UK Linux

Open source asm2c
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a FOSS equivalent to the commercial asm2c application? I have a small number of x86 assembler files that I need converting over to C (is convert the right word or would port be better?) and begrudge forking out for the a package I'll only ever use once. TTFN Paul -- "L... 30 Aug 2006 08:02

dhcp dilema
About five weeks ago we moved to a new office at a new location. This meant a new broadband link taken of our incoming fax line. We use a Linksys ADSL Wirelss Modem/Router (WAG54GS). This seems to go down intermittently, twice now requiring a reset to factory defaults. While this is irritating, what is worse is thi... 12 Sep 2006 16:06

Linux Keymaps Location
Does anyone know where linux keeps it's keymaps ? i'm trying to configure LKL and i'm havin trouble with the keymaps it gives you so i'm tryin to use the ones i allready have on the system but i dont know where they're kept. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers. tony ... 19 Aug 2006 03:42

Jukebox programs
Can anyone recommend a reasonable jukebox program? I used to use juk, but have since upgraded to Suse 10.1 (half a day's swearing) and the installed version doesn't support mp3s. And whilst I don't mind compiling my own stuff, I draw the line at half of KDE and it wasn't that good anyway. So any recommendations? I ... 23 Aug 2006 18:34

Suse 10.1 printing problem
Hi: One of my computers has suddenly stopped seeing my HP990C printer on USB. When trying to set it up again in Yast2 and print a test file, an error message comes back: cups(File)DoRequest error: client-error-bad-request What on earth is this? Hugh -- Hugh Newbury Running Linux Suse 10.1 in dee... 11 Aug 2006 04:04

Ubuntu Printer Problem
I am not sure if this is related to the weird way Ubuntu uses the root password or not but at the time of installation my Printer (Epsom Stylus Photo 890) worked fine. I have not knowingly altered any printer settings but have lost my ability to print - as a result I have deleted and tried to reinstall printers t... 1 Aug 2006 15:14

Xauthority lock timeout?
When I login to one specific user via ssh I'm getting the "Last Login" message as usual, but just recently its been followed by a long pause and the message: /usr/bin/xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/website/.Xauthority Logging in to a different user via ssh doesn't show the pause but I do se... 18 Jul 2006 03:31

rpm problem
Hi, I've just tried to run rpm on a friends box and it's coming up with the following rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery error: db4 error(-30977) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30977) I've not come ac... 19 Jun 2006 13:12

Ubuntu root password
Hi, I've just installed Ubuntu 5.10 on my son's laptop but have hit a problem. Unlike FC, Ubuntu doesn't ask you top set a default root password. Does anyone know what it is? TTFN Paul -- "Logic, my dear Zoe, is merely the ability to be wrong with authority" - Dr Who ... 21 Jul 2006 17:01

using dd to wipe a disk
I know the command dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hda bs=? count=? can be used to fill a disk with random bytes and is a good way to clean it prior to recycling or reselling. However, it is slow due to the random number generation. Substituting /dev/zero makes it run around 22 times faster but is not quite as s... 28 May 2006 04:12