Linux-Misc Digest #994, Volume #27 Thu, 31 May 01 14:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Copying levy [WAS Re: Who to install a .gz.tar file?] ("Alan Murrell")
Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux (Steve Linberg)
Re: Desktop Environments (miguel angel rojas aquino)
Re: preventing OS / platform info on connect (David)
how to set the duplex and media type for my network card (rich)
Re: how to connect to internet in non-X ("NG_lurker")
how do i fake root? (alpha)
Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux (Ken Mankoff)
invalid ELF headers ("Ade")
Re: invalid ELF headers (Tony Curtis)
Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux (Steve Linberg)
Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux (Ben Steeves)
kerneld confusions (John Hunter)
Fax Servers for Linux? (Rich King)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Subject: Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:32:37 GMT
Hi there
I need help with Redhat 7.1 and my serial palm m100. I went through
the how-to's and did all that but still now device on /dev/pilot
found. I've linked tty0 to /dev/pilot bot nothing Please help
On Wed, 30 May 2001 08:07:54 -0600, Ken Mankoff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > "Ken Mankoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> >
>> > I cannot get my m505 to talk to linux. There is some basic recognition of
>> > the USB port and the device attached to it, but no communication between
>> > the palm and the computer whatsoever.
>> >
>>
>>On Wed, 30 May 2001, Darren wrote:
>>
>> what distro of linux do you have ??
>>
>> 2.4 kernel onwards have USB support, although I still cannot get my webcam
>> working (not supported) - check out your distro's website for hardware
>> compatibility
>>
>>
>
>Hi Darren,
>
>I am running RedHat 7.1 (kernel: 2.4.2)
>
>redhat.com has no help. I have spent *hours* searching the web, and have
>only found information for the visor and USB. I can load (insmod) the
>visor module, but it does not help.
>
>-k.
>
>--
>Ken Mankoff
>LASP://303.492.3264
>http://lasp.colorado.edu/~mankoff/
>
>
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From: "Alan Murrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Copying levy [WAS Re: Who to install a .gz.tar file?]
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 09:40:55 -0700
> How do they actually apply this levy? I mean, how do they know Mr Joe
> Blow is making copies of linda ronstadt or ugly kid joe?
It gets applied directly at the time of purchase.
> Where does the levy taxes exactly go?
Who knows? :-)
--
Alan Murrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.zoolink.com/alan/
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From: Steve Linberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Subject: Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 12:57:15 -0400
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I need help with Redhat 7.1 and my serial palm m100. I went through
> the how-to's and did all that but still now device on /dev/pilot
> found. I've linked tty0 to /dev/pilot bot nothing Please help
Under Red Hat 6.1, this worked for me:
(as root:) ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
chmod a+rwx /dev/ttyS0
I then use GNOME and sync at 57600 to /dev/pilot. There were a few
bumps, but it generally works.
YMMV, etc.
>
> On Wed, 30 May 2001 08:07:54 -0600, Ken Mankoff
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> >
> >> > "Ken Mankoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >> >
> >> > I cannot get my m505 to talk to linux. There is some basic recognition of
> >> > the USB port and the device attached to it, but no communication between
> >> > the palm and the computer whatsoever.
> >> >
> >>
> >>On Wed, 30 May 2001, Darren wrote:
> >>
> >> what distro of linux do you have ??
> >>
> >> 2.4 kernel onwards have USB support, although I still cannot get my webcam
> >> working (not supported) - check out your distro's website for hardware
> >> compatibility
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Hi Darren,
> >
> >I am running RedHat 7.1 (kernel: 2.4.2)
> >
> >redhat.com has no help. I have spent *hours* searching the web, and have
> >only found information for the visor and USB. I can load (insmod) the
> >visor module, but it does not help.
> >
> >-k.
> >
> >--
> >Ken Mankoff
> >LASP://303.492.3264
> >http://lasp.colorado.edu/~mankoff/
> >
> >
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (miguel angel rojas aquino)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Desktop Environments
Date: 31 May 2001 10:08:53 -0700
"Tyron Washington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I have a couple of questions about desktop environments and stuff (I'm using
> RedHat 7.0):
>
> [1] What is the relationship between GNOME and the desktop environments
> featured on themes.org (afterstep, blackbox, enlightenment, fvwm, gtk+,
> icewm, kde, litestep, sawfish & wm)? Or is GNOME just another desktop
> environment?
well, the ones you mention here (excepting GNOME) are what we know as window
managers, and are the responsibles of the look and feel of your desktop (icons
title bars, etc.) regarding windows operations, and GNOME is a desktop environent.
it takes charge of operations sucha as drag and drop betwen optimized applications,
file associations, common object models, etc.
>
> [2] What is the difference between all the desktop environments described
> above? Is it simply that they draw and organize window and desktop elements
> differently?
yes, basically, and regarding the differences betwen window managers and desktop
environmets, GNOME can use different window managers (sawfish, wm, enlightenment)
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: preventing OS / platform info on connect
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 17:21:37 GMT
Stephen Rank wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> [ ... ]
> > For example, on one particular box
> >
> > Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
> > Kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i686
> > login:
> >
> > Any way I can turn of the information preceding the login: prompt?
>
> The above info comes from /etc/issue.net IIRC, and is modified by one
> of the Red Hat boot scripts. You'll want to edit the relevant script
> (might be rc.local, but I'm not sure & I don't have access to a Red
> Hat box) which will make the changes apply after boot, so you'll have
> to edit /etc/issue.net to adjust the message (if you don't, it'll stay
> as set until you next boot).
Edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local
and comment out these lines.
# This will overwrite /etc/issue at every boot. So, make any changes
you
# want to make to /etc/issue here or you will lose them when you reboot.
# echo "" > /etc/issue
# echo "$R" >> /etc/issue
# echo "Kernel $(uname -r) on $a $SMP$(uname -m)" >> /etc/issue
#
# cp -f /etc/issue /etc/issue.net
# echo >> /etc/issue
Then you can edit the /etc/issue and issue.net files with what ever you
want to put in them.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
Completed more W/U's than 99.225% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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From: rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: how to set the duplex and media type for my network card
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 12:06:13 -0500
i have been searching the net all morning to try and find a way to make
sure that my network cards are being loaded 100mb full duplex at boot
time. We have a server thats being used for a log server for our pix and
routers and it is running EXTREMELEY slow. We can barely ssh in. The
ports are set at 100mb Full. So i need to find a way to make sure that
my network card is running at that same speed. Please if anyone could
help it would be greatly appreciated.
richard
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From: "NG_lurker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to connect to internet in non-X
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:42:59 +0300
Reply-To: "NG_lurker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
hello again,
as root i run Xconfigurator to adjust my monitor and graphics card settings.
in the pci probe test this is what i get:
PCI entry S3 Inc | Savage 4
X Server XF86_SVGA
XFree4 driver No match
i proceed with setup, selected Generic monitor non-interlaced SVGA 1024 X
768 (my real monitor is Acer 77e).
i selected no clockchip setting.
in select video mode i selected 8 bit 800 x 600 and 16 bit 800 x 600.
then Xserver probed the settings, ok (i was taken back to the prompt).
hit Ctrl + Alt + F7 to return to X-window.... nope, no effect. i still have
display corruption.
restarted linux but still i get the same.
now what do i do?
sorry for this dumb question but what is "CD to your installation CD and use
rpm -Fvh
X*"? im getting there.....
"Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:FESQ6.50857$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Sorry NG,
>
> I was away and now you're away, but I hope this will help. Without
> X-windows you're missing all the fun. The X-problem is generic although
> I'm still not sure of the exact nature of the problem.
>
> As root you should run Xconfigurator or XF86Setup. This will use the
> driver for your video card. The setup should then ask you to select your
> monitor. Select Generic Monitor. It should test your setup and select
the
> best for display for your configuration. My monitor is an AcerView 76e
but
> it works best with the Generic Multisync driver.
>
> If you have trouble running XConfigurator or XF86Setup then you'll need
to
> reinstall your XFree86 rpms. CD to your installation CD and use rpm -Fvh
> X*
>
> Oh and post your status.
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > "NG_lurker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > hi jay,
> > >
> > > thanks for your reply.
> > >
> > > "Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > news:tpiQ6.3243$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > >
> > > > Plz repost the X-display problem for another try.
> > > ok i will repost this again.
> > >
> > > >Meanwhile have you made another user and tried X for that user?
> > > yeah the corruption is still there even if i login as non-root. the
> problem
> > > is common and the only way i could see things is refresh the window.
> > >
> > > >Can you make X window work with generic display and monitor drivers?
> > >
> > > i havent tried this yet. how do i do this anyway?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > "NG_lurker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > > im a linux newbie.
> > > > >
> > > > > have linux rh7 running in my dual-boot box. i cant work in X for
my
> > > > display
> > ...<snip>...
> > Does redhat come with the utility XF86Setup? I've always found that to
> > be the easiest way to set up X-windows. It's graphical (without using
> > X-windows), and has sections for mouse, keyboard, graphics card,
monitor,
> > and modes. You need specifications for your monitor, (horizontal freq.
> > range, vertical freq. range), and what kind of graphics card you're
> > using.(lspci as root should tell you that.)
> > --
> > Replace ragwind.localdomain with rahul for a working email address
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (alpha)
Subject: how do i fake root?
Date: 31 May 2001 10:43:11 -0700
i use redhat in the school network, i tried to install an opera5.01 rpm package
under my account. the only problem is that i dont have root access. i read on
opera's website i can fake root to get around this problem. how do i do that? thx
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From: Ken Mankoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Subject: Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 11:41:43 -0600
Reply-To: Ken Mankoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
does this mean that if i shell out the $30 for the serial cradle I will be
able to use the m505 with linux?
TIA,
-k.
On Thu, 31 May 2001, Steve Linberg wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi there
> >
> > I need help with Redhat 7.1 and my serial palm m100. I went through
> > the how-to's and did all that but still now device on /dev/pilot
> > found. I've linked tty0 to /dev/pilot bot nothing Please help
>
> Under Red Hat 6.1, this worked for me:
> (as root:) ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
> chmod a+rwx /dev/ttyS0
>
> I then use GNOME and sync at 57600 to /dev/pilot. There were a few
> bumps, but it generally works.
>
> YMMV, etc.
>
>
> >
> > On Wed, 30 May 2001 08:07:54 -0600, Ken Mankoff
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >> >
> > >> > "Ken Mankoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > >> >
> > >> > I cannot get my m505 to talk to linux. There is some basic recognition of
> > >> > the USB port and the device attached to it, but no communication between
> > >> > the palm and the computer whatsoever.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>On Wed, 30 May 2001, Darren wrote:
> > >>
> > >> what distro of linux do you have ??
> > >>
> > >> 2.4 kernel onwards have USB support, although I still cannot get my webcam
> > >> working (not supported) - check out your distro's website for hardware
> > >> compatibility
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Hi Darren,
> > >
> > >I am running RedHat 7.1 (kernel: 2.4.2)
> > >
> > >redhat.com has no help. I have spent *hours* searching the web, and have
> > >only found information for the visor and USB. I can load (insmod) the
> > >visor module, but it does not help.
> > >
> > >-k.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Ken Mankoff
> > >LASP://303.492.3264
> > >http://lasp.colorado.edu/~mankoff/
> > >
> > >
> >
>
--
Ken Mankoff
LASP://303.492.3264
http://lasp.colorado.edu/~mankoff/
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From: "Ade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: invalid ELF headers
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 18:55:26 +0100
after installing php4 on my machine i do httpd -t and it tells me that there
is a syntax error in httpd.conf :
cannot load /etc/httpd/lib/libphp4.so into server:
/etc/httpd/lib/libphp4.so: invalid ELF header
what is an invalid ELF header and how can i fix it ?
regards,
Adrian.
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From: Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: invalid ELF headers
Date: 31 May 2001 13:00:27 -0500
>> On Thu, 31 May 2001 18:55:26 +0100,
>> "Ade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> after installing php4 on my machine i do httpd -t and it
> tells me that there is a syntax error in httpd.conf :
> cannot load /etc/httpd/lib/libphp4.so into server:
> /etc/httpd/lib/libphp4.so: invalid ELF header
> what is an invalid ELF header and how can i fix it ?
ELF is the binary format (try the command "file /bin/ls"
and see what it says) used on most linux systems these
days.
It means that an attempt to use the libphp4.so file is
detecting that the file is not a valid ELF shared object
(hence ".so").
The installation either went wrong or you installed
something for the wrong processor/binary type.
What does "file /etc/httpd/lib/libphp4.so" say?
hth
t
--
Just reach into these holes. I use a carrot.
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From: Steve Linberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Subject: Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 14:02:28 -0400
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ken Mankoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> does this mean that if i shell out the $30 for the serial cradle I will be
> able to use the m505 with linux?
It doesn't mean anything, other than "this setup works for me on my
particular configuration, and it might work for you on yours, and it
might not, and if it doesn't, something similar might, or might not."
:) <--- smiley
I'd say you should be able to get it working with a little sweat, but be
sure you can return that cradle, because there's no way to be sure other
than to try it and be ready to wrestle with it a bit.
- Steve
> On Thu, 31 May 2001, Steve Linberg wrote:
>
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there
> > >
> > > I need help with Redhat 7.1 and my serial palm m100. I went through
> > > the how-to's and did all that but still now device on /dev/pilot
> > > found. I've linked tty0 to /dev/pilot bot nothing Please help
> >
> > Under Red Hat 6.1, this worked for me:
> > (as root:) ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
> > chmod a+rwx /dev/ttyS0
> >
> > I then use GNOME and sync at 57600 to /dev/pilot. There were a few
> > bumps, but it generally works.
> >
> > YMMV, etc.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 30 May 2001 08:07:54 -0600, Ken Mankoff
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Ken Mankoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I cannot get my m505 to talk to linux. There is some basic
> > > >> > recognition of
> > > >> > the USB port and the device attached to it, but no communication
> > > >> > between
> > > >> > the palm and the computer whatsoever.
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>On Wed, 30 May 2001, Darren wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> what distro of linux do you have ??
> > > >>
> > > >> 2.4 kernel onwards have USB support, although I still cannot get my
> > > >> webcam
> > > >> working (not supported) - check out your distro's website for hardware
> > > >> compatibility
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >Hi Darren,
> > > >
> > > >I am running RedHat 7.1 (kernel: 2.4.2)
> > > >
> > > >redhat.com has no help. I have spent *hours* searching the web, and
> > > >have
> > > >only found information for the visor and USB. I can load (insmod) the
> > > >visor module, but it does not help.
> > > >
> > > >-k.
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Ken Mankoff
> > > >LASP://303.492.3264
> > > >http://lasp.colorado.edu/~mankoff/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ben Steeves)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Subject: Re: palm m505 & USB & Linux
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 18:02:22 GMT
On Thu, 31 May 2001 11:41:43 -0600, Ken Mankoff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>does this mean that if i shell out the $30 for the serial cradle I will be
>able to use the m505 with linux?
>
You should be able to; serial has worked on every other Palm with Linux...
--
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PLEASE REMOVE ANY ANTI-SPAM MEASURES FROM YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
BEFORE YOU E-MAIL ME! BOUNCED REPLIES WILL NOT BE FORWARDED!
"Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat."
-- Anonymous
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Subject: kerneld confusions
From: John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 31 May 2001 11:59:26 -0500
I am trying to get a USB printer working on my RHL6.2 system with the
2.4.2 kernel.
Apparently I am having some trouble with modules. I can compile and
install the kernel w/o problems (after configuring with modular usb
support) with
> make dep clean bzImage
When I compile and install the modules with 'make modules_install',
following the command:
find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.4.2; fi
l
I get loads of errors like 'depmod: not an ELF file'. Any idea what
is wrong here?
Reading the Documentation/modules.txt file that came with the 2.4.2
source, I see a reference to /sbin/kerneld and the need to choose
CONFIG_KERNELD. However, there is no CONFIG_KERNELD option in my
/usr/src/linux/.config file, and the program /sbin/kerneld does not
exist on my system.
I administer several RHL boxes ranging from 6.1 to 7.0, and notice
that some of them have the kerneld program and some do not. Is there
some package I need to install to get kerneld. Is this likely to be
the source of my module problems?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,
John Hunter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rich King)
Subject: Fax Servers for Linux?
Date: 31 May 2001 11:05:41 -0700
Can anyone recommend a good fax server for Linux? It must support
receiving faxes preferably on multiple lines/modems. I already have
plenty of options for sending faxes. I just need something to receive
on.
Thanks
Richard
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