Linux-Misc Digest #932, Volume #20 Mon, 5 Jul 99 17:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Copy and paste in X (Warren Bell)
Re: Visual programming language for linux? (Charles M)
Re: ANSI term type in linux doesn't behave properly? ("T.E.Dickey")
Re: Q: where can I find gcc 2.8 libraries ?? (Frank Hahn)
Re: HELP!! Gcc breaks during kernel compile! (Frank Hahn)
Re: Lynx And Proxy Server (help) (Gergo Barany)
Help for RH6 installation on Toshiba 320CDT Noteebook. (Giuseppe Chillemi)
MagicSound 3D PCI Audio Accelerator ("Wans")
Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be? (Rolf Johnny van der
Zwart)
Re: linx vs hurd (Christopher B. Browne)
Re: windows95 and lilo ("Acetyl")
Re: cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux (Stewart Honsberger)
Re: Does Linux erase memory before giving it to a process? (Gergo Barany)
Re: Deleting individual messages off pop server ("H. Michael Smith, Jr.")
Re: Linux vs Solaris (Paul Pescitelli)
sendmail hangs at boot ("TwoSheds")
Re: Anyone ever got sblive works on rh6? (pruntos)
Re: Copy and paste in X (Bruce Stephens)
Re: Plugin problems! (Gergo Barany)
Re: Cheap RH6.0 CD in UK? (DeAnn Iwan)
Re: cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux ("Steve Snyder")
Re: Does Linux erase memory before giving it to a process? (Gergo Barany)
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:10:57 -0700
From: Warren Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Copy and paste in X
Nevermind, I got it. Had to manually put 'Emulate3Buttons' in
XF86Config.
Warren Bell wrote:
>
> I re-installed RH 5.2 and can't seem to get copy and paste to work with
> my mouse. It was working before and I have it set up exactly the same.
>
> In the setup I chose Microsoft comatible, emulate 3 buttons. In
> XF86Setup I have Microsoft, emulate 3. It worked before by dragging to
> select with the left mouse button and pasting with both buttons.
>
> Is there somthing I'm missing? Do I need gpm running?
>
> Thanks,
> Warren Bell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles M)
Subject: Re: Visual programming language for linux?
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 10:21:49 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> 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.
>
>
There is a QT tool, whose name escapes me at the moment, that looks like
it very similar to Visual Basic in look and operation (except that it is
using the QT graphics calls to C++).
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From: "T.E.Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ANSI term type in linux doesn't behave properly?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:17:06 GMT
DET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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!)
It really depends on what you want - I don't pay a lot of attention to
the termcap contents, but mine has just this (yours may be different,
f course):
ansi|any ansi terminal with pessimistic assumptions:\
:co#80:li#24:cl=50\E[;H\E[2J:bs:am:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\
:nd=\E[C:up=\E[A:ce=\E[K:ho=\E[H:pt:
No function keys, etc. But that's termcap (hmm - I gather Redhat's still
using that). What SCO calls 'ansi' may be available on other boxes as
'scoansi', since it's a different flavor, e.g.,
li|scoansi|scoansi80x25|SCO Extended Ansi standard crt:\
:al=\E[L:am:bs:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[2J\E[H:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:co#80:\
:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=\E[B:bt=\E[Z:ei=:ho=\E[H:ic=\E[@:im=:li#25:\
:nd=\E[C:pt:so=\E[7m:se=\E[m:us=\E[4m:ue=\E[m:up=\E[A:\
:k1=\E[M:k2=\E[N:k3=\E[O:k4=\E[P:k5=\E[Q:k6=\E[R:\
:k7=\E[S:k8=\E[T:k9=\E[U:k0=\E[V:\
:kb=^h:ku=\E[A:kd=\E[B:kl=\E[D:kr=\E[C:eo:sf=\E[S:sr=\E[T:\
:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m:\
:GS=\E[12m:GE=\E[10m:GV=\63:GH=D:\
:GC=E:GL=\64:GR=C:RT=^J:G1=?:G2=Z:G3=@:G4=Y:G5=;:G6=I:G7=H:G8=<:\
:GU=A:GD=B:\
:CW=\E[M:NU=\E[N:RF=\E[O:RC=\E[P:\
:WL=\E[S:WR=\E[T:CL=\E[U:CR=\E[V:\
:HM=\E[H:EN=\E[F:PU=\E[I:PD=\E[G:\
:Gc=N:Gd=K:Gh=M:Gl=L:Gu=J:Gv=\072:
You're going to have to go back and find what the machine you're telnetting
_from_ thinks the terminal is, and make that same terminfo (or termcap)
available on the Linux box.
--
Thomas E. Dickey
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Hahn)
Subject: Re: Q: where can I find gcc 2.8 libraries ??
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 18:59:53 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:54:30 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've installed gcc 2.8, but it doesn't work: I guess I miss a few *.so
>files or something...
>
The specific error message would have been more helpful.
>Could someone tell me here how to properly complete my installation
>(where can I find the missing libraries, and if there are other specific
>steps to perform...) ??
>
I assume you are trying to compile your own copy with an existing
copy of gcc on your system.
The following is a condensed version of what you need to do. If you
want more details, read the INSTALL file included in the gcc source
file archive.
1. Run the following:
% "./configure"
This will install everything in /usr/local. If you want it somewhere
else. Read the above document.
2. Run the following:
% make bootstrap LANGUAGES="c c++ proto" CFLAGS="-g -O2"
If you need to install various tools etc. Read the above document for
further details.
3. There is a step about comparing binaries but on a Solaris system,
I skipped this part.
4. Run the following:
% make install CC="stage2/xgcc -Bstage2/" CFLAGS="-g -O" LANGUAGES="c c++ proto"
5. If you want to compile c++ programs, you need to install additional
libraries. Read the above documentation for further details.
6. That is basically about it. If you want to build each stage
individually, you need to read the above document. If the above commands
don't work, read the above document for additional details.
7. If you are trying to install a gcc package and it is not working
properly, then try finding a different package.
--
Frank Hahn
If God didn't mean for us to juggle, tennis balls wouldn't come three
to a can.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Hahn)
Subject: Re: HELP!! Gcc breaks during kernel compile!
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 18:59:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 04 Jul 1999 18:18:34 +0200, Romano Frenquelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
>
Try a search of http://www.deja.com. It should be easy to find your
answer. There is at least one web site devoted to the above error
and things to try. I don't know what it is.
Typically, it means you have a hardware problem.
--
Frank Hahn
Silverman's Law:
If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Subject: Re: Lynx And Proxy Server (help)
Date: 5 Jul 1999 19:48:03 GMT
In article <2n5g3.45$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brett R. Rosselle wrote:
>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?
Set the http_proxy environment variable:
gergo@hold:/home/gergo > echo $http_proxy
http://holodeck:8000/
This works for me (replace holodeck:8000 with your own proxy address and
port). The ftp_proxy variable works in exactly the same way.
Gergo
--
If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all.
-- Ronald Reagan
GU d- s:+ a--- C++>$ UL+++ P>++ L+++ E>++ W+ N++ o? K- w--- !O !M !V
PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP+ t* 5+ X- R>+ tv++ b+>+++ DI+ D+ G>++ e* h! !r !y+
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Giuseppe Chillemi)
Subject: Help for RH6 installation on Toshiba 320CDT Noteebook.
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:53:36 GMT
I have the Red Hat 6 linux CD. I have installed it on my notebook but
I have a problem: xwindows looks weird. Seems like it is scaled down
from 1024*768 to 800*600. If you look a the characters displayed
somewhere they have one column of pixel duplicated.
Video Controller is Chips&Technologies HiQVideo (65555) SVGA with 64
Bit VESA local bus support and BitBLT.
Video RAM is 2MB.
The chip is correctly recognized from the installation program. I
have tried both manual and automatic setup with the same result.
With manual setup I have choosen LCD800*600 monitor, and resolutions
640*400 and 800*600 in 8,16,24(Yes, they are all supported by the LCD
display) without success.
Could sombody help me ? May it be a xwindow specific setup option
related to the video rendering ?
Thanks in advance !
Giuseppe Chillemi
(remove NOSPAM1 and NOSPAM2 for e-mail reply)
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From: "Wans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MagicSound 3D PCI Audio Accelerator
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:05:15 -0400
Hi There,
I just purchased a MagicSound 3D PCI Audio Accelerator, today. If I don't
open the box, I can return to the store within 2 week without the 15%
restocking fee.
The question I have is if this MagicSound 3D PCI Audio Accelerator is fully
supported by Linux? Can anyone point me to the site that reviews the sound
cards for Linux?
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rolf Johnny van der Zwart)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 19:50:04 GMT
Well whoever is to blame...I decided that I'm not going to bye a G3.
If recently discovered BEos and liked it right away. But learning that
it could not run on the G3 an it does on certain PPC my mind was made
up.
I liked AppleOs as well but now I run at least 3OSses on my INTEL/AMD
machines and that also what I want to do with a G3, make full use of
one machine.
Sorry for Apple but I think more people feel that way.
Rolf.
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 18:41:04 +0200, Frederic Marchand
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"F. Heitkamp" wrote:
>>
>> I think Apple cut a deal with Motorola and IBM to only promote Apple
>> operating systems and Apple hardware for desktop PowerPC systems.
>> Why else is there not PowerPC clone MB suppliers? Surely there are
>> enough BeOS and Linux users that would purchase these MBs? They might
>> end up being somewhat pricey, but there seem like there would be a
>> market for them. I talked to a fellow demostrating BeOS at a computer
>> show, and he said it was primarily Apple that killed BeOS on PowerPC.
>
> I think that Steve Jobs and Jean-Louis Gassee are not in really good
>terms and that's it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher B. Browne)
Subject: Re: linx vs hurd
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 19:51:33 GMT
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:21:35 GMT, wiliam choehen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>>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 )
You *really* need to run a spellchecker on your posts; they are *really*
difficult to read. I couldn't read all of the above; some words don't seem
close to any English words. A spell-checker could at least make sure that the
words are nearly correct...
The above material that you wrote seems merely to string together the names
of some technologies that arguably don't exist yet. (Particularly "nanotech.")
Do you have some particular reason why you think that a microkernelled
OS would support these applications, and a monolithic kernel can't?
Feel free to elaborate on *precisely* what features of a microkernel
would be supportive of the applications that cannot be implemented atop
a monolithic kernel.
In the absence of particulars, I don't believe that you have indicated any
reason to favor one approach over the other, and suspect that you can't.
--
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: "Acetyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: windows95 and lilo
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:56:37 +0100
Simply altering lilo.conf doesn't work. You have to re-run lilo to update
it.
/sbin/lilo (well, that's where mine is)
You should then see something along the lines of;
Adding win95 *
Adding linux
These show you the configured start up options, and the starred option, as
you may well guess, is the default.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 19:26:46 GMT
Quoting a message by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in comp.os.os2.misc:
> 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.
Firstly, they're not technically "modems" - they're NIC (Network
Interface Cards) that plug into a grey brick (which converts the
incoming cable signal into one compatable with your computer NIC).
The NIC we got with our cable modem was a D-Link PCI - which does have
OS/2 drivers.
If you want to buy your own, just go out and get a 100MBPS (although a
10 should do you) NIC with an RJ-45 connection.
--
= Stewart Honsberger (AKA Blackdeath)
= Web: http://sprk.com/blackdeath ICQ UIN: 3484915
= Remove 'thirteen' to reply privately
... EATING OUT.....Going to Burger King
-!- GOPGP/2 v1.23
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Subject: Re: Does Linux erase memory before giving it to a process?
Date: 5 Jul 1999 19:43:42 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matthias Benkmann wrote:
>Does Linux clear memory blocks before granting processes access to
>them? In other words. Does a program that works with sensitive data
>have to clear all its memory blocks before terminating to eliminate
>the possibility of another process getting a previously used memory
>block that still contains passwords etc.
>In a situation where many people use the same computer (e.g. a
>University's computer room) this might be a real issue. I don't want
>strange people to catch fragments of my emails just by doing a bunch
>of mallocs an then scanning the memory blocks. MSB
Here's a little test suite I cooked up:
/*Test to see if memory allocated via malloc() is zeroed by default*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define BYTES 100
int main(void)
{
char *ch;
int i;
if((ch=malloc(BYTES))!=NULL)
{
for(i=0; i<BYTES; i++)
{
printf("%d", (int)ch[i]);
}
putchar('\n');
free(ch);
}
return 0;
}
The output consisted of all zeroes. I don't know if this is guaranteed
to be the same everywhere, though; the C standard doesn't mandate it
(see the man page for malloc(3)), and I don't know if there's any other
guarantee (maybe my program used memory that had not been used by any
processes previously).
Conclusion: If you're worried about strangers reading your stuff, use
software that overwrites its memory with garbage before free()ing it
(don't ask me where to find software that does this).
Gergo
--
If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all.
-- Ronald Reagan
GU d- s:+ a--- C++>$ UL+++ P>++ L+++ E>++ W+ N++ o? K- w--- !O !M !V
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From: "H. Michael Smith, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Deleting individual messages off pop server
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:40:43 -0400
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I do not know fetchmail, but I know the basic POP3 commands.
I telnet to port 110;
user <username>
pass <passwd>
list (lists messages by id and size.
i.e. 1 2048)
retr <id> (displays contents of message; i.e.
retr 1)
dele <id> (deletes specific message; ie dele 1
..or.. dele 5 , etc)
quit
If you already knew this stuff, forgive the wasted electrons.
// Michael
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From: Paul Pescitelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: Linux vs Solaris
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:22:27 -0400
Paul,
You have answered your own question. If mission critical and scalability are
your criteria then you should use Solaris, undoubtably on a Sparc. I love
linux, but if you are going to bet your reputation and career based on your
two requirements, then Sun is the only answer.
regards,
Paul Pescitelli
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?
>
> Any help or advice appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
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From: "TwoSheds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sendmail hangs at boot
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:17:48 +0100
Every time I boot up Linux (Red Hat 6) sendmail hangs for about
five minutes, but it doesn't fail.
Can anyone tell me what might be wrong here?
Thanks,
Kev
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pruntos)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Anyone ever got sblive works on rh6?
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:36:44 -0400
Hey Rado Faletic ! Did you just say what I think you just said?
> Below is the README from the Creative beta driver. It seems they've
> compiled it to work with the latest official RedHat kernels in the 5.2
> and 6.0 distributions.
>
> Other than this I don't know anymore.
>
>
>
>
> Installation Instructions for Soundblaster Live! Linux drivers (v0.2
> beta)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Kernel Versions
> ---------------
> Modularized drivers are available for:
> - Kernel 2.0.36-0.7 (non-SMP) (Redhat 5.2)
> - Kernel 2.2.5 (non-SMP)
>
> The drivers have been tested on these versions of the Linux kernel and
> will
> probably not work with other kernel versions. If you are using the
> 2.2.5 version with kernels other than 2.2.5, try "insmod -f sblive.o"
>
>
> Requirements
> ------------
> - The kernel must be compiled with soundcard support as a module
> (CONFIG_SOUND_MODULE = 1)
> - There must be no soundcard drivers compiled into the kernel
>
>
> Automated Installation
> ----------------------
> 1. If you are using a non-Redhat distribution, proceed to Manual
> Installation
> 2. Run ./install_sblive
> 3. If the program reports that the driver is installed, you are done.
> 4. If there are any error messages, proceed to Manual Installation.
>
>
> Manual Installation
> -------------------
> 1. Determine your kernel sound modules installation location
> (usually /lib/modules/2.x.y/misc)
> 2. Copy the appropriate driver to that location as sblive.o
> (eg. /lib/modules/2.x.y/misc/sblive.o)
> 3. Unload all existing soundcard drivers, including soundcore
> 4. Remove all old soundcard references from /etc/conf.modules
> 5. Add a new reference to the SBLive driver in /etc/conf.modules:
> elroy{rado}: more README
> Installation Instructions for Soundblaster Live! Linux drivers (v0.2
> beta)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Kernel Versions
> ---------------
> Modularized drivers are available for:
> - Kernel 2.0.36-0.7 (non-SMP) (Redhat 5.2)
> - Kernel 2.2.5 (non-SMP)
>
> The drivers have been tested on these versions of the Linux kernel and
> will
> probably not work with other kernel versions. If you are using the
> 2.2.5 version with kernels other than 2.2.5, try "insmod -f sblive.o"
>
>
> Requirements
> ------------
> - The kernel must be compiled with soundcard support as a module
> (CONFIG_SOUND_MODULE = 1)
> - There must be no soundcard drivers compiled into the kernel
>
>
> Automated Installation
> ----------------------
> 1. If you are using a non-Redhat distribution, proceed to Manual
> Installation
> 2. Run ./install_sblive
> 3. If the program reports that the driver is installed, you are done.
> 4. If there are any error messages, proceed to Manual Installation.
>
>
> Manual Installation
> -------------------
> 1. Determine your kernel sound modules installation location
> (usually /lib/modules/2.x.y/misc)
> 2. Copy the appropriate driver to that location as sblive.o
> (eg. /lib/modules/2.x.y/misc/sblive.o)
> 3. Unload all existing soundcard drivers, including soundcore
> 4. Remove all old soundcard references from /etc/conf.modules
> 5. Add a new reference to the SBLive driver in /etc/conf.modules:
> (eg. "alias sound sblive" or "alias char-major-14 sblive")
> 6. If your kernel is compiled with version information, add the
> following
> lines to /etc/conf.modules after the previous statement:
> pre-install sblive insmod soundcore
> post-remove sblive rmmod soundcore
> 7. Load the SBLive driver: "modprobe sblive"
>
I tried to do that but I couldn't
it was totally screwed up and now the midi sequencer and another thing show up
as failed when linux boots
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From: Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Copy and paste in X
Date: 05 Jul 1999 20:58:08 +0100
Warren Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In the setup I chose Microsoft comatible, emulate 3 buttons. In
> XF86Setup I have Microsoft, emulate 3. It worked before by dragging
> to select with the left mouse button and pasting with both buttons.
That's the usual way of doing it. (It does depend on the
applications, of course---there's nothing in X which requires this
style of interaction, and applications can provide copy and paste in
whatever way they want, or not at all.)
> Is there somthing I'm missing? Do I need gpm running?
Try running xev, and make sure you're getting a Button-2 when you
press both buttons. Better, buy a 3-button mouse. Even better, buy a
mouse with a wheel (the wheel is surprisingly convenient).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Plugin problems!
Date: 5 Jul 1999 19:53:58 GMT
In article <7lqfis$hbp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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!
You don't want to switch to libc.so.5, believe me. It's outdated; forget
it. What you could do is to complain to Netscape about this, or to wait
patiently for just a few months until all this libc horror is over.
>------------------ Posted via SearchLinux ------------------
> http://www.searchlinux.com
I've seen many people use this, and I can only tell you, stop it. As you
might be able to see from the quoted parts of your message, it puts
garbage at the end of your lines. Use Usenet with a newsreader like
everyone else. It's a lot more comfortable that web-based news, believe
me.
Gergo
--
If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all.
-- Ronald Reagan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DeAnn Iwan)
Subject: Re: Cheap RH6.0 CD in UK?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 19:29:09 GMT
On Thu, 01 Jul 1999 15:29:52 +0100, Robert Peters
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Does anyone know of a cheap source in the UK for Redhat 6.0 CD. I do not
>want to ftp download, nor do I want to pay in the region of UKP60 for a
>free OS!
>
>Cheers
>
>Rob Peters
>
>
Try on an online search engine. Also take a look at Suse.
What they add in packaging and information in their box is MORE than
worth the price for anyone who has the cash to buy it. The support
may also be worth the price (haven't had to use it).
Myself, I do not mind supporting good installations (and have
purchased 2 RH and 1 Suse retail, donated to Debian, etc.).
If you support the freely distributed philosophy (as opposed to
are just cheap), try Debian.
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From: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cable modems and os2 warp 4 and linux
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:16:22 GMT
I had cable modem service installed about 6 weeks ago. The way I use it is
to plug the 3Com CMX cable modem into a 2nd Ethernet card on our Linux
server. The server then acts a gateway for the LAN's client Win98 and OS/2
Warp machines. It works great.
The service is through @Home, who told me on the front end that they only
support Win9x, WinNT and MacOS. (When the installers arrived, I told them
just to run the cable and leave the relevant information; I'd configure the
Linux box myself. They had no problems with that.) The software that came
with the service is Win32-specific and includes @Home-tweaked versions of
Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator.
You do need that custom software to configure @Home services (additional
mailboxes, order dial-up service, etc.), but I got around this by
installing Win95, then the @Home software, on an unused 486 machine. I've
only needed to use this machine on the 2 occasions when I needed to make
changes to my service.
Hope this helps.
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:17:41 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>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
***** Steve Snyder *****
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Subject: Re: Does Linux erase memory before giving it to a process?
Date: 5 Jul 1999 20:03:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gergo Barany wrote:
>
>Here's a little test suite I cooked up:
>
>/*Test to see if memory allocated via malloc() is zeroed by default*/
>
>#include <stdio.h>
>#include <stdlib.h>
>
>#define BYTES 100
>
>int main(void)
>{
> char *ch;
> int i;
> if((ch=malloc(BYTES))!=NULL)
> {
> for(i=0; i<BYTES; i++)
> {
> printf("%d", (int)ch[i]);
> }
> putchar('\n');
The 5 lines above could be replaced by a simple printf(ch), by the way,
since it stops at the first '\0' it encounters; all you have to do is to
check whether any characters were output.
> free(ch);
> }
> return 0;
>}
Gergo
--
(1) Alexander the Great was a great general.
(2) Great generals are forewarned.
(3) Forewarned is forearmed.
(4) Four is an even number.
(5) Four is certainly an odd number of arms for a man to have.
(6) The only number that is both even and odd is infinity.
Therefore, Alexander the Great had an infinite number of arms.
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