Linux-Misc Digest #88, Volume #24 Sun, 9 Apr 00 14:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Linux (Parkerteam1)
Re: AfterStep mouse scroll. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: JDBC and Postgres database (Robert Lynch)
Re: Using dd to copy copy-protected floppies (Dave Brown)
Re: Linux printing inadequate. (Grant Edwards)
Re: java class libraries ("Jon McLin")
Re: acrobat for linux (ps -> pdf) (Leiming Qian)
Can't I just tack on an old C:/Windows drive (Andrew Purugganan)
Re: Linux (peter pilsl)
Re: uninstalling stuff ("Tim Haynes")
Re: WINTV ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Voodoo3, X4 and 24 bits ("Alex Kaufman")
Re: Symlink question (Steve)
Re: red hat 6.1 (Steve)
Re: uninstalling stuff (Steve)
Re: Where to get setuser? (Joel Harrison)
Re: Cannot install ("David ..")
Re: Help moving /var to partition (John Jacques)
Re: Help moving /var to partition (Bill Unruh)
Re: Visio (Microsoft vs. Unix) (brian moore)
Re: Linux printing inadequate. (Chetan Ahuja)
Re: text 2 voice ? (Silviu Minut)
Re: Problem with PPP and default gateway! (Bill Unruh)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Parkerteam1)
Subject: Linux
Date: 09 Apr 2000 16:13:30 GMT
I am doing research on the Linux Operating System. If anyone has any personal
input to send me...please do so. Thanks. Need ASAP. I prefer the comparison
of Linux to Microsoft.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AfterStep mouse scroll.
Date: 9 Apr 2000 15:17:52 GMT
Paul wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how i turn this off? My mouse behaves erratically in
> afterstep which i know i can turn off but how?
> Paul
Try this site for possible help:
http://scorpio.myip.org/Linux/AS/Feel.html
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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 09:14:15 -0700
From: Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: JDBC and Postgres database
Richard Pitt wrote:
>
> Has anyone used the postgresql.Driver that comes with 6.5.3 successfully?
> We've been trying, but our program keeps not finding the classes.
Yes, I've used it repeatedly. Just do this:
export CLASSPATH=.:$CLASSPATH:/usr/lib/pgsql/jdbc6.5-1.2.jar
Here's the dbtest.java example from "Enterprise Java in a Nutshell"
configured for PostgreSQL:
====
jonas=> select * from profile;
name
----
Sam
(1 row)
====
public class dbtest {
public static void main(String argv[]) {
try {
// 3-29-00 change entries for PostgreSQL
Class.forName("postgresql.Driver");
// Set the connection properties
Properties dbProps = new Properties();
dbProps.put("user", "user");
dbProps.put("password", "");
// dbProps.put("server", "dev1");
// Get the connection from the pool
Connection conn =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:postgresql:jonas", dbProps);
Statement s = conn.createStatement();
s.executeUpdate("insert into profile (name) values ('Jim')");
s.close();
conn.close();
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
System.out.println("Failed to load JDBC drivers.");
cnfe.printStackTrace();
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
========
[user@ravel beanManaged]$ java dbtest
jonas=> select * from profile;
name
----
Sam
Jim
(2 rows)
HTH.
Bob L.
--
Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Subject: Re: Using dd to copy copy-protected floppies
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 9 Apr 2000 11:24:55 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Duane Evenson wrote:
>Doesn't dd ignore formatting questions? As I understand it, it copies the
>data from start to finish, regardless of sector configurations, etc.
>
No, dd uses the device definition of the driver. Therefore, it is
restricted to the low-level format of the diskette, such as number of
cylinders, sectors/cylinder, etc. It is true that dd does not care
about filesystem formats, etc, but only the raw device characteristics.
There are several formats available for diskettes, different from the
the 1.44 MB format of DOS diskettes. To get an idea, look at /dev/fd*.
Some diskette copy-prevention schemes would skip a track, such that
normal copying would encounter a media error at that cylinder. The boot
process of the diskette would modify the diskette driver to ignore the
missing track.
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: Linux printing inadequate.
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:33:25 GMT
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 09:51:51 -0400, Ralph C Blach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ok, I guess that we have our differences. I really think that
>this should be in a setup menu.
What do you mean "a setup menu?" Most of us would consider
printool as "a setup menu" -- you don't?
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! My mind is making
at ashtrays in Dayton....
visi.com
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From: "Jon McLin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: java class libraries
Date: 9 Apr 2000 16:37:26 GMT
Directory/file permissions?
Richard Pitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<xf1I4.1414$re5.55790@news1-hme0>...
> When I compile my java program it can't import any of javax.servlet, even
> though I can see them, and they are in my CLASSPATH.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Richard Pitt, Southampton UK.
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leiming Qian)
Crossposted-To: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: acrobat for linux (ps -> pdf)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:34:08 GMT
ps2pdf still isn't doing a very good job, personally I recommend using
pstill (http://www.this.net/~frank/pstill.html) to do the job, the Linux,
Solaris, IRIX, FreeBSD and HPUX versions are free for private use. It works
beautifully for me.
Ray
>In <8co448$5eu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>I want a good utility for converting dvi or postscript files
>>(generated from latex documents) to pdf files. There is free software
>>(dvipdfm), but the TeX faq claims that Acrobat's distill utility is
>>better and inexpensive (at least for academics). I have two questions:
>
>>1. Does Adobe have Acrobat for Linux?
>
>Not yet. A server version has been announced.
>
>>2. Is it worth the money?
>
>Announced price is 5000 USD.
>
>>Appreciate any help.
>
>Use pdfTeX or VTeX or GhostScript.
>
>Best regards
> Martin
>--
> Martin Schr"oder, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>PGP 2048/292814E5 1998/03/15 Martin Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> fingerprint: 7E 86 6E C8 97 FA 29 95 82 C3 FE A5 27 19 09 0E
--
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Ph.D Candidate, Research Assistant, DSP Group, ECE Dept, UIUC |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Purugganan)
Subject: Can't I just tack on an old C:/Windows drive
Date: 9 Apr 2000 16:30:45 GMT
I was wondering if I could mount that old C drive somehow and make it a
vfat or whatever partition, still boot linux as primary
Any chance?
--
jazz annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
Registered linux user no. 164098-88940
Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
--- OUT THERE??
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From: peter pilsl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:36:52 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, parkerteam1
@aol.com says...
> I am doing research on the Linux Operating System. If anyone has any personal
> input to send me...please do so. Thanks. Need ASAP. I prefer the comparison
> of Linux to Microsoft.
>
you need technical information ?
you need emotional impressions ?
you wanna here "linux is better AND beter than ms" ?
ok, you�ll get it:
linux is the better one ;)
linux dont lie on its users. linux doesnt say "you dont need to know
anything to perform difficult tasks on computer". microsoft says that all
you need to know is how to move a mouse and then my users call twice a day
and tell me their computer crashed cause their wordwindow went to the
background ... (this is a true one)
peter
--
pilsl@
goldfisch.at.at
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From: "Tim Haynes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: uninstalling stuff
Date: 09 Apr 2000 17:41:52 +0100
Reply-To: "Tim Haynes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Simon H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This is basic stuff I know but I can't seem to find the relevant
> documentation anywhere. The question is: how do I uninstall applications
> that were installed using tar -xvzf (as opposed to RPMS which even I can
> manage)?
If it was a well-behaved tarball then you should be able to 'make
uninstall' from the source directory. Otherwise, rm -rf
/usr/local/packagename/ is as good as any. (You did put it in
/usr/local/packagename/ where it belongs, didn't you? :)
~Tim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WINTV ?
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:37:14 GMT
It seems I can't change to overlay, if I try to do it in /.xawtv I get
this message and the tv goes back to grabdisplay.
This is xawtv-3.11, running on Linux/i686 (2.2.12-20)
visual: id=0x22 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24
x11: 1024x768, 32 bit/pixel, 4096 byte/scanline, DGA
sh: v4l-conf: command not found
waitpid: No child processes
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
sh: v4l-conf: command not found
waitpid: No child processes
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l: 1024x768, 16 bit/pixel, 2048 byte/scanline
WARNING: v4l and dga disagree about the screen size
WARNING: Is v4l-conf installed correctly?
WARNING: v4l and dga disagree about the color depth
WARNING: Is v4l-conf installed correctly?
32 16
WARNING: v4l and dga disagree about the framebuffer base
WARNING: Is v4l-conf installed correctly?
ov_fbuf.base=(nil), base=0xf6000000
WARNING: overlay mode disabled
wmhooks: gnome
ioctl VIDIOCMCAPTURE(0,-,0x0): Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCMCAPTURE(1,-,0x0): Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCSYNC: Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCSYNC: Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCMCAPTURE(0,-,0x0): Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCMCAPTURE(1,-,0x0): Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCSYNC: Invalid argument
ioctl VIDIOCSYNC: Invalid argument
So I suppose the question I should ask is how to configure v4l-conf.
Cheers for all the help you've given.
Duncan
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Apr 2000 07:49:45 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> >Find the "linux documentation project"'s web page. Search for the
mini
> >how-to on bttv. It quite good - personaly I want a bit more info, cos
I
> >still can't get the TV to work perfectly.
> >
> >Robie - where do I find fbtv. Will this get me past the grabing
problem.
> >I've tried all the different setting with bttv when I modprobe it,
but
> >the picture still runs slow.
>
> First off, check that your ~/.xawtv contains the lines
>
> ----
> [defaults]
> capture = overlay
> ----
>
> if you haven't already. Then start xawtv from an xterm and see if it
> complains about some extension not available.
>
> Simplified, the kernel framebuffer creates a memory location which the
> graphics card looks directly at every time it redraws the screen (85
> Hz or whatever). fbtv tells the TV card where this memory is, and from
> then on the card writes to this memory directly, leaving the CPU free,
> and consequently you get the full framerate always. This mode is also
> available for X11, but it's availability depends very much on the
> driver you are using. Try right-clicking on xawtv and changing the
> capture mode to 'overlay'.
>
> fbtv comes with xawtv; if you don't seem to have it (do a `whereis
> fbtv`) then you'll need to compile the source. Search freshmeat.net
for
> xawtv to get the source; if you need help compiling it after reading
> the README and INSTALL files in the archive, send me a private email
> (spam trap in use, remove the alphabet from every other letter).
>
> Consequently fbtv does solve the grabbing problem, but you need to get
> a kernel framebuffer working first (effectively you've transferred the
> problem from X Windows to the kernel, but you may have more luck this
> way). You probably don't have framebuffer support compiled in if
> you're not sure, get the latest stable kernel and compile that with
> support (see the Kernel HOWTO, or if you still have problems send me a
> private email).
>
> HOWEVER: as I mentioned earlier, the drivers for the kernel
> framebuffer have much more limited support for graphics cards than X
> Windows; I can check for you if your graphics card is supported if you
> tell me what it is before you begin.
>
> Robie.
>
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Duncan
> >
> >
> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Im sorry, but I seem to be missing most of the thread for this
> >question.
> >> So good someone please reiterate it for me...
> >>
> >> Can someone help me please.
> >>
> >> I am a newbie to linux. Having installed mandrake 7.0 on Tuesday.
> >> (using KDE) I have managed to get all of my hardware working except
> >for
> >> my Hauppauge PCI TV card (mono, teletext, no radio version). (with
a
> >> voodoo3 2000 PCI)
> >>
> >> I have downloaded both the bttv and xawtv from the site. However
the
> >> install notes are not clear. (I wish all install notes were like
those
> >> with xchat, step by step console commands...)
> >>
> >> After tar them, I can't ./configure or gmake or make them.
./configure
> >> doesn't exist, and I get error reports for the make commands.
> >>
> >> Can someone please help me. As the TV drivers for win2K are worse
than
> >> useless, and I was hoping that linux would/could do it better.
> >> I can't seem to find any decent documentation regarding this issue.
> >> Any help would be appreciated, and the simpler the better.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance..
> >>
> >> (PS. Is licq compatible with ICQ? ie. can I see my contacts from my
> >win
> >> ICQ list...)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dan
> >> UK
> >> Shaolin ICQ #37847165
> >> THE AGHLTFC NG SITE
> >> http://www.aghltfc.co.uk
> >> "You hip hop you hip it to the hop and you hip hip hop
> >> and you don't stop rockin to the bang bang boogie
> >> say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogada beat."
> >>
> >> "Okay brain you don't like me and I don't like you, but
> >> lets get through this and I'll get back to killing you with beer"
> >> Homer Simpson
> >>
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
>
> --
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Alex Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Voodoo3, X4 and 24 bits
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 12:57:12 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "D. Stimits"
>
> I'm wondering if the Voodoo 3 itself supports 24 bit. I was thinking
> somewhere I saw it works only at 16 bit or less. This might not be
> right, but it would be worth checking out.
You're right, V3 won't do above 16 bit. Otherwise great card
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: Symlink question
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 9 Apr 2000 18:03:09 GMT
On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 16:46:54 +0100, Lion wrote:
>If I have the symlink /home/user1/link, which points to /home/user1/work
>/some/stuff/Picture1, and I then create a symlink in /root/link which
>points to the first symlink (/home/user1/link) then does the new symlink
>actually point to /home/user1/link and then gets directed from there to
>/home/user1/work/some/stuff/Picture1, or does it point straight to
>/home/user1/work/some/stuff/Picture1?
Try it and see, if the worst comes to the worst all you have to do is delete
the links.
--
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
5:32pm up 5 days, 20:06, 4 users, load average: 1.04, 1.15, 1.08
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: red hat 6.1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 9 Apr 2000 18:03:10 GMT
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 15:30:04 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>i have red hat linux 6.1, wanted to know how to use non-rpm programs that i
>download is it possible or should i switch to another linux operating
>system??????????? cant figure out how to install or use
Generally you'll be downloading a file that looks like
TheLatestRelease.0.2.5.tar.gz put this into a temporary
directory and unzip it with the command:
$ tar -xzvf TheLatestRelease.0.2.5.tar.gz
the converntion is that this file will be unpacked into a directory called
TheLatestRelease.0.2.5 within the working directory.
so go into this new directory with cd TheLatestRelease.0.2.5 and read any
README or INSTALL or INFO or READ.1ST files.
If you follow the instructions provided in the text file that comes with
the package you can't go far wrong. Some installs can be a bit tricky, and
there are even some that I've never been able to get to work, so if you get
stufck and you've read all the documentation and tried evwerything then post
back here with your questions giving the EXACT package name and the URL from
where you d/l'd it and the exact error message along with the exact commands
thet you're typing.
--
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
5:32pm up 5 days, 20:06, 4 users, load average: 1.04, 1.15, 1.08
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: uninstalling stuff
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 9 Apr 2000 18:03:18 GMT
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:57:27 +0100, Simon H. wrote:
>This is basic stuff I know but I can't seem to find the relevant
>documentation anywhere. The question is: how do I uninstall applications
>that were installed using tar -xvzf (as opposed to RPMS which even I can
>manage)?
"tar -xvzf", doesn't install anything it just expands the tar file. To
remove the directroies that you've created while untaring files read the
man page on the remove command:
$ man rm
--
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
5:32pm up 5 days, 20:06, 4 users, load average: 1.04, 1.15, 1.08
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joel Harrison)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Where to get setuser?
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 17:17:23 GMT
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 13:41:02 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc Joel Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> What program, exactly, are you looking for?
>
>> I'd guess you're looking for "su" (called "sudo" on some
>> distributions). This allows you to switch from one user to another
>> without having to exit the shell and log in to a new one.
>
>No. su and sudo are different things.
>su allows you to switch between users, sudo manages non-root user access to
>root commands.
>
Good point, I was a bit careless in my wording. They are not, in
fact, the same program, although they are both often used for the same
purpose -- that is, temporary root shell access.
sudo works one command at a time, within the current user shell, and
offers more control by the admin as to which commands, exactly, a
normal user can utilize via sudo. sudo also offers detailed logging
of any commands issued on root's behalf.
su, on the other hand, gives you a full root shell and full root
access, and the only default logging is the authentication process
itself.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cannot install
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 12:25:53 -0500
George Bell wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently downloaded a newreader by ftp. The name of the file is
> slrn-0.9.6.2.tar.gz. It is for the slrn newsreader from
> ftp://space.mit.edu. But when I try to uncompress the file with either
> gunzip or gzip -d command, I get
>
> gzip: slrn-0.9.6.2.tar.gz invalid compression data--crc error.
>
> Does this mean I have to go back and download the file all over again?
>
> Thanks
I always use this to uncompress a tar.gz file.
tar xzvf filename.tar.gz
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From: John Jacques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help moving /var to partition
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 17:26:01 GMT
Thanks, but when I got done I had /var/var/. I used "cd /var" "mv var/*
.", is there a way to do it /var instead of /var/var? I'm going to be
using this method you showed me alot in the future.
Thanks
John
Robie Basak wrote:
>
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 03:37:49 GMT, John Jacques said:
> >Hello, I want to move /var to it's own partition. I have many empty
> >partitions. How would I do this without a full re-install? I've tried
> >moving directories to partitions and then making soft links to them and
> >it doesn't work. Also, I've tried a hard link, but, it says the command
> >is not supported. When I do a "ls -l /" my /usr, /root, /home, and / all
> >show up as if they were regular directories, but, they are each on their
> >own partitions.
>
> Let's say that your fresh partition is /dev/hda6 (where you want /var
> to go). I'm assuming that /var is currently part of your root
> filesystem.
>
> Do:
> mkfs.ext2 /dev/hda6
> mkdir /mnt/var
> mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/var
> find /var | cpio -p /mnt/var # transfers /var to /mnt/var, with
> # symlinks etc done properly
> rm -Rf /var # Check it got copied to /mnt/var first, this wipes
> # everything in the old /var!
> mkdir /var
> chmod 755 /var
> umount /mnt/var
>
> now add a line to /etc/fstab:
> /dev/hda6 /var ext2 defaults 1 2
>
> then:
> mount /var
>
> All done!
>
> You might want to do:
> rmdir /mnt/var
> to clean up.
>
> Robie.
>
> >
> >Slakware 7.0 2.2.13 full install.
> >
> >Thanks
> >John Jacques
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: Help moving /var to partition
Date: 9 Apr 2000 17:31:28 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Jacques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
If /dev/hdb5 is your empty partition
put
/dev/hdb5 /var ext2 defaults 1 3
into /etc/fstab.
Then do mount -a
and the new partition will be mounted over the old one.
If you want to first move all the stuff from /var. do
first
mkdir /newvar
mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/hdb5 /newvar
cd /var
tar -cpf - .|(cd /newvar; tar -xpf -)
umount /newvar
Put the above line into /etc/fstab and then
reboot
(The reboot is to make sure that all of the log files actually point to
the new partition, rather than the old one).
Note before rebooting you might want to pare down /var to minimum as
once the new partition is mounted over it the files now tehre will
continue to take up disk space but will be inaccessible.
]Hello, I want to move /var to it's own partition. I have many empty
]partitions. How would I do this without a full re-install? I've tried
]moving directories to partitions and then making soft links to them and
]it doesn't work. Also, I've tried a hard link, but, it says the command
]is not supported. When I do a "ls -l /" my /usr, /root, /home, and / all
]show up as if they were regular directories, but, they are each on their
]own partitions.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Visio (Microsoft vs. Unix)
Date: 9 Apr 2000 17:33:55 GMT
On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 22:13:45 GMT,
Roger Marquis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It wasn't until Regan/Bush appointed a critical mass of laissez-faire
> / anti-consumer / excessively pro-business judges that companies
> like Microsoft began thinking they could get away with breaking
> anti-trust law. Ironic when you consider that were it not for
> these laws, and the DOJ, Microsoft would not even exist and IBM
> (with Sperry-Rand) would control 90% of the world's computing
> resources.
Nonsense.
The problem with Microsoft began in the early 90's (under Clinton), and
was made worse by a meaningless agreement between Microsoft and the DoJ
(again, headed by Janet Reno at the time) in 1995. Microsoft reportedly
walked away claiming that they could bundle a ham sandwich with Windows
if they wanted to.
Ironically, this agreement was rejected by the judge overseeing the
case as it did nothing to address the public concerns but it was ruled
that he didn't have the authority to reject an agreement between the
two parties. The judge was Thomas Penfield Jackson, the same judge
hearing the current case. I'm surprised he has been able to resist
saying "I told you so" to the Clinton administration for thinking
their weak agreement in 1995 would have any effect.
The fault lies with the Clinton DoJ who had the opportunity to fix this
in 1995 but dropped the ball massively. The only good thing to come
from the 1995 Consent Decree is that at least now the DoJ is more likely
to expect Microsoft to use weasel-wording to write meaningless
agreements (such as the reported settlement offer from Microsoft to stop
bundling things with Windows as long as it didn't hinder "innovation").
Certainly Microsoft's behavior in the 80's was far from sterling: but
for the vast majority of the 80's they had nothing close to monopoly
status. As late as 1994 or so, OS/2 was a serious contender.
--
Brian Moore | Of course vi is God's editor.
Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | If He used Emacs, He'd still be waiting
Usenet Vandal | for it to load on the seventh day.
Netscum, Bane of Elves.
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From: Chetan Ahuja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux printing inadequate.
Date: 9 Apr 2000 17:30:05 GMT
Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly:
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 09:51:51 -0400, Ralph C Blach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Ok, I guess that we have our differences. I really think that
>>this should be in a setup menu.
> What do you mean "a setup menu?" Most of us would consider
> printool as "a setup menu" -- you don't?
OK.. I think I would jump in here. I think what Ralph means is that
you can't choose print options AT THE TIME OF printing a document. I
have been using and administering all sorts of unix systems for
ages. And although I find the unix printing system
(printcap/filters..etc) powerful for a networked environment, it
does lag behind the windows printing system in at least one
respect. That is, it doesn't present a powerful uniform printing system
interface to all the applications which allows user to choose
various printing options ( e.g. quality of printout etc.)
easily AT THE TIME OF printing. Maybe you could fiddle with
postscript options but raw postscript is hardly an intuitive
interface for normal users. Or you could fix a different printer
entry for each and every option (canon1 for draft quality, canon2
for high quality etc). That is cumbersome and the user needs to
remember what each printer name means. Of course there's the problem
of manufaturers only providing drivers for windows etc. But this
problem goes beyond drivers and is in some way inherent in the
non-interactive nature of printing that lpr/lpd combo provides.
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From: Silviu Minut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: text 2 voice ?
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 13:37:59 -0400
I use festival+mbrola. You can get them from rufus.w3.org. Check also
their home pages and you'll find pointers to other packages too.
James Stevenson wrote:
> Hi
>
> are there any good speech programs for linux that will
> convert text to sound.
>
> thanks
> James
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Problem with PPP and default gateway!
Date: 9 Apr 2000 17:39:52 GMT
In <8cp2ud$1h6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kenny Zhu Qili <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi there. A number of people have posted on this topic but none of them seemed to
>have address my issue. This is my scenario: I have two computers at home, one of
>which is a gateway (192.168.1.1) doing IP masquerading. The other one 192.168.1.2 is
>an average machine. When I use the gateway to dialup PPP connection and do the IP
>forwarding, everything is fine. But occasionally when I use the other machine to
>dialup, the pppd on that machine (192.168.1.2) refuses to replace the default gateway
>route. I think
Please break your lines!!
Let me get this right. Youusually use 1.1 to dial up and be a IP masq.
But 1.2 also has a modem and sometimes you connect up using it.
In /etc/ppp/ip-up.local, put the lines
route del default
route add default gw $5
and in /etc/ppp/ip-down.local put
route del default
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
> that's already a fact of life for pppd. But is there anyway to walk around this? You
>know I don't want to permantly remove the "route add default gw $GATEWAY" line from
>my rc.inet1, because then I won't be able to use IP masquerading! Please help me.
>Kenny
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