May 2001 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

more lp0
by gwlt＠ma.ultranet.com 07 May '01

07 May '01

Andy, Thank you for the leads. I genuinely appreciate all of your time. I have been trying to chase the leads down. When I: ps ax | grep lpd I get: 419 ? S 0:00 lpd 906 pts/0 S 0:00 grep lpd It appears that I have the older file nomenclature of conf.modules and not modules.conf. It should work just the same though. Under modprobe -c I get a note: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/modules.dep In the listing that follows I do have: alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias char-major-6 lp There is nothing for parport or lp under "options", Under "commands" I have: pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq I have to be honest with you and say that I am not sure what that actually means for the system mounting of appropriate the modules or not. Does this mean anything particular to you? Anyone else familiar with the difficulty? Assistance is enormously appreciated. Colin

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Upcoming meetings - topic proposals
by Andy Stewart 07 May '01

07 May '01

HI everybody, For our next meeting, I would like to have somebody finish the thread from the last meeting or two by explaining the contents of their firewall script and why the series of ipchains commands works for them. This might be helpful to folks who are either considering implementing a firewall or who want to understand the canned script that they got from wherever. My idea for a subsequent meeting was to have a newbie meeting as we haven't had one in quite some time. One idea I had was to discuss a shell: a) bash - scripting, command line "tricks" perhaps go over a "real" script, such as a startup script in /etc/init.d/wherever... Another idea would be to discuss the use of digital cameras with Linux. Are there other topics people would like to see? Are there volunteers to take on these topics? Perhaps there is a topic more interesting to you? Thanks in advance for your input, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meetings - topic proposals
by Peter Gutowski 07 May '01

07 May '01

Tom, Your comments indicate a distinct need. For now, you might be interested in checking out my sample commented smb.conf file at: http://www.linuxchamps.com/docs/samba/smbconf.html I'm not a samba expert by any means, but have been enough around the block with it to make it work. HTH. On Monday, May 7, 2001 8:27 AM, Thomas Carey <tcarey70(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >Andy, >The Firewall topic sounds great. First off, I am a newbie (been >toying around with Linux for the last year and a half off and >on), and want to increase my Linux knowledge. I have been >successful in setting up Linux as a web server, and as an FTP >server. The one thing I have been unable to get working is >Samba file and print services. I would love to have someone >show me the proper way to get this up and running. I am >currently using RH7 (for the server), and Win98SE for the >client machine. I would be willing to bring those machines, as >well as a small hub for us to work on. This is a feature of Linux that I really want to use. >Thanks for your time. > >Tom Carey > > -- Peter Gutowski <peter(a)linuxchamps.com> // tel.: (413) 587-3957 "When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered." --George Washington, _Rules for Civility and Decent Behavior_

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Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meetings - topic proposals
by Thomas Carey 07 May '01

07 May '01

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Re: Fwd: Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues
by Wesley Allen 05 May '01

05 May '01

Sorry, I though mandrake was mentioned earlier in the thread. It is mandrake 7.2 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Keith Wright <kwright(a)gis.net> Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 15:17:32 -0400 >> From: "Wesley Allen" <wallen(a)mail.lexchristian.org> >> >> Go up to 7.2, > >Of what? Redhat? Too high a number, I think. > >I did my homework, looking through all old messages in this thread >and found only > >> I have been making myself at home in KDE 1.1.2 under Linux 2.2.15-4mdk > >but there's no Linux kernel 7.2, nor I think KDE. > >-- > -- Keith Wright <kwright(a)free-comp-shop.com> > >Programmer in Chief, Free Computer Shop <http://www.free-comp-shop.com> > --- Food, Shelter, Source code. --- >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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lp0 continued
by gwlt＠ma.ultranet.com 04 May '01

04 May '01

Andy, Mike, Wesley, Jeff, et. al, thanks for helping me out on this. So here is where I stand, I have discovered a backlog of queued docs and deleted them, but I am getting Device or resource busy when I try to insmod the two missing pieces from lsmod. Here is what I tried: parport_probe and parport are present in lsmod; lp and parport_pc are missing /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/ lp.o and parport_pc.o are present when I go to... [root@localhost misc]# insmod parport_pc I get Using parport_pc.o /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/parport_pc.o: init_module: Device or resource busy and the same for lp.o Using lp.o /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy So I am missing elements in lsmod, and there is something holding me back from using insmod. Then I: lpq -P lp0 (and get) Waiting for lp0 to become ready (offline ?) Rank Owner Job Files 1st root 9 ... I try to clear this with lprm - -Plp0 dfA009localhost.localdomain dequeued cfA009localhost.localdomain dequeued The when I: lpq -P lp0 no entries I return to try to insmod lp and still get Using /lin/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/lp.o /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy So what now? Thanks a lot for keeping me going on this. Colin

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Re: Fwd: Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues
by Wesley Allen 04 May '01

04 May '01

Go up to 7.2, it's x-configuration has been painless for me on: An HP Pavillion 4450 A Compaq Deskpro 3 old Pentium NOTEBOOKS (All compaq) 1 Custom-built web server 1 HP NetServer (I forget the model) 1 Dell 4800 notebook As you can see, there is great x-support in 7.2, it was really mature, 8.0 is even nicer, but if you're on older hardware don't bother becasue you'll take a HUGE performance hit (KDE 2.1 and Nautilus are memory suckers, maybe with a lightweight window manager you'll be ok though..) Wes ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: gwlt(a)ma.ultranet.com Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 15:22:12 GMT >All right, > > Thank you for the assistance all. It has been helpful. > I took Andy & Jeff's lead to check the Kernel and sure enough there is >no such device. >Is my best bet to try to load a newer version? I am less afraid of this >prospect after fighting my way through X problems in 6.0 before going to >7.1. > Any words to the wise before embarking on this adventure? Up until now I >have used off the shelf disks to get the job done. How much more >treacherous is trying to grab stuff on-line? > >COLIN > >> Basic stuff: if you cannot cat a file to /dev/lp0, then you probably >have >> a kernel related problem. That will need to be fixed first. Jeff's >> earlier e-mail explains in brief how to do this. > >> Try something like this: > >> cat/.cshrc > /dev/lp0 > >> OK, once that works, you know that the kernel is OK. > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Cheap Servlet Hosting
by Sands Fish 04 May '01

04 May '01

Hey all, Just a quickie. Anyone know of any good hosting providers that support running servlets? Maybe something not too expensive, although that's not bloody likely. Thanx! -Sands

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FYI: Update on USENIX Conferences (68152)
by Andy Stewart 04 May '01

04 May '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Update on USENIX Conferences (68152) Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 01:09:58 -0700 (PDT) From: enotify(a)usenix.org To: astewart(a)world.std.com The USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 25-30, 2001 in Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01 REGISTER BY May 25, 2001, and SAVE up to $200! ================================================ Featuring THIRTY TUTORIALS, seventeen brand-new. Topics include: Running Web Servers Securely Advanced Solaris Administration Network Security Profiles UNIX Network Programming Network Programming with Perl Forensic Computer Investigations Large Heterogeneous Networks Inside the Linux Kernel Practical Wireless IP Security Exploring the Potential of LDAP Advanced Topics in Perl Programming Topics for System Administrators Wireless Networking Fundamentals UNIX Network Programming Topics Plus INVITED TALKS on WAP, IP wireless networking, Napster and Gnutella, E-voting in public elections, virtual machines, online privacy, active content, protocol design history and hazards, a Microsoft acquisition, and secure DNS. *KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Daniel D. Frye, Director, IBM Linux Technology Center *CLOSING SESSION by Cynthia Breazeal, Researcher, MIT Media Lab, and her robot Kismet. * FREENIX track dedicated to open source *VENDOR EXHIBITION featuring top companies, technology and information For more information and to register, visit: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01 -------------------------------------------------------- PAPER SUBMISSIONS DEADLINES: FAST: Conference on File and Storage Technologies January 28-29, 2002, in Monterey, CA. http://www.usenix.org/events/fast/ Please submit abstracts by July 13, 2001 ALS: 5th Annual Linux Showcase & Conference November 6-10, 2001, in Oakland, CA http://www.linuxshowcase.org Please submit abstracts by June 5, 2001. LISA: 15th Systems Administration Conference December 2-7, 2001, in San Diego, CA http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2001 Please submit abstracts by June 5, 2001. ****************************************************************** If you do NOT want to receive email announcements about USENIX Association activities, please reply to this message, and you will not receive future email notices. ****************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------- -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Fwd: Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues
by gwlt＠ma.ultranet.com 04 May '01

04 May '01

All right, Thank you for the assistance all. It has been helpful. I took Andy & Jeff's lead to check the Kernel and sure enough there is no such device. Is my best bet to try to load a newer version? I am less afraid of this prospect after fighting my way through X problems in 6.0 before going to 7.1. Any words to the wise before embarking on this adventure? Up until now I have used off the shelf disks to get the job done. How much more treacherous is trying to grab stuff on-line? COLIN > Basic stuff: if you cannot cat a file to /dev/lp0, then you probably have > a kernel related problem. That will need to be fixed first. Jeff's > earlier e-mail explains in brief how to do this. > Try something like this: > cat/.cshrc > /dev/lp0 > OK, once that works, you know that the kernel is OK.

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