Linux-Misc Digest #953, Volume #27 Sun, 27 May 01 16:13:03 EDT
Contents:
tape backup malfunction (Gary Krupa)
Re: IBM to let Linux fans use mainframe--for free (Stephen Rank)
Re: kernel 2.4.5 crashes on Mandrake 8 but 2.4.4 and 2.4.3 works (Michael)
how to connect to internet in non-X ("NG_lurker")
Re: tape backup malfunction (Bob Martin)
NTFS via Linux! (Dawn)
ext2fs via Windows ME or 2000 (Dawn)
Re: NTFS via Linux! ("Tauno Voipio")
Re: how to connect to internet in non-X (Michael Mitchell)
Re: how to connect to internet in non-X (Bob Martin)
Re: how to connect to internet in non-X (Michael Mitchell)
Re: Resize the swap file? (Bob Martin)
Re: Dissapearing GNOME taskbar (Bob Martin)
Mirroring whole SCSI-Discs (Jens =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=F6hler?=)
Re: recapture stdout (Stefano Ghirlanda)
Re: Resize the swap file? (LRW)
Re: Kernel 2.4.1 and StarOffice (Jacek Szczech)
rh 7.1 big install problem ("alik blochin")
Re: Kwrite for Gnome? (Sean)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.os.linux
From: Gary Krupa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Gary Krupa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: tape backup malfunction
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 17:10:17 GMT
I have an HP Colorado tape backup drive, linux 2.2.9. Before I was able to
access any block on the tape just by issuing the command "mt -f /dev/nht0
seek <block no.>". Now when I issue that command, the tape only advances to
block no. 1. The tape will only advance one block at a time if I use a
command such as eof. The command bsf will always rewind to block 0.
Previously written starting blocks are inaccessible and therefore I can't
access the data that I've already backed up to the tape.
Has the tape been erased? Or are these read errors? I've just tried
retensioning the tape a few times, with no effect. And I haven't erased the
tape on my own. Does the drive need to be cleaned, or is it defective? I'd
appreciate any advice offered. The security of my data is compromised.
Gary Krupa
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From: Stephen Rank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: IBM to let Linux fans use mainframe--for free
Date: 26 May 2001 13:09:51 +0100
"Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When posting long URL's please adjust your line length so that they don't
> get fucked up
Am I the only one who enjoys the irony of a complaint about netiquette
coming with a sig over *50* lines long?
Chortle,
Stephen ;)
--
990878815
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: kernel 2.4.5 crashes on Mandrake 8 but 2.4.4 and 2.4.3 works
Date: 27 May 2001 10:31:39 -0700
i just built 2.4.5 on my mandrake 8 dist.
it crashes within a second.
intel CUV4X-D, 1GB, 2 P3 1Ghz processors, noapic, MIPS1.1.
"Jim Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:<4zIP6.8274$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Kernel 2.4.5 on Mandrake 8 crashed my PC early in boot,
> when the swapper process was being started (I think).
>
> The default 2.4.3 kernel boots OK, and so does a 2.4.4 kernel
> I built myself (had to update /boot/initrd*.img with 2.4.4's reiserfs.o).
>
> Anyone else having problems with 2.4.5?
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From: "NG_lurker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to connect to internet in non-X
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 20:37:17 +0300
im a linux newbie.
have linux rh7 running in my dual-boot box. i cant work in X for my display
is corrupted. have posted this in the newsgroup but unfortunately no answer
for me. i like to connect to the net in non-Xterm but dont know how. i want
to use pine to send/receive email. can anyone give any link or howto to
configure my modem to connect to the net? thanks in advance. more power to
linux !
eri
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: tape backup malfunction
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:52:16 -0500
Gary Krupa wrote:
>
> I have an HP Colorado tape backup drive, linux 2.2.9. Before I was able to
> access any block on the tape just by issuing the command "mt -f /dev/nht0
> seek <block no.>". Now when I issue that command, the tape only advances to
> block no. 1. The tape will only advance one block at a time if I use a
> command such as eof. The command bsf will always rewind to block 0.
> Previously written starting blocks are inaccessible and therefore I can't
> access the data that I've already backed up to the tape.
>
> Has the tape been erased? Or are these read errors? I've just tried
> retensioning the tape a few times, with no effect. And I haven't erased the
> tape on my own. Does the drive need to be cleaned, or is it defective? I'd
> appreciate any advice offered. The security of my data is compromised.
>
> Gary Krupa
Cleaning the drive is definitely worth a shot. I've had tape drives on openVMS
boxes that refused to work until the cleaning cartridge was passed through.
--
Bob Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dawn)
Subject: NTFS via Linux!
Date: 27 May 2001 11:01:46 -0700
Is there any way to access my NTFS partitions from linux?
thnx
Dawn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dawn)
Subject: ext2fs via Windows ME or 2000
Date: 27 May 2001 11:03:03 -0700
Is there any way to access my ext2fs partitions from Windows ME or 2000?
thnx
Dawn
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From: "Tauno Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NTFS via Linux!
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 18:07:21 GMT
"Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Is there any way to access my NTFS partitions from linux?
>
In recent distributions there is a file handler for NTFS. The write
functions are not to rely on, so count for read-only access.
In practice, the only sensible way to interchange files in Linux and W2000
on same computer is a FAT (FAT16 or FAT32) partition accessible to both
systems. Linux is able to both read and write a FAT file system. If you put
a FAT32 partition on a logical disk in an extended partition, be sure that
the extended partition type is 0x0f.
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi
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From: Michael Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to connect to internet in non-X
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 18:12:27 GMT
type in lynx and the URL of where you want to go like this
$ lynx www.linux.org
NG_lurker wrote:
> im a linux newbie.
>
> have linux rh7 running in my dual-boot box. i cant work in X for my display
> is corrupted. have posted this in the newsgroup but unfortunately no answer
> for me. i like to connect to the net in non-Xterm but dont know how. i want
> to use pine to send/receive email. can anyone give any link or howto to
> configure my modem to connect to the net? thanks in advance. more power to
> linux !
>
> eri
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to connect to internet in non-X
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:14:44 -0500
NG_lurker wrote:
>
> im a linux newbie.
>
> have linux rh7 running in my dual-boot box. i cant work in X for my display
> is corrupted. have posted this in the newsgroup but unfortunately no answer
> for me. i like to connect to the net in non-Xterm but dont know how. i want
> to use pine to send/receive email. can anyone give any link or howto to
> configure my modem to connect to the net? thanks in advance. more power to
> linux !
>
> eri
The ppp and ISP-hookup howtos. You just need to execute pppd with a chat script
as input.
The pppd command would be something like...
pppd -d -detach /dev/modem connect 'chat -V -t 60 -f /etc/ppp/chat-script' &
The contents of chat-script would look something like....
ABORT "NO CARRIER"
"" AT
OK ATDT1234567
ogin: \qyourlogin
word: \qyourpassword
--
Bob Martin
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From: Michael Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to connect to internet in non-X
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 18:28:05 GMT
I didn't even come close to answering your question, excuse my posting
NG_lurker wrote:
> im a linux newbie.
>
> have linux rh7 running in my dual-boot box. i cant work in X for my display
> is corrupted. have posted this in the newsgroup but unfortunately no answer
> for me. i like to connect to the net in non-Xterm but dont know how. i want
> to use pine to send/receive email. can anyone give any link or howto to
> configure my modem to connect to the net? thanks in advance. more power to
> linux !
>
> eri
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Resize the swap file?
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:43:31 -0500
Liam Watts wrote:
>
> I've been monitoring my swap file, and it almost never gets over 5%
> used.
> I have 128 MB RAM and 250 MB swap file. That's a lot of unused HD space
> I'd like to get back.
>
> Is there a way to resize that partition and reapply the space to the
> root partition? Or at least take a chunk of it as another partition?
>
> Thanks for any assistance!!
>
> Liam
Are you using a swap file or swap partition ? they are two different things.
--
Bob Martin
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dissapearing GNOME taskbar
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:49:37 -0500
Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I booted X recently and the GNOME taskbar was gone - no changes to
> configuration or to any element of the system. I haven't heard of this or
> seen it somehwere else - any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Stefan
restart the panel application. /usr/bin/panel
--
Bob Martin
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From: Jens =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=F6hler?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse,alt.os.linux
Subject: Mirroring whole SCSI-Discs
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 20:47:54 +0200
Hi,
I've got 2 SCSI-discs (/dev/sda and /dev/sdb). Every disc has 3
partitions (/,/boot,/var). Now I want to mirror all these 3 partitions
from sda to sdb including the root partition. I use RAID1 with SuSE
Linux 7.0. All the tools I need (raidtool,mdutils,..) are installed.
Every documentation I read includes a discribtion how to mirror several
partitions but not the root partition. The Problem is, if I want to
mirror something using RAID1 I have to unmount it, but it's impossible
with the root partition. What's the solution ??
Thanks for help,
Jens
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
P.S.: I'm sorry for my English !
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From: Stefano Ghirlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: recapture stdout
Date: 27 May 2001 20:51:12 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> After I log into a remote server and start a program in the
> background, then exit, can I later login again and recapture the
> output to stdout on my terminal?
program 2>&1 LOGFILE &
and then:
tail -f LOGFILE
when you log in again.
> Or can I bring that process to the foreground? Thanks.
Not that I now of.
--
Stefano - Hodie sexto Kalendas Iunias MMI est
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From: LRW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Resize the swap file?
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 14:07:33 -0500
Partition. During install I used Disk Druid to make a /hdb5 off of /hdb1
as a Linux Swap type.
Liam
Bob Martin wrote:
>
> Liam Watts wrote:
> >
> > I've been monitoring my swap file, and it almost never gets over 5%
> > used.
> > I have 128 MB RAM and 250 MB swap file. That's a lot of unused HD space
> > I'd like to get back.
> >
> > Is there a way to resize that partition and reapply the space to the
> > root partition? Or at least take a chunk of it as another partition?
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance!!
> >
> > Liam
>
> Are you using a swap file or swap partition ? they are two different things.
> --
>
> Bob Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacek Szczech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.1 and StarOffice
Date: 27 May 2001 19:14:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 8 Apr 2001 17:43:32 GMT, Colin Pinkney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Has anyone had any problems with StarOffice and kernel 2.4.1,
>specifically saving to a vfat partition?
>
>I had things working ok, but then I upgraded to kernel 2.4.1 to get some
>of its new features. However when I did that StarOffice then suddenly
>started to refuse to save to my Windows 98 partition.
>
>Everything else works fine. All other programs can save to my win98
>partition, I can copy to/from, delete, etc. Only StarOffice has
>problems. There are no console or kernel messages when the error occurs,
>StarOffice just says:
>
> Error writing file somefile.sdw
> Write error.
> Error writing file .
>
>Really helpful. I can boot up with my previous kernel (2.2.13) and
>StarOffice works fine, so I can't see it being a problem with any of the
>tools I had to upgrade for kernel 2.4.1.
>
>FYI I have my win98 partition and my root ext2 partition on one
>harddrive with a slave drive just having ext2 partitions. I also have an
>internal Zip drive with 16bit fat formatted disks. StarOffice refuses to
>save to either the win98 partition or zip disks, yet has no problems
>saving to any ext2 partitions.
>
>Anyone any ideas? It's quite possible I may have misconfigured my new
>kernel as I'm no expert, yet StarOffice is the only affected program I
>can find.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>--
>Colin
--
I have just the same problem! What I could add is it doesn't matter which
version of 2.4.x kernel do you use. I tried 2.4.0 2.4.1 2.4.2 & 2.4.3.
No changes.
As I see the initial mail was written more than month ago. Maybe the problem
is solved?
best regards,
js
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From: "alik blochin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: rh 7.1 big install problem
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 22:36:21 +0200
Hi,
ok i have a very very big problem :
(i can say i am desparate)
i've tryied to install rh 7.1 for god know how many
tomes and without success:
the installation gets stacked on :
"transferring install image to hard drive"
i've tryied all available option with disk druid, fdisk
and automatic partitioning
but nothing nothing helps.....
still the same result
when at the point where the installation hangs
i did ctrl+alt+f3 i saw that that there was a problem
to create the partitions:
/boot - cannot create not enough space
/ the same
....
....
....
when i tryied to install for the second time
it did the partitions but
gave the error:
hdd disk error something,
can't read block.....
and this error keeps running down the screen for each block
(the installation hangs with
"transferring install image to hard drive" )
(the install cd is perfectly ok)
then it writes :
there was a problem maybe
because you haven't enough space....
but that's boolshit
i have 14GB just for linux
i have two disks:
primary 20GB
primary slave 30GB : (14GB for linux)
when i had just one 20GB the installation was the same
hanged on the same point
i just don't know what to do....
it seems like hardware problem
but windows works ok...
and furthermore Mandrake 8.0 gets installed without
a problem
but hangs every 2-3 hours but that's i believe
an IRQ problem
i somehow have 4 devices on the same IRQ.....
my configuration :
AMD 900 MHZ
MBoard chaintech 7AJA with AC'97 sound on-board
256 MB memory
two disks...
* by the way when i tryied to install RH 7.0
i've also was without luck...
after partitioning the install gets reboot and doesn't
actually did the partitioning (as i checked later)
**ok if anybody knows what might that be
and any suggestions i would be glad to hear.....
it driving me crazy.....
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From: Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.general,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Kwrite for Gnome?
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 20:37:11 +0100
Check out nedit. ( http://www.nedit.org/ ) It is not written
specifically for Gnome, but will work fine under it.
LRW wrote:
>
> I LOVE KDE's kwrite as a super-notepad; but I can't quite find something
> like that in Gnome's applications. What I mean is, kwrite allows you to
> change color tagging depending on what style you want--HTML, Pearl, C,
> etc, and I LOVE that. But I can't find that feature in either of Gnome's
> native word editers.
>
> I ask because I'm going to be using a workstation that only have Gnome
> and no KDE, otherwise I'd just use kwrite even in Gnome.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Oh, BTW, what are people's opinions between KDE and Gnome? Just
> wondering. =)
>
> Thamks again!
>
> Liam
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