Re: "LI" instead of "LILO"

1998-05-25 Thread Willie Twonk
>> << I am trying to launch the linux partition (without success). To do that, I >> created a LILO disk, but it hangs displaying just "LI". What can I do? >> >> Marcantonio >> >> >> Sounds as if when you installed LILO, you selected it to be installed to the >> first sector of your root parti

swatch

1998-05-22 Thread Willie Twonk
Whatever happened to swatch? I used it on 4.2, it's included on the 5.0 CD but it doesn't work. Is there another tool to allow me to execute a command when certain events are recorded in a log file? -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.

Re: linux quirkiness

1998-04-07 Thread Willie Twonk
>>Apparently, sending HUP to inetd has no effect - tcpd reads its config >> every request inetd receives, so there's no need to do it. > >i may be a newbie but i do know for a fact that "killall -HUP inetd" is >needed to reread the /etc/hosts.allow / /etc/hosts.deny files. >further, the proble

Re: gated

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
>and have your ppp startup scripts include > >route add -net 240.0.0.0 gw metric 0 I just tried adding this manually and it barfed. Doesn't it need a netmask when using -net ? I am also curious as to why 240.0.0.0 probably thats what I would learn from buying that book right? :-) Willie

Re: RH 5 reboots without warning

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
>> Your choosing to ignore your own evidence and selective quoting to keep >> making your point indeed lends credence to an earlier question regarding >> troubleshooting abilities. It may well be that Linux is the messenger >> trying to tell you something about that particular hardware combinati

Re: gated

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
ning your specific question w.r.t. OSPF and multicast, include in >gated.conf: > >define pointopoint multicast; > >and have your ppp startup scripts include > >route add -net 240.0.0.0 gw metric 0 > >I don't believe your suggested use of ifconfig is useful. > >

Re: RH 5 reboots without warning

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
The point was that you provided evidence that the card was OK, evidence that Linux was OK, but no evidence that the card worked in that PC. Your choosing to ignore your own evidence and selective quoting to keep making your point indeed lends credence to an earlier question regarding troubleshoot

Re: RH 5 reboots without warning

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
>To take advantage of this reservoir of assistance, the extent of which has certainly >been publicly recognized, I would have to be able to say more than that Linux will >not recognize the network card (known to work flawlessly elsewhere) installed in this >particular machine. This very same versi

Re: gated

1998-04-06 Thread Willie Twonk
Thanks for the advice, but I want to get it working not write a thesis on it. Perhaps you could answer a few questions that will help me along that path? I gather I need to get ospf working on the interface (ppp0). I have seen no mention of how to get that to happen and the question has been ra

Re: Linux Text Editor / Grep Question

1998-04-03 Thread Willie Twonk
Sorry I missed the original, but try rgrep = recursive grep. Willie > Robert> Also, is there a way to perform a comprehensive search for > Robert> a particular text string throughout a directory structure? > Robert> Sort of like a global grep commandas opposed to using > Robert> gre

Re: gated

1998-04-03 Thread Willie Twonk
PF in the future. Noted, if I discovery anything interesting I will pass it along if you like. Willie [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Willie Twonk wrote: > >> I asked this a few days ago, no replies. Anyone at least have any >> thoughts on this? >> >> *** REPLY SEPA

Re: gated

1998-04-03 Thread Willie Twonk
I asked this a few days ago, no replies. Anyone at least have any thoughts on this? *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 30/03/98, at 15:25, Willie Twonk wrote: >I need to setup ospf and have been told to install gated. > >From what I read recently in here I gather that r

gated

1998-03-30 Thread Willie Twonk
I need to setup ospf and have been told to install gated. >From what I read recently in here I gather that routed and gated should not be run together. Is this correct and are there any good places to learn about ospf? I have checked the How-To list to no avail. Willie -- PLEASE read t

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back tolinux? (fwd) -Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Willie Twonk
> . Personally, I've reached the >limit of my knowledge and can't offer any more, Whew! Let it rest huh? -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing

Re: Linux-O-Tron 66 Almost Complete

1998-03-17 Thread Willie Twonk
>Hello... As you may know, I am building a computer, which I call the >Linux-O-Tron 66. Do we really need to know this? >/-\ >|/---+---\| >|| Robert Hailman |Stupidity is Win95,|| >||

Re: EMacs?

1998-03-16 Thread Willie Twonk
>I am looking for a replacement for Pico, something that is as simple to >use, that I don't have to remember alot of commands, and is a full screen >editor. Old habits die hard I guess. If I had to, I could learn vi or >emacs, but I want to stick with something that I am familiar with. Any >sugges

Re: 2 problems : locate and keyboard

1998-03-16 Thread Willie Twonk
>>locate is scheduled to run at 1:04 AM. Do you shut your machine off at >>night? Edit /etc/crontab to control the execution time. > Great !! >For the locate problem i think it won't take long to solve this. I will >first try to let my machine on during the night and see. >For the keyboard, i

Re: [Q] Logitech Mouseman 4 button mouse

1998-03-15 Thread Willie Twonk
They have been available for a while. It uses a thumb button to scroll pages. Works quite well under W95 and I would also be interested to see it working under RH 5 >Where on earth did you get the four button mouse from? > >>Anyone get the fourth button working on a Logitech Mouseman under >>XF