snake cheetah 735/130 with Coral SGC Graphics

2002-01-21 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi, could it be worth a try to plug in an old isa matrox video card into the eisa slot of the machine and try to get X working on the isa card instead of the internal coral framebuffer? bye, Alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTEC

raid support in debian hppa distrib kernels

2002-02-25 Thread Alexander Gabert
e a nice, Alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

lids and lsm in parisc-linux 2.4.16

2002-03-19 Thread Alexander Gabert
/sparc64/ -e s/arm.*/arm/ -e s/sa110/arm/) ... seems not. and openwall (only 2.2.x kernel) ? have a nice day, folks ;-) -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D

lids linux 2.4.16

2002-03-19 Thread Alexander Gabert
p, (Richard ?) without the lids cram the box is working like a charm. thanks in advance, bye, pappy -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

Re: Serial console and booting

2002-04-30 Thread Alexander Gabert
gt; Jean-Francois Gobin - Administrateur gobinjf.be > http://www.gobinjf.be mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander

grsecurity patch 2.4.18

2002-05-05 Thread Alexander Gabert
hppa tree. please tell me if i made any mistakes in making it fit (especially in the fs/exec.c and mm.h section, where assumptions about the stack are being made, i am a beginner :-) thank you in advance, alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EM

[pappy: Re: [parisc-linux] grsecurity patch 2.4.18]

2002-05-07 Thread Alexander Gabert
nnot open /proc/sys/lids/locks drehmoos:~# ls /proc/sys/lids ls: /proc/sys/lids: No such file or directory looks like there is some exercise left to the reader :-) anyway, i gotta go to work now, it is 7:30 in the morning in .de and my boss is likely to kill me for being late :-) bye, pappy --

broken A1094-66541 PCBA Switch on 735/125

2002-05-10 Thread Alexander Gabert
thank you in advance for any help to get this machine up and running again... alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C pgpD2raNoSwMs.pgp

Re: A1094-66541 PCBA Switch

2002-05-17 Thread Alexander Gabert
nt of the pcb switch, bye Alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &

mutt dumps with gnutls3

2002-05-20 Thread Alexander Gabert
utls3 ... your mutt will connect unencrypted to the imap server, which works. positive feedback: https://nikita.ath.cx/squirrelmail is working fine, so i can fall back on the web interface :-) have a nice week, bye, alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.a

Re: broken A1094-66541 PCBA Switch on 735/99 ?

2002-09-02 Thread Alexander Gabert
please check the following: are the fans cleaned from dust? when the fans do not spin up and the voltage gets stuck in the fans, the HP somehow "monitors" the power circuitry and won't start.if you clean the fans or remove their power sticks, the machine will boot. i explained the "many many pus

Re: Danke für den Tipp !!!

2002-09-24 Thread Alexander Gabert
gemeinsam einsamen? :-) bye, alex > Gruess Dich, > > nun habe ich mich doch in eine Kontaktdatenbank eingetragen. > > Wenn Du Recht haben solltest, bin ich nicht mehr lange > > so einsam. > > ...und kann meine sexuellen Phantasien ausleben. > > Schau Dir mal den Eintrag an, ob er so OK ist

Re: XFree86 / framebuffer

2002-09-30 Thread Alexander Gabert
yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away :- good morning, folks after setting up my good old 735 yesterday and pushing debian onto it, maybe i can help here :-) first: when the system is coming up, do you see the fb penguin? if yes, your card is supported second: apt-get install fbset,

Re: XFree86 / framebuffer

2002-10-02 Thread Alexander Gabert
Dear Henry, well done, when the penguin is appearing, everything should be alright :-) So, the next thing to do is to check the resolution and depth setting in the XF86Config-4 look for a statement like "Default Depth" or "Depth" accompanied by a Resolution description "1024x768" it should say:

visualize fx2 on c200

2002-10-07 Thread Alexander Gabert
uld i give them a try? thanks, good evening, alex -- The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. -- Mark Twain -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMA

Re: upgrading libc6 from 2.2.5-14.3 to 2.3.1-5 fails on 712

2002-11-26 Thread Alexander Gabert
live fast, die young ... yesterday i set up my c200 with debian. headless. no visualize fx2 support :-( anyway, makes up a good server. kernel-image-2.4.9 hpmc's mpg123 *ouch* put debian.org stable into sources.list fetch kernel-image-2.4.18 32bit hppa dist-upgrade, reboot new kernel works fine

Re: Instaling Debian

2002-11-28 Thread Alexander Gabert
Dear Martin, here are some hints for you: -- http://www.parisc-linux.org/hardware/supported.html The earliest PA-RISC servers have proprietary HP devices attached to proprietary HP bus architectures. Documentation on these busses and devices will not become available soon since no one in HP is f

grsecurity patch 1.9.7d with 2.4.19-hppa

2002-11-28 Thread Alexander Gabert
ep urandom gradm*.c gradm_pw.c: if((fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY)) < 0) { ... otherwise, when doing the make install, gradm -P using the random blocks :-) bye, Alex -- Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. -- Mark Twain pub 1024/05E1A80C

Re: DEBIAN

2002-12-13 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi ... just a little housekeeping, boys ;-) /ignore flames regex// all now, to answer your question: AS400 run (if i remember correctly) ONLY the OS/400 Operating System courtesy of International Business Machines, also, to make things worse, the AS400 uses proprietaere startup procedures (mea

Linux on IBM AS/400

2002-12-13 Thread Alexander Gabert
sorry for the second post, i forgot one thing: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/ states that it is possible to install linux powerpc in a LPAR (logical partition, something like vmware, a guest operation system is encapsulated in the main operating system, used on AS/400 and OS/3

rtc problems with grsecurity patch on hppa

2003-01-14 Thread Alexander Gabert
n hppa list, maybe they know, if this code will be supported in the future or if it`s impossible, how we can make it go without the CONFIG_RTC set to yes... bye, Alex -- Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. -- Mark Twain pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander G

RTC problems and grsecurity 1.99rc2 patching 2.4.20 vanilla

2003-01-15 Thread Alexander Gabert
hello, we have another issue concerning the kernel i wanted you to know: the standard linux kernels from www.kernel.org are not supposed to work. we must either use the debianized parisc kernels via apt-get on a debian box or download patched kernels from parisc-linux.org... one such kernel is at

grsecurity-1.99cvs with parisc-linux-2.4.20pa22 patch

2003-01-25 Thread Alexander Gabert
ample hold return addresses for functions in parisc. altogether with these examples it should be possible to test and develop a solution based on these vulnerabilities of the parisc system. ... bye, Alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMA

Re: grsecurity-1.99cvs with parisc-linux-2.4.20pa22 patch [becomes security software discussion]

2003-01-26 Thread Alexander Gabert
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. -- Mark Twain pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

Re: how to install or boot hppa over my local network ?

2003-02-03 Thread Alexander Gabert
27;ve > got it setup correctly. It shouldn't matter what OS the bootp > server is running. > > grant > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Nothing so needs reforming

parisc-linux grsec

2003-04-06 Thread Alexander Gabert
-- "... an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite often picturesque liar." -- Mark Twain pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

grsecurity 199e patch on parisc-linux 2.4.20p32

2003-04-06 Thread Alexander Gabert
effectively harden the linux kernel for hp/9000 machines. www.grsecurity.net has details about the functionality provided by Brad's team. a comparison to the commercial HP/9000 praesidium IDS from HP would be welcome. have a nice day, Alex -- pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert

Re: DF <> SE Compatibility, Size compatibility with Debian, /HOME & other noobness?

2003-04-10 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi Bram, if DF means "high voltage differential" (what i suppose it means): http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/scsi/protDiff-c.html -- snip -- Warning: Since single-ended and HVD SCSI use very different voltage levels, they are incompatible at the electrical level. You should not mix single-ended

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Overview

2003-04-11 Thread Alexander Gabert
Grant, you are right, sorry for mistaking this so easily: I now looked it up (felt ashamed :-) and here it is (humorously from a sun site *g*) http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Disk/DISK_SCSI_Overview.html SCSI-1 Narrow 8-Bit Data Bus Single Ended (SE) or High Voltage Differential (HV

199f on parisc (now it is ready to go :-)

2003-04-14 Thread Alexander Gabert
week, see you, Alex -- "... an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite often picturesque liar." -- Mark Twain pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

ridiculous mail restrictions

2003-04-16 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi Matthew, i thought about it that evening when i went to bed. but the next morning, i did not mind any more. there is (as far as i remember) no such "legal disclaimer" mentioned when initially joining parisc-linux.org or debian-hppa i did not ask Patrick for his mail nor can i prevent such acti

lots of 712/60 in germany

2003-05-04 Thread Alexander Gabert
all you do is sit staring at the blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. -- Gene Fowler pub 1024/05E1A80C 2001/12/16 Alexander Gabert (http://nikita.ath.cx) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 2D 84 B0 CB F5 67 8A 22 8D 37 6E 6B 8A 3B 7F D6 05 E1 A8 0C

apt-build and vim broken on unstable

2003-05-31 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi, today i had the wonderful experience to ditch my debian-hppa box with a dist-upgrade that has made my sshd say something about sudden unwillingness to use some crypto lib... anyway, reinstalled: - boot debian 3.0 hppa cd - put stable in sources.list - apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-32 -

broken apt-build

2003-06-01 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi Martin, On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 12:22:49PM +0300, Martin-?ric Racine wrote: > Given my recent problems with kernel-package also failing in passing the > HOSTCC > values recursively to the build tree (see the kernel-building saga about which > version of GCC produces broken kernels, a few weeks

grsecurity 1.9.11 patches for 2.4.21pa8

2003-08-03 Thread Alexander Gabert
hi lists, i just finished and tested the grsecurity porting of 1.9.11 to parisc. http://nikita.ath.cx/users/pappy/grsecurity-parisc/parisc-linux-2.4.21-pa8-grsecurity-1.9.11.patch it is supposed to be one of the last (if not the last) splitbrain grsecurity kernel patch to parisc-linux source.

Re: how quickly do PA-RISC patches make it to mainstream kernel?

2003-12-04 Thread Alexander Gabert
look, Mat got a new signature, but it is again such a boring "rescue me" give-away ;-))) On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 14:53, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:21:03PM +0200, Martin-Éric Racine wrote: > > While I understand all the excitement for 2.6, I really find it disturbing > > to >

Re: how quickly do PA-RISC patches make it to mainstream kernel?

2003-12-05 Thread Alexander Gabert
b direct towards Matthew. :| > > On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Alexander Gabert wrote: > > > look, Mat got a new signature, but it is again such a boring "rescue me" > > give-away ;-))) > > > > On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 14:53, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > &g