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Multiget, the alternative of Flashget in ubuntu

Good news, No need to find the flashget. Use multiget to get better download speed in ubuntu. So those who are not satisfied to use ubuntu without flashget for downloading important data, or install it by using the help of wine, can use multiget for complete satisfaction. Here is the url:

http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=MultiGet

Guidelines for Writing Posts / Site Recommendations

I’m probably not the right person to be writing a Guideline for SUSTOSN but hey! be open!!

This can also be used to modify previous posts. This is not to ridicule, but just as suggestions!

Slogan:

Current: Be Smart, Be open in Mind, Be open Source!!!

Change to: Capitalize two O in open.

Current: Picture
Change to: Text

Articles:

Please enrich articles that were already posted.

With

• FAQs if the event was an interactive one,
• more pictures per event or atleast links to (Jamil Ahmed bhai mailed a lot of pictures ), Heres a picture that Munir Hasan bhai reported to IOSN, http://www.iosn.net/Members/munirhasan/RanksTelCamp-1/image_mini
• materials shown or covered the the event,
• list of participants
• Problems faced, for example the experience gained in converting all labs (by which SUST OSN have set an example to all other Universities of Bangladesh), should be shared with everyone in details!
• Correct spelling such as RanksTel (NOT RangsTel), that is not to dishearten sponsors
• BdOSN, NOT BDOSN
• Links to news published in other places (http://www.bdosn.org/publications/BdOSN_2007.pdf)
• quoted text from news published in other places etc.

Quoting from BdOSN report 2007

2. Capacity Building - 2.1 Open Source Camp
This year BdOSN introduce the Open Source Camp in the country. The
first ever Open Source Camp in Bangladesh held at SUST, Sylhet on
23-24th March 2007. CSE Society and SUST OSN jointly organized the
event. Ankur and BdOSN provided the support. Students from SUST
and BRAC University participated in the camp. The 2 Day long camp
focuses the capacity building of the students towards Open Source
Software and Open Content Development. The camp covered the
hands on experience with GNU Linux, Open Office, Mozilla,
LAMP/WAMP as well as Wikipedia.
After the successful camp at SUST, similar camps were organized in
BUET, JU, AIUB and IIUC. A total of 5 Open Source Camps were
organized in the year 2007.

These encourage more participation and sense of belongingness. For example, there were 5 Student from BRAC University Computer Club (BUCC), I ( Annajiat Alim Rasel, covered LAMP/WAMP part on behalf of others), Khandaker Wasim Reza Tonmoy, Mohibuzzaman Zico, Shariful Islam Rabbi and Muttakinur Rahman Choudhury Souro.

I will try to do some of the recommended changes as time permits, but hope I am not the only person doing it! I believe SUST OSN already was doing it, and I may have given the feedback too early!

Following are the pictures that Jamil Ahmed Bhai (thanks!) emailed on 23, March 2007. I already uploaded those those this site’s Gallery: ( I hope this will encourage others to do the same )

APTonCD on UBUNTU8.04 is coming

Hi, everyone, We, the SUST OSN members are preparing to build APTonCD for UBUNTU8.04. Already the ISO file has been build for it. Testing is running, just wait. For more information contact with SUST OSN members.

Connecting Edge/Gprs using Nokia mobile in Ubuntu Linux.

1. first type lsusb on terminal

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0421:002f Nokia Mobile Phones
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000


2. See the ids for your mobile, and fill the command.

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0421 product=0x002f

3. Then write

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ wvdialconf create
Editing `create’.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

WvModem<*1>: Cannot set information for serial port.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI — Nokia
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.
create: Can’t open ‘create’ for reading: No such file or directory
create: …starting with blank configuration.
Modem configuration written to create.
ttyACM0: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″

4. See the modem port . then write

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

5. Then put the following codes on gedit, and save it.

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = AT&F
Init2 = AT E0 V1 &D2 &C1 &S0 S0=0 +dr=1
Init3 = AT+IFC=2,2;+CVHU=1
Init4 = ATS7=60+DS=3,0;&K3
Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=,,”gpinternet”
Init6 = ATS0=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Nokia GSM Phone USB Modem
Phone = *99#
Username = any
Password = any
Stupid Mode = 1

6. Then dial.

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo wvdial

7. For disconnect press Ctrl+C

This is enough for any Nokia Edge/Gprs modem. And also same for Siemens/Motorola. But I am not sure about other mobiles(try yourself). This is also same for other Linux distributions.