Linux-Misc Digest #998, Volume #20 Sun, 11 Jul 99 11:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: USB port supported in LINUX ? (Mohd H Misnan)
Re: Can Linux read FAT32 partitions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Multiple Newbie questions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RH6 Local Networking with Win95 Clients ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: My Linux box was hacked! ("Alan J. Flavell")
Re: Tweaking Linux / Becoming 'guru' (Monte Phillips)
Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect) (Paul Hales)
Re: PPP CHAP/PAP - Red Hat 5.2 (Ian Briggs)
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (Hartmann Schaffer)
Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect) ("Spotillius Maximus aka \"Spot\"")
Re: computer literacy (was 'Linux viruses' or something) (Robert McConnell)
Re: Can Linux read FAT32 partitions (Gergo Barany)
wacom ("R.K.Aa")
HELP!!! "Kernel Panic: No init Found" (Jinsong Zhang)
Re: Caldera2.2 KDE Mounting problem (Gerald Willmann)
Re: Cron entry to run once? (NF Stevens)
Re: FIDO Software (Robert Heller)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd H Misnan)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: USB port supported in LINUX ?
Date: 11 Jul 1999 07:11:06 GMT
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 18:35:20 +0200, Vincent DECOUX wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I've got a Dell PC with several devices and I'd like to upgrade to
>Linux.
>The problem is I'm using USB devices (an ISDN modem, and a sound card).
>Are they supported in Linux ?
The development kernel has some prelimenary support for USB devices, check it
out at www.kernel.org for kernel 2.3.10.
--
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|iMac/233RevB/MacOS 8.6 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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-It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can Linux read FAT32 partitions
Date: 11 Jul 1999 13:26:09 GMT
vfat works in fstab and mount for FAT32 filesystems
since 2.0.34 or 2.0.35 I believe...
Eduardo M Kalinowski wrote:
>
> Can Linux (I use the 2.2.1 kernel) read Windows 98/OSR2 FAT32
> partitions? If so, is there a special filesystem type to use in the
> mount command (or will vfat work)?
>
> --
> Eduardo M Kalinowski
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://move.to/hp48g
> ICQ 10944368
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Multiple Newbie questions
Date: 11 Jul 1999 12:45:06 GMT
Farouk Dindar wrote:
>
> I am new to Linux.
Welcome aboard.
> I have Mandrax complete with KDE interface.
This is a good start.
> How do I add new programs to desktop?
Using Linux requires RTFM (reading the f**king -er- fine manual)
There is usually good documentation associated with any software
available on Linux. It is quite understandable after you get used
to it.
> I want to try Netscape Navigator
You can download the latest version from a site like:
http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/
in rpm format. This is easily installed in Mandrake.
Learn how to use rpm. It is an excellent way to update/install
software.
> Is there a newxpress clone for Linux?
I have no idea what newxpress is. I use Win(Lose?) only when I
absolutely have to anymore. So I'm out of touch with what is
available.
> How do I change the video display resolution after
> installation?
I understand ctrl_alt_+ and ctrl_alt_- works if you have X set
up properly. You can also change it in the /etc/X11/XF86Config
file. Read carefully before you change /etc/X11/XF86Config, you
can fry your monitor if you are not careful.
> Is there is Windows 98 interface clone?
KDE is probably as close as you can get to Windows98. I prefer
AfterStep myself. Windows98 feels really clunky and inconvenient
after using AfterStep (I do have to use Windows occassionally
for Lotus Notes Client). Copy and paste for instance is very
keystroke intensive in Windows, and only a few mouse clicks in X.
> How do I install it?
AfterStep is available in rpm format. You will have to learn how
to modify it by reading the manual and playing with it.
> Farouk Dindar
>
> Win 98 user curious about Linux.
The bad news about Linux is:
- it takes effort to learn and setup.
The good news is:
- once you have it setup it's absolutely rock solid in
my experience.
- you have complete control over your environment.
- the user interface is more flexible and convenient
Remember, you only setup once. Then the pain (if any) is over.
You get to use it every day. That's when the appreciation of
utter reliability sets in...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RH6 Local Networking with Win95 Clients
Date: 11 Jul 1999 13:10:16 GMT
Teng-Yan Loke wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to setup a private network for my company using a few Win95
> clients and Red Hat 6.0. My kernel is 2.2.5-15.
>
> I would like to have the clients' IP to be 10.0.0.x and the RH6 server
> to be 10.0.0.10 (wombat). The domain should be "animal".
>
> For the moment, I've set up the server so that the clients are able to
> ping the server both by hostname and IP, which I think means that DNS
> is working. The problems I have are:
>
> * telnet and ftp on the client side are able to connect, but it takes
> very long before the login prompt appears.
> * clients are not able login to the animal domain using their username
> and password in Win95 and thereafter the "Network Neighbourhood"
> window does not show any other machines in the network.
>
> Can anyone help me with these problems please? I've included 3 files
> which may be useful. Thanks in advance.
You might want to update your kernel to 2.2.5-22. This update implements
a fix which keeps anyone on the internet from crashing your kernel.
Remember, when you update a kernel you want to use 'rpm -ivh '.
Your client logons are taking a while because they have to painfully
search and timeout for your server. You have one of two choices. Set up
bind on your server to serve DNS addresses, and change all of the DNS
addresses on your Win95 clients to your server. Or more simply, put
your host's IP address into each Win95 C:/Windows/hosts file. There
should be a C:/Windows/hosts.sam file to model after.
I don't know enough about samba to help you with your other problems...
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From: "Alan J. Flavell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.unix,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: My Linux box was hacked!
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:59:35 +0200
On 10 Jul 1999, Cameron L. Spitzer wrote:
> www.ssh.fi. I was astonished how easy ssh-2.0.13 was to install.
> configure, make, make install, it works. Use it.
The first step is "read the license". That's why we're still using
version 1.
A word of caution: ssh is not a magic bullet. Used properly, it can
considerably increase your security, relative to traditional means of
access. Used carelessly, it could give a hacker encrypted access to
your system, and deny you the possibility of monitoring their activities
on the network.
[f'ups narrowed]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Monte Phillips)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Tweaking Linux / Becoming 'guru'
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 12:59:57 GMT
Get in the linux developers newsgroups and on their mailing lists.
Also some of the HOWTO's are written (it seems) for the very advanced.
Take a look at samba-confHOWTO sometime or even the NET-3 and its
references. In fact those references at the end of the HOWTO's are
the place to look.
Chris Harshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can anyone recommend good reading (O'Reilly titles,
>URLs, whatnot) with respect to tweaking Linux for
>performance? I've been a systems administrator for
>4 years now, and I think I've performed ably.
>My boxes don't crash, are always available, and
>are hacker-resistant. =)
>But now I'm being called upon to provide "enterprise-
>class" performance out of Linux machines, in general
>and in specific circumstances (e.g., tweaking the
>kernel to provide specialized performance gains in
>areas such as file I/O).
>
>Where might I begin to fill my brain with such information?
>I'm not a coder, but I know how to code when necessary.
>(No, not `./configure ; make ; make install` - when I
>need something done and I can't find software to do it,
>I write it. However, it's not always the best optimized
>or the prettiest code you've ever seen ;)
>
>For example, say you were on the team responsible for
>tweaking a Linux box to go head-to-head against
>an NT server for a rematch of the Mindcraft benchmarks.
>Where might you turn for tips/tricks/advice?
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From: Paul Hales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:25:35 +1000
Paul Wilkins wrote:
>
> Spotillius Maximus aka \"Spot\" wrote:
> > I'm able to dial out and connect to my ISP with kppp, but, when I
> > start Netscape, or any other program that uses the internet, I get a
> > can't connect error message. It seems that I may not have a
> > permission or path set properly. I have read books and Howto's and
> > still can't resolve this. I'm sure it's something simple that I'm
> > overlooking. Thanks.
>
> Have you taken a look at the message log to see what Linux tells you
> about why it can't connect?
>
> /etc/log/messages or /var/log/messages
>
> What does it say in relation to the connection problem?
>
> Paul Wilkins
> --
> Proudly sent with Linux
sounds more like not setting up your DNS servers.......( in kppp
settings.....)
that was my first problem!!!
Paul,
Melb, Australia...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ian Briggs)
Subject: Re: PPP CHAP/PAP - Red Hat 5.2
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 12:29:37 GMT
Chriseli de Rama wrote:
:The techie said they use PPP
:CHAP.
<snip>
:I'm now having trouble setting up CHAP/PAP PPP with the HOWTO-PPP.
I highly recommend Bill Unruh's "How to hook up PPP", a step-by-step guide
to writing PPP scripts, at http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html .
(For CHAP just follow his suggestions for PAP, but use the chap-secrets
file instead of pap-secrets.)
Good luck.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmann Schaffer)
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: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 19:58:02 GMT
In article <7m7kmm$2pl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph T. Adams) writes:
> ...
> Nope. Read about the Roman Republic and Empire. Several of its
> conflicts, including the Punic Wars IIRC, were similar in scope, and
> even destructiveness to human life (adjusting for the smaller world
> population at the time), than WWI. And this in spite of the fact that
> Rome was unchallenged, and unchallengable, by any single external
> power. Usually, opponents like Attila and Hannibal were able to
> profit from the extreme discontent of folks in conquered territories
> that Rome already considered to be under control.
When Attila came into the picture, Rome was far from unchallengeable.
The (West) Roman Empire was in the process of breaking apart.
--
Hartmann Schaffer
It is better to fill your days with life than your life with days
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From: "Spotillius Maximus aka \"Spot\"" <*****@ix.netcom.com>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 10:27:21 -0400
I may have played with the DNS so much that I'm not sure if I had it right
or not, but I will try that again and see what happens. Thanks.
Ed
>
>sounds more like not setting up your DNS servers.......( in kppp
>settings.....)
>that was my first problem!!!
>
>Paul,
>Melb, Australia...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert McConnell)
Subject: Re: computer literacy (was 'Linux viruses' or something)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:44:49 GMT
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 05:39:09 GMT, "Binesh Bannerjee"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>So, how much Linux does your daughter know?
None.
> Have you convinced her
>that learning C/Perl and moving to Linux would allow her to automate
>a great deal?
No. I haven't tried. Maybe after she gets her CPA, or when she decides
to automate her web site instead of just posting static pages,
whichever comes first.
> Otherwise, I don't know, she might still just be a
>"clerk".
Well, I said journeyman, but apprentice is probably closer. I am just
a little prejudiced in this case. But she has taken the first step
toward a broader understanding of how powerful a tool the computer can
be. She no longer sees it as an appliance.
>: Mr. Hawking's mind is much more powerful than any computer ever
>: constructed, and he is one of the few people on this earth that has
>: learned how to effectively tap into that power. I suspect the only
>: computers he uses are the ones that provide him with speach and data
>: storage, and he has some very talented help making them do what he
>: needs.
>
>Who was comparing Stephen Hawking's mind to a computer???
>The point was he probably uses his computer simply to communicate.
>Maybe he knows absolutely nothing about CRT's or ALU's or even
>C/FORTRAN/whatever. If that were the case would that make him a
>"data entry clerk"?
As far as the speach synthesis computer is concerned, yes. But as I
tried to say, I think he understands the use of the computer better
than most of us and has obtained specialized help that design and
maintain his tools for him.
>:>Binesh Bannerjee
Bob McConnell
N2SPP
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Subject: Re: Can Linux read FAT32 partitions
Date: 11 Jul 1999 13:27:47 GMT
In article <7m9u5g$rs9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eduardo M Kalinowski wrote:
> Can Linux (I use the 2.2.1 kernel) read Windows 98/OSR2 FAT32
>partitions? If so, is there a special filesystem type to use in the
>mount command (or will vfat work)?
Yes, it can, and vfat will do the trick (or simple fat if you don't mind
having short file names).
Gergo
--
"Protozoa are small, and bacteria are small, but viruses are smaller
than the both put together."
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wacom
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:48:47 +0200
To the frenchman who requested info about wacom drivers (i can't find
the posting)
Wacom Intuos tablets on Linux :
http://www.levien.com/free/linux_intuos.html
Wacom Artpad II :
http://www.gtk.org/~otaylor/xinput/
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From: Jinsong Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: HELP!!! "Kernel Panic: No init Found"
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 10:48:38 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
After a computer crash. I cannot boot linux anymore.
For kernel 2.0.36: It stops after "mounted root .... readonly" message.
For kernel 2.2.10: It stops after saying "Kernel Panic. No init found.
Try use init= option passing to kernel"
After booting from floopy disk. I checked that both /etc/inittab and
/sbin/init are there.
I don't know what is the problem and how to pass init= option to kernel.
Please help!!!
Jinsong
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From: Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Caldera2.2 KDE Mounting problem
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 07:41:52 -0700
On Sun, 11 Jul 1999, Sue wrote:
> /dev/hda1 /mnt/Drive_C defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb1 /mnt/Drive_D defaults 0 0
>
> Despite the addition of the two added lines, I still have to mount the
> drives every time I restart the system. This is what I type at a command
> prompt:
> mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/Drive_C
> mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/Drive_C
> Having typed those last two lines I can then access my other hard drives
> from the KDE File Manager.
> Question:
> Is there a Linux equivalent of the autoexec.bat file that I could place
> those mount statements in?
there should be a mount -a somewhere in your start-up scripts (look
through /etc/rc.d) and that should mount those partitions (not 100%
sure since I have no DOS partitions) but you need to specify the fs
type in fstab, ie
> /dev/hda1 /mnt/Drive_C defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb1 /mnt/Drive_D defaults 0 0
^^^ msdos, vfat, ...
Btw, use type auto for the floppy because then you can mount different
floppies (DOS, ext2, Mac) no matter of what type they are.
GErald
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: Cron entry to run once?
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 15:12:03 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger) wrote:
>{sigh} I've read all the man pages, but now it's time for me to beg for
>help. :/
>
>I've just grabbed Seti@Home to run under Linux (with RC5 running under OS/2),
>and want to start it apon bootup with a cron entry. The README file mentioned
>an "included" set_cron_job script, but the tarball only contained the binary
>and README file.
>
>Can someone explain how to start a cron entry once only?
>
I put an entry in inittab
se:2345:respawn:/bin/su - seti -c "exec ./setiathome -nice 20 >/dev/null 2>&1"
This is started whenever the system goes into runlevels 2, 3, 4, or 5
and is respawned if the process dies. I kill the program every time
I log onto my isp so that if it is in its "waiting for an hour to
retry connection" state it will restart and immediately connect
to the server. The program is run as the user seti, which has no
access to anything outside its home directory (where it keeps its
data files).
Norman
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: FIDO Software
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:17:19 GMT
Father O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:12:59 -0700, wrote :
FO> Dima Pashko wrote:
FO> > Can you said me what software I must use for connect to FIDO ?
FO> > Thank you.
FO>
FO> What the hell is fido?
FO>
A network of BBS's (remember BBS's?), that uses dial-up connections.
Originally use XModem as the low-level transport, but modern fidonet
nodes use various (full duplex) successor transport protocols.
I am not sure what Dima is looking to do. Given that he has a 'point'
address, he is probably looking to a point package for Linux. There is
a port of BinkleyTerm to Linux, but I am not sure how good it is or how
well it works in a UNIX environment. Originally BinkleyTerm was meant
to run on a single-tasking MS-DOS box...
There is also a package known as ifmail, but this is mainly meant as a
'native' full node package that interfaces with inn/CNews and
sendmail/smail. It handles both the transport (ifcico) and the
translation between UNIX E-Mail and Usenet news and FidoNet NetMail and
EchoMail (ifnews/ifmail). It also includes the rest of the utilities
needed -- nodelist processing (FidoNet's 'host table') and TIC
processing (automagically file transfer and exchanging).
I guess it is possible to use the ifmail as a point package, but it
might be more complex than Dima might want to do.
--
\/
Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/~heller || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.deepsoft.com /\FidoNet: 1:321/153
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