Linux-Misc Digest #368, Volume #21 Wed, 11 Aug 99 19:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Red Hat IPO (Was: Re: E*Trade: Dishonest or incompetent?)( (Gerald Willmann)
Re: /etc/issue.net (brian moore)
SE440BX-2 and sound (Brian)
[Fwd: top & CPU usage...] ("A. Giachino")
Re: I've had a problem d/ling RH6.0 from ftp site and mirrors.. Has anyone else
accomplished this? (Paul Sherwin)
kernel booting problem (Mark Campbell)
Re: Marx vs. Nozick ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: non-SCSI scanners (William Cherry)
Re: Can't log in (Abdullah Ramazanoglu)
Re: Plea for binary texinfo and newbie's tale of woe... (NF Stevens)
Re: Any Support for PCI Modems? (Doug DeJulio)
Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!) (Mladen Gavrilovic)
Re: Hard link ("Art S. Kagel")
Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!) (Ferenc-Jan van Zijp)
Re: Which distro? (Johan Kullstam)
Re: quick Perl Question (Kent Perrier)
Re: quick Perl Question (Kent Perrier)
Re: no-hlt and CPU temperature (Daniel Dorau)
Program like FinePrint ("Heeyoung Kim")
Re: Best Linux dist for running SCO software? (Clarence Riddle)
Re: USB port supported in LINUX ? (Nicholas Bernstein)
Re: Is is at all possible to mount a remote device over a network? ("rt")
Re: Anybody use PostgreSQL with Redhat 6.0 ?? (Abdullah Ramazanoglu)
QuickTime 4 player for linux (Mladen Gavrilovic)
Re: Brand recommendation? (Tom Wilson)
Re: Difference between UNIX and Linux? (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: Using Save Link As in Netscape (Stuart R. Fuller)
Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!) (Howard Mann)
jpeg version (Evan Griffing)
printer is printing off center (Ramin Sina)
Re: QuickTime 4 player for linux (Dr. Stephen S. Kerr)
Re: Is Linux A Memory Hogging OS? (Tom Wilson)
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From: Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: misc.invest.stocks
Subject: Re: Red Hat IPO (Was: Re: E*Trade: Dishonest or incompetent?)(
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:29:44 -0700
On 11 Aug 1999, John W. Eaton wrote:
> on my systems (FWIW, I use SuSE currently, because the nice folks
> there keep sending me free copies in the mail; I've never received
> anything similar from Red Hat).
FYI: I had my banker/broker in Germany call Suse and from what I heard
they will go public next year. Another chance?
Gerald
PS: also set up an etrade account especially for the RH IPO and didn't get
anything - those guys at etrade are a joke.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Subject: Re: /etc/issue.net
Date: 11 Aug 1999 18:13:17 GMT
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:51:39 -0400,
Brian D. Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For some reason, /etc/issue.net (text that gets displayed when machine
> is telnetted to) keeps getting remade maybe every day (I haven't kept
> track). Why? How do I make this stop, or how do I control how and when
> it remakes itself?
On RH systems, it's rebuilt on reboot.
Look at less /etc/rc.d/rc.local, or stop rebooting.
--
Brian Moore | Of course vi is God's editor.
Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | If He used Emacs, He'd still be waiting
Usenet Vandal | for it to load on the seventh day.
Netscum, Bane of Elves.
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From: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: SE440BX-2 and sound
Date: 11 Aug 1999 20:30:42 GMT
i have a new se440bx-2 mainboard with the built in yamaha sound chips and
can't figure out which chipset to use while compiling kernel. i am using
kernal version 2.2-11 and redhat 5.0.
anyone had any luck?
thanks in advance
brian
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From: "A. Giachino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fwd: top & CPU usage...]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:22:04 -0700
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I thought the utility 'top' displays CPU time for EACH processor.
Did this change?
I used to get ~99% of the CPU reported for two
significantly large processes running on my dual PentiumII
machine. I recently installed RH6.0 on this machine.
I now get ~48% for each process.
Does the CPU percentage apply to TOTAL PROCESSOR or to
each processor??
The 48% indicator leads me to think that only one processor
is being used!
Is there another way to see if both are active, or is this
OK?
This is my cpuinfo file:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 5
model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 463.913597
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 mmx osfxsr
bogomips : 462.03
processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 5
model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 463.913597
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 mmx osfxsr
bogomips : 463.67
thanks,
AG
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Sherwin)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: I've had a problem d/ling RH6.0 from ftp site and mirrors.. Has anyone
else accomplished this?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:52:38 GMT
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:10:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason Peacock)
wrote:
>Hello.
>
>I was just wondering if anyone out there has successfully downloaded
>RH6.0 from ftp.redhat.org or any of the mirrors?
>
Save yourself a lot of grief and buy a CD. You don't need the
commercial RH CD and docs - one of the Cheapbytes CDs is fine it you
have basic technical competence. Have a look at
http://www.cheapbytes.com (US) or http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk (UK)
Best regards, Paul
Paul Sherwin Consulting 22 Monmouth Road, Oxford OX1 4TD, UK
Phone +44 (0)1865 721438 http://www.telinco.co.uk/psherwin/index.htm
Mobile +44 (0)7931 578334 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mark Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel booting problem
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:02:35 GMT
Hello. Recently I've been trying to boot a kernel i've just compiled
(2.2.11) and what ever I try it always freezes up at the "OK, Booting
the kernel". I'm running redhat 6.0. If anyone can help me i'd
appreciate it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Marx vs. Nozick
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:22:29 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:27:44 +1159, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rodger
> Donaldson) wrote:
> >>UMM, excuse me, but doesn't *every* OS manufacturer want this?
> >>Doesn't Linus? (in fact Linus is content with nothing short of
> >>World Domination)
> >
> >It was a joke, son. Linus has gone on record repeatedly as an
> >advocate of choice who wants people to be able to walk into a
> >store and get Windows, MacOS, Linux, or whatever.
>
> The one is not necessarily contradicting another. Sure OS seller
> advocates choice -- otherwise, how could he get people to
> choose _his_ OS?
Tautologies aside, the concepts of "choice" and "World Domination" are
contradictory, and this is what was being addressed.
Curtis
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From: William Cherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: non-SCSI scanners
Date: 11 Aug 1999 13:56:46 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Lockie) writes:
> How can I guarantee that a SCSI scanner I pick will work with the SCSI card I
> pick?
>
> I have had difficulties getting an HP scanner to work with an Adaptec 2940.
>
I use an HP ScanJet 6200C with an Adaptec 2940 card and it works great.
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From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't log in
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:55:20 +0300
[Following the follow-up c.o.l.m, replying to Gergo's thread]
> Igor Raznatovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >For some strange reason, I am receving this message when I try to log
> >on:
> >
> >"Startup program /etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole exited with non-zero status.
> >please contact your system administrator."
> >
> >I have to add that I have a PC 350mhz with Mandrake on a 3.8Gb
> >partition. It boots directly in level 5 so now I cant access prompt
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What is wrong with Ctrl+Alt+F1 ?
--
Abdullah Ramazanoglu ( aramazanoglu AT demirbank DOT com DOT tr )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: Plea for binary texinfo and newbie's tale of woe...
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:25:23 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if somebody could do me a big favour and e-mail me or
>let me know where I can get a binary of the latest texinfo for an i586
>Linux machine running RedHat 5.2 with kernel 2.2.10.
>
>Here's my tale of woe to explain it all... (of course, if you know of a
>better way of proceding PLEASE let me know!)
You could force the install to ignore errors by adding the -k flag
when run make, i.e. "make -k install".
Norman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug DeJulio)
Subject: Re: Any Support for PCI Modems?
Date: 11 Aug 1999 16:15:23 -0400
In article <7osk1i$6f2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ralph Allan Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Let's say that it is not a winmodem. It is very possible that the PCI
>modem is a Plug n Play modem. You did not mention it, therefore if it is a
>plug n play modem, you would want to disable such a feature and set the
>proper jumpers.
But "Plug n Play" is an ISA thing. PCI has something vaguely
equivalent, but it's not exactly "Plug n Play". As I understand it,
this PCI mechanism can't be disabled (it's built into the PCI bus
standard).
The whole "Plug n Play vs. jumpers" issue with internal modems is
historically about ISA modems.
I have never encountered any PCI device with IRQs and IO ports that
could be set by jumpers, instead of using the normal PCI mechanisms.
Has anyone else? The only vaguely related thing I'm aware of is the
legacy VGA support in PCI video cards.
Could someone post an example of such a device? (Any device at all,
not neccesarily a modem.)
--
Doug DeJulio | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HKS, Incorporated | http://www.hks.net/~ddj/
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From: Mladen Gavrilovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:56:52 -0400
Go to redhat.com and type in libstdcc++.so.2.9 into the search box. One
of the listing should be a link to this rpm package database site, with
a title something like "whatprovides: libstdcc++.so.2.9". Click on it,
and it will tell you which package you need to install to get this
library. An easier route might be to just look at your redhat cd and
see if there's a package called libstdcc++.......rpm (I'm pretty sure
there is, I think I had a similar problem once...) and install it if it
exists...
Regards,
Mladen
gp wrote:
>
> I am attempting to run KDE Slackware Edition 1.1.1 on my Redhat Linux
>
> 5.2 (kernel 2.2.10). When I try to do so, I get this message: can't
>
> load library libstdcc++.so.2.9. Prior to installing KDE, I
>
> successfully installed QT-1.44. What am I missing or doing wrong?
>
> Please help.
>
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> http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: "Art S. Kagel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard link
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:52:46 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"K. B. Lee" wrote:
>
> Hello all:
> I'd like to know how to make a hardlink two directories. I tried
> "ln -d source_dir target_dir"
> but is says "Operation not permitted". The manual seems to say
> this can be done. Please help...
You can only create a soft link between directories.
Art S. Kagel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ferenc-Jan van Zijp)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:34:12 GMT
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:30:50 GMT, gp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am attempting to run KDE Slackware Edition 1.1.1 on my Redhat Linux
>5.2 (kernel 2.2.10). When I try to do so, I get this message: can't
>load library libstdcc++.so.2.9. Prior to installing KDE, I
>successfully installed QT-1.44. What am I missing or doing wrong?
It seems I have a similar problem with WindowMaker which cannot load
libXext.so.6. so I think I won't be much of a help, but if you try
ldconfig -v | less
is libstdcc++ listed on the screen?
cheers
Ferenc
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From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which distro?
Date: 11 Aug 1999 17:01:17 -0400
"Bob Calhoun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Are Linux distributions mutually exclusive, the way other OS's are. I
> mean, will software configured for one distro work on another? Or you
> caught in an Apple vs Microsoft scenario? Is there one distro
> distinctly better than the others? What is the best way for a newby to
> get started?
yes and no.
1) linux distributions are by and large source compatible. get the
source (which exists for most everything) and compile it yourself.
this is the standard way software is distributed. tar balls do
this. source packages which work automatically with your package
manager are also available.
2) linux distributions for the same architechture family will
generally be binary compatible. there's always fun with the
various versions of libc, but most modern distributions have both
libc5 and libc6 support.
3) linux isn't specific to a particular cpu. you can't expect binary
compatiblity across different cpus. for example, you cannot run a
linux-i386 wordperfect binary on a linux-sparc machine.
--
johan kullstam
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From: Kent Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Re: quick Perl Question
Date: 11 Aug 1999 16:11:30 -0500
"Matthew D. Melbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have looked in about EVERY O'Reilly book out there trying to find out
> if there is a PERL function that convers an integer (decimal) value to a
> Hex value. I would appreciate any help.
Perhaps you should look in the documentation that came with your perl
distribution.
perldoc -f hex
Kent
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From: Kent Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Re: quick Perl Question
Date: 11 Aug 1999 16:10:56 -0500
William Burkett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you weren't
> aware that there is a very active Perl newsgroup. Questions of this nature
> really should be posted there instead.
>
Of course, he would get flamed for not looking in the FAQ and documentation
that comes with perl first. See: perldoc -f hex
Kent
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From: Daniel Dorau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: no-hlt and CPU temperature
Date: 10 Aug 1999 20:33:51 GMT
Bo B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> I just wonder if this is a safe (sane?!) option for the CPU.
> Doesn't it run too hot? Is it dangerous for the MB, unstable for the
> system?
No. Your system has to be designed that way that it can withstand the
heat of a heavy working processor. If not, take it back to your vendor.
Your car (if you have one) has some cooling too. Now imagine you would
have to stop every 3 corners because your engine would run too hot.
(Maybe that's what traffic lights are for.. ;-))
So far,
--
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<< If a train stops at a trainstation, what happens at a workstation? >>
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From: "Heeyoung Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Program like FinePrint
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:50:34 +0900
I used program like FinePrint that can print multi-page document
onto one paper on Linux a few years ago.
Now, I want to use that program again, but I can remember that program name.
Could you please tell me about that if you know anything?
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From: Clarence Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Linux dist for running SCO software?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:42:06 -0500
I run SCo binaries on RH 5.2 but they will not run at all on RH 6.0. I
suspect iBCS is not install on RH 6.0 by default.
cgr
Kingsley Tart wrote:
> > If you have binaries that you need to run, make sure that you install
> > ibcs.
> >
> What is iBCS? Is it a set of libraries?
>
> Cheers,
> Kingsley.
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From: Nicholas Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: USB port supported in LINUX ?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:17:15 -0400
I know that USB is supported in the current version of linuxppc. You may
want to check/take a look at their stuff, and see if you can port it if
nothing else is available.
http://www.linuxppc.org
-Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vincent DECOUX wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a Dell PC with several devices and I'd like to upgrade to
> Linux.
> The problem is I'm using USB devices (an ISDN modem, and a sound card).
> Are they supported in Linux ?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Vincent Decoux
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "rt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is is at all possible to mount a remote device over a network?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:19:22 +0200
OR WITH NFS
OR BY SAMBA
With Samba (make of your linux machine a samba server) you can easely access
(in both directions) the win NT client (or linux client or win 98 client).
You have at the samba server to use the smbclient commando (of course you
must share maps at the client side);
at the win nt OR win 98 side you can use net use / networkneighboorhood
So, I should advice you to learn Samba and/or NFS.
A lot of luck,
Rudy,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] heeft geschreven in bericht
<7osept$k4f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Is there any possible way (I doubt it, but I figured I'd ask) to mount
>a remotely located disk location???
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Heather
>
>
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From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anybody use PostgreSQL with Redhat 6.0 ??
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:27:54 +0300
William Burkett wrote:
> Here's what happened: when you typed in rpm -Uvh *.rpm, the shell took a
> look at the * and ran your command on all of the packages in the way it
> saw fit (probably alphabetically). Apparently, this meant it tried to
> update your client before updating the base program, and the new client
> just isn't compatible with the old base. In cases like this (another
> example is KDE or Gnome), you need to install the rpm's in order. How do
> you know the order? If it tells you that what you're currently installing
> depends on something else, get the something else on there first.
I'm not an RPM expert, but I thought that RPM, while trying to resolve
dependencies, also puts the packages to be installed in proper order. If
one installs a group of interdependent packages in one go (with a single
rpm -U command) it should be OK. Manual package ordering should only be
necessary when one installs them one by one, with a separate rpm command
for each package. So I think that it is either because some needed
package (with proper version) missing at the base and it is also not
included in install list.
Regards
--
Abdullah Ramazanoglu ( aramazanoglu AT demirbank DOT com DOT tr )
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From: Mladen Gavrilovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: QuickTime 4 player for linux
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:01:57 -0400
I did a search for this, and nothing solid came up. I was wondering if
there's a multimedia player for linux which can play QuickTime files up
to and including version 4 (and hopefully as many other formats as
possible). To my understanding apple hasn't released a version for
linux, but they did use open source compression standards (or so I
read), which is practically an invitation for player clones for open
source operating systems, right?
Regards,
Mladen
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Wilson)
Subject: Re: Brand recommendation?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:22:41 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Norman Weathers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Michael Perry wrote:
>>
>> On 29 Jul 1999 05:39:01 GMT, Collene Pearce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >I'm going to upgrade my old machine and put
>> >Linux on it. Now, the question is -- do I have
>> >to be careful about the processor I choose? What
>> >about other hardware?
>> >
>> >Also, can any one recommend their favorite "brand"
>> >of linux? Is one better than another and if so,
>> >why?
>> >
>> >:-)
>> >acp
>> >----
>> >
>>
>> I use RedHat Linux on a AMD K6 II 400 with great results. I also use it on
>> a Dell Inspiron 7000 with great results. As far as what distribution to
>> use; why not try a few of them? Cheapbytes sells them at a few dollars each
>> copy.
RH6 runs rather nicely on my AMD K6 III 450 :-)
--
Tom Wilson | Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to
SAS Institute Inc. | reinvent it, poorly.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Henry Spencer
Opinions are mine, not of SAS Institute Inc.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Difference between UNIX and Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:10:01 GMT
Scott ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I'm taking a course next term that uses UNIX. Is there any difference in
: the operation of the two operating systems? Are Pipe and Fork the same in
: the two systems?
No, Pipe and Fork are different in each system. "Pipe" is a method of
communication, while "Fork" refers to process creation. ;^)
Stu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart R. Fuller)
Subject: Re: Using Save Link As in Netscape
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:10:01 GMT
Adrian Geekie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Greetings.
:
: If I try to change the directory where a file should be saved using the
: netscape save link as option, it loses the file name. Is there a way
: around this?
Click around to the directory that you want to save to. You're right that the
filename is now lost. Now, hit Cancel, and then hit "Save As" again. Now the
directory is like you want, and the filename is there.
Stu
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From: Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't load library --> libstdc++.so.2.9 (HELP!)
Date: 11 Aug 1999 21:22:32 GMT
[Follow-ups to c.o.l.m]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
gp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am attempting to run KDE Slackware Edition 1.1.1 on my Redhat Linux
> 5.2 (kernel 2.2.10). When I try to do so, I get this message: can't
> load library libstdcc++.so.2.9. Prior to installing KDE, I
> successfully installed QT-1.44. What am I missing or doing wrong?
Do you have libstdcc++.so.2.9 ?
It should be in /usr/lib .
Cheers,
--
Howard Mann
http://www.newbielinux.com
(a LINUX website for newbies)
Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml
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From: Evan Griffing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: jpeg version
Date: 11 Aug 1999 16:44:29 -0500
Hello,
Whenever I try to open a jpeg image, I've been getting messages like:
Wrong JPEG library version: library is 61, caller expects 62
I installed libjpeg-6b-7.i386.rpm which is the latest rpm
I saw offered for redhat 5.2. It installs libjpeg and
libjpeg.so.62.
I looked at the symbolic links and see:
libjpeg.so.6 -> libjpeg.so.62
libjpeg.so.62 -> libjpeg.so.62.0.0
libjpeg.so.62.0.0
Any suggestions?
evan
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From: Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: printer is printing off center
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:49:35 -0400
Hello everyone,
My network connected printer is printing my latex generated lanscape
postscript file off center (The left margin and some text are missing
and the right margin is too large) When vieweed in ghostview , it looks
right. The only thing is that ghostview says it is a bbox file size
instead of letter. Is there an option with lpr I have to use to print it
right?
Thanks,
Ramin Sina
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. Stephen S. Kerr)
Subject: Re: QuickTime 4 player for linux
Date: 11 Aug 1999 22:23:46 GMT
Mladen Gavrilovic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I did a search for this, and nothing solid came up. I was wondering if
: there's a multimedia player for linux which can play QuickTime files up
: to and including version 4 (and hopefully as many other formats as
: possible). To my understanding apple hasn't released a version for
: linux, but they did use open source compression standards (or so I
: read), which is practically an invitation for player clones for open
: source operating systems, right?
You might want to check out xanim, available on your favourite Linux
mirror. You may need to re-compile it with support for additional
file formats (see the docs subdirectory of the xanim package once
you have un-tarred it for details.)
: Regards,
: Mladen
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Wilson)
Subject: Re: Is Linux A Memory Hogging OS?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:32:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bobby D. Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Donn Miller wrote:
>
>> Someone suggested that the temperature of the CPU increases as
>> the CPU usage increases. By his reasoning, the larger the idle
>> time, the cooler the CPU will be. How true is this?
>
>I suspect it is true. I built a system with an AMD K6-III-450 this
>summer. I consistently got signal 4 and signal 11 errors when compiling
>big stuff like the kernel, WINE, and Mesa, which keep the CPU pegged out
>at 100% almost continually for minutes at a time (according to a resource
>usage meter I run on my desktop). It turned out to be overheating: a
>bigger CPU fan and some thermal grease made the problem disappear.
>
>I never got the problem during less CPU-intensive operations, nor for
>CPU-intensive operations that only lasted a few seconds. The CPU was not
>overheating except during long periods of high demand. Ergo, more idle
>--> less hot.
>
>Bobby Bryant
>Austin, Texas
>
>p.s. About a half dozen other people have reported the same problem on
>c.o.l.hardware this summer, all running 400 or 450MHz AMDs. If you buy
>one, plan ahead and get a CPU fan slightly larger than the smallest one
>you can find, and mount it with some thermal grease.
PC Power & Cooling makes one with some rather large fins, and a footprint
that's actually larger than the CPU. I haven't had the opportunity to
*really* beat on it yet, but I can drop down to BIOS setup (my mboard has
temperature sensors), and the CPU temp is usually around 40 C (60 C is
the warning level).
--
Tom Wilson | Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to
SAS Institute Inc. | reinvent it, poorly.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Henry Spencer
Opinions are mine, not of SAS Institute Inc.
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