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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Xemacs error
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

help, my X-emacs stoped working, heres the error Neuvo_Leon:/home/oxygen # xemacs Fatal error (11). Your files have been auto-saved. Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them. Please report this bug by running the send-pr script included with XEmacs, or selecting `Send Bug Report' from the help menu. As a last resort send ordinary email to `crashes(a)xemacs.org'. *MAKE SURE* to include as much configuration information as possible; at the very least what OS and hardware you are running on, and hopefully also what compiler and compiler options the binary was compiled with, what options XEmacs was compiled with, whether you are using a prebuilt binary from ftp.xemacs.org or compiled XEmacs yourself for your system, etc. If at all possible, *please* try to obtain a C stack backtrace; it will help us immensely in determining what went wrong. To do this, locate the core file that was produced as a result of this crash (it's usually called `core' and is located in the directory in which you started XEmacs, or maybe in your home directory), and type gdb /usr/X11R6/bin/xemacs core then type `where' when the debugger prompt comes up. (If you don't have GDB on your system, you might have DBX, or XDB, or SDB. A similar procedure should work for all of these. Ask your system administrator if you need more help.) Lisp backtrace follows: delete-device(#<stream-device on "stdio" 0x278>) frame-initialize() # bind (debugger debug-on-error command-line-args-left) command-line() # (unwind-protect ...) normal-top-level() # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) Segmentation fault Neuvo_Leon:/home/oxygen # -- 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] X Download Dialog Box Stinks.
by hattons＠CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

I have been using Unix on and off for years. There is one feature that seems to really stink. I don't like the dialog box for file manipulation. There are a few features in the M$ GUI that seem superior to those in Unix. In Unix there is no way to create a directory by right-clicking like you can in 95/NT. I have found that StarOffice does have this right-click feature, so I know that it can be done in Unix. Another feature I don't like about the standard file manipulation dialog box is the fact that if I choose an alternative directory to the one the dialog box defaults to, the file name is lost. Since the dialog box that I am referring to seems to exist on every Unix GUI that I have worked with, I assume it is something basic to the way X works. I am certainly not an expert on X-Windows architecture. Is it possible to build an alternative to the standard way Unix file manipulation boxes work? Steve -- 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] gcc version 2.7.2.1
by drew＠adapco.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

> > I have a problem with compiling using gcc 2.7.2.X on my laptop. For some reason > > it works on my desktop but not on my laptop. I'm going to try to get a newer > > binary of gcc but was wondering if anybody has had this problem before. > > > > ???? > which? Opps sorry about that got interrupted last night in mid thought. Ahhh I get an errno 11 from gcc when I try to compile my kernel. It's fairly random when it happens. It doesn't always happen at the same point in compilation. This happened when I was running caldera lite on the machine also. It also happens when I try to recompile other packages such as gcc or pretty much anything that isn't very small. It may have something to do with the amount of memory free on the laptop. I have 48MB but when I compile and have X running the compilation seems to die sooner. I'll try and get some more info. Drew -- 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] Modem Problem
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

>To my knowledge, pci modems aren't supported in linux. Feel free to >correct me if I'm wrong. You can try running pnpdump, but if that >doesn't show your pci modem then you are probably s.o.l. Don't know myself.. I tried the pnpdump, but it didn't show the modem. :-( Oh well, guess I'll have to try the ISA one... Thanks.. Rick ______________________________________________________ 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] Modem Problem
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

>I really don't know much about this modem Rick, but I sent their customer >support a message asking them if it is a Winmodem or something normal >that will work with another OS. Send me a reply via email and I'll let >you >know their reply as soon as I get one. > >Dana Cool, thanks Dana!! I'd really love to get this thing going. Thanks again.. Rick ______________________________________________________ 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] HP 820 Cse (Printer)
by roberto＠cbvcp.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

I just read the printing faq, and learned that my printer is a winprinter. Could I get some recommendations for printers that do work well in linux? If they are good brands, that would be even better, because I hate to be stuck with a product that could only perform half of its duties in linux, such as not being able to print color. Also, I don't hold much help, but if someone has gotten a HP printer that is labeled "For Windows" and made it work in linux, I would really appreciate it if they would tell me how or give me some pointers. -- Aaron Seelye <A HREF="http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto"><A HREF="http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto</A">http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto</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] Linux User Statistics
by hettar＠teleport.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

Steven Udell wrote: > TEX wrote: > > > How do you approach the school or what kind of relationship do you have to > > have with the school. What kind of school? What is the Linux box going to do? > > Will the kids have access? > > Just a few questions as I am giving linux boxes to two of my kids soon, > > and have always been wanting to get it in the schools. > > You can Email privatly, if you think the group does not want to hear. > > > > Anxiously waiting your reply. > > Hello TEX, > -------- > My relationship with my school is that I am a 7th quarter EET student. > There are 8 quaters till graduation. I am almost done. I have a fairly > good GPA(grade point average) and EET is electronic engineering > tech. It is not a major univeristy, but; I live in the United States in the > state of Oregon and the University of Oregon(which I am planning on > going next) has a Beowolf cluster (lots of linux boxs linked together) > > All students will have access to the Linux box, and it might grow. > We do have a room full of Ethernet linked computers, and it will > be linked to it. Exactly what it will do is in the future. For them > to let me actually install Linux took me over 4 months of asking. > Everyday (perfect attendance). =] > > -------- > > I approached the school by way of a professor. Telling him that I run > a Linux box at home. He said he was very intrested but the schools > classes might never "teach linux" as a subject as schools have > department heads that have to go along with the finance department, > only consider things they can make a "shopping list for". As to say > they know only the programs that will run on an MS/OS.. As at school > here they teach Visual Basic/Visual C++/Java.. all bought knowing what > they are and what they can do and what OS they will run under. > > Linux is not in the direct line of sight for them, nor will it ever be soon. > > Aside from the bummer news.. is that I did install Linux on a PII HP system > today at school. Yes it is in a dual boot configuartion (along side windows) > I did have to "donate" a harddrive to put it on. And even brought in a cheepy > cd-rom drive. But actually they had one of thoes for me...Am, sorry I am > telling this a bit forward, I did get the chance to install Linux at school on > a DX/486-33Mhz HP computer 2 months ago. Well it ran good, and they > liked it.. About a week before my 2 week vacation, they got a slew of PIIs > to upgrade thier computer room(where they teach visual/MS programming) > and one of the HPs they got had a bad monitor. Well knowing that, a > professor at school, knowing I kinda compained (and grumbled) why > couldn't they get me one of thoes to work on. (to show off Linux) well > he did, he grabbed it(it was offered to him after he asked) and he let me > move my donated harddrive and cd-rom drive to the PII. And then I > installed SuSE-5.2 onto it. (just today as a matter of fact) Hell of alot > better than the 486DX-33 ;).. > > Now..basicly..its for show and tell..right now.. I do have a few friends > at school that are into linux, or show some promise to use Linux. Even > a few professors would like to get into it, after my demo of the Linux > box today and when I had the 486DX-33 running it. They were all > impressed. > > I have said to my professor that I am playing around with a static ip > that I got from <A HREF="http://www.ml.org"><A HREF="http://www.ml.org</A">http://www.ml.org</A</A>> and a domain name to use with > a dynamic ip(my only connection to the net/WWW) Which I am > learning to use apache/SQL/squid and I am planning on learning how > to set up a ftp site(right now) and my professor's thoughts on that > were very "intrested" as we could do such a thing here at school > with the Linux box. > > Well thats what I can say for now. (sorry for the length) > Hope its intresting...I should spell check this thing =] its > off the top of my head..and all new to me. Hope its not > just spam to the SuSE email list.. > > Steven Udell > hettar(a)teleport.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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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Linux User Statistics
by hattons＠cpkwebser5.ncr.disa.mil 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

I have found that many computer professionals tend to use Linux at home. Most of the people I have spoken with at Netscape tech support use Linux. I have also learned that the folks at Godard Spaceflight like Linux. Today I was driving to work and saw a Linux bumper sticker. (Are you listening S.u.S.E) I am curious to know how many people use Linux. Does anybody have statistics on this? How fast is it growing? On a related note, I have found that products like the Netscape Communicator are not fully functional on Linux. For example, I was using Netscape on windows NT and found a neat page that had really cool mouseover Java Script. This does not seem to work with my Linux version of Netscape. If any one else wants to see what I am talking about, try: <A HREF="http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html"><A HREF="http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html</A">http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html</A</A>>. under NT when I mouse over the parts of the phone the different text sections pop up immediately. In Linux I need to click on the parts of the phone. I find there are other features that don't exist under the Linux version of Netscape. It may be that these features don't exist on any Unix versions. It seems to me that if there is a growing Linux user community it would be wise of companies such as Netscape to provide better functionality than they do. Any thoughts? Steve -- 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] SuSE LILO Difficulties
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

I have the very same problem and I use a bootdisk,, I tried and tried to get it working with no success Chris At 01:06 PM 6/19/98 -0400, you wrote: > >I just got a copy of SuSE and I must admit it is very good. Couldn't get >suseppp to work, so I finally forced myself into giving up and just >manually doing ppp with SuSE's little add-on dialog-box thing (via YaST). >The real problem I've been having though, is that even if I use the exact >same version and configuration for LILO as I did to do LILO under >Slackware, it works under Slackware and not SuSE. Odd, considering, the >exact same file lilo.conf just copied over. If I use linear (under SuSE) >it just gives me an L on boot, if not, LI. I have read through LILO >documentation, know what these messages mean, and am still confounded >because I just can't get it working! > >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.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] Help to install INTERNET...
by roberto＠crcsoft.com 20 Jun '98

20 Jun '98

Hi, I have recently buy the S.U.S.E. Linux 5.2, I have installed it on my computer. All right, X very good, system reliable....... Now I have some problem to install an internet access to my provider and netscape. I am new in this word but I want to definitly terminate my WINDOWS usage. If anyone can help my I will be very happy. Thank's in advance. Bye Roberto -- 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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