Re: Linux Worm (fwd)

2001-03-26 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > "Effective on or before 16:00:00 local time, the only personal > computers that will be allowed Internet access are those administered > by a Microsoft Certified Network Administrator. This means that > no Unix or Linux machines will be

Re: Linux Worm (fwd)

2001-03-26 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Richard B. Johnson wrote: "Effective on or before 16:00:00 local time, the only personal computers that will be allowed Internet access are those administered by a Microsoft Certified Network Administrator. This means that no Unix or Linux machines will be provided

Linux Worm (fwd)

2001-03-23 Thread Bob Lorenzini
I'm annoyed when persons post virus alerts to unrelated lists but this is a serious threat. If your offended flame away. Bob March 23, 2001 7:00 AM Late last night, the SANS Institute (through its Global Incident Analysis Center) uncovered a dangerous new worm that appears to be spreading

Linux Worm (fwd)

2001-03-23 Thread Bob Lorenzini
I'm annoyed when persons post virus alerts to unrelated lists but this is a serious threat. If your offended flame away. Bob March 23, 2001 7:00 AM Late last night, the SANS Institute (through its Global Incident Analysis Center) uncovered a dangerous new worm that appears to be spreading

Re: unexplained high load

2001-01-10 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Hacksaw wrote: > Ahh, a D state. > > D means disk wait, which the only thing that can postpone a -9. Basic, the > process is stuck in a loop inside a routine that needs to be atomic. > > You'll have to reboot to clear it. I believe this is a kernel bug. Try going > back

Re: unexplained high load

2001-01-10 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Hacksaw wrote: Ahh, a D state. D means disk wait, which the only thing that can postpone a -9. Basic, the process is stuck in a loop inside a routine that needs to be atomic. You'll have to reboot to clear it. I believe this is a kernel bug. Try going back to

2.2.18 vs Inspiron

2000-12-12 Thread Bob Lorenzini
There was some discusion lately re: Dell Inspiron FB probs. The bad news is the ATI Mach64 display support is still broken but just selecting VESA VGA graphics console is working fine. The patient is a Dell Inspiron I7500 1050x1450 display, vga = 794. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send

2.2.18 vs Inspiron

2000-12-12 Thread Bob Lorenzini
There was some discusion lately re: Dell Inspiron FB probs. The bad news is the ATI Mach64 display support is still broken but just selecting VESA VGA graphics console is working fine. The patient is a Dell Inspiron I7500 1050x1450 display, vga = 794. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send

Re: 2.2.18-25 DELL Laptop Video Problems

2000-12-09 Thread Bob Lorenzini
IIRC you need to do a text mode install on the Dell. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: 2.2.18-25 DELL Laptop Video Problems

2000-12-09 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > 2.2.18-25 with Frame Buffer enabled will frizt and trash LCD displays > on DELL laptop computers when the system kicks into graphics mode, > and attempts to display the penguin images on the screen. It > renders the anaconda installer dead in

Re: 2.2.18-25 DELL Laptop Video Problems

2000-12-09 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: 2.2.18-25 with Frame Buffer enabled will frizt and trash LCD displays on DELL laptop computers when the system kicks into graphics mode, and attempts to display the penguin images on the screen. It renders the anaconda installer dead in the

Re: 2.2.18-25 DELL Laptop Video Problems

2000-12-09 Thread Bob Lorenzini
IIRC you need to do a text mode install on the Dell. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Defective Red Hat Distribution poorly represents Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, David Riley wrote: > Horst von Brand wrote: > > Windoze is not the only OS to handle bad hardware better than Linux. On > my Mac, I had a bad DIMM that worked fine on the MacOS side, but kept > causing random bus-type errors in Linux. Same as when I accidentally I

Re: Defective Red Hat Distribution poorly represents Linux

2000-11-21 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, David Riley wrote: Horst von Brand wrote: Windoze is not the only OS to handle bad hardware better than Linux. On my Mac, I had a bad DIMM that worked fine on the MacOS side, but kept causing random bus-type errors in Linux. Same as when I accidentally I believe

2.2.18pre6

2000-09-12 Thread Bob Lorenzini
Alan I don't know if you received my message about ATI Mach64/FB but if not 2.2.17pre14 was the last working kernel for me. FYI only, I can live with pre14. :-) Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please

2.2.18pre6

2000-09-12 Thread Bob Lorenzini
Alan I don't know if you received my message about ATI Mach64/FB but if not 2.2.17pre14 was the last working kernel for me. FYI only, I can live with pre14. :-) Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please

-2.2.18-5

2000-09-11 Thread Bob Lorenzini
/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o init/version.o \ --start-group \ arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \ fs/filesystems.a \ net/network.a \ drivers/block/block.a drivers/char/char.o

-2.2.18-5

2000-09-11 Thread Bob Lorenzini
/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o init/version.o \ --start-group \ arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \ fs/filesystems.a \ net/network.a \ drivers/block/block.a drivers/char/char.o

Re: Dave's Power Store News Welcomes You!

2000-09-10 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Keith Owens wrote: > On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 22:25:42 -0400 (EDT), > "David Greenwalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Go forth and complain. > Feel free to use the 800 number Dave so kindly provided. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe

Re: Dave's Power Store News Welcomes You!

2000-09-10 Thread Bob Lorenzini
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Keith Owens wrote: On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 22:25:42 -0400 (EDT), "David Greenwalt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go forth and complain. Feel free to use the 800 number Dave so kindly provided. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in

2.2.17 - frame buffer

2000-09-06 Thread Bob Lorenzini
2.2.17 on Dell inspiron 7500 (ATI Mach64) using frame buffer no longer works. 2.2.16 was fine. I'm willing to try some pre if that would help. No longer works means no readable display. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to

2.2.17 - frame buffer

2000-09-06 Thread Bob Lorenzini
2.2.17 on Dell inspiron 7500 (ATI Mach64) using frame buffer no longer works. 2.2.16 was fine. I'm willing to try some pre if that would help. No longer works means no readable display. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to