Re: Please help - It will only take a minute!

[terrapin nanaimo ark com (Terrapin)]

On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:38:00 +1000, you wrote:

>Hi Daniel,
>
>I originally posted my problem under the heading 'undefined symbol:
>--bzero'. Here are the main details.
>
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>
>I downloaded my most recent Gnome files from
>http://www.gnome.org/start/getting_rh.shtml, no more than a couple of
>hours after the Red Hat Labs April 14th update.
>
>I have tried to install Gnome using 'rpm -Uvh *rpm' from my /tmp
>directory and again using Glint under X. Both methods produce the same
>results, which are as follows;
>
>* During installation, I receive two notifications. 'Group UTMP does not
>exist - Using root' & 'Cannot remove /usr/lib/mc/extfs - Directory not
>empty'. I have had these same errors in previous releases. They did not
>seem to effect Gnome or Enlightenment's ability to run, however they may
>have been the source of some of the bugs I have previously encountered.

I get these same errors and results.

>* Enlightenment works perfectly. I did have some problems, but I have
>since downloaded Rasterman's personal version and all of the problems I
>had with the Gnome version have been resolved.

His xxxx-100 version did not work with mine... The latest base RPM's
work fine.

>* GnoRPM installs and has partial functionality, in that it allows me to
>verify packages, however it has prevented me from using RPM at all for
>installation.

I've used it for installs in root. (bzip and xpdf and it is working
for me - I even set up mime) I have some questions but I'm not sure if
it is because of my lack of knowledge or the program.

>* If I try to run the Gnome Panel from an X-Term, I receive the
>following error;
>
>Error in loading shared libraries:/usr/lib/libIIOP.so.0: undefined
>symbol: --bzero
>
>* If I try to execute Gnome using the 'exec gnome-session' command, from
>within any Window manager, including Enlightenment, I get a message
>saying Enlightenment is not running and would I like it to re-write my
>startup files so that it will run next time I start X. Whether I edit my
>.xinitrc files myself, or allow Enlightenment to write them, I am still
>left with the same message.

I just edited /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients with:

#!/bin/bash
	exec gnome-session
##

then startx or init 5 on a command line.

>* In the above situation, I also receive numerous errors, identical to
>the aforementioned Panel error, however they are specific to things like
>sound events, that usually run automatically when Gnome starts.
>
>I have tried installing Red Hat as a 'Workstation', a 'Server', a
>'Custom' install (less all Gnome specific libraries) and as a 'Custom
>Everything' install.
>
>Once installed, I check to see that imlib-devel, gimp-devel and
>gtk+-devel have been removed using the rpm -e command, as recommended on
>the Gnome.org, Red Hat 5.x page. I also ensure that gsl-0.3b-4,
>umb-scheme-3.2-7, guile-1.2-6, and xscreensaver-2.34-1 have been
>installed from my RH5.2 CD.

There is a newer version of xscreensaver (3.08) that removed a minor
bug for me.

>I am running Linux on a 2.1G Quantum Bigfoot 5.25 series drive, on which
>I have allocated 100M to Swap and 2G to Native, on a 200 MMX with 64M of
>EDO RAM. I use an S3 Trio video card and an ESS1868 sound card, both of
>which are detected without problems, as is my Logitech mouse. I have
>been unable to configure PPP, however getting Gnome running is my first
>priority.

I'll email a note for using linuxconf for setting up PPP. It's very
easy once you get to know linuxconf.

>That's all I can think of, however if you require more detail, please
>let me know.
>
>Thank you very much for your offer of help Daniel. I really appreciate
>it mate. :-)
>
>Hamish

I think it would be good to start a gnome.users group. Many of our
questions can be answered amongst users and the developers would be
able to see the strengths and weaknesses of the software.

I'm very pleased with gnome and have had it running for several weeks
now and am discovering new things all the time. I've also watched as
several bugs were cleaned up. I think the developers are doing a great
job.