Linux-Misc Digest #950, Volume #20 Wed, 7 Jul 99 06:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help! ('Wulff)
Re: Syncronizing Passwd Files (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (Jim Richardson)
Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem (Villy Kruse)
Re: Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: xml to tex (David Carlisle)
Re: Syncronizing Passwd Files (Gus Hartmann)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? ("Bob Taylor")
Re: Kernel 2.2.x and arp
Re: xml to tex (Sebastian Rahtz)
Re: accessing c:\My Documents dir on a linux mount (MGR)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? ("Chad Mulligan")
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (De Messemaeker Johan)
Re: Tape Backup Solution (Stefan Ehlen)
Re: kpackage won't install on RH 6.0. Help!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: G'bye, comp.os.linux.* ("Tony Platt")
Problem with PostScript ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ('Wulff)
Subject: Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help!
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 06:01:36 GMT
I just purchased the Mandrake/Linux 6.0 package and it consistently
locks up under install.
Everything goes fine until I get to a screen that says "probing for
mouse".
After that the keyboard works But I'm unable to do anything at all.
As far as I can tell I don't have any conflicts as everything works
fine in Win98.
Problem is I don't have a clue where to look.
system;
P233 running at 225 (75MhZ bus)
Quantum fireball 9.1 KA (win98)
Quantum fireball 4.3 SE (linux 1.5 gig partition)
64 megs ram
Helios Voodoo2(12 meg)
Soundblaster Awe 64
3-Com etherlink XL network card
Asus 34X Cd-rom
Genius netmouse pro (four button)
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've been wanting to get
Linux on my rig for months.
Thanks.
Wulff
How to recognize a Redneck.....
Only one long branch in his family tree.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Subject: Re: Syncronizing Passwd Files
Date: 7 Jul 1999 07:06:03 GMT
In article <7luq8f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gus Hartmann wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc An even MORE lost user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Does anyone know of where I can find any good scripts/how to on
>> syncronzizing my passwd files between multiple Linux Boxes? (Red Hat 6.0).
>
> There are many variations on this floating around, involving
>ssh/scp, rsh/scp, rsync, rdist, and probably several other similar
>utilities. The first is the most palatable, for various reasons
ISTM this is what cfengine is for.
http://www.gnu.org/software/cfengine/cfengine.html
Cameron
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Richardson)
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?
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:50:33 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6 Jul 1999 15:55:05 -0700,
Jason O'Rourke, in the persona of <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
brought forth the following words...:
>Bob Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Exactly! There were *two* regional wars in progress. Japanese invasion
>>of China and Germany vs Britian/France. How can this be considered a
>>WORLD war? Incidentally, a U.S. participation is *not* required for a
>>world war as is also *any single* nation.
>
>I think you should consider the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
>before labeling these all regional conflicts. Germany also had a
>nonagression pact with Russia that was used by Stalin to prepare for war
>as quickly as possible. I believe, but am not certain, that the Axis were
>also in Africa well before the entrance of the United States into the
>melee. Lastly, Spain's civil war should be recalled.
While Stalin was certainly preparing for war, it was Germany who attacked on
22 June 1941
Yes, africa was a battle ground long before the direct US involvment in the
war.
Spain's civil war had little or nothing to do with WWII, save for giving the
Germans some training time. However, (to bring this back on topic:) Don't forget
the winter war from 1939 to early 1941 when the USSR invaded FINLAND and set
the stage for Linus to write linux (Tux's granddad was of course one of the
Suomi Ski troops in that conflict. :)
>
>How many countries/continents besides our's does it take to become a WORLD
>war? (and it could be argued that we were involved from early on with the
>leasing of ships)
well, given the roster of nations _not_ involved in WWI, it's curious what
constitutes a world war...
>
>
>--
>Jason O'Rourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.jor.com
>'96 BMW r850R
>last dive: June 13th, Pescadero Wash Rocks (Carmel), 46 mins at 64ft max
--
Jim Richardson
Anarchist, pagan and proud of it
WWW.eskimo.com/~warlock
Linux, because life's too short for a buggy OS.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem
Date: 7 Jul 1999 09:47:25 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cameron L. Spitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>--> http://home.t-online.de/home/rolf.siebrecht/lilo1024.html
>
>This page is gone. So is
>http://home.t-online.de/home/rolf.siebrecht/
>and
>http://home.t-online.de/home/
Nice to know. Sorry for not having checked. And I noticed the original
post was in February.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help!
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:35:59 GMT
> I just purchased the Mandrake/Linux 6.0 package and it consistently
> locks up under install.
> Everything goes fine until I get to a screen that says "probing for
> mouse".
Hi,
i don't know specially Mandrake package but I think that
your mouse isn't a 'simple' mouse and require a specific driver.
Try to install linux system with a standard 2 buttons
( microsoft compatible ;-)) )
or try to install without mouse.
I think you will be able to install your four buttons mouse
AFTER the first installation on le package linux .
good luck
Jerome
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux 6.0 locking up on install .......Help!
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:36:21 GMT
> I just purchased the Mandrake/Linux 6.0 package and it consistently
> locks up under install.
> Everything goes fine until I get to a screen that says "probing for
> mouse".
Hi,
i don't know specially Mandrake package but I think that
your mouse isn't a 'simple' mouse and require a specific driver.
Try to install linux system with a standard 2 buttons
( microsoft compatible ;-)) )
or try to install without mouse.
I think you will be able to install your four buttons mouse
AFTER the first installation on le package linux .
good luck
Jerome
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From: David Carlisle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: xml to tex
Date: 07 Jul 1999 09:30:46 +0100
> I've got the full jadetex installation (finally), but now I've run into the
> "capacity exceeded"
if your tex is based on web2c7 then find your configuration file
kpsewhich texmf.cnf
will show you where it is.
Then see the line that sets the size that you just exceeded, and add
another 0 on to the end of the number.
David
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From: Gus Hartmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Syncronizing Passwd Files
Date: 7 Jul 1999 05:57:34 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc An even MORE lost user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of where I can find any good scripts/how to on
> syncronzizing my passwd files between multiple Linux Boxes? (Red Hat 6.0).
There are many variations on this floating around, involving
ssh/scp, rsh/scp, rsync, rdist, and probably several other similar
utilities. The first is the most palatable, for various reasons
including improved security and the ability to use RSA identity keys. It
is possible to set up a script to do this automatically.
> While on that line of questioning, is there any way to indicate ALL home
> directories should be Automounted using Autofs or do I have to add each
> user to auto.home as I currently do?
I would recommend writing a script to generate the auto.home
from the password file. This should be relatively straight-forward; a
lab where I used to work had a simple awk script that accomplished this
same task. The conveniently colon-delimited format of the password file
makes this quite feasible.
--
Gus
===========================================================================
http://www.upl.cs.wisc.edu/~hartmann/ | PGP Key ID: pub 1024/DCC499F5
___________________________________________________________________________
Bad command or file name. Go stand in the corner.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Bob Taylor")
Subject: Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark?
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,omp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:44:58 -0700
In article <7lu1g9$ji0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason O'Rourke) writes:
> Bob Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Exactly! There were *two* regional wars in progress. Japanese invasion
>>of China and Germany vs Britian/France. How can this be considered a
>>WORLD war? Incidentally, a U.S. participation is *not* required for a
>>world war as is also *any single* nation.
>
> I think you should consider the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
> before labeling these all regional conflicts. Germany also had a
> nonagression pact with Russia that was used by Stalin to prepare for war
> as quickly as possible. I believe, but am not certain, that the Axis were
> also in Africa well before the entrance of the United States into the
> melee. Lastly, Spain's civil war should be recalled.
>
> How many countries/continents besides our's does it take to become a WORLD
> war? (and it could be argued that we were involved from early on with the
> leasing of ships)
Exactly my point! Just *what* defines a world war? (I am aware of the
axis alliance, the Spanish civil war etc. --- let's not forget Finland
and Russia either!)
--
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| Bob Taylor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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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]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.x and arp
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:35:50 GMT
> Try:
>
> echo -n 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/proxy_arp
> Or replace "all" with the appropriate interface. There's a one-line
> reference to this in linux/Documentation/proc.txt from the 2.2.x kernel
> source tree.
This does not work. I did find that reference, and I did try it. The
problem is putting the published ARP entry into the ARP table in the
first place. Enabling proxy_arp will help, but only in addition with
putting entries to proxy in the ARP table!
(postscript: As far as I can tell, and I've thought about this one a
lot, PROXY and PUBLISH are the same. They have the same uses, same
meaning. If you wish to proxy arp for an IP address, you must publish
the arp entry; if you publish an arp entry, you *are* proxy'ing for that
IP address. I'm specifically talking about just PUBLISH entries, not
normal permenant entries)
I've been hacking arp.c in the net/ipv4 directory for two nights now.
I am convinced that proxy arp can *never* work. I'll provide snips from
2.3.9 to prove this. If you'd like to skip the rigerous proof, I'll
explain it with footnotes to the code below.
In arp_req_set(), there is basically two conditions; publish ARP
entries (actually requests to add entries), and everyone else [1]. The
publish ARP entries' netmask is checked to make sure it's either 0 or
all 1's [2], then the proper interface is found for the ARP entry if it
was not specified when we called arp_req_set() [3].
This is where things get f*cked up. If the mask is not zero, we try
to add the arp entry using pneigh_lookup() [4]. I don't understand this
process (yet), so I won't elaborate. If we are successful, we return
success, otherwise, we return error [5].
However, if the mask is zero, we continue and set the appropriate
interface to allow proxy_arp [6].
This is totally screwed up (IMHO). If we set a proxy arp entry for
an interface, we should enable proxy arp. Enabling proxy arp, but not
adding an publish/proxy entry, when the netmask is 0 is confusing.
Adding an publish/proxy arp entry without enabling proxy arp is just
downright evil. Someone tell me if I'm missing something.
And the call to add the proxy/publish arp entry doesn't work anyway.
I'm currently working on fixing this. I'll probibly get rid of all the
netmask mess (since the kernel/usertools don't support it officially
anyway) to simplify matters.
This will probibly take me a few days. Bear with me, and if you have a
fix, please send it to me. My email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks.
Steve
( All references to /usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/arp.c )
[1]
747: int arp_req_set(struct arpreq *r, struct device * dev)
753: if (r->arp_flags&ATF_PUBL) {
...
775: return -ENXIO;
776: }
[2]
755: if (mask && mask != 0xFFFFFFFF)
756: return -EINVAL;
[3]
757: if (!dev && (r->arp_flags & ATF_COM)) {
758: dev = dev_getbyhwaddr(r->arp_ha.sa_family,
r->arp_ha.sa_data);
759: if (!dev)
760: return -ENODEV;
761: }
[4]
762: if (mask) {
763: if (pneigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &ip, dev, 1) == NULL)
[5]
764: return -ENOBUFS;
765: return 0;
766: }
[6]
767: if (dev == NULL) {
768: return 0;
769: }
770: if (dev->ip_ptr) {
771: ((struct in_device*)dev->ip_ptr)->cnf.proxy_arp = 1;
772: return 0;
773: }
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From: Sebastian Rahtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: xml to tex
Date: 07 Jul 1999 09:39:47 +0000
Leila Schneberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've got the full jadetex installation (finally), but now I've run into the
> "capacity exceeded"
> error. The Makefile referenced something called hugelatex, which I didn't get
> with my RedHat 6.0 installation. I can't seem to find it on CTAN, either. Is
get a proper teTeX release, not the mess that Red Hat seem to have put
out
> this just a version of tex that has been recompiled with higher memory
> limits?
just an alias. memory sizes are specified in a runtime configuration
file
>If so, where do I find documentation telling me how to rebuild it?
the documentation for "web2c" with TeX
> I've looked in my Making TeX Work book and tried some man pages, but there
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a good book, but VERY out of date now.
sebastian
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From: m.g.ross@*herts.*ac.uk (MGR)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: accessing c:\My Documents dir on a linux mount
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:06:15 GMT
Reply-To: m.g.ross@*herts.*ac.uk
On Tue, 06 Jul 1999 20:14:14 -0400, root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>my windows c:\ drive is mounted as vfat in RH 6.0 at boot time.
>I can see the drive fine, and read & write to it, except for the "My
>Documents" directory, presumably because of the whitespace.
>Does anybody know a way around this without having to change the name of
>the directory in MSWindows.
Or if you're really lazy (like me) and use bash as your shell, press
<Tab> after you've typed 'cd /dos/my' and it should autocomplete it
for you, quoting as necessary.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Remove *'s for my real E-Mail =-=-=-=-
m.g.ross@*herts.*ac.uk
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From: "Chad Mulligan" <[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?
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:02:26 -0700
"Bob Taylor" wrote in message ...
>In article <7lu1g9$ji0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason O'Rourke) writes:
>> Bob Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>Exactly! There were *two* regional wars in progress. Japanese invasion
>>>of China and Germany vs Britian/France. How can this be considered a
>>>WORLD war? Incidentally, a U.S. participation is *not* required for a
>>>world war as is also *any single* nation.
>>
>> I think you should consider the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
>> before labeling these all regional conflicts. Germany also had a
>> nonagression pact with Russia that was used by Stalin to prepare for war
>> as quickly as possible. I believe, but am not certain, that the Axis were
>> also in Africa well before the entrance of the United States into the
>> melee. Lastly, Spain's civil war should be recalled.
>>
>> How many countries/continents besides our's does it take to become a WORLD
>> war? (and it could be argued that we were involved from early on with the
>> leasing of ships)
>
>Exactly my point! Just *what* defines a world war? (I am aware of the
>axis alliance, the Spanish civil war etc. --- let's not forget Finland
>and Russia either!)
>
I would think, that, as England controlled almost 50% of the globe and almost 50% of
the population thereon until the end of the Second German War. That any war involving
England and their holdings would constitute a World War.
>--
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>| Bob Taylor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
>|----------------------------------------------------------------|
>| 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: 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?
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 11:10:33 +0200
"Paul D. Smith" wrote:
> Maybe you guys should let go of your knee-jerk prejudices WRT the
> intelligence and attitudes of U.S. posters, and try to think more
> carefully about what you read before reacting to it.
>
> Quite obviously the original comment meant that it wasn't a _world_
> war until the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany declared war on the
> U.S. Before that, it was mainly a European war.
Didn't you had history-classes ? Before the US got involved, Europe and Northern
Africa was on fire, there was a German-Russian alliance, and Japan was fighting the
Chinese. Pretty big area, 3 continents. But the US wasn't (yet) involved so it
wasn't a worldwar :-)) nice, very nice :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Ehlen)
Subject: Re: Tape Backup Solution
Date: 7 Jul 1999 09:18:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Graffiti wrote:
>>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> Ashley W Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> >I have tried to use Taper (the latest version, according to
>> >freshmeant--6.9a?), under my Debian 2.1 system, and it segfaults at random
>> >occasions (like when typing in the name of the archive). Has anyone seen
>> >this problem before?
>>
>> Nope, never used taper.
>
>> -- DN
> Hi,
>
> Ran into the same problem with my HP surestore Dat8 drive. It seg
> faulted at random times. As it turned out, Its an incompatability
> problem with taper.
I had some trouble (hopfully solved now) with my Seagate TR4 and taper
under Debian 2.1, but it never gave a segfault.
> To actually do the backup use tar. I tar most all of linux to my tape
> drive and it works fine.
Hmm, perhaps is KBackup what Ashley is looking for - it's a frontend for
tar or afio. (http://www.phy.hw.ac.uk/~karsten/KBackup/ )
CU
Stefan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde
Subject: Re: kpackage won't install on RH 6.0. Help!!
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 09:18:25 GMT
Hi Ed,
1) are they the correct rpms for your Distro (you didn't mention which
distro)
2) are the rpms the correct one for your Linux version (ie Redhat 5.2
or Redhat 6.0)?
3) have you checked the rpm's ( rpm -K --nopgp (filename).rpm
and received the OK message (this is for Redhat, don't know about
other distros)
Bill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:58:05 -0400, "Spotillius Maximus aka \"Spot\""
<*****@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>For some reason I can't get the rmp file for kpackage to open. I issued the
>thee rpm -i <file name> command and it responds can't open file. I tried
>the same file from different sites and got the same message. I am able to
>get other rpms to load. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>Ed
>
>
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From: "Tony Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: G'bye, comp.os.linux.*
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 19:21:59 +1000
Welcome to the world of WORK
Tony
D.J. Birchall wrote in message ...
>Well folks, it looks like I won't be being my usual helpful self
>here in comp.os.linux.* anymore - or at least not from this address.
>As my boss put it in a lengthy memo to me this morning:
>
> When I review your time sheets I find it distressing to see you
> spending hours of time a day with "Mail and News"...
>
>I'm also not allowed to use my Linux laptop for work any more.
>So, in the interest of spending more time doing the things that he
>wants me to do (i.e. generating money), I'm going to have to stop
>doing the things I like to do (i.e. being helpful to Linux folks on
>Usenet and thus generating goodwill for the company). I hope
>everyone won't take this the wrong way, and will continue to think
>of DigitalFM as a place where helpful people work. Maybe some
>folks who'd like to do business with helpful people will even
>remember us when the time comes. :)
>
>But for now, I'm dropping off Usenet from this address, and will
>be posting from my personal (home) address instead.
>
>-Dan
>
>--
>_.-.-o-.-._ From the Linux laptop of D. Birchall, V.P. of Technology
>_\-\/:\/-/_ Digital Facilities Management, 132 Kings Hwy E Suite A-1
> ,\/~:~\/. Haddonfield, NJ - 856.4294777 - http://www.digitalfm.com
>~ '~-:-~` ~ We Work the Web - Design, Hosting, Extranets, E-Commerce
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Problem with PostScript
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 09:28:46 GMT
Hi,
I have a problem with generating PostScript
output under Linux.
If I do run the following command
echo "hello" | mpage | ps2ascii
I get this error, and a stack trace
Unrecoverable error: invalidexit in .stop
Operand stack:
true Courier 23087 Courier basefontdict
--nostringval--
I've tried looking at the troubleshooting reports
and past postings but to no avail.
We're running Linux 2.2.2
Does anyone have any idea what it could be?
Dave.
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