Linux-Misc Digest #967, Volume #24 Wed, 28 Jun 00 09:13:01 EDT
Contents:
Gnutella fans, READ THIS! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux Hangs (freeze) HELP. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
removing soft links ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
debugger for seperate files ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
raid 0 problems after kernel upgrade ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NFS/StarOffice ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Gnutella fans, READ THIS! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
??Linux Installation and Setup Questionare?? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Easy way to send files through FTP... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
debugger for seperate files ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Chinese character viewer/editor for Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Install redhat on SUN Ultra 1 help requested ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
kernels modules not loading automatically after kernel upgrade
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
LILO Serial Support ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Number key pad mapping in Matlab (Linux)? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
???Linux Installation and Setup Questionare??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
LILO multi-boot limit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
LILO multi-boot limit
kde tasklist ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
copying a newer kernel to an existing installation ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux on 386er notebook with 1MB Ram and 60MB HDD ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Simple questions: Pronounce, FreeBSD, pico etc....*s* ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
????Linux Installation and Setup Questionare???? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ASF on Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
StarOffice 5.2 :-( ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gnutella fans, READ THIS!
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:24 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Rick wrote:
> >
> > Jim Hill wrote:
> > >
> > > Kracked Up <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >At last, we have a resouce that's not been commercialized and
> > > >exploited...yet...
> > >
> > > Your protest would be a lot more tolerable if you weren't using
a news
> > > server which pisses into the world's spools with every post by
tacking
> > > an ad onto your own content:
> > >
> > > >Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com.
> > > >Up to 100 minutes free!
> > > >http://www.keen.com
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > Yeah.. that's at least as bad as redirecting music searches to
porn
> > sites... sheesh. Get a grip.
>
> Hmm... one poster feels cheated that his morally questionable
activities
> (stealing music) are being hampered by another company's
questionable
> morals (spamming porn). The second poster complains about the
> questionable morals of a third company (spamming their services).
>
> Which is worse? You be the judge.
>
Gentlemen, please! Let us not go off-topic!
Mr Kracked, how is the porn? Is it really bad? ;-)
>
--
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux Hangs (freeze) HELP.
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:24 GMT
From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Rafael,
You most likely have a problem in either the motherboard or power
supply.
It may even be a bios setting in the motherboard. Your best solution
at
this point is to try substituting a different power supply or
motherboard.
Borrow one if you have to.
Power supplies sense the current being drawn by your hardware. The
power
supply outputs four voltages: +5V, -5V, +12V, and -12V, but the bulk
of the
power is in the +5V and +12V lines. Where are you measuring 44 watts
and
with what equipment?
If you increase the CPU voltage, the CPU will typically draw more
power.
This will translate into more current being drawn from the power
supply,
depending on the regulators used on the motherboard. But it is only
a small
difference. If that small of a difference causes the power supply to
become
unstable, I would replace it! Perhaps you could confirm this by
adding a
20W dummy load to your power supply +5V line and see if the system
remains
stable.
However, the problem with the reset switch seems to point to the
motherboard. Resets are hardware signals that force all the hardware
into a
known state. If some device will not reset, it has failed and must
be
replaced. The same reset you get by pushing the reset button is also
automatically done everytime at powerup. It is essential to have all
the
hardware reset to a known state in order to be able to set it up
correctly.
Ron
Rafael wrote:
>
> Hej Brian!
> Thanks for your answers.
> Maybe I will give you more info. I have AT power suplie not ATX. I
was
> chacking also by special equipment how many energy my computer
take. And
> it showed 44 Watts in LInux and 64 in Windows (Microsoft), when I
> instaled Hmonitor (program making halt) the consumtion was the same
as
> in Linux but it not hangs.
> Can you tell me why it hangs not so often if I change Voltage to
2.8
> from 2.4.
> But I checked also that the total power consumtion is the same
44Watts.
> Please help me if you have any advice.
>
> Sincerely
> your
> Rafael
>
> brian moore wrote:
>
>> Check your power supply.
>>
>> This sounds very similar to another person's problems here a
couple
>> years ago: his system would run fine in Windows, and would run in
Linux
>> until he let the computer idle. After 10 minutes or so of idle
time it
>> would die. If he left a while(1) program running, it would work
fine.
>>
>> The problem was his power supply: when Linux idles, it issues a
'halt'
>> instruction to the CPU to sleep until the next interrupt. This
puts the
>> CPU into a low-power mode as well and reduces draw on the power
supply.
>> With a switching power supply, though, you need a certain amount
of draw
>> or it becomes unstable. It didn't affect Windows because Windows
>> doesn't issue a halt: it just busy-loops, providing the equivalent
of a
>> while(1) running at all times.
>>
>> You certainly have a hardware problem: Linux can not disable the
reset
>> switch.
>>
...snip...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: removing soft links
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Phil Reardon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Recently I made a soft link by going into the target directory and
issuing ln -s /home/myhome. How can I delete this link, without
removing or looksing the stuff in myhome?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: debugger for seperate files
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Wolfgang Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Davis Eric wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> It is great that you have done this before.
>
> The point that made me lost in gdb for seperate files is the
functions.
> Say, if a prog calls another function which is in another file, how
can
> I trace this function? Do I need to load this two seperate files
> together into gdb or by some other means? Or I just need simply to
load
> the main prog not the files containing the subroutines?
>
Hi,
I use the ddd graphical front end for gdb. It supports multiple
source
files. If you single step into a function, the appropriate source
file
is loaded automatically.
Wolfgang
[Snip]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: raid 0 problems after kernel upgrade
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (blair christensen)
hello,
rh 6.2 on a dell poweredge 4400 box. it was running 2.2.14-5 with a
raid 0 array. i upgraded the kernel to 2.2.16 and i am now having
problems with the raid device (/dev/md0).
when i try to mount the device, i get:
# mount /home
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/md0,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)
# tune2fs -l /dev/md0
tune2fs 1.18, 11-Nov-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
tune2fs: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read
while trying to open /dev/md0
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
i'm sort of unsure of how to proceed at this moment.
thanks,
blair christensen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NFS/StarOffice
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Joost Andrae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Frinky,
maybe there's a problem with file locking...
...just try this:
If you're a bourne shell user:
export STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=0
export STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED=1
or if you're a c shell user:
setenv STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING 0
setenv STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED 1
...and start soffice
Regards, Joost Andrae
> Hi,
> Got a funny problem. Workstation nfs mounting /usr, /opt/,
/home, etc
> from a central machine. Workstation users have same uids and gids
as the
> server. Everything loads up fine and runs across the network
*except*
Star
> Office 5.1. if you type 'soffice' it starts to load then just stops
(having
> checked, it gets to looking for java stuff before just stopping).
It
> doesn't seem to freeze or anything it just stops, dead.
> What's even weirder is if I log in as user whose /home/ dir isn't
nfsed
from
> the server but on the local harddisc, it all starts up fine
(staroffice
etc
> are still all being loaded across the network).
> Bizarre as everything else loads and runs as expected.
> Any ideas what's causing this?
> Frinky
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gnutella fans, READ THIS!
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Francois Labreque wrote:
>
> Rick wrote:
> >
> > Jim Hill wrote:
> > >
> > > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > Kracked Up <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >At last, we have a resouce that's not been commercialized and
> > > >exploited...yet...
> > >
> > > Your protest would be a lot more tolerable if you weren't using
a news
> > > server which pisses into the world's spools with every post by
tacking
> > > an ad onto your own content:
> > >
> > > >Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com.
> > > >Up to 100 minutes free!
> > > >http://www.keen.com
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > Yeah.. that's at least as bad as redirecting music searches to
porn
> > sites... sheesh. Get a grip.
>
> Hmm... one poster feels cheated that his morally questionable
activities
> (stealing music) are being hampered by another company's
questionable
> morals (spamming porn). The second poster complains about the
> questionable morals of a third company (spamming their services).
>
Excuse me, but music searches do not automatically equal stealing
music.
There are legal mp3 sites, you know.
--
Rick
To reply by email remove the obvious from my address.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ??Linux Installation and Setup Questionare??
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: N/A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
i have a few problems, if you can help me im eternally thankful:
>>>Corel Linux<<<
1)how do i stop the flashing black screen when i go to log into Linux
2)i get a verical refresh error when i go to log in?
3)how do i find my computers specifications and configurations
correct so
i can program them into my XF86Setup?
4)is there any book i can find on installation of Corel Linux Delux,
besides the manual.
5)anything else you wanna add to help out is fine........
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Easy way to send files through FTP...
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Adrien Huvier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Grant Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 19:08:22 -0500, Doug Priebe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> Is there a quick and easy method of sending a file to an FTP
> >> site...!!!!!!! I looking for a shell script, perl script,
> >> C/C++ program... Anything, as long as it is fairly simple...
>
> >I normally use wget http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html
>
> I thought wget would only "get" files from ftp sites and not
> "put" files to ftp sites. I've not been able to figure out
> from the wget man page how to send files...
use ncftpput which is included in the ncftp package...
--
- Un arbre c'est pas forc�ment connexe,
il peut y avoir des feuilles mortes!
- Oui, mais les feuilles mortes, tu les laisses tomber...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: debugger for seperate files
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
In article <8j810t$id0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Davis Eric wrote:
>The point that made me lost in gdb for seperate files is the
functions.
>Say, if a prog calls another function which is in another file, how
can
>I trace this function?
You step through it with "next" or "step" commands. It doesn't
matter what
source file the function is in.
>Do I need to load this two seperate files
>together into gdb or by some other means? Or I just need simply to
load
>the main prog not the files containing the subroutines?
What do you mean "load" the separate files? You link the different
object
files together producing a single executable file containing the
binary
image of all of the functions in the program. You load that file
into gdb.
Gdb looks at the debug information contained in that executable file
so that
it knows what source file and line number corresponds to each
addresses
within the executable binary. This should all happen automatically.
You
shouldn't have to "load" any source files in gdb.
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! I have
accepted
at Provolone into my
life!
visi.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Chinese character viewer/editor for Linux
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: James Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tan Chee Sin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know if there a Chinese character viewer / editor for
Linux?
> Thanks.
> At the moment, I do not want to install a completely Chinese Linux.
I use cxterm, celvis, because I use vi.
There're a couple of faqs running around. search for it.
> Chee Sin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Install redhat on SUN Ultra 1 help requested
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Bart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I seem to be stuck in getting Linux on the SUN ultra 1. According to
SUN
(and redhat) it should be compatible, and I've downloaded the image
and
wiritten to cd. I also attached a floppy disk as it looks like I'm
going
to need it.
When starting up I let the machine pass the normal boot procedure and
let
it boot from cd.......without success; it simply will not accept the
cd as
boot device, or the files on the disk (can be viewed but that is it).
Altough there is a lot of info I can not seem to find out the things
I
need to do to get a normal installation. Hardware should be ok,
software
should be ok, so am I ok ????? Do I need to build a new kernel on the
SUN???
I want to have this installed as I do not have any experience on
unix/linux and see this as a learning thing. However in the end the
machine will have to run apache and some other nice stuff, but before
that
I'll need to get a proper bassis.
Who can help ???
thanks
Bart
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: kernels modules not loading automatically after kernel upgrade
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (blair christensen)
my mistake. i had forgotten to compile in kmod support.
blair christensen
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 14:33:10 GMT, blair christensen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>hello,
>i recently upgraded the kernel on a dell poweredge 4400 running
redhat
>6.2. stock it came with 2.2.14-5 with several loadable kernel
>modules. i compiled 2.2.16 (with the same kernel modules) on the
box
>yesterday.
>
>the problem is that none of the modules are loaded automatically
upon
>boot any longer. i can load them fine manually (and they are in
fact
>loading from the proper directory for the kernel), but they won't
get
>loaded upon boot. obviously, this causes problems.
>
>depmod doesn't report any errors when run.
>
>any hints or suggestions?
>
>thanks,
>blair christensen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: LILO Serial Support
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Brian Weisberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hey,
I'm trying to configure a linux system to use the serial port for
total
administration. Currently, I am able to:
View the kernel loading - this was done by appending
"console=ttyS0
console=tty0" to the linux boot parameters.
Obtain a serial console - by setting another terminal is
/etc/inittab and allowing root connections by adding 'ttyS0' to the
/etc/securetty.
However, I'm unable to get the LILO prompt to be displayed
(correctly)
through the serial port. I need to be able to change the kernel boot
parameters through the serial port, not just access a terminal.
However, I have tried some of the suggestions out there (such as
adding
'serial=0,9600n8' or 'serial=0' to my /etc/lilo.conf global section)
and
none have given me a working version of LILO (I'm getting much better
at
recovering from bad LILO configurations, though... )
Can anyone help? I'm looking to get this done ASAP so that I can
publish get an update to this project out the door (and on the net)
by
the end of this week.
Thanks a lot...
Brian Weisberg
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Number key pad mapping in Matlab (Linux)?
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:41:06 -0400, Alex Chu
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into
the ether:
>I run Matlab version 5.3 on Linux. The number key pad does not seem
to
>be functioning correctly. The problem I encounter is the following:
>If the NumLock is on,
>Key pressed Result
>1 : q
>2 : r
>3 : s
>4 : t
>...
>
>If the NumLock is off, it just gives me nonsense stuff.
It looks like your keyboard's keymap isn't correctly loaded, but do
the
keypad keys work in applications other than Matlab? Regardless,
there's a
quick fix that you can do with xev and xmodmap: Run xev and press
all the
keypad keys, noting which key corresponds to which keycode. On my
machine, this is what I get:
7: 79
8: 80
9: 81
4: 83
5: 84
6: 85
1: 87
2: 88
3: 89
That done, run a series of xmodmap commands to remap keycodes to
appropriate keysyms. Mine look like this:
xmodmap -e 'keycode 79 = Home KP_7'
xmodmap -e 'keycode 80 = Up KP_8'
xmodmap -e 'keycode 81 = Prior KP_9'
[...]
The first keysym is what will be output when the NumLock is off, the
second is what will be output when the NumLock is on. I have these
xmodmap commands automagically sourced in .bashrc (which isn't the
best
solution, but it works...) so that might help.
If Matlab is still being stupid, change the KP_?s to ?s. It's sad
how
many X applications screw up when handling the keypad....
--
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]
Subject: ???Linux Installation and Setup Questionare???
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: N/A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
i have a few problems, if you can help me im eternally thankful:
>>>Corel Linux<<<
1)how do i stop the flashing black screen when i go to log into Linux
2)i get a verical refresh error when i go to log in?
3)how do i find my computers specifications and configurations
correct so
i can program them into my XF86Setup?
4)is there any book i can find on installation of Corel Linux Delux,
besides the manual.
5)anything else you wanna add to help out is fine........
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: LILO multi-boot limit
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Philip Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Where might I find info., please, on whether LILO can be used as a
boot
> manager for 2 or more distros of Linux + Win9x, or Win95 and Win98
+
> Linux, or some other combination + Linux? All discussions I recall
seeing
> are for dual-boot Win9x + Linux, which may be its limit. Are
programs
> like Partition Magic the "only" feasible solution? Thanks. Rod
> Smith's "The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook", QUE, goes beyond
my
> simple needs, for now at least.
>
> --
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Consulting /usr/doc/lilo-0.21/User_Guide.ps (1st page) on my RedHat
6.2
system, I see that you can boot from up to 16 images. There's some
documentation on lilo here:
http://judi.greens.org/c/h/get/lilodocs.html
--
Philip A. Chapman
IT Manager for Alliance TeleSolutions
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO multi-boot limit
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Where might I find info., please, on whether LILO can be used as a
boot
manager for 2 or more distros of Linux + Win9x, or Win95 and Win98 +
Linux, or some other combination + Linux? All discussions I recall
seeing
are for dual-boot Win9x + Linux, which may be its limit. Are
programs
like Partition Magic the "only" feasible solution? Thanks. Rod
Smith's "The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook", QUE, goes beyond my
simple needs, for now at least.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: kde tasklist
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Dmitri V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there an applet for the KDE panel similar to Gnome Tasklist?
> (one-click switching between application) Windows has it, Gnome has
it,
> how come I can't find one in KDE?
>
Ctrl+Esc
Dmitri
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: copying a newer kernel to an existing installation
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: Dmitri V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Christoph Kukulies wrote:
>
> How do I have to proceed, when I did a Linux (RH 6.1) installation
> and I want to exchange the kernel on the hard disk afterwards
(because
> the installed kernel 2.2.12 panics - it is an SMP machine and
> I have working SMP kernels lying around on other machines)
This sounds strange - it seems to me that RedHat's kernels have SMP
support enabled by default, right out of the box, so if you managed
to
install RH6.2, it should at least boot. Anyway, are you able to boot
your machine? If so, I would suggest bulding a new kernel yourself so
you can tweak it according to your needs.
HTH
Dmitri
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux on 386er notebook with 1MB Ram and 60MB HDD
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:26 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 19:59:34 +0200, Philipp Poeml
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I got an nice notebook with a 386SX-20, 60MB HDD, Floppy Drive, VGA,
and
>ONLY 1MB of Ram. And I don't know, where I may buy more Ram for it,
>What I would like to know is, what Linux I could install on it.
>I just want to run a VI to edit my TeX Files and perhaps have a
small
>internet connection via ppp or plip to read my e-mail.
>Is ELKS the only stuff that would run on it?
Linux requires at least 4M. You might try Minix, which can
definitely run
vi and some sort of Telnet client, and is a lot more usable than ELKS
atm.
--
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]
Subject: Simple questions: Pronounce, FreeBSD, pico etc....*s*
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:26 GMT
From: Matthew Matchura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hendrix wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> As a newbie, I would like to take this time and ask a few questions
> regarding the pronounciation of various GNU/Linux utilities,
commands,
> licences, concepts etc...<grin> I've heard that different people
> pronounce these things differently anyhow, but just the same, I'm
> interested in knowing how you guys repeat these words... Should be
fun,
> here goes nothing...*s*
>
> 1. vi --- Is it spelled out or spoken "Veye"...
I pronounce it out- veye.
>
> 2. GNU --- Is it spelled out, or pronounced "New"...
Again, I pronounce it- new
>
> 3. Linux --- Leee-nucks, Len-nucks, or Lie-nucks(How does Linus
say
> it?)..
Lih-nux
>
> 4. SQL --- Is it spelled out, or pronounced "Sequel".. I've
heard
> both..
S Q L works for me, but I have heard both used.
>
> 5. Daemon --- Is it demon, or daymon...
Daymon, unless you want to bug people 'in the know'.
>
> 6. TCL --- I've heard it called Tickle...???*s*
> 7. pico --- Is it pee-co or pie-co...??? (Hey, I've used it
> too)...*s*
>
> In addition, could someone please enlighten me on the following
> "simple-natured" questions...???
>
> 1. Why is Unix-based systems referred to as *nix based systems when
> linux and various other versions end in "ux"...???
This is just a reference to their likeness to UNIX, thus the '*nix'.
Linux
is a UNIX-Like OS.
>
>
> 2. Is FreeBSD linux or not...??? When I ordered all the
distributions
> from <www.linuxmall.com> I was sent FreeBSD with all the other
> distros...
>
FreeBSD is a version of Berkley UNIX. It is probably more UNIX than
most
*NIX's, but because 'UNIX' is trademarked by The Open Group, it must
be
named something different. It contains nothing of the original AT&T
code.
Like Linux, FreeBSD is simply a UNIX-Like OS.
>
> 3. Does the POSIX standard dictate the directory structure of *nix
based
> systems (usr, home, bin, etc, var et cetera...)...??? If so, where
can
> I get a copy of this POSIX standard...??? What else does the
standard
> dictate...???
>
> 4. Does the sysvinit program install the 'login' and 'sulogin'
programs
> when it is installed itself...??? I know the 'init' process
activates
> and respawns these programs, but is the 'login' and 'sulogin'
programs
> part of the sysvinit distribution...???
>
> 5. Does anyone but me use 'pico'...???*smile* Getting used to 'vi'
is
> just killing me...!!!*s*
>
> Sorry for bombarding you guys with all these questions, but I
figure
> this is the best place to inquire...*smile* Thanks to all you took
the
> time to read and/or respond to this email... Take care...
>
> Sincerely,
> --
> Trevor Penney,
> A+, Network+ Certified
> ----------------------
> That's alright, I still got my guitar...
Go Jimi! ;)
Matt M
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ????Linux Installation and Setup Questionare????
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:25 GMT
From: N/A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
i have a few problems, if you can help me im eternally thankful:
>>>Corel Linux<<<
1)how do i stop the flashing black screen when i go to log into Linux
2)i get a verical refresh error when i go to log in?
3)how do i find my computers specifications and configurations
correct so
i can program them into my XF86Setup?
4)is there any book i can find on installation of Corel Linux Delux,
besides the manual.
5)anything else you wanna add to help out is fine........
Thanks.
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ASF on Linux?
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:26 GMT
From: Dmitri V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello,
I need to play back some video clips, which were recorded in M$ ASF
format. I tried Netshow for Linux from FreeBSD distro, but it seems
to
be somehow obsolete, as it does recognize my ASF files as ASF files
(i.e. does not swear at them), but says, that an appropriate codec
has
not been found.
I tried to search many places like deja, google, freshmeat, etc., but
have found nothing relevant.
Does anybody know some solution? Maybe, it is possible to convert
ASF,
say, to AVI or MPEG? I have a Windoze box available, so it would
suffice
if I could just convert a bunch of ASF files into something
recognizable
on a fairly commonplace Linux box.
I also tried Wine, but it does not want to launch a Wndows Media
Player
installer, it asks for something else, which does not seem to be
freely
downloadable.
Please, help me, if somebody knows how to do that, your help will be
greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
Dmitri
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: StarOffice 5.2 :-(
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:46:26 GMT
From: Joost Andrae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Rafael,
why don't you use type1 fonts ?
Just set your locale and start StarOffice...
eg.
start X
open a xterm
type the following string into your xterm:
export LANG=pl_PL.ISO8859-2
start soffice
Regards, Joost Andrae
> Hej!
> I was waiting for new version of StarOffice with big hope that I
can use
> Latin2 True Type fonts (easter Europe). But Sun disapoited me, I
still
> can not use Notional True Type fonts.
> I have still use Windows as a my primary computer, becouse the
problem
> with national fonts.
> Rafael
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