Linux-Setup Digest #630, Volume #20 Wed, 14 Feb 01 07:13:04 EST
Contents:
NEW NEW NEW ("Steve Ward")
Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL (Jesse Wyant)
Re: Sendmail problem... (Jesse Wyant)
Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL (Jesse Wyant)
RE: Setup problem ("Me!!!!")
ftp server help required....please help ("fail006")
Re: Mounting Windoze partitions from Linux problem. ("Rich Somerfield")
Re: New to Linux, Slow Boot ("Craig Ringer")
IRQ/Network problems with RedHat7 (Jarmo Uusi-Maahi)
Re: PPP not working with kernel 2.4.0 ("Craig Ringer")
Re: Mounting Windoze partitions from Linux problem. ("Duane Healing")
Re: Can LILO boot windows MBR on /dev/hdb? ("Duane Healing")
Re: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer (Glitch)
Apache 1.3.17 - mod_ssl-2.8.0-1.3.17 - which openssl? (Michael Heiming)
Re: Linux newbie<HELP!>: dual boot problem(Linux/win98) freeze at "L"( as in LILO)!
("Eric")
Re: PPP not working with kernel 2.4.0 (Michal Fikejs)
Re: New to Linux, Slow Boot ("Mike Greenwood")
Re: NEW NEW NEW ("Mike Greenwood")
Re: DSL modem and linux? (moonie;))
Re: CDR setup ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: Printing in Linux is so far slower than Windows ("Cameron Kerr")
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From: "Steve Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NEW NEW NEW
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 02:21:38 -0600
Hello Linux Users from a sad WINdozer...
I am totally new with all LINUX issues and would appreciate someone telling
me which version to start with. I have plenty of Win experience, build PCs
for a side biz, and know plenty when it comes to Win all the way to 2000
Advanced Server.
But I want to begin the treck to LINUX !! Please tell me the best version to
begin with, and I also need to be able to use it on a partition that resides
with 4 other OSes that I now boot to with boot.ini.
TIA and hope I can post soon from Linux
Steve in Fort Worth TX
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From: Jesse Wyant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:32:36 -0800
I haven't tried xscreensaver yet, but I have gotten xlockmore to work
perfectly fine (RedHat 7.0.9 "Fisher" distro.) using the NVIDIA GL
libraries. Although, the Sproingies mode is now almost too fast. I need
to see if I can hack the code to insert delays etc.
In theory though, if the app. uses libGL.so, they should benefit from the
NVIDIA library. (Or so that's what I've seen, running Quake2, AlephOne,
glload, xlockmore, and the MesaDemos.)
(I'm using kernel 2.4.1, NVIDIA drivers 0.96, XFree86 4.0.2, and a
LeadTek Geforce2 GTS card.)
-jesse
"Brian C. Kiefer" wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Has anyone been able to get the OpenGL screensavers that come with
> Xscreensaver to work with an Nvidia graphics card which has verion .96
> of the kernel and glx driver installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
--
Jesse Wyant
============================================================
You scratch my tape, and I'll scratch yours.
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From: Jesse Wyant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sendmail problem...
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:42:03 -0800
Hmm, I had the same problem when I moved from RedHat 6.2 to 7.0.9
("Fisher"), I lost my root partition, so I had the default sendmail.mc
file for that distro. I also could send (and receive from localhost
only), come to find out, the default setting was to not listen for mail
from outside sources. So, I commented-out a single line in that file
(read it, its self-explanatory), and compiled that .mc file into the
proper /etc/ file (directions are in the .mc file.) Give that a try.
-jesse
avi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had install my domain and send mail to my server.
> I can send mail but I cann't resive any mail.
> is there any setting I need to do or somewhere I can check to solve the
> problem?
>
> redhat 7.0
> Thanks
--
Jesse Wyant
============================================================
You scratch my tape, and I'll scratch yours.
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From: Jesse Wyant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:52:58 -0800
Ok, just toyed around with Xscreensaver, and sure enough, all the
OpenGL screen savers worked fine. The sproingies is full-screen, and really
fast. Pretty schweeeett.
Jesse Wyant wrote:
> I haven't tried xscreensaver yet, but I have gotten xlockmore to work
> perfectly fine (RedHat 7.0.9 "Fisher" distro.) using the NVIDIA GL
> libraries. Although, the Sproingies mode is now almost too fast. I need
> to see if I can hack the code to insert delays etc.
>
> In theory though, if the app. uses libGL.so, they should benefit from the
> NVIDIA library. (Or so that's what I've seen, running Quake2, AlephOne,
> glload, xlockmore, and the MesaDemos.)
>
> (I'm using kernel 2.4.1, NVIDIA drivers 0.96, XFree86 4.0.2, and a
> LeadTek Geforce2 GTS card.)
>
> -jesse
>
> "Brian C. Kiefer" wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Has anyone been able to get the OpenGL screensavers that come with
> > Xscreensaver to work with an Nvidia graphics card which has verion .96
> > of the kernel and glx driver installed?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brian
>
> --
>
> Jesse Wyant
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> You scratch my tape, and I'll scratch yours.
--
Jesse Wyant
============================================================
You scratch my tape, and I'll scratch yours.
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From: "Me!!!!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Setup problem
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:10:55 +0800
Hi,
I have recently installed Mandrake into my laptop, but the thing is that it
fails to detect alot of my hardware(like PCMCIA cards, CDrom, sound card,
usb storage...etc.. ) Wonder if there is anywhere i can learn how to
configure this laptop to make it functionable so as not to depend on MS too
heavily.
My laptop is IBM Think pad 560X and I'm using Linux for my university
project. Your help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks and have a nice
day!!! :)
Cheers
Aloysius
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From: "fail006" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ftp server help required....please help
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 22:10:26 +1300
Hi,
I have redhat 7 installed. I am trying to setup an anonymous ftp server. So
far i can log in as an anonymous user, but when i try to upload anything,
the ftp client tells me that i do not have permissions to upload
anything...since this server won't allow it.
Can anyone please help me out, what do i need to do so that anonymous users
can upload to the ftp server?
Cheers
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From: "Rich Somerfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting Windoze partitions from Linux problem.
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:18:02 -0000
SOLVED!!!
I went to recompile my kernel (make xconfig), and noticed that msdos support
was as a modole. Loaded to modules (modprobe msdos; modprobe vfat), voila.
Seems like a funny error message, i suppose I should have noticed earlier
when i tried to mount as type msdos and it said that kernel didnt support
this. But i would still have expected a better error for type vfat.
I checked with a mate (he has SuSE6.4) and he had the same warnings from
fdisk I have got. I can post my fdisk output if u r interested, otherwise
I'm off to enjoy my windozes files!
BTW, have u ever setup your linux system to share directories between win /
linux for applications like netscape? So that i can have 1 mailbox accross
the 2 OS's?
Tanx 4 help
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From: "Craig Ringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New to Linux, Slow Boot
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:53:54 +0800
>> Additionally, how would I go about changing it properly?
Alternately, try Linuxconf. It has its shortcomings, but does this sort
of work wonderfully.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jarmo Uusi-Maahi)
Subject: IRQ/Network problems with RedHat7
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:46:34 GMT
Hello people,
I have some network difficulties in RedHat 7.0.
I'm using Windows ME and couple weeks ago I installed
Linux RedHat 7.0 into the same computer.
I've tried installation in text mode and in expert
mode but the same error occur each time.
When Linux boot, it says eth0 [failed].
My system hardwarelist and IRQs:
-Pentium III 600 MHz
-ASUS P3B-F
-AWARD BIOS ver 6.0
-128 MB
Resource Device Status
IRQ 7 ECP Printer Port (LPT1) OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1)
IRQ 6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
IRQ 2 Programmable interrupt controller
IRQ 0 System timer
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor
IRQ 11 Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead
IRQ 11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ 14 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IRQ 14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
IRQ 15 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
IRQ 3 ACARD AEC-6710D PCI SCSI Controller
IRQ 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ 3 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
IRQ 10 Creative SB Live! Value
IRQ 10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
There is NIC and SCSI -controller which are using the
same IRQ. When I try to change SCSI adapters IRQ 3 to
IRQ 5, Windows wount let me do that, it just says "This
resource setting cannot be modified". (I/O and
memory area settings can be change but not IRQ)
'PnP OS' is also disabled in BIOS but no help...
I also search if there is somekind dos -baseb utilities
which can be used to turn off this damn PnP in NIC,
but I didn't found any.
If someone can help me resolve this problem you make
me really happy man. Thank's already.
Jarmo Uusi-Maahi
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From: "Craig Ringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP not working with kernel 2.4.0
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:58:54 +0800
kernel 2.4 renamed ppp.o to ppp_async.o and ppp_generic.o to allow for
sync ppp support (ppp_sync.o).
possible Solutions:
1) compile ppp into the kernel, not as a module
2) upgrade pppd (but last time I checked it hadn't been updated to
handle this)
3) just add this line to /etc/modules.conf: "alias ppp ppp_async"
which will allow the old pppd to load the module as if it still had
the same name (this is what I have done, and it works very well, quickest
and simplest fix).
--
Multiple exclamation marks are the sign of a sick and twisted mind!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting Windoze partitions from Linux problem.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 01:54:15 -0800
Cool, I agree that the error you got does not help much in diagnosing the
real problem. If you're not having problems accessing your partitions, I
wouldn't worry about the fdisk warnings too much. I used to have a
system that gave similar complaints yet it always worked.
Sharing data across systems is possible, but you're likely to run into
complications with file permissions and ownership, the concept of which
is different between *n[ui]x and Windows. You'll minimize this by sharing
only data files and putting them on a fat32 fs mounted with your uid and
gid. See the mount and fstab manuals for info on how to do this.
Good luck! I hope I helped out in some way.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article <F2si6.5146$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rich
Somerfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> SOLVED!!!
>
> I went to recompile my kernel (make xconfig), and noticed that msdos
> support was as a modole. Loaded to modules (modprobe msdos; modprobe
> vfat), voila.
>
> Seems like a funny error message, i suppose I should have noticed
> earlier when i tried to mount as type msdos and it said that kernel
> didnt support this. But i would still have expected a better error for
> type vfat.
>
> I checked with a mate (he has SuSE6.4) and he had the same warnings from
> fdisk I have got. I can post my fdisk output if u r interested,
> otherwise I'm off to enjoy my windozes files!
>
> BTW, have u ever setup your linux system to share directories between
> win / linux for applications like netscape? So that i can have 1
> mailbox accross the 2 OS's?
>
> Tanx 4 help
>
>
>
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can LILO boot windows MBR on /dev/hdb?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 02:01:07 -0800
Lilo's boot screen is determined by the file written to the boot sector
pointed to in /etc/lilo.conf under the "install=" line. Usually this
reads simply "install=boot.b", but I've seen other configurations as
well. Look in that file and see what it's pointing too, then look in
/boot and see if a standard boot.b is there. Change the lilo.conf to
point to it, rerun lilo and you should be set.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "gman1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks, that worked just fine.... I was missing the 'map-drive' and the
> 'to' commands.... I never would have figured that out, because I can't
> even find them in the 'man lilo.conf' file....
>
> now if I could just figure out if I can stop lilo from using that
> graphical boot screen, and only use the text prompt....
>
> Steve Martin wrote:
>
>> Steve Martin wrote:
>>
>> > Oh... the "map-drive" entries convince Windows that it's booting from
>> > drive A. Without this, the Windows boot chokes.
>> ^^^
>>
>> Pardon the brain fade, that should say "drive C". (Got confused in my
>> own mind between drives and devices...)
>
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 04:37:34 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
Carsten Huettl wrote:
> Hello,
>
> from time to time my rh6.2 maschine hangs While trying to login it
> says:
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual adress
> 00000762
> current -> tss.cr3 = 00101000, %cr3 = 00101000
> ....
> What is wrong here?
> How do I fix this problem?
>
> TIA
> C.
check your RAM modules, make sure they aren't bad.
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From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Apache 1.3.17 - mod_ssl-2.8.0-1.3.17 - which openssl?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:19:07 +0100
Hello,
has anyone made expirience compiling/running apache 1.3.17 with
mod_ssl-2.8.0-1.3.17?
I had some trouble with apache 1.3.14/mod_ssl-2.7.1-1.3.14 and openssl
0.9.5a, I had to use openssl-0.9.6
in order to get it running, but sad, no more certs were working
(selfsigned ones for internal use).
mod_ssl-2.8.0-1.3.17/INSTALL tells me I need:
Package: OpenSSL
Version: 0.9.x
which would include 0.9.5a, but I would like to hear if anyone got it
running, or if there were problems?
Best regards
Michael Heiming
PS. Shouldn't there be a newsgroup related to apache?
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux newbie<HELP!>: dual boot problem(Linux/win98) freeze at "L"( as in
LILO)!
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:33:01 +0100
> Hi, I have been having trouble dualbooting win 98 and LINUX. I have Win98
> up on my C drive(primary-master(hda)) and have now set LINUX up on my D
> drive(secondary slave(hdd)). I have the following partitions(on LINUX
> drive): boot(15,7MB) and then inside an Extended partition I have the
Swap
> partition and root. OK?
> Now when I have finished setting up LINUX and reboot, LILO freezes up on
the
> "L". Now I have had help here on this group from Eric, and He told me to:
> edit: /etc/lilo.conf, finding a line witch says "Linear", I have and,
> replaced it with Lba32 then I run /sbin/lilo -v
>
> Nothing changes! LILO still doesn't make it past the L!!!!!
>
> please HELP, all I have done already well exceeds my knowlidge of
> computer(and LINUX) so I have NO IDEA what to do now!!!!..
Hi Bjarke
I forgot what distro you had, so I don't know if your LILO is new enough.
Check the version. If it is 21.4.3 or higher, it should work, (unless your
PC is really old)
Did `/sbin/lilo -v` run without complaints?
Where did it write to? (The boot= parameter in /etc/lilo.conf tells you
this)
Do you use LILO as the main bootloader?
I can give you more specific help, if you post the output of the following
commands:
`fdisk -l /dev/hd[ab]`
`cat /etc/lilo.conf`
Eric
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From: Michal Fikejs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP not working with kernel 2.4.0
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:02:00 +0100
Thanks to all! All I had to do was upgrade my version of ppp to 2.4.0
God bless the newsgroup!
Michal
--
___________________________________
MICHAL F I K E J S, f o t o g r a f
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.diorama.cz
___________0608 20 20 23___________
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From: "Mike Greenwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New to Linux, Slow Boot
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:02:13 -0000
Hi Chris,
To stop the annoying pause at Sendmail startup, edit /etc/sendmail.cw and
add a line with your new hostname. To be extra safe, put another one with
your fully qualified domain name (FQDN). for example
# /etc/sendmail.cw
# all aliases for machine listed below
mymachine
mymachine.mydomain
This is stuck in my mind because it really annoyed me until I found out how
to fix it!
There's probably similar files for httpd and inntp too, so if they're still
slow, read the man pages for them.
Cheers
Mike
"Chris Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3a8998eb$0$35007$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I made a mistake... :(
>
> I changed the computer name in the host file (and then changed it back
when
> my problem cropped up) and now the boot process takes forever...
apparently
> hanging for a while at sendmail, httpd and inntp stuff...
>
> I changed it back to what it was previously and it still takes well over 5
> minutes to boot. Can someone point me in the direction of fixing this
> problem?
>
> Additionally, how would I go about changing it properly? (I figure the
> answer to the first question will probably answer the second, but just in
> case...)
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
>
>
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From: "Mike Greenwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NEW NEW NEW
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:30:49 -0000
Hi Steve,
Before the "which distribution" holy war starts, pick one that your friends
or collegues use. That way you'll have a lot more face-face support.
If you don't know anyone at all who uses linux, then go with SuSE. Nice and
easy with loads of documentation, which is what you need when you've no
knowledgeable friends to talk to.
As for booting all the other operating systems, you'll want to dedicate at
least two partitions to linux. Don't worry, one only needs to be about the
size of RAM for swap space.
Lilo, the linux boot loader can be installed on the master boot record,
which means that it won't interfere with the boot.ini stuff winDo$e uses.
Happy installing
Mike
"Steve Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:96dec4$n0b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello Linux Users from a sad WINdozer...
>
> I am totally new with all LINUX issues and would appreciate someone
telling
> me which version to start with. I have plenty of Win experience, build
PCs
> for a side biz, and know plenty when it comes to Win all the way to 2000
> Advanced Server.
>
> But I want to begin the treck to LINUX !! Please tell me the best version
to
> begin with, and I also need to be able to use it on a partition that
resides
> with 4 other OSes that I now boot to with boot.ini.
>
> TIA and hope I can post soon from Linux
>
> Steve in Fort Worth TX
>
>
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DSL modem and linux?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 06:38:25 -0500
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Michael Johnston wrote:
>Can someone give me some advice on what kind of DSL modem to buy? What is a
>good modem to use with Linux? Does using an external modem limit the speed
>of the network coming in to the speed of the serial port it is plugged into?
>Thanks!
>
>Mike Johnston
My external DSL modem connects with RJ45 ethernet cable, not serial. DON'T get
an internal DSL modem, I have read that getting them to work with Linux is
close to impossible (if not completely impossible).
--
moonie ;)
Registered Linux User #175104
(Registered at: http://counter.li.org)
KDE2
Kernel 2.4.0-test5
XFree86 4.0 Nvidia .94 drivers
RAID 0 Striped
Test-Pilots-R-Us ;)
ICQ #83003404
AIM mooniesdl3
MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDR setup
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:04:36 +1300
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Christian"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have RH 2.2.12-20 with new patches for kernel through 2.2.18.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
No you don't, you have Linux 2.2.12-20, you probably have Redhat 7.0, or
6.x.
> I ran
> cdrecord -scanbus and it said no SCSI device found. Thus I imagine I
> would have to reconfigure the kernel to use ide-scsi for the Sony CRX140
> burner I recently bought.
>
> My questions are should I use a particular patch level for the kernel?
No
> Secondly, can I enable both EIDE and SCSI support during the kernel
> configuration? Anything else I should know.
Should be fine, read the excellent CD-Burning-HOWTO
> TIA, Chris
-- Cameron Kerr
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printing in Linux is so far slower than Windows
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:06:56 +1300
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jared R. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running RedHat 6.2, kernel 2.4.1, X v4.0.2, and I did not
> upgrade my KDE or Gnome versions. When I try to print anything on my HP
> DeskJet 870Cxi, it takes forever, much slower than Windows takes.
>
> As root, I used RedHat's Control Panel to set up my printer, and it
> prints good quality, it is just really slow. Does anyone know a fix for
> this? Thanks!
>
> Jared
It could be that you have slow settings for your parallel port. What does
dmesg say on the topic?
Does it happen with other printers?
Does it happen with, say, a parallel port zip drive?
-- Cameron Kerr
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