Re: icmplogd: destination unreachable from my nameserver
[ Your From: address does not work. 550 [EMAIL PROTECTED]... Host unknown (Name server: goomba.debian.org: host not found) ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I _continually_ get icmplogd: destination unreachable from my nameserver in my syslog and it's really beginning to bug me. Anyone know what this means? I had a similarly mysterious message: icmplogd: destination unreachable from localhost. I used a packet sniffer to catch the icmp packet and look at the tcp Destination port number. Then look in /etc/services and see what service that port number corresponds to. In my case it corresponded to biff, which was fine since I disabled biff in /etc/hosts.deny. Good luck. -- Mark Mabry Tel: (978)964-2264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)964-2100 101 Billerica Avenue, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Billerica, MA 01862-1256 Web: http://www.avici.com/
Re: Problems with xbase/xserver upgrade
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Don't you folks read the READMEs? There's stated that the XFree packages are split up in several minor ones now, so for example xterm and xdm has got their own packages each, xf86setup too, some client packages (like xset) has gone in xbase-clients, there is a new package xserver-common and so on. I think to read the docs before upgrading such an important package should be a must and quite clear for everyone! My Tip: I use for upgrading dftp, which lets you read at least the package description and checks the dependancies before downloading something. Ahhh, exactly. You cannot read the README until you have downloaded and installed the .deb. The package description said nothing about this major package split, as far as I remember. I suppose if I had some reason to suspect that this change to the X packages, which was only a minor revision number change, would be such a major change, I would have gone to the trouble getting more info before installing. Anyhow, the following day, I read the README and got the xdm, xterm, etc packages. And fortunately that day's xbase and xserver packages installed correctly for me and everything is now working fine.
Problems with xbase/xserver upgrade
I've been running slink for a few weeks. Last night I upgraded and xbase and xserver failed to install. What is worse is that somehow they deleted (at least) the xdm executable. Some of the message during the failure said that the file /var/dpkg/(i forgot dirname)/tmp.ci/preinst does not exist. When I went to look for preinst, I found that the dir tmp.ci didn't exist. Does anyone know what the problem is here? Any workarounds? Mark Mabry Tel: (978)964-2264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)964-2100 101 Billerica Avenue, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Billerica, MA 01862-1256 Web: http://www.avici.com/
Re: DHCP and hostname
Venkat My linux machine is in a network where the IP addresses are Venkat assigned using DHCP. I use dhcpcd to get the IP address Venkat but it also mangles my machine's hostname (probably because Venkat the DHCP server is not properly configured). Is there a way Venkat to query the DNS server for the correct hostname from the Venkat assigned IP address and assign it? Can this be automated? Venkat Thanks. Sorry for coming in late on this thread. If I understand correctly, you want to update your hostname when DHCP gives you a (new) IP address. Here is what I do: 1) In the dhcpcd call there is an option to execute a script after the IP address gets BOUND. Add that option to your call, in /etc/init.d/dhcpcd, if it is not already there. I don't remember the option, off hand. 2) In this script add a line that runs ifconfig and greps out your local IP address. Then it takes that field and inserts it into /etc/hosts with sed. I made a /etc/hosts.start that has my local IP address as XXX. Then I have the script run sed -e s/XXX/$new_ip/ /etc/hosts.start /etc/hosts 3) Make sure that /etc/hosts has your fully qualified pathname in it. I have something like: IP addr foo.bar.com foo That should do it. Pls note that I'm typing all of this from memory, so you should check everything. All the concepts should be solid though. Mark Mabry Tel: (978)250-3344 x264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)250-3377 12 Elizabeth Dr., Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chelmsford,MA 01824 Web: http://www.avici.com/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
rvplayer 5.0 with deb pkg
I have installed rvplayer-5.0 with the Debian package and it still does not seem to work correctly. (I have also tried it by hand and still no luck.) When I click on a link with RealAudio, I get a Save As dialog box rather than having the player launched. I have checked in the Netscape preferences that it associates the .ram files with rvplayer %s. And I can launch rvplayer successful from the command line. Any suggestions? Mark Mabry Tel: (978)250-3344 x264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)250-3377 12 Elizabeth Dr., Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chelmsford,MA 01824 Web: http://www.avici.com/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: - MARK --
dpk == dpk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Fri, 10 Jul 1998 08:29:55 -0400 (EDT) dpkI have a long /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog contain dpk the following. Can any one tell me what is the cause? Thanks dpk dpkJul 5 10:28:19 superman -- MARK -- dpkJul 5 10:48:19 superman -- MARK -- I don't have the answer, but am interested to know as I have this also. I was confused because my username on my machine _IS_ mark. I thought it might be telling who was logged in. I'm guessing that your user name is not mark though :-). Mark Mabry Tel: (978)250-3344 x264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)250-3377 12 Elizabeth Dr., Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chelmsford,MA 01824 Web: http://www.avici.com/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Weird crash with dhcpcd and X11
Thanks, to all for the help with the irq conflict. I switched the slot of the ethernet card and it got a different irq number and all is well. Mark Mabry Tel: (978)250-3344 x264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)250-3377 12 Elizabeth Dr., Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chelmsford,MA 01824 Web: http://www.avici.com/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Weird crash with dhcpcd and X11
Brandon == Brandon Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:14:50 -0400 (EDT) Brandon On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Mark H. Mabry wrote: Running Debian 2.0beta and 2.0.34 with a cable-modem. I'm in the process of converting from modem ISP access to using this cable-modem. I get a complete lock-up of Linux when I try to run both X11 and dhcpcd. I can run either one alone and things are fine. But when I start X, after dhcpcd, I see the X server spew stuff to the screen, then the screen blanks, and SILENCE. No X, no hard disk activity, nothing. Brandon Maybe a hardware problem. Check for irq conflicts with Brandon your ethernet card. Thanks! I believe that you are correct. As soon as I read your message, it rang true. Proving it wasn't as easy, though. Looking in /proc/interrupts didn't show any problem, because it didn't show my graphics card's (Riva 128 AGP) interrupt even when X was running. Since I dual boot Win95 I took a look there. It showed that my ethernet card and my video card share the same interrupt (IRQ 11). Then I search DejaNews with the new info and found people who had the exact ethernet card (3C905) and video card and were having the same problem. They suggesting moving the ethernet card to a different PCI slot. It was disappointing to see that Win95 can effectively share IRQ11 but Linux cannot. Mark Mabry Tel: (978)250-3344 x264 Avici Systems Inc. Fax: (978)250-3377 12 Elizabeth Dr., Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chelmsford,MA 01824 Web: http://www.avici.com/ pgprQdp4eJSD0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Weird crash with dhcpcd and X11
Running Debian 2.0beta and 2.0.34 with a cable-modem. I'm in the process of converting from modem ISP access to using this cable-modem. I get a complete lock-up of Linux when I try to run both X11 and dhcpcd. I can run either one alone and things are fine. But when I start X, after dhcpcd, I see the X server spew stuff to the screen, then the screen blanks, and SILENCE. No X, no hard disk activity, nothing. Does anyone have any ideas here? Any suggestions on how to debug this? BTW - dhcpcd did not configure correctly on my system. It failed on the postinst script. And gave no expanation of the problem. I ran each part of the script by hand and got it configured. Thanks, Mark Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?
AR == Richardson,Anthony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:52:00 -0400 AR 1024 is the maximum number of cylinders that may be stored in a AR partition table entry (10 bits). 1024 is also the maximum AR cylinder that can addressed using the standard BIOS AR routines. (With a tranlating BIOS this limits you to 8 GB, with AR an old BIOS the limit was 504 MB). Fortunately Linux doesn't use AR the BIOS functions to talk to the disk or use the CYL/HEAD/SECT AR addresses in the partition table to locate partitions. You can AR tell Linux that you've got more cylinders with the AR hd=cyls,heads,sects boot option. (cfdisk will ask the kernel for AR the disk geometry. You can also tell cfdisk that you've got more AR than 1024 cylinders with the -c option. See the man page.) Make AR sure the number of heads and sectors match the numbers used by AR the BIOS. Okay, now we are getting to the meat of the problem. As you say, Linux doesn't use the BIOS functions or C/H/S addresses to locate partitions. That is why the kernel can see all of my disk at boot. So why does cfdisk see only 8 GB? Why doesn't it get its info the same way the kernel does? Why does cfdisk have to ask the BIOS for this info? Good to know about the -c option to cfdisk, I missed that one. Last night I set the cylinders in cfdisk. I had two choice on what to set: C/H/S: 16383/16/63 (what my harddisk label says) or C/H/S: 1229/255/63 (the shifted equivalent. Very close to what cfdisk reported. What Partition Magic reported.) I chose the latter so that my Linux partition might line up with my Win95 partition. But after I had made all my partitions, written the partition table, and rebooted (arghh) so that cfdisk could re-read the partition table, cfdisk would not come up because it said I had a Bad Partition Table. Probably due to my last partition extending beyond the 1023 cylinder boundary. So I tried fdisk and it let me in fine and then allowed me to re-set the cylinder number. I'll try cfdisk -c tonight. AR One note: Since most (all?) boot managers use the BIOS to load AR the OS, you should make sure the kernel stays under the 8 GB AR limit by having your root partition lie entirely under the 8 GB AR limit. (With an old, non- translating BIOS this limit is only AR 504 MB.) How do you know if you have a translating BIOS? If you AR can make a partition greater than 504 MB under DOS, you've got AR one. Thanks, I did this. AR See the following for detailed info: AR 1) Large-Disk mini HOWTO I read this and found it did not explain this problem very well. It seemed geared toward the 504 MB limit. Only under SCSI does it reference the 8 GB problem and there it give no solution. Mark Mabry Avici Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?
Mark == Mark H Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:44:29 -0400 AR == Richardson,Anthony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:52:00 -0400 Me Okay, now we are getting to the meat of the problem. As you Me say, Linux doesn't use the BIOS functions or C/H/S addresses to Me locate partitions. That is why the kernel can see all of my Me disk at boot. So why does cfdisk see only 8 GB? Why doesn't it Me get its info the same way the kernel does? Why does cfdisk have Me to ask the BIOS for this info? I guess what I am asking is why doesn't (c)fdisk use LBA which is what the kernel uses? Mark Mabry Avici Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?
Martin == Martin Str|mberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Tue, 16 Jun 1998 21:05:24 +0200 Mark I'm having a problem partitioning my 9.6 GB harddrive on my Mark Dell P-II 400. This is an EIDE drive. When I use cfdisk, it Mark sees only 8 GB. I believe that this is due to a limit in Mark cfdisk which sets the max number of sectors to 1024. Mine Mark should have 1227 (approx). Mark When I boot Linux it identifies my hard drive and says it has Mark 9.6 GB. Also, when I used Partition Magic to reformat my Mark windoze 95 area, it saw all of my disk. Mark I am running linux 2.0.34, cfdisk 0.8l (from util-linux-2.8), Mark on Debian 1.3.1r8. Mark Is this a program limitation? Is there a workaround? Is Mark there another program for Linux that I could use? Martin Are you using the setting LBA in the BIOS? I think I do and Martin I have a 8.5GB disk with heads 255 sectors 63 and cylinders Martin 784. Those are not near any 1024 limit. Yes, LBA is enabled in the BIOS. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?
YH == Yamamoto Hirotaka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on 18 Jun 1998 04:12:59 +0900 YH Torsten Hilbrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: LBA is linear block addressing and means that the BIOS no longer use the ancient Cylinder/Sector/Head addressing scheme. It does not harm large disks but it neccessary for using them as the older way of addressing is limited to 8GB, IIRC. YH Thank you (you and Mr. Thomas Kocourek for replying mail), YH So Mark's problem has not been solved yet, hasn't it? Not yet. Even though my BIOS is using LBA, and the kernel sees all 9.6 GB of my disk, the fdisk and cfdisk seem to use the C/H/S settings. I pulled out my hard disk and it said on the label: C/H/S: 16383/16/63 LBA:19,7xx,xxx (I can't remember all the digits) When I bring up (c)fdisk, it says: C/H/S: 1023/255/63 I have read that someone (I think that it is the BIOS) will shift some of the bits away from the Cylinders and onto the Heads field in a workaround for the 10-bit limitation of the Cylinders field. This is okay, except that the proper modified C/H/S for my disk should be: C/H/S: 1229/255/63 This IS what Partition Magic reports when I'm in Windoze 95. So why is Linux fdisk and cfdisk truncating my disk to a C/H/S of 1023/255/63, which corresponds to 8 GB? Only thing I can think of is to manually tell fdisk what my settings are. Any comments? Mark Mabry Avici Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
8 GB limit on cfdisk?
I'm having a problem partitioning my 9.6 GB harddrive on my Dell P-II 400. This is an EIDE drive. When I use cfdisk, it sees only 8 GB. I believe that this is due to a limit in cfdisk which sets the max number of sectors to 1024. Mine should have 1227 (approx). When I boot Linux it identifies my hard drive and says it has 9.6 GB. Also, when I used Partition Magic to reformat my windoze 95 area, it saw all of my disk. I am running linux 2.0.34, cfdisk 0.8l (from util-linux-2.8), on Debian 1.3.1r8. Is this a program limitation? Is there a workaround? Is there another program for Linux that I could use? Any and all help is much appreciated. Mark Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: pci problem with dell
Daryl == Daryl Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:03:26 -0700 Daryl i have installed debian 1.3 on a dell dimension xps 333 mhz Daryl system. everything appears to have gone well except for ta Daryl problem with the pci bus and the ethernet drivers. here is Daryl the error message i am getting: Daryl Warning : Unknown PCI device (8086:7111). Please read Daryl include/linux/pci.h I believe if you upgrade to the latest stable Debian, this warning will go away. If I remember correctly, they are harmless. Daryl i am also unable to install my ethernet drivers (i am using Daryl pci adapters). has anyone else seen this problem? or know of Daryl a fix? any hints, rtfms, etc. would be welcomed. What ethernet card are you using? Mark Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: pci problem with dell
Daryl == Daryl Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following on Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:28:16 -0700 Daryl mark, thanks for your reply. i am have a 3com 3c905B-TX card Daryl as well as a Kingston 10/100 card that is an NB2000 Daryl clone. they both show up in /proc/pci, however i was unable Daryl to install the drivers for either. i have just finished Daryl loading the base system from disk and was planning on using Daryl ftp to get the rest of the o.s. however now i am in a Daryl catch-22 situation as i cannot see the network. is there any Daryl way to try to install Daryl the drivers without going through the installation again? Ahhh, I had the same problem when installing my 3c905 at work. This card is also known as the Boomerang. You'll see that name if you recompile the kernel. On my Debian CD which was 1.3.1, I believe - almost a year old, it did not have the 3c905 driver. I had to go out and get it. When I was recompiling the 2.0.34 kernel I'm pretty sure I saw it in there, so you could 1) go out and get a new kernel source and compile, or 2) get a newer kernel*.deb file and see if that has the driver. Sorry but I don't use the kernel*.deb packages, so I really don't know about that. I don't know of a way for you to get ethernet running with the 3c905 and only your current Debian CD. And I don't know anything about the NB2000. Mark Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
linux client dialing into WinNT RAS server
Hi, I'm trying to connect to my work's WinNT RAS server. During initial negotiations between the machines, I get this problem with the CHAP authentication: Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 mru 1500 asyncmap 0x0 magic 0x9951290e pcomp accomp] Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x0 asyncmap 0x0 auth chap msoft magic 0x420 pcomp accomp] Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x0 auth chap msoft ] Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 mru 1500 asyncmap 0x0 magic 0x9951290e pcomp accomp] Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1 00 00 02 dc] Jan 16 09:44:36 crimson pppd[18696]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0x1] Looks to me like my machine is rejecting the request to use Microsoft CHAP authentication. Is that correct? Has anyone else seen this? I'm using ppp-2.2.0f-23, and kernel v2.0.27. Thanks, -- Mark Mabry [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key on web page pgp9Hbmvy1tLo.pgp Description: PGP signature
