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locked directories -please help!
by Ricardo Campos 24 Oct '01

24 Oct '01

I can't access my cd-rom or floppy drive. In konqueror it says "you do not have enough permissions to read file:/mnt/cdrom. In the terminal I get: [ricardo@Azathoth /mnt]$ cd cdrom/ bash: cd: cdrom/: Input/output error and even as root: [root@Azothoth /mnt]# cd cdrom/ bash: cd: cdrom/: Input/output error In Konqueror, it is also described as a "locked directory". (It even has a big lock icon, just so you know!). [ricardo@Azathoth /mnt]$ ls -al total 32 drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Oct 23 22:21 ./ drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Sep 17 18:30 ../ drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 23 22:23 cdrom/ drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 23 22:22 disk/ drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 23 22:23 floppy/ drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 8192 Dec 31 1969 win_c/ drwxrwxrwx 27 root root 12288 Dec 31 1969 win_d/ here's my fstab file: /dev/hda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount =iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat user,exec,umask=0,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0 /dev/hda8 /mnt/win_d vfat user,exec,umask=0,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 swap swap defaults 0 0 In /dev/ I have these permissions: [root@Azothoth /dev]# ls -l cdrom lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Sep 10 16:09 cdrom -> hdc [root@Azothoth /dev]# ls -l hdc brw------- 1 ricardo cdrom 22, 0 Apr 14 2001 hdc [root@Azothoth /dev]# ls -l fd0 brw-rw---- 1 ricardo floppy 2, 0 Apr 14 2001 fd0 It does not allow root to change the permissions on hdc, fd0, /mnt/cdrom or /mnt/floppy. I'm stumped. They work in Windows (i.e. the hardware's OK), and I haven't changed anything (doing all the changes on my RH laptop- IceWM rules, btw, Owen ;-). What's going on? The same problem occurs in KDE, Gnome, Afterstep, Icewm and Blackbox. (Didn't try in Enlightenment, but somehow I doubt it is WM-specific!!!). Please help! :( Apologies for such a long e-mail, but I wanted to give as much info as possible. PS I think Mozilla did something weird with the formatting... "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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ISP's
by John Seago 23 Oct '01

23 Oct '01

Does anyone on the list know of a reliable ISP providing unmetered access still using an 0800 dial in number? I ask as BT have changed me over from 08005879089 to 08089933004, despite knowing since May that the exchange I connect through will not connect the 08089933XXX number sets as it has not been modernised to do so. The 0800 ISP I had used since the number change, Nutshell, went belly up and ceased operating, I am therefore limited to pay-as-you-go through the mutual.net. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. John seago

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Re: [Alug] backing up whole directories/ X4.1.0
by markj＠cloaked.freeserve.co.uk 22 Oct '01

22 Oct '01

> Obviously > cp /etc/X11/ /etc/Xll.bak/ > doesn't work- there must be a simple way on the command line- anyone know it? Have you tried giving cp the -R flag? I usually use -Rpd (recurse, preserve, dereference) when making backups like that. See the man page for sure. MJR

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Re: [Alug] backing up whole directories/ X4.1.0
by Ricardo Campos 22 Oct '01

22 Oct '01

I ranted:- >Obviously > cp /etc/X11/ /etc/Xll.bak/ > doesn't work- there must be a simple way on the >command line- anyone know it? Oh, of course, use tar and gzip:- tar cvfp - /usr/X11R6|gzip -9 > X11R6.backup.tar.gz (posted cos I thought it might not be obvious to other newbies on the list- and so others don't have to reply to that part of the previous post- unless you think I'm wrong) Ricardo "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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backing up whole directories/ X4.1.0
by Ricardo Campos 22 Oct '01

22 Oct '01

I got Xine working (at last), but the performance is terrible for a system with 750 Mhz processor, 256MB RAM, 32MB Geforce2 card- well, terrible compared to Vidoelan on Win2k. I'm running it off X3.3.6, so I'm thinking that maybe an upgrade to 4.1.0 would improve performance? I *have* got the nvidia drivers installed. In the install notes, it says to backup your existing X installation. Which folders would these be, I can think of: /usr/X11R6/ /etc/X11/ But I'm sure there are some libraries too. Does anyone know where they are?(This is on my Mdk8.0 box) The other problem is how can you back up a whole directory. Obviously cp /etc/X11/ /etc/Xll.bak/ doesn't work- there must be a simple way on the command line- anyone know it? Can anyone see any pitfalls? Like, would I have to reinstall Xine, or the nvidia drivers? That would be a pain, it took me long enough to get Xine working in the first place. Ricardo "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 22 Oct '01

22 Oct '01

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.openprojects.net in the #alug channel, you can take a look at www.openprojects.net to get more info on the openprojects network. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server uk.openprojects.net" or "/server eu.openprojects.net" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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Re: [Alug] pcmcia/eth0
by Ricardo Campos 21 Oct '01

21 Oct '01

> > *DOES* shut down as well, using: > > shutdown -h now > > Erm, what command were you using? shutdown -h now The problem's solved. I issue that command, it kills the TERM signal, it says "Going into maintenance mode", then hangs for a bit (well, it *IS* only a 486) and then shuts down. I personally created an alias for the command (I couldn't find any other aliases), so it's all OK. Of course, I can't actually use the laptop for squat until I get my PCMCIA card working, but then I have a stack of HOWTO's (PCMCIA, Net, some other misc stuff) next to me to keep me going. If I fail with that, then it maybe another e-mail to you guys, failing that M$ windows is going back on. :( No use having a computer that is no use! :-/ -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] OHP or some kind
by MJ Ray 21 Oct '01

21 Oct '01

oms101(a)freeuk.com writes: > thanks for having a look maybe I shall just do hand outs then We should ask the Union if theirs (which has been free when I've used it in the past, with a deposit required) can be taken out of their building. -- MJR Do you need advice about the Internet or particular net services? Why not talk to my employers? See http://www.luminas.co.uk/ for details.

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Red Lodge
by John Woodard 21 Oct '01

21 Oct '01

Do we have a confirmation of the date and time for the Red Lodge meeting yet? Cheers, BJ

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Re: [Alug] Fwd: Re: The Penguin danced this evening-
by MJ Ray 21 Oct '01

21 Oct '01

Paul <paul.corner(a)tesco.net> writes: > Thought a few of you might enjoy the fruits of some correspondance I've been > indulging in. Just wish I could think of a suitable reply. Why? He's right. Debian is the only simple avoidance tactic ;-) -- MJR

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