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From: Digestifier <Linux-Activists-Request@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>
To: Linux-Activists@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
Reply-To: Linux-Activists@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 93 10:13:04 EDT
Subject: Linux-Activists Digest #241
Linux-Activists Digest #241, Volume #6 Sun, 19 Sep 93 10:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Error 29, errno 23: File table overflow (Thomas J Bilan)
SCSI AHA 1542C & booting? (Johnnie Walker)
Can I run X window? (Fan Lee)
Where can I find the Slackware distribution? (Hubert Sieh)
NET2HOWTO-CONFUSE-YOU (jP@hpacv.com)
Re: Port respawning too fast (levinson@vax.sonoma.edu)
Apropos and Man. Help! (levinson@vax.sonoma.edu)
Re: Can I run X window? (crazy lion)
Re: [Need Help] Making a boot floppy for IBM VP (Stephen R Davies)
minicom 4g (Jaime Mantel)
Re: Database for LINUX? (Michael Schreiter)
Re: Database for LINUX? (Michael Schreiter)
Tape Drive Assistance, Please! (Lawrence Gray)
Xfree 1.3 VT switching (Peter T. Liu)
Memory LEAKING!*=--.._ (jP@hpacv.com)
Re: [ANNOUNCE] Slackware Linux 1.0.3 (Chan Lap Wah Samson)
My solution for my arcnet support ? for linux (larson@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU)
MIDI, SoundBlaster and Linux (The Cybard)
Re: ET4000/W32 drivers for Linux? (Dirk Hohndel)
yabbs (was: Re: BBS package) (Willie Lim)
Linux filesystem over multiple hard disks? (David E. Beaupre)
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From: bilan@cps.msu.edu (Thomas J Bilan)
Subject: Error 29, errno 23: File table overflow
Date: 18 Sep 1993 20:35:08 GMT
I am receiving File table overflow errors on my system since I installed
a bernoulli 150. It accesses the drive fine but when I try to open
applications I get a file table full and the program dies. Has anyone
ever seen this error? I couldn't find it in the five million pages of
FAQ's spread all over my basement.
Thanks,
Tom Bilan
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From: koellner@galaxy.fernuni-hagen.de (Johnnie Walker)
Subject: SCSI AHA 1542C & booting?
Date: 18 Sep 1993 20:53:06 GMT
Hi!
I have played around for a day installing SLS1.0.3 on a 486dx50 with
4 megs, adaptec 1542C and a SEAGATE1096N (80 meg) hd.
I tried every possible combination of dos/nondos prim/ext partitions,
but the system won't boot in most cases. The bootup seems to hang
in the middle of SCSI detection, and I dont have a clue why or a different
HDadaptor to find out. Sometimes on a reboot after a floppy boot it workes
but not after power-on. Any hints about that?
thanx
XXX
--
Peter Koellner
Student of Idiocy at the university of Dortmund
EMAIL:koellner@fernuni-hagen.de
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From: franklee@carson.u.washington.edu (Fan Lee)
Subject: Can I run X window?
Date: 18 Sep 1993 21:27:09 GMT
My system is Gateway 2000 4DX2 66V with Diamond Viper VLB Video Card. I
want to know if it is possible for me to install Linux and get the X
window to run.
Thanks.
- Frank.
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From: siehhube@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Hubert Sieh)
Subject: Where can I find the Slackware distribution?
Date: 18 Sep 93 20:30:29 GMT
Hi, I'm trying to find the Slackware distribution. Could someone tell me
where (site & directory) I can find it. Also, any opinions on this
distribution would be appreciated.
Please email: siehhube@gradient.cis.upenn.edu
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From: jP@hpacv.com
Subject: NET2HOWTO-CONFUSE-YOU
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 14:45:57 GMT
Hello,
I have been using Linux for a while now. Have 3 machines running
99.9 and just decided to upgrade to 99.12 to take advantage of the NET2.
So I backed up and did a NEW install (NOT a patch) of 99.12
All went GREAT! All installation was smooth (except for the creation
of a mucked-up fstab).
Got the net back up and running in less than a few hours, everything
is fine until I went to the NET2-HOWTO.
NOTHING seems to jive??? There is no /etc/rc.d/rc.inet.1 or 2
nor is there any of the config files referred to in the FAQ.
Also on this new system there are links like: /etc -> ./
and all sorts of links to /conf/net which does not exist at all!
As I said all is well but I am really confused as to the conflicting
info. Is there a "FRESH-INSTALL-FOR-NET2-FAQ" or something somewhere??
Any help or hints as to what is going on would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx,
postmaster@hpacv.com
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Subject: Re: Port respawning too fast
From: levinson@vax.sonoma.edu
Date: 18 Sep 93 15:35:01 -0800
In article <1993Sep16.081020.2379@swan.pyr>, iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox) writes:
> In article <c9108932.748118004@peach.newcastle.edu.au> c9108932@peach.newcastle.edu.au (Simon J Ferrett) writes:
>>levinson@vax.sonoma.edu writes:
>>>I can log on, work, then log off, however on my consople I get the message:
>>>Respawning too fast. Port disabled for 5 minutes
>>>And then 5 minutes later it says the same thine.
>>>Anyone know how I can fix this? I am using .99pl12.
>>yes I had this exact problem, which is caused when the serial port
>>is hung up by getty, it drops the DTR (which, since its a null modem),
>>drops carrier) and gived getty a HUP causing it to quit.
>>I got around this my slightly modifying serial.c so that it didnt ever
>>hang up a serial port. (no hardware of mine needs it)
> Don't do this! All you need to do is to include CLOCAL in your gettydefs.
> This turns off the carrier detect and hangups in software. Much easier -
> and it works for other Unices too.
>
> Alan
Alsn, first of all your return address bounced when I responded to you
privately, so I am responding on the newsgroup.
Thanks for your info, however when I include the CLOCAL line in my gettydefs,
even the patched kernel gives me the respawning too fast error. What I did is
create a new entry called direct:
direct# B9600 CLOCAL ISTRIP CS8 ...
and in my inittab I have it do a getty direct /dev/cua0
Is this the proper way to do it? I cannot find any MAN pages on it.
--
Eric Levinson
rcisnet2!root@moon.nbn.com | Home computer (UUCP)
levinson@vax.sonoma.edu | Vax
I can also be reached on my BBS system, Color Galaxy Milky Way (415) 883-0696
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Subject: Apropos and Man. Help!
From: levinson@vax.sonoma.edu
Date: 18 Sep 93 15:38:40 -0800
I am trying to recreate the whatis database for apropos. What I get is a huge
file containing everything there is on the system. I want it to only be man
pages. Also, if I run mkwhatis with any arguements I get the error message:
Syntax near ]d
Also, where can I get all new man pages? I need to completely delete and
re-install my man and cat pages cause some stuff is in a totally different
format, some commands are not even listed, and some is binary garbage. Would
it be sunsite.unc.edu?
ANy help would be greatly appreciated.
--
Eric Levinson
rcisnet2!root@moon.nbn.com | Home computer (UUCP)
levinson@vax.sonoma.edu | Vax
I can also be reached on my BBS system, Color Galaxy Milky Way (415) 883-0696
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From: rlion@access.digex.net (crazy lion)
Subject: Re: Can I run X window?
Date: 18 Sep 1993 19:47:04 -0400
yes you can do itr. just get the faq's, read them, and install
it.
rl
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From: steve@one47.demon.co.uk (Stephen R Davies)
Subject: Re: [Need Help] Making a boot floppy for IBM VP
Reply-To: steve@one47.demon.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 09:42:51 +0000
Instructions on how to do this exist already. I can't remember the
directory, but it's somewhere amongst the Linux-doc-project on
sunsite.unc.edu if memory serves me correctly, and is called something
like 'ibm-power'.
If you really can't find it, I have a copy somewhere and I'll mail it
to you... (Last resort only please)
Steve.
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From: mantel@zippy.fnal.gov (Jaime Mantel)
Subject: minicom 4g
Date: 19 Sep 1993 00:29:26 GMT
I am looking for minicom version 4g and cannot seem to find it.
Could some body please tell me where I might obtain it from?
Thanks in advance,
Jaime
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From: michael@lumina.robin.de (Michael Schreiter)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.unix
Subject: Re: Database for LINUX?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 93 17:16:13 GMT
debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) writes:
> In article <CDB4BC.KzI@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, jkowalik@undergrad.math.
> |>
> |> I was wondering if there exists a Database for Linux. If not, can anyone
> |> suggest a Unix like OS that would have a database program? I am interested
> |> databases that use Informix SQL language.
> |>
> |> Thanks,
> |>
> |> Yarek
>
> Get POSTGRES, a relational active database management system. it WORKS!
> (nic.funet.fi) and others?
>
> Steef
Hello Steef,
is POSTGRES an X-WINDOWS program or does ist works on ASCII- terminals too ?
Michael
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| michael@lumina.robin.de |
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From: michael@lumina.robin.de (Michael Schreiter)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.unix
Subject: Re: Database for LINUX?
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 93 17:17:59 GMT
dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Dan Newcombe) writes:
> debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) writes:
>
> > In article <CDB4BC.KzI@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, jkowalik@undergrad.mat
> > |> I was wondering if there exists a Database for Linux. If not, can anyone
> > |> suggest a Unix like OS that would have a database program? I am interest
> > |> databases that use Informix SQL language.
> >
> > Get POSTGRES, a relational active database management system. it WORKS!
> > (nic.funet.fi) and others?
>
> I have INGRES, and the tinkering I've done, it works. Does POSTGRES do SQL?
> I know the publiuc version of Ingres doesn't.
>
> -Dan
Hello Dan,
I using INGRES too, but I can't install ingreslock. It's no problem to compile
this program, but it does not work. Do you know, what to do ?
Michael
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From: lag@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Lawrence Gray)
Subject: Tape Drive Assistance, Please!
Date: 19 Sep 93 02:20:30 GMT
Hi,
I've learned the hard way that the SGI machine at work takes only 150 mb
tapes. I first purchased a 250 mb tape, but too many read-write errors,
so I went back to the store and purchased two 150 mb tapes.
How can I write a script so that tar backs up my laptop's entire 200 mb hard
drive onto the two tapes.
thanks for your suggestions,
Larry Gray
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
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can be found ONLY at this address:
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From: liu@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Peter T. Liu)
Subject: Xfree 1.3 VT switching
Date: 19 Sep 93 02:52:29 GMT
Has the VT switching code for Xfree1.3 been perfected yet?
It mentions in the README that it has some problems with
non 80x25 VTs.
When I was using Xfree1.2 I could switch to my VTs with no
problems. But now using 1.3 I get a garbled display when I quit
or switch to a VT.
If not fixed, does anybody know a program which will correct
an incorrect video mode?
Thanks,
Pete
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From: jP@hpacv.com
Subject: Memory LEAKING!*=--.._
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 22:03:28 GMT
[ Article crossposted from comp.os.linux.admin ]
[ Author was jP@hpacv.com ]
[ Posted on Sat, 18 Sep 1993 22:02:25 GMT ]
Hello!
Just installed SLS 0.99.12 and hooked that baby right up to the
net. All went great and life was good UNTIL I did a top or a free.
Here output RIGHT after bootup! HELP! I'm missing 15 meg!
Check this out...........
Here's the free output:
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 14964 13792 1172 1856 10696
Swap: 0 0 0
Here's the top output:
Load Averages 0.74 0.33 0.35
17 processes: 16 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states: 6.5% user, 0.0% nice, 12.2% system, 81.3% idle
Mem: 14964K av, 13840K used, 1124K free, 1928K shrd, 10688 buff
^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
Swap: 0K av, 0K used, 0K free
PID USER PRI NI SIZE RES SHRD ST %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND
1663 root 13 0 80 260 320 R 18.7 1.7 0:00 top
1 root 29 0 48 216 280 S 0.0 1.4 0:01 init auto
3 root 25 0 7 72 228 S 0.0 0.4 0:24 /etc/update
61 root 29 0 374 308 224 S 0.0 2.0 0:02 -sh
84 root 29 0 374 308 224 S 0.0 2.0 0:01 -sh
35 root 29 0 60 144 252 S 0.0 0.9 0:00 /etc/portmap
39 root 29 0 60 208 276 S 0.0 1.3 0:00 /etc/inetd
43 root 29 0 109 284 276 S 0.0 1.8 0:00 /etc/named
47 root 29 0 100 300 348 S 0.0 2.0 0:00 /etc/nfsd -f /etc/exp
51 root 29 0 84 288 344 S 0.0 1.9 0:00 /etc/mountd
69 root 29 0 56 176 260 S 0.0 1.1 0:00 /usr/bin/crond
59 root 29 0 41 188 280 S 0.0 1.2 0:00 syslogd
83 root 29 0 374 304 220 S 0.0 2.0 0:00 -sh
82 root 29 0 372 304 220 S 0.0 2.0 0:00 -sh
81 root 29 0 54 196 300 S 0.0 1.3 0:00 /etc/getty 9600 tty5
67 root 29 0 54 196 300 S 0.0 1.3 0:00 /etc/getty 9600 tty6
1497 root 29 0 54 196 300 S 0.0 1.3 0:00 /etc/getty 9600 ttyS0
Any help at all is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanx,
postmaster@hpacv.com
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
From: h9090166@hkuxb.hku.hk (Chan Lap Wah Samson)
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Slackware Linux 1.0.3
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 12:20:35 GMT
bf703@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Patrick J. Volkerding) writes:
:
: Version 1.0.3 of the Slackware Linux distribution may be found on
: ftp.cdrom.com in directory /pub/linux/slackware, or
: /pub/linux/zooed_slackware.
:
ARGH!!!!!
I'm in the middle of getting 1.0.2...
Is there major differences or can I ftp the diff portion of it?
Thanks.
Sams
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Subject: My solution for my arcnet support ? for linux
From: larson@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Date: 19 Sep 93 01:20:07 -0600
Reply-To: larson@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
For those who responded, thanks anyways. I decided to build a external
bridge from an 8088 or 80286 using novell with an cheap arcnet card & ethernet
card in the machine. should work. lousy solution but whatever works.
john larson
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,sunyab.free-unix,sunyab.misc.musicians
From: dudek@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Cybard)
Subject: MIDI, SoundBlaster and Linux
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 08:14:03 GMT
Hi. Where can I find information, FTP-sites, etc. on MIDI software for
Linux, and using a SoundBlaster card for MIDI under Linux? Thanks.
Also, if you could email me information on inexpensive MIDI cards for my
486, I would greatly appreciate it.
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@ Buffalo / play on!" - Wm. Shakespeare \ `__.-._) '''
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From: hohndel@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Dirk Hohndel)
Subject: Re: ET4000/W32 drivers for Linux?
Date: 19 Sep 1993 10:33:11 GMT
MACCOL@DELPHI.COM (maccol@news.delphi.com) wrote:
: I've been thinking about picking up an ET4000/W32-based video card. Will
: the existing ET4000 support from X86Free work, or is there/will there be/
: specific support for such boards?
ET4000/W32 is said to be working with XFree86-1.3, but none of its
accelerated features are used.
There are no plans for an accelerated server for ET4000/W32 in 2.0
XFree86 related questions should go to comp.windows.x.i386unix
Dirk
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From: wlim@gdstech.GRUMMAN.COM (Willie Lim)
Subject: yabbs (was: Re: BBS package)
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 02:14:20 GMT
I've just installed the copy-lefted yabbs (yet another bbs) package
(ftp site: phred.pc.cc.cmu.edu) on my Linux SLS 1.03. Haven't had a
chance to testit out thoroughly.
Has anybody else try it? How does it compare to other BBS?
Willie
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From: dave@queue.pci.on.ca (David E. Beaupre)
Subject: Linux filesystem over multiple hard disks?
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 93 20:41:25 GMT
This may be a FAQ, but I haven't read the most recent FAQ yet.
Can someone tell me if Linux will create one logical filesystem over
multiple physical hard disks? In other words, if I have 2 40 MB hard
disks can I configure Linux to mount one 80 MB filesystem that would
span the two hard disks?
Type to ya later...
Dave
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