the network but running all of its apps off of a server. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 1, 2003

Linksys Router

by Michael Long

Hi All, I have a linksys router that is acting as a dhcp server. The last firmware upgrade has change the lease time options to allow a lease to expire between 1-99999 minutes. Occasionally one of my boxes gets assigned a different IP address which invalidates the port forwarding rules. I would prefer to use static IP's but I am depending on my isp (verizon dsl) provider for their dns servers and they serve me with a dynamic address which changes reqularly. My initial thought is to write a script that checks the IP of my box and if it has changed, use links to update the port forwarding rules on the router by sending the appropriate URL to the router. Any other solutions, workarounds, hints or feedback are welcome. thanks, Mike

Aug. 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting - topics?

by Mike Clark

When you say LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project, do you mean using an emulator or Wyse terminal? If that is the case, can I offer to bring a Equinox 16 port serial board? I do like the idea of mail server too, I run qmail and would like some ideas on SPAM blocking. At 08:52 PM 7/31/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I like the LTSP topic... Perhaps we could also put on a tutorial for >putting together an email server, discussing spam, et al.? Amother >thought might be to cover the basics for security (not another >implementation discussion, but the major categories of exploits and how >they work, hence how to think about protecting your linux box against them)... > >// end random thoughts > >Steve > >Andy Stewart wrote: > >>HI everybody, >> >>I am wondering what we should discuss at our next meeting - any ideas? >> >>I have been playing with diskless clients lately. There are a couple of >>ways to do this: >> a) load and run a Knoppix CD with no hard drive >> b) LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project >> >>If people are interested, I could give a talk / demo of some basic LTSP >>stuff. >>I've got it working between a lame P90 and my laptop server. >> >>Let me know if you have other ideas, or if this idea sounds like >>something interesting to you. >> >>Later, >> >>Andy >> > >-- >Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/ > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Aug. 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting - topics?

by Stephen C. Daukas

I like the LTSP topic... Perhaps we could also put on a tutorial for putting together an email server, discussing spam, et al.? Amother thought might be to cover the basics for security (not another implementation discussion, but the major categories of exploits and how they work, hence how to think about protecting your linux box against them)... // end random thoughts Steve Andy Stewart wrote: >HI everybody, > >I am wondering what we should discuss at our next meeting - any ideas? > >I have been playing with diskless clients lately. There are a couple of ways >to do this: > a) load and run a Knoppix CD with no hard drive > b) LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project > >If people are interested, I could give a talk / demo of some basic LTSP stuff. >I've got it working between a lame P90 and my laptop server. > >Let me know if you have other ideas, or if this idea sounds like something >interesting to you. > >Later, > >Andy > > -- Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/

Aug. 1, 2003

Next meeting - topics?

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, I am wondering what we should discuss at our next meeting - any ideas? I have been playing with diskless clients lately. There are a couple of ways to do this: a) load and run a Knoppix CD with no hard drive b) LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project If people are interested, I could give a talk / demo of some basic LTSP stuff. I've got it working between a lame P90 and my laptop server. Let me know if you have other ideas, or if this idea sounds like something interesting to you. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

July 31, 2003

Re: [Wlug] audio application...

by Richard Goodman

That was me. www.ventrilo.com Dick >Hey, > >At the BBQ, one of our members mentioned an application that he uses for >voice chat that has a linux server component. > >Could someone (even possibly the person who mentioned it) remind me what the >name of that application is? > >Thanks, >Tim. > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 30, 2003

audio application...

by Keller, Tim

Hey, At the BBQ, one of our members mentioned an application that he uses for voice chat that has a linux server component. Could someone (even possibly the person who mentioned it) remind me what the name of that application is? Thanks, Tim.

July 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Keller, Tim wrote: > Baris, > > Are you using the nvidia driver (nv) supplied with Xfree86 or the nvidia > supplied driver? > > Thanks, > Tim. sorry for the confusion. I am using nvidia.com supplied driver. NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run to be more spesific. today, I downloaded and installed an updated version (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run) hoping it might solve the problem. baris

July 29, 2003

RE: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Keller, Tim

Baris, Are you using the nvidia driver (nv) supplied with Xfree86 or the nvidia supplied driver? Thanks, Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Baris Hasdemir [mailto:penguen@hasdemir.com] Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:58 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] X is freezing Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I get X lockups, too. But when it happens, nothing works. No mouse, no > keys, and I don't think I get increased cpu load. Only pressing the > reset button works. I'm pretty sure it's due to a flaky power supply > that puts out low voltages sometimes, and has on occasion rebooted > itself for no apparent reason. I'll know for sure in about a week, when > the new one arrives. > let me tell some more about the frozen state. when this strange thing happens I absolutely can move the mouse pointer. but nothing reacts when moved over, or clicked on. more, when connected from another machine thorugh ssh, even if I kill the application shown on the screen, although the application is killed. (even not in Z state) it is still shown on screen as if nothing has happened. it is more like a screenshot taken before the freeze. it seems like driver problem? would you think so? thanks, baris _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] kernel choices in Debian

by Gregory Avedissian

Thanks. I should have guessed that I'll be looking forward to new and exciting challenges. Seems like a new install is a good time to learn about kernel upgrades. Greg brad wrote: > On Saturday 26 July 2003 16:40, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > >>I'm planning on wiping out my SuSE 7.2 installation and trying Debian >>3.0r0. The install manual says that kernel 2.2 is the default, and >>kernel 2.4 is an option. I can't find anywhere that says why I should >>choose one over the other. My SuSE is already using 2.4. Seems like it >>would be a step backward to install the default 2.2. Any ideas or >>suggestions? Thanks. >> > > Greg, > The option to use the 2.4 kernel is an option after the install is complete. > You must install the system, then once it is running upgrade the kernel > package to 2.4.x. Just some warning, I had some difficulty upgrading from 2.2 > to 2.4 on my system with the debian packages. > --brad > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by John Stoffel

Baris> When uptime reaches around three days, somehow a weird Baris> situation is happening. X usage suddenly jumps around 99% Baris> freezing the X environment. X seems to have frozen, but I can Baris> move the mouse pointer. Nothing else can be done. Baris> video card: creative tnt2ultra 2X Baris> video driver: nvidia I'd try getting rid of the Nvidia module and making sure that X works just fine without it. Sure you won't have acceleration, but you're looking for stability first, right? I'd also check and see if you have the correct kernel version for the nvidia driver your using. Any messages in the logs? Look in /var/log/messages, and think about turning on more verbose X logging. I can't find the file(s) to tweak in a quick search though. John

July 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] kernel choices in Debian

by brad

On Saturday 26 July 2003 16:40, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I'm planning on wiping out my SuSE 7.2 installation and trying Debian > 3.0r0. The install manual says that kernel 2.2 is the default, and > kernel 2.4 is an option. I can't find anywhere that says why I should > choose one over the other. My SuSE is already using 2.4. Seems like it > would be a step backward to install the default 2.2. Any ideas or > suggestions? Thanks. > Greg, The option to use the 2.4 kernel is an option after the install is complete. You must install the system, then once it is running upgrade the kernel package to 2.4.x. Just some warning, I had some difficulty upgrading from 2.2 to 2.4 on my system with the debian packages. --brad

July 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Karl Hiramoto wrote: > I've had x lockups before in the past. Only thing that has solved it > was upgrading X to the latest and having a driver fixup fix the bug. > > I could ssh in from another box and kill -9 the X process. > > Are you running the latest version of X? unfortunately yes. penguen@penguen:~$ XFree86 -version XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 ...

July 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Karl Hiramoto wrote: > I've had x lockups before in the past. Only thing that has solved it > was upgrading X to the latest and having a driver fixup fix the bug. > > I could ssh in from another box and kill -9 the X process. > > Are you running the latest version of X? unfortunately yes. penguen@penguen:~$ XFree86 -version XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 ...

July 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Karl Hiramoto

I've had x lockups before in the past. Only thing that has solved it was upgrading X to the latest and having a driver fixup fix the bug. I could ssh in from another box and kill -9 the X process. Are you running the latest version of X? www.free86.org On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Baris Hasdemir wrote: > Gregory Avedissian wrote: > > I get X lockups, too. But when it happens, nothing works. No mouse, no > > keys, and I don't think I get increased cpu load. Only pressing the > > reset button works. I'm pretty sure it's due to a flaky power supply > > that puts out low voltages sometimes, and has on occasion rebooted > > itself for no apparent reason. I'll know for sure in about a week, when > > the new one arrives. > > > > let me tell some more about the frozen state. when this strange thing > happens I absolutely can move the mouse pointer. but nothing reacts when > moved over, or clicked on. > > more, when connected from another machine thorugh ssh, even if I kill > the application shown on the screen, although the application is killed. > (even not in Z state) it is still shown on screen as if nothing has > happened. it is more like a screenshot taken before the freeze. > > it seems like driver problem? would you think so? > > thanks, > baris > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree on. -- Napoleon Bonaparte, "Maxims"

July 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I get X lockups, too. But when it happens, nothing works. No mouse, no > keys, and I don't think I get increased cpu load. Only pressing the > reset button works. I'm pretty sure it's due to a flaky power supply > that puts out low voltages sometimes, and has on occasion rebooted > itself for no apparent reason. I'll know for sure in about a week, when > the new one arrives. > let me tell some more about the frozen state. when this strange thing happens I absolutely can move the mouse pointer. but nothing reacts when moved over, or clicked on. more, when connected from another machine thorugh ssh, even if I kill the application shown on the screen, although the application is killed. (even not in Z state) it is still shown on screen as if nothing has happened. it is more like a screenshot taken before the freeze. it seems like driver problem? would you think so? thanks, baris

July 27, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Adam Keck wrote: > Have you tried swapping the keyboard? Perhaps you have a flaky alt > key which eventually floods the Xserver with interrupts. > last week a whole glass of soda was spilled over my old keyboard ending with 4 dead keys. so I replaced it with a new keyboard. I don't think it's the keyboard. I had the problem then(before the spillage), and I still have it now. baris

July 27, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Adam Keck

Have you tried swapping the keyboard? Perhaps you have a flaky alt key which eventually floods the Xserver with interrupts. -Adam On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 03:27 PM, Baris Hasdemir wrote: > Hi, > > When uptime reaches around three days, somehow a weird situation is > happening. X usage suddenly jumps around 99% freezing the X > environment. X seems to have frozen, but I can move the mouse pointer. > Nothing else can be done. > > I log on to this machine from another one on the local area network > using ssh, and reboot it for a temporary solution. If I restart only > the X server, I believe it doesn't take that long to have the problem > again. a total reboot gives me another 2-3 days. > > as soon as it freezes, connecting to this machine from the other one, > I tried looking at the log files under /var/log several times. no > entry has been added to xfree log in the last 10-15 minutes. and the > files which have been modified in 15 minutes does not have any entries > relating to the situaion, at least to my knowledge. > > suspecting the ram of this partially new system, I checked my rams > with memtest-86-3.0. no problems are reported. > > suspecting the gdm, I tried without it as well. problem regenerates as > usual. > > I don't know whether it is related but, another strange issue I am > having is that: with or without gdm, sometime(not soon) after X login > "alt" key starts not functioning. for example, alt+shift cannot change > the keyboard layout or ctrl+alt+f{1-6} cannot take me to the consol > and of course I cannot kill the X server using ctrl+alt+backspace. > > motherboard: Asus A7N8X > cpu: AMD Athlon 2500+ > video card: creative tnt2ultra 2X > video driver: nvidia > distro: slackware 9.0 > ram: 512MB > swap: 256MB > > Do you have any ideas? where would you think I should start from? > > thank you, > baris > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 27, 2003

Re: [Wlug] X is freezing

by Gregory Avedissian

I get X lockups, too. But when it happens, nothing works. No mouse, no keys, and I don't think I get increased cpu load. Only pressing the reset button works. I'm pretty sure it's due to a flaky power supply that puts out low voltages sometimes, and has on occasion rebooted itself for no apparent reason. I'll know for sure in about a week, when the new one arrives. Greg Baris Hasdemir wrote: > Hi, > > When uptime reaches around three days, somehow a weird situation is > happening. X usage suddenly jumps around 99% freezing the X environment. > X seems to have frozen, but I can move the mouse pointer. Nothing else > can be done. > > I log on to this machine from another one on the local area network > using ssh, and reboot it for a temporary solution. If I restart only the > X server, I believe it doesn't take that long to have the problem again. > a total reboot gives me another 2-3 days. > > as soon as it freezes, connecting to this machine from the other one, I > tried looking at the log files under /var/log several times. no entry > has been added to xfree log in the last 10-15 minutes. and the files > which have been modified in 15 minutes does not have any entries > relating to the situaion, at least to my knowledge. > > suspecting the ram of this partially new system, I checked my rams with > memtest-86-3.0. no problems are reported. > > suspecting the gdm, I tried without it as well. problem regenerates as > usual. > > I don't know whether it is related but, another strange issue I am > having is that: with or without gdm, sometime(not soon) after X login > "alt" key starts not functioning. for example, alt+shift cannot change > the keyboard layout or ctrl+alt+f{1-6} cannot take me to the consol and > of course I cannot kill the X server using ctrl+alt+backspace. > > motherboard: Asus A7N8X > cpu: AMD Athlon 2500+ > video card: creative tnt2ultra 2X > video driver: nvidia > distro: slackware 9.0 > ram: 512MB > swap: 256MB > > Do you have any ideas? where would you think I should start from? > > thank you, > baris > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 27, 2003

X is freezing

by Baris Hasdemir

Hi, When uptime reaches around three days, somehow a weird situation is happening. X usage suddenly jumps around 99% freezing the X environment. X seems to have frozen, but I can move the mouse pointer. Nothing else can be done. I log on to this machine from another one on the local area network using ssh, and reboot it for a temporary solution. If I restart only the X server, I believe it doesn't take that long to have the problem again. a total reboot gives me another 2-3 days. as soon as it freezes, connecting to this machine from the other one, I tried looking at the log files under /var/log several times. no entry has been added to xfree log in the last 10-15 minutes. and the files which have been modified in 15 minutes does not have any entries relating to the situaion, at least to my knowledge. suspecting the ram of this partially new system, I checked my rams with memtest-86-3.0. no problems are reported. suspecting the gdm, I tried without it as well. problem regenerates as usual. I don't know whether it is related but, another strange issue I am having is that: with or without gdm, sometime(not soon) after X login "alt" key starts not functioning. for example, alt+shift cannot change the keyboard layout or ctrl+alt+f{1-6} cannot take me to the consol and of course I cannot kill the X server using ctrl+alt+backspace. motherboard: Asus A7N8X cpu: AMD Athlon 2500+ video card: creative tnt2ultra 2X video driver: nvidia distro: slackware 9.0 ram: 512MB swap: 256MB Do you have any ideas? where would you think I should start from? thank you, baris

July 27, 2003

RE: [Wlug] kernel choices in Debian

by Doug Geiger

You can install kernel 2.4 with Debian 3.0 - and that is exactly what I run on my server (bioradaition.net) I initally moved to 2.4 for iptables (v. ipchains) for the firewall, but given it is the current stable kernel - I see no reason to not use it. People that use 2.2 generally do so because they have already deployed it in some configuration, and don't want to make any unnecessary changes. While I obviously enjoy Debian, and prefer it for my personal machines - I will point out it has some deficiencies compared to SuSE, Mandrake, etc. Most notable of course, is the fact that the software in a stable release of Debian is considerably older than you will find in any current release of most other distributions. Also, it's installer is not nearly as easy as some of the commercial distributions. For someone that wants to try out Debian, but wants to step in to something a little easier to start with - I highly recommend Knoppix: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html -- Doug Geiger runexe(a)bioradiation.net http://bioradiation.net/~runexe/ If you're crossing the nation in a covered wagon, it's better to have four strong oxen than 100 chickens. Chickens are OK but we can't make them work together yet. -- Ross Bott, Pyramid U.S., on multiprocessors at AUUGM '89. GNU Privacy Guard Fingerprint: E06F 00C8 50D3 19FC 6F6B 3F56 6B76 0762 DD37 4686 > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org > [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Gregory Avedissian > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 4:40 PM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] kernel choices in Debian > > > I'm planning on wiping out my SuSE 7.2 installation and trying Debian > 3.0r0. The install manual says that kernel 2.2 is the default, and > kernel 2.4 is an option. I can't find anywhere that says why I should > choose one over the other. My SuSE is already using 2.4. > Seems like it > would be a step backward to install the default 2.2. Any ideas or > suggestions? Thanks. > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 26, 2003

kernel choices in Debian

by Gregory Avedissian

I'm planning on wiping out my SuSE 7.2 installation and trying Debian 3.0r0. The install manual says that kernel 2.2 is the default, and kernel 2.4 is an option. I can't find anywhere that says why I should choose one over the other. My SuSE is already using 2.4. Seems like it would be a step backward to install the default 2.2. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks. Greg

July 26, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SCO is getting greedy...

by Bill Smith

Le Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:40:30 -0400, « "Clint Moyer" <cdmoyer(a)charter.net> » a écrit: CM> To further muddy the waters, Novell (from whom SCO bought CM> Unix and Unixware) claims that it still owns the copyright CM> to the code: CM> CM> http://news.com.com/2100-1016-1010569.html?tag=nl The kicker is that this may be a bit outdated. I don't pretend to fully understand copyright law to any real extent, but it seems that SCO has recently applied for the copyright registrations, so it looks like Novell may be nudged out of the loop. CM> Here's ESR's take on the issue: CM> CM> http://www.catb.org/~esr/hackerlore/sco-vs-ibm.html I remember reading that a while ago. :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy." -- Danielle Steel * TAG! v3.1 *

July 22, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SCO is getting greedy...

by Clint Moyer

To further muddy the waters, Novell (from whom SCO bought Unix and Unixware) claims that it still owns the copyright to the code: http://news.com.com/2100-1016-1010569.html?tag=nl Here's ESR's take on the issue: http://www.catb.org/~esr/hackerlore/sco-vs-ibm.html On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:59:34 -0400 Bill Smith <wsmith(a)chezsmith.com> wrote: >I got this as part of a mailing list for Information >Week. I thought >you would find it interesting. > >It's worth noting that SCO is working on THEIR SAY-SO. > It is my >personal opinion that any company that cowers and pays >SCO just >because they are using Linux is foolish. IANAL. It >would be very much >like some company deciding they wanted to bill you for >services they >didn't render. Would YOU pay that bill? > >If you haven't been following this story, SCO is the >current owner of >the Unix source code. They CLAIM that some of the System >V source code >made it into the Linux kernel, a claim that has not yet >been >substantiated. SCO has not (yet) publicly shown their >"evidence". To >date, the only way to see the source of their claims (no >pun intended) >is to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Many of the >people that >have agreed to SCO's requirements aren't technically >savvy. Most of the >people that WOULD know what they were looking at are >either not >interested in signing anything (like an NDA), or they >just don't think >that SCO has a leg to stand on. > >SCO themselves think that most of the Linux community >will laugh in >their (SCO's) face. I am proud to say that I am one of >the people >laughing. ;) > >ANYWAY, here's the teaser and the link to the article: > > >SCO Group Wants Its Money >With Unix System V copyrights in hand, the vendor >introduced a >plan to charge those who've used Linux as an alternative >to Unix >for UnixWare licenses. >http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMu10FEZ5Z0V20B4bt0AU > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > William Smith > wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com > Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com > > "And 1.1.81 is officially BugFree(tm), so if you > receive any bug-reports on it, you know they are >just > evil lies." -- Linux Torvalds > * TAG! v3.1 * >

July 22, 2003

SCO is getting greedy...

by Bill Smith

I got this as part of a mailing list for Information Week. I thought you would find it interesting. It's worth noting that SCO is working on THEIR SAY-SO. It is my personal opinion that any company that cowers and pays SCO just because they are using Linux is foolish. IANAL. It would be very much like some company deciding they wanted to bill you for services they didn't render. Would YOU pay that bill? If you haven't been following this story, SCO is the current owner of the Unix source code. They CLAIM that some of the System V source code made it into the Linux kernel, a claim that has not yet been substantiated. SCO has not (yet) publicly shown their "evidence". To date, the only way to see the source of their claims (no pun intended) is to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Many of the people that have agreed to SCO's requirements aren't technically savvy. Most of the people that WOULD know what they were looking at are either not interested in signing anything (like an NDA), or they just don't think that SCO has a leg to stand on. SCO themselves think that most of the Linux community will laugh in their (SCO's) face. I am proud to say that I am one of the people laughing. ;) ANYWAY, here's the teaser and the link to the article: SCO Group Wants Its Money With Unix System V copyrights in hand, the vendor introduced a plan to charge those who've used Linux as an alternative to Unix for UnixWare licenses. http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMu10FEZ5Z0V20B4bt0AU -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "And 1.1.81 is officially BugFree(tm), so if you receive any bug-reports on it, you know they are just evil lies." -- Linux Torvalds * TAG! v3.1 *

July 22, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux Redhat 7.3 Remote Boot Installation.

by Karl Hiramoto

from the mirrors: http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html read the docs: ftp://ftp.webtrek.com/pub/mirrors/redhat/linux/9/en/doc the root of the install treee: ftp://ftp.webtrek.com/pub/mirrors/redhat/linux/9/en/os/i386 The images directory ftp://ftp.webtrek.com/pub/mirrors/redhat/linux/9/en/os/i386/images On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Aramico wrote: > Thanks Karl, > > > But, I did not see any images directory here... > Hmm, what a day..!! > > Do you have any other detail information to release it ? > > Thanks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl Hiramoto" <karl(a)zoop.org> > To: <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Linux Redhat 7.3 Remote Boot Installation. > > > > > > under the redhat linux distro images/ directory write the bootdisk.img > > and drvnet.img to a disk. > > > > dd if=bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 > > dd if=drvnet.img of=/dev/fd0 > > > > boot the computer with the bootdisk, and insert the network driver > > disk when prompted. > > > > I would suggest installing redhat 9.0 versus 7.3 > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Aramico wrote: > > > > > Friends, > > > > > > Can you help me that where or how can I create a bootable disk for Linux > Remote Installation ? > > > So, I can do Linux Installation using ftp, nis, or http under tcp/ip. > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > Aramico > > > > -- > > > > ¤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 > > http://karl.hiramoto.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 > > > > For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they > like. > > -- Abraham Lincoln > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 Klingon phaser attack from front!!!!! 100% Damage to life support!!!!

July 22, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux Redhat 7.3 Remote Boot Installation.

by Karl Hiramoto

under the redhat linux distro images/ directory write the bootdisk.img and drvnet.img to a disk. dd if=bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 dd if=drvnet.img of=/dev/fd0 boot the computer with the bootdisk, and insert the network driver disk when prompted. I would suggest installing redhat 9.0 versus 7.3 On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Aramico wrote: > Friends, > > Can you help me that where or how can I create a bootable disk for Linux Remote Installation ? > So, I can do Linux Installation using ftp, nis, or http under tcp/ip. > > > Thanks. > > > Aramico -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like. -- Abraham Lincoln

July 22, 2003

Linux Redhat 7.3 Remote Boot Installation.

by Aramico

Friends, Can you help me that where or how can I create a bootable disk for Linux Remote Installation ? So, I can do Linux Installation using ftp, nis, or http under tcp/ip. Thanks. Aramico

July 22, 2003

Possible Linux Sysadmin Job!

by Keller, Tim

Hey, A buddy of mine just dropped me a mail asking me if he knew of anybody looking for linux sysadmin job... Drop me a line and I'll send you in the right direction. Tim.

July 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Postal Experiements

by Stephen C. Daukas

I especially like the one about the cheese wheel that "oiled" its way through the box! ;-) Charles R. Anderson wrote: >I mentioned this at the BBQ...you might find this funny. > >http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v6i4/postal-6-4.html > > >

July 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Client could not connect using FTP in a network which the server using ipchains.

by Charles R. Anderson

On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 10:34:14AM +0700, Aramico wrote: aramico> I 'm implementing ipchains in my gateway server, aramico> so, all the thing I've done were masquerading all the clients connection, aramico> so, port 20,21,22,23,25,110,80,53 (ftp data,ftp, ssh,telnet,mail, http, and dns are masqueraded. Normally you don't masquerade individual ports; why did you do that? Just masquerade your internal IP block to your external address: ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.0.1/24 -d 0.0.0.0/0 -j MASQ aramico> My clients got no problem using the internet for http, mail access, aramico> but they get problem on ftp, they could not connect, aramico> the error was " ftp: connect :Unknown error number" Active (PORT) FTP doesn't work across NAT without special help. Try using passive (PASV) FTP instead of active FTP (enter "passive" on ftp command line), or switch to iptables, which can handle NATting FTP: http://www.linuxchix.org/content/courses/security/connection_tracking -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

July 18, 2003

Client could not connect using FTP in a network which the server using ipchains.

by Aramico

Friends, can you help me here, I've got a problem, I 'm implementing ipchains in my gateway server, so, all the thing I've done were masquerading all the clients connection, so, port 20,21,22,23,25,110,80,53 (ftp data,ftp, ssh,telnet,mail, http, and dns are masqueraded. My clients got no problem using the internet for http, mail access, but they get problem on ftp, they could not connect, the error was " ftp: connect :Unknown error number" can you please tell me whic other port that I should to masquerade in order to enable ftp access from my client, Thanks Aramico

July 18, 2003

Postal Experiements

by Charles R. Anderson

I mentioned this at the BBQ...you might find this funny. http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v6i4/postal-6-4.html -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

July 17, 2003

RSVP for Party...

by Keller, Tim

Andy, I will be attending the BBQ. Thanks, Tim.

July 16, 2003

Re: [Wlug] mozilla can't find my mail

by Gregory Avedissian

Thanks. That was the right file. The .bak file was still good, so I just placed it, and it works now. Greg Adam Elliott wrote: > If you go into your "home/avedis/.mozilla" directory, then into your > profile dir, and the funky-looking directory after that... > > grep newsrc_root * > > should reveal the setting inside of prefs.js (and maybe prefs.bak)... > Don't know exactly what the error is (probably a corrupted file) but I'd > expect it to be somewhere around there. > > -Adam > > On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > > >>My filesystem got crunched, and mozilla stopped seeing all my mail >>messages and accounts. I tried re-installing (1.3) and it still doesn't >>see anything. I got this error message - >> error occurred reading the startup config file >> >> line 258 SyntaxError: unterminated long string >> literal. user_pref("mail.newsrc_root"), >> "home/avedis/.mozi# HTTP Cookie File >> >> >>I'm not clear on what or where the startup config file is. Is there an >>easy way to save this? I'm probably going to upgrade from SuSE 7.2 to >>Debian 3 in about a week, so maybe it doesn't matter. I have backup >>copies of all my mail files on another drive, and I hope to resurrect >>those after I re-install everything. Instructions for doing that might >>be more useful. Thanks. >> >> >>Greg >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > >

July 16, 2003

Re: [Wlug] mozilla can't find my mail

by Adam Elliott

If you go into your "home/avedis/.mozilla" directory, then into your profile dir, and the funky-looking directory after that... grep newsrc_root * should reveal the setting inside of prefs.js (and maybe prefs.bak)... Don't know exactly what the error is (probably a corrupted file) but I'd expect it to be somewhere around there. -Adam On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > My filesystem got crunched, and mozilla stopped seeing all my mail > messages and accounts. I tried re-installing (1.3) and it still doesn't > see anything. I got this error message - > error occurred reading the startup config file > > line 258 SyntaxError: unterminated long string > literal. user_pref("mail.newsrc_root"), > "home/avedis/.mozi# HTTP Cookie File > > > I'm not clear on what or where the startup config file is. Is there an > easy way to save this? I'm probably going to upgrade from SuSE 7.2 to > Debian 3 in about a week, so maybe it doesn't matter. I have backup > copies of all my mail files on another drive, and I hope to resurrect > those after I re-install everything. Instructions for doing that might > be more useful. Thanks. > > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

July 16, 2003

mozilla can't find my mail

by Gregory Avedissian

My filesystem got crunched, and mozilla stopped seeing all my mail messages and accounts. I tried re-installing (1.3) and it still doesn't see anything. I got this error message - error occurred reading the startup config file line 258 SyntaxError: unterminated long string literal. user_pref("mail.newsrc_root"), "home/avedis/.mozi# HTTP Cookie File I'm not clear on what or where the startup config file is. Is there an easy way to save this? I'm probably going to upgrade from SuSE 7.2 to Debian 3 in about a week, so maybe it doesn't matter. I have backup copies of all my mail files on another drive, and I hope to resurrect those after I re-install everything. Instructions for doing that might be more useful. Thanks. Greg

July 16, 2003

Linux programming Job

by Andy Stewart

If interested, please reply directly to Chris Currier and not me or the list. Later, Andy ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Linux programming Job Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:22:57 -0400 From: "Chris" <chris(a)abbottsearch.com> To: <jabr(a)blu.org>, <cclug(a)capecod.net>, <info(a)wemalu.org>, <andystewart(a)attbi.com>, <linux(a)beaver.wpi.edu> Hello, I got your email off GLUE. I am looking for someone for a full time job in NH. Need to have solid Linux experience working with drivers and kernels. Any help is appreciated and a finders fee will be awarded to the individual who puts me in touch with the appropriate person. Chris Currier Principal Abbott Executive Search 603-669-9909 ex 205 603-321-6292 mobile 603-606-5502 fax ------------------------------------------------------- -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

July 15, 2003

Reminder: WLUG BBQ - Wednesday, July 16th - 6 PM

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Don't forget about the annual WLUG BBQ to be held on Wednesday at Doug Waud's house in Shrewsbury. The start time is 6:00 PM. More details and directions can be found on the WLUG website. Come celebrate WLUG's 6th anniversary! See ya there! -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

July 15, 2003

Re: [Wlug] installation of nVidia TNT2 M64 PCI video card

by donald vitkus

Michael Long wrote: >Hi, > >I have just installed the above card along side my existing AGP video >card. I rebooting using the AGP card and ran Yast2 (SuSE's configuration >tool) in order to configure it. Everything seemed to go well. I then >rebooted the system, went into the bios and told it to boot using the >PCI video card. The system detected the card. Just as SuSE started to >boot the system hung right after displaying *GRUB Loading Stage2*. Any >suggestions on how to resolve this would be appreciated. > >The system specs: > >SuSE 8.2 (clean install as of last week) >ABIT KT7/KT7-RAID motherboard >800 mhz AMD Athlon >512mb RAM >ATI Rage 128 AGP video (old) >nVidia TNT2 M64 PCI video (new) > > >Thanks, >Mike > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > thoes the software support the video card

July 14, 2003

installation of nVidia TNT2 M64 PCI video card

by Michael Long

Hi, I have just installed the above card along side my existing AGP video card. I rebooting using the AGP card and ran Yast2 (SuSE's configuration tool) in order to configure it. Everything seemed to go well. I then rebooted the system, went into the bios and told it to boot using the PCI video card. The system detected the card. Just as SuSE started to boot the system hung right after displaying *GRUB Loading Stage2*. Any suggestions on how to resolve this would be appreciated. The system specs: SuSE 8.2 (clean install as of last week) ABIT KT7/KT7-RAID motherboard 800 mhz AMD Athlon 512mb RAM ATI Rage 128 AGP video (old) nVidia TNT2 M64 PCI video (new) Thanks, Mike

July 14, 2003

IPSec -- Thank you!

by Skip Gaede

Hi Mike, I personally want to thank you for taking the time to help me setup an IPSec tunnel using FreeS/WAN. It's nice to know that there are people like you who are willing to invest the time to bring a newbie up to speed. Thanks again, Skip

July 11, 2003

Re: [Wlug] spamassassin/procmail question

by Bill Mills-Curran

Theo, Thanks for straightening me out about spamassassin. It's working like a champ now. Thanks, Bill

July 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] looking for free login software...

by Aramico

Man, you can find the things that you've defined here : http://www.hotscripts.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?bool=AND&query=cgi&catid=all http://www.scriptarchive.com/ http://www.cgi-resources.com/ http://www.free-scripts.net/ Bye there and have a nice day! - Aramico - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen C. Daukas" <stephen(a)daukas.com> To: "WLUG" <wlug(a)wlug.org> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:44 AM Subject: [Wlug] looking for free login software... > Anyone aware of free software (CGI, et al.) that i can use for my > website that would allow users to create a login (with approval), and to > log those logins, and so on? I really don't have the time to write one > myself and I'm sure they are out there somewhere... > > Thanks! > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 10, 2003

Annual WLUG BBQ - July 16th - Wed - 6 PM

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, The annual WLUG BBQ will be held in place of our next meeting! The BBQ will be held at Doug Waud's house in Shrewsbury, MA. Thanks, Doug! Directions can be found on the WLUG website. WLUG will supply burgers, dogs, chips, soda. Feel free to bring other food items that you might like to share with the rest of us. You may also BYOB if you so desire. The rain date will be on Thursday, July 17th. Call Doug's house directly if there is any question about the weather. Try www.switchboard.com and search for "Waud" in "Shrewsbury MA". Please RSVP to Andy Stewart so we have some idea how much food to purchase. See ya there! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

July 10, 2003

looking for free login software...

by Stephen C. Daukas

Anyone aware of free software (CGI, et al.) that i can use for my website that would allow users to create a login (with approval), and to log those logins, and so on? I really don't have the time to write one myself and I'm sure they are out there somewhere... Thanks! Steve

July 9, 2003

Seting up IPSec

by Skip Gaede

Hi, I'd like to try setting up a FreeS/Wan IPSec tunnel between my network and anyone who has a static IP address for test purposes. My cable connection is assigned by DHCP, but I have a registered name for the address, sgaede.ne.client2.attbi.com. On my private subnet, I have a second PC. I can run Win98, W2K, and a couple flavors of Linux on my gateway, and Linux / Win98 on my private subnet. I've tried setting up a connection between the two boxes, but it fails because the two machines are on the same subnet... Anyone interested? Thanks, Skip

July 8, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux Consulting Services in MA?

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 07 July 2003 8:47 pm, Mike Peckar wrote: > Well, you could just post your problems here, then pay for the pizza and > beer after our meetings... > > :-) It works for me! :-) -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

July 8, 2003

RE: [Wlug] Linux Consulting Services in MA?

by Mike Peckar

Well, you could just post your problems here, then pay for the pizza and beer after our meetings... :-) -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Adam Keck Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:48 PM To: WLUG List Subject: [Wlug] Linux Consulting Services in MA? Does anyone know of any Linux consulting services in Mass? My company is looking for someone to turn to if we have a linux problem that resists solving. We are a Debian shop. -Adam _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 8, 2003

Linux Consulting Services in MA?

by Adam Keck

Does anyone know of any Linux consulting services in Mass? My company is looking for someone to turn to if we have a linux problem that resists solving. We are a Debian shop. -Adam

July 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] spamassassin/procmail question

by Theo Van Dinter

On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 02:21:40PM -0400, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I have successfully set up spamassassin on my Red Hat 8 box but I > thought I'd try to install a new version so I could use the Bayesian > filters. Mmmmm, Bayesian filter ... > After installing the rpm, all I needed was a .forward file: > > "| /usr/bin/spamassassin || exit 75" You used SA for delivery which wasn't suggested. That functionality was removed a while ago (2.40?) > My email just disappears, but there are some words about needing to Yeah, SA doesn't deliver mail anymore. There were big warnings in the INSTALL and/or README doc about it. > use procmail to invoke spamassassin. So, I changed my .forward: You don't need procmail if you're going to use it site-wide (ie: via MTA), but most people use procmail. FYI. > "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" Just get rid of the .forward. The default in Linux (and definately in RH) is to have procmail be the local delivery agent (LDA). So procmail ought to already be in /etc/smrsh, and you can just use a .procmailrc and it'll automatically be read during delivery. If you had to make the symlink and such, you'll want to check your setup to see if you're doing something custom. > My best guess is that the .forward file isn't right, and I'm haven't > been a procmail user, so I'm not at all sure what it needs. I got the > .forward contents from the spamassassin docs. Some platforms need that, some don't. We should probably change that section of the docs to be more clear about things. -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "The way of the warrior is one of peace interrupted by an occasional unavoidable ass-kicking." - unknown

July 7, 2003

Re: [Wlug] spamassassin/procmail question

by Karl Hiramoto

I only have the .procmailrc file in use. I'm using the example .procmailrc file from the example and the .spamassassin/user_prefs from the docs in /usr/share/spamassassin/ from my redhat and spamassassin.org rpm install. I'm not using the .forward try removing that and see what happens. On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I have successfully set up spamassassin on my Red Hat 8 box but I > thought I'd try to install a new version so I could use the Bayesian > filters. > > **************** > Old version: > > After installing the rpm, all I needed was a .forward file: > > "| /usr/bin/spamassassin || exit 75" > > and I also needed to add a sym link to spamassassin in the /etc/smrsh > directory. It worked fine. > > **************** > New version 2.44 and 2.55 (I got the 2.44 from Red Hat 9, I got the > 2.55 from the spamassassin web site): > > My email just disappears, but there are some words about needing to > use procmail to invoke spamassassin. So, I changed my .forward: > > "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" > > And, I added a .procmailrc: > > :0fw: spamassassin.lock > | /usr/bin/spamassassin > > I added /usr/bin/procmail symlink to /etc/smrsh. > > I get messages in /var/log/maillog like this: > > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && > exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HO9OM022615: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", > ctladdr=<bcurran(a)pent584.us.dg.com> (21245/111), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=30518, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HO9OM022615: h67HOAOM022616: DSN: Service unavailable > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAOM022616: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", ctladdr=<bcurran(a)pent584.us.dg.com> (21245/111), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=31542, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAOM022616: h67HOAON022616: return to sender: Service unavailable > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) > Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAON022616: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", ctladdr=bcurran (21245/111), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=32566, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable > > **************** > > My best guess is that the .forward file isn't right, and I'm haven't > been a procmail user, so I'm not at all sure what it needs. I got the > .forward contents from the spamassassin docs. > > Any ideas what I need to do? > > TIA, > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 http://karl.hiramoto.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 You are wise, witty, and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of trash.

July 7, 2003

spamassassin/procmail question

by Bill Mills-Curran

I have successfully set up spamassassin on my Red Hat 8 box but I thought I'd try to install a new version so I could use the Bayesian filters. **************** Old version: After installing the rpm, all I needed was a .forward file: "| /usr/bin/spamassassin || exit 75" and I also needed to add a sym link to spamassassin in the /etc/smrsh directory. It worked fine. **************** New version 2.44 and 2.55 (I got the 2.44 from Red Hat 9, I got the 2.55 from the spamassassin web site): My email just disappears, but there are some words about needing to use procmail to invoke spamassassin. So, I changed my .forward: "|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" And, I added a .procmailrc: :0fw: spamassassin.lock | /usr/bin/spamassassin I added /usr/bin/procmail symlink to /etc/smrsh. I get messages in /var/log/maillog like this: Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HO9OM022615: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", ctladdr=<bcurran(a)pent584.us.dg.com> (21245/111), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=30518, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HO9OM022615: h67HOAOM022616: DSN: Service unavailable Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAOM022616: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", ctladdr=<bcurran(a)pent584.us.dg.com> (21245/111), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=31542, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAOM022616: h67HOAON022616: return to sender: Service unavailable Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 smrsh: uid 21245: attempt to use "IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran" (stat failed) Jul 7 13:24:10 pent584 sendmail[22616]: h67HOAON022616: to="|IFS=' ' && exec /usr/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #bcurran", ctladdr=bcurran (21245/111), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=32566, dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable **************** My best guess is that the .forward file isn't right, and I'm haven't been a procmail user, so I'm not at all sure what it needs. I got the .forward contents from the spamassassin docs. Any ideas what I need to do? TIA, Bill

July 7, 2003

Looking for PHP/Forms help

by John Stoffel

Hi All, I've been working on a database with a web interface for the past few years in my spare time, and as you can guess, I haven't had much time lately, and they people I'm doing this for would like to get it wrapped up if possible. I'm looking for someone to help me understand/write PHP code (possibly using PHPLIB and oohforms) to add/edit/delete records in a MySQL database. This isn't really hard, except that I need to be able to add/edit varying numbers of fields in each record. For a better example, take a look at: http://jfs.ecotarium.org/AAS/john/sql-search.php and search for the name "Anderson". As you can see, records can have varying numbers of Roles, References, Addresses, etc. The searching of the DB is working just fine, as you can see, it really just needs some tweaking on the search form side, but the core is all there. I've been beating my head out with the PHPLIB oohforms stuff to try and make it so I can start out with a basic record: heading, ref, role, authority number, note and address. I need to be able to allow the user to add additional roles, references, and addresses when adding records. So does anyone out there have either: 1. good oohforms examples? 2. good ideas on what other PHP libraries I can use to make my life simpler, or ideally some code I can steal, file off the serial numbers, and re-work to do what I need? For some piss poor examples of what I'm trying to do with forms, take a look at: http://jfs.ecotarium.org/AAS/john/test/form.php /sql-add-test.php to see what I've been trying to make work so far. Thanks, John john(a)stoffel.org

July 2, 2003

Change of Andy's e-mail address

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, As of today, my new e-mail address is: andystewart(a)comcast.net Maybe I'll get to keep this one for a while...... -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 30, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Driver question

by donald vitkus

Geoff wrote: > > > > I tried playing around on the net and I didn't find it in the first > 100 links on google so I was wondering if anyone out there might know > this. Do you know if there is a linux driver for the RealMagic > Hollywood Plus DVD hardware decoder card by sigma designs? > > > Geoffrey Phillips > gphillips(a)clarkie.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > you might have to try a different version of linux

June 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] RE: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #613 - 1 msg

by donald vitkus

bryon3245(a)netzero.com wrote: >You could of just used either knoppix or cool kinux to boot of the CD >drive, no need to install suse just to run reiserfsck. I have bough >becuase for soem reason one works one some of my computer while ther other >oen does not, dont quite understand. > >Original Message: >----------------- >From: wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org >Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:01:03 -0400 >To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >Subject: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #613 - 1 msg > > >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-admin(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. Help! - Final (Michael Long) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >From: "Michael Long" <mlong(a)datalong.com> >To: "WLUG" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:29:54 -0400 >Subject: [Wlug] Help! - Final >Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > >I ended up buying SuSE 8.2 and installing it on another drive. I then >used reiserfsck that came with it to repair the partition. Big >mistake, the data was lost. Now I am off to rebuild my system from >backups. :( > > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >End of Wlug Digest_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > have see that too. each linux flavor has different hadware drivesr and will work on certain machines

June 28, 2003

RE: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #613 - 1 msg

by bryon3245＠netzero.com

You could of just used either knoppix or cool kinux to boot of the CD drive, no need to install suse just to run reiserfsck. I have bough becuase for soem reason one works one some of my computer while ther other oen does not, dont quite understand. Original Message: ----------------- From: wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:01:03 -0400 To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #613 - 1 msg 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-admin(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. Help! - Final (Michael Long) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Michael Long" <mlong(a)datalong.com> To: "WLUG" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:29:54 -0400 Subject: [Wlug] Help! - Final Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org I ended up buying SuSE 8.2 and installing it on another drive. I then used reiserfsck that came with it to repair the partition. Big mistake, the data was lost. Now I am off to rebuild my system from backups. :( --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug End of Wlug Digest_______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

June 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] How to join to private networks

by Karl Hiramoto

You can set them up so they appear to be two different subnets, and route data between them on the secure link. There are several VPN how to's on: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Frank Sweetser wrote: > On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 01:31:31PM -0400, Skip Gaede wrote: > > >From my reading, I know it's possible for clients in Brockton to > > setup a VPN to the server in Worcester, and vice versa, but is it > > possible to set up a secure channel between the two routers and have > > access to the resources be more or less transparent to the users? > > That's exactly what a VPN does. > > -- ¤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 No matter what other nations may say about the United States, immigration is still the sincerest form of flattery.

June 27, 2003

Re: [Wlug] How to join to private networks

by Frank Sweetser

On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 01:31:31PM -0400, Skip Gaede wrote: > >From my reading, I know it's possible for clients in Brockton to > setup a VPN to the server in Worcester, and vice versa, but is it > possible to set up a secure channel between the two routers and have > access to the resources be more or less transparent to the users? That's exactly what a VPN does. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

June 27, 2003

How to join to private networks

by Skip Gaede

Hi, My son-in-law has two offices, one in Worcester and one in Brocton, and he want to logically tie them together. The office in Brocton has a dialup connection to AOL, while the office in Worcester has a DSL connection.

June 27, 2003

Help! - Final

by Michael Long

I ended up buying SuSE 8.2 and installing it on another drive. I then used reiserfsck that came with it to repair the partition. Big mistake, the data was lost. Now I am off to rebuild my system from backups. :(

June 25, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 4

by Karl Hiramoto

update to latests rieserfs tools as I posted before: http://www.namesys.com/download.html Download the reiserfsprogs-3.6.8.tar.gz tar xvfz <file.tar.gz>, RTFM, follow the directions. The reiserfs tools you have with Suse 7.x are for sure pretty old. Then run the same reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/hda5 with the new version. reiserfsck -V to check your current verion. I bet it's much older than 3.6.8 might want to do some homework on google. On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > I got the bright idea...finally...to look at the boot partition > (hdb5). I ran badblock and it came back with no bad blocks. Next > reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/hda5 was run with the following results: > > reiserfs_open: bitmap 0 was marked free > reiserfs_open: first bitmap looks corrupted > Analyzing journal..Segmentation fault > > Could this be why my drives are mounting as readonly? How do I correct > this problem? > > Thanks, > Mike > > > man mount > > > > have you tried remounting it as rw. specify when you call mount to > > remount it as rw. otherwise explore the riserfsck more. > > > > Something to try.. If nothing else, backup the data and reformat > the > > partition. > > > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > > > > Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still > > > mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is > empty > > > and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from > here? > > > > > > Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, > > > Mike > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > -- > > > > ¤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 > > > > "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night > > hacking (and/or conversations with God)." > > (By Matt Welsh) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- ¤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 Remember, there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over. - Frank Zappa

June 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 4

by Michael Long

I got the bright idea...finally...to look at the boot partition (hdb5). I ran badblock and it came back with no bad blocks. Next reiserfsck --fix-fixable /dev/hda5 was run with the following results: reiserfs_open: bitmap 0 was marked free reiserfs_open: first bitmap looks corrupted Analyzing journal..Segmentation fault Could this be why my drives are mounting as readonly? How do I correct this problem? Thanks, Mike > man mount > > have you tried remounting it as rw. specify when you call mount to > remount it as rw. otherwise explore the riserfsck more. > > Something to try.. If nothing else, backup the data and reformat the > partition. > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still > > mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is empty > > and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from here? > > > > Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > ¤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 > > "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night > hacking (and/or conversations with God)." > (By Matt Welsh) > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

June 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] word perfect

by Charles R. Anderson

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 02:44:32PM -0400, Michelle Vadeboncoeur wrote: mrv> Could someone please help this guy fix the time on his machine? I'm mrv> getting tired of finding his mail buried in my inbox because he's 3.5 mrv> years behind the rest of the world... If you use mutt, this is useful: set sort = "threads" set sort_aux = "date-received" set strict_threads Then the user's clock setting doesn't matter; the "From " line date is used instead. You might not want the last one, since many stupid MUA's these days don't maintain threads when replying. If you don't use strict_threads, it will use subject line matching to group messages into threads. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] word perfect

by Michelle Vadeboncoeur

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, donald vitkus wrote: [some stuff] Could someone please help this guy fix the time on his machine? I'm getting tired of finding his mail buried in my inbox because he's 3.5 years behind the rest of the world... -- --==*==-- --==*==-- Michelle R. Vadeboncoeur --==*==-- --==*==-- mrv(a)kluge.net: http://www.kluge.net/~mrv/

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] word perfect

by Charles R. Anderson

On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 07:54:53PM -0800, donald vitkus wrote: devitk> can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux devitk> any ideas Yes. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

How to's on: http://www.tldp.org/ However, it might be easiest for you to just upgrade to the latest version of SuSE. I think it's 8.2 now, which is much new than what your running. This will upgrade all your software including the kernel and reiserfs tools. google is always good. On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > Up to this point I have only installed SuSE and upgraded my system with > SuSE upgrade tools. I am now in the process of learning how file > systems work so I might as well learn how to build and install a new > kernel. Can you point me to a good HOW-TO or some other documentation > explaining how to upgrade a kernel or is google my best bet? > > Thanks, > mike > > > reiserfsck now has no errors? > > > > reiserfsck -V what version are you using? > > > > I would also recommend using kernel 2.4.19 as recommended on: > > http://www.namesys.com/download.html > > > > also use the latest reiserfs tools. download and install > > reiserfsprogs-3.6.8.tar.gz the latest version might be able to fix > > your problem. > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > It just completed and no bac blocks were found. Any other > suggestions? > > > > > > > man badblocks > > > > > > > > i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. > > > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > > > > > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned > files. > > > The > > > > > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad > > > blocks? > > > > > > > > > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea > to > > > make > > > > > > backups, just incase. > > > > > > > > > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly > one > > > or > > > > > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > > > > > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > > > > > > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wlug mailing list > > > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > >

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Michael Long

Up to this point I have only installed SuSE and upgraded my system with SuSE upgrade tools. I am now in the process of learning how file systems work so I might as well learn how to build and install a new kernel. Can you point me to a good HOW-TO or some other documentation explaining how to upgrade a kernel or is google my best bet? Thanks, mike > reiserfsck now has no errors? > > reiserfsck -V what version are you using? > > I would also recommend using kernel 2.4.19 as recommended on: > http://www.namesys.com/download.html > > also use the latest reiserfs tools. download and install > reiserfsprogs-3.6.8.tar.gz the latest version might be able to fix > your problem. > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > It just completed and no bac blocks were found. Any other suggestions? > > > > > man badblocks > > > > > > i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > > > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. > > The > > > > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad > > blocks? > > > > > > > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to > > make > > > > > backups, just incase. > > > > > > > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one > > or > > > > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > > > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > > > > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wlug mailing list > > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ¤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 > > > > > > ... I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM > > > of a KOSHER DELI -- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- > > ¤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 > > I want to dress you up as TALLULAH BANKHEAD and cover you with VASELINE > and WHEAT THINS ... > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

other things. I checked kernel.org and in 2.4.21 changelog there were bug fixes in reiserfs. not sure if it was related to your problem, but wouldn't hurt to upgrade to the latest kernel. Also checkout the docs/faq at the reiserfs page: http://www.namesys.com/ I would go for trying to get the latest kernel, and the latest rieserfsck to run without error. good luck! On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Karl Hiramoto wrote: > reiserfsck now has no errors? > > reiserfsck -V what version are you using? > > I would also recommend using kernel 2.4.19 as recommended on: > http://www.namesys.com/download.html > > also use the latest reiserfs tools. download and install > reiserfsprogs-3.6.8.tar.gz the latest version might be able to fix > your problem. > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > It just completed and no bac blocks were found. Any other suggestions? > > > > > man badblocks > > > > > > i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > > > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. > > The > > > > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad > > blocks? > > > > > > > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to > > make > > > > > backups, just incase. > > > > > > > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one > > or > > > > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > > > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > > > > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wlug mailing list > > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ¤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 > > > > > > ... I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM > > > of a KOSHER DELI -- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- ¤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 I want to dress you up as TALLULAH BANKHEAD and cover you with VASELINE and WHEAT THINS ...

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

reiserfsck now has no errors? reiserfsck -V what version are you using? I would also recommend using kernel 2.4.19 as recommended on: http://www.namesys.com/download.html also use the latest reiserfs tools. download and install reiserfsprogs-3.6.8.tar.gz the latest version might be able to fix your problem. On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > It just completed and no bac blocks were found. Any other suggestions? > > > man badblocks > > > > i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. > > > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. > The > > > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad > blocks? > > > > > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to > make > > > > backups, just incase. > > > > > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one > or > > > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > -- > > > > ¤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 > > > > ... I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM > > of a KOSHER DELI -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- ¤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 I want to dress you up as TALLULAH BANKHEAD and cover you with VASELINE and WHEAT THINS ...

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Michael Long

It just completed and no bac blocks were found. Any other suggestions? > man badblocks > > i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. > > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. The > > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad blocks? > > > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to make > > > backups, just incase. > > > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one or > > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > ¤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 > > ... I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM > of a KOSHER DELI -- > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

man badblocks i usually do badblocks -vs -c 256 /dev/hda1 or what ever device. On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. The > file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad blocks? > > > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to make > > backups, just incase. > > > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one or > > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 ... I'm IMAGINING a sensuous GIRAFFE, CAVORTING in the BACK ROOM of a KOSHER DELI --

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Michael Long

I ran reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable and it found some bad leaf node indexes and some orphaned files. The file system seems to be intact. What utility will check for bad blocks? > When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to make > backups, just incase. > > I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one or > more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable > > What does reiserfsck --check do? > > have you run a badblocks check on the device? > >

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

When messing around with the filesystem allways a good idea to make backups, just incase. I would continue to expore the reiserfsck option. possibly one or more of the options: --rebuild-tree --rebuild-sb --fix-fixable What does reiserfsck --check do? have you run a badblocks check on the device? On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > I have 2 disks in my system. Disk 1(hda) has windows and SuSE7.3 > installed on it. Disk 2(hdb) has SuSE 8.0. When booting SuSE8.0 it > mounts the partition hdb7 ("/") as readonly. This was not the case > until the system was rebooted last week. Prior to the reboot I could > read and write to the partition. I was out of town when I started > having connectivity issues and had the wife reboot the machine. I had > ownly been accessing the machine for email and file storage and don't > know what has changed. When booting into SuSE 7.3 I can mount hdb7 as > rw. > > I believe the problem has something to do with the boot process but am > not sure. > > Mike > > > man mount > > > > have you tried remounting it as rw. specify when you call mount to > > remount it as rw. otherwise explore the riserfsck more. > > > > Something to try.. If nothing else, backup the data and reformat > the > > partition. > > > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > > > > Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still > > > mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is > empty > > > and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from > here? > > > > > > Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, > > > Mike > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > -- > > > > ¤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 > > > > "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night > > hacking (and/or conversations with God)." > > (By Matt Welsh) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- ¤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 Today, THREE WINOS from DETROIT sold me a framed photo of TAB HUNTER before his MAKEOVER!

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Michael Long

I have 2 disks in my system. Disk 1(hda) has windows and SuSE7.3 installed on it. Disk 2(hdb) has SuSE 8.0. When booting SuSE8.0 it mounts the partition hdb7 ("/") as readonly. This was not the case until the system was rebooted last week. Prior to the reboot I could read and write to the partition. I was out of town when I started having connectivity issues and had the wife reboot the machine. I had ownly been accessing the machine for email and file storage and don't know what has changed. When booting into SuSE 7.3 I can mount hdb7 as rw. I believe the problem has something to do with the boot process but am not sure. Mike > man mount > > have you tried remounting it as rw. specify when you call mount to > remount it as rw. otherwise explore the riserfsck more. > > Something to try.. If nothing else, backup the data and reformat the > partition. > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still > > mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is empty > > and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from here? > > > > Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > ¤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 > > "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night > hacking (and/or conversations with God)." > (By Matt Welsh) > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

June 23, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Help! part 3

by Karl Hiramoto

man mount have you tried remounting it as rw. specify when you call mount to remount it as rw. otherwise explore the riserfsck more. Something to try.. If nothing else, backup the data and reformat the partition. On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still > mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is empty > and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from here? > > Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 "Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-night hacking (and/or conversations with God)." (By Matt Welsh)

June 22, 2003

Help! part 3

by Michael Long

Reiserfsck has been run successfully and the system is still mounting / as readonly. I have found that the /boot directory is empty and it was empty before running reiserfsck. Where do I go from here? Any guidence will be greatly appreciated, Mike

June 22, 2003

Help! - part 2

by Michael Long

I have now been able to boot the system using another drive. The original boot drive (hda7) can be mounted successfully with the following fstab configuration: /dev/hda7 /data2 reiserfs noauto,user 0 0 When reiserfsck /data2 is run I get the following messages: reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 16 reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 2 reiserfs_open: neither new nor old reiserfs format found on /data2 reiserfsck: --rebuild-sb may restore reiserfs super block What are the ramifications of running this? Is this something that can cause the data on the disk to be lost? Thanks for any help, Mike

June 22, 2003

Help! System booting as readonly

by Michael Long

While away on business I lost the ability to ssh into my computer. I had my wife ping it from within the home network and she was unable to. After walking her through some ifconfig diagnostics (she is a technically challanged individual) I next had her reboot the box in the hope that it would "fix" the problem. It did not solve the problem. Now that I am home I see that it is mounting the drives as readonly. The following is a partial listing of the dmesg: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2 VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly Trying to move old root to /initrd ... failed Unmounting old root clm-6006: writing inode 927 on readonly FS clm-6006: writing inode 927 on readonly FS clm-6005: writing inode 927 on readonly FS clm-6006: writing inode 927 on readonly FS clm-6006: writing inode 927 on readonly FS clm-6005: writing inode 927 on readonly FS How do I go about diagnosing and fixing this problem? Thanks, Mike

June 21, 2003

Re: Wlug digest, Vol 1 #607 - 1 msg

by DChetK＠aol.com

Hi Andy: I am interested in further details on the Linux Sysadmin position. I have Sysadm experience on Solaris and AIX systems and would like to move to Linux. I am the newbie at the May and June WLUG meetings. The silent guy. Thanks Dave King In a message dated 6/20/03 12:09:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org writes: << Hi everybody, I have some details about a Linux sysadmin position. If you are interested in this employment opportunity, please let me know and I'll forward the details to you. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org >>

June 20, 2003

Linux System Administrator needed

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, I have some details about a Linux sysadmin position. If you are interested in this employment opportunity, please let me know and I'll forward the details to you. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 20, 2003

RE: [Wlug] Driver question

by Doug Geiger

Assuming you're talking about the one based on the dxr3 chipset, then yes, it exists, but the last time I tried it - it wasn't entirely reliable - though it did work in most circumstances. The webpage is: http://dxr3.sourceforge.net/ -- Doug Geiger runexe(a)bioradiation.net http://bioradiation.net/~runexe/ If you're crossing the nation in a covered wagon, it's better to have four strong oxen than 100 chickens. Chickens are OK but we can't make them work together yet. -- Ross Bott, Pyramid U.S., on multiprocessors at AUUGM '89. GNU Privacy Guard Fingerprint: E06F 00C8 50D3 19FC 6F6B 3F56 6B76 0762 DD37 4686 > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org > [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Geoff > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:01 PM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] Driver question > > > > > > I tried playing around on the net and I didn't find it in the > first 100 > links on google so I was wondering if anyone out there might > know this. Do > you know if there is a linux driver for the RealMagic > Hollywood Plus DVD > hardware decoder card by sigma designs? > > > Geoffrey Phillips > gphillips(a)clarkie.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

June 18, 2003

REMINDER: Meeting on Wednesday, June 18th

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, The next WLUG meeting will be on Wednesday, June 18th in a different place. This time, we're in Olin Hall room 107 (the big lecture hall on the left on the first floor of Olin Hall). More detailed directions are available on the WLUG website. The meeting time is the usual 7:00 PM. A couple of people had mentioned an interest in addressing WLUG, but I currently don't have a definite commitment for a speaker for this meeting. I would therefore llke to use this as a planning meeting to decide what activities the group would like to pursue over the next few months. Perhaps these folks would like to make a commitment for a future WLUG meeting (if so, please contact me directly). I'll bring some light refreshments. If there are enough of us, we'll go to the Boynton Restaurant afterwards for pizza/beer. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Driver question

by John LaFleur

The Hollywood Plus has the same driver as the Creative Labs dxr3, there's a project page at http://dxr3.sourceforge.net/ I've tried the drivers on my dxr3, which worked OK, but I never got the VGA-overlay working properly. Maybe I should give them another shot... - John (jplafleur(a)adelphia.net) On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 20:00, Geoff wrote: > > I tried playing around on the net and I didn't find it in the first 100 > links on google so I was wondering if anyone out there might know this. Do > you know if there is a linux driver for the RealMagic Hollywood Plus DVD > hardware decoder card by sigma designs? > > > Geoffrey Phillips > gphillips(a)clarkie.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

June 18, 2003

Driver question

by Geoff

I tried playing around on the net and I didn't find it in the first 100 links on google so I was wondering if anyone out there might know this. Do you know if there is a linux driver for the RealMagic Hollywood Plus DVD hardware decoder card by sigma designs? Geoffrey Phillips gphillips(a)clarkie.net

June 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] 530 TLS subsystem failed.

by Aramico

Thanks Man, Btw, I dont know..... What a day! I've just re-instal the default openssl rpm, But, I'm still using the latest tar.gz version of the openssl for my apache and ssh. It works. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Sweetser" <fs(a)WPI.EDU> To: <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] 530 TLS subsystem failed. > On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 02:30:56AM -0400, aramico(a)duahati.com wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > I've just re-compilled all the system's need such as openssl, php and its > > need, etc. > > > > Here, I got a problem like this : > > > > [root@voyager named]# ftp 192.168.21.22 > > Connected to 192.168.21.22 (192.168.21.22). > > 530 TLS subsystem failed. > > IIRC, the TLS stuff is related to encrypted communications, which you probably > broke when compiling openssl. You either have a botched openssl install now, > or you may just need to recompile ftp (and anything else that uses it) against > the new openssl. > > -- > Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu > WPI Network Engineer > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 17, 2003

Re: [Wlug] 530 TLS subsystem failed.

by Frank Sweetser

On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 02:30:56AM -0400, aramico(a)duahati.com wrote: > > Hi all, > I've just re-compilled all the system's need such as openssl, php and its > need, etc. > > Here, I got a problem like this : > > [root@voyager named]# ftp 192.168.21.22 > Connected to 192.168.21.22 (192.168.21.22). > 530 TLS subsystem failed. IIRC, the TLS stuff is related to encrypted communications, which you probably broke when compiling openssl. You either have a botched openssl install now, or you may just need to recompile ftp (and anything else that uses it) against the new openssl. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

June 17, 2003

530 TLS subsystem failed.

by aramico＠duahati.com

Hi all, I've just re-compilled all the system's need such as openssl, php and its need, etc. Here, I got a problem like this : [root@voyager named]# ftp 192.168.21.22 Connected to 192.168.21.22 (192.168.21.22). 530 TLS subsystem failed. ftp> Can you please inform me what was wrong with this ? Is it a kind of problem which caused by openssl upgrade ? How can I solve this ? In fact, I get a slow connection too when accessing local mail using browser. I can send and receive mail fast using outlook. Thanks.

June 17, 2003

whois question

by Gregory Avedissian

Is there a way to do a whois search for a registrants name, and get all the domains registered in that name? I checked the RIPE help file (whois -h whois.ripe.net HELP), but I don't understand it. I figure there's some way to do an inverse search with the -i switch, but it's not doing what I want it to do. Thanks. Greg

June 14, 2003

Re: [Wlug] TightVnc

by Walt Sawyer

I, too, have been playing with VNC. I use it to avoid running upstairs when the modem on my wife's win-me box goes down. It does work very well. Walt On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 21:45, Bill Smith wrote: > Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:28:40 -0400, > "Marc Hughes" <mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com> a écrit: > > MH> Well, I may be a total goober here and everyone else knows this, but > MH> if you use VNC try switching to TightVNC (www.tightvnc.org) ... I > MH> just upgraded my client & server from the AT&T implementation, and > MH> the performance gain I got is incredible. > > > I've been playing with this on my LAN for a couple months. > > Unfortunately, since i'm currently looking for work, that's all i've > been doing with it: playing. 8\ > > Neat thing, though... has Win* AND *nix client/server.... :D > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com > Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com > > Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure > out what you're up to. > * TAG! v3.1 * -- Walt Sawyer <wsawyer(a)norfolk-county.com>

June 14, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming WLUG meeting - topics?

by Frank Sweetser

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:10:08PM -0400, Andy Stewart wrote: > I'm still seeking volunteers to give talks for the next few meetings. Please > don't be shy. I'm still willing to do some talking on the Access Grid. It's been making some big strides wrt linux support. If you've been paying any attention at all to the latest developments in supercomputing, you've heard of grid computing, and the Access Grid is positioned to be The way to use it. http://www.accessgrid.org/ for some more info. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

June 14, 2003

Re: [Wlug] TightVnc

by Bill Smith

Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:28:40 -0400, "Marc Hughes" <mhughes(a)wpidalamar.com> a écrit: MH> Well, I may be a total goober here and everyone else knows this, but MH> if you use VNC try switching to TightVNC (www.tightvnc.org) ... I MH> just upgraded my client & server from the AT&T implementation, and MH> the performance gain I got is incredible. I've been playing with this on my LAN for a couple months. Unfortunately, since i'm currently looking for work, that's all i've been doing with it: playing. 8\ Neat thing, though... has Win* AND *nix client/server.... :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to. * TAG! v3.1 *

June 14, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming WLUG meeting - topics?

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 09 June 2003 8:21 am, Andy Stewart wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Wednesday, June 18th, and I have > neither a topic nor a speaker lined up for this meeting. While I'm at it, > we should probably plan for the July and August meetings as well. The July > meeting will be the 6th(!) anniversary of the formation of WLUG, and we > should probably celebrate in some way. Well, on this topic, the list has been unusually quiet. I'm not sure why. Does everybody have the blahs from the horrible weather pattern of late? :-) Is there so little going on in the Linux world that we have nothing to discuss? I doubt that... :-) I'm still seeking volunteers to give talks for the next few meetings. Please don't be shy. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 14, 2003

upgrade openssl

by aramico＠duahati.com

Hi, I've just re-install the the latest openssl, got no problem with the ssh connection. But, How can i get a very slow speed when accessing my local mail that browsed using local url ? I'm using squirellmail. Any idea how could it be like that ? Thanks. Aramico

June 13, 2003

TightVnc

by Marc Hughes

Well, I may be a total goober here and everyone else knows this, but if you use VNC try switching to TightVNC (www.tightvnc.org) ... I just upgraded my client & server from the AT&T implementation, and the performance gain I got is incredible. -Marc

June 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Flaky disks or controller?

by Andy Stewart

On Tuesday 04 January 2000 1:13 pm, donald vitkus wrote: > > have you tried to reset the cmos on the motherboard to a defaul setting > > No, I haven't tried to do this. I'm not sure I understand how it would help this problem. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming WLUG meeting - topics?

by Bill Smith

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:21:24 -0400, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)attbi.com> a écrit: AS> I'm looking for volunteer speakers for the next few meetings. AS> Please let me know if you would be interested in this opportunity. AS> (That's the cue for everyone to raise their hands!). /me promptly sits on his hands so he doesn't get misunderstood... <g> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress." -- Mark Twain * TAG! v3.1 *

June 10, 2003

RE: [Wlug] Flaky disks or controller?

by Skip Gaede

Andy wrote: > If it should be the controller, do you folks have recommendations about > reasonably priced SCSI controllers? I have 6 SCSI devices in my system and I > need 68-pin as well as 50-pin capabilities. One of my disks is U160, and I > think the others are slower, but with disks always getting faster, I'd > probably want a U160 controller. I don't think I want to pay the premium for > a U320 controller. Funny you should ask. I saw Adaptec 2940UW controllers on ebay last night for $10-20. They have both a 50 pin and a 68 pin internal connector, and a 68 pin external. You can hook everything up to the 68 pin connector, but you need 68 to 50 pin dongles, or you can hook some to each as long as the IDs are unique. --Skip

June 9, 2003

Flaky disks or controller?

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Having recently rebuilt my "good" computer, I'm now seeing a bunch of disk I/O errors in my system log. I have 3 SCSI disks connected to a Symbios controller using the sym53c8xx module and a 2.4.20 kernel. At first, I suspected an individual drive, as it is nearly 4 years old, and all of the errors were there. I have since physically removed that drive, and now the other drives are logging errors rather sporatically. Typically, I see an error message from reiserfs about how it couldn't write to the drive, and a disk I/O error in the log. The system is then wedged and requires a reboot. With the problem showing up on all 3 SCSI drives, I'm now suspicious of the (used) controller which I received as a "present" from a guy at work. If it should be the controller, do you folks have recommendations about reasonably priced SCSI controllers? I have 6 SCSI devices in my system and I need 68-pin as well as 50-pin capabilities. One of my disks is U160, and I think the others are slower, but with disks always getting faster, I'd probably want a U160 controller. I don't think I want to pay the premium for a U320 controller. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 9, 2003

Upcoming WLUG meeting - topics?

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Wednesday, June 18th, and I have neither a topic nor a speaker lined up for this meeting. While I'm at it, we should probably plan for the July and August meetings as well. The July meeting will be the 6th(!) anniversary of the formation of WLUG, and we should probably celebrate in some way. I'm looking for volunteer speakers for the next few meetings. Please let me know if you would be interested in this opportunity. (That's the cue for everyone to raise their hands!). Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

June 9, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux and wireless 802.11b

by Chuck Noyes

Actually I did get it working. The problem was I had some undefined symbols after I built the kernel. The symbols appeared to be related to SMP. So I compiled SMP support into the kernel (strange since this is a laptop...). The undefined symbols went away and the pcmcia card started to work. -Chuck On Sat, 01 Jan 2000 04:14:55 -0500, donald vitkus <devitk(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Chuck Noyes wrote: > >> >> I haven't had any luck getting a Netgear MA401 802.11b PCMCIA card >> working. I'm using RH 7.3 (2.4.18 kernel). I rebuilt the kernel to turn >> on support for the card, but I can't get a connection to my access point >> (a Netgear WG602). The kernel boots and tries to start the eth0 >> interface, which doesn't exist, since there's no CAT5 cable pluggeg into >> the ethernet port. The output of ifconfig shows the only interface >> that's up is the loopback (lo) interface. I have an HP Pavilion zt1180 >> laptop. >> >> Is there anything else I need to do? >> >> Thanks, >> Chuck >> -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: >> http://www.opera.com/m2/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> > have you though of upgrading red hat. so newer hard requires newer > software > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

June 7, 2003

IP Chains on RH. 7.3 to disable YM, ICQ, and MSN Messanger.

by aramico＠duahati.com

Hi all, I'm using masqueride for my client's internet connection. Here I defined only on port 21, 22, 80, 53, 25, 110, and 443. By this chains rule, all my client can get the access of the internet for ftp, ssh, Web handling, mail (pop3 and smtp) and https. That something I hate, I could not disable the access for Yahoo Messanger : (. YM has its personal proxy managing that can use defined common port as 80 (http port). How can I disable the connection for Yahoo Messanger using IPchains ? It's a good thing too if I can do the same thing for MSN Messanger, and ICQ. Note : - ICQ and MSN could use defined port opened. - This is my simple Chains. ipchains -F ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 80 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 80 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 53 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 53 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 25 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 25 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 110 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 110 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 443 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 443 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 21 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 21 -j MASQ -p udp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 22 -j MASQ -p tcp ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.21.0/24 -d 0/0 22 -j MASQ -p udp

June 6, 2003

CD/DVD-ROM question

by Gregory Avedissian

I just noticed that my boot message tells me that my CD-ROM and CDRW drives are also DVD-ROM. I wasn't aware that either of them had that capability when I bought them. All those spam messages about reading DVD from my CD-ROM went in the trash without being read, so now I'm wondering. Is it possible to read a DVD on a CD drive? If so, how? If not, why does the boot message say that? Thanks. Greg

June 5, 2003

Linux and wireless 802.11b

by Chuck Noyes

I haven't had any luck getting a Netgear MA401 802.11b PCMCIA card working. I'm using RH 7.3 (2.4.18 kernel). I rebuilt the kernel to turn on support for the card, but I can't get a connection to my access point (a Netgear WG602). The kernel boots and tries to start the eth0 interface, which doesn't exist, since there's no CAT5 cable pluggeg into the ethernet port. The output of ifconfig shows the only interface that's up is the loopback (lo) interface. I have an HP Pavilion zt1180 laptop. Is there anything else I need to do? Thanks, Chuck -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

June 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] rpm problems

by Karl Hiramoto

thanks removing the __db files seemd to do the trick but now i have rpm --rebuilddb error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or resource busy reading on google gave me: http://lists.freshrpms.net/pipermail/rpm-list/2003-April/003973.html so supposdly there is nothing to worry about. On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Karl Hiramoto wrote: > > <snip> > KH> when i do rpm --rebuilddb it hangs. I have to do a kill -9 to fix > KH> it. I can't install any rpm's > KH> > KH> > KH> If i reboot my box I can use RPM again. however only to install one > KH> rpm. After that, i must reboot again to use another rpm. > KH> > KH> > KH> Any ideas? > <snip> > > Karl, > > I've been in the same position. Here's what seems to work. In > /var/lib/rpm, there are 3 database files __db.00?. Put them someplace > for safekeeping, then rebuild your database. > > Apparently, there are some operations that can give you a corrupt > database, and rebuilding with "rpm --rebuilddb" doesn't fix it. You > have to start from scratch. > > The good news is that you don't lose anything. > > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 "If Diet Coke did not exist it would have been neccessary to invent it." -- Karl Lehenbauer

June 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] rpm problems

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Karl Hiramoto wrote: <snip> KH> when i do rpm --rebuilddb it hangs. I have to do a kill -9 to fix KH> it. I can't install any rpm's KH> KH> KH> If i reboot my box I can use RPM again. however only to install one KH> rpm. After that, i must reboot again to use another rpm. KH> KH> KH> Any ideas? <snip> Karl, I've been in the same position. Here's what seems to work. In /var/lib/rpm, there are 3 database files __db.00?. Put them someplace for safekeeping, then rebuild your database. Apparently, there are some operations that can give you a corrupt database, and rebuilding with "rpm --rebuilddb" doesn't fix it. You have to start from scratch. The good news is that you don't lose anything. Bill

June 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] rpm problems

by Frank Sweetser

On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 10:25:46AM -0400, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > Are you really sure it hangs? --rebuilddb takes a *very* long time to > complete, like even up to 30 minutes or so. How long did you wait? It's a good idea to add -vvv to a --rebuildb, just so you can see that it's still actually doing work. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

June 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] rpm problems

by Charles R. Anderson

Are you really sure it hangs? --rebuilddb takes a *very* long time to complete, like even up to 30 minutes or so. How long did you wait? On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 10:11:05AM -0400, Karl Hiramoto wrote: karl> karl> when i do rpm --rebuilddb it hangs. I have to do a kill -9 to fix karl> it. I can't install any rpm's karl> karl> karl> If i reboot my box I can use RPM again. however only to install one karl> rpm. After that, i must reboot again to use another rpm. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

June 4, 2003

rpm problems

by Karl Hiramoto

when i do rpm --rebuilddb it hangs. I have to do a kill -9 to fix it. I can't install any rpm's If i reboot my box I can use RPM again. however only to install one rpm. After that, i must reboot again to use another rpm. Any ideas? -- ¤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 How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.

June 4, 2003

Re: [Wlug] 2 admin questions.

by Jeff Kinz

On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 06:31:45AM -0400, John Wiebe wrote: > I've never tried, but can't you alias your username by editing > "/etc/postfix/aliases" ? A. Its reeeeally hard to affect Sendmail by changing Postfix configuration files. B. I think he wants to map his internal user name to his ISP mail ID on "outgoing" mail. I don't know a way to do this using sendmail just by itself. It can be done using mutt and sendmail together, using the trusted user feature. C. Hey - whats with the "top-posting"? (In a mailing list or a news group, always put your response below what you are answering, and trim the e3xtra stuff.) > Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > >I have my sendmail configured to masquerade my outgoing email with my > >cable ISP's domain (charter.net) However, I have not found out how > >to convert my local username to the username I have at my ISP. Any > >ideas? > > > >BTW, I've configured Pine just fine for this. I'd just like take the > >extra step and have sendmail take care of all mailer utilities. -- Jeff Kinz, Open-PC, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. jkinz(a)kinz.org copyright 2003. Use is restricted. Any use is an acceptance of the offer at http://www.kinz.org/policy.html. Don't forget to change your password often.

June 4, 2003

2 admin questions.

by Bill Mills-Curran

OS: Red Hat 9 Q1: sendmail... I have my sendmail configured to masquerade my outgoing email with my cable ISP's domain (charter.net) However, I have not found out how to convert my local username to the username I have at my ISP. Any ideas? BTW, I've configured Pine just fine for this. I'd just like take the extra step and have sendmail take care of all mailer utilities. Q2: CUPS... What's the best/right way to upgrade from LPRng to CUPS? I understand that HP printers work better under CUPS. True or False? TIA, Bill

June 3, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Old drive - new machine?

by Karl Hiramoto

My experience doing drive swaps between machines has been very good. It almost always works, a possible pitfall is if you have a custome kernel with hardware spefic stuff compiled in. I would reccomend runing badblocks check on the drive to make sure there are no bad sectors. On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Richard Goodman wrote: > I have a RedHat 7.3 server that is sick. > It would appear that there are all kinds of hard disk errors but I > don't think its the hard drive because its done it with two new hard > drives. I'm guessing its the on-motherboard disk controller. > > It will boot up okay, but after a (steadily decreasing) amount of > time the errors begin again and the hard drive light stays on. > > The question is: the motherboard is an old Socket-7 AT Epox which I > can't replace exactly -- what are the issues involved with swapping > the drive (which I believe is okay) into a new machine with a > different motherboard, without reloading RH 7.3 or my data? > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤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 Some men are heterosexual, and some are bisexual, and some men don't think about sex at all... they become lawyers. -- Woody Allen

June 3, 2003

Re: [Wlug] 2 admin questions.

by John Wiebe

I've never tried, but can't you alias your username by editing "/etc/postfix/aliases" ? John Bill Mills-Curran wrote: >OS: Red Hat 9 > >Q1: sendmail... > >I have my sendmail configured to masquerade my outgoing email with my >cable ISP's domain (charter.net) However, I have not found out how >to convert my local username to the username I have at my ISP. Any >ideas? > >BTW, I've configured Pine just fine for this. I'd just like take the >extra step and have sendmail take care of all mailer utilities. > > >Q2: CUPS... > >What's the best/right way to upgrade from LPRng to CUPS? > >I understand that HP printers work better under CUPS. True or False? > >TIA, >Bill > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > >

June 3, 2003

Old drive - new machine?

by Richard Goodman

I have a RedHat 7.3 server that is sick. It would appear that there are all kinds of hard disk errors but I don't think its the hard drive because its done it with two new hard drives. I'm guessing its the on-motherboard disk controller. It will boot up okay, but after a (steadily decreasing) amount of time the errors begin again and the hard drive light stays on. The question is: the motherboard is an old Socket-7 AT Epox which I can't replace exactly -- what are the issues involved with swapping the drive (which I believe is okay) into a new machine with a different motherboard, without reloading RH 7.3 or my data?

June 3, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Old drive - new machine?

by Charles R. Anderson

On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 10:57:11PM -0500, Richard Goodman wrote: dick> The question is: the motherboard is an old Socket-7 AT Epox which I dick> can't replace exactly -- what are the issues involved with swapping dick> the drive (which I believe is okay) into a new machine with a dick> different motherboard, without reloading RH 7.3 or my data? You shouldn't have any problems doing this. If you have the kudzu service turned on, it should even migrate to new hardware automatically. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

June 3, 2003

NEW Pioneer DVD-RW A05 for sale

by Skip Gaede

Folks, Ever made a mistake? I did. I purchased a new DVD-RW drive to replace the unit I thought was defective. After the unit arrived (Thursday) I subsequently trace the problem to an intermittent IDE cable. I'd like to sell the new one if anyone's in the market. The A05 is a 4X drive, and I paid $225.00. for it. I'd be happy to sell it for a reduced price of $200.00 if anyone's interested. Thanks, Skip

June 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Last modified time

by Michael Long

> Yes, it's easy to change the time. The "utime" function is standard > and does the trick. There's a perl binding, too > > . > Bill > Thanks for the reply. -mike

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] writer problem

by Stéphane Purnelle

Le sam 24/05/2003 à 15:14, Gregory Avedissian a écrit : > Woops. Sorry, I didn't see this message before. > > First, let me admit that I don't understand most of what is here, but > I'll try. > > It says that some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode, so have you > tried burning for real without dummy mode? And why does it list the > average write speed as 191.3x? I don't know why the speed is 191.3x, but I use the dummy mode because, I don't would like to burn CD will become BAD. The problem is the scsi message : cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 2A 00 00 00 05 16 00 00 1F 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 03 00 00 Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x03 (logical unit communication crc error (ultra-dma/32)) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.033s timeout 200s Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 write track data: error after 2666496 bytes Writing time: 23.177s Ps : Excuse for my bad english > > Greg > > > Stéphane Purnelle wrote: > > I forgot the attached file. > > And the writer model is 48125S not 18125S. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev=0,0,0 gracetime=2 fs=2048k driveropts=burnfree,noforcespeed -v -useinfo speed=12 -dao -dummy -eject -pad -data "/rsrv/var/images/download1-01.img" ... > > > > scsidev: '0,0,0' > > scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 > > Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 > > pregap1: -1 > > Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling > > TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM > > Using libscg version 'schily-0.7' > > Driveropts: 'burnfree,noforcespeed' > > atapi: 1 > > Device type : Removable CD-ROM > > Version : 0 > > Response Format: 2 > > Capabilities : > > Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON ' > > Identifikation : 'LTR-48125S ' > > Revision : '1S05' > > Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW. > > Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr). > > Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED > > Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R > > Drive buf size : 1422080 = 1388 KB > > FIFO size : 2097152 = 2048 KB > > Track 01: data 648 MB padsize: 30 KB > > Total size: 745 MB (73:49.85) = 332239 sectors > > Lout start: 745 MB (73:51/64) = 332239 sectors > > Current Secsize: 2048 > > ATIP info from disk: > > Indicated writing power: 5 > > Is not unrestricted > > Is not erasable > > Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4) > > ATIP start of lead in: -11933 (97:22/67) > > ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74) > > Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar) > > Manuf. index: 43 > > Manufacturer: Acer Media Technology, Inc. > > Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 27610 > > Forcespeed is OFF. > > Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 12 in dummy SAO mode for single session. > > Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... > > input buffer ready. > > BURN-Free is ON. > > Sending CUE sheet... > > Writing pregap for track 1 at -150 > > Starting new track at sector: 0 > > cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error > > CDB: 2A 00 00 00 05 16 00 00 1F 00 > > status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) > > Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 03 00 00 > > Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0 > > Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x03 (logical unit communication crc error (ultra-dma/32)) Fru 0x0 > > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) > > cmd finished after 0.033s timeout 200s > > > > Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > write track data: error after 2666496 bytes > > Writing time: 23.177s > > Average write speed 191.3x. > > Min drive buffer fill was 99% > > Fixating... > > WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode. > > Fixating time: 0.703s > > BURN-Free was never needed. > > cdrecord: fifo had 74 puts and 43 gets. > > cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 33 times full, min fill was 75%. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] writer problem

by Gregory Avedissian

Woops. Sorry, I didn't see this message before. First, let me admit that I don't understand most of what is here, but I'll try. It says that some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode, so have you tried burning for real without dummy mode? And why does it list the average write speed as 191.3x? Greg Stéphane Purnelle wrote: > I forgot the attached file. > And the writer model is 48125S not 18125S. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev=0,0,0 gracetime=2 fs=2048k driveropts=burnfree,noforcespeed -v -useinfo speed=12 -dao -dummy -eject -pad -data "/rsrv/var/images/download1-01.img" ... > > scsidev: '0,0,0' > scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 > Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 > pregap1: -1 > Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling > TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM > Using libscg version 'schily-0.7' > Driveropts: 'burnfree,noforcespeed' > atapi: 1 > Device type : Removable CD-ROM > Version : 0 > Response Format: 2 > Capabilities : > Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON ' > Identifikation : 'LTR-48125S ' > Revision : '1S05' > Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW. > Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr). > Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED > Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R > Drive buf size : 1422080 = 1388 KB > FIFO size : 2097152 = 2048 KB > Track 01: data 648 MB padsize: 30 KB > Total size: 745 MB (73:49.85) = 332239 sectors > Lout start: 745 MB (73:51/64) = 332239 sectors > Current Secsize: 2048 > ATIP info from disk: > Indicated writing power: 5 > Is not unrestricted > Is not erasable > Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4) > ATIP start of lead in: -11933 (97:22/67) > ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74) > Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar) > Manuf. index: 43 > Manufacturer: Acer Media Technology, Inc. > Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 27610 > Forcespeed is OFF. > Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 12 in dummy SAO mode for single session. > Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... > input buffer ready. > BURN-Free is ON. > Sending CUE sheet... > Writing pregap for track 1 at -150 > Starting new track at sector: 0 > cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error > CDB: 2A 00 00 00 05 16 00 00 1F 00 > status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) > Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 03 00 00 > Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0 > Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x03 (logical unit communication crc error (ultra-dma/32)) Fru 0x0 > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) > cmd finished after 0.033s timeout 200s > > Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > write track data: error after 2666496 bytes > Writing time: 23.177s > Average write speed 191.3x. > Min drive buffer fill was 99% > Fixating... > WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode. > Fixating time: 0.703s > BURN-Free was never needed. > cdrecord: fifo had 74 puts and 43 gets. > cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 33 times full, min fill was 75%.

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] cd-writer problem

by Gregory Avedissian

I still don't see any attachments. I think you have to send it as inline text. Greg Stéphane Purnelle wrote: > Le sam 24/05/2003 à 06:46, Gregory Avedissian a écrit : > >>Where's your output file? Maybe attachments don't work on this list. >> >>Did you identify the drive as scsi at boot up and load module ide-scsi? >> >>What's the output of cdrecord -scanbus look like? >> > > > The attachements is in my second e-mail with the subject writer-problem. > > Here : the output of cdrecord -scanbus > > Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling > Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 > Using libscg version 'schily-0.7' > scsibus0: > 0,0,0 0) 'LITE-ON ' 'LTR-48125S ' '1S05' Removable > CD-ROM > 0,1,0 1) * > 0,2,0 2) * > 0,3,0 3) * > 0,4,0 4) * > 0,5,0 5) * > 0,6,0 6) * > 0,7,0 7) * > > > > > >>Greg >> >> >>Stéphane Purnelle wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>I have a problem with my cd-writer. >>>On windows, I have no problem (dommage). >>>But with my redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-24.8.0. I cannot burn a CD. >>>maybe it's a bad version of kernel ? >>> >>>writer : liteon 18125s 48x12x48 with burn proof >>>(http://www.liteonit.com) >>> >>> >>>You can read the output of x-cd-roast in the attached file. >>> >>>than you for your futur anwser >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Wlug mailing list >>>Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >>>http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >>> >>>

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] cd-writer problem

by Stéphane Purnelle

Le sam 24/05/2003 à 06:46, Gregory Avedissian a écrit : > Where's your output file? Maybe attachments don't work on this list. > > Did you identify the drive as scsi at boot up and load module ide-scsi? > > What's the output of cdrecord -scanbus look like? > The attachements is in my second e-mail with the subject writer-problem. Here : the output of cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 Using libscg version 'schily-0.7' scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'LITE-ON ' 'LTR-48125S ' '1S05' Removable CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * > > Greg > > > Stéphane Purnelle wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have a problem with my cd-writer. > > On windows, I have no problem (dommage). > > But with my redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-24.8.0. I cannot burn a CD. > > maybe it's a bad version of kernel ? > > > > writer : liteon 18125s 48x12x48 with burn proof > > (http://www.liteonit.com) > > > > > > You can read the output of x-cd-roast in the attached file. > > > > than you for your futur anwser > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Last modified time

by Bill Mills-Curran

On 23 May 2003, Michael Long wrote: ML> Date: 23 May 2003 23:31:14 -0400 ML> From: Michael Long <mlong(a)datalong.com> ML> Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org ML> To: WLUG <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> ML> Subject: [Wlug] Last modified time ML> ML> How reliable is the ls -l listing. In other words is it possible to ML> modify a file and leave false timestamp on it. ML> ML> Thanks, ML> -- ML> Michael Long <mlong(a)datalong.com> ML> ML> ML> _______________________________________________ ML> Wlug mailing list ML> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org ML> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug ML> Michael, Yes, it's easy to change the time. The "utime" function is standard and does the trick. There's a perl binding, too. Bill

May 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] cd-writer problem

by Gregory Avedissian

Where's your output file? Maybe attachments don't work on this list. Did you identify the drive as scsi at boot up and load module ide-scsi? What's the output of cdrecord -scanbus look like? Greg Stéphane Purnelle wrote: > Hi > > I have a problem with my cd-writer. > On windows, I have no problem (dommage). > But with my redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-24.8.0. I cannot burn a CD. > maybe it's a bad version of kernel ? > > writer : liteon 18125s 48x12x48 with burn proof > (http://www.liteonit.com) > > > You can read the output of x-cd-roast in the attached file. > > than you for your futur anwser > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

May 24, 2003

Last modified time

by Michael Long

How reliable is the ls -l listing. In other words is it possible to modify a file and leave false timestamp on it. Thanks, -- Michael Long <mlong(a)datalong.com>

May 24, 2003

Interesting reading

by Andy Stewart

http://www.opensource.org/sco-vs-ibm.html -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

May 20, 2003

Re: [Wlug] http load generators

by Doug Chamberlin

At 5/9/2003 01:32 PM (Friday), twg3(a)attbi.com wrote: >Does anyone have any recommendations of open source tools for generating very >high volume http traffic simulating large numbers of clients form multiple IP >addresses? I did a search on sourceforge and most of the projects have not >released any new code in 18 months or more - so not sure of status on most of >them. > >I need to test an application that uses HTTP as its transport layer (but not >HTML) so open source tools would allow the customizations I need, with out >haveing to write everything from scratch. This looks promising. Free Java-based tool with book to explain how to best use it: >From: Frank Cohen <fcohen(a)pushtotest.com> >Subject: New book: Automating Web Tests with TestMaker >X-BeenThere: newsletter(a)lists.pushtotest.com >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 >Precedence: list >List-Id: PushToTest Newsletter Mailing List <newsletter.lists.pushtotest.com> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.pushtotest.com/mailman/listinfo/newsletter>, > <mailto:newsletter-request@lists.pushtotest.com?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://fries.pushtotest.com/pipermail/newsletter> >List-Post: <mailto:newsletter@lists.pushtotest.com> >List-Help: <mailto:newsletter-request@lists.pushtotest.com?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: <http://lists.pushtotest.com/mailman/listinfo/newsletter>, > <mailto:newsletter-request@lists.pushtotest.com?subject=subscribe> > >May, 2003 > >From: Frank Cohen, founder of PushToTest > >I am very happy to announce the immediate availability of my new book: > >"Automating Web Tests with TestMaker" > >Details are at http://www.pushtotest.com/ptt, click on the book icon for a >special discount right now!

May 20, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanner help

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 19 May 2003 3:50 pm, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > Andy, > > Thanks for the pointers on getting my scanner going. The key was to > get a newer version of xsane. I took the lazy road and upgraded to Red > Hat 9. The version of xsane in the upgrade did the trick. > > BTW, I did have one glitch in the upgrade -- it did a poor job of > modifying modules.conf, so a bunch of stuff (printers, network, etc.) > stopped working until I fixed it. > > Bill Hi Bill, I'm glad to hear that you finally go this to work! I have heard similar RedHat upgrade stories from others. However, I've yet to see a completely successful upgrade from any distribution. Perhaps I'm just hearing the vocal folks. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

May 20, 2003

Re: [Wlug] scanner help

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Fri, 2 May 2003, Andy Stewart wrote: AS> Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 22:31:14 -0400 AS> From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)attbi.com> AS> Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org AS> To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org AS> Subject: Re: [Wlug] scanner help AS> AS> On Friday 02 May 2003 3:30 pm, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: AS> > I have a new Epson 1660 scanner, and I'm having difficulty getting it AS> > working with the sane drivers. Here's what I have thus far... <snip> Andy, Thanks for the pointers on getting my scanner going. The key was to get a newer version of xsane. I took the lazy road and upgraded to Red Hat 9. The version of xsane in the upgrade did the trick. BTW, I did have one glitch in the upgrade -- it did a poor job of modifying modules.conf, so a bunch of stuff (printers, network, etc.) stopped working until I fixed it. Bill

May 19, 2003

writer problem

by Stéphane Purnelle

I forgot the attached file. And the writer model is 48125S not 18125S. Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev=0,0,0 gracetime=2 fs=2048k driveropts=burnfree,noforcespeed -v -useinfo speed=12 -dao -dummy -eject -pad -data "/rsrv/var/images/download1-01.img" ... scsidev: '0,0,0' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 pregap1: -1 Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM Using libscg version 'schily-0.7' Driveropts: 'burnfree,noforcespeed' atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON ' Identifikation : 'LTR-48125S ' Revision : '1S05' Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R Drive buf size : 1422080 = 1388 KB FIFO size : 2097152 = 2048 KB Track 01: data 648 MB padsize: 30 KB Total size: 745 MB (73:49.85) = 332239 sectors Lout start: 745 MB (73:51/64) = 332239 sectors Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP info from disk: Indicated writing power: 5 Is not unrestricted Is not erasable Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4) ATIP start of lead in: -11933 (97:22/67) ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74) Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar) Manuf. index: 43 Manufacturer: Acer Media Technology, Inc. Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 27610 Forcespeed is OFF. Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 12 in dummy SAO mode for single session. Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready. BURN-Free is ON. Sending CUE sheet... Writing pregap for track 1 at -150 Starting new track at sector: 0 cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 2A 00 00 00 05 16 00 00 1F 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 03 00 00 Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x03 (logical unit communication crc error (ultra-dma/32)) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.033s timeout 200s Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 write track data: error after 2666496 bytes Writing time: 23.177s Average write speed 191.3x. Min drive buffer fill was 99% Fixating... WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode. Fixating time: 0.703s BURN-Free was never needed. cdrecord: fifo had 74 puts and 43 gets. cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 33 times full, min fill was 75%.

May 19, 2003

cd-writer problem

by Stéphane Purnelle

Hi I have a problem with my cd-writer. On windows, I have no problem (dommage). But with my redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-24.8.0. I cannot burn a CD. maybe it's a bad version of kernel ? writer : liteon 18125s 48x12x48 with burn proof (http://www.liteonit.com) You can read the output of x-cd-roast in the attached file. than you for your futur anwser

May 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Xfer mail from Outlook to...

by Bill Smith

On Sun, 19 May 2002 11:54:13 -0700 donald vitkus <devitk(a)comcast.net> wrote: DV> why have i got so many copies of this message WHEW! I was beginning to think the problem was on MY end... if YOU are seeing it, then it's not "just me"... ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." -- Sherlock Holmes, in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' * TAG! v3.1 *

May 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Testing WLUG e-mail list

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, I've just sent e-mail to Chuck and Frank to see if they can help remedy the "echo" situation. Thank you for your patience, and my apologies (in advance) if you get 14 copies of this. :-) Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

May 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Testing WLUG e-mail list

by Brian J. Conway

> I've been getting these emails, as well as anything sent to my > @alum.wpi.edu forwarding address multiple times. Looking at and > comparing I too have been driven to the brink of sanity by this for the past couple days. Rock on. ;-) Brian J. Conway bconway(a)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

May 18, 2003