January 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SuSE Linux] X-server just won't run!
by gschoell＠pobox.com 18 Jan '99

18 Jan '99

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Ok, I'm new to this but I have read all the documentation before coming here. I'm trying to start any X-window program, but am receiving the following error: The file XF86_XXXX (bianary of X-server) doesn't seem to be a bianary file. Please check it / or install a new X-server bianary. I'm aborting now. I've re-installed the X-server bianary and have gone so far as to erase an reload the entire system to no avail. Any thoughts on this mater would be greatly appreciated. George -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.0.2 Comment: Privacy, It's your right - use it or loose it! iQEVAwUBNqLXYCsFUqBqnwv7AQE35wf/elV+TFOH2pE3jjtHxCKgyvUYeV9ghaEn 4ko68SJkhpgjUqLSPPfHKbCJ9tCUizrUGNAHnDmou2nc+FoWf83/5qvfwKDi3omS wfGVtropxyfp+8wfsWVQEuKPxtDn0RhYnOyXfjMdKW5xDniQY8sojitPOS7pU4Pe NBOWy1u5s5JPpN08PYeBP8PaBqUu75yfiUEI3aPQ2FMVi5KtDo3olNYgeldEopa+ HlyTEkxJ4h6pVSKPJpGV1qKNgZ+nptbF+hYEXB1AkgEKE+9b0uWsAog5cuyxKW/Z 3/jUfEfU4djkd8UyxIpTYM2V4K6yui2AP7gNqq+dZ5t3Lp2SDj/QBA== =WiR9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated..." -- the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Nisi Defectum Haud Reficindium (If it ain't broke, don't fix it) - 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 archiv 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] DNS !
by hagen＠labpar.fcfm.buap.mx 18 Jan '99

18 Jan '99

Hi!, im newbie at this!. My PC is a Name server!. Well!, i followed the DNS how-to!, and i have done almost evrything!, i just added somethings of my old files of bind 4 (using bin 8!). My problem is this: nslookup "namePC" Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 *** localhost can't find fismat1: Non-existent host/domain im a DNS for other PC's!. There is a PC!, that is the gateway and also the principal NS of the school!. Thanks in advance! - 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 archiv 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] pop3 for elm or mutt
by musiclover＠pacific.net.sg 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

hi guys Does anybody have setup a pop3 account with the elm email client before I will like to use the elm but don't how to set it up the help files and man page don't seen to help. can anybody point to me any document that describe how to set up a pop client will elm. any help will be much appreciated Terry Ong - 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 archiv 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] wmakerconf RPM's
by blackflag＠blackflag.net 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

Hi -- I was excited to see SuSE 5.3 RPM's for wmakerconf... unfortunately, when I ran it, I got a "failed to open" error because it looked (incorrectly) for: //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm instead of: /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm Is there something I can do to change this? Or is this just incorrectly set up? Or what? Thanks for any help... ryan - 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 archiv 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] Strange xterm error?
by blackflag＠blackflag.net 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

Hi -- I get this weird xterm error -- it started happening when I upgraded WindowMaker... when I su and then try to exit back to the original shell, it says: bash: pwd: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory In fact, it says this in response to any command ... if I open a new xterm, everything is fine. Any ideas? thanks... ryan - 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 archiv 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] Fwd: Re: RPM (was gtk+)
by jblosser＠firinn.org 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

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[SuSE Linux] Readers choice awards
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

Anyone seen the new Linux Journal lately? Suse won favorite distrobution with RedHat following second. Very cool. ______________________________________________________ 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 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 archiv 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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No Subject
by suse_list＠hotmail.com 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

Hi all, I am trying to set up my new SCSI CD writer and am having some problems. It is a Compro CD-R 7502, and the SCSI card is an Adaptec AVA-2902I. I have installed the card and writer hardware but am having trouble installing the software side of things. I have managed to read from a CD in the CD writer under DOS but couldn't do the same when using windows drivers in Windows95. I have spent weeks trying to get it set up and thought I'd try Linux instead (I also can't get my network card running under windows but it runs fine under Linux). Can someone point me to where I might find some information to help me, or even to give me some instructions on how to do it. Your help would be tremendously appreciated. Thank you, Brad. ______________________________________________________ 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 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 archiv 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] Relocate '/' after replacing HDD
by hlarons＠ComCAT.COM 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

I am planning to replace the small HDD where my / partition and swap partition are located (along with a Win95 FAT-16 partition for Win swap and misc stuff) with a bigger HDD. Here is how I plan to do it. Does anyone see any (hidden) danger here? 1. Tar the / filesystem to my /opt partition on a 2nd HDD. "Mount" shows 49041 blocks used for / and 79838 blocks available on /opt. I will exclude /proc from the tar file. I do not have access to a tape unit. 2. Remove old HDD, install new HDD, set up Linux ext2 partition and Linux swap partition with Linux fdisk. 3. Using boot/rescue disks, untar to the new / partition. Modify fstab to reflect the new partition /dev names where necessary. Add a /proc directory under / with mkdir. 4. Boot Linux with loadlin as usual. Where can I go wrong? TIA, Howard Arons -- Powered by SuSE Linux 5.2 -- kernel 2.0.33 Communications by Mutt 0.93.2 - 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 archiv 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] Modem not responding in minicom - newbie question
by mrmoody＠cybercom.net 17 Jan '99

17 Jan '99

I'm new to Linux, and I've been struggling with this a few days but run out of ideas on this one. I hate to tire what seems like an old subject, but I'm stuck. I'm trying to test my modem using minicom. However, when I open, I get the "Initializing Modem" dialog, but then I end up with a dead terminal. The cursor is in the middle of the screen but will not respond. The online/offline status in the lower right keeps alternating. Turning ECHO on in minicom allows me to see my commands, but they still are not sent to the modem. My modem is a Newcom 56efxC External connected to COM2, so it not a WINMODEM. My COM ports are set up with all of the normal defaults (COM2 on port 02F8 and irq 3). Here are some of the things I've tried: /dev/modem is linked to /dev/ttyS1 and /dev/cua1 (tried both--also for ttyS0 and cua0) Running setserial gives me everything except an unknown UART. I've tried setting the UART manually to 16550A then dialing. In my CMOS setup, I've set each Serial port for COM1/COM2 instead of auto (this was done prior to using Linux). I've tried /dev/ttyS1 /dev/cua1 and /dev/modem for device settings in minicom as well as a number of various INIT strings based on the modem manual (Hardware flow control is always on). My serial ports are connected right off of the motherboard (DELL Pentium 133). Would this be a PnP issue even with an external modem? If anyone can provide some insight as to what I could do, it would be appreciated. Thanks. -- Marc <A HREF="http://www.cybercom.net/~mrmoody"><A HREF="http://www.cybercom.net/~mrmoody</A">http://www.cybercom.net/~mrmoody</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 archiv 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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