Linux-Development-Sys Digest #693, Volume #6 Sun, 9 May 99 05:13:53 EDT
Contents:
DVD support (Len Huppe)
Re: Need help. My kernel won't compile on my new system. (Paul Kimoto)
[�W���N�i�H�ȿ�] (Roy)
Translation of linux to minor languages ("Kalaznikov")
Re: gcc, egcc and compiling glibc2.1 (Paul Kimoto)
Re: help on compiling glibc 2.1 (and texinfo and termcap and ugh..) (Joel Klecker)
Windows not seeing Linux created DOS partitions (Arun Sharma)
Re: Reliable (!) nic for 2.2 kernel? (bryan)
Re: Translation of linux to minor languages (Frank v Waveren)
Sound card driver help? ("Luke A. Guest")
Re: Failed building glibc-2.1.1pre2, please help (Andreas Jaeger)
Re: Reliable (!) nic for 2.2 kernel? (Greg White)
Re: Windows not seeing Linux created DOS partitions (Greg White)
Re: porting Linux to other processors (Andy Isaacson)
Re: Modprobe can't file module char-major-6... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Len Huppe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DVD support
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 21:55:14 -0500
Hi All,
Is anyone aware of efforts to add support for SCSI and/or IDE DVD drives
to the Linux kernel? I am thinking about upgrading my 12x SCSI CDROM
with a SCSI DVD-ROM drive, and possibly a SCSI DVD-RAM in the future.
Thank you,
**********************
May the source be with you !
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Need help. My kernel won't compile on my new system.
Date: 7 May 1999 20:29:28 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7gvil3$rhr$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Captain Panic wrote:
[superfluous control-M's removed]
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 4
> make[2]: *** [sysctl.o] Error 1
I know that 4 is not 11, but have you consulted the Sig11 FAQ?
http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Kalaznikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Translation of linux to minor languages
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 06:17:44 +0200
Hello there,
I'm a 21 year old guy from the Faroe Islands with a question. The Faroe
islands are a small place with only 45.000 people, and when we're that small
there is nil chance that the major software companies are going to make
translations of their programs into faroese language. I'm wondering if it is
possible to make translations of linux software(both the OS and programs
like netscape etc) from english into other languages and how difficult such
a task would be. How much time would such a job take? weeks, months or maybe
years(?) or what? looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely Kal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: gcc, egcc and compiling glibc2.1
Date: 8 May 1999 11:34:26 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Vladimir Stanishev wrote:
> What's to know about having gcc and egcc on the same system? I installed egcc
> from the debian package after I read in the INSTALL file that that's the
> compiler to use, but at least the second time around (see message below)
> that's where the configure was failing. removing gcc caused teh configure
> script to see egcc and it completed fine.
That "configure" scripts generally use the program "gcc", as usually
explained in the INSTALL file, unless you tell them otherwise, e.g.
with
$ env CC=egcc ./configure # append options
(Don't some distributions install the egcs gcc under the name "egcs",
besides?)
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Joel Klecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help on compiling glibc 2.1 (and texinfo and termcap and ugh..)
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 20:59:01 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Vladimir G. Stanishev wrote:
> > I am using debian 2.0 with a 2.2.4kernel. I've installed everything
> > unitl now using dpkg adn packages from teh debian site (except for the
> > kernel and X).
> The Debian "unstable" track has a glibc-2.1(.1-preX?). Why not use that?
Yes, 2.1.1pre2 right now. I also recommend running unstable if you want to
use glibc 2.1 on Debian.
-- Joel, Debian glibc maintainer
--
Joel Klecker (aka Espy) Debian GNU/Linux Developer
<URL:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<URL:http://web.espy.org/> <URL:http://www.debian.org/>
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Subject: Windows not seeing Linux created DOS partitions
From: Arun Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 05:50:19 GMT
Hi,
Here is a dump of my hard disk's partition table:
/dev/hda1 * 1 800 377968+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 801 1024 105840 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1025 3244 1048950 a5 BSD/386
/dev/hda4 3245 21210 8488935 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 3245 4328 512158+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda6 4329 4545 102501 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 4546 8880 2048256 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 8881 20200 5348668+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 20201 20400 94468+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda10 20401 21210 382693+ 83 Linux
I created /dev/hda5 using Linux fdisk and formatted it using
dosfstools (mkdosfs). I can mount it from Linux just fine.
However, when I boot windows, I expected it to see the drive as the D:
drive. But for some strange reason, it doesn't. Is there a
non-destructive way of making Windows "see" /dev/hda5 ?
Thanks!
-Arun
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From: bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Reliable (!) nic for 2.2 kernel?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 05:50:07 GMT
In comp.os.linux.networking Don Baccus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: In article <0z5Z2.14665$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
: bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: >minor detail: I need a good PCI card, not ISA. 10/100 would be great,
: >but at least a clean 10 over PCI is minimal.
: >: With the 3c509
: ?? 3c509b comes in PCI as well as ISA flavor
I don't think so. the pci version is the 3c590 (for 10-only). then
there's a 10/100 from 3com (forget the #).
--
Bryan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank v Waveren)
Subject: Re: Translation of linux to minor languages
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 07:04:53 GMT
due to the GPL nature of most linux apps, it shouldn't be to hard to change
all strings in sources and data files... How long this would take depends on the
amount of text in the application.
This is of course assuming that
a) you don't use translations that are to long to fit in buffers or in
precisely measured out screen decorations
b) the program is written neatly.
In article <newscache$nn6gbf$an7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Kalaznikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello there,
> I'm a 21 year old guy from the Faroe Islands with a question. The Faroe
> islands are a small place with only 45.000 people, and when we're that small
> there is nil chance that the major software companies are going to make
> translations of their programs into faroese language. I'm wondering if it is
> possible to make translations of linux software(both the OS and programs
> like netscape etc) from english into other languages and how difficult such
> a task would be. How much time would such a job take? weeks, months or maybe
> years(?) or what? looking forward to hearing from you.
>
> Yours sincerely Kal
>
>
--
Frank v Waveren
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ# 10074100
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From: "Luke A. Guest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound card driver help?
Date: 8 May 99 18:21:22 +0100
Hi all,
I have been asked to write a driver for a Fujitsu rebadged Eiger Labs
EPX-AA2000 PCMCIA sound card.
Has anybody here done this already? If so, could I pass you some
questions?
Thanks in advance.
--
Luke A. Guest AmigaOS/Unix/KOSH Software Designer & Programmer
http://www.nebulas.demon.co.uk
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From: Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Failed building glibc-2.1.1pre2, please help
Date: 09 May 1999 08:25:41 +0200
>>>>> lauras writes:
lauras> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
lauras> Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>>>> lauras writes:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> > I was trying to build glibc but got undefined reference to
lauras> "__printf_fphex".
>> > I am using:
>> > slackware 3.6 with 2.2.7 kernel,
>> > gcc version pgcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2) release,
>> > make 3.77,
>> > binutils 2.9.1.0.24
>>
>> > Glibc was configured using CFLAGS="-mpentiumpro -march=pentiumpro"
>> > ../configure --enable-omitfp --enable-add-ons=crypt,linuxthreads
>> For now try again with an empty (!) build directory and don't specify
>> CFLAGS or add -O2.
lauras> Nothing helped - I didn't specify CFLAGS, didn't use --enable-omitfp, even
lauras> switched back from pgcs-1.1.3 to egcs-1.1.2, (of course I removed everything
lauras> in my build directory before evry next try) but nothing seems to work. :(
lauras> What could be wrong? Buggy egcs, binutils?
I don't know.
In your binary directory you should have:
stdio-common/printf_fphex.*
The source is in sysdeps/generic/printf_fphex.c (or for m68k in
sysdeps/m68k/printf_fphex.c). You need to check why this file doesn't
define __printf_fphex.
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for pgp-key finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Greg White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Reliable (!) nic for 2.2 kernel?
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 07:33:41 GMT
Don Baccus wrote:
>
> In article <0z5Z2.14665$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >minor detail: I need a good PCI card, not ISA. 10/100 would be great,
> >but at least a clean 10 over PCI is minimal.
>
> >: With the 3c509
>
> ?? 3c509b comes in PCI as well as ISA flavor
>
> --
>
> - Don Baccus, Portland OR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Nature photos, on-line guides, at http://donb.photo.net
Another fellow below says: "I don't think so."
I'll take that a step further:
I know it is not so.
3C509 ISA 10 only
3C59x PCI(some PCMCIA) some 10 only, some 10/100
3C90X PCI(some PCMCIA?) 10/100
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From: Greg White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Windows not seeing Linux created DOS partitions
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 07:39:25 GMT
Arun Sharma wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Here is a dump of my hard disk's partition table:
>
> /dev/hda1 * 1 800 377968+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda2 801 1024 105840 83 Linux
> /dev/hda3 1025 3244 1048950 a5 BSD/386
> /dev/hda4 3245 21210 8488935 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 3245 4328 512158+ 6 FAT16
> /dev/hda6 4329 4545 102501 83 Linux
> /dev/hda7 4546 8880 2048256 83 Linux
> /dev/hda8 8881 20200 5348668+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda9 20201 20400 94468+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hda10 20401 21210 382693+ 83 Linux
>
> I created /dev/hda5 using Linux fdisk and formatted it using
> dosfstools (mkdosfs). I can mount it from Linux just fine.
>
> However, when I boot windows, I expected it to see the drive as the D:
> drive. But for some strange reason, it doesn't. Is there a
> non-destructive way of making Windows "see" /dev/hda5 ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Arun
You've hit on a very common problem that Windows has with extended
partitions:
If the last partition on the extended partition isn't Windows native, it
just ignores the whole extended partition (try Windows fdisk on
/dev/hda, bet it doesn't see anything). Move/remove /dev/hda5 to
/dev/hda10, and you'll probably be OK. Just back up everything on
/dev/hda[6-7-8-9-10] first...!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy Isaacson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: porting Linux to other processors
Date: 9 May 1999 07:47:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joseph Virzi wrote:
> I've heard that Linux has been ported to the SA-110, and I'm sure it has
> been ported to the i960. Does anyone know if this is true, and where I
> could get this Linux?
The Linux/ARM page is at
http://www.arm.uk.linux.org/~rmk/armlinux.html
Especially check out the "links" page.
AFAIK there is no support for the i960. Gcc does support it, though,
so the hardest (?) part of the battle is already won.
> If not, I know this is not a trivial undertaking, but what are the
> minimum hardware requirements?
Some way to load a kernel, and some memory to play with. That means
either ROM, mass storage, network... and at least 4 MB of RAM. You'll
need comprehensive docs on the system components around your processor
(host bridge, MMU programming, and the like). Alan Cox can apparently
get Linux booting on brand new hardware in about a week or less (cf
his articles for Linux Journal about the mac68k port.) Mere mortals
will, I suppose, take a lot longer.
-andy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Modprobe can't file module char-major-6...
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 00:27:50 +0200
Andre Malafaya Baptista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
7g9qss$6md$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I don't know if this could be the problem:
> In kernels 2.2.x, your parallel port is most probably associated with lp1
> and not lp0.
> Make sure lp is lp1...
>
> HTH,
> Andr�
>
> Robin P. Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Konrad Mieredorff wrote:
> > >
> > > "Robin P. Reagan" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > > I just upgraded my RH5.2 system from kernel 2.0.36 to Kernel 2.2.6
and
> > > > all went fine except for two things.
> > > >
> > > > 1) I can nolonger print from Linux! I have checked all the obvious
> > > > things. I can preint fine from my windoz partition.
> > > >
> > > > 2) I get the following message in the /var/log/messages file
> > > >
> > > > Apr 23 22:56:10 phobos modprobe: can't locate module char-major-6
> > > > Apr 23 22:57:14 phobos last message repeated 2 times
> > > >
> > > > What is the char-major-6 module used for? It isn't in the modules
dir
> > > > and I can't find it anywhere?
> > > >
> > > > I suspect that the two problems are related...
> > > >
> > > > Anyhelp would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Robin.
> > >
> > > The parallel port driver offers the character devices /dev/lp0-3,
that's
> > > why it is called char-major-6.
> > >
> > > What you can do is:
> > > 1.) Check your kernel configuration.
> > > (Option "Chardrivers -> Parallel Printer Support" in make
> > > menuconfig)
> > > 2.) Recompile the kernel modules.
> > > (make modules / make modules_install)
> > > 3.) execute "depmod -a"
> > > 4.) Check wether the module works.
> > > (modprobe lp)
> > > 5.) If the problems still there copy the file "lp.o" from
> > > /usr/src/linux/modules to /lib/modules/2.2.6
> > > (if the file isn't there you messed the configuration -- Start
> > > again:-))
> > > and do a "depmod -a"
> > >
> > > Everything as user root of course.
> > > Feel free to ask again if my method doesn't work
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > >
> > > - Konrad Mierendorff
> >
> > I rebuilt my kernel with a new configuration file and it still does not
> > work :(
> >
> > lp.o is in my /lib/modules/2.2.6-ac1/misc/ dir and loaded fine (at least
> > modprobe installed it without complaining and when I do A lsmod it shows
> > up with 0 users).
> >
> > when I try to print from the command line I get the following:
> >
> > [robin@phobos robin]$ lpr monitors.txt
> > lpr: connect: Connection refused
> > jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
I upgraded from 2.0.36 to 2.2.1 and had the same problem.
Before upgrading, I had added the line
options lp io=0x378 irq=7
in /etc/conf.modules in order to overwrite the default polling mode.
In kernel 2.2.1 config, I decided to use "kmod" instead of "kerneld".
Afterwards, I could not print anymore and I received a similar error
messages
when trying to print.
If you're using "kmod", this could probably help:
1. Examine if your printer has the appropriate device:
since kernel 2.2.x, parallel port #1 is /dev/lp0 (not lp1)
parallel port #2 is /dev/lp1
2. This method worked for kmod, if you're still using kerneld, it won't
help!
(I'm sure).
There is another difference between kmod and kerneld:
while kerneld removes unused modules after a while, kmod doesn't.
If you want removal of unused modules, configure crontab so to do.
3. In my own case, I had to add the following lines to /etc/conf.modules:
# /etc/conf.modules
# 2 lines are described in PATH_TO_KERNELSOURCES/Documentation/parport.txt
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
# loads the necessary modules in the right order:
# 1. parport (generic) (2. parport_probe [optional])
# 3. parport_pc (architecture dependent) 4. lp
post-install parport insmod parport_probe
post-install parport_probe insmod parport_pc
post-install parport_pc insmod lp
"parport_probe" works properly on my PC, if it fails, skip the last three
lines to:
post-install parport insmod parport_pc post-install
parport_pc insmod lp
4. If you have any options specified for module "lp" in /etc/conf.modules
(the way I mentioned above), remove them. (the options of I/O, IRQ go to
parport_pc, not lp)
HTH. Please notify me if I was wrong. (My reply-to *is* valid;-)
Myc
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