Linux-Misc Digest #16, Volume #24 Sat, 1 Apr 00 10:13:01 EST
Contents:
Re: about different rpm type (Alexander K)
Re: How to unzip .exe Files under Linux? (Bastian)
Re: free isp that support linux (John Ledesma)
Re: can't mkfs ?!?! (peter pilsl)
Re: networking question DHCP + local? (Sitaram Chamarty)
Re: Video CD playback (James Riggs)
mtools - Verify writing to floppy? (Mathias Koehrer)
SuSE 6.2, Kernel 2.2.14, GCC 2.95.2, and no more sound (David Steuber)
Re: Running Linux 6.1 (Diego Berge)
Re: How do I save files from Linux to windows? (Uwe Malzahn)
Re: When will Mandrake ship new distro? (Bit Twister)
Re: Changing Display Manager (Thomas Zajic)
Re: XWindows (Glennzo)
Apache and PHP3 (Patrick Keys)
Check the date (Tom Watson)
Re: XWindows ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Changing Display Manager ("Peter T. Breuer")
Boot into Linux w/out X starting ??? (Mike Murphy)
Re: Booting Windows 2000 from mkdosfs partition (Steve)
Re: saving newgroup (Steve)
Re: *** LINUX SITE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE NEEDED *** (Steve)
Re: HELP! RIGHT NOW! (Steve)
Re: Electric Eyes VS fvwm (Steve)
Re: can't mkfs ?!?! (Steve)
Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ??? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Check the date ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Check the date ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: mtools - Verify writing to floppy? (Leonard Evens)
Re: WINTV ? (Robie Basak)
Newbie: boot from HD i.s.o. from floppy ("Catilina")
Version numbering question (Rob Nikander)
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From: Alexander K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: about different rpm type
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 14:12:31 +0200
eddy wrote:
>
> In the name of rpm package, I always i386, i586, and noarch. what's the
> different between them. And I am using RH6.1 in Intel PC, which one
> should I use ?
> Thanks
>
> Eddy
well, what kind of Intel-cpu is it? (eg 486, PIII, PII...)
--
.
.
... ak42 at kurir dot net ...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Subject: Re: How to unzip .exe Files under Linux?
Date: 01 Apr 2000 10:22:55 GMT
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:30:10 GMT, Tobias Freitag wrote:
>Sometimes I've got to download compressed archives that are Win32
>executables, because there are no .zip or even .tar.gz available.
>
>Is there a way to extract such archives under Linux?
>
man unzip. From the manpage
(...)
suffix .zip is appended. Note that self-extracting
ZIP files are supported, as with any other ZIP
archive; just specify the .exe suffix (if any)
explicitly.
Bastian
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From: John Ledesma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: free isp that support linux
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 04:54:01 -0600
I've been using the freewwweb ISP (http://www.teledyn.com/products/FreeWWW/)
off and on for weeks and its been OK I usually connect at 50 and once
connected
its as good as the commercial ISP I ordinarily use. In the Milwaukee area I
get some busy signals but usually connect after four attempts. I plan on
switching full time to freewwweb.
Roaster wrote:
> Most ISP's that I've tried work fine with Linux, just plug in the same
> details as you would with any Win dial-up connection.
>
> I think what you really need is a guide to setting up PPP connections with
> Linux, then just drop in your usual Win details (ISPs I've tried with no
> probs in Linux include C&W, BT, Freeserve).
>
> Chris
>
> jtborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > 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.
> >
> > if anyone out there that know of any please contact me.
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From: peter pilsl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't mkfs ?!?!
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 11:21:22 GMT
In article <Pine.SOL.4.10.10004010929330.1473-100000
@techst02.technion.ac.il>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>
>
mke2fs /dev/hdxy
peter
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pilsl@
goldfisch.at.at
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sitaram Chamarty)
Subject: Re: networking question DHCP + local?
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 11:38:45 GMT
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:27:11 GMT, MrJack of LuLuland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> time you reboot your PC's a new IP address might be allocated then you've
>> got to edit '/etc/hosts' file again to update.
>
>Thanks very much, Enlight!
>
>I thought, since the hub can go between the two local machines as well as
>the Internet, I could have a separate "network-thing" outside of the DHCP
>stuff?
>
>To be sure it's clear, What I have is:
>
>Machine A
> \ dhcp client
> \
> hub- - - Roadrunner,
> / which has separate IP numbers for A and B
> / dhcp client
>Machine B
>
>Can't I, so to speak, draw a little line between A and B via the hub,
>without having to go thru the Inet?
Well, not with the addresses that RR is handing out - they keep
changing on you (in theory anyway).
What may be interesting is to try an alias address for both
devices. Something like this:
ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.1.1
on one machine, and ...1.2 on the other machine, with appropriate
routes setup
route add -host 192.168.1.2 dev eth0:1
(and vice versa).
If this works, please please post back and let me know - I'm very
curious about this but have no way to test it out myself!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Riggs)
Subject: Re: Video CD playback
Date: 1 Apr 2000 11:58:12 GMT
I use xtheater for VCD and mpeg playback. Don't have the URL handy
but you can find it on http://freshmeat.net
The xtheater site also has information and links to other
mpeg playing software.
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:13:47 +0400, Cyril Y. Nickonorov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello to All!
>
>Are there any free players to playback
>Video CDs and MPEG movies under Linux?
>
>Regards,
>
>Cyril.
>
>--
>Cyril Y. Nickonorov
>---------------------
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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James E. Riggs
venohm at mindspring dot com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mathias Koehrer)
Subject: mtools - Verify writing to floppy?
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 13:56:31 +0200
Hello!
Is there any way to activate a verify when copying files to a
floppy disk using mcopy? Something similar to the MSDOS copy /v?
Recently I had a lot of trouble becaus of a bad sector on a floppy.
Reading back directly after writing seems no good idea - my opinion
is, that a lot of data is taken from the cache.
Any ideas?
Thank you
Mathias
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Mathias Koehrer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: SuSE 6.2, Kernel 2.2.14, GCC 2.95.2, and no more sound
From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 11:59:59 GMT
I've been trying to build some packages on a PPro 200 (Gateway 2000
G6-200) that happens to have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 64 AWE Gold
installed. Due to missing files, I tried to fix some things. Well, I
broke my sound in the process. Under a canned kernel, I was using
oss. Oss wouldn't recompile or work for the 2.2.14 kernel. When I
switched back to the 2.2.10 kernel, it would work for that anymore.
When I try to put sound in the kernel, I can get some noise out of the
speakers, but nothing useful.
Here's what I got:
GCC 2.95.2 (from gcc.gun.org)
Kernel 2.2.14 (from ftp.kernel.org)
oss (from the SuSE 6.2 distro)
The sound card is the SB AWE 64 Gold, a PnP ISA bus card.
I need this working. I know it can be made to work. I can't really
afford to buy the professional OSS.
Please help.
Thanks.
--
David Steuber | Hi! My name is David Steuber, and I am
NRA Member | a hoploholic.
http://www.packetphone.org/
Great minds run in great circles.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Diego Berge)
Subject: Re: Running Linux 6.1
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 14:22:15 GMT
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 02:57:56 +0200, Patricia
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>I just install linux, and config it completely. After I type in my login
>>name, and pass, what do I do to get to the OS? Just dont tell me that
>>Linux 6.1 is look-a-like MS-DOS, because if it is, I m gonna throw all my
>>linux and, bang it. I m so fustrated that I cant (or should I say: No
>>manual for using linux). Can some one tell me what to do, or some web
>>sites?
>>
>>
>>--
>>Posted via CNET Help.com
>>http://www.help.com/
>Hi
>try typing startx
No, no -- try 'throwing all your linux and, bang it'. Better yet,
sell your computer.
Regards,
Diego Berge.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Uwe Malzahn)
Subject: Re: How do I save files from Linux to windows?
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:59:21 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Chris Stump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I was wondering how I can go about configuring my Red Hat 6.1 system to
> write to my windows partition. In other words, I want to be able to
> save files (like .jpg, .gif, .mp3) that I created and/or obtained while
> in Linux onto a FAT32 filesystem...so that both windows and Linux can
> have access to them. Any help with this matter is appreciated.
>
You'd like to mount your FAT partition:
mount -t vfat /dev/<your FAT partition> /<any mountpoint you like>
> Thanks!
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: When will Mandrake ship new distro?
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 13:12:47 GMT
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart
shows Mandrake 7.0-2
On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 06:30:07 GMT, Oktay Altunergil
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Redhat released version 6.2 a few days ago. Does anybody have any
>information about when Mandrake will release the never version of its
>distribution?
--
The warrenty and liability expired as you read the message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man every_command_here, before doing anything or running a script.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Zajic)
Subject: Re: Changing Display Manager
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Zajic)
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 13:12:19 GMT
On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 01:24:25 -0100, Beno�t Smith wrote:
> I'm using Slackware 7.0, and I would like to change my display manager
> from KDM to GDM. Which files must I change ? Thanks a lot for any
> answer.
/etc/rc.d/rc.4 and /etc/X11/xdm/* would be a good start, I guess. ;-)
HTH,
Thomas
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From: Glennzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XWindows
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 13:30:08 GMT
Peter T. Breuer wrote:
>
>
> Glennzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> : More to add here. Now I discover that in order for Netscape to work, I
need
> : to run IT first, then log online with KPPP. I'm using Linux/Netscape to
> : write this message. Guess I'll have to try running KMail prior to
logging
> : online and see what happens.
>
> : Does this indicate that KPPP or Netscape is blocking the other from
> : executing?
>
> No, it indicates that you're seriously messing up. It's probable that
> you are changing your hostame or default routing when online, or
> that you are changing your DNS or not setting it up correctly.
>
> Don't. Please stop it. Now.
>
> My personal betwould be simply that you have not set up DNS entirely
right.
> You probably have dns pointing at a normally unroutable address, so
> that netscape fails early to contact the dns when you start it. But
> it's hard to guess the cause from the symptoms you report. Give the data
> instead: .. your dns setup, the ppp dns and routing options, your
> routing, etc. Then people can see what you are doing.
>
>
> : Glennzo
>
> Peter
Heh! All fixed. Got my first issue of Maximum Linux in the mail, with a cd
containing Linux-Mandrake 7.0. I installed it and everything works
perfectly. Now I'll be using my Redhat, Caldera and SuSE cd's for coasters.
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: Patrick Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Apache and PHP3
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 13:42:18 GMT
Hello
I'm having problems with Apache 1.3.12 and php3 compiled as a
DSO. Basically, the php3 installation modifies the httpd.conf file... when
the server is restarted, it refuses to do so. Running testconf gives the
following errors:
httpd: can't resolve symbol 'open64'
httpd: can't resolve symbol '__lxstat64'
httpd: can't resolve symbol 'fopen64'
Syntax error on line 207 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf: cannot load
/usr/local/apache/libexec/libphp3.so into server: Unable to resolve
symbol
My guess is that this is due to a missing library... although this is a
fairly new Slackware installation. I've seen this in other applications
recently as well.
Any ideas?
Patrick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Watson)
Subject: Check the date
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 13:50:59 GMT
Is this Microsoft thing true?
http://2000.camelot.ca/en/software.html
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XWindows
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:50:16 GMT
Glennzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Peter T. Breuer wrote:
:> Glennzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[ptb writes]
:> My personal bet would be simply that you have not set up DNS entirely right.
:> You probably have dns pointing at a normally unroutable address, so
:> that netscape fails early to contact the dns when you start it. But
:> it's hard to guess the cause from the symptoms you report. Give the data
:> instead: .. your dns setup, the ppp dns and routing options, your
:> routing, etc. Then people can see what you are doing.
: Heh! All fixed. Got my first issue of Maximum Linux in the mail, with a cd
And what did you do to fix it, and what was the problem?
: containing Linux-Mandrake 7.0. I installed it and everything works
: perfectly. Now I'll be using my Redhat, Caldera and SuSE cd's for coasters.
I somewhat doubt it, given the approach you're letting show.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Changing Display Manager
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:54:50 GMT
Thomas Zajic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 01:24:25 -0100, Benoit Smith wrote:
:> I'm using Slackware 7.0, and I would like to change my display manager
:> from KDM to GDM. Which files must I change ? Thanks a lot for any
:> answer.
: /etc/rc.d/rc.4 and /etc/X11/xdm/* would be a good start, I guess. ;-)
Probably. As it happens, I have S7 next to me, so let's take a glance
... whoo hoo. You were right in one. /etc/rc.d/rc.4. The xdm stuff
shouldn't need touching at all.
I must say, I like Patrick's style with the config files :-). Cute.
He chooses kdm, gdm and xdm, in order of preference. Simply
uninstalling kdm (removepkg kdm) will make gdm your login manager.
Peter
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From: Mike Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ???
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 10:23:38 -0400
I'm running RH 6.1. How do I boot into Linux without X starting
automatically? X is set to start automatically now. My display is all
messed up, I can't read the screen in X so I need to run Xconfigurator
outside of X. I tried my rescue disk but it didn't work.
thanks.....Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Booting Windows 2000 from mkdosfs partition
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:02:37 GMT
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:02:02 +0100, Chris West wrote:
>I have a problem when trying to boot Windows 2000 from a partition formatted
>using mkdosfs.
>I am writing a restore program that patches the boot sector with the
>original Windows 2000 boot code.
>I can boot using a FAT16 partition after formatting with mkdosfs, applying
>the boot code patch, and then manually setting the drive number and hidden
>sectors fields, however FAT32 is proving to be much more difficult.
>I am still patching the drive number and hidden sectors fields (the drive
>number is at a different offset for FAT32), but the boot code is hanging.
>It makes no difference whether I delete ntldr, so the code isn't getting
>that far.
>
>Has anyone ever succesfully booted a Microsoft operating system that
>understands FAT32 from a FAT32 partition formatted with mkdosfs?
This is a windows question, not a linux question. Try the Micro$ NGs.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: saving newgroup
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:02:42 GMT
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 09:11:43 +0200, Maurizio Palesi wrote:
>Hi all,
> Is possible to save a newgroup and consult it off-line with netscape
>4.7?
>Bye,
> Maurizio
>
You can if you have something like leafnode installed and configured.
I use slrn and slrnpull, I found the K news reader to be very slow.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: *** LINUX SITE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE NEEDED ***
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:02:47 GMT
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:07:36 GMT, C Kim Ho Koon wrote:
>*** LINUX SITE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE NEEDED ***
Don't bother there's already loads of these sites out there.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: HELP! RIGHT NOW!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:02:53 GMT
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 04:22:00 -0500, Joey Le wrote:
>I need help on how to:
> change my screen resolution, run my MindSpring.DUN under linux, change
>wallpaper, change screen saver, access my floppy, access two of my CD Drive
>(seperatly), run browser, restart computer, add user, ....(hey, please, but
>I can go on until morning).
Read the manual Dick Head.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Electric Eyes VS fvwm
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:02:57 GMT
On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:47:02 -0500, Rick wrote:
>I have just started having a problem with electric eyes. I can start it
>froma menuin fvwm2, but I cnat get it to do anything. But, when I start
>it from an xterm or from another user account (not using fvwm2) it is
>fine. Nay ideas on what is going on?
>
>Any and all help appreciated.
Find the config file in that users home directory and delete it, then
try running it and I'd suggest it'll see that there's no config file
there so will create a standard version that should work.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: can't mkfs ?!?!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 13:03:02 GMT
On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 09:35:14 +0200, Ohad M. Somjen wrote:
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>/dev/hda1 1 7 56196 83 Linux
>/dev/hda2 8 24 136552+ 82 Linux swap
>/dev/hda3 25 216 1542240 83 Linux
>/dev/hda4 217 524 2474010 5 Extended
>/dev/hda5 217 262 369463+ 83 Linux
>
>
It looks asthough hda4 and hda5 are overlaping. They both start
on 217. This is just a shot in the dark as I don't really know
much about partitions and disks.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sjlen/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
11:53am up 20:29, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ???
Date: 1 Apr 2000 14:38:33 GMT
Mike Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm running RH 6.1. How do I boot into Linux without X starting
Change runlevel. Give the parametr 3 (or is it 2 for RH?) at the
lilo prompt at boptup.
: automatically? X is set to start automatically now. My display is all
: messed up, I can't read the screen in X so I need to run Xconfigurator
: outside of X. I tried my rescue disk but it didn't work.
It works fine. Boot and change the default runlevel in /etc/inittab.
It'll be obvious what line you have to change.
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Check the date
Date: 1 Apr 2000 14:45:02 GMT
Tom Watson wrote:
>
> Is this Microsoft thing true?
>
> http://2000.camelot.ca/en/software.html
You might want to check the date on the advertisement.
For those of you not in the United States we have a tradition
(called April Fools) where we try to fool people on April 1...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ???
Date: 1 Apr 2000 14:50:41 GMT
Mike Murphy wrote:
>
> I'm running RH 6.1. How do I boot into Linux without X starting
> automatically? X is set to start automatically now. My display is all
> messed up, I can't read the screen in X so I need to run Xconfigurator
> outside of X. I tried my rescue disk but it didn't work.
>
> thanks.....Mike
Change the following line in /etc/inittab:
id:5:initdefault:
to
id:3:initdefault:
This will cause Linux to come up in multiuser mode.
I recommend this. If you want your user login to come
up in X then add these lines to your .bash_profile
(this also gives you a logfile of what's happening
in startx):
# start X on login
if [ $TERM = "linux" ]
then
startx >~/.startx.out 2>&1
exit
fi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Boot into Linux w/out X starting ???
Date: 1 Apr 2000 14:53:42 GMT
Mike Murphy wrote:
>
> I'm running RH 6.1. How do I boot into Linux without X starting
> automatically? X is set to start automatically now. My display is all
> messed up, I can't read the screen in X so I need to run Xconfigurator
> outside of X. I tried my rescue disk but it didn't work.
oops, forgot to add, at the lilo login prompt type:
LILO: linux single
This should put you in an admin mode where you can edit /etc/inittab.
Previous message:
Change the following line in /etc/inittab:
id:5:initdefault:
to
id:3:initdefault:
This will cause Linux to come up in multiuser mode.
I recommend this. If you want your user login to come
up in X then add these lines to your .bash_profile
(this also gives you a logfile of what's happening
in startx):
# start X on login
if [ $TERM = "linux" ]
then
startx >~/.startx.out 2>&1
exit
fi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Check the date
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 16:56:18 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Tom Watson wrote:
> >
> > Is this Microsoft thing true?
> >
> > http://2000.camelot.ca/en/software.html
>
> You might want to check the date on the advertisement.
>
> For those of you not in the United States we have a tradition
> (called April Fools) where we try to fool people on April 1...
And for those of you _in_ the United States, April Fools is a fairly
common tradition throughout the rest of the world as well.
--
Nicholas John Murison
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Don't mess with penguins
Registered Linux User #153895 http://counter.li.org
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mtools - Verify writing to floppy?
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 08:45:30 -0600
Mathias Koehrer wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Is there any way to activate a verify when copying files to a
> floppy disk using mcopy? Something similar to the MSDOS copy /v?
> Recently I had a lot of trouble becaus of a bad sector on a floppy.
> Reading back directly after writing seems no good idea - my opinion
> is, that a lot of data is taken from the cache.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you
>
> Mathias
>
> --
> Mathias Koehrer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is a -v option to mcopy, but I don't know what, if anything,
it does. The documentation does not say. One could of course look
at the source to find out.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: WINTV ?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 2000 15:00:08 GMT
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:07:37 +0000, Ian Mortimer said:
>It works perfectly with xawtv - if you use windowmaker you can even get
>a dockapp for it - wmtv
>
>Rgds, Ian
You may need to recompile the kernel - see the Kernel HOWTO at
linuxdoc.org. Add support for Video4Linux, the bttv driver and (for
teletext, if you have it) saa5429, IIRC.
Then xawtv works perfectly. Also, if you have a remote control, a
program called lirc (search freshmeat.net) lets you work it.
Robie.
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone got Hauppage's wintv to work with Linux. (RedHat 6.1)
>>
>> Wintv is about the only reason I use windows now, so if someone could
>> help me, I will never have to see the blue screen of death ever again -
>> yeh!
>>
>> Duncan
>>
>> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> Before you buy.
--
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From: "Catilina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie: boot from HD i.s.o. from floppy
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 17:03:13 +0200
I've build my kernel on a floppy, and I use this disk to boot into Linux. If
the floppy isn't inserted, the system boots into Windows. Now I would like
to use Lilo (or another boot manager) to start, so that I don't need this
bootdisk anymore. How can I do this without having to rebuild the
kernel/reinstall Debian?
TIA,
Catilina
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From: Rob Nikander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Version numbering question
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 10:55:06 -0500
Most programs in the open source world have version numbers like
nn.nn.nn. I know that the first one represents a major version, and
that the last one is minor fixes, but I was wondering if there was a
more detailed rationale behind the numbers. How do these version
numbers relate to "iterations" -- or does open source software not
really use an iterative/incremental process? And how do the numbers
relate to the version numbers on source files assigned when you "cvs
commit" a file? Or do the exact meanings of the numbers depend on
whoever is leading the project?
Rob
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