Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Michelle
I've run into this problem a few times... it's always been a problem on the ISP end of things if I get the error more than once. See what kind of information you can get dialing in with minicom. Once the problem was in the way my ISP had attempted to set up my static IP (apparently incorrectly)

[techtalk] Software suggestions?

1999-12-18 Thread Sunnanvind
Hi all; Anyone know a good ppp-program? I use kppp now which I have to run in a su root terminal. Also, does anyone know a good webbrowser? Preferrably good css support. I love Opera for Windows and am longing for it to be ported to X. I'm currently using netscape, kfm and lynx. Third; how can I u

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread Steve Kudlak
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote: > On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:31:59 -0500, coder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >Well, i spose the crack itself is illegal to distribute (software to > >circumvent copyright protection mechanism are illegal last time I > >checked), however, if you are not distributing the dec

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Theresa Radke
OH, and one other thing, can I use the logs where I connect with my winmodem? I don't have the usr installed in win98. On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:03:00 -0500 Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Cynthia Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So, the lcp packets are reflected and you receiv

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Theresa Radke
Can I look at win98 logs and use those ? On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:03:00 -0500 Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Cynthia Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So, the lcp packets are reflected and you receive this error. >> >> You need to carefully check and correct (if necessary) your

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Theresa Radke
tytytytyty all, I'll try these ideas since I already attempted to talk to the help desk at the isp end and found a kid with a scripted set of faq's and answers who could provide no insight at all about the eightbit or any linux issues I might have. On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 19:41:09 -0500 (EST) Cyn

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Robert Kiesling
Cynthia Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, the lcp packets are reflected and you receive this error. > > You need to carefully check and correct (if necessary) your chat > script (see above). The best way to do this is by dialing in manually with kermit or minicom, and determining first h

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Cynthia Dale
This is from the HOWTO (which is a bit old -sigh-): 18.3.1. You are not correctly logging into the server When your chat script completes, pppd starts on your PC. However, if you have not completed the log in process to the server (including sending any command required to start PPP on

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Jeff Dike
> > My ppp log shows that all 7 bits set to zero not 8 bit clean, is there > > any way to resolve this? > It's often a problem with the ISP, I don't remember what the exact > cause is. So it's not your problem, unless you've also changed > something in the ppp configuration. > It goes withou

Re: [techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Robert Kiesling
"Theresa Radke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My ppp log shows that all 7 bits set to zero not 8 bit clean, is there any way to >resolve this? It's often a problem with the ISP, I don't remember what the exact cause is. So it's not your problem, unless you've also changed something in the ppp

[techtalk] not 8 bit clean?

1999-12-18 Thread Theresa Radke
Hi, My ppp log shows that all 7 bits set to zero not 8 bit clean, is there any way to resolve this? _ SignUP For your CorelCity FREE email at http://www.corelcity.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] update

1999-12-18 Thread Lighthouse Keeper in the Desert Sun
On Dec 17, Alain Toussaint conjectured: > > Alas, tis an internal OEM with no documentation. It's an old USRobotics > > Sportster 56K internal. > > i have an internal sportster 33.6 modem currently,would you like that i share > my configurations files (but then,i dunno if they will apply direct

Re: [techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread Robert Kiesling
Nicole Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This (I think) would be the easiest way to get stuff on there that you > didn't catch the first time (without trying to figure out which package > does what off of your install CD to do it manually). :o) The advantage of using package management sof

[techtalk] sound card help

1999-12-18 Thread Chris Ritsert
When trying to install a Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card I received this message: The following error occured running the isapnp program: Don't know what to do with CONFIGURE CTL0044/269079066 (LD2 on or around Line 346 /etc/isapnp.conf:346--fatal-error occured parsing config file - no action t

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread coder
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote: > > > Well, some of us actually care about following the law, and agitate > for its change through legal channel. BTW, the DVD thing is patent, > not copyright. > Well, the encryption scheme is used to protect the copy rights covering the movies themselves. Thats wha

[techtalk] cad software

1999-12-18 Thread Tina Johnsson
Hi, Does anyone know of a nice cad program for linux? I'm looking for something to create floorplans in. Any specific recommendations? /diffuze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread moebius
Hey Rebecca, You can always check what you installed via the install.log usually located in /tmp. If its not there and you have installed RPM you can figure it out by the command rpm -q --all | less. This will query the rpm database for all installed packages. Another way is typing which

Re: [techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread Jeff Dike
> If so, how can I install it (or do I need to reinstall RedHat?). > Install directions seem to want to use gcc to do the installation. You didn't way whose install directions want gcc. If the system is up enough to run rpm (and it should be if you can do 'which foo'), check to see if it's in

Re: [techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread Theresa Radke
And another nice thing about redhat upgrade install, or expert install is that when looking at the packages, you can press f1 (i think it is f1) and get a brief description of the package and what it is suppose to do. On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 13:56:14 -0800 Nicole Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:31:59 -0500, coder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Well, i spose the crack itself is illegal to distribute (software to >circumvent copyright protection mechanism are illegal last time I >checked), however, if you are not distributing the decoded >audio/video or playing pirated

Re: [techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread Nicole Zimmerman
You can reboot to do what looks like the installation again (follow the same path you did to install in the first place), and choose "upgrade" instead of install. This will let you add any packages you didn't add the first time (you might use expert mode for this to see exactly what's going on). :

[techtalk] RedHat newbie question

1999-12-18 Thread Rebecca Gutterman
I just installed RedHat 6.0, didn't examine what it was installing too closely just accepted defaults. Is it possible there was no compiler installed? (which cc, which gcc both say no gcc in ). If so, how can I install it (or do I need to reinstall RedHat?). Install directions seem to want to

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread coder
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote: > > Is that legal, though? What's the terms on software implementations > of the decoding algorithm? > Well, i spose the crack itself is illegal to distribute (software to circumvent copyright protection mechanism are illegal last time I checked), however, if you are n

Re: [techtalk] glibc and libc5 ?

1999-12-18 Thread K. Ziel
Thanks Laurel! kristin > > Here's a description of the difference between glibc and libc: > > http://www.redhat.com/~sopwith/glibc-vs-libc5.html > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] glibc and libc5 ?

1999-12-18 Thread Laurel Fan
Excerpts from linuxchix: 18-Dec-99 [techtalk] glibc and libc5 ? by "K. Ziel"@scc.net > I have seen systems referred to as glibc or libc for a long time, but have > never had any idea *exactly* what the implications were. Can someone please > give me a little introduction on this? Here's a descri

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 02:15:52 -0500, coder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >You can play DVD's on linux / BSD / other systems with software >decoders. These are not as efficient as hardware decrpytion >(obviously), but they do allow you to play the movies from hard disk >or other medium. Is that legal

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread coder
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote: > > Merely that you currently have to pay for that right, because of the > DVD decoder patents. > You can play DVD's on linux / BSD / other systems with software decoders. These are not as efficient as hardware decrpytion (obviously), but they do allow you to play the m

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 18:18:46 GMT, "J B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Subba- So basically you are saying that the ppl out there who do not >run a M$ os do not have the right or the desire to watch DVD movies, >or to play DVD games on their systems? Merely that you currently have to pay for that rig

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread J B
The only benefit, I see with this device, is entertainment. There is nothing else to it. If it is entertainment only, then it is better off with Microsoft platform. Subba- So basically you are saying that the ppl out there who do not run a M$ os do not have the right or the desire to watch

Re: [techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread coder
Subba Rao wrote: > > Thanks to every one who replied. To summarize the main problem > with DVD are the filesystem support (in development) and CSS encryption (legal > barrier). Here are all the various links for DVD on linux. There is a software crack available for the windoze and linux platform

[techtalk] Re: DVD-ROM on Linux?

1999-12-18 Thread Subba Rao
Thanks to every one who replied. To summarize the main problem with DVD are the filesystem support (in development) and CSS encryption (legal barrier). Here are all the various links for DVD on linux. http://linuxtv.org/dvd/ http://linuxdvd.corepower.com/ http://livid.on.openprojects.net/howto.h

[techtalk] glibc and libc5 ?

1999-12-18 Thread K. Ziel
I have seen systems referred to as glibc or libc for a long time, but have never had any idea *exactly* what the implications were. Can someone please give me a little introduction on this? tia, kristin --still living in the land of confusion On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, you wrote: > > Could you specif

Re: [techtalk] Pine Usage) + new vi question

1999-12-18 Thread K. Ziel
I've had this problem before, but on HPUX. Altho, I see this usually when I'm working with exceed, and then I telnet into another workstation, and then resize the window. Sounds like different circumstances, but similar behavior? Paging down through the file and then suddenly it is behaving a