[Ilugc] Linux Package Dependencies

2008-10-09 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I do not have a net connection all the time, so I have configured local yum repos. I even tried rsyncing one of the livna repositories. I have all the packages listed in one of the Livna repos. However now that I am not connected to net, I tried to install some packages and I still get depende

Re: [Ilugc] Linux Package Dependencies

2008-10-09 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi Rahul, I have already made this repo. However the issue is that still I get dependencies errors. If you can guide me to some site, that provides all the 'lib' packages, that would be very helpful. Ashish ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: [Ilugc] Double IP in single network interface card

2008-10-10 Thread Ashish Verma
You will need to make sure that the aliasing module is compiled into the kernel. Because after certain release of kernel (not sure which) aliasing does not get compiled by default. Atleast the kernel used in Fedora 9 and Centos5 does not contain that by default. So please check on that. Ashish On

Re: [Ilugc] Dhcpv6 server in Linux

2008-10-13 Thread Ashish Verma
Did you try Centos5, not very sure, but I have a feeling I saw it in there. Ashish On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 6:29 AM, Muthukumaran R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a linux distro in which DHCPv6 server implementation comes > along with OS package instead of installing it separately?

[Ilugc] Clarification on Distros

2008-10-16 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I would like to have clarity on what the real difference is between different Linux Distros. What exactly makes one better than the other. Do the distros have differences at the kernel level itself. Is it only the applications packages that are included that make the difference. How does one

[Ilugc] Fwd: Clarification on Distros

2008-10-16 Thread Ashish Verma
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ashish Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:17 PM Subject: Clarification on Distros To: ILUG-C Hi, I would like to have clarity on what the real difference is between different Linux Distros. What exactly makes one better than the other.

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on Distros

2008-10-16 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi Kapil, I asked that not with intention to start any heated discussion or argument. I did not even mean to say anything is better than the other. It was for purpose of my knowledge. Since these things generally come up when a grp of guys are discussing, it arises such questions. I only request f

[Ilugc] yum conflicts

2008-10-23 Thread Ashish Verma
hi, I am trying to install compiz. however at end of it I get the below error, Transaction Check Error: file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/kdcraw.png from install of kdegraphics-4.1.2-2.fc9.x86_64 conflicts with file from package libkdcraw-0.1.3-2.fc9.x86_64 file /usr/share/icons/hico

Re: [Ilugc] yum conflicts

2008-10-23 Thread Ashish Verma
, Mohan L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Ashish Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > hi, > > > > I am trying to install compiz. however at end of it I get the below > error, > > > > Transaction Check Error: > &g

Re: [Ilugc] not detecting nic card.

2008-11-03 Thread Ashish Verma
Are you using broadcom nic. There have been compatibility issues with broadcom and RHEL in earlier versions also. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:27 AM, veera dv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am using dual boot, like xp and redhat 5, > > in xp nic card detected, in redhat 5 not detecting nic. how to co

Re: [Ilugc] How to setup static IP in Fedora Core 9

2008-11-05 Thread Ashish Verma
Are you using any virtualization tools, or have you configured bridged network or aliasing. "But internet is working !!!" This kind of issue sometimes occurs in bridged environment wherein the interface shows disconnected however you are still able to access the network. Regards, Ashish. On Wed

Re: [Ilugc] list of package names in fedora 9 for mp3, wmv, flash etc.,

2008-11-16 Thread Ashish Verma
I think VLC is amongst the best vid players. it plays almost everything and even sometimes repairs files and plays them. Regards, Ashish On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Girish Venkatachalam < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 08:02:18 Nov 17, ???. ?|Sri Ramadoss M

[Ilugc] EXPORT Command

2008-11-20 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi All, I need to set an environment variable. Following is what I did. TMPDIRECTORY=/usr/local/tmp_directory env |grep TMPDIRECTORY echo $TMPDIRECTORY /usr/local/tmp_directory export TMPDIRECTORY set |grep TMPDIRECTORY /usr/local/tmp_directory env |grep TMPDIRECTORY /usr/local/tmp_director

Re: [Ilugc] EXPORT Command

2008-11-20 Thread Ashish Verma
I want this to be system wide, can you tell me how to add it to /etc/bashrc file. Regards, Ashish On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Balachandran Sivakumar < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Ashish Verma > <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [Ilugc] EXPORT Command

2008-11-21 Thread Ashish Verma
ed the file and added the line as the second last line in the file and then sourced it. This solved the purpose. TMPDIRECTORY=/usr/PATH/tmp # vim:ts=4:sw=4 Regards, Ashish On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 21 Nov 2008, Ashish Verma wrote:

Re: [Ilugc] EXPORT Command

2008-11-23 Thread Ashish Verma
. Regards, Ashish On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Girish Venkatachalam < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12:07:46 Nov 21, Ashish Verma wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I need to set an environment variable. Following is what I did. > > > > TMPDIRECTORY=/usr/l

Re: [Ilugc] Re:Help required to create multiple referral using PHP and Mysql

2008-11-26 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi Ramar, If I have understood u right. You want the output from the below table to be like tablex emprefby kumar raj raj ram ramragu ragu rajesh kumar was refered by raj, who was referred by ram, who was referred by ragu, who was referred by rajesh Try the b

[Ilugc] How to compile module

2008-12-11 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I have a pcnet32.c file. I want to make a module out of it. What should I do. The below link requires me to make a make file. I don't know how to do that. Please advise. http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/build-linux-kernel-module-against-installed-kernel-source-tree.html Regards, Ashish

Re: [Ilugc] How to compile module

2008-12-11 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I dont know why this is not working for me. I was able to compile the hello world module without errors. I got the below error: make -C "/lib/modules/2.6.25.14/build" M=/root modules make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-2.6.25.14' scripts/Makefile.build:217: target '/root/pcnet32.c' d

Re: [Ilugc] How to compile module

2008-12-11 Thread Ashish Verma
/linux-2.6.25.14/(different folders) pcnet32.mod.c pcnet32.mod.o pcnet32.o Regards Ashish On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Santosh wrote: > Ashish Verma wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I dont know why this is not working for me. I was able to compile the >> hello >>

Re: [Ilugc] How to compile module

2008-12-12 Thread Ashish Verma
ou run 'make clean' > > also for more info refer to LDD 3rd edition (Linux Device Drivers) , > it is all explained there , .. .you should be able to find free > versions of the book in PDF format on the web , .. > > > Thanks > Satish > > On 12/12/08, As

[Ilugc] fedora9 - cannot bring laptop out of sleep after closing lid

2008-12-15 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am unable to bring my laptop out of sleep after I reopen the lid. I have to restart the system after I close and open the lid. I tried the steps in the below URL, but it did not help. http://www.linux.com/articles/54610 If however, the laptop sleeps due to long inactivity, I can bring it b

Re: [Ilugc] IE flaws and switch to other browsers

2008-12-17 Thread Ashish Verma
FYI This is to inform that a *serious security flaw *in the* Internet Explorer (IE)*, has been reported by BBC. Refer to the link below for more details http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200812160952DOWJONESDJONL

Re: [Ilugc] IE flaws and switch to other browsers

2008-12-17 Thread Ashish Verma
I posted this for the person wanting to use IE. To let him know there are flaws. Regards, Ashish On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wednesday 17 Dec 2008 1:32:02 pm Ashish Verma wrote: > > This is to inform that a *serious security flaw *in the* Internet &

Re: [Ilugc] IE flaws and switch to other browsers

2008-12-17 Thread Ashish Verma
ago) Reply How to install internet explorer in ubuntu 7.10 & 8.04? Pls help me pls briefly explain to me advanced Thank u } Regards, Ashish On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wednesday 17 Dec 2008 1:51:25 pm Ashish Verma wrote: > > I posted this f

Re: [Ilugc] IE flaws and switch to other browsers

2008-12-17 Thread Ashish Verma
at 9:10 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > you top posted again: see under: > > On Wednesday 17 Dec 2008 6:24:42 pm Ashish Verma wrote: > > I am sorry that happened. Actually I dont know how that happened. I just > > replied to the last mail in my inbox like I always do. Anyway

Re: [Ilugc] IE flaws and switch to other browsers

2008-12-17 Thread Ashish Verma
I am sorry that happened. Actually I dont know how that happened. I just replied to the last mail in my inbox like I always do. Anyways I don't expect it to happen again. Regards, Ashish On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wednesday 17 Dec 2008 2:20:55 pm Ashi

[Ilugc] Data Card

2008-12-18 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am planning to get wireless internet for my laptop running fedora9. Would request you to advise as to which one would be the best solution in terms of Company and whether USB or PCMCIA. Regards, Ashish ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.ii

[Ilugc] tata Indicom usb modem internet

2008-12-20 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi All, I finally got the Tata Indicom Plug2Surf Whiz USB modem. Now I am unable to get it started. Below are some details. dmesg output: usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 us

Re: [Ilugc] tata Indicom usb modem internet

2008-12-20 Thread Ashish Verma
On 12/20/08, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > > On Saturday 20 Dec 2008 6:14:35 pm Ashish Verma wrote: > > I finally got the Tata Indicom Plug2Surf Whiz USB modem. Now I am unable > to > > get it started. Below are some details. > > use kppp. set device to /dev/ttyUCM

Re: [Ilugc] Re: tata Indicom usb modem internet

2008-12-22 Thread Ashish Verma
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM, பத்மநாதன் wrote: > > now wvdial shows > that I have got an IP and DNS, however the resolv.conf does not show the > new > DNS and also I am unable to ping anything. > > I am also faced this type of problem. > Enable port 53/udp and also check your file wall config

Re: [Ilugc] Re: tata Indicom usb modem internet

2008-12-23 Thread Ashish Verma
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Satish Eerpini wrote: > How did you set it up ? > >> > >> Padhu, > >> Ooty. > Hi, Below is what all I did. 1) Inserted the Modem 2) Using the relevant output from /proc/bus/usb/devices I ran the below command: #modprobe usbserial vendor=*0x*1b7d product=*0x*0

Re: [Ilugc] Re: tata Indicom usb modem internet

2008-12-23 Thread Ashish Verma
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Shakthi Kannan wrote: > Hi, > > --- On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Ashish Verma > wrote: > | *I am not sure whether it is a must or not, but I removed the usb_storage > | module because per the internet, It creates conflicts on the device or

Re: [Ilugc] Reading data in a virtual OS

2008-12-24 Thread Ashish Verma
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 7:31 PM, abdullah abdul Khadir < abdullah.ak2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 7:29 PM, abdullah abdul Khadir < > abdullah.ak2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tried it using -usbdevice /dev/sdb1 command line option. > Does not seem to be working. > What is the error

Re: [Ilugc] Re: ilugc Digest, Vol 55, Issue 77

2008-12-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > $/usr/bin/qemu -boot c -m 128 -hda '/home/abdullah/vms/Windows' -usb -net > nic,vlan=0 -net user,vlan=0 -localtime > > Could not open '/dev/kqemu' - QEMU acceleration layer not activated > -usb_add /dev/sdb1 > I am not sure of this error. I would check if the kqemu module has been modprobed be

Re: [Ilugc] re: reading usb device in virtual os

2008-12-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > By the way how do i get back to Windows after pressing ctrl+alt+2. > ctrl+alt+1 > > > I am using 32 bit. > > What is the issue faced on running Virtualbox. You will get a better idea of the issue if you try running Virtualbox command at the prompt. It will give you an error and a location f

[Ilugc] major/minor number

2008-12-26 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I have a memory card for which I have forgotten the password. I used the format card option available in the phone and was still not able to access it. Now I am trying to access it via my system, however when I insert the card, dmesg shows the below error: mmc0: error -110 whilst initialising

Re: [Ilugc] major/minor number

2008-12-27 Thread Ashish Verma
this is the only message. But then wont the files in the /proc directory be of use, they have quite much information. Regards, Ashish On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Hello, > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Ashish Verma wrote: > > mmc0: error -110 whilst

[Ilugc] BASH Script

2008-12-31 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi All, I am completely new to this field. I only have some knowledge of C and other basic languages like HTML and javascript. I am trying to write an interactive/automated script to start the VMs on my machine. So a part of that is to list all the iso's in my system and let the user select which

Re: [Ilugc] Unable to run fuse in Redhat EL 4

2009-01-05 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > Fuse:version magic'2.6.9-5.ELsmp SMP preempt 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4' > should be '2.6.9-5.ELsmp SMP 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4' > > Thus the fuse version magic is having an extra preempt out of no where.Has > anyone faced such issues while installing fuse . > > > cheers > Ashok > Hi

Re: [Ilugc] Unable to run fuse in Redhat EL 4

2009-01-05 Thread Ashish Verma
> It means that the kernel under which fuse finds itself running is a > pre-emptible kernel whereas the module was built for a > non-pre-emptible kernel. (Or perhaps vice versa). > > > Thanks Kapil, the word "pre-emptible kernel" helped looking for help. Regards, Ashish ___

Re: [Ilugc] Need guidance on embedded Linux

2009-02-01 Thread Ashish Verma
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Anand wrote: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Shrinivasan T >wrote: > > I'm sure there are more people in the US of A working on embedded linux > than > here. I tried to find people working on this in Madras, without much > success. > I am aware of one office t

[Ilugc] File permission backup

2009-02-05 Thread Ashish Verma
hi, Is there a way to backup only filenames and permissions and then restore them. What I want to acheive is as follows There is a directory /mystuff 1. I want to recursively change the permissions on that dir to me:me 2. Test something 3. Change back the permissions to original. Is this possib

Re: [Ilugc] File permission backup

2009-02-07 Thread Ashish Verma
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक] < abhishek.amber...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Bharathi Subramanian > wrote: > > On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Ashish Verma wrote: > > > >> Is there a way to backup only filenames and permi

[Ilugc] Yum Repos

2009-03-05 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Please suggest some yum repos. rpms like below will be very helpful. http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release.rpm for livna repo. http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpmfor rpm-fusion Are there others like these. Regards, Ashish

[Ilugc] sort

2009-03-11 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I have a file with 2 columns. First lists the space of the folder and the second the folder name. Sample below: 2.1Mtest1 220Ktest2 2.2Gtest3 2.2Mtest4 22M test5 22M test6 2.2Mtest7 230Mtest8 232Ktest9 I want to sort the file based on the space usage. Curre

[Ilugc] unable to update kernel to latest version fedora9 using yum

2009-03-14 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am unable to upgrade to latest version of fc9 kernel using yum. There repo contains the default fedora 9 .repo files. is anyone aware of this. I was able to do this earlier, but since i reinstalled, it says that the version I am using is the latest. 2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64. Actually I am unabl

Re: [Ilugc] unable to update kernel to latest version fedora9 using yum

2009-03-15 Thread Ashish Verma
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > What does yum repolist tell you? Check whether you have the updates repo > enabled in /etc/yum.repos.d > > Rahul > ___ > #yum repolist repo id repo name

Re: [Ilugc] unable to update kernel to latest version fedora9 using yum

2009-03-15 Thread Ashish Verma
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Ashok Gautham wrote: > With any release-oriented distro(Fedora/Ubuntu/(Debian?)...), there is > feature freeze. > AFAIK, 2.6.25 might be the final kernel release for Fedora 9. You cannot > install any > newer version unless you build the kernel yourself. Similarly

Re: [Ilugc] unable to update kernel to latest version fedora9 using yum

2009-03-15 Thread Ashish Verma
> > Yep. > > The mirror thats best reachable at the time of query is chosen > automatically, unless one overides them by physically editing the > appropriate files. > > Base URLs being: > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/ > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/l

Re: [Ilugc] VPN in FC10

2009-03-20 Thread Ashish Verma
> > Can you install NetworkManager-vpnc and check if you can add this VPN > connection using the .pcf file and the wizard within NetworkManager ? > NetworkManager-vpnc has been installed, however how do I load the .pcf file to it. There is no utility by that name. Regards, Ashish _

[Ilugc] VPN in FC10

2009-03-20 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I want to make a connection from a FC10 machine to a vpn box. I currently connect to the box from a Windows Machine using "VPN Client" (this is the name of the software). However now since I want to do the same from FC machine, I installed pptp-client referring to the below: http://www.cyberc

Re: [Ilugc] VPN in FC10

2009-03-22 Thread Ashish Verma
> > If NetworkManager is running, then a left-click should allow you to do > VPN Connections -> Configure VPN and, thereon Add a configuration > file. > I was able to load the pcf file. However, how do I start the communication to the vpn server. I mean in Windows, there is another device created

Re: [Ilugc] FOSS Project

2009-03-23 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > I think i have ImageMagick installed but it is an older version ImageMagick > 6.2.9 but i need the latest version because MagickWand supports ImageMagick > 6.3.5 or greater. So please tell me how to upgrade existing installation or > install a fresh package. > > Manually download the package

[Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-24 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I configured a directory in Fedora10 Apache to use basic authentication. Now when I try to access that directory, it again and again reprompts for username and password. The root for this host is /mount/repositories and the auth file is kept in that root. Any clues. Options Indexes Foll

Re: [Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-24 Thread Ashish Verma
> > Hi, Check this, I hope it could help you > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/auth.html > > I have already configured auth which seems similar to what is mentioned in this page only that I have configured in httpd.conf file instead of .htaccess file. Yet, I am facing the issue or continuo

Re: [Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > AuthUserFile X_apache_authfile > ^ > The AuthUserFile parameter s/b *full* path name > > Require ashish valid-user > > > > Let us know if it solves your problem > HTH, > -- > I tried that first, I even tried placing the file in different loca

Re: [Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> Also give output of "ls -l /path/to/dot/htacess/file" > > AllowOverride None > ^^ > > Change above to AllowOverride AuthConfig > > > AuthUserFile /mount/repositories/av1984_apache_authfile > > Suggest you rename it to .av1984_apache_authfile otherwise to prevent > o

Re: [Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > What method are you referring to besides .htaccess? How are doing > access control from the httpd.conf? > By providing the auth configs in the context in the httpd.conf file. This is supposed to be more secure than .htaccess method. > > Have you tried the above and verified whether it work

Re: [Ilugc] httpd auth

2009-03-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > Please share the relevant portion of your httpd.conf. Always ready to > learn something new :) > > > ServerAdmin ash...@bbtsm.net DocumentRoot /mount/repositories/ ServerName yum.bbtsm.net Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ErrorLog logs/yum_log CustomLog logs/yum_log com

Re: [Ilugc] ILUGC Meet - Mar 28th 3PM

2009-03-28 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > > > Time : Sat Mar 28th 15:00 IST 2009 > > Venue: ADI-TeNeT Seminar Hall, > >Room No: CSD 320, > >Electrical Science Block, > >IIT-Madras. > > > > Map: http://www.chennailug.org/tenet > > NOTE: CSD Entrance renamed as Deshpande Foundation (or > > something like > > tha

Re: [Ilugc] ILUGC Meet - Mar 28th 3PM

2009-03-28 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > Time : Sat Mar 28th 15:00 IST 2009 >> > Venue: ADI-TeNeT Seminar Hall, >> >Room No: CSD 320, >> >Electrical Science Block, >> >IIT-Madras. >> > >> > Map: http://www.chennailug.org/tenet >> > NOTE: CSD Entrance renamed as Deshpande Foundation (or >> > something like >>

Re: [Ilugc] How to Check DNS

2009-03-30 Thread Ashish Verma
> > How can you ping a Domain name? > > I think you have to redesign your naming system. > > Hi, What qualifies a system to be in a domain? How do we say that a system is in X domain? Does its host name being x.y.com put it in y domain? or Does the system having a entry in the DNS for a domain pu

Re: [Ilugc] How to Check DNS

2009-04-01 Thread Ashish Verma
> > What qualifies a system to be in a domain? > How do we say that a system is in X domain? > Does its host name being x.y.com put it in y domain? or > Does the system having a entry in the DNS for a domain put it in that > domain? > Can one system be in multiple domains? > If yes, how does it he

Re: [Ilugc] About the command used to know the details

2009-04-05 Thread Ashish Verma
> > I would to know the command used to see all the system configuration? > like hardware, HDD, memory etc. > > dmidecode is also a good command to poll the bios. ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject

Re: [Ilugc] Audio device produces only static in Ubuntu.

2009-04-05 Thread Ashish Verma
> > tried it.. i even tried using OSS as default.. doesn't help.. > > -- > Which kernel version are you using. This was a bug in the kernel (I believe 2.7.something). You need to upgrade to the next kernel version for it to work. Regards, Ashish ___ To u

Re: [Ilugc] Xen,KVM & OpenVZ-Which one Better?

2009-04-05 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > Which virtualization product is better? > > > > There is no clear cut answer. It depends on your requirements - you > *must* define your needs and then go look for the solution that meets > your requirements. > > openVZ if you want to run several Linux based VMs. KVM/Xen if you want > VMs w

[Ilugc] attach a process to terminal

2009-04-07 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I had started a rsync process in the bg and then happened to close that terminal. Now that process shows a S status in ps and is not working. >From what I found out, this is because the process has been disconnected from the terminal that started it. I could not locate a way to attach it to s

Re: [Ilugc] attach a process to terminal

2009-04-07 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > > you could use screen > -- > regards > kg > But then, the process should have been started in screen. I started it directly in a pty and closed that pty. Is there no way to restart it without reattaching it. Or opening a new pty which is now of the same nu

[Ilugc] Persistent / continue option in Rsync

2009-04-07 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am currently running rsync over a vpn connection. At times the VPN connection disconnects and rsync is killed. Is there a way to have persistent (keep trying till the connection comes up) / continue previous session, something like 'wget -c'. Regards, Ashish

Re: [Ilugc] Persistent / continue option in Rsync

2009-04-08 Thread Ashish Verma
> > You might want to try setting a high value for the --timeout option. I > haven't tried this, though, so good luck. > > To 'continue' a previous session, use the --partial option. > -- > Regards, > Roshan George > Hi Roshan, I tried the --partial option, and wanted to share what happened so t

[Ilugc] Patch lzop

2009-04-16 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I want to use lzop on Fedora. The fedora that I have is 64 bit and lzop is a 32 bit binary file which I have to use along with a 64bit tar binary file (i.e in the same command). Is this something that can be done. What other possibilities I have. I tried the following: Downloaded the source

Re: [Ilugc] FC10 does not get the default gateway.

2009-04-16 Thread Ashish Verma
> > I have > to manually add the default route to the gateway. Any idea why this should > happen? > -- > This is happening in F9 too when being installed as VM. Everytime you have manually set the default route. Regards, Ashish ___ To unsubscribe, email

[Ilugc] dd to cdrom

2009-04-19 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am trying to write an iso to a dvd using my dvd-writer it says that the device is write only. dd if=/media/ashish/bb1.iso of=/dev/cdrw I was able to do so earlier. Any reason why it won't happen now. Regards, Ashish ___ To unsubscribe, email ilu

Re: [Ilugc] dd to cdrom

2009-04-20 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > Hi, > > > > > dd if=/media/ashish/bb1.iso of=/dev/cdrw > > > > This command wont work. > > what will happen, if you run this command without inserting blank > > disk? > > but ... the OP said the dd command line used to work for him _before_ > > I do admit that is the first time I have seen dd

[Ilugc] X Server on Xen

2009-04-21 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am trying to install X server on XenServer installed on my laptop. I used the command 'yum groupinstall 'X Window System' for the same. However now, when I run startx on the console I get the below error. further, there is no Xorg file listed and many of the normal files are missing. I have

[Ilugc] Fwd: X Server on Xen

2009-04-21 Thread Ashish Verma
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ashish Verma Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:56 AM Subject: X Server on Xen To: ILUG-C Hi, I am trying to install X server on XenServer installed on my laptop. I used the command 'yum groupinstall 'X Window System' for the same. Howe

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: X Server on Xen

2009-04-22 Thread Ashish Verma
> > se. >> > > afaik, nv didnt ever work under Xen, so you will need to use either a fb or > vesa drivers > > - KB > > Hi KB, Its now working, I guess X was just taking time to startup. When I left the latptop for sometime after startx, it came up in the second console (the normal message). Do yo

[Ilugc] Where can one find Projects to participate in

2009-04-27 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Would request someone to guide me on where one can find projects for freshers from colleges. The person is looking for projects that will get him a certificate or acknowldgement of participation at end of it. Purpose: The student is in final year of college and needs to complete a project for

[Ilugc] dns round robin

2009-05-10 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Scenario: Accessed/logged in a web server using HTTP. Now when attempting to upload a document, I get "Oops! This Link Appears Broken", which appears to be a Google message for 404. Is it possible for a browser to attempt to make connection on a different IP mentioned in DNS for a server, fo

[Ilugc] Send mails to a specific server

2009-05-21 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Is the below possible, if yes how? 1 mail server ("ms") has been set up in a way that all mails sent to it go to a server ("fs") that filter the mail. Once filtring is done, the "fs" server delivers the mail to "ms" server. Now the admin of ms server wants that mail relayed by a specific ma

Re: [Ilugc] how to uninstall fedora 9 ?

2009-05-28 Thread Ashish Verma
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 3:26 PM, rgowrii shankar wrote: > i installed fedora alone in my system.now i want to uninstall fedora to > install windows XP..i tried by using windows bootable cd.. > but i cant.. > will you help me to overcome this prob? > If there is no special data on your system, try

[Ilugc] DNS - Query

2009-05-31 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Would request someone to clarify the meaning of delegation-only and root-delegation-only options. I searched on the net on the isc, redhat etc websites however could not understand the meaning of "undelegated response" and therefore am not able to understand the meaning of the above two option

[Ilugc] Disks/controller/interfaces

2009-06-04 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, Would request someone to clarify the below terms. 1. SCSI / IDE / SATA / Firewire / UHCI - Are these types of 1) cables, 2) disks, 3) interface on the disk, 4) connectors on the mother board (like PCI) or 5) standards / protocols (some say scsi is a set of commands) 2. Controller - is it som

Re: [Ilugc] Disks/controller/interfaces

2009-06-07 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > humm a quick google lookup will give you all the details, or is the list > being used as an outsourced, homework provider ? Hi Karan, I did google this and infact googled a lot. However, the more I googled, more I got confused. There are some sites like webopedia that have listed a single

[Ilugc] Kernel crash

2009-07-03 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am running some fedora vms on a xenserver. These vms always seem to be crashing for some reason or the other. Of late, I had installed netbeans and was trying to run a web application. I noticed that the java process was taking up a lot of memory, somewhere around 58%. Then all of a sudden t

[Ilugc] Fingerprints

2009-07-16 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I see that some of you list a key at end of all your mails. I want to know the use of those keys. Regards, Ashish ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm

Re: [Ilugc] Fingerprints

2009-07-16 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > In short gnupg is a program to manage signing and encryption. All the > actions given below can be handled by gnupg. The protocols used are > part of an open standard. > > Key management: > 1. You create a signing and an encryption key; each key has two parts >one private, one public. >

Re: [Ilugc] Source list public key verification in ubuntu 8.10

2009-08-10 Thread Ashish Verma
2009/8/9 பத்மநாதன் > Dear LUGs, > I am using mobile internet. I add IITM server to my > ubuntu 8.10 sysnaptic source repository. After that i reloaded the > source list by refershing it. It shows the following error. > > The following signatures couldn't be verified because the

[Ilugc] pxe boot - tftp file not found

2009-08-13 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I am trying to setup a pxe server, however the client always throws the file not found error, I have tried many config changes, however to no avail. I have attached the various outputs. Based on the tcpdump it seems that the client is able to make tftp connection and the path to the pxelinux.0

Re: [Ilugc] pxe boot - tftp file not found

2009-08-14 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > > server > > > = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd > > > server_args > > >= -c -s /var/lib/tftpboot > >} > > Your server argument points to '/var/lib/tftpboot' but the filename > given in dhcpd.conf points to '/tftpboot'. Both are conflicting > > Thanks > baskar > > > Thanks a

[Ilugc] httpd logs

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, How are the logs in /var/log/httpd/* and /etc/httpd/logs/* linked. Both the logs contain the exact same information and are updated in the same manner, Neither is a symlink of the other, Inode count for both shows 1. and yet, they do not contribute to the filesystem size as two separate file

Re: Re: [Ilugc] rsync command

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > *$ wget -c http://file.iso* > Do rsync support "-c" type argument ?? > i had to resort to "rsync" after making futile attempt with "wget" > thanks Mr. Narendra > with regards > s.mahalingam What is the size of the entire http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/ directory?

Re: [Ilugc] httpd logs

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > > The logs aren't a symlink, but the directories are. /etc/httpd/logs > is a soft link to /var/log/httpd > > - Kiran > [?]how stupid of me.[?] Regards, Ashish <<349.gif>><<338.gif>>___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "

Re: Re: Re: [Ilugc] rsync command

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
> > > thanks Mr. Narendra > > with regards > > s.mahalingam > What is the size of the entire > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/ directory? > It is not the update but ISO image file size of 3.4GB. > Regards, > s.mahalingam > __

[Ilugc] Backup only used portion of filesystem...

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I have a linux installation on a physical machine. The filesystem has been created on 320GB of disk. I want to create a image of it and create a copy of the system. How can I do that, the second disk I have is 80 GB. I have tried partimage, it backs up only the used space, however when recreat

[Ilugc] Fwd: Backup only used portion of filesystem...

2009-08-25 Thread Ashish Verma
the filesystem is not on lvm. Regards, Ashish -- Forwarded message -- From: Ashish Verma Date: Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:59 AM Subject: Backup only used portion of filesystem... To: ILUG-C Hi, I have a linux installation on a physical machine. The filesystem has been created

[Ilugc] net.ipv4.ip_forward

2009-08-31 Thread Ashish Verma
Hi, I have two systems, 1 server and the other client. The server has 2 interfaces, 1 in 172 network and the other in 192 network. In the client I have configured the server as the default gateway. There is only one interface on the client configured wiht 172 network. Now, whether or not I set th

Re: [Ilugc] net.ipv4.ip_forward

2009-08-31 Thread Ashish Verma
> > ip_forward set to 1 only means the packets can be forwarded across > interfaces. In this case, the host is responding and that has been > reached via the 172 interface. If ip_forward is 0, you cannot ping > systems in the 192 network other than the host having the two cards. > > Mohan Sundaram

[Ilugc] ddns update

2009-09-02 Thread Ashish Verma
HI, I am trying to configure dunamic dns for my server, I have tried various configs from the net, however it just doesn't work. I have attached the dns and dhcp files. Please guide me on this. Regards, Ashish dhcpd.conf Description: Binary data named.conf Description: Binary data ___

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