Linux-Hardware Digest #90, Volume #9 Sat, 2 Jan 99 19:13:31 EST
Contents:
Re: banshee vs. TNT (Harry McGregor)
Diamond Rio (Robert Wuest)
Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux... (Ilya)
Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!! (Mike Thoreson)
Re: parport/ppa problem with 2.2.0pre1 (Clifford Kite)
Microsoft mouse and RH5.2 (Doug Capellman)
X-Server Crashing (Gregory Abbey)
Re: Linux and AGP (me)
Re: need to take action on the Winmodem problem (N. Richard Caldwell)
Re: PC100 Bus - What breaks? (Michael Meissner)
Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux and AGP (Prasanth Kumar)
Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modelines (Ruffian)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harry McGregor)
Subject: Re: banshee vs. TNT
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 18:04:47 GMT
On Sat, 02 Jan 1999 16:39:56 +0930, Ken Fidlerk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I am really new to this and have the Banshee card in this PC works fine but
>I didn't set it up had a Linux guru do it for me. Still working through
>stuff but it does work reat under X. Had to use the latest version of Red
>Hat 5.2 though The unstable kernel that is.
>
>Nico Fritschi wrote:
Just a bit of a note, linux kernels are not "unstable" they are either
stable or development (2.1 was development, 2.0 and 2.2 are stable).
Harry
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From: Robert Wuest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond Rio
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 18:08:38 +0000
I got a Diamond Rio for Christmas and have searched for a way to load it
with Linux. So far, I've come up empty handed. I've searched Diamond's
web site and they have no useful tech info on the interface, which I
suspect is why there is no third party interface to this potentially
cool toy. If there were specs, I'd hack together a loader. Diamond has
just ignored my requests for information.
I know it has lose98 software with it, but I don't have that, nor am I
ever likely to (100% microsoft free and planning to stay that way).
Well, I've not even opened the box yet and was wondering if anybody
knows if it can be used with Linux before I return it and buy a diskman?
Robert
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From: Ilya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: things I'd pay to have developed for Linux...
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Date: 2 Jan 1999 12:50:47 +0800
JFS.
LVM.
Mirroring and stuff
Please.
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From: Mike Thoreson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!!
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 03:25:00 +0900
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> Hi. i do apologize if my message sounds a bit too long but at least
> you all will be able to figure out the sticky problem I'm stuck with
> and may even know how to help me out of it. I currently am running
> Windows 98 on one hard disk. However, since it is 7.5 GB and it's
> 32-bit, Linux won't recognize it when I first install Linux... <snip>
> P.S:
> PLEASE DO NO TELL ME TO USE ANOTHER VERSION OF UNIX SINCE I KINDA AM
> USED TO RH LINUX. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY HARD
> DRIVE SINCE MY 75. GB HARD DRIVE IS NEARLY FILLED UP... <snip>
>
> Please post a reply to this message. I've had to switch ISPs in the
> past due to people spamming and framing my acount(s).
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This may not be the complete solution, but it is something to consider. The first
issue is your vfat32 partition. That is a kernel issue and not RedHat specific. I
have read that kernel 2.0.36 is able to access a vfat32 partition. I can't verify
that, but I am using a development kernel 2.1.132 which has no problem with my
Win98 vfat32 partition. Your problem as I see it, is that the basic kernel image
you have downloaded isn't set up to handle a vfat32 partition. I know with your
wining personality you could find someone who can build you a custom kernel image
with the necessary modules built in so that it can access your vfat32 partition.
Then use windows to download everything you need, to your 7 GB drive. Oh and you
need loadlin. There's HOWTOs available via HTML on how to use loadlin. Reboot to a
dos prompt and boot linux from your vfat32 partition using loadlin and the
customized kernel image. This would get around your ethernet card problem, until
you have a full Linux system running.
Also I would think you need more then just 2 floppy disks. You would need the
entire base system on floppys. That way you would have all the basic drivers
available, such as the ethernet drivers, vfat driver and a basic ftp application.
I might be wrong, but on kernel versions before 2.0.36 the vfat driver allowed you
to access a win95 partition with its long file names. Starting with kernel 2.0.36
it is able to access a vfat32 partition. I'm sure that would require more then 2
floppy disks. For example, with Debian, it requires a total of 6 floppy disks. But
what do I know
For what it's worth - Good Luck
--
Mike Thoreson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clifford Kite)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: parport/ppa problem with 2.2.0pre1
Date: 2 Jan 1999 13:37:52 -0600
Griffin Caprio ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: > > I can't even get my printer to work under 2.2.0pre1. It works fine in
: > > 2.0.36, but not in the newer kernels. I tried to switch from lp1 to lp0
: > > and it still doesn't work. Any tips?
: The weird thing is I can cat to it, just not with lpr. maybe I need a newer
: distro of lpr?!?
Under 2.1.131 I had no problem printing after adjusting the /etc/printcap
file but found that I couldn't "lprm - " a print queue. It was apparently
a permissions thing since "chmod 2511 /usr/bin/lprm" cured it - my lprm
and print queue directory both are group lp and the directory permissions
didn't permit an ordinary user to write to it. My /usr/bin/lpr already
had those permissions.
--
Clifford Kite Not a guru. (tm)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Better is the enemy of good enough.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug Capellman)
Subject: Microsoft mouse and RH5.2
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:34:55 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello:
I cannot figure this one out. I want to emulate
a 3-button mouse with a Permedia2 X-server and a standard
2-button MS mouse. I have tried several different
configurations with XF86Config with no luck. Also, the
3-button emulator works fine when I am not in X Windows.
Thanks.
Doug Capellman
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From: g-abbey@ 'nospam' home.com (Gregory Abbey)
Subject: X-Server Crashing
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 18:41:17 GMT
It doesn't matter wether I'm running KDE or FVWM . . I keep
experiencing massive X-server crashes with the following messages:
Fatal Server Error . . Caught Signal 11 . . X Server Aborting
this is NOT good!!
The chassis is a Supermicro SC750-A and packed with fans . . two
blowing air in from the front . . one 'on' the CPU . . another blowing
air 'at' the CPU . . one exhaust fan in the PS . . and an additional
exhaust fan above the PS ! !
I'm clocking a PII 400 at 4x100MHz mainboard . .
comments or suggestions are most welcome . .
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From: me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and AGP
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:31:06 +0000
Hi,
my new home-grown machine uses 8 Meg Matrox Millennium II AGP card.
I had to get the latest and greatest XF86_SVGA ( I believe from sunsite
).
Seems to work OK now. ( It didn't with the driver from RH 5.2 CD ).
Jiri
Cray Lim wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I have just switched to linux since I cannot afford to buy an original
> copy of win98. Please bear with me if this qustion has already been
> posted.
>
> I am using a PCI video card currently but would like to upgrade to an
> AGP one in the near future...probably something like that Voodoo Banshee
> AGP thingy. I wonder if linux actually supports AGP video cards?? I
> have already compiled kernel version 2.0.36 on my box.
>
> Cray
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (N. Richard Caldwell)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: need to take action on the Winmodem problem
Date: 2 Jan 1999 22:27:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Graham Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.advocacy, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael David Jones) writes:
>
>> This is where the Linux crowd needs to get a good stiff double shot of
>> the real world. People buy winmodems. They buy them because they're
>> cheap, and because they're good enough for most people's needs. If you
>> want those people to consider Linux, you need to make it work with the
>> hardware they have.
>
>Winmodems may be good enough for most people now, but they might
>regret buying one if they later try to upgrade to NT and then find
>that the WinModem is not supported.
NT Drivers are available for most modems using Lucent's controllerless
modem chip sets.
--
N. Richard Caldwell
Lucent Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PC100 Bus - What breaks?
Date: 02 Jan 1999 10:31:06 -0500
"Peter A. Koren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am about to put together an over-clocked Celeron 300A on
> an Abit BH6 motherboard running the PCI bus at 100 MHz and
> need to know what legacy boards will break and have to be
> upgraded, if any. I have a BusLogic BT930 scsi board and a
> Linksys 10/100 auto sensing ethernet board, both PCI, that I
> would like to salvage from the old system. The documentation
> on these devices does not address the issue. Do I need to
> worry?
Note, if you run the PCI bus at 100 Mhz, I would expect everything to break.
What you meant to say was that you would be running the FSB (front-side bus, ie
memory) at 100 Mhz. In such a configuration, the PCI bus is run at 33 Mhz (ie,
the PCI bus speed is not 1/2 of the FSB speed, but has its own clocking). At
that speed nothing should break, since thats what PCI is spec'ed to run at.
Note, older motherboards when running the FSB faster (say at 75 Mhz), would
also run the PCI bus faster (at 1/2 the speed of the FSB, or 37.5 in the case
of 75 Mhz). In that case, various things would not work (depends on the card,
though typically you would see that the EIDE subsystem would usually fail
first).
--
Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions (Massachusetts office)
4th floor, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 617-354-5416 (office), 617-354-7161 (fax)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:12:19 GMT
SHUT YOUR FACE UP,
MF !!! I'LL KEEP ASKING IF I FEEL LIKE IT !!! I'LL GET FREE ADVICE NO MATTER WHAT IT
TAKES
!!! THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO PAY YOU IS A KICK IN THE A** !!!
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME PAY !!!
Pat Crean wrote:
> I'm afraid you don't understand. You've forfeited the right to free
> advice and assistance and will have to pay normal consulting fees if
> you want help. Mine start at $200/hour and go up, depending on how
> much guff I have to take from the customer.
>
> Don't bother replying to this post --- you've finally earned the right
> to be the third (in over 20 years of usenet posting) entry in my kill
> file. Congratulations.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 1/2/99, 2:28:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DG) wrote regarding Re: Want to
> do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have Cox@home but am
> stuck in the DUNGEONS OF DOOM !!! SO HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP
> !!!:
>
> > Why don't you pay me $300 first and then I'll follow your crappy
> > advice.
>
> > On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:22:58 -0500, "umm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
>
> > >Welp you could fork out the $14 for the RedHat
> > >CD-ROM at your local computer store but that kinda
> > >nullifies the value of RedHat being freeware.
> > >
> > >Unless you have 2 hard drives I think you will
> > >have to partition your hard drive to have at least
> > >2 partitions one could be 32bit but the other
> > >should be split into a RedHat native and a RedHat
> > >swap partition.
> > >
> > >
> > >Probably the easiest way for you to install on a
> > >2 disk system is to have 2 partitions on the
> > >first drive with the downloaded files on the
> > >second partition
> > >
> > >c:\ = 32bit
> > >logical drive of HD1 d:\ is 16 bit and contains the RedHat
> > >
> > >then on HD2
> > >
> > >fdisk and format it and scan disk it
> > >
> > >Then use your boot floppies to install RedHat on
> > >Physical drive 2
> > >from Physical drive 1 logical drive D:\RedHat\
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I am almost at the point that I think RedHat is
> > >becoming useless. The development is getting
> > >pretty far behind on support for current Hardware
> > >
> > >Its getting to the point that you really have to plan
> > >on purchasing a system that will do only Linux.
> > >
> > >There are no 56k PCI modems for Linux
> > >AGP is poorly supported
> > >No USB and
> > >X will fry your monitor
> > >
> > >I mean what use is it
> > >
> > >If your running a home system there are tons
> > >of free daemons and software for Windows that
> > >will work just fine and install in a matter of minutes.
> > >
> > >
> > >I mean I just think its time for Eric Raymond
> > >to come to grips that he is totally wrong.
> > >
> > >
> > >Linux or any Unix system may be fine for an
> > >a speciality application, Intranet Mail Server or
> > >even a web server but it doesn't even come close to
> > >being a system that you can install on your desktop.
> > >Let alone a system that you can share with the family
> > >let kids play games and learn and mom and dad can
> > >do a little work at home.
> > >I would rather use dos 2.0 with Gem.
> > >
> > >Linux is not free you really need to buy it on CD-ROM.
> > >Then you need hardware that will support Linux.
> > >Then you need a manual and months of training
> > >to be able to really understand and perform the
> > >configuration correctly and fully.
> > >
> > >Sure you could probably get it to boot in a full day of work
> > >including partitioning re-configuration of PnP Hardware
> > >hunting down Video signal specs.
> > >
> > >Then when you do what is it good for ?
> > >
> > >You can chat on IRC all day run some Warez FTP servers
> > >or spoof some mail.
> > >
> > >
> > >If Sun, Linux, SCO, BSD, AIX were so great
> > >Microsoft would be suing them I guess
> > >
> > >And such is proof that it will really be a BE OS
> > >or some similar thing that will be Microsoft's demise
> > >20 years from now.
> > >
> > >
> > >The time has come to forget all this BS and start
> > >becoming productive with tools that are available
> > >and useable.
> > >
> > >If you waste a day or a week or a few hours a
> > >day or week and you continuously need to read arcane
> > >manuals on sendmail and write scripts and use perl
> > >to manage a system that is basically a headache and doesn't
> > >support your needed hardware or software
> > >then what is the real price.
> > >
> > >
> > >I guess its like an old car
> > >you can buy one and make it work well
> > >but if you need a part or technical info you have
> > >to spend a long time hunting it down.
> > >If you can't find what you need you have to
> > >make the part which means a large investment in time.
> > >And Time = Money.
> > >Most of all there is no dealer to get your money back from.
> > >
> > >
> > >Just writing this news post I could have written
> > >an article for my website which would have been
> > >another 2 pages that could have banners on them
> > >making me money.
> > >
> > >
> > >Honestly from now on I am gonna point my friends
> > >towards Windows and "enemas" towards Linux.
> > >
> > >
> > >Then again Ill make you a deal
> > >If Clinton is thrown out of office I will devote 1 day a week
> > >to providing help to New Linux users.
> > >
> > >Its all about reality I guess its just time to wake up
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >THE DUNGEONS OF DOOOOOOOOOOM wrote in message
> <368ac28d.9690894@news>...
> > >>Hi. i do apologize if my message sounds a bit too long but at least
> > >>you all will be able to figure out the sticky problem I'm stuck with
> > >>and may even know how to help me out of it. I currently am running
> > >>Windows 98 on one hard disk. However, since it is 7.5 GB and it's
> > >>32-bit, Linux won't recognize it when I first install Linux. At
> least
> > >>that's what I have been told and eventually found out. Besides, sure
> I
> > >>can download 500 MB in 2 hrs without any trouble via my cable modem,
> > >>but I would still need to copy it to a CD-R or CD-RW disc or
> something
> > >>and I'm not gonna pay $200 - $400 for CD-R/RW (in case you all
> wanted
> > >>to know why I would not prefer to copy to a storage device and then
> > >>install). I'm not sure if Linux will do it off my zip disks if I
> copy
> > >>linux to 6 zip discs. In any case, these wonderful people keep on
> > >>changing the versions of RH Linux. Therefore having got fed up with
> > >>it, I looked in the book which talked about RH Linux and how to
> > >>install. Well, I had versions 3 and 4 of RH but since some of my
> > >>crucial hardware at that time could not be recognized I abandoned RH
> > >>until I finally found out that if I had a direct connection with
> > >>Cox@home just like corporations and universities that have a direct
> > >>connection with their T1, T3, OC-3, etc... server, then you don't
> even
> > >>have to download RH linux. All you really have to download are the
> > >>boot.img and supp.img files and transfer them to two blank but
> > >>formatted 3.5" high density disks. So I did just that and booted up
> my
> > >>machine and when I got to the installation method option, I chose
> ftp
> > >>method. When I got to the ethernet card question, I 3c509 driver. By
> > >>the way, I still have the 3c509b PnP 16-bit Ethernet adaptor which I
> > >>obtained when I used to attend another university. Rather than sell
> > >>it, I kept it for something like a cable modem. In fact that same
> > >>ethernet card I had was part of the requirements for my cable modem
> > >>installation. Anyway, RH Linux never in the past had any trouble
> > >>recognizing my ethernet card. The only trouble was recognizing my
> > >>video cards,my parallel port zip drive, and my higher capacity hard
> > >>drive. here, in 5.2 that was not the problem. however, when I got to
> > >>the options of DHCP, BOOTP, and Static Address, I chose the Static
> > >>option and filled in my fields correctly. However, I got an error
> > >>message saying unable to connect to host. I fully verified the ftp
> > >>site address and typed it correctly. So I then went back and tried
> the
> > >>other two options only to get the "no response" error message from
> > >>bootp and dhcp. So the question still remains, isn't it possible to
> > >>install via ftp with cox@home and if so, how and what configurations
> > >>are to be made during installation?
> > >>
> > >>P.S:
> > >>PLEASE DO NO TELL ME TO USE ANOTHER VERSION OF UNIX SINCE I KINDA AM
> > >>USED TO RH LINUX. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY
> HARD
> > >>DRIVE SINCE MY 75. GB HARD DRIVE IS NEARLY FILLED UP. I PLAN TO
> > >>INSTALL REDHAT LINUX 5.2 TO MY OLDER 730 MB HARD DRIVE SO PLEASE DO
> > >>NOT BRING IN 7.5 GB INTO THE PICTURE UNLESS YOU ARE GONNA GIVE ME A
> > >>FREE CD-RW DRIVE FIRST !!! ALL I AM ASKING IS THAT YOU GIVE ME A
> > >>SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM I GOT. DO NOT GIVE ME IRRELEVANT BULLSH**
> > >>SUCH AS TELLING ME TO PARTITION MY OTHER HARD DRIVE. I WILL CONTINUE
> > >>TO POST THIS MESSAGE UNTIL SOMEONE HELPS ME FIX THIS PROBLEM !!!
> > >>
> > >>Please post a reply to this message. I've had to switch ISPs in the
> > >>past due to people spamming and framing my acount(s).
> > >>
> >
> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> > >-----
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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From: Prasanth Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and AGP
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:16:55 GMT
Yes many AGP video cards are supported. If you look on the XFree86
website, you will get a list of supported cards.
http://www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html
Cray Lim wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I have just switched to linux since I cannot afford to buy an original
> copy of win98. Please bear with me if this qustion has already been
> posted.
>
> I am using a PCI video card currently but would like to upgrade to an
> AGP one in the near future...probably something like that Voodoo Banshee
> AGP thingy. I wonder if linux actually supports AGP video cards?? I
> have already compiled kernel version 2.0.36 on my box.
>
> Cray
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:19:14 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm sick and tired of you new generation "Hackers" warez kids. You pussies
> have no brains, lack attention spans and are severly misinformed. Your
> statements lack basic coherance and present little finnesse in the form
> of written expression of thought.
>
> Stop insisting that RedHat is free! Linux is FREE. RedHat is a commercial
> entity that as a sign of good will released a lot of their code (rpm ....)
> into gpl (or similar) and made their distribution very inexpensive if purchased
> with manuals or free if one believes they cannot afford it otherwise.
>
> When you grow up, hopefully soon, and get a job, hopefully outside computer
> industry, you'll understand that there is really nothing FREE. Even linux is
> not totally free, do you think Linus, Cox and countless others would continue
> their work if all they got as feedback was crap like yourself? I don't think so.
>
> On Sat, 02 Jan 1999 17:33:36 GMT, DG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >AH SHUT YOUR FARTFACE UP !!! YOU AIN'T GOT NO RIGHT TO TELL ME HOW TO
> >GROW UP SO STUFF A PIE IN YOUR FACE, POOPKNOCKER !!!
> >
> >On 2 Jan 1999 16:51:32 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] () wrote:
> >
> >>On Sat, 02 Jan 1999 15:13:09 GMT, DG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 21:21:22 -0500, "L. Dwayne Sudduth"
> >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> LISTEN HERE, SH**FACE !!! I AM POSTING A PROBLEM TO WHICH I WANT A
> >>>>> SOLUTION, NOT IRRELEVANT BULLSH** !!! GOD KNOWS WHEN YOU'LL GET THAT
> >>>>> THROUGH YOUR MF BRAIN !!! BESIDES, NOT EVERYONE IS LIKE YOU, PAYING
> >>>>> FOR EVERY THING !!! I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE
> >>>>> BEEN ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY !!! I READ YOUR ENTIRE SH**
> >>>>> POST-REPLY BY THE WAY AND ALL YOU GIVE IS NOTHING BUT IRRELEVANT
> >>>>> BULLSH** !!! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO KEEP TELLING A DUMBF*** LIKE
> >>>>> YOU THAT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN OTHER UNIX/LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS !!!
> >>>>> SINCE NOTHING GETS THROUGH YOUR HEAD, HERE'S MY ADVICE TO YOU: EAT MUD
> >>>>> !!!
> >>>>
> >>
> >>Behave, learn some manners and most importantly grow up. With this kind of
> >>attitude few people are likely to "waste" their time helping a "pissed-off"
> >>teenager like yourself. You, like most "pissed-off" "lamers" are of no use
> >>to Linux and never will be since you lack skills, both social and
> >>technical, and you seem to feel like the rest of Linux'ers owe you something.
> >>
> >>As a sign of good spirit take this advice; download the RH stuff to your hd
> >>and then install from the hard drive. If you are uncapabble of doing so then
> >>order a cd from CheapBytes and leave everyone here alone. Actually if you
> >>already have problems (before install) you should quit now. I don't want to
> >>hear you infentile whining later.
> >>
> >>>>Dear Sir:
> >>>> I regret to inform you that my 3 year old has better behaviour and manners
>than you do.
> >>>>When I first started experimenting with UNIX, the typical response to an
>insolent,
> >>>>loud-mouthed individual such as yourself would have been RTFM. Or, in other
>words (since you
> >>>>probably don't understand the acronym) Read The F****** Manual.
> >>>>
> >>>>The alternative is to ask @home network for assistance. Or, follow the advice
>given by sane
> >>>>individuals in this newsgroup. such as purchasing Red Hat from such places as
>CheapBytes.com.
> >>>>CD-ROM.com, etc.
> >>>>
> >>>>Dark Nemesis
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>You dumb f***. The @home service does not support operating systems
> >>>other than Win95/98. I read the f****** manual but no help. Your
> >>>f****** 3-yr old kid is mentally retarded just like you you f******
> >>>pr***. I don't have to pay sh** if I don't want to. Now get the f***
> >>>outta here !!! Somebody oughtta f****** pulvarize you.
> >>
> >>As stated previously, GROW UP, FAST!
> >>
> >
SHUT UP FARTKNOCKER !!! YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF THIS NEWSGROUP !!! ONLY A MENTALLY
RETARDED INDIVIDUAL LIKE YOURSELF
WOULD STUPIDLY ARGUE THAT LINUX IS NOT FREE !!! SO BUTT OUT !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:19:47 GMT
James Barley wrote:
> THE DUNGEONS OF DOOOOOOOOOOM wrote in message <368ac138.9350398@news>...
> >HEY MAN !!! I AIN'T PAYING SH** FOR LINUX !!! AND I WILL CONTINUE
> >POSTING FOR HELP UNTIL IT'S DONE !!! SO EITHER YOU HELP OR GET LOST
> >AND STUFF A PIE IN YOUR FACE, FARTFACE !!!
> >
>
> Nobody should take this stuff personally,
> I'm sure his attitude will change, once he becomes a teenager and matures a
> little..
In the meantime you can stuff a pie on your face and BUTT OUT !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:21:04 GMT
Marc wrote:
> I am not telling you to use anytning but what you wish to use. what I am telling
> you is that there is a way to get a copy of Red Hat 5.2 for $2.95 (american) I
> don;t know about you,,but for three bucks I'd rather have the install CD"s so in
> case anything ever went wrong reinstalling would be quick and easy,,,,(well as easy
> as it can be in linux :)::)))))
> I am also NOT telling you to do anything special with your harddrive,,I personally
> do not care what you have on your 7.5giger,,,,
> if you are intrested go to www.linuxcentral.com and order the "GPL" version of
> REDHAT 5.2!!!!! (and between you and me,I'd see if I can find the "Mandrake"
> version of RH5.2 it comes with KDE already integrated,,but if that is not available
> as GPL then just get reg RH5.2 and downsuck KDE if ya want it)
>
> CHeers
>
> > P.S:
> > PLEASE DO NO TELL ME TO USE ANOTHER VERSION OF UNIX SINCE I KINDA AM
> > USED TO RH LINUX. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY HARD
> > DRIVE SINCE MY 75. GB HARD DRIVE IS NEARLY FILLED UP. I PLAN TO
> > INSTALL REDHAT LINUX 5.2 TO MY OLDER 730 MB HARD DRIVE SO PLEASE DO
> > NOT BRING IN 7.5 GB INTO THE PICTURE UNLESS YOU ARE GONNA GIVE ME A
> > FREE CD-RW DRIVE FIRST !!! ALL I AM ASKING IS THAT YOU GIVE ME A
> > SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM I GOT. DO NOT GIVE ME IRRELEVANT BULLSH**
> > SUCH AS TELLING ME TO PARTITION MY OTHER HARD DRIVE. I WILL CONTINUE
> > TO POST THIS MESSAGE UNTIL SOMEONE HELPS ME FIX THIS PROBLEM !!!
> >
> > Please post a reply to this message. I've had to switch ISPs in the
> > past due to people spamming and framing my acount(s).
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SORRY MAN
BUT I DON'T PAY S*** FOR AN OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS FREE AND CHANGES WITHIN A FEW
MONTHS !!!
SO THROW YOURSELF OUT AND GET LOST !!!
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From: Ruffian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modelines
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:25:31 +0000
Brachistochrone wrote:
>
> I'd already tried the xvidtune, and got pretty much nowhere with the probs I
> listed. Also, I don't have the virtual settings anywhere in my XF86Config
> file, and I have only one resolution listed in the Server section.
>
> I don't really understand how to compute the values for the Horizontal and
> Vertical timings, so I just looked for a modeline for another resolution
> that had the same dotclock value, and figured the ratio b'w the resolution
> and H or V timing; I then applied the ratio to the resolution I was trying
> to create. The values I came up with were sufficient to begin working in X
> (I used xvidtune to adjust the distortion). That leaves me at the point I
> described earlier.
Hi there
I'm a newbie at this also, but I know I had to comment out the desktop
size
in my window manager also...I use fvwm and it listed the desktop size as
3x2 so I had to change that to 1x1 - so check your window managers' .rc
file
also
see you, hope it helps
Jan
--
reality.sys corrupt; reboot universe [y/n]?
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