Linux-Misc Digest #935, Volume #18 Sun, 7 Feb 99 01:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Netscape and Real Audio Player (Derek Harter)
Re: ISDN FOR LINUX PLEEZ HELP!!!!!!!!!1 (David Goldstein)
addition of system calls (Marx Rajangam)
Re: How to set screen-blanking. (Marc Greene)
Re: PPP question (Ben Russo)
Re: one thing that sux about Linux.... (Steve Gage)
Setserial doesn't. (Orv Beach W6BI)
access.conf ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: one thing really great about Linux.... (Brandon)
Re: fetchmail attcanada dilemma (Solved) ("Wael Sedky")
Re: CD stomper and CD cover (Floyd Davidson)
Re: one thing that sux about Linux.... (Paul Taylor)
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.2 released (Robert Osterlund)
Re: upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3 (John Thompson)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters ("mz001")
Re: Ditto Tape Device on Linux (WORLOK)
Which mail program is better? (Chris Cocozzo)
Re: Linux 2.2 upgrade pack for Red Hat 5.2 available (James Bourne)
Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background (Tarcus)
Ghostscript driver for HP695C Printer?? (Kenny Zhu)
Re: Chat With Inventor of Linux (Bob Nelson)
Re: User Friendly ISP for Linux (WORLOK)
Geochron for Linux? (Steve Duncan)
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From: Derek Harter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape and Real Audio Player
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 05:49:49 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I'm having problems trying to listen to a webcast.
> When I click on a link like 'filename.ram' Netscape
> tries to download the file, however I think it
> should be playing the webcast. I've installed the
> Red Hat version of Real Player 5.0 using the standard
> rpm command (rpm -Uvh rv50_redhat5xi386.rpm). Any
> suggestions on how to listen to webcasts welcomed.
>
> --Greg
Basically you need to tell Netscape that you have a helper application
for real audio files. Go to Edit/Preferences and under
Navigator/Applications there should be a RealVideo file type. I believe
you click application and enter something like:
rvplayer %s
============================================================
Derek Harter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.msci.memphis.edu/~harterd
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From: David Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISDN FOR LINUX PLEEZ HELP!!!!!!!!!1
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 02:58:01 +0100
Acid wrote:
>
> Hello.
> I have an internal isdn card.
> and i realy need some help to get it to run on LINUX.
Acid,
You really need to supply more info than this :) What distro are you
using, which ISDN adapter, which kernel? You help us, we can help you
:)
David
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From: Marx Rajangam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: addition of system calls
Date: 7 Feb 1999 03:04:23 GMT
hi,
I am a newbie to Linux and I am trying to add a system call to the kernel.
I did the following :
1) I wrote a function
asmlinkage int assoc(void)
{
return 1;
}
and added that to fs/open.c
2) Then I added an entry for the system call in asm-i386/unistd.h file
that looks like,
#define __NR_assoc 164
3) Then I added space a pointer to the function thats handled by system
call in arch/i386/kernel/entry.S file that looks like,
.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_assoc)
.space (NR_syscalls-167)*4
then I booted the kernel and wrote a simple c program.
1) _syscall0(int, assoc)
This gave no syntax error but at the same time didn't return 1 either.
2) i = syscall(164,assoc);
and I am getting an error like
undefined reference to assoc..
If any one can tell me where I am going wrong, it would help me a lot.
Thanks a lot in advance.
--
Marx Rajangam
Fisher 227, CS Dept,
Michigan Tech. Univ.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc Greene)
Subject: Re: How to set screen-blanking.
Date: 7 Feb 1999 03:13:21 GMT
On Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:24:09 GMT, garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Three books later, I can control screen in X, but not at CLI.
setterm -blank 0 (disables blanking)
setterm -blank 10 (blanks after 10 minutes)
--
Marc Greene
http://home.cdsnet.net/~kalyx
ICQ: 26831228
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP question
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:49:20 -0500
"Kerry J. Cox" wrote:
>
> Here's a quickie. When I dial into my ISP using RedHat 5.2 and the
> control-panel to activate my connection, the response I get back from
> their USR chassis interrupts the chat login script that comes with the
> official RH 5.2 setup. Is there any way to suppress the message coming
> back from the modems at the ISP?
> Thanks.
> KJ
What you will have to do is run the chat script in debug mode
so that you see what strings are being sent back,
then modify your chat script so that it expects these things
and deals with them.
read the PPP-HOWTO and the chat man pages.
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From: Steve Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing that sux about Linux....
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 22:09:28 -0500
Paul Taylor wrote:
>
> Aaron Cody wrote:
> >
> > is that stupid penguin logo (or whatever the hell it's supposed to be..) ..
>
> Tux kicks ass! The Windows logo looks like a beer mat. :)
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Paul Taylor Veni, vidi, tici -
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] I came, I saw, I ticked.
Veni, vidi, velcro -
I came, I saw, I stuck around.
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From: Orv Beach W6BI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setserial doesn't.
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 17:53:45 -0800
As part of learning perl, I'm writing little scripts to pull data off of
a Pete Bros. Ultimiter 2000 weather station.
The code is roughed out. As part of debugging, I stuck Procomm Plus on
a PC and hooked it up to my Linux box's serial port (/dev/ttyS1, or
/dev/cua1; makes no difference).
Since the U2000 is locked at 2400 baud, I used setserial to set the baud
rate of the serial port at 2400. But here's the catch:
setserial insists that the tty port is set at 2400 baud. But I only get
clear data if Procomm is set for 115,200 baud.
I know that's the default baud rate set at boot up time for those ports,
so apparently setserial is not really setting it at 2400 baud.
Or is some other process resetting it to 115.2?
Any pointers would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
- Orv - W6BI
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: access.conf
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:02:50 GMT
Hello.
I sure hope someone can help me on this. It's been a big pain in my butt
for some time now. /etc/security/access.conf does not seem to do a thing
. Is there some thing I have to do to get this file to work properly?
It's the exact same format as in FreeBSD and it works great in FreeBSD.
Any comments or a direction to which man will tell me how to impliment this
in Linux would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Keith
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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:05:26 -0500
From: Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing really great about Linux....
The ironic thing is...the ONLY great thing about Windows is that very same
feature.
Frank Carney wrote:
> ...is that you have the option to get rid of it!
>
> --
> To e-mail me please click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or remove
> remove "NOSPAM" from the reply-to address.
--
For info on Emulation, Virii, Playstation, and Beginners of Linux
goto my homepage at http://web.mountain.net/~brandon/main.htm
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From: "Wael Sedky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]*>
Subject: Re: fetchmail attcanada dilemma (Solved)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:24:27 -0800
Solved !!
Still having problems with netscape though
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Floyd Davidson)
Subject: Re: CD stomper and CD cover
Date: 7 Feb 1999 02:18:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mark Ayzenshteyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Does anyone have any leads on a CD stomper type product for linux? Also
>maybe something to make CD cover art & such?
What is a "CD stomper type product"???
I use TeX (with the PSTRicks package) to make labels for CDR
disks and carriers.
Floyd
--
Floyd L. Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pictures of the North Slope at <http://www.ptialaska.net/~floyd>
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From: Paul Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: one thing that sux about Linux....
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 11:27:15 +1100
Aaron Cody wrote:
>
> is that stupid penguin logo (or whatever the hell it's supposed to be..) ..
Tux kicks ass! The Windows logo looks like a beer mat. :)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Paul Taylor Veni, vidi, tici -
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I came, I saw, I ticked.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Osterlund)
Subject: PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.2 released
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 04:13:34 GMT
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, version 1.2
New developments: increased max array size to 65535
elements; fixed several GNU/Linux-specific problems
(the GNU/Linux version is now on a par with the
Solaris/SunOS versions); implemented some speedups;
fixed some bugs
PIKT is an innovative new paradigm for administering heterogeneous networked
workstations. PIKT monitors systems, reports problems, and fixes those
problems automatically whenever possible.
PIKT uses an embedded scripting language that sports an especially clean
syntax and introduces unique features to make your programming easier.
PIKT is also a sophisticated control mechanism for managing all of your
administrative scripts. You can, setting aside the PIKT language, even
use it to version control, install, error log, and schedule programs written
in other languages, as well as to employ macros, meta-comments, and C-like
#if and #include directives in Perl, AWK, etc.
PIKT is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Available now
for Solaris, SunOS, and GNU/Linux. For more info, and complete source code,
documentation, and data files (all 40,000+ lines of it), please visit the
PIKT Web site at:
http://pikt.uchicago.edu/pikt
Robert Osterlund [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
===============================================================================
Robert Osterlund, Unix Systems Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Grad School of Business, U of Chicago phone: 773/702-8898
1101 E. 58th Street, #309, Chicago, IL 60637, USA fax: 773/702-0233
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 17:44:34 -0600
Tommy Fong wrote:
> 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?
If you pick up your rpm's from http://rufus.w3.org they will
show you requirements for each package and provide links
where you can download the required libraries and such if
you need them.
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "mz001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:57:02 GMT
>
>Anyone who thinks the U.S. isn't the most technologically advanced
>country in the world is living in a vacuum.
I guess that's what happens when war is the driving force for the
advancement of technology in a country. You think that microwaves, radar,
and infrared would be used by policemen and telecommunications companies if
they hadn't already been invented for use in war?
There are so many things the US is working on that the government doesn't
want us to know about. By now, they have to be able to clone humans, cure
AIDS and build hovercars because some so called 3rd world countries can cure
many cases of AIDS and cancer. The technology exists but it is either too
costly or if it is too costly, it's used for war.
Peking scientists in China were able to take DNA fragments of a dinosaur
from a fossilized egg back in 1994. By now, there has to be some genetic
splicing going on between humans and certain animals that we don't know
about. It's a really sick world we live in.
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From: WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ditto Tape Device on Linux
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 05:17:58 +0000
TheAirBear wrote:
>
> Help!
>
> I want to get a tape backup system for my win98/Linux system
> and have settled on what is called a 'Ditto' drive which can do
> up to 7.5GB per tape.
>
> This device works through the parellel port.
>
> Does anybody know if linux supports this? I have RH5.0.
>
> Alternatively, please advise which PC based backup systems
> are available that will be supported by both win98 and Linux.
>
> Thanx,
>
> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I called High Point USA ( http://www.highpointusa.com ) and they found me a
Tecmar WANGdat 3400DX ext SCSI 4mm DDS2 Tape drive for only $375. US !!!
They specialize in factory opened but new, distressed, and refurbished stuff.
My tape drive was new. The unit was still in the shrink wrap. It's so fast and
to buy a unit like this from any regular outlet would have cost me more than
double what I paid. Now I back up Linux, NT, 95/98 in no time! I love this
thing! ....but you need a SCSI card, but you can get ISA ones pretty cheap.
---TC
--
Windows NT has crashed,
I am the Blue Screen of Death,
No one hears your screams...
==============================
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From: Chris Cocozzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which mail program is better?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 22:14:59 -0700
Hello all,
I am in the process of setting up a mail server for my company using RH
5.1.
I need a POP3 capable program that my users can point their winblows
clients to to get mail. I know there are a variety of programs out
there. I am somewhat new to Linux but that shouldn't be a factor. I
would like to see some opinions on various packages available (qmail,
sendmail, etc.) and some of the pros and cons. Yes, I read the HOWTO
but I wanted to hear from some more people who have used these
applications.
Thanks in advance!!
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Bourne)
Crossposted-To: linux.admin.isp,linux.redhat.announce
Subject: Re: Linux 2.2 upgrade pack for Red Hat 5.2 available
Date: 7 Feb 1999 05:30:52 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 04 Feb 1999 01:43:56 GMT, Mark did say with great verbosity:
:the packages listed were there this morning. I downloaded all of them.
:The links are *still* there. (and working) I just checked.
:the actual kernel, no. had to get that from linuxhq.
:(all of which worked, as my linux gateway is now happily running
:2.2.1 and finally fwding packets for battlenet)
Hi,
Sorry, but we aren't about to produce a kernel RPM for several reasons,
primarily we feel a generic "Everything you'll ever need" type of kernel
binary distribution aproach is not as stable as building for a specific
machine or small group of specific machines.
But, there should be a kernel SRPM that is available from Red Hat's Rawhide
distribution.
:Jeff Shultz wrote:
:>
:> Unfortunately, at 3:45pm Pacific Daylight Savings... The link text was there,
:> but it wasn't actually a hyperlink. Looks like either the announcement was a
:> bit ahead of reality, or they found something wrong and pulled it.
I'm not sure why the text would not have been linked as the announcement
went out after the site was up.
Browser features perhaps?
Regards,
Jim
--
James Bourne | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Affinity Systems Inc. | WWW: http://www.affinity-systems.ab.ca
Everything Unix | Linux: The choice of a GNU generation
======================================================================
Unix System Administration, System programming, Network Administration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tarcus)
Subject: Re: Task - detach and let it run in the background
Date: 6 Feb 1999 09:14:01 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Clement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi
>
> Running a time consuming task can be boring, so do you if there is a way
> to
[requirements deleted]
> Can you help?
Go to ftp.gnu.org and download "screen", it does *exactly* what you
want and then some. The nicest addition to your wants list is that
you can have multiple shells running in one telnet/terminal session,
switching between them with control-key sequences. You can also set
it up to auto-detach, so that if you lose your connection to the
remote machine accidentally, you can just reconnect and continue from
where you left off.
--
>From the keyboard of Tarcus himself, running Linux in the UK.
-- There are no facts, only opinions --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny Zhu)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Ghostscript driver for HP695C Printer??
Date: 7 Feb 1999 05:40:21 GMT
Could anyone tell me where to get a copy of gs driver for HP 695C deskject
printer? I found a file called hp850.zip but I couldn't compile it.
There's some error in its makefile. Please help.
Kenny
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From: Bob Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Chat With Inventor of Linux
Date: 6 Feb 1999 02:43:50 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kwitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tuesday, February 9th -- 7:30 PM -- Live chat with Linus Torvalds,
> inventor of Linux, on MSNBC. Linus is the patron saint of
> "anti-Microsoft" forces in the computer industry. Linux, which is free,
> is the first genuine alternative to Microsoft Windows since the
> Macintosh.
....but we're not getting Quicken (per Intuit's announcement). <sigh>
--
========================================================================
Bob Nelson -- Dallas, Texas, USA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/open-computing.html
``Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.''
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From: WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: User Friendly ISP for Linux
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 05:53:52 +0000
Michel Catudal wrote:
>
> Roy Graham wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a good Linux base ISP where one can simply enter their
> > name and p-word without writing a book. Save ME FROM
> > WIN_DA Roy:} my current isp uses chap one pain to configure but it could be
> > easy for I'm A newbie.
>
> If you have RedHat just run control-panel and the network support.
> Once you get in that setup, if you're still lost read the documentation.
> Everything should be self explanatory.
>
> --
> Tann� du plantage avec Ti-Mou?
> Alors essayez donc Linux ou OS/2
> http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat/
> We have software, food, music, news, search,
> history, electronics and genealogy pages.
Use the KDE kdialer (like Win95 DUN) or the EZPPP dialer. Do a websearch on
EZPPP.
--
Windows NT has crashed,
I am the Blue Screen of Death,
No one hears your screams...
==============================
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From: Steve Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Geochron for Linux?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:58:39 -0600
Has anyone seen or heard of a version of geochron for linux?
Geochron is a program that shows a map of the world, with real-time
display of the areas that are covered by daylight.
Thanks!
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