Linux-Misc Digest #981, Volume #18 Thu, 11 Feb 99 04:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: LILO password in Mandrake ("Greg Searle")
Re: Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2 ("TheCowGod")
Re: Linux InstallFest -- DC -- 20 Feb 99 (Miguel Cruz)
Re: Small version of Linux (Andrew Comech)
Re: Best Linux ? (Gene Wilburn)
recording sound directly to harddisk? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn?= Stein)
configuring mailx or pine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Annoying problem trying to make boot disks with yard... (John Thompson)
Re: Soundblaster AWE64 (Kyle Dansie)
Re: kernel 2.2.1 doesn't like ppp (Kyle Dansie)
Re: Q: setserial (Goran Allerbo)
Win9X <-> Linux exchange (Xavier SERPAGGI)
HELP login = logout (Xavier SERPAGGI)
Re: Strange message in /var/log/ (Gregory G. Woodbury)
Install Linux on intel-based Sequent server ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Wanted Linux books(newbie) (Guy)
Re: what is linux (Alexander Viro)
Please Help, ISP setup! (Prasanth)
Re: APM/DPMS harddisk spindown? (Andreas Hinz)
Re: editing LILO? (Michael Powe)
Re: Where is Kermit? (Michael Powe)
Re: The Question for Linux evnironment Application devolpement (Michael Powe)
Plain text SQL Scripts -> vi ("Gert Ormel")
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: LILO password in Mandrake
From: "Greg Searle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 23:31:04 -0700
Thanks for your help. I'll bother you with bigger and better questions I'm
sure in the future.
Greg
Greg Searle wrote in message ...
>My first time using Linux. I installed Mandrake and get where I'm asked
for
>my login and password. During setup I remember giving a password, but
never
>a login. Probably a dumb question, but how are you supposed to login? I
>can't figure this one out. Help me if you can please. Thanks,
>
>Greg Searle
>
>
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From: "TheCowGod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.warez.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:58:15 -0500
Quinn wrote in message <79pn2i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2
>
>I am very new to Linux so please bear with my ignorance and newbie
>questions. The Redhat 5.1 installation from Que seemed clean and
>straightforward. I gave up on the installation automatically selecting my
>actual components (as I get a locked black screen):
>Actual Components:
>PS2 (MS IntelliMouse)
>DEC Compatible NIC
>Optiquest V95 monitor
>STB Velocity 128
there's your problem, methinks. i don't know anyone who hasn't had SOME kind
of trouble getting the correct resolution in a box with an STB Velocity 128.
i had one - just got a graphics blaster RivaTNT. haven't tried to setup
linux with it yet, so i dunno if that'll work, but hopefully i can run at
the normal 1280x1024, 32 bit. i was doing it with the velocity 128 but it
wouldn't work in linux. moo.
--
Dan McCormack
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~demccor/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Miguel Cruz)
Crossposted-To: dc.general
Subject: Re: Linux InstallFest -- DC -- 20 Feb 99
Date: 11 Feb 1999 07:05:25 GMT
Hey, I didn't get the info on the installfest since Bell Atlantic's news
server is so utterly awful. Could someone mail it to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ?
Don't use the address on the top of this posting; I have never been to
Kansas and I have no idea why it is there. Thanks.
miguel
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From: Andrew Comech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Small version of Linux
Date: 8 Feb 1999 20:40:44 -0500
You did not mention -- is there a hard drive?
To install e.g. Debian you need I guess 8 floppies,
4MB of RAM, and at least 20-30 MB of hard drive. For a reasonable
toy about 50MB, and you can even fit X on 100MB disk.
If your old PC is older than 386, then Linux will not run at all,
while on 386 it runs too slow to have fun.
Another option if you want to fiddle around is Minix, but you'd end
up with linux anyways.
At the same time, $150 buys a motherboard and 300MHz CPU, $100 buys
64MB of ECC PC100 RAM, and $110 buys 3.2G of hard drive.
Check out PriceWatch.com
Cheers,
Andrew
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From: Gene Wilburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Linux ?
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:54:14 GMT
Every distribution has its followers. If you want to have some fun,
spend a couple hundred on a 6G or higher HD and run multiple versions of
Linux. Get the InfoMagic Linux Developer's Resource (<$20), which
includes RedHat, Debian, SuSE and Slackware and take turns installing
them into different partitions. Run each for awhile and the one you
stick with at the end is the one that's right for you.
Gene
Keith G. Murphy wrote:
>
> Darren Greer wrote:
> >
> > Seeing as you are experienced in the *nix world.....I would go with
> > debian.
> > www.debian.org
> > Probably one of the best thought out dists there are,
> >
> Seconded. I've worked with RedHat for over a year, and Debian for less
> than a month, and Debian already seems to make more sense to me. :-)
--
===================================================================
Gene Wilburn, Northern Journey Online, http://www.interlog.com/~njo
===================================================================
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn?= Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: recording sound directly to harddisk?
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 18:20:05 +0100
Hi there,
I'm looking for a program to record sound via the mike input of my
soundcard and write it directly to disk (as wav-file). All the programs
I know only allow recording to memory and saving it later, so they are
useless for half an hour of recording. Any suggestions? Please send a
copy directly to my email adress. Thanks a lot in advance,
--
Wirsing,
joern/X
mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
home: http://home.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/~stoned
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: configuring mailx or pine
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 22:27:36 -0600
I can get mail from my ISP using netscape (on my redhat 5.1 box) but how
do I configure my system to use mailx or pine for my ISP mail?
Thanks,
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Annoying problem trying to make boot disks with yard...
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 13:52:17 -0600
Tom Fawcett wrote:
>
> John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I've been trying to make some boot disks for my new machine
> > using yard but it just won't go. I managed this on my old
> > machine, so I think I know what I'm doing but yard refuses
> > to recognize my kernel image. I get errors like this:
> >
> > Error: Kernel image ( /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage)
> > is not a plain file
> >
> > Or this:
> >
> > Error: Kernel image file (/boot/vmlinuz) is not a linux
> > kernel
> Several hints for dealing with problems in open source software, John:
>
> - Before reporting a bug, check to make sure you're running the latest
> version. I'll bet you didn't do this.
>
> - It's usually more efficient to ask the program author rather than a
> newsgroup.
I did look at the on-line documentation on your yard home
page but found nothing obviously relating to errors I was
receiving or suggesting that a newer version might fix
whatever problems I have. I will confess that I may not be
the most astute linux user, but I am trying in my own clumsy
way.
Did I miss something?
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:37:01 -0700
From: Kyle Dansie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundblaster AWE64
Ira M. Bargon III wrote:
>
> I have a soundblaster AWE64 and when i boot up it tells me that DSP resest
> failed sound device busy. Then when i run sndconfig it tells me that an
> error occured in modprobe. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
I installed one of these a couple of months ago and it was kind of a
pain. Dont remember all the details, but it did go according to what the
documentation said.
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html
Cheers,
Kyle Dansie
--
========================================================
Linux Rules Iomega Zip Drive Mini - HOWTO
-
http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html
or
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Drive.html
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Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:44:35 -0700
From: Kyle Dansie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: kernel 2.2.1 doesn't like ppp
John Thompson wrote:
>
> I just finished compiling kernel 2.2.1 and everything seems
> to work except ppp. I can dial into my provider, start ppp
> but nothing happens. Looking in my /var/log/messages
> reveals the following:
>
> Feb 8 10:30:26 starfleet pppd[445]: pppd 2.2.0 started by
> john, uid 0
> Feb 8 10:30:26 starfleet pppd[445]: Using interface ppp0
> Feb 8 10:30:26 starfleet pppd[445]: Connect: ppp0 <-->
> /dev/modem
> Feb 8 10:30:32 starfleet pppd[445]: Remote message:
> Feb 8 10:30:32 starfleet pppd[445]: local IP address
> 32.100.182.207
> Feb 8 10:30:32 starfleet pppd[445]: remote IP address
> 32.96.116.74
> Feb 8 10:30:32 starfleet pppd[445]: ioctl(SIOCADDRT) device
> route: Network is d
> own
> Feb 8 10:31:48 starfleet pppd[445]: Terminating on signal
> 15.
>
> Why does this fail? How can I fix it? It works fine with
> kernel 2.0.34 but I need kernel 2.2.1 to support my tape
> unit...
>
> --
>
> -John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
You just need to get the newer 2.3.5 version of ppp. There is an RPM for
it on the redhat site, I dont recall the address though. If you have
trouble with the config files, let me know I can send you a copy of
mine.
Cheers,
Kyle Dansie
--
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Linux Rules Iomega Zip Drive Mini - HOWTO
-
http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html
or
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Drive.html
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From: Goran Allerbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Q: setserial
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:04:20 +0100
Hmm, well, now I know the difference between PnP and HW-jumpers.
I found me a tiny little jumper to move and now it works fine.
Thanks Lew and Fred!
/ga
--
Mr Goran Allerbo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Carmenta AB Tel +46 (0)31 7755700
Box 31121 Fax +46 (0)31 246379
S-40032 Goteborg, Sweden http://www.carmenta.se/
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From: Xavier SERPAGGI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Win9X <-> Linux exchange
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:23:11 +0100
Hi,I know how to read a Win9X/DOS partition from Linux, but is there a
way to read
Linux partitions from Win9X/DOS ?
Is there a HOW-TO describing such a operation ?
Thanks.
--
Xavier SERPAGGI Tel: 04 77 42 66 40
Labo. d'Images de Synthese de St Etienne Fax: 04 77 42 66 66
Centre SIMADE / E.M.S.E. e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Xavier SERPAGGI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP login = logout
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:19:31 +0100
hi everybody,
I've a RH-5.2 system, ungraded to kernel 2.2.1, and the login cmd does
not behave
as expected. It logs me out !?!??
There are no files in /etc as decribed in the man for login, which could
prevent me from login. So I just do not understand.
Plus, the problem occurs as well if I'm a simple user, or root.
Any idea ?
--
Xavier SERPAGGI Tel: 04 77 42 66 40
Labo. d'Images de Synthese de St Etienne Fax: 04 77 42 66 66
Centre SIMADE / E.M.S.E. e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregory G. Woodbury)
Subject: Re: Strange message in /var/log/
Date: 9 Feb 1999 08:18:58 GMT
Rob Komar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> shaped electrons to say:
>Scallica ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: When I looked in /var/log/messages, I found this line and it looked strange.
>: What does it mean? Could this be a security hazard? Thanx.
>:
>: PAM_pwdb[831]: (su) session opened for user nobody
>: Feb 7 04:04:09 PAM_pwdb[831]: (su) session close
>
>It's probably your `cron' daemon. If you have a RedHat
>system, then cron runs the update database command at
>that time every night. Look at /etc/crontab to see
>what else is being run.
Also, look at the files in "/etc/cron.daily" "/etc/cron.weekly" and so
on to examine the various tasks that RHat have configured.
--
Gregory G. "Wolfe" Woodbury `-_-' Owner/Admin: wolves.durham.nc.us
ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us U Errant co-moderator of:
soc.religion.unitarian-univ
"The Line Eater is a boojum snark." Hug your wolf. (Thanks Peter.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Install Linux on intel-based Sequent server
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:52:10 GMT
Dear all,
Had anyone out crazy enough to install Linux on a intel-based Sequent server ?
Thanks in advance.
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From: Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wanted Linux books(newbie)
Date: 11 Feb 1999 05:29:47 GMT
Wanted Linux books(newbie) any conditions,second hands or even new if
resonable price.
I am interested at purchasing NOW any or all these books
- LINUX for IDIOTS
- LINUX for DUMMIES
- LINUX in 24 HOURS
- or if you know where to get cheap books.
I've already got " Practical Guiide to Linux " but this is
a bit to heavy at this "newbie" stage. That's why I am looking
at LINUX books simpler which will allow me to do things faster.
Guy North (Brisbane - Australia)
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Please replace "nospam" by "dyson" )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Viro)
Subject: Re: what is linux
Date: 11 Feb 1999 02:42:20 -0500
In article <79trth$hqb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
yair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello
>I have heard about linux but I have a simple question:
>WHAT IS LINUX ??
Operating System(s). About half of free Unices are based on Linux
kernel (another half uses 4.4BSD one). All of them are pretty close to each
other and can be considered as a single OS.
It's UNIX, so get any decent UNIX book and read.
--
"You're one of those condescending Unix computer users!"
"Here's a nickel, kid. Get yourself a better computer" - Dilbert.
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From: Prasanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.protocols.ppp,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Please Help, ISP setup!
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 22:04:32 +0800
Hi,
Let me explain the problem. Iam having linux slackware
distribution. My ISP has provided me with the
following information.
proxy server proxy.pacific.net.sg
WWW server www.pacific.net.sg
pop mail server name pacific.net.sg
I have managed to set up the PPP connection with ISP. Each time i
connect, the IP addrress of the remote is different.
Now i wan't to go to internet.I ping proxy.pacific.net.sg in win95
and got the ip address. Then i went to linux and configured netscape
proxy with this ip address and tried to connect. But it cannot. In linux
i cannot ping using name(eg proxy.pacific.net.sg)or configure netscape
with proxy name. I also found that in win95 enviornment, for each
session i have different ip address for proxy.pacific.net.sg. Also
please tell me what should i put in /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf and
the /etc/HOSTNAME file, in this situation
Even after succsessfully setting up the PPP with ISP, I cannot go to
internet or read mails. PLEASE HELP ME TO SORT OUT THIS MESS.
Thanks,
Prasanth
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Hinz)
Subject: Re: APM/DPMS harddisk spindown?
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:44:56 GMT
On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 23:28:28 -0500, Thomas Frese
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Would anybody know how to Linux to spin down
>the hard disk after a specified inactivity time?
>
Use eg. 'hdparm -S xx /dev/hda'
Look up man hdparm for the preffered value of xx.
--
Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
Andreas Hinz
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From: Michael Powe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: editing LILO?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:59:49 -0800
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>>>>> "walt" == walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
walt> Here's a simple question; how can I edit LILO so that I have
walt> more time to hit TAB then type in my selection? Can it be
walt> edited to wait indefinately?All help appreciated!..walt
Try using the `man' command -- `seek and ye shall find.'
(Linux 2.2.0) [/home/michael]
128 --> man lilo.conf
[ ... ]
timeout=tsecs
sets a timeout (in tenths of a second) for keyboard
input. If no key is pressed for the specified time,
the first image is automatically booted. Similarly,
password input is aborted if the user is idle for
too long. The default timeout is infinite.
[ ... ]
Make the appropriate changes in /etc/lilo.conf.
mp
- --
Michael Powe Portland, Oregon USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trollope.org
"Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write."
-- Anthony Trollope
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From: Michael Powe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is Kermit?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:43:45 -0800
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>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher B Specker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Christopher> OK, I downloaded kermit into my directory at
Christopher> email.uah.edu. Next, I downloaded kermit from my
Christopher> directory at UAH to my hard drive. Then I shut down
Christopher> Win98 and booted Linux.
Christopher> I moved the file from my DOS partition to my home
Christopher> directory as root, and tried to install it using RPM.
Christopher> Guess what? RPM won't touch it. Won't even tell me
Christopher> why. Funny thing, I've had the same problem with
Christopher> some .tgz files I've downloaded.
Christopher> How do I get around this problem? Is it because
Christopher> Windows hates files like This.That.whatever.else?
Christopher> (which would show up as This.ThatXwhateverXelse in
Christopher> Windows)
Possibly, you ftp'ed the file to your shell in text mode -- this often
will ruin a binary file. Be sure to set your ftp client to binary
transfer.
Christopher> I'm getting pretty frustrated here. I imagine this
Christopher> would work better if I downloaded the files in Linux,
Christopher> but how can I download kermit if I don't have kermit
Christopher> to download with?
Can you make a dialup connection at all from linux? If you can, then
just use minicom & d/l kermit with zmodem from your shell account. If
you can make a ppp connection, you could just ftp it directly; but
that's a lot slower than a serial d/l with zmodem.
mp
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Michael Powe Portland, Oregon USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trollope.org
"Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write."
-- Anthony Trollope
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From: Michael Powe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The Question for Linux evnironment Application devolpement
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:50:39 -0800
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>>>>> "anon" == <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
anon> Are there devolpement tools for Linux like VC++, C++ builder
anon> for Win98 or NT?
emacs, gdb and gcc. The Three Musketeers.
mp
- --
Michael Powe Portland, Oregon USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trollope.org
"Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write."
-- Anthony Trollope
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From: "Gert Ormel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Plain text SQL Scripts -> vi
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:41:31 -0000
I've got a bunch of SQL scripts for creating tables, indexes etc
for an Oracle database running on Windows95.
I plan to migrate to Oracle on Linux and my question is:
how to copy/import the SQL scrips (which are in plain text format) into my
vi editor? I'm not really looking forward to type
all these scripts again.
Thanks
Gert
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