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Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting: Jan 13th

by Brian Waite

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 09:23:58 -0500, Chuck Haines <chaines(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I wouldn't mind seeing some stuff on embedded linux development. > Maybe get anyone who has done some to talk about it's pros and cons. > I know I've done a bit of embedded programming with Arcom Linux and > QNX. I'd love to see some embedded Linux devel. I do embedded Linux development at home and at the office and I'd like to see others who do it. I'd might be willing to talk a bit about it, but I have to check my availability. If any one else wants to step up for this or another topic, I'll step back with no worries what so ever. I'll see if I am available and get back ASAP. Is embedded linux (primarily PPC) interesting to the masses? Some topics I could expound on are: * Cross development vs Local Development * Linux as en embedded OS (Kernels, modules, flash filesystems, pitfalls) * Designing Embedded Linux Clusters * Application considerations on embedded linux Anything else people might find more interesting? > > Chuck > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:26:29 -0500, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > HI gang, > > > > We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Thurs Jan 13 - any thoughts on what topic > > we should explore? Or more to the point - any volunteers? :-) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andy > > > > - -- > > Andy Stewart, Founder > > Worcester Linux Users' Group > > Worcester, MA USA > > http://www.wlug.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFB3NoVHl0iXDssISsRAjByAJ9emZO3gA+52yQ0dBLhMmSBvWTxNQCfcKRO > > diTNYvQe9uG7zOGE6NSFikY= > > =1oes > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > -- > Chuck Haines > chaines(a)gmail.com > ------------------------------------------- > Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity > TKE-ZM Web Coordinator > ECE Systems Administrator > ------------------------------------------- > AIM: CyberGrex > YIM: CyberGrex_27 > ICQ: 3707881 > ------------------------------------------- > GPG Fingerprint: 303A AB50 4EA9 70ED 2E30 2368 C9CD CCB5 4BD7 0989 > GPG Key: http://www.maxslack.com/gpgkey.txt > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 10, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting: Jan 13th

by Chuck Haines

I wouldn't mind seeing some stuff on embedded linux development. Maybe get anyone who has done some to talk about it's pros and cons. I know I've done a bit of embedded programming with Arcom Linux and QNX. Chuck On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:26:29 -0500, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > HI gang, > > We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Thurs Jan 13 - any thoughts on what topic > we should explore? Or more to the point - any volunteers? :-) > > Thanks, > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFB3NoVHl0iXDssISsRAjByAJ9emZO3gA+52yQ0dBLhMmSBvWTxNQCfcKRO > diTNYvQe9uG7zOGE6NSFikY= > =1oes > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity TKE-ZM Web Coordinator ECE Systems Administrator ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 ------------------------------------------- GPG Fingerprint: 303A AB50 4EA9 70ED 2E30 2368 C9CD CCB5 4BD7 0989 GPG Key: http://www.maxslack.com/gpgkey.txt

Jan. 9, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting: Jan 13th

by Jeff Moyer

==> Regarding [Wlug] Upcoming meeting: Jan 13th; Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> adds: andystewart> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 andystewart> HI gang, andystewart> We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Thurs Jan 13 - any andystewart> thoughts on what topic we should explore? Or more to the andystewart> point - any volunteers? :-) I can present on one of a few topics: autofs - the Sun automounter netdump/crash - tools for kernel debugging programming with the Linux Asynchronous I/O subsystem (AIO) - I can go into detail on the internals for RH 2.4 kernels, but I havne't come up to speed on how things are done in 2.6 just yet. Please let me know if you would like me to present fairly soon, as I don't have a prepared talk on any one of the subjects. -Jeff

Jan. 7, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Linux Banwidht Manager

by Marc Hughes

The last time I did any bandwidth management, I used the traffic shaping stuff. I'm not sure if there's a newer way of doing it now, but this stuff looks familiar: http://www.knowplace.org/shaper/examples.html All I remember about it was it was a pain to figure out, but it worked for my purposes flawlessly. -Marc On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:44:34 +0700, Aramico <aramico(a)duahati.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Long time no see...... > > Btw, can you guys recomend me what is the best Linux Bandwidth Manager to > use ? > Well, about its performance, flexibility, simplicity, etc... the good one. > > Thanks, > > Aramico > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 7, 2005

Linux Banwidht Manager

by Aramico

Hi all, Long time no see...... Btw, can you guys recomend me what is the best Linux Bandwidth Manager to use ? Well, about its performance, flexibility, simplicity, etc... the good one. Thanks, Aramico

Jan. 6, 2005

Upcoming meeting: Jan 13th

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, We have a WLUG meeting coming up on Thurs Jan 13 - any thoughts on what topic we should explore? Or more to the point - any volunteers? :-) Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB3NoVHl0iXDssISsRAjByAJ9emZO3gA+52yQ0dBLhMmSBvWTxNQCfcKRO diTNYvQe9uG7zOGE6NSFikY= =1oes -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Jan. 6, 2005

RE: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Martin, Eric

I always thought it was that and some mobile processor goodies (low power consumption, etc) Eric Martin Worcester Public Schools -----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Marc Hughes Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:15 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:41:32 -0500 (EST), Gary Hanley <gary(a)hanley.net> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Brian Waite wrote: > > True. However Intel is doing quite well with "Centrino" and I'd bet > most people who buy "Centrino" have no idea what it is. (No one here, > of > course!) > Isn't it just built in 802.11b? If not.. then, yeah lousy marketing =) _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Jan. 5, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Brett Russ

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:04:32 -0500, Bill Mills-Curran <bill(a)mills-curran.net> wrote: > Since I'm not gamer (just want good resolution), is there any reason > that a PCI graphics card would not work? I think the key is this is "just another computer" and that whatever you want to do with it will be fine. I think the onboard video would work just as well. Does anyone have comments on the Celeron 2.5 GHz with 533 MHz FSB as compared to the P4/2.8/800? thanks BR

Jan. 5, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 01:06:59PM -0500, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 12:45:03PM -0500, Bill Smith wrote: > > > The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network. > > > Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP. > > > Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420. > > > > > > Hmm... Should I believe that? > > It's probably the same deal as the 400SC--it probably has an AGP slot > on the motherboard. > > > The 420SC, Dell is betting, will be sold to entities that fit the > > first and third groups, and if anyone from the second group tries to > > install a video card (most servers tend to be headless or need only > > redimentary graphics cards, so fancy cards are a giveaway!), then > > all bets are off for support. > > Well, if you have a problem, you can always pull out the AGP card and > switch to the PCI card before you call support... I found some references to this machine: http://www.aaltonen.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1999 http://www.aaltonen.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2058 http://www.slickdeals.net/forums/printthread.php?t=59592 Since I'm not gamer (just want good resolution), is there any reason that a PCI graphics card would not work?

Jan. 5, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Brett Russ

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:45:03 -0500, Bill Smith <wsmith(a)chezsmith.com> wrote: > -- People that know what they're doing, but are too busy to take > the time to find the parts that do what they need. OK, I'm in this group :-) Funny thing is though, I configured the machine the way I want it, price came out to $333 but as soon as I put it in the cart it jumped to $383. Can't find any explanation of the $50 mystery charge. Oh, I configured it with the Celeron 325J, 2.53GHz, 256KB Cache, 533MHz FSB instead of the Pentium 4, 520, 2.8GHz, 1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB to save $99 and a bunch of heat and power. I believe the DDR2 400MHz memory will run at 333 with this CPU, but not sure. Anyone have an opinion on the processor downgrade that would convince me it's bad? I was planning on using this for a MythTV backend, with Hauppauge HW video capture cards, so CPU is less essential. Also used for file/media serving, etc. Thanks BR

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Charles R. Anderson

On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 12:45:03PM -0500, Bill Smith wrote: > > The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network. > > Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP. > > Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420. > > > > Hmm... Should I believe that? It's probably the same deal as the 400SC--it probably has an AGP slot on the motherboard. > The 420SC, Dell is betting, will be sold to entities that fit the > first and third groups, and if anyone from the second group tries to > install a video card (most servers tend to be headless or need only > redimentary graphics cards, so fancy cards are a giveaway!), then > all bets are off for support. Well, if you have a problem, you can always pull out the AGP card and switch to the PCI card before you call support...

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Bill Smith

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:05:08 -0500 Bill Mills-Curran <bill(a)mills-curran.net> wrote: > When I started configuring it (the online price is even cheaper), I > got the following warning: > > The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network. > Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP. > Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420. > > Hmm... Should I believe that? You can probably believe the part of "if you add a graphics card, you're on your own", but that doesn't mean that it can't be done. Most of their sales usually fit the following categories: -- People that don't know what they're doing, else they'd build their own machine. -- People that know what they're doing, but are too busy to take the time to find the parts that do what they need. -- Companies that can't be bothered to build and support their own custom boxes. These companies find it easier to have a third-party that will support the box(es) that they sell. The 420SC, Dell is betting, will be sold to entities that fit the first and third groups, and if anyone from the second group tries to install a video card (most servers tend to be headless or need only redimentary graphics cards, so fancy cards are a giveaway!), then all bets are off for support. I seem to recall something about someone having a bad experience with Dell with a laptop once... The guy refused the terms of the EULA (with respect to WinXP), and wanted a refund for the cost of the OS (he chose to put Debian on instead). The link is here: http://www.nomis52.net/?section=comps&page=dell (That's all a bit off the subject, though.) At any rate, the gist of the whole ordeal is that if you're okay with foregoing any support from Dell, get the system and modify it to your heart's content. If you don't want to risk voiding any future support, I'd pay close attention to the EULA and live by it. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. -- Albert Camus, French writer and philosopher (1913-1960) * TAG! v3.1a *

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Jim Dibb

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:15:11 -0500, Marc Hughes <marc.hughes(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:41:32 -0500 (EST), Gary Hanley <gary(a)hanley.net> wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Brian Waite wrote: > > > > True. However Intel is doing quite well with "Centrino" and I'd bet most > > people who buy "Centrino" have no idea what it is. (No one here, of > > course!) > > > > Isn't it just built in 802.11b? If not.. then, yeah lousy marketing =) Someone said to me the other day, "Doesn't Centrino allow you to connect anywhere in the world?", like the ad suggests when connecting from a tent on the side of a mountain. In this case I think the marketing did too good a job of selling.

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Marc Hughes

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:41:32 -0500 (EST), Gary Hanley <gary(a)hanley.net> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Brian Waite wrote: > > True. However Intel is doing quite well with "Centrino" and I'd bet most > people who buy "Centrino" have no idea what it is. (No one here, of > course!) > Isn't it just built in 802.11b? If not.. then, yeah lousy marketing =)

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 01:25:15AM -0500, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 09:29:45PM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > Staples has a low-priced machine advertised in the Globe: $199.94 for > > a Compaq Presario with an AMD Sempron processor. Any idea how this > > might work with Linux? I picked up a cheap Compaq at Walmart a year > > ago, and I returned it because it was such a dog. > > I don't know, but Sempron is AMD's answer to the Celerons. I would > recommend getting a Small Business server Dell PowerEdge 400SC > instead. Those are Hyperthreading Pentium 4's, they work with Linux > (you can get it preinstalled if you like) and you are not paying any > MS-tax. In addition, they have an AGP slot (unadvertised) so you can > use them as a nice Linux desktop if you want. Dell has deals every > once in a while for these systems in the range of $300-400 in their > minimum configurations. Check slickdeals.net for the coupon codes. There's an add in today's Globe for a 420SC for $375. www.dell.com/globeoffer When I started configuring it (the online price is even cheaper), I got the following warning: The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network. Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP. Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420. Hmm... Should I believe that? Bill

Jan. 4, 2005

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Charles R. Anderson

On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 03:13:09PM -0500, Brett Russ wrote: > If there's a way to distinguish between the two types of accesses I > don't know what it is. SELinux can do this.

Dec. 31, 2004

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Brett Russ

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:54:20 -0500, Justin Odom <justin.odom(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure if anyone has experience with this, but I would like to lock > down the /etc directory so common users cannot run through the > directory and read all the files. However, programs still need to be > able to read the files to work. I'm not sure you can achieve what you're after--either a user can read the file or he can't. If you turn off read perms for a user, then programs running as that user also will be disallowed. If there's a way to distinguish between the two types of accesses I don't know what it is. Otherwise, maybe you should look into extended attributes--you'll need a filesystem that supports them. ReiserFS and ext3 both do, as do most others I'm sure. BR

Dec. 31, 2004

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Chuck Haines

Haha, I think that Justin means is that he has some users who think they know about Linux and keep perusing the /etc files and telling him what is wrong with them. That's my best guess. Though I think the people might be right, maybe Justin is just tired of hearing from them :) CH On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:40:46 -0800 (PST), Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > yes....fire those users. > > Other than that...i got nothin' > > --- Justin Odom <justin.odom(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Not sure if anyone has experience with this, but I > > would like to lock > > down the /etc directory so common users cannot run > > through the > > directory and read all the files. However, programs > > still need to be > > able to read the files to work. > > > > I'm trying to do this because we have several users > > on our system that > > like to peruse the files within /etc. > > > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Justin > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity TKE-ZM Web Coordinator ECE Systems Administrator ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 ------------------------------------------- GPG Fingerprint: 303A AB50 4EA9 70ED 2E30 2368 C9CD CCB5 4BD7 0989 GPG Key: http://www.maxslack.com/gpgkey.txt

Dec. 31, 2004

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Gary Hanley

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Brian Waite wrote: > Hyperthreading and hypertransport are vastly different beasts. Right, but the comment wasn't that they were either different or similar - it was that AMD isn't selling hypertransport while Intel is selling hyperthreading. > Where hyperthreading performance can be described by marketeers as > making your app go fatster, hypertransport will speed up everything, > but it is difficult to quantify and thus marketeers can't sell it. True. However Intel is doing quite well with "Centrino" and I'd bet most people who buy "Centrino" have no idea what it is. (No one here, of course!) My own conspiracy theory is that when Intel realized AMD was not selling hypertransport they way they should they named hyperthreading as such to create confusion with the two features. If masses hear Intel barking "hyperthreading" all the time they will assume AMD is talking about the same thing if they ever hear "hypertransport" Eh, it's my paranoid conspiracy theory. I'm sticking to it. :-) -- Gary

Dec. 31, 2004

Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples

by Brian Waite

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:10:36 -0500 (EST), Gary Hanley <gary(a)hanley.net> wrote: > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > > Those are Hyperthreading Pentium 4's, > > Yea, but Hyperthreading is a nice idea that is still somewhat irrelevant > at this stage. Even with dual-cores on the horizon there has is lots of > optimizations to do before any of this power is utilized. > > More relevant now is Hypertransport, which for some reason AMD doesn't > brag about as must as Intel does for Hyperthreading. Hyperthreading and hypertransport are vastly different beasts. Hyperthreading creates two "virtual" processors on a single CPU. Here is a good description of hyperthreading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading. Hypertransport, on the other hand is a chip to chip transport. It is a serial interface that makes the bits go faster. It is basically the bus logic and thus far too technical to be interesting to the marketing types. Where hyperthreading performance can be described by marketeers as making your app go fatster, hypertransport will speed up everything, but it is difficult to quantify and thus marketeers can't sell it. Just my 2 cents. Thanks Brian > > -- Gary > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Dec. 30, 2004

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Mike Leo

yes....fire those users. Other than that...i got nothin' --- Justin Odom <justin.odom(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure if anyone has experience with this, but I > would like to lock > down the /etc directory so common users cannot run > through the > directory and read all the files. However, programs > still need to be > able to read the files to work. > > I'm trying to do this because we have several users > on our system that > like to peruse the files within /etc. > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks for your help, > > Justin > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Dec. 30, 2004

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Charles R. Anderson

On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 01:54:20PM -0500, Justin Odom wrote: > I'm trying to do this because we have several users on our system that > like to peruse the files within /etc. > > Anyone have any suggestions? SELinux with the strict policy may be able to help here, but it would require a lot of hand policy writing and domain transitions for every program. Another possibility is to chroot users to their home directories. This has its own problems.

Dec. 30, 2004

Re: [Wlug] lock down /etc

by Brian J. Conway

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Justin Odom wrote: > Not sure if anyone has experience with this, but I would like to lock > down the /etc directory so common users cannot run through the > directory and read all the files. However, programs still need to be > able to read the files to work. > > I'm trying to do this because we have several users on our system that > like to peruse the files within /etc. > > Anyone have any suggestions? I don't know of any automated way to do it, but most critical files should already be locked down by default from prying eyes, and anything you specifically want to hide from users can be done easily by the normal permissions/ownership means for whatever user a daemon is running as. Are you trying to hide away that pesky /etc/hosts? ;) Brian J. Conway bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

Dec. 30, 2004

lock down /etc

by Justin Odom

Not sure if anyone has experience with this, but I would like to lock down the /etc directory so common users cannot run through the directory and read all the files. However, programs still need to be able to read the files to work. I'm trying to do this because we have several users on our system that like to peruse the files within /etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for your help, Justin

Dec. 30, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Trouble with SATA DVD burner

by Karl Hiramoto

The linux kernel developers broke some stuff after 2.6.8 and there are docs on the cdrecord site. http://www.fokus.fhg.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private… Andy Stewart wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Tuesday 28 December 2004 12:47 am, Andy Stewart wrote: > > >>HI all, >> >>I'm having problems with an SATA DVD burner (Plextor 712). I can't get >>Linux to see it. Any advice you might offer would be appreciated. >> >> > >Well, I got it working with SuSE's kernel version 2.6.5-7.111.19-smp, but that >doesn't explain to me why I can't make it work with a stock 2.6.10 kernel. >Now I'm hitting the "kernel madness" which broke CD/DVD burning for all but >the root user. > >I also checked my firware revs, all of which are up to date. > >I'll still take any advice about why 2.6.10 didn't work for me. > >Thanks, > >Andy > >- -- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA USA >http://www.wlug.org >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > >iD4DBQFB0ZKwHl0iXDssISsRAjKtAJdZnVZUIpo4CtW/0mIGCqdmQ71PAJ9Nxa2U >lQ2plaRVtgIS+ErBFsdOJA== >=K7D5 >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- --- Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> US VOIP: 603.966.4448 Spain Home from US 011(34) 952.827.554 Spain Home from EU 00 (34) 952.827.554 Spain Mobil 011 (34) 617.463.826 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto jabber.org=karl_hiramoto ------ - Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? se

Dec. 28, 2004