Linux-Setup Digest #349, Volume #21 Fri, 1 Jun 01 14:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Mandrake 8.0 and Highpoint 370 ATA100(Raid) Ide controller (Paul Jolly)
installing windows on a linux box (leslie joyce)
Re: libc5 install on RH7.0 doesn't work, configuration help? ("Wayne Osborn")
smbmount'ed directory can only be seen by root! (Ximon Eighteen)
Installation RH7.1 on Adaptec AHA-1542 (Huub)
Re: installing windows on a linux box ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
default create permissions for user apache (Charlie Fator)
Re: PCI modem recommendations for Linux box - what should I buy? ("SilentNight")
IP vs Server name (Edward Iglesias)
Re: IP vs Server name (Paul Kimoto)
Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! (Robert Fleming)
Re: STUDIO-U-HD-705475 from LaCie on a Dell Inspiron (Robert Fleming)
vgetty and Silence detection length problem ("xhc")
Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! ("Liverpool_fc")
Re: Linux Install Problem (David Efflandt)
Re: How do i load an ISO from a CD-ROM? ("David Dorward")
Re: Mandrake 7.1 boot error (David Efflandt)
rh7.1 sound pblm Omnibook 800ct ess1888 (john rosander)
SuSE Linux 6.4 hangs while CD-installation (Jan Hartmann)
Re: Timeout Waiting for DMA when using IDE CD Writer (David Efflandt)
Re: help with color and $PS1 (David)
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From: Paul Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.0 and Highpoint 370 ATA100(Raid) Ide controller
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:16:48 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Where do you place the (grub/lilo) boot? /dev/hde or /dev/hde1?
I install grub using grub-install /dev/hde
Paul
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From: leslie joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: installing windows on a linux box
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 14:28:46 GMT
Hi All,
I have a user that wants windowsNT or 2000 installed on a
linux box. The box is running RH6.2 with a 45 Gig hard drive.
I have installed linux on windows boxes not the other way around.
The user is concerned about the data on the linux box. So I am
thinking I should install a second hard drive,prices are cheap now.
My problem is will the windowsNT or 2000 install program see the
second hard drive and will windows overwrite the mbr of the first
hard drive? Any and all hints tips would be appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
Leslie................
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From: "Wayne Osborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: libc5 install on RH7.0 doesn't work, configuration help?
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 22:38:19 +0800
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.redhat
In article <9f7j4b$lpk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Larry Bauer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi- I've been trying to setup the older libc5 libraries (and ld.so)
> files from RH6.2 (the recommended solution from RH) so that I can use
> older programs like WordPerfect8. After installing RH 7.0, then using
> GnomeRPM to install the two files noted above from the RH6.2 CD,
> everything appears to go fine. I reboot,attempt to install WP8 and get
> error messages from the install script.
>
> After installing the libc5 and ld.so files, is there any configuration
> change (or other change) that I need to make to use these older programs
> dependent on the older library and loader? Thanks in advance, Larry
>
The install script is OLD and issues command like "uname -X" and it also
check you have kernel 2.0.x - this will never work....
I have mailed you a modified script that I got working. Let me know if it
works for you or if you have difficulties.
--
Wayne A. Osborn, SCADA Engineer.[dnar AT iinet DOT net DOT au]
Registered Linux User #212818. [2.2.16-22] [i686]
10:30pm up 1:29, 4 users, load average: 1.29, 1.11, 1.03
...Most public domain software is free, at least at first glance.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ximon Eighteen)
Subject: smbmount'ed directory can only be seen by root!
Date: 1 Jun 2001 07:44:17 -0700
Can anyone tell me why if I mount a Win98 share using smbmount (done
as root) only root can see the mount contents and the mount shows as
d--------- when using ls -l?
If I try to mount the share as a user I get the following from
smbmount...
[x@marvin /]$ smbmount //jukebox/Public /mnt/jukebox
load_client_codepage: cannot open file /etc/codepages/codepage.850.
Error was Permission denied
load_unicode_map: cannot open file /etc/codepages/unicode_map.850.
Error was Permission denied
Password:
smbmnt must be installed suid root for direct user mounts (501,501)
smbmnt failed: 1
mount.smbfs: can't open /mnt/jukebox
Could not umount /mnt/jukebox: Operation not permitted
Should I make smbmnt suid root and if so how do I do that? Is this the
problem?
How can I make this share visible to other users?
Smbmount reports that it is version 2.0.7.
I am running a Linux Mandrake based system.
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From: Huub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,redhat.config
Subject: Installation RH7.1 on Adaptec AHA-1542
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 16:48:59 +0200
Hi,
I want to upgrade an existing RH 6.2 system on AHA-1542 adapter.
Different from RH 6.2, 7.1 does not ask whether or not to load a
SCSI-driver. How can I get this driver? (I have to use it in Expert
mode)
Thanks
Huub
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: installing windows on a linux box
Date: 1 Jun 2001 14:51:01 GMT
leslie joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a user that wants windowsNT or 2000 installed on a
> linux box. The box is running RH6.2 with a 45 Gig hard drive.
> I have installed linux on windows boxes not the other way around.
Well, if he want to have a different partition with Windows,
and Linux and Windows in dual-boot, it's not so difficult.
Make a linux boot-disk before starting the Windows installation,
since that will probabily wipe out Lilo.
After the installation of Windows start with the linux boot
disk, update /etc/lilo.conf and configure it for the dual-boot
option.
> The user is concerned about the data on the linux box.
If you don't fiddle around with the partitioning utility
the data should be safe... of course you have a backup done,
haven't you?
Davide
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From: Charlie Fator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: default create permissions for user apache
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:58:40 -0500
Can anyone tell me how to set the default permissions for files created
by user apache who is a member of the group apache? It appears that
this can be done by changing the create permissions of group apache in
LinuxConf, but the actual create permissions do not change from this.
Thanx for your time
-charlie
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From: "SilentNight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCI modem recommendations for Linux box - what should I buy?
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:05:25 +0900
"Roger Blake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Wed, 30 May 2001 11:51:05 +1000, pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >a few real modems out there and they have the noce advantage that they
are
> >out of sight, out of mind, and don't add another brick to your power
board.
>
> ...and the nice advantage that if the modem goes funny in the head due
> to line noise or whatever you have to hard reset or power down your
> entire system to clear it. Much nicer than just flipping the power
> switch on an external box. :-)
>
> --
> Roger Blake
> (remove second "g" and second "m" from address for email)
as long as I cannot find a PCI winmodem working with Linux, the
external modem is the only choice. Just one more switch is not
a big deal anyway. I let all power of my pc and external modem on,
and use only one switch: the one on the power outlet.
SN
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From: Edward Iglesias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IP vs Server name
Date: 1 Jun 2001 15:36:42 GMT
I have been trying to set up apache on my RH 7.1 server. I can access the html
directory by entering in the IP address at any computer
with an internet connection. My pages look fine, however, I can't seem to get any of
the outside computers connect to the server when I
enter the name. When I point a browser to the address "lib.dcc.edu" I recieve a "page
cannot be displayed" error. What am I doing
wrong?
--
Edward Iglesias
Librarian
Delgado Community College--West Bank
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: IP vs Server name
Date: 1 Jun 2001 12:29:13 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <9f8cqa$6rf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Edward Iglesias wrote:
[reformatted to a sane line width]
> I have been trying to set up apache on my RH 7.1 server. I can access
> the html directory by entering in the IP address at any computer with an
> internet connection. My pages look fine, however, I can't seem to get
> any of the outside computers connect to the server when I enter the name.
> When I point a browser to the address "lib.dcc.edu"
"nslookup lib.dcc.edu" returns "[...] can't find lib.dcc.edu: Non-existent
host/domain". You need to ask your nameserver's system administrator to
add the appropriate entries to the DNS system.
--
Paul Kimoto
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From: Robert Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:25:11 -0600
Liverpool_fc wrote:
>
> hello,
> i got a rh6.2 box that boots and runs extremely slow at the console.
> if i telnet into the box from a win98 client, it runs ok.
>
> but netscape, control panel or any gui app launched through gnome takes
> 30 -60 minutes to start. on boot half way through it stops and freezes at
> startting sendmail. well it appears to freeze. but if a few hours go by it
> will eventually come up. i am able to ping it while it boots.
>
> i tried "top". this does not tell me much.
> thank you for any input.
Send back some specs on your machine. Try setting hdparm in rc.local.
Update your dist to a version that supports dma in the kernel for hard
disks. Find some more memory if you can. Add a swap partition if you
haven't.
Just some ideas anyway
--
Robert Fleming
Systems Administrator
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From: Robert Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: STUDIO-U-HD-705475 from LaCie on a Dell Inspiron
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:27:44 -0600
serafim wrote:
>
> I cannot make LM8.0 find and mount a LaCie 20GB USB hard drive
> on a Dell Inspiron. I wrote to LaCie and there answer is the
> standard crap from PC/Mac dedicated companies:
>
> "No tests have been made on Linux with these disks" Officially
> supported operationg systems are the following:
>
> - Windows 98
> - Windows ME
> - Windows 2000
> - MacOS
>
> We have no drivers written for Linux and don't know of any nor if
> the builtin drivers will do."
>
> Brief and to the point - we don't give shit about it
> would have been shorter though. Did someone make this disk run
> properly under any Linux distribution and if so - how?
>
> /Serafim
I haven't heard of a disk support under usb for anything other than zip
and jazz drives. Not to say that it isn't possible. But you could take
the disk out of the lacie drive caddy till you get usb working
correctly. It's more likely just a usb to ide adapter caddy anyway.
--
Robert Fleming
Systems Administrator
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From: "xhc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: vgetty and Silence detection length problem
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:56:03 +0800
The rec_silence_len in voice.conf work for vm program but does not work for
incoming voice messages. May be the rec_silence_len is not use for incoming
voice messages.
My problem is: When the incoming voice message ended, modem waiting for 90
seconds to stop recording the message. Does anyone know how to stop the
recording process when the message ended?
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From: "Liverpool_fc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:31:06 -0400
thank you for responding.
which of these two names is a good example of a domain name.
Linux
or Linux.localdomain
I have 128mb of memory. 250 mb swap. Pentium 3 - 700mh cpu.
correction even telnet is extremely slow getting in.
how do I check if the box sees all memory and swap.
thank you again.
> How much memory do you have ? check that linux sees all your memory and
check
> that your swap space is enabled.
>
> Sendmail expects a fully qualified domain name entry for the host
computer,
> otherwise it tries to resolve and evetually gives up.
> --
>
> Bob Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Linux Install Problem
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:16:41 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 31 May 2001, Matt Fleharty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The installation asks for disk2 but says "the cd-rom cannot be mounted."
>
> I can read the contents of the cd from windows, so it looks like everything
> burned properly from the image file. Any suggestions? Thanks.
> Matt
Incomplete information. Which Linux distro? How many CD's are in the
set? If you properly burned the iso images to CD it shouldn't matter if
they were burned in Windows or Linux. You should see directories and
files on the CD, not an iso file.
PS: SuSE 7.1 Personal from SuSE had disk 2 and 3 mismarked. But there was
a note in the box that told me that they were reversed.
--
David Efflandt (Reply-To is valid) http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
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From: "David Dorward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do i load an ISO from a CD-ROM?
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 18:14:07 +0100
It seems that on Fri, 01 Jun 2001 12:30:07 +0100, someone claiming to be
"Anestis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed this:
> Hello.
> I am willing to install RedHat Linux 7.1, But i have this problem. I
> know its stupid. Others told me: "Go to the BIOS setup and set the boot
> from CDROM,C,A" . I did that but when i start my computer it sais: Boot
> from ATAPI CDROM: None ...
>
> What am idoing wrong?
When you put the CD in under Windows what do you see? A list of lots of
files and directories or a single .iso file?
If the latter your set up the CD incorrectly, the iso file is an image -
you can't just copy it across (as that creates a new iso image containing
another iso image). Read the documentation for your CD burning software
on how to burn iso images / tracks.
--
David Dorward http://www.dorward.co.uk/
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink
what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. -- Mark Twain
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 boot error
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:29:17 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 30 May 2001 21:49:39 GMT, EC932 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i got mandrake 7.1 istalled but when
> booting up i get this error
> request_module[block-major-7]: Root fs
> not mounted VFS: Cannot open root
> device 07:07 Kernel panic: VFS Unable
> to mount root fs on 07:07
> how do i fix this?
Looking at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt, block major 7 is
loopback devices and minor 07 would appear to be /dev/loop7. Not sure why
that would be mounted during boot. Are you booting SCSI drive? How much
RAM do you have?
--
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From: john rosander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: rh7.1 sound pblm Omnibook 800ct ess1888
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 13:18:46 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi All,
I am trying to get sound working on a:
HP Omnibook 800CT 166mhz 80MB Ram 4.3GB disk system
It has an ESS1888 AudioDrive Sound Card from what I can gather on
http://www.linux-laptop.net web site. There are 3 links for the 800ct
but none talk about RH7.1.
When I do sndconfig and pick ESS1688 using 0x220 IRQ 5 DMA 1 MPU I/O 330
I get the following error:
Modprobe error
The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernal/drivers/sound/sb.o:
init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernal/drivers/sound/sb.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernal/drivers/sound/sb.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernal/drivers/sound/sb.o: insmod
sound-slot-0 failed
I tried to change the /etc/modules.conf file per one of the
sites off of www.linux-laptop.net as follows but it didn't work:
alias sound ab
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 esstype=1887
options opl3 io=0x388
After these changes I rebooted and I noticed that a warning came up
something
about /etc/modules.conf was newer than some other file? I don't know
what that
means?
I also went into the BIOS and tried to turn off PNP but couldn't find
"turn off PNP" anywhere?
I am trying to use xmms?
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Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:48:49 -0400
From: Jan Hartmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE Linux 6.4 hangs while CD-installation
Hi,
I tried to install Linux 6.4 but the installation hangs during copying
files from CD to ramdisk. The CD and HD LEDs are permanently on, but
nothing happens.
The last line on the screen is: "Copying data into ramdisk [some
number]"
Can somebody help me?
Thank you
Jan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Timeout Waiting for DMA when using IDE CD Writer
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:50:28 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 01 Jun 2001, David R. Heffelfinger
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using Mandrake 8, I have a Maxtor IDE Hard Drive as my primary
> master, and an HP 9300 IDE cd writer (using SCSI emulation) as my primary slave.
>
> When I boot DMA is disabled on my primary hard drive.
I have always found that it works best to put any removable drives AFTER
any hard drives. But that was from the time when older BIOS could not see
cdrom devices and would move hard drives down in the drive order to what
it thought was a vacant slot. You might try swapping your 2nd hard drive
and cdwriter to see if that helps. Then both hard drives could use DMA on
ide0. And if either your cdriter or cdrom on ide1 do not support DMA, it
would not affect your faster hard drives.
For example my hdc on one box did not seem like using DMA for any period
of time. But I don't know if that was because it was an old drive or due
to the old cdrom that shared that channel.
--
David Efflandt (Reply-To is valid) http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: help with color and $PS1
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 18:09:06 GMT
Guillaume wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, David. E. Goble wrote:
> > I tried;
> >
> > PS1="\n\[\033[1;35m\]IBM 686/pr120+ Linux RedHat 6.2
> > \[\033[0;36m\]\$(date)\n\[\u@\h \W]\\$ \[\033[0;37m\]"
>
> Did you tried :
>
> PS1="\n\[\033[1;35m\]IBM 686/pr120+ Linux RedHat 6.2
> \[\033[0;36m\]\$(date)\n\[\u@\h \W]\\$ \[\033[0m\]"
>
> G.
I don't mean to interupt but I do it like this.
if [ `id -un` = root ]; then
PS1='\[\033[1;31m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
else
PS1='\[\033[1;33m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
fi
This will make the command prompt for root RED and the command prompt
for all users YELLOW. You can change the color of the prompts by
changing the numbers 31m & 33m in the lines above. Everything after the
prompt is in grey letters.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
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Completed more W/U's than 99.228% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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