Linux-Misc Digest #186, Volume #19 Fri, 26 Feb 99 05:13:16 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class. (jedi)
Re: Booting without a keyboard (Michael Creasy)
Re: 3d program for linux (Gary Momarison)
Re: Red Hat's sick sense of humor (support) (Jason Clifford)
Re: loadin & 2.2.1 (Gary Hodges)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Patrick M. Hausen)
Re: Installing Linux (Rob O'Connell)
ttyS1 (Larry)
Re: NFS mystery (Timothy J. Lee)
Re: Booting without a keyboard (Shane Hultquist)
Re: Booting without a keyboard (Robert Heller)
Re: netscape prefs window ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Mounting... (Craig Behnke)
Re: WARNING !!! Don't order the Linux Central Debian 2.0 r3 CDs !!! (Erwann
CORVELLEC)
search engine software ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
glibc Netscape 4.5 dies when encounters java ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (brian moore)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (John S. Dyson)
Re: redhat w/ us west dsl or cox@home (John Strange)
Problem compiling glib-1.1.15 (Henry Ficher)
Re: Problem making a Custom RedHat 5.2 CD (Rod Smith)
Re: backing up / with tar (Rob Komar)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class.
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:02:49 -0800
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:44:23 -0800, Ryan Cumming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Matthias Warkus wrote:
>
>> > 1. Better GUI
>>
>> Hmph. Depends on how you define a GUI and what kind of GUI you are
>> using on Linux.
>
>I dont't think any UI in Linux even touches Windows ease of use. Some of the new
>fangled desktop enviroments (Gnome, KDE, etc.) come close, but MS has done a good
>job of allowing the newbie be able to use the OS right away,
Even twm allows the novice to use the OS right away.
Whether or not they allow the inflexible Win95 user
to use the OS right away is another matter entirely.
>
>> > 2. More software
>>
>> Certainly.
>>
>> > 3. More Hardware support
>>
>> Yes, but oh so crappy drivers...
>
>I rather have a Winmodem with crappy drivers than a useless card in Linux
Even under Windows, buying a better supported device
would be a much more productive option.
[deletia]
>
>Waiting 15 minute for my kernel to compile for a new driver is a performace penilty
I recompile my vidcap driver all the time. I don't TOUCH the
kernel source (includes mebbe). All you're doing here is arguing
against your own misconceptions (vs reality).
>
>> > 7. No mounting
>>
>> This is a disadvantage as it easily can mess up removable media and it
>> means a huge file system throughput penalty.
>
>> > 8. Better file locking
>>
>> I don't know jack about this one.
>
>For the ill-educated, Unix's file locking has being crappily added on since its
>original design (like multithreading). Therefor, instead of getting an app to lock
>its files using one mechinism, it may break portablity to half of the Unixes. So
>many apps don't bother. I've upgraded X while it was running (stupid dea, BTW) and
>do to crappy file locking it went down in flaming glory instead of warning me.
Odd, I've upgraded X and Xlibs and Xclients (including Window
Managers) on a quite regular basis without bothering any of
them.
[deletia]
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From: Michael Creasy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Booting without a keyboard
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:39:38 +0000
Wouldn't it be easier just to leave a cheap keyboard plugged in ?
Michael
> All of the bios settings are set to ignore errors, not to wait on "F1"
> etc.
> The bios post seems quite happy, as does LILO, which loads linux off
> hda1. its only after loading and before uncompressing that everything
> stops. Are there any boot parameters that would be useful, or would
> using an uncompressed kernel help?
>
> Thanks
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3d program for linux
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:49:44 -0800
"Hamish McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> There was a 3d program I heard of about 6 months ago that was linux only. I
> can't remember the name of it, can someone throw a few names at me???
Blender? There's a bunch of related stuff in the 3D section of
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/graphics.html
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From: Jason Clifford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat's sick sense of humor (support)
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:58:41 +0000
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Christopher B. Browne wrote:
> >As a result I now have to give a disclamier that we wont provide free
> >support for Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera and other distributions unless you
> >purchase a separate support contract from us.
>
> Which obviously means that there's no "free" support.
When someone asks for free support I point them to the newsgroups. There
is "free" support but I don't provide it except as answers to postings on
newsgroups - that way more than one person can benefit from any answers I
provide that prove to be useful.
> >fact I have had to abandon our 0800 telephone number becuase the the
> >abuse, both verbal and in the form of repeated silent calls, that we
> >suffered on this front.
>
> One of those unfortunate things that happen...
Deliberate abuse is not "one of those unfortunate things", it is a serious
problem for me, such that I have had to withdraw a facility that many
people found very useful and that drew many customers.
> The problem is that it's not clear that they have established a
> "committment" to provide support, and people may read promises for
> domestic support in the US for promises of support in places where
> they have no contractual representation (e.g. - someone that can
> legally promise things on their behalf).
Red Hat make their promises of support clearly on the outside of the box
and on their web site which is available to the whole world. It cannot be
argued that they make these promises of support only to US customers in
view of these facts.
Nowhere do Red Hat state that the free installation support they provide
is only available to US customers.
Jason Clifford
Definite Linux Systems
http://definite.ukpost.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Hodges)
Subject: Re: loadin & 2.2.1
Date: 24 Feb 1999 18:23:44 GMT
The Changes file in linux/Documentation for the 2.2.x kernels says that
loadlin should be at least 1.6a .
This is the only advice I'm good for with regards to loadlin and 2.2.x.
Gary
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: When I use loadlin with a 2.2.1 kernel I
get the message "Wrong loader: giving : up". the same loadlin script works
fine with my latest 2.0.35 kernel. Any : thoughts? (I have to start off in
MSDOS to boot up soundcard, scanner etc with : the correct values in the
registers.) : John Culleton : url http://www.carr.lib.md.us/~john/
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From: Patrick M. Hausen <[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: 24 Feb 1999 17:59:48 GMT
In comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Joseph Malicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John S. Dyson wrote:
>> Red Hat is a parasite because it distributes mostly only GPLed works.
>> There is absolutely no way that those GPLed works can be controlled in
>> any way by the contributors to those works. Red Hat continues to be one
>> of the organizations that feed off of the developers efforts, being
>> able to build up capital that in their area of expertise.
>>
>> Too bad that the poor little developer guy, when messing with GPLed
>> works, can only give away their source code, if the code gets much
>> used at all... So much for GPL being fair to the little developer
>> person.
> There is nothing in the GPL which says that the code cannot also be
> released under a different license.
But there is indeed ...
If I rewrote the Linux kernel to run on a Palm Pilot and this
software would turn this PDA into a tricorder or whatever,
think something truly innovative here ;-), _then_ I was _forced_
by the GPL to give redistribute my software under the GPL, too.
If I took the FreeBSD kernel instead, I could sell my PMH-modified
Palm-Tricorders [tm] as a hardware plus binary combination only
without further restriction. I could still decide to release
the source eventually, but that is _my_ decision.
And that's _all_, this whole anti-GPL argument is about.
> I still don't see how Walnut Creek helps the programmers any more than
> Red Hat does.
They don't. But with the BSD license the developers are on the same
competetive edge as Walnut Creek, while with GPL they can't compete
wit Red Hat.
Regards,
Patrick
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From: Rob O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing Linux
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:39:13 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to do a custom install of RedHat V5.2
> I have set my partitions as follows:-
> / = 250M
> /usr = 700M
> /boot = 20M
> /home = 100M
> /root = 100M
> swap = 32M
>
> I select the default packages that are selected, all partions are
> formatted also.
>
> The system starts to install then comes up with an error dialog
> with the foolowing message:-
>
> mount failed: Invalid argument
>
if you hit "alt right-arrow" during the install you can see the messages
as it goes - you then be able to see which mount is failing....there's a
log file too...but I can't remember where redhat keeps it...
seems like a strange partition setup to me also....why not have more home
and less usr? I always have my / and /usr on one...never know why to split
them up...for years I never have, and I never regretted it and why not
have a /usr/local - then if you do a new install you don't have to
reinstall all your local files (say netscape, adobe acrobat etc etc)
I usually squeeze all my non-home stuff into < 0.5G, this setup has
something like 1.1 or 1.2G for non-home and only 100M for home...not sure
thats a good balance...just my 2c
>
> Does anybody have a clue as to what is going on here ??
>
post the error message when you find it
ggood luck
Rob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Subject: ttyS1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 24 Feb 1999 18:41:47 GMT
I am running Slackware 2.0.35 and every time I set my ttyS1
to chmod 666, after I finish using the modem it reverts back to
chmod 600.
Can someone tell me how to cure this?
Thanks
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy J. Lee)
Subject: Re: NFS mystery
Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---junk-not-welcome
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 18:45:27 GMT
prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|I'm trying to NFS mount a plain Linux 2.0.35 machine's exported
|directory on a host sporting an AFS/DFS kernel extension, and the
|mount fails with the message:
|
| Feb 24 11:25:00 wizard nfsd[115]: NFS request from
|druid.watson.ibm.com originated on insecure port,
|psychoanalysis suggested
|
|in /usr/adm/syslog. The same directory mounts without a fuss on
|other hosts.
What OS is druid.watson.ibm.com running, and what OSes are the
other hosts that don't show this problem running?
Some OSes originate NFS connections from non-privileged ports
(i.e. those numbered higher than 1024), while others used
privileged ports (those numbered lower than 1024 which only
root is supposed to be able to use). Usually, this behavior
is configurable. On the NFS server side, it is also often
configurable whether the server allows NFS connections from
non-privileged ports.
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From: Shane Hultquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Booting without a keyboard
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:49:05 -0500
I`m setting up a system right now that will be doing basically what yours is doing.
Is it better to have a hub to hook 2 computers to the linux box, or just extra NICs??
Shane
M.C. van den Bovenkamp wrote:
> Vladimir Florinski wrote:
>
> > > I don't want to have to plug in a keyboard everytime the system is
> > > rebooted. System keyboard entry in bios is disabled. Any Ideas?
> > >
> >
> > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't keyboard necessary to switch the CPU
> > into protected mode? The Intel 8042 chip (keyboard controller) has the gate A20
> > and IIRC it is somehow used to switch from real to protected.
>
> Well, it isn't; not on my old 486/33 anyways I use as a
> dialin/dialout/printer/NTP server and IP masquerader. That runs -and
> boots if and when (very rarely) needed- perfectly well without both
> monitor and keyboard.
>
> --
> Marco van den Bovenkamp.
>
> CIO EMEA Network Design Engineer,
>
> Lucent Technologies Nederland.
> Room: HVS BZK 32
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Subject: Re: Booting without a keyboard
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Heller)
Date: 25 Feb 1999 13:58:55 -0500
Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:41:02 -0500, wrote :
C> Shane Hultquist wrote:
C> >
C> > Is it better to have a hub to hook 2 computers to the linux box, or just extra
NICs??
C>
C> If you're just hooking up two computers together, all you need is the two
C> NIC for those two computers and a crossover cable. Once you try and get
C> three computers on your network, you must use a hub.
Not if you use 10Base2 (coax). Yes, coax has various problems, not the
least of which is the 'Christmas Tree light Problem' (you lose the
whole 'net when one cable segment fails or someone pops apart a tee)
and 'shared' bandwidth issues. However, for a *small* lightly used
'home' network, coax is cheap and simple -- bandwidth issues are not
generally a problem and with some care, you can prevent cable and tee
problems. Needs no $100 hub. You do need NIC's with BNC's or
transceiver connectors (such as 3Com 3C509C 'combo' NICs).
C> --
C> Reply to "cwv [at] idirect (dot) com"
C>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: netscape prefs window
Date: 25 Feb 1999 15:05:54 GMT
teknokr@t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez:
--> Does anyone know how to make the netscape preferences window fit inside
--> a 800x600 screen? Mine is always too big with the OK button off screen.
Carefully edit $HOME/.netscape/preferences.js and change the values for the
following:
user_pref("browser.win_height", 640);
user_pref("browser.win_width", 480);
This will make the window 640x480. Tinker with the values as you please. Just
make sure netscape is _not_ running when you edit this file.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Behnke)
Subject: Re: Mounting...
Date: 23 Feb 1999 22:00:49 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ronny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Edit your /etc/fstab like the other replies describe it.
>
> I have also a problem with mounting:
>
> Only root can write on the mounted windows-partitions
> althougth the option "rw" is enabled in /etc/fstab.
>
> What have I to do?
The rw option only controls whether or not it's going to be possible to
read & write to a drive; it doesn't say anything about giving anyone
permission to actually do so.
Since fat/fat32 partitions have no file ownership, the files get owned
by whoever mounts the filesystem. The quickest way to let ordinary mortals
read & write to a fat/vfat filesystem is to add the "user" option to the
entry in fstab:
/dev/hdxx /mnt/win95 vfat user 0 0
When a user wants to read/write to the win95 filesystem, they can just
do something like 'umount /mnt/win95; mount /mnt/win95'. They then have
ownership & read-write perms for all the files in that dir. Note that this
is hideously insecure and shouldn't be used if there are any users at all
you don't trust not to mung up your windows installation. I keep user-type
files on a separate logical DOS drive and make that one user-mountable; they
can mung up each other's data, but can't mess with the c:\win directory or
anything therein.
-Craig
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From: Erwann CORVELLEC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: WARNING !!! Don't order the Linux Central Debian 2.0 r3 CDs !!!
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:05:14 -0100
John Hasler wrote:
> Erwann CORVELLEC writes:
> > I order the debian 2.0 r3 CDs...
> > ...
> > And I received the Debian 2.0 ones...
>
> The difference between 2.0 and 2.0r3 is some security updates that don't
> affect most users. The easiest way to keep your Debian installation up
> with the current stable release is to upgrade over the Net.
I wanted a 2.0r3 CD set because it will NOT go on my machine but on 3 new servers.
So I didn't want to start "playing" with a Net update after an install long enough...
:(
Anyway, I paid for something announced in BOLD and I didn't get it !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: search engine software
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 18:03:08 GMT
Good day everybody, I would need some information on search engine software,
this is my needs, we need a search engine that we could put placement data of
candidates that are looking for jobs. And data of companies that need
employees. Can someone furnish us with or help us with our needs. Caroline
Savoy
P.S.Or tell of another forum where we could post for information on this.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: glibc Netscape 4.5 dies when encounters java
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:13:16 GMT
I've downloaded Netscape 4.5 (glibc version) and installed it on my Debian 2.0
(glibc). Netscape 4.5 would just die when I visit any site that has java.
Everytime it dies, NS seems to spawn another process, collect the information
and automatically sends it back to Netscape and completely bypass the user.
I wrote a simple applet and compiled it using glibc JDK 1.1.7 from blackdown
and I could view it using appletviewer, but as soon as I load it, Netscape
browser just dies.
I wonder if any glibc linux user out there who runs NS4.5 successfully or
knows of the problem and whether if Netscape is doing anything about it.
Last time I check, Netscape 4.5 for glibc is still unsupported. Thanks for
any info.
Dzuy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 24 Feb 1999 18:55:58 GMT
On 24 Feb 1999 17:59:48 GMT,
Patrick M. Hausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I still don't see how Walnut Creek helps the programmers any more than
> > Red Hat does.
>
> They don't. But with the BSD license the developers are on the same
> competetive edge as Walnut Creek, while with GPL they can't compete
> wit Red Hat.
But I don't want to be a CD distributor and spend days on the phone
trying to convince IngramMicro to carry my products, or worry about
the balance between a big-and-impressive-looking-box versus a cheaper
and easier to stock small box and other marketing bullshit.
THAT is what Red Hat does, and they do it quite well. That is also what
Walnut Creek does, and they, too, do it quite well.
Why in God's name would a programmer want to do that?
The major value of RedHat and Walnut Creek have nothing to do with
licensing and such: it has to do with their ability to get the product
placed on store shelves and get enough media attention to make retailers
want to stock it, etc.
It's plain and simple marketing.
The major impediment to competing with Red Hat are the economies of
scale of CD production (they no doubt can burn CDs cheaper than I can)
and an established market presence.
These are not issues that most programmers really give a crap about.
Frankly, I'm pleased to see the hard work of both Red Hat and Walnut
Creek in distributing their products (as well as places like CheapBytes,
of course). It beats ftp'ing everything.
--
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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
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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: 24 Feb 1999 17:51:43 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jason Clifford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 23 Feb 1999, John S. Dyson wrote:
>
>> This is a discussion, and an attempt to shut it down. Remember, the
>> guy's business is being fueled by other peoples efforts. You forget
>> that.
>
> My business is being fueled by my own efforts as has already beebn
> explained to you.
>
> You continue to imply that I am a freeloader making money from exploiting
> others maliciously.
>
The *only* reason that it would be considered malicious is that you
are taking advantage that a developer (with a different skill set,
but critical to the project) cannot (based upon GPL.) Under free
licenses, then you are on a relatively even footing with the developer,
and that is much more laudable. Marketeering is critical for the
success of most any project, but marketeers have too much control
over the disposition of GPL.
>
> Understand this you ignorant fool: I work up to 18 hours a day every day
> making Opend Source/Free software available to people in the UK. Much of
> that time is spent on pre-sales technical support and all of it is MY
> EFFORT.
>
That begs the question that you are using other peoples work as fuel
(i.e. reason) why your business can exist. Without the fuel, then no
business. Your working 18Hrs/day is your problem, and if you aren't
making money, then who is a fool?
Again, supporting free software isn't the issue here. The issue is
that GPL is a very discriminatory license.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Strange)
Subject: Re: redhat w/ us west dsl or cox@home
Date: 24 Feb 1999 18:11:42 GMT
Cablem modem information stites
http://edge.fireplug.net
http://larkin.nuclearwinter.com/rros2/LoginSoftware.html
http://members.home.com/nickoljt/networking.html
http://members.home.net/adaviel/Upgrade.html
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/
http://smaug.fammed.ohio-state.edu/shane/rr/
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
http://usmcug.usm.maine.edu/~kpesce/rr/
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/modems.html
http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/cablesharing.html
http://www.linuxhq.com/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
http://www.monmouth.com/~jay/Linux/
http://www.vortech.net/rrlinux/
jas shultz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I'm considering installing redhat linux (actually, i'm planning on replacing
: win nt workstation with it). What I'm wondering is two things.
: One, currently I have US West's DSL service. The adapter is a 3com Fast
: EtherLink XL NIC and the network service is 3com dRMON SmartAgent PC
: Software. If I install Redhat Linux (latest ver) will it recognize them upon
: installation. The reason I wonder is because right now the HD is formated
: for NTFS which means I'll have to format and install Redhat on a blank HD.
: What if I use Linux Powertools 5.4? Would that work better? US West of
: course says they don't support Linux and don't plan on it so they won't tell
: me. . .
: Finally, I'm considering signing up for Cox@home, does any1 have any
: experience using this service with Redhat?
: Jas
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From: Henry Ficher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem compiling glib-1.1.15
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:50:18 +0200
./configure fails when trying to check for the host system type and
asks to specify one.
Any ideas?
TIA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem making a Custom RedHat 5.2 CD
Date: 25 Feb 1999 15:33:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <7b3nae$fhq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"jdn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This is a little obscure, but here goes....
>
> I have an HP CD-Writer Plus 7200i CD-RW drive and want to use it to make a
> custom RedHat 5.2 CD that I can install off of (I've been using RedHat 5.1,
> which I bought, since October, I think).
...
> I boot with the updated boot floppy and
> indicate I want to install from the CD-ROM, the drive light blips when it
> says it is initializing the CD-ROM, and then...nothing.
You're almost certainly missing files. See my web page on the topic:
http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith/rhjol.html
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Rod Smith
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Komar)
Subject: Re: backing up / with tar
Date: 24 Feb 1999 18:59:33 GMT
Seth Van Oort ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Any gotchas? Any flags to make sure and give when tarring and untarring
: to make sure everything is unchanged?
Make sure you exclude the /proc directory when tarring
(tarring proc usually stalls the process, and it doesn't
need to be backed up, anyway). If you have any NFS mounted
disks, then you probably don't want to tar those either.
There are switches for excluding files and non-local filesystems
(although I don't remember them off the top of my head).
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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