Subject: Linux-Admin Digest #122
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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 08:13:27 EDT

Linux-Admin Digest #122, Volume #2               Fri, 30 Sep 94 08:13:27 EDT

Contents:
  Re: DOOM DOOM DOOM DUMB DUMB DUMB! (Robert J. Shmit)
  Re: Jumbo250MB speed improvement (Harald Milz)
  Re: BUG: Linux <--> Cisco (David - Morris)
  Re: NCSA Httpd server on Linux (David - Morris)
  Re: No Hostname (David - Morris)
  Re: Linux 1.1.51 & GNU Finger 1.1.37 (John E. Gotts)
  Signals howto wanted. (Dan Wold)
  Re: Recompiling kernel ([email-masked])
  Re: mounting Misumi CD on 1.1.49 (AlexR2D42)
  Re: Caching SCSI Controller rec. ? (JL Gomez)
  REQ: XConfig for Diamond Stealth PRO (Alexander A Durzy)
  ls color and more (Mark Krischer)
  dip[6461]: SET_ENCAP(VJ_COMP=0): I/O error (Ron Arts)
  Re: Sound Blaster dev (Christofer D Chiappa)
  Re: Any NIS server package available? (Dustin Mollo)
  Re: yppasswdd, where? (Dustin Mollo)
  Sound Mixer Device (Anthony Peacock)
  Re: 4mm DAT on Linux? (Joseph P DeCello IIII)
  Re: WABI, WP, Word, etc. (Mark A. Davis)
  Re: A couple simple questions (Jeff Kesselman)
  BUG: Linux <--> Cisco (Alexander Terczka)
  Re: Orchid Kelvin 64 Xfree86 Driver Availability ??? (D.S. Foster)
  Re: ls color and more (Kai Fritsch)

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From: [email-masked] (Robert J. Shmit)
Subject: Re: DOOM DOOM DOOM DUMB DUMB DUMB!
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 21:14:44 GMT

David Miller ([email-masked]) wrote:
:       Two things. First, you step through 2000 lines of elisp code
: all night. Then tell me how it is bad to want to enjoy oneself a nice
: bout of DOOM to relieve the stree and reward oneslef?
:       Secondly, on Linus's own god damn machine at Helsinki you will
: fond in roots home directory "/root/DOOM/". So you are mocking out
: mentor in this respect. In fact he only kept his dos partition around
: so he could keep playing doom.

followup to: alt.folklore.urban :)
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From: [email-masked] (Harald Milz)
Subject: Re: Jumbo250MB speed improvement
Reply-To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 16:23:05 GMT

In comp.os.linux.admin, James Gray Walker ([email-masked]) wrote:
> You might try piping the tar or cpio output through a dd filter with
> a huge obs, 1 MB or so.  Then dd will wait for a full output buffer
> before writing it to tape in one long stream.  Your disk accesses will
> alternate with your tape writes, but it beats lots of small stop and go
> writes.

GNU tar allows for block size setting with the "b" option. No need to
use dd. 

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From: [email-masked] (David - Morris)
Subject: Re: BUG: Linux <--> Cisco
Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:24:44 GMT

[email-masked] (Alexander Terczka) writes:

>  I have the following problem,

>A telnet session, or any tcp session like uucico or rlogin, from a 
>cisco 2500 router (it happens with other cisco devices too) is 
>hanging when sending large packets to linux pcs. I have thrown 
 
Hate to belabor the obvious but make sure your MTUs match.  Also,
when you do your PING experiment, don't ping the cisco box on
the IP address associated with the net/subnet you are pinging
from.  There are some rules related to same net/different net
maximum packet sizes which might be confusing your experiment.
(I'm perhaps incorrectly assuming the cisco box has multiple
IP addresses/nets).

Can you show the problem with a 'commercial' TCP/IP product?
More likely to interest cisco as their problem in that case.

Dave Morris

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From: [email-masked] (David - Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.misc
Subject: Re: NCSA Httpd server on Linux
Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:31:20 GMT

>In article <[email-masked]> Pascal Cleve, [email-masked]
>writes:

>>Has anybody compiled and ran the NCSA HTTPD server on Linux.  Any 
>>advice would be appreciated.

I've done it, edit the makefile to change the -D for system to the
value which matches linux ... it was obvious when I looked but my
source is at work.  Compiled binaries are available at sunsite from
what I've heard ...  you'll have to look yourself (sunsite.unc.edu).
 
There is a command line flag for the daemon which overrides the .h file
location for configuration data.  The source tar from ncsa includes
html pages for documentation (as I recall ... or maybe I got them
separately?) and does include sample config files, mostly with many
comments.  Took an hour or two to bring up the server.  I already
had a home page.

Dave Morris

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From: [email-masked] (David - Morris)
Subject: Re: No Hostname
Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:33:30 GMT

[email-masked] (Robert J. Shmit) writes:

>David - Morris ([email-masked]) wrote:
>: I have both /etc/HOSTNAME and /etc/hostname on my system and it
>: still can't remember the hostname between boots.  I issue:
>:    hostname gate
>: from root (gate is the hostname) when I start and that fixes things.

>i had the same problem myself.. the problem is that slackware distribution
>has a botched up hostname bin.. the new bin works fine..
 
I had the problem with the fall94 Yggdrasil distribution ... where did you
get a new hostname bin?

Dave Morris

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From: [email-masked] (John E. Gotts)
Subject: Re: Linux 1.1.51 & GNU Finger 1.1.37
Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:29:14 GMT

You are waiting a few seconds for the fingerd daemon to update itself,
right?  If you finger your site immediately after fingerd starts, you
will get something similiar to what you posted.  Wait five minutes and
then check.  If the problem persists, I'll try my best to help.  I have
GNU Finger 1.37 installed under Slackware 2.0 with kernel 1.1.51 and have
had no trouble at all...

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From: [email-masked] (Dan Wold)
Subject: Signals howto wanted.
Date: 26 Sep 1994 22:26:09 -0400

I'm looking for an understanding on how signals work. None of my unix books
or accumulated FAQs, HOWTOs, etc, give much info on the topic. Can anyone
suggest any etexts or books that deal with the subject?

Thanks,
Dan

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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Recompiling kernel
Date: 27 Sep 1994 00:42:34 GMT
Reply-To: [email-masked]

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Marten Liebster) writes:

   <<Pretty soon I will be recompling my kernel 1.0.9  Is there a faq
   for such a procedure?  If not, could some kind soul please mail/
   post some pointers? ... >>

     /usr/src/linux/README

   

   

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From: [email-masked] (AlexR2D42)
Subject: Re: mounting Misumi CD on 1.1.49
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 02:48:29 GMT

>I am having difficulty mounting Mitusmi CD. 

I think it is time to put this into FAQ. You need to specify read-only option.

Best wishes,
Alex

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From: [email-masked] (JL Gomez)
Subject: Re: Caching SCSI Controller rec. ?
Date: 28 Sep 1994 23:05:48 -0500

Linux can make better use of the RAM on that caching controller
than the controller itself.

Invest in a quality bus-mastering SCSI card and a FAST SCSI-2 HD.
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From: [email-masked] (Alexander A Durzy)
Subject: REQ: XConfig for Diamond Stealth PRO
Date: 30 Sep 1994 03:41:53 GMT

Could anyone send me a working Xconfig for a Diamond 
Stealth PRO ISA?  I would GREATLY appreciate it.
Thanks!

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From: [email-masked] (Mark Krischer)
Subject: ls color and more
Date: 30 Sep 1994 03:33:48 GMT

i've notice that if i pipe ls through more, i lose the benefit of the color highlighting.
is there any way to prevent this from happening?

thanks in advance
mark

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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development
From: [email-masked] (Ron Arts)
Subject: dip[6461]: SET_ENCAP(VJ_COMP=0): I/O error
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 06:40:41 GMT

HI,

Subject line says it all.
I get this error in the log *only* for every 5th (concurrent) SLIP session. 
Note I run the 1.1.51 kernel with 16 SLIP channels enabled.
I use dip-3.3.7-lilo-3.2 (called as diplogin from /etc/passwd).

Any clues?
I can provide more info.
Email replies preferred please, there's too much noise in the c.o.l.* groups
already.

Thanks,
Ron

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From: Christofer D Chiappa <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster dev
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 18:34:35 -0400

> >> I have a Sound Blaster 16 ASP in my system.  How do I set up Linux to
> >> use it?  I have kernal 1.1.18

> >Re-compile the kernel with sound support.

> You also have to run the script at the end of
/usr/src/linux/drivers/sound/README to build the devices for it. 
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From: [email-masked] (Dustin Mollo)
Subject: Re: Any NIS server package available?
Date: 29 Sep 1994 17:24:07 GMT

Winfried Truemper ([email-masked]) wrote:
: Myung Cho 40-242E ([email-masked]) wrote:

: : I have not been able to find any NIS server package for Linux. 
: : Is there any to be found? I have the NIS client package  which
: : was archived at sunsite.unc.edu but no server package.

: Look into "nic.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/BETA/NYS" and get the file
: "nys-0.27.1.tar.gz" (or newer).

Do you want NYS (NIS+) or just plain old NIS?  I have the NIS server and
client up and running.  The nice thing about it is that you don't have to
recompile all your apps (telnet, ftp, etc).  I am looking for a yppasswd
now..  One that works with NIS and NOT NYS..  Any help would be greatly
appreciated!  :)

                                                -Dustin

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From: [email-masked] (Dustin Mollo)
Subject: Re: yppasswdd, where?
Date: 29 Sep 1994 17:24:57 GMT

Sverre H. Huseby ([email-masked]) wrote:

: I need an yppasswdd (daemon) that works with `old style' NIS
: (not NYS). Could anyone please tell me where I can find it?

Me too..  :)

                                                -Dustin

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From: [email-masked] (Anthony Peacock)
Subject: Sound Mixer Device
Date: 29 Sep 1994 12:12:24 +0800

Ok I know this isnt exactly a HUGE problem but noone else has been able 
to answer it and Ive tried the FAQ as well .... The readme for the sound 
stuff in the kernel ..(im running 1.1.50) tells me that I can install the 
mixer device , I have a standard run of the mill everyday 8 bit sound 
card, although the device is created , or rather a file is created, the 
file is empty ,cannot be catted etc and when trying to run a program 
calling the mixer device it returns the error ... no mixer device. Am I 
doing something wrong ... I am configuring the make to use the normal SB 
stuff ... I have even tried a full installation of the sound stuff ... 
with no joy and a lot of grief.
        Please email answers as its pointless posting a follow up to such 
a small problem. 
Thanks in advance Anthony Peacock

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From: [email-masked] (Joseph P DeCello IIII)
Crossposted-To: utah.linux
Subject: Re: 4mm DAT on Linux?
Date: 27 Sep 1994 03:07:12 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
Dan Halverson <[email-masked]> wrote:
>Pete Kruckenberg ([email-masked]) wrote:
>: I've heard that Linux will support 8mm DAT and a lot of other tape
>: drives, but I've never heard about 4mm DATs. Does anyone know if they
>: are supported under Linux, and if so, which brands/models? I'd prefer
>: SCSI, but if there is an floppy-controlled (or proprietary controller)
>: one that works with Linux, let me know. I'm assuming that a 4mm SCSI
>: DAT would be supported with the regular SCSI tape driver, so please
>: let me know if I'm right or wrong.
>
>Well, I have a Archive 8 GIG 4mm DAT drive in my machine running off of a 
>sound-blaster SCSI card along with a 1.7 Gig SCSI HD, and a NEC 3XI 
>CD-ROM.  I have cron backing up the complete drives (SCSI and 211 Meg 
>IDE) every night.  I get backup speeds of about 25 Megs a minute, and 
>compare times of about 36-39 megs a minute.  Overall, I have to say I 
>love the drive.  I think it is MUCH more reliable than the Exabyte drives 
>I have worked with before.  Also a lot cheaper.  E-Mail me if you need 
>any more information
>
>Happy Linux'ing
>
>       Dan

I'm using a WangDAT 3400DX (4GB uncompressed, 8GB compressed on 120M tapes).
It also can use 60M and 90M tapes, with lesser capacity.  It works great.
I ordered it from insight/hdi (computer shopper).  It came with scsi controller,cables, docs, etc for about $1500 (with no case).  I'm using it with a
BusLogic 445s VLB controller (not the ISA one that came with it).  I also
have two 1.7GB Micropolis drives.  With the newer kernels supporting the
buslogic cards, everything works great.  It very fast and reliable.  I'm
in the process of setting up cron jobs and scripts to automatically backup
the Linux box, three Nextstep PCs, and a sparc.  I've already got it to
work with NeXTstep, albeit with less than optimal settings, need to work on
the blocking factor, etc.

Any good SCSI2 DAT drive should work with Linux.  I'm not sure on how
well (if at all) you can control the compression with the drivers.  Under
Solaris, I can turn compression on/off, buy using different drivers, but
you will want to consider getting a DAT that you can jumper to default to
either (until) in case linux doesn't support it.

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From: [email-masked] (Mark A. Davis)
Subject: Re: WABI, WP, Word, etc.
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 23:33:35 GMT

"Eric Jeschke" <[email-masked]> writes:

>[article deleted for brevity]

>I wonder if Insignia Solutions will be (does?) distribute a version
>of their software for SCO

No.

> or SVR4.

Yes, Solaris!

>  If so, you might be able to run
>their emulator under iBCS on Linux and then run your Windows apps.

Such an emulator would not run under iBCS.  It uses kernel hooks....

>An emulator running an emulator could be pretty darn slow though!

Indeed.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
From: [email-masked] (Jeff Kesselman)
Subject: Re: A couple simple questions
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 16:51:49 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, Nathan Dwyer <[email-masked]> wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I'm just getting into Linux, and liking it a whole lot. I just have a few 
>problems so far I was wondering if anyone could help me with.
>
>I printed once.  No CR.  I tried changing some of the printcap around, no 
>luck.  I changed it back.  Now, when I lpd something, all I get are blank 
>pages.  I'm currently using the generic printer entry.  I have a Laserjet 
>4ML.
>
>Secondly, I can't receive files over the modem with minicom.  The blue 
>receive box comes up, pauses for a bit, then dissapears.  If I use xmodem 
>and switch to a shell to run rz -vv I get the error that it can't open 
>/var/adm/szlog.  I made a dummy szlog, and even changed the group 
>ownership from root to users, but no luck.
>
>Can anyone give me some pointers to help, or any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>nathan
>
I may be alble to hel pwith minicom.  I had a similar problem until i 
went into the configuration screen for file transfer. Thsi msut be done 
as root.  The eaiest way i is to  go root and then start minicom with the 
configure option (it may be -c, you can double check with the man page to 
make sure...)

Once in config mode, go to the file transfer config menu and remove the 
flags from sz and rz (and/or any other prtocol you use.)

In my version fo minicom at least, it comes configured for different 
versions of these transfer protocol programs then came with my Linux 
distribution.

Hope that helps!

Jeff Kesselman

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From: [email-masked] (Alexander Terczka)
Subject: BUG: Linux <--> Cisco
Date: 28 Sep 1994 17:45:35 GMT

  I have the following problem,

A telnet session, or any tcp session like uucico or rlogin, from a 
cisco 2500 router (it happens with other cisco devices too) is 
hanging when sending large packets to linux pcs. I have thrown 
out the 3com etherlink iii cards and replaced them with ne2000, 
replaced the pcs, replaced the cabling, tried all sorts of kernels 
from 1.0.9 to 1.1.50.

Steps to reproduce:
1)Telnet to a cisco
2)Telnet to a linux pc (from the cisco)
3)login and run a "ps aux" or anthing that produces *fast* text output
4)if it locks (and it probably will if you repeat the process often enough) 
  Hit CTRL-6 and then X (Cisco's esc sequence??) When you hit return to 
  resume your session, the rest ouf your output will be displayed.

Same occours when doing a telnet to port NNTP or UUCP.

16k pings from 3 machines to the Cisco produces 0 packet loss, same
in the other direction. Increasing the number of pinging machines
still gives 0 packet loss until ethernet collisions start to occur.

I get the feeling that there is a timing/flow control problem with TCP,
cisco has not been able to reproduce these effects (on sunstations however)

I talked to a guy in the us via IRC today, who has similar cisco 
equipment, and is experiencing the same problems.

The hardware I have used is (in all combinations)
486-dx2/66 486dx4/100 
ne2000 3com509
adaptec 1542cf

                     if anybody has any great ideas,
                        i'd just love to see them

                                Alext 
                        ([email-masked])

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Crossposted-To: git.unix.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
From: [email-masked] (D.S. Foster )
Subject: Re: Orchid Kelvin 64 Xfree86 Driver Availability ???
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 07:58:45 GMT

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Raymond Ho) writes:
>In <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (nilsen) writes: 
>
>>
>>
>>Does anyone know if drivers have been written for this card yet??
>>
>>I think it uses a cirrus logic 5434 chipset
>>
>>I would obviously prefer the driver to be public domain
>>
>>I know that it is supposed to be coming in xfree86 3.1, when is this due
>>out???  
>>
>>Is there any way i can get an advance copy of the driver??
>>
>>
>>And what does accelerated vs. unaccelerated support mean on the linux 
>>hardware compatability sheet??
>>
>>thanx,
>>
>>-- 
>>Robert Windsor Nilsen III     | We make holes in teeth!
>>[email-masked] |
>>
>I would like to know too, I have a Diamond Speedstar 64 PCI which uses the
>same Currus Logic 5434 chip.  I've configured it as a clgd5424 for X and it
>works fine for all the display modes, except when I exit, then when screen
>will just goes into funny characters.  I have tried using the clgd543x driver
>but with no luck.
>
>

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From: [email-masked] (Kai Fritsch)
Subject: Re: ls color and more
Date: 30 Sep 1994 10:22:45 GMT

In article [email-masked] (Mark Krischer) writes:

>
>   i've notice that if i pipe ls through more, i lose the benefit of the color highlighting.
>   is there any way to prevent this from happening?
>
>
>   thanks in advance
>   mark

Hi, Mark,

see the /etc/DIR_COLORS...

        .
        .
        .
# Configuration file for the color ls utility 
# COLOR needs one of these arguments: 'tty' colorizes output to ttys, but not
# pipes. 'all' adds color characters to all output. 'none' shuts colorization
# off.
        .
        .
        .

...and use 'COLOR all'. So you can see color output at all.

Bye 
        Kai.

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