Re: [Dorset] Web Kiosk OS
You'll find a lot out there. I even made a few back at the time that Web OS's were cool - to go along with Bibud... There are plenty - e.g. Webconverger, or even just a slim version of Debian. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-10-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] MagPi Magazine for the Raspberry Pi
I'd also remind everyone that this is also available through the Pi Store :P -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-07-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] External HD - Permission denied
It'll be to do with permissions in PolicyKit to disallow users from doing so. There are a few solutions: 1. Fix in policykit to allow you to edit volumes (the tool depends on your DE, it's usually in the relevant settings tool). 2. Format to VFAT and it will automount as user 3. Edit the fstab and add it in, with an option of user,auto 4. Do everything as root on the disk. Cheers, Dan -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-04-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] The Latest Linux Powered Device
The H-bomb is fairly complex. Not really. An uncontrolled explosion of tritium and deuterium is no work (i.e. it happens on its own), you just have to make the stuff. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-02-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Warranty annoyances was: Nexus 7 virus software, any problems?
it is not covered by warranty. Nothing ever is. No problem I've ever had with any device that I need outside help with has been. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] nvidia drivers
Card - GeForce 8500 GT This is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA drivers Source: myself :) Dan Dart _ WEB DEVELOPER | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | BLOGGER | MUSICIAN http://dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Best starter programming language
Well... BASIC. It helped me learn the programming principles learning QBASIC. My second language was probably Javascript... -- Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] IT Clipart Images
openclipart.org ? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-04-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Raspberry Pi
I just want to buy one at my nearest electronics shop. Until that day happens, they don't exist. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-03-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Skills and technologies
Windows 2000 start-up screen proclaims Based on NT Technology, What's that? New Technology Technology? :P -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] OT: A bit of fun
I know of nothing except the first and last references. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-12-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Print-to-file Configuration
/etc/lettersize or something like that should give you a start. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Locking down physical console access
Err don't launch any gettys in inittab? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Getting MythTV to work in Kubuntu 10.10
Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost, worked for me On 22 Apr 2011 23:19, Archie Ferrier archi...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Hi All Has anyone had any success getting MythTV installed and working without resorting to Mythbuntu? I am having problems getting it to connect to the database despite being able to access it myself in a terminal. I think the problem is with it trying to call kdesu instead of kdesudo when opening the database. Is there some way to redirect this? Any help would be much appreciated. Archie -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-05-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-05-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] [OT] DNS port number
Yup, Ralph, that's how I see one abstraction of it... I get iptables panic when I use Skype. It uses lots of high UDPs for a hole punch. It eventually works though. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Use of cat to concatenate .gz files
cat works with mpg files too: cat file1.mpg file2.mpg file3.mpg file3.mpg is a valid mpg file! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Identifying the drive containing a CD
You might think about editing the initrd/initramfs, it's really just a gzipped ext2 image / squashfs image usually. Just make a new one with the stuff in there, add your stuff and remake your CD! Job done! -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2011-01-11 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] dorset Digest, Vol 359, Issue 4
I still do that chown command when necessary but only as a normal user. On 18 Nov 2010 17:02, Brian R Masterman b...@seahues.net wrote: On 18/11/10 12:00, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: The command I put in was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples You are not alone, we had a UNIX administrator do a; chown -R .* username Only to discover that it had changed all the above directories and then down. Whereas they should have typed; chown -R .[a-z]* username The saying comes to mind, measure twice, cut once. Brian M. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Listening to BBC Radio stations online without iPlayer
In the end I bought an old Psion Wavefinder off of ebay to listen to the radio through my PC. Not all that portable though. Very nice device, and not too difficult to get working in Linux with OpenDAB (if you have 32 bit). -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph
Most do, but it's the ISP that you have to wait for. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph
I don't think any ISP anywhere does, for that matter. I talked to some guy with IPv6 - I can't remember, but I know some ISPs do. I was testing others' IPv6 connectivity as I had a Miredo tunnel to give me a global address. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph
The other day I installed Windows 7 in a kvm virtual machine, using kvm's default networking setup, and somehow Windows managed to get a real routable IPv6 address! I'm not sure how it did that as there's no IPv6 on my network at all Windows 7 uses Teredo tunneling by default, which gives you a tunnel to an IPv4 server with an IPv6 connection to get you the IPv6 tunneled all the way. However, only apps designed for it will work with it in Windows. So no ipv6.google.com in the browser. You can get free software for the protocol by installing the Miredo package and it will work the same, except give you a network virtual device called teredo which it tunnels all IPv6 traffic through, and you CAN get ipv6.google.com! -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Linux Assembly Programming.
Go ask mike.saund...@futurenet.com and look at his x86 OS assembler project: mikeos.berlios.de -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Just testing
Just checking I am still connected Hadoukren! -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Use of Visual Basic
Tried Gambas? It's a VB like language. I too missed VB, but as it's so dead and not as powerful as FLOSS languages (had a look at Qt Creator or pyGTK?) I wouldn't go back. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?
The perfect 10 is out! Just to break your modes of speech. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] (no subject)
http://bit.ly/cvIBAp Looks dodgy - since it was sent to everyone - I'd like a little explanation. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] (no subject)
I'd suggest the mail list drops all meesages from msn.com as the simplest solution. Sounds sensible to me! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] SNAFU again
Might pay to scan the update list carefully to prevent reversion of Alsa, but I think it was the image that did it. Tried apt-pinning? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] This is a test.
This is also a test for no reason. :p On 18 Sep 2010 14:55, Simon Oapos;Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Just a test to work out contacts synching. Simono -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] And while we're at it.
So they don't work without it even when they're configured in Monitors? On 17 Sep 2010 19:59, Simon Oapos;Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: To make the HP 2133 external VGA port work, create an xorg.conf file(it doesn't come with one in 10.04). Contents: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Option ActiveDevice LCD, CRT Option SWCursor on EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Configured Monitor EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Monitor Configured Monitor Device Configured Video Device EndSection When this file is placed in the xorg.conf.d folder, when you reboot, external monitors connected to the vga port will magically work! Simono -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
It looks like Dell have finally succumbed. There were reports of it dropping Linux in the UK but then they said Oh, no, we're just in the middle of upgrading them all! We'll sell them again soon!. There are a million places to get Eee PCs with Linux - including Asus themselves. Same goes for Aspire Ones - whose microphones aren't that bad. PC World used to do them too - they still should if they have any sense. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
not any more. I wonder why? They were nifty, but you couldn't install stuff on them very easily without installing UNR. Not many had UNR. Bad rep? Time to introduce more with UNR! Geez, I need to start up my idea for a company that sells things properly. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
That doesn't sound nice. I wouldn't want to work with a business with dirty tactics like that. They should properly try to compete by innovation rather than removing anyone else from the market. If only the world worked that way. I'm not sure it's competely legal, it could be covered under antitrust, what MS are doing specifically. If sales of their product weren't so vital to mine (assuming I'm a small business) then I'd ditch them for not supporting me. Of course, I can't do that. But I would like to show consumers what MS have done to us - maybe it'd put them off with any luck. I'm afraid I'm not a businessman. Goody-goody businessman is an oxymoron :( -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] New FSFE Free PDF Readers Campaign
Security is my biggest gripe! As with almost all non-free apps, really! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
There's also http://www.system76.com/ who have a good reputation. Oh? I heard they were US-only. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
arguably supports the system better than any MS offering would. Heard of Novell-certified? ;) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?
if the machine isn't made to be compatible with Linux, A kernel developer came out and said EVERYTHING works with Linux - and as far as I've seen, that's the case :) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Mirror mirror on the wall....
And will you document it all on the lug wiki? Sounds painful. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Clive's Problem with /tmp/.X11-unix.
1 root:x:0:clive,root I thoughth normal users weren't allowed to be in the root group? I thought they usually go in wheel or admin (ubuntu) but only root if they need to access root's files that are setguid or chmod g+ -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k
initial questions, if anyone on the list has experience using gcc as a cross-compiler. Yep - I use buildroot a lot. What's multilib and how does it fit in with newlib (which I gather I need to build for a different target)? Multilib is a feature of gcc that lets you compile for multiple architectures with one binary e.g. x86/x86_64, or even x86/ppc (I think) Newlib is a C library, replacing glibc or µclibc Do I need to do a specific gcc build for m68k (I'm assuming yes, but confirmation would be nice!). Most definitely. You need gcc to compile a static gcc that compiles code for m68k on your architecture. And maybe including a m68k version of gcc (only runs on m68k) I assume I also need to build binutils for m68k too? Most definitely again. That's the second thing you put in your toolchain, after kernel headers. You compile gcc against that. Hope that helps Dan -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting
. running code gets overwritten Not Firefox... yet... -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)
I don't get it. Ok, I do get it. But it's completely arbitrary, and wrong too. But here's something else interesting (in base 10 this time): How do you make eight eights equal a thousand? 8+8+8+88+888=1000 -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)
Er, yeah. I'm really looking forward to Meerkat. It would be a sin if their slogan wasn't Simples! -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, I can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software? Or will they say, I can't believe it was free? I hope for I can't believe they didn't let you do that! -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Simple? MEPIS and Regionset.
Just fri, libdvdcss is region-free. You don't need to set a region when watching DVDs with it. If I got the right end of the stick... -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Boot up fault Ubuntu 10.04
(process:349): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id(0) User ID 0 is root. Is your /etc/passwd still there and showing a root user? -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Sheevaplugs
Ralph mentioned these in relation to backups. Has anyone on the list tried them, or others (like Guruplug). I agree, it would make a great backup server, or DNS, print server etc... I'd like to use them for home sharing servers, to run Bibud et al. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] FTP files blocked.
Looks like either the format is incompatible (vastly differing versions of glibc?) or the file was transferred in ascii mode when it should have been transferred in binary mode. Take a look at your settings on the FTP programs. On 7 August 2010 17:28, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: When I put a linux-based executable file onto my ftp site(not CLI), and I download it to another computer it no longer works. The same file across the network works, after I set the permissions to allow as an executable. Does anybody know what sort of wise-ass magic the Filezilla programme, or Ubuntu, does to prevent any executables brought in by this route from working? And does anybody know how I can set the permissions back to make it usable? It may be because I am downloading to the Desktop. Thanks, Simono -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] FTP files blocked.
I would start with the Binary mode problem. This is only a problem if you are looking at compiled code, not bash scripts etc. I think any binary data type not openable with a text editor would have the same problem. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Monitor resolution
Submit a bug report! I have an X193W that is, this is strange. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-07-06 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] YouTube - word to the wise -
But if you do this, the YouTube uploader doesn't need to do any processing and your video goes live immediately it gets there. Which is nice. Simono Except now where it's using WebM. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] That's that.
Networking hobbled. Kernel crashes. Feeble standard repositories. Sound disappears. Sound controls disappear too. Can't be configured for Samba. Video editor programmes 'unstart'. Freezes at kernel level on boot up-login. Apart from that, it's brilliant! Ubuntu has: Networking hobbled. (Occasionally) NetworkManager disappears Logoff button disappears No session management in System Woohoo, distro bashing! That means I can make mine perfect. :P -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat off-topic.
/tmp or Video DownloadHelper extension for Firefox! Or indeed search download youtube and there'll be web based ones available -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Slow night
Good call! I'll drink to that... -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] It'll Never Catch On.
It's amazing what people get up to these days for dirt cheap. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] It'll Never Catch On.
across the air Are you serious! That's amazing! -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] USB wireless keys.
Oh yes, Debian doesn't come with the firmware due to the project's beliefs but if it's new enough should come with actual modules. I think.their stock kernels are far too stable. On 19 Feb 2010, at 10:11, Tim Allen t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 19/02/10 01:04, Dan Dart wrote: They all work with Linux - in general you don't have to worry, it's rare these days that they won't. We got 3 from 7dayshop and they turned out to be zd1211rw fully compatible with Linux. My PCI wifi card is rt61pci - works nicely. My laptop internal: (ipw/iwl)3945 - nicely My laptop's PCMCIA (ath5k) - nicely. So 4 out of 4 models worked. And it's not just luck. On 18 February 2010 23:33, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Just bought a USB wireless key for £6.95 on e-bay. It works with windows for sure, haven't tested it on Linux yet, but the price includes tax and postage. www.digiflex.co.uk Simono -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset I had a Ralink RT2870 Wireless-n USB dongle I wanted to use with Debian Lenny a few months back. Had to get the drivers from the Ralink website and build them, but it was pretty straightforward. If anyone happens on one of these I can stick my notes up on the Wiki. Tim -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel= %23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ dorset -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] USB wireless keys.
They all work with Linux - in general you don't have to worry, it's rare these days that they won't. We got 3 from 7dayshop and they turned out to be zd1211rw fully compatible with Linux. My PCI wifi card is rt61pci - works nicely. My laptop internal: (ipw/iwl)3945 - nicely My laptop's PCMCIA (ath5k) - nicely. So 4 out of 4 models worked. And it's not just luck. On 18 February 2010 23:33, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Just bought a USB wireless key for £6.95 on e-bay. It works with windows for sure, haven't tested it on Linux yet, but the price includes tax and postage. www.digiflex.co.uk Simono -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] [OT] Line speeds
There are 2 units: bps (bits per second) and B/s (bytes per second). 2Mbps means 2 megabits per second which equals ~ 2000 kilobits per second which equals ~ 250 kB/s. (kilobytes per second) To be fair, due to protocol overhead and line usage by your neighbours on the same exchange you're hardly likely to get 2Mbps. In fact we live 3 miles from the exchange and paying for 8Mbps - and we barely get 1/2 Mbps - and that's on a good day when it's half reliable! On 4 February 2010 16:10, Tim xendis...@gmx.com wrote: I am trying to understand line speed but I sinking into a hole full of kbps, kbs and mbs If I have a 2mb dedicated line, what is the maximum kbps that I would need to reach before I reached the maximum capacity of the line? I hope that is clear Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take
I don't suppose assuring the users they have RAID arrays will help? Thought not. Yes, if anything can't afford to be lost it should be backed up 5 times. Once on CD, once on RAID, once on USB, once in the cloud, once at your friend's house 8 miles down the road, And probably more so. On 3 February 2010 17:24, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: On Wednesday 03 Feb 2010, Dan Dart wrote: But remember the AGPL is to fix the cloud loophole. That might fix the software problem, assuming that the provider takes any notice of your bug reports and patches, but it won't fix the potential for data loss. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take
True, but for businesses, they need to do that. Our Xenon server backs everything up every day along with a few more computers along to BackupPC through wi-fi which keeps everything for a year. On 3 February 2010 17:43, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: On Wednesday 03 Feb 2010, Dan Dart wrote: I don't suppose assuring the users they have RAID arrays will help? Thought not. Yes, if anything can't afford to be lost it should be backed up 5 times. Once on CD, once on RAID, once on USB, once in the cloud, once at your friend's house 8 miles down the road, And probably more so. I appreciate that you are a bit tongue in cheek with this comment, but the fact is that that the average user will do none of those things; just as most of the T-Mobile customers had no personal backups. They thought that the provider would deal with it. Also, I suspect that Sidekick *were* using RAID. The trouble is that a dumb admin or some software that goes wild can trash everything because they (it) thinks that the data being overwritten is the right data. Do you remember the big Internet outage some years ago when the DNS records were accidentally overwritten by an out-of-date backup? I accept that things *shouldn't* go wrong. The problem is that they do, even in the best maintained systems. If your data is in the cloud, then there is no point complaining if the provider loses it, because his licence will almost certainly absolve him from responsibility. On the other hand, if you are going to do as you suggest, and take your own backups, then you might as well run your own server and be responsible for the whole stack; OS, Apps and data. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] iPad Petition by 'Defective by Design'
Similar reasons. Why I regret buying an ipod. But at least I can run bash on it now. On 29 January 2010 09:10, Robert Bronsdon reash...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:16:59 -, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: Good luck with that Terry, both genuinely and also in that slightly sarcastic tone that suggests you are peeing in the wind. I don't think a campaign can ever be dropped because its not likely to do much. It's a good thing that you and your fellow petition signers are letting them know you disapprove, but I suspect the rush of eager fan-boys (and girls!) will make more of a statement to Apple on launch day than your petition ever will. I don't know how much I agree with the petition. I feel the petition is a bit of a rush job by the FSF and things like this could well damage them more than help. Instead of giving people the freedom to choose if the DRM will harm them, the FSF is telling people it will. I'd much prefer too see people educated as too why its damaging and to leave people too choose. It's for similar reasons I will not buy an iPod. And that would be the choice they should make. To buy or not to buy. I also feel that if the FSF just sat back and attempted to educate people from afar, they wouldn't get through too any more than the people that are already interested in listening (aka. us). Maybe the campaing will bring some attention to the FSF and the cause in general. Like I said earlier, not sure. I'm just worried the impact of campaigns like this could leave more members of the FSF looking like screaming FOSS fanboys and damage the whole argument. -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB
Look in /boot/grub/grub.conf (I think) Change the file to reflect the new kernel images! Or sudo dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc might do it 2010/1/24 Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk: Well. I'm nearly there (I hope). Microsoft were true to their reputation to the bitter end and the fix that I discovered earlier (Restore Points) didn't work out. I had a running system, but Windows Update wouldn't work. Fortunately, Dell provides an excellent 'Restore to Factory Defaults' feature which uses a Recovery Partition to allow the machine to return to the state when we got it. One happy afternoon of Windows Updates and reinstalling software later, I think I have a working Vista installation. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the Linux installation got broke. I don't think it was Microsoft's fault this time; it seemed to happen when I upgraded Kubuntu from 9.04 to 9.10. The problem is that the upgrade worked fine; I simply can't boot into it because the boot menu still lists the old kernel images (2.6.28-13, instead of 2.6.31-17). I burnt Super Grub Disk and following the instructions in last month's Linux Format, was able to boot into a working 9.10. But it won't work from the boot menu. ;-( Still following Linux Format, I typed: sudo update-grub followed by: sudo grub-install /dev/sda which all seemed to work fine, but made no difference to the boot menu. This is a hybrid GRUB2 installation, because it was upgraded from a version of Kubuntu that uses old GRUB. Any ideas before I reinstall a clean version of 9.10? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
[Dorset] Any LAMP/Sysadmin jobs about?
Ahoy Luggers I am currently looking for a job, and wondered if the LUGs could help find me anything. My primary interests are Linux (of course!) and LAMP development. My personal website is http://dandart.co.uk - which has handy AJAX for sending me email through PHP. and DIV hiding and showing for instant loading. My business website is Xenon at http://hackerlanes.com - it's an alpha web desktop I programmed (with help) in JS, AJAX, PHP and MySQL. My CV is located here (depends what format you want): http://dandart.co.uk/CV.pdf http://dandart.co.uk/CV.txt Cheers -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2010-01-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] One disk or two?
You can split a disk so you can put documents on one partition and system files on another if you so wish. If you insist on using 2, you should be able to specify the second disk (sdb) as /home on install of UBuntu. For revision control I'd use Subversion or Git (there are many GUI front-ends, if you want). Cheers Dan 2009/12/5 Andrew Drapper and...@drapper.com: Hi, Looking to put Ubuntu on a refurbished PC, Should I use a single drive, obviously the easiest, or should I put the os and programmes on one disc docks on another, and if so how do I re-address the file system to the second disk? Oh and while I am on it does anyone have any suggestions for creating a revisions backup of my documents? On Windows I an doing this with syncplicity. Thanks. Andrew Drapper -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2010-01-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2010-01-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Re: [Dorset] Apropos nothing is particular.
Haha, excellent. We don't need VS, we have things like Eclipse and KDevelop, and Anjuta and things. 2009/12/3 Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com: My new 9.10 netbook just gets better. Wireless connection is automatic after the first time. Printer? Just plug it in and it is ready to use. Networking? Sees every linux or windows computer straight away, and mixes wired/unwired networks effortlessly. Now I have one question: How can Microsoft have the absolute, brass-balled, GALL to charge money for their software? The only advantage it still has is the convenience it offers for writing software applicaitons through Visual Studio. Without Visual Studio, Microsoft is nothing. Simono -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
[Dorset] Introducing myself
Hi LUGs I am Dan Dart, and I am the current administrator of the Glastonbury LUG. I am primarily a LAMP developer, and second, a GNU Linux administrator. I felt it was necessary to introduce myself around, since I have a few years experience with Linux et al. So I can offer help when it's needed usually, even if I cannot make it to your meetings. Cheers -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
