Linux-Misc Digest #703, Volume #24 Sat, 3 Jun 00 15:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: partition lost (Jeroen)
Hisax Problem
Re: How to paste text in post? (MH)
kernel 2.3.9 error when booting (Robert Fink)
Mounting FAT 32 Win drive (Paxx)
Poor quality fonts in kvt (MH)
Re: partition lost (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Re: Programmers man pages (Paul Kimoto)
Linux-2.4.0-test1 vs. ttySx (Young4ert)
Re: try passing init= option ("David ..")
Re: Slrn/Pico and long lines (Phillip Deackes)
Re: Freewwweb slow ? (M Sweger)
uname -a "unknown"? (ray)
Re: Bad Blocks. (Coffee)
Re: ISDN + Linux = HiSax ???? (Michal Safranek)
Re: partition lost ("MAP")
Need way to kill KDE (Richard and Wendy Scott)
Re: Bad Blocks. (Coffee)
Re: Yast-Like for RedHat (David Efflandt)
Re: Can't use HTML mail with netscape (Wayne Sweet)
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From: Jeroen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: be.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: partition lost
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 19:21:54 +0200
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen wrote:
> "Jeroen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> One option: Get Findpart at http://inet.uni2.dk/~svolaf/utilities.htm
> >> boot to DOS or Windows, do:
> >>
> >> findpart all +fat fp.txt
> >>
> >> and post the content of fp.txt in a follow-up to this message. Maybe I
> >> can help.
> >
> >Findpart, version 3.7.
> >Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 2000.
> >
> >Searches for partitions type 01, 04, 06, 07, 0B, 0C, 0E, 83,
> >logical partitions type 82, plus Fdisk F6 and Lilo sectors.
> >Information based on bootsectors is marked B (ID guessed).
> >If the disk is larger than supported by BIOS, the supported
> >part of the disk is examined. Disks are numbered from 1.
> >
> >OS: DOS 7.10 WINDOWS 4.10
> >
> >Disk: 1 Cylinders: 784 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 6150
> >
> >-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> > 0 - 06 63 4192902 2047 0 1 1 260 254 63 B OK
> > 261 1*83 63 4192902 2047 261 1 1 521 254 63 NB OK
> > 261 2 05 4192965 2104515 1027 522 0 1 652 254 63 261 OK
> > Lilo sector 261 0 1
> > 261 - 83 63 4192896 2047 261 1 1 521 254 57 B0 OK
> > 522 1 83 63 2104452 1027 522 1 1 652 254 63 NB OK
> > 522 2 05 6297480 2104515 1027 653 0 1 783 254 63 261 OK
> > 522 - 0B 63 2104452 1027 522 1 1 652 254 63 B OK
> > 653 1 06 63 2104452 1027 653 1 1 783 254 63 OK OK
> >
> >-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
> > 0 1 2 256 32 512 256 0 0 0 000410 1656
> > 522 1 46 2055 4 2 2055 0 0 0 810
> > 653 1 2 129 32 512 129 0 0 0 981109 15
> >
> >Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:
> >
> >-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> > 0 1*06 63 4192902 2047 0 1 1 260 254 63 OK OK
> > 0 2 05 4192965 8401995 4102 261 0 1 783 254 63 OK
> >
> > 261 1*83 63 4192902 2047 261 1 1 521 254 63 NB OK
> > 261 2 05 4192965 2104515 1027 522 0 1 652 254 63 OK
> >
> > 522 1 83 63 2104452 1027 522 1 1 652 254 63 NB OK
> > 522 2 05 6297480 2104515 1027 653 0 1 783 254 63 OK
> >
> > 653 1 06 63 2104452 1027 653 1 1 783 254 63 OK OK
> >
> >Disk: 2 Cylinders: 1826 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 14324
> >
> >-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> > Fdisk F6 sector 0 1 1
> > Fdisk F6 sector 0 2 1
> > 1 1 0B 63 10490382 5122 1 1 1 653 254 63 R0 OK
> > 1 2 05 10490445 10490445 5122 654 0 1 1306*254 63 1 OK
> > 0 - 0B 16128 10490382 5122 1 1 1 653 254 63 B OK
> > Fdisk F6 sector 653 0 1
> > Fdisk F6 sector 653 1 1
> > 654 1 0B 63 10490382 5122 654 1 1 1306*254 63 R0 OK
> > 654 2 05 20980890 8337735 4071 1306* 0 1 1824*254 63 +1306OK
> > 0 - 0B 10506573 10490382 5122 654 1 1 1306 254 63 B OK
> > 1307 1 83 63 8337672 4071 1307* 1 1 1825*254 63 NB OK
> > 0 - 0B 20997018 8337672 4071 1307 1 1 1825 254 63 B OK
> >
> >-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
> > 1 1 33 10235 4 2 10235 0 0 0 000321 3181
> > 654 1 33 10235 4 2 10235 0 0 0 000321 1812
> > 1307 1 33 8135 4 2 8135 0 0 0 2419
> >
> >Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:
> >
> >-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> > 0 1 0F 16065 29318625 14315 1 0 1 1825*254 63 OK
> >
> > 1 1 0B 63 10490382 5122 1 1 1 653 254 63 R0 OK
> > 1 2 05 10490445 10490445 5122 654 0 1 1306*254 63 OK
> >
> > 654 1 0B 63 10490382 5122 654 1 1 1306*254 63 R0 OK
> > 654 2 05 20980890 8337735 4071 1307* 0 1 1825*254 63 OK
> >
> > 1307 1 83 63 8337672 4071 1307* 1 1 1825*254 63 NB OK
> >
> >>
> >> Do you have email and web access from another PC at the location of
> >> the problem PC?
> >
> >I can still use both Linux and M$ Win98, i just cant acces my other linux
> >partitions. E-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . about findpart: i dont
> >think u can do anything with this, the only thing i see is OK OK OK....
> >
> > :)
> > Jeroen
>
> The original description:
>
> Jeroen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >i have 2 harddiscs, hda and hdc i boot from hda1 (win98) or hda5 (linux
> >mandrake 7.0) now i installed linux again, mounted the root on hda5
> >again (that partition was formatted). and after the installation i
> >couldnt find hda6 and hdc7 anymore (two ext2 linux partitions) but all
> >my other win98 vfat) partitions were not gone. fdisk can still see
> >those two linux partitions, but i cant mount them.... i DONT wanna LOSE
> >the data on those partitions, can someone help me out here?
> >thanx in advance,
> > :)
> > Jeroen
>
> Two partitions, hda6 and hdc7, are listed as ext2 partitions in the
> partition tables. They are actually FAT32 partitions. Does this ring
> any bells? Try to mount them as vfat, and if you feel like it, change
> the type (ID) from 83 to 0B using Linux fdisk.
>
> Also, due to Windows bugs, you should change the ID of the extended
> partition on disk 1 (hda2) from type 05 to type 0F.
>
> Tell about the result, and ask if there are any problems.
> --
> Svend Olaf
THANX !!!!!! :) :)
ok, thanx for recovering about 3 Gigs of dowloaded music ! :) Im really happy
now, as u can see, but i still have a few questions....
Whats the difference between Fstype and Partition type? Because it IS a vfat,
but it is also a Linux-partition (83). Can i make it a ext2, true linux
partition without harming the data (MUSIC !!)? And if i change the type (on
hda2) from 05 to 0F, does that harm anything?
ok, that were a lot of new questions, thanx again. I think i'll make a new post
about partition-and-filetype-related-problems....
thanx,
:)
Jeroen
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hisax Problem
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 17:30:03 GMT
I am running Mandrake 7.0 with the kernel 2.2.14-15 . I have just
installed an Eicon Diva 2.01 PCI ISDN card and i know it is compatible
with Linux. I modprobe the hisax.o and it tells me that it is busy. I am
also having the trouble that it tells me that i dont have the
folder /dev/isdnctrl and /dev/ipppd , this is true i dont have these and i
would like to know how i get them. I tried compiling a new kernel
(2.2.15) and i couldn't get the sound to work (soundblaster 1024 live), it
works at the moment on 2.2.14-15 . I also didn't have those 2 folders
(still) and the hisax.o wasn't there either!
Need help please!
Thanks
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to paste text in post?
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 10:38:03 -0700
Mark Wilden wrote:
>
> MH wrote:
> >
> > Is there a simple way to copy text from a file and paste it into a
> > newsgroup post? (KDE & Netscape) I've seen people posting pieces of
> > configuration files to newsgroups, but I don't know of any easy way to
> > do this since copy/paste operations don't seem to exist between Linux
> > apps.
>
> You should be able to select the text to copy by dragging the mouse
> across it. That puts the text into the clipboard without an additional
> keystroke. Then you can paste it with the middle mouse button.
>
> At least it works this way on my system...
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Fink)
Subject: kernel 2.3.9 error when booting
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 17:36:46 GMT
Bonjour!
When trying to boot my new compiled kernel 2.3.9 I get the following
message after the hard disk check is succesfully done:
================
Freeing unused kernel memory: 48 k freed
init: error in loading shared libruaries: libutil.so.1: failed to map
segment from shared object: Cannot allocate memory
===============
What is wrong? Did I sth: wrong when compiling the kernel, or is LILO
misconfiguered?
Thanks, Robert
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From: Paxx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mounting FAT 32 Win drive
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 17:38:14 GMT
What is the best way to be able to read the Long Filenames
on a Windows FAT 32 DRive. I've been experimenting with the
setting ins my /etc/fstab file and using msdos as the filetype
won't allow it, but...that didn't surprise me. Using vfat as
the filetype helped some, but..didn't appear to be a cure-all
Are there any better options or is this it.
I'm running a Win95/Linux Dual boot.
--
Paxx -
[This space for Rent]
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Poor quality fonts in kvt
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 10:54:11 -0700
I was playing around with my font settings to get Netscape to look right
and did something that has caused my fonts in kvt (KDE xterm) to display
poorly. I tried resetting the order of fonts in /etc/X11/fs/config,
default font size, default resolutions, etc. but can't seem to get the
display to look the way it did originally (sharper image).
I compared my settings to those in another installation where the fonts
display correctly to make sure I had everything right. I also juggled
settings, but nothing seems to work. The font I'm using in kvt is
"fixed", 10 point (which I believe is displayed as 13 point, if I
understand the kvt configuration file settings), bold. When I select
"normal" from the kvt "options/fontsize" menu the font displays smaller
than it should, but can be corrected selecting "medium". No matter what
I do, however, the font displays fuzzier, with some letters (m)
"scrunched" unless I display the font at 15 points or larger. Any
ideas? (yes, I did restart the font server) Config files below:
kvtrc:
# KDE Config File
[kvt]
foreground=#c0c0c0
defaultFont=fixed,10,5,unknown,75,0
charclass=
menubar=visible
background=#000080
dimension=80x24
Hotkeys=true
keyset=0
fontSize2=7
fontSize3=10
kmenubar=top
fontSize4=14
fontSize5=15
colormode=KDE
fontSize6=20
size=medium
scrollbar=right
backspace=BS
config:
#
# Default font server configuration file for Red Hat Linux 6.0
#
# allow a max of 4 clients to connect to this font server
client-limit = 4
# when a font server reaches its limit, start up a new one
clone-self = off
# alternate font servers for clients to use
#alternate-servers = foo:7101,bar:7102
# where to look for fonts
# Some of these are commented out, i.e. the TrueType and Type1
# directories in /usr/share, because they aren't forced to be
# installed alongside X.
#
catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ttfonts,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo
# in 12 points, decipoints
default-point-size = 120
# 100 x 100 and 75 x 75
default-resolutions = 75,75,100,100
# how to log errors
use-syslog = on
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Crossposted-To: be.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: partition lost
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 17:55:13 GMT
Jeroen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Two partitions, hda6 and hdc7, are listed as ext2 partitions in the
>> partition tables. They are actually FAT32 partitions. Does this ring
>> any bells? Try to mount them as vfat, and if you feel like it, change
>> the type (ID) from 83 to 0B using Linux fdisk.
>>
>> Also, due to Windows bugs, you should change the ID of the extended
>> partition on disk 1 (hda2) from type 05 to type 0F.
>>
>> Tell about the result, and ask if there are any problems.
>> --
>> Svend Olaf
>
>THANX !!!!!! :) :)
>ok, thanx for recovering about 3 Gigs of dowloaded music ! :) Im really happy
>now, as u can see, but i still have a few questions....
>Whats the difference between Fstype and Partition type? Because it IS a vfat,
>but it is also a Linux-partition (83). Can i make it a ext2, true linux
>partition without harming the data (MUSIC !!)? And if i change the type (on
>hda2) from 05 to 0F, does that harm anything?
>ok, that were a lot of new questions, thanx again. I think i'll make a new post
>about partition-and-filetype-related-problems....
>thanx,
> :)
> Jeroen
Partition type is just one byte in the partition table. Change it to
0B for the two FAT32 partitions, hda6 and hdc7. Note that the
partitions then will become visible in Windows.
No, you cannot make the partitions ext2 partitions without deleting
all the data in the partitions.
Since you have a disk used by Windows > 8 GB, it is known that your
BIOS supports extended disk calls. (An exception would be if you have
a disk manager installed for only one disk). Then you can change the
type of the extended partition on disk 1 (hda2) from 05 to 0F. It
means nothing to Linux, and it prevents errors in Windows.
--
Svend Olaf
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Programmers man pages
Date: 3 Jun 2000 14:04:54 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Kirkpatrick wrote:
> Where can I get man pages for strtok etc. I have RH 6.1 and have
> the Linux domumentation
> and generic man pages but nothing for C
If you want the official documentation from the glibc developers,
that comes in the form of the libc info pages.
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Young4ert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux-2.4.0-test1 vs. ttySx
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 14:08:51 -0400
Hi,
I am testing my Linux system with the Linux-2.4.1-test1 kernel (I know it is a
test kernel as the name said so). I noticed the weird things going on with the
/dev/ttySx. Here is what I have been noticing:
I have my modem conntected to /dev/ttyS2. I can connect to
the ISP using the the latest ppp-2.4.0b2 software (as required
by the inux-2.4.1-test1 kernel. For some unknown reasons,
my system just hung when the modem resetted itself after the
ppp connection has been terminated. This can either be the
reset connection by the peer or done by terminating the ppp
daemon.
Does anyone have experienced the similar problem and knows what may
have cause the above problem?
TIA.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: try passing init= option
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:13:59 -0500
Irene Kavvadia wrote:
>
> Looks like I am not going to get rid of this message.
>
> First it wouldn't work on AIC7xxx. So I changed the SCSI adapter
> with a 25G IBM EIDE HDD. It does the same .
>
> System :
> Compaq deskpro 2000 233 MMX
> 80 MB RAM
> 25Gb IBM EIDE HDD
> RedHat 6.1
>
> i am trying to do a kernel recompilation from 2.2.12 to 2.2.14. So I
> download the source for 2.2.14 onto /usr/src and do :
> make config
> make dep; make clean
> make modules
> make modules_install
> make boot (or make zImage or make bzImage)
>
> inform /etc/lilo.conf of the changes, then /sbin/lilo
> reboot and for the n'th time yes it doesn't boot. It comes
> up with the wonderfull message
> "cannot find root system, try passing the init= option blah blah . . ."
> so I tried a mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.14.img 2.2.14
> and naturally, passed the relevant info on /etc/lilo.conf.
>
> Same thing. Any ideas anyone ?
>
> spyros
You need to pass this at the boot prompt with a boot disk.
"linux root=/dev/hda?" where "?" is the correct root device.
Then rebuild the kernel and compile the correct SCSI device into the
kernel not as a module. My system does the same thing if I don't compile
the aic7xxx module into the kernel.
Hope this helps
--
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phillip Deackes)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Slrn/Pico and long lines
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 14:41:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alan Ford wrote:
>Ah I just found that setting. Changing it to 2 would be better, that's
>what gives the warning and option I mentioned in my previous post.
Many thanks. I am testing the setting right now when I send this reply.
If you receive it with the long References: line intact, it worked!
--
Phillip Deackes
Using Storm Linux 2000
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M Sweger)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Freewwweb slow ?
Date: 3 Jun 2000 18:32:58 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have no problem connecting to freewwweb.com here in PA with my account.
Remember you must register at http://www.teledyn.com for your account.
You select the username and password. Mothers maiden name isnt required.
Also note that once you register, your *full* username name then
is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enter these into your ppp pap-secrets file.
Be aware, that when you run out of your 80 hours, the only error message
you'll get when trying to log in is "LCP: timeout sending Config-requests"
forever till you give up in your syslogs. It would be nice if they gave
an error message saying your 80 hours are up for this month.
BTW, anybody able to read the newsgroups at their site?
I'm using tin with the .newsauth setup with my username password and
the environment variable $NNTPSERVER all set to news.smartworld.net.
All I get is connection timeouts. If I do lynx news://news.smartworld.net
and enter my username and password it just hangs for hours.
Hamid Misnan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 13:45:37 -0500, Craig McCluskey wrote:
: >Rootman wrote:
: >>
: >> Mine varied wildly, got 20k connections to almost 50k. Mail was
: >> excrutiatingly slow all the time.
: >>
: >> I guess the thing is "what do you expect for nothin'?". I broke down
: >> and actually got a local ISP after account freezups, no email and busy
: >> signals all the time. Never getting a response to tech support email
: >> (to this date from almost 30 days ago) sealed it's doom.
: >>
: >> It's alright if you can put up with the slow and non existant service.
: >
: >Here in Austin, I can't even connect to the Internet.
: >
: >Sometimes it will let me log onto their machine, but when I try to run
: >ppp (or any of the other services shown by typing a ?) I get an error
: >message that ppp is not enabled.
: >
: >Other times, the modem connects and it asks me to type the system
: >password which I obviously don't know.
: I've just arrived in Houston this morning and using my pre-registered (before I
: came to the US) freeweb account, I've no problem at all accessing the net using
: freeweb from Houston. I'm using KDE kppp as my dialer and using PAP to
: authenticate my logon. No problemo!
: --
: |Mohd Hamid Misnan | http://go.to/hamidmisnan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
: |AMD-Linux 2.2.14 & iMac Original Bondi Blue | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
: -
--
Mike,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: uname -a "unknown"?
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 18:38:11 GMT
I used to know where this was in the kernel sources, but, I can't
find it NOW, when I need it. A uname -a produces the term "unknown" at the end
where in the source do you put the term you want?
Linux gordo.penguinpowered.com 2.2.15 #3 Sat Jun 3 14:07:56 EDT 2000
i586 unknown
--
Ray R. Jones
The Computer Shop
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://gordo.penguinpowered.com
Linux 2.2.15 #2 Sat Jun 3 12:01:16 EDT 2000 i586
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From: Coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Bad Blocks.
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:37:36 -0500
Bastian wrote:
>
> On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 16:42:18 GMT, OldUncleMe wrote:
> >Let me add to this that when you start seeing bad blocks hard drive failure
> >is likely to be imminent or about to happen.
>
> Is this a general rule? I ask, because I never had problems with drive
> failures when bad blocks showed up. I always thought it's a normal
> process (in fact, happening all the time, but the user doesn't notice
> it because of the drive using backup sectors automatically).
>
> >I'd look into replacing the
> >drive ASAP. If you can't do that, then a full backup of important data,
> >programs and settings is a good alternative. A bad alternative is to be
> >surprised when it does fail and lose it all.... Good luck, /ts
>
> Of course this is nothing to argue about :)
>
> > tenox @ home dot com
>
> Bastian
During an fdisk of the drive badblocks are located and info on them are stored
as not to use them to write info to. However, If you begin to get more badblocks
that means sectors are going bad and data cannot be retrieved/stored to them. If
this is happening then there is a problem with your drive and it will most
likely continue to go. You can remark your badblocks and continue but you
probably will develop more bad sectors and stuff on the drive as time goes on.
This is a big risk for info on the drives.
This is why I say replace the drive. Its gonna fail. And hard drives usually act
fine one minute and fail the next. They just dont give alot of warning before
they fail.
Better safe then sorry right?
coffee
--
coffee at indy dot net
RedHat 6.0
linux notes -----> http://www.indy.net/~coffee
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.dial-up,cz.comp.linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michal Safranek)
Subject: Re: ISDN + Linux = HiSax ????
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 18:32:43 GMT
>Does some1 knows how to use HiSax with a Teles 16.3 ISDN adapter???????
modprobe hisax type=<type> io=<io> irq=<irq>
(less /usr/src/linux/Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax would help you)
Wejn
--
Name : Michal Safranek <wayne(at)mail.muni.cz>
Descr: jhrnet.cz admin, fi.muni.cz student, linuxfan, human being
Motto: Linux is an operating system. Windows is a Nintendo with keyboard.
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From: "MAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: partition lost
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 18:41:59 GMT
How can I set the partition size in sectors with fdisk??
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From: Richard and Wendy Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need way to kill KDE
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 11:55:20 -0700
I am using Mandrake 7.0 and am a newbie.
I need to run an app from the command line without X-Windows and KDE.
I tried to run the app from the console but it says X-Windows can't be
running.
I have tried to log out and back in but there is no option when logging
in.
I also want to keep the graphical login with KDE starting automatically
because
my whole family uses it.
Thank you in advance.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Bad Blocks.
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:45:42 -0500
Coffee wrote:
>
> Bastian wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 16:42:18 GMT, OldUncleMe wrote:
> > >Let me add to this that when you start seeing bad blocks hard drive failure
> > >is likely to be imminent or about to happen.
> >
> > Is this a general rule? I ask, because I never had problems with drive
> > failures when bad blocks showed up. I always thought it's a normal
> > process (in fact, happening all the time, but the user doesn't notice
> > it because of the drive using backup sectors automatically).
> >
> > >I'd look into replacing the
> > >drive ASAP. If you can't do that, then a full backup of important data,
> > >programs and settings is a good alternative. A bad alternative is to be
> > >surprised when it does fail and lose it all.... Good luck, /ts
> >
> > Of course this is nothing to argue about :)
> >
> > > tenox @ home dot com
> >
> > Bastian
>
> During an fdisk of the drive badblocks are located and info on them are stored
> as not to use them to write info to. However, If you begin to get more badblocks
> that means sectors are going bad and data cannot be retrieved/stored to them. If
> this is happening then there is a problem with your drive and it will most
> likely continue to go. You can remark your badblocks and continue but you
> probably will develop more bad sectors and stuff on the drive as time goes on.
> This is a big risk for info on the drives.
>
> This is why I say replace the drive. Its gonna fail. And hard drives usually act
> fine one minute and fail the next. They just dont give alot of warning before
> they fail.
>
> Better safe then sorry right?
>
> coffee
> --
> coffee at indy dot net
> RedHat 6.0
> linux notes -----> http://www.indy.net/~coffee
Oh my gosh. Just realized I echoed everything you said above. Must be getting
tierd.
Good nite...........
--
coffee at indy dot net
RedHat 6.0
linux notes -----> http://www.indy.net/~coffee
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Yast-Like for RedHat
Date: 3 Jun 2000 18:53:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 3 Jun 2000 16:51:51 +0200, News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I have been using SuSE for a long time. Now I installed RedHat 6.2 (only to
>see how it's like).
>I am missing something like Yast in RedHat. Is there any other Config Tool
>(other than linuxconf) that doesn't run under X? The documentation shipped
>with the Standard Edition is very poor (maybe one of the poorest I've ever
>seen) and doesn't point to any post-install tool.
The Standard Edition is probably best suited to users already familiar
with RedHat, who know that they are going to have to install a bunch of
errata updates anyway, and know where to download other programs they
need.
I am not familiar with Yast, but the non-X post install tool in Redhat is
linuxconf. It can configure hostname, networking, dns, various daemons,
users, etc. Of course there are also specialized tools for things like
sndconfig, mouseconfig, xconfigurator. The easiest are GUI tools under X,
especially for installing packages. But for anyone who does not have X
running, this can be a complete mystery.
>Some comments:
>At this time I am very disappointed with RedHat and I wonder why so many
>people are using it!? Why does RedHat ship only few packages with the
>standard edition? Standard, Deluxe and Professional Edition kind of reminds
>me of Microsoft.
I guess it is popular because it is so widely distributed and at one time
was the only version you could find in a store. But they tend to rush
releases to market that have many problems, as though they do not even
beta test new versions. For example printing and pppd did not work
properly in RH 6.1. I always thought this would drive newbies away from
Linux.
When questioning why someone insisted on using our competitor's product
instead of our more reliable product it was said: It's like an old car,
it may give them lots of trouble, but they are familiar with it and know
how to fix it.
>Even the Modem and Internet Access Tools didn't work, which is kind of
>neccesary to access the online documentation, so that I had to configure it
>manually (with SuSE Kppp or wvdial config worked without problems).
linuxconf used to be able to do that (in RH 5.2). But then they added an
alpha test version of wvdial that caused errors in if-up scripts and
messes with attempted shell login, if you don't know how to configure
Stupid mode in wvdial.conf to let pppd handle the pap authentication.
>For those who haven't decided yet I highly recommend SuSE
>
>Akubi
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http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
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From: Wayne Sweet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't use HTML mail with netscape
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 11:53:59 -0700
For Linux to "grow up" and go beyond a yahoo's play thing as a desktop OS, it
must compete with other desktop OS's. With DSL becoming less expensive, the
argument of long download time of html email will become moot. Linux advocates
should apply pressure to developers to improve and be creative or Linux will
simply fade away as a desktop replacement as OS/2 did, another very good OS
with few apps of real usefulness.
Wayne
David Turley wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 04:43:45 GMT, Jim McIntyre apparently wrote:
> > When I insert a link into e-mail with netscape 4.73, th eprogram crashes
> > as soon as I click OK.
>
> So? Email contains plain text. Web pages contain html. Only Microsoft thins
> otherwise.
>
> --
> David Turley
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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