Linux-Misc Digest #842, Volume #20 Tue, 29 Jun 99 07:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Machine dies mysteriously--Help please! (Tim Moss)
Re: Documentation issues. (Russ Allbery)
Re: Problems with internal LS-120 drive (Aaron and Lisa Ginn)
Re: In deep trouble !! (Bill Unruh)
Re: Linux vs. Unix (Bill Unruh)
Re: editorial: Stupid Linux Tricks ("Bob Taylor")
Re: SMTP port already open !? (Villy Kruse)
Re: Linux jingle ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ISPS (DanH)
SuSE6.1 Kernel 2.2.5 -> 2.2.9
Re: Advice? - Should I recompile the kernel? (Villy Kruse)
Re: Quad PII motherboard for SMP?usage info (ray)
Re: CGI problem (Gerrit Holl)
Memory leak in netscape for freebsd (was: NT the best web platform?) (Karl-Heinz
Zimmer)
converting emails ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
DO NOT HAVE /dev/printer !! (Miguel Lastra)
Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution (steve blakeway)
Re: Linux jingle (Martin A. Boegelund)
Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution (Alex Lam)
Re: linux and CDRW? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Filesize larger than 2 GB on Intel machines an Linux 2.0.36 ("Kent Nilsen")
slackeware bootdisk stop (wiliam choehen)
pppd permission (kokin)
Re: DO NOT HAVE /dev/printer !! ("Daniel Wagner")
HELP !!: kernel 2.2.*: gpm "Socket()" error message ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Lexmark 3200 (F. Heitkamp)
file corruption problem (Ralph Blach)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was: (John Imrie)
Re: password forgot (YS LOW)
Re: NetCom (DavidJ)
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From: Tim Moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Machine dies mysteriously--Help please!
Date: 28 Jun 1999 23:25:02 PDT
Could be a hardware issue, especially if nothing under Linux has changed since
you used it last. I has a similar problem with my mkLinux machine and it was
the power supply.
Zhengdong Zhang wrote:
> I am using Red Hat Linux 5.0 on an old 486 machine. It used to work pretty
> well. Today when I tried to log in (I have not used it for a while), I
> found the machine was not responsive. So I reset the machine. It worked
> for several minutes, then went dead. I reset it again, the same followed.
> I don't have a clue what could go wrong. Please help. Any suggestion will
> be appreciated.
>
> Zhengdong Zhang
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Tim
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From: Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Documentation issues.
Date: 28 Jun 1999 13:03:36 -0700
In gnu.misc.discuss, Peter da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, I know XML doesn't allow that. I already mentioned elsewhere that
> converting from SGML to XML may be a trivial extra step you need to put
> in your tool chain. HTML? HTML never was a proper SGML DTD... it's been
> pissed on in later revs until it smells more like SGML, but it's still
> pretty broken.
Fair enough. If I can write with abbreviated tags and with a parser that
recognizes paragraphs automatically, I can cope with this language, as
soon as it gets readable end-user documentation (the texinfo documentation
is reasonable and would be a good model to emulate) and better translators
(oh, and some mechanism to preserve two spaces after a period).
--
Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <URL:http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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From: Aaron and Lisa Ginn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with internal LS-120 drive
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:46:33 +0000
Well, I fixed my problem. I thought I'd post the solution so it gets archived for
anyone who has
the same problem in the future.
The solution was a modification of my BIOS settings. Under Advanced Settings, in the
Floppy menu,
I enabled the floppy controller, which was disabled in the factory settings. Once I
rebooted,
Linux immediately recognized the drive as an LS-120 drive. It works great now.
Thanks to all who responded!
Aaron
Aaron Ginn wrote:
> I'm having real problems getting this drive to work at all under Linux. I hope
>someone
> out there can give me some direction about where I should go next. I posted about a
>month
> ago saying that I couldn't get this drive to work under Linux, and I got several
>suggestions
> including the following:
>
> 1) Change the jumper settings on the drive so that it became the master on the
> secondary drive,
> 2) Check the settings in my fstab file,
> 3) Update my BIOS.
>
> I finally got around to changing the jumper settings to make the CD-ROM the slave
>and the
> LS-120 the master, and that didn't solve the problem. Here is the message I get
>during
> boot for this drive:
>
> -------------------------------------
> hdc: �, ATAPI UNKNOWN (type 31) drive
> -------------------------------------
>
> I've checked the settings in my fstab, and I'm certain they are correct. Finally,
>someone had
> written that they had seen a similar boot-time message for this drive, and the
>solution was a
> BIOS upgrade. My question is that Windows 98 is able to see and use this drive
>fine. If it
> wa a BIOS issue, wouldn't Win98 have the same problem as Linux? I just bought the
>computer
> about 4 months ago, so the BIOS can't be that old, can they?
>
> When I try to mount a VFAT formatted disk, here is my error message:
>
> --------------------------------------------
> mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device
> --------------------------------------------
>
> If I try to fdisk an unformatted disk, here's my error message:
> -----------------------
> Unable to open /dev/hdc
> -----------------------
>
> I hope someone out there can help me. I've got sound, an internet connection, and
> X-windows all working; this has been by far the biggest headache. This really
>shouldn't
> be that difficult.
>
> Thanks a lot!
> Aaron Ginn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: In deep trouble !!
Date: 29 Jun 1999 07:35:16 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chhabra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi !
> I upgraded to RH6.0 just now . When I try to start up kppp from non-root logins
>in the KDE environment, I get an error message :
> pppd is not properly installed !
> The pppd binary must be installed with the SUID bit set. Contact your
>system administrator.
So, set the suidbit
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
>2) Much more serious :
> I tried to install Star Office 5.0 (30 day version) that came with the
>CHIP magazine but it needs some glibc2 library. I tried to follow the
Install the library in a separate directory (eg
/usr/local/staroffice/lib) and start up staroffice with a shell script
which starts with
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/staroffice/lib
>instructions for copying this library but ran into a problem while
>removing / overwriting ld-linux.so.2 in /lib. First time, I deleted the copy of
Aargh, no. all sorts of programs rely on the version in your OS of the
library and loader. Do not mess withthem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux vs. Unix
Date: 29 Jun 1999 07:22:58 GMT
In <7l86qe$net$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>How much different is Linux than Unix? Are the system commands basically
>the same? What are the major differences between the two? Please help
>clarify this for me. Thank you in advance.
Which Unix? There are many flavours of Unix. Linux is very close to the
BSD flavour, with some distributions using the SysV initialisation
files/sequences. But yes, Linux is very similar to Unix, not least
because most of the programs which are actually what youuse are from the
GNU Unix project.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Bob Taylor")
Subject: Re: editorial: Stupid Linux Tricks
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:25:07 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
George Genovezos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yeah and Mac copied the gui, networking, mouse... from Xerox.
According to Wozniak, Apple *bought* the GUI from Xerox.
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| Gnome certainly is (serious competition to the Mac or Windows) |
| ... I get a charge out of seeing the X Window System work the |
| way we intended..." - Jim Gettys |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: SMTP port already open !?
Date: 29 Jun 1999 10:46:33 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stewart Honsberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>smtp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/sendmail sendmail -bs
This should hardly ever be enabled as in most cases sendmail runs as a
daemon independent of inetd.
You can enable this, but then you need to make sure sendmail doesn't
otherwise run or run in queue only mode, that is, without the -bd argument.
Also, if you choose not to run sendmail as a daemon you probably would
need to run sendmail with the -q argument to handle the mail queue on
a regular basis, for example from an entry in the crontab.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux jingle
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: 29 Jun 1999 09:06:41 +0100
In comp.os.linux.advocacy Gamma Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 23 Jun 1999 17:49:18 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Thurston) writes:
>>
>>> WIndows '95 used the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up"
> ...
>>For Win9x one could also use Fleetwood Mac:s 'Little Lies' or
>>AC/DC:s 'Highway to Hell'. Don't forget Thorogood's
>>'Bad to the Bone'.
Or the Rolling Stones again: You Can't Always Get What You Want.
--
Alain Borel
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From: DanH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: ISPS
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 04:45:29 -0400
Darren Paxton wrote:
>
> I am just posting this message to gauge some feedback from the Linux
> community in the world.
>
> Since Microsoft has the dominating share in the market of computing (I
> do not think anyone would doubt this statement), every ISP in the world
> is generally based on Microsoft. As we all know, this is a very
> annoying factor for those of us who wish to connect through our Linux
> boxes. The only way that we do connect is by hacking the dns servers
> and trying to find out from technical support what authentications are
> used, etc.
I've got to add my $.02(US) here.
My last four ISPs were running Linux. Three of them were using RedHat
and one was using Slackware.
Microsoft dominates the home desktop market, that's a fact. Not
computing. SUN Solaris is still the leader in business computing.
As a broad brush statement, MOST of the Linux users were/are technical
enough to figure out how to connect without tech support (or obsess
enough that they're BY GOD going to figure it out.) The few calls that
an ISP gets for "How do I do this in Linux?" did not warrant a techie
versed in Linux.
I have found recently that even if an ISP does not advertise it's
support of Linux, usually within the tech support there's one or two
people that run it and they're willing to share their knowledge with the
customer.
Also, remember a business model. Linux did not explode as a home
desktop until VERY recently and they have to have a bunch of calls on it
with people who state, "If you cannot support my choice of operating
systems, I have no choice but to use your competition for my ISP."
before they will take the need for that support seriously.
Dan
--
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Linux - Choice of a GNU generation
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE6.1 Kernel 2.2.5 -> 2.2.9
Date: 29 Jun 1999 07:30:42 GMT
Hi,
I have tried to update my SuSE6.1 installation from Kernel 2.2.5
to Kernel 2.2.9 and everything vent real smooth except for the
network which doesn't work with the new kernel (as soon as I go
back to my old kernel I am fine again).
The only error messages displayed at boot is
something like 'modprobe char-major-4...' which I don't
think is related to the network (at least not to a fixed
network like mine).
The networking device is found (loaded as a module)
and the DHCP client is started but'ifconfig' only gives
some dummy IP address.
Anyone aware of some special tricks for updating kernels on SuSE
distributions? I am really stuck here. I have tried to compile
things into the kernel and have them as moduels but nothing
seems to work.
I did compile the kernel with:
make mrproper
make config
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/.
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/.
'vi /etc/lilo.config'
/sbin/lilo
/ Christer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: Advice? - Should I recompile the kernel?
Date: 29 Jun 1999 10:35:17 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cameron L. Spitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Three reasons you might want to make a kernel:
We are still talking about redhat6.0 out of the box, right?
>1. Proves you installed the C/C++ compiler correctly and your
>CPU and memory are solid. Moving features you use into modules
>proves you've got modutils and maybe kerneld installed correctly.
>Learn how to do it now so there's less pressure when you add
>something and need to do it.
The redhat kernel already have every feature as loadable modules
so there are hardly anything to move into modules.
>2. Your custom kernel will boot faster because it's not waiting
>for devices that aren't there. Some probes are risky, and you
>can get rif of them.
The redhat kernel already have every feature as loadable modules
so the kernel won't probe any devices.
>3. Waste less RAM on unused kernel features. Kernel RAM doesn't swap.
The redhat kernel already have every feature as loadable modules
so no wasted space on unneeded device drivers.
Recompiling the kernel could cause more problem than it solves, so
unless you have a good reason, just leave it as is.
Villy
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Quad PII motherboard for SMP?usage info
Date: 29 Jun 1999 08:30:42 GMT
ishwar rattan wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Is there a motherboard out there that will take 4 PIIs for
> SMP usage under Linux? I am aware of Intel P450GX it takes
> 4 PPros only. Any pointers will be appreciated.
>
> - ishwar
PII only support dual cpu configurations, unless you opt for a Xeon... :)
PPro's are a better bet then, but then performance is not that great any
more compared to the beasts we have now :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gerrit Holl)
Subject: Re: CGI problem
Date: 29 Jun 1999 07:13:35 GMT
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:53:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I got a probem while i use perl to make a mail.when i use slakware 3.5
>default kernel 2.0.34,it worked fine . when i upgraded the kernel to
>2.2.10,problem is comming...
>it returned "queuename: Cannot create "qfQAA00355" in
>"/var/spool/mqueue" (euid=65534): Permission denied "
>is there any errors in my kernel?
Well...
what are the permissions of /var/spool/mqueue?
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From: Karl-Heinz Zimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Memory leak in netscape for freebsd (was: NT the best web platform?)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:02:20 GMT
Am 29.06.1999, 10:26:49, schrieb Jason O'Rourke:
> On the other hand, I could install freebsd (which runs
> nonstop without reboots until PGE pulls our power to do
> work) or redhat linux in 10-15 minutes.
> The one problem with freebsd is that its netscape binary
> tends to leak memory. I do have to kill and restart
> netscape every few days.
So did you tell this fact to the developers team ?
IMHO they should be pleased to hear about this problem and probably=20
they soon will fix it.
Karl-Heinz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: converting emails
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:03:15 GMT
Hello,
I want to create something like a www-board on a linux system but with
some differences: you can send emails with attachments and then on the
board the messages should be shown and when there was an attachment
you should be able to download that. For that reason I search
programs/scripts that do these things (or parts of that):
- to convert the message (from different formats like netscape or
outlook express) into html
- when there was an attachment to recognize that thus a link can be
created to download that file from the website
I hope that isn't totally offtopic (if it is I'm sorry).
I try to realize that for a long time but always I'm having new
problems (specially with recognizing emails from differnts mail
programs).
Thanks a lot,
Hans
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From: Miguel Lastra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DO NOT HAVE /dev/printer !!
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:23:38 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I noticed that my linux box does not have this device and I can not
print.
How can I create it. I have Suse 6.1 and makedev does not exist
Thanks in advance
Miguel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve blakeway)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:25:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:40:59 -0400, Alex Flinsch
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am in the process of buying a new system and intend on setting it up
>as multiple boot win9x/linux/(possibly NT).
>
>Hopefully the system will be purchased with 2 hard drives installed,
>which would make the installation of a dual boot system go more
>smoothly, but this will mainly be determined by the intersection of the
>following (anticipated vs actual annual bonus) & current hardware prices
>at time of bonus.
>
>Anyway, the win9x option is fairly straightforward, as there are very
>few options for it (read 1, whatever version of win9x is out there when
>I get the system).
>
>I have narrowed the linux option (mostly based on others comments & what
>is available at my local computer shops), down to 2 possibilities either
>RedHat 6, or Caldera 2.2
>
I'd recommend Mandrake (=Redhat +); pretty friendly to newbies
(non-beta KDE, desktop links to the Mandrake site for updates and
news, etc.).
steve
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From: Martin A. Boegelund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux jingle
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:17:37 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:14:05 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] muttered:
> >On 15 Jun 1999 17:37:37 GMT, David L. Bilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >> +-----On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:50:20 -0400, Drew M. Mooney spoke
unto us:----------
> >> | How about just asking:
> >[deletia]
> >>How about something that is not a rip-off or a parody? Let's show
the
> >>world how Linux is a stable, full-featured, multi-tasking OS; not
just the
> >>OS that is better than Windows.
> >>
> >>The problem is it is hard to fit
> >
> > "Linux, because there are far better ideas to rip off..."
>
> Whatever happened to "Linux: the choice of a GNU generation"?
Only for insiders. "I'm not a cow (gnu)!"
>
> --
> -] Michael Proto [-
> -] MCP [-
> -] Happy Linux user since 1997 [-
> ERROR: REALITY.SYS Corrupted! Reboot universe? (Y/n)
>
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From: Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:48:28 -0700
Silviu Minut wrote:
>
> >
> > Redhat is junk and buggy. The installer sux big time.
> >
>
> Junk? You're kidding me.
> Most software has bugs. There is also the RedHat errata, right?
>
So? So does M$ with its "bug fixes" and "service packs."
> >
> > SuSE is much smoother to install, have much better hardware supports,
> > even FreeBSD is easier to install than RH.
> >
>
> So is Win95.
Not when you compares to SuSE. :)
One pass. That's it.
> But I admit, I did hear good things about SuSE.
>
> >
> > That's why you see so many "Help" posts from people trying to install RH
> > here.
> >
>
> Often those questions are general Linux questions (such as how do I mount a cd,
> or how do I tell Linux I have 128M of ram, or "Can't open file" questions).
> Those people just happen to run RedHat. I bet they would have asked those
> questions regardless of distribution.
>
Sure. But how about all those cannot config x? Because of the crappy
configurator from RH?
> >
> > Why? Because of all the noise RH have been getting lately.
> > Check ZDNet, CNN news etc., they have articles on Redhat.
> > And RH is becoming the M$ of the Linux world.
> >
>
> Lately.
>
> >
> > Get Caldera or SuSE. Forget Redhat.
> >
> > Alex Lam.
> >
>
> I don't want to turn this thread into a war of distributions, so maybe we
> should leave it at this. Just one more thing.
> My main point in the previous post was that various people will give diffrent
> answers, that all is subjective.
> Your post perfectly make my point.
Neither do I. Spend your time / money on whatever pleases you.
Alex
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linux and CDRW?
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:06:53 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:31:45 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I agree with you that cdrecord can deal with CDRW but when I
> >use cdrecord blank=all (track) -force -dev=0,3,0 my whole disk (or
> >track) is wiped out.
> >I don't want that. I just need to replace a single file (or
directory).
> >How to do that?
>
> To begin with, you'd need a UDF filesystem instead of an ISO
filesystem. But in
> addition, I don't believe that the current device drivers support
writing less
> than a whole track at one time.
>
> --
>
Would you have some pointers on how to use udf filesystem?
Thanks a lot.
Ed
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From: "Kent Nilsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Filesize larger than 2 GB on Intel machines an Linux 2.0.36
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:30:07 GMT
I asked about it a while ago, and I got the answer that you have to use the
loopback device. I don't know how that works, but I think it moved the size
limit to 16 Gb or maybe 2 Tb, not sure.
Kent
> I heard the same thing, but I can't find any information on this patch
> to override the limitation.
> > is there any solution to work with files larger than 2 GB on
> > Intel-processor based machines? I am running RedHat Linux 5.2 with
> > kernel 2.0.36. I heard about patch for kernelversions 2.2.x.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (wiliam choehen)
Subject: slackeware bootdisk stop
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:37:00 GMT
when im going too install salckeware on my pentium 120 16m ram 1.7 gb
hardrive
my bootdisk just stop whit li and then cant do anything
whats wrong?
EVRYTHING IS JUST A SATE OF MIND
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (kokin)
Subject: pppd permission
Date: 29 Jun 1999 07:58:05 GMT
Hi!
I have established a dialup server. But the permission of pppd is changed
to rwx instead of rws sometimes for unknown reason. How can I fix this?
Thanks!
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From: "Daniel Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DO NOT HAVE /dev/printer !!
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:47:08 +0200
you don't need it. simply configure your printer to /dev/lpX ( x >=3D0; =
LPTX <=3D> /dev/lp(X-1) ). in your /etc/conf.modules you specify with
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
that you've got a normal PC-Style parallelport in your box.
if you then access lpX the according modules should be automatically =
loaded.
Daniel.
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Miguel Lastra schrieb in Nachricht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>
> I noticed that my linux box does not have this device and I can not
>print.=20
>
> How can I create it. I have Suse 6.1 and makedev does not exist
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Miguel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HELP !!: kernel 2.2.*: gpm "Socket()" error message
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 07:56:28 GMT
Hi here,
Since I've tried to upgrade from the 2.0.* to the 2.2.*
kernel, I have no more mouse. Now when I boot, I can see
an error message when the INIT process tries to launch the
mouse manager, I can see the following:
> gpm: socket(): Invalid argument
And I get the same error when I try to do it manually (by
doing "gpm -t ms" for ex., as I have a Microsoft mouse).
Whatever the command I try to run with /usr/bin/gpm, it
fails and I get this 'Socket()' error (except for "gpm -h",
which lists me all options possible). The same happens when
I try to use the gpm shell script located in rc.d/init.d,
whatever the option here too ("gpm start", "gpm status" etc
etc.). It looks hopeless.
Does anybody know what's going on ???
Thanks a lot for any hint !!!
Regards,
Seb
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (F. Heitkamp)
Subject: Re: Lexmark 3200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 29 Jun 1999 10:54:58 GMT
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Michael Thomas
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Hi all
>
>I bought my new pc about a month ago:
>
Sell the 3200 and get a Lexmark OptraColor 40. It costs more
but works great with Linux. It emulates level II postscript.
Fred
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From: Ralph Blach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: file corruption problem
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 06:54:47 -0400
Has the file corruption problem in the lastes stable kernel 2.2.10 been
solved yet?
Chip
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From: John Imrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,omp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Subject: Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was:
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:52:45 +0100
Philip Brown wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 15:11:20 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 18:15:46 GMT, Anthony Ord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> >>On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 11:56:07 +0100, Robin Becker
> >>>a bit off topic, but an article in my paper, the Independent, states
> >>>that M$'s encarta has different versions for different countries. If M$
> >>>can claim in the US that Edison (October 1879) invented the electric
> >>>light bulb before Swan (February 1879) then a few adjustments to
> >>>benchmark results seem minor. Apparently the M$ mouthpiece says these
> >>>sort of 'facts' aren't always black and white etc etc.
> >>
> >>It's just to appease the American public. Just like the
> >>Second World War went from 1941 (when the Americans joined)
> >>to 1945. What was it before that? A bun fight?
> >
> > Does Encarta say that? American public school textbooks
> > certainly don't. Ours even covered the concentration camps.
>
> you mean, the american-run concentration camps?
>
Or the British run concentration camps
The Pilgrim
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I have the one thing Mohamid al Fiad wants
a British Passport
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (YS LOW)
Subject: Re: password forgot
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:08:10 GMT
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:38:31 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (YS LOW) wrote:
>Dear All
>
>I forgot my linux root password , how do retrieve it?
>
>Regards
>
>From Yong
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From: DavidJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NetCom
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:00:09 GMT
> This newbie can't quite make all the right steps for connecting to my
> ISP, Netcom. They are not any help.
I am using Netcom UK, you could send a mail to
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=send linux
It will automatically send you some information on how to connect to
Netcom UK from Linux. It should show you the step required to connect
(even if the DNS, proxy... are not the correct one for you).
You could also try to connect from KDE, using KPPP. It is quite easy.
David
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