[SLUG] Netcomm 1400-TPG ISP
Hi is anyone out there using a Netcomm 1400 Ethernet modem with TPG, if so could I get a little help setting up in FC 3 Lenny -- 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] rsync'ing home directories
For the record, the answer to my question was: newhost:~$ rsync -a --exclude=\.* --delete --bwlimit=2000 -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/david/ /home/david Thanks to Mary for putting me onto --exclude Of course, I could have read the manual too ;-) I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that rsync hangs if I don't. I have no idea why. I've been slowly increasing --bwlimit to find out if there is a critical point. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Roger Barnes wrote: I'm building a new system, and I want to rsync my home directory from the old one which will ultimately be discarded. I've deleted all files in my home directory from the new system EXCEPT, the dot files such as .bashrc etc Is there an easy way to rsync without destructively blowing away . files? Does this have to be managed manually? Couldn't you just backup/duplicate the old home directory, rsync dot files _from_ new home directory over the top, then rsync the lot back the other way _to_ the new home directory? There are probably a few ways to do it, and the solution may not involve rsync at all. - Rog -- 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] wireless brick buildings
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 09:58 +1100, David wrote: I was thinking of setting up a wireless lan between two adjoining terraces houses, but the nice man at the shop said that the signal wouldn't pass through the brick walls. Is this so? If not, where should I go to find a nice man who knows more about it. linksys throwing across a road with power lines and two brick houses. Works OK, drops out occasionally. (40%) front of house to rear 4 layers of brick and plaster works fine. (100%) front of house to upstairs with steel beams to interrupt signal works fine, probably 3 brick wals in line of sight. (90%) -- Ken Foskey -- 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] Goals
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 07:35 +1100, john gibbons wrote: Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. I don't entirely disagree with this however... One simple interface that asks simple questions and automatically installs is a real need for Linux if it is ever going to be upon PCs for the common mob which includes me. Computers are general, Linux is even more general and complete than legacy systems (Microsoft) out of the box therefore obviously more complex. For as long as different distros go about a very common communication task in often very different ways they delay widespread acceptance of Linux by home and small business users. The distros may be Ferraris, Rolls Royces or outback rustbuckets underneath, but they must be able to accomodate the day-to-day travel needs of the ordinary drivers who can get into them and use the manual or automatic gearbox to get to their destination. I think that each of these have their purpose. The interesting thing is technically each are totally different however the brake peddle is always in the same place. The blinker stalk tends to shift from one side of the steering wheel to another without dramatically changing functionality though. Basically there is a consistency about all these things. I can use KDE, Gnome or even legacy Windows without any difficulty. Yes the metaphorical blinker stalk is on the wrong side sometimes but overall it works the same. Other drivers and engineers can break the speed records, design better engines, or whatever, if they have the skills. On the surface, at the interface, they must be understandable and useable for the most common tasks by ordinary folk. If not, they will forever be brilliant feats of engineering suitable for a limited range of users. This is actually harder than you might think. I have studied this in University and it is a complex job that requires resources. Guess what these are resources that OpenSource does not have. Nothing new about that comment, I guess. Different distros will use KDE and/or GNOME and everyday users will adapt and be able to use whichever distro they started with or switch between them and get common tasks done. That is all the great majority want. So why not have a simple common interface for downloading and installing, which is a very common task? Behind the interface the really great distros can continue to do it more elegantly and those who appreciate and understand the elegance and the advantages it offers will provide the appreciation and the use. This is happening in practice. Although the convergence of technology is taking time. There is I believe a move towards apt technologies, there is a port of apt- for rpm systems and the real benefits of apt is the stringent mapping of prereqs. This is being worked on and I believe that that stringency is being mapped into RPM. In my opinion, and is it strictly my opinion, I believe that every distribution will be using the Debian packaging system shortly. They will have their own special versions of them with typical Open Source diversity. So, I think that the basic question is not What is it I don't understand?, even though that is meant to be of help, but, What is not being quite obvious?. Everything is obvious to me. This obviously is not good enough. We could also talk about being obvious to Luke who gave an excellent talk on usability for the blind at last months meeting. People are diverse. What one finds easy others find hard. How does Open Source compensate for not having a usability lab. Well the whole world is a usability lab. Take for example the new icon set for OpenOffice.org this was developed for the Ximian (Novell) desktop and reach huge acclaim and is now being integrated into the mainstream release. A fork of the original was taken, the old version died a natural death and the new method grows and flourishes. The diversity of Open Source is a huge problem to be sure and a cost to users, it is also it's strength. If I mention webserver what do you immediately think about, apache. There are at least 6 other available in Debian archives. BOA is an excellent solution for a specific use for static webpages, Open Source is not one size fits all. Do not expect that what you see as a problem every one else will. A text console is a strength for the blind but perceived a weak solution for a sighted person, different strokes. I hope that this helps, Ken Foskey 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] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file
Hi all I have a strange problem. Im trying to create a new XF86Config-4 file as after an upgrade X does not work anymore. I get no screens found. But hen I do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 a new XF86Config-4 config file is not written. There are no errors during the reconfiguration, I answer all the dialogs using the default values from last time but no new config is written at the end. The config would normally be in /etc/X11 or maybe /root I have searched with find for XF86Config-4 and XF86Config-4.new I have even tried removing any old XF86Config-4 but to mo luck. Mike -- Mike Lake Caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical. -- 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] Goals
john gibbons wrote: Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. One simple interface that asks simple questions and automatically installs is a real need for Linux if it is ever going to be upon PCs for the common mob which includes me. This is exactly what you can have if you want it. I bought the SuSE 9.1 Official Distribution and had absolutely no trouble installing it. It asks difficult questions like What is your name? and What language do you speak? but other than that it just works. If you want a no brainer then buy a prepackaged distro. If you want to explore the limits of your ability then you can download many different distros or even roll your own but, to use your analogy, don't expect a kit car to be as easy to get going as a pre-assembled one. Horses for courses really! 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] Linux newbie is going mad with the power...
Hello, SLUG persons, I've just completed my first reasonably successful install of Linux tonight(one of the minibooks, Fedora Core 2) and damn! it's awesome. It feels like I'm using the computer now, not the software. I untarred my first tarball, installed my first downloaded Linux driver(from the COMMAND LINE, no less!) and don't I feel like a Big Man now! Still can't get the Generic SoftK56 modem to be recognised though, so unfortunately I still have to use XP for netting ANYWAY...I want to learn more, much more. I saw the Granville courses listed on your page, but theyre all finished, of course. SO, I was just wondering if you knew of somewhere else in Sydney I could find a beginner's course, you know, like a general intro to Linux? I don't drive, and live in Sydney's Hills District where the bus comes a couple of times a day if the driver is sober, so somewhere local-ish is obviously good, but hey, I'm not too picky! Sorry to bug you with a bunch of newbie bollocks like this, but SLUG seemed the most logical place to ask. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Have a good Christmas, HAnnukeh, Midsummer or Diwali or whatever you happen to be celebrating! Rgds, DS -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- 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] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file
Michael Lake wrote: Hi all I have a strange problem. Im trying to create a new XF86Config-4 file as after an upgrade X does not work anymore. I get no screens found. But hen I do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 a new XF86Config-4 config file is not written. There are no errors during the reconfiguration, I answer all the dialogs using the default values from last time but no new config is written at the end. The config would normally be in /etc/X11 or maybe /root I have searched with find for XF86Config-4 and XF86Config-4.new I have even tried removing any old XF86Config-4 but to mo luck. I had the same thing happen when my XF86Config-4 file was altered by another program. From Sarge /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 # If you have edited this file but would # like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 -- 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] Netcomm 1400-TPG ISP
Hi I am but using debian, was quite simple, changed modem to bridge mode and then install pppoe, setup parameters (had to set the mtu to the lowest value) and then bobs your uncle ! Alex On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 06:27:25PM +0930, Alan Millsted wrote: Hi is anyone out there using a Netcomm 1400 Ethernet modem with TPG, if so could I get a little help setting up in FC 3 Lenny -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html 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] NTPD FC3
I have noticed with the implementation of ntpd in FC3 that it will only respond to a local time check if both the SRC DST ports are 123. If it gets a request from an unpriv SRC port then it won't respond. Does anyone know how to fix this as I have some hardware that uses unpriv SRC ports. -- 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. -- 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] dpkg-reconfigure does not write a new XF86Config-4 file
Tony Lissner wrote: I had the same thing happen when my XF86Config-4 file was altered by another program. From Sarge /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 # If you have edited this file but would # like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Ah the penny drops. dpkg-reconfigure uses the md5sum to see if the file has been altered. If it has it's no longer considered to be under debconf control and it doesn't touch it. If I delete the file the same thing. Thus what one is doing here is ensuring that the checksums match again. My machine is at home, I'll try it tonight and see if it solves my prob. Thanks Michael Lake wrote: I have a strange problem. Im trying to create a new XF86Config-4 file as after an upgrade X does not work anymore. I get no screens found. But hen I do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 a new XF86Config-4 config file is not written. There are no errors during the reconfiguration, I answer all the dialogs using the default values from last time but no new config is written at the end. The config would normally be in /etc/X11 or maybe /root I have searched with find for XF86Config-4 and XF86Config-4.new I have even tried removing any old XF86Config-4 but to mo luck. -- Michael Lake Chemistry, Materials Forensic Science, UTS Ph: 9514 1725 Fx: 9514 1460 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] fedora
All, I've been playing with Fedora Core 3 and ubuntu - all on separate partitions on /dev/hdb while win2k sits on /dev/hda. Grub is installed on MBR. Interestingly, while both Ubuntu and fedora had no difficulty finding windows - fedora did not find ubuntu (and ubuntu did not find rh8 (which preceded fedora)). It could be something to do with /boot (/dev/hda1) getting formatted on install. :-) I have a few questions on Ubuntu and fedora - I want to change to a less memory intensive window manager. I've heard of a few .. but how do I swap to them ? Secondly, the startup of both Ubuntu and Fedora take considerable time - I mean minutes. On a standalone system, used for dialup internet, what are some services that can be stopped ? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. Regards, Rajnish -- 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] fedora
Secondly, the startup of both Ubuntu and Fedora take considerable time - I mean minutes. On a standalone system, used for dialup internet, what are some services that can be stopped ? if you are running the FC3 graphical boot, make sure you have the latest rhgb from the updates installed, it cuts down the graphical boot startup time by a noticeable factor due to a stoopid bug... Dave. -- David Airlie, Software Engineer http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / airlied at skynet.ie pam_smb / Linux DECstation / Linux VAX / ILUG person -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] SLUG / DebSIG Christmas Party
When: Wednesday, December 15th, 6:30 (meal is at 7:30) Where: Jazushi, 145 Devonshire St, Surry Hills (2 minutes walk from Central) Map: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php Menu: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php Website: http://jazushi.com.au/ It's the time of year when we've all run out of talk or puff and we're ready to collapse, so we'll go out with one last festive natter and end the year in fine style. We'll be meeting at the Bamboo Terrace (in Jazushi) from 6:30 onwards with nibbles being served until we sit for mains at 7:30. There are two mains to choose from in a banquet scenario (groups 10 get a banquet menu). Have a read over them and if you have any strong preferences let me know, I'll have to make a choice by Monday. ** RSVP TO ME IS ESSENTIAL ** If you want mains, anyway, otherwise you'll have to sit on the Bamboo Terrace on your Pat Malone while the rest us of dine on a sumptuous feast. For those of you who can't make it, take care, have a great time and we'll see you safe and well in the New Year :) -- Journalist: Will the number of pages in the Tax Act be reduced by the introduction of a GST? John Howard: Yes it will. --John Howard (interview Alan Jones Radio 2UE, 14 August 1998) The Truth: . . . the Tax Act has grown from 3,000 to over 9,000 pages and an additional 2.5 million words have been inserted into the Tax Act, since 1 July 2000. --National Tax Accountants' Association, 15 August 2002 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] rsync'ing home directories
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, David wrote: I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that rsync hangs if I don't. I have no idea why. I've been slowly increasing --bwlimit to find out if there is a critical point. There's a good idea I didn't think of. I've had this happen too and to put it bluntly It's not rsync's fault the network can't handle the full bandwidth. - usually the receiver's network card driver or stack can't keep up, you'll probably find it works fine without the limit for good network cards with big buffers DMA - try the opposite direction just as an experiment if you have a variety of NICs. -- ---GRiP--- Electronic Hobbyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasional nudist, Linux Guru, SLUG Secretary, AUUG and Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, Tenpin Bowler, BMX rider, Walker, Raver rave music lover, Big kid that refuses to grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! Some people actually read these things it seems. -- 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] SLUG / DebSIG Christmas Party
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 09:46 +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Map: http://jazushi.com.au/jp/menu-banquet.php I may well have meant: http://jazushi.com.au/images/map.gif :) -- Well, it means that we'll not have deregulated fees. In other words, the Government will always maintain a control over what the level of the fee is. --John Howard (Radio 3AW, 15 October 1999) The Truth: We do need more money in our universities . . . and some of it should come outside the budget through a managed and sensible deregulation of the system. --John Howard (in Parliament, 16 September 2003) 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] rsync'ing home directories
On Mon, Dec 06, 2004, David wrote: I'm using --bwlimit because I have found that rsync hangs if I don't. I have no idea why. I've been slowly increasing --bwlimit to find out if there is a critical point. This is usually something to do with your connection's MTU setting (you need to drop it). I believe it's a rather mysterious bug that the rsync people have repeatedly thought was solved and which always crops up again. -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[Fwd: Re: [SLUG] Goals]
---BeginMessage--- As a relative new linux user I have been suffering similar problems. I dont know whether it is a problem with my hardware/software/the way that I set it up/the options that I chose or didnt find. File a bug report I dont know which log file to append, how to actually describe the problem for techos appart from I couldnt get it to work: which will often come out as its bad or its fcuked. Any answer that I get back will require me to work comfortably from a command line. If it doesn't work first attempt at fixing it do I go on changing things that I may not be able to get back to previous state. Sure it is easy for someone who knows their way around confidently to poke around files and find what doesnt look right but I dont have that knowledge yet. Changing a random part of a random file is unlikely to fix a problem, yet till I know more, that is what I feel I am doing. I had Mac at work in Antartica so got plenty of time to read manuals and go from no computing to able to work on computer and terminal via GUI. Bought Win 95 laptop pre CD, and had trouble installing serial CD drive. That got stollen so bought win2k desktop set up and used regularly by a friend who then migrated back to NZ. I found all the trial versions of software that he was regularly removing and replacing in the month after he left. I failed in the remove replace game and this software said that I had already used it so buy me now!! at ~$100 US a piece. I decided to try open source, bought redhat 7.2 boxed set with lots of paper manuals. Bought another hard desk and dual booted it with Win 2K. Used that but the CD burner no go. Mother board failure so replaced by an associate, they upgraded to RedHat 9 to get it to go. Had not yet tested CD burner, read was OK. I wanted USB to work so bought Redhat WS3 hoping that Redhat would have these things sorted out by now as digital cameras have been out for a while. Redha tws3 did not detect my flash memory drive, or compact flash in my multibay card reader. Much reading of websites, caches of support mailing lists etc and I had the answer. I added the line about luns to the required file in Xemacs. No go and now my system became unstable and did weird things. I commented out the line, no improvement, I deleted the line, no improvement, I repaired Redhat, I reformated and reloaded Redhatws3. I was given Mandrake so I installed that, it detected the flash memory stick, but not the Compact flash. I bought a single bay CF reader but that has not detected the compact flash card so far. And still my CD burner reads but doesn't write. I tried to back up my email to the flash memory stick, but copying files to the fash memory stick caused evolution to crash and loose all its email. Maybe Debian would be easier to change things than a commercial bundled packaged version, so I Bought debian woody from elx as CDs seeing the burner no go and attempted that but it crashed on trying to start X with video driver set to SIS for the on board video SIS651 chip on a ASIS P4SP-MX motherboard and also with it set to VGA. all the monitor settings were correct. Now I have reloaded Mandrake read more websites, consulted the half metre high stack of linux books and looked at Mandrakes settings cause it worked, and in what I think was the correct file the settings I used in Debian instalation where what Mandrake has. In all of this I have very much had the feeling that I don't know what I am doing. I have lost all data that I have on my hard disc as it has been multipily reformatted and the CD no go. It is good that none of this is critical for me, but friends will only get email if they email me first. I am a terchnofile, I like learning and am now in the situation where I have nothing to loose except time so will push on but have no real idea of how. With the time I have spent on this I could have worked a few more shifts, bought a new computor and lots of windows software and gone away for a holiday in the remainder of the time. Something that just works would be nice. Impossible to set up does not make up for never breaks down. Ken On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 07:35 +1100, john gibbons wrote: Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. One simple interface that asks simple questions and automatically installs is a real need for Linux if it is ever going to be upon PCs for the common mob which includes me. For as long as different distros go about a very common communication task in often very different ways they delay widespread acceptance of Linux by home and small business users. The distros may be Ferraris, Rolls Royces or outback rustbuckets underneath, but they must be able to accomodate the day-to-day travel needs of the ordinary drivers who can get into them and use the manual or automatic gearbox to get to their destination. Other drivers and engineers can break
Re: [SLUG] Verifying a debian install
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 10:23 +, O Plameras wrote: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' will do as it is told using some intelligence and initiatives like adding/upgrading of dependencies. It will even do versions' conflict resolutions to the best of its abilities. And sometimes remove. Watch the actual messages with this thing :-) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Audio noise removal tool ?
Sluggers, anyone know of a good audio noise removal tool (i.e. tape hiss) ? I use Audacity for most stuff, but its noise remover leaves people sounding like Klingons. Or am I using it incorrectly ? thanks Rod -- --- Brought to you by a penguin, a gnu and a camel -- 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] fedora
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Rajnish wrote: Secondly, the startup of both Ubuntu and Fedora take considerable time - I mean minutes. On a standalone system, used for dialup internet, what are some services that can be stopped ? My recollection is that atalk takes a long time to start up and if you aren't using apples then you might as well remove it. I think it tries to scan the network for apple systems.. don't quote me, I could be wrong. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. Regards, Rajnish -- 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] powerpoint parsing/converting
Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers. -- 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] powerpoint parsing/converting
Julio Cesar Ody wrote: Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers. doesn't openoffice open ppt and can export to swf? dave -- 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] powerpoint parsing/converting
(answering to the list on purpose) It does. But I need an automated solution. My idea is having a few people uploading their presentations, which will be received by a PHP script, parsed, and converted to SWF. On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:04:05 +1100, David Kempe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julio Cesar Ody wrote: Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers. doesn't openoffice open ppt and can export to swf? dave -- 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
[SLUG] BIND Settings
I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find it. Can anyone remind me where it is? Best Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 2 4233 2285 Fax: +61 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] Audio noise removal tool ?
Rod == Rod Butcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rod Sluggers, anyone know of a good audio noise removal tool Rod (i.e. tape hiss) ? I use Audacity for most stuff, but its noise Rod remover leaves people sounding like Klingons. Or am I using it Rod incorrectly ? You could try the Gnome-Waveconvert (apt-get install gwc) All the denoisers will have the problem that if used too aggressively they'll alter the signal you really want as well... Peter C -- 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: BIND Settings
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 02:31:09PM +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find it. Can anyone remind me where it is? Didn't we do this a few days ago? forward and forwarders. - Matt -- And Jesus said unto them, And whom do you say that I am? They replied, You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the ontological foundation of the context of our very selfhood revealed. And Jesus replied, What? -- Seen on the 'net 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] powerpoint parsing/converting
There are some automators around, supplied by vendors of Product (Data/Lifecycle) Management systems and Document Management Systems, but they are extremely pricey, with per-annum licenses etc. Most do not run on Linux. You might be better off just leaving them alone (apart from basic virus checking), and just indicate that the file is in ppt. PDF might be a better option for your clients; the Windows users could generate it with cutepdf if they don't have better tools. - Jill. -Original Message- From: Julio Cesar Ody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 7 December 2004 2:15 PM To: slug Subject: Re: [SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting (answering to the list on purpose) It does. But I need an automated solution. My idea is having a few people uploading their presentations, which will be received by a PHP script, parsed, and converted to SWF. On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:04:05 +1100, David Kempe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julio Cesar Ody wrote: Hi all, is anybody aware of an open source (preferably PHP) tool for parsing and converting Powerpoint (.ppt) files into other formats, such as for example, SWF? I would be happy in having just the parser because I believe I can build the SWF creator using ming. Cheers. doesn't openoffice open ppt and can export to swf? dave -- 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 -- 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] BIND Settings
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:31 +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise. I can't find it. Can anyone remind me where it is? man named.conf or http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/named.conf.5.html Look for forward and forwarders -- 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] NTPD FC3
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 08:53:36AM +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote: I have noticed with the implementation of ntpd in FC3 that it will only respond to a local time check if both the SRC DST ports are 123. If it gets a request from an unpriv SRC port then it won't respond. Does anyone know how to fix this as I have some hardware that uses unpriv SRC ports. My reading of the man page would suggest that putting 'non-ntpport' in the 'restrict' line of your /etc/ntp.conf should do the trick. Matt -- 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] BIND Settings
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 02:59:16PM +1100, David Gillies wrote:
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:31 +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote:
I seem to remember there's a line somewhere in BIND's configuration that
tells it to refer any queriers for uncached domains to a specific upstream
DNS server, rather than doing a top-down resolution exercise.
I can't find it. Can anyone remind me where it is?
man named.conf
or
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/named.conf.5.html
Look for forward and forwarders
Depending on your config/ network topo, you may want
'forward only' ('forward-only' if running bind8)
If you don't have only, then bind may try to reach
uncontactable servers if the forward server is not
available for whatever reason.
I got bitten by this one.
Matt
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Re: [SLUG] /dev/console on
Rod Butcher wrote: The new driver-thingie is libata. But I never got it working, even though it claimed to load Ok. I had to use the old driver to use Sata. Ran out of time and interest to pursue it further. cheers The 'libata' driver requires 'ata_piix' in kernel-2.6.9. Alone by itself, 'libata' is insufficient to make /dev/sda work. So, to get your SATA hard disk to work ensure that 'lsmod' should display amongst others: ata_piix libata used by ata_piix It both are not displayed you should say, # modprobe ata_piix This will load both 'ata_piix' and 'libata'. The ff command alone will not load both drivers. # modprobe libata -- 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] /dev/console on
Just to be sure, you may need to run, # depmod -aq O Plameras wrote: Rod Butcher wrote: The new driver-thingie is libata. But I never got it working, even though it claimed to load Ok. I had to use the old driver to use Sata. Ran out of time and interest to pursue it further. cheers The 'libata' driver requires 'ata_piix' in kernel-2.6.9. Alone by itself, 'libata' is insufficient to make /dev/sda work. So, to get your SATA hard disk to work ensure that 'lsmod' should display amongst others: ata_piix libata used by ata_piix It both are not displayed you should say, # modprobe ata_piix This will load both 'ata_piix' and 'libata'. The ff command alone will not load both drivers. # modprobe libata -- 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] /dev/console on
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004, O Plameras wrote: ata_piix libata used by ata_piix It both are not displayed you should say, # modprobe ata_piix Thanks, but in my case (if you were responding to me) the machine panics well before I even have the opportunity to login, even in single user mode. It might help Rod. -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Gday slugers
I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. (`-''-/).___..--''`-. `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-._ .`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Network Support Paul Ford Ph 87485296 * Automated Signature This message and any attachment is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately. Thank You. Security Warning: Please note that this e-mail has been created in the knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. * -- 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: at step-by-step [was: Gday slugers]
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 05:04:43PM +1100, Paul Ford wrote: I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. 1) Create a file which contains the commands you want to run. In this case, it could be as simple as: --8-- wget http://www.example.com/wanted/file.html --8-- The commands in the file will be run using /bin/sh, so be a little careful with quoting and so forth if you're trying to put characters in which shells like to play with (?, *, !, that sort of thing). 2) Read the 'at' manual page to work out how to specify the time at which you want the command to run. You can do something as simple as HH:MM (run the command the next time the time is HH:MM -- 24 hour time), there's 'midnight', 'noon', or 'teatime' (4pm). You can specify MMDDYY, or you can specify now + count time units, and so on. Lots of ways of doing it. I'd give you a specific, but I don't know what your timing requirements are. If you can't work it out, a quick post back to the list with your needs will reveal all. 3) Run the following command as the user you wish the at job to run as: at -f file created in step 1 time spec from step 2 4) Wander off and know that your job will run when the computer thinks you told it to. - Matt -- When you have a Leatherman, everything looks Leathermanipulable. -- Nathan McCoy, in the Monastery 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] Gday slugers
I was wondering if any one could tell me how I could use at to schedule wget to download a file from the web? Step by step instructions if possible. I'm sure someone _could_. :) What have you tried so far? Have the fine manual and the fine web resources come up with nothing? Why must at and wget be part of the solution? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Cheers, - Rog -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
