Linux-Misc Digest #532, Volume #21 Wed, 25 Aug 99 01:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux has finally crashed^ (Bill Bonde)
Re: Linux has finally crashed (Joe Pfeiffer)
Re: PPP works (finally) but is too slow for anything ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
uname -a ("P. Lee")
Re: Formatting numbers in PHP3 (Jasper Veltman)
PPP works (finally) but is too slow for anything ("Matthew O. Persico")
Re: Cracks for Linux?^ (Bill Bonde)
Re: BIOS upgrade needs DOS(??) (Doug DeJulio)
Re: Abit BP6? (James Bradley)
Re: Anyone done this ? (citrix winframe) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Toshiba Satellite 4090DVD ("Matthew R. Kerstetter")
Re: Linux Journal or Linux Magazine (John Doe)
Bypass Login ("stan168")
Re: ppp problems ("Casey Coulthard")
problem install StarOffice 5.1 on Redhat 6 (kee)
Re: dosemu + IBM proprietary things... (William Burrow)
Re: Diskette Longevity (William Burrow)
Re: postgreSQL (Robert Lynch)
Re: File system repair after crash ("Steve")
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From: Bill Bonde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Linux has finally crashed^
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:40:28 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> George P. Staplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> The only irrepairable file system corruption I've had in
> >> running linux since 1994 (kernel 1.1.59) is from a hard
> >> drive that had physical media errors.
> >>
> >> >I don't want to install Linux at some site and then get a call to drive
> >> >100 miles in the middle of the night because it couldn't reboot after a
> >> >power outage. Any way to decrease the likelihood of having to do this
> >> >sort of thing after a crash and reboot?
> >> >
> >> You might consider dos then. No one running it will lose
> >> any sleep over a reboot.
> >>
> >
> >
> >Last year I moved to a new area that experienced many power outages and my
> >extended 2 file system was damaged beyond repair many times. I actually had
> >to reformat three times. The Win95 machine that ran at the same time didn't
> >have a problem at all.
> >
> >
> Maybe you should edit /etc/fstab so that file systems are mounted
> in synchronous mode. It will slow down access, because they aren't cached,
> but that's part of the price you pay for more reliability.
> --
>
Is there some reason you don't just go with a UPS?
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From: Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Linux has finally crashed
Date: 24 Aug 1999 20:56:49 -0600
"George P. Staplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Last year I moved to a new area that experienced many power outages and my
> extended 2 file system was damaged beyond repair many times. I actually had
> to reformat three times. The Win95 machine that ran at the same time didn't
> have a problem at all.
>
UPS. Whenever we lose power (which is frequent), my UPS tells my
Linux machine, which takes itself down cleanly while we're still on
batteries.
--
Joseph J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D. Phone -- (505) 646-1605
Department of Computer Science FAX -- (505) 646-1002
New Mexico State University http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~pfeiffer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PPP works (finally) but is too slow for anything
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 02:21:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Matthew O. Persico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Redhat 6.0 KDE's kppp (you MUST upgrade to the rpms on the errata site or
>else fuggetabatit!) is a very good connect wizard. However, I have my modem
>set to 57600, yet I am connected VERY slow - I can see by the byte counts
>on the monitoring tools. Any advice as to what to set to get my 48K speeds
>that I see under NT on same box? And no. it is not a winmodem.
...<snip>...
I had this problem. I solved it this way. Whenever I reboot the computer
or cycle power to the modem, I run minicom, and exit it without resetting
the modem (ALT-Q or whatever). Then, when I run pppd, it connects at
high speed. Presumably, one could set the initialization string of pppd
to do whatever magic it is that minicom does, and I've tried to study
what minicom does and put it in pppd, but I've never gotten it to work, so
I just use my seat of the pants solution.
--
No statement is wholly true, not even this one.
also: remove "UhUh" and "Spam" to get my real email address -----
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From: "P. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.news.groups,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: uname -a
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 02:31:26 GMT
Ok ... I upgraded my kernel ... to 2.2.9-27mdk .....
but when I run "uname -a " .... I get this
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.2.9-19mdk #1 Wen May 19 19:53 :00 GMT `999
i586 unknown
As root: I ...
typed "mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.9-27mdk.img 2.2.9-27mdk" without the
quotes.
type d " ls -l /boot/initrd-2.2.9-27mdk*" without the quotes.
edit lilo.conf and change the part "2.2.9-19mdk" to "2.2.9-27mdk"
typed "lilo -v"
what am I doing wrong ... ???? I am booting form a floppy .... but
that shouldn't matter ....
Thanks again ... any help ... is apprecitatec
P. Lee
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jasper Veltman)
Subject: Re: Formatting numbers in PHP3
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:11:12 GMT
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:48:33 +0200, "Juan Riera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I want to change dot separator in decimal numbers in PHP3 printout (coming
>from a double field on MySQL table) to comma
>(ej. 2.30 -> 2,30)
It is all in the manual....
number_format() returns a formatted version of number. This function
accepts either one, two or four parameters (not three):
If only one parameter is given, number will be formatted without
decimals, but with a comma (",") between every group of thousands.
If two parameters are given, number will be formatted with decimals
decimals with a dot (".") in front, and a comma (",") between every
group of thousands.
If all four parameters are given, number will be formatted with
decimals decimals, dec_point instead of a dot (".") before the
decimals and thousands_sep instead of a comma (",") between every
group of thousands.
So:
$myformattednumber = number_format($numbertoconvert, 2, "," , ".");
Jasper
jasper {at} webminds {dot} nl
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From: "Matthew O. Persico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: PPP works (finally) but is too slow for anything
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:18:41 -0400
Redhat 6.0 KDE's kppp (you MUST upgrade to the rpms on the errata site or
else fuggetabatit!) is a very good connect wizard. However, I have my modem
set to 57600, yet I am connected VERY slow - I can see by the byte counts
on the monitoring tools. Any advice as to what to set to get my 48K speeds
that I see under NT on same box? And no. it is not a winmodem.
--
Matthew O. Persico
You'll have to pry my Emacs from my cold dead oversized
control-pressing left pinky finger. -- Randal L. Schwartz
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From: Bill Bonde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Cracks for Linux?^
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:38:03 -0700
Bryan wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.development.apps Bill Bonde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Bryan wrote:
> : >
> : > optimally, I'd pay the $20 IF I could get source. ie, I don't mind at
> : > all paying for somone's effort, but when things break (and it appears
> : > they do, sometimes, with oss) then I want to be able to fix it.
> : >
> : > otoh, I understand that they CANNOT release source since they had to
> : > sign an NDA to get specs on some cards. one card that I own and NEED
> : > drivers for is only NDA and even then, the oss guys aren't really on
> : > the ball about delivering high quality and FULL FUNCTIONAL drivers for
> : > it (the card is a sonorus studi/o - which has been claiming linux
> : > support for well over a year now, but still does not have multichannel
> : > i/o working).
> : >
> : > so I have mixed feelings about oss. if they would do a complete job
> : > and in a timely manner, I'd support them. but since their
> : > implementation for the card I need is far from complete, I'll hold
> : > onto my money. vote with your dollars, I always say.
> : >
> : Vote with your dollars and don't buy sound cards and the like
> : from companies that refuse to release specs to people making
> : drivers. If this sort of information were freely available to
> : all, drivers and even new ideas for uses of hardware would be
> : made available.
>
> I was told that linux drivers WOULD be coming, which is why I chose
> THIS soundcard company over another close competitor. true, there are
> SOME drivers for linux for this card, but it still falls WAY SHORT of
> the total abilities of this fine piece of hardware. and for pro
> audio, there is nothing that is GPL'd. nothing. ziltch. that's just
> life.
>
> I tried talking with the manuf. and driver writers and go nowhere
> fast. the manuf would still not release specs and would not choose
> another person to write the drivers. so I'm stuck with a card that
> has minimal linux support and while it supposedly works under 'doze,
> that isn't why I bought the card in the first place. if I wanted
> lockups and crashes, I didn't need an expensive card for that - 'doze
> alone can manage that with standard off the shelf hardware ;-)
>
> someday before I grow too old, maybe this company will retire this
> hardware design and THEN they won't be afraid of releasing specs. the
> card will still be useful but just not the latest tech, so the fear of
> publishing the api won't be so 'scary' to them..
>
This isn't why they don't give out the API. The problem is that
they just don't get it. They think that the programming interface
is something that is theirs. The truth is that we must make it
clear that it is owned or at least controlled by those who plunk
down their hard earned cash for the hardware in question. This
issue is actually more important than Linux itself.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug DeJulio)
Subject: Re: BIOS upgrade needs DOS(??)
Date: 24 Aug 1999 23:11:30 -0400
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Donald E. Stidwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Actually you can sys a disk from Windows 95/98 and put the BIOS stuff on
>it.
Only if you *have* Windows 95/98. I was trying to offer a
constructive answer that didn't depend on actually owning a license
for a Microsoft OS (or on software piracy).
There *are* people who have x86 boxes and who don't have a single
license for anything Microsoft, including DOS. The FreeDOS solution
should work for them.
--
Doug DeJulio | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HKS, Incorporated | http://www.hks.net/~ddj/
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From: James Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Abit BP6?
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:40:25 -0400
Vincent Fox wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul Jimbo Duncan G7KES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>writes:
>
> >Hi,
>
> >Is anyone running SMP Linux on an Abit BP6 using a pair of Celerons?
>
> >If so, any problems? Things to watch out for?
>
> Works great.
Same here. Just upgraded last week and it's going well, though the C366's I got don't
seem to
handle better than 500MHz too well. If you have wierd system instability happening,
back off
the speed on the procs until it clears up, then consider that your top speed. A
couple of
specific problems I had when I went MP:
1) every time I tried to load a module with a kernel built for SMP I got unresloved
symbol
errors, fixed by turning off CONFIG_MODVERSIONS and rebuilding the kernel/modules.
2) while I could send commands to the modem (on/off hook, dial, etc), result codes
were munged
(only the first character showed up, if that); fixed by including the NOAPIC flag when
loading
the kernel in lilo
Want more info? Check out <A HREF="http://www.uk.linux.org/SMP/title.html">Linux
SMP</A>;
there's also a mailing list for Linux SMP issues, which you can find there.
Good luck!
James
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Anyone done this ? (citrix winframe)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 03:25:08 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A customer has about 2000 computers in their netowork.
> Many are old 486 and P60.
> They have made the decision (sp?) to use Office2000.
> That would mean that they would have to buy a lot of new computers,
> someone came up with the idea to use citrix winframe.
> Still they were uphappy, bacause the cost of all win95 licenses.
<snip>
Ok, first off windows 95 licenses shouldn't be an issue if 95 is
already installed on the workstations. If it isn't you don't need to
install it. Install the dos client or even the client for 3.x if that
is what is installed on the workstations. Adding a different/new OS
into the network would only add complexity and converting to Linux from
an MS product is going to involve a lot of manual configuration i.e.
partion types and formats etc..
Licensing issues are going to involve the cost for 1 per user:
NT/TSCAL
Citrix User License
Office 2000 license
Citrix sells user license bump packs (minimum of 5 user), with an
initial license pack of 10 users with Win/MetaFrame 1.8. I see you
said WinFrame above, I don't know of anyone that has 2000 installed on
a WinFrame server but I can't imagine it would be a very happy marriage
of software.
Another option for them would be to buy thin clients. While it would
be an initial investment of anywhere from 500 to 800 dollars per box it
would give them a much better solution than going with legacy hardware
that is going to require a whole lot of support by the sound of it.
Hope this helps,
Jerry
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: "Matthew R. Kerstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Toshiba Satellite 4090DVD
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:18:49 -0400
"Sergio D�az" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just got a new Toshiba 4090DVD, replacing my good old work horse
> Toshiba Tecra 8000.
>
> I'm new to linux (RH 6), but it runed like a charm easy and simple install
> on my
> old tecra, now I CANT GET the display to work correctly with this new model.
>
> It uses the TRIDENT Cyber9525.
>
> I saw some posts that the Trydent Cyber 9382 has problems and some fixes
> for it.
>
> Being a newbie to Linux, I'm looking for the simplest of solutions to
> correcting this
> problem with my machine.
>
> I will really appreciate any help regarding this matter!
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>
> - Sergio
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Download the 3.3.4 SVGA server. It recognizes the Trident Cyber 9525 and works
fine. I am currently using it at 1024x768 at 16 BPP on a Toshiba Satallite
2595XDVD.
-Matt Kerstetter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Doe)
Subject: Re: Linux Journal or Linux Magazine
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 24 Aug 1999 23:28:23 -0500
On 25 Aug 1999 02:48:04 GMT, Scott Lanning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Kenny A. Chaffin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>: > Kenny A. Chaffin wrote:
>: > >Which is better ? Why? (or what other mag is better)
>: >
>: > Read them both and make up your own mind.
>:
>: Well, Jerry, that was helpful -- NOT!!!
>
>I thought it was an appropriate answer. Neither magazine is
>objectively better; maybe one is better w.r.t. to another based
>on certain criteria, but even those are subjective judgments.
>No one here can read your mind, so how could he decide
>which was better for you. It's like asking, "Which is better,
>'The Matrix' or '2001: A Space Odyssey'?". It's for you to
>decide. (or do you judge movies based on what the critics say?)
Good answer. hehe.
Here is what I always do without paying a dime (maybe 33cents).. oh
well I don't feel like telling my cheapskate tricks...
>--
>Scott Lanning: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://physics.bu.edu/~slanning
>"How can we make our teaching so potent in the motional life of man,
>that its influence should withstand the pressure of the elemental
>psychic forces in the individual?" --Albert Einstein
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From: "stan168" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,de.comp.os.linux,jaring.os.linux
Subject: Bypass Login
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:56:13 +0800
Hi,
Is there anyway to bypass the login session and straight away run my
application after linux started? Also is there anyway to start my app
without starting the window manager after the X Windows started?
My situation is just to start only my application for the user to use and
prevent the user to mess around with others after booting the system.
Any help will be appreciate, have a nice day.
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From: "Casey Coulthard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:23:08 -0500
Ok I had the same problem in Kppp
try getting the dns server info from you ISP and load that in kppp its in
one of the tabs in the account setup
or load them into netconfig. if you cant find it
click the blue and white icon on the desktop called kappfinder
then open the kmenu (button in lower left coner like windows start button.)
hover over personal (>menu)
mandrake linux (>menu)
administration (>menu)
select network configuration (this should only show up if logged in as root)
click the name tab this is your list of dns name servers(I think)
you should have at least one set of number in the lower box.
get behind it hit enter to goto the next line and enter the dns name server
for you ISP.
the box up is for other domains for searching I log onto mindspring.com so
that is what I have to put in there your isp tech support should be able to
help you out. Also when you have this done hit the save button. This
worked for me. but it is still flakey. At time is won't respond. But when
I use it to proxy my win98 box the connection flies. Later
Casey
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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] (kee)
Subject: problem install StarOffice 5.1 on Redhat 6
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:09:30 GMT
Hello everyone,
I am newbies in Linux.
Recently i download StarOffice 5.1 for Linux and install on my Redhat
6.0. While i am installing(around 40%), an error occur says that
error extracting some file, maybe no enough disk space.
I am sure that i have enough disk space(around 800MB free) on my Intel
166MMX pc which come with 48MB EDO RAM, and my SWAP partition for
Linux is around 240MB.
Do i need to enable or mount the SWAP partition ? Or is it automatic
mount/enable during boot time ?
Please advice.
Thanks in advance.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Subject: Re: dosemu + IBM proprietary things...
Date: 25 Aug 1999 04:17:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24 Aug 1999 19:05:33 -0800,
Todd Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm trying to get IBM's [proprietary] thinkpad setup programs to work under
>dosemu. the program I'm using (ps2.exe), as far as I can figure, can't
>access some weird IO address or something. when I run it, I get something
>along these lines (the following command line would turn the IrDA port off):
>
> A:\>ps2 ir off
>
> Command not completed for some reason.
> Try again later.
> If the problem persists, have the system serviced.
You probably need to enable access to a port in /etc/dosemu.conf.
>if I've got the wrong group, please beat me over the head with a large, blunt
>object.
Try an emulator newsgroup, there is probably one related to dosemu.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Diskette Longevity
Date: 25 Aug 1999 04:15:44 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24 Aug 1999 17:26:36 GMT,
BSD Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.hardware [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hello. I've been using the same floppy disk for the past two
>> months, popping it in and out of my drives several times a day
>> and transporting nearly everyday.
>
>> Yesterday, I couldn't mount the disk because of some bad sector.
>> (don't remember the error.) So my guess is the diskette just wore out.
>> Fortunately, I still have my stuff on my hard drive.
That is my experience, floppies only last a few months in regular
service.
>Not likely. I probably has scratches in it, from the use patterns
>you put it to. Floppies used that way have a relatively short
...
>media is tolerable, but, if you can see the scratches, particularly
>as a ring at a certain track, that disk has crashed, and should be
>discarded.
Most of the dead ones I have have no discernible scratches. They just
died. I find floppies die much quicker in public use machines, so very
fine scratches may be enough.
>> 1. how long do floppy 1.2MB diskettes last?
>
>I have some floppies 20 years old that are still perfectly fine.
>I have some 1.2 meggers that are 15 years old, and still fine.
Are they Dysan? I have a collection of 360s that are totally useless,
but for a handful of Dysan disks. A number of 1.44 disks from 6-8 years
ago I have are reading bad, while a few read OK. Its a crap shoot.
>Typically 3.5 inch floppies, unless very high quality, last for
>a maximum of 5 years before reading problems can occur. But, the
>more often the disks are read, the shorter the useful lifetime.
>Yet, I have disk sets from IBM that are over 10 years old, and still
>work fine. Generic noname floppies trust only for a short time,
>or rewrite them yearly if the data is that important.
I'd agree with this. Chuck the frequently used diskettes quite often,
they'll just be a nuisance to you otherwise.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:36:15 +0000
From: Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: postgreSQL
Peter Rodriguez wrote:
>
> There is a message in logfile telling me that postmaster cannot start
> because it can't
> find a database. Problem is, when I try to create a database, I get a
> message telling
> me that postmaster is not running! A catch 22 situation if ever I heard
> of one
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, anyway
>
> --
> Peter Rodriguez
> 136, Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe LINUX RULES
> Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
If you were on a RedHat system, I would say you are missing the
"database" rpm, i.e., postgresql-data-6.4.2-4, description:
"This packages includes an initial database structure directory for
PostgreSQL.
For a quick startup on PostegreSQL, it is recommended to install this
package
with your PostgreSQL backend server (altough it is not required).
If you choose to not install this package you will have to create the
initial
database yourself using 'initdb' command and possibly modify the
postgresql
startup script if you choose a directory other than /var/lib/pgsql for
storing your databases."
HTH. Bob L.
--
Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.best.com/~rmlynch/
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Reply-To: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: File system repair after crash
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:16:35 GMT
Thanks for all the advice. I'm not sure that synchronizing my file systems
would be a huge help here, since I only have two -- the root and the /home.
I have no clue what a UPS is, however, so that seems to be the next area of
research for me!
Thanks
Steve
Steve wrote in message ...
>We had a power outage here yesterday, and when I came home I noticed that
>Linux was stalled upon reboot due to file system errors. The instructions
>on the screen said I should run fsck without the -a or -p options, ie: to
>run it manually.
>
>So I did that, and I always chose to fix the inodes that were corrupted.
>After each fix, it asked if I wanted to clone the file and place it in
>lost+found. I noticed that most of the files were kde applications.
>
>After rebooting, KDE appeared to start fine, but nothing on the desktop
>worked. I would hit a button, and there would be no response. I could
even
>view the menus, but nothing would happen when I selected anything. I ran
>Gnome and it wasn't much better. However, I found I could run things off
>the gnome menus, and open a shell window.
>
>Fortunately, I had just installed Linux on this system, so it was easier
for
>me to simply reinstall this time, while moving some data and downloaded
RPMS
>to a DOS share drive.
>
>However, I don't want this to be my solution.
>
>I'd like to learn a comprehensive strategy/approach to repairing my file
>system after a crash.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>Steve
>
>
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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
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