Subject: Linux-Activists Digest #279
From: Digestifier <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 93 14:13:13 EDT

Linux-Activists Digest #279, Volume #6            Fri, 1 Oct 93 14:13:13 EDT

Contents:
  Re: Ethernet error message  (Bao Chau Ha)
  Re: Changing filesystem size??? (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
  Re: newbie advice needed (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
  Diamond Stealth Pro VLB !?? (Markus Welsch)
  xauth doesn't work properly (SLS .99/p12) (Christoph Ehrendorfer)
  Xload & Xmem won't work (Jesper Honig Spring)
  national keyboard setup (Christoph Ehrendorfer)
  Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro X problems (C.A. Peskin)
  Some Problems About Linux ([email-masked])
  Re: [summary] Installing Linux newbie (Denis Endisch)
  Can't make fs on SCSI drive, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Tam, Loong H.)
  Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux (Mark A. Davis)
  Installing from a hard drive. (Wes James)
  Re: New Great Linux Plus CDROM (Andreas Klemm)
  Re: Help with Linux Dual Boot system (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
  Re: Obtaining (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
  Re: DOS based GUNZIP? (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)

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From: [email-masked] (Bao Chau Ha)
Subject: Re: Ethernet error message 
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 12:40:21 GMT

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Russell Nelson) writes:
>In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] writes:
>
>   I keep getting ethernet error messages:
>   
>   eth0: transmit timed out, TX status 0x3, ISR 0x3.
>   eth0: Possible IRQ conflict on IRQ3?
>   
>   but TCP/IP seems to be OK.  Are there something wrong with my setup?
>   I am using 3c503 (AUI, 8 bit), SLS 1.03 (0.99.13).
>
>How many serial ports?  COM2 usually uses IRQ 3.  IRQ 5 is usually
>safe if you must use a lower one.
>
I have only one serial port, COM1 IRQ4.  Before I recompiled the kernel
to upgrade to patch level 13, I used to get the same error message with
IRQ5.

Thanks.
Bao

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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Changing filesystem size???
From: [email-masked] (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
Date: 1 Oct 93 12:44:07 +0100

[email-masked] wrote:
: Hi all,

: I was wondering whether it is possible in Linux to increase the size of a
: filesystem without having to recreate the entire filesystem.  

: Tom

Currently, it's not possible to increase the size of the standard filesystems
(e2fs, xiafs, minix). I've heard of it as something to do, but nobody seems
to be on it. Nevertheless, you can mount the new filesystem under the old one,
getting some of the least used parts, and almost fill this new filesystem.
This way you can save space on your old, assumed bigger, filesystem.

Hope this helps,

         Miguel

     Miguel Alvarez Blanco           "All that is gold does not glitter,
[email-masked]      not all those who wander are lost."
  [email-masked]                   Bilbo Baggins.

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Subject: Re: newbie advice needed
From: [email-masked] (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
Date: 1 Oct 93 13:09:37 +0100

[email-masked] wrote:
: Hello!
: I am thinking of trying out Linux on my PC (386DX/33 - 4 MB RAM) on the
: second hard drive (100MB).  I would also like to try X-Windows.
: I need advice on how to install Linux (basically), and I also need a
: hand finding X-Windows - is it, or a clone of it, available through
: ftp?  Where is the best site for Linux software distribution?
: I really need a hand here, as I really want to run this stuff...

Try getting some of the distributions by ftp. The directions are:
SLS and MCC:
   tsx-11.mit.edu                /pub/linux
   sunsite.unc.edu               /pub/Linux
Slackware:
   ftp.cdrom.com                 /pub/linux/slackware
Each has it's advantages and inconvenients. SLS is the most complete, MCC is
the most stable, and Slackware the most up to date (or so say people from
any of this distributions).

Happy Linuxing! (You'll find yourself killing MS-DOS on your other disk 8^)

    Miguel

     Miguel Alvarez Blanco           "All that is gold does not glitter,
[email-masked]      not all those who wander are lost."
  [email-masked]                   Bilbo Baggins.

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From: [email-masked] (Markus Welsch)
Subject: Diamond Stealth Pro VLB !??
Date: 1 Oct 1993 13:17:14 GMT

Hello,

i'm using a Diamond Stealth Pro VLB 1MB on my
system (S3-chip). I've tried many times to
run X, but i'll only get one XTerm on my
screen (with the 640x480 resolution) before
the system crashes.

Is there anybody, who has reached to run X
with this graphic-card??

Ciao    Markus

===============================================
        Markus Welsch - [email-masked]

  Universitaet des Saarlandes - Saarbruecken
                                   GERMANY
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From: chri@tiger (Christoph Ehrendorfer)
Subject: xauth doesn't work properly (SLS .99/p12)
Date: 1 Oct 1993 13:47:19 GMT

I set up SLS version 0.99/p12 without too much problem. After configuring X
there occured some problems with the xauth-security.

1) Using the xdm-Display Manager a MIT-Magic-Cookie is built that works fine.
The only drawback ist, that there is no random code used (as described in the
man-pages) but allways ffffffffffffff....    . 
What can I do to use a random hex-code????

2) Using xinit the Magic-cookie-mechanism doesn't work at all.
I create my files with xauth:
       xauth -f .Xauthority
             add maus:0 . 12345555555333333333333355555455
             add maus/unix:0 . 23423423423432423432222222222224
             exit

(maus acually is my machine's name)

then trying to use this thing with 
       xinit -- -auth .Xauthority

doesn't work.

What is the problem.

I'm running on a network and would also like to use the
magic-cookie-mechanism to connect to other machines. Therefore I copied the
Xauthority file to a nfs-mounted directory and everything is fine with the
xdm (there remains of course this fffffff...    problem) but nothing is
working with xinit.

Please send personal mail    :    

[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Jesper Honig Spring)
Subject: Xload & Xmem won't work
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 12:57:17 GMT

Hello,

When trying to run Xload the Xload-window pops up but
no graph is displayed inside - very strange. 

When trying to run Xmem the Xmem window is displayed for
a few seconds. Then it is closed again and Linux says
something like "can't find /proc/meminfo"

The directory /proc is indeed empty.

Does anyone know of any solutions to these problems please
mail me.

Thanks in advance

-- 
===============================================================================
     jesper honig spring                    department of computer science 
         [email-masked]                    university of copenhagen, denmark  
===============================================================================

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From: chri@tiger (Christoph Ehrendorfer)
Subject: national keyboard setup
Date: 1 Oct 1993 13:54:22 GMT

I set up SLS 0.99/p12 without too many problems.  BUT.....

HOW to install these dynamical national keyboards???

everywhere in the FAQ's I read: Just use these utilities like 

        setkbd
        loadfont
        setfont
        .....

Reading the README-file I found out, that several options are available for
each of these programs, baut I didn't manage to start a german keyboard.

Could anyone post how to load these keyboards (or include this question in a FAQ)

Please post a detailed description (fool proof) - I've already read posts like

      No problem: Just use loadfont .....

Thanks in advance

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From: [email-masked] (C.A. Peskin)
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro X problems
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 13:32:34 GMT

That's funny, I wanted to post abot the same topic today.  I just
installed X, and also, when I exit, get vertical bars.  This is because
the video card is not returning to TEXT mode properly.  Anyone solve
this problem?  I have the very first ATI VGA Wonder w/512k. It's not a
problem with the Ultra Pro, just a problem with the support for ATI I
would guess.  ANy suggestions?

-- 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  Rochester Institute of Technology              Chris A. Peskin  |
|  Electrical Engineering                                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 

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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Some Problems About Linux
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 93 22:43:14 EST

Hi!Everyone:
            I'm a new user of Linux.I have some problems if anyone knows,tell
me please.
(1)Why when I'm booting,the kernel always asked me to cpres the "Enter"to see
   the SVGA mode,or press "Space"to continuce?
(2)I used the DOS Emulator V0.49.Why I used it to open dos,it always doesn't
   read disk from floppy disk driver?It's messages is"No system disk of driver
   not ready"like that.I can't remember it.
(3)I tried to use X-Window,but it has some messages like this
   "Too little memory for virtual resolution"
   "A configured device found,but display modes could not be resolved"
(4)How can I use the Linux to configured a network.Use netware or something els
   e.
My computer is i386 DX-33,8MB RAM with 120MB IDE Hard disk.
If anyone knows,just tell me.Thanks a lot.

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From: [email-masked] (Denis Endisch)
Subject: Re: [summary] Installing Linux newbie
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 15:04:56 GMT

[email-masked] (James F Hall) writes:

> I had a lot of trouble when I first installed Linux, and I thought it
> would be better if someone wrote a step-by-step installation guide for
> first-time Linux users.

> I will assume that you are trying to install Linux without keeping
> another operating system on your machine at the same time you have
> Linux.  This is probably the easiest way to go at first.  If you
> decide later on to add another operating system, you can take those
> steps when you are ready.

It's not easy to divide a single partition later to have a second
partition for whatever. Especially newbies should keep a small
DOS partition.

> 4. Using the help found in fdisk, delete all of the old partitions.
> Then, ask for a new partition, which will be a primary partition,
> called #1, and use the full number of cylinders of your hard drive.
> The program will tell you how many cylinders you have.

This will work only if you have more than 4 MB of RAM. Without
a swap partition you will run out of memory already during 
installation if you have only 4MB. 
Even with more RAM it is a good idea to have a swap partition.
Swap files are possible, but slow.

So I would recommend to have at least 3 partitions:
        1 DOS
        2 linux
        3 linux-swap
Denis
--
Denis Endisch                 Phone:  (519) 661 - 2111x6413
Department of Physics         Fax:    (519) 661 - 2033
Univ. of Western Ontario      email:  [email-masked]
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7

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From: [email-masked] (Tam, Loong H.)
Subject: Can't make fs on SCSI drive, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 1 Oct 1993 11:04 CDT

Hi Neters

        I got a problem when I was trying to make fs. I wish somebodies
could help me out.

        After I booted the Linux with A1.3, and created the partition for
the Linux, I could not make the file system onto my scsi drive(dev/sda/sda1).
What should I do?? The command I used was " mke2fs -c /dev/sda2 103424".

        The returned messages:
Dumping sense buffer : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SCSI disk error : host 0 id 0 lun
0 return code =27070000
scsi disk I/O error
dev 0802, sector 0
        :
        :
        :
dev 0802, sector 26
25896 inodes
103424 blocks
5171 blocks reserved for root
First data block=1 (1)
Block size = 1024
13 blocks groups
8192 blocks per group
8192 fragments per group
1992 inodes per group
mke2fs: bad blocks before data-area: cannot make fs

        The scsi device I am using is : 

        Adaptec 1540 / Adaptec Bios 3.01
        Storage Dimension SCSI drive w/ Cylinder : 310
                                        Heads    : 64
                                        Sector/track : 32
                                        Byte     : 325,058,560

        When I boot the a1.3, it told me that is a 1542 instead of 1540.

Thanks for your concern.

Long

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From: [email-masked] (Mark A. Davis)
Subject: Re: WordProcessor (~=TEX) for Linux
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1993 15:52:29 GMT

[email-masked] (David Wright) writes:

>       Hear Hear. Except that the text version of 5.1 for SCO has some real
>bugs with regards to using "view document" (it likes to lock up the
>VT beyond recovery, and you can't ALT-Fx to another one), and with the formula
>and table creation features (which also use graphics mode).

I have it working great here now.... took some effort though.  WP is the ONLY
program I know of with a full graphical preview mode for text terminals.

I have not yet gotton the "formula view" to work right- there are problems.
I have reported them to WP, and they are working on it.  It is due to the
emulation mode switchover it does on the terminal, it causes the "special"
keys like arrow and function keys to not work.

> But overall, you
>would have a real hard time finding something that gave you ALL the features
>you get with WP, with the level of support you get from WP, for the price of
>WP.

One of my points exactly.  WordPerfect will have MORE sales when Linux
ever has COFF support...
-- 
  /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\
  | Mark A. Davis    | Lake Taylor Hospital | Norfolk, VA (804)-461-5001x431 |
  | Sys.Administrator|  Computer Services   | [email-masked]   .uucp |
  \--------------------------------------------------------------------------/

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Subject: Installing from a hard drive.
From: [email-masked] (Wes James)
Date: 1 Oct 93 08:20:53 MDT
Reply-To: [email-masked]

---

What path does the SLS install program look for if I want to install
the distribution from a hard drive.  When I try to do it from the hard
drive it looks like it mounts the /mnt to the DOS partition since
I tell it to use /dev/hda1 and hda1 is the dos partition.  I made an
install directory on the DOS partition with an "a2" directory just
like it is at the ftp site, but the install program says it can't
find the files in /mnt/install.

I have had problems with floppies so I am trying to find a way to
install off of the DOS partition.  I finally found out about sysinstall.
I tried sysinstall -doprompt -series x and it prints out on screen:

//install/catalog/diskx1: no such file or directory
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
and so forth.

How many different ways are there to install this stuff?!?!

If anyone could help me, it would be great!!
*******************************************************************
  Wes James                         Email:  [email-masked]
  Systems Specialist
  Utah State University
  Cooperative Extension             Voice:  (801)750-2229
  Logan, UT 84322-4900                FAX:  (801)750-3268
*******************************************************************

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From: [email-masked] (Andreas Klemm)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: New Great Linux Plus CDROM
Date: 30 Sep 1993 19:18:48 -0000

[email-masked] (Roman Yanovsky  [email-masked]) writes:

>       NOT JUST ANOTHER LINUX + 386BSD CD-ROM.

>Trans-Ameritech presents LINUX SLS/Slackware AND 386BSD and MULTYMEDIA CD-ROM.

>A new Linux CD-ROM is available! But not just Linux. Also 386BSD and more.
>Here is a brief summary of why we think this CD-ROM is the best.
>As the price of only $30 puts it in the same price category as the JANA 
>product, I'll base my comparison on it.

>We provide 2 versions of SLS distribution - a very stable 1.02 and the new 1.03
>and also the SLACKWARE distribution! Linux installs directly from the CD-ROM
>on almost any hardware configuration.

One question: which slackware release  ?

[ lot's of usefull contents ... ]

>7. For your convenience a full recent distribution of 386BSD *NIX is provided
>on the same CD-ROM.

Do you mean the original 386BSD 0.1 release ?
In it's original distribution with the 256k files etc01, etc02....
bin01, bin02, bin03 ... ? Or an already unpacked version which 
would be more interesting for direct file access ?

>8. Some space is dedicated to what takes too much room on hard disks - 
>sounds and pictures. They are usable with the Linux sound/gif tools and under 
>MS-DOS too!

>9. A few choice MS-DOS applications are included in the assumption that the
>majority of Linux users run DOS occasionaly. Or use it from dos-emu!
>Most of the MS-DOS stuff comes from the SIMTEL20 archive. Naturally only part 
>of it made it to the first CDROM. However the new releases will include other 
>files from SIMTEL20, GARBO etc. So if you subsribe to the Trans-Ameritech 
>Linux+ CDROM, you will not only get updated Linux, but over a year you will get
>the full SIMTEL20 collection as an extra bonus.

>10. Trans-Ameritech is a well established company with efficient organization
>to guarantee on-time printing and shipping of this product. There will be a
>significant discount if you subscribe for future releases.

>But the best part is that YOU will decide what to put on the next edition!
>We'll count votes and provide most popular software on the next one.

It would be a good idea to include all Linux sources so that everybody
is free to compile the stuff new with up to date compiler and libraries.

I think all gnu sources and Linux diffs would be a good start ...
-- 
Andreas Klemm                 /\/\____ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH 
[email-masked] ___/\/\/     [email-masked] (Unix Support)

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Subject: Re: Help with Linux Dual Boot system
From: [email-masked] (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
Date: 1 Oct 93 15:33:18 +0100

Brian Hampel ([email-masked]) wrote:
: I have installed linux in the past and was never able to get
: it to boot up with another OS.  I am once again trying to install
: Linux and would like to try to get it to boot up with Dos.
: If anyone has  any Tech Notes on making Linux Dual Boot
: can you please send them over. Also, any tips or helpfull hints
: would be GREATLY appreciated.
:                                                Thanks,
:                                                Brian W. Hampel
:                                                [email-masked]

What's Linux Dual Boot? Linux can be booted from floppy (ugly) or from
the HD with any (?) boot loader. I highly recommend Linux own one, lilo
(LInux LOader), that can boot Linux, but also OS/2, DOS or whatever you
want with ease. How are you installing Linux? Every installation kit I
know has his own copy of lilo, and makes a bootable floppy right from
the begining.

     Miguel Alvarez Blanco           "All that is gold does not glitter,
[email-masked]      not all those who wander are lost."
  [email-masked]                   Bilbo Baggins.

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Subject: Re: Obtaining
From: [email-masked] (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
Date: 1 Oct 93 15:35:53 +0100

Drew Ames ([email-masked]) wrote:
: I am interested in obtaining a copy of linux. Where can I get it?

: Drew.

If you want a working OS, try at sunsite.unc.edu at the dir /pub/Linux.
There you'll find a lot of things, but mainly the dirs called packages
(or was it distributions?) are what you want.

     Miguel Alvarez Blanco           "All that is gold does not glitter,
[email-masked]      not all those who wander are lost."
  [email-masked]                   Bilbo Baggins.

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Subject: Re: DOS based GUNZIP?
From: [email-masked] (Miguel Alvarez Blanco)
Date: 1 Oct 93 15:38:03 +0100

Chris Wood ([email-masked]) wrote:

:         I'd like to test all the .tgz files after ftp'ing before going
:         ahead with the installation to make sure they all ftp'ed
:         correctly, is there a DOS based gzip/gunzip around I could
:         use?

gzip has a makefile that works with my turbo C compiler (very old one!).
Nevertheless, with the tgz files you'll need a (still unknown) DOS version
of the unix tar program (.tgz stands for .tar.gz)

     Miguel Alvarez Blanco           "All that is gold does not glitter,
[email-masked]      not all those who wander are lost."
  [email-masked]                   Bilbo Baggins.

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