I am looking for people interested in starting a LUG in the Detroit, Michigan, USA, area. If, you are interested please reply to me directly and not to the group. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Subject: > > redhat-digest Digest Volume 98 : Issue 483 > > Today's Topics: > Re: Getting a 'Memory Exhasted' Error running who... > No STDOUT when attempting installation > X no longer works after 5.1 updates. > Re: Fwd: Re: setuid ? how ? > xdm doesn't works > Re: xdm doesn't works > Re: xdm doesn't works > Re: xdm doesn't works > Re: xdm doesn't works > ppp nightmare > installing src.rpm packages from the apps cd > XDM and multiple dispaly depths > Re: ppp nightmare > /etc/crontab > HELP! Linking Oracle for SCO libraries failed > You guys and gals! > 5.1 and Red Hat Motif 2.0.1 ? > Re: samba problem > Re: ppp nightmare > Burning a RedHat CD - The Full Story > Wingz > 3D Studio and DOSEMU? > cdrom will not mount > Re: Wingz > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from this list, please send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > With "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Do NOT send a message > to redhat-list or redhat-digest. If you have trouble, send mail > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a person will help you. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Getting a 'Memory Exhasted' Error running who... > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 13:27:35 -0400 > From: Fred Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, Jun 13, 1998 at 01:17:21PM -0400, Fred Whipple wrote: > > LG wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Running redhat 5.0, and get this silly Memory Exhasted error, whenever I > > > run who. I have plenty of memory, so I figure it is buggy somewhere. > > > > > > Anyone else have this problem, and have been able to fix it? > > Mike, > > > > Though I don't personally know what causes it, I find that this occurs > > after having a particular system up for, oh, say, beyond 2 weeks or so. > > It's a relatively busy system, if that helps. The only way I've > > personally 'fixed' the problem is waiting for a power outage to take > > down the system and bring it back up (i.e., reboot). Seems harmless, > > and of course finger is always available as a 'who' substitute. > > Is it possibly a corruption in the utmp file? > > Fred > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------- > But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: > While we were still sinners, > Christ died for us. > ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: No STDOUT when attempting installation > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:43:54 +0000 > From: George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi to all, > I'd like to ask for little help . > I am trying to install RH Linux 5.0 on DEC Alpha 500a with > 128 ram , QLogic SCSI controller. I can successfully load > milo, but from here I try to boot the appropriate boot image > from floppy , I can see it going till it tries to unzip vmlinux.gz , > success here, after that the screen is blank . I got no output on my > screen. > However, I am 100% positive that the installation keeps going. > I've done this numerous times and I know I'll > be prompted for ramdisk , thus after about a minute or two I insert the > > ramdisk into the floppy drive and can clearly see that the floppy is > red. > But still can get an any output except this little line at the left > corner during > the boot and than around the middle portion - that's when you get the > RH menu. > Thanks for any insights > Sincerely > > George Klimes > NYCPORT Networks "The Purveyor of Bandwidth" > www.nycport.com > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > "I am sure that an apple grower would tell Newton he did not > tell all there is to be known about the apple." > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: X no longer works after 5.1 updates. > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 14:52:35 +0000 (EDT) > From: Jeremy Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > X no longer works after 5.1 updates, for me anyway. I can't > figure out what I did either. XF86_SVGA when excuted directly > just give me a core dump. > > The thing is, I use Accelerated X too, and that no longer works > either. > > Any clue or hints on what to look at? Anyone having problems? > > Thanks > -jeremy > > http://www.xxedgexx.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | pgp available from: > | http://www.xxedgexx.com/pgp.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: setuid ? how ? > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 12:04:57 -0700 > From: Leston Buell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks. Putting in the whoever.net after the word "search" did the trick. > The nameserver addresses were already in there, although i have no idea how > they got there. This has now rendered my Linux setup half usable. Thank again. > > Leston > > >Do you have your ISP's namesevers listed in /etc/resolv.conf: > > > >search whoever.net > >nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX > >nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX > > > >And make the permissions on this file 644: > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 47 Mar 7 09:52 resolv.conf > > Leston Buell > > "Paradise is exactly like where you are right now, > only much, MUCH better." > --Laurie Anderson > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/leston > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: xdm doesn't works > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:07:24 +0300 (GMT-3) > From: Mauricio Teixeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi! > > I had a Slackware system and was using xdm with Starnet's X-Win32 > very well, but since I switched to RedHat 4.2 I can't get it to work. > > Any one has any experience with integration between these > softwares? If so, please, give me a help. > > __________________________________________________________________ > Mauricio Teixeira - Amazonline Internet Provider - Belem/PA/Brazil > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mauricioteixeira.eti.br (soon!) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: xdm doesn't works > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 15:06:23 -0500 (CDT) > From: "Rick L. Mantooth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mauricio Teixeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > M, > Need more input. > > You are running in "runlevel 5" ? > /etc/inittab: > id:5:initdefault: > > and your other box is in your /etc/hosts file? > > Using RH4.1 and RH4.2 with Exceed 4/5 for Win 3.11 and W95 > with no probs. > > Rick > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Mauricio Teixeira wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I had a Slackware system and was using xdm with Starnet's X-Win32 > > very well, but since I switched to RedHat 4.2 I can't get it to work. > > > > Any one has any experience with integration between these > > softwares? If so, please, give me a help. > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Mauricio Teixeira - Amazonline Internet Provider - Belem/PA/Brazil > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.mauricioteixeira.eti.br (soon!) > > > -- > Rick L. Mantooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.why.net/users/rickdman/index.html > Pro is opposite of Con. Progress is opposite of Congress? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: xdm doesn't works > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:26:45 +0300 (GMT-3) > From: Mauricio Teixeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rick L. Mantooth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Rick L. Mantooth wrote: > > > You are running in "runlevel 5" ? > > No... Runlevel 3, just like I was using on the Slack box... > > > and your other box is in your /etc/hosts file? > > The box which runs xdm is has bind running... Is it really > necessary to put in the hosts file? > > > Using RH4.1 and RH4.2 with Exceed 4/5 for Win 3.11 and W95 > > What is "Exceed"? > > __________________________________________________________________ > Mauricio Teixeira - Amazonline Internet Provider - Belem/PA/Brazil > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mauricioteixeira.eti.br (soon!) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: xdm doesn't works > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 15:50:15 -0500 (CDT) > From: "Rick L. Mantooth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mauricio Teixeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Runlevel 5 is "xdm" in RedHat. (never ran Slak). > > You do NOT have to have the other machine in > /etc/hosts. I do due to local network/IPMasq/etc.. > > Exceed is an X Server for Windows. All the goodies, > expensive, etc... > Allows full screen xdm login from the Windows box or > multiple xclient windows, whatever you prefer. > > http://www.hummingbird.com/ > > Try switching to runlevel 5 and I think you'll be pleased. > > Rick > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Mauricio Teixeira wrote: > > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Rick L. Mantooth wrote: > > > > > You are running in "runlevel 5" ? > > > > No... Runlevel 3, just like I was using on the Slack box... > > > > > and your other box is in your /etc/hosts file? > > > > The box which runs xdm is has bind running... Is it really > > necessary to put in the hosts file? > > > > > Using RH4.1 and RH4.2 with Exceed 4/5 for Win 3.11 and W95 > > > > What is "Exceed"? > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Mauricio Teixeira - Amazonline Internet Provider - Belem/PA/Brazil > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.mauricioteixeira.eti.br (soon!) > > > > > > > > -- > Rick L. Mantooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.why.net/users/rickdman/index.html > Pro is opposite of Con. Progress is opposite of Congress? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: xdm doesn't works > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:57:06 +0300 (GMT-3) > From: Mauricio Teixeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rick L. Mantooth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Rick L. Mantooth wrote: > > > Runlevel 5 is "xdm" in RedHat. (never ran Slak). > > But I start xdm from the command line... Won't it work? > > > Exceed is an X Server for Windows. All the goodies, > > Thanks, I'll take a look! > > > Try switching to runlevel 5 and I think you'll be pleased. > > If I could... It's an internet server... > > __________________________________________________________________ > Mauricio Teixeira - Amazonline Internet Provider - Belem/PA/Brazil > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mauricioteixeira.eti.br (soon!) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: ppp nightmare > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 15:00:11 -0600 > From: "David Pellegrino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Redhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello all, > I've been trying to get ppp up and running on my Linux box, to no avail. I > have read almost everything I can get my hands on trying to get ppp working, > HOWTOs, the pppd manual, etc. I've configured my options, pap-secrets, etc. > I dial in to my ISP using minicom, log in and it starts ppp at the server > end. I exit out of minicom without resetting the modem and give the command > "pppd -d /dev/cua1 115200 &" (which is straight out of the PPP-HOWTO, with > my modem settings) and then I hear my modem hang up. It does that > everytime. I've gone back and checked my settings in the various files and > make sure their right and they seem to be. I just DON'T get it. I can't > believe something so fundamental to using a computer, would be so difficult > to implement. I must be missing something simple. If anyone can give me a > hand, is willing to take a look at my configuration files, anything, please > let me know. > > TIA, > David > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: installing src.rpm packages from the apps cd > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 98 18:31:50 -0400 > From: Dale Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Red Hat List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > List members, > > Do I use 'rpm -rebuild anotherlevel-0.5-2src.rpm' (example package), > in order to install packages as src.rpm's. > > Or is it 'rpm -recompile anotherlevel-0.5-2src.rpm' > > Can I use glint with these src.rpm packages, if so, how?? > > PS- I read the man page and the online how to at http://www.rpm.org/, but > they weren't clear to me. > > Dale Leonard > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Created in a Microsoft-Free environment > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: XDM and multiple dispaly depths > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 00:32:17 +0200 > From: Richard McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On my standalone machine running RH5.0 and XFree 3.3.2 I want to run two different >logins with different depths. I have one PC, screen and keyboard. > > I use xdm to manage my logins and I have set the default depth in /etc/XF86Config to >16bpp. I plan to control the choice of display by issuing the DISPLAY environmental >variable from the user's login profile, a different value for both users >corresponding to the display required. This seems to work fine because the error >messages tell me that I have no display :1 running, which is absoluely correct. > > The default entry in /etc/inittab to start xdm is -nodaemon and the ><XROOT>/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers entry is set up for one display, :0. > > I have changed Xservers to read the following: > > :0 tabs local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -bpp 16 > :1 tabs local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -bpp 8 > > where tabs is the hostname. > > All that happens is xdm keeps loging onto the servers, repeatedly. I end up with >multiple instances of the server running. I run xbanner as well at login and get the >situation where I have may standard window arrangement over the top of a login screen >with the keyboard grabbed by the login resource for xdm. I have tried two different >methods of starting xdm, both -nodeamon and daemon mode. Nothing works. > > I would be grateful for any help anyone can give me on this problem.I presume this >type of login is possible. > > Richard McMahon > Copenhagen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: ppp nightmare > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:20:02 +0100 > From: "Tony Wells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "David Pellegrino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi David, > > There is a mailing list that caters for your sort of nightmare, > it's one of the lists advertised on the Red Hat Site - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Kind regards, > Tony Wells > Phenomenal Books > "I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the > time to make it shorter" - Blaise Pascal. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > bookstuff: www.phenomenal-books.com > anyotherstuff: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Intnl tel/fax: +44 1524 845559 > UK tel/fax: 01524845559 > Mobile: (+44) (0) 370 963410 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: /etc/crontab > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 00:43:49 +0200 > From: "Nima Mortazavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "redhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi > > Why my "/etc/crontab" dosīnt work ? > I have load cornd as a deamon (/etc/ec.d/init.d/crond) , but crond dosīnt run my >/etc/crontab. > I havenīt change anything in my "/etc/crontab" . > > Regards, > Nima Mortazavi > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: HELP! Linking Oracle for SCO libraries failed > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 06:56:37 +0800 > From: Peter Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I managed to successfully install and run Oracle for SCO 7.3.2 on RH5.0 and > kernel 2.0.34 with re-compiled iBCS-2.0-10 module. Now I want to install > Apache 1.2.6 and PHP3 with Oracle support. So I downloaded php-3.0.tar.gz > and compiled it with: > > CFLAGS="-O2 -m486 -fno-strength-reduce -I/sd2/oracle/ora73/rdbms/public" > ./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.2.6 \ > --disable-debug \ > --with-system-regex \ > --with-oracle=/sd2/oracle/ora73 \ > --with-config-file-path=/etc/httpd/conf > > PHP3 compiled successfully and copied libphp3.a mod_php3.[ch] php_version.h > libphp3.module to ../apache_1.2.6/src. Then I added the following to > ../apache_1.2.6/src/Configuration: > > EXTRA_LIBS=-L. -lphp3 -lgdbm -lresolv -lm -ldl -lcrypt > -L/sd2/oracle/ora73/lib -lclient -lsqlnet -lncr -lsqlnet -lclient -lcommon > -lgeneric -lsqlnet -lncr -lsqlnet -lclient -lcommon -lgeneric -lepc > -lnlsrtl3 -lc3v6 -lcore3 -lnlsrtl3 -lcore3 -lnlsrtl3 -lsocket -lnsl_s > -lcore3 -lsocket -lnsl_s > OPTIM=-O2 -m486 -fno-strength-reduce > Rule WANTHSREGEX=no > Module php3_module mod_php3.o > > Then I ran "./Configure" and then "make". I got the following error message: > > /sd2/oracle/ora73/lib/libclient.a: could not read symbols: File format not > recognized > make: *** [httpd] Error 1 > [root@sgp210 src]# ls -l /sd2/oracle/ora73/lib/libclient.a > -rw-rw-r-- 1 oracle dba 696514 Jun 10 18:24 > /sd2/oracle/ora73/lib/libclient.a > > Does it mean that Linux can't link SCO libraries? What should I do next? > > Thanks in advance. > > Peter > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: You guys and gals! > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:05:47 +0000 > From: "Gree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Judging from the activity on this list, everyone has taken the afternoon > off from the linux support project. I guess you guys only work when > someone is paying you : ) Good plan. > > Have a great weekend, and thanks for everything--so far. > > Gree (short for Greely--very Irish don't ya know.) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: 5.1 and Red Hat Motif 2.0.1 ? > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:14:22 +0000 ( ) > From: "W.D.McKinney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I tried loading up my copy of RH Motif 2.0.1 on a fresh > install of Red Hat 5.1 and no go. Several errors, so my question > is this version of course is based on libc, so is there a fix ? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: samba problem > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:21:28 -0700 (MST) > From: ramon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > There are two ways to fix this. 1) Enable your WinNT machines to send > plain text passwords, 2) Enable samba to accept encrypted passwords. I > would recommend the latter. See: > > http://samba.gorski.net/samba/ftp/docs/ENCRYPTION.txt > > > When I click on "network neighborhood" in Windows NT, I see my linux > > system. When I double click on it it asks me gor my username and password. > > I type the one that I created on the linux system just for this reason. I > > receive the message "the account is not authorized to log in from this > > stration." > > > > Any thoughts?? > > > > TIA > > > > Aristotle Zoulas > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! > > http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists > > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > "unsubscribe" as the Subject. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: ppp nightmare > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:33:46 -0400 > From: Fred Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, Jun 13, 1998 at 03:00:11PM -0600, David Pellegrino wrote: > > Hello all, > > I've been trying to get ppp up and running on my Linux box, to no avail. I > > have read almost everything I can get my hands on trying to get ppp working, > > HOWTOs, the pppd manual, etc. I've configured my options, pap-secrets, etc. > > I dial in to my ISP using minicom, log in and it starts ppp at the server > > end. I exit out of minicom without resetting the modem and give the command > > "pppd -d /dev/cua1 115200 &" (which is straight out of the PPP-HOWTO, with > > my modem settings) and then I hear my modem hang up. It does that > > everytime. I've gone back and checked my settings in the various files and > > make sure their right and they seem to be. I just DON'T get it. I can't > > believe something so fundamental to using a computer, would be so difficult > > to implement. I must be missing something simple. If anyone can give me a > > hand, is willing to take a look at my configuration files, anything, please > > let me know. > > Have you tried it with 'chat' instead of minicom? Here's a shellscript > I use to dial my office. Using the same thing with different phone > numbers and passwords works just as well dialing my ISP: > > #!/bin/sh > PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin > export PATH > pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT1xxxyyyzzzz CONNECT \\r\\d\\r Userid: > mylogin word mypassword E_BO ppp' /dev/cua3 38400 debug crtscts modem > mru 296 mtu 296 asyncmap 0 > > The line starting with "pppd" and the two lines following it are all > supposed to be a single line. > > To use this you would replace: > xxxyyyzzzz with the phone number you want to dial; > Userid: with the prompt your ISP gives you when it answers the phone; > mylogin with your login name; > word with the password prompt your ISP gives; > mypassword with your password > E_BO with the shell prompt you get once logged in > > the \\r\\d\\r stuff sends a carriage return, pauses, then sends another > carriage return. You may or may not need to do that, replace it with whatever > magic incantation it takes to get the first login prompt from your host. > > The "mru 296 mtu 296" is unnecessary, it is there for reasons of my own > that have nothing to do with whether or not it'll work, you won't need 'em. > > BTW, I got this straight out of the HOWTO document, and it worked first > time without any hassle. > > Fred > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------- > But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: > While we were still sinners, > Christ died for us. > ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Burning a RedHat CD - The Full Story > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:38:42 +0000 > From: Graham Hemmings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here's how I do it... > > ====================================================================== > HOWTO CREATE A BOOTABLE RH5.1 CD GVH - 01/06/98 > ====================================================================== > > Below is the procedure I used to create this bootable RH5.1 CD with > updated RPMs included. I assume that the RedHat 5 directories will > be placed onto a Linux box under the directory /temp/rh5 this will > become the root of your CD. > > 1) Retrieve RH5.1 from RedHat's site (or any mirror). You MUST ensure > that all filenames and ATTRIBUTES are preserved. If you are > retrieving them using a UNIX box then you should not have any > problems. If you are retrieving them using any other platform then > get the FTP server to tar the source before sending it. You can do > this by specifying the directory that you want to retrieve and > appending ".tar" (without the quotes) to the end. There are several > directories you should retrieve in this way; > > dosutils > gnome > images > misc > RedHat/base > RedHat/instimage > > All other directories may be retrieved in the normal way so long as > their filenames are preserved. > > 2) Retrieve all updated RPMs from RedHat's FTP Site. > > 3) Replace the old RPMs with the updated RPMs. As they will be > different versions (and hence different file names) you MUST be > sure to delete the old RPMs. > > Note: You can also add any of your favourite (non-distribution) > RPMS and remove any from the distribution that you don't > want. But be sure that you know what the implications of > doing so will be. > > 4) Before proceeding to step 5, make absolutely sure that everything > is where it should be and pay particular attention to the Case of > directory names (Windows may have screwed these up for you). > > 5) You now need to create a new hdlist file so that the installation > routine will use the new RPMs. Do this by typing the following: > > /temp/rh5/misc/src/install/genhdlist /temp/rh5 > > 6) The next thing to do is create an ISO image, you can then burn > this image onto a CD using your favourite platform - or even > Windows ;) To do this enter the following as one line: > > mkisofs -b misc/boot/autoboot.img -c misc/boot/boot.catalog -a > -A "RedHat Linux 5.0 with Patches to 06/02/98" -d -L > -o /temp/RH5.iso -P "Publisher ID" -p "Preparer ID" -r -T > -N /temp/rh5 > > Obviously you can replace "Publisher ID" & "Preparer ID" with > whatever you like. For more details on the options I have used > take a look at the mkisofs man page. > > 7) You should now have an ISO image that you can burn to CD. If you > want to check that the image is OK and you have compiled loopback > file system support into your kernel, then you can actually mount > this image as a file system and have a look through it! Isn't Linux > wonderful! You can do this with the following command: > > mount -t iso9660 -o loop /temp/rh5/RH5.iso /mnt/test > > You should make sure that the directory /mnt/test exists. > > Note that this CD will be written with Rockridge Extensions, so > long filenames will only be readable on platforms that support them. > i.e. Linux, but not Windows. You will also find a file called > TRANS.TBL in every directory. This is a translation table that will > allow you to find the correct filename should you have the need to > extract something from the CD on a Windows/DOS platform. > > Good Luck > > Graham... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Wingz > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:44:25 -0400 (EDT) > From: Gene Wilburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > My spreadsheet needs are modest and I downloaded xspread, which looked > like all I needed. But I couldn't resist trying out Wingz (I used the > tarball from sunsite). It compiled cleanly and, by gum, it looks just like > the product I remember for Mac back sometime in the 80's. It was a leading > commercial package for awhile. > > Quick question for any Wingz users -- how has the stability been for the > Linux release? > > Gene > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: 3D Studio and DOSEMU? > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:46:56 -0400 (EDT) > From: Gene Wilburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Before I attempt loading all the diskettes, does anyone know if 3D Studio > works in DOSEMU? I visited the DOSEMU site and read the docs, but there > was no listing of known compatible or incompatible software. 3DS uses the > Pharlap memory extender and I haven't heard if this works under Linux. > > Gene > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: cdrom will not mount > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 09:45:39 +1000 (EST) > From: Robert Hillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi All, > When I originally installed RH version 5.0 I couldn't get my > soundblaster to play CD's. I ran sndconfig and after selecting an IRQ > and DMA it worked. Last week I went to load some code from a CD and I > couldn't mount the cdrom. I couldn't mount it from the command line > either using mount -t iso6990 /mnt/cdrom. I have run dmesg and found > my cdrom listed as hdf and I have the correct link in /dev so that > cdrom points to /dev/hdf. Has anyone any suggestions please? > > Regards, > > Rob Hillier > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Wingz > Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:48:59 -0700 > From: "David E. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Gene Wilburn wrote: > >My spreadsheet needs are modest and I downloaded xspread, which looked > >like all I needed. But I couldn't resist trying out Wingz (I used the > >tarball from sunsite). It compiled cleanly and, by gum, it looks just like > > Compiled? > > Does this mean the source code is present? Last I heard, Wingz was > "giving" the Linux community a full-featured, yet older, version of > Wingz ported to Linux, as shareware with a $50 registration fee. And > the version I have (still here somewhere, I think) is a.out, so this > was a couple of years ago. > > But this notwithstanding, it's certainly a capable spreadsheet for > Linux. > > >Quick question for any Wingz users -- how has the stability been for the > >Linux release? > > I haven't used it in a while since StarOffice has been available. > > >Gene > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > David E. Fox Tax Thanks for letting me > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the change magnetic patterns > [EMAIL PROTECTED] churches on your hard disk. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
