Linux-Misc Digest #785, Volume #20 Fri, 25 Jun 99 13:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Where can I get free Linux CD? (Rod Smith)
Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9 (Julius Longauer)
Re: xdiff / graphical merge utility? ("T.E.Dickey")
Re: HowTo Monitor Internet Acvities While At Work? ("David Jordan")
HP-UX Binaries? (John Garrison)
Re: CD player - no sound (Dennis Barbier)
Statbot for Linux? (Michael Hoenig)
Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9 (Chris Raper)
Re: HowTo Monitor Internet Acvities While At Work? (Lee Doolan)
Re: finding a patch (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Documentation issues. (Aaron M. Renn)
Re: HP-UX Binaries? (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9 (Zeger Hendrikse)
Re: Does lilo exist for DOS? (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Re: Doubled PATH definition. (ANDREW R. POST)
Re: Documentation issues. (Tom Christiansen)
mail question ("John Smith")
Moving installation to new machine (Ron Gibson)
Re: NT the best web platform? (Ted Gamron)
Virtual Mac OS on Linux, HOW???? ("Bryant C. Charleston")
Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux? ("J. J. Ottusch")
Tape Backup Solution (Ashley W Campbell)
Re: (Newbie) Problem in mounting a DOS partition (Scott Lanning)
Lilo probs w/ COL 1.3 & NT (Dwayne Masters)
Kernel 2.2.5: config.o missing (DavidJ)
Re: newbie: using unzip (Jon Skeet)
finding a patch (roe)
Re: COL225: LILO says: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1137 > 1023)
(Cameron L. Spitzer)
where to ask:ms mouse driver, recent changes? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Where can I get free Linux CD?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:18:18 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Chris Aiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> www.cheapbytes.com, www.linuxmall.com, etc.
>
> Your best bet is to stop a book store ad buy a book
> on Linux ( RH Linux Unleashed ??) Most books on
> Linux come with an install CD, and the docu is invaluable
> to a newbie...
This is generally good advice. One drawback to the use of a book for
obtaining a Linux distribution, however, is that books usually have
distributions that are one or two generations out of date, due to
publication delays. This usually isn't a devastating problem, though in
some cases it can be (if you've got new enough hardware to require the
latest release, say). When shopping for a Linux book with the goal of
using its CD to install Linux, then, I recommend checking what the latest
distributions are, and either using the timeliness of the distribution
that comes with the book as one factor in the purchasing decision, or buy
the book along with a conventional Linux CD, say from Cheap*Bytes
(http://www.cheapbytes.com) or LSL (http://www.lsl.com). Many of these
vendors sell Linux books as well as CDs.
--
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: Julius Longauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:55:10 +0200
Chris Raper wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I have a Caldera 2.2.5 system and am trying to upgrade the kernel to
> 2.2.9 - but every time I try I keep hitting problems.
>
> I have tried remaking the kernel in it's 2.2.5 form and it works fine
> but if I then unZIP the 2.2.9 kernel over the top of the 2.2.5 (like
> it says in th help file) then do:
>
> make mrproper
> make menuconfig (just go in and then save default options)
> make dep
> make clean
> make bzImage
>
> it comes up with:
>
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.5/arch/i386/boot'
^^^^^^^^^^^
> as86 -0 -a -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s
> make[1]: as86: Command not found
>
> Should I have upgraded to 2.2.6 then 2.2.7 then 2.2.8 first? I just
> thought that if you get the whole kernel, rather than doing patches,
> you didn't have to take the steps in between.
>
Oops, obviously you have installed the 2.2.9 kernel right over
the 2.2.5 kernel source tree. I guess there is a symlink 'linux'
in your /usr/src/ pointing at linux-2.2.5/. As the kernel tar
ball uses a directory of the same name (i.e.'linux') to put his
stuff inside you ended with a big mess.
Now, change to /usr/src/, remove linux and linux-2.2.5/
reinstall linux-2.2.9.tar.gz, move linux/ to linux-2.2.9
and symlink linux-2.2.9/ to linux. Then you can continue
with the normal procedure to build the new kernel.
Hope this helps.
Julius
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From: "T.E.Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xdiff / graphical merge utility?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:59:00 GMT
Juergen Heinzl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>what's wrong with tcl/tk?
> Some do not have it ... like I 8)
I'm running tkdiff against several versions of tcl/tk. (And since it's
available on slackware/redhat/suse/etc, it's unlikely that he's unable to
have a precompiled version unless he simply chose to not install it).
--
Thomas E. Dickey
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey
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From: "David Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux.networking,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Subject: Re: HowTo Monitor Internet Acvities While At Work?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:25:33 +0100
I would suggest running apache as a proxy server and logging all requests.
That way you can run a perl script or similar (I have some if you wish) that
will rummage through the log files and pick out who does what once a week
... then wrap their knuckles :-)
DJ
Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I work around huge comporate network of NT servers: SMB server, PDC,
> firewall, routers, e-mail servers, etc... Is there way to remotely
> monitor or track down employees abusing the LAN-to-Internet continuous
> connectivity surfing the WWWduring working hours with their Ethernet
> connected Windows 95/NT workstations? Any suggestion?
>
>
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From: John Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP-UX Binaries?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:00:48 GMT
Is there a way to run HP-UX binaries on Linux? I have heard of iBCS
which will run SCO binaries. Will this run HP-UX as well? If not is
there some other emulator out there?
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From: Dennis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD player - no sound
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:33:45 -0400
Andrey Zmievski wrote:
>
> In article <7ksftl$pb8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "chnrxn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Also make sure that your CDROM is connected to the sound card with an
> audio
> > cable.
>
> It is, and I am able to play CDs under Windows.
What distribution?
IS your CD Drive properly mounted?
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From: Michael Hoenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Statbot for Linux?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:13:10 +0100
Hi,
I'm currently trying to get hold of the Linux binary of Statbot (a nifty
little program that parses WWW log files), anyone have any idea about
this? I have only come across SunOS binaries so far, and unfortunately
the homepage is now defunct.
Anyway, I'd be really grateful if anyone could provide me with any info
on this...
Thanks a lot,
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Raper)
Subject: Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:57:20 GMT
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:55:10 +0200, Julius Longauer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.5/arch/i386/boot'
>Oops, obviously you have installed the 2.2.9 kernel right over
>the 2.2.5 kernel source tree.
Hi Julius
Sounds a good idea - will I lose my configuration from the old kernel
and have to set a new one? Is there any way of keeping the kernel
config from 2.2.5 but in 2.2.9?
TIA
Chris R.
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From: Lee Doolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux.networking,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Subject: Re: HowTo Monitor Internet Acvities While At Work?
Date: 25 Jun 1999 07:41:41 -0700
>>>>> "Jimmy" == Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jimmy> I work around huge comporate network of NT servers: SMB
Jimmy> server, PDC, firewall, routers, e-mail servers, etc... Is
Jimmy> there way to remotely monitor or track down employees
Jimmy> abusing the LAN-to-Internet continuous connectivity surfing
Jimmy> the WWWduring working hours with their Ethernet connected
Jimmy> Windows 95/NT workstations? Any suggestion?
if you want a really effective answer then you should ask
this question in talk.bizarre. they have ways of dealing
with issues like this.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: finding a patch
Date: 25 Jun 1999 10:46:54 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, roe wrote:
> I'm trying to get my sound card to work and I am having trouble with
> getting the kernel to compile correctly.
> I have a Crystal CSC4232 and although there is an option in the kernel
> config for this support, it's not working.
Which kernel version are you trying? The 2.0.x and 2.2.x versions are
very different.
> Side note: I tried the OSS trial version, and I am able to get sound to
> work this way, but I wanted to be able to get it into my kernel.
>
> My question is, could my problem be because the settings are wrong, or I
> need to find the right driver for my card???
You said above that it did not "compile correctly". Does it not
_compile_, or does the resulting kernel not _work_ (as you want)?
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aaron M. Renn)
Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Documentation issues.
Date: 25 Jun 1999 15:42:03 GMT
On 25 Jun 1999 09:34:47 -0700, Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>That reminds me of a suggestion once upon a time that if only CGI programs
>had been originally written in assembly language, we'd be free of the
>nasty infestation of script kiddies that plague us all these days. :-)
Sounds like a plan to me.
--
Aaron M. Renn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.urbanophile.com/arenn/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Subject: Re: HP-UX Binaries?
Date: 25 Jun 1999 15:30:59 GMT
John Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there a way to run HP-UX binaries on Linux?
No.
>I have heard of iBCS which will run SCO binaries.
The "i" in iBCS is for Intel; SCO is an Intel Unix. You can only run
binaries for another operating system in an efficient manner on the same
kind of hardware; on different hardware, you need to emulate.
HP-UX runs, AFAIK, only on HPPA RISC processors, so the only Linux systems
you can expect to run HP-UX binaries on are systems based on HPPA RISC
(there is a Linux port for them in progress IIRC), but not on your regular
Intel-based PC.
>If not is there some other emulator out there?
I've seen CPU emulators of PowerPC, MIPS and m68k CPUs, but I'm not aware of
a HPPA one. Even if there were, emulation has a very high overhead, so it
would most likely not be feasible to run anything but toy applications with.
HTH,
Ray
--
Obsig: developing a new sig
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From: Zeger Hendrikse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: COL225: Upgrading a 2.2.5 kernel to 2.2.9
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:02:27 +0200
Chris Raper wrote:
> Should I have upgraded to 2.2.6 then 2.2.7 then 2.2.8 first? I just
> thought that if you get the whole kernel, rather than doing patches,
> you didn't have to take the steps in between.
That's right. But the patches are small and also easy to install.
I have 2.2.6 from my SuSE distribution and upgraded to 2.2.10 by
applying the consecutive patches. This works OK for me, so....
Kind regards,
Zeger.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Subject: Re: Does lilo exist for DOS?
Date: 25 Jun 1999 15:44:56 GMT
In article <7kvbga$92r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Villy Kruse wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Ken Kwasnicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Does anybody know if there's a dos version of lilo, or some way to
>>modify the lilo configuration in the master boot record from dos?
>
>
>Afraid not. The lilo command needs help from the kernel to get the
>absolute disk addresses of every block in the boot images, that is,
>vmlinuz, and maybe the initrd file. You could probably make a dos
>program that could do this, but it needs to know everything about the
>linux file systems to do this.
The DOS version of /sbin/lilo would be difficult. It would have to
understand ext2, umsdos, etc. But an rdev(8) for LILO-on-MBR would be a
little easier. It would have to read the LILO MBR and find the mapfile,
and from there find the first block of the selected bootimage,
using BIOS calls.
An interesting project for someone who wants to learn how disk drives
are organized on a PC-compatible.
Cameron
http://judi.greens.org/lilo/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ANDREW R. POST)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Doubled PATH definition.
Date: 25 Jun 1999 15:35:47 GMT
Funny... I have the OPPOSITE problem with RedHat 6.0. I can't add to the
$PATH environmental variable. I've added PATH=$PATH":/usr/local/bin" to
/etc/profile before the export line, to .bash_profile, and even wrote a
script in /etc/profile.d, all to no avail.
Andrew Post
Christian Lundh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I have experienced a very interesting problem with my Linux RH 6.0
: system. Well, it is not really a very scary problem, but I have noticed
: that my PATH environment variable is defined two times. I have
: identified the problem to be caused by that my '.bash_profile' script is
: executed 2 times at login time. This only occurs when I log in to my X
: desktop. I currently run GNOME, but the same problem occurs when I run
: Blackbox. It works fine when I log on to the console however. But when
: I try to start X by the 'startx' command my window manager refuses to
: start. All I get is the grey X server screen.
: Has anyone experienced the same thing, and in that case, what is
: happening? How can I solve this? I want to start more things in my
: profile-file but I don't want them to be run more than one time.
: Best wishes
: Christian Lundh
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From: Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Documentation issues.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Christiansen)
Date: 25 Jun 1999 09:34:47 -0700
In gnu.misc.discuss, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aaron M. Renn) writes:
:I've looked at DocBook documents. They require markup verbose beyond
:comprehension. DocBook is the COBOL of documentation format.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
cat >> sigforts :-)
:It's [sic] only advantage is a familiar syntax for all the AOL weenies
:who put up their homepages with the <BLINK> tag and such. Texinfo is
:less accessible to the beginner.
Hey, if *that* is the goal, perhaps troff isn't so bad after all. :-)
That reminds me of a suggestion once upon a time that if only CGI programs
had been originally written in assembly language, we'd be free of the
nasty infestation of script kiddies that plague us all these days. :-)
-tom
--
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a
confession of character. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
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From: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mail question
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:50:33 -0700
Hi I have RedHat 5.2 installed at home and it works fine. It is connected to
ADSL and I have my own IP address(no domain name yet).
I can send mail to others(i use pine) but they cannot send mail to me.
My email acount is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and can send mail to outside
world but outside world cannot send any mail to me.
Anybody knows what is going on?
what do i need to put in pine's configuration as my e-mail address so i can
get mail send to me?
TIA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ron Gibson)
Subject: Moving installation to new machine
Date: 25 Jun 1999 13:23:06 GMT
I have a few questions. I'm getting a new machine. It will have a 4.3G
HDD and an AMD KII 350 3D CPU. Currently my kernel (20.30) is compiled
for a 486 DX4100. My current hardware includes two 540 meg HD's with
Linux on HDB. What I'd like to do is install the old HDB as a slave to
the 4.3 (as it is a slave now) and copy my installation to the new drive.
I'm using boot manager and will install DOS on the new drive first and
then OS/2 boot manager to get the process started.
1) What command will copy it all to the new drive, link's dev's etc?
2) Since the old installation will still reside on /dev/hdb5 could I add
it to boot manager and boot it up?
3) Will the kernel accept the AMD chip even though it's compiled for a
486 or should I compile it for a Pentium chip (and which option)? Of I
do that I could add the option to boot the Pentium kernel to LILO.
I know I might have to play with fstab but on boot up (of it works) it
will just not mount other dos/OS2 partitions it can't find.
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Ted Gamron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: NT the best web platform?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 04:21:37 GMT
The best benchmark. LINUX is Free.
Donovan Rebbechi wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:48:54 +0100, John Hughes wrote:
> >There are numerous benchmarks showing NT to be faster. Where are the Linux
> >ones?
>
> (a) The recent PC Week benchmark showed linux/SAMBA beating NT at serving NT
> clients.
> (b) An older PC Week benchmark on cheaper hardware showed linux/SAMBA doing
> better
> (c) Who cares anyway ? Benchmarking static server performance is pointless.
> If anyone cared about the *speed* of webservers, Apache would not be the
> MARKET LEADER. Apache is much slower than other UNIX webservers, but it
> is still the most popular because of its functionality, reliability,
> and security.
>
> >Apart from mouthing off why doesnt the Linux community get some benchmarks
>
> The linux community isn't in the business of performing sleazy stunts such
> as the Mindcraft fiasco. *Regardless* of of what the linux community do,
> independent industry observers ( such as PC Week ) will continue to perform
> benchmarks. The kernel developers are doing the right thing by doing what they
> can to make sure that linux performs, rather than buying into sleazy
> publicity stunts.
>
> --
> Donovan
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From: "Bryant C. Charleston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Virtual Mac OS on Linux, HOW????
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 08:25:24 -0700
Can anyone give me any helpful tips on setting up and running a Virtual
Mac OS on Linux?? I am familiar w/ Windows 3.1/95/98/NT 4, and am now
studying the various Mas OSs for work-related trouble-shooting. I have
NOT yet gotten familiar w/Linux, BUT I understand that it CAN be used
to run virtual OSes.
If so, WHICH version of Linux should I get? WHERE can I obtain the
Virtual Mac OS software?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.
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From: "J. J. Ottusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux?
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:56:20 -0700
David Murray wrote:
> > A sure bet is Soundblaster. Make sure you don't get one that's PNP,
> they're
> > a pain to set up although it can be done. But the non-pnp are a simple
> part
> > of the configuration of the kernel.
>
> Actually, a PnP SoundBlaster is just fine under RedHat.. in fact is is
> easier. You just put the card in and run "sndconfig" and it immediatly
> comes up and says "Found Creative Labs Sound Blaster PnP" and it sets it
> all up and you just click on test. That is is.. The non-PnP models work
> fine too..
>
> --DavidM
I find it interesting that so many people have apparently had a relatively
easy time setting up their PNP Soundblaster sound cards. That has
definitely NOT been the case for me at all.
For weeks I have been trying without success to get my SB32PNP card to work
at all under RH 6.0.
I get the error "Device or resource busy" whenever I try to install the
sound drivers (whether manually or using 'sndconfig', or whether OSS or
ALSA), despite what seems to be a perfectly reasonable /etc/isapnp.conf
file.
I wrote a detailed message to linux.dev.sound and comp.os.linux.setup but
haven't gotten any responses.
Any help or useful suggestions would be appreciated.
Someday I'd like to join the chorus of those extolling the virtues of
Soundblaster cards within Linux. Right now it's the most frustrating aspect
of my system.
J. J. Ottusch
(To send a direct reply, delete anti-spam zeros in reply address.)
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From: Ashley W Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tape Backup Solution
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:16:08 -0400
Hi. I have an Exabyte external SCSI tape drive (not sure of the model
number--I'm at work). I have been working on figuring out the best backup
solution for it, and have thus far been frustrated.
I have tried to use Taper (the latest version, according to
freshmeant--6.9a?), under my Debian 2.1 system, and it segfaults at random
occasions (like when typing in the name of the archive). Has anyone seen
this problem before?
Also, if anyone has a program that they prefer to taper, advice would be
greatly appreciated. I downloaded kdat last night, but ran into some
problems, as I don't have a KDE install. Are there any other programs like
kdat that are reliable?
Thanks in advance.
-Ashley Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Lanning)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: (Newbie) Problem in mounting a DOS partition
Date: 25 Jun 1999 16:22:11 GMT
Daniel Farinha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: BTW, now that we're at it... I noticed that my swap partition
: is of type ignore(?). When I run an XWindows disk mng tool it
: suggests that I remove this partition. Is it something wrong
: with it (am I not using the swap properly?)
I don't know why it's of type ignore.
Use fdisk, type 't' to change partition type, put 82 for type
Linux swap, 'w' to write table and quit.
Afterward, you may need to mkswap and swapon. man mkswap, swapon.
--
Scott Lanning: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://physics.bu.edu/~slanning
"One should not confuse this craving for change and novelty with the
indifference of play which is in its greatest levity at the same time
the most sublime and indeed the only true seriousness." --Georg Hegel
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:37:38 -0500
From: Dwayne Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Lilo probs w/ COL 1.3 & NT
I just installed COL 1.3 to dual boot with NT server w/ each on a
separate drive.
COL installed fine, Lilo manager wrote the MBR to the first device
(NT). Now when I boot all I get is "L 01 01 01 01...."
At this point all I want to do is get my NT MBR back. I've been through
all the HOW-TO's and such, but haven't found an answer for the Lilo
errors. Alot of references like "if you see 01 01 then you can't boot,
blah, blah..." but no answers.
Could anyone be of assistance?
Thanks!
Dwayne
---
Dwayne Masters
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: DavidJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Kernel 2.2.5: config.o missing
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:41:26 GMT
Hi,
I am trying to rebuild for the second time my kernel.
I did not have any problem at all the first time.
Since, the make (b)zImage does never finish as it does expect to find a
file called config.o (in ./fs/config/).
I used "make xconfig, then make dep and finally make zImage (or make
bzImage)".
I therefore retried everything without much luck, reinstalled the
source code one more time still without any luck.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,
David
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Subject: Re: newbie: using unzip
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:44:23 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a .zip file that I'm trying to unzip. When I do, the directories
> that get created have the permissions drw-rw-r-- If I try to 'cd' to
> one of the new directories I get an 'access denied' error. I notice
> that other directories have the privileges drwxr-xr-x. So if I 'chmod
> a+x SomeDir' I can then 'cd' to the new dir.
>
> So the question is, why is unzip creating these directories in a manner
> that I can't get to? Is there an unzip flag to make this work better?
> Does this have something to do with the zip file?
At a guess, it's to do with your umask. What happens when you just create
a directory with mkdir? Does it work then?
I don't *think* zip files contain access information.
If this is a temporary problem, you could always use
chmod a+x `find . -type d`
--
Jon Skeet - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/
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From: roe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: finding a patch
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:41:58 GMT
I'm trying to get my sound card to work and I am having trouble with
getting the kernel to compile correctly.
I have a Crystal CSC4232 and although there is an option in the kernel
config for this support, it's not working.
Side note: I tried the OSS trial version, and I am able to get sound to
work this way, but I wanted to be able to get it into my kernel.
My question is, could my problem be because the settings are wrong, or I
need to find the right driver for my card???
Where would I be able to locate the patch I need for my sound card?????
Any help would be greatly apprectiated.
J.Roe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Subject: Re: COL225: LILO says: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1137 > 1023)
Date: 14 Jun 1999 15:41:22 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Anonymous wrote:
>This begs the question: How many cylinders does *your* kernel have?
That question is nonsensical. Kernels don't have cylinders.
The "Cylinder number is too big" message reports that at least one
block of the zImage (or bzImage) is located on a cylinder that
cannot be addressed by BIOS, and therefore will not be accessible
to LILO.
Microsoft solves this problem with a file system feature which
allows its bootimage to be written in a BIOS-accessible location.
Linux doesn't have an equivalent feature.
There are plenty of workarounds.
Cameron
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Subject: where to ask:ms mouse driver, recent changes?
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:27:48 GMT
This is actually a preliminary question because even after reading
various FAQ's I'm not sure what the best place for asking questions to
resolve my issue and I hope to give at least enough information to get
that far.
This is the situation in a nutshell. I am using a desktop keyboard with
a 'mouse' pointer similar to that in many laptop keyboards, a small
button between two of the keys. The keyboard's cord has a round
keyboard plug which then has a secondary cord branching off it to a
serial plug which is for the 'mouse'. I had been using Slakware version
3.3 (I'm not sure what kernel came with that but I know it was one of
the 2.0.* variety) and had been successfully using this mouse as a
microsoft mouse off /dev/mouse. In Dos on that same machine this mouse
is on com1 and since much of my hardware uses jumpers to determine irqs
and ports I tend to keep things the same in linux. Anyways, I upgraded
to Slakware 3.5 (kernel 2.2) and could not seem to get the mouse to
work no matter what protocol I selected or what device. Since my bf at
the time was switching to Debian I gave him a few weeks to get the
kinks out of that and, admiring it, decided to switch myself. I find
that with Debian (2.1, kernel 2.2 I believe) I am still having
difficulty trying to get my 'mouse' to work in X windows. I have tried
removing gpm, trying various protocols and device combinations.
Does anyone know either if there were significant changes in how the
microsoft mouse protocol is handled in kernel 2.2 (if mouse protocols
are handled in the kernel at all) or if there is a more appropriate
place for me to be asking this question and if so, where?
Thank you very much for any assistance.
Alice Pinard
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