[clug] Re: linux Digest, Vol 56, Issue 35
Julian Milthorpe
jules.milthorpe at gmail.com
Tue Aug 28 11:32:53 GMT 2007
Hi Mike,
I already checked out that page, (and about 50 others). They all seem to
point to something called an ndiswrapper(of several versions, the latest
being 1.9 or so) However, when the links are pressed/the install commands
are run, the ndiswrapper file is found to have no 'installation candidate'.
There is another option that is presented in the literature(I think the last
count is 165 pages) which involves fwcutter. However, that did not work
either.
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> 1. getting wireless card to work (Julian Milthorpe)
> 2. Re: getting wireless card to work (Mike Carden)
> 3. Re: some Firefox questions (Eyal Lebedinsky)
> 4. Re: some Firefox questions (Eyal Lebedinsky)
> 5. Re: Looking to buy a GPS (Sam Couter)
> 6. Re: some Firefox questions (Kim Holburn)
> 7. Re: some Firefox questions (Eyal Lebedinsky)
> 8. Re: some Firefox questions (Kim Holburn)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:58:57 +1000
> From: "Julian Milthorpe" <jules.milthorpe at gmail.com>
> Subject: [clug] getting wireless card to work
> To: linux at lists.samba.org
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> I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my ibookG4, and I have had heaps of trouble
> trying to get the wireless card to work.
> As far as I can see it is disabled. How do I enable/activate it?
>
> what I have printed out when I type in the command lshw is:
>
> * - network DISABLED
> description: Wireless interface
> product: BCM4318 [Airforce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
> vendor: Broadcom Corporation
> physical id: 12
> bus infor: pci at 10:12.0
> logical name: eth1
> version: 02
> serial 00:11:24:c5:6f:16
> width: 32bits
> clock 33Mhz
> capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless
> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bcm43xx driverversion=2.6.20-16
>
> This is all the information on the wireless card(I think). Has anyone had
> this kind of problem before?
>
> Julian
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:52:39 +1000
> From: "Mike Carden" <mike.carden at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [clug] getting wireless card to work
> To: linux at lists.samba.org
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> On 8/28/07, Julian Milthorpe <jules.milthorpe at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my ibookG4, and I have had heaps of trouble
> > trying to get the wireless card to work.
>
> This is what Google had to say on the subject:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=165849
>
> --
> MC
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:33:18 +1000
> From: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> To: ben.ellis at familycourt.gov.au
> Cc: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Message-ID: <46D3EBDE.5030009 at eyal.emu.id.au>
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> ben.ellis at familycourt.gov.au wrote:
> > Would the pdf action be due to a plugin? About:plugins (IIRC) should
> list them.
>
> Not sure, the extension 'pdf' is not showing here.
>
> > ******************************************
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eyal Lebedinsky [eyal at eyal.emu.id.au]
> > Sent: 28/08/2007 11:31 AM
> > To: Mike Carden <mike.carden at gmail.com>
> > Cc: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
> > Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> >
> > Mike Carden wrote:
> >>> 1) I want to get the download prompt when I click a link to a non html
> filetype,
> >>> and never launch an application (I will then configure some
> application
> >>> helpers myself). For example, pdf files now launch a viewer and I
> want to
> >>> stop this. My preferences show that no file types are configured.
> >> Does this do what you require?
> >> Tools -> Options -> Content -> File Types -> Manage -> Change Action
> >> -> Save on my computer.
> >
> > I did say that no file types are configured, meaning that the Manage
> panel is
> > empty, yet .pdf files launch a viewer.
>
> --
> Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:44:02 +1000
> From: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> To: Andrew Janke <a.janke at gmail.com>
> Cc: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Message-ID: <46D3EE62.70308 at eyal.emu.id.au>
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> Andrew Janke wrote:
> >> I did say that no file types are configured, meaning that the Manage
> panel is
> >> empty, yet .pdf files launch a viewer.
> >
> > Have you checked your ~/mime.types file? Perhaps a harbinger from
> > some old install of mozilla.
>
> I do not have this file, but I do have /etc/mime.types which mentions
> 'pdf'
> but not the associated program 'xpdf'. This file is nominated by the
> config
> key helpers.global_mime_types_file
>
> I can see
> ~/.mozilla/firefox/4apxqcci.default/mimeTypes.rdf
> which does nominate 'xpdf'. Now how do I edit this file "properly"
> (through
> firefox)?
>
> I edited out the corresponding sections and I now get the desired prompt.
>
> --
> Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:53:56 +1000
> From: Sam Couter <sam at couter.id.au>
> Subject: Re: [clug] Looking to buy a GPS
> To: linux at lists.samba.org
> Message-ID: <20070828095356.GC7015 at tekno.house>
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> Hugh Fisher <hugh.fisher at anu.edu.au> wrote:
> > So get off your bike :-) and start building your own, or pay
> > someone to build it for you. If David Tulloh is correct, the
> > chips are standard designs. Heck, CLUGers would most likely
> > buy them, or chip in for a small production run.
>
> One word: Maps.
>
> The hardware is relatively easy, and could probably mostly be built
> from off-the-shelf parts. It would be more expensive than a unit bought
> from Hardly Normal, but I'm happy to pay more for a device that actually
> does what I want.
>
> I'm sure the software's already done too. gpsdrive looks like a decent
> program to someone who doesn't have an actual GPS to plug it into, or
> any maps to display with it. It probably needs some modification to make
> it suitable for use with a tiny screen, but I'm sure it's a great start.
>
> But maps are hard to come by. The Australian Government seems to think
> it's okay to spend my tax money to create maps in a proprietary and
> patent encumbered format (so I can pay for them twice and still not have
> any rights!), and obviously commercial maps are also protected in various
> ways.
>
> I want the GPS for motorcycle touring, mostly on poorly signposted
> gravel roads and fire trails. Without maps it's less useful than a
> paper map with no compass (I can at least tell direction from the sun).
>
> Once I'm up and running I'd love to contribute to the OpenStreetMap
> project, but finding a device I can justify spending my money on in the
> first place has been impossible so far.
> --
> Sam Couter | mailto:sam at couter.id.au
> | jabber:sam at teknohaus.dyndns.org
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:00:09 +0200
> From: Kim Holburn <kim.holburn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> To: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Cc: list CLUG <linux at lists.samba.org>
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>
>
> On 2007/Aug/28, at 2:24 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>
> > I have a few questions about configuring Firefox. I have RH/F9
> > here, Firefox 2.0.
> >
> > I had a look at about:config and could not clearly see it there.
> >
> > 1) I want to get the download prompt when I click a link to a non
> > html filetype,
> > and never launch an application (I will then configure some
> > application
> > helpers myself). For example, pdf files now launch a viewer and
> > I want to
> > stop this. My preferences show that no file types are configured.
>
> It's not in about:config it's about MIME handling.
> In Firefox 1 there was a mime extension. It doesn't work in Firefox
> 2. Preferences->Content->Configure how firefox handles certain types
> of file ?
>
> That said there are 2 separate issues. When you click on a link that
> has an extension that extension could mean anything to the server, it
> is defined in the server. The client is told by the first line of
> response from the server what mime type the URL actually is, then the
> file follows. I forget the exact format of this but it's something
> like:
> "html/plain\n\n"
>
> for a normal html file.
>
> For a file ending in .pdf it mostly is a PDF file but the browser
> only knows this because of the mime type the server has told it.
>
> To view a PDF as a PDF rather than download it, requires a plugin. I
> hate that too. Find and ditch the plugin.
>
> > 2) Typing a bad URL activates a search. I want this to never happen.
>
> there are 2 settings in firefox:
> keyword.URL
> keyword.enabled
>
> set keyword.enabled to false
>
> > 3) Whenever I update Firefox it goes to a Mozilla webpage rather
> > than to my
> > configured home. I do not like this "call home" feature, is
> > there an option
> > to disable this?
>
> For my system I think this is a once off for each upgrade. After the
> first upgrade page my firefox reverts to it's normal "home page". I
> just shut it.
>
>
> --
> Kim Holburn
> IT Network & Security Consultant
> Ph: +39 06 855 4294 M: +39 3494957443
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>
> Democracy imposed from without is the severest form of tyranny.
> -- Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Analog, Apr 1961
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:46:36 +1000
> From: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> To: Kim Holburn <kim.holburn at gmail.com>
> Cc: list CLUG <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Message-ID: <46D3FD0C.4050009 at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Kim Holburn wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2007/Aug/28, at 2:24 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> >
> >> I have a few questions about configuring Firefox. I have RH/F9 here,
> >> Firefox 2.0.
> >>
> >> I had a look at about:config and could not clearly see it there.
> >>
> >> 1) I want to get the download prompt when I click a link to a non html
> >> filetype,
> >> and never launch an application (I will then configure some
> >> application
> >> helpers myself). For example, pdf files now launch a viewer and I
> >> want to
> >> stop this. My preferences show that no file types are configured.
> >
> > It's not in about:config it's about MIME handling.
> > In Firefox 1 there was a mime extension. It doesn't work in Firefox 2.
> > Preferences->Content->Configure how firefox handles certain types of
> file ?
> >
> > That said there are 2 separate issues. When you click on a link that
> > has an extension that extension could mean anything to the server, it is
> > defined in the server. The client is told by the first line of response
> > from the server what mime type the URL actually is, then the file
> > follows. I forget the exact format of this but it's something like:
> > "html/plain\n\n"
> >
> > for a normal html file.
> >
> > For a file ending in .pdf it mostly is a PDF file but the browser only
> > knows this because of the mime type the server has told it.
> >
> > To view a PDF as a PDF rather than download it, requires a plugin. I
> > hate that too. Find and ditch the plugin.
> >
> >> 2) Typing a bad URL activates a search. I want this to never happen.
> >
> > there are 2 settings in firefox:
> > keyword.URL
> > keyword.enabled
>
> Yes, this did it. Thanks. How about a follow-up question?
>
> I now get Firefox attempting to fetch 'www.yadayadayada.com' when I type
> 'yadayadayada' in the address. I would like to disable this completion.
> I really want Firefox to only go to the exact address that I want.
>
> I found when I want to access my own local machine (e.g. e7) Firefox
> brings back 'www.e7.com' and not the local address (e7.eyal.emu.id.au).
>
> > set keyword.enabled to false
> >
> >> 3) Whenever I update Firefox it goes to a Mozilla webpage rather than
> >> to my
> >> configured home. I do not like this "call home" feature, is there
> >> an option
> >> to disable this?
> >
> > For my system I think this is a once off for each upgrade. After the
> > first upgrade page my firefox reverts to it's normal "home page". I
> > just shut it.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kim Holburn
> > IT Network & Security Consultant
> > Ph: +39 06 855 4294 M: +39 3494957443
> > mailto:kim at holburn.net aim://kimholburn
> > skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request
> >
> > Democracy imposed from without is the severest form of tyranny.
> > -- Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Analog, Apr 1961
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:58:42 +0200
> From: Kim Holburn <kim.holburn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [clug] some Firefox questions
> To: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>
> Cc: list CLUG <linux at lists.samba.org>
> Message-ID: <58DE4096-962E-433D-8D39-563326A43365 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>
> I find adding the full URL should do that ie: http://e7
>
> Does that work?
>
> On 2007/Aug/28, at 12:46 PM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>
> > Kim Holburn wrote:
> >> On 2007/Aug/28, at 2:24 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> >>> I have a few questions about configuring Firefox. I have RH/F9
> >>> here, Firefox 2.0.
> >>>
> >>> I had a look at about:config and could not clearly see it there.
> >>>
> >>> 1) I want to get the download prompt when I click a link to a non
> >>> html filetype,
> >>> and never launch an application (I will then configure some
> >>> application
> >>> helpers myself). For example, pdf files now launch a viewer
> >>> and I want to
> >>> stop this. My preferences show that no file types are configured.
> >> It's not in about:config it's about MIME handling.
> >> In Firefox 1 there was a mime extension. It doesn't work in
> >> Firefox 2. Preferences->Content->Configure how firefox handles
> >> certain types of file ?
> >> That said there are 2 separate issues. When you click on a link
> >> that has an extension that extension could mean anything to the
> >> server, it is defined in the server. The client is told by the
> >> first line of response from the server what mime type the URL
> >> actually is, then the file follows. I forget the exact format of
> >> this but it's something like:
> >> "html/plain\n\n"
> >> for a normal html file.
> >> For a file ending in .pdf it mostly is a PDF file but the browser
> >> only knows this because of the mime type the server has told it.
> >> To view a PDF as a PDF rather than download it, requires a
> >> plugin. I hate that too. Find and ditch the plugin.
> >>> 2) Typing a bad URL activates a search. I want this to never happen.
> >> there are 2 settings in firefox:
> >> keyword.URL
> >> keyword.enabled
> >
> > Yes, this did it. Thanks. How about a follow-up question?
> >
> > I now get Firefox attempting to fetch 'www.yadayadayada.com' when I
> > type
> > 'yadayadayada' in the address. I would like to disable this
> > completion.
> > I really want Firefox to only go to the exact address that I want.
> >
> > I found when I want to access my own local machine (e.g. e7) Firefox
> > brings back 'www.e7.com' and not the local address
> > (e7.eyal.emu.id.au).
> >
> >> set keyword.enabled to false
> >>> 3) Whenever I update Firefox it goes to a Mozilla webpage rather
> >>> than to my
> >>> configured home. I do not like this "call home" feature, is
> >>> there an option
> >>> to disable this?
> >> For my system I think this is a once off for each upgrade. After
> >> the first upgrade page my firefox reverts to it's normal "home
> >> page". I just shut it.
> >> --
> >> Kim Holburn
> >> IT Network & Security Consultant
> >> Ph: +39 06 855 4294 M: +39 3494957443
> >> mailto:kim at holburn.net aim://kimholburn
> >> skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request
> >> Democracy imposed from without is the severest form of tyranny.
> >> -- Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Analog, Apr 1961
> >
> >
> > --
> > Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>
> --
> Kim Holburn
> IT Network & Security Consultant
> Ph: +39 06 855 4294 M: +39 3494957443
> mailto:kim at holburn.net aim://kimholburn
> skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request
>
> Democracy imposed from without is the severest form of tyranny.
> -- Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Analog, Apr 1961
>
>
>
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