yellowdog-general digest, Vol 1 #336 - 15 msgs
Brian Foster
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Wed Jul 31 15:10:01 2002
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> 1. Re: building xtunes under ydl? (Ken Schweigert)
> 2. Re: building xtunes under ydl? (R Shapiro)
> 3. Re: Has anyone tried installing on an Xserve? (Timothy A. Seufert)
> 4. Re: building xtunes under ydl? (Iain Stevenson)
> 5. Download files from web in terminal (Brian Foster)
> 6. Re: Download files from web in terminal (Paul J. Lucas)
> 7. Re: Has anyone tried installing on an Xserve? (Daniel Resare)
> 8. DVD software (Bill Mueller)
> 9. Re: Download files from web in terminal (Ken Schweigert)
> 10. Re: DVD software (Ken Schweigert)
> 11. Re: Download files from web in terminal (Chris Ruprecht)
> 12. Re: DVD software (Bill Mueller)
> 13. Re: Download files from web in terminal (Jeremy Mann)
> 14. Re: DVD software (Shawn Coomey)
> 15. Re: Download files from web in terminal (Shawn Coomey)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:03:53 -0400
> From: Ken Schweigert <ken@byte-productions.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: building xtunes under ydl?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 12:44:23PM -0400, R Shapiro wrote:
>> Shawn Coomey writes:
>>> I made an attempt myself, and ran into the same problems.
>>> After about an hour of frustration, I gave up. Perhaps we
>>> can encourage the developers to release some YDL RPM's?
>>
>> I just looked more closely at the list of required packages, I noticed
>> that at least one, libCommonC++ is Mandrake-specific: no RedHat binary
>> package seems to exist and the .src.rpm doesn't build. There are
>> Mandrake binary rpms at rpmfind but I assumed those wouldn't work in a
>> RedHat/YellowDog system. Or will they?
>
> You can always build commonc++ from source. The configure script says it's
> available at: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/commonc++/ I downloaded the latest
> version and it built perfectly, except the newest version is 0.99.6 and not
> the "required" 1.9.0. I'm assuming that since this package provides
> ccgnu2-config instead of ccgnu-config that it's on it's second generation.
>
> Maybe Iain can check which version he has that was able to make it build.
>
> -ken
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:11:27 -0400
> From: R Shapiro <rshapiro@bbn.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: building xtunes under ydl?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> Iain Stevenson writes:
>> I have buillt xtunes but it runs S L O W L Y - not worth bothering with
>> IMHO.
>
> I only want it for iPod access. Are there other linux iPod clients?
> I haven't heard of any but then I haven't really been looking.
>
>
>
>> If you want to give it a try the secret is to install exactly the
>> library versions it needs.
>
> I couldn't find any suitable rpm of any version of libCommonC++,
> either .src or .ppc. Where did you get one?
>
>
> Did you make a .ppc.rpm for xtunes? Is it available for download
> anywhere?
>
> --
> rshapiro@bbn.com
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:06:58 -0700
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> From: "Timothy A. Seufert" <tas@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: Has anyone tried installing on an Xserve?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> At 5:05 PM -0700 7/30/02, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>> Darren,
>>
>> It doesn't work *YET*. The IDE chipset in the XServe is not open so the
>> nice folks at Terrasoft are burning some braincells.
>
> I'm pretty sure that the IDE chipset used for each of the front HD
> bays is something fairly common / standard like Promise Tech.
> (Perhaps it's just a newer version that isn't supported in the Linux
> IDE drivers yet.)
> --
> Tim Seufert
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:13:21 +0100
> From: Iain Stevenson <iain@iainstevenson.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: building xtunes under ydl?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>
>
> --On Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:11 pm -0400 R Shapiro <rshapiro@bbn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I couldn't find any suitable rpm of any version of libCommonC++,
>> either .src or .ppc. Where did you get one?
>>
>>
>> Did you make a .ppc.rpm for xtunes? Is it available for download
>> anywhere?
>
> I built everything from source - using:
>
> commoncpp2-0.99.3
> id3lib-3.7.13
> libcdaudio-0.99.6
>
> All of these builds were straightforward.
>
> Iain
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:58:08 -0400
> Subject: Download files from web in terminal
> From: Brian Foster <brian@ptsnorth.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> I have what is probably a simple question ... so simple, I can't find the
> answer to it. I want to download a tar file from a reputable web site to my
> linux box. I am not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually connect via
> telnet or terminal session. I've tried FTP and scp but I have to login with
> a user name and password. I just want to download a file from a web site
> that is accessible from any web browser but do it from my terminal session.
> Can this be done and if so, could someone explain it to me as if I were a
> baby!?!?!?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help.
> --
> Brian Foster
> Web Developer
> All Points Interactive Media, Corp.
> Points North Magazine
> 770-844-0969 (off)
> 770-844-0968 (fax)
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>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:03:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Paul J. Lucas" <pauljlucas@mac.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Download files from web in terminal
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Brian Foster wrote:
>
>> I want to download a tar file from a reputable web site to my linux box. I am
>> not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually connect via telnet or terminal
>> session.
>
> wget
>
> - Paul
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Subject: Re: Has anyone tried installing on an Xserve?
> From: Daniel Resare <noa@metamatrix.se>
> To: "yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com"
> <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Date: 31 Jul 2002 22:04:32 +0200
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> ons 2002-07-31 klockan 00.42 skrev Darren Ferwerda:
>> Has anyone had any luck, or even tried installing on an Xserve?
>> I am not familiar with what may or may not be different on the Xserve as
>> opposed to an iBook. I have not looked or played with one of these, so I may
>> be asking a stupid question. To my way of thinking, there should not be
>> anything that should differ architecturally from the desktops to this
>> machine. Anyway, any comments or suggestions would be helpful. Thanks
>>
>> Darren
>>
>
> on www.penguinppc.org one can read that benh successfully has booted
> linux on xserve.
>
> /noa
>
>
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> Message: 8
> From: "Bill Mueller" <williamm@mai.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Subject: DVD software
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:16:46 -0700
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> Hello all,
>
> Im trying to get DVD's to play on my YDL 2.2. Right now I am using XINE,
> and I got sound and video working... but I am dropping about half my frames.
>
> I've tried the enhancements listed in the XINE FAQ, and mailing lists.
> (ie, hdparm, gatos drivers for ati, raw drive, ffmpeg codec
> for ppc)
>
> Is there another DVD player available for ppc, or some other optimizations
> to make?
>
> Thanks,
> bill
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:16:33 -0400
> From: Ken Schweigert <ken@byte-productions.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Download files from web in terminal
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 03:58:08PM -0400, Brian Foster wrote:
>> I have what is probably a simple question ... so simple, I can't find the
>> answer to it. I want to download a tar file from a reputable web site to my
>> linux box. I am not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually connect via
>> telnet or terminal session. I've tried FTP and scp but I have to login with
>> a user name and password. I just want to download a file from a web site
>> that is accessible from any web browser but do it from my terminal session.
>> Can this be done and if so, could someone explain it to me as if I were a
>> baby!?!?!?
>
> Try something similar to this:
>
> [ken@byteme ken]$ wget http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-0.9.6e.tar.gz
>
> -ken
>
>>
>> Thanks a lot for any help.
>> --
>> Brian Foster
>> Web Developer
>> All Points Interactive Media, Corp.
>> Points North Magazine
>> 770-844-0969 (off)
>> 770-844-0968 (fax)
>> http://www.ptsnorth.com
>>
>> http://www.briantfoster.com
>>
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> -Ken Schweigert, Padawan Network Administrator
> Byte Productions, LLC
> http://www.byte-productions.com
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:21:14 -0400
> From: Ken Schweigert <ken@byte-productions.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: DVD software
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:16:46PM -0700, Bill Mueller wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Im trying to get DVD's to play on my YDL 2.2. Right now I am using XINE,
>> and I got sound and video working... but I am dropping about half my frames.
>>
>> I've tried the enhancements listed in the XINE FAQ, and mailing lists.
>> (ie, hdparm, gatos drivers for ati, raw drive, ffmpeg codec
>> for ppc)
>>
>> Is there another DVD player available for ppc, or some other optimizations
>> to make?
>
> By far the best DVD player, IMHO, is Ogle. Install three RPMs and stick in
> your DVD. It's really that simple.
>
> http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~dvd/
>
> Good luck.
>
> -ken
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> bill
>>
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> --
> -Ken Schweigert, Padawan Network Administrator
> Byte Productions, LLC
> http://www.byte-productions.com
>
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> Message: 11
> From: Chris Ruprecht <chrup@earthlink.net>
> Organization: MMRD
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Download files from web in terminal
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:22:40 -0400
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> the secret is=20
> ncftp
>
> - Chris
>
> On Wednesday 31 July 2002 04:03 pm, Paul J. Lucas wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Brian Foster wrote:
>>> I want to download a tar file from a reputable web site to my linux b=
> ox.
>>> I am not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually connect via telnet=
> or
>>> terminal session.
>>
>> =09wget
>>
>> =09- Paul
>>
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> Message: 12
> From: "Bill Mueller" <williamm@mai.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Subject: Re: DVD software
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:29:37 -0700
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> Thanks ken,
>
> But I was just going through the archives and Ogle RPMS are compiled for
> G4. I am using an IBM 750FX and motorolla 7410. Will they still work?
>
> -Thanks
>
>> By far the best DVD player, IMHO, is Ogle. Install three RPMs and stick
> in
>> your DVD. It's really that simple.
>>
>> http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~dvd/
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> -ken
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> bill
>>>
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>>>
>>
>> --
>> -Ken Schweigert, Padawan Network Administrator
>> Byte Productions, LLC
>> http://www.byte-productions.com
>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 13
> From: Jeremy Mann <jeremy@bioc09.v19.uthscsa.edu>
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:27:59 -0500 (CDT)
> Subject: Re: Download files from web in terminal
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>
>> I have what is probably a simple question ... so simple, I can't find
>> the answer to it. I want to download a tar file from a reputable web
>> site to my linux box. I am not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually
>> connect via telnet or terminal session. I've tried FTP and scp but I
>> have to login with a user name and password. I just want to download a
>> file from a web site that is accessible from any web browser but do it
>> from my terminal session. Can this be done and if so, could someone
>> explain it to me as if I were a baby!?!?!?
>>
>
> You can use one of 3 text (console) browsers, lynx, links or w3m. I prefer
> links because it does colors (colored links) and frames.
>
> Example of usage:
>
> links www.google.com
>
>
> --
> Jeremy Mann
> jeremy@biochem.uthscsa.edu
>
> University of Texas Health Science Center
> Bioinformatics Core Facility
> Phone: (210) 567-2672
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 14
> From: "Shawn Coomey" <scoomey@charter.net>
> Subject: Re: DVD software
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:31:19 -0400
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>> By far the best DVD player, IMHO, is Ogle. Install three
>> RPMs and stick in
>> your DVD. It's really that simple.
>
> I've seen this topic rehashed many times, and this is the
> most positive reply I've seen yet. How is the performance?
> I,too, have been using Xine, and after all the
> optimizations I could do, I lose 20% of the frames. This
> is on a B&W G3 400MHZ. I'll give Ogle a try tonight and
> report back my results.
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 15
> From: "Shawn Coomey" <scoomey@charter.net>
> Subject: Re: Download files from web in terminal
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:35:46 -0400
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>> You can use one of 3 text (console) browsers, lynx, links
>> or w3m. I prefer
>> links because it does colors (colored links) and frames.
>>
>> Example of usage:
>>
>> links www.google.com
>
> Definitely cool, but I think he's talking about fetching a
> specific file. And for that, either wget or curl are the
> ware to go.
>
> Usage (wget):
> wget
> http://www.someserver.com/path/to/file/filename.tar.gz
>
> Usage (curl):
> curl -O
> http://www.someserver.com/path/to/file/filename.tar.gz
>
>
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