Linux-Misc Digest #346, Volume #21 Tue, 10 Aug 99 00:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Max files sizes under ext2? (Christopher B. Browne)
Re: mySQL vs mSQL (Carfield Yim)
Re: Linux assembly, etc (Kaz Kylheku)
Re: Win to linux floppy? ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: Cant get Viper770 to work in X-Windows (Gnome) (iain)
Xconfig on Toshiba 4030CDS for RH6.0 (cahkt-netepbyr)
Re: Marx vs. Nozick (Johan Kullstam)
Re: CD-ROM not playing audio CDs (Rick Gaudette)
Re: Linux assembly, etc (Johan Kullstam)
Re: Kernel RECOMPILE (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Re: Installing IglooFTP? Simple question... ? (Stewart Honsberger)
Re: EZ-BIOS and LILO (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Re: Strange bootup message in RH 6.0 (Robin Becker)
Re: new?? Netscape bug (Stewart Honsberger)
Re: Executing Java Classes (Harry George)
Re: Batch Converting Graphics, is there a way? (Adrian Hands)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher B. Browne)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: Re: Max files sizes under ext2?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:03:21 GMT
On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 21:39:29 -0400, Robert Klien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>Can we expect xfs anytime soon?
Be aware that this should have little or no effect on maximum sizes of
files; the bottleneck that results in 2GB limits is not the filesystem
code, but rather that of memory mapped I/O...
--
"Have you ever considered beating yourself with a cluestick?"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
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From: Carfield Yim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mySQL vs mSQL
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:00:14 GMT
> If you check out www.mysql.org they have a breakdown
> on why MySQL is better than mSQL (well at least why
> you should consider MySQL over mSQL). Also a better
> function by function breakdown is available in the
> MySQL documentation file within the .tar.gz.
>
> Cheers, Grahame
> --
Yes, It seen that MySQL provide better manual and feather, but can you
tell more about the function?
More, is it really that mSQL is no more advantage over mySQL other than
"mini"?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kaz Kylheku)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Linux assembly, etc
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:10:40 GMT
On 09 Aug 1999 19:08:18 -0400, Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Viro) writes:
>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >system calls in linux are C function calls. you could look at the
>> >kernel as a low-level shared library. the linker/loader will set up
>> >the appropriate hooks.
>>
>> Oh, puh-lease! We don't share that idiocy with OS/2. System calls
>> do not use call gates and they are *not* affected by dynamical linker.
>> Libc *is* a library and it contains the wrappers for system calls, but
>> syscalls themselves are done via the single vector. Interface to the kernel
>> is not a shared lib one.
>
>of course it's not *really* a shared library. however, on the surface
>it shares a couple of attributes:
>
>1) system calls are done by a C subroutine call mechanism. in x86 you
> push args onto the stack and use a `call' instruction.
Linux system calls are done by executing traps. On x86, this would be the int
instruction. The C functions in libc are just wrappers, that set up the
arguments, hit the trap and then fix up the result into a return value and
errno.
>2) the kernel is always in memory and all applications share it.
But you can't see it because it's inaccessible.
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win to linux floppy?
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:37:13 -0400
Why not just mount the DOS floppy as type VFAT under Linux?
Or use Linux mtools to copy the DOS floppy to Linux HDD?
tans wrote in message <7ongkf$2ue$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Is it possible to copy a linux file to a floppy with windoze? I'm
>online now useing win95 cause I can't get online from linux. I copied
>the linux rc5 client to a floppy hopeing I could run it. Wrong file
>type. Is there a way to do this? I tried rawrite but it didn't work.
>Is there anyway to force copy from dos to ext2?
>
>Tans
>
>
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From: iain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cant get Viper770 to work in X-Windows (Gnome)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:30:41 GMT
I managed to get My Viper 770 working.
You will need to get the latest X-Windows version from
xfree86.org. That would be version 3.3.4
I only ran into one minor glitch after installing it. The X Font Server
(xfs) would hang the machine on reboot. To get around this I had to
reeboot to runlevel 1 (Lilo: linux 1) Then rename the file xfs in my
/etc/init.d directory to xfs.old. After this the machine rebooted and
startx worked fine. I have not tried xdm yet.
Note I'm running Debian release 2.1. but Red Hat should be somewhat
similar I hope.
=============================================
JMNugent wrote:
>
> Anybody gotten the Diamond Viper770 to work in X-Windows. I got XF86Setup
> installed via the RPM,...but I've tried all kinds of configs and none
seem
> to work
> I keep getting the following error (even with plain VGA)
>
> _X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect : errno = 111
> _X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect : errno = 111
> _X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect : errno = 111
> _X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect : errno = 111
> _X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect : errno = 111
>
>
>
> etc,etc,etc.......
> On other occasions I've got X-Windows to start, but its all big and
blocky
> (320x200), it looks like for some reason it decides not to like my Viper
and
> just uses SVGA.....
>
>
> anyone???......THANKS,......BTW--(I've put about 8hours into this
> already,...I'm about ready to uninstall RedHat all together....
>
>
> Frustrated.....jason
>
>
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From: cahkt-netepbyr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Xconfig on Toshiba 4030CDS for RH6.0
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:18:50 GMT
Anyone have any suggestions on how to configure X on a Toshiba
Satellite 4030CDS? 13.3" DSTN display, 2.5MB memory...It will only do
800x600 apparently, but its not a big deal, i just want a GUI.
The basic filesystem works without a flaw, but I can't configure X for
the life of me. I've tried suggestions for other similar laptops on
the Linux Laptop Pages, but haven't found anything that works.
I believe the video is a CT65555 but i can't verify that, since
Toshiba's site, nor the manual say anything about it.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Marx vs. Nozick
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 09 Aug 1999 23:05:24 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hobbyist �) writes:
> On 09 Aug 1999 16:06:17 -0400, Johan Kullstam wrote these
> sagacious words :
>
> : > Why the IMMENSE exaggeration?
> :
> : you are obviously a student or unemployed. get a job. see what they
> : have you use.
>
> This is irrelevant? If you get a job with any
> company/corporation, your power of choice exists only within the
> realms of the choices your employees allow you. It is usually not
> the case that you are able to use the OS of your liking. If they
> slapped Unix on your desktop to use and you wanted to use Windows
> or MacOS wouldn't you have to keep your trap shut and run Unix as
> you are being forced to run Windows where you work? Answer me
> that one. You can only blabber about it because your preferred OS
> is not the one being used by your employees.
yes, but i cannot choose my employer based on what computer system i
get. they *all* want me to use microsoft windows.
> I hardly use a computer where I work but my profession involves
> the use of a lot of instrumentation which exists in diverse forms
> of varying qualities etc. I have to use what instruments that are
> presented to me because this is what the company purchased to be
> used. I may be lucky in convincing them to change to another
> instrument but I don't usually hold my breath where that is
> concerned.
exactly. you're forced to use what they ask you to use.
> The crux of the matter is:
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Whenever _you_ are in control and are therefore in a position to
> make the decision of what OS to use such as in your home or on
> your own network, does M$ force you to use their products?
>
> The answer to that of course is an emphatic NO.
yes they do. silly people send me e-mail in ms-word. websites with
ms internet-explorer only access. because microsoft is so pervasive
sharing files and information so important and microsoft can never
seem to adhere to any standards, many are forced into using these
products. it's not microsoft who *directly* force me, but the world.
> : yes, you can find unix jobs. but what if you're not a sysadmin or
> : asic vhdl jockey?
>
> That is because Windows is the dominant OS and that in turn is
> because that's what most corporations businesses choose to use.
> Where does this ridiculous notion of slavery being imposed on us
> by M$ come in.
you answere it yourself. 'Windows is the dominant OS and that in turn
is because that's what most corporations businesses choose to use.'
find me an electrical engineering job at a company with more than 10
workers where i do not need to see microsoft products.
sometimes you have to do as your customer asks. when at home, i run
linux if i can possibly help it. however, customers ask `will it run
on windows?' then i need to try it on windows. telling them windows
sucks doesn't make the sale.
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
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From: Rick Gaudette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-ROM not playing audio CDs
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:33:27 -0400
Hi Matt
I have experienced the same problem as of late. Playing audio CDs used
to work
using the CD player that comes with KDE 1.1.1 .(kscd) I tried playing
CDs
under gnome (gtcd) and it just kept saying that it was scanning and did
not
play anything. When I tried to use kscd under KDE from then on it did
not
work. It plays fine under WinNT so it does not appear to be the
hardware.
Does anyone know if there is some lock file for letting the CD Audio
through
the sound card that gtcd or gmix might have set? I have tried rebooting
and
using kscd after it worked in WinNT hoping that some register on the
card got
set back to an appropriate value but that didn't help either?
Did you happen to be trying gtcd or gmix at some point as well or is
this just
a coincidence for me?
Thanks
Rick
Matt Garman wrote:
>
> The CD-ROM in my computer recently refuses to play audio CDs through
> the soundcard. This CD-ROM reads data CDs correctly, i.e. it is
> completely fine with regards to data CDs. When I try to play an audio
> CD, though, it doesn't come through the soundcard. I can plug
> headphones into the CD-ROM itself and hear the audio CD being played.
> I have a cable that I bought a while back that connects the CD-ROM to
> the soundcard. Playing audio CDs through the CD-ROM used to work
> fine, but now just doesn't. It doesn't work under Windows, either, so
> I'm pretty sure it's not a software problem.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing this?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt Garman, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "And through the window in the wall
> Come streaming in on sunlight wings
> A million bright ambassadors of morning."
> --Pink Floyd, "Echoes"
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Linux assembly, etc
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 09 Aug 1999 22:48:04 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Viro) writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >of course it's not *really* a shared library. however, on the surface
> >it shares a couple of attributes:
> >
> >1) system calls are done by a C subroutine call mechanism. in x86 you
> > push args onto the stack and use a `call' instruction.
>
> Check the facts, please. It's done by putting the values into registers
> followed by int 0x80. No trace of call. We are *not* using the call
> gate - it's a trap gate and nothing is copied from the caller's stack.
> Check arch/i386/kernel/{trap.c,entry.S} for details. Or just do the following:
> al@bird:/tmp$ ar x /usr/lib/libc.a write.o
> al@bird:/tmp$ objdump --disassemble write.o |less
>
> write.o: file format elf32-i386
>
> Disassembly of section .text:
>
> 00000000 <__libc_write>:
> 0: 53 pushl %ebx
> 1: 8b 54 24 10 movl 0x10(%esp,1),%edx
> 5: 8b 4c 24 0c movl 0xc(%esp,1),%ecx
> 9: 8b 5c 24 08 movl 0x8(%esp,1),%ebx
> d: b8 04 00 00 00 movl $0x4,%eax
> 12: cd 80 int $0x80
> 14: 5b popl %ebx
> 15: 3d 01 f0 ff ff cmpl $0xfffff001,%eax
> 1a: 0f 83 fc ff ff jae 1c <__libc_write+0x1c>
> 1f: ff
> 20: c3 ret
>
> No calls. write(fd,buf,len) is %eax=4; %ebx=fd; %ecx=buf; %edx=len; int 0x80;
> followed by error handling (return value is in %eax, if it's between -0x1000
> and 0 - jump to the standard routine that sets errno and returns -1). 4 here
> is the number of syscall. Using call gates takes more cycles and clutters
> GDT. None of Unices on x86 does it.
thanks. i stand corrected.
i was naively using gcc -S on a short C program using `open'.
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Subject: Re: Kernel RECOMPILE
Date: 10 Aug 1999 03:25:19 GMT
In article <7onqjk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roger Jagoda wrote:
>
>
>Folks,
>
>After reading the HOWTOs, I think I still want to check with everyone first.
>I have added a few modules that people have pointed me to. Now I'm just
>getting ready to re-compile the kernel. here's what I think I need to do:
>
>cd /usr/src/linux
That assumes you have installed a current kernel source tree.
If you bought a CD plus manual in a shrink wrapped box at a bookstore,
you probably have an old kernel. The current ones are 2.0.37 and 2.2.10.
If this is really the kernel you want, run
make xconfig
to select features. If you're not running X or you didn't install tk,
run make config or make menuconfig.
>make depend
>make clean
ok.
>make do-it-all
Not needed.
>make zImage
If you get to the end and the system is too big, move more features into
modules or make bzImage instead. And you forgot to
make modules
>make zlilo
Do not make zlilo unless you are sure you know what it does.
Edit your own /etc/lilo.conf file. Don't trust your distribution to
do it correctly. Red Hat does not always know what you want.
>lilo
>sync
You forgot to
make modules_install
Also, some distributions require you to copy the new /usr/src/linux/System.map
to /usr/lib/modules/System.map-2.2.10 (but substitute your kernel version).
>/etc/reboot
>
>
>Some questions remain however;
>
>1) Does "make zlilo" stuff the proper image in the lilo stream?
Don't count on it. It will only work if you are using zImage, not bzImage,
and your /etc/lilo.conf is correct and uses all default values and locations,
and you don't want to keep a spare kernel around in case things go wrong.
If this is your first kernel, don't use Lilo. One step at a time.
Get a fresh, defect-free floppy and go
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /dev/fd0u1440
floppycontrol -f
cmp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /dev/fd0u1440
(Red Hat users, use /dev/fd0H1440.) This makes a raw boot diskette.
The cmp is just to check for defects. The correct message is
"EOF on /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage" when it gets to the end
of the file but there is still more floppy left to read.
Don't install LILO until you are sure you can make a good kernel.
>If that's the
>case,
>then do I really need to run "lilo" after that step?
No.
>2) Does "make zImage" put the compressed image in the proper spot in the file
>tree?
>If not, where do I tell it where my lilo path really is?
It's your bootimage. Move it to where you need it. Someplace BIOS can
see or lilo will warn you and LILO will die.
cd /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
mv bzImage /my/special/boot/directory/bz2.2.10
vi /etc/lilo.conf # tell lilo about your special boot directory
lilo
>3) Lastly, does "make do-it-all" leave anything undone? In other words, would
>I have to run anything else after doing that step?
Configure Lilo yourself. make modules_install. Copy System.map.
Cameron
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Subject: Re: Installing IglooFTP? Simple question... ?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:45:40 GMT
On Sun, 08 Aug 1999 12:50:45 -0800, -~=Darek M=~- wrote:
>I tried to install IglooFTP. I ran the RedHat RPM with the
>'rpm -i iglooftp.rpm' cmmand. It installed fine. But I have
>no idea where it installed to. I tried to find 'ftp' and
>'igloo' in KDE's Find Files And Folders but all I got was a
>couple of gifs and xpms - which I believe to be images or
>icons.
The executable's name is IglooFTP - likely installed to /usr/local/bin
like mine was. (Although, I beleive I D/L'ed the source and compiled it
myself).
whereis IglooFTP
should come up with it. (Or just IglooFTP).
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron L. Spitzer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: EZ-BIOS and LILO
Date: 10 Aug 1999 03:00:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eric Goforth wrote:
>My old hard drive crashed. I've bought a new WD 13 Gig to replace it,
>and
>have installed Win98. I'd like to reinstall RH 5.2 as on my old hard
>drive.
>
>However, my BIOS doesn't support > 8 Gig HDD so I installed Western
>Digital's EZ-BIOS. I assume that this "lives" in my MBR, I see a little
>EZ-BIOS message at bootup, before the OS is loaded. Is there any
>way that I can use LILO in my MBR as before?
Boot the EZ-BIOS diskette. When it asks for your OS intall disk,
give it a backup copy of your RH 5.2 install disk.
Instead of hitting Enter at the LILO
boot prompt, give the cylinder/head/sector numbers generated by EZ-BIOS.
This little ditty is described in the BootPrompt-HOWTO:
LILO boot: linux append="hda=12345,255,63"
Do not let Disk Druid mess with your partition table. Run cfdisk or
fdisk yourself. Be sure they are using the same numbers EZ-BIOS
gives.
Install Linux as usual. EZ-BIOS will tell LILO what it needs to know.
Edit your /etc/lilo.conf file and add a line
hda=12345,255,63
after each image statement.
Let me know if this doesn't work, or if it's hard to get the numbers from
EZ-BIOS.
Cameron
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From: Robin Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Strange bootup message in RH 6.0
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 04:00:45 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robin Becker
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>.edu>, Mark Mykkanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>Whenever I boot my system I get this error added to my /var/log/messages
>>and sometimes to my boot screen...I think it has to do with the loopback
>>device, but I don't know what I have configured wrong.
>>
>>Jul 27 00:10:42 shamu init: Entering runlevel: 3
>>Jul 27 00:10:45 shamu modprobe: can't locate module lo:0
>>Jul 27 00:10:45 shamu modprobe: can't locate module lo:1
>>Jul 27 00:10:45 shamu modprobe: can't locate module lo:2
>>...
>>Jul 27 00:10:47 shamu modprobe: can't locate module lo:49
>>Jul 27 00:10:47 shamu network: Bringing up interface lo succeeded
>>
>>Does anybody know how I can fix this problem?
>>
>>
>I'm getting the same, but only with my own kernel which has most of the
>net stuff compiled as modules.
>
>I don't get any problems and I'm advised you can add an 'alias lo off'
>to your /etc/conf.modules
turns out that doesn't help in the boot either
--
Robin Becker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Subject: Re: new?? Netscape bug
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:50:56 GMT
On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:35:47 GMT, William B. Cattell wrote:
>I've downloaded and installed the Netscape 4.6 RPM on a RedHat 6.0 system. I'm
>seeing a problem that I can duplicate. I'm creating a new message - either
>email or newsgroup - and I want to include a link from from my bookmarks.html
>file. I select the site out of bookmarks (in the browser) so that its url is
>in the location box. If I try to click and drag the mouse across it the url
>will be partically selected then will freeze the system hard - no keyboard, no
>mouse. I can't even ctrl-alt-bksp.
>
>My question is if anyone else is having that problem?
I'm not having THAT problem - but I do often experience another slight
annoyance. Whenever I open the Inbox window and resize it, a Navigator window
will pop up. I close it, resize Inbox again - and viola! Another Navigator!
{sigh} Not as serious as what you describe, but annoying as hell.
BTW - if you've compiled your kernel with the "Magic SysRq Key" you could
just 'alt-sysrq-k' to kill all active programs in the current console (namely
X).
--
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From: Harry George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Executing Java Classes
Date: 09 Aug 1999 19:54:22 -0700
You probably already have a java installation. Try
which java
and see if it tells you java is available. If not, look on
the SUSE distro CD's for java-1.1.7v1a-9. Use YaST to load
that, or load directly with the rpm:
rpm -Uvh java-1.1.7v1a-9
Assuming you have java, you can run your program (let's assume it is called
myprog.class) by doing
java myprog
But if you have several .class files, you'll have to figure out which
one is the official "main". Actually, each .class may export main --
this is helpful in debugging because you can run test code for just
that class. Can you tell from the filenames which one is the main
startpoint? Can your friend tell you how it is run on WinNT?
Young4ert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> A friend gave me a software package in a ZIP format and said that the
> software was written in java language on NT-4.0 platform. She told me
> all I need to do is just to extract the file in a directory and viola
> ... I can run this program in Linux because java program is supposed to
> be platform independen. After unzipping the software package in a
> directory, all I see is a couple of directories and a bunch of *.class
> files. Having no prior knowledge of java language, I am clueless on how
> to run the program. FYI, my computer is an AMD K6-2 400 MHz with
> SuSE-6.1 Linux distro.
>
> Perhaps, someone in this NG can direct me on what software package
> should I install from SuSE-6.1 distro in order to run this java
> program. An e-mail reply to this post is certainly more welcome than a
> response to the NG.
>
> TIA.
>
> --
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> PS> Remove the "4" from e-mail address to respond.
--
Harry George
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From: Adrian Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Batch Converting Graphics, is there a way?
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 23:24:17 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jordan wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I have about 200 image files that are now in standard
> bitmap file format. I believe they are 8-bit / 256 color bitmap's. Is
> there a utility to convert these to 4-bit /16 color images? I understand
> that i could load each on individually into a program such as
> photoshop/gimp (probably xv does it too) and convert them by hand, but i
> figured this is linux, there should be an easy convienent way to do
> anything, although the hard part is usually finding it.
> I'd appreciate any tips,
> jordan
$ for FILE in *.bmp
> do
> bmptoppm $FILE.bmp | ppmquant 16 | ppmtobmp -windows > $FILE.16.bmp
> done
bmptoppm: Windows BMP, 800x600x8
bmptoppm: Reading for bitmap
ppmquant: making histogram...
ppmquant: 256 colors found
ppmquant: choosing 16 colors...
ppmquant: mapping image to new colors...
ppmtobmp: computing colormap...
ppmtobmp: 16 colors found
ppmtobmp: Using 4 bits per pixel
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