Linux-Misc Digest #54, Volume #19 Mon, 15 Feb 99 18:13:08 EST
Contents:
Ann: 'javadoc' like Documentation Generator For C++ (ObjectSoftware)
Re: Newbie: Kernel compile error (Eric Turner)
LinuxThreads ("Louis C. Kouvaris")
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Roger Marquis)
Re: Opinions about LyX? (Charlie Stross)
Multilink PPP driver(mlppp, mppp) (Patrick Lanphier)
Re: MS Explorer 4.0 for Unix (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: Linux suxxxx (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: plip and forwarding ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Network help!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Minicom: Slow Behavior (fernando)
Re: netscape freeze (Rob O'Connell)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Roger Marquis)
Init and UPS / SIGPWR (Gerd Roethig)
Re: Newbie Problem with ./configure WOOHOO Now new problem (Shadowspawn)
Re: Missing /dev/sda16 (Juergen Heinzl)
S3 Savage 3D ??? ("M. Kluit")
Re: How to print to a file (Brian McCauley)
Boot disk init problem (Dave Murphy)
Re: RE Linux Suxx - Sorry (Matthias Warkus)
Re: How can I make my linux machine beep with internal speaker? (Klaus Kocheisen)
Re: Missing /dev/sda16 (Ben Russo)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ObjectSoftware)
Subject: Ann: 'javadoc' like Documentation Generator For C++
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:10:20 GMT
ObjectManual - A 'javadoc' like documentation generator for C++
================================================================
ObjectManual (http://www.obsoft.com) is a 'javadoc' like tool
that extracts comments and relevant information from your C++/C
programs and generates HTML pages (documentation) from it.
For a complete list of features, check the feature listing page at:
http://www.obsoft.com/Product/FeatureListing.html
Sample output of documentation of STL (Standard Template Library)
via ObjectManual can be found at:
http://www.obsoft.com/StlDoc/index.html
For internal workings of the product, check the techanical paper at:
http://www.obsoft.com/Product/ManualPaper.html
This release is a full release for Linux & WinNT platforms. Also,
for Linux & WinNT platforms this release is *free* for
*non-commercial* organizations & entities.
Commercial organizations need to contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for pricing & license information.
Software for the following architectures is available
electronically: (http://www.obsoft/com/Product/DemoSoft.html)
a. SunOS 4.1.X (SPARC)
b. Solaris 2.X (SPARC & x86)
c. HP9000 HPUX 9.X & 10.X
d. Windows NT/Windows 95 (NOTE: requires 32 bit unzip utility)
e. Linux (ELF x86)
f. SGI IRIX 5.X & 6.X
g. FreeBSD
New Features Added:
==================
a. Typedef information is now reflected and linked where appropriate.
b. Bug fixes.
Download Instructions:
======================
a. http://www.obsoft.com/Product/DemoSoft.html
b. FTP :
1. ftp www.obsoft.com -- login as anonymous
2. bin - for binary transfer.
3. cd pub/ObjectManual
4. get ObjectManual.<platform>.tar.Z or objman.zip -- for Windows
After download (for UNIX):
a. uncompress ObjectManual.<platform>.tar
b. tar xvf - < ObjectManual.<platform>.tar
After download (for NT):
a. ntunzip objman.zip (*32 bit unzip utility is required*)
b. install.exe
Contents:
=========
a. ObjectManual native binary for the platform of choice.
b. User's guide in PostScript format. Coming soon the User's guide
in HTML format. A FAQ Chapter is distributed in HTML format.
c. Necessary files for the executable.
d. Necessary JAVA "clases" for graphically displaying class info.
Important Request:
==================
Please provide us with your valuable feedback at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
regarding ObjectManual. It will help us improve the quality, layout and
future design of the software. All suggestions, comments are welcome.
Thanks.
Bobby Sardana.
ObjectSoftware, Inc.
C++ Development & Testing Tools.
http://www.obsoft.com
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3519 Misty Meadow, Dallas, TX 75287
Ph : (214)-373-201 Fax : (972)-662-0827
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From: Eric Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie: Kernel compile error
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:10:29 -0800
Lee Prior Collier wrote:
>
> syed wrote:
>
> I don't really know, but try a 'make clean' before the make dep?
>
> > Sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup for this problem !
> >
> > I have just tried and failed to compile the kernel (2.0.35) which came with
> > the Redhat 5.1 distribution I have installed. I then tried to install kernel
> > 2.2.1
> > by following the instructions in the accompanying readme. I did :
> >
> > "make mrproper" (from /usr/src/linux)
> > "make xconfig"
> > "make dep"
> > "make zImage"
> >
> > <SNIP>
What sort of error message are you getting? You may need to make bzImage
if your kernel is too big.
Eric
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From: "Louis C. Kouvaris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LinuxThreads
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:46:09 -0500
I am trying to convert to glibc2. I am using version 2.0.7.pre6 on glibc2
but can't find the comparable file for linuxthreads. The latest seems to be
2.0.6 which I took. In building the libraries, though, I get the error
undefined references __libc_cleanup_end and __pthread_atfork. Question:
Which version of linuxthreads should I be using and how do I resolve the
undfined references? Thanks.
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From: Roger Marquis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:23:40 GMT
In comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Shaun Rowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I don't know. I find pkg_add, pkg_delete, and pkg_info quite "smart".
>Building from the ports collection is very easy. There is also dependency
>checking. I don't see anything missing here.
FreeBSD's ports are the primary reason why I use it. They've saved
countless hours of debugging and hacking. That said there are
still plenty of buggy ports, ports that don't do dependency
checking or write useful info to /var/db/pkg/...
>3. There is one distribution, so things aren't different unless I make them so.
> Red Hat, Slackware and debian (insert distribution here) are all a little
> different... sometimes a lot different.
It's really too bad that Linux source has become so fragmented.
The less popular distribution should change their name to something
other than Linux.
Glad to see this thread moving to substantive issues rather than
which OS is incrementally easier for a novice to install. FWIW
Solaris' x86 installation code was, in 1996, a generation ahead of
where FreeBSD and Linux's installation code is today.
--
Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charlie Stross)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Opinions about LyX?
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:42:33 +0000
Reply-To: charlie @ nospam . antipope . org
On 12 Feb 1999 00:01:59 -0500, Steve Dunham
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>(I also don't like the xforms widget library - not only does it look
>bad, but also the menu handling is very non-intuitive.)
If your main problem is the widget library, try KLyX, the KDE version -- Qt
is a hell of a lot nicer than Xforms.
LyX is interesting insofar as it provides an easy way to get people started
with LaTeX. If you need to do exotic stuff, though, or use non-standard macro
packages, it's probably not such a good idea.
-- Charlie
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From: Patrick Lanphier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Multilink PPP driver(mlppp, mppp)
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:29:08 -0500
Does anybody know where to find a Multilink PPP driver for Linux kernel 2.2?
Patrick Lanphier
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MS Explorer 4.0 for Unix
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:27:36 -0600
steve mcadams wrote:
>
> [Posted and mailed, snipped for brevity, quoted material marked with
> ">"]
> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:50:41 +0100, "ACE Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Im a web developer and sadly I have to say that IE4 is far better with java
> >script and Css. Netscape claims they have full suport for it but i dont
> >agree with that!
> >
> >So yes,, as long as netscape cant show every page on the net i would say
> >that there would be nice to have ie 4!
>
> <flashback/forward/left/right>
> <p>
> ...The waif snivelled, "Please, oh please, my I have more haemorrhoids
> with my gruel,, sir?"
> </p>
>
> <center>
> <img src="animated_grinning_bill's_head_that_winks_slyly.gif">
> </center>
>
> <p>
> Says headmaster Bill, "Gadzooks! This boy wants more haemorrhoids!"
> (The class laughs quietly...) "You there, give him IE 4.x, and
> quickly, lad! Before he comes to his senses!" (The class roars...)
> </p>
> </flashback/forward/left/right>
rof,llllllll
> Internet Explorer 3.02 wasn't bad. Any Internet Explorer version that
> starts with the number "4" is the kiss of death imo. IE 4.x is for
Exactly. Not only that, IE4 "upgrades" your OS to the 98 dlls, which
breaks compatability with some existing third party software, which
forces the consumer to either look for an M$ solution (imagine that) or
hope the third party company can produce an upgrade to restore
compatibility (increasing the number of app versions they have to
support and decrease their profitibility and survivability - do we see a
pattern here - allowing M$ to step in with a trash substitute or an
out-and-out ripoff. Street Atlas comes to mind...) ONLY to have M$
next "patch" break them again. This is the same way M$ defeated IBM in
the OS/2 wars.
Come on, DOJ, get your act rolling and break up that Mon$strocity.
jerry
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux suxxxx
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:30:10 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This would have been a valid complaint 3-4 years ago when there wasn't
> RedHat, Caldera, etc... and you had to figure it out yourself. But these
> days a monkey could buy RedHat and install it. I've got to assume you have
> non-standard hardware or your brain has just been fried for too long by MS
> software. I know kids here where I live that are 14-15 and installing Linux
> and all the programs they want without a hitch.
>
And 58 year old codgers like me who have lost 10% of their brain cells
and can't remember squat.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: plip and forwarding
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:10:56 GMT
On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:35:22 +0100, delegado
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
>>
>> I don't know about plip but with ppp I use proxy arp to do it
>> just something to think about.
>
>I know. But the question is how can I do proxyarp with plip. With ppp is easy
>because 'proxyarp' is just an option of the daemon but with plip there is not
>daemon and there is not options (I think). I would like do something like
>'proxyarp' but manually. I don't know how but I want to.
>
>enrique.
>
a link turned up in altavista....
http://www.fokus.gmd.de/linux/RedHat/PLIP-Tips-5.html
discribes how to set up proxyarp for an interface targeting PLIP
hope this helps
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Network help!!!
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:23:13 GMT
On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:56:08 -0600, "Aaron Dershem"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>OK, after reading stuff all day and looking all over the web, I'll say it:
>I have no freakin' idea what I'm doing!
>
>Could someone out there outline the steps I need to do in order to get my
>network card to work? I downloaded the via-rhine.c file from the Internet
>(using my Win98 box :-( ), but no clue as to what happens next. Do I have
>to compile a new kernel, compile the driver (.c file), or what?
>
>Thanks, I'll be waiting for an answer.
what kind of ethernet card do you have. you may need to do nothing
but insmod an existing driver then config the ip address.
more infomation please...
>Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Aaron Dershem
>
>
>
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From: fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Minicom: Slow Behavior
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:37:37 +0500
You have an irq conflict.
use "setserial" to see/change the parameters.
Guillermo Maduro-Vazquez wrote:
>
> In my attempts to connect to my ISP via PPP, I am currently trying to use
> minicom to see the appropriate send/receive entries. So far, I noticed it is
> not "login:" but "Username:" ....
>
> Minicom, however, is behaving strangely. It takes very long to complete the
> modem's initialization string (it sort of pauses-goes-pauses-goes..., with
> the "pauses" lasting 10-15 seconds). The behavior can be observed as soon as
> minicom is executed and as the init string runs (or rather, strolls!); even
> when I type, the delays hold up the screen output.
>
> Surprisingly, I am still able to dial in, but the pauses are too long and I
> am unable to input my username & password. Even scripting my user info does
> not work; apparently, the slow behavior (or its underlying cause) cause the
> ISP to return a " % " right after "Username:", with a final "Timed out"
> message. My hardware seems to be appropriate (Pentium 133MHz, 32MB RAM, 33.6
> non-Winmodem). The only hint from other users with the same issue is that
> the minicom installation might not be 100% correct (a missing or misplaced
> file is being looked up by minicom, causing the slow client interaction).
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From: Rob O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netscape freeze
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:25:40 -0600
Karsten M. Self wrote:
> Im Eunjea wrote:
>
> > when my netscape 4.08(also 4.07,) with enable java script reading some
> > web pages
> > just freezing.
> > but I can use with disable java script option very happy.
> Idea but no solution.
>
> First, suggest you go to one of the Netscape mailing lists,
> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.communicator.unix
> news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.general
>
> I've seen some discussion that adding or removing files from either your
> user config or Netscape install libraries may help. Check the following
> URL (I can't reach the server right now) and associated discussion.
> There are some links to SVLUG discussion which may help as well
> (http://forums.infoworld.com/threads/get.cgi?88084).
>
There was a post to c.o.linux.announce about this freezing problem -
supposedly it is a pipe that gets filled up - some guy wrote a program that
tried to alleviate the problem - but even his fix did not work completely -
but hopefully he made netscape/mozilla people aware of the problem....
I don't think you are doing anything wrong - its just a bit mouldy!!
>
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From: Roger Marquis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:32:24 GMT
In comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>FreeBSD has gotten pretty easy to use owing to the USENET support and the
>>FreeBSD website. Maybe it's because I'm using Debian; I think I'll switch
>
>What about Debian is harder? It pioneered the idea of the "smart" package
>manager. That is the single biggest thing missing from FreeBSD, IMHO.
Not exactly. Solaris had packages and package utilities before
there was a Linux or FreeBSD. Linux and FreeBSD are well ahead of
Solaris in the number of freeware and commercial 3rd party ports
available however.
SunSolve's tech support database is also light years ahead of either
FreeBSD or Linux's. It is, however, commercial.
--
Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gerd Roethig)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Init and UPS / SIGPWR
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:02:05 GMT
Hello folks,
recently, we managed to repair an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
for our Linux box. Of course, we want to use this thingie under Linux,
but there are problems integrating UPS related software. We chose
upsd, a simple daemon that is said to be working with a so-called
"dumb UPS", as ours appears to be.
As many (if not all) these programs upsd should send a SIGPWR signal
to the Init process when AC power fails. Init then should execute the
scripts/entries in /etc/inittab under pr::powerfail (shutdown etc.).
But this doesn't happen. The daemon submissively writes a FAIL to
/etc/powerstatus and a corrsponding entry to the syslog, but the
following line
kill (1,SIGPWR);
in the C sourcecode of the daemon seems to be without effect. The
computer keeps on running just as if nothing happened. Shutdown isn't
started.
man kill says:
kill - send signals to processes ...,
which broght me to the idea of sending a SIGPWR signal to init:
kill -s SIGPWR 1
or, shorter:
kill -SIGPWR 1
No reaction. No error message. Init apparently ignores the SIGPWR.
The init version used is something around 2.7. So what's the matter
with it? What must be done to get init working as desired?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards
Gerd
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From: Shadowspawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie Problem with ./configure WOOHOO Now new problem
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 18:34:10 GMT
Ok the hello compile worked fine. I didn't have kernel-headers or the glib-devel
installed. now I got a lot further into the ./configure but I got the following
error While trying to install kmikmod:
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your
installation and add the correct paths!
now I have X installed and working jusfine with kde everything is installed to
the default paths so what does this error mean? Do i need something else
installed for X
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Missing /dev/sda16
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:25:07 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eusebio Garate wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have Redhat 5.2 installed on a 4.5 GB Ultra2 IBM SCSI drive. The
>system dual boots OS2 and Linux. I have partioned the drive so that
>fdisk under Linux lists up to /dev/sda16, which I use as my swap
>partition. My fstab file also lists /dev/sda16 as the swap partition and
>it is identified as type 82 under fdisk. The problem is this: when I
>boot Linux, the swap partition does not mount--when I use 'top' there is
>no indication of swap space, 'top' says 0k av, 0k used, 0k free. If I
>try to enable the swap partition after booting into Linux I get an error
>that indicates /dev/sda16 does not exist. I checked the /dev directory
>and sure enough there is no 'sda16' . What do I do now?
NOTHING ... really, it's a limitation and device 8 16 is the
second SCSI drive ... the whole one ... say if you've got a
second one with whatever on it ... swapon ... and bye bye ...
Cheers,
Juergen
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From: "M. Kluit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: S3 Savage 3D ???
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:47:19 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have RedHat 5.1 installed on my iP233MMX/64Mb/4.3Gb
and I have a Hercules Terminator Beast.
I can't get Xwindows running at more than 640x480 with 16 colors.
On the Beast is a S3 Savage 2D/3D chipset and 8Mb SGRAM.
that's all I know about the card...
Does anyone know how I can make this Beast work properly? (i.e. max
1600x1200x32bpp)
thanks.
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From: Brian McCauley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to print to a file
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:01:05 +0000
Knut Bergstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Need help
> printing a textfile with lpr
>
> i must change my /etc/printcap
> so my reports don't go to a printer
> instead to a directory, so i could pick my printouts
> there and import them to database Mysql
Please note: this is not really Linux related. BSD-style lpd/lpr is
common to many different flavors of Unix.
> the parameter in printcap
>
> :lp= > /opt/files/$$.txt
> this don't work
Where did that come from?
You need a custom filter:
:lp=/dev/null:if=/my/zany/filter:
where /my/zany/filter looks something like:
#!/bin/sh
cat >/opt/files/$$.txt
BTW: Using $$ is a very quick and dirty solution but it works. If a
perfect world you'd implement a seqence number.
Don't forget to "chmod a+rx /my/zany/filter"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Murphy)
Subject: Boot disk init problem
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:39:25 -0000
Hi, I'm trying to put together a boot disk that will allow me
to boot up my new machine when it arrives this week and connect
to my old machine via network. However I've read the Bootdisk-
Howto file and I've managed to configure the bootdisk with new
kernel, also have managed to put 8Mb ram disk together with
all the various libraries on it.
My problem is that I get prompted to enter the disk to copy to
ram, the disk gets copied, VFS says that root has been mounted.
However it then says that it can't find init, and suggest passing
init= to kernel. Init however is in the /sbin directory of the
compressed root disk. I've also tried making a cut down floppy
only version of the disk and it also complains about this with
the same error.
I've got to the stage where I'm now using a kernel off the HD to
get the ramdisk prompt up for speed, but can't figure out how to
get past this problem. I'm using kernel 2.2.1 if this helps,
and both ram and floppy are compiled into the kernel, rather than
as modules.
The lilo config on the boot disk is set as boot=/dev/fd0 and
root=/dev/fd0. I was wondering if the root should be /dev/ram0,
yet if I try this it gives the failed to mount filesystem, or
something. I only wonder this as it would at least explain why
it doesn't find the /sbin/init. Though this should have worked
I would have thought when I used a root disk only, non ram disk
version.
So before I completely lose my sanity has anyone any idea whats
happening?
Dave.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: RE Linux Suxx - Sorry
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:35:24 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:23:59 -0000...
..and softalk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[blah blah blah]
> But my conclusion is that to
> advise companies to use a package which seems to be in permenant early Beta
> just because you hate Microsoft would be folly.
Nobody has questioned this. You're right.
Your point was?
mawa
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From: Klaus Kocheisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: How can I make my linux machine beep with internal speaker?
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:01:53 +0100
Gerd Roethig schrieb:
>
> Hello,
>
[ snip ]
>
> So maybe it helps if output of the script is redirected to something
> like /dev/console in the commandline invoked by crond?
> I mean a line like
>
> /where/your/script/is/testscript > /dev/console
>
> or
>
> /where/your/script/is/testscript 2> /dev/console
>
> if you want to catch output to stderr.
>
> Just a suggestion, but I am interested in the results, too :).
>
> Cheers
>
> Gerd
I don't think of redirecting stderr or stdout of a program or script to
/dev/console being a good thing, because it's output interferes with any
programs run at the console, which may annoy your system adminstrator.
Better the scripts itself echo just the beep (\a or ^G or whatever) to
/dev/console.
Note, that this will work as long as the device u are using for beeping
(/dev/console) has an active terminal associated with it, which is
almost always the case with /dev/console. Also note, that programs that
beep to /dev/console will not beep at your terminal, if they are run
intercatively in a remote session (e.g. xterm session with remote
display or rlogin session).
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Missing /dev/sda16
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:00:18 -0500
Eusebio Garate wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have Redhat 5.2 installed on a 4.5 GB Ultra2 IBM SCSI drive. The
> system dual boots OS2 and Linux. I have partioned the drive so that
> fdisk under Linux lists up to /dev/sda16, which I use as my swap
> partition. My fstab file also lists /dev/sda16 as the swap partition and
> it is identified as type 82 under fdisk. The problem is this: when I
> boot Linux, the swap partition does not mount--when I use 'top' there is
> no indication of swap space, 'top' says 0k av, 0k used, 0k free. If I
> try to enable the swap partition after booting into Linux I get an error
> that indicates /dev/sda16 does not exist. I checked the /dev directory
> and sure enough there is no 'sda16' . What do I do now?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eusebio Garate
I don't think there is anything you can do. Another user wrote to the
newsgroup and mentioned that there are 4 bit's for disk ID and 4 bits
for partition ID. You are stuck with 15 partitions....
So all of them use:
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 May 5 1998 sda
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 May 5 1998 sda1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 10 May 5 1998 sda10
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 11 May 5 1998 sda11
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 12 May 5 1998 sda12
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 13 May 5 1998 sda13
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 14 May 5 1998 sda14
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 15 May 5 1998 sda15
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 May 5 1998 sda2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 3 May 5 1998 sda3
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 4 May 5 1998 sda4
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 May 5 1998 sda5
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 6 May 5 1998 sda6
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 7 May 5 1998 sda7
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 8 May 5 1998 sda8
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 9 May 5 1998 sda9
As you can see 0-15 are used. There is no 16 available.
-Ben.
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