Linux-Misc Digest #38, Volume #27 Tue, 6 Feb 01 11:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: 3com ethernet problem, module driver doesn't load (Dances With Crows)
Re: newbie - system() or exec() (Lee Allen)
Re: How to set proxy server? (GYULAI Mihaly)
Re: How to set proxy server? (GYULAI Mihaly)
Re: System V init script (Kent Perrier)
Re: bash script for ripping mp3 is here (Alex Borodin)
Re: Where to find a RH 7.1 beta CD? (milanuk)
Re: Won't compile anymore!!! (Juan Meneses)
Re: USB printer with kernel 2.2.18... ("Werner Fangmeier")
Re: Open Source databases.... (Andreas Spengler)
Re: How do I setup an HP 842C printer? ("Gerald Pollack")
Re: lynx -source give Authorization Error (Tim Larson)
Re: How to turn off cron mail? (Juergen Sauer)
How to display texinfo help pages? (Bill S)
Re: what does this kernel message mean? (Stephen Rank)
Re: How to display texinfo help pages? (David)
Thanks for the help Dave (Bill S)
Re: Kernel NFS problems...help ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Help, RH kernel question. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: cant connect to sourceforge ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: suidperl problem (Chris Stith)
Re: mkisofs - [order is changed] (Villy Kruse)
Re: CDROM detected at boot, can't mount (adriaan)
Re: How to display texinfo help pages? (Jean-Pierre Moreau)
Re: Zip command (Villy Kruse)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: 3com ethernet problem, module driver doesn't load
Date: 6 Feb 2001 13:38:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:49:47 +0100, Jan Vandesompele staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>I want to install my 3Com 3c905-TX network card on my mandrake linux system
>(kernel 2.2.17). I have tried to do this by adding a line to my
>/etc/modules.conf line:
>alias eth0 3c90x
>/lib/modules/3c90x.o: init_module: Device or Resource busy
>insmod 3c905x.o failed
>When i do a modprobe, i get the error
>/lib/modules/3c90x: symbol for parameter IRQ not found
>
>What am i doing wrong?
Try "modprobe 3c59x" instead. The 3c90x module only works with some
types of 90x cards, and if this card was purchased recently, you may
have to upgrade the kernel to 2.2.18 for 90x to work. Oh yes, you
cannot set IRQ and I/O parameters for PCI cards; that's why you're
getting the last error message you report.
--
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=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Allen)
Subject: Re: newbie - system() or exec()
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:41:35 GMT
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 20:23:34 -0600, "Arthur H. Gold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Michal Kolesar wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is possible save std output of $subject functions to a variable in C?
>>
>> I would like run standard shell command from C program (trough
>> system() function in example) and I would like use the output of that
>> command
>> for next manipulate in the C program.
>>
>> ex:
>>
>> char *output;
>> output = system("ls -lap");
>>
Another way to do this: have the command output to a file, and read
the file. Ie:
fork()
child process:
close stdout
open a file as stdout
exec() command
parent process:
wait for child process to terminate
read file
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From: GYULAI Mihaly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to set proxy server?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:36:49 GMT
In article <95oret$n31$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jan Vandesompele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can I somehow specify that all http traffic should use this
> proxyserver?
You may try to put into /etc/profile:
export http_proxy=your_proxy_name_here
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From: GYULAI Mihaly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to set proxy server?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:36:43 GMT
In article <95oret$n31$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jan Vandesompele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can I somehow specify that all http traffic should use this
> proxyserver?
You may try to put into /etc/profile:
export http_proxy=your_proxy_name_here
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From: Kent Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: System V init script
Date: 06 Feb 2001 08:11:31 -0600
Michael Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I need an init script to run Lotus Domino at startup.
> I have a script in /etc/rc.d/init.d which is partially working.
>
> I need to run a binary as a user other than root.
>
> Binary /usr/local/domino/bin/server
> Config file /lotus/data/notes.ini
> User lotus
>
> The server binary needs to see the config file (run in same directory at
> startup) otherwise it bombs out
>
> Can anyone suggest how I can run it as the lotus user?
>
> Many thanks in advance
Read the su man page
Kent
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Borodin)
Subject: Re: bash script for ripping mp3 is here
Date: 6 Feb 2001 14:19:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
INFO:
Sorry, there are some network problems recently to my
www-server. Hope the admins solve that soon. Please be patent.
JR
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From: milanuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where to find a RH 7.1 beta CD?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:10:04 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Does anyone know of a website which sells a RH 7.1 beta CD? (probably
> 2 CD's) I checked some of the sites like Cheapbytes, LSL, and KRUD,
> but no luck. Any suggestions?
>
Good God, man! They just released the beta a week ago or so. I highly
doubt anyone would be selling it yet. Come to think of it, I don't
think I have _ever_ seen any distributor selling a _beta_ release of
RedHat. Just download the ISO's yourself and burn them. Or find
someone w/ fast access nice enough to do it for you and mail you the
CD's for a small fee.
Monte
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juan Meneses)
Subject: Re: Won't compile anymore!!!
Date: 6 Feb 2001 14:16:55 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<95mk64$je$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I have a RedHat 7.0 machine
>make Xconfig works
>make clean/dep/bzImage won't work.
>I get the "can't find rule" every time.
>Should I use the kernel from kernel.org ?
Yes. (Or preferably from your nearest mirror.)
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From: "Werner Fangmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB printer with kernel 2.2.18...
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:21:41 +0100
AFAIK, Linus (Torvalds) just released a new version of kernel 2.2.18 (!),
containing additional USB support.
USB printers should work with this kernel, I think.
"Linux-Addict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:95a0bh$42n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> upgrade to 2.4 kernel the 2.2 kernal doesn't support to much of anything
> with USB.
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From: Andreas Spengler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Open Source databases....
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:36:11 +0100
Hi,
Nils O. Sel�sdal schrieb:
> What open source RDBMS are out there? We have successfully used
> MySQL in some projects, however for our next requirements are diffrent,
> among other
> things we need stored procedures.
PostgreSQL
HTH,
Andreas
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From: "Gerald Pollack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I setup an HP 842C printer?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:42:43 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Manatee"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using Red Hat 6.1. And I cannot figure out how to setup my printer.
> I've used printtool and tried using printers listed that seemed close to
> the 842C but got no response from my printer.
>
> I went to www.linuxprinting.org but do not understand what I need to do
> to get this printer working.
>
> Could someone explain in simple terms how I can get my printer working?
>
> Thank you!
>
>
Have you tried installing the latest rhs-printfilters? I use cups now,
but before switching I used printtool to install my 842c, and I'm pretty
sure that it (or, perhaps, 840) was among the choices of printers.
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From: Tim Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.browsers.misc
Subject: Re: lynx -source give Authorization Error
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 08:49:17 -0600
You probably need to login to that page somewhere along the way. Trying
to get the source from the command line bypasses that login step, and
you get an error. Browse to the page normally, and use your "\" key to
view the source.
--
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Red 5 Interactive, Inc. - www.r5i.com
4549 Fleur Dr. Des Moines, IA 50321
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From: Juergen Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to turn off cron mail?
Date: 6 Feb 2001 12:48:07 GMT
GYULAI Mihaly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
am Tue, 06 Feb 2001 10:15:48 GMT in comp.os.linux.misc:
> I start some programs from crontab. (as user and as root)
> (I receive the mails also that were sent to root).
> How can I turn off mails that cron sends to me?
Cron sends the Std-out of the programm/script to you.
You have to put
MAILTO=""
into the head of your crontab source (/etc/crontab)
and you should invoke your cronned "commands" like this:
do-that 2>&1>/dev/null
This catches the STD/STDERR-Out of your progie/script
and dumps that into the Blackhole of no return ... ;->
mfG
Jojo
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From: Bill S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to display texinfo help pages?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:59:44 GMT
I am running rh5.2. When I look for help in the man pages, I read the
message "...the Texinfo documentation is now the authoritive source".
My question is, what is the syntax for displaying texinfo pages?" How
am I sure they are installed?
Thanks,
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From: Stephen Rank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: what does this kernel message mean?
Date: 06 Feb 2001 15:00:22 +0000
arif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I was looking through my logs on a newly installed suse 7.0 system,
> and saw this message: I've got no idea what it is though... can
> anyone help?
>
> Jan 31 00:27:31 linux -- MARK --
> Jan 31 00:47:31 linux -- MARK --
[ etc. ]
>From man syslogd:
The syslogd logs a mark timestamp regularly. The
default interval between two -- MARK -- lines is 20
minutes.
Which is exactly what you're seeing.
HTH,
Stephen
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to display texinfo help pages?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:14:48 GMT
Bill S wrote:
>
> I am running rh5.2. When I look for help in the man pages, I read the
> message "...the Texinfo documentation is now the authoritive source".
> My question is, what is the syntax for displaying texinfo pages?" How
> am I sure they are installed?
>
> Thanks,
I think it is: "info filename"
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From: Bill S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Thanks for the help Dave
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:22:28 GMT
Thanks
David wrote:
> Bill S wrote:
> >
> > I am running rh5.2. When I look for help in the man pages, I read the
> > message "...the Texinfo documentation is now the authoritive source".
> > My question is, what is the syntax for displaying texinfo pages?" How
> > am I sure they are installed?
> >
> > Thanks,
>
> I think it is: "info filename"
>
> --
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Re: Kernel NFS problems...help
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:11:20 +0100
In comp.os.linux.help Bob Sully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter:
> Looking at the MAINTAINERS list for both 2.2.18 and 2.4.1, it appears
> that Alan Cox isn't maintaing the VFAT code any longer:
He probably isn't. It doesn't matter becase he IS maintaining the list
of bugs and he is assembling the 2.2.19 release (you should go to
www.kernel.org and look in the prerelease sources to see if your bug has
been known or patched too).
> VFAT FILESYSTEM:
> P: Gordon Chaffee
> M: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> L: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> W: http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee
> S: Maintained
> (this is from 2.2.18). Alan is listed as maintaining a couple of
> Ethernet drivers, Video for Linux, and a sound driver.
He assembles it all. He will pass the news on to the right people, but
what you are about to do is absolutely correct ...
> I'll send the info to Gordon and see what I get back. I had previously
> sent a message to Trond Myklebust in Norway (he's maintaining the NFS
> client) but haven't yet gotten a come-back.
You can send it with a cc: to alan.
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help, RH kernel question.
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:23:25 GMT
In article <95oh90$n7a$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has Red Hat made an kernel update since 2.2.16-22 ?
> The 2.2.4 update on the CD's of RH 7 is just the header files.
> Couldn't find anything about this on RH website so either I'm blind
> or looking at the wrong place ?
>
> I need a RH update, since I need a driver that is included with the RH
> distribution but not with the ordinary kernel-update.
>
> Fredrik
>
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>
Are you talking about a kernel in rpm format? Kernel's are not
distribution specific. It looks like your best bet would be to go to
www.linuxnewbie.org go in to there NHF (newbie help files) area then go
to kernel compilation and follow the step by step instructions as to
compiling a new kernel. You should download the latest kernel from
www.kernel.org. This will be in tar.gz format but in no way does this
mean it will not work on Red Hat. you can then add your driver as a
module if needed. hope this helps
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cant connect to sourceforge
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:38:17 +0100
Dirk Groeneveld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > KSSL initialize
>> > SSL initialized
>> > SSL about to connect
>> > KSSL connect
>> > KSSL connect FAILED
>> Fair enough. Mind you, I have never heard of KSSL. Have they got a
>> broken ssl implementation? Is it even ready?
> I don't know, but I think they wouldn't ship it if it didn't work. Their
They certainly would ship it if it didn't work, or even if it did! They
might not even know it's in there.
> website claims that konqueror fully supports SSL.
That would be a matter of opinion.
>> >> What happens when you try it with lynx or netscape?
>> > I have neither of them installed.
>> Then install them, and try them.
> I have never heard of lynx supporting SSL at all, so I don't see the point.
I believe the latest versions do, but I don't have the latest.
> Netscape is quite another problem, I tried building current Milestone for
Just use a prebuilt binary.
>> Why are you using ssl? What happens without ssl?
> I have to, or I couldn't see the button "log in without ssl" on sourceforge.
:-)
>> > something about my ssl.
>> Perhaps you are running an incompatible or broken version.
> I'm running the latest one. ssh (which uses openssl, doesn't it?) works
> just fine...
Not usually. Various ssh's and ssl's are sort of incompatible. I am
staying at ssh 1.2.*, because 2.* is not somewhere where I want to be.
> I rebuilt openssl, which changed nothing. I checked out ./configure --help,
> but found nothing that seemed like changing it would make sense.
Building anything against openssl is usally a pain. One usually gets to
help configure unmix its brains.
>> That could be a killer under many circumstances. Usually inetd
>> launches identd when it has to. Try and ensure that it can when it has
>> to.
> I can't try that right now, but i will tomorrow.
>> > The troubled PC is connected to an ethernet, it's ip is 192.168.100.1.
>> > On
>> That's not routable. You know, that, I suppose.
> You mean, SSL?
No, that address.
> So why does it work with IE5, even when I switch off the proxy?
If you are using IE5 you are not on the same machine, and don't have
the same (unroutable) IP address for a start.
See if "tcpdump -s lotsabytes" gives you a clue.
Peter
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From: Chris Stith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.perl.misc
Subject: Re: suidperl problem
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:51:14 -0000
In comp.lang.perl.misc David Efflandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 03 Feb 2001 18:06:40 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Beggar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>> #!/usr/bin/suidperl -w
>>> $ENV{'PATH'}="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin";
>>>
>>> print "content-type: text/html\n\n";
>>>
>>> $temp1=`cat /etc/shadow`;
>>> $temp2=`/bin/ps`;
>>>
>>> `nohup "start_my_server_program"`
>>>
>>> print "$temp1,$temp2"
>>> =========================================
Both previous posters explained a few important details,
but I still feel the most important thing has been missed.
DO NOT print your shadowed password file to a web page!
If you choose to do so, make absolutely sure that you
have taken every possible precaution to make sure only the
properly authorized people have access to it. The best thing
to do is to still NEVER print this sort of thing to a web
page.
Chris
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No audio equipment. Stay off grass. No pets. No running.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: mkisofs - [order is changed]
Date: 6 Feb 2001 15:54:17 GMT
On 6 Feb 2001 01:51:29 GMT, Dances With Crows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>When you say "I cannot..." you're really saying "I'm too lazy to do it."
>If your player only keys off the 8+3 filenames, you're going to have to
>bite the bullet and write a script to rename your mp3s to 8+3 names
>which alphabetize in the order you wish to have the songs played. If
>your player can understand Rock Ridge or Joliet, use those options to
>mkisofs. HTH,
>
Just to add: The files are moved because of limitation in the iso9660
specs, both with respect of length of file name, but also because the
dept of a directory tree is very limited, and any file at a deeper
level needs to be moved or excluded from the CD. Both RockRidge and
Joliet makes a parellel directory structure, which does not have this
limitations.
Villy
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From: adriaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDROM detected at boot, can't mount
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 16:36:45 +0100
GYULAI Mihaly wrote:
>
> In article <956uh2$d9m$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > CDROM drive ... detected (in /var/log/dmesg as dev/hdc) but can't
> > be mounted (mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom)
>
> Try using
>
> mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
>
> > The CDROM drive is ... on the 2nd IDE channel
>
> Strange. Then it should be /dev/hdb.
>
> (/dev/hdc is the 3rd drive) Maybe this causes the problem(?)
>
> --
> GYULAI Mihaly
> http://gyulai.freeyellow.com
>
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The cdromdrive on the secundairy ide controller that is configured as a
slave should be adressed as /dev/hdd. However, /dev/cdrom works for me;
are you sure the directory /mnt/cdrom exists?
CU,
Adriaan
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Subject: Re: How to display texinfo help pages?
From: Jean-Pierre Moreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 16:04:24 GMT
David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Bill S wrote:
> >
> > . . .I am running rh5.2. When I look for help in the man pages, I read the
> > message "...the Texinfo documentation is now the authoritive source".
> > My question is, what is the syntax for displaying texinfo pages?" How
> > am I sure they are installed?
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>
> I think it is: "info filename"
>
If path of YourApp.info file in INFOPATH, *and* YourApp.info cited in some
INFOPATH file named 'dir' (like '/usr/local/info/dir'):
$ info YourApp
will work.
If YourApp.info file not installed in INFOPATH, do
$ info -f path/filename
To see your INFOPATH, the one defined at 'info' command compile time,
$ strings `which info` | less # / INFOPATH
'INFOPATH' is a list of `:' separated paths, and can be an environment var,
I think.
I do not know how else get the default INFOPATH of info command.
To know how to navigate with info command: $ info info
And if you know Emacs, 'C-h i' will bring you in some 'dir' (or all '.../dir')
in your INFOPATH, or something like that.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Zip command
Date: 6 Feb 2001 16:04:48 GMT
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 19:17:24 GMT, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>For a redhat 6.2 system it would be zip-2.3-4.
>
While you are at it, install the unzip package as well.
Villy
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