Linux-Misc Digest #480, Volume #20 Thu, 3 Jun 99 19:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: CRW4416 crashes my system .. a little help please (Kurt Gray)
RH6.0 + 8bit soundcard + x11amp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
One strange question - Can I boot Linux without Lilo ? (Louie Chan)
Re: Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network? ("Laurent
Aries-Poinssot")
DHCP client problem with 2.2.x ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SuSE vs Red Hat? ("Laurent Aries-Poinssot")
Re: RealPlayer RealAudio, Cannot locate RealAudio decoder (Graham Beint)
Re: Xircom CEM56 Ethernet/Modem and 2.2.5 ? (Larry Butler)
Re: NT the best web platform? (Thomas Parsli)
Re: RPM`S from windows to linux?? ("JDS")
Re: awk in vi on Redhat 5.2 (Caroline Abbey)
Re: problem with locate (garv)
Re: Need reasons for Mandrake over RH (John Pisini)
Re: vmware for linux (Alan Fried)
power off under linux 2.2.x (tschmegg)
Re: FS: Sun SPARCServer 4/670MP (some 470 boards included) ; $500 US
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: telnet in as root? (brian moore)
Help with crontab ("Adam L. Mendelson")
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From: Kurt Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup.misc
Subject: Re: CRW4416 crashes my system .. a little help please
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 19:57:00 GMT
Here's an excerpt from some other people in your situation
who seemed to have worked it out:
=====================================================
>Has anybody gotten the IDE version of the Yamaha CRW4416 to
>work under linux? Only the SCSI version is listed on the
>Unix CDRW compatibility list.
I installed Debian Linux on a new machine, with a yamaha 4416E CDRW
drive. I recompiled the v2.0.36 kernel to include IDE/SCSI emulation.
And added a line to the lilo.conf to tell the machine to use IDE/SCSI
emulation for the CDRW drive (See CD-Writers HOWTO). It then all works
fine....
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html]
I then have used cdrecord to write data CDR's with no problems.
According to the cdrecord documentation CDRW's shouldn't be any more
difficult.
=================================================
If you have to recompile the kernel, don't despair, it's pretty
easy. You can do it in about 15 simple steps:
1. Login as root
2. cd /usr/src
3. ftp ftp.kernel.org
4. get the latest linux.x.x.x.tar.gz file
5. Extract source code files under /usr/src:
tar -zxvf linux-x.x.x.tar.gz
6. Start X Windows
7. run "make xconfig" -- check off all options you need in your kernel
8. Save kernel setup file as /usr/src/linux/.config
9. Quit X Windows.
10. Compile the new kernel:
make dep; make clean
make boot
make modules; make modules_install
Copy new kernels files, but please backup any files being replaced in
the /boot directory first!!!
11. cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot
12. cp /usr/src/linux/arch/1386/boot/zImage /boot
13. Add a new boot option to lilo.conf:
image=/boot/zImage
label=newkernel
root=/dev/sda1
read-only
14. Run /sbin/lilo -- it will update your boot options
15. Reboot, type "newkernel" at LILO prompt, hold your breath.
...that's a brief run down of what recompiling the kernel involves. It's
pretty easy.
Kurt
http://linux.davecentral.com
>
> i had to disconnect my YAMAHA crw4416s scsi cdrw to even get Suse
> 1.6 to install, Suse is up and running fine but i would like to get
> the cdrw workng any ideas?
>
> everthing goes fine on boot the adaptec 2940 is there but then it
> crashes with errors like
>
> SCSi bus being reset for host 0 channel 0
>
> unable to handle kernel null pointer
>
> yadda yadda
>
> yadda yadda
>
> Aiiiieee!! killing interupt handler
> kernel panic: attempted to kill the idle task! in swapper task - not
> syncing
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RH6.0 + 8bit soundcard + x11amp
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 16:29:37 GMT
Hello everyone,
I recently upgraded from RH5.2 to RH6.0 (AfterStep)
I am able to play mp3 files using mpg123 but when I
start x11amp it seems to run a process called 'modprobe'
which seems to run for a while (lot of HD activity)
and then x11amp dies.
Could someone let me know where the problem is?
PS: The HD activity is so heavy that I can't even right
click on x11amp to bring up the options menu so that
I can select e-sound libraries instead of OSS (this
worked on another Linux system with PCI sound card).
Thankx.
-Thas
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From: Louie Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: One strange question - Can I boot Linux without Lilo ?
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 05:43:10 +0800
Hello All,
I want to use the OS/2 loader or Partition Magic (OS loader) instead of
the default Lilo.
Can I boot up my Linux without using the default Lilo ?
If I make my other OS loader (like Partition Magic or OS/2 loader)
pointing the boot-sector of my Linux partition, can I boot my Linux
without the Lilo ?
Thanks for your kind attention !
Best Regards. Louie
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From: "Laurent Aries-Poinssot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network?
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:17:46 +0200
HI,
I was looking for a X11 server running under MS Windows,
to connect to my Linux machine.
I had two problems:
- first my Server was in a private network (behind a firewall) so I was not
able to use it to display my Linux sessions
- second I wanted to be able to disconnect, leting running my applications
on Linux,
and reconnect after, and having again control of my applications.
After reading your mails I decided to download VNC and try it.
It's really a great solution for me.
Thank you for this.
/Laurent
Jeff Grossman a �crit dans le message ...
> > The URL is http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ . Let me know what you
think...
>Okay, thanks. I downloaded the Windows side, but I guess I need to go get
>the Linux side and load it up.
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>
>--
>Jeff Grossman ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
>
>Ted Staberow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> You can use VNC or an X server for Windows. Check out download.com
>for
>> some free / shareware X servers for Windows.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: DHCP client problem with 2.2.x
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 04:16:17 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm having problems with getting my cable modem to work with
the newer 2.2.x kernels. I'm currently using a 2.0.36 kernel with
dhcpcd 0.65 just fine to get an IP address from my provider. Apparently
the dhcp server is a cisco, of which I know no more. Anyways I've just
tried kernel 2.2.8 with all of the updated packages including
dhcpcd-1.3.17pl2 which I got as a source rpm and rebuilt with the new
2.2.8 kernel. I get the following error in my /var/log/messages
connection timed out waiting for a valid dhcp server response.
I haven't had any problems with dhcp using the 2.0.x kernels.
Any clues as to a way to get this to work would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian Seppanen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Laurent Aries-Poinssot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: SuSE vs Red Hat?
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:37:36 +0200
I tried Caldera SuSe and RedHat
I finally vote for SuSe:
- It's a very complete product
- very simple to install for any body
- It's compatible with RH
- It's not RH !
And the last point is certainly important in my choice.
>"Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." wrote:
>>
>> Mitchell Maltenfort wrote:
>> >
>> > Syed Mujtaba wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> > >Hello folks,
>> > > i am currently in the market to buy Linux, and cannot decide
whether
>> > >to get SuSE 6.1 or Red Hat Linux 6? any input on the matter would be
>> > >most appreciated.
>> > >thanks
>> >
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From: Graham Beint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.usr
Subject: Re: RealPlayer RealAudio, Cannot locate RealAudio decoder
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 11:45:43 +0100
henk van der knaap wrote:
>
> Dear Readers,
>
> I have installed RealPlayer 5.0 on my Linux Debian 2.1 box. However I have
> struck the following problem, every time I try to play a realaudio file I
> get the following message:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> File compression not supported. Cannot locate the requested RealAudio
> decoder. Error 38.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have tried to find more information from the Real Audio website, but I
> have not been able to get any further.
>
> Is there anybody who can help me solve this problem.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Henk
>
> Henk van der Knaap,
> 92 Halswell Junction Road,
> Christchurch, New Zealand.
> Phone/fax 64 3 3229185
>
> My Operating system is Linux Debian 2.1
> ===================================================
> My e-mail address is as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ===================================================
It seems updating /etc/ld.so.conf is not enough
run it via a wrapper such as the following
/usr/X11R6/bin/rvplayer
=======================
#!/bin/sh
#set this appropriately
RVPLAYER_LOCATION=/opt/rvplayer5.0
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RVPLAYER_LOCATION:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
exec $RVPLAYER_LOCATION:rvplayer ${@:+"$@"}
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From: Larry Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
hp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Xircom CEM56 Ethernet/Modem and 2.2.5 ?
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 15:42:52 -0600
I have the same card in my DEC HiNote Ultra 2000. I know that it did
work with Red Hat 5.2, bu I haven't tried to use both the network and
the modem at the same time since upgrading to 6.0.
I'll try it and post my results.
Larry
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Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: NT the best web platform?
From: Thomas Parsli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 03 Jun 1999 23:27:44 +0200
"Chad Mulligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thomas Parsli wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
[snip]
> >4) Can you give an example of a PROFESSIONAL OS?
>
> VMS, MVS, MCP, OS/360
And those OS'es have _never_ had a serious bug?
Thomas
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From: "JDS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RPM`S from windows to linux??
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 23:31:39 +0200
Reply-To: "JDS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How do i install rpm`s from my windows partition to my linux
> partition, when one doesn`t acknowledge the other exists??
> Please feel free to e-mail me direct if you can possibly help!!
Paul
As a relative newbie, this may not neccesarily be correct, but you might as
well give it a try.
I had the same problem under RedHat 5.1 and upgraded to 5.2. The problem
was that the kernel used in 5.1 did not support FAT32 partitions used by
Windows. Under kernel 2.0.36 (which comes with 5.2) you should be able to
mount the windows partition with the command
mkdir /mnt/win (which makes the mount point)
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
cd /mnt/win
The hda1 might not neccesarily be correct. Your windows partition will
probably be in /dev/hda1 but if this fails, you can play around with either
the *a* or *1* to find your windows partition. Once it is mounted you can
simpy change to the directory where the rpm is stored and
rpm -ivh _the pakage_
A further help will be to edit /etc/fstab to include your windows partition.
Good luck
Jaco Schieke
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From: Caroline Abbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: awk in vi on Redhat 5.2
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 12:59:38 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for the responses to this. I know that AWK may be
overkill, but I am fluent with it and it constantly gets me out
of situations where the other tools (including Perl) would be
far more cumbersome.
Thanks again.
Phil Berry
For Linux training see: http://193.63.48.62:8080
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: problem with locate
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 14:59:13 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I just installed RedHat 6.0.
>
> When I use the locate command I get the message ;
>
>
As root just type updatedb and it will build the file.
Then you can use locate.
(If you updatedb with cd mounted, it will log that also).
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From: John Pisini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Need reasons for Mandrake over RH
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 18:24:03 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Okay, I need reasons to convince the other sysadmins to use Mandrake 6.0
> over RH for our servers, 1st and desktops, 2nd.
>
> I was at a loss because everyone said if you have RH6 you have Mandrake
> but of couse I had to try it myself
First configuration RH6 can't come close menus work the way their supposed
too.
Second I use an Intellimouse (say what you want about their operating
system but I'll defend their mice to my death) Mandrake comes with imwheel
to use the wheel RH6 I had to add it.
Third inn RH6 I had to add a lot of other software like xcdroast comes with
Mandrake.
Tell them to try it if they don't like it what did it cost the time to
download or $1.99 from cheapbytes and an afternoon.
I have tried both I have also tried the new one from Caldera I am sticking
with Mandrake.
just my humble opinion. John Pisini
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan Fried)
Subject: Re: vmware for linux
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:03:01 GMT
Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>has anyone tried vmware ? Any opinions?
>
>Ramin Sina
I've tried it. It works great if you do fresh install
of a windows on a virtual disk. Performance is almost
as good natively. I can't get sound to work and now
I'm having trouble getting online.
As a raw disk option it sucks and I would caution
against using this option as it screwd up my configuration
the three times I tried.
Just my 2 cents
Alan
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From: tschmegg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: power off under linux 2.2.x
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 12:07:21 +0100
hi !
How can I shutdown my PC since under Kernel 2.2.x the apm - power-off
option
does not work any more ?? (2.0.36 did it)
-> please send answers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <-
thx in advance !
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.sun.wanted,misc.forsale.computers.workstation
Subject: Re: FS: Sun SPARCServer 4/670MP (some 470 boards included) ; $500 US
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 02:00:11 GMT
A better place to ask/sell this might be the SunRescue Mailing list
maintained by Mr.Bill at sunhelp.org. We're always looking for old Sun
hardware, and talking about how to use them. See either
http://rescue.sunhelp.org/ or
http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue/
Greg
In article <t7Q43.2288$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Kent Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The system is located in Knoxville, TN, 37922-3449.
>
> The 670MP has two SM-100(50MHz) MBUS modules in it at this time,
32MB
> RAM, a cg6 accelerated framebuffer, CDROM Drive, ~1GB of Storage, a
QIC-150
> tape drive, a FDDI(dual) card, and some other toys. =)
>
> The 470 cards that are included are (6) 32MB RAM Cards(192MB of
RAM), 3
> SCSI interfaces, the CPU board, some data-acquisition board(that I
know
> *NOTHING* about<drat>), and some framebuffer(I forget which model).
>
> Anyhow, it's a really neat system, and can be beefed up with four
> SuperSPARC processors just like a SPARCStation 20. Solaris 2.3 is
installed
> on it at the moment.
>
> -
>
> Do send any questions that you might have.
>
> -Kent Rankin
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: telnet in as root?
Date: 3 Jun 1999 22:23:49 GMT
On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 01:02:00 GMT,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore) wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 May 1999 01:35:52 +0100,
> > D. Vrabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Logging in as root and su'ing to root have the same security risk
> > > because the password is sent as plain text for anybody to read. Use
> > > ssh for greater security.
>
> > Not entirely true.
>
> Yes, entirely true.
>
> > It's trivial to write a sniffer that logs the first couple packets of
> > an open connection.
>
> ...which gives you the username/password pair for a user in group 0.
It does?
I can su to root just fine without being in group 0.
> > It's much harder to have it log every packet
> > without being noticed.
>
> No need. Once you have a login to group 0, it's trivial to create a
> script called "su", place it in the PATH of that user [possibly
> modifying the PATH to make sure it is executed first], and spoof the
> behavior of 'su' to grab the password. The script would obviously need
> to fake an incorrect 'su' attempt [which most users won't think twice
> about... we all mistype passwords frequently enough] and then delete
> itself, after logging the password to a secret location.
Sounds like a whole lot more work.
> In any event, most people I know 'su' almost immediately upon login,
> which means very little overhead is needed for a straightforward
> sniffer.
>
> "More steps involved in hack" does not necessarily equal "More secure".
> Most of these things are automated anyway, so there is little difference
> to the hacker.
I have a hard time believing your typical script-kiddy could handle
the steps cited above. I do know that they are quite capable of snarfing
every POP3 and login password passed on the wire, though.
There is no such thing as a secure system. Security is created by making
breaking it difficult. You're operating in a world of illusion if you
believe you can make a system fully secure.
--
Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
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From: "Adam L. Mendelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Help with crontab
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 12:29:20 +0000
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I have an entry in my crontab it reads "1 * * * *
/usr/local/bin/netmrtg" and crond is running. Hoever this entry does
not seem to execute. I am trying to run a script every minute. This is
the first time I have tried to put cron to use. Is there anything wrong
with the syntax for having this run every minute? How can I debug why it
does not appear to run at all. Thank you in advance for any help, and a
cc in email would be greatly appreciated
--
Adam Mendelson
Sr. Network Engineer
Executive Data Systems
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice (305) 444-6200
1-800-749-6200
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