Linux-Misc Digest #685, Volume #19 Thu, 1 Apr 99 15:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: staroffice and GLIBC 2.1 (Hugh Griffiths)
Re: Cancel "Driver bug in Adaptec AIC-78xx driver in Linux 2.2.x? - .config (1/1)"
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Encyclopedia Brittanica (Shimpei Yamashita)
Re: X11Amp (Steve Tate)
Help Required! Connecting from Win95 via Serial ("Paul Davies")
Can't access floppy drive (Aaron Ginn)
PowerQuest BootMagic: Linux + Win98? (Christopher Kolar)
VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Serguei Koubouchine)
Re: Help Required! Connecting from Win95 via Serial (Ronan Heffernan)
Re: Redirecting to Nowhere (Gregory Greenman)
Re: easy one I hope (xterm config issue) (Dave Brown)
Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking (Bob Hauck)
Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer (David Fox)
Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion? (Mircea)
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Bill Anderson)
Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking (Lew Pitcher)
Re: Can't access floppy drive (Surfer Netzbetrieb)
Re: MBR,Lilo,Red Hat 5.2,Installation (Jas Sandhu)
Re: bz2 compression (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Re: Redirecting to Nowhere ("William L. Lewis")
Re: Unix to unix copying (Daniel Cave)
Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer (David Fox)
Re: help me please!!! (root)
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From: Hugh Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: staroffice and GLIBC 2.1
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:10:42 +0000
Marco Fonseca wrote:
>
> Same here. Someone suggested uninstalling 2.1, reinstalling 2.0.7, then
> installing -not upgrading- 2.1 so you end up with both versions of the
> libraries. Haven't tried it myself, but some folks say it works.
>
> Jeb Bolding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >So, I cannot get staroffice installed on my system running Redhat's
> >experimental Rawhide version. The problem is that StarOffice expects
> >GLIBC 2.07 which is in RH5.2, but Rawhide distributes GLBIC 2.1. If I
> >remove GLIBC 2.1 and use GLIBC 2.07 it works flawlessly, but upgrading
> >or even simply adding the GLIBC 2.1 libraries to my system causes
> >StarOffice not to work.
> >
> >Why am I upgrading my GlIBC libraries? Because I want to run Gnome 1.0
> >and Enlightenment as my Window Manager. They require the newer GLIBC
> >libraries.
> >
> >I'm at an impasse, any suggestions?
> >
> >jeb
Second that. I find that having multiple versions of glibc keeps the
ol' apps happily working.
Hugh Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cancel "Driver bug in Adaptec AIC-78xx driver in Linux 2.2.x? - .config
(1/1)"
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:12:06 GMT
Who posted the message below? I never sent anything about the wish to cancel
the message... the question/remark about a failing driver for Adaptec
AIC-78xx driver under Linux is still open... ...in fact I've managed to
reproduce the exact same problem on a different HP LH NetServer Pro (so
different, but identical hardware) running Linux 2.2.4.
Arjan
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (staaldui) wrote:
>
>
> houghi - delete uh something, like, uh well uh, my return adres is not ok.
> --
> I am back, and I STILL don't like HTML on Usenet
> > http://www.ping.be/houghi/nohtml
>
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From: Shimpei Yamashita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Encyclopedia Brittanica
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:37:19 +0100
Phillip Deackes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>In article <s2joc7.651.ln@son-of-bofh>, Shimpei Yamashita wrote:
>
>>EB 99 (regular edition) uses Netscape. I don't know about 98. It comes
>>with Communicator 4.07, and I have also gotten it to work with 4.5.
>
>Do you mean you have it working with Netscape under Linux?? If so please
>tell me more!
Um, no. (I wish.) EB 99 uses Netscape on _Windows_, as opposed to EB 98
which--according to earlier posts--uses IE.
--
Shimpei Yamashita <http://www.submm.caltech.edu/%7Eshimpei/>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Tate)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: X11Amp
Date: 1 Apr 1999 17:05:45 GMT
Andreas Schyman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Gary Portnoy wrote:
> >
> > I finally got my Maestro-1 sound card working. Even if it is in 8bit
> > mode. Now, I can output files to /dev/dsp and /dev/audio. However
> > when I run x11amp, I get an error of "Couldn't open audio" This doesn't
> > happen if I am root. When I am root mp3's play fine... Any
> > suggestions?
> You must change the permissions of /dev/dsp and /dev/audio. Try doing:
> chmod 755 /dev/dsp
> chmod 755 /dev/audio
> as root and that should fix the problem.
Ummmm.... no. Try 666 for the mode, not 755.
--
Steve Tate --- srt[At]cs.unt.edu | Gratuitously stolen quote:
Dept. of Computer Sciences | "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT,
University of North Texas | or better,' so I installed Linux."
Denton, TX 76201 |
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From: "Paul Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help Required! Connecting from Win95 via Serial
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:58:21 +0100
I am desperately trying to connect my Win95 laptop via a serial cable to my
Linux workstation.
I have set up a "Direct to COM1" connection using Win95 Hyperterminal on the
laptop and have set up a SLIP connection on /dev/cua0 (COM1) on my Linux
box.
I have tried to send a file from the laptop but nothing appears on the Linux
box indicating that is should receive a file. What else do I need to do to
ensure the COM1 SLIP on Linux can talk to the COM1 Hyperterminal connection
on the laptop?
Any help much appreciated!
Paul
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From: Aaron Ginn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't access floppy drive
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 09:43:28 -0700
Hello all,
I installed Red Hat 5.2 last weekend, and I've been trying to access the
floppy drive on my computer ever since with no luck. When I attempt to
format a disk with the command 'fdformat /dev/fd0', I get the "Operation
not supported for device" error. When I try to mount a filesystem from
a MS-DOS formatted disk with the command 'mount -t msdos /dev/fd0
/mnt/floppy', I get the "Not a block device" error. I searched through
deja news and discovered that the second error usually indicates that
there is no disk in the drive, but that's not my problem; however, when
I insert a floppy into the drive, nothing seems to happen, i.e. no
light, sound, etc. Can anyone tell me what steps are needed to format a
floppy disk and mount it? I can't find a clear and succinct description
of this anywhere.
BTW, my /etc/fstab file contains /dev/fd0 with a mount point of
/mnt/floppy (which does already exist), and the drive is not
automounted.
Thanks in advance!
Aaron Ginn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Kolar)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: PowerQuest BootMagic: Linux + Win98?
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:27:43 GMT
I am wondering if anyone is successfully running PowerQuest's Boot
Magic boot manager program with Linux and Windows 98. When I install
the program (patched to 1.01) I get the following:
..|........
Loading BootMagic ....
and then it just hangs.
Pertinent information:
++ The first primary partition is a 1.5GB FAT32 where Win98 resides.
This is the default boot partition.
++ The second primary partition is a 1 GB ext2 partition with Linux
(RH 5.2). I am able to successfully run Linux if I boot from the boot
floppy.
++ I did not have Linux write to the MBR, the boot record is on the
partition.
++ After it hangs I can boot from the BM floppy disk and disable the
manager program. Note: after I disable it I get
..|........
Loading BootMagic ....
and then it boots successfully into either Win98 or Linux, depending
on what was set as the default OS when I disabled the control panel.
So, BM can successfully identify and actually boot either of the OSs,
but it hangs every single time when I try to run it with the
select-your-os menu enabled.
I have been trying to work with PQ's tech support, but they officially
gave up on me yesterday and told me that I could mail it in for a
refund. I would like to give it one more shot as it would be a useful
alternative to having to keep the boot disk handy.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
--chris
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Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion?
Date: 1 Apr 1999 11:16:08 -0600
Reply-To: "J.L.M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm quite surprised that VMWARE (www.vmware.com) isn't
being discussed much. I've been waiting years for just
such a thing. I can now run windows98 under linux, and
run quicken, office97, solitaire :-), or anything else
I want (except directx games...yet), without rebooting.
Vmware simply rocks.
--
James
http://ssdd.conservatory.com
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From: Serguei Koubouchine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: 1 Apr 1999 18:25:40 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware wizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Shankar Unni wrote:
> Floating Point is a whole different ball game. NO ONE is talking about
> that, this thread revolves around haveing a standard Linux System targeted
> to i686.
One can find an ix86 distribution with two sets of RPMs optimized for i586
and i686 on ftp/www.ksi-linux.com. It's kinda Red Hat compatible and does
install over RH 4.2-5.2 as an upgrade. The latest release is called KSI
Linux 2.0 (Nostromo). It's based on 2.2.x kernel with all the necessary
tools ready to run with new kernels out of the box...
===========================================================================
Sergey Kubushin aka the Tamer < > The impossible we do immediately.
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SK320-RIPE < > Miracles require 24-hour notice.
===========================================================================
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From: Ronan Heffernan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help Required! Connecting from Win95 via Serial
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:45:03 -0500
I have never tried Hyperterminal, but I did do a system in which a Linux server
connects (via modem, not NULL-modem cable) to Win95 machines using the MS DialUp
Networking server (needs the MS DUN 1.2 upgrade, or OSR2). This is a pain to
set up, but it gives you a PPP connection. Then you can use FTP (or SAMBA?). I
have tested this against Win98 and WinNT4, and it seems that this solution will
never work with 98 or NT.
> I am desperately trying to connect my Win95 laptop via a serial cable to my
> Linux workstation.
>
> I have set up a "Direct to COM1" connection using Win95 Hyperterminal on the
> laptop and have set up a SLIP connection on /dev/cua0 (COM1) on my Linux
> box.
>
> I have tried to send a file from the laptop but nothing appears on the Linux
> box indicating that is should receive a file. What else do I need to do to
> ensure the COM1 SLIP on Linux can talk to the COM1 Hyperterminal connection
> on the laptop?
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From: Gregory Greenman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redirecting to Nowhere
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 10:49:11 -0800
James Cook wrote:
> I understand the redirection that you described from my DOS experience. (That's
> kind of ironic). What I need help with is directing a programs output to a file
> (interbase.log) to go into the bit-bucket. The program will know nothing about
> the bit bucket.
>
> Someone had alluded to a type of ?soft-linking? that would direct any i/o
> against a file to go to /dev/null instead.
>
> Any ideas on how to do this?
>
> thanks,
> jim
Jim,
Sure, what you want is a "soft link" to /dev/null. If your program is
wants to output to file "foobar", then issue:
ln -s /dev/null foobar
The "ln" command is the "link" command, and "-s" makes it a soft link.
In general,
ln -s foo bar
means that any i/o operation with file "bar" will actually use file "foo" -
it's kind of a rename. After you do the above you can do a long list on
"bar" and it will show where it is pointing:
ls -l bar
will give an output like:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 owner group 20 Apr 1 10:20 bar -> foo
which shows that file "bar" is really just a pointer to file "foo".
In the above with the link to /dev/null, foobar will be a link to
the bit bucket. Your program need not know about the bit bucket;
as far as it's concerned - it is writing to a file "foobar".
It's just that Linux [or any Unix], will accept the output meant for
file foobar, and instead of writing it to the file - will just toss it.
Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist
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Subject: Re: easy one I hope (xterm config issue)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 99 14:49:10 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Never thought about this until someone asked me recently (guess It just
>never came up). How do you change (increase) the size of the font in an
>xterm session.
>...
Did you try Alt + Rt Button when pointing into the xterm? It allows some font
picking. (Or is it Ctl + Left Button? Or ...)
Otherwise, you have to set the font on start up, i.e., with the -fn option
(good luck with font names) or the Xresource "Xterm*font: ".
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:29:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonas Otter) writes:
> The time 55 msec is something which has been ever since DOS 1.0; why
> 55 msec? no idea.
The timer chip ticks at 1.19318 MHz. The registers are 16 bits
wide, giving a max count of 65535 (highest starting count
actually). Add one tick to generate the IRQ and reload:
1.19318e6 / 65536 ~ 18.2 ticks/sec
IOW, 18.2 times/sec is the slowest rate you can get without doing
extra work.
--
11:15:00 up 37 days, 1:38, 1 user, load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.00
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer
Date: 01 Apr 1999 07:00:42 -0800
"David Lloyd-Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> <d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)> wrote >
> > That's not correct. There are just a few million receptors in your
> > eyes,
>
> As against say 768X1024 (is it?) = 3/4ths of a meg pixels on the screen.
>
> > but the resolution is highly concentrated in the center of
> your
> > field of vision. Eye motion creates the experience of a large area of
> > high resolution.
>
> Even if you didn't do-the-pigeon, your concentrated area sitting still would
> be bored by a normal screen.
While there are 150,000,000 receptors in the Human eye, there are only
1,000,000 optic nerve fibers, so the number of `pixels' is about that
of a high resolution computer monitor (mine is 1600x1024.) However,
the eyes are capable of moving at a speed of about 500 degrees per
second. Since the concentrated area is about the size of a single
character on the screen, without eye motion you would be indeed be
bored no matter what or who was in front of your face. (Unless there
was some good music playing.)
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion?
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:58:59 -0500
Umh..maybe because many Linux users aren't thrilled about Windows apps?
MST
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I'm quite surprised that VMWARE (www.vmware.com) isn't
> being discussed much. I've been waiting years for just
> such a thing. I can now run windows98 under linux, and
> run quicken, office97, solitaire :-), or anything else
> I want (except directx games...yet), without rebooting.
>
> Vmware simply rocks.
> --
> James
> http://ssdd.conservatory.com
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From: Bill Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:23:24 +0000
Enkidu wrote:
>
> Johan Kullstam wrote:
> >
> > Enkidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > Bloatware. I suppose you'd go for it if someone were to meet you
> > > at the door of the supermarket, sent you round to the exit, and
> > > insisted that you take a trolley, packed the way that *they*
> > > decide is best.
> >
> > no one makes you install these things.
> >
> No indeed, but lots of people do. Lots of people also install
> Microsoft products too.
>
> All RedHat does is pull together a consistent set of stuff so that
> people don't have to do it themselves. That's good. But to suggest
> that they actually add value apart from that is rubbish.
The developers at RH *do* produce code. They *do* do more than just
collect Linux apps into one.
Various things they do have been pointed out here in this thread. Among
them are sysadmin apps, and the install process, as well as RPM itsself.
To ignore these facts, and claim they donothing other than collect
stuff, is to appear foolish.
>
> > there is a pristine source in the source rpm along with
> > redhat's patches which are distinct diff files. you can still
> > apply your own patches. you can remove the redhat patches.
> >
> Indeed you can, unless you are prepared to take the risk of losing
> some feature in the process! You could, of course, look at the
> diffs, look at your patch (which you may have got elsewhere), and
> try to figure out what will fit and what you want and what will
> really happen. Great fun, I'm sure.
Why look at diffs? Just look at the patches. If you are the sort of
person who is comfortable with kernel compiling, you damn well better be
able to look at patches. The patches are applied in the process of
building the rpm. The sources are pristine. You want to know what
differences their patches make? DL the soource rpm and look at the
patches themselves. Want some, but not others? Remove the ones you don't
want and build the rpm, or apply only the ones you do want and compile
the kernel on your own. Before making remarks like this, it would help
if you actually looked at the process and source before posting
misinformation.
> > yes there are. no one makes you use redhat. if you do not
> > care for redhat, do not use it. redhat does have actual
> > problems. i challenge you to find them and not just make up
> > random lies.
> >
> I'm sorry that I am nor a follower of the One True Red Hat
> religion. I challenge you to point out where I lied. For what it
> is worth, I've not had any problem with my copy of Redhat. It's
> pretty neat so long as you don't mind being led by the nose.
>
> Cliff
Wile I am not the one who posted that you lied, I will say that you are
posting information which is innacurate.
To have lied would mean you did so intentionally. RH does not have to
lead you around by the nose. If you are willing to learn system
administration, or already know it, you can use the redhat tools for a
great many things. I admin a few dozen Linux boxes, and have converted
them to either RH or added rpm to them simply because it makes my life
that much easier. As with anything, once you begin to look at it in
depth, you realize there is a lot more there.
--
Bill Anderson Linux Administrator
MCS-Boise (ARC) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My opinions are just that; _my_ opinions.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: 'Doze 98 vs. UNIX multitasking
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:41:35 GMT
On Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:29:25 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonas Otter) writes:
>
>> The time 55 msec is something which has been ever since DOS 1.0; why
>> 55 msec? no idea.
>
>The timer chip ticks at 1.19318 MHz. The registers are 16 bits
>wide, giving a max count of 65535 (highest starting count
>actually). Add one tick to generate the IRQ and reload:
>
>1.19318e6 / 65536 ~ 18.2 ticks/sec
>
>IOW, 18.2 times/sec is the slowest rate you can get without doing
>extra work.
18.2 / sec is approx 1 every .055 sec (or 1 every 55 msec)
>--
> 11:15:00 up 37 days, 1:38, 1 user, load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.00
Lew Pitcher
System Consultant, Development Services
Toronto Dominion Bank
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employers')
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From: Surfer Netzbetrieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't access floppy drive
Date: 1 Apr 1999 19:02:11 GMT
have you build the kernel yourself ? -> is msdos supported by the kernel ?
floppy, too ?
(see section filesystem support, enable NLS, then you can enable msdos)
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From: Jas Sandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: MBR,Lilo,Red Hat 5.2,Installation
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 07:26:11 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thanks for the help.
i have a question, how do you do this:
"When you install the lilo loader into a linux partition, you need to
instruct the MBR loader to load the loader in that
linux partition. You do that by making that partition the active
partition instead of the win/dos partition".
do you use fdisk, when i run fdisk (in dos) i only see the
dos partitions, and if i try to change the active partition it
says that there is only one active boot partition, it does not see
the linux boot partition.
how do you it this in win 98? or linux?
thanks again
jas
Villy Kruse wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Jas Sandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >I am trying to install Redhat 5.2.
> >When Lilo is installed and asks where to install
> >the bootloader the 2 options are:
> > 1. MBR
> > 2. 1st sector of boot partition.
>
> >and since i chose option 2, how can i make the
> >1st sector of the linux boot partition the active
> >partition.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Subject: Re: bz2 compression
Date: 1 Apr 1999 19:31:00 GMT
Richard Lindgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I downloaded the new linux-2.2.2 and I saw that it was compressed using
>.bz2 compression. Have never heard about it before and gunzip didn't make
>the uncompressing. What program should I use
bzip2, http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1998/04/15/892661723.html
HTH,
Ray
--
Obsig: developing a new sig
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From: "William L. Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redirecting to Nowhere
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 08:45:48 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Someone mentioned a technique where the file (interbase.log) can be redirected
> to /dev/null. (Or something like that. I think they mentioned soft-linked? I'm
> doing this from memory, sorry if I get it wrong). Being completely new to Linux
> (or Unix) what are they talking about and how do I do it? Step-by-step for the
> neophite would be nice.
remove the offending file, interbase.log, then do this command:
ln -s /dev/null /<full path>/interbase.log
put the full path to the directory where the interbase.log lives.
For future reference, and more in depth look use man
man ln
will show you the specifics on the ln command. You could man -k link
and get all pages with link in them to search for help on a subject.
l8r,
Solus
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From: Daniel Cave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unix to unix copying
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:02:50 +0000
Mark
> What is the best way to copy a directory recursively from one system to
> another system over TCP/IP? Considering that I can't use FTP or EMAIL. Is
> there another way?
Yes, using rsh and pipes '|' between machines . Take a look at the rsh man
page.
if you place an entry like root in ~/.rhost ( you need to create it first on
both machines )
root + hostnameofothermachine
cd fromdir; tar cBf - . | rsh remote "(cd todir && tar xBf -)"
you might want to check your tar & rsh manpages
>
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Regards,
Daniel
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help me spend $2,000 on a new Linux-based computer
Date: 31 Mar 1999 06:04:30 -0800
"David Lloyd-Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Richard Stovall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > I've gotten used to an 20" SGI (Sony) monitor at work and find that I have
> a real hard time coming
> > back to my weeny little 17" number at home. Virtual desktops are cool and
> all that, but there's
> > nothing like having it all there on one screen to make you a believer in
> the big ones.
> >
>
> If you match the number of pixels on the screen against the number of rods
> and cones in your eyes, you see a sorta severe deficit. Your normal
> functioning field of vision is equal to something like four square metres of
> high density screen, I've read.
>
> Think multiple 20-inchers -- and multiple operating systems to keep 'em fed.
That's not correct. There are just a few million receptors in your
eyes, but the resolution is highly concentrated in the center of your
field of vision. Eye motion creates the experience of a large area of
high resolution.
But you're right about lots of big monitors being cool.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: help me please!!!
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 19:33:59 GMT
Xarj wrote:
> I had win98 installed before and i decided to install rehat 5.2..... The
> installation went fine, everything was perfect but as a newbie i was
> fiddling with the linux config and i guess i changed something important
> cause after that i wasn't able to load windows 98 NORMALY! When i type
> windows98 in lilo it says the following :
>
> loading Windows
> Warning: Logical Drives past Z exist and will be ignored
>
> and then my computer crashes....
> The only way i was able to load windows was pressing the F8 key just after i
> typed windows98 in lilo so i get this menu and load windows using the
> "confirm each thing" mode...... i found out that if i refuse to load
> DBLBUFF.SYS i could load windows....... So i was able to load windows and
> write this letter to all you nice people!
>
> When I'm in Windows and go into the explorer i see 26 drives A-Z........ A
> to F is normal and the rest is the same drive as the C one... WHAT THE
> HELL??????
>
> PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! how can i fix that prob? THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!
>
> One last thing! I tried to setup my Sound card in Linux without success.....
> I use the Guillemot Home Studio Pro 64, a sound card for pros and
> musicians..... Works great in windows 98!!!!!!!!!
>
> Thanks for the help!!!!
>
> Could you reply to my email please!!?? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Anybody knows if a new version of RedHat is coming out soon?????
>
> THANKS!!!!
>
> Xarj
Hi,
When Lilo comes you have to type "dos" and not windows98, tell me more about
yor partitions, looks like there is a problems with the hard drive partition
Mario
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