Re: [SLUG] Wiki suggestions?

. I've actually got an instance of that up and running - but getting it talking to AD for authentication is proving problematic - and I don't have the resources to dig into it properly. I'll keep investigating - maybe I can find one which is point and click. :) Thanks for your input. DaZZa -

[SLUG] Wiki suggestions?

on it customised by the marketing nazi's to make it look all company-ie. Any suggestions? Thanks. DaZZa -- 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] the curious case of the inaccessible websites

, or the network. I can't find the reference articles I dug up at the time as I'm mobile, but try a different browser and see if that helps. DaZZa On 08/06/2015 3:24 PM, david da...@kenpro.com.au wrote: I have a business ethernet internet connection from a TPG reseller. Suddenly some external websites

Re: [SLUG] Speech recognition

, from which you could *possibly* write something native for Linux - but it'd need to be developed on Windoze and ported, because everything native they have is designed for it. DaZZa On 29/01/2015 5:10 PM, William Bennett wrbennet...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking for some speech recognition

Re: [SLUG] Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

the desktop version of Ubuntu was smaller. :-) DaZZa -- 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] Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

to the UEFI stuff not liking being cloned. Thanks DaZZa -- 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] Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

double the time it would have taken to install again in the first place. I have to admit, this is the first time I've come across a UEFI enabled device - live and learn. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

[SLUG] Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

it? Not really an issue, because I've fixed them so they both boot now - but I'm intensely curious as to *why* this happened. DaZZa -- veg·e·tar·i·an: Ancient tribal slang for the village idiot who can't hunt, fish or ride -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

On 12 November 2014 15:25, Michael Chesterton che...@chesterton.id.au wrote: On 12/11/14 15:13, DaZZa wrote: Has anyone come across this before? Is it something specific to Ubuntu, or is it the stupid SecureBoot crap (which was turned off, by the way) they put into the BIOS for these things

[SLUG] Bi-directional rsync?

don't know if this is even possible with rsync - and if so, I don't know the options required to make it work. The current command being used is rsync -v -rlt directories Can anyone suggest a better option set which could make this a two way sync by just running on the one server? Thanks. DaZZa

Re: [SLUG] Bi-directional rsync?

rsync -options /dir1 server1:/dir1 You know, I never thought of that. Guess this shows how often I use rsync, huh? I didn't realise I could pull and push from the same machine. :-) Thanks - will investigate that too. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] 20 years of using Linux at home

or an early Slackware. Those were the days. DaZZa -- 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] Importing new SNMP MIB's

. strace might give me some hints - I'll work on this when I have a bit more time. Thanks for the suggestion! DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Importing new SNMP MIB's

don't seem to be able to get snmpwalk (or net:snmp) to use them. Is there some magic I'm missing somewhere to get the system to recognise the new MIB's? Thanks. DaZZa -- I have to stop saying 'How stupid can you be? I think people are starting to take it as a challenge! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

Re: [SLUG] ISP Recommendation

. Well worth looking at. Dazza sorry to disagree with you again :-) Don't be sorry. The day my comments are accepted as gospel is the day I shall go out and top myself! :-) 3 times in the last 10 years my ISP has been bought by iinet and each time I've moved on ... iinet DO speak english

Re: [SLUG] ISP Recommendation

at. DaZZa -- 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] DIY Linux Supercomputer

[Deleted] 5 lines out quote, *35* lines of bullshit self-advertising and some whitespace for a *ONE WORD* response? Someone hit this guy repeatedly with the email netiquette clue stick, please! ! DaZZa - woken from list slumber in disbelief -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List

Re: [SLUG] bringing down runaway samba process ?

not killing it, what else can I do short of rebooting it ? kill -9 20450 You can also try kill -2 or kill -3 which is are *quite* so drastic - kill -9 should stop the process immediately, but you will lose unflushed data. Cheers. DaZZa -- I have to stop saying 'How stupid can you be? I think people

Re: [SLUG] iTunes on linux

://www.ehow.com/how_5197743_download-itunes-linux-ubuntu.html Or have a look at this (rambles a bit, so I didn't go through it too much) http://www.ituneslinux.org/ DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: Unit - (was [SLUG] Ubuntu 11.10)

etc... the old interface is rumoured to still be possible, but nobody has managed to do it... this happens with commercial software for financial reasons which should not apply to opensource. Good heavens, anyone would think Microsoft had taken over Linux development! DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

Re: [SLUG] Reputable notebook repairer?

that repairing anything but a serious, high-end business grade machine if it's not under warranty just isn't worth the effort. It's cheaper to buy a new one, and you get a new machine warranty to go with it. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] Using a Dual SIM Android Smart Phone

-g6600d-unlocked-dual-sim-mobile-phone DaZZa On 29 September 2011 12:28, David da...@kenpro.com.au wrote: Can these be used on australian networks? On 29/09/11 12:17, Tom Worthington wrote: I have volunteered to talk on Using a Dual SIM Android Smart Phone at the SLUG meeting this Friday

Re: [SLUG] Text to HTML?

hard basket and leave it logging to text, then munge up something using text2html or similar. Thank god for VM's - at least I could do this in a pristine environment without risking anything else, and blow it away if I decide I've given it up as a bad joke! :-) DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

[SLUG] Text to HTML?

I'm stuck with at work, but if it's source and needs to be compiled, so be it. Thanks. DaZZa -- 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] How do I add a file (zip) to a package without compressing it

me, MAN is your friend etc etc tar -czf archive.tgz source1 source2 tar -Af archive.tgz source3 This'd add the first two files compressed, and the third uncompressed. The zip -0 method is easier. :-) DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] Hacked email

. Matt, who knows someone similarly affected. Your friend is like me - S.O.L. From what I've read, even if you *do* manage to convince Google you own the account, the hacker deletes all the mail in it anyway, and harvests the contacts before deleting them too - so you get nothing back anyway. DaZZa

Re: [SLUG] Hacked email

, please, please, ignore it (unless you're into scam-baiting). DaZZa -- 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] Hacked email

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Michael Chesterton che...@chesterton.id.au wrote: On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 3:17 PM, DaZZa dazzagi...@gmail.com wrote: My suggestion is to fill this form out ASAP. Any of your online accounts that use dagi...@gmail.com could reset your password at will. http

Re: [SLUG] Hacked email

identify you - and then they say We can't verify who you are, and you are 100% screwed. If Hotmail didn't suck so badly, I'd move to that. DaZZa -- 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] Re: ADSL download speed/settings

with ASDL2+ - I actually have a proper, working filter now. :-) DaZZa -- 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] Re: ADSL download speed/settings

- and the cabling in this house purely sucks. Call your ISP and ask if they can check your line - but remove any extension cables first, because the first thing they'll ask you is if your modem is directly connected to the phone socket. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] ADSL download speed/settings.

from the boundary point - usually in the street - with new cable and socket. 3) Make sure your modem has the latest possible working firmware on it. 4) Call your ISP and see if they can help. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs

Re: [SLUG] Testing live streaming for tonight's SLUG

. No loss or intermittent video flow. ?where the bottleneck is Optus, just like it is with their pathetic 3G network. DaZZa -- 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] Server licences

tot he O-O-B console and fix most problems. Your client needs, as other people have said, to clarify with the server vendor what these licenses' are for. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] Finding modules..

not supported [root@dev-app01 ~]# :-) DaZZa (stupid bloody Microsoft!) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Finding modules..

on them. :-) Cheers. DaZZa -- 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] Finding modules..

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Peter Chubb peter.ch...@nicta.com.au wrote: DaZZa == DaZZa  dagi...@gmail.com writes: DaZZa Learned folks...  Can someone shed some light for me on finding DaZZa which kernel module is loaded/providing the eth0 interface? as root, do   lspci -v It'll tell

Re: [SLUG] Finding modules..

joke. I managed to work around it by telling HyperV to present a legacy network interface - which SuSE recognises as a Tulip card - good enough for the purpose. Thanks to those who made suggestions. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] restarting samba ?

to look for ? Find your init scripts and issue samba restart. On a SuSE 11.1 box, I just do this web7:~ # /etc/rc.d/smb restart Your locations for these scripts may vary depending on what distro your media box is based on. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

[SLUG] SAMBA config experts?

the directory transfer defined above - permission errors every time. What the heck am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it? I don't want to muck around with SMB passwords or users - just want the damn thing to be browsable and writable. Cluestick application appreciated. Thanks. DaZZa -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] SAMBA config experts?

anything, but the system messages log was. In case anyone really wants to know what an idiot I was, the line path = /home/demo/dirwatched/ should have been path = /home/demo/dirwatcher/ along with the guest ok = yes Furrfu. Not my day! Thanks again folks. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

Re: [SLUG] Replicating Server - Connectivity

amalgamated link will give you 4 gig of link speed and redundancy, but be much cheaper. It all comes down to money. Copper is cheaper, but usually slower/shorter ranged. Fibre is more expensive, but way faster, and much less prone to electrical interference. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

Re: [SLUG] streaming video over ethernet ?

is in the correct format, VLC can subscribe to it. Fire up VLC on your PC, select Open Network Stream, and enter the required fields - protocol type (the version I have supports http, https, mms, ftp, rtsp, rtp, udp rtmp), address and port, and away you should go. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

[SLUG] Shell math/BASH question

. I'm not modifying it at the moment - simply copying bits from the script and pasting them into another terminal window to get the output without changing the script itself. Any advice regarding changing the math appreciated. Thanks. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] Shell math/BASH question

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:38 AM, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote: DaZZa == DaZZa  dagi...@gmail.com writes: DaZZa free='/external process' total='external process' DaZZa free_var=$(free%.*); total_var=$(total%.*); DaZZa per=$(($free_var*100/$total_var)); DaZZa The per figure is the one I'm

Re: [SLUG] Escaping illegal characters in filenames - how?

, (l)user has been attacked with seriously large clue stick and told to not do it again! DaZZa -- 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] Escaping illegal characters in filenames - how?

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Troy Rollo t...@parrycarroll.com.au wrote: On Friday 08 October 2010 08:03:32 DaZZa wrote: perhaps most importantly, (l)user has been attacked with seriously large clue stick and told to not do it again! Why? The only illegal characters in file names

[SLUG] Escaping illegal characters in filenames - how?

Folks. I've got an idiot user who has created a file on a Linux filesystem named -.mxf I need to rename this file, but can't for the life of me remember how to escape the - character so mv doesn't regard it as an option identifier. Can someone apply the cluestick, please? DaZZa -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Backups

if you're talking large amounts of data - LTO4 tapes run to about $50 a pop (maybe less if you buy in bulk), LTO5 is worse. DaZZa -- 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] Moving hard drives and data around

and Mac machines. but I see no reason why they wouldn't work with Linux machines as well. DaZZa -- 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] System admin graphing tools

is pretty good - I've used it in a couple of installations, and it'll do stuff cacti (my other default favourite) won't do, like alert on excessive link utilisation etc. Works with routers/switches (Cisco mainly) and servers with SNMP MIB's (disk, CPU etc). http://www.jffnms.org DaZZa -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] deleting older files from /boot

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Mark Walkom markwal...@gmail.com wrote: You are better off using apt (or dpkg) to remove the packages, eg; Which part of CentOS did you miss? CentOS != Debian/Ubuntu, and doesn't use apt by default. It's an RPM based distribution. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

[SLUG] R.I.P. Grant Parnell

by his side. Grant will be sorely missed by many, myself included. A memorial will be held at a time to be announced. Off-list contact for information, please. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] Switching Email outgoing gateways

setup Thunderbird for a friend the other day to POP her mail from Gmail, and use Google's SMTP server for outbound. The details are all in the settings for POP via Gmail's web interface. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http

Re: [SLUG] borrowing/renting external box for an ATA drive

is 42868, and you can find it on their web site (www.lindy.com.au) No, I'm not associated with them in any way, shape or form. DaZZa -- 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] ls lists numbers, not owner names

/passwd. Nor the group in /etc/group. grep 104 /etc/passwd should return a line something like this clamav:x:104:106:User for clamav:/var/run/hal:/bin/false If it doesn't, then there's your issue. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] ls lists numbers, not owner names

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, October 23, 2008 10:55 am, DaZZa wrote: DaZZa, Daniel, thanks how to fix, can I recreate clam entry with 'mc' editor ? or do I need to 'adduser' ? Easiest way is to just use useradd. Editing /etc/passwd

Re: [SLUG] TFTP server problems.

in the tftp config file for xinetd - however, I had to set that back to root and pass the -u parameter in the server args. Once I did that, lo and behold, it worked. Thanks for the push in the right direction. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

[SLUG] TFTP server problems.

for user nobody I think this means the service is trying to run as user nobody - despite the config file telling it to run as another user. Anyone got any clue why? Or can point out what I've stuffed up? TIA DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] Is someone is snooping my wireless?

but they failed. I've turned the wireless back on and they've vanished. Most likely someone just attempted a connect and failed, yes. But I will remain vigilant and implement as much security as possible. Constant vigilance! DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

[SLUG] Minimum username length?

Folks. Anyone know if there is a default minimum username length for some (or all) current Linux distros? I have a vague recall from somewhere it's 4 characters minimum - but can't find any documentation to back this up. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

[SLUG] Linux clustering - what are the options?

this into their setup. These boxes are used for presenting fileshares, as well as running an FTP server and some tape library management software. Thanks. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Easy way to duplicate a setup?

back quicker - most of the disk is empty, there's only about 15 gig of actual data/setup on a 160 gig drive - and still maintain the partition setup/bootability like using DD does? Willing to listen to anyone who has a cluestick and is willing to apply it. Thanks. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

Re: [SLUG] Debian question

to find/apply the latest ATI drivers to the video card. Damn thing is still refusing to do widescreen modes. :-( Won't even do 1600x1050 now. Thanks to all for suggestions. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au

[SLUG] Debian question

with the motherboard, I believe 2) Is this mode even valid? 3) Anyone know the magic to get this working? TIA. DaZZa -- 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] DST in debain

changed last year to bring the NSW Daylight Savings periods in line with other states like Vic, Tasmania and SA. Daylight savings is now from the FIRST Sunday in October until the FIRST Sunday in April. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] DST in debain

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Alex Samad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:09:45AM +1100, DaZZa wrote: That'll be because we're still in Daylight Savings Time - until NEXT Sunday. NSW law changed last year to bring the NSW Daylight Savings periods in line

Re: [SLUG] DST in debain

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Kevin Shackleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 11:26 +1100, DaZZa wrote: You should patch it. There *is* an update for Microsoft products - provided, of course, you're not running anything later than XP. WIndows 2000 or earlier - forget

Re: [SLUG] DST in debain

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Jamie Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one time, at band camp, DaZZa wrote: I've got a SuSE 9.3 box that I can;t get an update to the zone file for. Not that it matters for this particular box, but 9.3 'aint that old. You could grab the tzdata from

Re: [SLUG] Data Leakage Prevention and Detection

security contexts. That was fun to work inside. :) But the nice security vendor man installed a box on our network and gave me a certificate that promised we were secure! I have a bridge you can buy if you want, Simon. Going cheap! Great revenue possibilities! DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

[SLUG] Thunderbird question

into the inbox. Does anyone know how I can do this? It's driving me nuts! TIA DaZZa -- 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] Download Bandwidth Question

. The traffic is inbound into your link, ergo part of your downloads. DaZZa -- 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] USB to serial

. Cost a bit more, but well worth it. WindoZe did need drivers for it, from memory, but they were a once only install - don't recall if Linux did, but I don't think so. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

[SLUG] Quick and dirty mail/spam server

to {shut up, David!} :-) Suggestions? Is there someone out there who does a distro which is designed to do just this without mucking around? Or do I need to roll my own? DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] feedback sought on rrd monitoring apps

and either mysql or pgsql DaZZa -- 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] ADSL - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD

either of the places you've quoted - both faster *and* cheaper. If you're lucky enough to be on an ADSL2+ enabled exchange, you can get *much* faster. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] SCO delisted from NASDAQ

The final death throes begin... http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/LAW12419092007-1.htm DaZZa -- 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] Distributing Linux CD/DVDs

On 9/2/07, Ken Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: try http://www.elx.com.au/ Ken But you'd better hurry, 'cause they're closing the retail side of the business down. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

[SLUG] Fwd: Laptop repairs - anyone?

a decent place they go to for laptop repairs I can get a quote from to decide if this thing is worth fixing? DaZZa -- 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] Fwd: Laptop repairs - anyone?

perfectly, which eliminates the video card as the source of the problem. DaZZa -- 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] how do I log startup or where do I find the log?

the error messages before they fly by and KDE starts up. /var/log/dmesg keeps the most recent boot dmesg | less will show what would go to the console but has a limited buffer and may not have the actual boot if the server has been up for some time Thanks Dazza and Marty...checked

Re: [SLUG] [OT/2] Dual layer DVD media?

to order over the Internet. Officeworks. Last time I looked, a 5 pack of dual layer {verbatum} media cost about $13 or $15 or so. There's one near Chatswood, from memory, and also one at Brookvale. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs

Re: [SLUG] [OT/2] Dual layer DVD media?

On 7/13/07, Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13/07/07, DaZZa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Officeworks. Last time I looked, a 5 pack of dual layer {verbatum} media cost about $13 or $15 or so. There's one near Chatswood, from memory, and also one at Brookvale. Thanks. I think I know which

Re: [SLUG] Can SAMBA 3.0.24 be a BDC for a Windows 2003 domain controller?

domain controllers. You'll need to install another WindoZe box and DCPROMO it to get the distributed domain controller functionality you want. DaZZa -- 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] A file transfer problem

being established and working. Run ifconfig on both machines once you're attempted the pppd commands and see what you get - then post the results. DaZZa -- 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] ADSL ISP hosts

recommend avoiding Telstra and Optus like the plague, but that's my opinion only, and you are by no means bound to listen to it! DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Can php4 and php5 co-exist on the same box?

Greetings and salutations. I have a box whereon is installed php5. I have an application which one of my users wants to run which needs php4. Can I install php4 and php5 on the same box and have them peacefully co-exist, or am I going to run into massive problems? DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

Re: [SLUG] ls: colour codes/background colours

command. So, at a guess, look at your environment set | grep LS_COLORS and look for the two conditions you're having troubles with. Or run dircolors --print-database | less to see how it's setup. Of course, this assumes that Debian stuff does something similar to poor old SuSE. :-) DaZZa -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] ls: colour codes/background colours

On 4/21/07, DaZZa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, at a guess, look at your environment set | grep LS_COLORS and look for the two conditions you're having troubles with. Or run dircolors --print-database | less to see how it's setup. Of course, this assumes that Debian stuff does something similar

Re: [SLUG] ZGV replacement?

On 4/14/07, Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote who=DaZZa Back in the Good Old Days [tm], I commonly installed and used a nifty little program called ZGV - a GIF/JPG/PNG viewer for command [I.E. non-X] installations. Anyone know of anything that'll do the job? Failing that, anyone

[SLUG] ZGV replacement?

at the error messages {which I can email off-list} and suggest what I have to do to compile ZGV again? DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] What app handles .DWG files?

On 4/7/07, Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as per the subject AutoCad, or one of its variants. Good luck finding an open source replacement. That's one horrible format. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

it is I'm not gonna say yours will specifically work. Any help etc. I should point out that I'll take the Windows-laden hard drive and store it elsewhere. I do have some standards. You should encase it in lead and bury it. That way the world will be safe from its contamination! DaZZa -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Should I host my own domain?

exchange - iinet does. Which means I'm stuck with dynamic, 'cause I don't wanna go that much slower than the 15 meg download I get now. :-) I'll shaddup being off topic and get back in my box now. :-) DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] Should I host my own domain?

across a commercial grade sDSL service with almost 100% uptime - I think the link has gone down twice in the last 12 months, and one of those times was my fault. DaZZa DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] OT: Phone number portability and ADSL.

of the number from Optus back then. Just a general question for the list for any ideas/options on how I tackle this? One word. TIO. Although, I'd ask them {Telstra} for a technical reason behind the rejection first. Of course, you could always just change phone numbers. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] Searching the list archives

= Problem In Chair, Not In Computer. HTH. DaZZa -- 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] DIY networking kit at Aldi.

On 1/4/07, Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and a $12,000 fine for using it if you do an installation. Only if said installation connects to the PSTN. DaZZa - top posting sucks. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http

Re: [SLUG] DIY networking kit at Aldi.

. A registered cabler must install data cabling for computer networks that connect to the telecommunications network. If the network concerned doesn't connect to the PSTN in any way, shape or form, then you don't have to have a licenced cabler do anything, nor are you liable for squat in fines. DaZZa

Re: [SLUG] access to internal web server

at the modem allowing access to its web interface via the outside IP address if I were you - that's asking to be hacked. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

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