[Sderby] Re: Sderby digest, Vol 1 #115 - 3 msgs
thegoths
sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk
Sun Jan 5 17:47:00 2003
Great set of articles, just to show that we stay busy around here.
http://www.rathergood.com/vikings/
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> 1. Who can they mean??? (Ian Simpson)
> 2. Dialling in to internet (nfmartin@talkgas.net)
> 3. Re: Dialling in to internet (Ashley Heath)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 13:24:50 +0000
> From: "Ian Simpson" <iansimpson@clara.co.uk>
> To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Sderby] Who can they mean???
> Reply-To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> Just had to smile :-)
>
> Just seen this at <http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7032>
>
> "A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen-bit
> patch to an eight-bit operating system originally coded for a
> four-bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit company
> that can't stand one bit of competition."
>
> No prizes for guessing who they refer to.
>
>
> On 05/12/2002 at 12:44 you wrote:
>
> >Nah! Their villagepower program is at fault, I think they need
> to add;
> >if (new_houses => 100)
> > Install_new_control_gear ();
> > new_houses = 0;
> >fi
> >
> >Dom
> >
> >On Thursday 05 December 2002 08:38, Ian Simpson wrote:
> >> Add "bill_payment_reminder = 1" to
> >> /etc/alerts/utility/power.conf
> >>
> >> or keep a shilling handy for the meter :-)
> >>
> >> On 04/12/2002 at 11:07 you wrote:
> >> >Apologies from me too. My power company decided we should
> spend
> >> > the evening with candlelight.
> >> >Dom.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Ian
> >> iansimpson@clara.co.uk
> >>
> >> http://home.clara.net/iansimpson
> >
> >
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> Regards,
>
> Ian
> iansimpson@clara.co.uk
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> http://home.clara.net/iansimpson
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 22:49:44 +0000
> To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
> From: "nfmartin@talkgas.net" <nfmartin@talkgas.net>
> Subject: [Sderby] Dialling in to internet
> Reply-To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I seek your help. I have installed SUSE 8.1 Personal using the default
> settings. I have also configured my modem (usb). Control Center -
> Information - Available Hardware shows under Modem, two entries for Lucent
> Atlas Modem Board - one with a tick and one with a cross under
> status. YAST2 modem module shows that the Lucent Atlas Board has been
> configured. However, when I try to dial out the KInternet log shows:
>
> Starting connection (2003-01-04 22.15.54 GMT)
> pppd: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded
> pppd: speed 1500000 not supported
> pppd: -->WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42
> pppd: -->Initializing modem
> pppd: -->Sending ATZ
> pppd: -->Sending ATQ0
> pppd: ATQ0
> pppd: OK
> pppd: -->Re-sending ATZ
> pppd: ATZ
> pppd: OK
> pppd: -->stdin not read/write and $MODEM not set
> pppd: Connect script failed
> pppd died: Connect script failed (exit code 8)
>
> The modem used to work fine under SUSE 7.1. I tried to carry out an
> upgrade installation to 8.1 but there were so many conflicts that I
removed
> 7.1 and did a fresh install of 8.1. Any advice would be appreciated, but
> needs to be in words of one syllable. Thanks in advance.
>
> Bob
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:47:52 +0000
> From: Ashley Heath <aheath@clikmail.net>
> To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] Dialling in to internet
> Reply-To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> It looks like a permissions problem, make sure you have read/write
permissions to /dev/ttyS? where ? is the number that relates to your modem
> to check cd into /dev
> if a symbolic link is set up for the modem typing ls -l modem should show
you which ttyS? device points to your modem
> make sure it has permissions 660 (rw for user and group) then make sure
your user is in the correct group, on my 8.1 installation the group is uucp
>
> Ash
>
> On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 22:49:44 +0000
> "nfmartin@talkgas.net" <nfmartin@talkgas.net> wrote:
>
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > I seek your help. I have installed SUSE 8.1 Personal using the default
> > settings. I have also configured my modem (usb). Control Center -
> > Information - Available Hardware shows under Modem, two entries for
Lucent
> > Atlas Modem Board - one with a tick and one with a cross under
> > status. YAST2 modem module shows that the Lucent Atlas Board has been
> > configured. However, when I try to dial out the KInternet log shows:
> >
> > Starting connection (2003-01-04 22.15.54 GMT)
> > pppd: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded
> > pppd: speed 1500000 not supported
> > pppd: -->WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42
> > pppd: -->Initializing modem
> > pppd: -->Sending ATZ
> > pppd: -->Sending ATQ0
> > pppd: ATQ0
> > pppd: OK
> > pppd: -->Re-sending ATZ
> > pppd: ATZ
> > pppd: OK
> > pppd: -->stdin not read/write and $MODEM not set
> > pppd: Connect script failed
> > pppd died: Connect script failed (exit code 8)
> >
> > The modem used to work fine under SUSE 7.1. I tried to carry out an
> > upgrade installation to 8.1 but there were so many conflicts that I
removed
> > 7.1 and did a fresh install of 8.1. Any advice would be appreciated,
but
> > needs to be in words of one syllable. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
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