January 2016 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

installing linux while retaining Windows 10
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

When I buy a PC, it almost always comes with Win 10 these days and I am not brave enough to throw it away. So I install Linux beside Windows. For this I need to shrink the Windows partition. Windows is unwilling to shrink its NTFS partition to less than half its original size. That's because it has placed the Master File Table in the middle of the partition and considers it unmovable. There are third party tools that can do this but I don't want to learn about them or trust them. So use Linux to resize the partition to give Windows less than half of the disk. There are a couple of tricks that you need to know. Windows 10, by default, uses something called Fast Startup. That means that when you ask it to shut down, it only hibernates. I think that that means that if you change its partition (or any of several other things) while it is shut down, Bad Things might happen. I think that it is best turn off Fast Startup before shutting down Win 10. Settings: System: Power and Sleep: Additional Power Settings: Choose what the power buttons do: Change settings that are currently unavailable: Under Shutdown Settings, untick: Turn on fast startup (recommended) (I don't think that Microsoft wants you to find this.) Shutdown Windows 10. Boot your favourite Live linux (need not be what you install). Run gparted to resize the NTFS partition. SUPERSTITIOUS MODE ON /* this seems to be needed */ Immediately shut down Linux. Reboot Windows (it will repair some damage caused by ntfsresize). Shut down Windows. SUPERSTITIOUS MODE OFF Install Linux however you wish to. You can turn on Windows' fast startup. But only if Linux and Windows share no filesystems. ================ Alternative solution (unreliable report of Giles' approach): Before EVER booting Wind 10, install Linux. Win 10 first-boot process won't eat a Linux installation.

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new cheap source for Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

The Microsoft store! <http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msca/en_CA/pdp/productID.332497100> I don't know if it is available in their bricks and mortar stores, but it is available online with free delivery (and free returns). $47.00 Canadian (less than US$35, the nominal and never discounted price from authorized distributors in the US)! Comes with an 8GB Micro SD card containing Windows 10 IoT. (Consider this a free bonus, with a defect that is easily remedied.) The page spends more ink on Linux than Windows. They don't seem to offer cases, power supplies, or other accessories. The picture shows a thing that is the size and shape of an SD card with as raspi logo (as well as a MicroSD card). But the Raspberry Pi 2 can't use an SD card. Perhaps it is a superfluous MicroSD to SD converter. (Older Raspberry Pi versions use an SD card, but I don't think that they can use Win 10 IoT.)

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My work is looking for a linux network software developer
by Lennart Sorensen 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

If anyone is looking for work doing linux network coding, we need more people. We have at least some GTALUG people here already. I have pasted the (plain text) version of the job listing here: Role: Linux Network Software Developer -------------------------------------- About our company: Siemens RuggedCom is a leader in the development of rugged communication networking solutions designed for mission critical applications in harsh environments. We are an innovative, rapidly growing company where you'll find an exciting, dynamic work environment and significant opportunity for personal growth. We are currently looking for a Linux Network Software Developer for our Concord office who would report directly to the Director of Software Engineering; someone with good analytical skills, can multi-task on various projects, a good problem solver and has good organizational skills. Responsibilities: This role provides an opportunity to experience the entire life cycle of product development including specifications, design, coding, test, production and maintenance. This responsibilities include writing software, participating actively in development projects, both hardware and software component selection and developing technology for future products. You will be part of a small team and play an integral role in bringing advanced telecommunications products to market Qualifications: The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering, with at least five years of experience, developing software, and a good understanding of networking concepts. * Strong programming skills in Linux/C, script programming in Bash/Perl * Strong experience in developing and integrating / modifying open source projects (OSS) * Experience with UDP and TCP socket programming * Experience developing with POSIX threads Additional “nice to have” strengths in the following areas: * Additional nice to have strengths in the following areas: Debian Linux distribution * Experience with linux netlink protocol * Experience with serial encapsulation protocols (TCP/Modbus, DNP) * Experience with cellular network interfaces (e.g. PPP over cellular) * Experience with network firewall (netfilter/iptables) * TCP/IP and related Layer 3 protocols * Familiarity in contributing and interacting with the open source community mailing lists * Software configuration tools such as Git, Bugzilla If interested, please send your e-mail to <lennart.sorensen(a)siemens.com> We thank all candidates for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The position is on the team that I lead, which probably explains why they put my email as the place to send resumes. Concord in this case is Langstaff at highway 400 (just about 1km north of the last stop on the subway extention). -- Len Sorensen

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Anyone who has/had ThinkPad X130E ?
by William Park 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Hi, Anyone has/had ThinkPad X130E? How is the keyboard? Staples has it for $200. -- William

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Seeking help with a unique Linux project?
by Karen Lewellen 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

greetings everyone, My name is Karen. I have only recently found this LUG, and joined the talk list. I am a professional singer/ songwriter and media producer with a unique Linux goal. I wish to make use of the varied console or command line based tools in Linux for my composition work, and if possible for accessing media materials too. I use adaptive technology, which is part of why my desire is to ssh telnet into my Linux box rather than work with it directly. I tend to prefer more traditional tools. for example one sound card in this box will be an m-audio audiofile 2496 production card to which I will be attaching my music keyboard. In any case while I have some of the tools I require, and firm knowledge that my goals are possible. I have not, at least not until now, found a Linux users group in Toronto where I can get the extra wisdom required. I am very used to Linux and UNIX based shell structures. I am using one at this moment based in freedsb, to draft my email, and use another based in Ubuntu for my nonprofit media newsroom's hosting account. Such is also part of why I want to start with a comparative way to use my Linux box. I would rather begin with a foundation where I can make use of and learn more right away, than fail to use the Linux box well at all. Let me be sure my post is suitable before both asking and answering questions. Thanks in advance, Karen

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VOIP setup
by David Mason 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I know there are some people on here that know about VOIP and Asterisk, and I'm looking for some pointers. I've looked at Asterisk a bit (a while ago) and it was kind of overwhelming. I want to have several phones and several phone numbers (a 416 for where I work, a 905 for where I live, and a 902 for where a bunch of my friends and family are). I want to pick up a phone, dial a number and have the appropriate VOIP phone number be used. I'd like a different ring tone from each of the numbers. I'd like an answering machine function with multiple mailboxes for various family members. I'd like to be able to access those messages (or at least be able to see that there are pending messages) from an computer. Some of these may not be possible/easy, but that's what I'd *like*. I currently have the 416 number via Primus which connects to a VOIP box (a Cisco SPA-122 that Primus provided). Any recommendation for a cheaper/better supplier for the multiple numbers I want to have? Thanks for any help! ../Dave

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Re: [GTALUG] VOIP setup
by marc 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Ring http://ring.cx and also check the Android app Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.-------- Original message --------From: Blaise Alleyne <email+libre(a)blaise.ca> Date: 2016-01-02 11:40 (GMT-05:00) To: talk(a)gtalug.org Subject: Re: [GTALUG] VOIP setup On 02/01/16 02:54 AM, Bob Jonkman wrote: > [...] I've used a Cisco SPA-122 ATA and a Grandstream HT702 ATA, as well as > a Grandstream GXP280 voip phone (and a number of SIP phone > applications on computers and Android phones). [...] Hey Bob, any recommendations for SIP clients? Do you like the GXP device? And which Android SIP client do you prefer? In terms of handsets, I'm managing some Aastra 9143i handsets, which were great for a few years but then mysteriously refuse to boot for a few weeks at a time. I've been looking at Granstream GXP or Polycom for replacements... On the Android side, my wife has been using CSipSimple, but I'm not sure that's the best option. I'm getting an Android device in a few days and will begin playing around with it. (On my N900, Maemo Fremantle has integrated SIP support with the Phone application, and I've mostly used Ekiga as a desktop SIP client.) --- Talk Mailing List talk(a)gtalug.org http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

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VOIP system with PI2
by Mojtaba Moodi 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

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distro for old machine and non-expert users
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Machine: old P4 with 1G of RAM an 80G HDD. Was running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but Unity is a real pig with the ancient Intel 865G graphics. Any desktop that tries to use 3D acceleration will be awful. I strongly suspect Fedora's Gnome would be bad. Is there an easy choice? Would Mint work? The system should be self-explanatory to casual former Windows users.

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Beginner Debian Question(s)
by Peter King 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

I recently acquired a Roseapple Pi board, for which a system image based on Debian 8.1 "Jessie" is provided. This system image boots into an LXDE environment, with no option to boot to the console (i.e. the CLI without all the GUI stuff). I have no idea how to get it to boot to the console -- it doesn't seem to use GRUB(2) as the bootloader, so there is no menu option at boot. I tried to use sudo to get rid of lightdm, but was told that I'm not in the sudoers group, even after changing my user privileges to "Administrator". Naturally, I don't have a root password. Searching on Google generally suggests that it's way complicated now to just boot to console in Debian. That seems ridiculous. But then again, I don't understand anything about systemd or the "new" and "improved" way of doing things. Oh, and basic tools like lsusb don't seem to be installed by default. All this is exacerbated by the fact that Debian somehow doesn't recognize my wireless dongle (it uses an RTL 8192 chip), even though it's supposed to, and I have no ethernet connection to the net. I haven't been this frustrated by a linux distro in a long time. My idea of a good time is running dwm on a gentoo system, and LXDE looks like a bad knockoff of a premodern version of Windows. Any suggestions? (Apart from, "Drop the whole thing from a tall building" which has its attractions.) -- Peter King peter.king(a)utoronto.ca Department of Philosophy 170 St. George Street #521 The University of Toronto (416)-978-3311 ofc Toronto, ON M5R 2M8 CANADA http://individual.utoronto.ca/pking/ ========================================================================= GPG keyID 0x7587EC42 (2B14 A355 46BC 2A16 D0BC 36F5 1FE6 D32A 7587 EC42) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 7587EC42

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