December 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

inittab rotation needed
by MichaelHoeller＠t-online.de 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Hi there, In my inittab I have the following lines to start my faxgetty: # fax getty (hylafax) mo:35:respawn:/usr/lib/fax/faxgetty ttyS1 # mo:35:respawn:/usr/lib/fax/faxgetty faxbox Unfortunately I need to recieve a different configuration (faxbox). I need this since all in comming faxes are stored in an external faxbox until I poll them and this box has a different setup than my modem. And here is my question: How can I simply change the config for faxgetty. My ugly solution is to edit the inittab (disable both entries) reload the inittab with init q this stops the faxgetty. Edit the inittab again now uncomment the wnated line and again init q. Is there a smarter way to do this? Thanks a lot for any hint Michael

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[SLE] make: command not found
by Dustin Lenz 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

I'm a newbie so humor me here. When I issue the "make" command, I get the following response, "bash: make: command not found". Background: I want to install drivers for my Cisco Aironet card. The install instructions say that I need at least pcmcia-cs-3.1.26 (Card and socket services). I found pcmcia-cs-3.1.30.tar.gz, and unpacked into /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.30. Then a I then unpacked the Cisco drivers to that directory, then tried to run the "make config" command, when I receive the error stated above. After speaking to a Cisco tech w/ minimal Linux experience, I was told that I should have make program, and that it's not installed. Can someone help me out here? Thanks in advance, Dustin Suse 8.1 Default Install, Kernel: 2.4.19 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

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Suse 8 freezes... keyboard leds blinking..
by Development Team 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

hello all, few days ago a Suse 8 installation started to hang, everything is freezed except for the keyboard leds which are blinking !!! i tried to reproduce the error, i think it was a "unable to handle hard disk interrupt" or something.. please, help :( -- regards, George Development Team @sae.gr dev(a)sae.gr -- Our MailGate Server employs the latest antivirus & antispam technology. Please report any errors to noc(a)sae.gr

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Upgrading from 6.4 to 8.1
by Henrik Schultz 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Hello fellow Linux users! A quick hint or advice is kindly requested ... I have run Suse 6.4 for quite a while now, and has been very pleased with that. Now, I need to upgrade my Oracle 8i installation to 9i, and this requires glibc 2.2. As with all upgrades, this often results in other upgrades being necessary (like I would think the kernel would have to be upgraded too, no?) So my basic question becomes: A) Should I simply get the newest 8.1 distribution on CD, and trust that installing this will safely upgrade my Linux base? - or - B) Should I try patch up the current 6.4 system with individual RPM's (such as glibc, the kernel, etc.), or is this a no-no? My preference is A) really, as many other things have been updated too in the meantime. But I seem to be unable to find any information anywhere (FAQ's, mailing lists, support Web, etc.) that says anything about how Yast handles upgrades to a newer release. If you have any information in this regard I'd be please to hear from you! Thanks - Henrik Schultz Senior Systems Architect Consultant to Maersk Data AS Tel.: +45 39 10 21 13 Mobile: +45 22 12 24 29 E-mail: hsz(a)maerskdata.dk

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Where is su1?
by Carlos E. R. 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

I'm missing su1, I can't find it in suse 8.1. Anybody knows why it has been dropped? There are to many things being dropped from the distro for my liking, perhaps they sould increase to two DVDs O:-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

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Re: [SLE] How do I forward a port to a computer using IPChains
by Count Schemula 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

--- Tom Nielsen <tom(a)neuro-logic.com> wrote: > I'm not using SuSEfirewall. My firewall box is a > stand-alone Red Hat > which I bought 2 years ago. It's running IPChains. > My work box (Suse > 8.0) is not running a firewall because it's behind > the firewall box. > > Thoughts? Wouldn't you do the forwarding on the redhat box? whatever software your using on SuSE just needs the port its using forwarded, and calls to the port forwarded in? just my speculation, I'm no expert by a long shot... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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cannot update system...
by Development Team 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

hi all, trying to update my system (and possibly fix the freeze problem), i get this message: /sbin/yast: line 149: 1616 Aborted /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2base $module "$@" ncurses I do not have physical access, so i use ssh to login and Yast, selecting Software/Online update any suggestions ? -- regards, George Development Team @sae.gr dev(a)sae.gr -- Our MailGate Server employs the latest antivirus & antispam technology. Please report any errors to noc(a)sae.gr

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How do I copy a file while SSH'ing
by Tom Nielsen 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

I want to copy a file from my work computer: "1.2.3.4/home/tom/sample.txt" to my home computer (where I am now), "6.7.8.9/home/tom/work/sample.txt" How do I do this? I believe I use SCP to do so, but don't know the exact command. Thanks!! Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

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turning on and off eth0
by Chris Large 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

I want to set a up a cron job to turn off and on eth0. This is the card that is used for my home system. what does one have to put in a script for this to work? Thanks *--------------------------------* | Chris Large clarge(a)macn.bc.ca | | http://clarge.bc.ca | *--------------------------------*

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LPRng
by Erik Jakobsen 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Hi. I use SuSE 8.1. Its default running the Cups. Is it easy to switch over to LPRng ??. I ask this because I cannot fix a problem with my DeskJet895Cxi ON USB. The printer is connected to my suse 8.1, and is working fine there. The problem is if I want to print via samba from my win98se laptop. It will not print. My LJ1100A laserjet printer also on the suse 8.1 is printing ok from the win98 laptop. -- Med venlig hilsen - Best regards. Erik Jakobsen - erik(a)urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 - http://counter.li.org

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