- main - earth.li

Fax modem
by James Freer 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

using ubuntu 7.10 fax modem chipset HSFi CX11252-41 I bought this modem from ebuyer a few months ago as someone had found drivers for it on opensuse ver 9... so i thought there was a good chance it would work in ubuntu. So far i have tried: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupAndFax installed following sl-modem-daemon gtk-efax gfax (as alternative) gnome-ppp https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto installed the scanmodem tool james@james-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf [sudo] password for james: Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. Scanning your serial ports for a modem. ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. Modem Port Scan<*1>: S2 S3 ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- 56000 ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK ttySHSF0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe. ttySHSF0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK Modem Port Scan<*1>: SHSF2 SHSF3 SHSF4 SHSF5 SHSF6 SHSF7 Found a modem on /dev/ttySHSF0. Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf. ttySHSF0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0" james@james-desktop:~$ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Conexant http://linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/gutsy/modem-drivers/hsf/ installed the .deb file - all seemed ok and entered in synaptic. The fax program is trying to use /dev/ttyS1 which is most likely a default when my modem is on /dev/ttySHSF0. Thus necessary to edit wvdial.conf [Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Baud = 460800 New PPPD = yes Modem = /dev/ttySHSF0 && before ttyS1 ISDN = 0 Phone = <Target Phone Number> ;08456091350 && this is a telephone number for an isp dial-up - also failed ; Password = <Your Password> ; Username = <Your Login Name> Tried to send a fax and have pasted the window (above "SEND FAX" button) info in gtk-efax Socket running on port 9900 efax-0.9a: 11:48:00 opened /dev/ttySHSF0 efax-0.9a: 11:48:02 Error: can't determine fax modem class support efax-0.9a: 11:48:02 failed page /home/james/Desktop/JF-CV.pdf.001 efax-0.9a: 11:48:02 finished - invalid modem response It would seem the modem can't select its class... recommends AUTO [from the choice of class 1, class2, class3]. Tried all three CAN'T BE FAR OUT!.... Also tried gFax and that didn't work either or should i use hylafax? Be grateful if someone could put me right. thanks james

2 2

Fedora 9 startup scripts
by Dan Hatton 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Dear All, Before I upgraded from Fedora 8 to 9, the script /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit used to run hwclock --rctosys at boot time. Now it doesn't any more - but presumably something else does. And I'd like to fiddle with the options that "something else" passes to hwclock. So does anyone have any idea what "something else" is, please? -- Thanks, Dan Hatton

1 0

GNU/Linux App to make a screen saver from flash
by Steven Rose 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Essentially something that would allow creation of screen savers from flash that would then work on GNU/Linux operating systems. - -- Regards, Steven Rose www.stevey.eu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFITSqoOZpkWR2o6LERApndAJ0bP0D/3cXTmzXBwOGYsp0eH67CFACdFnoc sRA38BxLQHCH7OWWnZ8YVYc= =ZWMn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

2 1

Computing History Museum
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Hi Folks, I've just become aware of the relatively recently set up Centre for Computing History, at Haverilll: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ See also the 3 June article in the EADT: http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/features/ story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=Features& tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=features& itemid=IPED02%20Jun%202008%2015%3A17%3A12%3A937 [all one line; also at: http://tinyurl.com/3lj2u9 ] I landed on it while doing a Google search for "Sharp MZ-80B", which was my first serious personal computer (the one before that being a Sinclair ZX-81, which was capable of a surprising amount of real work). It's on our patch, and I plan to make a visit! [Perhaps, if I can still find them, I could donate the 20 or so floppies on which I obtained my first Linux system - SLS, back in August 1992, 0.92 kernel] Best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 09-Jun-08 Time: 17:37:30 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

1 0

[ALUG Announce] 2nd Thurs Pub Meet 12th June
by Richard Lewis 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Dear ALUG, The monthly second Thursday social meeting of ALUG will take place on * Thursday 12th June * at The Reindeer (10 Dereham Road, Norwich, NR2 4AY; tel. 01603 762223). It's very near the junction of Dereham Road and the Norwich inner ring road (Grapes Hill) and serves a selection of real ales, nice pub food (if you fancy going early to eat) and coffee. I intend to be there from about 20:00. Others may be there earlier. We should have a table reserved at the back of the pub just to the left of the bar. We look forward to seeing you there. Cheers, Richard -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Richard Lewis http://www.richard-lewis.me.uk/ JID: ironchicken(a)jabber.earth.li -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.| |http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | +-------------------------------------------------------+ ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

1 0

Re: [ALUG] eeePC
by Steve Button 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

> Anyone else in the group got an eeePC? Hi, Yes I've been using mine with Ubuntu Hardy for a couple of weeks now - see http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=43 and it's working really well. Spinning cubes and wobbly windows too with Compiz Fusion, which work surprisingly well. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:compiz_on_eeexubunto But you should also run the Ricey script at ... http://eee.ricey.co.uk/ Also, Hi to the group. I've been lurking for a month or so and had nothing useful to add so far. (and little time) My next "project" will be to get my Orange mobile broadband USB thingy working with the Eee... which will arrive from Orange this week. After that I want to get it working with my Bluetooth GPS module and see what it's like as a Sat Nav. (pretty poor I guess by looking at the free maps available, but could be a fun project). A great little hobby machine, reminds me of my Amiga 15 years ago (or so). Steve Button. -- http://angelsdaycare.co.uk - Natural daycare with tasty wholesome organic food, secure webcam and fingerprint door entry system. - 01449 726082

1 0

Font not defined for emacs on Fedora 9
by Dan Hatton 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Dear All, Since upgrading from Fedora 8 to 9, I've been having the font problem exemplified by this terminal session: [dan@seagull ~]$ emacs Font `-Adobe-Courier-Medium-R-Normal--12-120-75-75-M-70-ISO8859-1' is not defined <and no emacs window appears> [dan@seagull ~]$ ps Uroot | grep -i 'xfs' 304 ? S< 0:00 [xfslogd/0] 305 ? S< 0:00 [xfsdatad/0] 306 ? S< 0:00 [xfs_mru_cache] [dan@seagull ~]$ grep -i 'Adobe-Courier-Medium-R-Normal--12-120-75-75-M-70-ISO8859-1' /usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/fonts.dir courR12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-m-70-iso8859-1 courR12-ISO8859-14.pcf.gz -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-m-70-iso8859-14 courR12-ISO8859-15.pcf.gz -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-m-70-iso8859-15 [dan@seagull ~]$ ls -l /usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/courR12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4108 2008-01-14 18:01 /usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/courR12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz [dan@seagull ~]$ su Password: [dan@seagull dan]# /etc/init.d/xfs stop Shutting down xfs: [ OK ] [dan@seagull dan]# /etc/init.d/xfs start Starting xfs: [ OK ] [dan@seagull dan]# exit exit [dan@seagull ~]$ emacs <emacs now runs with no problem and no error message> Any ideas why the fiddling with xfs is necessary, and how I can avoid it, please? -- Thanks, Dan Hatton

1 0

Re: [ALUG] GNOME/X problems
by Greg Thomas 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

2008/6/1 Tim Green <timothy.j.green(a)gmail.com>: > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Greg Thomas <Greg(a)thethomashome.co.uk> wrote: >> So any ideas from the readers as to the best way to restart my >> windowing environment without restarting the whole box? > > Which X are you using? My Intel 945G (i810 driver) doesn't do this. It's an Intel 945GM chipset. Regarding "which" X, I thought there was only one, nowadays? i.e. the one from X.Org. Greg

1 0

GNOME/X problems
by Greg Thomas 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

I'm running Ubuntu 8.04, which 95% of the time works just great. The other 5% if the time, the screen will just go grey when in use [It may actually be black, but with nothing else on the LCD to contrast it against it looks grey], and I'm unable to do anything (*). Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will rattle the disk, and I can hear the Ubuntu drumbeat that happens when GNOME starts, but nothing actually changes on screen. Ctrl-Alt-F1 will drop me to a command line; restarting gdm from here doesn't do anything other than re-present me with a back/grey screen. So any ideas from the readers as to the best way to restart my windowing environment without restarting the whole box? Thanks, Greg (*) Someone is bound to ask; If I look in syslog it has the following ... Jun 1 13:15:20 greg-server gdm[5655]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error - Restarting :0 Jun 1 13:16:18 greg-server gdm[5652]: WARNING: main daemon: Got SIGABRT. Something went very wrong. Going down! Jun 1 13:16:18 greg-server gdm[5652]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_hash_table_lookup_extended: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed Jun 1 13:16:18 greg-server gdm[5652]: WARNING: Request for invalid configuration key xdmcp/Enable=false Jun 1 13:16:18 greg-server gdm[8494]: WARNING: Didn't understand `' (expected true or false) Googling suggests to me that this is a fairly recent, err, feature, of the current packages ...

3 3

Local Feed Aggregation in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS?
by Steven Rose 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have use of a Google Reader account, but am looking for something lightweight to use locally on my laptop. Any suggestions ALUG? - -- Regards, Steven Rose www.stevey.eu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFISqn9OZpkWR2o6LERAj9yAKCbErSEzk1LYkjN1WtFlkqgHy62cQCfZV9c t2JoBjjBnJU9JraaJIBe2Ho= =dZrZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

3 3