Re: reiser kernel support?
Hi, [aggregious snip] > Just what *do* I have to install to get the > necessarykernel support? 'mkreiserfs' doesn't require kernel support for the file system type, you're not 'working' with it, just creating it. You need to load the module for reiserfs to mount the file system. With 'modconf' you should be able to find the right module. HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Toolchain to run 2.6 kernel?
Hi! You could just pick up the newest version of module-init-tools from ftp.kernel.org, the address is listed in the "Changes" text that comes with the kernel source... HTH Eamon Roque. Thus spake Viktor Rosenfeld: > Since the module code has changed (once again) in 2.6, I guess I need > new utils to accompany the new kernel. Is that in unstable already? module-init-tools -- Nathan Poznick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Buying on trust is the way to pay double. - Anonymous
Re: Boot floppies with XFS
Hallo, Ghe Rivero schrieb: Hi! I'm looking for some boot floppies that i found a lot of time ago that allows you to install debian with XFS (SGi file system) anybody knows where are they?¿ Ghe Rivero http://people.debian.org/~blade/XFS-Install/ HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Compiling 2.4.20
Hi! On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 02:02:48PM +, Vittorio wrote: > I've configured my kernel to my hardware but during compilation the following error > pos up: > > > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes > -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe > -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -nostdinc -iwithprefix include > -DKBUILD_BASENAME=super -c -o super.o super.c > super.c: In function `read_super_block': > super.c:869: warning: int format, long unsigned int arg (arg 2) > super.c:944:14: missing terminating " character > super.c: In function `reread_meta_blocks': > super.c:945: error: stray '\' in program > super.c:945: error: `ld' undeclared (first use in this function) > super.c:945: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once > super.c:945: error: for each function it appears in.) > super.c:945: error: parse error before "n" > super.c:945:12: missing terminating " character > make[4]: *** [super.o] Error 1 > make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/fs/reiserfs' > make[3]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/fs/reiserfs' > make[2]: *** [_subdir_reiserfs] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/fs' > make[1]: *** [_dir_fs] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20' > make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 It looks like the reiserfs code doesn't compile with your default compiler. Try taking out reiserfs support or apply the latest patches from www.namesys.com. HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sound card AC 97 Integrated problem. Programs for listening music, watching videos.
Hi, On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 01:38:56PM +0100, Jan Andrzej wrote: snip [...] > > you need these modules: ac97_codec, i810_audio, > > soundcore, sound; then add yourself to the group > > audio. > How can I get these modules? AFAIK, these are the module names compiled with the standard Debian kernel, which you can add in via "modconf", run as root, of course. > When I run 'make menuconfig' I cannot find in section > sound > any of ac97_codec, i810_audio, soundcore, sound. > What kernel?! > I compiled into kernel(make menuconfig:sound:intel > ICH (i8xx) audio support. > Is that correct driver for that sound card? Rodrigo is saying that you need all four modules in order for sound to function, of course you can compile them directly into the kernel if you want... HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sound card AC 97 Integrated problem. Programs for listening music, watching videos.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 11:17:39AM +0100, Jan Andrzej wrote: > *** > Sound server informational message: > Error while initialising the sound driver: > device /dev/dsp can't be opened (Permission denied) > The sound server will continue, using the null output > device. It looks like you don't have permissions to access the /dev/dsp device. A 'ls -al /dev/dsp' or 'ls -al /dev/dsp0' will list pertinent information. You usually have to be part of the 'audio' group. A nice music player, I think, is 'xmms.' Videos/DVDs work well with 'xine' and the appropriate plugin, i.e. dvdnav etc.. HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: signature and missing key
Hi! On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 09:57:22AM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hello, > > when reading some emails with Balsa, I get the following message: > > "The signature could not be verified due to a missing key" > You need to import the public key from the respective user. The Linux Kernel Archives key can be imported with gnupg with the following command, for example: gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 0x517D0F0E Usually the poster gives some information at the end of his mail about where his public key kann be obtained etc., so that you can import it and verify that he indeed is culprit. HTH Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading to woody - the saga continues...
Hi! On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 03:11:53PM +0200, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: snip [...] > Anyhow, with a simple apt-get, I now have X working, and can move on to > the next problem. Gnome won't start. > > I have gdm installed, giving me a login dialog (greeter) in which I > enter a user id and password. Pressing OK would then normally take me to > the Gnome desktop for that user. the greeter looks a > bit different now, resizing itself between the user id and password > entry, which is slightly irritating. I thought I remembered having two > separate entry fields for id and password, but I could be mistaken > . > The GDM greeter in Woody is like that per default AFAIK, KDM and XDM have separate fields. > What happens now is that the screen blanks for about a second, then the > greeter comes back again, without logging in. When I look in > ~/.gnome-errors, there are a couple of warnings, but one fatal error > which seems to be the root of the problem: the script > /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome calls for the execution of another script > /usr/bin/gnome-session, which is sadly missing from my system. Despite > looking through the update instructions, I found no mention of this > script or where it comes from. Anyone have any ideas? Did Gnome get partially uninstalled during the upgrade process?! Are you saying that there are no instances of 'gnome-session on your system at all?! Does an 'apt-get install gnome-session' help?! Cheers, Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Strange file in my /etc
Hi, I don't have Snort installed and haven't found any docus that mention this file ( a quick look didn't reveal anything similar...) What does the documention on the machine say (i.e. does it create this file with the installation? )?! (A "binary" that's set to read-only is sort of nice... ; ) ) I would think that you would get error messages from Snort when the file was used. Logs?! HTH Eamon Roque. On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 12:31:45AM +0800, Jimmy Lu wrote: > Hi Eamon, > > I moved '-src' to 'src.bak' several days ago and rebooted my computer a few > times. My system seems normal. Maybe it is caused by Snort? I got an > e-mail from Leandro. He asked me if I installed any IDS but he didn't > explain > what is thie file for. > > Jimmy > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: Strange file in my /etc > > > > > > Hi! > > > > I would move it to '-src.old' or something else and see what happens. > > '-src' is quite an strange name for a config file. : ( > > > > Are you noticing anything else on your system, a.e. strange network > > activity, folders (w)out groups or owners, inexplicable SUID files et > al.?! > > > > HTH > > > > Eamon Roque. > > - Originalnachricht - > > Von: Jimmy Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Datum: Sonntag, 1. Juni 2003, 3:38 > > Betreff: Strange file in my /etc > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > There is a binary file in my /etc directory. The file name is "- > > > src". I am very worried because I've > > > never noticed this file before. Can someone tell me what is this > > > file for? I am using Woody 3.0r1, > > > kernel 2.4.18-586tsc. ls -l shows the following info. of this file. > > >-r1rootroot24 Mar 24 12:09-src > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Jimmy > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Strange file in my /etc
Hi! I would move it to '-src.old' or something else and see what happens. '-src' is quite an strange name for a config file. : ( Are you noticing anything else on your system, a.e. strange network activity, folders (w)out groups or owners, inexplicable SUID files et al.?! HTH Eamon Roque. - Originalnachricht - Von: Jimmy Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Sonntag, 1. Juni 2003, 3:38 Betreff: Strange file in my /etc > Hello all, > > There is a binary file in my /etc directory. The file name is "- > src". I am very worried because I've > never noticed this file before. Can someone tell me what is this > file for? I am using Woody 3.0r1, > kernel 2.4.18-586tsc. ls -l shows the following info. of this file. >-r1rootroot24 Mar 24 12:09-src > > Thanks, > Jimmy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
xfwm4 'Application lost its connection'
Hi! Has anyone gotten xfwm4 to work? I keep getting "Application 'xfwm4' lost its connection ..." or "Could not connect to session manager" messages. Calling xfwm4 from .xsession doesn't seem to have any effect, the same errors are logged. Could someone point me in the right direction?! Thanks! Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian/freebsd
Hi! On 11 Jun 2002 00:22:13 +0900 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>>> "Henning" == Henning, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Henning> Hello- I have one hard drive that I want to have freeBSD > Henning> and debian Linux exist on. I want freebsd in a primary > Henning> partition and I want linux and linux swap in the logical > Henning> partitions in the extended partition. Every time I try to > Henning> install debian, it corrupts my freebsd partition. After > Henning> that is corrupt I reinstall freebsd and I it corrupts my > Henning> debian partition. Does anyone have a duel boot system > Henning> with these two operating systems on the same disk? is it > Henning> not possible to have debian and freebsd on the same disk? > Henning> thanks- brian I haven't had any of these problems, either with FreeBSD, OpenBSD or even NetBSD. I've always allocated a primary partition (the only way AFAIK...) for *BSD (via "fdisk" or Partition Magic)and then used the slice editor in the installation to divide up the slice. Booting with Lilo, GRUB or the *BSD Boot Manager hasn't been a problem, either. What sort of corruption are you seeing? Cheers Eamon Roque. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'cannot download pppoeconf' with Woody ISOs
Hi! I get this error when I try to install from the unofficial woody ISOs, although the package is on the first CD. Can I alter a file so that it will find the package? 'Release' for example?! Can I change the install config, so that it doesn't look for any pppoe packages ( I don't think that I need them unless there's some strange dependancy issues...)?! Thanks! Eamon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux utility to recover NTFS
Hi! Writing to a NTFS file system can work out quite nicely, but then, on the other hand, it can fry the partition. Handle with care! I think that the best idea was already mentioned: mount, copy the data off and reformat. HTH. Eamon Roque. - Originalnachricht - Von: Patrick Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Mittwoch, 10. April 2002, 10:07 Betreff: Re: Linux utility to recover NTFS > On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 08:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > HI > > Does anybody know what theLinux utility to recover NTFS is called? > > Is there a copy for download somewhere in the web? > > Thks > > Eric > > > > > Its my impression that you sould never ever mount a NTFS partition > withwrite permissions under Linux. That particular fs module is > labelledExperimental in the kernel and they do mean it! > > NTFS is a superb file system - just use win2k to install again in > a new > directory and you wont' lose any data. (You don't need to format the > disk when installing win2k). > -- > > > Patrick > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: the quest for a *stable* browser
Am Die, 2002-03-12 um 09.12 schrieb Karsten M. Self: > on Fri, Mar 08, 2002, timothy bauscher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I downloaded Mozilla via apt-get. It crashes often. I would like a > > stable open source alternative to Mozilla. > > What version of Debian? I'd recommend Testing (Woody) for a desktop, > and Galeon as the browser. It simply kicks royal ass, then starts to > *really* rock. > > Browser uptimes of days to weeks. Well, I must say that you're quite lucky; I'm happy when I can get a few pages seen before it says goodbye... I haven't found anything really stable yet. I'm running an up-to-date Woody. Cheers. Eamon Roque.
qmail and single box.
Hi! I'm trying to configure qmail to work with my box at work. It handles local delivery without problems, but, when I fetch mail from my providers, it won't deliver, saying, among other things, that the host that sent the mail is not in it's control/locals file. Any hints? RTFMs welcome, but which one?! Thanks! Eamon Roque.
Re: Help with X
Hi! Am Mit, 2002-02-27 um 16.54 schrieb Bannerman, Israel: > Hi, > > I just installed Woody and I am trying to get X started. I am using the > Mach32 driver for the ATI Rage Fury Pro video card I have. But when I try > to startx I get this: > > XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values > (--) no ModulePath specified using default: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules > dbe: Unknown error loading module > > Config Error: /etc/X11/XF86Config:48 > > > SubSection "extmod" > ^^^ > > Module section keyword expected > giving up. > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error It looks like your XF86Config is incomplete. Did you use some sort of tool to configure X? a.e. xf86config, XF86Setup etc.? I only have an "extmod" listed as a module and the error message also says that it expects a "module" section, but doesn't find it. a.e.: Section "Module" Load"GLcore" Load"bitmap" Load"dbe" Load"ddc" Load"dri" Load"extmod" Load"freetype" Load"glx" Load"int10" Load"pex5" Load"record" Load"speedo" Load"type1" Load"vbe" Load"xie" EndSection I would necessarily copy these values directly into your config file, but, it does give a bit of a clue about what belongs there and what the syntax is. I would also look at the info pages for the section and subsection for clues on what sort of values "could" be put there. If you used the graphical interface that comes with "XF86Setup", the correct values should be there. If you installed Woody straight and used "anXious"(?), I would take a quick peek at the Docus. HTH. Eamon Roque.
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed
Hi! I seem to have gotten the right drivers loaded for my card (azt2320) with the development drivers available for Debian "Testing" (0.9.+0beta11). When I run "alsamixer", though, I get a "alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory". I haven't found anything on the web about this. I'm running a freshly updated Debian "Testing" (updated today) with 2.4.17 and devfs. Am I missing something?! Do you need more information?! Thanks! Eamon Roque.
Re: partition resize
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 12:29:18AM +0200, Meir Kriheli wrote: > On Tuesday 08 January 2002 22:52, Mirek Dobsicek wrote: > > Hi all, > > i have woody box with reiserfs > > i made some mount points as > > > > /usr > > /home > > /boot > > /temp > > /var > > > > all mount points are on reiser, only /var is on ext2fs, because > > this partition is just 100mb, and reiser refused to make such small > > partition. > > > > This time I have problem, that 100mb on /var is not enought :-( > > How can I solve this? > > Is it possible to resize partitions? > > Or the soution can be to make a big file, with file system on it > > and mount this file to /var/something ... > > > > > > Mirek Dobsicek > > Yes you can, > > You can try good old partition-magic (commercial product), or GNU parted Does Partition Magic support Reiserfs?! I thought ext2 was the only supported filesystem for linux. The namesys website has some info on resizing partitions. I've used it without problems. Partition Magic is great for moving partitions around, though... HTH. Eamon Roque.
Re: ISDN on Potato
Am Don, 2002-01-03 um 01.02 schrieb Penguin: > Does it work? I would like to hook up a PCI ISDN-S card for a 128k dialup > ISDN connection. I will be using Potato 2.2r4. > > Cheers > James Hi! With a Fritz! PCI card I've not had any problems. You need to have task-isdn-dialup,isdnutils and preferably ipppd. Take a look at the "Debian GNU/Linux Guide," for some details. There's also a faq for i4l( it explains canal bundeling.http://www.isdn4linux.de). HTH. Eamon Roque.
OpenOffice.org641 --> no menu txt, no pop-up txt
Hi! I'm running an up-to-date unstable with the stlports libraries and am trying to get OpenOffice641 to work (638 doesn't work either...:( ). On my "testing" machine, I don't have any problems and was able to install both 638 and 641 (w)out difficulty. The installation here on unstable doesn't show any text at all. Pressing return through the installationsroutine successfully installs OpenOffice ( in my home directory as I do this as a normal user ) so that I can start it and create new documents etc., but the menus are only made up of icons and lines (where normally text would be). Clicking on the open icon, I get a grey, opaque window with a white slit at the top and the usual title bar "Open." I don't get any error messages when I start from an xterm, but strace shows requests for library files that I already have: libhistory.so.4, for example. Searching through the web, I've found other problems, but not this one. Any ideas? Thanks Eamon Roque.
Memory Access Error with libgnomeprint-data
Hi! I don't know if this has been happening to anyone else, but I don't have a problem finding the proper fonts just: Richte libgnomeprint-data ein (0.32-3) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgnomeprint-data.postinst: line 35: 5332 Speicherzugriffsfehler gnome-font-install --clean --recursive --static --target=/usr/share/gnome/fonts/gnome-print-ghostscript.fontmap --aliases=/usr/share/fonts/adobe-urw.font /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1 /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript /usr/local/share/ghostscript/fonts /usr/local/lib/ghostscript/fonts /usr/local/share/fonts/default/Type1 /usr/local/share/fonts/default/ghostscript /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts /usr/freeware/share/ghostscript/fonts 2>/dev/null dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von libgnomeprint-data (--configure): Unterprozess post-installation script gab den Fehlerwert 139 zurück Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von: libgnomeprint-data Sorry that the error messages are in mostly in German, but I think that the idea is probably clear(?). Speicherzugriffsfehler --> Memory Access Errors. With "gnome-font-install" I find the fonts, but the access errors keep coming. Any ideas?! Cheers! Eamon Roque.
Re: HDD Kernel messages...
On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 11:51:54AM +0200, Sven Gaerner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got the following kernel messages mainly after boot up.
>
> kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
>
> My kernel is 2.4.9 and is configured to use multi mode
> (CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y).
>
> My harddisk is an Maxtor 20GB and the used filesystem is reiserfs.
>
Did this just start happening with 2.4.9?!
Try a new hard disk cable. If this doesn't work, your drive could possibly not
support DMA mode or ... is faulty.
I had this problem with my drive, but unfortunately, the drive was on its' last
legs. I had error messages with or without DMA...
Cheers,
Eamon Roque.
p.s. a quick search on "www.google.de/linux" or "www.google.com" should give a
few more clues.
p.s.s. The Mailing List Archives on "lists.debian.org" has a search tool: with
it you can find some other debian-specific answers/suggestion vis a vis your
question, as it has been asked a few times before.
Re: dri after upgrade to Xfree 4.1.0 doesn't work
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 06:21:51PM +0200, Peter De Wachter wrote: > On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Sven Garbade wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I want to complete my previous posting. After upgrading from Xfree 402 > > to Xfree 410 the error log shows the following: > > > > (EE) MGA(0): [dri] MGADRIScreenInit failed because of a version > > mismatch. > > [dri] mga.o kernel module version is 2.0.1 but version 3.0.x is needed. > > [dri] Disabling DRI. > > > > Seems I've got the wrong mga.o. But why? > > > > By, Sven > > I had the same problem. Compiling agpart and mga DRI into the kernel > (version 2.4.9) magically fixed the problem. If anyone can explain this, > please do so ;) > > Peter De Wachter Unless I'm mistaken, the drm changed for X4.1. Kernel-2.4.9 has the right version for the newer X. In the 2.4.8-ac series there was the option to compile the newer drivers for 4.1, or stick with the older ones from 4.0.x. In the released version of 2.4.9, you lost the choice. A month or two ago, someone had a similar problem, just reversed: he had the newer kernel and the older X. After upgrading the X, it was clear sailing. HTH. Eamon Roque.
Re: internet connection
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 07:05:56AM +, Mike Missett wrote: > I have just installed the base system on a 68040 Mac with MacOS8 (I am > very new to this). The installation went well and is up and running, > but I can't seem to get anywhere on the internet. ppp is dialing the > modem and making the appropriate noises, but the other programs insist > that nothing is happening. Telnet says no connection, Apt-get and > dselect say things like Failed to get, could not resolve, no such file > or directory, host name lookup failure, error exit status 1, etc. Can > somebody point me in the right direction here? > Also, while I'm at it, I get nothing with the man command. Has more > replaced that or am I doing something wrong? > Any assistance would be most appreciated. > Michael Missett What do the logs say?! /etc/resolv.conf? cheers. Eamon Roque
Re: ownership of target of /dev/cdroms/cdroms0 in devfs
On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 11:35:11PM +0200, Jakob B. Jensen wrote: > On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 09:40:06PM +0200, Eamon Roque wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Why is it then that when I mount a cdrom by hand, I can't change the > > options? > > When I do a "mount -o exec /cdrom" I get still have the following in > > /etc/mtab: > > /dev/sr1 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev) > > > > Am I missing something?! Before I used Debian, this wasn't a problem (SuSE > > 7.0 with the original devfsd from R.Gooch's site). Has this anything to do > > with the default config?! > > > Actually this has nothing to do with this thread, but anyway: > > There are two sets of permissions on your cdrom > > A. The permissions on /dev/cdrom (the topic that started this thread) > determine who can do things without mounting, such as playing audio > CDs, ejecting the tray or burning CDs. > > B. The options in /etc/fstab determine the defaults for mount. As an > important security precaution, mount can only override these if run > as root. The whole point of putting e.g. noexec in /etc/fstab is > to prevent users (or viruses run by users) from enabling exec > permissions contrary to roots orders (as given in /etc/fstab). >So, mount -o works (by design) only if you are root. > Hi! Also: When I do,for example (keeping with the cdrom deal), a 'su' then 'mount -o exec,user /dev/sr1 /cdrom' when I want to execute some sort of script on the cd, for instance when I install StarOffice..., I get the same mount options as I would with a 'mount /cdrom' mount. Do I need to do a 'su -' for the root env?! Mounting on the command line is not available for normal, everyday users... at least with my configuration. It works for me. I had thought that the permissions on the device itself, actually /dev/sr1, c/o ide-scsi, could possibly influence this mad jumble. Do I have to edit something in /etc/devfs/devfsd.conf?! Are there any other things that could thwart root's will?! Thanks! Eamon Roque. pgpoups6nFI82.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Wrong Newsgroup ?
On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 07:17:43AM +0200, Markus Grunwald wrote: > Hi there ! > > Some Days ago I had a question about the apt-mirror .exclude file. Since > there wasn't the slightest reaction I wonder whether I am in the wrong > Newsgroup ? > > Could you direct me to the right one in this case or give some hints to > relieve (?) helping ? > I attached the old mail... > [...] It sometimes takes a bit for people to react. It could be that no active members know the answer to your question. cu Eamon Roque.
Re: ownership of target of /dev/cdroms/cdroms0 in devfs
Hi! Why is it then that when I mount a cdrom by hand, I can't change the options? When I do a "mount -o exec /cdrom" I get still have the following in /etc/mtab: /dev/sr1 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev) Am I missing something?! Before I used Debian, this wasn't a problem (SuSE 7.0 with the original devfsd from R.Gooch's site). Has this anything to do with the default config?! Thanks! Eamon Roque.
Re: inn2 configuration
On Sat, Sep 15, 2001 at 07:38:52PM -0400, Jens Gecius wrote: > Eamon Roque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I can get news via suck, but I can't seem to start the innd properly. In > > /var/log/news I get: > > I tried inn2, too. I gave up and work fine now with leafnode. For a > small network, it seems to fit better (and easier). > Well, the server seems to start (now...), and I don't get any warnings, but, trn can't find "localhost". I feel like I'm ignoring something very obvious. cheers. Eamon Roque. pgpfP3Hj75T7Q.pgp Description: PGP signature
inn2 configuration
Hi! I can get news via suck, but I can't seem to start the innd properly. In /var/log/news I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] less news.crit Sep 14 13:10:57 baum rnews: cant open_remote Resource temporarily unavailable Sep 14 13:43:06 baum inndstart: can't bind: Address already in use With trn I get: "localhost": Unknown host. News server "localhost" unavailable, try again later. Is innd dependant on any sort of services being active, other than nntp, before it can start?! My inetd.conf file has the following services enabled: #:MAIL: Mail, news and uucp services. smtpstream tcp nowait mail/usr/sbin/exim exim -bs nntpstream tcp nowait news/usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/lib/news/bin/innd That's it. I've put "inn2: 127.0.0.1" into my hosts.allow, too, because "leafnode" was there. Tips, tricks, RTFM (which one(s))?! Eamon Roque. pgpJFDyOZvbRn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: lilo.conf
On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 12:10:04AM -0700, James T Prejsnar wrote: > Hello: > > A while ago, I had a duel-booting system working (i.e. using lilo I could > boot either red-hat, or Windows 98). I've updated my Red-Hat 6.0 to the > latest Debian Linux, and I'm pleased with Debian, we use Debian at 3Com :) > > --> Windows 98 is install on my 4Gig SCSI disk (scsi id 1) > --> Red-Hat was installed on my 2Gig SCSI disk (scsi id 0). This is now a > Debian Linux disk :) > --> My scsi controller is an Adaptec 2940UW. > > My problem is this > I can't use lilo to boot windows 98, if I boot from SCSI ID 0 from my scsi > controller, which is my Linux disk. This used to work. I can still get > access to Windows 98, (i.e. If I change my scsi controller boot id from 0 to > 1, I can get Windows 98 to boot) > > > Notes: If my scsi controller is set to boot from scsi id 0, and try to boot > windows, I get the following lilo prompt: LILO, and I see the windows > label (i.e. windows_98), and that's it. Windows will not boot, but Debian > boots up and runs fine. > What does your /etc/lilo.conf look like?! Cheers. Eamon Roque.
Re: devfs
On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 01:37:33AM +0800, --- wrote: > On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 06:44:03PM +0200, arf wrote: > > Le Jeudi 6 Septembre 2001 17:33, --- a ?crit : > > > problem: everytime i boot to 24.7. with devfs i have these msgs: > > > > > > can't locate module: /dev/xconsole > > > can't locate module: /var/log/ksymoops/*.log can't create regular \ > > > file. read-only filesystem... > > > can't locate module: /dev/cdrom1 > > > > > > can someone help? > > > > > > TIA > > Can you use your cdrom and run xconsole?! Do you have the devfsd package > > installed? > > yes > > > > With the devfsd package my cdrom settings work "automagically"; as for > > /dev/xconsole, I found that I had to call "xconsole -file /dev/xconsole" > > for > > it to work. > > i dont have xconsole... its not in the deb archive either... do you > think that's the problem? I didn't have to install xconsole, it is apparently in some standard package. I got the same sort of messages with SuSE 7.0 when I switched to devfs, but when I got the current version of devfsd and configured it to save permissions, everything worked, error messages here or there. > > how bout ksymoops? can i remove it? ksymoops is a utility to decode kernel error messages, removing it seems like a bit of a bad idea... Does it eventually create a log file in the directory? i.e. when the system has reached the default run level?! /dev/cdrom1: If mounting the dev works, either using the old or new names, respectively, I wouldn't worry about it. What does /etc/modules look like?! Are you running the latest devfsd?! Did you compile with the kernel package tools?! cu, Eamon Roque. pgpFskzdQnZg8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [lkcl@samba-tng.org: gdk-imlib1_1.9.11-1.i386.deb is missing]
Hi! Have you looked at www.debian.org/packages to see if it's available somewhere else?! Cheers. Eamon Roque.
Re: devfsd + xconsole
Am 28 Aug 2001 14:54:05 -0400 schrieb dman:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 08:14:51PM +0200, arf wrote:
> | Le Mardi 28 Août 2001 16:49, dman a écrit :
> | [snippely, snippely]
> | > |
> | > | I have no idea if there is an issue with devfs, but are you sure
> | > | xconsole is trying to read from the correct device? By default, I think
> | > | it tries to read /dev/console, but it should use /dev/xconsole (which is
> | > | a FIFO). "xconsole -file /dev/xconsole" You need to have permission to
> | > | read /dev/xconsole as well ("adduser adm").
> | >
> | > I tried it out last night (2.4.8 w/ devfs) and
> | > xconsole -file /dev/xconsole
> | > works. It didn't give me much useful information, though (not what I
> | > expected, anyways). I then tried
> | > xconosle -file /var/log/syslog
> | > and will keep that in my startup sequence :-). Then I will know
> | > immediately when something happens.
> |
[...]
>
> I don't think this is the "proper" way to start stuff. My .xsession
> only has "gnome-session" in it. I added xconsole to the Startup
> Programs part of the GNOME Control Panel.
>
> Try running xconsole from a gnome-terminal after gnome has started.
> That's how I tried it.
[snip]
> HTH,
> -D
>
Thanks to you both I got xconsole running.It just disappeared all of a
sudden and after putting "xconsole &" just about everywhere, without the
faintest whisper of success,well I thought I'd ask.
With the "-file xxx" addition, Gnome starts xconsole quite happily. And you're
right,
dman, syslog gives a lot more than /dev/xconsole. :)
Thanks again!
Eamon Roque.
devfsd + xconsole
Hi! Is there anything special that one has to do to get xconsole working with devfs? I have the newest devfsd from unstable, but xconsole just doesn't seem to want to start. I have it starting in my Xsession file (/etc/X11/Xsession) and have put it in xinitrc for good measure. no dice. Is there any sawfish/gnome incompatibility?! Is it really devfs?! Have I just not read the write documentation?! I'm running unstable with kernel 2.4.8 and devfsd_1.3.18-1_i386.deb Any tips? Eamon Roque.
Permissions on /floppy
Hi! After I upgraded to unstable, I've been getting strange default settings on my /dev/floppy. No matter what I enter, a.e -o rw,user etc., the mount options on the device are always the same: /dev/fd0 on /floppy type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) These permissions don't match my /etc/fstab or the /etc/devfs/perms. I changes the perms file from 0660 to 0046 on the fd* Register in the hope that this would changes things a bit. no luck. I don't mount devfs on boot, I have the devfs.conf set to maintain permissions. Before the upgrade, this wasn't a problem. kernel is 2.4.7-ac4 Thanks! Eamon Roque.
re:mssql to free database
On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 03:38:02PM -0500, Matt Fair wrote: > Hello, > I am converting an ASP Visual Basic application to run on a linux machine. I > > downloaded the trial version of Chilisoft and got the ASP working, now I > want > to have the database be mysql or postgresql. Does anyone know of a > conversion utility for mssql database to either mysql or postgresql? Or > would I just have to setup a database and just use mysql or postgresql? What > > are the sql syntax between Microsoft's and other? Are there? I know mysql > doesn't support transactions, so maybe postgresql is the only option that I > have since it is a standard sql database, is mssql one? > Any help would be greatly appreciated. mysql supports transactions with BerkelyDB(since May 2000), InnoDB and Gemini table types, so you can keep this option open (infos on transactions with mysql appeared in Linux Magazine 08/2001 in an article by Michael Kofler (the issue infos pertain to the german release, so it could be different in the english version (i.e.different month ). As to mssql conversion programs, I would check out sourceforge.net, freshmeat.net and the respective webpages ( a.e. www.mysql.org or www.postgresql.org.) for the easiest solution. Cheers. Eamon Roque.
Re: Re. Total Confusion
On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 12:40:55AM -0700, Sidney Brooks wrote: > I do not have an /etc/isdn directory, which makes sense since I do not have > an isdn connection. sorry :) my bad. Nonetheless: what does your authentification process look like? Do you require the host to authenticate itself, do you agree on a protocol ( usually in /etc/ppp/options )? Eamon Roque.
Re: http-ssl
On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 01:07:16PM -0500, ktb wrote: > On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 08:04:46PM +0200, Eamon Roque wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I'm looking for the http-ssl package. I can't seem to find anything but > > documents that tell me about setting it up. > > Is there a Debian Server ( preferably in Germany ) that has this package?! > > Would apache-ssl work for you? You can search for packages in a variety > of ways at - > http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages > kent I'll try it out. In a security-howto I read, it only mentioned "http-ssl", so, I thought that there would be a server-independant solution. Thanks! Eamon Roque. p.s. Are you a big fan of Rainer Maria?!
http-ssl
Hi! I'm looking for the http-ssl package. I can't seem to find anything but documents that tell me about setting it up. Is there a Debian Server ( preferably in Germany ) that has this package?! Thanks! Eamon Roque.
Re: Printer
On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 03:44:12AM -0700, Sidney Brooks wrote: > I have already discussed my woes under "Two Problems". I have now changed > from magicfilter to apsfilter. When I tried to print the test page, I > received the message: /dev/lp0 : no such device. The device /lp0 appears in > the /dev directory. It seems that the failure of the system to recognize my > printer may be the problem. How do I resolve this? > It is not the printer connection, for the printer works properly with > Windows and worked with an older version of Debian. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > What's "/etc/printcap" look like?! With cupsys, my printcap file was nullified as soon as I added cupsys-client. I'm running unstable, though... I would make sure that "/etc/printcap" had the printer in it, and then restart "lpd". Hope this helps...if not, sorry. :) Cheers. Eamon.
StarOffice installation.
Hi! I'm trying to install Star Office 5.2 on Potato (2.2r2). I had problems with memory at first: not enough space on /tmp ( or, /var/tmp, for that matter). Great, I fixed that problem (Thanks to those who helped me there!). Now I get, as root or normal user: ..# ./setup /net setup: permission denied. or ..$ ./setup setup: permission denied. With or without the "/net" option, no dice. What's up with that? Do I have some funny permissions going on here?! Thanks! Eamon Roque
libter-stool-perl?!
Hi! apt-get says that the package is listed, but the whereabouts of said package are unknown. Slang can't start without it ( that's what I get as an error message: during the installation, etc.). During the installation, I got a long list of processing errors. Most of them were eventually installed ( at least that's what apt-get says). A few of them are listed in the database: blt80 Cygnus-stylesheets glk-imlibi What are these?! Do I new them?! Thanks! Eamon Roque
isdn
Hi! When the device dials in and then hangs up, continuing this endlessly, without ever connecting, what is the governing factor?! I've checked my config files, and everything seems to be in order. With SuSE 7.0, I didn't have this problem. Thanks in advance! Eamon Roque
StarOffice 5.2 with 2.2r2
Hi! When I try to install StarOffice5.2 on my Potato System, I get a error message like this: Glibc2.1... Directory /tmp is full 'sv001.tmp' then it's back to shell. At the prompt, I typed in './setup /net' for a network installation. I've deleted some files in '/tmp' ( the sv00.. ones) and/or rebooted, but the problem remains. The Sun server seems not to have anything on this. I've found all sorts of answers to problems that I don't have ( yet... ). Any ideas?! Cheers, Eamon Roque
