From: ngoh@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (NGO HIEN D) Subject: Re: X application problems Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 09:51:31 GMT
In article <1992Oct17.121523.5329@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>:
>I'm running linux 0.98pl2 on a mcc 0.97pl2 root system that has had the
>binaries in /bin replaced, the new xlibraries added, old libraries
>added, and XFree86 1.1 ( whatever the newest general release is ). I
>still have to udate several things. I'm working on it.
>
>I believe that xcalendar came from funic.funet.fi. When I run this it
>crashes with a coredump error every time. Is the binary from nic bad?
I am not sure about this one, but xcalendar is trivial to compile
under Linux. Just get the source from somewhere (export.lcs.mit.edu
is generally good for this) and do an 'xmkmf' and 'make'.
>I got olvwm from tsx-11 in banjo-incoming. In what directory do I put
>the support files ( I've installed olvwm in /usr/X386 ), and how do I
>configure the program to run ( what would i put together that is similar
>to startx )?
I assume you put the binary in /usr/X386/bin (if not, do so).
Custimization is pretty complex, you may want to get the original
source for olvwm (or at least the docs.) But the program should
be able to run without any config files. As for starting up olvwm
as your window manager, just change your .xinitrc to use
olvwm instead of the default twm. You may also encounter a
problem with olvwm not using current libraries (jump table
and X) though.
>
>When I try to run xload, it gives the error "can't find name list in
>/usr/src/linux/tools/system". What namelist is it looking for, and how
>do I fix it?
xload has the same problem ps/top/etc. have with the new kernel
updates. Generally, you need to recompile xload just as you would
ps. I keep a copy of the xload source around, and just link it
with a few of the kernel obj files. I forget which ones exactly,
but there are two that contain functions necessary: psdata.o
and updatedb.o. Not sure if this is really the 'correct' way
of doing it, but it is a quick and dirty hack that works.
>Whenever I run kermit I get the error "can't set line", however the
>program runs properly. What fix do I need here?
You have to configure kermit with your appropriate serial device and
speed. You can either do this each time you enter kermit or put
it in a .kermrc file.
set line /dev/ttys[01] (whatever your serial device is.)
set speed 19200
>The only user that can run xlock and not get the error "can't open
>console" is root. I've tried chmod 466 /dev/console but this hasn't
>helped. Is there a simple fix for this? Pardon all of my trivial questions.
>I'm still quite new to unix.
Don't know what the problem here is. The only problem I have had
with xlock was when I compiled it myself... it would say something
to the effect of 'can't lock screen.' I have since not used
xlock (erased it a while back.)
>Last question for now. I installed an app called xkaleid that is looking
>for libX11.1.0. I've been able to find libX11.1.1 which I needed for
>something else but have had no luck in locating libX11.1.0. Does anybody
>no where that may be found?
I would suggest you stay clear of binaries that require old
Xlibraries. Try to get sources and recompile or get updated versions
of these apps. The new shared libraries are supposed to make
future updates of the libraries transparent to compiled programs.
So hopefully, we won't have this problem of incompatible binaries
from previous libraries.
>
>Thanks, John Hayes
>email: hayes@cps.msu.edu
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