|   Learning Permissions     Posted: 21 Feb 2005 01:44 PM PST In comp.os.linux.setup Peter T. Breuer <it.uc3m.es>: 
 [..]
 
 
 
 Sure, because you don't need to think about them.;-)
 
 
 
 "Unix file permissions" might be one.
 
 Google says:
 
 http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rc/help/faq/permissions.html
 http://www.december.com/unix/tutor/permissions.html
 
 
 
 
 Amen, in addition "Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition" should be
 helpful to the OP:
 
 http://www.gnoppix.org/pages/rute/
 
 BTW
 Sorry, if we don't have "better" questions currently.
 ;)
 
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    |   Deploy Suse 9.2 to 300 PCs     Posted: 21 Feb 2005 07:35 AM PST <com> wrote in message
 news:googlegroups.com...
 
 Autoyast is useful for this: you can use "YaST2 autoyast" to set up an
 autoyast configuration file, but you really need to read the documentation
 on PXE, tftpboot, and autoyast to understand how to set it up. It will be a
 good day's worth of testing and research, but it can work.
 
 
 
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    |   What relation between "libc.so.6" and symbol version "GLIBC_2.x" ?     Posted: 21 Feb 2005 01:36 AM PST In comp.os.linux.setup Bruno <tiscali.be>: 
 [..]
 
 
 
 Guess all you need is to install some compat-*.rpm packages,
 presuming you are running some kind of redhat to get your app
 which is linked against those libs working.
 
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    |   Where to get Suse 9.2 Pro?     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 09:50 PM PST Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: [snip]
 
 .... agreed!!
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    |   Diskette drive 0 seek failure?     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 09:26 PM PST Thanks a lot! That link gave me some idea what is going on inside.My situation is that I have two hard disks. The first disk is for winxp. I
 installed redhat on the second disk. My BIOS does not support boot from the
 second hard disk. But my \boot partition is on the second disk. Do you think
 it's that caused problem??
 
 "mjt" <ru> wrote in message
 news:net...
 
 
 
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    |   Multi boot problem with Mandrake 9.1 and 10.1     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 09:19 PM PST On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:39:44 -0600, J. Greer wrote: 
 mkdir /deb
 mount -t auto /hdb3 /deb
 
 
 then modify lilo.conf to with the /deb on the debian stanza. Example:
 
 image=/md10oe/boot/vmlinuz
 label="md10oe"
 root=/dev/hdb9
 initrd=/md10oe/boot/initrd.img
 append="devfs=mount acpi=force resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=0"
 vga=788
 read-only
 
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    |   First Time     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 08:39 PM PST com wrote:
 
 .... i think you mean, "dip my toes into the Linux waters" ? :))
 
 
 why, when you can get a new pc with Linux
 preinstalled starting at $199usd:
 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=86796&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937  %3A86796
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 <<   http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/   >>
 Play Rogue, visit exotic locations, meet strange
 creatures and kill them.
 
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    |   figuring out HorizSync, and VertRefresh     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 08:09 PM PST > That is weird, because once you are out of X, the X configurationshave
 is
 mode.
 
 
 Thats what I figured too.  Its all perfect until I get out of X.  Then
 again, I'm not very proficient with Linux.
 
 Rameses
 
 
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    |   X11     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 02:11 PM PST It is a fairly big file... but I didn't want to skip anything.
 Thanks
 
 -Cam
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Section "ServerFlags"
 Option "Xinerama" "1"
 EndSection
 
 
 Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier     "Default Layout"
 Screen         "Screen0"
 InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
 InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
 InputDevice    "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
 Screen         "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Files"
 RgbPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/default/"
 FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
 ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Module"
 Load  "dbe"
 Load  "extmod"
 Load  "fbdevhw"
 Load  "glx"
 Load  "dri"
 Load  "record"
 Load  "freetype"
 Load  "type1"
 EndSection
 
 Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier  "Keyboard0"
 Driver      "keyboard"
 Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
 EndSection
 
 Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier  "Mouse0"
 Driver      "mouse"
 Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
 Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
 Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
 EndSection
 
 Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier  "DevInputMice"
 Driver      "mouse"
 Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
 Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Monitor"
 Identifier   "Monitor0"
 VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
 ModelName    "MultiSync 97"
 DisplaySize  370        270
 HorizSync    31.0-96.0
 VertRefresh  55.0-160.0
 Option      "dpms"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Monitor"
 Identifier   "Monitor1"
 VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
 ModelName    "Monitor Model"
 DisplaySize  370        270
 # I have played with this setting on both monitors
 # without any success
 HorizSync   30-95
 VertRefresh 50-160
 Option "dpms"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Monitor"
 Identifier   "Monitor2"
 VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
 ModelName    "Monitor Model"
 HorizSync   30-95
 VertRefresh 50-160
 Option "dpms"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Device"
 Identifier  "Videocard0"
 Driver      "ati"
 BusID       "1:0:0"
 Option      "MonitorLayout" "CRT, CRT"
 Option      "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
 Option      "CRT2HSync" "30.0-86.0"
 Option      "CRT2VRefresh" "50.0-120.0"
 Option      "mtrr" "off" # disable DRI mtrr mapper, driver
 Option      "no_accel" "no"
 Option      "no_dri" "no"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Device"
 Identifier   "Videocard1"
 Driver       "ati"
 BusID        "1:0:1"
 EndSection
 
 Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen0"
 Device     "Videocard0"
 Monitor    "Monitor0"
 DefaultDepth    24
 SubSection "Display"
 Depth    24
 Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 EndSection
 
 Section "Screen"
 Identifier   "Screen1"
 Device       "Videocard1"
 Monitor      "Monitor1"
 DefaultDepth    24
 
 Subsection "Display"
 Depth       24
 Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubsection
 
 EndSection
 
 Section "DRI"
 Mode         0666
 EndSection
 
 
 
 
 com wrote:
 
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    |   partitions question     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 10:53 AM PST "Jim" <com> wrote innews:DQ5Sd.244$ntli.net:
 
 
 Though John did make a point that the swap rule I said is a bit outdated on
 some systems (my ultra2 almost never swaps with 2Gb of ram), much is
 personal preference, just like the partitioning.
 
 As for Mandrake, it seems you can use either grub or lilo.  If you try man
 grub or man lilo in a terminal like konsole, you should find which you
 have.  If for some backwards reason a bootloader was no installed now would
 be a good time.
 http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/100/en/Starter.html/troubleshoot
 ing-filesystem.html would be a good place to go for mbr (re)installs for
 either, and the rest of that fine documentation should be a great aid in
 fine-tuning that setup.
 
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    |   Newbie problem with WinXP/Suse9.0 dual boot     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 10:26 AM PST zalzon wrote:
 
 when that happens your proccesser is on it's way out. What proccesser are
 you using
 
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    |   Visible right margin for Kwrite or Kate     Posted: 20 Feb 2005 03:58 AM PST mjt <ru> wrote:
 
 Got it working. I had the "Monospace" font selected, but I found that
 the right margin marker would appear if I used other fonts. I'm now
 using "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" which seems identical in appearance to
 Monospace, so I presume that Monospace is an alias for that font.
 
 Strange. GEdit was happy enough to display its right margin marker when
 using Monospace.
 
 --
 Dave Farrance
 
 
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    |   2.6.8 kernel/sym53c8xx_2/Symbios 8951U: waste of time?     Posted: 19 Feb 2005 07:36 PM PST >Jerry Peters wrote: 
 
 It turns out to be simpler than I thought; simply typing
 modinfo sym53c8xx
 does the job.  And the answer is:
 
 filename:  /lib/modules/2.6.8-24-default/updates/initrd/sym53c8xx.ko
 license:        Dual BSD/GPL
 version:        2.1.18j 69120A34DB72AA5DDD24834
 vermagic:       2.6.8-24-default 586 REGPARM gcc-3.3
 supported:      yes
 depends:        scsi_transport_spi,scsi_mod
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000001sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000002sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000003sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000004sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000005sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000006sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000000Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000000Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000000Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000000Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000000Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000010sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000012sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000020sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d00000021sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 alias:          pci:v00001000d0000008Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 and for good measure, the same info for scsi_transport_spi
 
 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.8-24-default/updates/initrd/scsi_transport_spi.ko
 author:         Martin Hicks
 description:    SPI Transport Attributes
 license:        GPL
 vermagic:       2.6.8-24-default 586 REGPARM gcc-3.3
 supported:      yes
 depends:        scsi_mod
 
 Notice the complete absence of any parm: lines in either of them!
 So, somehow, for some reason, SuSE removed all parameter support
 from their installation modules for these drivers.  It seems the
 source on the CDs does not match the compiled modules, since the
 source sure seems to have the capability for some of the documented
 parameters.
 
 So, with SuSE 9.2 and a sym538xx HBA, it either works or it doesn't,
 and it's a waste of time to try to tune it if it fails.  Sure wish
 they'd MENTIONED that in the installation docs!!! :(   :(   :(
 
 Thanks SuSE for a delightful un-intended tour through the source. :(#
 
 Thanks, Jerry, for giving me the key to answer the question, and
 move on. :)
 
 Jim
 
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    |   How to get ATI card working in fedora?     Posted: 19 Feb 2005 03:54 PM PST edu wrote:<snip frustration story>
 
 You write how you did various modifications to your X setup and had a
 recurring result of 'no video'.
 
 What does 'no video' mean?
 Can you provide any error messages?
 
 Yours,
 Laurenz Albe
 
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    |   Fedora Core 3 install CD won't boot     Posted: 19 Feb 2005 08:51 AM PST Thanks folks. My burn speed had been too fast. I don't burn CDs much,but I forget that my 16x burner can't burn 16x disks at 16x...go
 figure. So I switched to the minimum speed of 4x and everything was
 swell.
 
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    |   how to install dual linux     Posted: 19 Feb 2005 01:09 AM PST On 19 Feb 2005 01:09:25 -0800, com wrote: 
 Yup! Don't we all. Dual linux sounds great and I would like to know
 all about it too. Imagine having twice the linux-joy. It's almost so
 good I am considering divorcing my wife if I find out more about it.
 
 But to be serious: Do you want to know about running linux on a dual
 processor system or dual-booting between linux and windows?
 
 --
 Rolf Arne Schulze
 Trans-atlantic weightloss challenge: http://tawlc.net/
 
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    |   Please help me get started - easy Newbie help     Posted: 18 Feb 2005 04:34 PM PST Thanks for clearing things up a bit, now that I know what "srpms"stands for.  I definately won't be doing any customizing until I
 understand how it works.  I'm just a 1st year computer science major
 trying to learn a few things, so thanks for pointing me in the right
 direction....and I now have a working copy of Fedora on my computer. =)
 
 
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    |   Appropriate Linux for twin CPU pentium-pro machine     Posted: 18 Feb 2005 04:14 PM PST Here in comp.os.linux.setup,John Beardmore <demon.co.uk> spake unto us, saying:
 
 
 It certainly should.  The PPro is a 686-class chip, basically a PII in
 a Socket 8 package with a faster cache (runs at base clockspeed) and no
 support for MMX.
 
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 OS/2 + eCS + Linux + Win95 + DOS + PC/GEOS + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
 WARNING: I've seen FIELDATA FORTRAN V and I know how to use it!
 The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
 
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    |   Unable to download deep files and directories recursively with mget -R command...     Posted: 18 Feb 2005 02:05 AM PST In comp.os.linux.setup com wrote: 
 I do not understand this, but it seems unimportant now as you said you have
 solved your problem.
 
 The fact remains that there is a test.tar on the server that you cannot
 read, but it seems that you are blissfully unaware of it and it does not
 concern you :^)
 
 Cheers,
 Laurenz Albe
 
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    |   Fedora or SuSE for centrino laptop     Posted: 17 Feb 2005 08:32 AM PST In comp.os.linux.setup Berhane Temelso <gatech.edu>:
 
 
 Dunno, why not install and try out? Never heard about "Centrino",
 however it looks like my laptop (FSC) comes with it. It runs
 Debian/RH, both work fine, only tested the built in wlan with
 Debian, works. Seems to be some of the more crappy wlan devices,
 needed some strange firmware to get it running. Didn't tried
 bluetooth so far, irda works and this is all I need.
 
 Suse usually works fine on laptops, unless you dislike all the
 suse specific "features" and the box is powerful enough,
 regarding speed Debian (with KDE 3) beats the crap out of suse or
 alike.
 
 What about you'd install both at the same time and try out which
 works better for you? Later you can use the partitions of the one
 you don't want for other purposes.
 
 [..]
 
 Good luck
 
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    |   Attach a serial modem to a PS/2 port?     Posted: 17 Feb 2005 08:02 AM PST weber.edu wrote: 
 I solved the problem by installing a serial port card and an external
 serial modem. Thanks, all!
 
 Anthony
 
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    |   When is the root password set up?     Posted: 17 Feb 2005 07:40 AM PST NoSpamIsAccepted <com> wrote: 
 
 
 No, that reformats your partition as an ext2/3 filesystem, a little extreme
 just to change the password (seeing as it won't do that anyway)
 
 The command you want is passwd run as root.
 just type
 passwd
 and it'll prompt you for the new password twice
 
 The
 
 You won't be, there's no operating system on the floppy disk. all mke2fs
 does is make an ext2/3 partition.
 
 
 Neither does fdisk. fdisk is the program that creates the partitions that
 you use mk2fs on to create the filesystems that linux is installed on.
 
 Unfortunately I do not have a spare PC for me to try it,
 
 passwd
 
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    |   serial port communication problem with null modem     Posted: 17 Feb 2005 06:56 AM PST prakash wrote:
 
 .... the serial lines are mis-configured, programmatically
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    |   Performance issue: compiling kernel taking 5x longer than on comparable systems     Posted: 16 Feb 2005 06:43 PM PST On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:43:28 -0800, kirktrue wrote:
 
 That was just a guess. In the end those benchmarks are for comparing
 machines within that test. Often you can't even compare benchmark results
 from two different runs. Look at tomshardware's or anandtech's encoding
 tests for example, which you can't possibly reproduce since you don't have
 the file that they encode, plus they seem to be using different files and
 codec versions for every test. So, a test conducted with a certain CPU
 will give you different results in a later test, which is why tomshardware
 runs the benchmarks with older hardware as well to let the reader see the
 difference with the new settings.
 
 
 You should verify the readings from lm_sensors with what your BIOS reports
 to check whether you have the correct settings in your sensors.conf,
 because 62.5C seems way too high for the AMD64 under load with decent
 cooling. Thermaltake has online installation instructions for their
 products which you might want to check:
 http://www.thermaltake.com/support/support.asp
 
 I would verify everything in this regard just to be sure to be sure that
 your CPU doesn't burn.
 
 HTH and good luck
 Andreas
 
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    |   Certification Programs     Posted: 16 Feb 2005 06:31 PM PST Scott wrote: 
 A search on Amazon reveals 7 books -
 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above%26field-keywords%3Drhce%26search-type%3Dss%26bq%3D1%26store-name%3Dbooks/
 
 The newest seems to be
 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072253657
 
 
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