Linux-Misc Digest #791, Volume #25 Sun, 17 Sep 00 13:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: Problem With Fdisk Utility (Leonard Evens)
Re: installation question (Leonard Evens)
ps always return 0 (Rafael)
Re: Basic networking question.
Re: ext2 file size limit? (Andreas Jaeger)
Re: ext2 file size limit? (Andreas Jaeger)
Re: Console Display Columns & Rows - Where Are the Docs? (Dances With Crows)
RAS ("Raymond Chia")
Re: a few questions ("Trumpy")
Re: ethernet gaurenteed to work? ("Trumpy")
Re: Solaris emulation (solemul)????? (Daniel Wetzler)
Re: Good MPEG player for Linux? ("Trumpy")
Re: Good MPEG player for Linux? ("Jan Schaumann")
Re: Lilo broken??? (Michel Hendriks)
Re: The Truth About the Kursk Disaster ("John Smith")
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem With Fdisk Utility
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 10:07:54 -0500
Frank the root wrote:
>
> Hi, everybody
>
> I'm presently trying to organize a particular partition order on a 20GB
> hard drive (/dev/hdb). Here is what it looks like (fdisk output):
>
> Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 1 1 7 56196 83 Linux native
> /dev/hdb2 8 8 1027 8193150 5 Extended
> /dev/hdb3 1024 1028 1792 6144862+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/hdb4 1024 1793 1799 56227+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hdb5 8 8 772 6144831 b Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hdb6 773 773 1027 2048256 b Win95 FAT32
>
> Command (m for help): v
> Warning: partition 3 overlaps partition 4.
> Warning: partition 3 overlaps partition 6.
> Warning: partition 4 overlaps partition 6.
> 11229619 unallocated sectors
>
> I don't know how to force the partitions 3 and 4 to start at another
> cylinder than 1024. Why that? Anyone has a solution?
I'm not sure why what you are trying won't work, but I suggest
making your three primary partitions hdb1, hdb2, and hdb3. Then
make hdb4 your extended partitions and put hda5 and hda6 in it.
That is certainly the way I've always done it and the way I've
always seen it done. It is possible that there is some sort of
requirement that you do it that way.
>
> Thank for sharing to knowledge.
>
> Frank
>
> --
> Ceux qui r�vent le jour, savent des choses qu'ignorent ceux qui
> r�vent la nuit.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: installation question
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 10:10:02 -0500
Nawaz Ahmed Khan wrote:
>
> i am using redhat 6.2 with kde desktop. recently i have downloaded
> realplayer for linux from real.com. it is binry file type (eg
> realplayer.bin), how can i install or use it.
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
I thought they now have an rpm file for realplayer 7. Check their web
site again.
But at one point I downloaded that file, and used it to install
the program. There may have been some documentation on the
web site, but I think all I did was execute the program.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Rafael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ps always return 0
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:31:36 -0700
When I run "ps h pid" it always return 0, it does matter if the pid
exist or not. What the problem it is. How it should be solved.
Where to look for solution?
Rafael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Basic networking question.
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 15:30:24 GMT
On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 05:09:13 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Basic networking Q: what would be the simplest way to network two Linux
>computers? That is, among other things, be able to access each others'
>files. I know this is very general, but I really have no idea where to
>start; I want the simplest way. Also, what sort of cable would I use
>for this? I'm speaking of regular Intel-based PCs here.
>
>Any help or links to help is greatly appreciated,
> -- john
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
If you only plan to network two boxes, then you can do it
easily. Just get two *cheap* 10BaseT ethernet cards. Read
/usr/doc/LinuxHOWTOs/Ethernet-HOWTO for a list of different
cards that work with Linux. Don't pay extra for a 10/100
card, it's a waste of money for a home network. You will need
a crossover cat 5 cable to connect without a hub. Go to a
networking expert for this, many bozos in computer stores
don't know the difference.
Install your ethernet cards and connect the cable. uncomment
the line in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that applies to your card.
Enter the commands in that line from the keyboard and you
should get a message confirming that the ethernet card was
found.
Now, if you are using Slackware, (and you *should*) , run the
netconfig command and answer the questions. Give ip numbers
starting at 192.168.0.1 and masks of 255.255.255.0. Once
netconfig is done, you are ready to network.
Use the ping command to see if you have a connection, ie, if
you are on machine 192.168.0.1, enter:
ping 192.168.0.2
you will get a series of messages telling you the round trip
time.
Read up on telnet, ftp, NFS, X, etc. Happy Networking.
The CyberInjun
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From: Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: ext2 file size limit?
Date: 17 Sep 2000 17:33:50 +0200
>>>>> Mikko Rauhala writes:
Mikko> On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 17:53:18 -0700, Paul Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Can someone tell me what the max size for a single file is in linux?
Mikko> On 32-bit platforms it's the 2 gigs you just hit. This limit is removed
Mikko> in the 2.4-series kernels (currently in testing phase), though you of course
Mikko> need a recent enough libc as well, and to compile the app with a 64-bit
Mikko> size_t.
Have a look at my page for details:
http://www.suse.de/~aj/linux_lfs.html
Mikko> Support for 64-bit sizes has also been backported to the 2.2-series, and
Mikko> I believe at least Red Hat's default kernel has the patch included.
SuSE did it, for other distributions I've got no definite information.
Mikko> Also, on 64-bit platforms 64-bit files are of course supported.
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger
SuSE Labs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
private [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.suse.de/~aj
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From: Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: ext2 file size limit?
Date: 17 Sep 2000 17:35:35 +0200
>>>>> Alexander Viro writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> ext2fs has a file size limit of _2TB,_ I'm sorry, but the limit that
>> is being hit is _not_ a filesystem limit, but rather a limitation in
>> the interface between VFS and GLIBC on 32 bit platforms.
> Yaaaaargh... OK, it seems to become a FAQ
> Q: is it true that ext2 has 2Gb limit on file size?
> A: BS
> Q: so how comes that I can't create files larger than that?
> A: because VM in Linux 2.2 and earlier can't cope with files larger than
> 2.2 on 32-bit architectures. Regardless of filesystem.
> Q: will reiserfs help?
> A: what part of "regardless of filesystem" is too hard to understand?
> Q: OK, so what can I do, I'm stuck with 32-bit box?
> A: use 2.4 _or_ 2.2 with LFS patches _or_ FreeBSD. All of them will handle
> more than 2Gb on ext2.
> Q: I've done that, and half of utilities doesn't work
> A: That was a question?
> Q: OK, _why_?
> A: because if libc thinks that offsets are 32 bit it's not going to pass
> anything larger to the kernel
> Q: what should I do?
> A: get sufficiently recent libc. And learn to use search engines, already -
> all that stuff had been beaten to death _many_ times.
Q: Why does it still not work?
A: Compile your applications so that they use the LFS interface.
> Q: why...
> A: excuse me, what was your username, again?
> Q: ... are you so... Hey, what's up with this NIC? It's sparAAAAAASSSHHH<thud>
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger
SuSE Labs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
private [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.suse.de/~aj
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Console Display Columns & Rows - Where Are the Docs?
Date: 17 Sep 2000 15:46:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:57:24 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
>I've always hated the monochrome 80 X 25 default PC screen, so I've been
>looking for a way out. In DOS, various apps are capable of using the
[massive snip]
0. Recompile your kernel, making sure to include framebuffer support.
It's under Console Drivers->Support for framebuffer devices->VESA VGA
framebuffer support.
1. Boot this new kernel, and put "vga=771" in the LILO: bootprompt line.
You can edit /etc/lilo.conf to put that line in with the new kernel
image (vga=771 in the image= section for the new kernel)
That will give you about 100x37, plus a bootup penguin logo, and it will
most likely work around that graphics bug. vga=773 will give you more
resolution, but the font gets small and hard to read there.
The SVGATextMode stuff doesn't work very well and seems to be
unmaintained... I don't suggest using it. If you want the most
flexibility possible, of course, use X. xterms can be dynamically
resized and you can have lots of them on the screen at once, which can
actually be nicer than "screen". Plus, there's that GUI thing... try as
you might, it's difficult to use GIMP on the console.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Those who do not understand Unix are
http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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From: "Raymond Chia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RAS
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:50:39 +0800
Hi there,
I am currently setting up a RedHat 6.2 as a server which serves as both a
firewall and a RAS(Remote Access Server). Is it possible for Linux server to
act like a RAS server(similar to NT concept) if i do not have a ISP but
purely to a modem connecting to a PSTN line thus allowing users with other
OS(Win98 or NT platform) to dial into the Linux server. If possible can
someone tell me the procedure or steps in configuring my Linux server as a
RAS. Thanks!
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From: "Trumpy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: a few questions
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 11:10:48 -0500
Thanks a LOT to everyone who has help me out here. I think I will probably
be partitioning the hard drive and installing Linux again this week.
I am especially thankful for the links to the Rio and printer software.
Again, than you everyone.
....when I said Quake3 was "very important" I meant it as in, it is about
the only game I play.
"Trumpy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8pun6s$q13$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello whoever reads this. This message is more of a list of things which
> are keeping me from using Linux as my primary OS. I have been using SuSE
> Linux (6.3 and 6.4) off and on for a little while now. I don't like
> Microsoft products any more than anybody else here, but for now Windows is
> what I have to use to get what I want out of my computer.
>
> Now I HAVE worked on solving the "problems" listed below. Please do not
> think I'm not putting any effort into this. I have read through many help
> sites and books. Perhaps my problems come from a misinterpretation of the
> proposed solution.
> Here goes...
>
> --------------
> I have a Lexmark 5700 printer. It does not appear on any basic printer
> setup list. On the SuSE CD's there is supposed to be some kind of utility
> to get this printer working. Despite my best efforts, I cannot get it to
do
> anything.
> --------------
> Is there any application to copy mp3's to a Diamond Rio 300? I fear this
> will never happen now that S3 owns Diamond and they don't seem to care
much
> about Linux anything.
> --------------
> Quake3. This is very important. Has id Software released anything so you
> can use the Win32 CD? If not, where is a good place to get the Linux
> version cheap?
> --------------
> I cannot seem to get my microphone working in Linux. I would really like
it
> to work so I could use dialpad (www.dialpad.com/). I have an old ISA
> Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16, which gets automatically configured when I
> install SuSE 6.4
> --------------
> What is the best program for ripping CD's to MP3's under Linux?
> --------------
> How well does Netscape 6 beta2 run under Linux? Is it worth installing
> this, or should I just be content with Netscape 4.whatever?
> --------------
>
>
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From: "Trumpy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ethernet gaurenteed to work?
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 11:26:58 -0500
I'm not trying to help Intel sell net cards, but I have a Intel Pro/100B and
it always gets set up automatically under SuSE and Mandrake. Haven't tried
red hat, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
"Peter Bismuti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8q1m02$bjm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Hi, are there any reccomendations for a moderately priced ethernet
> card that is gauranteed to be detected by RH6.? and not require any
> configuration, loading of kernel modules, etc. etc?
>
> Thanks
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From: Daniel Wetzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,de.alt.linux
Subject: Re: Solaris emulation (solemul)?????
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 18:26:45 +0200
The Drag wrote:
> Hiya Daniel,
> These pages might help, they provide info on running Solaris binaries
> on Linux.
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux%2BSolaris-7.html
>
> and additional information sources regarding Solaris+Linux
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux%2BSolaris-8.html
>
> and if all else fails, this will tell you how to run Solaris and Linux
> on the same box. :-)
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux%2BSolaris.html
>
> On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 13:50:45 +0200, Daniel Wetzler
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm using Red Hat 6.1 on a sparc based mashine.
> >I would like to emulate solaris to use some little solaris-based
> >programs.
> >I already copied the required files from my solaris 7 system to
> >
> >/usr/gnemul/solaris/
> >
> >But it seems that my linux kernel doesn't own the solaris kernel module
> >:
> >
> >[root@dawe-sparc10 /]# insmod solaris
> >insmod: solaris: no module by that name found
> >[root@dawe-sparc10 /]#
> >
> >Does someone know where to get a (precompiled) solaris-kernel module ?
> >
> >
> >Greetings,
> >
> >Daniel
> >
> >
> >
Hi,
thanks for your help.
I have already Solaris 7 and Linux running on the same system.
I prefer to use Linux, because it runs significantly faster on my
old mashine.
Lxrun only runs under Solaris for x86. I'm using a old Sparcstation 10
mashine.
The only programs I'm missing under Linux are Java studio und Java
Workshop. To run these programs under Linux I wanted to use solemul, wich
is delivered with
red hat 6.1.
Unfortunately the needed kernel module seems to be missing. It must be a
module called solaris.
Does someone know where to find it ?
Greetings,
Daniel
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From: "Trumpy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Good MPEG player for Linux?
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 11:31:31 -0500
Sorry I don't have an answer to the question. I would like to add something
to it though.
...is there a Linux player or plugin for a player which can play Divx
compressed videos?
"MH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Anyone know of a good MPEG player for Linux? Would be nice if it also
> played AVI files.
>
> --
> Don't waste your vote. Vote Green, or don't vote at all.
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From: "Jan Schaumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Good MPEG player for Linux?
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:34:49 -0400
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "MH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Anyone know of a good MPEG player for Linux? Would be nice if it also
> played AVI files.
>
plaympeg plays (d'uh) mpegs quite nicely.
Dunno about avi's.
-Jan
--
Jan Schaumann <http://www.netmeister.org>
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
-- William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"
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From: Michel Hendriks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Lilo broken???
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 18:54:24 +0200
"Howard L Ritter, Jr" wrote:
>
> I had posted a question a couple of days ago about the boot loader hanging
> at 'LI'. A reply to a related question made the suggestion to boot from
> floppy and run FDISK /MBR. I did this (after cd'ing to C:, the drive bearing
> the MBR). I am a relative newbie to Linux and Windows, being a Mac native,
> and I can only assume that the function FDISK restores a default
> configuration to the MBR, but in any case LILO no longer intervenes and
> Windows loads normally. Now to try to fix the origin of the problem....
>
> --howard
>
> > From: Frederick Artiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Usually Windows reinstallation will either not affect the mbr at all or
> > will corrupt it. Better to use fdisk /mbr FIRST.
> >
> > Lyndon wrote:
> >>
> >> Reinstalling Windows will get rid of that "li"
> >>
> >> JoAnn Elliott wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I was reading the new group.
> >>> What program is this? I had installed linux on my laptop and then decided to
> >>> restore my laptop from CD and now the lilo get to just up to the
> >>> line...."li..." and I removed the whold linux off and now was trying to
> >>> reinstall windows. Even did a fdisk and reformat and still the partial lilo
> >>> on reboot. I need to restore the MBR and get that thing off, please help me
> >>> as I have worked several hours on this project already.
> >>>
> >>> please respond to me personally as well as the group.
> >>>
> >>> JoAnn Elliott
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do you have a SCSI harddrive? you may need to use the initrd feature of
LILO:
image = /boot/vmlinuz
label = linux
root = /dev/sda7
initrd = /boot/initrd
In the BIOS, did you set an option like boot from SCSI drive first (or
swap IDE/SCSI, etc)? If so, you must tell that to LILO as well:
disk = /dev/sda
bios = 0x80
disk = /dev/hda
bios = 0x81
Alternative: use loadlin, my personal favourite as LILO is
so intuitive to use....>-)
loadlin vmlinuz initrd=initrd root=/dev/hda7 ro
Greetings
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From: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general,alt.linux
Subject: Re: The Truth About the Kursk Disaster
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:06:27 GMT
I'm glad to see that you find the horrible death of 118 people so amusing.
"David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Some new information has come to light over the Kursk disaster. For
> those with short attention spans, the Kursk was the submarine that blew
> up and sank in the Artic Ocean killing all 118 on board. The Russians
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