Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
Marty Thanks for the info. The bug report rules out WL-167G as a "just works" solution. Regards, Masood On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Martin Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > $quoted_author = "Masood" ; > > > > ASUS WL-167G appears to be supported by rt2500 kernel module (I checked > > 2.6.26). Also, it seems it's the only one with Linux support specifically > > mentioned on manufacturer's website. But I haven't used it so if you > really > > have to go USB, you can give it a try.* > > Be wary of anything using the rt2500 kernel module in Ubuntu. > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/190515 > > And it doesn't appear to be resolved in the Intrepid Alphas... :-/ > > cheers > Marty > -- > 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] Ubuntu friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
$quoted_author = "Masood" ; > > ASUS WL-167G appears to be supported by rt2500 kernel module (I checked > 2.6.26). Also, it seems it's the only one with Linux support specifically > mentioned on manufacturer's website. But I haven't used it so if you really > have to go USB, you can give it a try.* Be wary of anything using the rt2500 kernel module in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/190515 And it doesn't appear to be resolved in the Intrepid Alphas... :-/ cheers Marty -- 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 friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
ASUS WL-167G appears to be supported by rt2500 kernel module (I checked 2.6.26). Also, it seems it's the only one with Linux support specifically mentioned on manufacturer's website. But I haven't used it so if you really have to go USB, you can give it a try.* * Regards, Masood * *On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to buy a PCI or USB WiFi card that works with Ubuntu, and will _keep > working_. I just can't seem to find anything concrete - maybe a market > opening I should be exploiting? > > Anyway I'd like to pick it up somewhere in Sydney today (preferrably > somewhere near one of the stops on the North Shore Line between the CBD and > Hornsby, but I'll ultimately go anywhere that has one). > > Would be nice if it was at least 802.11g, but I don't really care. > > 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 > -- 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 friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
This one time, at band camp, Ben wrote: > Yes, that's just it. > The router idea is pretty good, but I don't have time to mess around > with that right now (I haven't used ddwrt before). Not particularly difficult to do, though with some devices it does involve tftp shenanigans. Best current router is probably Asus WL-500G premium. > I think I shall purchase a selection of cheap cards and see if I can > get one of them to work. The current Atheros based one that I have > causes a lock-up during boot up and the only thing I can do to get it > working is disable ath_hal (the restricted kernel module the card > requires). If you specifically say you need it to work under Linux, and the vendor doesn't specifically say it doesn't, you'll be entitled to a refund if it doesn't work. -- Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. http://engineer.openguides.org/ Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships. - Sharon Stone -- 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 friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem that I thinkt he OP is alluding to is that you can't be > sure, even buying the same product, that you're getting the same > hardware. The chips on the card can change between batches, so you go > from a "Just Works" piece of hardware to a "Doesn't Works" within the > same model number and brand. Yes, that's just it. The router idea is pretty good, but I don't have time to mess around with that right now (I haven't used ddwrt before). I think I shall purchase a selection of cheap cards and see if I can get one of them to work. The current Atheros based one that I have causes a lock-up during boot up and the only thing I can do to get it working is disable ath_hal (the restricted kernel module the card requires). Ben > -- > Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.rumble.net > > The Tourist Engineer > Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. > http://engineer.openguides.org/ > > "Cocaine, habit forming? Of course not. I ought to know. > I've been using it for years." > - Tallulah Bankhead > -- > 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] Ubuntu friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
This one time, at band camp, Craig Dibble wrote: > I've got a netgear 802.11g model at home that "just works", but I found I > had to switch off network manager and configure it manually, otherwise it > broke every time I logged in. > > Can't remember the model but I can check for you this evening. The problem that I thinkt he OP is alluding to is that you can't be sure, even buying the same product, that you're getting the same hardware. The chips on the card can change between batches, so you go from a "Just Works" piece of hardware to a "Doesn't Works" within the same model number and brand. -- Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. http://engineer.openguides.org/ "Cocaine, habit forming? Of course not. I ought to know. I've been using it for years." - Tallulah Bankhead -- 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 friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
Quoting Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I need to buy a PCI or USB WiFi card that works with Ubuntu, and will _keep working_. I just can't seem to find anything concrete - maybe a market opening I should be exploiting? I've got a netgear 802.11g model at home that "just works", but I found I had to switch off network manager and configure it manually, otherwise it broke every time I logged in. Can't remember the model but I can check for you this evening. HTH, Craig -- 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] What are the best web-based CRM systems?
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:35:25AM +1000, Richard Hayes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Dear List, > > I am looking for a very simple crm system. > > Both Sugar / TigerCRM might be overkill as only need to track a small > number of salespeople. The OpenSource version does not cost anything, is updated frequently and gives what you need. Its easy to install and no bother at all. JObst > > Any recommendations? > > regards, > > Richard Hayes > 0414 618 425 > begin:vcard > fn:Richard Hayes > n:Hayes;Richard > org:Nada Marketing > adr:;;PO Box 12 ;Gordon;NSW;2072;Australia > email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel;work:+(61) 2 8001 6179 > tel;fax:+(61) 2 9327 4908 > tel;home:+(61) 2 9436 0121 > tel;cell:0414 618 425 > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > url:http://www.nada.com.au > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > -- > 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] syncml server?
On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 10:34 +1000, Peter Hardy wrote: > On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 09:35 +1000, Ken Foskey wrote: > > I just have to figure out how to sync evolution contacts with it... > > I use scheduleworld[1] for syncing all of my stuff. evolution contacts > and calendars sync using syncevolution[2], and apparently the funambol > project[3] has connectors that will let outlook sync with scheduleworld > as well. > > No less complicated, but if the outlook connector works as advertised, > then it might be a reasonable solution. Looking at installable packages we have: multisync0.90 - PIM Synchronization Tool opensync-plugin-syncml - Opensync SyncML plugin opensync-plugin-evolution - Evolution plugin for opensync There is a requirement for a syncml server in order to synchronise. Is there an installable version rather than using something like scheduleworld. gmail may at sometime support syncml, but there is no official mention of it now. Ta 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] Ubuntu friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
This one time, at band camp, Ben wrote: > I need to buy a PCI or USB WiFi card that works with Ubuntu, and will _keep > working_. I just can't seem to find anything concrete - maybe a market > opening I should be exploiting? I've found the USB ones use too much CPU and the PCI ones are difficult to guarantee will be supported. I ended up using an access point flashed with dd-wrt in client mode. It's got a better antenna too. -- Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. http://engineer.openguides.org/ Warning - Contains nuts! - On a packet of peanuts -- 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 friendly PCI/USB WiFi?
I need to buy a PCI or USB WiFi card that works with Ubuntu, and will _keep working_. I just can't seem to find anything concrete - maybe a market opening I should be exploiting? Anyway I'd like to pick it up somewhere in Sydney today (preferrably somewhere near one of the stops on the North Shore Line between the CBD and Hornsby, but I'll ultimately go anywhere that has one). Would be nice if it was at least 802.11g, but I don't really care. 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] File / Disk Encryption
On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 08:58:39AM +1000, Morgan Storey wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > GPG works fine in windows, it even has a command line version, that is > similar to the linux one afaik (I love ym Gui's). I have used it to > sign and encrypt emails in gmail, Outlook2007 and to decrypt gpg > encrypted files. I was thinking more along the lines of text files, which I can open with vim which automaigcally decrypts and re encrypts. But then there is word/openoffice documents as well not just email > But being I like Gui's truecrypt and cryptkeeper are my main stays. > There are debs for both and iirc cryptkeeper "disks" can be opened on > windows in truecrypt. so if I read that right, I can use crypt keeper (fuse based encryption) with the latest (6.x) truecrypt package, cool, what are the pit falls ? Can I use cryptkeeper with truecrypt created disk/bin/files ? Alex > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) > Comment: http://getfiregpg.org > > iD8DBQFIvHOFvNAHEzzZc9cRAgT2AJ0TgQADDRSpBXlTYZhx1npvbM+IZwCfW9y9 > /vRlbJei7HN1hZKkMmAUP74= > =2gT1 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I am looking for a substitute for truecrypt, why because I don;t like > > how they have gone to the insistence for a gui front end on the linux > > side of things, the real pain being the how hard it is to compile for > > debian, true atleast for 5.x not sure for the new 6.x series. > > > > Currently I have a usb stick that I use on windows and linux, keep my > > important doco on it. > > > > Any suggestions for a substitute. If it was just linux I could just > > crypt/openssl/gpg it, but that doesn't work well in windows > > > > Alex > > > > -- > > "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and > > incumbency." > > > >- George W. Bush > > 06/14/2001 > > speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live > > television camera was still rolling. > > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAki8XYQACgkQkZz88chpJ2MEYwCffG9eJeYr1UF+J3lG5bVX1udS > > qagAn0Tct0kDNjknDLQBDKVqu6GKr4ND > > =/GVV > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > -- > Regards > Morgan Storey,A+, MCSE:Security. > Senior Network and Security Consultant. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- "Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open." - George W. Bush 03/02/2001 at the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman 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] File / Disk Encryption
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 GPG works fine in windows, it even has a command line version, that is similar to the linux one afaik (I love ym Gui's). I have used it to sign and encrypt emails in gmail, Outlook2007 and to decrypt gpg encrypted files. But being I like Gui's truecrypt and cryptkeeper are my main stays. There are debs for both and iirc cryptkeeper "disks" can be opened on windows in truecrypt. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: http://getfiregpg.org iD8DBQFIvHOFvNAHEzzZc9cRAgT2AJ0TgQADDRSpBXlTYZhx1npvbM+IZwCfW9y9 /vRlbJei7HN1hZKkMmAUP74= =2gT1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I am looking for a substitute for truecrypt, why because I don;t like > how they have gone to the insistence for a gui front end on the linux > side of things, the real pain being the how hard it is to compile for > debian, true atleast for 5.x not sure for the new 6.x series. > > Currently I have a usb stick that I use on windows and linux, keep my > important doco on it. > > Any suggestions for a substitute. If it was just linux I could just > crypt/openssl/gpg it, but that doesn't work well in windows > > Alex > > -- > "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and > incumbency." > >- George W. Bush > 06/14/2001 > speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live > television camera was still rolling. > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAki8XYQACgkQkZz88chpJ2MEYwCffG9eJeYr1UF+J3lG5bVX1udS > qagAn0Tct0kDNjknDLQBDKVqu6GKr4ND > =/GVV > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Regards Morgan Storey,A+, MCSE:Security. Senior Network and Security Consultant. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] File / Disk Encryption
Hi I am looking for a substitute for truecrypt, why because I don;t like how they have gone to the insistence for a gui front end on the linux side of things, the real pain being the how hard it is to compile for debian, true atleast for 5.x not sure for the new 6.x series. Currently I have a usb stick that I use on windows and linux, keep my important doco on it. Any suggestions for a substitute. If it was just linux I could just crypt/openssl/gpg it, but that doesn't work well in windows Alex -- "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." - George W. Bush 06/14/2001 speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television camera was still rolling. 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] MySQL and Direct Admin
Hello all, Anyone has experience with DirectAdmin and MySQL. We're using DA at the moment on a Ubuntu 7.10 installation and I asked Direct Admin support how to upgrade with no luck. Actually we're quite desperate in the job because we are offline. If anyone has any idea or give a hand would be highly highly appreciated. The problem is that when I try to start mysql using /etc/init.d/mysql start I got /usr/sbin/mysqld: /usr/local/lib/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/sbin/mysqld) and definitely have no idea about what's complaining about. Any light anyone can shed on this would be useful. Cheers, Roberto -- 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] Asus m51s Audio problem
Del wrote: Daryl Thompson wrote: Hi I have a customer who has just brought a ASUS M51S Laptop and has install Fedora 9 but he has no Sound. What should we be looking for to fix this I think the problem is in the distro. I have never gotten sound working on Fedora 9 on anything I've tried it on. Some of the daemons seem to be generating a "connection refused" message but I have no idea what it's trying to connect to or how or on what port. All of the permissions appear to be OK and things like the new network audio server appears to be running (but possibly not set up correctly by default). I've rolled back to CentOS 5.2 on the systems I need sound working on, and I'm hoping that the Fedora team fix what's going on shortly. Del I also had problems with sound on fedora 9 which I partially resolved by at least enabling sound for mplayer by changing the permissions for /dev/dsp to allow anyone to use the device: chmod 666 /dev/dsp. I put this command in /etc/rc.local so that it changes the permissions on each boot. 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] Asus m51s Audio problem (corrected)
Del wrote: Daryl Thompson wrote: Hi I have a customer who has just brought a ASUS M51S Laptop and has install Fedora 9 but he has no Sound. What should we be looking for to fix this I think the problem is in the distro. I have never gotten sound working on Fedora 9 on anything I've tried it on. Some of the daemons seem to be generating a "connection refused" message but I have no idea what it's trying to connect to or how or on what port. All of the permissions appear to be OK and things like the new network audio server appears to be running (but possibly not set up correctly by default). I've rolled back to CentOS 5.2 on the systems I need sound working on, and I'm hoping that the Fedora team fix what's going on shortly. Del I also had problems with sound on fedora 9 which I partially resolved by at least enabling sound for mplayer by changing the permissions for /dev/dsp to allow anyone to use the device: chmod 666 /dev/dsp. I put this command in /etc/rc.d/rc.local so that it changes the permissions on each boot. ^ Ben Please note the correction. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
