Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux
Go back to MS pub and export it as ps or eps. What we need for linux is a PDF editor. Chris - Original Message - From: Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Richard Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 22:55, Richard Hayes wrote: On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:41 pm, Chris Henman wrote: Can anyone suggest an application for viewing .pub files; apart from M$ Publisher? I have tried Open Office 1.1.1 but nothing seems apprporiate. To the best of my knowledge there is nothing that can read .pub format. Strings will may get you the text but not the formatting It's a classic case of vendor lockin, and most of their own other product won't handle it either. - Richard Hayes Nada Marketing 2/713 Pacific Hwy Gordon Australia 2072 Phone:+(61-2) 9418 4545 Fax:+(61-2) 9418 4348 Mob:+(61) 0414 618 425 http://www.nada.com.au -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates; Your Linux people http://www.lannetlinux.com -- When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 25/09/2004 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux
In one of the the issues PHP Architect (I think December 2003 or so) there is a very simple way to parse PDF files and write them using standard IO. I had begun porting the functions to perl, but then I gave back the magazine to the owner and never finished it. I would recommend it as a very nice starting point for an editor. On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:01:44 +1000, Christopher Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go back to MS pub and export it as ps or eps. What we need for linux is a PDF editor. Chris - Original Message - From: Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Richard Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 22:55, Richard Hayes wrote: On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:41 pm, Chris Henman wrote: Can anyone suggest an application for viewing .pub files; apart from M$ Publisher? I have tried Open Office 1.1.1 but nothing seems apprporiate. To the best of my knowledge there is nothing that can read .pub format. Strings will may get you the text but not the formatting It's a classic case of vendor lockin, and most of their own other product won't handle it either. - Richard Hayes Nada Marketing 2/713 Pacific Hwy Gordon Australia 2072 Phone:+(61-2) 9418 4545 Fax:+(61-2) 9418 4348 Mob:+(61) 0414 618 425 http://www.nada.com.au -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates; Your Linux people http://www.lannetlinux.com -- When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 25/09/2004 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Julio C. Ody http://rootshell.be/~julioody -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS/SS/CC d@ s: a? C++(+++) ULB+++$ P L+++$ !E W++(+++) N+ !o K- !w O- M V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++(-) t 5 X R+ tv-- b++ DI-- D+ G++ e h r+ y++* --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:01, Christopher Booth wrote: Go back to MS pub and export it as ps or eps. What we need for linux is a PDF editor. Chris Kword will allow editing of pdf files. -- Regards, Graham Smith - -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Undeliverable mail
Your message was not delivered to the following recipients: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Virus(es) detected: WORM_BAGLE.AM (original address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Reporting-MTA: dns;ktazp598 Original-Recipient: rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED] Final-Recipient: rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED] Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from [10.232.50.107] by ktazp598 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:07:59 -0700 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:08:07 -0800 To: Miheko.X.Ouchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Slug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hello Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=stncxfdueitlxldfazog -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Newbie - Networking etc
Hi I finally managed to successfully ping my windows desktop (Gateway) with my laptop (Server) which has Linux (FedoraC2)installed on it. How do I: 1. Use devices on the gateway such as modem, cd burner etc from the laptop? I was unable to locate or mount any of these remote devices. Also unable to see laptop as an icon or any folders on it from the desktop, although windows desktop reports receiving packets from the LAN. 2. Access the internet with the server through Command Line Interface(the gateway has the modem dial-up connection)? 3.Browse for web pages from the windows desktop that are served up by the laptop? 4.Browse for web pages from a remote computer that are served up by the laptop? Do I need to get my gateway or laptop addresses registered somewhere? Many thanks Ken -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Fax software
Hi Anybody use fax software that works well? Regards Ken -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Fax software
We use hylafax (but I hate it). It does the job though. On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 06:52:19 +1000, Kirti Pankhania [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Anybody use fax software that works well? Regards Ken -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Fax software
On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 08:27, Greg Cockburn wrote: We use hylafax (but I hate it). It does the job though. More information please. Why do you hate it. I hate our proprietary tools and I have been pushing hylafax. -- Thanks KenF OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
Hi all, I took the ubuntu plunge and now i'm stuck. I want to install java, but the simple apt-get mechanism on the ubuntu webpage that is recommended is broken. It is complaining about a deprecated package that cannot be installed. Now I am sure I can do this via the manual download route (which is what I guess I will end up doing) but you might want to get the webpage updated. Unless of course I am doing something stupid, i've not really every used debian before. Also I wanted to install java to get azureus to work, and I found a deb resource for it, but it complains that it needs libswt to work and that it cannot find this dependency. Again I presumeI just have to find the right deb archive, but is there any central list of different deb sources ? This seems like a lot of work for something that works out of the box, Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Xine Colour display problem
Sluggers, When I try to run Xine on a FC2 desktop, with xorg 16 bit display and 1152x864 the Xine display comes up with a kind of lime green test pattern with semi-horizontal black lines zig-zagged across the Xine window. It appears to play the video no problems but I can't see it. Some sort of colour table/refresh problem. (All other windows display fine) If I edit xorg.conf and drop back to 1024x768 the Xine window works perfectly. I tried to go up to 24 bit colour but the monitor/card couldn't take it. Any cluesticks. Enlightenment window manager, Trident Blade3D card, generic 17 monitor. TIA's Pete -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
quote who=Jason Rennie I want to install java, but the simple apt-get mechanism on the ubuntu webpage that is recommended is broken. It is complaining about a deprecated package that cannot be installed. Real error messages please. :-) This seems like a lot of work for something that works out of the box, You're trying to install proprietary software that doesn't come in the box... - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2005: Canberra, Australiahttp://linux.conf.au/ So between a jazz musician, a murderer, and a congressperson, all called 'Dave Camp', I have a lot of pressure to be evil. - GNOME's Dave Camp -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] .pub files on linux
Dean Hamstead wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 it would be nice for oo to have a desktop publishing application i dont know of any opensource app that would be comparable to publisher or the adobe offerings. flame away id be happy to see one one could run publisher in wine? Scribus, LyX etc are all capable of anything that Publisher can do. However, I publish a 24 page Club magazine each monthand have found that Publisher did not do the job easily. I ended up using Open Office. It turned out to be very effective and much simpler than Publisher to use and, since it works under Linux, does not require me to borrow my daughter's machine to do the job. Stay well and happy Heracles -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Starting swat spawns multiple instances
I'm trying to start swat on a new RH ES 3 install. When I start it (either as service swat start or or as /etc/init.d/swat start) it spawns several copies of swat and many copies of service, swamps RAM and then goes into swap file chaos and locks the machine. Has anyone seen this, or know a fix to it? Regards, Edwin Humphries, Managing Director Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http://www.ironstone.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Wollongong Uni InstallFest
G'day, Following the success of last Saturday at Wollongong Uni would anybody interested in forming a LUG down here please email me off list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please pass onto anybody you feel maybe interested. Regards, Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Xine Colour display problem
quote who=Peter Rundle When I try to run Xine on a FC2 desktop, with xorg 16 bit display and 1152x864 the Xine display comes up with a kind of lime green test pattern with semi-horizontal black lines zig-zagged across the Xine window. It appears to play the video no problems but I can't see it. Some sort of colour table/refresh problem. (All other windows display fine) If I edit xorg.conf and drop back to 1024x768 the Xine window works perfectly. I tried to go up to 24 bit colour but the monitor/card couldn't take it. It sounds like an X server problem with the Xv output. The xvinfo command tells you about the Xv extension that xine is probably using. You might try the xshm output with 'xine -V xshm' and see if that is ok. XShm output will use more cpu, but will avoid the Xv output and might work. J. -- Jan Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pants Pants Pants Pants Pants Pants Pants Pants. Lovely Pants, wonderful Pa-ants. Lovely Pants, wonderful Pa-ants. (Shut up! Bloody Vikings.) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Xine Colour display problem
Jan Schmidt wrote: You might try the xshm output with 'xine -V xshm' and see if that is ok. J. Bingo! Thanks that does the trick! Cheers P. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Starting swat spawns multiple instances
Normally swat runs through inetd so if you start it manually like that you will probably have multiple copies running, with some copies served by inetd and others from the startup. I think the installation notes say something about choosing one method or the other, but not both. Try not starting it from either of your methods, and just see if it responds anyway. Cheers, Jill. -Original Message- From: Edwin Humphries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Starting swat spawns multiple instances I'm trying to start swat on a new RH ES 3 install. When I start it (either as service swat start or or as /etc/init.d/swat start) it spawns several copies of swat and many copies of service, swamps RAM and then goes into swap file chaos and locks the machine. Has anyone seen this, or know a fix to it? Regards, Edwin Humphries, Managing Director Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http://www.ironstone.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Xine Colour display problem
quote who=Peter Rundle Jan Schmidt wrote: You might try the xshm output with 'xine -V xshm' and see if that is ok. J. Bingo! Thanks that does the trick! So, the next thing you want is to identify whether it's a problem with your Xserver or with Xine's use of the Xv extension. If you have mplayer or gstreamer tools installed, you can try their Xv output. For example, in Gstreamer 0.8 you could try something like gst-launch-0.8 videotestsrc ! xvimagesink and to stress it a bit more gst-launch-0.8 videotestsrc ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=1440,height=1152 ! xvimagesink J. -- Jan Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you been half-asleep? Have you heard voices? I've heard them calling my name... -Kermit the Frog (Rainbow Connection) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
You're trying to install proprietary software that doesn't come in the box... Blackdown Java is proprietary software ? Besides which, Azeurus and a lot of stuff written in Java is not proprietary software at all. I'll give you the error messages this evening when I get home. Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Starting swat spawns multiple instances
Jill, Thanks for the response - I was wondering about xinetd but hadn't had the time to check. I did now, and there is no swat script there. However, there is an init script for it, which implies the system is designed to use that. On 30 Sep 2004 at 11:27, Rowling, Jill wrote: Normally swat runs through inetd so if you start it manually like that you will probably have multiple copies running, with some copies served by inetd and others from the startup. I think the installation notes say something about choosing one method or the other, but not both. Try not starting it from either of your methods, and just see if it responds anyway. Cheers, Jill. -Original Message- From: Edwin Humphries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Starting swat spawns multiple instances I'm trying to start swat on a new RH ES 3 install. When I start it (either as service swat start or or as /etc/init.d/swat start) it spawns several copies of swat and many copies of service, swamps RAM and then goes into swap file chaos and locks the machine. Has anyone seen this, or know a fix to it? Regards, Edwin Humphries, Managing Director Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http://www.ironstone.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html Regards, Edwin Humphries, Managing Director Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http://www.ironstone.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
quote who=Jason Rennie You're trying to install proprietary software that doesn't come in the box... Blackdown Java is proprietary software ? You didn't specify. :-) Even so, you're trying to install something that is not included in the distribution. You can't expect out-of-the-box-just-works if it's not in the box. - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2005: Canberra, Australiahttp://linux.conf.au/ I can't imagine anyone telling Emma Bunton to shut up. It would be rather like slapping Bambi. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
You didn't specify. :-) Even so, you're trying to install something that is not included in the distribution. You can't expect out-of-the-box-just-works if it's not in the box. I know, but I didn't expect it to be this hard either. Ubuntu is nice and very easy to use if you have some background and know what you are doing. But i'm not sure I could give it to my mother to use and expect her to get it installed or even to be able to add some packages and so on. If my mum could use it then it would be perfect, and if my father could then that would be a miracle on par with the parting of the red sea. But I would like to install it at my fathers place of business and let the guys down there add packages and such as they need to. Currently that is going to be beyond a bunch of mechanics and salesman. They aren't dumb, they just aren't sufficently computer literate and I don't think it is reasonable to expect them to be. But they can stick a CD in the drive and run the install program when the dialog comes up. I love the product you guy are building, it is really good, it just seems that it falls a little short of the promise. But then again it is not a final release either. Is there some offical place I should be sending this to, rather than cluttering up the slug list with it ? Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] LCA - Hack Train?
I was mulling over my options for getting to LCA this year (see http://conf.linux.org.au/ ) and one of my thoughts was that it might be good to have a Hack Train where we book in bulk a carriage for all the SLUG-ers going to LCA. You're not really going to need personal transport down there and it could be a fun and unique way to vibe up on the way to LCA and vibe back down on the way home. Looking at the Countrylink timetable it's be a midday departure, costing $100 return. arriving in Canberra at 16:30. Let me know if you're interested. -- Alas, how love can trifle with itself! -- William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
Jason Rennie wrote: Is there some offical place I should be sending this to, rather than cluttering up the slug list with it ? Yeap, the Ubuntu mailling lists http://www.ubuntulinux.org/community/lists or #ubuntu on irc.freenode.org are good places to start. -- Mike -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu problem ... sortof
quote who=Jason Rennie I know, but I didn't expect it to be this hard either. You're trying to do something beyond the scope of what we've delivered so far. Java will be available in universe at some stage. Ubuntu is nice and very easy to use if you have some background and know what you are doing. But i'm not sure I could give it to my mother to use and expect her to get it installed or even to be able to add some packages and so on. If my mum could use it then it would be perfect, and if my father could then that would be a miracle on par with the parting of the red sea. You don't need to add new sources to add new packages, there's heaps available before you even turn on universe. Synaptic is a little cryptic, but we'll have a muuch nicer Mum-focused add/remove application tool in our next release. I've watched a few very new users installing, adding new applications and so on, and have only had to guide them through the hairy bits of Synaptic. Is there some offical place I should be sending this to, rather than cluttering up the slug list with it ? ubuntu-users list, on lists.ubuntu.com. - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2005: Canberra, Australiahttp://linux.conf.au/ To do: Start up a a magazine dedicated to picky grammar. Call it 'Whom Weekly'. - WzDD -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] LCA - Hack Train?
I think it sounds like a cool ideaI'd be interested! nullobject On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:56:17 +1000, Craige McWhirter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was mulling over my options for getting to LCA this year (see http://conf.linux.org.au/ ) and one of my thoughts was that it might be good to have a Hack Train where we book in bulk a carriage for all the SLUG-ers going to LCA. You're not really going to need personal transport down there and it could be a fun and unique way to vibe up on the way to LCA and vibe back down on the way home. Looking at the Countrylink timetable it's be a midday departure, costing $100 return. arriving in Canberra at 16:30. Let me know if you're interested. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Fax software
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 08:36:54AM +1000, Ken Foskey wrote: On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 08:27, Greg Cockburn wrote: We use hylafax (but I hate it). It does the job though. More information please. Why do you hate it. I hate our proprietary tools and I have been pushing hylafax. It's like democracy. It's the worst fax system out there, except for all the other ones. It's an arcane, contrary, poorly documented behemoth of a system. However, once you get it going and iron all of the unpleasant wrinkles (like getting itself into a tizz every time it thinks a data call has arrived), it does appear to do the job it is meant to do with very little muss and fuss. - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: LCA - Hack Train?
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 11:56:17AM +1000, Craige McWhirter wrote: I was mulling over my options for getting to LCA this year (see http://conf.linux.org.au/ ) and one of my thoughts was that it might be good to have a Hack Train where we book in bulk a carriage for all the SLUG-ers going to LCA. You're not really going to need personal transport down there and it could be a fun and unique way to vibe up on the way to LCA and vibe back down on the way home. Would it have sufficient power, internet access, and beer? - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Fax software
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 06:52:19AM +1000, Kirti Pankhania wrote: Anybody use fax software that works well? I'll second hylafax for being a pain in the arse that does the job well. - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Xine Colour display problem
Jan Schmidt wrote: gst-launch-0.8 videotestsrc ! xvimagesink This also produces the problem. I.E window opens with lime green pattern. So it appears that your theory of it being an X server problem with the Xv output is the most likely reason. Obvious next question, what can I do about it or is this a limitation of the graphics card. I.E card can do 1152x864 or Xv but not both! New driver, new Xorg? P. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Newbie - Networking etc
If I understood correctly, you have a Windows gateway. 1) ver heard about someone using a Windows device from a GNU/Linux via network, and I don't even think it's possible. You modem is probably being used by your gateway, and the other machines using the gateway don't have to know about it's existance to get internet access. 2) A bit confusing now. Did you set your windows desktop as the default gateway in your server? If not, then, on your GNU/Linux server: # route add default gw gateway-ip eth0 (replace eth0 if needed) That's all you should need to have internet access from your server. 3) Point your browser to the server's LAN IP. If you want to provide world access to you serverm then you should create a NAT rule on your gateway redirecting requests to port 80 tcp (likely) to the internal LAN address of your laptop. And in this case (Windows) don't ask me how to do it :-) 4) Explained on 3. But I do believe your internet access provides you with a real IP address (again, likely). I'm just wondering: do you need to have a windows gateway? I would do the exact opposite. Having a *nix gateway, as far as my knowledge goes, allows you a much flexable network architecture. And you wouldn't need any NAT rule in this case. -- Julio C. Ody http://rootshell.be/~julioody -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS/SS/CC d@ s: a? C++(+++) ULB+++$ P L+++$ !E W++(+++) N+ !o K- !w O- M V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++(-) t 5 X R+ tv-- b++ DI-- D+ G++ e h r+ y++* --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 06:43:54 +1000, Kirti Pankhania [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I finally managed to successfully ping my windows desktop (Gateway) with my laptop (Server) which has Linux (FedoraC2)installed on it. How do I: 1. Use devices on the gateway such as modem, cd burner etc from the laptop? I was unable to locate or mount any of these remote devices. Also unable to see laptop as an icon or any folders on it from the desktop, although windows desktop reports receiving packets from the LAN. 2. Access the internet with the server through Command Line Interface(the gateway has the modem dial-up connection)? 3.Browse for web pages from the windows desktop that are served up by the laptop? 4.Browse for web pages from a remote computer that are served up by the laptop? Do I need to get my gateway or laptop addresses registered somewhere? Many thanks Ken -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] translating device ID to a device
Hi I am getting messages which reference of something 01:00 as a device saying it is trying to read past it, I need to be able to translate this do a block device, how do I do that Alex signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] reloading proxy.pac
is there a javascript function to force the browser to go and get the proxy.pac file again without just closing and reopening the app? Dean -- WWW: http://dean.bong.com.au LAN: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL: dean at bong.com.au or djzort at bong.com.au ICQ: 16867613 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Newbie - Networking etc
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 06:43:54 +1000, Kirti Pankhania [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I: 1. Use devices on the gateway such as modem, cd burner etc from the laptop? I was unable to locate or mount any of these remote devices. Also unable to see laptop as an icon or any folders on it from the desktop, although windows desktop reports receiving packets from the LAN. If you want your desktop with windows to see the filesystems on the laptop running linux. ie. as you say browse it from the desktop via network neighbourhood. You'll need to install samba server on linux, then export some filesystems via the smb.conf Then you'll see the laptop from the desktop as a windows fileshare type arrangement. :) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: LCA - Hack Train?
On Thu, 2004-30-09 at 12:32 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 11:56:17AM +1000, Craige McWhirter wrote: good to have a Hack Train where we book in bulk a carriage I usually take the train to Canberra from Sydney in preference to flying. Although it's a bit of a milk run, one gets there in 4 hours and all things considered it means that I can get 3-4 hours of work done. Flying, on the other hand, one shuffles from one lineup to another, and Qantas are so anal that they don't actually allow you to turn a laptop on during the short flight. Net result, 2-3 wasted hours. And the view out the window is nice. Would it have sufficient power, internet access, and beer? And you have these things when driving in your car? Someone should call the police! To answer your questions: no power (but that's what laptop_mode software suspend are for, yo), no net access maybe (there's a cafe on board, not sure if they serve booze). With more than a 14 day advance booking, you can usually get a 50% discount from CountryLink. AfC -- Andrew Frederick Cowie OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS Operations Consultants and Infrastructure Engineers http://www.operationaldynamics.com/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] translating device ID to a device
Alexander Samad wrote: Hi I am getting messages which reference of something 01:00 as a device saying it is trying to read past it, I need to be able to translate this do a block device, how do I do that Since it is reference as device (not hw address), it means major device number = 1 minor device number = 0 By convention in Linux, it is device /dev/ram0. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
