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Kernel 3.17 no longer allows bonding ppp devices
by Toby Corkindale 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Hi, I hit a problem when attempting to upgrade to kernel 3.17.2 on a particular server. Some time between 3.13 and 3.17, the bonding driver has stopped accepting ppp devices, instead throwing an error that the MAC address cannot be changed. (And does not allow this to be forced) I suspect it's unlikely.. but has anyone here encountered this issue and found a solution? Alternatively.. do you know where the right place to file bug report about this would be? It's been a while since I've filed anything against the linux kernel itself. Cheers, Toby

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Antispam - 2015 edition
by Jason White 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

Greetings to all on the list. I'm using CRM114 to filter all of the mail that passes the restrictions defined in my Postfix configuration. Some spam still finds its way through. These days, I'm relying extensively on Dovecot IMAP to enable retrieval of mail by multiple devices (two laptops, a phone, and a tablet that could receive mail but hasn't been configured to do so yet). What's the best way to set up automatic retraining of messages on the server Several options come to mind, including incron, a systemd timer unit, a cron job. The desired effect is: Everything that is moved into the spam folder from elsewhere is classified as spam. Everything moved out of the spam folder is retrained as good. Suggestions?

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Clean install of OpenSuse 13.2 - What partitioning set up should I use?
by Andrew Greig 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Years ago I was very comfortable with a multi partition setup. But on starting an upgrade to OpenSuse 31.2 I have discovered that the machine needed a serious cleanout. So I tried to repartition into SWAP, / and /home. OpenSuse recommended btrfs for / and XFS for /home. I have used XFS for years so no problems. I allocated 20Gb for SWAP and 50Gb for / and the balance to /home. The install has failed because it could not format the BTRFS partition. I expect that in the process the new partition table has been created, so maybe the historical mess is gone. Can someone recommend a "standard" btrfs set up to save me some time, please? Andrew Greig

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strange SATA errors
by Russell Coker 03 Jun '15

03 Jun '15

[ 477.971022] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0xc00 SErr 0x290b02 action 0xe frozen [ 477.971107] ata1.00: irq_stat 0x01400000, PHY RDY changed [ 477.971166] ata1: SError: { RecovComm UnrecovData Persist HostInt PHYRdyChg 10B8B BadCRC } [ 477.971243] ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED [ 477.971305] ata1.00: cmd 60/a8:50:00:13:ed/00:00:05:00:00/40 tag 10 ncq 86016 in [ 477.971308] res 40/00:58:a8:13:ed/00:00:05:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) [ 477.971449] ata1.00: status: { DRDY } [ 477.971501] ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED I was using dd to copy /dev/sda3 to /dev/sdb3 on a system that is usually running Windows but doesn't appear to have hardware problems. Then I saw the above message about a READ error on ata1.00 in the kernel log followed immediately by the below message about a WRITE error on ata2.00. Any ideas about what might be happening here? I've attached the entire kernel message log. [ 477.971763] ata1: hard resetting link [ 477.971796] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x3fffe000 SErr 0x480800 action 0x6 frozen [ 477.971877] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error [ 477.971937] ata2: SError: { HostInt 10B8B Handshk } [ 477.971994] ata2.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED [ 477.972082] ata2.00: cmd 61/00:68:00:2c:e7/04:00:05:00:00/40 tag 13 ncq 524288 out [ 477.972087] res 40/00:68:00:2c:e7/00:00:05:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) [ 477.972233] ata2.00: status: { DRDY } [ 477.972287] ata2.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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X login problem
by Craig Sanders 30 May '15

30 May '15

can anyone think of any reason why on one of my systems I can't login with lightdm? as soon as I do (with any account, including a brand new one without any weird/old/obsolete dotfiles), it seems to login OK but then logs out again immediately. my normal desktop environment is xfce, but the same thing happens if i tell lightdm to use lxde or gnome or anything else. logging in on a text VT and running startx works perfectly, and is how i've had to login for the last few months. I have four other very similar systems where lightdm works without a problem, including a mythtv box set to auto-login as the mythtv user. two of them are sysvinit, two of them are systemd. i can't see anything in the logs to indicate any problem, even the auth.log just shows that the session was started and then the session terminated immediately afterwards. any hints on what to look for in the logs or where/how to increase debug log levels would also be appreciated. craig -- craig sanders <cas(a)taz.net.au>

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Scanner setup, hiccup. Epson GT7000s OpenSuse 13.2
by Andrew Greig 29 May '15

29 May '15

Hi All I have a SCSI scanner which normally "just works" under Linux. I have just loaded a fresh OpenSuse 13.2 (64bit) OS. The scanner is found in lspci and also in the hardware detection in Suse. For some reason XSANE cannot see it. When using the scanner setup tool in the YAST , it identifies the scanner but reports that the driver is not configured. The driver should be the sane-epson2. What am I missing, please? Andrew Greig

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Re: Scanner setup, hiccup. Epson GT7000s OpenSuse 13.2 - fixed
by zlinw＠mcmedia.com.au 27 May '15

27 May '15

On Wed, 27 May 2015 23:10:03, Andrew Greig said, >My question was how can a proprietary product, completely stand-alone in >my ~/ , load in seconds, and discover the SCSI card in seconds, and be >ready to work? The scsi specifcation requires any device to be able to clearly identify itself. This is required to get around exactly this issue. >Xsane, when installed into a running machine has always needed a reboot to >start working. In fact if I cancel a scan (I have learned not to do >this) Xsane will not even find the scanner until I reboot. I have an Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner on a USB port, it does exactly the same thing if one cancels a scan. I have also found a reboot is the only way to get it working again. I cannot now remember if just disconnecting it works. I apologise for the poor formating I have yet to purchase a modem to allow my old email system to work properly again. Lindsay

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Tripathon event=hackathon : This weekend.
by Daniel Jitnah 25 May '15

25 May '15

Hi Luvers, I think LUV could have a (or more) team(s)at this event this weekend. (see below) If anyone is interested, ** please register and let me know **. I have registered. For info: 1. I will go to the idea sprint on 28 May. (Thursday). 2. Last year I went to this event (or equivalent)...and I had no idea what it was all about before going! I just went there teamed up with 4 other people I have never ever met before and ... we actually won the 2nd Prize!! from about 12 or 15 teams. I consider we should have won the first prize, but as it was a return ticket to USA, that made it difficult to share between 5 of us!! ...So put it this way, if the judging criteria is same as last year, I have a fair idea what it takes to win a prize! (and what it takes not not win one!!) 3. If you are interested, please email me with skills you can contribute. Note that non-techies can also be involved, infact I think this is why we did well last year, as we had a good balanced team with highly complementary skills. Someone with Open Street map api skills or Google map api (or the Nokia stuff - forgot how its called?) would also be highly useful. People who can put up a good webfront with python/php/perl etc backend quickly. Someone with good communication/marketing skills also useful. Cheers Daniel. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Public Transport Victoria, Tripathon this weekend Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 01:44:50 +0000 From: Dean Economou <Dean.Economou(a)nicta.com.au> Dear Infrahack participants: I wanted to let you know about another event in the Infrastructure space being run this weekend. PTV and Collabforge are holding a “Tripathon” where PTV’s real time transport API is being made available. The tech jam is this weekend, 30^th and 31^st May with an idea sprint and API launch on Thurs 28^th May. WIN CASH PRIZES (up to $10,250), MENTORSHIP, WORKSHOPS AND A CHANCE TO COLLABORATE WITH INDUSTRY-LEADERS. WHATEVER YOU MAKE, YOU KEEP. All welcome and further details below. /Please send to your networks of developers, UXperts and business innovators/ *Website - *http://www.victripathon.com/#victripathon *Tech Jam registration - *https://victripathon-techjam.eventbrite.com.au <https://victripathon-techjam.eventbrite.com.au/> *PTV Timetable API and Events Launch - *https://victripathon-launch.eventbrite.com.au <https://victripathon-launch.eventbrite.com.au/> *Ideas Sprint registration - *https://victripathon-ideasprint.eventbrite.com.au <https://victripathon-ideasprint.eventbrite.com.au/> Very best, Dean. NB, NICTA folks are not eligible for prizes but we’d love you to come as mentors or judges. *Dean Economou** **Technology Strategist*** *NICTA** l** **www.nicta.com.au <https://webmail.nicta.com.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=24e2a56e5eaa4f299522d113c677a…>*** *T + **61 418899339* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The information in this e-mail may be confidential and subject to legal professional privilege and/or copyright. National ICT Australia Limited accepts no liability for any damage caused by this email or its attachments.

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Mailing List Archive
by david.zuccaro＠optusnet.com.au 25 May '15

25 May '15

Is there a way to access a searchable archive of this mailing list? ------------------------- Email sent using Optus Webmail

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OSDC 2015 (Hobart, TAS) Call for Papers now Open!
by Tim Serong 22 May '15

22 May '15

Greetings, I am pleased to announce that the Open Source Developers' Conference 2015 call for proposals is now open! This year OSDC is coming to Hobart for the first time, and will be held from October 27-29, at the Wrest Point Convention Centre. The deadline for proposal submission is July 5, 2015. All you need to provide at this stage is a brief description and abstract, so there's still plenty of time before OSDC to prep your talk. Speakers attend the conference for free; travel and accommodation is still your own gig, although we may be able to make arrangements in some special cases. We welcome first-time speakers; this is a fun conference with a great community. We'd love to hear what you have to say about open source, whether it's software, hardware, data, education or government. Please sign up at https://2015.osdc.com.au/, create a speaker profile and propose a presentation. You can submit as many proposals as you wish, and come back to edit them later, so why not get started today? == Focus == The focus for OSDC 2015 is Opening Up For A Better World. Open source software, hardware and standards facilitate higher quality technology, better security and faster innovation; open data allows us to better discover and understand the world we live in; open government aims to ensure that citizens can participate in their democracy; open access publishing exists to spread knowledge and allow that knowledge to be built upon. Open by design is the best default. == Topics == While we're looking for presentations related to creation or use of open source, naturally, there are many aspects that you could address: * Cultivating an open source community * Showcasing a successful, or unsuccessful open source implementation * Open source in the physical world * Open source in education * Open source in the business world * Closed source in an open source world * Open Standards and Open Data * Open Government These, and many more topics that are relevant to today's open source developers are desirable to help provide a diverse range of subjects at this years conference. Register now at https://2015.osdc.com.au/ - we'd love to hear from you! Please also feel free to forward this CFP to anyone else you feel may be interested. Cheers, Tim (on behalf of the OSDC 2015 team)

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