Linux-Misc Digest #592, Volume #19 Wed, 24 Mar 99 21:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: Java won't work! (Hans Wolters)
Re: Partition Software Recommendation? (Rez)
Linux In Banks? (Pasha)
HP Deskjet 895C---any good? (kul)
Re: HELP! Need data from BAD Floopy! ("Jeff Dickens")
cgi write permissions? ("C. Edwards")
Re: Assembler for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Cheapbytes - What happened??? (garv)
Re: Yet another pppd/modem problem..... (Mike)
Re: view postscript format file (Bruno Barberi Gnecco)
how do I configure VIM to display an edited file after exiting? ("yft")
Re: MAKE command (LB)
Re: VERY easy CHMOD question ("Katherine Davis")
Re: Linux In Banks? ("Richard M. Rajchel")
Re: Is Slackware is based on libc5? (Arthur Corliss)
Re: GetRight for Linux? (houghi)
queuing of sendmail / fetchmai ("Knut Nilsen")
Tar __It won't!?!?! (Richard Sorak, Jr.)
Re: GNOME compliant window manager - not (jik-)
Re: Slow system ("Mike Bosschaert")
Re: If I had the time I know how to make a fortune in unix ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How can root get Permission Denied? (Geoff McCaughan)
Re: More bad news for NT ("Mikael Ostensson")
Re: Slow system (Andrew Comech)
Re: microsoft bus mouse ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Rant: suse linux - POS worse than windows ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
new penguin-pics ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Problems with ftape after kernel update (Dirk Melcher)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hans Wolters)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.lang.java.help
Subject: Re: Java won't work!
Date: 24 Mar 1999 17:16:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:47:00 +0100, Jonas Thurfors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
found a keyboard and composed the following intresting message:
>I'm having problem running Java applications on my RedHat Linux 5.2
>platform.
>
>I downloaded version 1.2 from Blackdown.org, but when I typed
..............
>I then downloaded version 1.1.7 and when I typed "/jdk117/bin/java" I
..........
>Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong here??
>I have also updated my glibc to v2.1 and my libstdc++ to v2.9.0.
It might help if you could tell us if your CLASSPATH is set. You can do this
in your /etx/profile
export CLASSPATH=./:/usr/local/java/lib/classes.zip (relative to where java
lives)
Regards Hans
--
Java Search Engine Front End
http://home.gelrevision.nl/~h.wolter/
Linux Links/CMI8330 Soundpro HOWTO
http://home.gelrevision.nl/~h.wolter/linux.htm
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From: Rez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Partition Software Recommendation?
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 05:38:15 GMT
In article <7capiv$v8q$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My fdisk program from Win95 does not work for some reason;
That's because it's buggy. I've heard of this problem over and over.
> Is there any free disk partitioning program available on the net, like a clone
> of Partition Magic or Sys Comm?
PowerQuest supposedly has a 30 day trial version of Partition Magic available
for free download. Folk who've used it say it's fully functional. (I bought
the full version & have only used it for whacking off chunks of a disk that
were going bad, but it seems to work well.) I think it's something obvious
like www.powerquest.com :)
The FDISK in DR/OpenDOS works well and has some advantages over M$DOS's
FDISK. For one thing it doesn't try to insist that the 2nd HD has to
be bootable. You can download the entire OpenDOS package -- check out
www.caldera.com (I think there's a new URL, someone can probably cough
it up)
> Has anyone used FreeDOS (www.freedos.org) and is it any good? I am thinking
> about downloading FreeDOS and using fdisk utility from FreeDOS to create
> partitions but would like to know any opinions on this. Thanks for any help.
Don't know about FreeDOS other than last time I went by there, they had
info to the effect it was up to about DOS3.2 level. Looking forward to a
modernized version :)
~REZ~
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pasha)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Linux In Banks?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:11:38 GMT
Hi,
I'm working for a bank and who are currently looking at changing the
client and server operating systems in their branch network.
The choice is between Linux and NT (Workstation/Server).
Needless to say the techies want Linux, but management are nervous
about it (vendor FUD, etc., etc.).
So, are there any retail banks that have already rolled out (or are
currently rolling out) Linux to between 4000 and 5000 seats in 400 to
500 outlets?
All info and/or pointers are welcome!
TIA
Pasha.
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From: kul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: HP Deskjet 895C---any good?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:41:21 +0000
I'm looking to buy an inkjet printer, the HP deskjet 895Cxi
has got some good reviews and I'd like to know how it works with linux
its not listed at
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht
so i'm wondering has anybody got this printer to work under linux and if
you have does it produce good results.
--
kul
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From: "Jeff Dickens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.sco.misc,alt.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: HELP! Need data from BAD Floopy!
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:42:48 -0500
If you compressed it before tarring it you're s.o.l. unless you're a
magician.
You have to have *all* of a compressed or gzipped file to uncompress it, as
I understand things. If the floppy is "bad" that means at least one block
is not retrievable. You might still get it all off with a suitable program
that tries to read each block repeatedly and tries to get lucky.
One reason not to compress for long-term storage... although things like dat
dds2&3 do compression while mitigating its effects on reliabilty.
>In comp.unix.sco.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I wrote a huge amount of code some years back (like over 5) under SCO
UNIX and
>> backed it up using tar (the file stored was a cpio file that was then
>> compressed).
>
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From: "C. Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cgi write permissions?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:25:04 -0600
I am having trouble setting up my cgi's so that they can write to files
that are non-world rwriteable. I have to chmod 755 to allow them to write.
How can ai get aound this horrible security risk
/
.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Assembler for Linux?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:30:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Vincent Ma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Is there good Assembler for Linux out there?
Take a look at:
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO
--
Louis-ljl-{ Louis J. LaBash, Jr. }
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cheapbytes - What happened???
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:30:19 -0800
Jose M. Urena wrote:
> the http://www.cheapbytes.com/ url is working
>
> jimterm wrote:
>
> >
It's your problem, not at their end. I just used your link.
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From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Yet another pppd/modem problem.....
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:31:45 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Karl Soar wrote:
>
> Dear Gurus,
Heh. Just a lowly sysadmin responding...
> pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/cua2 at 9600
> pppd 2.2.3 started by root, uid 0
> tcgetaddr: Input/output error(5) ( <----- HMMMM....curious.....)
> Exit
I noticed below that your modem is on COM2, wouldn't this be /dev/cua1?
(COM1 = /dev/cua0, COM2 = /dev/cua1) Also, why 9600? Why not 19200?
> So then I tried playing with minicom, but strange things happen when it
> tries to initialise
> the modem...
>
> The Init string characters are echoed to the console v e r y s
> l o w l y indeed
> (maybe one every 10-20 secs) getting progressively slower until nothing
> appears to
> happening at all and I usually end up killing the process...
This is generally indicitive of an IRQ conflict. Do you have a built-in
COM port set to COM4? They tend to go to IRQ3 and conflict with COM2.
> Can anyone shed any light or point me in the direction of some
> enlightened soul
> before I tear any more hair out and admit defeat (2 weeks or
> investigation with little
> prior Linux experience)
> System Spec
> -----------------
> 8mb RAM, Quantum Pioneer 2.1GB IDE HDD,
> Adaptec 1542B on IRQ11 (base: 330),
> 'Old Faithful' Micropolis 135MB(!) SCSI HDD,
> Miro 10SD w/GENDAC (VLB),
> Mirosoft compatible serial mouse on COM1 (x03f8, IRQ4),
> USR Sportster 14.4 external modem on COM2 (x02f8, IRQ 3),
> SMC/WD8013 ethernet card (base 280, IRQ 5) (kernel module:eth0),
> Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 (s/b compatible) (base: 220, IRQ7)
Hope this helps!
-Mike
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From: Bruno Barberi Gnecco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: view postscript format file
Date: 24 Mar 1999 12:58:07 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ian Hay wrote:
>
> Ying Hu wrote:
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > I am sure that the postscrit format can be viewed in Linux,
> > but I did not know what script with the function, such as
> > gs, ghostview or xv in Unix. In other words, I can not find
> > gs, ghostview or xv in our Linux.
> >
> > Help please! Thanx!
>
> Hi Ying. It's the middle one you want - ghostview. The reason you
> can't find it is because the command is actually "gv".
Actually, Ghostview and GV are different programs. Ghostview is
older, and the command is "ghostview". GV is a lot better (and based on
ghostview), and the command is gv.
--
Did you *REALLY* check that interface between the chair and the keyboard?
Bruno Barberi Gnecco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ #1383173 - PGP 5.0i user
[I'm running Linux] -=-=- Electric Engineering at Politechnic School, USP
http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1980/ * Check for C, 3D graphics, etc
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From: "yft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how do I configure VIM to display an edited file after exiting?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:29:36 -0000
Hi
Is there a way to configure VIM so that after I exit it doesn't clear the
file from the screen but keeps it there? I'm use to the "traditional" way vi
works ie the edited file is displayed after an exit.
Thanks in advance.
Jon
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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 10:28:46 -0600
From: LB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MAKE command
angel13 wrote:
> Hi
> Sorry I am very new to Linux and I have a problem installing
> software. I am using RedHat 5.2 and when I try to install software it
> require the use of MAKE command. But when I try to execute MAKE it
> give a invaild command. What should I do or is there another command I
> can use? Please forgive me and refer me to the right newsgroup if I am
> in the wrong one.
>
> Thank
'make' is a kind of scripting language peolpe use to compile large
projects. It reads a file, usually called 'Makefile', to know what to
do. I don't know what error you got, so I don't know how to help you.
If it gave you a 'bash: make not found' error, then make is not in your
$PATH or not on your machine. If it couldn't find the Makefile, it will
say 'make: No Targets. Stop.'
BTW, you are typing it in all lowercase, right?
Lorne
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From: "Katherine Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Re: VERY easy CHMOD question
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:28:21 -0600
The first line of the script is:
#!/bin/sh
/bin/sh is actually a link to bash (/bin/sh -> bash)
ls -al /usr/sbin/ppp-on says:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 13 09:21 ppp-on -> /etc/ppp/ppp-on
ls -al /etc/ppp/ppp-on says:
-rwx------ 1 root root 15 Feb 13 09:17 /etc/ppp/ppp-on
In the ppp-on script, I have:
DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer
then, later:
exec /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1 115200 connect $DIALER_SCRIPT
ttyS1 is correct (I'm on COM1 and minicom has confirmed that)
/usr/sbin/pppd is correct.
I could paste the entire contents of my scripts here, but I was hoping it
would be a lot easier of a question than that.
I'll do that if I need to. Thanks,
-Kat Davis
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From: "Richard M. Rajchel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux In Banks?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:30:32 -0600
Pasha wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm working for a bank and who are currently looking at changing the
> client and server operating systems in their branch network.
>
> The choice is between Linux and NT (Workstation/Server).
>
> Needless to say the techies want Linux, but management are nervous
> about it (vendor FUD, etc., etc.).
>
> So, are there any retail banks that have already rolled out (or are
> currently rolling out) Linux to between 4000 and 5000 seats in 400 to
> 500 outlets?
>
> All info and/or pointers are welcome!
>
> TIA
>
> Pasha.
I also work for a bank in tech support area and would be interested in
the answer to that question. The bank I work for is about the same size
as the one mentioned, but I haven't heard of any other banks using Linux
as a main OS. Currently we have a mixture of OS/2, WIN 3.11, WIN NT,
running Novell servers and some NT servers as well.
-JazzyRick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Corliss)
Subject: Re: Is Slackware is based on libc5?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 Mar 1999 23:32:52 -0900
On Mon, 08 Mar 1999 07:59:09 +0000, Mark Tranchant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You heard wrong. It does have *runtime* support packages glibc1 and
>glibc2, which allow you to run glibc2 pre-compiled binaries; but it
>doesn't have compile-time support, so you can't build your own glibc2
>apps.
>
>Mark.
Further, if you look under the contrib directory, you'll notice that a
complete glib header package has been assembled, to allow compilation of of
glib apps. However, once you do that, you won't be able to compile with the
libc5 libs again.
--Arthur Corliss
Bolverk's Lair -- http://www.odinicfoundation.org/arthur/
"Live Free or Die, the Only Way to Live" -- NH State Motto
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (houghi)
Subject: Re: GetRight for Linux?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:38:32 GMT
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:59:52 +0200, Nick Babii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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>Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
><HTML>
Please turn of HTML. If you do not know how to do this,
take a look at http://www.ping.be/houghi/nohtml
To filter out these messages, killfilter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To mail me delete the html
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From: "Knut Nilsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: queuing of sendmail / fetchmai
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:27:36 +0100
I have a LAN connected to an ISP via an ISDN router. In order to avoid
having the ISDN line up 24 hours a day, I try to limit the number of
dial-ups to a minimum.
To get mail for a number of local users, I use fetchmail to collect mail
from the ISP on a fixed schedule (fecthmail -dxxx). The linux server is set
up as mailserver, with sendmail running in deferred mode, i.e. it processes
the queue in given intervals _only_. This is to avoid that sendmail connects
to the ISP everytime some local user sends a mail. The problem with this
setup is that it also affects local mail; i.e. if I send a mail to the guy
in the next office, he will not get it until the next queue run.
This kind of batch send/receive is OK for external mail, but how do I make
sendmail deliver _local_ mail right away and queue external mail?
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From: Richard Sorak, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tar __It won't!?!?!
Date: 25 Mar 1999 00:31:57 GMT
I've got a stock Redhat 5.2 install on a Dell Pent Pro 200 and a SCSI
HD. I'm trying to get VMware going. I've dl'ed the software and am trying
to get it Untarred. From the Directory that it's in if I give the command
tar -x vmware.tar Nothing happes. Well it does go to the next line but I
have no prompt. To get a prompt back I have to type Crtl-C. I've waited
and still nothing. Help?
Thanks, Rick
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:49:42 -0800
From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GNOME compliant window manager - not
lisa wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> Latest headache:
> GNOME Pager Error (honest, i was only trying it out!)
>
> You are not running a GNOME compliant Window Manager
> Please run a GNOME compliant Window Manager (oh, if I only could)
> For Example:
> Enlightenment (DO-0.15)
> Then start this applet again.
>
> All (parenthesis) are my own comments
>
> Okay, I was under the assumption that I WAS running a GNOME compliant Window
> Manager. I am running Enlightenment (latest version as of last week) and the
> latest version of GNOME also. I've added gnome-session to .Xclients,
> .xinitrc. What have I missed? I understand the window manager takes care of
> all the window stuff. (very technical, huh?) And I know it's just a matter of
> something in the wrong place, or the wrong command in the wrong file. I am
> wracking my brain here.
You probably got a version which has been compiled without GNOME
support, or the whole thing is just broken somehow.
>
> Another question: When I open GNOME, all windows open in the top left
> corner, and I can't move them. does this have to do with the window manager
> also? Ugh.
They shouldn't be doing that, could be a window manager malfunction or
GNOME wierdness.
>
> This linux is a real love/hate thing. When it's running and I UNDERSTAND IT
> (that's a real laugh) I love it. When I can't figure something out and it
> takes me three days just to find the documentation, nevermind trying to
> figure out WTF it says, I hate it. So, spending about 5 hours a day on it,
> how long do you figure it'll take me before I can start answering ?'s
> here??!!! ha
Well, GNOME is not really something for new users. I myself know how to
install software on Linux and even work around some minor problems when
they happen. I have been unable to install GNOME, its a terrible
setup...I was able to FORCE the rpms that came with RedHat 5.2 onto that
system, but actually installing it on my system is like repetedly
running into a brick wall...I stopped. I recomend you give KDE a try
instead, you will find it much easier to install and it is a better
system. I used KDE for quite a while and only had troubles with it in a
couple of the snapshots I tried and Beta4.
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From: "Mike Bosschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Slow system
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:57:32 +0100
Thanks for responding. Since I thought (hoped) that the problem would be
quite standard, I thougt not to bother anyone with all the details of the
setup of my PC. Anyhow, here are some more details.
Hardware:
Pentium 166 (overdrive) (Packard Bell)
40Mb Ram
3.2 Gb HD (IDE)
partitions:
DOS/LXswap(100Mb)/DOS/DOS/LX/LX(800Mb)
(ISDN IS64hp, Modem Aztech Sound Galaxy, Printer Lexmark 5700 all not
configured yet)
Software:
LINUX 2.0.36 (SuSE 6.0)
Installed with YAST (standard configuration)
used GUI KDE
Being rather unfamiliar with the system I tried to get some diagnostics out
of it:
hdparm -c -> 16-bit HD access on all drives
swapon -s = /proc/swaps: no such file or directory
meminfo ->
37 of 38Mb RAM used (most allocated to 'shared')
10 of 96Mb swap used
When all programs are closed (except KDE and Kmemmon) this picture does not
change (just a bit of swap is released).
Starting up the system is deadly slow. I have not timed it, but I think
starting up netscapes takes approx 1-2 minutes and the HD is over active.
Would this give sufficiently more info to advise me on how to solve the
problem?
Thanks in advance.
Mike Bosschaert
David Kirkpatrick heeft geschreven in bericht
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Mike,
> People cannot really help you without guessing. What is your
>complete setup and what are you running when this happens?
>d
>
>MIBO wrote:
>>
>> I have just installed LINUX and most of it seem to run quite well.
>> However, I have been told that the system would be as fast or faster
>> than Windows 95 (on the same PC). ALthough I accept that starting up may
>> take a little longer than windows, I was surprised that any program
>> would take much more time than expected. Netscape would e.g. take as
>> long as 1 minute and StarOffice 5 nearly two.
>> During loading the program, the HD is making noises like an old coffee
>> grinder. I checked the memory usage, which showed that most of the 40MB
>> is allocated to 'shared'. The 100 MB of swap is nearly unused (result of
>> 'free' command).
>>
>> What could be the problem? Or do I just have to accept that with LINUX
>> the days are shorter than with Windows?
>>
>> Mike Bosschaert
>
>--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: If I had the time I know how to make a fortune in unix
Date: 15 Mar 1999 16:18:03 GMT
In his obvious haste, Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled thusly:
: Elias Martenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
:> I'm pretty sure that very few people is interested in knowing that
:> Swedish is that same as German in this respect (biljon = 1E12,
:> miljard = 1E9).
: So is Finnish. (biljoona, miljardi)
I'm english and still call a billion 1 million, million...
(I refuse to bow to american pressure!)
:)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Geoff McCaughan)
Subject: Re: How can root get Permission Denied?
Date: 25 Mar 1999 00:20:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thomas Zajic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Geoff McCaughan wrote:
> > I have a weird problem on my Redhat 5.2 system. When I try to install
> > Wordperfect from the CDROM, I get "Permission Denied" even when I'm root.
> > The install script is mode 775.
> > I've tried it in a Redhat 5.0 system and it works there.
>
> Heve a look at /etc/fstab and check whether the CD gets mounted with
> either the "user" or "noexec" option. If it is "user", add "exec"; if
> it is "noexec", remove it. If it is neither - no idea.
That was it! I added "exec" and it worked. Thanks 10^6.
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From: "Mikael Ostensson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: More bad news for NT
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:46:04 GMT
Explorer is not the gui... it's merly an application used to start other
apps with and multiple instances of it self when browsing files etc.
you can easily replace explorer as a shell but that doesn't mean you have a
new gui, just another program launcher. Win95 and WinNT4 even comes with an
alternate shell application. you might remember it - it's called program
manager.
It seems that you don't know as much as you would like to brag about.
Mikael �stensson
Harry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message ...
>Arthur Corliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hell, I have it, and I support it <
>And you're not aware that the admin tools support remote admin?
>
>> I think you need to learn more about it yourself <
>Perhaps the problem is I know too much. If I knew less about
>NT, I wouldn't have picked you up on your factual errors.
>Clearly the GUI isn't loaded when no-one's logged on, because
>the GUI is Explorer and Explorer isn't loaded.
>
>So this discussion has descended to the level where one has
>to argue whether switching the graphics card to a different
>mode to display the logon screen has a significant impact on
>performance? I'm not going to waste my time arguing whether
>the pimple on NT's butt is bigger than the one on Linux's.
>
>Harry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Slow system
Date: 24 Mar 1999 16:39:38 -0500
In article <7d1f28$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dave C. wrote:
>Well I just installed Mandrake (RH 5.2 and KDE, among other apps.) and
>it seems to run apps. faster than Windows. BUT: My CD-Rom access is
>slower than FTP with a V.90 modem! Well, not really, but just to test
>it, I downloaded the WordPerfect 8 GZ file, and it took about 2 hours.
>The same file copied from CD-Rom to a directory on hard drive dev/hdb1
>took almost 30 minutes. Really! I thought the system was stalled or
>something. Under Windows, I could have copied that same file in much
>less than 5 minutes. My CD-Rom drive is a Acer ATAPI 36X, so it is not
>slow, and it is (supposedly) supported by Linux. I was rather
>unimpressed (to say the least) with the performance of Linux in copying
>a file from CD-Rom. -Dave
By any chance, is there some UDMA thing which you could enable?
After I got a kernel with "on-board UDMA" support, my hard drive works
twice as fast. (Quantum EX hard drive on PA 2013 motherboard; with UDMA
enabled, hdparm gives reads of 12.6MB/s).
Best,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: microsoft bus mouse
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:05:01 -0800
Bart Buelens wrote:
> hi,
>
> just installed red hat linux 5.2 on my intel pentium, but have troubles
> configuring my x server and mouse. I have a microsoft bus mouse, I can start
> x but the mouse pointer on the screen doesn't move as I move the mouse! i.e.
> like if x doesn't see my mouse
>
> any ideas how to solve this problem?
> ... except from buying a decent mouse ;-)
>
> cheers,
> bart
I had the same problem and I solved it by using a serial mouse.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Rant: suse linux - POS worse than windows
Date: 24 Mar 1999 21:08:13 GMT
In his obvious haste, Luck IT consulting (Sascha Luck) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]!spam> babbled
thusly:
: Hi,
: SuSE - Linux is a POS worse than (almost) anything by MS! Anyone ever
: tried to compile non-suse-adapted code on it [1] or install non-suse
: RPMs[2]? Everything is so much "adapted" that nothing runs w/o a major
: rewrite. At least windows allows you to install non-MS software on
: it...
: I'll be moving to RedHat. I just hope _that_ behaves like a true linux.
I've had very few problems (apart from the off library problem which is
easily rectifiable...).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: new penguin-pics
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 17:56:52 +0100
new linux-penguin pictures at: http://www.gigaperls.org/linux/
-urs
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dirk Melcher)
Subject: Problems with ftape after kernel update
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 24 Mar 1999 21:40:59 +0100
Hello everybody,
recently I tried to update my 2.0.36 kernel (SuSE Linux 6.0) with
kernel 2.2.3. Everything went fine execpt ftape: when I wanted to
write or read something to /dev/ftape I got an error message ("illegal
operation" or something like this?). Rewinding or retensioning with
mt does work. Also, there is no error message in /var/log/messages
or /proc/ftape. It�s funny, under kernel 2.0.36 I DID get lot`s of
error messagess but in fact ftape worked fine. Any hint would be
appreciated!
Dirk
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