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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

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.openprojects.net in the #alug channel, you can take a look at www.openprojects.net to get more info on the openprojects network. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server uk.openprojects.net" or "/server eu.openprojects.net" 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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Re: [Alug] 3d hardware stuff(nvidia)
by Ricardo Campos 21 Apr '02

21 Apr '02

> Hi everyone, > I've just installed the nvidia drivers for linux, but the openGL > applications won't start. After installing the nvidia kernel patch, you need to change the driver from "nv" to "nvidia" in the XF86Config files. Before installing the NVIDIA_GLX package, you need to: cd /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions mv libGLcore.a libGLcore.a.mesa mv libglx.a libglx.a.mesa cd /usr/X11R6/lib mv libGL.so libGL.so.mesa mv libGL.so.1 libGL.so.1.mesa mv libGL.so.1.0 libGL.so.1.0.mesa mv libGL.so.1.2 libGL.so.1.2.mesa mv libGL.so.1.2.0 libGL.so.1.2.0.mesa THEN install the GLX package. Make sure the XF86Config files have a line saying: Load "glx" (this is probably commented out by default). You should get the NVIDIA symbol come up before you login if it's all installed A-OK. Restart the X-server (ctrl+alt+backspace) if in doubt. Hope that helps. Ricardo ______________________________________________ "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Possible talk
by Martyn Drake 21 Apr '02

21 Apr '02

Hi folks, I'm working for a company that heavily uses Linux in the workplace to produce visual effects for major feature films and television shows (as well as television commercials). I was thinking if I can get clearance from my boss as well as the PR people, would anybody be interested in a talk at one of Alug's meetings about Linux's use in post-production and visual effects (and in particular how my employer's make good use of it)? Regards, Martyn

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3d hardware stuff(nvidia)
by Douglas Thompson 21 Apr '02

21 Apr '02

Hi everyone, I've just installed the nvidia drivers for linux, but the openGL applications won't start. please help --- Hardware specs: 256Meg ram, Geforce2 pro 64MB card, AMD athlon 1200mhz processor, Mandrake8.1. --- dougT

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Install Day Propaganda
by Ricardo Campos 21 Apr '02

21 Apr '02

Below is the wording of an A4 poster I have drafted. Please give me suggestions on wording etc. (I obviously haven't put in the italics etc and Tux). I realise that no computer shop is going to put the poster up if the the first point is still there! Once it's done I'll put the .pdf on a website. ______________________________________________________ Tired of having to pay for software? Tired of unstable systems that lock up just when youre doing something really important? Heard about Linux but unsure about how to try it? Anglian Linux Users Group are holding two days to showcase Linux. We can help you install it on your computer, answer your questions, or you can just browse. The meetings are:- 19th May at Syleham 9th June at the UEA, Norwich Please visit our website for more information: http://www.alug.org.uk/contrib/?LinuxInstallDay2002 -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Sending ASCII to a Serial port?
by Dryden 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

What would be the best way to send char's and strings to a serial port? My problem is that i would like to send commands to a robotic arm that ive played about with a few months ago. At the moment the electronics teacher is using QBASIC to work it... I used to love QBASIC but I don't have a Linux equivalent and to be really honest I don't want one (BASIC == S...L...O...O...O...W...W...). In his current program he's opening the serial port and then using the print statement to send the strings to the robotic arm. How would I do this on Linux in c? Would I use the file handling commands and open /dev/S0 (what ever the Comm ports are called under Linux) and then use fprintf(serial_port, "command")??? Would i have any problems doing this f5rom a normal user account on my system or would I need to be root? It would be nice if anyone could give me some example code or give me the address of a good web site on the subject:). I'm Not so hot on file handling in c so even some examples of this would be nice. Thanx for the help :) Dennis Dryden ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This email and its attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must take no action based on them nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please telephone us immediately. The contents of this email and attachments represent the views of the sender and are not necessarily the representative of the views of The College of West Anglia **********************************************************************

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Whoops/HELP!/Promotion & Marketing ALUG
by MJ Ray 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

I finally did something I've been meaning to do for a few days and gave the people at bestevent.co.uk a call. They run computer fairs around the ALUG region (eg, King's Lynn tomorrow, Thetford Sunday, BSE & Norwich the following weekend), so I thought putting a few leaflets out at their event in exchange for some leaflets at ours would be mutually beneficial. However, I seem to have been offered stand space at tomorrow's King's Lynn event. Foolishly, I accepted. Erm, help. Is anyone else in the King's Lynn area able to come along to Lynnsport tomorrow and man the stand for a bit? I'll do the first hour or two (10-12ish), but I really need to get repairing my car and sorting out the house too. Even if you don't want to man it, I'd like to meet any other ALUGgers in this area. If no-one can, it's not a dead loss, as I'll leave the leaflets and posters which I'm hastily preparing for people to post back to us, or come along to one of the next few events. If anyone can email me ideas (or even whole lumps of text) for leaflets, that is also good. At the moment, I'm ripping through the ALUG site. I'll chip in a few quid for printing, but any more help would be welcome. I also don't have any giveaway CDs any more... anyone able to obtain some of those, either now or for later? More generally, is promotion at some of these fairs a good idea? I guess tomorrow will tell... -- MJR

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Why should I get an 'Illegal request'?
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

I've just noticed this in my logs: kernel: sr0: CDROM (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. It appears to have happened after I played a CDROM although everything seems to work. Can anyone explain why this should occur and will I be arrested for it? Barry Samuels

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Elmswell transport
by MJ Ray 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

Oh deep joy. I'm now without a car this weekend (irony dictates that I get it back Monday, so only ALUG is affected). Is any travelling to the meeting able to stop by Bury or Stowmarket stations on the way in and out? Please email me off-list if you can. Thanks in advance. -- MJR

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XFree86-4 and AGP
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

I have a Tyan Thunder K7 MP board with a Matrox G400. I have recently enabled AGP & DRI support in my kernel. I chose the AMD Irongate, 761 and 762 support as being the only option remotely resembling my mainboard's chip set: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 700c (rev 11) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 700d 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-765 [Viper] ISA (rev 02) 00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-765 [Viper] IDE (rev 01)00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-765 [Viper] ACPI (rev 01) 00:07.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-765 [Viper] USB (rev 07 It would appear that this isn't an appropriate match as I see in my log: Apr 19 10:41:15 DATAMAN1 kernel: [drm:drm_init] *ERROR* Cannot initialize the agpgart module. Does this mean AGP & DRI aren't going to work for me? Barry Samuels

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