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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

YaCy - The Peer to Peer Search Engine: Home

Web Search by the people, for the people

YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet. When contributing to the world-wide peer network, the scale of YaCy is limited only by the number of users in the world and can index billions of web pages. It is fully decentralized, all users of the search engine network are equal, the network does not store user search requests and it is not possible for anyone to censor the content of the shared index. We want to achieve freedom of information through a free, distributed web search which is powered by the world's users.

Watch YaCy in action: Web Search By The People, For The People


FSCONS: YaCy Demo from Michael Christen on Vimeo.

twitter this video Download from Vimeo: FSCONS: YaCy Demo

Decentralization

Imagine if, rather than relying on the proprietary software of a large professional search engine operator, your search engine was run by many private computers which aren't under the control of any one company or individual. Well, that's what YaCy does! The resulting decentralized web search currently has about 1.4 billion documents in its index (and growing - download and install YaCy to help out!) and more than 600 peer operators contribute each month. About 130,000 search queries are performed with this network each day.
There are already several search networks based on YaCy: the two major networks are the 'freeworld' network (which is the default public network that you join when you load the standard installation of YaCy) and the Sciencenet of the Karlsruhe Institut of Technology which focuses on scientific content. Other YaCy networks exist as TOR hidden services, local intranet services and on WiFi networks too.

Installation is easy!

The installation takes only three minutes. Just download the release, decompress the package and run the start script. On linux you need OpenJDK6. You don't need to install external databases or a web server, everything is already included in YaCy.

Go there...
http://yacy.net/en/

Interesting, It runs on Linux, Windows and Mac. I'm going to try this out!:)

Don


Update: I did try out YaCy and here's my new Post on it...

Installing YaCy Search, is very simple on Linux

Installing YaCy is very simple on Linux. There is actually no installation needed...
Go there... 

http://donsdeals.blogspot.com/2011/12/installing-yacy-search-is-very-simple.html

YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal
BBC News - DIY search engine takes on Google
YaCy Search Portal using a Load Balancer over Distributed Peers
YaCy - The Peer to Peer Search Engine: Home

Red Tape - Exclusive: Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say

Exclusive: Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say

Columbia University
This time-lapsed image of a screen on an HP LaserJet shows the impact of a rogue print job used to reprogram the device.
Could a hacker from half-way around the planet control your printer and give it instructions so frantic that it could eventually catch fire? Or use a hijacked printer as a copy machine for criminals, making it easy to commit identity theft or even take control of entire networks that would otherwise be secure?
It’s not only possible, but likely, say researchers at Columbia University, who claim they've discovered a new class of computer security flaws that could impact millions of businesses, consumers, and even government agencies.
Printers can be remotely controlled by computer criminals over the Internet, with the potential to steal personal information, attack otherwise secure networks and even cause physical damage, the researchers argue in a vulnerability warning first reported by msnbc.com.  They say there's no easy fix for the flaw they’ve identified in some Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer lines – and perhaps on other firms’ printers, too – and there's no way to tell if hackers have already exploited it.

The researchers, who have working quietly for months in an electronics lab under a series of government and industry grants, described the flaw in a private briefing for federal agencies two weeks ago. They told Hewlett-Packard about it last week.
HP said Monday that it is still reviewing details of the vulnerability, and is unable to confirm or deny many of the researchers’ claims, but generally disputes the researchers’ characterization of the flaw as widespread.  Keith Moore, chief technologist for HP's printer division, said the firm "takes this very seriously,” but his initial research suggests the likelihood that the vulnerability can be exploited in the real world is low in most cases.     
“Until we verify the security issue, it is difficult to comment,” he said, adding that the firm cannot say yet what printer models are impacted.
But the Columbia researchers say the security vulnerability is so fundamental that it may impact tens of millions of printers and other hardware that use hard-to-update “firmware” that’s flawed.
'Crystal clear'
The flaw involves firmware that runs so-called "embedded systems" such as computer printers, which increasingly are packed with functions that make them operate more like full-fledged computers. They also are commonly connected to the Internet.
"The problem is, technology companies aren't really looking into this corner of the Internet. But we are," said Columbia professor Salvatore Stolfo, who directed the research in the Computer Science Department of Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. “The research on this is crystal clear.  The impact of this is very large. These devices are completely open and available to be exploited.”
Printer security flaws have long been theorized, but the Columbia researchers say they've discovered the first-ever doorway into millions of printers worldwide.  In one demonstration of an attack based on the flaw, Stolfo and fellow researcher Ang Cui showed how a hijacked computer could be given instructions that would continuously heat up the printer’s fuser – which is designed to dry the ink once it’s applied to paper –  eventually causing the paper to turn brown and smoke.
In that demonstration, a thermal switch shut the printer down – basically, causing it to self-destruct – before a fire started, but the researchers believe other printers might be used as fire starters, giving computer hackers a dangerous new tool that could allow simple computer code to wreak real-world havoc.
Hewlett Packard, in a statement, said all its printers include such thermal switches, and these would prevent a printer fire in all cases.
"(The thermal breaker) cannot be overcome by a firmware change or this proposed vulnerability," it said.
Click here to read H-P's full statement issued in response to this story.
Cui and Stolfo say they've reverse engineered software that controls common Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers. Those printers allow firmware upgrades through a process called "Remote Firmware Update." Every time the printer accepts a job, it checks to see if a software update is included in that job.  But they say printers they examined don't discriminate the source of the update software – a typical digital signature is not used to verify the upgrade software’s authenticity – so anyone can instruct the printer to erase its operating software and install a booby-trapped version.
In all cases, the Columbia researchers claim, duping a would-be target into printing a virus-laden document is enough to take control of that person's printer; but in some cases, printers are configured to accept print jobs via the Internet, meaning the virus can be installed remotely, without any interaction by the printer's owner.
“It's like selling a car without selling the keys to lock it,” Stolfo said. “It’s totally insecure.”

Columbia University
Columbia researcher Ang Cui explains how he was able to infect an HP printer with malicious code.
Rewriting the printer's firmware takes only about 30 seconds, and a virus would be virtually impossible to detect once installed. Only pulling the computer chips out of the printer and testing them would reveal an attack, Cui said.  No modern antivirus software has the ability to scan, let alone fix, the software which runs on embedded chips in a printer.
Skipping on Down...
Printers, however, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to vulnerable embedded devices, Stolfo warned.  Columbia researchers have found that many gadgets now wired to connect to the Internet – including DVD players, telephone conference tools, even home appliances – have no security at all.
"Right now, very few people are thinking about the security of all these devices, so we're moving on to look at many more of them,” Stolfo said, noting that supposedly secure offices – even in sensitive government agencies – have networked teleconferencing devices, printers, even thermostats that create security risks.
“This is a whole area that is being ignored,” he continued. “While most folks are focused on applications, there is a comfort level with (embedded systems) that is nonsensical. There's no focus on the security of these devices we take for granted and we carry into secure environments every day.”
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News 11-30-11
Linux Today - The Lustre Distributed Filesystem
Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer - Hack a Day
Extreme finger painting with a router - Hack a Day
G-35 circuit board porn - Hack a Day
FCC Allows AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Withdrawal, Publishes Damning Report | TPM Idea Lab
Google Maps gets taken indoors - The Inquirer
Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
How to Control the Amount of Disk Space Used by System Protection (System Restore) in Windows Vista/7
Concussions Might Affect Kids and Adults Differently
HowStuffWorks "5 Surprising Tips for Saving Money at Home"
Occupy Los Angeles and Philadelphia Camps Cleared by Police - NYTimes.com
Will FTC force Facebook onto privacy straight and narrow? - Computerworld
Siri: Why Apple will build, buy, or partner on a search engine | ZDNet
Linux Today - Does Linux Mint 12 Measure Up?
Linux Today - Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Buyer's Guide
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Network monitoring panel built from the IT Department junk heap - Hack a Day
Prenotazione aule Network monitor - Google Translate
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sentinella - a set on Flickr
HP LaserJet printers vulnerable to attacks, researchers warn - Computerworld
Red Tape - Exclusive: Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say
Lawmaker dissatisfied with Amazon's answers on Kindle Fire's data harvesting - Computerworld
 

Walkthrough - Ray Wilby of Makita explains lithium-ion battery technology - YouTube

Walkthrough - Ray Wilby of Makita explains lithium-ion battery technology



Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYT4CC_JMSs&feature=watch_response

Good info on Battery Types...

Don

Uploaded by on Oct 14, 2009

http://www.toolstop.co.uk?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_cam... - what exactly makes lithium-ion battery technology so ground breaking and why are Makita investing in it? Head of training at Makita's UK HQ, Ray Wilby, walks us through lithium-ion battery technology and shows us why it's such a leap forward.

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How to dissassemble a Makita Li-ion battery - YouTube

How to dissassemble a Makita Li-ion battery



Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z5taguEdlkY

Great Video, with good Tips!:) The comments on this Video have some good info and tips too...

Don



Use inexpensive lipo batteries to run cordless drills - YouTube

Use inexpensive lipo batteries to run cordless drills



Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGCUb2oHTnY

Uploaded by on Nov 26, 2011
Expensive cordless drills tend to use lithium ion batteries and chargers which do not balance the battery cell charges. Lithium polymer (lipo) batteries are commonly used for RC planes and RC helicopters. They last much longer and cost much less.

Great video on converting Makita Cordless Drills to use Lithium Polymer Batteries!:) I have 2 with Batteries my Self. A Makita and a Dewalt. Replacement Batteries cost too close to the price of buying a new Drill with 2 Batteries!:O I have priced Batteries for Rebuilding mine and too and that is too close to jut buying new ones. You can have them Rebuilt for about the same price as Rebuilding them your self. Here's a good Video on How to disassemble a Makita Li-ion battery. So, using the Lipo Batteries, looks like a good long term solution to me. In the links below there is a good article from HackaDay on this. Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer. With a good suggestion on making a control circuit to auto shut off the Drill to protect the Batteries from Being Over Discharged. Which can shorten their lives. I bet there is a good how to on doing this out there. I'll have to look that up later... 

Update: HackaDay got some more good tips on Protecting your Lipo Batteries form being Damaged by too much Drainage (not to be confused with Sunus Drainage;)... 

From the readers: low battery cutoff solutions

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Here's the Link...  http://hackaday.com/2011/12/01/from-the-readers-low-battery-cutoff-solutions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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Replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer Batteries
Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer - Hack a Day
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How to dissassemble a Makita Li-ion battery - YouTube
Use inexpensive lipo batteries to run cordless drills
DonsDeals: Use inexpensive lipo batteries to run cordless drills - YouTube
From the readers: low battery cutoff solutions - Hack a Day
Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer - Hack a Day
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Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer - Hack a Day
News 11-30-11
Linux Today - The Lustre Distributed Filesystem
Pros and cons of replacing tool batteries with Lithium Polymer - Hack a Day
Extreme finger painting with a router - Hack a Day
G-35 circuit board porn - Hack a Day
FCC Allows AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Withdrawal, Publishes Damning Report | TPM Idea Lab
Google Maps gets taken indoors - The Inquirer
Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
How to Control the Amount of Disk Space Used by System Protection (System Restore) in Windows Vista/7
Concussions Might Affect Kids and Adults Differently
HowStuffWorks "5 Surprising Tips for Saving Money at Home"
Occupy Los Angeles and Philadelphia Camps Cleared by Police - NYTimes.com
Will FTC force Facebook onto privacy straight and narrow? - Computerworld
Siri: Why Apple will build, buy, or partner on a search engine | ZDNet
Linux Today - Does Linux Mint 12 Measure Up?
Linux Today - Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Buyer's Guide
Cliche Finder
ClichéSite.com - The largest collection of clichés or cliches, phrases and sayings with definitions and explanations.
Network monitoring panel built from the IT Department junk heap - Hack a Day
Prenotazione aule Network monitor - Google Translate
Network monitor | zen.pn.it - Tecnologia e dintorni
sentinella - a set on Flickr

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Standard PC Cabling Pin-out Diagrams

I found a wealth of information on Standard PC Cabling Pin-out Diagrams on this site. And Dick Perron wants to share it with the World!:) Here's just one page...
 

Don

Standard PC Cabling Pin-out Diagrams

This information may be shared freely but not sold for profit! This data is provided in a text format to allow greater ease This information compiled and provided by Dick Perron dperr@randomc.com This information may be shared freely but not sold for profit! This data is provided in a text format to allow greater ease of cutting and pasting into various technical documents. Standard PC Cabling Pin-out Diagrams Standard motherboard Connectors Video connectors PS2/Serial mouse adaptor Serial I/O connectors Game Port Connector Parallel I/O connectors Serial Loopback Plug Wiring Parallel Loopback Plug Wiring Null modem cable PC to PC Null modem cable PC to serial device Parallel Centronics cable MIDI In and Out connectors ******************************************************************************* CENTRONICS/DB STYLE CONNECTOR PIN NUMBERING Rule of thumb for pin numbering for standard and mini Centronics/DB style connectors is: Male Connectors Pin #1 is the first pin, top row, LEFT side when looking at the connector. Female Connectors Pin #1 is the first pin, top row, RIGHT side when looking at the connector. DIN/MINI-DIN CONNECTORS DIN and Mini-Din connectors have an alternating pin numbering scheme. See diagrams in this document for correct pin orientation. ****************************************************************************** STANDARD PC MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS Main Board (System PCB) Standard DC Power Connector(s) O Y r e B B B B W a l B l l l l h n R l l a a a a i R R R g e o u c c c c t e e e e d w e k k k k e d d d ___________ ____________ | | | | | P8 | | P9 | | | | | ----------- ----------- Wire Color Assignment Black ------------------------------- Ground Orange -------------------------- Power Good (+5V DC) Red ---------------------------------- +5 VDC White --------------------------------- -5 VDC Yellow ------------------------------- +12 VDC Blue -------------------------------- -12 VDC Note!! When installing the P8/P9 connector be sure that the four black wires are adjacent to each other in the center of the connector. The Red and Orange wires are on the outside edge of the connector. Peripheral DC Power Connector Y B B e l l l R a a l e c c o d k k w Wire Color Assignment Red ------------------------------- +5 VDC Black ------------------------------ Ground Yellow ----------------------------- +12 VDC IBM AT 101 KEY (ENHANCED) KEYBOARD 5 PIN DIN CONNECTOR Male End PIN SIGNAL Female End 1 ---------------------------------- KBDCLK (clock) 1 3 2 ---------------------------------- KBDAT (data) 3 1 4 5 3 ---------------------------------- KBRST (reset,not used) 5 4 2 4 ---------------------------------- GND 2 5 ---------------------------------- VCC (+5V) IBM PS/2 KEYBOARD 6 PIN MINI-DIN CONNECTOR Male End PIN SIGNAL Female End 5 H 6 1 -------------------------------- KBDAT (data) 6 H 5 3 4 2 -------------------------------- not used 4 3 1 2 3 -------------------------------- GND 2 1 4 -------------------------------- VCC (+5v) 5 -------------------------------- KBCLK (clock) 6 -------------------------------- not used IBM PS/2 MOUSE 6 PIN MINI-DIN CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL 1 ------------------------------- MOUSEDATA: 110 2 ------------------------------- not used 3 ------------------------------- GND 4 ------------------------------- +5V 5 ------------------------------- MOUSECLK: 110 6 ------------------------------- not used PS/2 MOUSE ADAPTOR CABLE TO MB 10 PIN DIL CONN Mouse port DIL Conn 6 H 5 1 ------------------------------- 1 Data 4 3 2 ------------------------------- 2 N/C 2 1 3 ------------------------------- 3 Gnd 4 ------------------------------- 4 VCC +5V Female 5 ------------------------------- 5 Clk NOTE!! This pinout is from a Biostar MB with PS2 mouse option. Assuming the adaptor is std it should be the same for all MB's. PS2/SERIAL MOUSE ADAPTOR CABLE MINI DIN CONN DB-9 SERIAL CONN 1 ---------------------------------- 1 3 ---------------------------------- 5 4 ---------------------------------- 8 5 ---------------------------------- 9 GAME PORT DB-15 FEMALE PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- +5V DC 2 -------------------------------- Button 4 (A_PB1) 3 -------------------------------- Pos'n 0 (A_X) 4 -------------------------------- GND 5 -------------------------------- GND 6 -------------------------------- Pos'n 1 (A_Y) 7 -------------------------------- Button 5 (A_PB2) 8 -------------------------------- +5V DC 9 -------------------------------- +5V DC 10 -------------------------------- Button 6 (B_PB1) 11 -------------------------------- Pos'n 2 (B_X) 12 -------------------------------- GND 13 -------------------------------- Pos'n 3 (B_Y) 14 -------------------------------- Button 7 (B_PB2) 15 -------------------------------- +5V DC KEYLOCK AND POWER LED CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- +5 VDC 2 -------------------------------- not used (key) 3 and 5 -------------------------- GND 4 -------------------------------- KEYBD DIS (key lock) EXTERNAL BATTERY CONNECTOR (6 VDC) PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- +6 VDC 2 -------------------------------- not used (key) 3 -------------------------------- GND 4 -------------------------------- GND SPEAKER CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- SPEAKER 2 -------------------------------- not used (key) 3 -------------------------------- GND 4 -------------------------------- +5 VDC TURBO LED CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- +TURBO (+5 VDC) 2 -------------------------------- GND DISK ACCESS LED CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- +DISK (+5 VDC) 2 -------------------------------- -DISK 3 -------------------------------- -DISK 4 -------------------------------- +DISK (+5VDC) ENHANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTOR (EGA) VIDEO CONNECTOR DB-9 DB-9 PIN female SIGNAL DB-9 MALE CONN 1 -------------------------------- GND DB-9 FEMALE CONN 1 5 2 -------------------------------- SECONDARY RED 5 1 o o o o o 3 -------------------------------- RED o o o o o o o o o 4 -------------------------------- GREEN o o o o 6 9 5 -------------------------------- BLUE 9 6 6 ---------------------- SECONDARY GREEN/INTENSITY 7 ---------------------- SECONDARY BLUE/MONO VIDEO 8 -------------------------------- HORIZ RETRACE 9 -------------------------------- VERT RETRACE VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY (VGA) HDD-15 CONNECTOR HDD-15 PIN female SIGNAL HDD 15 MALE CONN 1 -------------------------------- RED HDD 15 FEMALE CONN 1 5 2 -------------------------------- GREEN 5 1 o o o o o 3 -------------------------------- BLUE o o o o o 6 o o o o o 10 4 ------------------------- MONITOR ID BIT 2 10 o o o o o 6 o o o o o 5 -------------------------------- DIGITAL GND o o o o o 11 15 6 --------------------------- RED ANALOG GND 15 11 7 --------------------------- GREEN ANALOG GND 8 --------------------------- BLUE ANALOG GND 9 ------------------------------ not used 10 -----------------------------SYNC RETURN (GND) 11 ------------------------ MONITOR ID BIT 0 (not usually used) 12 ------------------------ MONITOR ID BIT 1 (not usually used) 13 ----------------------------- HORIZ SYNC 14 ----------------------------- VERT SYNC 15 ----------------------------- not used WORKSTATION VIDEO GRAPHICS DB13W3 CONNECTOR DB13W3 female COLOR SIGNAL DB13W3 MALE CONN 1 -------------------------------- N/C DB13W3 FEMALE CONN 1 5 2 -------------------------------- N/C 5 1 o o o o o 3 -------------------------------- SENSE2 o o o o o @ o o o o o @ @ 4 ------------------------- -------SRTN @ @ o o o o o @ A1 6 10 A2 A3 5 -------------------------------- CSYNC A3 A2 10 6 A1 6 -------------------------------- N/C 7 -------------------------------- N/C 8 -------------------------------- SENSE1 9 -------------------------------- SENS0 10 ------------------------------- CRTN A1 ------------------------------- RED A2 ------------------------------- GREEN A3 ------------------------------- BLUE DB13W3 female GREYSCALE (MONO) SIGNAL 1 -------------------------------- N/C 2 -------------------------------- N/C 3 -------------------------------- SENSE2 4 -------------------------------- SRTN 5 -------------------------------- CSYNC 6 -------------------------------- N/C 7 -------------------------------- N/C 8 -------------------------------- SENSE1 9 -------------------------------- SENS0 10 ------------------------------- CRTN A1 ------------------------------- N/C A2 ------------------------------- GREEN A3 ------------------------------- N/C NOTE!! Most workstation monitors using DB13W3 connectors are FIXED FREQUENCY or are sync on green monitors and cannot be used as standard VGA monitors on a PC without a special GRFX card to match the horiz/vert frequency requirements of the monitor. COLOR GRAPHICS ADAPTER (CGA) VIDEO CONNECTOR DB-9 DB-9 PIN Female SIGNAL 1 --------------------------------- GND 2 --------------------------------- GND 3 --------------------------------- RED 4 --------------------------------- GREEN 5 --------------------------------- BLUE 6 ------------------------------- INTENSITY 7 -------------------------------- not used 8 ------------------------------ HORIZ SYNC 9 ------------------------------ VERT SYNC MONOCHROME ADAPTOR DB-9 DB-9 PIN Female SIGNAL 1 --------------------------------- GND 2 --------------------------------- GND 3 ------------------------------- not used 4 ------------------------------- not used 5 ------------------------------- not used 6 ----------------------------- +INTENSITY 7 ------------------------------- +VIDEO 8 ------------------------------ +HORIZ SYNC 9 ------------------------------- -VERT SYNC PARALLEL PRINTER CONNECTOR DB-25 DB-25 PIN (Female) SIGNAL DB-25 MALE CONN 1 ------------------------------- > STROBE * DB-25 FEMALE CONN 1 13 2 ------------------------------- > DATA 0 13 1 ooooooooooooo 3 ------------------------------- > DATA 1 ooooooooooooo ooooooooooo 4 ------------------------------- > DATA 2 ooooooooooo 14 25 5 ------------------------------- > DATA 3 25 14 6 ------------------------------- > DATA 4 7 ------------------------------- > DATA 5 8 ------------------------------- > DATA 6 9 ------------------------------- > DATA 7 10< ------------------------------ ACK * 11< ------------------------------ BUSY 12< ------------------------------ PAPER END 13 ------------------------------ SLCT (select) 14 ------------------------------ >AUTOFEED * 15< ------------------------------ ERROR * 16 --------------------------->INITIALIZE PRINTER * 17 ------------------------------- SLCTIN (select in) 18 thru 25 ----------------------- GND Note!! * denotes an active low signal. SERIAL I/O PIN OUTS DB-25 MALE PARALLEL LOOPBACK CONNECTOR WIRING 1 to 13 Strobe to select 2 to 15 Data o to ERROR 10 to 16 ACK to INIT 11 to 17 BUSY to SLCTIN 12 to 14 PAPER END to AUTOFEED

RS-232 SERIAL (COM) PC PORT CONNECTOR DB-9 DB-9 PIN (Male) FUNCTION ABBREVIATION 1 --------------------------- Data Carrier Detect CD 2 ------------------------------ Receive Data RD or RX 3 ---------------------------- Transmitted Data TX or TD 4 ---------------------------- Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 ------------------------------ Signal Ground GND 6 ------------------------------ Data Set Ready DSR 7 ------------------------------ Request To Send RTS 8 ------------------------------ Clear To Send CTS 9 ------------------------------ Ring Indicator RI Transmitted and receive data are referenced from the data device and not the modem. RS-232 SERIAL (COM) PC PORT CONNECTOR DB-25 DB-25 PIN (Male) FUNCTION ABBREVIATION 1 ---------------------------- Chassis/Frame Ground GND 2 ------------------------------ Transmitted Data TX or TD 3 -------------------------------- Receive Data RX or RD 4 ------------------------------ Request To Send RTS 5 ------------------------------- Clear To Send CTS 6 ------------------------------- Data Set Ready DSR 7 ------------------------------- Signal Ground GND 8 ---------------------------- Data Carrier Detect DCD or CD 9 ------------------------- Transmit + (Current loop) TD+ 11 ------------------------ Transmit - (Current Loop) TD- 18 ------------------------- Receive + (Current Loop) RD+ 20 --------------------------- Data Terminal Ready DTR 22 ----------------------------- Ring Indicator RI 25 ------------------------- Receive - (Current Loop) RD- NOTE!! Current loop technology was supported in the PC and XT interfaces. Current loop was discontinued when the AT interface was introduced. Transmitted and receive data are referenced from the data device and not the modem. DB-25 FEMALE SERIAL LOOPBACK PLUG WIRING 2 to 3 Xmit to Rec data 4 to 5 to 22 RTS to CTS to RI 6 to 8 to 20 DSR to CD to DTR DB-9 FEMALE SERIAL LOOPBACK PLUG WIRING 2 to 3 Xmit to Rec data 7 to 8 to 9 RTS to CTS to RI 6 to 1 to 4 DSR to CD to DTR SERIAL PORT LOOPBACK DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RULES When the diagnostic asserts RTS (output) it then tests for the presence of CTS and Ring Indicator (input). If CTS and RI are detected the RTS driver and CTS/RI receivers are considered operational. When DTR is asserted (output) the diagnostic tests for the presence of CD and DSR (input). If CD/DSR are detected the DTR driver and CD/DSR receivers are considered operational. Data is Xmitted and received on the data lines and the data is compared in the diagnostic buffer. If any status's are not detected an error message is displayed. RS-232 SERIAL DB-9 to RS-232 DB-25 ADAPTOR DB-9 PIN (Female) DB-25 PIN (Male) 1 ------------------------------------- 8 DCD 2 ------------------------------------- 3 TXD 3 ------------------------------------- 2 RXD 4 ------------------------------------- 20 DTR 5 ------------------------------------- 7 GND 6 ------------------------------------- 6 DSR 7 ------------------------------------- 4 RTS 8 ------------------------------------- 5 CTS 9 ------------------------------------- 22 RI Use this pin out to adapt between the two serial connector types. RS-232 SERIAL DB-25 to DB-25 NULL MODEM CABLE DB-25 PIN (Female) PC DB-25 PIN (Female) PC 2 ------------------------------------- 3 3 ------------------------------------- 2 7 ------------------------------------- 7 4 ------------------------------------- 5 5 ------------------------------------- 4 6 ------------------------------------- 20 20 ------------------------------------ 6 Note!! All other pins are unused. Use this cable pinout for direct connection between two IBM compatible computers. (LAPLINK) RS-232 SERIAL DB-25 to SERIAL PRINTER NULL MODEM CABLE DB-9 Female PC DB-25 PIN Female PC DB-25 PIN Male printer 2 < RD --------- 3 <------------------------------------- 2 Transmitted data 3 > TD --------->2 -------------------------------------> 3 Receive data 5 < GND -------- 7 <------------------------------------> 7 Ground 8 < CTS -------- 5 ------------------------------------ 6 to 8 to 20 1 to 4 to 6 6 to 8 to 20 4 to 5 DTR/DSR/DCD DTR/DSR/DCD RTS to CTS Note!! Use this cable pinout for direct connection between a PC serial port and a serial printer. The 1/4/6 and 6/8/20 loopbacks are to enable the interface as if a modem was attached. STANDARD CENTRONICS PARALLEL CABLE DB-25 TO CENTRONICS 36 DB-25 PIN Male (PC) Centronics 36 Male CENTRONICS 36 MALE 1 --------------------------------------> 1 Strobe * CENTRONICS 36 FEMALE 1 CONNECTOR 18 2 <-------------------------------------> 2 Data bit 0 + 18 CONNECTOR 1 \ ------------------ / 3 <-------------------------------------> 3 Data bit 1 + \ ------------------ / \------------------/ 4 <-------------------------------------> 4 Data bit 2 + \------------------/ 19 36 5 <-------------------------------------> 6 Data bit 3 + 36 19 6 <-------------------------------------> 6 Data bit 4+ 7 <-------------------------------------> 7 Data bit 5 + 8 <-------------------------------------> 8 Data bit 6 + 9 <-------------------------------------> 9 Data bit 7 + 10 <------------------------------------- 10 Acknowledge * 11 <------------------------------------- 11 Busy + 12 <------------------------------------- 12 Paper out + 13 <------------------------------------- 13 Select (in) * 14 -------------------------------------> 14 Auto Feed * 15 <------------------------------------- 32 Error * 16 -------------------------------------> 31 Initialize printer * 17 -------------------------------------> 36 Select (out) * 18 thru 25 Gnd 16, 19 thru 30, 33 Ground 15, 17, 18, 34, 35 No connection Note!! * denotes and active low signal. This pin out depicts the newer bi-directional parallel port with input and output capabilities often used with external tape drives and accessory devices. If pins 31 or 32 are grounded on a cable the printer will fail to come ready when attached to the PC. This is common on low cost parallel printer cables. MIDI 5 PIN DIN IN AND OUT CONNECTORS MIDI In MIDI Out pin Signal pin Signal 1 N/C 1 N/C 2 N/C 2 GND 3 N/C 3 N/C 4 Current Src 4 Current Sink 5 Current Sink 5 Current Src =============================================================================================== Paul Carpenter has contributed this info: PS/2 MOUSE ADAPTER CABLE TO MB 10 PIN DIL CONN Mouse port DIL Conn 6 H 5 1 ------------------------------- 5 Data 4 3 2 ------------------------------- 2 N/C 2 1 3 ------------------------------- 3 Gnd 4 ------------------------------- 1 VCC +5V Female 5 ------------------------------- 4 Clk NOTE!! This pinout is from a ECS P5VX-B MB with PS2 mouse option. Not the same as the one on file. Best way to find out is Power OFF PC Meter resistance between +5V power lead and pins on connector (find +5V pin) Meter resistance between GND power lead and pins on connector (find GND pin) Wire up pins 3 and 4 of Mini-Din connector to known +5V and GND Try pins 1 and 5 of Mini-Din using remaining pins and swap them round if it does not work, until you get a working combination. Reset processor (or power cycle) between tries. Once +5V and more importantly GND are wired correctly trying other combinations will not damage working mouse port and mouse. ================================= From: "Iain Fielden" To: stas@stason.org Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 04:18:54 -0000 The one piece of PC cabling info I couldn't find on http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/pc_pinout.html was the connections/pinouts for a laptop external Mouse/Keyboard Y splitter cable. I've since found it/worked it out, and if you would like to add it to your page (where far more people will be able to find it than on mine) the info is as follows:- LAPTOP PS/2 COMBINED KEYBOARD/MOUSE 6 PIN MINI-DIN CONNECTOR AND Y-SPLITTER CABLE (Verified for Compaq Armada M700) PIN PIN SIGNAL 5 H 6 1 Data 1 ----------------------- 1 Data 1 6 H 5 3 4 2 Data 2 ----- - - - - - - - - - 2 Not Used 4 3 1 2 3 GND -------------------------- 3 GND 2 1 Male 4 VCC (+5v) -------------------- 4 VCC (+5v) Female End 5 Clock 1 ---------------------- 5 Clock 1 End (1) 6 Clock 2 ----- - - - - - - - - 6 Not Used |||||| | ||| PIN SIGNAL |||||---------------- 1 Data 2 6 H 5 | || - - - - - - - - 2 Not Used 4 3 ||||----------------- 3 GND 2 1 | |------------------ 4 VCC (+5v) Female |-------------------- 5 Clock 2 End (2) - - - - - - - - - - 6 Not Used Compaq Armada M700 accepts Mouse and Keyboard as either (1) or (2). Other makes/models may care which is which. Still others may use some other cable arrangement, some (older?) models may not be able to use Y-Splitters at all. This should work for most, but ideally check documentation for your particular make & model.

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Making a Custom Cable - EAS Serial Cable - How To DIY - YouTube

EAS Serial Cable - How To DIY

Uploaded by on Apr 6, 2008

Copyright RSW solutions LLC. I go over the procedure for making an EAS Serial cable for use with the EASunlock software suite. I also provide the part numbers and wiring diagrams

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Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcTdQ6uGWLg&feature=related

This Video has some good tips on making a Custom Cable. Even if you are making using different Connectors than the ones in this Video...

Don

Connecting Your PC To A TV Using A VGA Cable - Windows 7 RTM - Intel GFX - YouTube

Would you like to use your TV as a Monitor for a Laptop with a VGA Video Output? Here's a quick how to on doing this with Windows 7. He does not mention what type of connector he has on his TV. Could be a TV with a VGA input. Or his cable could be a converter to go from VGA to S-Video or Composite (RCA connector, usually yellow). This Video focuses on the Software end of setting the Display Settings up to work for this... 

Don

Connecting Your PC To A TV Using A VGA Cable - Windows 7 RTM - Intel GFX




Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2xXWNk8kz8

Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2009

DLOWNLOAD LINK: http://rapidshare.com/files/283023639/Connecting_your_pc_to_a_TV.mp4

This tutorial will show you how to connect you pc/laptop to your TV using a VGA cable.

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RMPrepUSB - RM'sPreparation utility for USB drives

RMPrepUSB - RM'sPreparation utility for USB drives

Partition and format your USB drive and make it bootable with RMPrepUSB (a Windows utility)


RMPrepUSB and RMPartUSB are freeware utilities for private use only - no registration is required, and all versions are unlimited versions and do not contain any adware or viruses.
Please do not distribute these utilities without the authors permission as these utilities are not 'copyright free', 'free software', 'Open Source' or 'Open Licence' products, but are products which are made available for private use at zero cost.

Commercial use (i.e. selling it or including it in another product) and/or re-distribution is forbidden and you need to contact RM for licensing costs if you wish to include or re-distribute it as part of a commercial solution.
Email: support@rm.com for licence enquiries.
Please note: No licence is required for the internal use of RMPrepUSB by technicians/engineers within a company.

About RMPrepUSB

  • RMPrepUSB is a front end graphical user interface (see screenshot Fig. 1 below) for the Windows command line program RMPartUSB.
  • RMPartUSB is a command line Windows program that can access USB storage devices, e.g. flash memory (UFDs) or USB hard disks or USB card readers, and partition and format them to make them bootable.
  • Supported Operating Systems that will run RMPrepUSB/RMPartUSB include: Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, Windows 7. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are fully supported. WinPE v2 and v3 is also supported but the Copy OS Files option may not work and you will need to type in the folder path instead.
  • Bootable Operating systems: You can make a USB pen that will boot to MS-DOS, FreeDOS, WinPE v1, v2 or v3, BartPE, XP, Vista, Win 7, linux (via grub4dos or syslinux boot loaders).
  • Portable - RMPartUSB andRMPrepUSB uses a vb6 DLL which is normally already present in Windows but is included in the download. The Installer version merely copies files and adds Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts, it includes an un-installer but you can just as easily simply delete the folder from your hard drive. These apps do NOT require .NET Framework support or WMI support.
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http://www.rmprepusb.tk/

Looks, interesting... Looks like it is geared mostly towards creating Windows Based Bootable USB OS's. I may try it out on my WinXP System, next time I get on it. Presently my favorite Bootable USB Creator for Windows is Yumi and I like Sardu too. What I really want, it a nice GUI App for creating Bootable USB's that will run on my Fedora 14 System, that I use every day... 

Don


Update: Go here for more info that I found on RMPrepUSB... 
http://donsdeals.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-can-rmprepusb-do-rmprepusb.html

RMPrepUSB - RM'sPreparation utility for USB drives
Create Bootable Windows or Linux USB with RMPrepUSB
rmprepusb.tk
• What can RMPrepUSB do? - RMPrepUSB
• Quick Start Guide - RMPrepUSB

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Project BlueBubble aims to bring Gnome 2.32 packages in a Fedora-15 compatible way


Project BlueBubble

Project BlueBubble | K3RNEL

Update: We’ve got a logo now!

Building on the previous post, I decided to make a ‘clean’ implementation of Gnome 2.32 for Fedora 15 (And beyond!). Specifically for those of us who have already updated, and dislike the new experience.

Project BlueBubble aims to bring Gnome 2.32 packages in a Fedora-15 compatible way, breaking the least amount of packages possible. It’ll be a repository you can set up, and just “yum install gnome-desktop-classic”to get up and running. The only catch? It’s either Shell or Classic, a lot of packages conflict, but I’m trying my best to allow Gnome-Classic with Gnome 3.0 packages like gedit and totem.

The final goal? To provide installable media (32 and 64bit DVDs and CDs) that will allow you to install a straight up “Fedora Classic” experience.
This’ll be a remix though, which means we’ll have to shed the cool branding, replacing it with blue, empty circles.

My progress so far? I’ve rebuilt Nautilus, Evolution, gedit, gnome-terminal, and some others, 2.32 flavor, running on Fedora 15. Still missing the good parts, gnome-panels being ‘the big one’.

I’m renaming all my packages to -classic variants, which will get you nautilus-classic, gedit-classic and so on. Each Provides its original package, with the version it should, and Conflicts with the original version, which will probably make things complicated.We’ll see.

The target audience? I’d say its same people who want the “Old Coke” flavor to come back.

Read More...
http://k3rnel.net/2011/05/26/project-bluebubble/

Project BlueBubble aims to bring Gnome 2.32 packages in a Fedora-15 compatible way
Project BlueBubble | K3RNEL
The best of both worlds | K3RNEL

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Could MATE Be the Savior of the GNOME 2 Linux Interface? | The VAR Guy

Right or wrong, plenty of Linux users — such as this guy — have been less than happy with the interface changes wrought by the advent of Unity and GNOME 3. Lucky for these people, there’s hope in the form of MATE, a fork of GNOME 2 that bills itself as “a non-intuitive and unattractive desktop for users.” Curious what MATE was all about — and pretty fed up myself with Unity — I recently gave it a spin. Here’s what I found.

It’s true: Try as I have, I just can’t learn to love Unity. The concept itself is fine and I can even live with its biting lack of customizability, but I just can’t take the bugginess anymore. Random things happen when I try to switch between applications — trying to open recently used files via the dash launches Nautilus instead, and the whole thing just generally doesn’t work the way I need it to on a production machine.

True, these may be bugs related to my particular configuration. Also, I should be a good open source citizen by filing reports on Launchpad and all that. But I tend to neglect my civic duties, and I’m tired of blaming myself for the shortcomings of software that I didn’t engineer. I just need stuff to work — like it did in GNOME 2 — and Unity doesn’t.

Since I’ve fared little better with GNOME Shell, even after attempting to use it on both Ubuntu and Fedora, and neither Xfce nor KDE appeals to me very much, I figured I’d see what MATE could do by installing it on my Ubuntu 11.10 system.

Running MATE

There are some PPAs available for MATE, but because the one for Ubuntu is not complete and my CPU needed a workout, I compiled it from the GIT source by following instructions on the Ubuntu forums. They were pretty straightforward, even for a decidedly non-elite hacker such as myself, and all but a couple of non-essential components built successfully.

After compiling and installing, I selected MATE in Ubuntu’s lightdm login screen and was relieved to be presented with a desktop environment that actually conforms to the conventions that have dominated computer interfaces for two decades:

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http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/11/23/could-mate-be-the-savior-of-the-gnome-2-linux-interface/

Hello everyone. I've made a GNOME2 fork. I've called it "Mate"...
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=121162

Well, I was all set to install Mate (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MATE#Installation_via_MATE_mirrors). But then I got to reading on the Various Pages for Mate. And I realized that it is going to take a bit more time than I thought. It also looks like I will have to do a bit more reading of the instructions before I do the installation. Then there's the fact that I don't actually need Mate, since I am still running Fedora 14... And I don't plan on switching to Fedora 15 or 16 unless I begin having problems with my Beloved Fedora 14 System or start getting left behind on Security Updates and things like that. Things that matter to me... Also, I noticed that there is a bit of a controversy over the "Proprietary License" the is used for Mate (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49902). I tried to view the License and the page just gave me an Error message, saying "Content not found". See this page for the info and link, http://gtk-apps.org/content/show.php?content=143856 Still, I hope that they get it all worked out. Because I am really hoping for an alternative to Gnome 3, KDE, LXDE or XFCE. When the time comes that I have to give up, Gnome 2:(

Also, there is "Project BlueBubble, which aims to bring Gnome 2.32 packages in a Fedora-15 compatible way, breaking the least amount of packages possible. It’ll be a repository you can set up, and just “yum install gnome-desktop-classic”to get up and running. The only catch? It’s either Shell or Classic, a lot of packages conflict, but I’m trying my best to allow Gnome-Classic with Gnome 3.0 packages like gedit and totem. The final goal? To provide installable media (32 and 64bit DVDs and CDs) that will allow you to install a straight up “Fedora Classic” experience.This will be a remix though, which means we’ll have to shed the cool branding, replacing it with blue, empty circles." I'll be looking into this too...
Read More...
http://k3rnel.net/2011/05/26/project-bluebubble/


GNOME2 fork - I've called it Mate
Could MATE Be the Savior of the GNOME 2 Linux Interface? | The VAR Guy
GNOME 3 | GNOME
Unity | Unity
Mate Desktop Environment - GNOME2 fork - Ubuntu Forums
Mate Desktop Environment - GNOME2 fork (Page 1) / Community Contributions / Arch Linux Forums
MATE - ArchWiki
AUR (en) - mate-desktop-environment
perberos/Mate-Desktop-Environment - GitHub
MATE Desktop Environment
Mate Desktop Environment - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
Mate Desktop Environment GTK-Apps.org
Content GTK-Apps.org
Club-Mate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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