Linux-Misc Digest #486, Volume #20 Fri, 4 Jun 99 02:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Decent Partition Sizes??
Re: Help with crontab (Kevin Miles)
Re: Another RealPlayer G2 question. (Eric Potter)
CRAZY IDEA: Linux Box as TCP/IP Network Audio/Visual Server? (Cyrus Mehta)
Re: NT the best web platform? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 00:20:33 -0400
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Decent Partition Sizes??
> Don't forget /opt.
> If you are are going to install kde, StarOffice, stuff like that (I
> realize you said this box was for "inet services"), they install into
> /opt. So...either make a generous /opt partition or create your f/s in
> advance, and symlink /opt to /usr/opt.
LinuxPPC makes /usr/local a symlink to /opt by default which
seems like a good way to go.
Greg
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From: Kevin Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: Help with crontab
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 16:21:36 +0100
"Louie R. Orbeta" wrote:
>
> Adam L. Mendelson wrote:
> >
> > I have an entry in my crontab it reads "1 * * * *
> > /usr/local/bin/netmrtg" and crond is running. Hoever this entry does
> > not seem to execute. I am trying to run a script every minute. This is
> > the first time I have tried to put cron to use. Is there anything wrong
> > with the syntax for having this run every minute? How can I debug why it
> > does not appear to run at all. Thank you in advance for any help, and a
> > cc in email would be greatly appreciated
>
> Hi,
>
> The entry "1 * * * *..." will only run in the 1st minute of the hour.
> If you want to have this run every minute, do this:
>
> "1 * * * *..."
> "2 * * * *..."
> "3 * * * *..."
> ...
> "59 * * * *..."
> "0 * * * *..."
>
why not use
* * * * * <program to execute>
this indicates to run every minute of every hour of every day of every month
Kevin Miles
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Potter)
Subject: Re: Another RealPlayer G2 question.
Date: 3 Jun 1999 16:19:40 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
Joe Morton enlightened this group thus:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a strange problem with RealPlayer G2 that I haven't been able
> to figure out. I have checked the FAQs, HOWTOs, etc., with no luck
> finding anything for this specific problem.
>
> I've gotten the Realplayer to work when logged in as root just fine, in
> Netscape 4.6, I click on a realaudio or realvideo link and it starts
> right up and plays beautifully. However if as a normal user I click on
> the same link, the RealPlayer pops up on the screen, and doesn't load or
> play anything.
>
> I set everything up the same for the user as I had for the root. Other
> sound functions work fine for the normal user - WAVs, audio CDs, and
> other sound fx.
>
> My first thought was that it might be a file permission problem, so I
> went to any Reaplayer files I could fine and changed the permisions so
> they are read, write and executable to all users, but that didn't do
> anything.
>
> I am using Redhat 6.0 (upgraded from 5.2) with kernel 2.2.9 on an AMD
> K2-400. It is quite possible that I overlooked something obvious, as
> I've only been using Linux since late March and claim only enough
> knowlege about Linux to be dangerous.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Joe Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
You may want to check the permissions on /dev/dsp
Do any other sound apps work?
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From: Cyrus Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: CRAZY IDEA: Linux Box as TCP/IP Network Audio/Visual Server?
Date: 4 Jun 1999 04:54:24 GMT
Hi all,
I was wondering if the following was possible (or even desireable)
I want to set up a home network for data,audio(stereo output), and video. I want a
central
consolidated server for the deal, I dont want to run Data wire, speaker wire, and COAX
to every port
and figure out a way to switch between all the different connections
Suppose you have:
a Linux Box (any Distro, any kernal you want)
A TCP/IP 10/100BaseT network with CAT5 wiring
Quality Soundcard
Quality Video Card
Is it possible to use the Linux Box as a server to send an audio/visual signal
to network ports so that I could hook up a TV and/or some stereo speakers to a network
port WITHOUT a client computer to receive the signal and translate for the TV/Speakers.
I was thinking of a simple device that would connect to a network port and output a
something
relateively simply like an RCA type connection (you know left channel, reight channel,
and/or video channel)
Any thoughts, ideas, flames, go ahead......
CKM
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: NT the best web platform?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 04:40:26 GMT
>"Chad Mulligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> In a word. Yes! Leaving a bug in a recommended installer program that will
>> destroy data is UNPROFESSIONAL!
Somehow this reminds me of the episode a few years back when I made the
mistake of using DOS fdisk to remove a partition. Uh-oh, fdisk got
confused by something (I suspect the fact that there were 3 primary
partitions in that partition table) and completely nuked the whole
partition table.
Conclusion: According to Chad, MS is UNPROFESSIONAL!
Bernie
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