Linux-Misc Digest #876, Volume #20 Thu, 1 Jul 99 11:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: help me please, system... (Caolan (McNamara))
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was: (De Messemaeker
Johan)
Re: No init found! (James Knott)
Re: Oops. Locked out :( (Jon Skeet)
Re: internet speed ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SANE OUTPUT (Jon Skeet)
Re: HELP!! HELP!! /etc moved SOS!! SOS!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Mounting a SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 Filesystem in Linux? ("Brian K. White")
Re: Problem with my 486 (Robert Heller)
Printer problem (Flus)
Re: AGP, how?
Re: Printer problem (Jim Reidford)
Trouble installing Sixpack (Philipp Maier)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Caolan (McNamara))
Subject: Re: help me please, system...
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:18:14 GMT
Adrian Hands ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: > So when i execute myprogram, the stdout.txt file is created but there is
: > nothing into. I must stop my program to see information into stdout.txt.
: >
: > the problem is my program can't be stopped.
: I believe what you need to do is to turn off output buffering in the
: programs you are calling (the called program, not the calling program).
: I don't remember how you do this in C.
: In perl it's something like "$| = 0;".
: If I remember right, in C there's some call (fcntl ?) you make after
: opening the file to set the buffersize to zero.
: Try any basic C book, or a C newsgroup.
: Hope this helps.
thats the problem alright, suspending the program tends to flush the buffer.
You can either fflush the buffer regularly in your code fflush(stdout),
or for a quick hack change all the the printf to fprintf(stderr as stderr
is guaranteed unbuffered by posix or someother standard that every unix
attempt to fufill.
C.
: -Adrian
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From: De Messemaeker Johan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,omp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Subject: Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was:
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 13:46:20 +0200
Chad Mulligan wrote:
> >And how do you know this actually happened? Were you present? You read
> >it in a book written by an American hater? On behalf of the Americans
> >who died saving your sorry ass in WWII, I *demand* a retraction and
> >appology for such a vicious attack!
>
> I would have to agree with Mr taylor on this one. The stories I've heard, some first
> hand from German POW's in the US, friends of my Granddad who was a Latvian pressed
> into German service, all said they were treated well and some even remained friends
> with their jailers.
True, that happened. But it wasn't always like that. Here in Belgium, there was a
concentrationcamp named 'Breendonk'. When the americans arrived, they torchered the
germans. That's a historical fact. And there's a lot more. But what do we expect ? It
was
war, with all pleasant and unpleasant stuff ... sort of ...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Knott)
Subject: Re: No init found!
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:06:51 -0400
Reply-To: James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In article <7ko9pv$t0b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Matt Welsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am a different Matt Welsh than you are thinking but that really is my name
>:o)
Yeah, right. ;-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Subject: Re: Oops. Locked out :(
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:41:12 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, now that I've done that, how do I disable the ability to do that? ;)
> I don't want anyone else to be able to do that, and I won't need to do it
> again, since I'll be much more careful from now on :)
Well, no-one should have access to edit /etc/passwd by hand. Don't tell
anyone else the root password, and you should be fine - so long as you
don't change the attributes on /etc/passwd to allow users to edit it...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: internet speed
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 12:11:14 GMT
Two things, first check your /var/log/message file if should tell you
at what speed you connected to your ISP. Second check KKKP setup, look
for modem speed set it to 115200.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Subject: Re: SANE OUTPUT
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:53:13 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Does anyone knows whether the sane output *.pnm format can be converted to
> the main stream formats eg jpeg, tiff etc?
Try "convert" in the ImageMagick package.
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Subject: Re: HELP!! HELP!! /etc moved SOS!! SOS!!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 01 Jul 1999 04:37:42 -0700
Raghavendra B K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to modify some files
> in /etc. So I moved /etc to
> /etcc and came
> out of su mode. Now I can't so
> anything (telnet, ftp, login,
> su, etc). I
> get the following message for
> whatever command I type.
> /bin/hostname: cann't open
> cache /etc/ld.so.cache
Ok, since your able to send news...I assume you have access to
*some* computer....make yourself some rescue disks. There is a
set on the Slackware CD, or ftp....I don't think it matters what
distro you have since your going to use it as an OS of its own.
Boot up the Rescue set and mount the offending drive....hopefully
you should be able to put it back....
Another thing, that might get you past the ld problem...course if you
shut down you WONT be getting back in without an /etc....
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib
hopefully that would make it stop bitching at you...but maybe not.
>
> My system configuration is
> Linux DLD 5.4 (kernel version
> is 2.0.33).
> Please send the reply to my
> personal email address:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please help me restore
> URGENTLY. This is VERY VERY
> CRITICAL!!!!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Raghavendra B K
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From: "Brian K. White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.sco,comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.unix.sco.programmer
Subject: Re: Mounting a SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 Filesystem in Linux?
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:50:09 -0400
Binesh Bannerjee wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.misc Bartek Golenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Thats because Linux 2.0.x could not recognize SCO division table on a
> : partition - you could always mount SCO floppies. There is an option in 2.2.x
> : that will probably allow you to do this.
>
> What option is that? (Upon further investigation I found this in the docs
> From Documentation/filesystems/sysv-fs.txt as of linux-2.2.9
> > Bugs in the present implementation:
> > - Coherent FS:
> > - The "free list interleave" n:m is currently ignored.
> > - Only file systems with no filesystem name and no pack name are
> > recognized.
> > (See Coherent "man mkfs" for a description of these features.)
> > - SystemV Release 2 FS:
> > The superblock is only searched in the blocks 9, 15, 18, which
> > corresponds to the beginning of track 1 on floppy disks. No
> > support for this FS on hard disk yet.
>
> So, it looks as tho the SysV FS doesn't support hard drives still...
>
> What option are you talking about?
>
> Binesh
>
> : --
> : Bartek Golenko
> : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know I remember seeing a patch for 2.0 or 2.1 that specifically was
for adding support for recognising Xenix divvy filesystems/slices on a
Xenix partition. I don't know where I saw this, but I'm sure it washed
up in an ordinary web search with a search string like "xenix linux"
That was for Xenix, not 3.2v5.0.2, but in linux anything sco would be
supplied by the same sysvfs driver, and this was a while ago, so maybe
more work has been done.
Just wanted you to know that there is some chance that what you want
does exist.
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with my 486
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:28:23 GMT
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:45:44 GMT, wrote :
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to use my old 486 as firewall but have some problem with him.
> I've installed two 3c509, add the driver in the kernel but Linux find only one
> of them. The 3com Etherdisk find both of them and can adjust their setting.
>
> If I remove the first card, Linux will find the second. Re-installing the first and
>Linux will find and use just this first.
>
> My firs card ( Mac address BlaBlaBla_81 ) is IRQ 10 and I/O 300.
> The second ( Mac address BlaBlaBla_85 ) is IRQ 11 and I/O 280.
>
> How can I help Linux to find both of my card ?
Linux won't 'find' two ethernet cards. You need to manually set up the
second card.
Look at section 3.2 of the Ethernet-HOWTO -- it is completely explained there.
>
> I use Slackware 3.9 with the kernel 2.0.37pre10.
>
> I have a second computer, actually the gateway, and this one is OK. He found
> both of my PCI NE2000 and use them without problem.
>
> Another problem with my 486 : I can not compile the kernel. During each MAKE,
> I receive an error message : Clock skew detected, your build may be incomplete
> ( or something like this ).
> What this mean ? The build is effectively incomplete. Usually, the MAKE ZLILO
> will just verify all makefile and don't compile anything. When I receive this
>message, many pieces need to be compiled.
There is something screwy with your clock chip somehow. Do a make
clean, then make zlilo.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Jacques Bourdeau
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: Flus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer problem
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 12:57:32 GMT
Hello ,
I have a small problem with print text file on my HP DeskJet printer.
I have a staircase effect. I read Linux HOWTO document and write
a small program (filter) :
#include <stdio.h>
main (void) {
int ch;
for (;;) {
ch = getchar ();
if (ch == EOF) break;
if (ch == 0x0A) putchar (0x0D);
putchar (ch);
}
}
If i use them on the command line :
$ cat test.txt | tocrlf | lpr -P hpdj
all is OK, but if i define my printer in printcap as follow :
hpdj|lp3:\
:of=/usr/lbin/tocrlf:\ # My program filter
:lf=/usr/adm/lp3err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=PCkosa514b:\ # My print server
:rp=hpdj:\
:sd=/usr/spool/hpdj:
and send print job:
$ lpr -P hpdj test.txt
i permanently have staircase effect.
Help me, how i can use that filter in printcap.
Thanks
Marcin Lara [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: AGP, how?
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:41:42 -0400
On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:29:54 -0400, Adrian Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Walter wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone knows if latest versions of linux accept videocards that
>> uses AGP conection?
>> how to configure it?
>>
>> please answer
>> to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>AGP supposedly works with XFree86 v3.3.2 and up. RedHat 6.0 ships with
>3.3.2, but I'd recommend installing the 3.3.3 rpm upgrade from their
>website (or a mirror).
Well, I installed Redhat 6.0 on a Compaq Deskpro 6000 with a Matrox based AGP
card and it autodetected the puppy with nary a whimper.
Pretty nifty, actually.
Marc
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From: Jim Reidford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printer problem
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 14:33:20 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Flus wrote:
>
> Hello ,
> I have a small problem with print text file on my HP DeskJet printer.
> I have a staircase effect. I read Linux HOWTO document and write
> a small program (filter) :
<<SNIP>>
> If i use them on the command line :
> $ cat test.txt | tocrlf | lpr -P hpdj
> all is OK, but if i define my printer in printcap as follow :
>
> hpdj|lp3:\
> :of=/usr/lbin/tocrlf:\ # My program filter
> :lf=/usr/adm/lp3err:\
> :lp=:\
> :rm=PCkosa514b:\ # My print server
> :rp=hpdj:\
> :sd=/usr/spool/hpdj:
>
Marcin
The print filter entry should be
:if=/usr/lbin/tocrlf:\
if I remember (if = input filter )
hth
============
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From: Philipp Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Trouble installing Sixpack
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 15:30:59 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have some trouble to install sixpack (BibTeX Database Manager) under
SuSE Linux 6.1. Probably I am not the only one who ever tried to get
this working...
If I type make install, I get:
pmaier@Maier:~/Temp/Sixpack/sixpack-0.98 > make install
\n\tGoing to install SixPack Bibliography Manager\n
\tI'm in './',
\tInstalling SixPack to './'\n
./install: .//test.pl: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
./install: [: test: integer expression expected
bp converter utility (conv.pl) not found.
Please install or correct PATH variable!.
Unfortunately I not really what one could call a Linux Xpert, therefore
I don't really know what to make out of this error message. Perhaps one
of you could help me?
Thanx.
Philipp Maier
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