Subject: Re: yellowdog-general Digest 2 Oct 2000 19:23:18 -0000 Issue 251
From: Patrick Bryson (patandmelissa@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 18:25:33 MDT
Take me off this list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yellowdog-general-digest-help@lists.yellowdoglinux.com wrote:
> yellowdog-general Digest 2 Oct 2000 19:23:18 -0000 Issue 251
>
> Topics (messages 6862 through 6878):
>
> Having problems installing YDL on my Powerbook G3 1999
> 6862 by: "William F. Hostman" <aramis@gci.net>
>
> Adding packages
> 6863 by: "William F. Hostman" <aramis@gci.net>
>
> installation error - mount failed:invalid arguments
> 6864 by: Clewis5000@aol.com
>
> B&W G3 Server 450 X Problems
> 6865 by: Todd Daniel Woodward <tdwoodward@radiodigest.com>
>
> Describe CD Burner Software Problems
> 6866 by: Robert Wynne <rwynne@mac.com>
>
> I have a problem with the dual boot using bootscript.txt
> 6867 by: <caafe801@hcn.zaq.ne.jp>
>
> I can't burn the image...
> 6868 by: Brad Copely <bradcopely@yahoo.com>
>
> hardware support: ibook 2000?
> 6869 by: Davide Savazzi <davide.savazzi@galactica.it>
>
> burning YDL
> 6870 by: karim chakroun <caafe81@hcn.zaq.ne.jp>
>
> phpPgAdmin 2.0.1 & php 4
> 6871 by: Neil Jolly <njolly@home.com>
> 6873 by: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
>
> G3 2000 Firewire Laptop (Pismo) INSTALL PROBLEM
> 6872 by: Jonathan Bertsch <bertsch.13@osu.edu>
> 6874 by: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
>
> Cs 1.2.1
> 6875 by: Jonathan Bertsch <bertsch.13@osu.edu>
>
> Help compiling little-endian source
> 6876 by: Israel Alvarez <is@isaka.net>
>
> UDF module support
> 6877 by: Graham Leggett <minfrin@sharp.fm>
>
> file formats?
> 6878 by: Robert Fuchs <robert@mbl-arch.com>
>
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> Subject: Re: Having problems installing YDL on my Powerbook G3 1999
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 13:53:43 -0800
> From: "William F. Hostman" <aramis@gci.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> >From: "Ruiz, Juan" <Juan.Ruiz@circle.com>
> >To: "'yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com'"
> > <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> >Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:52:35 -0400
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/plain
> >Subject: Having problems installing YDL on my Powerbook G3 1999
> >
> >Well i got rid of the the Mac os and i created a minimal os install of mac
> >ok and i was using yabbot at first everything seemed fine untill i got the
> >setup screen i could not us the keyboard it was dead abosolutly dead i mean
> >the caps light came on and so forth but linux would not reconize it, so i
> >went back and wiped the mac os again and made aminimal install again on a
> >300mb hfs partition then i install BootX and it seem to run better but then
> >when i got to the install screen again no keyboard has anyone run into this
> >problem??? Thanks
> >
> common problem with newworld machine released this year, it seems... the
> CS1.2 (.0) distro's kernel doesn't propperly access certain machines human
> inderfacce devices. Identical problem with the iMac DVSE 500 MHx (Released
> in Aug or Sept 00; what I've got, bTW). Try some of the USB Backport
> kernels (it may take a few tries), or some of the other ppc kernels. You'll
> also need the correct system.map files and dependencies files, so you may
> be able to get away with waiting til after the install to put them in
> place, but the kernels may run without them (You want them eventually,
> tho'; the machine is MUCH happier with them.)
>
> BenH's kernels are at http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh/
>
> They require some changes done during install (fromm the command-line
> prompt available through Cmd-f2, or Cmd-f3)... they change where the device
> file is for the mouse. They also change the recognition for the newer
> machines, but that is not apparent in the filesystem. (They ported to the
> 2.2 series kernels the interface elements from the 2.4 kernel series.)
>
> From: "Kevin J. Holland" <hollandk@ULV.EDU>
>
> >On page two from the modctek page which deals with fixing dep modules
> >it says to get this files "modules-2.2.15pre14-ben1.tar.gz" from
> >http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh, but that version is not there. So, I
> >used this file "modules-2.2.17pre20-ben3.tar.gz" and I THINK I
> >installed it in the right place but I still get the loading dep
> >modules error.
> >
> >So If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong with this file or if it is
> >even compatible, let me know. I also need help extracting and
> >untarring this file correctly and making sure it gets into
> >/lib/modules correctly, which is a challenge for me
>
> make a link to the modules.dep in place of the old link.
>
> I had to do the same; after the link was in place, it runs fine and finds
> on my iMac.
>
> >Problem #2
> >startx doesn't start...Here is the message dialog I get...
> >Could not find config file!
> >Tried:
> >/root/XF86Config
> >/etc/XF86Config
> >/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> >Fatal server error: no config file found
> >
> >Next I tried to run Xconfigurator but received a critical server erro
> >reading /etc/sysconfig/mouse.
> >Xconfigurator check permissions of /etc/sysconfig/mouse
> >Xconfigurator: make sure you are running this program as root
> >
> >My response to this is Huh? I'm lost.
> >
> >Next I tried installing the rpm that is recommended by the Modctek
> >install and It didn't seem to work either. I could have installed it
> >wrong, though. the point at which in the instructions it says to type
> >in Xautoconfig and I get a brand new XF86config file...where is this
> >done? At the root prompt?
> >
> start by applying the backport enabling for the mouse.
>
> (The whole process I took is on my website at
> http://home.gci.net/~aramis/ydl/index.html
> or directly as a text file at http://home.gci.net/ydl/process_taken.txt
>
> shows what I had to do. May be of some help. (Yes, I'm a newbie to linux,
> too, but have somme prior BSD experience and helpful friends...)
>
> William F. Hostman | "Smith & Wesson: THe original Point and Click
> interface!"
> Aramis 0602 C55A364-C S kk+ as+ hi+ dr+ va++(--) so+ zh++ vi+ da++ sy- ge-
> 533
> aramis@gci.net http://home.gci.net/~aramis Vilani: uilamaanamti sirohbrankilin
> IMTU 1.0: tc tm++ tn- t4-- tt+ to- tg-- ru+ ge 3i+ c+ jt-() au+ st- ls
> pi+() ta+ he+(-) kk+ as+ hi+ dr+ va++(--) so+ zh++ vi+ da++ sy- ge- pi+
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: re: Adding packages
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 13:59:21 -0800
> From: "William F. Hostman" <aramis@gci.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> >--ffokmkmlmfnglnpcnfji
> >From: "Eric L. Santelices" <eric@santelices.com>
> >Subject: Adding packages
> >
> >I installed TDL 1.2 Server, now I want to browse the cd and add additional
> >packages what's the best way to do this?
>
> I go into X as root, double click on the cd icon, which mounts the cd
> currently in the drive, and then. open the appropriate file-manager window
> (forgetting the correct name... not on YDL side at the moment), and then
> double click on the rpm; this automatically runs the package installer for
> that package (kpackage), and then adds it to the tree.
>
> for tarballs (.tgz, .tar.gz) tar -zxvf FILENAME at a console window.
>
> William F. Hostman | "Smith & Wesson: THe original Point and Click
> interface!"
> Aramis 0602 C55A364-C S kk+ as+ hi+ dr+ va++(--) so+ zh++ vi+ da++ sy- ge-
> 533
> aramis@gci.net http://home.gci.net/~aramis Vilani: uilamaanamti sirohbrankilin
> IMTU 1.0: tc tm++ tn- t4-- tt+ to- tg-- ru+ ge 3i+ c+ jt-() au+ st- ls
> pi+() ta+ he+(-) kk+ as+ hi+ dr+ va++(--) so+ zh++ vi+ da++ sy- ge- pi+
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: installation error - mount failed:invalid arguments
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 18:50:10 EDT
> From: Clewis5000@aol.com
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> I am trying to install YDL 1.2 for the first time and have gotten the
> message: "mount failed: Invalid Arguments" when installing the system on my
> B&W G3.
>
> I have searched the archives and tried the comments posted there from Josh
> Smith to no avail.
>
> "If you're continuing with the installation after partitioning the drive, and
> getting "mount failed" errors, try this: Run fdisk at the usual time, edit
> the partition map, write the map, get the warning message, quit from fdisk,
> reboot, and then run through the initial configuration up the fdisk part,
> but this time just do "Done" at the Partition Disks dialog box (rather than
> "fdisk"). On the following "Current Disk Partitions" screen, all the
> partitions should appear (the ones that you set up the first time through).
> See if that does the trick for you..."
>
> Any new ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Clinton
> www.clintonlewis.com
> clinton@clintonlewis.com
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: B&W G3 Server 450 X Problems
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 19:20:13 -0500
> From: Todd Daniel Woodward <tdwoodward@radiodigest.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>
> Specs:
>
> B&W G3 Server 450
> 512mb RAM
> Adaptec WU2 SCSI
> 18gb HD (YDL)
> 9gd HD (MacOS 8)
> 9gd HD (MacOS X Server 1.2)
> USB Keyboard (Standard Apple)
> USB Mouse (Kensington Orbit)
> Monitor: Sony GDM-500PS
> Using BootX 1.2x for now.
>
> I've got YDL 1.2 installed just fine, it seems to work spiffy: I can get out
> on the net, use Lynx to my hearts abandon as well as NCFTP...the usual
> things that make a *NIX person get giddy. I'm quite impressed with how
> thorough the package is. However X windows is a no-go.
>
> It either starts up out of sync (there's something there...several times in
> fact, but you just can't make it out) or doesn't start at all with one error
> or another.
>
> Next to the YDL box, I have a separate G3 Server with Mac OS X Server on it,
> an I've used 1600x1200 85mhz resolution on it since it was installed over a
> year ago.
>
> I'm happy with OSXS, and manage 3 others remotely via command line, but I
> want to experiment with other available operating systems (including *BSD)
> on the spare G3 Server
>
> Anyone have a similar setup and/or have any tips to setting up X correctly?
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Describe CD Burner Software Problems
> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:40:23 -0700
> From: Robert Wynne <rwynne@mac.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone been able to burn the YD 1.2 iso image using the Sony
> Describe software (actually CharisMac software)? Tech support at
> CharisMac said to first mount the image with DiskCopy and then burn
> the CD from the mounted image. That worked fine, except all the
> filenames on the disk are in uppercase and the installer can't find
> them. It would hurt to pay $99 for Toast when Describe works fine
> for burning any other kind of CD I need. Any ideas?
> --
>
> - Robert
>
> -------------------------------
> Robert Wynne
> Portland, Oregon, USA
> rwynne@mac.com
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: I have a problem with the dual boot using bootscript.txt
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 12:11:24 +0900
> From: <caafe801@hcn.zaq.ne.jp>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> I have a problem with the dual boot using bootscript.txt
> Mac Os is on the 1st IDE HD, YDL on the 2nd, I am using a G4 w/ 128 Mo RAM.
>
> I have vmlinux, yaboot.tbxi, yaboot.conf & bootscript.txt in my Mac OS
> system folder, on the 1st Hd, and I tried configure bootscript to boot
> linux when the space bar is pressed and Mac OS when it's depressed. When I
> press the space bar, Linux boots OK, but when I want to boot in Mac OS, it
> seems that It can't find the System on the Master HD.... If I boot from the
> Mac OS CD and I Take bootscript off my system folder, It boots In mac OS
> fine... I think my bootscript is wrong, but I can't figure why... i am a
> NEWBIE
>
> here is my bootscript
>
> <CHRP-BOOT>
> <COMPATIBLE>
> iMac,1 PowerMac1,1 PowerBook1,1 PowerMac2,1 PowerMac3,1 PowerMac4,1
> PowerBook2,1 PowerBook3,1
> </COMPATIBLE>
> <DESCRIPTION>
> Yellow Dog Linux Bootloader
> </DESCRIPTION>
>
> <BOOT-SCRIPT>
> " get-key-map" " keyboard" open-dev $call-method
> dup 20 dump
> 5 + c@ 08 = if
> " Booting Yellow Linux ..." cr " boot ultra0:8,\\yaboot.tbxi" eval
> else
> " Booting MacOS ..." cr " boot ultra0:8,\\tbxi" eval
> then
> </BOOT-SCRIPT>
> </CHRP-BOOT>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: I can't burn the image...
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 05:30:50 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Brad Copely <bradcopely@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> I've downloaded both the cs 1.2 and the "goodies"
> images, but I can't get my computer (G4 OS 9.0.4) to
> recognize them as images. I use the Japanese MacCDR
> 4.1 to try to burn the image onto a USB CD-R/RW, but
> it won't work...the program says that it's not an
> image. How can I burn this without having to buy
> toast?! How should I go about installing?
>
> __________________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: hardware support: ibook 2000?
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 15:28:37 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Davide Savazzi <davide.savazzi@galactica.it>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> I would like to buy an iBook (firewire), but before I want to be sure that
> Linux is stable on it.
>
> On www.ibooklinux.net I've read that
> "System may unexpectly shutdown in rare cases on battery power."
> Is it true?
>
> Are there any other problems?
>
> Thanks for your answers.
> --
>
> Davide Savazzi (davide.savazzi@galactica.it)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: burning YDL
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 22:45:37 +0900
> From: karim chakroun <caafe81@hcn.zaq.ne.jp>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>
> >Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 05:30:50 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Brad Copely <bradcopely@yahoo.com>
> >To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >Subject: I can't burn the image...
>
> >I've downloaded both the cs 1.2 and the "goodies"
> >images, but I can't get my computer (G4 OS 9.0.4) to
> >recognize them as images. I use the Japanese MacCDR
> >4.1 to try to burn the image onto a USB CD-R/RW, but
> >it won't work...the program says that it's not an
> >image. How can I burn this without having to buy
> >toast?! How should I go about installing?
>
> I ha d the same problem, and resolved it by changing the type/creator of the
> .img to GImg/CDr3 with the resedit "get info" or more file info CMM
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: phpPgAdmin 2.0.1 & php 4
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 13:26:34 -0600
> From: Neil Jolly <njolly@home.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com"
> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> CC: LinuxPPC User List <linuxppc-user@lists.linuxppc.org>
>
> Is anybody using postgresql 7, php 4, and phpPgAdmin successfully? This
> same setup works on all our intel boxes with redhat 6.1 & 6.2, but not
> our ppc boxes. Postgresql works fine using psql, but when trying to
> create, update, or insert with phpPgAdmin, I get an error messageas
> follows:
>
> PostgreSQL said: ERROR: getattproperties: no attribute tuple 1259 -2
>
> All ideas gratefully accepted.
> --
> "Computers let you make more mistakes faster than any other
> invention in human history, with the possible exception of
> handguns and tequila."
>
> Mitch Radcliffe
>
> Neil Jolly
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.members.home.net/njolly/xppc/index.htm
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: phpPgAdmin 2.0.1 & php 4
> Date: 01 Oct 2000 15:26:31 -0500
> From: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: Neil Jolly <njolly@home.com>
> CC: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com" <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>,
> LinuxPPC User List <linuxppc-user@lists.linuxppc.org>
>
> When you compile postgresql7 for the PowerPC, you need to apply the
> "alpha" patches to the PowerPC as well. There are some lines that say:
>
> %ifarch alpha
> %patch0 -p1
> %endif
>
> in the postgresql.spec file (assuming you compiled it that way). You
> need to change it to:
>
> %ifarch alpha ppc
> %patch0 -p1
> %endif
>
> It worked fine for me after that.
>
> Corey
>
> Neil Jolly <njolly@home.com> writes:
>
> > Is anybody using postgresql 7, php 4, and phpPgAdmin successfully? This
> > same setup works on all our intel boxes with redhat 6.1 & 6.2, but not
> > our ppc boxes. Postgresql works fine using psql, but when trying to
> > create, update, or insert with phpPgAdmin, I get an error messageas
> > follows:
> >
> > PostgreSQL said: ERROR: getattproperties: no attribute tuple 1259 -2
> >
> > All ideas gratefully accepted.
> > --
> > "Computers let you make more mistakes faster than any other
> > invention in human history, with the possible exception of
> > handguns and tequila."
> >
> > Mitch Radcliffe
> >
> > Neil Jolly
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > http://www.members.home.net/njolly/xppc/index.htm
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > ** Sent via the linuxppc-user mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: G3 2000 Firewire Laptop (Pismo) INSTALL PROBLEM
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 15:36:15 -0400
> From: Jonathan Bertsch <bertsch.13@osu.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> Does anybody know when CS 1.2.1 will be avalable for download? I know they are
> taking pre-orders, but I have acess to high speed connections and a burner...
> --
> -Jonathan Bertsch
> bertsch.13@osu.edu
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: G3 2000 Firewire Laptop (Pismo) INSTALL PROBLEM
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 15:27:57 -0600
> From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> Next week.
>
> >Does anybody know when CS 1.2.1 will be avalable for download? I know they are
> >taking pre-orders, but I have acess to high speed connections and a burner...
> >--
> >-Jonathan Bertsch
> >bertsch.13@osu.edu
>
> Regards,
> Dan
>
> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Cs 1.2.1
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 17:45:54 -0400
> From: Jonathan Bertsch <bertsch.13@osu.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
> Thanks a whole lot, I hope it will solve my laptop problems...
>
> Dan Burcaw wrote:
>
> > Next week.
> >
> > >Does anybody know when CS 1.2.1 will be avalable for download? I know they are
> > >taking pre-orders, but I have acess to high speed connections and a burner...
> > >--
> > >-Jonathan Bertsch
> > >bertsch.13@osu.edu
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dan
> >
> > Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
> > http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
>
> --
> -Jonathan Bertsch
> bertsch.13@osu.edu
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Help compiling little-endian source
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:02:48 -0400
> From: Israel Alvarez <is@isaka.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I'm trying to compile the shout streamer for icecast. Got the latest version
> (0.8.0) from their website. I've been running a previous, very old version
> that was altered to compile on PPCs. The version I now have is dying after
> complaining about big vs. little endian targets. To wit:
>
> gcc -g -O2 -Wall -ansi -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -o shout shout.c rand.o mpeg.o
> configfile.o sock.o util.o
> collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault]
> /usr/bin/ld: sock.o: compiled for a little endian system and target is big
> endian
> File in wrong format: failed to merge target specific data of file sock.o
> make: *** [shout] Error 1
>
> I have no experience mucking about with source code, but if someone can
> point me in the right direction, I may be able to muck about. That is, if
> this is even possible or worth it. Any suggestions?
>
> Oh, icecast compiled with no prob. All I need is a streamer with some
> options. I'd rather avoid using a perl script or writing my own, but I
> suppose I can do this if need be.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> --
>
> Israel Alvarez
> is at isaka dot net
> propellerhead without portfolio
> isaka studio
> "You are in a twisty maze of standards, all different."
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: UDF module support
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:25:43 +0200
> From: Graham Leggett <minfrin@sharp.fm>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com"
> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I tried to build the udf module v0.9.2.1 under kernel v2.2.17 on my YDL
> system. The build is successful, but not without a whole lot of warnings
> about comparisions being forced true or false due to limited range of
> data types.
>
> When the module is modprobed, the entire system hangs.
>
> Is the UDF module supported on PPC yet?
>
> Regards,
> Graham
> --
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: file formats?
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:15:12 -0600
> From: Robert Fuchs <robert@mbl-arch.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To: YDL <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>
> I am running CS 1.2 on a B&W G3. We use this as a file server only. I have
> begun to copy our CAD files (ArchiCAD by Graphisoft) to the linux machine.
> Most of the office are using Macs with this CAD program on it. My problem
> is after coping the files 99% of the files after being changed will not save
> back onto the linux machine. I get a "the file server's connection has
> unexpectedly
> closed down" followed by "can not read temporary section file : A/4" My CAD
> program
> at first would not open any file off of linux because it could not see them.
> I then copied
> a project file from the current file server machine (Win NT 4.0 SP3) to
> linux through
> my G4 and then the icons & files showed up so I could open them. Word,excel,
> & photosop
> files read & write just fine. The CAD program saves the files with an
> extension. One is
> a .pln file type and the other is a .lay file type. Can these extensions
> cause a problem for
> some reason? I can open a few project files and they are all different file
> sizes and in
> different folders so I do not see any reason for the other files to crash
> the TCP/IP.
> If I don't resolve this soon my boss is going to make me put everything on
> the NT
> machine and trash linux and I hate having to restart NT once or twice a week
> to keep
> it from crashing like it has been.
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