RE: [SLUG] Commercial Linux software companies in AU
Dear people, Sometimes when you are rejected because you don't have "blah" experience, it's not really because of exactly that. Perhaps they just didn't like you. Or they were after someone cheaper. Or where not prepared to train anyone for their exacting requirements. There have been a few articles in the papers and on the Web about the so-called "skills crisis", and so far it seems that the biggest complaints about not being able to find skilled staff are coming from startup companies who cannot afford to a) train generalist skilled people to their expectations b) pay for another company to do the specialist work for them Often they will underpay and issue stock instead of higher wages. A junior person with skills that happen to match may be snaffled up, provided the company thinks they will actually do what's asked of them. Also, some agencies are totally clueless about matching skill sets to potential customers. Suppose you were an employer looking for "Linux Expert" and asked an agency for one with a few year's commercial programming experience. The agencies are often unable to relate the skillsets required to be a "Linux Expert" or a person with any programming experience (in any language, any OS). The moral of the story is: If you are looking for work, be prepared for lots of rejections. If you are looking for employees, look beyond the simplistic skills "boxed set" and be prepared to train the newbie. Regards, Jill. ___ Jill Rowling Senior Design Engineer Unix System Administrator Electronic Engineering Department, Aristocrat Leisure Industries 3rd Floor, 77 Dunning Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax:(02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
RE: [SLUG] NFS / Lilo / lockd / kernel problems
Most Linux distributions can be rebooted remotely (this is not power cycling). So can most other Unix boxen. Wow! Really! :) Shame x86 hardware doesn't have a proper serial console implementation, or gasp a service processor. You can get RealWeasel if you really want this: www.realweasel.com Though about getting some, but I'm getting new IBM (x86) hardware that has them build it (sort of), and moving the systems to a data center that is a little closer to the techs (read 10m). Richard -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
RE: [SLUG] NFS / Lilo / lockd / kernel problems
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Richard Lane wrote: [...rant about Linux's failings deleted...] Of course if Linux was "Real Unix" we'd have something other than beta quality FS journaling and the whole point would be moot. Of course, all of your comments beg the questions 1) If it's so bad, why do you use it? 2) If you're such an expert on Linux's failings, why don't you fix them? DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Reinstalling lilo
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Ken Yap wrote: Would be a good idea to have a copy of tomsbtrt floppy next time. www.toms.net I've got an LS-120 floppy with a fairly decent installation of Debian 2.2 (Potato). Recently, I finally got it to boot. Neat. It should make a VERY nice rescue disk :) -- 8888888 Ian Tester *8)# \7\LINUX: because geeks will find a way [EMAIL PROTECTED] \7\ http://www.zipworld.com.au/~imroy -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
RE: [SLUG] NFS / Lilo / lockd / kernel problems
[...rant about Linux's failings deleted...] "rant" might be a little strong, but fair enough :) Of course if Linux was "Real Unix" we'd have something other than beta quality FS journaling and the whole point would be moot. Of course, all of your comments beg the questions 1) If it's so bad, why do you use it? Because: It is improving faster than any OS in history. Todays "pretty good" OS will be tomorrows enterprise class OS. Linux will probably be better than "Unix" inside 2 years. For the same reason people us MS OSes: good support by software vendors, lots of good software for the OS, plenty of vendor backing of that software. Just about every major software vendor bar MS now actively support Linux, from both the desktop end and the "real unix" end. This means, for example, that I can get the entire Borland / Inprise development suite (some as beta) but still have a unix dev environment. (Also I only just started, Linux was already here. I did decide to keep it, for the reasons in this email) Those are the biggies. Some other reasons to use it: Industry buzz: Wow! We use Linux! Cool! It's Open Source. Cost: Linux staff tend to be a little cheaper than those from a "commercial unix" background, though could be more to do with experience: it's not hard to find middling Linux people. x86 hardware (even the good stuff: eg IBM Netfinity) is much cheaper than RISC unix equivalents, so the hardware cost is lower than, say, Sun. Sometimes software licences are cheaper as well: Linux sw is generally NT cost rather than Unix cost (BIG difference). 2) If you're such an expert on Linux's failings, why don't you fix them? Why should I have to? In any case, I don't have the required development skill to do so, even if I had the time. I just have a short fuse when I hit things that "just work" on the OSes I'm used to, and there is no documentation other than the source code. /troll Faults with no explanation, no error message, and no docs of the stuff involved remind me too much of my time as a MCP :) At least with Linux SOMEONE usually knows the answer! DaZZa Richard (Really, I love Linux, just not as much as Unix) Lane -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] Opening shots in the server wars.
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Re: [SLUG] using 'tee' ##
What you want is this tcpdump -i ppp0 | tee -a /tcpdump.log This will show you the output on the screen AND save it in the file /tcpdump.log why doesn't it work then ? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] tcpdump tee
ok. after further consultations on irc i found out that when piping tcpdump output, output will only go in chunks of 4 kbs of data. so when i did 'tcpdump -i ppp0 | tee /tcpdump.log' on numerous retries i didn't get input in /tcpdump.log straightaway like a 'tcpdump -i ppp0' (without piping) would have, hence concluded that tee didn't work. my conclusion was also based on 'tcpdump -i ppp0 /tcpdump.log' which also redirects tcpdump output to a file immediately. anyway, i was wondering whether 'tee' always logs in chunks of 4 kbs ? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] using 'tee' ##
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Minh Van wrote: What you want is this tcpdump -i ppp0 | tee -a /tcpdump.log This will show you the output on the screen AND save it in the file /tcpdump.log why doesn't it work then ? Define doesn't work? How long do you run the command? If it's a short time, I/O buffering may be getting in your way. What happens when you run echo hello | tee -a /tmp/hello That works for me. Are you giving tcpdump the correct arguments? Regards Peter -- Peter Samuel[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Consultantor at present: eServ. Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 9206 3410 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301 "If you kill all your unhappy customers, you'll only have happy ones left" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Now OT - Warning - AMP snail spam
well whenever i go to one of these expo's, i put myself down as director or manager or something important. this way when they do a database search for directors to send them the free lunches, free passes, free whatever, etc then you get it. has worked several times for me! -- _|_ | Thanks, iCafe PTY Limited Ben DonohueWeb Hosting Design [EMAIL PROTECTED]Small Business Office Networks Ph. 0011 61 2 9705 7520 http://www.icafe.com.au Mobile: 0417 018 600ACN 080 665 907 Freedom isn't doing what you want... Freedom is knowing what to do -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] OT-HW-Tekram SCSI Cards
Hello Folks
Has anyone used a Tekram SCSI controller and had the boot SCI disk on
it?
I've always had the joy of using Adaptecs and seeing them load their
BIOs when appropriate, but this card (DC-315) does zilch. SO, I'm left
scratching my head wondering how I get it to load the system from a
disk on it.
Unfortunately, my adaptec 1542CF squarked about is bios being the
wrong type for this card, so...
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[SLUG] Re: [2600-HW] My Surplus(?) Hardware
If you still have the scsi hard disk and the scsi cards and even the scsi tape, the paralell network cards, the creative labs sound cards id be apreciative ;) if you could send them to brisbane, cod and my shitbox of a computer would thank you tthanks very much adam -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Linux In Schools
Rev Simon Rumble wrote: On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Steve Kowalik wrote: "We have to run what the CEO (Catholic Education Office) says," Wow there's a canonical operating system? Does this mean I'll go to hell for using Linux? cackle No. Actually the Vatican website uses Netscape-Enterprise/3.5.1 on Compaq Tru64 UNIX -- _|_ | Thanks, iCafe PTY Limited Ben DonohueWeb Hosting Design [EMAIL PROTECTED]Small Business Office Networks Ph. 0011 61 2 9705 7520 http://www.icafe.com.au Mobile: 0417 018 600ACN 080 665 907 Freedom isn't doing what you want... Freedom is knowing what to do -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Network Errors
Australian PCAuthority had a fairly good article on how and why these sort of network errors cause problems. April 2000 issue. page 188. basically try manually setting the cards to half duplex first, 10mbs, etc. also some hubs set themselves (all their ports) to the speed and/or duplex of the *first* network card that connects. all the others have to conform to that. too bad if the second connecting card is switched to full duplex, 100mbs. it will have problems connecting etc. well this is what the article says anyway. -- _|_ | Thanks, iCafe PTY Limited Ben DonohueWeb Hosting Design [EMAIL PROTECTED]Small Business Office Networks Ph. 0011 61 2 9705 7520 http://www.icafe.com.au Mobile: 0417 018 600ACN 080 665 907 Freedom isn't doing what you want... Freedom is knowing what to do -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Opening shots in the server wars.
Fascinating. It sounds just as if M$ have realised that they are losing the battle, principally against Linux (but they are not prepared to admit as much), and are trying their level best to salvage something from the stouch (?sp). Now is the time to prove that they have lost the battle. Howard. __ LANNet Computing Associates http://www.lannet.com.au On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Adam Kennedy wrote: Embrace and Extend for Linux http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Apr00/WinUNIXPR.asp -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] e-commerce software
seen minivend? www.minivend.com Daniel Finn wrote: anybody know of any linux compatable e-commerce software that works with creditcard sales in australia which is free??? Thanks Daniel Finn -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text -- _|_ | Thanks, iCafe PTY Limited Ben DonohueWeb Hosting Design [EMAIL PROTECTED]Small Business Office Networks Ph. 0011 61 2 9705 7520 http://www.icafe.com.au Mobile: 0417 018 600ACN 080 665 907 Freedom isn't doing what you want... Freedom is knowing what to do -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Opening shots in the server wars.
The article is about a software suite designed to help bring unix systems over to NT, seemingly without necessarily providing the same level of integration of NT services back onto unix. Or at least that is what i inferred when reading the article. It must provide some level of functionality in both directions, but it'll be heavily geared towards moving you off reliance on unix. At 07:11 PM 4/20/00 +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: Fascinating. It sounds just as if M$ have realised that they are losing the battle, principally against Linux (but they are not prepared to admit as much), and are trying their level best to salvage something from the stouch (?sp). Alexander Else http://cyberchrist.org -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] How does the linker resolve names.
The problem that I had for most of the day was due to the resolving of function names, eg the wrong function was getting called. I had a function called send() which was in an object file prl.o which was been linked into my program. The problem occurred when the program ran some other chunk of code in a shareable image which in turn called send() which it was expecting to come out of libc.so, it got mine instead and from there the confusion ensewed. So is this just something one should know and therefore prefix all ones functions with "kldfjgj". I had -Wall but got no warnings. Or is this just the way it is when it comes to shared libraries. Rodos | The best programming problems are those solved | by someone else. Only marginally better than | those caused by someone else. J.Wraxall 1998 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] Gnome Question
I just attempted my first ./configure of a Gnome application and it complained with the following message: checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated by gnome-libs install I am looking around the Gnome Web site for some help but if someone knows the answer right away, can you please let me know? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] tcpdump tee
This is tcpdump doing the buffering, if you supply the -l option to tcpdump it will use line buffering which should make it a bit easier to use in an interactive pipeline. On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Minh Van wrote: ok. after further consultations on irc i found out that when piping tcpdump output, output will only go in chunks of 4 kbs of data. so when i did 'tcpdump -i ppp0 | tee /tcpdump.log' on numerous retries i didn't get input in /tcpdump.log straightaway like a 'tcpdump -i ppp0' (without piping) would have, hence concluded that tee didn't work. my conclusion was also based on 'tcpdump -i ppp0 /tcpdump.log' which also redirects tcpdump output to a file immediately. anyway, i was wondering whether 'tee' always logs in chunks of 4 kbs ? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] RedHat 6.1 and power management
Hi all, I am a *complete* newbie so if this message makes it, that's another rung up the ladder... I have just joined the list so not sure if this question has been raised/answered. I have RH 6.1 on a PII 233 with 64MB RAM. The problem I have is that if I have a telnet session from my Win box to the Linux box and the Linux monitor goes into "sleep" mode, my telnet session hangs then disconnects. I cannot ping or open another Telnet session. If I move the mouse on the Linux box to "wake up" the monitor, I can ping Linux and get a new active telnet session. Weird?!? Where should I check for settings etc that may help fix this problem? BIOS, config files? Any help appreciated. I am hoping to develop a Unix/Linux background to help push my Windows/NetWare background aside :-) Cheers Peter Nelson -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
RE: [SLUG] Frontpage extensions Apache
Microsoft also has them available on their site in various flavours. They used to be put together by a company called Ready To Run Sofwtare but I haven't checked it out for a while but I know that M$ still provides the software and they're keeping it current. FP2000 server extensions for Linux are available. http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/languages/fp/2000/unixfpse.asp Cheers, Graeme -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] RedHat 6.1 and power management
Stabbing in the dark a bit on this one, but Linux power management has two aspects. 1. kernel configuration, which will require a reconfiguration/recompilation of the kernel - as a newbie, not something to be undertaken lightly. 2. as a boot time script in /etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd I could be way off track, but my first instinct would be to run: /etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd stop and see what effect that had. If you run: ntsysv then you get a semi-graphical interface that will allow you to enable/disable those daemons that get started at boot time, one of which is apmd. Howard. __ LANNet Computing Associates http://www.lannet.com.au On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Peter Nelson wrote: Hi all, I am a *complete* newbie so if this message makes it, that's another rung up the ladder... I have just joined the list so not sure if this question has been raised/answered. I have RH 6.1 on a PII 233 with 64MB RAM. The problem I have is that if I have a telnet session from my Win box to the Linux box and the Linux monitor goes into "sleep" mode, my telnet session hangs then disconnects. I cannot ping or open another Telnet session. If I move the mouse on the Linux box to "wake up" the monitor, I can ping Linux and get a new active telnet session. Weird?!? Where should I check for settings etc that may help fix this problem? BIOS, config files? Any help appreciated. I am hoping to develop a Unix/Linux background to help push my Windows/NetWare background aside :-) Cheers Peter Nelson -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] OT-HW- fibre Optic cable needs testing
Hello Folks
I have a 30 metre fibre optic patch cable I would like tested before I
plan on using it for anything serious.
Trouble is it is SCREW - not the normal lug and twist. Can anyone help
out or put me onto a cheap source of the AUI-FO boxes with screw
fitting?
TIA.
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[SLUG] samba trouble (re-post)
re post sorry for the spelling in first one Hi all O.K. here it is I shear a small LAN with my Wife and Kid. I'm trying to convert over to running a Linux box on my Machine instead of WinDoz 98 as I have to at work :-] wile I've read all I can on samba and even bought "samba in 24 hours" as a reference book I still can't seam to get it to work at all. :-[ I have setup redhat 6.1 from the APCmag edition and used the samba RPM on the additional CD supplied to install v2.0.5a. I have tried both SWAT and gtksamba to configure and test it. My main problem is that when I try to run a status check on smb I always get "can't open /var/lock/samba/STATUS.LCK "file error message. Can I just put a blank file in that directory and let samba do as it likes with it or do I have to reload samba from scratch, ether RPM or the tar file.? please help Rob -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] samba trouble
Hi all O.K. here it is I shear a small LAN with my Wife and Kid. I'm trying to convert over to runing a Linux box on my Mashene insted of WinDoz 98 as I have to at work :-] wile I've read all I can on samba and even bought "samba in 24 hours" as a refrence book I still can't seam to get it to work at all. :-[ I have setup redhat 6.1 from the APCmag edition and used the samba RPM on the aditional CD suplyed to install v2.0.5a. I have tryed both SWAT and gtksamba to configer and test it. My main problem is that when I try to run a status check on smb I allways get "can't open /var/lock/samba/STATUS.LCK "file errour mesage. Can I just put a blank file in that directory and let samba do as it likes with it or do I have to reload samba from scratch, ether RPM or the tar file.? please help Rob -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] modems
I heared that there is a way to use a 'win modem' with linux is there? if so how Rob -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] PnP Modem
On 19-Apr-2000 John Francis wrote: I think it's time for me to give up and just get a new external modem. (Refer to previous message attached below). I'm coming in late here (I missed the previous messages), but I have an ISA PnP modem working happily so I'll have a go. I hope I'm not just repeating what has gone before. I have my modem set up with its registers at 0x200 and using IRQ 12 - i.e. not a standard COManything. I had to set IRQ12 as 'Not for PnP' in the BIOS, but apart from that it was plain sailing; I deliberately didn't want anything taking the COM1/2/3/4 IRQs 4 3 (I want both COM1 and COM2 working) so thought I might as well put everything miles away from the usual COM places. The key is getting the correct runes in /etc/isapnp.conf, which I must admit took this bear of very little brain a certain amount of fiddling. If you'd like to drop over the output from pnpdump and your /etc/isapnp.conf, I'd be happy to take a look through and compare with my /etc/isapnp.conf. I'm off work at the moment mostly bedridden (damaged L5 disc giving my left sciatic nerve hell - only another hour to the next morphine dose) so a little puzzle to pass the time would be nice. :-) It certainly sounds like you have port and/or IRQ clashes at the mo. -- Jim Hague - [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Play) Never trust a computer you can't lift. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] Netscpae plugin for mpeg2 movies?
I was trying to view the movies from www.tvradio.com and only got as far as the shockwave flash stuff. It would be nice to be able to watch some of the main features. I have xmovie installed but can't seem to tell Netscape to either download the file to disk or use xmovie to play it. Does anybody know where to start looking? ---GRiP--- Grant Parnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ph: 02-9715-6171 Mobile 0408-686-201 Web: http://www.poboxes.com/gripz -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] Netscpae plugin for mpeg2 movies?
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Grant Parnell wrote: I was trying to view the movies from www.tvradio.com and only got as far as the shockwave flash stuff. It would be nice to be able to watch some of the main features. I have xmovie installed but can't seem to tell Netscape to either download the file to disk or use xmovie to play it. Does anybody know where to start looking? You have to add a line to one of the netscape config files in your .netscape directory - it's all inth e docco - I got shockwave flash working fine. I'm not at home or I'd tell you exactly what to add - working sucks, but at time and a half, I need the money! :-) DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] PnP Modem
- Original Message - From: Jim Hague [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 5:50 AM The key is getting the correct runes in /etc/isapnp.conf, which I must admit took this bear of very little brain a certain amount of fiddling. If you'd like to drop over the output from pnpdump and your /etc/isapnp.conf, I'd be happy to take a look through and compare with my /etc/isapnp.conf. I've attached all the relevant files and outputs. The file names and extensions have been truncated because of the way my winnt/linux share partition works. I'm off work at the moment mostly bedridden (damaged L5 disc giving my left sciatic nerve hell - only another hour to the next morphine dose) so a little puzzle to pass the time would be nice. :-) Sorry to hear about the back, hope you get well soon. John "Still trying to think of a quote worthy enough" ioports.AFT ioports.BEF isapnp.CON isapnp.OUT dmesg.TTY setseria.G
Re: [SLUG] MS font pack
- Original Message - From: Jim Hague [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brad Thomson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 7:33 PM Oh well. Short version for RH file layout: mkdir /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ttf copy all .ttf files into above cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ttf /usr/sbin/ttmkfdir fonts.dir cp fonts.dir fonts.scale add /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ttf to catalogue = in /etc/X11/fs/config quit X, restart xfs, restart X (you could always reboot if you prefer :-)) run up xfontsel and admire all your new screen fonts Done that and it worked fine except that the new fonts only seem to come in sizes 0 and 12. e.g. when I try to change the default font size in netscape I only get those two options, also in the gnome and kde font selectors/viewers. Also, about netscape, why does netscape show the fonts at a ridiculously small size and how to I change that? John -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
