Linux-Misc Digest #937, Volume #25 Tue, 3 Oct 00 22:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Printer socket (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions? ("Jeff Susanj")
Monitor goes blank after undetermined amount of time. (Jeff H)
wine and bassiliskII (Ramin Sina)
yaps and mgetty ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ulimit woes (Akira Yamanita)
Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions? (Robert Clayton)
Re: PPP and routing. (John Hasler)
��� GRATIS Consigue miles de visitas para tu p�gina GRATIS!!! ("SEX")
Re: so what do I do with my spare modem bandwidth?
Re: Segmentation Fault --- HELP! (Garry Knight)
Re: curious file ? ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: Segmentation Fault --- HELP! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Netscape navigator on linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: so what do I do with my spare modem bandwidth? ("Jeffrey B. Siegal")
Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions? (Jerry L Kreps)
Hauppauge WinTV model 401 ("Alan Burns")
help:upgrading from 7.0i386 to 7.0 i686 messes everithing (TM)
Re: lilo problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Fonts in XWindows (newbie) ("Jim Young")
Messed X fonts (newbie) ("Jim Young")
Help me make my linux box speak up. (Al)
Re: Get the Red Hat 7.0 iso's here (Christopher Browne)
Re: Mail API for Linux (Christopher Browne)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Printer socket
Date: 3 Oct 2000 22:17:17 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, SchAmane wrote:
>How cann i new create socket for a printer, like /dev/printer ?
[-]
You don't. If the printer daemon requires one, then it ought to
create one itself. Yes, this does mean lpd must be started up
by root.
See the documentation for your printing system as you may not
run the plain BSD lpd.
Ta',
Juergen
--
\ Real name : J�rgen Heinzl \ no flames /
\ EMail Private : [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ send money instead /
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From: "Jeff Susanj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions?
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 21:56:00 GMT
Has the machine you are using ever had Linux on it before? From reading the
newsgroups I gather that Linux requires more of the hardware than windows.
Whereas windows would tolerate flakey memory or processor etc. (until it
died for no discernable reason), Linux requires the hardware to be working
from the get-go.
Jeff S.
Robert Clayton wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I had no intentions whatsoever of trashing RedHat, but...
>
>Two problems I encountered with 7.0:
>
>1. Graphical installation failed, couldn't configure my card (S3Virge,
>shouldn't be that hard, but done enought text installs where this is not a
>problem)
>
>2. Package installation failed on signal 11, system hung irretrievably
(even
>from pseudo-bash prompt install provides). Not totally sure yet what that
>means, perhaps someone else knows?
>
>I am trying to install again (clean). We'll see what happens.
>
>RCC
>
>
>David Perry wrote:
>
>> Hey all! Anyone done anything with RH7.0 yet? Got a few questions for
you,
>> but they can all be summed up in the question "Is it worth it to
upgrade?"
>>
>> RedHat doesn't say on their webpage what kernel version RH7 uses. Anyone
>> know?
>>
>> One of their big "selling points" is a "cleaner, faster, more
customizable
>> GNOME desktop and Sawfish window manager". Are there new versions of
Gnome
>> and Sawfish that I'm not aware of, or are they aiming their sales pitch
at
>> non-experienced Linux users?
>>
>> I've heard nasty rumours that RH6.2 had a bug in the installer. Has
anyone
>> had similar trouble installing/upgrading to RH7?
>>
>> Any idea what the "power tools" disk is available from mirrors?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your opinions!
>>
>> David
>> (for personal replies use d DOT perry at...)
>
>--
>/************************************************
>** Robert Clayton
>** Systems Administrator
>** ACTiX USA
>** Visit us on the web
>************************************************/
>
>
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From: Jeff H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Monitor goes blank after undetermined amount of time.
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 17:21:56 -0500
I've recently installed RH6.0 for the first time, and I'm having a problem.
After a period of time, greater than 2 hours, and less than 12 hours, the
monitor will no longer come back on with keyboard or mouse activity. I am
logged on with my user level account into Gnome (don't know version #, whatever
is default with RH6.0) when this happens. The only way I've found to get my
system back is to reboot.
It is set up as my IP Masq machine. I can get to the internet on my Win box and
the apache service is still running when this occurs, so I know the machine
itself is running ok.
Here's the specs on it: AMD K6/2-300, 128megs ram, 16Meg Creative Labs RivaTnT,
hooked to a Nokia 447xPro monitor, resoultion is set to 1600X1200, 32bit, 75 mhz
refresh, two 3com NICs, a Sound Blaster 16-SCSI2, and a partridge in a pear
tree. Kernel version is 2.2.17, not sure of which options to include here.
Anyone know how to stop thise from occuring?
Jeff
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From: Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wine and bassiliskII
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 18:55:11 -0400
Does anyone know when the version 1.0 of wine and/or basiliskII will be
out?
Thanks,
Ramin Sina
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: yaps and mgetty
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 18:53:38 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi ist there a possibility to use yaps (0.96 (alpha software))
together wit mgetty ?
thx in advance
Tobias
pls reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ulimit woes
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 23:13:38 GMT
JCA wrote:
>
> I am trying to increase some system parameters
> for my shell using ulimit, but I am not allowed to.
> Doing it as root it works.
>
> How do I get to do this from my account?
I'm pretty sure that you don't. The point is to limit the resources
consumed by users.
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From: Robert Clayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions?
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 23:11:02 -0400
Hi there Jeff,
Yes this machine has had many linux installs on it, it is sort of a linux test
box for me. Perhaps repeatedly wiping the drive clean contributes to these
problems.
FWIW the second install was succesful, in text mode. I still have not gotten X
running.
regards,
robert
Jeff Susanj wrote:
> Has the machine you are using ever had Linux on it before? From reading the
> newsgroups I gather that Linux requires more of the hardware than windows.
> Whereas windows would tolerate flakey memory or processor etc. (until it
> died for no discernable reason), Linux requires the hardware to be working
> from the get-go.
>
> Jeff S.
>
> Robert Clayton wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I had no intentions whatsoever of trashing RedHat, but...
> >
> >Two problems I encountered with 7.0:
> >
> >1. Graphical installation failed, couldn't configure my card (S3Virge,
> >shouldn't be that hard, but done enought text installs where this is not a
> >problem)
> >
> >2. Package installation failed on signal 11, system hung irretrievably
> (even
> >from pseudo-bash prompt install provides). Not totally sure yet what that
> >means, perhaps someone else knows?
> >
> >I am trying to install again (clean). We'll see what happens.
> >
> >RCC
> >
> >
> >David Perry wrote:
> >
> >> Hey all! Anyone done anything with RH7.0 yet? Got a few questions for
> you,
> >> but they can all be summed up in the question "Is it worth it to
> upgrade?"
> >>
> >> RedHat doesn't say on their webpage what kernel version RH7 uses. Anyone
> >> know?
> >>
> >> One of their big "selling points" is a "cleaner, faster, more
> customizable
> >> GNOME desktop and Sawfish window manager". Are there new versions of
> Gnome
> >> and Sawfish that I'm not aware of, or are they aiming their sales pitch
> at
> >> non-experienced Linux users?
> >>
> >> I've heard nasty rumours that RH6.2 had a bug in the installer. Has
> anyone
> >> had similar trouble installing/upgrading to RH7?
> >>
> >> Any idea what the "power tools" disk is available from mirrors?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for your opinions!
> >>
> >> David
> >> (for personal replies use d DOT perry at...)
> >
> >--
> >/************************************************
> >** Robert Clayton
> >** Systems Administrator
> >** ACTiX USA
> >** Visit us on the web
> >************************************************/
> >
> >
--
/************************************************
** Robert Clayton
** Systems Administrator
** ACTiX USA
** Visit us on the web
************************************************/
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: PPP and routing.
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 19:44:04 GMT
Bill Unruh writes:
> Check /etc/sysconfig/
No such directory in Debian.
> Why do you have proxy-arp? It will not work in your situation.
It is on by default in /etc/ppp/options. It won't do anything but generate
that error message. It does no harm.
> Yup, it sure is. somehow, and it is completely mysterious how, you have a
> default route attached to lo.
He probably said yes when asked if he was on a network in the install and
responded with 127.0.0.1 when asked for his IP.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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Crossposted-To:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,comp.dcom.modems,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: so what do I do with my spare modem bandwidth?
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 23:36:20 GMT
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:42:45 +0800, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Dudes, in a previous post (Re: so what do I do with my spare CPU cycles?) We
>saw many suggestions for useful way to put my spare cycles to work.
>Apparently decoding for alien radio signals is the fad at the moment [SETI
>project].
Run a web cacher and try to download the whole internet.
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From: Garry Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Segmentation Fault --- HELP!
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 23:41:01 +0100
On Tue, 03 Oct 2000, Sccoaire wrote:
>I'm still learning about linux and stuff... The last thing I learned was to
>not delete the libc folder... (yeah, I'm dumm, didn't know better). Anyway,
>I finally reinstalled the libc rpm and reboot the machine. When I type top,
>or ps, I get segmentation fault, I can't access my mail through imap anymore
>and can't connect through ftp (get socket error). Can someone please point
>me in the right direction as to what I should do... Please...
Does your distro have an upgrade option? If so, you could run it and hope it
installs anything that's missing from your setup.
--
Garry Knight
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: curious file ?
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:33:15 -0500
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Hal Burgiss quoth:
HB> On Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:06:50 GMT, William W.
HB> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
HB> >>
HB> >>[patrice@Ramses patrice]$ ls -al ...
HB> >>lrwxrwxrwx 1 patrice patrice 3 sep 19 16:38 ... -> ...
HB> >
HB>
HB> There are some rootkits that install a file like this. No idea what's up
HB> with the curious link.
Or perhaps someone erroniously tried:
ln -s .. .
and instead said:
ln -s ...
anm
--
perl -wMstrict -e '
$a=[[qw[J u s t]],[qw[A n o t h e r]],[qw[P e r l]],[qw[H a c k e r]]];$.++
;$@=$#$a;$$=[reverse sort map$#$_=>@$a]->[$|];for$](--$...$$){for$}($|..$@)
{$$[$]][$}]=$a->[$}][$]]}}$,=$";$\=$/;print map defined()?$_:$,,@$_ for @$'
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Segmentation Fault --- HELP!
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 23:53:10 +0100
Sccoaire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did eloquently scribble:
> I'm still learning about linux and stuff... The last thing I learned was to
> not delete the libc folder... (yeah, I'm dumm, didn't know better). Anyway,
> I finally reinstalled the libc rpm and reboot the machine. When I type top,
> or ps, I get segmentation fault, I can't access my mail through imap anymore
> and can't connect through ftp (get socket error). Can someone please point
> me in the right direction as to what I should do... Please...
type
ldd top
ldd ps
etc
this will list the libs you're missing....
Then reinstall the packages that contain those libs
And they're called directories in linux, not folders.
--
______________________________________________________________________________
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" |
|Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)| |
| in | "I think so brain, but this time, you control |
| Computer Science | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." |
==============================================================================
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Netscape navigator on linux
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 00:18:46 GMT
I believe what I asked for was help on installing the software.
I'm sure theres more to it than just unpacking a tar file.
jerbear
On Tue, 03 Oct 2000 09:55:03 -0700, The Darkener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It should already be there if you did any kind of default installation.
>If not, it's on the CD's that you've got. If not, go to
>www.netscape.com (duh).
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Anyone know where I can get information on installing the Netscape
>> Browser on a Redhat 6.1 system with x windows. I can't find
>> any useful information anywere.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> jerbear
>
>--
>- The Darkener
>It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
>
>
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From: "Jeffrey B. Siegal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,comp.dcom.modems,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: so what do I do with my spare modem bandwidth?
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 17:20:35 -0700
Run a freenet node.
http://www.freenetproject.org/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:42:45 +0800, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Dudes, in a previous post (Re: so what do I do with my spare CPU cycles?) We
> >saw many suggestions for useful way to put my spare cycles to work.
> >Apparently decoding for alien radio signals is the fad at the moment [SETI
> >project].
>
> Run a web cacher and try to download the whole internet.
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From: Jerry L Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions?
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 19:35:54 -0500
There are examples on the ReiserFS page where 50GB, and even 850GB is being
supported by the ReiserFS.
On Mon, 02 Oct 2000, Rod Smith wrote:
>[Posted and mailed]
>
>In article <8r9434$n45$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Michael Pike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> It's 8 gigs in size..... I figure.. no problem! Well, much to my dismay,
>> ext2 only can handle 2 gig file sizes on 32 bit architecture.. NT and win2k
>> dont have this issue, and the MCSE's are having a hay day with it...
>>
>> I KNOW the linux community wouldnt leave a flaw like that in the OS, so i
>> begin searching for a solution, I find LFS patches.... to find out they have
>> a max size of 4 gigs!!! GEEEEEEZE! I got an email the other day mentioning
>> ResierFS and ext3fs, and they can handle terrabyte sized files.... I cant
>> find either, and wouldn't know how to implement it anyhow if it is as
>> difficult as the LFS patches..... and upgrading to a 64 bit platform is NOT
>> an option considering they just put $40,000 in this Dell PowerEdge....
>
>I may be mistaken, but IIRC, both ext3fs and ReiserFS are limited to 4GB
>file sizes. OTOH, XFS and JFS have both lifted those limits much higher
>(especially XFS, which I recently read has gone beta [ReiserFS is also
>officially beta, while ext3fs and JFS are both alpha, the last I'd
>heard]). Here are URLs for each of these projects, so you can check the
>details for yourself:
>
>ext3fs: ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/fs/jfs/
>ReiserFS: http://devlinux.com/projects/reiserfs/
>JFS: http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jfs/
>XFS: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/
>
>For all of these, you're likely to need to upgrade to a 2.4.0-test
>kernel in order to use those big file sizes, since the VFS (part of the
>kernel that's used by almost all or all filesystems) is part of the 2GB
>file-size limit, and my understanding is that this limit has been
>lifted only in the 2.4 kernel series (or in 64-bit CPU architectures).
>Again, though, I've not been following this in minute detail, so I
>could be mistaken about it.
>
>Given your requirements, chances are XFS will best suit your needs; JFS
>is still too early in development (or its port to Linux, really; it's
>been in use for years on AIX and OS/2), while ReiserFS and ext3fs still
>have 4GB file-size limits. FWIW, I've briefly used ReiserFS on a test
>installation, and it worked well aside from a couple of quirks. I've
>tested JFS on a Zip disk. At the time, it had major problems, but there
>have been one or two releases since then, so things may have improved a
>bit. I've not used ext3fs or XFS.
>
>--
>Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.rodsbooks.com
>Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Alan Burns" <aburns@spamtrap!.ebicom.net>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Hauppauge WinTV model 401
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 20:00:11 -0500
HELP!!!!!!
Ahem.... OK, I guess you'd like something a little more specific, huh? :)
I'm running Mandrake 7.1 with a stock 2.2.17 kernel (slightly patched for
IDE and Win4Lin), a TNT2 AGP video card, and XFree 4.0.1
I downloaded the newst i2c and bttv code and patched my kernel with no
problems, and I compiled everything as modules as the README suggested.
Everything seems good so far. Then I ran MAKEDEV in the bttv source
tree, and it created the /dev entries without problem. I then add the
following entries to /etc/conf.modules per the bttv instructions:
# i2c
alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
options i2c-core i2c_debug=1
options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
#bttv
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 bttv
options bttv card=10 radio=1
options tuner debug=1
#make alsa + msp3400 play nicely
options snd-card-ens snd_index=0
options msp3400 mixer=1
But then I discover kwintv won't compile, giving me errors about not
finding iostream.h fstream.h and strstream.h. Whatever. So I grabbed the
0.7.99 RPM from the cooker site and installed it as an RPM. No problems
or dependency issues. But when it starts, it gives me "error loading
shared libraries: kwintv: undefined symbol: DPMSQueryExtension"
So I decide to try xawtv instead. It compiles and starts without a
problem, but the picture is AWFUL - black & white, grainy, severe
ghosting, and rolling - and there is no sound.
Does ANYBODY have this beast working under Mandrake?
I repeat: HELP!!!!! :)
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From: TM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: help:upgrading from 7.0i386 to 7.0 i686 messes everithing
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 03:14:52 +0200
Hi evr',
I don't understand how to do it I got the rpm for i686 installed it with
kpackage and bing! from then on at boot time I had a collection of
errors & warnings. I stepped back to the 7.0 i386 to keep the machine
working properly.
Now what steps do I have to take to make this upgrade successfully?
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: lilo problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Oct 2000 01:32:10 GMT
John in SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 3 Oct 2000 11:04:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>Lilo.conf:
>>
>>verbose=3
>># delay for 5 seconds
>>delay = 50
>># boot=/dev/sda
> Why is this commented out?
>The default is the current root: /dev/sdb1, I presume. How are you booting
>to here?
I am using System Commander 2000. I have used OS/2 boot
manager in the past.
Fred
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From: "Jim Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Fonts in XWindows (newbie)
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 01:27:45 GMT
Dammit, i'm having to retype this letter (damn mail server) so please
forgive me if i forgot anything
I'm running a celeron 533, 128 ram, and using an ATI all in wonder 128 (RAGE
128)
Slackware linux version (the newest one whatever it is, 7.something i think)
and the X that came with that (i beleive it was the newest 3.x before the
4.whatever).
i selected my video card from the list in xf86config, and i chose the
X_SVGA (maybe spelt that way) server that that selection suggested.
i finally got X working, but when i start it, the fonts are missed. if i
start it with xinit (it starts with only 1 term window open) the fonts are
messed in that. My keyboard setup i correct because i can run my programs,
even thought i can't see what i'm typing or doing.
If i run startx (loading GNOME), ALL the fonts are messed up. every one of
them. and its not even a consistent messed up. it's as if something is
corrupted, because it looks like my computer is trying to play barcode
warrior. All the fonts show barcode lookalikes. IF i type the same thing
twice, it'll look different. if i click a dropdown menu, its messed, if i
click it again, its messed a different way. The only thing which mnesses up
is the font. the display otherwise is great. graphics, windows, etcetcetc.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
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From: "Jim Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Messed X fonts (newbie)
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 01:29:52 GMT
Hi all. I finally got my xserver to load. I'm on a Celeron 533mhz, 128 ram,
etcetc..
i'm using Slackware v 7.something (the new one :) i just downloaded it ) and
also the new 3.x version of X.(not 4)
my video card is an ATI all in wonder 128, (Rage 128 chipset) and in
xf86config i chose that card from the list, and as suggested i used the
X_SVGA(not sure on exact name) server. set all that up, dum de dum..
if i use xinit, it opens with a terminal window for me, but its garbled. its
weird, its like barcodes. i try typing and it shows crap. The keyboard
settings are right though because i can run programs like xroach, etcetc,
just can't read it. The messed font is NOT consistent. the same text will
display different every time.
if i start using startx (using Gnome), and i play around, al the fonts are
messed. occasionally you'll see the correct letters, but usually not. If i
click a drop down menu, its messed. i click it again, the same menu shows
different messed text. I've been trying different things, etc,etc.
One thing i've tried, but with no success, is disabling the video frame
buffer (EXPERIMENTAL) from my kernel. no changes.
Thanks!
Jim
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From: Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help me make my linux box speak up.
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 01:21:42 GMT
Hi.
I installed Gentus linux on my machine and it's running great. Except
that the sound card was not recognized duirng the installation. How
can I go about installing/configuring my sound card?
Any assistance will be deeple appreciated.
Alfredo
--
Viva Zapata!
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Get the Red Hat 7.0 iso's here
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 01:36:45 GMT
In our last episode (Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:53:16 -0400),
the artist formerly known as Michael Mitchell said:
>Robert Lewis wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 14:23:11 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod
>> Smith) wrote:
>>
>> >I even got respectable download
>> > speeds (~60MB/s on my 608/128 DSL connection).
>>
>> I really doubt you got ~60 MB/s on a DSL connection.
>
>Why? I was getting 89K from ftp.lame.org on our 784K SDSL link.
60MB/s represents a _whopping lot of bandwidth_.
60MB/s represents around 50 times as much bandwidth as you could
_theoretically_ get out of Ethernet (10BaseT), about five times as
much as you could possibly get out of 100BaseT, and realistically
would come close to saturating a Gigabit Ethernet segment.
I don't want to think of the cost of paying for that kind of
connection; likely hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Subject: Re: Mail API for Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 01:37:00 GMT
In our last episode (Tue, 03 Oct 2000 13:17:12 GMT),
the artist formerly known as Lew Pitcher said:
>On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:49:28 +0100 , John Lodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Is there a c API for Linux, equvivalent to MAPI, that I can use to send
>>mail direct to a POP3 server from
>>a program.
>
>Yes and no.
>
>There is no 'equivalent to MAPI' (at least not as far as I know).
>However, POP3 is an established protocol, and it is not difficult to
>either:
>a) converse with the POP3 server directly (a well-known API), or
>b) fork/exec a well-known mail program to feed the POP3 server with
> your selected data.
>
>Of the two, the first option is the closest to 'an equivalent to
>MAPI', and is (in general terms) how most of the 'equivalent to some
>MS-specific API' are implemented. (Let's rephrase that: MAPI is how
>Microsoft performs their equivalent to the sockets/POP3 protocol
>conversation.)
>
>If you really don't want to give up MAPI, then you are welcome to
>write a set of shell functions that encapsulate the POP3 conversation
>in a MAPI interface. IMHO, this would be an exercise in self-delusion,
>but might be worthwhile in that it would help ex-MS developers to port
>applications to Unix.
Seeing as how POP3 is a protocol for _pulling_ mail from a POP server,
whilst the task at hand involves Mail Transfer, it might be more
sensible to look to the Propero Tool for the Job, namely a Mail
Transfer Agent.
The best-known such MTA is Sendmail; alternatives tend to provide an
equivalent interface via the program /usr/lib/sendmail
The way _I'd_ do this would be to open a pipe to /usr/lib/sendmail,
and then submit the message.
Something like the following Perl-like fragment:
open(SM, "|/usr/lib/sendmail);
print SM "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]\nTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]\n";
for $i in @DATA { # Array @DATA contains lines
# of the message, _not terminated_
print SM $i, "\n";
}
close SM;
This solution assumes that your Mail Transfer Agent is configured to
be able to submit mail to the outside world, which is a Good Idea To
Have Done Anyways.
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