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[SuSE Linux] re-send of "Partitioning"
by malcolmb＠tibco.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Sorry, had a pile of mail problems after sending this before, and couldn't get anything from the mailing list. If anyone replied to this, could you re-replay? Thanks Malcolm ______________________________________________________________ Hi, I'm trying to set up multiple OSs on my system. I have 2 drives, one IDE drive, and one SCSI drive. The SCSI drive is an IBM 9.1Gb ultrastar. Does anyone know why win 95 fdisk has a problem reading the partition table when linux seems fine with it? Fdisk on linux reports 8748 cylinders and fdisk on 95 (ie win95 dos) reports 1023 cylinders and 724 Mbytes less capacity! The other thing was whether anyone had tried setting up an NT boot partition and Linux boot partition on a SCSI drive which comes up as drive 2 (IDE always seems to come first) using LILO? I had planned my partitions to be :- Drive 1: LILO in the MBR WIN95 boot partition -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Please help! which com port for new modem?
by dominic_mcdonald_aveyard＠yahoo.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Hi everyone, I'm really sorry you told me some of this before, but I accidently purged my inbox. Which com port should I use for the new internal modem I'm installing tommorow? I was going to set the jumper on the card so that it is permenantly on that port, which I think'll make things simpler. I have a sound card installed, but since it sounds like its pretty hard to setup under linux, and since my mom in law doesn't really like sound on the machine I was just going to let linux be silent. Is COM2 perhaps a good plan? I have a printer too, by the way. Or should I use COM1 which means the COM1 port on the back of the machine can't be used, but we have a PS2 mouse anyway. Any help would be appreciated, I find all this kind of stuff really confusing. I'm installing the modem tommorow, hopefully all will go well :-) Cheers, Dom === _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Letter to editor.... keeps Linux on the badlist
by ksaj＠xoommail.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Allen: This is exactly what I meant. People who would not normally consider Linux (Microsoft-heads, I guess) will not be turned onto Linux when they see letters from Linuxies in Microsoft magazines putting them down. Those who don't see name-calling in forums other than your own as being childish are obviously not looking at this from the business side of things. Microsoft is winning because it has almost every coporation in the world convinced that MS is the way to go. For those people, the only view of Linux they ever get is what's in the news (Bill Gates ultra-polite way of putting Linux down as a hacker operating system) and immature name-calling posts from Linuxies in Microsoft forums supporting this view. You don't win people over by treating them like morons. And in this case, there is a much higher number of these "morons" than there are Linuxies. For those who will now rant that Linux is now available pre-installed on XX- machine from such'n'such major vendor... in all cases, if you want Linux pre- installed on a machine, you have to actively look for a vendor that will do it. If you haphazardly walk into a computer store and buy a computer, you don't take it home and "discover" Linux is the OS. You don't have them saying over the little loudspeaker "would you like an order of Linux with that?" Linux has a *long* way to go before it is in a real battle with MS. I am sure we'll get there, but we're not there yet. Microsoft's fight has remained very mature. There are countless unoffensive articles out there as to why MS is better than Linux. But that letter to the editor of a Win NT magazine is a serious step backward for the Linux community who (certainly to the MS-world) seem unable to fight on equally mature terms. Good to see that someone read my post without intending to flame it regardless of content. Karsten Allen Carpenter wrote: > > The point is that when some of us try to introduce linux to or use linux > in > professional environments one of the obstacles we must overcome is the > perception > that linux is an enthusiasts hobby kit. This perception is often > reinforced when one > of the "suits" (You know these guys, they are the ones that have little > technical > knowledge but control the checkbook.) reads a bit about linux and runs > across > the kind of things that have been quoted in this thread before. ______________________________________________________ Get your free web-based email at <A HREF="http://www.xoom.com"><A HREF="http://www.xoom.com</A">http://www.xoom.com</A</A>> SPECIAL OFFER: 250 Web Site Templates, Only $29.95! - <A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email"><A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email</A">http://orders.xoom.com/email</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] trying to install gnucash under SuSE Linux 6.0... only problems
by wybo＠servalys.hobby.nl 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Hi, I tried to install the gnucash binary gnucash-1.1.23-4.i386.rpm (there seems not to be a binary version for version 26) and I got: % rpm -i gnucash-1.1.23-4.i386.rpm failed dependencies: libreadline.so.3 is needed by gnucash-1.1.23-4 libguile.so.3 is needed by gnucash-1.1.23-4 libXmHTML.so.1.1 is needed by gnucash-1.1.23-4 libXm.so.1 is needed by gnucash-1.1.23-4 even though I have libguile.so.3 and libXm.so.1 in /usr/local/lib. libreadline.so.3 lacks indeed, but I could not install it from its rpm: % rpm -i readline-2.1-5.i386.rpm failed dependencies: /sbin/install-info is needed by readline-2.1-5 These are only the simplest problems, it seems, in installing gnucash. Can anyboby help with the first steps on this quest please? I hoped to jump over problems like this by installing the binary, but that doesn't seem to make thangs easier than installing from the sources... -- Hartelijke groet, Wybo Dekker ___________________Servalys Analytical Chemistry Services__________________ wybo(a)servalys.hobby.nl | Deilsedijk 60 | tel +31-345-652164 www.hobby.nl/~servalys | 4158 CH Deil, The Netherlands | fax +31-345-652383 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Kernel Panic
by r.ibbotson＠zen.co.uk 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Hi I corrected the error I was suffering from last night where the mouse wouldn't work in X-windows by re-installing the 2.0.36 kernel. As I was doing this a message popped up which said to install kernmod.rpm if a mouse problem appeared. I suspect that someone may have a weird sense of humour ? I had to install a new X server which now works fine with the mouse. However, I now find that when I use Kppp to connect to the internet it connects for a while and then disconnects and reconnects shortly afterwards. Anyone know which config file I should alter to sort this out ? I can't remember just now. Other thing is. Has anyone worked out how to use Kppp from a windows machine on a network ? I use six different ISPs to connect and I would like to be able to use all of them through my domestic network from windows 98 machines as well as use the linux box for writing web pages and writing simple (introductory) software. I know that I can use Wvdial but I thought that it might be interesting to have a go with Kppp. Thanks Richard Sheffield UK 0973 682181 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Nedit
by koen_dejonghe＠yahoo.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Same problem here, I tried to fix it by modifying the .Xresources file, but that's of course not the optimal solution. I thought it had something to do with this annoying KCharset: Wrong charset ! problem, which I've still not been able to solve. --- Stefano Giacometti <giacometti(a)coritel.it> wrote: > > Hi, > > has anyone solved the problem of NEDIT with suse 6.0? I worked with nedit on > RedHat with KDE and I had a lot of menu shortcut working, and a lot of > CRTL-x shortcuts working. > > On Suse (same nedit version, same nedit config files) I cannot use shortcuts > at all... what does this depend on?? > > Thanks in advance! > > Stefano > > -- > > ****************************************************************** > Stefano Giacometti > CoRiTeL - Consorzio di Ricerca sulle Telecomunicazioni > > EMAIL : giacometti(a)coritel.it URL : <A HREF="http://www.coritel.it"><A HREF="http://www.coritel.it</A">http://www.coritel.it</A</A>> > TEL : +39-06-20410028 ADDRESS : Via di Tor Vergata, 135 > FAX : +39-06-20410037 00133 Roma - ITALY > ICQ : 1051773 > ****************************************************************** > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the > archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>> > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] CAD again (only for interested !)
by Andreas.Hupfau＠linuxatwork.at 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Hi list, thanks for all the interests, I forgot to mention, that there is a demo version for download at www.archline.at/download/ (of course it's only for windows at this time) It's version 3.1 (english) and 3.2 (german) At the CeBIT we presented version 4.0, but it isn't released yet cause of some bugs. greets Andreas Hupfau _______ / LINUX \ | @work / \________ homepage: <A HREF="http://www.linuxatwork.at"><A HREF="http://www.linuxatwork.at</A">http://www.linuxatwork.at</A</A>> email: Andreas.Hupfau(a)linuxatwork.at RIPE: AH2014-RIPE DNS-Services, free Mailinglists: <A HREF="http://support.linuxatwork.at"><A HREF="http://support.linuxatwork.at</A">http://support.linuxatwork.at</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Letter to editor.... keeps Linux on the badlist
by ksaj＠xoommail.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

I am a consultant mainly working in Network Security, and do about 900f my work with Linux. Actually, it used to be about 50% but now that Network Associates has ported Cybercop Scanner to Linux, its usability has increased greatly for me. One thing I have noticed is that there is a very severe dislike for Linux in the corporate business world. Linux bashing is becoming very popular, led by the Microsoft ringleader himself, Bill Gates. Its success is to the point that nowdays I can only tell my clients I use "Unix" because as soon as I say the word Linux, most company directors get a sour taste in their mouths. What is the reason for this? How is it that Microsoft bashing Linux is so much more widely accepted as truth? This is simple: there is a major difference to how Linuxies argue their stance that will always keep Linux number one on the public blacklist. Microsoft and other Windows-folk continue to call Linux by its proper name. Why it is that Linuxies prefer to use names like Windoze, Microshit, Internet Exploiter, etc, is beyond me. This is an annoying "feature" very particular to Linux and FreeBSD that is virtually nonexistant to the professional operating system world (SCO, IRIX, Solaris, etc) And there are constant references about Microsoft users being somehow inept or stupid. Offending people in this manner only serves to make us Linuxies all look very childish. There are several operating systems that are far superior to Linux, but you will not hear them bashing Linux with childish nomenclature reminiscent of the neighborhood children sticking out their tongues and calling you silly names. I do not believe that the letter as posted to the editor of the NT magazine will work to persuade anyone that Linux is anything but the OS of choice for hobbyists and mouthy teenagers. Too bad, because other than the fact that it appears to have been written by someone in grade 7 with a nasty attitude, it holds more than a grain of truth. Having been written by an adult (or at least sounding like an adult, as the case may be) this letter would serve the Linux "community" much better. I've been in the industry long enough to know that if you talk like a child, your opinion is accepted as a child's opinion. Even Microsoft users know that... Karsten Johansson ______________________________________________________ Get your free web-based email at <A HREF="http://www.xoom.com"><A HREF="http://www.xoom.com</A">http://www.xoom.com</A</A>> SPECIAL OFFER: 250 Web Site Templates, Only $29.95! - <A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email"><A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email</A">http://orders.xoom.com/email</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] SuSE + GNUstep ?
by kick＠c2i.net 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

i allready asked this some weeks ago :-/ Has anyone succesfully installed GNUstep on SuSE ?? anyone else fancy a try? ;-) <A HREF="http://www.gnustep.org"><A HREF="http://www.gnustep.org</A">http://www.gnustep.org</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Ooops, com port question already answered
by dominic_mcdonald_aveyard＠yahoo.com 31 Mar '99

31 Mar '99

Hello, Man my brain really has been taking a lot of time off, I checked the archive and will put the modem on com1 since I have a PS2 mouse. Oh dearie me, time for sleep. Well, no need to answer that post from me. ;-) Sorry folks, Cheers! Dom === _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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