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Re: [ALUG] Yaboot Ubuntu
by MJ Ray 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Mark Ridley <mark(a)webb-heath.com> wrote: > Alternatively you can just sudo su - or sudo bash, to get a root > shell to work with. Or on many systems: sudo -s Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray - see/vidu http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html Somerset, England. Work/Laborejo: http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ IRC/Jabber/SIP: on request/peteble.

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Yaboot Ubuntu
by Simon Royal 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Hi I have a Mac which dual boots between Mac OSX and Ubuntu 6, and Ubuntu boots by default. I know I need to switch something in Yaboot but I can't seem to work it out. Also Ubuntu doesn't have root user and I can't work that out either. Sorry, I'm a bit of a Linux newbie --- www.simonroyal.co.uk - The box said requires Windows 2000 or better, so I bought an Apple Mac. There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't

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RE: [ALUG] Yaboot Ubuntu
by Mark Ridley 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Alternatively you can just sudo su - or sudo bash, to get a root shell to work with. -Mark -----Original Message----- From: "Wayne Stallwood" <ALUGlist(a)digimatic.co.uk> To: "ALUG" <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> Sent: 23/12/06 16:33 Subject: Re: [ALUG] Yaboot Ubuntu On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 15:15 +0000, Simon Royal wrote: > Hi > > I have a Mac which dual boots between Mac OSX and Ubuntu 6, and Ubuntu > boots by default. I know I need to switch something in Yaboot but I can't > seem to work it out. Sorry never used Yaboot so not really the best person to advise on this (and guesswork on bootloaders is usually a bad thing) Ubuntu Forums will probably be a good start for some advice. > > Also Ubuntu doesn't have root user and I can't work that out either. This is an intentional thing for Ubuntu, it's to discourage using the system of Root logins. What you have instead is users (like the one you generated as you installed the system) who are listed in the /etc/sudoers. These users can execute a command as root by placing sudo in front of it and then typing their password when prompted. This is considered more secure than using the root login. sudo is quite powerful as you can restrict certain users to only being able to sudo certain commands, control whether they are prompted for their password or not, log all sudo commands etc etc. However if this is not for you then login as your regular user, and do a sudo passwd root, type your current password when prompted and then enter and confirm the root password. _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!

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DAT tapes going free - any use to anyone?
by cl＠isbd.net 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

I have twenty or more DAT tapes (proper DDS computer data ones) which I no longer have a use for, they're nearly all 90 metre ones as far as I can see. Are they of an use to anyone here? -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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Really odd bash error - probably configuration
by cl＠isbd.net 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

I have a really odd bash error which I can't diagnose at all at the moment. It refuses to run any script in the current directory when running as bash. If I run sh instead it works. E.g. I have a script called 'build' in /home/chris/ikiwiki Whether or not it has #!/bin/bash at the top of it then when I enter 'build' I get the error:- bash: ./build: No such file or directory However if I put #!/bin/sh at the top of the script (or if I run sh) then it runs without problems. Ah, I have a clue, it seems as if bash doesn't want to run scripts which are in the current directory even though . is on my path. Is there some sort of clever security flag in bash that prevents this? If a script is in (for example) /home/chris/bin (which is on my path) it runs OK with a #!/bin/bash at the top, however if the script is in the current directory I get the error even though . is on my path. Wierd! Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong? I'm sure it didn't used to be like this. -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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MP3s to AudioCD tracks?
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Hi Folks, I have a bunch of MP3s, and would like to convert them to AudioCD files so that I can burn them as succesive tracks on an Audio CD (i.e. in particular, you can pick a track on a CD player, or play the lot through in one go). Any suggestions? And, in case I {don't reply before Christmas | forget}, Happy Christmas and New Year to All! Cheers, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 20-Dec-06 Time: 19:59:21 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Newbie needs advice on wireless networking
by Chris & Barry Chater 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Hi I have just installed ubuntu 6.10 on a 5 year old Packard Bell Laptop and would like to connect to my Netgear router via wireless or RJ45/Usb connector. Not being to technical minded i don't want to get into source codes etc at the moment.So i would like a wireless pci card that works out of the box, or a usb wireless adapter that does the same. Failing this i could plug a usb/Rj45 connector and use a long lan cable. Have trawled through through various Linux sites, only to find that the equipment that works only seems to be sold in the USA or is discontinued. I would really like some guidance of which way to go on this as i I would really like to get on the internet with Linux. Can not really see the point of praising Linux on a Windoze Machine. This is my second installation of Linux, have tried Core 6 but found Ubuntu easier for me to use, love the games. I do hope someone will help a nearly silver surfer get surfing with Linux ( hope the waves are not too high)! Thanks Barry C

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Re: [ALUG] Post-Christmas meal
by David Reynolds 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

On 15 Dec 2006, at 1:02 pm, sfr wrote: > Votes for 11 January or 8 February? +1 for 8 February Cheers, Dave -- David Reynolds david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk

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How to find what terminal fonts are available?
by cl＠isbd.net 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

How does one find out what terminal fonts/typefaces are available on a system? I thought that either xfontsel or xlsfonts would tell me but I can't seem to see any correlation between what they tell me and what is allowed in the "-fn <fontname>" parameter for rxvt or xterm. -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless
by Chris & Barry Chater 19 Dec '06

19 Dec '06

> > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Chris & Barry Chater) > 4. Re: Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Wayne Stallwood) > 7. Re: Post-Christmas meal (Jonathan McDowell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:47:09 +0000 > From: Chris & Barry Chater <ourpost(a)tiscali.co.uk> > Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless networking > To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > Message-ID: <45853C4D.8010504(a)tiscali.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi > I have just installed ubuntu 6.10 on a 5 year old Packard Bell Laptop > and would like to connect to my Netgear router via wireless or RJ45/Usb > connector. Not being to technical minded i don't want to get into source > codes etc at the moment.So i would like a wireless pci card that works > out of the box, or a usb wireless adapter that does the same. Failing > this i could plug a usb/Rj45 connector and use a long lan cable.------------------------------ > Hi again Thanks for all the replies, loads of good advice. I now think i need to clear up some of the finer points. The slot on the computer is slightly over 2" wide and when a card is pushed in, two black buttons pop out.so i would suppose this is called a PCMCIA card slot.I don't Know if the laptop supports cardbus but it was purchased in 2001 and the old OP system was Windoze millennium.Looked at the link for solwise cards, thanks for that.What i would really like to do is use an Ethernet cable, the problem is no Ethernet socket on laptop, so can anyone recommend a site for PCMCIA Ethernet cards and do they work out of the box with Ubuntu? Also has anyone used a Ethernet usb adapter as i am thinking of one of those but don't know if they work with Ubuntu and don't want to waste money on something that does not work. Also do not think laptop is wireless aware as no antenna,or switch, the processor is a pentium 3. Thanks again Barry Chater > > > > > >

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RE: Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless
by Mark Ridley 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Excuse the reply style, I'm mobile. I have one of these lying around at home somewhere, you're welcome to it if you want it. I think it's 56k isdn ethernet. Just drop me your address and I'll post it on. Cheers. -Mark -----Original Message----- From: "Wayne Stallwood" <ALUGlist(a)digimatic.co.uk> To: "ALUG" <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> Sent: 18/12/06 19:47 Subject: Re: Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless Xircom/intel Realports are no longer available new but work really well on Linux and have the advantage over others that there is no dongle thing hanging out the side the ethernet cable plugs straight in. They can usually be found for next to no money on ebay. However you need 2 PCMCIA sockets to accommodate the height, if you have two release buttons (one above the other) then you have a dual socket and therefore can accommodate one of these. I have had success with little or no effort with various USB ethernet thingies, but sadly cannot tell you which ones as they were unbranded el-cheapo purchased in an emergency from a local computer shop. _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!

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Post-Christmas meal
by sfr 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

At the pubmeet last night (photos at http://sfrsaluganddebianphotos.ukgeeks.co.uk/c1161003.html), it was mooted that we could have the much-delayed ALUG post-Christmas meal in the Reindeer's new restaurant, on a second Thursday. The advantage would be that the Second Thursdays get a good turn-out and all we'd have to do is to eat as well as drink and talk. Votes for 11 January or 8 February? -- Elisabeth/elspeth/sfr

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Kmail Problem-cannot view messages
by Nick Daniels 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Hi My Kmail has just started failing to dislay messages All I see is a "greyed out area". I can only read message by View source, or Forward Inline. I have not changed any settings since installation. System - Kubuntu Edgy Kind Regards - Nick Daniels

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Recommendations for mobile internet access
by Ashley T. Howes, Ph.D. 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Hi all, I'm looking for advice regarding truely mobile internet access. I'm going to be doing a lot of travelling around the UK early next year and want to get onto the internet as and when I want. I can sort out a wireless card for my laptop, so if there is an access port (at the hotel, or via BT) all is OK. My question is about access outside of this. I've had a brief look at services from Vodafone (my current mobile provider) who offer a 3G USB dongle which offers 'broadband' type speed. Not sure if this will work with Linux, but I would use Windows if needed. However, 3G coverage is still limited, and it's unclear what happens if you move out-of-range, e.g. does the dongle just stop working, or does it continue with a slower protocol? The slowest option I expect would be GSM from my phone (bluetooth between Mac and phone), but I expect this would be charged per minute and outside of my inclusive minutes if to a 0845 internet access point. Please can those who currently do this share your experiences, recommendations and strategies for doing this effectively. -- Ashley T. Howes, Ph.D. http://www.ashleyhowes.com/ "I remember the very things I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget." - Cicero

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Kubuntu, Keyboard does not function.
by Nick Daniels 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Hi I had problems installing Kubuntu Edgy with the desktop CD as the PS2 keyboard did not function i.e. no keys worked. I tried the alternate install and was this installed until rebooting, still no keyboard. I have found that if I unplug all usb devices and then reboot, keyboard functions. I also had this problem with earlier versions of Etch. Does anybody know how to cure this, can find nothing on Ubuntu Forums, all other Linux Distros I have tried function O.K. on same system. Kind Regards-Nick Daniels

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Anyone use kbiff with maildir
by Barry Samuels 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

All of my mail boxes have been in mbox format but I thought I'd try maildir as it's safer in the event of one email being corrupted. So I set up a mailder box using Balsa and moved the contents of the mbox to it. Fine - I now had 437 emails in the new maildir mail box. I also use kbiff to alert me to new mails and it told me that I had 437 emails in total with 190 being unread which was nonsense 'cause they'd all been read. I tried marking them all unread and then all read - nope it still insisted that 190 hadn't been read. From what I understand of the maildir format the individual files were all marked read. I even, sneakily, altered the value of the unread mails in the kbiffrc file to zero but, no, it still insisted that 190 of them had not been read. In the end I changed back to mbox format and kbiff is now happy and so am I. Anyone come across anything like this before? -- Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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[ALUG Announce] 2nd Thursday Norwich Meet : Reindeer, Dereham Road
by Jonathan McDowell 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- The monthly "Second Thursday" ALUG Norwich Pub Meet is this Thursday, 14th December. It's at the Reindeer pub on the Dereham Road, just opposite the City Gate. People will be there from 8pm-ish, though there may be a few people there earlier. I will finally be able to make it again myself. Topics for discussion will no doubt be as varied as ever. The Reindeer has a reasonable selection of beer as well as decent coffee (with biscuits, if you're lucky). Directions to the Reindeer can be found at: http://www.alug.org.uk/venues/reindeer.html Pictures of some of the regulars, and irregulars, and, well, just some pictures of people that might or might not turn up are available from: http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2006-02-ALUG/ http://the.earth.li/~noodles/stilvoid-alug/mp20050811/ http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2005-01-ALUG-Xmas/ http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2004-08-ALUG/ Which should hopefully aid those of you wondering who to look out for. We're /normally/ just to the left of the main entrance, though sometimes we've ended up at the far end of the pub beside the pool table, as there are comfy seats at that end. J. -- What do you mean NO SAVING THROW? ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Require something like a blog, but not on the web
by cl＠isbd.net 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

I'm looking for some software that might be described as a blog (or diary) but I don't really want/need it to be web visible. It's more for creating a 'timeline' of events over the years, I want to be able to cross-reference stuff and to have links to external stuff. The requirement for links and cross-references does sort of suggest HTML, that would be alright, but I want ease of creation and simple formatting rather than an elegant web presence. Ideally the format would be plain text or HTML or at least the content should be possible to export in one of these formats to enable content to be preserved when/if the software to generate it has gone. Any ideas, suggestions, places to look? -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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Blocking MSN
by Mark Rogers 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Has anyone here had any success blocking MSN traffic through a Linux gateway/proxy? [Mine is running SME (www.contribs.org), derived from CentOS4] All net access is going through the box, with a transparent Squid proxy with Dansguardian. -- Mark Rogers More Solutions Ltd :: 0845 45 89 555

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IBM OS/2
by Richard Bensley 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

Does anyone want a free original boxed copy of IBM OS/2 on floppy disk? Version 2.11. Only been installed once, and was quickly replaced with windows NT! I can bring it to the next meeting, or I can post it. Cheers Rich

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udev, usb, dhcp server and 2.6.16.2_amd
by Jenny Hopkins 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

Hi there, Has anybody had any success with udev on a 2.6.16 kernel, debian sarge, and usb dhcp server? With a 2.6.2 kernel, i386 and hotplug I had this working fine with the addition of a few lines in /etc/network/interfaces: mapping hotplug script grep map usb0 This is no longer working. Thanks, Jenny

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Microsoft Firefox
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

http://www.msfirefox.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 02-Dec-06 Time: 09:36:54 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Laptop wifi help - need to automate dhclient
by Mark Rogers 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

I have a laptop running Kubuntu 6.10, which is recognising its 3Com wireless USB dongle (3CRUSB10075) using ndiswrapper. When I run "dhclient eth1" it even gets itself an IP address and seems to work fine. Where I'm stuck is getting it to run dhclient itself automatically when the WLAN dongle is connected. The laptop is for a customer who is collecting it this afternoon, so I'm hoping for some quick suggestions if anyone has any. [Apologies to any PLUG subscribers who are here also for the duplication, I'm hoping for a wider audience given the limited timescale I have to get this working.] -- Mark Rogers More Solutions Ltd :: 0845 45 89 555

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USB, I'm lost
by cl＠isbd.net 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

I'm trying to get my Slackware 11 system to see USB devices but at the moment I'm having no success at all. Plugging either a digital camera or a memory stick into the USB sockets elicits no response at all, nothing in any of the log files, nothing that I can see in the /proc area. If I do 'lsusb' I just get:- Bus 1 Device 1: ID 0000:0000 Bus 2 Device 1: ID 0000:0000 Bus 3 Device 1: ID 0000:0000 I'm running a 2.6.18 kernel. What do I need to do to get something useful to happen?! -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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executable script gives error "file not found"
by Jenny Hopkins 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Hullo there, I've been setting up a debian box to be a clone of several other like boxen. The new box has amd64 architecture and the old i386. Apart from that they are all still on debian sarge, 2.6 kernels. One thing all the boxen have in common is that they share files over an nfs mount from a server. Some of the files are binary executables. Now, on the new box, they simply won't run: I get the error balloon@capirossi:~$ /home/balloon/bin/balloon-audio-off bash: /home/balloon/bin/balloon-audio-off: No such file or directory The same error appears when running it as root. The file is executable. The selfsame file also runs no problem from the other computers using it. All I know about the file is that it invokes the bash shell and that it is sending data to the parallel port. I put together a test bash script to idiot check bash and that ran ok. I'm baffuffled. Thanks, Jenny

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