Linux-Misc Digest #985, Volume #23 Tue, 28 Mar 00 23:13:03 EST
Contents:
Re: Which Distro for slow laptop ("Michael Westerman")
CD-RW troubles in linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux Took Over My Hard Disk? ("David ..")
Re: Re-sizing partition -- What's the best tool? (John Loukidelis)
Re: Installation/Xwindows (bjornick)
Re: Soundblaster Live problem (Janet)
Re: XWindows (Carl Fink)
Re: Linux/Unix What is the difference? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: My sound is gone upgrading from SuSE 6.0 to 6.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SuSE Linux password problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Newbie Q : 6 tty's running? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Real player 7 on SuSE (6.2) (John Scudder)
Re: Linux installation (Dances With Crows)
Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts ("Corry Parrott")
Re: free isp that support linux (David Efflandt)
Re: Linux and Apple's x86 card? (Frank Lazar)
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From: "Michael Westerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which Distro for slow laptop
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:16:18 +1000
I put redhat 6.0 on a 486 dx4 100
16mb ram 300 hd + 80 for a swap file.
this ran gnome and enlightenment until the 300 hd died.
also apachie, samba,ftp server.
this barly fit and barley run. but with a smaller windowmanager
(memory wise) it would be better.
Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows),
> In a message on 28 Mar 2000 12:01:11 EST, wrote :
>
> DWC>
> DWC> On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:47:58 -0500, Rob Tolman
> DWC> <<jw4E4.891$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
> DWC> >
> DWC> >Quick question, I have an older laptop IBM 486/66 I believe, 16MB
Memory,
> DWC> >800Meg HD.
> DWC> >Anyway which distro has the smallest foot print which would still
make this
> DWC> >laptop useful for at least Internet stuff and smaller apps?
> DWC>
> DWC> Slackware can be the "lightest" distribution out there; just install
the
> DWC> minimal set of packages at first and add what you need later. SuSE
also
> DWC> allows you to customize the install to a great degree, but it's less
> DWC> lightweight than Slack. Do NOT try to run Netscape on that thing;
it'll
> DWC> run like a bloated pig with constipation. HTH,
>
> I have a 486-50 laptop with RH 5.2 installed. I *don't* use it for
> Internet stuff. I do have installed: ghostscript/ghostview, TeTeX,
> Gcc/G++, Tcl/Tk, Xf, Xv, and gdb, plus some other odds and ends. I have
> X11 installed, but I use fvwm in mwm mode.
>
> DWC>
> DWC> --
> DWC> Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are
playwrights
> DWC> There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy
actors
> DWC> But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious
drama critics
> DWC> (Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down
theatres.
> DWC>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> \/
> Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/~heller || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.deepsoft.com /\FidoNet: 1:321/153
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Subject: CD-RW troubles in linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:14:31 GMT
I posted earlier to this newsgroup and got this reply in my e-mail.
The helpful linux user asked me to post it if this was my problem :
Hi "gte336p"
I'm a new Linux user and just got Mandrake 7 via download 3 days ago.
I almost gave up on it because of the problem you mentioned in the
comp.os.linux.misc forum. I searched for the answer and found your
question. You've probably already read "John's" response. It helped me,
but my computer wasn't recognizing my Mitsubishi CD-RW drive as an ATAPI
to SCSI drive.
Here's what I did:
In the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file, I added
insmod ide-scsi
just before the 'action "mounting proc filesystem" ... line', then saved
it.
Then when I reboot, Mandrake recognizes my drive as an IDE to SCSI
drive. John's instructions then worked perfectly. Make sure you change
the properties of your CDROM link file on each desktop to reference
/mnt/sr0. It should work.
I've been able to mount my CD's, and use Xcdroast to write CD's. I've
also added a little menu item to allow erasing of the CD-RW's. I can
help you with that if you'd like.
I've been using computers since 1984, but only started experimenting
with Linux this year, so I'm pretty much in the dark. I might have to
buy a book!.
Please let me know if this helps, and post it to the newsgroup if you
think it might help others.
Charles Turner
Nove Scotia, Canada
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Took Over My Hard Disk?
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:12:00 -0600
Van Hoang wrote:
>
> I reformatted (after deleting partitions, fdisk/mbr, etc.) my Linux
> hard disk then try to install Win98/Win95. But none of the
> installation works! Win98 reported "Corrupted Registry" at last
> reboot! Win95 refused to install with error message "Not enough
> memory..." or "Can't load font..." then freezed!!!
>
> Nevertheless, I can re-install Linux without any problem!
>
> Please help me to take control of my hard disk.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Use the linux fdisk to delete the linux partitions. I have also used the
boot disk and gone through the install to the point of partitioning,
then delete all linux partitions and choose the back button be sure to
save the changes when asked. then reboot and install other OS.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Loukidelis)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Re-sizing partition -- What's the best tool?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:18:00 GMT
You can try parted, the gnu partition editor, the latest version of
which was just released. Check out the gnu website or freshmeat. I
used an older version, and it worked fine for me. The documentation
left a little to be desired, but that's half the fun.
BTW, some have said that parted is only for the brave and/or foolish.
It comes with no warranty, so back up your data...
On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:08:06 -0500, Jean-Sebastien Morisset
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Are there any good tools to re-size partitions on Linux? I'm talking about
>shrinking/growing "on the fly" w/o needing to backup/restore, etc.
>
>Thanks,
>js.
>--
>Jean-Sebastien Morisset, Sr. UNIX Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Personal Homepage <http://www.jsmoriss.dyndns.org/>
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>This is Linux Country. On a quiet night you can hear Windows NT reboot!
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John Loukidelis
I am not your lawyer; this is not legal advice
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Subject: Re: Installation/Xwindows
From: bjornick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:18:32 GMT
> I`m trying to load linux Redhat 6.1
>
> The procedure i go through is
>
> 1) Boot from the CD
> 2) select Text install
> 3) Select custom install
> 4) select "everything" from the components install
>
> It installs and says that my video card is a riva 128 and it never
> probes my monitor or card and never comes up with the Xconfigurator,
>
> When i start up after install and login and type 'Startx' I get
>
> Startx:Command not Found
>
> If I type 'xconf' I get
>
> Sh: /usr/X11R6/bin/Xf86config: No such file or directory
>
> I did a find for Startx and xf86config and couldn`t find it anywhere,
> Yet I installed the everything package
>
> If I do 'kdestart'
> it trys to start but it cant find the Xfree etc components,
>
> Why does it do this or how can I install these components manually?
>
> Thanx
>
>
> --
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> $ PATH=pretending! /usr/ucb/which sense
>
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>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
maybe your problem is that startx is all lowercase. but to start the
components seperately, run xinit and in the terminal run the window
manager of your choice.
hope that helps
Shyam
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From: Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live problem
Date: 28 Mar 2000 19:13:06 -0800
Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to use the emu10k1 module at
> http://opensource.creative.com
> Unfortunately, whenever I try to load the module (which compiles fine), I
> get
> emu10k1.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> I disabled PnP OS in the BIOS, but my kernel is compiled with PnP
> support. Do I need to get rid of that, or is there some other problem?
Ok, I recompiled my kernel without PnP support. I still get the same
error. There are no modules loaded when I try to modprobe emu10k1.
soundocre is loaded fine, but emu10k1 is still unhappy =(.
Janet
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: XWindows
Date: 29 Mar 2000 03:13:24 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:30:34 GMT Glennzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Xlib: Connection to ":0.0" refused by server
>Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to server
>kmail: cannot connect to xserver :0
>
>This happens when I try to run the mail program in KDE.
The mail program is setuid, and it's owned by some user other than
you (probably root). You can either use xhost to let anyone local
run X programs, or chown the mailer to be owned by you.
Look at "man xhost" and "man chown". For info on setuid files,
"man chmod".
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I-Con's Science and Technology Guest of Honor in 2000 will be Geoffrey
A. Landis. See <http://www.iconsf.org> for I-Con information.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux/Unix What is the difference?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:25:26 GMT
And verily, didst [EMAIL PROTECTED] hastily scribble thusly:
> Hi All,
> Why is it that vendors say, "Do you want Unix or Linux?". Isn't Linux
> just another flavor of Unix?
Technically, yes. Legally, no.
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| Andrew Halliwell BSc | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: My sound is gone upgrading from SuSE 6.0 to 6.2
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:25:27 GMT
And verily, didst David Steuber hastily scribble thusly:
> Never mind. I fixed it.
> Now if I can only get the PCMCIA service to be started once in the
> init process :-/
Go to YaST -> System Admin -> Edit config file and search for PCMCIA in that
long list of options. You can turn it on from there.
It's good to look through that anyway, 'cos you might find other things that
could do with a tweek...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SuSE Linux password problem
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:25:28 GMT
And verily, didst [EMAIL PROTECTED] hastily scribble thusly:
> hey,
> I got SuSE Linux 6.1 and Windows 98 on my Laptop. I didn't use Linux for
> a while and I forgot the root-password (I konw it's a shame ..)
> I use LILO to chose which OS to boot. How can I make Linux accessable
> again????????
You need to activate the rescue system. Boot from CD1 (or the Boot floppy if
you can't boot from CD), and go through the install process until you get to
the menu with "Start rescue system".
Once in, mount the root filesystem on mnt, and you can then edit your
/etc/shadow (/mnt/etc/shadow in this case) to get rid of the root password.
Then umount, reboot, and you should be able to get back in as root by just
pressing enter.
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| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell BSc | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| in |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
=============================================================================
|GCv3.12 GCS>$ d-(dpu) s+/- a C++ US++ P L/L+ E-- W+ N++ o+ K PS+ w-- M+/++|
|PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ X+/X++ R+ tv+ b+ DI+ D+ G e++ h/h+ !r!| Space for hire |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Newbie Q : 6 tty's running?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:25:29 GMT
And verily, didst Peet Grobler hastily scribble thusly:
> When I boot my RedHat Linux system, and I type "ps", I see 6 tty processes
> running. Why is this? I tried stopping them (hey, that's me), and they just
> autostart again. What's these processes for?
Because you have 6 virtual terminals running.
Try pressing <ALT> <F1> thru <F6>. You get 6 login prompts.
(Very usefull, I usually have 4 or 5 open at once)
If you're in X, you need to press <CTRL> along with the <ALT> <Fn> to get
out of X.
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From: John Scudder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Real player 7 on SuSE (6.2)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:42:09 -0500
Philipp Maier wrote:
> John Scudder wrote:
> >
> > Philipp Maier wrote:
> >
> > > Roberto Maria Avanzi Mocenigo wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone succeeded, there is no hope ?
> > >
> > > Yes. SuSE Linux 6.1 - it works perfectly well, even integrated smoothly
> > > into KDE and Netscape...
> >
> > Does Netscape Radio work for you now? Mine is still silent even though
> > the volume control shows full volume.
>
> What is Netscape Radio...???
>
A music player applet included in Communicator 4.7X. Find it under the
Communicator Menu or Press 'ALT + 7'. Canned music in various formats are
available.
John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Linux installation
Date: 28 Mar 2000 22:47:29 EST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:25:27 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>And verily, didst [EMAIL PROTECTED] hastily scribble thusly:
>> What is an ISO image?
>
>The ISO-9660 filesystem on a CD.
>
>In linux you can create a "virtual CD filesystem", write to it, and then
>write that disk image directly to the CD, once you've got everything as you
>want it.
That's NOT how mkisofs works. mkisofs essentially takes a snapshot of one
or more directory trees, then writes that snapshot out into an iso9660
filesystem image. You can't do what you described because the iso9660
filesystem doesn't actually support write operations! Weird, and
nitpicky, but the thing was designed as a minimal filesystem for CD-ROMs,
which you can't write to anyway.
You may have this confused with the way you create a compressed filesystem
image. (dd if=/dev/zero of=ramdisk bs=1k count=3072 ; mke2fs ramdisk ;
mount ramdisk /mnt/other -o loop ; cp BLAH /mnt/other ; umount /mnt/other
; gzip -9 ramdisk)
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Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are playwrights
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy actors
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious drama critics
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down theatres.
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From: "Corry Parrott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:54:35 -0800
well I'm pretty new to linux... but when I first boot my computer it lists
the information of my video card and pci modem using IRQ 11.... so may be
it is lying to me if this is not possible. all I know that my modem works
in windoze 98 just fine and linux (caldera) can't even find the thing (I'm
running a dual boot system). so maybe the problem resides in something
else. kppp does its modem query and finds something from the symbolic link
dev/modem ... but it does not return any ATI commands.... so I'm lost....
thanks for the insight though
Tim Hockin wrote in message <8brp96$51p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>:> does any one know how to fix an IRQ port conflict.... i cant configure
my
>:> PCI modem correctly because it is trying to use the same IRQ as my
video....
>:> in kppp: i get the response "devise is busy" or something like that..
>:>
>:> help
>
>: You are not making a lot of sense: video cards do not use interrupts.
Perhaps
>: you could show some proof that what you've got is indeed an interrupt
conflict?
>
>
>According to PCI spec, all PCI devicesmust be shared-interrupt capable.
>
>--
>Tim Hockin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: free isp that support linux
Date: 29 Mar 2000 03:59:46 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>jtborg wrote:
>>
>> Hi! all,
>> I want to know if there is any free isp that support linux.
>>
>> I currently is using win98 with free isp,(excite), it not very good.
>
>You might check www.freeweb.com don't know if they are linux friendly
>or not though.
freewwweb.com (or above URL with less w's) works fine with Linux or any
other OS, which is surprising, since they use snap/NBCi (msnbc) for their
home pages. All you have to do is use normal PAP authentication and
point your browser at their home page. They also have mail and news. I
have a local ISP, so it came in handy for connecting from Plymouth, WI or
Califoria when traveling.
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From: Frank Lazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Re: Linux and Apple's x86 card?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 04:06:07 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Anyone ever manage to get Linux running on Apple's x86 card (the Cryix
> 166)? If so, please share the details - who, what, how, etc? And with
> what version of the Mac OS on the Mac side?
>
> Thanks.
> --
I do know that unless the group that promised to do so manages to
create a new set of driver software, none of the Apple PC PCI cards will
absolutely NOT operate in any Mac OS version >8.1. I've got one
gathering dust for just that reason. If you have a fast enough Mac,
i.e. a BlueWhite or a G4, just get the Virtual PC -Red Hat edition.
It'll probably run faster than the Apple card now anyway.
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