Linux-Misc Digest #216, Volume #20 Sat, 15 May 99 14:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: page faults ("James Holbrook")
kernel compile error (James Chang)
Re: silly windows ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SuSE 6.1 for cheap... (RCW)
Re: [?] problem w/ TeX under RH 6.0 (Sebastian Rahtz)
Re: COMPAQ Armada 6500 help needed ("Anders �stling")
Re: Ftp software ? (Chris Aiken)
Re: SUID games? What is RedHat doing? (Timo Korvola)
Re: Registry in Linux ??? (Jim Bowlin)
Problem in Getting Kernel 2.2.9 work with RH 6.0 ("Bhola N. De")
Installfest Announcements (was: Re: LOCAL: Raleigh, NC, USA: Installfest (Dan Kegel)
Sendmail can't start in RH (Kelvin Leung)
Re: Staroffice registration key ? (Ed Hurst)
Re: CompuServe? (siz)
Re: Libraries Needed? (Gerald Willmann)
Re: LS-120 ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Distributions compatibility+hardware ("Mage...")
Re: 2.2.1 Kernel Compiling Problems, some help please? (jason)
Re: 'Find'. what a strange command (Bill Unruh)
Re: Hidden files - Linux setup (Borislav Simov)
Re: silly windows (Roland Latour)
Logger and syslog (subzerofire)
Sony Vaio (siz)
Re: No space left on device (Bill Unruh)
Distributions compatibility+hardware ("Casteyde")
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From: "James Holbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: page faults
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 08:40:48 -0700
well said.....
Rob Komar wrote in message <7hj3hd$ads$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Bob Tennent ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: On Fri, 14 May 1999 21:32:39 GMT, NF Stevens wrote:
>: >> >
>: >>OK, I've tested my RAM using memtest and it detected no errors.
>: >>So what *else* might be causing apparently random page faults?
>: >
>: >I had a couple of those page fault things immediately after
>: >upgrading to kernel 2.2.5. I cleaned all the dust out of the
>: >fan on my processor. It hasn't occurred again yet. (Touch wood).
>: >
>: Good suggestion. In fact my CPU fan wasn't even moving. Since
>: replacing it, I haven't had a page fault. Thanks.
>
>Well, that's good news, but to be pedantic, you've probably had
>many thousands of page faults since then. Not all of a process'
>pages may be in memory when the program is running, and when it
>tries to access a page that isn't there, a page fault is generated.
>If all goes well, the required page is fetched into memory and
>the program continues to run. So, page faults are a normal
>occurrence when a process runs. Now, those failed kernel paging
>requests you saw are a different matter!
>
>Cheers,
>Rob Komar
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From: James Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel compile error
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 21:07:38 +0800
Hi there
During kernel compiling, I met the error message as following
"cs4234.o(.text+0x81): undefined reference to 'ad1848_detect'"
Could anybody tell me the meaning of error message and how to solve the problem?
Thanks in advance
............
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: silly windows
Date: 15 May 1999 14:18:00 GMT
In his obvious haste, Nevyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled thusly:
: ok i'll try again.....an read the spelling this time
: does anyone have any idea why windows has exe's that are linux
: commands?...ping and ftp are two but im sure i found more...
Ping. FTP, Telnet and other network based commands are not so much Unix
commands, as industry standard protocols.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RCW)
Subject: SuSE 6.1 for cheap...
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 13:15:08 GMT
I was pleasantly surprised to find that www.chumbo.com sells SuSE 6.1
for around $23 plus another $5 for shipping.
I really like Suse and KDE.
RCW
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From: Sebastian Rahtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: [?] problem w/ TeX under RH 6.0
Date: 14 May 1999 14:18:22 +0000
Francisco Cribari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain/misc/10point.tex)kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmr17
> mktextfm: Running mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input cmr17
> This is METAFONT, Version 2.7182 (Web2C 7.3)
>
> (/usr/share/texmf/fonts/source/jknappen/sauter/cmr17.mf
> (/usr/share/texmf/fonts/source/jknappen/sauter/b-cmr.mfkpathsea: Running mktexmf
>cmbase
>
> ! I can't find file `cmbase'.
> l.2 if unknown cmbase: input cmbase
> fi
complain, _bitterly_, to whoever made the RedHat TeX setup, if "cmr7.tfm"
and "cmbase.mf" are really not in the kit. You are in deep trouble!
boa tarde
Sebastian
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From: "Anders �stling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: COMPAQ Armada 6500 help needed
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 15:04:39 +0200
Hi
I have read Matts page about the Armada 6500 and I can only agree. Matt's
internal network and modem card is (for some reason) disabled and replaced
with a seperate LAN card. I uses my Xircom card, and it works great with the
defautl settings from the PCMCIA-3.0.7 package (I have currently the SUSE
6.0 running with full networking and PCMCIA suupport).
I also used same procedure as Matt to configure X. Very nice and crisp
display.
If you have any specific questions, I will try to help you as far as I can.
Matt Foster wrote in message <7hep0m$n5b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>In comp.os.linux.portable Joseph D. Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: I'd like any info on configuring linux for the above system.
>: It does have the Xircom net/serial card internal.
>: It does have the RAGE LT video controller.
>
>
>I have Slackware 3.6 running on this beast. Take a look at
>http://www.molnir.demon.co.uk/armada.html
>for my witterings on how I got the various bits working.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Matt
>
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From: Chris Aiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ftp software ?
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:47:37 -0400
The Igloo site has "static" rpm's that have all you need w/o worries
of missing libraries.
...cwa
Steve McClay wrote:
> Hi,
> I got the program, but am having problems installing it. I get the
> following message :
>
> libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by IglooFTP-0.6.1-1
> libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by IglooFTP-0.6.1-1
> libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by IglooFTP-0.6.1-1
> libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by IglooFTP-0.6.1-1
>
> Where do I get these files from ?
> Thanks,
> Steve.
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Chris Aiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Try: http://www.littleigloo.org/
> > Also visit: http://awwm.linuxberg.com/software.html
> >
> > Steve McClay wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I wanted to know if there is any Good Ftp software for (Redhat)
> Linux? I
> > > am using NCFTP currently. I would also like to know if there is any
> > > command that would let me transfer subdirectories as well (in
> NCFTP)?
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
> > > ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---
> >
> >
>
> --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
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From: Timo Korvola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.security.unix,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: SUID games? What is RedHat doing?
Date: 15 May 1999 18:36:19 +0300
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh):
> Not really. Having uncontrolled programs on your system which are suid
> root is insane. It is precisely such programs which a user on the system
> can use to gain root access, and hving them there as games, instead of
> crucial system programs, is just silly and dangerous.
Normally SVGAlib programs drop root priviledges at the initialization
call of the library. So if you know that the program does not do
anything stupid before that call, things should be OK. This of course
means that you need to have the source and read it until the call to
vga_init.
> If you need access to something which for some reason requires root
> (aparently the SVGAlib is such) then you provide a single access program
> which you can then really make sure is safe running suid root.
Such as an X server. But SVGAlib is intended to be a low overhead
graphics library. From a security point of view it is ugly -- if you
don't like it, don't use it.
Comp.os.linux.security would seem the most appropriate group for this,
so followups there, please.
--
Timo Korvola <URL:http://www.iki.fi/tkorvola/>
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From: Jim Bowlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Registry in Linux ???
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 07:58:46 -0700
Thomas Scholz wrote:
>
> First of all let me say thanks to all of you for your help.
>
> So there is nothing that keeps track of the applications installed
> on the system, regarding location, configuration, ... things like that.
Oh ... all of this can be done under Linux. Take a look at RPM
(www.rpm.org for example).
When you asked if Linux had something like the Windows Registry (tm)
it was sort of like asking if the <your favorite car> had a rear
mounted gas tank just like the old Pinto's (which were notorious for
exploding and causing death and destruction in the event of an other-
wise minor fender bender).
Does Linux have a gas tank? Yup. Does it causes hours, days, weeks,
etc. of needless grief like the Windows Registry? Nope.
HTH -- Jim Bowlin
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From: "Bhola N. De" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.kernel,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Problem in Getting Kernel 2.2.9 work with RH 6.0
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 11:57:43 -0400
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
<pre>I tried compiling the newer kernels (starting from 2.2.7 to 2.2.9) under RedHat
6.0 and use them especially for reading NT drive. I keep getting the following
error message during boot:</pre>
<pre><font color="#FF0000">[snip]
hdb:[PTABL] [525/64/63] hdb1
Kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:08</font></pre>
<pre>and it hangs in there. I can still boot using Kernel 2.2.5-15 that
originally comes with RH 6.0.</pre>
<pre>Now I had successfully done this with RH5.2 upto kernel 2.2.7 both manually and
also sometimes by using <font color="#3333FF">buildkernel</font>.</pre>
<pre>Have anybody done this already with RH 6.0? Can you please give me a
clue? I used my previous <font color="#3333FF">.config</font> file (from RH 5.2)
and checked under RH 6.0. It looked OK. Had to change a few things (for
example: RAID-4/RAID-5 Mode under BLOCK DEVICES changed to y.)</pre>
<pre>Noticed that kernel files under RH 6.0 are fragmented into many more parts than
it used to be under RH 5.2.</pre>
<pre>Thx in advance.</pre>
<pre>--
Bhola De ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</pre>
<p> </html>
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From: Dan Kegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Installfest Announcements (was: Re: LOCAL: Raleigh, NC, USA: Installfest
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 14:35:23 +0000
Nalin Dahyabhai wrote on comp.os.linux.announce:
> The Linux Users Group at NCSU will hold its next installfest this Saturday,
> May 15 at 11:00 a.m. in 112 Tompkins Hall on the NCSU campus in Raleigh, NC.
>
> In order to bring some semblance of order to things, we're asking anyone who's
> planning on bringing a computer to let us know ahead of time by visiting the
> registration page at http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/installfest-reg.html
Unfortunately, this announcement only reached me on the 15th,
too late to post at http://installfest.com.
People holding installfests or looking for installfests might want
to use both on Usenet and http://installfest.com to increase
the chances of a timely announcement being seen...
- Dan
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From: Kelvin Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Sendmail can't start in RH
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 17:01:05 GMT
Hello,
I got a RH 5.1 installed in my home server as ipmasq, printer server and
file server with Samba and Netatalk. I got cable modem connected to it.
I haven't touch the sendmail configure file since the system installed.
I have tried to find the mail server howto but they all in bits and
pieces.
I found that the sendmail stop after a while when the system start, when
I look at the log in /var/log/maillog, it shows:
==============================================================
May 15 09:21:45 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: problem creating SMTP socket
May 15 09:21:50 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root):
opendaemonsocket: cannot bind: Address already in use
May 15 09:21:50 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: problem creating SMTP socket
May 15 09:21:55 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root):
opendaemonsocket: cannot bind: Address already in use
May 15 09:21:55 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: problem creating SMTP socket
May 15 09:22:00 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root):
opendaemonsocket: cannot bind: Address already in use
May 15 09:22:00 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: problem creating SMTP socket
May 15 09:22:00 CX346166-A sendmail[668]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root):
opendaemonsocket: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting
and here is my /etc/inetd.conf
===============================================================
# These are standard services.
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
gopher stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd gn
# do not uncomment smtp unless you *really* know what you are doing.
# smtp is handled by the sendmail daemon now, not smtpd. It does NOT
# run from here, it is started at boot time from /etc/rc.d/rc#.d.
smtp stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/smtpd smtpd
#nntp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.nntpd
# Shell, login, exec and talk are BSD protocols.
shell stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.rshd
login stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.rlogind
#exec stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.rexecd
talk dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.talkd
ntalk dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ntalkd
#dtalk stream tcp waut nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd in.dtalkd
# Pop and imap mail services et al
pop-2 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd ipop2d
pop-3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd ipop3d
imap stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd imapd
=======================================================
Can anyone give me some advice? I know nothing about mail server setup.
I am really looking for some kind of howto/faq stuff for general
description of the relationship between sendmail, procmail, fetchmail,
etc...
Thanks.
Kelvin
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Staroffice registration key ?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 11:06:04 -0500
James Chang wrote:
> Hi there
> Could anybody tell me the staroffice 5.0 registration key ?
> Thanks in advance
> --
> ****************************************
> I Believe I Can Fly For Freedom
> ****************************************
Go to URL <www.stardivision.com>, schlep around on their website until
you find the online form for registering your copy of StarOffice. It is
absolutely free, and makes whatever copy of StarOffice you have a fully
functioning one, by virtue of a cookie. You will be shown the details
of your registration, plus a copy will be e-mailed to you. Then,
re-install StarOffice, using whatever info is on the registration form.
If it matches the cookie, you are done.
Ed
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From: siz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CompuServe?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 11:59:28 -0400
Please include me in that mailing...or post here.
Thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In an installation of SuSE Linux I saw a reference to Compuserve being
>used as an ISP when setting up PPP. I'm not currently on SuSE but would
>like to use Compuserve if possible. At the moment I'm unable to connect
>due to chap secrets error. If anyone out there in Linux Land is using
>Compuserve and would like to share examples of chap setup or other
>critical considerations please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Ray Seiffert
>
>
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From: Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Libraries Needed?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 09:13:22 -0700
On Sat, 15 May 1999, Jason Bond wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can get ahold of the following libraries?
> failed dependencies:
> libaudiofile.so.0 is needed by x11amp-0.9-beta1.1-1
> libesd.so.0 is needed by x11amp-0.9-beta1.1-1
check out rufus.w3.org. If you look at the x11amp.rpm on that site it'll
tell you what it depends on and it usually has links to the packages which
supply those dependencies.
Gerald
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Date: 15 May 99 10:32:14 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LS-120
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Dave Spensley;
DS> But I'd still like to know how to low-level format the damn things under
DS> Linux.
mkfs? Works for me, on some disks whose sectoring was at best AFU due
to a hardware fault when the drive was attached to another machine (this
one)
Cheers, Gene
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Ch. Eng. @ WDTV-5 |A2091,GuruRom,1g Seagate,CDROM,Multiface III
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or |Buddha + 4 gig WDC drive, 525 meg tape
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>|Stylus Pro, EnPrint, Picasso-II, 17" vga
RC5-Moo! 22kkeys/sec isn't much, but it all helps
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From: "Mage..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Distributions compatibility+hardware
Date: 15 May 1999 17:08:41 GMT
In this document, I have used [ and ] to symbolize commands to be
typed in and { and } to represent variables, such a kernel version numbers.
Also, Linux refers to the kernel source and compiled kernel, and
GNU/Linux refers to the entire OS and its accessories.
Casteyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<7hk5bh$re1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I am about to install Linux, but I still have a few questions :
>
> Compatibility...
> 1. Most distributions claims they have a 2.2.x Kernel, but in fact
> they seems to have only a Kernel 2.0.36 + [Hacker Kernel] 2.2.x.
> What does it mean ? Will I have to install a patch ? Is this Kernel
> hacked by the distributors, or it is a standard kernel ?
Actually, 2.0.36 is a stable kernal, you can tell this by the even number
(in this case the 0) as the second number.
The 2.2.x is, drumroll please, a stable kernel also. I am not sure
but depending upon the distribution, they may install the 2.0.36 and
include a patch to a 2.2.x version.
> 2. In the same kind of idea, is it possible to install a Linux
> from a distribution, and to updrage to the latest Kernel I can download
> (that is, will the kernel of the distribution be a standard kernel,
> or a modified one ?) ?
It is possible, and even wanted, especially when any improvements would
help you, such as updated drivers, better SMP (especially if you have more
than 2 processors) and the such. You may want to check locations like
www.kernel.org or linuxhq.org for the latest info.
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, there should be
[/usr/src/linux] and [/usr/src/{your current linux version number}]
directories.
If not, then you will want to, as root, [mv /usr/src/linux
/usr/src/linux-old]
This will copy your current kernel source to another directory, thereby
giving
you a back up of the source code.
Now you may want to make a BOOTDISK so that you can boot your
machine in case you get the new kernel installed and something isn't
configured correctly. You can check any of the documentation sites, there
may
even be the HOWTO for it on your disks. If not,
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO
will be a good read to help you do this.
To install the new kernel. Download the tarball, if you don't have a T1 or
above,
pack a lunch, then [gzip -d {tarball}] then, from [/usr/src] and as root,
[tar xf {unzipped tarball}]. This will create a new subdirectory, that
should be
named [/usr/src/linux]. There, you have just installed the new kernel
source
code. To build a new kernel from it, check the documentation, either from
the
HOWTO directory above (look for Kernel) or with manuals that come with
the distribution, or even actual books you may have purchased along with
GNU/Linux.
> 3. Is the distribution relevant to the software I will install later
> (that is, does softwares requires a particular distribution ?) ?
Theoretically, no. Actually, possibly. What you WILL need to check whenever
you want to install a new program is to check which programs/libraries it
needs.
With programs downloaded off the internet or a source CD (IE: not
self-installing)
then there will be a INSTALL or README or a file such as those in the
tarball
that will tell you what the program will need to run. Then follow the
instructions
to find out if they are there. RPM installed programs will alert you if you
do not
have correct libraries installed and give you the name of the ones you
need, so you
can go find them and install them first.
> 4. The gcc version seems to be only 2.7.2 for most distributions,
> and *not* 2.8.1 (the latest non-experimental version). Why ? Is there
> any problem with 2.8.1 ?
That can depend on the lag time of version release and CD production. Most
places don't want the first run of a release to have 2.7.2 and then laters
runs
of the same release (5.2, 6.0, 2.2, whatever) to have a different version.
This
makes it kind of hell on the poor TS/phone support guys.
> And now hardware...
> 5. Is there any solution to acquire Video (I own a miro Video DC 30) ?
The first stop is to contact the company that made it and see if they know
of
a GNU/Linux driver or if they have one in the works. Sometimes even their
websites will have info that their regular customer support people don't
know.
Other than that, search the web to see if there are any sites about it yet.
And
pray.
> 6. Is it possible to have OpenGL acceleration on Linux with a i740 based
> card ? And with a Rage Pro ?
Possible... YES, but not yet. People are working on it and since Intel
(makers
of the i740) have been working with the GNU/Linux people, it shouldn't be
too long. Most of the gamer sites will have news on this.
> Thank you very much for your answers...
Mage...
--
Well, look at that. Breach hull, all die.
Even had it underlined.
Crow, MST3K the movie
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From: jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.1 Kernel Compiling Problems, some help please?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 12:39:48 -0400
Why not upgrade to 2.2.9 (the latest)? Your problem may be solved
by that alone. The early 2.2.x kernels were a little buggy, I understand.
If you can't do that, then if I were you I'd back up /usr/src/linux/.config,
do a 'make mrproper', put the .config back, and recompile. See if that
helps.
Good luck,
-jason
(to reply via email, make the appropriate substitution in my email address)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: 'Find'. what a strange command
Date: 15 May 1999 17:18:39 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mark Forsyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Or even find / | grep -i netscape
Uuurgle.
Use the locate command.
locate netscape.
This does a grep on a find database which is updated daily in
/etc/cron.daily
Otherwise
find / -name \*netscape\* -ls
to find all files with names with netscape in the name. the * must be
escaped or your shell will try to interpret it rather than find. That is
why the \* rather than *
(find start-directories whattofind)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Borislav Simov)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Hidden files - Linux setup
Date: 15 May 1999 17:11:21 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregory S. Lyons) writes:
>globally changing file attributes is probably a bad idea, try this
>instead...
>use
> C:\>dir /s /a:h
>to locate the file(s) in question, _then_
> C:\>attrib -r -a -s -h <path\filename>
> C:\>del <path\filename>
> OR
> C:\>move <path/filename> <newpath>
>as required to delete/move the offending files.
The best approach may be copying. Try do defragment the drive
first. This will open up some space before the system or hidden
files. Then for each hidden file, say "foo" do the following:
1. copy foo bar
2. attrib -r -a -s -h foo
3. del foo
4. ren bar foo
This creates a copy of the file "foo" starting from the first
possible free sectors. (I am not sure whether "move" will have
to same effect. In UNIX "mv" merely changes the file name, but no
physical copying is performed.)
>Greg
--
Borislav Simov, Graduate Student in Computer Science
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~simov/homepage.html
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From: Roland Latour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: silly windows
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 07:55:24 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nevyn wrote:
>
> does anyone have any idea why windows has exe's that are linux
> commands?...pind and ftp are tw but im sure i found more...look in ur
> windows directory...they use the same commands syentex everything....y?
Because there are standards called RFCs that define what ping is,
what ftp is, etc. MS has not yet corrupted the Internet, so MS had
to write winapps that meet those protocols, to provide 'net access
to their crippleware.
And they don't necessarily use the same syntax. Example: MS' ping.exe
has an option to pad the ping with lots of random data. This violates
the RFC for ping, and caused lots of crashes with various unixes and
other things like X terminals, until those vendors patched their
systems to deal with things that shouldn't have happened in the
first place. That's one example of the MS policy of embrace, extend,
and destroy. But MS hasn't destroyed the 'net yet--fingers crossed.
--
Retired Tech Support Engineer http://home.cdsnet.net/~rolandl
No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your defeats --
approximately one billion Chinese couldn't care less.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (subzerofire)
Subject: Logger and syslog
Date: 15 May 1999 17:08:03 GMT
anyone know how to use logger from the command line to send a message to syslog
?
thx for the great help..
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From: siz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sony Vaio
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 12:17:15 -0400
Anyone use Linux under Sony Vaio's? I'm looking to get one. Any info on t=
he web
on this?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: No space left on device
Date: 15 May 1999 17:25:53 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> g gilmore
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>My HD filled up so I cleared somethings out and made space. But
>still when logged in as an user I cannot make directories, write to
>files, compile programs --anything that writes to anything. I get an
>error message that says 'No space left on device'. I believe there is
>space. Root does not have this problem.
The filesystem saves 10% of the partition space for root, so that when
the fs fills up, root is able to get in to rescue things. If it filled
up completely, root might well also be locked out and you would have to
reformat and reinstall ( a horrible solution to the problem).
Do df.
The available space is that availale to the user. Teh total space is
taht availableto root.
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From: "Casteyde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Distributions compatibility+hardware
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 17:54:52 +0200
I am about to install Linux, but I still have a few questions :
Compatibility...
1. Most distributions claims they have a 2.2.x Kernel, but in fact
they seems to have only a Kernel 2.0.36 + [Hacker Kernel] 2.2.x.
What does it mean ? Will I have to install a patch ? Is this Kernel
hacked by the distributors, or it is a standard kernel ?
2. In the same kind of idea, is it possible to install a Linux
from a distribution, and to updrage to the latest Kernel I can download
(that is, will the kernel of the distribution be a standard kernel,
or a modified one ?) ?
3. Is the distribution relevant to the software I will install later
(that is, does softwares requires a particular distribution ?) ?
4. The gcc version seems to be only 2.7.2 for most distributions,
and *not* 2.8.1 (the latest non-experimental version). Why ? Is there
any problem with 2.8.1 ?
And now hardware...
5. Is there any solution to acquire Video (I own a miro Video DC 30) ?
6. Is it possible to have OpenGL acceleration on Linux with a i740 based
card ? And with a Rage Pro ?
Thank you very much for your answers...
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