Linux-Setup Digest #631, Volume #20 Wed, 14 Feb 01 12:13:12 EST
Contents:
Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL (Andrew Robbie)
Re: auto-start in Suse 7.0 (Dragan Colak)
VESA energy saver with a new 2.4.0 kernel? (Otto J. Makela)
DPT SmartRAID VI on BIG server ("Doug Forbush")
HP Laserjet 1100 (Marc Ulrich)
Re: DSL modem and linux? (Mike Perry)
Re: Printing in Linux is so far slower than Windows (Rod Smith)
Re: DSL modem and linux? (Rod Smith)
Re: ISDN TA problem (Paul Thompson)
Re: Multiboot Win2k and linux (Tuomas Airaksinen)
autofs module won't load on startup (Matt Newton)
Re: Multiboot Win2k and linux (Igor Nestorovic)
Re: linux from scratch (DOS, modem & floppies) (DTi4565459)
Linux cannot boot on MSI 694D PRO-AIR Board ("Joern Koerner")
Re: KDE2.0 Theme Manager? (gman1)
[Q] newbie load Xconfigurator fail ?? (MCC)
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From: Andrew Robbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 23:25:10 +1100
> "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?
> >
Using the xlock from xlockmore-gl all the OpenGL screensavers work
for me. This is Debian potato upgraded to 'testing' with the NVidia
0.96 driver and a Creative GF2MX card.
However, for some reason these screensavers leak alot of memory. If
I do something like 'xlock -modelist allgl -delay 15' then my machine
with thrash itself to death within 10 minutes (128MB RAM, 256MB swap).
Also, I can only run some OpenGL things as root, not sure why. I'd
suggest you startx from a root console then run your OpenGL program.
Cheers,
Andrew
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jesse Wyant
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
>
>
> --
>
> Jesse Wyant
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> You scratch my tape, and I'll scratch yours.
>
>
>
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From: Dragan Colak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: auto-start in Suse 7.0
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:29:41 +0100
> And in case you know Domino: what could be the cause that we can send
> emails outside, but no incoming mail arrives? (In both cases we use SMTP.)
>
you dont't use smtp to send mails, but you use
imap or pop3 (on your mail server).
you use smtp to receive mails (on your mail server)
Dragan
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Crossposted-To:
sfnet.atk.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.redhat,redhat.config,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: VESA energy saver with a new 2.4.0 kernel?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Otto J. Makela)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:04:34 GMT
I assume the whole logic behind the VESA energy saving system has
changed, or something, because the settings in XF86Config-4 which
worked well with a older kernel no longer (with a hand-compiled 2.4.0)
switch my monitor to energy saving from the gdm login screen, nor does
the Gnome screen saver ever switch over to energy saving mode though
it has been set to do so. This is a RH7.0 system with XFree86 4.0.1,
the old kernel was the 2.2.16-22 that came with the system.
I got a report of a similar problem from another user, and then again,
someone else told me that it works just fine for him.
How should I proceed to figure out what's wrong?
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From: "Doug Forbush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: DPT SmartRAID VI on BIG server
Date: 14 Feb 2001 13:37:59 GMT
I put together a linux box at work here, it has the DPT smartRaid VI.. It
also has 2G of RAM on it.. The install was great, simple kernel patch,
compile and install.. The RAID works great IF I tell linux that there is
only 900M RAM.. I'm not sure exactly how high I can go, but at 960M, the
RAID initialization fails and /dev/sdc is not there..
Any ideas on why this happens and how to get back over a gig of RAM?
doug
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From: Marc Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Laserjet 1100
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:02:35 -0500
I've set up a Laserjet 1100 printer with RedHat 6.0 and it works fine
except for the margins when printing text. When I "lpr mytextfile", it
cuts off a few lines at the top, a few lines at the bottom and a
character or two from the left. I cannot figure out how to adjust the
margins for this printer. I am using the ljet4 filter and have set the
printer up using the printtool. The margin option there is only for when
multiple pages are printed on a single page.
How can I get the lpr command to have the right margins. Should I edit
the printcap file? And if so, what part and how?
Thanks,
Marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Perry)
Subject: Re: DSL modem and linux?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:09:56 -0000
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:08:51 GMT, Michael Johnston
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
>
>
I have an alcatel at home dsl modem which works really well. Its just a
ethernet device basically. It has two cables. One end plugs into the
phoneline and other is a cat5 cable. With this modem, you do not need pppoe
or any other stuff. It just talks straight ethernet. The internal modems
may be a problem; but I remember reading somewhere that we may see support
for the usb ones soon. Cannot remember where I saw that at.
--
Michael Perry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Printing in Linux is so far slower than Windows
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:11:26 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jared R. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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!
There are several possible causes for this. It might help if you'd post
some quantification -- time the printing of similar or identical
documents in both OSs and show the results. Ideally, include both a text
document and a graphics document. Also, note whether the delay is
between your submitting a print job and its starting or between the
printer starting to work and the job finishing.
Two specific ideas I have are:
1) Linux prints text as graphics to most non-PostScript printers, at
least from most programs. As such, it may be taking longer to print,
and there's not a lot you can do about this. This is most likely to
be a factor for high-speed (>6 ppm) laser printers, though.
2) Your parallel port settings may be sub-optimal. I believe there's a
HOWTO or FAQ that describes optimizations, such as enabling
interrupt-based printing.
If #1 is the sole cause of the problem, it'll affect text printing but
not graphics. If #2 is the sole cause, it'll affect both text and
graphics printing.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: DSL modem and linux?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:16:27 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <7aqi6.6692$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Michael Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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?
I've only heard of one external DSL modem that uses an RS-232 serial
port, and I almost couldn't believe it when I heard about it. Most
external DSL modems use Ethernet or USB connections, both of which are
capable of handling typical DSL speeds (500-1500 Kbps). The USB port is
a poor choice for Linux, though, because driver support is virtually
nonexistent. (There are rumors that drivers have been written for one
popular USB model, but they've not been released.) Internal modems are
also a bad idea for Linux for the same reason (I know of drivers for one
internal model, the Diamond 1MM -- links are on my Web page at
http://www.rodsbooks.com/network/network-dsl.html, but I've never used
this device and so can't comment on the quality of these drivers).
In sum, use an external Ethernet-interfaced modem. These will work with
any 10Base-T (or 10/100) Ethernet card with Linux support. AFAIK, there
are no external Ethernet DSL modems that are not compatible with Linux,
so this shouldn't be an issue.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Paul Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISDN TA problem
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:29:25 GMT
Please be more specific: is your TA a PCI card or an external unit?
If an external unit, treat it like a modem.
Paul
Acom_tek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm new to Linux and have just installed Corel Linux 2nd Edition but
: although Linux has found every other piece of hardware my US Robotics TA is
: no where to be seen. Does Corel Linux have a problem with ISDN or can
: someone tell me what I need to do to set it up,
: thanks in advance,
: deputy
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tuomas Airaksinen)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Multiboot Win2k and linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:37:56 GMT
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 02:55:05 GMT, Rod Smith kirjoitti:
>[Posted and mailed]
>
>In article <969tuk$gc9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Costas Gavardinas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> The problem is the following: Linux is installed in a secondary partition
>
>First off, there is no such thing as a "secondary partition." The
>standard PC partitioning scheme recognizes primary and extended
>partitions, with logical partitions residing inside extended partitions.
>I suspect you mean you've installed Linux on a logical partition.
>
>> which lies beyond the 1024 cylinder. When I ask YaST to configure LiLo to
>> run from the root partition I get an error.
>> Is there a way to overcome this problem and to enable Linux booting from the
>> NT Loader?
>
>Upgrade LILO. I don't recall the exact version numbers offhand, but
>recent versions of LILO support booting from beyond the 1024th cylinder,
>*IF* your BIOS includes the appropriate extended INT13 calls.
IIKC you have still to put line 'lba32' to lilo.conf
>If your BIOS doesn't include those calls (AFAIK, all BIOSes made in the
>past 2-3 years, and maybe earlier, do), then you'll need to put the
>kernel below the 1024th cylinder. The easiest way to do this is usually
>to create a small (10-20MB) partition below this point, mount it as
>/boot, and store the kernel there.
It's not too hard to put /boot-files to windoze fat32 partition also.
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From: Matt Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: autofs module won't load on startup
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:05:21 -0500
Hi,
I have a few machines running RH 6.2 with 2.2.15 kernel which on startup
won't start autofs, even though I have it installed and checked in
ntsysv.
I looked in /var/log/messages and it says autofs didn't start because
the
autofs.o module isn't loaded. If I do a manual "insmod autofs.o" and
then
"service start autofs" it works fine, once the system is booted. If I
grep
/lib/modules/2.2.15/modules.dep, the autofs.o path shows up, so it's not
like depmod doesn't see it. The systems I'm having trouble with had
been
through a few kernel upgrades before I got a hold of them, so there's a
possibility that may have messed something up. Has anyone seen this
behavior before or know how I can fix it?
Thanks for any help,
Matt Newton
IT Architect
IBM Global Services
T.J. Watson Research Center
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From: Igor Nestorovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Multiboot Win2k and linux
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:15:49 +0100
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Solution.
You haven't mentioned which kernel version you're on, but lx-2.2.17 or newer
supports WIN2K (NTFS).
So, you should upgrade or recompile your kernel and install LILO in a standard
manner.
During boot time, first to pop up will be LILO, giving you the choice between
DOS and Linux, and then if you choose DOS, NT loader will emerge giving you
further choice between WINDOWS 2000 and WIN98.
Cheers!
Costas Gavardinas wrote:
> I have Linux installed in the secondary partition of my first hard disk. I
> also have installed Windows 2000 pro and win98. I am using the Win2k boot
> selector for windows and I boot linux from a boot disk. Is there perhaps a
> way to integrate a "Linux" option to the win2k boot menu, so that I don't
> have to use a boot disk. Thank you for your help!
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Solution.
<br>You haven't mentioned which kernel version you're on, but lx-2.2.17
or newer <b>supports </b>WIN2K (NTFS).
<br>So, you should upgrade or recompile your kernel and install LILO in
a standard manner.
<br>During boot time, first to pop up will be LILO, giving you the choice
between DOS and Linux, and then if you choose DOS, NT loader will emerge
giving you further choice between WINDOWS 2000 and WIN98.
<br>Cheers!
<p>Costas Gavardinas wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have Linux installed in the secondary partition
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<br>also have installed Windows 2000 pro and win98. I am using the Win2k
boot
<br>selector for windows and I boot linux from a boot disk. Is there perhaps
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DTi4565459)
Date: 14 Feb 2001 16:10:40 GMT
Subject: Re: linux from scratch (DOS, modem & floppies)
Thanks, Duane, I've tried that with resc,root & debian's 3 floppy modules.
Problem is now a crash on boot when kernal tries to load an EXP PCMCIA external
CDROM. I've checked man bootparam for a way to disable loading the cdrom, but
haven't found the right thing yet. Do you know?
>I'd try the Debian floppy install myself. 6 floppies will get you up with
>networking. The base system and everything else you could want can be
>dl'd from there. You'll need rescue.bin (boot floppy), root.bin, and
>driver-[1-4].bin. You can find them at
>
>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/image
s-1.44
>
>--
>-Duane
dave
http://www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/
(1 = one, not little L; and don't forget the trailing / )
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From: "Joern Koerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux cannot boot on MSI 694D PRO-AIR Board
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:55:56 +0100
Hi everyone,
I�m trying to install RedHad(or any other) Linux on a MSI 694D PRO-AIR Board
(With Promise 20265 ATA100 Controller on board and RAID BIOS) but every
Kernel I tried (2.2.16 and up to 2.4.1) hangs just after detecting the IDE
buses with no comment.
The latest 2.4.1 Kernel detects the VIA IDE, the Promise IDE and right after
that it hangs. ;-((
I�ve updated everything to the newest bios - with no success and there is
really nothing special on this board.
No Cards or whatever...
Has anybody success with installing Linux ??? What I�m doing wrong ???
Any idea ? I really need help !
Thanks
Joern
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From: gman1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE2.0 Theme Manager?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:00:57 GMT
KDE 2.1 that is being released soon, has theme managers again....
Bill Brown wrote:
> Hi...
>
> Rather new to this, so please bear with me.
>
> I have played with Redhat 6.x, and it's KDE 1.1.x theme manager, pretty
> straight-forward
>
> Installed Mandrake on my machine at work...it's got KDE 2.0, and the theme
> manger as I remember it doesn't exist anymore...
>
> silly question...
>
> how do I add a theme that I've downloaded from themes.org, to the KDE 2.0?
>
> thanks!
>
> Bill
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From: MCC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Q] newbie load Xconfigurator fail ??
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:06:43 +0000 (UTC)
I installed RedHAT 6.1 on DELL pC. After finished, I found X-Windows is NOT there.
I use following command tried to fix it and have error come out:
rpm -i Xconfigu*
error: failed dependencies:
libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by Xconfigurator-4.2.8-2
libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by Xconfigurator-4.2.8-2
Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?
Thanks.
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