Linux-Misc Digest #493, Volume #20 Fri, 4 Jun 99 14:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Initial string for u.s.r. external modem? (Robert Lynch)
SOUND: /dev/sndstat unreadable ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help:Core dumps when calling C routine rexec (Jonathon Sako)
Re: One strange question - Can I boot Linux without Lilo ? (Marc Mutz)
Help needed with instalation ("Andr�s Escribano")
Re: Lilo+W98=No boot-why? (4season)
Re: Test your knowledge of Linux at new site! (Ben Short)
Re: Seti@home for Red Hat 6.0? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Can't connect to my ISP yet, here's the pppd-output... ("Melle")
Re: Help with TAR (Larry)
Re: enable modem for single session (Bill Unruh)
Newbie kPPP (modem problem) (tpage)
Re: Mice recommendations (brian moore)
Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me (Jaime Mantel)
Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me (Larry)
Re: NT the best web platform? (Larry)
Re: Need help editing PATH Variable (Larry)
Re: linux beginner-somebody help (Larry)
Re: vmware for linux (Uwe Bonnes)
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 18:55:08 -0700
From: Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Initial string for u.s.r. external modem?
Frank Yan wrote:
>
> I've got an external us robotics modem, 56K, model 5686. I want to
> use it under RH 5.2, but I cannot find a good initial string for this guy,
> so that I got a very slow modem speed. Does anyone knows about
> what's the initial string for this model of modem?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Frank
I have an <internal> modem of the same brand, etc. I use AT&F1, it
works fine.
HTH. Bob L.
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Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SOUND: /dev/sndstat unreadable
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 10:05:41 -0700
My sound card works with mp3 players, but i want to be able
to record, so I tried to install SoundStudio, but it requires
reading /dev/sndstat
I can't read /dev/sndstat at all on my RH5.2. Here's the
output
[root@pt24r59 /dev]# cat sndstat
cat: sndstat: Operation not supported by device
[root@pt24r59 /dev]# less -f sndstat
sndstat: Operation not supported by device
[root@pt24r59 /dev]#
As you can see, I can't use 'cat' or 'less -f'.
I thought I'd recreate this file, so I renamed the old one
as sndstat.old and executed the following command :
[root@pt24r59 /dev]# mknod -m 666 /dev/sndstat c 14 6
Trying to 'cat' or 'less -f' on the newly created file
yields the same results as above.
Permissions are 666 -- does anyone have any ideas?
I want to make the switch to linux (full time), but I can't
until I get SoundStudio running, but to start SoundStudio requires
/dev/sndstat be read.
Any ideas at all?
Somebody PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
Thanks in advance
Prem Deol
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonathon Sako)
Subject: Re: Help:Core dumps when calling C routine rexec
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 01:58:46 GMT
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 09:46:28 -0500, J. Sako <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I guess I'll attempt this again...
The source for my program to incoke rexec that core dumps...
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <sys/socket.h> /* Socket details
*/
#include <sys/errno.h> /* To enable network error trapping
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <netdb.h>
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
struct servent *servent;
FILE *fp;
int sd;
char ch;
int x;
char *host[] = {"no_host "};
char *user = "no_userid";
char *passwd = "no_password";
char *cmd = "no command
";
if (argc != 7)
{
puts("\nusage: xrexec host -l login -p password command\n");
goto done;
}
strcpy(*host,argv[1]);
strcpy(user,argv[3]);
strcpy(passwd,argv[5]);
strcpy(cmd,argv[6]);
memset(argv[5],'\0',strlen(argv[5]));
/*
printf("host=%s,user=%s,passwd=%s,cmd=%s.\n",*host,user,passwd,cmd);
*/
servent=getservbyname("exec","tcp");
sd=rexec(host,servent->s_port,user,passwd,cmd,0);
if (sd == -1)
{
puts("Error in rexec.");
exit(4);
}
/*
fp=(int)fdopen(sd,"r");
*/
fp=fdopen(sd,"r");
while ( ((x=(ch=getc(fp))) != EOF) && (x != 255) )
putchar(ch);
done:
exit(0);
}
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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 18:53:37 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: One strange question - Can I boot Linux without Lilo ?
Louie Chan wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I want to use the OS/2 loader or Partition Magic (OS loader) instead of
> the default Lilo.
> Can I boot up my Linux without using the default Lilo ?
>
> If I make my other OS loader (like Partition Magic or OS/2 loader)
> pointing the boot-sector of my Linux partition, can I boot my Linux
> without the Lilo ?
>
No, you can't. But you can do the thing you want to do if you install
LILO in the *boot* sector of the Linux-root-partition (i.e. '/') instead
of the MBR of the disk.
Marc Mutz
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From: "Andr�s Escribano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help needed with instalation
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 18:28:39 +0200
Hi, i've installed a tool to manage compressed files, it is called "the
cool zippi tool". When i try to run it, it says that cannot find
libforms.so.0.89
I've looked for it but i only find 0.88
How can i make it work?
Also i've installed Netscape communicator 4.08 and it says that cannot
load libXpm.so.4 I've checked that it is under /usr/X11R6/lib but it
doesn't seem to work.
Thanks in advance
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: 4season <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Lilo+W98=No boot-why?
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 10:57:58 -0600
Thank you, I managed to solve the problem, and things are working great!
In a nutshell, I had made these mistakes:
-BIOS setting for the hard drive was for 2,000+ cylinders. I chose an
alternate setting with closer to 1024.
-I had installed lilo incorrectly: I had it in hda1, not hda, and
probably had overwritten the Windows98 FAT or something. I restored to
pre-lilo configuration, reinstalled lilo to hda, and everything was
fine.
Jeff
Thomas Mussnig wrote:
> after you "cleaned" the Bootblock with fdisk /MBR:
>
> Have you done the "sys C:" command ???
> If not: do it, (normally then you can boot your Win$ again)
> If this is ok, do a "lilo" again.
> Then everything should work fine.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ben Short)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Test your knowledge of Linux at new site!
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:39:37 +1000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Dear Linux Administrator,
>
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> knowledge test. The format is multiple choice. To take the test,
> simply go to http://www.tekmetrics.com/betapins.html. The rest should
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>
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> 2-Beginner, 3-Intermediate,
> 4-Advanced and 5-Master) and be provided the percentile that you fell
> into, based on the others
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> questions each (that's two
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>
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>
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>
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>
> Michael Littman
> VP Operations
> TekMetrics, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>
>
I'll give you a 1, because when I tried to go to the site, I got a 404
not found error ;)
Ben
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Seti@home for Red Hat 6.0?
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 15:44:03 GMT
Tim,
The same happened to me! Looking for an answer as well.
David.
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From: "Melle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Can't connect to my ISP yet, here's the pppd-output...
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:37:44 +0200
Hi,
it's me again and the problem is still alive ... I can't connect to my ISP
running RH5.2.
But I got the idea of posting the pppd-output, maybe one of you out there
can do something with it to help me ;-)) It would be great.
Here it is:
============================================================================
===================
Jun 4 19:19:18 PC pppd[456]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
Jun 4 19:19:18 PC pppd[456]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 4 19:19:18 PC pppd[456]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS3
Jun 4 19:19:18 PC pppd[456]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xfba16783>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:19:21 PC pppd[456]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xfba16783>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:19:21 PC pppd[456]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth
chap 80> <magic 0x7d7f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:19:21 PC pppd[456]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth
chap 80> <magic 0x7d7f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:19:21 PC pppd[456]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <magic 0xfba16783>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:19:44 PC pppd[456]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Jun 4 19:19:44 PC pppd[456]: Modem hangup
Jun 4 19:19:44 PC pppd[456]: Connection terminated.
Jun 4 19:19:45 PC pppd[456]: Exit.
Jun 4 19:21:22 PC pppd[464]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
Jun 4 19:21:22 PC pppd[464]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 4 19:21:22 PC pppd[464]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS3
Jun 4 19:21:22 PC pppd[464]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xebee4560>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:21:25 PC pppd[464]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xebee4560>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:21:25 PC pppd[464]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth
chap 80> <magic 0x2640> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:21:25 PC pppd[464]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth
chap 80> <magic 0x2640> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:21:25 PC pppd[464]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <magic 0xebee4560>
<pcomp> <accomp>]
Jun 4 19:21:47 PC pppd[464]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Jun 4 19:21:47 PC pppd[464]: Modem hangup
Jun 4 19:21:47 PC pppd[464]: Connection terminated.
Jun 4 19:21:48 PC pppd[464]: Exit.
============================================================================
=============
I know my provider is using CHAP authentification and that I have to add
username + password to the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets, but using kppp it tells me
(I have the German version, the English output may differ):
modem ready
dialing <number>
network login
Then (after some 30 seconds) it hangs up the modem. But: I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!
Please help me, thanx.
Melle
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Subject: Re: Help with TAR
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jun 1999 12:40:24 -0600
On Wed, 02 Jun 1999 18:07:00 +0200, Andr�s Escribano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi, i'm new to linux, i only know a little bit. I want to install a
>program that i downloaded in tar format but i can't.
>
>The command i write is tar -xvf and the name of the file.
>
>How can i do it?
Thisis not enough info. If you mean it won't untar, that's because if it's a
file called something like: file.tar.gz then you are leaving off one of
the command line arguments. You should type:
tar zxvf file.tar.gz
Tar xvf file.tar for non-gzipped files.
The .gz means the file is compressed with gzip and has to be gunzipped
before it can be tarred.
tar zxvf does it all at once.
If the problem is that you don't know how to build and install programs
after they are decompressed then that's a whole 'nother story.
Go into the directory that was created when you untarred the file and read
the README and the INSTALL files.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: enable modem for single session
Date: 4 Jun 1999 17:05:12 GMT
In <7j8rg2$ftm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Martin Willingham
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]Does anyone know how to enable a modem for a single session?
]We want techs to be able to dial in to our system, but don't want to leave
]the modem enabled all of the time, and we don't want to rely on someone
]turning off the (external) modem after the session is over.
]We'd like to be able to run a script that activates the modem for one
]session and then switches it off again
A third possibility is that instead of running mgetty from inittab, you
simply run mgetty when you want the external people to log on. After it
answers, and the call completes, mgetty dies. If inittab does not run it
again, then there will be nothing there to answer the modem next time
the phone rings.
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From: tpage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie kPPP (modem problem)
Date: 4 Jun 1999 17:31:15 GMT
I went into kPPP and set up an account (for my ISP). When I go to query my
modem I get a message "sorry, modem is busy" but my modem is not in use (to
my knowledge). I've tried all the device settings (/dev/modem,
/dev/tty...) and none of them seem to work. Any help greatly
appreciated...
thanks,
TC
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: Mice recommendations
Date: 4 Jun 1999 17:39:18 GMT
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 01:26:37 -0400,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What mice do most people recommend to use with Linux?
I like plain old logitech 3-button mice.
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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: Jaime Mantel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 18:43:34 -0700
Paul Rowland wrote:
>
> J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:
> >
> > Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >I appreciate the publicity Redhat has given Linux, but I refuse to pay $70
> > >for slick marketing and commercialism.
> >
I hear ya. And what do you get for $79, where I live? Nothing but
bound howto's and a few RedHat stickers. I get the same with SuSE,
only one sticker, but for $30. And after installing both I find SuSE
to be a lot better suited for my purposes. The thing that really turned
me off to RedHat was the convoluted way RedHat implements X as well as
the
way RedHat implements its configuration. Definitely not standard.
I would have to say the most basic distribution of linux I have found
is slackware. Unfortunately it is not the type of version most
non-unix users would want to use.
Jaime
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Subject: Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jun 1999 12:40:23 -0600
On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 18:43:34 -0700, Jaime Mantel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I would have to say the most basic distribution of linux I have found
>is slackware. Unfortunately it is not the type of version most
>non-unix users would want to use.
But it's the best distribution. It's just a little tougher to get started
with, but for those who persevere, they end up knowing the Linux OS like the
back of their hand.
The other dists are just windows clones in their attempts at installation
ease. All in all, in the end, Slackware is the easiest to install and the
most stable when configuration is achieved.
Of course all this is just my own humble opinion. (;
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: NT the best web platform?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jun 1999 12:40:29 -0600
On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00:01 GMT, Ken Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <1sg53.638$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chad Mulligan"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> > Essentially, hobbyists don't have the discipline to do it properly. For
>>> > examples look at Disk Druid, and RH 6.0.
>>>
>>> And that makes Linux unprofessional?
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>In a word. Yes! Leaving a bug in a recommended installer program that will
>>destroy data is UNPROFESSIONAL!
>
>Exactly, just like Microsoft knows Access97 has a horrid data destorying bug
>in it and barely did anything in the begginning when it was discovered. I
>lost a weeks worth of data because of it. Microsoft is just as unprofessional
>as Linux.
Hell the entire win/98/95/NT operating system (and I use the term loosely)
is one big fucking bug that microsoft knows about and refuses to address.
This sorry peice of crap destroys data on a daily basis in offices all over
the world. Talk about UNPROFESSIONAL, at least other OS's address and repair
whatever bugs there may be found in their software, but microscuzz just
denies there is a problem and continues on cheating and ripping the public
off.
You ignorant microsoft appologists make me laugh, just stick your heads in
the sand and continue on rebooting your machines and extolling the virtues
of rebooting on a daily basis to keep the hardware excercized.
What a bunch of morons.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Subject: Re: Need help editing PATH Variable
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jun 1999 12:40:27 -0600
>On Wed, 02 Jun 1999, David Perkins wrote:
>>I just installed RedHat 6.0, and have installed the KDE packet. However, I
>>have to edit the path, apparently, and I don't know how to do that. When I
>>try running the "startkde" command, I get all of the KDE files with (for
>>example) kbgndwm: cannot connect to X server
>>kcontrol: cannot connect to X server
>
you need to put startkde in your .xinitrc and start it with the command
startx.
You are trying to run kde without running X, look like to me.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry)
Subject: Re: linux beginner-somebody help
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jun 1999 12:40:26 -0600
On Wed, 02 Jun 1999 01:01:22 GMT, Vladan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Gentleman, what Linux would YOu recomend ? I have heard that Red Hat is
>the best.
You heard wrong. It may be easier to install than a few others, although
from what I see on the newsgroups, I doubt this. But in the end the best
distribution is usually Slackware.
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From: Uwe Bonnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: vmware for linux
Date: 4 Jun 1999 17:04:36 GMT
Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: has anyone tried vmware ? Any opinions?
It's a nice product for testing Win/NT/... software on Linux without dual
booting. But it doesn't help in hardware testing/running.
Bye
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