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Low-latency patch for Fedora Core2
by millward 06 Sep '04

06 Sep '04

Is there a low-latency patch for the kernel of Fedora Core 2? I'd like to try some home recording with my used Audiofile sound card but I've heard that the 2.6 kernel is useless for sound-on-sound without a low-latency patch. Has this problem been solved in Core 2 or do I still need a patch if it exists?

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Swapping tape drives in old SCO box
by Spencer Kuziw 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

Hello everyone, I have a client with an old HP Netserver LD Pro running SCO. Their old DAT8 drive died and I have to swap it with a new DAT24. I am constantly amazed at how ugly SCO can be and wonder if anyone forsees any issues with this swap? Basically, will I have to do anything but remove the DAT8 and put in the DAT24? ie: Anything in software? __________________________________________________ Spencer Kuziw

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Select-A-Seat Assets For Sale (fwd)
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

I was asked to pass this along, in case any of you might be interested in picking up some used UNIX server equipment... Please contact Darryl, and not me, if you have any questions after having looked through the PDF. -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca> Dept. of Computer Science Web: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/ University of Manitoba Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3T 2N2 Fax: (204)474-7609 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Select-A-Seat Assets For Sale Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:07:00 -0500 From: Darryl Komaransky <dkomaran(a)wpgenterprises.ca> To: info(a)muug.mb.ca As you may know Select-A-Seat will be closing at the beginning of September 2004. At this time we are looking for potential buyers of Select-A-Seat's assets. You can view the items for sale by looking at the this PDF file: http://www.wpgenterprises.ca/forsale.pdf If you are interested in purchasing or have any questions regarding the equipment listed in the PDF please contact me directly. Thanks for your time, -- Darryl Komaransky, BCSc. IT Manager for Winnipeg Enterprises Corp. ph: (204) 982-5485 fx: (204) 774-4332 http://www.selectaseatmb.com http://www.wpgenterprises.ca

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How to "autoupdate" Mandrake 9.2 from the commandline
by Spencer Kuziw 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

Hello, I have recently been asked to look at a client's server that is running Mandrake 9.2. It appears as though it has not been updated in over a year. What is the preferred method for keeping a Mandrake system up to date? Yum? __________________________________________________ Spencer Kuziw

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MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 25 Aug '04

25 Aug '04

Hear ye, hear ye! This is a call for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2004 until October 2005. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 28, 2004. 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 member in good standing can be nominated to run for a position. As of this writing, the following members of the current Board have let their names stand for re-election: Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba Kevin McGregor Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net Shawn Walbridge System Administrator Frantic Films 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 28, 2004, which is 14 days prior to the October 12 meeting. Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing, with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending us 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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EPROMs
by Kevin McGregor 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Does anyone know of a good mail-order place in Canada for purchasing EPROMs? I checked with Active and Tip Top here in Winnipeg, and they don't have the ones I need and aren't likely to get any as they only stock those with large demand. I'm looking for a 4 Mbit (512Kx8) EPROM, 120 ns 32-pin ceramic DIP -- AMD part number 27C040. 27C4001 would do as well. I'd like around five of them. They're available from the US for around US$7 each, but I'd prefer to order from Canada.

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Open City (fwd)
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

Hi all. I'm forwarding this at the author's request. Please check out their web site for more information about this event... -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca> Dept. of Computer Science Web: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/ University of Manitoba Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3T 2N2 Fax: (204)474-7609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <411269EF.3050803(a)opalescent.ca> Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:10:07 -0500 From: Mathieu Allard <mathieu(a)opalescent.ca> To: gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca CC: info(a)plug.ca Subject: Open City Hello Gilbert, I thought that the MUUG might be interested in an event that the Prairy Linux User Group is hosting. www.plug.ca/opencity/ It is a festival that will last Aug 21-23. It's a great excuse for technies to get away from their computers ... Sincerely, -- Mathieu Allard Home Phone : 204-237-7537 Work Phone: 204-253-5162 Email : mathieu(a)opalescent.ca Web : www.mathieuallard.ca

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SyQuest SyJet1se
by millward 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

I've recently aquired an old SyQuest SyJet1se 1.5 G external drive with no cartridge. I suspect the drive might work. Does anyone in the city sell these cartridges anymore, or is this drive dumpster filling?

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/dev/shm
by Mike Pfaiffer 21 Jul '04

21 Jul '04

What is /dec/shm? Is is kind of a RAM drive? I have had an entry in my df listing and /etc/fstab for it for quite a while. I was just wondering what it was... Later Mike -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Digital Civilization magazine: http://www.digitalcivilization.ca | |Call-A.P.P.L.E. and the Digital Civilization http://www.callapple.org | | http://members.shaw.ca/pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------

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Maximum file size?
by John Lange 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

I'm running ext3 under linux 2.6.x. By default, what is the maximum file size? Where is this adjusted? I can't find it in the kernel config so is it a /proc setting? Thanks, -- John Lange

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