Linux-Misc Digest #837, Volume #24 Sat, 17 Jun 00 03:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh (Dances With Crows)
Re: [Help:] Problems with NFS Daemon under 2.2.16 kernel (Kaz Kylheku)
Netscape 4.63 can't access Newsgroups ("Dr. Guillermo A. Morales")
Re: RedHat vs Slackware (Simon Lemieux)
Re: grep ? extract part of BIG file ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Re: xmms ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Multiple NICs ("Zachary M. Morvik")
Re: Linux erased Windows!!!!!!!!!!!! ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: RedHat vs Slackware ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: Helix Gnome (Matthew Haley)
exec cgi, very simple question. (lindoze 2000)
Re: How to view a .avi file? (Jonathan M Hill)
Extraction Utility (Fester)
Re: CPU cooler (Lew Pitcher)
Re: Winmodems (Edward Lee)
Re: Extraction Utility (Dennis Marti)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh
Date: 17 Jun 2000 00:12:31 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:54:25 -0700, Curtis Vize
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I know the .gz means the file is a gzip archive, but I have the quake 3
>demo and it has the .sh extension at the end and I'm not sure which
>program to use or even what type of archive it is, I don't recognize the
>extension and neither does X, can anyone help?
sh file.gz.sh
HTH, HAND.
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Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kaz Kylheku)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: [Help:] Problems with NFS Daemon under 2.2.16 kernel
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:30:03 GMT
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 20:58:54 +0200, Jose Manuel Benitez Sanchez
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jun 14 12:21:46 bahia rpc.nfsd: nfssvc: Function not implemented
Jose, you did not compile the NFS server kernel code! Reconfigure your
kernel, and say yes to be prompted for new, experimental and incomplete
code. Then the NFS server configuration option will be available to you.
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#exclude <windows.h>
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Reply-To: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Netscape 4.63 can't access Newsgroups
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:35:13 GMT
Hi, I just installed Red Hat 6.1 with several programs being Netscape one of
them.
I have been able to get Netscape to surf the net and send/receive emails.
But when I try to use it to read Newsgroups Netscape keeps telling me it
can't do it because I did not provide a username! I have gone to
Preferences/Newsgroups, gave the name for the server (in this case it's
News) and input also my name with email address, etc.
Why does Netscape keep telling me it I did not give username? And how can
this be fixed?
Please copy your answers to my personal email account as well
[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
Thank you very much in advance.
Guillermo.
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From: Simon Lemieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RedHat vs Slackware
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:57:51 GMT
> Because:
> a) It has a _very good_ bug-tracking system.
> <http://www.debian.org/Bugs/>
> Honesty dictates admitting that problems _do_ come up, and that not
> _all_ problems get fixed instantly.
>
> However, unlike the "other guys," responsibility for packages on
> Debian is _widely_ distributed; there probably are only a tiny
> fraction of package maintainers responsible for more than a dozen
> or so packages. As a result, error reports do go straight to a
> responsible developer, and on those occasions when I've had
> problems, I've gotten responses in at worst a couple days time, and
> often, that leads to there being a fix that winds up in the central
> package repository, thus clearing up the problem for _everyone._
>
> b) It has an extremely powerful package management system.
>
> RPM only helps you install packages; the Debian packaging "suite"
> helps you manage the whole lot of packages that you have installed.
>
> For instance, if I don't have any GNOME stuff installed, and type:
> # apt-get install gnumeric
>
> The packaging system will look to see what other packages are
> needed to satisfy gnumeric's dependancies, and will cascade on to
> build up the list of _all_ the stuff that has to be upgraded.
>
> By the way, the gnumeric doesn't need to be on my machine at the
> time; "apt" is able to look at local and remote places for
> packages, and can "pull" the missing stuff.
Sound very impressive, but since most applications I use are emacs, g++,
netscape and top... and that I don't need any other stuff, this seems useless to
me. I'm not looking for any user-friendly fancy managing program, I'm just
looking for a very stable platform for programming, a platform that would allow
me to configure it Exactly the way I want it to, I'm currently using RedHat 6.1
(for no apparent reason) and I've heard Slackware would provide me such
things...
I think I forgot to mention exactly what I was looking for, I was actually
wondering if Slackware would support same hardware as RedHat, security issues,
software available (I would need XFree86 4.0 for example...), etc...
I really thank you tho, for the response, it will surely be of use for others,
and I have a few friends that seeks user-friendly OSes other than Windoze for an
exile ;)
Thanks,
Simon
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: grep ? extract part of BIG file
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:04:05 -0500
On 16 Jun 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
+ Hi,
+
+ since I use 'midnight commander' to do all file and content searching
+ and viewing, editing, I've not found it necessary to learn the 'acrobatic
+ scripts' : grep etc.
+
+ How would I:
+ extract from a 80Mbyte file (basically a text file with some non ascii chars),
+ the part starting from <string1> up until <string2> ?
+
+ And if possible:
+ starting N bytes/chars 'before' the first marker: <string1> ?
+
+ Thanks also for answers also emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Easiest way is with Perl, I think:
perl -wne 'print if /STRING1/ .. /STRING2/' FILE
Will print all lines between STRING1 and STRING2, inclusive.
STRING1 and STRING2 are actually representative of any valid
Perl regular expression... perldoc perlre from the command line
to learn more about regular expressions in Perl.
Happy Hacking,
anm
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:39:33 -0400
Curtis Vize wrote:
>
> I know the .gz means the file is a gzip archive, but I have the quake 3
> demo and it has the .sh extension at the end and I'm not sure which
> program to use or even what type of archive it is, I don't recognize the
> extension and neither does X, can anyone help?
Its a shell script, so you would run it like an executable. First make
sure it has executable permissions with:
chmod +x <file_name_here.sh>
Then execute it with:
./<file_name_here.sh>
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xmms
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:13:51 -0500
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Stephen E. Hargrove wrote:
+ "Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
+
+ > Are you using a sound blaster pro/16?
+ >
+ > If so try using these:
+ >
+ > # Sound Blaster Pro/16 support:
+ > /sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300
+ > /sbin/modprobe opl3 io=0x388
+ > /sbin/modprobe v_midi
+
+ My soundcard is a Generic Yamaha OPL3-SAx (YMF715/YMF719) non-PnP. Sorry to be so
+ non-specific, but this is a laptop and I don't have the technical specs readily
+ available. Here's the settings I'm using:
+
+ Device: OPL3-SA Windows Sound System port
+ I/O port = 530
+ IRQ = 5
+ DMA (A) = 1
+ DMA (B) = 0
+ Device: OPL3-SA MIDI port
+ I/O port = 388
+ IRQ = 7
+ Device: Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer chip
+ I/O port = 388
+
+ I use the same settings regardless of whether I'm using the commercial OSS (soundon)
+ or booting to the kernel with sound compiled. Again, the system has no problem
+ playing CDs under either scenario. I've checked /proc/interrupts and there are no
+ conflicts.
+
+
+ > Also, do you have permissions to access /dev/dsp?
+
+ Okay, this was a problem. I did a chmod 666 with the same pitiful results. chmod
+ 777 produced no joy.
Hmmm. You say you are sure you have sound set up correctly, you can
access /dev/dsp... You are using the correct plugin in xmms, with the
correct settings... Well, Ill tell you, ya got me stumped. I have not
had enough problems with xmms to justify any more extensive trouble
shooting than I have already tried and failed at.. :-(
I would check the Deja archives, and the Linux database at Google.
Maybe also see if the xmms FAQ says something useful... Sorry
I could not have been of more help. :-(
[ aside: anyone else had this guys problem? ]
Regards,
anm
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From: "Zachary M. Morvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Multiple NICs
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:47:58 -0400
Sorry for the x-post
I am just not having any luck with multi-homed systems.
I have a system that has three NE2000(ne) ISA network cards in it. Each
with their own IO and IRQ. These cards all work. I originally installed
FreeBSD and had to re-compile the kernel so that these cards would work and
just to try something new, I have installed RH, Caldera, Turbo, Slackware,
and now Debian linux.
I have not gotten all three of these cards to work in any distribution of
linux that I have installed. That said, I also have not re-compiled the
kernel because I am told I do not need to if I just load the modules and
then config.
One card works and is configured now. My intention is to get all three of
these NICs working and then use IP Masquerade to re-map ports for my DSL
line. Does anyone have a quick outline of what direction I should head in
to get these NICs installed? Once they are in, the services part is easy.
What are the files in the Debian distribution that will allow me to
configure the IO, IRQ, etc. for the other two network cards? Do I have to
re-compile the kernel?? I know, for optimum performance, I do, but I would
just like to work off of modules for now.
Thanks for any advice,
Zak
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux erased Windows!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:54:19 -0500
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, fredrik wrote:
+ Help me please!
+
+ When I installed linux it erased windows 98 on my computer.
+ What can I do to get it back? I have a recovery disc but i cant use it because I
+dont have c: it's called something else.
+ Please help me is there any way I can do to get c: back insteed of /?
+
Fredrik,
I guess now you must do what you neglected to do before you did what you
did. You must read the documentation. Unless you backed up you data, I
doubt you will be able to recover if you picked 'Server Installation'.
But you'll know in the future to read the docs first by golly. :-)
Dont worry, it is a lesson even UNIX admins relearn every so often...
RTFM first!! ;^)
Good Luck!
anm
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat vs Slackware
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:09:06 -0500
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Simon Lemieux wrote:
[ snip of Debian strong points ]
+ Sound very impressive, but since most applications I use are emacs, g++,
+ netscape and top... and that I don't need any other stuff, this seems useless to
+ me. I'm not looking for any user-friendly fancy managing program, I'm just
+ looking for a very stable platform for programming, a platform that would allow
+ me to configure it Exactly the way I want it to, I'm currently using RedHat 6.1
+ (for no apparent reason) and I've heard Slackware would provide me such
+ things...
Yes, one of the things I truly appreciate about Slackware is its
adherance to the FHS. I also enjoy the fact that it does not hold my
hand. It is the most UNIX'y of all the distibutions IMO. I compile all
my own software ( If I can't compile it, it doesn't go on the machine )
so I am not worried about RPM databases in my case. I have had no
problems with Slackware 7.0 whatsoever.
+ I think I forgot to mention exactly what I was looking for, I was actually
+ wondering if Slackware would support same hardware as RedHat, security issues,
+ software available (I would need XFree86 4.0 for example...), etc...
Hmmmm.. Don't know exactly what RedHat supports, I dont use it for
matters of personal taste. I would venture to say if your hardware is
supported by Linux/XFree86 then you are golden. As far as available
software, I build my own, so I really have no limitiations... I find the
source and build and install it. I have compiled X Windows on Slackware
7.0 with no issues however.
+ I really thank you tho, for the response, it will surely be of use for others,
+ and I have a few friends that seeks user-friendly OSes other than Windoze for an
+ exile ;)
I too, am a masochist. :-) I would not do UNIX admin for a living if I
weren't I suppose. :^) If you are a UNIX geek, and you dont what your
hand held give Slack a try... I Love it. However, everything Matt said
about Debian is true... If I had to use another dist other than Slack,
Debian would be it.
Best Wishes,
anm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Haley)
Subject: Re: Helix Gnome
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 16:11:01 -0700
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:55:28 -0500,
David .. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Will the helix-gnome installer update the gnome that is already
>installed on a system or install a new or second version? Anyone know?
It will update your current system with the newer version of GNOME and related
files.
On my Mandrake 7.02 system it upgrade just fine. However, I've a couple of
complaints about newer version of The GIMP, it's crashes too often.
--
Matt Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Now showing... Linux-Mandrake 7.02
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From: lindoze 2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: exec cgi, very simple question.
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 02:19:07 -0400
this simple cgi script:
==================
#!/bin/sh
cat <<-!
Content-type: text/plain
!
ReadThis=$(/bin/cat /httpd/cgi-bin/file1.txt)
echo $ReadThis
================
can be called by an .html
now, file1.txt contains line breaks.
when you view source on a browser, you do not see the line breaks
produced by file1.txt
why?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonathan M Hill)
Subject: Re: How to view a .avi file?
Date: 17 Jun 2000 06:04:26 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: There is a motion video format called avi. The old standby for viewing
: them is xanim. But some compression methods are not available to xanim so
: it may not work on the files you have in mind.
: ------- Remove "UhUh" and "Spam" to get my real email address --------
Hello;
Thanks for the suggestions. Another friend also suggested xanim.
I downloaded and built it and was able to watch. The file I have in mind
is a home-spun video clip about eight seconds long. The video demonstrates
a skating flip jump, very smooth. I'll have to ask how the file was
produced. The xanim program is supposed to have audio as well, but I
don't know if the file contains audio.
Thanks again;
Jonathan Hill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fester)
Subject: Extraction Utility
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 06:21:56 GMT
I was wondering if there were any utilities that could be used to extract
text from a large (600,000 line) text file, given start and end line
numbers. Does such a thing exist?
--
-- Fester
White Text on Black since 1999.
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU cooler
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 20:37:29 -0400
Mark Valiukas wrote:
>
> "Lonni J. Friedman" wrote:
>
> > Fung Wai Keung wrote:
> > > Is there any software CPU cooler for Linux that can slow the increasing
> > > rates of temperatures of CPU and motherboard?
> >
> > CPU coolers are generally not software controlled, and thus NOT OS
> > specific.
>
> I think what Fung Wai Keung is on about is some sort of software to put the
> CPU to sleep when not in use, similar to Waterfall on the Windows platform.
> This slows the system and puts the CPU to sleep as much as possible while
> nothing else is going on. The problem with windows, as I seem to remember
> having been told, is that there are a lot of busy-waiting loops in it -
> hence, when it's supposedly idle the processor is actually using a lot of
> power anyway.
[snip]
> Mark.
FWIW, the Linux kernel _has_ this built in. The kernel uses the 'halt'
instruction rather than a busy loop (that's why the kernel reports
that it is checking the halt instruction at startup).
I've read that machines with Linux kernels run cooler than the same
machine running MSWindows because of this. It apparently also extends
the battery life on laptops because the 'halt' state takes less power
than a busy loop would.
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Winmodems
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 23:45:36 -0700
That's what I am trying to say. Re-compiling properly will solve the lockup problem.
At least it works for me. Furthermore, I needed to decouple the modem driver from the
serial driver in 2.2.15 and 2.2.16. How did you do that without re-compiling?
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
> Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : I think "insmod -f" will work up to 2.2.14, but not 2.2.15 and beyond. However,
>
> insmod -f of tyhe ltmodem driver will work for me under 2.2.15, but it
> tends to hang the machine if I interrupt dialling. I can't imagine
> exactly how they managed that, but it looks like an apm/irq problem.
>
> They're probably holding interrupts off while waiting for a response
> via polling from the modem. The codes probably nasty to look at for
> all the error handling it doesn't do!
>
> : PCtel drivers (based on serial.c) will work for all of 2.2 as well as 2.4 kernels.
> : They have released enough codes to compile on newer kernels (2.2.10 to 2.2.16
> : and 2.4.0). If you really need to have a software modem, get a PCtel modem. I
>
> Yes, the ltmodem driver has less tendency to die on my 2.2.13 kernel,
> but it manages to hang the machine there too.
>
> Peter
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From: Dennis Marti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Extraction Utility
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 03:02:02 -0400
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I was wondering if there were any utilities that could be used to extract
> text from a large (600,000 line) text file, given start and end line
> numbers. Does such a thing exist?
bunches. one of them is sed.
sed -n 10000,10005p a.large.text.file
Dennis
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