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Re: Update you Bookmarks was RE: [Alug] Red lodge meeting - going ahead?
by MJ Ray 19 Oct '01

19 Oct '01

Adam Bower <abower(a)thebowery.co.uk> writes: > Would it not be a good idea to kill the old UEA list now anyway so that we > don't get list fragmentation? One just forwards to the other, but I'll try to set up a vacation message when I next log in there. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] pcmcia/eth0
by MJ Ray 19 Oct '01

19 Oct '01

"Ricardo Campos" <corez23(a)linuxmail.org> writes: > Funnily enough, that's what my box says- "Maintenance Mode", but it > *DOES* shut down as well, using: > shutdown -h now Erm, what command were you using? On most (all?) Linux systems, calling halt from a non-zero runlevel will invoke "shutdown -h now", but don't *ever* try that on another system. "telinit 0" is probably another synonym. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] pcmcia/eth0
by Ricardo Campos 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

> btw if your x86 box is in runlevel 0 then it is switched off but on some > architectures it means the machine is actually in a system maintenance > mode but I have only ever seen this once myself on some very strange > hardware and may now be a nice legacy from the olden days of Unix or on > very odd computers. > btw if your x86 box is in runlevel 0 then it is switched off but on some > architectures it means the machine is actually in a system maintenance > mode but I have only ever seen this once myself on some very strange > hardware and may now be a nice legacy from the olden days of Unix or on > very odd computers. Funnily enough, that's what my box says- "Maintenance Mode", but it *DOES* shut down as well, using: shutdown -h now So, thanks NuTTer, you were totally correct. I'll be off to find an alias for this command (or create one that I'll remember). Ricardito -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Distributed.net
by Ricardo Campos 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

Fancy getting an ALUG team for the www.distributed.net challenge? The client is really unobtrusive... (it's running on a few servers here!). Let's do Linux proud! :) -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Red lodge meeting - going ahead?
by MJ Ray 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

Adam Bower <abower(a)thebowery.co.uk> writes: > I will try to be there, I think some of the camlug people may turn up. I'll be there, unless something unforeseen occurs. Adam had better be there. Anyone got a projector? Has camlug's list server gone titsup? My subscribe message just bounced, after a week of waiting. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] pcmcia/eth0
by NuTTeR 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

Try "shutdown -h now" to halt the system this should unmount all the disks that are mounted on your computer...or are you allready trying that? sorry i cant help with the rest im a newbe myself. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email address today at www.nofx.com!

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Re: [Alug] UEA Meeting booked.
by MJ Ray 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

willaby(a)pgen.net writes: > As per request. A room is booked at the UEA for 25th November, 2 - 6. Nelson Court B Common Room. Which one is B? Quick rationale: we're no longer able to use the Hive because it is booked for ballroom dancing on Sundays and most other Union House venues are taken up by Ents. Nelson Court Common Rooms are no worse for unloading (their small car park is a short walk away) and are at ground level. The downside is no network, unless someone is able to plug wireless kit into tsw's office, which is almost line-of-sight... -- MJR

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Who knows about Diald ?
by barry＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 18 Oct '01

18 Oct '01

Debian 2.2 - kernel 2.2.19 I have just tried to setup Diald without much luck. Having installed it I noticed that it tried to connect immediately after boot up. Why should it do this? I had changed the 'Connect' script to suit my requirements as per instructions and also the configuration file. I also noticed that rwhod was trying to contact the IP address (194.109.2.10) in the configuration file every 3 minutes. Is this IP address supposed to be a dummy address ? Am I supposed to change it ? When Chat was started there was an 'alarm' in the output after the modem initialisation although the script would go on to connect but the connection was almost immediately closed. I have now uninstalled it to prevent the very many rwhod messages in the log complaining that it couldn't contact 194.109.2.10. Has anyone installed it and got it working successfully? A few tips would be appreciated. Oh all right then, a lot of tips! Barry Samuels Professional Diald Dummy.

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Progeny Debian
by John Seago 17 Oct '01

17 Oct '01

further to my earliersubmission re Progeny Debian I have just had another go at getting it in, (same result). I then went to Progeny's site and found that as of the 1st of October it isno longer being developed and the last was on sale until the 15th, those who bought a set with support will be supported until December. see: http://www.progeny.com/archive/debian/ John seago

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Re: [Alug] Linux Distribution Sources
by MJ Ray 17 Oct '01

17 Oct '01

oms101(a)freeuk.com writes: > I don't know why one should not to get a Linux distribution from > where ever you find one. Magazine duplicators don't know enough about Linux to actually test the discs they produce and will quite happily print many thousands of the things that should only be used as drinks coasters. The magazine, if they know about the problem, don't usually admit it, as it makes them look bad. I can only think of one case where replacements were issued. Even better are books with CDs in with them :-/ Buy your CDs from someone who a. knows enough to test them properly; b. is honest enough to replace duds. That concludes this public service broadcast. -- MJR

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