Linux-Misc Digest #887, Volume #19 Sun, 18 Apr 99 16:13:14 EDT
Contents:
STRANGE HDD PROBLEM ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: where slackware stores it networking config files? ("Jan Johansson")
robot agent for linux ("istation")
Re: Disturbing information - Linux vs NT - true or false? - Educated (Carl Fink)
Re: Web Mail Server for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux Book Recommendations??? (hellraiser)
runing strait into X-windows on linux (Arnold Krivoruk)
gcc problems (Joy Hendrickson)
Best ISDN-adapter for Linux ("Rolf Inge Stangeland Salte")
Info wanted for database apps on Linux (Steve Ng)
Re: Framebuffer /dev/fb0 (Eric Potter)
Re: d/l recoverey (Robert Heller)
GLIB 1.2.1 install ("Brian Donovan")
where slackware stores it networking config files? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: runing strait into X-windows on linux (brian moore)
Re: problem with my soundblaster AWE64 (brian moore)
cdrom problem with Slink ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
modem only dials once with 2.2.5 (Bob van der Poel)
Re: cross-device links ("Michael Schmeing")
Re: Creative Ensoniq AudioPci64 ("Michael Schmeing")
Netscape subprocess diagnostics ("William W. Hart")
How much swap space?, Re: Install ? again. ("Cameron Spitzer")
Re: Running X apps remotely ("Guus Z." <"(remove this but dont send me)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: STRANGE HDD PROBLEM
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:37:07 +0200
Hi everybody,
can anybody help me to solve a problem im having with a linux system i
installed on a friend�s computer?
its a 486/33 with 32 MB ram. I tried for the last 4 days to install it
from the Suse 6.1 CDROM with no success. Eventually i made it yesterday
so that for the first time linux was able to boot from hard disk (im a
newbie and a nerd i know already...).
The first hint that something was not working fine was as, after having
concluded the installation of the packages on Hd (i only installed suse
minimal configuration, no xserver) the installation program (yast
something, i think) told me: "hey dude, its all ok with your files, i
did my job ok, now lets see if it works" ...then it stucked 20 minutes
showing me the line "setting up /usr/libs 2.2.3" (more or less). 20
MINUTES!!!!
in this time pc was not completely idle since the hdd LED showed almost
uninterrepted activity. Regularly alternating noises and beeps from the
hard disk were also to be heard. so i got back to my room and told my
neighbour (box�s owner) to come and fetch me if something new should
happen)
after 20 minutes as i said he fetched me and i could see that linux was
asking for a password (root login). then i thought that was just normal
i gave enter for password
then i entered "reboot"
it stucked 20 minutes at the line "sending KILL message to processes"
!!!!!
20 minutes again , exactly with the same noises and beeps as before
Eventually it did reboot. At the beginning it looked ok, it found an
image ( i think the correspondent of a rootdisk from floppy) and then
after the hardware recognition the same torture with the hard disk began
one more time. This time it gave me a description of what was happening,
so i report the output as follows:
1) hda: read-intr: error=0x10 {SectorIdNotFound} CHS=6/4/9
sector=2558
2) hda: read-intr: status=0x59 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
Error}
3) ide 0: unexpected interrupt, status=0xd0, count=15
4) ide 0: reset: success
5) end_request: I/o error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector= 2558
6) hda: irq timeout: status= 0xd0 (Busy)
the line of the kinds 1) and 2) were the most frequent, alternated like
1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 then came the 2 lines 3) and 4) and then again
1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2
Less frequently but also regularly, came the lines of type 5) and 6)
the count indicator in line 3) started with 1 and then went up every
time line 3) came up . the sector and CHS in lines 1) 2) and 5) were
variable as the annoying problem was happening with many different
sectors
during the last reboot i waited for the torture to reach an end but
after 30 minutes and after count had reached 112...i went to bed
Today i d like to help him solve the problem but i dont know how to
proceed and what could be the cause of this problem.
i thought it could be the consequence of a failed precedent installation
which could have left behind damaged sectors, but i also thought
reformatting the hard disk before starting reinstalling would do.
HELPPPPPP
thanks in advance and sorry if i was too verbose :-)
Desperate W. Newbie
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From: "Jan Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: where slackware stores it networking config files?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:37:55 +0200
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1
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From: "istation" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: robot agent for linux
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:31:38 +0900
I'd like to get free robot agent for linux.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: Disturbing information - Linux vs NT - true or false? - Educated
Date: 18 Apr 1999 11:38:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:38:01 -0500 Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
According to a Ziff article, they used a highly-tuned NT system and an
essentially untuned Linux system.
However, NT would probably beat Linux in this case because it was a
quad-processor system. NT apparently still has better SMP support.
(After all, SMP was only put in the "production" Linux kernel quite
recently.) They also comment that Linux regularly beats NT's
performance on single-processor systems.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Web Mail Server for Linux?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:22:03 GMT
Haven't seen Exchange Server, but I use AtDot (http://www.atdot.org/), it
seems to have plenty of options, it's GPL, it's Perl, it works. I think it
checks POP accounts, so you'll need a POP server running if you don't already
have one.
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In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Gray McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I run sendmail and Apache on my 2.0.35 Linux server and was wondering if
> anyone knew of a solution to permit viewing users' email via a web
> connection to the Apache server. For those that have seen it, I'm looking
> for something similar to the MS Exchange Server facility that lets users
> access their Exchange mail via IE instead of using the Outlook client.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gray
>
>
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From: hellraiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Book Recommendations???
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 09:03:46 -0400
get the linux programmers reference (richard peterson)
(0-07-882587-3)... trust me. if you want to know commands, etc. then
look at the man pages... they worked for me!! if you want a book,
though, then get one of o'reilly's linux books.
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From: Arnold Krivoruk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: runing strait into X-windows on linux
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:20:09 -0400
Hi,
has anyone setup their linux box to boot directly into X-windows with
the openwin login window?
have slackware 3.6. tried modifying the rc.local to xinit into
x-windows. But seems to fail with server stattx error. Once loged in
have no problem starting x-windows.
Suggestions will be most welcome.
Thanks,
Arnold
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 09:58:42 -0400
From: Joy Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: gcc problems
I have installed RedHat 5.2 on a 486, and I was just getting in the
swing of things until I tried to compile some c code, It dosent matter
what progrma I try to compile I alwasy ge tthe same errors which are
(some are different according to the program I am trying to compile but
all are basically the same they cant find some *.h file):
sys/types.h no such file or directory
stdio.h no such file or directory
sys/files.h no such file or directory
Now I cant program in C (I'm learning Pascal in school) so I have no
idea what is wrong, any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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From: "Rolf Inge Stangeland Salte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Best ISDN-adapter for Linux
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:14:05 +0200
Must also run in Windows.
Please forward with a mail.
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From: Steve Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Info wanted for database apps on Linux
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 10:06:28 +0800
Dear Linux guru,
I want to try out Linux (as a file server) because I heard that it is
very stable and most importantly cheap (compare to Novell and NT). What
kind of commercial database engines are available on Linux Are there
specific version of Sybase of Oracle runs on Linux? For me, Sybase and
Oracle are too expensive (in terms of license fees) for my small
business operation. Are there any "cheap" (only in price but not in
quality or performance) relational database engine available for Linux?
Are there any existing database application for inventory control,
accounting, and trading?
Thank you in advance for all your helpful information.
Steve Ng
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Potter)
Subject: Re: Framebuffer /dev/fb0
Date: 18 Apr 1999 16:45:55 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
Dan Srebnick enlightened this group thus:
> I'm trying to use the framebuffer device as my console. I'm using
> glibc-2.1 and have the framebuffer compiled into my kernel. fbset tells
> me that /dev/fb0 doesn't exist. What else am I missing here?
>
http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk/programming/Framebuffer-HOWTO-1.0pre5.html
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: d/l recoverey
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:26:47 GMT
Tony Ekron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Sat, 17 Apr 1999 16:52:44 +0200, wrote :
TE> Hi all
TE> Anyone done anything yet with d'l recovery
TE> I am looking for a prog like getright but for linux
TE> anyone know of anything like that
TE>
TE> Great
TE> Thanx alot in advance
TE> Tony
TE>
TE>
Check out 'ncftp'.
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From: "Brian Donovan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GLIB 1.2.1 install
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:28:01 -0400
Hi all,
I've been trying to install glib 1.2.1 and gtk+ 1.2.1 so that I can learn
to program gtk based apps. I have run the configure, make, and make install
(as root) for glib. This reports that glib as been install. When I run the
gtk configure script it runs fine up until it checks the version of glib.
glib-config reports 1.2.1 but the gtk configure script finds 1.2.0. It
suggests that I delete the 1.2.0 files. Can I do this without breaking and
dependencies. If so which files should I be removing.
Thanx
Donovan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: where slackware stores it networking config files?
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:22:27 GMT
Hi, i was trying to get my two comptuers hooked together and was having
trouble do ing it so i got a redhat friend to help but he said he didn't
know where it kept the network config files. For purposes of backing up
could someone tell me what files are modified when netconfig (networkconfig?)
is run? thank you very much!
-Gaiko
Gaikokujin Kyofusho
Student Extraordinare & UN*X Guru Wannbe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: runing strait into X-windows on linux
Date: 18 Apr 1999 18:43:27 GMT
On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:20:09 -0400,
Arnold Krivoruk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> has anyone setup their linux box to boot directly into X-windows with
> the openwin login window?
You mean into xdm?
> have slackware 3.6. tried modifying the rc.local to xinit into
> x-windows. But seems to fail with server stattx error. Once loged in
> have no problem starting x-windows.
You're doing it the hard way.
Look at /etc/inittab
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: problem with my soundblaster AWE64
Date: 18 Apr 1999 18:51:10 GMT
On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:46:09 +0200,
Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't install my Soundblaster AWE64 on Linux (2.0.35).
> Could anyone give me the /etc/isapnp.conf file ?
> Is there anything else I should know about this installation ?
Look at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/AWE32
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: cdrom problem with Slink
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:48:58 GMT
Hardware:
486dx2/66, 20MB ram, cdrom connected to Soundblaster 16 card
Problem:
Debian 2.1 (Slink) recognizes the cdrom as hdh at bootup off of install floppy
(if I boot into DOS first to initialize the soundcard), but does not recognize
it when it needs to install the kernel. Thus, I can not install Slink.
Both RedHat 5.1 and Debian 2.02 automatically recognize the cdrom as hdh
without difficulty (as long as I boot into DOS first).
hdh=cdrom , hdc=cdrom and variants at boot time have no useful effect.
Anybody have ideas on how to make it work?
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:47:16 -0600
From: Bob van der Poel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem only dials once with 2.2.5
I posted this a few days ago on comp.os.linux.hardware, but no responses...
Okay, I upgraded to setserial 2.15. After rebooting my internal modem
works fine. However, if I try a ppp-on a 2nd time, it just hangs.
However, if I run minicom the modem gets reset and then it's okay again,
until the next time.
Suggestions?
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From: "Michael Schmeing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cross-device links
Date: 18 Apr 1999 13:11:14 +0200
Mark Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there any way I can use cross-device links?
>
Use ln -s path/to/file/to/link/to path/to/link
This creates a symbolic link.
Note that you can even create symbolic links to files that do not
exists. For further information and discussion of hard-links and
soft-links (another name for symbolic links) see the docs.
Michael
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From: "Michael Schmeing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Creative Ensoniq AudioPci64
Date: 18 Apr 1999 13:06:09 +0200
Carlo Scarfoglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [...]
> I have too an SB PCI 64 (same chip Ensoniq 1371) and it works well with the 1371
> driver under kernel 2.2.5. No /dev/sndstat, I do not know why. Not supported
> anymore by the kernel ?
> [...]
To me it rather seems that this particular driver does not support it
(maybe the other NON-OSS as well). I had a SB16-clone at first (a
cheap card that choose to die) and has /dev/sndstat with it even under
2.2.x, but when I switched to the SB 64 PCI (with Ensoniq 1372)
/dev/sndstat gives me:
cat: /dev/sndstat: Operation not supported by device
when I try a cat /dev/sndstat.
When I compile OSS/free-support it just reports that that it has no
drivers compiled in and therefor nothing configured althought the card
works well. Remember that the card does not belong to OSS/free, it
just has a very similar API.
Michael
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From: "William W. Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape subprocess diagnostics
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 19:33:07 +0000
I have problem that occurs in Netscape when I access certain web pages.
I have not been able determine the commonalties between the web pages
that are causing the problem. When I access certain web pages, mostly
those web pages with some type of web cam on them (but not always), the
page will load fine but after 30 seconds to a minute I will get a window
poping up with the following message:
Netscape: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr)
xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x5XXXX) This line is listed
several times with XXXX incremented on each line.
stderr diagnostics have been truncated
By the time I click OK another window with the same error message opens
up, and another, and another ...
The only way to stop this is to kill -9 the Netscape process. I did not
have this problem with Netscape 4.02 or initially after I upgraded to
Netscape 4.5. This started happening about 6 week after I upgraded to
Netscape 4.5. I am running Red Hat 5.2 and I have not modified the
kernal. Does anyone have any ideas what is causing this and how I can
fix it?
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Boise, Idaho USA
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From: "Cameron Spitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: How much swap space?, Re: Install ? again.
Date: 18 Apr 1999 15:11:12 GMT
In article <7f7l2u$ni3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I read somewhere that your swap space should match your actual RAM.
>Hence I have 64meg of ram, and a 64 meg swap file.
I took a computer architecture course once where we spent some time
on swap behavior. It's a very complicated problem, and the variables
include what kind of applications you're running and how they manage
internal memory, and how much performance degradation you can tolerate
before you have to buy more RAM. Another important factor is the
relative performance of your disk subsystem vs. main memory; the faster
your disk, the more swapping will be acceptable. (In the Linux-on-"IDE"
context, newer kernels that use the "Ultra 33 DMA" operating mode will show
significantly better swap performance than the 2.0.x kernels which used
ATAPI/IDE.)
There is no one right answer, just as there is no best OS for all purposes.
However, for a workstation running resource hogs like Netscape Communicator
and Star Office, you'll probably find the performance is quite acceptable
with swap space two to four times the size of RAM.
Partition the drive(s) such that the swap partition(s) is(are) near the
middle. That minimizes the average seek time.
Divide the swap space as equally as possible across all drives.
Adding a second swap drive nearly doubles the swap performance.
Cameron
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From: "Guus Z." <"(remove this but dont send me
Subject: Re: Running X apps remotely
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:43:10 +0200
"Steve D. Perkins" wrote:
> Thanks alot! That was a neat trick, and accomplished what I was
> trying to do.
>
> Can you tell me if an IP address you add to you access control list
> like this stays until it is explicitly removed, or if the list is reset
> when your linux box is re-booted. If the changes are permenant... is
> there a way to view exactly what all IP addresses are in your access
> control list?
>
> Steve
They are not permanent. Try '% xhost' to see who's allowed.
But Steve, have you looked at the man page at all???
Try '% man xhost', it will reveal some of the things that
would otherwise remain a mistery.
There are other related commands WITH manpages.
Try 'sudo', 'su -c' and 'ssh'.
Ciao,
Guus.
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