Linux-Setup Digest #990, Volume #18 Sun, 25 Jun 00 10:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: what the hell is 'Unsolved Symbols' in RH6.2????!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Redhat 6.1 PPP won't go... (Rob Basler)
[JOB] Debian installer needed near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
installing Caldera Openlinux on windows NT
system hangs at LI after boot up
Connecting to the Internet (Spitz)
Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!! (Gandalf)
Re: Is there a release of linux supporting DMA66? (ray)
Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!! (Patricia)
Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!! (Patricia)
Re: Connecting to the Internet (Patricia)
Re: cant install prog because outdated libraries ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RedHat 6.2 won't install...
Re: Linux installation with ATI Rage 128 GL AGP
Installing Dependantcies with rpm ("Marc")
linux installation problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
How to ftp install linux (John P White)
Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!! (Clifford Kite)
Re: Linux Sequencer?? (Martin Teschner)
klogd/syslog problems (JGLaBounty)
Re: installing linux on sony vaio PCG-505G ultra slim note book ("Tom Hoffmann")
Re: APC Powerchute not working (Bill Gee)
Linux loaded with LOADLIN: mouse works but pointer is not visible??????? ("Anders
Gorm Pedersen")
Re: Uh, help? Please?? (Robie Basak)
Re: Foxpro 2.6 for Unix/Linux & terminfo files (Thomas Dickey)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: what the hell is 'Unsolved Symbols' in RH6.2????!!!
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 06:58:05 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > RH6.2
> >
> > make xconfig
> > make dep clean bzImage
> > delete /lib/modules/2.2...
> > make modules
> > make modules_install
> > move the bzImage file to /boot, rename it to vmlinuz-2...
> > move the System.map file to /boot, rename to System.map.2.....
> > don't have to edit the /etc/lilo.conf, 'cause the file name is the
same.
> > lilo
> > reboot, then I got tons of ''Unsolved Symbols' in boot.
> >
>
> I haven't looked closely at what the 'clean' target actually removes,
> but I tend to do the build in the following order:
>
> delete /lib/modules/2.2...
> make xconfig
> make clean
> make dep
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> cp System.map /boot/System.map.2...
> cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2...
> ln -s /boot/vmlinuz-2... /boot/vmlinuz
> ln -s /boot/System.map.2... /boot/System.map
> lilo
> reboot
>
> Given what you said about your lilo.conf, you probably don't need the
> 'ln -s' lines.
>
> -
> Mark Bratcher
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
You running order is the same as mine. Right? Did u got the same
problem? thans! I use Red hat 6.2. what about you?
>
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From: Rob Basler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 6.1 PPP won't go...
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 00:54:07 -0700
I have just installed Redhat 6.1.
I'm trying to get PPP to work. I have the connection configured, but
NETCFG will not activate it, clicking on activate changes the status,
but the modem doesn't dial.
If I type ifup ppp0 it dials and connects, but I get the following error
in the log right before it disconnects:
LCP timeout sending Config-Requests
Connection Terminated
Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean
Problem all had bit 7 set to 0
Hangup (SIGHUP)
Exit.
I have the MTU, MRU set to 1500, the timeout set to 60, and when I
connect using OS/2 I have to have VJ compression enabled but I don't see
anything like that in Linux.
Suggestions? Thank you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: [JOB] Debian installer needed near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Date: 25 Jun 2000 03:59:08 -0400
We have need of a person who can install Debian on an IBM Aptiva peecee.
This is a one shot install. The peecee is in a place called something like
"Hollywood", which is near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Thanks!
Old News Reader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: installing Caldera Openlinux on windows NT
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:30:03 GMT
after complete installation of Caldera Openlinux when the system is
rebooted it doesn't show linux in the boot loader and loads NT.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: system hangs at LI after boot up
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:30:03 GMT
Hi everybody,
I am a new linux user. I have a system with two hard drives. After I
installed red hat linux 6.2 on disk2 over windows NT 4.0 which is on disk
1 when the system reboots, it hangs with message "verifying DMI pool
data" "LI". Now I am unable to load NT too. Need help. Thanks.
Yousuf
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From: Spitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Connecting to the Internet
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:30:05 GMT
Hi.
I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.2 and did a full installation.
I currently use the GNOME workstation and am trying to get onto the
Internet. I used the RH PPP dialer to dial up but the moment I get
connected to the net, the dialer seems to disconnect me and it starts
dialing again.
I've read a couple of How-Tos and I seem to have configured the dialer
correctly. Can someone please help me? Thank you.
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From: Gandalf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!!
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:51:49 +0100
suresh ramachandran skrev:
> hi .
>
> PPP dies on me saying :
>
> "couldnt find any secret(password) which would let it use an IP address"
>
> is this something to do with default route?
> should i add something to /etc/ppp/options?
>
> please help ....
# PAP authentication file: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
# This file should have a permission of 600.
# ~# chmod 600 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
# Username Server Password IP addresses
"s-266034" * "xxxxxxx"
xxxxx = your passwd.
/Tobbe
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there a release of linux supporting DMA66?
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 11:07:09 GMT
smika wrote:
Not that I know of, yet, support IS in the current development
kernel, I am running that kernel, so far, issue-free.
The folks who do distros won't have it for a while, yet, as they are
constrained to released stuff. I don't have the
harware to CHECK the /66 issue, so can't say about that, beyond the
documentation.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://gordo.penguinpowered.com
Ray's Linux gordo.penguinpowered.com 2.4.0-test2
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From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!!
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:30:44 +0200
On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, suresh ramachandran wrote:
>hi .
>
>PPP dies on me saying :
>
>"couldnt find any secret(password) which would let it use an IP address"
>
>is this something to do with default route?
>should i add something to /etc/ppp/options?
>
>please help ....
hi
try putting noauth in /etc/ppp/options
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Patricia
ICQ 69588792
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
http://beginnerslinux.org
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15
12:31pm up 14:39, 1 user, load average: 1.43, 1.51, 1.45
Sun Jun 25 12:31:16 CEST 2000
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From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!!
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:32:28 +0200
On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Nathen wrote:
>I do not know the answer, since you were asking about ppp. Do you know how
>to diable the modem speaker? RedHat
>
>suresh ramachandran wrote:
>
>> hi .
>>
>> PPP dies on me saying :
>>
>> "couldnt find any secret(password) which would let it use an IP address"
>>
>> is this something to do with default route?
>> should i add something to /etc/ppp/options?
>>
>> please help ....
hi
try adding M0L0
at the modemstring
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ICQ 69588792
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
http://beginnerslinux.org
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15
12:32pm up 14:40, 1 user, load average: 1.57, 1.53, 1.46
Sun Jun 25 12:32:51 CEST 2000
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From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Connecting to the Internet
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 13:23:32 +0200
On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Spitz wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.2 and did a full installation.
>
>I currently use the GNOME workstation and am trying to get onto the
>Internet. I used the RH PPP dialer to dial up but the moment I get
>connected to the net, the dialer seems to disconnect me and it starts
>dialing again.
>
>I've read a couple of How-Tos and I seem to have configured the dialer
>correctly. Can someone please help me? Thank you.
>
Hi
could you post the errormessages?
also take a look at my homepage on how to connect using kppp
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Patricia
ICQ 69588792
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
http://beginnerslinux.org
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15
1:24pm up 15:32, 1 user, load average: 1.16, 1.49, 1.78
Sun Jun 25 13:24:36 CEST 2000
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: cant install prog because outdated libraries
Date: 25 Jun 2000 10:32:43 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Matthew Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> The best thing to do is install the latest versions attached. You can find libc
> here:
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/contirb/libc5/i386/libc-5.4.46-1rh42.i386.rpm
> Mal wrote:
Hay fuckwit don't post binaries to these newsgroups.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2 won't install...
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 11:30:03 GMT
Linux has a 1024 cylinder limit. I think your 22Gb partition is the first
partition on your disk and therefore, your linux partition is over the 1024
cylinder limit. also, you MUST create a swap partition (which I assume is
not your 5Gb partition) for linux.
Get PartitionMagic 5 to repartition your disk
-=JgS=- wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I have 3 partitions on my 30Gb hdd. One 22Gb (Win98, primary
> partition), a 8Gb extended partition which is splitted into 5Gb and
> 3Gb. The 3Gb (a logical partition in the extended partition) is where
> I would like to install RedHat Linux 6.2. Is this possible? Linux
> finds all 3 partitions but it won't install. Can't I install it on a
> logical partition in the extended partition? Or can you only install
> on a primary or extended partition?
> God damn that was hard to explain....hope someone understood ;-)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Joakim Storrank
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----------------------------------------------------
> If you want to email me, please remove the
> command i.hate.spam after my email address.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Linux installation with ATI Rage 128 GL AGP
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 11:30:03 GMT
I also had a problem with that card and the version of Linux that I used
was RedHat 6.1. I then switched over to Linux-Mandrake and everything is
fine. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/
Justin Kremer wrote:
>
>
> Sirs,
>
> First of all, I am a relative newbie to Linux. I'm trying to install
Redhat
> Linux 6.2 on my machine. It has an ATI Rage 128 GL AGP graphics card and
a
> CTX 17" monitor.
> During the setup screen where I select the graphics card (I selected ATI
> Rage 128 (generic)) and then hit 'Test this configuration'. The test
screen
> displays correctly, but when I'm brought back to Linux setup screen, the
> display is very jumbled.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Justin
>
>
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From: "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing Dependantcies with rpm
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 05:00:27 -0700
Is there a way to install or query an entire package set?
For example, KDE (as a whole) is dependant on a few other packages and some
of these are within other packages.
Other than the hit-and-miss method, how can you tell where these are?
Or, is there a way to install a package as well as all its dependants?
Thank,
Marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: linux installation problem
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:17:05 GMT
I'm a Linux Newbie and using Caldera Openlinux. I can only get so far
when I boot from CD Rom....I detect hardware then I get a Panic Line
:Oops No valid root could be found...Lizard aborted Press <return> to
continue or "sh" for shell..............following either command
allows me to proceed no further................what the heck is going
on here?????? I started with partitioned drive, then not partitioned,
formated then not formatted,,,,,,,,,,primary part extended part (all
with fdisk) all to no avail..........help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roy B.
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From: John P White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to ftp install linux
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:52:55 -0400
I have a p-100 16 megs,1.2 gig hd. It has some ethernet card in it(i
dont know what brand). Im trying to figure out the best way to get Linux
onto my computer. I thought I could find a boot disk with just enough
drivers on it for me to get my nic installed, and then use ftp to dl the
kernals, etc off the internet. Anyone have any ideas? I have a 2nd
computer with a cable modem and I was going to just plug some crossover
in between the two and nework them. Any suggs are GREATLY appreciated.
Im gonna use the p 100 to do ip masquerading...
john
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From: Clifford Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!!
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 00:09:58 -0500
suresh ramachandran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PPP dies on me saying :
> "couldnt find any secret(password) which would let it use an
> IP address"
> is this something to do with default route?
> should i add something to /etc/ppp/options?
You probably need to remove a default route to a local network.
Or add "noauth" option, but you'll probably still have to remove the
default route.
--
Clifford Kite <kite@inet%port.com> Not a guru. (tm)
/* Speak softly and carry a +6 two-handed sword. */
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From: Martin Teschner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Sequencer??
Date: 25 Jun 2000 14:53:07 +0200
Hi Greg,
Greg Gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Greetings All I have a couple of programs that require '/dev/sequencer' but
> it is not setup on my RedHat 6.2 system.
just create this device.
Have a look at:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
There you'll find something like that:
14 char Sound card
0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control
1 = /dev/sequencer Audio sequencer
and much more.
Now have a look at
man mknod
You'll get your sequencer-device after typing (as root):
mknode /dev/sequencer c 14 1
Good luck,
Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JGLaBounty)
Subject: klogd/syslog problems
Date: 25 Jun 2000 13:04:09 GMT
I am trying to get syslog to send to send kernel messages to a log file. In
/etc/syslog.conf, I have set kern.* to /var/log/mesages, but none of the
kernel messages are saved. The only way I have to get the kernel messages save
to a file is using the -f option when starting klogd. Unfortunately the save
format has no date and time entry. The man pages imply that klog will send
syslog the messages but how do I get syslog to save them to a file?
Thanks for any suggestions.
John
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From: "Tom Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: installing linux on sony vaio PCG-505G ultra slim note book
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 13:12:27 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "kevin lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> can anyone tell me how to install linux on my note book? i tried,, but
> i was unsuccessful
You might want to start here:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
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From: Bill Gee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: APC Powerchute not working
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:18:40 -0500
No modems on this computer, and /dev/ttyS1 does exactly the same thing.
"B. Joshua Rosen" wrote:
>
> Try /dev/ttys1, on my system the internal modem is on /dev/ttys0 so the
> external port is /dev/ttys1. I'm running Powerchute with a Back-UPS 500
> connected to /dev/ttys1, works fine.
>
> Josh
>
> Bill Gee wrote:
> >
> > I installed APC PowerChute on my server. When I run Config.sh, it
> > eventually tells me the serial port must be set for modem control. I
> > run the stty command like this:
> >
> > stty -F /dev/ttyS0 -clocal
> >
> > Then run "stty -a -F /dev/ttyS0" and it reports -clocal. Running
> > Config.sh gives the same error and the port reverts to +clocal again.
> >
> > The system is RH6.2 and the UPS is a Back-UPS 650 (simple signalling).
> > It's a server, so there is no X system - I have to configure by hand or
> > shell scripts. When I had NT on this same hardware, the UPS worked like
> > a champ.
> >
> > Clues?
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From: "Anders Gorm Pedersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Linux loaded with LOADLIN: mouse works but pointer is not visible???????
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 13:31:11 GMT
Problem:
when linux is loaded from Win-89 with loadlin.exe, the pointer is invisible
although the mouse works.
Details:
I run RedHat 6.1 on a Pentium III, and have recently set it up so that I
start Linux (from within Windows-98) with LOADLIN.EXE (for girlfriend
reasons).
Specifically, I've created a small .BAT file containing the loadlin command
line, and created a shortcut for this batch-file on the windows desktop.
This
works just fine except for one really weird phenomenon: after starting Linux
this way (and going into the GUI, which is KDE in my case) the mouse pointer
is invisible. However, the mouse IS working: if I click and drag on the
desktop I get a "selection rectangle" (or whatever it's called), and when I
(with some difficulty!) succeed in pointing to a shortcut on my desktop
(e.g., the one that opens a console) I can activate it by clicking. It
therefore seems that the mouse works OK except that the pointer is
invisible.
What is really weird is that I do not have the problem if I restart the
computer in MS-DOS mode and then execute the batch-file from the command
prompt. The problem does also not occur when linux is started from a
boot-disk.
The shortcut is set up to run in MS-DOS mode using "current MS-DOS
configuration". I have no DOSSTART.BAT file (so no additional programs are
run when I enter MS-DOS mode).
The batch file contains the following command line (probably irrelevant):
loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 ro mem=128M
I've read tons of FAQs and experimented with alternative autoexec.bat and
config.sys files but nothing helps. So if anyone has a suggestion I would be
very grateful!
Best regards,
Anders Gorm Pedersen
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Anders Gorm Pedersen, cand.scient., Ph.D. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Center for Biological Sequence Analysis
Technical University of Denmark
Bldg 208, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
phone: (+45) 45 25 24 84
fax: (+45) 45 93 15 85
Web: http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/gorm/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Uh, help? Please??
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 25 Jun 2000 14:02:37 GMT
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:05:27 GMT, Nicholas Robbins said:
>Robie Basak wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:29:16 GMT, Nicholas Robbins said:
>> >Ok... Here we go...
>> >
>> >I can't load any modules...
>> >
>> >Modules are installed, and the are set up to be used in the kernel...
>> >However: modules.dep is *totally* empty... So, I guess I need help on
>> >how to set up this file? I just can't find anything on how to do it...
>> >
>> >And if it is in some obvious document somewhere, just point me twards
>> >it...
>>
>> Run, as root:
>> depmod -a
>>
>> Robie.
>> --
>
>
>Have done, also I just recompiled the newest version of modutils...
>then tried it again, still nothing.... :'-(
>Do I need to specify a kernel version, ar will it auto-detect it???
You _have_ done a 'make modules' and a 'make modules_install' at the
end of recompiling the kernel, haven't you?
Robie.
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From: Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Foxpro 2.6 for Unix/Linux & terminfo files
Date: 25 Jun 2000 14:01:45 GMT
Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> get gpm, configure it to omit wgetch, install that
>>> configure ncurses --with-gpm, install that.
>> You can see if it does, by running nm on the gpm
>> library (it should not have that symbol).
> Hi again. I've been down to B&N bookstore. Trying to find docs on configuring
> ncurses and gpm. Nothing. I also looked in the KDE rpmdrake. No ncurses nor
> gpm.
I would expect so. The configure script (for ncurses) has a help message:
configure --help
> If it's not much trouble, could you walk me thru, step by step, what I need to
> do. How to find and remove wgetch from ncurses. How to compile ncurses. Do I
You remove it (wgetch) from gpm. I see that version 1.19.0 (the most recent
that I've built) has a configure option to cover this:
configure --without-curses
I would simply reinstall gpm, e.g.,
configure --without-curses --prefix=/usr
make install
and then similar for ncurses:
configure --with-gpm --with-shared
make install
(rpm's are too limited for this)
> compile the entire kernal?
It's not in the kernel...
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