Linux-Hardware Digest #126, Volume #10 Fri, 30 Apr 99 17:13:20 EDT
Contents:
Re: Laser printing problems. (Rob van der Putten)
STB Velocity 128ZX clockchip for RH6.0 install ("J. Maxwell")
Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous? ("Charlie Howell")
Trident Cyber 9388 with TFT-Display (Andreas Krutscher)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) (Leslie
Mikesell)
Re: ++ USB and LInux ?? ++ (Michael Meissner)
Mouse at /dev/ttyS0 - not possible! (Alexander Kaltenbrunner)
Recording problems with Ultrasound MAX (askme)
Software RAID Experiences? (Steve Bowen)
Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous? ("Bryan K")
Re: Missing SCSI drive (Andrew Brown)
Re: Making multiple drives ONE volume under Linux (Andrew Brown)
Re: Gnome Help ! ("Jim Faulkner")
Re: Gnome Help ! (Donald)
ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem ("Fred T. Hamster")
SCSI generic: Cannot compile sg.c in kernel 2.2.7 (Ulf Rimkus)
Re: Diamond Video kaart ("l. hamar")
Kernel bug or my stupidity? linux 2.2.6 ext2 problem? (Moritz Moeller-Herrmann)
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From: Rob van der Putten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Laser printing problems.
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:06:24 +0200
Hi there
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Samuel A. Rogers. wrote:
> I just got a Samsung QwikLaser 85G laser print.
You should always check te hardware compatability howto before buying any
hardware.
Regards,
Rob
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From: "J. Maxwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: STB Velocity 128ZX clockchip for RH6.0 install
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:42:55 -0500
With RH5.2, I could manually select what video card I had. With RH6.0, it
auto-detects the video card, and will not allow me to manually select it.
Now, with 6.0, the install prog can't detect the clockchip type (and I don't
know what it is) so consequently, the install program locks up when
attempting to test the video setup. Is there a way I can manually specify
the video card? Or could someone please tell me what (or where to find) the
clockchip type for my video card? This seems kinda wierd because everything
worked fine with 5.2. I am a serious newbie, so go easy on me. Thanks in
advance for your help.
-J
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From: "Charlie Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
Subject: Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:27:26 -0500
Reply-To: "Charlie Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I would just get extensions for all the cabling and put your computer out in
the garage.
--
Charlie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7gb5fh$nj1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I would like to get rid of the cooling fans in my computer (cpu and power
> supply) since the noise bothers me (I want the computer to be totally
silent;
> I already know how to spin down hard discs). Here's what I need to know:
>
> - Where can I get silent coolers to replace those fans? E.g. Peltier
elements
> or radiators. They should preferably be as cheap as possible (definitely
less
> than $100 for replacing all fans).
>
> - If completely silent coolers are not available for cheap, where can I
get
> the cheapest (working) very-low-noise, heat sensor-controlled fans?
>
> - If I simply toss out the fans without replacing them by anything, what
will
> the consequences be? If the cpu gets too hot, will it be destroyed
immediately
> or stop working in time for me to detect that something is wrong?
>
> The computer is never on for more than a few hours, the environment
> temperature is moderate (<80 F in summer, typically about 60 F), and I
could
> live with the computer crashing every now and then; I could not live with
the
> computer going up in flames (no pun intended). All operating systems that
I
> run support "idle"-cooling of the processor. And the installed hardware is
> pretty minimal, so the power supply would not get hot too quickly.
>
> All responses appreciated: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Krutscher)
Subject: Trident Cyber 9388 with TFT-Display
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:27:24 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I heard about problems on using X on a trident cyber 9385 video card. It
can damage the TFT-display. Well, I've bought a Notebook (Maxdata Artist
York) with a trident cyber 9388 video card. unfortunately only drivers
for Win98 are available.
The linux hardware compatibility-list says I can use XF86_SVGA (suse,
redhat), but it doesn't work. Can it destroy my display? How can I get
XFree to run on my notebook? (Are there any FAQ's available?)
--
Andreas Krutscher
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fon: 04194/981217, Fax: 040/3603 274691
Am Sportfeld 1, 24641 Stuvenborn, Germany
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: 30 Apr 1999 13:33:22 -0500
In article <7f8lut$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Robbt Erisbright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Really in all fairness. I think that maybe it could be an option you could
>turn off in the kernel or what not ? to translate it all to lowercase as far
>as files are concerned but let you use non case sensitive...or just have the
>GUI shell intelligently query it as both before turning up the error.
Aha... The real problem with case ambiguity - the surprise factor.
How to become the administrator on an NT box:
http://www.ntsecurity.net/scripts/loader.asp?iD=/security/casesensitive.htm
They call it a problem of case sensitivity in the object manager, but
in fact it is the expectation of insensitivity that is at fault.
Les Mikesell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: ++ USB and LInux ?? ++
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 30 Apr 1999 14:37:59 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Kilian) writes:
> > heh. well Linus is contributing to the USB effort;
> > if that doesn't make it "official", I don't know what does!
>
> And since version 2.2.7, it's included in the official kernel sources.
Well, it's in the source, but you can't configure it without editing
config/i386/config.in, and the head of the drivers/usb/Config.in file says it
is extremely experimental. So, if a kernel rev or two it might be usable by
people other than the code hackers and experimenters.
--
Michael Meissner, Cygnus Solutions
174 Littleton Road #3-198
Westford, Massachusetts 01886
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: 978-692-4482
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Kaltenbrunner)
Subject: Mouse at /dev/ttyS0 - not possible!
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:32:55 GMT
I have the DEBIAN GNU/Linux 2.0 Version installed and I wanted to use
my mouse. I have tried to conect it with gpm on /dev/ttyS0 but gpm
answered me that this is "not supported by thy device" I also cannot
install my Modem on /dev/ttyS1. The programs do not find it.
I have tried to find inforamtions in the man-pages and in info. But it
was lost work. Can anybody tell me how to solve this problem!
Thx Alex
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (askme)
Subject: Recording problems with Ultrasound MAX
Date: 30 Apr 1999 18:47:12 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm trying to write simple recording application, and ran some big problems.
Summary of problems.......
1. OSS only lets me record 8bit. I'm 100% sure my card samples 16-bit.
2. The recorded sound is played too high speed. I tried 44khz, 22, and 11.
3. Trying to record from /dev/dsp gives IRQ/DRQ timeout errors, but
/dev/dsp1 works.
okay, so what's wrong? my gus settings are port 0x220/0x32c, irq 5/7,
dma 1/1 ... these settings have worked with DOS.
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bowen)
Subject: Software RAID Experiences?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:57:44 -0700
Please share any software RAID experiences under Linux.
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From: "Bryan K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
Subject: Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:09:04 +0100
The Sokos Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> Or get a laptop. They are designed for low power, and don't need so
> much cooling.
Could someone remind me why we don't use the low power versions of CPUs in
desktops?
--
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North Wales Online - The Web Index for North Wales
http://www.northwalesonline.freeserve.co.uk/ (679 links and rising)
news:uk.local.north-wales news:wales.politics.assembly
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From: Andrew Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Missing SCSI drive
Date: 30 Apr 1999 18:13:30 GMT
Ditch the Adaptec and get a DPT controller with Linux drivers!
Check out dpt.com and its tech library
Use RAID and mke your system sing and dance!
Eric Webster wrote:
>
> I have an adaptec aha2940UW with 5 drives: 3 seagates (ID's 0, 1, 2) and
two
> IBM hot-swappables (ID 3, 4). The seagates are on an internal 68 pin bus
and
> the two IBM's are on an external 68 pin bus feeding into an IBM 3518
> expansion box. I use automatic termination.
>
> When my system boots the Adaptec shows me all 5 drives, and can verify
all
> 5.
>
> When linux (RH 5.2) boots the AHA module only shows me 4 - the seagates
on
> ID's 0 and 1, and the IBM's on ID 3 and 4. The third seagate on ID 2
never
> appears, is never given a /dev/sdc listing, nothing.
>
> I used to have the same 3 drives plus a low speed periph on a 50 pin bus
- I
> disconnected that and plugged it plus a 4mm tape drive into an Advansys,
and
> added the two IBM drives to the adaptec. RH used to play nice with the
third
> seagate, so I doubt it's a hardware fault (plus I can verify the drive on
> boot). RH 5.2 sees the advansys chain well also.
>
> Any ideas how to reclaim my lost drive? Natch the new drives are empty
and
> the missing one has 6 GB of stuff I need!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
>
>
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From: Andrew Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Making multiple drives ONE volume under Linux
Date: 30 Apr 1999 18:13:27 GMT
YES!!! Use RAID.
Check out dpt.com
You'll be impressed!
A SCSI/RAID controller with Linux drivers!
You'll love the Tech Library!
henkc wrote:
>
> HI,
>
> Is it possible to make mutliple drives as a single volume under Red Hat
5.2?
>
> thank you.
>
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From: "Jim Faulkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm,nl.comp.os.linux,nl.comp.os.linux.installat
Subject: Re: Gnome Help !
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:51:46 -0400
for RedHat, its in /etc/X11/xinitrc or /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
towards the end of the file, replace the line which opens your present
window manager ("fvwm" or something) with "exec gnome-session".
By the way, I have found gnome to be quite buggy, you might want to use KDE
until a more stable version comes out.
Jim
John van der Zanden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7gcosu$3he$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Unpacked all gnome packages without serious problems, but what to do now
??
> the manual says this
>
> To start gnome, you must edit the X startup files. (which one and how ?)
> a sample x startup file using gnome-session follows:
> #!/bin/bash
> exec gnome-session
> ## end sample
> the default Gnome session configuratio file is
> /usr/share/gnome/default.session. The user gnome session is
> $HOME/.gnome/session.
>
> All nice and well, but what must i do ? I dont have any clue what this all
> means as i am a NEWBIE !!
> Which file must i edit and what should i put in it ??
>
>
> John
>
>
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From: Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gnome Help !
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:01:25 -0400
create a file in your home directory called .xinitrc
then type this in:
#!/bin/bash
gnome-session
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, John van der Zanden wrote:
> Unpacked all gnome packages without serious problems, but what to do now ??
> the manual says this
>
> To start gnome, you must edit the X startup files. (which one and how ?)
> a sample x startup file using gnome-session follows:
> #!/bin/bash
> exec gnome-session
> ## end sample
> the default Gnome session configuratio file is
> /usr/share/gnome/default.session. The user gnome session is
> $HOME/.gnome/session.
>
> All nice and well, but what must i do ? I dont have any clue what this all
> means as i am a NEWBIE !!
> Which file must i edit and what should i put in it ??
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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From: "Fred T. Hamster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:24:52 -0400
i posted earlier about having a problem downloading the sr1off97.exe file
(microsoft office 97 service release 1) under redhat linux 5.2 using ppp and a
zoom 2919L modem. that problem has been partially (mostly) resolved.
here are some fragments of wisdom or information encountered while i was
debugging this situation.
+ i'm using a hideous init string for this modem (zoom 2919L) of:
AT&FE0&C1&D2&K3V1S0=0\\V1S7=60S30=0L0\\N3%C1B0B15N1X4
it's ugly, but it seems to work. this is pretty close to what win95 sends the
modem, according to one respondent. the double back slashes are for the benefit
of the script file; use single back slashes when testing with minicom.
+ zoom 2919L may have flaky behavior with linux in general (because they don't
test under a freely available operating system). if you have a zoom modem and
use linux, please send the folks at www.zoomtel.com a message stating that you'd
really appreciate if they wouldn't claim their modems work under linux when they
don't actually test them under linux. or stating that you'd really like it if
they'd set up a linux box and test their modems on it...
+ there may be some strange MTU factors due to IP masquerade. this is
supposedly because the transmission MTU has to be the same for all the routes,
and the ethernet MTU is 1500. i am now using the default of 1500 and things are
doing well; with smaller MTU's, i start being unable to see certain sites (like
www.tvguide.com's tv listings).
+ the latest modem firmware upgrade for the 2919L allowed me to download the
sr1off97.exe file finally. this file is available at:
http://premium.officeupdate.microsoft.com/officeupdate/DistribDownload/sr1off97ddl.htm
this file was the initial reason for my posting; i needed to download it and
couldn't get the download to even start. bigger files worked, smaller files
worked, but this file didn't.
after it started working, two of the times i tried, the download was really
slow all through the first 3-4 K of the file. after that part, the speed picked
up to normal download rates. but another time, the file was speedily downloaded
even in that first portion. this might be due to varying quality connections to
my ISP.
so, it really seems like some weird behavior inside my modem has been fixed,
but what still puzzles me is why win95 was able to download the file with no
problem, even with the older firmware. perhaps there are enough differences in
how the modem is used under linux and 95 for those differences to matter.
thanks to the people who contributed suggestions about this.
-chris
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The function of genius is not to give new answers,
but to pose new questions--which time and mediocrity can solve.
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From: Ulf Rimkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI generic: Cannot compile sg.c in kernel 2.2.7
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:04:34 +0200
Hallo!
Recently I�ve bought an Adaptec SCSI adapter 2940AU and a Yamaha
CD-RW CRW4416S. Of course I�d like to use this CD-Writer for toasting
some CD�s. After going through the CD-Writer-HOWTO, I tried to compile
the SCSI generic sources as a module for Kernel 2.2.7. But instead of
getting a working module (compiling for into the kernel gives the same error
messages) , I got those error messages:
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi'
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o sr_mod.o sr.o sr_ioctl.o sr_vendor.o
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2
-malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -c -o sg.o sg.c
sg.c:70: `SG_SCATTER_SZ' undeclared here (not in a function)
sg.c: In function `sg_open':
sg.c:243: `SG_DEF_MERGE_FD' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:243: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
sg.c:243: for each function it appears in.)
sg.c: In function `sg_ioctl':
sg.c:487: `SG_SET_FORCE_LOW_DMA' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:495: `SG_SCATTER_SZ' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:505: `SG_GET_LOW_DMA' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:510: `SG_GET_SCSI_ID' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:511: `Sg_scsi_id' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:514: `sg_idp' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:514: parse error before `)'
sg.c:515: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:515: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:515: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:516: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:516: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:516: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:517: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:517: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:517: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:518: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:518: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:518: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:519: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:519: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:519: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:520: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:520: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:520: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:521: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:521: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:521: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:522: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:522: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:522: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
sg.c:525: `SG_SET_FORCE_PACK_ID' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:532: `SG_GET_PACK_ID' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:545: `SG_GET_NUM_WAITING' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:557: `SG_GET_SG_TABLESIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:562: `SG_SET_RESERVED_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:569: `SG_GET_RESERVED_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:574: `SG_GET_MERGE_FD' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:579: `SG_SET_MERGE_FD' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:593: `SG_SET_COMMAND_Q' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:600: `SG_GET_COMMAND_Q' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:605: `SG_EMULATED_HOST' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:615: `SG_SET_DEBUG' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c: In function `sg_command_done':
sg.c:784: structure has no member named `target_status'
sg.c:786: structure has no member named `target_status'
sg.c:787: structure has no member named `target_status'
sg.c:789: structure has no member named `host_status'
sg.c:790: structure has no member named `driver_status'
sg.c: In function `sg_sc_build':
sg.c:1131: `SG_SCATTER_SZ' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c: In function `sg_add_sfp':
sg.c:1356: `SG_DEF_FORCE_PACK_ID' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:1357: `SG_DEF_FORCE_LOW_DMA' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:1359: `SG_DEF_COMMAND_Q' undeclared (first use in this function)
sg.c:1360: `SG_SCATTER_SZ' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[2]: *** [sg.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi'
make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_scsi] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
The SCSI-driver for the CDROM sr.c compiled perfectly and I can use
the Yamaha as a CD-ROM. So, did I something wrong, or is the SCSI
generic driver known to be broken?
Greetings,
Ulf
--
Denken, was man nicht f�hlt, hei�t, sich selbst bel�gen.
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From: "l. hamar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Video kaart
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:16:04 +0200
You understood me right.
Now all I need to know is the solution.
Clifton T. Sharp Jr. heeft geschreven in bericht
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>l. hamar wrote:
>> Ik heb een Diamond Speedstar A50 videokaart.
>> Met Linux Red Hat 5.2 krijg ik na startx, een blauw scherm en lijkt de PC
>> volledig vast te zitten.
>> Enkel een druk op de Reset toets van de computer brengt uitkomst.
>> Wie kan mij helpen?
>
>Near as I can tell, he runs `startx` and gets a blue screen and the machine
>does nothing more, only the reset button revives it.
>
>--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Moritz Moeller-Herrmann)
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Kernel bug or my stupidity? linux 2.2.6 ext2 problem?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:41:55 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I just had a weird experience when playing around with my PC...
I had a program crash (Lyx1.0) when importing a Tex file and failing
miserably.
It filled my /home ext2 partition on an IDE drive by filling the log file
~/.xsession-errors(120M). When I noticed this (my bash prompt shows free space
in /home) I removed the offending file and killed the hung Lyx process.
To my surprise the free disk space did not show up! I ran sync, du, df and
stuff like that. I thought I had overlooked a big file somewhere in my $HOME.
Nothing. I killed a few files and regained a couple of free MBs, but nowhere
near what I had before.
So finally I tried to unmount the partition and it claimed device busy. I did
fuser -va /deb/hda2 and it showed a mount process owned by root with PID root.
strange. I changed to single user mode (init S). I tried again. I could now
unmount. When remounting the drive I had all my space back. Phew!
Does anyone have a clue why this happened? Any idea, comment?
I do have NFS and automount, but they weren't active at the time. my NFS user
tools are two revisions off the required in the Changes file. But this was a
normal ext2 file system....
Specs:
SuSE6.1beta based...
Linux Gertrud 2.2.6 #5 Mon Apr 19 17:25:27 CEST 1999 i586 unknown
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnu/pgcc-2.91.60/specs
gcc version pgcc-2.91.60 19981201 (egcs-1.1.1 release)
mount: mount-2.9i
Linux automount version 3.1.3
Universal NFS Server 2.2beta38
Thanks!
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Get my public pgp / gpg key from # Open Source(TM)
http://webrum.uni-mannheim.de/jura/moritz/pubkeymoritz # but also
KDE forever! Use Linux to impress your friends! # Open Minded!
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