Linux-Misc Digest #926, Volume #20 Mon, 5 Jul 99 08:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Kernel question (Chris Raper)
Re: Visual programming language for linux? (mei)
Re: Korn SHell basic problems (KrayZ)
How Do I (HDI): make QT-2.00 work under RedHat 6.0? (JaySun Millennium)
Re: Kernel compile: 'make dep' errors: .h files are not being found... ("Michael
Smith")
Re: NFS mount problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Recommended First Linux Books- online and off (John Thompson)
Re: Resize linux partition w/ Partition Magic!! (John Thompson)
Executing Linux Commands from Perl ("Tim Woodcock")
Re: first/second/third world (Richard Kulisz)
Re: Printing (apsfilter?) problems with SuSE 6.1 (Allen Ashley)
Re: Modem speed ("Robert J. Schweikert")
Re: Can I use Linux as a server to a Windows based calendar/scheduling application?
(Karl-Heinz Zimmer)
Re: first/second/third world (Richard Kulisz)
MCA/ESDI patches for Linux 2.0.37? (Georg Schwarz)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Raper)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel question
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 09:18:16 GMT
On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:09:47 +0300, "Alexander"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am shure that someone has already face the problem like this. I installed
>RedHat 5.2 from CD, then recompiled the kernel. New kernel boots, but
>doesn't
>want to mount root filesystem. Error message looks like:
>VFS: Cannot open root device 03:01
>Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01
Hi Alexander
I had this one a few days ago after upgrading to 2.2.9. At the time I
did extensive tests (aka. clutching at straws!) in 'make menuconfig'
switching various kernel modules on or off and finally found out that
my SCSI adapter was being listed as a module (<M>) but when I changed
to include it in the kernel itself (<*>) it worked fine. Then by just
switching just this to a module again it brought up the error.
I therefore deduced that the driver that allows access to your
boot-disk controller should be included in the kernel rather than made
a module - sounds logical.
As for the 1024 cylinders bit - if that were the case you would get an
error when you run /sbin/lilo - so you would spot the problem before
you get to reboot. If it falls into an area of disk >1024th cylinder
you get a cryptic little error like:
geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1137 > 1023)
Best wishes,
Chris R.
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From: mei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Visual programming language for linux?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:19:11 +0200
Reply-To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Christopher B. Browne" ha scritto:
> >http://www.cs.uni-potsdam.de/~smeier/kdevelop/
>
> I thought they were asking about a visual *language,* not merely an IDE.
kdevelop can create GUI like normal visual language.
Ciao Mei
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From: KrayZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: Korn SHell basic problems
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:42:01 +0200
If you want to learn something (UNIX for example) any question would be
interesting......
Do you know how to do it or no???
PS: I try to do it with typeset +r VAR but it doesn't change anything....
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 1999-07-01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> >3) With readonly I can make a readonly variable but, how can I erase
> >this atributte??? What command is used to erase it and can modify
> >after these variable (or unset it)????
> Why make a variable readonly if you want to change it?
>
> Net-Tamer V 1.08X - Test Drive
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 10:18:21 -0200
From: JaySun Millennium <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: How Do I (HDI): make QT-2.00 work under RedHat 6.0?
PROBLEM 1:
I want to install KLyx under KDE-1.1.1 but cannot get it to compile.
When I try it says : "checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= 1.42
and < 2.0) (libraries) not found. Please check your installation!"
PROBLEM 2:
I want to installl TkDesk as well but have to use tcl7.6 and tk4.2.
but can't seem to get their configurations and compilation right.
Anyone?
PROBLEM 3:
When I login as root under gnome I get a very irritating warning and
autostart of gnome help and the gnome file manager.
How can I make it stop happening?
--- Rise, O rise Linux Sun ---
--- Shine your OpenLight ---
--- On me and my Brethren---
--- Let us flower ---
--- The while ... ---
--- This Millennium ---
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From: "Michael Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel compile: 'make dep' errors: .h files are not being found...
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 06:25:28 -0400
>
>Did you install the kernel source and header files?
>
>/tobias
I believe so... I ran
'/usr/src/linux/tar zxpvf linux-2.2.5.tar.gz' and now
/usr/src/linux/include/linux (as well as other dir's) is loaded with header
files. I 'rm -r'ed /usr/src/linux a couple of times, but the results are
the same. The files un-tar seemingly ok, and 'make config' seems to work.
Then, when I run 'make dep', the files in #include of mkdep.c are not
found.
I am wondering if it is something with gcc, or my clibs, or something, but I
am not sure where to start.
Thanks.
// Michael
(I have posted this reply 3 times, but it hasn't made it to the group, yet.
Hopefully, all three won't hit at once :))
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: NFS mount problem
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:12:07 GMT
Thanks for trying fellas, but neither of those suggestions worked for me
:-( I have since tried lots of variations in my hosts.allow file, all
to no avail... even "ALL: ALL" doesn't seem to make a difference. I
am assuming though that stopping and restarting portmapper follwed by
nfs is good enough for changes to host.allow to take effect...
I do have some more info though. I booted up a RedHat 5.2 linux machine
and followed my previous description (just putting that line in my
exports file) and everything works no problem! So, it seems that this
has something to do with Red Hat 6.0. My 5.2 machine works fine - ARG!
Anyone have any other ideas? Are there any Red Hat guys out there that
know the difference between 5.2 and 6.0 in this situation?
-Curt
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"John T. Rice II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> I was having all kinds of the same problems until I put the following
in
> my hosts.allow:
>
> ALL: <subnet>/<subnet mask>
>
> For example:
>
> ALL: 1.2.3.0/255.255.255.0
>
> I have naming working fine, but I had to use actual numbers....
>
> The only problem I have now is that it takes 1 - 2 minutes for my Sun
to
> mount a Linux export. I hear
> that there is a mount/export option that I can set, but have yet to
find
> it....
>
> Any takers there?
>
> --
> JTRII
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Recommended First Linux Books- online and off
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 21:19:37 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have never seen a Linux book which even told me as much as what is available
> online. They generally ARE both patronizing and simplistic....also expensive.
I take it you haven't seen the O'Reilly books "Running
Linux" and "Linux in a Nutshell?" Although both are showing
their age, they are still eminently useful and neither
patronizing nor simplistic.
On this note: I seem to recall that O'Reilly has an upgrade
policy for their books, that if you own an early edition of
one of their titles you can upgrade at a discount to the
newer version when it becomes available. Anybody know
anything about this?
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Resize linux partition w/ Partition Magic!!
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 21:33:03 -0600
Alleyoop Sam wrote:
> Hi, I am a new linux user, using RH 6.0:
>
> Recently, I have resized my linux partition with Partition Magic 4.
> After that, I can no longer boot into my linux partition without the use
> of linux floppy boot disk. I can dual boot my machine before using the
> PQ4 to resize my linux partitioin. I have NT installed and use NT OS
> loader to daul boot my machine. If I use the NT OS loader to boot into
> linux, it hangs on the prompt: "LI" and nothing goes on. Well, my linux
> works fine if I use the floppy to boot in!! Any ideas to fix the
> problem?
When you resized your linux partition it probably changed
the location of the kernel so lilo no longer can find it to
boot from the HD. Just boot from your floppy and re-run
lilo to write the changes to the boot record and you should
be able to boot from the HD again.
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Tim Woodcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Executing Linux Commands from Perl
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:45:34 +0100
Hi,
I am trying to create a web browser interface for executing certain simple
commands for my network i.e connecting to the Internet, collecting mail etc.
An example Linux command I am trying to run is /etc/suseppp/scripts/ppp-up
.... from within a .cgi script running on the Apache server under perl.
I have tried:
'/etc/suseppp/scripts/ppp-up ....';
+
$connect='/etc/suseppp/scripts/ppp-up ....';
print $connect;
CGI and Perl are working fine, I have messed with permissions etc.
Anyone?
Thanks in advance
Tim.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Kulisz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: first/second/third world
Date: 5 Jul 1999 11:42:22 GMT
In article <vOXf3.1299$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Peter Seebach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <7lmoc7$ov5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Richard Kulisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>You again, where's that definition of propaganda I've demanded from you
>>for the past month? This is only the 7th time I'm asking you for it ...
>
>And every time, I've told you: It's a word. Look it up in a dictionary.
>After all, you know what it means well enough to use it.
*I* do, but you don't. You have yet to produce the slimmest shred of
evidence suggesting that leftism in academia is merely the result of
propaganda.
>>Marxists do not demonize; Libertarians *are* evil,
>
>Demonization. You have *every* bit as much credibility as Billy Joe Bob with
>the gun-rack in the back of his pickup who's talking about how "I'm not
>disrespectin' nobody, but them communists are an abomination in the eyes
>of God".
The funny thing is that communism and communists /are/ exactly that.
But since there isn't any "God", what he thinks or doesn't think
hardly matters, does it? Besides, "God" is an abomination in the
eyes of Man.
As for credibility, I have far more than you since I can back up my
position with arguments and facts while the best you've done is run
with your tail between your legs.
>At least he knows that his belief is religious.
Are you redefining "religioous" now?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen Ashley)
Subject: Re: Printing (apsfilter?) problems with SuSE 6.1
Date: 5 Jul 1999 11:01:03 GMT
In addition to the Yast setup, edit the file /etc/apsfilterrc which allows you
to change the number of pages printed per paper page, and landscape/portrait.
You have to be familiar with the escape sequences to initialize your printer.
See your printer manual. I found the default (but commented out) init sequence
to be sufficient. BTW, the default init sequences are in two lines, don't change
the second line unless you want a blank page printed after every printed job.
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From: "Robert J. Schweikert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem speed
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:05:38 +0000
Thanks,
I set the modem speed to 57600 and added the bsdcomp option the he command line
options and the
speed is much improved.
Bill Unruh wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Robert J. Schweikert"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >I did set the Baude rate to 56600 in the script that executes the ppp command.
> 56600 is an illegal speed. Your pppd will use the default 9600 bd.
> The legal speed is 57600
> (Youcould also try 115200 once you get it working.)
--
Robert Schweikert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Karl-Heinz Zimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Can I use Linux as a server to a Windows based calendar/scheduling
application?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 10:39:12 GMT
Steve Hiner wrote:
> I hadn't even considered StarOffice. I can save on download time
> by using that copy sitting on my hard drive (I knew there was some
> reason I hadn't deleted it even though I wasn't using it). I have
> the Linux and Windows versions of the original 5.0 release of SO
> (I think there have been bug fixes since I picked it up).
As i already told you by mail ;-) i *strongly* suggest downloading and=20=
using StarOffice *5.1* instead of that old 5.0 version.
This is not (better: not only) because i want to push our newest=20
product but mainly because of the fact that=20
StarOffice 5.1 contains *a lot* of bugfixes and some very
useful new features. Information about what has been
changed from 5.0 to 5.1 release have been published in a
little What's new Guide to be downloaded from here:
ftp://ftp.stardivision.com/pub/support/so51/doc/wnew01.pdf
( file's size is 1934 KB )
Concerning detailed information on StarSchedule and StarSchedule=20
Server please have a look at pages 83 to 92 -- the information given=20=
there is far much better than anything i could tell you here.
Regards
Karl-Heinz
--=20
(posting privately)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Kulisz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: first/second/third world
Date: 5 Jul 1999 11:01:59 GMT
In article <7lpt9p$b1p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stephan Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <7lmo1e$onv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Richard Kulisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>A deterministic theory + initial conditions constitutes a complete
>>description of the universe. A nondeterministic theory needs a *hell*
>>of a lot of added baggage to completely describe the universe.
>
>But Ockham's razor is not concerned with the size of you description
>of the universe, but with the number of assumptions you have to make
>in your theory
What is the purpose of science? To come up with a theory that describes
the whole of reality. And what do you think I mean by the 'size' of the
description if not the information content of the theory; the number of
assumptions is irrelevant since you can reduce them simply by conjunction.
I do resent having to put on a dog and pony show to get people to put
two and two together.
[snip]
>The non-deterministic interpretation wins - the
>assumption of non-determinism may be more uncomfortable than the
>assumption of determinism, but it is hardly more complex.
Wrong. Non-determinism contains either infinite information content
or it doesn't lead to a theory of reality at all. To accept non-
determinism, you've given up on science, you can't call yourself a
scientist. Further, non-determinism is only "more unconfortable"
in the sense that putting your hand down a clogged toilet would
be unconfortable. Non-determinism is utter nonsense, it doesn't
actually *mean* anything the human mind can comprehend. You might
as well be asserting that the idea of the Trinity is "difficult
to accept" and using repetition to drum in "three is one" into
people's brains; it doesn't actually *mean* anything!
>The many-worlds-interpretation is, from a single world-line point of
>view, indistinguishable to the non-deterministic interpretation, and
Again, wrong. Quantum erasure (ie, recoherence) is possible in many-
worlds but not in Kobenhavn. Further, if they were indistinguishable
then what's the problem with junking a stupid non-scientific would-be
theory? Finally, the genius of the many-world interpretation is that
(like GR) it tells you that some questions aren't even intelligible.
In MW, the answer to "what will I observe" is that the question isn't
intelligible, it doesn't *mean* anything. Many-worlds doesn't coddle
idiots along.
>in its full version makes the additional assumption that there are
<rolleyes> This isn't an assumption. Rather, it's the *elimination*
of an assumption (ie, that there is something magical called "wave
collapse").
Also, like I've already explained, General Relativity practically
*demands* that there are many parallel worlds. GR does not prohibit
time travel and what is not prohibited is allowed. In order to solve
the time travel paradoxes, you ahve to start assuming multiple time
lines. And many-worlds reduces the inelegance of treating time travel
as an exceptional condition; in many-worlds, the universe branches
all the time instead of just when time travel occurs.
>many worlds. The hidden-variable interpretation assumes (great wonder)
>hidden variables.
>
>Both interpretations have the potential for more predictive power than
>the non-deterministic version if we either find some hidden variables
>(and a way to observe them) or a way to communicate with other world
>lines.
We don't need any of that shit since Kobenhavn predits *nothing*.
Statistical information constitutes a very tiny part of observables
in the universe so if Kobenhavn predicts only that then it's worth
shit. And even then, to make Kobenhavn predict statistical info,
you have to assume that there is some magical properties to the
universe to make it /appear/ statistical. You might as well assume
hidden variables, a lot cleaner, more elegant, more honest, and
more comprehensible that way. At least then, you're not hiding the
complexity of the theory.
Also, Kobenhavn violates locality *and* determinism while many-worlds
violates only contrafactual definiteness. Why should we pick a theory
that violates two principles of physics instead of just one?
>Nonsense. The many worlds interpretation still allows for observer
>interference and still needs wave function collapse. It only assumes
>that the wave function collapses into _all_ allowed states (and hence
>leads to a fork of the universe).
The crux of the many-worlds interpretation is that the wavefunction
is real and that collapse never occurs. Any collapse is pure illusion
on the part of idiots who can't handle the big ideas.
Sorry for the brutality but I feel nothing but contempt for anyone
willing to accept nondeterminism. Give me a time machine and I'll
shoot Niels Bohr without a second thought.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Schwarz)
Subject: MCA/ESDI patches for Linux 2.0.37?
Date: 22 Jun 1999 11:52:11 GMT
Are there any any patches for MCA and ESDI that can be applied to Linux
2.0.37?
--
Georg Schwarz ([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], PGP 2.6ui)
Institut f�r Theoretische Physik +49 30 314-24254 FAX -21130 IRC kuroi
Technische Universit�t Berlin http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/
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