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Re: [Wlug] GNU utils on Solaris 8

by Brian J. Conway

> Why use GNU binutils? Just install the Solaris 8 SUNWbtool and/or > SUNWbtoox (64-bit) packages. They install the toolchain utilities in > /usr/ccs/bin which GCC needs to create binaries. Thanks, I think I meant "or equivalent" with the equivalent being preferable, it was just badly phrased. -b

June 15, 2001

Re: [Wlug] GNU utils on Solaris 8

by Charles R. Anderson

Why use GNU binutils? Just install the Solaris 8 SUNWbtool and/or SUNWbtoox (64-bit) packages. They install the toolchain utilities in /usr/ccs/bin which GCC needs to create binaries. On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Brian J. Conway wrote: dogber> seem to hunt down all the GNU utilities that I need. The dogber> one that comes to mind off the top of my head is 'ar', dogber> which is part of binutils, and I can't compile binutils as dogber> it needs 'ar'. I've scoured www.sunfreeware.com to no dogber> avail (though there is some great stuff on there that I dogber> always snag), nor is there a version on my system already. dogber> Any ideas?

June 15, 2001

GNU utils on Solaris 8

by Brian J. Conway

Greetings. I'm once again picking up a project that I left off on now that Sun's site has updated the downloadble ISOs for Solaris 8 Intel to the 04/01 version. In the past I've gotten a decently customized install and had GCC and some other essentials loaded, but I can never seem to hunt down all the GNU utilities that I need. The one that comes to mind off the top of my head is 'ar', which is part of binutils, and I can't compile binutils as it needs 'ar'. I've scoured www.sunfreeware.com to no avail (though there is some great stuff on there that I always snag), nor is there a version on my system already. Any ideas? Brian J. Conway dogbert(a)clue4all.net Geek for hire: http://clue4all.net/resume Power Mac G4 Cube. Some of us are getting laid tonight. (http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20010509)

June 15, 2001

Re: [Wlug] vim errors

by Aaron Haviland

Brad Noyes said: > Yes, i think that you're right. I'm not sure what the term setting should be, > or even what it's used for. i'll look on the net for some info about it. > > unfortunatly i have to ues telnet becuase i can't assume that all machines that > all machines i will use will have ssh. There's a way around this, by putting a java applet on the webserver of the box you want ssh access to. Downside: it's GPL, and if you provide the applet, you have to provide the source. Also, could be considered as "exporting cryptography software" if the server is in the US. http://www.mindbright.com/products/mindterm/ v1.2.1 is GPL. other versions aren't free. This is what I use, but I don't stick it in a public place and I don't tell people about it... Hmmm. I'm gonna have to kill -9 $(pidof you) now. -- Orion orion [at] tribble [dot] dyndns [dot] org "Boys in bed, girls in bed All now go to sleep Sleep, sweet dreams Wake to a new today tomorrow"

June 14, 2001

Re: [Wlug] vim errors

by Brad Noyes

Yes, i think that you're right. I'm not sure what the term setting should be, or even what it's used for. i'll look on the net for some info about it. unfortunatly i have to ues telnet becuase i can't assume that all machines that all machines i will use will have ssh. On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 12:53:27PM -0400, Aaron Haviland wrote: > Brad Noyes said: > > 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 > > Personally, I never use telnet, and I haven't run into this situation... > > But maybe this is a TERM setting problem? > > -- > Orion orion [at] tribble [dot] dyndns [dot] org > > PO ta to po ta to po ta to po > ta to po ta to po ta to po ta > to po ta to po ta to po ta to > po ta to po ta to po ta to > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

June 13, 2001

Re: [Wlug] vim errors

by Aaron Haviland

Brad Noyes said: > 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 Personally, I never use telnet, and I haven't run into this situation... But maybe this is a TERM setting problem? -- Orion orion [at] tribble [dot] dyndns [dot] org PO ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to po ta to

June 13, 2001

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

Re: [Wlug] routing table question, second thought

by doug waud

Bill Mills-Curran wrote: I missed that -n omission first time round :-( (thanks to Bill M-C for picking up on that!) so my comments about the last line's "default" being odd are wrong. As the route -n output shows, default is, indeed the 0.0.0.0 it should be. That first line still looks redundant to me. doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by doug waud

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 > > Comments? "Comments/" is a dangerous thing to write :-) The second line looks right to me. The first line then becomes suspect since you do not need a gateway (as in the G of UG) to the network you are part of. In turn, that default on the last line also makes me suspicious. To set up my default gateway, I type something like route add default gw 192.168.1.1 and I get a line in the route -n output that looks like 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 with no default in the first position but rather the more reasonable 0.0.0.0 which, with the rest of the line says to go to 192.168.1.1 for anything outside of the local network. The combination of these two features makes me wonder whether you are mistyping the route command to set up the GW line. When I get something like those two lines I get rid of them and reenter what I then hope to be :-) a more syntactically correct route command and then check route -n to see if I got it right. Hope this helps a bit. :-) > And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. I can't comment on that :-( doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by Scott Venier

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 >

June 6, 2001

routing table question

by Bill Mills-Curran

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

June 6, 2001

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

by Brian J. Conway

> I'd be interested. I'm currently running a dual P5-233 > system, and I'd really like to upgrade it. I'd consider > donating my older board and CPUs (or some proceeds from > its sale) to the WLUG/WPILA if it works out OK. Please > let me know. Sorry, it's been claimed. Brian J. Conway dogbert(a)clue4all.net

June 5, 2001

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

by Paul Gelinas

Brian, I'd be interested. I'm currently running a dual P5-233 system, and I'd really like to upgrade it. I'd consider donating my older board and CPUs (or some proceeds from its sale) to the WLUG/WPILA if it works out OK. Please let me know. PaulG -- Paul Gelinas pgelinas(a)mediaone.net MCP, MCP+I, MCSE

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by William Smith

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Doctor Orbitz wrote: DO>I have done it, works great. I spent teh 20 bucks on teh serial cradle and DO>found out i didnt' even need it. DO>http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/mini/Handspring-Visor-2.html was very DO>helpful. I use coldsync (its on freshmeat) very direct program and I like DO>it. Great! thanks for the pointer! i was leaning towards the serial cradle, but if i can save $20..... ;) ...Bill

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by ccb＠acm.org

I use the Handspring Backup Module. It goes in the slot. It's $40. Push one button and you're backed up. ccb -- Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA LiNUX Systems Systems Engineer, Northeast US 25 Burlington Mall Rd., Suite 300 +1 617 543-6513 Burlington, MA 01803-4145 ccb(a)valinux.com www.valinux.com

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh2 -> openssh

by Theo Van Dinter

On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 11:45:46PM -0400, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Since I could not find a ready-build openssl and openssh rpm for 6.1, I > build openssh 2.9p1 and openssl 0l.6.6a. On my 7.0 box, I used the rpm's > from the distro. I've been using packaged openssl and openssh on my 6.1 box for a while now: > rpm -qa | grep ^openss openssh-2.9p1-1 openssl-0.9.5a-14 openssh-clients-2.9p1-1 openssh-server-2.9p1-1 openssl-devel-0.9.5a-14 > rpm -q redhat-release redhat-release-6.1-1 You can grab RPMs from: ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/rpm/RH62 or ftp://ftp.kluge.net/pub/linux/RPMS -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "What kind of birth control do the Centauri use? Conversation." - J. Michael Straczynski

June 5, 2001