Linuxers June 2002

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] xfree86 config (II)
by Q u a s i 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

At 10:08 AM 6/10/02 +0530, Guru Tellis wrote: >fixed is the default fallback font required by X servers. The X server >*must* be able to find it under all circumstances. Redhat keeps fixed >(the misc font directory) in xfs along with other fonts. I don't quite >agree with this. I run Debian. BTW why dont you agree (just curiosity)? >first, do /usr/sbin/chkfontpath I dont have chkfontpath - did I miss some important package? >copy that line to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (if you're using XFree86 3, >then drop the -4). My XF86config does not have the '-4'. Is it _required_? I run xfree86 4.x server. Anyway I tried changing it - but still no difference. >You have to copy it to the Files section. It should already contain a >line like: > FontPath "unix/:7100" I did not have this. What is its significance? I put it in but still no change. >copy this below that line: > FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc I have all the font paths correct. I had checked that first. >for your other fonts, make sure xfs is running (do what Trevor told you). I dont have xfs. I have xfs-xtt. Is that a problem? I was under the impression that xfs-xtt replaces xfs with additional facilities for TTF fonts. my xserver cribbs about hostname lookup failed. I had installed a NIC for installation. Now I dont have it. is this a problem? thanks for the help, q

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Sucks?
by Tahir Hashmi 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:11:47 Philip S Tellis wrote: > >well, if you think about *why* there's limited hardware support, you'll >realise that it's the hardware companies fault, not the linux >community's. > >for some reason, they believe that opening the api specs of their >hardware will reduce sales! > True, also take a look at "Why Closing Drivers Loses A Vendor Money" by Eric S. Raymond (longish URL there): http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/magic-cauldron/x460.ht… --- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://staff.ncst.ernet.in/tahir tahir AT ncst DOT ernet DOT in __________________________________ We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed _______________________________________________________ WIN a first class trip to Hawaii. Live like the King of Rock and Roll on the big Island. Enter Now! http://r.lycos.com/r/sagel_mail/http://www.elvis.lycos.com/sweepstakes

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xfree86 config
by Q u a s i 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

Folks, I installed the xfree86 server and configured it for my card etc.. I have also installed all the required font packages. But when I startx the server says it cannot find default font 'fixed' and stops. What could be the problem? thanks, q

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[OT] Bypass Proxy Restrictions
by Prakash Shetty 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

Hi all, Looks interesting ... Bouncer is a network tool which allows you to bypass proxy restrictions and obtain outside connections from an internal LAN. http://freshmeat.net/projects/cbouncer/ Best Regards Prakash Shetty >

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Full upgrade
by Satya 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

I'm about to update glibc and gcc onmy system. I've already upgraded gmake. Any tips/recommendations besides "don't do it" and "take backups"? -- Satya. <URL:http://satya.virtualave.net/> (A)bort, (R)etry, (W)hackitonthesideofthemonitor!

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Website management
by Satya 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

I have HTML files (and other files) in templates/. I have some common files in common/. After any changes, this is run: perl mkMake.pl > Makefile make all mkMake.pl: $all=''; foreach $r (`/bin/ls templates/*`){ chomp($r); $r=~s/templates\///; $s=''; foreach (`/bin/ls common/*`) { chomp; $s.=" $_"; } print "/11/http/website/$r: templates/$r $s\n"; print "\t /home/satyap/homepage/up2date.pl $r\n"; $all.=" /11/http/website/$r"; } print "all: $all"; #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w $srcdir='templates'; $common='common'; $upload='/11/http/website'; $tag='SPPUpdate'; #$srcdir=location of HTML source files with special tags #$common=location of common snippets #$upload=Complete files placed here ready for upload #All paths relative to script directory. All paths do not end in / #$tag= $file=$ARGV[0] || ''; if($ARGV[0] eq ''){print "Argument missing\n";exit;} print "Updating $file\n"; $file=~s/$srcdir\///; chomp($file); open(I,"<$srcdir/$file") || die "$0: $srcdir/$file: $!"; open(O,">$upload/$file") || die "$0: $srcdir/$file: $!"; while(<I>) { if (//$1/; open(SNIP,"<$common/$_") || die "$common: $!"; while(<SNIP>) {print O $_} close(SNIP); } else {print O $_} } #EOF Slopy, doesn't use strict, etc., but it works. yay. -- Satya. <URL:http://satya.virtualave.net/> Coffee not found: user halted

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Linux Sucks?
by aditya newalkar 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

Hi Luggers, here is something to laugh about.... http://www.linuxsucks.com Check out the Linux vs. Windows NT link. Enlightening ;) However SOME points written about GNU/Linux cannot be ignored. Like limited hardware support (I myself am a victim of SiS6215) and lack of multithreaded kernel on GNU/Linux (this prevented us from porting our software from Solaris to Linux). Nevertheless site is worth a look-laugh and ignore... ===== rgds, Aditya N. ---------------------- Junior Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, 400076. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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xfree86 config
by Q u a s i 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

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[OT] Internal modem on DOS 6.22 PC
by Poonam P 08 Jun '02

08 Jun '02

Hello, Is it, in any way, possible to use Internal modem (Motorola-SM56) on a DOS only (MSDOS 5.00) PC ? It is called WINMODEM, so I guess there is no simple way to use it, but if there are any turn-arounds ... Thx in advance. Poonam ________________________________________________________________________ Everything you always wanted to know about cars and bikes,now at: http://in.autos.yahoo.com

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Hi guys New kid on the block
by Agi Andheri 07 Jun '02

07 Jun '02

Hi I am basically trying to switch over from windows 2k to linux. I am trying to set up a router on a 333 Mhz box with 2 lancards with static IPs on both of them. I have set up the IPs on both the cards. Now my current situation is that from the computer behind the router I can ping the local network card as well as the external card but it does not ping and computre on the external network. I am running Red hat 7.2 and I dont hav a gui interface. Thanks Brendon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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