[wellylug] Re. Bumps in the Koala 9.1 Road
Peter Lambrechtsen
plambrechtsen at gmail.com
Sun Nov 1 18:25:56 NZDT 2009
You will need to run the usb mode switch or use umtsmon. I highly
recommend umtsmon as it's a great dialer.
On 1/11/2009, at 5:59 PM, marchetti <marchetti at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> I note my 9.1 will not mount a Vodafone GSM stick. It
> recognizes it, and a built-in micro SD card (I can open the
> latter and edit). 9.04 worked fine with the stick.
>
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>> cable
>> customers (Callum Grant)
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>> cable
>> customers (Peter Lambrechtsen)
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>> cable
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>> 9. Re: Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing for Telstra
>> cable
>> customers (Callum Grant)
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>> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:53:35 +1300
>> From: Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jethrocarr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Ubuntu 9.04 32 or 64 bit - How do
>> I find out
>> which was installed?
>> To: marchetti at clear.net.nz, Wellington Linux Users
>> Group
>> <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
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>> On Sat, 2009-10-31 at 11:11 +1300, marchetti wrote:
>>> At the recent Installfest, Ubuntu 9.04 was installed
>>> from an Installfest disc, but I do not know if the
>>> installed OS is 32 or 64.
>>
>> From the CLI:
>>
>> $ uname -p
>>
>> i386/i686 is 32-bit
>>
>> x86_64 is 64-bit
>>
>> --
>> Jethro Carr
>> www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog
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>> From: Ray Smith <nazgul748 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [wellylug] First bump in the Koala road
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>> Okay, my networks shares are not accessible. I have a
>> dedicated box set up as a media server which I feed, via
>> an Xbox (XBMC) using Samba, to my tv and other various
>> networked toys. This worked perfectly with Jaunty, but...
>> Karmic has changed my permissions and the shares are no
>> longer available. I have figured out that this effects
>> external drives that are mounted in the server. Internal
>> drives, so far as I can tell, are not effected. Any
>> suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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>> Ray
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>> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:22:26 +1300
>> From: Stephen Judd <stephen at vital.org.nz>
>> Subject: [wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing for
>> Telstra
>> cable customers
>> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>> Message-ID: <1257024146.12204.121.camel at localhost>
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>> This is probably not news to people who've been following
>> the NZ peering debacle more closely than me, but...
>>
>> nz.archive.ubuntu.com routes via the US to Citylink.
>>
>> nz2.archive.ubuntu.com goes via a much shorter local path
>> to a mirror at iHug.
>>
>> So of course using the number 2 mirror improves my update
>> speed by a considerable margin.
>>
>> Having discovered this, my next question is: is there an
>> even better Ubuntu mirror for TelstraClear modem users? I
>> know Paradise has a Debian mirror, but there doesn't seem
>> to be an Ubuntu one.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
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>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:28:56 +1300
>> From: Callum Grant <callum.el.grant at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing
>> for Telstra
>> cable customers
>> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
>> <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz> Message-ID:
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>> Yes I found this aswell, but my suspicion was that
>> citylink were just being stingy about bandwidth.
>>
>> We could start a petition for an ubuntu mirror:)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Callum
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:22 AM, Stephen Judd
>> <stephen at vital.org.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> This is probably not news to people who've been
>>> following the NZ peering
>>> debacle more closely than me, but...
>>>
>>> nz.archive.ubuntu.com routes via the US to Citylink.
>>>
>>> nz2.archive.ubuntu.com goes via a much shorter local
>>> path to a mirror at
>>> iHug.
>>>
>>> So of course using the number 2 mirror improves my
>>> update speed by a considerable margin.
>>>
>>> Having discovered this, my next question is: is there an
>>> even better Ubuntu mirror for TelstraClear modem users?
>>> I know Paradise has a Debian
>>> mirror, but there doesn't seem to be an Ubuntu one.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
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>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:58:16 +1300
>> From: Jeff Hunt <jeffhunt90 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [wellylug] Koala needed
>> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
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>> Is there anyone in the Khandallah to Kilbirnie area who
>> can supply a Karmic Koala to a dial-up user?
>> Actually a copy of Ubuntu 9.10 would be useful as well
>> :-)
>>
>> Can anyone explain to me whether the iso versus image
>> debate is significant. Can I put an image straight onto a
>> usb and use it??
>>
>> Contact at jeffhunt90 at gmail.com welcome.
>>
>>
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>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:57:36 +1300
>> From: Peter Lambrechtsen <plambrechtsen at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing
>> for Telstra
>> cable customers
>> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
>> <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz> Cc: Wellington Linux
>> Users Group <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz> Message-ID:
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>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:28 AM, Callum Grant
>> <callum.el.grant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes I found this aswell, but my suspicion was that
>>> citylink were just being stingy about bandwidth.
>>>
>>> We could start a petition for an ubuntu mirror:)
>>
>> It's more likely Telstra refusing to peer with citylink
>> unless they get paid for it. Like the madness that was
>> trademe used to go via the us for Wgtn tcl cable
>> customers. Since strangely enough cusomers wouldn't
>> expect to get charged traffic for such local peering.. But
>> tcl's gotta get paid!
>>
>> If you want to petion anyone it should be tcl.. And better
>> yet ask for it to be free traffic.
>>
>> But they make Tui billboards about these sorts of things.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Callum
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:22 AM, Stephen Judd
>> <stephen at vital.org.nz> wrote: >
>>>> This is probably not news to people who've been
>> following the NZ >> peering
>>>> debacle more closely than me, but...
>>>>
>>>> nz.archive.ubuntu.com routes via the US to Citylink.
>>>>
>>>> nz2.archive.ubuntu.com goes via a much shorter local
>> path to a >> mirror at
>>>> iHug.
>>>>
>>>> So of course using the number 2 mirror improves my
>> update speed by a >> considerable margin.
>>>>
>>>> Having discovered this, my next question is: is there
>> an even better >> Ubuntu mirror for TelstraClear modem
>> users? I know Paradise has a >> Debian
>>>> mirror, but there doesn't seem to be an Ubuntu one.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>>
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>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:22:04 +1300 (NZDT)
>> From: Mark Foster <blakjak at blakjak.net>
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing
>> for Telstra
>> cable customers
>> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
>> <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz> Message-ID:
>> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911011121300.18631 at skyhawk.blakjak.net>
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>>
>>
>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009, Peter Lambrechtsen wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:28 AM, Callum Grant
>>> <callum.el.grant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes I found this aswell, but my suspicion was that
>> citylink were just >> being stingy about bandwidth.
>>>>
>>>> We could start a petition for an ubuntu mirror:)
>>>
>>> It's more likely Telstra refusing to peer with citylink
>>> unless they get paid for it. Like the madness that was
>>> trademe used to go via the us for Wgtn tcl cable
>>> customers. Since strangely enough cusomers wouldn't
>>> expect to get charged traffic for such local peering..
>> But tcl's gotta get paid! >
>>> If you want to petion anyone it should be tcl.. And
>>> better yet ask for it to be free traffic.
>>>
>>> But they make Tui billboards about these sorts of
>> things. >
>>
>> +1.
>>
>> (Yes, hardly constructive, but very true. In the meantime
>> I guess I'll set up the Ihug repo.)
>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:41:08 +1300
>> From: Callum Grant <callum.el.grant at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing
>> for Telstra
>> cable customers
>> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
>> <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz> Message-ID:
>> <945E820B-F3F9-41B1-8E54-80DF141DAF30 at gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii;
>> format=flowed; delsp=yes
>>
>> Since I'm on unlimited data I'm just going to set up my
>> own repo, and sidestep this completely.
>>
>> Callum
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 1/11/2009, at 11:22 AM, Mark Foster
>> <blakjak at blakjak.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009, Peter Lambrechtsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:28 AM, Callum Grant
>> <callum.el.grant at gmail.com> >> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes I found this aswell, but my suspicion was that
>> citylink were >>> just
>>>>> being stingy about bandwidth.
>>>>>
>>>>> We could start a petition for an ubuntu mirror:)
>>>>
>>>> It's more likely Telstra refusing to peer with citylink
>> unless they >> get paid for it. Like the madness that was
>> trademe used to go via the >> us for Wgtn tcl cable
>> customers. Since strangely enough cusomers >> wouldn't
>> expect to get charged traffic for such local peering.. But
>>>> tcl's gotta get paid! >>
>>>> If you want to petion anyone it should be tcl.. And
>> better yet ask >> for
>>>> it to be free traffic.
>>>>
>>>> But they make Tui billboards about these sorts of
>> things. >>
>>>
>>> +1.
>>>
>>> (Yes, hardly constructive, but very true. In the
>>> meantime I guess I'll
>>> set up the Ihug repo.)
>>>
>>>
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