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Re: [Wlug] Using Knoppix to copy an NTFS drive

by Chuck Noyes

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:42 -0500 "Brett Russ" <bruss(a)alum.wpi.edu> wrote: > On 11/22/06, Chuck Noyes <vze284qe(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > I booted up the 5.0 KNOPPIX CD and tried dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb. > > There were no error messages and after about 30 minutes the 'dd' > > Sounds like a 30-40GB drive? It's an 80 GB drive. > > > finished. However from KNOPPIX, I can't mount the new drive. the > > mount command (sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1) fails with: > > > > "Couldn't mount device '/dev/hdb1'. input/output error - mount > > failed". > > Some things to do: > -Check the kernel log (dmesg will dump it) for errors on hdb. dmesg looks clean. > -Check the health of hdb (smartctl -a /dev/hdb) smartctl reports no problems or errors. If I run smartctl -t short /dev/hdb followed by smartctl -l selftest /dev/hdb, there are no errors. > > BR > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Nov. 22, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Using Knoppix to copy an NTFS drive

by Brett Russ

On 11/22/06, Chuck Noyes <vze284qe(a)verizon.net> wrote: > I booted up the 5.0 KNOPPIX CD and tried dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb. > There were no error messages and after about 30 minutes the 'dd' Sounds like a 30-40GB drive? > finished. However from KNOPPIX, I can't mount the new drive. the mount > command (sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1) fails with: > > "Couldn't mount device '/dev/hdb1'. input/output error - mount failed". Some things to do: -Check the kernel log (dmesg will dump it) for errors on hdb. -Check the health of hdb (smartctl -a /dev/hdb) BR

Nov. 22, 2006

Using Knoppix to copy an NTFS drive

by Chuck Noyes

Hi All, I have a drive that sounds like it's about to fail (making strange noises and occasionally not booting), so I want to copy it to another identical drive. The drive has 1 NTFS partition on it - I very occasionally run Win2k. I booted up the 5.0 KNOPPIX CD and tried dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb. There were no error messages and after about 30 minutes the 'dd' finished. However from KNOPPIX, I can't mount the new drive. the mount command (sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1) fails with: "Couldn't mount device '/dev/hdb1'. input/output error - mount failed". The original drive (/dev/hda1) mounts without any problem. If I use the fdisk utility and look at the partition table, there are no differences between the hda and hdb drives. Any ideas how I can solve this problem?? BTW: The qtparted utility on the KNOPPIX 5.0 CD and DVD fails with a "floating point exception" error. TIA, -Chuck

Nov. 22, 2006

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by Mike Leo

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Nov. 18, 2006

Job postings

by Mike Leo

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Nov. 17, 2006

Seeking help with xine

by Walt Sawyer

Hi all, I'm having some trouble with xine. It used to work, but, for no apparent reason, I get error messages that say "-xine engine error- There is no demuxer plugin available to handle /xine-ui_logo.mpv." and "There is no demuxer plugin available to handle whatever file that I tried to open". Can anyone help me? Thanks! Walt

Nov. 8, 2006

Seeking Linux distribution in Korean language

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, I have a Korean colleague who is seeking a Linux distribution in Korean. Does anybody have any recommendations? Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFTQ/PHl0iXDssISsRAs0IAJ42SoFH8hKXYXz10kxL3mcDae4n5ACfaBvU LxH0mMf4O5QsX/xtpG7inrE= =KtbQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Nov. 4, 2006

REMINDER: Meeting next week (Wed Nov 8)

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, This is a reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held on Wednesday, November 8th, at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. We don't currently have a speaker for this meeting. Are there any volunteers? If not, I could try to give a talk about the Smart Package Manager, which (thanks to Greg Avedissian) I have been using on my laptop for a month or two. If other folks know more about this than I know, it could turn into a discussion where we could all learn something new. I'm not sure that there's enough here to take up a full meeting, but it would certainly get us started. Let me know if this is of interest. Naturally, we'll adjourn to the Tech Pizza restaurant after the meeting for more socializing. See ya there! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFSDJnHl0iXDssISsRAqJLAJ4zWtyWkIhkw85iql4sk/RNM/ZQdQCfURPr 5eIuTI47jNEPQJfY+nwsyHw= =pZud -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Nov. 1, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Exim and Spam Filtering

by Richard Klein

Theo Van Dinter wrote: > On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 08:26:58AM -0400, Michael Zarozinski wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a good Spam filter that hooks into the Exim MTA? >> I'm looking for something that is updated regularly but doesn't require >> much of my time. > > I know nothing about Exim, but something that interfaces it to SpamAssassin > would be good. I am biased about that, of course. :) Same here. I don't use Exim, but I do use SpamAssassin and am pretty happy with it. I've also heard that CRM-114 works very well, but is difficult to set up. The author lives in Acton, is very active on a local motorcyclist email list, has done welding for me in exchange for beer, and appeared on a couple seasons of Junkyard Wars (Crash of the New England Rubbish Deconstructionists). So maybe I can't recommend CRM-114, but I can certainly recommend the author. :) -- Rich

Oct. 27, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Exim and Spam Filtering

by Theo Van Dinter

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 08:26:58AM -0400, Michael Zarozinski wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good Spam filter that hooks into the Exim MTA? > I'm looking for something that is updated regularly but doesn't require > much of my time. I know nothing about Exim, but something that interfaces it to SpamAssassin would be good. I am biased about that, of course. :) -- Randomly Selected Tagline: "Snakes have no arms. That's why they don't wear vests." - Bob Lazarus

Oct. 27, 2006

Exim and Spam Filtering

by Michael Zarozinski

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good Spam filter that hooks into the Exim MTA? I'm looking for something that is updated regularly but doesn't require much of my time. Thanx in Advance, Michael Z

Oct. 27, 2006

Not A Lixnux Question, But

by Mims Research

Hi all, My organization is considering submitting an application to the FCC for a non-commercial full power radio station. An FCC window for applications will open sometime in early 2007. I need an engineer who has the resources and willingness to help us with this. I know there is mapping of spectrum involved and I know we must submit engineering data to the FCC with our application. I just don't know any engineers who can do this, so I thought I'd toss it out here. Our agency is a non-profit PEG station located in Athol, Massachusetts. We need to find alternatives to communications because the future of cable access television is constantly in jeopardy. I can explain more if you like. Any resources you might be able to offer would be great. We do have a small stipend we can offer, so it's not a totally freebie job. But we really do need someone who knows how to do *this* and who would be willing to guide us through the process. Thanks for your ideas, Marie MacDonald Athol, Mass. mimsresearch(a)gmail.com

Oct. 20, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Xandros/Debian newbie question

by Gregory Avedissian

Andrew Perry wrote: > Xandros warns you against selecting any other > repository other than their own, yet I > (recklessly?)selected the "unsupprted debian site" as > a second repository- but with no luck - still no > gcompris and few choices. I wonder if I'm doing > something wrong. > Did you update your list after adding another repository? I don't know Xandros, but in Debian, it would be 'apt-get update'. If you're using a graphical package manager, such as Synaptic, there should be a button or menu choice to update (not to be confused with 'upgrade') Greg

Oct. 16, 2006

Xandros/Debian newbie question

by Andrew Perry

Being a trusting fellow and having faith in Tux magazine in particular, I decided to spend $60 on Xandros 4 Desktop Linux, based on a review in the Septmeber issue. >From the review it appeared that Xandros was like a better version of Freespire/Linspire: even more useful software like RealPlayer out of the box, better documentation and support, and at least as easy to ise. Whatever software wasn't included directly in the distro, I figured, would be available with one or two clicks from Xandros networks- or at least from Debian. Problem is, there seems to be very little software available from Xandros networks (maybe 50 packages), and my 4 year old daughter's favorite software gcompris is not available. (By the way, she's going to get her own computer soon, and she says she would never run Windows, only Linux.) Xandros warns you against selecting any other repository other than their own, yet I (recklessly?)selected the "unsupprted debian site" as a second repository- but with no luck - still no gcompris and few choices. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Any ideas ? (Thanks in advance. You guys are great!) -Dr. Andrew B. Perry Assistant Prof. of Mathematics, Springfield College 263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109 Work Phone (413)748-3193

Oct. 15, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Truecrypt and Backups

by John Stoffel

Mike> A) I was curious if anyone is or has use(d) the truecrypt file Mike> system (truecrypt.org) If so do you have any recommendations or Mike> possible alternatives. I am thinking of using truecrypt for a Mike> partition on a USB thumb drive. I'm using it on a pair of thumbdrives on a laptop running WinXP. Haven't actually set it up under Linux yet. This was mostly to keep personal data private. So far, I've been happy with it, though I admit I don't use it all that much really. Mostly when travelling really. Mike> B) Backups -- Giving finite resources/knowledge what software do Mike> people use to do full backups? Simple is better. And drive Mike> images are an option. I'm actually proxying this question for Mike> someone not on this list. I find bacula to be pretty good for this. It will do DVDs, disks, tape as the backup media. It will even build rescue disks for system restores as well. Though that needs more testing. http://www.bacula.org

Oct. 12, 2006

Thanks Frank and Chuck

by douglas.r.aker＠verizon.com

Thanks again Frank and Chuck for opening the Access Grid Room early last night and helping me set up. Doug

Oct. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Please attend this Wednesday's WLUG, and bring your friends

by Joe Riopel

> Thanks for the talk tonight. I had mentioned to you a tool named Ant. I > figured I'd follow up and give you some more info. > > Ant can be found at: http://ant.apache.org/ For any mono/.NET developers, there is NAnt, which is very similar to Ant. http://nant.sourceforge.net/

Oct. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Wednesday's WLUG - noob question on XML editor

by Joe Riopel

> My question is: what's your favorite editor for XML? The built in Netbeans XML editor is pretty nice. You'd have to install Netbeans, afaik, but it's free.

Oct. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Truecrypt and Backups

by Frank Sweetser

On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 10:15:11PM -0400, Mike wrote: > B) Backups -- Giving finite resources/knowledge what software do people > use to do full backups? Simple is better. And drive images are an option. > I'm actually proxying this question for someone not on this list. My personal reccomendation these days for backups is bacula. http://www.bacula.org/ It currently supports backing up to files and tapes, with encryption and DVD backups in the current beta version (soon to be the released version). -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that WPI Network Engineer | is simple, elegant, and wrong. - HL Mencken GPG fingerprint = 6174 1257 129E 0D21 D8D4 E8A3 8E39 29E3 E2E8 8CEC

Oct. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Please attend this Wednesday's WLUG, and bring your friends

by Mike

Doug, Thanks for the talk tonight. I had mentioned to you a tool named Ant. I figured I'd follow up and give you some more info. Ant can be found at: http://ant.apache.org/ As I had mentioned Ant has some similarities to 'make'. Here is an example of an build.xml file that can perform an XML Transformation. <project default="transform"> <target name="init"> <input message="Input XML: " addproperty="input"/> <input message="Output XML: " addproperty="output"/> <input message="Style: " addproperty="style"/> </target> <target name="transform" depends="init"> <echo message="Transforming ${input} to ${output} with ${style}"/> <xslt style="${style}" in="${input}" out="${output}"/> </target> </project> Hope that is useful. Cheers, Mike <quote who="douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com"> > Hi All: > > Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm working hard to make my preso at > this Wednesday's WLUG meeting (October 11) interesting, informative, > innovative. Something different, without being annoying. > > Bring any of your friends that might be interested in data visualization, > web design, XML, SVG, etc. > > During the preso, interrupt me with questions as much as you want, and > make a mental note where my presentation isn't clear or drags. I'm hoping > to get as much feedback as possible so that the next time I present this > topic it will be better. > > Thanks, > Doug_______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security --Ben Franklin

Oct. 12, 2006

Truecrypt and Backups

by Mike

Hi there, These two topics are completely unrelated. I was going to mention this tonight but it slipped my mind... A) I was curious if anyone is or has use(d) the truecrypt file system (truecrypt.org) If so do you have any recommendations or possible alternatives. I am thinking of using truecrypt for a partition on a USB thumb drive. B) Backups -- Giving finite resources/knowledge what software do people use to do full backups? Simple is better. And drive images are an option. I'm actually proxying this question for someone not on this list. Any insight is useful. Thanks, Mike -- They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security --Ben Franklin

Oct. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Looking for a new system

by Jamie Guinan

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, John Stoffel wrote: > >>>>> "Jamie" == Jamie Guinan <guinan(a)bluebutton.com> writes: > > Jamie> I've built a few PCs over the past few years, so I can share > Jamie> some experiences. > > Jamie> #3: AMD64 x2, Tyan motherboard with NVidia chipset, > Jamie> Coolermaster Centurion case. This is my main system these > Jamie> days, it runs quiet, and I'm happy with every part of it. > Jamie> Wattage numbers: > > How good is the video? Do you need the NV proprietary kernel module? > I'm really just interested in great 2-D graphics, with some 3-d, but I > don't play games much at all these days, so I don't care. Mostly, I'm > looking for clear crisp text. Its marketed as a server board, so it has cheap onboard ATI video, but I found the quality was not crisp at all (probably meant for use as a console and not much else). http://www.tyan.com/PRODUCTS/html/tomcatk8e_anrf.html But I do play games enough to want decent 3D (quake2, X-Plane), so I put in a fanless NVidia 6200, and use the evil Nvidia module. Incidentally, I've had much better luck with the evil Nvidia module than the evil ATI module, which gave me no end of lockups. The NV *chipset* soldered onto the Tyan provides IDE, audio, ethernet, and so on, and all that stuff is supported by in-kernel (GPL) drivers. Except maybe the NVRAID, which I wouldn't use anyway. It will be interesting to see where AMD goes with their acquisition of ATI. -Jamie

Oct. 11, 2006

Re: [Wlug] need to test notebook

by Gregory Avedissian

> Gregory Avedissian wrote: >> >> AC adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000 Richard Klein wrote: > > Are you sure that's the right model number? I've got an Inspiron 8200, > and I bet you're talking about an Inspiron 8100. If that's the case, > then you can try it out with my AC adapter. Rich, The correct model number is 8000. According to the first link you provided, the adapter will work. I'll bring the notebook to the meeting tonight. Many thanks for your help. Andy Stewart wrote: > > Do you happen to know the voltage that the laptop wants to see? > According to the ad for the replacement part, the adapter puts out 20V. If there are cheaper replacements, that would be helpful. Thanks, guys, Greg

Oct. 11, 2006

Re: [Wlug] need to test notebook

by Richard Klein

Gregory Avedissian wrote: > A friend of mine just got a used notebook computer, but it has no AC > adapter, and the battery is dead. He'd like to test it out before he > invests any significant money into it. I'm wondering if anyone has an AC > adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000 and would be willing to bring it to the > meeting, so we can see if this thing will fire up. And does anyone know of > a good place to get used parts locally (like an AC adapter)? Are you sure that's the right model number? I've got an Inspiron 8200, and I bet you're talking about an Inspiron 8100. If that's the case, then you can try it out with my AC adapter. If that works, he'll be looking for one of these: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19… or http://tinyurl.com/p6tpa If your friend can find a "service tag" number he can find a lot of information about how the laptop was configured when sold: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/… or http://tinyurl.com/3qzsp That doesn't have anything to do with the AC adapter; it's just nice to know. -- Rich

Oct. 11, 2006

Re: [Wlug] need to test notebook

by Stephen C. Daukas

Andy, You aren't going to do your X-Men thing again, are you? ;-) Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org > [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Stewart > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:57 PM > To: Worcester Linux Users Group > Subject: Re: [Wlug] need to test notebook > > Greg, > > Do you happen to know the voltage that the laptop wants to see? > > Later, > > Andy

Oct. 11, 2006