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[OT] - Linking of an absolute executable file ???
by Kunal Gangakhedkar 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

Hi Guys, I'm having trouble in understanding the theory behind the compiler strategies for generating absolute object files. Pls. someone guide me on this topic. The main concern is : Linux kernel is compiled to start loading from a particular memory address (cf. TLK - The Linux Kernel) 1. How is this achieved by the compiler??? 2. How do we decide from where to start load an absolute object file in memory, i.e. how is the memory address of the entry point of the code decided??? 3. If this depends on the locations of the IVT, GDT etc. then where to find all this information i.e the sizes of all these memory tables??? 4. Are there anymore issues involved in generating absolute object files?? Pls. help me in this aspect - more detailed information - the better for me. Kunal ------------------ In most countries selling harmful things like drugs is punishable. Then howcome people can sell Microsoft software and go unpunished? (By hasku(a)rost.abo.fi, Hasse Skrifvars) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux is not reliable . Windows Still rulez
by Tahir Hashmi 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

Sorry for the triplet of identicals folks, that was a mail-client glitch. Hope I'm forgiven --- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com mailme(a)tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com __________________________________ We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux is not reliable . Windows Still rulez
by Tahir Hashmi 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:39:06 Amish K. Munshi wrote: > Yes I agree with you, but I most of the work that we require to >do is available as a GUI toolkit. And however integrated we are to the >Linux systems, we would love to use the graphical version of linuxconf >rather than the text version. There's a learning curve. When I started out, I was averse to the command line too. But as I began discovering commands for things that went click-click, I found myself using the command line more and more. The reason is simple - it's easier to issue a command than fire up a GUI, sift thru the tabs and buttons et al. Say, you want to add a user to a new group. How'd you do it in GUI? Fire up Linuxconf, expand the trees till you reach the users area (I've forgotten what Linuxconf looked like, so it's a somewhat inexact reproduction), click on that user and then in his/her property sheet, specify the group somewhere. That done, you click the "Activate" button and then "Quit" hoping that things went fine. Same thing on the command line: # usermod -G <group>[, ...] <user> There's a command - apropos - that searches for the supplied keywords in short descriptions of all the entries in man pages. So, if you're looking for disk management commands, you can do: $ apropos disk and get a list of commands that have the word "disk" in their descriptions. I don't say that GUI is bad. The user should figure out when to use what tool. As a rule of thumb, use a GUI tool when you are going to use a majority of the features it offers. So I may use LinuxConf when I get down to configuring my system after a fresh install. But not for the occasional tweaks and mods. Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com mailme(a)tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com __________________________________ We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux is not reliable . Windows Still rulez
by Tahir Hashmi 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Red Hat 7.2 Installation: Partitioning?????
by Tahir Hashmi 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:32:12 Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote: [SNIP] >before the "image= ... " entries. >Make sure that you change the "boot = " >entry to point it to the MBR. >That is, make it >boot = /dev/hdx > [SNIP] There's one neat trick that saves some headache for dual-booters. Instead of changing the "boot= " thingy to point to the MBR, let it remain in the boot sector of the partition. Use fdisk (from Linux or Win98 - your choice) to set the Linux partition active, instead of the Win98 partition. This way, Win98 will be happy with it's place in the MBR and in case anything happens to lilo, you can always set the Win98 partition active to be able to directly boot into Windows till you fix lilo. Hope you don't forget to add the lines: other=/dev/hdxn label=Windows in lilo.conf to enable dual-booting! n is the number of the Windows C: drive as reported by fdisk in Linux. --- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com mailme(a)tahirhashmi.scriptmania.com __________________________________ We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed

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Embedded Mozilla
by Vinay Pai 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

Hi, I've been trying to compile Nautilus with Mozilla support built in. I built Mozilla 0.9.7 from source and compiled it OK. Nautilus also built OK. But when I try to view a HTML file in Nautilus it says "The Web Page View encountered an error starting and can't continue" As a more generic query... doesn't Natilus dump status messages anyhere? Or have an option to display less Windows-like error messages? Regards, Vinay

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Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #340 - 3 msgs
by Sachin Rase 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

i do 2 plz let me in ... sachIN > >From: Anand Iyer <akiyer(a)vsnl.com> > >Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > >To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > >Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #340 - > 3 msgs > >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:13:38 +0530 > > > > > > > >> > >> > >>hey there luggers...:) > >> > >> I am on the look out for budding talent that who > >>share team spirit and like writing technical content. > >> > >>Puttin it plain n simple...I want freelancers who r > >>real geeks in wat they do..:)) . They the pple we luv > >>workin with. > >> > >>SO if u hav a flair for technical writing do get in > >>touch ASAP. Subjects for technical writing vary from > >>Linux Implementaion nd deployment/Kernel > >>Internals/Network Security/ Operating System > >>Architecture/ Protocol Specifics/ Code analysis/ Appln > >>testin and Benchmarking/ Codin Tutes/ Highly > >>researched Technical papers on various breakthrough > >>technologies/ Java/ PHP/ etc.... > >> > >>The right talent will be well compensated. > >> > >> > >>Do get intouch ASAP ... > >> > >>The rest.....I hav tried my best to highlight the > >>commercial base of the mail. So if u still wanna rant. > >>i'll welcome it off the list. > >> > >>Trevor Warren > >>9820349221 > >> > >Hi Trevor, > >Do the Gimp tutes qualify? > >Anand > >

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Is there any body from Santacruz
by Sachin Rase 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

hi, i am sachin rase. Is there any body from Santacruz?? bcoz i am . i want to know more about the development since i can't be on net everyday seeu mailing ... sachin rase

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #340 - 3 msgs
by Sudhakar Dayal 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

I am ready to be the part of the team. Please send the details .... dayal_s(a)hotmail.com >From: Anand Iyer <akiyer(a)vsnl.com> >Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in >To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in >Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #340 - 3 msgs >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:13:38 +0530 > > > >> >> >>hey there luggers...:) >> >> I am on the look out for budding talent that who >>share team spirit and like writing technical content. >> >>Puttin it plain n simple...I want freelancers who r >>real geeks in wat they do..:)) . They the pple we luv >>workin with. >> >>SO if u hav a flair for technical writing do get in >>touch ASAP. Subjects for technical writing vary from >>Linux Implementaion nd deployment/Kernel >>Internals/Network Security/ Operating System >>Architecture/ Protocol Specifics/ Code analysis/ Appln >>testin and Benchmarking/ Codin Tutes/ Highly >>researched Technical papers on various breakthrough >>technologies/ Java/ PHP/ etc.... >> >>The right talent will be well compensated. >> >> >>Do get intouch ASAP ... >> >>The rest.....I hav tried my best to highlight the >>commercial base of the mail. So if u still wanna rant. >>i'll welcome it off the list. >> >>Trevor Warren >>9820349221 >> >Hi Trevor, >Do the Gimp tutes qualify? >Anand > >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Meeting on 6th 4pm at IIT Mumbai. See http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/meet/ >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Embedded Mozilla
by Vinay Pai 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

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