[SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word files. However I am having the following problems. 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. I've checked the file in Apache's directory and it is fine - I can ftp or scp it and read it just fine, just not when I try to fetch it from a link on a webpage. I have the following link set up in my webpage: A HREF=forms/fax_template.docFAX Coversheet/A (Word)BR Anyone got any ideas - have a got Apache configured wrongly. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 06:00:16PM +1000, Matt Hyne wrote: 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. Have you tried using lynx or wget? Can either of these download the file correctly? Anyone got any ideas - have a got Apache configured wrongly. It's probably not a problem with Apache, it's more likely to be Netscape. Check your Preferences/Navigator/Applications to see what it does with files with `.doc' extensions. Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
A note on MIME types and web server to remember. Many of you will know this, but I thought I should repeat it Netscape will listen to the headers for the document type. IE pretty much ignores the document type and tries to work it out on it's own, which means you should be able to download a .doc file using an IE ( or related ) browser without having to configure an MIME. The corrolary to this of course, is that doing funky stuff with CGI is somewhat harder, because IE tends to make incorrect assumptions sometimes. Adam - Original Message - From: Artur Hefczyc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matt Hyne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: slug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word files. However I am having the following problems. 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. I've checked the file in Apache's directory and it is fine - I can ftp or scp it and read it just fine, just not when I try to fetch it from a link on a webpage. I have the following link set up in my webpage: A HREF=forms/fax_template.docFAX Coversheet/A (Word)BR Anyone got any ideas - have a got Apache configured wrongly. You should set mime-type for such documents. Artur -- Artur Hefczyc [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Artur Hefczyc wrote: I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word files. However I am having the following problems. 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. I've checked the file in Apache's directory and it is fine - I can ftp or scp it and read it just fine, just not when I try to fetch it from a link on a webpage. I have the following link set up in my webpage: A HREF=forms/fax_template.docFAX Coversheet/A (Word)BR Anyone got any ideas - have a got Apache configured wrongly. You should set mime-type for such documents. More specifically you m,ight want to look at /etc/mime.types and see if you have: application/msword doc (or similar). Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] apt-get question
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Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
Could you be a little more specific ? Matt At Tuesday, 12/06/2001 10:22 AM (+0200), Artur Hefczyc wrote: I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word files. However I am having the following problems. 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. I've checked the file in Apache's directory and it is fine - I can ftp or scp it and read it just fine, just not when I try to fetch it from a link on a webpage. I have the following link set up in my webpage: A HREF=forms/fax_template.docFAX Coversheet/A (Word)BR Anyone got any ideas - have a got Apache configured wrongly. You should set mime-type for such documents. Artur -- Artur Hefczyc [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] OT: Cheap 19 Rack Cases
Anyone know somewhere in sydney, either distributer or reseller that sells cheapish 19 rack cases. Probably 2u is what I am after. Kind Regards, Daniel Finn Sales Consultant Nepean Micro Computers Tel: (02) 47 21 7566 Fax: (02) 47 21 7883 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.nmc.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
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Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
Matt Hyne wrote: Could you be a little more specific ? How's this: 1. google.com 2. search for: apache mime types for doc files 3. http://www.simplythebest.net/info/apache_mime.html Or another suggestion: Read apache-manual/mod/mod_mime.html in the documentation distributed with your Apache server software. flameproof Any mentoring jobs going at Cisco? /flameproof At Tuesday, 12/06/2001 10:22 AM (+0200), Artur Hefczyc wrote: I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word files. However I am having the following problems. 1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the netscape window. 2. If I shift-select the link, I can download the file but then WORD cannot read it. I've checked the file in Apache's directory and it is fine - I can ftp or scp it and read it just fine, just not when I try to fetch it from a link on a webpage. _ Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services Pty Limited This food contains absolutely no DNA - American food product label -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
Matt Hyne wrote:
I am trying to get my Linux based apache web server to serve some .DOC MS Word
files. However I am having the following problems.
1. When I click on the link, the file starts downloading as (garbled) text into the
netscape window.
Netscape doesn't know what to do with a .doc file.
Edit - Preferences _ navigator - applications - create new type doc
(look at some of the others (like plain text). You want to select the
save to disk option
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Re: [SLUG] OT: Cheap 19 Rack Cases
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:24, Daniel Finn wrote: Anyone know somewhere in sydney, either distributer or reseller that sells cheapish 19 rack cases. Probably 2u is what I am after. I generally by mine (Argent Racmount brand) through Rolen Bell (our cabling contractors). I can get contact details for them if you like. You mention a 2U case - do you mean 2RU ? If so, the smallest I've ver been able to get is 8RU, although I believe they may have some 4RU's, but don't push them. Jon -- - Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to using Microsoft products for mission-critical applications (What Yoda really meant to say) - -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] apt-get update rpm
Hi, I have rpm 3.0.3 on my Debian box and want to update to 4.0 (to alien a RH7 mozilla binary for the Alpha). But apt-get update rpm does not update it as it thinks thats the most recent - pooh. Does anyone know what section rpm might be in? Mike -- Michael Lake Active caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. Safety Convenor, Australian Speleological Federation Owner, Speleonics (Australia) ^~^::^~^ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 10:00:50PM +1000, Rick Welykochy wrote: Matt Hyne wrote: Could you be a little more specific ? How's this: 1. google.com 2. search for: apache mime types for doc files 3. http://www.simplythebest.net/info/apache_mime.html Yes, good. A search engine pointer is helpful, but what use is a search engine without someone who knows how to use it to their advantage? It would be nice to have An Idiots Guide to Manipulating Search Engines As Easily As Women Manipulate You guide. Or another suggestion: Read apache-manual/mod/mod_mime.html in the documentation distributed with your Apache server software. flameproof Any mentoring jobs going at Cisco? /flameproof You're not happy with your current job? Paul. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] apt-get question
This one time, at band camp, David Kempe said: Hey I have the same question as Mike Lake but i can't see the answer for him: http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/lists/slug/2001/April/msg00732.html This is 'cause no-one answered it ;) Mike Lake wrote: The percent will rapidly go from 0 to 99% as it downloads info but then after it gets to 99% it will wait for some time. Mostly it's this security site at debian but also for anything at mirror.aarnet I don't know the answer, but I can guess: s.d.o is (was) under a high load, so it's probably timing out. I get similar results when I'm upgrading thru apt-proxy, it seems to never want to give out the last 1% of each file, but upon restart, everything finishes. So, it *might* be a timeout problem -- it certainly was for me with s.d.o, and seems to be when using apt-proxy -- but I can't say for sure. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://spacepants.org/jaq.gpg Balial This port may thing it's fortified, butt I seem to be mounting a pretty good assault -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
An Idiots Guide to Manipulating Search Engines As Easily As Women Manipulate You (was: Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files)
This one time, at band camp, Paul Cameron said: Yes, good. A search engine pointer is helpful, but what use is a search engine without someone who knows how to use it to their advantage? It would be nice to have An Idiots Guide to Manipulating Search Engines As Easily As Women Manipulate You guide. An Idiots Guide to Manipulating Search Engines As Easily As Women Manipulate You.[1] Step 1: type the string 'www.google.com' (sans quotes -- how layman do we want?) into your favourite browser. Loading favourite browser and entering text is beyond the scope of this mail, try the Loading-Favourite-Browser-HOWTO[2]. Step 2: Think of useful keywords about the problem while the page loads. In this case, broken download netscape apache .doc might be a start. (!) Warning: this step has been rated Hard, due to the presence of a Thinking requirement. Step 3: Type in keywords into text entry box on google. Click on Search button, or hit enter. Step 4: Visual grep (more work!) for search results that look right. Click on them. If it's not right, go back, try the next one. Step 5: If you don't find what you're looking for, try excluding some keywords, adding more, or a new set of keywords. You may have picked up some new keywords in the pages you just looked at -- these may help to track down the solution. Step 6: The search engine is a tool, not a magic box; practice makes perfect. [1] As per laboratory results; actual ease may differ from advertised performance. [2] HOWTO Not guaranteed to exist. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://spacepants.org/jaq.gpg Balial This port may thing it's fortified, butt I seem to be mounting a pretty good assault -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] apt-get update rpm
This one time, at band camp, Mike Lake said: I have rpm 3.0.3 on my Debian box and want to update to 4.0 (to alien a RH7 mozilla binary for the Alpha). Which version are you running? I have sid on this machine, and apt-cache show rpm tells me that the current version is 4.0.2-9. You might be lucky, and apt-get install rpm/unstable will work, otherwise, apt-get show rpm tells me this also: Filename: pool/main/r/rpm/rpm_4.0.2-9_i386.deb so try http://planetmirror.com/pub/debian/pool/main/r/rpm/rpm_4.0.2-9_i386.deb and dpkg -i that. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://spacepants.org/jaq.gpg Balial This port may thing it's fortified, butt I seem to be mounting a pretty good assault -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Rick Welykochy wrote:
flameproof
Any mentoring jobs going at Cisco?
/flameproof
{snort} yeah, right.
Check the popular press. They just sacked 8500 world wide because of
economic downturn, and stupidity ont he part of upper management. I
seriously doubt they'll be hiring again in the near future.
DaZZa
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[SLUG] Microsoft back on attack (fwd)
1. Microsoft back on attack The kinder, gentler face that Microsoft put on after last year's landmark court decision to split up the company seems to have all but disappeared, as the company has stepped up its software bundling efforts and its campaign against Linux http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?107899 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] X video drivers
Howdy I am playing with a new install of RH7.1 on a PC that seems to be giving the vidoe drivers some grief. How do I stop the X stuff on startup so I can get in and modify my video driver settings ? Also where should I be looking to play video ... thanx PMc -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] X video drivers
on Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 11:44:15AM +1000, Peter McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy I am playing with a new install of RH7.1 on a PC that seems to be giving the vidoe drivers some grief. How do I stop the X stuff on startup so I can get in and modify my video driver settings ? At the lilo prompt do linux single, to bring you to single user mode from boot. edit the /etc/inittab file and see the section # Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are: # 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this) # 1 - Single user mode # 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking) # 3 - Full multiuser mode # 4 - unused # 5 - X11 # 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this) # Change id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: Now play with your video card settings using startx to kick off X each time. You should also be able to kill X with ctrl-alt-delete. BB -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] X video drivers
quote who=Bevan Broun At the lilo prompt do linux single, to bring you to single user mode from boot. That would be the Fifty Ton Budgie solution, methinks. ;) When the machine starts X, just Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a standard console, and do the configuration work. To restart gdm or xdm on a Red Hat 7.1 box (assuming they're still putting the display manager in inittab) just kill the process. It should respawn automatically, and run with the new settings. Remember: With Linux, there is almost always no reason to reboot whatsoever, and you can always email SLUG to find out How Not to Reboot (cf. How Not to be Seen, John Cleese). :) - Jeff -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] X video drivers
Jeff Waugh was once rumoured to have said: quote who=Bevan Broun At the lilo prompt do linux single, to bring you to single user mode from boot. That would be the Fifty Ton Budgie solution, methinks. ;) Not if your X is broken and respawning rapidly. When the machine starts X, just Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a standard console, and do the configuration work. To restart gdm or xdm on a Red Hat 7.1 box (assuming they're still putting the display manager in inittab) just kill the process. It should respawn automatically, and run with the new settings. Of course, C-A-F1 won't work in above stated scenario. You have to resort to sshing in (since every good linux box owner has ssh installed, right?) or reboot. C. -- --==-- Crossfire | This email was brought to you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on 100% Recycled Electrons --==-- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Re: apt-get update rpm
\begin{Mike Lake}
I have rpm 3.0.3 on my Debian box and want to update to 4.0
(to alien a RH7 mozilla binary for the Alpha).
But apt-get update rpm does not update it as it thinks thats the most
recent - pooh.
(add testing or unstable deb-src lines to /etc/apt/sources.list)
(as root) apt-get update
apt-get source -b rpm
(as root) dpkg -i ../rpm*.deb
better still would be to do a search for updated mozilla .deb (i
believe jeff has even posted an answer to this to this list) and get a
real .deb instead of some dodgy rpm(*)
(* even if it wasn't dodgy before, it is after using alien)
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[SLUG] Re: X video drivers
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Jeff Waugh was once rumoured to have said:
That would be the Fifty Ton Budgie solution, methinks. ;)
Not if your X is broken and respawning rapidly.
bah. haven't redhat fixed that one yet?
the xdm in debian only restarts the Xserver a certain number of times
before giving up.
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Re: [SLUG] Re: X video drivers
quote who=Angus Lees the xdm in debian only restarts the Xserver a certain number of times before giving up. Why is it still in inittab in Red Hat? I never knew how little sense it made until I started using other OS'es. someone should go register a bug on redhat's bug tracking system. As a note for the archives: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ (ie. direct whiners and complainers here first!) - Jeff -- Lego is the plural of Lego. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: X video drivers
quote who=Jeff Waugh (ie. direct whiners and complainers here first!) Not that Gus was whining and complaining (he doesn't have to), he just didn't have the URL handy. - Jeff -- Perl - The Movie. Starring 'Weird' Al Yankovic. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: X video drivers
quote who=Jeff Waugh Not that Gus was whining and complaining (he doesn't have to), he just didn't have the URL handy. Well, neither did I, but Wise Man Malcolm (known to quite a few SLUGgers) knew straight off. I was quite shocked that Red Hat use Oracle as the backend to their Bugzilla database, but Malcolm knew the score: They have many bugs .. needs a big database. - Jeff -- Two words: Japanese technofetishism. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Tonight! [Was: Re: Debian SIG]
Just incase you'd forgotten ;) Thus spake Craige McWhirter (Craige.McWhirter@oz): It's come around nice and quick but the Debian SIG is meeting again. This month we have a talk by Steve Kowalik that will center on how people can contribute to Debian, why you should contribute, and the many and varied ways you can contribute to one of the best community projects out there.. Details as follows: When: Wednesday, June 13th Where: Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel (upstairs boardroom) 2 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo Doors open at 18:30 so the early birds can grab a meal and a drink. Talk(s) commence at 19:00 and are over by 20:00. After which people either rabbit on about Debian, hack laptops, play pool, socialise or perhaps even leave. As usual, if you'd like to give a talk/presentation or have some suggestions please let me know. -- Cheers, Craige. PGP signature
[SLUG] BigPond Direct released ADSL Pricing
I just thought I would check and found this. http://telstra.com.au/bigpond/direct/adslpricing.htm They are offering ADSL finally - BOMG (But Oh My religioussymbol) take a look at the price T_H_U_D (falls on floor) Ian BigPond Direct.url
[SLUG] Getting a bt878 to work with xawtv
Hello All, I just got a Pixel View bt878 tv/fm tuner yesterday for $40.00 (bargin!!) and I'm trying to get it to work. I've read thru the slug archives w/o success. I think everything set right but I just get static (i'm using rabbit ears atm, but will hook the real antenna tonight) Can somebody send me there modules.conf and .xawtv file. I'm using xawtv 3.51 and the bttv driver that come stock with rh7.1. Regards Mehmet Ozdemir - This message sent using EMUmail -- http://www.emumail.com - Jumping through hoops to get E-mail on the road? You've got two choices: Join the circus, or use MollyMail. Molly Mail -- http://www.mollymail.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Search engines guide. was Re: [SLUG] Apache serving .doc files
Paul Cameron wrote: Yes, good. A search engine pointer is helpful, but what use is a search engine without someone who knows how to use it to their advantage? Lets do a reverse search... The University of Technology, Sydney has Experts in this :-) http://www.uts.edu.au/research/experts/ Now enter into the search box the string search or google and you will find the expert on google (last word in line Expertise) Umm :-) See Mike -- Michael Lake Active caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. Safety Convenor, Australian Speleological Federation Owner, Speleonics (Australia) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Fat fingers and Notebooks
Hi All, Does anyone know how to disable the capslock key in linux, so that capslock with only work when say you use ctrl caps lock, I'm sick of hitting capslock ACCIDENTILLY AND typing upper CASE BY MISTAKE :) regards mehmet ozdemir - This message sent using EMUmail -- http://www.emumail.com - Jumping through hoops to get E-mail on the road? You've got two choices: Join the circus, or use MollyMail. Molly Mail -- http://www.mollymail.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] MYSQL
Hi, Can someone explain what the following means? I have copied the script to /etc/init.d but what does it mean by the linking? Do I just make a soft link from these directories to the script? # Usually this is put in /etc/init.d (at least on machines SYSV R4 based # systems) and linked to /etc/rc3.d/S99mysql and /etc/rc0.d/S01mysql. # When this is done the mysql server will be started when the machine is # started and shut down when the systems goes down. Simon Bryan IT Manager OLMC Parramatta http://www.olmc.nsw.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] apt-get update rpm
Jamie Wilkinson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Mike Lake said: I have rpm 3.0.3 on my Debian box and want to update to 4.0 (to alien a RH7 mozilla binary for the Alpha). Which version are you running? I have sid on this machine, and apt-cache show rpm tells me that the current version is 4.0.2-9. apt-cache show rpm gives dists/potato/main/binary-alpha/admin/rpm_3.0.3-1.deb You might be lucky, and apt-get install rpm/unstable will work, otherwise, apt-get show rpm tells me this also: Filename: pool/main/r/rpm/rpm_4.0.2-9_i386.deb http://planetmirror.com/pub/debian/pool/main/r/rpm/rpm_4.0.2-9_i386.deb Ah they have an rpm_4.0.2-10_alpha.deb ! Thanks - I'll pull it down tonight when my Alpha connects. It's because Alien needs the latest rpm to convert the Mozilla.rpm to a deb. I'm not going to try and compile that beast yet on my Alpha :-) Mike -- Michael Lake Active caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. Safety Convenor, Australian Speleological Federation Owner, Speleonics (Australia) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Getting a bt878 to work with xawtv
quote who=Mehmet Ozdemir * /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST * Try 37 and 38, and tuner=7 What is 37 and 38, The card type, re: CARDLIST. You have to pass parameters to the bttv module so it knows what to do with the card. tuner.o gets type=7, bttv.o gets card=37 or 38 (at least these are my recommendations to try first). - Jeff -- I tried to make money ass signing, but the bottom fell out of the market. - Liam Quin -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] MYSQL
* This one time, at band camp, Simon Bryan said: Hi, Can someone explain what the following means? I have copied the script to /etc/init.d but what does it mean by the linking? Do I just make a soft link from these directories to the script? # Usually this is put in /etc/init.d (at least on machines SYSV R4 based # systems) and linked to /etc/rc3.d/S99mysql and /etc/rc0.d/S01mysql. # When this is done the mysql server will be started when the machine is # started and shut down when the systems goes down. System V init scripts work like this (note: on redhat change /etc/ to /etc/rc.d/) /etc/rc[0-6S].d are run levels for the machine 0 Down 1S Single user 2-4 Various levels of multiuser 5 Poweroff on Sun - X on Redhat (confusing!) 6 Reboot Entries in these directories should be in the following format /etc/rc2.d/S20mysql which will be a link (soft) to /etc/init.d/mysql. This will cause MySQL to be started on entering run-level 2. The number (20 in this case) dictates the order in which things are started (1 first). This allows you to ensure networky dependent stuff doesn't come up before your network. Follow the same format for stopping (eg link /etc/init.d/mysql to /etc/rc0.d/K20mysql to stop Mysql when entering run level 0 The scripts in /etc/init.d should accept a minimum of start and stop as parameters. A lot of new scripts allow for restart, status and various other things. HTH Greeno -- Greeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Key : 1024D/B5657C8B Key fingerprint = 9ED8 59CC C161 B857 462E 51E6 7DFB 465B B565 7C8B Imagine working in a secure environment and finding the string _NSAKEY in the OS binaries without a good explanation -Alan Cox 04/05/2001 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] MYSQL
quote who=Simon Bryan Can someone explain what the following means? I have copied the script to /etc/init.d but what does it mean by the linking? Do I just make a soft link from these directories to the script? Yes, or get your OS to do it for you, using one of the utilities provided (update-rc.d for Debian, chkconfig (from memory) for Red Hat). Have a read of this: From Power Up To Bash Prompt http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html :) - Jeff -- For a list of points detailing how technology has failed to improve our lives, please press 3. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Getting a bt878 to work with xawtv
Most tv capture cards need a really strong signal. They have virtually no ability to amplify or filter whats coming down the line. Can i recommend that if you are in a poor location (like me), you take a trip to tricky dickies or jaycar (etc) and buy some signal boosting and filtering gear. If you have a weak signal then a booster will only make the fuzz stronger with the signal! Boosters are used when you have alot of devices and a good to start with! If you have any really fiddly problems i might be able to help out having tested the v3tv drivers since the first release (man was that fun to get going.. and crash) and now playing around with the quickcam express drivers (almost as much fun *grin*) My lastest trick was getting an mpeg decoder running in linux ;) There is *alot* of info on tv tuners/capture devices in linux, the great part is brooktree chips are basically universaly on all elcheapo capture cards and they are open spec!. Test with svideo or composite input plugged into your dvd, vcr or mpeg decoder output. A test pattern generator would be an expensive but similarly effective way to test your cards capturing. If your using alsa sound drivers for your video card and you plan to use oss emulation then ive found you need to run a oss mixer program before loading the v4l drivers in. Otherwise the oss emulation doesnt seem to jump in and grab slot 0, then when you bt card is enabled it grabs slot 0 and your emulation is left dazed and confused. If you forget alsa mixers still work fine on the sound card. I hope that made sense. X4 can also look after your capture card with the v4l module, i noticed a slight improvement in the behaviour of my viewing window with this on. You need a new version of xawtv to handle it. Well thats me off on a tangent ;) Dean Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Mehmet Ozdemir I just got a Pixel View bt878 tv/fm tuner yesterday for $40.00 (bargin!!) and I'm trying to get it to work. That's funny, there must have been quite a few SLUGgers at the Rocks Markets this weekend - all finding BT8x8 cards! ;) I've read thru the slug archives w/o success. (When I got mine, there was a wealth of knowledge in posts from Grahame Kelly and co.) I think everything set right but I just get static (i'm using rabbit ears atm, but will hook the real antenna tonight) Just for the record, you *have* to have an antenna of some sort plugged in, or it won't work at all. Can somebody send me there modules.conf and .xawtv file. I'm using xawtv 3.51 and the bttv driver that come stock with rh7.1. Check out: * /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST * Try 37 and 38, and tuner=7 * Have a peek at my xawtv file at: http://perkypants.org/misc/xawtv :) - Jeff -- Evil will always triumph over good, because good is dumb. - Dark Helmet, Spaceballs -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 16867613 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] MYSQL
Simon Bryan wrote: Hi, Can someone explain what the following means? I have copied the script to /etc/init.d but what does it mean by the linking? Do I just make a soft link from these directories to the script? # Usually this is put in /etc/init.d (at least on machines SYSV R4 based # systems) and linked to /etc/rc3.d/S99mysql and /etc/rc0.d/S01mysql. # When this is done the mysql server will be started when the machine is # started and shut down when the systems goes down. I don't have MySQL on my Debian machine but here is an example with ppp. Just replace that with mysql. in /etc/rc3.d directory we have lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 13 Sep 15 2000 S14ppp - ../init.d/ppp in /etc/rc2.d directory we have lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 13 Sep 15 2000 S14ppp - ../init.d/ppp ie in each rc?.d directory that you want to start the service in place a symlink to the real service script in /etc/init.d ie ln -s /etc/init.d/mysql /etc/rc3.d/S99mysql etc... Mike -- Michael Lake Active caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. Safety Convenor, Australian Speleological Federation Owner, Speleonics (Australia) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] text mode newsreader, or a server?
Hi all, I have a cable connection to a Debian Potato box at home, and I want to be able to read the cable newsgroups from my pc at work. My question is, should I set up a news server, or install a text-based newsreader and read news via an ssh connection? Cheers, Rob -- You took my breath away and now I want it back. This is random quote 1112 of a collection of 1135 . -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] text mode newsreader, or a server?
* This one time, at band camp, Rob B said: Hi all, I have a cable connection to a Debian Potato box at home, and I want to be able to read the cable newsgroups from my pc at work. My question is, should I set up a news server, or install a text-based newsreader and read news via an ssh connection? I use slrn (text based news reader) and it works great. TG -- Greeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Key : 1024D/B5657C8B Key fingerprint = 9ED8 59CC C161 B857 462E 51E6 7DFB 465B B565 7C8B Imagine working in a secure environment and finding the string _NSAKEY in the OS binaries without a good explanation -Alan Cox 04/05/2001 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Dingo's got the One.Net Blues!!
For anyone interested in the 'transition' path from one.net to insert your ISP here, I have the following pearls of wisdom a) Dingo blue offers a 400 hr / 1.5GB per month service for $35 b) They can't transfer your existing email addresses (You get new ones) c) They can't tell what has or will happen to your existing homepage space d) They don't handle domain name delegations and can't tell you what happened to the ones that One.Net did have delegated to them. BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS... It seems that one.net servers are all still up running (for how long I don't know) so you can choose any ISP and use your existing one.net mail servers. (At least you can still send receive emails from your old one.net for now) Hope this helps someone!!! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] MYSQL - Thanks
Thanks everyone, have solved that little mystery (for me) and learnt some more. At 14:07 13/06/2001, you wrote: Hi, Can someone explain what the following means? I have copied the script to /etc/init.d but what does it mean by the linking? Do I just make a soft link from these directories to the script? # Usually this is put in /etc/init.d (at least on machines SYSV R4 based # systems) and linked to /etc/rc3.d/S99mysql and /etc/rc0.d/S01mysql. # When this is done the mysql server will be started when the machine is # started and shut down when the systems goes down. Simon Bryan IT Manager OLMC Parramatta http://www.olmc.nsw.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug Simon Bryan IT Manager OLMC Parramatta http://www.olmc.nsw.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Getting a bt878 to work with xawtvt
Hello All, I just got a Pixel View bt878 tv/fm tuner yesterday for $40.00 (bargin!!) and I'm trying to get it to work. Which particular dealer had them ? Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] text mode newsreader, or a server?
Hi all, I have a cable connection to a Debian Potato box at home, and I want to be able to read the cable newsgroups from my pc at work. My question is, should I set up a news server, or install a text-based newsreader and read news via an ssh connection? I can recomend gnus from emacs package. If you use emacs and you like it, gnus is the best choice. Artur -- Artur Hefczyc [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
