Linux-Misc Digest #371, Volume #21 Thu, 12 Aug 99 02:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Help configuring Xserver (Chris Mahmood)
Re: Any Support for PCI Modems? (Chris Mahmood)
Re: more questions (Chris Mahmood)
Re: Beginner problem, please help (Lew Pitcher)
Re: "starve the rotten little bastards" (Richard Kulisz)
Re: Ad-blocking software? (Rich Piotrowski)
Re: so... the os works... now what? (Bob Martin)
Re: What I think of linux. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Did SUSE 6.1 egcs lose C++??? (Michel Catudal)
Got Viper 770 to work with X-Windows, but still need mouse HELP..!! ("JMNugent")
Re: Anybody use PostgreSQL with Redhat 6.0 ?? (William Burkett)
Re: Learning the ways of the Penguin (Lew Pitcher)
nature and attainability of Marxism (Richard Kulisz)
Re: Is is at all possible to mount a remote device over a network? (Lew Pitcher)
Re: Hard link (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Marx vs. Nozick (John Hasler)
Re: Hard link (Lew Pitcher)
Windows hand.ani animated cursor (Bev)
Re: Any Support for PCI Modems? (Bob Martin)
Re: apache problems with virtual hosts ("Gero H. Marten")
Re: Connect to ISP when phone rings: is this possible? (John Hasler)
Re: Hard link (Robert Nichols)
Re: what NIC + Hub do you pros use? (Lindoze 2000)
[Q]On Linux, How can C program access Database? ("Jessica Kim")
Re: Tar Limitations ("Andrew Gilbert")
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Chris Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help configuring Xserver
Date: 11 Aug 1999 18:07:27 -0700
"py" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have RedHAt 6.0 (enlightenment /gnome) installed on a X86 machine. I am
> trying to connect to that box from a NT Box using XWIN 32. All I get is is a
> grey screen and a cursor. Is there anything I need to set up on the Linux
> Box.
> What the are the correcyt command I need to start the session.
XWin32 is a commercial product--contact their tech-support.
-ckm
------------------------------
From: Chris Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any Support for PCI Modems?
Date: 11 Aug 1999 17:51:22 -0700
Nicholas Pappas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I have yet to see a company actually put "WinModem" anywhere on
> their box or in their documentation.
I did see a Rockwell modem that said 'Winmodem' on the box--it was
written in large letters, almost like they were proud of it.
-ckm
------------------------------
From: Chris Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: more questions
Date: 11 Aug 1999 18:05:47 -0700
"Bob Calhoun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Are there any Linux viruses?
Not really, although if you dual-boot windows you could get your boot
sector wiped out.
>Is Linux compatible with my Internet
> supplier?
That depends who your ISP is. If bulkley.net is the one in question,
then it appears (at least according to nmap) that they are running DEC
Unix so you shouldn't have any problems.
>If I use Linux, will I still be able to log on?
Yes. Please read the PPP-Howto before posting questions.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Please remove the "spamfighter." to reply.
"Spamfighters" don't munge their email addresses.
-ckm
------------------------------
From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Beginner problem, please help
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:55:27 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi, all
>
> How can I prevent Red hat boot to X window? while my
Boot into single user mode (hopefully, you installed lilo)
at the lilo boot prompt, enter 'linux single' (without the
quotes, and substituting your configuration's name for
"linux"). You should get either a root shell prompt,
or text login prompt (a la Slackware). From here, rerun
your xconfigurator program.
> videocard configuration is wrong, Now my monitor flashs
> when I start Linux, I can see nothing.I think I should
> run Xconfigurator again.
>
> And I have a Creative TNT with 16M Ram. I could boot to
> KDE at first, but only with 640*480 16c. After running
> Xconfigurator several times, KDE doesn't start anymore.
> What should I do to config it? I have selected "Riva TNT"
> and customed monitor myself. should I select videocard
> with 4M ram, I have seen such configuation somewhere.
>
> thanks
>
> steven
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Kulisz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: "starve the rotten little bastards"
Date: 12 Aug 1999 03:33:07 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, A.T.Z. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Richard Kulisz schreef:
>> Currently. Under your proposed system, would they just starve to death?
>
>No.
Then would they be murdered? Would forced sterilization avoid the
issue entirely? Would they be handed over as slave labourers? Do
tell, what *is* your solution?
>> No, it isn't your problem, or No, that's not what you believe?
>
>Not my problem.
Oh, but it is. Being an amoral unfeeling selfish monster doesn't
negate your responsabilities, it just means you reject them.
>> What the bloody hell are you talking about? Because I sure wasn't talking
>> about the *current* system in the Netherlands, I was talking about the
>> changes you want to make to it. Something along the lines of "And perhaps
>> they shouldn't get money at all."
>
>Everything told till now is the SYSTEM HOW IT WORKS AT THIS MOMENT in The
That is *obviously* not the case. "should" can never be simply a
statement of fact.
>Netherlands. Like it or not. And yes, the system needs to be evaluated,
>just like
>any system needs to be evaluated after some time.
>If someone chooses to stop working why should he/she get money. And no,
Because they're human beings? Because they deserve dignity? Because
they *should* have the choice to stop working instead of being
compelled by the threat of starvation to whore themselves?! Ahhh,
but none of these things are *you* concern, are they??
>if someone
>gets ill it's not a free choiche.
And if they get fired then that obviously was a free choice. If the
Federal Reserve Board or Central Bank decide that there just isn't
enough unemployment to maintain a downward pressure on wages then
that is also obviously a free choice. Free choice is an illusion;
learn about reality as it actually is sometime.
--
------------------------------
From: Rich Piotrowski <rpiotrow*nospammin'*@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Ad-blocking software?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:33:03 -0500
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Michael Edson wrote:
>Is there any linux software that blocks ads on web-sites
>(like AtGuard and Intermute do under Windows)?
>
>(Is this the best newsgroup to be asking this question in?
>I studied the hierarchy pretty carefully, and none of the
>others seemed more appropriate, but you never know....)
>
>--mmedson (at) att (dot) net
That's why it is *.*.*.misc
Try;
http://www.junkbusters.com
------------------------------
From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: so... the os works... now what?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 03:41:00 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> OK... I was on a breif rampage to remove all M$ stuff (except my mouse
> :) from my computer. Well, I have. Sorta.
>
> I have a Voodoo3 video card, and I love Quake and Quake2... so that was
> my first priority. So now I have accelerated 3d gaming, sound, internet
> access, a browser, and text editors galore. But now I need the apps
> man!
>
> I am looking for "replacements" for Dreamweaver and a good graphics
> editor (is Gimp really good?). I also would like some GUI apps for FTP,
> ping, tracert, etc. and to get my cd-r working. It doesn't have to be
> freeware or anything, but it does have to work.
>
> Any and all recommendations as to products/websites/more info are deeply
> appreciated.
>
www.linuxberg.com
www.justlinux.com
www.linuxresources.com
http://nav.webring.com/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=linux;list
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.linux.sux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: What I think of linux.
Date: 12 Aug 1999 03:30:49 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> "Jonathan Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >
> > More for the average: I have a friend, age 26 I think, that's been running
> > Red Hat for a few years. Then I've got 2 friends, one's a programer, the
> > other uses his computer many hours each day. They're both in their upper
> > 40's ( yes, it's possibe to have good friends who are much older than you)
> > and they're really interested in Linux, but just won't make the dive (the
> > second one's had Linux on a partition for a year, but won't really look into
> > it). So maybe it takes more effort to convince older folks ? They're not far
> > from it though. It should help them to take the dive, now that I'm using it
> > daily.
> >
>
> Some 'older folks' are as willing to experiment as you 'yunguns - I'm 53,
> and have been running Linux fulltime for about 18 months, after tinkering
> for about 3 years.
>
> Ed
Must be an 'Ed' thing. I'm 50 and have been using Linux for 16 months. I
use WinNT at work when I "have to", otherwise I'm on Linux 98% (100% when
I get Lotus Notes totally reliable on wine). It just keeps getting better
and better...
------------------------------
From: Michel Catudal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Did SUSE 6.1 egcs lose C++???
Date: 11 Aug 1999 23:01:15 -0500
Moron!
Why did you make it look like I wrote the bullshit about Linux by
leaving my name as if I wrote the previous flame?
--
use OS/2 for a crash proof work environment
use Linux for safe and quick internet access
use Winblows to test the latest viruses
http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat/
We have software, food, music, news, search,
history, electronics and genealogy pages.
------------------------------
From: "JMNugent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Got Viper 770 to work with X-Windows, but still need mouse HELP..!!
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:15:42 -0600
First the good news.....
To get the Viper 770 to work I downloaded the following file from NVidia's
website
Riva-X-GLX-1.0-glibc-i386-dyn.tar.gz
.........gunzip and then tar the file.....run the script " ./riva_install
".....once that finishes,..go back and run XF86Setup
For a "Card"...I choose "Riva TNT"......8bpp,.......640X480.....and it seems
to work.......
...EXCEPT....my mouse really freaks out....it just moves to the upper right
corner and doesnt respond....
Anyone know how to get a Microsoft Intellimouse (ps2) to work under these
conditions....
--jason
------------------------------
From: William Burkett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anybody use PostgreSQL with Redhat 6.0 ??
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:22:05 -0500
> 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
I did some checking, and it looks like you're right about that. My mistake.
-Liam
------------------------------
From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Learning the ways of the Penguin
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:50:53 -0400
"Martin A. Boegelund" wrote:
>
> In article <RWUp3.10915$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Scott Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Checked the man pages, and searched on the web, and HOWTO's, but
> didn't find
> > what I was looking for, so I'm posting my questions here.
>
> [snip]
>
> > 2. Is there a CHMOD 'HOWTO' ? Is there a page/site that someone can
> point me
> > to that explains more information about the CHMOD and perhaps CHOWN
> > commands?
>
> Since you've already tried the man pages, I'll advice you to grab a
> good oldfashioned, analog book on UNIX (from the library or whatever?).
> They'll probably tell you the basics of chmod, chown and a bunch of
> other great UNIX commands (I love "grep"!).
> "A practical guide to the UNIX system" has OK explanations (You
> shouldn't buy this one, though, since the writer has made "A practical
> guide to the Linux system" with essentialy the same info, just for
> Linux.
> A lot of other Linux/UNIX books might also help.
>
> The reason why I advice you to go for UNIX-books instead of Linux, is
> that around here (in DK) every Linux book in the Library is
> unavailable, but old UNIX books are easy to get.
Hear, hear!!
Let's add to that list...
"The Unix Programming Environment"
by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
(Prentice-Hall, 1984)
ISBN 0-13-937681-X
"Operating Systems - Design and Implementation"
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
(Prentice-Hall, 1987)
ISBN 0-13-637406-9
NB: 1) This is the book on Minix (the progenitor to Linux)
2) There's a second edition out, co-authored with
Al. Woodhall (sp?)
You could also pick up copies of the Posix standard (it defines
how a "Unix"like operating system should behave, and/or the BSD or
AT&T SVID manuals
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Kulisz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: nature and attainability of Marxism
Date: 12 Aug 1999 03:21:27 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 10 Aug 1999 13:39:12 GMT, Richard Kulisz wrote:
>>absurd that is; Marxism is an international world order, short of
>>that it isn't Marxism.
>
>This seems entirely consistent with your philosophy that you shouldn't
>try to do anything to change things until government legislation
>mandates it. It also represents an admission that Marxism is an abstract
>fantasy rather than an a viable political doctrine.
Wrong and wrong. Government legislation is irrelevant, what's necessary
is a massive social movement. And your second statement amounts to nothing
more than "let's stick to the status quo, nothing else can possibly work".
IOW, utter bullshit.
>You have absolutely no evidence that Marxism can/will be succesful, and
>in absence of such evidence, your pathetic excuse is that Marxism only
>works when the whole world does it at the same time.
There is *plenty* of evidence. Cooperatives are much more efficient,
effective, and successful than corporations. There is also plenty of
evidence that dictatorship is ineffective and fails catastrophically.
>The case for extremism is invariably a rather
>scary argument. The same kind of argument can be (and is ) used to
>advocate facism in the US ( ie "our policy is not working, so we are not
>'doing it' (rightism) hard enough" ). I would argue that if hitting
The situation is not comparable. The reason Marxism in one country is
doomed to failure is because other nations would wreck it. There is a
demonstrable antipathy towards democracy and Marxism across the entire
planet, the same is not the case for Fascism.
> From your post, we can infer that Marxism is some kind of abstract
>and unattainable
>fantasy ( because there's no way it will *ever* become an "international
>order". ) in the absence of proof of concept, this would seem to be the
>only fair conclusion.
It isn't possible for an entire nation to become democratic and free,
but it is possible (and absolutely *necessary* for its survival) for
sectors and regions of that nation to become democratic and free. This
is your proof of concept.
--
------------------------------
From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is is at all possible to mount a remote device over a network?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:59:58 -0400
"Art S. Kagel" wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Is there any possible way (I doubt it, but I figured I'd ask) to mount
> > a remotely located disk location???
>
> If the disk is located on the network on another host which is running
> the NFS daemons you can NFS mount it on your local Linux box. Most OS's
> have NFS servers available, even WinNT, so that should not be an impediment.
>
> Art S. Kagel
Or, if the remote disk's host doesn't support NFS, it might support SMB (aka
LanMan
aka "Microsoft Networks") or IPX (Netware). There are linux tools that will
remote
mount over these protocols...
- SMBFS support in the Linux kernel, and the smbmount program from SAMBA
- NCPFS support in the Linux kernel, and the ncpmount program from the NCPFS
package
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Hard link
Date: 12 Aug 1999 00:45:10 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> Say you've hard-linked /home/mydir/bintools to /bin
> What would rmdir /home/mydir/bintools say??
> (Hint, /home/mydir/bintools is not empty).
> Would it be safe to delete /home/mydir/bintools
> using rm -rf ?
What is "/bin/.."? Is it different from "/home/mydir/bintools/.."?
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
------------------------------
From: John Hasler <[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 03:32:38 GMT
johan kullstam writes:
> the problem is that the market is failing to produce optimum results.
> consider the software market.
> ...
> ...
> the market is failing to produce optimum results.
> what do you do when the market doesn't work? usually, you invoke the
> government.
The government has already intervened, and it has done so to prevent the
market from producing optimum results. Only copyright law prevents Cheap
Bytes from selling Win98 CD's for $1.99.
Market "failures" that are "corrected" by government action always turn out
to be failures to produce the results desired by those in power.
--
John Hasler This posting is in the public domain.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will.
Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind.
Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address.
------------------------------
From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard link
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:05:46 -0400
"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 tread a dangerous and deadly path, Grasshopper. Tread lightly
and cautiously, and watch your every move, lest you fall to the
dangers.
ln is designed to not let you link directories.
But that doesn't stop you from altering it, or writing a small
program to call the link() call for you. It will have to be run
by root, but it will work.
Now, for the danger...
Say you've hard-linked /home/mydir/bintools to /bin
What would rmdir /home/mydir/bintools say??
(Hint, /home/mydir/bintools is not empty).
Would it be safe to delete /home/mydir/bintools
using rm -rf ?
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
------------------------------
From: Bev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Windows hand.ani animated cursor
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:58:15 -0700
Cute little tapping-finger thing that I'd like to use instead of the
clock, if at all possible. Yeah, I know, but EVERYTHING doesn't have to
be serious. Two problems: (1) Is this kind of file usable by linux? I
tried half a dozen different graphics programs and none of them
recognized the thing. (2) How do I tell netscape and/or suse 6.1 to use
the hand instead of the clock?
--
Cheers,
Bev
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Sign on restroom hand-dryer:
"Push button for a message from your congressman."
------------------------------
From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any Support for PCI Modems?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 04:04:05 +0000
Jeremy wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I Just got a PCI Modem and found out that they are not supported at all
> in Linux. Is there anyone who is looking into that? This is not a
> winmodem (it does not say "winmodem", but it says you need windoze) If
> there is going to be support, I will keep it, if not, I guess I will
> have to get rid of it. If PCI Modems are not supported, what other PCI
> cards are not? controllers, sound, ect.... I was trying to free up a
> ISA slot.
>
> Thanks! Jeremy
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Doesn't the fact that it says it requires windoze imply it is a winmodem
? if it doesn't say it works with DOS then it is likely not to work with
linux or any other OS. I dought if there will be support until venodrs
release the specs or decide to write a driver themselves
It has nothing to do with the fact that it is a PCI bus. For instance
winprinters do not work with any other OS either. Almost all winmodems
are PCI based because the PCI bus is faster than ISA and it needs to be
as fast as posibble to communicate with the CPU
------------------------------
From: "Gero H. Marten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: apache problems with virtual hosts
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:17:46 +0200
Thomas,
a known issue, explained in the SDB:
At the end of /etc/rc.config you need..
# DBROOT: The top directory of the Adabas D installation.
#
DBROOT=/tmp
#
--
Gero H. Marten
<http://www.provi.de/gmarten/index.html>
--
------------------------------
From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Connect to ISP when phone rings: is this possible?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:58:23 GMT
TAT wrote:
> Is it possible to have my modem detect an incoming call, hang up
> on that call and immediately run pppon?
Yes. Look at xringd and mgetty.
Glitch writes:
> how is this possible if u dont know the IP address of your computer once
> its connected to your ISP?
By having his computer email him the IP number or post it to a Web page.
> Bill Gates?, I dont know any Bill Gates.
He's the publisher of _Midnight Engineering_ .
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Nichols)
Subject: Re: Hard link
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:28:40 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
K. B. Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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...
Linux won't allow you to do that. In operating systems that _do_ allow
root to make hard links to directories, basically everyone who has tried
that has learned the hard way that it's a bad idea and often
necessitates using tools like 'fsdb' to make the file system sane again.
Quite a bit of software makes the tacit assumption that the directory
structure is a tree, and hard links to directories violate that. Really
the only reason that the ability to hard link directories ever existed
was to provide a way to rename directories in the absence of a rename(2)
system call.
--
Bob Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP public key 1024/9A9C7955
Key fingerprint = 2F E5 82 F8 5D 06 A2 59 20 65 44 68 87 EC A7 D7
------------------------------
From: Lindoze 2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: what NIC + Hub do you pros use?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 01:01:53 -0400
3Com is very expensive. why choose a $80 3com card vs. a $15 card or a
$40 card?
what's the difference between them? does it last longer? faster?
reliable?
Cliff wrote:
>
> I'll second that. The OfficeConnect product line is real easy to use.
>
> --
> -Cliff
> Views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employer
> Concordia Net, Inc. When replying via email please use; cwheat at concordia
> dot net not
> root@localhost
>
> Greg Leblanc wrote in message <7or6sl$mr1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >At work we use almost exclusively Intel and 3Com nics. We have a large
> >number of 3com managed hubs. We like their products, they seem to
> >perform well, and they have VERY good support.
> > Greg
> >
--
Thank you for your valuable input. Your useful answers will benifit
other users as well.
You are Linux!
########################################################
## ##
## My Experiment ##
## http://www.FusionPlant.com ##
## ##
########################################################
------------------------------
From: "Jessica Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.databases,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: [Q]On Linux, How can C program access Database?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:06:58 +0900
I had C program on Linux.
I'd like to access Database at C program.
Tell me how I can access Database.
------------------------------
From: "Andrew Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tar Limitations
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 01:20:13 -0400
Thanks for the replies to date. As a follow up. We are using i386 / 32 bit
systems.
I did try various ways to get around any filesystem issues, and have become
convinced
that our core issue in this case is a tar/OS/tapedrive incompatibility
issue, not a 2GB file size issue. (Although it has become painfully evident
that Linux cannot handle files > 2GB!).
I can dd the tape device directly just fine. I can start to tar from the
tape device, only tar quickly
gets confused and starts skipping files in the archive. I can dd the tape to
a raw partition and
tar from the raw partition - only to get the same result.
The vendor supplying the tapes for us is using IRIX. As a short term attempt
to resolve the issue
they are switching to GNU tar, rather than the stock IRIX tar. If that
doesn't work they will try to
switch to a Linux variant for tape creation.
Thanks again to those that replied.
Andrew Gilbert wrote in message
<14fs3.2485$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>We are having a few problems using tar with large volumes of data. For one,
>we can't create an archive with more than 2147483648 bytes in it
>(suspicously looking like a signed int problem). For two, when trying to
>read large archives (7 Gig +) from a third party we get erratic behavior,
>with tar skipping headers and throwing garbage on the screen (suspicously
>looking like overflow or pointer issues).
>
>We are using Red Hat 6.0. Are there known limitations to tar? Can it only
>handle 2 gig archives? How many items can be in an archive?
>
>This is NOT a disk space problem (unless perhaps in /tmp or /var) as the
>filesystems typically have 10 to 15 GB of free space.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.misc) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Misc Digest
******************************
