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RE: [SLE] disk partitioning
by kester.clegg＠comreco-rail.co.uk 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-ID: <01C04E5F.058CB120.kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> From: Kester Clegg <kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:19:17 -0000 Subject: RE: [SLE] disk partitioning I disagree, I think it's prudent to have your home directories on a separate partition - Mandrake does this by default. k. On Monday, November 13, 2000 2:35 PM, Kevin Croxen [SMTP:klcroxen@fas.harvard.edu] wrote: > My proposed mount points would be: > > 1) /boot (including boot.b and vmlinuz) below 1024. Being generous, say 15 Megs. > Probably less is fine too. > > 2) / (= /everything_else, any way you want it covering all the rest of the available > space.) In one or more partitions, as convenient --so long as the kernel and the > chained bootloader are in a little partition entirely within 1024, the arrangement of all the > rest is optional. > > Cheers, > > --Kevin > > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:43:04 +0000, paulm(a)waitrose.com wrote: > > >I'm just in the process of installing SuSE 6.4 on one of my machines. This > >machine already has two other operating systems (Win95 and OS/2). I have a > >reasonable amount of disk space for SuSE (around 8 GB), but the available > >disk space within the first 1024 cylinders is limited (less than 2 GB). As > >a result, I wanted to partition the drive to leave a relatively small > >partition below the 1024 limit, and split the rest of the system onto > >partitions further up on the disk. > > > >Can someone suggest a set of suitable mount points? I tried using one > >partition set as /, and another set as /usr, but this isn't a wonderful > >split - I've ended up with less than 100 mb on the / partition, but close > >to 1.6 gb on the /usr partition. > > > >What I'm not sure of is whether I should make more than 2 partitions, or > >whether there is a better split than the one I've tried. Any suggestions > >welcome... > > > >paul. > > > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >paulm(a)waitrose.com > >Paul Marwick - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, UK > >Marwick Computer Services - OS/2, LAN & general computer consultants > >----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > > > > -- > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >

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RE: [SLE] Old style page numbers in LaTeX
by kester.clegg＠comreco-rail.co.uk 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-ID: <01C04E5E.CD5843A0.kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> From: Kester Clegg <kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:17:43 -0000 Subject: RE: [SLE] Old style page numbers in LaTeX There is a compromise - use the plain package. It allows you to use plain tex commands within your latex document and so in theory you'd get both the power of the predefined macros and the fine tuning you're after. But I don't see what's so wrong in defining your own page style, beyond the usual caveat typesetters give 'Fools rush in, changing fonts, altering margins, setting headers where none should be set' and so on and so forth! Have fun, k. On Monday, November 13, 2000 7:08 PM, Corvin Russell [SMTP:corvinr@sympatico.ca] wrote: > Hi Kester, > > I think you're right, LaTeX is a bit too rigid for me. If its rigidity > conformed in every case to the best typographical style -- it's the > rare case in setting plain text where you need the "normal" titling > arabic numbers and not the other way around -- it'd be fine. But it > doesn't and using packages seems fraught with pitfalls. As I > mentioned, I find the bloated-bold title style a bit much. It so > happens that I found one example of such behaviour not produced by > LaTeX, that being an art book from the V & A. Nonetheless, I prefer my > own titling style, and as I was trying to implement it with the > 'letterspace' package, I discovered a bug in that package. Ack! There is > also the package 'soul', but I haven't figured out how to add new fonts > to it... I suppose I had better learn TeX. The TeXbook is on its way. > > So... I shall also have to wade back into usenet? which I have > scrupulously avoided for 7 years. > > Anyhow, thanks again. > > Corvin > > -- > Corvin Russell <corvinr(a)sympatico.ca>

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FrontPage 98 Extensions for Apache?
by gvantass＠thecoventree.com 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-Id: <200011131620.eADGKoK07681(a)castle.thecoventree.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:20:50 -0000 From: "Geordon VanTassle" <gvantass(a)thecoventree.com> Subject: FrontPage 98 Extensions for Apache? Does anyone have any idea if there is a SuSE package for the FrontPage extensions? I have been "requested" to install them and I would like to do it ASAP. Thanks in Advance! Geordon

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SuSe CD:s for Sparc
by dahlqvist＠sundsvall.mail.telia.com 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

From: Anders Dahlqvist <dahlqvist(a)sundsvall.mail.telia.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:37:50 +0100 Message-Id: <00111413375001.00953@gnu> Subject: SuSe CD:s for Sparc When will it be posible to order SuSE for Sparc on CD? I just aquired a SS20 and I don't want to download! Any SuSE employees out there? -- Anders Dahlqvist, *NIX-tekniker ------------------ Top scientists agree that with the present rate of consumption, the earth's supply of gravity will be exhausted before the 24th century. As man struggles to discover cheaper alternatives, we need your help. Please... CONSERVE GRAVITY Follow these simple suggestions: (1) Walk with a light step. Carry helium balloons if possible. (2) Use tape, magnets, or glue instead of paperweights. (3) Give up skiing and skydiving for more horizontal sports like curling. (4) Avoid showers .. take baths instead. (5) Don't hang all your clothes in the closet ... Keep them in one big pile. (6) Stop flipping pancakes

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ReiserFS and gcc
by maurizio＠adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-Id: <20001114131427.DBECA824(a)adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:14:27 +0100 (NFT) From: maurizio(a)adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it (Maurizio Firmani /Tel. 0761-435542) Subject: ReiserFS and gcc Hi all, I just bought SuSE7.0 Professional edition and I would like to try the ReiserFS. I read in the ReiserFS site that you cannot use it with gcc 2.95 which is currently distributed with SuSE 7.0. Quote from the FAQ section: " Can I use gcc 2.95 with reiserfs ? We think no, but mainly because the rest of the kernel has troubles. " What exactly does it mean, that I cannot compile source programs? Or whatever else? TIA Maurizio

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Cannot get java to work
by oldenburg＠pinnatel.net 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

From: Matthew Johnson <oldenburg(a)pinnatel.net> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 06:30:26 -0800 Message-Id: <00111406302601.00611@mon-ami> Subject: Cannot get java to work Hi all, Java does not display in Konquerer too well, what do I need to do to get this to work? Many thanks, Matthew

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BIND 8.2.2-P7
by nhasan＠nadmm.com 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A1152F0.B6C8AA3A(a)nadmm.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:57:52 -0500 From: Nadeem Hasan <nhasan(a)nadmm.com> Subject: BIND 8.2.2-P7 Hi SuSE, BIND 8.2.2-P7 was released recently to fix a couple of DoS attacks. It has not appeared on SuSE update yet. Also, SuSE 7.0 ships with BIND 8.2.3, which according to ISC.org still in beta phase (8.2.3 T6B). My question is, what does it mean? Am I running a BETA BIND? How will I get the update for the above security holes fixed by 8.2.2-P7? Cheers, -- Nadeem Hasan (nhasan(a)usa.net) http://www.nadmm.com/

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Re: [SLE] x4.0 and nvidia 0.9-3 upgrade]
by dmarkh＠cfl.rr.com 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A0D3E8A.808C8617(a)cfl.rr.com> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:41:46 -0500 From: Mark Hounschell <dmarkh(a)cfl.rr.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] x4.0 and nvidia 0.9-3 upgrade] Cleary_Mike(a)emc.com wrote: > > Edit the interfaces.c file and comment out the 'INTEL_I840' > and `VIA_MVP4' lines, and then it should work OK. I had to > do this when I first installed the 0.95 drivers . I am using > the 0.95 drivers w/ Xfree86 4.01 on an old RIVA TNT card and > it works fine. Just keep pluggin' away! :) > > Mike > Well I thought That would be it. The kernel mod now loads ok. I used the same method for loading as I did for the 0.93 mod. I put a "modprobe NVdriver" in /sbin/init.d/boot.local. It appears to load ok. <p>lsmod shows agpgart and NVdriver I installed the GLX stuff and reestablished my original /etc/X11/XF86config file. When I startx my machine freezes and I have to hit the reset switch. Before I began I removed ALL of the 0.93 install so that ain't it. Do you really need the .95 for xf4.0.1? You must cause I even went back and tried the .93 with x4.0.1 and get the same. I have a Diamond Viper 770 ultra card (TNT2). My mother board uses the AMD irongate chip set for AGP. It is a Micro-Star MS-6167. I've set my kernel for AMD irongate also. What else is there to do or try? <p><p> -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh(a)cfl.rr.com

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RE: [SLE] Make Question (Network Card)
by AndrewB＠abcsystems.com 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

Message-ID: <1BC90DFC9916D4118FCD00B0D02245E74EBEFC@MAUL> From: Andrew Branch <AndrewB(a)abcsystems.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:24:53 -0000 Subject: RE: [SLE] Make Question (Network Card) I thought this card used the tulip driver -----Original Message----- From: Bryan S. Tyson [mailto:bryantyson@earthlink.net] Sent: 14 November 2000 12:32 To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Make Question (Network Card) <p>On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Mike wrote: > > make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/8390.h', > > needed by `ne2k-pci.o'. Stop. > > the 8390 is endemic to many ethercards. And, if all you are attempting to do > is generate an ne2k-pci then it is completely unecessary. This is almost > always available as a pre-compiled module and the 'source' you quote will not > have improved it by one dot. > > again, IF, ne2kpci is the module that drives this card then simply type in > > modprobe ne2k-pci > > it will almost invariably work out of the box. The card is Linksys LNE100TX. When I typed modprobe ne2k-pci, here's what I got. What do I need to do now? Thanks. modprobe ne2k-pci /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: init_module: Device or resource busy Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o failed /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: insmod ne2k-pci failed *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional KMail 1.0.29.2 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson(a)earthlink.net *************************************************** -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq

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Make Question (Network Card)
by bryantyson＠earthlink.net 14 Nov '00

14 Nov '00

From: "Bryan S. Tyson" <bryantyson(a)earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 07:32:29 -0500 Message-Id: <00111407342302.01325@desk> Subject: Make Question (Network Card) On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Mike wrote: > > make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/8390.h', > > needed by `ne2k-pci.o'. Stop. > > the 8390 is endemic to many ethercards. And, if all you are attempting to do > is generate an ne2k-pci then it is completely unecessary. This is almost > always available as a pre-compiled module and the 'source' you quote will not > have improved it by one dot. > > again, IF, ne2kpci is the module that drives this card then simply type in > > modprobe ne2k-pci > > it will almost invariably work out of the box. The card is Linksys LNE100TX. When I typed modprobe ne2k-pci, here's what I got. What do I need to do now? Thanks. modprobe ne2k-pci /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: init_module: Device or resource busy Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o failed /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ne2k-pci.o: insmod ne2k-pci failed *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional KMail 1.0.29.2 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson(a)earthlink.net ***************************************************

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