Re: Microsoft Support
On Monday 14 January 2002 08:40 pm, you wrote: > On January 14, 2002 11:12 pm, Joel Hammer wrote: > > Just a tibit to give us all a laugh while MS takes over the > > computer world. > > > I had a problem getting XP to work on my network as well. I finally found that if XP doesn't like the way that you want to set it up (Microcrap thinks it's a security risklike microsoft would know) then it enables its own firewall settings. Once I tracked it down and disabled it the thing worked fine. Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: elx
On Sunday 30 December 2001 03:22 pm, you wrote: > [ snips ] > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:10:46 -0800 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 30 December 2001 01:48 pm, you wrote: > > > > > If your typos are in a product you're selling, I won't buy it. If > > > > > you can't proofread, how good are you at testing your software > > > > > > > > Yes, you are. I didn't find any typos in Mandrake or Caldera > > > > distros that failed to install on my PC or in Redhat distros that > > > > had a flaky compiler/glibc environment for everyone's PC, but I'm > > > > too picky to use them any more. > > > > > > I am in agreement with Dave. Typo's are unacceptable. It truely shows > > > how much 'true' effort was put into the thing. I see more and more > > > companies putting things out with typo's in them, it's pathetic. > > > > Typo's or no typo's, my greatest bitch with elx is that I had to go > > change permissions on quite a few items in order to use them as a user. > > This is not the first distro I've tried (nor probably the last) Most > > machines at this site run Caldera other than this one (my lab rat). I've > > not had to go through so many changes on the other machines as I had to > > on this one. I'm constantly looking for distro's that can be installed > > and "used" by wintendo converts and at first thought that elx would fill > > this requirement. But for now, I'll continue playing with it and see > > what the 1.0 release is like and hopefully they'll see that running > > primarily as root is really not an option. Can you imagine a wintendo > > convert running linux as root? Good grief, I shudder just thinking about > > it. JMHO and this to me is a BFD! > > "You pays you money, you takes you chances." > > In my case, I paid absolutely zip and got an extremely well-crafted and > functional product for the price of a few hours download and two burnt > CDs. I also got access to a professionally constructed web site with a > well grounded plan to encourage Windows users to migrate to linux as well > as an offer to help with that endeavor. I got a desktop environment that > will probably appeal to a lot of Windows refugees. I got immediate > response for my questions from the developers. I got all-in-all fewer > bugs than I ever did from Mandrake and Caldera and SuSE and gentoo distros > I've used in the past. And just for a bonus, I got one #@!& typo in a > pre-release distro, and that fact has you anal types in an uproar. > > Now Ted has a slightly more rational complaint - ease of use for device > allocation which is one of the not-so-user-friendly areas of a *nix > system. Every distro is going to handle this differently. Either you set > permissions to permit anyone access to devices and deal with the security > ramifications, or you set exclusive permissions and require use of root to > alter those permissions as required. I've had much grief on Caldera > distros and others just getting pppd functions to work. This is nothing > new. > > Granted, no distro is going to recommend running as root other than > briefly to accomplish brief tasks, nor does elx do that, but every new > Linux user is going to need to learn how and how not to use the power of > root. > > I don't have any serial devices, Ted, so I can't comiserate. The elx > distro has been easier for me to install, manipulate, and tailor than any > I've used in the past. I would not hesitate to recommend this one to a > newbie. Us anal types? uncool, unnecessary.and with that I'm done. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: elx
LOL, thanks. Good thing I wasn't doing this for production type work, I'd have to ignore myself. > Vern: > > In view of the foregoing, (in this thread) I feel compelled to point out > that the plural form of "typo" is "typos" and not "typo's." > > FWIW > > Regards, > > Glenn > > Glenn Williams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Registered Linux user # 135678 since 1994 > Amateur Radio Packeteer since 1988 > > - Original Message - > From: "Vern W Heesch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: elx > > [snip] > > > I am in agreement with Dave. Typo's are unacceptable. It truely shows > > how > > > much 'true' effort was put into the thing. I see more and more > > companies > > > putting things out with typo's in them, it's pathetic. > > ___ > Linux-users mailing list > Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: elx
On Sunday 30 December 2001 01:23 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:58:57 -0700 Dave Anselmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Collins Richey wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > < "ELX WELCOME'S YOU" > > > > > > BFD! If I had a nickel for every one of my typos, I'd be retired by > > > now. > > > > If your typos are in a product you're selling, I won't buy it. If you > > can't proofread, how good are you at testing your software > > (corporately > speaking, obviously individual people may be > > better at one or the other). > > > > I am admittedly too much the perfectionist, so the world seems too full > > of mediocrity to me. > > Yes, you are. I didn't find any typos in Mandrake or Caldera distros that > failed to install on my PC or in Redhat distros that had a flaky > compiler/glibc environment for everyone's PC, but I'm too picky to use > them any more. > > Fortunately for some of us who are less picky, elx does work rather well. > It's also a -pre1 release, so the 1.0 release may be even better. > > You're probably better off with Debian, where a package isn't good enough > to be accepted into stable unless it's been running on every PC > architecture (including those that none of us ever plan to use) for a long > time. By then, the spelling has also improved most likely. By then, elx > may have corrected a few piddling typos come to think of it, and if their > responses on the elx forum are any indication, they will have corrected a > few more worthwhile things than bledding typos. > > I repeat: BFD! I am in agreement with Dave. Typo's are unacceptable. It truely shows how much 'true' effort was put into the thing. I see more and more companies putting things out with typo's in them, it's pathetic. If your bank issued your checks with a typo, would it be acceptable? If your employer made a typo on your name on your paycheck, would it be acceptable? If you put up the URL to your web site with a typo, would it be acceptable? I think not. I may be picky too, but I feel that if a company can't take the time to check spelling then it's not worth my time to use it. Could it be that some of the problems that I have read about with elx could be typo problems in the code? Hmmm,. BFD? H. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Question
On Thursday 27 December 2001 09:58 pm, you wrote: > Very obviously a newby, waiting for parts to finish his new Box. > Am going to start with Mandrake 8.1. > Am printing-out the manuals now. > I've been lurking for some time, and am learning some of the linux lingo. > > But, SxS.Sox vs Sonics? Be a very strange game. > > Jer > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.310 / Virus Database: 171 - Release Date: 12/19/01 SxS = Step-By-Step. You'll find them to be an excellent source of information. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: where's is at...
On Thursday 27 December 2001 04:13 pm, you wrote: > I seen a 'tip' or way to have kmail automagically check for mail upon > startup... > > Ill advised...? Not suggested...? > > If it aint a bad idea, anyone seen it and remember where it was in the near > 1,000 pages of the SxS? > > TIA add --check to the kmail command? ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
[snip] > What card? The linux-wlan-ng stuff will NOT work on hermes cards. All > cards that run the hermes chipset (Orinoco and a pile of others) run WEP. > > Try this: > iwconfig eth# key s:mycryptokey > > Now, any station not running WEP can't talk to you. Windoze stations will > run with "mycry". > > If you're using an Orinoco card, I suggest you upgrade your kernel (to at > least 2.4.14), upgrade your wireless_tools (to at least > wireless_tools.22.tar.gz) and also your /usr/include/linux/wireless.h. > Caldera is hopelessly outdated in this arena. > > After you get stuff running, try: > iwconfig eth# power on > iwspy eth# > ping remote system > iwconfig eth# > > you'll see some stats about how good your connection is. There's also a > graphical utility you can use which shows you your SNR (signal to noise > ratio). > > Ciao, > > David A. Bandel David, This sounds like a lot of work and I'm pretty new to linux, so..can you recommend a distro that may be more up to date? One that works well on a laptop? Oh, and I have the Linksys WAP11 and WPC11. Thanks, Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
On Tuesday 04 December 2001 06:41 pm, you wrote: > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:49:53 -0800 > > Vern W Heesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks again David, with your help I almost there! > > Vern, > > When you get this all ironed out... why not write up a detailed > step-by-step for the > rest of us to follow? Jerry, Sorry it took so long to respond. I got caught in the layoffs at work and things have been rather hectic. I would have loved to write a step-by-step for this, except that I can't seem to figure out how to get wep to work. I could not get it to work with the orinoco module. I don't believe the orinoco module is capable of this. I found in wireless.opts where it stated that to use encription requires the wvlan_cs module, but I had no luck getting that to load either. I then tried linux-wlan-ng and could never get it to work at all. At this point I reloaded the machine with a newer version of caldera and haven't had the time to try linux-wlan-ng again. Right now I am running the orinoco module with no wep...again. :( ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
On Monday 03 December 2001 06:06 pm, you wrote: > Vern W Heesch wrote: > >>[snip] > > > Here is what I have the Access Point as: > > ESSID = linksys1 > > Channel = 1 > > Access Point Name = myap1 > > Fragmentation & RTS Thresholds = 2346 > > Authentication Type = both Open System and Shared key > > WEP key setting for Key 1 = 79 1B E8 47 0A 78 85 A6 D5 A7 C2 6D 17 > > And you set this key? should be just one long string. Some of the above > I recognize > as letters (79=y, 78=x, 6D=m, that's all I remember off the top of my > head). > So they probably aren't using a name or the like. You can set this like: > iwconfig eth1 key "791b-e847-0a78-85a6-d5a7-c26d-17" > If this is correct, they're using a 104 bit key (a la the Orinoco Silver > card -- gold > card can go to 128 bit). > Thanks again David, with your help I almost there! I discovered that it has to do with the key. I disabled WEP on the access point and now it works. The access point has 3 choices for WEP, disabled, 64-bit and 128-bit (I had it set for 128-bit). I put in a passphrase, hit done and that was the key it showed. I tried entering it as you suggested but it didn't work. It gave an error about unsupported command or something like that so I manually entered it in wireless.opts, didn't work though. Perhaps I edited incorrectly. It originally had something like KEY="s:secu1" or something like that and I replaced the s:secu1 with the key I had. I don't really like it running without WEP though. I gotta figure this out. Any other ideas or places I can research this key problem? Linksys was of no help, they don't support linux. Is it my imagination or is linux/konqueror WAY faster at displaying web pages than windows/netscape? I am totally amazed at the speed difference. Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: accessing the net
On Monday 03 December 2001 09:46 pm, you wrote: > "David A. Bandel" wrote: > > Keith Antoine wrote: > > > Can a telco block linux access on cable ?? I cannot get out using Suse > > > but I was online earlier today, a friens als has tried in suse and > > > mandrake > > > and cannot get out We can both get out on windows. > > I assume you're using dhcp. Does it complain? Does ifconfig show anything > reasonable? > > > If they're using DHCP and have "Windoze-ized" it, you may never be able > > to connect with anything except Windoze. Only they can tell you if > > they've deliberately fsck'd you. In which case, they'll need to give > > you a static IP. > > Anyone have any details on what Windoze-ized dhcp looks like? The first > time I heard about this was just today, also. > > I expect there will be hacks to get this to work again, here's an easy one > that may work: > > 1) Hook up to your ISP using Windows. Look at the IP assigned (ipconfig > from the command line for NT and 2k - 95/98 has something similar but > slightly different). > > 2) Hook up to your ISP using Linux. Use ifconfig to tell Linux to use the > same IP. > > Note, this is most likely to work if you can just pull the ethernet cable > out of Win and plug it into Linux - no chance for Win to release the IP or > the ISP to notice it is down. If you're dual booting, pull the cable > before you shut down Win. Perhaps you can look at lease times (/all to > ipconfig) to see how much time you have. > > I assume this isn't a dial-up connection - that's unlikely to be dhcp. > > Dave > for #1 above, I believe for win 95/98 the command is winipcfg Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
> [snip] > OK, couple of things: > > 1. you need to edit /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts. Read the file, but at > the very least you'll need to be sure you have something for: > ESSID (that's your network name) > KEY (the crypto key to enter the network -- shame on them if they don't > use one) > > check your setup using iwconfig eth1 > > 2. Make sure your provider is using DHCP. If not, you'll need to > configure the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file. > > You can do the above right now without modifying anything yet by using > the ifconfig eth1 and route commands to set up basic networking > (assuming you have a static IP) and using the iwconfig eth1 command to > set up ESSID, KEY, and whatever else is required. > > Once you get the card running, ping your upstream (the access point) and > then run: > iwspy eth1 > the next time you look at iwconfig you should see how good your > connection is. > > Ciao, > David A. Bandel Thanks David. Getting a little closer. I still have something wrong . I don't have a static ip though. My isp does use DHCP. I have been trying to modify the Lucent Wavelan IEEE section in wireless.opts Here is what iwconfig shows for eth1: IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"linksys1" Nickname:"sttl.qwest.net" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412GHz Sensitivity:1/3 Tx-Power=15 dBm Access Point: 00:04:5A:CC:44:9E Bit Rate=0kb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality:85/92 Signal level:-17 dBm Noise level:-102 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0 Here is what I have the Access Point as: ESSID = linksys1 Channel = 1 Access Point Name = myap1 Fragmentation & RTS Thresholds = 2346 Authentication Type = both Open System and Shared key WEP key setting for Key 1 = 79 1B E8 47 0A 78 85 A6 D5 A7 C2 6D 17 Default key = 1 I'm not sure where I am going wrong here. Perhaps with this information you might be able to give me more advice? Thanks, Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
snip > > Yep. You need the hermes.conf file placed in your /etc/pcmcia/ > directory. It's not included with pcmcia_cs, but is required for your > card (mine too, the Orinoco card). > > Attached (hope it comes through). > > > Ciao, > > David A. Bandel Thanks David. That got me closer. It now loads the driver and the cards green light is active. I still have something wrong though because I can't ping any other machines here. I am using WEP on the Access Point, perhaps that makes a difference somewhere. Here is my log messages now: Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl cardmgr[3006]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl cardmgr[3006]: executing: 'modprobe hermes' Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: hermes.c: 12 Dec 2000 David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl cardmgr[3006]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs' Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: dldwd: David's Less Dodgy WaveLAN/IEEE Driver Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: eth1: Firmware ID 1F vendor 0x0 (UNKNOWN) version 0.08 Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: eth1: MAC address 00:03:2F:02:47:8B Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: eth1: Station name "Prism I" Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: eth1: ready Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl kernel: eth1: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 0x0100-0x013f Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl cardmgr[3006]: executing: './network start eth1' Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl dhclient: Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client V3.0b2pl9 Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl dhclient: Copyright 1995-2000 Internet Software Consortium. Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl dhclient: All rights reserved. Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP Dec 2 21:32:11 sttl dhclient: Dec 2 21:32:12 sttl dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth1/00:03:2f:02:47:8b Dec 2 21:32:12 sttl dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth1/00:03:2f:02:47:8b Dec 2 21:32:12 sttl dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback Dec 2 21:32:14 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Dec 2 21:32:17 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 Dec 2 21:32:21 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 Dec 2 21:32:29 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 Dec 2 21:32:46 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20 Dec 2 21:33:06 sttl dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 Dec 2 21:33:15 sttl dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Dec 2 21:33:15 sttl dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. Dec 2 21:33:15 sttl cardmgr[3006]: exiting I have no idea where it is picking up Station Name "Prism 1" from or why it is looking at 255.255.255.255 either. I've looked at network.opts and wireless.opts but can't figure out where I went wrong. Can you point to things to check? Thanks much, Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
> >Any ideas? > > Something's strange with your system. My IBM ThinkPad's running a vanilla > installation of OL 3.1 Workstation, and the only references I see to > wvlan_cs in the /etc/pcmcia are commented out in the config.opts file, and > a note in the wireless.opts file. There's no wvlan_cs module compiled. > > It appears to me that you've got something non-standard on your system, and > possibly have recompiled the kernel without recompiling the associated > pcmcia-cs RPMS? The kernel, pcmcia, and iBCS modules are joined at the hip > so if you compile or replace a new kernel, you also need to recompile these > modules as well. > > I'm just refreshing my mirror of the Caldera site for OpenLinux 3.1, and > see some new linux-kernel-binary RPMS, but didn't see any new pcmcia RPMS. > If you have incorporated this new RPM, then you may have to grab and > rebuild the pcmcia SRPMS to match. > > Bill Thanks. I guess I reload and start over again. The last time I reinstalled it I used the graphical install and had it reformat the partition first, but I have my doubts that it actually did it. I say that because the 'modules.conf more recent than modules.dep' showed up when I messed things up with apm and acpi on the previous install. Did you have to install the pcmcia-cs and linux-wlan-ng packages or was your wireless setup by OL3.1 during install? As for recompiling the kernelI have never set out to do that. I have only downloaded and installed the 2 packages I mentioned above. Also, the 2 packages I downloaded so far were saved into /root and then I run the tar command from there, then I move to the directory it created in /root and run ./config, etc. from there. Does it matter where I do it from? Is that wrong? Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
On Sunday 02 December 2001 04:52 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 04:17:31PM -0800, Vern W Heesch wrote: > ... > What is in the /var/log/messages file when you insert the card? > > Bill /var/log/messages showed: cardmgr[1994]: executing: 'modprobe -r wvlan_cs' kernel: wavelan_cs: unloading cardmgr[1994]: + Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.2/modules.dep cardmgr[1994]: exiting cardmgr[2453]: socket (): Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter cardmgr[2453]: executing: 'modprobe wvlan_cs' cardmgr[2453]: + modprobe: Can't locate module wvlan_cs cardmgr[2453]: + Note: /ets/modules/config is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.2/modules.dep cardmgr[2453]: modprobe exited with status 255 cardmgr[2453]: executing: 'insmod /lib/modules/2.4.2/pcmcia/wvlan_cs.o' cardmgr[2453]: get device info on socket () failed: Resource temporarily unavailable cardmgr[2453]: exiting Any ideas? Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Linksys Wireless Troubles
On Saturday 01 December 2001 03:48 pm, you wrote: > Vern W Heesch wrote: > > I am in need of help with setting up the WPC11 pcmcia card for my laptop. > > I have qwest DSL with a dynamic ip. The laptop is running OpenLinux 3.1. > > I tried to follow the step by step, but I must be missing something. > > After loading pcmcia-cs-3.1.30 I now get power to the card but no > > 'activity' on the thing, as in the green light is always dark. > > > > shouldn't I have loaded a kernel module for this card? If so, which one? > Thanks to David, Dave and Keith for responding to my problem. I'm ready to give up and reload windows on my laptop because I am getting nowhere on this. I have spent about 12 hours trying everything I could think of. I loaded pcmcia-cs-3.1.30 and also linux-wlan-ng-0.1.10 and still cannot get it to work. I even went as far as doing a complete reload of OpenLinux3.1. No matter what I do or try, the driver simply won't load. I still get the beep boop thing instead of the beep beep. I realize that I don't know that much about the workings of linux but this is rediculous to spend this much time and effort to get nowhere. If anyone has gotten the linksys wireless to work on a laptop, please let me know how it was accomplished!! Thanks!!! ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Linksys Wireless Troubles
I am in need of help with setting up the WPC11 pcmcia card for my laptop. I have qwest DSL with a dynamic ip. The laptop is running OpenLinux 3.1. I tried to follow the step by step, but I must be missing something. After loading pcmcia-cs-3.1.30 I now get power to the card but no 'activity' on the thing, as in the green light is always dark. shouldn't I have loaded a kernel module for this card? If so, which one? My network.opts is as follows: I got this info from windows on same laptop IP ADDR="10.0.0.5" NETMASK="255.255.255.0" NETWORK="" BROADCAST=10.0.0.255" # GATEWAY="10.0.0.1" # DOMAIN="" SEARCH="" DNS_1="206.81.192.1" DNS_2="204.147.80.5" I don't understand what is needed for NETWORK, DOMAIN and SEARCH. Are they all required fields? Also, the laptop has a built-in ethernet as eth0 and the WPC11 is eth1. Can both be loaded at boot time? Am I going to be able to use wireless or wired whichever I choose without reconfiguring something? As you can tell, I know little about wireless, laptops and networking and linux. So far I have muddled through all my other problems with the help of this list and the step-by-steps. Any help would be appreciated. vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Web Server Working?
On Thursday 22 November 2001 09:24 am, you wrote: > Can anyone out there hit my web site, http://www.kurwerks.com? > > Thanks, > > K I get "Unknown Host" Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
linux to linux networking
I have two linux boxes connected through a hub and can't figure out how to network them together so that files and printers can be shared. I read the howto's but got really confused. Unless I am missing something very simple, it seems setting up samba to share with windows was easier than this. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Point me to a very simple step-by-step maybe? Thanks Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Linux and NTFS
I was trying to install Caldera Workstation 3.1.1 but it won't work. I discovered that the drive partition I wanted to install is NTFS. Lizzard does not seem to even recognize the NTFS. Does lizzard not know how to handle NTFS? Any ideas how to get around this? It looks as though windows XP is using the NTFS partition to store a 24 meg "image". Any thoughts? Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: linux and laptops
> I've installed both COL 2.4 and SuSE 7.2 on an IBM Thinkpad. Both > installs went very well. > > You're biggest (and initial) concern will be to partition and get a > loader (grub I assume) in place without losing the Windows setup or > destroying something. > > To do this on my Thinkpad, I initially built a grub boot diskette and > installed COL 2.4 and used the boot diskette to test things out > (including booting into windows using Grub from the diskette) > > Once I had that working, I was free to write grub to tme MBR knowing > that I could still boot in from the boot diskette in case of problems. > > The install of SuSE 7.2 on the Thinkpad was probably the most > problem-free of the 5 installs I have done. No problem > > + Bruce Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI + > Thanks. I have 2 more questions though: 1) I want to go wireless, would I be better off waiting to load linux till I get the hardware? Not sure how hard it is to do it later. 2) Can linux deal with a cdrw/dvd combo drive? Thanks again, Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: linux and laptops
Thanks On Sunday 28 October 2001 11:01 am, you wrote: > Today Vern W Heesch was heard saying: > > ->I just got a Sony vaio P3 laptop that came with windowsXP. It is my first > ->laptop. Has anyone had experience with putting linux on laptops? I would > like ->to make it a dual boot with Workstation 3.1. Is this possible? Does > linux ->work well on laptops? Any hints, tips and advise would be greatly > appreciated. > > > *** http://www.linux-laptop.net/ should help you in the right direction... > > > Cheers, > Zoran. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
linux and laptops
I just got a Sony vaio P3 laptop that came with windowsXP. It is my first laptop. Has anyone had experience with putting linux on laptops? I would like to make it a dual boot with Workstation 3.1. Is this possible? Does linux work well on laptops? Any hints, tips and advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Vern ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: more of the damn kiddies
Excuse my ignorance, but is this any threat to Linux and Apache? On Tuesday 18 September 2001 10:51 am, you wrote: > See my post on 'new virus" > > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 11:15, Sys Admin wrote: > > I'm seeing a lot of HTTP requests for: > > /MSADC/root.exe > > /scripts/root.exe > > > > anyone know what exploit the kiddies are looking for? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- > > Douglas J. Hunley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Linux User #174778 > > Admin: http://hunley.homeip.net/Admin: http://linux.nf/ > > Brainbench Linux Administration Certified > > > > ~~ Now offering Linux admin services for the home user ~~ > > > > DOS: n., A small annoying boot virus that causes random spontaneous > > system crashes, usually just before saving a massive project. > > Easily cured by UNIX. See also MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, DR-DOS. > > ___ > > http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc > > ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: WTC
On Friday 14 September 2001 12:01 pm, you wrote: > On Friday 14 September 2001 14:36 pm, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > I don't have S.O., but please send it to me. Thanks!! > > Ok, promise you'll attempt to use it with other KDE apps and if you get it > to go, let us know. It is in .ppt (PowerPoint format) I had no luck with it using kpresenter :( ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: WTC
I don't have S.O., but please send it to me. Thanks!! On Friday 14 September 2001 11:17 am, you wrote: > I have received a 40+ picture slide show of many events during the > attack. Most of the pictures are excellent. If anyone would like me to > send it to you, or if someone wants to put it on an ftp site, I would be > glad to pass it on. > > StarOffice will show it just fine. Don't know about other KDE apps. ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: help with zip drive
Mike Andrew wrote: > On Sunday 26 August 2001 05:53, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > I am running Caldera eW3.1 and have an internal atapi zip drive on hdd4. > > The problem is that I can't mount it. I have tried as user and root but > > it gives me an error saying "mount /dev/hdd4 is not a valid block > > device". I did lsmod and it does show ide-floppy. In /etc/fstab I have > > /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 > > you've done everything right. Problem is > > 1) the zip is NOT the secondary slave OR > 2) you have added something unpleasant as a master > 3) you have added ide-scsi module BEFORE ide-floppy. > > -- Ok, I had to insmod ide-floppy again after I rebooted, not sure how to make it permanent. Maybe I don't know how to use dmesg because when I run it I get the following listed about 20 times: VFS: Disk change detected on device ide0(3,64) no other lines besides that 1) The zip is the secondary slave, my system is: Primary = hard disk hda1 and hda2 Slave = cdrom hdb if I understand correctly Secondary = hard disk hdc1 swap hdc2 Slave = zip drive hdd 2) I have made no changes to system configuration 3) I do not have ide-scsi loading at all This is really confusing me. It worked so nicely in eD2.4 :( Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: help with zip drive (solved - sort of)
Mike Andrew wrote: > On Sunday 26 August 2001 05:53, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > I am running Caldera eW3.1 and have an internal atapi zip drive on hdd4. > > The problem is that I can't mount it. I have tried as user and root but > > it gives me an error saying "mount /dev/hdd4 is not a valid block > > device". I did lsmod and it does show ide-floppy. In /etc/fstab I have > > /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 > > you've done everything right. Problem is > > 1) the zip is NOT the secondary slave OR > 2) you have added something unpleasant as a master > 3) you have added ide-scsi module BEFORE ide-floppy. > > -- Ok, I am an idiot. I forgot that I replaced the power supply a couple of weeks ago and must have knocked the ide cable loose. With the cable on I can now access the zip drive. I have a new problem now though, it doesn't seem to want to let me eject the disk. I created an icon for it on the desktopused the create new floppy device choice. I put in the disk, chose mount from the icon, it mounts it, but it never changes to the unmount choice. I then unmounted it from xterm and it seemed to unmount ok but it won't eject. I restarted X and logged back in and it let me eject it then. This is wierd, any thoughts on this? And again, sorry for my earlier stupidity. Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: help with zip drive
Ok, tried changing to /dev/hdd and get the same type of response/dev/hdd is not a valid block device. Any other thoughts? Vern Tim Wunder wrote: > You've partitioned your zip disk? > Wouldn't /dev/hdd4 be the fourth partition on hdd? > I would think you just want 'mount /dev/hdd ' > But, I don't have a zip disk. > HTH, > Tim > > Previously, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > I am running Caldera eW3.1 and have an internal atapi zip drive on hdd4. > > The problem is that I can't mount it. I have tried as user and root but > > it gives me an error saying "mount /dev/hdd4 is not a valid block > > device". I did lsmod and it does show ide-floppy. In /etc/fstab I have > > /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 > > > > I've tried the stepbystep and mailing list archives but nothing I try > > makes it work. I had this drive working before in eDesktop2.4 and can't > > remember doing anything differently. Anyone know what I have done wrong > > or am missing? > > > > thanks, > > Vern > > > > ___ > > http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc > > ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > ___ > http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc >->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
help with zip drive
I am running Caldera eW3.1 and have an internal atapi zip drive on hdd4. The problem is that I can't mount it. I have tried as user and root but it gives me an error saying "mount /dev/hdd4 is not a valid block device". I did lsmod and it does show ide-floppy. In /etc/fstab I have /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 I've tried the stepbystep and mailing list archives but nothing I try makes it work. I had this drive working before in eDesktop2.4 and can't remember doing anything differently. Anyone know what I have done wrong or am missing? thanks, Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Help with PDF files
Bruce Marshall wrote: > On Tuesday 17 July 2001 15:56, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > Net Llama wrote: > > > --- Vern W Heesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ken Moffat wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:47:56 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Plus i fail to see why anyone would want to convert from text to > > > > > > > > ps to > > > > Ok, back to ground zero. > > We now have agreed that text files have no formatting. > > If I wanted to create nice looking pdf files in the manner you describe, I > would first try to get my 'document' into some well known format, like a .doc > file or even .rtf. Something that StarOffice could do very easily. > > Then if I wanted to use Linux, I would try the PS to PDF program, but I've > never used it. I would have StarOffice print to a file, which would (or > should) create a postscript file of my document. Then (maybe) the PS2PDF > program would convert it > > -- > ++ > + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 07/17/01 16:19 + > ++ > "Sacred cows make great hamburgers." > ___ A big thanks to everyone that gave advice. I figured out how it is done. I created my document in kword and printed to a file (no idea why that didn't dawn on mybrain dead). I then used ps2pdf to create the pdf fileand it displays correctly. Thanks again, you saved me from having to use that windows stuff!! Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Help with PDF files
Net Llama wrote: > --- Vern W Heesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ken Moffat wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:47:56 -0700 (PDT) > > > Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Plus i fail to see why anyone would want to convert from text to > > ps to > > > > pdf. Why not use the already existant text2pdf utility: > > > > http://freshmeat.net/projects/txt2pdf/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote from website: > > > Purchasing, Licensing and Registration > > > txt2pdf is shareware. This means that you're welcome to try it and > > > use it as much as you want for 30 days. If after that time you like > > > txt2pdf > > > or would like to continue using it, we ask that you please purchase > > it > > > or remove it from your system. > > > > > > -- > > > Ken Moffat > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ___ > > > > Didn't dawn on me that txt files contain no formatting. Sooo, any > > ideas on something that CAN > > write to PDF and maintain the original formatting? I tried a few > > What original formatting? Its a *TEXT* file, there is no formatting or > it wouldnt' be text. > > > searches but only came up with > > the Adobe windows program. But I don't want to use windows. > > I gave you one. Or are you looking for a no-cost solution? > > = > > Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Linux FAQ & Step-by-step help:http://netllama.ipfox.com > > . > > __ Ok, I didn't explain the situation very well. I apologize. To start with, this has been my first attempt at creating PDF files. I may be missing something very obvious here. I wish to create some documents in PDF format but also want it to be able to center text, different font sizes, possibly some bold as well. I tried kword and saved to .txt format which won't work. I also tried saving in kwd format but that didn't work either (obviously). Everything I seem to find talks about converting txt files but if txt files do not have formatting, what should I be trying to do? I have never tried this on windows either...I am totally new to creating PDF files. Money is not an issue. If I can find something to do this then paying for it is no problem. I can see how this could be very useful. I tend to purchase all software if it serves my purposes. Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Help with PDF files
Ken Moffat wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:47:56 -0700 (PDT) > Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Plus i fail to see why anyone would want to convert from text to ps to > > pdf. Why not use the already existant text2pdf utility: > > http://freshmeat.net/projects/txt2pdf/ > > > > Quote from website: > Purchasing, Licensing and Registration > txt2pdf is shareware. This means that you're welcome to try it and > use it as much as you want for 30 days. If after that time you like > txt2pdf > or would like to continue using it, we ask that you please purchase it > or remove it from your system. > > -- > Ken Moffat > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ Didn't dawn on me that txt files contain no formatting. Sooo, any ideas on something that CAN write to PDF and maintain the original formatting? I tried a few searches but only came up with the Adobe windows program. But I don't want to use windows. Thanks again, Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Help with PDF files
I have been playing with converting text files to ps format using a2ps, then to pdf format using ps2pdf. For the most part it seems to work. However, I cannot figure out how to maintain the format or font sizes of the original document. I have read about everything I could get my hands on but still cannot figure it out. I have been using kword and saving as a txt file and proceeding from there. I have been using the following commands: a2ps --borders=0 --output= ps2pdf If anyone has been doing this, or has any clue what I am doing wrong, please let me know. This is driving me crazy! Thanks much, Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: .htaccess file
Sure, sounds like its worth a read. Vern Alan Bryant wrote: > I'm interested... > > On Saturday 14 July 2001 02:08 pm, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > > A while back I wrote a short tutorial on the use of the .htaccess file. It > > covers most everything except password protection, of which there are > > already enough written. If anyone would like it let me know. If there are > > enough I'll just post it here, otherwise I wont waste space and time. > > > > Ronnie > > ___ > ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Compiling SRPMs and i386, versus i686
Shawn Tayler wrote: > Ok, > > Here is todays really stupid question, I am quite sure. > > I was starting to compile the KDE2.1.1 src rpms on my newly installed > OL 3.1 system. I noticed that the compiled RPMs end up in the i386 > directory under src etc Is this because my Kernel is a stock > precompiled one? Or are things just done that way? Is there a way to > get an optimazation of the compiled code to better utilize my P3-500? > Would it behove me to do a Kernel compile of my own first then do these > other compiles? > > Just looking for a little wisdom from the list > > stayler > > ___ It's been a while, but if I remember correctly rpm --rebuild --target=i686 should work. Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Stale lock file?
Kurt Wall wrote: > Vern W Heesch offered this little gem: > % I am running eW3.1 (beta) and am having a problem with the floppy. If I > % try to mount it from the terminal it tells me it is already mounted. I > % can cd to /mnt/floppy and see the files. If I click on the floppy icon > % on my desktop it tells me it is already mounted or busy. I can't umount > % it from the desktop icon because it doesn't have umount on the menu, > % it's still mount. If I try to umount from the terminal it says it cannot > % create link /etc/mtab~, perhaps there is a stale lock file? > % > % Can someone explain to me what the 'stale lock file' is all about, and > % maybe a solution to this? This happened before and I couldn't figure > % anything out so I rebooted. Would be nice if I could fix this without > % having to reboot. > > Hmm. Have a look /in /var/lock for the offending file. Look also > for a dot file in /etc. Is there already an /etc/mtab~ owned by > another user? What happens if you simply log out all users? > > Kurt > ___ Thanks Kurt. Apparently I had mounted it in the console while signed in as root and forgot about it. It's just been 'one of those days'again. :) Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Stale lock file?
I am running eW3.1 (beta) and am having a problem with the floppy. If I try to mount it from the terminal it tells me it is already mounted. I can cd to /mnt/floppy and see the files. If I click on the floppy icon on my desktop it tells me it is already mounted or busy. I can't umount it from the desktop icon because it doesn't have umount on the menu, it's still mount. If I try to umount from the terminal it says it cannot create link /etc/mtab~, perhaps there is a stale lock file? Can someone explain to me what the 'stale lock file' is all about, and maybe a solution to this? This happened before and I couldn't figure anything out so I rebooted. Would be nice if I could fix this without having to reboot. Thanks much, Vern ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
