Linux-Misc Digest #978, Volume #19 Wed, 28 Apr 99 21:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Extract from Tar (hellraiser)
CLI app: *.jpg -> thumbnail-*.jpg (Dav Coleman)
Sound Problems ("J. Benjamin Hale")
Re: Burning playable music CD's (jik-)
kernel 2.2.6 installed - minor problems can u help? ("Ron")
Configure Sendmail (or exim) for Dialup (Hugo van der Merwe)
Where do I get the files that go in /usr/include? (Adam Haun)
Re: Mouse under X (Peter Englmaier)
Re: New Linux Knowledgebase Project. ("Redhat 6.0")
Re: InfoWorld: Caldera 2.2 install "surpasses Windows" ("Micheal MacCana")
RH control-panel (Ken Teh)
kernel 2.2.6 installed - minor problems can u help? ("Ron")
Linux fail-over capabilities anyone? (Chris Zimmerman)
Re: ISAPNP ("Daniel Thomas")
samba (dale pearl)
Re: SETI@home output capture ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Unresolved Symbol (Peter Englmaier)
Re: ppp through rs 232 ports (Peter Englmaier)
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From: hellraiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Extract from Tar
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 14:01:30 -0400
i tried your example, and it worked fine. i think your problem is that
you used 'xvzf'. the 'z' in there means that your extracting the files
from a compressed archive. try doing the same thing, but without the
'z'.
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From: Dav Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CLI app: *.jpg -> thumbnail-*.jpg
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:57:38 GMT
--
I'm looking for something which will take a jpg file and create a thumbnail
jpg version. pnmscale will do this with pnm files, but i'm not sure how to
convert pnm<->jpg and although 'man pnmscale' mentions a 'pnm' proggie, i
didn't get that installed from rpm along with pnmscale.
And freshmeat.net returns nothing on a search for pnm.
And I imagine there is an app which can do this without leaving the jpg arena
anyhow?
-Dav
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From: "J. Benjamin Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Problems
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:11:10 -0400
I am running RedHat 5.2 and have a compatible sound card and have compiled
it correctly into a 2.2.6 kernel. I used sndconfig and put it in ok. The
test was fine and I could use the mixer. However, I have been having
problems lately.
First, I compiled KJukeBox from KDE. It compiled correctly. However, when
ever I try to run it, I get a dialog box that says:
*****************
Cannot open /dev/dsp.
KJuukeBox exist!
*****************
The program then opens and runs OK except I get no sound.
Next when I open kmix I get an error dialog box that says:
**************************************************
kmix: Could not open mixer.
Perhaps you have no permission to access the mixer device.
Login as root and do a 'chmod a+rw /dev/mixer*' to allow access.
**************************************************
I do as it says and I get no response from the computer. When I try it kmix
again (even as root) I get the same error message.
And if this wasn't strange enough, sndconfig no longer works. It gives me a
modprobe error.
Any help that you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so
much.
--
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85 SE 16th Avenue, F203
Gainesville FL 32601-0504
352/335-6532
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:45:43 -0700
From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Burning playable music CD's
Markus Wandel wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Alan Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >All CD-R blanks are transparent on the bottom and coated on the top. The
> >reflective surface where the data actually lives in on the top side of the CD.
> >The laser passes through the clear part and reflects off of the underside of
> >the top coating. If you scratch the top side of *ANY* CD-R, it's ruined. It
> >doesn't have anything to do with brands, that's just how they work and they're
> >all made the same.
>
> NOT TRUE!
>
> I have a couple of CD-ROMs that other people burned for me that are clear top
> and bottom and the reflective layer is definitely embedded in the plastic.
>
> I wish they were all like that.
Yes, the best are indeed. Sanyo disks are among them. The reflective
layer may be closer to the top then bottom, I have tried to discover how
close without ruining the disk,....but it would certainly take a much
deaper scratch then an occasional abrasion to ruin the data...it would
have to be dug at with a sharp instrument and the rest of the data would
not then flake off. I peeled that Imation CD like an orange....such a
thing would not be possible with the good CDs.
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From: "Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel 2.2.6 installed - minor problems can u help?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:11:08 -0700
new to linux,I have linux redhat running on an old i486 isa box, just
updated the kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.2.6 and also samba to 2.0.3. This was my
first time updating a kernel and I was pretty confused when answering the
questions posed during # make config After the update I'm recieving some
error messages that I hope someone can identify or direct me to a source
(book, website etc.) that can explain a remedy for them. I updated the
support non kernel packages as described by the redhat kernel upgrade info
posted on their website. Can anyone help with these minor ( I call them
minor because the system and network is working) problems:
1) tty_io.c: process 308 (gpm) used obsolete /dev/cua0 - update software to
use /dev/ttyS0
what package should I install to fix this? (When setting up devices on
serial ports like mouse and modem I'm seeing cua* settings instead of ttyS*)
2) finding module dependencies/lib/modules/2.2.6/misc/paride.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
I have no clue about this, any ideas?
Also when selecting [Y/n/m] during #make config are the capitalized letters
the default, or are they 'recommended'. If you dont make a selection and
just press enter do you get a default setting or no setting at all? What
does the m stand for? Where can I find some info on understanding the
settings during #make config?
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From: Hugo van der Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Configure Sendmail (or exim) for Dialup
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:45:36 GMT
I am using Debian Linux, and would like to configure exim (which is supposed
to be sendmail compatible, so what works for sendmail should also work for
exim) to not immediately send emails. I want the emails to wait in an
"outbox", until I connect, at which time they will be sent.
I have fetchmail running in daemon mode, checking for emails every 5 minutes
if the ppp0 interface is up with a valid IP address. Something similar with
sendmail/exim would be cool. I am probably also going to add "fetchmail" to
my connect script, and maybe my disconnect script as well.
Does fetchmail eat much system resources? I currently run 3 fetchmails at a
time, one for each user using pop3...
TIA,
Hugo van der Merwe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam Haun)
Subject: Where do I get the files that go in /usr/include?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:43:12 GMT
Hi everyone.
I've recently installed Linux and have been getting along
pretty well. However, being the fanatic that I am, I've been upgrading
every component of my system(RedHat 5.2) that I can. I'm up to kernel
2.2.6, gcc 2.8.1, make 3.77, and whichever ld comes with RedHat.
However, now when I try to compile programs such as diald or
linuxthreads I get errors in the header files from /usr/include, such
as missing semicolons after a struct, variable redefinitions, and so
forth.
I don't think that I did anything to break the header files,
so I'm wondering if I didn't do something that I was supposed to do.
I've been looking for replacement files for my /usr/include directory,
but I'm still new at Linux and haven't had any luck. So can someone
possibly tell me exactly what my problem is, and how to fix it if
possible? Thanks in advance
--
Adam Haun
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From: Peter Englmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse under X
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:18:24 -0400
Before anybody can help you, you must give more information.
Assuming you use Redhat:
check if the mouse works on the text screen. If not, you
run mouseconfig (install the mouseconfig-*.rpm from CD1) and choose
a serial logitech mouse. Restart the mouse driver with:
sh /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm stop
sh /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm start
Assuming your mouse works on the text screen:
You must change /etc/X11/XF86config to reflect your setup to contain:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "Logitech"
Device "/dev/ttyS0" <--- put here your mouse port
...
The X configuration tools should offer a menu to setup the mouse.
It might be necessary to avoid moving the mouse before the mouse is
setup using some of the setup tools (the mouse will go crazy if you
move it). Use 'TAB' and 'Shift-TAB' to navigate until the mouse is
setup.
Prins Olivier wrote:
>
> I'm trying to configure my Logitech serial mouse for use under X but i
> can't get it to work......and after i've ran X with th wrong mouse
> settings my screen just displays garbage....what can i do??
>
> Prins Olivier
>
> --
> Running Windows on a PIII, is like driving a $200,000 Porsche only
> backwards.....
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From: "Redhat 6.0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Linux Knowledgebase Project.
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:17:57 GMT
http://www.linuxkb.org - Maybe they're starting on a Knowledge Base... If
not, I think you could start with MySQL database and PHP...
"We are not ready to show what we're up to yet."
# whois linuxkb.org
[rs.internic.net]
Registrant:
ASH Technologies (LINUXKB-DOM)
81 Lexton Drv
York, PA 17404
US
Domain Name: LINUXKB.ORG
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Pincin, Jason (JP8710) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
717-848-9559
Billing Contact:
Pincin, Jason (JP8710) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
717-848-9559
Record last updated on 08-Feb-99.
Record created on 28-Aug-98.
Database last updated on 28-Apr-99 12:45:01 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS1.LINUXKB.ORG 205.231.210.90
NS.ASHTECH.NET 205.166.61.57
PUMA.DRAAW.NET 199.234.237.21
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in article <7g6qij$rke$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Dear All,
>
> Browsing through the different sites and the not-so nice mindcraft
comparison
> between NT and Linux, it was brought to my attention that indeed there is
> lack of a solid point for information; it is there, but it is all
scattered
> around. Eran Tromer has a document (http://www.forum2.org/eran/tulk/)
> describing what he thinks a knowledgebase should contain and in what way.
> Although I found a knowledgebase (http://linuxkb.cheek.com), I do not
think
> it has the right setup. First it is a commercial site, which implies some
> restrictions by definition. Also I entered some queries, but did not
really
> like the results which came up.
>
> So hereby I am inviting people, who think the same about this and are
> interested to put some effort in making a unified knowledge base to write
to
> me. Let's see what we can do!
>
> Bolke de Bruin
>
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From: "Micheal MacCana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: InfoWorld: Caldera 2.2 install "surpasses Windows"
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:14:37 +1000
Thanks!
Frank McKenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7g51ci$of4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> More fuel for the "Distribution Wars". (;-)
>
> Nicholas Petreley's "Down To The Wire" column in the April 19 issue of
> InfoWorld is subtly(;-) titled
>
> "Caldera OpenLinux turns Windows into roadkill sooner than you
> expected"
>
> For the full column (suitable for framing and sending copies to your
> "Linux is too user-unfriendly" acquaintances), see
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?
> /99/16/o13-16.110.ht
>
> And, of course, for Caldera details, see
>
> http://www.caldera.com/
>
>
> Enjoy...
>
>
> Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates / OS2BBS OS/2 Advisor
> Richmond, Virginia (804) 320-4887
> Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / TalkLink: WZ01123
>
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From: Ken Teh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH control-panel
Date: 28 Apr 1999 20:13:26 GMT
I've noticed that the Redhat control-panel sometimes goes nuts, eating up
all the cpu cycles. What is it doing? Did I misconfigure something?
I'd appreciate any help. I'm considering removing the control-panel
entirely.
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From: "Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel 2.2.6 installed - minor problems can u help?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:34:32 -0700
new to linux,I have linux redhat running on an old i486 isa box, just
updated the kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.2.6 and also samba to 2.0.3. This was my
first time updating a kernel and I was pretty confused when answering the
questions posed during # make config After the update I'm recieving some
error messages that I hope someone can identify or direct me to a source
(book, website etc.) that can explain a remedy for them. I updated the
support non kernel packages as described by the redhat kernel upgrade info
posted on their website. Can anyone help with these minor ( I call them
minor because the system and network is working) problems:
1) tty_io.c: process 308 (gpm) used obsolete /dev/cua0 - update software to
use /dev/ttyS0
what package should I install to fix this? (When setting up devices on
serial ports like mouse and modem I'm seeing cua* settings instead of ttyS*)
2) finding module dependencies/lib/modules/2.2.6/misc/paride.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
I have no clue about this, any ideas?
Also when selecting [Y/n/m] during # make config are the capitalized letters
the default, or are they 'recommended'. If you dont make a selection and
just press enter do you get a default setting or no setting at all? What
does the m stand for? Where can I find some info on understanding the
settings during # make config?
3) after updating to rpm 3.0, the rpm package management button in the
control panel (Xwindows)doesn't work anymore ( the rpm utility does work
from the bash shell ). Is there a file I can edit which will fix this?
Thanks for your time, these devilish details are hard to find answers for.
Ron S.
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From: Chris Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux fail-over capabilities anyone?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:38:51 -0500
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Does anyone know of any fail-over solutions (does not have to be an app)
for Linux? I need to setup 2 machines, one primary running mars_nwe
(netware emulator), ftp, and rsync, and a secondary that will come
online for the first should it fail.
Thanks,
Chris Zimmerman
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From: "Daniel Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISAPNP
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:10:41 +1000
Elliott Paiken wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Simple question how do I use isapnp in linux? thanks
>
>
try this:
'pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf'
then edit the /etc/isapnp.conf file and uncomment the lines which apply to
your card. i.e. the IRQ, DMA, IO settings. In some cases you may have to
modify a line to get the right settings.
Dont forget to un comment the ACT Y line at the ewnd of each section.
save the file and type:
'isapnp < /etc/isapnp.conf'
and you should get a message saying what cards where found.
Hope this helps.
Daniel Thomas
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From: dale pearl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: samba
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:34:42 -0700
ok , I must admit first that I am very new to Linux so I probably did
something very stupid but here it goes..
i have an NT server as my PDC , I have two 95/98 workstations and one
Linux box . I want to be able to share files between the Linux box and
the NT server and 95 workstations so I attempted to configure the samba
on the Linux box as far as I got was able to see the Linux box in the
network neighborhood but was unable to browse it or view/open specific
directories. anyone have any suggestions whatsoever to assist me in my
end goal?
feel free to email this simpleton at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SETI@home output capture
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:44:23 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Thomas Amsler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am running the SETI@home program and would like to capture its
output
> to a file. While running the program, it prints the output to the
> terminal.
[snip]
I use "nohup setiathome &" The output goes to "nohup.out".
-Rich
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From: Peter Englmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unresolved Symbol
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:36:46 -0400
As far as I know, redhat comes with sound installed! So you do not
need to compile your kernel. In your post, it appeared that you have
not compiled all necessary sound modules.
Try compiling all of them as module to be sure. You can later check
with 'lsmod' which modules are really used.
Here is how I would do it (but you should always have one/more emergency
bootable kernel, on hard disk, on a disk, in a msdos partition...):
> 1. cd /usr/src
> 2. cp /root/linux-2.0.32.tar.gz
> 3. tar -xvzf linux-2.0.32.tar.gz
> 4. cd linux
> 5. make mrproper
> 6. make menuconfig (selected the sound card module SB16)
> 7. make dep
> 8. make clean
> 9. make boot
> 12. make modules
> 13. make modules_install
> 14. /sbin/installkernel 2.0.32 /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage
>/usr/src/linux/System.map
> 15. /sbin/lilo
> *Notice that there is a default link to module-info-2.0.32 (This is done
> during the installation and NOT when I rebuild my kernel) .
Well, keep it. I don't know what it is/was good for.
Cheers, Peter.
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From: Peter Englmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp through rs 232 ports
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:35:51 -0400
schkey wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for detailed instructions on how to connect a windows box and a
> linux box through the rs 232 ports for a file transfer. Please be as detailed
> as you possibly can.
Hi,
here is a shell script. It works with my RH5.2 system.
Cheers, Peter.
ppe_at_no_spam_.pa.uky.edu
#!/bin/sh
# Copyright GPL, P. Englmaier, 1998
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
host=`hostname`
SPEED=spd_normal
while : ; do
if [ $# = 0 ]; then
cat - <<EOF
Laplink - connect to a remote computer using a serial null modem
or parallel laplink cable.
Start a serial port connection with
laplink [-no] [-hi] [-vhi] <port> <remote>
-no for normal speed (38400 baud) (default)
-hi for high speed (57600 baud)
-vhi for very high speed (115000 baud)
<port> serial device port; can be: ttyS0 ttyS1 ttyS2 ttyS3
<remote> remote ip or name (should be defined in /etc/hosts)
Start a parallel port ppp connection
laplink <device> <remote>
<device> parallel device; can be: plip0, plip1, plip2. These
correspond to parallel ports lp0, lp1, lp2.
<remote> remote ip or name (should be defined in /etc/hosts)
Stop a running connection
laplink stop <port>
or
laplink stop <device>
EOF
exit 0
fi
case $1 in
-no*)
SPEED=spd_normal
shift ;;
-hi*)
SPEED=spd_hi
shift ;;
-vhi*)
SPEED=spd_vhi
shift ;;
ttyS*)
setserial /dev/$1 $SPEED
pppd /dev/$1 38400 nocrtscts defaultroute $host:$2 local persist
passive &
break;
;;
plip[0-9])
ifconfig $1 $host pointopoint $2
route add $2 $1
break;
;;
stop)
case $2 in
plip[0-9])
ifconfig $2 down
exit 0;
;;
ttyS*)
line=`ps ax | grep 'pp[p]d /dev/'$2`
if [ "$line" = "" ]; then
echo laplink: stop: Cannot find pppd process for $2
exit 1
else
kill -9 `echo $line |awk '{print $1}'`
exit 0
fi
;;
*)
echo "laplink: bad port or device name">&2
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
;;
*)
echo "laplink: bad parameter(s). Run $0 without arguments for
help." >&2
exit 1
;;
esac
done
exit 0
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