XCDROAST roasted me
Hello Everyone: I have successively copied a data CD with XCDROAST on RH 9.0, sort of. After burning and closing the burn prog and opening both CD's in seperate windows to compare the contents I noticed that the root dir of the burned CD had everything the original had, all the files and sub dirs. BUT all the sub dirs were empty. Why, what did I do wrong, what can I do to get the sub dirs and files to copy also? Thanks. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RHN or NRH
Hello Everyone: I have finally installed RH9. WOW, it sure works great! However, I have a question regarding the update service. After the initial 3 CD install, since I have an 'always on' DSL connection to the internet, it automatically asked if I wanted to check for updates and I selected yes. Upon conclusion of the downloads and installs, it took me to the activation site. The first text box requested the product ID. I downloaded the .iso files so I don't have a 'product ID card in the box.' What do I enter into the product ID text box to activate my account? Thanks. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Ontrack has me derailed
HI: I have a DFI WT70-EC mobo and the bios had already been upgraded to the latest version before I installed the 120 gig WD drive. Besides, to remove Ontrack I'd have to format the drive and lose everything. Not desirable. Thanks. Jerrbear rhema wrote: I've got a WD 120 installed on my Linux box. Didn't need DDO to handle the disk. RH9 works just fine w/o it. On Sat, 2003-06-07 at 16:29, Jerry Human wrote: Hello Everyone: I have recently installed a 120 gig WD drive and it's great. I partitioned it into 4 sections. The first one is C: for Windows & drivers, the second is D: for Windows applications, the third one is for downloads & music, the fourth is for RedHat. I downloaded the .ISO's the other day and burned the 3 CD's. The CD's pass the CD test with no problems. The installation starts ok and askes if I want it to partition automatically or manually. Of course, I want to do it manually to make sure Windows is operational until I get RedHat operational. Good ol' Disk Druid opens and gives me a map of the drive and I select the fourth partition to set up a 2 cylindar swap drive then select the remainder of the drive for the mount point. Immediately I get an error stating I can't set a partition beyond the end of the drive and the operation fails. No matter what I do, I can't get a successful partition to install RedHat into. What can I do now? jerrbear -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Invisible Partitions
No, its a primary partition. It hasn't got a file system yet. It was created by Ontrack because the 120 gig drive was only 60 gig without it. I left the fourth partion raw so I could install Linux after I got Windows installed. Thanks. Nathan ViswaNathan wrote: Is the 4th partition is an extended partition? Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 03:53:51 -0400 From: Jerry Human <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Invisible Partitions Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Everyone: I have recently installed a 120 gig WD drive and it's great. I partitioned it into 4 sections. The first one is C: for Windows & drivers, the second is D: for Windows applications, the third one is for downloads & music, the fourth is for RedHat. I downloaded the .ISO's the other day and burned the 3 CD's. The CD's pass the CD test with no problems. The installation starts ok and askes if I want it to partition automatically or manually. Of course, I want to do it manually to make sure Windows is operational until I get RedHat operational. Good ol' Disk Druid opens and gives me a map of the drive and I select the fourth partition to set up a 2 cylindar swap drive then select the remainder of the drive for the mount point. Immediately I get an error stating I can't set a partition beyond the end of the drive and the operation fails. No matter what I do, I can't get a successful partition to install RedHat into. What can I do now? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Ontrack has me derailed
Hello Everyone: I have recently installed a 120 gig WD drive and it's great. I partitioned it into 4 sections. The first one is C: for Windows & drivers, the second is D: for Windows applications, the third one is for downloads & music, the fourth is for RedHat. I downloaded the .ISO's the other day and burned the 3 CD's. The CD's pass the CD test with no problems. The installation starts ok and askes if I want it to partition automatically or manually. Of course, I want to do it manually to make sure Windows is operational until I get RedHat operational. Good ol' Disk Druid opens and gives me a map of the drive and I select the fourth partition to set up a 2 cylindar swap drive then select the remainder of the drive for the mount point. Immediately I get an error stating I can't set a partition beyond the end of the drive and the operation fails. No matter what I do, I can't get a successful partition to install RedHat into. What can I do now? jerrbear -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Invisible Partitions
Hello Everyone: I have recently installed a 120 gig WD drive and it's great. I partitioned it into 4 sections. The first one is C: for Windows & drivers, the second is D: for Windows applications, the third one is for downloads & music, the fourth is for RedHat. I downloaded the .ISO's the other day and burned the 3 CD's. The CD's pass the CD test with no problems. The installation starts ok and askes if I want it to partition automatically or manually. Of course, I want to do it manually to make sure Windows is operational until I get RedHat operational. Good ol' Disk Druid opens and gives me a map of the drive and I select the fourth partition to set up a 2 cylindar swap drive then select the remainder of the drive for the mount point. Immediately I get an error stating I can't set a partition beyond the end of the drive and the operation fails. No matter what I do, I can't get a successful partition to install RedHat into. What can I do now? jerrbear -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
ISO Woes!
Hi: I wanted to try RedHat 9 so I used SmartFTP on Windows ME to download the 3 ISOs in binary. Then I used Roxio version 5.3.4.21 to burn them to CD. But alas, it only burns the ISO file to CD instead of creating the directories and files like it should, what am I doing wrong? Jerry -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: **Samba**
Yes, the passwords are encrypted. Its setup the same as you described. Thanks. "Anthony E. Greene" wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 08-Aug-2002/06:11 -0400, Jerry Human <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Having trouble with Samba passwords on mapped drives. system is setup > >with *nix-Samba-Windows ME and the drives are mapped but when a drive is > >accessed the password is not accepted. Does anyone have any insight on > >getting this to work? > > Did you setup encrypted passwords? > > Your users should have an account on the Linux box that has teh same > username as their account on the Windows box. Then you have to add their > password to smbpasswd. > > lynx `locate ENCRYPTION.html` > > Tony > - -- > Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]%3E> > OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D > AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> > Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x6C94239D > > iD8DBQE9UmmypCpg3WyUI50RAh/LAJ0T4x7UBPcnBLzJIOSK/j4RqJv/SACg/DNn > qj3KbrWgjwNA3wiqIQfNytU= > =3XIV > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Setting up RH + Symbol scanners + Sato printers
Hello: I'm between a big rock and a real hard place. The company I work for as a Systems Tech. is running numerous scan PC's with Windows98. They are currently buying and setting up a Sun server to connect the 3 little plants we have. Once that is completed (approx. 2 months) we'll begin setting up the scan systems to run on RH. I am known as the only one that has any Linux experience so the project was just dropped in my lap. Therefore, I NEED HELP!!! The basic procedure is an order is placed and forwarded to the warehouse. Then a person will pull the order and scan each part as it's pulled and packed for that order and then forwarded to shipping. The scanning is accomplished with either a 1D or 2D Symbol scan gun and the data is broadcast via the wireless network to a PC which checks the order and verifies the correct part pulled and prints a summary report for billing and a label for shipping. I have to setup the PC's on the wireless network. I have already started downloading Symbol software for Linux but that only covers the data exchange from the PC to the scan gun (actually a data terminal) and data back to the PC. What I need help with is the programs that accepts the data and generate the report and automatically prints the label on a Sato thermal printer. Does anyone know of or have a similar setup running on Linux that can give me some direction? I don't know of any programs that are capable of doing this. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
S3etting up RH+Symbol scanners+Sato printers
Hello Guru's and Practitioners: I'm between a big rock and a real hard place. The company I work for as a Systems Tech. is running numerous scan PC's with Windows98. They are currently buying and setting up a Sun server to connect the 3 little plants we have. Once that is completed (approx. 2 months) we'll begin setting up the scan systems to run on RH. I am known as the only one that has any Linux experience so the project was just dropped in my lap. Therefore, I NEED HELP!!! The basic procedure is an order is placed and forwarded to the warehouse. Then a person will pull the order and scan each part as it's pulled and packed for that order and then forwarded to shipping. The scanning is accomplished with either a 1D or 2D Symbol scan gun and the data is broadcast via the wireless network to a PC which checks the order and verifies the correct part pulled and prints a summary report for billing and a label for shipping. I have to setup the PC's on the wireless network. I have already started downloading Symbol software for Linux but that only covers the data exchange from the PC to the scan gun (actually a data terminal) and data back to the PC. What I need help with is the programs that accepts the data and generate the report and automatically prints the label on a Sato thermal printer. Does anyone know of or have a similar setup running on Linux that can give me some direction? I don't know of any programs that are capable of doing this. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Verify redhat-list-admin@redhat.com for egf@nmia.com
Jerry Human wrote: > Ed Franks wrote: > > > #---# > > # # > > # This is a computer-generated message# > > # # > > #---# > > > > Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > > > I just received your email message, but it hasn't yet been > > delivered to: > > > > egf > > > > It's been temporarily saved in a PENDING folder. > > > > Since I don't have a recent record of your sending me email > > from this address before, I just need to verify that your > > message is not unsolicited junkmail. > > > > So, if you will just click your button, this message > > will be returned back to me, and your previously -quarantined- > > message will then be delivered to egf from the PENDING folder. > > > > This message is sent to you only once. You will not see this > > message again. > > > > Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience - > > > > egf - Ed Franks > > > > ___ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Verify redhat-list-admin@redhat.com for egf@nmia.com
Ed Franks wrote: > #---# > # # > # This is a computer-generated message# > # # > #---# > > Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > I just received your email message, but it hasn't yet been > delivered to: > > egf > > It's been temporarily saved in a PENDING folder. > > Since I don't have a recent record of your sending me email > from this address before, I just need to verify that your > message is not unsolicited junkmail. > > So, if you will just click your button, this message > will be returned back to me, and your previously -quarantined- > message will then be delivered to egf from the PENDING folder. > > This message is sent to you only once. You will not see this > message again. > > Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience - > > egf - Ed Franks > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Learning Linux
Hello Good People: I've just found out that the company I work for is going to install a Sun network server next year. I am currently a Systems Tech maintaining several Winblows networks in each plant and a Linux newbie. I have RH 7.1 installed at home and I'm slowly learning both command line and graphical setups. Because of the above news I want to kick my *nix learning into high gear. I don't think I will have time to complete a class before having to assist in the building/configuration/implementing the new system and I am the only one of 4 techs that has any *nix experience. What would all you experts recommend I do to learn more besides taking classes at the local community college? Unfortunately, to make sure I wouldn't make a bunch of dumb mistakes in the new environment, I want to start at "square one." What web sites, books or other resources would you recommend? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Network Everywhere or Netgear nic?
Hello Folks: I have ADSL in Windows 95 on a Kingston nic. Apparently the Kingston doesn't work properly in RH 7.0 and I'm thinking of changing the nic for either a Network Everywhere NC100 10/100 card or a Netgear FA310TX card. Does anyone know which would perform better in both OS's? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Kingston nic
Hello Good People: Does anyone have a Kingston KNE110TX nic working in RH 7.0? Do you have any suggestions that would help me access it in RH 7.0? This nic was supplied with my DSL modem and works good in Windows. I am attempting to get DSL working in RH 7.0 and the problem seems to stem from accessing this nic. I have noticed that this nic also shares the same network address and irq as the network nic. The only error I get when trying to establish a DSL connection is TIMEOUT when I run dsl-start. This is after booting Windows and establishing a DSL connection to verify that DSL and the modem are working correctly and rebooting to RH to attempt to establish a DSL connection. I have found a driver compatible to RH 6.2 but when attempting to install the .rpm, it resulted in several conflicts and errors. Once the nic access problem is resolved, I think I can get DSL working in RH since everything else seems to be installed and working correctly. Once I get DSL working, I can finally upgrade the generic RH install. Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RH 7.0 - ADSL
Good Morning Good People: Ok, I give up, I have to bug you good people again. I have run adsl-setup from the command line and entered all the correct data. However, every time I run adsl-start, it returns, "TIMED OUT". I've double-checked the logon info and it's correct and eth1 is the correct nic. However, when adsl-start is run, I notice the activity lite on the modem never blinks as it does when I logon in Windows. What am I missing? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
printtool & printcap
Good Morning Good People: printtool is playing hide-&-seek. When I type printtool in a term window in gnome as su I get a "command/file not found" message. If I look in ?/usr/sbin/? it is there with execute permissions. What could keep printtool from running? On another machine, if I type startx at the command prompt, I get "command not found" even though it is installed and I have run it before. I have booted that machine several times and setup the network and other things from the command prompt without starting gnome, but X and gnome worked before. What could be wrong? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: printtool & printcap
Mike Burger wrote: > On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Jerry Human wrote: > > What could keep printtool from running? > > In this case, you're looking at the probability that /usr/sbin is not in > *your* path. > > Try running /usr/sbin/printtool, and see if that flies. I tried this from the command prompt and received, "bash: /usr/sbin/printtool: No such file or directory" but I see it in the dir. > > On another machine, if I type startx at the command prompt, I get "bash: > startx: command not found" What could be wrong? > > Again, it sounds like a probable path problem. Ok, I've been checking the docs and haven't learned how to verify/set the path environment. What do I have to do in RH 7.0 to run these progs? Thanks, again. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: eth0 & eth1 thank you, also ...
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" wrote: > On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Ragnar Wiencke wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > You'll need separate addresses for each NIC for sure. But I don't know if > > you can share the IRQ. I would sugest that you assign a different IRQ to the > > second NIC unless you're positively sure that IRQ's can be shared. > > > > It would be nice if someone out there could enlighten us about IRQ sharing > >:) > > > > Have a nice day. > > Ragnar W. > > > In theary, you can share IRQs between PCI cards without problems. In > practice, it depends on the drivers. If both drivers are written with > IRQ sharing, you should have no problems. Sharing an irq between a pair > of PCI NICs usualy works. Thank you Mike Burger, Ragnar Wiencke and Mikkel L. Ellertson, you've confirmed what I thought and answereed my question. I appreciate the info. Just out of curiousity, using the example addr's as before, if the 'server' is 192.168.0.1 and the 'client' is 192.168.0.2, what should the DSL eth1 addr be? (192.168.0.3?) Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
eth0 & eth1
Hello Gentlemen: I think I've found part of my networking problem. On one of the boxes I have two nic's, eth0 and eth1. eth0 is the nic to connect to my lan and eth1 is the nic to connect to DSL. ifconfig reports eth0 inet addr: 192.168.0.2, irq 11 and eth1 inet addr 192.168.0.2 and irq 11. Shouldn't they have addrs and irqs? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Networked DSL
Rodney Fulk wrote: > I am using one of the linksys 8 port hubs/router and it works great. Not only > does it handle DHCP, but it is VERY flexible about setups. It will also handle > PPPOE for you and will keep you connected 24/7. > I paid $220 for mine but they do have the 1 port router available which will > likely do everything this one does and would be better if you had a switching > hub. I needed the ports anyhow so it seemed like a decent buy. Must be nice! Actually, I only paid about $12.00 for mine new and it is a hub only and didn't include any software. A Linksys model # EFAH08W that seems to work ok but I'm having trouble getting the network to 'see' the other box. Once I get the two-box network running dependably I will add a gateway box to handle DSL/ firewall/routing and connect it thru the hub and then add other boxes. Thanks for the input, I'm a little more confident about the Linksys hardware. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: umount /dev/cdrom
Hi Stu: Where is the /dev/cdrom mounted? The default is usually /mnt/cdrom. I assume you're using X since you "haven't got a terminal open." If so, see if you have the file manager looking at that dir or some other program that has used it and still accessing it and terminate that connection. Once all connections to the mounted dir have been eliminated the drive can be unmounted normally. Thanks. Jerry Tym Rehm wrote: > I'm not sure about this, but try killing the process. > > - Original Message - > From: "Stuart Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:17 AM > Subject: umount /dev/cdrom > > > Whats the best way of umounting a busy cdrom. > > I,m not in the /dev/cdrom directory. > > And i haven't got a terminal open that is using the cd-rom either. > > > > Thanks > > Stu > > > > P.S. Thanks John Seawolf lives! > > > > > > > > ___ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Networked DSL
Vidiot wrote: > >I think I need to setup an RH box (possibly a 486) as a firewall and router > with a nic connected to the hub, then install the DSL on a second nic in the > same >box. That way, the DSL access and firewall are on the same box and any > "questionable traffic" doesn't reach the network but at the same time, I can > access the >web from either RH or Windows via the network hub. Does this sound > correct? > >Jerry > > Yes. Great! So far, so good. > But use a switch instead of a hub. You'll get better throughput with a > switch. Bummer, all I have right now is a hub and the nic's for all my boxes. Could this be setup so a switch could be added later when the budget permits? > The RH box can also be set up as a Samba server so that the printer you have > attached to your Linux box can be used by the Windoze boxes. Directory > sharing can also be done as well. Are you saying that Samba has to go on the box connected to the internet? Wouldn't that 'weaken' security a little? I was thinking I could put Samba on one of the networked RH boxes and serve the Windows box from there. Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Networked DSL
Brad Bonkoski wrote: > Hello Jerry.. (a few questions) do you only have one DSL? Yes, only one, but I think someone on this list said if the modem is connected to a nic then it could be shared with any OS, including Linux, over the network. That's why I posted the question, to make sure I have the facts straight before I try to set it up. Since Linux does every thing needed and has better security, I want to use it for the box to the internet. Then I could connect the hub directly to the RH boxes and use Samba to the Windows box. What I have in mind is: [i]--[1]--[h]--[n] Where [i] is the internet. Where [1] is a linux box with two nic's, one for the DSL and to the network. This box will also have the firewall on it and serve as router so that (theoretically) I could open a browser on more than one box and download on one while surfing on another. Where [h] is the hub to the network Where [n] is the intranet with as many boxes as I want networked, just three for now. One would be a Windows box(Win95 or NT) and the rest would be Linux (RH). > And if so, is your Windows box doing the IP-Forwarding? (I know this is > _bad_ to post on this list, but I wish my Windows ME would forward IP traffic >:-( ) Actually, if you had NT, you could do IP-forwarding. > Gosh, I _think_ there is a nice how-to on this at linuxdoc.org. Check it > out, I think there is one for Firewall HOWTO and IP_MASQ Howto (if you need > that). Yeah, I've already got firewall-HOWTO but I need to get some others. > Good luck. Thanks, I'll need it. > -Brad > > Jerry Human wrote: > > > Hello Gentlemen: > > > > I finally got DSL working properly. What I have now is a Westell > > WireSpeed external modem that connects to a nic and it works great! > > Currently I have two nic's in the Windows box, one for the DSL and one > > to the hub for the network. What I want to do is check with you learned > > people about the right way to set it up on the network to have good > > security and share it with the RH and Windows boxes. > > > > I think I need to setup an RH box (possibly a 486) as a firewall and > > router with a nic connected to the hub, then install the DSL on a second > > nic in the same box. That way, the DSL access and firewall are on the > > same box and any "questionable traffic" doesn't reach the network but at > > the same time, I can access the web from either RH or Windows via the > > network hub. Does this sound correct? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jerry > > ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Networked DSL
Hello Gentlemen: I finally got DSL working properly. What I have now is a Westell WireSpeed external modem that connects to a nic and it works great! Currently I have two nic's in the Windows box, one for the DSL and one to the hub for the network. What I want to do is check with you learned people about the right way to set it up on the network to have good security and share it with the RH and Windows boxes. I think I need to setup an RH box (possibly a 486) as a firewall and router with a nic connected to the hub, then install the DSL on a second nic in the same box. That way, the DSL access and firewall are on the same box and any "questionable traffic" doesn't reach the network but at the same time, I can access the web from either RH or Windows via the network hub. Does this sound correct? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Problem compiling rtl8139 under RH7.0
Moke Tsing wrote: > Hi, > > I have try compiling the driver rtl8139.c under RH6.2 and it generated > rtl8139.o but when I tried compiling the same driver under RH7.0, it return > 2 Error Message > > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use > kernel-headers system headers, > /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate > kernel-source > > Any advise would be appreciated. > > Regards > > Moke Tsing > Hi Moke Tsing: I've got the same cards and I found the driver already precompiled for you in /lib/modules in RH 7.0. It was installed automatically with several others when you installed network support. Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
John Aldrich wrote: > Close. The 486 should do fine, especially if you don't install X. Great! That's what I wanted to hear. I'll start resurrecting the 486 this week. > As for the USB, you still have the same problem -- you can't use that modem under >linux. It > doesn't have drivers for linux! Yes, I know. I haven't been able to find any and I've been looking for several days. However, I've heard that anything is possible with Linux. Then I received: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 One of the more prevalent USB ADSL modems being shipped today is the SpeedStream 4060. This "CAN" work under Linux, but it takes a while. Took me about 3 weeks. At any rate, good luck. Vern Gill Covad Field Service Technician Hopefully Mr. Vern Gill will share with me what he had to do and aid my quest. I have replied to his email but I don't expect a reply until after the weekend. > As for drivespace, I'd say 1-2 gig should be more than sufficient. But that's a >"bare" > install. Ok, I have a WD 1.2 gig and a WD 2.5 gig that I can use in the 486. I'd like to ask about the size estimate. Is there additional software I need other than RH 7.0? I have just installed a RH 7.0 workstation with all the servers except Apache and internet servers and the install only used ~850 meg including X and Gnome. If RH is all I need then the one gig would do. > Also, I'd see about installing the Bastille patches to a fresh RedHat install > (www.bastille-linux.org.) What is Bastille? While I've never used it myself, my > understanding is that it "hardens" a fresh RedHat install and helps make a good >firewall > system. Great, I'll check into it. Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
John Aldrich wrote: > What I'm saying is do NOT plug your modem directly into the hub/switch for your > network. You want to either plug the ethernet modem into a linux router box with > firewall, etc and then plug a second nic into your hub/switch, OR you can get a > cable/dsl router (approximately $100 at office supply stores or major electronics > stores) and plug the modem into THAT and then from there, plug THAT (router) into >your > network. Ok, I think I've got this straight. I need another box. I have an unused 486DX50 VLB with a nic and 32 meg ram, would that do for a firewall/router as you suggested? I doesn't have USB but I heard that USB add-on cards are available. Which means I would plug the DSL modem into a USB (since I don't have an ethernet modem) card on the 486 and set it up as a firewall/router and plug it into the hub (since I don't have a switch, maybe later) on the network. Sort of a sacrificial box, huh. If anything gets toasted, it's just the firewall/router and not the network. Sounds like a good place for a Raid setup. Is this correct? Would the 486 slow down the internet connection? How big would the hard drive need to be? Should I increase the ram? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
"Gill, Vern" wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Actually, to clarify a little. Most PacBell installs in the last 8 > months or so are DMT only. They use Alcatel DSLAMS. If your line is a > Covad line, the only CAP device was the Flowpoint 2100 ADSL Router. One > of the more prevalent USB ADSL modems being shipped today is the > SpeedStream 4060. This "CAN" work under Linux, but it takes a while. > Took me about 3 weeks. Well, Vern Gill, I seem to between a rock and a hard place. I have a SpeedStream 4060 USB modem and an Ameritech account. At this point, I can't seem to get it to work and can't get anything else. I would much prefer an ethernet setup since I already have a small network on a hub but I have a USB modem. Could you give me some direction/help toward getting the SpeedStream 4060 USB modem working in RH 7.0 Respin? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
Hal Burgiss wrote: > Are you reading the DSL-HOWTO at linuxdoc.org? Pretty much every issue you've raised > is discussed in there. If something does not make sense > to you. let me know. Yes, and you're doing a great job maintaining it. It's very easy to read and follow. I've even printed part of it (sections 3, 4 and 5) for reference when not online. I am curious why you didn't mention anything about Southern Bell or Ameritech or such in the appendix section "8.5. Linux Friendly DSL ISPs" since they supply most of the hard wire in the eastern states and DSL? They readily admit to being Linux compatible but, in the same breath, don't support Linux. You seem to favor heavily the Alcatel brand. Is Alcatel the only one that uses ATM or is that something I need to work with? I am on a very tight budget and can't purchase hardware whenever I need. I have checked places like uBid, Pricewatch and several manufacturer sites. I have yet to find an ethernet only external modem that works on an Ameritech account. Can you suggest a few cheap ones? Where can I find them? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
Hal Burgiss wrote: > The question gets down to which type of ADSL. The most common is DMT. > CAP ADSL is another that isused in a few places (pacbell maybe?), but > DMT is much more prevalent. These require completely different modems. > If yours is the Alcatel USB (you never did clarify this AFAICS) I'm sorry, I should have clarified this point. I have an ADSL account with Ameritech and they recommended the SpeedStream 4060 USB modem, which I have purchased. Ameritech hasn't really told me what type of ADSL they use. What would suggest I use? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
John Aldrich wrote: > On Fri, 06 Apr 2001, you wrote: > > > I do have a small network that I want to share DSL with all the boxes. So what > do you suggest I do? > > > You DON'T want to do that! Are you saying that I don't want to share the DSL with all my boxes or are you saying I don't want to share a USB modem with all my boxes? > What you should do is get an ethernet-based Cable/DSL modem and hook it in to a > Cable/DSL Router. Then hook up the router to your hub (or better a switch.) That > way you don't leave your entire network open to the entire world! Sounds like we're talking security here. I intend to setup ipchains on RH 7.0 for whichever I end up using. As you can probably tell, I am new to networking and DSL and security. I've asked for suggestions about how to set this up but didn't really get any responses. Can you tell me the correct way to setup the DSL/network? Right now I'm trying to establish a network with two Linux/Windows boxes on a hub so I can share printers and modems. One box has a good 56k modem that is Linux compatible but I do most of my surfing from the other box since it is newer and faster. Once established, I will add the other boxes and DSL. I already have an ADSL account with Ameritech. About a month ago, someone broke in and stole the Windows box with DSL on it, leaving all my Linux boxes untouched. Since then, I've been trying to get hardware and software together to get back on DSL in Linux, so far, no joy. :-(( From what you are saying, it seems like I should sell the modem I have (SpeedStream 4060 recommended by Ameritech) and get a DSL modem/router combo unit, since I found several of those. I haven't found any 'ethernet-only' external modems yet. I am new to all of this. I've been reading a lot of HOWTOS but I'm not sure what to do or what to do first. Any guidance you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
Hal Burgiss wrote: > Yes, there are many ethernet bridge/modems around. This is a much better way > to go. Would you be kind enough to name a few that are compatible with Linux? Thank you. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB ADSL modem
Hal Burgiss wrote: > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 07:06:30PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I know kernel 2.4.x has better USB support. RH7 ships with 2.2.x so > you might want to consider a kernel upgrade. > > Actually 2.4 is required for the Alcatel USB drivers. But not because of > USB, but ATM support. So, I guess what you're saying is for me to have any hope of getting ADSL to work in RH 7.0, I'll have to upgrade the kernel to 2.4 first? I was hoping to get DSL working before doing anything like that. I have a stock RH 7.0 Respin install and I didn't want to upgrade or download anything at 56k. > > I don't know anything specifically about the Alcatel USB modems. But > I know I switched mine out for a regular external one that requires an > ethernet card. > > I'm prety sure if you tried this you would have better luck. > > Yes, good advice. The only reason to use the Alcatel USB is just that > you absolutely can't find another option (aka ethernet). Are you saying that ADSL modems are available to connect to a hub? That is what I would have prefered but all I could find at the time were routers and USB. I do have a small network that I want to share DSL with all the boxes. So what do you suggest I do? Thanks. Jerry ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
USB ADSL modem
Hello Good People: I have finally received my new DSL modem but I'm having problems getting it to work in RH 7.0. First of all, it is a USB modem and since I don't have anything else that uses USB, I can't verify that it's working. Second, the ADSL HOWTO is basically about wiring and barely mentions software setup. I'm not sure what is needed or where to find it. I haven't found a manpage or HOWTO for PPPoE either. Could some of you good people help me, please? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: */&8$#@*% password
Statux wrote: > You installed it to hda3? You need like.. 2 or 3 partitions tho. hda3 is > only one... plus it's a primary partition. What's on hda1? Windoze 95. hda2 is the swap area. > Then there's the question of which one is marked active since you can only > have one > active at a time (between 1 and 4 since they are the primaries). hda1, of course. > I'm just trying to spark some thoughts.. that's all. Thank you, I really appreciate the effort. Even though I'm fairly new to Linux, I have installed RH 6.2 and 7.0 many times without having any problems. I don't know what the problem could be this time. Can you throw a few more sparks my way? > On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Jerry Human wrote: > > > I have a real problem. I replaced hda with a new bigger hard drive and > > installed RH 7.0 Respin from CD at hda3 with a boot disk. However, after > > the install reboot, it won't allow any logins. I've reinstalled four > > times (this happened once on the old drive and a reinstall fixed it) and > > it still won't allow any logins. Even booting from floppy or rescue > > doesn't work. It just keeps repeating the login prompt. What can I do? > > > > Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: */&8$#@*% password
David Talkington wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
>
> Jerry Human wrote:
>
> >I have a real problem. I replaced hda with a new bigger hard drive and
> >installed RH 7.0 Respin from CD at hda3 with a boot disk. However, after
> >the install reboot, it won't allow any logins. I've reinstalled four
> >times (this happened once on the old drive and a reinstall fixed it) and
> >it still won't allow any logins. Even booting from floppy or rescue
> >doesn't work. It just keeps repeating the login prompt. What can I do?
>
> I've encountered that, and have always written it off as an error in
> module "dtalk" (e.g., I didn't enter the password that I thought I did
> during install). Have you tried booting to single user mode ("linux
> 1" at the LILO prompt) to change it?
Yeah, I just did it several times, no joy. :-(( Do you have another
suggestion?
Jerry
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*/&8$#@*% password
I have a real problem. I replaced hda with a new bigger hard drive and installed RH 7.0 Respin from CD at hda3 with a boot disk. However, after the install reboot, it won't allow any logins. I've reinstalled four times (this happened once on the old drive and a reinstall fixed it) and it still won't allow any logins. Even booting from floppy or rescue doesn't work. It just keeps repeating the login prompt. What can I do? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 10/100 driver more info
Jeff Lane wrote: > what kind of NIC? what is the make and model? It is an Ark Realtek RTL8139 nic. > can you do an lspci -vb and get the info??? I didn't, the above name is off the disk label > whats the name of hte .c file? rtl8139.c > and that is a c source file... you have to compile the driver. That is what I thought but I haven't had to do anything like that yet so I don't know how. Since the driver has to be compiled and I have several nic's, do I have to compile the driver for each computer or for each OS? I thought I read a "how to compile drivers" HOWTO but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've checked several sites and books and CD's but no joy:-( Can someone tell me where it's at or how to compile this thing so I can get my network running? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: 10/100 driver
Jeff Lane wrote: > what kind of NIC? what is the make and model? It is an Ark Realtek RTL8139 nic. > can you do an lspci -vb and get the info??? I didn't, the above name is off the disk label > whats the name of hte .c file? rtl8139.c > and that is a c source file... you have to compile the driver. That is what I thought but I haven't had to do anything like that yet so I don't know how. Since the driver has to be compiled and I have several nic's, do I have to compile the driver for each computer or for each OS? Thank you. > On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Jerry Human wrote: > > > I have installed a nic that came with a driver for Linux with a ".c" > > extension and I'm not sure what I have to do with it to install it. > > Could someone please help me? > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > ___ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) <-0-> (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) (-0-) > Jeffrey D Lane, RHCE, RHCX, EMT-ST 2600 Meridian Parkway (919) 547-0012x168 > Wing Leader, Green WingDurham, NC 27713(888) REDHAT1x168 > > # chown -R us:us ./YourBase/ > > -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- > Version: 3.12 > GCS$/L/O/PA d---@ s:+ a27 C(---) UL P+>+++ L+++$> E--- W++$(+++) > N-(+++) o++> K>+++ w--- O(-) M-(--) !V PS+++() PE-(+) Y+>++ PGP++ t+++>+ > 5++@ X(+) R(+++) tv+>-- b++>++ DI D+ G++> e* h* r++>+++ y** > --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
10/100 driver
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boot disk
I have just reinstalled RH 7.0 but this time it wouldn't creat a boot disk. The old boot disk doesn't work. RH is on /dev/hda4, how can I start RH to make a boot disk? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: ADSL & RH 7 Expanded
Gentlemen: I specifically refer to those Gentlemen that responded to my query: Mike Burger Hal Burgiss Thierry Itty Gustav Schaffter John Aldrich Rodney Fulk Thank you all for your informative replies. Because of your discussion of my query I am beginning to realize the extent of my naivety concerning DSL and networks. I have learned a lot from your discussion. I am apparently looking for a modem. Since the computer that accessed DSL was stolen, the TI ADSL NETWORK adapter (modem?) went with it. I am still paying for DSL service with no means to access it. I want to get back "on". That said, where can I get an economical DSL modem? Checking Pricewatch/Modems results in too many 56k modems and no DSL modems. Checking Pricewatch/networking results in DSL routers, all requiring DSL modems but not offering any modems. Doing a 'net search for DSL modems results in a miriad of discussions of DSL but no modem sales. Contacting Ameritech (my provider) results in a lot of BS about not supporting Linux and refusal to sell me a $350 external modem. Doing all this on a 28.8 connection is painful. Then there is the statement made by John Aldrich: > Yeah. OTOH, the Netgear, in combination with an external > DSL modem would be a wonderful combo. ;-) > John >From what I've gleaned during all my DSL searching, John, you are absolutely correct. However, your statement suggests to me that you may be speaking from the Windows world where every new task requires a new major purchase. I thought that Linux could do most tasks without the additional purchases but maybe a minimal adapter purchase. Reinforcing this thought is reflected by Hal Burgiss: Hal Burgiss wrote: > > Being a Linux list, we might mention how well Linux performs as > router, gateway, firewall, and DHCP server, http server, mail server, > ftp server ;) And it does PPPoE (choose your poison). Infinitely > configurable, and reasonably priced to boot. That statement is in essence one of the major reasons I am attempting to learn and use Linux. Doesn't that statement ultimatly mean I don't need all the expensive hardware required for a comparable Windows setup? Being a Linux/network/DSL newbie, I'm not sure. I don't know what I need. I have all Linux boxes, 10/100 NICs, cat 5 cables and an 8 port 10/100 hub ready to build a network. The only thing lacking is the hardware to connect to DSL. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was planning to use an old 486DX50 machine for DSL/gateway/firewall/router connected to the hub that connected the Linux boxes. I was also thinking of eventually getting The NIC (www.thinknic.com) to serve that purpose since it is already an economical Linux box. Obviously I'm missing something. Would you knowledgeable gentlemen be kind enough to help me? I hope I haven't offended anyone with this lengthy explanation and request for help, I'm mearly attempting to learn through discussion. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
ADSL & RH 7
Hi All: Does anyone know where I can get a DSL adapter that would connect to my RH network? I've been to several sites, including Pricewatch, but none of them says which DSL protocol they use. I've got Ameritech DSL and they say they are compatible for Linux but don't support it, so I'm on my own. I've heard the best one to get is an Alcatel Speed Touch Pro but their site doesn't have consumer sales and I haven't found a reseller or even a price. I would settle for anything that works and I can afford. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
product ID
When I registered my RH 7.0 with Red Hat they asked for a sixteen digit product ID. I looked all through the stuff I got but couldn't find it. Is that an ID for versions purchased directly from Red Hat? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Sound problems - path to solution
Neil Hollow wrote: > I think my only solution is to upgrade my sound card > and try the ALSA drivers. I want to get a more sophisticated soundcard > anyway since I want to do some music recording and at the moment I cannot > play CDs since the connector on my old soncrad won't connect to my newer > ATAPI CD rom. Any recommendations for soundcards well supported by linux > would be welcome with some home recording and mixing capabilites. Sounds like you have something configured wrong but if your sound card won't connect to the CD then you probably need a new one. I've seen a lot of things for compatable and it seems that all the popular ones work fine in Linux. > Surprised you haven't got X11amp installed though-did you do a minimum installation? > Ta. NH. > No, I even added a few things. I've looked manually on the system and cd and havn't found x11amp anywhere. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Sound problems - path to solution
Neil Hollow wrote: > > Cannot answer first question, x11amp should be included in your distro which > plays mp3s. Realaudio will give you net radio that how I listen to it at > work and I did that by going thru explorer -though netscape should work just > as well just click on the radio link and realplayer will start if it > installed as a netscape addin otherwise(and more likely) will download it > you'll need to read the installation pages again found thru netscape. Hope > this helps. your lucky to be able to hear recognisable sound at all in my > experience. NH. > Thanks, Neil. I did a quick "whereis x11amp" in the console and came up empty.:-(But at least, I now have a direction to work. I had forgotten about realplayer, I'll probably have to D/L it. For now though, thanks to Ed Alexander, I can listen to CD's while I work on the streaming problem. Sorry to hear you can't "hear recognisable sound" on your box. Is it a hardware or software problem? Thanks, again. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Sound problems
I have setup sndconfig in RH 7.0 and can play CD's but I can barely hear them even with the app volume all the way up and the speakers turned all the way up. How can I incr3ease the volume? Also, how can I listen to and save streaming .mp3's and net radio? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: RH 7.0 install problem
"Michael R. Jinks" wrote: > > No you shouldn't need swap, but it's possible the installer won't let > you proceed without it. The spare partition won't be picked up as swap > unless it's flagged by fdisk/diskdruid as a swap partition (type 82). Alright, thanks for trying. I did double check a few things to make sure I wasn't messing up. Maybe someone else will respond with the solution. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
ADSL Adapters
I'm looking for an ADSL adapter that can be connected to my network with cat 5 cable to a hub or nic. Any suggestions? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: RH 7.0 install problem
"Michael R. Jinks" wrote: > > The Next button won't work if you haven't configured enough partitions > with proper mount points. Chances are you filled out something wrong in > diskdruid. That's what I thought, that's why I tried several times before doing anything else. The 6.2 and 7.0 installers are practically identical and I've installed 6.2 several times in various locations without running into this problem. > First of all, as I read your post you set the disk device as the mount > point; this isn't right. I may be reading incorrectly but the mount > point should be / if you're only going to have one partition. Use the > pull-down menu in the graphical install tool, it has a list of possible > mount points, or just enter "/" in the "mount point" field. I may have mistated but the first time through I clicked the entry box and hit the "/" on the keyboard. On subsequent tries ( 6 or 8) I tried both the keyboard and pull down menues. > > Another possibility is that you haven't configured any swap space, but > if you had 6.2 installed already then the installer should see the swap > space from before and use that. Actually, (a) with 192 meg of ram on a workstation I shouldn't need swap, (b) RH isn't supposed to require swap, (C) a portion of the disk was unused and could have been used for swap but the installer didn't prompt for anything. It just wouldn't go any further. What else could it be? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RH 7.0 install problem
Hello Everyone:
I have just installed RH 7.0 (Respin) and I had a problem getting past
DiskDruid. I used fdisk to set a Linux partiton on hdb3 and selected it
for the mount point. However, once this was done (I tried several times)
the "NEXT" button would not work. "Manually Partition with Fdisk" and
"Manually Partition with DiskDruid" were both tried with no success.
Finally, "Auto install" was selected and it did install. BUT, the
install started at hda4 {620 meg} (which was RH 6.2 for maintanence when
I have problems with the main install) and continued on hdb1 {2 gig}
which was setup on Win95 32 bit for win95 files. How can I blow all this
away and get RH 7.0 to install only on hdb3, a four gig partition for
RH?
Thank you.
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Re: figuring out what is _necessary_ for compiling
Monte Milanuk wrote: > > Is there somewhere on the Net that perhaps lists packages are necessary for minimal >compiling > functionality? Does your P133 have sound? Why don't you try compiling a sound driver from alsa-prohect.org? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Two problems
The first is in Gnome or Netscape. Everytime I open a window the top left corner is at 10,10 instead of 0,0. This tends to hide both scroll bars and close button and I have to move every one to scroll or close. How can I fix this? The second is in Netscape Mail Address Book. When I start a new email and click on address//to:/ok Netscape closes all open windows completely and I have to restart Netscape/Mail and type the address manually. How can I fix this? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Moving hda to hdb
My current RH drive is hda and I want to install another drive as hda and move the RH drive to hdb. After the move, how can I start RH to run lilo to set the new boot map? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Vicious circle bites me again
Thanks Mike. I exec the command in a consol as you suggested. Mike Burger wrote: > > change to the directory where you have the files saved, and then run: > > rpm -Uvh * Still wouldn't work because of dependences. > If you have to, you can also use the --nodeps option. Had to use this option and it worked. All four were completed. Thank you very much. Finally going to upgrade the install. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Vicious circle bites me again
Hello People: I'm trying to update u2date in RH 6.2 and can't. I downloaded the four files from Red Hat's errata page for 6.2 and put them in the suggested dir. Using the file manager in Gnome I check info on each and the window includes a upgrade button or an install button. Clicking these buttons returns a dependency failure. In other words, each file needs one or more of the others to be installed/updated before it will install/update. How can I install/upgrade these files? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Loss recovery begins
Hello everyone: I'm trying to replace the items I lost and want some feedback on some possible purchases. I've checked the Red Hat compatibility lists learned that they are not up to date. Has anyone installed/used an Apollo 2200 jet printer or can suggest a good ADSL PPPoE adapter or cd burner and Ark nic? I want to make sure the items I get are Red Hat compatible, this time. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: They stole my new computer!!!
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Jerry Human wrote: > > > Hello People: > > > > > > Ok well, I'm still paying for DSL service so I need to find out what is > > a good DSL adapter that works in Linux. > This depends on your DSL provider. It has to be compatable with their > setup. Outside of that, pick an externel one that interfaces using a > standard ehternet connection. The provider is Ameritech using PPPoE and they say they are compatible for Linux but don't support it and couldn't give any help on a modem or software. > > Condolences on your loss! Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: They stole my new computer!!!
Statux wrote: > > Step one: solve the problem of the break in. Find out how they broke in > and correct it :) > Done. I took care of that as soon as the Evidence Tech left. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
They stole my new computer!!!
Hello People: Someone broke in and stole my new computer. The one that had DSL, extra 128 meg ram, extra 20 gig HD, 8x8x32 CD/DW, new jet printer and all those emails from this list that I hadn't printed yet. Gr. Ok well, I'm still paying for DSL service so I need to find out what is a good DSL adapter that works in Linux. They only took the Windows machine and left my Linux machines (the fools) so I need to piece together a few things to get back in the groove. Any help would be Greatly Appreciated. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Linux Frustration Rant: two problems in one => Really Solved!
Matthew Melvin wrote: > On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 at 5:30am (-0500), Jerry Human wrote: > > > Hello Everyone: > > > > So my question today is two fold: (a) where can I finally learn how to > > handle permissions in different contexts, and (b) how can I set up rdate > > to set the system time when run as user? > > I don't know how to answer A cause well.. it's complex. You know that > already... and my answer to B may illistrate that. :) The core problem is > that setting the date is a privledge operation enforced on the kernel level. > So what ever way we find around it will require giving the normal user > enough elevated privledges to be allowed to set the date. Ideally we want > to give them 'just enough' to do that an no more. Theres not all that much > danger in being able to set the date but as these are general principles > we'll pretend there is. :) > > # chmod 6755 `which rdate` > # ls -l `which rdate` > -rwsr-sr-x1 root root 5148 Feb 5 2000 /usr/bin/rdate > > Okay - now rdate is suid, which means that it will always execute with the > permissions of the file owner (root) regardless of which user is executing > it. This is easy, and not /t/ bad for a stand alone system - but very > bad practise. There is no controls on this at all - every user who has > access to the system now has the ability to set the system clock from > anywhere at any time. > > $ rdate -p -s wildwoods > [wildwoods] Mon Feb 26 20:53:13 2001 > $ > > Well, we could restrict it by setting the group, and then only people in a > particular group would be able to access the suid rdate command. > > # chgrp wheel `which rdate` > # ls -l `which rdate` > -rwxr-xr-x1 root wheel5148 Feb 5 2000 /usr/bin/rdate > > Now the rdate command is owned by group 'wheel'. Changing the owner or > group of a file removes the setid flag to stop you give privliges you didn't > meant to so we need to put them back. We also want to make sure that no one > who isn't in the 'wheel' group can access the rdate command so we use a 0 in > 'other users' field of the chmod for 'no privledges'. > > # chmod 6750 `which rdate` > # ls -l `which rdate` > -rwsr-s---1 root wheel5148 Feb 5 2000 /usr/bin/rdate > > $ groups > user > $ rdate -s -p wildwoods > ksh: rdate: cannot execute - Permission denied > > .. oh, we're not in the wheel group so we need to fix that first. > > # groups user > user: user > > ... so the user is just in their own group, no secondary groups. So we want > to add them to wheel. > > # usermod -G wheel user > # groups user > user: user wheel > > NB. If the user was already in a secondary group we would have had to list > that in the usermod command. If a group they are already in is not listed > they will be removed from that group. > > $ newgrp wheel # or could just login again. > $ groups > wheel user > $ rdate -s -p wildwoods > [wildwoods] Mon Feb 26 22:03:37 2001 > > This is better now only a select few users can set the time - our control is > a little more fine tuned. But if i got your password I could login as your > user and set the date (or something more harmful if we were talking about a > different command) so that isn't so great. > > With redhat we can restrict access to certain privleged commands to only the > user logged in at the console. The assumption here is well, they could > reboot and just set the clock in the bios, or use a boot floppy, or what > ever. (Normally - obviously there are ways to restrict those to but that's > not really relevent here.) Instead of giving extra privleges (suid bit) to > the rdate command we use the suid consolehelper program to give us access to > the command instead. It checks using pam (pluggabale authetication modules) > weither you are the locally logged in user and lets you access commands that > you would not normally be able to. > > We setup a symlink between the command we're interested in (rdate) to the > consolehelper program, so it gets executed instead, and if it decides we're > allowed to it will execute the real rdate command as root from its new > location an sbin directory. > > So first we move the real rdate into sbin and reset it back to 'normal'. > > # mv /usr/bin/rdate /usr/sbin/rdate > # chown root:root /usr/sbin/rdate > # chmod 755 /usr/sbin/rdate > # ls -l /usr/sbin/rdate > -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5148 Feb 5 2000 /usr/sbin/rdate > > Now we setup the symlink and touch a 'control' file to tell consolehelper > that the rdate comma
Linux Frustration Rant: two problems in one
Hello Everyone: This is about one of the biggest frustrations I've found with all flavors Linux. Practically every time I find a command or program I want to use, BAM ... Permission Denied. For instance, I lurk on this forum trying to learn from everyone else's problems. One of the things I've waited months for is a way to set the system time from a time server. Today I saw a message and reply about netdate => rdate. I immediately checked for the manpage on the RH box and it was there (I do appreciate Linux's "if it is installed, it has a manpage" practice). Great! I connected the RH 6.2 box to the 'net and ran rdate from the command line with -s -p and it worked ... sort of. It did check the time and print it. Then it returned: "rdate: could not set system time: Operation not permmited." And that's the way it is with practically everything. I originally installed Linux to learn C++ over a year ago but that has become learning to cope with an OS that constantly refuses to work. Yes, I am uneducated in the wims and ways of the Unices, I'm trying to learn. But there is no easy way without buying a library or taking classes, both of which I can't afford and have minimal time to dedicate since I work twelve hour shifts six days a week. I don't mind having to learn something new, in fact, I embrace it, I enjoy learning. But the manpages, the docs, anything I can read seems to leave out just enough that "it" still won't work. That's why I still have to check my email on a Windows box. Obviously, the problem above with rdate is permissions. Being a system function it must be run as root. However, all docs say "don't run as root except to perform system maintenance" and I ran it as a user, like a good student. But being the only user I need to run it as user, not root. Also obvious is that each command or program requires a different "permission" scheme for different circumstances. I have read about permissions in several manpages, info's and even got a copy of Linux Unleashed (Third Edition) and Linux In A Nutshell (Second Edition) but nothing ever hints when a permission conflict may arise or how to approach the problem. I'm also aware that the problems of security of a large network are vastly different from a single machine with one user or a small home network. So my question today is two fold: (a) where can I finally learn how to handle permissions in different contexts, and (b) how can I set up rdate to set the system time when run as user? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Network Newbie Question
John Aldrich wrote: > On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Charles Galpin wrote: > > Hi Jerry > > > > I really can't offer any info on getting an internal to work under > > linux. Unless someone pipes in (not sure if 'internal TI ADSL LAN adapter' > > is sufficient to identify by anyone as potentially being supported) then > > consider yourself stuck with ME. I have never seen, heard, touched, or > > smelled ME, so I dont' know if it supports NAT, but know that lots of > > products like wingate exist. > > > > Personally, I'd pony up for the external. You will then be able to sleep > > at night!! > > > Windows has a "nifty" little thing built in since Win98SE > Called "Internet Connection Sharing." IMNSHO, it's a Bad > Idea (TM) to use a Windows Box as a "router" > John Hello Mr. Galpin and Mr. Aldrich: Thank you for your input. I agree that I would be a lot safer using Linux for my gateway. Unfortunately, Compaq sent the docs showing how to "plug it in and turn it on" but that's all. No hardware docs except for the monitor. I double checked Windows Hardware Manager for complete names. Most hardware items are listed by Brand and Model number unless it's a generic item. Under the Network Adapters tab there are three listed, (1) Dial-up Adapter, (2) Network TeleSystems PPPoE adapter (NTSP3), and (3) TI ADSL LAN adapter. However there are only two cards in the box, a generic HSP56 modem and the TI ADSL LAN adapter (without an identifying model number (I've had them out to look)), everything else must be built onto the motherboard. At least, I know it's using the PPoE protocol and RH does too. I did go to the TI main web page to check specs on the card but I couldn't find any reference to it. I was hoping their reputation for building "hardware" components extended to my TI ADSL LAN adapter. As you suggested, I'll probably have to buy an external but I'm not sure which on to get. It'll probably be a nightmare setting up the network and sharing the DSL. :-(( Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Network Newbie Question
Charles Galpin wrote: > Jerry > > iirc, the question of what kind of DSL modem you had was asked last time > you posted this question. It makes a big difference. If it's an internal > card, you may have no choice but to use your ME box as the gateway. If > it's an external modem, you are best off using a linux box (but I'd use > the 486), or something like a linksys router (which comes with a 4 port > hub for about $105) if you'd rather learn networking in the security of > your LAN before braving the net. > > As for reading, there are a number of HOWTOs that cover relevent > topics. Literally any HOWTO with net in the name will be good reading, or > just poke around the HOWTOs.. > Thanks for your reply. I must have missed the question about the modem. It is an internal TI ADSL LAN adapter and I don't have any docs on it. I've checked the web but can't find any info on it as to whether it works in Linux or not. It wasn't mentioned in any of the ADSL HOWTOs I've read so far. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I may be able to buy an externat in a few months but I prefer an internal if it works. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Network Newbie Question
I asked this question last weekend before I realized a lot of you wouldn't see it over the weekend so I'm asking again. I'm going to setup a network at home for all my boxes as a way to learn networking. I have the following: 2 Linux Pentium boxes (RH 6.2) 1 Windows ME Pentium box (Windows apps) 1 Windows 95 or RH6.2 486DX box (gaming & print server) 1 ADSL account (currently Windows ME) 1 Lexmark Z31 Printer 1 Apollo Printer 2 Panasonic dot matrix printers 1 Flatbed Scanner 1 Digital Camera Since I don't know squat about networks yet and RH 6.2 is my primary OS, I'd like to know what you experienced people would think is the correct/optimum configuration would be for this hardware and have future expansion capabilities. Naturally, I'd like to access the ADSL from all the boxes. For instance, would I be better off getting a hub to connect all the boxes and DSL or should I get a router or do I need both? Please tell me what you think, what hardware would be necessary, where to get current docs/principles, what reading I should do and anything else you feel would help. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Networking advice
I'm going to setup a network at home for all my boxes as a way to learn networking. I have the following: 2 Linux Pentium boxes (RH 6.2) 1 Windows ME Pentium box (Windows apps) 1 Windows 95 486DX box (gaming) 1 ADSL account (currently Windows ME) 1 Lexmark Z31 Printer 1 Apollo Printer 2 Panasonic dot matrix printers 1 Flatbed Scanner 1 Digital Camera Since I don't know squat about networks yet and RH 6.2 is my primary OS, I'd like to know what you experienced people would think is the correct/optimum configuration would be for this hardware and have future expansion capabilities. Naturally, I'd like to access the ADSL from all the boxes. Please tell me what you think, what hardware would be necessary, where to get current docs/principles, what reading I should do and anything else you feel would help. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: installing imp.tar.gz
John Aldrich wrote: > Should be fairly simple bash script -- > tar xzvf > sleep 2 > ifexist README > less README > > or something like that (pseudocode, as I'm not a programmer! ) > John Thanks John. I'm not a programmer, either. In fact, I'm just trying to learn Linux. It seems that one should take Unix classes and programming classes to get proficient in Linux, but I'm trying anyway and I still have a ways to go to master scripting. I'll hang on to your post and when I get good enough understand all the implications, I'll try to write that script. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: installing imp.tar.gz
Hi Gentlemen: Would it be possible to write a script that would do this automatically for any new package install? For instance, if the script was called "ump" you would type "ump and it would insert the package name into the command "tar -xzvf .tar.gz; cd ; less README" in the appropriate places, execute and leave you in the README for that package. That would eliminate a lot of repetitivly typing long package names, eliminate typing mistakes, always use the same command eliminating the "I forgot to ..." and "I should have ..." mistakes, and always start the README file to be scanned before "corrupting" a new package with incorrect parameters. Thanks. Mike Burger wrote: > You are correct...my apologies. > > What I should have written was "tar -xzvf imp-2.0.11.tar.gz; cd > imp-2.0.11; less README" > > Unfortunately, I realized my error after I'd hit the "send" command. > > On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Martin A. Marques wrote: > > > El Jue 08 Feb 2001 15:03, Mike Burger escribió: > > > tar -xzvf imp-2.0.11.tar.gz > > > cd imp-2.0.11 > > > configure > > > make > > > make install > > > > No! imp is a PHP aplication. It is not compilable!!! > > Please don't answer something that is not true. > > > > > > > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
X video
I have a Compaq Presario with a Compaq CV535 multisync monitor and Intel 82810E Graphics Adapter (on motherboard) and having trouble setting up video for X. The install seemed to embrace the setup but X didn't work and a lot of Compaq monitors are listed but not mine and any I select manually that seem similar to mine won't work. Anyone have any insight on this setup? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Which nic's
I'm getting ready to network all my boxes and was checking out Pricewatch for nic's. Most of them are not listed in the compatible hardware list until you get into the more pricy ones. Does this mean that the cheap ones don't work in Linux or am I missing something? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Red Hat 6.2 Install
I have a 20 gig hard drive that was in another machine as /dev/hdc with RH 6.2 installed at hdc3. The drive is now in a Compaq Presario 5000P series box with ADSL but as /dev/hdb and I want to reinstall RH 6.2 in the same partition with the new box setup. Unfortunately, the boot disk I made for the original install on hdc won't work for hdb and the install cd boots but hangs with a kernel panic error. How can I install RH 6.2 on this box? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: files with tar.gz
"Michael R. Jinks" wrote: > the difference is that tar (and most of the traditional Unix command > line utilities) were written under a very simple interoperability scheme > based around text streaming. So I can easily incorporate tar with other > programs, where each does its own little part of the job and does it > well. Well Damn! I must be getting dense in my old age! I should have realized this before or someone could have mentioned it before. Linux is starting to make more sense, now. My window-itis is starting to lose it's grip! Thank you very much. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: ADSL and RedHat
Thierry ITTY wrote: > A 05:57 31/01/2001 -0500, vous avez écrit : > >I have a Compaq running Windows ME accessing ADSL with a TI ADSL LAN > >adapter over an Ameritech account with Prodigy PPPoE software. If I > >installed Red Hat on the same box and added a router would I be able to > >access the ADSL account with Red Hat? > > i guess yes : install roarong penguin's pppoe on your rh box, configure it > with adsl-setup then start it with adsl-start. id did it and it runs just fine > > btw you don't need a router What kind of ADSL LAN adapter are you using? The one I have is internal and Windows based, I've heard that those won't work with Linux. Thank you.> ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
ADSL and RedHat
I have a Compaq running Windows ME accessing ADSL with a TI ADSL LAN adapter over an Ameritech account with Prodigy PPPoE software. If I installed Red Hat on the same box and added a router would I be able to access the ADSL account with Red Hat? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Video driver
I'm trying to install RH 6.2 on a 566 mhz Celeron box with 192 meg ram that has an integrated ATi Rage Pro Turbo 2X AGP onboard with 4 meg of shared ram. Unfortunately it's not listed in the 'install list' of video cards. Selecting each ATi Rage one at a time and testing results in either a snowy screen or a lock up and a reboot is necessary. Anyone use this same video adapter or know where I can find a list that can tell me which it emulates? ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Anybody heard ...
Anybody heard if/when Red Hat 7.2 might be available? Given all the problems I've seen on this list with RH 7.0 I think I'd rather wait for it. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Windoz proxy and linux client
Luke C Gavel wrote: > Hi, ... > PS: > > How about switching the roles? Let linux be the proxy server > and use ipchains? Much, much, much, better. And it's free! :))) That is exactly what I would like to do. How could this be accomplished? I have a Compaq Presario running Windows ME with an ADSL internal adapter accessing an Ameritech (Prodigy) account. I definately would prefer that Linux control the adapter and internet connection and security but how? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
ADSL Network
Hello Good People: I hope everyone is still having a very good Christmas holiday. I guess I am because I got the present for my October birthday just in time for Christmas. My ADSL was hooked up a little over a week ago. Now I'd like to network all my computers together including sharing the ADSL. What I have is a Compaq Presario 700 mhz Celeron with Windows ME and an internal TI ADSL LAN adapter on Ameritech (Prodigy) DSL, a 566 mhz Celeron generic computer and a 486DX50 and a couple of printers, a flatbed scanner and a digital camera. I've noticed that I can get 10/100 tx PCI nic's for $4 and up and 10/100 tx 5 port hubs for $35 and up. I've also heard that the best firewall OS is OpenBSD and I'm currently running Red Hat 6.2, waiting for 7.2 to be released. Since I'm so new to all this, I'd like to get a little advice. What I want is a Linux network connected via a hub to Windows boxes and Red Hat X.2 boxes connected to ADSL through a Linux firewall (or ipchains). Ok people, I'm sitting down and got my seatbelt on so let me have it. What is wrong with this setup and what would you do, you don't need to be gentle. Thank you and Happy New Year. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Printer Drivers
"Anthony E . Greene" wrote: > On Sun, 24 Dec 2000 06:20:47 Jerry Human wrote: > >Is there a Linux/Red Hat version of the PCL3 printer driver or an > >emulator? Can anyone tell me which one it is? I believe my printer can > >be used in Linux by using that driver. I'd like to try it if I can find > >it. > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/ > > Oh man! I'd forgotten about that site. I feel like a real dummy. Linux is great but I guess my memory (organic) could use an upgrade. Thank you Mr. Anthony E . Greene. Merry Christmas to Everyone, especially Mr. Anthony E . Greene for his tactful help. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Printer Drivers
Merry Christmas Everone: I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas. Is there a Linux/Red Hat version of the PCL3 printer driver or an emulator? Can anyone tell me which one it is? I believe my printer can be used in Linux by using that driver. I'd like to try it if I can find it. Also, I'm going to try downloading RH 7.0 ISO's, does anyone have any cautions/advice/suggestions for fastest mirrors, which ISO's, updates, patches, etc. I want to get the full package. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Printer woes
"Anthony E . Greene" wrote: > On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 22:27:16 Jerry Human wrote: > >I was afraid of that. Are there any Linux friendly jet printers? I've had > >to > >have this one replaced once already I've only had it three days. If it > >keeps > >giving me problems I'll return it and get something compatible. > > I have an HP 612c that works like a charm. Check the Printing-HOWTO site for > a database of compatible printers. > Thank you, I hadn't thought of the Printing-HOWTO site. I don't know why but sometimes I have a tendancy to overlook the obvious. The printer I have arrived with a broken part. Had to do a printer exchange to get the part replaced. Now it seems sometimes the paper feed tries to feed several sheets instead of one sheet. If that continues or something else happens I'll have to return it for a refund. In the mean time I'll check around for a compatible printer. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
CD-RW
Hello good people: I've been looking at CD-RW's lately but I haven't seen any of them boast Linux support, are there any out there? What brands, setups are they? Are any of them IDE? I kind of like a Samsung 8x8x32 but I haven't bought it yet. Anyone know about this one? Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Printer woes
lee wrote: > > > > I have a Lexmark Z31 jet printer that I would like to use from Red Hat > > 6.2. Lexmark has a couple of Unix drivers for other model printers but > > not the Z31. Has anyone gotten the Z31 to work in 6.2? Can anyone help > > me find drivers for it? > > i think you're outta luck my friend unless you find a hack...? > > BUT there is a driver (not sure how well it works ) from lexmark for > z52.. > > lee > - > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list I was afraid of that. Are there any Linux friendly jet printers? I've had to have this one replaced once already I've only had it three days. If it keeps giving me problems I'll return it and get something compatible. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Printer woes
Hello Good People: I have a Lexmark Z31 jet printer that I would like to use from Red Hat 6.2. Lexmark has a couple of Unix drivers for other model printers but not the Z31. Has anyone gotten the Z31 to work in 6.2? Can anyone help me find drivers for it? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: ssh problem - multiplied
Chuck Mead wrote: > On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, John Aldrich spewed into the bitstream: > > JA>On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Chuck Milam wrote: > JA>> > JA>> Eh? Could you explain this a bit further? What scp functionality does > JA>> OpenSSH not have? > JA>> > JA>The windows SSH client has a built-in SCP client. So does > JA>the "real" SSH server for linux. OpenSSH doesn't have that > JA>built-in. > > Yes it does. > > JA>It's an add-on that you have to recompile / patch > JA>into the software, at least that's what I've been told on > JA>the SSH list. > > Either you've been lied to or the folks telling you do not know what > they're talking about. > > -- > Chuck Mead, CTO, LinuxMall.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > GnuPG Public Key Available: http://www.pgp.net/wwwkeys.html > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Hello Everyone: I've been following this thread since it began and I'm really interested in the info. I'm getting DSL from Ameritech in a couple of weeks and they will supply a 566 mhz Presario with Windows 98 SE and an internal ADSL modem . There is also supposed to be some sort of firewall software installed. Naturally, as soon as the installing technician leaves, I'll want to connect (I will have to build the network) all my Linux boxes to it and a secure shell will be necessary. Therefore, which release would be the best (most secure) to use for the two OS's and where would I get the Windows version? Also, since I'm not too worried about the Windows box (probably just use it for a few games and mp3 cache) and wouldn't trust a Windows firewall (isn't that like using Swiss cheese to plug a leak?), I'll probably set up some type of security between the DSL-Windows box and the Linux (currently RH 6.2) boxes, where the important stuff will be located. I've heard that OpenBSD has the best Linux firewall/security and RH or Debian has the best network software. Am I correct? What would be the most secure scenario for this setup? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
It's Vidiot's fault! :-)
Hello Everyone: I was following the thread on Vidiot's rant on "Who broke GCC compiling ..." and found it very entertaining and informative. As I read the various posts a question formed in my mind. First, a little background info. Some of you might might remember a recent post of mine concerning the GCC compiler ( Is it possible? Sept. 09, 00). What I was trying to accomplish was to learn C++ at work. My job is a factory job that includes a lot of "butt time" (sitting and waiting for the next operation) and I wanted to use that butt time to study. Since that didn't work out, I decided to do the exercises on the laptop (old 386 with 20 meg HD) with a DOS editor and compile them on my desktop after I returned home. My desktop has a new 10.2 gig HD that is less than 10% used even with RH 6.2 installed. Therein lies the second reason for this post. Is it possible to have two versions of the GCC compiler installed on the same HD, one being the default install in RH for maintaining RH and compiling SRPM's and the other on a different dir/partition just for compiling the exercises? The two main reasons for the second install are a) exercises would not be mixed with system files to avoid system corruption and wouldn't need kernel related files, b) the second install could be the latest and greatest version if it wouldn't cause lib problems. If I can do this, what/where do I d/l and how would it need to be installed to avoid corrupting the other version would be the next question. Obviously, once I get through this learning C/C++ period, I would not be asking dumb questions like this one. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Am I asking for problems?
I am considering getting a deal from Ameritech for DSL and a Compaq Presario computer with a 566 mhz Celeron cpu loaded with Windows 98 SE (Sucker Edition? :-) ). Their DSL modem would be installed and configured using windows. Normally I don't like brand named computers because they are usually very proprietary (expensive and difficult to 'customize'). It does come with a 10 gig hard drive giving plenty of room for adding RH 6.2. Has anyone had any experience using RH 6.2 on a Compaq Presario? Naturally, I'd want to network it to my other boxes, would the Compaq Presario cause proprietary type problems setting up the network? Of course, I'd want to use RH and compatible adapters for the network. Since Windows seems to have a lot of security holes in it, would there be a way to use RH's firewall/ipchains or whatever the best security is, to secure the machine since DSL is a 24/7 connection? I know this sounds a little flaky but I haven't had a proprietary box since my computer classes in the early 80's. Thanks. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Is it possible?
I know you guys are going to have a field day with this one but I have a need. Is it possible to install just enough Linux (not necessarily RH) to boot an old 386 laptop and the C++ compiler with the bare minimum libs on a 20 meg hard drive? The only /dev needed would be for the LCD screen, built in keyboard, the hard drive, a built in 1.44 floppy and ttyS1. I want to learn C++ and need to be able to do the exercises. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Network Installs on a low memory 486.... how do I do it?
Ward William E PHDN wrote: > Ok, I'm starting to get a bit down on this... last week, someone asked if > you can > install RH6.2 on a 486, and I confidently piped up "Sure!" Now, I'm not so > sure > that if can be done as easily as I thought. > > Ok, here's the deal... I bought a 486 cheap a couple of weeks back to use as > a > firewall/printserver (and maybe a SAMBA server, too). It's not critical > that I > have it running YET... Cable modems are coming in the spring (when this > machine > is needed), not this fall. But I'd still like to have it running. > > The machine was a 486 DX2-50 with built in 1 MB VLB video, a 3COM Ether > Express III, 16 MB of RAM, a mouse, keyboard, SVGA monitor, floppy, and > a Quantum 304 MB IDE HD. I had a few spare parts that I'm not using, > so I slapped in a better Video (a 2 MB VLB #9 GXE 364 Video) and a > WD 1.6 GB EIDE HD. I also attempted to slip in 32 MB of RAM that I > had, but was stymied when I found that the machine was a true-blue IBM > ValuePoint, with proprietary memory constraints this is one of > my two big problems, I think. > > You'll notice that I have no CDROM for this computer; the intention was to > do a network install using the CDROM mounted NFS from my K6/2-500. I've > successfully done those kinds of installs before, but only when I've > had time to troubleshoot the NFS mount... I created the bootnet floppy, > stuck it in the machine, and powered up (well, I'd previously figured > out the config.. I'm shortening the tale here). The install went perfectly > through the NFS mount, which didn't work... oh well. I'll figure that > out later, when I have two machines to work with. I mounted the CD > therefore in the FTP area, turned on anonymous FTP, and retried an FTP > install... much better! The second stage loaded, I formatted the two > HDs (with hda1 being ~50MB as /boot, hda2 being / with the rest of the > drive, hdb1 being 128 MB as swap, and hdb2 being /tmp for the rest of the > drive... wasn't big enough for /var, IMO) No errors were detected in the > drives, the NIC works perfectly, I'm getting good stuff. I chose a > Custom install, selected what I wanted, and kicked back for a 3 hour > or so (the machine >is< slow) install and waited. And waited. > And waited. After thrashing for about 3 hours without getting ANY of > the RPMs installed, I tried to figure out what was wrong. Does anyone > know the minimum memory size practical for a network install? Is > part of my problem that I put /tmp and swap on the slow, small Quantum? > Is there any way to tweak something to get a decent (even overnight!) > install going? > > I'm loathe to do what I think is going to be the suggestion, but I'll > do it as a last resort; pull the drives, stick them in my machine, and > do the install there. I'd rather not have to do that, as it's such > a huge difference in architecture, plus I don't want to have my > machine down while doing this. > > Any clues to help, folks? I've even tried RH5.2, RH6.0 and Mandrake 7.0. > Of those, RH5.2 Seg faults during initial install, Mandrake and 6.0 hang, > though I've yet to figure out WHY. 6.2 seems so close and yet so > far, when the machine just thrashes. > > Bill Ward > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Hi Bill: I have a 486DX50 VLB running RH 6.2. Previously, before settling on RH, I had installed about 80% of all the different versions of Linux. Each one had it's own reason for causing problems but I eventually got each one to install so I could check it out to see if "it's the one for me." During the time I did these installs I had many occasions to have problems that sounds like your problem. However, each one required a different solution because the version required different things. Needless to say, I learned a great deal from the experience. I even have RH 6.2 running on a 386 currently. Now, to your problem. First, I believe there is a conflict in your box. I have found that for an install of any version to start and proceed to any length, the hardware must be acceptable and basically correct for the version being installed. Since yours has started and succeeded to a point, I would try to discover what it was trying to do and why it failed. I would suspect an addressing conflict but I'm not there watching the progress. Also, part of the conflict could be due to the "true-blue IBM" architecture, since it would be somewhat proprietary. Second, the memory you have is sufficient but slow. I've read that graphical installs need a minimum of 16 meg, text installs need 8 meg and some brave souls have successfully painfully installed using only four meg. However, as suggested before, test it. Third, the FTP install may be compounding the problem. I've found that RH has the most difficult FTP install of all the versions. IMHO, I would suggest resolving the netwo
Re: hdc siezed by windoze
John Aldrich wrote: > On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Jerry Human wrote: > > It seems to me that Win95B will occasionally write an id to the root > > partition of the drive even though it only has access to the fourth > > partition and that id corrupts the RH boot. How can this be avoided? The > > problem only occurs when booting RH after working in Win95B. Once RH > > boots, the box can be started in RH any number of times without problem. > > No degrading of the RH boot was noticed since the original ATA/66 > > problem. This problem just happened, no hardware/software settings were > > changed for Win95B or RH. > > > How did you partition the hard drive? Did you partition it > with a Dos/Windows based util? If so, then Windows has > probably become aware of it. What is recommended is to > leave the linux space unpartitioned and then when you > install, partition it using the linux fdisk or disk druid. > That way, Windows is unaware that the drive space even > exists. Actually, I have a small maintenance install of RH 6.2 on hda4. The install that no longer boots is on a new WD 10.2 gig I installed just for RH, which is hdc. I used the hda4 RH to partition the new drive with four primary partitions. hdc1 is 3 gig for RH 6.2, hdc2 is 100 meg for swap, hdc3 is ext2 space for downloads and data files and hdc4 is vfat for Win95B downloads and data files. RH install formatted (installed file system) hdc1 and hdc2, the new install was used to format hdc3 and hdc4 was formatted vfat by Win95B. Does this help? At this point, I have to reinstall RH on hdc1 but that won't stop the corruption. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
hdc siezed by windoze
Hello Everyone: The Story: About two months ago I installed a third EIDE hard drive (WD 102AA 10.2 gig) on my box. The install itself wasn't a problem, it was recognized and formatted easily. I divided the drive into four primary partitions. Soon I discovered a problem booting between Win95B and RH 6.2. RH 6.2 was installed on the first primary partition and the swap file was put the second partition, the third partition was formatted ext2 for the purpose of storing non-RH 6.2 programs and data to help avoid corruption, and the fourth partition was formatted vfat32 for saving downloads from the web and installing progs I wanted to test to avoid Win95B corruption. The RH 6.2 install went flawlessly and everything except the servers (ftp server, lan server, etc.) was installed without a hitch. Booting to Win95B is the default and booting RH 6.2 is accomplished with a boot floppy. After booting Win95B and formatting the fourth partition and testing to verify accessibility and dependability I rebooted RH and found it wasn't there!!! I rebooted Win95B and checked the WD support services. I d/led a diag and checked the drive finding the ATA/66 option was turned off and turned it on. That seemed to fix the problem. RH booted fine. At that point I started using the drive in both OSes. RH worked great and Win95B had plenty of extra space. Like I said before, that was a few months ago. Now suddenly, RH won't boot!!! The partition is found and initialized, boot progresses through about half of the normal boot process then hangs shortly after the ext2 file sys is reset to read/write. Nothing was done to alter the RH install, it is used as a client box to surf the net, learn gnome, gimp, play games installed by the RH install, and just learn more about Linux in general. None of the config files have been changed since the original install and setup a few months ago. Originally two boot disks were made. Booting with either disk acts exactly the same so I can rule out boot disk corruption. It seems to me that Win95B will occasionally write an id to the root partition of the drive even though it only has access to the fourth partition and that id corrupts the RH boot. How can this be avoided? The problem only occurs when booting RH after working in Win95B. Once RH boots, the box can be started in RH any number of times without problem. No degrading of the RH boot was noticed since the original ATA/66 problem. This problem just happened, no hardware/software settings were changed for Win95B or RH. The Specs: 486DX50 VLB QD6580 VLB EIDE controller, i/o interface hda Maxtor 1 gig hdb WD 340 meg hdc WD 10.2 gig hdd NEC 40x CD The motherboard setup only accommodates two IDE devices on port 0 irq 14, however, the controller allows two EIDE devices on port 0 irq 14 and port 1 irq 15 and has its own bios which is enabled. Ports 0 and 1 has been used for a few years without a problem until the WD 10.2 gig and RH 6.2 was installed. I know I need and want to get a new box but that is financially impossible at this time. Actually, I eventually intend to build a new box and use the WD 10.2 gig in it as hda and use the 486DX50 VLB as a firewall. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Bright Green
Hello Vidiot: Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate your effort. Vidiot wrote: Excuse me, but if the boot fails, how were you able to start up a shell session and look at the file systems? I have a very small RH 6.2 install on the same hard drive as Win95 at hda5, the large RH install that won't boot is on hdc1. I can boot RH on hda5 and look at any dir or file on hdc1, even edit and save it back to the same location on hdc1. Haven't you ever used a small maintenance install? I keep one for all three OS's on my box. They aren't "flags." If you do a "ls -la /etc/rc.d" you'll see where the link points. It wasn't a "flag" that changed the situation, the filesystem was restructured. Ok, that may be. I apologize for my structured programming terminology. I'm not sure what happened or how it happened. It was working fine, I shut it down and booted Win95 and used it for four or five days then tried to boot RH on hdc1 and found this problem. No manual changes were made to either OS by me and no one else has access. I haven't setup email on that install yet so I doubt I have a Linux virus but since I have accessed the web, I suppose it's possible. But doesn't a virus usually delete key files, like boot data? Looking at the files, they all seem to be there. By comparing the /etc and /boot dirs (they were almost identical immediately after installation and still are) is how I found that /etc/rc.d was different. Everything I've read so far says to edit the files in /etc/rc.d/rcx.d to change the boot process so that's where I looked. Please find a Unix book that explains file systems, it will help you understand your problem. I'd really like to. In fact, so far, I've bought four but they seem to 'dance' around the actual heart of the subject. The only good book I've got is Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever from O'Reilly. It's great for checking syntax, if you know the command to check. Can you recommend a good Linux book that explains file systems and other aspects of the OS? BTW, you may have worse problems, as init is supposed to be in /sbin. You may be correct but I hope not. I will check /sbin. I am assuming (I hate that word) that since I can browse the partition and edit and save files that my problem is correctable as long as I can find the actual cause. Thank you.
Bright Green
Hello Good People: I hope someone can help me with my dilemma. After using Win95 for a while, I tried to boot RH 6.2 but is stops right after 'Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed' and gives the error: Warning: Unable to open an initial console. Kernel Panic: No init found. Upon looking at the dirs and files on the disk with bash, I find that several critical dirs (rc.d, ppp, etc.) have been changed to links! This is indicated by the bash color option being enabled and bright green seems to be the color used to indicate links. Of course, if /etc/rc.d is a link then the init files located in it's various subdirs are not available, so it won't boot. So how can I edit the flags to change the links back to dirs? Which editor will allow me to look at and change the flags of a file/dir? Everything worked fine before for a few months until this happened, so I know everything is there and usable. Is there a way to reset the flags and then protect them from being changed again except by root? Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: hdc siezed by windoze
Thank you for your efforts and time answering my plea for help. I'm sorry for the delay answering but I had to be at work this morning at 5:00 a.m. Below is a copy of the original message that contains all the facts I have at this time. Please read it carefully as some parts contain a lot of detail. The Story: About two months ago I installed a third EIDE hard drive (WD 102AA 10.2 gig) on my box. The install itself wasn't a problem, it was recognized and formatted easily. I divided the drive into four primary partitions. Soon I discovered a problem booting between Win95B and RH 6.2. RH 6.2 was installed on the first primary partition and the swap file was put in the second partition, the third partition was formatted ext2 for the purpose of storing non-RH 6.2 programs and data to help avoid file corruption, and the fourth partition was formatted vfat32 for saving downloads from the web and installing progs I wanted to test to avoid Win95B corruption. The RH 6.2 install went flawlessly and everything except the servers (ftp server, lan server, etc.) was installed without a hitch. Booting to Win95B is the default and booting RH 6.2 is accomplished with a boot floppy. After booting Win95B and formatting the fourth partition and testing to verify accessibility and dependability I rebooted RH and found it wasn't there!!! I rebooted Win95B and checked the WD support services. I d/led a diag and checked the drive finding the ATA/66 option was turned off and turned it on. That seemed to fix the problem. RH booted fine. At that point I started using the drive in both OSes. RH worked great and Win95B had plenty of extra space. Like I said before, that was a few months ago. Now suddenly, RH won't boot!!! The boot process hangs immediately after the kernel is read from the boot floppy. Nothing was done to alter the RH install, it is used as a client box to surf the net, learn gnome, gimp, play games installed by the RH install, and just learn more about Linux in general. None of the config files have been changed since the original install and setup a few months ago. Originally two boot disks were made. Booting with either disk acts exactly the same so I can rule out boot disk corruption. It seems to me that Win95B will occasionally write an id to the root partition of the drive even though it only has access to the fourth partition and that id corrupts the RH boot. How can this be avoided? The problem only occurs when booting RH after working in Win95B. Once RH boots, the box can be started in RH any number of times without problem. No degrading of the RH boot was noticed since the original ATA/66 problem. This problem just happened, no hardware/software settings were changed for Win95B or RH. Also, I have checked but didn't find any viruses. The actual error messages: Warning: Unable to open an initial Console. Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. The Specs: 486DX50 VLB QD6580 VLV EIDE controller, i/o interface hda Maxtor 1 gig hdb WD 340 meg hdc WD 10.2 gig hdd NEC 40x CD The motherboard setup only accommodates two IDE devices on port 0 irq 14, however, the controller allows two EIDE devices on port 0 irq 14 and allows two EIDE devices on port 1 irq 15 and has its own bios which is enabled. Ports 0 and 1 has been used for a few years without a problem until the WD 10.2 gig and RH 6.2 was installed. I know I need and want to get a new box but that is financially impossible at this time. Actually, I eventually intend to build a new box and use the WD 10.2 gig in it as hda and use the 486DX50 VLB as a firewall. "M. Neidorff" wrote: At 05:34 PM 08/25/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Something is different due to the separate hard disk. As I stated >before, the RH 6.2 install on the same hard disk as Win95 is not >affected, only the install on the third hard disk. h. Is the 3rd HDD the master on the secondary channel or the slave? Yes, Master, irq 15. First attempted to install RH 6.2 on hda5, where I quickly learned that 600 meg wasn't enough room for a robust client install. That is the reason I got the third drive in the first place. Perhaps I should summarize my configuration, also: hda 1.2 gig hda1 C: Win95 boot and PC DOS 7.0 install, PC DOS is booted with a floppy hda3 E: Win95 actual program install and applications hda5 / RH 6.2 original limited install, basically text console only, X installed but having space problems hdb 340 meg hdb1 D: storage for downloads and program testing to avoid corruption of C: and E: and virus protection hdb2 swap 20 meg swap partition/file for hda5 install of RH 6.2 hdc 10.2 gig hdc1 / new RH 6.2 install on 3 gig partition, everything but the servers hdc2 swap 100 meg swap partition for RH 6.2 on hdc1 hdc3 ext2 partition to store and test downloads; same as D: but for Linux hdc4 vfat additional storage for downloads
Re: hdc siezed by windoze
"M. Neidorff" wrote: > > At 10:08 PM 08/24/2000 -0400, you wrote: > > > > I'm going to start with the obvious: Have you tried a different floppy. If > you don't have one, try to boot from the install floppy, change to a > different console, and mount the / partition manually? If all goes well, > then it is the floppy gone bad. (a common thing) > > Mark Hello Mr. Neidorff: Thank you for your input. I was beginning to think that my problem was beyond the scope of the list. Yes, as I stated in the fourth paragraph, when I made the original boot disk I made two and put one away in case something like this might happen. An old DOS habit. I always make two because too many times a problem is just something simple like a corrupted file. And yes, I did test the backup boot disk before I put it away. I've also checked and the boot files are in the correct places, have the correct names, have not been corrupted, both the floppy and the hard disk are readable and correct so far as I can ascertain. Even the inittab is in the right place and not corrupted or changed. I must assume that the change is something done by Win95 in the 'hidden' boot cylinder (good ol' Mr. Gates trying to eliminate the competition, maybe). Something is different due to the separate hard disk. As I stated before, the RH 6.2 install on the same hard disk as Win95 is not affected, only the install on the third hard disk. Can you think of something that might occur (such as Win95 putting its own id on the disk to reference the vfat32 partition) that I haven't mentioned? This problem occurred after using Win95 for several days without booting RH 6.2. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
hdc siezed by windoze
Hello Everyone: The Story: About two months ago I installed a third EIDE hard drive (WD 102AA 10.2 gig) on my box. The install itself wasn't a problem, it was recognized and formatted easily. I divided the drive into four primary partitions. Soon I discovered a problem booting between Win95B and RH 6.2. RH 6.2 was installed on the first primary partition and the swap file was put in the second partition, the third partition was formatted ext2 for the purpose of storing non-RH 6.2 programs and data to help avoid file corruption, and the fourth partition was formatted vfat32 for saving downloads from the web and installing progs I wanted to test to avoid Win95B corruption. The RH 6.2 install went flawlessly and everything except the servers (ftp server, lan server, etc.) was installed without a hitch. Booting to Win95B is the default and booting RH 6.2 is accomplished with a boot floppy. After booting Win95B and formatting the fourth partition and testing to verify accessibility and dependability I rebooted RH and found it wasn't there!!! I rebooted Win95B and checked the WD support services. I d/led a diag and checked the drive finding the ATA/66 option was turned off and turned it on. That seemed to fix the problem. RH booted fine. At that point I started using the drive in both OSes. RH worked great and Win95B had plenty of extra space. Like I said before, that was a few months ago. Now suddenly, RH won't boot!!! The boot process hangs immediately after the kernel is read from the boot floppy. Nothing was done to alter the RH install, it is used as a client box to surf the net, learn gnome, gimp, play games installed by the RH install, and just learn more about Linux in general. None of the config files have been changed since the original install and setup a few months ago. Originally two boot disks were made. Booting with either disk acts exactly the same so I can rule out boot disk corruption. It seems to me that Win95B will occasionally write an id to the root partition of the drive even though it only has access to the fourth partition and that id corrupts the RH boot. How can this be avoided? The problem only occurs when booting RH after working in Win95B. Once RH boots, the box can be started in RH any number of times without problem. No degrading of the RH boot was noticed since the original ATA/66 problem. This problem just happened, no hardware/software settings were changed for Win95B or RH. Also, I have checked but didn't find any viruses. The actual error messages: Warning: Unable to open an initial Console. Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. The Specs: 486DX50 VLB QD6580 VLV EIDE controller, i/o interface hda Maxtor 1 gig hdb WD 340 meg hdc WD 10.2 gig hdd NEC 40x CD The motherboard setup only accommodates two IDE devices on port 0 irq 14, however, the controller allows two EIDE devices on port 0 irq 14 and allows two EIDE devices on port 1 irq 15 and has its own bios which is enabled. Ports 0 and 1 has been used for a few years without a problem until the WD 10.2 gig and RH 6.2 was installed. I know I need and want to get a new box but that is financially impossible at this time. Actually, I eventually intend to build a new box and use the WD 10.2 gig in it as hda and use the 486DX50 VLB as a firewall. Thank you. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: mounting win partitions
Adam Sleight wrote: > > dual boot win98 and redhat 6.2. how do I mount D: drive? > > mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/wincworks just fine and it mounts the > C: drive but I can't mount the D: drive where all my mp3s are stored so > XMMS can play them. D: is on the extended partition as a logical drive. > Can't linux access it? > > mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt/wind doesn't work...tried hda3, hda4, etc. > [root@localhost /mnt]# mount -t vfat /dev/hda3 /mnt/wind > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda3, >or too many mounted file systems >(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition, >instead of some logical partition inside?) > YES to the above question...so how do I mount a logical partition > instead of the extended partition? > > here's my fstab > /dev/hda8 / ext2defaults1 1 > /dev/hda5 /boot ext2defaults1 2 > /dev/hda9 /home ext2defaults1 2 > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0 > /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy autonoauto,owner0 0 > none /proc procdefaults0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > /dev/hda7 swap swapdefaults0 0 > > ___ > adam http://www.kaikun.com 3,500 photos > http://thinknic.kaikun.com more photos > > ___ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Hey Adam: I had to wrestle with this one too. What works for me is really simple. First you have to make sure you have a place to mount the win drive(s). For instance, you may have a dir in /mnt called /mnt/hda1 to mount C: or you may not. Check to see. What I did, since I am so lazy, is create new dirs for the mount points. I used /d1 for C:, /d2 for E: and /d3 for f:. Then I edited /etc/fstab and added these lines: /dev/hda1 /d1 vfatdefaults0 0 /dev/hdb1 /d2 vfatdefaults0 0 /dev/hda5 /d3 vfatdefaults0 0 and then rebooted. From then on, the drives C:, D:, and E: are automatically mounted at boot. If you don't want your drives automounted, just enter the same info in the mount command, but you still have to mount point. All this is explained in the mount and fstab manpages. Good luck! ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Scanner setup help needed
Hello Everyone: I have just purchased an IBM IdeaScan flatbed scanner, model # M/T 0275-RR2. Does anyone else have one working in RH 6.2? Was it difficult to setup? Where can I find RH 6.2 docs/progs for it? The manual suggests an EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) mode. I'm not familiar with that phrase. What is it and is it available for a linux box? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
Max Mounts
Hello Good People: Does anyone know how or where I can learn how to increase the maximum number of mounts in RH 6.2? My fstab has 14 mount points properly listed for automount but on boot I get an error: "too many mount points" after the sixth mount. The same error occurs if I try to mount manually. This slows boot and won't allow me to access the mount points. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
