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A bash question
by Leslie Katz 22 May '06

22 May '06

I have an icon for xmms on my desktop. I click on the icon; xmms opens in its own little window. I open a terminal. I type in it kill -9 $(pidof xmms) and press Enter. The xmms window closes. I have a bash script. A line in it runs xmms, at which point xmms's little window opens and converts a .wma file to a .wav file. The next line in the script says kill -9 $(pidof xmms), but it doesn't work to close the xmms window. That window stays open until I click on the close box in the top right of the window. Why doesn't the kill command work in the second case when it works in the first?

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Re: [wlug] Broadcom wlan + Ubuntu
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 22 May '06

22 May '06

DSE did not tell me that it would work they said that it should, if not right now then at a future time when the firmware became available. You probably can still get the wireless to work by using a card (maybe dse would help you with that, saves them getting a whole computer back) until the new version is on stream. Another alternative might be to take your machine to the meeting there are tons of lan experts to give you help.. > > I should have done some homework before I signed the > dotted line, although I am going to use the 14 day return > to get this steamer back to where it belongs. Im not so > pissed at the laptop not being up to scratch, its more > that I was told it *would* fit the criteria I set out. Up > till now I had thought DSE were better than this. >

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Re: [wlug] Broadcom wlan + Ubuntu
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 22 May '06

22 May '06

Shane Take your machine to the workshop if you cannot get it fixed after the meeting. There are some dodges for the broadcom wlan I am just not clever enough to sort it yet. Let me know what happens Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > I should have done some homework before I signed the > dotted line, although I am going to use the 14 day return > to get this steamer back to where it belongs. Im not so > pissed at the laptop not being up to scratch, its more > that I was told it *would* fit the criteria I set out. Up > till now I had thought DSE were better than this. > > Shane > > ps. oops sent that direct instead of to the list, grr I > want my kmail back! > > > On Sun, 2006-05-21 at 13:36 +1200, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz > > > wrote: I had a similar drama with my laptop and > > > broadcom wlan. After trying a howto off the web and > > > seeking advice on this list I have elected to wait for > > > the final of dapper drake to come on stream before > > > attempting to get my wlan going. Not much help I guess > > > but that is all I have. If it helps you can research > > > the thread "AMD64 wifi" to see where I got to. Regards > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > > Ive just bought a new laptop. I specifically asked > > > > the guy at Dick Smith for one that had no hardware > > > > issues re: Linux, I asked him 3 times about the > > > > wireless (thats what I really wanted) and he said > > > > not a prob So as you can guess I spent the better > > > > part of last night and today trying to get wireless > > > > working on my ubuntu Its an Asus laptop with a > > > > broadcom wireless, I have been bashing my head > > > > against the desk following tutorials on ndiswrapper > > > > to no avail. Before I lose my rag with the guy at > Tricky Dickys, has anyone succeeded with said chipset? > > > > Have I borked something? > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I installed kubuntu-desktop and kde does *not* > > > > like the lcd for some reason, if I launch an app all > > > > is fine, until I move or close the window. Then I > > > > am left with a screen of .... for want of a better > > > > word.. crap. I have a screenshot at > > > > http://shanes.dyndns.org/screenshot1.png > > > > > > > > One final thing.. I cant get dvd's to play, I have > > > > mpegs playing fine, the dvd is mounted ok, and the > > > > files are readable just nothing will play them, not > > > > totem, not mplayer. Windows is having no troubles. > > > > So its not a hardware issue. > > > > > > > > </gripe> > > > > Any help appreciated > > > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 21 May '06

21 May '06

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A speaker has been tentatively booked... More details coming...

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 21 May '06

21 May '06

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Our guest for April is Buddika Aluwihare from http://www.wlug.org.nz/HP who will be speaking on HP Reference Linux Architecture. HP Reference Linux Architecture appears to be about standardising middleware stacks and providing support for that also so that HP can provide support for the hardware, Linux and the middleware. Location is TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) at the University of Waikato. Meeting will start at 7:30pm.

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Re: [wlug] Broadcom wlan + Ubuntu
by Shane 21 May '06

21 May '06

I should have done some homework before I signed the dotted line, although I am going to use the 14 day return to get this steamer back to where it belongs. Im not so pissed at the laptop not being up to scratch, its more that I was told it *would* fit the criteria I set out. Up till now I had thought DSE were better than this. Shane ps. oops sent that direct instead of to the list, grr I want my kmail back! > On Sun, 2006-05-21 at 13:36 +1200, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > I had a similar drama with my laptop and broadcom wlan. > > After trying a howto off the web and seeking advice on this > > list I have elected to wait for the final of dapper drake to > > come on stream before attempting to get my wlan going. Not > > much help I guess but that is all I have. If it helps you > > can research the thread "AMD64 wifi" to see where I got to. > > Regards John > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Ive just bought a new laptop. I specifically asked the > > > guy at Dick Smith for one that had no hardware issues re: > > > Linux, I asked him 3 times about the wireless (thats what > > > I really wanted) and he said not a prob So as you can > > > guess I spent the better part of last night and today > > > trying to get wireless working on my ubuntu Its an Asus > > > laptop with a broadcom wireless, I have been bashing my > > > head against the desk following tutorials on ndiswrapper > > > to no avail. Before I lose my rag with the guy at Tricky > > > Dickys, has anyone succeeded with said chipset? Have I > > > borked something? > > > > > > > > > Also, I installed kubuntu-desktop and kde does *not* like > > > the lcd for some reason, if I launch an app all is fine, > > > until I move or close the window. Then I am left with a > > > screen of .... for want of a better word.. crap. > > > I have a screenshot at > > > http://shanes.dyndns.org/screenshot1.png > > > > > > One final thing.. I cant get dvd's to play, I have mpegs > > > playing fine, the dvd is mounted ok, and the files are > > > readable just nothing will play them, not totem, not > > > mplayer. Windows is having no troubles. So its not a > > > hardware issue. > > > > > > </gripe> > > > Any help appreciated > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] Broadcom wlan + Ubuntu
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 21 May '06

21 May '06

I had a similar drama with my laptop and broadcom wlan. After trying a howto off the web and seeking advice on this list I have elected to wait for the final of dapper drake to come on stream before attempting to get my wlan going. Not much help I guess but that is all I have. If it helps you can research the thread "AMD64 wifi" to see where I got to. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Ive just bought a new laptop. I specifically asked the > guy at Dick Smith for one that had no hardware issues re: > Linux, I asked him 3 times about the wireless (thats what > I really wanted) and he said not a prob So as you can > guess I spent the better part of last night and today > trying to get wireless working on my ubuntu Its an Asus > laptop with a broadcom wireless, I have been bashing my > head against the desk following tutorials on ndiswrapper > to no avail. Before I lose my rag with the guy at Tricky > Dickys, has anyone succeeded with said chipset? Have I > borked something? > > > Also, I installed kubuntu-desktop and kde does *not* like > the lcd for some reason, if I launch an app all is fine, > until I move or close the window. Then I am left with a > screen of .... for want of a better word.. crap. > I have a screenshot at > http://shanes.dyndns.org/screenshot1.png > > One final thing.. I cant get dvd's to play, I have mpegs > playing fine, the dvd is mounted ok, and the files are > readable just nothing will play them, not totem, not > mplayer. Windows is having no troubles. So its not a > hardware issue. > > </gripe> > Any help appreciated > > Shane > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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by Michael J Knox 21 May '06

21 May '06

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Sun open-sourcing Java (slowly...)
by Ian McDonald 20 May '06

20 May '06

Have a look at this if you are interested: http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6072760.html?part=rss&tag=6072760&subj=news -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Fedora Core 5 problems?
by Michael McDonald 19 May '06

19 May '06

Recently I upgraded to Fedora Core 5. Some things I like, some I don't, but that's usual when you have an OS upgrade (or replacement). This time around, there seems to be a few more problems. First problem was with yum and updates. pup (software updater) wouldn't run. Solution to that was in the FAQ - a replacement yum.conf file. Yum Extender did work, but there was a fair bit of guessing as to which repositories to use (I'm not a Linux expert!). Following software updates I did on Wednesday, cups refused to start (cups was among the updates). Remote assistance from a family member (he likes puzzles!) gave me a work around - involved changing ownership of files and changes to cupsd.conf, and then running cupsd in foreground. Adobe Reader no longer runs - but I haven't bothered to chase that one up as there are alternatives. Anyway, I'm not asking for assistance. Just want to know if anyone else has run into these problems. I couldn't find anything on the Net. Any comments? I'm tempted to try Ubuntu 6.06 in the near future. Michael

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