Linux-Misc Digest #46, Volume #21 Thu, 15 Jul 99 21:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem (Horst von Brand)
RH-6.0 lesstif RPM fails to install libXm.so & libMrm.so (Kendall S Hunter)
Re: LinuxPPC (Christopher Browne)
Help: RH5.2->RH6 problems encountered (John Rumpole)
Re: Recommended First Linux Books- online and off ("Graeme Fenwick")
Re: Config for G200 under XFree86 (Mark Post)
RH install fails during HDD format ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: open systems?!? Re: Why does Apple not cooperate with Be? (Xcott Craver)
Hard disk troubles (Matthew W. Roberts)
Re: VMware with SuSE 5.3 (Steve)
Pronouncing "Linux" - your vote! (John Brock)
Re: Updating Kernel 2.1.131 (Frederic L. W. Meunier)
Problem with graphics in Word Perfect and Amaya in Debian 2.0 (Julio Angel Infante
Sedano)
ypbind and domainname? (Jinghua Tang)
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From: Horst von Brand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Re: Solving the 1024 cylinder LILO problem
Date: 15 Jul 1999 19:46:33 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Holger Petersen) writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer) writes:
> >One of the most frequent FAQ/complaints about LILO is the requirement
> >to maintain an entire partition inside the first 1024 cylinders, so
> >that BIOS can see all the blocks of a bootimage located there.
This isn't a lilo problem, it's a BIOS problem. Others make believe they
don't get bitten by it by silently installing the OS first, i.e., before
the limit.
> There was one way-out in a german newsgroup. I did not see
> any more mentioning of this try...
This patch depends on a feature not al BIOSes have.
--
Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431
Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239
Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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From: Kendall S Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH-6.0 lesstif RPM fails to install libXm.so & libMrm.so
Date: 15 Jul 1999 23:07:00 GMT
I recently upgraded three machines to RH-6.0. Only one of them, the NFS
server, recieved all the lesstif RPMs, that is, the base plus the two
development; the other two machines only recieved the lesstif-0.88.0 RPM.
Since RH-6.0 has a new glibc, I decided it would be a good time to rebuild
xmgrace, on the server machine. After the rebuild, it worked on the other
two machines, so I figured all was well.
Recently, I built RPMs for lesstif-0.88.9 using the RedHat spec. I modified
it slightly to use an older version of libtool, and thus produce shared
objects that were of the form lib__.so.x.x rather than lib__.so.x.0.x.
Anyway, after I built them and installed them on one client machine I
noticed that four files that should have been installed (they appear for
'rpm -qpil ...'),
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.2.0
/usr/X11R6/lib/libMrm.so.2
/usr/X11R6/lib/libMrm.so.2.0
weren't there. In fact, I checked the other client machine prior to
installing the RPM I built, and they also weren't there. IE, the RH-built
RPM apparently failed to install these shared objects.
Then I thought, why is xmgrace running? Well, after a hasty rebuild of it
I noticed it was statically linking to libXm.a; after linking libXm.so to
libXm.so.2.0, and running ldconfig, dynamic link was formed.
So I have two problems, am I the only one?
1) the RH lesstiff-0.88.0 RPM fails to install shared objects on my
machine
2) the RH 2.0-devel RPM doesn't create libXm.so and libMrm.so links, so
the compiler thinks I only have the archive object.
Any hopes for a fix?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,comp.sys.be.misc,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: LinuxPPC
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:14:06 GMT
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:23:50 +0200, Johan Lundberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm not a lawyer but this seems to easy.
>I don't see LinuxPPC as a commercial company which Be is.
If they're not a commercial entity, then it would make a whole lot more
sense to be <http://www.linuxppc.org> or <http://www.linuxppc.net>,
rather than <http://www.linuxppc.com>.
They sell CDs, and make money doing it, ergo they are a "commercial"
organization. I don't know if they're incorporated; if they are, I
seriously doubt that they are arranged as a not-for-profit corporation,
which would be necessary in order to not be considered a "commercial
company."
--
"Jeez, got me. Unix is sorta like Heroin, It feels good for about 5 minutes
a day and horrible the rest of the time." -- Jim O'Dell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Rumpole)
Subject: Help: RH5.2->RH6 problems encountered
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:27:41 GMT
I searched deja for answers on this issue, but couldn't find any,
perhaps i missed it....?
I recently Redhat 5.2 upgraded to 6.0
Now HP Deskjet 660C (postscript capable) is unable to print.
I only have one printer port on my home pc.
This simple function shouldn't break when upgrading...this worked
without any problems in Redhat 5.2.
Using printtool in control-panel i ensured that device is /dev/lp0
( my understanding is this is a change from rh5.2 which was lp1)
also ps ax shows lpd is running
All I get when printing are blank pages.
Any assistance appreciated to get HP660C back online..
Some helpful data below: (printer was on during bootup)
from /var/log/messages:
Jul 15 18:38:55 localhost PAM_pwdb[472]: (xdm) session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Jul 15 18:39:06 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University
of California
Jul 15 18:39:06 localhost kernel: PPP: version 2.3.3 (demand dialling)
Jul 15 18:39:06 localhost kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Jul 15 18:39:24 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378
[SPP,EPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2]
Jul 15 18:39:25 localhost kernel: parport0: read2 timeout.
Jul 15 18:39:25 localhost kernel: parport0: no ID data returned by device.
Jul 15 18:39:25 localhost kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
from /etc/conf.modules :
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
alias sound sb
pre-install sound insmod sound dmabuf=1
options opl3 io=0x388
alias midi awe_wave
post-install awe_wave /bin/sfxload /etc/midi/GU11-ROM.SF2
options sb io=0x240 irq=5 dma=0 dma16=6 mpu_io=0x330
=========================================
also i have sudo installed.
but when as user i try to run sudo shutdown -r now
all i get is an error saying user cant run it from localhost.localdomain
(this worked fine under RH5.2)
Other commands accessed using sudo by user run fine.
why is this one broken now in RH6?
any help appreciated...
# sudoers file.#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
# See the man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
# Cmnd alias specification
Cmnd_Alias P_UP = /usr/local/bin/ppp-up.sh
Cmnd_Alias P_DOWN = /usr/local/bin/ppp-down.sh
Cmnd_Alias NAME_MOUNT = /bin/mount
Cmnd_Alias NAME_UMOUNT = /bin/umount
Cmnd_Alias NAME_SHUTDOWN = /bin/shutdown
Cmnd_Alias NAME_MINICOM = /usr/bin/minicom
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
jas ALL=P_UP, P_DOWN, NAME_MOUNT, NAME_UMOUNT, NAME_SHUTDOWN, NAME_MINICOM
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Regards
Rumpole
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From: "Graeme Fenwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Recommended First Linux Books- online and off
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:52:42 GMT
ed ngai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: The 1st book I got was the Dr. Linux Project 4. It is now
: superceded by an updated book along the same vein, but
: forgot the name.
:
: try books unix system 5 and unix power tools and Linux Unleashed.
I'm going to check these out, along with all the stuff everyone else
recommended. Even that "idiots" one- hopefully it'll fail to live up to it's
name. On the other hand, if I turns out to be the book I was looking for all
along, what does this say about me? ;-)
--
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"What do you mean, spontaneous human combustion?! Dammit! I was
promised they'd get that Halt and Catch Fire instruction removed
before we went into production."
"Good job it wasn't our flagship model, Sir."
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Graeme Fenwick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Config for G200 under XFree86
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:33:20 GMT
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:19:33 GMT, Greg Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi all. I'd like to know how people have setup their Matrox G200 (8MB)
>cards under XFree86, so it runs at 32bpp?
-snip-
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "Matrox Millennium G200 8MB"
Monitor "Hewlett-Packard D2808A"
DefaultColorDepth 32
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
To send me email, replace 'nospam' with 'home'.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RH install fails during HDD format
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:51:11 -0400
Hello all-
I am trying to install rh6.0 onto a slightly older intel machine. I
have tried 3 hdd in the install but they all fail when install is
creating the file system on the HD. The last HDD I used (and failed)
was a 3 gig western digital. However I put that dirve into the current
system I am using now and I was able to install without a problem. The
installation hang occurs specifically during the "writting inodes table
xx/xxx".
I can still move around to the different screens but even after 20
minutes the install does not resume. Also I have tested all the HD's for
bad blocks or sectors but they are all fine.
I don't know much about the hardware in the machine that does not work
but here is what I was able to find out,
motherboard is Hot557 v1.5 made by Spacewalker.
(http://www.spacewalker.com/)
the chipset is intel i430vx. I think the board was made back in 96.
I have a pentium 133 in there and 16 meg of memory. There is also a 36x
max cd.
I have exhausted all information resources I know. Any help is greatly
appreciated.
-Elie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Xcott Craver)
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: 16 Jul 1999 00:24:21 GMT
William Edward Woody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>J�n Ragnarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> > > 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.
>>
>> Been inside SJ reality distortion field, have you?
>> Where are the Dual/Quad PowerMacs? Where are the Motorola CHRP
>> designs? Faster than Apple own G3's, and where available
>> OVER A YEAR AGO!
[...]
>
>Where the hell did I say that the clone manufacturers
>didn't do any of their own engineering?
Up there at the top. At least respect the intelligence
of others enough to *delete* these things before denying them.
Unless you are talking about magical engineering efforts
which incurred no costs, it is ludicrous to claim clones
cheaper because they didn't pay for their own engineering.
Clone companies jumped at the opportunity to develop new
advanced hardware for their machines. I was particularly
fond of the sudden burst of parallelism we saw in DayStar's
MP 604 machines.
Hey, speaking of Apple-Be relations, you _are_ aware that
the BeBox was dropped (and PowerMac embraced) partially
because of the existence of adequate parallel PowerMac
hardware, yes? Be figured, why make a competing platform
when the tech is already out there? Be had already fallen
prey to Apple's moves long before any G3 confusion.
The move to Intel means a world where makers of quad-CPU
machines aren't quashed. I like the PowerPC architecture,
but I don't want an environment where hardware advancements
are not permitted to exceed those of one slow company.
The MacIntosh was born out of love for technology; its
subsequent religion seems opposed to it.
>- Bill Woody
-S
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew W. Roberts)
Subject: Hard disk troubles
Date: 10 Jul 1999 03:01:14 -0500
Howdy,
I am installing Debian GNU/Linux on a fairly new machine. It
has a 6 gig hard drive which I partitioned into 1 gig for the
system directory, and 2 gig for the user directory, etc, etc.
When I was partitioning the hard drive, I did a bad sector check
and that hung the system a couple of times. I finally got it
to work and it found several bad sectors. I thought at that
point I was home free. However, the Debian install program
froze, and I wasn't able to install the system. Now, when
I try to run dselect, I keep getting general protection
errors and I can't get the install to complete.
Any ideas on what I can do (if anything?)
Thanks,
Matt
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Texas A&M University [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future.
-- Niels Bohr
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: VMware with SuSE 5.3
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:35:29 GMT
I've only seen reviews of itbut supposedly it is like a full Windows
install only much slower.
Don't really know since I have not used it.
Steve
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:15:58 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] () wrote:
>On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:37:32 GMT, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>Ask jedi. According to him it is so easy to make any version of any
>>Linux program work with any other distribution.
>
> If you were less of a lying rube, you would be aware that
> vmware has a Windows-esque installation procedure. I'm
> not sure what sort of init system it thinks it's installing
> in (looks like Solaris).
>
>[deletia]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Brock)
Subject: Pronouncing "Linux" - your vote!
Date: 15 Jul 1999 20:39:17 -0400
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Helmer Osell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Brian wrote:
>> This is my rule. According to Linus' audio, he pronounces the 'i' the
>> same as he does in his first name. So one could state Linux is just
>> (Linus + Unix = Linu + x = Linux) so one should pronounce the 'i' like
>> you would pronounce the 'i' in the name Linus (in your own native
>> language)!
>>
>> Example:
>> In American English it would be Linux with the 'i' as in 'site' and 'u'
>> as in 'drum' ( IPA = /'laIn @ks/ ). I have _never_ heard an American
>> pronounce the name Linus with an 'i' as in 'tip' ( IPA = /I/ )!! But
>> maybe I live a sheltered life. Perhaps, 'i' as in '<ea>sy' ( IPA =
>> /i/ ) is alright in American English as well if you have a European
>> accent or prefer to sound more stately ;)
>>
>> Pretty simple eh? Works for me. It allows a lot of different
>> interpretations, but all to be correct in there own language. I just
>> don't understand where people get Linux as 'Linix' where both the 'i's
>> are as in 'tip' ( IPA = /`lIn Iks/ ). If I were to say any
>> pronounciation was wrong, that would be the one.
>>
>> IPA Pronunciation Guide:
>> http://language.perl.com/misc/IPA/IPA.2
>Havent heard anyting as idiotic like "so one should pronounce the 'i'
>like you would pronounce the 'i' in the name Linus (in your own
>nativelanguage)!" Get yourself some education. Then you would
>understand that only yankee and some frogeaters are foolish enough to
>think an name could be pronounced in another way than it should be
>pronounced
The names of at least half the cities in Europe are pronounced very
differently by English speakers than by their inhabitants. Are you
saying this is wrong? OF COURSE NAMES ARE PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY BY
SPEAKERS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES!!! Personally I think pronouncing
"Linux" to rhyme with with the name "Linus" makes the most sense and
sounds most natural in English. Rhyming it with "cynics" is OK too I
guess, although it really doesn't sound right to me. But affecting a
Swedish accent and saying "Lee-nooks" is just ridiculous, even if
that's the way Linus says it himself. Linus can get away with it
because he really does have an accent, but I would feel completely
silly introducing Linux to someone and having to pronounce it that
way.
--
John Brock
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From: Frederic L. W. Meunier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Updating Kernel 2.1.131
Date: 16 Jul 1999 00:40:14 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Gutzwiller) wrote:
>What do I have to install to upgrade to Kernel 2.2.x?
Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes.txt
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Tel: +55-21-620-7173 (Niteroi, RJ - Brazil) IRC: _19751127!*@*
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From: Julio Angel Infante Sedano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with graphics in Word Perfect and Amaya in Debian 2.0
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:38:36 -0400
Hi there,
I am running Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 and I recently installed Word Perfect
8, and the HTML editor Amaya. In both of these programs, all graphics
look horrible, being reduced to a series of pinkish or greyish set of
vertical lines. Do I need some package to have them work properly (I
downloaded Amaya through dselect, and there was no dependency problem).
I have also a graphical annoyance when using Netscape since the button
graphics appears monochrome (although the web page renderings are
faultless). Any reason for this.
Thanks in advance for your help:
JAIS
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From: Jinghua Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ypbind and domainname?
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:05:25 -0400
I am trying to setup NIS server on a redhat 5.2 linux. After
installing the ypserv, I reboot the
machine. It show the ypserv is running, but not the
ypbind.
Although I setup domainname by issueing "
domainname name", cat > /etc/defaultdomain with
the domainname and setup the domainname in /etc/sysconfig/network, after
rebooting it still doesn't know the domainname.
Thank you!
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