Linux-Hardware Digest #383, Volume #12 Wed, 1 Mar 00 17:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: what printer type for IBM4019 - netscape | gs | lpr ("Robert W. Cunningham")
dlink modem inst (priyajeet)
Re: which CD-RW for Linux? (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: Need help with SCSI CD-Rom burner (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: heating linux ("Robert W. Cunningham")
Re: Overclocked Celery hangs! (Edward Lee)
Re: Scsi tape (Richard Bumby)
THE IRC CHANNEL FOR LINUX ("Goose")
Re: SoundBlaster {N 3 \/\/ |3 I 3} (Matt Starnes)
Re: No printing available. (Matt Starnes)
Re: AMD and LINUX (Kevin J Dressel)
Re: cable modem (James Waldby)
Re: Linux sucks (Derek Martin)
HELP!! webgear aviator 2.4 and RH6.1 (Kevin J Dressel)
Error installation Debian 2.0.36 ("JuanMa")
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From: "Robert W. Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: what printer type for IBM4019 - netscape | gs | lpr
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:13:44 GMT
"Gregory P. Nedel" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using an IBM 4019 LaserPrinter on RedHat 6.1. I set up the lpr
> print queue using the HP LaserJet printer type. It works for now,
> printing text files to it. However, I am trying to set up netscape to
> print it's postscript output thru the gs command, to this printer.
>
> I am testing with a postscript file on the disk named index.ps. The
> command I use to print this postscript file is:
>
> gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=laserjet -sOutputFile-\|lpr -qBATCH index.ps
>
> This prints a lot of junk. The problem is that the IBM 4019 does
> not print the laserjet PCL file it gets from the gs command very well.
>
> Does anyone know the correct printer type to use in initialy setting
> up the lpr print queue with an IBM 4019. And also, what is the correct
> output device to use in the gs command. Laserjet does not seem to do
> the trick.
Does your 4019 have Postscript built-in? If not, I believe the upgrade can
be found quite cheap. It is MUCh easier to use Enscript to print regular
text files than to use GhostScript to print everything.
Also, your printer probably has automatic Protocol Emulation Switching.
The switch between protocols is often not clean, requiring a printer reset
to regain control. It is best to disable this feature, and select
whichever protocol suits you best. Probably PCL, though you will lose the
600 dpi capability of the printer (the 4019 can do 600 DPI, right?).
In general, you will want to get Postscript if possible, otherwise set your
printer to be as dumb as possible, or as close to HP-compatible as
possible, and max out the memory to allow the PC to offload the print data
sooner.
I had a 4020, so I may have guessed wrong on some of the 4019 features.
-BobC
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From: priyajeet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: dlink modem inst
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:31:08 GMT
i have red hat 6.1 and a dlink DMF 560 data fax v.90 & K56flex modem.
how do get it up and running in linux.
even after setting up the right port(com2 in dos or tty1 in linux)kppp
does not detect the modem and gives the message "sorry the modem is busy".
also all lights of the modem remain on unlike in windows.
what do i do??
is the modem a win modem?
if yes can't i run it in linux?
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Subject: Re: which CD-RW for Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:38:38 GMT
In article <89f5dh$71v$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bismuti) says:
>Can anyone reccomend to me a CD-RW for my Linux box? I'm looking
>at an internal SCSI perhaps.
www.deja.com
I use a Ricoh MP-7040S. 2-3 discs/week, no problems.
Best thing about Linux is you don't need to do that silly
intermediate step of making a .iso file on disk first; I just
send the output of "mkisofs" to "cdrecord" and back up in one
step.
-Kenny
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Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Home1: PO Box 914 Silver Spring, MD 20910-0914
Home2: 38010 Village Cmn. #217 Fremont, CA 94536-7525 (510) 745-8181
Work: 19420 Homestead Road Cupertino, CA 95014-0606 (408) 447-6654
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Subject: Re: Need help with SCSI CD-Rom burner
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:42:19 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 0, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00
>> 00 10 00 00 01 00
>> Info fld=0x10, Current sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
>> Additional sense indicates L-ec uncorrectable error
>> CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 64
>> isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=0b:00, iso_blknum=16, block=32
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.) says:
>Ah! This helps enomously.
>Check cable lengths, and termination before going on any further.
Actually, this type of error points to either a non-recorded CD, or
a CD-reader that's defective.
-Kenny
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Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Home1: PO Box 914 Silver Spring, MD 20910-0914
Home2: 38010 Village Cmn. #217 Fremont, CA 94536-7525 (510) 745-8181
Work: 19420 Homestead Road Cupertino, CA 95014-0606 (408) 447-6654
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From: "Robert W. Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: heating linux
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:43:01 GMT
Stefan Poppe wrote:
> "Robert W. Cunningham" wrote:
> >
> > Michael Hofmann wrote:
> >
> > > "Robert W. Cunningham" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This equation tells us all we need to know:
> > > >
> > > > Power (watts) = Voltage (volts) x Current (amps)
> > > >
> > > NO. Don't confuse people with wrong assumptions. Your formula holds true
> > > for DC ONLY, which is NOT what we have in the case of a PC power supply.
> > > It runs on AC. This means that you have to take the phase angle (Phi)
> > > between Voltage and Current into account.
> >
> > Get a clue. Most DMMs (Digital Multimeters) take that into account for you!
> > When you push the little "AC" button, a .707 factor is automatically figured
> > in! Of course, if your "AC" is not a TRUE sine wave, this correction may be
> > in error, and you would need to use a "True RMS" DMM. But, as I said in my
> > original post, that doesn't apply here.
>
> The point Michael makes is totally different from your factor .707
> argument. This only takes into account the average versus peek
> voltage/current. The point that Michael makes is that a power supply is
> not an ohmic resistance (or was it "resistivity"? should improve my
> English) to the power line. Because it consists of coils and
> capacitances it forms a _complex_ resistance (may be better
> "impedance"). Only for ohmic resistance the phase angle between voltage
> and current is zero and you can obtain the power the way you describe.
> But from your posting I conclude that you actually should know the
> facts.
>
> You are even right that _modern_ power supplies _should_ not form a
> complex load to the power line. But that does not change the fact that
> Michael's statement is physically correct and more general than yours
> and that old power supplies may not adhere to your recommendations.
> There's no reason to shout at him.
> So in case you don't know the internals of your power supply, his method
> is certainly more precise.
Get a clue! We are talking about the REAL WORLD here, where any deviations from
the theoretical are lost in the decimal points, and do not affect the usability
of the answer in the slightest.
My original post, and the calculations it contains, are entirely appropriate to
the task, and are EXTREMELY accurate, requiring very sensitive laboratory-grade
equipment to measure the difference between "practical" and "theoretical" values.
Don't contradict me. Try it yourself. I have. You are talking without data,
which is synonymous with "ignorance". Stop being ignorant: Make some
measurements and do the math!
> > What was your reply intended to do? Prove that you're taking your first EE
> > class?
>
> Get a clue? Get some good behaviour!
>
> BTW, you could try to disconnect everything from the power supply
> (mainboard,disks, etc)
> According to your theory current should almost drop to zero (besides
> losses in the power supply). If there's a non-zero phase-angle the
> current should stay non-zero. That should be a method to test ist.
What BS! The zero load performance of a power supply has almost nothing to do
with its normal operation. Many power supplies will shut down when no load is
present, allowing the input crurrent to get very close to zero. Plus, if there
is an input transformer, the phase differential it imparts will vary wildly
between zero and full load, especially if the reactive current has a
near-constant amplitude. Most transformers under full load will exhibit very
little input reactance, especially if the transformer output load is non-reactive
(as is the case with most switching power supplies).
No, you must make your measurements under actual operating conditions. Which
only makes sense, since that is how your PC will normally be operating!
It really bothers me when people display obvious ignorance of the "real world",
despite (or maybe because of) having learned lots of theory. Grab a DMM and go
out and measure something! If you want to apply theory, then use error
propagation statistics to detect, measure and eliminate systematic measurement
errors, and to quantify the quality of the measurement technique and the accuracy
of the result. Only with known-good numbers does it make sense to start a
comparison to theoretical values. You'd be amazed how many people will fail to
realize their DMM has lost its calibration, and instead use their bad data to
justify outrageous conclusions. Or, even worse, they will use a DMM incorrectly,
and generate poor data points.
But to get back to deviations from theory: What phase differential would be
needed to produce a 1% error in the calculated power value? I'll leave the math
to those desiring to deal with it. The answer is "a heck of a lot!" Even the
most inductive load commonly seen in the home, usually the AC squirrel-cage
induction motor found within your washer, exhibits a difference of about 5%
between the "simple" and "actual" power measurements (for those still doing the
math, that corresponds roughly to a 14 degree phase differential, or about a .8
power factor). If the motor has power factor correction circuitry (as most
modern motors larger than 1/2 hp do), the difference will be near zero.
The KISS principle applies here. Just measure the current and voltage using a
DMM in AC mode, then multiply the numbers. The resulting value will be more than
accurate enough for the intended purpose.
End of story.
-BobC
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Overclocked Celery hangs!
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 12:46:12 -0800
You measured the average temperature of the chip. Peak temperature at certain
area can be much higher and enough to cause damages. I turn on my fireplace
because the average room temperature is less than 70 degree F, but I won't put
my fingers in the fireplace to test the peak temperature.
Richard Gaywood wrote:
> > the chip wasn't clocked at that speed. Not to mention the fact that
> > overclocking has been known to shorten the life of the processor.....
>
> Well, the core temp has never exceeded 48degC (Intel max spec is 70degC) and
> the voltage has never been raised above the default of 2.0V. It's only been
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Bumby)
Subject: Re: Scsi tape
Date: 1 Mar 2000 15:51:48 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>I am new to this linux and i want to know how to configure a scsi tape i
>already load the system but i did not configure the scsi adapter so i
>want to know if i can configure the scsi adapter and tape drive from
>inside the system
Your system may already have the scsi support compiled as modules, so
you can add the drivers to a running kernel. Read manpages for insmod
and modprobe, and HowTo's referring to the kernel and modules.
Current distributions try to work with a single kernel and lots of
modules. Through the magic of an initrd, it is even possible to have
only scsi disks and no scsi support in your kernel and still be able
to boot from your (scsi) hard disk.
After you get the system to recognize your hardware, you will find
that you have questions about using it. Tapes are written (and read)
using the 'tar' command (or equivalent). If you write a single
tarfile to a tape, and keep the tape forever, that is all you need to
know. Otherwise, you should read about the 'mt' command. If you want
to have more than one tarfile on a single tape, you will need to use
the 'non-rewinding' version of what you think your tape device is.
(In this context, 'rewinding' refers to what is done when you close
the device when a program like tar or mt exits).
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Telephone: [USA] 732-445-0277 FAX: 732-445-5530
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From: "Goose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: THE IRC CHANNEL FOR LINUX
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:54:34 GMT
come to irc.vapo.net on port 6667at channel #linux
to chat about the linux world !!!
Still operators wanted ! for more info for being operator go to channel
#redland !
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From: Matt Starnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster {N 3 \/\/ |3 I 3}
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 15:15:20 -0600
Melissa Nelson wrote:
> Hey i got a soundblaster 16 (i know its old... but good)
>
> i havent tried using X11amp or anything else but the sys sounds dont work
> i get somekinda missing file junk
You need to post the error message.
Matt
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From: Matt Starnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No printing available.
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 15:17:42 -0600
Goofy wrote:
> I have tried everything that I can think of to get this stupid printer to
> print.
> I currently have an ASUS P2B motherboard. I have tried to install the
> printer from gnome and when it does an autodetection of /dev/lp0 or /dev/lp1
> ....etc I get an error message saying devices not found.... I tried doing a
> simple print fromm the terminal .... echo "hello, world" > /dev/lp0 and got
> an error message saying device not found.... how can I install the printer
> ports... printing works fine in windows.... Help please
>
> Goofy.
Check in your kernel configuration (make menuconfig in console, or make xconfig
in x) and make sure you have all the relevant parallel port items turned on,
especially auto-probe.
Matt
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From: Kevin J Dressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD and LINUX
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 10:19:31 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Heck, I'm running RH6.1 on a Cyrix P166+ with no problems! In fact, it
runs great! Just my 2 cents. :)
later,
kevin
"David C." wrote:
>
> LOIC B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Everywhere I see linux I can see Intel but never AMD and I would
> > like to know if it is possible to use linux without problem with an
> > AMD processor and if yes wich type of linux could you recomand to me.
>
> I've personally had no problems running Linux on AMD K6-2 and 486
> systems.
>
> Based on what I've read here, K6-3 systems also have no problems.
>
> K7 (Athlon) systems work, but those motherboards are more sensitive to
> things like power supplies and RAM types, so you may discover problems
> that are unrelated to Linux if you're not careful.
>
> -- David
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From: James Waldby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cable modem
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 21:15:02 GMT
"Keith E. Lockey" wrote:
> Anyone have a help web page for cable modem and linux?
>
> Thanks
http://www.coastnet.com/~pramsey/linux/homenet.html
"This page contains a simple cookbook for setting up
Red Hat 6.X as an internet gateway for a home
network or small office network ... assumptions
are: You have a fulltime Cable or ADSL connection to
the Internet ..." With brief dhcpcd and pump
comments.
http://www.rimboy.com/firewall/
"How to Setup an @Home Connection With a Firewall"
Includes "Recognizing both of the ethernet cards"
but doesn't touch dhcpcd or pump.
http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/faq/index3.html
"Configuring an Internet Firewall and Home LAN With
Linux by Robert L. Ziegler � 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000"
Well-organized, comprehensive. Includes appendices
on SSH, NTP, DNS Caching, Internal DHCP Server,
dhcpcd DHCP Client, pump DHCP Client, and more. See
http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
also.
http://members.home.net/jasonbrossa/Linux/
"... this setup guide is intended for users of
Redhat Linux 5 - 6 who would like to use their cable
modem from Comcast @Home Networks it also is for
users of the Intel EtherExpress (TM)Pro/10+ (pnp
enabled)Ethernet card. or the SMC EtherEZ ..." With
brief dhcpcd and pump comments.
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/~pmok/linux/shawcable.html
"[Shaw@Home | Shaw Wave] Cable-Modem Setup Help"
Less comprehensive than pages mentioned above but
includes some Slackware notes as well as RedHat, and
has cross refs to a DHCPcd mini-HOWTO at
http://www.linux.org/help/minihowto.html .
http://home.earthlink.net/~simpson3 provides links to
Redhat Linux and IP Masquerading among other topics.
http://members.home.net/randal.leavitt/CableModemConnectionNotes.html
"Cable Modem Connection Notes for GNU/Linux ... This
document captures the lessons learned by one
GNU/Linux user who has set up a cable connection in
the Ottawa area." Incorporates and organizes
information from links including the following:
http://www.cs.unm.edu/~vuksan/linux/Cable-Modem.html
http://agm.dhs.org/rogers-setup.html
http://rogers.home.com/FAQIndex.html
http://oclug.on.ca/
http://24.5.101.81/Linux/index.html
http://www.kernel-panic.com/user_files/cox.at.home.html
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From: Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 21:27:34 GMT
> > I just thought I would put my 2 cents in as well.
> >
> > Your right as far as a friendly OS Linux isn't it. Myself I enjoy the
> > thrill of trying to figure it out and the more I learn the more I enjoy it.
> > Two weeks isnt anything. Just think of all of the things that you have
> > learned over this time. Granted you havent fixed your problem.
> > But.....(there is always one)....you have gained alot of other knowledge.
Right. One of the benefit's of using a powerful operating system like
Linux is that it forces you to learn a lot about the machine that you
are using. Although with KDE and Gnome this is beginning to become less
true; more recent Linux distributions are becoming much easier to
install than windows (if you have well-supported hardware, the amount of
which there is increases daily). It is also becoming nearly as easy to
use.
I find with these newer distributions, with a few notable exceptions
(such as configuring PPP to work), the main difference in usability
between Windows and Linux is that people are already familiar with
Windows, and don't want to spend the time to learn a new operating
system. Many of the things a typical user does can now be done the same
way as they are done on Windows (such as searching for files or starting
an application), or are done differently BUT can be done as easily or
nearly as easily once one knows how (such as installing a new
application under GnoRPM or a similar RPM manager). In the case of
installing new applications, the Autorun package is making this simple
too, because now, just like on Windows, you can put a CD containing your
Linux application into your CD drive, and the installation will commence
AUTOMAGICALLY. All that needs to happen is for more vendors to support
Linux applications, and for them to make use of this feature. Quake3
runs on Linux, and makes use of this feature.
So, from my perspective, the main barrier for people to using Linux is
one of mindset, which can generally be broken down into one of:
1) They believe (often mistakenly) that an app they want isn't
available on Linux
2) They are simply not aware of many of Linux's features
3) They are satisfied with the performance of Windows
4) They are too lazy to learn something different
With regard to number 3, I have often heard people complain about their
Windows session crashing after doing a large amount of work (and of
course, not saving frequently enough). But they are resigned to
accepting it because they've been duped by Microsoft and other companies
that release buggy software into thinking that this is normal and
acceptable. People need to realize that IT ISN'T. If they can be made
to realize this, many of the people who fall into category #3 will
likely be more inclined to taking a look at Linux. This is one of the
main reasons I now use Linux for virtually everything I do. My sessions
virtually NEVER crash, by which I mean that on those rare occasions that
they do, I've generally been playing with software that is known to be
buggy, and which has direct access to the hardware, such as experimental
device drivers for hardware that has incomplete support, or some other
experimental software that runs with root priveleges. Applications that
do not run as root, and do not directly access hardware (root access is
required for this) NEVER crash your system. They can only crash
themselves.
> > On another note alot of Linux people hate Microsoft and since I am on my
> > "soapbox" and some of the same old usual comments have come up I think I
> > will respond to that as well. I am an active Computer Technician, in other
> > words I make my living fixing other people's computers. No I dont work in
> > some "Mom and Pop" store but for a world wide corporation and I deal with
> > all kinds of computers on daily basis. Everything from SUNs to NT Servers
> > and back to VAX machines, and I have to say as far as daily work and
> > use-ability goes, in my opinion, you cant beat Microsoft products. They are
> > very user friendly. That is why they make so much $, they have given the
> > general populace something they can use not get frustrated like this
> > individual has.
Many people make that argument, but I believe that is also fallacious.
There are many applications that are very user-friendly, as much or more
so than Microsoft applications, that don't get the credit they deserve
partly because businesses standardize on Microsoft, and also partly
because of the "I already know Microsoft" factor that I've already
mentioned. StarOffice, and KOffice, are examples of this. They are both
FREE. Both offer similar feature sets and ease of use to Microsoft
Office. But the problem here is that their compatibility with Microsoft
applications is incomplete (in the case of StarOffice) or non-existent
(KOffice, last time I checked). Businesses believe they need their
office packages to be compatible with Microsoft, because "Everyone uses
Microsoft." I've heard managers say it. It's bogus.
First of all, to communicate with your customers and suppliers, the only
thing that makes sense is to use ASCII text. The reasons for this are
that a) No, not everyone DOES use Microsoft office, and b) the overhead
for MSOffice documents is ridiculously huge. I've seen a 4k text
document ballon to over 150k when turned into a MS Office document
without any additional CONTENT. That's simply absurd. At my last
company, we had to up the limit on message sizes that our mail server
would accept because we were regularly receiving mail with 12MB+
attachments. That's simply preposterous. An ASCII version of the
document would have been maybe around 100k.
For documents that simply MUST include charts and diagrams, PDF and
PostScript are the only formats that make sense, since all major
platforms have PDF and PostScript viewers readily available. These
documents also tend to be smaller than MS OFfice documents.
Bottom line, if you ask your business associates to provide you with
documents in Internet standard formats, they probably will do so, and
then the only requirement for MS products is a perception. It isn't
difficult to export a Word document to text, and it's also fairly easy
to make a .pdf document. I do it all the time.
> > Most of the people that I have run into that bashes Microsoft are people
> > that are quite frankly jealous of what Bill Gates has accomplished. I will
> > concede that he stole someone else's idea and made it better (for lack of a
> > better phrase). But correct me if I am wrong but isnt that the American
> > Way. If you are familiar with history take a look at Henry Ford's biography
> > sometime. He did the same thing but he is considered to be one of the
> > greatest innovators of our country.
Now that's just silly. Either that or the people you've run into that
bash Microsoft are just silly. I bash Microsoft heartily, but it's out
of no such jealousy. It's because they sell crufty software that is
inherently broken, and crashes all the time; that they have management
types duped into thinking that this is acceptable, and *I* have to
support it. They write software that breaks current Internet standards,
and expect the rest of the world to interoperate with THEM, and get away
with it because they have a near-monopoly. In short, they are callous,
arrogant, and produce shoddy products that LOOK nice, but fall apart
under normal usage.
That's why I bash Microsoft. We have a few users that use Linux, and we
never hear a peep out of them (unless something facility-wide is
broken). Microsoft users easily produce 10 times as many complaints
(per user, on average) as our Linux users. We also have a very large
Unix user base, and their complaint ratio is similarly low.
> > One last thing, "Lay off of Bill Gates" If you were in his position you
> > would be doing the same thing. Grabbing as much power and money as you
> > possibly could. I'll be honest, I know I would if I was in his shoes..
You're wrong there. Some of us aren't consumed by greed, and actually
care about our customers, and people in general, and have pride in the
work that we do. Shame on you, and on Bill Gates, for not being among
them. That's the problem with the world today, and why our society is
embroiled in so much turmoil: lack of ethics, morality, integrity, and
concern for anyone besides one's self. That is exactly the cause of all
the gang warfare and shootings in schools, and other crimes too numerous
to count. I'll be surprised if our civilization lasts another hundred
years. It's exactly the sort of thing that contributed to the fall of
the Roman Empire.
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Derek D. Martin | Unix/Linux Geek
e-mail address deleted -- spam sucks!
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From: Kevin J Dressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: HELP!! webgear aviator 2.4 and RH6.1
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 10:55:56 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So, here's the deal. I installed the webgear aviator 2.4 wireless
network card (and pcmcia / isa adapter) in my Red Hat 6.1 linux system.
After a few hours of configuration changes, I finally go the system to
accept the isa adapter and aviator 2.4 pcmcia card so that the lights on
the card come on. In addition, cardmgr apparently can configure it
properly (at least it gives me two high pitched beeps when it runs).
However, I cannot get it to talk to my notebook computer no matter what
I do. Here is the pertinent info that I obtained from the machine:
1. ifconfig shows my wired NE2000 network card as eth0 (it works fine)
ifconfig shows the aviator 2.4 as eth1
- However, it only shows an IRQ setting (5 which is unused). It
shows no I/O setting...is this normal?
2. According to all the FAQs and howto's I read, the listing given by
insmod is correct. I'd list them, but I don't have access to the linux
machine at the moment.
3. I bound the address 192.10.10.2 to the ne2000 card and 10.10.10.2 to
the webgear card. Does the rest (Network, Broadcast, Subnet mask, etc.
really matter in a private network?) I am willing to change all the IPs
if someone has a configuration that works well!
4. Anything else you need to know, let me know!
Eventually, I want to set up a router to route packets among several
different sources including the wireless network, the wired network, a
dialin PPP server (will this just connect to one of the current
networks?), and a cable modem/ADSL. I also need help in this area since
I really don't have any experience setting up linux routers.
But, first, I just want to get the webgear equipment working.
Any help you all can give is very much appreciated!
Thanks!
Kevin J Dressel
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From: "JuanMa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Error installation Debian 2.0.36
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:43:07 +0100
I've a Debian 2.0.36 and I need to install in my computer, but it's
impossible, because when the CD star to boot, the boot stop when the message
is printer in the scree, the message is "md drive 0.36.3 MAX_MD_DEV=4,
MAX_REAL=8".
I've a K7(Athlon) with a 13Gb HD and CDROM 48x.
Thanks
JuanMa
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