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hp deskjet 692c
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Max Blanco wrote: > On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Chris Aitken wrote: > > > I'm having trouble printing to my hp deskjet 692c. > > > > You might try > # cat > /dev/lp1 > Hello world. > <ctrl-l> > <ctrl-d> > > Cycle through lp1, lp2, lp3 etcetera to find your printer device. > Then make sure your device is connected in software: > # printtool > to the lpd daemon. HP692C is a winprinter of sorts afaik. It won't respond to your test code. Peter -- 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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Good news: blender is now free
by sidney-3Kd7Tu4o6f/sBN0MCq728g＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

> The 3d rendering and animation package is now (and has been for a while ?) > free and open source. Go to: > > www.blender3d.org > > Peter Thanks for the link Peter, I checked out Blender, and I must say, the stuff some people have made with it is fantastic. That said, to get going is harder than I though with the layout not being very intuitive and having to buy the docs to get started. If these guys keep working on it, perhaps they can jazz up the interface to rival 3DS or similar. I am a total convert to the cross platform compatibility aspect, its amazing that you can work on your MAC/PC, and throw the file onto a linux box for rendering without problems. In my tests, I was getting 50-100% speed improvements, if not higher. Sid -- 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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Code Monkey???
by sidney-3Kd7Tu4o6f/sBN0MCq728g＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

> > I only say that because I know that I can't offend anyone that is still > reading this stupid thread. I got married and got a cat. That's more like filling a gaping void :) Sid -- 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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CLIC - How do we join?
by matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

bob findlay <fcsoft-rxKNY4w4koG3ikBYyZqyVg at public.gmane.org> writes: > http://www.linux.ca/clic/ > > It was completely not obvious as to how one goes about joining this effort. > Anyone else found the secret passage? Check the last question in the FAQ. It mentions a mailing list: http://www.linux.ca/clic/educate.shtml#twentyone Also, if you are interested in joining CLUE, there's: http://www.linux.ca/join.cgi and the mailing lists: http://www.linux.ca/lists/ HTH, -- matthew rice <matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> starnix inc. phone: 905-771-0017 x242 thornhill, ontario, canada http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products -- 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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Code Monkey???
by matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

Emir <emir-rdkfGonbjUTTQjIoRn/dzw at public.gmane.org> writes: > Rick Tomaschuk wrote: > | Get a wife and have some kids. Sounds like you have some sort of void > | in your life. ;>) > > So one should get married and have kids not for the love of their partner but > to fill a void in their life? Is that why *you* got married? Lots of guys get married hoping that they can consistently 'fill a void' ;) I only say that because I know that I can't offend anyone that is still reading this stupid thread. -- matthew rice <matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> starnix inc. phone: 905-771-0017 x242 thornhill, ontario, canada http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products -- 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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A Canadian Response to SCO
by matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

Max Blanco <blanco-S8qYAnHmZTt34ZA5RureAJ4VBq8PJc8F at public.gmane.org> writes: > Can I read somewhere about how this issue affects the little guy? > I have a 1995 distro of redhat. Does this affect me? > What about if I have a 2.2 kernel built in 2000? Check out: http://www.linux.ca/clic/ There is an FAQ there. If you need information that isn't there or linked from there, let me [or the group know] and we'll add it. -- matthew rice <matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> starnix inc. phone: 905-771-0017 x242 thornhill, ontario, canada http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products -- 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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demystification of "chat" - re: /dev/tty* + modem test logic
by blanco-S8qYAnHmZTt34ZA5RureAJ4VBq8PJc8F＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

Thanks to Tim and Peter for their demystification of the "chat" command. My test logic made no sense as I tried vainly to set up my modem: I had thought "chat" looked at "/dev/modem" implicitly. Not so - see below. A better logic (?) is at end. Tim Writer wrote: > Max Blanco <blanco-S8qYAnHmZTt34ZA5RureAJ4VBq8PJc8F at public.gmane.org> writes: > > > Through which /dev port does "chat" cmd look? > > > > I can't find this info anywhere in the chat man page. There exists no > > "usr/share/doc/chat" directory. > > I believe it reads from standard input and writes to standard output. > If you're using it with PPP, pppd arranges to connect its standard input > and standard output to the relevant tty. On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Peter L. Peres wrote: > > chat talk to its stdin and stdout but it will not work stand-alone, as in: > > chat "" ATZ OK </dev/modem >/dev/modem > > because the line disipline and buffering need to be set. pppd does this > before calling chat. calling chat as above will fail on any machine, in > despite of working modem etc. The call will hang (can be interrupted with > ^C). > I would appreciate helpful comments on this...: ---begin untested perl code: "/usr/bin/mdmtst"--- #!/usr/bin/perl print STDOUT "mdmtst: program to test your modem.\n"; print STDOUT "\tuse at own risk\n"; #dialout string: $mdmstrng="ATL1DT4165551212\n"; print STDOUT "\tusing: $mdmstrng\n"; #dmesg check: $dmesg=`dmesg | grep tty`; print STDOUT "Your kernel says (man dmesg)\n$dmesg\n"; #tests: &mdmctl("ttyS"); print STDOUT "...deprecated /dev/cua* for ancient distros...\n"; &mdmctl("cua"); print STDOUT "Modem test finished.\n"; sub mdmctl { my $prefix=$@; print STDOUT "Testing: $prefix\*\n"; for $i (0..3) { print STDOUT "\t\/dev\/$prefix$i\n"; open (MDM,">/dev/$prefix$i") or die; print MDM $mdmstrng; sleep(2); close (MDM); } print STDOUT "Done $prefix\* tests.\n"; } ---end untested perl code--- -- 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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SCO.com and Caldera.com dead?
by rickl-ZACYGPecefkNbK0NzMECUg＠public.gmane.org 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

While I hate to keep taking SCO's side in things since I fully support the Linux movement I don't think any of SCO's long time customers care wheather or not SCO's web site is up or not since Openserver has some machines with verified uptimes of 5, 10 and 17+ years without reboot. If any machine is repeatedly attacked by professionals it will crash. RickT On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:32:27 -0400, John Myshrall <jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org> wrote : > On August 24, 2003 10:01 am, Emir wrote: > > > Paul Osman wrote: > > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Madison Kelly wrote: > > >>Hi all, > > >> > > >> I know there was a thread on SCO so this may already have been > > >>pointed out but if so, I missed it. It looks like the SCO and Caldera > > >>websites are gone and have been for several hours now. Curiously, it > > >>follows after two days of steady rise in SCOX share price. A rumour we > > >>didn't know about? > > >> > > >>Madison > > > > > > I wonder what their customers think now that they can't even access their > > > website. Fucking losers... honestly. > > > > ...and by "customers" I assume you mean "defendents"? > > See what ESR has to say > > http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2003082400126NWCYLL > > > 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 > > > -- 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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HP692
by mr.mcgregor-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 24 Aug '03

24 Aug '03

You might try the HP Inkjet Project at Sourceforge for a suitable driver. http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/ John McGregor -- 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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SCO.com and Caldera.com dead?
by jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg＠public.gmane.org 24 Aug '03

24 Aug '03

On August 24, 2003 10:01 am, Emir wrote: > Paul Osman wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Madison Kelly wrote: > >>Hi all, > >> > >> I know there was a thread on SCO so this may already have been > >>pointed out but if so, I missed it. It looks like the SCO and Caldera > >>websites are gone and have been for several hours now. Curiously, it > >>follows after two days of steady rise in SCOX share price. A rumour we > >>didn't know about? > >> > >>Madison > > > > I wonder what their customers think now that they can't even access their > > website. Fucking losers... honestly. > > ...and by "customers" I assume you mean "defendents"? See what ESR has to say http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2003082400126NWCYLL 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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