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Re: [Wlug] FreeBSD - cvsup access down?

by Brian J. Conway

It times out when I try cvsup14.freebsd.org. Perhaps leave it at cvsup.freebsd.org and be patient? I just tried that one (cvsup.freebsd.org) now and it connected up and starting syncing without issue. I haven't checked any of the mailing list archives recently, perhaps there's a known issue with cvsup mirrors being busy or a lack of available mirrors. -b > Brian> I cvsup ports at 3 in the morning and had no issues today. I > Brian> can connect now to cvsup.freebsd.org fine, although the limit > Brian> on connections for that particular server has been reached, but > Brian> the system is running. Try a few hosts? > > I've tried all of the main mirrors (1-18) including some of the remote > ones as well. I'm starting to think that there's some major routing > or network issues hiding around my server. Sigh... > > Well well... I can browse the web site on cvsup3.freebsd.org > (xyz.lcs.mit.edu) without a problem using Lynx from my problematic > machine. But cvsup doesn't work. Strange strange strange... > > Can you try doing a pull from that site and telling me what you get? > > John

Jan. 14, 2004

Re: [Wlug] FreeBSD - cvsup access down?

by John Stoffel

Brian> I cvsup ports at 3 in the morning and had no issues today. I Brian> can connect now to cvsup.freebsd.org fine, although the limit Brian> on connections for that particular server has been reached, but Brian> the system is running. Try a few hosts? I've tried all of the main mirrors (1-18) including some of the remote ones as well. I'm starting to think that there's some major routing or network issues hiding around my server. Sigh... Well well... I can browse the web site on cvsup3.freebsd.org (xyz.lcs.mit.edu) without a problem using Lynx from my problematic machine. But cvsup doesn't work. Strange strange strange... Can you try doing a pull from that site and telling me what you get? John

Jan. 14, 2004

Re: [Wlug] FreeBSD - cvsup access down?

by Brian J. Conway

I cvsup ports at 3 in the morning and had no issues today. I can connect now to cvsup.freebsd.org fine, although the limit on connections for that particular server has been reached, but the system is running. Try a few hosts? -b On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, John Stoffel wrote: > > Hi All, > > Is anyone else running FreeBSD and having problems talking to any/all > of the various CVSup servers around the world? I can't decide if the > ISP which hosts the site where I have a co-lo is causing the problem, > or if I've just done something stupid with my system setup. > > Basically, any connections for port 5999 on most of the CVSup servers > I've tried talking to just times out. > > For example: > > # cvsup ports-supfile > Cannot connect to cvsup14.FreeBSD.org: Connection refused > Will retry at 14:29:15 > Retrying > Cannot connect to cvsup14.FreeBSD.org: Connection refused > Will retry at 14:40:01 > > Thanks, > John > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 14, 2004

FreeBSD - cvsup access down?

by John Stoffel

Hi All, Is anyone else running FreeBSD and having problems talking to any/all of the various CVSup servers around the world? I can't decide if the ISP which hosts the site where I have a co-lo is causing the problem, or if I've just done something stupid with my system setup. Basically, any connections for port 5999 on most of the CVSup servers I've tried talking to just times out. For example: # cvsup ports-supfile Cannot connect to cvsup14.FreeBSD.org: Connection refused Will retry at 14:29:15 Retrying Cannot connect to cvsup14.FreeBSD.org: Connection refused Will retry at 14:40:01 Thanks, John

Jan. 14, 2004

coda & InterMezzo filesystems

by Karl Hiramoto

Anyone have experience with them? Good? Bad? Using them in produciton environments? -- ¤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 I hate babies. They're so human. -- H.H. Munro

Jan. 13, 2004

Re: [Wlug] mkinitrd

by Charles R. Anderson

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 09:08:46AM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Question: Do I need to boot to the single-processor kernel in order > to make a valid initrd image for a single-processor boot? I would > hope that I can, but the man page is not specific about it. (I want > to avoid the extra boot cycles.) Mo, you can make an initrd for any installed kernel without booting to it. mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-28.9.img 2.4.20-28.9 mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-28.9smp.img 2.4.20-28.9smp Additionally, installing a Red Hat kernel package automatically does the mkinitrd and grub.conf steps for you, so you only need to manually run the commands above if you want a special kernel module loaded before / is mounted, or if you have a custom compiled kernel. See also /sbin/installkernel.

Jan. 13, 2004

mkinitrd

by Bill Mills-Curran

I'm using mkinitrd on a multi-processor system. I have both the single and multi-processor kernels loaded, but I rarely run the single-processor kernel. It's there mostly as a safety net. Question: Do I need to boot to the single-processor kernel in order to make a valid initrd image for a single-processor boot? I would hope that I can, but the man page is not specific about it. (I want to avoid the extra boot cycles.) TIA, Bill

Jan. 13, 2004

Next meeting : Jan 15th 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Our next WLUG meeting will be held on Thurs. Jan 15th at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus. WLUG member Chuck Anderson will talk to us about using PGP. In his words: So, I guess I could whip up a summary of what I have learned to give a brief overview of what PGP is, how/why to use it... Click on this URL to get more information about PGP: http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html >From that website: PGP® or Pretty Good Privacy® is a powerful cryptographic product family that enables people to securely exchange messages, and to secure files, disk volumes and network connections with both privacy and strong authentication. For a similar piece of software, consult this URL: http://www.gnupg.org/ See ya there! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 8, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Jan 15 meeting - trolling for a topic

by Stephen C. Daukas

I'm not volunteering because my calendar is more than full, but I wonder if there is any interest regarding the Sun Java Desktop System and how it works with Linux. Maybe someone in-the-know could offer a talk/demo? From sun.com: /In August of 2003, Sun Microsystems announced the Sun Java Desktop System, a software package that consists of a fully integrated client environment based on open source components and industry standards, offered as an affordable, comprehensive, simple-to-use, secure enterprise-grade desktop solution. Key features include a well-defined, integrated look and feel, familiar desktop themes, as well as file, folder, and print interoperability with Microsoft Windows and Linux/UNIX environments. /"The Java Desktop System is a comprehensive and secure enterprise desktop environment that runs on Solaris and Linux. It provides the enterprise with the first viable alternative to Windows in 15 years, by offering a complete feature set at a fraction of the cost of a Windows upgrade." Might be interesting... Steve Andy Stewart wrote: >Hi Everybody, > >Unfortunately, I received no responses to my query about finding a speaker to >talk about digital signatures on e-mail. If you have expertise in this area >and would like to address WLUG at the January meeting, please contact me >ASAP. Thanks! > >Plan B: there is no plan B. > >Have you any thoughts ? Really, what we need is a volunteer. OK, I'll stoop >to bribery - if you speak at a WLUG meeting (especially the January meeting), >we'll buy you pizza/beer at the Boynton Restaurant after the meeting. How's >that sound ? :-) > >Thanks! > >Andy > > -- Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/

Jan. 7, 2004

Re: GnomeMeeting

by Bob George

Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > [...] > Does anybody out there have a webcam? For what do you use it ? I'd tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya. Or rather, you'd probably kill yourself! :) Actually I do have a Creative webcam, but only used it briefly. I played around with the "motion" package to do frame grabs when motion was detected. It was fun getting caps of people stealing our partition walls and security guards rummaging through our stuff at my old job. I've futzed with it for other things, but having ONE isn't all that much fun. I'm considering bolting it down pointing out my office window and doing a time-lapse sequence of "weather in MA" shots. That, or capturing squirrels at play in the yard. I personally don't find it that useful as a productivity tool. I don't see much value in looking at a poor image of somebody I'm talking to. I'd rather be busy doing other stuff (surfing web etc.) while talking to folks. - Bob

Jan. 5, 2004

Re: [Wlug] GnomeMeeting

by Andy Stewart

On Saturday 03 January 2004 10:46 pm, Andy Stewart wrote: > HI Everybody, > > Are there any GnomeMeeting users out there ? > > I just bought a webcam and would like to try this out. If somebody wants > to do an experiment, let me know! I'd like to test both video and audio as > well as the text chat capability. > > Andy Does anybody out there have a webcam? For what do you use it ? -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 5, 2004

Jan 15 meeting - trolling for a topic

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, Unfortunately, I received no responses to my query about finding a speaker to talk about digital signatures on e-mail. If you have expertise in this area and would like to address WLUG at the January meeting, please contact me ASAP. Thanks! Plan B: there is no plan B. Have you any thoughts ? Really, what we need is a volunteer. OK, I'll stoop to bribery - if you speak at a WLUG meeting (especially the January meeting), we'll buy you pizza/beer at the Boynton Restaurant after the meeting. How's that sound ? :-) Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 5, 2004

GnomeMeeting

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Are there any GnomeMeeting users out there ? I just bought a webcam and would like to try this out. If somebody wants to do an experiment, let me know! I'd like to test both video and audio as well as the text chat capability. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 4, 2004

Linux Date.

by Aramico

Hi everybody... Hmm, can somebody tell me how to display the defined date on linux ? I want to see the date displayed as eg. Jule 29 2003, what date properties that I have to use ? Thanks. Aramico

Dec. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux Date.

by doug waud

Hi Aramico wrote: > Hmm, can somebody tell me how to display the defined date on linux ? Type date <return> :-) Are you aware of the apropos command? (I am surprised that anyone would post such a simple query and am trying to guess what led you to do so :-) )? > I want to see the date displayed as eg. Jule 29 2003, what date properties > that I have to use ? Start with man date and figure it out! doug

Dec. 29, 2003

Tap into OnStar

by jeff

<http://members.cox.net/onstar/>

Dec. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Linux Date.

by Mike Frysinger

On Monday 29 December 2003 14:19, Aramico wrote: > Hmm, can somebody tell me how to display the defined date on linux ? > I want to see the date displayed as eg. Jule 29 2003, what date properties > that I have to use ? are you talking about the `date` cmd ? or are you talking about your clock in {gkrellm,kde,gnome,whathaveyou} ? you need to be a little more specific ... -mike

Dec. 29, 2003

Mercury News | 12/25/2003 | Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system

by jeff

<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7569678.htm>

Dec. 29, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Has anyone got an opinion on LINDOWS 4.0?

by Steve Freitag

I haven't used Lindows 4.0, but I did notice a review over on unixreview.com: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8989/ur0312j/ > From: "Sarin,Sajiv" <Sajiv.Sarin(a)stratus.com> > Date: 2003/12/24 Wed PM 12:30:54 EST > To: "'wlug(a)mail.wlug.org'" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Subject: [Wlug] Has anyone got an opinion on LINDOWS 4.0? > > Thanks, _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Dec. 24, 2003

Has anyone got an opinion on LINDOWS 4.0?

by Sarin,Sajiv

Thanks, * <mailto:Sajiv.Sarin@Stratus.com> Sajiv.Sarin(a)Stratus.com U <mailto:8773800197@skytel.com> 8773800197(a)skytel.com <outbind://3/978-461-7235> * 978-461-7235

Dec. 24, 2003

Linux and 802.11g

by Arturo Sedo

Holiday cheer would be facilitated greatly if I were able to find a 802.11g wireless card that works with linux. Does anyone in the group have any experience or insight regarding 802.11g and linux compatibility? Happy Holidays! Arturo

Dec. 22, 2003

hey guys - long time no see!

by jeff

this is jeff, one half of the now sadly defunct mwblug. just wanted to say, it's good to be back on the list, and i hope you guys have a great holiday! peace -jeff

Dec. 17, 2003

Recent and Upcoming WLUG meetings

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, Please note that I just rescheduled a bunch of the meetings for calendar year 2004. Please check the WLUG website for more information. Please accept my apologies for scheduling two Wednesday meetings for consecutive months. I am scheduling around my commitment to teach a Linux course for the Adult Education program in Chelmsford, MA. A note about the December 2003 meeting: This meeting was well attended, with at least 30 people present to watch the "Revolution OS" DVD. Many thanks for your generous donations to help defray the cost of the raffle items (we broke even *and* set a WLUG record of $58.50!), and to Chuck Anderson for his help with the projection system. It was nice to see some faces of people who occasionally attend meetings in addition to the "regulars" and a few newbies. With regard to the January 2004 meeting, there was an interesting discussion on the WLUG mailing list recently about digital signatures and e-mail. I would like to know if there are any volunteers who would like to do a presentation on this topic. If so, please send me an e-mail. Here are some ideas which came to mind: - how to create your own digital signature (and why) - how to get your friend's digital signature and be sure it is authentic - how to configure (pick a mail client) for use with digital signatures - verifying a digitally signed e-mail - other related ideas? Finally, if you are unfamiliar with this comic strip, take a look. Its pretty amusing: http://www.userfriendly.org Happy holidays! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Dec. 16, 2003

it was a *great* December meeting!

by Brian McLinden

The film Thursday was tops, a great intro about where free software and open source came from. In a mock of the film, Doug Mildram stood us all for free beer at the Boynton afterwards. Present: Scott, Amy, Greg, Andy, Doug, Chuck, Keith, Al. I truly appreciate all you do, Andy. It was a great evening and intro for the holidaze ahead! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/

Dec. 13, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Give away...

by Lee Keyser-Allen

I'm sorry to spam the list, but I can't help pointing out the irony inherent in the items being offered. The fact that one crt has developed a red ting, whilst the other has lost it's ability to manufacture red at all. I since a physics proof on the conservation of red electrons<sic> in the Keller household. Really I think the two must be offered as a set to avoid some sort of cosmic imbalance :). Sorry again, I couldn't resist; my brain does this to me every now and then, and I felt the need to share the pain. Cheers, Lee Keller, Tim wrote: >Hey Everybody, > >I've got a color 13" television I'd like to give to a good home. It's an >oldie, but a goodie. Every once and a while it'll get a bit of a red ting, >but overall it works great. Note, this TV only has coax input. > >I've also got a 21" viewsonic monitor that the red electron gun has gone on >the fritz. I'm sure a monitor tech could fix it in no time, however since >it cost me nothing, I feel no qualms in just giving it away. > >Other stuff... >1. Pentium 166 with 128mb of ram. This entire machine is questionable and >possibly a fire hazard (due to some dodgy soldering work done by your truly >on the power supply after the fans bearings went south and I installed a new >fan) though I ran the machine for many years after my repairs and never had >a problem. With a new case and power supply this machine would probably be >a great firewall. It's also got a 512mb and 3gig hard drive in it. > >2. Huge Server case minus power supply. 6 bays in the front, lots of room >for fans and drives and all that good stuff. > >If you want any of this stuff, just write me back and I'll bring it with me >to the next wlug meeting. If you can't make it to the meeting, we'll >arrange something. > >Thanks, >Tim. > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Dec. 13, 2003