January 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SuSE Linux] Company access to the internet with ISDN
by adcarlso＠visinet.ca 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

The file is called Coffee.gz and located at /usr/doc/howto/mini/ On 28-Dec-98 wizard01(a)bellatlantic.net wrote: > > Wanna share where you found that howto? > >> For the typical response, check the how-to's...Really! I was merely >> browsing >> the how-to's one day and found a how-to for Linux to make coffee. Although >> it >> did of course involve port programming. >> >> ---------------------------------- >> Arlen Carlson >> adcarlso(a)visinet.ca >> >> Every absurdity has a champion who will defend it. >> >> >> This message was sent by XFmail (Linux) >> >> -o) >> /\\ >> _\_v >> >> The penguins are coming... >> the penguins are coming... >> ---------------------------------- >> - >> 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>> ---------------------------------- Arlen Carlson adcarlso(a)visinet.ca Madam, there's no such thing as a tough child -- if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender. -- W. C. Fields This message was sent by XFmail (Linux) -o) /\\ _\_v The penguins are coming... the penguins are coming... ---------------------------------- - 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 jm.dossogne＠euronet.be 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

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[SuSE Linux] tar --exclude, etc.
by jimo＠eskimo.com 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

Well, more tar questions. Firstly, I notice that trying to exclude files from being included in an archive doesn't seem to work. That is, no matter what variation of --exclude=FILE (omitting the equal sign, putting the exclude statement before or after the other list of files, including/omitting the leading / in the file's pathname) I try, the files still show up in the archive. FWIW, the list of files is generated by `find.' In reading the info docs included with SuSE 5.3, the author talks a lot in first person, but never seems to mention just who he/she is. Nor do I see any reference to a tar mailing list, or other support group. So, I'm asking here, wondering if someone knows where the general state of tar is discussed (it's probably not on this SuSE list, but what the hell, it's a starting point). At this point, it seems that the tar on SuSE 5.3 is seriously broken, unless there is some secret incantation not mentioned in the docs; it'd be nice to hear some authoritative word on its state. Would I be better off digging out the old tar from my ancient Slackware CDs? That's a depressing thought... Thanks again in advance for any info, jimo(a)eskimo.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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Re: [SuSE Linux] windowmanager
by JPShebell＠aol.com 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

FVWM2 works great. I can't remember how to make it the default, but the SuSE manual does show how, and it's also available at the SuSE web site. Regards, John Shebell - 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] ICQ for Linux (or KDE)
by zulfiqar＠shaw.wave.ca 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

Okay, thanks a trillion for that second link. Saved my life :-) Anyways, I downloaded zICQ and untarred the file. When I run make from the directory........it gives me this output.... (cd src; make) make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zuli/zicq-.2.7/src' gcc -DUNIX -w -Werror -DNO_WCOLOR_SET -DFUNNY_MSGS -ggdb -DINTEL_END -UMOTOR_END -DNO_WCOLOR_SET -c zicq.c -o zicq.o In file included from zicq.c:39: zicq.h:23: pthread.h: No such file or directory zicq.c:44: pthread.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [zicq.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zuli/zicq-.2.7/src' make: *** [all] Error 2

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Re: [SuSE Linux] UDS-11 SCSI card
by assalonej＠kpe.com 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

I figured the card to be crap since my burner refused to work under windows, but it's all I got right now. I was kinda hoping the problem was a windows thing. Oh well, I was planning on going scsi soon anyway (i maxed out my IDE) and one of those 2940UW cards would be real nice. zentara wrote: > > lunaslide wrote: > > > > At 01:52 AM 12/31/98 -0500, John wrote: > > > > > >I have a uds-11 scsi card tha came with a Umax scanner. I don't have the > > >scanner (someone gave the card to me), > > Ha,ha ever wonder why they gave it away? > > > but I have a CD-burner that i > > That card will probably give you alot of trouble with any cd burner > running faster than 1x. > > > >want to connect to it. I don't know anything about this card, and can't > > >get any info from Umax's web site. If anyone knows anything about the > > >card, please help. > > > > Pardon my french, but that card is a piece of shit. If you're really > > determined to make it work, there should be an product ID silk-screened on > > the card. It is an Adaptec card with no BIOS. Build support for it into a > > new kernel and it should work. My advice, get an adaptec with a BIOS like > > a 2940. > > That is perfect french regarding that card. I tried a couple of kernel > builds > to get that card to work as an Adaptec...no go. > > The only good use for that card, is if you have an old 486 that you > want to use as a dedicated controller for the scanner. > > - > 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] tar compressed blocking
by jimo＠eskimo.com 02 Jan '99

02 Jan '99

Hi folks, The tar info docs that came with my SuSE 5.3 say: "If you are writing a compressed archive to tape with `--compress' (`-Z') or `--gzip' (`-z') ( FIXME: pxref Input and Output ), `tar' will not block the archive correctly. This doesn't matter if you are writing the archive to a normal file or through a pipe, but if you are writing it to a tape drive, then this causes problems. Use `--compress-blocks' or `--gzip-block' instead, to cause `tar' to arrange to have blocking work correctly." But when I tried my customary backup script, altered from `-b' to: tar -czv\ -f /dev/st0\ --gzip-block 128\ ... I get: "tar: unrecognized option `--gzip-block'" What's going on? Are the SuSE 5.3 tar docs hosed? Is my tar compiled without this option somehow? I guess I'll fall back to the simple `-b 128' option I've been using, which the 5.3 tar accepts cheerfully. However, I did have to extract a few things from backup tapes after installing 5.3, and every time I got error messages complaining about "child exited with status 2" or something close to that. The extracted files seem ok, but I don't like errors. Anybody know what might be going on there? Thanks in advance for any ideas. jimo(a)eskimo.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] [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown]
by millerd＠bconnex.net 01 Jan '99

01 Jan '99

<PRE> </PRE> -- BEGIN included message <BLOCKQUOTE> <UL> <LI>To: <<A HREF="mailto:millerd@mail.bconnex.net">millerd(a)mail.bconnex.net</A>></LI> <LI>Subject: Returned mail: User unknown</LI> <LI>From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON></LI> <LI>Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:07:51 -0500 (EST)</LI> <LI>Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)</LI> </UL> <PRE> The original message was received at Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:07:35 -0500 (EST) from root(a)pm9-91.barrie.connex.net [209.212.36.91] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <suse-e-linux(a)suse.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to mail.suse.com.: >>> RCPT To:<suse-e-linux(a)suse.com> <<< 550 <suse-e-linux(a)suse.com>... User unknown 550 <suse-e-linux(a)suse.com>... User unknown </PRE> <DL> <DT>Warning</DT> <DD>Could not process part with given Content-Type: <CODE>message/delivery-status</CODE> </DD> </DL> -- BEGIN included message <BLOCKQUOTE> <UL> <LI>To: <A HREF="mailto:suse-e-linux@suse.com">suse-e-linux(a)suse.com</A></LI> <LI>Subject: unmounting floppy</LI> <LI>From: millerd <<A HREF="mailto:millerd@mail.bconnex.net">millerd(a)mail.bconnex.net</A>></LI> <LI>Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:14:59 -0500</LI> <LI>Sender: root</LI> </UL> <PRE> I am trying to unmount a floppy without success Command tried "umount /mnt" and "umount /dev/fd0" and get the response "umount: /mnt: device is busy" Can anyone tell me what to try next? I mounted it with the command "mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt" Thanks Denis Miller </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> -- END included message </BLOCKQUOTE> -- END included message

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Re: [SuSE Linux] ZIP+ and SuSE 5.3 - Help
by hekate＠intergate.bc.ca 01 Jan '99

01 Jan '99

On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, W.D.McKinney wrote: > I still am unable to get my ZIP+ external to work with SuSE 5.3. > I have kernel 2.0.36 and if someone could tell what the steps are > in plain english, it would be most appreciated. Or if it's not possible > with + drive, it would great to know. > Thanks so much, > -Dee Look at Dave Campbell's Linux-Zip drive page at <A HREF="http://www.torque.net/~campbell"><A HREF="http://www.torque.net/~campbell</A">http://www.torque.net/~campbell</A</A>>. He says that the Zip Plus Drive is not supported by linux 2.0.x or 2.1.x, but that a PATCH exists for 2.0.35. So if this info is true you might have to downgrade your current kernel to 2.0.35 and download and install the patch in order to use that particular zip drive. Hope this helps. -M - 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] Help: Realy Slow Video with a decent card.
by jayell＠mcmail.com 01 Jan '99

01 Jan '99

Ralph Clark wrote: > > I'd guess that probably a 2nd-hand Matrox Millenium would give you what you > want (in terms of price vs. 2D performance anyway) but I'm really just > guessing based on circumstantial evidence and hearsay. I'll probably go > looking for one myself soon. It's got to be better than this... > Hi Ralph - Happy New Year If you come across a source of Matrox Millenium cards I'd be interested in one myself. The trouble with video cards is that as soon as you find out about a good one they get superceded by the latest greatest 3d accelerator cards for faster games playing and the good 2D ones just disappear from the shops/mailorder lists. - 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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