Linux-Misc Digest #836, Volume #26 Tue, 16 Jan 01 21:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: linuxconf error messages (Bill Hudson)
Re: [OT] Start using Linux now! (Steve Withers)
Re: /usr busy on shutdown; can't shutdown (NF Stevens)
Re: shutdown command (Michael Heiming)
Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?! (Garv Austin)
RH7 and APC BackUPS ("Jeff Bracanovich")
Re: Kernel compiling error on bzImage (Michael Heiming)
Re: scsi emulation problem... ("Mal Whitten")
Re: "Capturing" keyboard/mouse events (Noble Pepper)
Re: How does the following string convert from inetd.conf to xinetd.conf? (David
Hart)
Re: linux 2.4.0 cannot mount root filesystem (Steve Connet)
386 vs 686 rpms (Jason Bond)
CDRW/Hard Drive Problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 386 vs 686 rpms ("lobotomy")
Re: Is Netscape 6 on Linux more stable than previous versions?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?! (John Hasler)
Re: RH7 and APC BackUPS (Alex)
HELP!! Trying to install new hard drive... ("James Ayton, Jr.")
HELP!! New hard drive install on Linux... ("James Ayton, Jr.")
Re: video card for linux (vedanta barooah)
Re: no such device for sound card (Dances With Crows)
Re: scsi emulation problem... (Dances With Crows)
Re: Can't Mount Swap file - SWAPON fails (Dances With Crows)
Re: [xcdroast] why does my mouse hangs? (Dances With Crows)
Re: video card for linux (Dances With Crows)
Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?! (Floyd Davidson)
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From: Bill Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linuxconf error messages
Date: 16 Jan 2001 22:20:57 GMT
Gert wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> When activating my changes in Linuxconf I constantly get these messages "The
> file /etc/<...> as a revision data in the future. This probably means that
> you system time is wrong or has been wrong at some point".
>
> Though, my systemtime is right. What's the problem. What can I do about it?
>
> Thnx! greetz,
>
> Gert.
man touch
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Bill Hudson
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From: Steve Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.drugs.pot,linux.redhat.misc,redhat.general
Subject: Re: [OT] Start using Linux now!
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:47:39 +1300
buddy_holly wrote:
>
> SPA Anti-Piracy is going to start cracking down BIG-TIME in the coming years
> of the Information Revolution. I predict they will use sophisticated
> technology to determine every U.S. (and eventually world) citizen who is
> using unlicensed software! This applies to everyone who casually copies
> software without a valid license for every program.
>
> http://www.siia.net/piracy/
They already know. If you use the Win9x update facility, they know about
your machine. I know it says they don't send any info to Microsoft. If
you believe that then the tooth fairy still gives you money.
I have already moved 3 of my 7 systems to Linux permanently for this
very reason. I can't afford to buy 7 licences of *anything* Microsoft
sells....never mind everthing.
The cheapest WinME upgrade (from Win98) is NZ$129. So that would be
NZ$903 for seven copies. THEN you have to load each of those copies onto
a different machine. You are NOT allowed to load one copy on seven
machines and keep the rest in the drawer.
To buy 7 copies for bare systems would cost NZ$2,800. To put Office 2000
Standard on them would cost a further NZ$4,200 and the upgrades each
year would cost roughly NZ$2,100.
If you're an American, pretend these are American dollars to understand
what this feels like to your average Kiwi software buyer.
Mind you....if people had to actually PAY to use Microsoft software they
would be more likely to look at alternatives....and that would have to
be good.
--
Regards,
Steve Withers
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux user #24688
http://counter.li.org
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: /usr busy on shutdown; can't shutdown
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:09:45 GMT
Chris Menzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I was unable to shutdown until it was pointed out to me that symlinks to
>the halt script in rc.0 and rc.6 might be missing (they were). That
>*almost* solved my problem. However, I still don't get a full, clean
>shutdown. After umounting my /root and /var filesystems, umount fails to
>umount /usr, reporting unhelpfully (for me, anyway) that the device is busy
>-- despite the fact that a KILL has been sent to all processes. The
>shutdown then hangs. The system nearly shutdown by that point, so there is
>nothing I can do but hit the reset button.
>
>Any ideas about what is going wrong and how to fix it would be appreciated.
Add a line containing
fuser -mv /usr
to the init script which calls umount. This will give
you a list of processes which are still using /usr.
Norman
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:09:06 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: shutdown command
JCA wrote:
> According to the doc (under Slackware 7.1) when invoked with -a
> shutdown is supposed to check /etc/shutdown.allow in order to find
> out if the user invoking it is allowed to do a shutdown.
>
> Well, my shutdown doesn't. It seems to ignore /etc/shutdown.allow
> altogether, always saying that only root is allowed to execute such
> command.
>
> On the other hand, if its permissions are changed to 4755 then
> anybody
> can invoke it. Not only is this not in agreement with the man pages but,
>From man shutdown:
OPTIONS
-a Use /etc/shutdown.allow.
Seems for me as a reading problem. You have some choice now:
1. make a script and symlink it to /sbin/shutdown
2. Create a group which includes the user you want to be able to shutdown
and make shutdown group executable and belonging to this group.
3. man sudo
Why does some one want to shutdown Linux anyway, despite save electric
power, save the enviroment...?
>
>
> in addition, it is a rather dangerous behavior.
>
That's right.
>
> Has anybody out there observed this? If so, where can one get a
> shutdown that complies with the man pages?
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: Garv Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?!
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:24:04 -0800
"Dr. Jason J. Hogan-O'Neill" wrote:
>
Does anyone have any other news on this?
Linus just said he was not dead.
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From: "Jeff Bracanovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux
Subject: RH7 and APC BackUPS
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:26:23 GMT
Can't seem to get RH7 and a simple UPS to communicate.
Have tried APCUPSD, Powerchute and a simple dameon. None seem to get the
Power Down signal to start counting down to shutdown. The UPS and cable do
work fine in Windows using Powerchute. I have tried to get it to work on two
different RH7 systems that I know the serial ports work.
Oddly enough, if I do
stty -a</dev/ttyS0 (or ttyS1 on the other system)
while running APCUPSD , I get a Power Down message shortly followed by a
Power Restored message. These messages occur if the UPS is plugged in to the
wall or not. If the UPS is not plugged into the wall, then the UPS beeping
changes to one long tone until the Power Restored message, when it returns
to it's normal beep. The messages do not occur when UPS serial cable is
disconnected.
I've tried everything listed for each program, but can't seem to get it up.
I've run all the latest RH7 updates for what I've have installed.
Has anyone gotten a simple UPS up and running right on RH7????
Any suggestions???
Thanks
===============================================================
Jeff Bracanovich
The Boat Exchange
Columbia, SC
803-732-7424 voice
www.theboatexchange.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jeff Bracanovich
The Boat Exchange
Columbia, SC
803-732-7424 voice
www.theboatexchange.com
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:21:15 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel compiling error on bzImage
Peter wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have Linux RH 6.2, with kernel 2.2.14. I have tried to put new kernel
> (2.4.0)on my machin. So i have made following steps:
> 1 - deleted my current linux codes from /usr/src/linux
> 2 - Opened the new linux kernel (2.4.0)
> 3 - did mrproper, config, dep.
> 4 - but bZImage gives two errors saying as follwes:
>
> ip_nat_ftp.c: In function `help':
> ip_nat_ftp.c:315: structure has no member named `nat'
> make[3]: *** [ip_nat_ftp.o] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/netfilter'
> make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/netfilter'
> make[1]: *** [_subdir_ipv4/netfilter] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net'
> make: *** [_dir_net] Error 2
>
> i dont know how to solv this, please tell me if you have any sugestion.
> Best regards Peter
Hello,
does your system meet the requierments as in Documentation/Changes
mentioned?
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: "Mal Whitten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: scsi emulation problem...
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:51:20 +1000
Hi, I am keen to know how you get on.
I have the scsi emulation working but I get terrible quality with dae. No
errors are reported but wav files have a crackling/distortion.
The setup works fine under w95 but I would prefer to use linux.
Mal.
Any suggestions
"Rasmus B�g Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
k...
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Ben Bergen wrote:
>
> > {root@taiga}->mount /cdrom
> > mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/cdrom as a block device
> > (maybe `insmod driver'?)
>
> Your /dev/cdrom is probably set up wrong. It must pooint to the
> appropriate scsi-cdrom - probably /dev/scd0.
>
> Or you will have to edit your /etc/fstab to use /dev/scd0 (or whatever)
> instead of /dev/cdrom.
>
> Rasmus B�g Hansen
>
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "Capturing" keyboard/mouse events
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:59:02 -0600
take a look at xev in xc/contrib/programs, assuming you built Xwindow from
source.
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From: David Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How does the following string convert from inetd.conf to xinetd.conf?
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:52:37 +0000
Jesper Yde wrote:
> How do you translate the following entry (designed for inetd.conf) to
> "fit" in xinetd.conf
>
> pop-3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd
> /usr/libexec/teapop/teapop teapop
Create the file /etc/xinetd.d/teapop and edit it as follows (upto and
including the closing brace):
service pop3
{
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/libexec/teapop/teapop
server_args = teapop
}
then restart xinetd:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart
If you still have problems email me and I'll see if I can help.
--
David Hart
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Subject: Re: linux 2.4.0 cannot mount root filesystem
From: Steve Connet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:55:35 GMT
Hi Daren,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daren Russell) writes:
> Are you running ext3/reiser? If not and at the risk of sounding like a stuck
> up prat, did you remove the ext2 filesystem entry or change it to a module?
I am running ext2. I specifically told the xconfig program to compile
the ext fs into the kernel, NOT as a module. So I'm scratching my head
on this. Probably something very simply but I cannot figure it out.
I can send my saved kernel.cfg file from the xconfig program. Let's
see.. I did say 'no' to NFS. I don't have to have that right? Hmmm.
--
Steve Connet ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Jason Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 386 vs 686 rpms
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:57:34 -0800
I'm somewhat of a moron. I've been installing rpms that end in 386
instead of 686 all along and I have a P2 celeron 366 machine. Am I
taking that big of a speed hit? Should I upgrade all rpms to their
respective 686 versions? Thanks,
Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: CDRW/Hard Drive Problems
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:02:49 GMT
I am having difficulty getting a new Maxtor 7200 RPM 15 Gig hard drive
installed and populated with operating systems. For several years I
have used a 6.4 G Maxtor with no problems running a dual boot of
windows98 and Linux (Slackware, RH60, RH62). Over the holidays I
finally had time and installed a new Creative CDRW (8432) and the new
hard drive. The main problem is Windows as it tends to crash in a
surprising variety of ways. I did download from Maxtor their hard drive
utilities and did a low level format and maxed out their factory
test/certiifcation and found no errors on the drive. Many of the
crashes were during formatting of the windows partition, but this last
time everything went fine until after a few installs of software and
reboots I was closing down scandisk on a separate partition and I get a
message I have an unrecoverable error and windows needs to be rebooted.
Through all of this linux has worked well (no need for re-installs)
although I am hesitant to re-install (would prefer to copy my image over
to save all my customizations). Could there possibly be a conflict with
the CDRW (it did bitch when I put both CDs in the secondary IDE and the
2 hard drives on the primary) Any ideas? Here is my configuration.
FIC VA503+ MB with 128MB Ram
Maxtor 6.4 G 3600 RPM Drive of Maxtor 15G 7200 RPM Drive in P-IDE Master
32X CDROM in P-IDE Slave
Creative 8432 CD-RW in S-IDE Master
Matrox Productive G100 with 8MB in AGP Slot
Turtle Beach PCI (Aureal Chipset - works great in Linux soso in Win98)
RTL 8139 10/100 PCI Network Card
ISA 56K Phoebe Modem
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From: "lobotomy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 386 vs 686 rpms
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:15:23 GMT
It isn't a *huge* speed hit. Most distributions compile with 386
optimizations for compatibility reasons. You will probably find that
manually upgrading every single program on your system is more trouble
than it is worth given the miniscule speed increase. In the future, if
you are really concerned, you can always build from source to be sure it
is optimized for your system.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jason Bond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I'm somewhat of a moron. I've been installing rpms that end in 386
> instead of 686 all along and I have a P2 celeron 366 machine. Am I
> taking that big of a speed hit? Should I upgrade all rpms to their
> respective
> 686 versions? Thanks,
>
> Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is Netscape 6 on Linux more stable than previous versions?
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:08:32 GMT
Hmmm... Under windows where Netscape uses smart download Netscape 6
works ok but has a few errors. Under Linux with my internet connection
being somewhat unreliable I have no been able to download the whole
thing yet. Ray
In article <W3296.7064$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Matt O'Toole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > Use Mozilla it's now at .07 and very stable without any of the
> > commerical junk that's in Netscape v6.
> >
> > <www.mozilla.org>
>
> Mozilla is indeed better than Netscape (even though it's officially
> unfinished), but I still don't like it as much as the others. The
screen
> design and interface isn't as good.
>
> Unfortunately, there's a lot of mindless boosterism going on in the
Linux
> community, with little rigor applied to how good the products really
are.
>
> Matt O.
>
>
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?!
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:07:08 GMT
Garv Austin writes:
> Linus just said he was not dead.
And manfully resisted the temptation to opine that the reports of his death
were greatly exaggerated.
--
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: RH7 and APC BackUPS
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:29:58 -0500
Jeff Bracanovich wrote:
<snip>
> Oddly enough, if I do
> stty -a</dev/ttyS0 (or ttyS1 on the other system)
> while running APCUPSD , I get a Power Down message shortly followed by a
> Power Restored message. These messages occur if the UPS is plugged in to > the
> wall or not. If the UPS is not plugged into the wall, then the UPS
> beeping
> changes to one long tone until the Power Restored message, when it
> returns
> to it's normal beep. The messages do not occur when UPS serial cable is
> disconnected.
<snip>
First of all, try not to cross post in so many differnt news groups.
I have an APC simple UPS works great with RH 6.2. Do you have the right
cable? You have to use a different cable for it.
Different OS different cable.
I don't have the cable number reight now.
You can check out the APC's website.
Hope this helps.
Alex.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Jeff Bracanovich
> The Boat Exchange
> Columbia, SC
> 803-732-7424 voice
> www.theboatexchange.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Jeff Bracanovich
> The Boat Exchange
> Columbia, SC
> 803-732-7424 voice
> www.theboatexchange.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "James Ayton, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP!! Trying to install new hard drive...
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:22:18 -0500
My set up is as follows...
I have an 18 gig hard drive with Windows 2000 and Windows 98 dual booting,
this drive is C:\, and is connected to my Ultra ATA66 controller.
I have a 4 gig drive with Corel Linux that is connected to the IDE
connector on the mother board. The Linux controls the MBR, as Corel's OS
loader pops up on start up, and I can select either Linux or Windows. If I
select Windows, it goes to Windows 2000 OS Loader to select between 2000 and
98.
I want to add a new 45 Gig drive as D: to the Ultra ATA66 controller.
However, all drives connected to this controller are assigned drive letters
before the IDE connectors on the mother board are. So, if I have them all
connected, all I see are the letters 'LI' when I start up. Is there a way
to tell the MBR that the Corel's Linux OS Loader is on drive E: now?
Thanks,
James Ayton, Jr.
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From: "James Ayton, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP!! New hard drive install on Linux...
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:26:23 -0500
My set up is as follows...
I have an 18 gig hard drive with Windows 2000 and Windows 98 dual booting,
this drive is C:\, and is connected to my Ultra ATA66 controller.
I have a 4 gig drive with Corel Linux that is connected to the IDE
connector on the mother board. The Linux controls the MBR, as Corel's OS
loader pops up on start up, and I can select either Linux or Windows. If I
select Windows, it goes to Windows 2000 OS Loader to select between 2000 and
98.
I want to add a new 45 Gig drive as D: to the Ultra ATA66 controller.
However, all drives connected to this controller are assigned drive letters
before the IDE connectors on the mother board are. So, if I have them all
connected, all I see are the letters 'LI' when I start up. Is there a way
to tell the MBR that the Corel's Linux OS Loader is on drive E: now?
Thanks,
James Ayton, Jr.
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From: vedanta barooah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: video card for linux
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:30:07 -0000
well, it was' about cheap and okay - how does trident go along with X.
Dances With Crows wrote:
>
>
> [followups set]
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 03:30:07 -0000, vedanta barooah staggered into the
> Black Sun and said:
> >i currently have a sis6326 [4mb] video card and i run linux 7.1
> >mandrake -
> >it okay - but the "no_accel" option in the XF86Config - makes X drag
slow.
> >can anyone suggest me what is the best vdo card for X.
>
> Define "best" first. Do you want something cheap that performs OK,
> something that provides really good image quality, or something that
> provides the best possible 3D performance for Quake3? There are several
> different answers, so I'll throw out a few of them:
>
> Cheap and OK: ATi Xpert 9x
> Good 2d quality: Matrox G200, G400
> 3D Performance: nVidia TNT2 / nVidia GeForce / 3dfx Voodoo3
>
> All of these cards have a reasonable degree of acceleration with recent
> X-servers; much better than that SiS card you mentioned.
>
> --
> Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to
see
> Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-
Alt
> http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
> -----------------------------/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: no such device for sound card
Date: 17 Jan 2001 01:33:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[NGs trimmed]
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 01:48:56 -0500, Fu staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
>kernel version: 2.4.0
>distibution: red hat 6.2
>i don't know if linux even thinks my card exists. i see my sb16 pci
>listed as ensoniq in /proc/pci.
Why didn't you include the relevant lines from /proc/pci , and save
readers a lot of bashing around in the dark? It is *NOT* an SB-16.
It's most likely an Ensoniq 1371 or an emu10k, since the SB-16s are ISA
cards that are pretty much obsolete.
>when i try to run sndconfig, it tells me that my 2.4.0 kernel doesn't
>support sound modules.
Did you upgrade your modutils? /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes
says you must have modutils 2.4.0 to even think about running kernel
2.4.0 with any degree of transparency. If "insmod -V" throws up
anything less than 2.4.0, upgrade now.
>when i try to add the module with insmod sb it gives me the no such
>device error message. but the sb_lib and uart401 modules loaded
>properly.
Without knowing if you have a 1371 or an emu10k, there's no way of
telling you the magic to activate your card. Upgrade your modutils if
they're old, run depmod -a, and try modprobing es1371 and emu10k. And
post those lines from /proc/pci if you can't get it to work.
>know Jesus, know peace... no Jesus, no peace.
"Campus Crusade for Cthulhu! If your God's dead, blame OURS!"
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Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
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=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: scsi emulation problem...
Date: 17 Jan 2001 01:33:03 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:51:20 +1000, Mal Whitten staggered into the Black
Sun and said:
>Hi, I am keen to know how you get on.
>I have the scsi emulation working but I get terrible quality with dae.
>No errors are reported but wav files have a crackling/distortion.
>The setup works fine under w95 but I would prefer to use linux.
"dae" == "Digital Audio Extraction"? Use cdparanoia instead of
cdda2wav. If you're using cdparanoia, turn on all the paranoia options.
If you don't have cdparanoia, http://xiph.org/paranoia/ and go to it.
It's worked for me on a variety of CD-? drives, some of which were
really awful. HTH,
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Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Can't Mount Swap file - SWAPON fails
Date: 17 Jan 2001 01:33:05 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:59:58 +1300, Steve Withers staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>I migrated an old system to a new disk.....and overwrite the base
>config on the new disk. Now my system can't access any swap space.
>I tried updating the /etc/fstab file....but swapon reports that
>"/dev/hda6" is an "invalid argument".
>"swapon -a" fails.
>Eh????
>How can i define a new swap file to my RH 6.1 system? I tried using the
>control panel -> system configuration...resuolts above....
"fdisk -l /dev/hda" to make sure that /dev/hda6 actually exists before
you go any further. If it does, "mkswap" can be your friend, but make
sure you don't have anything you want to keep on /dev/hda6 before you
use mkswap on it. If it doesn't exist, find a small partition you don't
need or create one, *then* mkswap it, edit /etc/fstab, and swapon -a.
BTW, RedHat's "Control Panel" is not standard and not useful for really
doing things. Read up on the command-line utilities; they generally
give better results and are faster once you've learned how they work.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: [xcdroast] why does my mouse hangs?
Date: 17 Jan 2001 01:33:07 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:39:23 +0100, Reiner Griess staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>i use xcdroast to burn cd's. first i make a cd raw image and then i
>burn it. i have a dawicontrol ultra scsi card, yamaha writer an teac
>reader.
>when i read from cd, my mouse is sticking around. it isn't possible to
>move it smoothely. does anybody know what the problem is?
The CD-R(W) you're using is generating a lot of interrupts, as is the
hard drive you're reading the data from. cdrecord also likes to run at
a high priority if you let it, so it has more processor time available
to do things with.
All this means that the interrupts generated when you move the mouse are
shuffled to the bottom of the queue, and some of them can't get serviced
in time because cdrecord's using a lot of processor time. FWIW, I get
the same "sticky" mouse movement for a few seconds when I load a Web
page. (Damn serial devices seem to generate 1 IRQ per byte sent or
received!)
This doesn't happen in WinXX because there, the mouse interrupt
generally has priority over whatever else is going on.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: video card for linux
Date: 17 Jan 2001 01:46:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 01:30:07 -0000, vedanta barooah staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>well, it was' about cheap and okay - how does trident go along with X.
Badly, in many cases. If you go to http://deja.com/home_ps.shtml and
search comp.os.linux.hardware for "Trident", and then for "Matrox", then
compare the results, you'll find that the first set contains lots of
"How do I get this working at all?" while the second set contains lots
of "How do I use Cool Feature Z"?
If that doesn't convince you, check http://xfree86.org/3.3.6/ for
Trident and SiS cards (see "Known Problems") and do the same for any
other card.
With physical products, most of the time you get what you pay for. If
you're poor, go ATi--you can get something reasonable for $40, and
they've been at least partially friendly to the XFree86 team wrt specs.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
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From: Floyd Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linus Torvalds is dead?!?!
Date: 16 Jan 2001 16:09:11 -0900
John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Garv Austin writes:
>> Linus just said he was not dead.
>
>And manfully resisted the temptation to opine that the reports of his death
>were greatly exaggerated.
But can you trust a dead man to tell the truth?
--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.ptialaska.net/~floyd>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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