Linux-Misc Digest #930, Volume #20 Mon, 5 Jul 99 14:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: compiling gap on a linux machine (John Stembridge)
Dial-up Connection ("Carl Nocera")
Anyone ever got sblive works on rh6? (bono)
Re: How can I find out my IP address? ("Michael Faurot")
Q:Remote XSession through ipfwadm linux box... ("Chris")
Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem (Mathew G Monroe)
Re: Networking question! ("m&m")
Re: Visual programming language for linux? (Christopher B. Browne)
Re: fstab and mount troubles (Helge Hafting)
ANSI term type in linux doesn't behave properly? ("DET")
no login after a crash (Jinghua Tang)
Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop? ("H. Michael Smith, Jr.")
cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Multicast on Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
No Linux Support from Ricoh ("A")
Re: Linux vs Solaris (Ian Oliver)
the old sig 11 hardware problem, Re: HELP!! Gcc breaks during kernel compile!
(Cameron L. Spitzer)
Re: Deleting individual messages off pop server (Adrian Hands)
Re: linx vs hurd (wiliam choehen)
Re: Linux vs Solaris (Georg Schwarz)
Re: Visual programming languages for Linux (Alex Kaufman)
Lynx And Proxy Server (help) ("Brett R. Rosselle")
Support for Kodak DC120 photo download (Karl Morgan)
GIMP installation problems (Murphy Chau)
Re: Problem with Iomega ZIP. (Marc Leeman)
Plugin problems!
Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution ("R Sweeney")
df on raid disk (Rodolphe)
Re: 1023 cylinder limit on Suse -why? Lilo certainly doesn't care. (Andre Kostur)
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Crossposted-To: sci.math.symbolic
Subject: Re: compiling gap on a linux machine
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Stembridge)
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:03:20 GMT
Thanks. The gap people provided the following compiler switch that
fixed the problem:
make ibm-i386-linux-gcc2 COPTS="-DSYS_HAS_IOCTL_PROTO"
See also the discussion at
http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Max.Neunhoeffer/compgap.html
John Stembridge [to send e-mail, use jrs AT umich.edu]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dima Pasechnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Stembridge) writes:
>
>> Has anyone been able to get gap 3.4.4 to compile on a recent version
>> of Linux?
>>
>> I have Linux 2.2.10 (Red Hat 6.0 but an upgraded kernel) running on an
>> AMD K6-3, with egcs-2.91.66 and glibc-2.1.1 (and libc-5.3.12).
>>
>> When I try to 'make ibm-i386-linux-gcc2' (the closest target), the
>> compiler barfs with:
>
>This is a library problem, as newer linux'ies use libc6 (also
>known as glibc).
>
>I remeber this being reported a few times on the GAP forum,
>but I haven't kept the relevant postings...
>You can either try searching GAP-forum archive on
>www-gap.cs.st-and.ac.uk,
>or subscribe to GAP-forum and post your question there.
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From: "Carl Nocera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dial-up Connection
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 13:15:18 -0400
Using Redhat Linux 5.2, I am able to dial into my ISP, but my username
and/or password are not recognized therefore timing out the connection. The
default "ogin" and "word" are probably not correct. I have tried to find out
what they by using a terminal program, but I just lose the connection. The
Windows dial-up network works just fine. Any help to get the Linux dial-up
working will be greatly appreciated.
Carl
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From: bono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Anyone ever got sblive works on rh6?
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 18:09:28 GMT
Hi:
Sorry to repeat something that other people asked around for a while but
I would like to know the current status about Redhat6.0 and Soundblaster
Live. I don't need any extra stuff like in windows. I just need it
to be able to play cd, realaudio and movies.. sort of like the Redhat5.2
one in the soundblaster developer site. I read some hint on how to get
it to work in 6 but I had no luck and that document is gone how so I
can't remember exactly how to. If anyone out there can get their sblive
works on rh6 please share with me the steps. I am just a newbie in
linux which started less than a month so please be patient and give more
details in steps or doing it please. Any support will be greatly
appreciated =)
Thank you,
Bono
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From: "Michael Faurot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How can I find out my IP address?
Date: 4 Jul 1999 16:06:00 GMT
bman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Is there any commands in Linux that will find my IP address. I know HPUX has
: a command called "getip". I connect to the internet using a dynamic IP.
If you're just curious to know what it is, you can simply run
/sbin/ifconfig.
If you're thinking more about programming something, then take a look
at the man page for pppd(8) and look at the information pertaining to
the "ip-up" scripts.
--
==============================================================================
Michael | mfaurot | To be or not to be, that is the bottom line.
Faurot | atww.org |
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From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
apana.lists.os.linux.net,apana.lists.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.net.masquerade
Subject: Q:Remote XSession through ipfwadm linux box...
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:27:55 GMT
Anyone have any ideas....
a) Linux(Real IP)--->router-->Net
b) X Server(Fake IP)---->Linux(Real IP)--->Router-->Net
I want to run n x session from b to a ?? any ideas.....
Chris
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From: Mathew G Monroe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 09:38:52 -0400
Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux.development: 5-Jul-99 Solving the
1024 cylinder L.. by Cameron L. Spitzer@write
>
> All I need to do is adjust the size of a file downward, without moving it.
> That is, throw away its last block.
> Is there any way to do this from user space?
> If not, it seems the only ways around the problem are another ioctl
> or splitting the bzImage into hundreds of 1- or 2-block files that
> can be written independently, and teaching lilo how to concatenate them
> again. And an ioctl that says "this file must be written on BIOS-accesible
> blocks" would be rather messy.
>
It would likely be easier to use libext2fs and move other files out of
the way so one can place the image in the first 1024 cylinders.
Eventually you will have to go to Microsoft SYS method of actually
moving other files to make room for the image.
Matt
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From: "m&m" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Networking question!
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 10:48:02 -0400
Hello Adrian:
I am using the computer from home via modem. School provides PPP connection.
Thanks
m&m
Adrian Hands wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>m&m wrote:
>>
>> Hello everybody:
>> I am running RedHat 6.0 on my home computer, and I want to connect to my
>> schools computer through internet and use Matlab. I heard that it is
>> possible through X Windows. Can someone guide me through?
>> Thanks
>> m&m
>
>Are you taking the computer to school/dorm so you can plug directly into
>the ethernet ?
>Or are you accessing from home - if so does your school provide ppp
>access ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher B. Browne)
Subject: Re: Visual programming language for linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:05:01 GMT
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:19:11 +0200, mei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>"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.
I wasn't aware that there were *any* visual programming languages
available for Linux.
There is *no* mention made of Linux in the comp.lang.visual FAQ
<ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.lang.visual/Faq/faq>, and the languages
mentioned as examples of the paradigm do not appear to be available
for Linux.
--
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
-- Henry Spencer <http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - "What have you contributed to free software today?..."
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From: Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fstab and mount troubles
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:35:10 +0200
Aaron wrote:
>
> Thanks for the help. It turned out that the device was hda2. Could
> it have changed, because it sure seems like it was hda1 the first time
> I tried it.
That can't change - unless you repartitioned your drive in the meantime.
Helge Hafting.
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From: "DET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ANSI term type in linux doesn't behave properly?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:09:34 GMT
When I telnet into linux (redhat) using ansi terminal emulation, I get a
proper screen display but no function key or arrow key support. This
behaviour happens with several different telnet clients, all of which work
with other os's like SCO. I've taken a brief look at the termcap and been
flummoxed. Any advice? (Keep it clean!)
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From: Jinghua Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: no login after a crash
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 10:45:28 -0400
Hi, I have a redhat 5.2 linux running on a 486.
It crashed while I was doing a benchmark test and
give the error message "neighbor table overflow".
When I reboot the machine, it try to fix some
filesystem corruption, appear to delete several
files in /bin: cp, chmod, chown and dd. The bootup
still complain about the "neighbor table overflow"
After reboot, it does give me a login console. But
I couldn't login using any previous accounts on it.
When I boot it in single user mode, it appear the
/etc/passwd file is fine. Could anyone tell me what
is wrong with the system? Thanks!
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From: "H. Michael Smith, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron compatibility? What is best laptop?
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:35:54 -0400
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>your knowledge isn't very good then ;-) ;-)
>
>at my last company, we received several linux boxes from dell. sans
microsof~1
>
I stand, quite happily, corrected. I see now (@ dell.com) that they
do ship Red Hat. It still seems as though they do not ship/support
Linux on the Inspiron laptops, hence the listerv :
http://www.ntsj.com
FAQ:
http://www.ps.uci.edu/~tomba/inspiron/
http://inspiron.ntsj.com/
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PLEASE, prove me wrong on this one, too. These are those times that
being wrong is good. :)
// Michael
BTW.. RH6.0 runs great on my Inspiron 7000 (300MHz, 128MB RAM, ATI
Rage LT Pro video 8MB, 15" LCD, etc) and Gnome looks nice.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:17:41 GMT
hi there
in 2 weeks we will be getting cable internet access around here, and i
was wondering if there are os2 compatible cable modems (also LINUX
compatible) that someone could recommend, i dont know yet what ones the
cable co lesaes /sells but i am willing to bet that they are probably
WINBLOWS modems.
and since i dont use microsucks virus testing software i need to know
what modem should i buy?
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Multicast on Linux
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:35:49 GMT
Hi all,
Have anybody used Multicast on Linux (Currently I have a RedHat 5.2) ?
What software packages do I need to install or buy , other than
reconfiguring the Linux kernel for Multicast capacity ? Does it mean
that I am suppose to configure Linux box as a Video server ?
Thanks
P
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From: "A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: No Linux Support from Ricoh
Date: 5 Jul 1999 11:23:26 GMT
Has anyone had any good support from Ricoh? I bought an MP6200S
CD-R last year, but it has died. Getting them to support their
warrantee has been a nightmare. Contacting them via their web site,
and via phone, I sent them a request on how to get an RMA so I could return
the item and get it fixed/get a replacement. They asked about error codes
from their software.
Long story short, they wanted the Win95 error codes. Funny, I don't have
it in a Win95 box, and my home system is Linux. They flat stated in an
e-mail that they do not support Linux!
Anyone know any different? I suppose Ricoh does not want our business.
All I wanted was an RMA to get the thing replaced! It appears that they
have no intention on honoring their warrantee.
- A
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From: Ian Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: Linux vs Solaris
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:55:52 +0100
Paul wrote:
>
> I'm building a mission-critical high throughput OLTP application which
> required considerable scalability. I'm trying to choose between Linux and
> Solaris for the operating system.
>
> Does anyone have any views on this matter?
Well...scalability and mission-critical being the operative words here
so Solaris it'll have to be. Bearing in mind that Solaris is supported
by a big, commercial organisation, ie: Sun. However we are starting to
see these sorts of applications appear on Linux so....
<theory mode on>
However all "good" Unix apps should be portable so it shouldn't matter
what platform you write for.
</theory mode off>
Ian
--
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Ian Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Researcher http://www.cs.ukc.ac.uk/people/rpg/ijo1
Computing Laboratory +44 (0)1227 764000 x3822
University of Kent "Iechyd da i bawb!"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Subject: the old sig 11 hardware problem, Re: HELP!! Gcc breaks during kernel compile!
Date: 5 Jul 1999 15:47:12 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Romano Frenquelli wrote:
>
>I must compile the Linux 2.0.36 kernel but after the start of the
>compiling process (make zImage) gcc breaks reporting the following
>output:
>
>gcc: internal compile error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11
This problem is almost always due to flaky hardware. Are you "overclocking"
your CPU? Don't do that. "Overclocking" makes your system less reliable.
Did you buy Taiwanese dynamic RAMs with no recognizable brand name and
no warranty? If so, that kernel build was the first pattern
sensitivity test they've ever experienced.
I had a bad Alaris motherboard once that got signal 11 in gcc.
BTW the current "production" kernels are 2.0.37 and 2.2.10
Cameron
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From: Adrian Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Deleting individual messages off pop server
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 12:21:18 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Charles M wrote:
>
> A previous thread got me thinking about this one. Is there any way with
> fetchmail (or whatever) to do a keep/nokeep based upon individual
> messages by message id? In other words, if I leave messages on a server,
> but want to delete one of them (and just that one) is there any way to do
> this under Linux? In Windows, Eudora and Calypso can do this, for
> instance.
I think the perl module Net::POP will give you an easy way to do what
you want.
For example, here's a simle perl script to connect to delete mails with
"Subject.*money" in their first three lines:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Net::POP3;
##############
# Constants: #
##############
my $DEBUG = 0; # set to one to debug
my $SERVER = 'm1.sprynet.com';
my $USER = 'AHANDS';
my $PWD = 'foo';
my $CHECK_LINES = 3;
##############
my $mypop =
Net::POP3->new($SERVER,
Debug => $DEBUG,
);
my $msg_count = $mypop->login($USER, $FOO);
unless(defined($msg_count)) { die "login failed.\n"; }
print "$msg_count messages in the mailbox.\n";
my $rh_msglist = $mypop->list();
while(my($msgnum, $size) = each(%$rh_msglist)) {
print "$msgnum: ($size bytes)\n";
my $b_delete = 0; # flag 0 = do NOT delete
for my $line (@{$mypop->top($msgnum, $CHECK_LINES)}) {
if($line =~ /^subject.*money/i) { $b_delete = 1; }
}
if($b_delete) {
print "Message $msgnum is garbage!\n";
$mypop->delete($msgnum);
}
}
$mypop->quit;
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (wiliam choehen)
Subject: Re: linx vs hurd
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:21:35 GMT
>On Sun, 04 Jul 1999 15:13:44 GMT, wiliam choehen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>>>At this point in time, Hurd is not *nearly* as featureful as a system as
>>>Linux.
>>>
>>>*If* the Debian/Hurd project goes well, this will add applications, and
>>>may encourage people to work on the (rather large) set of things that
>>>Hurd *can't* do right now. (PPP and X serving come immediately to
>>>mind.)
>>would it either devloping NEW thinges too hurd than it devlopt by
>>linux (internet 2 probly make new typ of programs poisibel) same whit
>>ipv6 ?
>
>I think you have to be a bit more precise here.
>
>Linux has *some* support already for IPV6, and I'm not sure what "new types
>of programs" you're referring to.
thinges can do whit internet 2 remt conrtol� robots realtime learing
remot control recared/scintfic systems
a bit futurisctivc software are maybe the poisbilety too send nanotech
builing software
(jusdt got that ida rhiggt now not thugte abut the techinical problems
whit it )
EVRYTHING IS JUST A SATE OF MIND
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Schwarz)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: Linux vs Solaris
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 18:35:56 +0200
Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm building a mission-critical high throughput OLTP application which
> required considerable scalability. I'm trying to choose between Linux and
> Solaris for the operating system.
>
> Does anyone have any views on this matter?
my experience is that Solaris is way more stable than Linux. To be fair,
I must admit though that I'm probably comparing apples and oranges since
my experience covers Linux on x86 and Solaris on Sparc. I recently
installed RedHat 6.0 on a Sparc 10, and so far there's nothing to
complain about in terms of stability and perfomance (though it's not
been subject to heavy usage yet).
--
Georg Schwarz [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institut f�r Theoretische Physik +49 30 314-24254, FAX -21130
Technische Universit�t Berlin http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/
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From: Alex Kaufman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Visual programming languages for Linux
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 13:26:33 -0400
> Interesting! If they port Borland C++ to Linux I shall be
> a Borland customer again. I've used Borland since Turbo Pascal
> for CPM/80 and left for IBM after they shut down the support for
> Borland C++ for OS/2.
They will almost undoubtly will, since Delphi and BCB are different only
in the compiler back-end (they share the same VCL and nearly identical
IDEs), it's only a logical assumption BCB will pop up shortly after
Delphi.
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From: "Brett R. Rosselle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lynx And Proxy Server (help)
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:46:05 -0500
Hi all,
I searched DejaNews and didn't come up with anything. Can someone tell me
how to get Lynx to work through a proxy server?
Thanks in advance,
Brett
--
Brett R. Rosselle
Bertelsmann mediaSystems
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+1.317.542.6886 Tel
+1.317.542.6550 Fax
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From: Karl Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Support for Kodak DC120 photo download
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 12:30:38 -0500
Hi,
Was wondering if anyone could let me know of a method to connect to
and download pictures from my kodak DC120 camera to my redhat 6.0
Linux box?
I found the *most excellent* gphoto utility at www.gphoto.org but
support for the DC120 isn't included in the package yet. Would it
be hard to add? I might be coerced into taking a poke at that if
someone would shove me in the right direction (like where to start).
Please send direct email to me with any response. I'm not a regular
newsgroup reader.
Thanks/Regards
- Karl
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From: Murphy Chau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GIMP installation problems
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 01:34:03 +0800
Hi U,
I 'm currently using Caldera Open Linux 2.2 and I
just encountered some
problems
when installing GIMP v1.0.2 in using RPM...
When the GIMP package is gonna to be installed,
the system just prompted
that
it cannot found GTK+ related library for
installation... The strange is
that those
GLIB && GTK+ (both version 1.2) were being
installed in using
RPM before...
I'd tried to edit the 'ld.so.conf' file containing
the path to those
libs, but it doesn't
work, and the error message prompts again & again.
Is there any tricks for installtion?! Your
suggestions will be
appreciated! :-)
Cheers.
Devil
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From: Marc Leeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,flashnet.it.hobby.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem with Iomega ZIP.
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 19:38:57 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> HI, I've installed RedHat 6.0 (kernel 2.2.5) and now I've some trouble
> with my parallel port Zip.
> With my old version of Red Hat (5.2) I've only to do "insmod ppa" from a
> root account and then to mount the correct sda device (4 for Dos disks
> or 1 for Linux disks).
> Now when do "insmod ppa" I get a list of errors:
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol
> parport_claim_Rcca15f23
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol
> parport_register_device_R064ebecf
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol
> parport_unregister_device_R3618c96f
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol
> parport_enumerate_R648d1e26
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol
> parport_release_R4430d136
>
I got the same.
insmod parport
insmod ppa
solves it for me
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Plugin problems!
Date: 5 Jul 1999 14:30:52 GMT
Please can anybody assist in trying to get my plugins work using Netscape
4.51?
After installation of both Acrobat Reader 4.0 and RealPlayer I get the same
error message when selecting About Plug-ins from the Help menu of Netscape.
It reads:
libc.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Can't load plugin /opt/netscape/plugins/nppdf.so. Ignored
I'm using SuSE Linux 6.1 on my PC, and don't know how to switch from
libc.so.6 to 5. My system uses libc.so.6 as default I suppose!
By the way, both applications work fine on their own, but NOT as plugins!
Any suggestions will be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Regards,
Gerard
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From: "R Sweeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie: Needs help selecting distribution
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:29:03 -0400
OpenLinux...new feel with a Mac type interface...nifty and friendly with
help from LISA
RedHat is what Linus was afraid of... commercialization of the OS
Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> Silviu Minut wrote:
> >
> > I doubt there's many people who run several distributions just for
> > comparing them, so that they can give advice to newbies. If I run RedHat
> > I'll tell you RedHat is good. If John Doe runs Caldera, he'll tell you
> > choose Caldera.
> > One thing though. Dell and IBM ship pc's with RedHat. I wonder why.
> >
> Redhat is junk and buggy. The installer sux big time.
>
> SuSE is much smoother to install, have much better hardware supports,
> even FreeBSD is easier to install than RH.
>
> That's why you see so many "Help" posts from people trying to install RH
> here.
>
> 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.
>
> Get Caldera or SuSE. Forget Redhat.
>
> Alex Lam.
>
> > Alex Flinsch 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
> > >
> > > As near as I can tell, each has specific strengths and weaknesses. The
> > > Caldera distro, appears to be easier to install, especially if I only
> > > get 1 drive in the system (the included Partition Magic bundle, don't
> > > want to buy it seperately if I am only going to use it once), while
the
> > > RedHat distro, seems to be more of a standard, and seems to include
more
> > > "extras" & documentation included with the package.
> > >
> > > My questions to you are:
> > > Are there any other strengths/weaknesses to either distribution?
> > > Any experience with the support services offered by either company
(good
> > > or bad)?
> > >
> > > TIA
>
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From: Rodolphe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: df on raid disk
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:13:50 +0200
Hello,
I've set up 2 scsi disks in raid 1 thanks to the excellent Jakob
OEstergaard's HowTo.
It's work now fine. I had many problems with lilo wich always hangs on
"LI" until I boot on a msdos dk and enter fdisk /mbr. After that lilo
works ok.
The array is autodected on boot and there is no problem with the root
partition on the raid BUT df doesn't work anymore !
df always return the same disk utilisation. It seems it gives the disk
utilisation before the raid initialisation. Any clue ?
I've read in linux-raid mailing list that kernel 2.2.7 to 2.2.10 can not
handle raid anymore. Does any one know why ?
TIA,
Rodolphe
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Subject: Re: 1023 cylinder limit on Suse -why? Lilo certainly doesn't care.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andre Kostur)
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 17:21:49 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles M) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>> Does anyone know why Suse trys to enforce the 1023 cylinder limit for
the
>> boot partition ? Redhat's Disk Druid also scoffs at boot partitions over
>> 8.5 GB, but if you use fdisk for partitioning and install, it is OK. But
>> Suse will not let you install Lilo on large partitions. Very annoying
>> since Lilo would work fine (as shown by Redhat working) if you could
just
>> get past their 'error' messagebox and just do the install.
>>
>> As a side note on the Suse vs Redhat comparisions, I'll have to through
>
>Oops, make that 'throw my 2 cents'
>
>> my 2 cents in for Redhat. I like the fact that Suse will let me do Tcl
>> with perl without tracking down downloads to get things working, but
Suse
>> seems to have more in the way of odd behavior traits, such as the Lilo
>> limitation mentioned above.
>>
>> CMM
>>
>Almost forgot to mention, my BIOS does not have the 1023 limitation,
>although, yes, I do realize that older BIOSes may. I don't understand why
>someone with a newer BIOS should be restricted for a limitation that they
>do not have.
Which BIOS do you have? (Manufacturer and version please).
BTW: having a partition of > 1024 cylinders doesn't necessarily mean that
your boots will automatically fail, just that it might fail (if the kernel
happens to be written above the 1024 mark. If it's written below the 1024
mark, everything's hunky-dory) (also asumming a BIOS w/ the 1024
limitation)
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