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kickstart pxelinux foo needed
by John Stoffel 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Guys, My google-foo is down today and I've got a quick question that maybe people can help me on. I've got some Rackable boxes I need to kickstart with RedHat 7.3, ideally via PXELINUX. All this actually works right now, but I need to force the system to load the e1000 module and bind it to eth0, instead of the eepro100 module which currently gets in there first. I guess I could just nuke the module from the initrd.img file, but I figured there's got to be a way I can specify this inside the pxelinux config file. I've got the following: default rh73 label rh73 kernel vmlinuz-7.3 append ks=nfs:10.10.1.1:/export/RH7.3/ks.cfg initrd=/RH7.3/initrd.img root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=ask I know I just need to put something into the 'append ...' line, but dammned if I can figure it out. Thanks, John

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Free Items: Computers, Monitors, mice, keyboards, books and more !
by Andy Stewart 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi gang, I was helping Steve Daukas and Barb Waud clean out some of Doug's old computers today. You may recall that Doug was a WLUG member for many years (sadly, he passed away in March 2006). Barb has asked me to find a home for these items. Everything works, but some of it is rather "vintage" (sorry, preused, preowned!). Don't worry - if you don't get something now, there's more where this stuff came from(!). Doug was very avid when it came to his computer hobby. I will bring these items to the WLUG BBQ (coming up this Thursday) and to the next regular WLUG meeting (Thurs Sept 7th). If you want something, send me an email and I'll be happy to hold it for you. Please pick it up at one of these two meetings, or make other arrangements with me. First come, first served. Here is the email address in case you wish to send a thank-you note to Barb Waud: barbara.waud(a)umassmed.edu OK, here is the (long!) list of items which are available. Ideally, someone will want a system box with a matching monitor, keyboard, and mouse combo. However, I'll breakup the set if it helps more items find homes. === start === Monitors - -------- Monitor #1 Manufactured 2/1994 TECO TE1450 (color) Super VGA COLOR monitor H: 30-50 kHZ V: 50-100 Hz 13" diagonal viewable (probably 14") Appears to work fine Monitor #2 Manufactured 12/1996 AcerView 54e (color) Model #7154e 14" diagonal viewable (probably 15") Works at 1024x768x60HZ Monitor #3 Manufactured 5/2000 Viewsonic E655 (color) Model #VCDTS21526-4M 14" diagonal viewable (probalby 15") Works at 1024x768@60Hz Monitor #4 Manufactured 2/1999 Dell Trinitron Model #D1025TM (color) H: 30-85 kHz V: 50-120 Hz 16" diagonal viewable (probably 17") Works at 1024x768@60Hz CPUs - ---- System #1 Dell XPS Pro200n Pentium Pro 200 MHz (says /proc/cpuinfo - 400 BogoMips) 64 MB memory PS2 KB and Mouse ATAPI 12X CDROM 3.5" Floppy Western Digital WDC WD400BB-00AUA1 (wiped clean but functional, 40 GB) 1 parallel, 2 serial ports 1 10/100 NIC 1 sound w/gameport Boots my ancient LNX-BBC business card CD (live Linux) Runs X w/blackbox 640x480x16 (maybe more??) System #2 AOpen Pentium 200 MHz Processor 32 MB memory HD ST32132A (wiped clean but functional, 2GB) ATAPI 8X CDROM (CDU511-F) NIC Phoenix S3 video TRIO64V 3/5" Floppy AT KB, serial mouse Boots my ancient LNX-BBC business card CD (live Linux) Runs X w/blackbox 640x480x16 System #3 No name system Pentium 200 MHz CPU 32 MB memory HD ST33210A (wiped clean but functional, 3GB) AT KB, serial mouse Phoenix S3 video TRIO64V NIC ATAPI 8X CDROM 3.5" floppy Runs X w/blackbox 640x480x16 System #4 Pot luck - probably similar to the above Case wires disconnected from MB It may work, it may not Knowing Doug, it works... I can investigate further if you are interested - please ask! Keyboards - --------- comes with the systems (I think 3 are PS/2 (with a couple of AT adapters), and one is strictly AT). Mice - ---- 3 out of 4 come with mice (2 serial mice, one PS/2) Books - ----- LaTeX User's Guide and Reference Manual Leslie Lamport ISBN 0-201-15790-X Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 4 copies are available The LaTeX Graphics Companion Michel Goossens, Sebastian Rahtz, Frank Mittelback ISBN 0-201-85469-4 Addison-Wesley Publishing Company The LaTeX Companion Goossens, Mittelback, and Samarin ISBN 0-201-54199-8 Addison Wesley Publishing Company LaTeX 2e Thomas Demmig ISBN 3-8272-6517-7 Damn, this book is in German, not English!! LaTeX User's Guide and Reference Manual updated for LaTex 2e Leslie Lamport (2nd edition) ISBN 0-201-52983-1 Guide to LaTex Helmut Kopka and Patrick W. Daly (4th edition) ISBN 0-321-17385-6 Addison Wesley Publishing Company The LaTeX Web Companion Michel Goossens and Sebastian Rahtz ISBN 0-201-43311-7 Addison Wesley Publishing Company Do you think Doug was into LaTeX much ?!? DNS and Bind Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu (3rd Edition) ISBN 1-56592-512-2 O'Reilly and Associates RedHat Fedora Linux 3 Bible Christopher Negus ISBN 0-7645-7872-3 Wiley Publishing Linux(1): Users Reference Manual (all the man pages in one book!) edited by John Purcell Just Computers! Publishing Printed in Canada - no ISBN number Running Linux Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman (1st edition) O'Reilly and Associates ISBN 1-56592-100-3 Great for the Linux novice! Linux System Security Scott Mann and Ellen L. Mitchell Prentice Hall Publishing ISBN 0-13-015807-0 Magazines - --------- Linux Journal June 2006 August 2006 Sept 2006 Misc - ---- Belkin 802.11b wireless router Model #F5D6231-4 4 ports + WAN port plus wireless I tried it - it works fine as far as I can tell Includes AC/DC adapter and one network cable 3 pairs of memory dimms (untested) looks like 144 pin dimms not sure of the sizes 2 pairs are HP 1818-6126 (looks like 16 MB ECC each) 1 pair has 9 chips (each) with "SEC Korea KM44C16104AK-6" === end === The following items are not in my possession (they're at Barb's house) but also need to find new homes. Please let me know if you are interested, and I'll get these to you. All items are in "as-is" condition. Printers - -------- HP Deskjet 600C HP Deskjet 697C HP Deskjet 870Cse Apple Hardware - -------------- Printer: Color Style Writer 4100 Printer: System Writer II (2 available) CPU: Power Mac 5400 / 200 Mac Powerbook (Laptop?) 1400Cs/133 - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE1plnHl0iXDssISsRAtQoAJ0WNSIH4kOb2QS9CQUOJtKqvfTHjwCfd1wD bnKwxu4ANL4oBHE/Ty0iiD4= =Zne/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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update; thanks
by Andrew Perry 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Hi everyone, About a year ago I asked for help from this group on getting linux to work with the internet, preferably though my home wi-fi network, which works OK with Windows. Until then, I had played with linux for a long time but had never been able to make it a part of my life due to the deal-breaker factor of no internet. Someone suggested using the latest distros, such as Fedora Core (3 at the time), which would be most likely to have the appropriate drivers. (Incidentally, frozentech.com sells linux cd's/dvd's at $1/$2 with max $0.49 shipping.) I tried many distros, and two or three different USB wirless adapters, but no luck. Another person suggested trying a wired network first, as wired networks were easier to make work. Until now, I haadn't tried that suggestion, since I thought that it would still involve a lot of time in configuration and trial and error. Lo and behold, last night I hooked up a patch cable to my wife's router, booted up Damn Small Linux on an old PC, and it just plain worked ! Having tried off and on for many years to make linux _useful_ to me (not just a novelty), I was really excited. Unfortunately, a lot of work lies ahead of me before I can really convert to linux: for example, I tried to listen to my favorite radio station 2gb.com, and successfully downloaded real player for linux, but got stuck installing it... I'll try to figure it out eventually, but didn't have time last night. Thanks, everyone. - Andrew -Dr. Andrew B. Perry Assistant Prof. of Mathematics, Springfield College 263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109 Work Phone (413)748-3193

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REMINDER: WLUG BBQ Thurs Aug 10 6PM
by Andy Stewart 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What: WLUG Summer BBQ at Jamie's House in Shrewsbury When: Thursday August 10, 6pm-~9pm. Hot dogs, burgers, and maybe a few other items (chicken+veggie kebobs anyone?) will be on the grill, and various non-alcoholic beverages will be available. My grill is a bit old and battered, so if you're bothered by a little rust, feel free to BYO food. We're anticipating around 15 people based on past WLUG events, and I'll have chairs for about that many people. If the weather is horrible, I might bring things inside, and we can do some fun Linux demo things like install gentoo on a spare box, broadcast a movie on VLC, etc. WIFI will be available if you want to bring a laptop. Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=21+Lexington+Road+01545 Text directions: http://bluebutton.com/misc/dirxns2.html I'll leave 2 open spots in the driveway, otherwise you can park along the curb. Walk around the right (north) side of the house to get to the back yard. See you there! - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE0STGHl0iXDssISsRApd4AJ0VPhBTBs5sP/3ue0pjFJ2yB5Gv/gCfbhtB zt3EYKFu6CWiEGdRj5UX3GE= =7Sci -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[Fwd: Special Discount for SD Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo]
by Andy Stewart 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Special Discount for SD Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:49:05 -0700 From: BWong(a)cmp.com To: andystewart(a)comcast.net Hello Andy, I would like to invite all WLUG members to attend the Software Development Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo coming to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, September 11 - 14. With more than 175 educational sessions, SD Best Practices offers a multitude of exciting learning and networking opportunities. This year’s conference features classes, tutorials, case studies, roundtables, panels and Birds-of-a-Feathers in the following tracks: - - Build & Deploy - - C++ - - Design & Architecture - - People, Projects & Teams - - Process & Methods - - Requirements & Analysis - - Testing & Quality We encourage your members to take advantage of our generous Early Bird conference discounts. Register by August 4th with the code 6EGRAS81 to qualify for Early Bird pricing. After August 4th, your members will still save $300 off of the VIP pass by using that discount code. WLUG members also receive free admission to the SD Best Practices Expo - a $50 value! Your FREE Expo Pass grants you access to: - - All technical training sessions from IBM, Progress Software, Electric Cloud and others - - Expo Floor featuring the latest tools, technologies and solutions - - Visionary Keynote presentations - - Expo Floor Opening Party with free food and drinks Registration is fast & easy! Sign up for a Conference Pass or your free Expo Pass on-line at http://www.sdexpo.com or by phone at (800) 441-8826 and be sure to use the your special discount code: 6EGRAS81. I'd greatly appreciate it if you would help us get the word out to all your members and colleagues. Let me know if you'd like me to send you copies of our conference catalog to distribute at your next meeting. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards and thanks, Bella Wong Marketing Coordinator Dr. Dobb's SD Events CMP Technology tel: 415.947.6358 | fax: 415.947.6070 | bwong(a)cmp.com http://www.sdexpo.com | http://www.ddj.com - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFExWxEHl0iXDssISsRAtLEAJsHiUtC1BDjJ25UpmBCOj0tp1pD8ACfRW/x 538/JWMWu6hyLd0HipX6ovQ= =ytos -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Test - please ignore
by David Glaser 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Test - please ignore

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WLUG website on PDA web browser
by Andy Stewart 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, I recently got a Palm T|X and was using the web browser. It works fine for websites that are written in a certain way (mobile.palm.com, for example). Our WLUG website comes up with the WLUG graphical header but no useful text info. I'm wondering if it would be hard to format (at least the home page of) the website to display cleanly on a PDA (320x480 or 320x320) as well as a normal computer screen. Does anybody have the expertise and time to give this a try? If its a huge effort, it is probably not worth it, but I don't have the expertise to size up the effort. Thanks! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEuaA7Hl0iXDssISsRAo76AJ9BFCwiwIzeWZVEcYkRrStmOdwvEgCdG1g9 XmQiiZX/updu9aJsR/Y+EGo= =Slhi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Which C++ Development Environment to use
by David Glaser 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

I'm new to the Linux world and I'm looking for free C++ devleopment environments that run on Windoze and Linux Right now I'm using Eclipse with the CDT toolset - what other IDEs should I look at? Thanks, David Glaser

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kernel driver vs module
by Mike Leo 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

I am still having a hard time understanding kernel drivers vs module's in practical use: I understand a kernel driver, is a driver that Linus, et al, have coded into the kernel, so if i have a peice of hardware, and I compile a kernel with that device's driver turned on, then my device will work. If i build that kernel driver as a module, the driver remains outside the kernel, but still availible for use. As a module I can rmmod or insmod when i need to use the device. My foggy'ness comes from a few things. 1. if the driver is built into the kernel, will it show up in lsmod? 2. if the driver does not show up in lsmod, how do i know if its loaded? 3. weather it's a built in driver or a module, how do i associate the driver (or module) with a particular device? 4. if the device does not have a driver in the kernel, I cannot build a custom kernel to include it, nor can I build it as a module from the kernel source. So: 5. if I get the driver from the vendor, it will build a module for me, based on my kernel-source or kernel-headers??? Then what? again, see #3: how do i associate the module with my device? This is a general linux quandry, but this time i have a debian stable install and have inserted a QLogic HBA. lsmod does show qla2xxx, but it doesn't seem to be functioning as it isn't logging into the fiber switch. thanks mike

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CD drawer remains open
by Michael Long 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Hi All, I have a system where the cd drive insists on keeping the drawer open. I will close the drawer manually by pushing the button that closes it. Within seconds the door will open again. What would cause this? Thanks

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