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test
by h.riesbeck＠home.net 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

From: Heribert Riesbeck <h.riesbeck(a)home.net> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 14:40:00 -0500 Message-Id: <00112314422700.00666@lynx> Subject: test this is a test ... sorry

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yast2 and Sis900
by coralinfo＠uol.com.br 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Message-ID: <010001c05560$571ccae0$0200a8c0(a)uol.com.br> From: "Paulo Assis" <coralinfo(a)uol.com.br> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:16:22 -0200 Subject: yast2 and Sis900 I don't know if this message belongs to this list, but when I install Suse 7.0 on a machine with PCChips MB, with onboard network, sis 900, Yast2 tells that I have an Realtek 8139. The config runs ok, but I cannot get outside from my machine to network. Looking at the logs I discovered that the rtl8139 module wasn't getting the HW address (00:00:00:00). So I've changed in modules.conf the line that loads rtl8139 to sis900 and everything runs ok now. I think this is a bug in the hardware detection of Yast2... is here the right place to post this message? Thanks, Paulo Assis

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Ann: Python 2.0 Test Packages (SuSE Linux 7.0)
by ke＠suse.de 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

From: Karl Eichwalder <ke(a)suse.de> Date: 23 Nov 2000 19:35:26 +0100 Message-ID: <shr942v8nl.fsf(a)Frechet.suse.de> Subject: Ann: Python 2.0 Test Packages (SuSE Linux 7.0) Marius Tomaschewski <mt(a)suse.de> compiled and offered Python 2.0 packages for testing (http://www.python.org). Please, download from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/contrib/i386/madefor70/python/ or from a mirror site listed at http://www.suse.de/de/support/download/ftp/ausland.html Packages are considered to work on 7.0 (not tested on other releases!): Binary packages: python-2.0-0.i386.rpm 2984 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-curses-2.0-0.i386.rpm 25 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-demo-2.0-0.i386.rpm 639 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-devel-2.0-0.i386.rpm 682 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-doc-2.0-0.i386.rpm 1314 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-doc-pdf-2.0-0.i386.rpm 4408 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-gdbm-2.0-0.i386.rpm 10 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-mpz-2.0-0.i386.rpm 14 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-tk-2.0-0.i386.rpm 183 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-tkinter-2.0-0.i386.rpm 357 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 python-xml-2.0-0.i386.rpm 107 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:00:00 2000 Source package: python-2.0-0.src.rpm 8961 Kb Wed Nov 22 09:01:00 2000 Please, don't forget to report problems! [Thanks, Marius, for your good work!] -- Linux Frechet 2.2.16 #1 Wed Sep 20 19:11:23 GMT 2000 i686 unknown 7:21pm up 22 days, 23:56, 10 users, load average: 1.01, 1.06, 1.07 work : ke(a)suse.de Karl Eichwalder home : keichwa(a)gmx.net

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yast2 screws up printer setup
by bbcat＠linuxstart.com 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:50:40 -0500 Message-Id: <200011221750.eAMHoeH12172(a)tbird.iworld.com> From: Michel Catudal <bbcat(a)linuxstart.com> Subject: yast2 screws up printer setup Samy Elashmawy <samelash(a)ix.netcom.com> wrote: > >Yast 2 set up the printer correctly This is not a correct statement. yast2 messes up big time when setting up the printer. When you print a page it prints most of the page on one page and prints about 0.5inch or so on a different page. There is no option to correct the size of the paper during setup so this makes yast2 completely useless to setup the printer. The only way that I found to get the printer setup correctly is to use the /var/lib/apsfilter/SETUP on the command line where you do have the option to set the page correctly to letter instead of that weird format which doesn't fit on a printer sheet and ends up being printed on two pages. Vous en avez plein l'casse du plantage de Ti-Mou? alors il est temps d'essayer Linux http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com

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[OT] NIS hardware requirements
by sienix＠crosswinds.net 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

From: Guy Van Sanden <sienix(a)crosswinds.net> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:41:58 GMT Message-ID: <20001123.13415846(a)pcf570.atea.be> Subject: [OT] NIS hardware requirements Hello I know this is way off topic... but I urgently need this information... and searching Internet did not get me any answers. Does anyone know what the hardware requirements are for a NIS-server and Server-slave? I'm interested in requirements for SUN, Linux, FreeBSD, whichever someone knows about. It should serve about 7 to 10 Solaris Servers and maybe initially some 100 Sun workstations and a couple of Linux-boxes. Thanks for any help or link to information Kind regards Guy

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ReiserFS and FIFO
by maurizio＠adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Message-Id: <20001123132834.85D83824(a)adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 14:28:34 +0100 (NFT) From: maurizio(a)adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it (Maurizio Firmani /Tel. 0761-435542) Subject: ReiserFS and FIFO Hi all, since I just bought SuSE 7.0 pro, I am thinking to give ReiserFS a try. I read in the README file for xmp3burn that one can record MP3 files only from ext2 partitions because the program must create a FIFO file and it is only allowed in ext2. Actually I don't care too much because I use to burn CD from command line with cdrecord but I am wondering whether there are other programs (I mean important programs...mmh... okay "important" depends on personal opinion ...) which don't work with ReiserFS. TIA Maurizio

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Possibility of shared swap filespace on a dual boot Linux/Win98
by phollings＠atl.mediaone.net 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Message-ID: <018401c05550$31b89960$44601f18(a)atl.mediaone.net> From: "peter hollings" <phollings(a)atl.mediaone.net> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:20:47 -0500 Subject: Possibility of shared swap filespace on a dual boot Linux/Win98 Sorry for the annoying HTML last time and this re-post, now it's in plain text. I have a Pentium II running Windows 98 that I'm preparing for a fresh install of SuSE Linux 7.0. The machine is used as a home workstation. While I have adequate diskspace (8.4 GB), I'd like to make it all count. A little over half is available for Linux. One option is to use the same space (about 250 MB) under both Windows 98 and Linux for a swapfile. Here's what I understand I'd have to do: Create a separate partition solely for the swapfile (I could use a logical partition). I'm not sure what partition type this would be (Using YAST I'd set it as 82 for Linux?). Add a command to delete win386.swp near the end of autoexec.bat to delete the file as a part of Windows 98 shutdown processing. Add a mkswap command to my Linux bootscript (where?) to create the Linux swapfile just before the swapon command. Then as a part of Linux shutdown, just after swapoff (where is this script?) I'd need to reformat the swapfile for Windows (what command/arguments?). Finally, I'd have to designate the file for swap purposes in Windows (System Properties>Virtual Memory Tab) and in Linux (Yast setup??). Being a Linux newbie, I don't understand all the details. Also, I'm not sure that this is a good overall strategy. For example, suppose there is a powerfailure, normal shutdown processing doesn't occur and then you start the OTHER OS which finds an incompatibly formatted swapfile. Would it be better to always format the swapfile as a part of startup processing (then it wouldn't matter how the system was shutdown)? I'm expecting that this might add 5 seconds to my boot process, which is acceptable (not if it is MUCH longer). I'm thinking that the extra 250MB is worth having, but not if it causes serious problems. Has anyone made this work reliably? What are the pitfalls?? Another issue: I'm considering using ReiserFS for my Linux partitions. I understand that I'd have to use the NOTAIL option when mounting my boot part ition to make the files accessible to LILO. I have no compelling need to use ReiserFS except a desire to have a better, more reliable system and to push the limits a little bit. I'm assuming SuSE wouldn't release ReiserFS unless it was reliable. I understand that it may lack all the utilities, like fsck. Am I making a mistake?? TIA, Peter Hollings Atlanta, Georgia phollings(a)alum.mit.edu

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Serial Port Problem
by saki＠cwcom.net 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A1CFFCE.5090907(a)cwcom.net> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 11:30:22 +0000 From: Terence McCarthy <saki(a)cwcom.net> Subject: Serial Port Problem Hi, I am trying to set up a small home network with an old 486 box as a firewall. However, (I think) I have everything sorted except that the serial ports are not available to the modem. ls -l /dev/ttyS? /dev/modem gives the following lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov 20 21:20 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS00 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 64 Nov 17 15:56 /dev/ttyS0 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 65 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS1 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 66 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS2 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 67 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS3 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 68 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS4 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 69 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS5 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 70 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS6 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 71 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS7 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 72 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS8 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 73 Nov 8 1999 /dev/ttyS9 I understand that the forth column should read "tty". Can anyone help me to correct this (probably simple and/or stupid) problem, please? (Yes, I have tried to RTFM with every FM I can, and my various Linux books and magazines :-) but to no effect so far!) MTIA Terence

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Changing cursors
by pete＠poa.uklinux.net 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

From: Pete Atkinson <pete(a)poa.uklinux.net> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 07:20:02 +0000 Message-Id: <00112207230200.27841@seagull1> Subject: Changing cursors Try as I might, I haven't been able to find a way to change the cursor shape/colour..Its stuck with a black diagonal arrow which I find quite irritating, I would like a more descreet option. I've tried xsetroot -cursor but that doesn't appear to have changed anything. I'm running SuSE 7.0, XF86 4.0.1 and KDE. There must be a way somehow ? Pete

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Missing line during printing
by bbcat＠linuxstart.com 23 Nov '00

23 Nov '00

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 11:19:54 -0500 Message-Id: <200011231619.eANGJsn10113(a)tbird.iworld.com> From: Michel Catudal <bbcat(a)linuxstart.com> Subject: Missing line during printing Since yast2 screwed up on setting up my Epson Stylus Color 660 printer I used /var/lib/apsfilter/SETUP which works well. Now I no longer have pages printed on 2 pages instead of 1. Contrary to what someone has stipulated before there was no option to switch to an American setup. I use the American SuSE professional version 7.0 There is one problem though I was printing a howto file lpr RPM-HOWTO It printed all right so it seemed but missed either a line of half a line at the end of each page. How do we fix that bug? Vous en avez plein l'casse du plantage de Ti-Mou? alors il est temps d'essayer Linux http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com

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