Linux-Misc Digest #160, Volume #26 Fri, 27 Oct 00 19:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Which mail server (Robert Clayton)
Linux virus software (Ken Siersma)
Re: Restricted root privledges ("Peter T. Breuer")
Can Linux fix a prolem for me with Macintosh? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Can Linux fix a prolem for me with Macintosh? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: AMD Duron and Linux 2.2.14 and 2.2.12 ("Bradley J. Bartram")
Re: Linux acronyms wanted ("Bradley J. Bartram")
What's Here for the Lowly Speaker? (Martin McCormick)
Marvel G400 or All-in-Wonder? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: TV Tuner/Video Capture cards that support Win2K or Linux? ("Bill")
Re: AMD Duron and Linux 2.2.14 and 2.2.12 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: message to multiple recipients with one name visible (Jan Krupa)
Re: atlon thunderbird, problems with vi and screen writing (Mark Dickie)
Re: Marvel G400 or All-in-Wonder? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: "Operation not permitted" while unpacking tarballs (Mark Post)
Re: Copy CD to hard disk (Mark Post)
Re: Why does my clock keeps loosing time? (Bob Plested)
Re: Linux virus software ("Micer")
Re: Ghost Linux (Moe Koenig)
Re: Linux virus software
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From: Robert Clayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which mail server
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:12:16 -0400
Hello all,
Can anyone recommend a good mail server for linux? It should provide
both IMAP and POP services. Any experiences you can relate to the
software would be greatly appreciated.
On a side note, my current mail server runs Netscape Messaging server on
AIX. I hoped that I would be able to copy over all existing messages
without a problem. But Netscape doesn't have any good documentation on
the storage format (AFAIK), so I wonder how much different they would
be?
Many Thanks,
Robert
--
Robert Clayton - System Administrator - ACTiX
"The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other
people."
- Lucille S. Harper
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From: Ken Siersma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux virus software
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:32:04 +0000
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows of good virus protection software for
linux?
Thanks,
Ken
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Restricted root privledges
Date: 27 Oct 2000 20:30:22 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc ne... <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On Oct 27, 2000 at 15:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] eloquently wrote:
:>Is it is possible to give a user restricted
:>root privledges to upgrade/install rpm packages only ?
: I think sudo is what you are looking for.
However, since he can install a new sudo that would then allow him to
do anything, it's hard to see the difference between this and full
superuser powers.
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking;
Subject: Can Linux fix a prolem for me with Macintosh?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:35:03 GMT
I must authenticate, via RADIUS, users in an NT and Apple domain.
NT is a no-brainer. Apple, well, appears to be impossible.
Does anyone know if something exists for Linux to import the user names
and passwords from a Mac server / domain to Linux (and maybe from an NT
domain also)?
We will have Macintosh, Windows 9x/2000, and Linux laptops dial-up a
service provider who will send us the RADIUS challenge. We want to
authenticate this against their domain account..
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Can Linux fix a prolem for me with Macintosh?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:35:28 GMT
I must authenticate, via RADIUS, users in an NT and Apple domain.
NT is a no-brainer. Apple, well, appears to be impossible.
Does anyone know if something exists for Linux to import the user names
and passwords from a Mac server / domain to Linux (and maybe from an NT
domain also)?
We will have Macintosh, Windows 9x/2000, and Linux laptops dial-up a
service provider who will send us the RADIUS challenge. We want to
authenticate this against their domain account..
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Bradley J. Bartram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD Duron and Linux 2.2.14 and 2.2.12
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:51:26 GMT
If I remember correctly, this is a protection against the serialized Intel
processors. It's been awhile since I came accross this, but if you do some
searches on the net you can find the procedure for the kernel not to try
disabling serial numbers.
Then again I might be thinking of something totally different.
--
Bradley J. Bartram
Database Administrator
DigiVision Satellite Services, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8tc8if$pnh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm having the simular problem. I make it through the install just fine
> with Red Hat 6.2 on both a 650 and 700 duron but with Gigabyt boards.
> On boot up it get,
> "Disabling CPUID serial number...general protection fault:
> 0000 ...Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill the idle task! In swapper task -
> not syncing"
>
>
> In article <8sh76h$cum$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Belmiro Lapa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I'm having troubles installing Linux in my new Duron 700MHz. I'm
> > experimented 2.2.12 and 2.2.14 Kernels (Red Hat and Suse) and the
> > installation always crashes.
> > the motherboard is a Asus A7V
> >
> > does someone have the same problem?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Belmiro
> >
> >
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "Bradley J. Bartram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux acronyms wanted
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:54:04 GMT
I seem to see RTFM being referred to quite a lot on linux newsgroups.
--
Bradley J. Bartram
Database Administrator
DigiVision Satellite Services, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Wolfram R�sler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8ta2c2$6qu$06$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello.
>
> I compiled a list of acronyms in the Unix world and their meanings
> (you find it at http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/acro/) and
> discovered that, apart from the name "Linux" itself, it has no
> Linux-specific acronyms at all. Since Linux is evolving into one
> of the most important Unix flavours, and since I'm sure there
> must be some abbreviations specific to Linux, and since I'm not
> in the Linux world myself, I'd like to ask you Linuxers to tell
> me about those special acronyms.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup or, if you wish to reply by mail,
> to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
>
> Thanks very much
> W. R�sler
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Subject: What's Here for the Lowly Speaker?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin McCormick)
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:14:41 GMT
Are there any sound libraries that use the P.C. speaker and
timer/counter so that one can write code that uses the P.C. speaker to
generate alarms or make musical sounds.
The Mix C compiler, for example, has a function called sound
whose syntax is almost exactly the same as the basica sound command
sound(frequency,duration);
The frequency is in Hertz and the duration is in 55-ms clock
ticks so if you want a 1-second beep at 1,000 HZ, the command looks
like:
sound(1000,18);
What's .2 seconds among a few friends?
Of course the Mix C PowerC compiler is for MS-DOS. I am just
using the sound function as an example of what I am looking for.
It should not be difficult as the noise maker pretty-much
seems to be built the same way on almost every P.C.
I have written sound routines in assembler under DOS and they
are simple. You just write a 16-bit divisor to the counter's latch
and then turn on the D.C. signal that allows the speaker or
piezo-buzzer to work.
I would even entertain the idea of building such routines, but
I don't yet know how to do that properly under Linux.
I know that the P.C. speaker isn't particularly glamorous
compared to the most basic sound card, but it has its uses.
So, what can anybody tell me about what is already out there?
Many thanks.
Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Data Communications Group
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Marvel G400 or All-in-Wonder?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:17:00 +0000 (UTC)
I want to get a video card that I can also use as a VCR. In my research on the
internet, I have discovered that the Marvel G400 and the All-in-Wonder are
both supported under Linux. The All-in-Wonder appears to be better supported,
but I really like the Marvel's ability to play video on the TV-out while I
continue to use the monitor for computer work.
What recommendations does anyone have for these two cards and their use under
Linux?
--
Scott Barker
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From: "Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: rec.video.desktop,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: TV Tuner/Video Capture cards that support Win2K or Linux?
Date: 27 Oct 2000 21:26:02 GMT
> I have Miro PCTV running on W95 (W2K should be ok then) and Linux fine.
Not so..... Win2k is built from the NT platform & very few of the capture
devices I've looked at (Miro, Pinnacle, Dazzle, & Matrox) support any NT
platforms beyond 3.5.
Can't say about Linux though.
--
Bill - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://airjunky.com
"Emmanuel Beranger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8tcn29$2ujj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have Miro PCTV running on W95 (W2K should be ok then) and Linux fine.
>
> Nicholas Yue a �crit dans le message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Igor wrote:
> >>
> >> If you know of any decent TV/Video Capture card that supports EITHER
> >> Win2k or Linux, please let me know. (I expect that most people would
not
> >> know a card that supports both just because they do not deal with the
> >> two operating systems. So please let me know the cards that support
> >> one of them).
> >
> > You might also want to have a look at FlyVideo'98.
> >
> > http://www.lifeview.com
> >
> > They have W2K support and also URL links to Linux.
> >
> > The application software that comes with it is quite buggy (overlay
> >display problem). The drivers works fine.
> >
> > I use AVI_IO (http://www.nct.ch/multimedia/avi_io/) instead.
> >
> > The card uses the Conexant (formerly BrookTree) chip BT878
> >(http://www.lifeview.com/DOWNLOAD/Main.htm)
> >
> >Cheers
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AMD Duron and Linux 2.2.14 and 2.2.12
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:15:26 GMT
Try this at the lilo prompt
linux x86_serial_nr=1
It sets the kernel not to look for the Processor serial number. RH6.2's
default kernel was built for P3 and P2 chips that have this code. I
have only been able to get the above command to work with the boot disk
that I made during installation, so if you have one I would try it with
that if it doesn't work at first from the Hard Drive.
A Cline
Asus A7V and Linux Mini-Quasi-Howto
http://www.geocities.com/ender7007/index.html
In article <8tc8if$pnh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm having the simular problem. I make it through the install just
fine
> with Red Hat 6.2 on both a 650 and 700 duron but with Gigabyt boards.
> On boot up it get,
> "Disabling CPUID serial number...general protection fault:
> 0000 ...Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill the idle task! In swapper task
-
> not syncing"
>
> In article <8sh76h$cum$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Belmiro Lapa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I'm having troubles installing Linux in my new Duron 700MHz. I'm
> > experimented 2.2.12 and 2.2.14 Kernels (Red Hat and Suse) and the
> > installation always crashes.
> > the motherboard is a Asus A7V
> >
> > does someone have the same problem?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Belmiro
> >
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Jan Krupa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: message to multiple recipients with one name visible
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:03:51 +0200
Thanks for answer.
Stewart Honsberger wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:48:14 +0200, Jan wrote:
> >I would like to send the same message to multiple (say 100) recipients
> >without showing all their names but only the one to whom the message
> >arrived (something like "extended lcc").
> >I know that I can achieve something like that pressing ^R and using
> >the "lcc" field but using that way no name and email address will be
> >showed and it is not exactly I need. (Similar in mutt).
>
> You're looking for the "BCC:" header entry in the message you're composing.
> BCC: stands for Blind Carbon Copy. All message recipients should receive
> the message with the To: name set to the original To: name.
>
BCC is similar to LCC.
But when I use BCC and read the receiver of the message
reads it using pine she/he does not see her/his name in the
field To:, everery receiver sees the same eg. name if I put
there name:; (I mean To: name:;)
Any suggestion?
Jan
>
> --
> Stewart Honsberger (AKA Blackdeath) @ http://tinys.cx/blackdeath
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Remove 'thirteen' to reply privately)
> Humming along under SuSE 6.4, Linux 2.4.0-test9
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From: Mark Dickie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: atlon thunderbird, problems with vi and screen writing
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:45:53 +0000
Jon Wright wrote:
>
> I have red hat 6.2, and a 950 Mhz athlon with asus a7v motherboard.
> I have several odd problems that i haven't encountered before. I have
> redhat 6.2 running
> on a pentium system with none of the peculiarities.
>
> when editing a file with vi, frequently get message
> error opening swap file
> at the same time it seems to get stuck for a few seconds. it can happen
>
> either when opening or closing a file. it doesn't happen consistently.
>
> Sometimes characters appear on the screen, not on one of the terminal
> windows.
> (I use gnome terminal usually, but i don't think that matters)
> In a recent example, i was running a make file in a terminal window and
> the first line
> was GNU etc. and The GN appeared outside the terminal window. Refresh
> desktop
> clears the offending characters.
>
> In writing to file using g77, frequently not all of the file is
> written. The same program has
> no trouble on the other Pentium compter (the files are cross mounted so
> i use the same
> executable)
>
> As far as I know the two computers are configured the same, although I
> can't be absolutely
> sure since they were confugured at different times. I don't know if it
> is a configuration
> problem or something funny with the cpu or motherboard or perhaps one
> should use
> a different kernel.?
>
> One of the oddities is that the problems seem to happen randomly.
>
> --
> Jon Wright
> University of California, San Diego
> 858-534-1675
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
Before I start I'd like to say that I am not an expert and so anything I
have to say may be completely wrong.
It sounds like your machine is either overheading or overclocked. Best
thing to do is add a system fan and make sure that your case is arranged to
allow a good flow of air over the processor and PCI cards. If you are
clocking your machine don't. Set it back the way it was on purchase. I'm
running a 700Mhz Thunderbird and have had no problems in Linux. I'm
running kernel 2.4.0-test9.
Hope that helps
===========
Mark Dickie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ#82716937
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Marvel G400 or All-in-Wonder?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:52:43 GMT
In comp.os.linux.x [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I want to get a video card that I can also use as a VCR. In my research on the
> internet, I have discovered that the Marvel G400 and the All-in-Wonder are
> both supported under Linux. The All-in-Wonder appears to be better supported,
> but I really like the Marvel's ability to play video on the TV-out while I
> continue to use the monitor for computer work.
> What recommendations does anyone have for these two cards and their use under
> Linux?
I've never used the Matrox, but I would probably go for that. The AIW has
decent 3D support (the AGP version, anyway), but currently has no support
for decent video recording. They're working on getting the Xv extension to
act as a regular v4l device, which means that, in theory, xawtv should be able
to record video with it. However, I believe the Matrox is already a supported
v4l device (you might want to double check this). Also, the AIW does not have
working TV-out.
Adam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Subject: Re: "Operation not permitted" while unpacking tarballs
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:56:55 GMT
On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:16:16 +0200, "Runar Woldt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>I have a curious problem here on a VectorLinux system running on a notebook.
>Unpacking *.tar.gz files I get messages like this:
>"Cannot change ownership to uid 501, gid 100: Operation not permitted",
>(uid and gid number vary depending on package), or
>"Cannot change mode to rwSr--r--: Operation not permitted"
>I am looged in as Root. The packages are all owned by Root, and I couldn't
>find anything unusual in the file permissions.
What kind of file system do you have Linux installed on?
Mark Post
Postmodern Consulting
Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
To send me email, replace 'nospam' with 'home'.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Subject: Re: Copy CD to hard disk
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:58:29 GMT
On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:13:03 GMT, Frank Reifenstahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi & Help!,
>how can I copy a html-based manual from CD to hard disk without loosing
>information of upper/lower cases in file names or setting the filenames
>to correct cases respectively? In most cases, after copying to hard disk
>the well-liked "file not found" appears. Some time ago I had read
>something about setting one of those LANG_XXX environment variables...
cd /cdrom
tar -cf - . | (cd /harddrive ; tar -xpf - )
Mark Post
Postmodern Consulting
Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
To send me email, replace 'nospam' with 'home'.
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From: Bob Plested <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why does my clock keeps loosing time?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:08:15 -0700
Yep. Reboot the machine and check the BIOS setup to see whether you've
enabled any power saving options. Look for anything in the BIOS that puts
the CPU to sleep during long periods of inactivity.
I had the same problem as you've described and that's how I fixed it.
Bob
Roy Smith wrote:
> I just installed RedHat 6.2 on a Compaq Deskpro. The clock runs fine
> most of the time, but when I go away from the machine for a while and
> come back to it, I often find the clock has lost a lot of time (like
> many hours). I am not running NTP.
>
> I suspect it's related to some sort of idle-time auto-power-down
> process, but don't know enough about the PC hardware (I'm a traditional
> unix guy, and a Mac fanatic on the side) to really understand what's
> going on in that department.
>
> Any ideas?
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From: "Micer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux virus software
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:17:49 -0700
McAfee includes Viruscan for Linux in their Total Defense Suite. We have it
but haven't tried it yet. Overall though, McAfee seems to be working quite
well.
Micer
"Ken Siersma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello,
> I was wondering if anyone knows of good virus protection software for
> linux?
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Moe Koenig)
Subject: Re: Ghost Linux
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:41:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:15:29 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] blubbered:
>Does anyone know of a program that will ghost Linux in the same way as
>Norton Ghost works in Windows?
Maybe this article is for you:
http://www.signalground.com/article/3149311157
mfg m.k.
--
PGP: 78F1 B792 07F2 4070 D40D F147 43E5 2717 B98A CD1C
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Linux virus software
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:47:52 GMT
On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:32:04 +0000, Ken Siersma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>I was wondering if anyone knows of good virus protection software for
>linux?
Create a test user to test strange software. Virius protection is only needed
for unprotected filesystems like mickysoft's.
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