Hebrew (other languages) in Cinnamon?

2013-01-31 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I started to use Cinnamon desktop on my Ubuntu 12.04LTS. Does anyone know how to add hebrew support? (hebrew keyboard input). Thanks, Dan -- The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln

help with kde on ubuntu 10.04

2010-07-11 Thread Dan Bar Dov
How do I add hebrew input to KDE on Ubuntu 10.04? (had to switch from gnome, and it is SO different from kde 3.5) Also, where to I control keyboard shortcuts to select the input language? Thanks, Dan ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il

Re: help with kde on ubuntu 10.04

2010-07-11 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Gracias! On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.comwrote: On Sunday 11 July 2010, Dan Bar Dov wrote: How do I add hebrew input to KDE on Ubuntu 10.04? (had to switch from gnome, and it is SO different from kde 3.5) Also, where to I control keyboard shortcuts

Re: cat command with timeout

2010-06-20 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Years ago I needed a cat with a timeout argument. I modified the cat code. It was very easy (if I remember correctly less than one hour of work). Sadly, I don't have the code. Good luck. Dan 2010/6/10 Ori Idan o...@helicontech.co.il I have to read lines from serial port, I thought to read

Re: platform for number crunching

2010-06-17 Thread Dan Bar Dov
How a simple good question can turn into a long debate. I think you need to study your needs along with the current technology. Modern processors will not burn - they will reduce power consumption when they overheat. Also, modern CPUs utilize less power. There are new multicores that go as low to

Re: What does this error message mean?

2010-06-17 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I think this is a security related message rather than a mount issue. If you know (from your graphic interface) the name of the partition you try to mount, just do the following in a command line window: sudo mount /dev/partition-name-you-want-to-mount /mnt/mount-point Good luck. On Thu, Jun

direct IO on fedora 11

2009-12-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Anybody know where is the raw(1) command in fedora11? I want to do some direct IO tests, and cannot find raw(1). Maybe I'm missing an rpm, but which? yum fails to locate it. Ideas? Dan ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il

Re: direct IO on fedora 11

2009-12-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
/raw 2009/12/13 Dan Bar Dov bar...@gmail.com: Anybody know where is the raw(1) command in fedora11? I want to do some direct IO tests, and cannot find raw(1). Maybe I'm missing an rpm, but which? yum fails to locate it. Ideas? Dan

Re: direct IO on fedora 11

2009-12-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Damn, so how do I tell iometer to use direct io device? Looks like I'm screwd. Dan On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:00 PM, guy keren c...@actcom.co.il wrote: Dan Bar Dov wrote: Anybody know where is the raw(1) command in fedora11? I want to do some direct IO tests, and cannot find raw(1). Maybe

local ntp servers?

2009-10-26 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Are there any local ntp servers in Israel? Do any of the ISPs in Israel provide ntp service? Thanks, Dan ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il

Bank Hapoalim

2009-07-08 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I just got off the phone, talking with Bank Hapoalim support. I got a very clear message - We do not support Linux. We support only Windows XP and Vista.. Just to make sure I asked, so you support Firefox explorer, but only on Microsoft operating systems? The answer was a solid yes. Is anyone

Help with printf

2008-06-11 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Usually we use printf with a string literal for the format, e.g. printf(%d flowers\n,count); But if I put the format in a variable (as opposed to a string literal), I find that escape processing does not occur. so using the program: void main(int ac, char **av) { printf(av[1],av[2]); }

Re: Help with printf

2008-06-11 Thread Dan Bar Dov
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Nadav Har'El [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Jun 11, 2008, Dan Bar Dov wrote about Help with printf: ... But if I put the format in a variable (as opposed to a string literal), I find that escape processing does not occur. ... and running

Re: SendSMS through orange account: the end?

2008-05-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Ira, how exactly to you send sms from twitter to non-twitter phones? Dan On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Ira Abramov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting sara fink, from the post of Mon, 21 Apr: So, how can I send with vicq to orange numbers? it automatically selects for cellcom and pelephone

Re: help with fonts

2007-12-05 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Bingo, the mstfonts did the work. Many thanks Hetz Dan On Dec 4, 2007 7:06 PM, Hetz Ben Hamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, You can try to install either culmus RPM package or use the MS core fonts (http://corefonts.sf.net) Thanks, Hetz On 12/4/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

help with fonts

2007-12-04 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I *need* to run ie6 on my fedora 7, for Hebrew sites that use asp. When I was on fedora 6, it worked ok. Now I don't get any Hebrew fonts. I probably botched something in the installation, anyone knows what? Thanks, Dan

Re: help with fonts

2007-12-04 Thread Dan Bar Dov
And, I alreadey tried to install ie4linux with HE locale, then I got all the IE menus in gibberish, and walla still opened with no Hebrew dfonts On Dec 4, 2007 5:50 PM, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I *need* to run ie6 on my fedora 7, for Hebrew sites that use asp. When I was on fedora

Re: Web hosting services with servers in Israel or well-connected to IIX?

2007-09-11 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I thought all the Israeli ISPs provide web hosting services. Bezeqnet, Netvisiom, Barak etc. On 9/11/07, Omer Zak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A client of mine is building a Web site for serving the Israeli market. He is looking for a Web hosting service, which has servers located in Israel

Re: Career advice needed

2007-09-04 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Wow, what a thread have you started. My only 2 cents - and maybe I'm wrong - If you like the area of web-dev - stick with it. If you worked for the salary, I would feel sorry for you. But if you enjoy what you do, then stick to what you enjoy, the extra money is not important. As to

Re: State of the Israeli banks websites

2007-08-16 Thread Dan Bar Dov
That's not true. Discount mostly works with firefox, but it has some [important] features that fail to work. For example, if you have more than one account, the switch-account drop-down box does not open, so you can't even look at your other account. Dan On 8/16/07, Alon Altman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: State of the Israeli banks websites

2007-08-16 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Oh, and when you say Discount works with firefox you mean firefox on windows. With firefox on Linux it doesn't work shit. [excuse my language] Dan On 8/16/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not true. Discount mostly works with firefox, but it has some [important] features

Re: Announce: hoc - more than just a calculator

2007-08-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
No GUI? Why not add a python (or whatever) GUI frontend? (that allows also user typed expressions, has a ticker tape etc.) Then it might be interesting for me, otherwise all those years I wasted on mastering bc were wasted. Dan On 8/13/07, Nadav Har'El [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tired of the

Re: Problem with SATA disk

2007-08-13 Thread Dan Bar Dov
When you boot the ubuntu installer - add all-generic-ide to the linux command line parameters. Dan On 8/12/07, Boaz Dagan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I am trying to install Ubuntu 7.04 on MSI board (PM8M2-V) with SATA HD. It seems that the installation procedure can't recognize

Re: help with DNS?

2007-08-03 Thread Dan Bar Dov
FC6 has IPv6 enabled by default? How do I disable? Thanks, Dan On 8/3/07, Shachar Shemesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Bar Dov wrote: Guys, I need a little help. I installed a Fedora core 6 at home. Its connected to the network through a switch that connects to my ADSL router which

help with DNS?

2007-08-03 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Guys, I need a little help. I installed a Fedora core 6 at home. Its connected to the network through a switch that connects to my ADSL router which is the DHCP server. using host(1) on www.cnn.com, or other internet addresses works. But firefox (1.5) won't resolve network addreses. Entering the

Re: help with DNS?

2007-08-03 Thread Dan Bar Dov
] wrote: On Friday 03 August 2007 13:59, Dan Bar Dov wrote: Guys, I need a little help. I installed a Fedora core 6 at home. Its connected to the network through a switch that connects to my ADSL router which is the DHCP server. using host(1) on www.cnn.com, or other internet addresses

Re: help with DNS?

2007-08-03 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Ah, /etc/sysconfig/network I disabled ipv6 I restarted network services, restarted firefox still firefox lookups fail. Dan On 8/3/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FC6 has IPv6 enabled by default? How do I disable? Thanks, Dan On 8/3/07, Shachar Shemesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: 32Gb servers?

2007-06-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Check out what my company: www.scalemp.comhttp://www.scalemp.com/sol-prod.htmdoes. It's exactly what you're intrigued about :-) (for example the SGI 1200). Dan On 6/18/07, Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/06/07, Mike Tewner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can probably buy a small

Re: hd over ether

2007-04-19 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I'm not sure there is such an adapter. Since you already have a NIC adaptor on the client side, what you are asking for is a server that provides ethernet access to storage. Well, AoE which you noted does that, so does iSCSI, but nobody I know of is doing a minimal device that will host a single

Re: hd over ether

2007-04-19 Thread Dan Bar Dov
You can buy the coraid eval kit as adaptor for $295- Kit - 3U PATA EtherDrive Eval Kit - CED3UEVAL some hacking required. Dan On 4/19/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure there is such an adapter. Since you already have a NIC adaptor on the client side, what you are asking

Re: system wait on SATA 7200 10k rpm drive

2007-04-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
libraries were only bringing some order to a small chaos of storage devices. Dan On 4/17/07, Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17/04/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you sure the SATA disks are configured as SATA in the BIOS (enhanced/AHCI), and not emulated to PATA, then mapped

Re: Investment house

2007-04-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
they? Thanks, Hetz On 4/17/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sick and tired of the my bank (discount) support for firefox. I'm looking for an Israeli investment house with a decent internet portal that works well with firefox/linux. If you have good experience with one, please let

New dumb question: how to USB

2007-04-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I'm on Fedora core 5. I have a simple user question, please assume kernel and the os are all set up fine, I simly need to know how to. I inserted a USB flash drive to the USB slot. man -k usb told me about lsusb, and the device is recognized. How do I access it (mount it)? [I don't think

Re: What to run on a monster?

2007-04-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Ira, kudus on the new system. It seems you're bored shitless to hack around with all this virtualization, right? Dan On 4/1/07, Ira Abramov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Over the last few years I spent very little on hardware, so now I took a big jump and upgraded my lowly P3 old Linux server into

Re: system wait on SATA 7200 10k rpm drive

2007-04-17 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Are you sure the SATA disks are configured as SATA in the BIOS (enhanced/AHCI), and not emulated to PATA, then mapped using libata (which makes them /dev/sd* ? Dan On 4/17/07, Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, We have a couple of boxes here which just receive tons of e-mail and do

Investment house

2007-04-17 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I'm sick and tired of the my bank (discount) support for firefox. I'm looking for an Israeli investment house with a decent internet portal that works well with firefox/linux. If you have good experience with one, please let me know, Thanks, Dan

Re: Linux friendly hardware RAID card in Israel

2007-04-16 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I have used RAIDCore cards (then Broadcom). Purchased from Excellnet. I used 8 port cards, and the beauty is that since they do software raid, you can combine up to 4 controllers and created a 32 drives RAID array (16TB with 500GB SATA disks ). The driver is not open-source, but they provide

Re: RAID5/ext3 trouble...

2007-03-18 Thread Dan Bar Dov
good startup material. Dan On 3/18/07, Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 07/03/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest you read the latest summary on the reports on storage at http://storagemojo.com/?p=383 http://storagemojo.com/?p=378 The bottom line conclusions I made

Re: [resend] xkbd language switching

2007-03-06 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Guys, I'm sorry to say this thread led me nowhere. I've been a Unix person for 26 years. This is a perfect example to why the hated windows is still better then Linux/unix as an office solution. As far as Linux desktop is concerned, I am a USER and I don't want to deal with that shit. I wrote

Re: RAID5/ext3 trouble...

2007-03-06 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I suggest you read the latest summary on the reports on storage at http://storagemojo.com/?p=383 http://storagemojo.com/?p=378 The bottom line conclusions I made out of those are 1. Do not use RAID5. Stick to RAID 1 (0+1). 2. Use cheap SATA storage - even build-yourself. The big bucks don't buy

xkbd - switching languages

2007-03-04 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Now that I've learned that to switch input language on Linux I need to click the small icon with the two letters in the system tray, I'd like to do the switching by a keyboard shortcut. I've learned that the following commands do the switching: setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout us setxkbmap -model

[resend] xkbd language switching

2007-03-04 Thread Dan Bar Dov
[Sorry for the earlier post, kbd mistake] Now that I've learned that to switch input language on Linux I need to click the small icon with the two letters in the system tray, I'd like to do the switching by a keyboard shortcut. I've learned that the following commands do the switching:

Re: orange - sending sms

2007-02-25 Thread Dan Bar Dov
$from to $to while test -z ${message} do get_message done send_sms On 2/22/07, Ilya Konstantinov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but for practical purposes, Nadav Har'el sendsms.pl script works: http://nadav.harel.org.il/software/sendsms/ On 2/22/07, Dan Bar Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

orange - sending sms

2007-02-22 Thread Dan Bar Dov
The Orange site mostly works under firefox on linux. However sending SMS does not - and it seems that it uses JAVA. Anyone tried talking with Orange about firefox? I tried and they answered they only support exloder. Dan = To

looking for a drawing application

2007-02-19 Thread Dan Bar Dov
Is there some free linux app similar to Visio or McDraw? I'd like to draw some block diagrams and save as GIF/JPEG so I can display it in a web browser. Thanks, Dan = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word

Re: entering hebrew?

2007-02-15 Thread Dan Bar Dov
it AFAIK. What do I need to look for on FC5/KDE desktop? Thanks, Dan On 2/14/07, Julian Daich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: El mié, 14-02-2007 a las 18:51 +0200, Dan Bar Dov escribió: Thank you all for the very interesting thread. FYI I'm using fedora core 5, KDE, everything standard

entering hebrew?

2007-02-14 Thread Dan Bar Dov
How do I input hebrew on Linux? More specifically, in firefox (2.0). Thanks, Dan = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL

Re: entering hebrew?

2007-02-14 Thread Dan Bar Dov
mié, 14-02-2007 a las 09:55 +0200, Dan Bar Dov escribió: How do I input hebrew on Linux? Your question sound like,¨ How do I use an computer?¨ More specifically, in firefox (2.0). Could you be more specific? Which Linux distribution and desktop enviroment are you using? Did you set the Hebrew

RE: Utilizing a dying HD for unreliable storage

2006-09-03 Thread Dan Bar Dov
I believe you have several mis-conceptions: 1. bad-blocks are not created by reading/writing disks. They are either manufacturing defects or induced by particles inside the disk, or a vibration shock that can scratch the surface while the disk is in operation. 2. A disk with bad blocks can

RE: making a sed recursive

2006-08-29 Thread Dan Bar Dov
-Original Message- [snip] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Does your script