Linux-Misc Digest #516, Volume #26 Sun, 10 Dec 00 19:13:02 EST
Contents:
Linux port forwarding of Oracle traffic. ("Will Cardenas")
Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner (WILLO)
Re: Suse 7, vbox and teles 16.3c pnp ("MC Hammer")
Where are the terminal TYPES set in Linux? ("Scott M. Navarre")
Where are the terminal TYPES set in Linux? ("Scott M. Navarre")
Re: Firestarter, ipchains, and ppp0 ("Alan Burns")
Re: Netscape POST/passwd field problem ("D. Stimits")
Re: Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner (Charlie Ebert)
Re: BTTV and Sound Support ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Backup: AIT on Linux ("John D. Peedle")
Linux Scripting (DJohnson)
Broken CD in "Slakware Linux Unleashed" book (Dec. 1999 edition). (J. Gomez)
Re: cdrecord - CD Writer (Glitch)
Re: Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner (Glitch)
Re: Newbie - "Unable to initialize modem" ("John Cusick")
Re: Linux Scripting (Scooter)
Re: BTTV and Sound Support ("Eric Wyles")
Error mounting floppy, it says /dev/fd0 not a block device. ("Evan Panagiotopoulos")
Considering Linux. Advantages over Solaris? Which version? ("Garry Heaton")
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From: "Will Cardenas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux port forwarding of Oracle traffic.
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:13:42 -0500
Hello,
Has anyone successfully used port forwarding on Linux to access
an Oracle RDBMS? I seem to be able to port forward HTTP, FTP
and Telnet with no trouble at all. But when I try to access the Oracle
DB I get connection errors. I'm forwarding the basic Oracle ports of
1521, 1523, 1526, 1575, etc. Does Oracle use any special protocols
that MASQ and/or port forwarding are unable to handle?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Will Cardenas
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From: WILLO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:30:08 -0000
Can someone please explain to me (in detail) how to set up my cable
internet connection with Linux Mandrake 7.0? I'm a newbie to linux, so any
help would be appreciated. Thanx
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: "MC Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Suse 7, vbox and teles 16.3c pnp
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:31:41 +0100
Reply-To: "MC Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
1) First my name ist Marcus Hammer => MC Hammer
2) I did some research, but I never read, that the HFC-S HiSax driver does
not support
audio over isdn ... Where did you found this information?
cu MC
"Dirk Telgir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:910k18$noc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <90rot8$9e6$01$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "MC Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > my linux box as an telephone answering machine.
> > So I tried to set up vbox... Hmm I got it already running with an old
> suse
> > distribution
> > 1 year ago and an AVM Fritz PCMCIA card- but now I cannot get vbox
> running
>
> Hi nobody,
>
> at first I think you're not MC Hammer!
> second, if you want to know something, it's generally a good idea to do
> research.
>
> As you did read, if you done so, the driver of teles 16.3c does not
> support audio.
>
> Dirk.
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "Scott M. Navarre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Where are the terminal TYPES set in Linux?
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:44:35 GMT
I was wondering where the terminal types get set in Linux so that when you
log into a terminal it will be set to what you want it. In SCO Openserver,
they are contained in /etc/ttytype in the following format:
ansi tty01 ( default setting for main console - virtual terminal 1 )
wy60 tty1a ( this allows COM port 1 to be set to connect to a Wyse-60 dummy
terminal )
In Linux I see that there is a 'man' for ttytype, so I created the
'ttytype' file from scratch it in the /etc directory with the following
entry:
linux-m tty5
where "linux-m" is supposed to be the standard linux terminal type but
without color. But then when I log into screen 5 and do an echo $TERM, it
still says that it is only 'linux'... (the default).
So, where should I set this?
I even modified /etc/inittab to use 'getty' (and invoked 'init q' to
activate the changes) instead of the default 'mingetty' thinking that this
was the problem. But it is still not picking up the ttytype of 'linux-m'
for that virtual terminal.
What should I do?
Thanks,
Scott Navarre
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From: "Scott M. Navarre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Where are the terminal TYPES set in Linux?
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:45:50 GMT
I was wondering where the terminal types get set in Linux so that when you
log into a terminal it will be set to what you want it. In SCO Openserver,
they are contained in /etc/ttytype in the following format:
ansi tty01 ( default setting for main console - virtual terminal 1 )
wy60 tty1a ( this allows COM port 1 to be set to connect to a Wyse-60 dummy
terminal )
In Linux I see that there is a 'man' for ttytype, so I created the
'ttytype' file from scratch it in the /etc directory with the following
entry:
linux-m tty5
where "linux-m" is supposed to be the standard linux terminal type but
without color. But then when I log into screen 5 and do an echo $TERM, it
still says that it is only 'linux'... (the default).
So, where should I set this?
I even modified /etc/inittab to use 'getty' (and invoked 'init q' to
activate the changes) instead of the default 'mingetty' thinking that this
was the problem. But it is still not picking up the ttytype of 'linux-m'
for that virtual terminal.
What should I do?
Thanks,
Scott Navarre
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From: "Alan Burns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Firestarter, ipchains, and ppp0
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:43:38 +0600
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> touch /etc/ppp/ip-up.local
>
> #!/bin/sh
> /path/to/firewall/script
That did the trick. Thanks for the tip.
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:01:09 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Netscape POST/passwd field problem
Scooter wrote:
>
> "D. Stimits" wrote:
>
> > <snip>
> > > Did you "Enable JavaScript" in the browser?
> >
> > A related item for some password setups, is that once you are
> > authenticated, it writes a cookie to verify subsequent hits. So cookies
> > should also be on while testing. FYI, after changing javascript or
> > cookie settings in NS, I find it better to restart NS than rely on the
> > changes having actually taken place.
>
> Thanks, that was dead on. It was the cookies. I had turned them off to play
> around with something else and then forgotten about them being off. Always
> re-check the obivous first! :)
>
> OTOH, I find the lack of proper error handling in the sites I visited kind of
> puzzling. It seems like a very anticipatable problem, and one would think that
> they would handle it more gracefully in their CGI scripts or servlets or
> whatever they're doing. Instead, the response was totally uninformative.
> Interesting.
This is a great problem for many programs and programmers alike.
Misleading or missing error messages. Often a business pays its people
to get a working app out the door, and the company doesn't support
programmers taking the time to add good error messages...on the
assumption that "it works, so we don't need to waste money supporting
such and such". I suppose once a company writes a module for testing if
items like cookies and javascript are enabled, it could easily be used
on other projects. So it would save them customer support time and
require writing it only once.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charlie Ebert)
Subject: Re: Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner
Reply-To: Charlie Ebert:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:01:49 GMT
On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:30:08 -0000,
WILLO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can someone please explain to me (in detail) how to set up my cable
>internet connection with Linux Mandrake 7.0? I'm a newbie to linux, so any
>help would be appreciated. Thanx
>
>--
God that's easy. Have a network card installed in your machine.
Hook a cable between it and the cable modem.
Install Mandrake.
Say yes to I want DHCP!
And your working!
Hope this helps.
Charlie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: BTTV and Sound Support
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:03:38 GMT
Eric Wyles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a TV/Radio card that I am trying to get running under Linux. I'm not
> sure of the exact brand of the card, but I am able to get the Video from the
> TV working properly, but I cannot hear sound.
> I read somewhere that I should look on my card for any chips labeled TDA...
> or TEA... and make sure all of the modules for those are loaded and then my
> sound should work.
> I have found 3 chips on my card that fit that description:
> 1) TDA 1593T
> 2) TEA 5582
> 3) TEA 6320
> The only one I have found a module for is the TEA 6320 and I believe that
> was a fader of some sort. Does anyone know if there are kernel modules for
> those other two chips? I feel like if I could get those supported, I would
> have sound.
It might be something a little simpler... Do you have windows installed? If
so do you get audio from the card under Windows?
The first thing to do is make sure that you have your bttv card properly
connected to your sound card. Next, start up some audio mixer and make sure
that the line in or cd channel (depending on which one is the line from the
bttv card) isn't set down low or muted.
For me, the bttv kernel module loads all other necessary modules for audio and
video on my system. This is what I currently have loaded:
tuner 3248 1 (autoclean)
tvaudio 7776 0 (autoclean) (unused)
msp3400 13168 1 (autoclean)
bttv 54672 0 (unused)
i2c-algo-bit 7168 1 [bttv]
i2c-core 12016 0 [tuner tvaudio msp3400 bttv i2c-algo-bit]
Adam
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From: "John D. Peedle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Backup: AIT on Linux
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:20:25 -0000
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:90aoh7$2as$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi!
>
> Anyone using AIT tape to backup on Linux?
>
> Anyone using AIT tape drive on Compaq Smartarraycontroller with Linux?
>
> Anyone using Compaq AIT tape library to backup on Linux?
>
>
> I want to use a Compaq Proliant DL380 with integrated
> Smartarraycontroller and Compaq SSL2020 AIT Library with Linux and
> Arkeia software. Anyone who thinks this is possible?
>
> Sincerly, Niklas.
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Don't connect anything other than a disk to a Smart Array controller unless
you like spending money!
--
John D. Peedle
RHCE - so I'm Biased!
Registered Linux User 167460
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From: DJohnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Scripting
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:30:08 -0000
I wrote a scipt in Linux and either I don't know how to get it to execute
or I've written it wrong. The script is below. Thanks
count=0
for i in `ls -l`
do
if [ -d $i ]
then
count=`exp ^ $count +1`
fi
done
echo $count
--
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From: J. Gomez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Broken CD in "Slakware Linux Unleashed" book (Dec. 1999 edition).
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:41:20 +0100
Hello.
I live in Spain and some time ago I found in a bookstore the book
"Slackware Linux Unleashed" (ISBN: 0-672-31768-0), first printing
December 1999. I bought it because it was imported from USA and
therefore it was not a Spanish-translated version (translations of
computer related books are generally not good, in my experience).
Well, this book came with a CD-ROM with Slakware Linux 7.0. The other
day I tried to install it but I got several errors about files in CD-ROM
not been complete, abortion of installation of several packages for
disk-set A because of missing files, and so on. It seemed to me to be a
broken CD (not physically, but logically) so I got the potato Debian
distribution from a friend and installed it perfectly.
Although I am already getting used to the Debian way and liking it, I
wonder whether is this a known problem with this "Unleashed" book/CD
set, or what? Anybody knows anything about it?
I am not likely to ask the editors for a new CD-ROM, as I am now happy
with Debian, but I just want to know: is it just me this problem?
Thanks.
(PS: Follow-up set to alt.os.linux.slackware.)
--
J. Gomez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[Please, remove XyX if emailing me.]
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:46:46 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cdrecord - CD Writer
read the README file in /usr/src/linux
you will need to recompile your kernel with scsi support
also read the cdrecording howto at linuxdocs.org, that would be a wise
first step
Sean W Gaiser wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am trying to install an HP CD-Writer to my Redhat Linux 6.2 machine. I have
> downloaded cdrecord package but I am have some problems installing it. When I
> run cdrecord -scanbus, it tells me It is unable to open the SCSI port. I need
> to load those modules. I can't find any good documentation on where to find
> these modules, how to compile them if I need to, and which files to configure
> to have them load up.
>
> Any information, and pionters in the right direction would be much appreciated.
>
> Sean
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:47:36 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake Linux7.0 Road Runner
read the cable modem howto at linuxdocs.org
then if u have questions come back
WILLO wrote:
>
> Can someone please explain to me (in detail) how to set up my cable
> internet connection with Linux Mandrake 7.0? I'm a newbie to linux, so any
> help would be appreciated. Thanx
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
------------------------------
From: "John Cusick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie - "Unable to initialize modem"
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:49:32 GMT
In article <90rpse$1qns$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Beldar"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Trying to effect a dialup connection under RH7.0, I'm getting the error
> "Unable to initialize modem". I'm clueless. I've got a Lucent WinModem
> on COM3, so I'm using /dev/tty/s02. It ain't workin'. Can anybody
> help? Thanx.
>
Are winmodems working yet? I know there are some problems
with them. Check the Dialup HOWTO's
JC
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From: Scooter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Scripting
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:47:46 -0500
DJohnson wrote:
> I wrote a scipt in Linux and either I don't know how to get it to execute
> or I've written it wrong. The script is below. Thanks
> count=0
> for i in `ls -l`
> do
> if [ -d $i ]
> then
> count=`exp ^ $count +1`
> fi
> done
> echo $count
Will it not run, or are you getting error messages from the shell when you
try to run it?
If it is the former, you most likely need to give the file executable
permissions using chmod.
As far as errors it might generate, I am not familiar with the syntax you
are using here:
count=`exp ^ $count +1`
It looks like you are trying to increase the value of count by one here; it
that's the case try altering that line to read like this:
count=`expr $count + 1`
The whitespace between the + sign and the number "1" matters too.
HTH
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From: "Eric Wyles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BTTV and Sound Support
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:51:44 -0600
Adam,
Thanks for the suggestion, but I think it is due to lack of drivers. Yes, I
can get sound under Windows. FYI, I have the card connected through the CD
audio channels of my sound card.
The bttv module in linux does try to load everything I need, but it fails
when it tries msp3400. I checked the card and couldn't find any msp3400
chips on the card, so I think my sound needs to come from some other driver.
Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Eric
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:eZTY5.187352$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Eric Wyles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I have a TV/Radio card that I am trying to get running under Linux. I'm
not
> > sure of the exact brand of the card, but I am able to get the Video from
the
> > TV working properly, but I cannot hear sound.
>
> > I read somewhere that I should look on my card for any chips labeled
TDA...
> > or TEA... and make sure all of the modules for those are loaded and then
my
> > sound should work.
>
> > I have found 3 chips on my card that fit that description:
> > 1) TDA 1593T
> > 2) TEA 5582
> > 3) TEA 6320
>
> > The only one I have found a module for is the TEA 6320 and I believe
that
> > was a fader of some sort. Does anyone know if there are kernel modules
for
> > those other two chips? I feel like if I could get those supported, I
would
> > have sound.
>
> It might be something a little simpler... Do you have windows installed?
If
> so do you get audio from the card under Windows?
>
> The first thing to do is make sure that you have your bttv card properly
> connected to your sound card. Next, start up some audio mixer and make
sure
> that the line in or cd channel (depending on which one is the line from
the
> bttv card) isn't set down low or muted.
>
> For me, the bttv kernel module loads all other necessary modules for audio
and
> video on my system. This is what I currently have loaded:
>
> tuner 3248 1 (autoclean)
> tvaudio 7776 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> msp3400 13168 1 (autoclean)
> bttv 54672 0 (unused)
> i2c-algo-bit 7168 1 [bttv]
> i2c-core 12016 0 [tuner tvaudio msp3400 bttv i2c-algo-bit]
>
> Adam
>
>
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From: "Evan Panagiotopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Error mounting floppy, it says /dev/fd0 not a block device.
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 19:03:51 -0500
I type the command: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy and I get the error,
"mount: /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device."
How do I mount the floppy?
--
Evan Panagiotopoulos
Technology, Library and Media Director
Poughkeepsie City School District
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From: "Garry Heaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Considering Linux. Advantages over Solaris? Which version?
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:55:03 -0000
I want to run a UNIX flavour in order to optimise Perl development. Is Linux
easier to use than Solaris? I saw Red Hat 7 listed at �120 which isn't
exactly "free" as the open source movement suggests. On the other hand I
don't want to install an inferior version of Linux just because it's
cheaper/free. Is Red Hat worth the money? Which other Linux versions are
worth considering and what are the trade-offs?
Thanks
Garry Heaton
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