Linux-Misc Digest #488, Volume #24 Tue, 16 May 00 16:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: JOB OFFERING, Northern Virginia, USA (Steve)
unidentified error in Samba logs ... (Benjamin HERZOG)
Re: Linux compared to Windows 2000 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: JOB OFFERING, Northern Virginia, USA (Tim Hockin)
Re: Linux compared to Windows 2000 (Gb)
Re: Need help with internet connection! (Gb)
Can't locate module char-major-10-32 (Otto Wyss)
Re: Netscape RPM with strong encryption? (Greg Greenway)
Re: Gnome DPMS (Cyprien LAPLACE)
Missing Partition table (Richard Goldberg)
how can I install my AZTECH 2320 (PnP) audio card on my RedHat 6.0 ? (Bernard
Debreil)
Re: 3D support in Linux (Tim Ryan)
Burning a Redhat 6.2 CD (Eusebio Garate)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: JOB OFFERING, Northern Virginia, USA
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 16 May 2000 20:24:13 GMT
On Tue, 16 May 2000 13:17:35 -0400, Ben Russo wrote:
Why don't they have jobs like this in Wigan.
>
>THIS IS A JOB OFFERING
>
>Forgive me if I have offended by posting a job offer
>in this newsgroup.
>
>My company's H.R. Dept. has tried
>monster.com and head-hunters and the newspapers for
>months. They keep sending me unqualified applicants.
>
>I think we have a lot to offer:
>
> No educational requirements.
> Very Loose Dress Code
> (you can wear T-Shirts/Jeans/Tennis Shoes)
> Loose work hours.
> Full Benefits, Full Time Salary
> Very little meetings and beauracracy crap.
> Lot's of fun technical toys to play with.
> Modest pre-IPO stock plan
> Travel to major cities 25% of the time
>
>Northern Virginia USA
>
>If you are interested and want to know more:
>
>http://www.umva.com/~ben/
--
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
7:51pm up 19 days, 21:52, 5 users, load average: 1.12, 1.04, 1.01
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From: Benjamin HERZOG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: unidentified error in Samba logs ...
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:22:19 +0200
Hiya,
I am trying to use Samba between a Win98 box and a Linux box, to allow
windows to print with linux's printer.
I can see the Samba server from the Win98 box, but i can't browse it, i
get an error message saying that the server cannot be found.
Then, i get the following message in Samba logs (in
/var/log/samba.log.nmb):
<< process_browse_packet: Discarding datagram from IP 192.168.1.1.
Source name R130M88<00> is one of our names ! >>
where 192.168.1.1 is the local IP of the Linux box in the network of
course.
I attach my smb.conf if needed ...
(It is a bit long because i left the trials commented out with a ';')
thanks for help,
Benjamin.
============== smb.conf ===========================================
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
# workgroup = MYGROUP
workgroup = benjamin
; netbios name = YOMAN
browse list = Yes
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Samba Server
# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
printcap name = /etc/printcap
load printers = yes
print command = lpr -r -P%p
# It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
# yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
; printing = bsd
# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
; guest account = pcguest
# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 50
# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
# security = user CHANGE
security = share
# Use password server option only with security = server
; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
; password level = 8
# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
; encrypt passwords = yes
; smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
; username map = /etc/smbusers
# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
; include = /etc/smb.conf.%m
# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24
bind interfaces only = True
# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
# request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
# a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
remote browse sync = 192.168.1.0
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
remote announce = 192.168.1.0
# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
; local master = yes
# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
; os level = 33
# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
; domain master = yes
# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
; preferred master = yes
# Use only if you have an NT server on your network that has been
# configured at install time to be a primary domain controller.
; domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>
# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
; domain logons = yes
# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
; logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
; logon script = %U.bat
# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
# %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
# You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS
Server
wins support = yes
# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but
NOT both
; wins server = w.x.y.z
# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
; wins proxy = yes
# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
dns proxy = no
# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
; preserve case = no
; short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
; default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
; case sensitive = no
# share modes = yes
#============================ Share Definitions
==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
; [netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /home/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; share modes = no
# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
; path = /home/profiles
; browseable = no
; guest ok = yes
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;[printers]
; comment = All Printers
;# security = server
; # path = /var/spool/samba
; path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
; browseable = yes
; public = yes
;# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; printable = yes
; print ok = yes
; create mode = 0700
; create mask = 0700
;
;#[hpdj]
;# security = server
;# path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
;# printer name = lp
;# writable = yes
;# public = yes
;# printable = yes
;# print command = lpr -r -h -P %p %s
;
;[lp]
; # security = server
; path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
; read only = No
; create mask = 0700
; print ok = Yes
; share modes = Yes
; oplocks = No
; printer = lp
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
[printers]
comment = All Printers
security = server
path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
browseable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
create mode = 0700
[lp]
security = server
path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
read only = No
create mask = 0700
print ok = Yes
share modes = Yes
oplocks = No
printer = lp
# This one is useful for people to share files
[tmp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = no
public = yes
# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
;[public]
; comment = Public Stuff
; path = /home/samba
; public = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; write list = @staff
# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in
fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool
directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
; comment = Fred's Printer
; valid users = fred
; path = /homes/fred
; printer = freds_printer
; public = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes
# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires
write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
; comment = Fred's Service
; path = /usr/somewhere/private
; valid users = fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no
# a service which has a different directory for each machine that
connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You
could
# also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
; comment = PC Directories
; path = /usr/pc/%m
; public = no
; writable = yes
# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that
all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user,
so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of
course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user
instead.
;[public]
; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that
two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users.
In this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have
the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be
extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
; valid users = mary fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; create mask = 0765
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Linux compared to Windows 2000
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 19:25:14 GMT
In comp.os.linux.development.system Matthew King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| In comp.os.linux.development.apps Amit Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|> I am looking for a good survey, concerning Linux (mainly RedHat) VS.
|> Win2000.
|
| Why mainly RH? RH is not considered `THE' linux (at least not by me ;)
| If you're more interested in easy and quality of sysadmin, suse may be a
| good comparison. If technical ability of the system, DIY or slackware (i'm
| told) would be more interesting
There is a "THE Linux". It is a program that, if it successfully mounts a
filesystem, looks for a program called /etc/init or /bin/init or /sbin/init
and runs it, and services interrupts and syscalls. If you need more than
that, just add one of those programs.
:-)
--
| Phil Howard - KA9WGN | My current boycotts: Amazon.Com, DVDs, Mattel, Sony
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] +----------------------------------------------------
| Dallas - Texas - USA | My current websites: linuxhomepage.com, ham.org
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From: Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: JOB OFFERING, Northern Virginia, USA
Date: 16 May 2000 19:29:01 GMT
Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On Tue, 16 May 2000 13:17:35 -0400, Ben Russo wrote:
: Why don't they have jobs like this in Wigan.
Plenty of jobs like that in California. If you're good enough you can even
stay wherever you are and telecommute. If anyone is interested, email me.
--
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: Gb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Linux compared to Windows 2000
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:37:56 +0200
Amit Cohen wrote:
> I am looking for a good survey, concerning Linux (mainly RedHat) VS.
> Win2000.
> I am highly interested in points like running threads, memory management,
> I/O, networking, high availability, scalability, ease and quality of system
> administration etc.
> I thought I will find thousands of articles while searching the web, but I
> was wrong. I would appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Amit
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You will easily find comparisons between linux and WinNT.These are not too far
from
a direct comparison win2000-linux.
As a user of RH 6.2 (and beginning from 5.1) I can tell you that :
IF and only IF you have a good underlying hardware, you will have no problems
with
RH.Many many tools for optimum sysadministration and a better memory management
than win2000.Best of all, linux has no need of all the system resources of
windows.
BUT you will have to spend a lot of time learning linux, not just the simple
use of
any windows.
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From: Gb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need help with internet connection!
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:43:15 +0200
billy wrote:
> Hi:
> is it possible to install a free internet access( netzero, spyworld,
> ect.) on a linux system? I have installed linux6.1 with KDE desktop. can
> you explain how to do that please?
> thanks for your help.....
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
If you want to do things the big guys do, you will better leave kde and
similar toys alone
and read something like the "PPP-HOWTO".You can find it in the documentation
section of www.linux.org.Bear in mind that the connection methods are the
same for
free or fee internet accesses.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Otto Wyss)
Subject: Can't locate module char-major-10-32
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:42:24 +0200
I've lost my usbmouse. When I start gpm I always get the error message
"modeprobe: Can't locate module char-major-10-32". I've compile
USB-mouse support into the kernel, so modeprobe shouldn't be called.
O. Wyss
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From: Greg Greenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape RPM with strong encryption?
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:11:28 -0700
I've looked for one before and even posted something to a newsgroup
(can't remember which one) with no luck. I just had to install it from
the tarball. But if you do happen to find one, let me know.
GREG
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From: Cyprien LAPLACE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gnome DPMS
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:43:57 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matthew Haley wrote:
> You have two choices, you can activate it in XFree86:
>
> In /etc/X11/XF86Config (In the "Device" section) put a line:
>
> Option "power_saver"
>
> Or, in the GNOME screen saver control panel make sure "Use power managment" is
> checked on.
>
> I recommend the first choice if you use a graphical login.
>
> --
> Matt Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Now showing... Linux-Mandrake 7.02
Section "Device"
Identifier "MII 4Mo"
Driver "mga"
#VideoRam 4096
VideoRam 4096
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
that's what i have in my XFree 4.0 Config File
is there i have to add the option power_saver ?
and, i have now tried "xset dpms force off"
but it doesn't do anything !!
like with KDE, the Test buttons doesn't do
anything.
(excuse for my poor english)
Thanks.
Cyprien
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Goldberg)
Subject: Missing Partition table
Date: 16 May 2000 19:27:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all,
Here's the situation...
Old Pentium 120 computer with 2 disks, Master:Quantum 6 Gig with
windows, Slave:Maxtor 8 gig with linux.
A new macine was purchased, and we wanted to take the linux drive off of
the old machine and put it on the new one (just upgrade the distro from
Mandrake 6 to 7, and keep all the user data).
When I plug the disk into the new box it doesn't boot. It just sits at
a flashing "_" and does nothing. If I boot with a linux boot floppy and
run fdisk to print the partition table, I get a blank table (ie there is
nothing on the disk). While I was doing this, someone had already
reformatted the master disk on the old computer, so I can not put things
back the way they were to see if the disk really is blank. (I knew I
shouldn't have let that summer student touch the hardware:)
My first thought was that there was some disk manager software on the
disk, but looking at the how to's, linux should be able to handle that.
Also if there was a disk manager, the machine should have been able to
boot.
I've tried hooking the drive back into it's orignal machine and booting
off of floppy, but fdisk still reports no partitions.
Does anyone have any ideas on a) what might have happened and b) how to
fix it.
BTW, the user says it's not a major problem, she thinks all the data was
backed up elsewhere, but she'd rather not give up just in case.
Thanks very much.
***************************** **************************************
*Rick Goldberg * * *
*Graduate Student * * "I never wanted to be average, *
*Computer Science Dept * * because when you are average you *
*York University * * are just as far from the top as *
*Toronto, Canada * * you are from the bottom." *
*[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * -Stan Cottrell- *
*www.cs.yorku.ca/~rickg * * *
***************************** **************************************
"If you don't invest very much, the defeat doesn't hurt,
But winning isn't very exciting."
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From: Bernard Debreil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: how can I install my AZTECH 2320 (PnP) audio card on my RedHat 6.0 ?
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:51:28 +0200
how can I install my AZTECH 2320 (PnP) audio card on my RedHat 6.0 ?
In the "SOUND-HOWTO", that card does not appear on the list. The only
Aztech card that is on the list is an old non Pnp card.
Does that mean that I can't install that card on my Linux system ?
Just in case it would be a SoundBlaster compatible card, I have tried
the "Sndconfig" utility, but I got nowhere with it, except that it now
tries to start sound system at every boot, giving several "FAILED"
messages (with no apparent effect on my system).
I have re-compiled my kernel, activating the sound functions (but I
think they already were...), but I didn't find my Aztech card in the
list of supported devices in the compiling options. The new kernel
thus obtained, did not behave any differently than the old one, so, I
quit using it.
Has anyone ever installed said card on his Linux system ?
Thanks for any hint,
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Ryan)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: 3D support in Linux
Date: 16 May 2000 19:53:55 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 3 May 2000 20:08:48 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sandhitsu R Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>>> Which chipsets have full 3D support in Linux ?
>>>
>> I have a Voodoo3, and the drivers are nice. nvidia released beta GeForce
>> drivers; I'll be trying them later this week...
>
>Nvidia's drivers seem to be of very poor quality and source is not
>available. I'd steer clear of their offerings.
>
>--
>David Griffith Have you met Cadbury, the Destructo-Bunny yet?
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm using Nvidia's 3D drivers with excellent results. They seem to be very
high quality to me, very fast and stable on my GeForceDDR. I do wish they
would release them open source, but as long as they keep them up to date
I really can't complain.
--
Tim Ryan
Factory Networks CIM, Nortel Networks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailstop:570/02/H13
All opinions are mine, no one else can claim them.
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From: Eusebio Garate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Burning a Redhat 6.2 CD
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 13:00:51 -0700
Hello,
Is there anything special I have to do to burn a Redhat 6.2 CD that I
can use to either install or update existing versions of Redhat? I ask
because, after reading the Redhat CD mini-howto, I downloaded all the
necessary files from a Redhat mirror site and burned a CD. However when
I tried to install 6.2 or update an existing version of Redhat I got an
error message that said: 'exec: no such file or directory' and the
install/update terminated. -- Also, I used the latest updated boot image
from Redhat's website.
Thanks for any help.
Eusebio
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