Re: [newbie] mounting cdrom with iso9660
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I try to mount my CD-ROM drive, which is /dev/hdc, using: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom it gives me an error that says something like, this format is not supported by kernel. Waht is going on and how can I fix it so I can use my CDRom drive in Linux? Thanks if you use Linux-Mandrake 5.1, you certainly have to do as follow: cd /lib/modules ln -s 2.0.35-2 2.0.35 /sbin/depmod -a Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: CD drive [was [newbie] PPP, sound, CD drive, and modem}
Once again, thanks for everyone's help.
Fabio Coatti wrote:
1) under KDE, when you are unable to open the try, do a mount to check
wich drives are mounted
[root@localhost /root]# mount
/dev/hdb5 on / type ext2 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
/dev/hdb7 on /home type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb10 on /tmp type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb6 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb9 on /usr/local type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb8 on /usr/src type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /mnt/windows type msdos (rw)
2) check the /dev/cdrom link, it should point at /dev/hdd
Here is what happened:
[root@localhost /]# ls -l /dev/hdd
brw-rw-rw- 2 root disk 22, 64 May 5 1998 /dev/hdd
[root@localhost /]# ls -l /dev/cdrom
brw-rw-rw- 2 root disk 22, 64 May 5 1998 /dev/cdrom
[root@localhost /]#
I suppose that `b' stands for `block device'. In that event isn't it the
case
that /dev/cdrom is not a symbolic link after all (otherwise there should
be an `l' at the beginning of the line)?
Rémi LETOT wrote:
try 'ls -l /dev/cdrom'.
See above.
Also try umount /mnt/cdrom and then eject.
^^^
Give us the result from these two tries.
[root@localhost /root]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
[root@localhost /root]# umount /mnt/cdrom
^^^
{I tried before using `umount /dev/cdrom'}
[root@localhost /root]# eject
eject: CDROMEJECT ioctl failed for `/dev/cdrom': Device or resource busy
[root@localhost /root]# eject -f
eject: CDROMEJECT ioctl failed for `/dev/cdrom': Device or resource busy
[root@localhost /root]#
Any ideas?
Re: [newbie] kpackage crashes
Thanks to all for their patience. Maybe something went wrong and the rpm database is messed up. Try to run rpm to fix the problem (check with man rpm) I think you are right because glint does not work either: [root@localhost /]# glint [1] 3054 [root@localhost /]# Glint Graphical Package Manager -- version 2.6.2 Copyright (C) 1998 - Red Hat Software This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License Traceback (innermost last): File "./glint.py", line 49, in ? installedPackageSet = InstalledPackageSet() File "./packageset.py", line 133, in __init__ self.db = RPMDatabase(prefix) File "./rpmdb.py", line 61, in __init__ self.OpenDatabase(Prefix) File "./rpmdb.py", line 26, in OpenDatabase self.reopen() File "./rpmdb.py", line 51, in reopen label = name + ":" + version + ":" + release TypeError: bad operand type(s) for + [1]+ Exit 1 glint [root@localhost /]# I had no luck rebuilding the rpm database. Can one of you please tell me what I am doing wrong: [root@localhost /root]# rpm --rebuilddb cannot allocate space for database cannot add record originally at 24664 failed to rebuild database; original database remains in place [root@localhost /root]# rpm --rebuilddb --root /root error creating directory /root//var/lib/rpm/rebuilddb.3115: No such file or directory failed to open /root/var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm [root@localhost /root]# rpm --rebuilddb --dbpath /root/var/lib/rpm/ error creating directory ///root/var/lib/rpm//rebuilddb.3116: No such file or directory failed to open //root/var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm I hope that there is a solution short of a complete reinstall... Thanks to all for their help, and Happy New Year! Idris
Re: Modem problems [was[newbie] PPP, sound, CD drive, and modem]
Fabio Coatti wrote: On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 07:35:19PM -0500, Idris S Hamid wrote: DOS). From KPPP I did ``Query Modem''. In response I got the following message: ``Sorry, the modem is busy''. However, the modem was NOT busy at all (I could still use my phone). This is related to a process that "locks" the modem, not to the phone line. [root@localhost /root]# minicom Device /dev/modem is locked. [root@localhost /root]# The modem went from ``busy'' to ``locked''. I do not know how I did that nor how to undo it. KPPP gives me the same message. Maybe your pppd is running (check with ps ax) and is locking the modem. Yo use kppp you have to turn off the "lock" option of pppd, you should find this option with control-panel (I dont remember well, I do many configuratins by hand...) Check the kppp manual Well, the modem was unlocked when I rebooted into Linux, but still ``busy'' when queried. Note, however, that I ran ps ax after running pppd and ps ax did not list ppp, slhc, or nls_cp437. [root@localhost /root]# lsmod Module PagesUsed by ppp50 (autoclean) slhc 2[ppp] 0 (autoclean) nls_cp437 11 (autoclean) [root@localhost /root]# Here is my one and only serial ports message from dmesg (should there be another?): tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A You should see 2 serial ports... Well, I only have one serial port being recognized during bootup: tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A . I believe that this corresponds to COM1. Could this be the source of my problems? I ran `make xconfig' which, under `Character devices', listed `Standard/generic serial support' for ALL standard serial ports as being loaded as a single driver. So why does Linux only recognize one of my serial ports? Maybe this section of file:/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/defconfig will be of some help: : : # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_DIGI is not set CONFIG_CYCLADES=m CONFIG_ISI=m CONFIG_STALDRV=y CONFIG_STALLION=m CONFIG_ISTALLION=m CONFIG_RISCOM8=m CONFIG_PRINTER=m CONFIG_SPECIALIX=m # CONFIG_SPECIALIX_RTSCTS is not set CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE=y # CONFIG_UMISC is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set CONFIG_FTAPE=m # # Set IObase/IRQ/DMA for ftape in ./drivers/char/ftape/Makefile # # CONFIG_APM is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set CONFIG_RTC=y : I really hope that there is an answer on the horizon... Thanks again Idris
Re: PPP problems [was Re: [newbie] PPP, sound, CD drive, and modem]
I thank everyone for their help. So, to solve your problems, try the following (please do it from command line) pppd (this should, at least, load the module "ppp", check with lsmod) if the module is loaded, your kernel/module system is working fine. to kill the pppd process, "killall pppd" This is exactly what happened: [root@localhost /root]# lsmod Module PagesUsed by nls_cp437 11 (autoclean) [root@localhost /root]# pppd ~ÿ}#À!}!}!} }.}%}¼ÜkÊ}'}"}(}"}%~~ÿ}#À!}!}!} [more garbage] %~[root@localhost /root]# [root@localhost /root]# depmod -a [root@localhost /root]# lsmod Module PagesUsed by slhc 20 (autoclean) nls_cp437 11 (autoclean) [root@localhost /root]# pppd ~ÿ}#À!}!}!} }.}%}}ú[d}'}"}(}"Õr~~ÿ}#À!}!}!} [more garbage] Õr~[root@localhost /root]# lsmod Module PagesUsed by ppp50 (autoclean) slhc 2[ppp] 0 (autoclean) nls_cp437 11 (autoclean) [root@localhost /root]# What are slhc and nls_cp437? Anyway, I guess PPP is OK (or isn't it?). Unless there is something else that I am missing, I should be able to focus on the modem now and get that working. Then I can come back to ppp if things still do not work. Does the above look OK to anyone? Thanks again Idris
[newbie] Holidays
Hope everyone is enjoying thier holidays this year. John Brack Belly Entertainment http://www.bright.net/~belly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] mounting cdrom with iso9660
What file systems does the kernel support at present? mount /cdrom (if you have it setup this way) should work just fine. On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:42:51 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I try to mount my CD-ROM drive, which is /dev/hdc, using: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom it gives me an error that says something like, this format is not supported by kernel. Waht is going on and how can I fix it so I can use my CDRom drive in Linux? Thanks
Re: [newbie] Xwindows and Diamond G460
i also have a Diamond Stealth II and found support lacking... but there is a server for it, look @ the readme in Xservers/XSuSE dir ( on the mandrake cdrom). i hear that Xwindows 3.3.3 has better support for the Diamond Stealth II... on that note i'm upgrading X to 3.3.3 and for some werd reason XF86Setup can't find my installation of X. it conplains that XWINDOWSHOME hasnt been set. what is this? and how do i set it? has anyone else upgraded to 3.3.3? tanks, are fun... zipht -Original Message- From: Jason E.J. Manaigre [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:07 PM Subject: [newbie] Xwindows and Diamond G460 Hello everyone, just ran an install of Mandrake, however, does anyone have the info necessary for configuring Xwindows for a Diamond Stealth II G460 video card? Thanks people...
