Linux-Misc Digest #213, Volume #24 Thu, 20 Apr 00 11:13:03 EDT
Contents:
Re: Trouble with the Korn Shell (Yns)
Re: Bell Sympatico HSE (Robert J Carter)
Re: File Size Limitations (Aki M Laukkanen)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation (Mats Olsson)
Tape backup and recovery suggestions (Mike Trettel)
Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect ("T.E.Dickey")
voodoo 2000 video card problem (Parminder Lehal)
Re: Remove linux partition (Dances With Crows)
HELP! w/ I/O redirect!! ("Lee Baxter")
Re: Forgot my ROOT PASSWORD... (Amit Muthu)
Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect (John Forkosh)
Red Hat 6.1/6.2 32 MB Video Card Recommendations? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Good database? (John Forkosh)
Re: DISK IMAGES...HOW DO I??? (martin)
Re: Red Hat 6.1/6.2 32 MB Video Card Recommendations? (Dances With Crows)
gnome-terminal resizing ????? (Edward L. Hepler)
Re: smallest distro w/ KDE+Gnome (Dogmatic)
Re: Remove linux partition (Dogmatic)
Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect (Rod Smith)
server-to-server file transfer? ("Bob Cent")
Absoft f90 compiler from RH5.3->RH6.1 question (Paul van Delst)
Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
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Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:14:35 +0100
From: Yns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Trouble with the Korn Shell
Tandem Guy wrote:
>
> Hello. I'm new to linux and have recently installed RedHat 6.0. I want
> to use the Korn shell rather than Bash. I made the appropriate change
> in the X-Windows Control Panel, and now I boot into Korn shell but I'm
> having a problem. When I start an xterm session while I'm in X-Windows
> my BACKSPACE and ARROW keys aren't working. When I hit BACKSPACE for
> instance I see 'CTRL-H'. This only happens if I'm in an xterm window.
> If I boot the computer and I'm at the raw command line, the directional
> keys work fine. Also, on a related (maybe) note, shouldn't I have a
> .profile file in my home directory which Korn shell reads when it starts
> up? Anyway, sorry for the rambling, but this problem is driving me nuts
> and I'm sure it has a simple solution. Thanks in advance for any help
> you can offer.
>
> TandemGuy
Your backspace problem can be solved by the following
command in the xterm:
stty erase ^H
where ^H is the result of the backspace key press (CTRL-H)
Modify the .profile to include the command.
--Yunus
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"Don't be suckered in by the comments - debug only the code."
To reply by e-mail replace 'lovelyspam' with 'Yunus'.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert J Carter)
Subject: Re: Bell Sympatico HSE
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:43:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Matt Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Robert J Carter wrote:
>
>> I've had the HSE for about 2 1/2 years now. Unless they've changed
>> something radically, connecting the HSE is identical to connecting to
>> just another computer locally - fixed IP, set it and run.
>
> You're probably one of the lucky people who had the old system
> grandfathered. They don't do static IPs anymore. Sympatico HSE now uses
> PPPoE [PPP over Ethernet] to assign dynamic IP addresses. At last report, it
> was a bitch to set up under Linux -- and Sympatico only officially supports
> Windows and MacOS, natch. It's also notoriously unstable. I'll also bet you
> have one of the old 2.2 mbps ADSL connections. Today's version of HSE gives
> you 980 kbps... on a good day...
You're right - I do have the grandfathered connection - except that I
get 2.5 mbps. And it's beginning to sound like it's something I'm
gonna want to hold on to :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aki M Laukkanen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: File Size Limitations
Date: 20 Apr 2000 11:39:48 GMT
In article <8dji0h$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alexander Viro wrote:
> 1) 2.2 is limited (in VFS) to MAXINT bytes per file. For ext2, reiserfs,
>whatever. On 32bit architectures it's 2Gb, on 64bit for all practical
>purposes it's infinity.
I don't think this is widely known but RedHat 6.2 flavored kernel also
includes the LFS patches and sufficiently new glibc. I haven't tried but
there should be no obstacles in producing files over 2GB on it.
--
D.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mats Olsson)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.lang.java.advocacy
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Date: 20 Apr 2000 12:12:31 GMT
In article <yuBL4.202$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Erik Funkenbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jon A. Maxwell (JAM) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:8dlgva$55o$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>In any event, it seems that while the purpose of the device may be the same
>or very similar to the Microsoft mouse, the MS mouse only appears to use one
>sensor (at least that's all I can see), while this patent uses many sensors
>(64 I believe).
>
>> The Microsoft mouse has what, 100,000 times more sensors and samples
>> at 100 times the speed? Of course it will work better on surfaces
>> without much contrast. But it's not a new idea.
>
>it has 6.4 million sensors? How is that possible?
Count each pixel in the CCD as a sensor. 640k pixels sounds around
right for a CCD (6.4m would be too much, but then it was just 100k more,
not a million).
/Mats
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Trettel)
Subject: Tape backup and recovery suggestions
Reply-To: Y'all have to fix this@nowhere
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:27:17 GMT
I have a Slackware 7.0 setup residing upon a Maxtor 15G EIDE drive
which has a bad partition table. I would like to backup my setup
to my Seagate TR-4 tape drive, wipe the partition table, and restore from
tape. The TR-4 is a scsi drive and is attached off of my Symbios 53875SP
scsi controller, and appears to be working properly. I would like to
construct a set of boot floppies that contains a minimal Linux system that
also allows me to wipe, create, and format the new partitions, plus then
restore from the tape backup set all in one go (if possible). There's no
need to compress the backup-all told there's less than 4G of stuff to
backup which should fit fine upon a single tape. ANy suggestions or
pointers would be gratefully suggested.
--
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Mike Trettel trettel (Shift 2) fred (dinky little round thing) net
I don't buy from spammers. No exceptions. Fix the reply line to mail me.
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From: "T.E.Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:30:26 GMT
Rod Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I heard that a while back there was a console version of WordPerfect
>> available for Linux. Was that the case and does anyone know where I could
>> get hold of a copy?
> Yes. It comes with the server edition of WP (note: NOT the normal retail
> version, the server version). I don't know offhand where you might be
> able to get it, though. I suspect it's been removed from the 9.0 release,
> so you'll need 8.0 or earlier.
why would they remove it ? (aside from not wanting as many customers)
--
Thomas E. Dickey
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey
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From: Parminder Lehal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: voodoo 2000 video card problem
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:50:57 -0400
I am unable to configure X for my voodoo 2000 video card.
Documentation says that SVGA server runs fine for this card
but in my case it only works in 320X240 pixel mode. I am
using REDHAT6.0 and XFree86-3.3.3
Can any body help ? Please................
Thanks,
Parminder Lehal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Remove linux partition
Date: 20 Apr 2000 08:54:37 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:22:20 GMT, Jonathan
<<8dmi84$tsq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I have a harddisk that contains both Win98 and Linux. How do i remove
>the linux partition(since DOS FDISK can't seem to recognise the
>partition)? I do not have any linux distribution cd-rom with me,(except
>a Redhat installation boot disk). Thank you for any suggestions.
GO to http://www.toms.net/rb and get Tom's RootBoot. Boot from that disk
and use the Linux fdisk program to change the partition type to something
Lose9x can see. You can use "mkdosfs -F32" to create a FAT32 filesystem
on that partition, or you can FORMAT D: from DOS. (mkdosfs is much
faster.)
Better yet, keep the Linux partition around and learn to use something
nifty...
--
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: "Lee Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: HELP! w/ I/O redirect!!
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:33:37 -0400
Hey there, I need some help.
I have an interactive console application (actually, java console).
I'd like to automate it's use, and feed content to it.
Does anybody know how to do this? I tried piping stuff to the tty that it's
running on, but that just feeds to the output. Is there any way to feed
this app some input that it thinks is coming from the keyboard?
pls reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I don't check usenet that often.
Many thanks in advance,
Lee
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From: Amit Muthu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,nf.comp.linux,redhat.general
Subject: Re: Forgot my ROOT PASSWORD...
Date: 20 Apr 2000 13:37:25 GMT
In redhat.general Erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Isn't PAM password authentication module (shadow password)?
PAM = pluggable authentication modules
You can get all sorts of different authentication modules depending on
your needs, and they are `pluggable'.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Forkosh)
Subject: Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect
Date: 20 Apr 2000 13:38:35 GMT
Rod Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: [Posted and mailed]
: In article "Jonathan Gift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: > I heard that a while back there was a console version of WordPerfect
: > available for Linux. Was that the case and does anyone know where I could
: > get hold of a copy?
: Yes. It comes with the server edition of WP (note: NOT the normal retail
: version, the server version). I don't know offhand where you might be
: able to get it, though. I suspect it's been removed from the 9.0 release,
: so you'll need 8.0 or earlier.
This may not be helpful, but I frequently run the DOS version
of WP5.1 under DOSemu. Works fine.
John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Red Hat 6.1/6.2 32 MB Video Card Recommendations?
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:27:50 GMT
Hi,
I am buying a computer and would like to run LINUX on it. Any
recommendations out there for Red Hat compatible video cards that can
have 32 MB ram on board?
Thanks!
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Forkosh)
Subject: Re: Good database?
Date: 20 Apr 2000 13:44:29 GMT
Kristine Rogers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Can anyone recommend a good open-source database to keep track of
: things like software, manuals, and asset-tags for a company?
Mysql and postgresql are undoubtedly the most widely used,
probably in that order, and both are undoubtedly more than
adequate for the purpose you're describing. Simpler isam
dbms's are probably also adequate, but you might want to
use one of the two I mentioned just because they're both so
widely used.
John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (martin)
Crossposted-To:
nf.comp.linux,redhat.general,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: DISK IMAGES...HOW DO I???
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:34:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 04:57:54 -0230, Tux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
>Hi there,
>
>How do I make 1.44 disk images out of other disks... For example, if I
>had a disk that I wanted to copy without copying it to another disk, how
>can I make an image of that disk so that I could use RAWRITE to make
>other disks from this image...
>
>Thanks again,
>Trevor...
>
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=<yourfilehere>
--
Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.1/6.2 32 MB Video Card Recommendations?
Date: 20 Apr 2000 09:58:33 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:27:50 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<8dn0k5$d0n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I am buying a computer and would like to run LINUX on it. Any
>recommendations out there for Red Hat compatible video cards that can
>have 32 MB ram on board?
The only reason you would need that much memory on a video card is if
you're heavily into 3D games. For that, I'd reccommend a Voodoo 3 AGP or
a Matrox G400. If you're not heavily into 3D games, save yourself some
money and get something with less memory (ATi Xpert98/Rage Pro II, Matrox
G200 with 8M.) Don't buy nVidia, SiS, or Trident under any circumstances.
--
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward L. Hepler)
Subject: gnome-terminal resizing ?????
Date: 20 Apr 2000 10:13:50 -0400
Is there a way to horizontally resize a gnome-terminal window?
I can resize it vertically by moving the mouse to the bottom edge
and dragging it to the vertical size I want, but have not found
a way to resize it horizontally...
Of course I can start a wider gnome-terminal using the --geometry
command line option...
Thanks...
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From: Dogmatic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: smallest distro w/ KDE+Gnome
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:11:24 -0400
KDE and Gnome will rob you blind of memory, I advise you not to use
them, as the resources they use are not offset by any benefits, unless
you fear *nix...
-Master Blaster
Master Penguin wrote:
>
> Which distro contains KDE and Gnome but takes the least HD space to
> install, not too much memory to run, and is preferably easy to set up?
> Especially good is one that can be installed via a network (w/o CD).
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Dogmatic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Remove linux partition
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:15:38 -0400
Use the RedHat boot disk, it has fdisk on it...
Jonathan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a harddisk that contains both Win98 and Linux. How do i remove
> the linux partition(since DOS FDISK can't seem to recognise the
> partition)? I do not have any linux distribution cd-rom with me,(except
> a Redhat installation boot disk). Thank you for any suggestions.
>
> REgards,
> Jonathan
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Looking for console version WordPerfect
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:33:35 GMT
In article <CLCL4.13574$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"T.E.Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Rod Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I heard that a while back there was a console version of WordPerfect
>>> available for Linux. Was that the case and does anyone know where I could
>>> get hold of a copy?
>
>> Yes. It comes with the server edition of WP (note: NOT the normal retail
>> version, the server version). I don't know offhand where you might be
>> able to get it, though. I suspect it's been removed from the 9.0 release,
>> so you'll need 8.0 or earlier.
>
> why would they remove it ? (aside from not wanting as many customers)
Because Corel radically altered the way they develop their Linux product
with WP9. With WP8 and earlier, UNIX (and Linux) development was handled
by outsourcing it to another company, which used Motif and just roughly
mirrored the user interface. Most of these versions were aimed at big
multi-user UNIX systems; the Linux port was just a byproduct of that.
Because these big multi-user UNIX systems often provide text-only access,
a text-only version is very handy to have. The WP9 port to Linux, by
contrast, is a port of the Windows code using WINE, and is aimed at
desktop Linux systems, where it's assumed X will be available.
(Note: I'm not trying to defend Corel's dropping of the text-only version,
only explain it. Also, I'd like to reiterate that I don't know for sure
that it HAS been dropped. I've seen no mention of it with respect to WP9,
though.)
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Bob Cent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: server-to-server file transfer?
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:30:59 -0700
Reply-To: "Bob Cent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I have just assembled a new Linux fileserver to replace our old Linux
fileserver. Now I need to know what is the prefered way to transfer the
client files from the old server to the new server. Is there a way that I
can I mount the old server from the new server? Thanks.
_____________________________
Bob Cent
University of Washington
Box 357330
Seattle, WA 98195-7330
mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
voice: 206.543.1433
fax: 206.685.0305
_____________________________
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From: Paul van Delst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Absoft f90 compiler from RH5.3->RH6.1 question
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:19:49 -0400
Hello there,
I recently got RH6.1 installed on my desktop. However, most other linux
boxes on the network are still under 5.2/5.3 and most of the linux
binaries on the network are geared towards those OS versions. When I try
to link f90 code using the Absoft compiler I get the unresolved
reference to _fxstat or _xstat error. Other posts to clf identified this
problem (the libc/glibc library change) and the Absoft FAQ states:
======
Platform: Intel/Linux
Problem Details:
OS Version: Linux V6.0
Product Version: Pro Fortran V5.0
Date: 11-May-1999
Q. I have (or recently upgraded) to Linux V6.0. When I compile,
I get unresolved references to "_fxstat" and "_xstat".
Am I missing a library?
A. The C library was also updated with Linux V6.0 from libc5 to glibc.
You will need a new Absoft runtime library that references
the updated C library:
ftp://ftp.absoft.com/pub/linux/profortran5.0/libfio_glibc.tar.gz
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which is great! My question is:
If the sysadmins here update the Absoft runtime library (on a server -
not my machine?) so the linker will work under RH6.1 will those users
that still have RH5.2/5.3 be able to use the Absoft compiler?
I tried to get info directly from Absoft but to access their support
site you need the product serial # which the higher ups here haven't yet
divulged to me (maybe they tossed the box?).
Thanks for any info
cheers,
paulv
--
Paul van Delst Ph: (301) 763-8000 x7274
CIMSS @ NOAA/NCEP Fax: (301) 763-8545
Rm.202, 5200 Auth Rd. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Camp Springs MD 20746
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Reply-To: <btolder>
From: <btolder>
Subject: Re: How Microsoft inhibits competition & innovation
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:59:39 -0700
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.lang.java.advocacy
Eric Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:N8wL4.5291
> It's not that they are cloning a 20 year old operating system, it's that
> they are
> making it so it DOESN'T CRASH!
So the previous of Unix did?
> I haven't played with Win2K yet, though. My previous experience with MS
> operating
> systems makes me just a bit leery of shelling out the bucks until I have
to.
You'll be pleasantly surprised with Win2k's reliability.
> Still, Microsoft doesn't do everything wrong, as some would have us
believe.
> I just get
> a bit frustrated with sudden blue screens and other frequent problems.
Fair enough. I haven't anything better, however.
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