Linux-Misc Digest #753, Volume #25 Wed, 13 Sep 00 18:13:04 EDT
Contents:
? RH62 peculiarities ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: zombie ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Newbie question on Open Source SW ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Loading Kernel Into Upper Memory ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
X-windows newbie question (Patton Echols)
Re: finding the mac of a remote machine ? (Vilmos Soti)
Can anyone help me out? ("router")
aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone ("Darren Welson")
Why Does the EXT2 filesystem not need defragmentation. (mike)
NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!! ("jfd")
Re: finding the mac of a remote machine ?
Re: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone (Josef Oswald)
Re: nfs question (Joshua Baker-LePain)
Is thereany file based database in linux? ("neil")
HELP ON PPPD NEEDED!! (Axel Scheepers)
E-mail client for gnome ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Sound recording (or rather lack of it). ("Barry Samuels")
Re: HELP ON PPPD NEEDED!! (Bill Unruh)
Re: nfs question (Mariusz Pagowski)
Re: NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!! (Andy Kinsey)
Re: How to delete -ash (Johan Kullstam)
Re: Newbie question about depedencies ("Tyson J. Grubb")
Re: Scripting SSH (Jeffrey Hood)
Re: you can turn the power off now (Quentin Christensen)
USB port ? ("Yasuki Izaki")
Re: Zip 100 Parallel Port Drive (James Franklin)
Re: Newbie question about depedencies ("D F")
Re: nfs question (David Rysdam)
Re: zombie ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Virus ? (Marshall Lake)
Re: Partition size limit? (Peter Rodriguez)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ? RH62 peculiarities
Date: 13 Sep 2000 20:10:25 GMT
Hi,
with some experience in 'old' Slakware, I installed RedHat6.2
ten days ago - so I've got some linux familiarity.
Last night I re-installed RH62 to another HD/partition, so I'm qualified
to comment/criticise, from a new RH62 user's view point.
1. the CD-ROM installation, from DOS using the *.bat , soon enters a GUI
to complete the installation. This GUI is automatic: re. mouse type/port
and video-card and VDU. And quiet satisfactory, as a GUI.
If the installer can make a trouble free GUI, why must I pull my hair out
to get a valid configuration to run startx ??? Why doesn't the installer's
settings just stay as the defaults ?
2. Pity that gnome had to follow the M$cartoon-style = SLOW.
The 1st installation was for a friend who admits WIN9X crashes regularly.
Initially he might be more familiar with M$cartoon-style gnome,
but could later graduate to fvwm. My attempt to make 2 single line
scripts, to select either of the win-managers, fails:
(switchdsk gnome ; startx ) AND
(switchdsk AnotherLevel ; startx ) . Why ?
{ if I read quickly, I see the trace re. switchdisk ...}
Some other enquirer also described how he had to reboot (actually
I can use another vt), to succeed startx, once it fails, with switchdsk .
3. on the second install, I skipped gnome (and kde), and selected some
servers instead (space available). Now I haven't got mc !!
Midnight commander is my number ONE ap. I can't live without it !!
Where/how is the list of aps. which can be installed (from the CD) ?
How do I install mc ?
4. AFTER you've got Linux installed and X-configured (if you don't have
a nervous breakdown), gnome has nice instructions to 'install linux'.
Yes AFTER it's installed ! Actually some of gnome's documentation
doesn't work, and the 'file-missing ID' as given by the error-mesg.
differs from the corresponding file name on the CD. ! ?
5. My RH62 CD which my ex-M$win friend bought at an exhibition
has the penguin Logo, but has no serial number visible. Is it original ?
Thanks for any answers/advice also emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
in case I miss this NwsGroup.
Chris Glur.
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: zombie
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:02:31 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> When I run top it says I have 4 zombie processes. Can
> someone tell me exactly what a zombie process is? I
> couldn't find anything in top man page. Thanks
its a process that has died, but hasn't been cleaned up by the kernel
yet. essentially a zombie. it occupies NO system resources, other than
space on the process table. zombie processes normally drop off the
process table eventually, or with a reboot, whichever occurs first.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Newbie question on Open Source SW
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:07:47 GMT
I am a business researcher doing some work on the
open source movement. I'd like to get some
feedback from users on a couple of issues that I
want to understand at the "grass roots" level vs.
just taking what the business press says as
gospel.
1. Why would you choose (or not choose) to buy or
use a commercialized ("branded")version of Linux
or Apache vs. just using the other freely
available versions (under GNU or other copyleft
arrangement).
2. What do you think are the pros and cons of
the "branded" versions of Linux or Apache (Red
Hat being the most widely known example)?
3. Is selling branded open source software a
good idea? Why or why not?
I'm just looking for opinions from real people.
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Loading Kernel Into Upper Memory
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:09:43 GMT
Does anyone know of a way of getting the kernel to load higher in
memory?? I am working on a project that would like to reserve the
first 16 meg on a power pc running Linux. I need this region to share
with another bus in the ppc.
Thanks in advance for help anyone can provide!
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Before you buy.
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From: Patton Echols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X-windows newbie question
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:20:00 -0700
This is quite a newbie question I'm sure. If the answer is rtfm, could
you please point to the right "fm"?
I've spent just about forever getting an XF86 server to run (RH 6.1,
486DX 66, w/ evergreen upgrade chip and 24meg -- not that it matters
much, it's working now) On running startx, Gnome windows manager runs
as expected. I don't understand, however, the relationship between X
and Gnome and KDE. I assume that Gnome must be running to run Gnome
Programs. Same for KDE and KDE Programs. What about Programs that are
supposed to run under "X"? Are gnome or KDE needed for these? If not,
how are they invoked? Seems to me I need an X-windows primer of some
kind, but if it is in the documentation on the CD, then I completely
missed it.
Any thoughts?
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Subject: Re: finding the mac of a remote machine ?
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:20:54 GMT
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I would like to know what the command is to sent an arp request manually.
> This is so that, for example, given an ip say 10.0.0.7, I then do a
> "arprequest 10.0.0.7" which then prints out the ip and the mac address.
> would arpwatch have something to do with it ?
If the two machines are on the same network, then an
ping 10.0.0.7
/sbin/arp -a | grep 10.0.0.7
However, if the machines are on different network, then you are out of luck.
I put the ping there so the MAC address of 10.0.0.7 is in the arp cache.
Vilmos
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From: "router" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can anyone help me out?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:27:29 GMT
I am new to Linux (so I have a very DOS/Windows mind) and I need some help
installing Slackware. Actually, ZipSlack, the version of slackware made for
FAT partitions... actually, its BigSlack. ZipSlack's big counterpart
(includes Gnome and an X Windows interface).
Ok, now, here's my problem: I know how to configure the linux.bat file to be
directed to my partition (only because that is obvious) so when I got into
the graphical setup process and chose SOURCE (I'm installing from 'd:\linux'
to the same directory) it asked me where I'm installing from. I chose hard
disk. It asked for the location on the hard disk, so, because all the files
are at d:\linux, I just entered '/' (no quotes) and it says, ok... then it
asks for another location (most likely where to install it to, I forget) and
I enter '/'. Then, it tells me it couldn't find '/' even tho it accepted it
for the instalation source... what's up with that?
Please forgive my, sometimes moronic, remarks but I really couldn't find any
help for this anywhere I looked. I followed help links from the slackware
site and from linux.com
If you can, please, do help me solve this as I can no longer stand windows.
and must move to linux as soon as possible.
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From: "Darren Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:51:15 -0700
Every time I recompile 2.4.0-test 6,7, and 8 kernel, I cannot seem to
successfully load the AIC7XXX module, or at least have it made. Anyone know
how I can check to make sure I am actually making this module, or find a way
I can to compile it into the kernel? I have added it as a module and IN the
kernel in all three test versions as a low-level SCSI option, but what am I
missing?
darren
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From: mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Why Does the EXT2 filesystem not need defragmentation.
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:32:57 -0400
Hi,
I have been looking for detailed explainations as to why
Linux ext2 does not have a fragmentation problem.
Mike
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From: "jfd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!!
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:35:57 GMT
NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!!
PLEASE, HELP!!
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: finding the mac of a remote machine ?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:36:28 -0400
Not exactly what I was hoping for ( single command etc..) but it will most
definitely attain the desired result.
Thanks.
Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I would like to know what the command is to sent an arp request
manually.
> > This is so that, for example, given an ip say 10.0.0.7, I then do a
> > "arprequest 10.0.0.7" which then prints out the ip and the mac address.
> > would arpwatch have something to do with it ?
>
> If the two machines are on the same network, then an
>
> ping 10.0.0.7
> /sbin/arp -a | grep 10.0.0.7
>
> However, if the machines are on different network, then you are out of
luck.
> I put the ping there so the MAC address of 10.0.0.7 is in the arp cache.
>
> Vilmos
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From: Josef Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:40:27 GMT
Remember Darren those Kernels are _unstable_ Versions :-(
I tried to kompile one 2.4.test8 now three times and for some reason
when I want to access my fvat partitions I get the message vfat not
supported by kernel...... ( and yes I even compiled it fix in the kernel
and not as a module)
I know that is not a answer to your question though..:-( Sorry
Darren Welson wrote:
>
> Every time I recompile 2.4.0-test 6,7, and 8 kernel, I cannot seem to
> successfully load the AIC7XXX module, or at least have it made. Anyone know
> how I can check to make sure I am actually making this module, or find a way
> I can to compile it into the kernel? I have added it as a module and IN the
> kernel in all three test versions as a low-level SCSI option, but what am I
> missing?
>
> darren
--
Josef Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
registered-linux-user # 13.818 at http://counter.li.org
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: nfs question
Date: 13 Sep 2000 20:48:51 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Mariusz Pagowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> %sgi mount -v -t nfs arqimp:/home /mnt/home
> mount: arqimp:/home server not responding: Program/version mismatch; low
> v\
> ersion = 1, high version = 2
> NFS version 3 mount failed, trying NFS version 2
That's fine -- Linux NFS is v2 at this point.
> mount: access denied for arqimp:/home
> mount: giving up on:
> /mnt/home
Did you run 'exportfs -a' after editing /etc/exports and starting nfs?
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: "neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Is thereany file based database in linux?
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 04:52:28 +0800
We need a file based database in a linux box, just like the *.dbf or *.mdb
in the MS platform. We'd check mdb and cdb, but these two both are too
low level.
Neil
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Axel Scheepers)
Subject: HELP ON PPPD NEEDED!!
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:48:49 CET
Hello there,
I suddenly can't connect to the internet nomore. Pppd returns
code 10 (no network protocols). I use wvdial to dial in.
dummy0 is configured, everything looks ok to me but it won't
work...
What is wrong?
gr,
axel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: E-mail client for gnome
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:46:49 GMT
Hello,
I'm searching for a e-mail client for gnome. I have more than one pop3
accounts so those must be viewed by this e-mail client. Like outlook for
windows. Netscape communicator can't handle more then one pop3 account.
Please can someone help me ?
Please mail me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance,
Daans
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From: "Barry Samuels" <Barry Samuels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound recording (or rather lack of it).
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:04:39 +0100
In article <8pokrq$1sp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter T. Breuer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Barry Samuels" <Barry Samuels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : I am running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17pre6 and a SoundBlaster Live
> using
> : the Creative/Emu module.
>
> : When I say I cannot record I mean that, although I can create a file
> by
> : using something like Gramofile, Sound-recorder or KRecord, when it is
> : played back it produces silence (not a scientifically accurate
> statement)!
> : The file size increases by about 8MB per minute.
>
> What's inside it? zeros or ones?
Neither actually. There are a variety of byte values!
Barry Samuels
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: HELP ON PPPD NEEDED!!
Date: 13 Sep 2000 21:11:15 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Axel Scheepers) writes:
>I suddenly can't connect to the internet nomore. Pppd returns
>code 10 (no network protocols). I use wvdial to dial in.
>dummy0 is configured, everything looks ok to me but it won't
>work...
>What is wrong?
We don't know either. It was nothing I did.
You need to give more info, for example debugging info.
See
axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html
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Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:00:05 -0400
From: Mariusz Pagowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: nfs question
Raymond,
Thanks for help.
Yes, I can host look up the sgi with rcode = 0 (Success), ancount=1
and correct ip
when I do
%sgi showmount -e
export list for arqisgi1.tor.ec.gc.ca:
/disk1/people/philipc philip.tor.ec.gc.ca
/disk5/people/mariuszp arqimp.tor.ec.gc.ca
but when I do
%sgi showmount -e arqimp.tor.ec.gc.ca
showmount: arqimp.tor.ec.gc.ca: Program not registered
Mariusz
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Raymond Doetjes wrote:
> Can you Linux host lookup that gigantic hostname of your SGI?
> The version is version 2 Linux doesn't have version 3 NFS yet.
>
> What does your IRIX say when you type showmount -e linuxboxname
>
> Raymond
>
> Mariusz Pagowski wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am under RH 6.2 (i686). I am trying to mount my drives on sgi
> > and have this problem.
> >
> > %linux more /etc/exports
> > /linux/lelek arqisgi1.tor.ec.gc.ca(rw,link_relative)
> > /home arqisgi1.tor.ec.gc.ca(rw,link_relative)
> >
> > %linux /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs start
> > Starting NFS services: [ OK ]
> > Starting NFS quotas: [ OK ]
> > Starting NFS mountd: [ OK ]
> > Starting NFS daemon: [ OK ]
> >
> > sgi can see linux with ping. However,
> >
> > %sgi mount -v -t nfs arqimp:/home /mnt/home
> > mount: arqimp:/home server not responding: Program/version mismatch; low
> > v\
> > ersion = 1, high version = 2
> > NFS version 3 mount failed, trying NFS version 2
> > mount: access denied for arqimp:/home
> > mount: giving up on:
> > /mnt/home
> >
> > Can somebody help?
> > Thanks,
> > MAriusz
>
>
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From: Andy Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!!
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:17:19 -0400
jfd wrote:
> NEED SIS6326AGP VIDEOCARD DRIVER FOR LINUX!!!
>
> PLEASE, HELP!!
jfd,
If I'm not mistaken (help me out here, guys...), the drivers are located
in the Xfree86 distribution. You didn't mention which Linux distribution
(i.e. RedHat, Suse, Caldera, etc.) or version you were running. I
believe Xfree86 version 3.3.3 or 3.3.6 has the 6326 drivers you need.
Andy
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Subject: Re: How to delete -ash
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 13 Sep 2000 17:14:27 -0400
ThomasWalz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> rm �-ash�
wrong.
> Herb Stein wrote:
> >
> > rm ./-ash
correct!
> > Barry OGrady wrote:
> >
> > > How can I delete a file called -ash?
> > > When I try rm treats the file name as parameters.
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
sysengr
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From: "Tyson J. Grubb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie question about depedencies
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:35:55 -0400
Whoops, let me correct the Name field. There's no excuse for me not knowing
how use Netscape 's newsreader! :o)
Tyson
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From: Jeffrey Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scripting SSH
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:16:47 GMT
> Alternatively, you could just add your public key on the server and be
> done with password prompts altogether. Of course, then it might be too
> seamless..
I hate to sound stupid, but where do I go to find how to do this... ??
JH
--
Jeffrey Hood
Senior Analyst
Norsoft, Inc.
jhood [you-know-why] @epix.net
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Subject: Re: you can turn the power off now
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Quentin Christensen)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:19:42 GMT
Hi all,
This thread reminds me of something i've been meaning to look at / fix for
awhile... My (slackware) linux doesn't appear to have ANY shutdown
command, most advice here talks about the shutdown command... but I don't
have one! The only way I can (think of) shut down my system is the three
finger salute and power off when it's rebooting in the BIOS...
What do I need to edit/make/do/get ?
Regards
Quentin.
--
My Win9x Cursors: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~mynx/quentisl/cursors.html
Please don't send me junk leaves! (take them out before replying).
No Silicon Heaven? But where do all the calculators go? - Kryten.
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From: "Yasuki Izaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB port ?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:58:47 -0700
Anyone knows a name of USB port (/dev/ttyu???).
I'd like to syncronize my address book between Visor (Handspring) and my
Linux (Redhat 6.1)
via USB port. Thanks in advance!
Yasuki Izaki
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Franklin)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Zip 100 Parallel Port Drive
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 13 Sep 2000 16:26:38 -0600
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:44:22 +0200, Kasper Dupont wrote:
>Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> Kasper Dupont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> > The speed for reading is as far as i remember:
>> >
>> > SPP: less than 200 kb/sec
>> > ECP under DOS: 300 kb/sec
>> > EPP under DOS: 400 kb/sec
>> > EPP under Linux: 500 kb/sec
>> >
>> > For some reasons many new computers come with the BIOS default
>> > set to SPP, does anyone have a very good explanation for that?
>>
>> I'm not sure about this, but perhaps because SPP is the oldest (is
>> it?) so the 'default' that is supported by all OSses, also broken
>> ones?
>> Wouldn't make sense, but ya never know ;-)
>
>Could make sense, but all software I have seen using
>SPP works fine even with the bios set to EPP. And I
>also think it would be a very strange choice to
>configure new computers for old broken software
>instead of configuring them for the new and more
>effective ones.
>
>--
>Kasper Dupont
I have my Compaq Presario 4660 set to ECP in the BIOS and run a Zip100 and
Epson Stylus Color 740 on the parallel port. It all works.
--
James
A Daily Quip, Quote, or Fortune:
The primary cause of failure in electrical appliances is an expired
warranty. Often, you can get an appliance running again simply by changing
the warranty expiration date with a 15/64-inch felt-tipped marker.
-- Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw"
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From: "D F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie question about depedencies
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:34:02 -0400
root wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello all,
>
>First, if this is the wrong newsgroup to post this in, I do
apologize. I
>looked for a newsgrou pertaining to new Linux users, but
couldn't find
>one. So I thouhgt I would try here.
>
>Pleaae bear in mind I'm completely new to the Linux world.
I have been
>working with the DOS/Windows platform for the past 10 years
or so , so
>right now all the computing concpets I'm familiar with
have to be
>expanded. This is s slow process, so please go eaay on me.
:o)
>
>FYI, I'm running Linux-Mandrake 7.0, with KDE 1.1.2
>
>I need an IMAP mail client, so I decided to donwload KImap
form
>www.freshmeat.net. I downloaded the .rpm file (as
Linux-Mandrake is
>supposed to handle rpm files), and tried to install it with
kpackage.
>However, I get the following error message:
>
>---
>Dependency Problem:
>libjpeg.so.6 is needed by kimap-0.1.4-1
>---
>
>I installled my system from the commerical package, so I
wouldnt't think
>my system would be deficient of any needed libraries. I
would also think
>that a program would ship with all the necesary
dependencies (my
>experiene developing apps for Windows), but again I'm just
a newbie at
>this, so I'm really getting in over my head here.
>
>Where would I find this library (I assune this is what this
is - sort of
>simllar to a Windows DLLs, methinks?) , and where would I
nistall it?
>Does KDE have an equivalent to the Windows\System
directory?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Tyson
>
>---
>Tyson J. Grubb
>
>If you reply by email, remove the NO_SPAM_ in the address.
Okay, a couple or three points.
Firstly, I've also found the dependencies problem to be a
little frustrating, sometimes. The reality, though, is that
it sort of depends on your perspective. For example, why
should you be forced to download a bunch of libraries along
with a piece of desired software when you might already have
the ones you need. These rpm downloads seem to be configured
to give you what you're most likely to need but not
necessarily ALL of what you need. If your libs are all up to
date (they change frequently), no problem. If, on the other
hand, they're not, you'll have to enter the
download-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-satisfy-dependencies loop. This
can get quite bad, sometimes. I was trying to install
something last week that told me I was missing a lib. No
worries, I figured, I'll go get that lib. Okay, now, when I
tried to install that lib, it told me I was missing
something else, so I downloaded that. Well, same thing,
again. In the end, I had to download 6 different packages to
get my original one program running. Hey, at least it tells
you what you need! :-)
Secondly, get to know www.rpmfind.net, www.tucows.com and
www.freshmeat.net. These are gonna be your new friends. When
you go to rpmfind, for example, and prepare to download a
package, it brings up an html screen that shows what the
package provides and what it requires. At this point, you
can check if you have everything it requires (which I
sometimes do. *grin*) If not, that list is actually links so
you can go get what it is you're missing. There's a nice
search thing on there, too, where you can enter the name of
the library you're missing and it'll take you to the
packages that provide that library. For your case, check out
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/sourceforge//kimap//kimap-0
.1.4-1.i386.html and you'll see that it indicates that you
need libjpeg.so.6, as well as a bunch of other stuff.
Finally, learn to use the command rpm -q
somefileIwanttocheck. For example, to see if you have kimap
already installed on your system, you could type rpm -q
kimap. If you have it, it'll return the version info and all
of what you have installed. If it's not installed, it'll
tell you that, too...
I guess, in the end, my advice to you is to be patient and
to do a lot of web scouring when something like this
happens. It seems frustrating to you, perhaps, right now
but, soon, you'll be doing it in your sleep! In my case, I
fell asleep the other night downloading a bunch of stuff so,
I guess, in my case I've done it both literally as well as
figuratively in my sleep. ;-)
Dave Fluri
North Bay, Ontario Canada
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Rysdam)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: nfs question
Date: 13 Sep 2000 20:48:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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And Mariusz Pagowski Spoke:
>Hi,
>I am under RH 6.2 (i686). I am trying to mount my drives on sgi
>and have this problem.
>
>%linux more /etc/exports
>/linux/lelek arqisgi1.tor.ec.gc.ca(rw,link_relative)
>/home arqisgi1.tor.ec.gc.ca(rw,link_relative)
Presumably the "arqisgi1" part is the name of the machine you want to
mount from?
>%linux /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs start
>Starting NFS services: [ OK ]
>Starting NFS quotas: [ OK ]
>Starting NFS mountd: [ OK ]
>Starting NFS daemon: [ OK ]
>
>sgi can see linux with ping. However,
>
>%sgi mount -v -t nfs arqimp:/home /mnt/home
>mount: arqimp:/home server not responding: Program/version mismatch; low
>v\
>ersion = 1, high version = 2
>NFS version 3 mount failed, trying NFS version 2
This is because Linux (currently) implements NFSv2, not NFSv3.
>mount: access denied for arqimp:/home
>mount: giving up on:
> /mnt/home
My first guess is that there is a hostname mismatch. Either you
mistyped (it seems likely given the name) or the lookup is going awry.
Try not using the FQDN.
- --
My public encryption key is available from www.keyserver.net
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: zombie
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:54:06 -0500
On 13 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoth:
> When I run top it says I have 4 zombie processes. Can
> someone tell me exactly what a zombie process is? I
> couldn't find anything in top man page. Thanks
man ps
/zombie
anm
--
print map y="= = && $_ => <"\bJust> =>
=> <"Another> =>
=> <"Perl> =>
=> <"Hacker\n> =>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marshall Lake)
Subject: Virus ?
Date: 13 Sep 2000 21:57:03 GMT
This is something I have never encountered before installing the current
version of Linux that I have. Maybe someone can tell me what's up.
This has happened more than once to me with various files of the same type
(text files).
I'm running 2.2.15. I have a simple, short text file (about 900 bytes).
The file contains no non-ASCII characters, and nothing otherwise funny
or weird. If I execute the "file" command on the text file I get:
"fsav (linux) virus (295545-84)"
If I try to lpr the file I get:
"No way to print this type of input file: fsav (linux) virus (295545-84)"
If I insert a blank line at the top and at the bottom of the file then
everything is fine.
What's going on?
--
Marshall Lake - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://melake.erols.com
http://melake.erols.com/the-beach http://melake.erols.com/genealogy
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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:00:38 +1200
From: Peter Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition size limit?
Yes, I use a 20 MB boot partition, then the rest, 6.5 GB
is all Linux :-)
--
Peter Rodriguez
136, Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe LINUX RULES
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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