[newbie] Thanks to everyone for helping w/ the Win2000 install
It hurt a little to bring down a perfectly good Mandrake server w/ 8 months uptime for a tester of Win2000 Pro, but if that's what the boss wants, that's what he gets. One thing I did notice was that Microsoft assured everyone that Win2000 would put an end to endless reboots when installin and uninstalling software. In true MS fashion, it only took me 10-15 reboots to install/upgrade - Office2000, IE, Outlook, Win2000 Pro, etc. Every single one of them required a reboot! Luckily, he was actually standing around for half of them. I hope to show him tomorrow how we do Unix style. Anyway, thanks everyone for the tips Victor
[newbie] Switching from LM 7.0 to Win2000 Pro
I know this is going to get me a serious heckling, but... Unfortunately, my boss wants me to switch one of our (very stable) Mandrake servers to Win2000 Pro (only) for a tester. The problem I keep running into is that I cannot get the server to boot from the Windows install cd. It goes through bios check, spins the cd for a bit, and then proceeds on with the normal boot. I have even downloaded the 4 install disks and run into a "disk I/O error" on the first one. I talked to Toshiba's support desk (it's a M500 -PIII 500 mHz) and they said that I need to repartition the disk, then format and install. Does this mean wiping out the MBR? What should I do? I know all sorts of good jokes automatically come to mind, but this is fairly serious. Any suggestions appreciated, Victor
[newbie] Adding memory to 7.1
I want to add another 128 megs of RAM to my 7.1 (kernel 2.4.0.0-13mdk) system and was wondering if there is anything special I need to do or look out for. Most directions imply that added RAM hould be auto detected on reboot, or change the setting in LILO or GRUB. Is this all that is needed? Thank you, Victor
[newbie] Installing a printer on 7.1
I've got an Epson Color 850 I want to install on my Mandrake 7.1 system, but I ran into all kinds of dependency problems when trying ot install Kups 0.9-1, Cups 1.1.5-3, Cups-common, and Cups-drivers. Although, I was able to install the Red Hat rpms for Ghostscript 6.50-2 and Ghostscript fonts 6.0-2. What do I need to do now? Are there any good directions on the web? Any help appreciated, Victor
Re: [[newbie] kernel upgrade & mkinitrd for scsi]
Wow! Thanks for replying, this is beginning to make some sense. Actually, I used KPackage w/ "Upgrade", "Replace Packages", and "Check Dependancies" checked. I was following the MandrakeUser.org directions and realized that I sould have done it from a shell right after pressing the Kpackage "Install" button because I couldn't be sure what was really happening. Anyway, I decided to finish using Kpackage for consistency (my mistake). What do you think is my best course of action from here: 1) Uninstall rpm's and do it again (rpm -ivh?)from a shell or prompt, 2) re-install (w/o uninstall) from a shell or prompt, 3) Compile another kernel from source? I've compiled a kernel once before, 6 months ago, and don't remember it being all that difficult and failry quick (30-45 minutes). Victor Altoine Barker wrote: > As Johnny five would say, "More input!" > > "How" are you upgrading? > > rpm -i > or > rpm -u > > because if it is "-u" that is the reason you are having problems. You have > to do an "-i" install if you want the kernel to work. > > Cheers > -- Al > > Victor Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to upgrade my current 2.2.15-4mdksecure kernel to > 2.4.0-0.13mdk rpm, and whenever I do a mkinitrd for an initrdx.xx.x.img( > > for my scsi drive, etc.) , I get an error: > > #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.13.img 2.4.0-0.13mdk > error: -d option is not supported on Linux > error: -d option is not supported on Linux > Error creating temporaries. Try again > > I upgraded (in order) mkinitrd, SysVinit, initscripts, kernel, and > kernel-docs via rpm > before this with no problem. The strange thing is that I got the same > error trying to do mkinitrd on another machine earlier today. > > Am I using the wrong command syntax? > > Any help appreciated, > > Victor > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://home.netscape.com/webmail
[newbie] kernel upgrade & mkinitrd for scsi
I am trying to upgrade my current 2.2.15-4mdksecure kernel to 2.4.0-0.13mdk rpm, and whenever I do a mkinitrd for an initrdx.xx.x.img( for my scsi drive, etc.) , I get an error: #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.13.img 2.4.0-0.13mdk error: -d option is not supported on Linux error: -d option is not supported on Linux Error creating temporaries. Try again I upgraded (in order) mkinitrd, SysVinit, initscripts, kernel, and kernel-docs via rpm before this with no problem. The strange thing is that I got the same error trying to do mkinitrd on another machine earlier today. Am I using the wrong command syntax? Any help appreciated, Victor
[newbie] mkinitrd problems
I am trying to upgrade my current 2.2.15-4mdksecure kernel to 2.4.0-0.13mdk, and whenever I do a mkinitrd, I get an error: #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.13.img 2.4.0-0.13mdk error: -d option is not supported on Linux error: -d option is not supported on Linux Error creating temporaries. Try again I upgraded mkinitrd, SysVinit, initscripts, kernel, and kernel-docs before this with no problem. The strange thing is that I got the same error trying to do mkinitrd on another machine earlier today. Am I using the wrong command syntax? Any help appreciated, Victor
[newbie] X 4.0.1 and very low resolution
I installed X 4.0.1 on Toshiba M500 (PIII500, 64 megs) w/ a Nvidia "Riva Vanta" video card. Everything works, but it's default resolution is so big it doesn't fit everything (KDE) on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus or Minus does not work for changing resolutions. The KDE control panel defines the X-server running at: screen #0 dimensions :640x480 pixels (262x203..can't fit the rest onscreen) resolution :62x60 dots per inch depths (1) :8 How can I increase the resolution so everything will fit onscreen? I checked out my XFConfig-4 file and it doesn't show any resolutions, which makes me think that as a result it defaults to the lowest possible resolution. Here is my XFConfig-4 file: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "Module" Load "pex5" Load "dri" Load "GLcore" Load "record" Load "glx" Load "extmod" Load "dbe" Load "xie" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- #Option "SWcursor" #Option "HWcursor" #Option "NoAccel" #Option "ShowCache" #Option "ShadowFB" #Option "UseFBDev" #Option "Rotate" Identifier "Card0" Driver "nv" VendorName "NVidia" BoardName "Riva Vanta" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" EndSection Victor
[newbie] unmount & format floppy w/ 7.1
I've got a stack of former bootdisks and network.img that I would like to format and use again. I've tried using Kfloppy, but it says; /dev/fd0 is mounted. Please unmount the floppy first. #fdformat /dev/fd0 returns; Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/trac. Total capacity 1440 kB. Formatting... ioctl(FDFMTTRK): Device or resource busy And when I try; #dd if=(file path) of=/dev/fd0 0+0 records in 0+0 records out I assume this is because supermount is activiated, how do I unmount fd0 so I can 'fdformat' or use Kfloppy to format the disks? Thanks
[newbie] Start X at boot
I just upgraded X and forgot what I need to do in order for it to be started at boot. Suggestions? Victor
[newbie] Apache + SSL + MySQL + PHP4
Has anyone installed the three by rpms and gotten them to work? I've read varying articles saying the setup can be tricky by source or binary and was wondering if the rpm's have solved this. I could just as easily install PHP3 via rpm, so either way will work for me. Any suggestions welcome, Victor
[newbie] Samba weirdess
I am running Mandrake 7.1 w/ Samba 2.0.6 and have had two annoying, but weird problems: 1) For each individual user, Samba shows their own home directory and all others that they have permissions to(as it should). But, inside of each individual's home directory, it lists all directories in /home whether they are a share or not. Luckily, access is not granted to those without permission. But this causes enormous clutter and I only want users to have knowledge of directories they are cleared to view/write to. How can I prevent samba from listing all the directories in /home inside each users home directory? 2) While playing with permissions and using SWAT I noticed that /etc/smb.conf was completly blank at one point, but samba still worked. I rebooted both the Linux/samba server and my Win95 box, and to my surprise all the shares were still usable including the annoying problem listed above. /etc/smb.conf was still blank! I have since recreated the shares with SWAT and everything seems fine, but was interested how the shares could have continued to work(after reboots) if smb.conf was blank? Any help appreciated, Victor
[newbie] Intermittent list mail
Strange happenings on this list, I just started receiving postings from Saturday morning at 3:30pm Pacific time. Last week, I only got posings every few days. I sent a question last night and it never made it to the list, although all my other mail works. H!Time to check with the postmaster.
[newbie] kernel update error
I just tried to update my 2.2.15-4mdk kernel to 2.2.16-9mdksecure by RPM and I think something is jacked up. I used Mandrake updater to install 2.2.16-9mdksecure kernel and 2.2.16-9-docs like Mandrakeuser.org says on it's upgrade page, although I didn't allow it to install the kernel-headers rpm because a dependency error came up stating that it was going to overwrite the headers package for my 2.2.15-4 kernel and I didn't want to risk screwing up my working kernel. Anyway, I went to /etc/lilo.conf and saw that the new 2.2.16-9mdk-secure kernel is properly set as the new default kernel. I did a 'lilo -v' to update lilo and it gave an error: Reading boot sector from /dev/sda Merging with /boot/boot.b Mapping message file /boot/message Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-secure Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-secure: No such file or directory When I look in /boot (xterm w/ colors on) the link for System.map@ and vmlinuz-secure@ are highlighted in red, which I assume means something is wrong because the link for vmlinuz@ (2.2.15-4 kernel)is in blue. The related files for these links are there: System.map-2.2.15-4mdk System.map-2.2.16-9mdksecure vmlinuz-2.2.15-4mdk vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure I (again assume) that System.map-2.2.16-9mdksecure needs to be linked to System.map@ and vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure needs a working link with vmlinuz-secure@. Should I just do a 'ln -s /boot/System.map-2.2.16-9mdksecure /boot/System.map' and 'ln -s /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure /boot/vmlinuz-secure' to create working links? Then run 'lilo -v' again to see if everything is hunky-dory? Or is this problem something far more sinister? Like needing to force update kernel-headers. Any suggestions appreciated, Victor
[newbie] Updating kernel w/ Mandrake Updater
Are there any extra steps to updating the kernel other than running the Mandrake Updater? Also, /etc/lilo had a section for the new kernels, but included a commented line that said something like "# Add using install-kernel". Which, of course, I did not do and had Lilo load that kernel anyway with disastrous results. I had to re-install. Do I need to run the command "install kernel 2.2.xxx"? (xxx being the version number) Any suggestions welcome, Victor
[newbie] Re: Disappearng Interfaces (NIC's)
Thanks for responding, I ran the commands you suggested and will list the responses. But first, I should repeat that I am using Linux-Mandrake 7.1: #locate eepro100.o /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/eepro100.o /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/net/eepro100.o /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdksecure/net/eepro100.o #uname -r 2.2.15-4mdksecure #depmod -a # #reboot Now when it starts services during boot at the networking section: Bringing up interface eth0 Delaying eth0 initialization. [FAILED] Bringing up interface eth0 Delaying eth0 initialization. [FAILED] (at least the insmod/modules path stuff is gone) Which reminded me that before this problem happened, I used the Mandrake Updater, which automatically retrieves and installs updated packages/rpm's. I had read that Mandrake advises against using it for kernel updates, so I de-selected the kernel modules and ran the updater. Unfortunately, it seems that the updater installed those modules anyway. A look in /etc/lilo.conf shows the usual (for me) 2.2.15-4secure kernel, standard 2.2.15-4 kernel, and floppy. But, at the bottom is: # Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdk label=2.2.16-9mdk root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional # Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure label=2.2.16-9mdksecure root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional The "install" is highlighted in yellow, so I am wondering if I need to run the "install-kernel" command or if the kernel has already been installed by the updater. Any suggestions? Victor Axel Hinrichs wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Victor Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> Setting network parameters [OK] > >> Bringing up interface lo[OK] > >> Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding [OK] > >> > >> Bringing up interface eth0 insmod: >/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/net/eepro100.o: / > >> insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/net/eepro100.o: No such file or directory > >> Delaying eth0 initialization > > What says a "locate eepro100.o"? > > And if you have "path[..]=/.../`uname -r`" statments in your > /etc/modules.conf (or /etc/conf.modules) what says "uname -r"? > > Last: Have you done a "depmod -a" after your last kernel/modules > compilation? > > Axel > > -- > Axel Hinrichs > h i n r i c h s at urz dot uni-heidelberg dot de
[newbie] Missing Interfaces(NIC's)
I have an IBM Netfintity 3000 (2 Intel 10/100 nics- 1 integrated, 1 pci) server running 7.1 that I shutdown yesterday using halt, then turned off the power. Today, I booted it up again and during boot there was an error message for both nics (eth0, eth1). After boot, 'ifconfig -a' shows one interface lo0 (loopback). The references to both nics are still in /etc/hosts, and Linuxconf shows both adapters. I tried to 'ifconfig' new addresses for the nics, but it returns that they don't exist(obviously). shutdown the sysytem and removed the pci nic, then rebooted. Bootup ran kudsu(?) which asked if I wanted to remove, save, or do nothing about eth1. I chose to delete it, then restart just to see if I added it back in, the system would recognize it. Anyway, after I added the card again, boot still had errors for both. How can I get a look at the error messages during boot for eth0 and eth1? And has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions for a solution? Victor
Re: [newbie] X 4.0.1 & S3 Trio3D works!
Now that I've had a decent night's sleep (up at 5am, installed X at 1 am next morning), there are few things that I should have added. 1) Read and answer all the questions yes or no depending if you already have customizations to your X environment (I didn't), it will save so much post install work. 2)An opportuninty to choose the default desktop (KDE, Gnome, TWm, etc)is probably provided during the run of Xinstall.sh. I must have missed it in my fatigue and the XFree86.urg people are way too thorough to miss that. If it is, you can skip the whole second half of my instructions dealing with /xinitrc. 3) A chance to choose resolutions beyond 800x600 may have also been provided during the installer and I missed it. Victor Victor Richardson wrote: > I just installed X 4.0.1 on Mandrake 7.1 and had it up and running off > the default installation by only moving and renaming one file and > editing one other. I highly suggest it to any S3 Trio3D users who are > running X in frame buffer mode or haven't gotten it working. I tried for > 6 months to 3.3.6 to run and only got it to work in frame buffer > 1024x768 once, then could never get it to work again. > > If anyone is interested, I just followed the simple instructions at > www.xfree86.org, and downloaded these files to a temporary directory: > > Xbin.tgz > Xdoc.tgz > Xetc.tgz > Xfenc.tgz > Xfnts.tgz > Xfscl.tgz > Xfsrv.tgz > Xinstall.sh > Xlib.tgz > Xman.tgz > Xmod.tgz > Xvar.tgz > Xxserv.tgz > extract.exe > > 1) Run 'sh Xinstall.sh' from within it's directory and answer yes to all > the questions, > #sh Xinstall.sh > 2) afterwards run the new 'XFree86 -configure' which automatically sets > XF86Config for the S3 Trio3D with the S3Virge driver. > #XFree86 -configure > 3) Go into directory /etc/X11 and rename any XF86Config and > XF86Config-4 to ".old" > 4) Copy and rename the new XF86Config to /etc/X11 (4.0.1 reads > XF86Config-4 now) with #cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > 5) reboot > > It seems that 4.0.1 launches the TWM desktop by default (at least it did > on mine) which looks like crap and will make you think the install > didn't work properly (at least I did). On mine it had this light grey > background (rough, primitive, detail) with three screens open; login, > xterm, and xclock. If you use and already have KDE installed, then you > need to drop TWM and tell X to launch KDE by default: > > 1)Go into the login screen and exit out of X; > #exit > 2) Edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc, which is read only so change > it to read-write; > #cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/ > 3) Save xinitrc and change it's name so you can restore if you need to > with; > #cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.sav > 3) Check to see if it is read-write, which will tell if it has > "-rw-rw-rw-", > #ls -la xinitrc > 4) If it doesn't, make it read-write with; > #chmod 666 xinitrc > 5)Then edit xinitrc so that it launches KDE default. At the bottom of > the file it will have a section that says something similar to: > > #start some nice programs > > twm & > xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & > xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & > exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login > > 6) This tells X that it will launch TWM and have xclock, xterm, and an > xterm titled "login" already open. Xterm "login" will be the main screen > so closing it will exit X. Change the "twm &" line to "kde &" . If you > don't want xclock automatically opened, then delete the xclock line, but > keep the "exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login" line. I deleted it > and X wouldn't run. > 7)Exit and save the file. > > ***I suggest changing the /xinintrc file back to read only with the > chmod command > > Unfortunately, it is late and I can't remember which chmod number is for > read-only. Can somone please reply with the proper chmod number? > > Start X and it should work nicley! > > I know for beginners like myself, this sounds like a lot to do, but it > only takes a few minutes to install and configure (10-15 max) and then > you'll be running X in all it's glory. I have to admit I needed help > from my brother to do all the xinitrc changes, that was out of my > league. > > ps. Mine was running in 800x600 by default, I'm not sure if you can get > better resolutions. > > Victor
Re: [newbie] S3 video cards
You may found a solution there, X 3.3.6 identified my S3 Trio3D as a "S3 86C365" and never worked. I never tried anything different. Victor Dennis Myers wrote: > Hi all, just wanted to post this for anyone with an S3 Trio 3D/2X card. > With 7.1 I see a message when I look a xconfig, that says my card is > seen as " S3 86C368". If problems setting up the Xwindow server with the > S3 Trio you might look for the driver shown above. My card seems to > function perfectly at 800x640 resolution and 16 bit color. I know I > might be able to do better but for now don't want to push my luck. > > -- > Dennis Registered Linux user # 180842
[newbie] X 4.0.1 & S3 Trio3D works!
I just installed X 4.0.1 on Mandrake 7.1 and had it up and running off the default installation by only moving and renaming one file and editing one other. I highly suggest it to any S3 Trio3D users who are running X in frame buffer mode or haven't gotten it working. I tried for 6 months to 3.3.6 to run and only got it to work in frame buffer 1024x768 once, then could never get it to work again. If anyone is interested, I just followed the simple instructions at www.xfree86.org, and downloaded these files to a temporary directory: Xbin.tgz Xdoc.tgz Xetc.tgz Xfenc.tgz Xfnts.tgz Xfscl.tgz Xfsrv.tgz Xinstall.sh Xlib.tgz Xman.tgz Xmod.tgz Xvar.tgz Xxserv.tgz extract.exe 1) Run 'sh Xinstall.sh' from within it's directory and answer yes to all the questions, #sh Xinstall.sh 2) afterwards run the new 'XFree86 -configure' which automatically sets XF86Config for the S3 Trio3D with the S3Virge driver. #XFree86 -configure 3) Go into directory /etc/X11 and rename any XF86Config and XF86Config-4 to ".old" 4) Copy and rename the new XF86Config to /etc/X11 (4.0.1 reads XF86Config-4 now) with #cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 5) reboot It seems that 4.0.1 launches the TWM desktop by default (at least it did on mine) which looks like crap and will make you think the install didn't work properly (at least I did). On mine it had this light grey background (rough, primitive, detail) with three screens open; login, xterm, and xclock. If you use and already have KDE installed, then you need to drop TWM and tell X to launch KDE by default: 1)Go into the login screen and exit out of X; #exit 2) Edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc, which is read only so change it to read-write; #cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/ 3) Save xinitrc and change it's name so you can restore if you need to with; #cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.sav 3) Check to see if it is read-write, which will tell if it has "-rw-rw-rw-", #ls -la xinitrc 4) If it doesn't, make it read-write with; #chmod 666 xinitrc 5)Then edit xinitrc so that it launches KDE default. At the bottom of the file it will have a section that says something similar to: #start some nice programs twm & xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login 6) This tells X that it will launch TWM and have xclock, xterm, and an xterm titled "login" already open. Xterm "login" will be the main screen so closing it will exit X. Change the "twm &" line to "kde &" . If you don't want xclock automatically opened, then delete the xclock line, but keep the "exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login" line. I deleted it and X wouldn't run. 7)Exit and save the file. ***I suggest changing the /xinintrc file back to read only with the chmod command Unfortunately, it is late and I can't remember which chmod number is for read-only. Can somone please reply with the proper chmod number? Start X and it should work nicley! I know for beginners like myself, this sounds like a lot to do, but it only takes a few minutes to install and configure (10-15 max) and then you'll be running X in all it's glory. I have to admit I needed help from my brother to do all the xinitrc changes, that was out of my league. ps. Mine was running in 800x600 by default, I'm not sure if you can get better resolutions. Victor
Re: [newbie] X window
I've got a S3 Trio3D in an IBM Netfinity 3000 that I have never got to work in anything but 1024x768 Frame Buffer mode, and unfortunately I fiddled with /etc/lilo.conf one to many times without an emergency disk and had to re-install Mandrake 7.1. It has never worked again even though I followed the same config again. Anyway, I've attatched IBM's directions for setting it up in Frame Buffer mode, but if you are looking of better performance... I suugest that you buy another card and save yourself the months of sleepless nights trying to make it work, the saved time really makes this cheaper. Just substitute in the latest 3.3.6-x version (not 4.0.x, a whole diff game): Appendix A: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer server After the installed system has restarted, at the boot: prompt, type linux text. With the system started in command mode, login as root. Mount the Red Hat Linux 6.0 CD and install the frame buffer server package by typing the following text: # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom # cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS # rpm -ivh XFree86-FBDev-3.3.3.1-49.i386.rpm 4. Save the current symbolic link by running # mv /etc/X11/X /etc/X11/X.old. 5. Create a new symbolic link by running # ln -s ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev /etc/X11/X. 6. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to add a new entry for the frame buffer server by copying the existing entry. Only add a vga=773 line after the image line and change the label so that it is unique to other entries. The following is an example of a kernel entry with frame buffer server installed: image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15 vga=773 label=linux-fb root=/dev/sdxx initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.5-15.img read-only Warning: Do not remove the existing entry. Do not make any changes to the root line in the new entry. The first kernel entry in "/etc/lilo.conf" is loaded by default. 773 indicates 1024 x 768 pixel density with 8 bit color depth. For more information, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt (kernel-source-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm package). 7. Update the master boot record and the LILO boot loader by running # lilo -v. 8. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config to create a new section entry for the frame buffer server under the Screen section. Copy the following example of a Screen entry and make the necessary changes. NOTE : and depend upon predefined strings in XF86Config. Replace "" with the string following "Identifier" under "Device" in the Graphics device section. Replace "" with the string following "Identifier" under "Monitor" in the Monitor section. Section "Screen" Driver "fbdev" Device "" Monitor "" Subsection "Display" Modes "default" EndSubsection EndSection 9. Reboot the system and remove media. 10. At the LILO boot prompt, press Tab for kernel options or press Enter if the new kernel was set as the default kernel. 11. After the system restarts in command mode, issue the startx command to enter the X Window __ Hope this helps, I'm trying to work up the guts to try X 4.0.1-2 after 4 months of trying with 3.3.6. Although, I did buy a $30 Permedia II just in case. Victor Dennis Myers wrote: I tried Xconfigurator and was unable to bring up the Xserver. I have a S3 Trio 3D/2X video card and Linux seems to have a problem with it. I guess this answers the question of should I upgrade. Hopefully 7.1 will support S3 better. Or maybe I should get a new card. The AGP slot is easy to swap out. Anybody know of a totally compatible video card that linux has no problems with? Or any other suggestions would be helpful. I sending this out of a 'windows' box and it is just killing me. Dennis Eunice Thompson wrote: > Dennis Myers wrote: > > > > I lost my Xwindow again. The common thread seems to be Star Office. > > Whenever I mess with SO my xserver crashes. Any way I have tried going > > to XF86Setup and XFconfig and every other xf or XF I could think of and > > I either get not a command or can't communicate with the x server. Any > > one no of some command line input to get me to the configuration. Oh, > > one of the messages I saw flash up briefly said something about not > > enough memory. Any help would be appreciated. I'm about ready to do a > > clean install again and throw out Star Office altogether. > > Try Xconfigurator. > I don't thnk you need to do a clean install. > you might be able to use Kpackage to uninstall Star Office. > There is a remove command 'rm'.for more info on how to use it > type 'man rm' or 'info rm' > Or you can always add more memory to you box or ( here I'm just > guessing) increase the swap partition > > Good Luck > > Eunice Thompson
Re: [newbie] VI - colors - help!
This page has na list of multiple VI doc pages; http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/vi/#docs I'm not sure if this is an answer but, the VIM homepage ( http://www.vim.org ) states: The VIM FAQ will shortly be rewritten. The "style" will be something like this: FAQ: How to set the default colors for GUI? [gvim, color setup] Use the command ":hilight". Example: :hi Normal guibg=white guifg=black At least give it a try, Victor Mark Weaver wrote: Why not just make things easy on yourself and load an earlier version of VI from an older Linux distro like RH6.0 or 6.1. Those didn't ship the release of VI VIM that supported colored syntax. Would/might be a little easier and less time consuming for you if you're not too familiar with VI operations. -- Mark I love my Linux Box... REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. Registered Linux user # 182496 On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > I'm sorry I don't use VI, but I've read something about not including it > anymore and that it's actually some kind of enhanced VIM? (The added > colors, etc that you're talking about). Anyway, I've just searched > linuxberg and can't find a download, but possibly there's a way to turn off > the syntax highlighting? Have you checked the howto's? I'm in my Win2k > system right now so I can't look. > > Good luck! > Mike > > > > Hello and help! > > > > Since I upgraded to 7.1, I noticed that vi has all kinds of colors in the > > text. Now I pulled a webpage (linux.htm) into vi, and I can't read most of > > it anymore. > > I am colorblind, and there are lots of dark colors in it. I really can't > > make out what is what anymore. > > > > Can someone tell me how to get rid of the colors? The previous version had > > bold and underline, which worked for me. I can't use vi for webpages > > anymore this way, and that hurts. Say whatever you want but I love vi. > > > > Paul > > > > -- > > Television is democracy at its ugliest. > > - Paddy Chayevsky > > > > )0( [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] )0( > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > > Registered Linux User 174403 > > > >
[newbie] Reusing floppies
This is probably a foolish newbie question, but... I've got a bunch of floppies lying around that I used for RAWRITE to make bootdisks from network.img, others that were turned into bootdisks by the installer and was wondering how I can reuse them? I've tried to see what's on them 'cd /mnt/floppy' and it says; "...VFS can't find a valid MSDOS filesystem on dev 02:00" "bash: cd: /mnt/floppy: Input/output error I've tried to format them using 'fdformat /dev/fd0' and it returns; "could not return format type: No such device" Any suggestions? Victor
Re: [[newbie] X 4.0 and Mandrake 7.1]
I'm using 7.1 (current) as of this week. I should have included that, I was in a hurry. Suggest away, please, Victor Altoine Barker wrote: > Yo, > > What distro are you using? > > Victor Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am about to do an X upgrade from 3.3.6-14 to 4.01-2 and was wondering > if anyone has pulled it off yet. The upgrade directions from XFree86.org > only discuss upgrading from binaries, I would like to do it by rpm. > > I haven't seen any video card server/drivers listed for any specific > cards. > > Should I use the servers from 3.3.6? I have an S3 Trio3D and XFree86.org > says that it is supported in 4.0, but don't tell which one to use. > > If I do it by RPM, do I still have to move all the diectories from > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 over to /etc/X11? Or will the rpm installer > automatically do it for me? > > Any other pointers appreciated, > > Victor > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] X 4.0 and Mandrake 7.1
I am about to do an X upgrade from 3.3.6-14 to 4.01-2 and was wondering if anyone has pulled it off yet. The upgrade directions from XFree86.org only discuss upgrading from binaries, I would like to do it by rpm. I haven't seen any video card server/drivers listed for any specific cards. Should I use the servers from 3.3.6? I have an S3 Trio3D and XFree86.org says that it is supported in 4.0, but don't tell which one to use. If I do it by RPM, do I still have to move all the diectories from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 over to /etc/X11? Or will the rpm installer automatically do it for me? Any other pointers appreciated, Victor
Re: [newbie] Upgrading to Mandrake 7.1
Whoops, I forgot to mention this obvious way of doing it. The only problem is that the full dowload will take eons longer than selecting only the packages that you need for a workstation, development, or server install. If the directories are anything like the ISO image of the disk, then the total size of your download will be 650 megabytes. It took me over an hour and 10 minutes of record setting cablemodem download speed (1.76 Mbps) to get the entire image and almost the same amount of time using a T1 at work (there is probably a speed limit on the server end). Victor frank wrote: > if you've a partition on your hd that is of sufficient size and is planned to > still exist after the upgrade download the entire "Mandrake" directory to > that partition...(by the entire "Mandrake" diectory, i mean that directory > which contains only the three subdirectories: RPMS, base, and mdkinst...this > "Mandrake" directory is oft-times a sub-directory of a more general mandrake > directory on various FTP sites)...also download the hd.img from the images > directory... > > make a floppy disk "image" of hd.img using either rawrite (in windows) or the > dd command (in linux)...use that floppy to start the install process from > your hd... > > by having the "Mandrake" directory stored on a spare partition of your hard > drive, you give yourself the option of re-installing without going through > the download process again...a complete install from my hard drive takes > about 22 minutes from booting the floppy to being online... > > if ya like ta fiddle with the system, you'll likely re-install mandrake > several times... > > frank > --- > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I would like to upgrade from Mandrake 7.0 to 7.1. Since I am new to > > Mandrake, I am unsure of the correct procedure. Do I simply down load all > > the files on the 7.1 ftp tree and install them or are there additional > > steps I need to take? Is there are more automated procedure? I don't have > > a CD burner and therefore cannot use the Iso Images. > > > > Is it best to install the RPM's from command line or is there a utility > > that I should use? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Mark
Re: [newbie] Upgrading to Mandrake 7.1
Are you going to do an ftp install from one of the Linux-Mandrake mirror sites? If you are, then go to the fastest download site you can find (I like ftp://phyppro1.phy.bnl.gov/pub/linux-mandrake/7.1/, it blazes) and: 1) In the /images directory, download the file called "network.img". If you download it on your Linux system you can just copy it to a floppy and reboot with the floppy in, but if you download on a Windows machine you need to use the Rawrite.exe program. If you don't have it it is in the /dosutils directory. Just run it and it will ask for the file to be copied (remember to use the full file name "network.img") and the drive to be copied to "a:". Then just place in your Linux drive and reboot or turn on. 2) The system will automatically boot into the "installer" and ask you all the normal questions about your system. When it comes time to download all the files be sure to have the ftp site address handy, this is where most mistakes are made. In this case: Enter ftp site: ftp.phyppro1.phy.bnl.gov Directory: /pub/linux-mandrake/7.1/ Be prepared to take a long time if you are doing this with a 56k modem, I suggest doing it at night (the later the better). Even if you have cable modem or DSL there tends to be far less network traffic latenight and downloads are much faster with less a chance of data errors or dropped connections, because it can take anywhere from 10-30 minutes depending on connection speed. Victor "M.O. Richardson" wrote: > Paul: > > Thanks for your reply. I'm feeling a little dense right now, but what do > you mean when you say installer? Is there a file on the 7.1 tree called > installer or are you referring to the Drakconf? Thanks. > > Mark > > At 08:42 AM 7/15/00 +0100, you wrote: > >On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >Just download and start the installer and tell it to upgrade. Works just > >fine. > > > >Paul > > > > >I would like to upgrade from Mandrake 7.0 to 7.1. Since I am new to > > >Mandrake, I am unsure of the correct procedure. Do I simply down load all > > >the files on the 7.1 ftp tree and install them or are there additional > > >steps I need to take? Is there are more automated procedure? I don't have > > >a CD burner and therefore cannot use the Iso Images. > > > > > >Is it best to install the RPM's from command line or is there a utility > > >that I should use? > > > > > >Thanks in advance > > > > > >Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >You can't depend on your eyes > >when your imagination is out of focus. > >- Mark Twain > > > >)0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( > >http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > >Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] web server
Be sure to check and see if it has already been installed on your system, usually is by default in most distributions. Try ' rpm -qa | grep Apache' and it will show you the package and version (or any other software you enter) if it is installed. Victor Irwan Hadi wrote: > At 03:37 PM 7/13/00 -0700, you wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I would like to know how do I install Apache web server on my computer. I > >am running mandrake 7.1. Thanks for your help. > > just setup it first > at your cdrom > cd /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/ > and then > ls -ls apache* > then > rpm -ivh apache-3.12 [tab] (seems like that)
[newbie] /dev/sda6 boot error
I have a system running 7.1 (current) that worked perfectly (I assume) yesterday, when I turned it on this morning the system fails during the "Checking root filesystem" portion of boot. The error message is: Checking root filesystem /dev/sda6 contains a file system with errors, check forced. Unattatched inode 24460 /dev/sda6: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCIES; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (i.e. without -a or -p options) [Failed] *** An error occured during the file system check. *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot *** when you leave the shell. Give root password for maintenance (or type Control-D for normal): Where can I find docmentation for FSCK or what should I do? Victor
Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables
Please forgive my previous post, I accidentally sent it to the wrong message.
Victor
Steven Cook wrote:
> Hi,
> This is my first post as I just subscribed, so I'm sorry if I'm going over
> old ground. I recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on a new disk in a PII 233Mhz
> machine. I am trying to learn how to install packages from a "tarball" but
> run into a problem when I try to run ./configure, it fails with the
> following error:-
>
> "checking whether C compiler (gcc) worksno
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> create executables"
>
> I looked in the configure log and found the following, however I have no
> idea what it's trying to tell me, am I missing a file (conftest or
> conftest.c)?
>
> "This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
>
> configure:562: checking for extra includes
> configure:593: checking for extra libs
> configure:692: checking host system type
> configure:713: checking target system type
> configure:731: checking build system type
> configure:790: checking for a BSD compatible install
> configure:847: checking for -p flag to install
> configure:870: checking whether build environment is sane
> configure:908: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
> configure:954: checking for working aclocal
> configure:967: checking for working autoconf
> configure:980: checking for working automake
> configure:993: checking for working autoheader
> configure:1006: checking for working makeinfo
> configure:1031: checking for a BSD compatible install
> configure:1125: checking for a C-Compiler
> configure:1131: checking for gcc
> configure:1237: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
> configure:1253: gcc -o conftestconftest.c 1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
>
> #line 1248 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
>
> main(){return(0);} "
> I'd really appreciate any help, I've already "verified" that gcc is
> installed correctly, but have no idea where to go from here!
> Thanks
> Steven Cook
Re: [newbie] Seeking Tutorial on compiling Kernel
Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels. The overall Reference guide is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html And the section specifically pertaining to kernels is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/compiling.html If you are looking for in depth explanations of anything having to do with Linux, then The Linux Documentation Project is what you are looking for. They maintain the Linux HOWTO's, and more in depth books on Network Administration, security, etc. If you want to compile a kernel or know exactly what goes on in kernel creation, video cards, monitors, databases, etc. the Linux HOWTO'S are the best source. These documents are extremely well written and are described in fashion that any beginner, novice, and expert can find useful. Here are a couple of mirrors for it : http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/index.html http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html For the HOWTO specifically dealing with kernel compilation and customization: http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html I hope this helps (I'm doing my first new kernel tonight), Victor excalibur wrote: Hello, I've been using Linux Mandrake for about a month and a half and it's great, though I've much to learn of it. Does anyone know of a website with a good how-to on compiling the kernel or even a good book that would cover the topic? I'd greatly appreciate it. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables
Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything
dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels.
The overall Reference guide is at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html
And the section specifically pertaining to kernels is at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/compiling.html
If you are looking for in depth explanations of anything having to do with Linux, then
The Linux Documentation Project is what you are looking for. They maintain the Linux
HOWTO's, and more in depth books on Network Administration, security, etc. If you want
to compile a kernel or know exactly what goes on in kernel creation, video cards,
monitors, databases, etc. the Linux HOWTO'S are the best source. These documents are
extremely well written and are described in fashion that any beginner, novice, and
expert can find useful. Here are a couple of mirrors for it :
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/index.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html
For the HOWTO specifically dealing with kernel compilation and customization:
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
I hope this helps (I'm doing my first new kernel tonight),
Victor
Steven Cook wrote:
> Hi,
> This is my first post as I just subscribed, so I'm sorry if I'm going over
> old ground. I recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on a new disk in a PII 233Mhz
> machine. I am trying to learn how to install packages from a "tarball" but
> run into a problem when I try to run ./configure, it fails with the
> following error:-
>
> "checking whether C compiler (gcc) worksno
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> create executables"
>
> I looked in the configure log and found the following, however I have no
> idea what it's trying to tell me, am I missing a file (conftest or
> conftest.c)?
>
> "This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
>
> configure:562: checking for extra includes
> configure:593: checking for extra libs
> configure:692: checking host system type
> configure:713: checking target system type
> configure:731: checking build system type
> configure:790: checking for a BSD compatible install
> configure:847: checking for -p flag to install
> configure:870: checking whether build environment is sane
> configure:908: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
> configure:954: checking for working aclocal
> configure:967: checking for working autoconf
> configure:980: checking for working automake
> configure:993: checking for working autoheader
> configure:1006: checking for working makeinfo
> configure:1031: checking for a BSD compatible install
> configure:1125: checking for a C-Compiler
> configure:1131: checking for gcc
> configure:1237: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
> configure:1253: gcc -o conftestconftest.c 1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
>
> #line 1248 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
>
> main(){return(0);} "
> I'd really appreciate any help, I've already "verified" that gcc is
> installed correctly, but have no idea where to go from here!
> Thanks
> Steven Cook
Re: [newbie] Updating Kernel
Actually, those two new kernels were downloaded when I ran Mandrake update, after the initial installation of 7.1. So, they were downloaded as rpm's (?) from Mandrake's mirror site. But, I think that the kernel rpm's still have to be installed, although I don't know if this means they need to be compiled. Let me take that back, I know they don't have to be compiled because that is why the RPM format exists. It is a precompiled package of any particular source code. The thing that I do not know is if I only need to run the command "install-kernel" or "install-kernel 2.2.16-9mdksecure"? Then, is all I need to do is reference that particular kernel as default in /etc/lilo.conf or GRUB? Although, I did find (Late last night) fairly detailed documentation on the Mandrake website for compiling and installing new or custom kernels. I think that I'llgive them a thorough read through and just follow the directions from the point after compiling the source code for a new kernel. Victor Quaylar wrote: > At 00:26 08.07.00, you wrote: > > victor.i assume these two kernels are precompiled kernels that came > with your installation of > 7.1...(although i dont have them but installed 7.1 too). > what u see in kpackage is the source of your new kernel..u can either > use the precompiled that came with the installation > or compile a customized yourself. > u can easyly start your linux with the secure kernel by pressing TAB at the > LILO prompt and then entering the name of it, which shows up under the > "label=" option in lilo.conf. > i would recommend keeping the old kernel...always better to go for sure if > the new kernel doesnt work properly for your system. > > greetings > > --dave > > >I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and > >everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but > >the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked > >in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: > > > >* Add by install-kernel > >image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdk > > label=2.2.16-9mdk > > root=/dev/sda6 > > read-only > > optional > > > >* Add by install-kernel > >image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure > > label=2.2.16-9mdksecure > > root=/dev/sda6 > > read-only > > optional > > > >I assume that since both still contain the "mdk" in their name that they > > > >have not been installed yet. Although, when I look in KPackage it shows > >the kernels installed. Or, does this mean that the Mandrake Updater > >actually installed them? If not, exactly what so I need to do to get the > > > >secure kernel installed properly. > > > >After I install the new secure kernel do I still need the old kernel and > > > >the regular 2.2.16-9? And if not, how do I remove them? > > > >Any suggestions appreciated, > > > >Victor
[newbie] Updating Kernel
I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdk label=2.2.16-9mdk root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure label=2.2.16-9mdksecure root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional I assume that since both still contain the "mdk" in their name that they have not been installed yet. Although, when I look in KPackage it shows the kernels installed. Or, does this mean that the Mandrake Updater actually installed them? If not, exactly what so I need to do to get the secure kernel installed properly. After I install the new secure kernel do I still need the old kernel and the regular 2.2.16-9? And if not, how do I remove them? Any suggestions appreciated, Victor
[newbie] Kernel update
I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdk label=2.2.16-9mdk root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdksecure label=2.2.16-9mdksecure root=/dev/sda6 read-only optional I assume that since both still contain the "mdk" in their name that they have not been installed yet. Although, when I look in KPackage it shows the kernels installed. Or, does this mean that the Mandrake Updater actually installed them? If not, exactly what so I need to do to get the secure kernel installed properly. After I install the new secure kernel do I still need the old kernel and the regular 2.2.16-9? And if not, how do I remove them? Any suggestions appreciated, Victor
[newbie] X and Intel i740 chipset
I have finally accepted defeat(or stop wasting time) at getting my S3 Trio3D video card to work on our Netfinity 3000 server and have decided to just add a cheap, fully-supported, video card into one of our open PCI slots. I got the S3 to work in VESA/Frame Buffer mode at 1024x768 (as IBM suggest), but this has been deemed too hard on the eyes by my superiors, and I have wasted far too much time trying to get it working in SVGA mode. I see that one of the auction pages has the "Real3D Starfighter 12MB PCI Intel i740 Chipset 2D/3D Video Accelerator" going for $50 and Xfree86.org shows that it is fully supported under version 3.3.6. Has anyone had any experience with this card or the Intel i740 chipset? Are there any difficulties that I should know about before I purchase it? Can anyone suggest another cheap, fully supported, video card for under $60? Any suggestions welcome, Victor
[newbie] X and 7.1
While trying to configure X with xf86config, I ended up with XF86Config in both /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 and wondered which directory is the right one? I noticed somewhere on XFree86's website that while XFC86Config used to be in /usr/X11R6/bin, now it should be in /etc/X11. Although, later it said where it resides may depend on your distribution. Anyone have the lowdown? Vic
Re: [newbie] X and S3 Trio3D
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try tonight, I'm desperate. Victor Dennis Myers wrote: > Victor Richardson wrote: > > > I'm running Mandrake 7.1 (X ver. 3.3.6). I agree that the PCI: unknown might > > the root of the problem. I'd guess that the video card is not working or that > > it is a newer version, but I bought the server new in November from IBM and > > I'd think that the latest drivers in 3.3.6 would include it. > > > > I'm thinking on trying X 4.0 today to see if it will help, but it is probably > > going to turn out to be a hardware problem. And will probably try to run it in > > Frame Buffer mode as IBM's site suggest, although I'm not sure how primitive > > the graphics will be. I've never seen Frame Buffer is it like SVGA? > > > > Any ideas on how to test the video card to see if it even works outside of > > installing Windows? > > > > Victor > > > > Paul wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Victor Richardson wrote: > > > > > > >I still am having trouble getting my S3 Trio3D to work. When > > > >"startx" runs using the S3Virge driver(as Xf86Free.org suggests) the > > > > > > What version of Mandrake are you using? I had an S3 card too, once, and > > > with RH6 (sorry guys) I could not get it to work. The latest S3-servers, > > > 3.3.6 and up, seem to have decent S3 support though. These are included in > > > mdk 7.x, not sure about 6.x. > > > > > > >(--) S3V: PCI: unknown (please report), ID 0x8904 rev 1, Linear FB @ > > > >0xf400 > > > > > > PCI unknown? That might be something to look into. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > -- > > > Rain and tears are the streams > > > that wash away life's dirt... > > > > > > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( > > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > > > Registered Linux User 174403 > > Have you tried the AOpen P128 , it may work for you, it is based on the S3 Trio > 3D/2X chip set.
Re: [newbie] X and S3 Trio3D
I'm running Mandrake 7.1 (X ver. 3.3.6). I agree that the PCI: unknown might the root of the problem. I'd guess that the video card is not working or that it is a newer version, but I bought the server new in November from IBM and I'd think that the latest drivers in 3.3.6 would include it. I'm thinking on trying X 4.0 today to see if it will help, but it is probably going to turn out to be a hardware problem. And will probably try to run it in Frame Buffer mode as IBM's site suggest, although I'm not sure how primitive the graphics will be. I've never seen Frame Buffer is it like SVGA? Any ideas on how to test the video card to see if it even works outside of installing Windows? Victor Paul wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Victor Richardson wrote: > > >I still am having trouble getting my S3 Trio3D to work. When > >"startx" runs using the S3Virge driver(as Xf86Free.org suggests) the > > What version of Mandrake are you using? I had an S3 card too, once, and > with RH6 (sorry guys) I could not get it to work. The latest S3-servers, > 3.3.6 and up, seem to have decent S3 support though. These are included in > mdk 7.x, not sure about 6.x. > > >(--) S3V: PCI: unknown (please report), ID 0x8904 rev 1, Linear FB @ > >0xf400 > > PCI unknown? That might be something to look into. > > Paul > > -- > Rain and tears are the streams > that wash away life's dirt... > > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > Registered Linux User 174403
[newbie] X and S3 Trio3D
I still am having trouble getting my S3 Trio3D to work. When "startx" runs using the S3Virge driver(as Xf86Free.org suggests) the error message shows that everything goes fine from the keyboard through the FontPath, until; XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values (**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings) (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3 (**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms) (**) S3V: Graphics device ID: "My Video Card" (**) S3V: Monitor ID: :My Monitor" (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" (--) S3V: PCI: unknown (please report), ID 0x8904 rev 1, Linear FB @ 0xf400 (--) S3V: Unknown S3 chipset: chip_id = 0x8904 rev.1 *** None of the configured devices were detected.*** Fatal server error: no screens found When reporting a probem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). Any ideas on what's wrong Victor
[newbie] Change file permissions
How do I change a file from read-only to read-write? Victor
Re: [newbie] Starting amd
I have the same problem, except it takes minutes. "amd" is the automount service that (guess) automounts your floppy, cd-rom, drives, and any other device instead of having to type "mnt /dev/cdrom" or "mount /cd" for whatever device you want to use. It may have been corrupted during install. I suppose teh best way to cure the problem is re-install(rpm) the apm package. I would suggest removing the old one first, starting with a clean slate usually best. If you just want to prevent it from starting at boot, enter the shift key + "I" at the "Welcome to Linux-Mandrake, Press "I" to enter Interactive Mode" segment during the boot and it will take you into a grahical version of Linuxconf Operation Mode. Highlight "Configure the workstation", then scroll down to "Control Service Activity" under Control Panel. It will bring up a screen with all the services loaded on your system and "amd" will be first. It is currently set to "automatic", but if you highlight it and press enter, you can disable it at startup by moving the cursor under the "X" in startup and pressing the spacebar, then tab to accept and quit out of everything. It will then put you through a step by step starup for each service where you can choose what you want started(this time). If you don't want to go through that, turn your computer off then on again. It should boot without starting amd. Although, you will have to mount each device when you want to use it from then. Vic Melissa and Michael Grover wrote: > When my Mandrake 7.0 machine boots up, it will sit at "Starting amd:" > for about 45 seconds, the continue on. the service starts ok. > > On another machine, their is no delay at all. > > Anybody know where I can get more information on what amd is? > > mike...
[newbie] X resolutions
I finally got X working on my IBM Netfinity 3000 server w/ an S3 Trio3D video vard (PII350, 128 megs, 4 megs video, 9.1 gig hd). During configuration (xf86config) I set the resolutions at 8bpp and 24bpp to "1024x768" and "1280x1024", and 16bpp at "800x600" and "640x480" according to www.xf86free's ver. 3.3.6 - S3Virge documentation. The problem is that when I start it, everything is extremely large, so big that if I open DrakConf or anything else, they extend far beyond the screen. I cannot navigate the screens so that I can reconfigure anything. It seems much larger than even 680x480(I assume). I've tried cntrl-alt-+ and -, within X toshift resolutions but nothing happens. I'm (fairly) sure this is a minor problem/fix, can anyone please suggest solutions? Vic ps. I am aware that GUI's on servers are for amateurs(which I am), but it is going to be used as a fileserver, etc at a small non-profit environmental foundation and I need the KDE GUI so that they can easily manage files, add users, etc., without calling me home everyday. Victor
[newbie] rc.firewall
I'm setting up a home cable-modem home behind a Mandrake 7.1 box, I've checked out the MASQ and Firewall HOWTO's and understand them. Actually, I used them with 6.0. Although, a few things have changed since then. I also searched the archives and there was only one posting that didn't answer this basic question; What does the default entry in /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter" do? Or more directly - what is rp_filter? Do I need to include this line in the MASQ/firewall rules provided in the docs? Thanks, Victor
[newbie] New install/boot hang
I just completed an expert install(even though I'm not) because I needed to make sure that S3 Virge(I have an S3 Trio) package is installed instead of S3 VGA that auto install costantly defaults to. And beside, I wanted to minimize my server installation. The only problem is that I made a rookie mistake(surprised?) and allowed a couple of things to be started at boot that aren't working and/or necessary; Heartbeat fails and boot hangs at "Starting routed (RIP) Services:". Is there a way or what is the commands for changing modes at boot and disabling these services? I know that if I can just get past the boot hang, I can comment them out in /etc/inetd.conf or un-install the packages altogether. Please help, I just spent a couple hours doing the picking through all the possible packages in expert install mode and have no desire to do that again any time soon. And yes, I know it servers me right for trying to play like the big boys. Thanks, Victor
[newbie] Applications Disc 2
I downloaded and burned both 7.1 ISO images, but during the install it asks for the first applocations disk, then the extensions, and finally a second applications disk. Unfortunately, there isn't one(I think). When it asks should I re-insert the first disk? The install finished without the second applications disk, but now I am wondering what exactly I am missing as a result. Any suggestions? Victor
Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question
Don't use the Trio 3D driver, use the S3 Virge. Vic Leo Stutzmann wrote: > Thanks, but this is exactly what I have tried. I am using Mandrake 7.1 which > installs XFree86 3.3.6. The Trio3D and associated chip is marked as an > 86C365 chip, but in my IBM 300PL the chip is marked as an 86C366. The Trio3D > driver does not work for this chip. > > Leo > > -Original Message----- > From: Victor Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question > > It seems the easy solution for our problem(although, I haven't tried yet) > would > have been to check www.XFree86.org 's website. All we need to do is select > S3 > Virge video card during install or rpm it later. The S3 Trio 3D and 3D/2X > are > fully supported using the XFree86 version 3.3.6, or the new 4.0; > > >From 3.3.6 Supported Hardware( http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/S3V1.html#1 ); > > "Since release 3.3.2 of XFree86, there are now two servers which support the > ViRGE family of chips. The XF86_S3V server is a dedicated server which > supports > the S3 ViRGE (86C325), the ViRGE/DX (86C375), ViRGE/GX (86C385) and the > ViRGE/VX > (86C988) chips. Use of that server is no longer recommended. It is not > actively > being supported > anymore. > > The above ViRGE chipsets are supported in the XF86_SVGA server, which > includes a > new ViRGE driver making use of the XAA acceleration architecture and also > supports ViRGE/GX2 (86C357), ViRGE/MX (86C260), Trio3D (86C365), Trio3D/2X > (86C362), Savage3D (86C391), Savage4 (86C396/86C397) and Savage2000 chips as > of > 3.3.6." > > , or, from Version 4.0's Release Notes's > ( http://www.xfree86.org/4.0/RELNOTES2.html#15 ) > > 2.13.3. s3virge > > The s3virge driver is a port of the 3.3.x SVGA S3 ViRGE driver. As such it > should be as > stable and functional as previous XFree86 releases. There are a couple > additional benefits > included primarily due to common enhancements: > > Depth 24 problems resolved with clients using 24/32 bpp pixmaps. > Our common acceleration architecture (XAA) has been re-written, as has > the > ViRGE > acceleration code. You should find this version has better performance > than > prior > releases. > Multi-head is reported to work. > The s3virge man page lists options and has configuration notes for this > release of the > driver. > Trio 3D and Trio 3D/2X support has been added, matching the 3.3.6 > driver. > Supports screen rotation and shadow framebuffer. > > Outstanding items not implemented or fully tested: > > DGA support is implemented, but preliminary and untested. > > Further information can be found in README.s3virge. > > I am going to repost this answer under the "S3 Trio 3D" subject line so that > anyone searching for a solution in the future will be able to easily find > it. > > Victor > > Leo Stutzmann wrote: > > > I have an IBM 300PL, with integrated Trio3D chip on the motherboard. I > > installed XFree86 3.3.6. I have tried the Trio3D, Trio3D/2X, and the > 86C365 > > setting. All these settings don't work. The screen just goes black. > > Sometimes I can recover by using ctl-alt-backspace, and other times the > > machine is locked up. > > > > The chip says 86C366 on it. There does not seem to be a listing in the > > graphic cards for this chip. > > > > Anyone have this working? Do you have an XF86Config file or the needed > lines > > in the config to make this work? > > > > Thanks for any help > > Leo
Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question
It seems the easy solution for our problem(although, I haven't tried yet) would have been to check www.XFree86.org 's website. All we need to do is select S3 Virge video card during install or rpm it later. The S3 Trio 3D and 3D/2X are fully supported using the XFree86 version 3.3.6, or the new 4.0; >From 3.3.6 Supported Hardware( http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/S3V1.html#1 ); "Since release 3.3.2 of XFree86, there are now two servers which support the ViRGE family of chips. The XF86_S3V server is a dedicated server which supports the S3 ViRGE (86C325), the ViRGE/DX (86C375), ViRGE/GX (86C385) and the ViRGE/VX (86C988) chips. Use of that server is no longer recommended. It is not actively being supported anymore. The above ViRGE chipsets are supported in the XF86_SVGA server, which includes a new ViRGE driver making use of the XAA acceleration architecture and also supports ViRGE/GX2 (86C357), ViRGE/MX (86C260), Trio3D (86C365), Trio3D/2X (86C362), Savage3D (86C391), Savage4 (86C396/86C397) and Savage2000 chips as of 3.3.6." , or, from Version 4.0's Release Notes's ( http://www.xfree86.org/4.0/RELNOTES2.html#15 ) 2.13.3. s3virge The s3virge driver is a port of the 3.3.x SVGA S3 ViRGE driver. As such it should be as stable and functional as previous XFree86 releases. There are a couple additional benefits included primarily due to common enhancements: Depth 24 problems resolved with clients using 24/32 bpp pixmaps. Our common acceleration architecture (XAA) has been re-written, as has the ViRGE acceleration code. You should find this version has better performance than prior releases. Multi-head is reported to work. The s3virge man page lists options and has configuration notes for this release of the driver. Trio 3D and Trio 3D/2X support has been added, matching the 3.3.6 driver. Supports screen rotation and shadow framebuffer. Outstanding items not implemented or fully tested: DGA support is implemented, but preliminary and untested. Further information can be found in README.s3virge. I am going to repost this answer under the "S3 Trio 3D" subject line so that anyone searching for a solution in the future will be able to easily find it. Victor Leo Stutzmann wrote: > I have an IBM 300PL, with integrated Trio3D chip on the motherboard. I > installed XFree86 3.3.6. I have tried the Trio3D, Trio3D/2X, and the 86C365 > setting. All these settings don't work. The screen just goes black. > Sometimes I can recover by using ctl-alt-backspace, and other times the > machine is locked up. > > The chip says 86C366 on it. There does not seem to be a listing in the > graphic cards for this chip. > > Anyone have this working? Do you have an XF86Config file or the needed lines > in the config to make this work? > > Thanks for any help > Leo
Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question
Don't feel bad, I have an IBM Netfinity 3000 with the same S3 Trio 3D chip. It seems that the video card is only supported in VESA/Frame Buffer mode. It took me six months of 3 am frustration, and umpteen support calls, and endless postings (check the archives) to get that answer. Finally, last week an IBM tech support guy sent me an internal memo on how to get the damn thing to work. I suggest that you subsitute the XFree86-FBDev-3.3.x-x.i386.rpm in the instructions with whatever version came with your distribution or download the latest version available and RPM it from whatever directory it is stored. Here is the exact section from IBM's support: ...Currently, no support exists other than VESA/Frame Buffer for the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) video adapter included with the Netfinity 1000/3000 Server. (although, this applies to all S3 Trio 3D video cards)*** Appendix B: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer Server 1. With the system started in command mode, log in as root . 2. Mount the Red Hat Linux 6.1 C D and install the frame buffer server package as follows: # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom # cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS # rpm -ivh XFree86-FBDev-3.3.5-3.i386.rpm 3. Save the current symbolic link by running # mv /etc/X11/X /etc/X11/X.old . 4. Create a new symbolic link by running # ln -s ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev /etc/X11/X . 5. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to add a new entry for the frame buffer server by copying the existing entry. Only add a vga=773 line after the image line and change the label so that it is unique to other entries. The following is an example of a SMP kernel entry with frame buffer server installed: image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp vga=773 label=linux-fb initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.12-20smp.img read-only root=/dev/sdxx NOTE : Do not remove the existing entry. Do not make changes to the root line in the new entry. The default line in /etc/lilo.conf contains the label of the kernel loaded by default. If there is no default specified, then the first kernel entry in etc/lilo.conf is loaded by default. The digits 773 indicate 1024 x 768-pixel density with 8-bit color depth. For more information, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt (kernel-source-2.2.12-6.i386.rpm package). 6. Update the master boot record and the LILO boot loader by running # lilo -v . 7. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config to create a new section entry for the frame buffer server under Screen section. Copy the following example of a Screen entry and make the necessary changes. NOTE : and depends upon predefined strings in XF86Config. Replace with the string following Identifier under Device in the Graphics device section. Replace with the string following Identifier under Monitor in the Monitor section. Section "Screen" Driver "fbdev" Device "" Monitor "" Subsection "Display" Modes "default" EndSubsection EndSection 8. Reboot the system and remove the media. 9. At the LILO boot prompt, press Tab for the kernel options or press Enter if the new kernel was set as the default kernel. 10. After the system has restarted in command mode, issue the startx command to enter the X Window system. That should do it for you, although it is a little complex if you have never done this before(like me). Please post this solution to the newsgroup for me, for some strange reason I cannot post to the mailing list even though I get everyone else's. Feel free to email me for more help, good luck Victor Leo Stutzmann wrote: > I have an IBM 300PL, with integrated Trio3D chip on the motherboard. I > installed XFree86 3.3.6. I have tried the Trio3D, Trio3D/2X, and the 86C365 > setting. All these settings don't work. The screen just goes black. > Sometimes I can recover by using ctl-alt-backspace, and other times the > machine is locked up. > > The chip says 86C366 on it. There does not seem to be a listing in the > graphic cards for this chip. > > Anyone have this working? Do you have an XF86Config file or the needed lines > in the config to make this work? > > Thanks for any help > Leo
[newbie] S3 Trio 3D & X server
Now that I've got Mandrake 6.1 installed, I found out that it does not like my S3 Trio 3D video card at any setting. I understand (from the list archives) that these problems have been solved in the latest version (7.0x). I've tried doing an FTP upgrade from the Mandrake mirror sites, but always get the same response of "bad server response...can't find second stage disk" ,or file, or something like that. I have tried three or four different FTP sites with the same results so I figure it must be me. An example of the ftp site entries I am using is: IP Address: ftp.math.utah.edu Directory: /pub/linux/Mandrake/current/Mandrake/base/ Any suggestions(besides buying the disk again)?
[newbie] Server partitions
I'm doing a custom server install of Mandrake 6.1 for our office and was wondering about some partitions and their sizes. The server will only be accessed by 15 users (Win & Mac) for basic fileshare and some scheduling/calendar app (Netscape). Anyway, I have a 9.1 gig drive and have; /boot - 23 meg /- 500 meg /tmp - 200 meg /var - 200 meg /usr -1500 meg /home - 6000 meg /swap - 250 meg My question is, do I need /usr/local or /usr/opt, and if so how big? If I do have /usr/local, does /usr need to be as big as it is? Please feel free to suggest anything, I could use the help. Victor
[newbie] S3 Trio 3D video
Back in Feb. & March I tried to install Mandrake 7.0 on a Netfinity 3000 server (PII 450, 128 megs, etc.) with a S3 Trio 3D video and never was able to get X working at all. From what I understand, there wasn't any stable driver available at the time. I don't need high end graphics, just enough to do basic server and file tasks within X. Does anyone know if this problem has been solved, or, any simple work arounds (my skills are very limited)? Please feel free to direct me to any possible information sources. Victor
Re: [newbie] Video card S3 Trio 3D
No, I've never heard of it. Could you please explain or point in the direction of some documentation? I'll try anything now, or I'll have to reinstall 6.0. Vic Jon wrote: > Have you guys tried the frame buffer Xserver? > > Victor Richardson wrote: > > > Sad to say, but I have had the exact same problem for a month on a IBM > > Netfinity 3000 server (PII450, 128 meg, S3 Trio 3D) and still can't get it to > > work. X just doesn't like this card. > > > > Let me know if you find a solution. > > > > Victor > > > > Softec - Javier Matos wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone: > > > > > > I got a video card S3 Trio3D with my Pentium II 350. I had tried to > > > configure it with Mandrake 7.0 and 6.1 without success. > > > > > > I had proved with two monitors, a Dell 1501 FP and a Samtron SC-726DXL, and > > > all video modes, but in both cases I only can see a blue screen with a > > > vertical stripe in the middle of the screen. > > > > > > Has anybody a solution. > > > > > > Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Video card S3 Trio 3D
Sad to say, but I have had the exact same problem for a month on a IBM Netfinity 3000 server (PII450, 128 meg, S3 Trio 3D) and still can't get it to work. X just doesn't like this card. Let me know if you find a solution. Victor Softec - Javier Matos wrote: > Hi everyone: > > I got a video card S3 Trio3D with my Pentium II 350. I had tried to > configure it with Mandrake 7.0 and 6.1 without success. > > I had proved with two monitors, a Dell 1501 FP and a Samtron SC-726DXL, and > all video modes, but in both cases I only can see a blue screen with a > vertical stripe in the middle of the screen. > > Has anybody a solution. > > Thanks.
Re: [newbie] /, /usr, and /opt?
Hi Denis, I set up a server for our office of 15 clients using Mandrake 7.0, it will be used for filesharing and web browsing. There is no need for email or printer sharing because each Netscape client POP's their mail from an account w/ our web host and everyone has their own rinter. We may add a calendaring/scheduling app like Netscape Collaborator or Lotus Notes in the future. Our server is a IBM Netfinity 3000 (PII350, 128 meg, 9.1 gig SCSI-2). I just installed a few nights ago and have no problem re-installing if I am way off on the partitions, since the server is not in use right now. I currently have it set with: /boot - 20 megs /tmp- 200 megs /var - 200 megs / - 500 megs /usr - 1,500 megs /home - 6,200 megs swap - 257 megs 1) When you say that /tmp and /var can get quite big, how large should I make them? 2) Should I make a /usr/local or /opt partition for software added later? 3) What command will allow me to see how full / or any other partition is after my install? Any advice wold be greatly appreciated, Victor Richardson Denis Havlik wrote: > As a matter of fact, I find "default" sizes chosen by mandrake install > program very good for a desktop machine. Especially having /home as a big > separate partition. > > On a server, /tmp and /var COULD take quite a lot of space, on a desktop > it is mostly /usr, /home and maybe /opt. > > Denis
Re: [newbie] bz2?
I just did a Mandrake 7.0 install and saw bz2 described in the compression section of packages. If I'm not mistaken(and I am often with Linux), bz2 is another zip program like gzip and similar to tar.gz(in theory), it should be on your distro disc or you can rpm it from one of the download sites. Victor Lane Lester wrote: > I said: > > Well, since I don't do any programming, I just need a Java runtime called JRE. > > I'm downloading the one from blackdown as Richard suggested, so here's hoping. > > Hmm, the file came in as a .tar.bz2, and tar doesn't recognize it. I'm not sure I've >ever encountered a .bz2 before. > -- > Lane > > Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA > Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] X Server Crash
I've been trying to get through X not working and finally had to do an ftp upgrade from the pub/linux/mandrake/current to reload the packages. Now when I do a "startx" the server attempts to run, then crashes. It recognizes my S3 Trio 3D chipset, but says there is no mode definition for "800 x 600": SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800 x 600" SVGA: Removing mode "800 x 600" from list of valid modes SVGA: There is no mode definition named "600 x 400" Fatal server error: No valid modes found. When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last message. X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). My questions are; 1) How do I send the entire server output and who to?, 2)Any suggestions on how to fix this? I've done the upgrade thing a few times with no luck. When I try "XF86Setup", it says "XF86Setup: command not found". Did the package not install and is there a way I can check? Or, is this just a problem with the S3 Trio 3D video? The system is an IBM Netfinity 3000 (PII 350, 128 meg, 4 meg video, 9.1 gig SCSI -2) with a custom server install ftp'd from the /linux/current directory. Sorry for so many questions, but I hope there is a simple answer. Victor
Re: [[newbie] X problem]
That makes the most sense, thanks I'll try it out after dinner and let you know. Victor Lee Williiams wrote: Why don't you boot from the CD do an upgrade and just install KDE and X. So do not format your partitions. -- Many Thanks _ Lee Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] IP Phone: +33 (0)1 58 04 5202 VDT Technical Lead Mobile: +33 (0)6 89 10 8140 EMEA SPECIAL PROJECTS * C i s c o S y s t e m s || || :||: :||: | | ||| ||| ::|||::.::||:: _ Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside
Re: [newbie] X problem
Thanks for suggestions, but I tried pressing both at different times in the boot process, but it did nothing. Exactly when during the boot should I be pressing it? Unfortunately, the screen locks up and goes black just as the screen shows the Mandrake logo and the login prompt, so I can't do anything including login. Any other ideas? Victor ps. My brother is an EE (chips verification) at Cisco. Lee Williiams wrote: > On boot up can you not use the Ctrl Alt keys to take you to another > screen log on as root and kill your Xterminal session and then edit > /etc/inittab and change the boot method.. > > Or else again try to get into another TTi session using the Ctrl and Alt > keys and then after login as root type XF86Setup do not use the defaults > this will allow you to setup your resolution etc correctly > > -- >EXPERIENCING THE INTERNET EXPLOSION! > _ > Lee Williams[EMAIL PROTECTED] > IP Phone: +33 (0)1 58 04 5202 VDT Technical Lead > Mobile: +33 (0)6 89 10 8140 EMEA SPECIAL PROJECTS > * > C i s c o S y s t e m s >|| || > :||::||: > | | > ||| ||| > ::|||::.::||:: > _
[newbie] Server Partitions
I am setting up a Mandrake 7.0 file/print server on an IBM Netfinity(PII 350, 128 meg, 9.1 Gig SCSI-2) for our office w/ 15 users and was wondering what the best partition sizes would be? The only major software that we plan on adding to the Mandrake distro(for now) is some type of collaboration sofware like Netscape calendar/scheduling. I'll be doing an expert install(even though I'm not) and only installing the services that we absolutely need, although I will include KDE and Gnome because they are so much easier to deal with for file and system maintenance. >From reading the archives I guess that I need; swap(128 megs), /boot(20 megs), /(?), /usr(600?), /usr/local(1,500?), /tmp(50?), /var(100?), and /home(the rest). The part that I don't get is what exactly gets put into "/"? Does /boot hold the kernel and / hold all the other software like Samba, etc? And then any software I add after the installation goes into /usr/local? Please feel free to offer suggestions, Victor
[newbie] Newsgroup threads
Is there anyway to view this forum as a newsgroup with threads, rather than receiving every post as a seperate email? If so, where is it located(news server)? Victor
Re: [newbie] Mandrake v. Red Hat - How close is close?
I read in some of the reviews(CPU Review, LinuxWorld) that Mandrake 6.0 has actually been optimized to run on Pentium and higher chips, yielding a 10-30% performance increase over Red Hat. Victor Aaron deRozario wrote: > My understanding is that the main difference is packageing. Having said > that Red Hat 6.0 uses a different kernel (2.2.5 I think). Mandrake uses > 2.2.9 which has a few security problems in it. On the Mandrake updates page > it says that you need to upgrade the kernel in order to prevent a potential > network security flaw. > > IF you are not going to be using a GUI (KDE integration is teh most > noticeable difference between the two diatributions) it probably doesn't > matter which one you use. > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 1999 12:14 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] Mandrake v. Red Hat - How close is close? > > > > I just told a Unix guy I know I was going to try and use Mandrake for > > doing > > some Web serving. He told me that he doesn't know that much about Linux, > > but that he'd heard Red Hat was the way to go for serving, because their > > socket layers were better. > > > > I imagine this is a debatable claim, but that's neither here nor there. > > I'm > > writing, because my understanding is that mandrake is just Red Hat with a > > better install program and some other stuff, but that the underlying code > > is identical. My friend's comment, though, made me want to question this. > > So is the only difference between REd Hat and Mandrake 'packaging', or am > > I > > wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris
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Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?
Thanks for the info, I've beating my head against a wall for a week now. I won't be hosting websites, but it will be doing file/printer/email/internet routing. I'll just adjust the files accordingly. Did you mount "/usr" , "usr/src",and "/usr/local" within the "/" partition? How about a "/tmp"? Vic Brett Jones wrote: > On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, you wrote: > > Would the same parameters hold true for a server? > > > > Vic > > I've got a server with 1 4.5 gig SCSI drive, and 1 8.4 gig IDE drive. This is > what it's tables looks like. > > 4.5 > /boot 20 m > / 850 m > /var400 m > /home 600 m > /home/httpd 1500 m > /home/ftp bal. > > 8.4 > /home/httpd/vhost bal. > > This box is going to host web sites for myself, and hopefully many others. This > partition table is what made sense to me, I'm sure others have there own ideas. > > -- > Brett Jones > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?
Would the same parameters hold true for a server? Vic Brett Jones wrote: > On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, you wrote: > > I *think* that Linux will ignore the BIOS once it starts up. However, you're > > still dependant on BIOS until it boots. What I would suggest is making a > > "/boot" partition about 500 megs in size > > A 500 meg /boot partition. NO WAY. > > Just how big do your kernels compile. 500 megs wow, how about 15. The key is to > make sure your boot partition is below the 1023 cyl on your drive. Make your > first partition on your HDD about 15 megs in size and mount it as /boot. Do not > use EZ drive or other drive tool, it's not needed with Linux if you > keep it all below 1023. > > As far a partitioning goes a good setup for most people on say a 4.3 gig drive > is > > /boot 15 megs > / 1000 megs > /home bal > swap128 > > Extrapolate this for the size drive you have. A quick note on swap space: Any > swap space above 128 megs is a waste. Linux will not use more than 128 megs per > mounted swap partition. If you need more swap space, make 2 swap partitions at > 128 megs. > > and then make another partition for > > "/" that takes up a large chunk (if not all) of the rest of the drive space. > > That should allow the system to boot with a hard drive larger than the > > system recognizes... > > John > > -- > Brett Jones > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Boot hang
I have a P100, 48 megs, 6.4 gig system that I did the standard server install from Mandrake 6.0 after partitioning the drive using fdisk. After getting an initial disk error "1790", it recognized my disk properly as a Maxtor 90648D3 6.4 gig and I was allowed to create "hda1" of 128 megs for SWAP, "hda2" 4 gigs for "/" linux native and activated, and "hda3" for "/home". I then was sent into Disk Druid and renamed hda2 as "/" and saved. The installation went perfect(supposedly) but when I reboot I still get the the 1790 Disk Error and the the system hangs after printing "LI_". I tried to use the emergency disk created during the install and the same thing happens. Any suggestions? Victor
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