[SLUG] Re. GPS Timing Notes
Thanks Mark, I'm in NZ and could not attend so I will have a look at it with great interest. [ It might be a good idea to post other presentations to this mailing list as well .. ] Cheers, Adam Bogacki, a...@bogacki.net -- 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] no '/dev/snd' with pulseaudio
The basic problem is that I have no /dev/snd and xfce4-mixer & alsamixer only show 'master controls'. Boot msgs include "Waiting for /dev to be fully populated -- done" .. but there is no /dev/snd, and "Setting up ALSA --done; none loaded". I also keep getting a red error msg flashing past as it boots which, from memory, says something about alsamixer .. but the basic problem is no /dev/snd .. 'vim /var/log/boot' gives me '(Nothing has been logged yet.)' I don't understand why. I'm not a comp.sci grad ... what would an init.d wrapper script look like ? Adam On 06/05/12 15:53, Michael Fox wrote: > You could write a init.d wrapper script (or add it to rc.local or > something similar). > > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Adam Bogacki > mailto:adam.boga...@clear.net.nz>> wrote: > > Hi, I found an old SLUG post by Rod Butcher that > > > I found out that udev is now required to correctly setup /dev > for all > > devices, including sound cards. Apparently it doesn't startup > correctly > > on boot, so I've added udevstart to my logon script and all > devices are > > now correctly setup. ALSA now works. > http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/slug@slug.org.au/8740666.html > > I have the same problem with pulseaudio. > > Can anyone advise how to add udevstart to a logon script in debian ? > > Cheers, > > Adam Bogacki, > > adam.boga...@clear.net.nz <mailto:adam.boga...@clear.net.nz> > > -- > 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] no '/dev/snd' with pulseaudio
Hi, I found an old SLUG post by Rod Butcher that > I found out that udev is now required to correctly setup /dev for all > devices, including sound cards. Apparently it doesn't startup correctly > on boot, so I've added udevstart to my logon script and all devices are > now correctly setup. ALSA now works. http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/slug@slug.org.au/8740666.html I have the same problem with pulseaudio. Can anyone advise how to add udevstart to a logon script in debian ? Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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 11.10
Heh .. I was using 11.04 to Get Stuff Done but with a move of house I decided to get Debian 6.02 up on the other drive again and have not looked back since. I did not realise what I was missing .. great screensavers, for one. If you are battling with *buntu, you should go back to the source. Regards, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Text book for html5
Steve, Have a look at http://www.ebooksdownloadfree.com/result.php?start=1&q=html5 and http://ebookee.org/search.php?q=html5&sa=Search Regards, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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. 'Text book for html5'
> > Subject: > [SLUG] Text book for html5 > From: > Steven Tucker > Date: > Fri, 13 May 2011 04:16:20 -0700 (PDT) > > To: > "slug@slug.org.au" > > > Hi all, > > > I will be taking over convening an undergraduate course that is a first year > introduction to web design. > I have been asked to update to html5, however I was only able to find 1 text > book that focuses on html5 and despite the fact that I can order the book > online from a number of websites, the book rep insists its not in print. I am > forced to go through the normal channels so the book is simply not an option. > > So my question is, can anyone recommend a good text book, not just a "good > book" but a good "text book" on html5 ? > > The book I "was" looking at was "Basics of Web Design, HTML5 CSS3" > > Oh, and I know that some (maybe most) may believe its too early to be > teaching html5, but that is what has been requested, so any debate on whether > html5 should be used, wont help (but feel free to discuss, it just wont > answer the post). Also, by moving to html5, I have permission to remove the > current IE requirement, so Firefox, chromium whatever can be used to develop. > > Thanks > > Tuxta > Have a look at http://ebookee.org/search.php?q=html5&sa=Search and http://www.ebooksdownloadfree.com/result.php?start=1&q=html5 Regards, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: Re: [SLUG] Accounting and business software
On -9/01/37 07:59, Jon Jermey wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > For general accounting I use WXBanker. I've also used KMyMoney and > Grisbi, which are both OK, but WXBanker is a bit simpler. > > You will also probably need an invoicing package, and as far as I can > tell there are no good simple user-friendly invoicing packages for > Linux yet. (If anyone knows of one please tell me.) > > I have trialled several packages including one with an SQL database > and a PHP interface via a web page, but it was very cumbersome and > non-portable. I now use an old shareware package from Windows called > Instant Invoice. Unfortunately it is no longer available in that form, > but you can buy their combined invoice and cashbook package from > > http://www.instantinvoice.net/ > > A free 30-day trial is available. > > I had some troubles with Instant Invoice in earlier versions but under > Wine with Ubuntu 10.4/Mint 9 it's been bulletproof. > > Regards, > > Jon. > > > On 19/09/10 23:59, elliott-brennan wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm looking for some recommendations in relation >> to accounts and client management software. >> >> My wife is a Clin Psych. >> >> She'd like to keep track of her money (obviously >> :)) and to be able to work out who has paid and >> who owes money, as well as the monies she has paid >> to others, print out accounts to be paid (by >> others to her) and so on. The sort of small >> business stuff people usually have to do. >> >> Can anyone recommend software they think would fit >> the bill. >> >> We're presently running Kubuntu 9.10 (and better :)) >> >> Regards, >> >> Patrick >> >> >> > I think your wife should have a look at http://www.ppinfo.com.au/ Regards, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: Re: [SLUG] MYOB/POS etc
On -9/01/37 07:59, Ken Foskey wrote: > websites offering on-line MYOB Hi guys, have a look at http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/myob-gives-business-owners-best-both-worlds/5/48758 http://myob.co.nz/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1257827978637&pagename=MYOB%2FPage%2FForm&site=en_AU http://myob.co.nz/servlet/Satellite?attrname=MoreInformation&c=Product&cid=356365849&pagename=MYOB%2FProduct%2FAccountantProduct¶m=1113874827836&site=en_AU http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/myob-to-release-liveaccounts-in-june http://myob.co.nz/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1257827978637&pagename=MYOB%2FPage%2FForm&site=en_AU Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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, WattOS, BSD, ZFS .. & boot probs.
Aargh .. it looks like a ligtk2.0-0 problem, with dependencies out of sync. Cheers, Adam. Dean Hamstead wrote: is this spinning disk sequence you described actually just these 4 ascii characters being displayed such they appear spinning? ie -\|/- this is the freebsd kernel booting. seems strange that you would install the freebsd kernel source code? i dont think the intention is to be able to boot your deb system in to either a freebsd or linux kernel. but rather that the whole debian install is built to run with the freebsd kernel rather than the linux kernel. i would be impressed if the userspace was kernel independent and a binary level :) Dean On 4/7/2010, "Adam Bogacki" wrote: Hi, I have a dual-boot system running an xubuntu pkg on WattOS ubuntu (zeno), and sid/squeeze debian (Tui). For some time I used Tui as my main working system and zeno as a backup. One day 'apt-cache search' threw up package 'kfreebsd-source-7.0', described as "code for the FreeBSD 7.0 kernel with debian patches". I assumed this meant it was debian-friendly, and apt-installed it. The next reboot, however, hung at the stage when a circular cursor appeared on a black screen. The cursor was moveable and consisted of a turning disk, but the boot process never went further. I booted into zeno (/dev/sa1) and mounted the file system (/dev/sdb1) and the home directory (/dev/sdb9) of Tui, including them in zeno's /etc/fstab for future use. I have been able to copy docs I am working on .. and have come to appreciate WattOS's power saving features and crisp performance on a P4 with 2Gb RAM. But I have not been able to boot into Tui. Realising that BSD uses ZFS, I unmounted /dev/sdb1 and ran sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 getting a...@zeno:~$ sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009) Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done /dev/sdb1: Updating bad block inode. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdb1: * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * /dev/sdb1: 11143/86344 files (7.7% non-contiguous), 239977/345364 blocks .. and the same on /dev/sdb9. My question is, have I borked the file structure on Tui ? What am I missing here ? Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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] Debian, WattOS, BSD, ZFS .. & boot probs.
Dean Hamstead wrote: is this spinning disk sequence you described actually just these 4 ascii characters being displayed such they appear spinning? ie -\|/- this is the freebsd kernel booting. seems strange that you would install the freebsd kernel source code? i dont think the intention is to be able to boot your deb system in to either a freebsd or linux kernel. but rather that the whole debian install is built to run with the freebsd kernel rather than the linux kernel. i would be impressed if the userspace was kernel independent and a binary level :) Dean On 4/7/2010, "Adam Bogacki" wrote: Hi, I have a dual-boot system running an xubuntu pkg on WattOS ubuntu (zeno), and sid/squeeze debian (Tui). For some time I used Tui as my main working system and zeno as a backup. One day 'apt-cache search' threw up package 'kfreebsd-source-7.0', described as "code for the FreeBSD 7.0 kernel with debian patches". I assumed this meant it was debian-friendly, and apt-installed it. The next reboot, however, hung at the stage when a circular cursor appeared on a black screen. The cursor was moveable and consisted of a turning disk, but the boot process never went further. I booted into zeno (/dev/sa1) and mounted the file system (/dev/sdb1) and the home directory (/dev/sdb9) of Tui, including them in zeno's /etc/fstab for future use. I have been able to copy docs I am working on .. and have come to appreciate WattOS's power saving features and crisp performance on a P4 with 2Gb RAM. But I have not been able to boot into Tui. Realising that BSD uses ZFS, I unmounted /dev/sdb1 and ran sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 getting a...@zeno:~$ sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009) Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done /dev/sdb1: Updating bad block inode. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdb1: * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * /dev/sdb1: 11143/86344 files (7.7% non-contiguous), 239977/345364 blocks .. and the same on /dev/sdb9. My question is, have I borked the file structure on Tui ? What am I missing here ? Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html Dean, this is the freebsd kernel booting. Which course of action do you suggest ? Adam. -- 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, WattOS, BSD, ZFS .. & boot probs.
Dean Hamstead wrote: is this spinning disk sequence you described actually just these 4 ascii characters being displayed such they appear spinning? ie -\|/- this is the freebsd kernel booting. seems strange that you would install the freebsd kernel source code? i dont think the intention is to be able to boot your deb system in to either a freebsd or linux kernel. but rather that the whole debian install is built to run with the freebsd kernel rather than the linux kernel. i would be impressed if the userspace was kernel independent and a binary level :) Dean On 4/7/2010, "Adam Bogacki" wrote: Hi, I have a dual-boot system running an xubuntu pkg on WattOS ubuntu (zeno), and sid/squeeze debian (Tui). For some time I used Tui as my main working system and zeno as a backup. One day 'apt-cache search' threw up package 'kfreebsd-source-7.0', described as "code for the FreeBSD 7.0 kernel with debian patches". I assumed this meant it was debian-friendly, and apt-installed it. The next reboot, however, hung at the stage when a circular cursor appeared on a black screen. The cursor was moveable and consisted of a turning disk, but the boot process never went further. I booted into zeno (/dev/sa1) and mounted the file system (/dev/sdb1) and the home directory (/dev/sdb9) of Tui, including them in zeno's /etc/fstab for future use. I have been able to copy docs I am working on .. and have come to appreciate WattOS's power saving features and crisp performance on a P4 with 2Gb RAM. But I have not been able to boot into Tui. Realising that BSD uses ZFS, I unmounted /dev/sdb1 and ran sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 getting a...@zeno:~$ sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009) Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done /dev/sdb1: Updating bad block inode. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdb1: * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * /dev/sdb1: 11143/86344 files (7.7% non-contiguous), 239977/345364 blocks .. and the same on /dev/sdb9. My question is, have I borked the file structure on Tui ? What am I missing here ? Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html No, it appears to be the usual spinning disk image - a disk with a rotating radius within it - although, if you make allowance for the speed of rotation you could be right. Hard to tell, frankly. Thanks, I have slept on it and this morning discovered http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/kFreeBSD#cite_note-4 which has some good links. I might try #debian-kbsd at OFTC, but it is often hard to judge when these northern-hemispheric folks are up. seems strange that you would install the freebsd kernel source code? i dont think the intention is to be able to boot your deb system in to either a freebsd or linux kernel. but rather that the whole debian install is built to run with the freebsd kernel rather than the linux kernel. Aaargh, in retrospect .. I read (somewhere) that the the BSD kernel with deb patches could coexist with debian, implying they could chosen via GRUB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFTC .. snip .. No official release of the operating system has yet been made, but Debian Squeeze (6.0), expected to be frozen in March 2010^[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/kFreeBSD#cite_note-3> and released in 2010, aims to support it. .. suggests I may have been jumping the gun. My current problem is how to extricate myself from debian hanging before GDM comes up without having to reinstall. What could be causing that ? Thanks for the reply, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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, WattOS, BSD, ZFS .. & boot probs.
Hi, I have a dual-boot system running an xubuntu pkg on WattOS ubuntu (zeno), and sid/squeeze debian (Tui). For some time I used Tui as my main working system and zeno as a backup. One day 'apt-cache search' threw up package 'kfreebsd-source-7.0', described as "code for the FreeBSD 7.0 kernel with debian patches". I assumed this meant it was debian-friendly, and apt-installed it. The next reboot, however, hung at the stage when a circular cursor appeared on a black screen. The cursor was moveable and consisted of a turning disk, but the boot process never went further. I booted into zeno (/dev/sa1) and mounted the file system (/dev/sdb1) and the home directory (/dev/sdb9) of Tui, including them in zeno's /etc/fstab for future use. I have been able to copy docs I am working on .. and have come to appreciate WattOS's power saving features and crisp performance on a P4 with 2Gb RAM. But I have not been able to boot into Tui. Realising that BSD uses ZFS, I unmounted /dev/sdb1 and ran sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 getting a...@zeno:~$ sudo e2fsck -c /dev/sdb1 e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009) Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done /dev/sdb1: Updating bad block inode. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdb1: * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * /dev/sdb1: 11143/86344 files (7.7% non-contiguous), 239977/345364 blocks .. and the same on /dev/sdb9. My question is, have I borked the file structure on Tui ? What am I missing here ? Cheers, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Solaris is dead. Long live Linux.
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7749/1.html Fyi, Adam Bogacki, adam.boga...@clear.net.nz -- 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: Transferring iceape bookmarks
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:53:28PM +1000, bill wrote: > My method, which I've just worked out again as I forgot what I'd done > previously) when I want to set up Firefox and Thundrbird in a new > install, is to copy the old installs /home/xxx/.mozilla ( or > /home//.mozilla-thunderbird) to the /home// of the new > install BEFORE running either Firefox or Thunderbird. > > I then run ( in a terminal) sudo firefox-x.x ( ie firefox-3.5) > -profilemanager ( or sudo thunderbird -profilemanager), which finds > the copied user profile. Just accept it and then select "run" and it > will set up everything and even download and install updated plugins > etc. > > > Hope this helps - your Iceape should be included in all of this > automatically I imagine. Thanks. I did that but keep getting Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) nslProfileInternal.currentProfile .. when trying to open either of my two old profiles. However I can set up a new profile. The point of the exercise being to transfer bookmarks, it does not serve any purpose. Googling by the error msg, I gather the problem lies in permissions. I have used a working mozilla profile as a model, but still keep getting the msg. Can you see any perms errors in the list below ? Adam. a...@paradise.net.nz .mozilla-t1: total 84 drwxr-x--- 10 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 13:47 . drwxr-xr-x 58 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 18:02 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 adam adam 3340 2009-08-30 18:02 appreg drwx-- 4 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:45 default drwx-- 4 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:47 Felix drwx-- 6 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 15:17 firefox drwx-- 3 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:47 iceowl drwx-- 2 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:47 .mozconfig-thunderbird drwx-- 8 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:54 .mozilla -rw-r--r-- 1 adam adam 16682 2009-08-30 12:47 mozver.dat -rw--- 1 adam adam 18429 2009-08-30 18:01 pluginreg.dat drwxr-xr-x 2 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 12:47 plugins drwx-- 4 adam adam 4096 2009-08-30 18:00 T-2 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Transferring iceape bookmarks
Can anyone suggest how to transfer iceape bookmarks from an etch to a lenny box ? Iceape cannot use xmarks (previously foxmarks) .. Regards, Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz 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] "LinkedIn" email ..
Apologies. Following a message posted to my rarely used LinkedIn account I inadvertently activated a request sent to 78 email adresses stored on various servers asking recipients to join my "professional network" .. among them SLUG. Having researched functions of social networks, I freely acknowledge the potential utility of sites such as "LinkedIn", but would point out that my social and professional networks are not limited by any one technology. Sorry to hog your bandwidth. Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Sound system details
Hi, I have just set up a lenny system on old box and am having trouble getting audio up. It is a while since I have done this, but could someone suggest how to find out details of the sound card ? Regards, Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Adam Bogacki requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Slug, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Adam View invitation from Adam Bogacki http://www.linkedin.com/e/z9O5BgKkMTYCX-1mB0uYHD6zupb/blk/I270825912_3/0PnP8NejkOe30TcAALqnpPbOYWrSlI/svi/ -- DID YOU KNOW you can conduct a more credible and powerful reference check using LinkedIn? Enter the company name and years of employment or the prospective employee to find their colleagues that are also in your network. This provides you with a more balanced set of feedback to evaluate that new hire. http://www.linkedin.com/e/rsr/inv-27/ -- (c) 2009, LinkedIn Corporation -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] iptables error msg
Hi, I keep getting Setting up IPtables rules Using intrapositioned negation (`--option ! this`) is deprecated in favor of extrapositioned (`! --option this`). Bad argument `ACCEPT' Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. Bad argument `ACCEPT' Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. .. but 'ACCEPT' appears in many places in iptables. What would it be referring to ? I have attached my version of iptables (courtesy of Ekiga). Adam. #!/bin/sh echo "Setting up IPtables rules" IPTABLES=/sbin/iptables # where iptables binary lies # Setting up Forwarding echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward # Setting up Dynamic IP for diald/masquerading echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr # Increase the binding time echo 3600 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_udp_timeout # Setting up IP spoofing protection if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter ] then for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/rp_filter do echo 1 > $f done fi # Devices LOCAL_DEVICE="lo" # device for localhost EXTERNAL_DEVICE="eth0" # device for Internet #INTERNAL_DEVICE="eth1" # device for Intranet HALFTRUST_NETS="192.168.1.0/8" KEEPSTATE="-m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED" # Flush all Rules $IPTABLES -F $IPTABLES -X $IPTABLES -t nat -F $IPTABLES -t nat -X $IPTABLES -t mangle -F $IPTABLES -t mangle -X # Deny all by default $IPTABLES -P INPUT DROP $IPTABLES -P OUTPUT DROP $IPTABLES -P FORWARD ACCEPT $IPTABLES -N ALLOW_PORTS $IPTABLES -F ALLOW_PORTS ## TCP and UDP ports ## TCP_PORTS="" for PORT in $TCP_PORTS; do $IPTABLES -A ALLOW_PORTS -m state --state NEW -p tcp --dport $PORT -j ACCEPT done UDP_PORTS="" for PORT in $UDP_PORTS; do $IPTABLES -A ALLOW_PORTS -m state --state NEW -p udp --dport $PORT -j ACCEPT done ## MASQUERADE ## $IPTABLES -t nat -A POSTROUTING -d ! 192.168.1.0/24 -o $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -j MASQUERADE ## LOCALHOST ## $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p ALL -i $LOCAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -p ALL -o $LOCAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -p ALL -i $LOCAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT ## FROM INTRANET ## $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p ALL -i $INTERNAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -p ALL -o $INTERNAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT ## ICMP ## $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p ICMP -i $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -p ICMP -o $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p ICMP -s $HALFTRUST_NETS -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -p ICMP -d $HALFTRUST_NETS -j ACCEPT ## ALLOWED PORTS ## $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -s "0.0.0.0/0" -j ALLOW_PORTS ## ESTABLISHED MODE ## $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -o $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -p TCP $KEEPSTATE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -p TCP $KEEPSTATE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -o $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -p UDP $KEEPSTATE -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -p UDP $KEEPSTATE -j ACCEPT ## OUTPUT ## $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -o $EXTERNAL_DEVICE -p ALL -j ACCEPT -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Hanging &/or random reboot probs
Hi, I have just installed lenny on a machine with 800MHz AMD Duron chip, 1Gb RAM, 63.3 GbB /usr, & 320Gb /home yet get hanging and/or rebooting after opening applications in two screens (usually update/upgrade as root and mutt or a browser). My previous etch system with 733 MHz PIII and 733 Mhz RAM could handle 10 or more screens running various apps at a time. Any ideas about what I should be looking for ? Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Lenny install problem fixed ..
Reminding me that "Grub likes /boot at /dev/hda1" was the key, and (finally) remembering to size it at 296 Mb. Cheers, Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] A "simple" Deb 501 install ..
Hi, I have just done a debian 501 netinst but keep getting grub error msg "Error 15: File not found".I understand the solution to be rescue mode, chroot /mnt/sysimage, grub-install --recheck /dev/hda, exit", but have not been able to mount a rescue mode terminal. Latest reinstall ended with msg "No boot loader has been installed .. You will need to boot manually with the vmlinuz kernel on parition /dev/hda1 and root=/dev/hda1 passed as a kernel argument" .. but grub was autoinstalled and I keep getting the "Error 15" msg again. What is a guy to do ? Adam. -- 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] Looking for a desktop PIM
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter, have a look at http://www.pimlico-project.org/ Cheers, Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz Live life as if each moment may be your last. Live on a fault line ! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkm8a/gACgkQ1T+vu741y30geACfReUGmsF9RGUhiS3dmybJTmUw YEoAmwWluwTmwK57OEvdGyrKOkD2RmKf =GbhN -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
Re: [SLUG] Looking for a desktop PIM
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Until recently I've been using a palm-based PDA and jPilot on the > desktop. My palm alas has died. So now I want to use my Nokia E65 > phone instead to track appointments, TODos, and PIN numbers (via > gnome-keyring). It has a much more horrible user interface, but I can > cope for now. You could turn the question around and consider using something like the open source OpenMoko phone which has Linux based PIM. Resources .. http://www.opkg.org/rss/latest_entries.php http://www.opkg.org/category_7.html Regards, Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz Live live as if each moment is your last.. Live on a fault line ! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkm8ZjUACgkQ1T+vu741y31JoQCg6ROXKJQSUGI8idks60U42d9B TfEAoLITAvlUJT6zWfD4O84/1/lvuRCM =HwOE -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
[SLUG] Configuring a WiFi & cable home network
Hi, I have the internet cable running to a XH9948 DSE WLAB 802.11g
4-port router
feeding one WiFi and one cable connection at home.
I have a static account with www.paradise.net.nz.
My desktop has a statically configured card (eth0) to which the cable
previously
connected, and a dynamically configured card (eth1) which I intend to
use with the router.
Both cards are recognised by "ifconfig -a"
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:cc:d9:e2:48
> inet addr:202.78.148.174 Bcast:202.78.148.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::2a0:ccff:fed9:e248/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:99321 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:41497 errors:200 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:400
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:53667177 (51.1 MiB) TX bytes:5491544 (5.2 MiB)
> Interrupt:11 Base address:0xa400
>
> eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:cc:d9:c7:6f
> inet addr:192.168.0.10 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:576 Metric:1
> RX packets:5953 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:7046 errors:3 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:3
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:1846717 (1.7 MiB) TX bytes:809461 (790.4 KiB)
> Interrupt:10 Base address:0xc000
My /etc/dhcpd.conf file is
> default-lease-time 600;
> max-lease-time 7200;
> one-lease-per-client false;
> allow bootp;
> option domain-name "paradise.net.nz";
> option domain-name-servers 203.96.152.4, 203.96.152.12;
>
> subnet 10.152.187.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> }
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> range 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.100;
> option routers rtr-239-0-1.paradise.net.nz, rtr-239-0-2.paradise.net.nz;
> }
My /etc/network/interfaces is
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> # The primary network interface
>
> ifup --allow=hotplug eth0 eth1
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 202.78.148.174
> network 202.78.148.0
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 202.78.148.255
> gateway 202.78.148.1
> dns-search paradise.net.nz
> dns-nameservers 203.96.152.4 203.96.152.12
> # The secondary, local network, interface for my box.
> allow-hotplug eth1
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>address 192.168.0.10
>netmask 255.255.255.0
>network 192.168.0.0
>broadcast 192.168.0.255
>gateway 192.168.0.1
>wireless_essid X
>wireless mode managed
> # wireless_nick
> # wireless_key X
> # wireless_keymode open
> # wireless_mode managed
>
> auto eth0
WiFi is no problem. I have had eth1 working twice simultaneously with
WiFi using
a combination of
route add 255.255.255.0 dev eth1
dhcpd start eth1
[or "service dhcpd start"]
but on reboot it does not work.
What am I missing here ?
Cheers,
Adam Bogacki,
a...@paradise.net.nz
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[SLUG] Re. apt-get install problem
Synaptic also tells me > W: GPG error: http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable Release: The > following signatures were invalid: BADSIG A70DAF536070D3A1 Debian > Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > W: GPG error: http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au etch Release: The following > signatures were invalid: BADSIG A70DAF536070D3A1 Debian Archive > Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > W: GPG error: http://packages.debian.org unstable Release: The > following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2 .. which should not affect stuff from other mirrors. How should one fix these signatures ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] apt-get install problem
Hi, I have had a problem installing new packages in an etch/lenny system for a week or two. Have repository gpg scripts been changed ? Is there a wider problem ? I've attached todays 'apt-get upgrade' output below. Synaptic tells me > The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted > because of network problems. If available an older version of the > failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. > Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the > preferences is correct. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tohunga:~# apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following packages have been kept back: > abiword-common abiword-help abiword-plugins gpm > The following packages will be upgraded: > acpid libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5 ncurses-base ncurses-bin > ncurses-term > 7 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. > 29 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 6133kB of archives. > After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libgnomevfs2-common > 1:2.22.0-4 [1180kB] > Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main gnome-screensaver 2.22.2-1 > [1888kB] > Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main ncurses-bin > 5.6+20080920-1 [136kB] > Get:4 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libncurses5-dev > 5.6+20080920-1 [1526kB] > Get:5 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libncurses5 > 5.6+20080920-1 [334kB] > Get:6 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main ncurses-base > 5.6+20080920-1 [174kB] > Get:7 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libncursesw5 > 5.6+20080920-1 [356kB] > Get:8 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main ncurses-term > 5.6+20080920-1 [507kB] > Get:9 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main acpid 1.0.6-12 > [31.9kB] > Fetched 6133kB in 35s > (172kB/s) > Reading package fields... Done > Reading package status... Done > Retrieving bug reports... Done > Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done > Reading changelogs... Done > (Reading database ... 333980 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libgnomevfs2-common 1:2.22.0-4 (using > .../libgnomevfs2-common_1%3a2.22.0-4_all.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libgnomevfs2-common ... > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomevfs2-common_1%3a2.22.0-4_all.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > Preparing to replace gnome-screensaver 2.22.2-1 (using > .../gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-1_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement gnome-screensaver ... > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > Preparing to replace ncurses-bin 5.6+20080913-1 (using > .../ncurses-bin_5.6+20080920-1_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement ncurses-bin ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomevfs2-common_1%3a2.22.0-4_all.deb > /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-1_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > Tohunga:~# > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] 5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation
Fyi, Adam Bogacki. http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/5-reasons-to-avoid-iphone-3g/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Conflict between deb's & cvs
[Erm .. the previous email was sent from Misia's account, not mine.] Hi, I had a conflict between current debs and their deprecated cvs versions. Advice from various sources was to delete the cvs versions so I deleted libavcodeccvs51 libavutilcvs49 libpostproccvs51 libswscalecvs0 I located the latest non-cvs versions in the debian depository and installed them manually [dpkg -i]. I found the latest cvs versions at http://debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/f/ffmpegcvs/ffmpegcvs.php .. which I believe is Marillat's UCLA depository, and also downloaded them manually. The latest version is generally '20080610' .. However, installing the cvs's in place of the older deleted pkgs always gives me the same error msg: Tohunga:/home/adam/Downloads# dpkg -i libavcodeccvs51_20080414-0.0_i386.deb (Reading database ... 317407 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libavcodeccvs51 (from libavcodeccvs51_20080414-0.0_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing libavcodeccvs51_20080414-0.0_i386.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51', which is also in package libavcodec51 Errors were encountered while processing: libavcodeccvs51_20080414-0.0_i386.deb 'libavcodec.so.51' is a symlink .. Tohunga:/usr/lib# ls -la libavcodec.so.51 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2008-06-23 11:08 libavcodec.so.51 -> libavcodec.so.51.50.0 .. as are the *.so.* files for the other cvs pkgs. Also, trying to use mplayer gives me [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mplayer mplayer: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libavformat.so.51: undefined symbol: av_crc04C11DB7 At this point I'm not sure what to do next, not wanting to damage the system. Can anyone suggest a fix ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] /usr/bin/dpkg returns error code 1
Hi, for the last two or three weeks I have been getting the following error messages, making it impossible to upgrade or dist-upgrade in a mixed etch/unstable system .. unless I use '-f'. I have since commented out non-debian sources but the problem persists. After some IRC discussion it was suggested that I have broken cvs pkgs interfering with apt. I've deleted them but found them automatically reinstalled and the problem repeating itself. I did not manage to show all the error msgs during the IRC session so I have posted them below in the hope that someone can diagnose the problem and suggest a fix. Cheers Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tohunga:~# apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gcalctool libgail17 gnome-nettool libiksemel3 libsensors3 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly module-assistant libsnmp15 gucharmap industrial-cursor-theme python-paramiko type-handling gnome-cards-data libcppunit-1.12-0 gtk2-engines-pixbuf gnome-themes libpostproc1d libtonezone1 gcc-3.4-base gaim-data gnome-utils libdevel-symdump-perl libzrtpcpp-0.9.2deb0 libmusicbrainz4c2a python-qt3 fast-user-switch-applet gnome-volume-manager vpb-driver-source libvpb0 gs-common gdb eog gnome-backgrounds python-sip4 python-xdg bittorrent ttf-opensymbol icedax rdesktop vino gnome-keyring-manager libio-zlib-perl liferea-xulrunner libct3 gtkhtml3.8 asterisk-config libsnmp-base pmount gconf-editor gnome-system-tools gtk2-engines-spherecrystal mkisofs gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs libmpeg2-4 libpoppler-glib2 sound-juicer hplip-data Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libavcodec51 libavutil49 libpostproc51 libswscale0 The following NEW packages will be installed: libavcodec51 libavutil49 libpostproc51 libswscale0 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 54 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 1820kB of archives. After this operation, 4407kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libavutil49 0.svn20080206-8 [50.0kB] Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libavcodec51 0.svn20080206-8 [1643kB] Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libswscale0 0.svn20080206-8 [79.1kB] Get:4 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main libpostproc51 0.svn20080206-8 [47.2kB] Fetched 1820kB in 34s (52.2kB/s)(Reading database ... 318222 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libavutil49 (from .../libavutil49_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libavutil49_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libavutil.so.49', which is also in package libavutilcvs49 Unpacking libavcodec51 (from .../libavcodec51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libavcodec51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51', which is also in package libavcodeccvs51 Unpacking libswscale0 (from .../libswscale0_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libswscale0_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libswscale.so.0.5.0', which is also in package libswscalecvs0 Unpacking libpostproc51 (from .../libpostproc51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libpostproc51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libpostproc.so.51.1.0', which is also in package libpostproccvs51 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libavutil49_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libavcodec51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libswscale0_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libpostproc51_0.svn20080206-8_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Tohunga:~# -- 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. Am I dumb??? or is Debian still better than Ubuntu?
Re. "Am I dumb .. " etc. Nope. You've just seen the light. I tried ubuntu but went back to Etch .. then sid/lenny .. because it gave me more flexibility between text & GUI and access to more interesting software. Nothing beats the original. Adam -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Upgrading Sony Ericsson K750 firmware via Linux
Hi, has anyone had any success upgrading Sony Ericsson 750 firmware using Linux ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Outrageous disaster: Ogg/Vorbis spec taken out of?HTML-5
Fyi, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Forwarded message from jaromil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - From: jaromil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [dyne:bolic] Outrageous disaster: Ogg/Vorbis spec taken out of HTML-5 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 re all, i urge you to take act against the exclusion of Ogg/Vorbis/Theora audio/video streaming technology from the HTML-5 specification: this exclusion will damage the efficiency of the world wide web in the coming years by reducing the available protocols and codecs to the few uncompatible and proprietary ones sold by business companies; at present time it is clear that Nokia is being responsible of this outrageous disaster as it untruly referred to Ogg as "proprietary technology" addressing the W3C board on HTML5 http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/09/nokia-to-w3c-ogg-is.html Together with repeated attempts by other commercial companies to turn down Ogg/Vorbis/Theora FOSS implementation for audio/video streaming, we are witnessing the manipulation of what it should be a clean evolution path for the biggest technological platform we all share. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/11/1339251 http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=419439 http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=1142&to=1143 pleasehelp usbuildpressureNOW: http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/12/11/removal-of-ogg-vorbis-and-theora-from-html5-an-outrageous-disaster/ the W3C is supposed to be a "neutral" platform for development of specifications, but on the contrary it seems to listen only to business interests rather than citizens voices. Let's do everything possible to recall the attention of civil society organizations to what is happening, ASAP. it is our responsability as netizens (citizens of the net) to raise voices against this continuous ingerence of business interests into the making of a viable platform for _horizontal_ communication in civil society, offering an open access to its infrastructure. The present unefficiency and incompatibility of multimedia communication online is already the result of competition and unresponsability of companies racing to impose their closed technologies on the market, while the online citizens have the right for a common open source alternative to all possible commercial products because communication is a human right for all! thanks for your concern, la lucha sigue, tambien aqui', no estamos solos! ciao - -- (_ http://jaromil.dyne.org _) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHY8lie2QxhLU0C14RAiRGAJ9hPmVQwW9B9dm1gFHT3+hEDZ6U6gCfWM5e jl+cG6uB0h2Ocgqfe9FatEc= =BWa5 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ dynebolic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.dyne.org/mailman/listinfo/dynebolic - End forwarded message - -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] gdmsetup: `key_file != NULL' failed
Hi, gdm has started failing with the msg that it cannot open default theme file /usr/share/gdm/themes/circles/circles.xml There is no perms prob .. Tohunga:/usr/share/gdm/themes/circles# ls -la circles.xml -rwxrwxr-- 1 root root 3301 2007-11-04 10:37 circles.xml However, I note that gdmsetup gives me the output below. Can anyone suggest a fix ? Adam. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tohunga:/home/adam# gdmsetup gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_locale_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[6989]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] evince: .. 'undefined symbol' ..
Can anyone suggest a solution to 'undefined symbol' ? Adam. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ evince > evince: symbol lookup error: /usr/local/lib/libpoppler-glib.so.1: > undefined symbol: _ZN9OutputDev16endMarkedContentEv > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Lock failure on "/var/mail/adam.lock"
Hi, I've had Mutt working for some time but all of a sudden I get the following (below). Trying to change permissions gives me > chmod: changing permissions of `/var/mail/adam.lock': Read-only file > system Can anyone suggest a fix ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2 messages for afb at pop.paradise.net.nz (5986 octets). > reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1 of 2 (3023 > octets)..procmail: Lock failure on "/var/mail/adam.lock" > procmail: Error while writing to "/var/mail/adam" > fetchmail: MDA returned nonzero status 73 > not flushed > reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2 of 2 (2963 > octets)..procmail: Lock failure on "/var/mail/adam.lock" > procmail: Error while writing to "/var/mail/adam" > fetchmail: MDA returned nonzero status 73 > not flushed > Press any key to continue... > 2 messages for afb at pop.paradise.net.nz (5986 octets). > reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1 of 2 (3023 > octets)..procmail: Lock failure on "/var/mail/adam.lock" > procmail: Error while writing to "/var/mail/adam" > fetchmail: MDA returned nonzero status 73 > not flushed > reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2 of 2 (2963 > octets)..procmail: Lock failure on "/var/mail/adam.lock" > procmail: Error while writing to "/var/mail/adam" > fetchmail: MDA returned nonzero status 73 > not flushed > Press any key to continue... -- 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. Changes to cdrecord (etc.) ..
Got it ! It's working. Sometimes the act of writing down (& sending) the problems gives me the answer. Cheers, Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Confused re. recent changes to cdrecord
Hi, I recently downloaded an iso and as per usual ran as root cdrecord -v dev=ATA:1,1,0 -dao -eject dyne-2.5.iso but get the output below. What am I missing here ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] cdrecord -v dev=ATA:1,1,0 -dao -eject dyne-2.5.iso TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: 'ATA:1,1,0' devname: 'ATA' scsibus: 1 target: 1 lun: 0 WARNING: the ATA: method is considered deprecated on modern kernels! Use --devices to display the native names. Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively (Device or resource busy)... giving up. WARNING: /dev/hda seems to be mounted! WARNING: /dev/hda seems to be mounted! WARNING: /dev/hda seems to be mounted! WARNING: /dev/hda seems to be mounted! Error trying to open /dev/hdb exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hdb exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hdb exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. Error trying to open /dev/hdb exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying in 1 second. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Computer Scientists Take the "Why" out of WiFi
Fyi, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Forwarded message from UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - From: UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:27:30 -0700 (PDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Computer Scientists Take the "Why" out of WiFi This news release and any accompanying images can be accessed on the web at: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/09-07WiFiDK-.asp September 4, 2007 Media Contact: Daniel B. Kane, 858-534-3262 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] COMPUTER SCIENTISTS TAKE THE "WHY" OUT OF WIFI Why isn't my wireless working? Is yours? - Computer Scientists Respond "People expect WiFi to work, but there is also a general understanding that it's just kind of flakey," said Stefan Savage, one of the UCSD computer science professors who led development of an automated, enterprise-scale WiFi troubleshooting system for UCSD's computer science building. The system is described in a paper presented last week in Kyoto, Japan at ACM SIGCOMM, one of the world's premier networking conferences. "If you have a wireless problem in our building, our system automatically analyzes the behavior of your connection - each wireless protocol, each wired network service and the many interactions between them. In the end, we can say 'it's because of this that your wireless is slow or has stopped working' - and we can tell you immediately," said Savage. For humans, diagnosing problems in the now ubiquitous 802.11-based wireless access networks requires a huge amount of data, expertise and time. In addition to the myriad complexities of the wired network, wireless networks face the additional challenges of shared spectrum, user mobility and authentication management. Finally, the interaction between wired and wireless networks is itself a source of many problems. "Wireless networks are hooked on to the wired part of the Internet with a bunch of 'Scotch tape and bailing wire' - protocols that really weren't designed for WiFi," explained Savage. "If one of these components has a glitch, you may not be able to use the Internet even though the network itself is working fine." There are so many moving pieces, so many things you can not see. Within this soup, everything has to work just right. When it doesn't, trying to identify which piece wasn't working is tough and requires sifting through a lot of data. For example, someone using the microwave oven two rooms away may cause enough interference to disrupt your connection. "Today, if you ask your network administrator why it takes minutes to connect to the network or why your WiFi connection is slow, they're unlikely to know the answer," explained Yu-Chung Cheng, a computer science Ph.D. student at UCSD and lead author on the paper. "Many problems are transient - they're gone before you can even get an admin to look at them - and the number of possible reasons is huge," explained Cheng, who recently defended his dissertation and will join Google this fall. "Few organizations have the expertise, data or tools to decompose the underlying problems and interactions responsible for transient outages or performance degradations," the authors write in their SIGCOMM paper. The computer scientists from UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering presented a set of modeling techniques for automatically characterizing the source of such problems. In particular, they focus on data transfer delays unique to 802.11 networks - media access dynamics and mobility management latency. The UCSD system runs 24 hours a day, constantly churning through the flood of data relevant to the wireless network and catching transient problems. "We've created a virtual wireless expert who is always at work," said Cheng. Within the UCSD Computer Science building, all the wireless help-desk issues go through the new automated system, which has been running for about 9 months. The data collection has been going on for almost 2 years. One of the big take-away lessons is that there is no one thing that affects wireless network performance. Instead, there are a lot of little things that interact and go wrong in ways you might not anticipate. "I look at this as an engineering effort. In the future, I think that enterprise wireless networks will have sophisticated diagnostics and repair capabilities built in. How much these will draw from our work is hard to tell today. You never know the impact you are going to have when you do the work," said Savage. "In the meantime, our system is the ultimate laboratory for testing new wireless gadgets and new approaches to building wireless systems. We just started looking at WiFi-based Voice-O
[SLUG] Sony memory card not recognised
Hi, I have a 1Gb Sony Pro Duo memory stick for which I bought Centifly Card reader CF-RS205 .. Unlike USB sticks and digital camera, Etch does not detect it. I've worked through the Flash-Memory-HOWTO and everything seems in order. I took the Pro Duo card and adapter into the SONY shop where it worked on a Vaio computer using Vista. Two error msgs have appeared, however. /var/log/boot gives me mount: none already mounted or /proc/bus/usb/ busy mount: according to mtab, procbususb is already mounted on /proc/bus/usb mount: unknown filesystem type 'usbdevfs' fail .. while Nautilus 2.18.3 recognises the SD/MMC Card Reader, but on trying to mount it gives me the following msg: "Unable to mount the selected volume. V Show more details process 22375: applications must not close shared connections - see dbus_connection_close()docs. this is a bug in the application mount: no medium found mount: no medium found error: could not execute pmount - I've looked at the dbus docs but could see nothing relevant. Can anyone see a fix here ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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. Abiword crashes with libfribidi0 problems
Apologies .. I sent this from the wrong email address. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks for your advice and assistance. > > I have installed Abiword 2.4.6 and 2.5.2 from source using > > ./configure --with-fribidi --prefix=/home/... > > and can open either from terminal, and 2.4.6 from also from the menu > (possibly because I did not initially specify a location to install > so it used defaults which may be overwritten during the next Abiword > apt-upgrade). > > I'll continue with a pinned Etch and Sid system because it gives me > access to more recent pkgs such as Scribes text editor and 'epdfview'. > > I'm having trouble install plugins, docs, and extras in 2.5.2 .. getting > > "No package 'abiword-2.5' found" .. a different name from > /home/adam/Abiword-2.5.2 .. perhaps I should rename it 'abiword-2.5' > > In any case, I have two compiled backups allowing me to work while > the debian version resolves itself. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Abiword craashes with libfribidi0 probs ...
Hi, I recently pinned unstable and testing sources to my Etch 'sources.list' and updated frequently used applications, including Abiword. However, when I try to enter text it crashes with gnome-terminal error message .. abiword: symbol lookup error: abiword: undefined symbol: fribidi_get_type I've emailed maintainer of libfribidi0 < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > but have had no response so far. From Googling around, I understand that it is a relatively old bug (circa 1975 ?) .. Can anyone suggest a fix ? I'm an almost daily user of AbiWord. Having temporarily switched to 'O.O.org Writer' I miss its usability .. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: Re. Etch on ibook
Sorry .. I shouold have google by ibook. See http://techmute.com/ .. you might have to check your settings somewhere .. http://sysadminforum.com/showthread.php?t=1397499 .. suggests it might be a Mac bug .. Is gnome-power-manager compatible with xfce .. ? http://www.nnseek.com/e/linux.debian.ports.powerpc/ Sorry, I'm using a standard desktop. Good luck, Adam. On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:08:42PM +1000, Alan L Tyree wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:27 +1200 > Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alan, > > > > I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with xfce > > to find greater stability and ease of use. > > > > Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable time-delay > > (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a 'suspend' option > > at login. > Ive seen the automatic power options in Gnome. I don't know yet if they > work. > > I've got the suspend option appearing on the Actions menu - but it > doesn't do anything! > > > > > I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via password > > a number of times. > > Yeah, it worked perfectly for me in Ubuntu Dapper, so I know that it > *will* work. > > > > > From > > > > http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639 > > > > At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed on > > the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted. > > Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory, but > > some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc. > > However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for > > yourself from the commandline: > > > > # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh > > .. and > > No such script in my machine. I have the laptop-mode-tools package > installed as well as acpitool. No such packageas acpi-support. The hot > key mentioned below does nothing. > > I'm quite keen to move to Etch, but this is a right royal PITA! > > Thanks for help. I'll have a look at the other links that you mention. > > Cheers, > Alan > > > > http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html > > > > Interesting. > > > > http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42 > > > > suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends > > also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' .. > > > > Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see > > > > http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php > > > > Another way is to add a kernel option .. > > > > http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/ > > > > Regards, > > > > Adam Bogacki, > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 > Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 -- 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. Etch on ibook
Alan, I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with xfce to find greater stability and ease of use. Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable time-delay (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a 'suspend' option at login. I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via password a number of times. From http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639 At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed on the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted. Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory, but some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc. However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for yourself from the commandline: # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh .. and http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html Interesting. http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42 suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' .. Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php Another way is to add a kernel option .. http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/ Regards, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Mutt & Exim4 freeze outgoing mail ..
Hi, I'm getting the following in /var/log/exim4/mainlog but am unsure how to get smtp working. > 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=logcheck P=local S=766 > 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address > 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 <= <> R=1H6FIo-0001zL-4g U=Debian-exim P=local S=1631 > 2007-01-15 13:02:18 1H6FIo-0001zL-4g Completed > 2007-01-15 13:02:19 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address > 2007-01-15 13:02:19 1H6FIo-0001zP-T4 Frozen (delivery error message) > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=adam P=local S=603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj <= <> R=1H6FWv-00026V-6z U=Debian-exim P=local S=1395 > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026V-6z Completed > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address > 2007-01-15 13:16:53 1H6FWv-00026X-Fj Frozen (delivery error message) > 2007-01-15 13:18:20 Start queue run: pid=8137 The relevant part of /etc/exim4/exim4.conf seems to be > 38 # This sets a macro DC_minimaldns if dc_minimaldns=true. If > 39 # dc_minimaldns=false, this expands to an empty line. > 40 .ifndef DC_minimaldns > 41 DC_minimaldns=DEBCONFminimaldnsDEBCONF > 42 .endif > 43 > 44 # Create other macros from Debconf. Macros created here are used in > 45 # other places in exim config. > 46 .ifndef DC_visiblename > 47 DC_visiblename=DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF > 48 .endif My .muttrc has set sendmail="/usr/sbin/exim4" .. and incoming mail works fine. What am I missing here ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: voip/Ekiga and "could not open audio channel"
>Thanks Adam. Other people have recommended I use RhythmBox (because it >uses ALSA). It's a bit clunky compared to xmms - any other ALSA music >players people could recommend? > >-- >Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. Once you've '/home/user/.asoundrc' with dmix set up, it's not reallly an issue. Personally, after trying them all out I settled on using mplayer from the command line. It operates faster and more efficiently in terms of memory than any GUI based app, most of which use ALSA anyway. Eg, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Media/Audio$ mplayer -playlist *.ram [or .wav or .mp3 or whatever] MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre8-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team .. [and so on] .. Getting you head around 'man mplayer' can be a bit daunting at first but in practice you only need a few relevant commands unless you wish to become an mplayer guru. It's a good idea to have a comprehensive codec selection and update frequently, simple on debian based systems. The difficult bit can be getting the initial *.ram or .asx files for streaming media, and staying in touch with changes on their websites. Cheers, Adam. -- 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: voip/Ekiga and "could not open audio channel"
> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:55:32 +1100 > From: Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: SLUG List > Subject: [SLUG] voip/Ekiga and "could not open audio channel" > > I'm using voip on my machine (Ekiga) and all is working fine. But I > notice that when I've been playing music and then try to place a call, I > get an error along the lines of "Could not open audio channel for audio > reception". > > Sometimes closing my music player (xmms) solves the problem, sometimes I > have to logoff/on. > > Is there any tool I can use that allows me to control these audio > channels, and change which program has access? > > $ uname -a > Linux hp 2.6.17-10-386 #2 Tue Dec 5 22:26:18 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux > $ cat /etc/issue > Ubuntu 6.10 \n \l > $ xmms --version > xmms 1.2.10 > $ ekiga --version > Gnome ekiga 2.0.3 > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. You need to set up a .asoundrc using dmix which allows multiple applications. See <http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Getting_several_applications_using_the_sound_card_at_the_same_time_%3F> I you don't have a '/home/user/.asoundrc' create one. Cut 'n paste .. I've had the same problem. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] blocking image/html email in postfix. Was: SPAM
On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:00:02 +1100 (EST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Subject: Re: [SLUG] blocking image/html email in postfix. Was: SPAM > is ramping up Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:34:22 +1100 > > Sonia Hamilton wrote: > > * On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 08:33:01PM +1100, Rob B wrote: > >> I know greylisting is all the rage at the moment, but > >> tarpitting/stuttering seems to be the next big thing due to > >> spambot authors writing bots that can get around the greylist > >> delays. > > > > I'm googling this - looks good. > > > > On a related issue, I would like to block (at my mailserver - > > postfix) any mail that contains an image (gif) or is in html. Any > > pointers on how to do this? > > > > Radical I know, but I'm tired of the spam (yes I have spamassassin > > with regularly updated 3rd party rules + greylisting - a lot still > > gets thru). > > If you are already using spamassassin you could write a new custom > rule that looks for the text "Content-Type: image/gif" or > "Content-Type: text/html". > Sylpheed-claws-gtk2 with spamassassin & ClamAv plugins does it for me - no spam ! I'd like to bottle their recipes for mutt but it's compiled .. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ETA for ETCH ?
Does anyone know the ETA for ETCH ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] YouTube: 'End of Suburbia' ..
On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 11:20:20PM +1100 or thereabouts, Sonia Hamilton wrote: > * On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 03:00:51PM +1300, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > Fyi, > > > > Adam Bogacki. > > > > http://globalpublicmedia.com/specials/791 > > Thanks Adam, I enjoyed it. > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. > That's OK, Sonia. My mail has been 8 :1 in favour of it. Cheers, -- Adam Bogacki, - email: afb(at)paradise.net.nz adam(at)bogacki.net Key: 0x4E553910 - DABB 4963 8973 7CCD 33C0 DC27 D7C5 F516 4E55 3910 - 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] PDA phones ? Try a customisable open source Linux phone with GPS ..
On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 10:33:36AM +1100 or thereabouts, John wrote: > Wow! At last. :-)) No wifi yet but wow! > > On 11/9/06, Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Fyi, > > > >Adam Bogacki > > > >http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35590 > >-- > >SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > >Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > They've been on sale since early this year ~US$3-400.00, preferentially to software developers. Follow the links .. -- Adam Bogacki, - email: adam(at)bogacki.netafb(at)paradise.net.nz VoIP: sip:agike(at)ekiga.net [Zfone] Key: 0x4E553910 - DABB 4963 8973 7CCD 33C0 DC27 D7C5 F516 4E55 3910 - 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] PDA phones ? Try a customisable open source Linux phone with GPS ..
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Re: [SLUG] MBR, GRUB .. & a Capital C with a Cedilla
> Adam Bogacki wrote: > >Hi, I've recovered a partition to the point where GRUB recognises its > >fs (FAT), restored the MBR, and written GRUB to it. However, trying to > >boot it via LILO or GRUB ends up with what AbiWord describes as "U+00C7 > >LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA" - something I can't Google by. > >Can anyone suggest what it means ? > > Is it a character like this? > > ? > > -- > dave. Yep. A capital 'C' with an inverted question mark underneath. Still happening. Has anyone seen this or can suggest a fix ? Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] MBR, GRUB .. & a Capital C with a Cedilla
Hi, I've recovered a partition to the point where GRUB recognises its fs (FAT), restored the MBR, and written GRUB to it. However, trying to boot it via LILO or GRUB ends up with what AbiWord describes as "U+00C7 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA" - something I can't Google by. Can anyone suggest what it means ? -- Adam Bogacki, - email: adam(at)bogacki.netafb(at)paradise.net.nz VoIP: sip:agike(at)ekiga.net [Zfone] Key: 0x4E553910 - DABB 4963 8973 7CCD 33C0 DC27 D7C5 F516 4E55 3910 - 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] Recipe set to match stock/pharma-gif-spam:
Fyi,
Adam Bogacki.
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Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:52:20 +0100
From: "Ruud H.G. van Tol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: stock/pharma-gif-spam
To: "[procmail]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15
Recipe set to match stock/pharma-gif-spam:
s = '[]' # a space and a tab
h = '[0-9A-Fa-f]'
h2 = "$h$h"h3 = "$h2$h"
h4 = "$h2$h2" h6 = "$h4$h2"
h8 = "$h4$h4" h12 = "$h8$h4"
:0
* ^^(From |Return-Path: <)[^ @[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[^ >]+
{ DOMAIN = $MATCH }
:0
* 1^1 ^Received:
{ } N_RCVD = $=
:0
*$ ^Content-Type: multipart/related;.*\
boundary=(\")?\/[^\"]+
{ H_CTB = $MATCH }
:0
* ^Message-ID:.*\/[^ <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]+
{ H_MID = $MATCH
:0
* H_MID ?? ^^\/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
{ MID1 = $MATCH }
:0
* H_MID ?? @\/.+
{ MID2 = $MATCH }
}
:0
* N_RCVD ?? ^^(1|2)^^
*$ H_CTB ?? ^^=_NextPart_000_${h4}_$h8\.$h8^^
* MID2 ?? ^^[^.]+^^
* ^MIME-Version: 1\.0\
^Content-Type:.*\
^X-Priority: 3\
^X-MSMail-Priority: Normal\
^X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6(\.[0-9]+)+\
^X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6(\.[0-9]+)+$
*$ B ?? ^--$\H_CTB\
^Content-Type: image/gif;\
^$s+name=\"[^\"]*\.gif\"\
(^Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64)?\
^Content-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>$
.in.suspect.stock-gif/
:0
* N_RCVD ?? ^^(2|3)^^
*$ H_CTB ?? ^^$h+^^
*$ MID2 ?? $\DOMAIN^^
*$ ^From: [^\"<]+ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$\DOMAIN>$
*$ B ?? ^--$\H_CTB\
^Content-Type: image/gif;\
^$s+name=\"[^\"]+\.gif\"\
(^Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64)?\
^Content-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>$
.in.suspect.pharma-gif/
Based on about 20 recent samples. These recipes can catch ham with an
attached gif too, so please report back here how you refined the
conditions to solve that.
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[SLUG] fixing Mixmaster ..
Hi, I keep getting the following log msg .. Oct 29 20:26:48 tux AnonMix: [2006/10/29-20:26:48, critical] Cannot connect to next Mix! When I look at /var/lib/mixmaster/Mix/mix.cfg I don't see a a relevant entry, and the man page is not much clearer. Can anyone point me in the right direction ? -- Adam Bogacki, - email: adam(at)bogacki.netafb(at)paradise.net.nz VoIP: sip:agike(at)ekiga.net [Zfone] Key: 0x4E553910 - DABB 4963 8973 7CCD 33C0 DC27 D7C5 F516 4E55 3910 - 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] UC Berkeley offers free courses and symposia through Google Video
> "I know how my Berkeley education shaped how I view the world, and now > more people will be able to have the Berkeley experience. Move over > Fox News - now people can watch "Physics for Future Presidents" on > Google Video," Healy said. Ahh, broadband ... Fyi, Adam Bogacki. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/09/26_google.shtml -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] SpamAssassin 'Razor2.pm' problem ..
Hi, when running Spamassassin with Mutt I keep getting the error massage
> [5337] warn: reporter: razor2 report failed: No such file or directory
> report requires authentication at
> /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/Plugin/Razor2.pm line 169. at
> /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/Plugin/Razor2.pm line 317.
> 1 message(s) examined.
The lines referred to are
> 165 # Razor2 requires authentication for reporting
> 166 my $ident;
> 167 if ($type ne 'check') {
> 168 # no facility prefix on this die
> 169 $ident = $rc->get_ident
> 170 or die("$type requires authentication");
> 171 }
> 172
> 173 my @msg = ($fulltext);
and
> 312 # DSNs and errors in syslog etc., yuck
> 313 dbg("$debug: razor2 $type could not connect to any servers");
> 314 } elsif ($err =~ /timeout/i) {
> 315 dbg("$debug: razor2 $type timed out connecting to servers");
> 316 } else {
> 317 warn("$debug: razor2 $type failed: $! $err");
> 318 }
> 319 }
> 320
> 321 # razor also debugs to stdout. argh. fix it to stderr...
Can anyone suggest a fix ?
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[SLUG] Wireless VoIP & emergency communications ..
Hmm .. it helps to have the resources of the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD behind you in an emergency. Fyi, Adam Bogacki. - Forwarded message from UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - X-Envelope-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: San Diego Supercomputer Team Backs Firefighters in Recent To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: UCSD University Communications <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Horse" The following news release and any accompanying images can be accessed on the web at http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/hpwren06.asp. 3 August 2006 Comment: Hans-Werner Braun, 760-788-6687 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frank Vernon, 858-534-5537 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Media Contact: Paul K. Mueller, 858-534-8564 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Diego Supercomputer Team Backs Firefighters in Recent "Horse" Wildfires Firefighters facing fast-spreading wildfires, especially in remote areas where communications and other resources are scarce, can now add "cyberinfrastructure" to their firefighting arsenals. Such combined hardware and software proved useful in the recent "Horse Fire" in California's Cleveland National Forest, when experts from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, responded to the urgent request of state firefighters for quick and reliable wireless communication among widespread teams. That communication was speedily provided by the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), a resource supported by the National Science Foundation and staffed by researchers at the SDSC, UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), and San Diego State University. Within a day, SDSC experts were on the scene, establishing high-speed wireless data links. HPWREN teams are no strangers to wildfires and catastrophes, but this was the first time that vital communication lifelines used Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) technology - allowing wireless links from the Horse Fire command post to the Internet and to deployed firefighting teams. Hans-Werner Braun, principal investigator on the program, and SIO seismologist Frank Vernon, co-principal investigator, lead the SDSC effort for HPWREN, and both recognize the value of cyberinfrastructure in responding to crises. "Reliable communication is absolutely essential in emergencies and disasters," said Braun, "especially when response teams may be spread over a wide area, where some forms of communication aren't available or won't work. The wireless links to the Internet we provide through the HPWREN collaboration can keep everybody talking and responding effectively - a practical, lifesaving application of our research that we find especially gratifying." Vernon agrees. "Although our primary roles are research and education, very important in themselves, we never forget that the ultimate aim of science, scholarship and study is improving people's lives - sometimes even saving lives." To help support the firefighter's command post, the HPWREN team worked closely with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the U.S. Forest Service, Viejas tribal leaders, and the San Diego Sheriff's Department. The HPWREN team's contributions to the fire-fighting effort did not go unnoticed. The National Science Foundation featured the team on its news page, in a story titled "Communication Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling California Wildfire" (available here: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=107121&org=OLPA), footage of the fire and its fighters has been broadcast regionally, and Braun has been interviewed by local television reporters about the participation of the SDSC and HPWREN staffers. "Network connectivity, VoIP, and other technologies - backed up by the phenomenal computing resources available at the SDSC - give firefighters and other first responders fast, reliable tools in a crisis. High-performance wireless technology helps them work smarter and better - and that benefits everybody." UCSD news on the web at http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. - End forwarded message - 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] Zfone beta release for Win/Mac/Linux peer-to-peer VoIP encryption
Fyi, Adam Bogacki. http://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/zfone/index.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] Vista .. anti-Linux ?
Fyi, Adam. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/ 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] Fatal: could not open default font 'fixed'
I've had some trouble with the latest dist-upgrade. My Xserver went but creating the symlink ln -s /etc/X11/X > /usr/bin/X11/org seemed to fix it. Now it won't work with the following error msgs. Can anyone advise a fix ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Error Messages. (WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) Warning, couldn't open module v41 (II) Unload module "v41" (EE) Failed to load module "41" (module does not exist, 0) error opening security policy file /usr/lib/xserver/SecurityPolicy Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list ! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' 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: ubuntu/debian
> eg gizmo - I need to build for my hardware (no suse-9 rpms), in 2004 > they said > API and src comming. long wait I use deb unstable - gizmo is currently set up for Win 2K, XP, Mac OS X 10.3.9 +, Linspire 5.0+, Debian 3.0+, Fedora Core 4.0+, OpenSUSE 10.0+ (http://www.gizmoproject.com/download.php). Perhaps you should get up to date with SuSE. I had no trouble downloading the deb's and running 'dpkg -i ...'. Your Win using rellies could probably do just as good a job unzipping gizmo, and will probably appreciate a choice. ** > So none of the suggestions offered here have met the need of skype's > ease of > use, nat/firewall hastle free, easily installable, setup able, by eg aged > parents on the other side of the world, or friends with winders, etc > as well as me and my technical circle too. > > Still looking ... I disagree. My 81 yr. old mother is one of my user group. Gizmo just worked, my only problem being "Login Error. No audio output devices are currently available" which I traced via Google to an ubuntu discussion where it emerged that debian (or linux ?) can only handle one audio process at a time. After doing Desktop > Preferences > 'Multimedia Systems Selector' and setting everything to ALSA defaults Gizmo audio worked (but mplayer now does not). I'm not quite sure how to toggle between different audio processes - there must be a way in a multi-threading system. (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=97357&page=10) I'm not evangelical about this - its just the best thing I've seen so far. I've just read the Ekiga Faq by Damien Sandras - previously known as gnome-meeting - which I played with but never got around to buying a web camera for, but which is now optimised for VoIP with plugins allowing video conferencing. It remains optimised for gnome, which I like. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: ubuntu/debian
Skype ? Nah, dull and boring. apt-get install gizmo ... which can be encrypted with Zimmerman's newly released VOiP version of peer-to-peer Zfone. Gizmo is also more colourful, functional, etc. Google is your friend .. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Kernel Panic
Gerald C. Catling wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:49 pm, Adam Bogacki wrote: Hi, I was installing dependencies for Scribe <http://scribes.sourceforge.net/> from source (Yelp 2.12, Python 2.4, PyGTK 2.8, GNOME Python 2.12, GNOME Python Extras 2.12) when while during the last 'make install' for 'Python Extras' I saw the dreaded 'Kernel Panic' flash by, which I assumed was transient. While booting the next session I noted the message Error inserting genrtc (lib/modules/2.6.5-1-686/kernel/drivers/char/genrtc.ko): Device or reesource busy and also a message that the kernel could not access logfiles, particularly syslog. I have two kernels on the machine, 2..4* and 2.6.5-1-686 .. and have unpacked but not yet compiled 2.6.14 Trying to boot the 2..4* kernel gives me a hung system, the last messages being --- --- RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 8 RAMDISK: Loading 4464 blocks [1 disk] into ram disk ... done VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly Error -3 while decompressing ! c0356620C-1259960932)->d7b93000(4096) VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) Booting 2.6.5-1-686 hung with final messages grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20linuxconf:line 18: /var/run/runlevel.dir: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20mon: line 32: basename: command not found /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresgl-7.4: line 3: /usr/share/postgresql-common/init.d-functions: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresql-7.4: tr: command not found /etc/rc5.d/S20xprint: ## FATAL ERROR: Unknown XProjectRoot Starting NFS common utilities; statdstatd: Could not chdir: No such file or directory grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /usr/bin/apache is not executable, not starting/reloading ... failed Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable Tux tty1 Tux login: --- - .. I then find I can login as user 'adam' but cannot find /home/adam, nor does it recognize 'vi' or 'vim' When I booted using Gentoo 'System Rescue CD-x86-0.2.12.iso' I had a functioning root system but could not remember quite how to mount the directory tree .. can someone point me in the right direction ?. Similarly with tomsrtbt .. Booting from the 'Tux' boot floopy gave me a hung screen with the message that it could not find syslog. I'd be grateful for any constructive advice to get the system up again . . allowing me to eventually compile / 'make install' 2.6.14 Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi Adam Try ls -al /usr/src see if the linux link is pointing to the new 2.6.x kernel instead of the 2.4 kernel. Gerald Thanks Gerald. My LILO looks like this -- Linux linux-2.6.5 WinXP -- When booting from 'Linux' I get to a hung state with final message INIT: Entering runlevel 5 Starting system log daemon: syslog .. and there it hangs , meaning I cannot do 'ls -al /usr/src' When booting from 2.6.5 everything looks normal until RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 0 RAMDISK: Loading 4464 blocks [disk] into ram disk ... done VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly Error -3 while decompressing ! c0356620C-1259960932->d7b93000(4096) VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block (0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0) .. with the consequence that I writing this in WinXP (:-( When I try the Gentoo System Rescue disk (not the latest, but it works), it cannot find my directory tree [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root% ls -al /usr/src ls: /usr/scr: No such file or directory .. and I can't quite work out how to mount it .. having read 'man mount'. [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root% mount -t ext2 hdb1 / mount: special device hdb1 does not exist .. and so on, whatever I substitute for hdb1. I thin the key is in the message when booting from the 2.6.5 kernel .. "Please appand a correct "root=" boot option. Can anyone advise how to proceed ? I'm increasingly desperate to access material on the linux drive with GNOME and all that goes with it, not wishing to rely on XP any longer than I have to Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Kernel Panic
Hi, I was installing dependencies for Scribe <http://scribes.sourceforge.net/> from source (Yelp 2.12, Python 2.4, PyGTK 2.8, GNOME Python 2.12, GNOME Python Extras 2.12) when while during the last 'make install' for 'Python Extras' I saw the dreaded 'Kernel Panic' flash by, which I assumed was transient. While booting the next session I noted the message Error inserting genrtc (lib/modules/2.6.5-1-686/kernel/drivers/char/genrtc.ko): Device or reesource busy and also a message that the kernel could not access logfiles, particularly syslog. I have two kernels on the machine, 2..4* and 2.6.5-1-686 .. and have unpacked but not yet compiled 2.6.14 Trying to boot the 2..4* kernel gives me a hung system, the last messages being -- RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 8 RAMDISK: Loading 4464 blocks [1 disk] into ram disk ... done VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly Error -3 while decompressing ! c0356620C-1259960932)->d7b93000(4096) VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) Booting 2.6.5-1-686 hung with final messages grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20linuxconf:line 18: /var/run/runlevel.dir: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20mon: line 32: basename: command not found /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresgl-7.4: line 3: /usr/share/postgresql-common/init.d-functions: No such file or directory /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresql-7.4: tr: command not found /etc/rc5.d/S20xprint: ## FATAL ERROR: Unknown XProjectRoot Starting NFS common utilities; statdstatd: Could not chdir: No such file or directory grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /usr/bin/apache is not executable, not starting/reloading ... failed Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable Tux tty1 Tux login: .. I then find I can login as user 'adam' but cannot find /home/adam, nor does it recognize 'vi' or 'vim' When I booted using Gentoo 'System Rescue CD-x86-0.2.12.iso' I had a functioning root system but could not remember quite how to mount the directory tree .. can someone point me in the right direction ?. Similarly with tomsrtbt .. Booting from the 'Tux' boot floopy gave me a hung screen with the message that it could not find syslog. I'd be grateful for any constructive advice to get the system up again . . allowing me to eventually compile / 'make install' 2.6.14 Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] SOLVED: Xorg --> "No Core Pointer !"
Google led me to a suggestion that the PS/2 mouse and the nvidia driver don't work with 'the new kernel' (in his case 2.6.7, in mine 2.6.5) and that you needed to add 'psmouse', 'mousedev', & 'usbhid' to /etc/modules .. which I duly did. Simple .. but it took a while to get there. I think I need a break. Now to work out why ALSA modules are not being loaded and fix sound ... Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Re: Xorg --> 'No Core Pointer'
> From: Jamie Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: slug@slug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: Xorg --> 'No Core Pointer'
> Message: 5
>
> This one time, at band camp, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> >In tty1 text mode it flashes by too quickly .. is there an appropriate
> >log file where I can use vi ?
>
> dmesg | less
>
> less /var/log/messages
> less /var/log/syslog
Thanks Jamie.
dmesg | less
.. includes the following output regarding 'mouse' & 'kbd'
- transcribed & possibly subject to human error ..
drivers/usb/core/usb: registered new driver usbfs
drivers/usb/core/usb: registered new driver hub
drivers/usb/core/usb: registered new driver usbkbd
drivers/usb/input/usbkbd.c :USB AID Boot Protocol keyboard driver
input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse on isa0060/serio1
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usbmouse
drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.c: V1.6:USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver V2.2
less /var/log/messages
.. ends July 6 (why ?) and the only mouse references (repeated 3 times)
were ..
Jul 3 tux kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse device common to all mice
Jul 3 tux kernel: drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.c v1.6:USB HID Boot
Protocol mouse driver
Jul 3 tux kernel: drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.c v1.6: USB HID
Boot protocol Mouse driver
/var/log/syslog
.. did not contain search patterns 'mouse' or 'mice'.
As I pointed out previously, it is a USB mouse connecting through
a PS/2 (male) adapter which may explain the apparent confusion
between the two formats .. but which is the appropriate driver or module,
why is it missing, and how do I get cursor function ('core pointer)
back ?
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[SLUG] Re: Xorg --> 'No Core Pointer'
Hi Jamie, > So, do you have a PS/2 mouse or a USB mouse? .. it is a USB mouse using a PS/2 adapter which has always been sucessfully configured as PS/2. > > Is your CorePointer now /dev/psaux or /dev/input/mice? /dev/input/mice > > If it's USB mouse, does dmesg show the kernel recognising it when you > plug it in? > In tty1 text mode it flashes by too quickly .. is there an appropriate log file where I can use vi ? --- Xie Xie, Simon. > If you are using a USB mouse then you want the usbhid module (USB human > interface device). This should be loaded by hotplug automatically. > > That will create the /dev/input/mice device for you. > Tux:~# modprobe usbhid FATAL:Module usbhid not found .. which should not be a problem as it has always been successfully configured as PS/2. > The relevant part of my xorg.conf is: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" > "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > This was created by the Ubuntu installer. I reproduced the above in my /etc/X11/corg.conf - I was not sure if the position of "/dev/input/mice" was intentional or an email artifact so I tried both - with the same result as before > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such device. > (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse" > (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" > (WW) No core pointer registered > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) > (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap > No core pointer > Fatal server error: > failed to initialize core devices I could not load the usbhid module, nor mousedev - I don't understand why. This Debain unstable system has been pretty stable so far apart from the occasional dist-upgrade - probably the reason for having to work through this again. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Fwd: Xorg --> 'No Core Pointer' ?
Sluggers, having lost cursor function and sound, Google led me to someone who solved a similar problem via 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' and adding psmouse and mousedev to /etc/modules .. strictly in that order. I tried the same, but with less success .. Initially, an error message told me that /dev/mouse could not be found, as specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf [I seem to remember that /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 contained two paragraphs on the mouse specifying it as both /dev/psaux and /dev/mouse] Someone suggested changing /dev/mouse in /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /dev/input/mice .. so I did. Next I tried 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' but whether it was /dev/mouse, /dev/input/mice, or /dev/psaux in the only mouse defining paragraph it contains, X refused to load with variations on the theme .. (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice No Such Device (EE) Configured Mouse: Cannot open input device (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse" (II) Unload module "mouse" (WW) No core pointer registered (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (types KEYB .. (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap. No Core Pointer Fatal Server Error: failed to initialise core devices .. which has led me to rediscover the utility of text-based apps such as mutt, lynx, and snownews. One complication may be that I originally configured /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 on an MS IntelliMouse but have since switched to an A4TECH wireless optical mouse, model RFSOP-48 (RP-648), in which the receiver acts as a battery (re)charger. It works on my seldom-used XP drive. I modprobed psmouse and mousedev, but can only find psmouse (of the two) in /etc/modules. I went through this what seems like a long time ago with /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and it seems strange having to do it again. I attach the last part of /var/log/Xorg.0/log .. there has to be a simple way to get the core pointer and X server working again. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device. (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse" (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" (WW) No core pointer registered (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap No core pointer Fatal server error: failed to initialize core devices Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.X.Org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. - End forwarded message - 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] No soundcards found ...
I've been through this before but memory is rusty .. My system is in the process of adapting to Xorg and a number of settings have to be re-adjusted to achieve a Deb unstable system I have taken for granted for what seems like a long time. My system suddenly could not detect my rodent & lost sound. I think I've solved the first via 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' and modprobing psmouse & mousedev to /etc/modules .. but trying the same with sound gave me Tux:~# modprobe snd_intel8x0 Setting up ALSA ...*/etc/init.s/alsa-utils: Warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'alsactl: load_state: 1236: No soundcards found .. I've seen different variations of the same message in various logs. My Creative soundcard has previously had no problems with detection. Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: /dev/mouse & /dev/dsp missing!
Thanks Jason, I tried that .. > /dev/mouse is depreciated. All it's supposed to be is a link to /dev/psaux > as far as I recall but on my system it doesn't exist either. I'd guess it > was removed as it's not supposed to be used any more. The most recommended > thing to change it to would be /dev/input/mice as this reads from all mice > that the system knows of so you don't have to manually specify each one you > attach to the system. .. but still no cursor. @#$! Not only that, but I don't seem to be able to enter init 3 via Alt-F* or typing 'init 3' at boot prompt so I'm using mutt in the top left two-thirds of the screen .. better than nothing. > What sound modules were you using previously? alsa or oss? Since oss is > depreciated I'd guess also but then I hav no idea why you've got mplayer set > to play via oss rather than alsa. ALSA - but I can't find alsa modules in /etc/modules (attached) - are they missing ? > > If you are using alsa like me. I had alsa sound work fine but not programs > that still tried to use oss devices after my last transition. The alsa sound > modules were loaded but not the oss modules that provide backwards > compatibility with oss sound devices. Try loading, snd-mixer-oss and > snd-pcm-oss (modprobe snd-mixer-oss, modprobe snd-mixer-oss) and see if that > makes /dev/dsp appear. If so add those modules to your /etc/modules file so > they are loaded on next boot. Hmm .. tried that too but still received the /dev/dsp error message from mplayer. I think I have to sleep on this - it always happens when other things are also coming to a head. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are # to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with # a "#", and everything on the line after them are ignored. printer apm usb-uhci input usbkbd keybdev binfmt_aout binfmt_misc bsd_comp ppp_synctty ppp_deflate ip_conntrack ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack_irc ip_tables ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_MIRROR iptable_filter iptable_mangle ipt_unclean ipt_state ipt_owner ipt_multiport analog agpgart nbd raid0 raid1 lvm-mod multipath isa-pnp soundcore sound audio msdos affs nfsd nls_cp1250 nls_cp852 nls_iso8859-2 ramfs tulip psmouse sermouse vsxxxaa swsusp bttv video1394 usbmouse uhci-hcd usb-storage 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] /dev/mouse & /dev/dsp missing !
Hi, I booted up my Debian unstable distro today only to find the cursor static in center of screen and no sound. Upon checking, the hardware is OK, but I cannot find /dev/mouse as specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and Mplayer gives me the message "audio setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: no such device" Upon checking, /dev/dsp proves to be missing. What is happening here ? Is this part of some unstable apt-upgrade/update transition ? Have others had the same problem ? I'd welcome any constructive advice. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] CD-ROM mounting problem
Hi, I've been trying to use cdcollect but keep getting the message
> Tux:~# mount /dev/hdc /mnt/dvd
> mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
> mount: /dev/hdc: can't read superblock
I use my DVD drive to play CD's and also have a cdrw.
The relevant /etc/fstab lines are
/dev/fd0/floppy autodefaults,user,noauto
0 0
/dev/hdd/mnt/cdrw iso9660 rw,user,noexec,auto 0
0 0
/dev/hdc/mnt/dvdiso9660 ro,user,noexec,auto 0
0 0
Applications such as xcdroast and cdplayer have no trouble
accessing audio CD's in my DVD drive but other programs give me error
messages such as cowbell's
>Could not mount CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive
>
>Unable to mount the selected volume. The volume is probably in a format
>that cannot be mounted.:
>mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,
>missing codepage or other error
>In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
> dmesg | tail or so
.. which gives me
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~03:29:48$ dmesg | tail
hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdc: command error: error=0x50
end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 0
FAT: unable to read boot sector
hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdc: command error: error=0x50
end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 64
isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~03:29:5
Disk Mounter 2.10.1 applet tells me that
my floppy drive is not mounted, my CD-ROM drive *is not* mounted,
a 20G HD is mounted, my CD-ROM/DVD-ROM *is* mounted, and my usb is
not mounted.
This could be the source of confusion, but what does it mean
and how do I fix it ? Is it confusing a CD-RW with my CD-ROM/DVD-ROM ?
I have attempted to mount it via
Tux:~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/dvd
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so
Tux:~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so
.. and ..
Tux:~# mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: /dev/hdc: can't read superblock
I'm sure there is a simple solution staring me in the face
but right now I can't see it.
Constructive suggestions appreciated.
Adam Bogacki,
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My current /etc/mtab
/dev/hdb5 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/WinXP vfat rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/hdb2 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hdb9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hdb6 /usr ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hdb7 /usr/local ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hdb8 /var ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hde5 /home/cyberia ext2 rw 0 0
/dev/hde6 /usr/cyberia ext2 rw 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,devmode=0666 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd nfsd rw 0 0
binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw 0 0
~
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[SLUG] Disaster IT in New Orleans & Emergency LiveCD's
Fyi, Adam Bogacki http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/disaster-livecd.ars -- "Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." --- Kenneth E. Boulding -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] "Your browser does not support script"
Huh ? I've happily used internet banking with Commonwealth, St. George, and ANZ using Epiphany, Galeon, Firefox & Mozilla but now find Moz is the only one working and all the others are giving me variations on the message that 'Your browser does not support Javascript'. Yet under all the Preferences I've ticked all the correct boxes explicitly allowing Javascript. My Gnome network proxy is set to allow direct internet connection (unlike T*bird & F*fox I never managed to get it working) and I'm at a loss ... What am I missing here ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] T*bird loses SMTP connections ... ?
Hi, I am wondering if it is a bug or a mis-config on my part ... my default account cannot connect to the server with error message "Sending of message failed. Thge message could not be sent because connecting to SMTP server smtp.paradise.net.nz failed. The server maay be unavailable or is refusing SMTP connections. Please verify that your SMTP server setting is correct and try again, or else contact your network administrator." Two other T*bird profiles connect seamlessly and I cannot find an error in Edit->Account Settings->Outgoing Server (SMTP). I have varied port and secure connection settings without any change. The server is otherwise OK, despite occasional congestion (on paradise cable). I'd be grateful for any constructive ideas. I'm off to sleep. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Gnome Squid proxy setup
Hi, I've got proxies from http://www.squid-cache.org/ working with Firefox & T*bird, but entering the same values in Gnome Desktop->Preferences->Network Proxy either as manual or automatic does not work. For example 'qmail.acnova.com' & 'qmail.unet.net.ph' work with the Firefox & T*bird SwitchProxy extension, but do not work when entered in the Gnome Proxy config setup manually or in automatic mode as 'www1.nz.squid-cache.org', or in advanced config mode as 'www*.*.squid-cache.org'. What am I missing here ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 start problems ...
Hi, I'm having some trouble getting mysql going. I've had it on my system for a while, had a bash at it once using a long-forgotten password, and never did get it working properly. Now I'm getting the error message below. > Aug 21 14:53:19 tux mysqld_safe[3459]: started > Aug 21 14:53:19 tux mysqld[3463]: 050821 14:53:19 /usr/sbin/mysqld: > unknown variable 'old_passwords=1' > Aug 21 14:53:19 tux mysqld[3463]: > Aug 21 14:53:19 tux mysqld_safe[3465]: ended > Aug 21 14:53:25 tux /etc/init.d/mysql[3528]: 0 processes alive and > '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' > resulted in > Aug 21 14:53:25 tux /etc/init.d/mysql[3528]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: > connect to server at 'localhost' failed > Aug 21 14:53:25 tux /etc/init.d/mysql[3528]: error: 'Can't connect to > local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' > Aug 21 14:53:25 tux /etc/init.d/mysql[3528]: Check that mysqld is > running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > Aug 21 14:53:25 tux /etc/init.d/mysql[3528]: Trying to run mysql does not work, > Tux:~# mysql > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) and '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' does not exist. > Tux:/var/run/mysqld# ls -la > total 8 > drwxr-xr-x 2 mysql root 4096 Aug 4 22:10 . > drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 4096 Aug 21 13:30 .. I'd appreciate any constructive ideas. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0x4E553910.asc Description: application/pgp-keys -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Blam/Straw/Alexandria crashing .. misconfig ?
Hi, I recently find my [ PIII 0.5Gb RAM Debian unstable ] machine freezing and running slowly, and rss aggregators 'Blam' and 'Straw' not downloading initial feeds (while Yarssr, Liferea, and Firefox-sage work well) and Alexandria crashes if I try to change libraries. While true in /home/adam all these apps work in other user accounts. Having recently discovered rss I might be reaching cache limits - expanding cache is one option but does not answer the question posed above. I can't help thinking there is something badly configured in /home/adam .. any suggestions would be welcome. Gconf ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] gnome-panel gone in Debian-unstable/Metacity
Hi, I logged into a seldom-used account to satisfy an 80 yr. old lady's wish to send an urgent email and found two panels giving me a choice between 'X-settings' and 'Gnome-session', choosing the latter out of long-term habit. I then found gnome-panels to be completely gone. I've been trying to reverse-engineer my way out of this be repeating these steps but that choice is not re-appearing. Trying 'apt-get -f install gnome-panel' as root gives me a long string of unmet dependencies which won't cut'n paste from gnome-terminal. Is this something affecting other Debian unstable users at the moment, or just me ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] error processing ndtpd ..
Steve Kowalik wrote: >On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:10:34 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered > > >>Thanks. I've had a look at '/usr/sbin/syslog-facility' .. the only >>modifiable part is the line >> >> >> >>>my $conf_file = '/etc/syslog.conf'; >>> >>> >>I've unsuccessfully looked for a default version via Google, man page, >>and text ["Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 Unleashed" (SAMS, 1999)] but without >>something to >>compare it with, I can't see the error. >> >>Also, on checking the output line >> >> >> >>>+ syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log >>> >>> >>I find that /var/log/ndtpd.log is empty. >> >>I think I'm missing something here. >> >> >> >The command syslog-facility says the only changeable part is the >$conf_file variable, however, I was suggesting that you insert a >debugging print or two into it, to see why it's dying which should >give you a clue as to what the problem is. > >Cheers, > > Good idea. What do you suggest re debugging prints ? Adam. -- 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] error processing ndtpd ..
Steve Kowalik wrote:
>On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:02:06 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered
>
>
>>Sorry for the delayed reply,
>>
>>You were right about syslog. Two lines had been deleted in the 'action' part
>>of the default syslog.conf file. Problem solved.
>>
>>But ndtpd still won't install, output below.
>>
>>
>>
>But it's still the same problem. syslog-facility is still the command
>that fails. I've had a look at it, and it's a fairly simple Perl
>script that should only die in a few places ...
>
>Cheers,
>
>
Thanks. I've had a look at '/usr/sbin/syslog-facility' .. the only
modifiable part is the line
> my $conf_file = '/etc/syslog.conf';
I've unsuccessfully looked for a default version via Google, man page,
and text ["Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 Unleashed" (SAMS, 1999)] but without
something to
compare it with, I can't see the error.
Also, on checking the output line
> + syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log
I find that /var/log/ndtpd.log is empty.
I think I'm missing something here.
Adam.
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> #
> # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
> # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
>
> my $conf_file = '/etc/syslog.conf';
>
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> #"syslog-facility remove local0" would remove the entire line
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>
> ## Nothing to modify after this line ##
>
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>
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>
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Re: [SLUG] error processing ndtpd ..
Steve Kowalik wrote: >On Thu, 26 May 2005 16:13:10 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered > > >>I've attached the output below. I'm also getting a lot of syslog >>messages appearing in gnome-terminal together >>with beeping and a red light flashing on the midi-tower. >> >> >> >I daresay that syslogd is badly miconfigured on your machine. With the >syslog messages going to console as wall messages, and the fact that >the command that failed is "syslog-facility set info >/var/log/ndtpd.log". > >Cheers, > > Sorry for the delayed reply, You were right about syslog. Two lines had been deleted in the 'action' part of the default syslog.conf file. Problem solved. But ndtpd still won't install, output below. Any ideas ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tux:/home/adam# dselect > running dpkg --pending --configure ... > Setting up ndtpd (3.1.5-6.3) ... > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > ++ '[' '!' '' ']' > ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 > ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY > ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst > configure 3.1.5-6 > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > ++ '[' '!' 1 ']' > ++ '[' -z '' ']' > ++ exec > ++ DEBCONF_REDIR=1 > ++ export DEBCONF_REDIR > + case "$1" in > + grep -q ndtpd /etc/inetd.conf > + syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log > dpkg: error processing ndtpd (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > ndtpd > -- 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] error processing ndtpd .. {& rampant syslog ?}
Steve Kowalik wrote: >On Thu, 26 May 2005 16:13:10 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered > > >>I've attached the output below. I'm also getting a lot of syslog >>messages appearing in gnome-terminal together >>with beeping and a red light flashing on the midi-tower. >> >> >> >I daresay that syslogd is badly miconfigured on your machine. With the >syslog messages going to console as wall messages, and the fact that >the command that failed is "syslog-facility set info >/var/log/ndtpd.log". > >Cheers, > > Thanks, that explains it. I thought I had fixed it (man 'psad'). I'll have to sleep on it. Adam. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] error processing ndtpd .. {& rampant syslog ?}
On Thu, 26 May 2005 16:13:10 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered >> I've attached the output below. I'm also getting a lot of syslog >> messages appearing in gnome-terminal together >> with beeping and a red light flashing on the midi-tower. >> I daresay that syslogd is badly miconfigured on your machine. With the syslog messages going to console as wall messages, and the fact that the command that failed is "syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log". Cheers, Thanks Steve, that explains a few things. I thought I'd fixed it. For the moment I think I'll sleep on it. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] error processing ndtpd .. {& rampant syslog ?}
Steve Kowalik wrote: >On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:46:16 +1200, Adam Bogacki uttered > > >>Apparently it's an apostrophe out of place .. but which one ? >> >> >> >No, it isn't an apostrophe out of place. Post install scripts need to >be called with 2 or 3 arguments. I'd suggest you edit >/var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst and change "set -e" to "set -xe" and >see what it outputs when you run "dpkg --configure -a" > >Cheers, > > Thanks Steve, I've attached the output below. I'm also getting a lot of syslog messages appearing in gnome-terminal together with beeping and a red light flashing on the midi-tower. Adam. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tux:~# dpkg --configure -a > Setting up ndtpd (3.1.5-6.3) ... > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > ++ '[' '!' '' ']' > ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 > ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY > ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst > configure 3.1.5-6 > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > ++ '[' '!' 1 ']' > ++ '[' -z '' ']' > ++ exec > ++ DEBCONF_REDIR=1 > ++ export DEBCONF_REDIR > + case "$1" in > + grep -q ndtpd /etc/inetd.conf > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:05:19 2005 ... > tux kernel: New not syn:IN=eth0 OUT= > MAC=00:a0:cc:d9:e2:48:00:b0:8e:42:76:80:08:00 SRC=66.150.96.111 > DST=203.79.110.81 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=5213 PROTO=TCP > SPT=80 DPT=36112 WINDOW=16384 RES=0x00 ACK RST URGP=0 > + syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log > dpkg: error processing ndtpd (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > ndtpd > Tux:~# > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:05:41 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.79.110.255 LEN=262 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=81 DF > PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=242 > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:05:42 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.79.110.255 LEN=232 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=82 DF > PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=212 > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:05:42 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.96.152.4 LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=9449 DF PROTO=UDP > SPT=35615 DPT=53 LEN=43 > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:06:42 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.96.152.4 LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=3924 DF PROTO=UDP > SPT=35616 DPT=53 LEN=43 > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:06:42 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.96.152.12 LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=3924 DF > PROTO=UDP SPT=35616 DPT=53 LEN=43 > > Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu May 26 16:06:42 2005 ... > tux kernel: IPT OUTPUT packet died: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=203.79.110.81 > DST=203.96.152.4 LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=3924 DF PROTO=UDP > SPT=35616 DPT=53 LEN=43 > -- 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] error processing ndtpd
Ian Wienand wrote: >On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 09:42:00PM +1200, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > >>I've poked around and am still a bit confused. I've attached it to >>see if you can spot anything. >> >> > >Inspection isn't really going to help in this case. You need to run >it (as root, since that's what dpkg does) on your machine with the -x >flag and watch the output of each step, and then debug why it fails. > >e.g ># bash -x [shell script] > >-i > > Apparently it's an apostrophe out of place .. but which one ? Adam. > Tux:~# bash -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst > + set -e > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > ++ '[' '!' '' ']' > ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 > ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY > ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst > postinst called with unknown argument `' > Tux:~# -- 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] error processing ndtpd
Ian Wienand wrote: >On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 03:27:44PM +1200, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > >>>Anyway, the general concept is to find the script that is being run >>>and trace it. >>> >>> > > > >>Thanks again but I can't find the ntp daemon (presumably ntpd) in >>/var/lib/dpkg >> >> > >Alright, I just reread your message and noticed that you're installing >*ndtpd* rather than *ntpd*, which appear to be completely different >things. > >The file should therefore be called /var/lib/dpkg/info/ndtpd.postinst > >That (barring me misreading or typing anything else) is the script >that is failing. In general, when you get an error about a >post-installation script failing, you can head straight to > >/var/lib/dpkg/info/[package].postinst > >and start poking around that script to see why. > >-i > > Thanks, I found it. I've poked around and am still a bit confused. I've attached it to see if you can spot anything. Cheers, Adam.. #! /bin/sh # postinst script for ndtpd # # see: dh_installdeb(1) set -e # summary of how this script can be called: #* `configure' #* `abort-upgrade' #* `abort-remove' `in-favour' # #* `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour' #`removing' # # for details, see /usr/share/doc/packaging-manual/ # # quoting from the policy: # Any necessary prompting should almost always be confined to the # post-installation script, and should be protected with a conditional # so that unnecessary prompting doesn't happen if a package's # installation fails and the `postinst' is called with `abort-upgrade', # `abort-remove' or `abort-deconfigure'. # Source debconf library . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule case "$1" in configure) # Add entry to /etc/inetd.conf if ! grep -q ndtpd /etc/inetd.conf; then if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-inetd ]; then update-inetd --add "ndtp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/ndtpd --inetd" fi fi # Add syslog entry syslog-facility set info /var/log/ndtpd.log > /etc/ndtpd/syslog_entry if [ -x /etc/init.d/sysklogd ]; then invoke-rc.d sysklogd restart fi if [ -x /etc/init.d/msyslog ]; then invoke-rc.d msyslog restart fi # Add user ndtpd id ndtpd > /dev/null 2>&1 || adduser --system --home /var/lib/ndtpd --gecos ndtpd ndtpd || true chown ndtpd.daemon /var/run/ndtpd/ chown ndtpd.nogroup /var/lib/ndtpd/ update-ndtpd.conf ;; abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure) ;; *) echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2 exit 0 ;; esac # dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically # generated by other debhelper scripts. # Automatically added by dh_installinfo if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then install-info --quiet --section "CD-ROM Book Utilities" "CD-ROM Book Utilities" /usr/share/info/ndtpd.info fi # End automatically added section # Automatically added by dh_installinfo if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then install-info --quiet --section "CD-ROM Book Utilities" "CD-ROM Book Utilities" /usr/share/info/ndtpd-ja.info fi # End automatically added section exit 0 -- 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] error processing ndtpd
Ian Wienand wrote: >On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 11:22:22AM +1200, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > >>Ian Wienand wrote: >> >> >>>Try running /var/lib/dpkg/ntpd.post with bash -x and see where it's >>>failing. >>> >>> > > > >>Thanks, but my /var/lib/dpkg does not include 'ntpd.post' >> >> > >Wow, I suck; two errors in the one line. What I really meant was >/var/lib/dpkg/info/ntpd.postinst > >Anyway, the general concept is to find the script that is being run >and trace it. > >-i > > Thanks again but I can't find the ntp daemon (presumably ntpd) in /var lib/dpkg Possibly it needs to be started. > Tux:~# /etc/init.d/ntpd start > bash: /etc/init.d/ntpd: No such file or directory Adam. > Tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls ntp* > ntp-doc.list ntp-server.list ntp-server.prerm ntp.list > ntp-doc.md5sums ntp-server.md5sums ntp-simple.list > ntp.md5sums > ntp-doc.postinst ntp-server.postinst ntp-simple.md5sums > ntp.postinst > ntp-doc.prerm ntp-server.postrmntp-simple.postinst > ntp-server.conffiles ntp-server.preinst ntp-simple.postrm -- 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] error processing ndtpd
Ian Wienand wrote: >On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 09:20:42PM +1200, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > >>Hi, I keep getting the following error message. >> >> >> >>>Setting up ndtpd (3.1.5-6.3) ... >>>Ydpkg: error processing ndtpd (--configure): >>> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 >>>Errors were encountered while processing: >>> ndtpd >>> >>> > >Try running /var/lib/dpkg/ntpd.post with bash -x and see where it's >failing. > >-i >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au > > Thanks, but my /var/lib/dpkg does not include 'ntpd.post' > Tux:/var/lib/dpkg# ls > alternatives cmethoptinfo methods > statoverride-old status1 > available diversions lock parts > statusupdates > available-old diversions-old methlock statoverride status-old > Tux:/var/lib/dpkg# And, > Tux:/var/lib/dpkg# cd / > Tux:/# find -name ntpd.post -print > find: ./proc/6444/task: No such file or directory > Tux:/# Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] error processing ndtpd
Hi, I keep getting the following error message. Can anyone suggest a fix ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Setting up ndtpd (3.1.5-6.3) ... > Ydpkg: error processing ndtpd (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > ndtpd -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Fixing postgresql postmaster
Well it was brutal, but it worked. I deleted the data files, apt-removed postgresql, used 'find' to find and delete anything else postgresql, and apt-(re)installed .. to find I had a working postgresql. Thanks Daniel. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] postgresql-dump catch-22 ?
Daniel Bush wrote:
>Hi Adam,
>I remember having trouble going from postgres 7.2 to postgres 7.3 when i
>upgraded distros.
>I was using redhat at the time.
>I think, I uninstalled the new version (7.3) - which was failing to
>start because of the older format databases I was using - and
>reinstalled the old version (7.2).
>Running as 7.2, I then dumped the databases I had been using:
> pg_dump -U user_name database_name >dump_file
>I must have taken a backup of the raw files too as insurance and then
>deleted them and installed 7.3 as a completely clean install.
>Then after the new postmaster was up and running, I reinstalled the
>databases with something like
> psql -U user_name database_name (You have to create the database first using 'createdb' at the shell or
>CREATE DATABASE as the sql prompt.)
>
>I don't know if that's the way it's meant to be done but I got there in
>the end.
>
>Cheers,
>Daniel.
>
>On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 19:29, Adam Bogacki wrote:
>
>
>>Hmm .. I seem to have reached a catch-22.
>>
>>I had 7.2 installed, apt-upgraded to 7.8.4
>>I tried to apt-remove and then reinstall postgres, which may have just
>>removed parts of 7.2
>>When I try to run 'postgresql-dump', it fails telling me it cannot start
>>the postmaster.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Tux:~# su -s /bin/bash - postgres
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ postgresql-dump -t db.out -dcivlp $PGDATA/../data.save
>>>Stopping and restarting the postmaster
>>>/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster -D /var/lib/postgres/data -p
>>>5431 -o - d0
>>>/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster: error while loading shared
>>>libraries: libssl.so.0.9.6: cannot open shared object file: No such
>>>file or directory
>>>Failed to start the postmaster
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 >>[1] 9291
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ postgresql-dump -t db.out -dcivlp $PGDATA/../data.save
>>>Stopping and restarting the postmaster
>>>/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster -D /var/lib/postgres/data -p
>>>5431 -o - d0
>>>/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster: error while loading shared
>>>libraries: libssl.so.0.9.6: cannot open shared object file: No such
>>>file or directory
>>>Failed to start the postmaster
>>>[1]+ Exit 1 nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps ax | grep postmaster
>>> 9428 pts/4S+ 0:00 grep postmaster
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps -ef | grep postmaster
>>>postgres 9430 9135 0 20:09 pts/400:00:00 grep postmaster
>>>
>>>
>>But when I try to start the postmaster
>>
>>
>>
>>>Tux:~# /etc/init.d/postgresql restart
>>>Stopping PostgreSQL database server: postmasterpg_ctl: could not find
>>>/var/lib/p ostgres/data/postmaster.pid
>>>Is postmaster running?
>>>.
>>>Starting PostgreSQL database server: postmaster(FAILED)
>>>ERROR: The database is in an older format that cannot be read by
>>>version 7.4 of PostgreSQL.
>>>
>>>Run postgresql-dump to dump the old database and to reload
>>>it in the new format.
>>>*** READ /usr/share/doc/postgresql/README.Debian.migration.gz FIRST! ***
>>>
>>>The version 7.4 postmaster cannot be started until
>>>this is done.
>>>
>>>
>>.. it tells me to run postgresql-dump.
>>
>>I confess to being a postgres newbie, but there has to be a way around.
>>
>>Adam Bogacki,
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
Thanks Daniel, I was thinking of deleting them then apt removing and
reinstalling everything but wondered of there was a better ('correct')
way of doing it. If it worked for you .. we'll see.
Adam
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[SLUG] postgresql-dump catch-22 ?
Hmm .. I seem to have reached a catch-22. I had 7.2 installed, apt-upgraded to 7.8.4 I tried to apt-remove and then reinstall postgres, which may have just removed parts of 7.2 When I try to run 'postgresql-dump', it fails telling me it cannot start the postmaster. > Tux:~# su -s /bin/bash - postgres > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ postgresql-dump -t db.out -dcivlp $PGDATA/../data.save > Stopping and restarting the postmaster > /var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster -D /var/lib/postgres/data -p > 5431 -o - d0 > /var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster: error while loading shared > libraries: libssl.so.0.9.6: cannot open shared object file: No such > file or directory > Failed to start the postmaster > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 [1] 9291 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ postgresql-dump -t db.out -dcivlp $PGDATA/../data.save > Stopping and restarting the postmaster > /var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster -D /var/lib/postgres/data -p > 5431 -o - d0 > /var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.2/postmaster: error while loading shared > libraries: libssl.so.0.9.6: cannot open shared object file: No such > file or directory > Failed to start the postmaster > [1]+ Exit 1 nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps ax | grep postmaster > 9428 pts/4S+ 0:00 grep postmaster > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps -ef | grep postmaster > postgres 9430 9135 0 20:09 pts/400:00:00 grep postmaster But when I try to start the postmaster > Tux:~# /etc/init.d/postgresql restart > Stopping PostgreSQL database server: postmasterpg_ctl: could not find > /var/lib/p ostgres/data/postmaster.pid > Is postmaster running? > . > Starting PostgreSQL database server: postmaster(FAILED) > ERROR: The database is in an older format that cannot be read by > version 7.4 of PostgreSQL. > > Run postgresql-dump to dump the old database and to reload > it in the new format. > *** READ /usr/share/doc/postgresql/README.Debian.migration.gz FIRST! *** > > The version 7.4 postmaster cannot be started until > this is done. .. it tells me to run postgresql-dump. I confess to being a postgres newbie, but there has to be a way around. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] postgresql-dump probs ..
Hi, I'm having a problem getting Postgresql working properly. There seem to be two problems. The postmaster is not working and the database is in an older format that cannot be read by version 7.4 of PostgreSQL.I have read the 'README.Debian.migration' file but am still confused. I tried apt-removing the older version and apt-reinstalling with no difference. When running 'postgresql-dump' I get the following >> Tux:/root$ psql postgresql-dump -- d >> psql: could not connect to server: [EMAIL PROTECTED]&@ >> Is the server running locally and accepting >> connections on Unix domain socket >> "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"? >> Tux:/root$ > > Also, >> Tux:/etc/postgresql# /etc/init.d/postgresql start >> Starting PostgreSQL database server: postmaster(FAILED) >> ERROR: The database is in an older format that cannot be read by >> version 7.4 of PostgreSQL. >> >> Run postgresql-dump to dump the old database and to reload >> it in the new format. >> *** READ /usr/share/doc/postgresql/README.Debian.migration.gz FIRST! *** >> >> The version 7.4 postmaster cannot be started until >> this is done. > > When I try to get into postgres I get asked for a password, but as I have not yet set up or configured it, there isn't one. >> Tux:/root$ su postgres >> Password: > > I'm aware this is a fairly common procedure but I'm floundering around, the night is late, I'm trying to RTFM, and other priorities call. Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Dead rodent, er .. IMouse.
Sorry for the alarm. It turned out to be an expired M$ IntelliMouse, not a config thing. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ltsp: Cannot open devices '/dev/psaux' '/dev/mouse'
Hi, logging in as a user on the server I was given the choice an X or Gnome setup. I chose X and the mouse started to work intermittently and then died. Worse, when I rebooted into into the XP partition it was also stuck firmly in the center of the screen. Error messages include '(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux, No such device' and '(EE) xf86OpenSerial: cannot open device /dev/mouse, No such file or directory'. The /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 looks OK, but I'm not sure if I should be looking for a /tmp/XF86Config-4 file. My current /tmp does not contain one. Looking at the filesystem, /dev/psaux exists, but /dev/mouse does not. Output from /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 includes "(EE) PreInit failed for input device 'Generic Mouse' (II) Unload Module: 'mouse' (WW) No core pointer registered. No core pointer." I am writing this on the client machine. Any ideas ? This IntelliMouse has been good to me for a long time. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] /etc/dhcpd.conf
Hi, I'm trying to configure /etc/dhcpd in order to set up a two machine
home network using LTSP.
The P1 client boots with etherboot but I can't start dhcpd.
Below is my my most recent config attempt, together with the current
error message when I try to start dhcpd.
My DNS is 203.79.110.81 and the server IP used in successful Win config
is 192.168.0.1
Any constructive ideas ?
Adam Bogacki,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
... lost in Confusia's tender mercies ...
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 21600;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 203.79.110.255;
option routers 203.79.110.81;
option domain-name-servers 203.79.110.81;
option domain-name "paradise.net.nz"; # <--Fix this
domain name
option root-path "203.79.110.81:/opt/ltsp/i386";
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.253;
}
subnet 203.79.110.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
use-host-decl-names on;
option log-servers 203.79.110.81;
Tux:/etc# dhcpd start
Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server 2.0pl5
Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
All rights reserved.
Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
No subnet declaration for start (0.0.0.0).
Please write a subnet declaration in your dhcpd.conf file for the
network segment to which interface start is attached.
exiting.
Tux:/etc#
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[SLUG] /etc/dhcpd.conf
Thanks, when I try that I get the message
No subnet declaration for start (0.0.0.0).
Please write a subnet declaration in your dhcpd.conf file for the
network segment to which interface start is attached.
exiting.
and when I try the network calculator it gives a netmask of
255.255.255.24 ...
My /etc/dhcp.conf currently looks like that below; everything else
commented out.
When I write a subnet declaration for 192.168.0.0 and for 192.168.0.1
(server -
presumably the "network segment to which interface start is attached") I
get the
message that the two conflict.
Any ideas ?
Adam
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subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.252 {
option domain-name "paradise.net.nz";
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.1;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.224;
range 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 21600;
}
#subnet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.24 {
# option domain-name "paradise.net.nz";
# option broadcast-address 192.168.0.1;
# option routers 192.168.0.1;
# option subnet-mask 255.255.255.24;
# range 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.2;
# default-lease-time 21600;
# max-lease-time 21600;
#}
host tux
{ fixed-address tux.paradise.net.nz ; }
# The other subnet that shares this physical network
#subnet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.224 {
John A. Smith wrote:
Adam,
Your subnet should be 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.252 for one client, with
range 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2. Change the following lines
subnet 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.224 {
range 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.10;
Anyone feel free to correct me if wrong. . . This isn't my strong
suit. Also, here's a link to a network calculator
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/sparkman/netcalc.htm
-john smith
- Original Message -
Adam Bogacki wrote:
I can boot from eb*zdsk with CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT but can't find dhcpd,
probably because it is not correctly configured.
I am currently getting the error message
Address range 192.168.0.3 to 192.168.0.10 not on net
192.168.0.2/255.255.255.224!
exiting.
My current /etc/dhcpd.conf file is below. The server is 192.168.0.1 and
the client is 192.168.0.2 What am I missing here ?
Adam Bogacki.
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option domain-name "paradise.net.nz";
option domain-name-servers tux.paradise.net.nz;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.224;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 21600;
subnet 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.224 {
range 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.10;
# option broadcast-address 204.254.239.31;
# option routers prelude.fugue.com;
#}
# The other subnet that shares this physical network
#subnet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.224 {
# range dynamic-bootp 204.254.239.10 204.254.239.20;
# option broadcast-address 204.254.239.31;
# option routers snarg.fugue.com;
#subnet 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.224 {
# range 192.5.5.26 192.5.5.30;
# option name-servers bb.home.vix.com, gw.home.vix.com;
option domain-name "paradise.net.nz";
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.224;
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.1;
range 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.10;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
#}
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