Re: NEWBEE "reverse ioctl" or someting like

2001-05-03 Thread Markus Schaber
Hello, On Thu, 3 May 2001, sébastien person wrote: > I think that use of pipe isn't preconised because I must fork process > to use pipe, I search something like ioctl but in the other way : > > kernel process ---> user process What about using /proc/ ? Gruß, Markus -- | Gluecklich ist, wer

The further way? (was: Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more)

2001-04-26 Thread Markus Schaber
Hello, Markus Schaber wrote: [some Test results] So what's the further way to go? We found out that the kernel isapnp fails, while the isapnptools (with "check" entry removed and the driver as a module) and a non-pnp environment (where the BIOS initialzies it, and either a mo

Re: [PATCH] Single user linux

2001-04-25 Thread Markus Schaber
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Rick Hohensee wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > for those who didn't read that patch, i #define capable(), > > suser(), and fsuser() to 1. the implication is all users > > will have root capabilities. > > How is that not single user? Every user still has it's own account

Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: [PATCH] Single user linux

2001-04-24 Thread Markus Schaber
Hello, On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > > Now, in order for step 4 to be done safely, procmail should be running > > as the user it's meant to deliver the mail for. for this to happen > > sendmail needs to start it as that user in step 3 and to do that it > > needs extra privs, above and b

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more [Repost]

2001-04-24 Thread Markus Schaber
As it seems my original Messages didn't get through, a Repost here: Original Message Subject: Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:07:51 +0200 (MEST) From: Markus Schaber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> C

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more [Repost]

2001-04-24 Thread Markus Schaber
As my original message seems to have disappeared, here a Repost: Original Message Subject: Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:28:14 +0200 (MEST) From: Markus Schaber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rafael E. Herrera" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [kbuild-devel] Request for comment -- a better attribution system

2001-04-24 Thread Markus Schaber
s "you can apply GPL or $another_licence, whichever you want"? And what about real "public domain" software, where the author gave up all rights? (AFAIK, this is not legally possible in the German copyright laws, as you can't licence uses that'll be invented in the

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more

2001-04-20 Thread Markus Schaber
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Rafael E. Herrera wrote: > > lunix:~# isapnp pnpconfig.txt > > Board 1 has Identity 08 0f 6d b9 45 42 15 90 04: ADP1542 Serial No 258849093 >[checksum 08] > > pnptext:60 -- Fatal - IO range check attempted while device activated > > pnptext:60 -- Fatal - Error occurred exec

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more

2001-04-20 Thread Markus Schaber
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > > Well, as this device is already configured by the bios, I just tried > > to load it giving the right IO port, and got the following message: > > The kernel PnP will deconfigure it Ah, interesting. > The module parameters are > > aha1542=io, irq, busff, d

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more

2001-04-18 Thread Markus Schaber
Hello, On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > Ok if you use the old style usermode isapnp tools to configure it and then > force aha1542 to use the right io, irq to find it does it then work ? Well, as this device is already configured by the bios, I just tried to load it giving the right IO po

Re: AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more

2001-04-18 Thread Markus Schaber
aha1542.o: init_module: No such device Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters /lib/modules/2.4.3/kernel/drivers/scsi/aha1542.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.3/kernel/drivers/scsi/aha1542.o failed /lib/modules/2.4.3/kernel/drivers/scsi/aha1542.

AHA-154X/1535 not recognized any more

2001-04-17 Thread Markus Schaber
Hello, In my computer, I use an old ISA PNP SCSI host adapter, where I connectend an external Iomega ZIP plus - this strange device (PPA and SCSI on the same connector) doesn't like to share its SCSI-Bus with other devices - thus I need two host adapters for two devices :-( Now I have the proble