Linux-Misc Digest #354, Volume #25 Sat, 5 Aug 00 19:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship. (Lee Hollaar)
Re: *Virtual Desktops* (N/A)
Re: USER ADMINISTRATION (Robert Heller)
Re: Virtual Desktops (Andrew Purugganan)
Re: Modifying Redhat 6.2 (David Rysdam)
Re: RedHat boot disks (David Rysdam)
linux lockups (David Rysdam)
Re: terminals (Peter Mitchell)
Re: linux lockups ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Hollaar)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship.
Date: 5 Aug 2000 21:21:59 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(phil hunt) writes:
>But I could make a house that's an exact copy of 10 downing street, and
>sell that!
But not in the United States, for a house that was designed after
December 1, 1990, when the Copyright Act was amended to include
"architectural works."
An "architectural work" is the design of a building as embodied
in any tangible medium of expression, including a building,
architectural plans, or drawings. The work includes the overall
form as well as the arrangement and composition of spaces and
elements in the design, but does not include individual standard
features.
17 USC 101.
When you construct the building, you are reproducing the architectural
plans and infringing their copyright. But you can modify the building
without infringing the right to make derivative works because of the
special rule in 17 USC 120(b), and can make pictures of the building
if it is ordinarily visable by the public under 17 USC 120(a).
You can build a house that is an exact copy of the White House, but
that's because it was constructed before the amendment to the Copyright
Act.
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From: N/A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: *Virtual Desktops*
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 21:30:04 GMT
William R. Mattil wrote:
>
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> N/A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >how do i turn off off virtual desktops so i can use xvidtune so i can
stop
> >my display from being MASSIVELY large so i can see it all!!!!
> >
> >explain in newbie language please thank you.
> >
>
> Take a look at /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
>
> ----------------- snip -----------------
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "800x600"
> ViewPort 0 0
> Virtual 1280 1024
> EndSubsection
> ------------------ end snip -------------
>
> Find the appropriate location to edit, and change the Virtual Line to
match
> the Mode and you'll be all set. Be careful though, editing this file
isn't
> for the weak of heart. Make a back-up first. Just in Case :^)
>
>
> IIRC Xconfiurator is a gui that will let you change these things.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill
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thank you that might help
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USER ADMINISTRATION
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 21:37:41 GMT
"Dejan Adelsberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:28:09 +0200, wrote :
"A> Hello!
"A>
"A> I am using SuSe 6.4 Linux. I would like to know how can I create user/s
"A> wich would have the same rights as the root.
"A> It would be great to recive an ansver ASAP.
Get and install sudo.
"A>
"A> Thank You
"A>
"A> Dejan
"A>
"A>
"A>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Purugganan)
Subject: Re: Virtual Desktops
Date: 5 Aug 2000 21:58:05 GMT
N/A ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
[ how do i turn off off virtual desktops so i can use xvidtune so i can stop
[ my display from being MASSIVELY large so i can see it all!!!!
[ explain in newbie language please thank you.
there is a file called XF86Config,
locate XF86Config
will tell you where it is e.g. /etc/X11/XF86Config on my box
Edit the file using vi
IIRC just eliminate lines saying "virtual"
and/or
make sure all resolutions that are in the file match your preferences. In
other words, get rid of "1280x1024" if you want the max to be "800x600"
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From: David Rysdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modifying Redhat 6.2
Date: 05 Aug 2000 17:26:04 -0400
I'm using RH6.1. The release name and number seem to come from
/etc/redhat-release. Doing a rpm -qf on that file tells me it came
from package redhat-release-6.1-1. When you say "redhat-release.rpm
but this doesn't contain version number or release name" are you
looking at the package level of the rpm or at the contents?
Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am in the process of changing the packages which are installed with RH
> 6.2. I will then burn it to CD so that it can be installed. Since I am
> making rather large changes to the installed packages I want to change
> the release name (Zoot) to something like (Zoot-Update) or something
> like that so that when I log in or someone else installs my CD they will
> know that its been updated. Which RPM is this stored in. I tried
> redhat-release.rpm but this doesn't contain version number or release
> name. Those 2 things I am looking for.
>
> thanks,
> Frank
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From: David Rysdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.devel
Subject: Re: RedHat boot disks
Date: 05 Aug 2000 17:27:08 -0400
There is a howto, but I once spent an entire weekend NOT getting it to
work. Then I found "mkbootdisk". You probably have it in /sbin
Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How are the RH boot disks created? I am modifying my RH 6.2 CD and would
> like to provide updated boot disks with kernel 2.2.16 on it. Is there a
> HOWTO or FAQ somewhere that shows how to make an install boot disk for
> RedHat linux? I'm specifically talking about the install boot disk for
> RH installations.
>
> thanks,
> Frank
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From: David Rysdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux lockups
Date: 05 Aug 2000 17:38:24 -0400
I've owned this machine (a PII 350) for over a year. For around 9
months it was (nearly) rock solid, despite several kernel changes and
such.
Then, around 3 months ago I installed a new video card (S3 Virge/GX2).
Now, about once every 2-3 weeks, I get a lockup. The symptoms are:
I'll be working along in X (using FVWM2). It generally happens when I
move to another virtual desktop (ctrl-arrow). Suddenly the screen
will have multi-hued (blue and gray) vertical stripes. The machine
is totally locked at that point, I can't even use the (electronic)
power button--I have to hit the (mechanical) reset button.
Around 2 weeks ago, I started using gnus (from within an
emacs-on-X-but-not-XEmacs window) to read Usenet. About once every
3-4 DAYS I get a lockup while starting (or restarting) gnus. The
major symptoms (total freeze, can't use power button) are the same,
but I don't get stripes.
I don't know if these two problems are related and I also don't know
what the solutions are. Can anyone help?
Other info:
-RH6.1 (upgrade from 5.x)
-Kernel 2.2.16
-When gnus lockup happens (and presumably stripey lock, too), I can't
even ping from another machine.
- I've captured an strace of the gnus freeze, but it doesn't show
anything obvious. Of course, the key data may have been in memory
about to be printed when it locked.
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From: Peter Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: terminals
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 14:52:53 -0700
Some success. I found some stuff in console.c that depends
on CONFIG_SERIAL_ECHO being set, so I put in a line #define
CONFIG_SERIAL_ECHO = 1, recompiled and bingo - messages from
the kernel. I still don't get all the messages though.
Interestingly, the code for serial-echo is not in console.c
in my copy of Corel Linux based on a 2.2 kernel. Was it
removed? Is it somewhere else?
Peter
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux lockups
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 15:41:08 -0700
David Rysdam wrote:
>
> I've owned this machine (a PII 350) for over a year. For around 9
> months it was (nearly) rock solid, despite several kernel changes and
> such.
>
> Then, around 3 months ago I installed a new video card (S3 Virge/GX2).
> Now, about once every 2-3 weeks, I get a lockup. The symptoms are:
> I'll be working along in X (using FVWM2). It generally happens when I
> move to another virtual desktop (ctrl-arrow). Suddenly the screen
> will have multi-hued (blue and gray) vertical stripes. The machine
> is totally locked at that point, I can't even use the (electronic)
> power button--I have to hit the (mechanical) reset button.
>
> Around 2 weeks ago, I started using gnus (from within an
> emacs-on-X-but-not-XEmacs window) to read Usenet. About once every
> 3-4 DAYS I get a lockup while starting (or restarting) gnus. The
> major symptoms (total freeze, can't use power button) are the same,
> but I don't get stripes.
>
> I don't know if these two problems are related and I also don't know
> what the solutions are. Can anyone help?
>
> Other info:
>
> -RH6.1 (upgrade from 5.x)
> -Kernel 2.2.16
> -When gnus lockup happens (and presumably stripey lock, too), I can't
> even ping from another machine.
> - I've captured an strace of the gnus freeze, but it doesn't show
> anything obvious. Of course, the key data may have been in memory
> about to be printed when it locked.
I gave up on the ViRGE because of stuff like this. I *think* it has
to do with the buffer fill rate and ready/wait handshaking. Dunno
for sure, but in my case it was sensitive to both the mobo and the
video card.
Since excellent replacements for the turkey ViRGE are cheap now,
I decided it's not worth the trouble.
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