Re: "Failed to start Create System Users" when booting Debian 10 rootfs from NFS mount.

[mj]

Hi,

A suggestion: we've had issues in the past, where on NFS root the issue 
was that setting "Linux Capabilities" (setcap) fails, because NFS does 
not support the extended attributes to store them.


Perhaps that is your issue as well?

MJ

Op 16-08-2022 om 21:58 schreef Lie Rock:

Hi,

I'm trying to bring up the Debian 10 root file system on an ARM SoC 
board. When the rootfs was in an SD card the board worked well. When I 
put the rootfs on an NFS server and tried to boot the board through NFS 
mount, it reported error through serial port:


|[FAILED] Failed to start Create System Users. See 'systemctl status 
systemd-sysusers.service' for details. |


And this is the only error message printed out. The board went all the 
way to login inputI, but I could not login with any of 
the preset accounts including root (because no users have been created 
as it suggested?), and I didn't see any way to run commands to check 
system status for details.


So how is the process "create system users" performed when Linux/Debian 
starts? What can be contributing to this error?


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Rock

Re: system76

[mj]

An other option you could look at: https://laptopwithlinux.com/

I never actually purchased there, but they are very responsive on 
whatsapp and telephone. I am considering buying my next laptop from them.


MJ

On 16/01/2022 20:38, Charles Curley wrote:

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:38:28 +0800
Yamadaえりな  wrote:


I have thought about buying a laptop from system76 with linux
pre-installed. What do you think of this manufacturer? Glad to hear
from you.


My one brief experience with their customer support was excellent, most
encouraging.

Re: Debian-friendly laptop

[mj]

On 5/20/21 5:04 PM, Celejar wrote:

Lenovo's official ThinkPad prices are indeed always high, even on their
perpetual sales. I think that most of us who buy them for personal use
do so on the secondhand / refurbished market.


Yes, and I would like to point out that the high price tag is in my 
opinion NOT justified by exta good or extra easy warranty. We have had 
several bad and disappointing experiences with lenovo warranty for quite 
expensive laptops.


Since then we buy only dell laptops, and life has been good. Including 
linux compatibility on the latitudes. (but then again.. perhaps we have 
simpy been lucky, who knows)



MJ

Re: sad dns

[mj]

Hi

On 12/7/20 9:02 AM, Reco wrote:

A followup. They have released Debian 10.7 last weekend, kernel version
4.19.0-13 fixes this vulnerability.


Yes, and we have installed it! :-)

Thanks again!

MJ

Re: sad dns

[mj]

Hi Roberto and Reco,

Thanks for the replies!

MJ

On 12/4/20 3:58 PM, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:

On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 12:13:02PM +0100, mj wrote:

Hi,

I am wondering about the SAD DNS vulnerability, and wether or not it is
solved in up-to-date debian 10.6.

https://blog.kernelcare.com/vulnerability/kernelcare-patches-for-sad-dns-are-on-the-way

It says, bottom of the page, that fixes are scheduled to in week 48 for
debian and ubuntu.

However, I haven't seen any kernel updates.

Anyone with more information? (or pointers where to look for more
debian-specific info)


The Debian Security Tracker shows the status of the associated CVE in
Debian:

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-25705

Essentially, the fix is in testing/unstable but has yet to reach stable
and oldstable.

Regards,

-Roberto

sad dns

[mj]

Hi,

I am wondering about the SAD DNS vulnerability, and wether or not it is 
solved in up-to-date debian 10.6.


https://blog.kernelcare.com/vulnerability/kernelcare-patches-for-sad-dns-are-on-the-way

It says, bottom of the page, that fixes are scheduled to in week 48 for 
debian and ubuntu.


However, I haven't seen any kernel updates.

Anyone with more information? (or pointers where to look for more 
debian-specific info)


Thanks!

MJ

Re: rsyslog adding old entries again

[mj]

Hi Andrei,

So:


root@pf:~# ps aux | grep rsyslog
root 11250  0.8  3.3 872116 274200 ?   Ssl  15:37   2:26 
/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
root 23873  0.0  0.0  12780   968 pts/0S+   20:25   0:00 grep rsyslog
root@pf:~# service rsyslog stop
root@pf:~# ps aux | grep rsyslog
root 23909  0.0  0.0  12780  1020 pts/0S+   20:25   0:00 grep rsyslog



root@pf:~# rm -f /usr/local/pf/logs/*
root@pf9:~# lsof | grep /usr/local/pf/logs
snmptrapd 23941   root3w  REG8,1
23   67605574 /usr/local/pf/logs/snmptrapd.log


and yes: the file snmptrapd.log is the exception, all other files (20, 
25 of them) are gone, remain gone, and are not listed in lsof as open.


Then, when starting rsyslog again, this time in debug mode ("rsyslogd 
-dn") it shows that it IS in fact writing those logs:



5849.717653159:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 383, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Caught error DBI 
connect('database=pf;host=localhost;port=3306'
5849.717657173:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 289, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Couldn't connect to MySQL database to access L2. This is a 
majo
5849.717661550:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 99, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: Could not write 
namespace FilterEngine::SwitchScopes() to L2 cache !
5849.717665624:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 170, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Could not write namespace FilterEngine::SwitchScopes() to L2 
ca
5849.717669576:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 383, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Caught error DBI 
connect('database=pf;host=localhost;port=3306'
5849.717697926:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 289, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Couldn't connect to MySQL database to access L2. This is a 
majo
5849.717702051:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fccf403be50, lenBuf 383, strt data Dec  6 16:22:56 pf9 pfconfig: pfconfig(709) 
ERROR: [mac:[undef]] Caught error DBI 
connect('database=pf;host=localhost;port=3306'


As you can see from the lines above: these are old log lines from Dec 6.

I also see non-packetfence lines, so this is not specific for the 
packetfence install, sample:



5860.210336266:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fcd0c007dd0, lenBuf 95, strt data Dec  6 16:31:31 pf9 kernel: SGI XFS with 
ACLs, security attributes, realtime, no debug enabled
5860.210339962:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fcd0c007dd0, lenBuf 63, strt data Dec  6 16:31:31 pf9 kernel: XFS (sda1): 
Mounting V5 Filesystem
5860.210343827:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fcd0c007dd0, lenBuf 87, strt data Dec  6 16:31:31 pf9 kernel: usb 1-1: new 
full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
5860.210347393:main Q:Reg/w0  : omfile: write to stream, pData->pStrm 
0x7fcd0c007dd0, lenBuf 77, strt data Dec  6 16:31:31 pf9 kernel: XFS (sda1): 
Starting recovery (logdev: internal)


The date and time on the system is correct. The system has been rebooted 
repeatedly.


Anyone who can explain?

MJ

Re: rsyslog adding old entries again

[mj]

Hi Tomás,

Thanks for your reply! More details, ok :-)

The relevant rsyslog configuration belongs to packetfence.org, and is:


$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger 
command)
$ModLoad imjournal # provides access to the systemd journal
# Disable rate-limiting of syslog
$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 0
$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 0

# Disable rate-limiting of journal messages
$imjournalRatelimitInterval 0
$imjournalRatelimitBurst 0

# Disable escaping of control characters (like the ones used by Data::Dumper)
$EscapeControlCharactersOnReceive off

# define the user and group of the file created
$FileGroup pf

# Allow the pf group to read log files
$umask 0027

# fingerbank.log
if $syslogtag contains "fingerbank" then {
  -/usr/local/pf/logs/fingerbank.log
stop
}

# httpd.aaa.error
if $programname contains "httpd_aaa_err" then {
  -/usr/local/pf/logs/httpd.aaa.error
stop
}

# pfdhcp.log
if $programname == "pfdhcp" then {
  -/usr/local/pf/logs/pfdhcp.log
stop
}


(followed by many more similar lines)

And what I do:
- service rsyslog stop
- rm -f /usr/local/pf/logs/*
- ls /usr/local/pf/logs/ to confirm that it *is* empty
- service rsyslog start

and then all logfiles have reappeared (are regenerated?) in 
/usr/local/pf/conf with timestamp NOW, filled with entries dating back 
to dec 6.


This is debian 9.11. Any other info that is required.?

Thanks!

MJ

rsyslog adding old entries again

[mj]

Hi,

I'm sure this is a faq, but I cannot find the answer. :-(

On debian 9, rsyslog with some rules to log to certain specific files.

Now: when I:
- stop rsyslog
- delete those specific log files
- reboot my server

I would expect to find only *new* and *recent* log lines in those files.

However: old entries are appearing also, up to weeks ago. So it seems 
rsyslog actually noticies that those entries are not in the files, and 
adds them again.


I don't want that :-)

How is that behaviour configured, can I stop rsyslog from doing that? Or 
is there an other way to empty these log files, and start again from 
scratch, with only new entries?


Again: really seems like a FAQ, but I can't find it...

MJ

Re: sucessor for denyhosts?

[mj]

Hi,

We are using fail2ban to do this. It offers many more options, and works 
by creating iptables rules. This gives you  much more control over what 
ports exactly are blocked.


Plus I think (correct me if Im wrong) that using /etc/hosts.deny to 
block access only works with programs that are compiled to do so, and 
iptables will always work.


MJ

On 3/9/19 9:57 AM, Hans wrote:

Hi folks,

looks like "denyhosts" is nol more in the repos. I like this tool, because it
blocks the IP, when the wrong password is sent n-times.

The blocked IP is added into /etc/hosts.deny, which IMO is a great idea.

I am using a script, which, cleares the hosts.deny after a certain time, but
this is just my behaviour.

My question: which successor for denyhost do you suggest. I found sshguard,
which looks promising, but maybe you got a better tool, which is similar to
denyhosts.

Happy hacking!

Hans

Re: lpic certification courses

[mj]

Hi!

Thanks everybody for the interesting responses/discussion.

MJ

On 11/29/18 2:51 AM, Andy Smith wrote:

Hello,

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 09:50:05AM +0100, mj wrote:

Any tips for other good online lpic prep courses..?


My early dealings with LPI as an organisation put me off of it for
life so I am unable to make any recommendations I'm afraid.
Admittedly that was more than 10 years ago.

As someone who has interviewed people for Linux sysadmin positions,
I can tell you that if you spent an equal amount of your time on
stackoverflow.com / superuser.com / unix.stackexchange.com as you
would taking and studying for LPI courses, and then showed me your
username on those sites, I would learn more about your abilities as
a sysadmin than just seeing an LPI certification on your resume. Or
an RHCE for that matter.

Cheers,
Andy

lpic certification courses

[mj]

Hi all,

So I decided to LPIC certify myself, and after some googling, I ended up 
doing the ucertify courses, purchased via lpimarketplace.


I started the first (mandatory) LPIC course "Linux Essentials", but 
immediately became a bit frustrated with the ucertify training, and 
would like to ask here for alternative course recommendations, if any.


Reason of my frustration are questions/answers like this:
Q: "Please name the other user interface, besides the command line, 
which requires more system resources".


My (free text) answer: "GUI".

Wrong. No abbreviations. Ok, then the same question came up again, this 
time I answered: "graphical user interface". Wrong again! Correct answer 
being: "Graphical User Interface". :-(


Another example: A question on determining the ip/mac/broadcast of an 
nic, I used the "ip" command. Also wrong, as they preferred "ifconfig".


Ok, so now I have to either spend time learing the commands and spelling 
they prefer to see, or find better online courses.


I guess many have have taken the LPIC examinations... Are their exams as 
strict as ucertify, counting for example capitalisation wrong?


Any tips for other good online lpic prep courses..?

mj

Re: mariadb ldap auth

[mj]

Hi Selim,

Wow thanks for teaching me about apt-file, didn't know that one!

For me, on linux mint, output looks different:


user@e7470 ~ $ sudo apt-file search dialog.so

...> percona-server-5.6-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so

percona-server-server-5.6: /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so
percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so
percona-xtradb-cluster-server-5.6: /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so

...
user@e7470 ~ $ cat /etc/debian_version 
stretch/sid


Seems linux mint doesn't have those mariadb client libs that you have. 
Strange, since it's also stretch...?



If you don't have those two packages installed on your remote client,
try to install them.  (You probably only need the client one, but I
don't really know.)

Yeah I'll work on this a bit more.


If they're already installed, you should try to figure out why your
system is trying to find the mysql version of the plugin, but as a
temporary solution, you can try to create a symlink from
/usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so to one of those files and see if it works.


Yes, thanks for your suggestions, and for telling me about apt-file :-)

MJ

mariadb ldap auth

[mj]

Hi,

I have installed mariadb and configured pam authentication, and 
configured a mysql pam module like this:



/etc/pam.d/mysql
auth  required   pam_winbind.so
account   required   pam_winbind.so


which basically gives my samba winbind users access to mysql with their 
windows credentials:



root@mysqlserver:~# mysql -udomain_username -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 6
Server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1 Debian 9.1

Copyright (c) 2000, 2017, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

MariaDB [(none)]> 


So I was happy.

But this seems to work only from the localhost mariadb is running on. 
Trying this from a remote mysql client gives:



user@e7470 ~ $ mysql -udomain_user -p -h mysqlserver.full.address
Enter password: 
ERROR 2059 (HY000): Authentication plugin 'dialog' cannot be loaded: /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


and searching for /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so gives no results:


user@e7470 ~ $ dpkg --search /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern /usr/lib/mysql/plugin/dialog.so
user@e7470 ~ $ 


Anyone here with a good suggestion how to achieve this from a remote 
mysql client?


MJ

xfs_repair errors

[mj]

Hi,

I'd like some feedback of xfs guru's in the list. I have an xfs 
filesystem on lvm with some errors:



root@server:/var/lib# xfs_repair -n -f /dev/mapper/system-var
Phase 1 - find and verify superblock...
Cannot get host filesystem geometry.
Repair may fail if there is a sector size mismatch between
the image and the host filesystem.
Phase 2 - using internal log
- scan filesystem freespace and inode maps...
agi unlinked bucket 20 is 492308 in ag 3 (inode=3221717780)
agi unlinked bucket 37 is 58885285 in ag 3 (inode=3280110757)
agi unlinked bucket 49 is 69838705 in ag 3 (inode=3291064177)
agi unlinked bucket 41 is 50453993 in ag 1 (inode=1124195817)
agi unlinked bucket 63 is 36183807 in ag 1 (inode=1109925631)
agi unlinked bucket 6 is 74519110 in ag 0 (inode=74519110)
agi unlinked bucket 32 is 30824736 in ag 0 (inode=30824736)
sb_icount 3250752, counted 3278592
sb_ifree 101385, counted 88781
sb_fdblocks 113317596, counted 112215713
- found root inode chunk
Phase 3 - for each AG...
- scan (but don't clear) agi unlinked lists...
- process known inodes and perform inode discovery...
- agno = 0
- agno = 1
data fork in ino 1102290365 claims free block 74182197
data fork in ino 1102290365 claims free block 74182198
- agno = 2
imap claims in-use inode 2166611383 is free, would correct imap
- agno = 3
- process newly discovered inodes...
Phase 4 - check for duplicate blocks...
- setting up duplicate extent list...
- check for inodes claiming duplicate blocks...
- agno = 0
- agno = 1
- agno = 2
- agno = 3
No modify flag set, skipping phase 5
Phase 6 - check inode connectivity...
- traversing filesystem ...
- traversal finished ...
- moving disconnected inodes to lost+found ...
disconnected inode 30824736, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 74519110, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 1109925631, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 1124195817, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 2166611383, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 3221717780, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 3280110757, would move to lost+found
disconnected inode 3291064177, would move to lost+found
Phase 7 - verify link counts...
would have reset inode 30824736 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 74519110 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 1109925631 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 1124195817 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 3221717780 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 3280110757 nlinks from 0 to 1
would have reset inode 3291064177 nlinks from 0 to 1
No modify flag set, skipping filesystem flush and exiting.


This xfs_repair was done while the system was running. That might have 
caused (some of) the errors as well.


But how serious does this look..?

Is it an idea to create an lvm snapshot of the var lvm volume, and try a 
repaur on that..? See how that goes..?


(I do have an rsync backup of this server)

Or any other ideas how to best/safest solve this..?

MJ

Re: intel vroc

[mj]

On 05/29/2018 09:32 PM, Dan Ritter wrote:

You need OS support.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27332/Intel-Virtual-RAID-on-CPU-Intel-VROC-and-Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-enterprise-Intel-RSTe-Driver-for-Linux-

Get the driver source, make sure you have an appropriate kernel
header tree, and see if it will compile.


Thanks Dan, I'll work on that.

MJ

intel vroc

[mj]

Hi,

Anyone here using intel vroc? We're trying to install debian stretch on 
a supermicro server, equipped with the vroc dongle and intel nvme ssds.


But the raided disks are not seen by the debian installer.

Anyone here running this? Should it work..?

Info: 
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/virtual-raid-on-cpu-vroc-product-brief.pdf


Curious for any feedback.

MJ

Re: iptables geoip not working after update to jessie

[mj]

Hi Reco,

Thanks for your reply. Holidays here now, I will try your suggestions 
next week, and report back then.


Thanks!
MJ

On 05/09/2018 10:38 AM, Reco wrote:

Hi.

On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 08:37:52AM +0200, mj wrote:

Hi,

Yesterday I upgraded a server from wheezy to jessie. Went fine, with one
exception: my geoip iptables rules no longer work:


root@jessie:~# iptables -A INPUT -m geoip --src-cc RU -j DROP
iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.


This machine was originaly wheezy, and at that time, I installed the geo ip,
according to my notes, like this:


apt-get install xtables-addons-common libtext-csv-xs-perl


That's not enough. 'apt show xtables-addons-common' says:

Note: this package is only useful with a corresponding
xtables-addons-dkms package, which you may produce with
module-assistant:

module-assistant auto-install xtables-addons-source

Either install "xtables-addons-dkms" (which should build missing kernel
modules by itself), or "xtables-addons-source" (and use module-assistant
then).

Reco

iptables geoip not working after update to jessie

[mj]

Hi,

Yesterday I upgraded a server from wheezy to jessie. Went fine, with one 
exception: my geoip iptables rules no longer work:



root@jessie:~# iptables -A INPUT -m geoip --src-cc RU -j DROP
iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.


This machine was originaly wheezy, and at that time, I installed the geo 
ip, according to my notes, like this:



apt-get install xtables-addons-common libtext-csv-xs-perl


and


cd /tmp/geoip
/usr/lib/xtables-addons/xt_geoip_dl
mkdir /usr/share/xt_geoip
/usr/lib/xtables-addons/xt_geoip_build -D /usr/share/xt_geoip *.csv


This worked in wheezy, but alas after the upgrade it stopped. :-(

Iptables still seems to know about geoip, because "iptables -m geoip 
--help" still lists the geoip match options:



geoip match options:
[!] --src-cc, --source-country country[,country...]
Match packet coming from (one of) the specified country(ies)
[!] --dst-cc, --destination-country country[,country...]
Match packet going to (one of) the specified country(ies)

NOTE: The country is inputed by its ISO3166 code.


As I really need to block some countries, I would very much appreciate 
any assistance here.


This post describes exactly my issue:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195565


root@jessie:~# modprobe xt_geoip
modprobe: FATAL: Module xt_geoip not found.


But the fix from the post (depmod -a) doesn't help us at all. No output, 
no difference.


Could someone help me out?

Best regards,
MJ

FYI:


root@jessie:~#  modprobe -c | grep x_tab
alias symbol:xt_alloc_entry_offsets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_alloc_table_info x_tables
alias symbol:xt_check_entry_offsets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_check_match x_tables
alias symbol:xt_check_target x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_add_offset x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_calc_jump x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_check_entry_offsets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_flush_offsets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_init_offsets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_lock x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_match_from_user x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_match_offset x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_match_to_user x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_target_from_user x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_target_offset x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_target_to_user x_tables
alias symbol:xt_compat_unlock x_tables
alias symbol:xt_copy_counters_from_user x_tables
alias symbol:xt_find_jump_offset x_tables
alias symbol:xt_find_match x_tables
alias symbol:xt_find_revision x_tables
alias symbol:xt_find_table_lock x_tables
alias symbol:xt_find_target x_tables
alias symbol:xt_free_table_info x_tables
alias symbol:xt_hook_link x_tables
alias symbol:xt_hook_unlink x_tables
alias symbol:xt_proto_fini x_tables
alias symbol:xt_proto_init x_tables
alias symbol:xt_recseq x_tables
alias symbol:xt_register_match x_tables
alias symbol:xt_register_matches x_tables
alias symbol:xt_register_table x_tables
alias symbol:xt_register_target x_tables
alias symbol:xt_register_targets x_tables
alias symbol:xt_replace_table x_tables
alias symbol:xt_request_find_match x_tables
alias symbol:xt_request_find_target x_tables
alias symbol:xt_table_unlock x_tables
alias symbol:xt_unregister_match x_tables
alias symbol:xt_unregister_matches x_tables
alias symbol:xt_unregister_table x_tables
alias symbol:xt_unregister_target x_tables
alias symbol:xt_unregister_targets x_tables

change to postfix from backports

[mj]

Hi,

Quick question: I have a wheezy system (yes, we will upgrade) that needs 
a more recent postfix. Postfix 2.11 is in backports, and I would like to 
upgrade to that.


We are using dovecot from the regular repo, and posfix authenticated to 
dovecot via sasl.


Is it safe to upgrade from standard wheezy postfix to the one from 
backports? Will sasl (normally) still work as it does now?


Best regards,
MJ

Re: first stretch vm in proxmox

[mj]

Hi,

Nevermind. I changed mac address, received a different ip, and things 
started working.


Still don't understand why during install the network worked? I'd expect 
the system to have received the same ip during install and after the 
first reboot.


Also don't understand why that particular non-working ip could not even 
ping the default gateway. (the default gateway is also the dhcp server 
that also provided the ip in the first place...)


Anyway. :-)

MJ

On 07/13/2017 09:48 PM, mj wrote:

Hi,

I just created a first test installation of stretch in a VM on proxmox. 
Installation goes fine, with a netinst cd. Network (dhcp) works, 
packages are downloaded, etc, etc.


However, after the initial boot, there is no network anymore. :-(

Tried an install with GUI, and one without. Both have the same issue. I 
cannot even ping my default gw. However:


ip route list gives the expected output
ip -a gives the correct ip address
/etc/resolv.conf contains my dns servers

Everything seems correct, but no packets flow, not even a ping to the 
cephorking.
default gw, while during the install, everything works.

Any tips or ideas where to look at?

MJ

first stretch vm in proxmox

[mj]

Hi,

I just created a first test installation of stretch in a VM on proxmox. 
Installation goes fine, with a netinst cd. Network (dhcp) works, 
packages are downloaded, etc, etc.


However, after the initial boot, there is no network anymore. :-(

Tried an install with GUI, and one without. Both have the same issue. I 
cannot even ping my default gw. However:


ip route list gives the expected output
ip -a gives the correct ip address
/etc/resolv.conf contains my dns servers

Everything seems correct, but no packets flow, not even a ping to the 
default gw, while during the install, everything works.


Any tips or ideas where to look at?

MJ

Re: XFS on root

[mj]

On 02/28/2016 03:34 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:


Let me get this straight- /boot on XFS, with GRUB, working flawlessly?



I think we have been running root xfs, without a seperate boot partition 
for ages. This has been working at least since wheezy, but I guess even 
earlier.


Just try it.

Re: `free' in GNU and DSFG?

[MJ Ray]

Hiroki Horiuchi from Japan
> After reading your words, now I think The Free Software Definition is
> really permissive, but this very *permissiveness* made GNU's definition
> insufficient for Debian Project.
> 
> Am I right?

I don't think so.  The DFSG dates from 1997.  The Free Software
Definition only got that name around 2001.  Back in 1998, there were
only three freedoms... see
http://web.archive.org/web/19980126185518/http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

Think of them as two parallel developments for similar concepts -
one is a definition, the other is a set of guidelines to follow.
Like http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq#four_freedoms says:

"[the FSF's four freedoms] are the Free Software Foundation's
articulation of what it believes all software users deserve. (Note
that full exercise of Freedoms 1 and 3 requires access to the
source code.) They are elegantly phrased, and arguably an
improvement in some ways on the earlier DFSG. However they refer
to exactly the same set of freedoms as the DFSG. If a license is
inconsistent with the FSF's four freedoms, you can be sure that
Debian will also consider it non-free."

Hope that explains,
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Re: How to Debian License

[MJ Ray]

> Hello
> South Korea is a high school student I am.
> In 2009, is to use Debian.
> Use more than one family was Radhat Useful.
> But a book on Debian because it was hard to study.
> So you want to study my junior and Debian Linux users to write a book.
> 
> Debian Linux as a commercial license to use should I buy?

I hope someone can reply to the Korean one because I'm not sure I
understand the English version.

But to try to answer the question:

Debian GNU/Linux comes under a licence which permits commercial use.
It can be downloaded from the internet, or a copy of the official
DVD bought from many places http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/

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Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!

[MJ Ray]

"Piotr Dziubinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is no longer firefox in debian etch, so after typing:
> apt-get install firefox
> I would like to see announcement: Firefox packages are no longer present in
> debian distribution, please try iceweasel.
>
> Do you see a difference?

Yes.  Just printing an announcement like that would be a bug in two
ways: scripts couldn't parse it and it doesn't explain why Firefox
isn't there (MozCorp's copyright+trademark pincer tactic).

At present, it says:

  The following extra packages will be installed:
iceweasel

I've suggested that iceweasel provides+conflicts+replaces firefox,
which AFAICT would instead produce the output:

  Note, selecting iceweasel instead of firefox
[...other stuff about packages...]
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Would that be better, in your opinion?

I don't know if it's possible.  I think that would require ftpmaster
assistance (because it makes firefox a virtual package as I understand
it and the previous firefox*deb files may need to be deleted), it may
make other tools say even more inaccurate things about the
firefox-iceweasel relationship and I don't know whether it would give
a smooth upgrade like the near-empty transition package. (From
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/12/msg00111.html )

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Want to upgrade from Woody to Sarge. [Source.list]

[mj-barton]

I want to upgrade from woody to sarge.  Can someone post the appropriate source.list. Thank you.
 
Then aren't you supposed to run apt-get dist-upgrade or something?  Moving to sarge is to new to me.  I feel lost.  Any help will be appreciated.  Thanks

Re: XFree86 and USB Mouse & Keyboard ---> Frustrating!

[mj-barton]

In the root I run:
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"
 disabled (NO) --  "frames interfaces kernel frames"
and selected /dev/input/mice instead.
 
Still no luck.  However the error message pumped out something about fonts.
 
-- Original message -- > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 06:45:50AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In the root I run: > > "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" > > > > It prompts me with the instructions about drivers, resolution, and refresh > rates. I enter in the correct responses. Then it comes to the mouse. > > > > Reference (both USB): > > Microsoft USB Mouse: > > Product URL: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26- > 105-123&depa=0 > > Microsoft Office Keyboard: > > Product URL: > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6D2LG/104-7385884-3858344 > > > > I am prompted with these options: > > /dev/psaux > > /dev/ttys0 > > /dev/ttys1 > > /dev/ttys
 2 > > /dev/ttys3 > > /dev/input/mice > > /dev/atibm > > /dev/sunmouse > > /dev/gpmdata > > > /dev/input/mice (or, potentially, if you've already set up gpm, > /dev/gpmdata) > > psaux is PS/2 (small round plug) > > > I select "/dev/psaux". > > In the next prompt I select "ImPS/2". > > Then I select "no" to "Emulating 3 buttons" > > Then I select "yes" to Scrolling Events (scroller). > > > > I will then finish the configuration everything is written into the > XF86Config-4. > > > > I then type "startx". > > > > It the screen goes weird then the kde loader window appears. When the system > tries to initials the component referred to with keyboard & mouse icon. This is > periphials. It stops and returns me to the commandline and says "Caught signal > 11, connectio
 n lost". I believe the USB keyboard and USB mouse are configured > wrong. However, I do NOT know how to properly configure them. Can please get > some help. > > > > Thank You > > - mike > > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > HTH, > > Andy > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 

XFree86 and USB Mouse & Keyboard ---> Frustrating!

[mj-barton]

In the root I run:
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"
 
It prompts me with the instructions about drivers, resolution, and refresh rates.  I enter in the correct responses. Then it comes to the mouse.
 
Reference (both USB):  
Microsoft USB Mouse:
Product URL: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26-  105-123&depa=0
Microsoft Office Keyboard:
Product URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6D2LG/104-7385884-3858344
 
I am prompted with these options:
/dev/psaux

/dev/ttys0

/dev/ttys1

/dev/ttys2

/dev/ttys3

/dev/input/mice

/dev/atibm
/dev/sunmouse
/dev/gpmdata
 
I select "/dev/psaux".
In the next prompt I select "ImPS/2".
Then I select "no" to "Emulating 3 buttons"
Then I select "yes" to Scrolling Events (scroller).
 
I will then finish the configuration everything is written into the XF86Config-4.
 
I then type "startx".
 
It the screen goes weird then the kde loader window appears.  When the system tries to initials the component referred to with keyboard & mouse icon.  This is periphials.  It stops and returns me to the commandline and says "Caught signal 11, connection lost".  I believe the USB keyboard and USB mouse are configured wrong.  However, I do NOT know how to properly configure them.  Can please get some help.  
 
Thank You
- mike
 
Aside: I have the log file available however to prevent wasting people's bandwidth I chose not to attach it.  Let me know and I will include it in a reply.

Choosing a flavor of Debian? --> bf2.4 HOW???

[mj-barton]

Choosing a flavor of Debian: BF2.4
 
In the installation for Debian "Woody" it recommended that you use bf2.4 if you have a usb keyboard and mouse.  This fits my hardware configuration perfectly.  My question is this:
 
I downloaded US Disc #1.  Is this the right disc to use bf2.4 installation method?  If so what do I do?  If not, what is the appropriate disc to get?  
 
Thank You
- Mike   

Installing Woody with USB keyboard and mouse.

[mj-barton]

>On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 03:27:37AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >wrote:>> How do install Debian "Woody" with a USB keyboard and mouse?> >I only have usb ports.  When I try it says "Keyboard not recognized".>> I want use Debian badly.  I hate using Suse 9.1>You'll probably have much better luck trying to install Sarge.  Try>the "netinst CD image, with Debian base" from this page:>http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/>Jason
Thanks, that fixed the problem.
 

Installing Woody with USB keyboard and mouse.

[mj-barton]

How do install Debian "Woody" with a USB keyboard and mouse?
I only have usb ports.  When I try it says "Keyboard not recognized".
I want use Debian badly.  I hate using Suse 9.1

I googled this problem and I could not find a solution.

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Re: Mozilla Bus error sadness

[MJ Inabnit]

>MJ Inabnit wrote:
>Greetings wonderful Debian users:
> 
>I have a mostly testing install with a bit of unstable tossed in for
>flavor--mozilla browser (1.7x). After the system updated several
>things, I loaded up mozilla just fine. Ran like a top. Now, if I try >to launch it, I 
>get "Bus error". I removed it and reinstalled with
>same results. I then installed the testing version and STILL get the
>same results.
>
>I am DESPERATE! Help me, help me! (in fly talk).
> 
>The system is an Intel P4 (2.4Ghz) Dell with 128MB RAM
>using I810 video driver and xfree 4.3
>
>Everything else seems to run perfectly.
>
>Thanks so much for any possible assistance.
> 
>Regards
 
and Kent said. . .
 
 
Try moving your current profile directory out of the way, or try another user who has 
never used Moz before. Does it work? If so, you know the problem is in your profile. 
If not, I'd google for "mozilla bus error".
 


Hi Kent:

First, sorry about the lack of line feeds.  I use this account to
cut down the s p am problem and I can't set the line length ;(

Further info:
I removed the profile at each step, forcing mozilla to make a new
profile each time.  That didn't help.

I also made a new user account and mozilla failed there too with the
same error.

I just installed the latest unstable firefox and it runs perfectly,
so I know that something is happening in the system wide mozilla
config--I just don't know what :( 

The only thing I found on Google was something about ulimit, which is
currently set at "unlimited", and is kind of over my head anyway :(

I also purged mozilla and all it's related stuff, installed testing
mozilla-browser with same error results.

Next I did a second unstable install of mozilla-browser just for kicks,
always ends with "Bus error" when I try to launch it.

Still, it just seems odd that mozilla 1.7 ran the first few times
perfectly befor it started to botch for unknown reasons.  Also, Mozilla
is the only thing that I upgraded, and apt had no problems with it at
all.

Hopefully someone will recognize the error and point me in the right
direction.

Thanks so much!

regards,  Jaye

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Mozilla Bus error sadness

[MJ Inabnit]

Greetings wonderful Debian users:

I have a mostly testing install with a bit of unstable tossed in for flavor--mozilla 
browser (1.7x).  After the system updated several things, I loaded up mozilla just 
fine.  Ran like a top.  Now, if I try to launch it, I get "Bus error".  I removed it 
and reinstalled with same results.  I then installed the testing version and STILL get 
the same results.

I am DESPERATE!  Help me, help me! (in fly talk).

The system is an Intel P4 (2.4Ghz) Dell with 128MB RAM
using I810 video driver and xfree 4.3

Everything else seems to run perfectly.

Thanks so much for any possible assistance.

Regards


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post-nuke available?

[MJ Inabnit]

Greetings:

I have been looking for a replacement to php-nuke since this package
doesn't meet the Debian licensing requirements.  I found references
via google that post-nuke is available and is GPL'd.  However, using
debian's search tool, I have been unable to locate post-nuke in any
of the distributions (stable, testing, unstable).  Is post-nuke package
not packaged for Debian?


Thank you.

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php web+apache recommendations

[MJ Inabnit]

Hello list:

I was going to instal php-nuke until I found the debian-legal thread regarding the 
licensing problems..  What I hope to do is find a package based on php that uses 
modules (rss, calendar, bb, etc).  I am no webmaster, but I want to learn enough to 
get a good site up and running for our LUG.  The goal is a clean front page with a 
small amount of rss feed and links to our content that is easy to keep updated.  I 
also have examined the phpbb for forums, and it's already available and I plan to use 
it also.  What I need to know is what else I need to install to get a off-line site 
up, then transfered over to our actual server.

Is there a tasksel for this type of package, ready made?

Thank you.

Jaye

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Re: what app includes 'startx' command

[MJ Inabnit]

Thank you all for the great information on 'startx' command.  I will
check the install and see if it somehow omitted the xclient!  Also, 
the 'dlocate' command is a new one on me!  I just installed it in my
desktop and it is a *must have* applicatoin.  I love Gnu!

Thanks again.

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what app includes 'startx' command

[MJ Inabnit]

Greetings:

I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer.  It's improving, but . . .  What 
application includes the "startx" command?  I realize I can install 
xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "lite" on the older computers.  Anyway, 
I have x configured, I bet it'd display Fluxbox great, if I could only launch x :)

Thank you.

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headless firewall application recommendation

[MJ Inabnit]

Greetings:

I am looking for recommendations for firewall/router software for
Debian.  I have looked over several packages, but I feel swamped.  I
used an old Woody CD for very basic install, updated kernel and then
upgraded the system to Sarge.  All is working great, so far.  Now I
want to use this computer as a firewall to connect other computers in
the house LAN to the internet (safely).  I am no expert and firewall
rules cause me to stagger in my chair, so I am looking for a package
that will set good default rules for the LAN, yet can be tweaked if I
get the urge to open a port for a game etc.  Also, the system will be
without keyboard/mouse/monitor, so I want to avoid instlling X on it.


TIA

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Re: anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux

[MJ Inabnit]

MJ Inabnit wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux.  The last one is Rick's 
> rant <http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus>.  However, the 
> information is dated.

I want to thank everyone who took time to respond to this post.  It was interesting 
collecting the data.  I am still of the opinion that I don't need to recommend AV 
software to new users.  However, I have a better understanding of those who do 
recommend such software to selected computer users.

Thank you again.

Wishing you well.

Jaye

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anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux

[MJ Inabnit]

Greetings:

I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux.  The last one is Rick's rant 
.  However, the information 
is dated.

So what is the opinion now-a-days?  I just read a post last week where a new Gnu/Linux 
user strongly advocates AV for all new users.  The claim was something along the line 
of "What if I send you an Email with an executable attachment like [cd, rm -r]".  I 
still don't buy the claim that I need AV on my box, but I'm also very open to sound 
security advice.

Thanks so much.

Jaye

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Re: apt upgrade stops with "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)"

[MJ Inabnit]

Thanks Christopher.  That did the trick nicely!  And thanks to the quick response 
team!  Sarge is really beginning to look and feel good.

snipped from web archive
I just did an apt-get update and this new package (3.0.0-20031207-1.1) 
installed flawlessly. I'm running Sarge, too, so everyone affected 
should now have access to the fix.

Christopher Martin

On Thursday January 8 2004 19:07, Florian Ernst wrote:
> A fixed package (3.0.0-20031207-1.1) is supposed to get into
> unstable today.
>
> If you don't want to wait for it you can add a line containing
> exec 0<&1
> after 'db_stop' in /var/lib/dpkg/info/foomatic-filters.postinst

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apt upgrade stops with "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)"

[MJ Inabnit]

I did an update and dist-upgrade today (8Jan04) and all went well (as I expected it 
to) until I got to "foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1)".
Xterm snip
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1) ...
Configuration file `/etc/foomatic/filter.conf'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
  D : show the differences between the versions
  Z : start a new shell to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
***  filter.conf  (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?y

Here is where the system just "hangs out" for lack of a better descriptor.  The 
terminal is okay but the script is just sitting here.  Several hours have passed and 
it's still just sitting there--no errors--just sitting there doing nothing at all!  
I've killed it several times and restarted, but it always does the same thing.  

How do I get this script to finish?

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RE: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

[Johansson Mikael (mj)]

Hello Mark.
Thank you for responding.
I have run lspci as root and found that my video-card is
described as an unknown device. The dpkg-reconfigure gives
an error message saying that something is not installed.
I think its time for Unstable/sid. When trying to download
this version of Debian-Linux I cant find the usual i386. 
What version of the Unstable/sid should I use for my
AMD processor or can I use sarge?
If you have time and want to respond, its ok if you dont I
appericiate the help you already given, please put my email-
address in the Cc... I have trouble being part of the list
because of the huge amount of emails. 
I want to send this to the list though. Maybe someone else
has the same problem. 

Best Regards
/Mikael


-Original Message-
From: Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: den 18 augusti 2003 17:48
To: Debian Gnu/Linux s?ndlista eng. (E-mail)
Subject: Re: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.


On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 04:04:34PM +0200, Johansson Mikael (mj) wrote:
> Hello!
> Thank you very much for responding on my question Kent.
> Maybe I have to try Unstable/sid like you said but before
> that I thought of trying your hint while my feet are dry.
> What does it mean to run "lspci"? I tried to do it in the
> version of Debian I have installed, without any X-Window, 
> from the prompt but only got an error message that the command
> isn't known. Same thing with dpkg-reconfigure. Is it while
> installing this should be done. Sorry for my ignorance.

You need to be root (or you can specify the full path for
the command, but it won't necessarily help you if you need
root permissions to read things anyway). Su to root, or
log in as root, and then run lspci and dpkg-reconfigure
and things will go as clockwork.  Which means they'll go
well. :-)

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RE: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

[Johansson Mikael (mj)]

Hello!
Thank you very much for responding on my question Kent.
Maybe I have to try Unstable/sid like you said but before
that I thought of trying your hint while my feet are dry.
What does it mean to run "lspci"? I tried to do it in the
version of Debian I have installed, without any X-Window, 
from the prompt but only got an error message that the command
isn't known. Same thing with dpkg-reconfigure. Is it while
installing this should be done. Sorry for my ignorance.
The exact name of my video card is S3 ProSavage 8.
I have not tried working with the partition problem yet as I
want to resolve my probelm with the hardware first but I will
report back to you when I do.

Kind Regards
/Mikael

-Original Message-
From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: den 14 augusti 2003 16:03
To: "Debian Gnu/Linux sändlista eng. (E-mail)"
Subject: Re: Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.


Johansson Mikael (mj) wrote:

>Hello.
>
>Hardware:
>AMD Athlon processor 1,2 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD
>Video Card Pro Savage
>
>1. When trying to install Debian Gnu/Linux the video card is
>not recognized by the installation program. I am asked to
>install drivers for it. How is this done? When using Win 2000
>the cd following the motherboard can be executed automatically.
>
>Even if I find Linux-drivers for this video-card I dont know
>how to install them properly using debian Gnu/Linux. What is 
>the general way of installing hardware in debian. Is there a
>special program in the OS that does this and all I have to do
>is place the proper driver in the proper place.
>  
>
Ah, you've just run into the single biggest flaw in Debian. It can be 
tough to install and set up hardware. But once you've got it going, 
Debian is "da bomb"; it's great.

I'm assuming you have installed Stable/Woody. I've had better luck with 
hardware "detection" using Unstable/Sid, because it has newer versions 
of such things as the X Window System, which tends to do a 
better job of 
finding video cards. (I'm assuming you're looking for X video drivers.) 
However, you may want to stick with Stable until you get your feet wet 
(or if this is a server that needs to be rock stable, but then you 
probably wouldn't be _needing_ X on there).

Your best bet would be to run "lspci" and post the 
video-related part to 
this list. The chipset is more important than the name on the video 
card, and lspci will hopefully report this info. Then run 
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" and at one point you'll be asked 
which driver to use. Hopefully the correct driver for your chipset will 
be listed. If not, that's beyond me, but re-post at that time with what 
you've learned and perhaps others on this list can help out.

>2. I want to set up my computer to run both Linux and Windows.
>Is this possible?
>  
>

Absolutely. There's lots of documentation out there for that, but the 
short answer is to install Windows first, making sure to leave enough 
space free on your hard drive during the partitioning phase (method 
depends on version of Windows) for your Linux partitions. Then install 
Linux. Then tinker with /etc/lilo.conf and re-run lilo (assuming you're 
using the "default" of lilo, and not grub or something else). Then 
reboot and there you go. Of course there are other ways to do it, like 
if you've already got Windows taking up the entire drive, you can use 
something like Partition Magic, or fips if the drive is FAT (not NTFS), 
to resize the partition, etc.

This will allow you to choose to boot into Linux or Windows at boot 
time. If you want to run Windows within Linux (or vice-versa), that can 
be accomplished to, but with more headache and (recommended) more cost 
(recommended because VMWare is the route you want to go, although you 
could try plex/bochs - I forget today's name for the app, or even other 
routes).

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Problem with video card when installing debian Gnu/Linux.

[Johansson Mikael (mj)]

Hello.

Hardware:
AMD Athlon processor 1,2 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD
Video Card Pro Savage

1. When trying to install Debian Gnu/Linux the video card is
not recognized by the installation program. I am asked to
install drivers for it. How is this done? When using Win 2000
the cd following the motherboard can be executed automatically.

Even if I find Linux-drivers for this video-card I dont know
how to install them properly using debian Gnu/Linux. What is 
the general way of installing hardware in debian. Is there a
special program in the OS that does this and all I have to do
is place the proper driver in the proper place.

2. I want to set up my computer to run both Linux and Windows.
Is this possible?

Every hint is welcome!

Thank you in advance.

Mikael


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Re: TCP wrapper telnet breakage?

[MJ Watson]

On 4 Jun 1999, Christopher R. Barry wrote:

> Ever since I did some major upgrading of my Debian box to potato,
> telnet seems to be screwed, though it is configured properly and
> worked before. It's the classic problem:
> 
> In /etc/hosts.allow (redundant, but just making sure)
> 
> ALL: 127.0.0.1 
> ALL: localhost 
> ALL: HAL

Have you checked your firewall settings?

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Excessive Ethernet Collisions (2.0.34 + tulip)

[MJ Watson]

We're using DEC Celebris GL6200 with 21143 tulip cards, and the
only version of the driver that seems to work is v0.91 from the
NASA website.  This is also true on my 2.1 installation, which
is not having quite as substantial a problem, but then it isn't
running exactly the same suite of daemons (etc.)

Does any happen to see anything in this list of active processes
that might be causing so many collsions?  The activity is very
sporadic, but there do seem to be an awful lot of them (ifconfig
listing below ps listing):

  PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1  ?  SW   0:06 (init)
2  ?  SW   0:00 (kflushd)
3  ?  SW<  0:00 (kswapd)
   12  ?  S0:00 update 
   97  ?  S0:00 /sbin/syslogd 
   99  ?  S0:00 /sbin/klogd 
  106  ?  S0:00 /sbin/kerneld 
  122  ?  S0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 -l "a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\3
  128  ?  S0:21 /usr/sbin/tcplogd 
  130  ?  S0:00 /usr/sbin/icmplogd 
  156  ?  SW   0:00 (rinetd)
  167  ?  SW   0:00 (xinetd)
  181  ?  S0:00 /usr/sbin/icmplog 
  189  ?  S0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 
  199   1 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  200   2 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  201   3 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  202   4 SW   0:00 (getty)
  203   5 SW   0:00 (getty)
  204   6 SW   0:00 (getty)
  208   1 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  215   1 S0:00 (xinit)
  220  ?  S   20:35 X :0 -auth /root/.Xauthority 
  222   1 S0:08 /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker 
  241   1 S0:00 /usr/bin/X11/rxvt -ls 
  242  p0 S0:00 -ksh 
  252   1 S7:19 /usr/X11R6/bin/gmemusage 
  253   1 S0:10 xterm -T Top -e /usr/bin/top 
  254  p1 S   14:17 /usr/bin/top 
  255   1 S0:12 xsysinfo 
  256   1 S0:17 /usr/bin/X11/xcpustate 
  257   1 S0:02 /usr/bin/X11/rxvt -ls 
  258  p2 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  268   1 S0:00 /usr/X11R6/bin/shelltool 
  269  p3 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  274  p3 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  286   1 S0:04 /usr/bin/X11/rxvt -ls 
  287  p4 SW   0:00 (ksh)
  297  p4 R N1720:40 ./setiathome 
  701   1 S0:00 /usr/bin/X11/rxvt -ls 
  707  p5 S0:00 (ksh)
  873   2 S0:00 (ksh)
  887   3 SW   0:00 (ksh)
 1643  p2 S0:02 ssh -l mjwatson snafu 
 1670  p5 S1:50 tleds eth0 
 2518  p0 R0:00 ps ax 
  165  ?  S0:00 /sbin/portmap 
  186  ?  S0:00 (atd)
  140  ?  S0:00 lpd MAIN  

loLink encap:Local Loopback  
  inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.240.0
  UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1
  RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
  TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
  Collisions:0 

eth0  Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:F8:78:DC:F5  
  inet addr:10.40.42.203  Bcast:255.255.255.0  Mask:255.255.240.0
  UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
  RX packets:560882 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
  TX packets:142618 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
  Collisions:145022 
  Interrupt:9 Base address:0xec00 

thanks,
Michael

looking for correct 'insmod de4x5' args

[MJ Watson]

Been working a while on getting a DEC 21142 card up on a 2.0 install
but apparently haven't hit on the right parms.  The system is a DEC
Celebris 6200, Intel 233.

The network is 10Mb, half-duplex.  Attempts have included:

insmod de4x5 
insmod de4x5 args='eth0:autosense=10Mb' (also tried TP, what the heck)
insmod de4x5 args='eth0:autosense=10Mb dec_only=1'

Also, what would the parm be for debugging?

Thanks,
Michael


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Re: Monitor vs X servers

[MJ Watson]

> > Video card is a Diamond Stealth 1MB DRAM, and strictly from
> > possibly impaired memory, an ISA card with S3 Trio VESA something-
> > or-other, probably new in 1996.
> 
>   Which of these two cards you are actually using?
> 
>   The X server should be choosing according to the card.
> There is a list of supported cards for each X server, I
> think in that Hardware-Compatibility-HowTo.

There is only one card, displaying the info through DOS MSD command
shows a subset of info for the VESA stuff, which I have no idea if
it's used or not.

The card is supported, my question is what X servers will both the
card and the monitor support, or am I stuck with VGA16 for my server?

Thanks,
Michael
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Startup of X fails

[MJ Watson]

After installing 2.0 clean onto my PC, attempts to start up any
window manager fails, as does just trying to start an xterm.

This output is from an attempt to start up fvwm2:

-


[FVWM][main]: <> Unknown option:  `:0'

[FVWM][main]: <> Unknown option:  `-auth'

[FVWM][main]: <> Unknown option:  `/root/.Xauthority'


Fvwm Version 2.0.46 Usage:

  X [-d dpy] [-debug] [-f config_cmd] [-s] [-blackout] [-version] [-h]

[FVWM][main]: <> can't open display 
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
giving up.
xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

-

Any suggestions?  XF86Setup seems to go OK, though it may have been done as
root, but I'm trying to start my windows as under my userid.  I'm not trying 
to run xdm, just doing a startx.

Thanks,
Michael
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2.0 X still won't work

[MJ Watson]

After installing Debian 2.0 onto a clean system, X11 will not run.
XF86Setup seems to go fine, my mouse appears to be configured properly,
and all the software seems to be correctly installed.   Of course, if
something is missing, it wouldn't be obvious to me, either.  Executing
startx results in the getting-very-familiar error:

_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2

However, the error number changes to 111 when my $DISPLAY variable
is changed from unix:0 to :0.  Localhost:0 was also tried.  This is a
standalone system, though it does call the ISP using ppp.  My localhost
shows up in netstat -r output, and looks like my ISP's, which is also 2.0.
The default manager is fvwm2, pretty much at random, though twm was
substituted once with no change.  Anybody can run X11, and most of my
efforts have been run from my non-root userid.

.xinitrc and .xsession are pretty much by the documentation, but they're
not available to copy here.

Presumably the problem is something simple, but since X11 is not
something I've worked with much, it's not obvious to me.

Suggestions, please?

Thanks,
Michael

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Getting Netscape Running

[MJ Watson]

Having just installed 2.0 at home, my next project is to
get Netscape up and running.  I'm assuming that some form
of Xwindowing is required.  If so, startx blows off with
numerous errors (sorry, I'm not at home, so don't have
the errors at hadn:  Basically, xinitrc can't be found,
and a series of "can't connect" errors occur).

Also, in looking at Netscape's ftp site, there is more
than one version for linux:  mklinux, linux20_glibc2, linux12.
Is there a FAQ anywhere for how to choose and build Netscape?

Thanks,
Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>