Linux-Misc Digest #929, Volume #18 Sat, 6 Feb 99 16:13:07 EST
Contents:
XAudio server? (David Steuber)
Re: Web Browsers. . . ("Steve D. Perkins")
RealPlayer crashes. (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= Elwhagen)
Re: I am a microsoft user and want to use linux... HELP!!! (Jim Hill)
Re: upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3 (Tommy Fong)
Re: kppp problem for non root user (solved !) (JF Lucas)
Re: one thing that sux about Linux.... ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: Problem with hosts.deny/allow (jamie)
Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux (Colin)
Re: 84 key keyboard + X question (Bruce Stephens)
Re: KDE is a Memory Hog. ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: I am a microsoft user and want to use linux... HELP!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background (Robert Heller)
Soundblaster AWE 32 in Kernel v. 2.2.1 ("Caleb Land")
Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux (Toon Moene)
Re: Killing a Linux Box (Yah Right)
Re: logging in with your thumb (humor) (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: logging in with your thumb (humor) (Martin Dickopp)
Re: Stepper Motor control (Paul Mathis)
Re: ***** Moving Linux to a new hard disk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Turn on 'num lock' in c/c++? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
What the hell is wrong with xdvi??? (Kenny Zhu)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
what happens after connection ?( Kppp under Suse 5.3) (alan)
Re: When the next version of different distributions will be released (Matthias
Warkus)
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: XAudio server?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 00:41:18 -0500
Is there an open, network transparant, server standard for audio that
is analagous to the X-Window standard?
I've heard of OSS, but I am not really familiar with it.
Can someone clue me in to some URLs where I can get more information
about this?
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
s/trashcan/david/ to reply by mail
When will Altoids be available in 'extra strength'?
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Web Browsers. . .
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:47:13 +0000
Well, I doubt that you'll ever find a port of Microsoft Internet Explorer
to Linux <smile>... but you can try the browser that MS ripped-off in order
to build Internet Explorer. It all started with Mosaic, built by NCSA...
which is still about as powerful and easy to use as Netscape and Internet
Explorer, but has become more of a "science project" now that the other big
two have taken over the commercial mainstream.
I don't know how easy the X-windows port is to set up, but you might want
to take a look
(http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicHome.html).
Steve
Michel Catudal wrote:
> Norvell Spearman wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for a better web browser than Netscape for Linux, if it
> > exists.
>
> Unfortunately, at this time, it is the only one.
>
> There is Athena
> HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!
>
> There is the one with KDE
>
> Allright, I guess but doesn't have the quality and plugins capabilities of
> Netscape.
>
> Or if someone knows where I can find Netscape Navigator Gold
> > v3.04 for Linux, that will be fine. I've tried downloading v3.04 from
> > Netscape and it's extremely, very, unbelievably slow (some kind of ftp
> > server just for old versions). I've tried the web browser which comes
> > with StarOffice 5.0 and it's alright, but it doesn't support Java in
> > Linux (AFAIK). Thanks for any help with this. . .
> >
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Tann� du plantage avec Ti-Mou?
> Alors essayez donc Linux ou OS/2
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> We have software, food, music, news, search,
> history, electronics and genealogy pages.
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= Elwhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RealPlayer crashes.
Date: 6 Feb 1999 14:03:36 GMT
Hello. I have a problem with Realplayer. When i try to start it i get
the following error-message. Anyone know what it means?
0 15:03:52 ~/rvplayer5.0% rvplayer
Regex Error: Memory exhausted
zsh: abort rvplayer
134 15:03:54 ~/rvplayer5.0%
Feel free to mail me with answer too. Tnx in advance!
// Marwin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hill)
Subject: Re: I am a microsoft user and want to use linux... HELP!!!
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:25:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <Eg_u2.19517$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Koyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The problem is when i try to partition my hard drive with
>partition magig 3,05 the linuxext2 is not part of my choices.
I'm not sure why you're using Partition Magic, but I'll assume for the
moment there's a reason.
Create a second DOS partition. When you run the Linux installation
utility you can then run Linux's fdisk to change that second DOS
partition to whatever you want, including smaller partitions.
If you have a hard drive with a single WinDOS partition on it, you don't
_have_ to use PM to tweak it. Linux distributions come with a DOS
utility called FIPS which will nondestructively split a WinDOS
partition. Using PM just to split a hard drive into a WinDOS half and a
Linux half is overkill.
Jim
--
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Now wake up and smell the coffee."
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From: Tommy Fong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 22:38:58 +0800
Hi,
I'm using OpenLinux 1.3. What is the differenc between them? Well,
could u point me to where I can get the libc5 version of the server?
TIA.
muzh wrote:
>
> Looks like you are trying to upgrade a libc5-based system with glibc2 rpms.
> What distro are you using?
> Try installing the libc5 version of the svga server.
>
> Tommy Fong wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hi,
> >
> >When I updated the SVGA driver by running rpm, I got the following
> >error:
> >
> >ld-linux.so.2 is needed
> >libc.so.6 is needed
> >libdl.so.2 is needed
> >libm.so.6 is needed
> >
> >What are these files? More importantly, where can I get them? TIA.
> >--
> >Best Regards,
> >
> >Tommy Fong
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Best Regards,
Tommy Fong
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From: JF Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: kppp problem for non root user (solved !)
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:25:28 +0100
Some time ago, I wrote :
>I have some problems with kppp.
>I already posted this to the maintainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>but I did not get any answer.
>
>kppp only works with the root user.
>
>I can't get it to work with another one.
>When i try it, the file /root/.kde/share/config/kppprc becomes empty
>(though the configuration was correct for root). And if i try to add
>setup myself, i got a message stating that pppd cannot be launched and
>that is maybe due to kppp not having suid permissions.
>
>kppp and pppd have their setuid bit set.
>
>-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 280368 Sep 8 00:39 kppp
>-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dialout 83952 Sep 7 07:45 pppd
Well, the problem was on the permission of the kppprc file.
I don't know why, kppp insists on reading the root configuration.
I then setup the file and its directory to be readable by anybody.
It solved the problem.
The kppprc file is not emptied anymore and everything is fine now.
Thanks to those who cared.
JFrL_
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing that sux about Linux....
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:11:38 +0000
> One the roster of M$ employees doing stealth posting?
JESUS man, are you one of those conspiracy-nuts that thinks Elvis and JFK
are still alive and living in Argentina? This is like the second or third
thread TODAY where I've seen you accuse someone with an opinion you didn't like
of being "an undercover agent of Microsoft.....". Get a life!
I am sure that large corporations DO quite often use newsgroups to promote
themselves or degrade their competition, but I seriously doubt that this is the
case here. A multi-billion dollar corporation would probably create postings
that are intelligently thought-out and well written, attacking carefully
selected weak points and vulnerabilities in the competition's product. I don't
think that "Linux sux! Windoze rulz! Yeah!!!!" would fall under this
description.... <smile>
Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jamie)
Subject: Re: Problem with hosts.deny/allow
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:21:00 -0600
M. Buchenrieder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Wolff) writes:
>
>>Feb 5 17:12:58 smtp1 in.telnetd[1212]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 6:
>>can't verify hostname:
>>gethostbyname(grkenw.dmg-grsd.com) failed
>
>[...]
>
>The telnetd will try to do a reverse DNS lookup. If your local machines
>are only listed in /etc/hosts, then a DNS lookup will logically fail, and
>a warning message will be logged. There is no other solution than running
>a local DNS for your internal network range.
or recompile tcp_wrappers not to default to always do hostname lookups.
--
jamie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"There's a seeker born every minute."
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 14:16:25 -0500
From: Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux
Anthony Campbell wrote:
> At least give Debian a mention! I started with Slackware, nearly gave up,
> switched to RedHat and used it happily for about 18 months, but about 9
> months ago I changed to Debian and have stayed with it. I'd say that once
> you get over the initial installation (dselect is a bit counter-intuitive)
> Debian is actually easier to maintain than RedHat. And support from package
> maintainers is brilliant.
I couldn't recommend Debian to a newbie. The installation is a bit too complicated.
Maybe when (if) Debian 2.1 comes out.
--
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From: Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 84 key keyboard + X question
Date: 23 Jan 1999 23:20:27 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Wueppelmann) writes:
> Could anyone give me any instruction or pointers on the matter of
> making the cursor keys on the numeric keypad behave as such? I
> assume it's got something to do with how X is mapping scan codes as
> opposed to the way termcap is doing it, but if someone could point
> me to a good place to start working on the problem (or give me a
> quick solution), I'd very much appreciate it.
xkeycaps, although it may not know about your keyboard. The
belt-and-braces way of doing this is xmodmap (xkeycaps is a nice way
of producing scripts for xmodmap).
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE is a Memory Hog.
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:03:14 +0000
Look, you guys can compare your "data stack footprints" and what-not
all day long if you like... the bottom line is that KDE is slow.
The two applications that I do 90% of my work in are Netscape and
WordPerfect. Both of the applications are extremely sluggish compared to
running them when I boot into Windows98 (which, I admit, is an unfair
comparison). They are also much slower than when I run them on the same
box under another window manager like fvwm (which is a pretty good
comparision, since that would point to the window manager instead of
inefficient code in the applications themselves).
Don't get me wrong, I love KDE and will continue to use it. However,
they either need to focus more on trimming some fat... or hope and pray
that the economic conditions in Asia (leading to the availability of
$1/meg memory prices) continue FAR into the future!
Steve
Jerry Lynn Kreps wrote:
> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
>
> > KDE is more of a hog than Windows 9x or NT!!! It is also very slow.
> I
> > don't think Qt is ready for performance application development yet.
> >
>
> Baloney... You obviously have no *serious* experience with either
> Linux or M$ applications development.
>
> Are you an M$ employee or a GNOME supporter doing some stealth posting
> of negative comments?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: I am a microsoft user and want to use linux... HELP!!!
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:36:45 GMT
In article <Eg_u2.19517$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Koyo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes this is my problem i am a microsoft user right now but i am trying to
> get out of it! The problem is when i try to partition my hard drive with
> partition magig 3,05 the linuxext2 is not part of my choices.
> i wan't to have 2 partitions one for linux and one for microsoft(that
> fucking curse). I presently have a copy of linux Redhat5,2B and i need to
> know how to install it on my computer so if anyone knows how i could do this
> please help me!!!!
> Thanks alot for all your help in advance if you need to reach me
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
Use your partition magic and make 2 additional partitions, a 50 to 100 mb one
for a linux swap partition and a 500 or larger one for a linux active
partition. When you run the linux install program you will have a chance to
use linux fdisk and you can then change the partiton types - change the swap
partition to type 82 and the active one to type 83 - then the install program
will find the linux partitions and set up the swap partition and format the
active partition with the ext2 file system.
Jim
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Subject: Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Heller)
Date: 6 Feb 1999 10:01:47 -0500
Clement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:14:39 +1100, wrote :
C> Hi
C>
C> Running a time consuming task can be boring, so do you if there is a way
C> to
C>
C> - start the task
C> - enter the parameters interactively
C> - detach the task from the running terminal and
C> - let it run in the background
C> - logoff and close the telnet session
C> - telnet to the linux again
C> - attach to that task and read the output that the task has sent to the
C> stdout
C>
C> Can you help?
*Normally* you'd write this as a program that takes its parameters from
the command line or a file. One can 'fake' this however using the
'fork() function like this:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
void Process();
/* declare variables to hold parameters */
int NumIterations = 1;
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
pid_t chpid;
int done;
/* Collect parameters interactively */
done = FALSE;
while (!done) {
printf("\nNumber of Iterations? "); fflush(stdout);
scanf("%d\n",&NumIterations);
if (NumIterations >= 1 && NumIterations <= 10000) {
done = TRUE;
} else {
printf("\nBad Number of Iterations: %d\n",NumIterations);
}
}
/* and so on... */
/* fork ourselves into the background ... */
chpid = fork();
if (chpid == 0) Process();
else exit(errno);
}
void Process()
{
int i;
close(0);close(1);close(2); /* close connections to stdin, stdout, stderr */
open("/dev/null",O_RDONLY,0); /* bind /dev/null to stdin */
dup(open("Process.log",O_WRONLY|O_CREAT,0777)); /* bind a log file
to stdout and
stderr */
i = open("/dev/tty",O_RDWR); /* Find our tty */
if (i >= 0)
{
/* detach ourselves from our controlling tty */
ioctl(i,TIOCNOTTY,0);
close(i);
}
/* now we can do our processing. */
for (i = 0; i < NumIterations; i++)
{
printf("Iteration: %d\n",i);
}
/* all done. */
exit(0);
}
Yes, the above program is totally silly, but it should give you a
framework to start with.
About the 'reatach' aspect: You cannot really do this, but you can
access whatever output files that are generated by the program
('Process.log' in the above). more, less, tail, etc. are all good for
this, at least for the text output.
C>
C> Regards
C>
C> Clement
C>
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From: "Caleb Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundblaster AWE 32 in Kernel v. 2.2.1
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:59:28 -0500
Hi,
Using the default kernel which comes with RH 5.2 I can play MP3 files,
but after I upgrade to 2.2.1, I cannot play them. The computer locks up
when I attempt to listen to an MP3 file.
In both kernels, however, I can `cat meepmeep.au > /dev/audio`, and `cat
meepmeep.au > /dev/dsp` successfully.
I used sndconfig to set up the sound card in 2.0.36, and the sample file
plays correctly.
Any input would greatly be appreciated,
-Caleb
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From: Toon Moene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:47:42 +0100
Jim Ross wrote:
> How close are Irix and Solaris to Linux?
> If I knew Linux would those OSes be familiar do you think?
I use IRIX during day time - Linux at night.
The most glaring differences are the output of and options to `ps' (not
suprising) and the fact that I tend to install GNU make and RCS on IRIX
boxen to get the quality in these utilities that we need :-)
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From: Yah Right <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Killing a Linux Box
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 07:45:16 -0800
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.
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: logging in with your thumb (humor)
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 10:44:30 -0600
NF Stevens wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Dickopp) wrote:
>
> >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... :-)
>
> Won't you need his thumb as well?
>
> Norman
No, only what any cracker would use to break into this device: a thumb
print from anything he has recently touched.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Dickopp)
Subject: Re: logging in with your thumb (humor)
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:19:33 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens) wrote:
> Won't you need his thumb as well?
If he mails the device to me, he'll have touched it (I assume), so
there will be fingerprints... :)
Cheers,
Martin
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From: Paul Mathis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stepper Motor control
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 13:48:28 -0600
I havMichel Catudal wrote:
>
> Ed Nather wrote:
> >
> > Max Wheatley wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Guys
> > >
> > > Seen some stepper motor control stuff under DOS using the parallel port.
> > > Works fine BUT we want to do it under Linux.
> > >
> > > Now I guess we will not be able to talk to the parallel port directly
> > > under Linux.........
> > >
> > > Anyone got any experience or can point me in the right direction ????
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > You *can* talk to the parallel port directly under Linux. It's a bit
> > more awkward than in DOS, but possible. The O'Reilly book "Linux Device
> > Drivers" by Alessando Rubini tells you how, in detail.
> >
> > ed
>
> It is not a safe design. It would be less of a problem to use a microcontroller
> and use the serial line to talk to it. You can make something real cheap with
> an Atmel or PIC microcontroller. It's more reliable and you don't have to worry
> about zapping the PC or yourself. A safe control would imply that you isolate
> your parallel port with optos, it can be a pain and much more expensive than
> just a small microcontroller. You can get a demo board from Atmel for about $50
> or build your own for less. Atmel gives the assembler. Microchip got some nice
> stuff too.
> In a few months I'll have a low cost C Compiler for the Atmel chips.
> I'll eventually have a working version for Linux with remote debugger.
> The OS/2 and winblows version will come this year. Linux, it depends how long it
>takes
> IBM to release Visual Age for C++ for Linux. If they don't it's a major change for
> me to make a version for Linux.
I actually have a stepper motor controlled with the parallel port under
linux. I harvested a motor from a dead 5 1/4 floppy drive and I'm using
it to rotate my webcam. The page using it is at:
http://www.alignment.net/~restil/spy.html
I have every intention of releasing the source code controlling it once
I get it fully debugged, but if anyone is desparate I'd be happy to
provide the source.
In all honesty, the source code part was easy. It was almost harder
wiring the circuts, and all it consists of is 1 transistor for each of
the 4 negative contacts on the stepper motor, plus an external DC power
supply.
-Paul Mathis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ***** Moving Linux to a new hard disk
Date: 6 Feb 1999 15:41:21 GMT
hi.
> 1. mke2fs /dev/hdc5
> 2. mount /dev/hdc5 /mnt
> 3. cp -a /bin /boot /dev /etc ... /mnt
Just two additions:
- pretty important is to edit the /etc/fstab and
- don't copy the proc dir. create a new empty one
bye.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Turn on 'num lock' in c/c++?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:54:34 GMT
Could somebody tell me how I can turn on "Num Lock" on the keyboard from
within a c/c++ program?
Thanks,
Kevin Masaryk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny Zhu)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: What the hell is wrong with xdvi???
Date: 6 Feb 1999 15:42:50 GMT
Hi there. I have a Thinkpad 760EL which runs on slackware 3.4. I have
XFree86 3.3.1. My machine I believe has a Trident Cyber 9385 video chip
which is so far not supported by Linux. So I'm using the original super
VGA to have a 800x600x256 color. However I just found that there's
something wrong with xdvi. Everyone knows that there's a magnifying glass
in xdvi. When I move this glass it doesn't go smoothly, sometimes it seems
that it's computing something, and it leaves a trace of black trash behind
on the page. When I switch back to the command line console I found the
following error message:
Trident: BitBLT engine time out
Trident is the identifier of my video card. could anyone help me
with this??
Kenny Zhu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 14:33:52 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Well, it's crap this way, too. Computers were NOT invented in England.
>Babbage invented the Difference Engine, which never actually worked. The
>Difference Engine was supposed to be a mechanical computer. There's an
>ENORMOUS difference between the way a mechanical computer works and the way a
>digital, electronic computer works.
Crap!
The *Difference* Engine was a simple mechanical celaculator to work out
the value of n-th order polynomials at fixed intervals. It was built (and
worked) in 1822.
The *Analytical* Engine was a later and much more ambitious design.
And here is what the faithful EB has to say about it:
The first automatic digital computer, called the
Analytical Engine, was conceived by Babbage in 1834. This mechanical
machine was designed to combine arithmetic processes with decisions
based on its own computations. Babbage attempted to realize most of
those elements that have become the basic parts of the modern digital
computer, such as an arithmetic unit, a memory for storing numbers, a
punched-card input/output medium, and sequential control. His idea for
using punched cards came from observing Jacquard's loom. The
Analytical Engine was never completed, largely because of the lack of
funds.
>If you say this is "the" computer invention, it's just as valid for
>me to say the first computer was a biological brain.
See above.
Bernie
P.S.: Oh, and let's throw the Z3 into the mix, shall we?
--
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"It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy...
...let's go exploring"
Calvin's final words, on December 31st, 1995
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (alan)
Subject: what happens after connection ?( Kppp under Suse 5.3)
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 16:44:13 GMT
Hi
I am having great trouble getting into a connection with the web etc.
I have used Kppp to set up the connection.
That all works fine and the connection is "up"
When I try to use Kmail or netscape, nothing happens.(and it takes
forever!)
I have tried pinging different addresses but still nothing.
Anybody got any ideas?
All help greatly appreciated.
Alan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: When the next version of different distributions will be released
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:16:50 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 05 Feb 1999 16:13:52 -0500...
..and Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > RedHat 5.2 and SuSE 6.0 are 2.2.0-ready (and they are available now). Not
> > sure about other distros.
>
> I don't know about S.U.S.E, but RedHat 5.2 is not completely 2.2.0 ready.
Neither is SuSE - at least in theory (modutils, procps and util-linux
are not up-to-date).
In practice, it runs 2.2.0 Just Fine(TM).
mawa
--
Unix drives the net, why can't it drive a personal computer.
-- Tony Austin
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