[fsug-tvm] Re: Asianet is inserting ads on paid connection

2012-05-11 Thread bipin
i think asianet should learn from these guys mistake http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/9/2937127/marriott-wi-fi-network-response-advertising-code the ISPs in india seems tobe learning dirt ways of their counterparts in US On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 3:26:32 PM UTC+5:30, liju wrote: >

Re: [fsug-tvm]: Reliance netconnect Broadband+ connectivity issue in Ubuntu 10.04

2012-02-21 Thread bipin
Since you are 10.04 it is better if you can upgrade current version of modemmanager package(which actually is responsible for configuring your drivers under linux). however in order to do so you might have add third party PPA. https://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/trunk however i

[fsug-tvm] Re: Suitable Motherboard for AMD FX4100

2012-02-07 Thread bipin
In terms Linux hardware support the best you can get out of the box is with Intel hardware esp the Motherboards by intel itself. Since you have opted for AMD platform support for CPU and Chipset is good in linux, as long as you use a distro that uses current kernel version however in terms of

Re: [fsug-tvm] linux kills newer laptops

2011-11-12 Thread bipin
more precisely motherboards with improperly compiled BIOSes On Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:01:31 AM UTC+5:30, jishnu7 wrote: > > Prasanth, > Please understand that it is not the problem with GNU/Linux, it is the > problem with the device manufacturers that they are not releasing > their device d

Re: [fsug-tvm] Ubuntu 11.10::Failure to access Windows

2011-10-24 Thread bipin
i would suggest to do the partitioning with windows partitiioning tool 1. install win 7 to a 80 GB partition(suggested), do not create partitions for rest of the unallocated space at this point 2. after windows is installed and fully configured(drivers etc) right click My

[fsug-tvm] Re: Unable to install you tube downloader

2011-10-15 Thread bipin
most likely the package is not available for debian 5. if a package is present in repo it should show up using apt-get or in synaptic package manager. On Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:25:06 PM UTC+5:30, cheeka wrote: > > Hi All > > I run Debian 5.0 in a dual boot machine. > > When I ran "apt-get

Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: OFF topic:- Using Nokika 7230 as modem

2011-10-02 Thread bipin
gsmarena is better place to lookup handset specs rather than online shopping sites. some of the indian ones i have seen putting erroneous facts for their wares for nokia phones dial *## to get actual model number and search for it in gsmarena here is spec sheet for nokia 7230 http://www.gs

[fsug-tvm] Re: OFF topic:- Using Nokika 7230 as modem

2011-10-01 Thread bipin
the nokia 7230 supports only 3g speed upto theoreical maximum of 384kbps i.e marginally fast than EDGE speed(236kbps), barely and improvement over our dial up i say. if you want to have faster 3g speed either you need buy a new handset that support HSDPA/HSPA which have theoretical maximum bandw

[fsug-tvm] Re: Best type II modem

2011-09-15 Thread bipin
how so ? you still have to either buy a wimax or 3g modem/card to use those services. and in most cases will be locked to providers network(the ones already in market) so portability will be an issue as well. On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:37:29 PM UTC+5:30, Visakh wrote: > > > Hi, > > >

[fsug-tvm] Re: Best type II modem

2011-09-09 Thread bipin
i think you are looking for something like this http://www.belkin.com/au/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=292410 Or http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=474683 D-Link, netgear etc also have similar products -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugg

[fsug-tvm] Re: Windows 7 hangs after Kubuntu 11.04

2011-09-01 Thread bipin
The following link discusses something similar to problems you are having http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1341694 also asking for solutions in #ubuntu in IRC is also helpful, majority out there are really helpful On Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:55:30 PM UTC+5:30, Abhishek Lal wrote: > >

Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Drivers for iBall c12 face2face webcam

2011-08-31 Thread bipin
can you please elaborate about the said software ?? -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm

Re: [fsug-tvm] Guest Lecturer Required : Urgent

2011-07-05 Thread bipin
well i think its .net and C# part :) -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To

Re: [fsug-tvm] Old computer BOSS OS

2011-07-03 Thread bipin
were you trying to install using ubuntu live cd which uses the graphic installer ? i would recommend giving alternate installer cd of ubuntu a try, which uses a text based installer. you can find iso images here http://releases.ubuntu.com -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged"

Re: [fsug-tvm] Old computer BOSS OS

2011-07-02 Thread bipin
i am guessing that the pc is supposed to be having an intel graphic accelerator(845G). and historically intel hardware support under linux is pretty good especially so for the older ones. as such any of distros having recent versions of kernel should work fine with it. since your target system

Re: [fsug-tvm] Old computer BOSS OS

2011-07-01 Thread bipin
can u pls give the detailed speccs. -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To po

[fsug-tvm] Re: Laptop Advice

2011-06-26 Thread bipin
if you just want to run linux alone lenovo ideaad z570 is an option to consider. goes for around 32k inr comes with core i5, 3GB ram and 640GB HDD along with pretty decent build quality. however its comes with FreeDos loaded not Windows 7 so if you want windows you will have shell out extra mo

[fsug-tvm] Re: video and audio streaming in gnu/linux

2011-06-09 Thread bipin
Icecast is a opensource implementation of shoutcast streaming service. might be the solution you were looking for http://www.icecast.org/ sadly it doesnt do video yet -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribe

[fsug-tvm] Re: Ubuntu Unity Dock , is any customisation possible?

2011-05-11 Thread bipin
you can either install ccsm(compiz config settings manager) from software center or try the application mentioned in the below article http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/gunity-app-lets-you-tweak-the-unity-desktop/ -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You

[fsug-tvm] Re: Android phones less than 10K

2011-03-19 Thread bipin
as far as possible try to get models that use capacitative touch screens. resistive touchscreens are not exactly finger friendly -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group.

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux compatibility on Dell XPS laptops.

2011-03-18 Thread bipin
just check whether these are using hybrid graphics tech such as Nvidia Optimus. if answer is yes then its a no go for linux AFAIK for the time being. Driver support nvidia cards is pretty good for linux in general except for setting up external display such as projectors which is not as smo

[fsug-tvm] Re: Android phones less than 10K

2011-03-18 Thread bipin
no idea abt sub 10k android models from bigger manufacturers. LG optimus P500 is selling at 11k range in some online stores, street prices maybe still cheaper http://www.flipkart.com/lg-optimus-one-p500-mobile-mobcsvh96wtzzwmv?ref=708a8153-f08d-463e-bccb-ee78e99b408f -- "Freedom is the only la

[fsug-tvm] Re: DVD

2011-03-17 Thread bipin
another way of backing up video dvd is by ripping it using tools like Handbrake (win/linux/mac) or AutoGK(win only) that way you also save up some hard disk space as well :-) -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are su

[fsug-tvm] Re: Reliance Broadband and Broken package problem in Ubuntu

2011-01-20 Thread bipin
Ubuntu 10.04 ships with network manager applet which can be used to connect to mobile broadband. plugin you modem and wait for a few sec to get it detected. now right click the network icon on the top panel notification tray and select edit conncetion. a dialog box will open, in it change to mo

[fsug-tvm] Re: evdo reconnection error

2011-01-13 Thread bipin
its a pretty well known bug, and they dont seem to have fixed it so far :-( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591622 -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. T

[fsug-tvm] Re: Problem with installing HD audio driver

2010-12-26 Thread bipin
the driver you are trying to install only trying to install v1.0.23 of ALSA. if your distro has already shipped with the same version or better, i guess there is no point in compiling this one. -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this messag

Re: [fsug-tvm] best os

2010-12-16 Thread bipin
of course i do realize that fact :-). there is a beta bsd drivers for intel chipset doing rounds i guess -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscri

Re: [fsug-tvm] best os

2010-12-14 Thread bipin
in my personal experience with latest PC-BSD release, BSD is behind the curve as far as out of the box driver support is concerned, it didnt even recognize wlan(intel 5100AGN) and ethernet card(broadcom) in my laptop whereas in linux(ubuntu 9.04 upwards) both worked flawlessly -- "Freedom is

[fsug-tvm] Re: wifi problem

2010-11-02 Thread bipin kumar
check the following ubuntu community documentation page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide On Nov 3, 9:17 am, "abhisheklalned...@gmail.com" wrote: > i am already on ubu10.10 > > On Nov 2, 10:04 pm, perfect indian wrote: > > > > > > > > > pllease give  us mor

[fsug-tvm] Re: Failed to download repository information (Ubuntu10.10)

2010-10-28 Thread bipin kumar
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 40976EAF437D05B5 sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2EBC26B60C5A2783 try these two command before executing apt-get update On Oct 29, 2:17 am, i.p.murali|ഐ.പി.മുരളി wrote: > I am receiving an error message as

[fsug-tvm] Re: [OT] Text Aligning in project report

2010-10-23 Thread bipin kumar
An excellent idea of procrastination. On Oct 23, 7:33 am, Kenney Jacob wrote: > Picking a fight with a staff or even trying to correct them is the stupidest > thing you can do. The best idea is to give the report as they demand and > forget about it. After all its just a report. > > Kenney Jacob

[fsug-tvm] Re: Ubuntu IT School .

2010-10-14 Thread bipin kumar
try executing this command in terminal lsb_release -ir On Oct 14, 7:45 am, John Joseph wrote: > it comes from SchoolOShttp://wiki.schoolos.org/http://schoolos.org/ > Their mailing list is http://groups.google.com/group/schoolos > > --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Suhail T wrote: > > From: Suhail T > Sub

[fsug-tvm] Re: Ubuntu 10.10 is officially out!

2010-10-14 Thread bipin kumar
a new version of virtual box has been released. it adds support for ubuntu 10.10 according to the announcement. its worth checking On Oct 11, 5:34 pm, Vishnupradeep wrote: > Downloaded the iso. But can't install it in virtual box. Any one tried > installing in virtualbox. > > On 10/10/10, Subin S

[fsug-tvm] Re: "We are more than 1%” initiative ai ms to prove Linux is bigger than people think

2010-10-06 Thread bipin kumar
linux is already above 1% if u believe this stats http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportOperatingSystems.htm On Oct 7, 9:17 am, "Robin S. Parriath" wrote: > Hi, > > Read the following article on OMG! UBUNTU! : > >     /A new ‘Linux counter’ initiative that aims to disprove press

[fsug-tvm] Re: Keyboard and mouse not working in Ubuntu 10.04 fresh installation

2010-10-03 Thread bipin kumar
i ve been running lucid since it came out and have installed in a couple of laptops as well, so far i havent come across the problem you have mentioned. it would be worthwhile to file a bug report. On Oct 2, 3:14 pm, Srihari k wrote: > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Saji Nediyanchath wrote: > >

[fsug-tvm] Re: [OFF TOPIC] mal Script in orkut "Bom Sabado"

2010-09-28 Thread bipin kumar
>  Anyway I am moving to Facebook. that doesnt going to help you either. facebook too has been victim of such attacks. the larger number of people using a service the bigger target it makes for miscreants and facebook doesnt even have option to view the page with scripts disabled i think > Using

[fsug-tvm] Re: Change the download location for update files. How?

2010-09-25 Thread bipin kumar
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=144779 On Sep 26, 2:10 am, nishandh M wrote: > How can we change the download location for update files (application > updates, OS version upgrade) ? It is an Ubuntu based distro. > I do not have enough space in the default download location. > > Once the

[fsug-tvm] Re: [OFF TOPIC] mal Script in orkut "Bom Sabado"

2010-09-25 Thread bipin kumar
yep mine was hacked too :-( should have enabled noscript. from what i gather its a cross site scripting hack that enabled those miscreants to steal the session cookies and yes this is OS independent and it doesnt even require you to actively click the link. as long as you are logged in to orkut h

[fsug-tvm] Re: BSD Magazine

2010-09-20 Thread bipin kumar
he means there are magazines dedicated for anything that is apple such as 'Macworld' etc On Sep 20, 6:12 pm, "stranger in black." wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:59 AM, JeevZ wrote: > > yeah... not all.. Mac proved it years ago:D > > What do you mean? > > -- > ...

[fsug-tvm] Re: google voice and video chat plugin for linux..

2010-09-15 Thread bipin kumar
great now this discussion is fanning out in to a debate of politics. politics aside i would like to point out that, most people use an app/ service based on its useablity/functionality and not its licensing conditions. i ve lot of friends who use google video chat and i cant force them to use some

[fsug-tvm] Re: BROADCOM opensources wireless drivers

2010-09-09 Thread bipin kumar
its good news. however its my understanding that these drivers are meant for for the latest wlan chipsets that support 802.11b/g/n. however it doesn't mention supporting the older chipsets with only b/g support that are out in the wild like the ones used to come with HP, Dell(masquerading as Dell

[fsug-tvm] Re: google voice and video chat plugin for linux..

2010-09-04 Thread bipin kumar
earlier i've tried installing mozilla and chat plugin under wine along with flash. the results weren't exactly stellar(couldn't get the webcam detected) and then decided it wasn't worth the effort. On Sep 4, 1:38 pm, BINNY THOMAS wrote: > Just imagine a year ago! How difficult it was to voice cha

[fsug-tvm] Re: Sound card for linux

2010-09-03 Thread bipin kumar
http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main this link is a good place to look up linux compatibility of sound cards. On Sep 3, 2:45 pm, ganesh wrote: > Which is the best sound card that is now available and is > affordable.for linux system... -- "Freedom is the only law". "Fre

[fsug-tvm] Re: google voice and video chat plugin for linux..

2010-09-03 Thread bipin kumar
video chat in empathy works fine as long as your webcam is detected by your distro. however if u are behind institutional networks that block IM clients(i happens to be one such unlucky guys) empathy/pidgin wont be any help to you. the only possible solution is the web based video chat services lik

[fsug-tvm] Re: Win Crash

2010-08-26 Thread bipin kumar
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_show_2895.html On Aug 26, 3:45 pm, Jesse Francis wrote: > I installed Kubuntu 10.04 in a lenovo Ideapad Z560(with i3, 2GBRam), and the > win7 which was running fine till then and crashes during bootup after > classpnp.sys.. > and

[fsug-tvm] Re: KDE or GNOME?

2010-08-24 Thread bipin kumar
one more to the list PCLinuxOS - a derivative of mandriva (just like mint is derived from ubuntu) - has a polished ui, comes with some good set of apps and even multimedia playback out of the box On Aug 24, 4:53 pm, Sebin Jacob wrote: > A perception: > > Canonical concentrates on gnome based pl

[fsug-tvm] Re: Gmail Voice and Video Chat for Linux

2010-08-21 Thread bipin kumar
lol, figured i out i had accidentally switched off my webcam using the hotkey, silly me :-) On Aug 20, 9:12 pm, Subin Sebastian wrote: > @Bipin, it works for me. May be something wrong with your webcam. > Regards > Subin Sebastian -- "Freedom is the only law". "

[fsug-tvm] Re: Gmail Voice and Video Chat for Linux

2010-08-20 Thread bipin kumar
great news, but still it doesnt detect the webcam in my laptop. on a side note only cheese seems to be working fine with my webcam so far. On Aug 20, 8:44 pm, ashik salahudeen wrote: > http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/08/gmail-voice-and-video-chat-f... > > -- > aashik > > Mandatory Quote: "M

[fsug-tvm] Re: Union Bank of India Official website

2010-08-16 Thread bipin kumar
i think a better place to voice our suggestions would be the RBI itself. if they issue some guidelines saying that online banking services should offered through only browsers supporting security features such as, Extended Validation - SSL, in the interest of consumer, the banks would have to follo

[fsug-tvm] Re: install from an iso image

2010-08-16 Thread bipin kumar
on a follow up note this one will give you a better instructions http://www.blizzcraft.net/index.php?topic=1230.0 this uses the same approach as above but is more easily understandable caution : these methods use alternate installation cd image of ubuntu and not the live cd image bipin

[fsug-tvm] Re: install from an iso image

2010-08-16 Thread bipin kumar
hi, the following link had worked for me when i was installing xubuntu 9.10 onto a pIII system with a defective cdrom that didnt support usb booting http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-ubuntukubuntuedubuntuxubuntu-without-cdrom-drive.html maybe it will work for you as well bipin On Aug 15

[fsug-tvm] Re: Union Bank of India Official website

2010-08-14 Thread bipin kumar
y the common man's bank) services are browser and platform agnostic and even persuade the consumers to use only the current version of the mainstream browsers. Bipin On Aug 14, 4:04 pm, Joseph Winworth wrote: > Hi, > > I recently visited the Union Bank of India website to try out Inte

[fsug-tvm] Re: ubuntu 10.04 and sleeping monitor

2010-08-06 Thread bipin kumar
have you tried installing the stock ubuntu 10.04. i too have a nvidia card and it works fine for me On Aug 6, 9:26 pm, sanalkumar mr wrote: >  I' ve also tried  -- nofb vga=none  .That also was unsuccessful > My Graphics Card details : > 00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 [

[fsug-tvm] Re: Reliance mobile Broadband connection in ubuntu

2010-08-04 Thread bipin kumar
oops link for the repo got autowrapped into two lines while posting the link is as follows deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/trunk/ubuntu lucid main On Aug 4, 12:41 pm, bipin kumar wrote: > hi > >  ubuntu 10.04 network manager applet is capable os setting up mobile &g

[fsug-tvm] Re: Reliance mobile Broadband connection in ubuntu

2010-08-04 Thread bipin kumar
y to connect to the internet left click on the network manager applet. in the list that pops up select reliance to connect to the net hope this will help you Bipin Ps: sorry for the long instructions i wanted to avoid use of terminal (to which some are averse to) as far as possible :-) On

[fsug-tvm] Re: Reliance mobile Broadband connection in ubuntu

2010-08-04 Thread bipin kumar
hi On Aug 4, 9:50 am, sonal jain wrote: > Dear Friends > > How to reliance mobile (USB) broadband to ubuntu 10.04.?? > > cheers > Sonal > > -- > > > Sonal Kumar Jain > RF, Space Physics Laboratory > Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre > Trivandrum 695022 > INDIA

[fsug-tvm] Re: EduBOSS torrent and other downloads

2010-08-02 Thread bipin kumar
in linux execute the following command in terminal to generate md5 hash for your file md5sum replace the file name with your the name of your iso. this will generate a long string of alphanumeric characters. if these string matches with those given in the webpage the file you have downloaded i

[fsug-tvm] Re: gprs and bluetooth

2010-07-30 Thread bipin kumar
necessary packages Bipin On Jul 30, 1:26 pm, sanalkumar mr wrote: > Dear all, >              I've a Samsung C3010S mobilephone.I've to access internet in > laptop via blutooth. How is it possible.Can anybody help me. I've no data > cable for direct connection

[fsug-tvm] Re: Firefox problems.

2010-07-21 Thread bipin kumar
ent addon for syncing and taking backups of all u r firefox bookmarks, preferences and ui customizations. i use it to keep my firefox preferences synced between my windows and linux installation(the latter one being constantly deleted as i try different distros) Bipin On Jul 21, 10:09 am, Vyshakh wr

[fsug-tvm] Re: A query on Epic Browser

2010-07-15 Thread bipin kumar
components. Bipin On Jul 15, 12:05 pm, "Abhil@@sham" wrote: > I heard Epic Browser is a free software venture, but the irony is that it > doesn't have Linux version Why so ? > > -- > Emotionally Yours > > Abhilash Thadathil > Jawaharlal Nehru Univer

[fsug-tvm] Re: FOSS DVD authoring software

2010-07-13 Thread bipin kumar
qDVDauthor might also be helpful to you. check this links http://qdvdauthor.sourceforge.net/ it is also available from rpmfusion repos for fedora i think bipin On Jul 14, 6:32 am, Kartik Singhal wrote: > Need some advice (preferably with user experience) on a good free (or open > sourc

[fsug-tvm] Re: nvidia graphics problem

2010-06-18 Thread bipin kumar
as far as i know when you are installing proprietary drivers from ubuntu repos nouveau drivers are disabled so its not a problem. the problem you say arises when you are installing drivers using nvidia supplied source and scripts, which is not a concern for average users since the drivers supplied

[fsug-tvm] Re: nvidia graphics problem

2010-06-18 Thread bipin kumar
nvidia do not have opensource driver in the sense that they do not release their sources under GPL which means bugfixes and improvements are under sole discretion of nvidia and your distro vendor cannot optimize it for their build as well or bundle it with the os. however you still can download sou

[fsug-tvm] Re: windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

2010-06-17 Thread bipin kumar
just out of curiosity, why is grub2 crap ? personally i ve never had any problems with grub2. On Jun 17, 4:55 pm, David Shar wrote: > well Grub 2 is crap. If you wish to add more OS use GAG or Super Grub Disk. > I am glad that I served your purpose. > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:15 PM, nishan

[fsug-tvm] Re: GPT to MBR / extended partitioning..

2010-06-16 Thread bipin kumar
this link might be helpful as well http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/whatsgpt.html On Jun 17, 5:58 am, nishandh M wrote: > Hello, some relevant web links/comments on the follow would be of great > help: > > 1) Which standalone tool is good to *convert a GPT hard drive to an > MBR*one? Hope there w

[fsug-tvm] Re: GPT to MBR / extended partitioning..

2010-06-16 Thread bipin kumar
can u attach the screenshot of the partition table as shown by windows 7 disk management utility right click on My computer > select Manage > under the storage node select disk management Bipin On Jun 17, 6:13 am, nishandh M wrote: > The exact tool used was GParted 0.5.2 in Pa

[fsug-tvm] Re: After installation of fglrx (Ati driver) my boot splash goes vulgar

2010-06-16 Thread bipin kumar
this is basically a bug in lucid in case of systems with ATi and Nvidia cards after the proprietary drivers are loaded. i had the same with my nvidia based laptop. the fix for this readily available. try this link http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-the-Big-and-Ugly-Plymouth-Logo-in-Ubuntu-1

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux boxes can be p0wned - if you aren't careful

2010-06-16 Thread bipin kumar
, whether its in linux, windows or mac. if somebody do that, he is asking for trouble. Bipin On Jun 15, 9:55 pm, technikhil wrote: > Hi, >      Just in case anyone had any mistaken beliefs regarding Linux - it > is possible to p0wn a Linux box if it's maintainer is not ca

[fsug-tvm] Re: Oru Mani Vartha @ Manorama News 'shouts' against free software

2010-06-15 Thread bipin kumar
ublic about this fud. the open letter is a good idea, however i would like to add that sending this to manorama alone wont do any good. they may or may not publish it. its better to send the same to other media outlets as well. maybe someone will realiize the truth. Bipin On Jun 15, 4:03 pm, onoesimp

[fsug-tvm] Re: Intel Core I3

2010-06-11 Thread bipin kumar
the config is good but i would like to add that ATi cards have very bad driver support under linux(if u are planning to install linux) and the Dell 1520 Wireless-N card uses broadcom chipset. Bipin On Jun 10, 10:55 pm, Sistla Venkata Abhishek wrote: > Nice one :) :) Thanks for the info Rathe

[fsug-tvm] Re: Fwd: Information

2010-06-06 Thread bipin kumar
as a rule of thumb the centrino certified laptops are the easier ones to install any kind of open source distro, since intel is more open source friendly and release their hardware documention so that even third party developers can write drivers. On Jun 5, 11:05 am, Asha G wrote: > I am a new me

[fsug-tvm] Re: Nautilus issues

2010-05-21 Thread bipin kumar
just press ctrl + L and you can see the classic address bar On May 21, 7:11 am, Vyshakh wrote: > Nooo... > I dont want location bar... > I was asking about that tool which displays location of nautilus more > conveniently. It creates individual buttons for each folder we > opens... We can go to

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-18 Thread bipin kumar
er skilled in adapting solutions that are dissimilar to one he is experineced, converse is true for proprietary solutions as well. "where is Microsoft word ?" syndrome i mentioned earlier thread becomes valid over here. Bipin On May 18, 9:09 pm, nishandh M wrote: > On Tue, May 18, 2010

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-17 Thread bipin kumar
ing on in our country. we can debate over it in another place some other time. On May 18, 6:27 am, nishandh M wrote: > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:10 AM, bipin kumar wrote: > > "> 1) Kerala Govt has already forced GNU/Linux based system in > > > educational > >

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-17 Thread bipin kumar
by kids of some [public servant, if they want to do that they can buy their own stuff from their salary. on the lighter note do us a favour will you? read through your lengthy statements twice before posting. its getting very difficult make sense out of those statements, i can do better job making

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-17 Thread bipin kumar
cant be prickly about the amount of salt in the sambar etc bipin ps: posted from my win7/ubuntu lucid laptop :-) On May 17, 7:50 pm, nishandh M wrote: > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 5:53 PM, bipin kumar wrote: > > look you are going overboard over decisions that normal in a > > enter

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-17 Thread bipin kumar
ich i should say is doing a fine job under the circumstances Remember "there is nothing as free lunch". On May 17, 4:43 pm, nishandh M wrote: > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:52 PM, bipin kumar wrote: > > 1) Kerala Govt has already forced GNU/Linux based system in > >

[fsug-tvm] Re: What would be the best practice for the moment?

2010-05-17 Thread bipin kumar
1) Kerala Govt has already forced GNU/Linux based system in educational system and in administrative sections.It is not just 'let the user choose' ans. simple, here the user is the government of kerala, and they have chosen a solution that can meet their organizational requirements. On May 17, 11

Re: mailing list best practices, again (sigh!) (Re: [fsug-tvm] Linux haters blog)

2010-05-16 Thread bipin kumar
i am just asking what this thread is attempting to accomplish? to establish mailing list rules when there good set of rules already existing in place? what's the point in that? On May 17, 3:12 am, Praveen A wrote: > 2010/5/16 bipin kumar : > > > forgive me if i am wrong. isn&

Re: mailing list best practices, again (sigh!) (Re: [fsug-tvm] Linux haters blog)

2010-05-16 Thread bipin kumar
last 2 decades as far as i know and those rule hold still true in todays environment as well." won't happen again Bipin On May 16, 7:54 pm, bipin kumar wrote: > forgive me if i am wrong. isn't this discussion thread attempting to > reinventing the wheel? the mailing list pr

Re: mailing list best practices, again (sigh!) (Re: [fsug-tvm] Linux haters blog)

2010-05-16 Thread bipin kumar
imary objective of this group. hence is there any significance in continuing this thread? better we put our energy in doing other constructive things in the area of open source Bipin On May 16, 7:03 pm, Srihari k wrote: > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 6:15 PM, nishandh M wrote: > > "Why di

Re: mailing list best practices, again (sigh!) (Re: [fsug-tvm] Linux haters blog)

2010-05-12 Thread bipin kumar
the rules/guidlines of the group(which obviously includes not posting HTML formatted message, as far as my understanding of those guidelines goes). however if person has any problems with those guidelines then he/she shouldn't sign up in the first place. thanks bipin On May 13, 1:32 am, ni

Re: mailing list best practices, again (sigh!) (Re: [fsug-tvm] Linux haters blog)

2010-05-12 Thread bipin kumar
wow that formatting was one hell of a overkill On May 12, 11:04 pm, Praveen A wrote: > 2010/5/12 nishandh M : > > > This is just a repetition of the above, with some high lighting. pardon for > > using RTF, but I would like to get opinion on whether this seems offensive. > > I thought we ar

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux haters blog

2010-05-09 Thread bipin kumar
as person using computers from DOS era i will say that linux is user friendly as any other OS (i've to admit my initial foray into linux had some difficulties). the percieved lack user friendliness can be attributed to users understanding of computers. for a person conditioned in using windows, i

[fsug-tvm] Re: prob in tv tuner card

2010-05-09 Thread bipin kumar
can you be please more specific with problem.in all likelihood there is no driver bundled with ubuntu for your tv tuner card make, and hence it is not accessible. and the driver support of TV tuners card in linux is shaky at the best. the following site can help you get your TV tuner card working i

[fsug-tvm] Re: How to configure LG monitor TV in any free operating system.

2010-05-09 Thread bipin kumar
As far my understanding goes this monitor tv is no different from any other LCD TV (Bravia/Vierra etc) sets that can accept VGA/HDMI signals from your PC/Laptop/consoles. just plug it in to the PC using appropriate cables, VGA or HDMI and you are good to go. make sure select appropriate out put

[fsug-tvm] Reliance netconnect Issue with Lucid

2010-05-06 Thread bipin kumar
same kind problem and solution if any. thanks Bipin -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http:/

[fsug-tvm] Re: 2GB HDD, Any Distro recommendations pls?

2010-03-29 Thread bipin kumar
Also u can try moblin v2.0 its in beta http://moblin.org/community/blogs/imad/2009/moblin-v20-beta-netbooks-and-nettops-its-here On Mar 29, 10:12 pm, nishandh M wrote: > ASUS EEPC 2G surf waiting to get painted. > SPECS: > Intel Atom, 512RAM, very very humble 2GB HDD. > It has an SDcard slot for n

[fsug-tvm] Re: 2GB HDD, Any Distro recommendations pls?

2010-03-29 Thread bipin kumar
try ubuntu netbook remix, as the name implies it is supposed to be optimised for netbooks On Mar 29, 10:12 pm, nishandh M wrote: > ASUS EEPC 2G surf waiting to get painted. > SPECS: > Intel Atom, 512RAM, very very humble 2GB HDD. > It has an SDcard slot for non protruding expansion of storage. >

[fsug-tvm] Re: How to schedule disconnection of internet

2010-03-25 Thread bipin kumar
disconnect the connection, but i want the same to happen automatically without any kind of user intervention bipin On Mar 25, 9:09 pm, Raru Rv wrote: > If you need to disconnect the network then,click the network settings at > top-right side of the screen. > Then You may see an option as

[fsug-tvm] How to schedule disconnection of internet

2010-03-25 Thread bipin kumar
Bipin -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To pos

[fsug-tvm] Re: problem in installing firefox 3.6

2010-03-11 Thread bipin kumar
sudo aptitude install firefox-mozilla-build this will install the most current build of firefox On Mar 11, 8:58 pm, bipin kumar wrote: > if u have a decent internet connection you can install latest versions > of firefox using ubuntuzilla repository > below is the link theri home page where

[fsug-tvm] Re: problem in installing firefox 3.6

2010-03-11 Thread bipin kumar
if u have a decent internet connection you can install latest versions of firefox using ubuntuzilla repository below is the link theri home page where they have an howto to install firefox http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ubuntuzilla/index.php?title=Main_Page bipin On Mar 11, 8:44 pm

[fsug-tvm] Re: How to install Nvidia graphics card?

2010-03-04 Thread bipin kumar
f you have any more problems Bipin On Mar 2, 11:32 pm, Raru Rv wrote: > Me downloaded many from different link but none is working... > Just having only ablink in the screen...!!! > > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Raru Rv wrote: > > I installed in ubuntu by j

[fsug-tvm] Re: i did not like ubuntu 9.10 how to downgrade with out problem

2010-02-28 Thread bipin kumar
you can use alternate network manager like Wicd too. to install wicd in karmic execute the following in terminal sudo aptitude install wicd a word of caution this will uninstall gnome-network-manger as well for details refer to link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WICD bipin On

[fsug-tvm] Re: Mandriva+Reliance netconnect1x

2010-02-22 Thread bipin kumar
network settings of firefox. see whether work offline is not selected or it is configure use some proxy for connecting to the net Bipin On Feb 22, 10:49 am, JeevZ wrote: > I recently bought a reliance CDMA netconnect  1x modem.. packed with ZTE > dialer.. I have configured with usb_modswit

[fsug-tvm] Re: ubuntu 9.04 keyboard not detected while installing............

2010-02-22 Thread bipin kumar
since all touchpad devices use ps2 interface and insofar i have never come across any problem installing ubuntu to laptop(i've done it on sony, hp, dell and lenovo systems, the last one is my own system) Bipin On Feb 22, 1:36 pm, lovelyp wrote: > I had once experienced the same. I was

[fsug-tvm] Re: i did not like ubuntu 9.10 how to downgrade with out problem

2010-02-22 Thread bipin kumar
d connection as well, that too work perfectly out of the box in karmic using gnome network manager applet. maybe an update will fix your problem. Bipin On Feb 22, 1:35 pm, raghu ram wrote: > friends > > i upgraded my pc from ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 > > first my doubt is ubuntu 9.10

[fsug-tvm] Re: File sharing through Wi-Fi network

2010-02-20 Thread bipin kumar
Bipin just check whether the option 'visible' is checked for the folder you have shared. Bipin On Feb 20, 7:16 pm, Sajjad Anwar wrote: > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Sajjad Anwar wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM, bipin kumar wrote: > > >&

[fsug-tvm] Re: File sharing through Wi-Fi network

2010-02-20 Thread bipin kumar
password (xx) and click OK / Finish buttons now the share will appear as a network drive in the my computer. Well that is it for now. hope that it will work for you as it has done for me and all the best. Bipin Again i hope that this will work for you as it has done for me and

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