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Re: [SuSE Linux] Kernel Compile Failure
by verdesoft＠verdesoft.com 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

Thanks for giving me the advice. Everything seems to be working so far. The computer is booting right now. What about the kernel now, should I try and compile again? I have been having a hard time getting my an internet connection to work with ppp and would really like to try this again. Not to mention that it would just be nice to know how to recompile the kernel when I need to add something. Thanks, Aaron Ralph Clark wrote: > > Aaron Prohaska wrote: > > > I was just trying to recompile my kernal and am having a major problem > > with it. I am trying to recompile to get ppp working on the system. I > > started by using make xconfig to change the configuration of the kernel > > and then tried to recompile it. I typed #make dep clean zImage' to start > > the compile of the kernel. It started out fine and then simply locked > > up. I can't do anything with it except reboot. I am afraid of what this > > might do to the system though. Fortionataly I am using a system I don't > > really care about, but I don't want to have to re-install everything. > > Does anyone know what I should do and once I reboot is there anything I > > should check or test to make sure there is nothing wrong with the > > system? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Aaron > > _________________________________________________ > > > > Don't worry; long experience has taught me that Unix file systems in general and > the Linux ext2fs file system in particular are very robust. When you reboot the > system will automatically run fsck on the uncleanly-dismounted partitions and > this will clear any lost inodes (the Unix equivalent of DOS's "lost chains"). > > If fsck doesn't run it is either because (1) the partition was not written to > after the last time it was mounted, or (2) you've somehow disabled fsck from > being run automatically. If you are not sure then try to avoid writing to any of > the partitions: bring the system down to single user mode by typing in "init S" > then run fsck manually on each file system partition, by entering the command: > "/sbin/fsck -t <fstype> <filesystem> ...". I expect that you will need to put > ext2 for your fstype and <filesystem>... will be a space-separated list of all > the disk partition device files that are formatted with ext2fs. Thus for > example: > > /sbin/fsck -t ext2 /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2 /dev/hda3 > > Don' t include your swap partition! > > If these lost nodes occur they will only be from the ends of files that were in > the middle of being written to when the system was unexpectedly taken down. > Normally they are insignificant temporary or "work" files from the /tmp > directory or from editor sessions for example. Obviously any editor sessions > just in memory will be lost but nothing else should be affected. > > In extreme cases (rare) a directory may be destroyed it is is being written to > at the time, but as long as the files therein were not open for writing > themselves, fsck will retain them intact in the 'lost+found' directory in the > top-level directory of the partition concerned. Thus depending on how your hard > disk is partitioned you can look in /lost+found, /usr/lost+found, > /home/lost+found and so on. Then when you retrieve the files you only have to > figure out what directory they live in and recreate it. However, this has never > happened to me with Linux in the five years I've been running it despite using > both cached and uncached disk controllers and suffering many power supply > brownouts and other hardware failures. > > Ralph > > -- > rclark(a)virgosolutions.demon.co.uk Ralph Clark, Virgo Solutions Ltd (UK) > __ _ > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ * Powerful * Flexible * Compatible * Reliable * > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / *Well Supported * Thousands of New Users Every Day* > /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ The Cost Effective Choice - Linux Means Business! -- _________________________________________________ <A HREF="mailto:verdesoft@verdesoft.com">mailto:verdesoft@verdesoft.com</A> VerdeSoft Internet Services <A HREF="http://www.verdesoft.com/"><A HREF="http://www.verdesoft.com/</A">http://www.verdesoft.com/</A</A>> Touchstone Climbing Inc. Phone: (510) 654-2510 <A HREF="http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/"><A HREF="http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/</A">http://www.touchstoneclimbing.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] Monitor specs www site ?
by samelash＠ix.netcom.com 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

I have an old leading edge monitor Model CMC 1212AD , Anyone know whwere I can get the specks for it. I have heard there are some www sights that archive this type of info ?? Also , any one know of any tech sights that would have info on the standard irq io assinmnet info ?? Thanks Samy - 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] Kernel Compile Failure
by verdesoft＠verdesoft.com 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

I was just trying to recompile my kernal and am having a major problem with it. I am trying to recompile to get ppp working on the system. I started by using make xconfig to change the configuration of the kernel and then tried to recompile it. I typed #make dep clean zImage' to start the compile of the kernel. It started out fine and then simply locked up. I can't do anything with it except reboot. I am afraid of what this might do to the system though. Fortionataly I am using a system I don't really care about, but I don't want to have to re-install everything. Does anyone know what I should do and once I reboot is there anything I should check or test to make sure there is nothing wrong with the system? Thanks, Aaron _________________________________________________ <A HREF="mailto:verdesoft@verdesoft.com">mailto:verdesoft@verdesoft.com</A> VerdeSoft Internet Services <A HREF="http://www.verdesoft.com/"><A HREF="http://www.verdesoft.com/</A">http://www.verdesoft.com/</A</A>> Touchstone Climbing Inc. Phone: (510) 654-2510 <A HREF="http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/"><A HREF="http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/</A">http://www.touchstoneclimbing.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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Re: [SuSE Linux] Toshiba Libretto
by medavid＠ix.netcom.com 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Jim-- If it really is a Libretto, it is *not* a WinCE machine. The Libretto is just an incredibly small PC that runs Win 95, and yes, it can run Linux (or FreeBSD). To answer your questions... for a new screen, you can always call Toshiba and ask them. I do know that Toshiba replacement screens are NOT cheap. As for the password, I don't know. You might check on comp.sys.laptop and see if anyone knows the answer there. I'm no expert at portables, but it may end up that you might have to remove the internal battery and let the machine "forget" all of it's settings. Again, check on comp.sys.laptop or check the Toshiba Web site. Mark -----Original Message----- From: James (Jim) Hatridge <hatridge(a)straubing.baynet.de> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 11:40 AM Subject: [SuSE Linux] Toshiba Libretto > > >Hi All; > >A friend was given a Toshiba Libretto with a broke screen. Someone dropped >it :(. It's running Windows CE. As soon as we can fix it we want to put >Liunx on it. (I hope) > >There are two problems with it. First when he starts it up it demands a >password. This password seems to be in the BIOS. Without it the whole >computer locks up. Does anyone know how to get around this? It seems to be >wanting the password before it even boots W$ CE. > >Next, does anyone know where to get a replacement screen for a Libretto, >and what it costs? > >We got it from a guy who got it from the first owner, so the password is >completely gone. :( > > >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 > > >- >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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Re: [SuSE Linux] Recomended laptops
by lunaslide＠pacbell.net 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Scott Bronson wrote: > > Linux works great on my Dell Latitude Cxwhatever. I lust after a > Thinkpad, but I'm not sure how well Linux works on the odd graphics > chipset they use. Go out there and find the laptop that you like best > (keyboard and scree are probably most important, and I hate the > touchpads; I'll get the pencil eraser whenever possible), then buy it > with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. If you can't get Linux to run, > return the laptop. > > - Scott > > lunaslide wrote: > > > > Hi all. I am seriously looking into a laptop and I'd like to ask for > > recommendations. I want something with at least a PII 266, 64MB and *at > > least* a 6GB drive. Linux compatablility is of the utmost importance and > > FreeBSD compatability would be a bonus. Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > lunaslide * PGP key->pgpkeys.mit.edu port 11371 > > * * * * * * > > In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is * > > getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is > > stupidity. * -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas * > > * * * * * > > - > > 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>> -- lunaslide * PGP key->pgpkeys.mit.edu port 11371 * * * * * * In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is * getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. * -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas * * * * * * - 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] Recomended laptops
by lunaslide＠pacbell.net 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Scott Bronson wrote: > > Linux works great on my Dell Latitude Cxwhatever. I lust after a > Thinkpad, but I'm not sure how well Linux works on the odd graphics > chipset they use. Go out there and find the laptop that you like best > (keyboard and scree are probably most important, and I hate the > touchpads; I'll get the pencil eraser whenever possible), then buy it > with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. If you can't get Linux to run, > return the laptop. > > - Scott I just ordered a Thinkpad 770X, which supposedly has a Neomagic chipset. I'll let you know how it goes. A couple people on the Linux Laptop Pages have successfully got Linux working on this beast and I'm determined to also :-) -- lunaslide * PGP key->pgpkeys.mit.edu port 11371 * * * * * * In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is * getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. * -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas * * * * * * - 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] ftp'ing through a firewall
by Marrandy＠tampabay.rr.com 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Hello. Can anyone tell me how to ftp through a firewall. I've used passive etc. but cab't get through. Maybe some step by step instrucutions would be helpful. 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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RE: [SuSE Linux] ftp'ing through a firewall
by Surjit.Bains＠hsam.co.uk 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

===================================================== This message and any attachments to it are subject to copyright and are sent for the personal attention of the addressee. It may include information which is legally privileged and exempt from disclosure. If you receive this communication in error, please advise us immediately. ===================================================== Most firewalls prevent FTP access.... you may need to get the files as a HTTP download.... Surjit. -----Original Message----- From: Martin [<A HREF="mailto:Marrandy@tampabay.rr.com">mailto:Marrandy@tampabay.rr.com</A>] Sent: 08 February 1999 16:42 To: SuSE Linux Mailing List Subject: [SuSE Linux] ftp'ing through a firewall ========================================== WARNING: External Email: This message was received from a source external to HSAM and therefore the sender's identity cannot be verified. ========================================== Hello. Can anyone tell me how to ftp through a firewall. I've used passive etc. but cab't get through. Maybe some step by step instrucutions would be helpful. 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>> - 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] Minolta Laser Printer
by hatridge＠straubing.baynet.de 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Hi All; My old HP DJ has gave up the ghost :(. So I'm looking for a new printer. Does anyone use the Minolta 6L Laser? If so, does it work with Linux? How good? Also what is the difference between the 6, 6L, and 8, 6L? 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 - 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] MAC addresses.
by martin_moeller＠technologist.com 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

World Leader Pretend wrote: [That MAC-thing] > If you have the appropriate modules loaded, etc... You can run: > > bash>ifconfig | grep eth Ah - that's where it was hiding. Any reason, perchance, why it's not anywhere under the /proc system? > The setting HWaddr is your mac address for you ethernet card. Thank you. Regards, Martin Moeller. - 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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