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PSM newbie help
by Gun Caundle 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

I am a Linux newbie. I have recently installed a RH9 box as part of a Windows network. In Mozilla, when I try to activate my RH9, a window pops up: 'Alert This document cannot be displayed unless you install the Personal Security manager (PSM) Download......etc' I downloaded and copied mozilla-psm 1.2.1-26. to my RH system as root. 2x clicked and the installation window flashed up briefly for about 1 second but didn't install. This window said: " Preparing system update: Before modifying packages on your system package dependencies must be determined. This process may take a few minutes." To confirm, in the terminal window I typed: 'rpm -q psm' "package psm is not installed" Any help would be appreciated to get it installed. Kind regards Gun Caundle 77 Maniapoto St. Otorohanga ph/fax 07 873 6575 gun(a)guncom.co.nz

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NZNOG Conference
by Jamie Curtis 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

Hi there, For those of you who are on the WLUG list, but are either unaware or not subscribed to the New Zealand Network Operators Group (NZNOG) list, the WAND group at the University of Waikato are hosting their annual conference late this month. The NZNOG list membership consists mainly of people involved in ISP's however the conference should be of interest to anyone involved in medium to large scale networks, even if they are internal or private networks. Also, if you have a good basic understanding of IP networks the conference provides a good way to extend your knowledge. They are also a great social event and a chance to meet many really interesting people in the NZ Internet scene. Almost all details, online registration etc are available from the conference website: http://www.nznog.org On the schedule are a good bunch of speakers on interesting topics including details of a major IPv6 announcement, wireless IP, VoIP, H.323 Video, NZ NGI, BGP, CityLink plans and a heap more. There'll be speakers from many of NZ's major ISPs and other major industry players and from vendors including Cisco and Juniper. Also a day of workshops and tutorials has been added to the program which will include APNIC's Internet Resource Management Essentials training course and Ian Hastie (Link Information Technology Limited) on Wireless Technology. The APNIC training in particular should be of interest to any who has to deal with any block of realworld IP space. A full abstract of the training is available on the conference website. We've received very generous sponsorship, including from our primary sponsors CityLink and major sponsor InternetNZ. Also from FX networks, the University and the WAND group. This has kept the cost to just $120 for all three days (including lunches, tea and coffee, tee shirt, coffee mug, sponsored bar, etc.) **NOTE*** YOU MUST REGISTER THIS WEEK to get the discounted registration fee or if you require on campus accommodation. If you know of people who might benefit from the conference but who don't regularly read NZNOG (e.g. major customers, operators of national private networks etc) we would be grateful if you would make them aware of the conference. Full details and registration are at: http://www.nznog.org/ Looking forward to seeing you there. Jamie

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W00t. 2.6.0 final release.
by Oliver Jones 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

The wait is finally over. :) -- Oliver Jones » Director » oliver.jones(a)deeperdesign.com » +64 (21) 41 2238 Deeper Design Limited » +64 (7) 377 3328 » www.deeperdesign.com

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ATI Graphics cards.
by Oliver Jones 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Hi. Anyone here use new ATI Radeon graphics cards under Linux? I'm looking at buying a new mid range graphics card. Ie, either an nVidia 5700 Ultra or ATI Radeon 9600XT. The supplier I'm looking at is out of stock on the nVidia cards. So I'm considering an ATI. I've never used an ATI video card. I moved from Voodoo's to nVidia way back when Quake 3 came out. In particular I'm interested to know if dual display and TV out works with ATI video cards under Linux. I'm pretty sure this works with nVidia boards under Linux. Anyone here doing things like that on an ATI? Regards -- Oliver Jones » Director » oliver.jones(a)deeperdesign.com » +64 (21) 41 2238 Deeper Design Limited » +64 (7) 377 3328 » www.deeperdesign.com

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ATI...
by Oliver Jones 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Thanks for all your info guys. I think I've decided to go with an nVidia 5700 solution even though they arn't as fast as the Radeon 9600XT series. I've found another supplier who has them in stock. Regards -- Oliver Jones » Director » oliver.jones(a)deeperdesign.com » +64 (21) 41 2238 Deeper Design Limited » +64 (7) 377 3328 » www.deeperdesign.com

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Christmas BBQ -- Tonight
by Daniel Lawson 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

So, the weather looks good today. It seems we made the right decision in postponing this till tonight. Christmas BBQ is Tonight, Wednesday 17th December. Start at about 6 pm. 3 Liston Crescent, Hillcrest, Hamilton. BYO meat and drink. Some Salads, bread and softdrink will be provided. There is a map on the wiki at http://www.wlug.org.nz/DaHoose See you tonight Daniel

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Jpegs a security risk?
by Oliver Jones 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

A while back M$ produced a host fix for IE/OE that deems JPEG files a security risk and stops users from opening or displaying them. Is this a problem that exists for all attached images or is it just images sent from Linux mail clients? I only use Evolution for email so I'm not sure how to works between OE and OE. Anyone else seen this sort of errant behaviour from OE? Regards -- Oliver Jones » Director » oliver.jones(a)deeperdesign.com » +64 (21) 41 2238 Deeper Design Limited » +64 (7) 377 3328 » www.deeperdesign.com

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fedora core
by Stephen Pearce 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hi Has anyone got the 6 disk version of this that they would be prepared to send to me for media and psotage cost please (3 iso binary images and 3 iso srpm images) Thanks Stephen

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BBQ Postponed
by Jamie Curtis 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hi there, Due to the unpredictability of the weather out there today, we have decided that it is best to postpone the Xmas BBQ until a day where we have a bit more faith in the weather holding up. So, our revised plan is 6pm, Wednesday 17th. Same deal applies, BYO meat and drink, some salads, bread and softdrink provided. Location still at 3 Liston Crescent. Fingers crossed the weather will be fine ! Hope to see you all there, Cheers, Jamie

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Audio Recording
by Daniel Lawson 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

As part of a holiday project, I was going to transfer soem vinyls I have to CD. Has anyone done anything like this, and have any preferred tools? Recording the audio isn't really a problem. What I would like some recommendations on are tools which will remove at least some of the record hiss. I know I wont get it all, but i should be able to remove a fair bit. I'll also need to split the vinyls up into tracks, so a wav editor would be a good start. I seem to remember a linux journal article on this recently, so I'm looking through the archives, but if anyone has any recommendations / experiences they wish to share, it would be good :) Thanks, Daniel

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