Linux-Misc Digest #884, Volume #27 Thu, 17 May 01 10:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: r128_do_wait_for_idle failed! (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Re: Linux as voicemail system? (Christopher Albert)
Re: Question about xinetd.conf (Rod Smith)
Re: progeny on laptop (Stephen Rank)
Re: Star Office on Linux discussion? (Roger Blake)
Re: WP Office2000/Hancom Office/Applixware? (Rod Smith)
Re: harddisk full - help!! ("Peter T. Breuer")
animation awards (213.2.24.66 [Richard James])
Re: Running processes in the background. (Stephen Hui)
driver for Olympus c3040 digital camera using usb? (Leonard Evens)
Re: URGENT: Simple RPM problem! (Christopher Albert)
use gnupg ? (Pun Kuan Tou)
Re: OPENSSH SFTP (Stephen Hui)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Subject: Re: r128_do_wait_for_idle failed!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:04:14 +0000
This was posted earlier on another newsgroup. Worked for me:
Hello,
Read this thread from the seawolf mailing list, it has your answer:
On Wed, 9 May 2001, John Horne wrote:
>> r128_do_wait_for_idle failed!
>
>> May 7 05:31:22 seawolf kernel: [drm:r128_do_wait_for_fifo] *ERROR*
>> r128_do_wait_for_fifo failed!
>>
>but I do see this one :-) I have an ati rage 128 (16mb), but as you say it
>all seems to be working fine. I use X window pretty much all the time, and
>I've had no problem.
> Both errors do show up. This is an often reported bug. The fix
> includes a kernel patch for DRM, as well as a XFree86 patch for
> the DRI code.
>
> The single unified patch got into 4.0.3-5 just in time, but
> unfortunately the kernel portion got applied to the kernel DRM
> code included in XFree86 instead of the kernel code in our kernel
> RPM. This means that the actual r128 kernel module as released
> does not have the needed kernel side fix.
>
> I just noticed this the other day after wondering why the heck I
> was still getting reports, and to make a long story short, our
> kernel now has the patch applied (internally), and will make it
> into rawhide shortly. If there are any kernel errata released
> (most probably at some point), the errata kernel will also
> contain the fix. If someone wants to manually patch up their own
> kernel to do it, you can obtain the r128 fixup patch from the
> XFree86 src.rpm, edit it and remove the non-kernel portion from
> it, then apply the remainder to the 2.4.x kernel source and
> rebuild. I can't help out with this though, so just wait for our
> next kernel release if its too heavy to attempt.
>
> With the kernel patch applied, r128 3D is rock solid on all my
> tests.
>
> I decided to put together the following to make things a bit
> easier (hopefully) for those who feel like playing with it:
>
> ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/patches/linux-r128-drm.patch.txt
> ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/patches/linux-r128-drm.patch.gz
>
> Hope someone benefits from it.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mike A. Harris Shipping/mailing address:
> OS Systems Engineer 190 Pittsburgh Ave., Sault Ste. Marie,
> Red Hat Inc. Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3
> http://www.redhat.com Phone: (705)949-2136
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Latest XFree86 test RPMS: ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/testing
Regards,
Jim H
On Thu, 17 May 2001 12:14:54 +0200,
Claus Atzenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have Mandrake 8.0. /var/log/messages shows the following message several
> times:
>
> May 17 09:40:13 thor kernel: [drm:r128_do_wait_for_idle] *ERROR*
> r128_do_wait_for_idle failed!
>
> What is going wrong? What am I supposed to do?
> Claus
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From: Christopher Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux as voicemail system?
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 15:07:29 +0200
Frank,
I can't help you at all, but I think your project is very interesting,
and in fact cries out "mini-HOWTO" . Since you seem like the organized
and persistent type likely to succeed, If you do have to "beat yourself
bloody", I would encourage you to share you pain with others.
Bon Courage,
Chris
Frank McKenney wrote:
>
> [ Followups to comp.os.linux.misc ]
>
> This afternoon I was "hit" by a telemarketing call trying to inform me
> about a "Wonderful new vacation 'web site". In spite of numerous
> requests, the caller refused to hang up, so I finally did, but I'd like
> to reduce the odds of dealing with these calls in the future.
>
> I know there are special projects that use a cut-down Linux box as a
> network router. Is anyone aware of any similar project aimed at
> creating a Linux-based single-line answering machine?
>
> Worded another way, what is the minimal Linux machine configuration that
> can be used as an answering machine? I've seen a couple of posts
> mentioning using mgetty and vgetty, but I haven't been able to find out
> just how much horsepower these require. I have a couple of Dell
> 486DX2-66 boxes in the basement that I think I could get running with
> perhaps 16Mb of RAM each; would these be fast enough to handle an
> internal voice+FAX+data modem? How about an external voice+FAX+data
> modem such as the AOpen FM56EX/2?
>
> Assuming I have (or can get cheaply) the hardware I need, I'd like to
> set it up as follows, triggered off Caller ID ANI:
>
> - ANI unavailable: Don't ring phone, but play recorded message and
> accept incoming message.
>
> - ANI on "good" list (MY friends & family (;-)): Ring phone. If not
> picked up, play a custom recorded message (keyed by ANI) and accept
> an incoming message
>
> - ANI on "bad" list: Don't ring phone. Play recorded message and accept
> incoming message.
>
> - ANI not on list: Ring phone(?). If not picked up, play recorded
> message and accept incoming message.
>
> Actually, I'd _like_ to check the ANI text for a "telemarketer" flag,
> but that feature doesn't seem to be supported locally. (;-)
>
> Okay, it'll be big and bulky, it won't run if the power is out, and I
> may need to have it post messages to my office machine over the LAN, but
> I'd at least be able to customize the ruleset and modify the good and
> bad lists as neded.
>
> 1) How big a box will I need to do this with?
>
> 2) Is there a 'web site where this (and related information) has
> already been collected (e.g. www.linux-pbx.com?)
>
> I'm not going to start this for at least a couple of weeks (several
> other things currently have higher priority), but I thought I'd ask
> around before beating myself bloody on this. Any hints, comments, or
> suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates
> Richmond, Virginia / (804) 320-4887
> Munged E-mail: frank uscore mckenney aatt mindspring ddoott com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Question about xinetd.conf
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 13:08:29 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"tvn1981" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi, I have a question about stopping auto start service ...
> which one are ESSENTIAL for the system to boot - because I see really
> weird looking one and I am afraid that if I disable them, something wrong
> might happen.
In xinetd, *NONE* are essential for the system to start. Many of the
items started via SysV startup scripts, though, ARE essential, but
precisely which ones differs from one distribution to another. (Note
that the ntsysv program mentioned by a previous poster doesn't
distinguish between these two methods of starting services.) Try posting
some details if you have questions about specific items.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Stephen Rank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: progeny on laptop
Date: 17 May 2001 14:07:59 +0100
Shreyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> is it possible to run progeny linux reliably on a Toshiba Portege 7020CT?
Dunno, but the people at http://www.linux-laptop.net might well have
an entry for that machine.
> Does it support PCMCIA, Docking stations, and ACPI?
See above.
> Also, are KDE 2.1.1
> package availabe for Progeny?
Not the faintest idea, sorry. Have a look at their website, perhaps?
HTH,
Stephen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roger Blake)
Subject: Re: Star Office on Linux discussion?
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 13:15:25 GMT
On Wed, 16 May 2001 07:57:56 -0700, Christopher R. Carlen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>So I am looking for some usenet, mailing list, or other forum to discuss
>using Star Office. I have looked at starnews.sun.com, but there is very
http://www.staroffice.org
(There's a fair amount of info there, though no one there to date has been
able to tell me how to print envelopes reliably...)
--
Roger Blake
(remove second "g" and second "m" from address for email)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: WP Office2000/Hancom Office/Applixware?
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 13:21:37 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Christopher R. Carlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I am now considering three alternative office packages for Linux:
> Applixware 5.0, Corel WordPerfect Office 2000, and Hancom Office 1.2.
>
> Hancom is probably not very well developed yet, but I will probably try
> the eval. I have been disappointed by stability and bugs in WordPerfect
> in the past, but it may be worth while now. Applixware has never let me
> down, but there isn't an eval for the new version. It isn't very
> expensive. Perhaps I will just buy it.
I have no experience with Hancom. My experience with WPO 2K for Linux
is that it's quite buggy as delivered. It's a Windows/WINE program, and
Corel allegedly has some updated versions of its WINE available for
download somewhere, but the last I heard, it was in CVS form -- hardly
a simple upgrade unless you're familiar with development tools. If what
you need is a stable word processor in the WP line, I'd recommend
WordPerfect 8.0. It's native Linux (but uses libc5, so you'll have to
install old libc5 libraries on modern distributions). It's more
reliable than is WP7 for Linux, but not absolutely bug-free. There's a
demo version available at
http://linux.corel.com/products/wp8/download.htm (and bundled with some
other products, like my book on WP for Linux -- see
http://www.rodsbooks.com/books/books-wp.html). AFAIK, Corel is no
longer selling this version, so you may have trouble finding it at
retail. It is still available on the CD with Harris & Zijleman's book
(again, see my Web page). IIRC, the "Deluxe" version of Corel Linux 1.0
shipped with a minor update to WP8 that had a few bug fixes, but the
latest version of Corel Linux doesn't include this version (just the
stripped-down demo version).
As to ApplixWare vs. WP, I've liked ApplixWare, but haven't tried the
latest version. Without knowing precisely what you found lacking about
it, I can't comment too much, but I do know that ApplixWare looks much
less featureful than it is -- there's a lot of power lurking there if
you explore the menus.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: harddisk full - help!!
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:29:45 +0200
Moritz von Heimendahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My harddisk is full (du shows 100% use) and removing even BIG files
> (like some 50 Mb) doesn't change a thing.
> Anyone has a clue what I can do? I tried fsck, it doesn't find any
> error.
killall -1 syslogd. Something is holding an inode open, it's probably
syslogd. Or telinit s.
Peter
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From: 213.2.24.66 [Richard James]
Subject: animation awards
Date: 17 May 2001 13:05:29 GMT
Hello There,
Thought this might be of interest���
Stumbled upon this the other day http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/awards
Apparently they�re going to screen the winning animation on TV and there�s �10,000
cash up for grabs!
Richard
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From: Stephen Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Running processes in the background.
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 08:52:55 -0500
bowman wrote:
>
> "Paul Kimoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> > (In most shells ...)
> > If you do "control-Z", then the process will be suspended and you will be
> > returned to the prompt.
>
> at least in tcsh, typing 'bg' at this point will put the process you've just
> suspended into the background.
This procedure also works in bash.
--
Stephen Hui, ARL:UT, Austin, TX
"Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an
FTP site and have everyone else mirror it." - Linus Torvalds
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: driver for Olympus c3040 digital camera using usb?
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 08:27:02 -0500
I am trying to use my Olympus C3040 digital camera with RedHat
7.1 using the 2.4.2 kernel. When I plug in the usb cable and
turn the camera on, the camera is recognized, but it says there
is no associated driver, or words to that effect. The Lunux-usb
web page has a listing for the camera which suggests it works
with the 2.4.0 kernel if one mounts /dev/sdX1. I have a
/dev/sdx1 but no sdX1. Nothing happens if I mount sdx1, but that
is not suprising without a driver. RH7.1 also comes with a version of
gphoto which some people claim can be used for this camera,
but I can't see how to set it up for that. I assume I enter
something other than a serial port in the settings, but I don't
know what.
I also have a Microtech ZiO smartmedia card reader and I also can't
get it to work.
Do I have to enable scsi support or something?
Any suggestions?
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Christopher Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: URGENT: Simple RPM problem!
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 16:01:47 +0200
Dimitris Terzis wrote:
>
> Hi folks...
>
> (I have posted this in couple of the other Linux newsgroups and got no
> answer, hope someone can give me a solution because I 've spent endless
> hours on it, can't figure out how to do it and I have a server which I can't
> use until it's done)
>
> So, what happens is that I want to update a script in a remote server which
> only allows software uploading via RPM. I try to create that RPM on a
> simiraly configured Linux box, 2.2.14 Kernel in both, with RPM 3.0.2 (and
> now with 3.0.5, same problem). The only thing I want this RPM to do is copy
> a single file in its proper location.
>
> So, I create a very simple spec file, update.spec, like this:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Summary: Blah blah
> Name: update
> Version: 1.0
> Release: 0
> Copyright: GPL
> Group: System Environment/Base
> Source: script.tar.gz
> # Patch: null.patch (nothing to patch anyway!)
> BuildRoot: /home/rpm/SOURCES
>
> %description
> More blah blah
>
> %prep
>
> %setup
>
> #%patch
>
> %build
>
> %install
> cp /SOURCES/script <destination_dir>
>
> %files
> /SOURCES/script
>
> %defattr(755,root,root)
>
> %doc
>
> %changelog
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Notice that, because I don't have root access, I use my own path for sources
> etc., instead of the default
> /usr/src/redhat. So, the command I invoke is
> rpm --define '_topdir /home/rpm' --define
> '_tmppath/home/rpm/tmp' -ba update.spec
>
> Now, here's what I get back:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Executing: %prep
> + umask 022
> + cd /home/rpm/BUILD
> + cd /home/rpm/BUILD
> + rm -rf update-1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Spurious
> + /bin/gzip -dc /home/rpm/SOURCES/script.tar.gz
> + tar -xvvf -
> -rw-r--r-- dimitris/dimitris 10240 2001-05-16 19:07 script
> + STATUS=0
> + [ 0 -ne 0 ]
> + cd update-1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ERROR
> /home/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.39233: update-1.0: No such file or directory
> Bad exit status from /home/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.39233 (%prep)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Obviously, the error occurs because of the failed "cd", but since the rm -rf
> command happens as a default action, I can't override it. Besides, not
> exactly being experienced with RPMs, I 'm almost certain there are other
> problems with my oversimplistic spec file.
>
> Could someone then provide a better version that compiles and works (i.e.,
> copies the script to the desired location, after a "rpm -iVh")?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Dimitris
Dimitris,
The rpm build process involves some confusing macros embedded for
example in the %setup directive. The rpm program expects to find a
directory in your RPM_BUILD_DIR of the form %{name}-%{version}, which it
cd's into automatically before it unzips and untars your source file. I
often forget the details, but I think you need to add a "-c" switch to
the setup directive, like
%setup -c
inorder to create the directory. In addition, you need to create the
target install directory under your RPM_BUILD_ROOT before you install
the script there. Finally, the file list must accurately reflect the
final position of the script under the RPM_BUILD_ROOT.
Even though your task is simple, building rpms is less so, and I
strongly suggest you take a look at the boox "MaximumRpm" which you can
find for free at www.rpm.org before you try to build this rpm.
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pun Kuan Tou)
Subject: use gnupg ?
Date: 16 May 2001 15:43:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am trying to use gnupg, when I run "gpg --gen-key" it say that...
Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give
the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 299 more bytes)
ps: I choose min. bits, it haven't this problem!
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From: Stephen Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OPENSSH SFTP
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:00:33 -0500
dubcaller wrote:
>
> HI ALL
>
> Here's my problem:
>
> 1. I have files on a Windows 2000 platform. I want to be able to have my
> employees download these files via secure FTP from anywhere on the NET.
>
> 2. I have a Linux Red Hat 7.0 computer acting as my router. IPCHAINS and
> ipmasqadm
>
> 3. I've got openssh server installed as well. (that's the as far as I got,
> I'm still a newbie)
>
> Questions:
> 1. Do I need SAMBA?
> 2. Does anyone know if there's any good windows openssh clients?
> 3. Where do I go from here?
Last time I checked, Tera Term also supports ssh.
Tera Term Home Page
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
--
Stephen Hui, ARL:UT, Austin, TX
"Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an
FTP site and have everyone else mirror it." - Linus Torvalds
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