Linux-Misc Digest #583, Volume #24 Wed, 24 May 00 12:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Problem with re-partitioning win98 drive (Emerick Rogul)
Linux and onboard sound card... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
how-to develop? (Nicola Attico)
Re: ssh2 setup instructions (Frank Miles)
UPS from Compaq on linux (Kees van Veen)
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (JEDIDIAH)
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (JEDIDIAH)
Re: how to enter a bug report against linux? (Geoff Lane)
Re: Linux and onboard sound card... (Killingtime)
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (Vetle Roeim)
Re: Linux and onboard sound card... (Scott Bishop)
Re: "On the next boot fsck will be FORCED" Sure :-) but why *not* ?? (Andrei A.
Dergatchev)
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (Leslie Mikesell)
Re: CAUTION: I am under attack from an incompetent hacker probably in germany (Dowe
Keller)
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (JEDIDIAH)
Raw devices in Suse 6.4 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux (JEDIDIAH)
Re: Print in Landscape orientation (Bob Hauck)
Re: gnome problem... (aflinsch)
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From: Emerick Rogul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with re-partitioning win98 drive
Date: 24 May 2000 11:11:00 -0400
Andrew Williams writes:
: Partition Magic (versions 4 and 5) would fix your problem. I have version 4
: and it runs fine from Win9x, but *only* from Win9x. The supposed alternative
: of booting from a diskette does not work for me.
: Sorry I can't offer a better answer to your original question. I generally
: find that Win software (my older versions) has problems going above 8GB and
: that is presumably what is causing you grief.
: The other alternative is the standard M$ one - format and reinstall :-)
And inadvertently, that turned out to be the alternative I took. :-)
Oh well, it wasn't as tragic as I thought it was going to be, but it
would've been nice to have had to install the entire OS. I agree,
though, I think my drive was too big to be recognized by the freeware
tools.
-Emerick
--
=========================================================================
"razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home,
razzle, dazzle, drazzle, dry, time for this one to come alive."
--- Emerick Rogul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- 'hold my life', the mats
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Linux and onboard sound card...
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:14:20 GMT
Has anyone here been successful configuring Linux (SUSE 6.3) for the
onboard sound card of the ASUS K7M motherboard?
The ASUS manual does not say what kind of sound chipset is used,
but says that it's AC'97 V2.1 CODEC compliant.
Thanks,
Francois Bertin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Nicola Attico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: how-to develop?
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 14:39:45 +0200
Hello,
I'm serching for a word of advice.
I'm searching for a project to work at
(starting from zero [maybe better] or
running).
The point is that I've not strong C
knowledge, so I would like to learn...
Anyway I'm not a total unable
and I've years of experience using
Linux and some practice in administration...
I think moreover that the better way
to learn how to write software is to write
it, so I would like to learn doing it!
So, I'm searching for a *baby* project,
where it is possible to learn...
Does it exists?
Thanks,
Nicola
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Miles)
Subject: Re: ssh2 setup instructions
Date: 24 May 2000 14:51:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kerry Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am looking for a more detailed explanation of how to setup ssh2 to
>communicate between my servers. I would liek all data encrypted, but am
>having a bit of trouble assigning keys and configuring their use. I
>have read all the man pages and READMEs associated with ssh2 as well as
>the tutorials on their page, but they are rather sparse in their
>explanation of setting up keys or they assume you have already gotten a
>degree in encryption.
>Any easy to configure example pages or instructions would be
>appreciated. I am using ssh-2.1.0 compiled from source.
The current Linux Journal has an article along these lines.
-frank
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From: Kees van Veen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,nl.comp.os.linux.installatie,nl.comp.os.linux.overig
Subject: UPS from Compaq on linux
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 17:32:01 +0200
Hello ALL,
Is there anybody out there who allready configured an Compaq UPS
(T1000h) on his linux box ??
I am having trouble, I get every time a BATTERY-LOW msg. The problem is
probebly the deamon, I tried upsd, genpowerd end others...
I use Debian Slink release 4/5
Greetings KC
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:26:16 GMT
On 24 May 2000 05:40:13 GMT, Peter T. Breuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.misc Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: The problem with ./configure;make;make install is that it has no
>: dependency checking for upgrades and removals. I can't check what program
>
>Eh? Some of us do make file lists for the software we install, you know!
>I have no problems with dependencies.
>
>(check out man find .. -cnewer, and mkpkg).
Given the non-package specific dependency checking tools already in
Linux, one would think that you could build a dependency database
quite independent of rpm or deb.
--
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] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:27:51 GMT
On Wed, 24 May 2000 13:00:00 GMT, David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus) writes:
>
>' It was the Tue, 23 May 2000 08:59:59 GMT...
>' ...and David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>' > The right is non-exlusive. That means everyone can get that right. I
>' > think TrollTech is just trying to prevent forking of the Qt library
>' > here.
>'
>' Exactly that is which is bad IMHO. Real software freedom has always
>' been the freedom to fork.
>
>That's a good point. But what is the value in real forking? Do you
>really want to have ten different major versions of GTK+ floating
>around? Or even two? If an application says it uses GTK+ ver x.y,
YES.
It allows for other platforms to be supported.
[deletia]
This isn't just some Linux versus Windows battle.
--
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] (Geoff Lane)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: how to enter a bug report against linux?
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:57:33 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Full Name) writes:
> Any serious administrator who reads this thread would have to discard
> Linux as a bad joke.
Err, if this is the only source the administrator has for Linux info they
are clearly soon to be fired.
As to reporting bugs. All the various distributions have well known
addresses listed in their docs to which bug reports can be sent. If you are
doing it yourself from raw sources, then you shouldn't need to be told where
to report bugs - hint: the author's address is usually plain to see in the
sources.
--
/\ Geoff. Lane. /\ Manchester Computing /\ Manchester /\ M13 9PL /\ England /\
DANGER! DANGER! Computer Store Ahead, Hide Wallet.
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From: Killingtime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux and onboard sound card...
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 16:34:21 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Has anyone here been successful configuring Linux (SUSE 6.3) for the
> onboard sound card of the ASUS K7M motherboard?
> The ASUS manual does not say what kind of sound chipset is used,
> but says that it's AC'97 V2.1 CODEC compliant.
>
Did you try the soundblaster option? Most cards tend to have some
comatability with Creative.
Matt.
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From: Vetle Roeim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: 24 May 2000 17:34:02 +0200
* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Wed, 24 May 2000 13:00:00 GMT, David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus) writes:
> >
> >' It was the Tue, 23 May 2000 08:59:59 GMT...
> >' ...and David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >' > The right is non-exlusive. That means everyone can get that right. I
> >' > think TrollTech is just trying to prevent forking of the Qt library
> >' > here.
> >'
> >' Exactly that is which is bad IMHO. Real software freedom has always
> >' been the freedom to fork.
> >
> >That's a good point. But what is the value in real forking? Do you
> >really want to have ten different major versions of GTK+ floating
> >around? Or even two? If an application says it uses GTK+ ver x.y,
>
> YES.
>
> It allows for other platforms to be supported.
strange. linux has not been forked, and it has support for many
platforms.
vr
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From: Scott Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux and onboard sound card...
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 10:33:02 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Has anyone here been successful configuring Linux (SUSE 6.3) for the
> onboard sound card of the ASUS K7M motherboard?
> The ASUS manual does not say what kind of sound chipset is used,
> but says that it's AC'97 V2.1 CODEC compliant.
I'm not sure, but I *THINK* that the K7M uses the VIA sound chipset. If
that's the case, you might be able to get the onboard sound working
using ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture). The homepage is
http://www.alsa-project.org/ .
Hope this helps...
--
--Scott Bishop
WALKER BOLT Manufacturing Co.
(Notice: The opinions stated in this message are not necessarily those
of my employer, nor of any other sane individual for that matter.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei A. Dergatchev)
Subject: Re: "On the next boot fsck will be FORCED" Sure :-) but why *not* ??
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:39:36 GMT
Hi,
Thanks a lot for yor reply.
Well, the thing is, not only I'm 200% sure that this message
wasn't displayed all previous years, but my rc.6 even survived
;-) my hand edition recently. I see something concerning
/etc/fastboot in rc.6, which is absent on my system (at least
now), but I don't know what "! -f" means - can it be that this
file got lost and that's the reason I'm seeing this message now ?
I haven't found anything concerning /etc/fastboot in rc.S :-(
so I don't know how rc.S my trigger this message in rc.6.
Thanks again,
Andrei
>
>It's just a text 'echo'ed by /etc/rc.d/rc.6 at the end of the script.
>I believe that it alludes to the fsck performed unconditionally by
>/etc/rc.d/rc.S
>
>--
>Lew Pitcher
>
>Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: 24 May 2000 10:42:45 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
JEDIDIAH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>In comp.os.linux.misc Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>: The problem with ./configure;make;make install is that it has no
>>: dependency checking for upgrades and removals. I can't check what program
>>
>>Eh? Some of us do make file lists for the software we install, you know!
>>I have no problems with dependencies.
>>
>>(check out man find .. -cnewer, and mkpkg).
>
> Given the non-package specific dependency checking tools already in
> Linux, one would think that you could build a dependency database
> quite independent of rpm or deb.
But there is no reason to expect it to be any better. Is there a tool
that tells you when the last program that uses a shared library
has been removed?
Les Mikesell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dowe Keller)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: CAUTION: I am under attack from an incompetent hacker probably in germany
Date: 24 May 2000 09:05:24 -0700
On Wed, 24 May 2000 12:54:44 GMT, Roger Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 24 May 2000 10:54:54 GMT, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>What you're talking about sounds like a "Cracker" not a "Hacker".
>
>Indeed. The terms "hacker" and "incompetent" are mutually exclusive.
IIRC, amongst certain programming cultures hacker == "incompetent
programmer", but not cracker. I think this meaning is mainly popular
amongst old ironmongers, but I may be completely wrong :-)
--
dowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
grep me no patterns and I'll tell you no lines.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:57:23 GMT
On 24 May 2000 17:34:02 +0200, Vetle Roeim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Wed, 24 May 2000 13:00:00 GMT, David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus) writes:
>> >
>> >' It was the Tue, 23 May 2000 08:59:59 GMT...
>> >' ...and David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >' > The right is non-exlusive. That means everyone can get that right. I
>> >' > think TrollTech is just trying to prevent forking of the Qt library
>> >' > here.
>> >'
>> >' Exactly that is which is bad IMHO. Real software freedom has always
>> >' been the freedom to fork.
>> >
>> >That's a good point. But what is the value in real forking? Do you
>> >really want to have ten different major versions of GTK+ floating
>> >around? Or even two? If an application says it uses GTK+ ver x.y,
>>
>> YES.
>>
>> It allows for other platforms to be supported.
>
>strange. linux has not been forked, and it has support for many
>platforms.
Actually, Linux was forked several times in the process
of moving to new platforms and continues to be. Linus
himself even considers this a 'good thing'.
--
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]
Subject: Raw devices in Suse 6.4
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:51:31 GMT
I would like to use raw devices in a computer with Suse 6.4.
I know that I have to link the raw device with the block device, as I
made in a Redhat 6.2: /usr/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw1 /dev/sda5.
My problem is that I don't have any clue how do the same in Suse 6.4.
Thank in advance for any help.
Nat
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 16:01:17 GMT
On 24 May 2000 10:42:45 -0500, Leslie Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>JEDIDIAH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>>In comp.os.linux.misc Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>: The problem with ./configure;make;make install is that it has no
>>>: dependency checking for upgrades and removals. I can't check what program
>>>
>>>Eh? Some of us do make file lists for the software we install, you know!
>>>I have no problems with dependencies.
>>>
>>>(check out man find .. -cnewer, and mkpkg).
>>
>> Given the non-package specific dependency checking tools already in
>> Linux, one would think that you could build a dependency database
>> quite independent of rpm or deb.
>
>But there is no reason to expect it to be any better. Is there a tool
>that tells you when the last program that uses a shared library
>has been removed?
Sure there is. It could query the actual state of the system
rather than just keeping track of what packages had been
manipulated.
--
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] (Bob Hauck)
Subject: Re: Print in Landscape orientation
Reply-To: hauck[at]codem{dot}com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 16:01:12 GMT
On 24 May 2000 14:51:26 GMT, Stearns25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We have several text-based spreadsheets that needed to be printed in Landscape
>orientation.
Assuming that you have a postscript printer, or have ghostscript set up as
a filter to drive some other kind of printer, look at the man page for
"enscript".
--
-| Bob Hauck
-| Codem Systems, Inc.
-| http://www.codem.com/
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From: aflinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gnome problem...
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 11:52:16 -0500
Sylvain Louboutin wrote:
>
> I must have done something wrong, but here are the symptoms:
>
> (Running Gnome and Enlightment on RH 6.1)
>
> when logging in as a user, the GUI takes forever to come up, things
> work fine though, but then I cannot log out (the thing hangs there,
> after having removed the Gnome panel, but I can open a terminal window;
> and I have to su as root and kill gnome-session by hand; there might be
> a better way...); when logging in as root, everything works fine and a
> lot faster (which is a bit weird I must admit).
>
I usually run kde instead of gnome on a Mandrake 7.0 box, so the
following may/may not apply to you, but I did have the user vs root
startup problem. It seemed that esd was not running and needed to run
as root. This was causing the delay at startup. Solved it by pre
starting esd in rc.local (maybe not the best idea, but it worked).
no Idea as to why you can't shutdown easily as a user, but could be
some other permission problem.
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