January 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SuSE Linux] dosemu
by SiCkNinE＠aol.com 30 Jan '99

30 Jan '99

i am trying to use an i740 graphic card but it doesnt work, i dloaded the rpm, but it is on my dos/windows drive. when i run dosemu, only the main C:\ directory is shown, no other folders show up. can anyone help me with this? also, how do i copy the rpm file from dos onto the linux partition? thanks for any help. --9 - 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] Wabi delivery problems?
by claus＠wpfd14.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de 30 Jan '99

30 Jan '99

Hi, I ordered Wabi 2.2 from S.u.S.E. in germany but they obviously can't deliver it. Does anybody know about certain problems? Also all links to Wabi on www.caldera.com are missing ?! Claus - 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] Glibc2 and Version 5.3
by jsnorman＠Megsinet.net 30 Jan '99

30 Jan '99

Please help if you can!!! I have completely messed up an otherwise perfect Linux system trying to install Glibc2. My "symptoms" are than Netscape now crashes with a "segmentation fault" and StarOffice (which started this whole mess) refuses to install because of an undefined symbol (referencing my shared libraries). Here is how it happened: I got very excited about SO5 and downloaded it rather than waiting for SuSe 6.0 (which I HOPE is coming any day now!!). SO5 refused to install. Looking at the documentation about the glibc that came with SO5, I ascertained that SO5 needed its own glibc. So I ran the glibc2 install routine that comes with SO5, using the "force" option to overwrite my preexisintg ld.so loader. Well, that didn't work and SO5 still refused to install. And worse, Wordperfect 8.0 Linux and Netscape now refused to start (they worked perfectly before)! Rather than giving up on SO5 at this point like any sane person, I decided that getting and installing the newest glibc2 might help. Following the instructions on the glibc2-HOWTO, I downloaded and installed the hefty glibc2 tar plus crypt etc. I then successfully made ("make"ed) the libraries and ran the installation scripts. I also ln -s the new ld.so links. Now, Wordperfect works thankfully. But Netscape crashes on startup with "segmentation faults" and SO5 still refuses to install. Any ideas how I messed up, and more importantly how to fix this mess? Will installing SuSe 6.0 overwrite my screw-ups? Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. - Jeff Norman</PRE> <PRE> begin:vcard n:;Jeffery S. Norman x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 email;internet:jsnorman@Megsinet.net x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Jeffery S. Norman end:vcard

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[SuSE Linux] Alton 726 and 747 motherboards
by Spamoff＠tampabay.rr.com 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

Hello. Anyone had experience with, or heard anything about these boards with FreeBsd - e.g. do they work, any problems etc. Regards...Martin - 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] In need of windows 3.1 diskettes
by mperry＠basin.com 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

Hi all- I am searching for a copy of windows 3.1 to use with wabi. Does anyone know where I might procure such a beast? Windows for Workgroups goes for almost 150.00 US. Thats more than win98!!!!! Well perhaps there is method to that madness :) Anyways, I think the original release was on six diskettes or so. If you know of a liquidator or perhaps you have a copy squirreled away that you would like to part with drop me an email. -- Michael E. Perry mperry(a)basin.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 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] Screen grabber for Linux and /or KDE
by Gordon.Filby＠pef.fzk.de 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

Hallo, for a technical manual I'll be writing I'd like to provide screenshots of Linux screens. In the Win world I use Paint Shop Pro. Is there anything like that in the Linux domain? PSP can capture sections, whole screens, a defined window and suchlike. Grateful for any tips, hints etc. Best Regards, Gordon Filby Research Centre Karlsruhe Postbox 3640 D-76021 Karlsruhe Germany Tel: 07247-82-5193 e-mail:Gordon.Filby@pef.fzk.de - 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] WordPerfect Suite 2000 to be released in April
by hsundt＠uswest.net 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

WordPerfect Suite 2000 to be released in April I called Corel and asked if I should buy an upgrade from Linux Wordperfect 7 to Linux Wordperfect 8. I was told that would be foolish. The upgrade costs $59.00, and the new price is $49.00! Then he told me I would be better off waiting until April and get the Suite 2000. I THINK SO! - 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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Re: [SuSE Linux] One point four four (1.44Mb) linux
by Martijn.van.den.Burg＠asml.nl 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

Hi, I use tomsrtbt-<version number>, which is a Linux boot/root diskette, cramped with 1.72 MB of kernel and utils/necessities (mount/e2fsck/ls etc. etc.). It's been a while since I downloaded it (and I'm at work now, so can't check), but I'm pretty sure it came from sunsite/metalabs. Regards, = Martijn van den Burg = Tech writer, archiver, Linux user = Publications Department, ASML = e-mail: martijn.van.den.burg(a)asml.nl = voice: +31 (0)40 2303856 Johan van Vlaanderen wrote: > > > Is there a one-disk floppy out there that boots a linux box, which is > not an install, but a legit linux. There used to be one called > NightHawk by H Lui from somewhere out west, back in the early 90's. > > Actually I will be working with 4 megs of flash prom and possibly a > cdrom, and from there I will be looking at a java environment. > > Yours, John > > ______________________________________________________ > 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>> > > - 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] Y2K Question?
by hatridge＠straubing.baynet.de 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

HI All; I got this email below from another list. I'm not a hardware person, so I'll ask you guys. Is this true, that there are date functions imbeded in chips? Ones that can blow up on Y2K? To be honest, this letter comes across as propaganda to scare people that are not too computer ilterate. If this is wrong, what is right? TIA! J I M ----------------------------------------- Jim Hatridge Germany hatridge(a)straubing.baynet.de Proud Linux User #88484 !!!!!!!!!! Micro$oft -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! (*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) ---------------------------------------------- "If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign." Bill Clinton, 1974 ____________________________________________________________________ Dear friends, I have been contributing to this list since about last September. I have enjoyed much and learned much. I hope also that I have been able to help others. I am in a unique situation to offer some perspective on the year 2000 computer problem. A little history first. I entered the workforce after graduate school in 1972. I worked for several years for a large national computer manufacturer. I wrote software for banks and business. I wrote savings and checking programs. I wrote accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll programs. I am afraid that I am partly to blame for the fix we are in now. In the late 70's and early 80's I worked for a large custom silicon chip manufacturer. I was not directly involved with the "programming" of the chip, but I worked VERY closely with those that were. I saw the same date schemes used in the custom chips as I used in the bank and business programs. At that time "real estate" on a chip was very valuable. Every thing possible was done to conserve this costly silicon. The development of a custom chip could cost anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. I have seen many date dependencies programmed into chips, All using 2 digit year representation. I write the above so that, number one, you understand why I am preparing. It is not because I read about the problem somewhere, it is because I lived through the creation of the problem. The second reason I mention is to also share a perspective that I have. The Y2K computer problem has been referred to as a computer bug. It is not a bug. A bug in a computer program is a piece of code that reacts in an unpredictable manner. A bug can usually be isolated in a timely fashion, and depending on the severity, is usually corrected quickly. A bug affects only a small part of the functionality on a program. They Y2K computer problem is not a bug, but rather a designed part of older computer systems. Therein lies the problem. A design flaw that permeates the entire system, as does this, is not fixed quickly. This is not a relatively simple maintenance problem, but a redesign problem. The original design documents are for the most part incomplete or missing. The best solution would be to replace the systems, but there is not enough time. The second best solution would be to redesign the date routines and rewrite enough of the system to make it work but there is insufficient documentation and a lack of understanding of how the legacy systems work. The solution that has been chosen, in my opinion is the least likely to succeed. That is to treat it as a bug. Make it a maintenance problem. This all sounds rather hopeless, but I have not lost hope. When the going gets tough the geeks get tougher. I still hold out hope for success. BUT I will continue to prepare for the worst. I have been part of the y2k team for the computer systems I support at work. We have had success in remediating the few problems we have uncovered, and we have uncovered several. The systems I support were newly installed and programmed within the last 10 years. We expected to find no problems, but there were some. There is success out there, so continue to hope, but don't stop your preparations. I hope that in sharing the insight that I have from the unique situation that I am in will help some of you and hurt none. I mostly hope it will help anyone that decides there won't be a problem because their PC works OK. It is not about PC's. Dick - 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] Printer & Color
by sasegui＠forodigital.es 29 Jan '99

29 Jan '99

Hello, I have just installed my printer (Epson Stylus Color 500) and the only little "problem" I have is the same I have in Debian Linux: I can't print in color :-( For further information if anyone can help me these are my entries in the Yast configuration screen: Color Printer: X Printer Type: Other Printer Printer Name: Epsonc Paper Format: Letter Connected to port: Parallel port Device Name: /dev/lp1 Resolution in dpi: 360x180 At first time I thought the problem could be the resolution so I made a change to 600x600 but then I only see rubbish :-( Thanks in advance. Greetings, -- Salvatore Sasegui. <A HREF="mailto:sasegui@forodigital.es">mailto:sasegui@forodigital.es</A> <A HREF="http://www.forodigital.es/salvatore/estrenos.html"><A HREF="http://www.forodigital.es/salvatore/estrenos.html</A">http://www.forodigital.es/salvatore/estrenos.html</A</A>> ICQ-UIN: 3435499 - 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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