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Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting agenda (or lack thereof)

by Adam Keck

Hello All, Would it be possible for someone to present the state-of-the-art of Linux on PDAs? - Adam On Saturday 08 April 2006 12:42, Andy Stewart wrote: > > HI Everybody, > > We have a meeting coming up soon, but so far, there is neither a speaker > nor a topic for the meeting. If anybody has any last minute ideas, > please speak up! We've had a couple of excellent meetings recently, and > I'm hopeful that we can keep the ball rolling. > > 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 >

April 9, 2006

Upcoming meeting agenda (or lack thereof)

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, We have a meeting coming up soon, but so far, there is neither a speaker nor a topic for the meeting. If anybody has any last minute ideas, please speak up! We've had a couple of excellent meetings recently, and I'm hopeful that we can keep the ball rolling. 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 iD8DBQFEN+fgHl0iXDssISsRAiAiAJ0T0GXOGldn8iCOeBedVQIk2cuJDgCdEecw /xFC7tbM2qUayVWs57ffD9g= =Eyqp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 8, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Sad news...

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Reprinted without permission from the Worcester Telegram: SHREWSBURY? Douglas R. Waud, M.D., D. Phil., Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at UMass Medical School, 73, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Newton, died Monday March 20th in his home. Dr. Waud leaves his wife of 50 years, Barbara E. (Garwood) Waud of Shrewsbury; his daughters: Catherine E. Officer of Southborough and Karen B. Daukas of Shrewsbury; a brother, Donald A. Waud of Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada; also survived by two grandchildren: John and James Officer, a niece, and a nephew. He is predeceased by a son, David R. Waud. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada, son of the late Russell and Mildred (Adams) Waud and had lived in Newton for several years before moving to Shrewsbury in 1976. Dr. Waud received his Medical degree in 1956 from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada and his D.Phil. Degree from the University of Oxford in England. Dr. Waud was a Professor for the Department of Pharmacology at the UMASS Medical School from 1974 until his retirement in October of 1997. He was a member of the Worcester Linux User's Group and the American Association for Advancement of Science. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Dr. Waud's family on Wednesday, March 22nd from 7-9 PM and also Thursday, March 23rd from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. in the Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. His funeral service will be held on Friday, March 24th at 11 A.M. in the First Congregational Church, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury, MA. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Easter Seals MA, 484 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 or to The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, 30 Ennis Road, North Oxford, MA 01537. For directions/online memorial guestbook, please visit www.brittonfuneralhomes.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 iD8DBQFEIVgFHl0iXDssISsRAm87AJ9aQ35dJPQMOjBFunFqCvA0tfYpnwCfVwGY eamTdm+M1YHF1WedkcI9pvs= =Tily -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 22, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Sad news...

by Tim Keller

I considered Doug a friend and his passing is sad. Though if I manage to live a life only as half as great as his, I'll consider it a success. Tim. On 3/21/06, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net > wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Doug Waud passed away peacefully yesterday evening at his home, > with his family and relatives in attendance. Doug had been an active > member of WLUG for the last several years. > > For those who don't get the Worcester Telegram, I thought I would > include information on funeral arrangements: > > Calling hours Wednesday (tomorrow) from 7-9 PM and > Thursday (3/23/06) from 2-4 PM & 7-9 PM, at Britton's > Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, 508-845-6226 > > The funeral will be this Friday (3/24/06) at 11:00 AM, at the > First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road > (on the common at the intersection of Main St. and Rt. 140) > > - -- > 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 > > iD8DBQFEIJnHHl0iXDssISsRAhCfAJ9Z0oI9HDGvN4LbwHviJHfiUqv/JgCeMiy+ > wTJPN7brZ/mpGnGLqg12p3Y= > =XwDm > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- I am leary of the allegiances of any politicians who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 22, 2006

Sad news...

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Doug Waud passed away peacefully yesterday evening at his home, with his family and relatives in attendance. Doug had been an active member of WLUG for the last several years. For those who don't get the Worcester Telegram, I thought I would include information on funeral arrangements: Calling hours Wednesday (tomorrow) from 7-9 PM and Thursday (3/23/06) from 2-4 PM & 7-9 PM, at Britton's Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, 508-845-6226 The funeral will be this Friday (3/24/06) at 11:00 AM, at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road (on the common at the intersection of Main St. and Rt. 140) - -- 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 iD8DBQFEIJnHHl0iXDssISsRAhCfAJ9Z0oI9HDGvN4LbwHviJHfiUqv/JgCeMiy+ wTJPN7brZ/mpGnGLqg12p3Y= =XwDm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 22, 2006

Re: [Wlug] maxing out the cpu

by Mike Frysinger

On Thursday 16 March 2006 23:00, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Thursday 16 March 2006 22:44, Mike Leo wrote: > > 2 meetings ago, someone was trying to push the cpu of Andy's homemade > > router to 100% using a for/loop of some sort....can someone remind me of > > the syntax of that? > > personally, i prefer the bashism: > :(){ :|:&};: probably should have mentioned this in the previous e-mail, but dont idly copy and paste that into a terminal of a machine you care about ... it will get fork bombed to death :P -mike

March 17, 2006

Re: [Wlug] maxing out the cpu

by Jamie Guinan

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Mike Leo wrote: > 2 meetings ago, someone was trying to push the cpu of Andy's > homemade router to 100% using a for/loop of some sort....can > someone remind me of the syntax of that? > > while true; do; done Close, while true; do true; done -Jamie

March 17, 2006

Re: [Wlug] maxing out the cpu

by Mike Frysinger

On Thursday 16 March 2006 22:44, Mike Leo wrote: > 2 meetings ago, someone was trying to push the cpu of Andy's homemade > router to 100% using a for/loop of some sort....can someone remind me of > the syntax of that? personally, i prefer the bashism: :(){ :|:&};: -mike

March 17, 2006

maxing out the cpu

by Mike Leo

2 meetings ago, someone was trying to push the cpu of Andy's homemade router to 100% using a for/loop of some sort....can someone remind me of the syntax of that? while true; do; done or something similar? thanks

March 17, 2006

FreeBSD snd_emu10k1 issues

by TheLobster

Hey, I currently have FreeBSD 6.1 installed. I have a sound blaster audiology 2 and in order to use it on previous linux and freebsd installs I needed to load snd_emu10k1 into the kernel. When i run "kldload snd_emu10k1" as root, the computer completely freezes up. Gnome doesn't respond, no keyboard responce (Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+alt+F1) and everything seams to lockup. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Bob -- --------------- Bob Breznak 908 672 2841 robert.breznak(a)gmail.com IIsAGeek.Com Crimson Key LnL Webmaster Masque Webmaster TechNews Webmaster BiLaGa Webmaster Guerrilla Improv SCP Rep Guerrilla Improv Webmaster

March 17, 2006

Re: [Wlug] REMINDER: Upcoming meeting Wed Mar 15 7:00 PM

by Frank Sweetser

On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 08:27:49AM -0500, Jared Greenwald wrote: > Is there going to be a presentation accompanying this talk? I might > not be able to go, but I'm very interested in the topic. Yes, I'll make my slides available after the meeting. -- 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

March 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] REMINDER: Upcoming meeting Wed Mar 15 7:00 PM

by Jared Greenwald

Is there going to be a presentation accompanying this talk? I might not be able to go, but I'm very interested in the topic. Thanks, Jared On 3/12/06, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI Everybody, > > Its that time again for a WLUG meeting! > > At this month's meeting, WLUG member Frank Sweetser will be presenting > "Wireless Networking Security". > > Frank will be doing a quick overview of some of the major security > related issues in setting up a wireless network, the major > vulnerabilities (WEP weaknesses in particular), and ways to close up the > holes. He will also include a brief demo of Back Track, a bootable linux > CD that includes numerous security related tools, and use it crack a WEP > key. Frank is a Network Engineer at WPI, where his duties include Linux > administration and the care and feeding of the campus wireless network. > > I'll bring a book for the no cost raffle: > The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Manual > 2nd Edition > ISBN: 0-13-188222-8 > Published by Prentice Hall > > After the meeting, we'll go out to the Tech Pizza restaurant to enjoy > pizza, soda, and conversation on a variety of topics (including Linux!). > > See ya at the meeting! > > 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 > > iD8DBQFEFOlsHl0iXDssISsRAretAJ4v2SVLPuKOredGZ/89Me7eTdDgfwCfcjNT > jIu8JKcO5IBeih8LoAA76Sg= > =aN9b > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 13, 2006

REMINDER: Upcoming meeting Wed Mar 15 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, Its that time again for a WLUG meeting! At this month's meeting, WLUG member Frank Sweetser will be presenting "Wireless Networking Security". Frank will be doing a quick overview of some of the major security related issues in setting up a wireless network, the major vulnerabilities (WEP weaknesses in particular), and ways to close up the holes. He will also include a brief demo of Back Track, a bootable linux CD that includes numerous security related tools, and use it crack a WEP key. Frank is a Network Engineer at WPI, where his duties include Linux administration and the care and feeding of the campus wireless network. I'll bring a book for the no cost raffle: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Manual 2nd Edition ISBN: 0-13-188222-8 Published by Prentice Hall After the meeting, we'll go out to the Tech Pizza restaurant to enjoy pizza, soda, and conversation on a variety of topics (including Linux!). See ya at the meeting! 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 iD8DBQFEFOlsHl0iXDssISsRAretAJ4v2SVLPuKOredGZ/89Me7eTdDgfwCfcjNT jIu8JKcO5IBeih8LoAA76Sg= =aN9b -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 13, 2006

Fwd: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Jim Dibb

Sorry to followup to my own email but I eventually solved my problem by reformatting the filesystem and copying all the data back to it. I just couldn't get the security set right. I could mount the share, but not see any files on it. From that point I reformatted, without doing anything else, and everything worked fine from then on. THanks. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Dibb <jimdibb(a)gmail.com> Date: Mar 7, 2006 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > > > > > > > Great answer, that was it. Only question I have is whether I have > > to > > > disable SeLinux control of smbd and nmbd or just smbd. Thanks! > > > > Those aren't really the proper answer. The correct solution is to > > label the filesystem for smbd access, or add the desired filesystem > > label to the policy. > > > > But I suppose your solution is ok, akin to disabling a firewall > > instead of unblocking the one port you need. > >

March 8, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Adding repositories?

by Chuck Anderson

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 07:46:23AM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > So, I'm feeling a bit worried. Does anyone have a sense of how much > these repositories should be trusted? Core, Extras, and Livna are designed to cooperate and not upgrade each other's packages. Anything else depends on the repository maintainer. If a repo replaces Core packages, it may or may not interfere with Core updates, Extras, Livna, etc., depending on the extent of those replacements. Some would argue that if you are replacing Core components, it isn't really Fedora anymore, and you shouldn't report bugs to Fedora about your system in that case. You could try picking and choosing just the packages you want from the 3rd party repos and install those manually. However, in many cases, Core libraries are being replaced to add functionality that was missing from the Core version, or programs are recompiled with different options to enable support for additional features, e.g. MP3 support, which the program you want might need. Therefore, it isn't always an option to use a 3rd party repo in a piecemeal manner. In fact, the maintainers of those repos may frown upon that, since it causes them more of a support headache when users report bugs which are really only due to them not using all the packages from said 3rd party repo. You could go the other way and completely switch to some of the larger repos which have "everything" including updates, etc., but then you are diverging from Fedora even more. The proper solution to these problems of course is to fix or enhance the Core, Extras, and Livna packages so the 3rd party repos don't need to replace them, or for the 3rd party repo maintainers to cooperate with Fedora by contributing directly to Core, Extras, and Livna. Some of the issues are technical problems with the design of the software, such as the aforementioned MP3 support--those kinds of features should be modular so that they can be loaded at runtime from a separate package which provides the legally questionable components. Then that package could go into e.g. Livna.

March 8, 2006

Adding repositories?

by Bill Mills-Curran

I've added a new repository (or two) to my yum config, and I'm feeling a bit exposed. I wonder what other WLUG members do about additional repositories. In an effort to support vlc, I had added the livna repository, and when that stopped working (after recent fedora updates), I found that switching from livna to dries helped. Now I notice that there are quite a few packages from dries that will update fedora packages. So, I'm feeling a bit worried. Does anyone have a sense of how much these repositories should be trusted? TIA, Bill

March 8, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Jim Dibb

> > > > > > > > Great answer, that was it. Only question I have is whether I have > > to > > > disable SeLinux control of smbd and nmbd or just smbd. Thanks! > > > > Those aren't really the proper answer. The correct solution is to > > label the filesystem for smbd access, or add the desired filesystem > > label to the policy. > > > > But I suppose your solution is ok, akin to disabling a firewall > > instead of unblocking the one port you need. > > So, I can't figure out how to change that. I thought I could do it by using the 'reset' and/or fixfiles functionality. That changed the ls display to [root@linuxlaptop media]# ls -lZ /media drwxr-xr-x root root system_u:object_r:mnt_t cdrecorder drwxrwxrwx root root system_u:object_r:mnt_t media /media/media was a file_t type before. But now I can mount "music" on my xp host, but cant see any files. [music] path = /media/media writeable = yes browseable = yes valid users = jim I get the following in the audit log. I have no idea why its referring to the trash file. Any more clues? Thanks. type=CWD msg=audit(1141778849.514:1463): cwd="/media/media" type=PATH msg=audit(1141778849.514:1463): item=0 name=2E2F3130302047756974617220536F6C6F732032312D3430 flags=1 inode=7061505 dev=08:01 mode=040775 ouid=500 ogid=500 rdev=00:00 type=AVC msg=audit(1141778849.514:1464): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=6755 comm="smbd" name=".Trash-jim" dev=sda1 ino=3997697 scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1141778849.514:1464): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=bf9ccc74 a1=bf9cd474 a2=589ff4 a3=bf9cd474 items=1 pid=6755 auid=4294967295 uid=500 gid=0 euid=500 suid=0 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500 comm="smbd" exe="/usr/sbin/smbd" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1141778849.514:1464): path="/media/media/.Trash-jim" type=CWD msg=audit(1141778849.514:1464): cwd="/media/media" type=PATH msg=audit(1141778849.514:1464): item=0 name="./.Trash-jim" flags=1 inode=3997697 dev=08:01 mode=040700 ouid=500 ogid=500 rdev=00:00 type=AVC msg=audit(1141778849.514:1465): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=6755 comm="smbd" name=31302C303030204D616E69616373 dev=sda1 ino=7749633 scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1141778849.514:1465): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=bf9ccc74 a1=bf9cd474 a2=589ff4 a3=bf9cd474 items=1 pid=6755 auid=4294967295 uid=500 gid=0 euid=500 suid=0 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500 comm="smbd" exe="/usr/sbin/smbd" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1141778849.514:1465): path=2F6D656469612F6D656469612F31302C303030204D616E69616373 type=CWD msg=audit(1141778849.514:1465): cwd="/media/media" type=PATH msg=audit(1141778849.514:1465): item=0 name=2E2F31302C303030204D616E69616373 flags=1 inode=7749633 dev=08:01 mode=040775 ouid=500 ogid=500 rdev=00:00

March 8, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Bluetooth hardware recomendations

by John Stoffel

Ok, so I've finally gotten around to looking at my USB dongle. It's a Kensington Bluetooth USB Adapter. Model #33085, and it's worked well in my limited testing on a heavily updated Debian box, running fairly recent 2.6 kernels. It's about an inch and a quarter long, not including the USB plug part. Has a little light that goes on as well. Not a bad buy, just wish I had more use for it. John

March 8, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Bluetooth hardware recomendations

by John Stoffel

My apologies, but I've been sick this past week, so last night I crashed early and never checked my USB dongle for setup or anything. Maybe tonight if I get a chance. John

March 7, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Jim Dibb

Ok, I'll look into those options. Thanks for the tips. On 3/6/06, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 07:37:36PM -0500, Jim Dibb wrote: > > > > If you check FC4 /var/log/audit/audit.log, you will probably > > > > see that SELinux isn't allowing smbd to access that directory. > > > > > > > > Great answer, that was it. Only question I have is whether I have > to > > disable SeLinux control of smbd and nmbd or just smbd. Thanks! > > Those aren't really the proper answer. The correct solution is to > label the filesystem for smbd access, or add the desired filesystem > label to the policy. > > But I suppose your solution is ok, akin to disabling a firewall > instead of unblocking the one port you need. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 7, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Chuck Anderson

On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 07:37:36PM -0500, Jim Dibb wrote: > > > If you check FC4 /var/log/audit/audit.log, you will probably > > > see that SELinux isn't allowing smbd to access that directory. > > > > > > Great answer, that was it. Only question I have is whether I have to > disable SeLinux control of smbd and nmbd or just smbd. Thanks! Those aren't really the proper answer. The correct solution is to label the filesystem for smbd access, or add the desired filesystem label to the policy. But I suppose your solution is ok, akin to disabling a firewall instead of unblocking the one port you need.

March 7, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Jim Dibb

On 3/6/06, Jim Dibb <jimdibb(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Any advice on what might be wrong? > > > > If you check FC4 /var/log/audit/audit.log, you will probably > > see that SELinux isn't allowing smbd to access that directory. > > > > Great answer, that was it. Only question I have is whether I have to disable SeLinux control of smbd and nmbd or just smbd. Thanks!

March 7, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Jim Dibb

On 3/6/06, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 09:33:46PM -0500, Jim Dibb wrote: > > [2006/02/28 21:03:28, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615) > > '/media/media' does not exist or is not a directory, when connecting > to > > [media] > > > > Since I have a copy of the files on my xp box now, I was thinking of > > destroying the fs and recreating it, then putting all the data back. I > just > > find it very strange that with the above smb.conf, I can mount /media as > > media on my xp box and I can see the cdrecorder directory but I can't > see > > the media directory. > > > > Any advice on what might be wrong? > > If you check FC4 /var/log/audit/audit.log, you will probably > see that SELinux isn't allowing smbd to access that directory. > > Can you post part of audit.log around the time access is attempted, > and also the security attributes on the directories? > > ls -lZ /media > ls -lZ /media/media I will do that tonight. Thanks!

March 6, 2006

Re: [Wlug] problems with smb export on external usb drive

by Chuck Anderson

On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 09:33:46PM -0500, Jim Dibb wrote: > [2006/02/28 21:03:28, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615) > '/media/media' does not exist or is not a directory, when connecting to > [media] > > Since I have a copy of the files on my xp box now, I was thinking of > destroying the fs and recreating it, then putting all the data back. I just > find it very strange that with the above smb.conf, I can mount /media as > media on my xp box and I can see the cdrecorder directory but I can't see > the media directory. > > Any advice on what might be wrong? If you check FC4 /var/log/audit/audit.log, you will probably see that SELinux isn't allowing smbd to access that directory. Can you post part of audit.log around the time access is attempted, and also the security attributes on the directories? ls -lZ /media ls -lZ /media/media

March 6, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Bluetooth hardware recomendations

by John Stoffel

Karl> I need a blue tooth interface for my PC, and wondering if anyone Karl> has any brands, or hardware chip sets to recommend. I got one for my Linux box and while it works, the access to my Motorola v505 sucks, at least it used to, I haven't tried it recently. But the bluetooth stack stuff is a pain to work with at times. Also, you either want to plug the USB bluetooth dongle directly into a powered USB port, or into a hub with power. I'd tell you which one I got, but it's plugged into a non-powered hub and not showing up with lsusb right now. Karl> I will probably buy a USB or PCMCIA interface. Buying something Karl> USB though would allow me to use it in both my desktop and Karl> laptop, where only my laptop has PCMCIA. USB is probably the way to go here. Karl> Bluetooth devices i want to hook too, claims it is something Karl> like rs-232 serial output over bluetooth, but i gota figure that Karl> out. After that i may try with a digicam or mobile phone. I think I got a kensington. I'll try to send more details from home later. John

March 6, 2006