Linux-Misc Digest #604, Volume #24 Fri, 26 May 00 07:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: apache (Akira Yamanita)
Re: vote on MS split-up ("Jim Ross")
Re: how to enter a bug report against linux? (Ray)
Re: apache (Neil)
FTP & TELNET (Mark)
ELF STABS (Paolo Valota)
Re: bootable red hat CD ("Conor Daly")
Using Linux/IPChains instead of commercial firewall ("Jim Turnbull")
Re: Need to reorder process start (Andreas Kahari)
Re: How to stop a program from running automatically (Andreas Kahari)
Re: FTP & TELNET ("H�kan")
Re: Configuring SIS 6326 in Linux !! (Abhishek Dewan)
Re: Text Based Calendar? (Tony Sumner)
Re: how to enter a bug report against linux? (Mark Wilden)
Re: oldest linux box? (Young4ert)
Re: apache (Andreas Kahari)
Re: Manipulating pointcolors in Gnuplot? (Bala)
Re: vote on MS split-up (Krist van Besien)
Re: how to enter a bug report against linux? (Mark Wilden)
Re: Linux Hangs -Freeze (Raffael Herzog)
Re: Printer reccomendations? (ray)
Re: 2.2.14 ("Thomas Plant")
Abit Hot Rot or Promise UDMA66 with Linux? (Pieter Langendonck)
Re: Partitioning a hard disk (optimal configurations) (Robert Heller)
midi sound not working ("Steven Thurgood (1X0S)")
Re: Text Based Calendar? (Andreas Kahari)
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: apache
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 07:35:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have apache installed on my redhat 6.2 server, but whenever I go to the
> world wide web site, it tells me that it is forbidden. I think it is a
> problem with my config files, but I don't know. What should I do?
Make sure that the document root is set to /home/httpd/html (or whatever
you're using). After that, make certain there's an entry like this.
<Directory /home/httpd/html>
#some options here
order deny,allow
allow from all
</Directory>
If the allow from all isn't specified and the order is deny,allow like
in my example, you'll get a "Forbidden" error. The file you're looking
for should be at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.
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From: "Jim Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: vote on MS split-up
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 03:46:35 -0400
ajam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Gerald Willmann wrote:
>
> > CNN is conducting a poll whether MS should be split up and if yes into
how
> > many parts. Please take a minute to vote for a good cause.
> >
> > -> http://cnnfn.com/poll/microsoft_breakup.html
> >
> > thanks, Gerald
> >
> > --
>
> This is like the Soviet Union. Now that it is not a direct threat, we
have a
> zillion people to worry about. Regardless, if it is M$ or someone else,
you
> always are going to have someone controlling most of the market. I
prefer
> to deal with an enemy that I know well, than one that I don't plus a
zillion
> creeping everywhere! My personal opinion is that M$ should be nailed big
> time, and regulated left and right, but a break up really won't solve
much!
>
A three way breakup would change everything.
Why the worry?
If Linux is good, that the most important thing.
Jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ray)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: how to enter a bug report against linux?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 08:07:15 GMT
On 25 May 2000 13:41:12 -0700, s@- <s@-> wrote:
>
>That is exactly what a bug-tracking system do.
>
>A bug-tracking system is a vehicle to manage progress towards solving
>a defect in a product.
>
>Communication between interested party about the specific bug is done
>via this system. This way, all communications, information, and
>final resolution is kept in one centralized place for ever and is
>not lost.
This sounds quite a bit like the kernel mailing list.
--
Ray
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From: Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: apache
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:21:25 +0000
On Fri, 26 May 2000 05:30:16 GMT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have apache installed on my redhat 6.2 server, but whenever I go to the
>world wide web site, it tells me that it is forbidden. I think it is a
>problem with my config files, but I don't know. What should I do?
RTFM, read the error logs ?! Engage brain etc.
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From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: FTP & TELNET
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:28:45 +0800
Hi all,
1) I setup a FTP server using wu-ftp, when I use CuteFTP in Win98, I
must wait for a long time to login, any idea can speed up it?
the ftpaccess config file:
========================================================
class all real,guest,anonymous *
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
loginfails 5
readme README* login
readme README* cwd=*
message /welcome.msg login
message .message cwd=*
compress yes all
tar yes all
chmod no guest,anonymous
delete no guest,anonymous
overwrite no guest,anonymous
rename no guest,anonymous
log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
private YES
keepalive yes
timeout idle 900
greeting text Welcome to my domain
shutdown /etc/shutmsg
passwd-check rfc822 warn
=========================================================
2) And when I telnet in Win98, I also wait for a long time to login, why
this happened?
Thanks for any helps!
ps. I am using TCP/IP for the lan config in Win98.
Mark.
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From: Paolo Valota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ELF STABS
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 08:30:06 GMT
It is possible to have the syntax of the ELF STABS used by the last version
of the gcc compiler?
Paolo Valota
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From: "Conor Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: bootable red hat CD
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:42:40 +0100
Depends on the software you're burning with. If you're using cdrecord under
linux, read the "CDwritingHOWTO". If you're using Adaptec Easy CD Creator,
select File/Create CD from Image and select your RH ISO. If you're using
Nero Burning Rom (Trial available from www.ahead.de) you select File/Burn
image and select RAW in the dialog that should come up (I'm not quite sure
about the "RAW" option there since AFAIK the RAW option sets a block size of
2135k or something while I think the block size should be 2048k.
Experiment... I've got lots of lovely frisbees now!
--
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michaelb wrote in message ...
>How do I write it as a RAW image???
>
>"Conor Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:M6vS4.12350$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> You have to write the ISO to cd as a RAW image, not as a file
>>
>> --
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From: "Jim Turnbull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using Linux/IPChains instead of commercial firewall
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:14:18 +0100
We are considering using Linux/IPChains for servers that need to be accessed
from the Internet. We need to have something that will do some kind of
stateful inspection and also be an application proxy. Is there any reason
that we shouldn't rely on Linux (we have someone who can configure this
pretty well)?
Also, why, if Linux is that good, are products like Checkpoint Firewall-1
selling so well, and available for Linux as well?
Jim
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need to reorder process start
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:07:00 GMT
In article <8gkjip$76l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cyperis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On bootup I see that ppp0 fails and keeps trying in the background. I
> think that this is because I have ppp0 using a pcmcia modem and pcmcia
> services are further down in the boot order. Which file do I need to
> edit to reorder the services? Someone suggested /etc/modules/default
but
> when I vi'd it I saw that it is empty.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Cyperis
The boot scripts are executed in alphabetical order. If you take a look
in e.g. /etc/rcN.d (where 'N' is your runlevel) you will notice that all
files are called things like "S10XXXX" and "K02XXXX" and that they are
symbolic links (symlinks) to files in the /etc/init.d directory (thos
are not calle "S10XXXX" etc. but rather just "XXXX").
The 'S' stands for "start", the 'K' stands for "kill". The number
denotes the order. Your task: Change the numbers.
Please read section 6 in the From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO at
<URL:http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO-6.html>
(that's one long URL that Deja.com is likely to screw up).
/A
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to stop a program from running automatically
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:10:54 GMT
...or there's a cron job that checks to see if it's running. I've done
it myself from time to time (you can't edit /etc/inittab if you're not
root).
/A
In article <A4iX4.4344$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Tom Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> More likely that not, it it started in /etc/inittab with a respawn
action.
> The respawn action will restart the process if it is stopped to
ensure it
> ia always running.
>
> In article <8gk816$uqr$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I'm working with redhat 6.1
> >
> > There is a perl script that is always running, and when I kill it's
> > process, it just starts up again. It is a script that someone else
> > using the computer created. How did they set it to always run, and
> > start up again if it's process is killed?
> >
> > Thanks, Owen
> >
> >
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>
>
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From: "H�kan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: FTP & TELNET
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 11:25:53 +0200
Classic problem... it have been here several of times.
The problem it that Linux can not resolve the win98 computers name.
It tries to find the remote name for the connection (the client)
If you do not want to setup a DNS server.
Add the addresses and names for the computer(s) you connects _from_,
in the /etc/hosts file on the telnet/ftp linux server
"the.local.ip.addr1 computername1"
"the.local.ip.addr2 computername2" // if you have more than one
Happy telnetting
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"Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> 1) I setup a FTP server using wu-ftp, when I use CuteFTP in Win98, I
> must wait for a long time to login, any idea can speed up it?
[snip]
2) And when I telnet in Win98, I also wait for a long time to login, why
> this happened?
> Thanks for any helps!
>
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From: Abhishek Dewan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Configuring SIS 6326 in Linux !!
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:30:04 GMT
Joel Barrios wrote:
>
>
> > Is there any special settings reqd.!! A detailed step by step
> instructions
> > will be highly appreciated.
That's fairly easy to configure. I too was facing this problem. Any way
detailed step by step instructions are at www.pcquest.com/linux under the
heading- X windows with SiS cards. Hope this might help you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Sumner)
Subject: Re: Text Based Calendar?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:41:39 GMT
>Keith Davey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> FyreFiend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Hello All,
>> > I just have one quick question. Does anyone know where I can get a text
>> > based calendar program for Linux like the one that comes with SunOS or
>> > *BSD. I checked freshmeat and RH's RPM search but all I could find were
>> > web or X based ones.
Linux has cal surely?
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From: Mark Wilden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: how to enter a bug report against linux?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:53:29 +0100
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> I meant "Linus". It's an engineering decision intended to previde code
> becoming too stiff and old. Any kernel interface can change anytime.
I don't think there's anything wrong with that, actually. It's an XP
tenet to 'embrace change' rather than try to restrain it with
over-specification.
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Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 17:20:04 -0400
From: Young4ert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: oldest linux box?
John Girash wrote:
>
> Jeff Workman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> :> Just curious, what's the oldest linux box that folks have these days?
>
> : I've got a 486sx25 that gets occasional use and a P75 that was a web server
> : on a cable modem, serving around 5-8k of hits a day until I moved in October.
>
> I'll lay good money that there are dozens (probably hundreds, maybe thousands)
> of 386sx16's out there still being used as simple terminals and/oor servers.
>
> (Just trying to keep there from being dozens (if not hundreds or thousands)
> of followups from peeps who think 486/P5's etc are old -- no offence Jeff :-)
>
> john "just recently retired a 386sx25 / kernel 1.2 notebook" g
I have an i80386/16 (No math-co) running Linux-2.3.99-pre9 as a router.
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: apache
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:49:42 GMT
Apart from what others have said: Make sure the HTML documents are world
readable and that they live in world executable and readable
directories.
/A
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have apache installed on my redhat 6.2 server, but whenever I go to
the
> world wide web site, it tells me that it is forbidden. I think it is
a
> problem with my config files, but I don't know. What should I do?
>
> --
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From: Bala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot
Subject: Re: Manipulating pointcolors in Gnuplot?
Date: 26 May 2000 09:56:53 GMT
In comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot Eduardo Cuansing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In Linux, is it possible to manipulate the data point colors without
> editing .Xdefaults?
I don't think it's possible but I'm sure someone will correct me :)
> Actually, even when I edit .Xdefaults the default
> colors are still being used! BTW, I'm using gnuplot 3.7.1.
Don't forget to
xrdb ~/.Xdefaults
after modifying it.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: Krist van Besien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: vote on MS split-up
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:33:03 GMT
ajam wrote:
> My personal opinion is that M$ should be nailed big
> time, and regulated left and right, but a break up really won't solve much!
You mean you want the governement to step in and actually save
Microsoft?
Krist
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Actually, Microsoft is sort of a mixture between the Borg and the
Ferengi.
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From: Mark Wilden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: how to enter a bug report against linux?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:49:06 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> you don't get it, do you? Linux is developed by thousands of hackers
> all over the world, setting up some bloody contracts and specs
> for every interface in the kernel, not only will slow us down,
> it will be a nightmere to maintain.
Calm down, gazillion. :) Several of us are just expressing our opinions
of modern software development. You'll agree, I hope, that we have the
right to hold and express them?
I've worked with programmers before who think specification and testing
'slows them down'. You're not alone.
> Who the hell is going to maintain
> all those specs and tests? you want one, you write your own.
That's rather nonsensical (besides being overly confrontational). What
would be the point of me writing specs and tests if no other Linux
developer used them?
> Linux does not follow those procedures, becuase linux does not need 'em.
This is the attitude that really is disturbing, however. 'Linux' becomes
not just a software product, but an entity, who doesn't 'need' or 'want'
certain things. Once you've got that mindset, naturally any suggested
improvement is going to be met with a brick wall.
> Everything you ever wanted is in the code. you want to find something,
> get the source code and see how it works. no bloody specs or test suites
> will ever be as good as looking at the source code.
Actually, I agree with that, to a large extent. I'm very interested in
the Extreme Programming concept (have you heard of that?) which says
much the same thing. I certainly would never suggest any non-critical
effort be burdened with volumes and volumes of specifications that
become obsolete as soon as they're written. Interestingly, though,
Extreme Programming emphasises automated unit testing more than any
other method I've seen.
> Many people want to change the way linux is written, but it will never
> change, that is how it works and that is how it will always work.
This sort of non-customer-oriented attitude will spell the death of
Linux in the real world.
> if you do not like it, go write your own OS.
And this attitude would spell the death of Open Source. That's the
trouble with a volunteer effort--the developers don't not consider
themselves answerable to their users, but only to their own circle.
Fortunately, to date, these attitudes seem to be outweighed by OS's
undoubted advantages, probably because most OS developers aren't quite
so arrogant.
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From: Raffael Herzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux Hangs -Freeze
Date: 26 May 2000 12:29:57 +0200
Robert Schweikert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Rafael wrote:
>
> > My Linux (Red Hat 6.2, kernel 2.14 and 6.1) hangs. I run on the same
> > computer Windows 98 and it works without hangings. I would like use
> > only Linux on this computer but I can't. It hangs (freeze), the reset
> > button could not restart computer (black screen). I have to turn power
> > of. Please help me. What could be the reason.
> > I have Epox MVP3C2 mainboard, I use S3 868 PCI graphic card with 2 Mb
> > RAM on it.
> > I downloaded lately new kernel 2.14-12 and instaled it. After it things
> > went worst, my computer started eaven hangs at lower speed of the
> > processor.
> > It is realy strange that when I am adding additional PCI card I have to
> > slow down the speed of the mainboard and processor.
> >
> > One thing I wonder is it corect that eth0 , eth1 and my graphic card
> > work on the same interupt.
>
> All devices should have different interupts. Your network cards, maybe even
> your sound card may all be plug and pray and thus when you start Windoze
> IRQ get assigned and they are all different. This does not happen in Linux.
> If you cards are plug and pray there is probably some software switch to
> turn the plug and pray feature of and to configure the port and IRQ. I
> would start there.
I would start there, too, though my laptop has almost every card on
IRQ 5 and it's working perfectly. Maybe a strange mainboard (because
the reset switch doesn't work)?
> Good luck Robert
>
> > Do you know how can I change interupt number
> > in Linux of my graphic PCI card. At Windows I have the same interupts.
> > I have in my computer:
> > Modem Zoltrix Internal Sp Phone V.34 (PCI)
> > TurtleBeach Malibu Sound card (ISA)
> > Realtek 8029 Network card (ISA)
> > Realtek 8129 Network card (PCI)
> > S3 Vision 868 PCI graphic card
> > Hard Drive 27 GB IBM - IDE ATA-66 - master on first controler
> > CD Rom x 32 slave on second controler
> >
> > Please give me some advice, I starting be mad about this problem.
> > Why the same computer not hang in Windows 98 (never) but in Linux very
> > often and it freeze tottaly, no responce and I have turn of power to
> > restart it, reset button did not restart it.
> >
> > Rafael
>
> --
> Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] LINUX
>
>
>
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Printer reccomendations?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:31:02 GMT
Nicholas Murison wrote:
> Nick Paul wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to buy a printer to use with my linux box running Red Hat
> > 6.2. I really don't have any experience with Linux printing. All I
> > really want is a decent color printer that will be easy to setup and use
> > with Linux. Cost is a major concern. I can't spend much more than $200,
> > and if I can spend less that's even better. Which brands and/or models
> > should I be looking at?
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > Nick
>
> In my experience, HPs work very well with Linux. Stay away from stuff
> like OKI as they use completely different protocols from the rest of the
> crowd.
Yes, SOME HP's work, however, they are now producing a lot of printers which
rely on windoze for functions, and they are going to be a problem.
I have used HP690Cse here with Redhat, and now have an Espon 740. Both
were easy and did excellent work, the Epson gets the edge on color work.
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From: "Thomas Plant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.14
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 11:42:53 +0200
Hi,
to boot from your Adaptec Card you have to build an initrd-file with the
command:
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-file <version-of-kernel>
in your case this would be:
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.14.img 2.2.14
and then add to your lilo.conf (under the section where you put the line
image=/boot/kernel.xxxx) the line:
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14.img
Hope this helps,
bye
"Spyros Tsiolis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have at the office a PII 350 that was more than willing to install
> RH 6.1 and then I upgraded the kernel to 2.2.14 (after 32 compilations
> !).
>
> Tried the same at home. Doesn't run. The main diferrence is the
> controller.
> The PII has the embedded EIDE controller . At home the controller is an
> Adaptec (AIC7xxx). Eventhough I manage to compile the kernel in modular
> state, I cannot get it to boot from the Adaptec. When it boots up, it
> comes
> with a weird message asking me to invoke the "init=" command during the
> bootup process. I checked the kernel documentation, but I didn't find
> anything of relevance.
> Has anyone stumbled upon this specific problem before ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> s.
>
> P.S. I don't think it makes a diferrence but the machine at home is a
> 586
> (Intel MMX) machine @233Mhz w/ 80Mb ram.
>
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From: Pieter Langendonck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Abit Hot Rot or Promise UDMA66 with Linux?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:40:10 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I have a QDI Titanium 1B motherboard with a TX chipset and a BIOS which
does not support more than 8,4 GB drives. (There is no flash update
possible.)
I want to buy a 20,4 GB UDMA66 Maxtor harddisk and I'm willing to buy a
UDMA66 controller like the Promise UDMA66 controller or the Hot Rot UDMA66
of Abit.
Of both controllers I do not know whether they will work together with
Linux.
Nothing can be found on the websites about that.
What I want, is to have Windows 98, Windows NT and Linux on my system.
Will it work if I buy the Promise or the Abit Hot Rot controller?
Which want should I buy??
Please sent you remarks also via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks a lot!,
Pieter Langendonck
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partitioning a hard disk (optimal configurations)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:48:12 GMT
Blake LeBaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Fri, 26 May 2000 01:02:44 GMT, wrote :
BL> I am going to configure my disk as 100% linux (it is now 50/50
BL> Win95/Linux). I'm curious what people think about the best way to
BL> partition a hard disk (mine is about 12 gig) for a 100% linux system.
BL>
BL> I think I should have more than 1 large partition (+ swap), but I'm not
BL> sure about this. I've been thinking about putting the system stuff in
BL> one partition, and then mounting a second partition at /home for all the
BL> user related stuff. Are there arguments for having even more than 2
BL> partitions?
Yes, many.
I generally use a partition scheme like this:
P# Size Type Mounted as
1 64M Ext2 /
2 128M swap
3 1.5G Ext2 /usr
4 <remainder> Extended...
5 64M Ext2 /var
6 2gig Ext2 /home
7 <remainder> Ext2 /scratch
The size of /home can be larger and or /scratch can be broken up into
multiple partitions -- this is user preference, but might determined by
your backup capabilities.
Having a (relatively) small root partition gives you a saftey margin in
case of a disaster. This small root partition is likely to be safe,
which means you can generally be able to boot in single-user mode.
Having /usr split off also protects it as well. /var gets lots of
pounding (log files, lock files, pid files, etc.). Putting /home and
/scratch off separately gives the 'users' a safe area to 'play' that
won't touch the important system stuff.
A partitioning scheme like this also makes backups easier. Once the
system has been properly installing and configured, the /, /usr, and
/var partitions only need a base level backup. You can concentrate
regular / frequent backups on the /home partition. Splitting off user
scratch space (/scratch) from user perm. storage (/home) gives the users
a scratch area for throw-away files that need not clutter up backups.
This saves you the cost of 'wasted' backup media and backup time.
BL>
BL> I was just curious what others have done with this problem, and what
BL> works best.
BL>
BL> Blake LeBaron
BL>
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From: "Steven Thurgood (1X0S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: midi sound not working
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 11:59:11 +0100
Hi. I have redhat 6.0, kernel version 2.2.5 and an awe64 pnp (probably
a value).
I cannot get midi to work correctly. Upon start up I get the message
'device busy' or something similar, and failed to load awe synth. I can
play wav files and sampled sounds, just not midi, which is quite
frustrating as I want to use it to make midi music. I believe i have
enabled the necessary options in the kernel config, sound is compiled as
a module, as is the awe synth but to no avail. When I run sndconfig, It
plays the sample and the midi fine, and says it has written my
isapnp.conf and my modules.conf files, but I cannot play midi through
playmidi or any other midi program I have tried, I just get the message
'no midi device'. The files /dev/midi01, 02 etc. are there, and if I can
a .mid file to them then I get the first few notes, then it sticks and
makes a bad noise.
in the bios setup 'pnp compliant os' is turned off. Also there is a
setting for each irq, either pci/pnp or isa/eisa. They're currently all
set to pic/pnp. I think the card is pci, but I'm not sure - could this
be the problem.
Any help?
Cheers
-Steve
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From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Text Based Calendar?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:46:41 GMT
I believe that the OP is looking for the 'calendar' program, which is
available in the bsdmainutils package for Debian GNU/Linux (see
<URL:http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/utils/bsdmainutils.html> for
a DEB file and a TAR ball).
/A
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> >Keith Davey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> >> FyreFiend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > Hello All,
> >> > I just have one quick question. Does anyone know where I can get
a text
> >> > based calendar program for Linux like the one that comes with
SunOS or
> >> > *BSD. I checked freshmeat and RH's RPM search but all I could
find were
> >> > web or X based ones.
>
> Linux has cal surely?
>
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