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- From: jgrape@coos.dartmouth.edu (Johan A. Grape)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: various: ps, time, lpr, xdvi
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.142938.12295@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 14:29:38 GMT
- Sender: news@dartvax.dartmouth.edu (The News Manager)
- Followup-To: comp.os.linux
- Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Lines: 65
- Originator: jgrape@coos.dartmouth.edu
-
-
- Hi y'all.
-
- I have been running linux since 0.98.3 (SLS), and have been having
- minor problems:
-
- xdvi:
- I know there is a simple fix for this. I get a floating
- point exception and a core dump (I use mathemu) whenever
- I invoke. I tried getting new sources, but make chokes
- on FS_SYNC undefined. Anyone have a fix, or tell me
- where I get whatever lib or include that defines FS_SYNC?
- (I apologize for the lack of detail - I had an article
- made up at home, but my floppy got trashed on the way to
- work)
-
- I upgraded tyhe kernel to 0.99-45 just three days ago, and got new
- binaries for usr/bin from the latest SLS distribution. However,
- these two errors still occur:
-
- ps aux
- USER PID CPU MEM SIZE RSS TT STAT START TIME COM
- error reading kmem (offset = 0x4010000)
- adm 32768 0.0 799.9 4 131068a0 S 21:13 0:00
-
- I tried to fix this with ps -U, but the net result was that
- ps simply didn't try to display processes at all.
-
- time:
- warning: time using old stat() call. recompile (but I got the latest usr/bin)
-
- Finally, I have been making no progress with getting lpd, lpr to work.
- I got the ported BSD that resides on tsx-11.mit.edu in the form of
- binaries, installed it, was surprised about some of the paths (but I guess
- that is the porters discression), and changed the GID of the binaries
- to daemon, and the spool directories to UID & GID daemon. I also changed
- the GID of /dev/lps (serial printer) to daemon. I setup the printcap and
- away we go:
-
- lpr fubar.txt
- lpr: connect: invalid argument
- jobs qued, but cannot start daemon
-
- The same thing happens if I try to use lpc to start and stop
- printers. Any ideas?
-
- ________
-
- My deepfelt gratitude to all, and especially Linus for the amazing
- contributions to the world. I think it is easy to loose sight of
- what an amazing contribution this OS is. When I discovered linux,
- I promptly sold my Mac due to various grievances concerning their
- policies, and seriously overpriced hardware. Linux has set me free,
- free from hardware woes, free from cost woes, and free to finally
- do something interesting with computers I can afford. I am, of course,
- also set free to spenmd long evenings trying to figure out why lpr won't
- work - but at least I didn't pay money for the privelige of trying
- to figure it out. Happy holidays and thanks again.
-
- Regards
- Johan
-
- ___
- WANTED: SCSI QIC tapedrive.
- jgrape@coos.dartmouth.edu
-