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From: ddj+@cs.cmu.edu (Doug DeJulio)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Sound for Linux 0.99 (Sound driver v 0.4)
Keywords: SOUND
Date: 15 Dec 92 16:53:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.BzB89H.3A7.2
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

In article <kenc.724299040@sol> kenc@sol.acs.unt.edu (Ken Corey - Operator) writes:
>Pardon me if my stupidity is hanging out here...but what exactly can a Sound 
>Blaster Pro be used for when running linux?  Are there programs to let us 
>play SunOS sounds (Whatever the format they're in is called)?

The applications come after the device drivers.  Now that Linux has
soundcard support, I am considering porting a MIME mailer/newsreader
to Linux that will be able to play audio contained in messages.
-- 
Doug DeJulio
ddj+@cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Torvalds)
Subject: IMPORTANT [BUG in 0.99] Re: [ANNOUNCE]: linux version 0.99
Keywords: kernel linux 0.99
Organization: University of Helsinki
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:22:04 GMT

Simple but important bug-fixes follow.  Please check them out if you
have had problems with 0.99. 

In article <1992Dec14.174625.1102@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Chris Newbold) writes:
>
>Okay. I posted a note this morning about not being able to get 0.99 to boot.
>Well, I solved that problem... Just my own stupidity. *BUT*, I may have a 
>bug to report here.
>
>I also posted another note about X locking up perodically (Subject was 
>[BUG REPORT] swapping trouble ?!?). Now that I am running 0.99, the kernel
>manages to keep limping when X locks up--enough for syslogd to spit out what
>happens: I get a whole bunch of "No free inodes -- contact Linus" messages.

Good.  I added code to handle the "out of inode" error more gracefully,
and it seems to have found the error pretty efficiently (well, I
suspected it already, which is why I wrote the code in the first place,
but now it's confirmed).  Consider me contacted. 

Sadly, the "out of inode" code has a silly bug that can lead to kernel
panics at bootup: the 'inode_wait' wait-queue is not correctly
initialized to NULL, so people booting from floppy may get bad values
here. So here are a couple of fixes for 0.99 - unofficial, but I would
like to hear if there are still problems after these:

 1) in linux/fs/inode.c, at the start, change

	static struct wait_queue * inode_wait;

    to

	static struct wait_queue * inode_wait = NULL;

 2) in linux/include/linux/fs.h, double the value of NR_INODE (to 256),
    ie change

	#define NR_INODE 128

    to

	#define NR_INODE 256

and see if that is enough (it really should be: NR_FILE is 128, so the
above value for NR_INODE should leave plenty of inodes for things like
executables etc).  Hopefully you won't get the "No free inodes" problem
any more. 

Note that I'll have to make the number of inodes dynamic, but I won't do
so for 1.0, as the changes would be big enough to be bug-prone.  1.0
need not be perfect, but I hope it will be stable. 

		Linus
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: anaraven@dcc.uchile.cl (Andres Aravena Duarte)
Subject: libm.a under SLS 0.98 pl 1
Originator: anaraven@dcc.uchile.cl
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 16:01:46 GMT
Organization: Universidad de Chile, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion


Last week I get a copy of Gnuplot 3.2 (from sunsite I belive) and
tryed to compile it. All was right just until linking time, where
I get a message saying 'libm.a: file not found' or so and a lot
of undef's about math functions (sin, atan, etcetera).

Is it a known problem? Do I have to upgrade to solve it?
I have no coprocessor. Do I need one to have math working?

Any kind of help is welcome 'cause I need math functions for my work.

Andres
(first LINUX in South America- as far as I know)
From: mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Problem with libc 4.2
Date: 18 Dec 1992 10:22:51 GMT
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu


After installing the libc 4.2 on tsx-11, `login' displays the
following:

  Undefined C library functions.
	  1. ulimit (Use getrlimit/setrlimit instead).
	  2. light C shared image (Use the real one instead).

Other than that, everything *seems* to work.  I tried installing the
`poeigl' package, but it doesn't deal with shadow passwords, and anyway
those functions seem to be missing from libc 4.2.

My impression, after this, is that the libc 4.2 on tsx-11 is not a real
release.  Is this correct?

-- 
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Scheme  White heterosexual atheist male (WHAM) pride!
From: jimc@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (James Carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: SCSI Controller
Date: 16 Dec 1992 03:48:06 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu
Keywords: scsi, st01, tmc, quantum

Looks like its going to be the Future Domain. It has the external port, the 
Segate doesn't. Its the only other thing I can afford.

	-Jim Carpenter
	 CARPENTER@Eisner.DECUS.Org
	 jimc@gnu.ai.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Philip Perucci)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: [Q] GETTY_PS hangs - HELP
Date: 20 Dec 92 18:32:17 GMT
Organization: Naval Medical Research & Development Command

Hi,

  Question about getty_ps.  I have "uugetty" all set-up in inittab, etc.
When I log-in via modem, I get a nice login screen, but input is not
accepted.  I set "-D 0377" in inittab, and get the following:

chat("" \r+\K+\K+\dATZ\r OK\r\n-\r+\K+\K+\dATZ\r-OK\r\n ATS0=0\r OK\r\n) called
EXPECT: ([nothing])
SEND: (^M+[break]+[break]+[delay]ATZ^M) -- OK
EXPECT: <30> (OK^M^J), GOT:
[timed out after 30 seconds]
SEND: (^M+[break]+[break]+[delay]ATZ^M) -- OK
EXPECT: <30> (OK^M^J), GOT:
^M^JOK^M^J -- got it
SEND: (ATS0=0^M) -- OK
EXPECT: <30> (OK^M^J), GOT:
^M^JOK^M^J -- got it
chat() successful
update utmp/wtmp files
logutmp entry made
waiting for any char ...       <=== Here is where it dies!!!


Any ideas anyone?  

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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: pdh@netcom.com (Phil Howard )
Subject: Re: Colorado Tape drive support?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 04:40:11 GMT

ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Thomas Koenig) writes:

>Is there anyone working on support for Colorado QIC tape drives?  I've
>got one of these, and I'd really like to make my backups a bit simpler.
>Failing that, does anyone know where to get the technical information to
>*gasp* *horror* write a driver myself?

Don't forget that there are TWO interface choices for these, the floppy
interface and the parallel interface.  The driver code would most definitely
be different.  I'm guessing the parallel code would be simpler if you don't
need to also use the parallel port for a printer (but where else would it go).

I assume we can treat these devices as byte stream from the application level
and use tar (or cpio or whatever) and as block.

I'm interested in the technical device info if you get it.
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: roaches and eyes
From: dmann@mookie.maintech.com (derrick D.goss)
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 11:58:03 PST
Organization: mookies place mo.val.,ca. headed south!!!

after upgrading to patch level 3 my Xeyes and Xroaches stopped working.
does anyone know the fix????

post replys oe e-mail
email to goss@maintech.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch (Werner Almesberger)
Subject: Re: overstuffed 3.5" floppy
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:53:19 GMT

In article <1992Dec12.200235.1248@news.Hawaii.Edu> lee@Hawaii.Edu (Greg Lee) writes:
> With a few minor changes to /usr/src/linux/kernel/blk_drv/floppy.c
> one can format and use hd 3.5" floppy disks with 1722 blocks, instead
> of 1440 blocks.

Of course, about the same effect could be achieved by adding the line
1722/1440       3444    21   2  82    0 0x0C 0x00 0xCD     0x0C
to /etc/fdprm and using setfdprm.

If MAX_BUFFER_SECTORS in floppy.c would be increased to 21 (and head.S
be changed accordingly), you might even get better performance than with
interleave.

- Werner
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From: ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Chris Newbold)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: FAQ: Yes, the Dimond Stealth works in 1024x768
Date: 12 Dec 92 12:17:17 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <badger.724106648@phylo> badger@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Badger) writes:

>>   My Diamond Stealth works fine with 640x480x256, but I am unable to
>>   get a higher resolution out of it. 

>>Uhoh, the poor wretch is S***t Out of Luck. 

>>The trick of getting the clock freq. right on Diamond Stealth is by
>>doing some heavy, trade-secret, wizardry that the manufacturer won't
>>talk about. This means that Linux won't support Diamond Sealth.

>It is time to clear up this confusion. The Diamond Stealth works fine
>in 1024x768x256 -- the trick is to run Windows first (in 1024x768). This sets
>the clocks.

>What we really need is a program that can set the clocks within Linux. I often
>think the reason this hasn't been written is philosophical rather than

I think the easiest way to do this is to put a few more instructions in
startup.S. Just kick it into 1024x768x256 and then back to text mode. At this
point, you can still use the BIOS.

It's ugly, but at least you don't have to go back and boot DOS every time you
need to reset the clocks...

Using Diamond Stealth happily at 1024x768x256,
-Chris

-- 
>>>> Chris Newbold <<<< * "If you fool around with a thing for very long you *
University of Rochester	*  		  will screw it up."		     *
Disclaimer: "All warranties expire upon payment of invoice."                
ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu * uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ctne_ltd@uunet
From: jerome.yuzyk@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Jerome Yuzyk) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: LINUX AND OS/2
Date: 18 Dec 92 01:26:00 GMT
Reply-To: jerome.yuzyk@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Jerome Yuzyk) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Freddy's Place BBS - Edmonton, AB - 403-456-4241


I currently run OS/2 2.0 and have been waiting for the opportunity to add
Linux to my system, and perhaps change my base operating system.  I will be 
getting two new 500M SCSI drives over Xmas (Santa = me) and will be
re-installing OS/2 with Boot Manager and a bunch of partitions (to be named
later).  BUT, I also want to make room/allowance to install Linux when it has
some DOS support (well, I gotta make a living with what I know already, eh...)
My questions are:

- where's some reading material about doing this?

- Should all my operating systems (OS/2,native DOS, Linux) be on one of the
  drives, or should I put Linux on drive 2 (or can I)?

- can I just leave one biggish partition unformatted and drop Linux in when
  I'm ready?

- do I need (to wait for) special drivers for my SCSI card (BusLogic) which
  already have SCO drivers?  Driver-hacking is way beyond me, but this card
  is pretty hot, so maybe someone would be willing out there.

Thanks in advance

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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: satishc@microsoft.com (Satish Chittamuru)
Subject: Re: Questions regarding the Extended FS and SLS 0.98pl5
Date: 12 Dec 92 00:37:36 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Keywords: SLS Extended FS

In article <badger.723923636@phylo> badger@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Badger) writes:
 > I have just ordered a 130 MB Hard Drive which I plan to devote to SLS Linux
 > 0.98pl5. (Currently I'm running MCC 0.97 on a 20 MB partition). What I am
 > wondering is if using the extended FS would be a good idea. I understand
 > from the FAQ and the extended FS README that the extended FS allows large
 > partitions with long file names, both of which are desirable to me. However,
 > the SLS README basically says "use the extended FS at your own risk".

I have been running 0.98 (pl1, I think) for a couple of months now with
a 130MB EXTFS partition. No problems (except performance is about 1/3
of the MINIX FS) at all.

 > Also I notice from notes of people who use the extended FS, that they often
 > have two partitions, one with the standard FS for core files, and the rest
 > on an extended FS. If I do this, what would be a good size for the core
 > partition?

I do this too, just to be on the safe side. My  root partition is
24MB although you only need about 6 to 8 really. I have minimal
usr_backup directory on it in case I can mount my usr partition.
Besides the /tmp directory is here, so you will need some free space
for temp files. Make the partion about 12 to 16 MB and you should
be fine.

 > Thanks


-- 
Satish K. Chittamuru				satishc@microsoft.com
=====
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein, either stated or implied, are
solely my own and do not reflect Microsoft's views in any manner.
From: geek+@CMU.EDU (Brian E. Gallew)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: 3c501 cards
Date: 11 Dec 92 11:21:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.gf_ENji00VI=M_Y_4c
Organization: Administrative Computing & Info Services, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I have recently come into a rather large quantity of 3c501 cards
(~30).  I would be happy to sell them for $20 plus shipping.  Buy 5 or
more and get a discount!  I realize that currently the 3c501 drivers
haven't been released even in alpha yet, but I have been given to
understand that they are in progress.  

BTW, these cards have been used for PC/TCP in PC's for about 5-10
years.  To the best of my knowledge they all work, but I will be
willing to refund money for damaged cards (only reasonable, I guess).
Any takers?

                                  -Brian

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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 1992 02:53:31 CST
From: Harry Georgopoulos <U30207@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Wanted: Xconfig for ATI card

I have a 386 Gateway with an ATI card. My monitor is a Crystal Scan NI
monitor. I installed the X windows from the SLS distribution and I tried
to setup Xconfig using the vga.dbase file to find the correct clocks
and resolution settings, but when I star X I get only multiple "ghosts"
of the image.
My monitor's model is: NO:PMV1448
My ATI card model is VGA1024 with 512K memory

startx  reports before it starts:
ATI BIOS Information Block:
   Signature code:                31 = VGA WONDER
   Chip version:                  2 = ATI 18800-1
   BIOS version:                  1.0
   Byte at offset 0x42 =          0x11
   Byte at offset 0x44 =          0x4d

  This video adapter is a:        VGA WONDER V5
  Amount of RAM on video adapter: 512K

If anyone has a Xconfig for the above setup please send it to me.

Thank you in advance,
Harry
From: stkeith@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Steve T Keith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: OS/2, DOS, Linux...in that order, possible?
Date: 17 Dec 92 08:26:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: constell.BzEA3t.4up
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

As I hinted in the subject, I wish to install OS/2 2.0, DOS and Linux on the
same HD.

1M Boot Manager (OS/2)
75M OS/2 HPFS
75M DOS
50M Linux

Is this possible?

I am interested in hearing from others who have successfully (or not so
successfully) done something similar.  I hope to make this an xmas-break
project and would like to have it functioning by next semester (wishful
thinking?).

If anyone has anything you think might help, please let me know by e-mail.
If response is significant and I am able to engage in the project, I will
post a summary of the results for all...

Thanks in advance,

Steve Keith
From: Dave.Deavours@f303.n232.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Deavours)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Anyone have a BBS that runs on Linux?
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 08:00:50 -0800

 RL> Actually, there's one available via ftp from tsx-11; 
 RL> also, via FidoNet f'req from here, 23 hours per day.  
 RL> (from here it's BT3023.TZ)  I'm not sure how clean it 
 RL> is, at this point, though--I'm pretty sure, for 
 RL> example, that EMSI mode doesn't work.

That's the best news I've heard all week! (I've got finals.)

 RL> However, the BIG question hasn't been answered--where 
 RL> do you find a FIDONET-compatible BBS?  Unfortunately, 
 RL> as far as I'm aware, there is not one presently 
 RL> available.  So, unless you want to run mail-only....

Well, I guess there area 2 possibilities.  Either port a FIDO compatable
BBBs, or write a program to convert FIDO packets to something Pirate
(and other) BBBs can use.  I wonder which would be easier.  I'd be
willing to do either over break.

Dave


 * Origin: PBS BBS Node 3 (1:232/303)

Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: fluet@ee.ualberta.ca (Kevin Blaine Fluet)
Subject: newbie:  what do I do with SLS Fix files?
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 14:47:43 GMT

Hi all,

Please forgive my question if the answer is obvious, but I've looked
through the docs I have and can't seem to find any info on what to do with
the Fix files in the SLS/fixes directory on tsx-11 (ZAFIX.TAZ ...).  I
just installed linux this last weekend, so I'm sure I have the latest
version of the SLS release (and it sure was easy to install, I must say),
so should I be trying to use these fix files, or are they for people with
previous SLS releases?

Thanks for any help.

----------------------------
Kevin Fluet
fluet@ee.ualberta.ca
----------------------------

Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: jbs@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Spaggie)
Subject: X11 from the standard SLS distribution.. it should work?
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 06:29:57 GMT

	I have a question regarding the Xwindows isntallation in the standard
SLS distribution.   I installed the SLS with Base+gcc+X11, and set up the
Xconfig with an Xconfig that was posted by a previous user.  I am using 
a trident 8900C, 386-40/387-40 etc. (Shadow turned off on Video and
Bios) 4MB Ram/10MB swap file.  When I type "startx 2>x.err" the screen changes
to the correct mode (I can tell it is correct because I can see stuff from
a previos Windows session which runs in the same mode..).  The screen is 
never "Tile-ed" with the dotted background.  I assume the server has stoped
before it got to clearing the screen.  I can do a Ctrl-Alt-Backspace,
Ctrl-C to get back to the prompt (Which I can't see...)  The font path
seems correct, the DISPLAY variable is set to :0, and the video modes
seem correct.  When I sync/sync/reboot, the x.err file says 

xinit: unexpected signal 2

waiting for server tp shut down ...

Is the signal 2 from where I did the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace? 
I am gussing that this problem has something to
do with the way I have Linux set up or something, as apposed to 
a video problem.  I had a paradise board before, that worked with an
older X11 and Linux, that also didn't work (same symtoms..).
I thought I went through everything in the FAQ (/dev/console linked
correctly,Path set up, Envir var set,X linked to X386,X as root)

(by the way, the SLS is what I think is the latest, .98pl5.
I also installed Xfree1.1 (as opposed to the 1.0ya that is in 
SLS) and got exactly the same thing..)

Is there somthing obvious that I am missing?

Thanks for any help you might render me!

-Jeff

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From: wmitchel@fergie.dnet.ge.com (Bill Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: another lpr question
Date: 16 Dec 1992 14:32:02 GMT
Organization: GE Advanced Technology Labs
Distribution: world
Reply-To: wmitchell@atl.ge.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: edgar.atl.ge.com


I just have one more problem with lpr.  It works fine if I'm root,
but when I "lpr filename" as any other user, I get the error message:

lpr: cannot chown /usr/spool/lp1/tfA012softland

/usr, /usr/spool and /usr/spool/lp1 are all world rwx.

I suspect it's a permission bit problem, but don't know where else
to change permissions.

As always, any help is appreciated.  To reduce traffic on comp.os.linux,
email your response and I'll summarize.

-- 
 -- Bill

William F. Mitchell           |  wmitchell@atl.ge.com
GE Advanced Technology Labs   |  na.mitchell@na-net.ornl.gov

Just the facts -- no opinion disclaimer necessary.
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Torvalds)
Subject: Re: PATCH: (0.98.6) allow root to link/unlink directories
Keywords: kernel,patch,0.98.6,fs,link,unlink,root,directory,namei,standard,fix
Organization: University of Helsinki
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 22:49:16 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.213538.15934@tc.cornell.edu> Frank T Lofaro <fl0p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>	I noticed that rm -d and ln -d don't work under linux (I tested under
>0.98.6), even for root (they say Operation not permitted, unlink/link
>gives EPERM as a return value). [ deleted ]

I just wanted to say that while the patch may work (I didn't look at it
closer, but it should be simple enough), this is a feature that the
current kernel forbids for a very good reason: linking/unlinking
directories is generally a very bad idea, even if it's restricted to
root.  It's available in some unixes due to the way they implement
moving of directories, but it's unsafe.  All versions of linux have
explicitly checked for directories, and not allowed links/unlinks to
them. 

Is there anybody out there that actually needs this? I'm just warning
you that this patch won't get into the standard kernel unless somebody
can come up with a truly good reason for it (I doubt there is any). 

		Linus
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