Linux-Misc Digest #421, Volume #24 Wed, 10 May 00 04:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Colormap ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: From Linux BACK to Win 98SE ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Re: where does filesize get set? ("Lonni J. Friedman")
uname query (Sankalp Upadhyay)
Re: Need solid facts: Why Linux over NT (Nobody)
Re: Where is stddef.h? ("Vincenzo Tibullo")
Can't export PATH from shell script (Rafael)
Re: Where is the kernel source? (Thomas Hommel)
Re: Samba writing problem! (Svend Garnaes)
file splitting for cdr backup ("ChemSoft GmbH")
Re: recommendation for Dynamic DNS service? ("Nobody")
Samba password problem (Rafael)
SCSI devices and SMP kernels (Pierre Vigneras)
Re: Can't export PATH from shell script (Robert O'Brien)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Colormap
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:28:39 +0200
Typing xwininfo in an x-term gives a list of parameters. One of them is
called Colormap and is in Corel Linux set to 0x23. In Red Het it
defaults
to 0x21. Where and how does one change the Colormap value?
Regards,
Svein-Erik Hamran
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: From Linux BACK to Win 98SE
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 01:44:36 -0400
"Jeff W." wrote:
>
> I currently have Corel Linux OS on my laptop and I just don't like the way
> it works, I've had monitor problems, and a whole mess of things. I want to
> take it off completely and reinstall Win 98SE. Now, I have Win 2000 on my
> terminal and I don't know what kind of startup disk I'll need. Are there
> any suggestions on how to go back to 98 on the laptop?? Thanks in advance.
I think you need to be asking in a windoze NG. We do linux here, in
case you didn't notice. You didn't ask in a windoze NG how to get rid
of windoze to install linux, did you?
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: where does filesize get set?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 01:45:22 -0400
Shawn Beckwith wrote:
>
> Could this be a Kernel setting? What is your OS?
It *is* a kernel settings, and his OS should be linux, considering
that's where ther query was sent.
>
> Farid Hamjavar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8fajca$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> >
> > % uname -a
> > Linux hello22 2.2.13 #1 Thu Nov 18 13:44:49 MST 1999 i686 unknown
> >
> >
> >
> > % limit
> > cputime unlimited
> > filesize 35000 kbytes
> > datasize unlimited
> > stacksize 8192 kbytes
> > coredumpsize 500 kbytes
> > memoryuse unlimited
> > descriptors 1024
> > memorylocked unlimited
> > maxproc 256
> >
> >
> > I like to know where that 35000 filesize get set?
> >
> >
> > Following does not show where:
> >
> >
> > find /etc /root /usr/include -type f -exec egrep 35000 {} \;
> >
> >
> > I checked all shell-related config files inside /etc.
> >
> >
> > Nothing in them related to limit setting.
> >
> >
> > I did not set it interactivly either.
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From: Sankalp Upadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: uname query
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 06:36:22 GMT
Hi,
Can anyone tell the sources from which uname gets its info. On my
machine (i686, Linux-2.2) uname -p gives unknown and is causing
portability problems. Here is complete uname -a output
Linux linux2.prologix 2.2.5-15 #1 Mon Apr 19 23:00:46 EDT 1999 i686
unknown
Thanks in advance,
Sankalp Upadhyay.
--
Under Graduate Student
Computer Science & Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
India
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nobody)
Subject: Re: Need solid facts: Why Linux over NT
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 07:08:57 GMT
>>>I need to put together a presentation to convince management to use
>>>Linux rather than NT. To do this properly and succeed, I need solid
>>>facts and figures on why Linux is the better OS. Any help or pointers to
>>>URL's that cover this topic would be well appreciated!
Our office runs three NT servers- one as the Internet gateway, one as
a file and domain server, the other as an Exchange server.
We are already in discussions about dumping one or all for Linux. The
exchange server is probably here to stay - too many benefits for the
sales reps and contact management.
The domain server _could_ be replaced with Linux, but Samba still
won't handle domain logins for NT or 2000 machines. We REALLY wish we
could do that today. Managing our huge fileserver is quite a task in
NT 4.
The Internet gateway / proxy / nat probably WILL be replaced with
Linux by the end of the year. We have such a bottleneck with the
Microsoft Proxy program that our 128k line produces about a 3k
download rate during the day on a 20 user LAN. Sux. We have three
computers that bypass the proxy and are connected directly to the
router, and all three get blinding speeds while the rest of the LAN
crawls. We've run some tests of throughput on a Linux box and found
we could actually replace it with a Pentium I machine with 128MB of
RAM and get four times the performance of the Pentium III machine it's
running on - estimated.
And, now that I've compiled, installed and configured Linux 2.3.99
PRE6 on my gateway / server at home, they feel confident that we have
the technical expertise to handle it. What am I getting myself into?
<LOL>
Oh, but my favorite is a Linux banner ad I once saw...
Q: How many NT admins does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: 100,000
1 to change the lightbulb, and 99,999 to reboot the power plant.
Make any changes to an NT server and you page the entire office to
tell them it's going down for reboot, get out. Make changes in Linux,
and nobody even knows it. No reboot necessary. Try making a TCP/IP
setting change in NT 4 and see what happens...
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From: "Vincenzo Tibullo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Where is stddef.h?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:07:49 +0200
In my RedHat 6.0 it is located in
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/egcs-2.91.66/include,
and this directory is looked up by the compiler
automatically, so you don't have to put -I/usr/.../include
in your CFLAGS.
The man page for gcc says:
/usr/include standard directory for #include files
LIBDIR/include standard gcc directory for #include files
Bye.
U.V. Ravindra wrote in message <8fahd7$mgn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>
>
>Doesn't Linux come with a <stddef.h>?
>
>I am trying to port some code from Solaris to Linux (Alpha,
>if that matters), and one of my files tries to include
><stddef.h>, which I can't find on the system.
>
>Does a standard distribution of Linux (whatever that may
>mean) include <stddef.h> or not?
>
>Thanks,
>Ravindra.
>
>
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From: Rafael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't export PATH from shell script
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:18:58 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please help
Why I can't set PATH from the shell script:
#!/bin/bash
PATH=$PATH:/home/bafi
export PATH
echo $PATH
Script work because echo was executed and PATH was done, but after
script execution PATH is old, like before execution. Whats the problem?
I can do this only directly from command prompt. And its working.
Script have all needed rights, done by chmod 755 (chmod 777)
<file_name>, I am logged as a root.
Rafael
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From: Thomas Hommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is the kernel source?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:15:55 +0200
Hi,
it seems the kernel sources are not installed.
This is what I have in /usr/src/linux :
COPYING MAINTAINERS REPORTING-BUGS drivers init lib
net
CREDITS Makefile Rules.make fs ipc mm
scripts
Documentation README arch include kernel modules
Tom
Ken Yasuda wrote:
>
> I guess this should be a fairly easy one:
>
> I am trying to do a "make" and (various gui modifications) on my kernel in
> /usr/src/linux. I keep getting the error that there is no target for config,
> menuconfig, xconfig, etc...
>
> I've been told that it may be because my kernel source is not in the
> /usr/src/linux directory. What exactly do I look for in order to determine this,
> and how do you actually go about finding the kernel?
>
> An ls -l in /usr/src/linux gives:
>
> drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Jan 28 21:32 include
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ken
>
> (To reply via email, please remove "nospam.")
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From: Svend Garnaes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Samba writing problem!
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:19:02 +0200
Mark wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I set below lines in the share part of smb.conf:
>
> [myshare]
> available = yes
> path = /home
> public = yes
> guest only = no
> create mode = 755
> read only = no
> writeable = yes
> write ok = yes
> browseable = yes
> only user = no
>
> I can browse the /home in Win98, but I can't write on it, why?
You probably want create mode = 766 instead.
HTH
--
Svend
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From: "ChemSoft GmbH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.samba
Subject: file splitting for cdr backup
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:29:21 +0200
hi all,
i try to backup an 10GB harddisk to cdr. now i´m looking for a way to make
first a backup with tar to get a big tar-file. then i want to split this big
file into several 650MB parts to make isos and burn it onto cdrs.
is this possible? i think i only need an file-splitter?
or is there a better way to make backup on cdr.
i want to use this way cause of letting do all except the burn process
automatically.
thanks for all help
Tobias
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From: "Nobody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: calgary.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: recommendation for Dynamic DNS service?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 17:30:43 +1000
<$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:rZ5S4.7452$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm looking for dynamic DNS service, and looking to do it on the cheap.
>
> I want to use MY OWN domain name, ie "danswan.com", not a subdomain like
> "danswan.dyndns.com".
>
> Recommendations anyone?
Go register one first. Try www.myinternet.com. It is free.
Unfortunately you may not be able to get a sensible domain name
nowadays when over half of those are on auction at greatdomains or
ebay.
No more three letters xyz.com left! I did check b2b.com was available and
was thinking whether to get it and the next day it was gone!
You are still in luck still. PSSST!!!
===================8<==========================
danswan.com
Whois Server Version 1.1
Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
No match for "DANSWAN.COM".
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 9 May 00 04:36:57 EDT <<<
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
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From: Rafael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba password problem
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:34:50 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have problem with Samba. I could not change password. When I try it by
smbpasswd
I geting answer:
machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the tconX on the IPC$ share. Error was:
ERRSRV -ERR badpw (Bad password - name/password pair in a Tree Connect
or Session Setup are invalid).
What is the problem?
Rafael
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From: Pierre Vigneras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: SCSI devices and SMP kernels
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 09:43:34 +0200
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Johan Kullstam wrote:
>
> Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Henrique Seganfredo wrote:
> > >
> > > Anybody here knows about the behaviour of SMP kernels with SCSI drivers?
> > >
> > > I am trying to set up a right out of the box RPM package with a SMP
> > > kernel (the same version non SMP is already running)...when I boot, I
> > > get "kernel panic" cause the root fs (on sda1) could not be mounted due
> > > a problem loading the aic7xxx.o module....no, its not a version issue or
> > > something like that....
> > >
> > > ...some dudes told me that I can't use some SCSI drivers with SMP
> > > kernels...is that a fact?
> > >
> > you can't have scsi support as a module if you want to boot from a scsi
> > disc
> > it must be compiled into your kernel
>
> this is not quite true. you can put the scsi module on an initial
> ramdisk (initrd). this is what most distributions do because
> compiling every possible scsi driver into their kernel would be a bit
> much.
>
> however, i agree that it is a damned good recommendation. if you can
> compile yourself a kernel, by all means build the scsi driver into it.
That's what i did, but i got a
"kernel panic" too : "unable to mount on /dev/sda2".
I did compile the scsi drive into the kernel.
And moreover, i have :
[root@moucheron /boot]# rdev vmlinuz-2.2.14smp
Root device /dev/sda2
[root@moucheron /boot]#
which is the current root device :
[root@moucheron /boot]# rdev
/dev/sda2 /
[root@moucheron /boot]#
Running lilo show :
[root@moucheron /boot]# lilo -v
LILO version 21, Copyright 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Reading boot sector from /dev/sda
Merging with /boot/boot.b
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.12-20smp.img
Added linux *
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.12-20.img
Added linux-up
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14smp
Added new
/boot/boot.0800 exists - no backup copy made.
Writing boot sector.
[root@moucheron /boot]#
But booting my new kernel is always a kernel panic !
i don't understand why !
I suppose the redhat ramdisk as set a strange /boot/map:
[root@moucheron /boot]# ls -al
total 10781
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 May 10 09:33 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 1024 Mar 2 15:19 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Feb 11 18:19 System.map ->
System.map 2.2.12-20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 191102 Sep 27 1999
System.map-2.2.12-20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182834 Sep 27 1999
System.map-2.2.12-20BOOT
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 202226 Sep 27 1999
System.map-2.2.12-20smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jul 9 1999 boot.0800
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4568 May 5 11:47 boot.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Sep 22 1999 chain.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 313673 Feb 11 18:26
initrd-2.2.12-20.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 314036 Feb 11 18:26
initrd-2.2.12-20smp.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308009 Jul 9 1999
initrd-2.2.5-15.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308488 Jul 9 1999
initrd-2.2.5-15smp.img
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jul 31 1999
initrd-2.2.5-22smp.img - initrd-2.2.5-15smp.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 695162 Jul 31 1999
kernel-2.2.5-22smp.my
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 237 May 5 12:18 kernel.h
-rw------- 1 root root 30720 May 10 09:33 map
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Feb 11 18:19 module-info ->
module-in o-2.2.12-20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11773 Sep 27 1999
module-info-2.2.12-20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11773 Sep 27 1999
module-info-2.2.12-20smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 620 Sep 22 1999 os2_d.b
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1544394 Sep 27 1999 vmlinux-2.2.12-20
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1469971 Sep 27 1999
vmlinux-2.2.12-20BOOT
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1647660 Sep 27 1999
vmlinux-2.2.12-20smp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Feb 11 18:19 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-2.2.1 -20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 622784 Sep 27 1999 vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 592397 Sep 27 1999
vmlinuz-2.2.12-20BOOT
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 647807 Sep 27 1999
vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 453234 May 5 09:29 vmlinuz-2.2.14smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 709302 Jul 23 1999
vmlinuz-2.2.5-15smp.new
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 695161 Aug 6 1999
vmlinuz-2.2.5-22smp.new
[root@moucheron /boot]#
Can i remove some of this files (System.map*) ?? What are their use (i
know ps use it, for its WCHAN field, but is there another use ??) ? What
are module-info* files ? Can i remove some of this files ?
Here my /etc/lilo.conf :
[root@moucheron /boot]# cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.12-20smp.img
read-only
root=/dev/sda2
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
label=linux-up
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.12-20.img
read-only
root=/dev/sda2
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14smp
label=new
read-only
root=/dev/sda2
vga=ask
[root@moucheron /boot]#
My new kernel is /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14smp (which i can't boot like
describe above).
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From: Robert O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't export PATH from shell script
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:57:39 +0100
I presume you're running the script like
$ ./my_set_path.sh
Try
$ . ./my_set_path.sh
or
$ source ./my_set_path.sh
The first method causes a new process to be started. This will die and as a
result, the environment including PATH will cease to be.
The other methods run the scripts as part of this process.
HTH
-rob-
Rafael wrote:
> Please help
> Why I can't set PATH from the shell script:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> PATH=$PATH:/home/bafi
> export PATH
> echo $PATH
>
> Script work because echo was executed and PATH was done, but after
> script execution PATH is old, like before execution. Whats the problem?
>
> I can do this only directly from command prompt. And its working.
> Script have all needed rights, done by chmod 755 (chmod 777)
> <file_name>, I am logged as a root.
>
> Rafael
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