Linux-Misc Digest #349, Volume #19 Sun, 7 Mar 99 14:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: compiling karpski (ethernet protocol analyzer) (Michael McConnell)
Re: Linux certification ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: CD emulators for GNU/Linux? (Steve Emms)
Re: gnome 1.0 install and required library RPM upgrades ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Need CDE for Red Hat Linux 5.2 (ANDREW R. POST)
Re: Linux client for Exchange Server (Jason Clifford)
Re: Xwindows too BIG (Terry Davis)
Re: 2.2.1 module problems HELP! (Michael McConnell)
auth timeout (Joe Keane)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (C Lamb)
Re: best offline newsreader? (Paul-S)
Re: stupid tar question (William Wueppelmann)
Re: One Linux "system" bootable on two different machines? (Buckaroo Banzai)
Re: checking installed rpms (Robert Land)
Re: RH5.2 / PS/2 Mouse w/KVM Swtich & X (Graham Nugent)
Re: best offline newsreader? (Chris Lee)
Re: adding fonts (brian moore)
Re: GNOME (George Farris)
Re: WP8 (Len Cuff)
Re: RH5.2 / PS/2 Mouse w/KVM Swtich & X (Stuart Eichert)
Re: best offline newsreader? (Chris Lee)
Duplicate or bad block in use! (John Bridleman)
Re: MCSE preparation exams ("Duane Elmer Smeckert")
Re: boot disk (whole Linux on LS 120 disk) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Michael McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: compiling karpski (ethernet protocol analyzer)
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 15:34:36 +0000
On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Andreas Petralia wrote:
> hello
>
> i'm trying to compile a TCP/IP sniffer program called karpski
> (http://mojo.calyx.net/~btx/karpski.html)on my machine (Suse 5.0,
> 2.0.35, libc5 ?)
>
> but i get the folling error:
>
> ...
> checking for pcap_dump in -lpcap... yes
> checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... no
> configure: error: Test for libpthread failed.
^^^^^^^
> i had a search on my harddisk, and found the following directories:
>
> /usr/lib/
> libpthreads.so
^^^^^^^^
> libpthreads.so.1
> libpthreads.so.1.60.4
Try editing the configure script to use -lpthreads instead of -lpthread.
-- Michael
Eridani Star System -- The Most Up-to-Date Red Hat Linux CDROMs Available
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.amush.cx/linux/ Fax: +44-8701-600807
------------------------------
From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux certification
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:11:35 -0500
Who is it that will provide this "Linux Certification" for $$$$ ? Sounds
like
a scam to me.
Tom Ed White wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I'm considering forking out $$$$ for Linux certification. I'm considering
>the Red Hat program. I would like to work in a Linux based environment.
>
>The thing is, everything I know is self taught, maybe not so good for a
>resume. OTOH, I think maybe I could get work just through networking (the
>people kind) without having to fork out copious amount of cash. I'm already
>getting occasional phone calls from MCSE type wanting help on installation.
>
>Any thoughts, biases, rants sincerely appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Tom Ed White
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Emms)
Subject: Re: CD emulators for GNU/Linux?
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:21:39 GMT
Why would you want one?
Steve
>Anyone know if there is a CD emulator (like fake CD) for Linux?
>thanx
>egon
>
>-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
>http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxlinks.com
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: gnome 1.0 install and required library RPM upgrades
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 17:10:10 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ben Sandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gnome 1.0 was originally missing packages for glib10 and gtk10. They
are there now for download, and should satisfy the dependencies.
> I downloaded all the RPMs for gnome (I have never installed it before,
> but I have some versions of the libraries), and when I run rpm -Uvh * on
> the directory, I get numerous messages about variosu packages such as
> gimp, grip, control-panel, linuxconf, etc needing older versions (mostly
> *.1) of gtk, gdk, and libglib. Will the upgrade break all these
> packages? Should I install concurrent copies of all the libraries? Any
> advice?
>
> Thanks,
> - Ben
>
> --
> Ben Sandler
> email me: sandler at ymail dot yu dot edu
>
============= Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ============
http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ANDREW R. POST)
Subject: Re: Need CDE for Red Hat Linux 5.2
Date: 7 Mar 1999 16:59:26 GMT
Unlike the previous posts, I use Triteal CDE and think it's much better
then KDE. Granted, CDE is a pain to setup, but it is vastly more
configurable than KDE (I've only used v. 1.0, though). It also allows for
a more standardized look on your desktop, since, for better or for worse,
Motif still is the standard look and feel for UNIX. I also like the
Workspace manager in Triteal CDE that has miniatures of all the windows on
your desktop.
Tritel CDE was sold through RedHat, who has stopped distributing it, and I
heard Triteal went bankrupt a few weeks back. However, there is an Accel-X
version of CDE being sold currently. Unfortunately, Accel-X only seems to
sell it with their X servers, and charges $200 for it. If you can still
find the Triteal version around, it's only $100. I don't know what kind of
support Accel-X has for glibc. RedHat has updated rpms on their errata
page for Triteal CDE to support glibc. These worked on RedHat 5.1. I can't
think of any reason why they wouldn't work on 5.2.
Good luck!
Andrew Post
Geoff Thornton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: CDE yuck! why dont you try KDE, its free and better
: SPACE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: >Hi friends,
: >
: >Did you have CDE for Red Hat Linux 5.2? Would you please inform me
: >where can I download it or is there any hacker site has such program?
: >
: >Thanks a lot.
: >
: >WL
: >
------------------------------
From: Jason Clifford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux client for Exchange Server
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 16:54:07 +0000
On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Thomas Horan wrote:
> does anyone know of a linux client for an MS Exchange Server ?
> I know I can use pop3/imap to get the mail......but for other features ? does
> anyone know of anything ?
To my knowledge no such application exists. I don't think MS have even
released sufficient info for anyone to write one up and I would imagine
there to be too much interest in reverse engineering it as pop3/imap are
satisfactory for email services.
> AND does anyone know of a GOOD IMAP client for linux ?
Most mail clients will work with IMAP. Do you prefer text or X11 based
ones?
Jason Clifford
Definite Linux Systems
http://definite.ukpost.com/
------------------------------
From: Terry Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Xwindows too BIG
Date: 7 Mar 1999 17:31:49 GMT
I've tried almost every resolution and looked for error files with no
results. I'm wondering if I should reload Mandrake 5.3? I don't like the
Idea since I just got my modem working. Oh well.. If nothing else I've
discovered a wonderful group of people here in the Linux world.
Thanks for all the suggestions but I'm still looking for the one that
will shrink Xwindows.
Thanks Terry D.
NF Stevens wrote:
>
> Terry Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the quick response...
>
> >I tried 1280x1024 (which is what my monitor docs say it will do at 60HZ.
>
> >No improvement. I then tried alt cntl plus and it had NO affect then
>
> >alt cntl minus also with no affect, nada , zip zilch. I wonder
>
> >if there is something more sinister wrong. By the way Xwindows looked
>
> >fine with my original installation of Red Hat 5.2.
>
> Look at the output that X generates when it starts up. This is
> usually saved to a file (.X.err in SuSE 5.2). Check for lines
> such as
>
> (--) S3: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
>
> These will tell you why higher resolutions are not available.
> Check the entries HorizSync and VertRefresh in XF86Config and
> make sure they match what your monitor is capable of.
>
> Norman
================== Posted via SearchLinux ==================
http://www.searchlinux.com
------------------------------
From: Michael McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.1 module problems HELP!
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 15:26:08 +0000
On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Jeremy wrote:
> #3 I cannot get my ZIP Drive to work (old driver), I have tried all
> combinations of modules and compiling it into the
> Kernel, and parport into a module, or in the kernel, turning
> auto probe on and off..... ect. I have not tried to use my
> printer yet, (on the second port) Anyone got ppa (old driver)
> working as a module under 2.2.X ?
I have parport compiled in - did you say Yes to PC-style port ?
If you're using modules, I think it's parport.o and parport-pc.o
HTH.
-- Michael
Eridani Star System -- The Most Up-to-Date Red Hat Linux CDROMs Available
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.amush.cx/linux/ Fax: +44-8701-600807
------------------------------
From: Joe Keane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: auth timeout
Date: 6 Mar 1999 18:03:32 -0800
Do you think there should be a time limit for `ident' requests?
For example, we could say that we drop the transaction if it hasn't
completed in a few weeks, even if this is not strictly correct.
Occasionally i find some process left around from some time ago,
presumably cut off by a network problem, or something. Then i kill it.
I don't think these things will ever go away on their own.
Is this fixed in some new version? I'm using RH 5.1.
--
Joe Keane, amateur mathematician
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (C Lamb)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 7 Mar 1999 00:37:27 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Donn Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: C Lamb wrote:
: >
: > Remember, all the world isn't the US, we don't get free local calls.
: >
: But can you get cable modem access in the UK? If so, how much is it per month?
: Mine (Pittsburgh area, USA) is $39.95 per mo.
It really depends on the area. At my parents house the cable company offers
some lamed version of cable access, but it is at normal (56.6k) speed. To
be honest I don't see the point in that, other than you may get close to
optimal t/fer due to low line noise.
Round at my end of the city the mean income of the residents is lower so
the cable companies are reluctant to cable an entire street just for
an uptake of 2 or 3 homes out of 200 houses. The other point is that
the major reason for going cable is for improved vision quality. Most
residents here think that 50 extra channels means 55 channels we can
avoid watching - but I live at the highest point in the city (Sheffield
like Rome is built on 7 hills - though in Sheffield they are one on top
of the other :) ) and so reception is good enough to pick up out of
county transmissions.
I think that true cable modem access - like you talk of is only available
to citizens inhabiting the region south of Watford Gap service station.
regards
Chris
: Donn
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul-S)
Subject: Re: best offline newsreader?
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 17:58:29 GMT
On Sun, 07 Mar 1999 14:33:50 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
wrote:
>>Agent for Linux would really be wonderful.
>
>I, and my others, use wine (www.winehq.com) to
>run agent on linux. I've been doing so for
>about 6 months without any real problem.
>But, remember, wine is still under development
>and is still not even a beta release.
>
Hi Norman, yes, I'm aware that this is possible, and I guess (for me)
currently it would be the most sensible route to take.
But (perhaps it's just me) it feels wrong somehow to have installed
Linux, taken the trouble to get to grips with it, and then load Win95
apps into it. If I'm going to do that, I may as well boot into Win95
in the first place...
My whole point of installing Linux is a change of perspective to my
normal usage....
Perhaps I'm being weird, but Linux Agent would be fine, but Win95
Agent running in Linux feels like I'm defeating the whole point of
trying linux.
BTW: If I give in, and eventually decide to go with Agent, perhaps you
might be able to offer some advice (if I need it!)
Paul.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Wueppelmann)
Subject: Re: stupid tar question
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 02:17:21 GMT
In our last episode (Sat, 6 Mar 1999 18:44:53 -0500),
the artist formerly known as tim rosen said:
>This is an awfully simple question, but I just can't seem to find a simple
>explanation in my various manuals. How do I extract tar files? I'm trying:
>
>tar -x file.tar
>
>and it is just freezing up.
I think
tar xf file.tar
is what you're looking for.
Generally speaking, tar files tend to be gzipped; an easy way to extract a
tar.gz file without disturbing the original file is
zcat file.tar.gz | tar xf -
instead of gunziping file.tar.gz and then untarring file.tar.
--
William
It is pitch black. You are likely to be spammed by a grue.
------------------------------
From: Buckaroo Banzai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: One Linux "system" bootable on two different machines?
Date: 05 Mar 1999 02:20:33 -0800
"Norm Dresner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I need to create a Jaz disk that can be booted to linux on two different
> machines with two different motherboards, video cards, ... The only
> constancy I can count on is that the SCSI Jaz drive will be the boot drive
> for both machines.
>
> I assume I can create two different kernels and choose which one to boot
> thru LILO -- an alternate would be to boot to DOS with a floppy which then
> uses the OS loader to load the right kernel. Has anyone done this before?
>
> As for the video, I need to run X-window on both computers. Can I reliably
> write a program which would look at the hardware and then copy/rename the
> right set of configuration and server files for the appropriate computer?
>
> Thanks for any hints, suggestions, etc.
>
> Norm
I dunno, man. This sounds a bit tricky from my limited experience, so I'm
just going to add a little optimistic noise to this group.
Aren't Jaz disks minimum 1GB? I just hear rumors about these things.
Obviously you could just do two full installations. Make four partitions:
swap some size, you tell me
chunk for system 1 ~250->400 Megs
chunk for system 2 ~250->400 Megs
shared stuff (users) ~(200->500)-swap Megs left
Have LILO sit in its own little world somewhere and on boot you can instruct
LILO which image you want to run.
Boo, hiss, spit on the quick-and-dirty solution. You MUST be able to do a
much more elegant, albeit possibly more confusing, job by reusing the
standard paradigm for top-level, system-level, machine-level setups,
i.e. /, /usr, /usr/local. There're all kinds of user level programs that
could care less what the hardware is that don't need to be copied into
both worlds ... throw these in /usr. If you have programs that query
specific motherboards (but not setup) or somesuch, throw them in
/usr/local.
Maybe you'll end up with five or six partitions on one Jaz disk? Big deal
as long as you're recycling bits.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Land)
Subject: Re: checking installed rpms
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 02:41:17 GMT
On Thu, 04 Mar 1999 23:00:04 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Stuart R. Fuller) wrote:
>So, someone has editted this file since it was installed.
Thanks for your help Stu, but the output should remark something about
a missing file. I'm looking for the config file for the fvwm2, the
fvwm2 menu complaines this file would be missing and I'm not able to
find it on the mounted HDD's. I thought the verify option would help
me - but it does not
Robert
------------------------------
From: Graham Nugent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH5.2 / PS/2 Mouse w/KVM Swtich & X
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 12:08:11 -0600
John T. Studt wrote:
> I run into the problem time and again:
>
> I have 4 machines on a KVM switch. If I'm in XWindows, and I switch away
> from Linux, then back, the Mouse won't respond.
>
> I CAN get it to respond by shutting DOWN X, and restarting it.
>
> Also: If I try to shutdown, it "hangs", until I flip the KVM switch back
> & forth once just for LINUX.
>
> Anyone run into the problem? Any work-arounds? Anything I'm doing
> wrong?
>
> Thanx - John
I have a Belkin Omni View SE 4 port KVM and I have no problem. My ps/2 mice
work every time. The model number is F1D074 and I got it a CompUSA. Might
try a different mouse.
lee.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Subject: Re: best offline newsreader?
Date: 7 Mar 1999 02:21:46 GMT
In article <7bqqi8$ekh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>
>Stan Barr wrote in message ...
>
>>Yes, but I have no desire look at pictures or play sounds......
>
>
>That's my point. Unix users apparently are quite happy with
>the console and plain text. The rest of the world has moved
>on to other things.
Read my text. I could care less.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: adding fonts
Date: 7 Mar 1999 02:22:17 GMT
On 6 Mar 1999 21:31:34 GMT,
jas shultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I add fonts? The fonts that come with it are boring, I'd like to be
> able to add more.
See http://xach.dorknet.com/gimp/tutorials/fonts.html for a long
detailed summary of how, including pointers to some fun places to grab
fonts.
--
Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
Netscum, Bane of Elves. Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George Farris)
Subject: Re: GNOME
Date: 7 Mar 1999 17:30:53 GMT
In article <01be6891$1ff74d00$d747a8c2@mine>,
"Lee Howes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with replies, do not reply to message.
>
>
> I cannot install GNOME 1.0 because when I try to install as in the
> instructions it cannot install the xscreensaver-3... RPM with the message:
> Cannot install. This is not because a previous vdrsion is installed because
> I tried uninstalling that (xscreensaver-2...) as well, which still didn't
> work, and that reinstalled fine.
This often happens when your package is bad or not completely there. Try
downloading it again from a different source.
------------------------------
From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WP8
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 18:07:07 +0000
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In article <7bu4ng$5b1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rod Smith <rodsmith@channe
l1.uceprotect.com> writes
>[Posted and mailed]
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I seem to have a problem with WP8. I downloaded it from the Corel site,
>> unpacked and untared the file. When I run the install, instead of decent
>> graphics all I get is a load of black fuzzy lines ! Also when it's
>> installed, the buttons appear the same -- fuzzy black lines.
>> Have I missed something -- some fonts maybe ?
>>
>> I am running SuSE 6 and Star Office works fine.
>
>This sometimes happens in 24-bit color depths. Try switching to 16- or
>32-bit color depth and the problem should go away.
>
Rod,
Spot on thanks. Switched to 16 bit and it works fine. Tried 32
bit but the card doesn't support it !
Cheers,
Len
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart Eichert)
Subject: Re: RH5.2 / PS/2 Mouse w/KVM Swtich & X
Date: 7 Mar 1999 18:10:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use a Belkin OmniView switch as well. Have you tried making sure the
mouse is motionless when you switch? Supposedly this can solve several
simple problems.
stu
Graham Nugent ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: John T. Studt wrote:
: > I run into the problem time and again:
: >
: > I have 4 machines on a KVM switch. If I'm in XWindows, and I switch away
: > from Linux, then back, the Mouse won't respond.
: >
: > I CAN get it to respond by shutting DOWN X, and restarting it.
: >
: > Also: If I try to shutdown, it "hangs", until I flip the KVM switch back
: > & forth once just for LINUX.
: >
: > Anyone run into the problem? Any work-arounds? Anything I'm doing
: > wrong?
: >
: > Thanx - John
: I have a Belkin Omni View SE 4 port KVM and I have no problem. My ps/2 mice
: work every time. The model number is F1D074 and I got it a CompUSA. Might
: try a different mouse.
: lee.
--
***********************************************************************
* Stuart Eichert BSE Comp. Sci. Eng. '99 *
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] BSEcon Wharton School '99 *
* www.stwing.upenn.edu/~seichert/ MSE Tcom. & Networking '99 *
* University of Pennsylvania *
* Secretary of Dining Philosophers *
* University Scholar *
***********************************************************************
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Subject: Re: best offline newsreader?
Date: 7 Mar 1999 02:26:15 GMT
In article <7bqqi9$ekh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>
>Matthias Warkus wrote in message ...
>
>>..and Richard Latimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Few in the Unix world seem to have noticed all of that stuff
>>> whizzing in and out of the world's servers:
>>
>>-all of which is not exactly useful or appreciated-
>
>I don't really know what you mean. The worth and utility of the
>content being served up would depend on the needs of the
>people producing it and consuming it. If you have no personal
>use for it, it doesn't mean that the content is valueless.
It's not? Check your illogic before doing any most posing. It's quite
amusing.....
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Bridleman)
Subject: Duplicate or bad block in use!
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 21:27:46 -0500
Greetings.
I've been using computers a long time but I've only had my hands on Linux
a couple of weeks. I purchased a VAResearch VArStation YMP and have only
been playing around with X and surfing with Netscape. Nothing magical. I
always exit from X and halt the machine to turn it off.
Yesterday I had done that and then about an hour later I went to start
the machine again and I get the following messages (sorry if it's to
verbose!):
/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
/dev/sda1: Duplicate or bad block in use!
/dev/sda1: Duplicate blocks found... invoking block passes.
Pass 1B: Rescan for duplicate/bad blocks
/dev/sda1: Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 36595:/dev/sda1:
64260/dev/sda1: 64
260/dev/sda1: 64261/dev/sda1: 64261/dev/sda1: 64262/dev/sda1:
64262/dev/sda1
: 64263/dev/sda1: 64263/dev/sda1: 64264/dev/sda1: 64264/dev/sda1:
/dev/sda1: Pass 1C: Scan directories for inodes with dupe blocks.
/dev/sda1: Pass 1D: Reconciling duplicate blocks
/dev/sda1: (There are 1 inodes containing duplicate/bad blocks.)
/dev/sda1: File /var/log/messages.2 (inode #36595, mod time Thu Feb 18
04:02:33
1999)
has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s):
/dev/sda1:
/dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTANCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or p options)
*** An error occurred during the file system check.
*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
*** when you leave the shell.
Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D for normal startup):_
I gave the root password for maintenance and looked everywhere for an
explanation of 'fsck' and I'm at a loss.
Can you help??
Thanks!
------------------------------
From: "Duane Elmer Smeckert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: MCSE preparation exams
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 18:28:24 -0800
Please take this to the advocacy group where you can
discuss without sending out of band jabber.
I am here to get and give help, not discuss the merits
and drawbacks of certifications and job tracks.
PRice wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I agree, but its a minimal investment for potentially a 10-20k payoff
>in salary. A semi-experienced NT/Network person doing self-study can
>do it in about 6 to 8 months. You're only out the cost of the books
>and tests. I think both the CNE and MCSE are over rated, but in my
>case, 2 previous employers gave me huge increases in salary and
>promotions just because of them.
>
>P
>
>On Sat, 06 Mar 1999 10:39:33 +0100, Raymond Doetjes
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I agree Tim.
>>
>>MCSE is just a commercial stunt to make money. They do learn alot but it
>>is just stupid learning work. They don't learn howto troubleshoot a
>>problem nor do the really know the background of processes.
>>They know where to click but that is that. The don't know why things
>>work the way they do so they probably never go out and ask the right
>>questions. I think that is the most important thing in the I.T. This way
>>you can always ask for the help from a person whoms field it is. Most of
>>the MCSE people I know feel like they are god, but in fact they don't
>>know ass much as the say they do. ANd instead of asking a question they
>>just go out and fiddle on their own since they are to pride to ask since
>>they are MCSE certified. Then again I may have given them the answer
>>straight away.
>>
>>Raymond
>
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: boot disk (whole Linux on LS 120 disk)
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 02:17:01 GMT
In article <kAdC2.4729$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> how does one make a linux ide boot disk,,give a shout back if any one can,,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
It is very similar (and you should look up) to the ZIP disk MINI HOW TO.
Shame on me, I should of put this a long time ago on my linux web page
Well, let's start: I assume your LS is on /dev/hdc (like mine)
1) Make a Linux partition on /dev/hdc, about 110 MB: /dev/hdc1
2) Make a swap partition (if you like, or do not have at least 32 MB RAM)
say 10 MB : /dev/hdc2
3) Format : mke2fs -c /dev/hdc1
mkswap -c /dev/hdc2 number_of_blocks_shown_in_fdisk
4) Mount the LS 120: mount /dev/hdc1 /atapi
(your kernel needs IDE floppy support enabled: 2.0.35 will do)
5) Run the usual "setup", and install the A series "to a directory", namely
to /atapi DO NOT CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM YET
After this step, you have a root system on your LS 120. You will need to
boot this !
6) Booting the IDE floppy:
a) select a kernel with IDE floppy support (2.0.35 for example), compile it
and get a "zImage" , or get one already in binary form.
b) copy this zImage to your /atapi directory (i.e on the LS 120 "/" )
c) create devices in /dev (if not already there):
mkdir /atapi/dev/null mkdir /atapi/dev/fd0 (not really necessary, since
it will boot by itself) mkdir /atapi/dev/hdc mkdir /atapi/dev/hdc1
d) create the /atapi/boot directory: mkdir /atapi/boot
e) copy the boot code from an existing Linux box to the LS /boot:
cp /boot/boot.b /atapi/boot
f) INSTALL LILO: the lilo configuration file should look like below:
boot = /dev/hdc
disk = /dev/hdc
bios = 0x00
install = /boot/boot.b
map = /boot/map
read-only
backup = /dev/null
# ############# now, the usual LILO stuff
image = /zImage
label = LSBOOT
root = /dev/hdc1
# ############# Lilo config ends
To install this, name the file to: "lslilo.conf" and then do :
lilo -C lslilo.conf -r /atapi
g) Then do : rdev -r /atapi/zImage 0
(replace 0 with 16384 if you want to speed up the boot, using a RAMDISK)
Last but not least, edit and make an /etc/fstab to suit your needs:
vi /atapi/etc/fstab
then, the fstab file should lok like:
/dev/hdc1 / ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/hdc2 none swap defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
Finally you've made it: Linux on a disk, just like ol' DOS 3.3 ...
I don't know if this asks your question, but I had to tell the story ....
Larry Tobos (boring you to death..)
PS: You are free to repost and use this for non-profit personal use
Otherwise, for each and every 10$ profit, I charge you a Plzen 0.5 liter
bottle of beer liquid fee, not less that a total of 2 per day nor more than 4
!
============= Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ============
http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.misc) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Misc Digest
******************************
