Linux-Misc Digest #928, Volume #18 Sat, 6 Feb 99 14:13:19 EST
Contents:
Re: Proposal for an Open Source Robot AI Operating System ("Alexis MacHine")
Re: CD-RW as backup alternative (Joerg Schilling)
Re: Space Station uses 95/NT, disaster imminent (no joke) (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: PIPE input to an already running process??? (Ben Russo)
Re: 2.2.1 and shutdown (Ben Russo)
Re: DSL and Linux help (Gary Momarison)
SSH behind IP Masq (Parabola)
virus alert! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How can I mount a device with non-superuser? ("Bruce Merry (Entropy)")
L2 cache kills linux : help! (nine@)
printing problem help? (Fred Heitkamp)
Re: installing win95 on slave disk (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: one thing that sux about Linux.... (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: Killing a Linux Box (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: encrypted file system (Eduardo Perez)
Re: Shutdown with 2.2.1 ("Bruce Merry (Entropy)")
Re: kernel too big? (Steve Lamb)
ipfwadm for 2.1.1xx and glibc 2.0.1xx? (Fred Heitkamp)
Re: Suggestions for new Linux Fortran compiler ("G. Hugh SONG")
Re: why are linux x apps so slow? ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: Linux 2.2.0 and serial ports (Robert Tuck)
Re: Killing a Linux Box (Bill Unruh)
Re: X and ATI Rage IIc AGP (Bill Unruh)
Re: logging in with your thumb (humor) (Martin Dickopp)
Re: why are linux x apps so slow? ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: CD-RW as backup alternative (Ben Russo)
Re: Video cutting ("Rainer")
Re: Web Browsers. . . ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: one thing that sux about Linux.... (David Steuber)
Re: one thing really great about Linux.... (David Steuber)
Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug? (Hilaire Fernandes)
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From: "Alexis MacHine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.arch,comp.ai,comp.robotics.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Proposal for an Open Source Robot AI Operating System
Date: 5 Feb 99 07:01:39 GMT
> /--------|---------\
> | recog-|nition |
> ___|___ | |
> /image \ | ____V_
> / percept \ | /psi{ }\
> \ engrams /---|---/concepts\
> \_______/ | \________/
> public domain implementation of the mind model shown above.
Let me know when you finally get the "recog-nition" block to work.
> Two unique features of PDAI are the fact that it stores the entire
> lexicon of any given natural language in the auditory array ear{ }
That's wonderful, but will it listen when you tell it to clean the carpet?
Many dream of just creating a "digital brain" so that robots may simply
"understand" and no further late-night debugging is neccessary.
Should we first decide what we ultimately expect from our Sisyphean slaves?
Maybe all they need is controls like a washing mashine?
O:-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joerg Schilling)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: CD-RW as backup alternative
Date: 6 Feb 1999 14:49:07 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Leslie Mikesell wrote:
>>
>> Huh? If you have a supported drive, you can use either media type
>> with xcdroast. What happened when you tried?
>
>I haven't tried it. If I record to a CD-RW how am I going to erase it? I
>didn't see anything about CD-RW's in the docs. If you can erase then can
>you delete 1 file at a time say like a diskette? I can do this on
>windows with direct cd.
The ISO-9660 Filesystem does not allow that, the ufs filesystem cannot deal
with CD-RW and UDF is not yet availabel for any UNIX OS.
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Space Station uses 95/NT, disaster imminent (no joke)
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:01:53 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.misc Michael C. Vergallen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:56:23 GMT, Matt Kressel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>The International Space Station (ISS) is networking seven IBM PCs
> >>together using one NT box and three Win 95s. They are using Windows
> >>based software to determine when the next communications pass will
> >>occur.
> >>Thoughts/Flames/Replies?
<snip>
>
> Maybe MIR wasn't so bad after all...
>
> --
> Alain Borel
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
mmmm... space station + M$ = Mir ???
Will the TV cameras be on when the next docking occurs? If it is under
M$ control we may be witness to more than one kind of crash.
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PIPE input to an already running process???
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 20:26:58 -0500
David Sisk wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> Is there any way to pipe input to the STDIN of an already running process?
> (Assuming it's a background process.) Is there a command-line way to do
> this (without having to write code)?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> --
> David C. Sisk
> The Unofficial ORACLE on NT site
> http://www.ipass.net/~davesisk/oont.htm
AFAIK
Only if the "already running process" is using some type of
IPC pipe (a FIFO, or Socket). Otherwise you will have to
write code.
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.1 and shutdown
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 20:34:32 -0500
iNoDE wrote:
>
> After upgrading to 2.2.1 (nothing as module) from 2.0.36 on rh52 (all
> errata) and making kerneld not to start at boot up... when I shutdown
> the system
> # shutdown -h now
> I see some messages, but this one seems strange to me (never saw it
> before)
>
> /etc/rc.d/rc.0/K90network: /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward: No such file
> or directory
>
> Why? THis is what I have running at startup:
>
> crond
> gpm
> inet
> keytable
> network
> random
> syslog
>
> Thanks....
> --
> I don't know what Descartes' got,
> But booze can do what Kant cannot.
> -- Mike Cross
do "more /etc/rc.d/init.d/network"
search for /proc
read
-Ben.
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DSL and Linux help
Date: 06 Feb 1999 09:17:27 -0800
You can find some help on setting up ("setuping" for those people that
use setup as a verb) DSL at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/modems.html
There's a ton of places on the web where you can find info on configuring
your system for networking. Poking around Gary's Encyclopedia should
turn some up. [Or should that be "turnup some"?]
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and in
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Parabola)
Crossposted-To: comp.security.ssh
Subject: SSH behind IP Masq
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 08:20:04 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all!
I want to run my SSH client through IP Masq connection to connect to a
remote server. However, the remote server keep refusing my
connection. Can any one please show me how?
Thx!
:Parabola
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Programming, as in formatting code and composing algorithm,
is indeed an art by itself.
Hence, programmer can be considered as some kind of artist.
Too bad, artist generally are not paid well. =(
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Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~parabola/
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Subject: virus alert!
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 08:22:58 GMT
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From: "Bruce Merry (Entropy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How can I mount a device with non-superuser?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:22:35 +0200
Raymond Li wrote:
> Hello,
> How can I mount a MO, floppy or vfat device with non superuser id?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advices!
You have to have a line in /etc/fstab which explicitly makes the device
user mountable. Here's a line for a floppy drive:
/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat user,noauto
The user means it is user mountable, and noauto prevents it from mounted
at boot time. You need to have a directory called /floppy, of course. To
mount it just type mount /floppy
Bruce
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (nine@)
Subject: L2 cache kills linux : help!
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:32:02 +0200
just put together a quick & cheap linux box based around a Tekram P5MVP-B4 baby AT
motherboard + AMD K6 350mhz cpu + SuSE 5.3. The disk set up is SCSI only - using an
old adaptec AHA 1542b on one of the boards ISA slots (could this be significant?).
Problem is that linux only runs with the L2 cache disabled (from the boards bios)!!
When the cache is enabled the whole box goes dead just after LILO kicks in !
Any ideas of the problem and fixes ?
thanks.
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 12:19:57 -0500
From: Fred Heitkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printing problem help?
I recently got a new printer and am trying to configure it.
When I try to print using the command lpr -Phpj <some.file> and
check lpq it shows my jobs in the queue but says my printer is offline,
however when I do cat <somefile.txt> >/dev/lp0 the file prints fine.
I *think* my printcap and /var/spool/lp* are fine because my old printer
worked fine in the past. Any suggestions?
BTW where are the sources for the lp* programs on the net?
Fred
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.windows95,alt.windows95,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: installing win95 on slave disk
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:13:48 -0600
A.Caluya wrote:
>
> I used a similar approach to Matt's just that I have my system setup this way:
>
> Primary IDE controller -- Master = Quantum (Win98)
> Slave = Quantum (Data)
>
> Secondary IDE Controller -- Master = Seagate (Linux/RH 5.2)
> Slave = ATAPI CDROM
>
> I've found fewer conflicts this way. To boot to Linux, just disable the Primary
> Ide in bios. It's messy, but I didn't want to haggle w/boot managers ;)
FYI:
I had two drives on the Pirmary IDE controller and my ATAPI CDROM was
mastered on my Secondary IDE Controller.
I added a WD 6.4GB hd as a slave on the Secondary IDE Contrller and it
wouldn't register in the bios on my Sony VAIO P70.
When I switched them and made the hd master and the CDROM slave my bios
was happy again.
I have the bios ability to set my CDROM as bootable no matter where it
is setting, so I haven't lost that.
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing that sux about Linux....
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 10:50:42 -0600
Aaron Cody wrote:
>
> is that stupid penguin logo (or whatever the hell it's supposed to be..) ..
Andy and Frank:
One the roster of M$ employees doing stealth posting?
Or just M$ flakes?
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Killing a Linux Box
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:15:48 -0600
Yah Right wrote:
>
> Install MS anything hahahaha
>
> AKBishop wrote:
>
> > I have been given the task of killing a linux box to check security. Anyone
> > have any ideas on where to begin?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > ....
> > remove the -remove- from my e-mail address.
email your quad address to a cracker group.
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From: Eduardo Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: encrypted file system
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:22:45 +0100
Oliver Flimm wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Hanson) writes:
> > The next step to getting this Linux system the way I want it is to look at
> > encryption.
> > Where can I find a Linux equivalent?
>
> there are several possibilities to use transparent filesystem
> encryption on a linux system. The most popular are:
>
>[...]
>
> - Encryption via the loop device
>
> This requires you to patch the kernel as well as the mount
> program. You can get both kind of patches from
>
> http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~theiling/pub/private/crypto/
>
> [...]
Another option is ppdd:
http://pweb.de.uu.net/flexsys.mtk/
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From: "Bruce Merry (Entropy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Shutdown with 2.2.1
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:31:22 +0200
stu wrote:
>
> I am having problems compiling the Kernel 2.2.1 with the APM option of
> poweroff on shutdown, set using make xconfig and selecting the option
> from withing General Setup.
I found the same thing when I upgraded to 2.2. It's not your fault or a
bug in a kernel - you apparently have to get a new version of shutdown
with an explicit turn off option. However, I worked around that by
looking through the kernel code to see what changed at added one line to
get the desired effect.
Edit arch/i386/kernel/process.c under the linux source tree. Find a
procedure called machine_halt (about line 380). On a new line between
the curly brackets, put 'machine_power_off();' (without quotes) and
recompile.
Bruce
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Lamb)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: kernel too big?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 5 Feb 1999 23:50:55 +0800
On Sat, 06 Feb 1999 01:13:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>old kernel and it seems to still be using it... i am quite confused. i have
>tried compiling it with *everything* i could as mods but it is still > 1megs!
> i have used bzImage but that doest seem to be of much help. any help would
>be greatly appricated here!
I hate it when people do this to me, but... You're doing something
wrong. What you're doing wrong, I have no idea, but there is something
amiss there.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 476249 Jan 29 01:46 vmlinuz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 475034 Jan 22 00:24 vmlinuz.old
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 385524 Oct 17 19:28 vmlinuz.stable
That is, in order, 2.2.1, 2.2.0-final, 2.0.35(?). The 2.2 series is
certainly a bit larger than the 2.0 series, but not greatly. I hardly use
any modules, btw.
So if your zlilo'd kernel is > 1Mb, something is gravely amiss.
--
Steve C. Lamb | Opinions expressed by me are not my
http://www.calweb.com/~morpheus | employer's. They hired me for my
ICQ: 5107343 | skills and labor, not my opinions!
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 12:33:22 -0500
From: Fred Heitkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ipfwadm for 2.1.1xx and glibc 2.0.1xx?
I want to use ipforwarding to connect my linux box to the internet.
When I try to
compile ipfwadm using egcs-1.1.1, linux kernel 2.1.120 and
glibc-2.0.108, I get
reams of errors. Is there a ipfwadm that works with glibc-2.0.108?
--
Fred
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From: "G. Hugh SONG" <ghsong@\"Spamspoiler\"kjist.ac.kr>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: Suggestions for new Linux Fortran compiler
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 17:43:59 +0900
Michael Kagalenko wrote:
> Ben Russo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
> ]"Frank T. Sronce" wrote:
> ]
> ]> Well, I'm administering a fairly new Redhat Linux 5.2 machine and it
> ]> looks like we need to get a commercial Fortran compiler for it. I've
> ]> been using g77/fort77 for most things, but I need to port over code that
> ]> was designed for the Sun F77 compiler, which implements a superset of
> ]> F77 Fortran. The code won't compile on our Linux box, apparently
> ]> because of those additional features (like the Format (q) statment, and
> ]> allowing Implicit None to appear in the middle of declarations).
> ]>
> ]> So, I'm looking for a new compiler which has more capabilities and which
> ]> will compile this code (and hopefully any future code we have similar
> ]> problems with). Has anyone got any recommendations on what compiler to
> ]> get? Or pointers to where I could find useful info?
> ]>
> ]> Frank Sronce
> ]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ]
> ]Find out if Sun F77 compiler is available in Solaris-x86 or BSDx86 or
> ]SCOx86 flavors, if so you may be able to run that compiler and it's
> ]libraries under Linux with the intel binary compatability loaded in the
> ]kernel.
>
> Sun f90 is really bad. They planned to released new version that would fix
> all those nasty bugs in f90 v. 1.2, but I haven't heard anything from them.
> Also, their technical support ignores bug reports.
>
> As for running Sun f90 under Linux, you would probably need Solaris
> libraries. Although Solaris is free for non-commercial use, such
> use of the libraries may be against the license.
>
> It's a pity DVF isn't available for Linux
That is why Digital suffered. Their slooooow management
decisions will hurt themselves in the long (not very long, actually) run.
--
G. Hugh Song
PS: Please remove "Spamspoiler" when replying
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: why are linux x apps so slow?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:27:44 +0000
> First, this is a subjective statement. What's "unacceptably slow" to
> one person may be a barely-noticeable slowdown to another.
Hmm... that is a very interesting line of defense you used there!
<smile>
I'm going to have to remember that one next time I'm giving support to
some of the annoying secretaries complaining of their slow machines up at the
office!
Steve
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From: Robert Tuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.2.0 and serial ports
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 17:48:17 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> IIRC, support for /dev/cuax devices was dropped for the 2.2.x
> kernels. Try changing the /dev/pilot symlink to /dev/ttyS1
>
> HTH
>
> Simeon
Hmm, I've changed the symlink, but I'm still stuck. Is this a problem
with the application code - is the 2.2.0 kernel backwardly compatible
with all apps that use the serial port? It works in one direction at any
rate, because my serial mouse still works.
I think (if I remember rightly) that my X Server is set up to use
/dev/mouse, which is a link to cua0. No problems there.
--
Robert.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: Killing a Linux Box
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:24:11 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AKBishop)
writes:
>I have been given the task of killing a linux box to check security. Anyone
>have any ideas on where to begin?
Go to your local gun shop, buy a shotgun and fire it at the linux box.
that should do it, although what that will reveal about security(except
that you managed to smuggle a shotgun inot the workplace) I do not
know. Perhaps an appropriately reworded and detailed request would
elicit a more helpful response.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: X and ATI Rage IIc AGP
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:27:11 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Calle Hilborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Get XFree86 3.3.3 (the latest) or at least get the Mach64 driver from
it. It will handle that card.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Dickopp)
Subject: Re: logging in with your thumb (humor)
Date: 6 Feb 1999 11:48:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am sick of Loonix, username and password, all the time...
> I want to be able to stick my thumb on a thumb-sensitive device
> and log in that way, and I won't ever have to worry about someone
> sniffing my password.
> he, he, :-) ,
> Just think what a priviledge it would be to have the root-thumb :-) .
Such devices do exist. If you send me such a device (together with
documentation), I'll try to write a Linux driver and a PAM module
for it... :-)
Cheers,
Martin
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: why are linux x apps so slow?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:36:13 +0000
> Netscape is slow by poor design, but WP8 is very zippy in my experience.
Man, I've been waiting for AWHILE for someone else to criticize the sacred
cow of the Linux world that is Netscape. The Linux port of their product
seems like it was put together as if they didn't even care!
As much as the Linux community likes to criticize Microsoft for it's lack
of competition, I wonder what it would be like if we had a little more in this
area over here. Netscape vs. Lynx isn't much of a choice these days any more,
but Netscape vs. a Linux port of Internet Explorer... hmm, who knows? <smile>
Steve
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW as backup alternative
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 13:33:36 -0500
Clarence Wilkerson wrote:
>
> >>>Not enough capacity, it would take 3 CD's to back up every 2Gig disk.
> Network latency would kill your CDwrites, so you would have to copy
> an entire disks contents to the writer system, then build the CD image,
> then write it. Way too slow.
> >>>>
>
> My PC's have cheap $30 LinkSys EtherFast PCI 10/1000 cards.
> I can run mkisofs piped through cdrecord at 4x speed
> from a drive mounted on the local network.
> You only need 600kbytes/second + overhead to do this.
>
Another writer mentioned that cdrecord had a 4MB FIFO cache, so
I guess this would work.
However, without that buffer it doesn't matter how fast your
network can sustain throughput, it is the response time (*latency*)
not bandwidth that matters, and that latency isn't just the RTT
of the Electrical length of the network cable, that includes the
NFS or SaMBa or ncFTP or whatever type of network transfer you are
using, and any network contention for lost packets.
Even on an external CD-R burner with 2MB of cache in the burner,
and writing from my own local SCSI disk through an Adaptec PCI scsi
controller on a 300MHz Pentium with 64MB of RAM while the machine is
otherwise idle I have made a few
coasters....
-Ben.
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From: "Rainer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc,alt.art.video,alt.tv.x-files,comp.graphics.misc,comp.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Video cutting
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:14:56 +0100
Mit der FPS 60 von FAST
(aber nur unter Windows)
Eine schnelle "ultra DMA 33"-Platte reicht v�llig aus(20min=1GB)
bei 25 Bildern und SVHS-Qualit�t, als Schnittsoftware
benutze ich "Adobe Premiere". Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit meinen Videos, Mehr
dar�ber unter:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(i hope, you understand german.....)
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Web Browsers. . .
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:41:42 +0000
Man, I've been reading alot of US vs. UK anomosity in some of the
threads out in this channel over the past month. It kind of confuses me,
I didn't even realize that we still disliked each other!
At any rate, things really have gotten sad when a flame war gets
started because someone's afraid that someone else accused their TIME ZONE
of sucking! <smile>
Steve
Matt Penfold wrote:
> Michel Catudal wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Norvell Spearman wrote:
> >>
> >
> >You should try 4.08 with encription 128 bits. It works well except
> >for a stupid bug where it thinks that I live in England and uses that
> >shit time mode called GMT. My linux box is set on real time,
> >Eastern time Michigan but it ignores it. I haven't found anything to
> >fix this. Netscape is the only one that thinks that I want GMT.
> >
> >The export version works ok as far as the time is concerned.
> >
> >--
>
> Just remember that without that 'shit' time mode GMT, there would be no
> concept of time zones, and you would be getting up in the middle of the
> night to go to work!
>
> Matt Penfold
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing that sux about Linux....
Date: 05 Feb 1999 22:02:55 -0500
"Aaron Cody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
-> is that stupid penguin logo (or whatever the hell it's supposed to be..) ..
Well, if that's the best you can come up with, you must really like
Linux. Welcome to real computing.
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
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When will Altoids be available in 'extra strength'?
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing really great about Linux....
Date: 05 Feb 1999 22:06:50 -0500
Frank Carney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
-> ....is that you have the option to get rid of it!
Are you the same guy as Aron Cody?
I was able to get rid of Windows 98, so I don't think that you can say
that this is one of Linux's stronger points.
I like Linux for its price and its power. Imagine a wimpy little PC
running software that is as powerful as software that runs on the big
Sparcs and Ultras from Sun. Kick ass!
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
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When will Altoids be available in 'extra strength'?
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From: Hilaire Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 10:04:01 +0800
Javier Pulido wrote:
>
> ��SOS!!
>
> Problems with the booting of linux in a computer AMD K6-2 (300 MHz) with
> i430TX (no AGP) and 128 MB, two hard drives and 1 CDROM. Can you help me?
>
> After many attempts of booting with several kernels (2.0.29, 2.0.30, 2.1.48,
> 2.0.35, 2.0.36) through a boot-disk, LILO or LOADLIN (Symbol of System,
> option F8 of Windows95), I realize only procedure that was operating:
>
> 1. I Start Windows95/98 (graphic environment)
> 2. I restart in MSDOS-Mode
> 3. C:> loadlin zImage2_2 root=/dev/hdc3 mem=128M no-hlt
>
> If I don�t use option no-hlt, the system starts but is hung in little
> minutes, and it shown me all the processor registers, the stack and the
> message "idle task may not sleep".
>
> In the attempts rest of starting were remained hung when was ending the
> load kernel in report: Loading linux ....... (!!stop!!)
>
> My system crashes while it�s booting. I
>
I've the same problem with K6 200 Mhz, 32Mb and a motherboard with
i430TX
When I install linux, the kernel load, it starts to make its uusal
check-in and after the PCI probe the system just reset.
I've almost 20 Pc where I can't install linux :(
--
Hilaire Fernandes
Dr Geo project http://members.xoom.com/FeYiLai/dr_geo/doctor_geo.html
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