Linux-Misc Digest #958, Volume #18 Mon, 8 Feb 99 23:13:19 EST
Contents:
Customizing FTP Opening Screen ("Kevin M. Nawroth")
Re: Linux People (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Video cutting (Schmidt)
Re: first unix port to x86 (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Bunch of pretentious Wankers (Matthias Warkus)
RH 5.2 doesn't have make... (Joe)
Re: How can I get the 2B channels up in my ISDN Modem using RH5.2
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Wangdat 3200 problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ppp prodigy setup - help!!! (Thomas Frese)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Bunch of pretentious Wankers (David Steuber)
Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux (David Steuber)
Re: Geochron for Linux? (David Steuber)
Re: IntelliMouse problem with XFree86 ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: glibc2.1 and egcs1.1.1 problem (Ludger Solbach)
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From: "Kevin M. Nawroth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Customizing FTP Opening Screen
Date: 9 Feb 1999 02:53:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am curious how to customize my ftp site to contain useful information
on the opening page. For example, a little text message at the top of
the page after the "Current Directory is /" and before the directory
folders. I have seen many sites with a text description welcoming me to
thier site. I would appreciate any response. Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux People
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:35:32 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Mon, 08 Feb 1999 12:07:05 GMT...
..and [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm carrying out PhD research into Linux and Open Source Software. Does anyone
> know where I can find a who's-who of Linux?
Just for a start:
/usr/src/linux/CREDITS
mawa
--
Every woman and every man should at least try to keep in mind through
their whole life just how incredibly bad one is able to feel during
puberty.
-- mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Schmidt)
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: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 21:18:05 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sebastian Wagner) wrote:
MainActor von mainconcept (www.mainconcept.de) ist nicht schlecht.
PD-Programm
>Hello!
>I'm looking for a hard and software solution for cutting svhs video with
>my computer. I think ill need a big scsi drive with at least 10gb free
>space for half an hour. Right?
>Now my question:
>Is there some semiprofessional software and hardwaresolution for
>linkux/pc, so i can use the unix platform? which programs can i use
>(also for cutting some effects, blending scenes and so on..) and which
>hardware is to be preferred?
>Can someone who also is cutting his (home)videos give me some advice
>what is very importand and of course what soft/hardware he uses
>(platform, software, hardware)?
>Thanx!
>Sebastian
>--
>Please use "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" for private reply
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: first unix port to x86
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:32:01 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 7 Feb 1999 19:38:30 -0500...
..and Alexander Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <Capv2.8869$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Martin Doehring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >When did that come out? I have a "True Blue" copy of PCIX that's
> >dated 10/83. It's System III and runs on the 8088 (yes, an XT).
>
> Shrug... Sorry, I've messed substraction up - Xenix goes back to 81 (maybe
> some pieces are earlier than that), so it's 10 years, not 8. It's a direct
> descendant of v7.
Hum, how does a Unix work on a machine without an MMU?
mawa
--
Every woman and every man should at least try to keep in mind through
their whole life just how incredibly bad one is able to feel during
puberty.
-- mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Bunch of pretentious Wankers
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:30:40 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 7 Feb 1999 20:47:47 GMT...
..and [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah, If it saves just one childs life, enslaving you was worth it.
Just go away, Larry.
mawa
--
Every woman and every man should at least try to keep in mind through
their whole life just how incredibly bad one is able to feel during
puberty.
-- mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe)
Subject: RH 5.2 doesn't have make...
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 06:27:25 GMT
Nor imake. What gives? Can anyone out there think of a solution? TIA.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.dcom.isdn
Subject: Re: How can I get the 2B channels up in my ISDN Modem using RH5.2
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 03:21:48 GMT
Any response you get from this I would also like to read...
I have the exact same problem..
Keith
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Xaymara Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a 3Com Impact IQ ISDN modem (external) on a machine running Linux
> RedHat 5.2 (and the 2.2.1 kernel). I can connect to my ISP just fine
> but with one channel instead of the two channels. How can I connect
> with the two channels? I thought that changing the initstring from ATZ
> to ATs71=1s80=1&d2 would do it, but it still connects to only one
> channel. I did changed the speed to 115200 and I'm using the command
> ifppp0 up to connect.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Wangdat 3200 problems
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 21:58:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am having problems with getting a Wangdat 3200 to work correctly.
I think the drive is OK as it functions perfectly with Netware &
Arcserve on the same machine. However under Linux it fails to fully
work with KBackup, Arkeia or even some functions of mt such as
retension or rewind claiming sense errors. mt status tells me its
fine.
Arkeia keeps telling me to insert a tape when I try to run a job
otherwise sees the tape & claims to label it OK.
KBackup failed at the end of the backup with a message I forget.
My host adaptor is an AHA1740 (in enhanced mode), the kernel is
2.0.34, Slackware 3.5.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks,
Ian.
PS As this is a big newsgroup can I have a copy of any replies by
email.
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From: Thomas Frese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp prodigy setup - help!!!
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:24:10 -0500
John,
That was a great hint!! It works just fine now. I thought
the "" stood for 'don't do anything'....and it worked
with mci/cwix or was even necessary there....
Anyway, now prodigy works great!!!
Thanks again
Tom
John McKown wrote:
>
> I also have Prodigy. I can connect from Linux (Redhat 5.1). The main thing
> different (and it's a weirdie!) is that in my chat script, I have the line:
>
> CONNECT
>
> Notice the lack of the "" after the word CONNECT. I don't know why this
> works, but it does for me. It certainly can't hurt to try.
>
> John McKown
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 21:44:08 GMT
In article <79n013$9pi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.misc didst Michael Powe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
> : Err ... sorry, nope. It was first designed to use vacuum tubes but
> : they could not figure out quite how to make it work & they were under
> : time pressure. So, the final design used electronic valves for
> : translating input from paper tape and doing the calculations; and then
> : generating output through manipulating the "wheels and things" in
> : order to produce a typewritten result. Its use of the electronic
> : valves and its ability to store some of its program internally is why
> : some people give Colossus the credit for being the "first" computer.
>
> But the 1941 enigma decoding machine wasn't called colossus. It was called
> the "Bombe". It was a purely mechanical device.
>
Gee...can anyone tell me the difference between a vacuum tube and an
electronic valve? I always thought they were the same. You say elevator, I
say lift.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug?
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 03:33:27 GMT
I have no problem using Slakware or any other linux or UNIX on my K6-233 with
a Houston M550 board that has a 430TX board with a 64 meg dimm. I used to
have alot of problems with my PC crashing in any OS even linux. Then i put my
bus speed at 75MHz instead of 66 and downclocked my CPU to 225 and it works
gtreat no problems since.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.development.system Hilaire Fernandes
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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 :(
>
> There are plenty of people who have had no problems with that
> combination, including me. On the other hand, there are people who
> have reported the same problems as you have. I'm not sure if there is
> a clear or common problem. What brand of motherboards are you using?
> Have you checked to see if it is AMD certified? Are you over-clocking
> the CPU? Have you tried taking some memory out of the machine, or
> doing 'mem=16M'? Have you tried a Pentium CPU? Can you boot on a
> boot floppy? What distribution are you installing, and have you tried
> difference kernels?
>
> robert
>
> --
> robert cope austin, texas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.linuxwizard.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Bunch of pretentious Wankers
Date: 07 Feb 1999 13:04:40 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ski Wago) writes:
-> 1. LINUX and OFF-TOPIC-ness ...
-> =
-> Most on-topic postings in Linux NG that I read are about setup
-> problems. This is interesting if one has a solution or one has a
-> similar problem.
-> There is not much like "I have a great idea on how to get xyz done",
-> "I just had a nice surprise with Linux " ...
-> Being a newbie myself, I keep trying to get my Linux running, I skip
-> all unrelated problems-postings.
-> Instead, I read these silly my-father-is-better-than-yours stuff (like=
-> "I am going back to windoze, follow me"), at least it is amusing.
-> Maybe, when more and more people get more nice things done with Linux,=
-> we will have some more interesting ON-TOPIC postings ...
-> At this time, my on-topic opinion: "At last I have GIMP working now
-> !!! Internet is still only possible with MSWindows, but I won=B4t give=
-> up. I don=B4t think Linux is THAT easy to deal with, but it is worth
-> while learning, should be better than learning Windows (1995-1998, in
-> my case. 1995 I would say: "Why would I need a graphical OS anyway ")
I'm going to set followups to setup. That is where you can get help
with internet access, but I guess you already know that. You can
always ignore followups if you want to reply so that I see your post.
Setting up Internet access was the most difficult part for me. The
base installation was a breeze. Getting Lilo to work with NT's boot
manager wasn't hard either. Linux has it's own disk, so I didn't have =
to go through partition worries. I just let YaST (I'm using SuSE 5.3) =
have its way with the disk.
I use an ISDN line to get to my ISP. My problem was that my ISDN card =
had no Linux support. I eventually spent some real money on an ISDN
router to connect to my ISP. Being an external device connected via a =
10bt NIC, it is immune to OS support or the lack there of.
Now, all my Internet activity is done with Linux. I have no illusions =
that Linux was a free OS. I bought additional hardware for it. But
then again, that hardware will work just as well with NT.
Later, I bought a notebook computer and installed Linux on it. I now
have two computers networked together (over 100bt) that can each hit
my ISP through the router. The router uses NAT to present me to the
world as the IP assigned by my ISP. My two computers use private IP
addresses, making them imposible to hack into. I didn't have to buy
any special software to get set up so that any computer on my network
can use the router to access my ISP. Although, to be fair, NT does
also support IP forwarding.
There must be something to Linux that makes it preferable to NT. My
machine with Linux, NT, and Windows 95 on it now has the following
uptime:
interloper:/usr/local/sbin # uptime
12:52pm up 35 days, 12:18, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
I didn't have to go to another terminal to get that information. I am =
using my notebook to write this. My notebook is solo. My notebook is =
running Linux exclusivly. I wiped Windows 98 off of it after a week
of testing to make sure the hardware was all ok. I guess I can't get
that refund people are dreaming about.
The other machine has a 21" monitor running at 1280x1024x24bbp
resolution. I have it switched off. The machine is not running the X =
server. I do everything from the notebook computer. The setup simply =
works better with Linux than with any flavor of Windows. Linux's real =
strength is as a networked OS. Like any other Unix flavor really.
There are lots of details for a properly configured system. But once
set up, Linux is fun to use. There is lots of software for it. I
only use a few programs. XEmacs is my main program and is not fully
ported to NT. Even if it was, like NT Emacs, not all the features
would be there.
I bet that those people who are persistant enough to make it through
the setup of their system will end up using Linux in preference to any =
other non Unix OS.
-- =
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
s/trashcan/david/ to reply by mail
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Sick of Windows, newbie thinking about Linux
Date: 07 Feb 1999 13:19:28 -0500
I simply purchased 5.3 directly from SuSE. Sure, it is more expensive
than some other approaches. But I got 30 days support, which was
important to a complete newbie like myself. I also have the
satisfaction of knowing that I have provided a fair level of financial
support to the company so they can keep providing better and better
distributions in the future.
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Geochron for Linux?
Date: 07 Feb 1999 13:10:01 -0500
Steve Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
-> 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.
Something like that is included with the SuSE distribution, but I
forget what it is called :-(
--
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: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: IntelliMouse problem with XFree86
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:04:12 -0500
Your mouse must have a fairly weak wheel button spring - I can easily spin
the wheel on mine (MS Intellimouse PS/2) without actuating the button.
Have you looked inside to see if you can adjust the pressure or the throw?
Somewhere in the documentation for imwheel or in one of the HOWTOs
is the instructions on remapping the mouse buttons. If you want to use
the wheel as-is, you'll have to figure out how to remap button 2, the wheel
button, to some null action. The wheel itself looks like buttons 4 and 5.
Charles H. Chapman wrote in message ...
>On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:39:56 -0500, Jim Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>
>>Wael Sedky wrote in message ...
>>>In comp.os.linux.misc jackle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>>Do I understand from this that you can actually use the wheel?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Yes. Imwhell will do the job.
>>Also QT 2.0 is also said to have support.
>>Works fine.
>
>I disagree. It "works" but it's impractical. It's true you can use the
>wheel to scroll windows in X, but you have to do it without pressing
>the wheel hard enough to click it, otherwise you'll paste whatever
>is in the X clipboard into the window that has the focus. It's nearly
>impossible to spin the wheel without clicking it. Has -anyone- found a
>work around to this???
>
>Chuck
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From: Ludger Solbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: glibc2.1 and egcs1.1.1 problem
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 03:14:34 +0100
Hi again,
It seems that the header files in
/usr/local/libs/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1/egcs-2.91.60/include/
(yes, that's what you get, when you use --prefix=/usr/local :)
are now outdated.
Is there a way to fix it? The README file in the directory is talking
about a fixinclude script which I can't find.
Bye,
soulman
--
Ludger Solbach Phone: +49 5251 640070
Grimmestra�e 5 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
D-33098 Paderborn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Germany http://home.pages.de/~soulman/
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