Linux-Misc Digest #916, Volume #25 Sun, 1 Oct 00 15:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: Error mouting Floopy (Yuri)
Re: getting mpg123 to launch ("Stig S�rensen")
Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install ("Stig S�rensen")
Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions? (David_C)
Printing from NT: Odd error... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Problem on Mylex Acceleraid 250 (Cokey de Percin)
Re: Printing from NT: Odd error... ("J.Smith")
Lexmark Optra E310 setup (Eric Ho)
Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install ("visor-palm John")
Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install (David Efflandt)
Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions? (Casey Henderson)
SOS! Netscape RH 6.2 ??? (ALDEL)
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From: Yuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Error mouting Floopy
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 17:30:08 -0000
David Efflandt wrote:>>> On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 22:30:04 -0000, Yuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:> >Hey, I use Red Hat 6.2, Kernel 2.2.15. When trying to mount my floppy I get>
>a error saying "Error mounting floppy major or minor bad numbers". I was> >thinking
of recompiling the kernel, but I wanted a few suggestions first.> >So can you please
instead e-mail the answer if you know.>> What command did you use? For example to
mount a DOS/Win floppy (assuming> that you have an existing /mnt/floppy dir) would
be:>> mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy>> --> David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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http://www.berniesfloral.net/> http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/>Yeah I did that, but the termimal responds by saying
/mnt/floppy has badmajor or minor numbers.
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From: "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: getting mpg123 to launch
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:34:32 +0200
Ehh? mpg123 does not include a X gui, use xmms instead. If you want to run
mpg123, do it from a cli, "mpg123 <name of mp3>".
/Stig
"Matthew Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> mpg123 came preinstalled with RH 6.2, but for some reason it won't
> launch. when i double-click on the icon in the /usr/bin directory, it
> just gives me an hourglass for a few seconds and then goes away.
>
> i didn't realize that it came preinstalled and tried installing an older
> version that i downloaded, which wasn't successful.
>
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From: "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,cz.comp.linux.redhat-cz
Subject: Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:37:11 +0200
Did you make a boot-disk?
"visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8r7o3r$q8e$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ok, did the text-mode install (by typing "text" at the boot prompt)
>
> The install went fine, but when booting-up, there is no LILO prompt? Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> John
> "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:39d6eda3$0$1769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > -Run the installer in textmode.
> > -Try RH7.0.
> >
> > /Stig
> >
> > "visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:8r5uqv$k5t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Sony VAIO PCG-F580: Pentium III 650Mhz, 256Mb RAM, 6Mb video memory,
12
> G
> > > hard-drive
> > > Display Adapter: NeoMagic MagicMedia256XL+ (v016)
> > > Display: 15" XGA TFT
> > >
> > > RedHat 6.1 CD's
> > >
> > > The machine has Win98 on 2 partitions and there are 3 GB left to
install
> > > Linux.
> > >
> > > However, when I boot to the CD (or floppy) I first get the entry
screen
> > > which asks what type of install I want to do...Install RedHat Linux
> (this
> > is
> > > the DOS-ish text window with the "boot:" prompt).
> > > Then I press <enter> to do an install...the system goes through its
> image
> > > loading (vmlinux...) and then it says something like "unrecognized
> > > card"...and it croaks...to the point where it says, system is safe to
> > > reboot.
> > >
> > > Here is the output (that can be viewed)
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > No valid modes found.
> > >
> > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the
full
> > > server output, not jst the last messages
> > >
> > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > Traceback (innermost last):
> > > File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 144, in ?
> > > from gui import InstallInterface
> > > File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gui.py", line 9, in ?
> > > from gtk import *
> > > File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
> > > _gtk.gtk.init()
> > > RuntimeError: cannot open display
> > > install exited abnormally
> > > sending termination signals...done
> > > sending kill signals...done
> > > unmounting filesystems...
> > > /mnt/source
> > > /dev/pts
> > > /proc
> > > you may safely reboot your system
> > >
> > > I have taken all network cards out of the system and it still does not
> > allow
> > > me to continue with the installation.
> > > I have already checked out the stuff on
> > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ and
> > > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~and1000/vaioF-series.html but it did not
help.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: David_C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions?
Date: 01 Oct 2000 13:39:23 -0400
"David Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Hey all! Anyone done anything with RH7.0 yet? Got a few questions
> for you, but they can all be summed up in the question "Is it worth it
> to upgrade?"
If you're already running a 2.2 kernel, I'd say not - wait for the 2.4
kernel to become official and upgrade to that.
If you're running a kernel prior to 2.2, I'd say ues - you need to
upgrade anyway, so it might as well be to the latest release.
I won't be buying RH7. When the 2.4 kernel is finally released and RH
ships that (probably 7.1 or something like that), then I'll buy it.
> RedHat doesn't say on their webpage what kernel version RH7 uses.
> Anyone know?
Read the package list:
http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/pl_rhl7.html
It's 2.2.16. The sale level you get from RH 6.0, 6.1 or 6.2, after
installing the latest kernel updates.
> One of their big "selling points" is a "cleaner, faster, more
> customizable GNOME desktop and Sawfish window manager". Are there new
> versions of Gnome and Sawfish that I'm not aware of, or are they
> aiming their sales pitch at non-experienced Linux users?
Dunno. I don't use these features.
> I've heard nasty rumours that RH6.2 had a bug in the installer. Has
> anyone had similar trouble installing/upgrading to RH7?
I never had a problem with my hardware. I haven't installed RH7.
> Any idea what the "power tools" disk is available from mirrors?
Here's the ISO image:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.0/powertools/iso/7.0-i386-powertools.iso
The contents is:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.0/powertools/i386/
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Printing from NT: Odd error...
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 17:44:52 GMT
I have several NT machines printing through my linux box. One of them,
however, cannot print to the Linux machine and gives me an error I don't
understand. Hmmm... Why this one machine? Has anybody seen this error
message (from an NT machine) before?
"Test page failed to print.
Filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
Any insights?
Thanks,
Ken
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.raid,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem on Mylex Acceleraid 250
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 17:58:15 GMT
Rohan Oberoi wrote:
>
> If you've run a similar setup and might know why this isn't working,
> I'd appreciate hearing from you (if replying by email, please remove
> TAKETHISOUT from my address...)
>
> I have a Mylex Acceleraid 250 working very nicely in a Redhat 6.2
> system. The problem is that, after installing Linux (/ and /boot
> partitions) I installed DOS on the third RAID partition
> (/dev/rd/c0d0p3) which I had kept aside for that purpose. I have LILO
> configured with:
>
> other=/dev/rd/c0d0p3
> label=dos
>
> When I boot the system from a DOS 6.22 floppy, this partition is seen
> fine as C:, and I was able to run "format /s" on it without a problem,
> and verify that command.com, msdos.sys, and io.sys appeared. I also
> ran "fdisk /dev/rd/c0d0" from Linux and verified that the bootable
> flag was set on the partition.
>
> However, when I tell LILO: to boot "dos", it says "Loading dos" and
> then complains "Non-system disk or disk error". I'm not sure if this
> is a Linux, DOS or bios error causing this...
>
Ok, well I have a 250 and RH 6.2 set up just as you do, sans the dos
partion so .....
How about the fact you're beyond the 1024 cylinder limit? I notice you've
got 2 partions and I assume the /boot is on /dev/rd/c0c0p1 just because of
that problem...
The fix? Well, you could get the newest Lilo that is supposed to allow
booting beyond the 1024 cyl limit. I haven't tried it yet, but I've heard
that it works well is you bios supports what it needs.
Best
Cokey
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From: "J.Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printing from NT: Odd error...
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 20:02:44 +0100
Not without any more info.
Are you using lpr on NT to print to the Linux box? Installed samba on linux
so you can use NT's native printing system? Using NT4 or Win2k? Have you set
them up as stand-alone's, all in a workgroup, or part of a domain? From
which application are you trying to print? Please provide some more info on
your configuration, and what you have done so far. Be verbose.
Did a quick search on microsoft technet though, and it seems that it has
something to do with authentication, user-ids and passwords. If this is
correct, then my guess is that you are using a different user-id/password on
the one machine than on the others to connect to the linux printer. Check
out Knowledge base article Q121074 at
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q121/0/74.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=g
n&FR=0
================
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8r7t6j$vj5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have several NT machines printing through my linux box. One of them,
> however, cannot print to the Linux machine and gives me an error I don't
> understand. Hmmm... Why this one machine? Has anybody seen this error
> message (from an NT machine) before?
>
> "Test page failed to print.
>
> Filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
>
> Any insights?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Eric Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lexmark Optra E310 setup
Date: 1 Oct 2000 18:03:54 GMT
Can someone give me the steps or tell me where to find the info on
setting up a Lexmark E310 on my Linux (Slackware 7.0) machine ?
I have read the printing FAQ, but it doesn't really tell me how to
do it step by step.
I know lpd is already running on my machine, so I might just need
to change some settings/configurations.
Thanks a million.
Best Regards,
Eric Ho
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From: "visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,cz.comp.linux.redhat-cz
Subject: Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 11:12:28 -0700
During the text install I selected Gnome Workstation...
There wasn't an option to make a boot disk
I'll try it again...
"Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:39d775bf$0$1769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Did you make a boot-disk?
>
> "visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8r7o3r$q8e$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Ok, did the text-mode install (by typing "text" at the boot prompt)
> >
> > The install went fine, but when booting-up, there is no LILO prompt?
Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> > "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:39d6eda3$0$1769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > -Run the installer in textmode.
> > > -Try RH7.0.
> > >
> > > /Stig
> > >
> > > "visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > news:8r5uqv$k5t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > Sony VAIO PCG-F580: Pentium III 650Mhz, 256Mb RAM, 6Mb video
memory,
> 12
> > G
> > > > hard-drive
> > > > Display Adapter: NeoMagic MagicMedia256XL+ (v016)
> > > > Display: 15" XGA TFT
> > > >
> > > > RedHat 6.1 CD's
> > > >
> > > > The machine has Win98 on 2 partitions and there are 3 GB left to
> install
> > > > Linux.
> > > >
> > > > However, when I boot to the CD (or floppy) I first get the entry
> screen
> > > > which asks what type of install I want to do...Install RedHat Linux
> > (this
> > > is
> > > > the DOS-ish text window with the "boot:" prompt).
> > > > Then I press <enter> to do an install...the system goes through its
> > image
> > > > loading (vmlinux...) and then it says something like "unrecognized
> > > > card"...and it croaks...to the point where it says, system is safe
to
> > > > reboot.
> > > >
> > > > Here is the output (that can be viewed)
> > > >
> > > > Fatal server error:
> > > > No valid modes found.
> > > >
> > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the
> full
> > > > server output, not jst the last messages
> > > >
> > > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > > Traceback (innermost last):
> > > > File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 144, in ?
> > > > from gui import InstallInterface
> > > > File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gui.py", line 9, in ?
> > > > from gtk import *
> > > > File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
> > > > _gtk.gtk.init()
> > > > RuntimeError: cannot open display
> > > > install exited abnormally
> > > > sending termination signals...done
> > > > sending kill signals...done
> > > > unmounting filesystems...
> > > > /mnt/source
> > > > /dev/pts
> > > > /proc
> > > > you may safely reboot your system
> > > >
> > > > I have taken all network cards out of the system and it still does
not
> > > allow
> > > > me to continue with the installation.
> > > > I have already checked out the stuff on
> > > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ and
> > > > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~and1000/vaioF-series.html but it did not
> help.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,cz.comp.linux.redhat-cz
Subject: Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:23:46 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, visor-palm John <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do you tell it to run in text mode? (i.e. instead of non-textmode?)
I cannot find this in the RH 6.1 docs that are on the CD, but I believe at
the boot prompt you enter "linux text" like this:
boot: linux text
Your video chip is not supported by XFree86 in RH 6.1 by default, but
could be configured manually as 4 MB Neomagic (even though it is 6 MB)
with the SVGA server or by compiling framebuffer support into the kernel
and using the FB server. For a monitor selection try LCD 1024x768 or
whatever your resolution is.
>"Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:39d6eda3$0$1769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> -Run the installer in textmode.
>> -Try RH7.0.
>>
>> /Stig
>>
>> "visor-palm John" <j$ohn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:8r5uqv$k5t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > Sony VAIO PCG-F580: Pentium III 650Mhz, 256Mb RAM, 6Mb video memory, 12
>G
>> > hard-drive
>> > Display Adapter: NeoMagic MagicMedia256XL+ (v016)
>> > Display: 15" XGA TFT
>> >
>> > RedHat 6.1 CD's
>> >
>> > The machine has Win98 on 2 partitions and there are 3 GB left to install
>> > Linux.
You either need a boot floppy, a primary /boot partition entirely below
cyl 1024 or a newer version of LILO that can boot beyond that. If you
have not written anything on your second FAT partition yet, you could
remove it and put it farther back or in an extended partition. Info on
how I partitioned the 9 GB drive on my F450 is at
http://www.de-srv.com/linux/sonyF450.html
When you get this all figured out, it would be helpful to write up your
own experiences to link from the Linux Laptop home page.
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
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: Casey Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Your RedHat 7.0 impressions?
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 14:27:44 -0400
David Perry wrote:
> Hey all! Anyone done anything with RH7.0 yet? Got a few questions for you,
> but they can all be summed up in the question "Is it worth it to upgrade?"
>
> RedHat doesn't say on their webpage what kernel version RH7 uses. Anyone
> know?
>
> One of their big "selling points" is a "cleaner, faster, more customizable
> GNOME desktop and Sawfish window manager". Are there new versions of Gnome
> and Sawfish that I'm not aware of, or are they aiming their sales pitch at
> non-experienced Linux users?
>
> I've heard nasty rumours that RH6.2 had a bug in the installer. Has anyone
> had similar trouble installing/upgrading to RH7?
>
> Any idea what the "power tools" disk is available from mirrors?
>
> Thanks in advance for your opinions!
>
> David
> (for personal replies use d DOT perry at...)
I don't know about everyone else, but when I did the upgrade (6.2 to 7.0) it
messed up my system. My printer wouldn't work anymore, my ppp connections got
messed up, and I couldn't use some of my old programs. I spent hours trying to
get everything working, to no avail. I gave up and did a clean reinstall of 6.2.
Now everything works fine.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ALDEL)
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 13:48:43 -0400
Subject: SOS! Netscape RH 6.2 ???
Have Linux 6.2 installed in Pent-1
Got dialer working,tnx to RH PPP dialer.
Connects to my Isp, Attglobal.net.
Loads Netscape 4.72 ok, but Net will not connect to any site
period.
Get error msg,cannot locate server www.redhat.com
on Netscape Welcome page or any site I type in.
This happens even though the dialer IS connected.
Second error msg, something abt might need $SOCKS_NS
envirement.
Help much appreciated,
Albert, Wa3fib
It took me 83 years to get this dumb
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