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LVM, 'ext3' to 'reiserfs' conertion on '/' on software RAID5
by linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Stupid question time, where would I enter that? At the grub menu? The kernel panic said something about passing something to init, is that where? Thanks! Adam Tworkowski wrote: > Not really an answer to your current LVM issues, but during install, instead > of booting with "linux" if you use "linux reiserfs", ReiserFS will be > available. > > >>filesystem from 'ext3' to 'resierfs'. ReiserFS is not an install-time >>option > > > Adam -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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DVD Burning and Viewing
by jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Yesterday I installed a Sony DVD Burner and Sony DVD ROM. Both drives were detected. My initial attempts with viewing a movie resulted in crashes on Xine and Ogle. I did try to run Ogle from the command line in an x terminal as suggested in a goolge search. In regards to burning. I know K3B is pretty good as is CDrecord from the command line. Any other suggestions ? Both of these drives also serve as CDR-RW and CDROM. I'm thinking that I need to ID the drives as DVD's also. Am I on the right track ? This system consists of an XP 1800, 512 MB memory, GF MX2-400 64 MB Video card so horsepower is not a problem. I running Debian as a distro. Any help would be appreciated. TIA John -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Cogeco.ca blocking incoming port 25 smtp
by pegasoft-iRg7kjdsKiH3fQ9qLvQP4Q＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hi All, Has anyone else notice if cogeco has begun blocking incoming port 25? I can send email from my mail server but I'm not receiving anything for the last two days... Thanks, Dan -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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LVM, 'ext3' to 'reiserfs' conertion on '/' on software RAID5
by adam-+Gnyv3l5ckaNFgfkp0FINA＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Not really an answer to your current LVM issues, but during install, instead of booting with "linux" if you use "linux reiserfs", ReiserFS will be available. > filesystem from 'ext3' to 'resierfs'. ReiserFS is not an install-time > option Adam -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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C programming question
by wildberger-iRg7kjdsKiH3fQ9qLvQP4Q＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

To open a file for reading precludes to know the filename. I would like to read information from specific absolute RAM addresses. Is it possible to create a file that is located starting at such a specific address?. Any suggestion on how to do this? John -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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LVM, 'ext3' to 'reiserfs' conertion on '/' on software RAID5
by linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hi TLUG! I posted this to an LVM-specific mailing list but I decided to repost the question here to see if anyone might have some insight... This kinda ies into my cluster question yesterday (same project) and has kinda stopped my in my tracks! Anyway, thanks to all! Okay, the message/prob; I am relatively new to LVM but I have read most of the docs that I could find on the topic and I am pretty strong on RAID and general storage tech. With that said, here is my problem/scenario: I have a small test server that I am trying to use to learn how to configure the '/' filesystem of a Fedora Core 1 install of linux to reside on a software RAID5 array with an LVM VG on top of it and the bulk of that partition on a single LV mounted as '/'. This so far is just fine. Oh, fwiw, the four drives are SCSI on an Adaptec 2940x PCI controller (three in use now, a forth to be used as a temp drive during FS convertion and later added to the array) with another IDE drive used for '/boot' and <swap>. Now what I am trying to do immidiately is to convert the '/' filesystem from 'ext3' to 'resierfs'. ReiserFS is not an install-time option and the LVM FAQ says simple to boot from a rescue CD, back the '/' LV data up, re-format the LV with a ReiserFS and then restore the data. Sounds easy enough, eh? Anyway, I have been able to do all of this and I am even pretty sure that the data is intact because when I boot the Fedora Core 1 Disk 1 using 'linux rescue' it scans for the install and finds it on both '/dev/sdd1' (the drive I am using temporarily to backup the '/' LV data to) and on '/dev/vg0/root' (the LV that started life as an ext3 filesystem during the OS install). The problem is that when I boot into the OS proper something somewhere is still telling something to do with LVM that the file system is still ext3 and thus it throws a kernel panic. I have edited '/etc/fstab', '/etc/mtab' and '/etc/blkid.tab' to read 'reiserfs' instead of the original 'ext3'. Am I missing a file somewhere? Is there a command I need to run to tell '/etc/lvmtab' or '/etc/lvmtab.d/root' that the filesystem has changed? Am I missing something all together different? Anywho, as a little heads up and maybe a little request for comment; once I manage to get the '/' LV on ReiserFS the next thing I want to do is add a forth drive (the '/dev/sdd' drive) to the RAID5 array, extend it via 'raidreconf', add the new space to the PV, pass that space up to the VG and finally extend the 'root' LV and update the filesystem while online (hence the desire for ReiserFS). Am I on the right track? Does anyone who has done this before have any pointers? Thanks all for listening to a n00by!! Madison -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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When will the persecution of MS *end*?!
by james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

William Park wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 11:42:45PM -0500, JoeHill wrote: > >>Seriously, though, when did Real have a *chance* to compete? They >>don't have the opportunity to bundle their software with an OS, as MS >>does (despite the fact they've been told *not* to do this for several >>years now). > > > Nobody forced Real to go into business. Who knows, maybe, Real is under > pressure to justify their failure, and are trying to deflect attention > away from their own incompetence and inadequacy. > I guess you're not much on history. The MS trial is full of examples where MS used their ownership of the desktop to destroy previously competitive markets. It's not competition, when one company has the power to destroy another, simply because it can force it's product on consumers. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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When will the persecution of MS *end*?!
by james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

William Park wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 11:26:38PM -0500, DanG wrote: > >>Somehow when a company owns 98% of the desktop OS market and leverages >>that to distribute "free" software as a bundle with their OSes to take >>out competition, I hardly call that a level playing field. Do you >>remember the browser wars with Netscape and the numerous other >>companies who formed technology partnerships and got swallowed up? > > > Netscape never had intention of going retail or competing with > Microsoft. Their goal was stock price. Years ago, Netscape was giving away the browser and selling servers. Sort of like a certain razor company. > > >>I think these antitrust suits looks good on Microsoft and it's >>monopoly practices. What they did to all those competitors is either >>buy them out > > > Microsoft bought, because the other side was selling. > > >>or bundle them out or hide programming interfaces to >>competitors because they had the financial resources and monopoly to >>do so. > > > Windows is owned Microsoft, not Microsoft's competitors. > > >>I hope Real and the numerous states that are still filing >>anti-trust suits in the US get a good whack of cash. We all know Bill >>has enough for everyone, if he can give SCO cash then I say everyone >>hold your hands out. :-) > > > RealNetwork is like after-market car radio company that is suing GM > because GM has the arrogance to put radio in all GM cars, thereby > shutting out after-market radio companies. Actually, that matter did go to court and the auto makers lost. > > When will these commie diarrhoea end? > -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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When will the persecution of MS *end*?!
by james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

William Park wrote: > > Cry babies... RealNetworks lost out in competition. > Suppose you were in the trailer hitch business and GM decided to put their own hitch on every car, whether the customer wanted one or not. Would you have lost out to competion? Several years ago, there was a similar situation regarding car radios. The car makers were sued & lost. MS has also run into similar problems in the big court case, a few years ago. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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anti-spam spam...
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Oh this is rich, this one made it through and I'm glad it did. Maybe it's just me but it had me nearly wetting myself: "Hi, We have noticed your email inbox has been getting more junk email lately, You have been chosen to check out this new windows compatiable software solution we have been working on that clears out 99% of the spam email in your inbox." 1. You *would* notice that, being a spammer, no? 2. Would the remaining 1% be...you? 3. I'd be much more confident in your product if your sales team knew how to spell "compatible". 4. I could clear 100% of the spam in my mailbox if I had a list of known spammers, a steady-cam-mounted minigun, and 8 million rounds of ammo. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival...."-- Noam Chomsky -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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