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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] How to connect to the Internet ?
by bb＠suse.de 30 Dec '97

30 Dec '97

Hi, This is a good thread to give you some views to the future on S.u.S.E. Linux and Internet/PPP configuration.... :-) I'am currently working on a set of scripts that will make PPP installation a lot more easy. We'll have a form in YaST that asks you some questions (tel number, modem init, username/passwd...) and you can select an ISP or ISP type. With this information we'll generate a pppup/down script, and a diald configuration that can connect you to your ISP on demand. I like to have the PPP configuration as easy as the ISDN one. So, if you know something about special needs for several ISPs, please let me know. Ciao, BB PS: Is somebody around who uses AOL with Linux? -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] desktops?????
by dedwards＠technologist.com 30 Dec '97

30 Dec '97

With all of the postings in various newsgroups about different window managers/desktops and their pros and cons, one question comes to mind. Why is olwm (olvwm) given such little consideration. In my mind, it is one of the cleanest - and simplest - desktop environments to use, and everything I use seems to execute quite flawlessly under it (netscape, kmail, kjots, keditor, xwpe, etc). Am I missing something? Is there some inherent problem with olvm that I have not yet encountered? Are there any regular users of olvm out there? Any comments?? Note: I do like-and use KDE and its various tools, but there are times when it still seems a little too cluttered for me. Dave E. -----Linux 2.0.xx ------------- Linux - the choice of a GNU Generation---- No more Blue screen of Death - and no regrets - Goodbye Microsoft! -----------------------Cyrix 586/100-16meg-2g----------------------------- SHAMELESS Plug:-- dedwards(a)technologist.com 23yr of MF exp. avail. for home-based outsourcing contracts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] How to connect to the Internet ?
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 30 Dec '97

30 Dec '97

On Mon, Dec 29, 1997 at 01:53:13PM -0600, astro wrote: > > thunder651 wrote: > > > Hi !!! > > Can someone tell me how to connect to my service provider, read my new > > eMails and surf on the internet with my SuSE Linux 5.0. At the moment I > > always have to start BUGsoft Windows95 :-)) and that is bad because I > > always have to restart and load the sh.... Windows 95. > > Thanks for your help. ohh... and I'm using a US Robotics Sportster 33.6 > > (Plug'n'Play). > > > > bye bye ... Jan Rocho.... > > > > -- > > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > Hi Jan > You might go to your ISP and tell 'em you want help. If they don't know > what Linux is you can > shop around for one that does. You *are* paying them money you know. > Yours, > andy I am quite lucky in the ISP area since all of the tech support folks at my ISP use different flavors of linux for their support onsite. I have had the unfortuante circumstance of using anything besides a Win 95 solution that ISPs have basically told me that I am on my own. Because of this I have felt compelled to find solutions that work without contacting an ISPs tech support. As a longtime user of OS/2, it became a frustrating episode to have some tech support person tell me that I should not be using operating system "X" or "Y" because they do not support them. Shopping around for an ISP in my area (San Francisco) is quite easy. We probably have over 400 ISPs. Other areas have only a few. The PPP HOWTO while quite good at a technical level may not tell new folks the nuts and bolts of how to connect. It concentrates on technical explanations of what PPP is and how to accomplish it. Perhaps what is needed is a newbie ppp howto. People want to get online quick and see the nifty tools out there. As far as paying for an ISPs support, I believe they should provide multilayered support including diverse operating system support. Its unfortunate that many ISPs do not offer this level of support. I pay my ISP a relatively high amount and they offer a relatively high amount of service. I dont know if I would want to go shopping at this juncture even with 399 other ISPs out there. I think I have my ISP trained to answer my stuupid linux questions... :) Just my personal opinions... -- --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Default knews rpm in suse 5.0y
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 30 Dec '97

30 Dec '97

On Mon, Dec 29, 1997 at 11:36:07AM -0800, Bodo Bauer wrote: > > Michael Perry wrote: > > > You can configure sendmail to replace your From: line like you want to, > so you don't need to recompile knews... Thanks. I am not a sendmail guru and get lost quite quickly with sendmail so I recompiled knews. My friend went to news peruser to grab headers while online and read them later. knews was rather fun to configure :) > Ciao, > BB > > -- > Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 > bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 > http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e -- --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] How to connect to the Internet ?
by andyford＠fastrans.net 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

thunder651 wrote: > Hi !!! > Can someone tell me how to connect to my service provider, read my new > eMails and surf on the internet with my SuSE Linux 5.0. At the moment I > always have to start BUGsoft Windows95 :-)) and that is bad because I > always have to restart and load the sh.... Windows 95. > Thanks for your help. ohh... and I'm using a US Robotics Sportster 33.6 > (Plug'n'Play). > > bye bye ... Jan Rocho.... > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Hi Jan You might go to your ISP and tell 'em you want help. If they don't know what Linux is you can shop around for one that does. You *are* paying them money you know. Yours, andy -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Default knews rpm in suse 5.0
by bb＠suse.de 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Michael Perry wrote: > > I recently noticed that the default knews rpm available through YAST for > some reason did not find my correct domain but put in one that I could > not edit. I looked through the docs for knews and found out that the > domain is coded during compilation time and is not resettable in the > config or other files. > I ended up recompiling knews 0.9.8. Does anyone use knews out there? Is > there an easier way to make the default FROM: address change after > installing the rpm? I have a friend who wants to use knews and has > been struggling with what it says is his FROM: also. He uses > "distribution x" and has problems compiling knews. We have exchanged > email correspondence to no avail. He does have slrn working quite well > but is interested in exploring his options as far as internet > applications go. In his case, his domain is something like > stargazer,thisdomain.com and knews is only putting in thisdomain.com each > time. He can edit the FROM: address each time sending a post, email, or > followup... It seems that there should be something as easy as adding > the correct FROM: line as in a .slrnrc file. > Any ideas gratefully accepted. I unfortunately can only exchange email > with him. He lives across the country from me. > You can configure sendmail to replace your From: line like you want to, so you don't need to recompile knews... Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] libjpeg.so.5 in 5.1 ?
by deem＠YAST_ASK.suse.de 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Rolf Haberrecker <rolf(a)suse.de> wrote: > > > > > Is this lib in any packages with 5.1 ? > > (libjpeg.so.5) > > Looks like only libjpeg.so.6 is available. Is there a reason why you are > looking for the older version? > > > sincerly, > > Rolf Haberrecker > > > ######################################################################## > # Rolf Haberrecker, M.A. S.u.S.E. GmbH fon +49-911-3247130 # > # rolf(a)suse.de Gebhardtstrasse 2 fax +49-911-3206727 # > # <A HREF="http://www.suse.de"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de</A">http://www.suse.de</A</A>> 90762 Fuerth, Germany mailbox +49-911-3247122 # > ######################################################################## Hi Rolf, Thanks so much.. I just like to keep a working copy of Mosaic around and the rpm I have is built around libjpeg.so.5. No problem though, I like to crunch my own src's. Best Regards -Dee W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] libjpeg.so.5 in 5.1 ?
by rolf＠suse.de 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

> > Is this lib in any packages with 5.1 ? > (libjpeg.so.5) Looks like only libjpeg.so.6 is available. Is there a reason why you are looking for the older version? sincerly, Rolf Haberrecker ######################################################################## # Rolf Haberrecker, M.A. S.u.S.E. GmbH fon +49-911-3247130 # # rolf(a)suse.de Gebhardtstrasse 2 fax +49-911-3206727 # # <A HREF="http://www.suse.de"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de</A">http://www.suse.de</A</A>> 90762 Fuerth, Germany mailbox +49-911-3247122 # ######################################################################## -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] libjpeg.so.5 in 5.1 ?
by deem＠YAST_ASK.suse.de 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Is this lib in any packages with 5.1 ? (libjpeg.so.5) Thanks -Dee W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] IBM releases Object REXX for Linux
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

Howdy- Just a note to let people know that IBM has released a free version of their Object REXX programming language for the linux OS. It is included in two formats; one of which is a rpm file which installs without problem in SuSE. REXX is a language written by Mike Colishaw of IBM some years ago and provides a bunch of functionality. If you have used OS/2 Warp 3 or 4 you probably know something of REXX's abilities. I have done some minor stuff in REXX and it provides an interesting and fun environment for networking, internet stuff, etc. REXX is also implemented in NT and other environments as well. There are good books on REXX at amazon as well as pretty good online stuff from IBM. Search at www.ibm.com on linux or rexx for linux. -- --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] How to connect to the Internet ?
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

On Sun, Dec 28, 1997 at 06:11:42PM -0500, thunder651 wrote: > > Hi !!! > Can someone tell me how to connect to my service provider, read my new > eMails and surf on the internet with my SuSE Linux 5.0. At the moment I > always have to start BUGsoft Windows95 :-)) and that is bad because I > always have to restart and load the sh.... Windows 95. > Thanks for your help. ohh... and I'm using a US Robotics Sportster 33.6 > (Plug'n'Play). > > bye bye ... Jan Rocho.... > > > > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Hi- I have used a few techniques including the scripts which are located in something like /usr/doc/inetcfg which include a ppp-up and ppp.chat. You simply edit the scripts with values unique to your ISP and then run one as root. A second process, much more elegant, is to use something like ezppp or xisp. Both of these can be found at the Linux Utilities and Applications page. That page is located at www.xnet.com/~blatura/linapps.shtml. There are instructions on the home pages for both programs on how to install, make scripts to completely automate your login, etc. I am quite new at the linux stuff and managed to compile xisp with help from some list members. If you would like to see the scripts I was using before compiling xisp, you can drop me a private email and I can provide them in email. They are quite small in size. -- --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] How to connect to the Internet ?
by thunder651＠dclink.com 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

Hi !!! Can someone tell me how to connect to my service provider, read my new eMails and surf on the internet with my SuSE Linux 5.0. At the moment I always have to start BUGsoft Windows95 :-)) and that is bad because I always have to restart and load the sh.... Windows 95. Thanks for your help. ohh... and I'm using a US Robotics Sportster 33.6 (Plug'n'Play). bye bye ... Jan Rocho.... -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Default knews rpm in suse 5.0
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

I recently noticed that the default knews rpm available through YAST for some reason did not find my correct domain but put in one that I could not edit. I looked through the docs for knews and found out that the domain is coded during compilation time and is not resettable in the config or other files. I ended up recompiling knews 0.9.8. Does anyone use knews out there? Is there an easier way to make the default FROM: address change after installing the rpm? I have a friend who wants to use knews and has been struggling with what it says is his FROM: also. He uses "distribution x" and has problems compiling knews. We have exchanged email correspondence to no avail. He does have slrn working quite well but is interested in exploring his options as far as internet applications go. In his case, his domain is something like stargazer,thisdomain.com and knews is only putting in thisdomain.com each time. He can edit the FROM: address each time sending a post, email, or followup... It seems that there should be something as easy as adding the correct FROM: line as in a .slrnrc file. Any ideas gratefully accepted. I unfortunately can only exchange email with him. He lives across the country from me. -- --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] TK Related files
by andyford＠fastrans.net 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

W.D.McKinney wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm looking at TK files needed: > > failed dependencies: > libtk.so is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 > libtcl.so is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 > libslang.so.0 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 > libext2fs.so.2 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 > libcom_err.so.2 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 > > for using tkmc-4.1.16-1 . Are these not included > in 5.1 of S.u.S.E. ? > > Thanks & regards > > -Dee > > > > W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com > No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e just of the top of my head, real quick, you might need to change some lines in the makefile of the Program you're trying to build. It's probably looking in the wrong places. HTH, astro -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] TK Related files
by deem＠wdm.com 28 Dec '97

28 Dec '97

Greetings, I'm looking at TK files needed: failed dependencies: libtk.so is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 libtcl.so is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 libslang.so.0 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 libext2fs.so.2 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 libcom_err.so.2 is needed by tkmc-4.1.16-1 for using tkmc-4.1.16-1 . Are these not included in 5.1 of S.u.S.E. ? Thanks & regards -Dee W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Metrolink MOTIF
by deem＠wdm.com 27 Dec '97

27 Dec '97

Michael Perry <mperry(a)mperry.basin.com> wrote: > > I am considering purchasing MetroLink Motif from the SuSE web site and would > like to know a little bit more about what I can expect running Motif. I now > use a variety of applications like applix, the GIMP, xfig, plan, etc. These > will continue to work under Motif, right? Motif, I gather, changes the window > dressing a bit and offers some programming functionality? > > I understand that Motif also offers a lot of desktop functionality including > multiple desktops, etc. > > Could someone comment on what I would see as an end user if I purchase Motif? > Does someone have a screen capture of their desktop running Motif they could > share with me? > > Many thanks. OK...to sort some things out here...Motif is a set of library files. The included window manager with most all copies of Motif for Linux is MWM, or the Motif window manager. Usually some other demos are included as well. Also, there is a difference in cost of some packages due to the "runtime" version vs. the "Developers" version. Runtime has the needed library files but not the needed extras to owrk on developing motif based apps. Yet many companies sell only the devleopers version, thus keeping a standard cost to users. You can load the Motif libraries and not run MWM if you want, and I have to assume that is the way most users who buy Motif do. I have it loaded and running S.u.S.E. 5.1 and I am running susewm so as to have the great desktops that come with this version. And I can compile any src files that need motif. I prefer to have motif due to the superior widgets and the look and feel. There is an extreme amount of work though based on other libraries now and Motif (See <A HREF="http://www.motifzone.com/"><A HREF="http://www.motifzone.com/</A">http://www.motifzone.com/</A</A>> ), is lookin good. Yet look at KDE wchich is not Motif based. Hope this gets you started. MetroLink's Motif is probably a good copy. And all your apps should work just fine after loading Motif, mine always due. Regards & Happy Holidays -Dee W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Metrolink MOTIF
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 27 Dec '97

27 Dec '97

I am considering purchasing MetroLink Motif from the SuSE web site and would like to know a little bit more about what I can expect running Motif. I now use a variety of applications like applix, the GIMP, xfig, plan, etc. These will continue to work under Motif, right? Motif, I gather, changes the window dressing a bit and offers some programming functionality? I understand that Motif also offers a lot of desktop functionality including multiple desktops, etc. Could someone comment on what I would see as an end user if I purchase Motif? Does someone have a screen capture of their desktop running Motif they could share with me? Many thanks. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Thanks for help with xisp
by mperry＠mperry.basin.com 24 Dec '97

24 Dec '97

Hi- I would like to thank everyone who offered assistance on getting xisp working. I have the latest release now working quite well on my SuSE 5.0 machine. It took a little study of how xforms compiles and where it puts things (and does not put things...). I have also sent program developer my thanks for his help. The answer for any interested was to look at where the xforms make install puts things and wehre xisp makefile looks for things. I was never able to get any of the xisp rpms working so settled on using the binary distribution that the author provides. --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] What were the problems with the initial 5.1 release?
by bb＠suse.de 23 Dec '97

23 Dec '97

Howard E. Motteler wrote: > > Bodo Bauer wrote: > > > We'll get the fixed 5.1 at 12/29/97. So you'll get your shipping > > in early january. I'sorry about that delay, but there was a > > problem in choosing the kernel to install in the first release. > > In the upcoming release this and some minor bugs are fixed! > > I have the subscription and received my 5.1 a couple of weeks ago, > but haven't had a chance to upgrade my home system yet. We also > ordered several copies of 5.1 for our lab machines, but they have > not yet arrived, and I assume are delayed for the new 5.1 release. > > If possible, I'd like to install the version of 5.1 that I have in > the next week or so, on several machines, and am wondering if there > anything in particular I should watch out for in this first release? > I checked the SuSE web page, but didn't see any information beyond > an announcement of the Dec 23 release date. I currently have 5.0, > as well, and it's no big deal to install that on the lab machines > instead, but I'd like to use the 5.1, if I can. > You can install the 5.1 you got. But be carefull when you select the kernel to install on the HD. The Descriptions are shifted on place down, starting at the label below the second AIC kernel (this one is no longer on the disc, but we forgot to remove the label...). If you can not boot the installed system, use the Bootdisk/CD, load the needed modules, and start the installed system. Then build your own kernel and use this one for booting the machine... There is another bug with the ramdisk while installing the system. But this one appears not very often. The system may crash or hang while or after partitioning in YaST. So use fdisk on the second console for partitioning... Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] What were the problems with the initial 5.1 release?
by motteler＠motteler.clark.net 23 Dec '97

23 Dec '97

Bodo Bauer wrote: > We'll get the fixed 5.1 at 12/29/97. So you'll get your shipping > in early january. I'sorry about that delay, but there was a > problem in choosing the kernel to install in the first release. > In the upcoming release this and some minor bugs are fixed! I have the subscription and received my 5.1 a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to upgrade my home system yet. We also ordered several copies of 5.1 for our lab machines, but they have not yet arrived, and I assume are delayed for the new 5.1 release. If possible, I'd like to install the version of 5.1 that I have in the next week or so, on several machines, and am wondering if there anything in particular I should watch out for in this first release? I checked the SuSE web page, but didn't see any information beyond an announcement of the Dec 23 release date. I currently have 5.0, as well, and it's no big deal to install that on the lab machines instead, but I'd like to use the 5.1, if I can. thanks, -- Howard Motteler motteler(a)umbc.edu -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Configuring K56flex modems under SuSE 5.0
by bb＠suse.de 23 Dec '97

23 Dec '97

vic wrote: > > Michael Perry wrote: > > > > Hi- > > > > I turn to the experts for some assistance. I recently purchased a K56flex > > > too much quicker at this point so I am considering returning the modem and > > going back to my USR Sportster 28.8 which seemed quite solid. > > > > Thanks. > > > > --Michael Perry-- > > mperry(a)mperry.basin.com > > > > -- > i heard that a digital connection is best...such as lack of quantization > noise....is there a way to get a digital connection (card) using a > standard dialup line??? Info about K56flex can be found at <A HREF="http://www.k56flex.com/"><A HREF="http://www.k56flex.com/</A">http://www.k56flex.com/</A</A>> You'll find answers for the most of your questions there... To use K56 Modems on a linux box, you have to set your serial port in spd_hi or spd_vhi mode, otherwise the max speed to your modem is limited to 38400: etserial /dev/modem spd_vhi The right place to do this is /sbin/init.d/serial ! I use K56flex to connect to my ISP and it works great... ;-) Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Configuring K56flex modems under SuSE 5.0
by bb＠suse.de 23 Dec '97

23 Dec '97

Michael Perry wrote: > > Hi- > > I turn to the experts for some assistance. I recently purchased a K56flex > modem made by Diamondmm and installed it without problem on my SuSE 5.0 > box. I use a ppp-up, ppp.chat, and options file to make ppp ppp.chat is the place to add or change modem init strings. Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Subscription to 5.0 and forward... When does 5.1 ship to subscription owners?
by bb＠suse.de 23 Dec '97

23 Dec '97

W.D.McKinney wrote: > > Michael Perry <mperry(a)mperry.basin.com> wrote: > > Hi- > > > > I purchased a subscription to SuSE from 5.0 forward with an order of > > ADABAS D and have not seen the arrival of 5.1. Is 5.1 shipping to > > subscription owners? > > > > On the subject of ADABAS D and SuSE linux; does anyone have access to the > > NT version of ADABAS D that would like to share the word manual on its > > use? I need a book or reference material that I can lay out in front of > > me on my desk while I learn. > > I'd guess you are in the que for the Dec. 23rd shipping, due to the > kernel install problem is the first batch run. Should be soon for you ! > Hi, we'll get the fixed 5.1 at 12/29/97. So you'll get your shipping in early jnauary. I'sorry about that delay, but there was a problem in choosing the kernel to install in the first release. In the upcoming release this and some minor bugs are fixed! Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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by deem＠wdm.com 22 Dec '97

22 Dec '97

deem(a)alaska.net Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Xisp dialer In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.971220225643.466A-100000(a)mperry.basin.com> X-Mailer: Ishmail 1.3.2-970722-linux <<A HREF="http://www.ishmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.ishmail.com</A">http://www.ishmail.com</A</A>>> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Michael Perry <mperry(a)mperry.basin.com> wrote: > Has anyone gotten xisp the ppp dialing program to work on SuSE 5.0? The > rpm I grabbed from redhat's ftp site will not install even after I install > the correct xforms lib. It says it needs the libforms but libforms will > not compile with xforms under rpm. And without one or the other xisp will > not work. > > Any success stories out there with xisp using the rpm from redhat? Greetings, I usually always choose src files over rpms still. XISP works excellent under S.u.S.E. 5.0 & 5.1. I have used it and probably will until we get our cable modem service here. To compile a version for you box, un-pack into a working sub-directory; I have named simply "work" for this stuff. Using guzip -dc xisp-2.3p5.tar.gz | tar xvf - I decompress. Then use a text editor and comment out the vars in the Makefile like this: # Normal vars #------------- #BINX11 = usr/X11R6/bin #USRLOCAL = usr/local/bin #SBINDIR = usr/sbin #VARRUN = var/run #USRLIBPPP = usr/lib/ppp #OPTSDIR = usr/lib/ppp #MANDIR = usr/X11R6/man/man1 #ETCPPP = etc/ppp #DESTDIR = #GROUP = uucp #GCCFLAGS = -Wall -O #EXTRALIBS = And uncomment the RedHat vars like this: # Red Hat vars #-------------- BINX11 = usr/X11R6/bin USRLOCAL = usr/bin SBINDIR = usr/sbin VARRUN = var/run USRLIBPPP = $(SBINDIR) OPTSDIR = etc/ppp MANDIR = usr/man/man1 ETCPPP = etc/ppp DESTDIR = $(RPM_BUILD_ROOT) GROUP = root GCCFLAGS = $(RPM_OPT_FLAGS) EXTRALIBS = Then save as Makefile and as root (su to root), just type make in the working subdirectory you decompressed the file in. Typing make install will install the binary. If you need anything else let me know. Best Regards -Dee ................................................ . W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com . . <A HREF="http://www.wdm.com"><A HREF="http://www.wdm.com</A">http://www.wdm.com</A</A>> -=- Anchorage, Alaska . . PGP spoken here, just yell. . ................................................ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re[3]: [S.u.S.E. Linux] 5.1 Upgrade...Excellent!
by rolf＠suse.de 22 Dec '97

22 Dec '97

> I'd settle for just an update of .rpm's to Beta 2 and pick a date > to make them, with whatever is available at that date. Beta 2 is definetly > a nice update. Having the susewm options built into the menus of KDE > is one of the reasons to run S.u.S.E. in my book. As far as I know you can find the KDE beta2 RPMs in <A HREF="ftp://ftp.suse.com/suse_update/KDE/"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.suse.com/suse_update/KDE/</A">ftp://ftp.suse.com/suse_update/KDE/</A</A>> Looks like susewm has been updated to ist, but the maintainer of this packages has already vanished (holidays...). sincerly, Rolf Haberrecker ######################################################################## # Rolf Haberrecker, M.A. S.u.S.E. GmbH fon +49-911-3247130 # # rolf(a)suse.de Gebhardtstrasse 2 fax +49-911-3206727 # # <A HREF="http://www.suse.de"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de</A">http://www.suse.de</A</A>> 90762 Fuerth, Germany mailbox +49-911-3247122 # ######################################################################## -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Xisp dialer
by w4oa＠vibroplex.com 22 Dec '97

22 Dec '97

--------------0E137AD34C70AAB3ED6E34E6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Michael Perry wrote: > Has anyone gotten xisp the ppp dialing program to work on SuSE 5.0? The > rpm I grabbed from redhat's ftp site will not install even after I install > the correct xforms lib. It says it needs the libforms but libforms will > not compile with xforms under rpm. And without one or the other xisp will > not work. > > Any success stories out there with xisp using the rpm from redhat? > > --Michael Perry-- > mperry(a)mperry.basin.com > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e hello michael... i have it working... i have been using xisp for the past few months, and it works great! there is some problem with the rpm's but if you get the gz file you can unpack it... you do have to update the xforms lib to version .86... instructions come with xisp... i am using xisp version 2.2 ... i haven't been able to get 2.3 to work properly... please note that YaST will reset permissions on the ppp file when it does its update... you have to reset the permissions as per the xisp docs when you let YaST update things... else xisp won't work... hope this helps... mitch -- ----- Vibroplex, since 1890, the oldest name in ham radio!-------- Felton "Mitch" Mitchell, W4OA The Vibroplex Co., Inc. w4oa(a)vibroplex.com 11 Midtown Park East 334-478-8873, FAX 334-476-0465 Mobile, AL 36606-4141 Visit our website at <A HREF="http://www.vibroplex.com"><A HREF="http://www.vibroplex.com</A">http://www.vibroplex.com</A</A>> --------------0E137AD34C70AAB3ED6E34E6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> Michael Perry wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Has anyone gotten xisp the ppp dialing program to work on SuSE 5.0? The rpm I grabbed from redhat's ftp site will not install even after I install the correct xforms lib. It says it needs the libforms but libforms will not compile with xforms under rpm. And without one or the other xisp will not work. Any success stories out there with xisp using the rpm from redhat? --Michael Perry-- mperry(a)mperry.basin.com -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e</BLOCKQUOTE> hello michael... i have it working... i have been using xisp for the past few months, and it works great! there is some problem with the rpm's but if you get the gz file you can unpack it... you do have to update the xforms lib to version .86... instructions come with xisp... i am using xisp version 2.2 ... i haven't been able to get 2.3 to work properly... please note that YaST will reset permissions on the ppp file when it does its update... you have to reset the permissions as per the xisp docs when you let YaST update things... else xisp won't work... hope this helps... mitch -- ----- Vibroplex, since 1890, the oldest name in ham radio!-------- Felton "Mitch" Mitchell, W4OA The Vibroplex Co., Inc. w4oa(a)vibroplex.com 11 Midtown Park East 334-478-8873, FAX 334-476-0465 Mobile, AL 36606-4141 Visit our website at http://www.vibroplex.com">http://www.vibroplex.com</A> </HTML> --------------0E137AD34C70AAB3ED6E34E6-- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[SuSE Linux] Maple V
by fred＠lua.ifi.unicamp.br 18 Nov '97

18 Nov '97

Does anyone know how to run Maple v? I simply followed the instructions, but it hadn't ran! Thanks a lot! Fred - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] home directory ownership
by barros＠bicc.uni-bonn.de 03 Apr '97

03 Apr '97

Hi, did you check the file /etc/permissions, if not take a look there to see if your home directory is listed there. This file is used by SuSEconfig to set files permissions. Ciao, Jose Eduardo -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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SuSE for a 486 based web server
by Derek Fountain 09 Jan '97

09 Jan '97

I have an old 486 box collecting dust, and I thought I might turn it into a webserver. I'd like it to be secure and have modern(ish) facilities like mod_perl and php. Is there a version of SuSE which is still currently supported (for Apache security updates) which will run on such an old box? -- The past: Smart users in front of dumb terminals

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mysql.sock
by ist bo 01 Jan '97

01 Jan '97

I cannot connect to mysql because there isn't any mysql.sock file where it should be. I installed a Suse 8.1 on a laptop. any sugesstions for how to make mysql to work?! _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] outside DNS over ppp connection.
by domlife＠domlife.com 08 May '96

08 May '96

1. Both rc.config and resolv.conf have entries like those in the book (search .... nameserver <my_ISP_DNS_IP> ). 2. good part: both local and remote ping work. The remote works for explicit IP, 3. bad part: name resolution does not seem to work at all although I specified external DNS (those of my ISP) as I descibed in #1. Specifically, "ping <hostname>" does not return. No error but no connection to <hostname>. 4. When ppp is down, command "nslookup" produces this: "Can't find server name for address <my_ISP_DNS_IP>. No response from server" When ppp is up, nslookup does not return until I stop it by Ctrl-C. 5. It looks to me the system knows about the DNS and sends the request but handshaking did not happen What do you think is required to use outside DNS in addition to providing their IP (in rc.config and as I saw in resolv.conf) ??. I am thankful for any guess or attempt to help. Vicco -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] 3Com Ethernet Card Problem
by bdonald＠nortel.ca 05 May '95

05 May '95

My setup is V5.2, and everything has installed OK, except the 3Com 3C509 card. The system has failed to pick it up. I recently spotted the suggestion of performing a direct scan using modprobe: modprobe 3c509 io=0x300,irq=10 The resulting message was: /lib/modules/2.0.33/net/3c509.o: symbol for parameter io not found This error message also appears on the bootup screen, and has appeared consistently from the initial install. I've checked the obvious - the system has a DOS partition, so I've booted from DOS and configured the card using the 3Com utilities, both before and after the install. It runs through the hardware tests OK. The card is attached to a Warp Server LAN, but obviously it hasn't been integrated software-wise into the network. I'm pretty certain that the hardware is not defective. Anyone have suggestions as to the next move. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Donald G7ENQ Euro Interconnect Signaling Systems (44) 01628 431063 Nortel plc. Maidenhead, ENGLAND. home: wdonald(a)ibm.net Testiculos habet, et bene pendantes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Sv: [SLE] How does one mount a ZIP drive?
by k01164＠ko.sdu.dk 03 Jan '94

03 Jan '94

William Madsen <billmadsen(a)aya.yale.edu> wrote: >I have an Iomega 100MB ZIP drive connected to my parallel port, and my >printer is connected to the Zip drive. >I think I have made the necessary entries in modules.conf (alias >parport_lowlevel parport_pc, and options parport_pc io=0x378, 0x278 irq=7, >none), and I have loaded imm (modprobe imm), but I don't know how to mount >the drive itself, since I don't know what its device designation is. Can >someone please help me? Thanks very much. According to the SuSE6.3 manual p273 it should be mounted as a SCSI drive. Try /dev/sda or /dev/sda4 If you have other SCSI drives, try increasing the letter until you get the right one. Regards Ole -- 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/Doku/FAQ/

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