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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!! + wifi
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

You are right about strange, unless the dvd is encrypted differently to the last one we tried... Wlan I read that I need to dump "wifi radar" so just did that while I was out. The Howto says I need to extract a driver but I am sure I saw a reference to the bcm driver in dmesg so looking there then more reading I guess. Bruce. If you would like to I can bring it around at some stage. *........* Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Here we go this is strange but true, > > * Eats words and watches dvd's* > > I went down and ran "apt-get update then installed > > mplayer. > > That is very strange, because I'm still quite sure we did > already try mplayer when you were here last! But good to > know it's working now. > > > How's the wireless coming along? >

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Irix
by Shane 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Hi All, Ive had an indy for a couple of years (complete with working webcam!) but I have no media for the OS (nor a monitor for that matter) As much fun as you can have with one of these things, Id like to have the OS on hand to start from scratch. Does anybody know where I can lay my greasy hands on the media? (and how much beer will need to be traded) Thanks Shane

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Intel opensources graphics drivers
by Ian McDonald 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Good news for us Linux users: http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6103941.html?part=rss&tag=6103941&subj=news Hopefully AMD/ATI and nvidia follow suit but don't hold your breath. This and the fact that a whole lot of wireless drivers are going into the latest kernel drivers signal that things are getting better for Linux on the desktop - especially with great distributions such as Ubuntu also. -- 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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Interesting article on digital cameras native format and Linux
by Ian McDonald 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/08/01/209226 -- 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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SFD planning now on forums
by Craig Box 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

Hi all, As not everyone who wants to help is on the committee, and not everyone who is on the mailing list is in a position to help, and we have new forums that we're trying to encourage people to use, I thought I'd put some more information about what needs to be done up on a forum. Please check out http://forums.wlug.org.nz/viewforum.php?f=11 - each task is in its own topic, so if you're interested or have an opinion, please feel free to post. I will keep updating the first message in each thread as appropriate, but the more conversation, help and support, the better! The success of the LUG hinges on the participation of members. This is an event where we have the opportunity to set out well defined goals and then measure our success. It also has the potential of bringing lots of new blood into the society. Please get behind it. Regards Craig

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!! + wifi
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Thanks Ian Will try to follow that howto.. John.. > The bcm43xx consists of two parts - one is the in kernel > driver and the other is the binary firmware you extract > from an object file (usually a windows driver). > > dmesg will have the in-kernel driver giving messages even > if no binary firmware is there. > > I have put instructions on how to set it up at: > http://wlug.org.nz/BroadcomWirelessChipset > -- > 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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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Here we go this is strange but true, * Eats words and watches dvd's* I went down and ran "apt-get update then installed mplayer. Came home and tossed a dvd in the drive and "VIOLA" the thing started playing in totem as dvd root. So, is there a lib type file in mplayer that totem needs? Bottom line is if the dvd drawer is closed with a disc in, it begins the autoplay in totem-xine. Resolved but I am unsure of how. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > mplayer is one of the few that I have not tried, I will > > go to a network and download it but I am not confident > > about it working. > > John > > > I'm fairly sure we did try that already.. same problem. >

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

----- Original Message Follows ----- > Have you tried mplayer? It's worth a shot. mplayer is one of the few that I have not tried, I will go to a network and download it but I am not confident about it working. John

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cdrw udf writing
by stephen pearce 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Hi Has anyone experience with this .. I have yet to find a clear explanation on how to mount, format and write using packet writing for cdrw ... I'm using fedora core 5 .. the cdrwtools and udftools packages don't seem to be part of the distro -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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Alsa - The bane of my existence
by Chris Brock 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

Hi everyone. Hopefully someone can help. Installing knoppmyth, and having no end of trouble with the soundcard. Its an onboard VIA VT8235 chipset. On a PCChips M925 motherboard. Alsa auto confs the cards being an ens1731, which doesnt work. Altering the alsa-base file to set it to snd-via82xx with options up the wazoo. Everything seems to be set right Modprobing insmods correctly, and theres no errors, all dependensies load correctly. all procs are running. Try and run either aumix or alsamix and nothing works. Alsa-autoconifg wont detect a device as being there. /proc/asound contains a file called cards which says no soundcards, the only device that seems to detect is the timer. If you need anymore info let me know, im new to this linux thing.

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

Thanks for the response Daniel, The output from: ls -la /dev/dvd is: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2006-08-07 06:28 /dev/dvd -> hdc The output from: dmesg | grep -i dvd is: [17179574.336000] hdc: MATSHITAUJ-840D, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive [17179574.336000] hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2048kb Cache, UDMA(33) So is my machine "looking" in the wrong place or does -> hdc include drive hda?? John > > Can you please do the following and mail the results back > to the list? > > ls -la /dev/dvd > > dmesg | grep -i dvd > > > If you inspect the output from that second command, it > should (but may not) have a device name such as "hdd" or > "sdb" or simmilar. EG, mine looks like: > > dmesg | grep -i dvd > [17179573.948000] hdd: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108, ATAPI > CD/DVD-ROM drive [17179574.096000] hdd: ATAPI 40X DVD-ROM > DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2000kB Cache, UDMA(66) > > > So my DVD drive is on hdd. If you have similar output and > can see which device ID it has been given, please do the > following as well. replace 'hdd' with the device name of > your dvd drive. > > ls -la /dev/hdd > > >>> Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have > the >>> required permissions. > >>> Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or > >>> download extra plugins > >>> > >>> Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : > >>> libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading > >>> libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS > >>> authentication not available. > >>> libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd > rom >>> device > >>> libdvdread: Unable to find map file > '/home/john/.dvdnav/ >>> map' >

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

My problem still exists I Have spent quite a bit of time googling and reading forums and have come across a few examplse of the same problem. No real answers have emerged except to install libdvdcss2 and libreaddvd both of which I have done many times now. The device works and will read most media including mpegs but stalls on dvd for some reason. I wonder if there is a totem setting that I should have done or some simple script that I have failed to issue Any ideas would be most welcome. Regards John > I just ran totem --debug > > I am struggling with try to get dvd playback. > > Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have the > > required permissions. > > Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or > > download extra plugins > > > > Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : > > libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading > > libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS > > authentication not available. > > libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd rom > > device > > libdvdread: Unable to find map file '/home/john/.dvdnav/ > > map'

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Re: [wlug] Wine
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

Hello again, Resolved. A member just wrote to me off list to explain that I had issued the wrong command.... The correct command for those who did not know is: winecfg :-) Regards John. > When I run <wine config> I get Error msg: > Wine: could not load C:\\windows\\system32\\config.exe > Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with > this?

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wine
by Leslie Katz 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

John, I know little of these things at the best of times and it's been a while since I tried Wine (it didn't work with the Windows program I wanted to run). All that said, I seem to remember that there was a Linux program called winecfg that came with Wine. The command you mentioned is one to the Linux program Wine to run the Windows program config.exe and, since you have no such Windows program, you're getting the error message. Can this be right? I suppose it won't hurt to try, if you haven't already solved the problem. Leslie

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Wine
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Hi All, When I run <wine config> I get Error msg: Wine: could not load C:\\windows\\system32\\config.exe Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with this? Regards John

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SFD event planning
by Craig Box 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi everyone, As you will have heard, WLUG are going to hold a public demonstration on Software Freedom Day, which is Sep 16 this year. I have created a wiki page for planning the event: http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2006-09-16/Planning. If you're interested in helping out, whether on the day or before hand, please check the page out - you can sign your name on http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2006-09-16 also. I think it is important we decide on what we want to achieve, as well as deciding how we will do it and apportioning tasks. I've put a draft of our goal and what we want to get out of it, which are, along with everything else, open for editing. I don't want to bore this list with all the back and forth about planning, so we will try and do most of it on the wiki or perhaps on the new forums, to give them a little bit of a kick. If anyone has any suggestions, please sign them on that page. Craig

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

I just ran totem --debug First line: load_plugins: skipping unreadable plugin directory /home/john/.xine/plugins After all the .so plugins loaded. init class succeeded then gnome_vfs init input_class params.c:OpenConfFile() - unable to open configation file "/home/john/.smb/smb.conf": No such file or directory (repeated) Video_out_xv; Xv extention is present but I could not find a usable yuv12 port. Looks like your graphics driver does not support Xv?! Last line: **message: couldn't initialise lirc. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi All, > I am struggling with try to get dvd playback. > I have Installed Totem-xine and all the plugins ( > including libdvdcss2) and addons that I know about and > still cannot get any playback on my Acer 500x laptop > Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have the > required permissions. > Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or > download extra plugins > > Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : > libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading > libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS > authentication not available. > libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd rom > device > libdvdread: Unable to find map file '/home/john/.dvdnav/ > map' > > Anyone know what to do for a fix please? > Regards John > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Fwd: Re: IP address entry
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Sorry folks I forgot the "reply all" thing John ----- Message Forwarded on Wed 2/8/2006 ----- From: "" <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> To: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz>,Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] IP address entry Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:21:35 +1200 Thank everyone Success! I started at the command line with the ip address but then I needed the subnet mask and the gateway so I took Ian's advise and used the gui. The plus is that I can switch back to DCHP really easily. Regards John > There are simpler ways to do this on Ubuntu. I can't > remember the exact menu location but on my Debian (which > is similar) it is Places, Administration, Networking and > you can do it all using the GUI with a minimum of fuss. > > -- > 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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DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi All, I am struggling with try to get dvd playback. I have Installed Totem-xine and all the plugins ( including libdvdcss2) and addons that I know about and still cannot get any playback on my Acer 500x laptop Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have the required permissions. Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or download extra plugins Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS authentication not available. libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd rom device libdvdread: Unable to find map file '/home/john/.dvdnav/ map' Anyone know what to do for a fix please? Regards John

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best price perfomance for broadband
by stephen pearce 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi We are trying to decide which broadband service to go for ..having had dial up internet at home for sometime .. we want a pretty low end version initially .. has anyone in the list any suggestions about best price performance .. the plans they all seem to offer seem extremely complex and it is difficult ot make a valid comparison Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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Re: [wlug] device order
by Daniel Lawson 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

(brought back onlist) > Another example, USB again... > From http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7316 > >> A lot of devices are very difficult to distinguish from another, e.g. >> EPSON has the same USB ID's for a lot of printer models and you need to >> query the printer information with a vendor specific protocol >> > > Has the situation changed? Isnt the 'serial no.' you mention the same as the > USB ID discussed above? > Ok, so it doesn't work for all USB devices. Mice are probably the same. Anything with a filesystem or a unique serial, or MAC address, etc, however is fine. So, ok, multiple identical printers are probably a problem. At this point you might have to resort to "get different printers", or "leave them plugged into the same USB port, perhaps on an external HUB", or "buy an external print server that does ethernet -> USB. In terms of sound cards[1], you could use the PCI ID to define the order in which sound cards are brought up. This doesn't change - or it shouldn't change, unless you have faulty/crazy hardware - unless you shift the physical slot the device is plugged into. [1] or anything, even including USB devices as long as you are prepared to put them on the same port every time. Use the USB *bus* ID in that case, not the PCI ID, obviously :)

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Acceptable use of the WLUG Mailing List
by Meeting Reminder bot 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

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Re: [wlug] IP address entry
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Thank everyone Success! I started at the command line with the ip address but then I needed the subnet mask and the gateway so I took Ian's advise and used the gui. The plus is that I can switch back to DCHP really easily. Regards John > There are simpler ways to do this on Ubuntu. I can't > remember the exact menu location but on my Debian (which > is similar) it is Places, Administration, Networking and > you can do it all using the GUI with a minimum of fuss. > > -- > 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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Re: [wlug] IP address entry
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 30 Jul '06

30 Jul '06

I just googled and found: ifconfig eth0 <number provided> Is it as simple as just doing this?? If yes! do I need to undo this when I am finished?? John. > Hello all, > I am trying to update my system and went to an > internet cafe to use their network. However, they told me > I need to add their ip address (Which they gave to me on a > written note) I have never had to do this before and have > no idea how to do it in Ubuntu. > Will some one please help with this? > Regards John > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] IP address entry
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 30 Jul '06

30 Jul '06

I forgot to hit the reply all button.. Sorry:( ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Sorry, missed that bit... > I reread everything and I came to the conclusion that I need to: sudo ethconfig eth0 <number> Then when I am finished I may have to check to see if I need to reset my loopback number: 127.0.0.1 Does this seem right to you?? John

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