Linux-Misc Digest #169, Volume #19 Thu, 25 Feb 99 02:13:11 EST
Contents:
CDPD wireless and Linux
Re: Redhat 5.2 & Linksys EtherPCI LanCard II Problems PLEASE HELP!! (John Strange)
Re: How to wipe drive after install deleted (Marc Hering)
changing shells (Chris T.)
Remove patch (Massimo Morin)
Re: Scary, no? ("Tony")
Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class. (jedi)
Re: Problem running PPPD (Howard Mann)
Kernel 2.0.36, compile fails on objdump program (Philip Wall / Wild Card)
Re: Hard disk duplication?? ("K.A. Steensma")
call me (jj)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:54:42 -0500
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDPD wireless and Linux
Do any of the PCMCIA CDPD wireless modems work with Linux?
If so, which cards and service providers have you tried
and what have been your experiences with them?
Greg
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Strange)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 & Linksys EtherPCI LanCard II Problems PLEASE HELP!!
Date: 23 Feb 1999 12:54:07 GMT
You might try looking here:
http://www.linksys.com/support/solution/nos/linux.htm
Daniel Koerner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hi Folks,
: Here's my setup:
: - Linux Redhat 5.2 with 2.0.36 kernel.
: - Generic NE2000 Ethernet card (detected by Linux, connected to
: Internet and working fine)
: - Linksys Combo EtherPCI LanCard II (not detected, not working)
: OK, I've been trying to configure a second net card on my Linux machine
: so that I can setup IP Masquerading. I have read and re-read all of the
: relevent FAQs & HOW-TOs in regards to Ethernet & IP Masquerading setup.
: The first net card (Generic NE2000 which is connected to my cable modem)
: is working perfectly in Linux. It is detected on boot as eth0 and
: assigned an IRQ and Base Address just fine.
: The second card is a different story. It is a Linksys Combo EtherPCI
: Lan Card II. According to the HOW-TOs I have read and the Linksys
: website, this card should work with the generic ne2000 driver (ne.o). I
: have tried every different combination of things I can think of to get
: this bugger working to no avail. I have the following in my
: /etc/conf.modules:
: alias eth0 tulip
: alias eth1 ne
: I even tried this:
: alias eth0 tulip
: alias eth1 ne
: options ne io=0x6800 irq=12
: ...this didn't work either.
: I have also tried adding an append line in my lilo.conf:
: append="ether=12,0x6800,eth1"
: (I also made sure I typed "lilo" at the prompt and rebooted after doing
: this)
: ...no dice, again.
: Now, when I reboot, eth0 shows up in the boot log just fine as always.
: However, no matter what I do, eth1 will not show up. If I do this:
: modprobe eth1 dmesg | tail
: I get:
: ne.c:v1.10 9/23/94 Donald becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
: NE*000 ethercard probe at 0x6800:00 20 78 10 13 4b
: eth1: NE2000 found at 0x6800, using IRQ 12
: So apparently it is able to detect the net card. Why won't it detect it
: at boot and why won't the netcard work, though?
: If anybody has any ideas on this or experience with this card, please
: let me know. I'm desperately in need of getting IP Masquerading going
: as soon as possible. Please feel free to email any replies directly to
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Thanks a lot,
: Daniel Koerner
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
While Alcatel may claim ownership of all my ideas (on or off the job),
Alcatel does not claim any responsibility for them. Warranty expired when u
opened this article and I will not be responsible for its contents or use.
------------------------------
From: Marc Hering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How to wipe drive after install deleted
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 05:54:07 GMT
rerun setup and use linux fdisk to delete the partitions,,,then reboot,,,also
the NT setup disks that use the partitioning utility are good at getting rid of
linux partitions...(figures,,,)
Jeff Borders wrote:
> I've got a couple of drives that I was practicing Linux installs on. After
> I decided to use bigger drives, I can't seem to get rid of the partitions
> for other use.
>
> Any ideas? -Jeff Borders.
------------------------------
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris T.)
Subject: changing shells
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:17:18 GMT
Can anyone help me on how to change shells?
------------------------------
From: Massimo Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Remove patch
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:28:21 -0500
Hi,
I would like to compile kernel 2.2.2 patching kernel 2.2.1ac4.
For doing so I have to "patch back" to kernel 2.2.1 and then patch it
again for updating it to kernel 2.2.2.
I remember a page that says how to remove a patch but I'm not able to
find it.
the man is hot helping me :(
Anyone knows how to do it?
Cheers
Massimo
--
Massimo Morin | Scheduling Systems Inc.
Software Engineer |
=================== | Three University Office Park, suite 100
13, Charnwood Rd | 95 Sawyer Road
Somerville 02144 MA | Waltham,
=================== | 02154=3471 Massachusetts
+1 (617) 623-4155 | +1 (781) 893-0390
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.schedsys.com
======================================================================
If you design an idiot proof program, we'll start having better idiots!
------------------------------
From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scary, no?
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 03:35:30 -0500
Actually, reading the files on and exploring the cd was the first thing I
did .. it only raised a lot of questions (would have been nice to browse the
html documents .. none of the links in them worked so I had to browse each
seperately .. took a bunch of browsing on various web sites to realize the
html docs were online in various places and that I could follow "howtos" in
a logical progression (rather than seperately opening each doc on the cd to
see what it was) .. this was an LSL distro of redhat.
I can see getting disgruntled when someone posts the same question say over
a weeks time (that's obvious that the person didn't make any effort at all
to peruse newsgroup), but I've found Linux to be on the weak side as far as
getting any support as a minix newbie ... and I don't consider myself a
hardware newbie or computer illiterate at all .
Also, there are other factors that one need consider--
(a) not all news servers keep posts an indefinite amount of time
(b) not everyone has a seperate machine , or even a seperate hard drive to
take a run & gun approach to installing Linux . I don't mind learning a new
OS (heck, I want to) and know it takes time, patience, and actual hands on
experiences ... but after seeing so many posts about " I can't boot my
system" & also things in online reference materials like "installing lilo
will completely erase any data on disk" or even "disk druid doesn't work,
use fdisk" --- the stakes go way up when confronted with the possibility of
losisng something that works, as well as a hell of a lot of data .
(c) with so many setups possible in Linux (a good thing I think) & all the
distro's , it can be very confusing reading reference sites. Also there are
a lot of discrepensies in how things are written about various aspects of
the OS .
(d) I've yet to get a "simple" answer to a "simple question" ... case in
point ... when I first researched the Linux disk (and various web sites) ..
I got curious about fips and fdisk ... I was particularly interested in the
partitioning capabilities ( of doing 4 primaries, also moving partitions
around ) ... the only answer I got was "fdisk rocks" .... pretty intelligent
eh ? After waiting 3 weeks or so, and given that I know some isp's delete
posts from newsgroups (actually I browse newsgroups daily when I have a
question posted, so if a recent post is there this is a moot point) .. I'm
going to repost the question .. mainly because I feel the initial post may
not be available to others (although I know the headers may be).
To date, since almost a year ago, I've never gotten any answers to a couple
of questions about UDMA support in Linux --- hmm this gives me a chance to
illustrate my previous point .. the UDMA "howto" specifically says the
Promise Ultra33 is not supported up to kernel 2.035, yet in next sentence
says 2.0.35 natively supports it .... yet the reason I bought RedHat 5.2
(after receiving RedHat 5.1 two weeks prior) was to get kernel 2.0.36 (what
am I going to do -- recompile a kernel before I even start ?) .... Believe
it or not , it was difficult even finding out what kernel was on the RedHat
5.2 distro ( I asked on several irc "help" channels) .. eventually I got the
answer from LSL , but it took almost a week to get an answer to a simple
question ....
I think this is the attitude problem that so many newer Linux users complain
about .
Tony B
Frank Hahn wrote in message <7amjuo$7ol$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:43:27 +0000, Steve Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>mechanism. Even if people don't know about http://www.dejanews.com, they
>surely have heard about other search engines.
>
>It doesn't seem anyone even reads any of the files that came on their CD
>if that is what they have.
>
>There have only been a couple of instances were the problem I was having
>have not been discussed in the past.
>
>--
>Frank Hahn
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class.
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:02:43 -0800
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 18:43:17 -0800, Ryan Cumming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>iratheous wrote:
>
>> > This fun to reply to. Maybe we dont have all those speacialized graphics
>> >clogging up our memory, but when my software crash's, it the software. not
>> >need to reboot whole system. If you want my 234 reasons why linux is better
>> >than Winblows 98 just ask.
>>
>> How about 10 honest reasons why you think windows98 is better than linux?
>> That would be interesting to hear from a windows hater >:)
>
>OK. I think there are more and better resons that Linux is better, but here it
>goes: (This hurts)
>
>
>1. Better GUI
This is debatable.
>2. More software
>3. More Hardware support
>4. Better gaming platform
>(shudder)
This is redundant, part of 3 & 4.
>5. More consistency (see my previous post)
The value of this is debateable.
>6. One word: Microkernel
The value of this is VERY debateable.
>7. No mounting
This is also the case in Linux depending
on the shell in question.
>8. Better file locking
>9. More multithreaded apps
The value of this is debateable.
This more a fix for NT's problems
with multiple processes.
>10. Better user support
From whom? Consumer software support is
in general laughable, M$ included.
>
>(Bodnar42 collapses because he just went against everytihing he stands for)
>
--
Herding Humans ~ Herding Cats
Neither will do a thing unless they really want to, or |||
is coerced to the point where it will scratch your eyes out / | \
as soon as your grip slips.
In search of sane PPP docs? Try http://penguin.lvcm.com
------------------------------
From: Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem running PPPD
Date: 25 Feb 1999 06:26:31 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Thatcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> running redhat 5.1, the pppd was working correctly in that I could
> connect to my isp. Now I am getting the error "tcgetattr: input/output
> error (5)". Anyhelp would be appreciated
>
Respondent (me) scatches head - Hmm, I've never heard of that before.
Put " tcgetattr" in SUBJECT field and " comp.os.linux.* " in FORUM field
of Power Search. Wow!
http://www.dejanews.com/[ST_rn=ps]/dnquery.xp?ST=PS&QRY=&defaultOp=AND&DBS=1&format=threaded&showsort=score&maxhits=50&LNG=ALL&subjects=tcgetattr&groups=comp.os.linux.*&authors=&fromdate=&todate=
No time to read this tonight :-)
Cheers and good luck.
--
Howard Mann
http://www.xmission.com/~howardm
(a LINUX website for newbies)
Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
------------------------------
From: Philip Wall / Wild Card <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel 2.0.36, compile fails on objdump program
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:26:40 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I'm having a bit of a problem getting kernel 2.0.36 to compile. I'll
paste in the error at the bottom of this message.
Current kernel is 2.0.33. Libc is 5.4.46, GCC is 2.7.2.3, binutils is
2.9.1.0.19a, autoconf is installed version 2.13, flex version is 2.5.4a
and yacc is 1.9.1, make is version 3.77.
Everything looks to compile fine except right at the end when it
decides to either run objdump or objcopy. My version of objdump doesn't
like any of the flags that are sent to it.
I thought it was a out of date software thing so I updated everything I
could think of.
Ah well enough rambling, here's the output from make:
tmppiggy=/tmp/$$piggy; \
rm -f $tmppiggy $tmppiggy.gz $tmppiggy.lnk; \
if hash encaps 2> /dev/null; then \
objdump -k -q -o 0x100000 /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/vmlinux > $tmppiggy;
\
else \
objcopy -O binary -R .note -R .comment -R .stab -R .stabstr
/usr/src/linux-2.0
.36/vmlinux $tmppiggy; \
fi; \
gzip -f -9 < $tmppiggy > $tmppiggy.gz; \
if hash encaps 2> /dev/null; then \
encaps --target elf32-i386 piggy.o $tmppiggy.gz input_data input_len;
\
else \
echo "SECTIONS { .data : { input_len = .; LONG(input_data_end -
input_data) in
put_data = .; *(.data) input_data_end = .; }}" > $tmppiggy.lnk; \
ld -m elf_i386 -m elf_i386 -r -o piggy.o -b binary $tmppiggy.gz -b
elf32-i386
-T $tmppiggy.lnk; \
fi; \
rm -f $tmppiggy $tmppiggy.gz $tmppiggy.lnk
objdump: invalid option -- k
Usage: objdump [-ahifCdDprRtTxsSlw] [-b bfdname] [-m machine] [-j
section-name]
[--archive-headers] [--target=bfdname] [--debugging]
[--disassemble]
[--disassemble-all] [--disassemble-zeroes] [--file-headers]
[--section-headers] [--headers]
[--info] [--section=section-name] [--line-numbers] [--source]
[--architecture=machine] [--reloc] [--full-contents] [--stabs]
[--syms] [--all-headers] [--dynamic-syms] [--dynamic-reloc]
[--wide] [--version] [--help] [--private-headers]
[--start-address=addr] [--stop-address=addr] [--prefix-addresses]
[--[no-]show-raw-insn] [--demangle] [--adjust-vma=offset]
[-EB|-EL]
[--endian={big|little}]
objfile...
at least one option besides -l (--line-numbers) must be given
objdump: supported targets: elf32-i386 a.out-i386-linux srec symbolsrec
tekhex b inary ihex trad-core ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x1000 -e startup_32
-o vmlinux head.o misc.o piggy.o make[2]: Leaving directory
`/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot/compressed' if hash encaps 2>
/dev/null; then \
objdump -k -q -o 0x1000 compressed/vmlinux > compressed/vmlinux.out;
\
else \
objcopy -O binary -R .note -R .comment -R .stab -R .stabstr
compressed/vmlinux
compressed/vmlinux.out; \
fi
objdump: invalid option -- k
Usage: objdump [-ahifCdDprRtTxsSlw] [-b bfdname] [-m machine] [-j
section-name]
[--archive-headers] [--target=bfdname] [--debugging]
[--disassemble]
[--disassemble-all] [--disassemble-zeroes] [--file-headers]
[--section-headers] [--headers]
[--info] [--section=section-name] [--line-numbers] [--source]
[--architecture=machine] [--reloc] [--full-contents] [--stabs]
[--syms] [--all-headers] [--dynamic-syms] [--dynamic-reloc]
[--wide] [--version] [--help] [--private-headers]
[--start-address=addr] [--stop-address=addr] [--prefix-addresses]
[--[no-]show-raw-insn] [--demangle] [--adjust-vma=offset]
[-EB|-EL]
[--endian={big|little}]
objfile...
at least one option besides -l (--line-numbers) must be given
objdump: supported targets: elf32-i386 a.out-i386-linux srec symbolsrec
tekhex b inary ihex trad-core make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 1 make[1]:
Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot' make: ***
[zImage] Error 2 pisan:/usr/src/linux$
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Name: Philip Wall
Handle: Wild Card
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thought of the day:
"I'd love to go out with you, but I'm attending the opening of my
garage door."
------------------------------
From: "K.A. Steensma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Hard disk duplication??
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:49:00 GMT
There an official HOWTO on the subject, but when I tried (and I have years of
hardware experience), I failed to get things going and (through fault of my own)
managed to damage the software on the original drive. I do have an update HOWTO
that was written by one of our club members that is a bunch better than the
official one and will send it to you (via email). If anyone else wants it,
email me and I will send. The 'thanks' goes to Bart Dorsey of the Little Rock
LUG. KAS
Dion Burger wrote:
> Is there a way to duplicate a hardisk image after the linux installation.
> I need to set up multiple linux boxes (assume identical hardware). This will
> save me hours of installation and configuration time.
>
> Cheers
> Dion
------------------------------
From: jj <"jjttp["@kept.com>
Subject: call me
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 15:54:08 +0800
==============7695C12A72921D10A69C466C
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
[Click here to visit our sponsor]
Free Advertising from Click2Net!
==============7695C12A72921D10A69C466C
Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
<HTML>
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011320,4"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011320,4" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011556,5"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011556,5" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A009141,3"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A009141,3" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011644,20"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011644,20" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011644,39"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011644,39" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011644,58"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011644,58" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011645,1"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011645,1" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A009141,20"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A09141,20" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011641,6"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011641,6" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011641,7"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011641,7" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE --->
<!--- BEGIN CLICK2NET CODE --->
<center><a href="http://redirect.click2net.com/?A011641,9"
target="_top">
<img border=0 alt="Click here to visit our sponsor"
src="http://image.click2net.com/?A011641,9" width="468"
height="60"></a>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a
href="http://www.click2net.com/">Free
Advertising from Click2Net!</a></font></center>
<!--- END CLICK2NET CODE ---></HTML>
==============7695C12A72921D10A69C466C==
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.misc) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Misc Digest
******************************
