Linux-Misc Digest #586, Volume #26 Tue, 19 Dec 00 05:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: suggest me one which can handle multiple POP3 email addresses? (Jedi Master Yoda)
Re: Please help with redhat script (David)
Modifying the RedHat installer ("Nelous")
Re: Help with newbie stuff (Graham Wilson)
Re: Printing (Graham Wilson)
Re: Need help with cdrecord error (Lew Pitcher)
Re: Dead keys (Graham Wilson)
Re: Need MINIMAL Linux for a laptop dinosaur... (Ben Goble)
Re: RH6.1/586 binaries won't load on RH7/686? (rich)
sendmail ("Igor Borisovsky")
Re: Please help with redhat script (Prasanth A. Kumar)
Re: Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help (Eric)
Mandrake goes crazy ("A.Bev")
Re: lilo warning : device 0x3030 cylinder exceeed 1024 (Eric)
Re: lilo and win98
Re: Bad Blocks Woes. Please help. (David Efflandt)
ODBC & MySql ("Dennis")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jedi Master Yoda)
Subject: Re: suggest me one which can handle multiple POP3 email addresses?
Date: 19 Dec 2000 07:12:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:13:12 +0900, news <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
spouted:
>can anyone suggest me one which can handle multiple POP3 email addresses?
Just use fetchmail to fetch email from all your accounts and deliver it
to your local mail spool. You can then use whichever email client you
like to read it.
'jmy
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Please help with redhat script
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:15:35 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Please help with redhat script
>
> I am using redhat 7.0 and I would like to find out how to write a
> script that I could run in cron.
Change the email address in the script below.
=======================
#!/bin/sh
/sbin/ifconfig | /bin/grep P-t-P | /usr/bin/cut -c 21-35 | (cat <<EOF
EOF
cat
) | /bin/mail -s "IP Address" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
Completed more W/U's than 98.899% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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From: "Nelous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modifying the RedHat installer
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:41:48 +0800
Hi ,
I would like to modify Red Hat modules collection , modules.cgz , of
initrd.img at Red Hat Linux installaion with floppy disk . And refer to
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/KickStart-HOWTO-9.html
It describes how to uncompress modules.cgz archive :
# gzip -dc /mnt/initrd/modules/modules.cgz >/tmp/modules.cpio
# cpio -itv <modules.cpio >modules.listing
# mkdir modules
# cpio -idumv <../modules.cpio
But not mention how to recreate the modules.cgz.
If you know how to do it or how to make a floppy disk for
Red Hat installer on "expert mode" to insert module ,
please tell me. Thanks a lot !!
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From: Graham Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with newbie stuff
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:22:55 -0800
Arthur Merar wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have some REAL newbie questions and I was hoping someone could help
> me out.
>
> Ok, I just purchased an Exabyte EXB-120 tape library. I have 2
> computers. One of them is a Windows 98 system. The other one I
> want to run Linux. I have a hub and 5 static IP addresses.
>
> This is the setup I want:
>
> Both computers sohuld be able to access the internet.
> Both computers should be able to access each other.
> The Linux box should be able to work with the tape library.
> I want to also be able to access the tape library over the internet.
> I want to set up user accounts and allow users to access this SCSI
> device.
>
> I have not the slightest idea on where to start. Can someone please
> help me out and give me a bit of advice?
>
> Arthur
I think I would start with installing Linux on the second machine.
There is a lot of information at the Linux Documentation Project. My
guess would be that the following HOWTOs would be a good place to start:
Reading-List, Networking-Overview, Intranet, Installation. There are a
lot more, too (as you will see).
Good luck on your project. G.
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From: Graham Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printing
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:38:13 -0800
Stephan Boyce wrote:
>
> I'm new to Linux and trying to port a system running on SCO Open server
> 5.0.5 to Redhat Linux 7.0
>
> SCO uses the old system 5 "lp" print facilities. The applications send
> files
> to be printed using "lp -o user_options". The user_options were then passed
> to print filters located in /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces. These shell
> scripts interpreted the options and sent commands to the printer. To send
> the escape sequence to put the printer into "compressed print" mode for
> example. Does Linux have the same sort of facilities. If yes, how can
> options be passed from "lpr" to a print filter that I can modify?
>
> Thanks Steve
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux does have the same facilities, and there are other options also.
Check the printing HOWTOs available at the Linux Documentation Project.
I found apsfilter to be a good way to get everything working, but I'm
not sure it's what you will need. Good luck. G.
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help with cdrecord error
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:27:41 -0500
Matt Garman wrote:
>
> At what priority level are you burning? Re-nicing the cdrecord process
> might help. I could not get consistently successful burns on my drive
> until I started using it as root with a high priority.
>
> As root, I always execute my cdrecord as in the following:
>
> nice --adjustment=-19 cdrecord [cdrecord_params_here]
>
> -19 is the highest priority a process can have in Linux (for maximum
> confusion, high priority numbers correspond to low priority and low
> priority numbers correspond to high priority).
[snip]
'nice' is supposed to _reduce_ your priority by a given amount, so
nice 2
would be two priority levels lower than your current priority.
This means that to increase your priority, you have to nice by a
negative number (i.e. reduce your priority by a negative amount).
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: Graham Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dead keys
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:43:25 -0800
Andre wrote:
>
> How do I make dead keys work ?
man xmodmap
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From: Ben Goble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Need MINIMAL Linux for a laptop dinosaur...
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:54:52 -0700
D'Arque Bishop wrote:
>
> Hey there,
>
> I've got a bit of a problem here, and I was hoping someone out there might
> be able to help me. I've got an NEC Versa V/50 laptop w/ a 486/SX CPU, 4
> MB of RAM, a 500 MB hard drive, and a 14.4k PCMCIA modem. What I'm wanting
> to do is put a very minimal Linux on this laptop. Basically, ALL it would
> be required to do is dial up a remote PC using minicom. In fact, if it
> wasn't for the fact that the boot/root disks for Slackware require a minimum
> of 8 MB of RAM, I'd just use the a1 disk series of Slack. Unfortunately,
> the earliest distro available on their website is 3.3. :( Does anyone have
> any recommendations for a distro and config of Linux that could be used to
> make this laptop into a simple dial-up terminal?
You may want to look into some of these sites:
Big list of 50+ distros
http://freshmeat.net/appindex/Console/Mini%20Distributions.html
muLinux and other application/stealth distros
http://sunsite.dk/mulinux
http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/index.html
http://www.dragonlinux.org/
http://members.linuxstart.com/~austin/GreenFrog/
ftp://ftp.penguin.cz/pub/Pygmy/
http://smalllinux.netpedia.net/
http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/tomukas/
Linux Router Project and clones + other network distros
http://www.linuxrouter.org
http://lrp.plain.co.nz/linux-router/dists/Eiger/
http://www.georgetoft.com/LRP/
http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/
http://lrp.c0wz.com/oxygen/
http://www.iop.com/~intutor/lrprg/index.html
http://www.netnimble.com/wrip/
http://www.coyotelinux.com/
http://www.linuxsupportline.com/~router/
http://www.quietsche-entchen.de/giotto/
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
http://trinux.sourceforge.net/
--
Ben Goble Lakewood, Colorado USA
bgoble at qwest.net
A Stranger and a Pilgrim on Earth
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From: rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH6.1/586 binaries won't load on RH7/686?
Date: 19 Dec 2000 01:37:33 -0800
Here's what RH support told me:
> Binaries compiled under 6.1 will often fail under version 7.0. This is
> because 7.0 is using a different version of glibc and most binaries rely
> on this. Your probably going to find a newer bianry for 7, or find the
> source rpm for it and make your own.
>
> if you have a source rpm you can type
>
> rpm --rebuild filename.src.rpm
>
> and it will compile a new binary rpm for you. it will leave it in
> /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386, or possibly i686 depending on the source
> file.
>
> Then you can rpm -Uvh filename.i386.rpm and you will have the new binary
> thats compatable with Red Hat Linux 7.0.
Well, I'd have thought their glibc patch would have obviated this
necessity. & that the diagnostic would not take the form of "Command not
found.". & I suspect rather than track down the source for all my odd
little private shims & scaffolds that will need recompiling I'll just
reinstall 6.1, & never go near Redhat again.
Or is this some glibc version skew rather than a red hat thing?
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From: "Igor Borisovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sendmail
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:39:23 +0300
Hi!
Whether it is possible so to adjust sendmail, that he at transfer
Mail changed a field " Subject: " as necessary?
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Subject: Re: Please help with redhat script
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Prasanth A. Kumar)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:23:52 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Please help with redhat script
>
> I am using redhat 7.0 and I would like to find out how to write a
> script that I could run in cron.
>
> I need the script to get my ip address and then email it to me.
>
> This will have me login to my home computer from work.
>
> please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you could help
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
0 8 * * 1-5 /bin/hostname --ip-address | /bin/mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This say that 8:00 every weekday, email the ipaddress to you. To edit
the cron file, use 'crontab -e' or there are some nice gui editors
like in KDE which make it a snap to set the timings.
--
Prasanth Kumar
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:23:36 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John wrote:
>
> I used the DOS based (floppy) partition magic to get Linux installed. It's
> now running and happy.
>
> I just need a way to edit the boot.ini file so I can use the NT boot manager
> to start linux. Since I can't login I can't modify the file via NT.
>
> I can mount the ntfs (read-only). I'm scared to use the read/write ntfs
> because it might mess up the NT.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Is there a "dos" like floppy that I can boot from and then access the NTFS
> parition? I just need to edit a text file.
>
Or you can use LILO to boot the different OS's
Eric
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From: "A.Bev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake goes crazy
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:19:50 +0100
Hello,
Well i have this tiny little question about my Mandrake box. I noticed
that 7.2 always runs something when you first boot up your machine and
the HDD "works" for about 1-2 minutes. I'm not sure what it is (if
someone could give me a hint..thnx). But yesterday it went crazy, when i
logged into X, 1 minute later my HDD begun to work (like everytime), but
this time it totally freezed my mouse and keyboard. I couldn't even kill
X etc etc. From time to time the mouse movements (in the buffer) were
executed. It freezed so much that even the clock stopped tiking. But
there was activity, the HDD "worked" like a crazy. It lasted 1 hour
until i pressed the reset button and terminated this. I haven't reboot
yet and don't know if it is goign to "strike" again. Anyone PLEASE has
an idea on what is going on here ?
Thank you
(PS sorry for not posting on alt.linux.mandrake but i have no acces to
it :( )
thnx again
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo warning : device 0x3030 cylinder exceeed 1024
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:27:04 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anson Ho wrote:
>
> Hi ,
>
> I just install a new IBM 307040 harddisk and I install REDHAT 6.2 on
> hda3. When I install LILO, warning message displayed warning as captioned,
> and when I boot linux. only 'LI' display. What can I do to overcome this?
>
post the result of `fdisk -l /dev/hda`
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: lilo and win98
Date: 19 Dec 2000 09:25:44 GMT
Well, I can tell you what the cause of your problem is, for what
it's worth. The DOS system is successfully loading into memory, but
when it comes time to start the command interpreter (ie shell), it
can't find it and can't continue. The reason it can't find it...
well, I don't know. I've never caused this problem by modifying
a *different* partition before. I remember that error message back
from my DOS hacking days, though. I got that when I accidentally
deleted the command.com file (usually should reside in your root
directory, by the way, often times a copy is kept in \windows\ or
\windows\command\
You can easily reproduce this error by doing the following with a
floppy disk. (It works with hard disks too, but you don't want to
do that on purpose)
- Insert a blank floppy.
- sys a:
- del a:*.*
- Boot from the floppy.
Basically it makes the disk bootable, copies the 'kernel image' and
such to the floppy. Then you delete everthing except for the hidden
files (msdos.sys, io.sys, etc) and are left with a system that boots
then chokes because it's missing the user interface. Perhaps this
little activity can give you some ideas as to what caused you're own
problem.
If you're looking to "fight the illness by fighting the symptoms,"
well then you need to put a copy of a command interpreter where the
DOS kernel can find it. Preferably in C:\
Just boot from a floppy and 'copy a:\command.com c:\', assuming
that the boot floppy is running the exact same windows version
as the system. Otherwise you'll screw things up by doing that.
So make sure.
Another point to muse about is why the system is looking for
command.com in the first place. Command.com is the command line
interpreter. You're likely looking for the graphical environment.
I think (maybe someone else can confirm this) that the file you're
really looking for is c:\windows\win.com, not command.com.
Try either or both of the following:
- Hit F8 immediatly after telling lilo to load windows. From the
menu that pops up choose step-by-step confirmation and see where
the system poops out. As always, look for anything peculiar. Try
different possible avenues to the startup procedure (when it asks
you "Do you want to ___") and see if you can figure out what's
causing your dilemma.
- Boot from a floppy (or just mount the drive into linux) and check
to see if c:\windows\win.com is there. You can also check for
command.com for the hell of it. Maybe you're discover something
interesting.
I honestly can't figure out what installing Linux could have done
to create this problem, so it's tough to suggest a solution. The
damage was most likely done from windows by somehow deleting the
wrong file. Bad media is also a likely suspect. I once installed
window 3 times (all the same day) on a machine before figuring out
that my disk had a bad block and was messing up my files. Scandisk
can fix that.
Finding the missing file and copying it from another source could
very well solve your problem. OTOH, it's been my sad experience
with Microsoft that a reformat-reinstall is the only way to fix some
problems.
Good luck and come back if you find something new.
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:35:39 +1100, Ron Nicholls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have installed win98 on the first 2gig partition, which runs fine alone,
>os2 on the second 2gig and linux
>on the next 2 gig ; it's a 20 gig drive with other partitons for apps
>Using lilo to boot each OS , linux and os2 boot successfully, but win 98
>prompts me with
>a line
>=======
>Type name of Command Interpreter eg. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
>A>
>=======
>It would be nice to have them all on the same drive.
>Lilo is installed in the MBR , is this a problem with win.
>Is there a HOWTO for win98
>The distribution is RedHat 7.0
>
>Regards RonN
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Bad Blocks Woes. Please help.
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:44:08 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 06:18:55 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i have 2 problems:
>
>1) i've recently discovered numerous bad blocks on my swap partition
>(hda2). how can i mark these blocks so that they arent used any more?
>
>2) i suddenly cant access several files on a different partition (hda3)
>but on the same drive. when trying to copy these files etc. i simply get
>a "Input/Output error". Either that, or it takes a VERRRYYY long time to
>read the files (it took about 1 minute to copy a 600kb file from that
>partition) I've tested the partition with badblocks but it doesnt report
>any errors. Any ideas as to what the problem might be?
>
>note: i also have windows running on hda1 and that's working just fine,
>so aside from a few bad blocks, i dont think there's anything wrong with
>the drive. (perhaps i'm wrong?)
Perhaps. An IDE drive normally reserves an unseen portion of the drive to
automatically map into any bad sectors. If you suddenly notice bad
sectors that you never noticed when using that part of the drive before,
or an increasing number of bad sectors, it could be a dying drive. Best
to backup anything essential that you have not backed up already.
I have only had 2 drives go bad, 1 within a month of purchase (213 MB
Maxtor long ago) and a 2.1 GB WD that started getting bad sectors when 3/4
full (apparently screwed up near the center). Warranty replacements of
both never had any problems. In fact the replacement 2.1 GB has been
running Linux 24/7 and, although, I switched to another distro on another
drive, I still use swap on that drive.
On the other hand, I was having trouble with interrupt timeouts on that
drive that eventually got to the point that I could not shutdown. I
discovered that the inlet grill to my inlet fan was totally blocked with
lint. Clearing the lint cleared the interrupt problems with no data loss,
except for a lapse in the logs.
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: "Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ODBC & MySql
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:50:32 +0400
Hi
I am wondering if its possible to host a SQL database with Ms Visual Basic
as front-end on a Linux box with an ODBC driver and MySQL or something else.
Thanks
Dennis
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