Linux-Misc Digest #186, Volume #25 Thu, 20 Jul 00 11:13:03 EDT
Contents:
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! (=?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?=
Tixier)
/usr/lib/libpci.a library sources? (Alexander Rezinsky)
Re: Howto run 2.4* kernel? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Random Power Shutdown (Patrick M Geahan)
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! ("Jan Verschueren")
Re: RedHat 6.2.1: lost console in multiuser mode ("Jim Davis")
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! ("Bruce Kennewell")
Re: Filesystem always reported as 100% full (Dave Brown)
Changing display modes in text mode ("Chew GH")
Re: Linuxconf starts in character mode. (Oswald Knoppers)
Mirrordir ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Random Power Shutdown (Fro-Man)
problem on startup (Andrea)
Re: color in emacs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Filesystem always reported as 100% full ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition! (Richard Watson)
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Tixier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,rec.autos.simulators
Subject: Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition!
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:11:32 +0200
Well, i see great future on a server-only linux GPL version, but as long
as there will not Force Feedback under Linux i'll never play a
linux-GPL.
--
Sebastien Tixier
Susuki 650 SVS - Half Driving Licence
(MagicFr) GPLRank handicap -24.43
Game Developper
personal : http://magicfr.multimania.com
company : http://www.eden-studios.fr
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From: Alexander Rezinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /usr/lib/libpci.a library sources?
Date: 20 Jul 2000 15:36:26 +0300
Hi,
Where can I find sources of the /usr/lib/libpci.a library?
AFAIK it isn't part of glibc.
Thanks,
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Howto run 2.4* kernel?
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:16:19 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Steuber wrote:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > ' Hi,
> > ' Please excuse me if this is obvious...
> > ' But how would you go about upgrading to one of the 2.4 beta
kernels?
> >
> > It is mostly the same for all system.
> >
<snip>
> I am running RH6.2, the 2.4.0-test4 compiled here without any
issues. I did
> compile in support for LVM, first
> with the -test2 release, and again with -test4. What a wonderful
addition to our
> world. I did the process exactly as David has described, and there was
no
> unpleasantness. Go for it!
Ok, sounds like I was reading more into the process then it deserved! I
can compile & install kernels in my sleep, but thought that there might
be more to it to jump to the next generation of kernel.
Can you get > 2GB files now with your setup?
Thanks!
Eric
>
> --
> Ray R. Jones
> Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> HTTP://gordo.penguinpowered.com
>
>
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From: Patrick M Geahan<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Random Power Shutdown
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:29:58 GMT
Gotta minor problem here I was hpoing someone could help me with. I have
a RH6.2 system running on a Gateway 2000 P200MMX system. The system is
configured with a Diamond Fireport 40 SCSI adapter, 1 4.5GB IBM SCSI
drive, 32 MB RAM, a 4MB knockoff vid card, and 2 3COM 3c509 Ethernet
cards. The system's been mine since last November, running like a charm.
Recently, however, it's been having this annoying little problem of
randomyl shutting off. At completely random times, the machine will power
off, without going through shutdown process. There is no information in
the logs to tell me when this happens. If I don't happen to be sitting
right there when it happens, I have to guesstimate the shutdown time based
on when the logs stop.
I've had it happen during startup, while I'm logged in, and while I'm not
home. I've come up with several possible scenarios:
1. Power problems in my apartment. POssibility, but unlikely - I have
several other pieces of equipment plugged into the same outlet, and they
have no trouble.
2. Problem with the power supply. Distinct possibility.
3. Problem with a daemon that causes shutdown. Doubtful, because the
machine SHOULDN'T power off then. If I do a 'shutdown -h now, when
shutdown is complete, it will shut itself off. However, in terms of a
system freeze or crash, I wouldn't think it would do so.
4. Problem with apmd(or other power management that causes the power
supply to cycle off. I don't know enough about apmd to make a valid guess
here.
5. SOme other random problem.
Has anyone seen this behavior before? Mainly, I'm looking to see if
anyone has heard of this problem occuring with RH6.2. If it's a hardware
problem, which I'm investigating, I'll take my q somewhere else. Has
anyone heard of this behavior before?
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?' is not a valid chat-up line" - Chris King in the Monastery.
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From: "Jan Verschueren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,rec.autos.simulators
Subject: Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition!
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:20:58 +0200
Hmmm, hope you don't mind me saying this Gordon, but IMO you're running
behind the times.
Linux and BeOS pee on Win98 as a desktop OS, but the problem is that's sort
of it. They're very powerfull and performant OS's, but don't get support
from major hardware/software developers, so there's a shortage of drivers
and well rounder applications for them. Linux is getting there though, if MS
isn't worried yet, they should be.
Jan.
=---
Gordon McLachlan wrote...
> Linux is not an acceptable desktop operating system.
> It is useful as a web server OS, but other than that
> it is an oddity, much like those who hype it
> excessively.
>
> Regards,
> Gordon
>
> <snip>
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From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2.1: lost console in multiuser mode
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 08:38:25 -0500
Yep - that did the trick!! I just killed GPM and regained the ability to
login.
Thanks a bunch!
Jim
Michiel van Leening wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi Jim,
>
>I had the same thing. I read somewhere this could be caused by a running
>GPM, but i had no gpm running. Even so, starting and then stopping gpm
>(ie. through telnet) did the trick.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Jim Davis wrote:
>>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I'm running RedHat 6.2.1. After a one unremarkable reboot, I lost access
to
>> the console. It prints the login prompt on the screen, but the keyboard
and
>> mouse are non-responsive. I can login via the network. I can also use
the
>> console if I remotely take the system into single user mode. So, that
tells
>> me the hardware works, and that a getty is started for the console when
it
>> goes to multiuser (because a login prompt is printed). Any thoughts?
I'm
>> stumped.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Jim Davis
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>--
>
>Groeten,
>Michiel van Leening
>---------------------------------------------------------------
> Michiel van Leening - Internet Application Developer
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old
>ones.
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From: "Bruce Kennewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,rec.autos.simulators
Subject: Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition!
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 23:40:14 +1000
Jeez, Ashley. Now you've got me looking over my shoulder.
I KNEW I shouldn't have watched "Conspiracy Theory" on Sunday night!
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
===========================
Ashley McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8l6muf$gk7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Bruce,
>
> I would watch yourself, they are very devoted...some of them are nuts!
One
> wrong word about that 'L' OS and they could arrive at your door with big
> sticks :)
>
> Tread Carefully......I am scared even typing this ;)
>
> Ash
>
>
> | No...he's one of a band of people who believe that Linux will one day
> become
> | the pre-eminent operating system.
> |
> | They are a little like Mac owners: very, very devoted to their cause.
> |
> | --
> | Regards,
> | Bruce Kennewell,
> | Canberra, Australia.
> | ---------------------------
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Subject: Re: Filesystem always reported as 100% full
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 20 Jul 2000 08:52:51 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sam Jordan wrote:
>...
>filesystems. It's always 100% full (according to 'df'), regardless how
>many files are deleted. I'm sure that this must be an error, but I
>have absolutely no idea how to correct it. As far as I remember even
>running 'fsck' did not change anything. I am slowly getting troubles
>with different applications, for example some of my Java apps refuse
>to write to files anymore. Here is the output of 'df':
>
>Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
>/dev/hda3 3927769 3821206 0 100% /
>...
Filesystems have a reserve of about 5% that only root can write into.
Hence, for a 3G partition, there's about 150MB that is usable only by
root.
This amount is changeable with tune2fs.
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: "Chew GH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Changing display modes in text mode
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:58:23 +0800
How could I change, eg. from a 80x25 text display to a 80X43 to fit more
characters onto the screen? If I want to make this change affect all users,
which files do I edit? What about the other modes? Where could I find them?
I'm using RH6.1.
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From: Oswald Knoppers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linuxconf starts in character mode.
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:07:22 +0200
Kim Carter wrote:
> Don't know if there is another X based version but the RH one uses Gnome -
> ie its gnome-linuxconf and is I believe RH specific ...
> Another alternative is to run it via a web browser - look on on Deja for a
> uk.comp.os.linux thread called 'Accessing linuxconf with a web browser'
> late '98.
I really do not want to use a web interface for this.
I also installed Mandrake 7.1 on another system. It works fine on that
one. The difference is that in thes case I chose to start X at boot time
and on the other system (which usually runs headless) I didn't. This
might have something to do with it. Maybe the different runlevel...
Oswald
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Mirrordir
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:57:37 GMT
Help!
I've just installed mirrordir on our HP-UX 10.20. I got the binary
archive from the HP-UX porting archive. Installation went without any
problems.
I have set up the .netrc file on my system and I can FTP to the system
I want to use without needing to enter passwords or usernames, So I
think that side works fine.
My problem is that when I try and run "copydir" as below, I don't get a
connection the system just loops
./copydir -v --netrc /Universal.MIB ftp://serverfred/data/mirror
copydir: ---verbose--- ftpfs: making connection to serverfred
copydir: ---verbose--- ftpfs: sending login name
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 30 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 29 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 28 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 27 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 26 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 25 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 24 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 23 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 22 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: ---verbose--- Waiting to retry... 21 (Control-C to cancel)
copydir: unable to open directory: ftp://serverfred/data/mirror: Error 0
copydir: ---verbose--- all hardlinks located
copydir: Total mirrored: 0kB
I use CTRL C to stop
>From the log file on the receive server I see the ftp connection being
made by no FTP Login message, so I guess the problem is there somewhere?
Has anyone got this to work on HP-UX I am using version 0.10.45
Regards
Stuart Munn
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From: Fro-Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Random Power Shutdown
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 10:07:34 -0400
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Patrick M Geahan wrote:
> Gotta minor problem here I was hpoing someone could help me with. I have
> a RH6.2 system running on a Gateway 2000 P200MMX system. The system is
> configured with a Diamond Fireport 40 SCSI adapter, 1 4.5GB IBM SCSI
> drive, 32 MB RAM, a 4MB knockoff vid card, and 2 3COM 3c509 Ethernet
> cards. The system's been mine since last November, running like a charm.
>
> Recently, however, it's been having this annoying little problem of
> randomyl shutting off. At completely random times, the machine will power
> off, without going through shutdown process. There is no information in
> the logs to tell me when this happens. If I don't happen to be sitting
> right there when it happens, I have to guesstimate the shutdown time based
> on when the logs stop.
>
> I've had it happen during startup, while I'm logged in, and while I'm not
> home. I've come up with several possible scenarios:
>
> 1. Power problems in my apartment. POssibility, but unlikely - I have
> several other pieces of equipment plugged into the same outlet, and they
> have no trouble.
Could try a UPS. It keep my machines up when we just lose power for a few
seconds. Very nice.
> 2. Problem with the power supply. Distinct possibility.
Possibley, but usually my problems with power supplies have been when
turning them on, not while it is running.
> 3. Problem with a daemon that causes shutdown. Doubtful, because the
> machine SHOULDN'T power off then. If I do a 'shutdown -h now, when
> shutdown is complete, it will shut itself off. However, in terms of a
> system freeze or crash, I wouldn't think it would do so.
I can't think of anything that would just randomly shut a machine down...
> 4. Problem with apmd(or other power management that causes the power
> supply to cycle off. I don't know enough about apmd to make a valid guess
> here.
I wouldn't think so. But you could do a ps aux | grep apmd, and see if it
is running. I wouldn't think this would be the case though.
> 5. SOme other random problem.
> Has anyone seen this behavior before? Mainly, I'm looking to see if
> anyone has heard of this problem occuring with RH6.2. If it's a hardware
> problem, which I'm investigating, I'll take my q somewhere else. Has
> anyone heard of this behavior before?
I have had a similar problem before. It was the chip over heating. Try
looking at the fans on the chip. See if they are spinning of dust
covered..
# Aaron Day # [EMAIL PROTECTED] # http://www.csis.gvsu.edu/~daya #
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From: Andrea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem on startup
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:30:03 GMT
I have an error on startup. It says a required dll file was not found
pncrt.dll. I have run the windows 98 installation disk and still cannot
find whatever this is. Everything runs fine but I want to find what is
causeing this error everytime I turn on my computer. Would appreciate any
help. Thanks Andrea
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: color in emacs
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:32:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stefano Ghirlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to know if emacs can display color in the linux console.
> I could not find any info on this in the emacs info files...
> Thanks for your help,
> Stefano
>
You would be better off asking in one of the emacs forums, e.g.
comp.emacs or gnu.emacs.help... I have seen this question asked before
and I seem to recall that you can if you use xemacs but can not if you
use the current version of fsf emacs. I use the standard fsf emacs so I
can not tell you how to set-up xemacs to display color in the console.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Filesystem always reported as 100% full
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:47:22 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown) writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sam Jordan wrote:
>>...
>>filesystems. It's always 100% full (according to 'df'), regardless how
>>many files are deleted. I'm sure that this must be an error, but I
>>have absolutely no idea how to correct it. As far as I remember even
>>running 'fsck' did not change anything. I am slowly getting troubles
>>with different applications, for example some of my Java apps refuse
>>to write to files anymore. Here is the output of 'df':
>>
>>Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
>>/dev/hda3 3927769 3821206 0 100% /
>>...
Yes I had this exact same problem under SuSE 6.4 when I changed the default
inode size (thinking I would get better performance).
If all the inodes are used for a partition no matter what the size
you will always get "partition full" messages.
My solution was to revert the partition inodes size to the default(s) under SuSE
Cheers, Grahame
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From: Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,rec.autos.simulators
Subject: Re: Please sign the "Grand Prix Legends" petition!
Date: 20 Jul 2000 15:22:28 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Beckett) writes:
> Do you *know* what's involved in writing a piece of software?
>
> Depending on how much they re-wrote it to suit DirectX for version
> 1.2, you may be wasting your time.
>
> It's a bit like saying "the space shuttle is very nice, but can you
> make one the shape of a chair that still does the same thing?"
Not entirely when the set of wine APIs is already available.
Besides AIUI quite a lot of games software development is done across
platforms with shared libraries etc being used. Of course I have no
idea whether or not this is true of the game in question.
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