Linux-Setup Digest #898, Volume #20 Sat, 24 Mar 01 01:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: Bash Prompt Configuration?? (David Efflandt)
Re: xvidtune (H.Bruijn)
Re: A Better Web Browser...PLEASE! (Hun)
Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
My modem is not working ("Unforgiven")
Re: Why people are doing that? ("B.R. Ivy")
Re: Compaq Deskpro 6000 built-in LAN (Michael Perry)
Suse 7.1 Security Question ("Robert Pomerenk")
What is kernel version 2.2.16-22smp?? (Andy)
Re: Best E-mail Client? (Dowe Keller)
Re: Mandrake 7.1 vs Mandrake 7.2 ? (Christian Garms)
Re: A Better Web Browser...PLEASE! (Hal Burgiss)
Re: What is kernel version 2.2.16-22smp?? ("Ron Nicholls")
Viewing hidden files ("Ron Nicholls")
Re: Coyote Linux & Linksys Ethernet card ("Andy Walker")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Bash Prompt Configuration??
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:15:21 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 00:46:38 GMT, Dodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I recently had to Reinstall RH6.2 after a failed attempt to upgrade to
>7.0 As a result, my fs was completely screwed. However, I was able
>to put the HD in another computer and save my /etc directory.
>
>I reinstalled RH and copied the old /etc directory back. Since then,
>my bash prompt has been nothing but 'bash$' or 'bash#.' I am able to
>change it by putting a line in the bash_profile script that says
>
> PS1="[\u@\h \W]$ "
>
>I see that line in the bashrc file it has a bitwise AND comparing it
>to something else. However, I shouldn't have to define my prompt in
>the bash_profile by hand. What should I check??
>
>Also, even when I have my accounts with a good prompt (via the above
>hack), if I su to the other account it goes back to just 'bash$' I
>assume that the bashrc script is called when you su to another user
>(instead of that user's bash_profile being used). This is really
>annoying. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated!!!
man su
'su' does not inherit the env of the user you su to.
'su -' or 'su - username' does.
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David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: xvidtune
Date: 24 Mar 2001 03:20:52 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24 Mar 2001 03:08:49 GMT, H.Bruijn allegedly wrote:
>On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:13:45 -0700, James Smagala allegedly wrote:
>>Hey All
>>
>>I am running a dual boot machine (Win 98/Debian 2.2) and have configured the
>>hard ware to display the screen size and location correctly for windows.
>>For linux, I use Afterstep on X. At my initial command line when I first
>>boot into linux, the screen size an location are ok, but when I start an X
>>session, the screen is seriously off center.
>>
>>I can fix this manually with xvidtune, but it gets to be a hassel. The
>>documentation for this program is -very- unclear about invoking the program
>>non-interactively. Any suggestions for scripting this sort of correction?
>
>On most modern monitors the settings are digital, and multiple settings
>can be stored (automagically).
>Simply start X and use your monitors controls to set the screen size
>and position. Then exit X and now the commandline should still have it's
>previous settings, and windows should also still have the correct settings.
And of course next time you start X it will also still have the correct
settings.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn website: http://hermanbruijn.com
The Netherlands
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hun)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: A Better Web Browser...PLEASE!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:19:58 GMT
If you consider only the web browser, Yeah! still there is no Web browser like IE.
Especailly, when you visit M$ friendly web site.
I use Netscape 4.75 well, as I use it more and more it makes me crazy.
I definetely buy a commercial web browser if it's working nice like IE and good
performance.
I use only Netscape for browsing document. For other stuff, I use each program case by
case.
Mail client: Mutt
Newsreader: slrn
Text web browser: lynx, w3m.
I've spent some times to learn basic functions of these programs but after that it's
very stable, fast and comfortable. :)
Netscape is really memory sucker. I won't use Mozilla too cause it's slow down the
system very quickly. I wonder if I use 1GB Ram, how long it takes for Netscape or
Mozilla sucks the memory and start to use swap memory.
X Window consumes lots of memory too! but, it's hardly crash compraed with Netscape. :)
More than 50 processes are running on my Linux workstation in average. I couldn't
imagine running many programs without shutdown while I was using Microsoft Windows.
Linux gives me stable and comfortable working environment. So, if you consider one
specific part, for example like web browser or nice office suite such as MS Office you
should better keep using Microsoft Windows at this moment.
I hopefully believe there will be nice applications which graps Microsoft Windows'
users. I wonder what is the nice application?
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:06:21 +1300, Steve Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>If anything is going to drive me back to Windowss it is *&%^$ Netscape.
>
>I have both V6.0 and v4.75 installed on my RH Linux 7.0 system (kernel
>2.4.1) and they are both....in a word...SHIT.
>
>I have "kill-9" permanently in my command line buffer.....Netscape craps
>out usually within 10-15 minutes of active use. What happens MOST often
>with Netscape 6.0 is that links cease to be active. Nothing reacts to a
>mouse click. It may aswell have crashed....and when I do a PS-A...I see
>about 20 Java VMs all stacked up. Eh?
>
>I need Java support.......so do I have any options? Opera? Konqueror?
>Haven't tried either recently....tried Opera like 3 years ago.....
>
>MS Explorer is starting to look good to me..... :-(
>
>--
> Regards,
>
> Steve Withers
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Registered Linux user #24688
> http://counter.li.org
>
> "First, they ignore you. Then they
> laugh at you. Then they fight you.
> Then you win." Mahatma Ghandi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat???
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:41:11 GMT
"Scot Mc Pherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> �crivait/wrote:
>RedHat used to be really great in my opinion, but the latest version has
>given me loads of trouble...If you like redhat, use version 6.2 for server
>environments.
Red Hat and Mandrake opted to develop their own compiler from the 2.96
development compiler. It's not and never will be a standard compiler.
This manoeuvre stinks big times! Stay away from Red Hat and Mandrake!
Zhero Man
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From: "Unforgiven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: My modem is not working
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:57:22 GMT
ok........ I need some help. how can I get my modem to work? It is on com3
and I tried linking /dev/ttyS2/ to /dev/modem
It says it's busy when I try and queue it in KDE.
In the system box I noticed that there is a conflict with my USB stuff......
what can I do?
Nick
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From: "B.R. Ivy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why people are doing that?
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 22:01:43 -0600
I use Linux for the same reason people climb mountains; because it is fun,
and it is a challenge. Most people don't have the time, patience, or the
intellectual resources to understand Linux. It is called Win-"doze" for a
reason. I use both OS's but I prefer Linux.
"Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9968pp$2b7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I can't really understand why people want to
> spend 5 or 10 hours trying to get a device
> working on linux since there is no help whatsoever
> for it, while it only takes half an hour to get it
> working on Windows? Isn't that a great waste of
> personal life as well as social resources? Does it
> really make sense for computer industry to go back
> to squre one and try to recreate a wheel which we
> already have now? Do people really believe that
> an OS which requires all of its users to know how
> to use makefile can go that far? After all, even
> primitive DOS 1.0 doesn't require me to graduate
> with a CS degree first before I start using it?
> If a resource requires so much background knowledge
> before anyone can really use it, then what's the
> difference does it make compares to not having the
> resource at all?
>
> Can someone give some reasonable and inspirational
> answers for the above questions?
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Compaq Deskpro 6000 built-in LAN
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 04:22:53 -0000
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:44:04 -0500, Ross Goeres
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Has anyone successfully set up networking through the built-in LAN port
>on a Compaq Deskpro 6000 under Linux (Mandrake 7.2 in particular)?
>
At one time, I believed that the compaq used a OEM'ed intel etherexpress
100+ card. Is this not the case anymore? I have not done linux on a compaq
since a job I used to have.
--
Michael Perry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Robert Pomerenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Suse 7.1 Security Question
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 04:27:24 GMT
I am planning on installing Suse 7.1 on my desktop. I will be accessing the
Internet by cable modem. My question is what do I need to do to insure that
I have a secure installation.
Any suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated.
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From: Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What is kernel version 2.2.16-22smp??
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 04:49:10 GMT
I just loaded rh7.0. I am trying to get my netgear fa311 card working.
I copied the fa311.o into /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net. Then I wanted to
see if it would load ok so I did a: insmod -n fa311.o and I got the
following error
"fa311.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.16-22
while this kernel is version 2.2.16-22smp"
What is 2.2.16-22smp? Which kernel should am I actually running or
should I be running? How can I fix this?
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dowe Keller)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Best E-mail Client?
Date: 23 Mar 2001 21:10:47 -0800
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:20:17 GMT, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Garms wrote:
>
>>Hehe, but M$-Word is ok, I've written my whole PhD-Thesis in Word. No
>>offense to you, but Word is not that bad. Especially if you have EndNote,
>>so the endnotes for references really work nifty.
>
>You are exceptional. I would estimate that 90% of the word
>documents I've read have broken tables of contents, broken
>cross references, and/or broken sequence numbering. I've got
>one at had right now where the TOC numbers are all wrong.
In a world with LaTeX, SGML and Texinfo, why do some people still
insist on doing things the *HARD WAY*?
--
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From: Christian Garms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 vs Mandrake 7.2 ?
Date: 24 Mar 2001 07:15:08 +0200
peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What are the major differences ?
> -KDE ?
> -Kernel ?
7.2: KDE 2.0 (bloody slow)
7.1: KDE 1.1.2
Kernel is not that interresting because you can upgrade
both to 2.2.18.
> Which do you like better ?
7.1 with my AddOns (newest LyX, StarOffice, junkbuster)
7.2 is better if you have more recent hardware to run X 4.0.x
> Why ?
7.1. is not so big, uses KDE1.1.2 which is faster.
> I'm running 7.1, should I upgrade to 7.2 ?
If you're happe with 7.1 and don't need KDE2.0 than wait to a stable 8.x
> What will be different ?
7.2 needs more RAM and HD space.
--
regards,
Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: A Better Web Browser...PLEASE!
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 Mar 2001 00:47:30 -0500
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:19:58 GMT, Hun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I hopefully believe there will be nice applications which graps
>Microsoft Windows' users. I wonder what is the nice application?
>
X? It's not prettier, just smarter. But maybe that's the problem.
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is kernel version 2.2.16-22smp??
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:55:07 +1100
SMP means something like symetrical processor
It just means a kernel for dual (or more ) CPU's
If your board has one only processor then you have the wrong
kernel
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Regards
RonN
Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just loaded rh7.0. I am trying to get my netgear fa311 card working.
> I copied the fa311.o into /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net. Then I wanted to
> see if it would load ok so I did a: insmod -n fa311.o and I got the
> following error
>
> "fa311.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.16-22
> while this kernel is version 2.2.16-22smp"
>
> What is 2.2.16-22smp? Which kernel should am I actually running or
> should I be running? How can I fix this?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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From: "Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Viewing hidden files
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:51:09 +1100
I was intending to examine the png icon files
in .enlightenment/themes with Gimp.
But I find that hidden files seem to be invisible to Gimp
also gnotepad and gedit. No options exists in the various
preference menus to change this behaviour.
Can these files be made visible to these apps without
un-hiding them
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Regards
RonN
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From: "Andy Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Coyote Linux & Linksys Ethernet card
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 05:16:47 -0000
Karl W. Schaefer wrote in message <3abb9f7e$0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I thought the driver was ok, because it worked with my newer card on the RH
>system, that's why I booted it on that system too, to test the tulip.o.
>Since it came up ok there, I thought should be ok there too - as well as I
>did not need the pci-scan.o when booting on my "fancier" machine, which
>booted fine with the Coyote Linux floppy.
>
>I checked out your link, but that's all talking about iptables, I see no
>relevance to the pci-scan, nor other issues I was asking about. Could you
>be more specific on what it is you desire me to observe in that link
please?
>thanks
>
>
>--
>Karl W. Schaefer
>
>Remove the obvious between and including
>the underscores, and then you'll reach me :-)
>
>
>"Stephen E. Canell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Karl,
>> You need to get the latest tulip driver, build it and
>> place the module into you /lib/modules/<kernel version>.
>>
>> Also, though they don't tell you this, the latest
>> version also requires an associated pci driver... I
>> think it is called pci-scan.o...
>>
>> Check out:
>>
>http://www.telematik.informatik.uni-karlsruhe.de/lehre/seminare/LinuxSem/do
w
>nloads/netfilter/iptables-HOWTO-6.html
>>
>>
>> Karl W. Schaefer wrote:
>>
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > I've been following some of the postings in comp.os.linux.dial-up,
>.misc,
>> > ..networking, and .setup for a while, just trying to gather wisdom from
>those
>> > of you who are willing to graciously share. And as a newbie, I give
>much
>> > thanks for your efforts with us not-so-ready-for-prime-time folks.
>> >
>> > I essentially have three questions/problems, and for brevity and you
>> > power-answer people, will say them here, and elaborate further on.
They
>> > are:
>> > 1.) LinkSys LNE2000T 16-bit Ethernet card not coming up.
>> > 2.) Don't fully understand assignment of an IP to the ppp0 interface
>during
>> > makefloppy.sh, or the subnet.
>> > 3.) How can I test the ppp0 interface from the Coyote machine?
>> >
>> > One thing I've learned, is that it would be foolish to try to set up
>a
>> > web portal for my local home network on a fully loaded Linux
>installation.
>> > And I take such recommendations seriously. I've since obtained a small
>> > machine and would like to get Coyote Linux running on it as an
interface
>> > from my small home network to the internet. I've been using W98se's
>ICS,
>> > and somewhat satisfied with it actually - but wish to use something
with
>> > more control available, as well as learn more about it along the way
>(gee,
>> > sounds like a perfect fit for ummm... Linux!)
>> >
>> > I downloaded the source from www.coyotelinux.com, and using my RH7.0
>> > installation, ran the makefloppy.sh, and found everything quite easy.
I
>was
>> > then able to boot up into Coyote Linux with success on the small
machine
>> > I've aquired. It has a Am486DX4-Plus CPU, runs at 100Mhz, 32MB RAM.
>> >
>> > I've put in a LinkSys brand "Ether16 10BaseT LAN Card", Model No:
>> > LNE2000T and am able to use it no problems in W95. I know from
>experiences
>> > with my RH7.0 install, and a LinkSys LNE100TX Version 4 - that I needed
>to
>> > use the tulip driver. I even reverified that in documentation I have.
>> >
>> > Well, here's the short of it, when I boot the machine up in Coyote
>Linux,
>> > the ethernet device will not come up. These are the messages I see:
>> >
>> > /lib/modules/tulip.o init_module: Device or resource busy
>> > SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
>> > eth0: unknown interface
>> > SIOCSIFNETMASK: Operation not supported by device
>> > SIOCSIFBRADDR: Operation not supported by device
>> > eth0: unknown interface
>> >
>> >
>> > I thought perhaps it was the tulip driver supplied with the
>distribution,
>> > and figured, a good test for that would be to boot up my linux box with
>the
>> > disk - and whaddaya know, it worked ok there. So I am confident that
>this
>> > tulip driver works, and therefore suspect something with my hardware.
>> >
>> > So, does anyone have some experience they are willing to share with
>me,
>> > on how to get beyond the booting "Device or resource busy" message with
>> > Coyote Linux?
>> >
>> > And one question concerning setup. In the questions asked, one was
>what
>> > IP to give the ppp interface. It recommended 192.168.0.3, and said as
>long
>> > as it is in the same subnet, all is fine. Well, I switched to use
>> > 192.168.2.1 as my Coyote IP to my local LAN - but why do I have to
>supply an
>> > IP for the ppp0 device, when my ISP does that at the time I make the
>call?
>> > Guess I am also questioning, should I use 192.168.2.x for that input,
or
>> > leave it at 192.168.0.3? How do I know I am in the same subnet, or
even
>> > designate my subnet?
>> >
>> > The last question (for now *grin*), is how can I test the ppp0
>device,
>> > from the local machine? Do I simply want to say "pppd call isp" ??
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank you all,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Karl W. Schaefer
>> >
>> > Remove the obvious between and including
>> > the underscores, and then you'll reach me :-)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Stephen E. Canell
>> Technical Lead, UNIX SA
>> Institutional Business Systems
>> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>> 4800 Oak Grove Dr.
>> Pasadena, Calif. 91109
>> 818-354-1731
>>
>
>
I don't know if it helps but I use Mandrake7.2 and that lists two different
tulip drivers.
Linksys keep changing the chipset on their cards and I had a lot of trouble
with mine which was an LNE100TX ver4 until I got hold of Mandrake.
What does the chip have printed on it? If you can find out the manufacturers
make and model number it might give you a clue, it may be a DEC chip of
which there are several types.
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