[PLUG] Need Help with Wireless configuration in Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Hello,
I have a cousin of mine studying at Symbiosis Law School and she has
bought a new laptop on which I had installed Ubuntu 7.10. Would any of
you be kind enough to configure the wireless on the laptop for her.
What is important about this is that her's is the only Laptop on the
campus that has Linux installed and this can be the torchbearer for
many a PC with Linux on the campus. The network guys at the college do
not know how to configure wireless on Ubuntu and they know only how to
do it on windows.
I run a computer assembling store in trivandrum - www.zyxware.com and
we are actively promoting Linux in Trivandrum. She had bought the
laptop from my store and I had convinced her of the usability of Linux
and then installed Ubuntu. I had configured it for Wireless access and
the only setting remaining was to enter the ssid and password for the
campus network. However the network guys there had played with the
configuration and it is not working anymore. I had tried to
troubleshoot over the phone and could not after 2 hours of phone
calls. I would be obliged if any of you could please help her out in
this. Also if any of you know anybody in Trivandrum needing Linux
installation assistance please feel free to contact me.
Thanks
Anoop John

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Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Wireless configuration in Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Hello,

Thanks for all your replies.

>if she participates on this forum (PLUG mailing list) people could
>actually help many alongwith her who may have problem like hers.  I

She needs to get the laptop configured to get the internet access :)

>And... just a sidenote... Maybe people who messed up the settings do
>know just how to *click click* even in windows.

I would think so too.

>'Network Manager' is very convenient for configuring and connecting to
>wireless networks. If it is not present in your current Ubuntu

Network manager is already installed.

>If she can come to upcoming PLUG meeting to be held on 5th Jan

Jan 5 seems to be a long way off :(

I am hoping somebody would be able to set it up for her. It is nice to
see so many people up to offer help right away and getting immediate
replies to mails.

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Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Wireless configuration in Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Hello,

Here is more information about the system.

Her's is a Compaq 702TU laptop. It comes with broadcom 4311 chipset.
The wireless was configured with NDISWrapper and firmware upgraded
using bcm43xx-fwcutter.

The installation process was documented here


The system was tested for both WPA and WEP access at our office.

But right now when I make her try

iwlist scanning

is giving

No Scan Results

The Network Manager applet was not showing the signal strength icon
until roaming mode was enabled for the wireless device. When roaming
mode is enabled the Network Manager applet shows "Connect to other
wireless Network" where you can enter the ssid of the network and the
encryption type and key but no IP address. There is no DHCP server in
the network. But you cannot enter static IP while in roaming mode.
Even with roaming mode enabled the scanning results are in the
negative. This is the current status.

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Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Wireless configuration in Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Yeah I did verify that the wireless is ON. I will have another session
over the phone tomorrow and try it out once again and report to you
guys the results.
Cheers
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Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Wireless configuration in Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Hello,
Thanks for all your help. I have - after a very long conversation over
the phone - managed to get the wireless configuration up and running.
I made her clear all existing settings from Network Manager and set
all the values once again. Then it was just a matter of restarting
Networking. However there is a small catch, she has to restart
networking everytime the system reboots. Finally I have advised her to
sign up in this list.
So once again thanks for all the responses and help
Cheers
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[PLUG] Using Microsoft Antipiracy Raids to Promote Ubuntu

[Anoop John]

Hello,
Microsoft has been conducting Anti-Piracy Raids in Kerala(India) for
the last one week. We are trying to use this as an opportunity to
promote Ubuntu in Kerala. You can please check out the article at
http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2007/12/25/linux/microsoft-anti-piracy-raids-trivandrum-kerala-time-to-switch-to-linux
We are currently giving free Ubuntu Installation for people wanting to
try out Linux. If there are any ubuntu users in Trivandrum please also
check out the mailing list and join
http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm
as we are trying to build a vibrant ilug in Trivandrum.
Cheers
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[PLUG] About ilug-tvm mailinglist

[Anoop John]

Hello Everybody,
First let me wish you a happy new year. This is to let you know that
we are trying to revive ilug-tvm and create a vibrant Linux User Group
for supporting Linux in and around Trivandrum. We currently have the
mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe there must be a few
people from Trivandrum in PLUG. If so please do come join the fun at
http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm.
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Re: [PLUG] About ilug-tvm mailinglist

[Anoop John]

> Are people from outside Trivandrum not invited ?   Just kidding ;)

oops :)
Everybody is invited. In fact we might need some help from active
luggers across different lugs to build the group initially. There are
not too many people in the group who can provide sound technical
support to the problems that are going to be posted. So, yes, if
anybody can volunteer please do help us out

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Re: [PLUG] Troubleshooting date and hwclock

[Anoop John]

> The hwclock reading is 5 minutes behind time.
> The date command shows 10 minutes behind time.
Try changing your CMOS battery. Looks like a weak CMOS battery to me.
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[PLUG] [OT]Get FLOSS Software CDs/DVDs by Mail

[Anoop John]

Dear All,
We are happy to announce the beta launch of our new public service.
You can now request us for any software that is freely available on
the internet and which you cannot download on your own because of your
bandwidth or time limitations. We will download the software, write
the CD/DVD and mail the software to you. As simple as that. The
mission of this project is simple - to promote Open Source software
among those who have limited internet connectivity. You can read more
at
http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2008/01/06/request-your-copy-of-cddvd-of-free-software
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Re: [PLUG] Why support mono/moonlight?

[Anoop John]

> C# is the most advanced language (AFAIK). Why don't we have it on linux. We
> know that open source implementations are better that proprietary
> implementation (performance/memory usage,...).
Why did you say that C# is the most advanced language? What is it that
makes it better than C++? Aren't most of the differences because of
the .net framework?
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Re: [PLUG] problem with .bashrc file

[Anoop John]

On Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM, Vinayakk Merwade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wrongly edited .bashrc file to set environmental variable for java home

Rule 0 - Never edit a configuration file before creating a back up

Now that you have made the mistake - you can (make a backup) go ahead
and empty .bashrc and add just the parameters that you require. I
don't think bashrc has any absolutely required parameters.

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Re: [PLUG] Diff tool to handle merges

[Anoop John]

On Jan 23, 2008 10:57 PM, Devendra Laulkar wrote:
> I am trying to find a GUI tool for comparing source code & manually
> incorporating changes between different versions. Any suggestions ?

Check out tkdiff
http://www.google.com/search?q=tkdiff
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Re: [PLUG] Need Kubuntu Gutsy

[Anoop John]

>  Does anyone have Kubuntu Gutsy and can lend it to me to make a copy?

Check out www.zyxware.com/requestcd
You will however have to pay for media and shipping - but no hassles.
Anoop


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Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

[Anoop John]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:37 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the efficacy of all the (hu)man hours that get
> spent in organizing everything and making lot of noise (obviously i
> count myself in this lot :-) verses silent people who are contributing
> more to the cause?

Good question. I am not sure if this is relevant per se in a GLUG :).
If loudness is directly proportional to passion which would be
proportional to effective discharge of responsibilities then it would
be louder the better. But at the same time it is easy to be loud
without having to take any actual effort at all and fake passion and
the efforts. So rather than judging by loudness we should look at
actual efforts. But loudness does not have to mean absence of efforts
:). I like to be loud and I like to act.

Cheers
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[PLUG] [Cross Post] GNU/Linux Install Fest in Trivandrum, Kerala

[Anoop John]

Hello All,

We are happy to announce our second GNU/Linux Install fest in
Trivandrum, Kerala. This time we are conducting the event on 14th of
June 2008 so that it coincides with the Worldwide Mandriva Install
Fest. We will have separate stall for Mandriva but we will also
install any flavor of GNU/Linux on the PCs that people bring in. You
can read more at
http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2008/06/10/zyxware-and-ilug-trivandrum-joins-hands-for-mandriva-linux-install-fest
There will be posters and more news at www.ilug-tvm.org soon.

Cheers
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[PLUG] [X-Post][OT][Commercial]Job openings in Free Software Company

[Anoop John]

Hi,

Apologies for cross posting.

Zyxware, a Free Software company, is looking for capable people who
are passionate about Free Software, for their software development
team.

Experience: 0 - 2+ years
Technologies: PHP, MySQL
Framework: Drupal

More details about the position are available at

<http://www.zyxware.com/articles/642/software-engineer-se1-positions-open-at-zyxware-se010908>
<http://www.zyxware.com/careers>

A brief profile about Zyxware

Zyxware Technologies was founded with a vision to drive the change we
wish to see in the world. It has been very active in the Free Software
community in Kerala and has been involved in significant Free Software
campaigns like - Freedom Walk, Freedom Toaster - and several Install
fests and Free Software programs in Kerala. On the Free Software
contribution front, Zyxware, is active in the Drupal community and
contributes a lot in terms of modules, patches and issues. Zyxware is
also a member of the Drupal Association.

Best Regards
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[PLUG] [X-Post][OT][Jobs] PHP Developer positions at Free Software Company

[Anoop John]

Position - PHP Developer (multiple)
Company - Zyxware Technologies (www.zyxware.com)
Location - Kochi/Trivandrum
Experience - 2-3 years
Technology - PHP/MySQL

Apply online at http://bit.ly/9EBeOL

We are looking for PHP developers with 2-3 years of experience.
Selected candidates will get to work on, and contribute to Drupal -
one of the fast emerging Portal Frameworks. Experience in Drupal,
Wordpress, Magento or Joomla will be considered a plus. Like in the
past FOSS contributions would give candidates an extreme advantage
over other applicants.

The job ad is posted at Naukri.com - http://bit.ly/9EBeOL. Other
positions are also open and you can see details at Zyxware Careers
(http://www.zyxware.com/careers). We have openings at our Kochi and
Trivandrum offices.

About Zyxware

We are a Free Software company. We love Free Software - We use Free
Software, we promote Free Software and we contribute to Free Software.
We are also very actively involved with the Free Software community
and have been contributing extensively to the community through code,
activism, training and support. We have also been involved with Free
Software campaigns/programs like Freedom Walk(www.freedomwalk.in),
Freedom Toaster(www.freedomtoaster.in), RequestCD
(www.zyxware.com/requestcd) etc.

Thanks
Anoop John

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[PLUG] [X-Post] Open Mobile Workshop - invitation for speakers

[Anoop John]

Hello,

An open mobile workshop targeted at developers and students to
introduce them to open mobile platforms is planned to be held in
Trivandrum, Kerala in March.

I am interested in seeing if we can get some speakers to conduct
sessions on totally Free (Libre) mobile platforms (unencumbered by any
kind of restrictions and fully Free Software licensed) like Replicant,
or Firefox OS or any other similar platform.

If you know of developers who could take workshops on such fully open
platforms please pass on contact information to me and I can reach out
to these people. Please do note that I am not categorizing Android as
a fully open platform here (For example see -
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/02/new-android-oem-licensing-terms-leak-open-comes-with-restrictions/)

There are going to be Android workshops as part of this event and it
would be good if we can get some speakers to represent and introduce
fully open platforms.

Thanks in advance for your help in this regard.

Thanks
Anoop

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