RE: Linux/WinNT dual booting (an idea...)

[Dennis Dai]

My experience is: install NT first, then install Linux, run LILO to
modify MBR (add a dos option as usual). After reboot, I got LILO prompt
first. If I select dos, NT boot loader came up, there you can select NT
or win95. This is quite different from what has been described in those
mini HOWTOs. So I suspect that although MS claim to modify MBR, but in
fact they just modify the boot sector of the active partition. Correct
me if I'm wrong 'cause I'm not the expert.

Note: my first partition on first HD is a DOS (vfat) partion. I use it
to hold those ntldr, boot.ini, ntdetect.com etc.

Dennis


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RE: Linux system Instalation - CRC Error

[Dennis Dai]

I would recommend using loadlin to boot directly from harddisk in this
case. All you need to have is a small DOS partition which you can
repartition later. But keep a DOS partition is not a bad idea in case
anything goes wrong.

Just my 2 cents.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Jieyao [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 8:17 PM
> To:   Michael B. Taylor
> Subject:  Re: Linux system Instalation - CRC Error
> 
> 
> I have a feeling that Debian /Linux is particularly sensitive to media
> defect. Even 
> when I use disk that are formatted perfectly in win95, I still get
> error during 
> installing.
> Something retrying works.
> 
> But the easiest way out is to get a new box of floppy. You would need
> 9 disks, 
> about a box.
> 
> BTW, what's the root disk for? I don't think it was used for
> installation.
> 
> > Sounds like you there may be a media defect on the floppy you used
> for the
> > rescue disk.  Use another floppy.  This is pretty common.  
> > 
> > Here is what I do do make a Debian boot floppy set.  It is kinda
> time
> > consuming, but it has pretty much eliminated this kind of problem
> for me.
> > 
> > DOS (Win95, whatever) format the stack of floppys that you plan to
> use for
> > your installation set.  Watch the output messages.  If the format
> program
> > marks any sectors as bad, toss the disk or at least dont use it to
> make
> > your installation set.
> 
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RE: How to read a word 7 file?

[Dennis Dai]

As far as I know, word 7 is part of Office 95 and has the same file
format with word 6 (which is part of Office 4.2). The latest version of
word is 8 (which is part of Office 97) and they changed the file format
again.

So if you can read word 6 format (like in StartOffice 4.03), you should
be able to read word 7 format, though I've never tried it yet. BTW,
StarOffice 4.03 is such a resource hog.

Dennis


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RE: staroffice

[Dennis Dai]

http://www.stardivision.com

> -Original Message-
> From: Brian Morgan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 1998 11:10 AM
> To:   Jeff Noxon; Debian User group
> Subject:  Re: staroffice
> 
> All very helpful info. on Staroffice so far, but WHERE can I get it.
> What's the
> address for their site.  I've found version 3 on debian's ftp site,
> but I would
> like to get version 4 to "evaluate" for myself.
> 
> Brian
> 
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RE: Windows Managers

[Dennis Dai]

For a good comparison of window managers, take a look at
http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Brian Morgan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 1998 1:38 PM
> To:   Debian User group
> Subject:  Windows Managers
> 
> Could anyone suggest some good windows manager packages and where to
> get
> them?  I'm using debian 2.0, kernel 2.0.33-9, x11R6.  I'd like to be
> able to use something that would be compatible with the upcoming
> release
> of GNOME for debian.  (Midnight Commander?)  Is gmc available for
> debian?  (ref. to gnome.org)
> 
> Brian
> 
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RE: CD-rom and ZIP

[Dennis Dai]

/A: is legal. I use /c: /d: /e: for my windoz partition. (It's a pitty
that I can't get rid of them now.)

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 1998 5:09 AM
> To:   debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject:  Re: CD-rom and ZIP
> 
> Come to think of it Redhat did put mount points under /mnt/  Being
> lazy I
> usually mount everything (cd, floppies) under mount.  But I did make
> mount
> points of /A, /B, /CD, and now /bernie.   The latter is for my
> bernoulli
> drive, the first two for the floppys.  I don't remember if /A: was
> legal.
> Dos dies hard.
> 
> 


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RE: 3 questions

[Dennis Dai]

Thanks a lot Scott. Now it's much clearer.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Scott Ellis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 1:36 PM
> To:   Dennis Dai
> Cc:   Debian User list
> Subject:  Re: 3 questions
> 
> On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Dennis Dai wrote:
> 
> > 1. What's the difference between hamm (frozen) and slink?
> 
> Slink will eventually become Debian 2.1.  It contains those packages
> which
> either aren't ready for prime time yet, or which contain additional
> features past the freeze date of Debian 2.0.
> 
> > 2. Where is the xload package in hamm (frozen)? Several weeks before
> I
> > could find it but when I selected, it gave me some kind of
> dependency
> > error. And I can't even find it in my newly updated package list (in
> > dselect).
> 
> xload is now included in the xcontrib package (moved out of xproc).
> 
> > 3. I've read discussions about Stampede Linux on Slashdot the other
> day,
> > and somebody metioned about apt in debian. I can't find it in hamm
> > (frozen) which is within my expectation. I know it won't be out
> until
> > 2.1, but since somebody already used it, so I think it must be
> > somewhere...
> 
> Apt is Debian's next-generation frontend to dpkg.  While the GUI
> version
> of it isn't yet working, the command-line interface and the dselect
> method
> are both reasonably polished.  Many people feel that using apt as a
> method
> for dselect is far superior to the other options.  You should be able
> to
> find the latest apt package compiled for hamm in the
> project/experimental
> directory of your favorite mirror.  A version compiled for libc5 (bo)
> should be available at http://www.debian.org/~jgg/
> 
> -- 
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3 questions

[Dennis Dai]

1. What's the difference between hamm (frozen) and slink?

2. Where is the xload package in hamm (frozen)? Several weeks before I
could find it but when I selected, it gave me some kind of dependency
error. And I can't even find it in my newly updated package list (in
dselect).

3. I've read discussions about Stampede Linux on Slashdot the other day,
and somebody metioned about apt in debian. I can't find it in hamm
(frozen) which is within my expectation. I know it won't be out until
2.1, but since somebody already used it, so I think it must be
somewhere...

TIA

Dennis


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RE: MI/X question

[Dennis Dai]

Hi, John

MI/X is a free X server for Win32 system (i.e. Win 95 & NT). It allows
you to run X client apps from a Unix/Linux host and display the result
on Win32 system. As others pointed out, there are other similar products
available (e.g. Hummingbird). 

I would assume you know something about X, in case you don't, here is a
brief explanation (although I myself only know a little about it): X
window system is divided into 2 parts: server and client. X server is
responsible for the display, while X client is the application that runs
on X server. Both X server and client can be on the same machine but not
necessarily. That means if you have a X server running on one machine,
you can connect to a remote Unix/Linux host to run applications from it
and display the result on the local machine (as if it runs from the
local machine). The local machine is sometimes referred to as thin
client (but not necessarily thin), that means you can use a cheaper
machine(s) (like the old 486) as X terminal(s) and run apps from a more
powerful pentium (II). MS has tried to produce a similar product called
Windows Terminal Server (aka Hydra), but that one is not as effecient as
X. There's an article comparing the two on NC world (or something like
that, can't remember the url), very interesting.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not an expert on Unix/Linux (nor I'm
a native English speaker :).

Hope this will help.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: John Plate [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 7:27 AM
> To:   Dennis Dai
> Subject:  MI/X question
> 
> Hi
> 
> > > How can I connect MI/X from Win95 to my linux box? In the FAQ MI/X
> > > provided it says telnet to linux box and change the display
> > > environment.
> >
> > Right.  The DISPLAY variable is used by X applications to determine
> > what display to get i/o from.  Here's my two scenarios:
> > [...]
> 
> Please allow me to ask you: What is MI/X?
> 
> Thanks
> -- 
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RE: Xwindow from win95?

[Dennis Dai]

Yeah it works. I think I forgot to export the variable. That's way I got
nothing. Thanks a lot Jim.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Jim Russell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 1998 6:56 AM
> To:   Dennis Dai; Debian User list
> Subject:  Re: Xwindow from win95? 
> 
> 
>   #!/bin/bash
>   #(replace xx.xx.xx.xx with the Win32 machine's IP
> address, or
> name if DNS or HOSTS is working)
>   export DISPLAY=xx.xx.xx.xx:0.0
>   # (now fire up X apps that you want running on Win32
> screen)
>   xterm &
>   xclock &
> 
> Jim Russell
> Nutley NJ


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RE: Xwindow from win95?

[Dennis Dai]

Hi,

How can I connect MI/X from Win95 to my linux box? In the FAQ MI/X
provided it says telnet to linux box and change the display environment.
I telnet to my linux box, but there's no environment variable called
DISPLAY. OK, now I set DISPLAY to my_win95_ip:0.0, but nothing happens.
Or, on linux there's a different environment variable? 'cause on that
FAQ it is for Solaris.

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.

Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Jim Russell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 11:17 AM
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peter S Galbraith
> Subject:  Re: Xwindow from win95? 
> 
> >http://www.microimages.com/freestuf/mix/
> 
> 
> >Works.  It's free.
> 
> I second that.  MI/X is a nice, free X server for Win32.  I've been
> running
> it under both Win95 and WinNT with no problems.  Also, if you directly
> run
> the server (XS.EXE) instead of the default startup stub
> (TNTSTART.EXE), it
> starts without the local TWM manager, and you can fire up your own WM
> from
> the Linux machine.
> 
> Jim Russell
> Nutley NJ
> 
> 
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DNS problem

[Dennis Dai]

Hi all,

I have a debian box connecting to our intranet which has an DNS server.
I also have a modem that I can dial to my ISP to browse the Internet.
So, I have to have 2 entries in /etc/resolv.conf, one for intranet and
the other for my ISP.

The problem is that whenever I connect to my ISP, I have to put the DNS
entry of my ISP in /etc/resolv.conf on top of my intranet one, or I
can't browse the Internet, while at the mean time I can't have access to
the intranet 'cause it will always look onto my ISP's DNS server, which
is obviously not right. Well I can manually change the entry in
/etc/resolv.conf each time I need to access the different net, but...is
there a better way to do that?

So what I want is, when I try to access Internet, it will look into my
ISP's DNS server, and when I want to connect to intranet, it will look
into intranet DNS server. Is it possible? BTW, My Windows box doesn't
have this kind of problem, don't know how M$ deal with it.

Thanks,

Dennis


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