Linux-Misc Digest #667, Volume #25 Mon, 4 Sep 00 17:13:01 EDT
Contents:
syslinux or debian expertise needed ("mrauscher")
lilo error: kernel too big (Dave Brown)
Re: PPP works but web browsers don't (Arturo C)
Re: PPP works but web browsers don't (Arturo C)
Re: Getting my Soundblaster16 installed in Redhat 6.1 (Dan Amborn)
Re: Microsoft Linux (lobotomy)
SMP Performance? (Beggar)
Re: samba problems (Hannu)
Re: installing suse 6.4 (James Campbell Andrew)
how to set env var from inetd? ("Retro Grouch")
AOL client for linux (SouthPk64)
Re: SMP Performance? (Raymond Doetjes)
Re: lilo error: kernel too big (Raymond Doetjes)
Re: A tale of two computers (Raymond Doetjes)
Re: Netscape HDD accessing (Slip Gun)
Changing Desktop Appearance ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Microsoft Linux (Slip Gun)
Largest file (Fred Nastos)
Help (Fred Nastos)
Re: Help find a clock/time display program,... (Raymond Doetjes)
Re: Largest file ("Peter T. Breuer")
RAD Tools for UML (David Goldstein)
printing -page counting (Rafael Przybyszewski)
Re: can't umount /usr/ ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: Largest file ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: disabling rlogind and others ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: Help ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: dev-files ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
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From: "mrauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: syslinux or debian expertise needed
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 11:11:51 -0700
I'm trying to move the contents of a Debian-based bootdisk from a 1.44 mb
floppy to a 1.68 mb floppy. It uses syslinux as the loader.
I copy the contents from the 1.44 floppy to HD, then copy it all back to the
1.68 floppy (all using cp -r). Then I umount the diskette and do a syslinux
/dev/fd0 (the syslinux.cfg is on the floppy).
Everything looks good until I try to boot with the diskette -- I just get a
"boot failure" message right away.
When I do the *exact* same procedure, except copying to a 1.44 diskette,
everything works fine and I get a bootable diskette.
I'm using Syslinux 1.45. What am I missing?
Thanx for any help.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Subject: lilo error: kernel too big
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Sep 2000 13:19:53 -0500
I have a "problem" which I've been ignoring for a long time.
I have Slackware 3.9 installed in one partition and RH 6.2 in
another. I have recompiled kernels in both. I have a lilo.conf
in each partition, which corresponds to the appropriate pathnames
to the kernel images when temporarily mounting one partition in the
other to write lilo. Both machines claim lilo v.21.
Here's my "problem". When I try to write lilo from the Slackware
partition, it works just fine. When I try to write lilo from the
RH partition, I get an error message from lilo: "kernel too big".
I suspect it may have to do with what the "respective lilo" thinks
about the disk it's working with. (I've never understood how lilo
knows what the data-block sequence is that is used to load the kernel,
assuming that the kernel image might even be stored in non-sequential
data-blocks, in that there's no filesystem present at "lilo boot time".
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arturo C)
Subject: Re: PPP works but web browsers don't
Date: 4 Sep 2000 17:47:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:07:55 +0800, Chew GH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Does this apply if my ISP uses dynamic ip addresses? A check in MSWindows'
>dialup networking revealed that no DNS ip address is specified.
Your IP is dynamically assigned. Your ISP's DNS servers have _static_ IP's
that are assigned to you when you connect with PAP in windows.
Just ask your ISP's tech support or check their website for the DNS
IP's #'s and put those in /etc/resolve.conf
You only have to do this once.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arturo C)
Subject: Re: PPP works but web browsers don't
Date: 4 Sep 2000 17:50:45 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:27:11 +0800, Chew GH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Another of my concern is the amount of configuring that needs to be done on
>the part of the specific web browser/s. In Netscape for instance, are the
>settings in Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Proxies sufficient (for http)?
>Or do I have to dig somewhere else in the configuration files of Netscape to
>get it working?
If you didnt use proxies and stuff under windows you don't need to mess
with any of those settings.
Add the DNS servers as stated in the previous message. Im 99.9% sure
that is your problem.
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From: Dan Amborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting my Soundblaster16 installed in Redhat 6.1
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 12:31:58 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 11:08:55 -0400, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Peter, and All,
> I have tried pnpdump and read PnP HOWTO and
>Sound HOWTO, and haven't, so far, found a solution. I will
>continue to try.
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>P.S. The config programs don't see or find the correct info
I had problems getting my pnp AWE64 to work also. What I did was setup =
isapnp
so that it was only setting up my AWE64 as I also have an ISA pnp PCMCIA
adapter. Then I disabled my Network card card using netconf. Then I ran
sndconfig and had it autodetected the AWE64. Then I would enable my =
other cards
again and all would work fine. When I tried to use sndconfig before =
disabling
the other stuff it would get conflicts and stop. I think what this did =
was give
my AWE64 first shot at the IRQ settings before assigning them to the =
other cards
in my system. This is with Redhat 6.2 though but it may be worth a shot =
if you
have other cards installed that might be causing a possible conflict. =20
--
Dan Amborn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yoda of Borg are we: Futile is resistance. Assimilate you, we will.
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From: lobotomy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Linux
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 18:30:23 GMT
LOL! Wonder how long until the Microsoft Legal Department finds
that...
On Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:37:17 -0400, "Nelson Pulgar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Check this!!!!
>www.mslinux.org
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From: Beggar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,hk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: SMP Performance?
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 02:25:28 +0800
Hi all,
I want to ask what's the performance of SMP on Linux compare to Win
NT/2000?
My application is mostly Java native thread that will spawn around 3-400
threads.
And I think that most of the CPU time in single CPU is waste in context
switching.
Will SMP benefit in this case?
How much should I expect will increase when using SMP in Linux?? Is it
worth for SMP or should I setup two mahines for load balancing??
Thanks!!
Dicky
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From: Hannu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: samba problems
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 21:52:17 +0300
On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, Henry Luk wrote:
>I got a Linux server with a samba server connecting with two other client
>machines, one is win98 and another is win2000. From the two windows
>machines, I can see the printer (HP LaserJet 5L) which is connected to the
>server. However, I couldn't print any files from the two client machines.
>Here is the contents of my smb.conf file:
>
>[global]
> workgroup = OEMWORKGROUP
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> min print space = 2000
> print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
>
>[test]
> comment = For testing only, please
> path = /export/samba/test
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
>
>[printers]
> path = /usr/spool/public
> guest account = pcguest
> guest ok = Yes
> print ok = Yes
>
>[queen]
> path = /usr/spool/public
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
> print ok = Yes
> printer name = queen
> oplocks = No
> share modes = No
Does directory /usr/spool/public exist? If so see that the permissions to
spooling directory is '-rwxrwxrwt' and see that your printer is propely
installed in Linux (see /etc/printcap file)
I hope this help
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Campbell Andrew)
Subject: Re: installing suse 6.4
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 19:51:34 +0100
Danny Wingate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to install suse 6.4 om my compaq laptop. I don't have an
> internal cdrom only an external. Is there a way to get my pc to boot from
> it? I'm not very experienced, and have never installed any Linux at all.
> The installation manual makes it look easy to do if using yast. Any help
> will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Danny
You should be able to make a boot floppy and use that. There's a good
chance it will detect your external CDROM. The only problem will be if
you can't have both the CDROM and the floppy installed at the same time.
Check disk one - there should be a setup program on here that will
create boot disks for you.
I'm running 6.4 on a TI laptop that *can* only have a CDROM *or* a
floppy drive installed, and won't boot from CDROM. That was
challenging...:-)
Jim
--
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Retro Grouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to set env var from inetd?
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 14:20:45 -0500
I need to set the HOME variable for a process running from inetd. right
now it defaults to /, which is not really acceptable.
Thanks,
--Yan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SouthPk64)
Subject: AOL client for linux
Date: 04 Sep 2000 19:27:49 GMT
Has anyone heard of this? I remember seeing an alpha or beta version on a
website but didn't download it at the time. If anyone knows where I can get
this (either on a newsgroup or ftp site, I can't access websites...long story)
please reply. Thanks.
==========================
Phil
ICQ: 14873864
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The weak only strive to become weaker --Magus
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,hk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: SMP Performance?
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 21:32:33 +0200
SMP performacne with Linux and FreeBSD is bad! about 1.8 is the max that I
got and I wrote several parellel C programs to test it.
Windows NT gained better performance arround 1.9 to 1.95!
What you are saying is correct also for Windows infact every SMP based
system, the context switching often slows processes down.
SMP is a major bennifet when you have more threads or processes that have
alot of simulat itterations, like mathematical equations. Assoon as you
start to use IO wham bam gone
is the performance a lock is invoked cpu stops process is migrated to first
CPU to handle IO after that is done again a CPU lock is set so that both
processes are on the same instruction and then it starts to SMP again. IO
handeling is always single ended in Intel world. Unless you work with none
Intel stuff like Alpha's and Irix.
When you have the resources to use loadsharing with 2 systems and the
network latency is not a problem, in that case always choose for this.
Raymond
Beggar wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I want to ask what's the performance of SMP on Linux compare to Win
> NT/2000?
> My application is mostly Java native thread that will spawn around 3-400
> threads.
>
> And I think that most of the CPU time in single CPU is waste in context
> switching.
> Will SMP benefit in this case?
>
> How much should I expect will increase when using SMP in Linux?? Is it
> worth for SMP or should I setup two mahines for load balancing??
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Dicky
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo error: kernel too big
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 21:33:11 +0200
Make bzImage instead of make boot or make image will do the trick
Raymond
Dave Brown wrote:
> I have a "problem" which I've been ignoring for a long time.
>
> I have Slackware 3.9 installed in one partition and RH 6.2 in
> another. I have recompiled kernels in both. I have a lilo.conf
> in each partition, which corresponds to the appropriate pathnames
> to the kernel images when temporarily mounting one partition in the
> other to write lilo. Both machines claim lilo v.21.
>
> Here's my "problem". When I try to write lilo from the Slackware
> partition, it works just fine. When I try to write lilo from the
> RH partition, I get an error message from lilo: "kernel too big".
>
> I suspect it may have to do with what the "respective lilo" thinks
> about the disk it's working with. (I've never understood how lilo
> knows what the data-block sequence is that is used to load the kernel,
> assuming that the kernel image might even be stored in non-sequential
> data-blocks, in that there's no filesystem present at "lilo boot time".
>
> --
> Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: A tale of two computers
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 21:35:19 +0200
Boot in runlevel 2 or 1 (single user mode)
Than configure your X to use the new graphics adapter and then go to
runlevel 3 and voila no problem
The mainthing is to avoid framebuffer and X before you have configured the
Graphics card.
Raymond
astorwilliam wrote:
> I have a Pentium III computer with a newTaxan monitor. I am
> thinking of getting a relatively cheap Celeron computer to act as a
> standby computer in case my main computer goes faulty.
>
> I have Linux MANDRAKE 7.1 installed in my main computer and have made
> Norton Ghost image files of all my Linux partitions in my main computer
> except the swap and /tmp partition. Now the Celeron is going to have a
> different graphics card, sound card and modem card but I will be using
> the same Taxan monitor on both computers.
>
> After I dump the image files of my LINUX partitions onto the Celeron
> computer's hard drive, how do I SAFELY configure Linux to the different
> hardware of the standby computer. I am assuming that I can do this from
> the multi user or console mode [ where the pixelled penguin comes up on
> the left side] when I boot up Linux on the standby computer.
>
> I have read that the wrong drivers can damage the Taxan monitor. PLEASE
> send me full console commands to type in so that I may be able to test
> them on my main computer before proceeding.
>
> William
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Slip Gun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape HDD accessing
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 20:36:27 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Whenever I use Netscape in Windowmaker, after about half an hour
> Windowmaker becomes unusable because the system gets clogged up with
> HDD accessing, and I can't do anything but kill the X Server. What's
> going on? Neither Lynx nor kfm have the same problem, and the
> HDD activity goes back to normal after I kill X.
> I'm running a P333 with 32MB ram, and using Netscape 4.61.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
I would recommend upgrading your RAM to at least 64. 128 would be even
better.
Cheers,
Ed
--
Those who trade away their privacy in favour of security will soon find
that they have neither.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Changing Desktop Appearance
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 19:29:55 GMT
Hi all,
My PC runs win98 and Redhat6.0. The Icons on the desktop and the panel
at its bottom are very big; the width of the panel is about 3cm. I
thought the problem is to do with one of the settings on the
XF86config; but which one and how?
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Slip Gun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Linux
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 20:41:27 +0000
Nelson Pulgar wrote:
>
> Check this!!!!
> www.mslinux.org
>
> --
> Nelson Pulgar Gonz�lez
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Temuco
> Chile
LOL! I downloaded the page, in case M$'s lawyers come and sniff it out.
--
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that they have neither.
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From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Largest file
Date: 4 Sep 2000 16:38:46 GMT
I know this has been discussed before, but what is the
largest size file linux can handle. I'm not sure on the
type of filesystem. Also, what happens if you try to
create a file this size? Do you just get an error message?
Thanks
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From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help
Date: 4 Sep 2000 17:19:39 GMT
Here's the situation: Over the network file system somebody
on an AIX system tried to copy a large file (gigs) onto a
linux box (don't ask me why... they just did). After just
over 20 megs had gone, the linux box closed its network
connection. It runs fine, if you are sitting at it, but it
cannot telnet, ftp, ping, etc.. anywhere, nor can anyone
contact it. Is there a way I can get it to respond without
rebooting??
Thanks
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help find a clock/time display program,...
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 21:52:10 +0200
I'm not sure but in the xsreensaver suite is bound to be one. It is one of the
most common screensavers
Raymond
Arctic Storm wrote:
> I would like to display the time/date on the computre, basically turning it
> into a large clock.
> I would like a digital time display.
> Can someone help me find a program (screen saver or other wise), that will
> display the digital time on the screen? I would like the display to fill up
> the entire screen.
>
> --
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please remove the "-SpamShield-" to send me email. Thanks.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Largest file
Date: 4 Sep 2000 20:03:33 GMT
Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I know this has been discussed before, but what is the
: largest size file linux can handle. I'm not sure on the
: type of filesystem. Also, what happens if you try to
: create a file this size? Do you just get an error message?
It all depends.
You might begin with the LargeFile HOWTO. Joke. There isn't one.
Let's assume you are running a 2.2 or higher kernel on an i86 platform.
Then the kernel has support for large files, so it's a question of whether
the file system and your application also do. The latter is probably
true if it's linked against glibc 2.1 and compiled with
LARGEFILE64_SOURCE. That brings into play various types (e.g loff_t)
that are larger than 32 bit and the functions to match. I don't know
if ext2fs on i86 supports large files (it certainly does on 64bit
platforms like alpha). I would guess that it depends on the kernel
version.
If you want to create files that are too large, you get the errors
listed in the manpages. Man open, etc.
Peter
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From: David Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RAD Tools for UML
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 18:26:21 +0200
Is anyone aware of any RAD tools for UML design under Linux? I would be
very grateful for any response :)
David
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From: Rafael Przybyszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printing -page counting
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 22:30:07 -0700
Help!
How to count printed pages on network printer?
Rafael
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't umount /usr/
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:37:01 -0500
On 4 Sep 2000, Andreas Kahari quoth:
~~ Date: 4 Sep 2000 10:56:02 +0100
~~ From: Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: Re: can't umount /usr/
~~
~~ In article <8oucfi$ul7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
~~ >When shutting down the OS it reports a problem of not being able to
~~ >umount /usr/. I have tried to umount -f /usr/ and I've tried remounting
~~ >/usr/ in read only, but I can't seem to do anything. How can one umount
~~ >a drive that is busy?
~~ >
~~ >If a drive is busy, how can you tell why it's busy?
~~
~~ I can't answer those q's, but...
man fuser
~~ > Is there a way to
~~ > see what files are open or in use?
~~
~~ Use 'lsof'.
Exactly.
anm
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Largest file
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:51:06 -0500
On 4 Sep 2000, Fred Nastos quoth:
~~ Date: 4 Sep 2000 16:38:46 GMT
~~ From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: Largest file
~~
~~ I know this has been discussed before, but what is the
~~ largest size file linux can handle. I'm not sure on the
~~ type of filesystem. Also, what happens if you try to
~~ create a file this size? Do you just get an error message?
ext2 2147483648
yes.
anm
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: disabling rlogind and others
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:56:02 -0500
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoth:
~~ Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 16:13:50 GMT
~~ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
~~ Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux
~~ Subject: disabling rlogind and others
~~
~~ Hi,
~~
~~
~~ I'm trying to disable all unencrypted remote authorizations on my linux
~~ boxes, so I removed telnetd & ftpd from inetd.conf. In fact, I have
~~ nothing but comments in /etc/inetd.conf (I'm using sshd)
~~ However, rlogin doesn't seem to be disabled, and I don't know what else
~~ is there. Strangely, rlogind is not even amoung the processes run by
~~ root (the list is below). Does anyone know how to disable rlogind and
~~ what other services I may want to disable (and how)
# Just to make sure:
awk '/^login|^shell/ { print $0 }' /etc/inetd.conf
# Did you restart inetd?
kill -1 `cat /var/run/inetd.pid`
anm
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:58:32 -0500
On 4 Sep 2000, Fred Nastos quoth:
~~ Date: 4 Sep 2000 17:19:39 GMT
~~ From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: Help
~~~~
Please, pick a better subject.
~~ Here's the situation: Over the network file system somebody
~~ on an AIX system tried to copy a large file (gigs) onto a
~~ linux box (don't ask me why... they just did). After just
~~ over 20 megs had gone, the linux box closed its network
~~ connection. It runs fine, if you are sitting at it, but it
~~ cannot telnet, ftp, ping, etc.. anywhere, nor can anyone
~~ contact it. Is there a way I can get it to respond without
~~ rebooting??
Try:
kill -1 `/var/run/inetd.pid`
Also you may want to restart NFS services.
anm
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dev-files
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:03:34 -0500
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, m quoth:
~~ Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:21:35 +0100
~~ From: m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: dev-files
~~
~~ Hi,
~~
~~ i backuped my linux but i forgot to save my /dev - directory.
~~ when i installed a minimal installation of my distribution, it installed the
~~ devs - package and i got several dev-files back.
~~ then I extract my saved files and overwrite the new installation.
There really should be no need to back up dev.
~~ So do I have all dev-files which I had before?
~~ or did I lose some?
How would we know? :-)
~~ on the first view i saw nothing different.
~~ but i.e. the syslogd told me it cannot found /dev/xconsole...
If it is any consolation (bad pun) I don't have a /dev/xconsole,
however I do have a /dev/console.
~~ i created /dev/xconsole with "mknod xconsole p"
~~ IS THERE ANYTHING MORE THAT NEED TO CREATED??
Again, how would we know?
anm
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