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Dual booting these systems will give the user a chance to work with two different FOSS environments.





For this exercise, you will need the following:

Hardware.
Any Apple branded PPC based system which allows you to boot from the option menu.
The open firmware version will be 3.x and greater.
A single disk of 40G minimum size or two disks with a minimum size of 20G.
A processor of 400MHz or greater.
I recommend 374M RAM but you can do with 256M.
Keyboard, mouse, monitor, and the usual.

Software.
A Debian business card iso for the powerpc architecture. http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...owerpc/iso-cd/
A FreeBSD disk one iso for the powerpc architecture. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/201102/



Information.
Monitor name, vendor, VertRefresh, HorizSync.
You will need an internet connection for the basic FreeBSD install.


This howto is based on information from kelsoo http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=20481 ,
tingox http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powermac_g4_freebsd ,
and myself http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=13827 .

Let us begin.

Prepare the isos by burning each to a disk using your favorite program.
You are going to erase the entire contents of your drive(s) so be sure to upgrade and save whatever you want.
Reboot the machine and hold down the left option key. This will be the logo key on the keyboard.
Open the tray and place in the Debian CD. From the icon menu, choose the CD.
Click on it , click on the arrow.
Another way would be to place the CD in the drive and hold down the C key while rebooting.
The third way is:

Code: [Select] > setenv boot-device cd
Open the tray, place the cd, close.

Code: [Select] >mac-boot
Go through the menu as usual, setting up passwords and ftp servers. Remember, since this is the first step,
you will not be saving the accounts.

For a single disk system.

You will do a manual partition. Delete all entries.
Create a map with the following:
1024K New World Boot block
3G EXT3 mounted as /
512M swap
1G /var
2G /tmp
12G /usr
The rest of the disk dedicated to /HOME.

For a dual disk system.

Follow the above. Be sure that you have /(root file system without var or tmp) at a minimum of 3G.


Optional layout:

18G /
512M swap
The remaining for home.
This is good for the beginner or general use.




Finish by answering yes to accept scheme. Pick a minimal install. let it finish and reboot.
Hold down the option key, open the tray, place in the FreeBSD CD.
Follow the methods for booting from the option menu.

Installing FreeBSD.

This process will take some time. I will only cover the basics.

Let the CD boot and enter the information until you come to the main menu.
Hit F to GET to the fixit menu. Hit 5 to choose a shell.
Hit ALT+CTRL+F4 to get to the shell.

Single disk system.

Code: [Select]gpart show
Remember the disk number.

Code: [Select]  gpart modify -i<first apple-ufs partition> -t freebsd ad<disk number from gpartshow>
gpart modify -i<second apple-ufs partition> -t freebsd-swap ad<dsk number>
gpart modify -i<next apple-ufs partition> -t freebsd ad<disk number>
For a dual disk system.

Follow the above, using ad1 and ad0 after gpart show. The modding follows the same rules.

When finished, use ALT+CTRL+F1 to return to the menu.
Hit X and enter. Choose standard.
Select each, hit C, and do the following:
The first should be filesystem, /. The second should be swap.
The third should follow whichever scheme from previous you chose.
Hit Q.

Choose the minimum installation. X and enter.
Choose the CD as the media.
Yes, you want to start a new shell.

When it is finished, go through the menu. You can select yes for SSH.
Do you want to add a user? Yes.
For the group info, type wheel. You will need this for "su to root."
Do not add any packages from the ports collection.

Add root password.
Return to post installation menu. Select setup networking. Select devices.
If on a router, you can make up a domain. If not, it should automatically be filled in.
Exit. Return to the main menu. F for fixit, Enter. 5 for shell.
CTRL+ALT+F4
If it prompts for a new shell, choose yes.

Code: [Select] dd if=/boot/boot1.hfs of=/dev/ad<disk number>s2
CTRL+ALT+F1 to return to the main menu. Exit Install.


Setting up the base system.


Boot into the option menu.
Reinsert the FreeBSD CD. You will choose the hard disk as the boot device.
On a two disk system, choose the hard disk without an extra icon. This will be the FreeBSD install.
Select and arrow.

Let the system boot up.
Login as user.

  Code: [Select] mkdir cdrom
Su to root.

Code: [Select] mount -t cd9660 -o RO /dec/acd0 cdrom
cd cdrom/9*
ls
For each DIRECTORY.

Code: [Select]cd
sh install.sh
cd ..
You will not need the base or kernel.
Do not install the ports package from the disk.

For src, you can either do

Code: [Select] sh install.sh all
or


Code: [Select] sh install.sh <section>
Code: [Select] sh install.sh
by itself will give you the source list.

Code: [Select] cd /home/$USER && umount cdrom
Final system setup.

Follow
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-using.html and
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/...-building.html

Be sure to reboot twice.

Installing Debian.

Reboot into the options menu. Load the Debian CD.

Do a normal install with the following exceptions on a single disk system.
All partitons dedicated to FreeBSD must be marked as do not use.

Be sure to setup a NewWorld Boot partition, at least one ext3 with /(root) as the minimum, and a swap partition.

I choose a minimal installation because you can control what goes in the environment for the most part.

The user, user password, and root password will be kept. Make them strong.

From here you can follow: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=20481
This is a very good guide for setting up the debian environment.

http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=13827
For setting up the FreeBSD environment.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=27227
For basic questions on setting up compatibility between the two.

Whenever you want to boot from either install, do the following:
Hold down the option key until the graphical menu appears.
The normal hard disk icon will be FreeBSD. Linux will be the one with the penguin.
Select then arrow to boot.

A) Gpart partitioning scheme.

In the FreeBSD install, the user can eliminate the /home directory. Such an action would allow /usr/(subdirectories) and /root/(subdirectories) to be more flexible.

Using gpart to partition can be done; however, it may be difficult to repair the partitions later. Gpart can be buggy at times. This is the reason for the Debian disk.
Here is the partitioning scheme that can be done with gpart:

Code: [Select]gpart add -s 800K -t '!Apple_Bootstrap' ad<disk number>
gpart add -s <size> -t freebsd-ufs ad<disk number>
gpart add -s <size> -t freebsd-swap ad<disk number>
gpart add -s <size> -t freebsd-ufs ad<disk number>
Resource: http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powermac_g4_freebsd

B) Prebuilt packages.

http://code.google.com/p/powerpc-bits-and-pieces/downloads/list


Create a directory for packages.

Code: [Select]mkdir /usr/packages
You should have a space of 1G.

Code: [Select]cd /usr/packages
Every letter of the alphabet except y has set of packages.

Download all the gzipped directories.

Code: [Select]ftp http://powerpc-bits-and-pieces.googlecode.com/files/w-packages.tar.gz
Do the rest by replacing the w with another letter.

Code: [Select]tar xvf  <tar file.tar.gz>
or

Code: [Select]gunzip <tarfile.tar.gz> && tar xf <tarfile.tar>

Download the list

Code: [Select]ftp http://powerpc-bits-and-pieces.googlecode.com/files/AVAILABLE_PACKAGES.txt

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/packages-using.html

Hi guys, I just set up a SliTaz (the LATEST COOKWARE) install on an HP thin client machine. I'm a university STUDENT, and our internet in our hall of residence is cable but with a CAPTIVE portal (IE a browser log in page before it will let you surf). The built-in browser, Midori, doesn't seem to detect this and just 403's everything without redirecting me t the log in page. Any ideas?

Thanks.

I'm looking for a consensus on the best configuration for a hard drive that will support both Win XP and Ubuntu. I have just installed a second drive on my PC and would like to have both OS's on this drive. I have attached a png. file that recommends a configuration for Win and Ubuntu on the same drive, but would like to have some THOUGHTS from this forum. If it matters, the drive in question is a Seagate 500GB.
Thanks,overthehill

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Looks good. But.. would this version of Linux benefit from having a swap file?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 04, 2011, 11:24:53 PM

Looks good. But.. would this version of Linux benefit from having a swap file?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq

But.. would this version of Linux benefit from having a swap file?

...
overthehill, don't let Geek-9pm confuse you.
...
And Geek-9pm, if you take at the look the pic, you will notice that the swap drive is included at the far right.

I downloaded Live CD quite some time back and it boots fine in the original PC that I loaded to without User Name and Password. What I'm WONDERING now is there anyway within Ubuntu to find what my user name and Password are?
I'm attempting load the Live CD into another PC that I have just purchased and when booting up I'm ASKED for User Name and Password. I know now I should have written them down but ??.
If not what are my options ? Thanks, overthehillDunno if this helps...

Quote

Sometimes a LiveCD MIGHT ask you for a user-name or password. Just leave these blank and press enter (or allow it to time-out).

hey everyone.i am the selftaught and i want to implement a fileserver and to learn how to make different servers
but i have only one computer so i want to use a SIMULATOR so to  be ABLE to TEST my computers on  my network if are access my server.i don't know exactly  which SOFTWARE i can use  to simulate many computers that are relying to on server on network .can anyone help me and tell me how can i do it or give me best link where i can find more INFORMATION about the issue?

I encounter the problem with the ssh CONNECTIVITY and NFS

1. Both of the hosts are already START the sshd daemon and test local successful. However, they can't connect each other by SFTP / SCP.

2. I can't MOUNT the remote host by nfs, I already start the nfs daemon nfsd, nfslockd, mountd, but it still can't mount the share folder from remote site

Who is the guy can help me to solve the problem 

Old post, but anyways.
I'm definitely not an expert to let you know.

Did you check your "hosts.allow" file?
Or or "hosts.deny" file?

Did you configure them?  A better question, did you configure them properly for the two computers?

Why is Linux more secure than Windows ?  There are a couple of different reasons that I've read about such as the code being open source, ALLOWING security holes to be found/patched quicker, and because being logged in you're only logged in as a user without admin privileges, making malicious code more difficult to run.. I think I interpreted that correctly but I'm not sure.  But if any could shed some light on this it would be appreciated.Yes you are correct in your assumption of how linux is more secure.
Also linux isn't as widely used as Windows and therefore isn't targeted as often.
As I understand it there isn't any viruses in the wild at this time.

I have been using linux full time for the past 4 years and haven't had any problems.

Hope this helps ! Quote from: joy division on December 26, 2011, 10:51:43 PM

Why is Linux more secure than Windows ?

It's not.

Well, when I said "secure" I wasn't talking about security in a broad sense, only referring to its potential to get infected with a virus.

When I read discussions about Windows being infected I see remarks like,"thank god for linux"..  Which compels me to wonder why Linux it thought to be more secure and so I go find discussions on it.  The primary reasons for this belief seem to be primarily based on the two features of Linux that I gave.  But if you could expand on your statement, that would be appreciated.. 

 

Thanks for sharing those points.

Would you say there are some Distros of Linux that are more popular/used than other Distros...and would those more popular ones get more attention or "eyes" as to finding security holes?  I'd think if there are going to be eyes gazing on Linux source code it would be a distro that is more commonly used, obviously to improve it's usability and security.

I'd think if there are going to be eyes gazing on Linux source code it would be a distro that is more commonly used, obviously to improve it's usability and security.

You missed my point-

Linux can give you  the FREEDOM to Assemble.
Anything that is in the library in Linux and be used in Assembly language. If you want. (Almost anything.) 
In this context the Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures.
Recommended:
NASM - The Netwide Assembler 2.09.08
Helpful:
Linux Assembly Tutorial
Oldies but Goodies:
Writing A Useful Program With NASM
HELLO World in Linux
Do you EXERCISE you RIGHT to assemble in Linux?

Validating the size of FILE transferred from ftp server to the local system

File type: Text file/Flat file
Source System: Windows / Unix Systems
Target System is ALWAYS: Unix
Mode of Transfer : ASCII

We have GENERIC ftp shell script that transfers the files from different ftp servers.

Some TIME files are only getting transferred partially & doesn’t show any errors.
An example scenario is given below.
Example Scenario:
Souce System: Unix
Source File’s size: 4000 Kbytes.
Target System: Unix
Target File size: 2000 K bytes.
Reason for the difference in File size: As the target unix system is not having enough space, & the FTP utility doesn’t treat this kind of scenario as an error, the final outcome of the script was successful.

We WOULD like to handle this scenario with the addition of the logic to check the file sizes of the source & target system and decide the final outcome of the script. Please provide your thoughts/suggestions.

Options Tried:
We also tried one of the option that ftp log itself is capturing the file size while transferring. This size is not matching with actual file size got transferred to the local system due to difference in the OS of source and destination

I want to INSTALL software on UBUNTU 10.10 neye
And LINKED with database
Please HELP me in DETAIL about that

Linux has been the latest word in alternative operating systems for a few years now; but, there are other options with a history that precedes both Linux and the GNU base. These systems are based on the Berkley Software Distribution, a direct DESCENDANT of AT&T's (Bell Labs) UNIX which was rewritten. There are four versions: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Dragonfly; but, I will only be concentrating on the first three. LET us begin with a simple set of questions.

1) Is your interest security?
2) Are you using non-standard hardware?
3) Are you a developer?
4) Do you like a challenge or want an easy start?

Give yourself a moment to think these questions through.

I will introduce and describe the options you have, including both the positive and negative of each.

I) FreeBSD.
 FreeBSD is the most used of the BSD systems and comes with more support including work from iXSystems and the PC-BSD project. Community support can be seen on the mailing lists, at http://www.daemonforums.org , http://forums.freebsd.org, and at local groups in various parts of the world. Development is active as PORTS to the PS3 and the newer SPARC64 chips are improved. However, for a person without patience or willingness to learn something different, FreeBSD may present a few difficulties:
1) No graphical installer. The option available is to use PC-BSD fir such; but, what is the option if one doesn't have this type of hardware? Sysinstall and the newer bsdinstall are ncurses based installation METHODS. A person would also need to read on how to use gpart and maybe even use a Linux distribution to setup a disk beforehand.
2) Less support for hardware than in Linux or Windows. Your new equipment may not work "out of the box" or may even require configuring by hand.
3) No native support for flash and limited support for Java. There are options such as gnash and the FreeBSD project has its own version of Java. Be noted that it is limited to i386 and amd64 only.

II) OpenBSD
   OpenBSD is a security conscious operating system aimed at developers and those who want to follow a strict code base. Support covers more architectures than FreeBSD and the community is based on mailing lists with the only forum support at http://www.daemonforums,org. It is headed by a single person. OpenBSD is a great distribution but a few words of warning for the new user:
1) Follow the install documents exactly. There is no way around this.
2) Refer to the shared examples and manual pages on the system. This cannot be stressed enough.
3) Think before you ask a question and research the mailing lists archives. The different members of the OpenBSD CORE group, ports, packages, and side projects are developers deeply involved in their work.

III) NetBSD.
NetBSD is a more of a hobbyist operating system with support for more systems than most Linux distributions and the other two BSD systems. It is included as an option for single board and embedded computers. The community is loosely knit. Like OpenBSD, support only exists in mailing lists or at http://www.daemonforums.org . There are a few challenges one needs to overcome:
1) Like OpenBSD, you must read the installation documents.
2) Support from the mailing list may not come directly due to the smaller community size.
3) Your hardware may not have current support; so, you may need to build a kernel and userland yourself.


You may ask, "Why would one want to use such a system when Linux is available?"

1) Both the kernel and the userland or "base" of each system is developed. Linux is a kernel only. The base is GNU,
2) A user has more control of the package installation in FreeBSD. Neither Debian nor Fedora nor the systems based on these two allow you such control.
3) All three BSD systems have lower requirements for the hardware that is supported.
4) The user is not included in the wheel group in FreeBSD. All three allow the root user the ability to include or exclude the user in any group.
5) Licensing. The BSD license is more permissive.
6) Stability. All systems follow strict rules. The permissions are set by the root account.

"Okay, but, it seems difficult already."
Such a statement is only true if one does not follow the above suggestions.

"How do I get this or that to work?"

There are a handful of tutorials and howto's around the web. Support is available at the listed forums and on the mailing lists.

"Some of my hardware doesn't work but it does on Windows and Linux. Why?"

This may be due to the company and their unwillingness to help the BSD distributions. You may want to ask your questions on the mailing lists.

"I don't feel like any of this is for me."

You have the right to choose whatever you want. These are only suggestions from me and my personal opinion based on my experience.

Hi there,

I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm trying to delete a file on the desktop using the terminal

The file is called Untitled 1.html

I've used:

rm Untitled 1.html
rm -- Untitled 1.html

Any help on this would be great.  Any help on installing themes on this OS would be great too

Thanks in advance ANYONE

B2you'll need to use quotes:

Code: [Select]rm "Untitled 1.html"

Quote from: Base2 on March 22, 2011, 03:15:49 PM

Any help on this would be great.  Any help on installing themes on this OS would be great too

you'll need to use quotes:

Code: [Select]rm "Untitled 1.html"

Does this particular file, Untitled 1.html, require quotes for some reason?

In Appearance preferences you can install new  themes.

You could install a separate theme manager, as well. I've found Emerald to be awesome myself.

Hi all,

Can ANYONE please help me to CHECK the disk space availble on my UNIX Box. The command should return the TOTAL disk size, used size and availbale FREE space.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Thiru, Quote

man df

Hi Folks. Hoping someone here would GIVE me some help. Like you can gather from the title , I have very little knowledge of Ubuntu. I mean little. Anyway, I would like to add to the Grub menu and I'm a little intimidated even after reading about Grub either within CH or online. I was able though to change the boot order and the menu time but as far as knowing anything else about Grub, I don't.
Anyway, here's my story.
I started off with one HDD (250 GB) with WinXP installed. I added another HDD (750 GB) and cloned XP to it , and then  (with lots and lots of help) I was able to install Ubuntu as well on this larger drive. For a while I had the smaller drive disconnected and was using only the larger drive. Then because the smaller drive was not being used I decided to upgrade that drive from XP to Vista . When I purchased this system 4 yrs. back it had XP installed but came with a Vista upgrade. So I thought that I'd give Vista a shot and after a number of problems it appears that it's running OK now.
Currently I'm using only the smaller drive (Vista) and I'm a little anxious to get back to Ubuntu, which is on the other drive. Because I've found some pretty neat features in Vista I'll probably use that until I learn a lot, lot, more about Ubuntu. Connecting and disconnecting DRIVES just ain't cutting it .
So I'm sure that you've surmised this, but what I would like to do now is add Vista from the other drive to XP and Ubuntu in the Grub menu. This whole ordeal has been quite a chore for this old fella and I sure don't want to mess things up now. If you don't mind helping, please go very slowly.
And thanks, overthehill
Don you want the long answer or the simple answer?
Here is the simple answer.
Don't change anything.
You can use it "as is" with a feature in your BIOS that allows you to select  a drive at boot time. Also you can go into the BIOS and SPECIFY which is the first boot device.

Why?, you ask.
If you are new to Vista and Ubuntu , you want to avoid the long answer. Yeah, somebody will come along and tell how how easy it is. Ignore them. Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2011, 10:11:57 PM

Don you want the long answer or the simple answer?
Here is the simple answer.
Don't change anything.
You can use it "as is" with a feature in your BIOS that allows you to select  a drive at boot time. Also you can go into the BIOS and specify which is the first boot device.

Why?, you ask.
If you are new to Vista and Ubuntu , you want to avoid the long answer. Yeah, somebody will come along and tell how how easy it is. Ignore them.

GRUB is needed when you have two or more OS on one drive.

Normally, Most Distros will see there is another OS and install GRUB automatically. I had to do nothing to my laptop after installing Mint to get the GRUB menu.

Geek's suggestion is that you only install GRUB on one of the drives. That's utterly pointless since it just complicates things. If you are going to install GRUB you may as well make it work with all drives. Particularly since his pretend scenario will still work. The Vista drive would still boot up on it's own.

One observation.
When both drives are connected Vista becomes Drive (I:). And,before I changed the boot order,when it defaulted to Vista Drive (I:), none of my desktop shortscuts would work and neither would my sound. Don't know what's going to happen with that if I ever get this whole thing straightened out?

Boot to Ubuntu. Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal. Type sudo update-grub at the prompt and press enter. Let grub update. reboot the computer and see if you can choose the other OSs from the grub menu.

Are you saying that when you boot into vista, It's drive letter is I? Or do you mean it shows up as I: when you look at it in XP? Did the Vista installation ever work right? Did you ever have sound?

Also, were you ever able to boot into XP after you installed Ubuntu? Did the problem start after you connected the drive with vista or have you not been able to use XP since you installed Ubuntu?
 

I just installed Ubuntu last night and tried to start it, from what I had heard once you install it you are presented with a menu at the start that lets you choose which OS you want to use, currently it just starts Windows. Does anyone know how to change it to start Ubuntu? Thankyou.Which version of Windows?
Which version of Ubuntu?


This IMAGE is from Linux-Mint, but Ubuntu has this same feature. You can install it to a directory and it will use the Windows boot loader. Some reduction in disk performance. But I like this windows friendly install. So do a lot of people.
just reconfigure grub

Code: [Select]update-grub
This will autodetect bootable partitions. There is a WAY you can manually do it too but its a BIT risky so id SUGGEST a full backup of the hard drive before you attempt it. Through the manual way you can also configure what option is selected automatically , the time that the loader will wait for you to change selection as well as being able to set the message on the grub entry , colour , apparently there is an option to enable the tux icon at the top RIGHT too!

either way it should be no problem!

edit - youll have to use a live cd to install and update it , or try reinstalling linux , it could be that you didnt let it install grub

I just tried version 10.10 and can not get it to work for me. Most likely is it Operator Error. But I found this on Wikipedia.
List of Ubuntu releases
Based on that llist, it would seem that the TLS would be a better choice. Have yet to get it. My ATT&T DSL is not very friendly with long downloads.

But my question is: Will the TLS version be more reliable and easier to maintain? 
You could try Linux Mint.

I've found Mint (IMO) superior to Ubuntu in every imaginable way.

I'd say slackware as well but if you can't even get Ubuntu working it would be like fighting a dragon unarmed.Thanks for the tip.
http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Well, the site sure looks nice. Even a PDF user guide.

Meanwhile, I got the Ubuntu 10.04 laptop to install with the help of a dragon trainer.
To answer you original question Geek-9pm, Yes Ubuntu LTS 10.04 will be much more reliable. The LTS releases are designed to be very STABLE so people can run them for 3 years without upgrading.

Ubuntu 10.10 is especially buggy (the buggiest since 9.10), in fact on one computer I've even seen it completely crash and would not boot afterwards. It gave an error about missing system files.

Ubuntu 11.04 for is due out NEXT month (http://ubuntu4beginners.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/ubuntu-1104/) and it should be a good release, although it is still in Alpha and last time I tested it I found it to be quite buggy.

As a GENERAL rule of thumb, the .04 Ubuntu releases are better (less buggy, more stable) than the .10 releases. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 9.04 & 10.04 LTS were all very good releases. 8.10 & 9.10 were very buggy releases and 10.10 is also fairly buggy.

And LinuxMint will not be any better than Ubuntu because it based on Ubuntu, most of the problems and bugs that Ubuntu has will also be in LinuxMint. The latest version of Mint is based off Ubuntu 10.10.

And Ubuntu has a PDF user guide too, it's probably not just found as easy as LinuxMint's one. I haven't seen the LinuxMint Manual, but I know the Ubuntu one is very good. It's available here: http://ubuntu-manual.org/Cityscape, Thank you.  Quote from: Cityscape on March 29, 2011, 01:24:20 PM

And LinuxMint will not be any better than Ubuntu because it based on Ubuntu, most of the problems and bugs that Ubuntu has will also be in LinuxMint. The latest version of Mint is based off Ubuntu 10.10.

Geek-9pm: Whatever happened to that "MEPIS" distro you posted about here? Have you given that a shot

So I googled my head off trying to find out if there is a way to make it so that Linux can play a short sound file when a USB drive/device is added or removed. I couldn't find anything, so I figured I'd write a python script to do it.

It uses the apparently deprecated DBUS api, because I couldn't figure ut how to install half the crap the "new" method wanted (pynotify's installation scripts had broken shebangs and crashed seemingly randomly when I tried to install it, and I have no idea how to get libnotify WORKING). Also, so far it only seems to work for adding volumes, since dbus won't let me inspect the removed device in the remove hook to determine if it's a volume, and I got weird behaviour when I just played the removal sound for any removal without inspecting.

For sound, I tried about a dozen different APIs and packages, which either refused to install, had issues during ./configure that I couldn't resolve (particularly the one where it complained that I didn't have the header to compile python extensions which made sense except it was integrated into the CORE python includes and thus was extraneous and I wasn't able to find the part in the shell script to remove so I gave up). I had luck with pygame, mostly because I was able to simply apt-get it, but it crashed with audio errors when I tried to use pygame.mixer.init(). the Python-standard ossaudiodev was promising but OSS is outdated and I couldn't get it to even pretend to work.

I basically ended up just shelling out to mplayer to play the sound. Which works, I guess.

Anyway, here is the script. I now have it running off in another desktop so I get the standard windows USB add sound whenever I plug in a USB drive, heh.

Code: [Select]#!/usr/bin/python
#by BC_Programming
import dbus
import gobject
import time
import subprocess

print "BASeCamp 'USBSounds' Simple USB Volume notification sound."

#playsound merely shells out to mplayer. I would have preferred an integrated solution but... meh.
def playsound(soundfile):

    subprocess.call(["mplayer", "hardwareinsert.wav"], stdout=open('/dev/null', 'w'), stderr=open('/dev/null', 'w'))
   
class DeviceAddedListener:
    def __init__(self):
        #get the system bus...
        self.bus = dbus.SystemBus()
        #get the manager
        self.hal_manager_obj = self.bus.get_object(
                                                  'org.freedesktop.Hal',
                                                  '/org/freedesktop/Hal/Manager')
        #get the interface for the manager                                         
        self.hal_manager = dbus.Interface(self.hal_manager_obj,'org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager')
        #connect to the appropriate signals.
        self.hal_manager.connect_to_signal('DeviceAdded', self._filteradd)
        self.hal_manager.connect_to_signal("DeviceRemoved",self._filterremove)
#note: I couldn't get DeviceRemoval sounds to work since it doesn't let you     #inspect whether the removed device is a volume via "QueryCapability"... since it's gone.
    def _filteradd(self, udi):
        device_obj = self.bus.get_object ('org.freedesktop.Hal', udi)
        device = dbus.Interface(device_obj, 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device')
        #if it is a volume, call the do_add function...
        if device.QueryCapability("volume"):
            return self.do_add(device)
           
    def _filterremove(self,udi):
        try:
            #device_obj = self.bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',udi)
            #device = dbus.Interface(device_obj,'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device')

            #if device.QueryCapability("volume"):
            #    return self.do_remove(device)
        except:
            return
    #unused....
    def do_remove(self,volume):

        playsound("hardwareremove.wav")       
        #displays some info about the added device to the console (maybe future changes can pop stuff like volume label, device file, size, etc into a Notification box?)
    def do_add(self, volume):
        device_file = volume.GetProperty("block.device")
        label = volume.GetProperty("volume.label")
        fstype = volume.GetProperty("volume.fstype")
        mounted = volume.GetProperty("volume.is_mounted")
        mount_point = volume.GetProperty("volume.mount_point")
        try:
            size = volume.GetProperty("volume.size")
        except:
            size = 0

        print "New storage device detected:"
        print "  device_file: %s" % device_file
        print "  label: %s" % label
        print "  fstype: %s" % fstype
        if mounted:
            print "  mount_point: %s" % mount_point
        else:
            print "  not mounted"
        print "  size: %s (%.2fGB)" % (size, FLOAT(size) / 1024**3)
        #and play a sound.
        playsound("hardwareinsert.wav")

#main loop...
if __name__ == '__main__':
    from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
    DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
    loop = gobject.MainLoop()
    print "in __main__..."
    DeviceAddedListener()
    loop.run()
You'd think there'd be some kind of hook out of automount, wouldn't you?  Probably introducing such a feature into the code and recompiling would be the most elegant solution.  Heave you heard of inotify?  incron builds on inotify and there's even an example of playing a sound on the basis of a change within the file system.I wanted a solution that I could share easily, most of the others, even assuming I was able to get them working, would generally need somebody to go off and download some other package (for example, pyinotify). I might explore that for a more robust solution, at least for myself, but this script has been working well enough for me.Ah, I see.  In that case, well done!Why do you need a sound for that? Quote from: Raptor on January 08, 2012, 05:44:23 PM

Why do you need a sound for that?

So that I know the drive was detected.

Can't you just look?
If I recall correctly, the default behavior for Linux Mint is to auto-mount usb drives and show an icon on the desktop.

It's pretty cool that you wrote an entire script for that. I still think Firefox is the best browser, though.

What does firefox have to do with any of this?

At least it's not "or alternatively you could just install Windows, which plays the USB-add sound".

the Apache/MySQL/PHP stack  is a lot easier to install & administer via on Linux, and it is the primary role of the laptop.

What does firefox have to do with any of this?

Nothing. Just trolling!

I am unable to boot any x86 bootable cd that will boot on other x86 computers. The bios is set to boot from: 1st)cd-rom 2ND)removable_device 3rd)Hard_Drive 4TH)Network.There are 4 reasons your system will not boot from a cd:

1) The cd is not the first device in the boot ORDER or
2) The cd is no good or not bootable or
3) The cd drive is SHOT or
4) The mobo battery needs to be replacedIs your CD is a downloaded ISO file or you bought your cd? what is on the cd?

Hi all,

I have a uuencoded LIST of EMAIL addresses called list.uue and WOULD LIKE to sent an email out
to all the addresses in the list using the mailx -U operator.

I don't know how to tell mailx to read the addresses from this file though

I've tried mailx -s "Hi" -U list.uue < attchnt.txt

but it ALWAYS puts list.uue as the address? I know I'm missing something small here. ANy help much much appreciated

thanks

Hi! I've downloaded freeBSD on the net. I've put it on a CD and it won"t boot at the next start of the computer.
So, what do I have to do?this may help:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/install.htmlCheck that your computer is set to boot from CD - While the computer is starting (Usually on the screen with the manufacturer's logo or white text) you should see something that says something like "Press XX to enter boot SELECTION menu" Press that key, you should then be able to select to boot the PC from the CD.It is already setted to boot from the cd.
And the WEBSITE doesn't help.Does the CD boot in another PC - Might be a BAD discI tried 3 differents discs.I found my error. I didn't burn the files... I was just extracting and putting them on the CD without burning (Just writting normally). I hope that this reply may help OTHERS!

Does somebody knows how to run GNOME with a COMMAND?You're running FREEBSD right?

SEE here  http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x11-wm.htmlIndeed, I'm running freeBSD.It works! I am able to run GNOME!
But I have ANOTHER problem...
My cursor won't move in GNOME mode.
Even if it works in the command prompt!

I am GETTING ready to download and install the above noted O/S on a Compaq Presario desktop with win xp HOME currently on it. I note from research that if one desires to install Linux (Ubuntu specifically) on an external HDD it will require a formatting of the HDD with the resultant loss of all previous material on the drive. This would be my 1st choice of location for the install however i do NOT want to TRANSFER (backup) or lose the material already on the drive. Is this also a limitation with Mint Julia? If i were to install it on the internal HDD would similar issues arise with the data already there? I note that there are many VERSIONS of Mint Julia 32bit/64bit/etc. Why would i want one version over another and what would be the most desirable version to download/install? thank you,truenorthA picture is worth...


The second option will install it in a windows directory. My owon experience indicates that performance is still good.
The advantage of this is that you can be sure all you data is PRESERVED and there is no need to adjust partitions. Unless you just want to.

Soon Linux will be the most popular system software . When?
Quote

Preston Gralla
July 9, 2010 - 2:35 P.M.
Could Linux become the world's most popular operating system?
Linux has no chance of catching Windows on the desktop, but that may not stop it from becoming more ubiquitous than Windows. One day, you'll most likely be running Linux, and there's a good chance you won't even know it. In that way, you'll be like millions of other people....
Preston Gralla

This year nobody can argue because it is already a fact.

But, if you want to talk about non -facts - please do!
Examples:
Does Linux make you happy?

Will Linux do your homework?

Can Toyota switch ton Linux?

Might Linux make the world safer?

Are Linux games better?

But seriously, Linux was designed for getting actual work done, not just dicking around.

Since when is an Operating System not designed for getting work done?

I love linux personally ...
Linux is already kinda taking over the world just like micro$oft and Sapple did. Some mobile phones are now coming with the android os which is a google modified linux

Where does Linus live?
He's now resident in Portland, Oregon, having moved to the U.S. from Helsinki in early 1997. He lived in Santa Clara and San Jose before going to work for OSDL

Hello, My name is Trojan, and I was a Linux user for 11 years.
I've used Linux through tick and thin, I've hated, loved and used it since 1997.

I'm sorry to say that I've lost my taste for anything to do with Linux. Was it the lack of hardware support that made me leave? Was it the lack of video games? Was it the lack of the commercial software? Nope.

I've been a spectator in the Linux community for most of the time I used Linux. I've also witnessed the downfall of it, I've watched it turn into an evil, lying, uneducated, uninformed bunch of users, who have turned something I once loved into a die hard fanatical religion. One can say that it was always like this, but, I would disagree. The Linux user base I knew used to be mostly made up of elitists and computer gurus who kept quiet about what they used, and didn't push it on to anyone.

Not everything has changed though, the user base still has some of the old characteristics, like the fact they aren't normal users by any stretch of the imagination. Linux today is nothing more than a group of Zealots who have no understanding of what they're worshiping. I've seen one too many "I converted my grandmother to Ubuntu" stories, I've seen one too many "Year of the Linux desktop", I've seen too many "Linux is just as easy to use as Windows" articles. It makes me very bitter to see how uninformed people are about Linux, and how completely retarded they've become.

My tipping point was a thread over at Ubuntu FORUMS, where someone posted our site (linsux.org):

Within two days, I had about 3 death threats, 10 hacking threats and tons of half thought replies to our articles. I began thinking, is this really what I'm part of? Am I part of a community that preaches love and sharing while threatens murder and to hurt anyone whom disagrees? Yes, and it makes me sick to the very pit of my stomach to know that.

I can never get back the time I wasted using Linux, but I can put the skill to use in other ways I guess.
I've learned one thing though, and that's no matter how great an idea is, it doesn't take much for it to be ruined. All it takes is one uninformed, retarded community.

I say this to the people who are considering trying Linux: Don't bother, don't try it, do NOT have anything to do with it. It's nothing more than a cult full of hatred and denial.

I backed up my data, and removed Slackware, Fedora 8, OpenSuse and Debian from my computer today. I've kept my copy of FreeBSD and Windows on there, I haven't figured out what I will move to, though.

Good Bye Linux, and F*** You to the community. You're not worth my time.

This year nobody can argue because it is already a fact.

Somehow, some sort of malware had managed to infect chkdsk.exe or whatever they call it on Windows 7 and formatted C:/ .

The last time I used Windows was on a friend's computer; not really used, but was trying to fix it. Somehow, some sort of malware had managed to infect chkdsk.exe or whatever they call it on Windows 7 and formatted C:/ . There wasn't much to fix so I installed Debian from my flash drive onto his box. He's happy today.

The last time I used Windows was at work. I work in a bank. I was working on their server, trying to nail down an issue with their server unexpectedly rebooting. There really wasn't much I could do, so I installed opensuse on all of the computers in the building. They're happy today.

I have another problem with GNOME... I want to edit the system, but ROOT cannot work in GNOME (nautilus won't start because it cannot create a CERTAIN FILE in the root's folder). I already know that this problem is about  the access's properties but this program won't let root apply CHANGES. What is the problem???Code: [Select]startx -- :1 using xinitrc from the handbook to run Quote

exec gnome-session

I am currently RUNNING ubuntu 11.4 alongside windows xp pro on a Dell Optiplex GX620 with a DVD/CD-RW and a FLOPPY Drive.After mounting the floppy,it FAILS to COPY or MOVE flies(reading or writing)because it is unable to determine the permissions.How might I SET the permissions.There is nothing wrong with the hardware in itself,it works excellent under windows.See here regarding editing fstab

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=67987

I had a virus on my laptop, so I took it to someone to fix. Well when I got it back it had LINUS on it. I have never EVEN heard of Linux before. The guy said because I didn't have my xp cd or restore cd that is all he could do. He gave me some websites to visit for new Linux users. Way over my heard I just want XP back. Is it to late? Can I just uninstal Linux and reinstall XP. Please help!

Thank you!if you have not got a Windows install CD or a recovery CD from your laptop maker you will have to buy one. Unless the laptop has a recovery partition. What make and model is it?

Either what SalmonTrout suggested or you'll have to learn Linux. I use Linux all the time, it isn't too hard to learn at all if your using Ubuntu or something like it.

But still it does take some learning, and it depends whether you'd rather take the time to learn Linux or pay ROUGHLY $100 dollars to get a new copy of Windows XP.  you can do one thing get a bootable disk from friend and you can make bootable flash drive from it.

You will need windows computer and Win to flash software and XP bootable Cd. That's all.

Run the software make bootable flash drive. And connect the flash drive and restart your computer in USB harddisk. and it will install it for you.Laptops are almost always sold with a Microsoft Operation system. Look under the laptop and find the Microsoft sticker. If it has it, you are entailed to the Windows XP that works on that machine and you do not need to pay anything for it. The technician who fixed your PC should have done that for you. What he did puts Linux in a bad light.

Does the Linux work good enough to do a down load from the Internet? You can download a ISO of the original CD used to install XP on that brand of laptop. Was it a Dell? The product key on the bottom of the laptop makes it legal.

dell windows xp sp3 oem iso

The above exact phrase will bring seven or more  sites in a Google search for exact phrase with keyword download also in context.

Note: It is not legal if you do not have a product key or if it is not a Dell.
In fact, it will only work on a Dell.

EDIT: Only one of the seven work. Alter the search parameters and find more.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 18, 2011, 07:29:19 AM

Note: It is not legal if you do not have a product key or if it is not a Dell.
In fact, it will only work on a Dell.

the only "legal" way of getting a windows XP install cd is to buy one, downloading ISO's is a violation of MS's distribution policy. Either way, the practice of downloading iso's is looked down upon because most of them are modded/preactivated with cracks and patches and are used by pirates to illegally install and activate windows.

Better solution would be to contact dell and get the appropriate Recovery disks for the machine. And no, isohunt, torrentz, thepiratebay, and most of the other results from the google query you provide for some reason are what anybody would call a reliable source. For this.

actually it is legal to download certain OEM isos , at least it was when i checked, but there are only a couple and you have to specify details before you can download

I just started Netflix and I was told that they don't support Linux Mint. They did have me down load some thing like Silver light that works with Linux. My question, is their a patch or some thing I can do to make Netflix work with Linux Mint? I don't want to have to start back with Windows. Thank you much for your time.Yeah.. Hard to believe.
Here is one workaround. Tell us if it works for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuyPJFhVTxQI came up with a work around that uses TWO hard drives and a switch. I have Linux Mint on one and XP on the other. The switch will power the hard drive I want to use. Not ideal though it works. I can play on the net with Linux and use xp to watch Netflix. The switch is one that was used on an AC to Heat unit. It is a 4 pole double throw with a center off. The set up works great. I just wish I could have DUN it all on Linux. I hate Windows. Quote from: I Shooter on May 16, 2011, 10:10:12 AM

I came up with a work around that uses two hard drives and a switch.

I came up with a work around that uses two hard drives and a switch. I have Linux Mint on one and XP on the other. The switch will power the hard drive I want to use. Not ideal though it works. I can play on the net with Linux and use xp to watch Netflix. The switch is one that was used on an AC to Heat unit. It is a 4 pole double throw with a center off. The set up works great. I just wish I could have dun it all on Linux. I hate Windows.

Well it seems to me that netflix doesn't feel it is necessary to do business with linux users.  This is not showing much ambition in netflix's behalf.  Is netflix a subsidiary of microsoft?

Just a suggestion (wishful thinking), but have you tried WINE?  There is probably a reason why it won't work or Geek-9pm would have suggested it.  WINE has worked less than half the time for me, and I don't know if it works with mint, but it should.  It just might not work with netflix.

ejames82, yes you have it just how it is.

I was wandering the same thing about if there was a Microsoft connection.

I don't know if Netflix works out side the U.S. or not. It is my understanding that out side the U.S. that Linux is used more than Microsoft. I don't know if that is true or not.

BC_Programmer. I don't know what you are talking about as far as the DRM and such.

Have you noticed lately how many hours you've been spending ogling at the endless catalog of movie choices on Netflix Instant View? Did you smile a little yesterday at the news that Miramax movies will soon be available to subscribers--and maybe you even started planning your streaming Pulp Fiction party complete with Photoshopped boxes of Frute Brute cereal to munch? You're not the only one. According to a new report by Sandvine, Netflix now accounts for one third of all internet bandwidth in North America during primetime hours.
Netflix Is Winning the Internet

Hi
I am a linux newbie
and got into a major problem of setting up svn with php and apache
I have the following softwares in my systems

1. FEDORA 13
2. Php version 5.2.17
3. Apache Version 2.2
4. svn client version 1.6.16 i can see them in phpinfo.php
5. svn extension version 1.0.1
6. https installed on apache working fine

Php and apache are working fine there are no issues in that as a project is working

Just Now i have installed svn version 1.6 but when i run a command svn info https://www.someurl.com from command line it works fine i get a message of the revision and its working fine but when the same thing i run from php file or php webpage it gives me the following error

Username: svn: OPTIONS of 'https://someurl/svn/something/something/trunk-new': authorization failed: Could not authenticate to server: rejected Basic challenge (https://someurl.net)Array
(

• => Authentication realm: Subversion LOGIN
[1] => Username: svn: OPTIONS of '

the title is somwhat self-explanatory, but when i boot into grub, there is no windows option.
i went into terminal and did the following:
Code: [Select]sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdai then found that my windows partition is /dev/sda1.
i then did the following:
Code: [Select]sudo nano /etc/grub.d/11_windows


echo "adding windows" >&2
cat<< EOF
menuentry Windows 7 {
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}
EOF

after that i put in
Code: [Select]sudo chmod a+x /etc/grub.d/11_windows
all of this went off normally, but then when i input
Code: [Select]sudo update-grubit returns: "/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot stat 'aufs' "
how do i fix this?

i am multi-booting ubuntu with windows 7 x64
I am running ubuntu off of the LIVE disc b/c the usb drive that it should be on isn't working for the moment,and Win7 is running off a RAID-0  600GB array on the first partition.
Quote from: special.ed711 on July 02, 2011, 03:08:07 PM

i am multi-booting ubuntu with windows 7 x64
I am running ubuntu off of the live disc b/c the usb drive that it should be on isn't working for the moment,and Win7 is running off a RAID-0  600GB array on the first partition.

Been thee, done that.

ubuntu is not installed for all intents and purposes, therefore I am running off the live cd.
how would i go about editing the grub menu on the internal hard drive so there is a windows entry?

You've been me and "done that"? That's scary! Why wasn't I informed? Should I call the FBI?

ubuntu in a VM on windows

I've heard that the higher account on freeBSD was "*". But, how to log in as it? I've never set a password for it.
So, I want to know its account name and where is the password.I think the username is EITHER "ROOT" or "*" and the password either "root" or nothing (just hit enter)it's root, just as with all UNIX based systems.

When FreeBSD is first installed, you are offered the option, during installation, to specify a root password.    If that was done, then that is it.   If not, there is no root password.   You could log in to root without a password - a dangerous situation which should not be LEFT that way.

But, the system is also set up by default to disallow a root log-in from a remote host.   So, you would have to be at the console in order to log in as root unless that has been modified.

If you are at the console, you will need to do a boot to single user mode, do an fsck and then mount needed file systems.  Then you can set the root password and any config stuff to allow logins as needed.
But with root, I can't edit the /usr/ directory.BC_Programmer was RIGHT with the suggestion given.

After booting into single user and creating the root password, you exit then log in as root.
It isn't a wise choice to edit an entire directory as a beginner. Learn the system first.

will boot-flagging my windows partition affect any files or put them in danger at all?
everything's backed up, but m backup drive has been on the FRITZ lately...You should not need to do such. Booting will be TAKEN care of by grub and the Windows chain loader.The OP did not say what OS he has. With XP there should not be any problem with GRUB.

If he has Vista as he MAIN system, he should do a SEARCH on this forum for the keywords: GRUB Vista
There are a number of posts about users who had problems.

just a curiosity question, i liked 10.10 going BOOING! it was FUN Quote from: zeealice on June 28, 2011, 10:05:06 AM

just a curiosity question, i liked 10.10 going BOOING! it was fun

Our long-term support (LTS) releases are supported for three YEARS on the desktop and five years on the server. PERFECT for organisations that need more stability for business deployments...
http://www.ubuntu.com/business/desktop/long-term-support

just a curiosity question, i liked 10.10 going BOOING! it was fun

How do I get a fat partitioned hdd to MOUNT in squeeze? It is SET as primary slave and /etc/fstab is set for type FAT but it is unrecognized.Have you already posted this on the DEBIAN FORUMS?
Here is a post that might PROVIDE some clue. 
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=59495

i am trying to put fedora 14 on my Dell Dimeson 2400.
it says boot: _ .  pls help
Hi there,
I bet that your CD/DVD Drive won't read the Disc at all, thus the Live CD will not boot. You should try to download the ISO once again, then verify the MD5 sum (there are instructions at http://fedoraproject.org) to ensure that the ISO was downloaded without errors and of course go and  burn it at a very low speed (1-4x at maximum) afterwards.

By the way, there is Fedora 15 out there already. IF your laptop has LESS than 640MB RAM, you can still install it by using the Installation DVD instead of the Live CD. Quote from: kennyawinner on August 11, 2011, 06:58:56 PM

i am trying to put fedora 14 on my Dell Dimeson 2400.
it says boot: _ .  pls help

I am booting from a USB stick.
It is bootable and it is a kingston DT101 G2 4GB.
Any help?
[/It Just Runs Programs]

I cant FIND the task bar on my machine am using openSUSE 11.4. How do I re-eneble it?http://forums.opensuse.org/get-help-here/applications/435350-taskbar-missing.htmlHello,
Which Desktop Environment are you CURRENTLY using? I guess it should be KDE (SINCE you won't find taskbars in GNOME3 by default), right? KDE isn't pretty must STABLE lately; there are many users who have reported their taskbars missing for no reason.

You will find many similar problems by typing opensuse taskbar disappeared on Google. Good luck.

I need to run a program written in BASIC and I am not sure how to compile/interpret it in linux through the terminal.  Can it be done without downloading specific programs?  If it can I would need to know all of the commands.  I know how to write the program, other than that I am completely stumped.  Thanks in advance for any help.Knowing which version of BASIC can make a difference.
There are three, if not four, POPULAT versions of BASIC for Linux.Is there a version that works for linux without downloading any additional software?Well, we don't know what version of Linux you use. Most of the popular DISTROS do not alwasy have a BASIC included. A popular version of BASIC that runs on  Linux is called 'Chipmunk Basic'. It has DOWNLOADS for MAC, Linux and WINDOWS. It is a QUICK and easy ndownload.
http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/
It runs in the console mode, or terminal mode.

Develop a calendar PROGRAM such that it, will give you the appointments that you have on a particular day. You should be ABLE to update your appointment (i.e. CRUD, Create, Read, Update, and Delete). The time-table input will be such that given once it will create the same appointments in the WORKING days of the SEMESTER from the start to the end of the semester.  At a particular time of day (SAY at 7:00 AM) the program will display the appointments to you announcing the display with the ring of the bell.You really should try to do your own homework.get outlook express!!!!!!!Google it!    Quote from: kennyawinner on August 12, 2011, 10:54:18 AM

get outlook express!!!!!!!

Hi
I am a linux newbie
and got into a major problem of setting up svn with php and apache
I have the following softwares in my systems

1. Fedora 13
2. Php version 5.2.17
3. Apache Version 2.2
4. svn client version 1.6.16 i can see them in phpinfo.php
5. svn extension version 1.0.1
6. https installed on apache working fine

Php and apache are working fine there are no issues in that as a project is working

Just Now i have installed svn version 1.6 but when i run a command svn info https://www.someurl.com from command line it works fine i GET a message of the revision and its working fine but when the same thing i run from php file or php webpage it gives me the following error

Username: svn: OPTIONS of 'https://someurl/svn/something/something/trunk-new': authorization failed: Could not authenticate to server: rejected Basic challenge (https://someurl.net)Array
(

• => Authentication realm: Subversion LOGIN
[1] => Username: svn: OPTIONS of '

I just bought a dedicated server and i want to know how to limit users to their own home directory.

Example :
User andrew
DIR   home/andrew
Can't browse to root/ or usr Dir but can only browse within home directory only

For Ftp and ssh Please help !

O.s Centos 32 bityou will have to modify the permissions-root, user, etc. etc.


http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/vsftp-chroot-users-limit-to-only-their-home-directory.html
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/restrict-linux-users-to-their-home-directories-only/For FTP, it DEPENDS on which FTP server you're using (you don't specify).  For SSH, it's a little more complicated.  You still want your users to be able to access certain BINARIES - and they're always stored outside the user's home directory.  Anyway, you can try rbash as suggested above, or go down the chroot ssh route (my PREFERENCE).  Read more at >this HowTo<.The service I have uses a program called cpanel  which is a graphical interface that does the work for me. I don't even think about setting THINGS my hand.

For more information, Google cpanel demo

hi ive just installed ubuntu and carnt GET my wifi card 2 work??

does anyone know how to get it to workSearching the Ubuntu forums for a solution- or EVEN GOOGLE- would be your best bet.http://www.vsritual.com/posts/view/4c460854-5c5c-49b7-8172-686ed8e3dc57

I'm trying to view my mageia http://www.mageia.org/en/ mandriva FORK
[m1] machine from a Ubun 10.10 boxes[u1,U2] on my home network
my other 2 machines detect each other & connect fine
I have the permissions set up the same on all 3
m1 won't detect or be detected by u1 or u2
I suspect I need to sign into the KEYRING on m1
how would I do that, since I've never been PROMPTED?
all 3 are gnome desktopsYou should try setting up ssh with X-forwarding.

I had dual boot in my computer suse - windows xp. In the BEGINING everything was ok, until one day, windows never started again... I have MANY PRECIOUS data in the windows partiion and I'm desperate.... I don't want to lose them... I would appreciate any help and many thanks in advance...

AfroHello,
before PROCEEDING or attempting to do anything, I would advise you to take backups of your data. You can do this while in openSUSE; browse your PARTITION which contains your Windows installation and copy all your valuable data in CDs/USB HDDs/Flash Drives/whatever.

I bet that there might be some issues with the boot manager, but your Windows installation along with your files should still exist. Can you copy and paste the contents of /etc/grub.conf here please? Because your problem might just be solved by editing the Grub Configuration File (Grub should be your boot manager).

What is the difference between running a shell script (say in bash) and running it through cron.daily (or adding it to crontab)? I had thought that there would be no difference but (through experiment) have found that there must be one.
I have a script that finds the PID of a Konsole shell running a tail of a log, kills the PID, and then restarts the Konsole window with the tail of the new DAYS log. I set this up to happen at 12:01 am every day (to switch the DISPLAY to the new days log after the logs are rotated). The script works great when run from a separate Konsole shell, however, when run through cron.daily or crontab (I tried both) it will kill the present Konsole shell but will not start the new one.
The script is as follows (with commenting removed for brevity):

#!/bin/sh
SHUT=`ps aux | grep "konsole --vt_sz" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
kill -9 $SHUT
konsole --vt_sz 132x15 -geometry +175+650 -e sh -c /path/to/script &

The computer in question is running Redhat 2.4.20 - rthal5.
Other bits...When run from the Konsole shell it is run as root. Crontab was edited as root. Killing the old shell requires root permissions but STARTING the new shell MAY be carried out by any user.

Thanks for any help.