[SLUG] Distribution with maintained 2.4 kernel
Evening slugs, I'm in a bit of bind, in attempting to install Linux on a laptop (prior installation was Mandrake 9), I have come to the conclusion that that the 2.6 kernel will not play nicely with it. Specifically is has a USB keyboard which I believe is not abiding by some USB standard. The closest thing to a maintained 2.4 kernel distribution I've found is Debian Sarge. Fedora 3 would be of being the preferred choice, but no luck in finding any prebuilt 2.4 kernels. Ubuntu has had nothing but 2.6 kernels, but I see Dapper has 2.4 kernel in its universe repository but I do not know if that is going to be available when it goes Gold. I haven't had any further distribution experience of late, so treading on new ground. -- Simon Males [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] bittorrent clients
Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: FW: [SLUG] hylafax
Phill O'Flynn wrote: Apparently the problem lies in the ip_tables.config Hylafax seems to work if I do this: modprobe ip_conntrack modeprobe ip_conntrack ports=21,4559 modeprobe ip_nat_ftp ports=21,4559 but this does not persist across reboots. How do I do this? For a 2.6 kernel, and I know this works in SuSE 9/10, modify /etc/modprobe.conf.local and add options lines like: options ip_conntrackports=21,4559 options ip_nat_ftpports=21,4559 You might need to `depmod -a` to make this have effect. The next time you insert these modules (modprobe or insmod), it will use these port values. --Keith -- 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] Distribution with maintained 2.4 kernel
Simon Males wrote: The closest thing to a maintained 2.4 kernel distribution I've found is Debian Sarge. Fedora 3 would be of being the preferred choice, but no luck in finding any prebuilt 2.4 kernels. Ubuntu has had nothing but 2.6 kernels, but I see Dapper has 2.4 kernel in its universe repository but I do not know if that is going to be available when it goes Gold. I haven't had any further distribution experience of late, so treading on new ground. stick with Debian Sarge. You will get old debian love and the upgrades to the new gui stuff you want will be fine (once KDE gets in nicely) thanks dave -- 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] Xscreensaver too advanced!
Simon Wong wrote: It's Ubuntu but I've only done a bare bones installation by a seed file. I'm learning how to do that so I've probably left off something there too! did you include ubuntu-base? dave -- 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] Distribution with maintained 2.4 kernel
I wouldn't be saying this if it wasn't for the new LiveCD based installation, (which in fact I never layed an eye on), since most people find Gentoo to be too complicated to install. Get Gentoo (www.gentoo.org). Try the LiveCD (http://bouncer.gentoo.org/?product=gentoo-2006.0-livecdos=x86). If I had to guess, I would say your keyboard will get detected straight away. You'll get to see that even before installing it. ps: quite unlikely that linux 2.4 will help you in a better way than 2.6, specially if the subject is USB. On 3/14/06, Simon Males [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Evening slugs, I'm in a bit of bind, in attempting to install Linux on a laptop (prior installation was Mandrake 9), I have come to the conclusion that that the 2.6 kernel will not play nicely with it. Specifically is has a USB keyboard which I believe is not abiding by some USB standard. The closest thing to a maintained 2.4 kernel distribution I've found is Debian Sarge. Fedora 3 would be of being the preferred choice, but no luck in finding any prebuilt 2.4 kernels. Ubuntu has had nothing but 2.6 kernels, but I see Dapper has 2.4 kernel in its universe repository but I do not know if that is going to be available when it goes Gold. I haven't had any further distribution experience of late, so treading on new ground. -- Simon Males [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 -- Julio C. Ody http://rootshell.be/~julioody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Help with Falcom GSM modem
Hi, Can you please direct me to someone who can help setting up a PPP dial in server with a Falcom A2D GSM modem. What I need to come up with eventually is a that can be dialled into remotely over the mobile phone network to allow remote access to some plant equipment. Regards Rhett Lennox Director CADsultant Pty Ltd Tel/Fax: 02 9453 2650 Mob: 0408 447 919 -- 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] bittorrent clients
cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Bittornado. Have been using it since it entered Debian. Simple, nothing fancy to look at. I also tried Gnome BitTorrent Downloader, and it couldn't really impress me in the five minutes I spent playing with it. Bittornado was the first time I used BitTorrents, and it keeps me happily up to date with Stargate episodes :) -- Simon Males [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] bittorrent clients
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:45, cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. I've found the latest ktorrent (v1.2, for KDE/Qt) is quite a capable client. Of course, I'm a KDE die-hard... YMMV. Cheers, James -- She has an alarm clock and a phone that don't ring -- they applaud. pgpxiuowK6A50.pgp Description: 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] bittorrent clients
cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Azuerus. What is slow about it for you? Running or downloading? Running could be a java problem. Downloading is probably a config problem. At first I had some problems on the downloading side, but after learning how to tweek it to fit my bandwidth, it roars. Good stuff on the azuerus wiki about this. The only thing I don't like it is that it is tied to the gui (ya can't leave it running after you log off). -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Maintained 2.4 kernel
Would you consider DSL? Version 2.2b uses kernel version 2.4.26, -- 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] bittorrent clients
Yep sorry, slow in creating a .torrent for seeding. It's like pulling teeth :/ On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:18 +1100, Keith Hopkins wrote: cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Azuerus. What is slow about it for you? Running or downloading? Running could be a java problem. Downloading is probably a config problem. At first I had some problems on the downloading side, but after learning how to tweek it to fit my bandwidth, it roars. Good stuff on the azuerus wiki about this. The only thing I don't like it is that it is tied to the gui (ya can't leave it running after you log off). -- 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] bittorrent clients
I would prefer to use this, i.e. Bittornado as I would like to run it in a screen session that way i can ssh into it from work. But (i'm a noob) I can create the torrent using btmakemetafile but dont know how to start seeding the file on a site. So this is why I thought I would throw the question out there, just to see what other people use for BT'ing ;) Some people suggested to me (which I might head that way), is running a windoze session in vmware or something similar, and using a 'doze BT client as there seems to be more options in that OS than linux. (which is not my preferred option). Thanks for the help. On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 22:40 +1100, Simon Males wrote: cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Bittornado. Have been using it since it entered Debian. Simple, nothing fancy to look at. I also tried Gnome BitTorrent Downloader, and it couldn't really impress me in the five minutes I spent playing with it. Bittornado was the first time I used BitTorrents, and it keeps me happily up to date with Stargate episodes :) -- Simon Males [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: bittorrent clients
On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 08:45:55PM +1100, cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Given your later requirement to run the session in screen, consider the standard btdownloadcurses program. Wonderfully screen-friendly, and acceptably fast. - Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Maintained 2.4 kernel
It'd be nice to find the real problem. It's unusual for the kernel to lose support of a particular device, and they'd probably want to know about it. Also, perhaps it was some special patch that Suse used for that kernel, and going back to some generic 2.4.x kernel won't fix the problem. What's the device? What does lspci/lsusb say about it? Have you googled for info on it? It'd be a pity to restrict yourself to 2.4 kernels for the sake of one device. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: bittorrent clients
If I could ask a question about that, when I create the .torrent file how do I seed it? As my impression from the man 'btdownloadcurses' is only for downloading? Is this correct? Thanks for the input. Charles. On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 08:45:55PM +1100, cmyers wrote: Just asking some advice on what BT clients you guys use? I have tried Azuerus and found it so slow it was a joke. So I thought I would throw the question out to see what people recommend. Given your later requirement to run the session in screen, consider the standard btdownloadcurses program. Wonderfully screen-friendly, and acceptably fast. - Matt -- 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] Xscreensaver too advanced!
On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 21:39 +1100, David Kempe wrote: did you include ubuntu-base? um, no I have installed that now. -- Simon Wong [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] Xscreensaver too advanced!
On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 21:43 +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: Make sure you have ubuntu-standard and ubuntu-minimal installed. Check! P.S. Hope to catch up at LWA. Will proba see Pia at the stand so will ask your whereabouts ;-) -- Simon Wong [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] Xscreensaver too advanced!
On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 19:09 +1100, Erle Pereira wrote: sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales Thanks, I will give that a go... -- Simon Wong [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] email self test tool ?
I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? -- Voytek -- 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: bittorrent clients
On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 11:48:35AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I could ask a question about that, when I create the .torrent file how do I seed it? As my impression from the man 'btdownloadcurses' is only for downloading? Is this correct? No. A seed is nothing more than a client which already has all of the data file, and hence can provide any part of it to other clients. You just need to have the data file somewhere handy, and then point the program at the .torrent (which will refer to the tracker). The program will look at the torrent, verify the local file, then tell the tracker I'm open and ready for business. - Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: bittorrent clients
ahhh i see Thanks for the tips.. Ill give it a whirl when I get home (from work). On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 11:48:35AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I could ask a question about that, when I create the .torrent file how do I seed it? As my impression from the man 'btdownloadcurses' is only for downloading? Is this correct? No. A seed is nothing more than a client which already has all of the data file, and hence can provide any part of it to other clients. You just need to have the data file somewhere handy, and then point the program at the .torrent (which will refer to the tracker). The program will look at the torrent, verify the local file, then tell the tracker I'm open and ready for business. - Matt -- 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] Re: email self test tool ?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 12:12:09PM +1100, Voytek Eymont wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] perhaps? (slug@slug.org.au ?) - Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] email self test tool ?
On 3/15/06, Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows ofan email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ?Don't know of one, but could you not set up an email alias that forwards to the account you want the reply sent to? You can configure gmail (and probably others) to do this if you require an address outside of your network.Regards,Rob. -- 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: email self test tool ?
On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 12:51 +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 12:12:09PM +1100, Voytek Eymont wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] perhaps? (slug@slug.org.au ?) Using mailing lists to test email accounts makes baby Jesus cry. And it makes me want to come after you with a pickaxe. -- Pete -- 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] email self test tool ?
On Wed, March 15, 2006 12:58 pm, Rob Sharp wrote: On 3/15/06, Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? Don't know of one, but could you not set up an email alias that forwards to the account you want the reply sent to? You can configure gmail (and probably others) to do this if you require an address outside of your network. thanks the general idea was that is was email sent externally; I'll go through my old messages to see if I kept the details -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] converting *nix users to email users in Postfix
any Postfix experts here ? I have Postfix 2.1.5, all virtual domains/users are done throught MySQL lookup, that works fine. I'd like to 'convert' local users to be email users in similar fasion, through MySQL lookup as far as I can tell, I suceeded in converting with: . virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf # local_transport = local # local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps # local_transport = virtual local_recipient_maps = $virtual_mailbox_maps but,. I'm missing aliases... I've tried like: local_recipient_maps = $virtual_mailbox_maps, $alias_maps didn't seem to work any idea ? -- Voytek -- 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] email self test tool ?
What about gmail? If you need an invite let us know, I'm sure i have some sitting in there.. ;? On Wed, March 15, 2006 12:58 pm, Rob Sharp wrote: On 3/15/06, Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? Don't know of one, but could you not set up an email alias that forwards to the account you want the reply sent to? You can configure gmail (and probably others) to do this if you require an address outside of your network. thanks the general idea was that is was email sent externally; I'll go through my old messages to see if I kept the details -- Voytek -- 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] email self test tool ?
What about gmail? If you need an invite let us know, I'm sure i have some sitting in there.. ;? On Wed, March 15, 2006 12:58 pm, Rob Sharp wrote: On 3/15/06, Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to know of one, but, can not find it anymore, does anyone knows of an email self test system, where one can send an email and get a reply ? Don't know of one, but could you not set up an email alias that forwards to the account you want the reply sent to? You can configure gmail (and probably others) to do this if you require an address outside of your network. thanks the general idea was that is was email sent externally; I'll go through my old messages to see if I kept the details -- Voytek -- 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] Committee election nominations status
A short status update on nominations as found on http://www.slug.org.au/~grant/election.html President: Lindsay Holmwood, Grant Parnell Vice President: Lindsay Holmwood, Grant Parnell, Silvia Pfeiffer Secretary: Lindsay Holmwood, Mohammad Kaan (NA), Matt Moor (NA), Grant Parnell Treasurer: Ken Wilson Ordinary positions (3): Jeremy Apthorp, Chris Deigan, James Dumay, Mark Greenaway (NA), Matt Moor (NA), Matthew Palmer (NA), Telford Tendys (NA) NA = Nomination not yet accepted by the candidate. If you've been nominated and haven't yet accepted it would be nice if you could either accept or decline the nomination by emailing slug@slug.org.au with the word nomination in the subject line (it's what I use as a search term). You are free to do so up until the AGM. If anyone knows of any corrections to the web version let me know. -- ---GRiP--- Electronic Hobbyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasional nudist, Linux Guru, SLUG President, AUUG and Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, Tenpin Bowler, BMX rider, Walker, Raver rave music lover, Big kid that refuses to grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! Some people actually read these things it seems. -- 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] Maintained 2.4 kernel
Matthew Hannigan wrote: It'd be nice to find the real problem. It's unusual for the kernel to lose support of a particular device, and they'd probably want to know about it. Simply I can say that Fedora 3 and Ubuntu didn't work. Debian played nicely with the keyboard, but not the touchpad. I was working with a much more experienced system administrator and she spent a lot of the time trying to unload HID modules. Further the System Rescue CD (Gentoo based, but such a useful disk) worked fine, but I noted that it didn't load any USB modules. The SA suggested that the laptop didn't have a proper implementation of USB on the keyboard, as the USB hub worked fine. -- Simon Males [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] email self test tool ?
On Wed, March 15, 2006 2:36 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about gmail? If you need an invite let us know, I'm sure i have some sitting in there.. ;? thanks, yes, that will do, not exactly what I wanted, but, better that nothing -- Voytek -- 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: bittorrent clients
As it so happens, I've just recently been hunting for a decent bittorrent client written in curses... and here it is: apt-get install rtorrent :) -- - nornagon -- 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: bittorrent clients
On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 04:04:48PM +1100, nornagon wrote: As it so happens, I've just recently been hunting for a decent bittorrent client written in curses... and here it is: apt-get install rtorrent For fedora fans, it's also in fedora4 extras; yum install rtorrent. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] info needed desperately
dear slug I am a convinced linux user (on principle, not because I know anything about computers) I am retired and really appreciate not to get all the bugs around that other operating systems get. Now my HP officejet 635 printer has given up after 8 years and I need a new one. 'does this one support linux ?' never gets an unambiguous answer. The HP and Epson customer support people - not helpful. The shops usually have models that dont feature on the linux compatible list. Is there someone out there that can help ?? angela -- 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] info needed desperately
On 3/15/06, Angela Lindstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear slug I am a convinced linux user (on principle, not because I know anything about computers) I am retired and really appreciate not to get all the bugs around that other operating systems get. Now my HP officejet 635 printer has given up after 8 years and I need a new one. 'does this one support linux ?' never gets an unambiguous answer. The HP and Epson customer support people - not helpful. The shops usually have models that dont feature on the linux compatible list. Is there someone out there that can help ?? How about you tell us what model you think is suitable for your needs, and we will comment on if anyone has it or if it looks to be compatible. Thanks -- 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] info needed desperately
On 3/15/06, Angela Lindstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 16:26 +1100, Michael Fox wrote: How about you tell us what model you think is suitable for your needs, and we will comment on if anyone has it or if it looks to be compatible. Wow, thank you for responding. -and so quickly ! I am speechless. The Epson Stylus CX6500 Flatbed Colour Inc Multifunction is available at my local Officeworks for $299. That was ball park in size and price. Would have loved to have a fax as well, the photo capability seems to have replaced the fax. Can't have everything ! Any sluggers care to comment about the model above, I cant say I have any experience myself with that model in question. Thanks -- 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] info needed desperately
On Wed 15 Mar, 2006 at 16:27:52 +1100, Angela Lindstad wrote: Now my HP officejet 635 printer has given up after 8 years and I need a new one. 'does this one support linux ?' never gets an unambiguous answer. The HP and Epson customer support people - not helpful. The shops usually have models that dont feature on the linux compatible list. Is there someone out there that can help ?? I have found HP printers to have great support for Linux, are typically easy to setup on most distributions. This is due to the fact that HP themselves provide the drivers for Linux. I have a HP PSC-1210 at home, which is a Printer/Copier/Scanner, and all functions work perfectly fine on my Linux desktop, even the warning to tell me that I am low on ink :). For details of what is supported, and how far, have a look at: http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/productssupported.php Hope this helps. -- Scott Sinclair -- 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] info needed desperately
http://www.linuxprinting.org/ Angela Lindstad wrote: dear slug I am a convinced linux user (on principle, not because I know anything about computers) I am retired and really appreciate not to get all the bugs around that other operating systems get. Now my HP officejet 635 printer has given up after 8 years and I need a new one. 'does this one support linux ?' never gets an unambiguous answer. The HP and Epson customer support people - not helpful. The shops usually have models that dont feature on the linux compatible list. Is there someone out there that can help ?? angela -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannetlinux.com When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] ISP info leakage
Out of curiosity I looked at the source of a recent email and discovered that the sender's ISP had identified the suburb in the FQDN of the DSL IP that the sender used to connect to that ISP. A quick look in Sensis against the sender's name and I came up with a name and address match only one suburb away. The moral of the story is - Don't trust Optarse... -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannetlinux.com When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
