Linux-Misc Digest #280, Volume #26 Fri, 10 Nov 00 13:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: Was: can't ... REMOUNT; now: making boot ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Best Distro For Newbie.... (jeff)
Re: Best Distro For Newbie.... (Michael Lauzon)
Re: LinkSys betrayed us! Poor prospects for Linux. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: backspace and delete keys do not function under RH7 (Ned Kittlitz)
Re: Was: can't ... REMOUNT; now: making boot ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Unicode under XFree86 (Robert Kiesling)
Re: Kmail ("Chris Ripp")
Re: Best Distro For Newbie.... (Derek Jolly)
Re: rescue floppy lilo problem (Leonard Evens)
mmap() vs. lseek() on /dev/mem RESOLVED (Gary Parnes)
Re: divx? (Janet)
lost shadow passwords ("D. Robinson")
Re: Help! Linux router between two NT networks. (NAVARRO LOPEZ,
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= Manuel)
Re: divx? (Brian Hall)
Re: mirror site setup ("Cguru Internet")
Re: Serial port interface for tty? (Grant Edwards)
Problem with upgrading kernel ("Raibatak Das")
Re: is linux good for graphic design? (Grant Edwards)
Oracle 8i on RH Linux 7.0 ("Lamar Thomas")
Re: lost shadow passwords (Matthew L Creech)
Re: Questions about qmail (NAVARRO LOPEZ, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= Manuel)
Re: SSH problems (Dustin Puryear)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:14:04 -0500
Subject: Re: Was: can't ... REMOUNT; now: making boot
In <8uglsa$plh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 11/10/00
at 11:23 AM, "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
First off, thanks for replying and I apologize for the unclarity of my
questions.
Let me try again:
Status quo: The situation now is that /dev/hda6 was blown away; this used
to be my boot partition. Using a floppy, I can boot into /dev/hda10, an
emergency partition I created last night. So, I can use it as a base of
operations.
Questions:
[1] I would like to set things up so that I can again use /dev/hda6 as my
boot partition; how do I do this?
[2] When I boot using 'linux init=/dev/hda7', I get the old stall at
'remounting, etc. etc.'; how do I overcome this?
Remarks:
(A) I keep examining the appropriate files (lilo.conf, fstab) and I don't
see any irregularities but I'm still studying them.
(B) Thanks for the tip about 'linux init=/bin/sh' and 'mount -wno remount
/'. I'm puzzled about how to use this wonderful set of tricks combined
with 'rdev' to solve my problems as listed above.
Sorry for being so dense -- patience, please, patience!
Felmon
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Felmon John Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Union College / Schenectady, NY
os/2 - ma kauft koi katz em sack
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jeff)
Subject: Re: Best Distro For Newbie....
Date: 10 Nov 2000 15:21:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 10 Nov 2000 14:38:17 GMT, Peter T. Breuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> : "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> :> What "works" is not an issue. What is the best distro to learn on,
> :> is. And in my opinion, slackware is. Failing that, a copy of
> :> coherent unix from way back when may also be a good starter. Both
> :> have the merit of not hiding the works under layers of obfuscation.
>
> Actually, add to that list a copy of Linux on the Hurd! I've just tried
> out the current distro. Fun! They don't even have vi!
Some folks might consider that an advantage! (never mind... only kidding...
really...)
Actually, some of us consider Debian to be a good system for hard core
learning. I've also played with perhaps the ultimate "tough love" approach
to learning Linux - Linux From Scratch (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/".
This requires quite a large commitment in time, though, so I have never
"completed the course."
-jeff
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From: Michael Lauzon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Distro For Newbie....
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:30:06 -0000
Jeff,
I know the CLI a little bit, I can get to the different directories, open
up PINE & Pico, use ping and traceroute, as well as finger & talk...and
that's it; though I've never used Linux under a GUI yet (but that's what I
want to do so that I may really learn Linux and then go in depth and learn
the rest).
Michael
XPL Group, Founder
http://www.xplatypus.com/
http://www.egroups.com/group/xpl/
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/xpl/
jeff wrote:
>
>
> On 9 Nov 2000 15:35:06 GMT, Peter T. Breuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Michael Lauzon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > : I am the type of person who needs GUIs, you have to remember the
easiest
> > : way usually happens to be the best way for someone new at
something...as
> >
> > Nope. Absolutely not. Did you never get told about "bad habits"?
> >
> > : soon as that person gets good at it; that's when they can go the
harder
> >
> > There is no "harder" way. It's what you're used to.
> >
> > Peter
>
>
> Peter, dogma aside, everyone is different from everyone else - and that's
> okay. There really is no "right way" that fits everyone. For _some_
folks,
> a GUI interface is the best introduction to Linux. Some may never even
> "graduate" to a CLI. Linux accommodate all types. Linux is about
_choice_,
> not dogmatic and rigid answers.
>
> -jeff
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LinkSys betrayed us! Poor prospects for Linux.
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:35:30 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Wasn't the Linux driver included on a floppy in the box with the
: card? Or, if you already have a dial-up connection working
: just grab the newest before you switch.
For most newer revisions of the card, the linux driver wasn't new enough.
--
Jeff Gentry [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"You're one of those condescending UNIX users! ...."
"Here's a nickel kid ... get yourself a real computer."
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From: Ned Kittlitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backspace and delete keys do not function under RH7
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:45:45 -0500
I also asked about this earlier, under the subject "redhat 6.2
xterm/bash backspace key does not work".
In my case, it would be different anyhow, because my X server is
actually Hummingbird Exceed running on windows NT. Exceed keyboard
configuration gives me one option "us kbf" that appears to be relevant;
there were some 106-key variants - damn how many keys do I have?
I just found an alternative: edit /etc/inputrc or make your own copy in
~/.inputrc. Change the line
"\e[3~": delete-char
to
"\e[3~": backward-delete-char
I've always worked with "stty erase ^H", and this feels right to me. I
don't know how this would affect someone who is a DELETE or RUBOUT
person.
I just did a test with a clients on RH6 and RH6.2 systems.
stty raw
od -xc
type a few characters then repeatedly press the backspace key
on rh6.2, I get the escape sequence. on rh6, I get ^H. Maybe a different
keyboard map changes this.
Ned
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Was: can't ... REMOUNT; now: making boot
Date: 10 Nov 2000 15:30:52 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: In <8uglsa$plh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 11/10/00
: at 11:23 AM, "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
: Status quo: The situation now is that /dev/hda6 was blown away; this used
: to be my boot partition. Using a floppy, I can boot into /dev/hda10, an
: emergency partition I created last night. So, I can use it as a base of
: operations.
Well, you don't need ANY base of operations. You just need your file
system.
: [1] I would like to set things up so that I can again use /dev/hda6 as my
: boot partition; how do I do this?
Why do you care? I already said ONCE that a boot partition is nothing
special. It's the name of the place where you keep your kernel image.
It can be anywhere. It doesn't have to be a linux partition, even.
Put your kernel image wherever you like, and that becomes "the boot
partition".
Do you mean something else by the term? Such as "the partition on which
I keep the boot sector that takes me to the kernel image of choice"?
: [2] When I boot using 'linux init=/dev/hda7', I get the old stall at
: 'remounting, etc. etc.'; how do I overcome this?
By not writing it! You mean "root=/dev/hda7", surely? Well, fix up the
partition. Check all its bits and pieces are in place. Sounds like
something pretty fundamental is awry there. Such as not having a shell.
Or not having a console, or no etc or no dev. Etc. etc. Run the init
scripts one by one until you find out what's broken.
Or don't - reinstall the partition from your backups, or whatever you
installed it from.
: (A) I keep examining the appropriate files (lilo.conf, fstab) and I don't
: see any irregularities but I'm still studying them.
What makes you think those have anything to do with it? You have to
have a reason!
: (B) Thanks for the tip about 'linux init=/bin/sh' and 'mount -wno remount
: /'. I'm puzzled about how to use this wonderful set of tricks combined
: with 'rdev' to solve my problems as listed above.
There are no tricks. You said that you were stymied by not being able
to write on the partition, so I pointed out that you had to mount it
read/write and told you how to remount it so. Using the flag "rw" at
bootup would also have done it for you, in combo with init=/bin/sh and
root=/dev/hda7. These are not tricks.
Peter
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Subject: Re: Unicode under XFree86
From: Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:48:23 GMT
Andrzej Zielinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Rafael wrote:
>
> > I have Linux Mandrake but I can use my native fonts iso8859-2. They are
> > used in browsers, I can choose proper fonts in iso8859-2 but I can not
> > use it to write documents. I set proper keyboard but still I am getting
> > fonts from iso8859-1. What should I do to be able to use my native
> > polish truetype fonts in X WIndow. I am using KDE 2.0 and Gnome 1.2.
> > Where to look for problem, I suppose it is very solution of my problem.
>
> If you print a file try to catch PostScript that is sent to your printer
> and modify them to get proper fonts.
> Example, for netscape set the Print Command.:
>
> ogonkify -AT -N | lpr
>
> ogonkify can be found in the a2ps RPM. Perhaps you could get the same by
> 'a2ps' instead of 'ogonkify'
>
> Czesc
> Andrzej.
Additionally, to use 8859-2 encoded fonts, xfontsel or xfs will
display any of the fonts with that specification (the parms at the
very end of the spec) that are installled. An XTerm can use whatever
font you specify with the -fn option on the command line, or by using
X resources. In addition, recent xterms support the -u8 command
switch, to display multibyte characters.
As for printing, most lpr/cups/whatever programs support the addition
of filters, so you could add ogonkify to the default lpd spool, or as
an option.
One package is ufsfonts. I don't have the url information available
right now, a web search should locate them. There are a number of
other packages as well... please contact me off-list and I'll be
able to provide further info.
--
Robert Kiesling
Linux FAQ Maintainer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mainmatter.com/linux-faq/toc.html http://www.mainmatter.com/
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From: "Chris Ripp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kmail
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:56:51 -0600
Or you could probably just download the .rpms and install additional rpms as
you go to satisfy any 7.2 specific dependencies.....
probably a lot simpler than compiling the whole mess.....
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:30:03 -0000, RickV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >How do you do this? Can you with Mandrake 7.1?
>
> ??? There are kde2 binaries for Mandrake 7.2 on the kde server. If you
need
> kde2 on Mandrake 7.1, I guess you have to compile the stuff.
>
>
> --
> Eggert Ehmke
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek Jolly)
Subject: Re: Best Distro For Newbie....
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:51:04 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Lauzon), in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote
>I know the CLI a little bit, I can get to the different directories,
>open up PINE & Pico, use ping and traceroute, as well as finger &
>talk...and that's it; though I've never used Linux under a GUI yet (but
>that's what I want to do so that I may really learn Linux and then go in
>depth and learn the rest).
>
Just remember how to use the manual from the shell.
"man man" will give you information about the manual.
"man ls" will give you info on the ls command, and
"man -k searchstring" will search through the manual entries for
everything that refers to searchstring.
--
* Derek Jolly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (Remove the 'x' for e-mail) *
* For 50/60Hz PSX Action Replay switch codes and some Speccy stuff *
* check out my homepage on http://www.redrival.com/rivet/ *
* Registered Linux User (http://counter.li.org/) No. 176120 *
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rescue floppy lilo problem
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:06:19 -0600
Rune Elvemo wrote:
>
> I'm going to make this little rescue floppy for my system.. so I had a look
> in the Bootdisk HOWTO, but what it told me to do didn't work:
>
> "lilo -v -C <config> -r /mnt/floppy" ...
>
> lilo just shows me the "usage:" message...
>
> btw: I'm using LILO 21.6
>
> thank you very much!
>
For <config> you have to substitute the name of the configuration
file you are using. And the first line of that file should read
boot=/dev/fd0.
> --
> ---
> Rune Elvemo --- Octagon / Digital Minds
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://home.c2i.net/elvemo
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Gary Parnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: mmap() vs. lseek() on /dev/mem RESOLVED
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:17:11 -0600
The Web is an amazing resource...
While looking for some detailed documentation on the memory mapping
system in Linux 2.2.x, a Google search turned up this little gem:
http://kernelnewbies.org/code/mmap/
It's a handy little driver that allows you to mmap kernel RAM to the
user space. I tested it, and aside from a bug that tripped me up for a
few hours, it works just fine. The bug is in the loop that is used by
2.2.x kernels to reserve the memory buffers. The loop reads:
for (i = MAP_NR(buffer); i <= MAP_NR(buffer + 4095); i++) {
mem_map_reserve(i) ;
}
It should read:
for (i = MAP_NR(buffer); i < MAP_NR(buffer + MMT_BUF_SIZE); i++) {
mem_map_reserve(i) ;
}
Because I'm paranoid about making the assumption that the blocks will be
linear, I modified the loop:
unsigned long p ;
for(p = (unsigned long) buffer; p < (unsigned long) buffer +
MMT_BUF_SIZE; p += PAGE_SIZE) {
mem_map_reserve(MAP_NR(p)) ;
}
The mmap method supplied in the sample code ignores stuff like offsets,
but sufficiently motivated people should be able to fix this... ;^)
--Gary Parnes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: divx?
Date: 10 Nov 2000 08:55:54 -0800
William McBrine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Also, are there any good DivX players for Linux? (I'm having a heck
> > of a time trying to compile aviplay.)
>
> Aviplay is it. (XMPS is just based on aviplay, and there aren't any others,
> AFAIK.) What trouble are you having? I had quite a bit myself, but it was
> worth the hassle.
OK, I'll try again. Perhaps my version of make is too old...it doesn't
like the rules that look like
.cpp.o:
blah
although it's fine with ones that start with .c.o.
Janet
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From: "D. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lost shadow passwords
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:03:12 +0000
I foolishly trusted 'kuser' to add users to my SUSE box. I went to
log-on to the box and NONE of the username/password files work,
including ROOT. Basically, I have no way to get in to my machine.
Is there anything I can do to recovery the password file, or repair from
boot?
Dennis
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From: NAVARRO LOPEZ, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= Manuel
Subject: Re: Help! Linux router between two NT networks.
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:00:28 +0100
Robert Kiesling wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vulcan) writes:
>
> > IP forwarding is enabled ... else I would not be able to ping the computer
> > on the other network.
> >
> > There is something else I am missing ...
> >
> > Do I need to do something with samba ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Kiesling) wrote in
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > >And thus, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (UM) writes:
> > >
> > >> Basically I have two networks
> > >>
> > >> 192.168.1.0 (255.255.255.0)
> > >> and
> > >> 192.168.2.0 (255.255.255.0)
> > >>
> > >> Instead of buying a Cisco Router I decided to build a linux
> > >> router/gateway to talk between these two networks. Its actually a
> > >> laptop with two 3COM PCMCIA network cards running Mandrake 7.0.*
> > >>
> > >> After reading the docs I am able to ping a computer on 2.* network
> > >> from the 1.* network.
> > >>
> > >> However, I want the computers to be visible in Network Neighborhood
> > >> ... ie. the NT domain in 2.* should be visible in the 1.* window.
> > >>
> > >> What will that take ?
> > >>
Well, since you can ping from each network to the other, then you're
almost done. From now on, *routing* is enabled, so the linux box has
done its work. The problem here is that master browsing is, by default
a non routed concept, so you have to know how to gain access to CIFS
resources on routed networks. I've done it before and it is not a very
difficult task, but since it is a 100% Windows related problem, I will
suggest trying this question on the proper Windows-related newsgroups.
--
SALUD,
Jes�s
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian Hall)
Subject: Re: divx?
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:14:58 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which archive & directory has this VIDEO-PERFORMANCE file?
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 04:58:16 GMT, William McBrine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Also, are there any good DivX players for Linux? (I'm having a heck
>> of a time trying to compile aviplay.)
>
>Aviplay is it. (XMPS is just based on aviplay, and there aren't any others,
>AFAIK.) What trouble are you having? I had quite a bit myself, but it was
>worth the hassle.
>
>BTW, even if you don't end up using aviplay, the mtrr hack described in
>VIDEO-PERFORMANCE in the doc directory is really worthwhile -- my Matrox
>G400 went from 28 to 115 on the benchmark, and it made a very visible
>difference in other movie players (like xmovie), as well as aviplay.
>
>--
>William McBrine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--
http://www.bigfoot.com/~brihall
Linux Consultant
Never worry about the theory as long as the machinery
does what it's
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From: "Cguru Internet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: microsoft.public.frontpage.client,alt.www.webmaster,alt.html
Subject: Re: mirror site setup
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:35:18 +0500
In article <8ug8ee$d2s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hello all
>
> I want to setup a mirror site in my organisation ( for evaulation
>
> purpose only ). How can i do that ? CAN anyone suggest me good
>
> articals on mirror site setup?
>
> thanks in advance newlinx
>
Is it a UNIX based server or an NT based server?
If it's UNIX based it's easy, there are many programs that will allow you
to do this (go to freshmeat.net)
If it's NT, you'll need to buy 3rd party software, or give Mirror a
whirl, but you'll need perl installed on the NT server, and you need to
do some tweaking to the code
--
Cguru Internet
Dedicated Servers, CoLocation, WebHosting, Internet Programming
http://www.cguru.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Serial port interface for tty?
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:36:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Hasler wrote:
>> I need to connect to a "craft port", which is a com port used for
>> console access to an embedded system.
>
>Use minicom or seyon.
Or ckermit.
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! LOOK!!! I'm WALKING
at in my SLEEP again!!
visi.com
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From: "Raibatak Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Problem with upgrading kernel
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:39:14 +0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i was trying to upgrade to kernel version 2.4 on my machine with linux
mandrake 7.2 currently using kernel version 2.2.17-21mdksecure and ran into
the following problem. any help in resolving this issue would be greatly
appreciated.
the usual make xconfig; make dep; make clean; make bzImage routine went fine.
and i moved the resulting bzImage file to the /boot directory. now, prior to
this my /etc/lilo.conf file looked as follows.
==============================================================
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz-secure
label=linux
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdksecure.img
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux-up
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.17mdk.img
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.17mdk.img
append=" failsafe"
read-only
==============================================================
and after compiling the new kernel i added the following section to the above
file.
image = /boot/bzImage
label = linux-new
root = /dev/hda1
read-only
note that there is no corresponding line for initrd = ...
following this i ran lilo which registered the new boot image fine. but when i
try to reboot with the new kernel, it basically reaches a point in the boot up
process where it tries to mount / and runs into a segmentation fault and hangs.
also, when i try to add the initrd = /boot/initrd-2.2.17mdk.img in the new
section of /etc/lilo.conf file, and try to boot with the new kernel it goes
into kernel panic and hangs.
could someone provide some insight into what's going on here? more specifically
what is the purpose of the initrd tag and how can i generate a corresponding
initrd.img file for the new kernel?
thanks in advance.
raibatak.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: is linux good for graphic design?
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:39:38 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Corel has recently released CorelDraw! running on Linux; if you
>consider CorelDraw! to be a good candidate for use on Wintel, it may
>be a reasonable thing to try on Linux.
Anybody know if it's a native Unix port or is it a Win32 app
ported using WINE like CorelOffice for Linux? [While the
native Unix port of WP8 for Linux seems quite stable and lean,
I have heard too many bad things about CorelOffice. Shame.]
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! ... the MYSTERIANS
at are in here with my
visi.com CORDUROY SOAP DISH!!
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From: "Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Oracle 8i on RH Linux 7.0
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:39:33 -0800
I am running Red Hat Linux 7.0 and I just installed Oracle 8i for Linux on
it.
Near the end of the installation the wizard stated that it was "Initializing
Database". That's where it hung. I let if set over night but that did not
do any good. The rest of the install went just fine. Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Lamar
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From: Matthew L Creech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lost shadow passwords
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:10:32 -0500
Boot in single user mode (using LILO, type 'linux single' or 'linux 1'
assuming 'linux' is your image name). From here you can just do 'passwd
username' for each user you want to give a valid password to, then once
you've reset all the passwords you should be able to reboot into
multiuser just fine.
"D. Robinson" wrote:
>
> I foolishly trusted 'kuser' to add users to my SUSE box. I went to
> log-on to the box and NONE of the username/password files work,
> including ROOT. Basically, I have no way to get in to my machine.
>
> Is there anything I can do to recovery the password file, or repair from
> boot?
>
> Dennis
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Matthew L. Creech
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From: NAVARRO LOPEZ, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= Manuel
Subject: Re: Questions about qmail
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:04:18 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > fastaliases packets prior to go any further.
>
> Thanks for all this helps.
> in /etc there is no qmail. I is in /var. But Maildir is in /home of each
> users.
> The problems above are in majority resolved. My problem Is now about MUA
> configuration. No problem to sent messages, but can not get messages
> in my Maildir via MUA. I got message error: "access denied by the
> server" after giving my password.
> What this is due?
>
Oh! I think I misunderstood completly your problem!!! I suppouse now
that when you say "I got message error: "access denied by the server"
after giving my password." you're talking about a graphical MUA, I mean
you haven't tested this with a direct telnet to the proper ports. Now,
it seems to me most probable thing is there's not a POP3 or IMAP service
enabled in the server side (so it has nothing to do with qmail, which
does not give this kind of services).
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SALUD,
Jes�s
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dustin Puryear)
Subject: Re: SSH problems
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:05:46 GMT
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 20:06:39 -0500, Matthew L Creech
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Uhh... Yeah I'm familiar with how to use SSH. typing "ssh
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]" is equivalent to typing "ssh -l username
>host.name". The problem is not related to error in typing the command,
>as it's been working fine for several months now. I'm just wondering if
>anyone's had as similar problem in getting their system to work, I
>assume it's due to some permissions that were changed on a certain file
>or something.
Can you give us a list of permissions that you changed? Also, check
the permissions on /etc/passwd and /bin/login.
To check the permissions use ls with the -l option. In addition, the -a
option will give you a listing of *all* files. Hopefully, you get the
idea. ;)
Regards, Dustin
>
>Mark Post wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 07:26:13 -0500, Matthew L Creech
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi, whenever I try to run SSH on my box it tells me this:
>>
>> >#ssh blah@blah
>> >blah@blah's password:
>> >usage: login [-p] [name]
>> > login [-p] [-h host][-f name]
>> > login [-p] -r host
>> >Connection to blah closed.
>> >#
>>
>> If you want to ssh to another system, and execute multiple commands there,
>> just do 'ssh othersystem'. If you want to execute a single command there,
>> 'ssh othersystem command'. If you want to execute a single command as a
>> user that is different from what you're currently logged in as, 'ssh -l
>> otheruser othersystem command'. Hopefully you get the idea.
>>
>> Mark Post
>>
>> Postmodern Consulting
>> Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
>> To send me email, replace 'nospam' with 'home'.
>
>--
>Matthew L. Creech
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Dustin Puryear <$email = "dpuryear"."@usa.net";>
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