June 2003 Archives

via Der Schockwellenreiter - [Java SSH-Client]:
I haven't had time to fully test this yet, and I must say, I find Java to be consistently slow (apps that is), but this is great for cross-platform interoperability. Check out Sshtools.com for a number of interesting ssh based apps!

Well, after a few days more of putzing, I finally got things set up correctly. I keep forgetting to leave my workstation on during the day so I can download the config for XF86Conf and show it on this post, so the written details will have to wait. Suffice it to say, however, that syntax and the whole -scanpci switch were my main issues. Firstly, running

never did work. I already knew that the Matrox G450 AGP card was sitting at PCI:1:0:0, but what I didn't realize is that each head is not shown with a different PCI definition. In fact, the more I think about it, the more that makes sense - how would the system see a single card represented by two bus connections? Anyway, the BusID part of XF86Config remains

and the rest is defined by a Screen X deffinition.
Secondly, if you do not pay attention to your syntax, your life will be a living hell. What makes problems worse is that there are 14 ways to skin a cat... and usually you cannot mix and match.
I will post the config file as soon as possible. Email me with any questions or make comments below!

I have received a number of emails over the past few months regarding adding a section on how to install auth smtp for qmail. To be quite honest, I haven't had the time to figure out how to do this. Plus, with my now 12 domains and 50 some users humming along beautifully on my current qmail server, I am very nervous about changing anything. (In fact, I'm downright paranoid about making any major changes - things have been smooth for 2 years now!) If anyone, however, knows how to add auth smtp to qmail as I have it installed, without hosing the current setup, I would appreciate the insight. A link to my address is in the nav bar above. Or, simply add comments to this posting... I'll see them in due time.

As I was waiting on the phone with a Sprint rep to update account information, I decided to see if anyone has actually tried plugging one of the PCS Vision cards into their Mac - I had thought that since OS X recognizes most USB vision phones (LG, Sanyo, Samsung, etc) that at some point, hidden in the system, it would also recognize the PC Cards that Sprint is selling. Well, this article indicates that a Novatel Merlin card will actually work! Too bad the unlimited data prices are still too high for my consumption. Of course, eventually, prices will drop and this option will look a lot more sensible. Thanks to whoever wrote the driver!

As a follow-up to my SCO Debacle post a while back, I came across this article, SCO Hit by Legal Action in Germany and smiled a bit. I admit that I am very suspect of SCO's claims (I still view this as a ploy for SCO to earn income on something they do not completely retain billing rights over), but at the same time, the real reason for my smile was because they are actually being forced to back up claims with proof - i.e. if they want to make the claim that Linux (in general) has infringed upon their property rights/patents and they are owed money, they need to provide proof. They haven't provided proof, ergo their claims are baseless and misleading. I'm still surprised that the FTC hasn't stepped in to stop them from continuing with the line that Linux has stolen conceptual data from them. It appears to be misleading advertisements to me.
The question of whether Linux code contains SCO owned code is certainly interesting. I don't see how SCO can actually manage to regain control over source code that has already been submitted to the public and is in many cases under the GPL... Regardless, if SCO ends up proving Linux contains proprietary code, I would imagine we would see a swift change in the code-base of Linux that would rid the project of any code that they cannot freely use. ...an arduous task, indeed, but possible nonetheless.

Okay, I have been putzing with this for months (maybe even longer) and every time I come back to it, I don't get anywhere, so I'm asking for help. If anyone knows how to do a dual-head setup w/ Linux (actually, it doesn't matter if you know how with FreeBSD, Linux, etc - I simply need to figure out the XF86Config file) and a Matrox G450 dual headed adapter, I would greatly appreciate your help. Write me at kaffeelover AT stevenfettig DOT com.
Note: I cannot run XFree86 -scanpci and thus am stuck at finding out the bus ID of the AGP card. I know that the first head is at PCI:1:0:0, but cannot figure out where the second head is. I have tried PCI:1:1:0 and PCI:1:0:1 - neither worked... Everytime I also fail because the mga_xxx driver won't load... Anyway, I'm getting tired of trying with no clue and would appreciate anyone's assistance!