Linux-Misc Digest #699, Volume #26 Wed, 3 Jan 01 15:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux Gripes... ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: DVD software for Linux yet? (Rick)
Re: New Redhat install issues?? (Martin Bock)
Re: distro installation signatures (Martin Bock)
lying to dselect / dpkg (Gareth Jones)
Re: FTP connect does not work in RH6.2??? (Bill Tangren)
Re: FTP connect does not work in RH6.2??? (Bill Tangren)
Re: X-Windows configuration problem (Steve)
Re: lying to dselect / dpkg (Graham Wilson)
Auto start of a X window program ("Larry K. Brown")
Re: Motherboard Compatibility ==== ??????? (Robert Heller)
Re: Motherboard Compatibility ==== ???????
Re: Auto start of a X window program (Adam K Kirchhoff)
Re: Step-by step to install Linux RH7 and Win98. (John Thompson)
PATH for root (Reiner Griess)
Re: lilo with new kernel don't work ("Tauno Voipio")
source for rtsp proxy (Eric Headley)
Re: Using Nvidia GeForce 2 with XFree86 4.0.1 ("S. Umar")
Re: DVD software for Linux yet? (Pineapple)
ncurses5 questions (Harlan Grove)
[Help] Problems with network and remote X apps (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Manuel
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Ben=EDtez=20S=E1nchez?=)
Re: PATH for root (Jean-David Beyer)
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Gripes...
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:29:09 +0100
HMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the idea of open source. Linux is just so much work for so little joy. This
> OS is just plain slow, bloated and buggy. All these damn config files are
That's funny .. mine is fast, lean (256MB) and solid.
bambam up 57+05:26, 0 users, load 0.02, 0.01, 0.00
> decent help files and if there are you can't search any of them. Programs
I have all my config files in /etc. I can search all my help files. I
use "grep". But I don't need help anyway ..
> take forever to load and when they do they mostly crash. I try to download
My programs take zero tie eto load. But then I have a PII 450MHz with
128MB ram.
> stuff and every tar file I get won't expand. I would like to spend my day
Every tar file I have expands just fine. Have you considered that it
may already be expanded? Netscape and IE are known to expand .gz files
automatically and not rename them.
> writing code, but there are no decent IDE for writing C. What do people use?
Wht would one need an IDE for writing C? The whole of unix is an ide.
IDEs were something invented for msdos because dos couldn't do
windowing.
> It sounds like people use GCC and EMACS. I am just not a glutton for
I use gcc and vi. Why would one need more?
> punishment. I am trying to setup the Boreland J Builder, but of course when
Boreland? What is that? J Builder?
> I tar -x the download it just hangs. The jre plugin causes Mozilla not to
Have you considered adding the -f flag? SOmehow I imagine that you are
using the wrong options, and typing "tar -x foo.tar" instead of "tar -x
< foo.tar" or "tar -xf foo.tar". It's not hung, it's waiting for you to
supply the tar archive ion standard input! Read the man page.
> load. God this is frustrating. I am using RedHat 7 which is much better than
Redhat 7? Poor you.
> 6.x at least the GNOME is much better. I do like RPM. This is pretty cool
Rpm is awful. I have no idea why peple use it. Give me a .tgz any time.
> and actually much easier to use than the new windows isntaller which has
> similar support for dependencies and versioning.
> I heard this thing was lean, fast and stable. I just have not found this to
If you want to see that kind of thing go to debian. Personally, I don't
need it.
> be the case. Windows 2K runs faster and is more reliable and has usable
> apps. I haven't rebooted my windows box in months with writing and debugging
> c code on it all day.
This is not surprising. If you want to crash it, run someone elses
code.
> Am I doing something wrong? I thought my windows box was supposed to crash
Evidently. "being an idiotic arsehole" is what springs to mind.
> all the time and Linux was supposed to run on less hardware and never crash.
It doesn't.
> What's the deal. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Genius, figure out that you're the common factor in your problems.
Peter
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From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.video.dvd,alt.video.dvd.software
Subject: Re: DVD software for Linux yet?
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 18:42:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Pineapple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I always wondered what gives a linux user a right not to pay for
dvd-
> >> player, even through everyone else is paying for them ?
> >
> >Everyone has the right to use free software, Linux user or not.
>
> I didn't question the right to use free software altogether, just with
dvd-
> playing. Companies which sell these softwares have to pay for the
license
> to use it, hence so have the home-users. I can't see how this excludes
> linux-users somehow.
>
There is Free Software ($0.00) and Free Software (open freely available
source code). Which are you against?
There are commercial "office suites" there are free office suites For
Linux. Why are you not against free office suites. If a linux programmer
can write a DVD decoder, and choose to publish it as free software, why
is that a problem for you?
--
Rick
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From: Martin Bock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Redhat install issues??
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:21:58 +0100
David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> New Redhat install issues??
>>
>> I am setting on a new computer with on 20GB hard drive. I used the
>> first 10GB for windows ME and now I am trying to use the other 10GB for
>> redhat 7.0.
>>
>> I install redhat and I dont get any errors but after reboot the
>> computer. the computer goes right into windowsME. If I use the book
>> disk that linux loads fine??? why is LILO not loading off the MBR??
>
>Because there is no /boot or /root partition below the 1024th cylinder
>of the drive. On my 9.1 GB drive it is somewhere around 8 GB.
>
Hi David,
IMHO the german clone of Red Hat 7 (Halloween V) is shipped with a
LiLo > Ver. 21.2, which breaks the 1024 cylinder-limit, if the
machine's BIOS supports LBA and there is a line 'lba32' in
'/etc/lilo.conf'.
If these facts are given for Red Hat 7 (I dunno) and the OT's machine,
he only has to make the entry in '/etc/lilo.conf' and got to install
lilo in the MBR.
--
Martin God is dead!............Nietzsche
Nietzsche is dead!......God
URL: www.martin-bock.de Nietzsche is God!.......The Dead
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From: Martin Bock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: distro installation signatures
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:08:32 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Given an unknown linux installation, is there a way to detect if the
>original installation was Red Hat, Debian, SuSe or something else?
>In other words, are there any signature left by the installation
>procedure
>of the each distro? Also, is there a way to find the distro version
>numbers as well? Thanks for any help.
Debian: /etc/debian_version
SuSE: /etc/SuSE-release
HTH
--
Martin God is dead!............Nietzsche
Nietzsche is dead!......God
URL: www.martin-bock.de Nietzsche is God!.......The Dead
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From: Gareth Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lying to dselect / dpkg
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 18:59:52 GMT
If I want to install a piece of software (e.g. sendmail) using a
source tarball instead of using a .deb package, is there anyway that I
can tell dselect that sendmail *is* installed so that it doesn't try
to uninstall mutt, mailx etc. every time it is run?
Gareth
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Tangren)
Date: 03 Jan 2001 19:01:17 GMT
Subject: Re: FTP connect does not work in RH6.2???
ditto. It doesn't work for me either (though I have RH 7). The troubling thing
for me is that I have 3 linux boxes, and ftp doesn't work on only one of them.
I can't figure out why.
Bill Tangren
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <92tl05$n32$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GOBACO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>i have the same problem. i followed the hosts.allow and hosts.deny
>settings and it still didn't work.
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Stephane Montpetit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Check your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files.
>> Must have these:
>>
>> hosts.deny:
>>
>> ALL: ALL
>>
>> hosts.allow:
>>
>> ALL: 127.0.0.1
>> ALL: 192.168.0.
>> in.ftpd: ALL
>>
>> If you want to be able to telnet your Linux box from anywhere on
>> internet, you can add:
>> in.telnetd: ALL in your hosts.allow file.
>>
>> You can e-mail me if you need any help.
>>
>> Happy new year!!!!!!!
>>
>> Bo Berglund a �crit :
>>
>> > I have just installed RH 6.2 workstation and I am testing it out
>from
>> > a Win NT box over the internal LAN.
>> > I can get Telnet login to work, but whatever I do when I try FTP I
>> > don't get connected.
>> > I am using Ws_Ftp32 on my NT machine and as soon as I click the
>> > connect button there is a lot of disk activity on the Linux machine
>> > but eventually there is no connect.... :-(
>> > Here is the log from Ws_Ftp32:
>> >
>> > WINSOCK.DLL: WinSock 2.0
>> > WS_FTP95 LE 4.50 97.05.17, Copyright � 1992-1997 Ipswitch, Inc.
>> > - -
>> > connecting to 192.168.0.1 ...
>> > Connected to 192.168.0.1 port 21
>> >
>> > ! Connection failed
>> >
>> > I have checked that ftp is switched on in inetd.conf, but where can
>I
>> > set up permissions and such (if that is what is failing)???
>> >
>> > Bo Berglund
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>
>
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>
Bill Tangren
U.S.Naval Observatory
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Tangren)
Date: 03 Jan 2001 19:03:21 GMT
Subject: Re: FTP connect does not work in RH6.2???
ditto. It doesn't work for me either (though I have RH 7). The troubling thing
for me is that I have 3 linux boxes, and ftp doesn't work on only one of them.
I can't figure out why.
Bill Tangren
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <92tl05$n32$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GOBACO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>i have the same problem. i followed the hosts.allow and hosts.deny
>settings and it still didn't work.
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Stephane Montpetit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Check your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files.
>> Must have these:
>>
>> hosts.deny:
>>
>> ALL: ALL
>>
>> hosts.allow:
>>
>> ALL: 127.0.0.1
>> ALL: 192.168.0.
>> in.ftpd: ALL
>>
>> If you want to be able to telnet your Linux box from anywhere on
>> internet, you can add:
>> in.telnetd: ALL in your hosts.allow file.
>>
>> You can e-mail me if you need any help.
>>
>> Happy new year!!!!!!!
>>
>> Bo Berglund a �crit :
>>
>> > I have just installed RH 6.2 workstation and I am testing it out
>from
>> > a Win NT box over the internal LAN.
>> > I can get Telnet login to work, but whatever I do when I try FTP I
>> > don't get connected.
>> > I am using Ws_Ftp32 on my NT machine and as soon as I click the
>> > connect button there is a lot of disk activity on the Linux machine
>> > but eventually there is no connect.... :-(
>> > Here is the log from Ws_Ftp32:
>> >
>> > WINSOCK.DLL: WinSock 2.0
>> > WS_FTP95 LE 4.50 97.05.17, Copyright � 1992-1997 Ipswitch, Inc.
>> > - -
>> > connecting to 192.168.0.1 ...
>> > Connected to 192.168.0.1 port 21
>> >
>> > ! Connection failed
>> >
>> > I have checked that ftp is switched on in inetd.conf, but where can
>I
>> > set up permissions and such (if that is what is failing)???
>> >
>> > Bo Berglund
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>
>
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>
Bill Tangren
U.S.Naval Observatory
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From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X-Windows configuration problem
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:14:00 +0000
William T. Trotter wrote:
>
> Here's the result of running:
>
> startx > x.errors 2>&1
>
> XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> Release Date: January 8 2000
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.5-22smp i686 [ELF]
> Configured drivers:
> Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1)
> (using VT number 7)
>
> XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> (**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: types: "default"
> (**) XKB: compat: "default"
> (**) XKB: symbols: "us(pc101)"
> (**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
> (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: model: "pc101"
> (**) XKB: layout: "us"
> (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
> (**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
> (**) Mach64: Graphics device ID: "ATI|3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X"
> (**) Mach64: Monitor ID: "ViewSonic VP151"
> (--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
> Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
>
> *** None of the configured devices were detected.***
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages
>
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
I would guess that your problem is the
"no screens found" error.
Here are excerpts from my screen section for instance:
# denotes generated comments
:: denotes my comments
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
DefaultColorDepth 16 :: added this
# Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
#Device "Generic VGA"
Device "S3 86C375 (generic)"
Monitor "Dell14"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
# Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
# Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1152x864" "512x384"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
:: Note that Default is 16 bit, and since 640x480 is first in the
:: 16 bit Depth display section, that's what comes up by default, using
:: a "desktop size" of 1152x864, the largest resolution given.
:: The resolutions are given in the order they'll appear given
:: <CTRL><ALT><+> presses
# The 16-color VGA server
:: omitted
:: I leave the S3 section in because I've been known to go back and
forth
:: between SVGA and S3 servers, though SVGA seems to work better for
:: most apps.
# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32,
Mach64)
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "S3 86C375 (generic)"
Monitor "Dell14"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "320x200" "400x300"
"1152x864
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
If that doesn't get you on the right path, you might want to post
to comp.windows.x.i386unix and/or comp.os.linux.x.
HTH
--
Steve Ackman
http://twovoyagers.com
Linux Registered User #79430
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From: Graham Wilson <graham01~[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lying to dselect / dpkg
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 11:12:51 -0800
Gareth Jones wrote:
> If I want to install a piece of software (e.g. sendmail) using a
> source tarball instead of using a .deb package, is there anyway that I
> can tell dselect that sendmail *is* installed so that it doesn't try
> to uninstall mutt, mailx etc. every time it is run?
>
> Gareth
There's a package called alien on the Debian stable admin page. I've
never used it, but I've heard others recommend it. HTH. G.
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Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 13:23:27 -0600
From: "Larry K. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Auto start of a X window program
I need advice on how to start a X window program without a user logging
on.
I have the Redhat 6.2 starting as Run level 5 and I know how to have a
program start automatically after login. The trouble is I need it to
run on a power
restore by it self. If it is in the rc5.d scripts it will not run
because it can not
connect to the X server.
Larry K. Brown
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motherboard Compatibility ==== ???????
Date: 3 Jan 2001 13:27:36 true
"Jawahir Koul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Tue, 2 Jan 2001 20:54:25 -0800, wrote :
"K> I am planning to buy one of those MB which have sound and video and modem
"K> on board like PC Chips 598LMR AT/ATX board or Amptron PM599. Are they
"K> compatible
"K> with Linux Red Hat 6 or linux Red Hat 7. Where can I find the list of MBs
"K> which are compatible?
"K> I would appreciate help.
Check out the Hardware-HOWTO on www.linuxdoc.org (visit www.xfree86.org
for video chip compatibity).
Rule-of-thumb: Internal Modems *tend* to be controllerless. *Most*
controllerless are not supported by Linux. (A *few* are.)
Bleeding edge video cards can be problematical, although since the X
server is a separate program/process from the base kernel, it is often
possible to download a beta X server from www.xfree86.org and install
it. Also: I hear the SuSE often has X Servers for bleeding edge video
cards (www.suse.com).
Sound cards: *I* have no clue.
The only other issue is DMA IDE controllers -- not all are supported *in
DMA mode*. All are supported in good old PIO mode.
Note: the Hardware-HOWTO (and www.xfree86.org video chip compatibity
list) will not list by motherboard. You need to get the specs. from the
MB maker and get the chip set equiv. for the various integrated parts.
I.e. is the integrated sound a SoundBlaster clone? Is the video chip a
Mach64 clone? And so on.
"K>
"K> Thanks,
"K>
"K> JK
"K>
"K>
"K>
"K>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motherboard Compatibility ==== ???????
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 14:25:28 -0500
hardware compatability lists at the major packagers.
Personally, I stay away from those "integrated" solutions. No point asking
for trouble.
Jawahir Koul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92u47s$ib1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am planning to buy one of those MB which have sound and video and modem
> on board like PC Chips 598LMR AT/ATX board or Amptron PM599. Are they
> compatible
> with Linux Red Hat 6 or linux Red Hat 7. Where can I find the list of MBs
> which are compatible?
> I would appreciate help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JK
>
>
>
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From: Adam K Kirchhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Auto start of a X window program
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:29:44 GMT
Look in the file:
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
I think it's pretty self explanatory... However, be very careful what you
put in there.
Adam
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Larry K. Brown wrote:
> I need advice on how to start a X window program without a user logging
> on.
> I have the Redhat 6.2 starting as Run level 5 and I know how to have a
> program start automatically after login. The trouble is I need it to
> run on a power
> restore by it self. If it is in the rc5.d scripts it will not run
> because it can not
> connect to the X server.
>
> Larry K. Brown
>
>
>
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Step-by step to install Linux RH7 and Win98.
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 11:37:36 -0600
gataway wrote:
> I'm going to setup a new system with two ATA 100 harddisk, one for win
> 98 the other for Linux RH7.I'm planning to have BootMAgic and Partition
> Magic install .
> So which OS do i install first?
Install Win98 first, otherwise it will stomp on linux' boot
loader.
> And what partition is needed for noth
> win98SE and Linux?
Microsoft operating systems insist on booting from the first
primary partition on the first physical device. There are ways
around this, but if you're starting fresh, why bother. Other
operating systems, including linux, do not share this
limitation. Install your linux partitions as logical partitions
inside an extended partition and you shouldn't have any problems.
> Can i have and exmaple of how much space for each
> partition?
As much as you can spare. Just guess at first and then further
down the road you can repartition to redistribute the space to
fit your needs, once you find out what they are...
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Reiner Griess)
Subject: PATH for root
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 20:37:56 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi there!
When I'm logged in as a normal user and going into
super user mode (su) the PATH for root isn't set.
For every command it is necessary to type in the
full path (/sbin/route par example).
How can I correct this?
Thank you
reiner
--
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From: "Tauno Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo with new kernel don't work
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:39:07 GMT
"alex k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92vag7$dn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > This is probably a partitioning problem. The new kernel is probably
> located
> > at or above cylinder 1024. Does your disk have a separate /boot
> partition
> > which is below cylinder 1024?
>
> yes it actually does. at least a logical one,
> hda5 15M.
>
> and it worked alright in my last install.
> that was ALSO slack7.1...
> weird, and it didn't complain when i wanted
> to switch to a new kernel (2.2.17).
>
> i just don't get why it starts complaining
> only after i try running lilo with the new
> 2.2.18 kernel...
>
Did you copy the new kernel into /boot?
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi
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From: Eric Headley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: source for rtsp proxy
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:26:18 GMT
Where can I get the source for a rtsp proxy ?
Eric Headley
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From: "S. Umar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: Using Nvidia GeForce 2 with XFree86 4.0.1
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 13:39:44 +0000
Most likely the kernel driver is not loaded or failing to load....do
lsmod and see
if module NVdriver is present or not. Is NVdriver.o present in
/lib/modules/2.2.x/
directory or subdirectory? If yes, does running "depmod -a" work without
errors.
--
Prof. S. Umar
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37235
Tel : (615) 322-2459
Fax : (615) 343-7263
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://compsci.cas.vanderbilt.edu/~umar/resu.htm
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From: Pineapple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.video.dvd,alt.video.dvd.software
Subject: Re: DVD software for Linux yet?
Date: 3 Jan 2001 19:57:31 GMT
>There is Free Software ($0.00) and Free Software (open freely available
>source code). Which are you against?
Neither.
>There are commercial "office suites" there are free office suites For
>Linux. Why are you not against free office suites. If a linux programmer
>can write a DVD decoder, and choose to publish it as free software, why
>is that a problem for you?
I have nothing against free software. I just resent the idea that linux-
people seem to think that free OS gives them right to get everything free.
You can write a free dvd-decoder. But if it decodes css, making this
software costs you a license fee. If you can or want to pay the license and
then distribute the software, its OK. But as long as you obtain the
decryption keys by ripping, stealing or reverse engineering, I don't
consider it OK in any way. The license costs 10000 dollars and there are no
per-product royalties. If a company pays this and then someone takes
advantage of it for free, its stealing IMO. And that's what i'm against.
If there would be enough market for DVD-player for linux, there would be
one. I don't think it would be that difficult to implement. Instead, linux
people want it for free and no-one sensible is going to pay 10k for a
license and then give it away for free.
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From: Harlan Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ncurses5 questions
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:51:02 GMT
There are a few packages I want to install that all require ncurses5.
However, there's also a lot I don't want to upgrade if I don't have to
that requires ncurses4. Is forcing the ncurses5 upgrade going to cause
problems? Both ncurses4 and ncurses5 seem to share the same terminfo
files in /usr/share - are there any differences between these files
from the two ncurses version? If so, would they render ncurses4
unusable?
FWIW, the change log shown for the latest Red Hat ncurses5 RPM makes it
appear that ncurses5 and ncurses4 aren't too different.
url:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/redhat/7.0/updates/i386/ncurses-5.2-
2.i386.html
snippet:
* Thu Nov 04 1999 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- 5.0
- some spec cleanups to make updating easier
- add links *.so.5 to *.so.4 - they are fully binary compatible.
(Why did they change the invocation number???)
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Manuel =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ben=EDtez=20S=E1nchez?=
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: [Help] Problems with network and remote X apps
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 20:32:41 +0100
Hi all,
I would greatly thank your help with this problem I've run through.
I'm administering a machine running Linux Red Hat 6.2. They've been
running ok for a long while. Then, due to some recently discovered
security holes I updated the kernel to the latest stable release
(namely, 2.2.18). So I downloaded the sources, unpacked, configured,
compiled and installed the brand new kernel. So far so good. Everything
was doing all right. Well, not so. I've found network is not going on so
well.
Right after booting everything is fine. But very soon afterwards the
network services to the machine start decaying. While I can do usual
telnet, ftp and rlogin, I prefer ssh. But after the kernel update, ssh
connections to the updated machine take an eternity to get on. That, in
the case I finally success loging in. Then if I start any remote X
Window application, the host will create the process (ps tells it) but
no window is showed remotely. Nothing has been changed in the client
machines, so the problem must be on the server, because everyuthing was
fine before. I haven't been able to find out much about why. All the
syslog is dumping in the messages file are messages like:
========
Jan 3 20:01:32 condor pam_console[802]: can't find device or X11 socket
to examine for 1
========
The same problem arises if I connect through telnet or rlogin and then
set DISPLAY (and xhost in the client machine): the application won't
work.
Worst, after some time running every network service in the server
is down. I mean, it doesn't asnwer telnet, nor ftp, in some cases, not
even a simple ping.
That's the problem. I would thank whatever suggestion on things to
check or try. I cannot figure out what's wrong, since I have NOT changed
neither the hardware nor the operating system setup.
Thanks in advance.
Greetings!
Jos� Manuel
--
Jos� M. Ben�tez [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PATH for root
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:03:18 -0500
Reiner Griess wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
> When I'm logged in as a normal user and going into
> super user mode (su) the PATH for root isn't set.
> For every command it is necessary to type in the
> full path (/sbin/route par example).
>
> How can I correct this?
>
It is correct that way, though you may not like it. You could add those
directories to root's path. The reason extremely little is in root's
path is to make it more difficult for crackers to sneek in trojan
horses.
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/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey
^^-^^ 3:00pm up 3 days, 5:16, 2 users, load average: 2.06, 2.10, 2.09
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