August 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

FTP Install over PPP serial link.
by muskrat＠texas.net 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Anyone have any experience or advice with installing SuSE on a laptop (with no CD-ROM or NIC) over a PPP link on the serial port? Thanx, Jeff

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host- and domainname?
by sohjo＠saunalahti.fi 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

been asking about this for awhile now, but no one seems to know the answer (which seems .. silly) from what I've read I've figured that my_hostname+my_domainname = fully qualified domain name. so the problem is that i have a standalone machine with a dialup access to my ISP so clearly: my_hostname+my_domainname isn't a working combination. this only gives me problems while sending mail, and it's really starting to bug me. a few people suggested that I'd get a domainname at www.dhist.org (or .com) but I don't think that everyone is using dhist just to get their mail working.. I've read dozens of documents descriping host+domainname configuration for networked machines but not one which would explain a working configuration for a mostly off-network machine. and the real questions: should my domainname be my ISP's name?, can I use my_hostname+my_ISP's name as my FQDM? and if yes, then: can sendmail/smail be configured to not to care about domain and fqdm's or is there another way around this? i don't mind reading documents but I thought I'd ask before I start reading tons of useless documents ( to me that is..) well, I really hope I've missed something very basic here, so: thanks in advance :)

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Java Suite
by simeo＠nil.fut.es 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Hi friends, Where Can I found a suite similar to VisualCafe for linux ? jdk is a little poor if you want to design graphical interfaces. Thanks .~. ---------------- < Simeó Reig // \\ simeo(a)tinet.org /( 0 )\ Tarragona ^ ^ -----------------

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Re: RE: [SLE] Question about SuSE 6.2
by jon_pennington＠excite.com 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

On Mon, 2 Aug 1999 08:41:50 -0700, Mr. M wrote: > > I've seen talks about SuSE 6.2 on this list and I was wondering if an > > upgrade option will be made available? I would hate to have to go out > > and get an entirely new package again (It cost 60$ in Canada!!) and I > > only got SuSE 6.1 less than 2 months ago. > > > > 60 bucks! OUCH! That sounds like a MS/Redhat kinda price. (Sorry, > couldn't resist). > > Have you checked out www.cheapbytes.com or www.lsl.com? LinuxMall.com has sold them for $34.99 US, which is the same US$ price as the SuSE Subscription Service. I don't know how that adds up when you figure in international shipping, but It's a start. Best Buy, Borders, CompUSA, and a few other US retailers each sell SuSE Linux for $29.99 US. -=|JP|=- (Resident GNUbie) Jon Pennington | SuSE Linux 6.0 jon_pennington(a)excite.com | Kernel 2.2.7+ Kansas City, Missouri, USA | K6-2 350 ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com

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msbasic FOR linux???
by anavarro＠cyberclub.net 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

I am use a software desing for MSBASIC for Unix SCO i need traslate this software at LINUX 6.x . I test this with BWBASIC but this version is very diferent in yours command. I need very very very urg this traslation any people know a version of MSBASIC for linux or compatible?????. NOT BWBASIC is diferent.. :-(( tks for your help Alejandro Navarro anavarro(a)cyberclub.net <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I am use a software desing for MSBASIC for Unix SCO i need traslate this software at LINUX 6.x . I test this with BWBASIC but this version is very diferent in yours command.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I need very very very urg this traslation any people know a version of MSBASIC for linux or compatible?????. NOT BWBASIC is diferent.. :-((</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>tks for your help </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alejandro Navarro</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:anavarro@cyberclub.net">anavarro(a)cyberclub.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY>

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binfmt-0000 ?
by zentena＠hophead.dyndns.org 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

Aug 2 17:45:02 hophead modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000 I found this in my messages file. So what is binfmt? I see various ones in conf.modules but not 0000. From looking at the various ones in conf.modules I'm guessing it's a binary format [I see IBCS and aout] Thanks Nick -- --------------------- Nick Zentena SuSE 6.1 Linux 2.2.10 ---------------------

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KDE-1.1.1 (error on startup)
by t3＠wolfenet.com 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

Hi all: My thanks to John Skinner, Jyry Kuukkanen, and Hal Schlicht for your responses regarding KDE1.1.1. Finally got everything downloaded and installed. Everything seems to be working, at least what I've tried so far. Now I'm getting two error messages when KDE starts up. They both refer to the absence of mime types. could not find mime type application/x-rpm in opt/kde/share/applnk/System/kpackviewer.kdelnk could not find mime type application/x-debian-package in opt/kde/share/applnk/System/kpackviewer.kdelnk Shouldn't these have been installed when the kpackviewer.rpm package was installed? How do I install them now and where do I get them from? TIA, Tom -- Tom Taylor Sr. Development Technician Telemedic Systems, Inc. 253.529.0526 Member: PSLUG http://sealinux.itsite.com email: t3(a)wolfenet.com, tom(a)telemedics.com

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Difficulties mailing to the list
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

Hi Folks, Are any of you out there having problems posting mail to the list because a "Return-Path:" header gets inserted into your headers which differs from your subscribed amail address (as in the "From:" or "Sender:" or even "Reply-To:" fields? If so, I should be pleased to hear from you (to the address at the end of this mail; also "Reply-To:" etc as in headers! Since you won't be able to reply to the list if you're in this case, please make sure you to reply to my personal email address. I have been having this problem since midday Friday: apparently the new ezmlm server insists on taking my email address from the "Return-Path" header, and this is NOT the address subscribed. This is new since Friday -- Inever hadthis problem before. While I have a work-round (which is very tedious) nto all of you may have one available. I'd like to point out to the List Managers that the sender's email address should, according to RFC 822 etc, be taken from the "Sender:", "Reply-To:" or "From:" headers. This is NOT what the "Return-Path" address is for! best wishes, Ted.

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Re: [SLE] Once a FAT32 always a FAT32?
by migdalas＠dias.ergasya.tuc.gr 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

I have Linux and FAT16 on two machines, sharing hard disks. Works fine. Linux can read/write to FAT16. I have recently a new machine with FAT32 on one hard disk and Linux on the other. Linux sees the FAT32, mounts it without any problem, reads it, but .... cannot write to it. Reports 100% usage, though windows98 covers onle 1G of the 4.5Gs of that hard drive. I have Win98 primarily as a game OS. I use Linux for doing a job done. So I need badly to be able to write on those unused Gs of the FAT32 disk. Any help, please! /Sakis ============================================== Athanasios Migdalas DSS Laboratory. TUC 73100 Chania, Crete, GREECE Tel +30 821 37288 Fax +30 821 64824 migdalas(a)dias.ergasya.tuc.gr -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Soper <dsoper(a)efn.org> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Cc: Charles L. Bowman <bowman(a)buffnet.net> Date: 02 August 1999 12:24 Subject: Re: [SLE] Once a FAT32 always a FAT32? On 1 Aug 99, at 15:10, Charles L. Bowman wrote: > Looking through my > WIN98 manual I find the following statements > > ......"converting your primary hard drive to FAT32 may cause the > other operating system to be unusable. THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF THE OTHER > OPERATING SYSTEM IS INSTALLED ON A DIFFERENT DRIVE"....and......WITH FAT32 > CLUSTER SIZE........"YOU CANNOT UNINSTALL WINDOWS 98" (emphasis added). > > If anybody is interested I'll tell what prompted the change to > FAT32, and what System Commander Deluxe (4.021) does under FAT32 cluster > size. > > In the meantime, I have three questions: > > 1. Anybody know of 3rd party software which converts FAT32 back to > FAT16? > 2. Has anybody attempted to install Linux (FAT16) on one disk with a > functioning WIN98 (FAT32) on a second hard disk? As someone said, Linux uses ext2 filesystem, not FAT16. I've got 2 boxes at work with Win95 FAT32 and Linux living on different disks. I've got a Win95 FAT32 and Linux living on the same hard drive at home. I've also got a Win95 FAT32 primary partition and a FAT16 partition living on the same hard drive on a Toshiba laptop, with NT running on the FAT16 partition. I'm assuming the FAT32 is the same for both. > 3. Will the new release of SuSE Linux contain support for FAT32? The current version has support for FAT32. BTW, the comment in the MS manual about not being able to uninstall Win98 from a FAT32 is wrong. FORMAT C: uninstalls anything (FDISK works pretty well, too....). I support 100 'doze clients and can vouch for the effectiveness of both. Cheers, Dennis > Thanks for your help. > > Charles L. Bowman > bowman(a)buffnet.net > > HP Pavilon. Celeron 333MHz. Phoenix Bios > 4.06 (Rev. 1.07) > (formerly) SuSE 6.1 Kernal 2.2.5 > (solely) WIN98 :-( > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com "Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language." --Noel Godin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com

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Test message only (2)
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 02 Aug '99

02 Aug '99

Sorry for the intrusion -- just testing whether I can post to the list! Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Date: 02-Aug-99 Time: 22:01:01 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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