Linux-Misc Digest #763, Volume #21 Sat, 11 Sep 99 12:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: COMPUTONE INTELLIPORT II DRIVERS (John Belew)
Re: DosLinux: No Reply? (NF Stevens)
Re: C++ clear screen command (NF Stevens)
custom sized labels-inkjet/lasers (Ripsheets)
Switching beween KDE & Gnome (Sim Grant)
Re: Figure Out The MS Source Code Yourself (John McKown)
User can't mount CDROM & Floppy (Sim Grant)
Re: DosLinux: No Reply? ("bowman")
Re: Absurd Linux mentality ! (William Burrow)
Re: Absurd Linux mentality ! (Gene Wilburn)
Partitioning for Linux ("Timothy")
kfm reads / as over written (root)
Re: MS CD's (Per Steinar Iversen)
Re: netscape 4.51 hangs (Edwin Johnson)
Re: Switching beween KDE & Gnome ("Timothy")
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Subject: Re: COMPUTONE INTELLIPORT II DRIVERS
From: John Belew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 11 Sep 1999 06:05:51 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I need the drivers of a Computone Intelliport II for LINUX REDHAT
> 5.2
Try
ftp://ftp.computone.com/PUB/products/IntelliPortII
but surely your question didn't have such an obvious answer?
--
< John Belew >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: DosLinux: No Reply?
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:35:50 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward Westin) wrote:
>On 6 Sep 1999 22:30:55 GMT, Edward Westin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I installed DosLinux a while ago and have found it to be quite excellent.
>>When I originally installed it the setup asked how much hard disk space I
>>wanted to give it. Not knowing the quality of the distribution, I went
>>small (75megs) and now am running out of space. Is there a way of
>>re-sizing the size of the file (loop device?)? If not is there a way I can
>>re-install this and save my work of over a month customizing it? Any
>>recommendations would be much appreciated.
>
>Doesn't anybody know the answer to this query? Please help... :-(
I don't know the specific details of the DosLinux distribution,
but you could create another loop partition of the size you require
and mount that new partition within your original file system.
I suspect that most people here are running a full linux installation
so have no experience of DosLinux. You could try emailing whoever
put the package together for advice.
Norman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: C++ clear screen command
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:35:51 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I'm new in C++ programming and I'm using the g++ compiler with SUSE
>Linux 6.1
>
>I'm trying to make a clear screen command before starting my programs
>but I can't find how.
>
If you want to do a lot of detailed screen manipulation, i.e. outputing
text at particular screen locations, then you'll want to us the ncurses
package. If you just want to do a one off clearing of the screen then
something like system ("tput clear"); might be what you want.
Norman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ripsheets)
Subject: custom sized labels-inkjet/lasers
Date: 11 Sep 1999 13:39:49 GMT
Custom sized labels-inkjet/laser
Please check our site. We custom diecut label materials for inkjets and lasers.
We have 31 different materials including several waterproof-solventproof,
smearproof substrates. We can diecut any shape or size in as little as 10
sheets.
http://www.rippedsheets.com
Thank you.
Steve Hall
Rippedsheets.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Sim Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Switching beween KDE & Gnome
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 23:45:48 +1000
Hi,
Anyone know how to switch between Gnome & KDE in RedHat ?
I don't mean using XDM though coz i still prefer the command
line way of configuring my system.
Let say to start X, i type 'startx' but it would automatically
switch to KDE or Gnome to which one is a default.The case for RH6 is
Gnome, but i'd like to try KDE as well. Well, anyone has any idea ?
Best Regards,
Sim Grant(Gummy Bear)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKown)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Figure Out The MS Source Code Yourself
Date: 11 Sep 1999 14:08:54 GMT
On 10 Sep 1999 18:23:46 +0100, Chris J/#6
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
><satire>
>Does it also mean that if you modify Windows95 to the point that you
>purge out all the crap that isn't needed and afterwards it doesn't
>crash, you've breached the act? *grin*
></satire>
BSODs are critical. They give the person at the computer an excuse to do
various things such as get coffee (tea, cola, <whatever>), go the the
rest room (water closet), etc. They also are critical to help alleviate
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other Repetitative Stress Injuries. This all
proves that Microsoft is actually HELPING the poor end user who would
otherwise be forced by uncaring management into unsafe computing practices.
They also allow allow the hardware a chance to "cool off" since I'm fairly
sure that the BSOD results in a CPU halt. This extends the life of the
components.
UNIX on the other hand, since it does NOT crash in this manner, shows a
totally indifference to the health and well being of its users and the
hardware. It just keeps demanding that they continue to work at full
speed.
Thus it is shown that Bill Gates & Microsoft are actually MORE caring that
Linus Torvalds (I hope I spelled that correctly) and Linux!
<hee hee hee>
John
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From: Sim Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: User can't mount CDROM & Floppy
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 23:46:42 +1000
Hi,
I've set up some lines of commands in my bashrc -
alias ls="ls --color"
alias cdrom="mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom"
alias nocd="umount /mnt/cdrom"
alias fd="mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy"
alias nofd="umount /mnt/floppy"
...
...
(anyone who likes this short cut can do the same under
bashrc(if u'r using RH coz Caldera is uing Profile - bare in mind)
My problem is, it works find to Root(myself) but not to my
users. What should i do to let my other users to do the mounting as
well as the root does ?
It is a single user machine though, me n perhaps my
housemates.
Best Regards,
Sim Grant(Gummy Bear)
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From: "bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DosLinux: No Reply?
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:12:42 -0600
> >On 6 Sep 1999 22:30:55 GMT, Edward Westin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >Doesn't anybody know the answer to this query? Please help... :-(
Yeah, anybody that read the docs that came with the distro.
>From : How To Install DosLinux 3-17-99
"Look at the 'loopspace' script on DosLinux dor options to add space to the
system.
# loopspace <For Help>
"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Subject: Re: Absurd Linux mentality !
Date: 11 Sep 1999 14:02:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11 Sep 1999 08:29:53 GMT,
Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Linux users who are proud that they learned what:
>>> " cd /home; tar cvpf - * | ( cd /newhome; tar xvpf - ) "
>>> means; don't yet realise that knowledge of this arbitrary syntax, will be of
>>There is something about command line control over my computer, that I
>
> Isn't there? I mean, why do that at all? How about
>
>cd /home; tar cpf - * | tar xpf -o /newhome -
>(IIRC)
-o is for V7 compatibility. You perhaps mean -C. Also, I think (though
I'm not sure) that the file name must follow -f.
So,
cd /home; tar cvpf - * | tar xvpf - -C /newhome
For people who don't like cryptic letters, the following is available:
cd /home; tar --create --verbose --preserve-permissions --to-stdout * | \
tar --extract --verbose --preserve-permissions --file - --directory /newhome
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gene Wilburn)
Subject: Re: Absurd Linux mentality !
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 14:19:13 GMT
On 10 Sep 1999 17:17:41 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My heading is a bit extreme - perhaps ?
>
>Linux users who are proud that they learned what:
>" cd /home; tar cvpf - * | ( cd /newhome; tar xvpf - ) "
> means; don't yet realise that knowledge of this arbitrary syntax, will be of
> no use to them in 10 years time.
[snip]
I see you've already had some thoughtful replies to this so I'll add just
one more thread:
This kind of command-line knowledge is *good* for you. It sharpens your
memory. When folks say a GUI "dumbs you down" that's not a casual
statement -- it really does make you dumber.
The only problem with the above command, at first glance, is that it looks
overwhelming. But it's made up of small little pieces that work together.
You work at learning the various pieces (knowing tar syntax is time well
spent) and learn to string them together.
It's like learning words in French or German and finally being able to put
them together in a sentence. Learning a language like French or German is
also good for you. It gets your brain cells clicking, exercising the grey
matter.
And as other posters have already said, command-line syntax has been
around for a long time, it's how Unix works, and it's likely to be around
for a long time to come. There are options that will allow you to do
things seemingly more easily, but you pay the 'dumb' tax every time you
use them. Of course, the choice is yours, and the choice is there.
Gene
--
I've got a bad feeling about this! -- Han Solo
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From: "Timothy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Partitioning for Linux
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:41:02 +1000
Hi
I've been reading quite a few posts in this newsgroup about using different
hard disk partitions for different parts of linux (eg. /usr). When I
installed linux I wasn't sure what to do so I used one hard disk partition
of 80MB for swap and 1.4 GB for the rest. Are there any drawbacks to this,
or should I separate the 1.4 GB into smaller partitions and then reinstall
everything? In fact, I was going to get back another 3 GB from windows. Is
it ok to use one huge partition (eg. 4.4 GB) for everything? This is 'cos
I'm not sure how much space I should allocate to different sections of
linux.... Any hints would be very appreciated.... thanks! :)
Tim
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kfm reads / as over written
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:32:36 GMT
in rh6.0 (2.2.5-15)
downloaded a directory as root with netscape(save link as)that kfm
reads the structure for when upped one higher from root. the files are
not there when clicked.
The issue continues when kfm is invoked from any account.
booting to a different kernel(2.2.7) on a different partition,mounting
rh partition,kfm reads it as the downloaded DIR structure.
re-installing (rpm -Uvh -force kde*)from disk did not resolve it.
kfm is the only app that sees this. The kernel and mc do not have this
issue.And though I'm starting to really like mc, but still want to know
where kfm is getting its info.
Tia,
Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Per Steinar Iversen)
Subject: Re: MS CD's
Date: 11 Sep 1999 14:45:15 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11 Sep 1999 11:12:01 GMT,
Per Steinar Iversen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:45:42 GMT, Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Could it be that your Linux box lacks Joliet support in it's iso9660 fs
>implementation?
>
>No, I have checked, it is present.
Found the problem: Many key files are flagges as hidden.
Mounting the cd's with the nohide option works great.
-psi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edwin Johnson)
Subject: Re: netscape 4.51 hangs
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 11 Sep 1999 15:02:37 GMT
Just for information, I have Slackware 3.2 and am using Netscape 3.04. This
combination works well with the site below. (Kernel 2.0.29) I have Slackware
4.0 installed on another computer at the office with Nets3.04 and can try
and see if it also will access the site.
...Edwin
On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:01:56 -0600, rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am using netscape 4.51 as installed by
>slackware 4. It mostly works ok, but every time
>I visit barnesandnoble.com it locks up and
>has to be killed, often requiring -9. Then I
>tried arena but it turns the page into a garbled mess.
>What to do?
>
>rob.
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From: "Timothy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Switching beween KDE & Gnome
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 01:00:16 +1000
Try typing 'switchdesk' in a terminal window, then choose kde (or whatever).
Log out, then log back in without fiddling around with the 'options' at the
login screen and it should go to kde instead of the default of gnome.
Tim
Sim Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
> Anyone know how to switch between Gnome & KDE in RedHat ?
> I don't mean using XDM though coz i still prefer the command
> line way of configuring my system.
> Let say to start X, i type 'startx' but it would automatically
> switch to KDE or Gnome to which one is a default.The case for RH6 is
> Gnome, but i'd like to try KDE as well. Well, anyone has any idea ?
>
> Best Regards,
> Sim Grant(Gummy Bear)
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