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--- raw war <raw_war30@...> wrote:

> Hello Dear
>
> I am facing problem with linux installed on IBM
> Server. I am using CentOS 4.4.
> Previously it is working fine on this machine. But
> from last 10-12 days I am facing problem regarding
> login from root or any other users. It takes
> username but did'nt ask for password and m/c hangs
> (no response). after few minutes it gives error ips
> 0000:01:06.0:  Resetting controller. after this no
> response from m/c for hours. Please suggest me what
> is the problem either with hardware or OS. I have
> installed the OS 3-4 times but same problem occurs.
>

  Try booting with a live cd distro and see if the
problem persists. Also check your network connectivity
with the live cd.

  If you face the same problem then you might have a
hardware problem. Try booting machine with network
cards disabled.

regards
VK
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you fetch better answers.

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shyam batra wrote:
>
> After stopping iptables as mentioned.
> root@2[~]# adsl-start
> . Connected!
> root@2[~]# route -n
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
> Use Iface
> 59.95.160.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
> 0 ppp1
> 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
> 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
> 0 eth0
> root@2[~]# traceroute 202.54.1.18
> traceroute to 202.54.1.18 (202.54.1.18), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
> 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.510 ms 0.431 ms 0.443 ms
> 2 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.477 ms !N 0.440 ms !N 0.418 ms !N
> root@2[~]#
>
> still not able to connect to the net.
>
> Thanks Ripunjay for ur help
>
> Regards
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>
> shyam batra wrote:
> >
> > # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
> >
> > nameserver218.248.240.79
> > nameserver218.248.240.135
> >
> > and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> > statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 %
> packet
> > loss.
> >
> > pppo info shows
> >
> > connection establisher.
> >
> > duration 2.0.... min
> >
> > send 60 ... received 3
> >
> > speed 0 byte
> >
> >
> > Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dr. Shyam Batra
> >
> >
> >
> > */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
> >
> > drshyambatra wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
> > >
> > > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
> > >
> > > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
> > >
> > > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> > > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> > > bsnl site.
> > >
> > > Ethernet Interface: eth0
> > > User name: amit
> > > Activate-on-demand: No
> > > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> > > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
> > >
> > > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> > > website i get the following message
> > >
> > > Server not found
> > >
> > > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
> > >
> > > * Check the address for typing errors such as
> > > ww.example.com instead of
> > > www.example.com
> > >
> > > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's
> network
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> > > proxy, make sure
> > > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
> > >
> > > Tried other site but getting the same message.
> > >
> > > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> > > following message
> > > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> > > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
> > >
> > >
> >
> ===================================================================================
> > >
> > > ifconfig eth0
> > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> > > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> > > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> > > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> > >
> >
> ====================================================================================
> > -- SNIP --
> > >
> > > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly
> with bsnl
> > > broadband and which modem should i get.
> > >
> > > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Dr.Shyam Batra.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
> > try pinging an ip address...
> >
> > # ping 202.54.1.18
> >
> > this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
> > need
> > to check your
> >
> > /etc/resolv.conf file...
> >
> > should look something like this
> >
> > # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> > nameserver 208.67.220.220
> > nameserver 208.67.222.222
> >
> >
> >
> > regards
> > Ripunjay Bararia
> >
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Visit Your Group
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Mail
> >
> > Stay in Touch
> >
> >
> > Stay connected
> >
> > and manage your life
> >
> > Y! Answers
> >
> > Ask, Answer, Find
> >
> >
> >
> > A new way to get &
> >
> > share information.
> >
> > Yahoo! Toolbar
> >
> > Get it Free!
> >
> >
> > easy 1-click access
> >
> > to your groups.
> >
> > .
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> can you ping your gateway...???
>
> please attach the output for
>
> # route -n
>
> and if you can ping your gateway
> then can you also send the output for a traceroute
>
> # traceroute 202.54.1.18
>
> Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be
> some
> other problem in the middle
>
> you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following
> command:
>
> /etc/init.d/iptables stop
>
> once you have done that issue the command
>
> # iptables -L
>
> you should get an output matching the below...
>
> >>>>
> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
> <<<<<
>
>
> regards
> Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bored stiff?
> Loosen up...
> Download and play hundreds of games for free
> on Yahoo!
> Games.
>

Okey...
Found the problem... adsl-start is not _messing_ with your default route...

_before_ your do adsl-start type the following...

# route delete default

this will remove the default route to 192.168.1.1 that you currently have...

then do

# adsl-start

and you have internet ....


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> After stopping iptables as mentioned.
> root@2[~]# adsl-start
> . Connected!
> root@2[~]# route -n
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref
> Use Iface
> 59.95.160.1     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0
> 0 ppp1
> 192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0
> 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0
> 0 eth0
> root@2[~]# traceroute 202.54.1.18
> traceroute to 202.54.1.18 (202.54.1.18), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
>  1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  0.510 ms  0.431 ms  0.443 ms
>  2  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  0.477 ms !N  0.440 ms !N  0.418 ms !N
> root@2[~]#
>
> still not able to connect to the net.
>
> Thanks Ripunjay for ur help
>
> Regards
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia <ripunjay@...>/* wrote:
>
>     shyam batra wrote:
>     >
>     > # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>     >
>     > nameserver218.248.240.79
>     > nameserver218.248.240.135
>     >
>     > and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
>     > statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 %
>     packet
>     > loss.
>     >
>     > pppo info shows
>     >
>     > connection establisher.
>     >
>     > duration 2.0.... min
>     >
>     > send 60 ... received 3
>     >
>     > speed 0 byte
>     >
>     >
>     > Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>     >
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Dr. Shyam Batra
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>     >
>     > drshyambatra wrote:
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > Hi!
>     > > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>     > >
>     > > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>     > >
>     > > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>     > >
>     > > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
>     > > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
>     > > bsnl site.
>     > >
>     > > Ethernet Interface: eth0
>     > > User name: amit
>     > > Activate-on-demand: No
>     > > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
>     > > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>     > >
>     > > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
>     > > website i get the following message
>     > >
>     > > Server not found
>     > >
>     > > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>     > >
>     > > * Check the address for typing errors such as
>     > > ww.example.com instead of
>     > > www.example.com
>     > >
>     > > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's
>     network
>     > > connection.
>     > >
>     > > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
>     > > proxy, make sure
>     > > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>     > >
>     > > Tried other site but getting the same message.
>     > >
>     > > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
>     > > following message
>     > > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
>     > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>     > > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
>     > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
>     > > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
>     > > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
===
>     > >
>     > > ifconfig eth0
>     > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
>     > > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>     > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>     > > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>     > > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
>     > > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>     > >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
====
>     > -- SNIP --
>     > >
>     > > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly
>     with bsnl
>     > > broadband and which modem should i get.
>     > >
>     > > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>     > >
>     > > Thanks
>     > >
>     > > Dr.Shyam Batra.
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Hi,
>     >
>     > Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
>     > try pinging an ip address...
>     >
>     > # ping 202.54.1.18
>     >
>     > this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
>     > need
>     > to check your
>     >
>     > /etc/resolv.conf file...
>     >
>     > should look something like this
>     >
>     > # cat /etc/resolv.conf
>     > nameserver 208.67.220.220
>     > nameserver 208.67.222.222
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > regards
>     > Ripunjay Bararia
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     >
>     > Visit Your Group
>     >
>     >
>     > Yahoo! Mail
>     >
>     > Stay in Touch
>     >
>     >
>     > Stay connected
>     >
>     > and manage your life
>     >
>     > Y! Answers
>     >
>     > Ask, Answer, Find
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > A new way to get &
>     >
>     > share information.
>     >
>     > Yahoo! Toolbar
>     >
>     > Get it Free!
>     >
>     >
>     > easy 1-click access
>     >
>     > to your groups.
>     >
>     > .
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     can you ping your gateway...???
>
>     please attach the output for
>
>     # route -n
>
>     and if you can ping your gateway
>     then can you also send the output for a traceroute
>
>     # traceroute 202.54.1.18
>
>     Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be
>     some
>     other problem in the middle
>
>     you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following
>     command:
>
>     /etc/init.d/iptables stop
>
>     once you have done that issue the command
>
>     # iptables -L
>
>     you should get an output matching the below...
>
>     >>>>
>     Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>
>     Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>
>     Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>     <<<<<
>
>
>     regards
>     Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bored stiff?
> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49935/*http://games.yahoo.com> Loosen up...
> Download and play hundreds of games for free
> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49935/*http://games.yahoo.com> on Yahoo!
> Games.
>

Okey...
Found the problem... adsl-start is not _messing_ with your default route...

_before_ your do adsl-start type the following...

# route delete default

this will remove the default route to 192.168.1.1 that you currently have...

then do

# adsl-start

and you have internet ....


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>
> nameserver218.248.240.79
> nameserver218.248.240.135
>
> and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 % packet
> loss.
>
> pppo info shows
>
> connection establisher.
>
> duration 2.0.... min
>
> send 60 ... received 3
>
> speed 0 byte
>
>
> Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr. Shyam Batra
>
>
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>
> drshyambatra wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
> >
> > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
> >
> > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
> >
> > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> > bsnl site.
> >
> > Ethernet Interface: eth0
> > User name: amit
> > Activate-on-demand: No
> > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
> >
> > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> > website i get the following message
> >
> > Server not found
> >
> > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
> >
> > * Check the address for typing errors such as
> > ww.example.com instead of
> > www.example.com
> >
> > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> > connection.
> >
> > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> > proxy, make sure
> > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
> >
> > Tried other site but getting the same message.
> >
> > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> > following message
> > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
> >
> >
> ===================================================================================
> >
> > ifconfig eth0
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> >
> ====================================================================================
> -- SNIP --
> >
> > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> > broadband and which modem should i get.
> >
> > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dr.Shyam Batra.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
> try pinging an ip address...
>
> # ping 202.54.1.18
>
> this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
> need
> to check your
>
> /etc/resolv.conf file...
>
> should look something like this
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 208.67.220.220
> nameserver 208.67.222.222
>
>
>
> regards
> Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Visit Your Group
>
>
> Yahoo! Mail
>
> Stay in Touch
>
>
> Stay connected
>
> and manage your life
>
> Y! Answers
>
> Ask, Answer, Find
>
>
>
> A new way to get &
>
> share information.
>
> Yahoo! Toolbar
>
> Get it Free!
>
>
> easy 1-click access
>
> to your groups.
>
> .
>
>



Hi,

can you ping your gateway...???

please attach the output for

# route -n

and if you can ping your gateway
then can you also send the output for a traceroute

# traceroute 202.54.1.18

Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be some
other problem in the middle

you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following command:

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

once you have done that issue the command

# iptables -L

you should get an output matching the below...

>>>>
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
<<<<<


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>
> nameserver218.248.240.79
> nameserver218.248.240.135
>
> and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 % packet
> loss.
>
> pppo info shows
>
> connection establisher.
>
> duration 2.0.... min
>
> send 60 ... received 3
>
> speed 0 byte
>
>
> Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr. Shyam Batra
>
>
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia <ripunjay@...>/* wrote:
>
>     drshyambatra wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > Hi!
>     > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>     >
>     > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>     >
>     > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>     >
>     > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
>     > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
>     > bsnl site.
>     >
>     > Ethernet Interface: eth0
>     > User name: amit
>     > Activate-on-demand: No
>     > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
>     > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>     >
>     > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
>     > website i get the following message
>     >
>     > Server not found
>     >
>     > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>     >
>     > * Check the address for typing errors such as
>     > ww.example.com instead of
>     > www.example.com
>     >
>     > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
>     > connection.
>     >
>     > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
>     > proxy, make sure
>     > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>     >
>     > Tried other site but getting the same message.
>     >
>     > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
>     > following message
>     > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
>     > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>     > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
>     > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
>     > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
>     > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>     >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
===
>     >
>     > ifconfig eth0
>     > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
>     > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>     > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>     > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>     > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
>     > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
====
>     -- SNIP --
>     >
>     > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
>     > broadband and which modem should i get.
>     >
>     > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Dr.Shyam Batra.
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
>     try pinging an ip address...
>
>     # ping 202.54.1.18
>
>     this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
>     need
>     to check your
>
>     /etc/resolv.conf file...
>
>     should look something like this
>
>     # cat /etc/resolv.conf
>     nameserver 208.67.220.220
>     nameserver 208.67.222.222
>
>
>
>     regards
>     Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
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Hi,

can you ping your gateway...???

please attach the output for

# route -n

and if you can ping your gateway
then can you also send the output for a traceroute

# traceroute 202.54.1.18

Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be some
other problem in the middle

you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following command:

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

once you have done that issue the command

# iptables -L

you should get an output matching the below...

  >>>>
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
<<<<<


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

drshyambatra wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
> I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>
> Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>
> Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>
> Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> bsnl site.
>
> Ethernet Interface: eth0
> User name: amit
> Activate-on-demand: No
> DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>
> Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> website i get the following message
>
> Server not found
>
> Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>
> * Check the address for typing errors such as
> ww.example.com instead of
> www.example.com
>
> * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> connection.
>
> * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> proxy, make sure
> that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>
> Tried other site but getting the same message.
>
> asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> following message
> adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>
> ===================================================================================
>
> ifconfig eth0
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> ====================================================================================
> Mozilla as root
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.
>
> ====================================================================================
> What am i doing wrong?
>
> Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
> members using for broadband.
>
> Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> broadband and which modem should i get.
>
> The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra.
>
>



Hi,

Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
try pinging an ip address...

# ping 202.54.1.18

this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you need
to check your

/etc/resolv.conf file...

should look something like this

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222



regards
Ripunjay Bararia

drshyambatra wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
> I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>
> Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>
> Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>
> Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> bsnl site.
>
> Ethernet Interface: eth0
> User name: amit
> Activate-on-demand: No
> DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>
> Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> website i get the following message
>
> Server not found
>
> Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>
> * Check the address for typing errors such as
> ww.example.com instead of
> www.example.com
>
> * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> connection.
>
> * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> proxy, make sure
> that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>
> Tried other site but getting the same message.
>
> asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> following message
> adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>
>
================================================================================\
===
>
> ifconfig eth0
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>
================================================================================\
====
> Mozilla as root
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.
>
>
================================================================================\
====
> What am i doing wrong?
>
> Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
> members using for broadband.
>
> Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> broadband and which modem should i get.
>
> The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra.
>
>



Hi,

Seems that your system is not able  to resolv hostnames,
try pinging an ip address...

# ping 202.54.1.18

this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you need
to check your

/etc/resolv.conf file...

should look something like this

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222



regards
Ripunjay Bararia

Hi!
I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.

Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.

Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU

Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz  from bsnl website and installed the
gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
bsnl site.

Ethernet Interface: eth0
User name:          amit
Activate-on-demand: No
DNS:                Do not adjust / server (tried both)
Firewalling:        MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)

Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
website i get the following message

Server not found

Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.

     *   Check the address for typing errors such as
           ww.example.com instead of
           www.example.com

     *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
           connection.

     *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
proxy, make sure
           that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Tried other site but getting the same message.

asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
following message
adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
           inet addr:59.95.169.174  P-t-P:59.95.160.1  Mask:255.255.255.255
           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1
           RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
           RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB)  TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)

================================================================================\
===

ifconfig  eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
           inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
           RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB)  TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
           Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
================================================================================\
====
Mozilla as root

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.

================================================================================\
====
What am i doing wrong?

Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
members using for broadband.

Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
broadband and which modem should i get.

The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.

Thanks

Dr.Shyam Batra.

=====================================
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=====================================

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*************************************
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up there. Some are still tentative, but most of it is what you'll
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******************************
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# If you've already registered for LinuxAsia, send email to
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**********************************
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********************
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Meet peers from India and abroad. Network, discuss, debate. No
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ILUG-Delhi: Thank You
*********************
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Other Announcements
*******************
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************************************
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************************************

LinuxAsia 07 features a complete day dedicated to software development
practices and technologies as part of its 'Technology.Innovation' track!

Date: 1st Feb, 07
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

2 Key Themes For That Day
-------------------------

#1: Platforms.Tools.Development: Expose software developers to the
latest open source tools, platforms and technologies

#2: Scalable.Robust.Databases: Share the latest developments in open
source databases

Free Registration Still Open
---------------------------
Free COMMUNITY PASSES are being given to the first 500 registrants!
These COMMUNITY PASSES will allow entry to the 'technology.innovation'
track for FREE. However, seating is subject to availability of seats,
and on a
first-come-first-serve basis.

Special Discounts For Delegates Available
-----------------------------------------
For industry professionals who want the benefit of 'assured seating'
and participate in the 'networking lunch' where you'll rub shoulders
with the who's who of the OSS industry and community--DELEGATE PASSES
are the need of the hour.

There are special discount offers for:
a) ILUG-Delhi members
b) Students
c) Subscribers of EFY Publications

Plus, there is an early bird discount too for everyone else.

For more details visit http://www.linuxasia.net

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Community Manager
Team, LinuxAsia 07

Dear friends and colleagues,

You know this better than anybody else--Implementing IT infrastructure
is both an art and a science. And, in the Linux/Open Source world,
where you have umpteen options for any given challenge, the more you
master this combination of art and science, the more rewarding it gets
for you.

To help you learn some new tips and tricks from the best IT
Implementers from India and abroad, LinuxAsia 07 features a complete
day dedicated to topics related to 'IT implementation and IT
infrastructure management'--2nd Feb 07. Plus, you'll get insights into
the latest technologies and tool-sets available for IT implementers
and managers from the Linux/OSS world.

Klaus Knopper (Knoppix), Brian Behlendorf (Apache), Dr Negroponte
(one-laptop-per-child), Uma Shankar (ELCOT) and many other leading
speakers from Google, IBM, Novell etc are expected to speak at
LinuxAsia 07.

There are EARLY BIRD discounts on the DELEGATE pass. The benefits of
the Delegate Pass include guaranteed seating and 5-star quality food
at the 'Networking lunch' where you get to rub shoulders with the
who's who of the Linux/OSS industry.

You also have the option of registering for the FREE 'Community Pass',
where the seating will be subject to availability, on a
first-come-first-serve basis.

To register yourself, do visit
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/users/delegate.php You can opt for 'more
info about the delegate pass' wherein our support team will contact
you and explain the benefits of the Delegate pass in detail, and help
you through the payment process.

Your presence will help build LinuxAsia 07 into Asia's top Linux and
Open Source Conference. Hoping to get your support in making India
reach yet another milestone!

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Community Manager
Team, LinuxAsia 07

Dear friends,

This year, LinuxAsia's main goal is to promote open source innovations
from India.

Hence, the organising committee (FOSII) invites 'technologists' and
'innovators' from all over India to speak at LinuxAsia 07.

The speaker registration page is available at
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/speakers1/speaker.php

The broad genre of talks that are invited include:
a) Presentations on innovative open source projects developed in India
or by Indians.
b) Presentations on latest developments in key open source
technologies and tools (ex; Eclipse, MySQL, Mono, etc)
c) Presentations on initiatives to promote open source innovations in
India (ex: Apache)

The three-day event has been divided into following broad
technology-verticals:
First day (31st Jan 07): Trends and innovations in overall open source
technologies and desktop technologies
Second day (1st Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t.
software development and databases
Third day (2nd Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t. tools
for IT implementation and network management

Please note, that the speaker registration will end on 19th January
2007, and all speaker presentations will be finalised by 22nd January
2007 (evening).

Looking forward to your support in taking open source innovations from
India to the next level.

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Team, LinuxAsia 07

************************************
Software Developers' Day @ LinuxAsia
************************************

LinuxAsia 07 features a complete day dedicated to software development
practices and technologies as part of its 'Technology.Innovation' track!

Date: 1st Feb, 07
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

2 Key Themes For That Day
-------------------------

#1: Platforms.Tools.Development: Expose software developers to the
latest open source tools, platforms and technologies

#2: Scalable.Robust.Databases: Share the latest developments in open
source databases

Free Registration Still Open
---------------------------
Free COMMUNITY PASSES are being given to the first 500 registrants!
These COMMUNITY PASSES will allow entry to the 'technology.innovation'
track for FREE. However, seating is subject to availability of seats,
and on a
first-come-first-serve basis.

Special Discounts For Delegates Available
-----------------------------------------
For industry professionals who want the benefit of 'assured seating'
and participate in the 'networking lunch' where you'll rub shoulders
with the who's who of the OSS industry and community--DELEGATE PASSES
are the need of the hour.

There are special discount offers for:
a) ILUG-Delhi members
b) Students
c) Subscribers of EFY Publications

Plus, there is an early bird discount too for everyone else.

Visit www.linuxasia.net for more details
********************************************

Dear Members of the community,

LinuxAsia 2007 is coming. And this year, we would like to ensure that
the Linux/OSS community is fully engaged with the event.

What all is happening at LinuxAsia this year?
*********************************************

The main track - 'technology.innovation@...', which will go on for
3 days from 31st January till 2nd February 2007 at the India Habitat
Centre, New Delhi.

The second track - CXOSummit - is a one-day event being held at Hotel
Taj Mahal, Man Singh, New Delhi on the 1st of February 2007.

Besides that, there will be an IOSN summit, ODF India Chapter summit,
technical workshops, sessions by LUGs, and last but not the least, the
Expo.

What are the entry charges?
***************************

FIRST 500 FREE!!!
Ok, this is best news of the day - the first 500 registrants can get
the COMMUNITY PASS, which allows them entry to the
'technology.innovation@...' track for FREE (subject to availability
of vacant seats in the main hall and on a first-cum-first-served
basis)! Though there is an element of organisers' checking your
details and approving the serious cases only, but then, if you're
serious about attending International-level Linux/OSS events - then
REGISTER NOW at http://www.linuxasia.net.

DELEGATE PASSES FOR SERIOUS PROFESSIONALS
For the serious professionals who want 'guaranteed seating' at
LinuxAsia 2007, we have the DELEGATE PASS. There is an 'early bird'
offer till 25th Jan 07 (subject to availability of seats). Simply opt
for 'more info on the Delegate Pass' while registering for LinuxAsia
2007, and our team will get back to you immediately.

Plus, there are special discounts on the DELEGATE PASSES for
ILUG-Delhi members, EFY subscribers, and students!

What about entry to the CXOSummit?
**********************************

The CXOSummit is a 'by-invitation-only' event. But, you can opt for
that while registering for LinuxAsia 2007, and if your profile matches
that of a CXO, our team will connect with you immediately.

Who all are going to speak at LinuxAsia 2007?
*********************************************

Klaus Knopper (Knoppix), Brian Behlendorf (Apache and CollabNet), Dr
Negroponte (one-laptop-per-child programme), are some of the
international technology Gurus who have confirmed. We expect 3-4 more
global luminaries to be there--their confirmation is in progress.

Any facilities for out-station delegates?
*****************************************

We have tied up with 'hospitality partners' who can assist you in
getting best deals for travel and stay. If you need this support,
simply select that option while registering.

What is LinuxAsia trying to achieve this year?
**********************************************

The goals that have been laid down for LinuxAsia 07 are:

Goal #1: Promote open source driven innovation so that India can
showcase a minimum of 20 globally recognised OSS projects at LinuxAsia
2008.

Goal #2: Accelerate the adoption of Linux and open source software by
highlighting their advantages, sharing success stories, and discussing
strategies on how CXOs can gain advantage from both "open source" and
"proprietary" worlds.

Goal #3: To provide a platform where other organisations with
OSS-related agendas can hold their own sub-events and network with the
entire community.

So, we request you to register, participate, and let us know how we
fared in achieving those goals.

Cheers!
Team, LinuxAsia
team@...

Thanks Tarun!!
I have also found a local resource from where I can get
linux DVDs. I am trying there first!

Regards
--Himanshu

Tarun Kant wrote:
>
> That's lovely Himanshu,
> Well done. Still if you need Mandriva 2007 drop me a line.
> Cheers,
> -Tarun
>
> --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, Himanshu Chauhan
> <hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
> >
> > Voila!! I succeeded in burning a DVD finally....
> > Don't use "Auto" speed in the menu... Choose 2x the "Max" You will
> succeed!!
> > Finally I can archive my data!!
> >
> > Long live linux community and linux!!!
> >
> > Tarun Kant wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Himanshu,
> > >
> > > Let me clarify. I didn't mean hardware issue with your DVD drive, what
> > > I meant was that there are some drives which don't have proper support
> > > under Linux. Like my laptop's drive does not let me run Freespire or
> > > Linspire. I later on found out that the drive is not supported forthe
> > > way grub in these distros is configured. So I have a hardware issue
> > > that way.
> > >
> > > Regarding upgrade I guess that should not be any problem. As long as
> > > you choose to upgrade, there should be no issues whatsoever. And
> > > Mandriva offers an upgradation option. Upgradation will however be a
> > > very time consuming process. Can take as long as 4 hours.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps
> > > Cheers
> > > -Tarun
> > >
> > > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>
> > > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, Himanshu Chauhan
> > > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Tarun,
> > > >
> > > > Had this been a DVD hardware specific issue, I can't understand why
> > > nero is
> > > > able to burn? Any ways I would like to use Mandriva 2007. But I
> have a
> > > > problem,
> > > > I have a pretty good amount of "compiled" software installed on the
> > > current
> > > > installation. "/home" directory is fine as it houses on a separate
> > > > partition but
> > > > all other (like root, usr etc) are on single partition. If I install
> > > > 2007, I would loose
> > > > the installations, which I don't want to! Any work around for that?
> > > >
> > > > Please send me the 2007 DVD if possible. My address is
> > > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > > > 341 Nila Building
> > > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > > > Kerala 695581
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > --Himanshu
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tarun Kant wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Himanshu,
> > > > >
> > > > > You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
> > > > > Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem
> sounds
> > > > > DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of
> Mandriva on my
> > > > > laptop but never had an issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
> > > > > well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed
> from
> > > > > Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious
> issues with
> > > > > diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
> > > > > some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend
> that you
> > > > > go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD
> media with
> > > > > LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it
> your way
> > > > > if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD
> problem
> > > > > might get rectified as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > -Tarun
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>
> > > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>
> > > > > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, "H. Chauhan"
> > > > > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003
> laptops.
> > > > > > Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning
> DVDs. I am
> > > > > > able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with
> DVDs. The
> > > > > > driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> > > > > > successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is
> > > there
> > > > > > any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn
> on a Win$
> > > > > > session.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > --Himanshu
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > > > > Systems Software Engineer
> > > > > > inDSP Audio Technologies
> > > > > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > =====================================
> > > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > > System Software Engineer
> > > > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > > > Technopark
> > > > Trivandram, Kerala
> > > >
> > > > M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
> > > >
> > > > "I refuse to accept that lines on my
> > > > palm are my destiny, look at them
> > > > they change!!"
> > > > --Myself
> > > > =====================================
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > =====================================
> > Himanshu Chauhan
> > System Software Engineer
> > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > Technopark
> > Trivandram, Kerala
> >
> > M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
> >
> > "I refuse to accept that lines on my
> > palm are my destiny, look at them
> > they change!!"
> > --Myself
> > =====================================
> >
>
>


--
=====================================
Himanshu Chauhan
System Software Engineer
inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Technopark
Trivandram, Kerala

M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)

"I refuse to accept that lines on my
  palm are my destiny, look at them
  they change!!"
  --Myself
=====================================

That's lovely Himanshu,
Well done. Still if you need Mandriva 2007 drop me a line.
Cheers,
-Tarun

--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., Himanshu Chauhan
<hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
>
> Voila!! I succeeded in burning a DVD finally....
> Don't use "Auto" speed in the menu... Choose 2x the "Max" You will
succeed!!
> Finally I can archive my data!!
>
> Long live linux community and linux!!!
>
> Tarun Kant wrote:
> >
> > Hi Himanshu,
> >
> > Let me clarify. I didn't mean hardware issue with your DVD drive, what
> > I meant was that there are some drives which don't have proper support
> > under Linux. Like my laptop's drive does not let me run Freespire or
> > Linspire. I later on found out that the drive is not supported forthe
> > way grub in these distros is configured. So I have a hardware issue
> > that way.
> >
> > Regarding upgrade I guess that should not be any problem. As long as
> > you choose to upgrade, there should be no issues whatsoever. And
> > Mandriva offers an upgradation option. Upgradation will however be a
> > very time consuming process. Can take as long as 4 hours.
> >
> > I hope this helps
> > Cheers
> > -Tarun
> >
> > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, Himanshu Chauhan
> > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Tarun,
> > >
> > > Had this been a DVD hardware specific issue, I can't understand why
> > nero is
> > > able to burn? Any ways I would like to use Mandriva 2007. But I
have a
> > > problem,
> > > I have a pretty good amount of "compiled" software installed on the
> > current
> > > installation. "/home" directory is fine as it houses on a separate
> > > partition but
> > > all other (like root, usr etc) are on single partition. If I install
> > > 2007, I would loose
> > > the installations, which I don't want to! Any work around for that?
> > >
> > > Please send me the 2007 DVD if possible. My address is
> > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > > 341 Nila Building
> > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > > Kerala 695581
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > --Himanshu
> > >
> > >
> > > Tarun Kant wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Himanshu,
> > > >
> > > > You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
> > > > Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem
sounds
> > > > DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of
Mandriva on my
> > > > laptop but never had an issue.
> > > >
> > > > Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
> > > > well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed
from
> > > > Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious
issues with
> > > > diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
> > > > some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend
that you
> > > > go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD
media with
> > > > LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it
your way
> > > > if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD
problem
> > > > might get rectified as well.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > -Tarun
> > > >
> > > > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>
> > > > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, "H. Chauhan"
> > > > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003
laptops.
> > > > > Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning
DVDs. I am
> > > > > able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with
DVDs. The
> > > > > driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> > > > > successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is
> > there
> > > > > any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn
on a Win$
> > > > > session.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > --Himanshu
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > > > Systems Software Engineer
> > > > > inDSP Audio Technologies
> > > > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > =====================================
> > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > System Software Engineer
> > > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > > Technopark
> > > Trivandram, Kerala
> > >
> > > M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
> > >
> > > "I refuse to accept that lines on my
> > > palm are my destiny, look at them
> > > they change!!"
> > > --Myself
> > > =====================================
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> =====================================
> Himanshu Chauhan
> System Software Engineer
> inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> Technopark
> Trivandram, Kerala
>
> M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
>
> "I refuse to accept that lines on my
>  palm are my destiny, look at them
>  they change!!"
>  --Myself
> =====================================
>

Voila!! I succeeded in burning a DVD finally....
Don't use "Auto" speed in the menu... Choose 2x the "Max" You will succeed!!
Finally I can archive my data!!

Long live linux community and linux!!!

Tarun Kant wrote:
>
> Hi Himanshu,
>
> Let me clarify. I didn't mean hardware issue with your DVD drive, what
> I meant was that there are some drives which don't have proper support
> under Linux. Like my laptop's drive does not let me run Freespire or
> Linspire. I later on found out that the drive is not supported forthe
> way grub in these distros is configured. So I have a hardware issue
> that way.
>
> Regarding upgrade I guess that should not be any problem. As long as
> you choose to upgrade, there should be no issues whatsoever. And
> Mandriva offers an upgradation option. Upgradation will however be a
> very time consuming process. Can take as long as 4 hours.
>
> I hope this helps
> Cheers
> -Tarun
>
> --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, Himanshu Chauhan
> <hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Tarun,
> >
> > Had this been a DVD hardware specific issue, I can't understand why
> nero is
> > able to burn? Any ways I would like to use Mandriva 2007. But I have a
> > problem,
> > I have a pretty good amount of "compiled" software installed on the
> current
> > installation. "/home" directory is fine as it houses on a separate
> > partition but
> > all other (like root, usr etc) are on single partition. If I install
> > 2007, I would loose
> > the installations, which I don't want to! Any work around for that?
> >
> > Please send me the 2007 DVD if possible. My address is
> > Himanshu Chauhan
> > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > 341 Nila Building
> > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > Kerala 695581
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Regards
> > --Himanshu
> >
> >
> > Tarun Kant wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Himanshu,
> > >
> > > You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
> > > Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem sounds
> > > DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of Mandriva on my
> > > laptop but never had an issue.
> > >
> > > Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
> > > well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed from
> > > Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious issues with
> > > diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
> > > some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend that you
> > > go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD media with
> > > LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it your way
> > > if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD problem
> > > might get rectified as well.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > -Tarun
> > >
> > > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>
> > > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, "H. Chauhan"
> > > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
> > > > Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
> > > > able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
> > > > driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> > > > successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is
> there
> > > > any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
> > > > session.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > --Himanshu
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > > Systems Software Engineer
> > > > inDSP Audio Technologies
> > > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > =====================================
> > Himanshu Chauhan
> > System Software Engineer
> > inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> > Technopark
> > Trivandram, Kerala
> >
> > M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
> >
> > "I refuse to accept that lines on my
> > palm are my destiny, look at them
> > they change!!"
> > --Myself
> > =====================================
> >
>
>


--
=====================================
Himanshu Chauhan
System Software Engineer
inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Technopark
Trivandram, Kerala

M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)

"I refuse to accept that lines on my
  palm are my destiny, look at them
  they change!!"
  --Myself
=====================================

Hi Himanshu,

Let me clarify. I didn't mean hardware issue with your DVD drive, what
I meant was that there are some drives which don't have proper support
under Linux. Like my laptop's drive does not let me run Freespire or
Linspire. I later on found out that the drive is not supported forthe
way grub in these distros is configured. So I have a hardware issue
that way.

Regarding upgrade I guess that should not be any problem. As long as
you choose to upgrade, there should be no issues whatsoever. And
Mandriva offers an upgradation option. Upgradation will however be a
very time consuming process. Can take as long as 4 hours.

I hope this helps
Cheers
-Tarun

--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., Himanshu Chauhan
<hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tarun,
>
> Had this been a DVD hardware specific issue, I can't understand why
nero is
> able to burn? Any ways I would like to use Mandriva 2007. But I have a
> problem,
> I have a pretty good amount of "compiled" software installed on the
current
> installation. "/home" directory is fine as it houses on a separate
> partition but
> all other (like root, usr etc) are on single partition. If I install
> 2007, I would loose
> the installations, which I don't want to! Any work around for that?
>
> Please send me the 2007 DVD if possible. My address is
> Himanshu Chauhan
> inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> 341 Nila Building
> Technopark, Trivandrum
> Kerala 695581
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
> --Himanshu
>
>
> Tarun Kant wrote:
> >
> > Hi Himanshu,
> >
> > You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
> > Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem sounds
> > DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of Mandriva on my
> > laptop but never had an issue.
> >
> > Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
> > well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed from
> > Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious issues with
> > diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
> > some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend that you
> > go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD media with
> > LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it your way
> > if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD problem
> > might get rectified as well.
> >
> > Cheers
> > -Tarun
> >
> > --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> > <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, "H. Chauhan"
> > <hs.chauhan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
> > > Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
> > > able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
> > > driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> > > successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
> > >
> > > Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is
there
> > > any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
> > > session.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > --Himanshu
> > >
> > > --
> > > Himanshu Chauhan
> > > Systems Software Engineer
> > > inDSP Audio Technologies
> > > Technopark, Trivandrum
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> =====================================
> Himanshu Chauhan
> System Software Engineer
> inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
> Technopark
> Trivandram, Kerala
>
> M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
>
> "I refuse to accept that lines on my
>  palm are my destiny, look at them
>  they change!!"
>  --Myself
> =====================================
>

Hi Tarun,

Had this been a DVD hardware specific issue, I can't understand why nero is
able to burn? Any ways I would like to use Mandriva 2007. But I have a
problem,
I have a pretty good amount of "compiled" software installed on the current
installation. "/home" directory is fine as it houses on a separate
partition but
all other (like root, usr etc) are on single partition. If I install
2007, I would loose
the installations, which I don't want to! Any work around for that?

Please send me the 2007 DVD if possible. My address is
Himanshu Chauhan
inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
341 Nila Building
Technopark, Trivandrum
Kerala 695581

Thanks

Regards
--Himanshu


Tarun Kant wrote:
>
> Hi Himanshu,
>
> You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
> Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem sounds
> DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of Mandriva on my
> laptop but never had an issue.
>
> Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
> well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed from
> Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious issues with
> diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
> some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend that you
> go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD media with
> LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it your way
> if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD problem
> might get rectified as well.
>
> Cheers
> -Tarun
>
> --- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> <mailto:SunCityJodhpurLUG%40yahoogroups.co.in>, "H. Chauhan"
> <hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
> > Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
> > able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
> > driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> > successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
> >
> > Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is there
> > any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
> > session.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Regards
> > --Himanshu
> >
> > --
> > Himanshu Chauhan
> > Systems Software Engineer
> > inDSP Audio Technologies
> > Technopark, Trivandrum
> >
>
>


--
=====================================
Himanshu Chauhan
System Software Engineer
inDSP Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Technopark
Trivandram, Kerala

M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)

"I refuse to accept that lines on my
  palm are my destiny, look at them
  they change!!"
  --Myself
=====================================

Hello All,

Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!

As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
pose a question to the community and industry and publish the
responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
among the responses received have been published in the December 2006
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Hi Himanshu,

You didn't mention which DVD burner frontend were you using on
Mandriva LE 2005. I am pretty sure it must be K3B. The problem sounds
DVD hardware specific. I have used the same version of Mandriva on my
laptop but never had an issue.

Moreover, Mandriva LE 2005 had several issues with other things as
well. It was the first Mandriva, that is the one which changed from
Mandrake. Mandriva 2006 was good but also had some serious issues with
diferent things. Now Mandriva 2007 is out. I am using it for quite
some time now and find it pretty tweaked. I would recommend that you
go for an upgrade to Mandriva 2007. It came out free on DVD media with
LFY magazine couple of months back. I can copy it and sent it your way
if you want. Try this newer version and I am hopeful your DVD problem
might get rectified as well.

Cheers
-Tarun

--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., "H. Chauhan"
<hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
> Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
> able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
> driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
> successfully, OS says Input/Output error.
>
> Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is there
> any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
> session.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
> --Himanshu
>
> --
> Himanshu Chauhan
> Systems Software Engineer
> inDSP Audio Technologies
> Technopark, Trivandrum
>

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Dear all,

I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
successfully, OS says Input/Output error.

Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is there
any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
session.

Thanks

Regards
--Himanshu

--
Himanshu Chauhan
Systems Software Engineer
inDSP Audio Technologies
Technopark, Trivandrum