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die die die
by Craig 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Sorry guys, just feel like going on the rampage because X froze 30 mins ago and the mouse cursor was still moveable. Grrrrrrrrrrr.. -- (o_ .----------------------------------------. //\ | Craig Butcher | http://www.wizball.co.uk| V_/_ | - Using Debian GNU/Linux - | `----------------------------------------'

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OT: opennap
by Ricardo Campos 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Anyone know of any reliable opennap servers? I can't seem to find any that will allow me to connect to them. :( (E-mail off list if you want) Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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ALUG early July @ King's Lynn
by MJ Ray 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Well, with roughly equal numbers expressing an interest in Lynn and Ely, I've booked a meeting room at the North Lynn Discovery Centre for 2pm-6pm on Sunday 14th July. I'll post more details later (like a proper announcement and how to get there), but there's car parking, wheelchair access (I'm fairly sure) and the fast food cafe should be open. So, who else is coming and what are we looking at this time?

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Script to resync software ide raid filesystem
by ben＠plexer.freeserve.co.uk 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Hi, I have an SME server running ide raid and was wondering if anyone knew of a way to code some sort of shell script so that if one of the drives fails you can power down the box replace the drive then run said script to initialise the partitions on the new device the same as the single drive of the mirror that is running and then start the resync proccess keeping you informed every now and then of hwo it's coming along and when it's finished, possibly. Ideal solution would be fireable from the a php page that can be linked into the main web interface. www.e-smith.org if anyones interested. Cheers, Ben _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890

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Humour: Introducing Monday
by Keith Watson 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

PriceWaterhouseCoopers consultancy have re-launched themselves as Monday and have setup the web site www.introducingmonday.com, unfortunately they forgot to register www.introducingmonday.co.uk - as you will see if you take a look!! ____________ EGOTIST, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary --- This message has been scanned for computer viruses and none have been detected. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 05/06/2002

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Newbie installing Mandrake
by Kelly Ash 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

I am a total newbie to Linux and will be installing Mandrake 8.2 soon. Within all of the reference material I have, it suggests that you install Linux on it's own hard drive whenever possible, and that's what I intend to do. BUT, as I read on, it doesn't refer to a separate drive only how you may need to partition when running Windows on the same machine. I'm confused! I have 2 hard drives and am running Windows 98se on one, the other drive is empty and NOT partitioned, awaiting Mandrake's arrival. First off, does the Linux drive need to be partitioned in any way before the install? And secondly, when I am going through the install for Mandrake will it give me the choice to install on this (second) empty drive? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give for my questions above, and I'd appreciate any 'pointers' anyone could give that will help me prepare and get through this install! Kelly

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cpu leak on sound apps
by Ricardo Campos 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

I'm getting a massive CPU leak on 2 related apps. First is GLAME, the other is SWEEP. They both 'do the same thing', that is, they are both progs for processing .wav files. They both produce 100% cpu usage when I open a .wav in them. I suspect it's not the app itself (2 massively broken apps- I doubt it), but perhaps my audio setup? They both use /dev/dsp, and use audio_in and audio_out for i/p and o/p. I used the same version of these apps with the same kernel on my Redhat installation on the same box, and don't get the same problem. I can't think what gets? -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] cpu leak on sound apps
by Ricardo Campos 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

Steve Fosdick <fozzy(a)pelvoux.demon.co.uk> wrote: > One technique you may find useful for this kind of thing is to look at the > proportion of CPU time spend in the kernel (sys cpu time) and in user code > (user cpu time). I'll have a look tonight. what I have done was run top behind the app, to see exactly when the leak occurs, and what exactly happens. Both apps display a wave, you select the wave to cut it up or apply effects. I noticed then when you try to apply an effect, the app goes up to 40-50% CPU usage, and X takes up another 40-50%, giving a nice 99% no-I'm-not-going-to-do-anything-for-a-bit-sonny-jim. So I figure that maybe it's having problems redrawing the wave or something. I dunno. However, I have run this app, same version, with same version of X, same kernel, on the same computer, but with Redhat. So I was thinking, why is it now buggering X? (that's the technical term, you understand). EXCEPT that on this one I have patched it with the NVIDIA drivers. So I recompiled my kernel last night during IRC, and will boot into that tonight, to see if it makes a difference. If it does, then it's bugreport time. If not, then I'll have to start tracking down the libraries that the apps use (it happens on 2 of them, Sweep and GLAME). The CPU time and User CPU time may help in this too, I guess. But since all installing a new kernel is is dpkg -i newkernel.deb, I'll try that anyway. Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Suggestions: newsletter, IRC and name changes?
by Kelly Ash 01 Jul '02

01 Jul '02

Umm...meeting? IRC what? Could we (am I the ONLY one?) "total newbies" have our own section of the newsletter where people speak slowly and have diagrams at the ready should they be necessary? lol Does ALUG have a website? I've found a couple links to one but can never get it to load. Also, I've got some sort of OS selector on here, should I keep it or ditch it before installing Mandrake? *getting nervous now!* Kelly

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Media/LUG Contact
by Martyn Drake 01 Jul '02

01 Jul '02

Hi folks, These days I'm just too busy to deal with any incoming mail from my details appearing in the Linux magazines and on the main www.lug.org.uk web site. Would anybody mind taking over from me on these duties for welcoming and pointing new members in the right direction? I'll update the info for Lug.org.uk, Linux Format and Linux Magazine when we've got the new contact arranged. Thanks, Martyn -- Martyn Drake | Email : martyn-d(a)moving-picture.com Systems Administrator | Web : http://www.moving-picture.com The Moving Picture Company | Phone : +44 (0)20 7494 7853

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