Re: remove GRUB

2002-09-28 Thread Santhosh
On Friday 27 September 2002 08:26 pm, richard pollard wrote: Try fdisk /mbr Santhosh Hello, I am trying remove red hat from a old box. I fdisk the old disk, however the boot loader is still there. How do I remove GRUB from the MBR? Thanks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe

Re: too many DEFUNCT processes

2002-09-28 Thread Gordon Messmer
On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 21:27, Cameron Simpson wrote: On 14:15 27 Sep 2002, Gordon Messmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | If the parent is the init process (I've seen it happen once, and was | probably related to glibc upgrade), you'll have to sync and power off to | reboot. It's clearly not

Re: remove GRUB

2002-09-28 Thread millerlew
You need to boot into DOS from a floppy disk and run the MBR restore option of FDISK. If you boot with Windows or MS-DOS version 6 or higher (I believe it is), type fdisk /mbr. If you are using DR-DOS or Novell DOS (which is essentially the same thing), start FDISK in the expert mode by

Re: ethernet throughput graph

2002-09-28 Thread Anthony E. Greene
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 27-Sep-2002/15:22 -0400, Michael George [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could anyone here recommend a utility that will graph the throughput of my ethernet interface? I'm looking for something simple, like rp3 does for PPP connections... rp3 will work

Re: change directory name

2002-09-28 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 22:00 24 Sep 2002, Chavez Gutierrez, Freddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Hi, I want to change a directory name in my linux box, so I tried | mv oldname newname but it doesn't work. How can I do that? | | Why do you say it doesn't work? Do you get an error? | If so, what's the error? What's

Need help with USB Adsl Modem

2002-09-28 Thread jonny . axelsson
Can anyone tell me how to get an TopCom Webr@cer 850 modem to work in Redhat 7.3. I have never installed a USB modem in Linux before so don't realy know how it's done but i can't find the driver for that modem in my installation. \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ Jonny

Re: AHA-1542 / kernel 2.4.18-10

2002-09-28 Thread Tom Pollerman
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:34:57 -0400 Tom Pollerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:54:01 -0600 Ashley M. Kirchner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Pollerman wrote: If you haven't tired this already, you may try adding the 'options' line to your /etc/modules.conf.

3 software-raid questions...

2002-09-28 Thread Shaw, Marco
1. When using fdisk, is it really required (or a good idea) to create the partitions as type fd? I've typically just created a regular Linux partition, and would let mkraid to it's thing. (As a result, it seems strange that I ran into #2 below since I didn't do this step of changing the

RE: 3 software-raid questions...

2002-09-28 Thread Shaw, Marco
1. When using fdisk, is it really required (or a good idea) to create the partitions as type fd? I've typically just 2. I can't seem to find a document describing how software RAID really works technically. (Yes, I could read the 3. Is persistent-superblock supported with Linear and

RE: 7.2 Install problem

2002-09-28 Thread Patrick Nelson
Mohd.Irfan R Khan wrote: - disable UDMA option from bios of ur motherboard or change the hard drive cable if it is not UDMA cable. i.e. 80 Pin Hi: I just installed RH7.2 on a PIII with a 2.5 in Harddisk and the following error message shows up during boot. hda1(/boot)

Re: ethernet throughput graph

2002-09-28 Thread Chuck Mead
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Michael George posted the following: MGCould anyone here recommend a utility that will graph the throughput of my MGethernet interface? I'm looking for something simple, like rp3 does for PPP MGconnections... Take a look at

RH 8/Bluecurve

2002-09-28 Thread Anthony Abby
For any of you who have actually been using the RH 8 betas.. what's your take on the bluecurve environment? I noted that konquerer is removed and replaced with Mozilla... which I don't particularly like. I guess I'm trying to weigh in my own mind if I want to upgrade to 8 or not. I like KDE

Evolution can't contact ldap server

2002-09-28 Thread Reuben D. Budiardja
Hi, I tried to set up evolution to work with LDAP. But it always says can't connect to LDAP server. I tried using pine from the same computer and pine can use the LDAP directory flawlessly. Has anyone experience the same problem? Thanks for any response. Reuben D. Budiardja -- redhat-list

PCI IDE cards adn RH 7.3

2002-09-28 Thread David Kramer
I recently built a Red Hat 7.3 system with an Athlon 650Mhz. I can't get the secondary IDE port to work, and can't afford to replace the motherboard. I got the idea of adding a PCI card with IDE ports on it. What are the odds that something like that will work with Red Hat Linux? As a

Re: PCI IDE cards adn RH 7.3

2002-09-28 Thread Sam Ockman
The regular cheap IDE cards should work fine. I don't know about the sidebar. -Sam On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 04:01:14PM -0400, David Kramer wrote: I recently built a Red Hat 7.3 system with an Athlon 650Mhz. I can't get the secondary IDE port to work, and can't afford to replace the

Re: RH 8/Bluecurve

2002-09-28 Thread Mike Burger
From what I read...it's not removed, as a package...it's just not in the menus. On 28 Sep 2002, Anthony Abby wrote: For any of you who have actually been using the RH 8 betas.. what's your take on the bluecurve environment? I noted that konquerer is removed and replaced with Mozilla...

Re: PCI IDE cards adn RH 7.3

2002-09-28 Thread Mike Burger
Silly question, but did you go into the BIOS setup and make sure that the secondary IDE port was turned on? On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, David Kramer wrote: I recently built a Red Hat 7.3 system with an Athlon 650Mhz. I can't get the secondary IDE port to work, and can't afford to replace the

MPEG-4 streaming server

2002-09-28 Thread Teodor Georgiev
Hi Group, I am browsing the Net in the hope to find a MPEG-4 multicast streaming server for Linux. The idea is that it will be not used in LAN networks, so the MPEG-4 is a must (small size - good quality). Would anybody recommend one? -- redhat-list mailing list

Re: RH 8/Bluecurve

2002-09-28 Thread Charles Griffin
don't believe the FUD on /. or anyplace else. *nothing* in kde is removed. it's all there. konqueror is there. the default browser icon in the panel is for mozilla, but you can delete it and replace it with konqueror if you like. you can also delete the evolution icon and replace it with

Re: RH 8/Bluecurve

2002-09-28 Thread Anthony Abby
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 16:08, Mike Burger wrote: From what I read...it's not removed, as a package...it's just not in the menus. The article I read on Linuxplanet.com yesterday indicated it was replaced. If it's not removed, then I can add it back on I guess. I'd prefer a true KDE

Re: RH 8/Bluecurve

2002-09-28 Thread Anthony Abby
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 16:31, Charles Griffin wrote: don't believe the FUD on /. or anyplace else. *nothing* in kde is removed. it's all there. konqueror is there. the default browser icon in the panel is for mozilla, but you can delete it and replace it with konqueror if you like. you

ftp/http install

2002-09-28 Thread Kalin Mintchev
what should i do to convince the installer that netstg1.img is in the right place? are the boot images for 7.3 really working? have somebody on this list tried them with success? thanks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe

Re: I give up: AHA-1542 / kernel 2.4.18-10

2002-09-28 Thread Ashley M. Kirchner
I give up. Thank you to everyone who has responded and tried to help, but no matter what I tried, a stock kernel will just not boot up with an AHA-1542CP. There are several suggestions both on the list, as well as on webpages, but none of them made any difference. So, I'm stuck having to

Re: ftp/http install

2002-09-28 Thread Teodor Georgiev
OK, enough. 1. All the floppy disk images really work (except if the floppy disk is crappy). 2. If you have a lot of troubles doing the instalation this way - try the other ones (network install (ftp/http), NFS). 3. when installing from the HDD, what was the file system you put the ISO's on

Re: I give up: AHA-1542 / kernel 2.4.18-10

2002-09-28 Thread achana
Hi Ashley. I didn't want to butt in on this thread 'cause I thought it was under control. I use an *old* AHA-2940, and I had to download and flash the AHA bios. Perhaps that might help ? Ashley M. Kirchner wrote: I give up. Thank you to everyone who has responded and tried to help, but

Re: ftp/http install

2002-09-28 Thread Kalin Mintchev
On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Teodor Georgiev wrote: OK, enough. 1. All the floppy disk images really work (except if the floppy disk is crappy). i tryed 3 - 4 floppies on a 7.2 box and windows 2. If you have a lot of troubles doing the instalation this way - try the other ones (network install

Re: ftp/http install

2002-09-28 Thread Teodor Georgiev
- Original Message - From: Kalin Mintchev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 2:24 AM Subject: Re: ftp/http install On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Teodor Georgiev wrote: OK, enough. 1. All the floppy disk images really work (except if the floppy

Re: ftp/http install

2002-09-28 Thread Kalin Mintchev
On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Teodor Georgiev wrote: of course. When running the instalation via ftp/http/nfs it is quite another thing. You can't use the ISO's, because these methods works with a directory structure - RPM's and etc. Look at ftp.redhat.com :) well, for the ftp/html/nfs tries i

problem moving /home

2002-09-28 Thread Doug
Hi, When trying to move /home to another partition I get an error. After copying all files to the new partition, in single user mode. I umount the drive then try to mount it to /home I get the following error.. FAT: Did not find valid FSINFO signature. Found signature1 0x0 signature2 0x0

Re: PCI IDE cards adn RH 7.3

2002-09-28 Thread David Kramer
On Saturday 28 September 2002 04:09 pm, Mike Burger wrote: Silly question, but did you go into the BIOS setup and make sure that the secondary IDE port was turned on? grin No question too silly /grin It was actually worse than that. I connected data to the drive, but not power. ##