Linux-Misc Digest #757, Volume #19 Tue, 6 Apr 99 05:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Help! Porting from SGI Irix to RH Linux ("Andrew Shiue")
Re: Mounting SCSI CDROM (Glenn T. Jayaputera)
Re: Remote root login ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: C++ Heeeelp!!!! (Michael Chajkowski)
Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment.... ("Stuart Fox")
Re: SuSE 6.0 and ppp (Moss Gross)
MySQL or Postgresql ? Which one is better for Web Applications ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How use a favorite X tool from other login? (Ken Pizzini)
Re: Need Sound Card Suggestions ("Tuomo O. Vuolteenaho")
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From: "Andrew Shiue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help! Porting from SGI Irix to RH Linux
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 02:49:12 -0400
I tried to port a 3d modeling program from Irix to Linux. I use cc in Irix
and egcs in Linux.
There are some errors that I have no idea how to fix them.
1. The program needs <stropts.h> but I cannot find it in my system. Is there
the same file in Linux? Where can I get it?
2. "egcs: cannot specify -o with -c and multiple compilations" What's that
meaning?
( the command is : egcs -DIV_STRICT -prelink -O2 -OPT:Olimit 2300 ...some
include dir... -c pxBasic.cc -o pxBasic.o)
3. There are some illegal compiler option in egcs:
egcs: unrecognized option `-prelink'
egcs: unrecognized option `-no_unresolved'
egcs: unrecognized option `-rdata_shared'
egcs: unrecognized option `-rpath'
I cannot even find the doc of "rpath" and "-no_unresolved" in Irix . How
can I replace these options in egcs?
Thanks your help!
--Andy Shiue
CISE
U. of Florida
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Glenn T. Jayaputera)
Subject: Re: Mounting SCSI CDROM
Date: 6 Apr 99 06:48:25 GMT
On 6 Apr 1999 00:42:17 -0500, Kenny McCormack
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Glenn T. Jayaputera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Hello, recently I got a SCSI CDROM and I would like to use it in my
>>Linux box. The box has 2940 + 2 SCSI HDs and everything works fine.
>>My problem is I cannot mount this CDROM, it complains about not
>>a block device. With my HDs, I use /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 but
>>I cannot use sdc1 for my CDROM. Am I doing something stupid here?
>
>Not stupid - just dyslexic.
>
>Try /dev/scd1 instead (get it? SCSI CD 1) of /dev/sdc1
ah... of course! Thanks a lot
glenn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Remote root login
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 02:32:26 -0400 (EDT)
If you are using remote logins, check MIT's SSH (Secure Shell) section.
SSH is a state-of-the-art replacement for telnet/rlogin/rsh. SSH uses
encryption. Telnet, rlogin, and rsh pass along clear-text log-ins.
http://www-lns.mit.edu/compfac/ssh.htm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Chajkowski)
Subject: Re: C++ Heeeelp!!!!
Date: 6 Apr 1999 06:12:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The introductory book that I swear by is:
How to C++ Program
Dietel/Dietel
An excellent book that covers C and C++ and does it in an easily readible
manner ( as far as programming books are concerned ). I have found it both a
good reference and tutorial, something that a lot of introductory books lack.
Michael S. Chajkowski B.Ed
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From: "Stuart Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment....
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 19:14:14 +1200
>The IT department is doing the best it can. Management won't spring
>for MSDN subscriptions nor any training. Seems that none of the
>Microsoft marketing literature says you need an MCSE to manage a
>network of NT systems, so they don't believe we need to waste the
>money on one. I can't believe that they would put four people all the
>way through Novell's training to NCE, but won't do the same for the
>Microsoft system. But since Novell required it of resellers and
>Microsoft doesn't, they won't.
That sucks - makes no business sense and they're not getting the best out of
their staff, so I agree with you. However, the MCSE program merely
certifies a set of knowledge which admins may or may not be able to apply to
real world. You don't need an MCSE to do anything, all you need is someone
with enough experience and enough nouse to figure out a problem, and be able
to get answers from any source they can think of.
>At least Linux comes with useable documentation. Between the How-To's,
>newsgroups and various websites, I was able to find everything I
>needed to know, even at version 0.99. With NT, if you don't buy the
>Enterprise MSDN subscription, you aren't going to find enough
>information to configure a workstation, let alone a server.
Buy a subscription to Technet, it has everything you need to know - and
cheap too.
>On the otherhand, I don't believe the average home user could install
>any version of Windows. Most of them get it pre-installed when they
>buy the machine, and don't change anything until they replace it. Even
>then, they may have to reinstall it occasionally, with the OEM support
>person holding their hand each time. Also, I have seen what happens
>when people tried to upgrade Win95 to 98, and it ain't pretty.
Agreed, but they are still going to be in that situation - and far worse -
when it comes to Linux. Windows gives you some chance to get it going with
a little less effort. I'm a pretty experienced person when it comes to
working with PC's, but the amount of buggering around it took to get my
linux/X box up and running was a nightmare. It works now though :)
Stu
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Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:12:37 -0700
From: Moss Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SuSE 6.0 and ppp
Wow - I've been looking all over for the answer to this question and you've
answered it, finally!
SuSE creates a file "generic.options", where generic is the name of the
provider, from when you set up your dialup from Yast. In it are lines like
this:
/dev/modem
57600
crtscts
lock
name "yourname"
:"Provider DNS Number"
noipdefault
remotename yourprovider.shell.com
defaultroute
debug
I just changed the word 'name' to 'user' and now I can run my script
without being root, after changing the various permissions.
Thank you so much!
Bill Unruh wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jaro B.) writes:
> >not work! The error message:
> >/usr/sbin/pppd: using the name option requires root privilege.
> >(pppd check the root-user? Under SuSE 5.3 not at all!)
>
> You are using the name option to pppd on the command line (eg in the
> script you ae running). The name option can only be used by root. Do not
> use it. Use the user option instead.
--
All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are
Socrates.
-- Woody Allen
www.kingofusa.com -=-=-=- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MySQL or Postgresql ? Which one is better for Web Applications
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 06:15:08 GMT
Hi! I want to have a web database like "yellow pages". Which SQL software
would be better? I have heard good things about postgres and mysql, but i
have no idea which one is better .. I will be using solaris 2.5 or slackware
2.0.30 and apache to host the sites.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Regards,
iru
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Pizzini)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How use a favorite X tool from other login?
Date: 6 Apr 1999 01:38:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 2 Apr 1999 13:01:27 GMT, Charles Packer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My preferred text editor is xedit. It looks for customizations
>in file Xedit in the user's home directory. At the office
>I'm frequently called upon to sit down at co-workers'
>terminals and examine their files. But when I run xedit
>from their logins, it doesn't know anything about my home
>Xedit file. Is there a command line option to have it pick
>up my own Xedit file? The documentation available to me is
>sparse. If not, what's the solution?
I assume that your ~/Xedit file is in a typical X resource
format? Then if your coworker won't be offended to have
his/her X resources altered you can run "xrdb -merge ~packer/Xedit"
and then run Xedit.
--Ken Pizzini
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
From: "Tuomo O. Vuolteenaho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need Sound Card Suggestions
Reply-To: "Tuomo O. Vuolteenaho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 07:50:40 GMT
---this forward might help for SB PCI-----
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:19:24 GMT
From: Jeremiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: SB PCI 64
In article <7d8sst$a06$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Tuv- OK!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thusly:
> I tried everything, but nothing worked.
>
> Who managed to get the PCI64 working with an ALSA driver.... please tell
> me how to do this.
> I don't know how to edit modules.conf for my SB (ES1370)
Here's what mine looks like:
alias char-major-14 snd
alias snd-minor-oss-0 snd-interwave
alias snd-minor-oss-3 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-4 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-5 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-12 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-audiopci
options snd snd_major=14 snd_cards_limit=1
options snd-audiopci snd_index=1
Brian
=====end forward===========
On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Steve Orosz wrote:
> Hi,
> I am going to buy a new sound card for my computer and I would like
> to get one that supports Linux and Windows. So far the only card that
> I've liked so far is the SoundBlaster 128PCI. However I'm not sure if
> it is supported in Linux. If anyone can help me in choosing a good
> soundcard for my computer. So if anyone has any suggestions for a PCI
> soundcard PLEASE let me know. I would prefer a PCI sound card but if
> there are some good ISA soundcards also tell me about them.
> Thank you very much
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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