Linux-Misc Digest #705, Volume #19 Fri, 2 Apr 99 16:13:14 EST
Contents:
Re: Using make menuconfig ("J�rgen Exner")
Re: Boycott Intel on your own webpage ("C. David Wilde")
Re: remote control (Tom Burba)
Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ? (Mario Miyojim)
Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the Linux-equivalents
for these Windoze programs? (Tom Betz)
Re: newbie: how to get linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Can't print from 1 Linux box to another (Steve Snyder)
Re: serial port cards (Mario Miyojim)
Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the Linux-equivalents
for these Windoze programs? (Jeremiah)
netscape and bash 2.03 (Nathan)
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From: "J�rgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Using make menuconfig
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 11:42:09 -0800
Reply-To: "J�rgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Just4SC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I get the same error message and when I check the /usr/src/linux directory
I found that the Makefile
> is not there. What to do?
>
> xcitor wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:06:30 GMT,
> > Christian D Freet wrote
> > from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > >I have read about reconfiguring the kernel, and I wish to do so.
BUT, I can't figure out how
> > >to use the "make xconfig" or "make menuconfig" commands... when used,
I get a message saying
> > >"no rule defined [etc.]"
> >
> > Make sure you cd to /usr/src/linux first - make is complaining because
> > there is no Makefile in your cwd.
Maybe installing the kernel sources?
Just a suggestion....
jue
--
J�rgen Exner
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From: "C. David Wilde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Boycott Intel on your own webpage
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 11:29:45 -0800
Amen to that!!!
Privacy Guard wrote:
> Intel added software trackable individual serial numbers to
> their Pentium III chips even though the public doens't want to make it
> easier to people to track them online. Intel also added software
> trackable individual serial numbers to some of their Pentium II
> processors without letting the public know. I do not believe Intel is
> tracking all of us and is this big evil company, but I do believe by
> adding software trackable serial numbers to their processors makes is
> so much easier for bad people to get your information.
> Now if you are not worried about people getting ahold of your personal
> information, at the end of every email you send add your social
> securitiy and mothers maiden name. And every time you post your
> opinions on a newsgroup, add your home phone number and address at the
> bottom. I know what you are saying, no way would I do that. Well, it
> isn't hard for someone to get any of that information on you if they
> know some of the other info.
>
> The worst part of all about Intel's software trackable serial
> number built in to the Pentium III and some Pentium II chips is that
> most people think that they can turn it off.
> Intel makes you believe that it is safe to turn off this feature by
> software. Before the chip was released a crack was already made that
> could turn on and off your serial number without you knowing about it.
> Anything that can be done with software can be undone with software.
> The answer to this problem is to speak up and let Intel and other big
> companies know how important your privacy is to you. Do not buy
> another Intel processor until all of their chips are completely ID
> free.
>
> Visit these sites for more information and articles
> http://www.fightdivx.com/intelboycott.htm
> http://www.bigbrotherinside.com/
>
> Use these banners on your website and link them to the above sites
> http://www.fightdivx.com/intel_p3_banner.gif
> http://www.bigbrotherinside.com/images/bbi-banner.jpg
>
> Forward this message to everyone on your email lists
> Get the message out that privacy is your #1 concern.
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From: Tom Burba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: remote control
Date: 1 Apr 1999 21:32:01 GMT
How can X see what's happening at the console?
Raymond Doetjes wrote:
> Why don't you take over the X-server. X is multiuser. If you configure it
right
> you can see evrything happening what someone else does.
>
> Raymond
>
> "Frank G. Liu" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I am looking for a Linux utility which can remote control
> > another user's login session, similiar to Symantec PC Anywhere.
> >
> > On QNX (www.qnx.com), there is such a utility called "ditto", which
allows
> > you to grab the text virtual console of the system. For instance,
> > if a user is working on the system console (say, virtual console 2)
> > for something and need help, I (administrator) can telnet into the
> > system and then run "ditto -t2" to realtime grab and share the system
virtual
> > console (terminal) 2 with the user who is physically on the console.
> > I can then watch the user type the command to see what is wrong.
> > If I do "ditto -t2 -k", I can enable keyboard so that I can even type
> > command for the user and show him ...
> > "ditto" is real helpful for help desk, though it only works
> > for the text console. I can't ditto to another user's telnet session,
> > but I can ask him to ditto to a free text console from his telnet
> > session and I also ditto to the same text console, we can then share
> > the same keyboard and screen.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Frank
>
> --
> =====================================================================
> Windows is a 32 bit patch to a 16 bit GUI based on a 8 bit operating
> system, written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company which can
> not stand 1 bit of competition.
> =====================================================================
>
>
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:09:59 -0700
From: Mario Miyojim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ?
I had a 486-66 with 8 MB memory and upgraded (at $350) to a Cyrix
Pentium200 with 24 MB. I am now running Netscape 4.07 under
RedHat 5.2 distribution without problems. It only crashes (segfaults)
when I try a site having unsupported input (HTML or Java, I guess),
but very rarely, leaving the OS undisturbed. Under Windows I am
using Netscape 4.5, which shows the windows faster in the beginning,
but the session is about the same speed or slower than on Linux. I do
not run Netscape often under Windows to know whether it crashes,
but when I tried to open two copies of Wordpad, the entire OS froze.
Other times, I do not know the pattern that leads to that, but
Windows 95 simply shows a blue screen with cryptic information,
after saying that XXXX executed a forbidden instruction. So, I do
not use Windows any more and stick to Linux. If it were not for my
daughter requiring 'icq' to communicate with her friends, I would
dump Windows forever.
These are my experiences at home. I only use Linux, SCO or Irix
at work.
Mario Miyojim
Digitran, Inc.
North Logan, UT
Enkidu wrote:
> In addition to what Jon says, Netscape on Linux is slowwwwwwww.
>
> I have run Netscape on my 386/8M and it runs great in command line
> mode. I have run X Windows on it, and it crawls a bit. I have run
> Netscape on Linux/X Windows, but while it works, it is scarcely
> usable.
>
> Cliff
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Betz)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the
Linux-equivalents for these Windoze programs?
Date: 2 Apr 1999 15:24:18 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoth "George Georgakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in
<01be7653$3a3ea620$0101a8c0@george>:
|Much as I hate to say it, for ease of use and for those of the "just
|install and use it" crowd, I must agree that Win9* is currently ahead of
|all flavours of Linux.
Sad, but true.
Little things annoy. For example, there is no common buffer for
cutting and pasting between apps. You can't do something as simple
as paste text copied from an xterm session into, say, Netscape.
There are historical reasons for this, but Linux developers will
have to address issues like this before Linux can take over the
desktop.
Maybe Gnome addresses this, I haven't run it yet.
--
|We have tried ignorance | Tom Betz, Generalist |
|for a very long time, and | Want to send me email? FIRST, READ THIS PAGE: |
|it's time we tried education. | <http://www.panix.com/~tbetz/mailterms.shtml> |
|<http://www.pobox.com/~tbetz> | YO! MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS HEAVILY SPAM-ARMORED! |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: newbie: how to get linux
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 18:42:53 GMT
Hit http://www.emuse.net, look in the left column under "Linux OS". I have a
direct link to the FTP directory for Redhat on Linuxberg.
That's assuming, of course, you want Redhat! ;-)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
chun li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I jumped into many ftp site, enter /linux/ directory, and was lost in
> finding a linux software to download! I think I'm really stupid? pls
> help
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Snyder)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Can't print from 1 Linux box to another
Date: 2 Apr 1999 19:13:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Snyder)
I've got a problem with printing on my Linux-based (RedHat v5.2). I can
print either from this machine directly or I can send print jobs to LPD from
a remote (OS/2- or Win9x-based) machine. Either ways works fine. What I
can't do is print from another Linux box.
Machine corona is acting as the print server, i.e. the destination of the
print job. Machine pluto is the source of the print job. Obviously, LPD is
running on both machines.
This is the /etc/printcap from corona:
##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE ljet4 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
lp|lj4m:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj4m:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=ljet4m.snydernet.lan:\
:rp=raw:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lj4m/filter:
dj|djet:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/djet:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=dj1120.snydernet.lan:\
:rp=raw:
And this is the /etc/printcap from pluto:
##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE POSTSCRIPT 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=corona.snydernet.lan:\
:rp=lp:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
When I run "lpr myfile" the data should be sent to corona, which should then
print the file on the default printer (lp). Instead, no print output is
seen. If I run lpq to check the status of the print job, what I get is:
pluto.snydernet.lan: waiting for queue to be enabled on corona.snydernet.lan
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st steve 8 myfile 380 bytes
corona.snydernet.lan: lpd: dj: Your host does not have line printer access
Huh? The queue *has* already been established. (As mentioned, I can print
to it either locally or from OS/2- or Win9x-based manchines.) And why is
printer dj mentioned when the default ptinter is lp?
Any advice on how to print from one Linux box to another?
Thank you.
***** Steve Snyder *****
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:24:26 -0700
From: Mario Miyojim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: serial port cards
I recommend Equinox (www.equinox.com). I don't know if it the
cheapest, but its quality is good, it supports Linux well, and does not
require an IRQ, because it uses memory-mapped IO. Easy to
install the driver, too, by downloading linux334.gz, or something
like that.
Mario Miyojim
Digitran, Inc.
North Logan, UT
Jim Shaffer, Jr. wrote:
> What's the cheapest and simplest serial port card I can get that will work with
> Linux? I only need two ports (besides the two on my motherboard) and could even
> get along with one, but they must be able to be used simultaneously with the
> ports on the motherboard.
>
> --
> home page: http://woodstock.csrlink.net/~jshaffer
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeremiah)
Subject: Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the
Linux-equivalents for these Windoze programs?
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 20:25:26 GMT
In article <7e391i$ksm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Betz) spake thusly:
> Little things annoy. For example, there is no common buffer for
> cutting and pasting between apps. You can't do something as simple
> as paste text copied from an xterm session into, say, Netscape.
? Sure you can... I do it all the time... select the
section with the left button, paste with the middle button. It's
also a lot faster than the Windows method: select with the left
button, click Ctrl-C to copy (unless you happen to be running a
Telnet session from IE, then you have to go up to the edit menu
and select "copy"), then move to where you want to paste, and
type Ctrl-V.
> Maybe Gnome addresses this, I haven't run it yet.
You can do it with twm, even.
Brian
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From: Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: netscape and bash 2.03
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:48:46 -0800
I am running Redhat 5.2 w/ the 2.2.5 kernel. The following occurs under
both kde 1.1 and the version of fvwm2 that comes with the 5.2 distro. With bash
1.14.7 that came with the distribution everything worked fine. However, when I
installed bash 2.03 and changed that to my login shell I get a "Segmentation
fault" error message every time I try to run netscape. If I su to myself
and then run netscape, it works as before. If I change my
login shell back to the old version of bash netscape works but konsole
complains that it can't get the current directory and quits when I try to run
it. None of this occurs if I login as root. Any ideas would be greatly
appreciated.
Nathan
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