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Re: [Wlug] normal boot up (was: new mandrake)

by Brad Noyes

Thanks Brian and Jeff for the repsonses. I did remove bootsplash, and no more splash screen. Now when i boot up i don't see any kernel messages or and services start up. I only see message displayed when a service fails. Anyone now how to get my boot to display all the messages? so far the new mandrake 'features' have been somewhat annoying. Thanks, --brad

March 24, 2002

Re: [Wlug] /dev permissions & ownership

by Charles R. Anderson

On Red Hat systems, pam_console is configured by default to change the permissions on certain console devices (floppy, cdrom, sound, etc.) when users login/logout of the console. This is done so the console user automatically can use these devices when they log in, and the permissions revert to root when they log out. This is completely configurable through the /etc/security/console.perms file. On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 06:19:05PM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: subssn594> I just discovered that something has caused many device files (many of subssn594> them audio) have ended up with the wrong ownership/permission. (My subssn594> daughter's account had ownership.) I fixed some, but I have no idea subssn594> what's the right permissions. Is there some way I can check the subssn594> permissions? Ideally, there would be a script that would report which subssn594> device files are not set to the default. (I've changed some, like the subssn594> cdrom and floppy, intentionally.) -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

March 24, 2002

Re: [Wlug] /dev permissions & ownership

by Skip Gaede

On Saturday 23 March 2002 06:19 pm, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I just discovered that something has caused many device files (many of > them audio) have ended up with the wrong ownership/permission. (My > daughter's account had ownership.) I fixed some, but I have no idea > what's the right permissions. Is there some way I can check the > permissions? Ideally, there would be a script that would report which > device files are not set to the default. (I've changed some, like the > cdrom and floppy, intentionally.) > The script that creates the device files is called MAKEDEV. I don't know what distro you have, but check your CD (or web site) for the script. You may find that it was left in the /dev directory, and all you need to do is execute it. If you use devfs, the devices are created at boot time. --Skip

March 24, 2002

Re: [Wlug] wanted: inexpensive server

by desdinova＠soupforare.net

On 22 Mar 2002, at 17:33, Michelle Vadeboncoeur wrote: <SNIP> > Again, thanks in advance for any pointers you can send! I would suggest an IBM PC Server 704 like her: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2011623032 1/2/4-way PPro, up to three redundant power supplies, 12 hot swappable SCSI bays, and sex appeal, IMHO :) Granted, it's not a whiz-bang 8-way Xeon of doom, but it's a pretty robust platform. James KB1FJQ > -- > --==*==-- --==*==-- Michelle R. Vadeboncoeur --==*==-- > --==*==-- > mrv(a)kluge.net: http://www.kluge.net/~mrv/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 24, 2002

/dev permissions & ownership

by Bill Mills-Curran

I just discovered that something has caused many device files (many of them audio) have ended up with the wrong ownership/permission. (My daughter's account had ownership.) I fixed some, but I have no idea what's the right permissions. Is there some way I can check the permissions? Ideally, there would be a script that would report which device files are not set to the default. (I've changed some, like the cdrom and floppy, intentionally.) TIA, Bill

March 23, 2002

wanted: inexpensive server

by Michelle Vadeboncoeur

A small cash-strapped startup just had their email/web/etc. server die on them (hardware issue), and is looking for an inexpensive replacement. If you either have an older server kicking around that you'd like to pass along, or if you can point me to somewhere (like an equipment sale) that may have a box that'll fit the bill, I'd love to hear about it. (We're hoping for something less expensive (or better equipped for the same price) than the new $3000 box that we've been quoted.) Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. :) The main requirements that I was given for a replacement is: dual power supplies 6 drive bays PC-based (Intel/AMD and the like) Plusses: larger amount of hard drive space (the biggest plus) rack-mount Compaq better processor or memory SCSI hot-swappable drives The box will eventually be running Windows 2000 Server and Exchange (but the box that died was a Pentium (something) @200MHz and managed ok (SMALL startup company), so processor speed/memory isn't a major issue). The box will preferrably be running RAID5. As it's a W2k networked site, there's probably going to be a bunch of emailed Office files, so a large amount of HD space is what we're going for. If you need any more information about our needs, feel free to email me. If you don't quite know if the system that you have will work out for us, let me know anyways and I can pass the info along to our main IT guy. Again, thanks in advance for any pointers you can send! -- --==*==-- --==*==-- Michelle R. Vadeboncoeur --==*==-- --==*==-- mrv(a)kluge.net: http://www.kluge.net/~mrv/

March 22, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Sharp's Linux PDA

by Brad Noyes

It does run Qtopia (f.k.a. QT palmtop). I think it also comes with Opera embeded as well. I have Qtopia running on my Ipaq. There's more info at http://qpe.sourceforge.net. It's pretty functional, i think that the one thing it's missing is natural handwriting recognition. It only have a character recognizer like the palm. On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 04:12:38PM -0500, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > > I hear it runs "embedix", some embedded version of Linux... Anyone have > any particulars on this unit, roomers, hearsay, etc.? > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

March 22, 2002

RE: [Wlug] Sharp's Linux PDA

by Marc Hughes

I got to play with one of these at linux world. I saw ssh working over wireless networking on one of them... definatly linux, definatly cool. The interface is QT-Embeded, but you can find way more about it here: http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,699,00.html http://developer.sharpsec.com/ -Marc -----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Daukas [mailto:stephen@daukas.com] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:13 PM To: wlug(a)wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Sharp's Linux PDA I hear it runs "embedix", some embedded version of Linux... Anyone have any particulars on this unit, roomers, hearsay, etc.? Steve _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

March 22, 2002

Sharp's Linux PDA

by Stephen C. Daukas

I hear it runs "embedix", some embedded version of Linux... Anyone have any particulars on this unit, roomers, hearsay, etc.? Steve

March 22, 2002

System for sale

by John Stoffel

Guys, One of my co-workers is trying to sell of a system, anyone interested? Here's the specs, send email to 'gc22(a)lucent.com' if you want to discuss it. For Sale: AMD Athlon 900MHz CPU Asus A7V Motherboard 256MB (133MHz) SDRAM 30GB ATA-100 HDD 50x CD-ROM Matrox Millennium G450 Dual-Head Video (16MB) 3Com 3C905B-TX 10/100 Mbps NIC SoundBlaster Live! Audio John

March 22, 2002