Linux-Misc Digest #980, Volume #20 Fri, 9 Jul 99 14:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: kde log in ("jams")
Re: X Windows (Leonard Evens)
Re: kde log in (toby)
Linux/WinNT networking question ("Paul Mondello")
Re: Cron Files (Stuart R. Fuller)
Ha! (Larry Blumette)
Linux InstallFest in Mannchester, NH, Saturday, 1999-7-10
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: kde log in (Big Daddy)
Re: sound problems (Joe Morton)
Anybody got EPSON Stylus Color 640 or 850 ---------- (Kaushik)
Amiga announces Linux kernel is new Amiga kernal - Opinions?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: CIA assassinations (toto)
Re: running seti@home (Greg H)
Re: CIA assassinations (Anthony Ord)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (Paul D. Smith)
Re: Demand dialing problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Parallel port, ZIP drives and printing (toby)
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From: "jams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kde log in
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:44:52 -0400
Easiest (and fastest) thing to do is just have the symlink /etc/X11/prefdm
point to /usr/bin/kdm rather than gdm. Be sure to add kdedesktop to the
Xsetup_0 script in the /etc/X11/xdm directory.
Jamie
John E. Hagensieker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7m428a$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How do you make KDE the default log in RH 6.0. Gnome is currently the
> default and KDE is easily accessible by selecting it at the log in screen
> but I would like to make it the default.
>
> Thanks.....John In Japan
>
>
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X Windows
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 10:14:00 -0500
Chaotic Thought wrote:
> Using XFree86, whenever I switch to a lower resolution via the
> Ctrl-Alt-(-) key combo -- My screen scrolls whenever the mouse hits the
> borders of the screen.
>
> Is there any way to disable this?
> Also, is there any way besides Ctrl-Alt-(+/-) to change resolutions in
> XFree86 (e.g. by running a pgm)..?
If I understand what you are saying correctly, I think you are producing
a virtual screen which is bigger than the actual screen size because you
have more memory than is needed for the requested resolution. I think
there are ways to avoid this, but I don't remember how. However, you
might begin to like it after a while.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kde log in
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 11:55:03 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
shell>switchdesk &
Runs the utility that tells X which environment to use.
Toby
"John E. Hagensieker" wrote:
> How do you make KDE the default log in RH 6.0. Gnome is currently the
> default and KDE is easily accessible by selecting it at the log in screen
> but I would like to make it the default.
>
> Thanks.....John In Japan
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From: "Paul Mondello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux/WinNT networking question
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:59:54 -0400
Hello,
I would like to setup a network with a central compute/file server running
Linux with a Windows emulator, like Wine, running on top of it. The client
PCs attached to the server would be "dumb" terminals. Each terminal would
basically run and access Windows applications directly from the remote
server.
This would be analagous in a UNIX environment to remotely logging
into a server and setting the DISPLAY variable to point to the local
machine.
Does anyone here have any ideas on how feasible this would be? Specifically
I'd like to get a sense of how hard it would be to implement, how cost
effective it would be, and how hard would it be to maintain.
Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, in advance.
-Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Cron Files
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 16:00:03 GMT
Graeme Geldenhuys ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hi!
:
: This also brings me to another question. I was used to creating crons
: using "crontab -e" for each user, but RedHat seems to be using a
: different cron system (/etc/crontab) as well as all the /etc/cron.*
: directories. Which one should I use and what should the users on my
: system use?
The /etc/crontab file lists entries that are to be run in support of the
system.
The crontabs in /var/spool/cron, which are manipulated by the crontab(1)
command are user-specific crontabs.
Stu
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From: Larry Blumette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Ha!
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 11:52:15 -0400
http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/98jul/19980716.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux InstallFest in Mannchester, NH, Saturday, 1999-7-10
Date: 9 Jul 1999 16:53:30 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For a complete copy of the announcement, see:
http://linux.codemeta.com/linux/Announcement..v11b.html
=======================================================
Linux InstallFest in Manchester NH
Greater New Hampshire Linux Users Group -- GNHLUG
*****************
Linux InstallFest
*****************
Saturday, July 10th, from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM
(Setup for the organizers will begin at 10:00 AM)
CodeMeta Facilities: 795 Elm Street, 3rd Floor
Conference room
(Above Capri Pizza)
Manchester, NH
RSVP is not required, or encouraged.
Purpose
=======
To help you -- the new or aspiring Linux user -- to
install Linux on your computer (either an Intel 486 or
Pentium, or Compaq Alpha) by itself or in a multiple
boot with Windows, DOS, or OS/2 (as you see fit).
We Supply
=========
RedHat and other Linux install materials and
experience.
What to Bring
=============
* Your hardware:
+ Computer
+ Power cord
+ Keyboard
+ Keyboard cable extender, if you have one
+ Mouse -- preferably 3 button
+ Network adapter & cable or CD-ROM Drive
+ Comm. cable (serial plus whatever others match
your ports; such as bi-directional parallel, USB,
etc.)
+ Modem, RS-232 or whatever, and RJ-11/13 (modular
phone jack with 1 [2-wire] or 2 pairs [4-wire]
operative)
+ Blank floppy disks
+ Monitor
+ Monitor cable
+ Monitor power cable
* Specs/documentation for your hardware:
+ BIOS manufacturer, version, date
+ Graphics adapter
+ Monitor specs
+ Network adapter
+ Interrupts
+ Port addresses
+ Mass storage interfaces: IDE, EIDE, SCSI, etc.
(?).
+ Mass storage geometry (drive brand & model, drive
type, # of platters, # of cylinders, block size)
What to Do Before You Arrive
============================
Backup all the software and data on the computer that
you wish to survive the install of Linux.
Directions to 795 Elm
=====================
* From South of Manchester, using I-93:
1. North on I-93.
2. West/North on I-293 (towards airport)
3. Take Exit 5 (Granite Street). Go right off the
exit ramp onto Granite Street.
4. Left onto Elm Street. Elm Street is part of US
Route 3 and is the "main drag".
5. You'll see Capri Pizza in a large brick
building on the right.
6. See 795 Elm entry, below
* From South of Manchester, using Everett
Turnpike (a toll road - $0.75, or 3 NH tokens):
1. North on Everett Turnpike. Pay toll.
2. The Everett Turnpike turns into I-293.
3. Take Exit 5 (Granite Street). Go right off the
exit ramp onto Granite Street.
4. Left onto Elm Street. Elm Street is part of US
Route 3 and is the "main drag".
5. You'll see Capri Pizza in a large brick
building on the right.
6. See 795 Elm entry, below
* From North of Manchester, using I-93:
1. South on I-93
2. Bear *left* onto I-293 (Nashua/Bedford).
3. Take Exit 6 (Amoskeg Bridge)
4. Go to Elm Street.
5. Follow the signs marked "Downtown". Elm Street
is part of US Route 3 and is the "main drag".
6. Turn Right onto Elm Street.
7. Capri Pizza will be on the left.
8. See 795 Elm entry, below
* Approaching from the East. With the construction,
i.e., NOT "permanent" directions:
1. Take NH route 101 West from the coastal area
2. Take Exit 1 (28 Bypass) and start counting
mileage at the bottom of the ramp.
The corner of Elm and Merrimack Streets is 4.1
miles from the Exit 1 off-ramp. This is
traffic light #0
3. Take a right turn at this light (onto 28-Bypass
North).
4. Stay left
5. 0.1 mile later, you will turn left at the next
light, onto Wellington Road.
This is to avoid closed off-ramps from closer
highway exits. You will be turning left around
Owen's Marine.
6. Pass straight through the traffic light for the
I-93 North ramp. Also pass straight through the
light for the I-93 South ramp (temporarily
closed), which is where the road becomes Bridge
Street. Pass straight through the light at
Mammoth Road (Route 28-A), a couple flashing
yellow lights, the straight through full
traffic lights at Maple Street (Route 28
North), Beech Street (Route 28 South), Union
Street, Pine Street, and Chestnut Street.
7. At traffic light #10 (not counting flashing
yellows), which is 3.7 miles from the start of
this path, turn left onto Elm Street (US Route
3 South), which is the main drag of Manchester.
(You can also recognize this intersection by
the fact that the straight-ahead path is over a
very long bridge with no turn-offs in visible
range.)
8. Go straight through lights at Concord and
Hanover Streets.
9. You can now look for parking on Elm Street or
continue ahead to the next light, which is the
corner of Merrimack, where you should see Capri
Pizza on the left.
10. See 795 Elm entry, below
* From the West:
1. NH 101 East
2. I-293 North
3. Continue with step 3 of the "From South of
Manchester, using Everett ..." directions.
4. See 795 Elm entry, below
* 795 Elm street
+ At the intersection of Merrimack and Elm street.
Elm Street is part of US Route 3 and is the "main
drag".
+ It's across from the Courthouse and the park -- a
relatively old office building (early 50s [?]).
+ Entrance door is to the left of Capri Pizza and
the antique book store.
+ Take the elevator to the third floor. Get off the
elevator and turn left. The conference room is
the last room on the left.
+ See "Unloading & Parking", following.
Unloading & Parking
===================
* There is a loading zone for the building on
Merrimack street. You can use it to unload your
equipment, but you'll have to move your car
afterwards. The city aggressively tickets that
spot.
* Parking is sparsely available on the street around
the building.
* There's a large parking garage 1.5 blocks
Southwest, abutting the Holiday Inn and convention
center.
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From: Big Daddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kde log in
Date: 9 Jul 1999 16:16:54 GMT
John E. Hagensieker was talking... AGAIN...
: How do you make KDE the default log in RH 6.0. Gnome is currently the
: default and KDE is easily accessible by selecting it at the log in screen
: but I would like to make it the default.
I recently had the same question. A local guru suggested this, and it
worked like a charm....
=====insert=====
I do it the direct way. I create a file in my home directory
called .Xclients. I make it executable. Inside it, I put:
#!/bin/bash
cd $HOME
exec /usr/bin/startkde 2>&1 >.KDE-Errors
=====end insert=====
--
Big Daddy
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From: Joe Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sound problems
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 18:33:18 -0400
scable wrote:
>
> Sorry if this message shows up twice. I'm having some networking
> troubles.
> But, to the point at hand .....
>
> I have a Sound Blaster AWE64 card and am running RH6.0
>. . . Snip <
I have an SB AWE64 card running in my system right now, but
I had some similar problems. Here was my problem:
Other than with the CD player, my card did not work if the
sound was enabled in the enlightenment window manager and it
gave me the same error messages. So check and see if thats
the problem. Just run the configuration tool and uncheck
the box, then restart your system.
I can have the sound enabled in Gnome and everything works
ok, but I have read posts from others who say this is a
problem. So if all else fails, you can try disabling that
too.
--
Joe Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Professionals are predictable, but the world is full of
amateurs. -- Murphy's Law
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From: Kaushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anybody got EPSON Stylus Color 640 or 850 ----------
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 10:09:40 -0500
I'm thinking of buying either an EPSON 850 or an EPSON 640 for my
Linux box. I am running RH6.0 on a P-II 350 Gateway2000 computer.
Has anyone used the EPSON Stylus Color 640 on a linux box? Does it
work? If it does, then I won't have to spend 100 more bucks on a
Stylus 850. Also, does the Stylus 850 work on a linux box? Has anyone
used it/is using it?
Thanks in advance
Kaushik
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Amiga announces Linux kernel is new Amiga kernal - Opinions?
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 16:37:26 GMT
Today it was announced that the Linux kernal will be used in the new Amigas.
Any opinions on this development?
Wade Segade
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the obvious)
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From: toto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: CIA assassinations
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 12:43:08 -0700
Richard Kulisz wrote:
> >As for the commies in Chile it was an infortunate event but
> >then what kind of atrocities would have been had the commies
> >stayed in power we'll never know.
>
> Massive atrocities like the rich getting taxed, their property
> being expropriated so it can be given to poor peasants, milk
> being distributed to schoolchildren, illiteracy and infant
> mortality rates dropping like a stone. Those are the atrocities
> of the socialist regimes
Hardly corresponds to reality. Take Russia for example--are you sure you
have not forgotten anything they did before going after milk for
schoolchinldren? Fuck you.
--
len
if you must email, reply to:
len bel at world net dot att dot net (no spaces, ats2@, dots2.)
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From: Greg H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: running seti@home
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 16:30:30 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I downloaded and extracted two files: README and setiathome
> I can't seem to execute setiathome. What am I doing wrong?...I see
> the file as an executable...... I am a totally newbie at this.
> I downloaded both i686..... and i386.... versions. I am running
> Mandrake 6.0.
You need to run the gnu-glicb2.1 version. That's the one I use
on my Mandrake 6.0 box.
Greg H.
--
ROT-13 encoded email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Ord)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: CIA assassinations
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:29:56 GMT
On 7 Jul 1999 05:45:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard
Kulisz) wrote:
>In article <7lh398$4df$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Chad Mulligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Allende was killed in his palace by an ariel bombardment ordered by
>>Pinochet. How did the CIA manage to assasinate him then?
>
>Salvador Allende was killed by a CIA assassin; and this is going by
>the CIA's own records. The CIA didn't stop assassinating foreign heads
>of state until the 70s, under Bush.
>
>It's hysterical when people defend the CIA from actions it's already
>admitted its guilt to!
They do it for Microsoft, why not the CIA?
Regards
Anthony
--
=========================================
| And when our worlds |
| They fall apart |
| When the walls come tumbling in |
| Though we may deserve it |
| It will be worth it - Depeche Mode |
=========================================
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul D. Smith)
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: 09 Jul 1999 13:36:30 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%% [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Ord) writes:
>> Exactly! There were *two* regional wars in progress. Japanese invasion
>> of China and Germany vs Britian/France.
ao> And also Japan vs Great Britain (and overseas territories).
Nope. Britain/Canada/New Zealand/Australia didn't declare war with
Japan (and vice versa) until Pearl Harbor.
AFAICT Japan wasn't officially at war with hardly anyone before Pearl
Harbor.
Obviously, "officially at war" doesn't begin to tell the whole story.
--
===============================================================================
Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Network Management Development
"Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist
===============================================================================
These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Demand dialing problem
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:27:52 GMT
I do have host, bind specified. I don't have the windows machines in the
host file just the Linux system. Yes, those pings were deliberate. I am
not running DNS at this time. I would love to kill those damn things.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Frank Waarsenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Awww.. looks like EVERY route points to the Default route (0.0.0.0)
which,
> in turn, opens the connection (216.17.3.208). Even the local routes.
Weird.
> Tcpdump shows DNS lookups. That's also a reason for opening a
connection Do
> you have your lookup specified as order hosts, bind? Are your
machines'
> names in /etc/hosts, or do you run DNS on the Linux?
> I see also some pings. (icmp echo requests). Deliberately? Read
something
> about a similar problem on a NT machine a couple of days ago: Get
Cookie
> Pal, and kill those nasty bastards...
>
> Frank
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > Here is my route
> >
> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
Use
> > Iface
> > 216.17.3.208 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
0
> > ppp0
> > 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
0
> > eth0
> > 192.168.2.4 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
0
> > eth1
> > 127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
0
> > lo
> > 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0
> > eth0
> > 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0
> > eth1
> > 0.0.0.0 216.17.3.208 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0
> > ppp0
> > route (END)
> >
>
>
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From: toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Parallel port, ZIP drives and printing
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 13:39:37 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I want to be able to print and use my old parallel port Zip drive at the
same time. I went into surplus at work and yoinked a ISA parallel port
card. I jumpered it to
0x378, irq 7, dma 3 (all of which are free on my machine) which
corresponds to (I think) LPT2. I installed the card and I am going to
use that as lp1 and configure it to print and run ppa.o, which
interferes with lp0. Trick is: How do I configure lp1 to be the line
printer. Can I tell ppa.o to use irq7? Or is there another way of
telling the modules to not interfere with the printer and vice-versa?
Toby
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