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[S.u.S.E. Linux] My S.u.S.E. linux hackered. POPPER 2.2.
by p.checchi＠agora.it 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

This morning a person different than me gain root access to my linux system I administrate at university. Fortunately was a friend of mine. My linux system is 5.1 suse, but also the 5.2 version is vulnerable. The problem is popper, listening on port 110. I suggest to secure-wrap it or apply the patch. For additional info you can see www.rootshell.com or the bugtraq archive mailing list. The exploit is on-air from 29-06. Please patch asap. - 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] Cannon BJC-70
by beamanj＠novaquest.com 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

I have a cannon bjc-70 printer on my Windows NT server. I use smbmount to access files on the NT server from SUSE Linux 5.2, but how do I access the printer? And what do I need to do in terms of setup on the linux machine? Thanks, Joe - 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] Anyone with stable X windows using STB Velocity 128 AGP version?
by subb3＠ibm.net 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

At 06:47 PM 6/29/98 -0500, Arun K. Khan wrote: > >I am using the latest XFree86 XSVGA server that includes support for the >Nvidia Riva128 chip used in the Velocity 128, Viper V330, and ASUS 3D >Explorer video cards. > >One of my machines has a Velocity 128 AGP version and I am having >difficulty getting a stable display. Using xf86config from SuSE, I have >generated a XF86Config file. X starts up w/o any errors. However, the >display is jittery e.g. the vertical lines of the window panes display a >jerky motion in the horizontal plane. I have read thru the README file for >the chipset and tried all the tricks mentioned there and even run it in >un-accel mode. The problem does not go away. However, the display is fine >under Win95:( Thus, I cannot blame it as a hardware problem. > >On another machine, I have a Viper V330 PCI version. X works great on that >machine. > >Has anybody else experienced this problem with Velocity 128 or it's >equivalent (see above) AGP version? If so, were you able to solve it and how? > >TIA >Arun Khan >- I had this card in my new system and I am returning it to the PC Vendor. Reason: X would not work on it. I spent a week trying to make X work on it. The maximum resolution I could get was 320x200. How much more bloated windows could you ask for? When I tried any resolution higher than 320x200, the X Server could crash. The key error message was (--) SVGA: PCI: Unknown vendor (0x110b) Unknown chipset (0x0004) rev 65, Memory @ 0xf0000000 (--) SVGA: chipset: generic The system would never recognize the Velocity STB 128 card. The XFree86 FAQ suggest that there are IRQ conflicts for the RIVA chipset based AGP cards. I changed the Sound and Ethernet cards to different slots and the problem still persisted. Some people claim that it worked for them, by switching other cards to different slots OR by setting IRQs in the PCI BIOS. If you are going to use a AGP card, use anything other than STB Velocity. The support is not good for it yet. Looks like, Matrox AGP card has good X support. I decided to wait till better X support for AGP is implemented. Until then, I am back with the "Good Old ISA Mach32" ;-) Hope this helps. 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] Java crashes Netscape
by jimi＠earthling.net 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

At 15:27 02.07.98 -0500, you wrote: > > >Hello, > >I am running SuSE 5.2 with standard kernel 2.0.34. I compiled in Java >binary support in the kernel as a module. > >And, yes, the subject is true - if I have Java enabled and go to a page >that has Java, it crashes. If I disable Java in the browser, it works >fine. I tried Communicator 4.04 (which comes with SuSE 5.2) and then >upgraded to Communicator 4.05, both with the same results. I thought >about getting rid of Java-binary support and see if that will help but I >hadn't heard about it interfering with netscape anywhere else. Maybe something related? Found this on <A HREF="http://www.ch4549.org/lust/lust.bugfix.001.html:"><A HREF="http://www.ch4549.org/lust/lust.bugfix.001.html:</A">http://www.ch4549.org/lust/lust.bugfix.001.html:</A</A>> quote Crashes whenever running a Java-applet. Ends with "bus error" message. Caused by Netscape compiling with dynamic libraries that you might have a slightly different version of. The simplest thing to do is to get gnumalloc [.o or .so] precompiled by some kind soul. Then mv netscape netscape.bin and write a small shellscript for netscape with the crucial words LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/gnumalloc.o just before the call to netscape.bin $*. I suppose gnumalloc hangs around the archive sites, but an archie search will throw up a copy. /unquote I take no responsibilities whatsoever for any burning or crashing linux boxes... Regards, Jimi - 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] Java crashes Netscape
by jpcowh01＠ox.slug.louisville.edu 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

> And, yes, the subject is true - if I have Java enabled and go to a page > that has Java, it crashes. If I disable Java in the browser, it works > fine. I tried Communicator 4.04 (which comes with SuSE 5.2) and then > upgraded to Communicator 4.05, both with the same results. I thought > about getting rid of Java-binary support and see if that will help but I > hadn't heard about it interfering with netscape anywhere else. > Netscape 4.04 was doing this with my 2.0.32 Kernel for a while, and I upgraded to 2.0.33 and had java as a module. I don't think the module is automatically loaded when Netscape runs, and there are only a few java things that will crash Netscape now, not all. Try as root: bash>lsmod if it list the java module then: bash>rmmod java and see if the netscape crashes with Java enabled Jonathan -- =========== =========== Jonathan Paul Cowherd jpcowh01(a)slug.louisville.edu <A HREF="http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01"><A HREF="http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01</A">http://www.slug.louisville.edu/~jpcowh01</A</A>> This is my world and I am... World Leader Pretend =========== =========== - 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] Upgrading via ftp and a proxy
by beamanj＠novaquest.com 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

I am runing SUSE Linux 5.2, and am wondering if I can upgrade via ftp through a proxy. Is it possible or should I not bother. I do have the proxy setup and use it for web browsing, etc. - 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] Java crashes Netscape
by cjtan＠acm.org 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

I seem to have similar problem. In my case, MWM (Motif Window Manager) just stop functioning with its menu and any other mouse button operation except raising other windows into focus. Regards, C. J. Tan On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Mike Hostetler wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am running SuSE 5.2 with standard kernel 2.0.34. I compiled in Java > binary support in the kernel as a module. > > And, yes, the subject is true - if I have Java enabled and go to a page > that has Java, it crashes. If I disable Java in the browser, it works > fine. I tried Communicator 4.04 (which comes with SuSE 5.2) and then > upgraded to Communicator 4.05, both with the same results. I thought > about getting rid of Java-binary support and see if that will help but I > hadn't heard about it interfering with netscape anywhere else. > > Has anyone else seen this? does anyone have any ideas? You help/advice > is appreciated . . . > > - mikeh > > -- > ============================================================ > || Mike Hostetler || email1: thehaas(a)binary.net || > || Linux User at Large || email2: mhostetl(a)cse.unl.edu || > ============================================================ > || ---------- <A HREF="http://www.binary.net/thehaas"><A HREF="http://www.binary.net/thehaas</A">http://www.binary.net/thehaas</A</A>> ------------- || > ============================================================ > || "I wear my unprofessionalism as a badge of honor. || > || Professionalism has no place in art, and hacking || > || is art." - Jamie Zawinski || > ============================================================ > > - > 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 cjtan(a)ieee.org 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

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] 6.0 release date
by bb＠suse.com 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

Marie Bennington wrote: > > Bodo Bauer wrote: > > > > > > > > Forgive me if this is an improper question - but do you have any idea about an > > > approximate release date for 6.0? > > > > The current info is, that there will be a public beta release late in > > october. I don't know if this beta will be available in the US, probably > > not. The final release will be late this year, in november or decamber... > > > > Ciao, > > Do you know if the new release will have the newer KDE desktop? I > really like version 4. I am trying to work up the nerve to install > S.u.S.E. to replace my COL machine. Just wondering. T.I.A. KDE 1.0 is realy soon to be released now, and I think it'll be available for the 6.0... Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 <A HREF="http://www.suse.com"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com</A">http://www.suse.com</A</A>> Oakland CA, 94610 USA - 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] Thinkpad and SUSE5.2 woes
by efhilton＠virginia.edu 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

Hi! Has anybody had success booting a Thinkpad (365x, primarily) with their SUSE 5.2 floppies? I have had lots of success installing and configuring SUSE5..2 in several desktops, but none yet with my thinkpad. The actual problem is as follows: I create the boot floppies (eide01, 2, or 3) using rawrite.exe or dd. I place these floppies into the floppy drive and start up the machine. Within a few seconds, I get the "Welcome to SUSE" splash screen. This is followed by the boot prompt. Within a couple of seconds, the boot process begins. Then, the computer hangs entirely on the second line after the boot: prompt. It so happens that the same problem occurs with Debian 1.3.1. I have had to install RedHat 4.2, which is the only Linux distribution that will load up. This leads me to the following question: am I missing something here? Why would my thinkpad work well with RH4.2 (including Xwindows!) but not the others? I really would like to get SUSE5.2 working on this machine. Any suggestions would be greatily appreciated. Sincerely, Edgar - 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] Re:
by chris123＠netcom.ca 02 Jul '98

02 Jul '98

The trick I used was simply to copy the dosutil folder to the c: drive and autoboot off the drive. This worked smoothly on an IBM 755CD model your milage may very. Need data pls. make model and specs also where its a single or dual boot system ch Edgar F. Hilton wrote: > > comp.os.linux.answers, comp.os.linux.misc > Subject: Help! Thinkpad + SUSE5.2 Woes > > Hi! > > Has anybody succeeded in getting SUSE5.2 to work with their Thinpad? > Forget about XF86, or /dev/hda*. I am talking about bare minimum booting > off the installation floppies. - 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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