No Floppy at Boot up in Mandriva 2009.1 Gnome
I can get the floppy to be recognised after boot up with # modprobe floppy but what is the best way to have it showing up in Places after boot up? Unlike Windows in Linux before removing a floppy disk you have to unmount it. However it is not visible in Places at boot up. Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: ubuntu is starting to annoy me
Why not try the new Mandriva 2009.1 Gnome. It isn't bad at all once you get the hang of it. I let Mandriva upgrade me from their server from the 2009.0. I think that this is the Kernel used in the new version. The edition has the webcamera drivers that I need installed for Logitech chat. With Skype I do the following: # LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype and then checking if the sound is set correctly. I did see that it tells me their is an overlapping of Hard Drive Partitions on the HD that Mandriva is installed on. This I never had with the 2009.0 This doesn't stop me from giving Write Read to all Hard Disk Partitions. Moshe --- On Tue, 19/5/09, Erez D erez0...@gmail.com wrote: From: Erez D erez0...@gmail.com Subject: ubuntu is starting to annoy me To: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, 12:22 PM hi i bought a new hardware (dvb-s2 sat card) that needs kernel at least 2.6.28 so i thought my best solution was to upgrade my ubuntu to jaunty after upgrading, i find out that some of my automatic scripts didn't do their jobs anymore after spending a lot of time, i found out that 'screen' doesn't just work, but asks questions (i.e. asks me to choose a profile) and my scripts does not expect these questions ... good that bash doesn't ask interactive questions. otherwise the system will not boot... too much of ubuntu needs human interventions, some configurations are only possible under interactive gui is ubuntu getting more and more similiar to microsoft ? -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Write (Type) in Hebrew or other Languages any where in the World: פטנט אדיר איך לכתוב בעברית מכל מקום שב עולם...
This might be of use to some Linux users. Unbelievable site and aidwrite in any language from anywhere-even without keyboard! The link is below:http://www.gate2home.com פטנט אדיר איך לכתוב בעברית או בכל שפה אחרת מכל מקום שבעולם… מה שהכי מגניב זה שאותו אתר מאפשר להקליד בכל שפה, גם אם היא לא מותקנת במחשב. כלומר - לכל מי שמטייל בעולם ורוצה לכתוב הביתה בעברית או בשפה אחרת. הקישור הוא : http://www.gate2home.com/ להנאתכם ולשימושכם! ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: OpenOffice on Ubuntu
--- On Tue, 28/4/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: OpenOffice on Ubuntu To: David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com Date: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009, 9:15 AM To add the right to left typing directional buttons and enable CTL (Complex Text Language) settings, do the following: 1. Open Writer and left click on the Tools menu and then on Options; the Options box will appear. 2. In the Options box, left click on Languages below Language Settings; the Languages box will appear. 3. In the Languages box, tick the Enabled for CTL box and press the down arrow to find Hebrew. 4. Left click on OK to confirm the directional buttons will appear in the Writer ribbon.Moshe --- On Mon, 27/4/09, David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com wrote: From: David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com Subject: Re: OpenOffice on Ubuntu To: Dvir Volk dvir...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Monday, 27 April, 2009, 5:55 PM Thanks I found it. David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com Dvir Volk wrote: You have to enable RTL support first, it's somewhere in the options dialog On 4/27/09, David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com wrote: I am having a problem with OpenOffice installed on Ubuntu 8.04. Everything runs fine but I cannot get the language directionality buttons to show on the tool bar. And without them on the tool bar there doesn't seem to be any way to assign directionality. This is a problem both in OO 2.4 and OO 3.0. The buttons are listed in the Visible Buttons drop down but trying to select them doesn't do anything. I don't have this problem when running OO 3.0 on a Windows box. Anyone know how to fix this problem? This is the machine my kids use and they do most of their writing in Hebrew so this is very frustrating. Thanks, -- David Suna da...@davidsconsultants.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
DavkaWriter or Dagesh With Wine or Crossover
Anybody got this to work with Crossover or Wine? I am looking for an alternative if one exits other than Open Office for Hebrew Texting. Any suggestions? Recently I tried Office 2003 and found that in Tables Hebrew came up as Left to Right I presume this is the fault of Crossover. Does Abbyword behave any better? Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: DavkaWriter or Dagesh With Wine or Crossover
It's a matter of curiosity of trying new things. I remember reading within the linux-il lists that some people thought that Open Office didn't cover all their needs like MS Office. This brought me to try to see why this is so.. Then I found that altogether although MS Office showed the Right-to Left and Left to Right Buttons with Crossover it doesn't behave correctly as Open Office. For example I found that at the cursor it behaved as though it was typing in English. For example, בא instead of אב eventhough the paragraph mark was correctly placed. I do not know whether it is the Mandriva playing games with the programme or Crossover, but if Open Office works correctly it must be that Crossover has difficulty with Hebrew, or some Chametz got into the Keyboard. On checking Properties for the Setup.exe for Davka I saw that it showed as root is the owner. Probably this is correct. Installation does not complete in Crossover or Wine. I have a feeling that this programme needs a version of .net to be installed first. As I mention this is a matter of curiosity and not of great importance as I find Open Office an excellent programme. I doubt that for Linux there's anything to compare with it. Regarding Tables I noticed that if you paste Hebrew from Word into Open Office you get all the formatting details in the margin free area outside the cells; I am not so sure why Open Office needs to behave this way, but it does. What I had done in Word was paste into the right column some Hebrew text and English in the left column of the table. Then copy out to of it to paste into Open Office. I think the reason for this was being unable to paste directly into Open Office without an inbetween programme. Some programmes do not let you paste from certain sources.. Diversing a little: One of the things that they could have perfected in Open Office which is left to an Add in is the picture cropping option. This is more of a hit and miss regarding getting that right when cropping. But that is as I have written above digressing from the subject. Shabbat Shalom Moshe --- On Fri, 17/4/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail..com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: DavkaWriter or Dagesh With Wine or Crossover To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Friday, 17 April, 2009, 5:05 PM 2009/4/17 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk: Anybody got this to work with Crossover or Wine? I am looking for an alternative if one exits other than Open Office for Hebrew Texting. Any suggestions? Recently I tried Office 2003 and found that in Tables Hebrew came up as Left to Right I presume this is the fault of Crossover. Does Abbyword behave any better? Moshe, off list.. I'd like to know what you find problematic with OOo. Better yet, start a thread on the list on the subject and CC me, so that other people can help as well. I find OOo to work just fine for Hebrew, I use it regularly. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Migrating from Windows to Linux: missing hebrew-english dictionary
--- On Fri, 3/4/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Migrating from Windows to Linux: missing hebrew-english dictionary To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Date: Friday, 3 April, 2009, 5:52 PM Hi Dotan, Is there anything that will work with Mandriva Gnome desktop other than nazgol or will your link below work somehow? Shabbat Shalom Moshe --- On Fri, 3/4/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Migrating from Windows to Linux: missing hebrew-english dictionary To: Arie Skliarouk sklia...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 3 April, 2009, 5:26 PM kbabeldict (courtesy of Dotan Cohen) The application does not exist in ubuntu. Moreover it is not general use translation software, but rather an specialized dictionary designed to assist translators to translate application strings. No, I meant this: http://docs.kde.org/kde3/en/kdeaddons/konq-plugins/babel/index.html I can be used with other services as well: http://markmail.org/message/ojzwgvuwa6dgcfvr -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Hebrew Under crossover
Dotan your right as the Americans say I'll buy that, especially using .pdf. This type of file covers a multitude of sins and if there's no reason for the recipient to alter the wording great! Moshe --- On Mon, 30/3/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Hebrew Under crossover To: Aharon Schkolnik aschkol...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Monday, 30 March, 2009, 2:02 PM Just to be clear - what I need is a way to edit MS mixed English and Hebrew word documents which will be read by Windows users. At the monent the only way I can do that is by booting into XP ;-( If you are creating the documents and others are reading, then there are two solutions: 1) Open Office 3.0 handles MS Office documents = 2003 in a reasonable manner. If you are producing the documents for distribution, then expect no problems (but don't be mad at me if there are). Sometime receiving documents for MS Office users is not ideal, but creating them is fine. 2) Again, use OOo 3.0 but instead of distributing DOC files, distribute PDF files. DOC files are not meant for distributing, their viewer application is buggy and rarely used (users will likely open the documents in an editor, ie, MS Word) and has other problems. If you need to recieve and colaborate with MS Windows users, you have two options: 1) Buy MS Windows and MS Office and use them. I actually like Microsoft's office suit, but I hate their operating systems! 2) Convince your collaborators to use Open Office. This is suprisingly easy, many people are willing to get rid of MS Office. Although I personally prefer MS Office and use OOo out of necessity (Linux user), I find that most people prefer OOo for some reason, once they see it. Go figure. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: The role of Wine
Hi Shachar, I knew that I would prompt a reply with my e-mail. Which OS we live in a free world and what I love about Linux is the idea of the freedom it can and does offer. Yes I used an example like Office, but like others I find that Wine does give where possible the best of both worlds. My thought was due to the fact there is innovation out there in Linux someone looks at Windows based programme and says well I'm clever enough to write something that will do better. Till Mr average, which is me who will probably never learn to do this, I will use Linux programmes where possible bouncing between one another and Wine for where I haven't the patience to do so, or where I really need an option that just won't come right when used in Linux.. Someone wrote about Open Office and Hebrew not exactly appearing correctly. I had an email where Hebrew with vowels and English regarding the special blessing made on 8th April for the Sun cycle. I copied the contents to Open Office and found that the vowels misplaced I thought maybe it would appear correct exported to PDF No they weren't the same text copied to Word appeared correctly. So the writer was spot on when he said Hebrew may not appear always correctly, hence the use of Wine. Moshe --- On Thu, 26/3/09, Shachar Shemesh shac...@shemesh.biz wrote: From: Shachar Shemesh shac...@shemesh.biz Subject: The role of Wine To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 26 March, 2009, 2:07 PM Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: I read with great interest the plea for help to remain in Linux instead of returning to Windows. One of the major concerns I have on this issue is the use of programmes like Wine and other emulators. If using these programmes I feel in some way that it is a form of cheating on oneself. Are we in Linux or are we in Windows? When do we actually cross the line? An operating system is an environment meant for running applications. Ideally, it is the applications, rather than the OS, that are the real ends, with the OS merely being means to that end. If you need a specific application, and yet still get a choice of which OS to run it over, than everybody wins (well, maybe the manufacturer of the monopolistic OS doesn't win, but who cares?). I think treating it as a line is the wrong question to ask. Even with all the tweaking that I may have to do to get a stubborn programme to work with Linux, I like using it and feel comfortable using it. Regarding Office programmes, yes there are more options in the Microsoft Office version, but as a person who has learnt Technical Writing, I would say that most people do not use even half of these options; they can easily get away with using Open Office. Now you are no longer talking about which OS to use. You are now clearly within the realm of which word processor to use. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd. http://www.lingnu.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Part of an email to Canon regarding Scanners
Some of my friends they think that Canon is behind other manufacturers in not supporting the major Linux distributions like Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Red Hat, Mandriva and Gnome. Your scanners that work excellently in Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac Computers are getting the thumbs down and lets buy elsewhere due to non existent support regarding drivers by Canon. Moshe Nothing like taking on the big boys is there? If other manufacturers can do it why can't they give Linux support for their products? ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: I don't want to do it under Windows ; please help
I read with great interest the plea for help to remain in Linux instead of returning to Windows. One of the major concerns I have on this issue is the use of programmes like Wine and other emulators. If using these programmes I feel in some way that it is a form of cheating on oneself. Are we in Linux or are we in Windows? When do we actually cross the line? Even with all the tweaking that I may have to do to get a stubborn programme to work with Linux, I like using it and feel comfortable using it. Regarding Office programmes, yes there are more options in the Microsoft Office version, but as a person who has learnt Technical Writing, I would say that most people do not use even half of these options; they can easily get away with using Open Office. Likewise with other programmes that may need some tweaking. Sometimes I have to use work arounds to get the job done - don't think that this isn't the case with Windows either. If someone is happy with Linux then it's for him. Moshe --- On Wed, 25/3/09, Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: I don't want to do it under Windows ; please help To: Dan Shimshoni danshi...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 25 March, 2009, 12:29 AM Have you looked at Inkscape? It's a rather incredible vector drawing program. I found it pretty easy to pick up, and I have no drawing program experience. You have great control over every single parameter, and there is a great online tutorial. Dan Shimshoni wrote: Hello, Please help me to stay with Linux and not go back to Windows... I had stopped using windows about two years ago; though I have a dual boot , I almost did not boot into windows in the recent two years. I am very satisfied with Linux. Everything that I had in Windows I could get in Linux. But: now, I had to prepare some diagrams. I tried with the dia tool. I created a diagram and converted it to png. The result is reasonable. However,... I need to draw some arrows in an angle and I need to add some text **parallel** to these lines. This means that the text should not be vertical or horizontal, but in an anlge (30 or 45). And it seems that this is **not** possible in dia. Does any one know a tool with which it can be done? To be more specific, what I need to do as something like what is depicted here (and can be done with visio): http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1087425seqNum=21 please look at figure 3.44 I really do **not** want to use visio for it; not unbder windows and not under some virtual machine emulating windows and not under wine. Any ideas ? Is there such a tool in Linux. I want to stress that the final diagrams shold be in *.png. Rgs, DanS ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Firefox 3 - random crashes
I would check to see what Add ons you have installed. I suspect that you have an Add On or Plugin that is not compatible. I have these and they are OK: Tic Tac (This lets you type right to left in GMail and others) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5814 Session Manager (remembers your open Tabs for when you reopen Firefox) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Session+Managercat=all Dictionary choose the language English UK or US https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3 Hspell for Hebrew (Hebrew spell checker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Hebrewcat=3%2C0 Colorful Tabs (each tab appears in its own distictive colour. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/policy/0/1368/37117 Dictionary Switcher (bounce between Hebrew English Dictionaries) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Dictionary+Switchercat=all Locale Switcher (bounce between Hebrew English Dictionaries) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Dictionary+Switchercat=all PDF Downloader Good for deciding how to download an Acrobat PDF https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636 Download Helper Download youtube movies easily and some others https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 Aeons gives (fantastic buttons for the browser) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/166 Cooliris Helps (you browse very fast indeed) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207 Download it all (Mass file downloader helper) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:5 Save Complete (save the complete webpage your viewing) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4723 Sifrei Kodesh Search, Tanach Mishneh etc (Nice Add On that works great!) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2820 Download a new version and install it. In the past this is how I got over the problem. Also some Cookies are so friendly that they do damage also. Moshe --- On Fri, 20/3/09, Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.com wrote: From: Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.com Subject: Firefox 3 - random crashes To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 9:33 AM -Inline Attachment Follows- Ever since upgraging from Firefox 2.* to 3.0.7, the browser randomly but FREQUENTLY closes for no **apparent** reason. Unfortunatly, about:crashes doesn't seem to work on Linux, so I have no idea where to look for the reason. I've looked at all the usual logs and ~/.mozilla/* and found nothing. Is there a Firefox specific log I should be looking at? To clarify one point, the browser is always open on my machine, but often (2 or 3 times a day), when I come back to the computer, Firefox has closed. So it's not happening when I try to get to a particular site, but when the browser is idle. In fact, I don't rememmber ever having a crash when trying to load a site. -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Sent by KMail 1.9.9 (KDE 3.5.9) on LINUX Mandriva 2008.1 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Firefox 3 - random crashes
--- On Fri, 20/3/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Firefox 3 - random crashes To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 10:57 AM Thanks Dotan, I didn't know where Mozilla keeps the config files ~/.mozilla. Yes your right, Anti-Spyware manufacturers scare people over Cookies and also your right they won't make your Firefox crash but they can slow down the speed of the Internet pages drastically. However there's still a privacy problem to handle even in Linux, but that is a different issue from what Shlomo wants to know. Like you Dotan, I think that an Add on is to blame in his Firefox. I listed what works OK for me - variety is the spice of life. Control Shift X should appear in the Edit Menu but if it doesn't then you have to enable it with going to about:config in Firefox and ignore any warnings and search for the preference called bidi.browser.ui, double click it set its value to true. Tic Tac is good for GMail. Moshe --- On Fri, 20/3/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Firefox 3 - random crashes To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: shl...@the-solomons.net, Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 10:42 AM Tic Tac (This lets you type right to left in GMail and others) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5814 Ctrl-Shift-X will do that in all Mozilla applications, not addon necessary. Session Manager (remembers your open Tabs for when you reopen Firefox) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Session+Managercat=all Built into Firefox 3 already. Dictionary choose the language English UK or US https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3 Built into Firefox 3 already. Hspell for Hebrew (Hebrew spell checker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Hebrewcat=3%2C0 This should be in your Linux distro. Colorful Tabs (each tab appears in its own distictive colour. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/policy/0/1368/37117 Dictionary Switcher (bounce between Hebrew English Dictionaries) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Dictionary+Switchercat=all Built into Firefox 3 already. Locale Switcher (bounce between Hebrew English Dictionaries) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=Dictionary+Switchercat=all Built into Firefox 3 already, at least for switching dictionaries. PDF Downloader Good for deciding how to download an Acrobat PDF https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636 Built into Firefox 3 already. Download Helper Download youtube movies easily and some others https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 Aeons gives (fantastic buttons for the browser) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/166 Cooliris Helps (you browse very fast indeed) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207 Download it all (Mass file downloader helper) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:5 Save Complete (save the complete webpage your viewing) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4723 Sifrei Kodesh Search, Tanach Mishneh etc (Nice Add On that works great!) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2820 Download a new version and install it. That is the Windows way of thinking, and it won't do a thing in Linux. In linux, you should remove your user's config files. For Firefox, that is usually ~/.mozilla In the past this is how I got over the problem. Also some Cookies are so friendly that they do damage also. Cookies don't do damage, that is a myth invented by the so-called Computer Security industry to scare people into spending money on their products. While cookies can be abused, they will _not_ crash your browser. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: CanoScan 3200F USB Scanner
Many thanks to you for taking the time to reply to me. I have looked at this page, but as a newbie to Linux I do not know as yet how to compile. I know that quite a number of these excellent Windows/Mac scanners were sold, and I have seen on various forum pages that other than may be in an Emulator they won't work. Do you have any plans to write a driver for this one? I think there will be a lot of happy people if you decide to do so. Be well Moshe Brace http://moshe.lee.co.il --- On Thu, 19/3/09, Helmut Koeberle helmut.koebe...@bytec.de wrote: From: Helmut Koeberle helmut.koebe...@bytec.de Subject: Re: CanoScan 3200F USB Scanner To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 9:39 AM Hello Mr. Brace, i wrote the backend for a canoscan scsi scanner, but not for an usb scanner. Did you have a look at http://www.sane-project.org/unsupported/canon-3200f.html ? Kind Regards Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Good evening to you, I was wondering whether you ever made a Linux backend driver that would work this scanner? My Distro: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop. I am a newbie to Linux and was wondering whether you could compile a .rpm file that would automatically install? Yours Moshe -- Helmut Koeberle Tel. : +49-(0)7541-585-1005 Senior System Engineer Fax : +49-(0)7541-585-2005 BYTEC GmbH mailto:helmut.koebe...@bytec.de Hermann-Metzger-Str.7 http://www.bytec.de 88045 Friedrichshafen Geschäftsführer Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Bodry Amtsgericht Ulm HRB 630959 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux?
Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop CanoScan 3200F (USB connection) anyone got it to work? I have this model scanner and I'm wondering whether anyone ever got this to work in Linux? [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux?
Many thanks Oleg for your reply and taking the time to look it up. This Canoscan version was sold extensively in Israel because scans in WXP are quite fast indeed. I tried to get it installed with Wine, but failed. I suppose the only way is to use another emulator and install WinXP and then the scanner :(( I am sure that I am. However, I didn't stop at that. In their US Contact us page I wrote to them telling them that people were turning to other manufacturers for their needs and that they were loosing out and if they were not prepared to create drivers at least they should support Linux enthusiasts. Stay Happy, Moshe --- On Wed, 18/3/09, Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org wrote: From: Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org Subject: Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux? To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 9:46 PM Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk writes: Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop CanoScan 3200F (USB connection) anyone got it to work? Go to http://www.sane-project.org (SANE is the scanning infrastructure) and search the device list. Looks like it is unsupported (there is some code in experimental CVS, according to http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=Canonmodel=Canoscan+3200Fbus=anyv=p= - this is the search result). Looks like you are out of luck. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux?
If I get some sort of answer from Canon - I suspect that I will. בלי נדר I will post it for all to see. Moshe --- On Wed, 18/3/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux? To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 9:58 PM Many thanks Oleg for your reply and taking the time to look it up. This Canoscan version was sold extensively in Israel because scans in WXP are quite fast indeed. I tried to get it installed with Wine, but failed. I suppose the only way is to use another emulator and install WinXP and then the scanner :(( I am sure that I am. However, I didn't stop at that. In their US Contact us page I wrote to them telling them that people were turning to other manufacturers for their needs and that they were loosing out and if they were not prepared to create drivers at least they should support Linux enthusiasts. Stay Happy, Moshe --- On Wed, 18/3/09, Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org wrote: From: Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org Subject: Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux? To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 9:46 PM Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk writes: Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop CanoScan 3200F (USB connection) anyone got it to work? Go to http://www.sane-project.org (SANE is the scanning infrastructure) and search the device list. Looks like it is unsupported (there is some code in experimental CVS, according to http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=Canonmodel=Canoscan+3200Fbus=anyv=p= - this is the search result). Looks like you are out of luck. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Response from Canon - Scanners (KMM9629763V11238L0KM)
--- On Wed, 18/3/09, Canon Support - Scanner scan...@cits.canon.com wrote: From: Canon Support - Scanner scan...@cits.canon.com Subject: Re: Response from Canon - Scanners (KMM9629763V11238L0KM) To: Moshe Brace mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 11:21 PM Dear Moshe Brace: Thank you for your inquiry. We value you as a Canon customer and appreciate the opportunity to assist you. While considering the desire to provide the best possible support for Canon's products, Canon must make decisions on which products to support when operating systems are introduced to the mainstream consumer market. Currently, Canon USA has decided to support only the Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh operating systems. We understand, and sincerely apologize for any frustration you have experienced if your are using another operating system, but we hope that you understand our rationale. Please note, it appears from your contact information that you are located outside the United States. If this is the case, you may want to contact the Canon support site for the region you are located in for further assistance and driver availability. Please visit www.canon.com for further assistance. We hope this information is helpful to you regarding your 3200F. Thank you for choosing Canon. Sincerely, Naomi Technical Support Representative Special Note: Certain issues are very difficult to resolve via email. If your question remains unanswered after you have received this email, you may call our special toll-free number for email customers with unresolved issues and speak to a technician* by dialing 1-866-261-9362, Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (excluding holidays). If you prefer to continue to communicate via email, reply to this message and we will respond as quickly as possible. *Telephone support for products no longer covered under the manufacturer's warranty may require a $9.99 fee for support. Original Message Follows: - Email Support Form Message Product Type: CanoScan 3200F Product Model: IslandData Session: Product Serial Number: UZC206363 Date of Purchase: First Name: Moshe Last Name: Brace Address: City: Israel State: Zip: 75300 Phone Number: Email Address: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk EMAIL_ADDRESS_CONFIRM: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk q01: USB2_Hi_Speed q02: Specify q04: Main_Unit_Setup INQUIRY: While this product works excellently with Windows XP Pro. I am writing to you to enquire if you know of or have a Linux driver that will work this CanoScan 3200F. I have read in various Linux forums that Canon products while being excellent are of little use whatsoever in Linux. I am surprised that a company like yours is neglecting a growing market of people who believe in your excellent products and are turning in droves to other manufacturers to instead of buying your products scanners, printers either separate or combined versions. I have so far read of quite a few that have done this in Linux forums and cursed the day they bought a Canon product. I use Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop which uses a .rpm for auto installation. Likewise does Red Hat and a few others. Do think about this or you will loose out to competitors. If you are not willing to create drivers at least promote a Linux enthusiast to make them for you. Yours Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux?
Hi Oleg, Many thanks for the information. http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=Canonmodel=Canoscan+3200Fbus=anyv=p= At the bottom of the page they give a link and more details, but I just don't understand how to download anything even though support is limited. Somebody is probably trying to crack the problem and do a good job, who knows? Moshe --- On Wed, 18/3/09, Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org wrote: From: Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org Subject: Re: CanoScan 3200F anyone got it to work in Linux? To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 9:46 PM Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk writes: Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop CanoScan 3200F (USB connection) anyone got it to work? Go to http://www.sane-project.org (SANE is the scanning infrastructure) and search the device list. Looks like it is unsupported (there is some code in experimental CVS, according to http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=Canonmodel=Canoscan+3200Fbus=anyv=p= - this is the search result). Looks like you are out of luck. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Canoscan 3200F anyone got it to work?
Canoscan 3200F anyone got it to work? I have this model scanner and I'm wondering whether anyone ever got this to work in Linux? ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
How to Geek article on POP3 Hotmail add to Thunderbird
http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2009/03/16/how-to-add-hotmail-to-thunderbird/ I thought that this link would be of interest as many Linux users use Thunderbird. Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: kchmviewer problem - correct contents page , but any other page are inaccessible
Hi Lev, Have you tried to decompile the .chm doc and recompile it? What I mean is you may have to use a Windows programme to do this such as Help and Manual or Help Scribble. I doubt whether there is a programme to compile ..chm programmes using Linux. However, I could be wrong about that. It is quite possible that there was an error when the original document was compiled in the beginning. Programmes like the above use the Microsoft Help File compiler programme (available free) to compress and at the same time make the hypertext links live. Some of these programmes convert pictures to ..png files. Help and Manual can even produce a live hypertext link .pdf file, which obviously should run with Linux. I doubt whether you will get an easy answer on this one, but likewise who knows. How big is the file? Maybe I might be able to help decompile and recompile it. Moshe --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com wrote: From: Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com Subject: Re: kchmviewer problem - correct contents page , but any other page are inaccessible To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2009, 12:19 PM Hi Moshe, The kchmviwer is good (I run kubuntu 7.10) , the problem is only with this specific doc. Evidently this doc was not created 'by the rules', it has some absolute path information inside. The question is how to convert it to location independent. Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: I use Xchm and Gnochm to open the .chm files that I wrote and placed on my webpage. http:/moshe.lee.co.il My distro is Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop. Moshe --- On Wed, 11/3/09, Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com wrote: From: Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com Subject: kchmviewer problem - correct contents page , but any other page are inaccessible To: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 8:20 PM Hi all, I am trying to open .chm book and kchmviewer correctly displays contents page but then produces the following error: /An error occurred while loading ms-its:/tmp/kde-ttt/arklouxQz/Learning JavaScript, 2nd Edition.chm::/Cover.html: The file or folder ms-its:/tmp/kde-tt/arklouxQz/Learning JavaScript, 2nd Edition.chm::/Cover.html does not exist/. The length of the archive seems normal, and I succesfully made file export to of the book to html files using kchmviewr file operations menu. How to make this book normal ??? ThanX L. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: kchmviewer problem - correct contents page , but any other page are inaccessible
I use Xchm and Gnochm to open the .chm files that I wrote and placed on my webpage. http:/moshe.lee.co.il My distro is Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop. Moshe --- On Wed, 11/3/09, Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com wrote: From: Lev Olshvang l...@vboxcomm.com Subject: kchmviewer problem - correct contents page , but any other page are inaccessible To: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 8:20 PM Hi all, I am trying to open .chm book and kchmviewer correctly displays contents page but then produces the following error: /An error occurred while loading ms-its:/tmp/kde-ttt/arklouxQz/Learning JavaScript, 2nd Edition.chm::/Cover.html: The file or folder ms-its:/tmp/kde-tt/arklouxQz/Learning JavaScript, 2nd Edition.chm::/Cover.html does not exist/. The length of the archive seems normal, and I succesfully made file export to of the book to html files using kchmviewr file operations menu. How to make this book normal ??? ThanX L. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Fax Modems?
I have a feeling that most of the PCI fax cards are really Windows type fax cards and won't work with Linux. Therefore an external Fax Modem would be preferential. This is a kin to the problem with ADSL or Cable Modem where an external router or certain external modems work. But a lot of homework needs to be done which will support. Maybe those using Mac computers will do the job. Moshe --- On Mon, 9/3/09, Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il wrote: From: Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il Subject: Re: Fax Modems? To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Monday, 9 March, 2009, 1:09 PM -Inline Attachment Follows- On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 09:49:53PM +1100, Amos Shapira wrote: 2009/3/5 geoffrey mendelson geoffreymendel...@gmail.com: I'll like to set up a hylafax server to SEND faxes from my computer. I'm runnning Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS. I have several HAM type modems, but from what I can see there are no drivers in a 2.6 kernel for them. What do people use? Is there a source of fax modems that work with Hylafax in Israel? I might be a bit hijacking the thread but since I think Geoffrey uses VoIP this might be relevant still - does anyone here have a working solution for faxing over non-PSTN lines? Is Fax-Email gateway the only way? Check hylafax. Maybe together with iaxmodem from Asterisk. I heard about T.38 and needing a gateway between a regular fax and something which will convert the analog signal to Fax Over IP (FoIP?), but so far haven't found anyone who can give me such a service or gadget. Many stand-alone faxes actually support T.37 (basically: Fax over SMTP). T.38 is getting more or less supported in devices and softwares, though. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
multiple e-mails of the same e-mail arriving in my box
--- On Mon, 9/3/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: multiple e-mails of the same e-mail arriving in my box To: David Ronkin dron...@gmail.com Date: Monday, 9 March, 2009, 8:55 PM I had 3 pages of this or more. What I did was unsubscribed from the list and then subscribed once again. This cured the problem. Happy Purim - פורים שמח לכולם Moshe משה --- On Mon, 9/3/09, David Ronkin dron...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Ronkin dron...@gmail.com Subject: Re: multiple e-mails of the same e-mail arriving in my box To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Monday, 9 March, 2009, 11:11 AM Is this constant problem or just one-time? I never had such an issue. Maybe it's your mail provider issues... 2009/3/8 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Shavuah Tov, I get the same e-mail 7 or 8 times over. Is there a loop in the server sending out e-mails from members? Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list linux...@cs.huji.ac..il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il -- בברכה, דוד רונקין ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Convert pdf files to .doc or formats that Open Office opens
http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2009/03/05/convert-pdf-files-to-word-documents-and-other-formats/ How to Geek has a Ubunto advice also on their web pages. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
multiple e-mails of the same e-mail arriving in my box
Shavuah Tov, I get the same e-mail 7 or 8 times over. Is there a loop in the server sending out e-mails from members? Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Mandriva Israel is very supportive!
As a Newbie I saw that it was geared up for Right to Left typing for עברית. After reading up that Gnome appears easier to use I chose Mandriva. I contacted by mail www.mandriva.co.il and requested their free Mandriva 2008.One Spring disk. After installation I found that I couldn't connect to the Internet. With Win XP I could and therefore sent them an e-mail requesting assistance. What happened next was that I got a phone call and a personal visit from רועי who is the Managing Director. He at his insistence visited my home bringing with him his own Router. On his advice I went to Bezeq and changed the Router for another. They gave me a Siemens SL2 - 141 which with ease I managed to set up, set the settings and do any Port forwarding. I have never experienced such wonderful service like this before whereby a Managing Director actually took the time and bother to actually visit, listen and advise. כל הכבוד לרועי! Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Ubunto Pocket Guide pdf - freedownload link
http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/download2.html I came across the above link there's a free pdf download to be had. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: strace -e open
Good morning to you, I followed your instructions and my picture appears in the
Skype Preview, here is a picture of the console.
SendThisFile File Notification
Click the following link to retrieve your file:
https://www.sendthisfile.com/Jle5XMBVgkZv1wUdZmXSq3TE
Skype Strace-01.03.2009 -10.16am.png
If the above link is not clickable, copy and paste the link into a browser to
download your file.
--- On Sat, 28/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote:
From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il
Subject: Re: strace -e open
To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 10:11 PM
Hi Moshe!
On Saturday 28 February 2009 21:56:55 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote:
SendThisFile File Notification
https://www.sendthisfile.com/C1ZJxkcu2PKsUnSda3JTzrPS
Strace1.png
https://www.sendthisfile.com/9E5zyEj25p9o9Tt98RqKGhgC
Strace2.png
OK, let me correct myself.
Do:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -f -e open \
-o skype.strace skype
(all in one line).
And then send us skype.strace. Please use it on a configuration in
which you
know that Skype detects the camera, and make sure that the camera works there.
Thanks!
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
--- On Sat, 28/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote:
From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il
Subject: Re: strace -e open
To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 9:08 PM
On Saturday 28 February 2009 20:47:57 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote:
Shavuah Tov,
Firstly I really appreciate all the help that you all are giving to
me,
and
I am sure that I am driving someone crazy.
Shlomi you have the patience of a Saint!
Now I tried to do as you asked:
[r...@localhost ~]# strace -e open
bash: strace: command not found
[r...@localhost ~]# open strace -e
open: invalid option -- 'e'
Usage: open [-c vtnumer ] [-l] [-u] [-s] [-v] -- command_line
[r...@localhost ~]#
You need to do urpmi strace (as root) first. (Or use rpmdrake
to
install it
graphically).
Then run:
{
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -e open skype
}
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
--
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Funny Anti-Terrorism Story - http://xrl.us/bjn7t
maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you
trying to
achieve?
PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is
the last thing standing in my way! ;)
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strace -e open - this got the Camera working again
I found that I could close the Control Panel and Root and Skype didn't crash on me. I have no idea if it will do it for a third time. :) I have also tried the following regarding permissions I did [r...@localhost ~]# cd /etc [r...@localhost etc]# gedit /group This opened Gedit and I added the following: # Camera Group add Moshe # Moshe I also did the same to the file Gedit file Group- In the Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Console in Manage Users on System I selected the Users tab and edited my Login ticking all the Groups present. I then removed the tick on the Filter Users Tab. I tried previously with a backslash typed in before -o skype.strace skype and got the reply -o unknown command. Then I typed as follows and Skype openend and the camera picture is good: [r...@localhost ~]# LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -f -e open -o skype.strace skype ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 ALSA lib pcm:2202: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hd1 Starting the process... Skype Xv: Xv ports available: 64 Skype XShm: XShm support enabled Skype Xv: Using Xv port 325 [] ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Additional Webcam description in Mandriva Console Directory
Mandriva 2009.0 Hardware Listing What's in the console directory regarding Logitech Quickcam Chat 8.4.8 WebCam Description: Camera Media class: Connection Bus: USB Bus Pci #: 5 PCI device #: 2 Vendor ID: 0x46d Device ID: 0x08a6 Sub vendor ID: 0x Sub device ID: 0x Misc Module: zc3xx ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: strace -e open - this got the Camera working again
A quirk in the response that I get, let me explain: When I type # LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -f -e open -o skype.strace skype Yes I get the Video, but no sound! I then find that I have to type # alsactl restore and reboot for Skype sound WITHOUT camera left clicking on Applications---Internet---Skype. I wonder whether with the # LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -f -e open -o skype.strace skype Skype can't find ALSA. This appears to be a Chinese puzzle, do one don't get the other. Moshe --- On Sun, 1/3/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: strace -e open - this got the Camera working again To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 March, 2009, 8:03 PM On Sunday 01 March 2009 19:31:20 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: [r...@localhost ~]# ls -l /dev/video0 crw-rw+ 1 root video 81, 0 2009-03-01 1800 /dev/video0 [r...@localhost ~]# Ah, OK. Then you need to add the user moshe to the group video. One option would be to edit /etc/group as root and add it to the appropriate line in the file. But maybe Mandriva has a GUI for that. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Interview with Ben Collins-Sussman - http://xrl.us/bjn8s maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Webcam link advice webpages
http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/ Some people think that these Phillips
drivers will work.
http://www.quickcamteam.net/software/linux/drivers/spca5xx-webcam-driver
http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices/non-uvc-webcams
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Fw: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good
[Incident: 090227-000923]
To: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il
Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:14 AM
Logitechs reply
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Logitech EMEA Support
logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com wrote:
From: Logitech EMEA Support logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com
Subject: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good
[Incident: 090227-000923]
To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:01 AM
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Response (Stephen Hii)27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Dear Mr. Brace,
Thank you for contacting Logitech’s Electrical Support.
I understand that Quickcam Chat is not working properly with your Skype Linux.
Mr. Brace, with regards to your issue, I am sorry that we do not provide
support for Linux operating system. Therefore we do not have any working
software drivers for Linux as well.
You can try google for some third party Linux software drivers which might
solve your green image issue.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding your product, please
feel free to visit our website at http://www.logitech.com and update this
incident.
Happy a nice day!
Kind Regards,
Stephen
Hii
Logitech Europe SA
European Customer Support
Customer (Moshe Brace)26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Dear Sirs,
I have been given a Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Chat which has a built in Mike.
When trying to use with Skype Linux 2.0.0.72 the picture is green and flashing.
The Webcam works OK with Cheese and Ekiga programmes.
[r...@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID
1d6b:0001
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
[r...@localhost ~]#
As makers of this Webcam can you please give me assistance? I have tried
Today it worked once and once only with:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password
the Logitech Quickcam worked OK.. However I doubt that without root the camera
will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to
type this each time?
Any Ideas?
Thanking you in advance
Moshe
Before:
No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't
remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the
Preview.
I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line
options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org
I also tried both
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype
Question Reference No090227-000923
Product Level 1: Logitech
Product Level 2: Cameras
Product Level 3: QuickCam Chat
Date Created: 26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Last Updated: 27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Status: Waiting
M/N: 8.4.8
PID or S/N: None
P/N : None
Operating System: Linux
Logitech Software: Not Applicable
Software Version: xx.x.x
Downloaded latest SW: No
Computer Brand: Other
Point of Purchase:
Order_ID:
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Shavuah Tov Dotan, I thought that you would like that. I came to the opinion that these big corporations sometimes need a kick up the you know where. By the way where are you based I'm in Rishon. Moshe --- On Fri, 27/2/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Fw: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good [Incident: 090227-000923] To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 1:36 PM 2009/2/27 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk: My reply to Logitech EMEA Support This is really a poor answer as there are a lot of Linux users who want to buy your products with confidence. They need to know that like a T.V. set it works! They need to know what popular programmes like Skype work successfully on which model. They do want to spend money with Logitech as Logitech products have an excellent name. Please think hard about this again. Moshe Good for you, Moshe! That was a great answer, you make me proud! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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Shavuah Tov, I'm a beginner what they call a Newbe. I too came to some of the conclusions below. However, I look at the problem from a different angle as a newbe. I recently upgraded under the recommendation of Mandriva 2009.0 from 2008.1 v Spring, I can't for love or money other that in Cheese and Ekiga the Webcamera to work. With regards to other programmes yes they are not perfect and far from it. Something of the Linux uniqueness makes me use it. I have Wine on my computer which plays games when trying to use it for certain Windows Programmes. But - I fight with myself not to add too many Windows programmes for the obvious reason - if I wanted to use Windows based programmes I don't need a dual boot machine. When do we reach this line? If we cross it then you are 100% right. A young lad by the name Linus thought that programmes are too expensive for Mr average. He was right! With regards to Mac: I have owned a Mac Classic and before that an Apple //C two wonderful easy to use computers. I have yet to see anything in Windows get to Mac standards; they are several years ahead of PC. I do not want to sound like an advert for Apple. As I found that several programmes on the Mac crashed. The Resume button appeared, presumeably the guy who wrote the programme that crashed had to send out his Resume when looking for a new job. Moshe --- On Sat, 28/2/09, Yotam Rubin yotamru...@gmail.com wrote: From: Yotam Rubin yotamru...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Linux for an association I work for. To: David Harel harel...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 5:45 PM Not to take the wind out of your sails, I would probably advise against switching to Linux for anyone who's not a Linux expert. While it took me some years to reach this conclusion, I now believe that Linux is not a viable choice for anyone who's not an advanced user. My reasons follow: 1. Mainstream desktop environments (KDE, GNOME) have gotten slower and buggier over the years. As I bought faster hardware, KDE and GNOME seemed slower and crashed more often. 2. Linux distributions don't work. Even Ubuntu and other mainstream distributions simply do not work. Package testing is poor, and various programs do not integrate with one another. I often find myself having to fix things manually, usually by digging deep into various scripts/configuration files. Additionally, at least with Ubuntu, upgrades tend to break horribly, requiring a clean reinstallation. 3. Usability as a whole is becoming less viable. Applications (at least with my recent Ubuntu distrubutions) tend to crash often, work more slowly and have less features. Windows suffers from the same problems, only it's not as slow as Linux. On the other hand, I've been using OS X lately, and the thing works. The UI is simple, relatively powerful and does not randomly crash. I'm guessing OS X is not a valid choice for you, due to the prohibitive cost of Mac hardware.. Anyway, that's what I think. Good luck, though. Yotam Rubin 2009/2/28 David Harel harel...@gmail.com Greetings, I need your help regarding convincing the vice president of an association to shift from MS XP to Linux. What I did till now was install Ubuntu on two machines that were phasing out and failed to run MS. We got all services we needed including connectivity to external resources. Currently the objection to my initiation is in three items: Make Linux connect to IPVPN (thought it is straight forward). Maintenance cost. Getting his approval for my test (seems like a small man). I need information to try to overturn his stubbornness. -- Regards. David Harel, == Home office +972 77 7657645 Cellular: +972 54 4534502 Snail Mail: Amuka D.N Merom Hagalil 13802 Israel Email: harel...@ergolight-sw.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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--- On Sat, 28/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Linux for an association I work for. To: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 8:27 PM Shavuah Tov, Too much Chollent on Shabbat affects spelling and grammar! I read an article in Readers Digest on Linus Torvald, as they say in Hebrew Kol HaKavod what ever his intentions were. Not many of us could do what he did: He took on the giant Microsoft. Is Linux winning over Windows, the Jury is still out on that one, and it will be for some time yet. Is Linux easy for the beginner not really as I have found out. The beginner has the fear of dual booting and wonders what will happen if the damn computer won't boot? More than once I've had to use the Windows recovery repair console to Fixboot and Fixmbr, then because of dual booting to either Windows or Linux use a nice little disk I have downloaded called SuperGrub. This little floppy in the A:\ drive automatically repairs GRUB. It finds which Linux and Windows is where and does the necessary. If anyone wants it I will upload it. With regards to Skype the picture showed up correctly once then didn't show up correctly in the preview next time around with the LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l1/compat.so skype I thought maybe an alternative like Yachi would work the Webcam, no this programme doesn't either. Moshe --- On Sat, 28/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Linux for an association I work for. To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 8:04 PM Hi! On Saturday 28 February 2009 19:26:59 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Shavuah Tov, I'm a beginner what they call a Newbe. It's newbie - not newbe. I too came to some of the conclusions below. However, I look at the problem from a different angle as a newbe. I recently upgraded under the recommendation of Mandriva 2009.0 from 2008.1 v Spring, I can't for love or money other that in Cheese and Ekiga the Webcamera to work. Whoa! This sentence is written from the end to the beginning. It should read I cannot get the Webcamera to work, except in Ekiga or Cheese. Throughout your many posts to Linux-IL, you have complained that you cannot get the webcamera to work in *Skype*. Well, for your information, Skype is a highly proprietary, and highly obfuscated program that is hard to debug, has no official community support, and you should be thankful that it works at all.. If your camera works in Ekiga, then it works - period. The fact Skype does not interoperate with it indicates that it is a bug in Skype. We've been more than patient in trying to help you with it, and I've given you a lead that I think that your problem is that some of your device files have improper permissions, so you can only run Skype as root and use the video-4-linux compatibility layer. Please try to find out which device files are being accessed (You can use strace -e open as root), and report your findings to us. With regards to other programmes yes they are not perfect and far from it. Something of the Linux uniqueness makes me use it. I have Wine on my computer which plays games when trying to use it for certain Windows Programmes. Wine will take a lot of time to start working properly, because it is very hard to catch up with Microsoft's hairy Windows' semantics. Each version of Windows tried to remain as backwards compatible to the previous ones (up to including many application specific workarounds) but also introduced many new bugs, and incompatiblities that application writers had relied on or worked around. So it's a hard problem, and it would be hard for a group of free software developers to implement a Windows-compatibility layer from scratch.. You'll need to accept this fact. But - I fight with myself not to add too many Windows programmes for the obvious reason - if I wanted to use Windows based programmes I don't need a dual boot machine. When do we reach this line? If we cross it then you are 100% right. What do you mean? I don't understand you. A young lad by the name Linus thought that programmes are too expensive for Mr average. He was right! Actually, Linus Torvalds' original intentions in creating the Linux kernel were not to bring cheap software to the masses. However, Richard Stallman's intentions in starting the GNU project were to a large extent to build an entire operating system built out of free-as-in-speech/open-source components (which would be made available for use in other operating systems and in other contexts). It should also be noted that the original Berkeley BSD effort, started even earlier, and so were even earlier efforts of writing Public Domain or otherwise open-source software. With regards to Mac: I have owned a Mac Classic and before that an Apple //C two
strace -e open
Shavuah Tov, Firstly I really appreciate all the help that you all are giving to me, and I am sure that I am driving someone crazy. Shlomi you have the patience of a Saint! Now I tried to do as you asked: [r...@localhost ~]# strace -e open bash: strace: command not found [r...@localhost ~]# open strace -e open: invalid option -- 'e' Usage: open [-c vtnumer ] [-l] [-u] [-s] [-v] -- command_line [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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Subject: Re: strace -e open
To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Saturday, 28 February, 2009, 9:08 PM
On Saturday 28 February 2009 20:47:57 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote:
Shavuah Tov,
Firstly I really appreciate all the help that you all are giving to me,
and
I am sure that I am driving someone crazy.
Shlomi you have the patience of a Saint!
Now I tried to do as you asked:
[r...@localhost ~]# strace -e open
bash: strace: command not found
[r...@localhost ~]# open strace -e
open: invalid option -- 'e'
Usage: open [-c vtnumer ] [-l] [-u] [-s] [-v] -- command_line
[r...@localhost ~]#
You need to do urpmi strace (as root) first. (Or use rpmdrake to
install it
graphically).
Then run:
{
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so strace -e open skype
}
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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Logitechs reply
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Logitech EMEA Support
logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com wrote:
From: Logitech EMEA Support logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com
Subject: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good
[Incident: 090227-000923]
To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:01 AM
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Response (Stephen Hii)27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Dear Mr. Brace,
Thank you for contacting Logitech’s Electrical Support.
I understand that Quickcam Chat is not working properly with your Skype Linux.
Mr. Brace, with regards to your issue, I am sorry that we do not provide
support for Linux operating system. Therefore we do not have any working
software drivers for Linux as well.
You can try google for some third party Linux software drivers which might
solve your green image issue.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding your product, please
feel free to visit our website at http://www.logitech.com and update this
incident.
Happy a nice day!
Kind Regards,
Stephen
Hii
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European Customer Support
Customer (Moshe Brace)26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Dear Sirs,
I have been given a Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Chat which has a built in Mike.
When trying to use with Skype Linux 2.0.0.72 the picture is green and flashing.
The Webcam works OK with Cheese and Ekiga programmes.
[r...@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID
1d6b:0001
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
[r...@localhost ~]#
As makers of this Webcam can you please give me assistance? I have tried
Today it worked once and once only with:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password
the Logitech Quickcam worked OK. However I doubt that without root the camera
will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to
type this each time?
Any Ideas?
Thanking you in advance
Moshe
Before:
No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't
remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the
Preview.
I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line
options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org
I also tried both
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype
Question Reference No090227-000923
Product Level 1: Logitech
Product Level 2: Cameras
Product Level 3: QuickCam Chat
Date Created: 26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Last Updated: 27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Status: Waiting
M/N: 8.4.8
PID or S/N: None
P/N : None
Operating System: Linux
Logitech Software: Not Applicable
Software Version: xx.x.x
Downloaded latest SW: No
Computer Brand: Other
Point of Purchase:
Order_ID:
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My reply to Logitech EMEA Support
This is really a poor answer as
there are a lot of Linux users who want to buy your products with
confidence. They need to know that like a T.V. set it works! They need
to know what popular programmes like Skype work successfully on which
model. They do want to spend money with Logitech as Logitech products
have an excellent name.
Please think hard about this again.
Moshe
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Logitech EMEA Support
logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com wrote:
From: Logitech EMEA Support logitech_support...@mailca.custhelp.com
Subject: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop and Skype Webcam picture no good
[Incident: 090227-000923]
To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 11:01 AM
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Response (Stephen Hii)27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Dear Mr. Brace,
Thank you for contacting Logitech’s Electrical Support.
I understand that Quickcam Chat is not working properly with your Skype Linux.
Mr. Brace, with regards to your issue, I am sorry that we do not provide
support for Linux operating system. Therefore we do not have any working
software drivers for Linux as well.
You can try google for some third party Linux software drivers which might
solve your green image issue.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding your product, please
feel free to visit our website at http://www.logitech.com and update this
incident.
Happy a nice day!
Kind Regards,
Stephen
Hii
Logitech Europe SA
European Customer Support
Customer (Moshe Brace)26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Dear Sirs,
I have been given a Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Chat which has a built in Mike.
When trying to use with Skype Linux 2.0.0.72 the picture is green and flashing.
The Webcam works OK with Cheese and Ekiga programmes.
[r...@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID
1d6b:0001
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
[r...@localhost ~]#
As makers of this Webcam can you please give me assistance? I have tried
Today it worked once and once only with:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password
the Logitech Quickcam worked OK. However I doubt that without root the camera
will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to
type this each time?
Any Ideas?
Thanking you in advance
Moshe
Before:
No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't
remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the
Preview.
I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line
options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org
I also tried both
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype
Question Reference No090227-000923
Product Level 1: Logitech
Product Level 2: Cameras
Product Level 3: QuickCam Chat
Date Created: 26/02/2009 07.57 PM
Last Updated: 27/02/2009 10.01 AM
Status: Waiting
M/N: 8.4.8
PID or S/N: None
P/N : None
Operating System: Linux
Logitech Software: Not Applicable
Software Version: xx.x.x
Downloaded latest SW: No
Computer Brand: Other
Point of Purchase:
Order_ID:
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Skype Webcam problems
No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the Preview. I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org I also tried both LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype I have a Quickcam Chat 8.4.8 In Mandriva 2008.1 Spring edition I had a Pixart PAC2007 connected quite successfully. Anybody got any ideas. Funny though Ekiga and Cheese the Camera works OK with a very clear sharp picture no green and flashing screen. I have a feeling that Skype doesn't know where the device is; In the Skype options it has Camera /dev/device0 [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password the Logitech Quickcam worked OK. However I doubt that without root the camera will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to type this each time? Any Ideas? Moshe --- On Thu, 26/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Skype Webcam problems To: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 12:29 PM No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the Preview. I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org I also tried both LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype I have a Quickcam Chat 8.4.8 In Mandriva 2008.1 Spring edition I had a Pixart PAC2007 connected quite successfully. Anybody got any ideas. Funny though Ekiga and Cheese the Camera works OK with a very clear sharp picture no green and flashing screen. I have a feeling that Skype doesn't know where the device is; In the Skype options it has Camera /dev/device0 [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Skype Webcam problems - Update to Webcam Problem
Update: I tried to start Skype a second time and the camera would not show correctly with the command below. I don't like the idea of remaining in Root all the time as it can be dangerous. I have also installed the following may be it will help http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat...bv4lsrodzaj=3 and qc-usb-qcset - Tool for the old Quickcam Express webcams But I can see that it must have been a fluke that it worked once with the line below. It doesn't now. I think that I have 2 choices get hold of another Mandriva 2008.1 Spring disk or wait to see if Mandriva put this right in the next upgrade. They know that this is a bug and mismatch. LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype When I typed the above into System Control Panel - Console with root password the Logitech Quickcam worked OK. However I doubt that without root the camera will work in Skype. Is there away to set Mandriva to do this without having to type this each time? Any Ideas? Moshe --- On Thu, 26/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Skype Webcam problems To: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 12:29 PM No go with the Mandriva 2009.0 regarding the Webcam. I unfortunately don't remember what I did but for one time I actually got a picture in the Preview. I think in the /etc/modprobe.d I added a line options quickcam compatible=6 as I saw in www.linuxquestions.org I also tried both LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4compat.so Skype LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v42convert.so Skype I have a Quickcam Chat 8.4.8 In Mandriva 2008.1 Spring edition I had a Pixart PAC2007 connected quite successfully. Anybody got any ideas? Funny though Ekiga and Cheese the Camera works OK with a very clear sharp picture no green and flashing screen. I have a feeling that Skype doesn't know where the device is; In the Skype options it has Camera /dev/device0 [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Fw: Skype Webcam problems - Update to Webcam Problem
--- On Thu, 26/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Fw: Re: Fw: Skype Webcam problems - Update to Webcam Problem To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 9:20 PM Good evening to you, Yes I have contacted Logitech and await their reply with interest. Moshe --- On Thu, 26/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Fw: Skype Webcam problems - Update to Webcam Problem To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 8:34 PM Hi there Dotan Quickcam Chat 8.4.8 I haven't yet contacted the manufacturers however it works fine in Ekiga and Cheese. This picture was taken with Cheese. Moshe --- On Thu, 26/2/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Fw: Skype Webcam problems - Update to Webcam Problem To: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 7:53 PM Moshe, which camera? Also, did you contact the manufacturer? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: pluginserver.ex
Good afternoon to you, I am beginning to think like WinXP and Vista, Linux needs more RAM installed than I thought. I have a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and 1 GB of RAM. Win XP needs 2GB to really run smoothly and Vista needs would you believe a whacking 4 GB of RAM. I too have noticed the delays of Firefox and wonder whether this is the latest version playing games here no matter if Linux or Win. I have seen an improvement when downloading a new Adobe Flash .rpm However sometimes there's a few seconds delay or a slight freeze up which clears itself and any typing done appears at lightening speed. Could there be file in Temp playing games? Moshe --- On Tue, 24/2/09, Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.com wrote: From: Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: pluginserver.ex To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Tuesday, 24 February, 2009, 10:09 PM So far, I don't see any corelation, but I'll try to check this and if your theory is true, I'll let you know. On Tuesday 24 February 2009, Dvir Volk wrote: is the CPU consumption related to the sites you are browsing? i.e. skyrockets when browsing ynet, goes down to about 0% when browsing just about:blank? if it's the flash player's host process, that's what i'd expect. on fedora i have a host process called npviewer.bin that behaves as you described and eats CPU on flash intensive sites. -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Sent by KMail 1.9.9 (KDE 3.5.9) on LINUX Mandriva 2008.1 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Skype sound problems
Regarding Sound. Sometimes I find I get the warning There's a problem with the Sound even though ALSA appears to be configured OK in Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop. I have an CMedia PCI card installed. I have not tried the Via. Other programmes work fine regarding sound without problems. To fix I log out and login then the problem appears fixed or reboot. However Mandriva appears not to save the settings. I have tried setting the Skype Options to Pulse but the sound isn't good, or it won't work. Skype I know needs ALSA. I have tried also tried through the Webcam but as likewise no video it doesn't input sound. I have also tried: alsactl store and alsactl restore Anyone have any ideas how to get over this problem? Moshe ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Linux How to Geek Webpage
I came across this interesting Webpage, it has lots of Linux info tips on it. http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/linux/ -- See my web page: http://moshe.lee.co.il and download the Help Files http://moshe.lee.co.il תראו את האתר שלי ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Skype and Web Camera CPU Usage
Shavuah TovSara I read your comments and found them to be quite interesting.. When using the latest 4.0 Skype in WinXP there is an indicator which tells you the Bandwidth taken up by Video. Probably there is a way in Linux to see the Bandwidth usage but the best way I have found to see if I am getting the Bandwith I am supposed to have is http://www.speedtest.net/index..php What you can do is try the download upload test twice, once with the camera video and once without this will give you an idea of Bandwith loss. This is simple to use and anyone can use this page, left click on the Yellow pyramid and watch the man send the packets to your computer; Clocks tell you the Bandwidth speed. The camera is not so esential but sometimes I do want sometimes to use it. I do find that even in Windows if I see that the conversation is going to be a long one that I switch off the video. Video phones are not always the success that people think due to the fact they may show if someone is not exactly telling the truth.. Moshe http://moshe.lee.co.il --- On Sun, 22/2/09, sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com wrote: From: sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il, Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 7:13 PM Hello Moshe I had a webcam working with skype. It used 100% cpu. I deleted skype for various reasons and won't enter them here. I am curious to know how much cpu ekiga uses with the camera? Moreover, don't try to understand skype, because it isn't understandable. 2009/2/19 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Well I have only praise to say in the way Shlomi Fish answered my queries regarding my Webcam problems, even though I have not succeeded to get it to work. He compiled a file from source for webcams for me. I would never have been able to do this. As a newbe I really appreciate any help I get in sorting out and understanding Linux. Although Mandriva 2009.0 goes some way to making Linux easier to use, there are bugs like this that make one scratch their head. My Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Webcam works well in Cheese and Ekiga showing an excellent picture. My previous camera a Pixart PAC207 worked in Skype with Mandriva 2008.1 Spring but in 2009.0 it doesn't. I have read in Forums that other distros also suffer this. So the problem may be with Skype not knowing how to recognise Webcams correctly without a tweak somewhere. I would love to know what to tweak. I tried adding to /etc/modprobe.d a folder called quickcam and in it a text file quickcam.txt that had the line typed: options quickcam compatible=6 I ended up reinstalling Mandriva 2009.0 because the 2008.0 disk must be damaged and spending hours installing favourite programmes after it updated. I have decided to live with no Webcam and Canoscan 3200f likewise when using Linux, it beats reinstalling. This is a copy of lsusb: Anyone got any ideas on this. Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop Can this Logitech QuickCam Chat v8.4.8 be installed so Skype can use it? Ekiga and Cheese recognises work the Camera OK - video display good. [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# Moshe --- On Thu, 19/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 19 February, 2009, 1:16 PM On Thursday 19 February 2009 00:40:07 Dotan Cohen wrote: I don't see you, Dotan Cohen, asking questions which were already asked recently. I don't think that any of your example questions would currently qualify as noob questions. Long time has passed since anyone compiled his own kernel in Linux-IL or discussed writing a driver. Having unique problems is not the blessing that it looks like! Going through the gnubies list, though, I am starting to have two feelings: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gnubies-il/messages/?yguid=342368143 1) Too much spam. Shlomi made a post about the list being moderated, and right after that there is a spam. That's probably because the spammer has subscribed to the list, and had already posted from this address before I made the list first-time moderated. In the long-term, spam should still be eliminated there. 2) The current
Re: Skype and Web Camera CPU Usage
How do you actually do that? What is the command line to use?Moshe --- On Sun, 22/2/09, sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com wrote: From: sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Skype and Web Camera CPU Usage To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 7:40 PM Hello Moshe I meant about CPU and not bandwidth. CPU usage you can see both by typing the command top in a terminal and also when you use a camera, in skype there is a square which shows you packet loss, jitter, cpu usage, etc. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Shavuah TovSara I read your comments and found them to be quite interesting.. When using the latest 4.0 Skype in WinXP there is an indicator which tells you the Bandwidth taken up by Video. Probably there is a way in Linux to see the Bandwidth usage but the best way I have found to see if I am getting the Bandwith I am supposed to have is http://www.speedtest.net/index..php What you can do is try the download upload test twice, once with the camera video and once without this will give you an idea of Bandwith loss. This is simple to use and anyone can use this page, left click on the Yellow pyramid and watch the man send the packets to your computer; Clocks tell you the Bandwidth speed.. The camera is not so esential but sometimes I do want sometimes to use it. I do find that even in Windows if I see that the conversation is going to be a long one that I switch off the video. Video phones are not always the success that people think due to the fact they may show if someone is not exactly telling the truth. Moshe http://moshe.lee.co.il --- On Sun, 22/2/09, sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com wrote: From: sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il, Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 7:13 PM Hello Moshe I had a webcam working with skype. It used 100% cpu. I deleted skype for various reasons and won't enter them here. I am curious to know how much cpu ekiga uses with the camera? Moreover, don't try to understand skype, because it isn't understandable. 2009/2/19 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Well I have only praise to say in the way Shlomi Fish answered my queries regarding my Webcam problems, even though I have not succeeded to get it to work. He compiled a file from source for webcams for me. I would never have been able to do this. As a newbe I really appreciate any help I get in sorting out and understanding Linux. Although Mandriva 2009.0 goes some way to making Linux easier to use, there are bugs like this that make one scratch their head. My Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Webcam works well in Cheese and Ekiga showing an excellent picture. My previous camera a Pixart PAC207 worked in Skype with Mandriva 2008.1 Spring but in 2009.0 it doesn't. I have read in Forums that other distros also suffer this. So the problem may be with Skype not knowing how to recognise Webcams correctly without a tweak somewhere. I would love to know what to tweak. I tried adding to /etc/modprobe.d a folder called quickcam and in it a text file quickcam.txt that had the line typed: options quickcam compatible=6 I ended up reinstalling Mandriva 2009.0 because the 2008.0 disk must be damaged and spending hours installing favourite programmes after it updated. I have decided to live with no Webcam and Canoscan 3200f likewise when using Linux, it beats reinstalling. This is a copy of lsusb: Anyone got any ideas on this. Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop Can this Logitech QuickCam Chat v8.4.8 be installed so Skype can use it? Ekiga and Cheese recognises work the Camera OK - video display good. [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# Moshe --- On Thu, 19/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 19 February, 2009, 1:16 PM On Thursday 19 February 2009 00:40:07 Dotan Cohen wrote: I don't see you, Dotan Cohen, asking questions which were already asked recently. I don't think that any of your example questions would currently qualify as noob questions. Long time
Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?)
Well I have only praise to say in the way Shlomi Fish answered my queries regarding my Webcam problems, even though I have not succeeded to get it to work. He compiled a file from source for webcams for me. I would never have been able to do this. As a newbe I really appreciate any help I get in sorting out and understanding Linux. Although Mandriva 2009.0 goes some way to making Linux easier to use, there are bugs like this that make one scratch their head. My Logitech Quickcam 8.4.8 Webcam works well in Cheese and Ekiga showing an excellent picture. My previous camera a Pixart PAC207 worked in Skype with Mandriva 2008.1 Spring but in 2009.0 it doesn't. I have read in Forums that other distros also suffer this. So the problem may be with Skype not knowing how to recognise Webcams correctly without a tweak somewhere. I would love to know what to tweak. I tried adding to /etc/modprobe.d a folder called quickcam and in it a text file quickcam.txt that had the line typed: options quickcam compatible=6 I ended up reinstalling Mandriva 2009.0 because the 2008.0 disk must be damaged and spending hours installing favourite programmes after it updated. I have decided to live with no Webcam and Canoscan 3200f likewise when using Linux, it beats reinstalling. This is a copy of lsusb: Anyone got any ideas on this. Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop Can this Logitech QuickCam Chat v8.4.8 be installed so Skype can use it? Ekiga and Cheese recognises work the Camera OK - video display good. [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# Moshe --- On Thu, 19/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 19 February, 2009, 1:16 PM On Thursday 19 February 2009 00:40:07 Dotan Cohen wrote: I don't see you, Dotan Cohen, asking questions which were already asked recently. I don't think that any of your example questions would currently qualify as noob questions. Long time has passed since anyone compiled his own kernel in Linux-IL or discussed writing a driver. Having unique problems is not the blessing that it looks like! Going through the gnubies list, though, I am starting to have two feelings: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gnubies-il/messages/?yguid=342368143 1) Too much spam. Shlomi made a post about the list being moderated, and right after that there is a spam. That's probably because the spammer has subscribed to the list, and had already posted from this address before I made the list first-time moderated. In the long-term, spam should still be eliminated there. 2) The current noob post is titled Help with ubuntu please... . This will be easy for the gurus to ignore, and if you are bored, you could get in there and help the guy. We _need_ more Linux users in Israel, and just ignoring the noobs will make them go back to the OS that they came from. If anything, we have one more user filling up Israeli apache logfiles with guarenteed non-IE hits. Right. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Stop Using MSIE - http://www.shlomifish.org/no-ie/ maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?)
Good evening Shlomi, I am in the club a newbe that often racks his brains for answers. I still find it difficult to deal with a compressed .tar file and install it. I am sure that for the experienced they do this with their eyes closed. Sometimes I get the /home/moshe/desktop/. does not exist. Trying to get around in the console is sometimes for the newbe a real nightmare. When some experts say do this add this or that it may take quite a while before the console accepts the command request. I find that to make a file in a folder is a headache. I first have to cd to the actual directory, this I understand. Then I have to use mkedir to make the directory. To actually get a text file into that new directory I have to create the file and save to the desktop. Sometimes the mv file -T /Whatever works or CD to the relevant directory and type in the console import /./ and hope for the best. Moshe --- On Tue, 17/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Linux experts do not want to be bothered with newbie questions! (was:Re: No noobs?) To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Tuesday, 17 February, 2009, 7:09 PM On Tuesday 17 February 2009 14:23:23 Dotan Cohen wrote: Compiling a Kernel was a new thing in 1995, when I started doing it. Now it's usually not necessary for the average user to do, and IMHO saying that you had to do it to access a device would scare away the average new user. As for writing a driver, it's not a noob thing, it's not even an expert thing. I expect that the number of people who have even read a driver's source code on this list could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Exactly. The distinction between noob and experienced posts is too blurry today to justify two lists. Especially when there is essentially _no_traffic_ on the noobs list (I subscribed yesterday and there have been no messages so far). There is indeed very little traffic on GNUbies-IL . I expect most new Linux users ask on web-forums instead of on mailing lists. I'm still a GNUbies-IL admin in case someone posts, and am subscribed there to answer any questions that people may have. I personally support accepting beginners' posts here on Linux-IL, assuming there will be any. I don't expect the added traffic to overwhelm Linux-IL, and it may lead to interesting more advanced or more philosophical discussions. Some beginners may be intimidated by the more advanced questions, but I doubt it will be an issue. In any case, maintaining GNUbies-IL is not time consuming at all, so I'm perfectly fine keeping it in its mostly-dormant condition. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Interview with Ben Collins-Sussman - http://xrl.us/bjn8s maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Rotal Seimens Router Firmware.
shavuah tov,I talked in shool with a Bezeq technician and he says it's on their site under support. However, he says use with great caution. If the Router works OK leave well alone. It is a procedure like flashing the Bios - do with caution. Moshe --- On Sat, 14/2/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Rotal Seimens Router Firmware. To: g...@mendelson.com Cc: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk, linux-il. linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Saturday, 14 February, 2009, 7:50 PM I'm on the Israel Mac user's list. Someone there found it, and put it the files section. I think he got it from BEZEQ. Yes, Bezeq sends it in an email to customers who suffer from problems. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: אזהרה: נטוויזן
Lately, I've had this also with some webpages a flashing triangle in Mandriva 2009.0 warning me of this. There could be a browser cookie at work here, and although they don't always admit it at certain times of the day they have server overload. The ping should hit the server and bounce back at a normal rate. In Dos there is a way to check this, but I'm unsure in Mandriva Shabbat Shalom Moshe --- On Fri, 13/2/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: אזהרה: נטוויזן To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com, linux-il. linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 13 February, 2009, 1:06 PM 2009/2/13 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk: They are not the only ones who sometimes play games. About 3 years ago I upgraded ADSL with Bezeq from 750 to 1.5. At least I thought that I did; well after checking the download speed I found that they hadn't but charged me for the 1.5 MB rate. As soon as I contact 166 they checked and found that yes I was right; I got a credit out of them and the following year squeezed them a little harder for a good rate when upgrading to 2.5 MB. You can check your Download and Upload speeds very easily at: http://www.speedtest.net/index..php Left click on the yellow pyramid to do this and watch the man send and receive; you will see two clocks showing what is happening. It pays to do this occasionally it wakes up the server. Moshe Thanks, Moshe, but my problem is not low speeds, but rather disconnects. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Rotal Seimens Router Firmware.
Where do we find this upgrade? --- On Fri, 13/2/09, Geoffrey S. Mendelson g...@mendelson.com wrote: From: Geoffrey S. Mendelson g...@mendelson.com Subject: Re: ??: ?? To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Cc: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk, linux-il. linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 13 February, 2009, 3:26 PM On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 01:06:56PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: Thanks, Moshe, but my problem is not low speeds, but rather disconnects. If you have the Rotal/Seimens router that Bezeq gives out, there is a firmware upgrade for it. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel g...@mendelson.com N3OWJ/4X1GM ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: אזהרה: נטוויזן
They are not the only ones who sometimes play games. About 3 years ago I upgraded ADSL with Bezeq from 750 to 1.5. At least I thought that I did; well after checking the download speed I found that they hadn't but charged me for the 1.5 MB rate. As soon as I contact 166 they checked and found that yes I was right; I got a credit out of them and the following year squeezed them a little harder for a good rate when upgrading to 2.5 MB. You can check your Download and Upload speeds very easily at:http://www.speedtest.net/index.php Left click on the yellow pyramid to do this and watch the man send and receive; you will see two clocks showing what is happening. It pays to do this occasionally it wakes up the server.Moshehttp://moshe.lee.co.il --- On Fri, 13/2/09, sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com wrote: From: sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com Subject: Re: אזהרה: נטוויזן To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il. linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 13 February, 2009, 1:17 AM They violate the terms of service. They have to connect you immediately. They should have done conference call and see who is to blame. On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/13 sara fink sara.f...@gmail.com: HI Dotan I have 2 things to say: 1. Have you thought that good reputation is a matter of publication budgets? Out of all the ISPs bezeq ben leumi is the best. 2. A tip: if they don't want to disconnect you can try to freeze the account. I know 012 charges 4.9nis/month if you freeze the account. A better option is to prove them that are to blame because with the same infrastructure and different ISP, you can connect to the internet. They must provide you the service within 24 hours, otherwise you can sue them. This is a much more preferable option. Thanks, Sara. I do not want to sue them but as they refused to disconnect me I am writing a nice long letter telling them that I will take the matter to court if they do not disconnect me willingly. I cannot believe that they would ruin their reputation over this. If they would have just disconnected me they would not have even lost me as a customer: surely I would come crawling back after getting burned by Nezeq sometime. But now? I'll never go back to Netvision. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Bank Leumi site finally works from Linux
Hurray, someone might have told you to change banks Stay Happy Moshe --- On Wed, 11/2/09, Yuval Hager yu...@avramzon.net wrote: From: Yuval Hager yu...@avramzon.net Subject: Bank Leumi site finally works from Linux To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009, 1:27 PM I was happily amazed to find out that the new revamped site of Bank Leumi fully works using Opera on Linux. I also tested FF, and it seems to work fine too (including viewing cheques images, graphs etc.). So long IE in Crossover, and thanks for all the sites :) --yuval ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Fw: Webcam driver Can someone make me .rpm auto install file?
No answer to you I saw this file on a website. Strange how Webcam in Skype worked on Mandriva 2008.1 OK and doesn't on 2009.0 I would change distros and leave Mandriva however I would need a Gnome desktop and be able to type in Hebrew. Can anyone suggest a distro that is easy to install programmes I could use. I am a newbe and need ease of installation besides dual language.Moshe --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Fw: Webcam driver Can someone make me .rpm auto install file? To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 8 February, 2009, 1:15 PM On Sunday 08 February 2009 01:11:56 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Webcam driver Can someone make me .rpm auto install file? To: Linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Sunday, 8 February, 2009, 1:10 AM http://www.linux-projects.org/downloads/FAQ.html This driver is supposed to work the Webcam in Skype. Please could someone make a .rpm auto install file for me distro mandriva 2009.0 gnome I tried building it but got some errors (see below). I think this driver is not suitable for my kernel version ( 2.6.28.3-desktop-1mnb ). Regards, Shlomi Fish DKMS make.log for sn9c1xx-1.48-1mdv2009.1 for kernel 2.6.28.3-desktop-1mnb (i586) Sun Feb 8 13:10:40 IST 2009 make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.3-desktop-1mnb' CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.o /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1033: warning: ‘struct class_device’ declared inside parameter list /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1033: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: In function ‘sn9c102_show_reg’: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1041: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1041: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘__mptr’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1041: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1041: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: At top level: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1057: warning: ‘struct class_device’ declared inside parameter list /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: In function ‘sn9c102_store_reg’: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1066: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1066: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘__mptr’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1066: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1066: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: At top level: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1090: warning: ‘struct class_device’ declared inside parameter list /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: In function ‘sn9c102_show_val’: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1099: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1099: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘__mptr’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1099: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1099: error: ‘struct video_device’ has no member named ‘class_dev’ /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c: At top level: /var/lib/dkms/sn9c1xx/1.48-1mdv2009.1/build/sn9c102_core.c:1122: warning: ‘struct class_device’ declared inside parameter list I am a newbe Moshe -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Star Trek: We, the Living Dead - http://xrl.us/omqz4 maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Webcam download - It got Ekiga working but not Skype
Dear Shlomi, Many thanks for making the .rpm file for me. Unfortunately Skype still won't display correctly a test picture from the Webcam. In Ekiga it works OK. I changed the webcam to a Logitech Chat QuickCam v. 8.4.8 Any ideas for a Kernal or tweak that would work it. Shabbat Shalom Moshe attachment: Me taken with qc-05-02-2009.jpg___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox
--- On Fri, 6/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox To: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Date: Friday, 6 February, 2009, 3:50 PM If I try to use Firefox to send mail it is not possible and I get a horizontal red line under the bcc cell. Opera works OK. Epiphany also won't work or others I have tried. Moshe --- On Fri, 6/2/09, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Noam Rathaus no...@beyondsecurity.com, linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Friday, 6 February, 2009, 12:12 AM 2009/2/5 Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk: Install Opera 9.6X it opens walla.co.il allowing full use So does Firefox. What problems do you have with Walla? -- Dotan Cohen ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
QuickCam installation on Wine
I tried to install QuickCam Chat v8.48 Windows driver qc848enu.exe with Wine and during the installation got the following warning: Error Number 0x80040707 Description: DLL function call crashed: InstHelper:FindUSBHostController Setup will now terminate. (OK Button displayed). Anyone got any ideas on this. Distro Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop Can this Logitech QuickCam Chat v8.48 be installed so Skype can use it? Ekiga recognises and uses the Camera OK [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 046d:08a6 Logitech, Inc. Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox
Install Opera 9.6X it opens walla.co.il allowing full use, it might open clalit. --- On Thu, 5/2/09, Noam Rathaus no...@beyondsecurity.com wrote: From: Noam Rathaus no...@beyondsecurity.com Subject: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox To: Arie Skliarouk sklia...@gmail.com Cc: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 9:06 AM Another site for the list: http://e-services.clalit.org.il You can login, but basically anything from the menu doesn't work as it references document.frames which is an IE only feature. On Monday 05 January 2009 15:27:09 you wrote: Hi, On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 14:04, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: If you have any other IE-only sites, then _please_ let me know. Thanks. Website of Beitar Ilit bus company: http://www.illit-t.co.il/ http://forms.gov.il/forms/mot/car/ca...@mot.gov.il.htm Looks ugly https://www.shaam.gov.il/Shaam_internet/ A legitimate customer can not login. https://www.leumit.co.il -- Noam Rathaus CTO no...@beyondsecurity.com http://www.beyondsecurity.com Know that you are safe. Beyond Security Finalist for the Red Herring 100 Global Awards 2007 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: Fw: Re: PAC 207 Webcam
gspca though will qc-usb work? If so how?Moshe --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il wrote: From: Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il Subject: Re: Fw: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Monday, 2 February, 2009, 9:28 PM On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 05:33:42PM +, Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: [r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 007 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye Webcam Is it gspca or qc-usb? The latter, I think. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il || best ICQ# 16849754 || friend ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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[r...@localhost ~]# lsusb Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03eb:3301 Atmel Corp. at433301 4-port Hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:2216 Canon, Inc. Canoscan3200F Bus 002 Device 005: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 007 Device 002: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Easy Snap Snake Eye Webcam Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 [r...@localhost ~]# ok its uses gspca...now the k 2.6.28 series has better support so I suggest you try installing that. next you are on a Mdv so use MCC to install libv4l-0 then Code: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so change camorama to skype or whatever you are using. this is because the kernel is up to date but the applications don't yet know how to handle it without help. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/pac-207-webcam-701306/#post3428781 [r...@localhost ~]# LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4lcompat.so skype ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/libv4l/v4lcompat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2202snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM card.pcm.hdmi What happens is before I can type the second line LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4lcompat.so Skype appears on the screen but the camera is test shows now Green speckles in the video area after enabling video. With the programme Ekiga the camera shows a picture although the colour is not correct, Skype with enabled video now shows green only! With the programme Ekiga the camera works fine although the colour is not correct, but Skype with enabled video now shows green only! Can anyone recommend a Webcam that will work with Skype? Or is there a VOIP programme that will work with the Camera besides Ekiga? Distro: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop latest version. Moshe --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 12:23 PM On Sunday 01 February 2009 11:25:54 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Download Page for Source and Mandriva: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html Webcam driver supported list http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html Debian support http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/gspca-source You can find the dkms-*.rpm here: http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/code/ Please download it and then install using urpmi. I build it from an .src.rpm I found on rpmfind.net by following the Mandriva link on the site. Regards, Shlomi Fish --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 10:13 AM Hi Moshe! On Saturday 31 January 2009 23:33:13 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? Where can one find this source file? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Star Trek: We, the Living Dead - http://xrl.us/omqz4 maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: PAC 207 Webcam
Download Page for Source and Mandriva: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html Webcam driver supported list http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html Debian support http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/gspca-source --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 10:13 AM Hi Moshe! On Saturday 31 January 2009 23:33:13 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? Where can one find this source file? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ First stop for Perl beginners - http://perl-begin.org/ maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: PAC 207 Webcam
Many thanks I will try it I downloaded the dkms-gspcav1-1.00.20-2mdv2009.1.noarch.rpm last modified 01-Feb-2009 --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 12:23 PM On Sunday 01 February 2009 11:25:54 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Download Page for Source and Mandriva: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html Webcam driver supported list http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html Debian support http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/gspca-source You can find the dkms-*.rpm here: http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/code/ Please download it and then install using urpmi. I build it from an .src.rpm I found on rpmfind.net by following the Mandriva link on the site. Regards, Shlomi Fish --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 10:13 AM Hi Moshe! On Saturday 31 January 2009 23:33:13 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? Where can one find this source file? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Star Trek: We, the Living Dead - http://xrl.us/omqz4 maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: PAC 207 Webcam
With the programme Ekiga the camera works fine although the colour is not correct, but is still unrecognised by Skype. Can anyone recommend a Webcam that will work with Skype? Or is there a VOIP programme that will work with the Camera besides Ekiga? Distro: Mandriva 2009.0 Gnome Desktop latest version. Moshe --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 12:23 PM On Sunday 01 February 2009 11:25:54 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Download Page for Source and Mandriva: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html Webcam driver supported list http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html Debian support http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/gspca-source You can find the dkms-*.rpm here: http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/code/ Please download it and then install using urpmi. I build it from an .src.rpm I found on rpmfind.net by following the Mandriva link on the site. Regards, Shlomi Fish --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il, mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 10:13 AM Hi Moshe! On Saturday 31 January 2009 23:33:13 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? Where can one find this source file? Regards, Shlomi Fish -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Star Trek: We, the Living Dead - http://xrl.us/omqz4 maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
PAC 207 Webcam
Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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Yes I have the same graphics card on my computer nVidia GeForce FX 5200). The picture is speckled with xsane and camera not recognised with Skype. With Mandriva 2008.1 Spring it worked although the colour was Magenta. .. --- On Sat, 31/1/09, Omer Zak w...@zak.co.il wrote: From: Omer Zak w...@zak.co.il Subject: Re: PAC 207 Webcam To: linux-il linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Saturday, 31 January, 2009, 11:45 PM Hello Moshe, 1. What are the symptoms when you try to use this Webcam? 2. What graphic card is in your PC (I had problems with other gspca-supported Webcams in a PC with nVidia GeForce FX 5200). --- Omer On Sat, 2009-01-31 at 21:33 +, Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Mandriva 2009.0 states it supports this - don't work even after downloading gspcav driver for this. Just won't work full stop. XSane thinks it's a scanner. Skype says no Webcam installed. Can some one make me an .rpm auto install from source file? -- My Commodore 64 is suffering from slowness and insufficiency of memory; and its display device is grievously short of pixels. Can anyone help? My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Fw: Re: Webcam installation
--- On Tue, 27/1/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Webcam installation To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009, 8:03 PM On Tuesday 27 January 2009 18:52:35 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Because if possible I would like help in solving the problem on installing my web camera. That's fine. But if you send this message to a mailing list, there will be more people who can help you. See: http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/telux/lecture-notes/w2l-2007-how-to-ask-qs.odp I suppose that I should have sent this e-mail to the forum. Yes, you should have. I also thought that is a very interesting subject for discussion. I have not learnt how to compile the download which is sitting on my desktop.Thanking you in advanceMoshe OK. Send it to Linux-IL ( http://www.hamakor.org.il/mailing-lists/linux-il.html ) and then other people and I will be able to help you. Regards, Shlomi Fish --- On Tue, 27/1/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Webcam installation To: Moshe Brace mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009, 1:02 PM Hi! Why are you sending me this message? It was emailed to me in private. And it's hard to understand whether you solved the problems you had or not and what you tried so far. Regards, Shlomi Fish On Monday 26 January 2009 22:51:59 Moshe Brace wrote: I am a Newbe to Linux Mandriva 2009.1 One of the most daunting things that I find about Linux is the Install procedure. I rack my brains wondering how to do it. I open the Console Control Pane sit there thinking how it's done. Yes I know that the Applications that are .rpm will be installed more or less automatically. However, here is the crunch: I have a Web Cam which I downloaded from the Internet a driver for it from the Frenchman who makes drivers. I installed the CIF Single Chip PAC Pixart type camera in the Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition although the colouring of the picture was Magenta it did work. Under Mandriva recommendation I upgraded to 2009.1, hey presto doesn't recognise it and what's more Skype says it doesn't exist. I bet that I'm not the only person that has this problem and can't solve it. Someone wrote in a forum obtain the source. I downloaded the file it sits nicely on the Desktop, and that's where it remains. I don't know how to compile or install from an extracted tar.gz The console says to me what folder or the such. My desktop is /moshe/desktop I look at all the written forums and just don't know how to continue. This is a major drawback to Linux. I had thought of using Wine, but likewise it just says debug Yes or No and crashes the Windows installed driver Amcap. I got this reply in www.linuxquestions.org http://www.linuxquestions.org/ But I really don't know how to do this: the fix is this I have a pixart and the new kernel with the gspca_main driver that comes with the new kernel is limited so what I did was make sure you have all the stuff to compile with. and go to you /lib/modules/uname -r/ kernel/drivers/usb/media and cut and paste the gspca_main for safe keep.. then go here http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html if there is one for 2009 get it or other wise get the source and do a make and make install. reboot and your fixed. do not ask me why the 2.6.24 kernel had know problem but the 2.6.27 and up have a new /usb/media file loaction. all will be well. if you can compile. other wise find an rpm that matches your kernel. Yours Moshe -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ What does Zionism mean? - http://xrl.us/bjn8u maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Webcam installation
--- On Thu, 29/1/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Fw: Re: Webcam installation To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Thursday, 29 January, 2009, 1:19 PM --- On Tue, 27/1/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Webcam installation To: mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009, 8:03 PM On Tuesday 27 January 2009 18:52:35 Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: Because if possible I would like help in solving the problem on installing my web camera. That's fine. But if you send this message to a mailing list, there will be more people who can help you. See: http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/telux/lecture-notes/w2l-2007-how-to-ask-qs.odp I suppose that I should have sent this e-mail to the forum. Yes, you should have. I also thought that is a very interesting subject for discussion. I have not learnt how to compile the download which is sitting on my desktop.Thanking you in advanceMoshe OK. Send it to Linux-IL ( http://www.hamakor.org.il/mailing-lists/linux-il.html ) and then other people and I will be able to help you. Regards, Shlomi Fish --- On Tue, 27/1/09, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: From: Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il Subject: Re: Webcam installation To: Moshe Brace mbrace...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009, 1:02 PM Hi! Why are you sending me this message? It was emailed to me in private. And it's hard to understand whether you solved the problems you had or not and what you tried so far. Regards, Shlomi Fish On Monday 26 January 2009 22:51:59 Moshe Brace wrote: I am a Newbe to Linux Mandriva 2009.1 One of the most daunting things that I find about Linux is the Install procedure. I rack my brains wondering how to do it. I open the Console Control Pane sit there thinking how it's done. Yes I know that the Applications that are .rpm will be installed more or less automatically. However, here is the crunch: I have a Web Cam which I downloaded from the Internet a driver for it from the Frenchman who makes drivers. I installed the CIF Single Chip PAC Pixart type camera in the Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition although the colouring of the picture was Magenta it did work. Under Mandriva recommendation I upgraded to 2009.1, hey presto doesn't recognise it and what's more Skype says it doesn't exist. I bet that I'm not the only person that has this problem and can't solve it. Someone wrote in a forum obtain the source. I downloaded the file it sits nicely on the Desktop, and that's where it remains. I don't know how to compile or install from an extracted tar.gz The console says to me what folder or the such. My desktop is /moshe/desktop I look at all the written forums and just don't know how to continue. This is a major drawback to Linux. I had thought of using Wine, but likewise it just says debug Yes or No and crashes the Windows installed driver Amcap. I got this reply in www.linuxquestions.org http://www.linuxquestions.org/ But I really don't know how to do this: the fix is this I have a pixart and the new kernel with the gspca_main driver that comes with the new kernel is limited so what I did was make sure you have all the stuff to compile with. and go to you /lib/modules/uname -r/ kernel/drivers/usb/media and cut and paste the gspca_main for safe keep.. then go here http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html if there is one for 2009 get it or other wise get the source and do a make and make install. reboot and your fixed. do not ask me why the 2.6.24 kernel had know problem but the 2.6.27 and up have a new /usb/media file loaction. all will be well. if you can compile. other wise find an rpm that matches your kernel. Yours Moshe -- - Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ What does Zionism mean? - http://xrl.us/bjn8u maukeI'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to achieve? PerlJam mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is the last thing standing in my way! ;) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
