June 2001 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

vim errors

by Brad Noyes

Hi all, I'm having troubles with using vim over a telnet session. When i telnet into my machine and start up vim it sits there for while, until i hit ctl-c, then i get this error Error detected while processing /usr/local/share/vim/vimrc Interrupted Error detected while processing /net/fire/home/bnoyes/.vimrc: regular VI works fine. vim works if i ssh into the host. vim also works fine if i telnet into the machine from windows (using putty). but no luck if i telnet from a linux machines. (btw. The host is unixware, that's a problem in itself). Any ideas? Thanks, --Brad

June 13, 2001

Fwd: FREE Open Source Database Seminar in Bostson, MA

by Andy Stewart

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: FREE Open Source Database Seminar in Bostson, MA Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:00:21 -0400 From: "Eric Hause" <info(a)greatbridge.com> To: <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> Dear Andy Stewart: Great Bridge invites you and the members of Worcester Linux Users Group to attend our FREE open source database seminar in Boston, MA: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "It's About Time...And Money: Introduction to Open Source Database Technologies for the Enterprise" Wednesday, June 27, 2001 The Four Seasons Boston Boston, MA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Register online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos In today's economy, successful e-business requires high-performance database solutions that fit tightening IT budgets. Great Bridge delivers PostgreSQL for Linux and Solaris, an open source object-relational database that won the 2000 Linux Journal Editors' Choice award for best relational database system. By attending our free introductory seminar, you will learn: * How open source technologies can be deployed to create a cost-effective, high-performance platform for e-business. * How PostgreSQL can dramatically improve project ROI by lowering your database software investment. * How PostgreSQL's enterprise-class features compare to other leading databases, such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix and more. * How Great Bridge services and solutions can help you quickly become productive with PostgreSQL and shorten development cycles. Please plan to join us for this free half-day seminar appropriate for IT managers, programmers, developers, and database professionals. To learn more or register, visit us online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos Regards, Eric Hause Great Bridge LLC PS: Please feel free to circulate this invitation to the members of Worcester Linux Users Group and visit us online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos to register today. __________________________________________________________________ This is a one-time notice only and will not be repeated. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please send an email with to remove(a)greatbridge.com. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

June 13, 2001

Help

by Breaux_Steve＠emc.com

I work at EMC and I installed REDHAT7.0 on a Dell GX150 and I can't get Applix office to install on it? what am I to do?

June 12, 2001

Reminder: WLUG Meeting 14-june-2001

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, This is just a reminder of the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held on Thursday, June 14th at 7:00 PM in Kinnicutt Hall at WPI (aka the usual place). At this meeting, WLUG member Tim Keller will be giving a talk on Logical Volume Management (LVM). More details about this talk can be found on the WLUG website. Here are some websites which I've found that are related to Linux and/or LVM: http://www.sistina.com/lvm http://www.sistina.com/lvm/doc/LVM-HOWTO http://ibgwww.Colorado.EDU/~lessem/psyc5112/usail/peripherals/disks/logical/ After the meeting, we'll adjourn to the Boynton Restaurant and all are welcome to join us. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

June 11, 2001

For sale: 19" sun monitor, 175 USD

by Keller, Tim

Hey Guys, Here's the skinny on it... Manufacturer: Sun Model: 365-1324 Max Resolution: 1280x1024 Sync Type: Composite H Freq/ V Freq: 88.1khz / 76hz Tube Manufacturer: Sony (Trinitron tube) Tube Size: 20" (19" viewable) Connector: 13W3 (however, they do make a 13W3 to 15pin vga adapter that works great) This is one of those sun monitors that has the little credit card remote in the front (which is still in there). The monitor is in mint condition and works fine. I'm asking 175 for it. Let me know if you want it. Thanks, Tim.

June 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ipaq

by Wesley T Allen

Actually, this is a great thread. I've been in the market for a Linux-based PDA and am unsure how to proceed. Agenda's offer is right out because I want a color screen (for the gameboy emulator), and I really don't feel like waiting until October for Yopy, but I will if I have to. Should I go out and buy an iPaq, flash it, and install Linux? Or should I wait for Yopy, even though it doesn't use X. Wes On 06 Jun 2001 17:31:00 -0400, Bradford J Snow wrote: > The Familiar distro is good. It can be found off www.handhelds.org , if > you have not found that site already. > > As far as warnings, just be careful when flashing the bootloader. Make > sure you follow the instructions exactly. Also, if you do install linux > and attempt to re-install WinCE and happen to get any errors while > flashing the device, don't turn it off. There used to be a bug, that > probably has been fixed by now, where some of the sectors in the last 4MB > were not erased properly by the bootloader thus could not be flashed. > Most likely you will not run into this issue, but as a general > rule if you experience errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off > until you have fixed the problem. > > Have fun, > Brad > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bradford J. Snow bradford(a)wpi.edu > 508 - 831-6538 WPI CS/EE '01 > Executive Council and Events Chair of WPI ACM > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Brad Noyes wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:43:25 -0400 > > From: Brad Noyes <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> > > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > > Subject: [Wlug] ipaq > > > > Hi all, > > I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that > > have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and > > i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am > > curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if > > you have any suggestions/warnings. > > > > Thanks > > --Brad > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ipaq

by Bradford J Snow

The Familiar distro is good. It can be found off www.handhelds.org , if you have not found that site already. As far as warnings, just be careful when flashing the bootloader. Make sure you follow the instructions exactly. Also, if you do install linux and attempt to re-install WinCE and happen to get any errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off. There used to be a bug, that probably has been fixed by now, where some of the sectors in the last 4MB were not erased properly by the bootloader thus could not be flashed. Most likely you will not run into this issue, but as a general rule if you experience errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off until you have fixed the problem. Have fun, Brad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bradford J. Snow bradford(a)wpi.edu 508 - 831-6538 WPI CS/EE '01 Executive Council and Events Chair of WPI ACM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Brad Noyes wrote: > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:43:25 -0400 > From: Brad Noyes <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] ipaq > > Hi all, > I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that > have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and > i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am > curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if > you have any suggestions/warnings. > > Thanks > --Brad > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 6, 2001

ipaq

by Brad Noyes

Hi all, I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if you have any suggestions/warnings. Thanks --Brad

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] dual PII/PIII motherboard of questionable origin up for grabs

by John Stoffel

Brian, Do you happen to know how many PCI slots this motherboard has? I'm wondering if it's a version 1.x or 2.x board. Thanks, John

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by Bill Mills-Curran

Scott, Thanks for the analysis. Here's the output of "route -n" Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 The IP millie.mills.curran is 192.168.1.10. I'm inside a linksys firewall/router. I don't have an internal DNS server set up yet. I guess once I do I won't need the "-n" switch. (I've been playing with a DNS server config, but I haven't had the time to finish it up. It's a learning project.) Looking at the table above, and comparing it to one from work (running RedHat 6.0), I would think that the first entry should be something like: 192.168.1.10 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0 I'm running RedHat 7.0 at home. Thanks, Bill On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Scott Venier wrote: > Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 22:43:24 -0400 (EDT) > From: Scott Venier <scottven(a)umich.edu> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] routing table question > > The hanging is because it's trying to do a DNS lookup on 192.168.1.1. > running it with the -n switch will fix that. Could you paste the output > of route -n to us? I'd like to see what ip address millie.mills.cu is. > And include the output of 'ifconfig eth0' just so we have a complete > picture. > > Scott > > On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > > My routing table definitely looks wrong to me: > > > > > route > > Kernel IP routing table > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > > 192.168.1.0 millie.mills.cu 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > > > > And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. My > > network response is fine. > > > > Comments? > > > > TIA, > > Bill > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 6, 2001