Linux-Misc Digest #149, Volume #24 Fri, 14 Apr 00 13:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Why linux will never go beyond geekdom (Spike)
How to tranfer files from NT laptop to PC running Linux (RH 6.1)? (Son Phan)
Re: Q: Best printer for linux box? (Mark Bratcher)
Re: algorith for first fit (Andreas Kahari)
Re: Microsoft (Andreas Kahari)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (William Brogden)
Re: Find and Mandrake 7? (David Konerding)
Re: telnet server very far away in the univers... (David Konerding)
Quicktime player for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Graphics using C++ on a X server (Varun)
Color in screen-3.9.5? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Microsoft (Thomas Zajic)
Lpr printers halting on me!!!!! (David Taylor)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (Robert Wiegand)
time keeping correct ("Chris Carovich")
Re: Athlon and Linux? (Junk Mail)
top and utmp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
top & utmp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
utmp & top ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (Hank Shiffman)
How to downgrade 56K modem to v.34? (Kenny Zhu Qili)
Re: Microsoft (Robert Wiegand)
how to format a hard drive with Linux red hat 6.1 installed on it (Newhomes support)
Re: Cd writing problem (Uwe Malzahn)
Re: How do i install linux on a computer with Win98SE? (DeAnn Iwan)
LILO kill win-disk ("Pliev")
LILO kill win-disk ("Pliev")
Re: Microsoft (Bastian)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (William Brogden)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (Floyd Davidson)
Deleting Linux partition... ("Ham Selv")
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From: Spike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why linux will never go beyond geekdom
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:58:41 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Spike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Purely because it sucks the big one, no games ! no word !
> >> KDE....it stinks....Gnome.....amateur hacks with pretty graphics
> >>
> > Man, you're just as freaky as the idiots who love Linux who
mindlessly
> > critisize Microsoft. There is room for everyone's tastes. Bill
Gates
> > and Microsoft are essentially modern day hero's without who's
efforts
> > the computing world would be very poor indeed.
>
> Without whom the computing world would be a much richer, more vibrant
and
> innovative place, I think you MEANT to say....
>
> :)
>
> Oh dear, another Spike... This could cause some confusion...
> Yes, another. But I won't butt in much, here. Always enjoy meeting
someone else with a "real" name. 8~)
> --
> | |What to do if you find yourself stuck in
a crack|
> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |in the ground beneath a giant boulder,
which you|
> | |can't move, with no hope of
rescue. |
> | Andrew Halliwell BSc |Consider how lucky you are that life has
been |
> | in |good to you so
far... |
> | Computer Science | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the
galaxy.|
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> |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: Son Phan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to tranfer files from NT laptop to PC running Linux (RH 6.1)?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:14:59 GMT
Hello,
Perhap there are solution for the problem described in the subject. I
think the transfer can be for example via ftp. But my Linux PC have no
NW card, so can I config the access via serial or paralel port? If yes,
how can it be done?
Thanks
Son
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From: Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Q: Best printer for linux box?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:16:18 -0400
Alexis Bilodeau wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Can somebody recommend a printer?
> >
> > My Epson Action Laser 1400 is driving me nuts, because the sheet
> > feeder constantly pulls in two sheets and jams. I want to replace
> > it with a new/used printer, but have no idea which one avoids that
> > problem.
> >
> > Here are my priorities, in order:
> >
> > Required:
> >
> > 1. GOOD non-jamming sheet feeder which accepts ordinary paper
> >
> > 2. Runs perfectly under Linux (possibly with some fiddling)
> >
> > Optional:
> >
> > 3. Color
> >
> > 4. Two-sided printing
> >
> > 5. Cheap
> >
> > 6. Fast
> >
> > Any recommendations? I'm considering a refurbished Epson Color Stylus
> > 440, because it satisfies #2, #3 and #5; does it satisfy #1? Is there
> > a printer which satisfies all six conditions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Len.
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> I wouldn't buy epson, too. I'm not that much impressed by the quality
> of their printers... I think HP or lexmark are good choices.
DON'T buy the Lexmark Z-series stuff. They're Windows-only printers.
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Mark Bratcher
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Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles. Use Linux!
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: algorith for first fit
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:10:07 GMT
You could at least have rephrased you homework assignment?
http://csshaun.cs.ru.ac.za/osnotes/node5.html
/A
In article <G9FJ4.4538$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ken Dunne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> Im a student in limerick, Ireland and would appreciate some help on a
small
> project i have,
> here it is:
>
> Assume that a segmented memory management system maintaims a circular
> freehole list.
> Develop an algorith for first fit.
> Ensure that it does not go in to an infinite loop if requested for
space
> larger than any it has.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
> Ken
>
>
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:14:48 GMT
Remember to read the "Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO" before flaming this
troll. It's available at
<URL:http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Advocacy.html>.
Also, Linux advocacy should be done in comp.os.linux.advocacy.
/A
ps: Sorry if this appears several times.
In article <38f72177$0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Lenine Liebenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there all you deluded mother******
>
> Just wanna tell you that Linux will never ever rule as microsoft is
the
> richest, most established company in IT today. As far as I am
concerned you
> people are all fucked up to think that freesoftware will get you
anywhere in
> this world.
>
> If you disagree (which you probably will as you are all screwed up)
don't
> hesitate in e-mailing me so we can sort this out once and for all and
I can
> win you all over to a decent OS
>
> aout
> Lenine
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> OR
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:22:54 -0500
From: William Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Robert Wiegand wrote:
>
> Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>
> ? CP/M *WAS* available for purchase. In fact, you could buy machines such as
> ? the Osborne and Kaypro with CP/M at about the same time. The TRS/80 ran a
> ? version of CP/M in the late 70's.
>
> When the IBM PC first came out you couldn't buy a version of CP/M that
> ran on it.
>
<buzzer>Wrong</buzzer>
When the IBMPC first came out there were three operating systems
available
for it, DOS 1.0, CP/M-86 and the UCSD P-system
However, DOS was the cheapest so the others faded away.
WBB
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Konerding)
Subject: Re: Find and Mandrake 7?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:24:41 GMT
On 14 Apr 2000 08:56:26 GMT, Michael Albert Rowe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Would this be true even with the cron daemon not loaded? I disabled
>the loading of any daemons that I didn't need to have running on the
>box, cron being one of them. And a better question is if it was a
>cron job, what exactly is it searching with with find?
Did you turn off anacron as well as cron? And atd?
You can find out who is starting the process by doing "pstree -p" and seeing
who the parent of the find is.
The job is indexing the files on your system. When you run the "locate"
command to find a file on your system it will check the index, so you
don't have to wait so long.
Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Konerding)
Subject: Re: telnet server very far away in the univers...
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:29:19 GMT
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:54:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've a problem with my telnet server on linux redhat 6.2 i386. The ftp
>server has'nt any problem but when I want to connect to linux by telnet
>from an other PC, it says immediately "connection to host lost".
Are you sure you have installed the "telnet-server" RPM on the host? If
not, you'll get the error message you describe above.
"rpm -q telnet-server" will tell you if you have it.
What's happening is that inetd is allowing you to connect to the telnet
port but then it can't run the telnetd program. You will see this in
either /var/log/messages or /var/log/secure.
Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Quicktime player for Linux?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:23:06 -0400
Is there a better player for MOV files than aKtion and Xanim? I just
downloaded the x-men trailer, but I can't view it with aKtion.
Is there something better?
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From: Varun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Graphics using C++ on a X server
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:30:03 GMT
To whom it may concern:
I have been given an assignment to write code in C++ and generate
graphics on a X server. I have no idea as how to do it. My instructor says
I might have to use GTK++. I don't know what it is?
Can you please send me some sample code that I can run or anything like
that which might help me.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely
Varun Gupta
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Color in screen-3.9.5?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:31:42 GMT
I use Screen 3.9.5 on a Slackware 7 system, and would like to make the
colored ls work in it. I've trying exporting variables all over the
place, setting them exactly the same as when not in screen, even, to no
avail.
If I su - username, color works. There must be some environment variable
I'm missing. Which one?
Also, does anyone know of a mailing list for Screen?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Zajic)
Subject: Re: Microsoft
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Zajic)
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:39:45 GMT
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:49:03 +0200, Lenine Liebenberg wrote:
> [ flamebait deluxe ]
Thou shalst be flameth, for thou art a lowly Troll ...
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From: David Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lpr printers halting on me!!!!!
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:45:51 +0100
I have set up lpr printing on my linux server, printing to both network
printers and standard printers via a network print server. This all
appears to work wonderfully ... for a while, and then all of a sudden,
without warning, every printer stops printing any more jobs and they
just end up filling the spooler directories.
I have set up the printers in the printcap file as follows:
Network Printers....
CBS_NP_01|HP Laserjet (Support):\
:lp=:\
:rm=CBS_NP_01:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/CBS_NP_01:\
:mx#0:
Network Print Servers (D-Link DP100s)
CBS_01_COM1|Epson TM-U950:\
:lp=:\
:rm=CBS_PS_01:\
:rp=CBS_01_COM1:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/CBS_01_COM1:\
:mx#0:
The directories in /var/spool/lpd have all ben created with a mod of
775, owner daemon and group daemon.
The remote machines have all been setup correctly in /etc/hosts.
there is no password setup on the D-Link DP100 print servers.
The lpd process starts at bootup and atr this point works correctly,
but as I said after a while the printers stop, and I have been
re-starting them as follows:
lpc stop all (Stops the lpr printers)
ps -ax | grep lpd (to find out which lpd processes are running)
kill <pid> (Kill all the lpd processes)
lpd (re-start the lpd process)
lpc start all (re-start the lpr printers)
once I have done this all the printers then burst back into life,
printing all the jobs that have been queued, and then continues to print
without problems.... until it stops again.
Please help as this is driving me nuts and I am getting grief from
everyone... :o(
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From: Robert Wiegand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:47:11 -0500
William Brogden wrote:
> <buzzer>Wrong</buzzer>
> When the IBMPC first came out there were three operating systems
> available
> for it, DOS 1.0, CP/M-86 and the UCSD P-system
>
> However, DOS was the cheapest so the others faded away.
That's not how I remember it. From what I remember the CP/M version
wasn't available on day 1 but came out somewhat later.
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Bob Wiegand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Chris Carovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: time keeping correct
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:07:19 -0700
what's the easiest way to sync my linux box with our timeserver on the lan?
the timekeeper runs NTP
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From: Junk Mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Athlon and Linux?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:18:21 -0700
I am running RH6.1 on an Epox EP-7KXA with a 700 MHz Athlon and PC133
RAM, and everything is running great; well, the on board sound doesn't
work, but that doesn't really bother me. I made absolutely no changes in
BIOS settings from what it came with, and have not done a BIOS upgrade.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> The only advice I have to you is to be wary of the Epox EP-7KXA
> motherboard. I have an Athlon 700 and everything is extremely speedy.
> I will be doing some work with my system soon, and I hope to fix
> whatever issue I seem to be having, but this motherboard I think may be
> causing my system to lock.
> I have disabled the onboard sound in the bios, have a dual boot
> system, in Windoze I get static out of my SB Live for some reason.
> Fixed with the mobo driver disk. When running Linux my system runs fine
> for a short time then becomes unresponsive to anything but the reset
> key.
> There is a bios upgrade for the board, so perhaps when I flash it I
> will have better luck.
> Anyways, do some research. People with the Asus board seems to have
> no problems at all.
>
> Good luck
> Mike
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Aaron Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > A couple of questions...
> >
> > I am thinking about buying an Athlon 700 and was wondering how it
> worked
> > with Linux. Right now I am running RH on an AMD K6-2 233 and it runs
> > perfect, but a friend of mine said it ran kinda slow with his Athlon
> > 600, so I wanted to get others' opinions also.
> >
> > Also, I need to get a new AGP video card to go with that Athlon and
> was
> > wondering which kind works good with Linux and is a good card. I
> don't
> > need a 3D accelerator like Voodoo or anything, just something that is
> > AGP and has 8Megs of memory and easily does 24-bit color in 1600x1200.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aaron
> >
> > --
> > "You smoke your head on strait, then drink your woes away..." - Phil
> > Anselmo
> >
> >
>
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> Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: top and utmp
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:08:03 GMT
Hi all, I run RH6.1 on a heavy trafficked web
server which,
since last week, after a heavy load, gives me a
"bad data in /var/run/utmp". Any clues about how
can I fix this?
Thanx,
Lefteris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: top & utmp
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:08:05 GMT
Hi all, I run RH6.1 on a heavy trafficked web
server which,
since last week, after a heavy load, gives me a
"bad data in /var/run/utmp". Any clues about how
can I fix this?
Thanx,
Lefteris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: utmp & top
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:10:44 GMT
Hi all,
I run RH6.1 on a heavy trafficked web
server which,
since last week, after a heavy load, gives me a
"bad data in /var/run/utmp" when I run "top".
Any clues about how can I fix this?
Thanx,
Lefteris
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From: Hank Shiffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Date: 14 Apr 2000 12:25:40 EDT
Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>
> Eric Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:HxrJ4.2775$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > The aforementioned mouse.
> >
> > Sorry, but I saw a similar mouse advertised in the late 80s.
> > It failed because it was too expensive, but MS did NOT innovate it.
>
> Interesting. Nobody else in the universe except for you has seen this
> mythical mouse. You have no names and no way to prove your statements.
> Name the mouse and manufacturer or retract your statement.
Nonsense. I too remember articles about this mouse, although it may
have appeared in the very early 90s. I was at Sun from 1988 and using a
more traditional optical mouse at the time. So your statement about
"nobody else in the universe" is now demonstrably false.
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Have Opinion, Will Travel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mountain View, California
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From: Kenny Zhu Qili <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: How to downgrade 56K modem to v.34?
Date: 14 Apr 2000 16:16:35 GMT
Hi guys, I'm using kppp to dialup with my v.90 modem. I wonder if there's way to
downgrade my modem to v.34 so that I can connect to a 33.6 line. I tried the init
string AT&F+MS=11, but it didn't work. Please help me. Thanks.
Kenny
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From: Robert Wiegand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:58:05 -0500
Lenine Liebenberg wrote:
>
> Hi there all you deluded mother******
>
> Just wanna tell you that Linux will never ever rule as microsoft is the
> richest, most established company in IT today. As far as I am concerned you
> people are all fucked up to think that freesoftware will get you anywhere in
> this world.
>
> If you disagree (which you probably will as you are all screwed up) don't
> hesitate in e-mailing me so we can sort this out once and for all and I can
> win you all over to a decent OS
>
> aout
> Lenine
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> OR
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Don't answer messages like this.
I would be willing to bet that these e-mail addresses don't belong
to the person who posted this message.
They just want to make trouble for someone else.
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From: Newhomes support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to format a hard drive with Linux red hat 6.1 installed on it
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:30:13 GMT
I nedd to get the commands to format a hard drive with linux red hat 6.1
installed on it, Ive already tried to install win98 over it but it just
hung up my installion
Please help
Thanks,
Newhomes.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Uwe Malzahn)
Subject: Re: Cd writing problem
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:19:48 +0200
In article <8d4om8$j0p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
> The CD is usually called '/dev/hdc', or even '/dev/cdrom'.
>
> Try "dev=hdc" or "dev=cdrom" or "dev=/dev/hdc" etc. (I've never used
> that program).
>
Nope. You need to run the drive with scsi-emulation.
Cheers
Uwe
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From: DeAnn Iwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do i install linux on a computer with Win98SE?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:44:00 -0400
Leonard Evens wrote:
>
> Greg May wrote:
> >
> > I have a laptop with win98se on it and i would like to split the hard drive
> > between windows and linux but i cant figure out how to repartition my FAT32
> > hard drive. Please help me. Thanks in advance
> >
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> > http://www.help.com/
>
To add to what others have said: there is a HOW-TO on combinging
Linux with Win9x. Read it, since it contains helpful information.
To add to the how-tos: before you do anything else, make a win98
boot disk and make sure you can boot from it. Write down your current
partition table, too, if you are on the paranoid side. Back up any
critical data (you should do this anyway, right?). Make a list of the
hardware on your system. Win98SE can help you, there. Check the
install manual for your distro to see what you are likely to need.
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From: "Pliev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO kill win-disk
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:55:41 +0400
Hello All!
I have a problem. I have two operating systems on my computer - Linux and
Windows 98. After some incorrect operations, which has made one a crazy man,
I have some disk errors. He (crazy) changed files /etc/lilo.conf and
/etc/fstab. And Extended Windows partition has vanished! But Windows
see drive(D), but say - device not ready, size of space equal 0 bytes. Fdisk
of Linux see this partition, defined it as FAT16. May be loader of logical
partition is dead?
Tell me please, do I can to recover my disk?
Thanks! Dima.
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From: "Pliev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO kill win-disk
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:56:20 +0400
Hello All!
LILO kill win-disk
I have a problem. I have two operating systems on my computer - Linux and
Windows 98. After some incorrect operations, which has made one a crazy man,
I have some disk errors. He (crazy) changed files /etc/lilo.conf and
/etc/fstab. And Extended Windows partition has vanished! But Windows
see drive(D), but say - device not ready, size of space equal 0 bytes. Fdisk
of Linux see this partition, defined it as FAT16. May be loader of logical
partition is dead?
Tell me please, do I can to recover my disk?
Thanks! Dima.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Subject: Re: Microsoft
Date: 14 Apr 2000 16:53:24 GMT
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:49:03 +0200, Lenine Liebenberg wrote:
>Just wanna tell you that Linux will never ever rule as microsoft is the
>richest, most established company in IT today. As far as I am concerned you
>people are all fucked up to think that freesoftware will get you anywhere in
>this world.
>
Old joke: Windoze is "Where do you want to go today", OS/2 was "Where do you
want to run today", and linux is "Where do you want to fly today".
Bastian
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:54:29 -0500
From: William Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Robert Wiegand wrote:
>
> William Brogden wrote:
>
> > <buzzer>Wrong</buzzer>
> > When the IBMPC first came out there were three operating systems
> > available
> > for it, DOS 1.0, CP/M-86 and the UCSD P-system
> >
> > However, DOS was the cheapest so the others faded away.
>
> That's not how I remember it. From what I remember the CP/M version
> wasn't available on day 1 but came out somewhat later.
>
You may be right about day 1, but I think all three were available
within the first year.
--
WBB
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From: Floyd Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Date: 14 Apr 2000 08:11:51 -0800
Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
>>> No... MARKETTING would explain why windows has 90% Market share.
>>> M$ isn't a software developer. It's a marketting company.
>>>
>
>> You can market a product as much as you want to. If people don't want
>> it the product will fail.
>
>That's the art of Marketing, convincing people they want something
>they don't really need. Microsoft "excels" at that.
This is a point worth noting. Microsoft has not been innovative
in regard to computer technology itself, and finding a few rare
examples where it has merely proves the point... but Microsoft
has been *exceedingly* innovative at making money in the
computer field. Many other companies have come, and gone. A few
others have done relatively well for a while, but only very few
have consistently done well.
Bill Gates has not only consistently done well, he has
consistently been the best at doing well! The man has
*repeatedly* been able to find a way to remain on top in a
business where the usual experience is like a flare: a burst of
heat and light that is only temporary.
I do not use Microsoft products, but I am not about to dismiss
Gates or his company as insignificant or inferior. Even though
I have no use for what they make and sell, they *are* impressive.
--
Floyd L. Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)
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From: "Ham Selv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Deleting Linux partition...
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:05:31 +0200
I'm having a problem with my linux partition, and need to get it erased.
The big problem is that for the moment I can't run anything on this
partition - don't know why.
So I have to delete it from M$-win98.
How do I get Fdisk to recognize this partition, and how do I delete it???
Do I need partition magic, or???
Please someone reply, I've lost 4Gb HD, and 4 nights trying to solve this.
Regards
Lars
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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