February 2002 - Roundtable

CD, VCD & DVD Burning
by John Lange 03 Dec '03

03 Dec '03

At a recent MUUG meeting someone was asking about burning VCDs (Video CDs). I believe the consensus at the meeting was that burning under Linux was comprised of a hodge-podge of various command line tools for converting video formats and burning making it quite difficult at best. I recently stumbled on the following software: http://www.k3b.org/ which seems to bring everything under one roof and claims to do CD, VCD, and DVD burning all in one application (it does not appear to be just a GUI front end to command line tools). However, I do not currently have a burner to test it with so I was hoping someone from the group could give it a whirl and report back on success? Thanks. -- John Lange BigHostBox.com ltd (204) 885 0872 Toll free: 1-866-690-8297

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Problem burning cd using cdrtoaster-1.12:
by S/C Conway 14 May '02

14 May '02

Hardware: Sony CRX140S CD ReWritable Recorder Software RH 7.2 kernel 2.4.9-13 sox-12.17.1-4 cdrecord-1.10-4 cdrecord-devel-1.10-4 Using cdrtoaster-1.12 to burn an MP3 to an audio cd results in never recorded before "chipmunks" coaster. The audio sounds like a 33rpm record played at 45rpm. This may be a bad analogy for the CD exposed generation. Analyzing the script from cdrtoaster the creation of a CD takes place in two steps. One step converts the mp3 to wav the next step burns the cd. Audio convert: mpg123 -s sample1.mp3|sox -t raw -w -s -c 2 -r 44100 - -t wav sample1.wav CD burn: cdrecord -v -eject dev=/dev/sg0 speed=4 -audio -pad /home/username/sample1.wav I have tried doing the audio convert manually an it produces a chipmunks wav file. If I change the rate parameter to -r 22050 the wav file is produced correctly. The new file is not in the correct format for cdrecord to handle and produces an error message "Inappropiate audio coding". According to my reading a wav file must be created with 16bit 44100hz sample rate. I have also tried changing the mp3 player to the GPL version mpg321-0.1.5-1 with no success. I have found no indication at the SOX site of any problems with the software. This is my first foray into CD burning using Linux. The burner works fine under windows95 and its software. I have made a decision to eliminate as many windows machines as I can. My project is the burner/scanner box. Sean

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KDE 2.2.1 abandoned?
by ed orphan 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

I sent a bug report to tibirna(a)kde.org because Konqueror 2.2.1 freezes on htp or ftp downloads. Netscape Communicator works perfectly, but Konqueror freezes. I could not use the bug Wizard at the KDE site because it said my QT was too old. I just installed Red Hat 7.2 and its too old? I got a repy from my bug report and it said I was using an obsolete KDE. It said I should be using KDE 2.2.2 and they were not very interested in bug reprots for old KDE 2.2.1. It also said I should use a distribution that had KDE 2.2.2, not the old KDE 2.2.1. Well, I guess that finishes Konqueror for me. I've only got a telephone modem, so I can't download KDE 2.2.2 and, even if I could, I've got better things to do than chase the newest and the lattest. What ever happened to dependable software?

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Konqueror freezes on downloads
by author 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

First, I'd like to thank you all for helping me install Red Hat 7.2. You can't always believe what you read. KDE desktop did not list a modem and KDE hardware probe had my modem listed as unknown, so I just assumed it wouldn't work. Especially when minicom did a segment fault. But it works just fine. I filled in the KDE dialer info, did a reset with the modem terminal, and it works. But Knoqueror freezed whenever I try to download a file, be it http or ftp. Netscape Communicator runs perfectly. I sent a bug report to

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modem problem
by author 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

Red Hat 7.1 kernel 2.4.2-2 recognized my modem and I had no problems with it. It's an internal ISA GVC 5634 BTS 56K set to PnP. Red Hat 7.2 knows its there. I can see it listed as unknown under hardware. But 7.2 refuses to have anything to do with it. Using minicom, I contacted the modem via ttyS2, but when I try to telephone: minicom -d 9866722 I get a segmentation fault in both xterm and on the command line. I then created a link, ln -s /dev/ttyS2 modem but it made no difference. Duh? Maybe I'll reinstall 7.1 and try to find out what it did that 7.2 is not doing. Anyone got any ideas?

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File system question again
by author 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

Just so I get it right, could someone tell me how much disk space to give "/" ? I'm installing Red Hat 7.2 and I've got 14 gigs of extended space on the hard drive. This is the intended plan: /dev/hda7 / space ? hda8 /boot 100 megs hda9 /var 3 gigs hda10 /usr 8 gigs hda11 /home 100 megs hda12 /swap 2 x memory = 768 megs Can I expect any complications from Red Hat 7.1 boot menu? I suspect its taken over the MBR. That's one reason I have not wiped RH 7.1 though its practically useless now. I hope its not holding my Win98 and Slackware7.1 hostage. Any advice would be very welcome. I'd like to get RH7.2 going this weekend.

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Wanna Bid?
by Ian T. 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/data/docs/rfp01.doc -- Cheers! Ian.

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Sendmail/multiple domains/aliases/RedHat 7.1
by Raymond J. Henry 09 Feb '02

09 Feb '02

OK, here's the scoop - I've got a system running with a couple of domains on it. RedHat 7.1, sendmail 8.11.2-14, Apache, DNS, et all. Everything is running smoothly. This box has the localhost set to my first domain name, and no localdomain specified. I'm upgrading (replacing) the system, and would like to do this without actually shutting the first system off until the second one is online and ready to go. I should note at this point that I took the easy way out when I set this up in the first place - I'm running an OvisLink router. This make directing traffic to an IP easy, so I can get applications running one at a time.... Now, the second system.... I've set an alias for the localhost, and set the local domain to the domain name (localhost) of the first system. When I first attempted to name the original system whatever.mydomain.com, I lost all communications outside the local network (this is why I used the domain name for the localhost name, it worked). So, now we're down to the issue.... I'm getting ready to start directing the traffic through the router to the IP of the new system, and I already know I'm going to have problems with due to the way I've specified the localhost and localdomain names. I've gone through tons of documentation, and have been unable to find whatever it is that I'm missing. A quick sendmail test results in an error stating that the domain of the sender does not exist. It simply does not like an alias in front of the domain name... What *AM* I missing?

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Microsoft WINS.... at MPI
by Chung, Damian 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Well I've talked to some of you at MUUG Meetings about this issue, but I'm afraid it's a losing battle unless I can manage to show the public how there is NO BENEFIT TO CONVERTING TO WINDOWS! Manitoba Public Insurance is planning to convert our extremely reliable AIX/UNIX environment into a "One vendor, Microsoft Solution". In all of 2001, we only had 9 min of Prime-Time Down Time. Why? The business case is for a thin client, web based application. Why not JAVA? I just sat through a presentation from Gartner Group, where they explained how good JAVA is and how it can run in different environments... but MPI should migrate to a .NET strategy. Hmmmm, just proves you can pay Gartner to skew data, and say anything you want. When questioned on why Gartner believed that mindshare was higher for .NET rather than JAVA, when .NET doesn't even exist, they couldn't answer us. The Cost? Estimated $50 million over 8 years. Plus added day to day electricity/infrastructure costs of supporting 70 Intel boxes compared to 2 IBM p680 RS/6000. This is being pushed by some of the MPI Executive, and almost everyone in IT is against it. But what more can we say? We all still need jobs. EDS is also pushing for microsoft... but I don't understand how you can hand EDS a mulimillion dollar contract without an RFP. So if you want to help fight this battle against "communism", email your MLA, the Public Utilities Board, the President of MPI. If Microsoft does win, where do you think that $50 million is coming from? For now, I'm scheduled to start my MCSE training in a couple months. Anyone need an AIX Administrator? Thanks for reading through my entire rant. Damian resume available

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MUUG Meeting, Feb 12, 7:30PM -- IMP, open-source web-based e-mail
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 05 Feb '02

05 Feb '02

[Posted to man.unix.general and other news groups] ------ Forwarded Article <a3pp4j$5ah$1(a)canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> ------ From gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux) The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 12. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: IMP - A Web-based E-mail Solution Using Open Source Tools Companies are being challenged daily by their employees to provide access to company information from various locations. E-mail is one such source of information and can be accessed using Web-based tools. This presentation will focus on IMP. IMP is the Internet Messaging Program (formerly, among other things, the IMAP webMail Program), a web mail system and a component of the Horde project. IMP offers most of the features users have come to expect from their conventional mail programs, including attachments, spell-check, address books, multiple folders, and multiple-language support. John Schulz, from Pollard Banknote Ltd., is back to present this month's topic. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15 PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or you may not get in. Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609 ------ End of Forwarded Article

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