Linux-Misc Digest #16, Volume #21 Mon, 12 Jul 99 20:13:17 EDT
Contents:
Re: Can you hurt Linux as a user? ("Binesh Bannerjee")
Re: exporting AIX display to Linux (Dave Brown)
Re: HELP: Kernel panic - Unable to mount root fs ("Jim Kimball")
Re: glint on redhat 6.0 (jgh)
Re: Cant get Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI to work ("Jim Williams")
Re: Newbie : Question HELP!! (Tobias Anderberg)
Using B/W Quickcam ("Jose Alcino")
Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be? (Josiah Fizer)
Compaq Presario 1600? ("David J. Topper")
Re: Umount problem at shutdown... (Michael Lee Yohe)
embedded linux in a specific application... (William Ryder)
Re: Cant get Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI to work ("X#$_0^")
Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be? (Odd H. Sandvik)
Re: Mouse Pointer freaking out under X (Vito DeFilippo)
Re: automated ftp (Paul Kimoto)
Sound card question (Ilia Mirkin)
HTML Security (Gerald Barker)
Re: Multiple Newbie questions (Farouk Dindar)
Re: Web Browser for RedHat Linux V6.0 for Alpha (Gergo Barany)
Re: /etc/magic file (Paul Kimoto)
dfe-530tx ethernet card these work in linux?????? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect) (Stewart Honsberger)
Re: GPL WAS: Re: Amiga announces Linux kernel is new Amiga kernal - Opinions?
(Christopher Browne)
able to play sound files as root only. (redhat 6.0) (in) (Rajeev Ramamurthy)
Re: Waitaminnit -- it's not supposed to do that! (Stewart Honsberger)
Re: Umount problem at shutdown... (steve blakeway)
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From: "Binesh Bannerjee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can you hurt Linux as a user?
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:59:15 GMT
"J=FCrgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Andrew Arbon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
:> Hello,
:>
:> If you are logged on as a normal user, and provided you haven't altered
:> any of the standard options; is it possible to damage the system
:> deliberately/accidentally?
: Well, I guess this depends on your definition of "Linux" (do you mean th=
e
: kernel, an OS running the Linux kernel, or a specific distribution?),
: "hurt", and "standard options" (what options? those set by make config? =
or
: installation of default packages in a specific distribution?, or...).
It also depends on what the definition of the word "is" is...
:)
Binesh
: jue
: --
: J=FCrgen Exner
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Subject: Re: exporting AIX display to Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 12 Jul 99 19:45:05 GMT
In article <7mc7cc$hfl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, George Hicken wrote:
>I am wondering whether it is possible to export an AIX display (GUI) to
>linux (are the X servers compatible?).
X is X! (In other words, absolutely, yes.)
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: "Jim Kimball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: HELP: Kernel panic - Unable to mount root fs
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:43:24 -0400
Mark Tranchant wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Jim Kimball wrote:
>>
>> hdb: INVALID GEOMETRY: 0 PHYSICAL HEADS?
>
>hdb? Your secondary drive on the first IDE channel?
>
>There's some strange things going on here. What drives do you have?
>
There are two drives in the computer. The first, /dev/hda, has NT installed
on it. I am using lilo to dual boot.
Jim
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From: jgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: glint on redhat 6.0
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:30:58 GMT
what r u talking about, rpognome or whatever, i forgot since i am not
using 6.0 at the time.... u can open up ftp sites with that rpm
installation program.....go past the first screen
SIlviu Minut wrote:
> I just tried XRPM with RH6.0. Not bad!! Only if I install a package and
try
> to remove it right away, the RMOVE button doesn't work. Did I miss
something
> obvious, or is this a bug?
>
>
> Bernie Borenstein wrote:
>
> > In article <7l88e2$cog$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> > > In my experience so far, I am more interested in uninstalled
> > > packages than in already installed ones. Unless I am missing
> > > something, all GnoneRPM will do is give you a file list of the
> > > packages on the CDROM. To me, that is a very poor design decision.
> > > Glint was a bit nicer. But Glint isn't on RH 6.0. So, I loaded Glint
> > > from my RedHat 4.1 CDs onto my RedHat 6.0 system. But it will
> > > not run, complaining it cannot import "rpm". Anyone got any ideas
> > > as to how to correct the problem?
> > >
> > >
> > Try XRPM, my favorite package manager. I don't know if it's been
updated
> > for RH6 (since I haven't had time to upgrade), but it's worth a try.
> > Get it at :
> >
> > http://www.gmsys.com/xrpm.html
> >
> > BB
>
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From: "Jim Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Cant get Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI to work
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:00:59 -0500
What is ALSA?
Rory wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>I got it working!
>under ALSA,under 2.0.37 kernel
>
>I bought the card cheap from Buy.com 25 bux total
>It has a 1373 chipset on the physical board , but ID's in linux as a 1371
>
>
>Thanks to all that posted.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tobias Anderberg)
Subject: Re: Newbie : Question HELP!!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:08:54 +0200
>I have been involved in Linux for .... about 5 days!
>
>I have the "desktop bigger than my screen" problem. I have remmed (#)
>the Virtual commands out of the XF86Config file, but still no joy!
>
>I am running RH5.2, and I have tried with a SiS AGP card (which I
>believe is not a good idea) and now with a Viewtop card, which has a
>S3 Trio64V2/DX chip on it.
Does your modes line say something like: "1280x1024" "1024x768"? Then try
to remove the "1024x768", if you want the 1280.. resolution.
--
tobias
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From: "Jose Alcino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using B/W Quickcam
Date: 12 Jul 1999 19:36:54 GMT
Hi, people. I have a question here, I don't know if this is the more
aproppriate newsgroup, so if anyone knows of a better one, please let me
know.
I have been trying for some time know to setup a b/w quickcam under linux
(rh6), with no success. I tried every program I could find. Many of them I
couldn't even get to compile, unfortunately i'm not very familiar with
compiling tricks yet. However, even with the ones I could get to
sucessfully compile, everything I could "capture" was an almost all black
picture, with only some pixels in different gray shades.
I was already thinking the camera had a problem, but then I tested it on a
win95 system and it worked fine. Can anyone give me some help with it? I'll
be really grateful.
Thanks in advance.
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From: Josiah Fizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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, 12 Jul 1999 13:03:43 -0700
William Edward Woody wrote:
> Odd H. Sandvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message...
> > The fact that Apple's old customers preferred the clones
> > ought to tell you something. Apple's machines were not exactly
> > cutting-edge at the time, and the cloners managed to improve
> > Apple's dimwit designs and sell for less money. ...
>
> The clones cost less than Apple's "dimwit designs" because
> the clone manufacturers didn't have to pay engineering costs.
> People prefered the clones because they cost less.
>
> And the clone manufacturers started screaming bloody murder
> when Apple sought to raise the 'per machine license fee' to
> properly reflect Apple's engineering costs.
>
Thats why so many of the clone systems had the tech' first. Many of the
features on the clones are still not out for the Apple systems.
Also why was it that once the clone makers agreed to Apples price jump did
they still yank the plug on clones?
>
> > Only recently has Apple managed to produce machines that
> > aren't instantly laughable.
>
> Compared to what? SGI workstations? You certainly can't
> be comparing Apple hardware to the PC world, as the designs
> there are still stuck in the early 80's.
>
> > Come on. It's a political decision. If Be wanted to they could do it.
> > They do not want to because of Apple's hostility, and even mentions
> > possible lawsuits as an excuse.
>
> If a Be rep mentioned a possible lawsuit, he/she's reaching.
> Or is your definition of "hostility" translates to "choosing
> to pay a couple of million for NeXT instead of Be?"
>
> - Bill Woody
> The PandaWave
If Be used the information they have to make BeOS run on Apple systems,
Apple could sue them. Be would have to rip apart the hardware or use
published source code. Whats more Apple could (and has many times in the
past) change hardware specs on the motherboards thus "breaking" BeOS.
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From: "David J. Topper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Compaq Presario 1600?
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:30:56 -0400
So it seems quite obvious that the Linux laptop situation is quite
grim. I have yet to find a vendor with a machine that has:
Supported Video chipset
Supported audio chipset
Supported modem
It seems as though most will have 2 out of 3 at best. I'd love to see a
day where www.VENDOR.com would actually contain a page listing chipset
specs.
So my latest question is about the Compaq Presario line. Do they stack
up? How is the AMD K6-III 380 chip vs. the Portable PII-400?
DT
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Programmer / Analyst, Dean's Office (School of A&S)
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~djt7p
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:11:16 -0500
From: Michael Lee Yohe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Umount problem at shutdown...
> Where linux keep this info to automaticaly umount partition ?
/etc/fstab *and* Linux is smart enough to know that any partitions that
are currently mounted should be unmounted (man mount).
--
Michael Lee Yohe ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
BRADS A3 Diagnostic Kernel Lead Engineer
PEI Electronics, Inc.
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From: William Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: embedded linux in a specific application...
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:26:26 -0400
First, thanks to all those who responded to my question about I2O
wrappers in a Linux RTOS environment. We've kind of decided we might
end up writing I2O support for ourselves, so now the question we have
boils down to the following...
As a refresher, I work for a group considering Linux in an embedded
application using a MIPS processor and a Galileo support chip. We are
defining embedded as meaning "diskless, file system-less, and bootable
from prom." Topics under discussion on our end include:
-is Linux available for such an application, that is, are there real
Linux kernels and sources available right now?
-are there development tools available?
-are there companies that might be able to aid us in development of
kernel specific and/or application code?
-for each affirmative answer, where specifically can we go to find what
we need?
So far I've only been able to dig up bits and pieces while we really
need a more comprehensive answer. As things are going I think we can
contribute several things to the Linux community out of the project we
are working on but I've got to convince management that Linux is the way
to go first.
Any help will be very appreciated, and again, thanks to all those who
responded to my first e-mail; the answers provided really helped!
Thanks,
Bill Ryder
Unisys Corporation
Malvern, PA.
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From: "X#$_0^" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Cant get Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI to work
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:49:42 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I use ALSA with Ensoniq PCIaudio, RH6.0 2.2.15-22 kernel (custom compiled).
> I am completely satisfied.
>
> Muuga wrote:
> >
> > Alot of ppl swear by this card(thats why I bought it), but it doesnt
> > configure too well under linux.
> >
I bought one cause it was dirt cheap!
I'm not sure what your problem is. I just ran sndconfig. It found the card and
set up conf.modules
to load es1371. That's it. Your kernel supports loadable modules, so why not
use 'em.
Unfortunately, it sounds like crap using this driver, so I went to
www.opensound.com and got a
commercial driver demo that sounds a lot better.
Regards.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Odd H. Sandvik)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be?
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:54:08 +0200
In article <e0si3.82$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, William Edward
Woody says...
> Odd H. Sandvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message...
> > The fact that Apple's old customers preferred the clones
> > ought to tell you something. Apple's machines were not exactly
> > cutting-edge at the time, and the cloners managed to improve
> > Apple's dimwit designs and sell for less money. ...
>
> The clones cost less than Apple's "dimwit designs" because
> the clone manufacturers didn't have to pay engineering costs.
> People prefered the clones because they cost less.
...and were better than Apple's offerings. Apple forced the cloners
to use their sucky designs in order to make MacOS run at all.
CHRP was supposed to fix all that, but Apple killed that when
they saw how good the CHRP machines actually were compared to
their own hardware.
> And the clone manufacturers started screaming bloody murder
> when Apple sought to raise the 'per machine license fee' to
> properly reflect Apple's engineering costs.
Bogus. If Apple had gone ahead with the original plan, the
cloners would have used their own designs instead of Apple's
inferior offerings. Problem solved. Umax, Power and Motorola
had all designed CHRP machines inhouse that used none of
Apple's schematics. They would have buried Apple's hw, that's
how come Apple got scared and pulled the plug.
> > Only recently has Apple managed to produce machines that
> > aren't instantly laughable.
>
> Compared to what? SGI workstations? You certainly can't
> be comparing Apple hardware to the PC world, as the designs
> there are still stuck in the early 80's.
Sure I can compare it to PCs. You may not have noticed, but
Apple's machines have been coming closer and closer to the
PC world with every new Mac that has been produced. True,
Macs use a superior CPU, but the infrastructure is basically
the same. The PC-architecture has some bits from the eighties,
but they do not matter in the overall scheme of things. The
ugliest thing on PCs today is the CPU. ISA is going away soon,
and with it you've solved the worst of the 80s design.
> > Come on. It's a political decision. If Be wanted to they could do it.
> > They do not want to because of Apple's hostility, and even mentions
> > possible lawsuits as an excuse.
>
> If a Be rep mentioned a possible lawsuit, he/she's reaching.
> Or is your definition of "hostility" translates to "choosing
> to pay a couple of million for NeXT instead of Be?"
A couple of millions ? 450 mill to be exact. Much more than
it was worth, but I guess anything to get ol' Stevie boy back.
Indeed, the lawsuit is a bogus excuse. So what ? The end-result
is still the same. And it's primarily Apple's fault.
--
Odd H. Sandvik
Email: hensandv(AT)online.no ( note: (AT) = @ )
*Adress in "From:" field is for the SPAM bots.*
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From: Vito DeFilippo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse Pointer freaking out under X
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:02:35 GMT
You don't mention what version you have, but try running XF86Setup. Go
to the mouse section and change the resolution and refresh rates to see
if it fixes your problem. Make sure you have the correct mouse protocol
chosen as well.
Fred Cabanes wrote:
>
> Hi All:
>
> I've just installed Mandrake Linux on my PC. Everything went smoothly
> except for a minor but annoying hitch in my X setup. X Windows runs
> displays and runs properly but the mouse pointer on the screen is constantly
> flickering. The mouse itself and buttons work fine but the screen pointer
> is really starting to piss me off. I've tried switching the pointer icon
> but this didn't help.
>
> I know this is a newbie question but any help would be appreciated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: automated ftp
Date: 12 Jul 1999 18:00:19 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <uazh3.2865$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Smith wrote:
> Is there a way in Linux to automate a ftp session?
>
> In <bad word> NT, you can issue 'ftp -s xxxx.txt ftp.myserver.com', where
> xxxx.txt is a 'ftp script'.
>
> i.e.
>
> REM ftp script: xxxx.txt
> user me
> pass mypass
[etc.]
Have you tried getting the standard input from a file (like "ftp ftp_server
< input.txt")? (Note: I have not tried this.)
There are also programs that ftp on the command line (without user input),
like "ftpget" (which comes with "lftp"), or (if you are a Perl programmer)
you can easily write your own using the Net::FTP Perl module (from CPAN).
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Ilia Mirkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound card question
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:06:20 GMT
Hey.
I have a DRSOUNDPCI32 sound card by Digital Research Technologies.
Here is lspci's output:
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ESS 1969 (rev 01)
When I was installing the card under windows, I used the ESS1938
drivers. However, under linux, there seem to be only older models of the
ESS cards. Could anyone suggest a way for me to be able to use the card
under linux?
When I try to install any module, other than the basic sound module, It
tells me that the init_module failed: Driver or resource busy.
Thanks in advance,
Ilia Mirkin
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From: Gerald Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.security.general
Subject: HTML Security
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:30:58 GMT
How do we limit access to an html page and it's contents to our users
only. We are an ISP...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Farouk Dindar)
Subject: Re: Multiple Newbie questions
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:26:46 GMT
>Yeap,,,,but chr....be fair, why the h...developpers are not coming on
>the idea, that more and more Linux users ARE NOT Unix or Computer
>Freaks...requiring some tools allowing them to get on work easely.
>
>
>Regards
>Pieter Wenk
Hi Pieter
I started this thread.
I am glad that you have echoed what I feel about Linux thus far.
Farouk Dindar
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gergo Barany)
Subject: Re: Web Browser for RedHat Linux V6.0 for Alpha
Date: 12 Jul 1999 22:39:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Seager wrote:
>Does anyone know of a web browser that works on the Compaq Alpha
>platform with RedHat Linux V6.0? Apparently, Netscape is not available
>and I can't seem to find a version of Mozilla that work either. Any
>suggestions? I have looked in the usual places (e.g., digital.com and
>www.alphalinux.org). Thanx for the help!
Amaya, Arena, and lynx are all available in source, IIRC. Of those, I've
only ever used lynx, and I like it.
>--------------95F9E44AF1664F8ED546F96D
>Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
Don't post HTML.
Gergo
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(1) Never draw what you can copy.
(2) Never copy what you can trace.
(3) Never trace what you can cut out and paste down.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: /etc/magic file
Date: 12 Jul 1999 17:54:39 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7m45ua$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Craig S. Dickson wrote:
> Can anyone forward me a copy of the /etc/magic file from a Linux
> distribution.
The sources for the usual Linux "file" are at ftp.astron.com/pub/file.
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: dfe-530tx ethernet card these work in linux??????
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:41:11 GMT
hi there
i just got one, are they easy to setup?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: kppp and Netscape (Can't connect)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:07:23 GMT
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 06:10:32 -0400, Spotillius Maximus aka \"Spot\" wrote:
>I don't want to start a Linux vs Windows thread, but, you have to admit that
>Windows works...
No, I'll never admit that. It sacrifices "user friendliness" for stability.
I deal with it every day in my profession and let me tell you - it does
anything BUT work.
How many Windoze machines do you know of with 365+ day uptimes? Did you know
that it's literally impossible for a Win'95 machine to run longer than 57
days?
You speak of all these problems with Linux, but it sounds to me like you're
still in a DOS mode mindset.
You say you "thumb through" these RedHat books - do you take the time to
read and understand what they're saying? Read things twice. Outloud if
you have to. Hell, talk to another Linux using friend - read it aloud and
ask them if it makes any sense.
Linux works for millions of people worldwide. The only reason it wouldn't
is because PEBKAC.
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Subject: Re: GPL WAS: Re: Amiga announces Linux kernel is new Amiga kernal - Opinions?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:47:42 GMT
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:33:53 GMT, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>: Today it was announced that the Linux kernal will be used in the new Amigas.
>
>: Any opinions on this development?
>
> If AmigaInc is using the Linux kernel. Does that mean there modified kernel
>will also be under the GPL?
>
> If so, what would they be selling? A new windows manager or support like
>RedHat?
They could, and reasonably likely would, replace everything from init on
down.
(This is not an unreasonable idea, after all, they previously were
workin with QNX, and thus working with a pretty minimal embedded OS.)
It would be to their benefit to *allow* one to drop Linux libraries and
programs on top, as that would allow those that wish to use Linux
software on this system to do so.
XFree86 may be one of the things they were interested in having access
to; it allows them to provide support for a "bunch" of graphics cards
without having to recode support from scratch.
(Alternatively, if they're planning to sell their own hardware, their
plans might look more like "we'll write a framebuffer manager for this
one chipset," thus mandating a specific set of hardware, as well as that
a rewrite would be needed in a year when a new chipset comes out...)
--
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lanes. It is software that "works" only if you lower your expectations
to a point where you have essentially buried them." -- Sam
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From: Rajeev Ramamurthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: able to play sound files as root only. (redhat 6.0) (in)
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:27:11 -0700
sndconfig worked fine. my bound blaster 128 card was installed. however i
am able to play sound files only as root. any help/suggestions will be
appreciated.
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Subject: Re: Waitaminnit -- it's not supposed to do that!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:14:22 GMT
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:34:07 GMT, Robert Grizzard wrote:
>figured I might like to look at inittab, so once I left less I typed "less
>/etc/inittab", but what the kernel saw was "LESS ?ETC?INITTAB" and of course
>So -- any ideas what this computer was up to when it startled me yesterday?
>Any SWAGs? Any WAGs?
Sounds to me like your keyboard farted. How new is your keyboard? The last
five years have resulted in keyboards so sensitive you've almost got to not
use them to keep them in working order.
Could be a stuck key (One of your shift keys, perchance?), a Windoze key
conflict, or a corroded contact.
Try pulling your keyboard apart (carefully - 101-key pickup is an awful
game to play! :> ) and having a look-see.
Spill any coffee on or near it lately?
--
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Humming along under SuSE Linux 6.0 / OS/2 Warp 4
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve blakeway)
Subject: Re: Umount problem at shutdown...
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:25:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:41:26 +0200, THIERRY BUCCO
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>when i shutdown my computer, it write :
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>umount /usr
>Unable to unmount /usr : device is busy.
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>So i don't want umount /usr. How can i avoid this ?
>
>Thanks a lot.
What distro of Linux are you running? If it's Mandrake 6.0,
go to the Mandrake site, updates section, and dl and install the
init scripts and kernel updates.
steve
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