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Printer help....
by fm＠cupserv.org 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A105A2D.95D4E7E8(a)cupserv.org> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:16:29 -0500 From: "Fred A. Miller" <fm(a)cupserv.org> Subject: Printer help.... I sent the following to Lenz, but knowing Comdex is "on," he may not be reading much of his mail, so have posted it here, hopeing that someone may have a solution. Fred _____________________________ Lenz, Lexmark says that the present Z52 driver for Linux is NOT compatible with 7.0, yet it worked from Friday night till yesterday (Sun.), and now I'm "stuck" with 600x600dpi ("normal" print). I tried a reinstall of the driver, deleting the /usr/local/lexmark dir and /usr/local/lib dir. The script in the rpm dies when it tries to open one of IT'S libs in the /lib dir. Does any of this make any sense to you? Is there a way I can get it to work again? THANKS!! -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm(a)cupserv.org

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re-build /etc/modules.conf
by dwcasey＠mysun.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

From: "Daniel Casey" <dwcasey(a)mysun.com> Message-ID: <ef701238d.1238def70(a)mysun.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:42:17 -0600 Subject: re-build /etc/modules.conf SuSE 6.4 Not sure what did it, but /etc/modules.conf has been garbled and is not readable. Is there a way to rebuild this file?

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RE: [SLE] H.P.laserjet 2100M. Which driver?
by milanuk＠yahoo.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Ok, I had some free time and was bored, so I went to the Linux Printing Database, which is newly moved to www.linuxprinting.org. I looked up the HP LJ 2100 (which is what I have). YaST2 has always chosen HP LJ5 drivers for it. But the Printer Database shows the ljet4 driver supporting up to 600dpi, while the plxmono driver supporting up to 1200 dpi. Whoohoo! As far as the 2100M, it says that it is a postscript level 2 printer, so you should be able to just select postscript printer and 1200dpi. Monte --- "Thomas, Gregory (NBC, KNBC)" <gregory.thomas(a)nbc.com> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Monte Milanuk [mailto:milanuk@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:13 AM > > To: Gerassimos Toumazatos; suse-linux-e > > Subject: Re: [SLE] H.P.laserjet 2100M. Which driver? > > > > > > HP LJ 5 > > > > If the 2100M does Postscript then using Postscript is > much more convenient. > > Greg > > > > > --- Gerassimos Toumazatos <memas(a)otenet.gr> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a H.P. laserjet 2100M printer and I want to > know > > > which driver > > > shall I use. > > > > > > The printer has postscript 2 emulation, so I wonder > if I > > > can use the > > > postscript option at Yast? > > > > > > Because e-mail can be altered electronically, > the integrity of this communication cannot be > guaranteed. > > -- > 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 > > ===== "Here, catch! Don't worry, it won't bite...BBZZZZAAAAPPP!!!...much <snicker>" What an unsuspecting mechanic hears as he learns to never, ever, play 'Catch' with a bored electrician ;) Monte Milanuk __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- 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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setuid problem
by asharien78＠yahoo.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <20001113120948.11331.qmail(a)web10604.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:09:48 -0800 (PST) From: Ashok P <asharien78(a)yahoo.com> Subject: setuid problem hi, i'm using suse linux 6.3 which runs on kernel 2.2.13. when i try to run perl scripts which have the uid bit set. i get an error message saying "cant do setuid". what could be the reason. thanx for the help in advance ashok __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/

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RE: [SLE] Reiserfsck? Help, I can't mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/
by kester.clegg＠comreco-rail.co.uk 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <01C04D8E.DD95A300.kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> From: Kester Clegg <kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:29:15 -0000 Subject: RE: [SLE] Reiserfsck? Help, I can't mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/ Yes, I have since then been able to mount it using mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda3 /mnt but of course that is on a rescue system and reiserfsck is not in the bin / sbin utils. Bizarrely it is in /mnt/sbin but of course I can't use it because I have to mount the directory to see it and you can't run reiserfsck on a mounted drive. So, looks like I'll have to get another hard drive and copy the files over. It's really a PITA, and I'd like to know the cause and if there is any way to fix it. I can't understand SuSE's reasons for not putting reiserfsck in the utils available on a rescue system - what's the point of the other reiserfs tools? And how do I find out how to fix my machine with no man pages, no printed manual help, and a partially complete set of reiser utilities? I guess as no one from SuSE has answered previous criticism about the lack of support for the reiserfs when things go wrong, I'll just end up reformatting the hard drive. I doubt there is a way to fix it. The message in /var/messages/boot.log claimed reiserfs was trying to access beyond the end of the device. Anyone else had that? k. On Thursday, November 09, 2000 6:00 PM, Doug McGarrett [SMTP:dougmack@i-2000.com] wrote: > I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you. But there have been a number > of threads relating to the Reiser FS recently, and the question always > comes up, what are the advantages and disadvantages of Reiser. I > should think you have discovered a _major_ disadvantage, if there > is no way to recover your data! (I hope you do find a way, and > then report it here.) --doug > > At 11:45 AM 11/09/2000 +0000, Kester Clegg wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >This thread was posted a long time ago, but I now need to find similar > >solutions. I had a most unpleasant experience last night. After making > >alterations to try to improve my modem speed (setting ttS1 to sp_vhi), my > >machine refused to boot into X. startx worked, and so did kdm, but I > >couldn't return to the graphical login, even though the rc.config option > >was set to kdm. > > > >So I commented out my changes affecting the modem, and rebooted. Again it > >refused to boot into X, but this time kdm hung when I started. I had to do > >a warm reboot as the keyboard was looked. Kernal panic about half way > >through the reboot... > > > >I also notice root d_count=reached (this from memory, and it flashes past > >very fast) or something similar - is this the max mount count reached and > >would that cause the booting into X problem? > > > >mmm... > > > >After that, the machine reset itself to reboot about midway through the > >booting process. I tried to boot a rescue system, but no joy. I have: > > > >/dev/hda1 ext2 > >/dev/hda3 reiserfs > > > >mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/ > > > >fails under the rescue system, complaining that /dev/hda3 has the wrong > >major or minor number? I guess this is due to reiserfs? > > > >Can I mount this rieserfs partition using the rescue system off the CD > >(v.6.4)? If so, how? > > > >What has likely trashed my machine and what should I check to get back my > >work of the last month? All / any suggestions are welcome, because as far > >as I could see, /sbin under the rescue system has no reiserfsck on it (dump > >and resize and utils are there, but not fsck), so if there is a problem > >(and it looks bad?) what can I do? :-(

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Can�t compile KHDRec
by luispagasparotto＠yahoo.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A1019CD.15823925(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:41:49 -0300 From: Luis Pablo Gasparotto <luispagasparotto(a)yahoo.com> Subject: CanŽt compile KHDRec Hi all, IŽm trying to compile KHDRec and I get this message: ... checking for KDE... libraries /opt/kde/lib, headers /opt/kde/include checking for extra includes... no checking for extra libs... no checking for kde headers installed... yes checking for kde libraries installed... configure: error: your system fails at linking a small KDE application! Check, if your compiler is installed correctly and if you have used the same compiler to compile Qt and kdelibs as you did use now linux:/khdrec # IŽve installed KDE Libs, KDE base and almost all KDE packages. What can I do? Thank you very much in advance. Luis Pablo Gasparotto <p> _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [SLE] Old style page numbers in LaTeX
by kester.clegg＠comreco-rail.co.uk 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <01C04D83.640C8310.kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> From: Kester Clegg <kester.clegg(a)comreco-rail.co.uk> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:07:07 -0000 Subject: RE: [SLE] Old style page numbers in LaTeX Corvin, I would love to help with all your far-flung LaTeX requests to bend the default *.sty files and macros. However, I receive these emails at work on NT, and my memory / my books / my machine are all at home, so I really can only help with the more basic things! But as a passing comment, and not a criticism, I suggest that either a) you investigate the trillions of sty files out there that help folk format their work for various institutional in-house styles and adapt them, or b) abandon LaTeX, as its macros are designed for people for whom a common core of settings is acceptable, perhaps instead you might be better off with the more flexible and low-level TeX? Incidentally, we received yesterday our copy of the TUGBoat and TeXLive 5 CD (wonderful!), and browsing through that always gives me new ideas for things to try. k. <p>On Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:30 AM, Corvin Russell [SMTP:corvinr@sympatico.ca] wrote: > I've yet to get ahold of TeX Unbound... but in the meantime, how do > you change page numbers so that they are text figures and not titling > figures? > > Best, > > Corvin > > > -- > Corvin Russell <corvinr(a)sympatico.ca> > > -- > 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] Lexmark Z11
by dwcasey＠mysun.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

From: "Daniel Casey" <dwcasey(a)mysun.com> Message-ID: <10ea1dc82.dc8210ea1(a)mysun.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:39:16 -0600 Subject: Re: [SLE] Lexmark Z11 Yes, I have the Z11 working under Linux. Someone was gracious enough (and patient enough) to figure this out. Check out: www.linuxprinting.org And dig around for the Z11. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Johnson <oldenburg(a)pinnatel.net> Date: Saturday, November 11, 2000 7:57 pm Subject: Re: [SLE] Lexmark Z11 > On Saturday 11 November 2000 11:53, John Meyer wrote: > > Has anybody found a way to use the Lexmark Z11 on a Linux box? > > Hate to break this to you, but Lexmark are cutting corners and > releasing "win > printers" that work entirely via software drivers. Do not worry, I > made the > same mistake with a Xerox docuprint P8 "paper weight". > > You could try e-mailing Lexmark though, if they get enough e-mails > then they > will think its worth the time to make a driver for Linux. > > > Matthew > > -- > 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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FW: SuSE 6.2, kernel 2.2.17, RAID 1, random crashes suddenly star t happening
by Heupink＠INTECH.UNU.EDU 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

Message-ID: <1100D69203AAD2118E3C00508B8B9E8A17093A(a)mailhost.intech.unu.edu> From: "Heupink, Mourik Jan C." <Heupink(a)INTECH.UNU.EDU> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:29:41 +0100 Subject: FW: SuSE 6.2, kernel 2.2.17, RAID 1, random crashes suddenly star t happening Hello all. We are running a suse system on a compaq prosignia server. /home partition is raid 1, rest is ordinary fs2. It has been running for a while (months) without any problems. BUT: In the last two weeks all of a sudden it has stopped responding almost completely for two times. I am able to change virtual terminals (ctrl-Fx), type a username, but after i press enter, nothings happens anymore. Ctrl-alt-del doesn't work anymore, cannot telnet, cannot ping, http is down. (but since i CAN type a username, and change terminal, it's not completely dead, i think?) Anyway: some pieces from various logfiles: messages: Nov 12 00:28:59 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 01:41:26 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 02:31:38 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 03:11:44 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 03:53:14 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 04:33:14 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 05:12:11 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 05:51:47 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 06:29:44 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 07:09:21 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 07:47:51 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 08:25:52 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 09:04:56 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 09:44:08 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 10:24:09 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 11:03:55 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 12 11:44:49 intech003 -- MARK -- Nov 13 09:51:28 intech003 syslogd 1.3-3: restart. Nov 13 09:51:29 intech003 kernel: klogd 1.3-3, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Nov 13 09:51:29 intech003 kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map Nov 13 09:51:30 intech003 kernel: Symbol table has incorrect version number. Nov 13 09:51:30 intech003 kernel: Cannot find map file.warn: Nov 10 14:55:25 intech003 login[14557]: pam_unix session finished for user xxxxx, service login Nov 10 17:51:51 intech003 login: pam_unix session started for user root, service login Nov 10 17:54:42 intech003 login[11696]: pam_unix session finished for user root, service login Nov 10 17:54:53 intech003 login[206]: pam_unix session finished for user root, service login note the gap between 11:44 and 09:51. also in warn: Nov 3 22:21:56 intech003 /usr/sbin/gpm[152]: Error in protocol (but i'm sure that has nothing to do with it?) (since gpm was running without a mouse connected... sorry!) (changed it already) Could it have to do with the raid setup? I've made a custom kernel, but didn't change it during the last months. Versions: mdutils 0.41, release 68, build date: fri aug 6, 23:48:57 <p>Furthermore, I did apply the security updates from SuSE. (aaa_base, apache, cron, gpm, libc, mod_perl, perl and shlibs) (from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.2/) (maybe that broke things? applied them using yast, and got no error messages) Anyway: I hope any of you people can shed some light on this issue. (because at the moment our nt-servers run more stable than the linux server.....!) Thanks very much in advance, Mourik Jan UNU/INTECH

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Linux on StrongARM and MIPS processors?
by alex＠daniloff.com 13 Nov '00

13 Nov '00

From: Alex Daniloff <alex(a)daniloff.com> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 22:38:50 -0800 Message-Id: <00111222461500.04903@gate> Subject: Linux on StrongARM and MIPS processors? Hello Linux folkz, Could somebody enlighten me in this confusion. Is MIPS processors the same processor family as Intel's StrongARM processors or they are totally different animals. I'm trying to compail kernel for Cassiopea-125 PDA which has StrongARM processor and I don't know if MIPS kernel will work with it. Thank you in advance for any information. Alex

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