Linux-Misc Digest #748, Volume #23 Sat, 4 Mar 00 17:13:03 EST
Contents:
Re: root cannot execute bash ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MatLab (or similar) for Linux? ("Christopher R. Carlen")
Creative Geforce card and KDE ("Martin")
Re: Which MB for Athlon? ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
Re: Why won't NT load? (Joshua Baker-LePain)
KMail and SMTP Return code 503 (John)
Using old modules w/o source (Hugh Sparks)
Re: PINE-like prog ? (Michael Powe)
Re: Script of dialup connection in RH6.1 ("Andrew Shiue")
SoundBlaster Awe64 PCI? (Bo B)
My samba connection doesn't work ?? ("Fredde Andreasson")
Re: Netscape window placement (Matt McClure)
SB Questions... (Alex Lam)
SCSI Utility ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ttysnoop or another just like it (Jose)
Re: Xmms/Netscape 4.7 problems PLEASE HELP!!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Why won't NT load? (Kevin Croxen)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: root cannot execute bash
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 19:05:09 +0000
And verily, didst Leonard Evens hastily scribble thusly:
> It sounds as if there is something rather seriously wrong.
> The bash shell is the program /bin/bash. If other users
> get this shell by default, then most likely root's path
> was messed up somehow.
The path should be pretty much irrelevant if the system's set up properly.
The fault is probably in /etc/passwd...
Login as another user and use
> su
> to become root. You will inherit the path of the other user.
> Then do
> cd /root
No, do cd /etc and check that the first line of your passwd file looks like
this...
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
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From: "Christopher R. Carlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MatLab (or similar) for Linux?
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 11:23:14 -0800
Po-Tai Cheng wrote:
>
> Hi, folks,
>
> I am looking something like MatLab for my Linux box. Can anyone share
> his/her experiences? Thanks.
>
> PTC
www.matlab.com
There is a Linux version.
_____________________
Christopher R. Carlen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux 2.2.10
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From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Creative Geforce card and KDE
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 19:29:55 -0000
I have recently installed a Creative Geforce graphics card. When trying to
start xwindows I get an error message that keeps flashing up as the monitor
is trying to synch. I have tried reconfiguring xf86config, but still cant
get xwindows going.
Any help would be appreciated.
Martin
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which MB for Athlon?
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:35:53 +0000
Matthew Watts wrote:
>
> I can't say much about Athlon's, as I haven't had any experience in setting
> any up. I can say this though - make sure to get 200MHz RAM, as your Front
> Side Bus can be only as fast as the RAM.
Not so. The FSB and RAM speeds are coupled in some chipsets, but
not others. In particular the newer chipsets (due out soon, watch
this space) will be using DDR memory and will have faster RAM speeds
than FSB speeds. PC-266 seriously *rocks*, btw; I have inside tracks
to some of the system houses and if you've been drooling over PC-133
you ain't seen nothing yet.
If possible, get an MB capable of PC-266 even if you stuff it with
PC-133 for the short term. You *can* run the FSB at 200 even with
PC-133 memory, at least in the chipsets I've been reviewing. For
more (lots more) on way cool memory technology check out
http://www.ami2.com
But please don't bug the gang there. AMII is a very small outfit
with their hands full dealing with the Really Big Boys trying to
make sure that you can get mobos with rocket memory.
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+----------- D. C. & M. V. Sessions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------+
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why won't NT load?
Date: 4 Mar 2000 19:37:36 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> At that point, lilo booted Linux again! Is it necessary to manually
> remove lilo before installing NT, or did the NT install fail and is there a
> deeper problem? My understanding was that all post-Linux windows
> installations overwrite the MBR automatically.
> Has anybody had this happen before?
Been there, done that, didn't get no stinkin' t-shirt. Somehow, NT is
*not* smart enough to overwrite LILO on the MBR -- at least that's my
experience. So, yes, I would find a DOS boot disk and DOS fdisk,
boot that disk, and fdisk /mbr, then install NT, then (probably)
have to re-install Linux b/c NT will take over the disk. FPOS.
Just follow the Linux+NT-Loader Mini HOWTO to get NT Loader to also
boot Linux.
Good luck.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.windows.x.kde,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux
Subject: KMail and SMTP Return code 503
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:38:09 +0000
G'Day,
I am currently running KMail [1.0.20] on Red Hat version 6.0. I have had
this working but for some obscure reason it has stopped working when
trying to send mail via smtp. I CAN read all my mail o.k. from my pop3
addresses
When I try to send mail from KMail I get the following error;
Sending Failed
a SMTP error occured
Command DATA
Response 503 Valid RCPT TO <recipient> must precede DATA
Return code 503.
Yes I am entering the recipient address o.k.
I also get the same error on several ISP's
I have netscape installed and I am able to send out mail via netscape
using SMTP. Additionaly I can send out mail the hard way by telneting
into my ISP's smtp address on port 25
Looks like some king of configuration problem that I am having but I
cantfigure it out.
Any help out there would be appreciated.
Cheers John.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Hugh Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using old modules w/o source
Date: 4 Mar 2000 19:43:20 GMT
I have a kernel module compiled for 2.2.5 that
I'd like to use with newer kernels 2.2.14+.
No source is available for this module.
Is it possible to create some kind of
re-directing module that can be linked with
this old module and redirect the bindings
needed to work with the newer kernels?
Thanks,
Hugh Sparks, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Michael Powe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PINE-like prog ?
Date: 04 Mar 2000 10:57:49 -0800
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>>>>> "Sacha" == Sacha Kaercher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Sacha> Hello Thank you for your answers. Actually, it seems that
Sacha> it's more complicated to make it work than I expected. I
Sacha> used to use Outlook, and since I have Linux, I use Kmail,
Sacha> which is nice, but not powerful enough. Ok, that means that
Sacha> I use POP3 for incoming mail and SMTP for outgoing
Sacha> mail. Mutt doesn't like this, neither do Pine (well, just a
Sacha> little bit).
Sacha> After a few hours reading manpages and websites, I figured
Sacha> out how to retrieve my mails from the POP3 server to my
Sacha> /var/spool/mail/$HOME. Nice, I can read my mails with #mail
Sacha> Still, I cannot send mails through my SMTP server. I think
Sacha> sendmail is what I need, but I don't know how to configure
Sacha> it... Is it simple to do and to explain ? Because it does
Sacha> much more than i need, and it's quite uneasy to find the
Sacha> piece of information I'm looking for.
If you can't send mail via SMTP, it is because your system is
misconfigured in some way. Pine speaks SMTP directly, make sure you
have it set up to do that. In that case, it will simply open a
connection and send the mail each time you press 'send.' This means
you must be online to use Pine in that manner. The advantage to using
sendmail is that it will queue outbound mail until you go online.
Sacha> Last question. Should I use Pine or Mutt ?
Pine has more features. I've had bad luck with Mutt and SMTP,
myself. Use Pine if you want features, use Mutt if you want
simplicity.
mp
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that Visual Basic was a good product." -- Linus Torvalds
Michael Powe Portland, Oregon USA
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From: "Andrew Shiue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Script of dialup connection in RH6.1
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:55:58 -0500
I've tried kppp and it works. But after it connects to the ISP, my X server
just cannot accept other caonnection requestes. It's mean, I cannot start
netscape or other x window program.
--Andy
> kppp (part of kde) has a script option.
>
> Bob Scott
>
> Andrew Shiue wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know how to make rp3 (the ppp dialup program in RH6.1) use
> > script (my isp need one more link type option other than login name and
> > passwrod)? I check the rp3-config but cannot find a way to force it use
my
> > script. I also tried its debug function and it passed the login and
password
> > and failed when the server ask the option. I tried to go back to netcfg;
but
> > when I try to active the ppp interface, I just have a "failed to
activate
> > /etc/sysconf/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0". The netcfg worked well on my
old
> > RH5.0. I cannot find any different setup between 6.1 and 5.0.
> >
> > Thanks for help,
> >
> > --Andy
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From: Bo B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: SoundBlaster Awe64 PCI?
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 14:57:03 -0500
Is there a SB Awe64 PCI version on the market? (ES1371 chip??)
I found a store selling a SB PCI card, with an ES1371 chip
with no drivers or docs, pretending to be Awe64, but it's nowhere
written on the card. The only thing I could find was ES1371 chip.
I know that Awe64 is usually ISA.
But if it is awe64 PCI, does it work with linux kernel 2.2.14?
Thanks
Bo
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From: "Fredde Andreasson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: My samba connection doesn't work ??
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:00:10 +0100
Hello
I have recently installed the samba package on my Debian GNU/Linux.
But I have some problems with it.
When I search for my linux computer from my computer with windows 98 it
won't find the
linux computer.
This is the configuration files I have been using.
*/etc/hosts*
192.168.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.2 windows
*/etc/lmhosts*
192.168.0.1 linux
192.168.0.2 windows
*/etc/initd./pcmcia/network.opts*
IPADDR="192.168.0.1"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
NETWORK="192.168.0.0"
BROADCAST="192.168.0.255"
*/etc/samba/smb.conf*
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from joe (192.168.0.1)
# Date: 1999/09/30 18:54:23
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = LINUX
server string = Samba %v on %h
interfaces = 192.168.0.9/24
bind interfaces only = No
security = SHARE
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 500
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
load printers = No
os level = 255
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
guest account = smbuser
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
name resolve order = bcast wins lmhosts
[public]
comment = Public Storage
path = /home/public
read only = No
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
guest ok = Yes
[x_joe]
comment = Joe's Data Files
path = /home/samba/x_joe
read only = No
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
guest ok = Yes
[x_starr]
comment = Starr's Data Files
path = /home/samba/x_starr
read only = No
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
guest ok = Yes
- Then I configured my windows 98 tco/ip with...
IP= 192.168.0.2
NETMASK=255.255.255.02
COMPUTER NAME=WINDOWS
WORKGROUP=WORKGROUP
Thanks in advance .. Fredrik
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From: Matt McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape window placement
Date: 04 Mar 2000 14:32:13 -0500
On Thu Mar 02 2000, 18:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matt McClure
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] du> writes:
> >Does anyone know how to make Netscape windows be placed according to the
> >placement policy of the window manager instead of in the upper left
> >corner all the time?
>
> $netscape --help for options
> $netscape -geometry =WxH+X+Y
>
> Get what you like and put this in your menu or batch file to run
> netscape.
>
> I've noticed that if you exit Netscape by its own file->exit menu
> then it "remembers" it's previous state (size) when reopened in
> Fvwm2. If you kill it or close it w/ a window manager close it
> doesn't. Maybe this will do it for you?
No, I don't want any explicit placement. I want the window manager to
be able to decide where to put it based on whatever placement policy
it's using at the time. It seems that somewhere, a placement of +10+10
(or something close to that) is hardcoded in either the script that
lauches Netscape (I couldn't find it there) or in the binary itself
(wouldn't that be ugly?).
Any other ideas?
--
Matt
http://www.faradic.net/~mmcclure/
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From: Alex Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: SB Questions...
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:42:33 -0800
Hi,
I just instaalled a Soundblaster card into my box. However, I lost
the docuement for the card. Everything seems to work, the light is
flashing and so on, but no sound coming out, yes, the cable is connected
inside.
My question is there are 4 holes at the back, one green, one red and two
black. Which one should I connect my speakers to? I salvaged this sound
card from an old Winblowz box, I think it's a SB 64 AWE.
Thx.
Alex Lam.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SCSI Utility
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 20:43:46 GMT
Hi -
I'm looking for a Linux SCSI utility tha I can use to tweak the mode
pages on SCSI and Fibre-Channel drives. Any one know of such a beast?
Thanks!
Todd
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jose)
Subject: ttysnoop or another just like it
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 20:53:37 GMT
I would like to be able to look at what my users are typing when they
log into my system. I know one program, ttysnoop, that could do this
but I tried to compile it on my system and it gives too many errors
and when I tried the rpm package, that seems to work but when I run
ttysnoop <tty> it ask me for a password... .what password? (I have
shadow install if this helps)
My question is, is there a program out there I can use that works fine
or is ttysnoop the way to go?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Xmms/Netscape 4.7 problems PLEASE HELP!!!!
Date: 4 Mar 2000 21:48:04 GMT
Will Joyner wrote:
>
> I have the latest versions of both Xmms and Netscape 4.7 for GNOME.
> Everything is running fine except that xmms doesn't like to play my mp3s
> right. I am getting sound, but it sounds choppy or it has static in
> it. This is most evident when I start any application, but more
> noticbly with Netscape. I have made the buffer bigger for Xmms and
> I have even changed the Output Plugin to the Esound configuration.
>
> I am running a Cyrix MII 333 processor and I have 64M of RAM. That
> should be enough to handle all the processes. Well it was in Windows.
>
> Any help will be appreciated!!!!
My guess would be a loaded CPU or questionable sound driver install.
To test the first use 'top'. Find out what, if anything, is consuming
CPU. Stop what is loading the CPU, then try xmms again.
You might try the alsa sound drivers if the drivers provided by the
kernel aren't working too well.
I have a 300 MHz Pentium and run alsa sound drivers and:
$ rpm -qa | egrep '(netscape|xmms)'
netscape-communicator-4.7-1.1
netscape-common-4.7-1.1
xmms-mesa-1.0.1-1
xmms-esd-1.0.1-1
xmms-1.0.1-1
No problems. Sound is mostly smooth. I get an occassional blip when
a new window is being created in Netscape.
Best of Luck...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Croxen)
Subject: Re: Why won't NT load?
Date: 4 Mar 2000 21:56:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prior to installing NT, add the c: partition (hda1 vel simm.) to
your LILO config. *Then* proceed with installing NT. When NT
goes through its mandatory reboot, choose whatever you decided
to call the c: partition at the LILO boot prompt. All there is
to it. No need to reinstall stuff, install in a particular order,
etc., etc., which just adds a lot of needless extra frustration
to what is an extraordinarily straightforward process.
NTLOADER (and 2 other files) need to be at the root of the c:
partition. NT does not install anything to the MBR; its boot
files go into the boot track of the c: partition only.
Everything in the NT installation *except* ntloader, ntdetect,
and boot.ini will go into the \winnt directory, which may
reside anywhere on any partition primary or logical, so
long as the partition is either FAT or NTFS. But the
boot track of c: and only the boot track of c: will be what
you add to LILO prior to the NT install.
Or, if have not wiped your partitial install of NT yet, add
the c: partition to LILO now, boot into this c: partition,
and your NT installation will likely recover and proceed from
where it was interrrupted at the reboot phase.
Cheers,
--Kevin
On Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:13:41 GMT, Fairway Fatty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> After installing SuSE 6.3 I decided I would like to have NT on my
>> computer (on one partition) after all. After booting the computer with
>> the NT disk and going through the installation procedure, I was instructed
>> by the NT program to reboot the computer in order to continue the setup.
>>
>> At that point, lilo booted Linux again! Is it necessary to manually
>> remove lilo before installing NT, or did the NT install fail and is there a
>> deeper problem? My understanding was that all post-Linux windows installations
>> overwrite the MBR automatically.
>>
>> Has anybody had this happen before?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ----------remove "nospam" and "stopit" to send email.
>
>Linux has been installed first ........ and installed on the Master Boot Record
>(the first sectors on your hard drive). Im no expert but I load NT first and let
>it be resident on the MBR and when loading linux at the option to install lilo to
>"MBR" or "first sectors of partition" select first sectors on partition then it
>woont overwrite the NT bootloader. At reboot lilo will load and at that prompt
>type in "dos" to go to nt bootloader or at lilo prompt hit enter and linux will
>load. Again i am just a rookie but thats what i have going. I loaded NT then 98
>then red hat 6.1 and everytning works fine. hope this helps and now i have a
>question for you...... im using the Gnome front end for X windows what do you
>use?... im thinking about installing KDE but a little reluctant cause i dont want
>to trash my setup do to my inexperience (stupidity)...... just curious. regards,
>Fairway
>
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