Linux-Misc Digest #448, Volume #24 Fri, 12 May 00 16:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: FreeBSD and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
errant text in X windows (John Hunter)
Re: lilo overwritten (George Bell)
Re: FreeBSD and Linux (david parsons)
Re: Like Defrag.exe in Win, but in Linux. (Tim Hockin)
Re: I just had a crazy idea (Tim Hockin)
Re: [Q]CDROM does not mount (George Bell)
Help setting up wu-ftpd ("Robert A. Knop Jr.")
Re: connect LINUX to Free ISPs??? (GENE)
Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng (Patrick O'Neil)
Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng (Patrick O'Neil)
Re: Hello friend need help quick please (GENE)
Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Damn samba (Patrick O'Neil)
Re: telnet out of network issue ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk (JEDIDIAH)
Re: WANTED: Champion (Sam E. Trenholme)
Re: signal 7 caught / ftp trouble (Sam E. Trenholme)
Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk
Re: signal 7 caught / ftp trouble (Sam E. Trenholme)
Does anyone here run Windows98 + Linux on a single SCSI hard drive? (MN)
Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng (Sam E. Trenholme)
Re: Login (Lew Pitcher)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Linux
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 12 May 2000 17:03:49 GMT
Neil Blakey-Milner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>snip<
: dpkg is a package manager. Ports is not a package manager.
: pkg_add/delete/info is our (FreeBSD's) equivalent.
Funny, I've always used ports to manage software installs. Indeed,
pkg_* tools are currently needed to handle matters after the
install, however I would thus say that ports is at least, part of
FreeBSD's package management system. I'd even go further and say
it's the best part.
: Replacing pkg_* with dpkg would increase the current functionality.
What features are pkg_* missing that dpkg offers?
--
-Zenin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) From The Blue Camel we learn:
BSD: A psychoactive drug, popular in the 80s, probably developed at UC
Berkeley or thereabouts. Similar in many ways to the prescription-only
medication called "System V", but infinitely more useful. (Or, at least,
more fun.) The full chemical name is "Berkeley Standard Distribution".
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Subject: errant text in X windows
From: John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 12 May 2000 12:19:03 -0500
I recently upgraded to RHL 6.2 and suddenly X windows with gnome is behaving a
bit errantly. Text strings crop up outside the window they belon in
and are placed at seemingly random places on the desktop. I am always
having to C-l my emacs window to refresh the screen, and drag my X
windows acrss the desktop to 'erase' the errant text scattered around.
I don't see anything at the redhat site under the bug-fixes for 6.2
that looks relevant. Is this a known bug and is there a fix?
Thanks,
John Hunter
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From: George Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo overwritten
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 13:19:27 -0400
When you installed windows, it wiped out the lilo in the master boot
record. Using a suitable rescue system to restore the lilo should work.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I accidently installed windows, over linux. i do not know what happened
> to the linux partition. but i assume the partition to be safe, but lilo
> boot has been delete, & i also have not made any boot disk.
> what to do now?
> -pramod.R
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (david parsons)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Linux
Date: 12 May 2000 09:46:13 -0700
In article <8fehsq$482$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> frans abels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have been experimenting with FreeBSD lately, comparing it to Linux.
>> Here are some questions that I still have
>>
>> 1. FreeBSD runs Linux binaries. Does this mean that I can install a
>> FreeBSD kernel
>> in a Linux distribution?
>>
>
>That would make it a BSD distribution... Why would you want to do that?
1) Some people think that the BSD kernel is better than the Linux
kernel, but that the (commercial) Linux userland is better than
the BSD userland.
2) it would be a fun, if somewhat time-consuming, hack.
____
david parsons \bi/ emphasise the time-consuming.
\/
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From: Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Like Defrag.exe in Win, but in Linux.
Date: 12 May 2000 17:26:37 GMT
Federico Czerwinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hey!, this questoin is a short one, just this, Is there any program for
: Linux that defrags the disk, just like Defrag.exe in windows? Where can i
: get it?, Thanx!
e2defrag exists, but the preferred method is :
backup
mke2fs
restore
--
Tim Hockin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This program has been brought to you by the language C and the number F.
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From: Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I just had a crazy idea
Date: 12 May 2000 17:24:55 GMT
Sam E. Trenholme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: And compile everything with it. The code could very well run faster than
: gcc code, resulting in a faster distribution than one compiled with gcc.
: Is this a plan or what?
Isn't that already the premise of Mandrake Linux?
--
Tim Hockin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This program has been brought to you by the language C and the number F.
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From: George Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Q]CDROM does not mount
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 13:36:43 -0400
Do you have a cd in the drive when you try to mount it?
Jim Hollenback wrote:
>
> Installed Red Hat 6.1 by booting from the cdrom. Install went fine and
> the system came up just fine. Went to use the cdrom later and could not
> mount the drive. I used mount /dev/cdrom -t iso9660 -r /cdrom and got
> an error message indicating that the cdrom was not a block device.
> /dev/cdrom is symlink'ed to /dev/hdc. The CDROM is a master on the
> second IDE port, IDE0 is filled with two hard drives. The other drive
> on IDE1 is a zip drive. Any clues or pointers would be helpful. Yes, the
> hardware is fine, windoze is very happy with the drive as is NT.
>
> --
> Jim Hollenback
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Robert A. Knop Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help setting up wu-ftpd
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 10:44:12 -0700
I'm using a RedHat-6.1 system. Getting wu-ftpd running out of the box
with anonymous ftp logins is relatively straightforward.
However, this is what I want it to do: if the user is anonymous, I want
it to allow a login. If the user is *not* anonymous, I don't even want
it to prompt for the password. The reason for this is that I only allow
logins via ssh on these machines. Even if they fail, sheeplike users
will try to use ftp, therby sending their passwords in the clear over
the internet. If they aren't prompted for their password, then they
won't type it.
I'm able to get it so that only anonymous can log in via ftp, using the
"deny-uid" directive in /etc/ftpaccess. However, even when it fails for
all users, it prompts them for their password before failing -- which
means that the password, probably typed correctly, has gone over the
internet in the clear.
Does anybody know how to set up wu-ftp the way I want it to be set up?
-Rob
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From: GENE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: connect LINUX to Free ISPs???
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 18:05:39 GMT
mst wrote:
> NetVAR wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know how to configure LINUX to connect to
> > Free ISPs like Netzero, Freei.net, etc???
> > i need the IP configuration settings and which LINUX is best?
> > Redhat? SUSE? TurboLinux? BSD? etc??
> > thanks in advance
> >
>
> I only know of one free ISP that works with Linux: freewwweb. They have
> detailed instructions on the web site. Which distro you use shouldn't
> make any difference.
>
> MST
I just visited http://www.freewwweb.com/company/comain.html
out of curiosity. I did not see the Linux reference. The signup requires
you to select from among the Windoze and Macintosh operating
system options. What am I missing?
Gene Montgomery
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From: Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 12:16:23 -0600
"Sam E. Trenholme" wrote:
>
> >Error printing testpage to lp
>
> What does your /etc/printcap look like?
Alright...here is the printcap file generated when I created my
two samba share printers. The printers are both on a windows-based
network and I am running Mandrake 7.0. Printer lp0 is a Phaser Tek
350 and lp is an HP laserwriter 16. Both are postscript-friendly
printers:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\ :lp=/dev/null:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/acct\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
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From: Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 12:17:25 -0600
"Sam E. Trenholme" wrote:
>
> >Error printing testpage to lp
>
> What does your /etc/printcap look like?
Alright...here is the printcap file generated when I created my
two samba share printers. The printers are both on a windows-based
network and I am running Mandrake 7.0. Printer lp0 is a Phaser Tek
350 and lp is an HP laserwriter 16. Both are postscript-friendly
printers:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/acct\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
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From: GENE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hello friend need help quick please
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 18:42:47 GMT
faisal gillani wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I am from pakistan I have been asked to install
> Windows 2000 with exchange server 5.5 to provide
> email salution to 40/100 users My company has 40 users using win98 now the
> cost of Ms servers & clients access licences sre going to about 1000000
> pak Rs which is quit handsome consedring
> pakistan Nobody know about linux in our company so i was thinking to
> propose a salution of Linux .
> What do you think ?? will it support win98 users using outlook 2000 can we
> configure it to even route e-mail to the internet ?
> IS sendmail reliable enough ??
> Does linux then require any licenses ?? is it still free ?? cause my
> company dont want to get into this piracy stuff
> Please answer all my questions as soon as possible cause i have to give
> report in 2 days ..
> thanksyou
> Faisal
>
> --
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With the possible caveat that there might be some nuance of the Outlook
2000 package which puts the hex on things, I can't see any reason not to
use Linux. It will only cost you the price of the distribution package,
whatever that is in Pakistan. For example, here in the U.S., the
boxed version of Red Hat 6.2, professional edition, is $179.95. I note
that Red Hat says that version is not for export, so you might need
to go down to the next level (Deluxe) which is $79.95. You really
need to get telephone and/or e-mail support if this is your first set-up.
I have done sysadmin on Suns and Linux systems for a number of
years, and believe me, if you haven't serviced 40 clients with that
particular server before, the need for a "hotline" to support you is real.
There are so-called "secure" server packages out there which are based
on Linux (and I presume special versions of Apache). You might want
to check into what your firewall wants to look like. I don't know what
happens to the cost of a Linux/Apache package if it is spun for firewall
duty - but I would guess that it is not expensive.
We don't have any problems at work using NT servers, Linux servers
with SAMBA to negotiate the interface, and we share files, mail, and
printers across that interface for ~100 users. Our desktops are mostly
W98 and a few Linux - company decision to stay away from W2K
until it settles out and the real costs of conversion are determined
(hardware upgrades req'd, software upgrades, etc.).
Gene Montgomery
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 17:20:13 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Fri, 12 May 2000 00:35:31 GMT...
...and Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >But German politicians have the right to tell their citizens that they
> >should not believe in Scientology?
>
> They appear to regard it as a "cult" rather than as an ordinary
> religion. I would tend to agree with that regard.
They regard it as a corporation, cloaked as a cult. BTW, it has been
decided that the goals of Scientology oppose certain ideas that have
been encoded in some constitution (either the federal constitution or
a federal state's constitution) and thus, at least in one federal
state, Scientology is being observed by constitution protection
authorities.
mawa
--
Es begab sich aber zu jener Zeit, da� Volt, genannt der Spannende, in
das Gate der Schaltung flo�, zu richten die Wechselnden und die
Gleichen. Und so �ffnete er dem Strom Thyr und Istor.
-- 1. Buch Danfoss 1, 23-24
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From: Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Damn samba
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 12:44:59 -0600
Bob Hauck wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 May 2000 15:13:21 -0600, Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Now I am really cornfused. Both are postscript-compatible
> >printers (one is a Phaser Tek350 color printer and the other
> >is an HP laserwriter 16).
>
> Try sending them a postscript file then. If _that_ doesn't work, then I'm
> at a loss.
Ah...that one worked. Connecting directly to the printer with smbclient
and
entering "put <postscript-file>" worked. It printed. Now, if I could
only
get normal printing to work instead of manually going thru smbclient I
would
be a happy man.
patrick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: telnet out of network issue
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 18:42:50 GMT
Hardware may be an issue, but I don't know.
MB: Epox EP-7KXA Motherboard with recent BIOS flash
CPU: Athlon 700
MEM: 128MB Pc133
VID: Matrox G400
SND: Sound Blaster LIVE!
MDM: USR 56K ISAPNP updated with v.90 Flash
Only odd thing I have is a BIOS Savior between my motherboard and my
bios, this works quite well. Have it switched to 2 right now, original
BIOS in 1 new flash in 2 just in case the new bios prove buggy or crash.
SuSE 6.4 up for 2.5 days now with no crashes, now all I have to do is
fix the Netscape BUS ERROR bug that is keeping me from opening netscape
and more importantly the hilfe system as anyone other than root.
So what do you think?
I really do appreciate this, I have had enough problems with
Cisco/Gandalf/netopia routers at work of late, having someone to help
give me some hints/opinions with my home and hobby computer equipment is
refreshing.
Mike
> >Thanks for the Tf I will try that quite soon, I am stress testing the
> >SuSE install. My install of Mandrake 7.0 was terribly unstable
becoming
> >totally unresponsive at random times (usually between 15 minutes to
an
> >hour even when loging out or in) so it is refreshing to have had my
> >system up for two days now with no issues.
>
> Hmmm, this is very interesting. Those kinds of delays are usually
caused
> by insufficient memory or weird hardware hozing the system.
>
> Just what kind of computer are you trying to run Linux on, anyway?
>
> How much memory, what kind of CPU, etc.
>
> - Sam
>
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 18:55:51 GMT
On Fri, 12 May 2000 17:20:13 +0200, Matthias Warkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It was the Fri, 12 May 2000 00:35:31 GMT...
>...and Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >But German politicians have the right to tell their citizens that they
>> >should not believe in Scientology?
>>
>> They appear to regard it as a "cult" rather than as an ordinary
>> religion. I would tend to agree with that regard.
>
>They regard it as a corporation, cloaked as a cult. BTW, it has been
>decided that the goals of Scientology oppose certain ideas that have
>been encoded in some constitution (either the federal constitution or
>a federal state's constitution) and thus, at least in one federal
>state, Scientology is being observed by constitution protection
>authorities.
This could be considered consistent with the German practice
of banning the Nazi party (and wannabes).
Will this 'religous defender' also step forward to defend the
liberties of the Nazis that he alludes to?
--
In what language does 'open' mean 'execute the evil contents of' |||
a document? --Les Mikesell / | \
Need sane PPP docs? Try penguin.lvcm.com.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam E. Trenholme)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: WANTED: Champion
Date: 12 May 2000 12:14:51 -0700
>>> >Considering the number of free and public-domain toolkits out there, which
>>> >this list just gives a sampling of, there is a lot of competition out
>>> >there:
>>> >
>>> > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7184/guitool.html
>>> > http://www.free-soft.org/guitool/
>>>
>>> Indeed. The likelihood of a "not open source" GUI framework becoming
>>> the "the native GUI of Linux" is _vanishingly_ small.
>>>
>>> (Actually, it's _impossible_ unless the framework is released under a
>>> license compatible with the GPL, as, to become a truly "native" GUI
>>> for Linux, it would have to be somehow integrated with the Linux
>>> kernel, and such integration would _MANDATE_ using the GPL. Section
>>> 2(b), for any "license lawyers" out there...)
This reminds me of the "closed-source kernel modules" arguments that have
been made before. Even though Linus Torvalds, the copyright holder to the
kernel, has given consent for these modules to exist, there is a loud
minority of GPL fanatics who do not approve this practice.
A graphical library does not need to be linked to the kernel proper, and
Linus does not incorperate the GGI patches since he feels a graphical
library should not be part of the kernel proper. [1]
>No, the point is that in order for it to be so strongly associated with
>Linux, it has to be tightly connected to the kernel.
Don't be silly. What most people call "Linux" is a complete distribution,
and not just the Kernel proper. I know you want this developer to
open-source his code, but it ain't gonna happen. Trying to persuade him
otherwise makes you look foolish, and does not give the best impression to
the lurkers who are considering the possibility of Linux development.
>Why would I use something with expensive and restrictive licensing
>requirements when there are many options that are less expensive and
>less restrictive?
I agree with you here. There are like, one zillion GUI toolkits for
Linux, and a good number of them are open-source. It is a very crowded
market.
Then again, there is one successful close-sourced GUI toolkit for Linux,
xForms. Its ease of programming and lack of run-time charges for free
software make it an attractive solution. Then again, its popularity does
not hold a candle to the popularity of GTK, despite the fact that GTK is
poorly documented, and difficult to program in.
The most successful Linux toolkit, of course, is Qt. It is free if the
software you write for it is free, and comes with source code. It does
have a high cost for people wishing to write shareware apps for Linux, but
is perfectly reasonably priced for people making commercial software.
Since Linux does not have a shareware market, and since GTK is available
for the shareware writers, I consider this a non-issue.
Qt is far easier to program in than GTK, and is much better documented.
The loud minority of programmers who think C++ is the spawn of Satan
object to its close binding to C++, but this minority was not interested
in the C bindings that the KDE team made.
>>How are
>>the original developers or even the subsequent maintainers benefiting
>>financially
>>from any of this?
A lot of the original developers and subsequent maintainers are working
for the distribution companies, or reselling companies, such as RedHat or
VA research.
>>So to be a success I must first give it away, then see if I can get
>>someone to pay me for it? Get real.
If you don't give it away, it had better be a very, very, very good GUI
toolkit. I do not think you have any chance of success if you have
run-time charges, such as requiring the end-users who use the toolkit to
pay you $10.
A goodly number of Linux users install Linux via FTP, from downloaded
iso images, or from $2 Cheapbytes CDs. If your package is inaccessible to
those users, it will be nay to impossible to develop the critical mass
needed to get widespread support for your program.
>>The product is in the final
>>stages of testing prior to full release and is really only waiting for
>>the documentation to catch up and a conclusion as to whether or not
>>Linux
>>is a viable commercial platform.
Linux, IMHO, is a viable commercial platform. However, it is not a viable
commercial platform for commercial GUI toolkits.
>Are you familiar with the way retail sales works?
The way this question is being asked smacks of a condensending attitude
which is not going to win you any friends with developers not familiar
with the way things are in Linuxland.
>>Just as a mater of interest how much money has Linus received for his
>>continuing open source contribution over the last several years?
He is probably making a lot more money at Transmeta than he would normally
have, because of his close ties with Linux.
There is a joke that goes like this:
Linus can walk up to the offices of any Unix vendor, walk in, and say "Hi,
my name is Linux Torvalds. I am sure you know who I am. I would like to
work for your company. Could you please show me where my desk is
located?"
- Sam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam E. Trenholme)
Subject: Re: signal 7 caught / ftp trouble
Date: 12 May 2000 12:22:07 -0700
>You think so? I've tried a few different floppies, but they all terminate
>at the same point, plus, when this happens, the floppy hasn't been accessed
>for a a couple of minutes.
> My experience with bad boot disks shows that the kernel won't even load,
>let alone the installer.
OK, tell us more about the 486. How much memory does it have, what is the
486's speed, if it is a name brand computer, what brand, if not, what kind
of motherboard.
What kind of hardware is hooked up in this 486, what kind of cards, etc.
- Sam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: German Govt says Microsoft a security risk
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 19:25:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Salvador Peralta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> John Hasler wrote:
>
>> What makes you think I want "church taxes" collected for anyone, any time,
>> anywhere?
I've been following this thread since its inception, and have been
bored with it almost as long. Neither scientology, the german
government, taxes, or *anything else* in here has anything to to with
linux. Can we can it, people?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam E. Trenholme)
Subject: Re: signal 7 caught / ftp trouble
Date: 12 May 2000 12:26:18 -0700
>You think so? I've tried a few different floppies, but they all terminate
>at the same point, plus, when this happens, the floppy hasn't been accessed
>for a a couple of minutes.
Try this:
* Make a DOS boot disk with CDROM drivers
* Boot in to DOS, and run autoboot.bat (I think that is what that is
called) from the Linux CD
- Sam
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From: MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Does anyone here run Windows98 + Linux on a single SCSI hard drive?
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 12:54:53 -0700
I have a stupid (Im sure its simple) problem.
My quantum Atlask 10k, 18 gig SCSI is partitioned as this:
16 G FAT32 Windows 98 (as /dev/sda1) (primary)
1.5 G Linux Native (as /dev/sda2) (primary)
the rest is Linux Swap (as /dev/sda5) (logical)
I installed Slackware 7.0, it recognizes my Apatec 29160N a-ok with
the a7xxx.s boot image, and both my CD-ROM (TEAC CD-532S) and my CD-R
(HP 9210).
When I told LILO to install at the Superblock, and changed the
'bootable' flag to point to the Linux Native partition, I got a
"Missing operating system"
When I tell LILO to install at MBR, I don't get any booting of
anything whatsoever, and the PC just hung on me....
If neither one works, WTF did I miss out to do? Is there some
particular way my partitions should be laid out so that Linux can be
happy with it?
I mean, how come Win98 is happy with my partitioning, and Linux isn't?
It sort of stuns me. Does it matter where or how the partitions are
laid out, or is it something of a completely different nature?
Please help me.
Thank you in advance.
Martin.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam E. Trenholme)
Subject: Re: samba printer woes...now LPRng
Date: 12 May 2000 12:55:07 -0700
>> >Error printing testpage to lp
>Alright...here is the printcap file generated when I created my
>two samba share printers. The printers are both on a windows-based
>network and I am running Mandrake 7.0.
Hmmm, sounds like a Mandrake bug.
You can talk directly to the printers with 'smbclient'. Here is an
example:
cat foo.ps | smbclient '\\MACHINE\printer' -P -c 'print -'
Where MACHINE is the name of the Windows [1] machine that the printer is
attached to, and printer is the name of the printer on the Windows machine
in question. I assume you know this information, since you did get those
test pages written.
- Sam
[1] I know call Windows Windoze [2] when it creates problems the user has
to deal with, or when Microsoft pulls their "Embrace and Extend" BS
[2] For example, the ILOVEYOU worm was able to spread far and wide
because of Windoze. Moral of story: Don't let end-users run
executables, scripts, or what not from email they receive.
--
Please post, and not email, questions you have about my answers
Go to http://samiam.org/cgi-bin/mailme to get my email address
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: Login
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 19:59:42 GMT
On Sat, 13 May 2000 00:47:18 +0800, "Hawk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>This is the first time i used Linux os. (Corel).
>May i know what should i entered when prompted with login name and password?
The installation process asked you to give a password for future
logins. Remember it.
Log in with userid root and the password you gave to the installation
process.
I.e.
login: root
Password: installation_password
Lew Pitcher
System Consultant
Toronto Dominion Financial Group
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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