Re: [SLUG] X issue
Felix, Thanks heaps. On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 13:53 +1000, Felix Sheldon wrote: > ashley maher wrote: > > Don't forget to take dri and GLcore out of the modules list if you're > using the nvidia driver. and that seams to have fixed the problem. I didn't see any mention of that ion my searches. I used 3 different monitors to check. And both the nv and nvidia drivers. > > Section "Device" > Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV40? [Unknown nVidia Card]" > Driver "nvidia" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Option "RenderAccel" "true" There was a comment to use RenderAccel but it didn't say why, I take it you're suggesting it is a good idea? > Option "NvAGP" "2" > EndSection Thanks again, 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] Debian/Ubuntu question
Sonia Hamilton wrote: A Debian/Ubuntu question: On Redhat boxes, network drivers are aliased using /etc/modprobe.conf eg there will be lines like: alias eth0 tulip Where's the equivalent on Debian/Ubuntu? It's not in /etc/modules or /etc/modprobe.d/* On Debian, it is /etc/modutils/aliases Basically, the stuff in /etc/modutils is used to write /etc/modules.conf on each reboot. Screwed if I know why. someone decided it was a great idea atm I guess. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Debian/Ubuntu question
A Debian/Ubuntu question: On Redhat boxes, network drivers are aliased using /etc/modprobe.conf eg there will be lines like: alias eth0 tulip Where's the equivalent on Debian/Ubuntu? It's not in /etc/modules or /etc/modprobe.d/* -- Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. . Veni Vidi Linux! -- 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] X issue
ashley maher wrote: I've just completed an amd64 ubuntu install on a new computer. The video card is nvidia 6200 and the motherboard is the tyan k8we. I have that card on amd64 ubuntu, different m/b though. All looks very good initially. Mine didn't, the screen was there but the colours were badly corrupted when using the existing binary drivers from the repository, was the same in 32bit too. If you open firefox, for example, it opens fine. If you scroll down the scrolling area becomes "snow" like the static on the old tv sets. If I open evolution the task buttons are not always there. They "appear" if you run the mouse over them. If you try and get email the scrolling area "snows up" like firefox. Other apps are similarly afflicted. Using the nv driver I got some weird artifacts, mostly cursors leaving trails in firefox/thunderbird. Searching google appears to be a common issue, however nothing I've found works. The nvidia installer (7667) worked for me, except the old /etc/init.d/nvidia script (from the ubuntu package) destroyed some symlinks on reboot*, so delete that before you run the nvidia installer. * I didn't reboot until getting to a LAN game a few days later. grr. Ideas, solutions, comments, urls, etc great fully received. If you're using PCI-E, then I have seen a problem where the 'mtrr' setting in xorg.conf needs to be changed, but that was an ATI card. Don't forget to take dri and GLcore out of the modules list if you're using the nvidia driver. Section "Module" Load"bitmap" Load"dbe" Load"ddc" Load"extmod" Load"freetype" Load"glx" Load"int10" Load"record" Load"type1" Load"vbe" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV40? [Unknown nVidia Card]" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "NvAGP" "2" EndSection -- Felix Some logs below, at least parts that seam to indicate problems. Regards, Ashley ##LOGS /var/log/gdm/:0.log X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-10.1 20050831034030 root@) Release Date: 9 February 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.8.1 x86_64 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux acca 2.6.10custom.1 #1 SMP Thu Sep 15 11:21:58 EST 2005 x86_64 Build Date: 31 August 2005 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.10custom.1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-8ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Thu Sep 15 11:21:58 EST 2005 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Sep 16 06:28:19 2005 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a:fbmmx.o": No symbols found Symbol __glXgetActiveScreen from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! Symbol __glXgetActiveScreen from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (NVIDIA X driver not found) Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0 Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! ### dmesg | grep -i pcie gives: pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 -- 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] Funniest thing I've seen in months.
Time for a little real-life story ... Several months ago there was an ad from Microsoft (on www.seek.com.au) for recruiting graduate students from Australia. Then I heard from my cousin (who happens to be working for Microsoft, in their Seattle headquarter), microsoft was also retrenching whole bunch of experienced programmers in their Seattle office at the time (nice and neat cost cutting trick, Microsoft plans to provide less reliable products for more of your money $$). I talked to a friend about this and was informed that Australia and U.S. govenrment had some special arrangement. U.S. government was giving about 50,000? green cards (can't remember the exact figure) to Australian citizens, a significant percentage to the total amount of green cards they were giving out every year. The last thing I heard about this drama was that U.S. government seemed to become aware of the things going on at Microsoft and limited the amount of visa/work permit granted to Microsoft every year. Life is truly amusing sometimes, isn't it ;) -yiz Quoting DaZZa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Microsoft tries to recruit ESR. Seriously http://esr.ibiblio.org/index.208.html I laughed. Lots. DaZZa -- 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: Fwd: [SLUG] Sydney Morning Herald and RealPlayer
I'd suggest they use Flash video. - Native Linux, Mac and Windows clients - Everyone hates Real / Helixplayer, for good reason - Sorenson isn't an open format, but neither is Real SMH aren't gonna do Ogg video, due to poor player uptake - Better quality than real Mike On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 11:22 +1000, elliott-brennan wrote: > Hi all, > > Thought I'd post an update regarding the problems I experienced using > RealPlayer on the www.smh.com.au site. > > After a collection of e-mail to SMH, I've received NO response, other > than the first e-mail in which they gave me another address to which to > forward the coding that Firefox provided for their site. > > I've found that if I change the settings on F'fox to cause it to pretend > it is IE - then go to the SMH site, it then says it cannot identify the > my default media player and then asks me to choose from RealPlayer and > WMP. If I then select RP, everything is fine. Well! > > Interestingly the current news video from SMH is not available in > RealPlayer - I've tried it with Winders too and I get a message saying > that "Unfortunately the media you are attempting to play is not > currently available (sic) in your chosen format. Please choose another", > then provides me with five (5) WMP options (LOL) - though in truth they > are five connection speeds ranging from 17 Kb/s to 600 Kb/s. > > Older video is still available in RealPlayer. > > Obviously something going on for them. > > Thanks to all who responded to my request for assistance and those who > wrote to SMH. > > Regards, > > Patrick -- 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] Intel board with Server management kit.
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 10:44:38PM +1000, Ben Donohue wrote: > Hi Slugs, > > I'm about to purchase a server that comes with an Intel Server > Management Module Professional Edition. > Is this compatible with Linix? Can't find anything on it so far... If this is the same as IPMI then yeah the kernel has a driver for it. Also see the IPMI pages at Intel and IBM. I note there is also an openipmi.sourceforge.net. 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] Funniest thing I've seen in months.
DaZZa wrote: Microsoft tries to recruit ESR. Seriously http://esr.ibiblio.org/index.208.html I laughed. Lots. I think you should find out the real story about esr, it's much more amusing. http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond Steve -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Funniest thing I've seen in months.
Microsoft tries to recruit ESR. Seriously http://esr.ibiblio.org/index.208.html I laughed. Lots. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] X issue
I've just completed an amd64 ubuntu install on a new computer. The video card is nvidia 6200 and the motherboard is the tyan k8we. All looks very good initially. If you open firefox, for example, it opens fine. If you scroll down the scrolling area becomes "snow" like the static on the old tv sets. If I open evolution the task buttons are not always there. They "appear" if you run the mouse over them. If you try and get email the scrolling area "snows up" like firefox. Other apps are similarly afflicted. Searching google appears to be a common issue, however nothing I've found works. Ideas, solutions, comments, urls, etc great fully received. Some logs below, at least parts that seam to indicate problems. Regards, Ashley ##LOGS /var/log/gdm/:0.log X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-10.1 20050831034030 root@) Release Date: 9 February 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.8.1 x86_64 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux acca 2.6.10custom.1 #1 SMP Thu Sep 15 11:21:58 EST 2005 x86_64 Build Date: 31 August 2005 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.10custom.1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-8ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Thu Sep 15 11:21:58 EST 2005 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Sep 16 06:28:19 2005 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a:fbmmx.o": No symbols found Symbol __glXgetActiveScreen from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! Symbol __glXgetActiveScreen from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (NVIDIA X driver not found) Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0 Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! ### dmesg | grep -i pcie gives: pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5 pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Intel board with Server management kit.
Hi Slugs, I'm about to purchase a server that comes with an Intel Server Management Module Professional Edition. Is this compatible with Linix? Can't find anything on it so far... Anyone have one of these? Thanks Ben -- 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] Konqueror Browser identification
hi I've installed Konqueror and it's being blocked by a Squid rule acl ie_browser browser ^Mozilla/4\.0 .compatible; MSIE http_access deny ie_browser > Does anyone know if: a) there is a difference between Konqueror and MSIE so that the squid pattern can be refined. what do you mean with "difference between konqueror and MSIE" exactly? you mean the identification sent or differences in javascript, activex, rendering, security, ...? for a list of agent strings you can consult the page http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/browser_ids.htm b) you can change the way Konqueror identifies itself. start konqueror -> settings -> configure konqueror -> browser identification. hth, goofy -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
