How to add fonts in Boss?

 In the system menu, goto preferences -> Font,a window will appear click "Details" button which is in the 
 bottom of the window.This opens a new window. Here, click on the "Go to font Folder" button, which opens 
 up a file browser of fonts folder. Now copy the font which you have and paste it into this font folder.

How to install flash player in Iceweasel?

   Download install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.Extract the 
downloaded compressed file using the command tar -xvzf install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz. After extracting 
the file you will get a file named "libflashplayer.so". Copy this file into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins, 
and then restart iceweasel.

How to enable wifi in BOSS?

    Add the following lines in the /etc/apt/sources.list
       "http://packages.bosslinux.in/boss savir main non-free"
      and install firmware-iwl-wifi by running
      "apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi".This enables wifi in Boss.

How to add calendar support to Icedove

  To add calendar support in Icedove, install iceowl-extension.

How to boot the system from USB device?

Step 1: Install Unetbootin

Click on System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager In that window right click on unetbootin and select mark for installation and click on apply. Unetbootin gets installed.

Step 2: Open UNetbootin Application

Click on Applications → System Tools → Unetbootin

The UNetbootin window appears on the screen , in that choose the distribution as desired (for BOSS select Debian Distribution and select the other field as Testing_HdMedia)

Download vmlinuz and initrd.gz from the BOSS repository by clicking on the following link http://packages.bosslinux.in/boss/dists/savir/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/gtk/

In the custom field Browse for vmlinuz in the kernel field and initrd .img in the initrd field from the specified location in your system.

Step 3: Insert a formatted USB Device
Note : To format a USB device right click on it and select format

Once it gets detected and displayed on the window and click ok now a unid folder is created inside your USB device.

Step 4: Edit your BIOS setup and save changes
Restart your system and press delete button to enter into the 'BIOS Set up' utility.

Make the desired changes in your boot menu so that the OS boots up from the USB device. Save the configuration and quit by pressing F10.

Step 5: Restart your system
Restart your machine , now your system boots from the OS image that was stored in your USB device.

Linux to linux printer sharing

Step 1:Configure your printer locally

Step 2:To share your local printer with your neighbor, do the following things
Enable the option by
Server settings → Publish shared printers connected to this system


Step 3:Now go to neighbor system (the system should be in the same LAN)
Click as follows
System → Administration → Printing
Now click “ADD” , then click on the “Network printer”, in that click “Find Network printer”,
enter the ip of the shared printer & click “Find”

By this way local printers are shared in the LAN using gnome-cups.

How to enable automatic login in BOSS ?

You can enable auto login in BOSS using the following 3 simple steps.

Step 1:Launch GDM Login Window in BOSS
press Alt + F2 and enter “gksu /usr/sbin/gdmsetup” in the run application window as shown below.
This will launch the GDM Login Window.

Fig: Press Alt+F2 to invoke Run Application window
(or)
Click on System -> Administration -> Login Window, as shown below.

Fig: Login Window Selection

Step 2 Enter Administrator Password
This will prompt for the administrator (root) password as shown below.

Fig: Enter Administrator Password to Launch Login Window

Step 3 : Go to Security Tab and Enable Automatic Login
In the login window preferences select the ‘Security’ tab. Select the check box ‘Enable Automatic login’,
and then select the user to be ‘automatically logged in’ from the drop down box.

Fig: BOSS Automatic Login Without Userid and Password
BOSS automatic login setup is done. After this change, whenever you boot the system it will be automatically login
using this user account without displaying the login window prompt.

Note :If you have wireless setup on your system, when you reboot for the automatic login, the system will login
without asking for password. However after login, you may get the following pop-up message, where you have to enter your password.
Window Title: Unlock Keyring
Heading: Enter password for default keyring to unlock
Message: The application ‘NetworkManager Applet’ (/usr/bin/nm-applet) wants access to the default keyring, but it is locked.
Password: xxxxx
If you want to avoid this BOSS Unlock keyring message, pam_keyring PAM module will help you to automatically unlock the gnome keyring.
If you don’t have wireless enabled, you don’t need to worry about the Unlock keyring pop-up.

Open Office Issues:

Issue 1:After creating the table plcae cursor position in any of the table cells ,
type following “ (1)” after pressing “Tab” key this will rendered as -1

Solution :

After typing “(1)” pressing “SPACE BAR” or “ENTER” Key solve this issue.


Issue 2 :Solve fraction Number is recognized as date or specified form defined by default
When typing in the table cell content as fraction like 3.3.0 it will automatically rendered as a date format.

Solution :
Steps follows

step 1: Type 3.3.0 in the table cell.



step 2: Then move the cursor in to another cell.it will automatically changes to the 03/03/00 .



step 3: Place Cursor in the any of the Table Cell.Then Right Click in the Table Cell.



step 4: It shows the options. The 'Number Recognition' is selected by default. Un select the option then you type 3.3.0 it will not change to date format.

How to configure MTS MBlaze data card in BOSS?

i) First insert the MTS MBlaze data card on USB port.

ii) Then open the terminal and type'wvdialconf' to get the configuration details about the connected modem.



iii) Then open the wvdial.conf in the path /etc/wvdial.conf and update the configuration file by updating the phone, username and password only like the following

Before editing the configuration file




[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600
Phone =
Username =
Password =

After editing the configuration file


[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600

Phone = #777
Username = internet@internet.mtsindia.in
Password = mts

iv) Then type the following command in terminal

$sudo wvdial



v) Now MTS modem is connected and get the IP address and DNS server address automatically.

How to Configure Lexmark Scanner in BOSS?

Step 1:
In order to take the scanning of a document across the LAN
open the web browser iceweasel, then type the IP Address of the Shared Network MFP (Lexmark) connected .
Example:192.168.42.7




Step 2:





Now Click “Scan profile” option in middle left side of Opened Page.
Then Click “Create Scan Profile” Dynamically for the current user logged in system in the LAN.


Step 3:





Now it pop a window to configure the profile for currently logged in to the user.
But the window shows an message “your browser does not have java support”.
To Solve this issue install “sun-java6-plugins” package to support java.


Step 4:





Login as a administrator user at terminal or use sudo package_name install the package
or synaptic manager to install the package from BOSS Repository.

apt-get install sun-java6-plugins

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugins

Step 5:





Installation is progressing

Step 6:





Click “OK” to continue the installation.
Step 7:





Click “Yes” to continue the installation.

Step 8:





“sun-java6-plugins”Package was installed in the system and iceweasel is asking to restart the browser.

Step 9:





To Confirm the application to run on the BOSS Click on the option “Run”.

Step 10:





select the custom settings for particular by choosing different options like default
content ,darkness, Color, Resolution options and Page Options ,Advanced Options, ..etc.

Step 11:





Click “Browse” Choose a location to save the scanned file in the local system
or
leaving the option to default it will stored on “/home/boss/image.pdf”
user name is “boss”
You must give Scan Name or Profile Name for particular user to identify the profile across the network

Step 12:





The Profile is created successfully and ready to receive the scanned document from the Lexmark Scanner.

Step 13:

When Scanning how much size is recevied form scanner device.
To See the Scanned Document on the local system Click “Launch” option.

HP LaserJet Printer Configuration in BOSS

This process will common for all HP Printers like HP LJ P 1007, P1020,P1020 plus,1022,3050 MFP, M 5035 MFP,P 2015N and Configuring the HP Fax device,for Fax Number needed.

Step 1:To configure the HP Laser Jet 1020 open the terminal and type the following

hp-setup -i

“i” denotes setup process with interactive mode

Configure the Network Device in BOSS With Live & Installable DVD

Because of the live ISO installed it was unable to detect the network device and we are not able configure the network device.

Solution to this issue we open the /etc/network/interfaces file do the changes follows

auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp //modified this one
iface eth0 inet static //modified this one
ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

then restart the network service by type it in command line

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Then Network device is configured sucessfully. --

GRUB Recovery and Windows XP Recovery After Installing the BOSS

Issue 1:

We installed in the Under Secretary to Govt having Preloaded Windows XP OS.
But it is not booted.
HCL EC2 PC Machine

Solution:

1.Boot the System With BOSS Live DVD.
2.Open the System -> GParted and check whether the active partition flags set.
3.If default Linux Installed partition is set.we have to set Windows XP installed partion as a active partition.then it will load the grub loader.

Issue 2:

After recovering the grub loader it shows multiple boot entries in the boot menu  and Windows XP entry is missing from it.

Solution:

1.Open the grub.cfg file in the directory path is: /boot/grub/grub.cfg with editing permission.

2.Keep one entry Delete all the remaining entries from the grub.cfg file.

3.Add the Windows XP entry in grub.cfg file.
Windows XP {
set root=(hd0,msdos1)
search --no-floppy --setuuid 00731573-1fc0-4e73-9a0f-5d4767c7da9e
chainloader +1
}

/dev/sda 00731573-1fc0-4e73-9a0f-5d4767c7da9e

4.Restart the System. Grub is loaded with optimal entries and select the windows xp entry then windows xp loaded successfully.

Configuring TVS MSP Classic 455 and TVS 355 Marathon XL Printer In BOSS

1.Open the System -> Printing -> add
2.Then Select the Printer Connected to Parallel Port or Detected Printer name is TVS MSP 455XL Classic
3.Before Proceed you check out the Path of Downloaded PPD file.Download PPD file from here "http://www.mediafire.com/?5jthrcgknvzckvc"
4.Choose the ppd file named TVSE9W136COL.ppd.Download TVS 355 and 455 Marathon driver from here http://www.mediafire.com/?g66ci9ovct5rqxd"
5.And Finish the Configuration Steps by entering the location and Printer Identification.
6.Printer Was Successfully Configured

Installation Procedure of HP 8300 Scanner

1. Login as root user.

2. Create a new folder as “scanner” on the desktop.

3. Copy the hp8300v2.zip to the “scanner” folder

  Download hp8300v2.zip from this link http://www.mediafire.com/?6t1gn7g544znrv6.

     1. Select K Menu -> Images -> Scanning -> kooka.

     2. Select K Menu -> Images -> Scanning -> xsane