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intro..ing myself
by William labbett 24 Mar '02

24 Mar '02

hello all I got a mail saying that I should write a mail saying why I'm interested in linux so here goes; I'm from Norwich, called William and am interested in linux because I use my computer a lot and so am keen to know about what OS' are out there.I use my computer for writing games, although I only started programming and using PC computer's since just before the new year (my last computer before this was a spectrum 128K, so obviously I'm having to learn a lot of new stuff). I found a linux mag with a free cd with Redmond on so I installed it.I won't be using this list much for some time until I've learnt a bit about Redmond.The trouble is I wasn't sure which modem option to choose during installation so I chose none, so I'm wondering if I can still install the modem now or if I'll need to re-install Redmond.The modem is Intel 56K HaM Data Fax Voice Modem I don't know what any of that means; I found out about it by checking (Windows was previously installed on the box it's in).If I can sort that out I be able to get the software I need and get started. Thanks for any help and sorry for asking such basic questions, Will

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Tomorrows's meeting
by John Woodard 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

Somethings come up which means I won't be able to come tomorrow. So have a good meeting and I'll catch youi all at the next one. -- Cheers, BJ

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Converting to ext3
by David Fairey 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

Hi I have recently been successful in upgrading my server to Debian unstable and converting some of my ext2 filesystems to ext3. However I haven't converted my "/" or "/boot" partitions as I am unsure that I can reboot successfully. My question then is, what's the best way of converting the "/" partition to ext3? Making sure I can get back in if it doesn't work. I am currently using the standard kernel-image-2.4.17-686-smp package which apparently uses a initrd.img file. Any ideas? Cheers David. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002

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(no subject)
by Declan 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Hi, I know that this is a bit off topic for the list but I am hoping that you might be able to help me. I have set up a hosting company to do a bit of PHP and MySQL hosting. At the moment I am using worldpay to bill annually but I would like to be able to offer monthly billing. Other than iBill would anyone have any suggestions. I would appreciate if you could reply off list as well as on. I don't get the all the messages because it just takes so long to get them in. I would really appreciate any recomendations that anyone has. And if anyone is interested in swopping links then I would appreciate it. Thanks for your help in advance. Declan *********************************************** ** http://www.hostingcrown.com ** ** Budget and MySQL Hosting ** ** Contact us at info(a)hostingcrown.com ** *********************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

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Future metings at Cheveley cancelled...
by Simon 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Hi Everyone, In case you haven't see the news today, Fittocks House burnt down last night, so obviously we won't be able to use this venue for some time.... Simon P.S. It'll be on Anglia News tonight...

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Re: (Now OT) [Alug] Alcatel USB speedtouch adsl modem
by Matt Parker 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

On Thursday 21 March 2002 19:51, you wrote: > Does anybody have any ideas? > > my box is a celeron 433, using a uhci USB chipset erm no other real > pertinent details, kernel 2.4.18 and Debian testing. > > Thanks > Adam > > "a funny thing about regret is, that it's better to regret > something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done" Sorry, can't help with your problem. But I love your sig. My usenet nick is Cowboy Bob so I guess you know why I picked up on it. Regards, Matt

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Re: [Alug] Alcatel USB speedtouch adsl modem
by MJ Ray 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

Adam: > The best I have got is 50% reply to pings from the ppp partner now, but no > outside connectivity. What I may need is different firmware though, there > appears to be at least 6 versions of which i have 2. That's very similar to the wrong HCI drivers problem I had on the other machine here. > AFAICS the ohci drivers should not work but i may give it a go in a while, > just we need the line up by this evening... so I may have to resort to > windows and proxy... There are two UHCI driver modules in the main kernel. -- MJR

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Alcatel USB speedtouch adsl modem
by Adam Bower 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

Hi all, I'm having a complete nightmare with this modem, I have grabbed the drivers from sourceforge, (both CVS and stable) followed the FAQ and built a 2.4.18 kernel with all the required option and still can't get the thing to work! I have visited the #speedtouch irc channel and found no-one willing to help and I'm getting to the stage of considering installing windows over all of the linux boxen around here! Anyhow the main problem stems from trying to run modem_run -v 2 -m -f mgmt.o (also tried with the -s option) and i can't get it to upload the firmware. The only real clue is in dmesg where i get these lines :- usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110 usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x5 len 991 ret -110 also with earlier version of modem_run (stable from sourceforge) I get this kind of output on the command line :- bagpuss:/usr/src/speedtouch-1_0# /usr/local/bin/modem_run -v 2 -m -f /usr/local/bin/mgmt.o -s Gotcha, I found your ADSL ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB modem! best offset 6463 with probability 87% best offset 532634 with probability 100% BLOCK1: Connection timed out Uploading /usr/local/bin/mgmt.o failed! Continuing anyway ... Reference : 3EC 18607GAAB 02(see under your modem box) modem_start_synchro:00 00 .. === modem state at Thu Mar 21 09:52:03 2002 === c0 12 0007 : 08 . c0 12 000b : 00 00 40 02 00 00 20 01 ..@... . c0 12 000d : 00 00 00 00 .... c0 01 000e : 00 . c0 01 000f : 00 . ADSL line is blocked? Does anybody have any ideas? my box is a celeron 433, using a uhci USB chipset erm no other real pertinent details, kernel 2.4.18 and Debian testing. Thanks Adam -- Adam "a funny thing about regret is, that it's better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done"

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Re: [Alug] Announce: ALUG meeting 24th March
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 20 Mar '02

20 Mar '02

> John Woodard <mail(a)johnwoodard.co.uk> wrote: > > Just a thought but should I forward this to the cam lug list? > > Yes, but someone known to their list might be better. Andrew Savory wrote: >Ok, I nominate MJ. They know and love him :-) *snicker* I'll do it if MJ would prefer to maintain an aloof distance?

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Port 5005
by Paul 20 Mar '02

20 Mar '02

Hi Folks I've been trying to get a distributed application working over a network. Most of the inter-process communications are handled by a low level server using the TCP/IP stack. For remote processes, communications use port 5005. Not being particularly clued up on low level networking, how do I enable this port ? Just throw an extra problem in, is there likely to be any problems communicating with a Windows box on this port ? Regards, Paul.

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