Linux-Misc Digest #109, Volume #21 Wed, 21 Jul 99 14:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: CIA assassinations (Jay Maynard)
fetchmail not logging (Dustin Puryear)
Re: CIA assassinations (Donovan Rebbechi)
What's the best antivirus for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: What's the best antivirus for Linux? (Lew Pitcher)
Re: Linux & Oracle8 DB: setting & exporting? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on Macintosh Classic (STATE OF INDIANA)
Re: mt-st and DLT4000 tape drive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Permissions - why can a user delete a file not his own? (David C.)
Re: What's the best antivirus for Linux? (toby)
Re: Networking Problem (Stephen Thomas)
Re: netscape (Thomas C Sobczynski)
Re: Did you switch from Windows to Linux? (Santiago de Pablo)
Re: File systems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RedHat 5.2 won't install on Abit BH6! ("Brad Ball")
Re: CIA assassinations (MK)
Re: New Thread: Richard Kulisz is a sicko. (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: Finally Done it! (Jean-Pierre Boucher)
Re: Finally Done it! ("Kerry J. Cox")
Re: Finally Done it! ("smaug")
Re: New Sound Blaster Live! driver (Marc Mutz)
Re: Linux Kernel Compilation Problem (Marc Mutz)
Re: Limit Access By Time or Date (bill davidsen)
RedHat 5.2 no floppy controllers found?!!! ("Brad Ball")
Re: suse compilation problems (suse 6.1) (Marc Mutz)
Finally Done it! (K Kal)
Re: Finally Done it! ("R.K.Aa")
Re: LINUX: Can't get ASUS P2B-DS to Recognize RAID for Redhat 6.0 install (Marc
SCHAEFER)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jay Maynard)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: CIA assassinations
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:36:06 GMT
On 21 Jul 1999 13:56:17 GMT, Arkadiusz Danilecki
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It's not ok that some ppl can't even dream about buying second car, because
>they born in poor family and have no chances to change his/her situation.
I'd agree that not having the chance to change one's own circumstances is
bad. The solution is not to change their circumstances for them, however,
but rather to give them the opportunity to change their own circumstances.
Anything else is simple theft.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dustin Puryear)
Subject: fetchmail not logging
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:33:05 GMT
I would like fetchmail to log it's activity to /var/log/fetchmail.
Unfortunately, it's not. Here is what I am doing:
fetchmail -a -L /var/log/fetchmail.log -f /etc/fetchmailrc
No log file is ever created. The program is being run with root
priviledges so there should be no permission problems. Any ideas? BTW,
I am using fetchmail v4.0.7.
---
Dustin Puryear
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: CIA assassinations
Date: 21 Jul 1999 11:28:42 -0400
On 21 Jul 1999 13:56:17 GMT, Arkadiusz Danilecki wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chris L wrote:
>rich... I mean my opinion is you make your money yourself - everything is ok,
>but if you get money only because you born in wealth family sth is unfair.
I think the wealthy parents have the right to spend their wealth on anyone
including their children.
>It's not ok that some ppl can't even dream about buying second car, because
This is sickening. You talk about a second car as if it's a
constitutional right, clueless to the fact that few people in the world
( even in first world countries ) can afford this. A second car is a
privelige, not an entitlement.
>they born in poor family and have no chances to change his/her situation.
One would hope that the legislators make laws to ensure that people from
poor families have opportunities. IMO, access to decent public education
is important.
--
Donovan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What's the best antivirus for Linux?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:26:52 GMT
Hello world!!!
I'm tryng to find a good antivirus for Linux. Can you suggest me the
one you think to be the best?
Thank you!!!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: What's the best antivirus for Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:33:14 GMT
Popular wisdom says that there are *no* viruses for Linux.
I've yet to see a Linux virus, but my involvement is a bit limited.
When you say "a good antivirus for Linux", are you asking about
something that would detect/eliminate Linux viruses, or
something that would detect/eliminate MS-product viruses, that runs in Linux ?
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:26:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello world!!!
>I'm tryng to find a good antivirus for Linux. Can you suggest me the
>one you think to be the best?
>Thank you!!!!
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Lew Pitcher
System Consultant, Integration Solutions Architecture
Toronto Dominion Bank
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux & Oracle8 DB: setting & exporting?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:35:13 GMT
On 21 JUL 1999 14:45:39 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>ORACLE_OWNER is not set.
>Set and export ORACLE_Owner, then restart oratab.sh execution.
>
>how? (I'm pretty new to all this...)
If using Bash:
export ORACLE_OWNER = <whatever>
Do it in a script or the command-line.
To see what environment variables have been set: type:
env
...Edmund.
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From: STATE OF INDIANA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Linux on Macintosh Classic
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:00:22 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> is it possible to install a Linux version on a Macintosh Classic?
>
Very unlikely, you should check out comp.os.linux.m68k for details, or
surf over to http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org. It is possible to boot on
an SE/30 or a Classic II with a FPU.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: mt-st and DLT4000 tape drive
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:01:49 GMT
st fixed the problem, thanks to everybody.
For who is interested in, my stinit.def looks like:
manufacturer=Quantum model="DLT4000" {
scsi2logical=1 can-bsr can-partitions auto-lock
mode1 blocksize=32768 density=0x1a }
The suggestion to use density codes to enable compression was really
useful.
F.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.slackware,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: Permissions - why can a user delete a file not his own?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 10:56:16 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank v Waveren) writes:
>
> Which brings us to a question i've been wondering about for a while.
> What does the suid/sgid bit do on dirs? If it does nothing, as you
> say, why would the filessystem code allow it? It seems weird to
> me. (But then again a lot of things seem weird to me).
Directories are just files, like any other file. As a matter of fact,
you can actually fopen() a directory and read the raw, unparsed
contents, if you like.
As such, all the same flags used by normal files also exist for
directories. It's easier to implement everything that way than for the
kernel to have special code all over the place to determine the true
meaning of a bit, based on the file type.
It might make sense for certain programs (like chmod) to issue warnings
if you try to do something futile, like setting the "s" bit on a
directory, but even that's a matter of opinion. Someone might have a
program with a legitimate need for this.
-- David
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From: toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What's the best antivirus for Linux?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:05:19 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Compiling everything for yourself.
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From: Stephen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Networking Problem
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:42:24 -0400
> Is it possible?
Should be possible, but it is a lot of effort scripting it up.
> Any ideas?
The hard part is coming up with a test to determine if the card is
'down'. A simple hiccup on the network could trick your scripts into
switching interfaces. I'd imagine you could write some perl that checks
up on the adapter module, looks at ifconfig, and performs some simple
network tests like pinging the broadcast, etc. to determine if the card
is functioning properly. If not, shut the interface down and switch
over to the other card. Roll it up in a cron job to check every couple
of minutes or so. Another approach would be to check the logs for weird
NIC behavior and act accordingly. I had a 3Com PCI NIC that would flood
the log with messages whenever it acted up.
If you have a good solution be sure to HOWTO it and pass it along.
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From: Thomas C Sobczynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: netscape
Date: 21 Jul 1999 12:32:03 -0400
Holczhammer Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I use netscape (4.5) under linux. When I click on a mailto-tag, netscape
> close itself automatically. Why?
Did you download the full communicator, or navigator standalone?
> (It was funny when I downloaded 35M from an 42M file)
Um, what made you think this would work at all, if you didn't download
the whole thing? Download the newest Communicator, 4.61 I believe,
install it, and try again.
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From: Santiago de Pablo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Did you switch from Windows to Linux?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:26:35 +0200
I'm trying to move from Win9x to Linux (RedHat), but I disagree with you
in the central point of your comment:
William Wueppelmann escribi�:
>
> One of the main points missed by Windows users when using Linux is that the
> notion of an application in the Unix world is very different that that in
> the Windows world. The reason you won't find a lot of monolithic,
> one-size-fits-all(-poorly) applicatins for Linux is because the Unix world
> got along quite well with its own method of solving problems.
>
> Linux installs with an incredibly rich set of tools: awk, grep, sed, tee,
> echo, cat, sort, uniq, spell and so forth. The idea behind these tools is
> that they are simple and flexible enough that they can be used to create
> (with the help of shell features such as pipes, redirection and scripts) an
> application which is suited to your particular needs. The Windows approach
> is to serve you a 100MB application and make you sort through it to isolate
> the features that you need (if they are there at all) from the features
> that you don't need, but are included because someone else might want them.
That's true, but 80-90% of users prefer the 100MB application! When I
need to sort a list of say 100 names, I can use the 'sort' command of
Unix, or I can import the list from Word or Excel (or whatever office
tool you want), create a table and sort them. Maybe the time for sorting
is longer on the 100MB application, but MY TIME to solve the problem is
less.
The great thing of Unix (Linux mainly, others suppose too) is that
change of perspective: while the strength of scripts is kept, office
tools appear to use the PC on real things. You can do a lot of work with
a very short script, but why thinking when the mouse can do all the
work.
> In other words, Linux ships with everything you need to do most anything
> you could ever want to do except for one component which you must provide
> yourself: creativity.
Ok, be creative, but be productive! With Windows or Unix? It does
matter?
Best wishes, Santiago ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.be.misc
Subject: Re: File systems
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:38:10 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles M) wrote:
> Does anyone have any feel for how the various file systems for
> Linux, Be, and NTFS (Windows NT) compare in terms of reliability and
> features?
NTFS and Linux don't like being switched off without being shutdown.
Linux takes ages doing its fsck (or whatever it's called) and shouts at
you. NT will often do a chkdsk and will sometimes scare you by
pretending to change your filesystem from NTFS to FAT or vice versa.
Actually, we've got a server running NT in the office that's gone belly
up this afternoon because it's stuck on "0% complete" on the chkdsk
process. The IT technician is battling with it and cursing while I
type...
BFS never complains about being switched off. I don't do it very often
though so i don't know what the long term effects might be. I remember
R3's documentation warning against not shutting down properly but I've
never really heard anything since.
BFS is definately the most 'real-time' file system. Adding a file to a
directory lists it (AND sorts it) in the window immediately. In fact,
directory sorting within a window is so fast that when you rename a
file it will 'disappear' - and you have to scroll up or down to find
the bloody thing in an alphabetically-ordered list. Another impressive
feature which I don't think I have seen in either NT or X-Windows is
that when you create a symbolic link (shortcut) to a file, and then
move or delete the file the symlink displays the broken icon
IMMEDIATELY within about 0.5 seconds!
In short, I prefer BFS over either of the other filesystems, although
it must have some bad points.
The best thing of all of course is that with BeOS you can view all the
files in the so-called 'secure' NTFS and Linux filesystems with small
filesystem plug-ins!! I heard a rumour that with R5 there will be a
BFS plug-in for Windows. I'm looking forward to running my Windows OS
on BFS! (although it will probably only be able to mount a BeOS
partition - can anyone clarify this?)
Anyway, enough ramblings...
Jim
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From: "Brad Ball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 5.2 won't install on Abit BH6!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:32:00 -0700
Michel Catudal wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Sounds like one of those new 120MB floppy, not a real floppy and
No, it's just a regular 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive.
>Don't know RedHat because of some made for winblows shit. As for
>wanting to boot from floppy I fail to see the logic in this ridiculous
>setup. Boot on floppy should be only for emergency backup. Eventually
Well, it doesn't matter where the hell I boot from, linux will still NOT
recognize my floppy controller. So yes I could boot from the HD partition
but I still don't get access to my floppy drive. So that doesn't solve my
problem either. I have compared both my BH6 BIOS settings with those of my
friends machine and they are identical. But his floppy only works in Win98,
not Linux. Mine works in Win98 & RedHat 5.2
When trying to install RedHat 5.2, the error he gets is:
reset set in interrupt, calling 00168030
no floppy controllers found
If he continues the installation, when it tries to create a boot floppy he
gets "An error occured". Why does my BH6 work and not his? Both using KG
BIOS. I'm gonna flash them both to LH tonight.
Brad.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MK)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: CIA assassinations
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:44:22 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 21 Jul 1999 07:19:51 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Kulisz)
wrote:
>>They needed Russia off their backs, because they obviously wanted to
>>break Western front.
>>
>>>After all, how did Lenin get in
>>>Russia in the first place?
>>
>>In a sealed train provided by Germans.
>
>If there was no pre-existing will to revolt in Russia then, assuming
>all this isn't utter bullshit by someone who can't look up the Gini
>index to utterly disprove his idiotic denial that concentration of
>capital is a reality, why did the Germans give Lenin any money?
Simple: so he could buy what he needed for putsch and after the putch
to keep the power. As long as they continued giving him gold (not
everything at once!), this was help for Lenin and additional guarantee
he would not break the deal of keeping Russia away from conflict.
Marcin Krol
==================================================
Reality is something that does not disappear after
you cease believing in it - VALIS, Philip K. Dick
==================================================
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: New Thread: Richard Kulisz is a sicko.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:00:03 GMT
U. Art ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Like that title says. Any comments <g>?
Yeah, I have a comment: what does this have to do with Linux?
Stu
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From: Jean-Pierre Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Finally Done it!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:15:23 GMT
If you want a good word processor, Corel has WordPerfect for Linux... and
I think it free. You can download it from their site. If you whant a
suite, there's StartOffice that is suppose to be compatible with
MSOffice. It includes everything you had in MS Office plus more.
K Kal wrote:
> OK guys,
> Everyone congradulate me, I've finally made switch from the
> microsoft Hell hole they call 98/NT to Linux.
>
> I've been meaning to make the switch for ever so long, but never had
> the guts to do so. Thankfully, the switch has been made.
>
> I've installed RedHat 6.0 (linux 2.2.5-15smp). I'm just getting
> started on Linux and X-Windows (KDE/GNOME, etc.) and I hope it will go
> more smoothly than I think.
>
> I'm looking for a good replacement for Microsoft Office but to run on
> linux. Can anyone suggest anything?
>
> Also, I tried installing Real Player 5.0, but was unsuccessful when I
> attempted to run it. I keep getting an errno1, and sometimes a
> Segmentation fault! Does anyone know how to get around this??
>
> Until next time,
> keep on smiling
> K.Kal
>
> ***Good bye Microsoft, and Hello Linux***
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
--
Jean-Pierre Boucher
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From: "Kerry J. Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Finally Done it!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:30:00 -0600
Kal,
Great job! I remember that same milestone. In fact, I just helped
convert our MCSE guy over to Linux. Now, whenever I walk past his
computer he has his Linux box up and running rather than PCAnywhere for
his NT box. Cool.
KDE is great to start off with. I would recommend uninstalling the
KDE version that came with RedHat 6.0 and just doing a fresh install with
the rpms and/or source. Compiling is fun! I simply went with the rpms
because it was easy. However, I like WindowMaker 0.53 the best and run
the KDE apps within it. Best to compile Window Maker from source. Also,
use 0.53 rather than 0.60. The latest version doesn't store your changes
very well.
I run WP 8 for Linux and Star Office 5. Star Office reads most Word
and Excel docs no problem. Just be sure to have a computer a bit faster
than 200 MHz and with at least 32 megs of RAM.
I also have never really gotten Real Audio to work. It worked awhile
back but it's still in development. I simply grabbed Plugger-3.0 from
the Netscape Plugin page or from Freshmeat.net (freshmeat is your
friend). Now I can play mp3s, wav and midi files from off the Net.
If you have any questions, just drop me a line. Always happy to help
out a fellow enthusiast. I am daily giving support to the MCSE guy.
Have fun.
KJ
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| Kerry J. Cox Vyzynz International Inc. |
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator |
| (801) 596-7795 http://www.vii.com |
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`-------------------------------------------------------'
K Kal wrote:
> OK guys,
> Everyone congradulate me, I've finally made switch from the
> microsoft Hell hole they call 98/NT to Linux.
>
> I've been meaning to make the switch for ever so long, but never had
> the guts to do so. Thankfully, the switch has been made.
>
> I've installed RedHat 6.0 (linux 2.2.5-15smp). I'm just getting
> started on Linux and X-Windows (KDE/GNOME, etc.) and I hope it will go
> more smoothly than I think.
>
> I'm looking for a good replacement for Microsoft Office but to run on
> linux. Can anyone suggest anything?
>
> Also, I tried installing Real Player 5.0, but was unsuccessful when I
> attempted to run it. I keep getting an errno1, and sometimes a
> Segmentation fault! Does anyone know how to get around this??
>
> Until next time,
> keep on smiling
> K.Kal
>
> ***Good bye Microsoft, and Hello Linux***
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: "smaug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Finally Done it!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:12:40 -0700
Congratulations!
Why don't you check out StarDivisions Star Office:
http://www.stardivision.com/
or, if all you need is word processing, Corel's WordPerfect 8.0 is available
for free at:
http://linux.corel.com/
you have to register both products to install them, but... they work pretty
well.
hope this helps.
smg.
K Kal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7n4qkj$vt6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> OK guys,
> Everyone congradulate me, I've finally made switch from the
> microsoft Hell hole they call 98/NT to Linux.
>
> I've been meaning to make the switch for ever so long, but never had
> the guts to do so. Thankfully, the switch has been made.
>
> I've installed RedHat 6.0 (linux 2.2.5-15smp). I'm just getting
> started on Linux and X-Windows (KDE/GNOME, etc.) and I hope it will go
> more smoothly than I think.
>
> I'm looking for a good replacement for Microsoft Office but to run on
> linux. Can anyone suggest anything?
>
> Also, I tried installing Real Player 5.0, but was unsuccessful when I
> attempted to run it. I keep getting an errno1, and sometimes a
> Segmentation fault! Does anyone know how to get around this??
>
> Until next time,
> keep on smiling
> K.Kal
>
>
> ***Good bye Microsoft, and Hello Linux***
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:29:31 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Sound Blaster Live! driver
Kin Man Yau wrote:
<snip>
> It says it supports midi, but I can't find device /dev/midi, anyone knows
> how to play midi with sblive ?
>
You have to create the device first:
mknod <see man page and /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt>
/dev/midi
Marc
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Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marc.mutz.com/
University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics
PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH)
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:00:50 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel Compilation Problem
Lev Babiev wrote:
>
<snip>
> Also I would recommend either get 2.2.10 or 2.3.10 kernel
<snip>
NEVER recommend _dev_ kernels to others! You cannot.
Marc
--
Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marc.mutz.com/
University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics
PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Limit Access By Time or Date
Date: 21 Jul 1999 16:04:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Todd Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| I'm relatively new to Linux, and am enjoying many of the security benefits
| that are built into it. One of the things I'd like to be able to do is
| limit access to files and/or resources by time/date.
Take a look at PAM and see if that would do what you want. You caould
limit when they get on, and perhaps a script could start to knock them
off.
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
The Internet is not the fountain of youth, but some days it feels like
the fountain of immaturity.
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From: "Brad Ball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RedHat 5.2 no floppy controllers found?!!!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:46:22 -0700
I boot using a Win98 startup floppy in order to gain access to my CD-ROM. I
then go into the dosutils directory and type autoboot to start the RedHat
5.2 installation. After a few seconds I get the following errors
reset set in interrupt, calling 00168030
no floppy controllers found
The installation will continue but I cannot create a boot floppy
(obviously). So I cannot boot my system. Why does RedHat 5.2 not recognize
my floppy controller/drive? The drive works fine in Win98 and I can boot
using the floppy drive. But RH52 installation doesn't see it for some
reason.
Here are the system specs:
Intel Celeron 400mhz
Abit BH6 (flashed to KG bios)
128mb pc100 ram
1.44mb floppy drive
Quantum CR 13.3G Hard Drive (set to UDMA33 mode)
Acer 40x cd-rom
Riva128 AGP video card
The strange thing is that we have another identical system (except Mitsumi
cd-rom and Celeron 300mhz) and RH52 installs fine on that system. I have
tried different floppy drives and cables but the second system will not
work. I am ready to throw Linux out the door since all distributions I have
tried give me this problem (RedHat, SuSe, Debian & Slackware). On the other
hand, Win98 & SCO Openserver work great. What is wrong with Linux? Why can't
it see my floppy controller? Please help!
By the way, I cannot use RedHat 6.0 because I need Oracle 8.0.5 support and
it has problems with the new RH60.
Brad.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:05:17 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: suse compilation problems (suse 6.1)
I have had huge problems compiling programs on SuSE. I solved it by
uninstalling the necessary libs and compiling them too. Whan did I last
utter that SuSE be crap? Uh, two weeks ago?
Marc
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From: K Kal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Finally Done it!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:57:15 GMT
OK guys,
Everyone congradulate me, I've finally made switch from the
microsoft Hell hole they call 98/NT to Linux.
I've been meaning to make the switch for ever so long, but never had
the guts to do so. Thankfully, the switch has been made.
I've installed RedHat 6.0 (linux 2.2.5-15smp). I'm just getting
started on Linux and X-Windows (KDE/GNOME, etc.) and I hope it will go
more smoothly than I think.
I'm looking for a good replacement for Microsoft Office but to run on
linux. Can anyone suggest anything?
Also, I tried installing Real Player 5.0, but was unsuccessful when I
attempted to run it. I keep getting an errno1, and sometimes a
Segmentation fault! Does anyone know how to get around this??
Until next time,
keep on smiling
K.Kal
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Finally Done it!
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:28:29 +0200
"Kerry J. Cox" wrote:
> I run WP 8 for Linux and Star Office 5. Star Office reads most Word
> and Excel docs no problem. Just be sure to have a computer a bit faster
> than 200 MHz and with at least 32 megs of RAM.
Runs velly well on a P120/96Mb RAM too - i suspect the clue to a smooth
running SO is plenty of ram rather than CPU.
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From: Marc SCHAEFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: LINUX: Can't get ASUS P2B-DS to Recognize RAID for Redhat 6.0 install
Date: 21 Jul 1999 14:23:27 GMT
In comp.periphs.scsi Milton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/HOWTO/Root-RAID-HOWTO.html
This is how to install a *SOFTWARE* RAID array in order to *boot on it*
(something which is, to my knowledge, impossible with e.g. proprietary
environments such as MS-*'NT).
He is using a HARDWARE RAID, which appears like a disk drive, and thus
it should not need to read the above HOWTO.
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