india September 2007

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PCI: MSI quirk detected
by Yogesh Patil 30 Sep '07

30 Sep '07

Hi, all I am trying to install Fedora core 7 from the DVD, i have installed from the same disk on Fresh (NEW) Dell PowerEdge 840 Server, and now i am trying to install it on Fresh (NEW) Dell OptiPlex 320 and getting error message which booting from the DVD in text/GUI mode "PCI: MSI quirk detected. MSI deactivated" i tryied changing BIOS settings, but still getting same message sometimes after 2,3 restart it gives different message PCI" MSI quirk detected. MSI deactivated Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -297341451301 ns) Time: hpet clocksource has been installed. and system halts on the same, what to do in this case to install Fedora Core 7 -- Regards, Yogesh Patil Technotux Solutions 33/114, Gandhi Nagar, Jilha Peth, Jalgaon - 425001 Maharashtra, INDIA Phone :- +91-257-2235596 Mobile:- +91-9890931432, 9422778329

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Re: Finding Indian mirrors for Fedora
by Ashwin Mansinghka 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

>>> Can something like NRC-FOSS provide the funds for one Indian mirror, >>> which can be hosted by any of the existing institutes already doing it >>> privately? >>> >> Ideally, NRCFOSS should be able to do this, since it is within their >> charter. Someone needs to ping them and point to this urgency >> >> >> In the last meeting at the Shibpur campus, they said that they cannot >> provide the bandwidth. They can help with the hardware though. >> All these institutes depend on the commercial service providers for the bandwidth which is costly in spite of the discounts offered. Till such time ERNET is completely revived and made stronger and is properly connected with NIXI at all NIXI nodes this bandwidth crisis for the institutes shall continue. The present approach can be to request service providers like BSNL and VSNL to provide some mirrors as they have hardware and bandwidth in plenty. IIT - Madras hosts a mirror for debian for public use. May they can be approached for fedora as well. with Regards, ASHWIN ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

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Finding Indian mirrors for Fedora
by Rahul Sundaram 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Hi If you can contact anyone who might be help out with providing the space and bandwidth for a public mirror of Fedora in India, we need that like yesterday. http://mmcgrath.livejournal.com/8797.html Usually educational institutions are good choices so if you are a college student, do ask your management about this. A pitch on the viability of learning with open code might work. Corporates might be interested in being sponsors in exchange for a banner or something like that. Details on becoming a mirror is available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/Mirroring Rahul

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[Fwd: [foss.in] FOSS.IN/2007 Call for Participation]
by Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay 23 Sep '07

23 Sep '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [foss.in] FOSS.IN/2007 Call for Participation Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:10:40 +0530 (IST) From: Atul Chitnis <listadmin(a)linux-bangalore.org> Reply-To: foss-in(a)yahoogroups.com To: FOSS.IN <foss-in(a)yahoogroups.com> And here we go! After a some delay, the Call for Participation is now out there. Please carefully note the important dates: * 24-Sep-2007 Call for Participation * 26-Sep-2007 Abstract/proposals registrations begins * 08-Oct-2007 Due date for abstracts/proposals (No submissions after this date) * 09-Oct-2007 First list of selected talks published * 22-Oct-2007 Due date for slides & tutorial/workshop materials (Talks/workshops/tutorials without material will be dropped) * 27-Oct-2007 Final list (No more changes to abstracts after this date) * 14-Nov-2007 Due date for final slides & tutorial/workshop materials * 04-Dec-2007 Conference begins Note that while the Call for participation is now open, actual speaker and talk registration will begin on the 26th of September. Now get out there and spread the word! Atul - -- F O S S . I N / 2 0 0 7 India's Premier FOSS Conference December 4-8, 2007 Bangalore, India http://foss.in -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG9w2rXQZpNTcrCzMRAn3kAJwOVrhHBDyxBaBVgsqh0rkP5ycvMwCeL1uS Qu6/f++9hFFTvDrPyj1aNas= =5f93 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[IMP] Call for participation in freedom toaster alike project.
by susmit shannigrahi 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

Hi *, Hopefully you are all aware of the recent activities at WBUT. After successful install-fests and establishing a public mirror consisting of different Distros [Its up, details are coming once we harden the box], the WBUT-LUG is going to undertake another ambitious project which is much like the Freedom Toaster project. First we are going to place the machine at WBUT so that people can come and burn the distros they want. We also look forward to spread that to different colleges. Hereby we are calling for participation in the freedom toaster alike project. People in and around kolkata is preferred , so that they can come down personally, but they need not be WBUT students. Please note its not going to be a replica of the freedom toaster project. We shall write our own softwares and change the specs according to our needs.[so that participants can spend a few sleepless nights :). ] We are also going to make our own kiosk, so we also need people who can do mechanical engg jobs. For any further quary or expression of interest, please post a message to the list with your details. Alternately you can contact me or idg. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and regards, Susmit. -- ssh 0x86DD170A http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SusmitShannigrahi

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Re: [Fedora-india] Local hardware availability and compatibility
by Ashwin Mansinghka 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

susmit shannigrahi wrote: > DLink Airplus-G DWL G510 wireless PCI adapter. > Its available and its cheap. > It works when this rpm is installed...(Is it tweaking ?? :)) Nothing > else required.And no > dependency. > http://kwizart.free.fr/fedora/7/i386/rt61-firmware-1.2-3.kwizart.fc7.noarch… > > I am yet to study its licence.But I am using it without problem. > I had one more specific issue, does this card support WPA ? Would you be able to convey what is the chipset or the pci id for the card ? with Regards, ASHWIN ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7

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Call for Participation in Fedora Project Day at FOSS.in 2007
by Debarshi Ray 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

It gives me pleasure to say that the Fedora Project's application [1] to host a Project Day at FOSS.in 2007 [2] has been accepted by the organizers. However we now have to carry the burden of ensuring that we produce many Indian contributors to Fedora in particular and FOSS in general. This means that our sessions have to be structured in such a way that it is easy for people to get in at the ground floor and the take the elevator up. Or in other words we should have enough low hanging fruits to encourage newer contributors. We are looking for capable community members who are willing to step up and help us achieve our objective. A possible agenda [3] and a probable list of workshops [4] is now being chalked out. If you desire to participate -- give talks or hold workshops -- irrespective of whether they are present in [3] [4] or not, we would encourage you to let us know what you have in mind. We want the agenda and workshops to reflect the preferences of the community. Please remember that our focus is on encouraging new contributors from India, and not on addressing the end-users. However that will not prohibit foreign nationals from giving talks or holding workshops as long they help us in bootstrapping members of the audience into contributors. So lets get the dice rolling... Happy hacking, Debarshi (Fedora Project Day co-proposer) [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FOSSin [2] http://foss.in/2007 [3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FOSSin#head-60e6645a6a578d58f1e146a95147a061c… [4] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FOSSin#head-a7640f2cdbfe84e210e71e8166a0296f1… -- GPG key ID: 63D4A5A7 Key server: pgp.mit.edu

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Local hardware availability and compatibility
by Ashwin Mansinghka 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

Let us have a discussion on the hardware compatibility with Fedora for easily and locally available hardware in India. We can take up specific cards, peripherals, motherboard etc.....Let me initiate with: - 1. Which are the wifi - 802.11a/b/g cards (PCI based) with WPA support that Fedora supports straight forward without tweaking, which are available easily and cheaply in India ? 2. Which are the wifi - 802.11a/b/g cards (PCI based) with WPA support that Fedora supports with tweaking, and again which are available easily and cheaply in India ? with Regards, ASHWIN ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

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Nirma Institute talk
by Venkatesh Hariharan 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

Recently I gave a talk at the Nirma University which was attended by around 100 students. On a whim, I asked the students if they used Firefox and around 80 hands went up. For OpenOffice and Linux the respective numbers were 20 and 10. Later on, I asked the students if they were using Firefox because the college had mandated it. Their answer was that they were using it because they really liked it. That set me thinking on what makes open source software really popular. Is it when it crosses the chasm from being just "good enough" to "really likeable"? Venky

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Hi !!!
by Naresh KN 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Hello Friends, Just wanted to say Hi to you all. It feels great to be a part of Fedora community. Lets join our hands in promoting Fedora in India. Cheers, Naresh http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NareshKumar nareshlx(a)fedoraproject.org

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