Linux-Misc Digest #421, Volume #21 Mon, 16 Aug 99 04:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Need help optimizing tape drive parameters (Aaron Matas)
Where did my sound card go??? (Ron Gibson)
Kernel compile problem (Fred Kennedy)
Surf with kfm: No passwd dialogue boxes? (See sig for reply)
Re: vi and X11-- no permission ("George P. Staplin")
Netscape mail import (Christopher Conway)
cursor appearance in vesafb (John Burg)
Detecting a change in ip address (Jason Bond)
Re: [Q]On Linux, How can C program access Database? ("Rick Carlson")
KDE (Robert r.)
Qmail POP3 message handeling. (Larry H. Raab)
Re: DVD ("Jim Ross")
Re: Printing to the printer from a C-Program (Robert Kiesling)
Re: "serial line is looped back"? (Robert Kiesling)
Re: Library paths ("Noah Roberts (jik-)")
Q:Pilot (Bruno Giovanoli)
Re: Telnet to RedHat Linux 6.0 as root. (Jon Skeet)
gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11 (davedude)
Re: why not C++? (Xip)
Re: "serial line is looped back"? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Aaron Matas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help optimizing tape drive parameters
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 23:47:47 -0400
test
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ron Gibson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Where did my sound card go???
Date: 16 Aug 1999 03:53:23 GMT
It seems the sound configuration has changed. Now I've got kernel 2.2.6
and although the Sound HOWTO says my old PAS 16 is supported when I
compile the kernel for sound that card never comes up. In fact plain
old SB 16 doesn't come up either. According to the HOWTO it should.
What am I missing here? I've compiled 1.2.13 and 2.0.30 kernels many
times for this card and it was never a problem.
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Fred Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel compile problem
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:57:30 -0700
Hi all:
I just compiled kernel 2.3.13 and everything seemed to be going ok.
Then in the middle of the compile my computer reset itself.
Does anyone know what is going on?
I have 64 mb of memory so that would seem to be enough.
Fred
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From: See sig for reply <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Surf with kfm: No passwd dialogue boxes?
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 14:52:39 GMT
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Hello *,
I try to use the kfm of KDE 1.1.1 for surfing but run into a problem:
When trying to enter a WWW page which requires a password no password
entry dialogue box shows up but I get an "access denied" message
instantly.
Where's the KDE / kfm setup that allows me to enter passwords when
requested?
Thanks!
Detlef.
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From: "George P. Staplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: vi and X11-- no permission
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:21:10 -0600
W.G. Unruh wrote in message ...
>I have a weird error message from vi. If I log on as another user (su)
every
>time I run vi I get
>wormhole[unruh]>vi .bashrc
>Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>
>
>Now the fact taht the permission is wrong is not surprising, but why in the
world
>is vi requesting X service anyway? Note tht this error message makes no
difference
>as vi works perfectly anyway. Anyone know why vi calls X?
See what the vi symbolic link is pointing to. First type 'which vi' this
should give you the path to vi. Then type 'ls -l /usr/bin/vi'. This should
report the executable. My guess is that gvim is being used instead of vim.
You could also try typing vim instead of vi, because vi is usually a sym
link to vim.
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From: Christopher Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape mail import
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 03:57:22 GMT
I'm trying to move from Netscape Mail on Win98 to
Linux, but the Linux version provides no mail import
utility. I tried just copying over my mail dir, but
the Linux version seems to have a problem with the
*.snm files and sub-folders.
1) Does anybody have some advice on making the
transition from Netscape Win --> Netscape Linux?
2) Can anybody recommend a better Linux POP client
with the ability to import from Netscape Mail Win?
Thanks,
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Burg)
Subject: cursor appearance in vesafb
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 04:24:06 GMT
Hello,
Now that I've got vesafb working with my Matrox Millenium II (I'm not using
matroxfb because I'm about to get a new, non-matrox video card), I'm starting
to get annoyed by the big, white blinking cursor that it gives me... both
regular console and matroxfb give me a nice blinking underline, and I'd like to
get the same thing with vesafb.
A quick look through the source code doesn't yield any obvious places to change
the cursor appearance, and the tricks listed in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/VGA-softcursor.txt don't seem to do anything
towards making the block appearance go away.
Any suggestions?
John Burg
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From: Jason Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Detecting a change in ip address
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 21:47:49 -0700
I'm a perl (as well as other script and shell language) novice and I was
wondering if perhaps someone out there could help me in programming a
rather simple (in principle) script. I would like to cron a job that
can determine when my ip address changes from one run to another. The
two ip addresses that I would like to compare to one another could come
from two different places.
1) From http://www.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/check_ip.cgi
which prints out the following information:
Current IP Address: 164.67.20.199
Hostname: ts23-10.wla.ts.ucla.edu
2) From http://members.dyndns.org/nic/dyndns
which prints out the following information:
blah...blah...blah...blah
jbond.dyndns.org
Last Updated: Sun Aug 15 18:55:40 1999
IP in Database: 164.67.21.82
and so I would like to see if these two IP
addresses are the same and if not, then I would like
to run dd-up which I have set up already. Any help would be greatly
appreciated,
Jason
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From: "Rick Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.databases,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: [Q]On Linux, How can C program access Database?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:14:13 -0500
I am using C-Tree, from Faircom ( http://www.faircom.com ).
It is not SQL, but it is supported on a ton of platforms, including Linux.
I am porting an accounting system (from QNX to Linux) using the C-Tree
database server.
It works great, if you want portability and speed.
Jessica Kim wrote in message <7otkq7$2si$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I had C program on Linux.
>I'd like to access Database at C program.
>Tell me how I can access Database.
>
>
>
>
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From: Robert r. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.x.general,redhat.general
Subject: KDE
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 05:30:49 GMT
I use the KDE Desktop. All the windows I open are too big for the screen.
Is there a way to edit the size of the windows. I can't find any options
for that. I am really new to Linux.
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From: Larry H. Raab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Qmail POP3 message handeling.
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 05:30:46 GMT
I have installed Qmail and am using the POP3 that is recommended on the
Qmail site. Everything OUTGOING works just great. But I can't get any
messages comming in. I run /var/qmail/bin/qmail-qstat and I get this:
messages in queue: 10
messages in queue but not yet preprocessed: 0
I can't figure out how to get the messages out of the Queue and to the
user.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Larry - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
athome.users-unix,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: DVD
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:44:24 -0400
Chris Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8D5t3.2395$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Can someone tell me if DVD drives are supported under Linux? Will I be
able
> to watch DVD movies, use DVD software?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
Support is being worked on.
The problem I think is DVD is still new and
the specs are not being released on how they work.
Jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kiesling)
Subject: Re: Printing to the printer from a C-Program
Date: 16 Aug 1999 05:56:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Christopher B. Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 12 Aug 1999 16:59:00 -0400, Coy A Hile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>>In article <01bee503$ae130fe0$9eec4e0c@nilrem>,
>>Norm Dresner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>I need to write a c-program to print to the "default" printer which is
>>>usually (and the Printing-HOWO confirms this) denoted as the device "lp".
>>>But /proc/lp contains no device lp. The printer is installed and working.
>>>I can print from a file with the "lp <filename>" command and if I
>>>explicitly code the device name "/dev/lp0" into the program it will also
>>>print correctly.
>>>
>>>The main question is how can I tell if any printer is installed from a
>>>c-program and what to call it when I open it for writing?
>>>
>>
>>why not execute a system call to lpr. alternatively, if the printer is
>>directly connected to the network (through HP JetDirect) you can send the
>>raw data (preferably postscript) to port 9100 on the printer :)
>
>Definite case of "open a pipe to LPR."
>
>This has the merit that it decouples the physical device from the program.
>Indeed, it becomes a trivial thing for the program to accept an environment
>variable, and thereby allow one to change the printer selection by running
>the program after doing something like:
>
>export PRINTER=my_favorite
Unless I'm missing something, you should be able to use the STDPRN
file handle exactly like STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR.
Robert Kiesling
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kiesling)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: "serial line is looped back"?
Date: 16 Aug 1999 06:01:06 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <37b34473$2$qnivfs$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello!
>
>Trying to get ppp going in RedHat v. 6.0 and some progress is being made
>but just after I get the message (peering through 'tail -f
>/var/log/messages') that 'connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0', the error
>message:
>
>'serial line is looped back'
>
>appears, and the would-be connection is terminated.
>
>I need a clue here.
The message almost always means that you tried to start a pppd process while
another is running, and the two are talking to each other, not to the world.
Robert Kiesling
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Library paths
From: "Noah Roberts (jik-)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 15 Aug 1999 07:49:24 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> How does linux (or maybe bash?) know which directories to look in for
> library files when it loads up a program? On other systems it seems to be
> done by setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable but in linux this
> has no effect. Surely I don't have to place new libraries in either /lib
> or /usr/lib because these are the only ones it looks in and this can't be
> changed?
LD_LIBRARY_PATH should work. You can also edit /etc/ld.so.conf
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From: Bruno Giovanoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q:Pilot
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:42:49 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I try to sync my Palm III with the Linux Box without success.
The configurations looks like:
SuSE 6.1, pilot-link 0.9.0, KPilot v3.1
The Palm cradle is on port /dev/cua2 (crw-rw-rw- 2 root uucp)
echo $PILOTPORT -> /dev/cua2
echo $PILOTRATE -> 9600
If I'm running pilot-xfer -p /dev/cua2 -b /tmp I get the request to
press
the hot-sync button on the cradle. It seems that the handheld tries to
connect
with pilot-xfer; after a while I get a message from the Palm that there
was a problem to connect with the desktop.
If I'm using KPilot after pressing the hot-sync button a window appears
which should show the sync progress. This confirms that I'm using the
correct port and the connection from handhelt to desktop is ensured.?
But I have then the same reaction as with pilot-xfer.
Has somebody experience with a similar environment and could solve my
problem?
Best regards
Bruno Giovanoli, Switzerland
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet)
Crossposted-To: redhat.networking.general,redhat.security.general
Subject: Re: Telnet to RedHat Linux 6.0 as root.
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:01:53 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am ussing RH 5.2 where is this? I have shown hidden files and I cannot
> find the file or directory "pam.d/login" thanks and yes I want to shoot
> myself in the foot.......for kicks...ahahaha
I think the authentication method changed between 5.2 and 6. If you're
using 5.2, edit /etc/securetty and add entries ttyp0, ttyp1 etc.
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From: davedude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:04:09 -0700
Im havin a problem when making a new kernal. Im usin RH 6.0 and
compiling 2.2.5. right of the cd. On a fresh install.
after: make bzImage i get the following at random times. Usin top I can
see its not runnin out of memory or swap. I've tried various kernal
configurations with no luck.
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m386 -DCPU=386 -c -o
genhd.o genhd.c
genhd.c: In function `device_setup':
genhd.c:1367: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m386 -DCPU=386 -c -o
floppy.o floppy.
gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11
make[3]: *** [floppy.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.5/drivers/block'
make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.5/drivers/block'
make[1]: *** [_subdir_block] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.5/drivers'
make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
# cpp: output pipe has been closed
I've been fightin this problem for a while now and gettin nowhere. I've
gone though everythin I can think of. Any help will be greatly
Appreciated :)
Thanks
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From: Xip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 02:07:56 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cocheese wrote:
> Dear Linux Community;
>
> There has been a puzzling question on my mind for some time. First, I
> admit i am no Linux Guru so this may be off the wall.
>
> *Why Is linux done primarily in the C programming language rather than
> C++?*
>
> Again I admit it would take a little extra work and put a minor set
> back in the evolution for a month or 2, but if C++ is so much faster,
> easier, and stable- WHY NOT?
>
> I have been a RH 6.0 user since the first week it was first released
> and since then i have loved it. I am struggling with it a bit but as i
> continue to learn this from an "other leading brand OS" and a full time
> programmer for a large company.
>
> There are many differences Between the two programming languages and
> there are huge advantages to C++.
>
> The downside is "linux has always been a C based Program so it will always
> be."
>
> *** BUT THEN AGAIN - ISN'T LINUX ALL ABOUT CHANGE? ***
>
> -Sincerely
>
> cocheese
>
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> http://www.searchlinux.com
Linux is primarily written in C because the C libs and gcc compiler is a lot
more stable than g++ and C++ libs used in Linux. Also, switching to C++ would
take a lot longer, considering GTK+ (even though there is GTK-- for C++) and
the other libs that are C specific. I prefer C because I don't really have
time to learn C++ (but I plan to), and so I can use the GTK+ libs.
Xip
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: "serial line is looped back"?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 02:50:03 -0400
In <7p89f2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/16/99
at 06:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kiesling) said:
>>Trying to get ppp going in RedHat v. 6.0 and some progress is being made
>>but just after I get the message (peering through 'tail -f
>>/var/log/messages') that 'connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0', the error
>>message:
>>
>>'serial line is looped back'
>>
>>appears, and the would-be connection is terminated.
>>
>>I need a clue here.
>The message almost always means that you tried to start a pppd process
>while another is running, and the two are talking to each other, not to
>the world.
>Robert Kiesling
I'd have to take your word on that.
(a) I am not aware of having conflicting processes running. (Nothing shows
up in 'ps -A'.) (b) I didn't invoke them from the command line.)
(c) I think I have /etc/hosts right also in case that's related.
Doesn't this error sometimes mean that your ppp isn't talking to their
ppp?
F.
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