Re: [newbie] Palmpilot connections?

[Theo Brinkman]

Serpico wrote:
> 
> Has anyone tried to get their Palmpilot to work with LinuxMandrake6 ? I
> picked the December issue of Linux Magazine and it had a great article about
> different software to use.  Seems that j-pilot was the best and anything
> else had just a short paragraph explaining how the author could not get any
> other software to work.  I'm using the kpilot program that came along with
> the KDE desktop and I just can't get it to work.  I have typed many paths
> for the device with no luck.  If anyone has had success please let me know.
> Thank you.
> 
> Serpico
> 
> "You talkin' to me?"

I was having the same problems until I found the help for KPilot.  It
seems you've got to do a 'chmod 666 /dev/?' where the ? is the serial
port the cradle is attached to.  (Of course I'm using Mandrake 6.1, so
YMMV.)

- Theo

Re: [newbie] DHCP Problems

[Theo Brinkman]

Steve Philp wrote:
> 
> paul johnson wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I cannot get DHCP (Pump) to assign me an address on my Mandrake 6.
> > machine at work.  The machine is dual-bootable with WinNT 4.0.  When
> > booting in NT I get an address no problem.  The machine is a Thinkpad
> > with a 3Com PCMCIA 3C589D-TP.  The DHCP server is WinNT 4.0 server on
> > the far side of a 56k frame relay WAN link.
> >
> > If I assign the card a static address it works fine in Mandrake but I
> > need DHCP.
> >
> > Any suggestions?  Thanks for the help.
> >
> > P.S.  I searched the newbie archives and didn't find anything relevant.
> 
> Check to see if there is a pump update package available.  I recall
> seeing a Red Hat update shortly after the 6.0 release that mentioned
> something about an inability/difficulty in getting a DHCP response from
> NT servers.  I could be completely off-base about it though, it's been
> months since I saw it and it didn't really apply to anything I was doing
> so I didn't pay much attention to it...  :)

I've been having the same problem, so I've tried both solutions posted
(adding -h $HOSTNAME to ifup, & upgrading pump, & doing both), but it
hasn't solved the problem for me.  On the upside, I now get a low beep
after about 30 seconds from cardmgr letting me know the card is being
deactivated.

After a bit of tinkering, I noticed that the card (assinged IRQ 10 in
Win98) was being assigned looked for on IRQ 9 in linux.  So I added the
line 'exclude irq 9' to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts, and that seems to have
done the trick!  YIPPIE!

- Theo

Re: [[newbie] Linux for home consumers?]

[Theo Brinkman]

Device specs would be nice.  But Diamond doesn't release THEM either. 
Without documentation writing drivers is a tediously painful process of
guesswork.  Yes, geniuses inhabit the *nix crowd, but they're only
geniuses, not psychics or gods.

- Theo

Rick Fry wrote:
> 
> What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
> programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
> to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
> how about putting up or shutting up?
> 
> Original Message Follows
> On 16-Aug-99 Rick Fry wrote:
> 
> That 'silly reason' is that like most manufacturers Diamond does not bother
> making Linux drivers for its products.  You're throwing your blame in the
> wrong direction.
> 
> -Tom
> 
> ___
> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Re: [newbie] Re-installed Win98 - Lost LILO -- How to re-install????

[Theo Brinkman]

Did you make a custom boot disk during the installation?  If so, boot
from it, and once you're logged in as 'root', type 'lilo' at the
prompt.  That should get lilo back into the mbr.  If not, try using
rawwrite (it's on the install CD) to make a rescue disk with rescue.img
(in the images directory), and you should be able to do the same thing. 
I've never used the rescue disk, so there may be additional steps that I
dont' know about.

- Theo

"Michael P. Wheat" wrote:
> 
> Yes, I did re-install Win98 ---  use it for games ;-)
> 
> I am using Mandrake 6.0 on a Celeron 300
> 
> I guess when you install Win98 is automatically overwrites the MBR (sure
> would be nice if it would at least ask permission).  I would like to get
> LILO back so I can get back to my Linux install.
> 
> Here is my configuration:
> 
> I have two drives:  The first is a 1.6 gig (house win 98), and second 6.4
> gig drive which is partitioned into two drives.  Linux is installed on the
> first 2 gigs on the second drive.
> 
> I really don't want to have to re-install to get back to Unix... I do that
> enough with Windows ;-)
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> Talon

[newbie] Kernel update on a laptop

[Theo Brinkman]

I've been getting by without the kernel update by typing 'halt' to
shutdown my laptop, and 'reboot' to reboot it.  I do that, because when
I type 'shutdown -h now' or 'shutdown -r now', my partitions don't
cleanly unmount, and the system doesn't cleanly reboot (I loose the
keyboard).

I've been trying to get by without the kernel update, because the last
time I tried it, I installed the kernel update, and the kernel-pcmcia
update, and it couldn't detect my pcmcia cards (no DHCP for eththernet
was bad enough, but no modem? eek!).

Am I running the risk of breaking anything by typing 'halt' and 'reboot'
instead of 'shutdown...'?  Did I just screw up installing the kernel and
kernel-pcmcia update rpms when I tried?  What rpms do I need to download
from Mandrake's site to update the kernel and still keep my pcmcia modem
working?

- Theo

[newbie] Kppp problems

[Theo Brinkman]

I'm having some problems with getting a dial-up connection to my ISP
(Netcom/Mindspring) to work.  My modem dials, and the dial-in server
picks up, but I don't get anything past that as far as I can tell. 
Kppp's debug function gives an output file like this (add pppd[616] to
the front of each line):
pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0: ^F
local  IP address 207.93.134.127
remote IP address 165.236.195.72
Terminating on signal 15
Connection terminated
Connect time 0.5 minutes.
Sent 561 bytes, received 551 bytes.
Exit.

Kppp gives a 'hint' something like "You are recieving a response of
'^F'.  Maybe that will help.", in the connection debugger.  I haven't
had a chance to try the 'novj' option yet, so if that's it, let me know.

- Theo

Re: [RE: [[newbie] realy dumb and revisited Q]]

[Theo Brinkman]

Actually it's closer to the linux equivalent of DOS's 'COMMAND.COM'.

- Theo

Joseph Gardner wrote:
> 
> Ok, ok I get the point.  It's the linux equivalent of DOS's config.sys and 
>autoexec.bat, right.
> Regards,
> 
> Joe
> 
> -Original Message-
> From:   Michael Scottaline [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:   Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:Re: [RE: [[newbie] realy dumb and revisited Q]]
> 
> Joseph Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What does one mean rerun lilo (I know RTFM, but I don't have my books with me
> 8-))
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joseph Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Company
> Cleveland, OH
> 
> >From a command line just type:  lilo
> 
>   
> 
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[newbie] Re:

[Theo Brinkman]

At the LILO boot prompt, type 'linux 3' (without the quotes).

- Theo

Kalju Rüütli wrote:
> 
> Hi there!
> 
> After little mistake in xconfigurator conf. file I can not start X server.
> Unfortunately I did reboot computer and since my computer is booting into
> KDE all I can see is flicking display...
> 
> How I can start coputer into konsole mode?
> 
> Kalju

Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?

[Theo Brinkman]

Dan Brown wrote:
> 
> From: Joseph Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > Interesting, I thought I was using 2.2.?? (linux-mandrake 6.0(venus))
> and it gives me the
> > choice of cuaX and ttySX from the kppp dialer.
> 
> Interesting...  Linus's release notes for the 2.2.x kernel say that
> it's stopped supporting the cua devices.  Does mandrake make links
> instead?

I thought the cua's  were just there for backward compatibility cases,
and they were going to be removed completely in 2.4.x or some such.

- Theo

Re: [newbie] Printer question

[Theo Brinkman]

YEs, the 'Compaq' inkjets are actually Lexmarks.  Never seen anything
but trouble with their inkjets.  Lexmark's laser printers are good
though.

- Theo

Brian Leas wrote:
> 
> I doubt it. I have seen them too and they look an awful lot like the Lexmark
> POS that I have.  I could be wrong though, so dont take my word as gospel on
> that.
> -Original Message-
> From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Linux Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, August 15, 1999 9:43 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Printer question
> 
> >I've noticed a good price on a Compaq inkjet printer, but I can't find
> >Compaq in the Printer Compatibility List. Anyone know if Compaq brand
> inkjet
> >printers work under Linux?
> >
> >

Re: [newbie] LILO is destroying my computer!

[Theo Brinkman]

It's possible that the Linux '/boot' (or possibly '/') partition is
above the 1024 cylinder limit.  In that case, you need to change how
your HD is partitioned (with a 3rd party tool, or with complete
reinstalls of everything on a freshly partitioned and formatted HD).

BUT, you said you set Win98 as 'hda'?  Try booting from the floppy, and
editing that part of /etc/lilo.conf to '/dev/hda1'.  Then save your
changes and run lilo.  You should get messages to the effect of: 'Adding
linux*  Adding dos'.  If that works, try booting from the hard drive.

If it doesn't work, use a DOS boot floppy and type 'fdisk /mbr'.  (I'm
not sure if that's the exact command, but someone else here should be
able to correct it if it's not.)

- Theo

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I have been getting errors galore ever since I tried to install LILO.  The first
> time I attempted to install it,  I got "an error has occured" message and
> skipped over it.  The 2nd time I tried to isntall it I got the same. So I
> checked off the linear option in the install and LILO installed without giving
> me any error messages.  Now my computer locks up every time it boots from the
> main drive.  LILO begins to execute and displays the "LI" in LILO but then just
> freezes. So now I am stuck with a Linux boot disk, a Linux partition and a swop
> partition.  I used the boot disk to boot into linux and configured my Windows 98
> drive as hda and my Linux drive as hda5  and tried various other LILO
> configurations,  all that froze in the same manner as before. I also got error
> logs in the  LINUXCONS that said something about a 1024 limit.  I want my
> computer to just boot into windows now and totally remove the cursed LILO
> program from my master boot. I tried to remove LILO from my master boot so I
> went into the RPM icon in KDE and found LILO and clicked on uninstall. Now when
> I tried to boot from my hard drive again I still got the frozen LILO screen
> after I uninstaled it !   So now what should I do ???  I want to go back to my
> old confirgureation witrhout LILO and just use the boot disk to boot into Linux
> otherwise just have it go straight to Win98.  How do I remove LILO from the
> master boot from Linux without the LILO RPM package. Any help is much
> appreciated.   William

Re: [newbie] Acer 'Prisa' 620ST Scanner

[Theo Brinkman]

Isn't that something you'd add to '/etc/modules.conf'?  I might be
wrong, but the impression I got is that that's where you put the
'insmod' to load a module on boot.  Bear in mind, I'm still new at this,
so I might be wrong.

- Theo

John Aldrich wrote:
> I had to install a SCSI card after I'd built my system
> (needed to FDISK a SCSI drive that Windows wouldn't let me
> FDISK because it had OS/2 on the drive!) and I played
> around and did an "insmod advansys.o" from the appropriate
> directory and then mounted the hard drive on a mount point
> I'd created for it.
> However, I'm not sure how to get that module PERMANENTLY
> installed, although I suspect it would be something you
> could add to the boot script. Right now I don't need to
> have SCSI support on a regular basis, so I'm not worried
> about it. But, that should get you started in the right
> direction. As always, RTFM will be your best bet. :-)

Re: [newbie] Honest opinions on Linux

[Theo Brinkman]

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> > New guy here again:
> >
> > It seems the Linux OS is very complex so far. What is the true advantage
> > to running this OS rather than a Windows 98 system? Believe me I hate
> > Bill Gates and will be happy when he folds - that is why I am switching
> > to Linux - but is there really an advantage at this point in the game or
> > should people wait another few years until the hard parts have been made
> > easy for the common man with GUI's and such?
> >
> My feeling about the BEST reason to switch is the following:
> When an app crashes in Windows, the whole O/S crashes along
> with it to some extent. When an app crashes in Linux, only
> in rare circumstances will it cause the O/S to crash. Even
> when Linux becomes unstable due to an app crashing, you can
> USUALLY just kill the offending app and Linux will become
> stable again, and if not, you can at least shut down
> cleanly and reboot (making sure NOT to start up the
> offending app until you know what you did wrong )
> John

A nice example of this happened to me last night.  I've got a glitchy
video card that I can't afford to replace just yet.  It causes problems
in Windows, and even Linux occasionally.  Last night it locked up KDE to
the point that keyboard input was dead.  I telnetted across from my
server, 'su'd to root, and successfully rebooted the machine (I couldn't
seem to kill all of the X-Windows processes because some had '?' where
the pid# should have been).

Now, what I'm suspecting is happening with the video card is that it's
overheating (lousy air circulation in an over-packed case), and when I
try to kill X with the ctrlaltbackspace trick, it hangs because it can't
get the video card back into a known state.

The short of it is, I would have just had to hard boot the machine if
I'd been running windows at the time.

- Theo

Re: [newbie] LILO

[Theo Brinkman]

We may have just missed the message in the mass of postings, or the list
server may have hicupped.

Anyway, I'll give it a shot.

Unless something went wrong during the install, you should be able to
mount the CD-ROM (once you've got a disk in it) by typing:
'mount /mnt/cdrom'

Before it will let you eject it, you'll have to UNMOUNT it by typing:
'umount /mnt/cdrom'  (Note: it's 'umount', not 'unmount'.  That gets
most people at first.)

If my answer had nothing to do with your question, repost it, and I'll
see what I can do.

- Theo

Michael Lim Shek Sia wrote:
> 
> Yesterday I broadcasted a question on CD-rom mounting.  There is no answer so
> far, I wonder that I am
> in the wrong mail group or is it just too simple for anybody to be bothered
> with ??  Appreciate anyone with
> any response.
> 
> regards
> michael lim

Re: [newbie] LILO

[Theo Brinkman]

I had this happen once.  If you made the custom boot disk when it
prompted you, try booting with it, and then running 'lilo' at the prompt
after you log in.  Depending on the results you get from that, you may
have to edit '/etc/lilo.conf' to get it working.

- Theo

> Ryan Gubele wrote:
> 
> I go through the entire install process to instal Linux Mandrake 6. I
> get done and I reboot. Right when LILO should start I start getting
> screens full of 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 etc..   Can anyone help me. I
> tride Redhat Linux 5 and it did the same thing. I wondered if anyone
> knew about this...

Re: [newbie] still can't use usercfg!

[Theo Brinkman]

Just as important, have you mounted the CD-ROM?

Try it again after typing:
'mount /mnt/cdrom'

If you get an error on the mount, someone here should be able to help
you get that resolved.

- Theo

Joseph Gardner wrote:
> 
> Are you logged in as root ???
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joseph Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Company
> Cleveland, OH 44102
> 
> -Original Message-
> From:   brandon [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:   Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:49 AM
> To: mandrake-linux support
> Subject:[newbie] still can't use usercfg!
> 
> I asked about why I can't use usercfg - it gives error message saying it
> doesn't recognize the command.
> 
> someone suggestted I type in:   rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RMS/usercfg*
> 
> I tried that, it doesn't recognize this command either.  What do I have
> to do to get usercfg working?
> If the command above is correct, WHAT SHOULD I HAVE DONE BEFORE TYPING
> THAT COMMAND IN?  Let me remind you that I am NEW to Linux.  Please make
> no assumptions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> brandon
> 
>   
> 
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Re: [newbie] KPPP

[Theo Brinkman]

Goofed the 'COM' to 'ttys' mappings a bit.

It should be:
ttys0 = COM1
ttys1 = COM2
ttys2 = COM3
ttys3 = COM4

- Theo

PAPERCHASE wrote:
> 
> You may try to reinstall your modem on COM2 or COM1 & IRQ3 or IRQ4.
> in Windows95.
> Then, use ttys1(COM1) or ttys2(COM2) at kppp.
> 
> Billy

Re: [newbie] BogoMIPS

[Theo Brinkman]

The only time a BOGOMips value should worry you, is if it's suddenly
significantly different from normal one day when you boot up.  (And not
even always then on a laptop.)

- Theo

Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Martin White wrote:
> 
> > My PIII 450 gives out approx 453BMIPS - i expected considerably more than
> > this as i've seen 450 from a Dell 233 system before.
> >
> > Finally, does it matter ? Or should i take this as an indication of a
> > problem ?
> 
> No - it's just the fact that some processors execute an idle loop faster
> than others. It's not much of an indication of the real system speed.
> 
> LLaP
> bero
> 
> --
> Tired of waiting for Windows 2000?
> STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

[Theo Brinkman]

Somebody else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the command you
need to make the variable permanent is 'export' as in :

'export IPADDR'

- Theo

Jo wrote:
> 
> the thing is, I had tried that. I have a fair luggage of DOS knowledge
> and the variable was always empty. So I went out today and bought a book
> about programming: Linux programmer's reference.
> The mistake I made was to run my program and then ask for the contents
> of the variable. If I write the echo command into the script everything
> is fine.
> I guess I need some other command to make the changes permanent or at
> least last after my script terminated.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Jo
> 
> Patrick Putteman wrote:
> >
> > try :
> >
> > echo $IPADDR
> >
> > and verify if the address is what you expect it to be
> >
> > Patrick Putteman
> > Internet Support Manager
> > Net 7
> > www.net7.be
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] scripting problems
> >
> > > OK, PATH=$PATH:. worked.
> > >
> > > I set a variable in that script:
> > >
> > > IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1 | grep "inet addr:" | cut -f2 -d: | cut -f1
> > > -d" "`
> > >
> > > How can I check if this variable got assigned the proper value?
> > >
> > > Many tanks for your help,
> > >
> > > Jo
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Jo wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > [root@host jd]# ls -al rc_fi
> > > > > -rwxrwxr-x   1 root root30090 Aug  7 02:47 rc_fi
> > > > > [root@host jd]# rc_fi
> > > > > bash: rc_fi: command not found
> > > >
> > > > The current directory is by default not in the PATH.
> > > > Either do ./rc_fi, or do export PATH=$PATH:. before running rc_fi.
> > > >
> > > > LLaP
> > > > bero
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tired of waiting for Windows 2000?
> > > > STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
> > >

Re: [newbie] Partition Problems

[Theo Brinkman]

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> > The difference is that when it boots up I end up at the penguin screen,
> > asking for the login...not the KDE asking for the login.
> >
> > If I logon an type KDE to start it...I now get the following errors;
> >
> > kcontrol: cannot connect to X server
> > kaudioserver: cannot connect to X server
> > maudio: cannot open audio device
> > krootwm: cannot connect to server
> > ...etc...
> >
> > My first install had it going to the KDE...
> >
> > What have I done wrong regarding the X server and the KDE not coming up as
> > default??
> >
> You have to type "startx" not "kde" to start X with KDE.
> Howver, (unless Mandrake is doing it differently than
> RedHat) you'll have to change desktop managers once you've
> started X as it defaults to Gnome.

Mandrake defaults to KDE.

- Theo

Re: [newbie] Lost PCMCIA

[Theo Brinkman]

OK, I've gone back to the old kernel & kernel-pcmcia rpms, which I tried
upgrading hoping to solve a problem I was having with getting assigned
an IP with DHCP in the first place.  Here's the log info I have
involving the ethernet adapter:

ifup: Determining IP information for eth0...
pumpd[1629]: starting at Fri Aug  6 13:38:03 1999
kernel: etho0: autodetected 10baseT
ifup:  failed.
ifup: Operation failed.

< 10 second time gap while I pulled ethernet card here >

kernel: alloc_skb called nonatomically from interrupt c0150c75
cardmgr[450]: shutting down socket 1
cardmgr[450]: executing: './network stop eth0'
cardmgr[450]: + Operation failed.
cardmgr[450]: + etho0: unknown interface: No such device
cardmgr[450]:executing: 'rmmod 3c589_cs'

< 12 second time gap while I re-inserted the card here >

cardmgr[450]: initializing socket 1
kernel: eth0: 3Com 3c589, port 0x300, irq 9, Auto port, hw_addr
00:00:86:35:95:EA
cardmgr[450]: socket 1: 3Com 3CXE589E Ethernet
cardmgr[450]: executing: 'insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/pcmcia/3c589_cs.o'
cardmgr[450]: executing: './network start eth0'
kernel: eth0: autodetected 10baseT
cardmgr[450]: + Determining IP information for eth0... Operation failed.
cardmgr[450]: + failed.
cardmgr[450]: start cmd exited with status 1


Some Notes:
The PCMCIA ethernet card in question is a 3Com model 3CXE589ET (I
believe the same as the other 3CXE589Ex series but with the X-Jack
connector instead of the dongle).
It seems to detect my 3Com 56K modem just fine, though I haven't gotten
around to playing with it yet.  (Maybe I should.)

- Theo

Re: [newbie] RPMs (?)

[Theo Brinkman]

Not to put a dead horse out of it's misery, but that page hasn't been
updated since Mandrake 5.2 or 5.3 was current.  Look at what it says it
provides (Netscape 4.05).

Yes, it could have been made more clear that it was compiled for Pentium
processors.  However, now that it has been clarified, arguing about it
doesn't solve anything.

- Theo

Pedro Timoteo wrote:
> 
> "Noonan, Mr Sean P." wrote:
> >
> > Not to beat a dead a horse, but http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html
> >  , which is their English-Language
> > Linux Distributions page, also clearly states:
> >
> > "It [Mandrake] actually runs on all Intel and compatibles [sic]
> > architectures (486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II and all
> > clones)."
> 
> I believe Mandrake itself runs on a 486, but the updates don't. Weird. :)

Re: [newbie] Lost PCMCIA

[Theo Brinkman]

OOPS.  Just realized I'd changed the wrong memory range.  Unfortunately
the results are no different.  I got the following response:

Kernel: cs: unable to map card memory!
kernel: cs: unable to map card memory!
cardmgr[482]: initializing socket 1
cardmgr[482]: socket 1: Anonymous Memory
kernel: memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
cardmgr[482]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily
unavailable
---

Can't tell what memory it's going after.  Anybody have any other ideas?

- Theo
scottW wrote:
> 
> Theo Brinkman wrote:
> >
> > ARRRGGGH!
> >
> > I just updated my kernel with kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm along with the
> > kernel-pcmcia-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm, and my laptop no longer recognizes
> > EITHER of my pcmcia cards.
> >
> > They are:
> > ---
> > 3Com Megahertz 10Mbps Model 3CXE589ET
> > 3Com Noteworthy 56K Modem PC Card Model 3CXM056-BNW
> > ---
> >
> > I get the following response when I try to start pcmcia services:
> > ---
> > Starting PCMCIA services: modules cardmgr.
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
> > ---
> >
> > My /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia.conf file looks like this:
> > ---
> > PCMCIA=yes
> > PCIC=i82365
> > PCIC_OPTS=
> > CORE_OPTS=
> > ---
> >
> > Somebody PLEASE clue me in as to what I screwed up.
> >
> > - Theo
> 
> Theo,
> 
> PCMCIA options are in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
> There is a line:
> 
> include memory 0xc-0xf, memory 0xa000-0xa0ff
> 
> Maybe the new pcmcia needs to have these adjusted?  They look
> suspicious.  video ROM is 0xc-0xc7fff(32KB) and system ROM is
> 0xf-0xf.  The large memory region is for cardbus(pci).  Insert
> the card with an Xterm open running tail -f /var/log/messages and see if
> you can tell what memory region is being tried.
> 
> You could try changing the low mem region to 0xd-0xe which
> should be free unless your video bios > 32KB or you have card with an
> option ROM(SCSI, etc.).
> 
> I'm just guessing.  Don't have a laptop at home, just at work.
> 
> scottw

Re: [newbie] Lost PCMCIA

[Theo Brinkman]

No dice on changing the memory addresses.  Your suggestion didn't work,
and I'm not familiar enough with hardware on that level to be willing to
just start plugging in different values.

Any other ideas anybody?

- Theo

scottW wrote:
> 
> Theo Brinkman wrote:
> >
> > ARRRGGGH!
> >
> > I just updated my kernel with kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm along with the
> > kernel-pcmcia-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm, and my laptop no longer recognizes
> > EITHER of my pcmcia cards.
> >
> > They are:
> > ---
> > 3Com Megahertz 10Mbps Model 3CXE589ET
> > 3Com Noteworthy 56K Modem PC Card Model 3CXM056-BNW
> > ---
> >
> > I get the following response when I try to start pcmcia services:
> > ---
> > Starting PCMCIA services: modules cardmgr.
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > cs: unable to map card memory!
> > memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
> > ---
> >
> > My /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia.conf file looks like this:
> > ---
> > PCMCIA=yes
> > PCIC=i82365
> > PCIC_OPTS=
> > CORE_OPTS=
> > ---
> >
> > Somebody PLEASE clue me in as to what I screwed up.
> >
> > - Theo
> 
> Theo,
> 
> PCMCIA options are in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
> There is a line:
> 
> include memory 0xc-0xf, memory 0xa000-0xa0ff
> 
> Maybe the new pcmcia needs to have these adjusted?  They look
> suspicious.  video ROM is 0xc-0xc7fff(32KB) and system ROM is
> 0xf-0xf.  The large memory region is for cardbus(pci).  Insert
> the card with an Xterm open running tail -f /var/log/messages and see if
> you can tell what memory region is being tried.
> 
> You could try changing the low mem region to 0xd-0xe which
> should be free unless your video bios > 32KB or you have card with an
> option ROM(SCSI, etc.).
> 
> I'm just guessing.  Don't have a laptop at home, just at work.
> 
> scottw

[newbie] Lost PCMCIA

[Theo Brinkman]

ARRRGGGH!

I just updated my kernel with kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm along with the
kernel-pcmcia-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm, and my laptop no longer recognizes
EITHER of my pcmcia cards.

They are:
---
3Com Megahertz 10Mbps Model 3CXE589ET
3Com Noteworthy 56K Modem PC Card Model 3CXM056-BNW
---

I get the following response when I try to start pcmcia services:
---
Starting PCMCIA services: modules cardmgr.
cs: unable to map card memory!
cs: unable to map card memory!
memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
cs: unable to map card memory!
cs: unable to map card memory!
memory_cs: RequestWindow: Resource in use
---

My /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia.conf file looks like this:
---
PCMCIA=yes
PCIC=i82365
PCIC_OPTS=
CORE_OPTS=
---

Somebody PLEASE clue me in as to what I screwed up.

- Theo

Re: [newbie] Linux on your laptop

[Theo Brinkman]

Check out 'http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/' for a
more extensive list.  The linux.org page seems a bit out of date.

On another note, the 2540CDS is most likely the same as the 2545CDS. 
Toshiba normally distinguishes between direct-sale and retail 'versions'
by using a 5 for the last digit of the 'retail model'.  Also, the
2545XCDT should only differ in that it has an active matrix screen.

- Theo

bgf wrote:
> 
> I have seen this, I was just wondering if anyone had made a clean install on my
> specific machine. I'll probably dive in and give it a go anyway, but I was
> curious if anyone had blazed the trail. Linux.org doesn't list the Satellite
> 2540CDS specifically.
> --
> bgf
> 
> Lorenzo Jimenez wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Reading so many laptop issues with Linux, this link will take to an specific
> > link to your laptop to guide you to make a Linux install:
> > http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html.
> >
> > Lorenzo

Re: [newbie] shuting down by ord. user..

[Theo Brinkman]

shutdown -a only checks to see if an authorized user is logged in.  It
doesn't check to make sure that the user who hit ctrl+alt+del IS that
authorized user.  This would work fine for a machine where only one
person was logged in, but how would it react to say, root being logged
in remotely.

Matt Stegman wrote:
> 
> Personally, I liked the idea about parsing /etc/shutdown.allow for the
> user.  GAWK is one way to do that, grep is another.  I think a better way
> would be to use shutdown with -a.  How about this instead:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> # Shoutdown computer if user is allowed, logout if not.
> 
> shutdown -ah now || logout
> 
> Pretty small, but I think it does the same thing, and just lets "shutdown"
> handle checking the username.
> 
>  -Matt

Re: [newbie] shuting down by ord. user..

[Theo Brinkman]

Hmm.  on 'echo $USERNAME' I get root if I've logged in as root, even
while logged in as someone else with 'su', but nothing if I've logged in
as anyone else, unless I've done a 'su root' in which case I get 'root. 
With 'echo $LOGNAME' I get the user currently logged in as, for example,
bob if I've typed 'su bob'.

I'd like it to catch any case of me being 'root', so I think I'm going
to stick with $USERNAME, perhaps later adding in a message to 'root'
somehow about such & such a user (determined by $LOGNAME) shutting down
as 'root'.

- Theo

Matt Stegman wrote:
> 
> > How about creating a quick script '/etc/threefingersalute', like the one
> > below:
> > - -
> > if [ $USERNAME = "ROOT" ]; then
> 
> I'd suggest you use $LOGNAME instead of $USERNAME.  On my system, `echo
> $USERNAME` returns nothing.  `echo $LOGNAME` on the other hand, returns
> the username of whoever's logged in.  It works just fine with `su` too.
> Also, "root" should be lowercase.
> 
> >  halt
> > else
> >  logout
> > fi
> 
> Other than that, it looks good.
> 
>  -Matt

Re: [newbie] new configured kernel

[Theo Brinkman]

You'll need to edit /etc/lilo.conf to reflect the name of the kernel you
are upgrading to.  Look for the 'image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9-19mdk' line
(at least that's what it reads in mine), and change the vmlinuz... to
reflect what the new kernel is called.

- Theo

helmut halfmann wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> >
> > > After the new configuration of the kernel (I removed for example the modules I
> > > do not need) I compile it (also make modules and make modules_install and make
> > > zlilo) without a problem. Then I install lilo... without any problems... After
> > > this I restart my computer and the boot up stops at the message:
> > >
> > Try re-running LILO and it SHOULD (from what I've read in
> > here -- never tried updating kernels -- yet )
> > reconfigure LILO so that it recognizes your new kernel.
> 
> Hey!
> Thanks for the answer. My problem is not that I can't select the new (my)
> kernel at the beginning. When I start lilo and make zlilo I don't get an error
> msg.  ?
> 
> cu
> Helmut

Re: [newbie] shuting down by ord. user..

[Theo Brinkman]

Can you control what Ctrl-Alt-Del does by user?  (i.e.: Let root reboot
the system that way, but have it just log everyone else out?)

- Theo

Matt Stegman wrote:
> 
> /etc/shutdown.allow is a file that contains the names of users aloowed to
> shutdown the system.  It may not be present on your system yet; you'll
> have to create it.
> 
> Also check /etc/inittab to see if Ctrl-Alt-Del is being caught.  If so,
> anybody (not just those in shutdown.allow) may shutdown the system via the
> "three finger salute."  What you might do is change the Ctrl-Alt-Del
> command to "logout" or something else that's harmless.
> 
>  -Matt
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Bobby Raagas wrote:
> 
> > I want to give a special acces to a user in my linux box to shutdown it,
> > how will i do it? I'm using MDK 6.0 (Venus)
> >
> > Thanks
> >

[newbie] Network problems and dosemu help

[Theo Brinkman]

I'm having some problems getting my laptop (running Mandrake 6.0) to be
able to see my home network.  Both of the home systems are using Linksys
PCI 10bT ethernet adapters, my laptop is using a 3Com 10bT PCMCIA card
(3CXE589ET).  I know the card works, because I can boot into windows and
play nicely with the NT network at work (using DHCP), though I can't get
an IP address under linux.

At home, using fixed IP addresses, the default install of both my server
and my workstation allow them to ping each other nicely (.2 or less ping
times), but my laptop gets a 'network is unreachable' error.

I have my home network set up using the 10.x.x.x IP address set.  The
server is set as 10.0.0.2, the workstation is set as 10.0.0.3, and the
laptop is set as 1.0.0.4

in the KDE Control Center, under Laptop:PCMCIA, It shows Card 0 as my
modem, and Card 1 is empty (though the driver for the network card in
slot 1 is being loaded).

The card is being detected and handed the following resources by
cardmanager:
IRQ: 9
I/O: 0300-030f

Any ideas?

- Theo

Re: [newbie] another round of the old-messages number

[Theo Brinkman]

I thought I recognized a few of them, too.  Wonder what's up?

pauljw wrote:
> 
> I just got a passle of messages from 7/8.
> 
> "Curiouser, and curiouser," said Alice.

Re: [newbie] sndconfig utility has misleading information

[Theo Brinkman]

> Joe Patton wrote:

> One other question for Mandrake:  Where do I find my registration
> number?  I tried to fill out the online registration form, but I
> cannot find any information in the documentation that came with the
> software to tell my what my registration number is.

Can't help with the first part, but when I got my boxed Mandrake 5.3, it
came with a couple pieces of loose paper, one of which had the
registration number on it.  (I don't know if it's the same for 6.0 or
not.)

- Theo

Re: [newbie] DHCP problems (fwd)

[Theo Brinkman]

Well, I'm in the process of grabbing the dhcpcd package from Cooker.  In
the mean time, I'm trying to hook up to an NT network, is there any more
info I'll need?

I changed the pump line in /sbin/ifup to include the -h option, but had
no luck.


- Theo

Axalon wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Matt Stegman wrote:
> 
> > You might try to use the "-h" option on pump (to request a specific
> > hostname).  Make sure you have the latest version of pump (0.6.7-2mdk I
> > believe).  If so, you might want to try a different DHCP client (i.e.
> > dhcpcd).
> >
> > I believe the pump commandline for the hostname thing  would be
> >   pump -i eth0 -h $HOSTNAME
> > I hear (by way of Axalon) that some DHCP servers require the client to
> > specify a hostname.
> > "man dhcpcd" could tell you more, but it doesn't work on my system, and
> > the pump man page isn't very verbose on that subject (or any other).
> >
> > dhcpcd is available for download from:
> >   http://www.cps.msu.edu/~dunham/out/dhcpcd-1.3.17-pl2.tar.gz (for
> > 2.2 kernels)
> >
> >  -Matt
> 
> Theres also an rpm in the cooker, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker

Re: [newbie] More keyboard problems on a Toshiba 4000CDT notebook!

[Theo Brinkman]

Axalon wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Theo Brinkman wrote:
> 
> > I've made the changes to the rc3.d filenames (S45pcmcia to S98pcmcia),
> > and it rebooted and ran fine the first time.  Since then, I've run Win98
> > a few times, (It's kinda flakey, but I haven't played with Dosemu or
> > WINE yet).
> >
> > This morning, I started up Linux, and once again it doesn't recognzie
> > the keyboard.  I can still boot in single-user mode, where I can see
> > that in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S98pcmcia is still there, and S45pcmcia hasn't
> > reappeared.
> 
> Does it work if you load windows first, how about a cold boot?

I'd noticed the problem on a cold boot, but it doesn't work after
running Windows either.

- Theo

[newbie] More keyboard problems on a Toshiba 4000CDT notebook!

[Theo Brinkman]

I've made the changes to the rc3.d filenames (S45pcmcia to S98pcmcia),
and it rebooted and ran fine the first time.  Since then, I've run Win98
a few times, (It's kinda flakey, but I haven't played with Dosemu or
WINE yet).

This morning, I started up Linux, and once again it doesn't recognzie
the keyboard.  I can still boot in single-user mode, where I can see
that in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S98pcmcia is still there, and S45pcmcia hasn't
reappeared.

Also, I've also noticed that on the laptop, a P2/233, the Bogomips shown
on boot is 115.51 when running off the battery, down from it's 232.61
when plugged in.  Is that an indication of something broken in part of
the setup, or is it really clocking itself down to 1/2 speed while it
runs on the battery?

[newbie] Problems with network card

[Theo Brinkman]

I'm having some difficulties getting Mandrake 6.0 to recognize my PCMCIA
network card (3Com Megahertz 10Mbps LAN Model 3CXE589ET).  It seems to
recognize my PCMCIA modem without any problems (also 3Com), but I
haven't actually checked it out yet.

- Theo

Re: [newbie] Satellite 4080CDT

[Theo Brinkman]

Martin White wrote:
> 
> A work colleague of mine has just installed Mandrake 6 on his new Toshiba
> Satellite 4080 CDT. The install went fine (okay, we had to skip the X config
> as i know the video is only supported by a 'custom' X server i have located
> for him).
> 
> After rebooting into run level 3, the keyboard is locked and you can do
> nothing but hit the power button  - networking wasn't setup during install
> as it uses a PCMCIA card that wasn't listed - so i thought we'd do it later.
> This means i can't telnet on and change runlevels.
> 
> I'm at a bit of a loss. If i boot to runlevel 1 using 'linux single'
> everything is fine (after fixeing the filesystem problems caused by having
> to hit the power button). But i don't know how to strip out all unnesscary
> daemons from RL3 - if i run setup from RL1, i only get to set the daemons
> that i want loaded for RL1.
> 
> Where do i start to get this up and running for him ?? - any ideas ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Martin.

Sounds like this is a problem for the whole 40xx series.  I've got a
4000CDT with the same trouble.  There's a bit of info from someone who
had similar problems after upgrading kernels (or adding APMd, he's not
sure).  The info is the following URL:
'http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~shimpei/laptop/#keyboard'

Updating the pcmcia-cs doesn't seem to do any good, and I don't know
enough to do either of the other two suggestions.

Re: [newbie] Xwin probs

[Theo Brinkman]

Axalon wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > ok, got the boot all set up and xwin working right, but now I have two new
> > big problems. number 1 I can only run in 600 x 480 resolution. If I try
> > anything else I get a bunch of errors and the screen starts blinking and
> > printing cryptic remarks over and over on the screen. A real mess. This
> > isn't all that bad except that I can't see the whole of all the windows. Eg.
> > I can't hit the ok button for some windows cause I can't see it!
> 
> this ones hard to tackle, the monotor manual helps. You should beable to
> drag the problem window half off screen to get at the ok button by holding
> down your alt key while dragging it.

Actually, this is a design nightmare that I plan to start rectifying as
soon as I can get my laptop to recognize it's keyboard on a normal
boot.  Default window sizes for anything (especially utilities) should
fit completely on screen at a 640x480 resolution just because things
like this can happen.

Re: [newbie] Sound

[Theo Brinkman]

it's 'sndconfig'.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I have a sound card that i was able to use in LM 5.2, now i cant even find
> soundconfig to set it up
> i tried soundconfig, soundcfg, and a few others but its not workin, anyone
> got some advice. Im using LM 6.0

Re: [newbie] Lack of security when booting in Linux single

[Theo Brinkman]

He wasn't saying he made a change that ALLOWED that, he was just
wondering why, when starting in single-user mode, he wasn't asked for a
login or password.  

"James J. Capone" wrote:
> 
> I can understand that part. I am baffled at what he changed in the rc.local..
> 
> The only other thing I could think of would be to change the /etc/inittab file
> to run login shells instead of login managers.  There is nothing I can think of
> to run in rc.local that can bypass the login security.
> 
> You can run an expect script to address one of the login managers and log in
> automatically, but that's not a simple change.  You could start up an X session
> as a user, I suppose, but the original poster never mentioned what the change
> to the file was or how he did it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James J. Capone
> 
> -Original Message-
> From:   Jose Alberto Abreu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:   Monday, July 05, 1999 9:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:Re: [newbie] Lack of security when booting in Linux single
> 
> I think he meant that theres a security hole since he wasnt asked for a
> login&passwd