Linux-Setup Digest #978, Volume #19 Sun, 5 Nov 00 11:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Virus software (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Time Prob (ray)
How to mount a Win2000 NTFS partition? (Duncan)
Re: cannot detect newly added memory? (Nevin Wong)
Re: How to mount a Win2000 NTFS partition? (Tux)
Re: Can no longer install ("David ..")
Best NIC for Red Hat 6.1 internet connection? ("Roy Troxel")
cron jobs on laptop (Andrey Shipsha)
GNOME toolbar missing (Andrey Shipsha)
/var/log/message ? ("Tin")
Re: X Windows (cfish)
Re: Help: win98/linux dual boot with 2 HDs (Duncan Pryde)
Re: .so extention -- compressed data? (cfish)
Re: samtron SC-428VS +e ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: My linux system as a PPP server? (cfish)
backups via NFS ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux Convert (cfish)
Re: linux servers (cfish)
Re: Resolution hideout (cfish)
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Virus software
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 12:50:02 +0100
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Dog Meat wrote:
> I understand that, by virtue of Linux's nature, viruses are extremely
> rare. BTAIM, I d/l-ed a copy of McAfee for Linux, and attempted to
> install it according to instructions. I found the directory listings
> for the installation, but can't apparently execute it. I'm very
> familiar with the Win98 version of McAfee, and expected to see the
> shield icon or something, somewhere. I'm using the KDE desktop, and I
> installed McAfee using the command line, as root.
> Is the Linux version supposed work like the Win98 version, with the
> on-demand scanner and the TSR, as far as the user interface goes?
Nope. It is a command-line only virus scanner. That means that you either
have to manually scan for viruses once in a while or set up a cron
job.
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N�h ja for fa'en
- det er jo mig, der skal starte
-- Ole Fick
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Time Prob
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 11:48:47 GMT
"K. Creed" wrote:
> When I first boot up Linux and launch X the time is displayed correctly,
> but after awhile it resets to a time six hours prior. I've used the
> date command which works temporarily but the time still resets
> incorrectly after awhile.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kris
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, and, after you get that going your way, implement NTP. It's simple
to install, and will be the end of issues involving the right time on your
machine. <shameless plug> A page for configuring XNTPD is at
http://www.raymondjones.net/ntpguide.html </shameless plug>
--
Ray R. Jones
Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://www.raymondjones.net
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From: Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to mount a Win2000 NTFS partition?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 13:04:26 GMT
I run redhat linux 7.0.
Tried to mount the /dev/hda1 with hpfs, vfat, msdos, umsdos but no luck.
Any clues?
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From: Nevin Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cannot detect newly added memory?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 20:53:32 +0800
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Hi,
Nevermind, I have solved the problem by adding to /etc/lilo.conf
append="mem=192M"
and then running /sbin/lilo to allow the kernel to use the additional
memory.
Cheers,
Nev
Nevin Wong wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have add 128Mb RAM to my computer. Plus my original 64Mb, that would
> make up to 196Mb RAM. The added memory could be detected and used in
> Windows, but in Linux, although there seems to be an improvement in
> performance (pretty significant when I run forte for java), the 128Mb
> of additional memory could not be detected. The total memory of the
> system is still 64Mb viewed with top or guname. What could be the
> problem? How could I solve this?
>
> My old 64Mb of memory is PC100, but the 128Mb is PC133. Could that be
> the cause of the problem? Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Yours,
> Nev
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Nevin Wong @_@ | Department of Computer Science and Engineering
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Year 3/3
> Nevolution Sci-fi & Mecha Model Making | http://nev.hello.to/
> The Model Making Ring | http://modelmakingring.hello.to/
>
>
--
=========================================================================
Nevin Wong @_@ | Department of Computer Science and Engineering
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Year 3/3
Nevolution Sci-fi & Mecha Model Making | http://nev.hello.to/
The Model Making Ring | http://modelmakingring.hello.to/
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Hi,
<p>Nevermind, I have solved the problem by adding to <tt>/etc/lilo.conf</tt>
<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">append="mem=192M"</font>
<br>and then running <tt>/sbin/lilo</tt> to allow the kernel to use the
additional memory.
<p>Cheers,
<br>Nev
<br>
<p>Nevin Wong wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi
<p>I have add 128Mb RAM to my computer. Plus my original 64Mb, that would
make up to 196Mb RAM. The added memory could be detected and used in Windows,
but in Linux, although there seems to be an improvement in performance
(pretty significant when I run forte for java), the 128Mb of additional
memory could not be detected. The total memory of the system is still 64Mb
viewed with top or guname. What could be the problem? How could I solve
this?
<p>My old 64Mb of memory is PC100, but the 128Mb is PC133. Could that be
the cause of the problem? Thanks in advance!
<br>
<p>Yours,
<br>Nev
<pre>--
=========================================================================
Nevin Wong @_@ |
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Year 3/3
Nevolution Sci-fi & Mecha Model Making | <a
href="http://nev.hello.to/">http://nev.hello.to/
</a>The Model Making
Ring
| <a
href="http://modelmakingring.hello.to/">http://modelmakingring.hello.to/</a></pre>
</blockquote>
<pre>--
=========================================================================
Nevin Wong @_@ |
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Year 3/3
Nevolution Sci-fi & Mecha Model Making | <A
HREF="http://nev.hello.to/">http://nev.hello.to/</A>
The Model Making
Ring
| <A
HREF="http://modelmakingring.hello.to/">http://modelmakingring.hello.to/</A></pre>
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From: Tux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to mount a Win2000 NTFS partition?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:05:30 +0100
Build your kernel for accessing NTFS-partitions (mostly available as
read-only) and make sure the module is loaded if build as module. Should
work.
Tux
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can no longer install
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 07:08:48 -0600
"W. James Hamel" wrote:
>
> Hello and HELP
>
> I've been running Mandrake since V 5.2. I have a BP6 mobo with dual
> Celeron 366's o/c'd to 523, 256MB RAM, ATI Rage 128 Video, 4 30 GB HD's, DVD
> and CD reader on the HPT 366 channel, SCSI CDRW on an Advansys card. I've
> recently flashed the bios for my MOBO and then tried to reinstall Madrake
> 7.2. The install gets to the second stage then just spins, and spins, and
> spins for DAYS. Never installs. Corel Linux does the same. HELP!!!!
> I may just switch to BeOS.
>
> James
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you tried to clock it back to a 366 to get it installed?
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
Completed more work units than: 98.783% of seti users +/- 0.01%.
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From: "Roy Troxel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Best NIC for Red Hat 6.1 internet connection?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 13:58:31 GMT
I'm looking for a good NIC for my firewall, which runs on Red Hat 6.1.
I've tried several 3c509Bs. They work OK with the intranet connection, but
behave erratically with the cable modem connection to the internet. I've
reconfigured the cards, swapped them out, changed ports and IRQs with 3Com
software, etc, etc, but the result is always the same. The internet NIC
will work OK for a few weeks and then go out.
I've corresponded with several people who have had the same problem with the
3c509B. I need a NIC that I can configure, install, and then forget about.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Roy
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From: Andrey Shipsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cron jobs on laptop
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:49:36 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
Could anyone please advise on how to use cron jobs on the laptops? There
are a few cron jobs scheduled to run over night. It is OK for desktops
since they are running all the time. However, I don't want to have my
laptop on over night...
Is there any smart way to run those cron jobs other time? Maybe just
before halting the system or anything else? Please, laptop users, share
your experience with me.
Cheers,
Andrey.
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From: Andrey Shipsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GNOME toolbar missing
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:44:42 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
Has anyone seen a weird flickering at the bottom of the screen (it is
where the GNOME tool bar is normally placed) while starting GNOME?
After a few seconds of flickering, the GNOME starts with icons on the
left side of the screen but there is nothing at the bottom where you
usually find a toolbar, clock, virtual desktop control pan, etc.
I am using Redhat 7.0 on Dell Inspiron 5000e notebook running X in
1400x1050 mode. Other X-window managers are running OK but GNOME...
Cheers,
Andrey.
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From: "Tin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.security,linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.list
Subject: /var/log/message ?
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:54:19 +0800
RH7.0
may i know what's problem in this /var/log/message how to stop this problem
Nov 5 19:09:28 firewall rhnsd[557]: command returned: ERROR: unable to read
system id.
Nov 5 19:10:00 firewall CROND[8626]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
Nov 5 19:20:00 firewall CROND[8628]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
Nov 5 19:30:00 firewall CROND[8630]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as)
Nov 5 19:39:28 firewall rhnsd[8631]: running program /usr/sbin/rhn_check
thank you
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X Windows
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:44:29 GMT
the kernel does not have monitor drivers... unless if you are talking
about the frame buffer.
in the case of frame buffer, the kernel simply gives up if it cannot
find the frame buffer device.
All you need to do is reconfigure X. this can be done with any one of
the X configurator. (I know RH don't use XF86Setup, and I don't know
what RH actually choose to use.)
On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:35:50 +0800, "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>recently i have a prob,i bought and new monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 550s)
>and i tried to install linux RH6.1 and RH6.2,the x windows would stand in
>during the installation.which is say i cannot install 6.1/2.so i am trying
>to find out how do i compile the kernel myself with my new monitor driver?if
>noone goin to teach mi then i have to find 6.1 or other release.
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From: Duncan Pryde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help: win98/linux dual boot with 2 HDs
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:44:19 +0000 (GMT)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Faux_Pseudo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --(Once apon a time, in comp.os.linux.setup,)--
> --(Duncan Pryde said it like only they can.)--
> >I'd like to set up my machine to be dual boot with linux on one HD and
> >Win98 on another. I've had both on the same HD (12Gb) up until now, but
> >lack of space (and the fact that I've written over the mbr again >:-( )
> >has prompted me to buy a second hard drive (20Gb).
> >
> >Ideally, I'd like windows on my new disc, with linux and lilo kept
> >separatly from it on the old one. What I therefore need to do is install
> >windows, copy some of my files across from the old disc, and then put
> >linux on it.
> >
> >What is the best way of doing this, in terms of installing the new drive,
> >master/slave settings, installing the os's, configuring lilo, etc?
> >
> >Any help (or an appropriate url) would be appreciated.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Duncan
> >
> i just did this
> install windows with only one drive in the system
> then add the linux drive as master and install linux
> set lilo to boot which ever one you want as the default
> and any time you have to reinstall windows (every 60 days acording to
> MS's recomendation) remove the linux drive and reinstall windows
> this way you never have to rewrite lilo and you never loose your MBR
Thanks. Quick question though: if I set the linux drive to master, and
therefore presumably the win98 drive to slave, will I need to set lilo to
remap the drives in bios in order for windows to boot? If so, do you know
how to do that?
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: .so extention -- compressed data?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 14:51:26 GMT
.so means "shared object"
put it under one of your lib paths and run ldconfig
WACOM ROCKS!!!
On Sun, 05 Nov 2000 12:02:08 +0100, Fr�re_Orph�e
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have downloaded the linux driver for WACOM artpad II
>and now that I extracted it from its gzip, I wonder what is that ".so"
>extention
>What do I need to do in order to finish installing it?
>
>any idea welcome :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: samtron SC-428VS +e
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 14:43:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]#nospam>
writes:
>I have this monitor but cannot get it to run with linux, have tried
>Redhat, Corel, Suse but none will work with it. I have tried standard
>VESA, tried using the windows drive disk but no joy and one help out?
Please be more precise. I assume that you've ment that you can't get
the X-server to display anything useful on your monitor. Anything
else would be guessing.
Please give at least this info:
1. what video card (chipset)
2. what Xserver, what version
3. post full Xserver output
4. H- & V-sync figures of you monitor
(optional: 5. your /etc/XF86Config - you are using the XFree86 server,
are you?)
HTH,
Uli
--
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Stormweg 24 |listening to: Paralysed (The Sewergrooves),
24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Cheap Excitement (Stratford Mercenaries)
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: My linux system as a PPP server?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 15:02:13 GMT
I first saw this on Kannel.org, describing how you can set up your
cellphone to dial your own WAP gateway.
here's an idea: go to google.com and search for "linux dial-up server"
in short... RTFM
On Sat, 04 Nov 2000 22:05:30 -0800, Mark R. Holbrook
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Well this may sound kinda dumb but...
>
>My linux box has a full time internet connection. Recently I lost my
>Mindspring account that I used to use for dial up connections while on
>the road.
>
>Having never done it, can I setup my Linux box to all my Windoze
>Laptop to dial in and connect (as it did with Mindspring) and once
>connected have access to the internet?
>
>Seems that this should work but I don't have a clue how to set it all
>up.
>
>Can anyone tell me a) will this work? b) where do I find the details
>on getting this going?
>
>Thanks - Mark
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 08:59:05 -0500
Subject: backups via NFS
Greetings!
Ok, I have my laptop and desktop linked via ethernet and nfs.
Part of the point of the exercise is to have a nice way to back up the
laptop and to restore it in case of catastrophe.
It's got three partitions: VFAT16 (Win98), HPFS (OS/2 Warp 4), RH 6.0,
coming to about 3G altogether.
What's the best way to pile this stuff onto my desktop for storage and
ease of recovery using nfs? I assume somehow tar and gzip but I'm not sure
what incantation. Remember, there's little free space on the laptop though
there's plenty of room on the desktop so any swapping or temp files have
to park on the desktop.
Also, rough estimate, how long might I expect this to take, say, to park a
1 Gig partition? The nfs connection is direct: cable from one computer to
the other.
I also need to consider my strategy for recovery: maybe a bootdisk which
can enable nfs?
Thanks!
F.
===========================================================
Felmon John Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Union College / Schenectady, NY
os/2 - ma kauft koi katz em sack
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Convert
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 15:20:55 GMT
On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 05:15:42 GMT, "Craig Brown"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have exceeded the capabilities of my current network (Win flavored peer to
>peer). From what I have read and heard, Linux is the way to go.
welcome
>
>My Specific Network Requirements:
>
>** Must Have **
>-server connected to Internet via cable modem
>-server has firewall
>-server has filter (XXX sites, etc.)
>-server shares Internet to multiple Win flavored clients
samba, ipchains/ipfilter
>-Win flavored clients must connect to VPN via the server/Internet(most
>important item)
everything mentioned can be done. Virtual Private Network and
tunneling is covered in advanced routing howto.
>
>** Nice to have **
>-remote control of server from inside and outside the firewall
>-remote control of Win flavored clients behind the firewall
>-forbid one or more of the Win flavored clients access to Internet
like the other poster says. all can be done.
>
>Comments and suggestions greatly appreciated. I saw a RH 6.1 bundled with a
>RH Linux Bible in the bookstore for $35. Is that a good place to start?
....
I don't believe in bibles.. depends on your hardware and how much you
wanna play with the machine, If you want the server to do exclusively
these things above and nothing more, I'd suggest a server to use
something like Slackware. This is simply because no distro will work
right our of the box with all these firewall features. i.e., you have
to read docs anyway. you can set it up, or ask someone to set it up
for you, and forget about it. For that purpose you don't need
KDE,gnome, or whatever. Not to say there's anything wrong with RH,
it's just not the appropriate tools for the task. Debian is also good
for the job but it's installation is discouraging. One good
alternative is OpenBSD. Its default is already like what a firewall
should be- very hostile. In my opinion, OpenBSD is much better a
firewall then any Linux distro. I don't know how tunneling is done in
obsd, you might wanna ask OBSD people how to do tunneling then.
All the documentation of these advanced networking subjects are found
on the net. go to linuxdoc.org and dig out the HOWTO's on these topic.
books usually don't cover them completely because these things change
a lot. if you insist buying a book, I'd suggest "Running Linux."
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>-cb
>
>
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux servers
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 15:23:41 GMT
a server is something that sits there and wait for a request to serve.
On Sun, 05 Nov 2000 08:36:44 +0100, Fr�re_Orph�e
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Someone told me a server was not related to internet under linux
>what is a server under linux then?
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Resolution hideout
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 15:34:06 GMT
On Sun, 05 Nov 2000 11:54:06 +0100, Fr�re_Orph�e
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Zufar Mulyukov told me to find XFree86_Mach64***.rpm and install it and I now
>have
>640x480 8bit/pixel GUI so I'm quite happy...
ah hahahaha
>but Ihave other resolutions listed
>in my
>XConfig86whatever and they are not used : when I press Ctr Alt + or - nothing
>happens.
uh. are you 100% sure that you have configured these modes? under
"Session "monitor" do you have more than one modelines? when you use
one of the X-based configurator you should be able to see your screen
at difference resolution. ...
I'm not insulting you, but just to make sure... hold Ctrl and Alt,
while pressing +/- on the numeric keypad.
>Any idea welcome
>
>
>
>Fr�re Orph�e wrote:
>
>> another graphic card installing crash :
>> Xconfigurator finds my ATI rage... but when I want to continue the
>> process of configuration this message comes up :
>>
>> "Server doesn't exist (I have no internet ambitions with linux for now)
>> can't continue"
>>
>> and it says also :
>> "tried to use ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_Mach64"
>>
>> Any Idea about what has not been properly installed and how to fix this?
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> > I'm installing RH6.1 on an old Intergraph TD-4 workstation.
>> > It's a P5-100 with 128MB RAM and 4GB SCSI disk.
>> >
>> > Everything works _except_ X-windows.
>> >
>> > Every time I try to either probe or start X, the system locks up solid
>> > and needs a cold boot.
>> >
>> > I've tried 5 different graphics cards using chipsets from Matrox, Orchid,
>> > Tseng, and S3 with the same results every time. Using a different PCI
>> > slot doesn't eliminate the lockups either.
>> >
>> > I now believe it must be a setting in CMOS that is causing the lockup,
>> > but I have no idea what to look for or to change. I don't like making
>> > random changes, or trial-and-error troubleshooting.
>> >
>> > Any ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > (Win95 and NT4 install and run fine so I KNOW the hardware is okay.)
>> >
>> > Paul
>>
>> --
>> Lex legis
>> Organisation pour un monde plus optionnel
>>
>> En ce moment
>> Orph�e - Johanne
>> http://www.491.org/projets/mmm/rphee-jo
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