Hello. I'm experimenting with pseudo-terminals, and I cannot find out how,
after
getting a pseudo-terminal how I can make it the controlling terminal (i.e.
"/dev/tty")
of a newly-spawned process.
Can anyone help me out?
TIA
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Hello. A few problems I've encountered on installing the kernel source and
headers.
1) If the source is installed first, then the headers, the /usr/src/linux
symlink
pointer to the headers directory instead of the source directory. Perhaps a
modification
to the install scripts for these pac
I've rebuilt my kernel and the compile goes well. However,
/lib/modules/2.0.30/modules.dep does not get created properly on the first
reboot.
The kernel says its creating it (which it does), but its completely empty.
Help
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I friend of mine has an adaptec 1542CP SCSI adapter, and we're using
the standard 1542 driver that comes along with the linux distribution.
The adapter is recognized just fine, however when using a SCSI CDROM
through the adapter we get the following error message:
Warning: running low on SCSI DMA
Thanks very much for the information on this problem I'm having. Trying now
to root around and see what's wrong (can't get dhcpcd to use my ethernet card).
I notice on boot that the following messages come up:
daemon.log.0:May 25 04:06:41 tao modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-4
daemon.log.0:M
To use all of your modules, do you need only to put "auto" in your
/etc/modules file, or do you need to put all of the modules that you
want loaded on demand as well?
TIA
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Tried it, but it doesn't work... However, I am using an alpha driver for
an eepro100.
My /etc/dhcpc/config file looks like this:
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(tao)hnine:/etc/dhcpc[523]$ cat config
# List here the interface that the dhcpcd daemon should use.
# The default is to assign an IP address to
Hi. I've got a new cable modem that I am trying to configure for Linux.
I've read the docs on "dhcpcd", the daemon that fetches the IP address, etc.,
from the cable company, but I can't determine how to use it from these docs
(I'm a total newbie to cable modem configuration).
What files do I ne
Hi. I have this alpha-release driver for a PCI ethernet card that I compiled
under
kernel 2.0.29 (my current kernel). However, when I try to install it in the
kernel with
"insmod", insmod reports that the driver was compiled under kernel 2.0.28 and
that
it won't install it (at least not witho
Turns out it just pays to scan the docs more closely. The problem I encountered
was due to the "user" option implying noexec, nosuid, and nodev (unless
overridden
by later options). I had placed all of my options in alphabetic order, i.e.
dev,exec,user so "user" overided exec and dev.
Didn't know where to report this. I looked at the source code, and it's full
of different names and email addresses -- so the Debian users list seemed like
a safe bet ...
The "mount" command seems to be rather picky about the format of the /etc/fstab
file.
In particular, the "options" column.
Thanks for the response on LINUX SUPPORT FOR CABLE MODEMS?
Apparently, Linux doesn't have a driver for the Intel 82557-based PCI
twisted-pair ethernet card. It looks as thought this is not the same
as the EtherExpress Pro/10+ because it uses a different chip (the 82557).
Does Linux 2.1.** have s
Hi all.
A "cable modem" has just been installed on my computer, and I would
like to use it under Linux:
1) The card that was installed on my computer is a 10base-T (twisted pair)
ethernet card -- "Intel 82557-based PCI Ethernet card". Does the Linux kernel
currently have a driver for this card
Franck --
You can run "gpmconfig" as root, and it will ask you all the relevant
questions.
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From what I can tell, you need to:
copy your lilo.conf file to something like lilo.conf.floppy
change the "boot=" line in lilo.conf.floppy to "boot=/dev/fd0"
insert a floppy and type "lilo -C lilo.conf.floppy"
This should cause lilo to write to the master boot record of the flo
Thanks for the information on "more" and "less". I use them so often that I
assumed
I knew everything about them (through osmosis, maybe?). Didn't even think of
reading
the man page (duh).
Thanks again.
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Actually, that's what I've done (i.e. creating a link from pg to less).
But the students, being used to pg, have some difficulties adjusting.
Since it's a certificate course and we go at it 8 hours a day, 5 days
a week, when they're already in the "pg"-rut, making the adjustment to
"less" can
Hello all. I'm an instructor for a certificate course in C and UNIX.
Currently we are using SCO, but for the C++ course, I would like to
use linux -- mainly because I can use the GNU debugger to better
display the internal workings of the C++ language (SCO's C++ compiler is
C-front, so their debu
Under /usr/sbin there is a program called "deluser". Odd thing, though, I
couldn't
find a man page for it, and it wasn't listed in the "see also" section of the
"adduser" man page -- so it isn't obvious at all that it is there :-|
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I was wondering if there is a way to get my clock to automatically adjust
for daylight savings time in the spring and fall. Is there an environment
variable or something? I've tried "TZ=EST5EDT" as on some other UNIX systems,
but it doesn't seem to work in LINUX.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Syd --
Looks like you can use the "cp" command with the "--archive" option (see "cp"
man page).
What you need to do is, after you place a linux filesystem on the partition
with "mke2fs",
mount that partition under the generic mount-point directory "/mnt":
mount /dev/hd?? /mnt
Then, copy every
Assuming you are using "cfdisk", the fdisk utility that is run as part of the
initial Debian installation (i.e. the 6 disks).
I had the same problem when I partitioned a large disk. I particular I was
partitioning it into several logical partitions on the outer-most part
of the disk. "cfdisk" di
Hello. I'm trying out the windoze emulator "wine", and can get games like
minesweeper and solitaire to run fine. However, whenever I try to run
microsoft word, a message is displayed telling me that I must run "share.exe".
"share.exe" is under my /dos and /windows/command directories on my dos
Chock one up to hardware inexperience. I had just installed a 16M upgrade
on my brother's 486 -- a single 16M SIMM in one memory slot. The computer
saw it, but I had heard that SIMMS must be installed in pairs, so I was
perplexed. The 486 is a 32-bit processor after all. I found out later
that
Don't know if this relates to the question, but...
I was looking at how to recompile the kernel to get it to recognize memory
above 64M,
and it said you should have at least 512K of cache to do this...
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Joe --
Actually, in the new Debian release (rex), they have the "zip" and
"unzip"
Debian packages for pkzip ".zip" files. They're located in the directory:
stable/binary-i386/misc
Their actual names are:
stable/binary-i386/misc/zip_2.01-14.deb
stable/binary-i386/misc/unzip_5.12-15.deb
Dave --
Check out http://www-nt-ca.creaf.com/wwwnew/tech/spec/specs.html
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Has Linux been ported to the Apple Power PC (i.e. not the 68000 but the 601?).
If so, is it in the Debian distribution?
Thanks in advance for the info :).
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I've found that you have to mark the WIN95 partition as the "bootable" partition
in the partition table or win95 has a hissy-fit. However, this DOES NOT affect
the
boot-ability of your linux partition. You can make both linux and win95
bootable
on power-up by editing your lilo.conf file in your
Zach --
From what I can tell, the "xv" program does just what you want. If
you don't have it on your Debian distribution, you can download it from
a Debian mirror -- it's in "non-free", so it's not included on the cd's anymore
(to my knowledge). There is an option under the "save" window
Hi all. I've just recompiled my kernel by going through the
make menuconfig
make dep
make clean
make zlilo
procedure, but the new kernel won't boot properly. It gets as far as:
...
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly
Unable to open an initial console
This "Unable to open an initial
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Mike --
Do you have write permissions to that directory (ls -ld /home)?
Is it a separate partition or on a separate disk? If so, check out
the /etc/fstab entry for /home, and if you see "ro" or something along
the lines of "read-only", remove it. I'm very interested what the
problem turns out to
Something I know how to answer!! You'll need to download netscape for Linux
from home.netscape.com. You can find it by following the menu choices -- it's
layed out pretty good. I suggest you place the tar-file in root's home
directory
or a subdirectory thereof, then make a symbolic link to it
Dave --
Since you're using a modem and don't have a direct internet connection, I'd
suggest ordering the debian cd's from i-connect (web = www.i-connect.net).
The installation should go pretty smooth, although you may have to repeat the
procedure a few times to get everything to install correctly.
Hi Bjoern. To get an alias to be "permanent", it depends on what shell you're
using.
For the korn-shell, place the alias in your .kshrc file under your home
directory.
For bash, put it in .bash_profile and .bashrc -- all of these files are
executed by
a shell whenever you have either a) just lo
Hi. I had the same problem when trying to use the "c++" side of gcc. The
problem
was with "gnat", which created some links that caused gcc to be unable to find
particular executables. You can fix this by de-installing "gnat" (NOT TO BE
CONFUSED
WITH "gnats", WHICH IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PACKAG
As far as I know it does. Just use the standard "mount" command, but with a
"-t vfat"
filesystem option. You'll need to load the "vfat" module at boot time (when you
installed debian, the "configure modules" section gives you this ability). So
the command would be:
mount -t vfat /dev/hd? /moun
Your "boot=/dev/hda3" should actually read "boot=/dev/hda".
This is how it is on my computer. Please let me know if this
doesn't work. :-)
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Unless its changed in the past few months, Linux can read and write to
dos/windows 95 partitions without a problem. There are two ways. The
first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although
this is usually only with a floppy.
The second way is to mount the win95 partition
Just ran xemacs and was using it to edit a C++ program. Unfortunately,
when I try to indent using my "tab" key, xemacs totally ignores it. I've
looked through "Learning GNU emacs" but to no avail.
Also, I tried to change the tab settings using the ESC-x edit-tab-stops
so that my tabs are every
There are two things that you can do. The first may or may not work, while
the second will work.
First, when you logon and your machine starts to go haywire, press CRTL-ALT-F1
(like CTRL-ALT-DEL except for the F1 key). This hopefully will get you to your
first console window, and you can log in
Brian --
For a quick fix, a provided you have a backup to boot dos, reboot
under drive a: for dos, get onto the c: drive, and run "fdisk /mbr". This
will restore the c: disk so that it will boot dos automatically.
For future reference, whenever you rebuild the kernel, it's a good idea
to
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