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From: rab@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Richard Alan Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Ghostscript dies....
Keywords: ugly... ugly
Date: 8 Oct 92 06:37:16 GMT
Organization: School of Physics, University of Melbourne


The saga of ghostscript continues...

	I compiled it successfully on a 486 at work, using 
	the standard source distribution.  It worked, no problem
	I took the binarie(s) home on a disk in my hot little hand
	and installed them, along with all the appropriate initialization files
	... and I get the same error! which is...


	Unexpected interpreter error -21!
	Error object: (540)name(0xce130#245)revision
	Operand stack at 0x38930:
	..8930: 0x07 int  ---------- 0x0000 0x000000fc = 252
	..8938: 0x07 int  ---------- 0x0000 0x000000fc = 252
	Execution stack at 0x3a280:
	..a280: 0x0c oper ------e--- 0x0020 0x0000418c = %interp_exit
	..a288: 0x04 file ----rxe--- 0x0001 0x000ce8c8

My machine at home is a 386, but I have kept all the shared libs, and
I did nothing exotic with the compilation.

	aak. I am at at total loss as what to do, other than to give up
	on ghostscript. I'm not sure if this points to a more deep 
	seated problem with my machine than a possible error in permissions
	on the shared libs (which I checked), or something else software related.

	Has anyone seen this before? 

	thanks, as usual, in advance...

	Alistair Scott
	afs@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au
From: rick@ee.uwm.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Standard Speed/Length RS-232 Cable Limits
Date: 14 Oct 1992 18:12:51 GMT
Organization: Just me.
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.2.33
Summary: Re: terminal on long cable
Keywords: cable, length, RS-232, speed, limit

michaelw@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Michael Will) writes:
>I want to place my 386-machine running linux 0.98 in the cellar, since
>it is rather loud (harddrives, fan) and I do not need graphics at the
>moment.
>
>The cable for rs232 should not be longer than 12meters, right?
>
>Alas, I need it longer. I'd say it is about 20meters.   [...]

Here's the 'official' numbers (according to Cisco's router inst. guide):

--- begin --- Quote of Cisco's "IGS Hardware and Installation Reference"

Console Cable Considerations
	When setting up your system, consider electromagnetic interference
	and, when using RS-232 connections, distance limitations

Distance Limitations
	As with all signaling systems, RS-232 can travel a limited
	distance at any given bit rate; generally, the slowere the
	data rate, the greater the distance.  Table 2-1 shows the
	standard relationship between bit rate and distance.

	Table 2-1	RS-232 Speed Versus Distance

	Data Rate	Distance (Feet)		Distance (Meters)
	---------------------------------------------------------
	2400		200			60
	4800		100			30
	9600		50			15
	19200		25			7.6
	38400		12			3.7

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE:	RS-232 is often used in violation of these specifications.
	If you understand the electrical problems that can arise
	and can compensate for them, you might be able to get good
	results at distances far greater than those shown in Table 2-1;
	however, do so at your own risk.

--- end --- Quote of Cisco's "IGS Hardware and Installation Reference"

Remember, these distances are the RS-232 specification *requirements*.
Your devices' serial line drivers may *already* exceed them.  (Also
remember that *both* serial line drivers must in some way exceed this
requirement for communication in both directions.)

Since Michael wanted 9600 at 20 Meters, he just may be able to get it
with no additional hardware, since it's practically guaranteed out to
15 Meters.  Just remember to use well-shielded cable, running in fairly
straight lines, and being as short as possible without physical strain.

As an alternative, I'm sure there are commercially available line-drivers
for this purpose... though it would be a fairly simple do-it-yourself job.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: herr@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Gabor Herr)
Subject: Re: Xfree86-1.1, the ALTGR key and norwegain (european) keyboards
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:20:48 GMT
Organization: TU Darmstadt

In article <1992Oct12.135518.21221@ifi.uio.no>, janl@ifi.uio.no (Jan Nicolai Langfeldt) writes:
> 
> The norwegain keybard has some characters on the key-front (as opposed
> to key-top). We usualy get to them with the help of ALTGR. This worked
> with my Xmodmap.no (same as the one you find on the linux ftp sites)
> for the old X386 (X11v2.0 i think). Now all ALTGR does is set the high
> bit.  Can I configure this somewhere? Or do I have to get some source
> and fiddle?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Nicolai
> -- 
> Nicolai Langfeldt, "Bugs made while you wait"             
> Internet: janl@ifi.uio.no
> 

I had the same problem with my Xmodmap.ger. If the ALTGR key is assigned
to the modifier 'mod1', it only generates one KeyPress event and no more
Release events. So you just have to remove this key from 'mod1'...

Try the following, it worked for me:

! assign group switch to keycode of AltGr
keycode 113 = Mode_switch

! remove 'AltGr' from modifier 'mod1'
remove mod1 = Alt_R

! add group switch to a modifier other than 'mod1', in this case to 'mod5'
add mod5 = Mode_switch

Gabor

############################################################################
Gabor Herr                      Email: herr@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de
Computer Science Department
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: hodgen@infko.uni-koblenz.de
Subject: Re: X8514 server update available?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux
Organization: Uni Koblenz, Germany.
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 11:38:17 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.153553.28632@athena.mit.edu> nmp08@rz.uni-kiel.dbp.de writes:
>Hi all!
>
>My question: is ANYBODY working on a new release for the X-server for 8514
>cards that uses the new libraries (jump-4.1 & xfree86 1.1)?
>I'm really interested in a new release. If nobody else is doing this I'm
>willing to give it a TRY. It can be just a try because I haven't got any
>programming documentation for my ATI Graphics Ultra card.
>Another problem could arise with my limited disk space: only 90 MB
>disk space left on my Quantum LPS 240 AT. Is it enough for the server sources?
>Yet another problem: classes will begin on next monday (time is fleeting :-)).
>So, if anybody is working on a new release or anybody else interesting in
>doing the update please let me know...

Hallo Andreas,

as you know from our email exchange, I'm insterested in doing this. I sent email
to martin but havn't had a reply yet. As soon as I get my new 100MB drive in
I can scrape about 200 MB free space together for Linux. This should be enough.
Have you heard anything from martin? If not, mail me and we can get together
and get it done.

Bye.
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Uni Koblenz,  | (..!unido!infko!hodgen)     | Keeper of the Scrolls, |  Just
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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: uri@watson.ibm.com (Uri Blumenthal)
Subject: Linux on IBM Thinkpad-700? Anybody?
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 20:37:50 GMT
Reply-To: uri@watson.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: You care?

Hello,
	Could somebody please tell me whether Linux can run
	on IBM notebooks, namely on the new Thinkpad-700 or
	Thinkpad-700C (486SLC, Color)?

	Thanks a lot!
-- 
Regards,
Uri.		uri@watson.ibm.com
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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: joel@asmodeus.demon.co.uk
Subject: (none)
Reply-To: joel@asmodeus.demon.co.uk
Organization: The Internet
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 19:32:49 GMT

Re : Video cards for linux

The company I work for sells a *cheap* S3 card. In addition to that,
it comes with an X-server package which will run under DOS, putting
you old DOS machine up to level with your new 486 running linux-X, so you
can use it as a terminal.

The card should be easy to convert for linux as well. It has some nice 
features, such as being able to run X in an MS-window and cut/paste.

If anyone is interested, the card is made by GainTec, and is sold by
Pete at SpecGain, England (0249) 816744. Technical support may be 
available as well, but to what degree I couldn't say. If anyone is
interested, feel free to mail me.

Joel

The opinions offered in this missive are mine alone, and are not intended
in any way to represent those of Spectrum International Ltd.
From: dwd@mcs213j.cs.umr.edu (Dan DeNise)
Subject: Re: Uncompress for DOS (ugh)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 11:10:28 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla

In article <Bw3BKI.Htz@newsflash.concordia.ca> krus@cs.concordia.ca (Mike Krus) writes:
>there's a program called comp430d.zip which does that. But I don't rember
>exactly where to find it. You'll have to use archie for that. If you really
>can't find it just mail me and I'll mail you a copy.

comp430d.zip is in the Simtel collection.  Ftp over to wuarchive.wustl.edu and
get /mirrors/msdos/compress/comp430d.zip.
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Computing Services                     Phone:  1.314.341.4841
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Missouri's Technological University            Rolla, MO, 65401
From: css@boa.ccsf.caltech.edu (Chris Shenton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: What the hell is a TCP socket?
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:20:55
Organization: Hughes/STX, Lanham, MD
NNTP-Posting-Host: boa.ccsf.caltech.edu
In-reply-to: cs911461@ariel.yorku.ca's message of Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:21:16 GMT

In article <1992Oct16.182116.6871@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>
cs911461@ariel.yorku.ca (CHRISTIAN D. ARMOUR) writes:

   I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who could be patient
   enough to explain to me exactly what a "socket" is.

TCP socket?? It's where you plug in your TCP!

   When I installed the SLS 0.98, I got a lot of tar errors from disk
   b4 which seemed to concern [TCP] sockets (X isn't loading and I
   expect that a non- configured "listening socket" (or something to
   that effect) may be to blame.

Seriously, TCP is Transmission Control Protocol (for communications),
and is usually seen next to its friend IP, Internet Protocol (for
routing messages). Together they provide a facility for doing
interprocess communication, on one or many machines. (eg: ftp, telnet,
local xserver with remote X clients, etc). A socket is just a two-way
pipe by which processes can talk to each other.

My favorite explanation and how-to-use information came from the book
_Using C on the UNIX SYSTEM_ by David A. Curry on O'Reilly &
Associates. Chapter 11 is ``Interprocess Communications'' and 12 is
``Networking''. Good stuff.

-- Chris

   If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
                -- Vice President Dan Quayle.
From: tree@midget.towson.edu (Denise Tree)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: 0.98 serial problems
Date: 10 Oct 92 20:35:55 GMT
Reply-To: tree@midget.towson.edu (Denise Tree)
Organization: The Internet


Hi Activists,

I have recently upgraded to 0.98 kernel but am now having
serial problems..... AST FourPort ports do not function
correctly.

I compiled serial.c for IRQ2 and IRQ5 but still the same result:
on bootup about 20 chars of issue makes it out /dev/ttys7 to 
my Wyse75 and then it chokes.

If I echo stuff out the port it shoves the rest of issue and motd
out about 20 chars at a time.

My previous setup... 0.97pl2 with the older serial.c worked ok.

ttys7 is a 16550A and I have the line at 9600.

(sigh) I guess I should try and port bogo_rooter ( I can't use
Xbogo_rooter because my mouse is on ttys6!)
______________________________________________________________________
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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: chad@src.umd.edu (R Michael McMahon)
Subject: Re: Changing SVGA mode at runtime?
Organization: Systems Research Center, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 06:42:29 GMT

I've now gotten ps, top, w, etc to work under 0.98p1 (change low_memory
to low_memory_start and averunnable to avenrum a few spots in the sources)
but free refuses to work.

An address called swap_bitmap is no longer in the system file (neither is
there anything similar, according to nm). Has this been renamed or replaced
with some new symbol? Why do these symbol names change to begin with? 

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, go to src/linux/tools
and try "nm system"... all those goofy symbol names are used by PS and FREE
to determine what processes are running, with what memory allocated. It 
seems these names change with each new kernel release for some unknown 
reason.

Mike McMahon	chad@src.umd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: haible@ma2s2.uucp (Bruno Haible)
Subject: Common Lisp for Linux available
Keywords: lisp
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 23:07:22 GMT

A Common Lisp implementation is now available for Linux.

It's not KCL or AKCL: no port of it to Linux succeeded, as far as I know.

It's CLISP, an implementation I've been developing for two years.
I have put it on tsx-11.mit.edu in directory /pub/linux/packages/lisp/.
The executable uses /lib/libc.so.4, so you will have to install HJ's libc-4.1.
The files are in .lzh format, so you will need LHA to unpack it.
(Sorry for this inconvenience, but this _really_ saves space. LHA is on
tsx-11.mit.edu in file /pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/Archivers/lha-1.00.tar.Z.)

The newest versions will always be available via anonymous ftp from
ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de [129.13.115.2], directory
/pub/lisp/clisp/linux/.

CLISP is mostly CLtL1 compliant. For those who want to use CLOS, I also
provide a port of PCL. No other features of CLtL2 or dpANS CL are
currently supported.


               Bruno Haible
               haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Common Lisp for Linux

Common Lisp is
  * a convential programming language and an AI language
  * interactive
  * a Lisp for professional use

Common Lisp programs are
  * easy to test (interactive)
  * easy to maintain (depending on programming style)
  * portable (there is a standard for the language and the library functions)

Our Common Lisp CLISP
  * needs only 1.5 MB of memory
  * implements 99% of the standard
  * can call your preferred editor
  * is freely distributable

Common Lisp provides
  * clear syntax, carefully designed semantics
  * several data types: numbers, strings, arrays, lists, characters, symbols,
    structures, streams etc.
  * runtime typing: the programmer needn't bother about type declarations,
    but he gets notified on type violations.
  * many generic functions:
    88 arithmetic functions for all kinds of numbers (integers, ratios,
    floating point numbers, complex numbers),
    44 search/filter/sort functions for lists, arrays and strings
  * automatic memory management (garbage collection)
  * packaging of programs into modules
  * macros: every programmer can make his own language extensions

Our Common Lisp CLISP provides
  * an interpreter
  * a compiler which makes execution of programs 5 times faster
  * all data types with unlimited size (the size need never be declared,
    the size of lists and arrays may be changed dynamically)
  * integers of arbitrary length, unlimited floating point number precision
  * 594 library functions, 542 of them written in C

Get it via anonymous ftp from ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de [129.13.115.2],
directory /pub/lisp/clisp/linux/, or contact
Bruno Haible <haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de>.

Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: andre@maties.sun.ac.za (ANDRE SKARZYNSKI)
Subject: Re: Video card project for linux.
Summary: Information on video card project required.
Keywords: request for informtion
Organization: Electronic Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 06:02:20 GMT

In article <s891961.718441956@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU> s891961@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Peter David Cupit) writes:

>Hello,

>   I am going to repeat myself, (running the risk of being boring).

>   There was a suggestion that some people get together and design a video
>   card for linux (and bsd).  IMHO post's on this topic belong in this
>   group (esp since the card,  if designed in certain ways to be fast will
>   not run without Linux).  

>   This card might be designed to be useful in other areas because of fun
>   things called standards.  This does not mean posts about it belong
>   elsewhere.

>   I resent being told (or ordered) not to post about this project.

>   I would like to volunteer to work on this project in some capacity
>   (to the limit of my humble abilities! :))

>   I would be interested in knowing if this project is on-going and hearing
>   from people who are still interested.

>   Thankyou,

>   Peter Cupit.

I think this is a great idea. A few years ago, I was in the process of 
designing a high res graphics card for the Apple II. I never finished. 
Difficulty in getting components (TI stuff) and sanctions did not help, plus
other problems.

I would very much like to help etc with such a project. I am good with 
hardware.
 
Andre.

Andre@maties.sun.ac.za
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: meetch@DIALix.oz.au (Mitchell Brandsma)
Subject: Compiling yacc - complete Makefile ?
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 04:23:35 GMT
Summary: missing separator...
Keywords: yacc

Hi one and all,

	I have recently acquired a copy of Linux (thanks Michael :) with the
source for yacc included.  I tried to make it this morning but get
missing separator: line 12.
Line 12 is
.include <bsd.prog.mk>

	Anybody got a Makefile that works ?  Or better yet, a copy of the
aforementioned .include file.  Also, being relatively new to this - where
do I put it?  /usr/include ?

Thanks in advance,
		   - Mitchell Brandsma (meetch@DIALix.oz.au :)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: schli@cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfram Schlickenrieder)
Subject: [Q] Missing library or wron lib name?
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 14:52:52 GMT


	Hi...

	I got xdvi and installed it. When I try to run it, it responds
	with something like "Can't find /lib/libXaw_v0_1" (yes: "_"
	instead of "."). What's wrong: Do I need a different version
	of xdvi or do I need the library. If so, where do I find (the
	needed one of) them?

	Thanx in advance...

	...Wolfram
From: curtis@cs.berkeley.edu (Curtis Yarvin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: EISA support?
Date: 13 Oct 1992 23:30:25 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley CS Dept.
NNTP-Posting-Host: cobra.cs.berkeley.edu

Does Linux support EISA yet?

If not, are there any plans for it to do so, in the near
future?

c
curtis@cs.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: kue@bau20.cad-bau.uni-hannover.de (Friedhelm Kueck)
Subject: linux on atari st / tt ?
Organization: RRZN
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:50:21 GMT

Hello world,

does anyone know something about porting linux to atari st/tt machines?


--
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                           Universitaet Hannover
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From: curtis@cs.berkeley.edu (Curtis Yarvin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Video cards for linux
Date: 14 Oct 1992 19:15:38 GMT
Organization: CS Dept. Snakepit - Do Not Feed
NNTP-Posting-Host: cobra.cs.berkeley.edu

In article <Bvv8z7.IA@encore.com> dlwilson@fenix.encore.com (David L Wilson) writes:
>Are there any PC hardware hackers who can comment on what it would take to
>put *two* VGA displays on a PC? 

Two *VGA* displays is hard.  Very hard.

Two displays is easy.  Get an ATI 8514/Ultra or 8514 Accelerator
(Dell OEMs the latter for $299).  It coexists nicely with (S)VGA.

c
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: tmg@midget.saar.de (John Tmg)
Subject: Problems with Xfree86 V1.1 and Adaptec 1542
Organization: Yoyodyne Posting Systems, Midget HQ
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 11:09:20 GMT

Hello!

I recently installed Linux on two computers (a 16MHz 386 with RLL-Controller
and a 33MHz 386 with Adaptec 1542 SCSI-Host Adapter, both 8MB Systems).
I use Linux 0.98pl1 with TCP/IP (which works ok).
I do now have two problems:

Xfree86 V1.1 (binary distribution from tsx).
I have a Trident 9000 VGA Card, 512K Video memory, Chipset Revision 0x23
(as reported bei X386).
The 256 color Server does not run, it says my chipset is not supported
(ok, this is not a 8900c, so i could expect it).

The monoserver (X386mono) comes up right, even in 800x600 mode. startx
opens the xterms, xclock. I can use my mouse (Mousesystems) and move windows
etc. So everything is fine. But: the server accepts no keyboard input, not even
ctrl-alt-bs to shut down. I traced this problem down to tty_read, which
always returns an EIO error to the Server, because the tty does either
ignore SIGTTIN or is "orphaned" (in tty_read_chan, file tty_io.c).
The keyboard does correctly produce interrupts and the scancodes are queued.
So it seems to me that the server has problems with its controlling tty.
I do not have the space to get the source code for Xfree86 up.
If anybody has a fix or knows the problem, i would be glad :-)


Second:
The Adaptec driver works fine, except one thing:
reading is as fast as i like it, but if i write some moderate sized files
(e.g. by linking the kernel) and then doing a sync, my machine hangs for
about 5-8 seconds. Is this what i have to tolerate? It seems to me
that the driver has some problems writing to the harddisk.
Is this a known bug or am I on my own? Are there some tunables i could
adjust (sorry, i am in no position to debug the driver or even further
trace my problem :-).

any help is appreciated,
  Tilman
-- 
tmg@midget.saar.de                 think positive, act sensitive
Tilman Mueller-Gerbes, Saarbruecken
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: tim.foley@rose.com (tim foley)
Subject: Empire for Linux?!?!
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 05:58:13 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.70)


Date Entered: 10-08-92 00:52
 
   EMPIRE FOR LINUX?!?!?

  Now that I have your attention...has anyone managed to compile 
Empire for Linux, preferably BSD 1.1 similar? 
 
  I have been dying to get a empire game going for ages, but all the 
games seem to only be on the internet (which I don't have access to). 
 
  Drop a line if someone manages and also list what version... 
 
                        Thanks

                            Tim

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From: kevin@cyber.net (Kevin R. Sanders)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Sound Blaster driver anoyone?
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:33:50 GMT
Organization: The Cyberspace Station

I have looked around the tsx-11 archive and have not found anything
that looks like a sound blaster driver.  I have one of these cards and want
to be able to use it under Linux, and am willing to write a driver for it if
there is not already one out there.  But if there already is one, someone
please let me know.  Thanks!

-- 
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kevin@cyber.net