Linux-Misc Digest #853, Volume #21 Fri, 17 Sep 99 21:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Corel Linux screenshots? (Alex Kaufman)
root telnet session (Northern Drugs)
Re: Adding swap space to drive with data... easy? (Paul Hovnanian)
Re: Samba browser? (Peter Caffin)
Re: How do I fetch PPP stats in Kernel 2.2.15? ("Michael L. Black")
Re: Netscape 4.6 + JAVA -> freezes (Dominic Maraglia)
Re: Can't mount CDROM (Jerry L Kreps)
Re: Requiring Custom kernel to install Debian (Larry Ozarow)
Re: how to make Win98 filesystem compatible with Linux (OldUncleMe)
Re: Figure Out The MS Source Code Yourself (Fogbank)
Re: Can I set up /dev/floppy to be mounted by non-root? (Robert Hughes)
Re: multiprocessor linux scalability (Bill Rugolsky)
Re: Linux Mailing List (Justin B Willoughby)
Re: Can I set up /dev/floppy to be mounted by non-root? (David C.)
Re: speed pf PPP connection (Johnny McMenamin)
Re: Dim Display ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Alert: AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor (William Burrow)
Re: Linux Supports AGP???? (Serge)
Re: I WANT TO DITCH WINDOZE BUT I CANT!!! (Jayan M)
Re: Linux desktop? (Andrew Purugganan)
Re: PostScript to Word? (Rowland McDonnell)
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From: Alex Kaufman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Corel Linux screenshots?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:55:06 -0400
> Ken Williams wrote:
> I want to see screen shots of the Corel Linux installer program. Anyone?
http://linux.corel.com/linuxproducts_distribution.htm
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From: Northern Drugs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: root telnet session
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:48:16 GMT
I have setup Linux Mandrake 6.
What I want to do is telnet to it as root. When I try to do this I get
incorrect password. With SCO, you can limit telnet sessions with
/etc/default/login. I dont see that with Linux.
How can I setup so root can login with telnet?
Thanks
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
From: Paul Hovnanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adding swap space to drive with data... easy?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:06:44 GMT
Mark D'Ascenzo wrote:
>
[snip]
Maybe problems, maybe not. Here's what I think might bite you:
>
> Here is my current setup:
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 1 131 1052226 b Win95 FAT32
You want to convert the above 'wasted space' into linux swap & native. Thats
OK.
> /dev/hda2 132 1232 8843782+ 5 Extended
Your extended partition (above) encloses your linux partitions:
> /dev/hda5 132 144 104391 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda6 145 863 5775336 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda7 864 1080 1743021 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda8 1081 1170 722893+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda9 1171 1190 160618+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda10 1191 1206 128488+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hda11 1207 1219 104391 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda12 1220 1232 104391 83 Linux native
>
> I want to create something like this:
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 1 1232 8843782+ 5 Extended <----- note change
However, here (above) you are re-organizing the extended partition to include
existing linux partitions:
> /dev/hda2 1 15 128488 82 Linux swap <----- note change
> /dev/hda13 16 31 128488 82 Linux swap <----- note change
> /dev/hda14 32 131 722893 83 Linux native <----- note change
> /dev/hda5 132 144 104391 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda6 145 863 5775336 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda7 864 1080 1743021 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda8 1081 1170 722893+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda9 1171 1190 160618+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda10 1191 1206 128488+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hda11 1207 1219 104391 83 Linux native
> /dev/hda12 1220 1232 104391 83 Linux native
I get nervous whenever I have to juggle partition tables around. I'm not sure
what happens to the partitions within the Extended section if you change it but
I wouldn't want to be the guinea-pig for that test.
I would leave the extended partition as-is and and make one native partition out of
the old FAT32. This would not risk bumping any partition numbers around or changing
the partition table entries associated with the extended partition. Then, copy
one (or more) of your exisiting native partition contents into this new space.
Finally, re-mount and/or link your file system and then convert the newly freed
partitions into swap space. No table changes (other than type) and less risk of
a mess. Don't forget to re-run lilo if you mess with anything that might have
a boot record.
--
Paul Hovnanian | (here) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Software Conflagration | (there) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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A limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean,
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.
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From: Peter Caffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba browser?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:05:11 +0000
John Coonrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there any kind of graphical browser for Samba network shares, similar to
>"Network Neighborhood" in win95?
Create:
/mnt/smb/computer1
/mnt/smb/computer2
/mnt/smb/computer3
/mnt/smb/computer4
Create:
A script which:
(i) Uses smbmount to mount those directories.
(ii) Calls any of the many many graphical file managers out there (the
vast majority will let you set the starting directory as a command-line
argument.
Edit your window manager's menu configuration to create an entry for this
new script. Viola!
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From: "Michael L. Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: How do I fetch PPP stats in Kernel 2.2.15?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:28:08 -0500
lonestar.texas.net has an example of ppp and chap. It is located under
Other Operating Systems.
Use the /var/log/messages file to debug and get starting and stopping stats.
HTH
Michael Black
Taura wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Does anyone have some example code to open the ppp0 interface and fetch
>PPP stats?
>
>The current code I have for 2.0.13 wouldn't even compile with 2.2.15, it
>looks like
>there were some major changes.
>
>Could someone please help me, this information is needed to upgrade
>XPPPConsole
>to 2.2.x kernels.
>
>(Please reply on this news group)
>
>--
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>
>
>
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From: Dominic Maraglia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,netscape.public.mozilla.java
Subject: Re: Netscape 4.6 + JAVA -> freezes
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:44:54 -0700
Hello Wolfgang,
We have been seeing similar problems with users in the Silicon Valley Linux
Users Group -- there is in fact a bug in Netscape 4.5x -4.6 which causes
crashes with some Java code. The only solution at the moment is to either
disable Java or downgrade to Netscape 4.08!
Good luck,
Dominic
Wolfgang Feierabend wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Eitzenberger Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Nils Bluethgen wrote:
> >
> > > Hello out there,
> > >
> > > I have a question about NETSCAPE 4.6 / 4.61 and JAVA. On some (not
> on
> > > all!) of our computers (we run linux-RH6.0) Netscape freezes when I
> open
> > > the URL
> > >
> > > http://www.stadtplandienst.de/query;ORT=b;LL=13.420389x52.54105
> > >
> > > with JAVA enabled. Without JAVA there's no problem,
> > >
> > > I read about the wrong fontpath-settings, but this does
> > > not seem to be the problem, since chkfontpath --list prints:
> > >
> > > Current directories in font path:
> > > 1: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
> > > 2: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled
> > > 3: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled
> > > 4: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1
> > > 5: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo
> > > 6: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
> > > 7: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi
> > > 8: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic
> > > 9: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mytype1
> > > 10: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ttfonts
> > > 11: /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1
> > >
> > > I also upgraded to Netscape 4.61, which gave the same result. Has
> someone
> > > an idea?
> > >
> > > Nils
> >
> > Hi !
> >
> > It might have something to do with a bug in 4.61 concerning JavaScript
> Java
> > LiveConnect.
> > Check out if it works with NS 4.5
> >
> > mfg ET
> >
> >
> I had the same problem with NS 4.5! It was the main reason to update to
> 4.6. Neither 4.5 nor 4.6 is running perfectly with Java enabled. Some
> Java applets will do and others will not. Try http://sydsvenskan.se with
> Java enabled. This swedish newspaper has a Java programmed selection box
> at the left side of their home page. Use it two to four times and the
> communicator will hang. Switch off Java and try again. This "none-Java"
> version works fine. This is only an example. I had the same problem with
> other sites too. Using the communicator without Java since then.
>
> BTW: I use NS 4.6, KDE 1.1 and SuSE Linux 6.1 (Kernel 2.2.5).
>
> Has anybody already asked Netscape about the problem?
>
> Regards to everyone
>
> Wolfgang
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Jerry L Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't mount CDROM
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:30:39 -0500
You were close! Try: mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
Chin Yew Tuck wrote:
>
> When I type :" mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom"
>
> Redhat 5.2 returned the error msg : "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block
> device"
>
> I tried mounting the floppy drive, it worked. Can anybody help me to solve
> this problem ? Thank you.
>
> regards
> Chin
>
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Requiring Custom kernel to install Debian
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:33:52 GMT
Aaron Daniels wrote:
> I am installing debian 2.1 off a bootable CD but to see my hard disks I need to boot
>off a
> custom kernel that has my raid controler compiled in which I have created on another
>debian
> machine, is there a command I can type in at the Debian boot prompt to get it to
>load off my
> kernel, I have tried boot=/dev/fd0 and that doesnt work.
>
> also I can boot directly off my floppy which has my kernel on it but if I do that
>then I have no
> root filesystem,
>
> Any ideas are welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
You can fix the last problem by using rdev to change your boot kernel's notion of where
the root system lives. My impression is that by default a compiled kernel has as its
default root
location the location of the root partition at the time it's compiled. If you compiled
the kernel
on another machine this would explain the problem. Do "man rdev" to see how to fix the
kernel
image, then you can write it to floppy and boot.
Larry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OldUncleMe)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: how to make Win98 filesystem compatible with Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:47:56 GMT
It was: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:23:22 GMT and with STARTLING insight,
"[EMAIL PROTECTED] (San Edwards)"
posted "Re: how to make Win98 filesystem compatible with Linux"
to "comp.os.linux.setup" :
-->Ok, so what do I put in my fstab to allow it to read a FAT32
-->partition? I have just installed Caldera 2.2 and used FAT32 in the
-->fstab and it didn't recognize. Suppose I need to recompile :-(
-->On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:16:47 +0530, "Amit Jaisingh"
--><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-->>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.
-->>> Replies please cc my email (since the Deja Tracker
-->>> does not seem to work for me): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-->>> No spam please.
*-*-*-replies are to the group, make the effort to read them there
Try using 'vfat'. It can be loaded as a module, as well as
compiled into the kernel, in modern versions.
This entry mounts partition #12 of drive /dev/hda (master IDE device on
channel #0) onto an existing directory called /1 (the mount-point) not
automatically on boot, but by issuing the command
'mount /1' from any terminal or terminal window or anyplace you can enter a
text command, such as an icon on any x desktop where you can make icons....
To have it mount automatically on boot, use the second example. In both
cases, users can mount the drive and programs can be executed from it.
/dev/hda12 /1 vfat user,exec,dev,suid,noauto,rw,umask=0 1 1
use one or the other (in fstab)
/dev/hda12 /1 vfat user,exec,dev,suid,auto,rw,umask=0 1 1
Read 'man mount' to understand what some of the options used do. You may
not want this particular setup! /ts
tenox @ home dat com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fogbank)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Figure Out The MS Source Code Yourself
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:37:27 GMT
On 14 Sep 1999 00:55:31 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grahame M.
Kelly) wrote:
>Well, you could migrate to Australia where a federal law was
>passed a couple of weeks ago allowing "reverse engineering" for
>maintenace, development of product compatablilty / interopabilty,
>and general educational uses.
The last time I checked (i.e. two or three years ago) Europe had a
similar law which allowed reverse engineering AND modifications for
interoperability purposes (at least).
Ciao,
Foggy (foggy(at)flashnet.it)
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From: Robert Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can I set up /dev/floppy to be mounted by non-root?
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.windows.x.kde
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 19:15:44 -0500
You may have the automount daemon <amd> available on your distro.
try: man amd
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, David C. wrote:
>john <john*nospam*@jjgb.com> writes:
>>
>> [john@Linux /etc]$ cat fstab
>> /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1
>> /dev/hda6 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
>> /dev/hda9 /tmp ext2 defaults 1 2
>> /dev/hda5 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2
>> /dev/hda7 /var ext2 defaults 1 2
>> /dev/hda8 swap swap defaults 0 0
>> /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 noauto,user 0 0
>> /dev/fd0 /mnt/dosfloppy vfat noauto,user 0 0
>> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
>> noauto,ro,user,unhide 0 0
>> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
>>
>> Please note the 'user' after noauto in the 4th column. That will
>> allow a user to mount the floppy.
>
>Also note that "user" implies "nosuid", "noexec" and "nodev". If you
>think you'll want to execute programs off of the floppy, you will want
>to add the "exec" flag to this.
>
>I would strongly recommend against adding "suid" and "dev" options to
>"user" mounted drives, since that opens up a massive security hole.
>(Especially if untrusted users have access to /dev/fd0 as well.)
>
>-- David
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From: Bill Rugolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: multiprocessor linux scalability
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:31:21 GMT
Nicholas Strugnell wrote:
> This means that my threads spend very little time in kernel mode - they
> are mainly number crunching.
>
> My question is - how scalable is linux for this kind of work? Would I see
> linear scale ups?
It should scale well on decent hardware. If you're not doing I/O, then the
next bottleneck is the fact that SMP is sharing the memory bandwidth.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin B Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Linux Mailing List
Date: 17 Sep 1999 21:31:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin B Willoughby)
noname ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> Hi
>
> http://mylinuxworld.virtualave.net
> or
> http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/mylinux
>
> It's growing, but I was really impressed with the second issue. In my
> opinion, subscibe to it now. I think a sample issue is available at :
> http://mylinuxworld.virtualave.net/issues/issue02.txt
Man why don't you just craw back under the rock you came from!
This is your site and you say "I think...." You sure the heck better know!
I hope you get kicked from this hosting company also for spaming Usenet
every other week with "Check out my sorry site now!"
- Justin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
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: 17 Sep 1999 19:45:45 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daniel Robert Franklin) writes:
> TXS II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I just ran across this in my "Running Linux" boox by matt welsh and
>> lar kaufman, old but very helpful, any it states that the manual page
>> for mount listts possible values for options in the /etc/fstab file.
>> The file is organize like this:
>
>> #device directory type options
>> /dev/fd0 /disk ext2 user
>
>> now putting this in /etc/fstab would make linux try to mount at boot
>> time. I've never done this, but maybe this will send you in the
>> right direction.
>
> Also add the option "noauto" if you don't want it mounted when the
> machine boots. And better than "ext2" is "auto" which will
> automatically detect DOS disks as well as ext2, minix etc.
Does "auto" work in this regard? I thought it couldn't differentiate
between ext2 and vfat.
I've always created two different mount points for the floppy drive -
one as vfat and one as ext2.
-- David
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From: Johnny McMenamin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: speed pf PPP connection
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:27:06 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello
> I am using Linux connecting to the internet but I want to figure out
> my connection speed.
> Furthermore, I want to buy a 56K modem( mine is 33.6k now). Can Linux
> support a 56k Modem? Which brand is more compatible to Linux?
>
> ps. I am using RedHat 5.2
>
> Thanks
>
> Te-Cheng Shen
I am using a USR 57.6k modem and although I don't know what speed I am
connecting with exactly, I know it must be the same as it was when I was
using "that other OS": 50,666 bps. I estimate it to be this because the
ftp transfer speed reflects this. :)
Johnny
The Bobby Fischer Home Page
http://www.rio.com/~johnnymc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Dim Display
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:52:42 GMT
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 04:19:53 GMT, "Cliff McCullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>My display is very dim almost washed out. My display was not listed in the
>list and I used a model one that I thought was close to my monitor. Is
>there something I can check.
>
> Cliff McCullough
>
I have seen a monitor do what you describe when the scan rate is slightly out of
its range. You may want to look into changing these settings, but others will
have to explain how as I have litle experience with this in Lunux. Most times a
monitor will just squeal and not display properly. Most newer ones will shut
down, but older ones can be damaged by out-of-range frequencies.
If your monitor squeals and the display is very narrow or wide, SHUT IT OFF
IMMEDIATELY!
A failure of the horizontal output transistor and possibly the flyback can be
expensive to repair, so be careful.
Wade Segade
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the obvious)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Subject: Re: Alert: AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor
Date: 18 Sep 1999 00:45:59 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 20:18:07 GMT,
Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>When some program gets into a state where is 'trips over itself',
>usually because some code is running faster than some other code expects
>it to.
The old Xenix OS was like this, the same version could rarely be
migrated to a much faster machine because it just wouldn't work.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
~ ()>()
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From: Serge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Supports AGP????
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:31:22 GMT
I have that board and found that the video chipset is SIS620.
Go to the www.sis.com.tw and do a search on linux and sis 620. They have
a linux driver with instructions on how to get it to work. The video on
board shares the RAM so make sure you only use the amount of shared memory
you need... or get a lot of it so it is not an issue. It is quite slow
compared to real AGP video cards though.
RedHat 6.0 and Mandrake 6.0 also have some support for the SIS chipset but
I had a lot of problem getting it to work. I finally got it working after
placing some options in the XF86config file. Instructions are also at the
SIS web site for that, if necessary.
Go to www.searchlinux.com and do a search on SIS 620. I found out all
this from them. It seems that some people got this driver to work too.
I also found our that the NIC is from Davicom.
I think the web site is www.davicom.com.tw
Do a search there on Linux and your motherboard. They have a linux driver
with instructions on how to compile it for your kernel.
I got it to work within minutes once I figured out one of the compile
option is a -o (dash small oh) instead of a zero or a capital O.
I am still to find out the sound chipset for the board and the modem
chipset. I am told that the modem is NOT a winmodem so there should be a
way to get it to work.
Hope it helps.
Enjoy the experience.
Serge.
Mircea wrote:
> You're going to have to find out which chipset your on-board video uses,
> and the same for sound - generic names like "3d agp graphic accelerator"
> and "3d sound pro" don't say much. I'd say stay away from cheap hacks
> like SiS 530, which use shared system memory and are a pain in the butt
> to setup.
> Yes, Linux supports AGP. But the particular chipset does make a
> difference.
>
> MST
>
> m&m wrote:
> >
> > Hi fellow:
> > I am about to buy a new motherboard. It is a Alton M748 which has 3D
AGP
> > Graphic accelerator and 3D Sound Pro built on it. Also, it uses Intel
BX
> > chipset. I will be running RedHat 6 on it. Does anyone know about any
> > problems related to this type of boards? Also, for any motherboard,
does
> > Linux supports AGP GA?
> > Thanks for your concerns
> > m&m
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comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.questions,rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata,alt.horror.werewolves,alt.fan.karl-malden.nose
From: Jayan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I WANT TO DITCH WINDOZE BUT I CANT!!!
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:18:28 GMT
BABKOWSAYIHIKUIA you are a real spoilsport!
Jayan
"Rev. Meowatilla Al' Rashad" wrote:
>
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Well, well.. look who's talking!
>
> IKYABWAI retort and failure to followup at the end of the previous post
> earn you a another thwack across the head.
>
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > Jayan
> >
> > "Rev. Meowatilla Al' Rashad" wrote:
> >
> > > In comp.os.linux.questions, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > Why?
> > > >
> > > > <sarcasm>doesn't windows have everything you need?
> > > > and I've heard it's as stable as a rock!</sarcasm>
> > > >
> > > > And my $ .02 to you.. post to every news group that
> > > > your server permits, you get better responses to your
> > > > answers then, and the whole world gets to know you better too..
> > > > ain't that great!
> > > >
> > > > Jayan
> > >
> > > You're an idiot, Jayan.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rev. Meowatilla Al' Rashad
> > > Chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Non-Delusional People
> > >
> > > /\--/\ OFFICIAL ALT.HORROR.WEREWOLVES /\--/\
> > > < ^..^ > BELLOWERS SOCIETY < ^..^ >
> > > \~U/ MEMBER # 24 \~U/
> >
>
> --
> Rev. Meowatilla Al' Rashad
> Chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Non-Delusional People
>
> /\--/\ OFFICIAL ALT.HORROR.WEREWOLVES /\--/\
> < ^..^ > BELLOWERS SOCIETY < ^..^ >
> \~U/ MEMBER # 24 \~U/
>
> "Why yes I am a meow-whore"
> -- Jim "Kamatu" Hershey in <7r96u4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> "Actually, my father passed me around after he was finished."
> -- Jaue Lang in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Purugganan)
Subject: Re: Linux desktop?
Date: 18 Sep 1999 00:35:59 GMT
Mare Kuntz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Has anyone heard of such a thing as a "Microsoft Bob"-style
: linux desktop? I'm guessing there isn't such a thing,
: because that's not linux's style, but on the other hand
: the idea goes well with linux's goal of being super-customizable.
THe only thing is, Microsoft Bob "needed killing", which is an acceptable
defense in some states. It now lives on in those annoying talking
paperclips, a mere shadow of its former self, and a reminder of what
'bloated software' is all about
--
Andy Purugganan
annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
e-mail reply always appreciated, but i'll still be lurking here
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Crossposted-To: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: PostScript to Word?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rowland McDonnell)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:24:09 +0100
Peter Caffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> T.P Harte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to convert .ps documents
> > created by, say LaTeX and dvips, into MS Word 6.0 .doc files?
>
> Your best bet will be to use ps2ascii to convert your postscript
> to (surprise!) ASCII to incorporate into a new MS-Word document.
[snip]
I gather there are LaTeX to WP converters around that'll take a stab at
converting LaTeX source into something a WP can chew on - maybe that
would be a more sensible route if the LaTeX source document is
available?
Rowland.
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