Re: Spreadsheet program?
I don't think you will find any as good and extensive as Excel, but the closest I have seen is the one from StarOffice or OpenOffice. Quattro Pro was as good -some may say better- than Excel, but I don't think Linux version is still available. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: David Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Redhat General List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 13:32:38 -0400 Subject: Spreadsheet program? There MUST be something better than KSpread. Any suggestions? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: MATLAB , like application beyond octave
Try SCILAB, from INRIA (France). Windows and Linux versions available. Both work. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Karim Nowruzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 14 Jun 2003 01:14:26 +0430 Subject: MATLAB , like application beyond octave is there any program(of course GNU) smilier to MATLAB except octave. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: a lightweight window mgr for RH 9 ?
xfce rules!!! -Original Message- From: K Hargraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:48:46 +0800 (WST) Subject: a lightweight window mgr for RH 9 ? Hi any recommendations as to a lightweight window manager for RH 9 as an .rpm; something similar to WindowMaker in 7.3 cheers, Kyle Hargraves -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Autocad 2002 on linux
Hi! There are three reasons we keep Windows boxes at the office: 1.MS Project 2.Special third party specific eng. software 3.AutoCAD I don't think AutoCAD may work properly under emulation. You may try VariCAD for Linux as a replacement. BTW, you may want to take a look at AutoDesk's Inventor as a replacement for AutoCAD... I just had a demo at the office two days ago, and I am still AMAZED! -Manuel. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 04:36:04 -0500 Subject: Autocad 2002 on linux Hello, Has anybody had any experience running AutoCad on Linux using emulation software, if so what emulation did you use. Also are there any reviews or reports on the matter. Cheers -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RH 8.0 Personal: licensing issues
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We want to mount a computer to give internet access to 35 Windows workstations in our office. Can we do this with RH8.0 Personal Edition? Of course we know the tools are there, but we are concerned about the licensing issues. As we do not require the high end features of a server version, we can not justify to buy it. Thanks a lot for your help. Best regards, -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Alternates for office environment WAS: Running OutlookXPOn Linux...
I have found a good strategy to make the transition to OpenOffice is to keep Office working for some months, saving the docs by default in not-Office standards, such as rtf for word docs. You may then try installing OpenOffice for Window$ for some other months, and finally make the switch to Linux desktops running OpenOffice for Linux. That's how we are doing the shift here. Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Anthony E. Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:33:32 -0500 Subject: Re: Alternates for office environment WAS: Running OutlookXP On Linux... DuSTiN KRySaK wrote: See - I am looking at ways to switch us from a win network over to ANYTHING else.. Considering a liunx/mac os x environment. Linux for servers, and Mac's for the clients. I am just curious what some other people are doing for an office environments to get out of the MS rut. They have been killing us in licensing, and we are a small MS house and well it is time to look else where. I am just curious about solutions that do allow your office to play nice with the other win offices out there. Stick with Office2k if you have the option. Evolution is a fairly good mail/PIM solution, especially since you control the server and can enable the standard services (IMAP, LDAP). Definitely experiment with OpenOffice and StarOffice. I've found that OpenOffice is very good, but it really depends on the kinds of documents you have to deal with. Tony -- Anthony E. Greene mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D AOL/Yahoo Chat: TonyG05 HomePage: http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/ Linux. The choice of a GNU generation. http://www.linux.org/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
going directly into text install
I am installing RH8.0 on my old laptop. It has no network card, no modem, no floppy drive, and does not boot from CD. So, I copied dosutils, images and isolinux directories to the windows partition, booted windows in dos mode, and ran autoboot. The problem is that I go directly into graphic install, and I require text mode install (no, for some reason I am not getting the option to choose). Can anyone point me how to work this out? Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: OpenOffice/MS Office compatibility (was Re: easy installation)
Well, I have had problems with complex files all from Excel, Word and PP. A common problem are tables of content in Word docs. As we are thinking about the transition from MS to Linux, we are setting up our Office software to save all next year docs in more compatible formats. For instance, Word is set up to save by default in rtf format. So, for 2004, we will be able to change to a Linux compatible office suite and reduce the document problems in about 75%. Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ed Wilts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:57:03 -0600 Subject: OpenOffice/MS Office compatibility (was Re: easy installation) On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 08:09:21AM -, Cannon, Andrew wrote: On another point, how compatible with M$ Office is OpenOffice? I'm trying to get our company away from M$ products (slowly does it...) and if the OpenOffice suite is (nearly) fully compatible it might help persuade the people in power that we don't need to pay out lots of dosh for rubbish, when we can have a good, free, system. It's not anywhere close to being compatible. Many MS Office documents can not be read or display incorrectly in OpenOffice. This issue exists in both the Windows and Linux versions of OO. Try it out at home first with some typical documents that your office uses and see what happens. I was very disappointed and ended up buying MS Office for my home desktops. OO couldn't even handle my trivial home files. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Space
Hi! My option would be to format the whole hard disk, because as I know Linux a little bit more everytime, I can think better about what partition strategy to use and what to and not to install. Of course, it depends of what you like. You may even just fdisk and ext2fs that partition, and use it for backup purposes (with an script such as the one of Bash programming howto). Or you may even try another Linux version on that partition. But, as I wrote before, my option would be a complete fresh install. Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Evurunobi, Katriska [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:08:32 -0600 Subject: Space Hiya, It's me again. I have one problem. I have run out of space on my Linux parition and I don't want to use windows anymore. I was to completely eradicate winows and allocate the space to Linux. My problem is, what would be the best way to go by in doing this. I was just going to backup my info on linux and, since windows was completely unbootable, mount the files in linux and back them up. I was going just format the whole HD and redo linux with more space and then leave the remainder for another OS. This would be my 3rd reformation on the HD. Would this be sensable? -Kat -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Decent Word / Excel Conversion: Not yet?
Well, my best option until now has been using rtf format rather than M$ Word format. Still not perfect, and I have some problems with tables of content, but it is better than trying to load a native Word format. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:22:17 + Subject: Decent Word / Excel Conversion: Not yet? I've been somewhat disappointed with the quality of the conversion of Office documents into native *nix documents by most of the decent GUI apps (Kword, Staroffice, Openoffice, etc.). Is everyone with me on this? It's a current barrier holding me back from a complete dump of everything M$, and I know each new version of the MS Office data formats incorporates an even more closed, corrupted, arcane (and unstable!) system to prevent easy translation. I'm sure M$ doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of Samba, but if RedHat really wants to take over the desktop market share, isn't decent document import one of the first requirements in a sea of nonstop incoming .doc's on email (another issue)? If anyone's found an import that can handle all the highly used features in MS Word properly (tables, numbering, footnotes, and redline are a start), I'd certainly like to be corrected on my appraisal of the problem! Of course, I don't intend to launch the why import when you can use open source? question, because most people don't have a choice: M$ documents are (sadly) not yet extinct. But maybe a good import filter could help keep their population under control until the old monopoly fades away. Ryan -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: difference between *nix
I am not an IT guy, not even a programmer, but I have been around this list for a couple of years, and my opinion is that the best *nix is the one you feel comfortable working with. Security and efficiency will just be a matter of how much dedication you give to your boxes. Unfortunately my experience with FreeBSD was frustrating: I bought the CDs and I was unable to finish the installation, although I tried in about a dozen different boxes. As I wrote before, I am not an expert, but I would follow experts, and I can just think that if IBM is making a 4 billion bet on Linux/OpenSource, I would have a better choice going that way (again, just my personal opinion). Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:16:39 +0100 Subject: difference between *nix -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hi, Are there great differences between RH and FreeBSD ? i would like to know what the 'best' free *nix envirement for servers and workstadions. tia Patrick - -- Knowledge in a databank,is like food which is in a deepfreeze. Nothing comes out better than what is initially put in. - --- PGP Key: http://users.pandora.be/rivendell/marquetp.pgp.gz -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3in Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBPfdk7Y5Rj3kX1kmFAQGTuwQAxU+AprghjohSuC6f9V5CdYMXBCBcMJ/n L/87skQKUwxu2i80rCciY4zag3WzR3U4ikgjHnnYFCVwruMom9aXhp38iFnX0sBj DFJZg9BQY9s10bEt5zrwO/pqmu8Ql2AKXKHESCZqP/5EXRMGJgk1ju27ZzPrWnHl snf0i30/njU= =qj7F -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: HP LaserJet 4L
I have a 4L that works like a charm with 7.3. Connected at LPT1. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ben Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 09 Dec 2002 11:10:41 -0500 Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 4L I've had a similar problem with my Okidata OL-810e I fixed it by using the redhat-config-printer-gui tool, selecting the print queue from the list and clicking on the Edit toolbar button, then selecting the DRIVER OPTIONS tab in the resulting window and trying the send EOT and send Form Feed options. I don't remember which combination worked, but there are only 4 possible, and you already tried one, so you get three shots :) -Ben. On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 00:10, Jared Brick wrote: Hello list, I have a problem with a Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4L, it seems for some reason to stall during print jobs and I have to remove the print job before the printer will print again. This happens almost everytime. I have a LaserJet 4 and it never seems to fail, but the 4L can never seem to make it to the last page. Has anyone else experienced this before? The printer is connected through the parallel port of a RH 8.0 system. Thanks, Jared -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Changing localhost.localdomain
I have a desktop computer at home running RH 7.2. I connect to the net using rp3 by means of a modem connection (no LAN, WAN, not even a network card on this box). In my consoles and prompts I get localhost.localdomain, which I would like to change to other text, i.e., naming my computer. How can I do this? Displaying computer's name rather than localhost.localdomain has nothing but an esthetic meaning to me. Thanks a lot, -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Changing localhost.localdomain
I manually changed /etc/sysconfig/network. Now I log and I have MyComputer as hostname. BUT, when I try to compile, compilations generate an error message (but they end successfully): Could not canonicalize hostname: MyComputer lpd is giving hostname errors, too. I tried issuing the hostname command, but I got the same results. Any ideas? TIA, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Joseph A Nagy Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:09:36 -0600 Subject: Re: Changing localhost.localdomain Manuel Camacho wrote: I have a desktop computer at home running RH 7.2. I connect to the net using rp3 by means of a modem connection (no LAN, WAN, not even a network card on this box). In my consoles and prompts I get localhost.localdomain, which I would like to change to other text, i.e., naming my computer. How can I do this? Displaying computer's name rather than localhost.localdomain has nothing but an esthetic meaning to me. Thanks a lot, -Manuel. hostname your.hostname -- Joseph A Nagy Jr Purgatory is where Windows users go when they Founder and CEO die so they can figure out Linux and ascend into Joseph A Nagy Jr Enterprises whatever higher plane one belives in. http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org Linux - The Choice of Every Generation C.S.S.: Construct Skilled in Sabotage H.T.M.L.: Hazardous Troubleshooting and Mathematics Lifeform http://www.brunching.com/cgi/cyborger.cgi?acronym=Linux -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: wine in general (my 2 cents)
I would distinguish between various engineering disciplines. In the world of electronics, there seems to be a strong trend towards Linux. Yes, you are right. I believe that is because electrical and electronic engineers are more fond to programming than people from other eng. fields. You also find interesting amounts of software for chemistry. Right now I am looking for process simulation software to simulate construction operations, and guess what... I haven't found really anything, yet. I just downloaded a software piece called DAKOTA, which I will try. I have tried StarCalc as spreadsheets for thermal calculations, for advanced finance/management calculations, and regular office tasks. I would say it works fine for the average user, but is still short for higher end apps. -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Linux Electronics (was: wine in general (my 2 cents))
Out of interest: What programs are used for EDA (e.g. schematic capture, PCB layout, etc.)? Last time I checked (which is a while ago), there didn't seem to be that much out there... There are plenty of tools. My last contact with electronics was about two years ago, but I recall SPICE being an excellent analysis tool, and there was a graphical front end for X. I believe there was a software called exactly PCB for such purpose. DIA can work for schematics. You can make a google/linux search for SAL (Scientific Applications for Linux) and I bet you will find a pretty large amount of electronics related software. -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: wine in general (my 2 cents)
Is Window$ a necessary evil??? Unfortunately, so far, for Engineering applications, I think so. Regarding this thread, my opinion is as follows: -Excel is the best spreadsheet when it comes to advanced uses. QPro was great, but it can be considered mostly dead. StarOffice works wonderfully for regular office work, but it is not well documented for advanced apps. -There is no substitute for M$ Project. It is the best PM software available for PC. There are UNIX PM programs, but they can only be afforded by BIG corporations. Mr. Project may become a serious option, but so far it is not. -AutoCAD still runs only on Window$. Yes, I bought VariCAD, but documentation was SO BAD (I can tell for the English version), that I considered that investment a complete lost. -Linux has outstanding free software for mathematical, programming and data handling applications. -Yes, if there were reliable and functional, well documented software available, at a reasonable price, A LOT of people would be willing to pay for it. Best choice for professionals: place as much memory on your laptop as you can afford, buy VMWare, and run Windows in a VC were you can run whatever Window$ software you require. The question would be, why should I run Linux, then? Well, I can think of some reasons: a) system stability, b) availability of system tools, 3) lots of available high quality software for certain uses, such as compilers, batch processing, and mathematics, 4) flexibility. And, 5) if Window$ hangs, you just have to close the Window!! Best regards, -Manuel. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Why are IDE drives so much slower in Linux?
Just for the records, SCSI cards have their own processors to handle disks I/O while IDE drives are handled by the computer main processor(s). SCSI is just like outsourcing the drives management. So, when running processor intensive applications such as mathematical applications, the difference between SCSI and IDE tech is notorious, but this difference is not so noticeable with database processing. When I used a 486 as my main computer, I used SCSI and divided swap into multiple small dedicated drives, so I could improve system performance dedicating the microprocessor to what it is supposed to do. Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Gordon Messmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05 Nov 2002 09:39:59 -0800 Subject: Re: Why are IDE drives so much slower in Linux? On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 07:25, Luis Hernandez-Garcia wrote: We've noticed in our lab that the machines that have IDE hard disks run their write operations(ie- things that use a lot of swap space) Why would write operations use a lot of swap space? If you're having problems with bad performance because of swap issues, the kernel version you're running would be useful information. You definitely want to use the latest errata kernel for your distribution, if you're not. If the problem is that you're swapping excessively, it's probably related to the VM in your kernel more than the IDE disks. slowly than when we execute the same sort of operations in WIndows machines (Matlab, for example), and orders of magnitude slower than the machines that have SCSI drives. The IDE machines grind almost to a halt, whereas the SCSI ones fly through the operations, and the Windows+IDE machines do just fine. I'd be very inclined to believe that your SCSI machines have a great deal more RAM, and swap less. I know that SCSI is inherently faster than IDE There tends to be a greater throughput when using multiple devices, because SCSI can do command reordering for optimization, as well as multiple outstanding commands to distinct devices. It's faster when you have more than one device per channel. However, in the case of one device per channel, as you will find on 3ware RAID products, for instance, performance may be just as good as with SCSI products. and the Linux/Unix have been developed with SCSI in mind. No they haven't. But, isn't there a way to optimize the system so that it uses the IDE drives more efficiently? Any hints? I, and everyone around me would sure appreciate them. 1: Update your kernel 2: Check your DMA settings: /sbin/hdparm /dev/hda 3: Turn on DMA in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks if it's not enabled. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: calculator program for linux
I can think of two options. One is to use octave or scilab. The other is trying the HP 48 emulator for Window$ via WINE. I would go for octave, as it is a full math languaje and environment, and it works both in text and graphical mode. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: christopher j bottaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:32:11 -0500 Subject: calculator program for linux whats a good/powerful calculator program for linux? one that can solve systems of equations, do matrix stuff, and sums and series and all that stuff... what is the most popular one? i dislike learning new languages if they aren't popular...=/ thanks, christopher -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: XFCE INSTALL ????
Installing the rpm is not enough, yet. Logged as the user who will use xfce, you have to run another command to install if. I don't recall if it was xfce-install or xfce-setup, just type xfce and TAB twice to see the available options. Then reboot. After that, I got xfce on the graphic login screen. BTW, you may like to download a newer version of xfce and compile it (it is a painless process). Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Yohann DESQUERRE (DSI NOISIEL) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:03:06 +0200 Subject: XFCE INSTALL I installed xfce with success (rpm -hiv xfce.rpm = OK) but it is not appearing in the Gnome display manager !!! Please someone tell me what's the way to have the choice to start xfce and what file needed to be modified to start it by default !!! thanks ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: cleaning up an directory full of rpm files
Hi, Erick! I guess ISO8859-2 is different than ISO8859-9. As you know, ISO stands for International Standards Organization, and I bet the last number means a different standard. In such a case, you just have to decide which font will better suit your needs. Best wishes, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Eric Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Red Hat List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:18:41 -0400 Subject: cleaning up an directory full of rpm files Say you have a lot of rpms in the same directory. Some rpms or old and new. For example: XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-15.i386.rpm XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-15.i386.rpm XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-15.i386.rpm XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-15.i386.rpm Does anyone have a script that would chunk the older rpms and leave me a directory with just the latest and greatest? -eric wood ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Linus Torvald Explained!!!
Dear Neo: On April 1st, also known in North America as April's Fools Day, inhabitants of this region play all kind of jokes. I bet this is one of such. I just hope you can get some fun out of it (although the sense of humor changes from one place to another). Best wishes, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:43:35 +0200 Subject: Linus Torvald Explained!!! Linux needs new leadership. Fellow hackers, For some time I have felt unappreciated by some members of the Linux community. Far too many of you like to whine and cry, saying My patches aren't being accepted by Linus, but they are by Alan or Michael! It seems that some of you are too stupid to follow the simple instructions that I have made clear on more than one occasion. This, combined with the fact that today is my last day at Transmeta, has prompted me to consider rediscovering that balance I had in my life before you all took my hobby and made it into a mass movement. I have not decided who should take over maintenance of the kernel myself, for I believe that this decision should be made in a quasi-democratic fashion. While democracy has not worked well with this group of people before, I am willing to give it one last chance. However, I do have some opinions on who should succeed me as leader of kernel development. I will provide my opinions below as I am entitled to do so. Below is an alphabetical list of my nominations. I include a brief explanation of why I nominated them and any concerns I may have. You all should do the same for your nominations. Read on at: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-13/0063.html Ciau!! Neo ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: SRPMS
The rpms that are architechture independent have noarch somewhere in their names. Compilers are in charge of matching your source with the actual architecture you have, so you do not necessarilly have to learn architecture specific code, and you achieve high portability. But, some processes are better performed if you make routines in machine language and use the best capabilities of your hardware, and if you use them, then your programs become hardware dependent. A good example is Linux itself. It exploits the characteristics of 32 bit processors, but it wont work in 8 or 16 bit processors. So Linux for INTEL is dependent on the processor family. Best regards, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ismael Touama [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:47:06 +0100 Subject: SRPMS Hi, in the flow! OK I remark that we can download Source of RPMs. There is just one for many architectures available. Ok, don't know C language, so I suppose that it's the compilation which provides all different version. Is that correct ? It means one source for differents architecture but I don't understand why some architectures are affected and other not. Which is the thing determine that ? one source for severals architecture, it's kind of weird to me. ism (loves weird) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
/dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
Dear friends: I just installed RH 7.2 on my Laptop. When I issue mount /dev/cdrom, I am getting a /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device error. Any idea how can I fix this? TIA, -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
Thanks! I solved the issue with depmod -ae. But, for the records, the first possible solution I got was: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom AND mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom solved the error initially, BUT, after I reinstalled everything, it did not work (???, I installed the same packages with exactly the same hardware!!!). Thanks a lot again. Best regards, -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Small Linux distro
It mostly depends on what you want to do. I suggest you to look at the HOWTOs first. There is one (which name I don't have on hand) that is about running Linux on 8 MB laptops. You may think about Peanut Linux, Tiny Linux, or creating your own set of files (take a look at the Linux From Scratch HOWTO). -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ian Truelsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RedHat List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 00:40:40 GMT Subject: Small Linux distro I am looking to install linux on an old laptop, specifically a 486SX25 MHz processor with 8M RAM and a 127 MB hard drive. I don't think that there is any chance of getting RedHat on it, at least not 7.2. Can anyone suggest a linux distro that would be capable? Would an older version of RH be a good fit? Ian. Ian Truelsen Masters program in Philosophy University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada BA (Wilfrid Laurier University) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current favourite quote: No great civilisation likes forests. K.F. O'Connor Lincoln College, Christchurch, New Zealand ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Cheapbytes
I have bought from Cheapbytes in the past, and I recall they had some legal issues on labeling the CDs as RedHat. What they do is download the iso image from RedHat and burning it for sale (AFAIR, there used to be little differences on the official CDs and the images available to download from RedHat). You may have noticed how they do not have the new SuSE CDs. Back to what really matters, I do not remember having any trouble with the Cheapbytes RH CDs. Hope this helps. Best wishes, -Manuel A. Camacho Q. -Original Message- From: Dominic Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Redhat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 17 Dec 2001 16:13:16 -0500 Subject: Cheapbytes As someone bought an unofficial version of RH7.2 from cheapbytes? I have not seen it explicitly on their listing. What I have seen is: Cheapbytes Linux x86 CPU Version 7.2 CD set: which points to Catalog No.: 0070010722 Publisher: CheapBytes CheapBytes Linux x86 CPU Version 7.2 CD Set Our Price: $7.99 The media format of this product is that of a quality replicated CD. Includes: Included with this CD-ROM set is the following: x86 CPU Installation CD #1 Containing Version 7.2 of XXX XXX x86 CPU Installation CD #2 Containing Version 7.2 of XXX XXX Source CD #1 Containing Version 7.2 of XXX XXX Source CD #2 Containing Version 7.2 of XXX XXX Documentatin CD Containing Version 7.2 of XXX XXX It looks to me that there is an error and that would be the unofficial version of RH7.2. Any Idea? -- Dominic Mitchell ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Virus was sent from the list!!!!
Nop. But my ISP does use Windows, so they catched the virus on the way. But, as other ppl on this list, I keep Windows on some boxes (necessary evil). -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Vidiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:10:28 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Virus was sent from the list I got the same virus...thank God i got norton Manuel A. Camacho Q. wrote: Take a look at what I got! -Manuel. Excuse me, this is a RedHat mail list. Does this mean you are reading your e-mail using Outlook, on a MicroCrap Windoze box? If so , why? Color me confused. MB -- e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bart: Hey, why is it destroying other toys? Lisa: They must have programmed it to eliminate the competition. Bart: You mean like Microsoft? Lisa: Exactly. [The Simpsons - 12/18/99] Visit - URL: http://www.vidiot.com/ (Your link to Star Trek and UPN) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Virus was sent from the list!!!!
My ISP checks all the transit mails for viruses automatically. I got the message from their mail server. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Jim Bija [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 00:31:15 -0500 Subject: Re: Virus was sent from the list how do you know if you have been infected by this virus? i got no virus notification, who sent the msg? Jim. - Original Message - From: Admin-myispnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Virus was sent from the list I got the same virus...thank God i got norton Manuel A. Camacho Q. wrote: Take a look at what I got! -Manuel. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The attachment(s) that came with the following mail received by you had Viruses in it. = The Mail came from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Mail recipient: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject of the Mail : Second, it loads any mixer Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Attachment-Name Virus-Name Action-Taken system.exe I-Worm.Magistr.b Disinfected = Use MailScan on your EMail Servers for maximum protection from Internet-borne viruses. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- http://www.myispnet.net Admin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 MSN Messenger= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Accesing windows software in a networked computer
Dear Friends: At the office, the management is thinking about changing all the network from Novell and Windows to Linux. But, we require some software that only exists in Windows version, such as AutoCAD and MSProject. I know there is VMWare and Win4Lin, but, is it possible to let all the MS software and a VMWare or Win4Lin in a server, and let all the Linux workstations access the MS software on this server??? Would a VMWare/Win4Lin required on every client? As you may guess, the idea is to avoid paying the MS licenses. TIA, -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Regression tools for Linux ?
I guess you mean mathematical regression tools that allow you to take experimental data and correlate it to get an equation that describes the phenomena in a more or less (measured) accurate way. Well, you may want to try Octave or Scilab. R-Base is intended for statistical analysis, and as far as I remember, it has an special regression package. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Gregory Hosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:39:45 +0800 (SGT) Subject: Regression tools for Linux ? Anyone know of any regression tools (a. la. Rational Robot, or XRunner) that run on Linux. Commercial or free, does not matter. thx, and rgds, -Greg -- E-Mail: Gregory Hosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11-Aug-00 Time: 16:37:24 If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed... ...Oh, wait a minute, he already does. -- ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: ntserver or linux???
linux is a very efficient alternative. can i have a linux server with win95 clients? will it be advantageous to switch over? Yes. Free. Better. Unix-like. Highly configurable. All tools needed included. -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Different Question on RH 6.x Installers
On Mon, 06 Mar 2000, N Jaiswal wrote: I have done installation of 6.0 and 6.1 on PII-350 with 64MB Ram and for workstation mode, it took not more than 20 minutes. No more than 40 minutes on my 486/66 w/24 RAM =). -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Linux can't find printer ports...
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: I had this same question before ...well close to it and i got this answer: put alias partport_lowlevel parport_pc in /etc/conf.modules and reboot. I had same problem solved it in the BIOS rather than in Linux. I changed the parallel port definition from AUTO to FIXED and that solved it. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Unidentified subject!
Dear friends: I have to present a small project for my automatic control course about Genetic Algorythms. I found no information about that in the library, but I got a magazine (a Linux one) in Spanish with a nice theoretical introduction to the topic, which I plan on using for my project. Although the theoretical part is explained, the practical stuff was left for the next issue, that means, a month from now. What I need is some help with one or two examples of genetical algorythms applied to "real life" and how can I implement them using Galopps for a demo (BTW, is there a RPM or should I look for a tarball?). The audience has no computer background. I would really appreciate your help on this. Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
[OT] Genetical Algorithms
Dear friends: I have to present a small project for my automatic control course about Genetic Algorythms. I found no information about that in the library, but I got a magazine (a Linux one) in Spanish with a nice theoretical introduction to the topic, which I plan on using for my project. Although the theoretical part is explained, the practical stuff was left for the next issue, that means, a month from now. What I need is some help with one or two examples of genetical algorythms applied to "real life" and how can I implement them using Galopps for a demo (BTW, is there a RPM or should I look for a tarball?). The audience has no computer background. I would really appreciate your help on this. Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Linux+Novell
Dear friends: We need a mail server at the office, and was thinking about Linux as an option. About 20 users, and we use internal as well as internet e-mail. As traffic is very low, we would think about a dial-on-demand connection to the internet through a modem. We connect to the ISP and send/receive our e-mail from their server. The network at the office uses Novell netware, and the clients are either Win95 or Win98. Can we make a connection from Linux to Novell? Where can we find info on how? (I've been unsuccessfully looking for some kind of Linux+Novell HOWTO, but I don't seem to find it.). TIA, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Experienced WinNT Administrators/Users for Dialup Connections
I found a very easy to follow article on connecting to the internet provider on August's issue of Linux Magazine (Newbies section). Hope it helps. -Manuel. On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, SoloCDM wrote: I asked my ISP what terminal equipment and what authentication schemes their system would accept. Their only reply was the plain text username and password story. I was hoping someone with WinNT experience would be able to shed some SUCCESSFUL detailed light on the subject. If there are good WinNT mailing lists or newsgroups, it would be helpful. I've tried PAP and CHAP and neither of them work. The ISP is using the latest version of WinNT. Somehow there must be a SUCCESSFUL way of authenticating my username and password with the ISP, but I know of none. Note: Detailed Documentation(s) and Sample(s) are more than welcome. When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list and my address. * Signed, SoloCDM -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Jeff Mings wrote: Just a thought - have you guys made absolutely sure that your ports are set up correctly and enabled? I was having problems with a printer port under RH 6.1 that had worked fine under 5.2. For some reason, the BIOS setting for the port was "auto" instead of IRQ 7, iobase 0x378. That was the first step. Then I rummaged through all of the messages on this list and checked out the RH sight under support. good luck, Jeff Hey Jeff, gave a second try to your suggestion, and guess what... IT WORKED! Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Problem printing PS files.
Dear friends: I just connected my HP LaserJet Series II to my RH 6.0 box. I configured the printer using printtool. Now, here's the problem: When I print an ASCII text page, it works great. When I print the PS test page, I get the page splittled in three thirds, one on a different page. Can this be solved? TIA, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Disk Druid Install Problems
Where is your SWAP partition? DD requires at least 1. -Manuel. On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, John S. Muller wrote: Hi, I have the following partitions: hda18g Windoze 98 hda21g Linux (slackware) hda31g Linux (slackware) hda44g BeOS I am trying to install the redhat distribution to hda2, but disk druid will not let me proceede. The next button is greyed out. Even if I set the mount point to / for hda2. Any ideas? thanks jsm -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Unix and Linux Books
am thinking of getting. I am transitioning from a Windows NT administrator Don't worry, nobody's perfect! ;) Linux in a Nutshell, Second Edition; Siever, Ellen; O'Reilly According to Linux Journal, this is a "must have". Running Linux, Third Edition; Welsh, Matt; O'Reilly Associates Really good one. Linux Complete; Taylor, Grant; Sybex I am not at home right now, but if this is my Linux Complete, then it is a collection of some HOWTO's. You have all them in your computer, but if you want a printout, it is really nice to have it. Linux : The Complete Reference, Third Edition; Petersen, Richard; Osborne Don't have it. But I have a Linux Complete Command Reference from SAMS, that is a collection of man pages in a printout form. Again, you have them in your system, but if you want a printout and an index, this one's for you! System Admin Books Not my topic. I am a Mech. Eng., but I am learning! =) Linux Network Administrator's Guide; Kirch, Olaf; O'Reilly Got this one on your system and CD, along with the System Administration Guide, and a programmer's guide, and two or three different installation guides. You can print the docs yourself, read them on line in your system, or buy the printouts. But you already have them (you may like checking them out before buying). One I bought and like a lot is one called "UNIX Secrets". It takes you from normal user to the next step. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Newbie still stuck on which distribution
Well, I started up with RH 5.2. If you want, and have some time to spend on your decision, you may like buying "generic" disks from maybe Cheapbytes or LinuxMall. This are the same downloadable versions that you find on the net, so you can install them and work them out just as the originals (you are missing the paper copy of the manuals, but you can find the documents in the CD to print them yourself). You can buy some distros (you can get 5 for about $20), try them out, and then, when you decide, you can buy the original boxed set of your preference. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Frank Rocco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Red Hat list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Jueves, 13 de Enero de 2000 10:09 a.m. Asunto: Newbie still stuck on which distribution Hello, I am trying to decide between RH6.1, Caldera 2.3 or a debian based system like Corel or Stormix. I was told that debian has a better package manager and is more stable. RH is more expensive that caldera, is it worth the additional money? Is RH a better choice because of the company size and dominance in the marketplace? What other factors should I consider for a workstation only configuration? I also what to learn linux programming. Thanks in advance Frank -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Intellectual Starvation!
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Jamie Carl wrote: So i just have one question, anyone know anywhere i can find resources for a beginner programmer who is basically starting from scratch? In relation to Linux of course.. Linux Programmers Guide in your CD and Beginning Linux Programming, Wrox Press. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1
Hi! I have an inter 440BX-2 MB and RH 6.0 does not recognize my parallel ports either. I *guess* it has to do with the USB architecture. I am waiting for 6.2 to upgrade and see what happens. If anyone knows how to fix the problem, please let know. TIA -Manuel. On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Rohan Parkes wrote: After having installed Red Hat 6.1, I find that my modem and printer ports are not working. I can't work out if it's the same problem affecting both, however. The printer port LP1 appears to be not detected - the configuration panel doesn't appear during installation, and if I use the test options in Printtool, I variously get messages like "there is no device at /dev/lp0" and "the lp daemon cannot start" (which I gather really means it can't detect the printer). I've done all the configuration I can. The printer is an Epson Stylus 500. I notice there seems to be a lot of postings about this on the Lixux newsgroup. Replies often state that there is a known bug in 6.1 which affects printing. However, I tried installing 6.0 instead, with no success. The standard responses to the problem are to either upgrade the modutils rpm (I tried this, and ended up with no sound either), or to add the line alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc to /etc/conf.modules. This had no effect either. I can't tell if the modem problem is related. The serial ports appear during installation. However, I can't get minicom to respond. the modem is a Hayes Accura 366000. I suppose the only other options are IRQ problems, or motherboard incompatibilities. I have a new Gigabyte BX. The only information I could find in the HOWTOs implied that it is difficult to debug IRQ conflicts in Linux. Rohan Parkes -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Rohan Parkes wrote: I too have a USB, but I'm not making use of it, so I didn't think that was the problem. I don't use it either, but it is there... =) -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Partition manager?
1. There is always a risk on repartitioning. 2. Try some specific tool such as Partition Magic or FIPS. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Ganbold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Miércoles, 12 de Enero de 2000 03:24 a.m. Asunto: Partition manager? Is there any possibility to resize partition without data loss? I have 2 partition mounted /var (270MB free) and /tmp (300MB free) and I want to use free space of /tmp and add this free space to partition mounted /var. How I can do that? thanks in advance, Ganbold -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: [ANNOUNCE] i686 only Redhat Distribution - PRE-BETA RPMS Avail.
I don't have an AMD, but you may want to check December's Linux Journal article on the subject. -Manuel. On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Philippe Moutarlier wrote: does it fit AMD-K6 II 3Dnow ?? Philippe Allen Bolderoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --==_Exmh_28810P Content-Type: message/rfc822 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.0 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc:RedHat Announce MailingList [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ANNOUNCE] i686 only Redhat Distribution - PRE-BETA RPMS Avail. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We are proud to announce a PRE-BETA release of i686 compiled RPMS for Redhat 6.1 Feel free to test them. YOU MUST UPGRADE TO gcc 2.95.2 in order for these RPMS to work. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THESE PACKAGES UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO RUN THEM ON A PENTIUM-PRO, PII, PIII or Higher. Of course these packages are PRE BETA and do not have any warranty or otherwise given as to their suitability or otherwise. We are now incorporating them into an ISO image, and hope to have a BETA release sometime towards late Jan 2000/Early Feb 2000 see http://linux.netnerve.com/i686/6.1/ for more details. Allen Bolderoff -- +++ Allen Bolderoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] LNC - Redhat and Linux, help and commentary http://linux.netnerve.com CTPC - Caffeine - get it here: http://www.coffee-tea-pots-cups.com/ +++ GPG fingerprint = CBB0 8626 702C 3D01 B5AD A54A DC2C 93B7 3E4B 6472 +++ -- +++ Allen Bolderoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] LNC - Redhat and Linux, help and commentary http://linux.netnerve.com CTPC - Caffeine - get it here: http://www.coffee-tea-pots-cups.com/ +++ GPG fingerprint = CBB0 8626 702C 3D01 B5AD A54A DC2C 93B7 3E4B 6472 +++ --==_Exmh_28810P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.1.0 iD8DBQE4epTp3CyTtz5LZHIRAjhnAJ9uPPZjP0V7AxK5Cy2+gFOkYlgPjgCeMyRA tg6cG+NsiRAmoOne7fjxsvg= =dgwv -END PGP SIGNATURE- --==_Exmh_28810P-- -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Opinions
it's really good if you're running a business with a lot of seats and you're going to have a professional IT/sysadmin/unix dude doing setup and maintenance, but for home use by Joe Citizen, Linux is still quite a bit of hassle compared to Microsoft or Macintosh. I guess I am in Joe's category, but I love Linux for the fun of making it work! =). -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Dual CPUs
AFAIK, they should be as similar as possible. In fact, some stores sale the "twin" processors, that are supposed to be matched for better performance. Could be a trick to ask you for an extra fee on the pair. But I have not heard about two processors at different speeds. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Jeff Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, 11 de Enero de 2000 02:36 p.m. Asunto: OT: Dual CPUs i was just reading this thread and started wondering, if you have a machine with dual CPUs, do they need to be the same clock speed or can you have say, a 366 and a 433? -Original Message- From: Steve Borho [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Anyone know of a console Dual-CPU monitor (like Top for Dual CPU's)? On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 09:26:32AM -0600, Steven Hildreth wrote: Hi, wanting to find a utility to show me the activity for a dual cpu server. If "top" will do this, how? Basically want "top" but with both CPU's displayed from the console. You can use top and watch the system load grow to 200% -- Steve Borho Voice: 314-615-6349 Network Engineer Celox Communications Corp Fortune of the day: Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy. -- Publilius Syrus -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Benefits of using RH6.1 as a workstation over other distributions
You can even get a couple of distributions from cheapbytes or linuxmall at a very low price, and try them yourself. I have tried Caldera, SUSE and RH, and still preffer RH. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: 6.1
On Tue, 04 Jan 2000, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: Is there a list for 6.1, or is it still the hedwig list? Glen Hi Glen! I am not running 6.1, but I remember reading mails about a Cartman list here. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: ISA jumpered internal modem?
As I understand, you are installing a second modem, the jusmpered one will work under Linux and the other one is working under Windows. Here is what I would do. I would first review in Windows my IRQs and DMAs. Then I would jumper the new modem in such a way it wont interfere with the rest of the hardware. If you get no conflicts under Windows, I don't see why you would have them under Linux. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Zaigui Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Jueves, 06 de Enero de 2000 11:01 a.m. Asunto: ISA jumpered internal modem? I recently got a internal modem. It is said to be hardware-basedm, so I assume it will work with linux. But I have a winmodem in my machine. How do I install this new one? Should I treat this new one as a PnP device? or should i reset the jumpers and make it non-Pnp? Thanks. | Zaigui Wang | | www.cs.siu.edu/~wang| | 618-453-6033(office)| / -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
OT Testing Hard Drives under Linux.
I am buying some SCSI hard drives and I want to test them for performance and possible failures. Does anybody knows about some Linux software that maybe helpful for this purpose, or any procedure to follow to test the drives' reliability? TIA, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: CD-Rewritable
Take a look at www.xcdroast.org There is also a HOWTO on burning CDs and cdwriters. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Mathco Tech. Dep [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Redhat request [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, 04 de Enero de 2000 11:43 a.m. Asunto: CD-Rewritable Hi I would like to know if Linux has support for CD-R/W 's. And if so, is there any special programs i need to get the full effect of Rewritable CD's. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Mathias Bjorkman| | Head technician | | Mathco Computer | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: Upgrades for a 486?
What do you plan using this PC for? I was using a 486/66 until last month... -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: M. I. S. Director [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Domingo, 02 de Enero de 2000 11:46 p.m. Asunto: Upgrades for a 486? The CD problem of my previous message is fixed. Now to move on to other upgrades for this old 486 handed down to me (the first upgrade will be win95 to Linux). There are really two main upgrades about which I have questions: 1) Is there such a thing as a 10/100 NIC card for this ISA-bus system, and will it/they work with Linux? I saw a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 ISA on one web site, but even though the name and picture showed ISA, the description said PCI. On the other hand, Linksys's own web site just said PCI. 2) Processor upgrades - I cannot afford to turn this old machine into a new system with a replacement motherboard and processor. I can, however, afford one of the processor replacement upgrades (e.g. from 486DX2-66 to P133MMX). Do such upgrades really work (understanding they won't bring things completely up to date)? More importantly, will they work with Linux? Thanks! Get your own "800" number - Free Free voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Y2K is here!
No Y2K problem here, even on my old 486s! =) HAPPY NEW YEAR! -Manuel. On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Chuck Mead wrote: If this makes it... I guess MoonGroup survived the rollover intact! Woops... there goes another cannon shot! -- Chuck Mead, CTO, MoonGroup Consulting, Inc. http://moongroup.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Public key available at: wwwkeys.us.pgp.net 12:16am up 1 day, 3:58, 1 user, load average: 1.09, 1.36, 1.39 -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: How small is small?
Hi Kerry! I am running RH 5.2 in a 486/66 with 16 MB of RAM, 400 MB HDD, and I am using X with icewm (runs fast enough). Couple of suggestions: instead of using one swap partition, make two -half size each- one on each drive. Modify your /etc/inittab so you have only two virtual consoles instead of the default 6. Recompile the kernel to make it smaller and faster. Use ntsysv to remove the services you wont be needing. -Manuel. On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Kerry Blalock wrote: Hello, I am trying to salvage some old hardware for as much of a system as possible as a project for my grandson. I have a 486sx25 with 16 meg ram, and two small harddrives. One, a 245 M ibm, the other a 202 Calvalier. When setting up Redhat 6.0, I can not get disk druid to partition the drives to a usable state. Everything works, until I try to go forward from here, but I get a message that I have not set up a swap file. I have actually set it up, but when I go back, is has been erased. I removed the second drive, and am able to get a bare, bare system going. Only editor is vi, and no xwindows, gnome, or any other modules from the popup selector. How can I get the second drive enabled for use? Part of the project was to get my grandson to start playing with C programing. Would at least like to get that module operating. Kerry -- == Powered by Red Hat 6.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: processor category ?
Hi Philippe! Nice hard one. First of all, your AMD and Intel are different factories with different processors and different technologies. So, your question is like asking what model of a BMW is this model of Mercedes. Here's what I read: The AMD-K6 is a high performance six generation processor that is physically installable in a P5 (Pentium) motherboard. K6-2 adds higher clock speed, bus speeds up to 100 MHz (Super7 design MBs), and 3DNow. AMD K6 is fully x86 binary code compatible, and its L1 cache is twice that of PII and PIII, to compensate for the lower L2 cache performance of the socket 7 design. So, the AMD-K6 delivers performance levels somewhere between the Pentium and Pentium II processor due to its unique hybrid design. On RedHat installation guide (5.2) it reads that if you want to recompile your kernel for a Cyrix or AMD, you should use a processor type of 386. -Manuel. On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Philippe Moutarlier wrote: Just curious, as I start to get confused about this classification when we are not usuing intel : what is a AMD K6 II mmx (486,586, 686 ??) Philippe -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: OT: RH6.1 on Dell Gateway Notebooks with DVD,CDR, CD
Hi Bob! I saw an add on Linux Journal. Is a company called Linux Laptops. Their web site is www.linuxlaptops.com (original, isn't it? =) ). Hope this helps. -Manuel. On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Bob Hartung wrote: I know this is off topic, but I need to move to a new notebook and many of the notebooks have multiple use DVD, CDR, CD in an all-in-one package. Does anyone have any experience with any of these? Specifically, do these multi-purpose units work under RH? Might consider replying off the list to limit traffic as many might not be interested. TIA :=) Bob Hartung -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: [OT] IRC invitation open for 30-60 minutes
You may like using GMT time... -Manuel. On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Greg W wrote: Hi all Well it was a partial success in that I was not the only participant ;-) , there have been indications of interest (which I would still like to see more of for those who see this at a later stage) I apologize for the lateness of the invitation and was not expecting too much due to the time of year, also the time zone factor can be a problem...so...probably a good idea if I start a mail list maybe that I could send out a pre invitation lets say 24-36 hours before hand, then an hour or so before, than as it starts (or whatever happens at the time) sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following in the bodysubscribe chat will put you on the mail list for further discussions will CC the first few too the RH list and the above list. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 31/12/99 at 6:33 Greg Wright wrote: Hi all cc'd for those not on RH list I have been toying with the idea of any interested people having a quick get together session say 2 times a week or something. Anyone who is interested can go to sydney.oz.org#Linux with an IRC client I have thought of ICQ and AIM , but seeing most RH users would have IRC , maybe its the way to go... Anyone who finds this interesting could mail me off the list to indicate so as well . Greg Happy New Year ! Regards Greg Wright IT Consultant Sydney Australia -- *** Please trim any replies *** *** Please turn off HTML in your email *** *** Please don't use the list for test messages *** *** Why not read the archives? http://moongroup.com/redhat.phtml *** -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: hardware testing
Hi Charles!!! If you are really into Hardware, you may want to take a look at "Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Linux Edition" from Mueller (QUE). It comes with a bootable CD with a Debian distribution that let you make diagnostics and other sort of things. On the other hand, there is a tool you may want to try "info" in KDE control center. It has information about the IRQs and DMAs and other important info on setting up hardware. This other is not on any hand, but in my neck, as some guys on the list will try to kill me for the comment. But, when I have had serious hardware configuration problems, I make a basic Win98 install. Win diagnostic software is better. Once I have my system with no errors under Winblows, and I have no conflicts, I can repartition my drive and reinstall Linux with the settings I already know. Hope someone has a better answer than mine. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: soundcard, scsi, and cd-rw
Hi Matt! You may want to check about the SMP capability of your kernel. I *guess* you have to recompile for SMP the kernel boxed with 5.2. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Spanish keyboards?
I am running redhat 6.1 in an IBM thinkpad 600 with a spanish keyboard.
I use KDE (in spanish of course) and I have not been able to get the
correct leyout of the keyboard to work under KDE( I have tryed both the
spanish layout and the latinamerican layout). The problem is that I can not
get the following characters to appear when I hit the keys that contain
them: { } .
Hi!
I am using the Spanish keyboard in KDE right now!
What I did was to select the es keyboard during the Linux installation. That's
it!
-Manuel.
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RE: preventing data loss from power outage
Hi Chip! Bad news... you have power flickering, a surge supressor is USELESS. Diodes on your surge protector are designed for instant peeks of current, and we are talking of milliseconds here. So don't rely on this to protect your equipment form the power flickering. Good news: you can use a power regulator, instead. It is a kind of transformer in 1:1 relation where you input 120 volts and you get 120 volts in the output. What's special about that? Well, you have inductive forces that always oppose to change. If power goes instantly up, then inductive forces make an effect on the secondary winding of the transformer that try to keep the voltaje as closer as 120 V in the output. A similar effect happens when your input voltage goes down. I've seen voltaje regulators for about $50 in computer stores. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Chip Rose. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Lunes, 27 de Diciembre de 1999 10:46 a.m. Asunto: preventing data loss from power outage When the power flickers or goes out and the file system is not cleanly unmounted, I lose a lot of files and programs, etc. I have a good power surge protector. Upon reboot, it tries to repair itself, often requiring me to manually run fsck (I need to read up more on how to *properly* fsck..). Then, I wind up with a dysfunctional kde panel, many lost emails, files, and even entire programs I had just finished downloading get completely erased! If I had rebooted *prior* to the power outage, all the files would've been safe, and a forced reboot goes much easier. Question is - how do I manually do a "permanent" save/write of these files, *without* constant rebooting? Can I run a program to make it as if I had just rebooted? Thanks, Chip Rose. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: 686 distro. [Was: What about Mandrake?]
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Gustav Schaffter wrote: I'm aware that many people run Linux on 'old' hardware. I fully respect this need, which is somewhat proven by the fact that I intend to install RH6.1 on a few 486's laying around (when I find the time for it) and I agree that there should be a 386 compatible distro available. Still, nobody(?) *buys* a 386 or 486 system today. Hi Gustav! Well, I do buy 386 and 486 systems (or get them for free, too! =) ). They work great depending on what you need them for. In fact, many industrial microprocessors are still based on the 486 chip. Want to run a security system? An energy saving station for a supermarket? Keep on inventory of a renting business? Almost anything can be done on a 486 system. Why are we using faster and improved systems? I guess because GUI are simpler to use for the average non technical user. But when you have fixed application systems, you can make a front end for the application that is user friendly for the guy who is trained to use it, and you can run them on still very cheap systems. Anyway, a user can just recompile his kernel and the applications he wants. Takes more time, but seems a lot more fun to me! =) Have a nice day! -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: 686 distro. [Was: What about Mandrake?]
Maybe not on a 686 with a speedy CD. But in my 386/25 may take two weeks... -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: C language IDE for linux?
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: Nothing like emacs :) But if it is real IDE u want look at kdevelop..it is free.. cygnus has a more powerful IDE but costs $$ Yep. Nothing like Emacs =). But I like xwpe, too. It is just a "Borland style" IDE. It is on the CDs. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: AMD K6-III @ 450MHZ
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, lloy0076 wrote: In my opinion the upgrade has been worth it. Besides, I now have two relatively fast machines. The older KG II @ 366MHZ was certainly quite fast and I still have it; just gotta get round to installing it into a case somewhere. The only glitch is that it killed my Windows (again). Well, I have a case right here in my room where it would feel perfectly ;) Have a Merry X-mas, David! P.D.: Thanks for all your help -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Finding a file
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, K Old wrote: I have used 'find', 'locate', and 'grep' to try to find it. Hi Kevin! Have you tried upgrading the locate database? It is updated automatically... at about 3:00 am. If you do not have your system on at that time, it just wont update. On 5.2 you can run updatedb as root. On 6.0 and later you can use locate -u. Run them in the background so you can keep up working meanwhile. Then try locating it again. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: [OT] History of the mouse
I don't know much about the early macs, but I do know that BASIC was part and parcel of the OS for several micros of that era - Commodore PET and 64, Apple and Apple II, maybe even the earliest IBM PC/XT machines. I On the original IBM PC/XT, if you did not insert a bootable floppy on startup, the box booted into BASIC mode, that was in a "BIOS like" chip in the motherboard. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: [OT] History of the mouse
Somewhere in here Microsoft Windows was launched. The first couple Yep. I remember that on my first MSWindows the mouse was mentioned as an "optional" item. BTW, I run the earliest Windows in an 8 MHz 8088, 640K of RAM and 20MB HDD. No mouse at all... Then I bought a Logitech Bus mouse for about $50 to work windows out. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: AMD Athlon processor
Hello, guys! Just to tell you that I bought Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PC's, LINUX edition from Amazon. Looks really good. Comes with diagnostics CD (unfortunately based on Debian). -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: can't start xfree86 3.3.5
On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: Eh, um... wrong video server... -JMS [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had same problem with my first install of RH. I was using the right server (generic VGA). It was a matter of adjusting colors and resolution. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: drive limitations?
swap 127 ram 4 gig Sorry the new limitation (depending on the kernel and on the hardware) on the i386 platform is 2 gig for swap. Just pointing out the 'man mkswap' data on kernel 2.2.12 If you use big swap partitions, it is supposed to be more efficient to add another hdd (an small one) and use two of half the size, one on each drive. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: SCSI Card Recommendation
Just tell me the Advansys model so I never wate my money on one! =) On Sun, 05 Dec 1999, Iain Wade wrote: %_ I just threw to the "recycle bin" an adaptec clone. So, I would say it is not a good idea to experiment with cheap SCSI adapter clone. I bought an Advansys Ultra SCSI card for about $60+SH at TigerDirect, and works fine. Advansys makes Linux compatible cards and gives Linux support on their products, too. Hmm.. I just threw tp the "recycle bin" an advansys card... Purchased an adaptec one and haven't looked back :) -Iain Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: --- -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: SCSI Card Recommendation
I just threw to the "recycle bin" an adaptec clone. So, I would say it is not a good idea to experiment with cheap SCSI adapter clone. I bought an Advansys Ultra SCSI card for about $60+SH at TigerDirect, and works fine. Advansys makes Linux compatible cards and gives Linux support on their products, too. Good luck. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: lp's not detected...
Thanks, Willy, but it is already there... =( Any other suggestion? Ports are recognized in Win98, if it helps. On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Willy Wittesaele wrote: put the following lines in /etc/conf.modules alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc willy === e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] === On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Manuel Camacho wrote: Dear friends: I have a new motherboard, an Intel SE440BX-2. RedHat 6.0 does not recognizes lp0, lp1 or lp3. I tried reinstalling, but it still does not recognize the ports. What can I do? Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
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lp's not detected...
Dear friends: I have a new motherboard, an Intel SE440BX-2. RedHat 6.0 does not recognizes lp0, lp1 or lp3. I tried reinstalling, but it still does not recognize the ports. What can I do? Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
RE: [OT] Dell and Gateway selling Linux-based Net boxes?
Hey, you know, the mass-market Linux PC vendors of the future might actually have an easier time of things than MS tech support, if they ship their machines with a "safe" user account, and bury the root password in the documentation. The knowledgeable user can find what he needs quickly in the docs, and the novice won't break anything, since they won't read the manual anyway. =) Just my opinion here. Wouldn't it be possible to transfer all the software to the servers and make just dial-up boxes, that run the software in the servers? Less things to be crashed by the user that way, less resources needed by the user box that makes it a cheaper one, and service calls would be transferred to the service provider who knows how the system works and how to fix it... Just wondering... -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: [Severely OT!!!] They said it would never happen...
I really wish you both the best. Regards, -Manuel. On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Edward Dekkers wrote: ...but it has. Just a quick note to all you guys to let you know that on Friday 12th, I asked my girlfriend of nearly 5 years, Kylie Taylor, to marry me. She said yes in case anyone wondered. This has got to be the quickest way to let everyone know. Congratulations (or condolences?) to my e-mail or give me a call. Thanks for your attention. Edward Dekkers (Director) Triple D Computer Services Pty. Ltd. T: (08) 9397-1040 F: (08) 9397-0548 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Best way to partition a 10 GB IDE disk for Win98+RH6.1
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Doug McGarrett wrote: speed. Then make a /boot partition. I'm not sure how big that has to be, but 100MB is more than enough. My /boot is 5MB and got 47% of usage =). My experience is that fdisk is the program to use. Maybe things are better now, but in 5.0 days, the other gadget, "Disk Druid," gave me much grief. Just go to the help menu every time you need to. Disk Druid works for installations, but when I have had troubles with partition tables, only fdisk helps! -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: IDE drive detection
As far as I understand -maybe I am wrong-, Linux get rid of the BIOS settings, or at least, ignore them after LILO takes control. But, have you tried resetting the drives in your BIOS? -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Linux version of windoze Scandisk?
I'm looking forward to the day when I've learned enough to be able to actually help someone else on this list, but the more I find out the more I know I don't know. If you get what I mean... Dear Stephen, according to Plato, the best way of teaching is *asking*. I guess even the Linux gurus around learn something new from this list. As far as you keep asking, we all will learn from you! =) Best regards, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
[OT] hardware related list.
Is there any linux list related to hardware? TIA -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Benchmarking Linux boxes.
Is there any Linux software for doing benchmarking tests on stand alone Linux boxes? TIA, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Checking hardware resources
There is an app under KDE that gives you information about the system. But I don't have a network, so I don't know if it gives info about NICs. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Printing problems with RH 6.0.
Dear friends: I have a HP laserjet series II that I just connected to my RH 6.0 box. Kernel has not been modified or recompiled (just as out from the box). I have set the input filter as laserJet IId/IIp/III* with TIFF compression, which is described as "Driver for the Laserjet II series printer". Printing options were set as follows: -Send EOF after job to eject page. -Fix stair stepping text. -Fast text printing (non-PS printers only). -Suppress Headers. Problem is that when I try printing postscript to my printer, it prints like washed to the left side. It looks just like a code bar sticker. Some text can be read from this printout, but letters got cut as in slices and each slice slides a little bit from the one under and over it. Here is what I have done so far: *I used lptest | lpr to test the hardware. Worked fine. *I issued the command ls -a lpr. Printing quality is fine, but I get an output as follows: 0m01;34m.0m 01;34m..0m 0m.Beirute.index0m 0m.C++.index0m 0m.VIM.index0m [...] And all following files print with a 0m just before the filename and a 0m just after it. Some files have a different code rather than 0m, such as 01;34m.xauth0m. I then made the printout to a file. Using "less" to look at the file, I get the same weird codes. Using "more" to look at the files, I see the output I want, just the plain filenames with no codes. *I went back to printtool, and tried printing the test pages. ASCII test page worked fine. PS test page print blurred int the way I described before. I tried printing a kmail message, and printout was blurred just as PS. *I read that on some printers you have to use the headers, so I tried deselecting the "supress headers option". Printer did not print in ASCII nor in PS. *I tried using the HP LaserJet filter instead than the HP LaserJet IId/.. , and ASCII printed fine, kmail printout was fine, and PS printed, BUT, after the 1/3 of the PS test page was printed, page was ejected, and I got an "ERROR" message in the printer display. I pushed the "continue" button, and the next 1/3 of the page was printed, and page was ejected again, and got another "ERROR" message appeared. After pressing the "continue" button once more, the last third of the page was printed. Then I got PS with an excellent print quality, but 1/3rd of the printout on a different page. *I tried the printer with a Win98 box, and Word documents and graphs printed fine. *I tried printing a PS page from Ghostview within Linux, and printing locked. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance. Best regards, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Does anyone use KDE apps?
On Sun, 07 Nov 1999, Brian R. Thacker wrote: I was curious if anyone on this list uses KDE or the associated apps at all? I've tried to compile a number of KDE apps on a RedHat 6.1 box (full installation) and have been unable to do so. Ever time I run the ./configure script I keep getting the following error: Dear Brian: I used to use KDE in Caldera OpenLinux and the only reason I changed from RH 5.2 to RH 6.0 was to get KDE to work "out of the box". I use it as my GUI and works great. No need to recompile anything or make weird setups. Just installing the packages in a custom install. In fact, I am writing this mail using kmail in KDE, running on a 486/66 with 16 MB of RAM and 400 MB in HD, using a 98% of the drive. So, if it works here, I guess it should work in almost *any* machine. Have you tried installing your KDE in another box? Maybe you have corrupt files... Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: hardware upgrade question -- new drive
Dear Daniel, here's another "non-programmer" using Linux for fun!!! =) I need to get a bigger hard-drive. Also, I was hoping to upgrade from redhat 4.2 to redhat 6.1 or whatever the latest release is. I also need to install windows 98 on the new hard-drive--for work-related purposes. I have several questions. 1) How do I do this and still access the old drive? Got this from a previous message. Got it for my records: "Adding a disk to an EXISTING setup: 1. Log in single user mode, so you can mount and unmount what is needed. 2. Make a temporary mount point, say /temp (mount -t ext2 /dev/hd?? /temp). 3. Make an entry in fstab for it (/dev/hd?? /usr/local/games ext2 defaults 1 2). 4. Umount /temp. 5. Mount /usr/local/games. 6. Reboot. 7. Done. If you want to move to the 2nd disk the entire /usr directory, make the appropiate adjustments to the above. Once done, you can rmdir /temp directory." I have not done this yet. Hope it works for you. 2) What's the best way to install windows and redhat 6.1 on a drive? I have no idea how to do this. Windows first and then redhat, or the other way around? If what you want to do is to install RH 6.1 and windows in your new drive, you can keep RH 4.2 in the drive you already have. Windows should be mounted before Linux. I have installed win/linux drives, but never with a previous linux install I want to keep. What I would try for doing this is to remove LILO from my MBR first. Then I would remove my actual drive and install the new one. I would install Windows, and then the new version of Linux. Once LILO is installed in the new drive, I would connect the old drive and make a new stanza in lilo.conf, so I could boot either Win, Linux1 or Linux2. Don't trust me. I haven't done this yet and I don't know if it would really work. I would experiment this at my own risk! Anyway, other guys with more experience can help. If it was my system, I would repartition and reinstall Win and new Linux only. I would make a couple of swap partitions of 64 MB, one on each drive, which is supposed to give you a better performance. I would try also to install my two most active partitions/directories in different drives, to split head work ( I am planning buying a couple of SCSI cheapo drives to do this and improve the performance of my 486/66 box ). You can also share the new swap partitions between Linux and Windows. On the other hand, I would install RH 6.0 instead of RH 6.1. I have read about so many install problems, that I decided keeping 6.0 until 6.2 release (I will wait a couple of weeks after official release to try it). 3) I'm looking for a fairly large drive. Any suggestions as to brands? When I have asked same thing, I have got the following: "look for recognized brands". You can read the specs and decide by yourself. I guess it depends mostly on what you want to do. If you are a amateur user as I am, the top of the line drive in speed and performance (usually the most expensive one) is not the best option. Sometimes a slower drive, with a reasonable ( outlet =) ) price could do the job as well. What I guess would be a good advice is to look for technology that your other hardware could accept with no pains. 4) Anything else I need to know? Pointers to partitioning info for a larger drive, etc. There are HOWTO's about all you are asking. If you have specific questions after reading them, there is plenty of knowledgeable guys in the list to help. 5) I also want to install more ram. I know I have to do something to make linux register the larger ram, but what? If you do a fresh install, it will recognize memory automatically. I *guess* that even if you just install it, Linux will very probably get to recognize it. Let's say it doesn't. If, for instance, you are using 32 MB but only 16 are recognized, at the LILO prompt type: LILO: linux mem=32M After the machine boots, use the free command to see if the larger amount of memory was recognized by the kernel. If so, you can add an append line to the /etc/lilo.conf file and rerun lilo to make it happen permanently. The example could be as follows: boot=/dev/sda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=10 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.32 label=linux root=/dev/sda1 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.0.32.img read-only append="mem=32M" Do not forget to run lilo after editing the file. (This info was taken from a FAQ). That's it. Thanks for any help. Just hope this all works! =) Best regards, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Re: Printing problems with RH 6.0.
Thanks! I will try that tomorrow! =) On Sun, 07 Nov 1999, Hanigan Family wrote: Hi I don't know if this will be of any help, but when I was at corels site a month or so ago they talked about having some print drivers you might check it out for a better filter. The print filters ect are in /usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters or some such thing you might try looking through these the .fpi files seem to be the actual filters Linda -Original Message- From: Manuel Camacho [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 3:58 PM Subject: Printing problems with RH 6.0. Dear friends: I have a HP laserjet series II that I just connected to my RH 6.0 box. Kernel has not been modified or recompiled (just as out from the box). I have set the input filter as laserJet IId/IIp/III* with TIFF compression, which is described as "Driver for the Laserjet II series printer". Printing options were set as follows: -Send EOF after job to eject page. -Fix stair stepping text. -Fast text printing (non-PS printers only). -Suppress Headers. Problem is that when I try printing postscript to my printer, it prints like washed to the left side. It looks just like a code bar sticker. Some text can be read from this printout, but letters got cut as in slices and each slice slides a little bit from the one under and over it. Here is what I have done so far: *I used lptest | lpr to test the hardware. Worked fine. *I issued the command ls -a lpr. Printing quality is fine, but I get an output as follows: 0m01;34m.0m 01;34m..0m 0m.Beirute.index0m 0m.C++.index0m 0m.VIM.index0m [...] And all following files print with a 0m just before the filename and a 0m just after it. Some files have a different code rather than 0m, such as 01;34m.xauth0m. I then made the printout to a file. Using "less" to look at the file, I get the same weird codes. Using "more" to look at the files, I see the output I want, just the plain filenames with no codes. *I went back to printtool, and tried printing the test pages. ASCII test page worked fine. PS test page print blurred int the way I described before. I tried printing a kmail message, and printout was blurred just as PS. *I read that on some printers you have to use the headers, so I tried deselecting the "supress headers option". Printer did not print in ASCII nor in PS. *I tried using the HP LaserJet filter instead than the HP LaserJet IId/.. , and ASCII printed fine, kmail printout was fine, and PS printed, BUT, after the 1/3 of the PS test page was printed, page was ejected, and I got an "ERROR" message in the printer display. I pushed the "continue" button, and the next 1/3 of the page was printed, and page was ejected again, and got another "ERROR" message appeared. After pressing the "continue" button once more, the last third of the page was printed. Then I got PS with an excellent print quality, but 1/3rd of the printout on a different page. *I tried the printer with a Win98 box, and Word documents and graphs printed fine. *I tried printing a PS page from Ghostview within Linux, and printing locked. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance. Best regards, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
[OT] HP LaserJet Series II
Dear friends: I was handled a LaserJet series II, which I am trying to make print under Linux 6.0. After printing the self test pages of the printer, I tried to make linux work with it unsuccesfully. I then moved the printer to a Win 98 box, loaded the drivers, but printing failed, too. As I used two different Centronics parallel cables on each box, and one of them was new, so I believe the problem is actually on the printer side. I am trying to print on LPT1 (where I am actually printing with other printers). I have no manual for the printer. There are some DIP switches on the back of the LaserJet. I hope it is a misconfiguration of them what is causing trouble. I would appreciate if anyone of you could be so kind of telling me where can I find a LaserJet II manual on-line (I already tried HP website...) or if you can tell me how to configure the DIP switches on the printer's back. Thank you very much in advance for your always valuable help. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
