Linux-Misc Digest #677, Volume #24 Thu, 1 Jun 00 18:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: MP3 Player 4 MP3 CD's? (Dances With Crows)
Re: Winmodems )Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux) (Mark Wilden)
Re: Need recommendation for linux-based e-mail server. (Yan Seiner)
Getting TNT2 in 24bit with svgalib ("James Jones")
Re: redhat 6.2 file sharing/transfer crashes linux ("shahzad bhatti")
Zip Drives (Buddy)
Dell Latitude CPi R400GT sound configuration - any experiences ??? (Barry Samuels)
Re: Zip Drives (Scott Bishop)
Second token ring will not come up (Monkey Boy)
Re: how to enter a bug report against linux? ("John W. Stevens")
Re: Zip Drives (Buddy)
Re: Zip Drives (Robert Heller)
Re: Zip Drives (Buddy)
Re: Help: Logging into Linux from Windows 98 PC ("JAB Networked Solutions")
Re: Mandrake X Server Problem (Andrew Purugganan)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: MP3 Player 4 MP3 CD's?
Date: 01 Jun 2000 16:13:43 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 01 Jun 2000 20:47:49 +0200, Juergen Flosbach
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I'm pretty happy with my Linux but one thing is there that I miss very
>much.
>I miss a player which can play my MP3's I have on CD. All the player I
>found so fare play either one audio CD's or mp3 FILES.
>To me, it doesn't make sense right now to burn mp3's on CD when I can
>not play them from there.
>If anybody nows about such a player please let me know.
What?
xmms, mp3blaster, mpg123, and just about every mp3 player for Linux I've
heard of play CDs with mp3s on them just fine.
(inserts mp3 collection #0 into CD-ROM drive)
$ mount /cdrom
$ mpg123 -y /cdrom/Angry/Rammstein-Sehnsucht.mp3
(noise comes out of speakers)
The questions are "Did you mount the CD-ROM containing the mp3s?" and
after that, "Can you see the mp3 files that are stored on the CD-ROM?" If
so, then any Linux mp3 player will be able to play the files. If you made
the CD containing mp3 files using a not-yet-standard process like
packet-writing a UDF-format CD-RW using Adaptek Sleazy CD Cremator, then
it will be more difficult to obtain files from that CD (but possible!)
If the software used to create this MP3 CD didn't use the ISO9660 (with or
without Joliet extensions) or UDF formats, then call the manufacturer up
and tell them they're idiots, then toss the software out the window.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: Mark Wilden <[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: Winmodems )Re: Need ideas for university funded project for linux)
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 21:16:08 +0100
hac wrote:
>
> Go into your BIOS setup, and turn off support for PnP O/S. That's the
> option that lets Windows change the assignments.
There may even be an option to do this on an IRQ-by-IRQ basis (which I
prefer, since generally PnP works well on my system).
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From: Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need recommendation for linux-based e-mail server.
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 16:14:56 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That sounds pretty much like what I run - except for the support.
sendmail, pop3 daemon, vtund for the linux vpn, poptop to provide
MS-compat pptp vpn, I haven't touched the basic config since setting it
up.....
I don't se dhcp anymore, but it was setup and forget while it was
running.
I'd talk to VAlinux or someone like that; or check out sendmail.com(?)
the commercial leg of the sendmail folks.
I'd stay away from NT; it was not stable even in my limited network. It
does not scale really well either.
--Yan
George Smiley wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would appreciate any feedback to help me with this problem.
>
> Our company is trying to set up an e-mail/web infrastructure.
> We need a box that can sit between the WAN router and our
> local LAN. The following are the requirements.
>
> 1) OK to be commercial and/or expensive.
>
> 2) Should distribute internal e-mail and route
> mail externally. Should provide POP3 and IMAP
> mailboxes.
>
> 3) Should support the internet and and intranet (different websites
> etc.)
>
> 4) Should provide a firewall.
>
> 5) Should provide VPN functionality so that traveling employees
> can access their e-mail securely. (Ideally, the VPN client
> should work from a browser, or at least be cross-platform,
> windows and linux). But we can live without the cross-platform
> in a pinch.
>
> 6) Should be scaleable to several hundred users.
>
> 7) SHOULD BE EASILY ADMINISTRABLE. A piece of cheese should be
> able to administer it (my boss's own words).
>
> 8) A DHCP server built in.
>
> 9) Commercial support should be available.
>
> My boss wants to use NT with a big-ass server from Dell, but he said
> he is willing to consider linux if I can find a solution that
> supports the above criteria.
>
> I looked into the Cobalt Qube, but it does not support VPNs and
> does not scale beyond 150 users. (Am I wrong?) Does anyone sell some
> software that puts together all the free linux tools into an easily
> useable form? We would be willing to pay fairly serious money.
>
> Thanks,
>
> George.
>
> --
> George Smiley
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
--
Think different
ride a recumbent
use Linux.
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From: "James Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Getting TNT2 in 24bit with svgalib
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:54:18 +0100
I'm running svgalib 1.4.1 on a 2.2.15 patched kernel [SuSE] with
zgv 5.0, and using a TNT2 graphics card[V770]. However I cannot
seem to run zgv in 24 bit colour, and am assuming that this is
to do with svgalib?[I am only modifying the vgalib.config file
in /etc/vga, but the svgalib 1.4.1 has been freshly compiled].
Using the VESA driver only gets me 16bit [and only 16mb from
32mb memory] and the NV3 driver only gives ~8bit at low
resolutions ~400x? or ~600x?.
However if I run "testaccel" from the demos folder it appears to
give 24 bit colour, and also tells me I have a TNT2 and is
using NV4 chip, which doesn't appear to be part of the svgalib
package.
The History file for the nv3 chipset also states its been
updated to work for the TNT2 and GeForce.
Could some please tell me how to get zgv, and presumably
anything else using svgalib, i.e. seejpeg, working in 32 bit
colour?
Much obliged
--
James Jones
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "shahzad bhatti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: redhat 6.2 file sharing/transfer crashes linux
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:52:53 -0500
By crash I mean the linux system freezes. I don't have any problem accessing
disk or
cdrom locally. The problem seems to be appearing only when I access disk
drive or cdrom on linux from windows 98. I have tried accessing files using
samba, FTP and
using NFS client. In all cases after transfering some files, the system
freezes.
"Mark Bratcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> shahzad bhatti wrote:
> >
> > I have a small network and I have machines running linux 6.2 and windows
98.
> > I exported
> > some dirs on linux machine using samba. However, when I try to access or
> > copy files from windows 98, after a few minutes it crashes my linux
machine.
> > I also noticed that
> > this happens when I transfer files using ftp. Also, I tried sharing
cdrom on
> > my linux machine and same thing happen if I try to load files from cdrom
> > (after sometime).
> > Is this a known bug or is there any solution. Here are messages that I
> > sometime see
> > before crash:
> >
> > localhost kernel: VFS: busy inodes on changed media.
> > or
> > localhost kernel: hdb: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> >
> > PS: hdb is my cdrom
>
> I have RedHat 6.2 running as a samba server for Win95, Win98, and WinNT4
> clients without any problems. I don't think your problem is a bug in the
> samba server.
>
> When you say "crash" what do you mean? Does Linux just totally freeze?
> Does it reboot? I've never seen it do either of these, but knowing what
> yours does might help try to find the problem.
>
> From the couple of messages you've quoted, it sounds like you might have
> a hardware issue. Do you have any problems accessing these shared
> devices locally on the Linux box to the extent that you've tried
> accessing them on Win98?
>
> --
> Mark Bratcher
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Zip Drives
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 14:15:39 -0700
I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have any
ideas.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Barry Samuels)
Subject: Dell Latitude CPi R400GT sound configuration - any experiences ???
Date: 1 Jun 2000 21:16:02 GMT
I have the above machine running Debian 2.1 (2.0.36 kernel) which has
a NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 Video/Sound chip.
I have managed to get the video running at 1024 x 768 but no sound.
I have had a look at this machine running under Windows 95 and the IRQ
is given as 05 with two memory ranges of F5800000 - F5FFFFFF and
FDA00000 - FDAFFFFF. There is no mention of DMA.
I have recompiled my kernel with a number of different card models and
options but haven't yet got a peep out of it. When Debian boots there
are 'Sound configuration started' and 'Sound configuration finished'
messages with nothing in between which, I understand, means that no
sound device has been detected.
Has anyone out there succeeded with sound on this machine or am I
trying to do the impossible?
Barry Samuels
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From: Scott Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip Drives
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 21:27:50 GMT
Hey Buddy, (Okay, now I feel like a trucker using CB... ;)
Buddy wrote:
>
> I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have any
> ideas.
Well, as far as I know, most Zip drives are supported under Linux,
except MAYBE the USB one... but seeing as I haven't followed the USB
development for Linux, I wouldn't know either way. I personally use an
ATAPI Zip 100 at home with great success, after having compiled ATAPI
floppy support into the kernel. The two main things to remember are to
mount it using vfat, and that for some reason Zip disks always using the
fourth partition, aka /dev/hdx4.
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: Monkey Boy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Second token ring will not come up
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 21:17:27 GMT
Hi,
I've run into a bit of a problem and need some help. I'm configuring a
Linux box as a router between two token ring segments. So far, I
haven't been able to bring up tr1. tr0 work fine. "ifconfig tr0"
returns all the correct info, "ifconfig tr1" returns info without the
inet, broadcast, and netmask info since it is in a down state. Issuing
"ifconfig tr1 <ip> netmask <mask> up" hangs. Using the network
configuration section from the control-panel also hangs. Also, when I
reboot after tr1 config hangs, system will not shut down cleanly. The
boot.log shows that lo0 and tr0 are brought up successfully. tr1 is not
listed since I did not turn on automatic configuration. The system is
a desktop pentium running Redhat 6.1. /proc/net/dev shows both tr0 and
tr1. /proc/interrupts and /proc/ioports shows the same as in messages
so there is no conflict. I am a bit at a loss here. Has anyone come
across a similar problem or knows how to correct this?
Thanks
The following is in the messages file:
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: ibmtr.c: v1.3.57 8/ 7/94 Peter De Schrijver
and
Mark Swanson
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: v2.1.125 10/20/98 Paul Norton
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: v2.2.0 12/30/98 Joel Sloan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr0: ISA P&P Auto 16/4 Adapter found
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr0: using irq 10, PIOaddr a20, 16K shared RAM.
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr0: Hardware address : 00:04:AC:77:F2:62
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr0: Maximum MTU 16Mbps: 4056, 4Mbps: 4568
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr1: ISA P&P Auto 16/4 Adapter found
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr1: using irq 9, PIOaddr a24, 32K shared RAM.
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr1: Hardware address : 00:06:29:11:BB:57
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr1: Maximum MTU 16Mbps: 10200, 4Mbps: 6104
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr0: Initial interrupt : 16 Mbps, shared RAM
base
000dc000.
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: tr1: Initial interrupt : 16 Mbps, shared RAM
base
000d4000.
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: NMI: IOCK error (debug interrupt?)
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: CPU: 0
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: EIP: 0010:[ibmtr:tok_open_adapter+58/2036]
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: EFLAGS: 00000202
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: eax: c00dbfcb ebx: c3fdca90 ecx: c3fdca90
edx: 00000008
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: esi: c3fdc980 edi: c3fdca90 ebp: c3fdc980
esp: c0235edc
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: Process swapper (pid: 0, process nr: 0,
stackpage=c0235000)
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: Stack: c482af00 c3fdca60 00000010 000d4000
c3a01b20
00000001 c48296e6 c3fdc980
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: c3a01b20 00000001 00000009 c0235f68
c0235f68
c0192518 c010adbd 00000009
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: c3fdc980 c0235f68 c0246120 00000009
c3a01b20
c0235f60 c010ab74 00000009
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: Call Trace: [ibmtr:ibmtr_change_mtu+3504/3824]
[ibmtr:tok_interrupt+2062/2556] [write_intr+0/292]
[handle_IRQ_event+61/116] [do_8259A_IRQ+116/156] [do_IRQ+35/60]
[common_interrupt+24/32]
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: [cpu_idle+85/100] [get_options+0/112]
[sys_idle+20/32] [system_call+52/56] [get_options+0/112] [cpu_idle+7/24]
[get_options+0/112] [L6+0/2]
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: Code: 83 fa 3b 76 ed 8b 41 50 0d 00 00 00 c0 c6
00
03 8b 41 50 83
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: NMI: IOCK error (debug interrupt?)
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: CPU: 0
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: EIP: 0010:[io_check_error+78/84]
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: EFLAGS: 00000202
Jun 1 15:41:32 kernel: eax: ffffff61 ebx: 00000000 ecx: 000011a5
edx: 00006793
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: esi: c0235ea0 edi: c3fdca90 ebp: c3fdc980
esp: c0235e80
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: Process swapper (pid: 0, process nr: 0,
stackpage=c0235000)
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: Stack: c010a84c 00000061 c0235ea0 c0234000
c3fdc980
c0109f1d c0235ea0 00000000
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: c3fdca90 c3fdca90 00000008 c3fdc980
c3fdca90
c3fdc980 c00dbfcb 00000018
Jun 1 15:41:33 kernel: 00000018 ffffffff c482990e 00000010
00000202
c48297c3 c3fdc980 c482af00
.......<snip repeats>.....
Jun 1 15:41:35 kernel: Call Trace: [ibmtr:ibmtr_change_mtu+3504/3824]
[ibmtr:tok_interrupt+2062/2556] [write_intr+0/292]
[handle_IRQ_event+61/116] [do_8259A_IRQ+116/156] [do_IRQ+35/60]
[common_interrupt+24/32]
Jun 1 15:41:35 kernel: [cpu_idle+85/100] [get_options+0/112]
[sys_idle+20/32] [system_call+52/56] [get_options+0/112] [cpu_idle+7/24]
[get_options+0/112] [L6+0/2]
Jun 1 15:41:35 kernel: Code: 75 39 8b 41 50 83 c0 1c 0d 00 00 00 c0 66
8b
51 36 86 d6 66
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: tr0: adapter error: ISRP_EVEN : 04
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: NMI: IOCK error (debug interrupt?)
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: CPU: 0
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: EIP: 0010:[ibmtr:tok_open_adapter+258/2036]
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: EFLAGS: 00000282
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: eax: c00dbfe5 ebx: c3fdca90 ecx: c3fdca90
edx: 00000804
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: esi: c3fdc980 edi: c3fdca90 ebp: c3fdc980
esp: c0235edc
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: Process swapper (pid: 0, process nr: 0,
stackpage=c0235000)
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: Stack: c482af00 c3fdca60 00000010 000d4000
c3a01b20
00000001 c48296e6 c3fdc980
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: c3a01b20 00000001 00000009 c0235f68
c0235f68
c0192518 c010adbd 00000009
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: c3fdc980 c0235f68 c0246120 00000009
c3a01b20
c0235f60 c010ab74 00000009
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: Call Trace: [ibmtr:ibmtr_change_mtu+3504/3824]
[ibmtr:tok_interrupt+2062/2556] [write_intr+0/292]
[handle_IRQ_event+61/116] [do_8259A_IRQ+116/156] [do_IRQ+35/60]
[common_interrupt+24/32]
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: [cpu_idle+85/100] [get_options+0/112]
[sys_idle+20/32] [system_call+52/56] [get_options+0/112] [cpu_idle+7/24]
[get_options+0/112] [L6+0/2]
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: Code: 8b 41 50 89 41 54 8b 41 04 05 48 1e 00 00
0d
00 00 00 c0 c6
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: tr0: adapter error: ISRP_EVEN : 04
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: tr1: Unknown command 0F encountered
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: tr0: Setting functional address: 00 00 00 00
Jun 1 15:41:36 kernel: tr0: Setting functional address: 00 04 00 00
Jun 1 15:41:36 last message repeated 2 times
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "John W. Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: how to enter a bug report against linux?
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 15:39:23 -0600
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.misc poru@kl wrote:
> : In article <8gtrsf$fik$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter says...
> :
> :>My point here is, I repeat, that linux is a success measured in terms
> :>of social impact, numbers of deployed systems, and economic influence.
>
> : In this case, then windows is 100's of times more success than Linux,
> : since it depolyed in millions more systems and used by millions
> : more people than Linux.
>
> Oh, definitely, in absolute terms. That's unarguable. But you are not
> taking into account the market they're aimed at (beer mats are more
> successful than windows in your absolutist terms).
Excuse, but . . . you and I share a common theory (re: Linux, evolution,
etc.). But even I must disagree with what you wrote here, as beer mats
are not in any way in competition with computer operating systems
(different niches, yes?).
In short: by your (and my!) theory, Windows *IS* much more successful
than Linux . . . indeed, Windows is a "higher quality species" (if you
define quality as: evolutionarily successful) based on total population
counts. Of course, since Linux is still the new kid on the block, only
time will tell whether or not this remains the case.
> In the terms I set
> out, linux is a success, and a growing success. What's more, it's
> social impact at least is growing to match windows.
Oh, sure. The problem facing Linux is that it must displace an
entrenched species. The problem facing Windows is: the total cost of an
individual "Linux" is so much lower than the total cost of a single
"Windows", that Windows is *guaranteed* to loose at least the "marginal"
niches.
Whether or not Linux can win in the "lush" niches is another question,
and one best answered by measuring the ability of Windows to both adapt
(evolve), as well as defend it's ecological niche.
All that stuff aside, however, Linux growth and change can probably be
modeled using a GA that gives Linux a lower population count, a higher
cross over rate, and of course a higher mutation rate (Open Source, you
see . . .).
> : Everything can be improved. Do not think in black and white terms
> : like a little kid. Think in terms of how a process can be improved.
>
> Tell that to evolution.
Indeed. The problem here seems to be one of "focusing on a single
problem, then proposing a solution for *ONLY* that problem". If, for
instance, bug tracking were instituted, but that it pissed off the core
developers so much that they refused to use it, then the time spent
attempting to create and install a bug tracking system would be a dead
loss (after all, a bug tracking system is not a system that is
sufficiently generic as to be applicable to a wide range of problems).
Improving *A* process, may actually *REDUCE* the survivability of the
species (IOW, it may reduce the efficiency and productivity of the
system as a *whole*).
> Get rid of the precept that linux is an "organization". It is not. It
> is closer to an organism.
My models work best when I view "Linux" as a set of closely related
species that can still cross breed, have a high mutation rate, a very
low "reproduction cost", and that maintain a sufficiently large
"archive" of "old genetic material" as to allow them to occupy
"marginal" niches.
Did that make any sense to anybody else? :-)
What's really interesting, is that MS has shown all of the expected
responses of a species under threat, throwing up a collection of both
memetic and genetic defensive reactions.
(FUD == a memetic defense mechanism, right? Kerberos Version 5
embrace-and-extend being a perfect example of a *genetic* defense
mechanism, somewhat akin to species of bird evolving to chang the color
and pattern on it's eggs, in order to easily detect "parasitic"
species.)
> : .. stupid theory snipped..
>
> Say no more. For the benefit of readers, would you care to state what
> the theory was, and why you think it stupid?
Actually, I think it's an excellent theory . . . you just haven't taken
it far enough, yet! ;-)
(Want to really piss off a Mac advocate? Point out that, from an
evolutionary standpoint, Windows really is "superior" to the Mac! :-)
--
If I spoke for HP --- there probably wouldn't BE an HP!
John Stevens
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip Drives
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 14:42:42 -0700
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That's a big tien foer. And thanks for your response. I'll have to try it
out.
Over...hehehe
Scott Bishop wrote:
> Hey Buddy, (Okay, now I feel like a trucker using CB... ;)
>
> Buddy wrote:
> >
> > I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have any
> > ideas.
>
> Well, as far as I know, most Zip drives are supported under Linux,
> except MAYBE the USB one... but seeing as I haven't followed the USB
> development for Linux, I wouldn't know either way. I personally use an
> ATAPI Zip 100 at home with great success, after having compiled ATAPI
> floppy support into the kernel. The two main things to remember are to
> mount it using vfat, and that for some reason Zip disks always using the
> fourth partition, aka /dev/hdx4.
>
> 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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That's a big <i>tien foer</i>. And thanks for your response. I'll have
to try it out.
<br>Over...hehehe
<br>Scott Bishop wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hey Buddy, (Okay, now I feel like a trucker
using CB... ;)
<p>Buddy wrote:
<br>>
<br>> I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have
any
<br>> ideas.
<p>Well, as far as I know, most Zip drives are supported under Linux,
<br>except MAYBE the USB one... but seeing as I haven't followed the USB
<br>development for Linux, I wouldn't know either way. I personally
use an
<br>ATAPI Zip 100 at home with great success, after having compiled ATAPI
<br>floppy support into the kernel. The two main things to remember
are to
<br>mount it using vfat, and that for some reason Zip disks always using
the
<br>fourth partition, aka /dev/hdx4.
<p>Hope this helps...
<p>--
<br>--Scott Bishop
<br>WALKER BOLT Manufacturing Co.
<p>(Notice: The opinions stated in this message are not necessarily those
<br>of my employer, nor of any other sane individual for that matter.)</blockquote>
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip Drives
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 21:41:12 GMT
Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Thu, 01 Jun 2000 14:15:39 -0700, wrote :
B> I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have any
B> ideas.
Depends...
There are now four flavors of Zip Drives:
SCSI (Original/Mac) [external]
Parallel-Port (SCSI) (Original/PC) [external]
IDE (New/PC) [internal]
USB (New/PC or Mac) [external]
Linux supports the first three, with the first having the best overall
speed and the second the the slowest (I think).
The first and third are the easiest to set up. The second can be a
bitch, esp. if you also want to use a silly printer on the same port.
The Parallel-Port uses the ppa driver (parallel port SCSI controller).
Linux does not support USB (at least the 2.2.x kernels on i386 -- I
don't know about PPC kernels). 2.3.x (development kernels) have USB
support (more or less). I guess 2.4.x kernels will support USB.
*I* have a 100mb pure SCSI Zip drive (my whole system is 100% SCSI
(all Disks (internal), CD-ROM (external), Tape Drive (external), and Zip
Drive (external)). I just plugged it to the end of the external SCSI
chain and re-booted -- presto, '/dev/sddX' goes live.
--
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Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip Drives
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 15:04:05 -0700
So, I have got the parallel-port zip drive. I'm running Red Hat 5.1 with Linux
2.0.35.
I'm some what familiar with the system. But, not sure how to make this happen.
Thanks,
Buddy
Robert Heller wrote:
> Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> In a message on Thu, 01 Jun 2000 14:15:39 -0700, wrote :
>
> B> I need to install a zip drive on my Linux machine. Does anyone have any
> B> ideas.
>
> Depends...
>
> There are now four flavors of Zip Drives:
>
> SCSI (Original/Mac) [external]
> Parallel-Port (SCSI) (Original/PC) [external]
> IDE (New/PC) [internal]
> USB (New/PC or Mac) [external]
>
> Linux supports the first three, with the first having the best overall
> speed and the second the the slowest (I think).
>
> The first and third are the easiest to set up. The second can be a
> bitch, esp. if you also want to use a silly printer on the same port.
> The Parallel-Port uses the ppa driver (parallel port SCSI controller).
>
> Linux does not support USB (at least the 2.2.x kernels on i386 -- I
> don't know about PPC kernels). 2.3.x (development kernels) have USB
> support (more or less). I guess 2.4.x kernels will support USB.
>
> *I* have a 100mb pure SCSI Zip drive (my whole system is 100% SCSI
> (all Disks (internal), CD-ROM (external), Tape Drive (external), and Zip
> Drive (external)). I just plugged it to the end of the external SCSI
> chain and re-booted -- presto, '/dev/sddX' goes live.
>
>
> --
> \/
> Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/~heller || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.deepsoft.com /\FidoNet: 1:321/153
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From: "JAB Networked Solutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.corel,alt.os.linux.dial-up,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Help: Logging into Linux from Windows 98 PC
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 23:07:44 +0100
Have a look at http://www.netsarang.com/xmanager.html for a Windows 9x
X-server or http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ for a similar but free
solution.
Temp wrote in message <8h54ar$ksa$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Help! I am a thick newbie.
>
>I have installed Suse 6.4 with X-Windows and KDE on an old PC and it works
>fine. It is on a LAN and happily FTPs to other machines on the network. I
>want to be able to log in to applications (such as StarOffice and
>ApplixWare) from a Windows 98 PC, running as a Windows PC (ie not running
>Linux). We currently use NetTerm as a terminal emulator to get from PCs
into
>our main SCO UNIX server and this works fine, however it is character
based.
>
>Assuming I am utterly stupid and need everything explaining in words of one
>sylable (or less), what do I need to do on Linux to enable log ins from
>Windows PCs (ie, what config files do I have to change on the server, what
>do I have to have running on the PCs?).
>
>Help please!
>
>Regards
>
>Tom Millington
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Purugganan)
Subject: Re: Mandrake X Server Problem
Date: 1 Jun 2000 22:03:36 GMT
Bob Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: When loading the current release of Mandrake right after it gets to the
: console screen the screen flickers and the numb lock blinks. Hard boot is
: the only way to clear. How do I get to run Xconfigurator (or whatever I
: need) to cure the problem?
i can't remember exactly where but XF86Setup in /usr/X11R6/bin or
thereabouts lets you configure X from scratch. But if you're in the install
process I
don't know if the docs say you can skip this for later (like, afger you
get some more answers)
Go check out mandrakeuser.org usually it's very helpful
--
jazz annandy AT dc DOT seflin DOT org
Registered linux user no. 164098
Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
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