Linux-Misc Digest #462, Volume #27 Tue, 27 Mar 01 18:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: Cracked Server (Ian Northeast)
Re: sorry I must be in the dark ages everyone has RH 7.0 NT (Ian Northeast)
Re: new user in linux(redhat7.0) (Ian Northeast)
Re: VCD Software ("BetrOffDed")
Re: Setting up my own News Server ("Andrew Smith")
Re: Setting up my own News Server ("Andrew Smith")
Re: Help! CDRecord - mp3-to-wav Conversion Problem! (Drew Roedersheimer)
Re: Cracked Server (Jean-David Beyer)
ALSA question (Lars =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sk=E4ringer?=)
ALSA and Crystal Semiconductor CODECS: CS4237B and Suse 7.0 ("Keith Marjerison")
manually creating a user when using /etc/shadow ("Trebor")
Re: On-demand dialing ("Chris Coyle")
Re: manually creating a user when using /etc/shadow (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: Debian 3 - ETP 0 (James "Kibo" Parry)
Re: Setting up my own News Server (John Beardmore)
Re: Macromedia Flash - development tools, support in community etc. (Uneverknow)
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cracked Server
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:49:40 +0100
Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> I belive bind 8.2.3 is OK, but anything earlier is not.
Bind 8.2.3-REL is OK. There are earlier versions of 8.2.3 (pre-release)
which are *not* OK. 8.2.3-REL is the *only* safe release of bind 8.
Regards, Ian
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sorry I must be in the dark ages everyone has RH 7.0 NT
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:55:44 +0100
Spyros Tsiolis wrote:
>
> Yeah but you don't want to install RH7.0
> it has gcc broken.
There's a patch available. It's still not sanctioned for compiling
kernels but it seems to work, I compiled 4.2.1 with it. And they supply
what they call kgcc, which is gcc 2.91.66, as recommended for compiling
kernels. This doesn't stop you from compiling other things with it.
RH7 has some nice features, e.g. ssh out of the box, so the broken
compiler shouldn't necessarily put you off. I'd recommend 6.2 for
serious stuff still though.
>
> Chimpsky wrote:
> >
> > NT
Yes, he/she did. I wonder why?
Regards, Ian
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new user in linux(redhat7.0)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:04:28 +0100
Chris Coyle wrote:
>
> "arasu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi,
> >
> > In linux, Redhat version 7.) I deleted the user name say groove.
> > Then I recreated the user in the same name. When I login
> > as groove, I could not get gnome desktop menu, instead I get
> > the following message.
> >
> > "The directory /tmp/orbit-groove is not owned by the current
> > user, groove. Please correct the ownership of this directory."
> >
> > Can any one suggest how to go about it now. thanks.
> >
> > -arasu
> >
>
> arasu,
> I think you can just remove it.
> gnome will recreate it if/when it is needed.
> You probably need to be root to remove it.
Or you could, as root, chown it and everything in it (chown -R but
please be *bloody careful*). Also be extremely careful when removing it
as root. Any combination of a "-R" or "-r" and an argument starting with
a "." must be avoided like the plague. "rm -rf /tmp/orbit-groove" will
be safe.
What has presumably happened is that the new user "groove" has been
created with a different number than the old one, so despite having the
same name, it isn't the same user.
Regards, Ian
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From: "BetrOffDed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: VCD Software
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:08:46 GMT
In article <lo%v6.203267$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Young4ert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have setup my linux system to be able to watch TV/Cable (have not
> tried to record the channels, yet). I need to find out what software
> are needed to make a VCD from the recorded channels. Any pointers?
>
> TIA.
http://www.hvrlab.org/~hvr/vcdimager/
Do a search on freshmeat.net, there are several others too.
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From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up my own News Server
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:31:58 +0100
Reply-To: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Rodger Dusatko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:99q464$vc$06$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Simply stated, I would like to start about 4 newgroups which could be
> accessed by our customers.
> (1. installation, 2. known problems, 3. wish list for new versions, 4.
How
> to do...)
>
Hi
Well in that case, go for noffle (www.sourceforge.net/projects/noffle).
Untar, install and edit the easy-to-understand config file to set a few
paramaters. Add the line:
nttp stream tcp nowait news /usr/sbin/tcpd
/usr/local/bin/noffle -r
so that incomming connections can be made, but be sure to set up your
hosts.deny so that only allowed computers can use the server. Creating
groups is stupidly easy, enter the commnads:
/usr/local/bin/noffle -C mycompany.installation
/usr/local/bin/noffle -C mycompany.known-problems
/usr/local/bin/noffle -C mycompany.wish-list
/usr/local/bin/noffle -C mycompany.howtos
and volia! People can now connect to your news server and post on your new
newsgroups. Although noffle is really meant for accessing public newsgroups
as well, there is no reason why you can't just use it for local groups as
shown above.
I hope this helps,
Andrew
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From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up my own News Server
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:32:15 +0100
Reply-To: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi
I get all my news through my ISP (www.cloud-nine.com). Noffle can use any
nntp server, although I spose ISPs might get a bit annoyed if a certain user
creats heavy traffic on their news servers. In such a situation I suppose a
higher paid service would be required.
Another useful feature of noffle is that it allows the creation of (and
hosts) local newsgroups whih aren't redistributed to the rest of the net,
for example, mycompany.product-x.development.
Andrew
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :
> >Hi
> >
> >I've just set up noffle - it's a pretty good news server... i think more
> >info can be found at www.sourceforge.net/projects/noffle
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >
> >
> >
> >Andrew
>
> Hi, Andrew,
>
> For most people, the most difficult part is where to get news feed. Where
did you get it? Is it free? How much do you pay? Thanks.
>
> Yong Huang
>
> _______________________________________________
> Submitted via WebNewsReader of http://www.interbulletin.com
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Drew Roedersheimer)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! CDRecord - mp3-to-wav Conversion Problem!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:34:57 GMT
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:11:36 GMT, Doug Mitton wrote:
>Hello All;
>
>I'm using some instructions I found in an earlier post to try to
>convert some mp3's to wav and burn them to a CD using cdrecord. I
>have come across a problem that was not addressed.
>
>I convert the mp3 files to wave with:
>splay -t 1000 -d - file.mp3 | sox -t raw -r 44100 -s -w -c 2 -
>file.wav
>
>I issue this command to burn the data:
>cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -audio *.wav
>
>But, cdrecord responds with:
>cdrecord: Bad audio track size 31707648 for track 01.
>cdrecord: Audio tracks must be at least 705600 bytes and a multiple of
>2352.
>
>I can burn audio CD's normally if I get the data using the cdda2wav
>utility.
>
>Any pointer would be appreciated as to how I should change the size of
>the resulting wav file, I didn't see an obvious switch in the splay or
>sox commands.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>PS. I realize I can probably install some other utilities to do this
>BUT this solution is supposed to work and until I understand what is
>wrong here I'd like to try and make this approach work. Also, using
>this method I can batch process files a lot easier.
>------------------------------------------------
>The FACTS are my Employers, OPINIONS are my own!
>
>Sorry: SPAM reduction project in progress:
> Remove the "x." from my domain to reply!
>------------------------------------------------
I think the -pad option to cdrecord is what you're looking for.
`man cdrecord` for the specifics.
HTH
-DR
--
Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cracked Server
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:36:24 -0500
Ian Northeast wrote:
>
> Jean-David Beyer wrote:
>
> > I belive bind 8.2.3 is OK, but anything earlier is not.
>
> Bind 8.2.3-REL is OK. There are earlier versions of 8.2.3 (pre-release)
> which are *not* OK. 8.2.3-REL is the *only* safe release of bind 8.
>
> Regards, Ian
I am glad to notice that that is the version I am running.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 4:35pm up 1 day, 22:23, 3 users, load average: 1.10, 1.07, 1.25
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From: Lars =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sk=E4ringer?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: ALSA question
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:50:19 +0200
Hi,
I am running Linux on an AMD Duron on an MSI K7T motherboard
with on-board sound (via686a). I am using SuSe 7.0 with
kernel 2.4.1 and have been looking at (trying to) running
more advanced sound applications (e.g. Brahms, RTSynth), but
without success yet.
When pressing 'play' in Brahms, I get the following XConsole
error message:
Mar 27 23:20:16 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate
module synth0
If I try to run RTSynth, I get the following XConsole error
messages when pressing 'ON':
Mar 27 23:31:57 linux insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.1/misc/snd-card-via686a.o: init_module: No
such device
Mar 27 23:31:57 linux insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.1/misc/snd-card-via686a.o: insmod
sound-slot-0 failed
Mar 27 23:31:57 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate
module sound-service-0-2
and in the terminal window from where RTSynth was launched:
Can not open midi device!
I have downloaded, compiled and installed ALSA drivers
(0.9.3 beta). But I understand that ALSA requires module
sound support, but my current kernel has sound support built
in. So I guess the error messages from RTSynth could be
because sound is in the kernel and not as a module? Could
recompiling the kernel to have module support for sound
instead solve this problem?
I have seen in this newsgroup that other people have had
problems with ALSA in similar setups (via686a), so I guess
my question is really: is recompiling the kernel, installing
ALSA etc. even worth trying in the setup I have? Or should I
get and install a stand-alone, more advanced souncard before
trying ALSA and software such as Brahms, RTSynth etc.? If
the answers are 'no' followed by 'yes', does anyone have a
soundcard recommendation (something that works well with
Linux for the things I'm trying)?
Cheers,
Lars
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
From: "Keith Marjerison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Keith Marjerison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ALSA and Crystal Semiconductor CODECS: CS4237B and Suse 7.0
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:48:27 GMT
1st, I'm a Linux newbe, so go eazy. How do I go about getting Suse to
recognize my TidalWave128 ISA sound card. It is PnP and the 'isadump' utility
sees the card but when I try and use 'YaST2' to install 'Generic' support for
the 'CS42*' and the program stops saying the 'kernel' does not support it.
What am I doing wrong? What is a good reference for Linux ? i.e. Linux
Unleashed? Thanks for any help in advance.
/>Keith Marjerison
/>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Trebor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: manually creating a user when using /etc/shadow
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:00:04 -0500
I generally create users manually (vi /etc/passwd, mkdir /usr/home/xxx,
etc.). My last step is usually to manually create the user's password by
running "passwd username" as root.
However, I've always had mixed results doing so on a system that uses
/etc/shadow - often I am unable to login because the password fails. Here
are some questions I have concering the topic:
1. Can anyone recommend the additional steps I should take to manually
create a user on a system with /etc/shadow?
2. In /etc/passwd, is it imperitive to use "x" in the password field if
/etc/shadow is in use?
3. At which point can I run "passwd username" as root to set the password
manually? (eg, before creating the shadow entry? after?)
4. Do I need to run pwconv? If so, when?
I've man'd passwd, shadow and pwconv .. but still can't reliably create a
user with a desired password. My system is standalone (ie, no NIS)
Thanks,
-Bob
Andover, MA
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From: "Chris Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: On-demand dialing
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:12:11 -0500
"Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:99pu0u$nf6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
>
> I have set up IP masquerade on Red Hat Linux 7.
>
> From the server and other Windows workstations I can browse the web. No
> problem.
>
> However I need to manually establish the ppp dial-up connection from the
> server each time a Windows machine wants to connect.
>
>
> I want the workstations to be able to launch that ppp connection
> automatically from their browser(& mail client).
>
> How do i do this setup?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> Dennis
>
Dennis,
I did this on RH6.2 by downloading pppsetup from slak,
but then I discovered you can set it up through some
optional part of linuxconf. I don't know if its the
same on RH7 but I would advise you to browse through
EVERY branch of linuxconf to see if its there.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: manually creating a user when using /etc/shadow
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:31:29 GMT
In article <3ac10cb9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Trebor wrote:
>I generally create users manually (vi /etc/passwd, mkdir /usr/home/xxx,
>etc.). My last step is usually to manually create the user's password by
>running "passwd username" as root.
[-]
I'm not even going to ask why you're not using useradd ;)
>However, I've always had mixed results doing so on a system that uses
>/etc/shadow - often I am unable to login because the password fails. Here
>are some questions I have concering the topic:
[-]
You may have gotten the password aging a./o. acount expiration
information wrong.
>1. Can anyone recommend the additional steps I should take to manually
>create a user on a system with /etc/shadow?
[-]
Use useradd.
>2. In /etc/passwd, is it imperitive to use "x" in the password field if
>/etc/shadow is in use?
[-]
ftp:!:600:65534::...:...
^
|
special meaning as well as * but for a usable account -- x.
>3. At which point can I run "passwd username" as root to set the password
>manually? (eg, before creating the shadow entry? after?)
[-]
After, but see man passwd for its various options
>4. Do I need to run pwconv? If so, when?
[-]
No.
>I've man'd passwd, shadow and pwconv .. but still can't reliably create a
>user with a desired password. My system is standalone (ie, no NIS)
[-]
Try a google search on "shadow and passwords" a./o. use the source as
there are some additional features, depending on which version you've got.
Ta',
Juergen
--
\ Real name : Juergen Heinzl \ no flames /
\ EMail Private : [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ send money instead /
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Crossposted-To: alt.religion.kibology,linux.debian.user
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject: Re: Debian 3 - ETP 0
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:53:53 GMT
E Teflon Piano ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> As I was going through the third installation, I had the insight that
> Nethack is really an aptitude test for being a Linux Administrator. If
> you've never played Nethack, basically it's a maze game in which you
> must gather tokens and by interacting with the tokens and other avatars
> in the game, figure out what each token actually does and how it will
> help or hinder you in your quest to finish the game. If you, as a user,
> are good at nethack, you'll be wizard at Linux installation. I keep
> getting killed by newts.
I am pretty good at Nethack, but I am really good at pinball.
What OS is the most like free pinball, and how often does it crash or tilt?
> This is how Linux works, too. The manual pages clearly are written by
> some guys who, with some other guys, fully discussed what they wanted a
> piece of software to do. The man pages are the result of those
> conversations only in the sense that they document all the things they
> forgot to talk about, but wanted to note for each other for later.
My earliest disenchantment with man pages was when I was browsing through
them (on an AT&T 3B2 computer in the olden days) and I saw that they had
Documenter's Workbench (DWB) installed, which was a kit of programs to
help people do their technical writing to produce those man pages.
I played with the silly little spell-checker and progressed to the
'sexist' command, which was supposed to help me eliminate all gender-specific
pronouns from my writing so as not to get sued. I ran it and was forever
forbidden from ever saying 'man' when I was writing documentation.
You can find help on 'sexist' by checking your local person pages.
Also, I don't know why AIX's man pages weren't named something more fun
than 'man pages' when IBM decided to add all those beautiful little
roller-coaster-track syntax diagrams, flow charts, and pie graphs to them.
I would have called them something funner, like 'superman pages' or
'extra-manly pages'.
-- K.
My proprietary, private, secret,
and AWESOME operating system,
KibOs, features online help in
the form of prophetic quatrains.
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Setting up my own News Server
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 00:00:52 +0100
In article <99q3e4$ibg$00$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rodger Dusatko
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>> PS:Please, try not to crosspost so much...
>
>All further discussions are in comp.os.linux.misc
Which is f(all) use to those of use that were interested but don't take
that group !
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: Uneverknow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
no.it.os.unix.linux.diverse,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Macromedia Flash - development tools, support in community etc.
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:11:00 +0100
Using flash plugin in mozzilla. One of the things that works best. (better
than the java plugin). So I'm happy with it.
Olivier
Thomas Weholt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm just doing some research on Macromedia FLASH ( swf );
>
> 1. What development tools are available for linux users?
> 2. What are the views on flash among linux users?
>
> Any info, opinions, flames etc. related to flash are welcome
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>
>
>
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