Linux-Misc Digest #42, Volume #25 Tue, 4 Jul 00 16:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: new to linux (Smitty)
Re: new to linux (Akira Yamanita)
Damn Mandrake! Damn rpmfind! (Praedor Tempus)
Re: memtestx86 - suitable for athlon ? (Homer Jay)
Re: RedHat v6.2 and identd/"noidentd" (David Kaczynski)
Re: newsreader for Linux? ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
Automated fdisk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: A confusing, but interesting topic... (Robie Basak)
rpmfind corruption in rpm (Praedor Tempus)
Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition (Eric B)
tar or cpio? & intranet newsgroups? ("David E. Gordon")
Memory Leak in 2.2.x series? ("Jeff Shultz")
Re: newsreader for Linux? (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ppp compression (Matthew Nimmo)
Name Query "jabbering" (Jim Huddle)
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From: Smitty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new to linux
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:14:24 -0400
sylvain hutchison wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm fairly new to linux, and I was wondering if could change something
> in the source code itself, but I don't know where to find it??
> Can anybody tell where to find it so that I can check it out!!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sly.
The source code should be on a seperate disc with your distribution.
You have to load that and view it. However, it may be simpler just to
edit some files or reconfigure the kernel, depending on what you want to
do.
Smitty
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new to linux
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:18:25 GMT
sylvain hutchison wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm fairly new to linux, and I was wondering if could change something
> in the source code itself, but I don't know where to find it??
> Can anybody tell where to find it so that I can check it out!!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sly.
The distribution comes with the source code the way they had it
when they compiled the kernel. It should be on your CD. You could
also get the source from http://kernel.org/
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From: Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Damn Mandrake! Damn rpmfind!
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 13:29:35 -0600
I have been trying for weeks to get ANY version of rpmfind to install
on my Mandrake 7.1 system. I have downloaded src rpms, tarballs, src
tarballs, and binary rpms and NONE of them will install/compile.
I can install any other rpm (thus far) but am ONLY excluded from
installing
any rpmfind rpm. When I try to, I get a Segfault (core dump). If I try
to compile from src, it ALWAYS errors out with a message about not
finding
librpm. Bullcrap. librpm is in /usr/lib exactly where it is supposed
to
be. I have even tried explicitly pointing at it in the config script to
no avail. The messages I got last was:
[praedor@localhost rpmfind-1.2]# ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for rm... /bin/rm
checking for mv... /bin/mv
checking for tar... /bin/tar
checking for gzip... /bin/gzip
checking for deflate in -lz... yes
checking for gettext in -lintl... no
checking for dbopen... no
checking for dbopen in -ldb1... yes
checking for rpmReadConfigFiles in -lrpm... no
configure: error: *** rpm lib not found
I checked AGAIN and librpm IS in /usr/lib, which IS listed in
ld.so.conf. No
other rpm or src file I have messed with runs into this problem.
I have Mandrake 7.1 with all the updates: rpm-3.0.4-0.12mdk (plus the
devel rpm),
rpmtools-1.1-22mdk, glibc-2.1.3-6mdk, gcc-2.95.2-7mdk, kernel-2.2.16.
What IS the problem here?
Has anyone else managed to get rpmfind version ANYTHING to install and
run on
Mandrake 7.1? I have even reinstalled all the likely rpms to no avail
(and run
ldconfig). This ONE app will not configure, will not install, will not
compile.
I have tried installing rpmfind-1.1 thru 1.5 all with the same
non-results.
praedor
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From: Homer Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: memtestx86 - suitable for athlon ?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:08:59 GMT
> I maybe have a problem with an Asus K7V 700MHz , 128 MB RAM System
> (Erazor X, Soundblaster Live! 1024) which might be caused by a
> bad RAM module. I already tested the ram module using the
> programm "ctram" which is available from the german computing
> magazine c't (http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp --> ctRAMtst ) and found
> some problems when using a prolonged refresh cycle.
>
> To gather more evidence, I would like to use memtestx86 as
> well. Is it safe to do this on an athlon based system ????
Sure. Keep in mind that the prolonged refresh cycle settings in
memtest86 can and do find errors that will not crop up in normal
operation. Not refreshing RAM is just not the usual routine, but I
suppose that option is included for completeness. It's all there
in the memtest86 docs though....
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: David Kaczynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,redhat.config
Subject: Re: RedHat v6.2 and identd/"noidentd"
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:25:21 -0700
Reply-To: Remove the dot in "HUS.HMAIL" to reply.
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 18:53:45 GMT, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am running RedHat v6.2:
>
> # uname -r
> 2.2.16-3
>
>and am unable to get "-N" flag working on the identd:
>
> # /usr/sbin/identd -V
> [Pidentd, version 3.0.10 (compiled for Linux 2.2.5-22smp) -
> Feb 22 2000 16:14:20]
>
>According to the man page ("man identd")
>
> -N Directs identd to check for a file ".noident" in each
> home directory for the user which the daemon is
> about to return the user name for. It that file
> exists then the daemon will give the error HIDDEN-
> USER instead of the normal USERID response.
>
>Well, I stuck that flag when firing up the identd:
>
> # ps auxwww | grep identd
> nobody 18748 0.0 0.5 1312 644 ? S 11:38 0:00
> identd -e -o -N
> nobody 18749 0.0 0.5 1312 644 ? S 11:38 0:00
> identd -e -o -N
> nobody 18750 0.0 0.5 1312 644 ? S 11:38 0:00
> identd -e -o -N
> nobody 18751 0.0 0.5 1312 644 ? S 11:38 0:00
> identd -e -o -N
> nobody 18752 0.0 0.5 1312 644 ? S 11:38 0:00
> identd -e -o -N
>
>and I touched a ".noident" file in the home directory of a couple
>users who are running daemons and I restarted the identd.
>
>But, their usernames still show up on a nmap scan with one exception,
>the user "nobody". If I put a ".noident" file in the "~/nobody"
>directory, that username is hidden. With other users, identd doesn't
>seem to respect the presence of a ".noident" file in their home
>directory.
>
>Can anyone test to see if they can get this "-N" option working on
>their RedHat v6.2 system?
RedHat v6.2 is running identd as user "nobody". The deafult
permissions on user directories is octal 700. Unless you allow user
nobody to have the proper permissions to check for the presence of the
".noident" file in the respective users' directories, it will be
unable to return the response you are expecting.
If you run identd as root, then you avoid this problem, but then you
introduce a potential security hole.
If you open up your directories so the user "nobody" can check for the
presence of a ".noident" file, you may also loosen up your security.
Your best bet may be to just use the "-n" flag instead.
Comments?
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newsreader for Linux?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:26:24 GMT
>>Oh, and mutt is the definitive MUA.
>
> Try using XEmacs or GNU-Emacs and the gnus macro package for reading
> news and email, and you will quickly toss the slrn/mutt combo into the
> past history bin. There really isn't any comparison.
>
> Floyd
>
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Any reason why folks don't use netscape -mail? I like it because it handles html,
and pop3 mail checking is easier.
Actually I like a couple of the mua's mentioned, but they just seem so
shareware-ish
in their interface, and they don't handle html!
- chip.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Automated fdisk
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:22:00 GMT
I wish to create a linux kernel that will serve a single purpose:
To automatically create a 2GB partition and format with vfat table so
that I can later use to install Windows 98 onto this partition.
I will be using Linux netboot to execute this kernel. This ultimately
will be use to automate Windows 98 rollouts.
Any ideas?
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: A confusing, but interesting topic...
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 Jul 2000 19:30:15 GMT
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 04:04:29 -0230, Hendrix said:
>Hi there,
>
>How is linux installed from a distro? For instance, is the packages
>kept as an image, or is it compiled from source everytime the distro is
>installed on a new system... I can see doing a new compile being a very
>good option, hence, the software can probe the new system in attempt to
>customize the kernel, and other programs, to work better on that
>partitcular machine... But to do this, the library files, sources,
>compiler and other required "compiliation" utilities need to be
>available...
>
>Someone told me that Red Hat just installs everything from a binary (RPM
>I guess) image. Maybe the boot disk provides an interface to activate
>the CD so that it acts like a working system to install and configure
>the new system...
Yes, it does. You should find a load of .i386.rpm files on the CD,
which are binaries compiled for a 386.
>I've read over the various "projects" (such as linuxfromscratch, and
>diylinux), and I noticed that these all have to be setup and installed
>from an existing, and fully functioning, distribution (with libraries,
>compilier etc...)....
>
>I'm just wondering how this can be done while installing from CD...
In theory, you could put a fully functional `distribution' complete
with compiler and libraries with headers on an installation CD, but
you'd need at least another one for the sources (I've done an install
in less than 650 Mb, so it must be possible).
Robie.
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From: Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: rpmfind corruption in rpm
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 13:51:22 -0600
I have been trying for weeks to get rpmfind of ANY type to
install. I have tried binary rpms, src.rpms, binary tarballs,
src tarballs. All to no avail. With the rpms, I get an
immediate segfault/core dump regardless of version. With
tarballs, it wont install because it says I am missing
librpm (NOT!). With src tarballs, it tells me I am missing
librpm (NOT! Am not am not).
I have reinstalled all rpm-related rpms, tried upgrading to
the latest, downgrading, etc, to no avail. No other rpms give
me any trouble.
I am thinking that there is a problem in my rpm database or
something because if I do a "rpm -q rpmfind" I am told that
version 1.4 is installed. It isn't. There is no rpmfind
binary ANYWHERE on my system. First of all, how do I correct
my rpm database so that it no longer shows rpmfind 1.4 is
installed? I cannot simply do a "rpm -e rpmfind" because this
too leads to an immediate core dump.
praedor
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From: Eric B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:43:41 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I've been running a intel p3 box with windows and mandrake linux 7.0
> side by side for a month or two now. It was missing the development
> tools so I reinserted the CD and did an upgrade. But when that was done
> and the computer rebooted, I couldn't find windows in my LILO boot. So
> i went into my lilo.conf file and found out that it wasn't listed there.
> So i typed in other = /dev/hda1 and all the other junk that goes along
> with it. Saved the buffer. Then I typed in lilo and I got this error:
> "first sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature". Then
> if I click on my disk 0 icon on my desktop (an alias to the windows
> drive) it says: "WARNING - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad
> superblock on /dev/hda1 or too many mounted file systems". I did an
> fdisk and the partution shows up under /dev/hda1. Now, when I do fdisk
> is: The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3328. There is
> nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in
> certain setups cause problems with:
> 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
> 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
>
> Next, I tried using my windows 98 boot disk and when I went into C:> and
> did a "dir" it said couldn't read media type on drive c (or something
> very similar to that). Did a fdisk /MBR, and restarted and now said
> "Missing Operating System." So I rebuilt the linux master boot record
> and I was at least able to once again go into linux which is what I am
> using now. I'm not trying to bombard you with all my problems, but
> hopefully the more info I give the easier it will be for someone to help
> me with this problem. I really need access to my windows partition, and
> if anyone can help me once again see my windows files....if even just to
> be able to back them up on CD's or Jazz disks or whatever, please please
> please lend a helping hand. I apprecaite your time with this lengthy
> letter and can't wait to hear from someone;)
>
> Thanks again!
> Stu
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Well, sounds like you blew windows away. Try to mount and read the
drive with:
mount -t msdos /dev/hda1 /mnt
you can replace msdos with vfat (I think) if you are running fat32 in
windows. If it won't mount, you are probably toast. If you can't mount
it, try reinstalling windows onto the same partition. With luck you
will at least save your data.
--
Windows: A 32 bit shell for a 16 bit operating system, originally
written for
an 8 bit processor on a 4 bit bus by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1
bit of
competition!
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From: "David E. Gordon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: tar or cpio? & intranet newsgroups?
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 20:47:01 +0100
What's better - tar or cpio?
Is it possible to set up a newsgroup on a linux intranet machine - how?
Thanks,
David G.
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From: "Jeff Shultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Memory Leak in 2.2.x series?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:59:22 -0700 (PDT)
Reply-To: "Jeff Shultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
System PII-350, 256mb RAM, 250mb swap
Mandrake 7.1, upgraded to the 2.2.16-9mdk kernel. (Same problem
existed under 2.2.15)
Okay, I boot the system up and it registers 70mb in use, split
between 38092 for programs, 5740 for Buffer, and 29092 for Cache.
Using KDE Task Manager and xosview to see this.
The problem is that when I start and end programs (esp. Netscape) I
never get back as much memory as they've used. I _never_ get back
any buffer memory (what is this?) and it goes on to eat up multiple
hundreds of megabytes of my RAM. Cache gets fairly large too... but
buffer just keeps growing and growing...
It's ridiculous to be running nothing but Netscape, KDE Task Manager
and xosview and to have 80mb being used for program memory, 149mb
used for buffer, the rest used for cache... and already be 5mb into
my swap file.
Anyone have any ideas?
--
Jeff Shultz
http://www.shultzinfosystems.com
Lusers: "There's no stopping the invincibly ignorant."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: newsreader for Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:50:50 GMT
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:26:24 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Any reason why folks don't use netscape -mail? I like it because it
>handles html, and pop3 mail checking is easier.
Just that it is slow, bloated and buggy IMO.
>Actually I like a couple of the mua's mentioned, but they just seem so
>shareware-ish in their interface, and they don't handle html!
Mutt handles this well too -- it strips out all HTML. Actually what
makes mutt so good is that is so damn configurable. For instance, if you
want you can specify any program to handle HTMLized mail -- NS, lynx,
w3m, etc.
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: 4 Jul 2000 15:55:50 -0400
In comp.os.linux.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've been running a intel p3 box with windows and mandrake linux 7.0
> side by side for a month or two now. It was missing the development
> tools so I reinserted the CD and did an upgrade. But when that was done
> and the computer rebooted, I couldn't find windows in my LILO boot. So
> i went into my lilo.conf file and found out that it wasn't listed there.
> So i typed in other = /dev/hda1 and all the other junk that goes along
> with it. Saved the buffer. Then I typed in lilo and I got this error:
> "first sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature".
Unless you (or a configuration programme) makes changes to /etc/fstab/,
Linux will not expect vfat volumes.
Try this. Make a directory in /mnt, say:
mkdir /mnt/hereitis
Then try:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/hereitis
Then look in the /mnt/hereitis directory...
(the type paramter, "-t vfat," tells mount to expect a vfat volume - there
is a man page on mount)
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Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:05:31 +0200
From: Matthew Nimmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp compression
Fabian Gebhardt wrote:
> =
> I've the same thing or a little bit different. --> look in your
> /var/log/messages!
> =
> In my /var/log/messages (every time I connect and pppd starts):
> =
> ...
> Jul 4 18:48:24 router modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-comp=
ress-21
> Jul 4 18:48:24 router modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-comp=
ress-26
> Jul 4 18:48:25 router modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-comp=
ress-24
> ...
I had the same, am past that stage now.
You=B4ve got SUSE right? Look at their homepage and search for ppp - ther=
e
they have a faq where they tell you what to do: you need to rename some
modules in /etc/conf.modules
Matt.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Huddle)
Subject: Name Query "jabbering"
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 20:09:25 GMT
Caldera 2.3 installed on a Toshiba Satellite T2130CS and connected to
a mixed Netware 4.x-5.x and NT 4.0 network. 10BaseT, unswitched, all
around. Using a Linksys ECT2 pcmcia Ethernet card.
After the Toshiba has been on the LAN for 5-10 minutes, any netbios
name query will set it off performing the same query over and over.
One of the Netware boxes and the PDC pick this up and we have a fine
mess.
When not spazzing out in this way, all IP and IPX communications work
well. I usually end the storm by disconnecting the Toshiba from the
LAN for a couple of seconds.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.
Jim
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