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older ubuntu on newer hardware
by cory seligman 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

hi List, does anyone have experience putting older linux distros (specifically Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) on newer hardware? I have a VM running 10.04 that has a large amount of installed packages and tweaked installation details and I need it to be running natively on hardware. I'd just install it on an older laptop, but I want a hardware platform that has some kind of warranty and the ability to be replaced by just re-imaging. Ideally, I'd like to go out and buy a cheap netbook and image my VM onto it. What are the chances of this actually Just Working (TM)? All I need is basic video and USB. Don't even actually need networking. thanks, etc. Cory

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[Announce] GnuPG Funding Campaign Launched
by Andrew McGlashan 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2017q2/000407.html

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Re: Driver will not compile x 2 USB Wifi / CentOS
by Duncan Roe 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

(Sorry this is late - changing email adress) On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 07:09:00PM +1000, luv-main wrote: > On 27.05.2017 13:11, Piers Rowan via luv-main wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I have tried both Netgear A6210 & TP-LINK Archer T2UH using a few > > different sources from git hub. All of them fail at *make* command. > > > > This is a common error for some sources: IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS??? > > undeclared here (not in a function) > > > > I am clutching at straws here but is there a library that I am missing > > is needed? > > > > I am CentOS 7 / 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Apr 12 15:04:24 > > UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > > Thanks > > > > Piers > > > > #1 > > > > [root@qld Netgear-A6210]# make > > export DBGFLAGS > > > > *** Building driver with debug messages *** > > > > cp -f os/linux/Makefile.6 > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/Makefile > > make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64/build DBGFLAGS=-DDBG > > SUBDIRS=/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux modules > > make[1]: Entering directory > > `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' > > CC [M] /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.o > > In file included from > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/os/rt_linux.h:77:0, > > from > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rtmp_os.h:30, > > from > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rtmp_comm.h:64, > > from > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rt_config.h:34, > > from > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.c:28: > > /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/cfg80211.h:45:49: error: > > ???IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS??? undeclared here (not in a function) > > struct ieee80211_supported_band Cfg80211_bands[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS]; > > ^ > > make[2]: *** > > [/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.o] > > Error 1 > > make[1]: *** [_module_/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux] > > Error 2 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' > > make: *** [debug] Error 2 > > [root@qld Netgear-A6210]# > > > > > > #2 > > > > [root@qld rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20]# make > > make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C > > /lib/modules/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64/build > > M=/home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20 modules > > make[1]: Entering directory > > `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' > > CC [M] > > /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o > > /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:92:12: error: ???IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ??? undeclared here (not in a function) > > .band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ, \ > > ^ > > /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:150:2: note: in expansion of macro ???CHAN2G??? > > CHAN2G(1, 2412, 0), > > ^ > > /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:101:12: error: ???IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ??? undeclared here (not in a function) > > .band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ, \ > > ^ > > _______________________________________________ > > luv-main mailing list > > luv-main(a)luv.asn.au > > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main > > This looks more like a version missmatch, ie the driver code is for a > different kernel, a missing library is more likely to produce an error like > "undeclared here first use of a function". Kernel version miss match when > compiling external drivers can produce some very difficult to trace errors. > External open source drivers will always be for a particuler kernel or > series of kernels as the Linux kernel does not garruntee source level > compatibilty in drivers over differnt kernel versions. > > Lindsay > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > luv-main(a)luv.asn.au > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main Running find/grep over all Linux source trees on my system shows IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS is defined and used in the following kernels: linux-3.0 linux-3.10.4 linux-3.11.4 linux-3.12.6 linux-3.13.9 linux-3.14 linux-3.15.2 linux-3.15.5 linux-3.16.1 linux-3.17 linux-3.17.4 linux-3.18.0 linux-3.19.0 linux-3.2.1 linux-3.2.7 linux-3.2.9 linux-3.3 linux-3.4.2 linux-3.5.4 linux-3.6.9 linux-3.7.3 linux-3.8.7 linux-4.0.0 linux-4.1.0 linux-4.1.2 linux-4.2.0 linux-4.3.3 linux-4.4.0 linux-4.4.14 linux-4.4.4 linux-4.4.5 linux-4.4.6 linux-4.5.0 linux-4.5.1 linux-4.5.2 linux-4.6.0 I do have linux-4.7.0 so I guess it disappeared then, Cheers ... Duncan.

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Replacement for keepalived?
by Toby Corkindale 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Hi, I wondered what people are using instead of keepalived these days, just to manage a floating IP between a few servers. Or are you still using it? Cheers Toby

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zfsonlinux error reporting
by Russell Coker 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Is it possible to find out when errors occurred on a RAID-Z other than just monitoring the output of "zpool status" regularly and looking for changes? I have a RAID-Z that I just discovered has between 3 and 7 checksum errors on each of 7 disks. I want to know why disks that had worked without errors on ZFS since 6TB was a big disk have got such errors in the past couple of weeks. If I knew the date and time of the errors it might give me a clue. The system in question has 9*6TB and 9*10TB disks in 2 RAID-Z arrays. None of the 10TB disks had a problem while 7/9 of the 6TB disks reported errors. The 6TB disks are a recent addition to the pool and the 9*10TB RAID-Z was almost full before I added them, so maybe the checksum errors are related to which disks had the most data written. If I knew which day the errors happened on I might be able to guess at the cause. But ZFS doesn't seem to put anything in the kernel log. Any suggestions about what I can do? -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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it's cold weather, good for BOINC
by Russell Coker 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

https://wiki.debian.org/BOINC Above is the Debian Wiki page for BOINC (which includes SETI@Home and many other distributed computing projects). The weather will stop your PCs overheating and waste heat will keep your home warm. http://cpubenchmark.net/ The above page gives performance information about almost all recent i386 and AMD64 class CPUs which in most cases includes the TDP (the amount of heat generated and therefore power used). So if you have multiple PCs in your home you can choose the ones with more performance and less power use. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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HumbleBundle: Linux & Open Source (Apress). SE-Radio on OpenStack, RISC-V proceedings
by Rodney Brown 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-book-bundle >= USD1 Pro Git (2nd ed.) Ansible: From Beginner to Pro Certified OpenStack Administrator Study Guide >= USD8 Pro Vim Practical LPIC-1 Linux Certification Study Guide Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users Introduction to Linux Distros Nginx: From Beginner to Pro >= USD15 Pro Linux High Availability Clustering Practical Linux Topics Pro Docker Introducing Ethereum and Solidity SE-Radio - Software Engineering Radio (podcasts) http://www.se-radio.net/2016/06/se-radio-episode-259-john-purrier-on-openst… Episode 259: John Purrier on OpenStack http://www.se-radio.net/2016/09/se-radio-episode-268-kief-morris-on-infrast… Episode 268: Kief Morris on Infrastructure as Code 6th RISC-V Workshop Proceedings Shanghai, China May 8-11, 2017 https://riscv.org/2017/05/6th-risc-v-workshop-proceedings/

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Driver will not compile x 2 USB Wifi / CentOS
by Piers Rowan 27 May '17

27 May '17

Hi there, I have tried both Netgear A6210 & TP-LINK Archer T2UH using a few different sources from git hub. All of them fail at *make* command. This is a common error for some sources: IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS’ undeclared here (not in a function) I am clutching at straws here but is there a library that I am missing is needed? I am CentOS 7 / 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Apr 12 15:04:24 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Thanks Piers #1 [root@qld Netgear-A6210]# make export DBGFLAGS *** Building driver with debug messages *** cp -f os/linux/Makefile.6 /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/Makefile make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64/build DBGFLAGS=-DDBG SUBDIRS=/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' CC [M] /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.o In file included from /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/os/rt_linux.h:77:0, from /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rtmp_os.h:30, from /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rtmp_comm.h:64, from /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/rt_config.h:34, from /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.c:28: /home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/include/cfg80211.h:45:49: error: ‘IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS’ undeclared here (not in a function) struct ieee80211_supported_band Cfg80211_bands[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS]; ^ make[2]: *** [/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux/../../sta/assoc.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/home/webgen/Downloads/Netgear-A6210/os/linux] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' make: *** [debug] Error 2 [root@qld Netgear-A6210]# #2 [root@qld rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20]# make make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64/build M=/home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20 modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64' CC [M] /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:92:12: error: ‘IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ’ undeclared here (not in a function) .band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ, \ ^ /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:150:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘CHAN2G’ CHAN2G(1, 2412, 0), ^ /home/webgen/Downloads/rtl8812AU-driver-4.3.20/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:101:12: error: ‘IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ’ undeclared here (not in a function) .band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ, \ ^

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command line XMPP presence monitoring
by Russell Coker 27 May '17

27 May '17

I am using sendxmpp to send notifications of system errors. That requires the XMPP client keep running. Xabber on Android sometimes stops for no apparent reason (I have it configured to always have a notification so it should never stop). Is there a command-line program to check presence on XMPP so that I could have it notify me by some other method if it detects that I haven't been on for a while? There are plenty of text mode XMPP clients that use curses. But I want a script to just check if an account has logged in recently. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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photo record of an engineering project on the internet?
by zlinew9＠virginbroadband.com.au 27 May '17

27 May '17

Some time back I spent a great deal of time looking at the progress of a major engineering project and took something like 400 shots showing most of what was done and I have been requested to put them up on the internet. Just for local consumption, ie a personal showing of the project I have set up a series of slide shows using S5. All one does is point a browser at the directory and it comes up with the title page and one can step through it at will with the space bar or the up/down arrow keys. To keep it managable I have broken up the project into 2 month intervals each 2 month set containing 35 to 40 photographs with suitable descriptions. Is this reasonable for a web site on such a project. So far only a handfull of people have seen these slide shows, So far all with quite glowing comments. Note: I have no experience with web page development and in fact it does not bother me if no one ever sees them, but the few who have seen then say it would be a waste for them to disappear. Ray

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