Linux-Misc Digest #144, Volume #25 Sun, 16 Jul 00 13:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Linux boot diskette ("Micromans")
Re: Looking for scanner ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
RedHat and disk druid ("RetroGrouch")
Looking for web page update notification code (Les Hazelton)
Re: Linux boot diskette (Bit Twister)
Re: Flash 4 Plugin from Macromedia can't work with Netscape 4.73 (M. Vogelgesang)
Re: How to uninstall in Linux (DeAnn Iwan)
Re: 98 and Linux (Todd Knarr)
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From: "Micromans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux boot diskette
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:14:00 -0700
If your Linux (RedHat 6.0) boot diskette gets trashed and you weren't smart
enough to make a second one, is there an easy way to make a new one without
reinstalling Linux?
Just curious.
Micromans
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Looking for scanner
Date: 16 Jul 2000 09:19:53 -0700
Eric Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good scanner to use with my Slackware 7.0 Linux,
> any suggestion ?
>
> Best Regards,
> Eric Ho
Using scanners in linux mostly means using SANE,
http://www.mostang.com/sane/
On my slack 7 system I use sane version 1.0.1 which I compiled from
a source tarball, with a Umax Astra 1220S scanner. This scanner is SCSI
based (when I got my sane package, it was heavily, if not entirely, SCSI
oriented). The scanner came with a little SCSI controller card, but that
card was not supported in linux, so I use an Adaptec 1502. I have other
SCSI controllers but I believe (could be wrong, it's been awhile since I
checked the documentation) that Sane advises against using the same
SCSI controller as is used for things like system disks etc.
If Sane does require SCSI, it may be possible to use it with a
non SCSI scanner through some sort of SCSI-emulation in Linux. Some
scanner that had a close counterpart in a SCSI version (like the Umax).
I'd be curious to know if anybody's done something like that myself.
Having said all that, let me add that I am quite satisfied
with the performance of my scanner under linux. Though, when I am scanning
something in with that Adaptec SCSI card, it does slow the whole system
way down while the scan is actually taking place. A better controller
card would probably help a lot and I think they are getting cheaper. You
might want to consider a tekram controller card for instance.
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From: "RetroGrouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RedHat and disk druid
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:47:26 -0500
OK I give up: where the *&^%! is disk druid?
I'd like to play with it, but I can't find it anywhere....
Or even wht it's called...
--Yan
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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:25:01 -0400
From: Les Hazelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Looking for web page update notification code
In my organization we are moving most of our process documentation to
web based access on an Apache server. We have been asked to make some
type of subscription service available so people are notified when
documents of interest have been updated.
I know this technology exists but have never had a need to install it
until now. I would appreciate pointers to packages that are able to
support this type of service. My manager would appreciate some that are
free open source packages :-)
I am assuming I need a list processor to distribute a specific notice to
a list of subscribers, some form of page/site scanner to identify
updated pages and a cgi form to run from a link on each document subject
to subscription. I definitely don't want to develop all that from
scratch.
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.
Les Hazelton
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: Linux boot diskette
Reply-To: This_news_group.invalid
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:26:25 GMT
mkbootdisk $(uname -r)
or
http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:14:00 -0700, Micromans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>If your Linux (RedHat 6.0) boot diskette gets trashed and you weren't smart
>enough to make a second one, is there an easy way to make a new one without
>reinstalling Linux?
>
>Just curious.
>
>Micromans
>
>
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Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man every_command_here, before doing anything or running a script.
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From: M. Vogelgesang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Flash 4 Plugin from Macromedia can't work with Netscape 4.73
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:05:00 +0200
On 14 Jul 2000 15:40:33 GMT, Fung Wai Keung
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm running netscape 4.73 (rpm 4.73-6mdk) on Linux-Mandrake 7.1. I
>downloaded the Flash 4 Plugin from Macromedia website and install it in my
>system. Netscape can recognize the existence of the plugin (from "about
>Plug-ins" menu). However, when I access flash powered homepages (like
>Macromedia homepage), netscape freezes. Anyone has a workaround to this
>problem? or I have to wait a new version of flash plugin from Macromedia?
Hello!
Well, I use netscape 4.72 (glibc2.0 version), and the flash4 plugin
works here, and netscape doesn't freeze or crash.
But: There is no sound!
The flash3 plugin as well as the npflash.so plugin also produce sound.
Is there someone who gets sound with flash4 under linux??
Manfred
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DeAnn Iwan)
Subject: Re: How to uninstall in Linux
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:47:00 GMT
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 05:50:07 -0400, "t.n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>what is the common way to uninstall programs in linux ?
>
>
There is not a single installer/uninstaller. Many major
distributions have their own. some of these are summarized below:
Debian and derivatives: apt
Suse: Yast
Red Hat and most derivatives: rpm
Slackware: none that I know of (use rm)
apt, yast and rpm keep track of multiple programs wanting the same
file.
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From: Todd Knarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 98 and Linux
Date: 16 Jul 2000 17:00:28 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ron Nicholls
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But it seems that win does not accept Linux fdisk results and vice
> versa.
Linux will accept Windows fdisk results just fine. You'll need to
adjust the partition types with Linux's fdisk programs before installing,
since Windows fdisk sets them all to FAT and won't let you change
that, but that's all. Since Windows doesn't like the idea of co-existing
with another OS very much, you'll have to use the following steps:
1. Create a primary bootable partition for Windows at the start of the
first hard drive. I generally limit it to 2 to 5 gigs, and create more
logical drives later for added space.
2. Install Windows.
3. If you've got FAT32 support, convert the C: drive to FAT32 now.
4. Fire up the Linux install program, and create the Linux partitions.
Generally create a small ( 16-64megs ) /boot partition as a primary
partition just after the Windows partition, then create an extended
partition and put the root and swap partitions there as logical drives.
Also create any logical drives for additional space for Windows. If
you've got a second drive, you can partition it here as well. I generally
put the swap on it instead of the first drive, the rest depends heavily
on drive sizes and how much space you figure you'll need for what. Set
the partition types appropriately.
5. Install Linux. At the end it'll probably ask about adding any
non-Linux partitions to the boot configuration. Let it add the Windows
partition. The install will format the Linux partitions for you.
6. Boot up Linux, and use the mkdosfs command to format the additional
Windows drives. Windows can use them once formatted, and unlike the
Windows format program mkdosfs can directly create FAT32 partitions.
7. Boot back into Windows and install any software you need installed,
making use of the additional drives for space if needed.
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-- Dax
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