Linux-Misc Digest #848, Volume #21 Fri, 17 Sep 99 09:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Telnet as root (John Thompson)
Re: Domain name for private subnet (Matthew King)
Re: Program to Edit Wav files? (Peter Caffin)
newsgroup for Vietnamese (NGUYEN-DAI Quy)
Can't find /usr/include/g++-2 (Jon)
Newbie needs help! ("Neil R Mendham")
Re: ps -ef ? (Villy Kruse)
Compiling gtk-1.2.4 (vod)
Re: how to make Win98 filesystem compatible with Linux ("Amit Jaisingh")
Re: fetchmail and postfix (Alex Flinsch)
Re: My first Linux crash - what should I have done? ("Luke Th. Bullock")
Re: Domain name for private subnet (Michael McConnell)
Re: Can I set up /dev/floppy to be mounted by non-root? (Anton)
Re: General Rant from a Linux Newbie (Donal K. Fellows)
Re: Are tar tapes OS dependent? (Joerg Schilling)
Re: Linux (RH6.0) crash -> recovery how ? ("Randy Volters")
Re: How do I delete mail from Netscape? (Brandon)
Re: "Linux" & "Penguin" copyright ? (Chilly Willy)
Graphical world clock (Kati G�bler)
Re: Newbie needs help! (Adrian Hands)
Re: Q: Default directory for shell (Thomas M. Sasala)
Re: Parallel port CD writer and Linux (Steve Gage)
A few questions (Hans Marcus Kruger)
Re: Newbie needs help! (Adrian Hands)
Linux autoprobe doesn't detect my SCSI card... (Timothy)
SCSI (Timothy)
Re: NetWare to Linux? (DHobbs)
Re: Need national ISP (Paul Budden)
Re: Install Window Maker ("Luke Th. Bullock")
Re: Test - Ignore (Raffaello Brecht)
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Telnet as root
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:21:58 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have and use ssh; how can I prevent a telnetter from su'ing to root?
If they don't have the root password, they can't su to root.
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-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Matthew King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Domain name for private subnet
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:47:05 +0100
Richard Townsend wrote:
>
> How should I get around the problem? I can see a couple of possible
> solutions:
>
> 1) Don't run sendmail :)
> 2) Choose a ficticious domain name, hoping it won't ever be actually
> registered
>
I personally chose (2), using a domain .ltd (limited) which is
fictitiuos. Perhaps something which is likely to always be fictitious
would have been a better idea (like twne, this-will-never-exist) or even
add some random numbers. It certainly works.
Suddenly it comes to me that you could probably use localhost
(machine1.localhost and machine2.localhost for example). I know this is
a default somewhere.
However, I don't think sendmail actually needs a domain name and can
somehow be set up to not require one. No idea how, though.
Matthew "TheNut" King
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From: Peter Caffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Program to Edit Wav files?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:23:57 +0000
Jason Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone out there know o a good program freely available
> to edit and re-record wav files? That is, a program that will
> let me cut off certain parts of wav files and fade others to the
> end, say. Thanks kindly,
xwave might be the sound recorder you are looking for.
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From: NGUYEN-DAI Quy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: newsgroup for Vietnamese
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 13:18:52 +0200
Hi,
Vietnamese Linux Users can now disccus at
news://bobo.ltas.ulg.ac.be/vn.comp.os.linux
There are also anothers newsgroups like "misc,setup,announce,questions".
Have fun,
--
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(seen in someone's .signature)
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:11:36 -0400
From: Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Can't find /usr/include/g++-2
I've tried several variations of
LIBS = -I /usr/include/g++-2
play: $(OBJS)
gcc -o play $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
plus other stuff but it always returns can't find iostream.h
I'm sure it's something simple I'm failing to do but what.
BTW, /usr/include/g++-2/iostream.h does exist.
TIA
Jon
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From: "Neil R Mendham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie needs help!
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:21:14 GMT
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I am setting up my system as a dual boot, and I'm not having much luck =
so far!
Two questions:
1) fdisk reports that because of the size of my drive (10Gb) I "may" =
have problems running lilo. What the hell can I do about it!?
2) I bought a Matrox G400... anyone got any helpful tips on how the hell =
I get it working with X?
Cheers,
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Neil Mendham
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: ps -ef ?
Date: 17 Sep 1999 13:24:24 +0200
R.K.Aa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Hmm... ps -ef works fine here (RH6)
>ps -V displays: procps version 2.0.2
That is a new thing with RH6.0 and not available on RH5.2
RH6.0 has procps version 2.0.2 according to 'ps -V', so
that is the number that should be compared on non RH systems.
Unless, this is an RH enhancement, but I would doubt that.
--
Villy
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From: vod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Compiling gtk-1.2.4
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:58:08 +0530
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi there,
I am getting the following error while trying to compile gtk-1.2.4.
Making all in docs make[2]: Entering directory /tars/gtk+-1.2.4/docs'
make[2]: *** No rule to make target gdk.texi', needed by gdk.info'.
Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory /tars/gtk+-1.2.4/docs'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory /tars/gtk+-1.2.4'
make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
/tars is the directory where i have untarred the source.
Am i missing some files if yes then why didnt configure point it out,
please explain the reason
why this error is comping.
Btw how much hard-disk space does it need to compile, it seems to be
over 40 MB
Thanks
--V0D--
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From: "Amit Jaisingh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: how to make Win98 filesystem compatible with Linux
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:16:47 +0530
You don't need to do anything special. Linux can read FAT32 partition very
well.
But if you have LILO installed on your MBR then after installing Win'98
you'll have to reinstall LILO.
-amit
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:7qp6j4$sh2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm upgrading my Win95 "OS" to Win98. What should (and what should I
> not) do to make sure that all Linux partitions and the data thereon
> survive, and that all data on the Win partition is still readable from
> Linux?
>
> System is RH5.2, KDE, kernel 2.2.
>
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From: Alex Flinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fetchmail and postfix
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:11:00 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Basically, what's happening is that fetchmail is trying to send to
> "localhost," only that gets translated into
> "localhost.localhost.localdomain" because something along the way is
> interpreting "localhost.localdomain" as your domain name (sans
> hostname). It's possible that option #1 will correct the problem by
> making postfix recognize "localhost.localhost.localdomain" as itself.
> This is rather inelegant, but it ought to work. Setting a regular
> fully-qualified domain name and telling fetchmailrc to deliver to it
> rather than to "localhost" alone should also fix the problem.
>
I finally got it working yesterday evening. What happened was that the "full
install" of Mandrake installed sendmail and postfix. Removing sendmail and an init 3
solved the problem (for new incoming mail anyway). Existing mail queues were edited
to change localhost.localhost to localhost and postfix restarted and sent out
everythign that was hung up...
Thanks for the info.
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From: "Luke Th. Bullock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: My first Linux crash - what should I have done?
Date: 17 Sep 1999 11:13:16 GMT
The GURU Glen Scurr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I had installed quake2, and had been playing it, no problems, from the
>console.
>But then, I launched it from an xterm. Quake2 ran fine but when I quit,
>it said that it couldn't write a cfg file, probably a permission thing,
>but then I was in a full screen text mode and nothing would get me out.
>Ctrl-c, ctrl-z, alt-f1..f10 ctrl-alt-f1..f10, even alt-ctrl-del did
>nothing.
>Now obviously, quake2 is a console app and I shouldn't run it from an
>xterm. Or should I be able to?
>But when it did hang like that, what else could I have tried to do to
>kill quake2 or get to another console? I forgot to try
>alt-ctrl-backspace.
most likely it "transported" you to an available console.
when i start quake in X, i am transfered to a console,
and use ^C - ^M F5 to get back to X.
(ctrl - alt - F-key)
--
/Luke
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From: Michael McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Domain name for private subnet
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:05:07 +0100
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Matthew King wrote:
> Richard Townsend wrote:
> >
> > How should I get around the problem? I can see a couple of possible
> > solutions:
> >
> > 1) Don't run sendmail :)
> > 2) Choose a ficticious domain name, hoping it won't ever be actually
> > registered
> >
>
> I personally chose (2), using a domain .ltd (limited) which is
> fictitiuos. Perhaps something which is likely to always be fictitious
> would have been a better idea (like twne, this-will-never-exist) or even
> add some random numbers. It certainly works.
I tend to use .lan (local area network) which is also fictitious. Personally,
I believe it would make a lot of sense if .lan was officially reserved for
local private networks.
-- Michael "Soruk" McConnell
Eridani Star System -- The Most Up-to-Date Red Hat Linux CDROMs Available
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://linux.amush.cx Fax: +44-8701-600807
Eridani: Your PC doesn't need Windows or Gates.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anton)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde
Subject: Re: Can I set up /dev/floppy to be mounted by non-root?
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:48:45 -0400
john <john*nospam*@jjgb.com> hurled onto comp.os.linux.security:
>Close, but no cigar <G>
>
>Here is my /etc/fstab
>
>/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 noauto,user 0 0
>/dev/fd0 /mnt/dosfloppy vfat noauto,user 0 0
^^^^
Why not simply use 'auto' as the file system type? That way you'll need
only a single mount point, and the kernel will figure out what type it
is.
Anton
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donal K. Fellows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: General Rant from a Linux Newbie
Date: 17 Sep 1999 11:33:07 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
K. Bjarnason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One wonders what he'd do if confronted with a serious application aimed
> at, oh, I don't know, teaching quantum theory or analyzing particle
> decay - but which had a very simple, intuitive, easy-to-use installation
> and interface.
Care to exhibit such a beastie? Members of empty sets are not much of
a bother to anyone at all...
Donal.
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be overweighed by having California as a heavily-armed rabid weasel on our
borders. -- David Parsons <o r c @ p e l l . p o r t l a n d . o r . u s>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joerg Schilling)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.misc,alt.solaris.x86
Subject: Re: Are tar tapes OS dependent?
Date: 17 Sep 1999 11:38:36 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ken Pizzini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 17 Sep 1999 01:06:24 -0500, Leslie Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>So what do you type if you don't want to bother remembering which
>>xterm is logged into Linux/freeBSD/Solaris and you want the full
>>list so you can pipe it to grep?
>
>If you put /usr/ucb high in your path on Solaris you can just
>use "ps ax" on all of those. Otherwise you could make an
>appropriate alias in your .bashrc on each machine:
> case $(uname -s) in
> Linux) alias fullps='ps -e' ;;
> freeBSD) alias fullps='ps ax' ;;
> Solaris) alias fullps='/usr/bin/ps -e' ;;
> #...
> esac
If you put /usr/ucb high in your path, you cannot compile correctly.
So beware!!!!!
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From: "Randy Volters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux (RH6.0) crash -> recovery how ?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:40:53 -0400
This is just a guess, I've had a hang a couple of times that was so severe
that I had to pull the plug on the machine.
I get to the same point you are describing, (mount), it does appear that the
system is frozen at this point, and if it wasn't for the fact that I was
able to hear the disk drive accessing the disk, I would have concluded the
system was frozen. It wasn't.
It did take what in computer time seemed abnormally long to mount the root
file system, actually it was under five minutes.
Have you tried booting Linux and when it comes to the point that it is
mounting file systems, just going to get some coffee or something?
Sometimes the simplest approaches have all the answers....
Istvan Zsolt Kovacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi!
>
> I'm using RH6 on pentium machine. After updateting some packages
> (gnome, XFree86, etc ) everything worked fine until I shut down Linux
> (the usual way CTRL+ALT+DEL). During shut down I got some warings saying
> that some directories are read only. When I tried to reboot all goes
> well until the root file system has to be mounted. Here the boot stops
> but doesn't hang. If I press CTRL+C the boot process continues with the
> same kind of warnings like at shut-down and it stops again when trying
> to initialize the system files in /etc/rc.d and /var. At this point
> CTRL+ doesn't help anymore and the only way to move on is to shut down
> again with CTRL+ALT+DEL.
>
> I tried the std recovery procedure with the boot/root disk but then I
> get an other error:
> ...
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly
> Trying to unmount old root .... <3> error -16
> Change root to /initrd : error -2
>
> and the system is blocked.
>
> Can anybody please give me a hint how can I fix this problem without
> loosing all my data?
> Thank you!
>
> --
> Istvan
>
>
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 06:30:27 -0400
From: Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: How do I delete mail from Netscape?
kev wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been right through some of my mail folders in order to delete the
> ones I don't need (Netscape kept crashing with large mail folders).
> However, the size of the folders on disk has not changed. And, because
> deleting something moves it to the Trash folder (then I deleted it from
> there), my Trash mail file is now 68Mb, even though there is 'nothing'
> in there when viewing the Trash folder in Messenger. How do I make
> Netscape delete the messages it reckons are already deleted?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Kev
Netscape has , what i think, is a stupid way for managing messages.
Even if u delete all files from Sent and Inbox to the Trash and also
even deelete all messages from Trash the messages are still 'in there'.
THey don't show up in Netscape but if you browse the actual Sent, Inbox,
and Trash files u will see they have every single bit of text from each
message you sent and received including headers and 'garbage' from any
files you sent. I've never compacted folders so i dont know what that
does per se but what I did was use a text editor and delete some of the
text in the actual sent, inbox and trash files. When i finally figured
htis is out netscape worked my trash file was like 250mb in
size....needless to say Word crashed.
Brandon
--
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every conceivable
feature into an OPERATING SYSTEM, whether you want it or not, is
innovation' Bill
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For Beginners in Linux, Emulation, Midis, Playstation Info, and
Virii.
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From: Chilly Willy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: "Linux" & "Penguin" copyright ?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 06:41:49 -0500
actually the penguin's name is not tux.... that is just what everyone
generally calls him... Linus in a recent interview in linux mag said
that the penguin actually has no official name
DanH wrote:
> data-portal wrote:
> >
> > Is the word "Linux" and the Linux "Penguin" copyright ?
>
> Yes, the Penguin's name is Tux
>
> > Do I need permission to use both the word Linux and
> > Penguin ? Would like to print some T-shirts of it.
>
> I don't think so. Do a search for that on the web
>
> Dan
> --
> UNIX - Not just for vestal virgins anymore
> Linux - Choice of a GNU generation
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From: Kati G�bler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Graphical world clock
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:04:26 +0200
Hello, I saw somewhere a screenshoot of a world clock with a picture of
the world-map and how the light falls at different parts of our planet,
i.e. a night and day graphical clock. It might have been part of some
Linux distribution or it might be a separate freeware application. Has
anyone seen this application and know where to get it, if so please let
me know. Thanks, Kati.
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From: Adrian Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie needs help!
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:05:48 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Neil R Mendham wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am setting up my system as a dual boot, and I'm not having much luck
> so far!
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) fdisk reports that because of the size of my drive (10Gb) I "may"
> have problems running lilo. What the hell can I do about it!?
yeah, drives that size are pretty common these days, those messages need
updating.
they're used to be a problem if your root partition began on a cylinder
number > 1024.
It may still be a problem, I don't know.
To be safe, locate you're root partition with a STARTING cylinder number
< 1024, if you can.
Of course, if you get rid of the windows partition, no problem. ;-)
Also, LILO is probably the most convenient way to boot Linux,
but not the ONLY way.
If you're dual-booting with ms-win/dos/nt, you can use LOADLIN.EXE to
boot linux from the other os. It runs the same once booted.
> 2) I bought a Matrox G400... anyone got any helpful tips on how the
> hell I get it working with X?
XFree86 says:
"The current MGA driver in the SVGA server supports
...(snip)...
Matrox G400 (only the first head and no TVout support).
"
so, it shouldn't be a problem.
Note that it's the SVGA driver.
> Cheers,
> --
> --
> Neil Mendham
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Thomas M. Sasala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Q: Default directory for shell
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:54:46 GMT
The home directory is accurate. However, I think I might
of been in /usr/bin when I killed the gnome session. With gdm,
killing the session causes it to respawn and capture the screen
again. Hmmm, I'll have to check that out. Thanks.
-Tom
p.s.,
Can't remember why I was in /usr/bin, but I do remember
it now. Is this 'problem' some sort of X default issue?
>
> Your default home dir I believe is stored in /etc/passwd. Check there.
> However, if you startx while you are in /usr/bin, all your shells that
you
> open in X will start in there as well.
>
> -Scott
>
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From: Steve Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Parallel port CD writer and Linux
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:55:08 GMT
Mark Ferraretto wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a TraxData CD-RW 2660 (I think) cd (re-)writer on a parallel port.
> Is this supported under linux?
>
> I got cdrecord but it only mentions SCSI cd writers
>
> Thanks
> Mark
Not sure about your particular model, but parallel port cd (re-)writers
can work fine. I use my HP 7200e all the time. I learned how at:
http://www.torque.net/parport/paride.html
Also, I found these sites quite helpful:
http://www.guug.de/~winni/linux/cdr/html/
http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/faq.html
Good luck!
- Steve
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From: Hans Marcus Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: A few questions
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:51:40 GMT
Hello out there
I have a few questions and it would be great if someone could help me
1. I have an parallel port scanner. Is there any chance to scan under=20
Linux? I also have an digital camera (Casio) that transferes the data=20
over serial cable. For both periferical I have the twain-driver(=20
altought I think they wount help me a lot!).
2. When I lock my screen in KDE, it asks me for my password. Thats=20
fine, but if someonen doesnt know my password, he can just jump (Ex.:=20
ALT + CTRL + F1) to the terminal I started the X-server press CTRL +=20
C. From there on he will have complete access to my files. (I tried it=20
on SuSE 6.1 with KDE).
Is there a way to change this?
3. How can I configure my Linuxbox to act as an NTP-server for my=20
local network, using it's internal clock (which is adjusted from time=20
to time to the internet NTP-servers).
Thanks in advanced
HMK
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From: Adrian Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie needs help!
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:13:06 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adrian Hands wrote:
> > 2) I bought a Matrox G400... anyone got any helpful tips on how the
> > hell I get it working with X?
>
> XFree86 says:
>
> "The current MGA driver in the SVGA server supports
>
> ...(snip)...
> Matrox G400 (only the first head and no TVout support).
> "
>
That quote is from the current docs, so I'd download
XFree86-SVGA-3.3.5.*.rpm from ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/6.0/i386.
The version on your CD is probably 3.3.2 and might not support your card
properly.
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From: Timothy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux autoprobe doesn't detect my SCSI card...
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:58:59 +1000
Hi
I've got a SCSI card which Windows recognises as an Adaptec
AHA-150x/1510/152x/AIC-6x60 SCSI Host Adapter. When I installed Linux, I=
tried
to get it to dect the card by selecting the Adaptec 152x adapter from the=
list.
When the autoprobe didn't work for that, I tried all of the other Adapte=
c
cards on the list, but none could be autoprobed.
Any ideas on how I can fix this up? Thanks.... :)
Tim
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From: Timothy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:41:32 +1000
Hi
I've got a SCSI card which Windows recognises as an
Adaptec-150x/1510/152x/AIC-6x60 SCSI Host Adapter. I couldn't seem to ge=
t it
detected when I installed Linux. I've even tried all of the Adaptec driv=
ers and
autoprobe still couldn't detect it. Is there any way to get my scsi card
running under linux? Thanks.... :)
Tim
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From: DHobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,dc.org.linux-users
Subject: Re: NetWare to Linux?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:35:20 -0400
Karl wrote:
>
> The powers that be where I work are considering dumping NetWare in
> favor of Linux. Has anyone out there been through this type of
> conversion?
>
> Good idea, bad idea? Hints, tips, stories and any other thoughts
> would be appreciated.
What are you going to do with it? Mail, web, router, DNS, firewall,
directory server, even desktops it works wonderfully.
I got rid of a Cisco and dropped a 486 with Linux and four NICs as the
router for three subnets, it got those WIN machines off on their own
subnet and they can chat all they want and they don't interfere with the
rest of the machines.
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From: Paul Budden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need national ISP
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:09:12 -0400
Hi...
I have a local ISP here in southern Ohio that offers me national access
to your account through PSI.NET for $17 pm or so... which includes single
channel ISDN if you need it. Their www page offers a coverage list so
you can check for your area.
If you decide to use this, Please tell them I sent you.. :)
Regards
Paul Budden
Andrew Purugganan wrote:
> ORRIN ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:30:19 -0400, Alex Kaufman
> : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Many services offer 800 access for an extra fee. Whats wrong with
> : changing to a local phone number when you travel? I use NTR as a
> : travel/backup ISP since they have a 5 hour/month plan that is not
> : expensive and works with whatever software I already have. You can
> : check them out at www.ntr.net.
> what a buddy of mine does before his trip is, he connects only to
> download the most recent table of local access numbers for his
> destination. I have to ask him how much does he have to d/load though.
> unless you're one of them road warriors that don't even have time to
> unpack in between trips ;-)
> --
> Andy Purugganan
> annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
> e-mail reply always appreciated, but i'll still be lurking here
--
It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because
there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not
every one of them is inabited. Therfore, there must be a finite number of
inhabited worlds. Any finite number devided by infinity is as near to
nothing as makes no odds, so the averave population of all the planets in
the Universe ca be said to be zero. From this it follows that the
population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may
meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged immagination.
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From: "Luke Th. Bullock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Install Window Maker
Date: 17 Sep 1999 11:55:37 GMT
The GURU EZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I did. I downloaded the Xprog.tgz package which incleades header files,
>config files and compiletime libraries. I used the "extract" util
>provided at the X-Free site to install it.
>Only thing is that I didn't run XF86Setup again. Do I need to that if I
>DON'T want to change any of my monitor settings?
try adding -I/usr/include -I/usr/X11/include and so on..
(ie: add a -I<where.you.put.your.header.files>)
--
/Luke
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From: Raffaello Brecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Test - Ignore
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:36:08 +0200
Jim wrote:
>
> I will ignore it.
Ah ... err ... OK ... <INGORE MODE ON>
--
Raffaello Brecht
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