Linux-Misc Digest #522, Volume #21 Tue, 24 Aug 99 02:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Default mkdir attributes (Michael Klatsky)
Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy? (Jim Williams)
Re: Communicator 4.6 kills itself (Carl Fink)
Re: Netscape & Java ("Scott W. Kinkele")
Re: MPEG2 support for Linux ? (Alex Luk)
Booktree TV tuner info (Sean)
Re: problem setting up a PCMCIA CD-ROM ("Michael R. Doerner")
winmodem? ("Gene Zesch")
Re: Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy? (Todd Knarr)
Re: menuconfig boot issue #1 (Christopher Michael Collins)
Req: mx1500.sys for Xyplex terminal server ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Star office and Java ("Duy D.")
Re: Can I switch from OS/2 to Linux and be happy? (Richard Steiner)
ppp problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Booktree TV tuner info (William Burrow)
Re: Problems building kernel-2.2.11 (Tim Moore)
Re: ppp problems ("Alf")
Re: Cleaning DOS break chars and text wrapping in FTE? (Ragica)
Re: Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy? (Leonard Evens)
Re: TARing to a backup disk (Leonard Evens)
Re: What is the reasoning behind "stay away from root"? (Richard Steiner)
Re: Reduce Log File Size - How? ("Robert Grizzard")
keyboard beep on sun type 4 keyboard
Re: Alert: AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor (fred smith)
Re: ppp problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ZDR font in groff on RH 6.0
Re: Linux file-size limit? (Christopher Browne)
Re: 386 no CD-ROM help?? (Tim Moore)
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From: Michael Klatsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.security.general
Subject: Default mkdir attributes
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:30:58 GMT
I'm curious- recently, when I make a new directory, the default attributes
are as follows:
drwxrwsr-x 2 mapu mapu 1024 Aug 19 18:39 testing
I believe the dirs are being created with the SGID bit set. How can I turn
this behavior off? Should I turn this off?
Thanks in advance.
Michael
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From: Jim Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy?
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:11:20 +1200
I need to buy a printer.
It has to work with Linux, Win95 (gakk!!), and DOS would be nice too.
Looking in shops , it seems that printers only come with drivers for
Win95 these days! Double Gak!!
I'm guessing that people write drivers for Linux when the printers are
released. Where can I find out what printers have Linux drivers
availabe? Is there a website somewhere?
PS
The printer is for low volume personal use, only neeeds to be B&W,
though colour would be OK too. A buublejet , maybe? Any recomendations?
===============================================================================
Jim Williams
"Yup. I've heard that one too so it must be true."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,aus.comuters.linux
Subject: Re: Communicator 4.6 kills itself
Date: 24 Aug 1999 02:00:27 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't actually like the other parts of KDE much, but KFM (the file
manager/web browser component) is in many ways superior to IE or
Netscape Navigator. It's also still slightly buggy and lacks many
features, but they aren't (mostly) features I want or care about.
For more features, the browser that's part of StarOffice can do
pretty near everything the Big Two can, and it's very fast.
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy."
-Martin Luther on Copernicus' theory that the Earth orbits the sun
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From: "Scott W. Kinkele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape & Java
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:50:10 +0000
Thanks Steve & Jim for the same advice unfortunately it did not work...
Any other ideas I can try. I have heard a billion different stories on
Classpath and Mozilla Home... Anything there?
Is there a Netscape RPM package instead of tar.gz?
I will try reinstalling and let you know if I got it to work. Thanks
for your help!
Scott
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From: Alex Luk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: MPEG2 support for Linux ?
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:59:49 +0800
Hi,
Could you please tell me where can i find the MPEG1 player and development kit
for Linux? We are currently working on a Video-On-Demand project on Linux
project, we really need some help on MPEG decoder on Linux.
Thanks in advance.
Alex Luk
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Clemence wrote:
> Hi,
> I am aware that there are Mpeg1 players and development kit for Linux. But
> how are Mpeg2 player and development kit ? Is there any plan or release
> date for such Mpeg2 support on Linux ?
>
> Your reply is appreciated.
> Clemence.
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From: Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Booktree TV tuner info
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:30:54 GMT
Where could I get really good info in ascii format on how to install and
use a bt848 tv tuner card such as the Diamond DTV2000?
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From: "Michael R. Doerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: problem setting up a PCMCIA CD-ROM
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:12:47 +0000
Fred Horan wrote:
> I am using a Sony PCG-505TX laptop with RedHat v6.0 and am attempting to
> install a ATAPI/PCMCIA CD-ROM (a Microtech MicroCD drive).
>
> I have been able to get Linksys ethernet PCMCIA card to work with the RH
> but I cannot mount the CD-ROM.
>
> I have not been able to guess the which /dev to use. I have also tried to
> MAKEDEV the proper device but mount complains about a missing module.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Fred Horan
>
> --
> Fred Horan
> Ithaca NY
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am having the same problem with Mandrake 6.0 (even with the new install
disks from the ftp site) it seems that this is a problem with the boot disks
and a pcmcia/ide controller combination problem. However, Slackware 4.0 will
detect and install (try it) a IDE Pcmcia cdrom from floppy, and install it's
system. However, I really, really, really want Mandrake on my laptop (too
many goodies compared to slakware) so I'm gonna fight this until I turn
purple I guess. Time to make out a bug report I guess unless someone out
there know how to get Mandrake/Redhat to work with IDE/PCMCIA cards....
Mike Doerner
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From: "Gene Zesch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.dial-up,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: winmodem?
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 07:40:52 -0500
Heres an interesting disk. If you have a modem in a system and want to know
if its a winmodem try this disk. Boot to it, it runs a whole mini system
off the floppy alone.
If the modem works--- it will work in Linux.
http://www.qnx.com/iat/how.html
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From: Todd Knarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy?
Date: 24 Aug 1999 03:16:48 GMT
Jim Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm guessing that people write drivers for Linux when the printers are
> released. Where can I find out what printers have Linux drivers
> availabe? Is there a website somewhere?
Most Linux systems use Ghostscript for printing. Programs simply output
PostScript and queue it for printing, and Ghostscript works inside the
printing system to convert that to whatever the printer requires. The
Ghostscript documentation should include a list of supported printers,
and should be in /usr/doc/ghostscript-5.10 ( for version 5.10, which is
what RedHat 6.0 ships with, the version number may be different on
your system ).
I've had good luck with the HP Deskjet 895Cse, using the Deskjet 550/560
Ghostscript driver.
--
It may be great to soar with the eagles, but weasels don't get sucked into
jets.
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: menuconfig boot issue #1
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Michael Collins)
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 03:18:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Trent Gamblin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>* Christopher Michael Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Here is one thing I see on my boot screen. How do I
>> configure this out, when using the 'menuconfig' application.
>
>Don't set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA.
>
>> PCI_IDE: unknown IDE controller on PCI bus 00 device 80, vid=10b9, DID=5229
This was the right solution: Thanks for the tip.
It was an option in menuconfig....
--
--Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Req: mx1500.sys for Xyplex terminal server
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:16:22 GMT
Hi,
I recently purchased an old Xyplex MaxServer 1600 terminal
server. Unfortunately it came without the pcmcia flash card
with the bootcode so I am looking for the mx1500.sys file
that can be bootp:tftp booted as an alternative.
Can anyone point to a ftp site or such where I can get this
file?
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: "Duy D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Star office and Java
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:33:57 -0400
Jim wrote:
> When I install Star Office 5.1, I get a message saying that Star
> Office can't find a java runtime environment, so java support won't be
> enabled. I'm not having any problems running java programs, so I assume
> there is something I need to know about Star Office configuration. Any
> help is appreciated.
>
Did you download StarOffice5.1? Last time I check, this download version
doesn't include java, that's what the message is about. During the
installation, it shows Java something..... 0 Kb.
> Jim McIntyre
> Dalhousie University
> Halifax, Nova Scotia
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Can I switch from OS/2 to Linux and be happy?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:21:13 -0500
Here in comp.os.os2.misc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mathew A. Hennessy)
spake unto us, saying:
> sheesh, talk about not catching the joke.... A mite touchy, eh?
>;)
I saw the smiley, but I've heard people in corporate contexts say that
sort of thing so often that it's not funny anymore. :-(
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux + BeOS + FreeBSD + Solaris + WinNT4 + Win95 + DOS
+ VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
2-7-5-3- LET'S HEAR IT FOR ANARCHY!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:04:00 GMT
I recently installed Linux-Mandrake 6.0 and am having some
difficulties connecting to the internet. I have followed all the
instructions for setting up my modem and ISP connection but always
receive the same error during the connect process, "Timeout expired
while waiting for the ppp interface window to come up." My modem
initializes, dials the number and connects. It then supplies the
username and password before the connection window goes into a
"Logging onto network" process. This process sits for a while before
I get the timeout error mentioned above. I have searched all over the
internet but can't find any info to help me out in this situation.
Any ideas? Some help on this would greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Booktree TV tuner info
Date: 24 Aug 1999 02:52:22 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:30:54 GMT,
Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Where could I get really good info in ascii format on how to install and
>use a bt848 tv tuner card such as the Diamond DTV2000?
There is an HTML page that describes installing a BT based card at:
http://will.freehosting.net/bttv-HOWTO.html
Let me know if you want it in a flat ASCII file, I'll email it.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:57:10 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems building kernel-2.2.11
Impossible to tell without some error output. Did you remember to
remake the /usr/src/linux link to the new kernel?
> Hello all. I am having a strange problem I am not sure how to solve.
> I have built LOTS of kernels before and this is one is acting strange.
> I got the tar.gz ball, moved the old linux directory aside,
> un-zipped/un-tar'ed it.
> Copied the ".config" from the old linux over. Did a "make xconfig"
> and then saved the config. Then a "make dep" and that was ok.
> Then a "make clean" and that was fine also. Then I did a "make bzlilo" and
> it errors out
> on the first source file. It acts like there is a directory not being
> searched. I checked
> "/usr/include/asm" and "/usr/include/linux" and they are both the proper
> symbolic links.
>
> What I have missed?
--
timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
bigfoot WS Burroughs.
com
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From: "Alf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:23:24 -0400
can u get out of linux and log on from win ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ragica)
Crossposted-To: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Cleaning DOS break chars and text wrapping in FTE?
Date: 24 Aug 1999 04:16:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 14 Aug 1999 15:04:08 GMT, justame@~.~ <justame@~.~> wrote:
>Apparently those same files in FTE (linux) show a little "musical
>note" ascii character at the end of a line. Any idea how to clean
>these out in FTE? (Yet these same files don't always show an ^M in
Do a search and replace. Search for \x0d and replace with nothing.
For the search/replace options choose axn
\x0d is the hex code for character #13 (which is what the musical
notes are), the 'anx' is "All No-prompt regular-eXpression" ...
If you need to do this often you'll have to look at how to make
a macro definition and bind it to a key in your config files...
..
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printer drivers for Linux? Which printer to buy?
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:19:27 -0500
Jim Williams wrote:
>
> I need to buy a printer.
> It has to work with Linux, Win95 (gakk!!), and DOS would be nice too.
> Looking in shops , it seems that printers only come with drivers for
> Win95 these days! Double Gak!!
> I'm guessing that people write drivers for Linux when the printers are
> released. Where can I find out what printers have Linux drivers
> availabe? Is there a website somewhere?
>
> PS
> The printer is for low volume personal use, only neeeds to be B&W,
> though colour would be OK too. A buublejet , maybe? Any recomendations?
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jim Williams
>
> "Yup. I've heard that one too so it must be true."
The RedHat web page has a hardware compatibility list.
It is
www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/60/rh6.0-hcl-i.ld.html
But this is probably incomplete. You can also run the program
printtool and start to set up a printer and select a filter,
which will show you the available printer filters.
The chances are tha almost any printer can be used for simple
printing of text in black and white.
Also, more recent printers which are clearly descendants of
earlier printers of the same manufacturer will probably work
with the earlier printer's filter.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TARing to a backup disk
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:06:06 -0500
Al Nios wrote:
>
> I have a tape backup at /dev/st0 - I performed a backup using the tar
> program, and the output was saved properly to the device. When I try to TAR
> another directory, it seems that the first tar file on the tape backup disk
> is erased? Is that how it's suppose to work? DO I have to append the first
> tar files when adding new backups to the tape drive?
>
> Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Al Nios
There appear to be some tricky problems using tar to put multiple
tar archives on the same tape. Some of this may depend on the
tape drive. The problem seems to be that not all the mt
commands which are used for tape positioning work as one might
expect under Linux for particular tape drives.
I have experience with an internal SCSI tape drive in our department
and an HP IDE internal drive at home. Let me describe how
things appear to work for the home (IDE tape drive) situation.
(I think the departmental situation is similar, but I haven't
checked the details.)
First you have to use the non rewinding device. For st0, that
is called nst0. For the IDE drive, the devices are ht0 and nht0.
If you do a
tar cvzf /dev/nht0 directory
you can then repeat the command
tar cvzf /dev/nht0 newdirectory
and place a second tar archive after the first. And you can
repeat this as many times as desired, as long as you don't
rewind the tape. (That would be done with
mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind.)
But suppose now you do rewind the tape, and then you want
to get to the third archive in order to recover a file. You
would think that the mt command
mt -f /dev/nht0 fsf 2
which is supposed to skip over the first two files would do that.
But it doesn't. At least with my IDE drive, I find that I never
get out of file 0. I have been unable to create a file 1.
In the department we encountered a similar problem. Our solution
was to use
tar tzf /dev/nht0
to list each tar archive the appropriate number of times, so
as to position the tape just before the desired archive. To
speed it up and avoid looking at the output, one could redirect
the output to /dev/null.
However, after some experimentation, I fell upon the following
scheme. The first tarfile I produce with
tar cvzf /dev/nht0 directory
I then use mt to write an end of file marker
mt -f /dev/nht0 weof
Now, I can rewind and if I later want to add a tar archive, I
can use
mt -f /dev/nht0 fsf 2
and
tar cvzf /dev/nht0 nextdirectory
I can repeat this as often as desired. Then to skip over
n archives to access the next archive, I use fsf 2n. So
if there are 5 archives on the tape and I want the third, I
would use (starting with a rewound tape).
mt -f /dev/nht0 fsf 4
If I wanted to put a sixth archive on the tape, I would use
mt -f /dev/nht0 fsf 10
And let me repeat that
mt -f /dev/nht0
always shows that the tape is in file 0.
I must admit that this is an awkward kluge, so if someone
can suggest a way to get mt to actually move to the next
file, I would be happy to learn about it.
Finally, let me repeat that you will have to experiment with
your own tape drive, since I think different tape drives
may work differently.
All this is presumably the result of inadequacies of either
the drivers for the tape drives or of mt.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: What is the reasoning behind "stay away from root"?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:03:43 -0500
Here in comp.os.linux.misc, "Mazrim Taim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spake unto us, saying:
>A lot of these self-help Linux books, FAQs, and "words from UNIX gurus"
>always stress the importance of "Don't do anything in root! You will screw
>up your system!". But it seems as if almost everything that needs to be
>done, needs to be done as root!
Sure. Embed "su -c" in aliases and shell scripts to do things if you
have common tasks which need to be done, or use something like sudo.
>So why stress the paranoia buildup against using root? I can't go through
>a single DAY without needing to do some root-actions. So that's why I'm
>root all the time.
Some adminstrative stuff requires root access, yes, but controlled root
access is a lot safer than uncontrolled root access.
Someday you *will* find out what we're talking about. :-)
--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>---> Bloomington, MN
OS/2 + Linux + BeOS + FreeBSD + Solaris + WinNT4 + Win95 + DOS
+ VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
Unisys and Airlines - where MAINFRAME power really flies!
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From: "Robert Grizzard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Reduce Log File Size - How?
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:30:35 -0500
In <7psq95$ei$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Sounds great to me. But how can I do that by
> using cron?
The terse answer is "man crontab". A somewhat more helpful answer would
be, "As root, type the string `crontab -e', select a suitable
time/day/date/month to run the command then make the command the last item
on the line you're editing. Save with <ESC>:wq and make sure your
computer is running at the time you just set in the crontab."
cron is a daemon that runs background jobs for you; i.e., you don't have
to remember to get up at 2:30 A. M. and check to see which files in /tmp
haven't been accessed in three days and delete the un-accessed ones, you
can write a cron job that does this. I suppose that were one running
leafnode (as I am) one could run a cron job that would dial up the ISP and
get Usenet news and E-mail in the morning.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,redhat.hardware.arch.sparc
Subject: keyboard beep on sun type 4 keyboard
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:30:55 GMT
how do i turn off the keyboard beep on my sun sparc station 2 with a type
4 keyboard, and an opticial mouse. im running rh 6.0 sparc. Thanks in
advance.
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From: fred smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Alert: AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:34:23 GMT
Jim Shaffer, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: There is a well-known problem with particular versions of Windows 95 and the
: K6-2 and K6-3 at 350 MHz or above. Apparently, some sequence of instructions
: peculiar to that version of W95 result in an internal timing problem. If you
: look at AMD's web site, they claim that the problem has never been found in
: anything other than those specific versions of W95. All the complaints about
: the K6 in this newsgroup recently make me wonder.
I have two systems with K6-2/350 (not good statistics, I know), both on
the FIC VA503+ motherboard (VIA 503 chipset) with 64 megs PC100 RAM.
One runs Linux 24x7, the other Windoze 95 (with many updates so it is
now OSR-2.1). both run like wristwatches. A number of people have posted
in the last few (6??) months that this MB works well and is stable, and
that in fact is why I chose that particular one. So far I've seen nothing
to make me wish I hadn't.
: On the other hand, I've heard for a long time that K6 processors run hotter than
: Intels, so maybe the problem lies there instead.
I have no high-end Intel for comparison, but my K6-2/350 doesn't get hot.
True, it's got a big hairy heatsink with fan, but the heatsink never
even gets warm to the touch.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:14:50 -0400
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/24/99
at 04:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>I recently installed Linux-Mandrake 6.0 and am having some
>difficulties connecting to the internet. I have followed all the
>instructions for setting up my modem and ISP connection but always
>receive the same error during the connect process, "Timeout expired while
>waiting for the ppp interface window to come up." My modem initializes,
>dials the number and connects. It then supplies the username and
>password before the connection window goes into a "Logging onto network"
>process. This process sits for a while before I get the timeout error
>mentioned above. I have searched all over the internet but can't find any
>info to help me out in this situation. Any ideas? Some help on this
>would greatly appreciated!
There are more knowledgeable people to help you but I feel inspired to
try, just having gone through this mishagash myself. I think you isp is
waiting for your end to send something, perhaps a 'ppp' (I have 'ppp\r' in
one of my dial-up scripts).
If you log in via minicom, you can often see what the other side is
prompting you for.
F.
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Felmon John Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Union College / Schenectady, NY
- insert standard doxastic disclaimers -
OS/2 - ma kauft koi katz em sack
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ZDR font in groff on RH 6.0
Date: 24 Aug 1999 03:38:41 GMT
RH 6 comes with ZD and ZDR special fonts. The ZD font contains
the special groff character \(rh (right hand symbol) and ZDR
(the reverse of ZD) contains \(lh (left hand symbol). However
when I view my groff output with gv, none of the symbols in ZDR
(including \(lh) work (I just get blanks). That is, the following
echo '\s+8:\(lh:\(rh:' | groff >/tmp/tst.ps
gv /tmp/tst.ps
should cause gv to print out (at the very top of the page) both
a left and a right hand, but on my system it only displays the
right hand. I do not believe I have done anything to "break" this.
Can others replicate this problem and if so does anyone know of a fix?
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Linux file-size limit?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:41:09 GMT
On 21 Aug 1999 14:06:34 -0500, Leslie Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>In article <pmpv3.16204$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>>>The standard file access API on 32 bit architectures is what can't
>>>>handle more than 2GB.
>>>
>>>The file access API on *Linux* 32 bit architectures is what can't
>>>handle more than 2GB. The *bsd's have done it for years - there
>>>was a small amount of pain in the transition but it was mostly
>>>transparent to user programs.
>>
>>Hmm.
>> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.misc.
>> Subject: Linux file-size limit?
>>
>>Discussion concerning ext2.
>>
>>Not unreasonable to consider that the context was that of Linux,
>>rather than *BSD.
>
>Yes, but it is still a mistake to characterize it as a limitation
>of the hardware when in fact it is a design decision that is
>the problem.
I didn't characterize it as a hardware limitation.
I characterized it as a limitation of Linux on 32 bit hardware.
I suppose that could be interpreted as either:
a) A limitation of the hardware, or
b) A limitation resulting from Linux's design.
The latter is indeed the case.
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Violets are blue,
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And I am too.
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:53:26 -0700
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 386 no CD-ROM help??
There are some minimal distributions but they're primarily designed as
rescue, admin tools or specialities.
I recently tried a network install on a 486 w 10Mb ISA card and actually
think it was faster than local 4x cdrom.
You need a single floppy and another machine with either the cdrom
mounted or the distribution copied to disk. For RH6.0 see the dosutils
and images directories (bootnet.img) and the top level README. Other
distributions have a similar mechanism.
Douglas Hill wrote:
>
> How and what can I transfer from the Linux 6 or 5.2 CD-ROM to floppy on
> my WinBox, to enable installation via floppy onto a couple 386 clones
> (no CD-ROM) that are to be my first experimental subjects. I am dying
> to get started with Linux, and finish forever with Microsoft, whose
> every product has failed me miserably.
> Thank you,
> Douglas Hill
> Austin, TX
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timothymoore "Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
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