Linux-Misc Digest #760, Volume #24 Fri, 9 Jun 00 10:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Delaying eth0 initialization (Chris Trudeau)
how to change text mode? (Craig Allen)
Re: how to import outlook mail into netscape mail? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RealJukeBox for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
How do I uncompress .tar.bz2? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
kernel identification? What is "what" in Linux? (Christoph Kukulies)
Re: how to reinstall win98 without affecting lilo? (Martin Herrman)
Re: How do I uncompress .tar.bz2? (Art Haas)
Modem slow (Tom Weyer)
Re: kernel preoblem,can't login (Chris Lowth)
Re: Mounting file systems across network (Andreas Kretschmer)
Re: I want to switch to Linux - Please Help ("Allison Signorini")
Re: Dual Boot with Redhat? Eaten my 98 boot! (Kapil Sethi)
Re: Matlab or MathCad Like Programs ("Divya Sundaram")
Re: NEWBIE considering Linux (Frank Boehme)
Re: I want to switch to Linux - Please Help ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: how to reinstall win98 without affecting lilo? (James Stevenson)
netscape starts fast for user slow for root ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: hda: Lost Interrupt
Where are my installed programs in RH 6.0 w/Gnome? ("Larry")
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From: Chris Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking,tw.bbs.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Delaying eth0 initialization
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 08:25:33 -0400
Check the settings in your /etc/conf.modules file. This should create an alias
for the "eth0" you are trying to bring up. Basically, this explains to the
kernel that when you want to bring up eth0, the kernel should load the
appropriate module for your respective card. If you are using a standard card,
and have a fresh install of most of the distributions, your card should be all
configured. If this is the case, use your control panel app for whatever
distribution you are using to configure ip address, dhcp and other host-related
configs...
...tito
florin wrote:
> Joel Beach wrote:
>
> > Hsinko Yu wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > > I think i did buy a bad card, Dlink DFE-530TX(PCI).
> >
> > There's nothing wrong with this card. It worked out of the box for
> > me....are you sure it's not set to use DHCP or bootp instead of a static
> > address. If this is the case, it's hanging because it can't get an IP
> > from the non-existent DHCP server you specified.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > >
> > > Anyone having it may now know what i say. I have tried
> > > many solutions from the internet, but they all don't work
> > > to me. Until now, i get the following message while booting,
> > > Bringing up interface eth0
> > > Delaying eth0 initialization.....[FAIL]
> > > I just can't stand it anymore.
> > > Please those who have the experience setting it up help me.
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > ps. I use Redhat6.0 and via-rhine driver.
> > > Hsinko
>
> Ok, chek these out: first, figure out if in your BIOS setup is desactivated
> the option Plug&Play system, other-else it wont't work.
> Try to see on what io and irq is set your card (/proc/ioports;
> /proc/interrupts),or type dmesg in the console to see your card status.
> Msg me when u have all these, and be sure tu use the ne2k-pci module for
> these card (i have the same one and it works fine with mandrake 6.1,on a
> cable modem)
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From: Craig Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to change text mode?
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 12:24:06 GMT
(x86 obviously)
I have lilo start linux up with 50 rows in text mode. How can I change
it on the fly to 25? Something comparable to the old mode co80,25 kind
of thing.
Thanks
Craig
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: how to import outlook mail into netscape mail?
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:28:44 +0100
Reply-To: no_replyto@oursite
This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Ewart)
On 9 Jun 2000 11:39:52 GMT, Peter T. Breuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jonas Bieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: does anybody know if and how i can import outlook express 5.0 mails into
>
>Mmm .. maybe convert them into standard mail format and then just let
>netscape read them as normal?
>
>: linux netscape messenger 4.73?
>
>I suspect that your question should be to the outlook newsgroups "how
>can I export mail in standard mail folder format"? I have no idea what
>outlooks native format is. If it's text you may have some luck with
>"formail" on unix to reformat it properly. If it's a binary database,
>you need to attack it with a chisel and forceps.
There is a program called "oe2mbx" which converts OE5 folders to standard
MBX format - look for it on http://www.freshmeat.net/ or, if you're
really desperate, email me back and I'll send it to you - the source is
only a few K in size ...
I have used the program - it seems to work very well.
Dave.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RealJukeBox for Linux?
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 12:39:54 GMT
Ryan,
> FYI- Real Jukebox makes very good mp3's. Simply open your options and
> de-select "secure files" option. All of your files will be saved in
> "generic" mp3 format.
Ryan, this isn't close to what I was looking for...It was *exactly* what
I was looking for! Thanks for the info!
>Rock on.
And you also.
thanks again,
Ron
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How do I uncompress .tar.bz2?
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 12:41:50 GMT
Hello,
I recently downloaded some ALSA sound drivers for my linux box. How
does one uncompress .tar.bz2 exactly? I'm used to .tar.gz or some other
dirivative, but have not seen .bz2.
Thanks in advance.
Ron
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From: Christoph Kukulies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel identification? What is "what" in Linux?
Date: 9 Jun 2000 12:54:41 GMT
Being relatively new to the Linux installation process (Redhat)
I'm wondering about the question which kernel gets installed
when I pick a 2.2.14 kernel (/boot/vmlinuz) from one machine, put it on a 6.1
Redhat upgrade bootnet floppy (1999:0045 or whatever that is on the redhat
errata site), put that floppy into the machine and install via NFS
from another machine (where the 6.1 Redhat CD is located).
Does the installation process install the kernel from the CD or the
installation floppy?
With what tool can I find out from just looking at the file (a la
'what /kernel' or 'what /vmunix' one is used from UNIX systems)?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Herrman)
Subject: Re: how to reinstall win98 without affecting lilo?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 09 Jun 2000 13:05:11 GMT
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 03:38:57 -0400, Andrew Shiue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have both linux and win98 in my computer and want to reinstall win98. But
> if I format the c: , my lilo will be erased, too. How can I make the lilo
> back or install win98 without killing the lilo?
> Another question, how can I create the rescue disk of linux?
>
> My linux is red hat 6.2.
Just make a linux boot disk. Then format your c drive, start the setup with an
extra parameter, i thought it was 'setup.exe /s' or 'setup.exe /c' (think the
s, not 100% sure). Then reboot, if you get lilo, then you used the right
parameter. If not, insert linux boot disk, reboot, boot linux, login as
root and type 'lilo', then reboot from hard disk and everything is all right
again.
Martin
>
> Thanks for help,
>
> --Andy
>
>
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From: Art Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I uncompress .tar.bz2?
Date: 09 Jun 2000 08:04:30 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hello,
>
> I recently downloaded some ALSA sound drivers for my linux box. How
> does one uncompress .tar.bz2 exactly? I'm used to .tar.gz or some other
> dirivative, but have not seen .bz2.
>
Newer GNU tar versions (ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/tar) have a flag
for bzip2, but the following works ...
$ bzip2 -cd foo.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
Obviously you'll need bzip2 installed (http://sourceware.cygnus.com,
then follow links)
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From: Tom Weyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem slow
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 15:08:53 +0100
Hi !
I use Suse Linux 6.1 and have a 56k Acer Modem. I go into the internet
via a ppp-connection with wvdial. My Browser is the 4.7x Netscape
Navigator. After some minutes it takes a very long time to load sites
and then the connection hangs up. Under windows the modem works
correctly, so it isn't damaged.
I hope you can help me, because I don't want to use windows anymore.
Thanks !
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From: Chris Lowth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel preoblem,can't login
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:59:48 +0100
Jeffrey,
Could we have more information please? What is the exact message on the
screen that tells you it has gone wrong?
Chris
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, jeffrey wrote:
> when i start my linux,it shows a command say that i my kernel got
> problem,that stuck in there,how can i solve this?
> thanks
>
>
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From: Andreas Kretschmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting file systems across network
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 15:11:38 +0200
Bios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello
> Nowaday, Can Linux mount file systems across network?
yes, of course. For instance, NFS.
(since a long time)
Best regards from Germany
Andreas
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From: "Allison Signorini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I want to switch to Linux - Please Help
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 13:28:14 GMT
Sorry, of course I did the make bzImage. (just forgot to tell ya)
I've also successfully rebuilt a kernel about 20 times, but not on this
computer with this configuration.
"Stephen Cornell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Kent A. Signorini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > To build the kernel I do a: make xconfig, make dep, make
> > clean then reboot. Then make modules, make modules_install, then
reboot.
> > All this is done in /usr/src/linux which is symlinked to
> > /usr/src/linux-2.2.15 which has the patched source tree in it.
>
> If you followed this procedure, then you have not, in fact, made or
> installed your new kernel. After the made dep, there should be a
> `make zimage' or `make bzimage', you should move the kernel image (and
> also the System.map file) to the /boot directory, add an appropriate
> new entry in /etc/lilo.conf, and run /sbin/lilo, so that the boot
> loader knows where to find your kernel. There is a detailed procedure
> for building a custom kernel in the Red Hat installation guide -
> follow it to the letter.
>
> > a good FTP client (I'm sure there is no shortage of these)
>
> Astonishingly, no-one has mentioned gftp, which has the excellent
> feature of being able to use SSH rather than FTP. If you have Gnome,
> you have gftp.
>
> > 11) Is RH 6.2 a good choice for a distribution? I've looked at Corel
Linux
> > running at a store and it's a very clean desktop compared to the RH 6.2
> > installed one but I think it's based on Debian and I'm not sure if RH is
> > better or what.
>
> I've performed two RH 6.2 installations, and my experience is that
> it's rather well integrated and fully featured, as well as somewhat
> more secure than previous Red Hat releases, but unfortunately there
> are also a couple of bugs. It's relatively easy to administer,
> though, and there's lots of useful software in the `powertools'
> directory. Debian is probably a better distro, but is more suitable
> to the more experienced *nix hack; Corel is, I understand, a
> dumbed-down, prettier, and buggier version of Debian.
>
> --
> Stephen Cornell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel/fax
+44-1223-336644
> University of Cambridge, Zoology Department, Downing Street, CAMBRIDGE CB2
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From: Kapil Sethi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual Boot with Redhat? Eaten my 98 boot!
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 18:45:28 +0530
Matt wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I was installing RedHat on my 98 machine, and it managed to overwrite
> the boot sequence for linux and now boots straight into Linux. I know
> that the 98 partition is fine so can someone please tell me how to
> restore my 98 boot and preferably get some sort of dual booter much
> like NT has.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
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> Before you buy.
append to your /etc/lilo.conf the following lines:
other=/dev/hda1
label=win
assuming that win98 was on the first partion of
your harddisk otherwise do suitable alterations
and then issue the lilo command. you should be
abele to see both the labels ie linux and win. you
can choose either of the two at boot.
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From: "Divya Sundaram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Matlab or MathCad Like Programs
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:38:42 -0500
Hi,
There are two proggies that I know of ...
OCTAVE (see http://www.linux.org/cgi-bin/showlsm.cgi?entry=0000723 )
SCILAB http://www-rocq.inria.fr/scilab/
Octave is more MatLab "compatible" and is really fast. If you wish to do
more sophisticated work, you should definitely give SciLab a go. It is every
bit as capable as Matlab is (IMHO).
Mathematica is available for Linux (AFAIK).
Regards
"Stephen Cornell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > On 7 Jun 2000 22:41:15 GMT, Jonathan M Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >: > > > Anyone here knows of a MatLab or MathCad like program
> > >: > > > which will work in Linux?. Thanks.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH) writes:
> > Check today's edition of IceWalkers (www.icewalk.com).
> >
>
> Could you be a little more specific? I has a look, and could not find
> any reference to the type of software this guy is looking for.
>
>
> --
> Stephen Cornell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel/fax
+44-1223-336644
> University of Cambridge, Zoology Department, Downing Street, CAMBRIDGE CB2
3EJ
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From: Frank Boehme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NEWBIE considering Linux
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 14:02:59 +0100
Ryan wrote:
> I am getting a new comp (Dell P3 650mhz) and I am inexplicably
> tempted to try out Linux. I have read that you can partition hard drives
> and run Win98 and Linux on the same machine? I don't know much about MS-
> Dos, so I am a little leery of screwing things up. Is there something
> like "the" book to read, or "the" website to visit?
Linux + Win95/98 using the lilo loader:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+Win95.html
Linux + Win95/98 using loadlin.exe (a safe method, doesn't change
crucial areas
on the hard disk):
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95.html
Linux + WinNT:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html
> What do I need to know
> in order to not ruin anything? Thanks for your time!
Sooner or later you will nuke windows, believe me. That means, you
should investigate lilo, although loadlin.exe might be a save
alternative first. When you start using lilo, the safest way for newbies
is to boot from a floopy rather than from hd. That means, if the floppy
is present, then linux will load, otherwise the computer behaves as it
used to, i.e. windows will load.
Frank
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I want to switch to Linux - Please Help
Date: 9 Jun 2000 13:34:06 GMT
Allison Signorini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Sorry, of course I did the make bzImage. (just forgot to tell ya)
And moved it to the correct place and run lilo (I assumed so, since
otherwise you would have had a total write off)?
: I've also successfully rebuilt a kernel about 20 times, but not on this
: computer with this configuration.
I believe you suffered from lack of make clean; make oldconfig.
: "Stephen Cornell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
:> "Kent A. Signorini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
:>
:> > To build the kernel I do a: make xconfig, make dep, make
:> > clean then reboot. Then make modules, make modules_install, then reboot.
:> > All this is done in /usr/src/linux which is symlinked to
:> > /usr/src/linux-2.2.15 which has the patched source tree in it.
:>
:> If you followed this procedure, then you have not, in fact, made or
:> installed your new kernel. After the made dep, there should be a
:> `make zimage' or `make bzimage', you should move the kernel image (and
:> also the System.map file) to the /boot directory, add an appropriate
:> new entry in /etc/lilo.conf, and run /sbin/lilo, so that the boot
:> loader knows where to find your kernel. There is a detailed procedure
:> for building a custom kernel in the Red Hat installation guide -
:> follow it to the letter.
Just list your missing symbols and look for them with nm in the rest of
the modules. A good suggestion was that you didn't have some of the
correct search paths for modules listed in your conf.modules file. You
should find the missing symbols in modules located in those unsearched
dirs. Obviously they are in the kernel somewhere!
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Stevenson)
Subject: Re: how to reinstall win98 without affecting lilo?
Date: 9 Jun 2000 14:24:53 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi
it is not the formatting of the c drive that kills lilo
it is the windows installer that does it i know of no way to turn
it off it does not even propmt you if you want
to overwrite it it just does it
make a boot disk and use it to re run lilo
or you could use loadlin and boot a kernel
into the linux install then rerun lilo
cya
JAmes
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 03:38:57 -0400, Andrew Shiue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have both linux and win98 in my computer and want to reinstall win98. But
>if I format the c: , my lilo will be erased, too. How can I make the lilo
>back or install win98 without killing the lilo?
>Another question, how can I create the rescue disk of linux?
>
>My linux is red hat 6.2.
>
>Thanks for help,
>
>--Andy
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: netscape starts fast for user slow for root
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 13:48:40 GMT
This is very strange.
Config:
RH 6.1
Nescape 4.61 (installed from RH61)
Local network 192.168.0.x with gw 192.168.0.1 to the net via D-link 701
and cable modem.
Problem:
>From gnome or xterm when I start netscape from root account the window
opens with url listed but at the buttom status bar "Reading File". The
url points to index.htm file on the local hard drive. Minute or so later
it displays the file and I can proceed to the net.
As root I can telnet remote hosts on the net w/o problems.
If I login as myself netscape starts up and displays the text.
It was working great for root user not sure when it changed.
The only things that I have done is to copy win98 true type fonts and
following guide paper from linuxdoc.org to enable true type with Xfree86
v 3.3.5.0. Also, added some ppp-on scripts.
I did setup preferences under root for new tt fonts in netscape but not
myself. ( it may be the problem I have not thought about it)
Any ideas, can I trace/debug netscape to see what it pauses for?
Thanks
Roman
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: hda: Lost Interrupt
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 10:00:14 -0400
I've got these "lost interrupt" messages recently, but I was asking for
trouble.
I was playing around with hdparm and managed to send it the big "Y" the shut
down command. Of course the hdd spins down , but then I get about 2
"hdb:lost interrupt" messages.
Somewhere along the line, I managed to get the system sufficiently tied up
that consoles were not responsive . ( I was telneted in )
And I could not open new sessions. Surprisingly , it was answering pings .
Anyway, when I tried to access hda ( on the same interrupt) , the same
problem occured , and I couldn't acces my main hdd. Used the reset to get
out .
It seems that if I issue a big "Y" , it hangs for a while but eventually
comes out of it . But once I shut down a drive , I can't bring it up without
a hard reset . Somewhere in the hdparm docs, there is a warning about this.
Oh, and on boot up , it says that the PIIX3 is not 100% native and will
probe irq's later .
I've never had this happen on an old 486 that was using an isa controller
card .
I'm not bothered by it. I just refrain from shutting down the drive
completely . Now I send it the small "y" , which is the sleep command .
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From: "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Where are my installed programs in RH 6.0 w/Gnome?
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:53:19 -0500
I've installed WINE under RH 6.0 in Gnome and now can't find the program to
execute. Where is the executable for the WINE program after installing it?
Thanks,
Larry
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