What a journey.

"I promise never to catch short distance trains."

A summary of what happened during our return journey to Durgapur

Today went to WBUT with ajitesh.

came out late .

Boarded a taxi and asked him to drive fast ..........he almost made arrangement for us to reach hell( still did no "punno") fast.

went to babughat, boarded a ferry.

At howrah station ,a mere two step inside platform landed in a fine of 100 rupees.

jumped into running train(agnibeena express) ..............and reached home totally exhausted.
(No energy left to write a lengthy post)

The whole thing happened in 55 mins.

Local Audio in LTSP 4.2 using fedora 7

ltsp 4.2 shows problem with NASD ,as NASD is the oldest in case of supporting unix terminal server.So while switching from ltsp 4.1 to 4.2 problem may arise with nasd configuration.
So in order to have local sound configuration it is better to use ESD as compared to NASD ,though ESD is quit buggy.
As ALSA is now being the most widely supported ,so it is for sure that vendors will be supporting ALSA as compared to ESD,OSS,aRts ,etc.
sounds confusing right!!!

In order to have sound from your local terminal ,download LTSP-esd-alsa 1.0.0 -2 .Install it in your server.
Now configure your ESD as primary.




Also change preference of media players to have ESD as default.


As shown in figures beside.
You can download the package LTSP-esd-alsa 1.0.0-2 from here

Bijra & Ltsp & me

Currently undergoing training regarding implementation of LTSP at Bijra High School in WBUT. Few important points goes here.....

1)Server is a intel pentium D 3.0 GHZ with 1 gigs of ram and 80Gb of HDD.it got a cdrom and a cd/dvd combo.
2)Installed full fedora 7 including some features from livna .
3)updated the whole ( all packages ).
4)Downloaded and installed LTSP package from LTSP.org (ltsp 4.2u2).
5)downloaded kernel 2.6.22.1 installation still left to be done.
6) The all common multimedia codecs are installed.


------------------more comming up in BIJRA HIGH SCHOOL 'S own blog----------------------

yahooooooooo

i am so glad on at last having a internet connection on linux.Circumstances are so bad that this peppy little Airtel GPRS connection feels like heaven.

the following i did to connect my motorola L6 with Fedora core 6(ZOD)

First identify your phones AT vendor id and Product id.

using root privilege type the following.

/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x product=0x

next type the following

wvdialconf create
you will get a output as shown in figure.

now edit the file wvdialconf by the following command.

vi /etc/wvdial.conf
usually a blank file . if something is in it previously discard it.

now type the following.

Dialer Defaults]
Modem = <>
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99***1#
Username = A
Password = B
Stupid Mode = 1

now save and exit

and the shell run the command

wvdial

you will get an output showing yor local ip,primary DNS ,secondary DNS,and modem type( analog)

..now open your browser and enjoy...


NB: there are so many articles written as a solution to problem of connecting GPRS in linux. A decent googling will surely lead you to the most appropiate solution. Still this is a try to resolve this problem.

I have been associated with Dgplug since april 2006,in this last 1 year (i year 2 months to be specific ) i came to know lot about linux and the Foss world.
This create a strong enthusiam in me for Free and Open source software.
With my this very little knowledge i would like to share a view.

In February 2007 , a meeting was held in Dr.B.C.Roy Engg.College regarding introduction of FOSS electives in our syllabus with WBUT in association with NRCFOSS.

there i came upon a phrase that meaned ' Zero percent tolerance for pirated software'.
Thereby i came across this many times after.

In context with a fake raid by Microsoft and the above ,there lies a loophole in the idea itself.

Suppose i own a computer centre having 10 computers. i ,due to my above mentioned principle,have all genuine propeitary software(say microsoft windows xp and associates) installed in it.
As per schedule say 10 students come across this computers and they are learning something.In any general case few of the following happens:-

1) the student gets gets a wrong idea that microsoft and computer are inevitable part of computing.

2) Even if they didn't ,there lies a strong possibility that every time that student wants to do something regarding computers he/she looks for a familier platform( andas in most cases and here also its Propetiry Soft).

3)Apart from the above ,if each student has a computer in his home ,Despite off all tries there lies very less possibity that each student will buy a genuine copy of propeitary OS and associates.

So even though the try is to lessen piracy,it acually giving a boost to it.

While on the Other hand if the knowledge is shared using FOSS softwares,not only piracy gets lessened( due to no need of it any more) but also knowledge gained is much more than above mentioned case due to availability of a good number of choices.


So we can very easily conclude FOSS not only give us a chance to curb piracy but also increase knowledge.

Only need is to convice the syllabus designing bodies and educational heads about the importance of FOSS.

Indian Diversity

It has been a while that india is changing..

we know india is a country of diversity,but watching this diversity from so close is almost a lucky man's dream.

today saw something.
this pic is what indian transport system thought of.......
beside on is what it is turning to......Compare and see the change....

I am simply loving it.

"Diversity Of Indian Transport System"




:) he he

Bijra Revisited

After nearly about 2 months i along with Ajitesh resumed our Bijra project( as School was closed for annual exam ,results ..). Today we planned to give some quick revision of our previous module and shift to new one.

But start was a glitch,class 10 was found to remeber nothing even very basics. This dissapointed us very much.

Next period was of new class 9 (previously class 8) came up with great enthusiasm.And that really worked. With only 3-4 min of revision we switched to our new module.

Today we started with kbruch(a fun to use mathematical application), public demand was of a song so we used xmms( song was hawa hawa (remix).mp3),and Ajitesh being a good artist came up with kolorpaint which attracted a good attention.

for more pics visit ....... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/subhodipbiswas)

বা ! গ্রেট আমি succesful ,ফাইনালি আমি বাংলা লিখতে পারলাম web এ, ধন্যবাদ লেখো ।

this happened!

today i tried to install livecd creator and failed miserably.this is what happened.

the problem is related with yum...why is it happening.

my yum is at par with req.what to do next

The big day

oh! what a day we had. today vice chancellor of WBUT(West Bengal University of TEchnology) came to our project site and had a vigilence of what we are doingand having a chat with the school authority.(Bijra high school is our project site). for more details of our project ,please visit
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cyberoam+ 24 online

i am stuck....................................................................

currently i am using a cyberoam crclient for my internet connection. but i cannot configure it in linux.please help................................................. ! :(

go you have a brighter life.

Q)name the Most overlooked car in the world?

A) Ambassador.

those classical looks,same body,ugly duckling style.sturdyness and toughness did bored off people but not me.the more i looked at the vehicle,more i love it.this is like gnome desktop environment, overall look is the same,but robust,sturdy and ofcourse comes with changes,we overlook.

Gotta get new one............

My computer(not of windows ) is getting tired of me and using all its power to cut me off, here are somethin it did......

1) dvd rom is dead.(need glasses to read disk)
2) power light no longer gets power.(.....just to say bulb fused,he! he! he !)
3)sounding like a devil having stomach ache.

and distress to be continued................................

On 13 th feb we ,members of DGPLUG ,were lucky to have Rahul Sundaram (fedora ambassador)with us.here are some of that precious moments.

dgplug works.

while Ajitesh is more busy roaming around. our coordinator soumya did something like this to make him work.

horizon and beyond.........

Today ,as member of DGPLUG went to prepare labs for Horizon '07 ,techfest of Dr.B.C.Roy Engg. college ,durgapur.
guess what progress level is something around 10%.

Still hoping the best,may be tommorow................

details of tech fest : here it is :
This is a three day event(13th - 15th February). Day 1(13th Feb):The seminar day, talks will be given on different parts of Free Software world.
Day 2(14th Feb):Workshop day, there will be workshops on Python, SVN, PyQt.
Day 3(15th Feb):First meet of NRCFOSS in West Bengal.National Resource Center for Free Open Source Software, a projectfunded by the DIT, Government of India, has its Human Resource wing located at AU-KBC Research Center, MIT Campus of Anna University, Chennai. This team takes care of the HRD aspects of NRC-FOSS, especially in the academic arena.One of the tasks is to introduce FOSS in the formal sector of education. As a first step, they have introduced FOSS Electives - I and II, in the academic curriculum for Under Graduate students in Computer Science, information Technology and Masters in Computer Science streams, in the colleges affiliated to Anna University. They have also trained around 150 lecturers to handle these electives.
The Agenda:1. General Presentation on FOSS and why we in India should beinterested in it.2. Presentation on NRCFOSS and its programs, with emphasis on the HRD in Higher Education part. Presenting the TNExperience.3. Discussion on what can be done in the Engg. Institutions in W.B.-- to finally arrive at a program4. Identification of specific follow up tasks and individualsresponsible for it.

mastering bengali again

this time again i have to master bengali again !! i am learning my mother tongue :-)
yesterday i spent 5 hrs just to master the keymap of lekho .
happy ending !! mastered it ~!!


now preparing notes for bijra high school. might be complete by sunday(just wishing)

welcome 2007

lets embrace 2007 with a warm hug and make this year the devils hell!