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Meeting?

David Aizenberg — 2013-05-06T14:43:54

Hello, is there any PLUG meeting planned this month?
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Linux on an 8-bit micro?

David Aizenberg — 2013-04-21T13:49:14


http://dmitry.gr/index.php?r=05.Projects&proj=07.%20Linux%20on%208bit


Linux on an 8-bit micro!






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Valve/Nvidia report on steam port

David Aizenberg — 2013-04-04T23:05:20

Will be interesting for Game Developers mainly, I am not, but I have found
it interesting, so might be worth sharing anyway.

https://developer.nvidia.com/sites/default/files/akamai/gamedev/docs/Porting%20Source%20to%20Linux.pdf

memory

richard rjsad — 2013-03-28T15:19:23

i am trying to upgrade the memory on a macmini,at present it  has 2  1 gig cards in  they are   as written on the  chip 1gb 2rx16 pc3-8500s-7-10-1a,when you check it on the hardware spec through about this mac .it shows as  1gb ddr3 1067. i have attempted to install  two 2gb  2rx8 pc3-8500s-07-10-f2 when installed the give me the dreaded bleeping sound can any one give us help on why these memory chips don't seam to work i have checked that they are seated properly and repeated the install twicei have taken these chips out of MacBook Pro so i know they are ok all the chip on both mc  read as ddr3 1067mhzany explanation would be helpful as  i am now got two 2gb chip that i cannot make use of regards richard       _______________________________________________
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Remote desktop to headless Linux PC

Mark Rogers — 2013-03-28T13:39:14

On a customer's site is an industrial unit (call it "A") that has a web
interface, and although it can be reached remotely the web interface
doesn't work well due to latency issues. So there has been a request to
install another PC on-site ("B") that is always running and to which I can
remote desktop, on which to run a web browser, to view A. That means that
the comms between A and B will be on the same LAN (and therefore not suffer
from latency issues), and remote access will be via B.

However, I already have a headless (ie no keyboard/mouse/monitor, and
currently no X) server on-site ("C") that I can reach via SSH. In principle
there's no reason why I can't use this instead of installing something new
(B). So my question is: what do I need to do on C to allow me to access it
via remote desktop and run a browser?

My first thought is that
    apt-get install xrdp firefox
.. should install everything I need, but I'm not sure if that's the case.
Regardless, I would like to install as little as possible to m

Upgrade non-woes

Mark Rogers — 2013-03-14T12:01:16

My main Kubuntu 12.10 system has been a bit unstable recently, so in
order to kill or cure I decided to upgrade early to 13.04 (which
hasn't even reached first beta yet).

Imagine my horror when midway through the process of installing the
updates we had a power cut and my PC lost power. Aaaarrggghhhhh!!

Except that it was all a bit of an anti-climax - it booted fine, and
"sudo dpkg --configure -a" finished the job (it even prompted me to do
it as soon as I tried an apt-get update). So I'm now running on 13.04
and hardly any of my hair got pulled out or went grey in the process!

Now, time to do some real work :-)

[The power cut did manage to kill one Dell 24-port managed gigabit
switch, which was a surprise. I guess you can't have everything.]

Headphones Repair

David Aizenberg — 2013-03-11T22:19:51

Hello everybody,

Sad thing happened the other day, my beloved headphones got jack ripped off.
Is there possibilty that anyone out there has got soldeiring iron & some
free time, and help me solve this small issue? :)

SFTP Logging - Ubuntu Server

Stuart Bird — 2013-03-05T13:52:53

Hi All

I have created a restricted folder (SFTP Jail) for a third party that needs to occasionally upload files to my server (Ubuntu Server 12.04). The folder is set-up and working correctly, but I wanted to elevate logging to keep an eye on what is transferred and when.

I added this line to sshd_config:

<Subsystem   sftp    internal-sftp -f AUTH -l INFO>


I was under the impression that this should create entries in auth.log, but after some test files were transferred I see nothing in the log regarding the movement of files. I don't seem to have a \var\log\messages file.

Any ideas or clues as to where I am going wrong?

Cheers

Stu
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An open Local technology event!

Alex Shaw — 2013-02-22T11:11:26

Hi All,

I am co-ordinating a local technology group canned "Agile Peterborough" (http://www.agilepeterborough.co.uk )

On March 20th we are hosting our first free set of evening talks at the Brewery Tap in Peterborough.

The details are all available on http://www.agilepeterborough.co.uk/events/103294582/

If you are interested please can you RSVP using the URL above!

I have copied the description below

Cheers
Alex

"A Journey into Agile - Uncovering Better Ways"
Speaker: Daniel Bass
Role: Development Manager
Company: comparethemarket.com

Daniel has over 12 years' experience delivering software to a wide range of businesses. In the last 3 years he has played an instrumental part in comparethemarket.com's journey into becoming an Agile IT department and its engagement with XP development techniques.

Dan's talk will focus around how comparethemarket.com engaged with a program of change to align its development with the principles of agile software development practices. The presentation will cover some of

Hi everyone

gary smith — 2013-02-22T11:04:07




Just a thankyou to tony for recommending ZEN  broadband limited the school was with bt and we were supposed to get 9 mbps down load well for a year now the best they could do on a weeky best was 2 mbps and by the end of  each week we would be getting .5  of a mbps which ment the internet stopped working but now we are getting 70mbps and at worst 55mbps ,I have menthioned this in case anyone was looking for a new internet provider and they also do a very good phone offer, Tony they said to say thanks from ZENKind RegardsGary Smith       _______________________________________________
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Lecture: A Free Digital Society by Richard Stallman

Chris Cooper — 2013-02-15T13:37:50

*Sunday 10 March*

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/events/events-calendar/2013/march/lecture-a-free-digital-society-by-richard-stallman-booking-form.aspx
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Reminder about the PLUG list

Mark Rogers — 2013-02-06T08:35:39

Just a gentle reminder that the PLUG mailing list only accepts email from 
subscribers, and more specifically, from the address they subscribed with.

If you post to the list and it doesn't appear, it's worth checking you didn't 
use a different address.

The list also doesn't accept attachments or messages over a certain size.

Messages that aren't accepted get put into a moderation queue that I process. 
Usually when I do this all the messages are spam - catching spam is the 
purpose of the filters - so I don't tend to do this very often, but I've just 
released three messages from the moderation queue hence some relatively old 
messages only just appearing here.

(There were 75 messages in the queue, 72 of which were spam. If the filters 
weren't there that would mean that the PLUG list would be mostly spam.)

Linux in a public kiosk :)

Bartosz Dubiel — 2012-12-14T22:09:52

Hi all,

I must say that I was quite surprised to see GRUB menu screen on one of
publicly available kiosks in Queensgate Peterborough. I know it's not a
cashpoint or more sophisticated facility but it is still nice to see that
Linux is sneaking into our lives.

On the other hand it's sad to see GRUB cos it should be working and not be
stuck on boot menu.

Pictures below - apologies for shake hands, I was rushed by my better half
:)

Bart
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Sound problem

Iain — 2013-02-03T22:03:10

I am running Slackware 14 with KDE on a Supermicro P4 with an Ensonique 1371 
sound card but cannot get any sound output.  The card operates under XP so 
there is some hope for it!
The following appears to show that the relevant modules are loaded

root< at >Server:~# /sbin/lsmod | grep snd_ens1371
snd_ens1371            16095  0 
snd_ac97_codec         89635  1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi            14662  1 snd_ens1371
gameport                6288  1 snd_ens1371
snd_pcm                59013  3 snd_ac97_codec,snd_ens1371,snd_pcm_oss
snd                    43657  10 
snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ens1371,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_oss


but I cannot find any way of accessing the mixer which I think defaults to all 
outputs muted.  Can anyone help?
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Seeking for a job

David Aizenberg — 2013-01-23T19:04:11

Hello everybody, sorry if it is against rules(It is not commercial i suppose);

I am currently seeking for a full time job, possibly knows where i
could find some open vacancies;
I am located in Peterborough, and i have attached my CV, just in case...

No meeting tonight, Feb 5

Tony Vroon — 2013-02-05T09:14:38

Good morning everyone,

Sorry, I only realised this morning that it is the first Tuesday of the
month. I am unable to host a meeting tonight, and unfortunately your
usual host Craig is on a training course in Surrey.
At your option, a different day this week or next Tuesday when Craig
will have returned.

My apologies.

Regards,
Tony V.
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Commercial wireless setups

Gary James — 2013-01-31T15:13:36

Hi PLUGers,

Need some advice on wireless networking.  A hotel we do Electrical work at
has asked to add some more wireless access points into the mix as there
current 1 point doesn't cover all areas of the hotel.  The place is over
300yrs old with some walls at 36inch's thick!!

In my own home network I have my current ADSL wireless router and an older
ADSL wireless router further down the line connected with CAT5 (I know the
second ADSL bit is not needed, but hey I had a spare one.)

The above arrangement works fine with both router having the same ESSID and
WPA2 network key.  Would adding some wireless access points (without ADSL)
be this simple?  Am I overlooking something that won't work in this
environment?

I have also on another network seen wireless access hubs that link over
wireless rather than being hardwired back to a central switch.  Is this
reliable or am I better off with CAT5 between.

Thanks
Gary
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Raspberry P hacking challenge.

David Aizenberg — 2013-01-20T02:27:53

http://thomasloughlin.com/liberation/
Though it may be of interest to someone :)

Gonna try it too, but i have virtually no chance winning it(low knowledge).

Linux audio.

David Aizenberg — 2013-01-13T01:41:24

Hello,

I have installed Arch Linux during last meeting, and i have really
hoped that External audio card will work fine(pciExpress);
...but it did not.
Audio is essential for me, and now i don't really know what to do...

Possibly anyone has any ideas how to get it up and running?

dmesg -

[  844.826670] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[  844.990386] cannot find UAC_HEADER
[  844.990409] snd-usb-audio: probe of 3-1:1.0 failed with error -5
[  844.993499] input: Creative Technology Ltd SB X-Fi Notebook as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.3/input/input16
[  844.993851] hid-generic 0003:041E:30D2.0005: input,hidraw2: USB HID
v1.11 Device [Creative Technology Ltd SB X-Fi Notebook] on
usb-0000:00:1a.0-1/input3
[  844.996530] input: Creative Technology Ltd SB X-Fi Notebook as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.4/input/input17
[  844.996831] hid-generic 0003:041E:30D2.0006: input,hidraw3: USB HID
v1.11 Keyboard [Creative Technology Ltd SB X-Fi Notebook] on
us

Going spare...

Mark Rogers — 2013-01-11T12:57:47

I have this motherboard, with CPU (couldn't tell you what CPU from memory):
    http://reviews.cnet.com/motherboards/abit-nf7-s2g-motherboard/4505-3049_7-30990552.html
Could likely find some RAM to go with it. Socket A so not high spec,
but might be a good replacement for a failed board.

I also have at least one Fujitsu Siemens Econel server with dead
motherboard (PSU and CPU fine, I believe). Good solid metal cases with
loads of drive bays etc, but not worth repairing. Should take standard
motherboards if you can find one that the CPU fits relative to where
the PSU is.

Free for collection from Peterborough.

Mark

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PLUG meeting on Jan 8th at LINX

C N — 2013-01-04T15:34:15

Morning,

This months PLUG meeting (on Tuesday, Jan 8th) will be held in the
board room of the London Internet Exchange, offices located at Trinity
Court just off Priestgate.
I would just like to confirm that anyone is welcome, even if you have
never posted to the mailing list before. Our meetings have an informal
style, and you will generally get the best experience if you bring at
least one computer. Connectivity is available.

The car park entrance is visible here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=PE1+1DA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Peterborough,+Cambridgeshire+PE1+1DA,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=52.571192,-0.245658&spn=0.000342,0.000871&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=52.57116,-0.245766&panoid=PZbIdVOT3A9A5bqAda40xw&cbp=12,58.77,,0,5

Please use street view to navigate your route, the postal code is PE1
1DA. As there are currently no CCTV streams available to me, I can not
see who is waiting to be let in. Please put 01733 207732 into your phone
before you set off.

You are encouraged to contribute 0.50GBP/person