Let's Put SCO Behind Bars
I learned of this link to the article Let's Put SCO Behind Bars from the Debian user mailing list: Let's Put SCO Behind Bars by Michael D. Crawford http://www.goingware.com/notes/prosecute-sco.html and, using it by reference, have just filed a complaint with the Attorney General of the State of Alabama (USA) alleging fraud and extortion on the part of The SCO Group. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Old SCO Also Donated Code to Linux
Wouldn't it be a hoot if it's determined that the "Old SCO", i.e., pre-Caldera SCO, is the party that donated the questionable code to the Linux kernel! Groklaw, Monday, August 11, 2003, "Old SCO Also Donated Code to Linux" http://radio.weblogs.com/0120124/2003/08/11.html cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: printing pdf files? -- solved
Great! Glad to hear it. A question none of us thought to ask was whether you had a postscript capable printer! In which case you could just send the printout directly to the printer without resorting to ghostscript. cmr dep wrote: > quoth Roger Oberholtzer: > > | I think you are screwed. I had a form to print in a similar way. All > | the printing programs ultimately use ghostscript. If ghostscript > | won't show it, the system won't print it. And, my experience is that > | you get no error. It just goes into the ozone. But, saving to a file > | in postscript and then checking it interactively with gv shows the > | problem. > > interestingly, i found the solution. gv and ghostscript as shipped with > suse 8.2 (and everywhere else i can find) are, um, suck-enabled. > monicaware. > > however . . . printing from acrobat is possible. the syntax is > lp -d [printername] (in my case, LJIIIDSS; printername[s] can be learned > by typing lpstat -p at a bash prompt, which any user may do) -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: printing pdf files?
I print PDF's from Acrobat Reader all the time with CUPS. There's two ways to do it. Since I also use KDE, I just substitute kprinter for the default print command string and AR pipes the postscript to kprinter, from which I have access to all of the CUPS options, printers, etc. The other way is to install the CUPS enabled lpr command. In the case of Debian Linux the package is cupsys-bsd, which "provides the BSD commands for interacting with CUPS." Chiefly, it includes 'lpr', 'lpc', 'lpq', 'lprm' along with some libraries & documentation. With this version of lpr installed, your print command would be the usual 'lpr -P ' along with any options you prefer. Cheers! cmr dep wrote: > a tad of an emergency here, because i have some forms i need to fill out > and file, but i can't print the silly things. > > i'm running cups and acrobat wants to use /usr/bin/lpr; i do not get > anything at all when i allow it to proceed. likewise xpdf. ghostview > gives me errors before even loading the file, as does the kde pdf > viewer. > > so i guess what i'm looking for is the command string necessary to get > acrobat to send through cups, i.e., what to say on the line where it > says /usr/bin/lpr. > > any ideas? -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: stupid knoppix/debian question
You might also be interested in a small program called netselect-apt. It's a bash script, actually. It's a great help in determining which are the fastest mirrors for your location. There's not any help available, but it's pretty simple. You can figure it out by reading the manual on netselect & taking a look at the code for netselect-apt. Cheers! cmr Douglas J Hunley wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > C M Reinehr shocked and awed us all by speaking: >> I had to refresh my memory by taking a quick look at the sources.list file >> from Knoppix 3.2 and it looks as if it's pretty complete. The mirrors >> included are the "official" Debian mirrors, but there are, probably, over >> a hundred other mirrors worldwide. Check out: http://www.debian.org/mirror/ >> >> The security mirrors are, perhaps, the most important mirrors to include >> in your sources.list. Then, the standard debian mirrors. After that, it's >> a matter of including mirrors for applications for which you have a >> specific interest, which are not included in the standard mirrors, i.e., >> Java: deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian testing main non-free >> >> Hope this helps. I'm just learning my way around apt & dpkg, myself. > > it do indeed. thanks > - -- > Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 > http://doug.hunley.homeip.net && http://www.linux-sxs.org > > "The only secure computer is one that's unplugged, locked in a safe, and > buried 20 feet under the ground in a secret location... and I'm not even too > sure about that one" -- Dennis Huges, FBI. > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/IVoS2MO5UukaubkRAmipAJ49Jx61Y938Y22SeNZawn/qW29NYACeNUkW > 4toShDJ/w6VxTvVCZYW5L0g= > =RfCP > -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: stupid knoppix/debian question
I had to refresh my memory by taking a quick look at the sources.list file from Knoppix 3.2 and it looks as if it's pretty complete. The mirrors included are the "official" Debian mirrors, but there are, probably, over a hundred other mirrors worldwide. Check out: http://www.debian.org/mirror/ The security mirrors are, perhaps, the most important mirrors to include in your sources.list. Then, the standard debian mirrors. After that, it's a matter of including mirrors for applications for which you have a specific interest, which are not included in the standard mirrors, i.e., Java: deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian testing main non-free Hope this helps. I'm just learning my way around apt & dpkg, myself. Cheers! cmr Douglas J Hunley wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I just installed Knoppix to hard disk on one of the kids' pcs.. and I need to > know the 'must haves' for inclusion in the apt-sources(?) file? What URIs do > I "have to have" to stay up-to-date on all the latest bug fixes and the > latest kewl new app-of-the-day ? > thanks > - -- > Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 > http://doug.hunley.homeip.net && http://www.linux-sxs.org > > "Lately, the only thing keeping me from becoming a serial killer is my > distaste for manual labor." -- Dilbert > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/IJid2MO5UukaubkRAsoEAKCD+dPM48nWcvQDur3W5EAiYuk8ZACdEOu9 > ZT3NcgRZ01Bdod6nxejqpIM= > =rrkf > -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Have I gone Nuts?
Ben Duncan wrote: > Precisely, But I cut my teeth on 3B2, then the Motorola 3000 series back in > the Mid 19080's, and, I think they executed the init scripts in > order via the inittab with something like: > > > l2:2356:wait:/etc/rc1 > l3:356:wait:/etc/rc2 > > Or to something of that effect ... I have you beat, just barely. I started out using Xenix in 1981 or 1982 on an Intel 8086 system. :) I've thrown all of those manuals away, but one book that I still have describes AT&T System V Release 2 (copyright 1986) and the init process it describes is virtually identical to what we're using now. And, as you illustrate above, it appears common to define multiple run states in an inittab line. It appears to be a matter of convention. An SCO Unixware 7.3 system that I have here includes the lines: r0:0:wait:/sbin/rc0 off >/dev/console 2>&1 /dev/console 2>&1 /dev/console 2>&1 /dev/console 2>&1 /dev/console 2>&1 /dev/console 2>&1 C M Reinehr wrote: >> Ben Duncan wrote: >> SNIP< >> If I understand your question, you're asking if the processing of run >> levels is a fall-thru process. That is, to boot to runlevel 3, you first >> execute the startup scripts in the rc1.d, rc2.d before executing the >> startup scripts in rc3.d. If so, then I believe you are mistaken. It is my >> understanding that to switch to runlevel 3, the system executes only the >> startup or kill scripts in rc3.d (or, which ever run level you are >> switching too). Also, as Net Llama just said, all of the directory entries >> are symlinks to back to the init.d directory. >> >> Also, for what it's worth, after Caldera self-destructed, I decided to >> migrate to Debian. For an educational environment you might also what to >> take a look at Linux from Scratch. >> >> Cheers! >> >> cmr > > -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Have I gone Nuts?
Ben Duncan wrote: > .. > > Taught a 5 day class last week at a New Horizons learning Center, on Linux. > Basically threw the book they supplied out, (HEY, When vi is at the end and they > cover changing default values, you know you have to do something!!). > > One of the things I covered, was the init procedures and how to the System boots > up and shuts down. > > Now, I was using Mandrake 9.1 (And not wanting to start a religion war here - but > suffice it to, I will never use it again!!) and one of the students caught my > fax-paus > on run levels. Further investigations showed, that ALL the scripts for all things > needed to be started are in a ALL of the runlevel rcd files. > > Now, came across several interesting articles on inittab (One of them was yours > Mr. Bandel - and the picture at the bottom shows I do have a twin somewhere in this > world) and all of them show the following standard : > > l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0 > l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1 > l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2 > l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3 > l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5 > l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6 > > Anyway, I was perplexed, as I was USED to having something (From the > olden days) where the scripts specific for both the S and the K functions > for that particular runlevel were contained in the runlevel specific directory, > and were passed thru on the way UP or DOWN to a specific run level. > The RC scripts were generally NOT repeated in any of the other runlevels. > > NOW have I gone nuts, was not paying attention in MY class, or simply > am stupider than a box on this ? > > And for the NEXT question, are there ANY recommendations on what a > GOOD Distro for using to teach the NEXT class with ? > > Thanks ... > > > If I understand your question, you're asking if the processing of run levels is a fall-thru process. That is, to boot to runlevel 3, you first execute the startup scripts in the rc1.d, rc2.d before executing the startup scripts in rc3.d. If so, then I believe you are mistaken. It is my understanding that to switch to runlevel 3, the system executes only the startup or kill scripts in rc3.d (or, which ever run level you are switching too). Also, as Net Llama just said, all of the directory entries are symlinks to back to the init.d directory. Also, for what it's worth, after Caldera self-destructed, I decided to migrate to Debian. For an educational environment you might also what to take a look at Linux from Scratch. Cheers! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
RE: Executable?
Tom, Get your brick out. Usually, the problems discussed here are far over my head, so I just lurk & listen. But this one, I actually can answer. A quick check of `man mount` reveals this interesting tidbit: user Allow an ordinary user to mount the file system. The name of the mounting user is written to mtab so that he can unmount the file system again. This option implies the options noexec, nosuid, and nodev (unless overridden by subsequent options, as in the option line user,exec,dev,suid). Cheers! cmr Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: > > Net Llama! wrote: >> >>> I'm sitting here looking at two Sony Vaio laptops. Both have a >>> directory that contains our test software. In this directory (on >>> both machines) is a file called Testit. An ls -l of Testit on the >>> old machine returns: >>> -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 60 Jun 25 2001 Testit >>> >>> The new machine is only different in size (echo statements to >>> indicate progress) and date (just created). The executable script >>> is the same. >>> >>> On both machines I am logged on as root. On the newer machine I can >>> not execute this file. It returns: >>> >>> wobbly nfcs # Testit >>> bash: ./Testit: Permission denied >>> >>> The old (working) machine is running RedHat 6.2. The new machine is >>> running a newly installed Gentoo system. >>> >>> OK, I'm baffled. I've got the permissions set right, I've got '.' >>> included in my path (yes, I know that can be dangerous), the >>> executable contents are identical. What gives? The answer is bound >>> to be so simple I'll hit my forehead with a brick when I find it, >>> but can someone speed that process up? >> >> man chattr ? > > Well, hm, OK, that is interesting. But how does it apply? Entering: > chattr -i /nfcs/Testit > has no effect on the file's executability. > > Anyway, it did get me thinking about the fact that the test directory is in > its own partition, so I typed mount and found it to be mounted: > /dev/hda8 on /nfcs type ext2 (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > > What?!? No execution? So I checked /etc/fstab and it is listed: > /dev/hda8 /nfcs auto defaults,user 0 1 > > So where does this (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) come from? All of my partitions > are mounted "defaults" and the others have only (rw). > > More importantly, how can I change it? If I unmount it and remount using: > mount /dev/hda8 /nfcs > it is mounted (rw) and I can execute the script. > > > In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, > > Tom :-}) > > Thomas A. Condon > Barbershop Bass Singer > Registered Linux User #154358 > A Jester Unemployed -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
OpenOffice.org 1.0.3 Text Converter Error
To All Debian Users out there: I have installed the deb package for OpenOffice.org 1.0.3 twice, from scratch, this week, and I still receive an error when I try to open a text file for editing with Writer: Read-Error Error loading converter. I can save as a text file, and I can open other formats (for example, html), just not text. Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this? Do you suppose this is a package error. I haven't tried downloading the tgz from OpenOffice.org, yet. (For that matter, I haven't been able to connect to www.openoffice.org for the last day or so.) There is nothing about this type of problem in the debian or OO lists. (A couple of other people posted similar questions, but there have been no answers.) This is a new, up to date, install of Debian Sarge. TIA! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Debian X Window Problem
Joel, Thanks for the help. I have the standard 6 character VT's, with X using the 7th, and all were correct, but I finallyr emembered a warning that was displayed during the configuration process about framebuffers. I decided to check my XF86Config-4 file and, sure enough, I found a line in the Device section setting UseFBDev to true. Just for the hell of it, I set it to false, and everything started working again. Now, I guess I need to do a little research and find out what a framebuffer is! cmr PS This PC has a Radeon 7500QW video card and I'm using the ati driver. Joel Hammer wrote: > How many virtual terminals did you have before you loaded up X? > Here is what I have in inittab: > > # The default runlevel. > id:2:initdefault: > > # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System, > # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run X. > > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > > Joel > > > On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 04:44:19PM -0500, C M Reinehr wrote: >> I'm in the process of installing Debian Sarge (testing) to a PC. I first >> did a minimal, net install of Woody (stable). Then, I upgraded to Sarge. >> Next, using `tasksel` I installed X windows. So far, so good. When I boot >> to run level 2, the X server/client, and xdm start and I can log into an X >> window session. BUT, I found that I no longer have any virtual terminals. >> When I F[1-6] I get nothing. Even the LED on the front of the >> LCD screen goes out. >> >> To experiment, I removed the S99xdm link from the /etc/rc2.d directory, so >> that xdm would not automatically start and rebooted. This time, all of the >> virtual terminals worked just fine. Then, I started xdm manually >> (`/etc/init.d/xdm start`) and lo, the virtual terminals went away again. >> (For what it's worth, all of the getty processes are still listed.) >> >> Does anyone have any idea what's going on, here? (I'm purposely building >> up this system one step at a time to install only those applications that >> I need, rather than installing everything plus the kitchen sink.) >> >> Thanks! >> >> cmr >> -- >> Registered Linux User #241964 >> >> "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle >> and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee >> ___ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Debian X Window Problem
I'm in the process of installing Debian Sarge (testing) to a PC. I first did a minimal, net install of Woody (stable). Then, I upgraded to Sarge. Next, using `tasksel` I installed X windows. So far, so good. When I boot to run level 2, the X server/client, and xdm start and I can log into an X window session. BUT, I found that I no longer have any virtual terminals. When I F[1-6] I get nothing. Even the LED on the front of the LCD screen goes out. To experiment, I removed the S99xdm link from the /etc/rc2.d directory, so that xdm would not automatically start and rebooted. This time, all of the virtual terminals worked just fine. Then, I started xdm manually (`/etc/init.d/xdm start`) and lo, the virtual terminals went away again. (For what it's worth, all of the getty processes are still listed.) Does anyone have any idea what's going on, here? (I'm purposely building up this system one step at a time to install only those applications that I need, rather than installing everything plus the kitchen sink.) Thanks! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Internet Content Filtering Suggestions
Ben Duncan wrote: > Have a client that has about 25 WinSLug Computers. We need to > implement some sort > content / virus filtering, as the employees are starting to abuse the > internet connection. > > We need to allow them to access certain web sites, restrict others, > BLOCK ICQ/AIM, and > do a "time" (Absolutely NO access to the internet after 6PM). > > Now SonicWall seems to be the leading contender here for an appliance > solution, BUT, they > want a "subscription" on all of there devices. > > Any Suggestion here? NutZwerk Appliance? Cheap PC with linux and some > sort of easy to use > admin software? > If I'm not mistaken, taking out a subscription to SonicWall is optional. I'm using a SOHO3, without a content filtering subscription, and it appears that I still can manually configure access restrictions by IP number (allowed/forbidden), keyword, time-of-day, and web features (e.g. Active-X, Java, etc.). What I don't have is automatic downloading of a list of restricted URL's and content filtering (e.g. sex, nudity, profanity, etc.). I say, if I'm not mistaken, because I've never actually tried to set any of this up. But, I just took a quick look at the configuration screens, and it looks as if it all is functional. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: libpng.so.3 problem
Keith Antoine wrote: > On Tuesday 04 February 2003 02:35, C M Reinehr wrote: >> It seems to me that the problem is not a ldconfig problem, but an rpm >> problem. If I'm not mistaken, when rpm -i complains about a missing >> library, it's not because the library truly is missing or not, but rather >> that the library is not listed (correctly or incorrectly) in the rpm >> database. Applications & libraries installed from tarballs do not update >> the rpm database. >> >> A first step, for you, might be to run `rpm --rebuild` to force a rebuild >> of the rpm database. A next step would be to reinstall the libpng >> libraries (whatever is the current version) -- it might be necessary to >> use --force. >> >> Finally, if all else fails, and you're sure that the proper libraries are >> in their proper places (rpm database, or no), go ahead & install `dvr` >> with the --nodeps option. >> >> cmr > > Well I had other problems, so I pulled the plug and did a reinstall, in > doing so I deleted the /opt / and /usr partitions. I am in the throws of > reinstalling all the programs, hoping that all goes well this time around. > > I did not think to do an rpm --rebuild, mind goes blank too often these > days nor did I try ti install with --force, maybe I should have. > > Thanks for the reply. > Your welcome. You're not alone in having those "senior moments"! :-) I also had a problem recently where a Caldera supplied application rpm insisted upon an older library, even though I had upgraded to a newer version. I knew the library was listed in the rpm database and was in it's proper location in the file hierarchy, so I finally just said what the hell, and used --force and it worked fine. Cheers! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Playing my first DVD...
Net Llama! wrote: > > There aren't that many DVD burner brands out there yet. Its still a > market in its infancy. However, you'll find that the same companies > that make good quality CD burners, do the same for DVD burners. > Although keep in mind that burning DVDs is still not a standard. There > are at least two competitors out there, and its not yet clear who will > win. > I bought my first DVD recorder this past Xmas. If my experience is any example, the decision is weighted more by the format you intend to use, than the brand (or at least equally to the brand). As Net Llama wrote, there are two, mutually exclusive, formats out there -- the DVD-R, -R/W, -RAM format & the DVD+R, +R/W format (plus the prerecorded formats). I chose a Panasonic because of their support for the DVD-RAM format. Sony, to the best of my knowledge, is the only manufacturer who sells a drive which supports both formats (mostly). cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: libpng.so.3 problem
It seems to me that the problem is not a ldconfig problem, but an rpm problem. If I'm not mistaken, when rpm -i complains about a missing library, it's not because the library truly is missing or not, but rather that the library is not listed (correctly or incorrectly) in the rpm database. Applications & libraries installed from tarballs do not update the rpm database. A first step, for you, might be to run `rpm --rebuild` to force a rebuild of the rpm database. A next step would be to reinstall the libpng libraries (whatever is the current version) -- it might be necessary to use --force. Finally, if all else fails, and you're sure that the proper libraries are in their proper places (rpm database, or no), go ahead & install `dvr` with the --nodeps option. cmr Keith Antoine wrote: > On Sunday 02 February 2003 14:25, Tim Wunder wrote: > >> Are any of them part of an RPM? >> $ rpm -qf /lib/libpng.so.3, etc... >> >> FWIW, RH8: >> $ locate libpng.so.3 >> /usr/lib/libpng.so.3.1.2.2 >> /usr/lib/libpng.so.3 >> $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/libpng.so.3 >> libpng-1.2.2-8 >> >> HTH, >> Tim > > Now that was an idea, and the return was:- > > CPE-203-45-132-177:/home/kantoine # rpm -qf /usr/lib/libpng.so* > libpng-devel-1.2.4-31 > compat-2002.8.15-19 > compat-2002.8.15-19 > compat-2002.8.15-19 > compat-2002.8.15-19 > libpng-1.2.4-31 > libpng-1.2.4-31 > CPE-203-45-132-177:/home/kantoine # rpm -qf /usr/lib/libpng.so.3 > libpng-1.2.4-31 > > So now to find rpms as it seems not to be seeing tarballs installed. > I am using Suse 8.1 so does anyone know how to call the configs in Suse > like it does when installing an rpm. Ldconfig seems not to work in Suse. > > -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: combining images
Are you trying to do this as a batch process, or manually? If your answer is manually, then GIMP probably is the quickest & easiest way. cmr Joel Hammer wrote: > I am trying to use combine to just join together two images of similar > width but different length. I want the resulting image to be a simple > combination of the two, top to bottom, like so: > >--- > | Image1| > | | >--- > and >--- > | Image2| > | | > | | >--- > The desired result is : > >--- > | Image1| > | | > | Image2| > | | > | | >--- > > > Combine seems to work by overlying the second image on the first ( or > vice versa). If you specify an offset, you wind up with image two getting > truncated. That is to say, the size of the canvas is the size of image1. > > I could solve my problem if I could figure out how to increase the canvas > size of image one to accommodate image 2. > > > Any insight appreciated, > > Joel -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Connection reliability
stayler wrote: > There are several lights on the unit, one od which is a framing error > indication. This one goes red during the problem times, and yes the > phone service goes as well. > > This problem has been going on for 6 months at least. My location is > fed by about a 2 miles of copper that comes from the local fiber drop. > It could be maintenance, but it'll happen at all hours of the day and > night and I have never seen a repair guy out here at night > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:06:02 -0600, C M Reinehr wrote: > >>Sounds suspeciously similar to problems I was having, but we need to learn >>a little more about your problem. When you say that your "connection" >>drops out, do you mean just your internet connection or do you lose phone >>service, as well. The telephone company terminates a T-1 line into a >>"network termination unit." On mine, and I would imagine on all of them, >>there is a single green LED which indicates that the T-1 is up and >>functioning. Is your T-1 up & functioning, or is the entire T-1 dropping? If you're ntu is indicating a framing problem, I think your only recourse is to complain to the telephone company. (In my case, the line would go entirely dead -- no frames at all. :-) Just remember that, while the phone company may be the "evil empire", the line technicians are your friends. I kept calling (and complaining to the public service commission) but it was a local T-1 service technician who ultimately identified the problem, after giving me his personal cell phone number so I could call him directly, when my problem would reoccur. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Connection reliability
stayler wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I have a somewhat annoying ongoing problem here that I think the list > may be able to assist me with. My connection to the Internet is via a > T-1. I have 6 B chan for IP and 2 for some voice lines right now. My > connection seems to drop out on a fairly regular basis, at least once > every 2 days, sometime more often for periods of a few sec to over > 15min. They seem to occur at random times and do not appear to be > local in nature, ie the premises equipment, the router is a box called > a "Vina eLink". I will have at my disposal in the near futer a Bit > Error rate tester, I now maintain a network of 16 DS1 microwave radios, > it pays to have a day job. In the mean time I'd like to have my > firewall box provide some stats that I could use as leverage with my > account rep. > > The Box is a Slackware 8.0 with 2.2.20 and IP Chains on it. I was > thinking a regular, say every minute ping of 5 packets to a remote box, > someone amenable to me doing this of course. The resulting information > being saved and collated to show outages with an accurate date/time > stamp. > > Ideas suggestions? > > Shawn Sounds suspeciously similar to problems I was having, but we need to learn a little more about your problem. When you say that your "connection" drops out, do you mean just your internet connection or do you lose phone service, as well. The telephone company terminates a T-1 line into a "network termination unit." On mine, and I would imagine on all of them, there is a single green LED which indicates that the T-1 is up and functioning. Is your T-1 up & functioning, or is the entire T-1 dropping? In my case, the phone company was doing line maintenance a half a block away (installing a new cable) and when ever they were in working in the junction box, my T-1 would begin going up & down like a yoyo. There, apparently, was a loose/bad connection on my line, and whenever they would jiggle something I'd lose connectivity. This lasted for a year, until they finally finished their project -- and I switched to fixed wireless internet access. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: New CD won't play
Tim Wunder wrote: > On Saturday 11 January 2003 11:07 am, someone claiming to be David A. > Bandel wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:53:33 -0500 >> >> begin Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: >> > Don't know if this is a linux issue or not, but here goes... >> > I have a brand new audio CD that plays perfectly well on my stereo and >> > in my car, but won't play on my PC. I have a Yamaha SCSI CD-RW >> > (6x4x16x) and a LiteOn IDE CD-RW (24x10x40x). Neither of which like the >> > CD. Other audio CD's seem to work fine, this new one doesn't. FWIW, >> > it's an import from Australia (the Dead Ringer Band). >> > Any ideas on what could be causing the problem and how to overcome it? >> >> DRM (digital rights manglement, RIAA digitally mangling your rights). >> Take it back and tell them it's defective, you can't play it in your >> computer's CD. The only way to fight DRM is refuse to accept delibrately >> broken products. >> >> > > I tend to agree, but wouldn't another way to fight DRM be by rendering the > technology to "digitally [mangle] your rights" ineffective? > This might give you personal satisfaction, but would do nothing to lead them to change their behavior. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: OpenOffice and Powerpoint
Joel Hammer wrote: > > HTML might be better suited for this. It would be no sweat to create the > html with sed and a little knowledge of html (That's describes my > knowledge of html). Given the excellent results I have been getting with > html2ps and ps2pdf, maybe the whole thing can be made into one big pdf > file. In full screen mode, this might make a very nice presentation. Now, > that would give 'em something to talk about. > > Hi, I'm afraid I know absolutely nothing about PP, but here's something that might interest you. Check out a slide presentation on the Knoppix website (www.knoppix.org - select the USA/British flag for the English pages) entitled Slides for the Knoppix Presentation at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen 2002. They actually are PP/Impress type presentations, but done in PDF. I came across them on the Knoppix iso I downloaded a couple of weeks ago. I didn't even know you could do this in PDF, but it looks great. If you can find out how they built them, this might be the way to go. Cheers! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Partition Schizophrenia Booting DOS with GRUB
Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > C. M. Reinher wrote: > >> This sounds more like a M$ DOS/Windows problem, than a Linux problem, but >> a couple of questions come to mind: >> >> 1) What tool did you use to set up the partitions? If you used anything >> other than a M$ DOS or Windows utility (eg. fdisk), that might be the >> cause of your problem. >> >> 2) Have you tried restoring the master boot record with fdisk & booting >> DOS >> natively, rather than through GRUB? What happens then? >> >> > > The HD was partitioned with FDISK as provided with Novell DOS 7 (aka > DR-DOS). > The drive boots normally when connected as master, using its own > bootloader. > GRUB is not in the MBR of this drive; it is a slave to another drive, > wherein GRUB is installed. > > I tried converting the three logical partitions to primary, using > Partition Magic 6. This only resulted with the same number of > superfluous partitions as before, but the sequencing was changed. I > restored the partitions back to logical. > > Since the drive performs normally booting from its own DOS bootloader, > and only goes haywire when booted from GRUB, I'd consider this a > GRUB/Linux issue. > > -- > Leon A. Goldstein > Powered by Caldera Linux 2.4 > System 5WV271 Yes & no. Before you blame your problems on Linux or Grub you should know that there are no universal standards governing the way partitions are defined and managed. Different operating systems have different ways of doing it. I can't remember where I read it, but a valuable bit of advice is to use _only_ the partition tools provided with your operating system. Using a partitioning tool from DR-DOS, to creat partitions, managed by a third party product to be used for a M$ operating system & booted by a Linux boot loader ... See where this is going? Before going any further I stongly recommend some midnight reading from the Linux Documentation Project: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/os.html#OSPARTITIONS Two How-To's in particular you should read: Filesystems-HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Filesystems-HOWTO.html Partition: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Partition/index.html Multiboot-with-GRUB: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html Cheers! cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Partition Schizophrenia Booting DOS with GRUB
Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > (I posted this enquiry on the Caldera mail list but got no response. My > apologies if any list member has seen this already.) > > I want to slave a DOS/Win3.1 HD to one of my Linux boxes. > I can boot the DOS HD using GRUB: > (menu.lst) > TitleDR-DOS > map (hd1)(hd0) > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > makeactive > chainloader +1 > boot > > This works, although the recipe is not exactly as prescribed by the GRUB > documentaion I read. I'm supposed to have a second map entry: (map > (hd0)(hd1)) but that simply does not work. The above menu.lst works > with WS.3.1 and Libranet 2.7. > > With DOS so booted, the problem is that my partitions are skewed. I > have a 1.6 GB HD partitioned with one primary and three logical > partitions. > When I run PCTools (remember that great utility?) the partitions are > listed as C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J > Examination reveals that C is duplicated in D, the real D is E and > duplicated in H, and so on. > I can run all apps in the C partition, but Windows is knocked out > because it is in another partition and the mapping screws up the paths. > > Any suggestions? If I can solve this, I want to donate my original DOS > box (with a new HD) to a local no-kill animal shelter. > > > -- > Leon A. Goldstein > > Powered by Libranet 1.9.1 Debian Linux > System 5151 This sounds more like a M$ DOS/Windows problem, than a Linux problem, but a couple of questions come to mind: 1) What tool did you use to set up the partitions? If you used anything other than a M$ DOS or Windows utility (eg. fdisk), that might be the cause of your problem. 2) Have you tried restoring the master boot record with fdisk & booting DOS natively, rather than through GRUB? What happens then? cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Where's the LHD?
Jerry McBride wrote: > > Did I miss something? The Linux Hardware Database isn't there this > afternoon... > > Was it moved somewhere when I wasn't looking? > For a number of weeks, the search engine didn't work. Then suddenly last week, the search engine began working again, but I noticed that there had been no new entries to the database in over a year. I guess ZDNet can't afford the resources to support it any longer & decided just to pull the plug. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: How to mount a filesystem with ownership rights
Collins wrote: > I've created a separate partition for my daughter's mp3 collection, > and this is mounted via fstab to /home/cecilia/mp3. > > The only problem is, she can't created new directories. Each time I > have to su, mkdir, and chown. > > How can I automated the mount and get the correct permissions? > What type of file system are you mounting? What are the permissions & ownership of the mount point? What are the permissions & ownership of the root directory that you are mounting? What is the relevant line in your fstab? cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: DirectWay/Linux?
Tony Alfrey wrote: > I'm getting sales literature from my isp trying to sell me a DirectWay > satellite link (the Hughes box). The sales support people tell me I > gotta use Windoze (ugh, ugh, ugh) and I seem to remember seeing > something about an upcoming unix port. > Is anybody out there using this DirectWay setup, and better yet, are you > using linux?? > Thanks Here's a couple of links which may help. My quick review seems to indicate that you shouldn't get your hopes up. I'm not using a satellite service myself, but I was interested in it as a possible alternative. Please post if you find anything promissing. DirecPC Linux Driver Project: http://www.linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/direcpc/ Satellite Data and Alternative Operating Systems: http://www.jasonn.com/sat-data/ DirecWay 2-Way High Speed Internet via Satellite: http://www.macteks.com/sat/ cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Red Hat 7.3
zohar wrote: > I want to install Red Hat 7.3 on my HDD which has Suse Linux 7.1 > RH 7.3 is given in CDs of the book Red Hat Linux 7.3 Bible by Christopher > Negus. > > For Partitioning it gives me option of > (1)Remove all Linux Partitions on this system > (2)Remove all partitions on this system > (3)Keep all partitions and use existing free space. > > Now before when I installed Suse, I put 7 GB for linux from 20 GB of my > HDD, so how should I proceed. That depends on what you want to do. Would you like to keep Suse and dual-boot both Suse & RedHat, or do you want to replace Suse with RedHat? Do you have any future need for the remaining free space? > Also I installed Suse but it did not allow me to increase the swap space > from 150Mb or so while I need 512MB as I have 256MB memory. Please tell me > solution for this also. For the answer to this & many more interesting questions, please refer to the Linux Partition How-To. > Also I have winmodem(HCF 56K PCI), so which driver should I download for > using it in linux partition. For the answer to this & many more interesting questions, please refer to the Linmodem How-To. > Please reply ASAP. > > Zohar -- Registered Linux User #241964 "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
