Linux-Misc Digest #221, Volume #19 Sun, 28 Feb 99 00:13:11 EST
Contents:
POSTGRES Setup! (Paolo Proni)
Re: SCO and Linux console problems (Steven N Downin)
Re: Which HP DeskJet to buy/not to buy? EconoFast mode (J.M. Paden)
Now it won't boot! (David Burlage)
Help installing qt1.42 (Pat Palermo)
Redhat Touchpad Problem ("Jon Chia")
Re: These newsgroups are riduculous... ("Jeraimee")
Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition ("Charles Sullivan")
electric eyes ./configure problem ("D. L. Vander Woude")
Re: RH vs SuSE (Jerry Lynn Kreps)
Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class. ("Thomas S. Urban")
Wordperfekt 8.0 (Tobias Schmetzer)
Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition (Steve Anderson)
Re: RedHat 5.2 --> 2.2 Kernel ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition (fred smith)
Re: Hint on running X on S3 card? (Brian Luczkiewicz)
Re: More bad news for NT (Harry)
Re: Searchlinux.com is looking for beta testers ("Stephen J. Lawrence Jr.")
Re: Cable Modems with Linux (Michael Rowe)
Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class. (Brett W. McCoy)
RH 5.2 and Kernel 2.2.2 Problems ("Lerxst")
need some application recommendations ("Peter Worcester")
Re: Digital Cameras (Gerald Willmann)
Clearing the print queue (Len Cuff)
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From: Paolo Proni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: POSTGRES Setup!
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 15:42:56 +0100
Help! I need to create and use a PostgreSQL db. My version of Postgres
is shipped in my RedHat 5.0
If I write: postgres
I get:
Postgres does not know where to find the databse system data.
You must specify the directory that contains the database system either
by specifying the -D invocation option or by setting the PGDATA
environment variable
If I write:
postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/
I get:
Fatal 1: Database 'paolo' does not exist (We know this because the
directory 'var/lib/pgsql/base/paolo does not exist). You can create a
database with he SQL command CREATE DATABASE. To see what database
exist, look at the wubdirectories of 'var/lib/pgsql/base'
If I write postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql
I get:
postmaster dows not find the dataase system.
Expected to find it in the PGDATA directory 'var/lib/pgsql/' but unable
to open file with pathname '/var/lib/pgsql/base/template1/pg_class'
But that file exists and I gave all permissions as root to paolo user !
When I try to use createdb, psql,createuser , I get nothing or other
messages like 'connectDB() failed: Is the postmaster runnig at
'localhost' on port '4322'
What can I do? Are there any other db with pure JDBC access easier to
use?
Bye
Paolo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Steven N Downin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCO and Linux console problems
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:52:57 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Peter Caffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>When I telnet or rlogin from my Linux box to a SCO box, there are
>problems with the screen handling (eg, in vi, a scroll downwards only
>shifts the bottom row; it doesn't shift the rows above) and there
>are also problems the other way around..
>
>Has anybody encountered this problem before? Are there any webpages or
>resources with info on how to fix it? We've experimented a bit with stty
>(which fixed the backspace key for Linux-as-client) and not really been
>able to find much more.. Any help really appreciated :).
>
>--: _ _ _ _
> _oo__ |_|_ |__ _ | _ |_|_o _ pc at it dot net dot a u |
>//`'\_ | (/_|(/_| |_(_|| | || | it.net.au/~pc |
>/
>
The same thing happens when you telnet from Windows to Linux. After
logging in I enter:
TERM=vt100
stty rows 25 columns 80
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.M. Paden)
Subject: Re: Which HP DeskJet to buy/not to buy? EconoFast mode
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 03:46:45 GMT
Gal Aviel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Before sending the file to lp?, send the following PCL command: Esc*o-1M (or
>> > the octal sequence: 027 042 111 045 049 077) to put the printer in EconoFast
>> > mode.
>>
>
>hi guys, this is exactly what I was looking for (how to EconoFast
>my hp DeskJet 600) but :
>1. how do I actually give the PCL command ?
> what do I type at the shell prompt ?
>2. is there a way so I won't have to do this for each file ?
> something like giving this option once and for all
> in say the RH 5.2 printtool of KDE's hp laserjet control center ?
> or in some other config file ?
>3. do you know where I can get more info on PCL and linux ?
> maybe I'll find more good options there, I remember in M$
> you had more say on the output quality.
>
>I would greatly appreciate any info from you guys,
>thanks !
>gal.
>
Go to the following site:
http://www.hp.com/ghp/services.html
There is a small search button in the upper left. Click on it.
Enter PCL deskjet 600 in the query box and it will take you to a
document you can download which will have all the pcl commands
for your printer.
Regards,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"The last temptation is the greatest treason:
To do the right deed for the wrong reason."
--T.S. Eliot
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Burlage)
Subject: Now it won't boot!
Date: 27 Feb 1999 15:31:28 GMT
In an attempt to get my RTL8029 Ethernet card to work, I added
the line
/sbin/modprobe ne io=0x6800
to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. That is the address the card uses in
DOS. Now when I boot Linux (Slackware 3.5) it hangs when it gets
to that part of the boot sequence. I can't boot from a floppy
either using the 'mount root=/dev/hdb2' trick.
Can any tell me how to boot so I can remowe that line? I'd really
appreciate it.
DB
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From: Pat Palermo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help installing qt1.42
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 11:50:18 -0500
I'm trying to install qt1.42 over 1.33 on KDE 1.0. The package comes
from Suse as 4 rpm files, however, when i try to install using 'rpm -U
' Kde will not restart, as it gives me a ' cannot find libstdc++
........'. I have to reinstall qt 1.33 in order to get kde to restart.
I want to install so I can use kvirc.
Any help on actual steps required to install would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pat
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From: "Jon Chia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat Touchpad Problem
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:14:07 -0600
I installed Redhat on my Dell Inspiron
3500 w/ Celeron 300 chip. During installation
no mouse was found. Now on boot up the touchpad
doesn't get loaded. I've loaded a new kernal w/
the PS/2 loaded on. The touchpad still
doesn't load. Please help.
Jon
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From: "Jeraimee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: These newsgroups are riduculous...
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 10:19:13 -0500
:)
Why not? Don't we answer all questions via e-mail?
Please respond via telepathy....
Jeraimee
Richard Steiner wrote in message ...
>Here in comp.os.linux.misc, "Jeraimee"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake unto us, saying:
>
>>Fixed...
>
>Ah. Better. :-) Just don't expect to see e-mail responses. :-)
>
>--
> -Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
> OS/2 + Linux (Slackware+RedHat+SuSE) + FreeBSD + Solaris + BeOS +
> WinNT4 + Win95 + PC/GEOS + MacOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
> So you're a feminist...Isn't that cute!
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:07:58 -0500
What version of the kernel are you using? Versions earlier than 2.0.34
don't
support FAT32.
Nicolassal wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello,
>
>I would like to apologize for my ignorance, however, I am having trouble
>mounting a MS-DOS partition. My hard drive is mounted under /dev/hda,
>however, I've tried to mount the MS-DOS partition as follows:
>
>mount /dev/hda6 /temp -t msdos
>
>I've also tried
>
>mount /dev/hda6 /temp -t umsdos
>
>Oh... By the way, I am using windows 98, with my MS-DOS all FAT32. Is
>there something I can do to mount the partition? Any help would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Nick
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>PS Sorry for my ignorance... But I'm learning this stuff.
>
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From: "D. L. Vander Woude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: electric eyes ./configure problem
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:12:34 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am trying to compile electric eyes on a stock RH5.2 system for the
educational value (use of imlib etc.) Other gnome related source
compiles without problems.
./configure exits with error as follows:
===============
[snip]
checking for catalogs to be installed... de es fi fr ga it ja ko no pt
sv ru
updating cache ./config.cache
creating ./config.status
creating Makefile
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating intl/Makefile
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating po/Makefile.in
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating macros/Makefile
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating doc/Makefile
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating stamp.h
sed: file conftest.s1 line 55: Unterminated `s' command
creating config.h
===========
No Makefiles are created. It could be an autoconf related utility
version problem - I'm not sure. Can't find "conftest.s1", must be a
temporary file (?).
Any one else with this problem? Any ideas?
Does anyone have a set of makefiles for a RedHat system that I could
edit and use??
Thanks,
Doug
==================
D. L. Vander Woude
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH vs SuSE
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 10:30:52 -0600
"Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." wrote:
>
> Jason S Hackney wrote:
> >
> > I am very new to Linux. Just installed two days ago. I saw a copy of
> > SuSE in the store a while ago, but chose to install Red Hat 4.2 (which I
> > bought about a year ago). I'm considering switching to SuSE because I
> > don't care much for the software that shipped with RH 4.2. Can anyone
> > tell me a bit about SuSE? Is it worth my trouble? Has anyone had any
> > problems with it? I am also going to need to install my 3c905B NIC --
> > I've had trouble getting RH to recognize it, but I think that's a user
> > error on my part.
>
> The 3C905B is supported by SuSE, and by just about any recent
> distribution, I think.
>
> >
> > I would appreciate any advice availalble. I'm sure this has been
> > discussed in the past so I don't mind if anyone emails me at
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Thanks so much.
> > -Jason
>
> Be sure to get the new SuSE 6.0. Some places may still have 5.3 on the
> shelf.
>
> I have tried the following distributions (in this order):
>
> Red Hat 4.2 (some time ago when this was the newest)
> Slackware 3.6
> SuSE 5.3
> Red Hat 5.2
> SuSE 6.0
>
> So far, I like SuSE 6.0 the best by a pretty good margin. It's install
> process seems to be the best organized and easiest to deal with. It has
> the biggest selection of software included with the distribution. For
> example, RedHat doesn't have KDE, StarOffice, nor even diald.
>
> I have had three problems with SuSE 6.0:
>
> 1. The Applix demo gets an error trying to import Office95 files. SuSE's
> web page acknowledges the problem but doesn't yet offer a fix.
>
> 2. smbumount fails. I just installed the 5.3 version and all is OK.
>
> 3. the egcs 1.1 compiler isn't configured right. I didn't bother trying
> to figure it out. Instead I installed the 1.1.1 version from the
> Cygnus/egcs site and it works OK.
>
> --
> Robert Paulsen http://paulsen.home.texas.net
I started with RH5.0 and then moved up to RH5.2.
RH is ok, I guess, but it requires a lot of manual work to install and
remove programs. One of the problems I had was with rpm (which is not
specific to RH) on RH. An rpm package didn't update itself when it was
installed. So, try to query or uninstall an installed package and it
says it is not installed (the rpm package enternal update fails during
install) but try to install it and it says it is installed (because it
consulted the rpm database). Also, after installing an rpm package you
still have to go to all the Xwindows clients and add the package to the
menus, etc...
Additionally, the various packages appeared to be merely added to the
CDROM, relying on rpm to check for dependencies during install (if they
are installed). This didn't bother me because I am a geek who has been
working on computers since 1962 (that's not a type - have you ever
"programmed" an IBM 402 tablualtor? 8,000lbs of iron. That's why the
old main frames later became known as 'heavy iron').
I read about SuSE and it's YaST (Yet another System Tool) utility
program and bought a subscription to SuSE, beginnning with 5.3, for
$34US. I was more than pleasently supprised. Quality German
engineering is an understatement. The 400+ page manual is well worth the
price of the distro alone. The 5 CDROM's contain the SuSE distro on
three, a live system on the fourth, and the most recent of nearly every
GPL app on the internet that is worth downloading and many commercial
ones. They aren't just thrown on the CD. YaST runs specific scripts
for each one which does the install, creates the environmental
variables, updates .profile, profile, boot.local, rc.config, etc., and
also goes to each of the Xclients and updates their config files to make
the app appear in their menu structures. If you uninstall an app all of
that stuff is reversed. And, you don't have to reboot your system,
which is the case with most Linux distros, after you run YaST.
The most recent version of SuSE is 6.0. It contains the 2.0.36 kernel
and is glibc6, but you can also install the older glibc5 libraries if
you wish (I did) so you can run software that uses either library
series. The next release of SuSE will contain the newer kernel, 2.2.x
and if SuSE's performance is any gauge, everything will be taylored
together nicely.
Am I a SuSE enthusiast? ;-)
Jerry
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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:38:59 -0800
From: "Thomas S. Urban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class.
Rick Onanian wrote:
>
> I know, not good to reply to one's self..I just remembered something,
> tho. Hrmph.
>
> Rick Onanian wrote:
>
> > > > > 6. One word: Microkernel
> > > >
> > > > Can mean a performance penalty.
> > >
> > > Waiting 15 minute for my kernel to compile for a new driver is a performace
>penilty
> >
> > Why in the world would you bother compiling? Modules do everything now.
>
> Modules, which, BTW, you can load and unload without rebooting. I
> recompiled a kernel once. Never had to reboot after that. In windows,
> everytime I make a minute change (IP address, which version of a driver,
> etc.), I'm required to reboot. In Linux, you can reconfigure pretty much
> the whole system without rebooting - devices, addresses, etc.
>
> Therefore, the once that I compiled my kernel cost me 15 minutes. The
> 15-30 times I rebooted the Windows machine cost me 2 minutes each.
>
This is a good point. Windows is good for some things. But. One thing
I
really hate about it is all the reboots that are necessary. Come on,
why should I have to restart the system everytime I install an
application? And when installing Windows98 (which I've had to do
about 15 times on the same system due to flaky hardware support,
hardware that linux supports fine), the install process includes
3 or 4 system restarts. Redhat5.2 installed on the same system
in somewhere around 1/5th time with one system restart, I believe.
Thanks
Scott
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From: Tobias Schmetzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wordperfekt 8.0
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:46:49 +0100
Hallo love linuxers!
i have the following problem with my Wordperfekt-Installation for linux:
I untarred the files with tar xzf gui01.gz, tar xfz gui02.gz, ...
then I had some directories and a Runme skript. I startet it and was asked,
if I had already untarred the package, and I said yes.
Then I got the answer �nothing new to install�. Great
Next, I looked through the dirs and saw 2 files called install.ftp and
install.wp in the dir �shared�. Knowing nothing more, I startet them.
install.ftp said, it couldn�t read a lot of files, which were in the same dir.
install.wp did as it should and seemed to install wp. Everything worked, except
of the file �xwp� - the main program. the only message I get is:
chmod: couldn�t chmod /opt/wp/bin/xwp!
What did I make wrong ?
I downloaded all 7 parts of wp8 and the checksums have to be ok because gzip
decompressed it correctly.
And why does the Runme-script not run ??
Please help me, as I wanted to test this product.
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From: Steve Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition
Date: 27 Feb 1999 17:25:01 GMT
> mount /dev/hda6 /temp -t umsdos
try mount /dev/hdb6 /temp -t vfat
of course vfat has to be supported by the kernel
and /temp must exist on hdb
and hdb6 must be the vfat partition
Steve
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: cmp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: RedHat 5.2 --> 2.2 Kernel
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:15:48 -0500
Jacek Pop�awski wrote in message ...
>Brandon wrote:
>>I heard RedHat has some instructions to do this and isn't 5.2 supposed
>>to be 2.2 ready?
>
>hmmmm... it is strange... i upgraded my RH 5.1 to 5.2, then next i
>extract 2.2.1 to /usr/src/linux, then patched it to 2.2.2, then
>compile - and... everything work perfect - why? :-)
You obviously did something wrong! Linux is only supposed to
install after you've been tearing your hair out for four hours. :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fred smith)
Subject: Re: Mounting a MS-DOS partition
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 15:18:05 GMT
Nicolassal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hello,
: I would like to apologize for my ignorance, however, I am having trouble
: mounting a MS-DOS partition. My hard drive is mounted under /dev/hda,
What goes wrong? Does it totally fail, or just not work right once mounted?
: however, I've tried to mount the MS-DOS partition as follows:
: mount /dev/hda6 /temp -t msdos
Perhaps you should be using "-t vfat" instead of "-t msdos".
Fred
--
---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------
"And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He
will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding
it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever."
=============================== Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ==============================
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From: Brian Luczkiewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Hint on running X on S3 card?
Date: 28 Feb 1999 04:22:03 GMT
If the screen is wrapping around, that's usually a monitor prob related to
using a res higher than your monitor can support, try dropping to 640x480
or 800x600.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in article
<7b19kq$ro6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I am having the same problem with a 86c385 based S3 Virge/GX. S3V server
> works, but seems to corrupt the character mode display making the screen
wrap
> around after exiting X-windows. SVGA server seems to be badly broken
with
> pixel corruption and distorted cursor. Until now, I thought the S3 cards
were
> a cheap sure bet for X-windows, but now I'm not so sure.
>
> Is there a fix for this yet?
>
> Mike
>
>
> In article <7asaau$60qm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen) wrote:
> > I just picked up a PCI video card, called a _VIDEO 61 3D_ board, with
an
> > S3 Virge/GX and 4MB RAM. I've never had any problems running and S3
chip
> > before, but this one gives a block cursor about an inch across, and
> > after I kill X it leaves the card in some odd state from which a reboot
> > is needed.
> >
>
> -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
>
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From: Harry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: More bad news for NT
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 12:56:46 -0500
Written by Gregory Propf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sorry Jon, but I've used both. Linux does indeed "wipe the
> floor" with NT and NT is NOT a "real operating system". t H:shoote
> If I were bound for Mars on a ship that I found was controlled
> by NT I would not go.a
So, NT isn't a real OS? What is it then? A fruit? What criteria
contitute an OS to you? Full support for Unix commads? I too use
both Linux and NT and feel you'd be better off pondering which OS
to use on board your journey BACK from Mars.f
As for wiping the floor ... well Linux does some things faster O
than NT, and NetWare does some things faster than NT. Netware does s
does some things faster than Linux (no - stop - don't buy that O
Novell box!) and you can write assembler that's faster than a
Linux. OSs get slowed down for two reasons: inefficient code t
(which is why Windows 98 is usually faster than Windows 95) and S
the overhead of its security, housekeeping, journalling, etc n
(which is why Windows 95 is often faster than NT).l
M:is better than
Let's face it, you can make your car faster by taking out all the
seats and interior trim. Is this the kind of car you'd drive?
Harry
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From: "Stephen J. Lawrence Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Searchlinux.com is looking for beta testers
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:08:58 GMT
Awesome site!!
Mike Tatum wrote in message ...
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>We need to test load performance and feature functionality.
>
>http://searchlinux.com
>
>Many Thanks!
>Mike
>
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From: Michael Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.linux,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Cable Modems with Linux
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:10:16 GMT
teddy j wrote:
> 1) We have a cable modem, and our provider sez that it only works on
> Win95. I've heard that there are ways to get around this so that
> I can use it on linux. Any ideas?
>
I haven't figured how to use the Linux box as a router, but I chose to use
a product called NAT1000 on Windows NT. Basically you place 2 NICs into
the Windows NT Box and install NAT1000. NAT1000 assumes the job of the
NIC with the cable IP address and if you have a simple Ethernet 6-8 port
you can connect several machines. There are many products on the market
(ie Net32, etc) that you can use to accomplish this task.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brett W. McCoy)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:18:35 GMT
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:21:45 GMT, Dai-Shan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Michael Powe wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>lol- bet you think any colors over 16 is extravagant also - and "hell with
>that DVD - i've got my 16mm projector - works fine- microwave? what the hell
>for I enjoy cooking over the fire that I started - and dont even think of
>matches good lord man why do you need them - two sticks work fine" - sorry
>couldnt resist a little sarcasm ;)
And the point of your sarcasm is...?
--
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http://www.lan2wan.com/~bmccoy/
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From: "Lerxst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 5.2 and Kernel 2.2.2 Problems
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:33:23 -0500
Hi,
I recently installed RH 5.2 which I'm pretty sure comes with kernel ver
2.0.36. It worked fine as expected - I then downloaded kernel ver 2.2.2 -
compiled the new kernel - the compile went fine - made all the necessary
changes (I think) to /etc/lilo.conf, (just like I've done from 2.0.3x to
other 2.0.3x kernels) and when I reboot this happens:
LILO comes up, I pick my Linux boot scheme and TADA, the machine reboots!!!!
The Win98 boot scheme still works but Linux will NOT boot....any ideas?
Thanks,
Lerxst
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From: "Peter Worcester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: need some application recommendations
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:29:31 GMT
Hi all,
I'm a Linux newbie and I am looking for some recommendations for some
applications. I know there are bazillion applications out there so I'm
looking for a few shortcuts.
File managers...
I'm looking for an Xwindow based file manager as much like Windows Explorer
as possib;le ( I know, I know don't mention Windows in here but.... lets
face it I am a Windows person and I want something familiar)
So can anyone recommend a good file manager (better than xfm please...) I
need to know where to get it as well.
Window Manager...
I have seen CDE, WindowMaker, FVWM2,FVW95 and KDE and a few others. I kinda
like KDE for one. Whats everyone else think are the best ones. (Please I
don't want to start a war here, I know these things are kind of personal but
I'd like some advive)
FAQ....
Are there any FAQ out there ? I want info on accessing my ods/windows
partitions, in specific
Any other recomendations you all think I won't be able to live without.
Thanks in advance
Peter
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From: Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Digital Cameras
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 20:24:41 -0800
"The Infernal One" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone either know or have good source information on
> which digital cameras support linux? TIA.
use a Sony Mavica, works with floppy disks and therefore absolutely no
problem under linux (well, you have to mount and umount the floppies :)
Gerald
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From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Clearing the print queue
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:43:52 +0000
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've managed to set up my printer incorrectly and all I get is a load of
blank pages and the printer won't stop !
I've tried lpc> clean lp etc but it still says there is 1 job on the
spool area and prints it. Rebooting has no effect, as soon as the lpd
daemon starts the print starts again. I've looked in /var/spool for the
file to delete it but it isn't there ! I set the printer up using
apsfilter - SETUP.
Any clues please ??
Cheers,
Len
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