Linux-Misc Digest #911, Volume #19 Tue, 20 Apr 99 15:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: How to change GMT to EST (Peter Granroth)
Bigger hdimage for dosemu (Yanko Sheiretov)
Future Domain 18X00 SCSI driver for Linux (Kelvin Leung)
Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet? (Steve Bowen)
RealPlayer 5.0 and Netscape 4.5 (Paul McGaughey)
Re: MAILER DEAMON problem (brian moore)
Re: Opinions on KDE? (James Cook)
Re: Vfat and Redhat 5.2 (Villy Kruse)
Newbie in need of help w/ gnome (El Capitan)
Re: AWK documentation + examples needed ! (Gary Momarison)
Re: Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs) ("Patrick
Lam")
Re: Linux command: bg and fg ("Alex")
Re: Linux command: bg and fg (Regnor Jernsletten)
Re: problems w/ tar ("J�rgen Exner")
Can Someone Please Explain To Me... (K Lee)
Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet? (Ram Kalapatapu)
Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet? (Steve Bowen)
LLS: Install cfdisk and 12GB disk (Lyno Sullivan)
Trollings (Was: VMware sell-out to Microsoft???) (Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG
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From: Peter Granroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to change GMT to EST
Date: 19 Apr 1999 19:37:26 +0200
"[...M...]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This may be a simple question but how do I change my system time
> from saying GMT to saying EST? I can't figure it out using the "date"
> command.
tzconfig
HTH
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From: Yanko Sheiretov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bigger hdimage for dosemu
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:33:02 -0400
Hi,
How can I make my hdimage greater than the size of a single floppy?
I would like to keep my DOS apps on the "hard drive" hdimage instead of
fiddling with floppies, but I don't feel like repartitioning the hard
drive to make a separate dos partition. Does this make sense, or am I
completely missing something about dosemu?
Yanko
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kelvin Leung)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Future Domain 18X00 SCSI driver for Linux
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:49:02 -0700
I have a Future domain ISA 18X00 SCSI card installed in my Linux system. I
have tried to locate the driver for it but no success. My system is a RH
5.2 with kernel 2.2.6. Starting from kernel 2.0.36 to 2.2.6, I don't see
any support for this SCSI card. I have tried Dejanews and nothing can
help. See if you can give me some advice. Thanks in advance.
Kelvin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bowen)
Crossposted-To:
comp.databases,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.databases.oracle.misc,comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.database.oracle
Subject: Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet?
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 07:00:51 -0700
In article <7fg0sh$gck$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> How do I obtain this?
> Would I have to pay for it? Or is this a trial version?
I downloaded a trial version from the Oracle site.
Once I decided to go with Oracle on Linux instead of my previously
planned SQL Server on NT I spoke with our corporate Oracle Rep. We were
able to get full credit for what we had already spent on SQL Server 7
towards the purchase of Oracle. I believe Oracle calls this their "Safe
Switch Program".
> Is it the full version with the "Oracle8 on Linux Enterprise Edition" and
> "Oracle Application Server on Linux"?
I believe my version is Oracle8 Server Version 8.0.5.0.0 for Linux (not
the Enterprise Edition).
> Can this run on 2.2.* kernels as well? (I noticed that it only mentioned
> 2.0.6 =< version on the http://technet.oracle.com site.
I installed the downloaded version of Oracle8 on a Linux box with Redhat
5.2 with a kernel recompile to 2.2.3. Runs very well.
> Are there any Oracle installation, maintenance sites? I have a working
> knowledge in pl/sql, oracle forms and reports on Solaris systems, but I've
> no clue on installing and maintenance on Linux at all.
I found an excellent user-written document on installing Oracle 8.0.5 on
Redhat at http://jordan.fortwayne.com/oracle/oralinux.html. The Oracle8
installation guide for Linux is pretty good too.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul McGaughey)
Subject: RealPlayer 5.0 and Netscape 4.5
Date: 19 Apr 1999 17:49:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I've been trying for a while to get rvplayer to work as a plugin with Netscape4.5
Firstly, it seems that the RAObserver.class and RAPlayer.class are not even
included in the rpm I downloaded from the Real site. I went ahead and copied
them from sun/solaris version.
Secondly, I had to run Netscape 4.07 in order to get the plugin actually activated,
then it is visible in Netscape 4.5.
Thirdly, it is only set up for .rpm files and I cannot seem to add .ra, .ram, or .rm
extensions into the plugin.
Fourthly, even after setting rvplayer as an application - since I could not get it to
work as a plugin, clicking on a real audio file will start rvplayer, but nothing
happens.
I can run rvplayer by itself and successfully play welcome.rm, but thats about it.
I believe I have my LD_LIBRARY_PATH and MOZILLA_HOME set up correctly,
so what am I missing?
I am running RedHat 5.2 on an IBM ThinkPad 380ED with 80Mb RAM.
Paul.
Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: MAILER DEAMON problem
Date: 20 Apr 1999 16:56:40 GMT
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:17:21 +0100,
mist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Villy Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribed to us that -
>
> [It was written that]
>
> >>The current PINE will hide that message from you.
> >
> >Maby you need to upgrade to pine version 4.x before pine hides this messages.
> >
> >The contents of the message is indeed required by the pop server and if you
> >delete this message then the interaction between your pop client and the pop
> >server might behave unpredictable.
> >
>
> I can understand that, but why does the system (currently RedHat) notify
> "You have new mail" in cases where the only "mail" is this message?
> Surely it shouldn't mention it?
That's correct, it shouldn't. But it does.
You have source.
--
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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Cook)
Subject: Re: Opinions on KDE?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:05:22 GMT
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:08:33 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles Coombs) wrote:
>I just installed KDE (building from the source, took 6 hours!) the
>other day and I am pleasently surprised by the whole thing. Overall
>it has more potential than the Win95 GUI because it is so
>configurable.
I'm sorry, but I just have to say something about this. Whenever a new Linux GUI
(Gnome, KDE, various X) comes around comparisons are made. Frankly, my jaw drops
at the mention of KDE even being in the same ballpark as Win95 or Win98, let
alone that KDE is better. KDE is *capable* at best, and it is the best thing
going for Linux in the GUI arena right now. I don't want to start a religious
war, but feature for feature, Windows (GUI, not OS) is far superior.
Linux is an unwieldy operating system for those not familiar with command-line
Unix. The X-Windows environments that ship standard with most Linux builds are
pathetic. Caldera's OpenLinux with KDE and maybe some Corel applications bundled
in will be a monumental step towards desktop integration.
Now, if I could just quickly and easily change my desktop resolution and color
depth, I'd be ecstatic.
>
>Questions:
>
>1. Do most of you use it? If not why?
Under Linux, it's all I use. I love it. It's actually made Linux *usable* for
me, a non-Unix user.
>
>2. Is the Q library on which KDE is built used for much else?
>
>Later,
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Charles Coombs - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Project Engineer
>Applied Systems Intelligence, Inc.
>(770) 518-4228
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Vfat and Redhat 5.2
Date: 19 Apr 1999 19:51:10 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul Sherwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:07:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jerry Brown)
>wrote:
>
>>I just got done installing Redhat 5.2 and am having problems mounting
>>a Fat32 partition.
>>
>I'm pretty sure the kernel which comes with RH5.2 (2.0.36?) doesn't
>support FAT32. You'll need a more recent kernel. It is actually pretty
>easy to compile a kernel.
But fat32 is supported out of the box using kernel modules, that gets
loaded on demand, provided that the kerneld deamon is running.
If kerneld is not running, then a lot of things don't work including
networking. The fat32 file system has been supported by redhat since
version 5.1 which is almost a year ago.
Villy
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From: El Capitan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie in need of help w/ gnome
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 07:37:26 -0500
I want get gnome off my system. How do I do that?
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AWK documentation + examples needed !
Date: 20 Apr 1999 09:42:40 -0700
Mihaly GYULAI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Did anyone see a good documentation for the AWK program ?
> (preferably with examples...)
> I have read the 'man' and some progs in awk, but I need more info...
> Can anyone help ?
There's a Linux Gazette article. Find link in
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/languages.html
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: "Patrick Lam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Mouse problem in RedHat Linux 5.2! (I am sending this to multiple NGs)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:45:02 -0700
I finally got my mouse to work (mysterically) after I switch to logitech
mouse, change the monitor resolution to VGA!! Then I tried to switch back
to MS mouse compatible, and it still works!!
I don't know why this fixes the problem, but that's ALL I have done!
Good Luck.
Patrick.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux command: bg and fg
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 05:11:17 GMT
Jimmy Navarro wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I use Linux Red Hat 5.2. I'm wondering if after launching X Window by
>"startx" and do Ctl+Alt+F1 afterwards to login with text_based workspace
>but decided to go back to X Window later. Is it possible to foreground
>X Window process or putting current session to background? Here's my
Just press Ctrl-Alt-F7. This will return you to the graphic console.
>PID's to see what I meant...
>
> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
> 240 a0 S 0:00 gpm -t ms
> 258 1 S 0:00 -bash
> 259 2 S 0:00 -bash
> 260 3 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
> 261 4 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
> 262 5 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
> 263 6 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
> 299 1 S 0:00 sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
> 300 1 S 0:00 xinit /root/.xinitrc --
> 303 1 S 0:02 /usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker
> 305 1 S 0:00 wmclock -shape
> 311 1 S 0:00 usernet
> 345 1 S 0:00 sh /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp daemon
>ifcfg-ppp0
> 352 1 S 0:00 /usr/sbin/pppd -detach lock modem crtscts
>defaultroute mru 1
> 358 1 S 0:15 /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator
> 367 1 S 0:00 (dns helper)
> 412 1 S 0:00 xterm -sb
>
>It may be a stupid question, huh? Somebody had asked me after an Linux
>Install SIG and I can't give an another. Somehow there's neither "man
>fg" nor "man bg" in Linux Red Hat, I dunno for other distro... (=:
As I've said you don't need fg or bg for this particular purpose. Anyway,
try 'man bash' or 'man tcsh' or 'man <your shell here>' . Generally, fg and
bg are built in the shell.
>
>--
>P.S.: Please reply me direct by removing extra.
>
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From: Regnor Jernsletten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Linux command: bg and fg
Date: 20 Apr 1999 20:18:47 +0200
"Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Jimmy Navarro wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >It may be a stupid question, huh? Somebody had asked me after an Linux
> >Install SIG and I can't give an another. Somehow there's neither "man
> >fg" nor "man bg" in Linux Red Hat, I dunno for other distro... (=:
> As I've said you don't need fg or bg for this particular purpose. Anyway,
> try 'man bash' or 'man tcsh' or 'man <your shell here>' . Generally, fg and
> bg are built in the shell.
Thus, `help bg' and `help fg' would give you a clue.
--
Regnor Jernsletten
Tromso, Norway http://www.uit.no/ssweb/
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From: "J�rgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: problems w/ tar
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:08:47 -0700
Reply-To: "J�rgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I got a file that has the extension tar.gz. So i ungzipped it but every
> time I try to get the files out of the archive (tar -x foo.tar .) it
> just sits there. Can somebody help?
This must be the most frequently asked question by now.
It is waiting for you to switch on your first SCSI tape drive ;-)
Really, tar is trying to extract the file foo.tar from the default archive
device, which is usually /dev/nst0 (tar is an acronym for Tape ARchive after
all).
If you want to use a different archive, e.g. a file, then you have to tell
tar about it using the "f" option, details see man page.
jue
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J�rgen Exner
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From: K Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can Someone Please Explain To Me...
Date: 19 Apr 1999 17:52:57 GMT
What wrappers are? I know that there are different kinds of it, for eg.,
the X wrapper, the tcp wrapper and so on and I also know that it's used
for security reasons, but can someone please explain to me exactly how it
works? Thank you very much in advance.
Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ram Kalapatapu)
Crossposted-To:
comp.databases,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.databases.oracle.misc,comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.database.oracle
Subject: Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:15:02 GMT
Where did you download it from ? It doesn't seem to be on ftp.oracle.com
/..
Thanks
Ram
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:56:31 GMT, Ron Wellsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 19 Apr 1999 12:04:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phillip W
>Ross) wrote:
>
>>In article <01be89ee$6008e510$24921e18@box1>, Lesser wrote:
>>>I haven't gotten mine yet. I was wondering if anyone else has though.
>> Not me, I'm still waiting too.
>>
>>--
>>Phillip Ross
>>Financial Information Systems
>>Application Support Services
>
>I downloaded it (150Mb) over the ISDN link at work. It works well. A
>Win32 cliant application just had to be pointed to the new server and it
>worked first time.
>
>--
>Ron Wellsted BSc, MCSE
>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>web page: http://www.csc-solutions.co.uk
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bowen)
Crossposted-To:
comp.databases,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.databases.oracle.misc,comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.database.oracle
Subject: Re: Oracle8i for Linux: Anyone recieved their CD yet?
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:38:44 -0700
In article <7fiame$jb6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> How much more expensive was Oracle? (20%, 50, 100%, ?) Your post seems to
> suggest that the refund on SQL Server only covered part of the cost of the
> Oracle solution.
>
> Don Macpherson
>
We had only purchased a 5 user version of SQL Server 7 for roughly $1400.
Oracle 8.0.5 for Linux with 5 concurrent user licenses was only $130
more. So we made the switch for a mere $130.
But we also decided to buy a service contract with Oracle for an
additional $700 or so.
Finally you have to bear in mind that additional client access licenses
are considerably more expensive with Oracle. I believe that user licenses
beyond the initial 5 would cost roughly $150 with MS and $295 with
Oracle.
But, and this is important to me, my entire experience in dealing with
Oracle and their products has been very pleasant and constructive.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lyno Sullivan)
Subject: LLS: Install cfdisk and 12GB disk
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:38:39 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I booted from the Debian 2.1 CD and tried to Partition a Hard Drive
but it appears that cfdisk doesn't know how to handle extended
partitions on a 12GB disk. I used Win98's DOS diskette fdisk to
format the extended partition and allocate the logical drive
partitions. Then when I return back to the install, cfdisk gets a
"FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition". I don't know how to get
unstuck. Thank you for any help you can provide.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG **)
Subject: Trollings (Was: VMware sell-out to Microsoft???)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:53:03 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew D Matuszak:
[Snip...]
|> I don't understand why Bill Frisbee is reading this newsgroup. This is
|> one of the busiest news groups that I subscribe to. I don't have time to
|> waste downloading and deleting Bill's crap. Bill, why don't you
[Snip...]
Then don't feed the troll. I've not seen a newsreader without a KILL file
function yet. I personally like the "Author kill" button in xrn, and find
it most helpful in dispatching these annoying pests. And why did you find
it worthwhile to quote the troll's entire tirade yet again in making your
rebuttal? Dislike the trollgame? Then quit playing it. Prefer more active
retaliation? Complain to the troll's service provider. Want to change the
perspective? Look for the pettiness these MS lapdogs have had to stoop in
a desperate bid to avoid unpleasant realities. Re: Mindcraft shills.
Regards, Weird (Harold Stevens) ** IMPORTANT EMAIL INFO **
1. As antispam, I have completely disabled my "adam" email account.
2. Please vent inconvenience at Cyberpromo and their Satanic spawn.
3. Please look for (wyrd) at raytheon, dotted with com. NO UCE/UBE.
4. I detest UCE/UBE. I support CAUCE; http://www.cauce.org HR 1748.
Standard Disclaimer: My opinions, and not Raytheon Systems Company.
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