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[luv-main] flashing a Samsung Galaxy S
by Russell Coker 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide I've got a Galaxy S that I want to use for Cyanogenmod. I went through the part of the above that starts with "assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.3" while my phone had Android 2.2. The result is that it just flashes on the kernel boot screen. I can still get into download mode so all is not lost (yet). http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm I tried getting other zImage files from the above, I tried the 2011 March copy of Android 2.2 from the "America Australia Samsung I9000 Firmwares" section of the above. http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-galaxy-… I also tried the 2.3.5 from the above. Neither worked. Any suggestions on what I should try next? The phone came from Optus and was running Android 2.2 when I got it. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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IOgear network USB hub
by Anne Bainbridge 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

G'day All, Anybody had any experience with either of these: IOGear Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station IOGear 4-Port USB Sharing Hub Both come with installation CD which raises concerns. Or any suggestions on similar devices? Thanks Keith Bainbridge PO Box 324 BELMONT Vic 3216 Australia +61 (0)408 522 706 keith.bainbridge.3216(a)gmail.com

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Re: Wiki software
by Tony Langdon 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

At 09:48 AM 7/31/2012, Arjen Lentz wrote: >Consider what the surrounding environment needs to look like. >Is it for internal use in a group/company, will you need to >regularly add users, is it public and people need to sign up (and >then be enabled by you or not). Depending on those things, your >choice will differ - otherwise maintaining becomes a pest. It's going to be a public wiki, in the sense that it's going to be on the Internet, and the userbase is not clearly defined, but will be largely or wholly self selecting. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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MUA recommendation for a friend
by Ben McGinnes 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

Hello, A friend of mine is a die-hard user of the Windows MUA The Bat! (yes, the client name includes the exclamation mark). He does, however, wish to move to Linux at some point and is looking for a mail client which has comparable features to The Bat! He's already tried Thunderbird and it doesn't meet his requirements, also GPG support (either directly or through plugins) is essential. Plus his hardware is so old that he can't just run Windows in a VM to continue using The Bat! and Wine may or may not work, but is beig considered. The ideal solution, of course, is a native client which supports the same features as The Bat! While hardware constraints have him considering Lubuntu as the primary candidate for a distribution. Those of you unfamiliar with The Bat! can refer to these pages for a list of features (of which my friend uses most): http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bat! Does anyone have suggestions for email clients for him to try? Regards, Ben P.S. My GPG key has been updated since I last posted to the list, there's a link to my key transition statement in my .sig file. -- Ben McGinnes http://www.adversary.org/ Twitter: benmcginnes Systems Administrator, Writer, Trainer, ICT Consultant Encrypted email preferred - primary OpenPGP/GPG key: 0x73590E5D http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x321E4E2373590E5D OpenPGP/GPG key transition: http://www.adversary.org/keyswitch.txt.asc

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[Semi-Urgent]Audio in linux - What controls the maximum volume?
by Luke Martinez 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

Hey, I have a dell xps 15 L205X and i'm having a technician from dell to come over about the speakers making a "burning rubber" smell when used above 80% volume. Now i'm wondering if the smell would be because fedora is pushing the speakers (sub-woofer) above its maximum? What controls the maximum volume, the sound-card or the driver/ALSA? And if its alsa.. what to do about the sub, is it still a problem, should i get it replaced anyway, call off the repair? I'm not sure.. Great Thanks, Luke Martinez http://luke.asia

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Any USB 3G broadband usable under Linux?
by Mark Trickett 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

Hello All, I have a friend currently running Windows on a laptop, where IE was so woeful that they were looking to upgrade the USB wireless broadband dongle. When I installed Firefox, matters improved, but some of the AV and malware software is not playing nice. As a result, I would like for them to be able to run Linux from a USB stick as a first trial before expunging Windows. This will require supporting the current connection with a Telstra Elite Mobile Broadband USB Modem, which is activated. I am aware that it has a dual personality, with the storage holding the install software, and having to be switched into the modem mode for communications. What I would appreciate is personal experience with this device, and what it can be made to do, and what the limitations are. I would also appreciate any pointers to what I might also consider for my personal use, where I will not require to run Windows for the activation phase. I am currently on dialup, but I have "issues" when I try to get the digital version of Linux Journal. Specifically, there is something in the network path causing undue ping times, whereas I can do much the same to grab similarly sized files from other sites, and it does work. Having limited amounts of prepaid quota would be very helpful for intermittent use, as would further information that will assist in dealings with Telstra's marketing, and ostensibly not supporting Linux. Regards, Mark Trickett

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Buffalo routers
by James Harper 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

I have a few OpenWRT installations on Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2 routers that mostly works great, but one appears to have just lost the radio. The router can scan and see other wireless networks around, but mostly nobody can see it apart from sporadic periods where they can see the ssid but not successfully connect. It was working fine and then suddenly wasn't, even after a power cycle. So I think the radio tx is dying or dead... does anyone have any anecdotal evidence of a problem with this particular router, or maybe I was just unlucky? Thanks James

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Re: Wiki software
by Rick Moen 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

Quoting Trent W. Buck (trentbuck(a)gmail.com) > CNK. If you think gitit has simple deps, you obviously haven't > compiled them in cabal. On a system with a "mere" ???1GB RAM and > 7200RPM disks. Or at least, not the optional code markup part. I actually meant the extent and quantity of binary package dependencies, and, yeah, just doing 'apt-get install gitit', if feasable. (I'm lazy and spoiled by Debian's build infrastructure.) Build dependencies are of course a whole different thing, and a point worth noting for situations where it's relevant.

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Wiki software
by Tony Langdon 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

Can anyone recommend a Wiki package that can be run on a Linux host (LAMP or otherwise)? I might have a project which requires a wiki. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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Raspberry Jam Meeting
by Alec Clews 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

G'Day, Just to let people know that Raspberry Jam (for the Raspberry Pi Linux computer) is being held 4/Aug at Melbourne Connected Community Hacker Space. Details http://www.meetup.com/Melbourne-Raspberry-Jam/events/75258142/ Places are limited to you'll need to register on the meetup page please. Thanks -- Alec Clews Personal <alec.clews(a)gmail.com> Melbourne, Australia. Jabber: alecclews(a)jabber.org.au PGPKey ID: 0x9BBBFC7C blog:http://alecthegeek.wordpress.com/

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