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MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Hear ye, hear ye! This is a preliminary call for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2008 until October 2009. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 30, 2007. Instructions follow. The MUUG board is charged with coordinating the meetings and other events by the group. It's fun, and you get a role in guiding the group. All are encouraged to apply. ------------------------ MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations Every October the Manitoba Unix User Group holds its Annual Meeting, the main goals of which are to elect a new Board of Directors and to pass any special resolutions. (Aside from that, it is a regular meeting) Any MUUG member in good standing can be nomi-nated to run for a position on the Board. As of this writing, the following members of the cur-rent Board have let their names stand for re-election: Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba Michael Doob Professor University of Manitoba Kevin McGregor Network Analyst City of Winnipeg Montana Quiring Systems Administrator University of Manitoba Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net Of course, this list is just a starting point. Any member in good standing of the group can be nominated simply by getting the support of one other member. If you feel you would like to contribute to the group by running for a board position, please don't hesitate to do so. (In fact, we'd like to see the number of board members increase.) If you want to be nominated, or to nominate someone else, send a letter to the group's postal box or deliver it in person to a current board member. The letter must contain the name, title, and employer of the nominee, along with a short (100 word or so) biography, and must contain the signatures of the nominee and one other member. The letter must be received no later than September 30, 2008, which is 14 days prior to the October 14 meeting. Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing, with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca>, with the above information, and sending the signed paper copy later. In this case, please include the e-mail address of both the nominee and the supporter on the CC: list of the message, so that all parties concerned have a record of the communication. Nominees should familiarize themselves with the MUUG bylaws, found here: http://www.muug.mb.ca/pub/bylaws/ If you have any questions about the election or the nomination process, please contact Gilbert Detillieux, either by phone (474-8161) during business hours, or by e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca> anytime. Gilbert Detillieux Election Committee Chair ------------------------ -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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WRT54G V5 "fun-ness"
by Dan Keizer 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

While there doesn't appear to be alot of local activity on these items, I thought I'd pass along my latest notes on this ... I have quite a few of these routers (for play mostly, some ran asterisk) and at one point early this year (late last year?) I had thrown on a whack-job of a firmware image that made the device inoperable -- not that this was an expensive router (v5 with only limited ram) it did have some usefulness ... so, since I had a little bit of time and this baby was sitting in the closer for quite a while, I went back to it ... wouldn't accept any firmware's thrown at it at all for some reason -- since I didn't have a jtag hanging around, (not that I could find it even if I tried) I tried the ol' "fry-the-flash" trick (shorting pins 15 and 16 together on the flash chip) ... (You *really* have to have a magnifying glass to see each of those pins!) ... so, fry they go and reboot and voila -- and re-send the fresh new better improved firmware for dd-wrt (micro) onto it and it takes it .. wait a few minutes and it's back in normal operation again :-) happy days. While this is still quite a useful gadget -- I can turn off the router functionality and merge it's port with the other 4 ports of the switch to get an extra port! (That I like -- I really need a bigger switch) The usual cautions -- opening and every shorting your circuits will void anything you have for a warranty if you really care ... and you really can do this with a jtag ... probably safer too. ;-) I still have one netgear router to fix up from a bad openwrt firmware image ... will see how long this one takes ... Dan.

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Free Computers*
by Shawn Wallbridge 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

As some of you may know, I am moving to Los Angeles for work. As some of you also know, I have a rather large collection of computers. Since I will not be able to bring most of them to Los Angeles with me, I am looking for good homes for some of them. A lot of them I would gladly give away, some I will want money for, but if you are interested in nice unix workstations and servers (Sun primarily, but lots of SGI's, a couple IBM's and Alpha's and even some PC stuff), let me know. This is a limited time offer since I am not going to be in Winnipeg too much longer. thanks shawn

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ext3 fs corrupted
by Bill Reid 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

I installed FC9 a few weeks ago but I have ended up with the root fs corrupted. I did see a reference to coming out of hibernation with a different kernel can corrupt the file system. I suspect that was my problem since I believe the auto update did apply a new kernel and I did hibernate last night. But of course it could have been some other cause. fsck suggests trying fsck -b 8193 ... When I tried fsck with -b I get a message about the Device is busy. Any suggestions? Since most of the work on the system that I have done is installing and configuring software I am inclined to just start over. -- Bill

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Request for articles
by Mike Pfaiffer 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Since it's a little quite today I figure it would be a good time to post the request. Call-A.P.P.L.E. is a free magazine with articles on the Apple//, Mac, and *NIX platforms. At this point it is produced completely on a volunteer basis (I don't have access to the graphics or ads which normally appear in the magazine.). Currently I'm the guy in charge of producing the magazine. It will be put together during the first weekend of August. It will then be posted to http://members.shaw.ca/digitalcivilization/ within the following week or so. Our regular site (http://callapple.org) is having troubles at the moment. If anybody would care to write an article (or advertise), they can contact me at the e-mail address I used to send the message. Later Mike

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Who wants a Sentry R2000 power unit?
by Sean Walberg 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

I have a Server Technology Sentry R2000 unit to give away. 2x120v/15A inputs, 8 outputs (4 outputs/input). Each output can be shut off and turned on through a telnet interface. 2u rackmountable, power cables included. I'm in Riverheights for pickup. Sean -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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Good quality Ethernet cables for sale...
by Kevin McGregor 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Only 33267 cents per metre! http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp Apparently it's not a joke, despite the ad copy: "...will bring out all the nuances in digital audio reproduction..." "...signal directional markings are provided for optimum signal transfer..." That's right, US$499 for 1.5 metres. I suspect the explanation is in the first sentence: "...designed for the audio enthusiast." They'll buy anything. This is what's known as "cable porn".

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Openmoko is shipping
by Montana Quiring 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hello, Someone at the last MUUG meeting inquired about the status of the Openmoko phone. You can buy one now: http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9978560959.html -- -Montana My Netvibes page: http://www.netvibes.com/antikx#About_Montana

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Zaurus and (Rockboxed) Nano 2nd Gen 2GB
by Montana Quiring 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hello, I'm selling the following: Black 2ndGen Nano 2Gig $50 (OBO) ======================= -used Nano with minimal scratches -Rockbox Linux OS installed -new high capacity battery installed. Zaurus C1000 accessories $300 ========================= -A used Sharp Zaurus C1000 (64MB RAM and 128MB flash RAM) The only flaw is a dent on the top of the case, but it does not effect it's functionality) -Socket CF Ethernet card (8510-00179C) -Socket Bluetooth card (8510-00159F) -Microphone adapter (great quality audio recording!) -Transend 4GB SD card (non-SDHC) -Canon 32MB CF card -Planex WiFi Card (GW-CF11X) -USB charge/sync cable -Two USB extension cables -Ethernet cable (ribbon style) -Clip-on LED light (USB powered) Great for low light usage! -USB power cable (from iPAQ) -USB OTG cable (iRiver) for doing USB host-mode connections -USB one-hand trackball mouse -Palm IR keyboard (I haven't tested this with the Zaurus yet, but it is probably doable) -PDair case (form fitting case with credit card and SD slots) -Dave Mirra holster case (great for the belt) -Optix holster bag that is great for accessories -Sharp power adapter (EA-72) Let me know if you would like a picture of any of the components and I would be happy to send it to you. Please email me directly if you are interested. -- -Montana

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Rockbox video review from Linux Journal
by Montana Quiring 19 Jun '08

19 Jun '08

Hello, In case you missed the Rockbox presentation, Shawn Powers from Linux Journal does a video review of Rockbox: http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/review-rockbox -- -Montana My Netvibes page: http://www.netvibes.com/antikx#About_Montana

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