Linux-Misc Digest #90, Volume #19 Fri, 19 Feb 99 00:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: MS Explorer 4.0 for Unix (Richard Steiner)
C inline ASM IN/OUT operation (Shiuh Deh Liew)
Re: C Programming for ISA Card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: glibc-2.1 and ld.so (Geoffrey KEATING)
a few questions (Jason Gladish)
Sound help w/ ESS Technologies PnP sound card (kurzon)
Re: directory removal program ("Robert C. Paulsen, Jr.")
Re: directory removal program ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
X server packages for redhat. Where are they? (Ed Vander Bush III)
How Secure is Linux ...? (Desmond Coughlan)
Help!Printing in linux as individual user (Woo Boon Kuan)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Christopher Browne)
IrDA and Kernel 2.2... (Rainer Menzner)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (John S. Dyson)
Linux rh as router (Chris spavins)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (W Gerald Hicks)
Re: a few questions (Stephen Richard FREELAND)
Re: Partition Magic? (Jeff McClain)
Re: Microsoft Linux 1.0 (Mark J. Tilford)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (John S. Dyson)
LS-120 and RedHat 5.1 (Diego)
Re: Red Hat's sick sense of humor (support) (Villy Kruse)
Re: Duplicate ext2 hard drive for backup (Tim Moore)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: MS Explorer 4.0 for Unix
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 23:42:16 -0600
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, "Richard Latimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>Will someone actually running a copy of IE 4.0 for HP or
>Solaris please describe your experience with the product.
I'd love to, but it doesn't exist for the Intel version of Solaris.
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
H y! Wh r did my " " k y go?
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From: Shiuh Deh Liew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: C inline ASM IN/OUT operation
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:34:05 -1000
Folks,
Enclosed is a sample program for setting the DTR of serial port one. I
compiled it without errors with "gcc file.c -O2 -m386 -Wall"; however, it
causes "Segmentation fault" when run. It seems that the problem is at the
OUT operation, as it runs without producing "Segmentation fault" when OUT
is taken out.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Shiuh
void main()
{
__asm__ __volatile__ ("mov $0x3F8, %ax
push %ax
push $1
push %ax
call ioperm
add $0xC, %sp
mov $0x3F8, %dx
mov $1, %al
out %al,%dx");
}
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.dev.c-programming,linux.dev.serial
Subject: Re: C Programming for ISA Card
Date: 17 Feb 1999 16:20:41 GMT
In comp.os.linux.development.system Rick Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have an ISA Industrial Digital I/O card, caple of driving up to 64
> Can anyone provide programming examples, documentation or other advise that
> may be of benefit to me?
Hello,
take a look at my program, IO256Control. Its a network server
that i've programmed, fully configurable...
You can find it on any sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/circuits
I programmed it about an year ago tough...It seems that the server
to be compiled with the new glibc must have -lcrypt, but you can get a patch
by Ken for this on my homepage http://student.dee.uc.pt/~slug/
Bye,
Nuno Sucena
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Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: glibc-2.1 and ld.so
From: Geoffrey KEATING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 19 Feb 1999 14:19:02 +1100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Madore) writes:
...
> In any case, the 2.0 ld.so is not capable of loading the 2.1 glibc
> *and vice versa*.
I understand that the 2.1 ld.so was supposed to be able to load the
2.0 glibc. The reverse direction will certainly not work.
I don't understand how this can have broken, but I'm willing to
believe it did; in which case, please submit a bug report. I expect
other people have done this already but one more can't hurt.
--
Geoff Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Jason Gladish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: a few questions
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:55:12 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i have a few questions for anyone willing to help me out.
first i must tell you my computer came with no documentation or
anything.
i installed redhat linux 5.2 but i have s.u.s.e., debian, and slackware
(i think those are the names)
i have a modem (28.8 i think) how do i connect to the internet and do i
have to have a certain type of ISP?
i have an 8x speed mitsumi cdrom, how do i look at and/or access its
contents with linux?
redhat came with x windows but when i start it the resolution looks like
it's 640 x 480, i want it to be 800 x 600. i have tried numerous times
typing Xconfigurator and going through all the steps but it always stay
640 x 480. i might have something to do with the fact that i don't have
a clue how much memory my video card has or that i don't have any idea
what type of card it is (VGA, SVGA, or any of the other choices) not to
mention the clockchip setting. is there any way i can find out all this
info?
i would appreciate any response to my questions
if you have answers could you mail them to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED], if you
don't want to that's all right but it would help me out
thank you
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From: kurzon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Sound help w/ ESS Technologies PnP sound card
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:05:50 -0600
Anyone else have a similar card?
I tried sndconfig but it returns an error: Error running modprobe.
I've tried posting to other newsgroups but didn't get a response.
Of all the things i've configured, getting the soundcard seems to be the
most difficult. People seem to have little knowledge of the procedures
too.
Please help. ksonet @ usa.net
ps i'm rather desparate now :(
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From: "Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: directory removal program
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 21:21:29 -0600
Steve wrote:
>
> Hi all..
>
> I *know* there has to be an easier way than the way I've been trying
> to do this..
>
> Does anyone know of a small stand-alone program that will forcefully
> remove a directory automatically instead of having to manually by hand
> rm files, then rmdir directories??
>
>
Use the -R option on the rm command. This recursively removes
directories and the files they contain.
--
Robert Paulsen http://paulsen.home.texas.net
If my return address contains "ZAP." please remove it. Sorry for the
inconvenience but the unsolicited email is getting out of control.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: directory removal program
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 03:15:23 GMT
Steve, try;
rm -rf /
Don
On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 02:37:22 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve) wrote:
>Hi all..
>
>I *know* there has to be an easier way than the way I've been trying
>to do this..
>
>Does anyone know of a small stand-alone program that will forcefully
>remove a directory automatically instead of having to manually by hand
>rm files, then rmdir directories??
>
>If I untar a file that has an immense tree that it extracts, it takes
>me half of forever to go through and remove all the unwanted files and
>directories, one directory at a time..
>
>An example of what I'm after is Window's deltree command. It removes
>specified directories and all related files/subdirectories in one big
>swoop.
>
>Any url or ftp sites to download such an animal would be appreciated
>(and my hands and fingers thank you too!)
>
>Regards,
>Steve
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From: Ed Vander Bush III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x
Subject: X server packages for redhat. Where are they?
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:26:00 -0500
You are missing some of the most basic things (the rgb data, the fixed
font, etc.) which wll be in packages called xbase,
xbase-clients,
xfonts-base, and the like. I don't use RedHat, so I can't
tell you
exactly what they will be called for your system, but the
names will be
similar. You might also check to be sure that you have set
your mouse to
use the correct protocol; the error message might indicate
that something
is amiss there, too.
This is the best advice I have been given regarding the problems with my
X server. Where can I find the packages mentioned above for Redhat
5.2? Thanks.
Please email me a response if possible
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Desmond Coughlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How Secure is Linux ...?
Date: 19 Feb 1999 04:29:29 +0100
I ask because I plan to get cable soon, and shall be providing a few
shell accounts for friends. Thing is: with a fixed IP, how easy will
it be for someone to telnet in and do some damage?
--
Desmond Coughlan |Restez zen ... Linux peut le faire
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[website under construction]
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From: Woo Boon Kuan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help!Printing in linux as individual user
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:48:35 +0800
Hello Linux colleagues
I am a beginner in using linux.I am facing this problem.I like to
know how to print in linux red hat 5.1 as individual user bkwoo not as
root.I have installed my iomega zip drive and my printer BJC-255SP ,both
as module support.
Everytime I try to print as root.I have to type "insmod lp" then
"lpd" and "lpr -Plp1 filename".
When I tried this approach as bkwoo user ,I encountered this error
prompt:
/lib/modules/2.0.34/misc/lp.o:create_module:operation not permitted
I checked my lp.o and it has -rwxrwxrwx (I changed the mode).Any
clues??Thanks in advance
rgds
woOBK
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:58:24 GMT
[Note the reduction in newsgroups...]
On 18 Feb 1999 10:33:55 -0500, Johan Kullstam
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John S. Dyson) writes:
>
>> In article <7afpua$96r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Linus Torvalds) writes:
>> > In article <7af3sj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> > John S. Dyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>Honest GPL preamble:
>> >
>> > Honest John S Dyson preamble:
>> >
>> > I understand that you wrote the code, but I'm still going to
>> > complain about the copyright you put on it. I'll spend the rest
>> > of my life whining about it.
>> >
>> > John, just drop it. The GPL isn't for you, obviously, but it's also not
>> > something that you need to complain about all the time. Just don't use
>> > it if you don't like it.
>> >
>> Dishonest people change discussions about ideals into attacks on
>> individuals. This isn't the first time that you have done this.
>>
>> Honest statement about my position:
>>
>> I understand that you wrote the code, and incorrectly and
>> call your software free, and I'm still going to
>> complain about the errsatz-free copyright -- only because
>> it isn't free. I'll answer the question honestly when
>> discussion comes up.
>>
>> It is those who disagree with the above who mislead, or are
>> misled.
>
>let me get this straight. it seems to me that the *entire* crux of
>your argument is that GPL should not be called `free' since GPL does
>place certain restrictions on derivative works. is this a fair
>assessment of your opinion?
>
>if we called it `open-source' and not `free', *then* would you be
>happy? is the whole thing just about semantics?
John won't be happy whatever anyone does.
The GPL denies later members of the "modification chain" the ability to
do anything they want, which was the prerogative of the "earlier
members of the modificaiton chain."
BSD licenses deny earlier members of the "modification chain" the
ability to influence the later members of the chain.
>From a legal perspective, both sorts of licenses are restrictive, albeit
in significantly different ways.
Let John have his fun arguing about the semantics; the more that people
leave it alone, the sooner the thread will die, and the less time and
Usenet bandwidth it will waste. It's not as if there is likely to be
any resolution of the matter...
--
"In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making
good operating systems." -- Linus Torvalds
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
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From: Rainer Menzner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: IrDA and Kernel 2.2...
Date: 18 Feb 1999 08:08:46 +0100
Dear Linux-developers,
I have been using IrDA and IrLAN with SuSE-5.3/Linux 2.0.35. I know
Linux 2.2.1 has support for IrDA already integrated. But there are no
docs anywhere on how to initialize a host to be a LAN-server (i.e.,
simply start sending IR) or a LAN client (i.e., listen for IR signal
on the sensor). irmanager is obviously already integrated into the
kernel, but how is it told what to do?
I would appreciate any hints.
Thanks and best regards,
-Rainer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John S. Dyson)
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 19 Feb 1999 02:10:20 GMT
In article <QG2z2.2873$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne) writes:
>>
>>let me get this straight. it seems to me that the *entire* crux of
>>your argument is that GPL should not be called `free' since GPL does
>>place certain restrictions on derivative works. is this a fair
>>assessment of your opinion?
>>
>>if we called it `open-source' and not `free', *then* would you be
>>happy? is the whole thing just about semantics?
>
> John won't be happy whatever anyone does.
>
Yes I will. Actually, I am a happy person, but again, you are
perpetuating the personal attacks... Sad commentary on those
who cannot avoid that, isn't it?
>
> The GPL denies later members of the "modification chain" the ability to
> do anything they want, which was the prerogative of the "earlier
> members of the modificaiton chain."
>
> BSD licenses deny earlier members of the "modification chain" the
> ability to influence the later members of the chain.
>
> From a legal perspective, both sorts of licenses are restrictive, albeit
> in significantly different ways.
>
With BSDL (and other free licenses), the license choice is more
controlled by those who have recently made source changes. So,
if you have source, then you don't have to worry very much about
restrictions that others have put on your works, that might
be partially derived from such free code. The issue of interfaces
encumbering your derived works isn't looming.
With GPL (and certain other non-free licenses), the license choice
is more controlled by the original author. So, if you have GPLed
source, then you do have to consider carefully the cost of the deal
that you make (agreement with the license.) The decision on licensing
is already made, and if your work is significant, you would likely
do much better avoiding having to give away the fruits of your work.
The issue of interfaces encumbering your works has been claimed by
the author of GPL.
>
> Let John have his fun arguing about the semantics; the more that people
> leave it alone, the sooner the thread will die, and the less time and
> Usenet bandwidth it will waste. It's not as if there is likely to be
> any resolution of the matter...
>
Usenet bandwidth is very big, and yet another tactic to belittle an
important issue: licensing terms, and their effects. Since GPL is so
lame, it is advantageous of GPL'ites to shut down discussion. Of course,
continued personal attacks are typical. It would be much more
appropriate to use my name in addressing me, and this would indeed
foster communication.
What advantage is it to speak in 3rd person? Answer that question,
and then it becomes clear the avoidance in talking about the real
costs that are incurred by basing either free or proprietary works
on GPLed codebases.
--
John | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | it makes one look stupid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | and it irritates the pig.
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From: Chris spavins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Linux rh as router
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:22:37 +0200
I am using a Linux box as the gateway to the internet for LAN and as a
nameserver. I am able to ping any site from this server. When I set up
an NT machine on the LAN to use the Linux server as router and
nameserver I am able to resolve names and if I try to visist a web site
from a browser, the site is found but I am not able to make a connection
to the server. I would assume that the problem lies in the set up of the
firewall or masquerading which I am doing on the Linux server. Is there
any way in which I can log the packets on either side of the firewall.
--
Chris Spavins
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From: W Gerald Hicks <[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: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:00:36 GMT
Robert S. Sciuk wrote:
[snips]
> I choose to use FreeBSD because it is technically superior, and by using
> it, I give up nothing in terms of my rights to my own work. This takes
> nothing away from Linux -- I just can't use it.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob.
Amen.
Although I too like the operating system that Linus named after
himself but was mostly developed by others, it's unusable for many
commercial ventures because of the viral nature of the GPL. It's so
very twisted, vague, and difficult to comprehend that our legal counsel
has advised against even hiring anyone who is so infected with having
released works under it.
Calling GPL software 'open-source' instead of 'free' is more honest and
is an ethical move. Many of us applaud John Dyson's activitism in this
area and are deeply concerned that many talented people may be threatening
their own viability as software developers in the future.
I've been involved with OSS since the '70s. So has John Dyson and quite
a few other people who have been vilified and demonized by Linus and more
notably Eric Raymond. OSS is an area that is deeply important to us and
to have a legion of self-appointed keepers of what is 'right and good for
OSS' spreading misinformation is deeply disturbing.
Linus: to dismiss this as a non-issue is irresponsible to the many people
who, for some reason or another, look up to you and trust your judgement.
But then again, politics seem to be your strong suit and this is a
classical tactic among sophists.
Jerry Hicks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Stephen Richard FREELAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: a few questions
Date: 19 Feb 1999 03:55:09 GMT
Jason Gladish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: i have a few questions for anyone willing to help me out.
: first i must tell you my computer came with no documentation or
: anything.
First place to look is documentation on the website pertaining to
your distribution (www.redhat.com, if that's what you're using).
Failing that, HOWTOs are your lifeline. You can usually get them
at metalab.unc.edu, but it seems to be acting pretty weird, so try the
following mirror:
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/Mirrors/sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/
: i have a modem (28.8 i think) how do i connect to the internet and do i
: have to have a certain type of ISP?
Long story. The PPP-HOWTO document (see above for location)
will walk you through the setup. Almost any ISP will work properly,
although few provide customer support for Linux.
: i have an 8x speed mitsumi cdrom, how do i look at and/or access its
: contents with linux?
CDROM-HOWTO in the same location.
: redhat came with x windows but when i start it the resolution looks like
: it's 640 x 480, i want it to be 800 x 600. i have tried numerous times
: typing Xconfigurator and going through all the steps but it always stay
: 640 x 480. i might have something to do with the fact that i don't have
: a clue how much memory my video card has or that i don't have any idea
: what type of card it is (VGA, SVGA, or any of the other choices) not to
: mention the clockchip setting. is there any way i can find out all this
: info?
There's a program called SuperProbe which can do this, but shut down
everthing else the computer is doing, as it may hang the system.
Ciao... . SNF .
--
Steve 'Nephtes' Freeland | Okay, so maybe I'm a tiny itty little
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | bit of a minimalist.
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From: Jeff McClain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Partition Magic?
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 22:07:46 -0600
System Comander really works great... Or OS/2's boot manager is as
good but that onlu comes on OS/2 and needs a small partion on the boot
drive.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey!
>
> What is the recomended Boot/partition Manager for multi OS'?
>
> TIA
>
> Mike
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark J. Tilford)
Subject: Re: Microsoft Linux 1.0
Date: 18 Feb 1999 08:07:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 17 Feb 1999 05:30:52 GMT, brian moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 15 Feb 1999 17:35:35 GMT,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:46:03 +0000, Matthias Warkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>> >It was the Sat, 13 Feb 1999 01:26:22 +0100...
>> >..and Cj.Spaans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> Check your unix-historybook and find out. SCO is a corp. from Microsoft
>> >> and Xenix is modified AT&T UNIX. It's main name is SV/386 and is one of
>> >> the most sold (in number) UNIX-versions.
>> >>
>> >> So before you're reply a message next time check you data. I have worked
>> >> for along time with SCO and SUN UNIX, and I'm now working with HP-UX for HP.
>> >> I think I know wat I'm talking about, but no hard feeling.
>> >
>> >I know that Xenix was made by Microsoft.
>> >But I don't think SCO is owned by MS.
>>
>> You are right. I have a commercial version of SCO Unix and it is NOT a
>> Microsoft product.
>> The Name of the Corporation that is responsible for SCO is:
>> The Santa Cruz Operation. They hold all the trademarks.
>
>Note that until 1997, SCO was paying royalties to MS for each and
>every copy of SCO sold.
I believe they were paying royalties for some code that maintained
compatability with some old MS code. There was also a contract of some
sort which forced them to keep using that code.
>Note also that Microsoft owns 11% of SCO.
>
>Think again? :)
>
>--
>Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
> Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
> Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
> Netscum, Bane of Elves. Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster
--
=======================
Mark Jeffrey Tilford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John S. Dyson)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 18 Feb 1999 03:52:03 GMT
In article <7afpua$96r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Linus Torvalds) writes:
> In article <7af3sj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> John S. Dyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>Honest GPL preamble:
>
> Honest John S Dyson preamble:
>
> I understand that you wrote the code, but I'm still going to
> complain about the copyright you put on it. I'll spend the rest
> of my life whining about it.
>
> John, just drop it. The GPL isn't for you, obviously, but it's also not
> something that you need to complain about all the time. Just don't use
> it if you don't like it.
>
Dishonest people change discussions about ideals into attacks on
individuals. This isn't the first time that you have done this.
Honest statement about my position:
I understand that you wrote the code, and incorrectly and
call your software free, and I'm still going to
complain about the errsatz-free copyright -- only because
it isn't free. I'll answer the question honestly when
discussion comes up.
It is those who disagree with the above who mislead, or are
misled.
--
John | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | it makes one look stupid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | and it irritates the pig.
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From: Diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LS-120 and RedHat 5.1
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:05:39 GMT
Hello everybody,
I have a PC with Linux RedHat 5.1 but I have a problem to use the LS-120
drive.
I have one HD configured Master on the primary IDE controller, a CD Rom
configured Slave on the primary and a LS-120 configured Master on the
secondary controller. Do you know how can I use the LS-120 under Linux?
I tried to mount the LS-120 using the standard line mount /dev/fd0
/mnt/floppy but the device doesn't work.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Diego
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: Red Hat's sick sense of humor (support)
Date: 18 Feb 1999 09:19:40 +0100
In article <7aembu$mqp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Kyler Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've been having problems installing Red Hat, so I
>sent off the following to Red Hat support:
> I don't want a CD or printed manual, but I do
> want to support Red Hat and I do want to know
> how to install 5.2 with an IBM Home & Away
> adapter listed in
>
>http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/rh52-hardware-intel-15.html#ss15.11
>
> Is there a way that I can just pay for support
> and get the answer immediately?
Actually part of redhat install support is providing the manual.
Alone the FAQ sections answers a lot of the most common redhat questions
posted to these newsgroups.
Villy
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 23:14:28 -0800
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Duplicate ext2 hard drive for backup
Ah, yes there is more. Hard to tell how much to say sometimes.
Anyway, drop to single user mode and unmount everything. It's hard to corrupt
filesystems that aren't mounted.
# init 1
# cd /
# sync
# sync
# umount -a
Make sure the source and target partitions are the same size per fdisk. Might want
to try several small test cases first and certainly test the target drive (eg- is it
bootable?) before trashing the old one.
> Can I do this while the system is booted? I was scared to because if
> there are open files I thought things might get corrupted?
>
> Also, what if the two hard drives are different sizes. Like a 4 GIG -> 6
> GIG?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> Tim Moore wrote:
> >
> > > So I have a linux system and I want to make an identical copy on another
> > > hard drive. How do I do this?
> >
> > dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=1024
> >
> > if the drives are identical and hda is your source and hdb is your target.
> > --
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