June 1998 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[S.u.S.E. Linux] Printing Install Manual
by nelsen＠telusplanet.net 26 Jun '98

26 Jun '98

Hi, Does anyone know of a satisfactory way of printing \Docu\Book.txt on the GSL SuSE 5.2 CD? I have been thus far unable to set any word processor to print it without lots of spaces here and there and odd line breaks. TIA Dave - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] IRC channel
by subb3＠ibm.net 26 Jun '98

26 Jun '98

I created a #suse-linux channel on irc.cs.rpi.edu server. The channel is not operated by a bot. The server does not accept bots. I will stay the channel as long as I can. Hopefully SuSE Linux users will start showing up in that channel. Please join in and show some support. Thanks. SubbaRao subb3(a)ibm.net - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Network - Setup
by subb3＠ibm.net 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

Hello, I am new to SuSE. I installed SuSE on my machine and used YAST to configure the network. After I restarted the system, the "ifconfig" command, shows the loopback device and dummy device. It did not find the eth0 device. How do I get the system to find the eth0 device? Thank you. Subba Rao subb3(a)ibm.net - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Network - Setup
by subb3＠ibm.net 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

Ken, Thank you for replying. The SuSE system has a Ethernet connection to my LAN. Also, I want to use this system for my dial-up connection. What devices will PPP use for dial-up connection? The goal is to implement IP Masq. through SuSE system. Thank you again. Subba Rao C. J. Kenneth Tan wrote: > Subba, > > The purpose of dummy device is for applications that require some kind of > network connection to function. One such application is Emacs, if I am > not wrong. So if you only have a dial-up connection, I think you should > leave dummy device there. But if you have an ethernet device also, you > may disable dummy. Is your machine connected to an isolated LAN and is > connected to the outside world via dial-up connection? If that is the > case, I don't see why you can't disable dummy device. > > To give you an example, my machine at home is connected via cable modem to > the outside world. Since I don't even have a phone line at home because I > use a cellular phone, there is no point in even compiling PPP or SLIP > cupport into the kernel, and no point in compiling dummy device support > into the kernel either. If dummy support is not compiled into the kernel, > what is the point of enabling it in rc.config? > > Hope this helps a bit. > > Regards, > C. J. Tan - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Mount Fat32 Partitions
by s.brennan＠bigpond.com 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

I have S.u.S.e 5.2 and I really would like to be able to mount a friends Fat32 partition when he comes round. I have the updated kernel (2.0.34) with suse patches already installed. I have tried patching the kernel myself but I cant seem to get it to work. Can someone PLEASE explain how I can do it... PROPERLY??? Cheers Stephen Brennan - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Behaviour
by jonno＠printsters.com 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

Hello, all. New to Linux, and I think it's first-rate (came from Solaris 2.5.1). I have noticed that if I get a few processes running, however, my mouse cursor will pause sporadically, though briefly. Like, if I move the mouse in a steady circular pattern, the cursor will freeze (just for half a sec) every few times 'round, usually during a disc access or something. I've tried renicing processes to no avail (especially the java culprit). This is a PS/2 mouse on an IBM machine. Is there anything I can do? Would the same thing happen with a serial mouse? It makes the whole interface experience seem jerky. Any help would be appreciated! __________________ Jon Snidal jonno(a)printsters.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: PCI modem(big Q)
by darkway＠hotmail.com 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

Ah thanks first i thought it was my cards or this or that and wasn't sure what to do i have plenty of pci cards and don't want to live in any restriction I'm already hurting for cash but how much does a motherboard for a AMD K6 200 MHz Cost really(that will work with linux/pci access) i'v heard motherboards could go from 70 to 1200 $'s >From owner-suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Wed Jun 24 14:09:46 1998 >Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA09192; > Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:00:02 -0700 >Received: by Goldengate.suse.com (bulk_mailer v1.5); Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:58:33 -0700 >Received: (from mdom@localhost) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA09078 > for suse-linux-e-outgoing; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:58:33 -0700 >Received: from Galois.suse.de (root(a)Galois.suse.de [195.125.217.193]) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA09069 > for <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:58:28 -0700 >Received: from Mandelbrot.suse.de (Mandelbrot.suse.de [192.168.102.16]) > by Galois.suse.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA18737 > for <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:58:25 +0200 >Received: from localhost (mantel@localhost) > by Mandelbrot.suse.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA19074 > for <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:58:25 +0200 >X-Authentication-Warning: Mandelbrot.suse.de: mantel owned process doing -bs >Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:58:24 +0200 (MEST) >From: Hubert Mantel <mantel(a)suse.de> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: PCI modem >In-Reply-To: <<A HREF="msg00713.html">19980624110807.21418.qmail(a)hotmail.com</A>> >Message-ID: <<A HREF="msg00730.html">Pine.LNX.3.96.980624225108.1131d-100000(a)Mandelbrot.suse.de</A>> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >Sender: owner-suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Reply-To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >X-Mailinglist: suse-linux-e > > >Hi, > >On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Dark Way wrote: > >> Would you or anyone happen to know why when installing linux except suse >> eide003*pci bios access disabled* the system reboots? > >You have a broken motherboard/BIOS. In some cases updating the BIOS helps. >If you do not use any PCI components, you can live with this restriction >and wait for 2.2.0. In kernel 2.1.x you are able to specify the way the >kernel accesses the PCI BIOS. From Configure.help (2.1.106): > >PCI BIOS support >CONFIG_PCI_BIOS > If you have enabled PCI bus support above, you probably want to > allow Linux to use your PCI BIOS to detect the PCI devices and > determine their configuration. Note: some old PCI motherboards have > BIOS bugs and may crash if you say Y here -- for such motherboards, > you should say N here and say Y to "PCI direct access support" > instead. > > Except for some special cases (embedded systems with no BIOS), you > probably should say Y here. > >PCI direct access support >CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT > If you don't want to use the PCI BIOS (e.g., because you run some > embedded system with no BIOS at all) or Linux says it cannot use > your PCI BIOS, you can enable direct PCI hardware here. It might fail > if your machine is based on some unusual chipset, but it usually > works. If both PCI BIOS and direct PCI access are enabled, the use > of BIOS is preferred. If unsure, say Y. > > Hubert > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.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

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] What does SuSE stand for?
by darkway＠hotmail.com 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

YEs i agree.SuSE rocks. I tried redhat 5.1 but the install is broken and the tech support is non existent.INfact i sent 4 e-mails in the registered support section and didn't get 1 REPLY!! I think redhat is waaay to commercial to give a dam about makening a decent distro.All my freinds that have run redhat say its pretty screwy and buggy.well SuSE i'm yet to find one hole one bug one anything.The german maybe kinda heh distruptive but hell the book kicks the hell outta the redhat book by far! Great programming and this mailing list rules.So bada boom bada bing hehe >From owner-suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Wed Jun 24 14:49:28 1998 >Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA11162; > Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:42:05 -0700 >Received: by Goldengate.suse.com (bulk_mailer v1.5); Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:40:45 -0700 >Received: (from mdom@localhost) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA11089 > for suse-linux-e-outgoing; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:40:45 -0700 >Received: from laplace.dyn.ml.org (tanc(a)h24-64-69-114.cg.wave.shaw.ca [24.64.69.114]) > by Goldengate.suse.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA11085 > for <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:40:43 -0700 >Received: from localhost (tanc@localhost) > by laplace.dyn.ml.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA15191; > Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:46:27 -0600 >X-Authentication-Warning: laplace.dyn.ml.org: tanc owned process doing -bs >Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:46:27 -0600 (MDT) >From: "C. J. Kenneth Tan" <tanc(a)cuug.ab.ca> >X-Sender: tanc(a)laplace.dyn.ml.org >To: Howard Arons <hlarons(a)mail.comcat.com> >cc: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] What does SuSE stand for? >In-Reply-To: <<A HREF="msg00727.html">19980624164026.27587@BeagleDog</A>> >Message-ID: <<A HREF="msg00732.html">Pine.LNX.3.96.980624154137.15186A-100000(a)laplace.dyn.ml.org</A>> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >Sender: owner-suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Reply-To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >X-Mailinglist: suse-linux-e > > >I have been using S.u.S.E. Linux since 5.1 and I have been very happy with >it. I don't know that much about the manual because I hate to read >manuals unless I ultimately have to do that. But when I do read it, I >find it very informative. One thing that I have gotten used to with any >Liinux distribution is: don't expect any technical support from the >vendor. So just hope that whatever comes out of the vendor's door is >perfect, or closest to perfect. Then it is up to you to do the rest, >making sure that it works on your machine. It is also when I have to dig >around the system that I leant most. If you think S.u.S.E. is bad, try >Red Hat and you will appreciate how good S.u.S.E. is. > >On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Howard Arons wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 1998 at 10:54:57AM -0600, nelsen(a)telusplanet.net wrote: >> > >> > It is very easy to >> > install, a bootable CD with self installer. >> >> I agree with that. It is easy to install, YaST is a good sys admin tool, >> and the comm'l distribution (I have SuSE 5.2) has tons of nice apps. BUT, >> see below for the darker side (IMHO). >> >> >If you get the commercial >> > version, I am told that it features a very good handbook and 60 days of >> > installation support. >> >> </rant mode on> >> >> NOT true, in my (limited, newbie) experience. The manual really pertains, >> at least in part, to versions older that 5.2. Of equal concern is the >> quality of the German -> English translation. Sometimes it's just funny >> but clear, but other times there's no hope of getting the meaning intended. >> >> Technical support is poor to nonexistent, except for the folks (SuSE and >> others) on this list. Phone support isn't toll free (in the US) and is only >> available on Tue and Fri. E-mail support has not worked for me 2 out of 2 >> times. >> >> </rant mode off> >> >> Howard Arons >> -- >> Powered by SuSE Linux 5.2 -- kernel 2.0.33 >> Communications by Mutt 0.89 >> - >> To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >> this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >C. J. Tan >E-mail: cjtan(a)acm.org Telephone: 1-403-220-8038 > tanc(a)cuug.ab.ca 1-403-606-4257 >URL: <A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc"><A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc</A">http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc</A</A>> Facsimile: 1-403-284-1980 > > "An engineer made programmer is one > who attempts to solve a problem, > A programmer made engineer is one > who knows how to solve a problem." >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.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

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] [Fwd: [Fwd: WebInquiry - USA]]
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

<PRE> Let them know that there is a market for Adaptec software! Fred -- Fred A. Miller, Systems Administrator Cornell Univ. Press Services fmiller(a)lightlink.com fm(a)cupserv.org</PRE> -- BEGIN included message <BLOCKQUOTE> <UL> <LI>To: Patrick Garrison <<A HREF="mailto:plg6@epix.net">plg6(a)epix.net</A>>, home <<A HREF="mailto:fmiller@lightlink.com">fmiller(a)lightlink.com</A>></LI> <LI>Subject: [Fwd: WebInquiry - USA]</LI> <LI>From: "Fred A. Miller" <<A HREF="mailto:fm@cupserv.org">fm(a)cupserv.org</A>></LI> <LI>Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:13:06 -0400</LI> </UL> <PRE> </PRE> -- BEGIN included message <BLOCKQUOTE> <UL> <LI>To: "'<A HREF="mailto:fm@cupserv.org">fm(a)cupserv.org</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:fm@cupserv.org">fm(a)cupserv.org</A>></LI> <LI>Subject: RE: WebInquiry - USA</LI> <LI>From: Support <<A HREF="mailto:Support@seagatesoftware.com">Support(a)seagatesoftware.com</A>></LI> <LI>Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:41:15 -0400</LI> </UL> <PRE> There are no plans at this time to support this flavor of UNIX. However, with requests such as yours coming in on a regular basis, we have submitted every one to the product enhancement department. Hopefully, someone will notice the demand for this agent and do something about it. Thank you for your input. Thank You, Paul Resnik Certified NACSE Senior Network Specialist Seagate Software Electronic Technical Support Electronic Support Address: support(a)smg.seagatesoftware.com Technical WEB Site: <A HREF="http://tech.seagatesoftware.com"><A HREF="http://tech.seagatesoftware.com</A">http://tech.seagatesoftware.com</A</A>> FTP Site: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.tech.seagatesoftware.com"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.tech.seagatesoftware.com</A">ftp://ftp.tech.seagatesoftware.com</A</A>> Sales: (800) 327-2232 BBS: (407) 531-7400 FaxBack Service: (407) 531-7767 Support United States/Canada: (407) 531-7600 (407) 531-7750 (FAX) Support U.K.: 44-1-628-586400 44-1-628-586415 (FAX) Support Germany: 49-699-5096057 49-699-5096426 (FAX) Support France: 33-1-41913836 33-1-41913876 (FAX) -----Original Message----- From: fm(a)cupserv.org [<A HREF="mailto:fm@cupserv.org">mailto:fm@cupserv.org</A>] Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 9:45 PM To: SHARED-Bewinnt Subject: WebInquiry - USA First Name:Fred A. Last Name:Miller Company:Cornell Univ. Press Services Country:USA Phone:607-377-4024 Email:fm@cupserv.org topic:Enterprise Backup adtrack: Comment:Up till now, we've been an NT/WIN95 "shop," but that will probably change in the near future. Linux is MUCH faster, MUCH, MUCH more stable, etc., etc., etc. We currently own Exec. Backup. When are you going to have a Linux (i386) version available? Thanks, Fred A. Miller Systems Admin. fm(a)cupserv.org fam7(a)cornell.edu fmiller(a)lightlink.com </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> -- END included message </BLOCKQUOTE> -- END included message

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] ps -ef on 5.2 setenv PS_PERSONALITY POSIX {:-(
by hattons＠cpkwebser5.ncr.disa.mil 25 Jun '98

25 Jun '98

All, When I was running 5.1, I found a way to get ps to display the process information using the SVR4 format. I find this format easier to use. As I remember, all I had to do was setenv PS_PERSONALITY POSIX. In 5.2 that feature seems to be missing. I see that top will display the type of format I like. Top has its own drawbacks. I would like to be able to use ps in a way similar to the way Solaris implements it. Can anybody explain why this feature is not working for me? Is there a way to get it to work? TIA, Steve -- <A HREF="http://counter.li.org/"><IMG SRC="cid:part1.3591B921.F557BAE7@cpkwebser5.ncr.disa.mil" HEIGHT=110 WIDTH=190></A> Yo Bill! Doo-bee, doo-bee, doo. THE WORD OF GOD IS THE CREATION WE BEHOLD: And it is in this word, which no human invention can counterfeit or alter, that God speaketh universally to man. - Thomas Paine, _The Age of Reason_ [L]et [the charter] be brought forth placed on the divine law, the word of God; let a crown be placed thereon, by which; the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. - Thomas Paine, *Common Sense*, February 14th, 1776 <A HREF="gif00000.gif"><IMG SRC="gif00000.gif" ALT="GIF image"></A>

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