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How do I low level format a hard disk?
by Ian Douglas 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

Hi Folks, I was happily using my dual-boot Windows/Linux hard disk this morning when the PC suddenly locked up. If I now try to boot it I get the error message "Missing Operating System". If I boot from a Knoppix CD and do fdisk the confused entries in my partition table suggest my hard disk is about 70GB (when it is actually only 6GB). I am not sure what Linux repair tools would be any use, but if I run my Windows Norton's Utilities Disk Doctor program from CD it instantly comes back saying "Norton Disk Doctor cannot continue testing this disk. Only a low-level format will correct the error found". Searching back through my brain I seem to recall that many years ago I performed a low-level format on a hard disk using a facility within the PC's BIOS but cannot find this facility on my current PC (Compaq Deskpro 4000). Is anyone aware of any Linux progs which will perform a low level format of a hard disk? Thanks, Ian. PS: Don't know if it is relevant but the hard disk is a Quantum Fireball CR64A013

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Re: [Alug] Digital Camera
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Ian Bell wrote: >I have now been a bought a digital camaera, the Olympus C-120 which seems to >be the replacement for the D-380. It plugs into USB OK, gets detected and >SCSI emulated. However I cannot mount it. dmesg gives the following error >concerning it: > >usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 3 rqt 128 rq 6 len 18 rt -6 > >Any clues what is wrong and how to fix it? > >Cheers, > >Ian Ian, I doubt this helps, but I have to mount my camera via usb as type vfat, I have an entry in /etc/fstab that runs: /dev/sda1 /casio vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 Jenny

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Digital Camera
by Ian Bell 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

I want to buy and inexpensive digital camera from which I can capture pictures on my PC via USB. 2 megapixels will do me but of course I want it to be linux friendly. Any recommendations? Ian P.S At a pinch, transferring images via flash memory would be OK too.

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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bridge identification
by atit_ldce 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

hello... i am using red hat linux 7.1 which is connected to local ethernet i want to identify bride(s) in my network if any exists.. if exist i want to know address of the same... is there any utility or software for this... _____________________________________________________________________ Get your internet connection from the fastest growing digital network. ICENET visit our site www.icenet.net

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

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RE: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS
by Michael Sage 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

Tristan, I have just printed off a map for having Freethorpe as the broadcast centre. I think within 2.5 miles should be easy enough to do (bit of hardware cost involved for each thou). It would then cover: Beighton Halvergate Freethorpe Cantley Reedham I suspect within this area we should be able to get enough interest to make it viable. We can always have a line bigger than a meg put in here, although to be honest most people will be happy to have a perminant connection let alone more bandwidth, I know I would be, I have even looked at 64kbps leased lines, I want it more for the IP and the hosting stuff at home more than anything. If we just do the maths quickly. 1mb = 1024kb 1024 / 64 (the minium people would want) = 16 16 / 8000 (yearly cost) = 41.67per month To get down to the 64Kbps all people would have to be connected at once, BT have a 50:1 contention ratio on 512kbp ADSL pipes in a worst case this means people will only get 20Kbps so maybe we should let a couple more in?? Ideas please. Michael -----Original Message----- From: Tristan [mailto:trs@scott998.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 01 March 2003 12:22 To: Michael Sage Subject: Re: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS > If you could stick up a big enough arial and i can see you from here there great! hmm maybe i can pursuade the factory to let me use their silos.... no maybe not. is there going to be abroadband on this wan somewhere? i am /probably/ getting satellite link to the net (download only), so about 4-6 movies (divx) per night, according to a current subscriber. i am planning to get a small celery 1ghz - something like that, and put something like half a terabyte in, then it will sit there and grab any file going past (as the files are pushed during the night mainly) this could act as a file server for the network. ill probably put my mp3 collection on it too (20gb). this is going to take a while as ive just bought another BMW and have to pay for that first. 2 months maybe? probably nearer 4... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sage" <lists(a)theangel.net> To: "Tristan Scott" <trs(a)scott998.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: RE: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS > If you could stick up a big enough arial and i can see you from here there > is no reason why not, wireless arials will do about 30k as the crow flies, > so there is no reason why not! :o) > > Michael > > -----Original Message----- > From: main-admin(a)lists.alug.org.uk > [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Tristan Scott > Sent: 22 February 2003 11:21 > To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > Subject: Re: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS > > > hmm if freethorpe got it, would it reach to cantley? no methinks not. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Sage" <lists(a)theangel.net> > To: <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:03 PM > Subject: RE: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS > > > > Jen et al, > > > > The problem with invisible is they are only interested in commercially > > viable villages, which unfortunately Freethorpe isnt. I have been to one > of > > their meetings and what they do is put a leased line into a village and > then > > setup a wireless network round the village, they seemed to be a bit > unclear > > on the old security frount too, like talking about setting up a village > > server that all could access etc, this is not ideal as my missues (now > with > > month old baby) runsa business from home..... hmmmm. > > > > Regards, > > > > M > > > > BTW good to see the interest is there, maybe a ALUG meeting on it?? :o) > pref > > at the UEA, or I could see if we could get the village hall here, bit of a > > travel prob thou i feel. :o| > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: main-admin(a)lists.alug.org.uk > > [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk]On Behalf Of jenny > > Sent: 20 February 2003 09:56 > > To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > > Subject: [Alug] Re: wireless WANS > > > > > > Michael Sage wrote: > > >I would like to make an appeal to all of you without broadband in the > area, > > >how would you feel about setting up a wireless wan (they are doing it all > > >over the country and in other regions (Suffolk, Cambridge)). > > Hi Michael, > > a company called Invisible Networks are setting up the wireless broadband > > around Cambridgeshire, I'm trying to get it in Burwell at the moment. The > > CA are supplying grants if you apply in the correct manner to bring down > the > > installation fee. Perhaps IN will come to Norfolk if there is enough > > interest? > > Jen. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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! > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003 > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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! > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003 > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/2003

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Re: [Alug] PCI ADSL modems
by Craig 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 11:32:29AM +0000, Chris Walker wrote: > Why am I keen to buy an internal rather than an external or USB? The box > doesn't have a USB outlet on it but even if it did, I'd have the problem with > that as I'd have with a normal external device and that is leads and power. > I already have an external modem - 56k USR - on it and if I'm to leave the > smoothie box on all the time I'd like to have as few other things switched on > at the same time. http://www.dslsource.co.uk Go there, you're better off getting a adsl router with firewall built in anyway. Something like the speedtouch pro single port adsl router. Worth considering. -- (o_ - Craig Butcher //\ - IT Technician / Unix Support MTH/ENV @ UEA V_/_ - http://www.wizball.co.uk - Using Gentoo GNU/Linux

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Great new plans for alug library afoot!
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 28 Feb '03

28 Feb '03

Hullo All, Adam, Kirsty and I have agreed to share the job of setting up and running the alug library. We are hoping that one or the other of us can take the books to each meeting for members to browse through and borrow. We will even keep overdue fines low - say, two chocolate biscuits per book per week late? ;-) Our first job will be to try and gather together all the books we currently have, then have a think about how to get some more donations or freebies. Any ideas please mail us offlist, and if anyone currently has any alug books, could they do the same so we can start catalogueing them? I hold my hands up to having had Cathedral and Bazaar for at least three months, that is about ten packets of chocolate hobnobs I need to bring to the next meeting by now. Whilst I'm here: I'm currently working on some extremely exciting stuff here at work, and spend all day doing R&D with linux. It occurred to me recently that two years ago I was doing a very different job using very different software, and although I still ask ridiculous questions from time to time of the list, I would like to thank everyone for the help I got when I first joined and my ridiculous questions averaged three a day - your help and patient answers have stood me in good stead. Thanks! :-) Jenny.

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desktop icons
by BenEBoy 27 Feb '03

27 Feb '03

I don't suppose anyone knows of a program that can put icons on the desktop pls? I'm using fluxbox, and although I've seen nautilus working with it, I'm not a fan. It's a bit too...I dunno...clunky? I haven't been able to google anything (which I'm ashamed at ::grin::) and I've been racking my brain, but I don't think I've ever heard of anything apart from nautilus that will do it (well, apart from kde, but I don't fancy hacking the code out ::grin::) cheers, BenE

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