Linux-Misc Digest #769, Volume #20 Thu, 24 Jun 99 12:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Direct Backups (Rod Smith)
Re: Missing bzImage file (Uri Kerbel)
seti@home alien-ating beahvior. (Warren Crossfield)
Re: Missing bzImage file (Justin B Willoughby)
Re: A REALLY Dumb Question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Cable modem not working... (Ted Sikora)
Re: Garbage in floating point numbers? (Thomas Boggs)
Re: statically linking in libc5 - legal???? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: I'm thinking about installing Linux (Thomas Ruedas)
Can you put rules in an .xinitrc? (Warren Bell)
Re: Where do I start... (Volker Tanner)
Re: Missing bzImage file (Jon Skeet)
Re: How to pronounce SuSE? ("Mav")
Re: Default routing... (Ted Sikora)
Re: GUI for ip-masq (kde?) (Ted Sikora)
Re: Where do I start... (Stuart H)
Re: CD player - no sound (Andrey Zmievski)
Re: Garbage in floating point numbers? (Johan Kullstam)
Re: Simple way to patch binary files? (Johan Kullstam)
Re: Problems booting 2.2.9 kernel: unable to mount root fs (Leonard Evens)
Re: Cable modem not working... ("Stephen Jacob")
Re: statically linking in libc5 - legal???? (Mads Dydensborg)
Re: Where do I start... (Chris Aiken)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Direct Backups
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:47:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
webmaster-nospam@allspec-d-o-t c-o-m (Glen Batchelor) writes:
>
> Can anyone suggest to me a method for dumping partitions directly
> to DDS3 tape drives?
If by "directly" you mean that you want an image copy of the partition,
then this will work:
dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/st0
(You may need to change the device identifiers, of course.)
In most cases, though, this is a very poor way to back up a system, since
it doesn't give you file-by-file restore access, and you'll only be able
to restore to a partition of the EXACT same size, which may not be
possible if, say, the hard disk dies. OTOH, it may be the only way to
back up partitions that use filesystems Linux doesn't support. For
instance, if you've got a BeOS partition, that might be how you'd need to
do it.
Instead of doing a raw partition dump, you should probably look into any
of the many backup programs supported by Linux. Most Linux systems
include both cpio and tar, and these can be used for a backup. For
instance, to back up everything using tar, you could issue this command:
tar cvf /dev/st0 /
There are lots of additional options you can use, too.
> I have an 18GB drive with several partitions that
> need backing up. Is there a decent backup package for X?
One I've used on occasion is KDAT (http://sunsite.auc.dk/qweb/kdat/).
KDAT is loosely affiliated with the KDE project, but you don't need to be
running KDE for it to work. It's basically a GUI front-end to tar.
--
Rod Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith
NOTE: Remove the "uce" word from my address to mail me
Author of _Special Edition Using WordPerfect for Linux_, from Que;
see http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith/books.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Uri Kerbel)
Subject: Re: Missing bzImage file
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:13:55 GMT
I looked in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
but it isn't there!!!
Uri
On 24 Jun 1999 13:35:36 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Uri Kerbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
>= After executing the following sequence:
>
>= make dep
>= make clean
>= make bzImage
>
>= I cannot find the bzImage file anywhere. What can I do to rectify
>= this?
>
>find /usr/src -name bzimage
>It's in the /usr/src/linux directory tree somewhere...
>Can't remember where off hand though.
>
>--
>| |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in |
>|[EMAIL PROTECTED] |the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you can't |
>| |move, with no hope of rescue. |
>|Andrew Halliwell |Consider how lucky you are that life has been good |
>|Principal subjects in:-|to you so far... |
>|Comp Sci & Electronics | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy. |
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ |
>|X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! >*SULK*<|
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From: Warren Crossfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.alpha,comp.os.linux.questions,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: seti@home alien-ating beahvior.
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:06:55 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all,
I'm trying to get the seti@home client working on my linux machine at
work. I can connect to the seti site thru the proxy w/o problem. I login
successfully but when I try to crunch the work-unit, the app comes back
and tells me I have a bad file header. I just don't get it. Anyone have
any insight ?
setiathome output follows:
==========================
SETI@home client.
Platform: i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1
Version: 1.2
SETI@home is sponsored by individual donors around the world.
If you'd like to contribute to the project,
please visit the SETI@home web site at
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu.
The project is also sponsored by the Planetary Society,
the University of California, Sun Microsystems, Paramount Pictures,
Fujifilm Computer Products, Informix, Engineering Design Team Inc,
The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO),
and the SETI Institute.
SETI@home was developed by David Anderson, Jeff Cobb, Charles
Congdon, Charlie Fenton, David Gedye, Kyle Granger, Eric Korpela,
Matt Lebofsky, Peter Leiser, Brad Silen, Woody Sullivan, and
Dan Werthimer.
Using proxy server www-proxy.shr.dec.com:8080
Scanning data file
Error reading data: -23
Found data file: no. Found result header file: no.
Getting data - connecting to server.
HTTP Header received: HTTP/1.0 200 Ok
Receiving data: 10K
Receiving data: 20K
Receiving data: 30K
Receiving data: 40K
Receiving data: 50K
Receiving data: 60K
Receiving data: 70K
Receiving data: 80K
Receiving data: 90K
Receiving data: 100K
Receiving data: 110K
Receiving data: 120K
Receiving data: 130K
Receiving data: 140K
Receiving data: 150K
Receiving data: 160K
Receiving data: 170K
Receiving data: 180K
Receiving data: 190K
Receiving data: 200K
Receiving data: 210K
Receiving data: 220K
Receiving data: 230K
Receiving data: 240K
Receiving data: 250K
Receiving data: 260K
Receiving data: 270K
Receiving data: 280K
Receiving data: 290K
Receiving data: 300K
Receiving data: 310K
Receiving data: 320K
Receiving data: 330K
Receiving data: 340K
All data received.
Scanning data file
Error reading data: -23
Bad file header
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin B Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Missing bzImage file
Date: 24 Jun 1999 14:07:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin B Willoughby)
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> Uri Kerbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
> = After executing the following sequence:
>
> = make dep
> = make clean
> = make bzImage
>
> = I cannot find the bzImage file anywhere. What can I do to rectify
> = this?
>
> find /usr/src -name bzimage
> It's in the /usr/src/linux directory tree somewhere...
> Can't remember where off hand though.
Mine get created/put in:
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
Cheers,
- Justin
--
_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ RULES!!!!!!! * LINUX RULES *
_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ Justin Willoughby
_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ http://www.nmc.edu/~willouj/
_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ ------ Jesus Is Lord ------
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: A REALLY Dumb Question
Date: 24 Jun 1999 13:09:29 GMT
Jim Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
= I've worked with GNU software for quite some time (off and on), and have
= always pronounced it 'guh-noo' - first syllable clipped, "g'noo" might
= be closer. Sorta like saying "knight" but pronouncing the K Monty
= Python style ("silly English k-nights").
Apart from the fact that the frogs in Monty Python and the Holy Grail said
"kerrrniggits"....
:)
--
| |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in |
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] |the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you can't |
| |move, with no hope of rescue. |
|Andrew Halliwell |Consider how lucky you are that life has been good |
|Principal subjects in:-|to you so far... |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy. |
==============================================================================
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ |
|X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! >*SULK*<|
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From: Ted Sikora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Cable modem not working...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:16:26 GMT
Stephen Jacob wrote:
>
> Edmund Lian wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:55:32 GMT, Ted Sikora
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>You have it backwards. eth0 should be the cable nic eth1 internal
> >>network otherwise the routing will be all messed up especially with ip
> >>forwarding enabled.
> >
> >Hmmm... don't know much about Slackware, but I doubt it's that
> >different from Debian. i.e., it doesn't matter which NIC the cable
> >modem is plugged into as long as the configs are right. I run eth0 as
> >my local LAN interface, and eth1 for my cable modem.
>
> I agree, that doesn't make sense to me either. I don't think it should make
> any difference whatsoever which NIC is used for the cable modem. It's just a
> matter of configuring your routes correctly (it's not like eth0 has to be
> the default route or anything -- my eth0 certainly isn't). IP forwarding
> doesn't make any difference to this. It's perfectly possible to set it up to
> forward (presumably with NAT [IP masquerading] in the case mentioned)
> through the interface of your choice.
>
> Regards,
> sj
True it may make no difference but since he is new to this and apt to
get info from many sources using the 'traditional' setup may stave off
potential problems. (Did this save my neck?) It is the prefered setup
from many sources. Actually this is the first time I have seen it
backwards like this. Most docs and examples recommend this and
traditionally show it the other way around.
--
Ted Sikora
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://tsikora.tiac.net
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From: Thomas Boggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Garbage in floating point numbers?
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:17:32 -0500
UNiDoG wrote:
> Rajarshi Bandyopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Please take a look at the following 3-line program.
> > main(){
> > float t=0.001;
> > float u=1/t;
> > printf("%f\n",u); file://u expected to be 1000
> > }
> > The actual output is 999.999939.
> > On debugging using gdb, we find that t is actually assigned as
> > 0.00100000005. This seems to be the cause of the discrepancy.
> >
> > What is the reason for this garbage at the tail of the fp number?
> > I am writing a program which depends on the precise values of fp
> > numbers and this problem is f****ing it all up!
> >
> > How do I get around it?
>
> Use double for both variables... which will use 64 bits for them (not 32
> like with float)
> This happens because the 32 bit variable uses 1 bit for the sign of the
> exponent, 1 bit for the sign of the actual number, 7 bits for the
> exponent... and only 23 bit for the number (actualy 24 since the first 1
> isn't stored).
> 0.001(dec) = 0.0000000001000001100010010011011101001...... etc (or
> something).... (0.001 can not be stored correctly binary, if i didn't
> miscaclulate)
> which means the computer stores 0.1000001100010010011011101001.... x10^9
> or + 0.10000...... (24 digits) x 10^(+9)
> So, when you calculate something with it, you'll only have something like
> 0.009999999
> Solutions... take more bits to store the variables or use other formulas
>
> Hope this makes sense :)
> UNiDoG
That's not actually the correct IEEE floating point representation. The
exponent is eight bits and is biased by half of its maximum value (32 bit float
is biased by 127), so that a binary exponent of 00000000 equates to -127. The
point is that there is no sign bit for the exponent.
-thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: statically linking in libc5 - legal????
Date: 24 Jun 1999 14:11:07 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Michael Samson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
= Hello,
=
= If I statically link in libc5 or libc6, do I have to provide source code?
= Our company cannot provide our source code do to our competitors.
= What are the laws of the GPL?
Why do you WANT to statically link it?
I think if it *IS*, you need to supply sources, but if it's dynamically
linked, you don't.
You could include the libc5 shared libraries as part of the softwares
distribution and just include the sources to those libraries though, surely.
(Including instructions on how to integrate the libc5 into a glibc2 system).
Your best bet it to read the GPL and LGPL documents.
I think you can find them at http://www.gnu.org
--
| |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in |
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] |the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you can't |
| |move, with no hope of rescue. |
|Andrew Halliwell |Consider how lucky you are that life has been good |
|Principal subjects in:-|to you so far... |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy. |
==============================================================================
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ |
|X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! >*SULK*<|
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:05:51 +0200
From: Thomas Ruedas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: I'm thinking about installing Linux
You can also try
http://tech.ilp.physik.uni-essen.de/linux/LDP/
http://www.debian.org/~elphick/ddp/manuals.html#install (especially
Debian Linux)
HTH,
--
============================================
Thomas Ruedas
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics,
J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main
Feldbergstrasse 47 D-60323 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Phone:+49-(0)69-798-24949 Fax:+49-(0)69-798-23280
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.geophysik.uni-frankfurt.de/~ruedas/
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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 16:21:54 -0700
From: Warren Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can you put rules in an .xinitrc?
I have two different window managers I use. Can I put somthing in my
xintrc file that says somthing like
if the option -wm is present with xinit then
exec windowmaker
else
exec default
can you do this? If so could somone give me an example?
Thanks
Warren Bell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Volker Tanner)
Subject: Re: Where do I start...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:12:51 GMT
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:24:56 +0100,
=?iso-8859-1?Q?G=F6ran=20Wir=E9en?=
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I'm thinking of trying to get Linux for my computer, but I'm not sure
>where to start. I know I can download free Linux versions from the
>Internet (I have a fast connection, so I'm not concerned about the file
>sizes), but:
>
>- Where can I download Linux versions?
>- Which version is best?
>- Which version is easiest to install?
>- Etc...
>
>/G�ran
>
I'd say you get a good distribution. That brings you a manual or at
least an installation guide with the CDs. Most distributions have
their installation programm as well to make it easier for you. Good
distributions (at least in Germany condidered good) are SuSE, debian,
delix, RedHat, Slackware.
HTH
Volker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Subject: Re: Missing bzImage file
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:57:20 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I looked in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
>
> but it isn't there!!!
What did the final lines of make bzImage look like? They should give you
clues as to where it went - or any errors which stopped it being created
at all.
--
Jon Skeet - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/
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From: "Mav" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to pronounce SuSE?
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:08:02 GMT
According to:
http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/SuSE-Linux-E-FAQ-2.html
"It should be pronounced like "Soose". The "U" sounds like the "oo" in
"moose", the last "e" is spoken like the "a" in "at". But in general it is
not very important to pronounce it correctly, as long as it is clear what
you are talking about."
Mav
Lee Doolan wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>>>>> "John" == John Hong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> John> John Emmer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : Ok, I know this
> John> is trivial, but I just did a search on Deja News and :
> John> looked at their website, and I can't find the answer. How
> John> does one : pronounce SuSE? Is it like 'use' or like 'uzi'?
>
>
>Soo'.zuh
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From: Ted Sikora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Default routing...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:11:56 GMT
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"R. Alcazar" wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have configured my machine with PPP and a dummy ethernet connection. I
> have to disable the ethernet connection in order to properly run PPP. I
> understand that this is a routing problem (perhaps my default route is on my
> ethernet) and I don't know how to fix this.
>
> I probably want to set no default route to my ethernet. I'm running RHL
> 6.0. Can anyone advise me on the proper commands or procedures to do this?
>
> Thanks much,
> R. Alcazar
In /etc/ppp/options make sure you have the following options:
modem
defaultroute
This adds a ppp0 default route to your ISP when ppp is up. You can check
it by using the command # route or # netstat -r
In /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 or equivilant add 192.168.0.1 or your Linux
ethernet gateway as the default gateway with a netmask of 0.0.0.0 or
/sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1
I attached a typical options file.
--
Ted Sikora
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://tsikora.tiac.net
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii;
name="options"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline;
filename="options"
# /etc/ppp/options: global definitions
/dev/ttyS1
115200
lock
crtscts
asyncmap 0
your.static.ip:your.isp.ip
#noipdefault # Use this for dynamic ips!
netmask 255.255.255.0
domain favorite-isp.com
modem
defaultroute
# end
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From: Ted Sikora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: GUI for ip-masq (kde?)
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:45:20 GMT
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Marc Mutz wrote:
> > Sebastian Koball wrote:
> > >
> > > please help !
> > > is there any graphical interface for setting up ip-masq on my
> linux-system.
> > > i can`t get success with the scripts. my win95-box is not on the
> internet.
> > > what is the easiest way to connect it with a linux system as the
> gateway.
> > > on the linux-box i use pppsetup to connect to the net. then i use route
> add default gw IPdyn. to connect to net. from linux all is fine . i can
> ping the internet and my win95-box (192.168.0.4). if i ping from the winbox
> i will get a request timed out. i`m working since two weeks on this
> problem. please help.
> > > thank you very much
> > > sebastian.koball(at)stud.uni-rostock.de
> > Yes, there is. All I remember is that it starts with 'k'... :-)
> > OK, it's kfirewall. I don't know if it handles masquerading, but it
> > works with ipchains and ipfwadm.
> >
A gui is not necessary. As long as the kernel is compiled with
ip-masquerading support the following script is all you need
called from /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
--
Ted Sikora
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://tsikora.tiac.net
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#!/bin/sh
# rc.ipchains <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
#
# IP masquerading:
# This script allows Internet access to one or more clients on a
# local network from a single Linux connection (Lan or dial-up).
#
# This script is called from /etc/rc.d/rc.local
# with the following:
# # Start IP Masquerading
# if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ipchains ]; then
# echo -n "IP-Masquerading "
# . /etc/rc.d/rc.ipchains
# fi
#
# Uncomment to enable ip_forward. It is not enabled by default in 2.2 kernels.
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
# IP masquerading with ipchains and 2.2 kernels.
/sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY
/sbin/ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.0.0/24 -d 0.0.0.0/0
# Uncomment to enable IP masquerading with ipfwadm and kernels 1.3 thru 2.0.
#/sbin/ipfwadm -F -p deny
#/sbin/ipfwadm -F -a m -S 192.168.0.0/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0
# Uncomment lines below to start available modules for use with ipfwadm.
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_cuseeme
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_ftp
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_irc
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_quake
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_raudio
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_user # New to kernel 2.2
#/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_vdolive
#
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From: Stuart H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where do I start...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:17:52 -0400
I have tried three different distributions. RH6.0, Caldera 2.2 and
Slackware 3.3
IMHO RH6.0 was the easiest to install and gave most of the applications you
"need" right out of the box. Also thes the custom install feature is really
nice. You should be able to find an ISO of RH6 with some hunting around, or
you can check out www.redhat.com and check their mirror sites. I found that
I had to connect to a couple of sites before I got a reasonable download,
A few pieces of advice...
1. Read all the documentation that you can get your hands on. It is
everywhere.
2. Read the newsgroups, if you have a problem, it is more than likely so
has someone else and it may be posted somewhere.
3. Don't give up, it can be frustrating, and anoying but in the end it is
most definitly worth it.
4. Don't get lazy and post general questions, they will be ignored, instead
offer as much detail surrounding your config, and problem and be patient
someone will eventually help you.
Good luck
G�ran Wir�en wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm thinking of trying to get Linux for my computer, but I'm not sure
> where to start. I know I can download free Linux versions from the
> Internet (I have a fast connection, so I'm not concerned about the file
> sizes), but:
>
> - Where can I download Linux versions?
> - Which version is best?
> - Which version is easiest to install?
> - Etc...
>
> /G�ran
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From: Andrey Zmievski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD player - no sound
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:54:10 GMT
In article <UYic3.17043$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Prasanth Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Make sure the sound mixer is set to a reasonable volume for the CD
input.
Yes, I made sure of that before I posted the message.
-Andrey
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Garbage in floating point numbers?
Date: 24 Jun 1999 10:19:27 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ewald Pfau) writes:
> Rajarshi Bandyopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> RB> float t=0.001;
> RB> float u=1/t;
> RB> printf("%f\n",u); //u expected to be 1000
> RB> The actual output is 999.999939.
>
> Migrate to integers if you want precision. As a saying goes: you didn't
> understand the problem if you cannot express it with integers ;)
allow me to introduce such concepts as
1) the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a cirle,
2) the base of the natural logarithm,
3) the square root of two.
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johan kullstam
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From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Simple way to patch binary files?
Date: 24 Jun 1999 10:24:26 -0400
Robert Feldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> What is the simplest way to alter two bytes in a certain (and same)
> location in a set of binary files? No fancy patching needed...
you can probably write a C program of a dozen or lines that could do
this.
> Any info or links to tools appreciated.
>
> /Robert
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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johan kullstam
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems booting 2.2.9 kernel: unable to mount root fs
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:43:56 -0500
Ryan T. Rhea wrote:
> I downloaded the new 2.2.9 kernel and after succesfully
> configuring/compiling the kernel, I recieved the following error at the
> first boot:
>
> Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:06
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Sincerely,
> Ryan T. Rhea
>
> p.s. please send a courtesy copy of any replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
03:06 should be /dev/hda6, which seems a bit far out for the root
partition. Check your lilo.conf carefully. Also, are you sure you
reran lilo after configuring lilo.conf properly for the new kernel?
I've most commonly seen the VFS panic message when mkinitrd
was not run, but this I think is only needed for a SCSI disk, not
an IDE disk as in the present case.
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Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: "Stephen Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Cable modem not working...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:46:18 +0100
Ted Sikora wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>True it may make no difference but since he is new to this and apt to
>get info from many sources using the 'traditional' setup may stave off
>potential problems. (Did this save my neck?) It is the prefered setup
Fair enough. :) I'd find it more logical to have my local network considered
to be my "primary"/"first" interface (in the sense that it's always up,
etc.), but that could just be me being odd. <g>
Regards,
sj
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From: Mads Dydensborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: statically linking in libc5 - legal????
Date: 24 Jun 1999 17:40:35 +0200
Michael Samson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> If I statically link in libc5 or libc6, do I have to provide source code?
I believe some versions of Netscape is distributed like that.
> Our company cannot provide our source code do to our competitors.
Understandable.
> What are the laws of the GPL?
Well, it is a license. Anyway, glibc probably fall under the LGPL,
which is probrably explained at http://www.gnu.org/
Mads
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| Mads Bondo Dydensborg. Student at DIKU, Copenhagen - Denmark. |
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From: Chris Aiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where do I start...
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:55:25 -0400
RedHat seems to be one of the easiest to install for newbies.
You might try to find a book called RedHat Unleashed by
Samms. It has a Linux install CD inside the back cover.
...hope this helps.
...cwa
G�ran Wir�en wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm thinking of trying to get Linux for my computer, but I'm not sure
> where to start. I know I can download free Linux versions from the
> Internet (I have a fast connection, so I'm not concerned about the file
> sizes), but:
>
> - Where can I download Linux versions?
> - Which version is best?
> - Which version is easiest to install?
> - Etc...
>
> /G�ran
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