Linux-Misc Digest #605, Volume #21 Mon, 30 Aug 99 21:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: visacalc for linux/unix or freeware clone?
Re: PCI Modem Problems (Ninewands)
printer queue purging. HELP please. (Matt Gullam)
Re: making linux go away (Mohd H Misnan)
APS UPS software for linux? (John Shaft)
Remote printing from DGUX to Linux ("Kevin Williams")
question on modules. (peter@question_on_modules_in_linux)
Re: Linux and PPP-Compress errors ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
looking for ftp client ("Manu")
Re: why not C++? (Kaz Kylheku)
Re: Dynamic Group Creation ?!? (Dave Brown)
Re: why not C++? (Andomar)
Re: why not C++? (Johan Kullstam)
Problem with the open(1) command ((Big Gaute Strokkenes))
Re: why not C++? (Kaz Kylheku)
Re: I need some help with overall stuff (Ninewands)
Re: My LILO broke at Mandrake 6.0 with System Commander (Robert Washburne)
Re: Maximum Ram? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
How to make .wav files from line input? (Lam Dang)
Re: why not C++? ("Noah Roberts (jik-)")
Re: Linux 286 ("Noah Roberts (jik-)")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: visacalc for linux/unix or freeware clone?
Date: 30 Aug 1999 22:39:31 GMT
>am so used to Dynacalc and Visacalc's help system that I am totally
How about a spreadsheet that operates similarly to Lotus 123? Try:
http://home.t-online.de/home/Axel_Reinhold
Look for Macrocalc. There are various binary-only downloads available.
Appears to be free for Linux users - check page to be sure...
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From: Ninewands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.install
Subject: Re: PCI Modem Problems
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:32:29 -0500
Sethuraman Baranidharan wrote:
>
> Ok, I have a Lucent PCI modem 56K v.90 and I know it may not work, but
^^^^^^^^^
<SNIP>
> Just before LILO I find that PCI resources are listed and I see
>
> "BUS 0 DEVICE 17 SIMPLE COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER, VENDOR 11C1, DEVICE ID 0440 IRQ 5."
This is encouraging, but not much else ...
> /proc/pci contains
>
> PCI devices found: Bus 0 Device 17 Comm controller UNKNOWN vendor L56xMF (rev 1)
> Medium devsel fast back-to-back capable IRQ 5 Master capable no bursts
> Min Gnt 252, Max Lat=14, Non prefethcable 32 bit memory at 0xe8101000.
This is also encouraging, but only just ...
> I tried isapnp and the isapnp.conf file contains only lines with
> #trying some address
> #no boards
Not surprising, isapnptools only works on the ISA bus. It can't affect
the PCI bus ...
> I dont think I have any Plug-N-Pray devices (also saw the Bios setup and noticed
> PnP disabled there).
Well, that doesn't help matters. The BIOS is what manages PnP cards on
the PCI bus. At least it manages my video card (Graphics Blaster
Exxtreme) and my 3-D card (Diamond Monster 3-D), and they seem to work
fine with Linux. First step, enable PnP in the BIOS. Maybe it'll start
working.
> Any suggestions? Would help if you give a step by step instruction on
> how to set the modem up. Pl avoid the default answer "go get another
> modem"!
Unfortunately, this is a recommendation I am unable to avoid. Even if
your modem can be made to work under Linux, why would you voluntarily
take that kind of hit on overall system performance?
Regards,
--
Replace "invalid" with "com" to reply
Beware the fury of a patient man.
- John Dryden
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From: Matt Gullam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printer queue purging. HELP please.
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:14:30 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How do I do this?
I have used lprm and removed the jobs from the queue, but it keeps
trying to print the damn thing out.
I accidentally told the printer that it was the wrong type of file (it
was an html document in kfm) and it has printed over 100 pages of
garbled gibberish and won't stop.
I even erased the file from /var/spool and it still won't stop.
Please help me preserve my sanity (and my laser toner)
All help greatly appreciated.
--
Matt Gullam
Kill the earwigs to reply.
"The intelligence of the planet is constant,
and the population is growing"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd H Misnan)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: making linux go away
Date: 30 Aug 1999 09:04:04 GMT
On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:06:16 -0300, Dario Andrade wrote:
>Taking advantage of this conversation, how do I SETUP lilo on my MBR??
>
>I mean, the easiest way, without having to read tons of man pages to do
>something really stupid (in my opinion)...
Have the following in your /etc/lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=20
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
table=/dev/hda
The first entry will always become the default operating system the machine will
boot into if you don't specify anything at the lilo prompt.
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-Want the right answer? Ask the right question!
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From: John Shaft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: APS UPS software for linux?
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:08:56 -0500
Anyone know of any software for APS UPSes that will do an orderly shutdown
in the event of a power failure?
Thanks!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.meanmutha.com
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From: "Kevin Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Remote printing from DGUX to Linux
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:01:51 +1200
Hi There
I am trying to print to a printer attached to the parallel port on a linux
machine from a DGUX machine.
The print job is not leaving the DGUX machine and getting to print queue on
the linux machine. I have the DGUX machine name in both the hosts.equiv and
the hosts.lpd
The entry in the printcap file looks like so
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
Does anyone have any ideas? Is it likely that the problem is at the Linux
or DGUX end?
Many thanks
Kevin.
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From: peter@question_on_modules_in_linux
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: question on modules.
Date: 30 Aug 1999 05:38:36 -0700
in the howto for kernel, it says:
"9.2 Modules distributed with the kernel
As of version 2.0.30, most of everything is available as a loadable
modules. To use them, first make sure that you don't configure
them into the regular kernel; that is, don't say y to it during
`make config'. Compile a new kernel and reboot with it. Then, cd
to /usr/src/linux again, and do a `make modules'. This compiles
all of the modules which you did not specify in the kernel configuration,
and places links to them in /usr/src/linux/modules. You can
use them straight from that directory or execute `make modules_install',
which installs them in /lib/modules/x.y.z, where x.y.z is the kernel release."
my question is: when it says "most of everything", what does it mean?
does this mean, I need to say 'NO' to everything in make xconfig? if so,
what is the point of using make xconfig, if I will answer NO to
everything?
for example, suppose I have NIC card X. Now, do I NOT select it in the
network device support section of make xconfig screen? then just
do make modules? How do I know that make modules will build the needed
module for that card if I did not select it?
I think I should select it as Module (m option) in make xconfig, then
do make modules. No ?
this is confusing.
thanks,
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: redhat.networking.general,redhat.general,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: Re: Linux and PPP-Compress errors
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:29:25 GMT
I am also encountering this problem with a TurboLinux distribution. I
have built kernel versions 2.2.11 and 2.2.12 with no relief. I keep
going through my configuration file to try to figure out what I've done
wrong -- no luck -- and I assume it's what's crashing my modem
connection whenever I try to access anything more than the most basic
web pages.
I also see at system startup a message, "can't locate module ppp0,"
which I assume is related.
In article <7pf61k$4fo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeff Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have installed Redhat 6.0 on two separate boxes and when
establishing a
> PPP link the following comes out in the message log. PPP works and so
does
> the IP-Chains but the performance from the LAN seems slower than
Redhat 5.2
> prior to the upgrade.
>
> The errors are indicative of either missing ppp-compression modules or
alias
> problems for the modules:
>
> Aug 18 15:52:25 linux modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
> Aug 18 15:52:25 linux modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
> Aug 18 15:52:26 linux modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
>
> Any help would be appreciated !
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Jeff Rosenberg
>
> "The instructions said to install WindowsNT or better, so I installed
> Linux."
> -- Unknown Linux User
>
> Linux ...because reboots are for upgrades...
>
> 97.3% of all statistics are made up.
>
>
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From: "Manu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: looking for ftp client
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 15:31:54 +0200
with the resume function
if someone could give me advices .....
thx ;-)
Manu
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kaz Kylheku)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:36:35 GMT
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:27:38 GMT, NF Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>References also cannot be induced to point to NULL in a strictly-conforming
>>program, which can eliminate a lot of checking of input conditions (or more
>>practically, since most C routines don't check their input parameters
>>anyway, can make the use of such routines much more reliable).
>
>So you cannot then determine what is and what is not a
>conforming program.
The notion of strict conformance is pure standardeze. In the C standard, a
strictly conforming program is defined for the purpose of establishing the
implementation limits. A C implementation is required to accept at least one
strictly conforming program which tests each of the limits.
The notion of strict conformance is of no consequence to the engineer using the
language to make software.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Subject: Re: Dynamic Group Creation ?!?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 30 Aug 99 21:53:47 GMT
In article <7qei4b$3d2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I used Netscape to download some rpm's and I noticed that group id was
>set to 505 for these files. I don't have a 505 group on my system. Is
>this standard behavior? I thought the group would have been set to the
>group id of the person who initiated the netscape session.
>
I believe that rpm uses the cpio utility which has an option to
preserve the original userid and groupid of each file (as
well as permissions and time stamps). Without those options,
the user extracting the cpio archive would be the owner and
his group would be the group owner... permissions modified
by umask.
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:14:44 +0200
From: Andomar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
Don Waugaman wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> NF Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Waugaman) wrote:
>
> [ snipped - null references not allowed, and I moved the question below
> to before the program for the sake of readability ]
>
> >Which part of the this program is not strictly
> >conforming?
>
> >#include <cstdio>
>
> >char *GetAddress (char &c)
> >{
> > return &c;
> >}
>
> >int main (void)
> >{
> > char *p = NULL;
> > printf ("%p\n", GetAddress (*p));
> ^^ deref'ing a NULL pointer
> > return 0;
> >}
>
How else would you pass the char at address 0 ? I mean,
there must be a way to allow that.
The reference construct will block direct NULLS.
i.e. GetAddress(NULL) will fail. The reference
makes sure you are at least passing a variable.
So there is some form of extra protection.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 30 Aug 1999 18:09:35 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Waugaman) writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Waugaman) wrote:
> >>C++ I/O is considerably more powerful and less error-prone than the
> >>various C equivalents. It provides a number of capabilities that are
> >>extremely difficult to engineer code for in C:
>
> >>- type-safe I/O
>
> >If you want a typesafe language don't use a typed one. Besides which you'll
> >soon know if you've sent the wrong type to printf/scanf.
>
> I don't understand the first sentence above. C++ is a typed language,
> and I/O in C++ is type-safe.
C++ is a *statically* typed language. C++ is typed during compile.
you can always lie to the compiler with a cast. furthermore, a
runaway pointer can always point to something not of its (the
pointer's) declared type. at run-time C++ will blithly dispatch the
wrong print function. C++ is not type safe.
more to the point, once C++ has compiled, you lose a great deal of
type information. printf is not extendable to your own new types.
RTTI doesn't go far enough. C++ io really sucks when it comes to
variable formating of the same data type.
printf("%6.2f %#8.4g\n", a, b);
is somewhat painful with C++ iostreams. C and C++ lose type
information when calling via varargs, hence fixing printf would be
difficult.
compare this to a dynamically typed language such as lisp. the
common-lisp format statement is the analog to C/C++ printf. however,
since lisp variables carry both their value *and* their type, format
knows the default print form. you get the ease of use of printf with
the extensibility of iostreams. (this involves some overhead, on the
other hand you get fewer boneheaded mistakes. lisp can also be
persuaded to assume a particular type and open code for efficiency
when needed.)
in lisp format, the ~A printer uses the default printer (which is a
method you bind to the class). thus you can write
(format t "~A ~A ~A~%" 1 1.2 (complex 1.0 3.4))
and ~A dispatches to the proper printer for the type of variable -
here integer float and complex respectively. you can define a printer
for any class.
> There's no guarantee that "you'll soon know" that you have mismatched
> format strings, particularly as such strings become more complex via the
> maintenance process. As a general principle, I prefer that errors be
> caught at compile time, as early in the process as possible, rather than
> tested out during the debugging stage.
>
> >>- I/O of user-defined types is syntactically equivalent to that of
> >> builtin types
>
> >And fprintf and sprintf arn't syntactically equivalent to printf?
>
> Given an object of a certain type (say, ComplexNumber) with a defined
> output inserter operator (i.e. ostream& operator<<(ostream&, ComplexNumber))
> you send it to cout by:
> ComplexNumber my_complex;
> cout << my_complex;
> This looks just like how you send an object of a builtin type to cout:
> int my_int;
> cout << my_int;
> Using printf, and substituting a C struct for the ComplexNumber type, you
> would have to output the elements individually:
> printf("(%f,%f)", my_complex.real, my_complex.imaginary);
> for which the syntax is a lot different than outputting an int:
> printf("%d"), my_int);
> The format string argument makes the printf family of functions look
> similar, but the fact that you have to use several different kinds of
> functions which have to be selected differently based on the type of
> data sink makes it cumbersome to redirect I/O from/to a different family
> of functions. In C++, it's done for you via the streambuf type (the
> back end of istream/ostream) and the virtual function mechanism.
on the other hand, if you are not satisfied with the output that >>
gives you, you have a more difficult time altering it than with printf
and a built-in type.
> I might add that there are some hidden gotchas in the use of printf
> format strings with regards to similar scanf format strings - for example,
> %f can write a double, but it can only read a float. In C++, the coder
> just writes so that whatever is output by << can be input by >>.
>
> >>- redirecting I/O to user-created data sinks / data sources is
> >> syntactically identical to I/O builtin data sinks/streams
>
> >Ah , so fprintf(file_ptr,"... is different to fprintf(stdout,"..." ?
>
> No, but fprintf(file_ptr, ...) is different from sprintf(string, ...),
> and you have to know the difference between the different sinks you are
> using for output. For that matter, using printf(...) doesn't allow you
> to redirect the data in any way ("Printf considered harmful!" :-)
>
> >>- facilitated error checking, including delaying error checking/reporting
>
> >So wrap printf etc in a wrapper function.
>
> And call the wrapper rather than printf. However, you can't get a
> library to use your wrapper - it will still be calling printf.
>
> (Yes, I like open source software too, and using it would allow changes
> to the library. However, I also like to spend time at home with my wife,
> and going through a library changing printf() calls takes away from the
> time I can spend with her.)
this is where a dynamic language can really help. C++ has its place,
but it's not as flexible as common lisp. you can, on the fly, at
runtime, redefine much more in lisp than in C++. this would be a
disaster if it weren't for the support environment lisp provides (good
error messages, automatic garbage collection, dynamic types with check
and dispatch, debugger, run-time code evaluation).
i use many languages, mostly C, C++, matlab and lisp. each has its
place. it helps to know more than one so you can choose according to
that language's strengths.
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Don't Fear the Penguin!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ((Big) Gaute Strokkenes)
Subject: Problem with the open(1) command
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:13:17 +0200
I'm a fairly satisfied Debian 2.1 user. I recently installed the
open_1.40-10_i386.deb package in order to be able to run commands on other
VCs without having to log on to them first, and possible to put it in init
as outlined in various places (so that you can spawn a new VC with alt-up
etc.) My problem is: it plain doesn't work! The new console pops up, but
the new console does not accept any input, nor is there any output.
If I do a ps af, I get:
2585 2 S 0:01 -bash
2879 2 R 0:00 \_ ps af
2868 8 S 0:00 /bin/bash
(various garbage deleted.)
The VC which pops up is no. 8, and there does appear to be a bash
connected to it. What's up?
Another problem (although vastly less annoying) that I have had is
X related - when I close X (I use startx,) I am left with an "empty" VC.
My intution tells me that these might be related, though I wouldn't know.
Does anyone have a clue about what's going on?
--
Big Gaute
"Ferjestrekninger er i de fleste tilfelle et tegn p� at det bor folk p�
steder der det ikke burde bodd folk. Urbanisering er som i alle andre
tilfeller l�sningen p� problemet."
Geir Hogro i no.prat.politikk, 1999
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kaz Kylheku)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:02:19 GMT
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:56:35 GMT, Kaz Kylheku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:14:44 +0200, Andomar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>The reference construct will block direct NULLS.
>>i.e. GetAddress(NULL) will fail. The reference
>>makes sure you are at least passing a variable.
>>So there is some form of extra protection.
>
>You can do almost as well with an assertion. If the function call passes a null
>constant, and the target function checks for it. In any run of the program in
>which the function call is actually executed, the assertion will go off, so
>it's a simple matter of coverage.
Oh and a little foonote: sure the reference parameter blocks constant
nulls. But it also silently steals pointers to objects. Because
references exist, you cannot be sure whether, after the call
#undef foo
foo(x);
the object x still has the same value as it did before the call.
In the face of the new possibilities for error, the static diagnosis of
foo(NULL);
is a worthless consolation prize.
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From: Ninewands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: I need some help with overall stuff
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:57:25 -0500
Warren Bell wrote:
>
> Well, Linux is more of a command line operating system first, point &
> click second. There's a learning curve to get over first but once you
> get the hang of it it's easy.
>
> Windows programs won't run on Linux. There are some emulators out that
> will run Windows programs, but from my experience, not that great.
> They're are either buggy as hell or slow and sluggish. This is just my
> opinion.
>
> There are a lot of programs like Netscape and WordPerfect8 that are out
> for Linux that work great, just like the Windows vertions,
<SNIP>
Well, not *JUST* like windows ... the *n*x version of Netscape doesn't
work too well as an offline newsreader, but there are others that
probably do ... I guess this has to do with the fact that most *n*x
boxen are LAN-connected to the 'net rather than through dial-up ...
Regards,
--
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Beware the fury of a patient man.
-- John Dryden
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From: Robert Washburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: My LILO broke at Mandrake 6.0 with System Commander
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:03:07 -0400
Robert Washburne wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> I checked DejaNews, but couldn't form a search which described this
Well, I got it working. Here is the solution so others can find it in
DejaNews...
> First, the following configuration has worked well for the last year or
> so;
>
> - ADM K6-233
> - two IDE hard drives. Both on primary IDE controller. 0x80 contains a
> couple of Windoze on separate primary partitions.
> - Two IDE CDROM drives; one burner, one 32X. Both on secondary IDE
> controller.
This was the culpret...
> - Future Domain 3260 SCSI controller with bootable BIOS.
> - 500M SCSI hard drive (0x82) SCSI ID 4. Contained RedHat 5.0.
> - SCSI 4x CDROM drive
> - System Commander (commercial boot loader) installed on MBR of 0x80.
> - LILO installed on SCSI root disk (0x82)
>
>
> I then made the following changes;
>
> - Removed both SCSI drives.
> - Installed two 2.1GB SCSI drives, SCSI ID's 1,2 (0x82, 0x83)
> - Installed Mandrake 6.0 to SCSI ID 1 (0x82). No errors.
Except for that one right there. The old Future Domain controllers
reverse
the SCSI ID order so that the highest ID would have the first BIOS
address.
LILO expected SCSI ID 1 to be 0x82, but the Future Domain BIOS gave it
0x83.
This was corrected by adding the lines:
disk /dev/sda
bios = 0x83
> - Had LILO installed to the boot sector of the root partition (SCSI
> drive).
>
> I rebooted and System Commander noticed the new LILO. I selected it,
> but this time the system hangs after "LI".
LILO then came up, but froze at "Loading Linux". Turned out that
"compact"
was not appropriate. Removed it from lilo.conf and everything worked in
the expected manner.
>
> Again, this worked at RH 5.2, but now doesn't at Mandrake 6.0.
The BIOS address "feature" doesn't show up when you only have one hard
drive.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
--
Bob Washburne
610-939-3551 (office) 610-939-6058 (fax)
800-759-8888 1636840# (pager)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Maximum Ram?
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:46:20 GMT
Hi Chris,
Actually, that message is coming from the
install CD (the boot floppy gives the exact
same message) when it is trying to create a
ramdisk.
The message went away when I removed two of
the DIMMs and left in 512MB of ram. Then I
put those DIMMs back in after the install
and never saw the message again but the total
available memory (as seen thru top) is not
1GB -it is around 900MB. Anybody know why
it is not showing the 1GB of ram that is
there?
Sandeep
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Chris Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > The error I get is:
> >
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:21
> >
> > and it just hangs there...
> Sounds like you compiled something needed at boot as a module--ext2
or
> scsi support maybe? Boot the old kernel or from a boot disk and
> recompile.
> -ckm
>
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From: Lam Dang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to make .wav files from line input?
Date: 30 Aug 1999 18:11:13 -0400
I have a couple of audio casette recordings
which I treasure for emotional reasons. I
want to make .mp3 files out of them for
keepsake.
I already have the software to make .wav
files from audio CDs on a Linux platform
(RedHat 6.0 for i386). But I have no idea
how to make .wav files out of line input
(from a casette player) to my AWE64 sound
card.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
--
Lam Dang
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: why not C++?
From: "Noah Roberts (jik-)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 30 Aug 1999 16:20:43 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phil Hunt) writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > My point was that he's added even more pointless and obscure things to C++
> > such as reference variables. What the hells the point of those when you
> > already have pointers? Also overloading the << and >> to produce a less
> > powerfull (for most things) I/O system than *printf and *scanf and to
> > produce confusing statements like "cout << 2 << 3". In general IMO
> > operator overloading produces impossible to follow code and the syntax for
> > declaring an overloaded operator is a joke as are other things such as
> > class inheritance. Also why give constructor functions the same name as the
> > class and make destructors have a tilda in front? Even worse the copy
> > function is the same as the constructor except it takes an argument!
> > Whats wrong with constructor() , destructor() and copy() for chrissake??
> > I could go on but whats the point. C++ is a dogs dinner like I said before.
>
> Since you feel like that, may I suggest you design something better.
Something better has already been created....Objective-C.
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Subject: Re: Linux 286
From: "Noah Roberts (jik-)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 30 Aug 1999 16:22:06 -0700
"Jody Thigpen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Look into ELKS. It is a "linux" on 8083 and such, including the 286.
Alpha. freshmeat.
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Jody
>
> Jan Just Keijser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7qeas7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jody Thigpen"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Is there a distribution of Linux that will run on a PC 286 Platform?
> > >
> >
> > Nope, Linux will run on 32bit platforms only, and the 286 is not that.
> >
> > Sorry,
> >
> > JJ
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > *NOTE*
> > My Email return address is not correct
> > in order to avoid mass mailings...
> > These are the correct addresses
> > (but with dashes between all letters):
> >
> > Jan Just (JJ) Keijser
> > Unix Support Engineer / Configuration Manager
> > Logica Inc. - Lexington MA
> >
> > SMTP: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Just to confuse some of those junkmailers:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for
> > the change to take effect. Reboot now? [OK]
> >
> > My views are my own...
> > flames > /dev/null 2>&1
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> >
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