Linux-Misc Digest #557, Volume #26 Sat, 16 Dec 00 00:13:02 EST
Contents:
Does this cd-rom burner work w/ Linux? (Shawn Smith)
Re: soundcard and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: best linux soundcard ("Duke")
Re: Mylex AcceleRAID 170 (Cokey de Percin)
Help with MS Telnet into Linux (Rick)
Re: Help with MS Telnet into Linux (Dances With Crows)
Re: How do I totally remove Linux from hard drive to use whole HD for (Joe Walling)
standalone install of redhat7 (cj)
Re: What can I delete in /tmp? (Robert Heller)
Re: Why do I see a directory listing instead of my web page??? (Robert Heller)
Logging the rc.local? ("Flej Ling")
Re: Does this cd-rom burner work w/ Linux? (E J)
Pass character to a program? ("Flej Ling")
Re: What can I delete in /tmp? (Jean-David Beyer)
Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ? (Jean-David Beyer)
Re: standalone install of redhat7 (Jean-David Beyer)
Re: kernel 2.2.18 compile fails on slackware (Jonathan)
Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ? (Yves Bellefeuille)
Please help (Lynked)
files encrypted eight years ago with the unix crypt(1) command. want in ("Dan
Jacobson")
Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ? (Dances With Crows)
Re: soundcard and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Accessing linux filesystem from Windows (Rod Smith)
Please Help (Lynked)
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From: Shawn Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Does this cd-rom burner work w/ Linux?
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:02:29 GMT
I am just wondering if anyone has this working w/ RH 7. I am just
checking before I buy one.
Hewlett-Packard 12x8x32 SCSI Internal CD-RW Drive 9600i
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: soundcard and Linux
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:04:25 GMT
In article <91efdb$249$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Anurodh Pokharel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am running mandarke 7.1 with Window Maker on a PII with 32MB RAM.
when i
> installed, i got everything working except the soundcard which is a
ISA
> creative AWE 64 card.
> Does anyone know how i could get my sound card working under linux
without
> recompiling the kernel because it seems like a real pain to do that
and i
> dont have the HDD space .I also havent installed g++ or any of the
source
> files because i intend to use the linux box for really simple stuff
like
> word processing and browsing
>
> Thanks
> -Anurodh
>
> --Hi,
You have the same sound card I do..go to runlevel 3 by pressing keys
(ctrl+alt+F3) and the system will switch to RL 3..You will be prompted
to type in root, then your root password..After that, type in, sndconfig
and you will enter the sound configuration program..Follow
instructions..It will try to configure it and if sucessful play some
sound..If not it will prompt you to enter dma's IRQ's and I/O's..
When you have it configured, just type in, shutdown -r now ,and the
computer will reboot, hopefully with sound..After that you will have to
enable your system sounds...Good Luck,
JP
> ______________________
> Anurodh Pokharel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Hi, I Floyd, the signatue virus, copy me and help me spread
>
>
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From: "Duke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: best linux soundcard
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 21:12:06 -0500
"Prasanth A. Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Duke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Follow the link posted by others and start by disabling "PNP OS" in your
> > BIOS. Plug -n- Pray does not assign an IRQ to your sound card (or any
other
> > sort of pnp card for that matter, like a network card!) and linux can
have a
> > tough time with it.
>
> You can use 'isapnp' to handle the PnP stuff also instead of disabling
> the bios. This comes as part of Red Hat Linux and works for my SB Awe 64.
You can also use Windblows to achieve the same effect :-) Making Linux more
compatible with retarded standards makes it less.. unix-like (or worthy).
I have not used isapnp, I assume it works with PCI cards as well and I hope
it avoids some of the shortfalls of PnP, although some problems are tied to
the platform (BIOS, BIOS/card pnp revision, etc.)
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Mylex AcceleRAID 170
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 01:12:48 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> normaly there should be a driver called dac960, this one should work
> with the mylex
>
Correct. RH 7.0 should have it; RH 6.2 does as I'm running it and I have
a AcceleRAID 250. Note that the driver is a 'block' driver, not a SCSI
driver. The normal install should find it if the hardware setup is correct.
Note that if you're using it for a RAID level, then you need to set up the
raid configuration BEFORE you try to install your OS. I used the onboard
configuration to set up my RAID 5 and then installed Linux on it.
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Sebastian Kollmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > i would be very thankful if somebody could tell me how to setup
> > RedHat7.0 on a Mylex AcceleRAID 170 controller or how to create a
> driver
> > disk that supports this hardware. I've only found some sources of a
> new
> > driver that can be compiled into a new kernel. But I really need setup
> > support.
> >
> > Thanks for any possible help.
> >
Best
Cokey
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From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with MS Telnet into Linux
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:30:09 -0000
I am telnetting from a Windows ME computer into a linux computer on my
network, how do I use the edit
command to edit a file? I get the file open it what appears to be an
editing window, but it there's no cursor, when I move the arrow keys
around the column number changes but thats it!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Help with MS Telnet into Linux
Date: 16 Dec 2000 03:29:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:30:09 -0000, Rick staggered into the Black Sun and said:
>I am telnetting from a Windows ME computer into a linux computer on my
>network, how do I use the edit
>command to edit a file? I get the file open it what appears to be an
>editing window, but it there's no cursor, when I move the arrow keys
>around the column number changes but thats it!
Get a better Telnet client. Seriously, TELNET.EXE is the worst Telnet
client in existence. PuTTY is a pretty nice one, and it's free.
TeraTerm is another reasonable choice.
If for some hideous reason you're stuck with TELNET.EXE, then make the
first thing you do when you connect to the Linux box "export
TERM=vt100". TELNET.EXE is *almost* capable of handling vt100
emulation. PuTTY and TeraTerm can do that perfectly, or they can do
vt220 (colors!) or xterm or linux-console emulation.
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From: Joe Walling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: How do I totally remove Linux from hard drive to use whole HD for
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:29:06 -0800
Try using a "Win'crash''bluescreen'" newsgroup for your answer.
E J wrote:
> Goodbye linux!
> Use windows fdisk /mbr to get rid of lilo
> Use windows fdisk to remove all linux partition and use windows fdisk to
> create the new windows partition.
> Use windows format to format the new windows partition. If you
> originally have a C disk, the new partition will appear as D disk.
>
> misterbooboo wrote:
>
> > I have a 6GB HD split half for RH7 and half for Win95.
> >
> > I want to rid myself of Linux and rededicate the entire HD to Win95.
> >
> > How do I do this?
> >
> > Win's fdisk will not get me there as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Specifics appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > --
> > Jon - I love Jesus Christ
> > http://www.jonsplace.org/
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From: cj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: standalone install of redhat7
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 03:30:05 -0000
i installed redhat 7 as a standalone installation and had no problems
during the installation but when the machine was started the first time it
came up with no operating system found message would appreciate any help
with this problem
thanks cameron.
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What can I delete in /tmp?
Date: 15 Dec 2000 21:30:53 true
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:12:58 +0100, wrote :
"TB> Dragan Colak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"TB> > I have a Linux installation here with 712 MByte of data in /tmp.
"TB> > I would like to reduce the size of it. What can I delete and what
"TB>
"TB> Everything
"TB>
"TB> > shouldn't I touch?
"TB>
"TB> Nothing
"TB>
"TB> > Can somebody give a little advice, please?
"TB>
"TB> Do nothing, and file a bug report with your distro. It should be
"TB> removing the contents of /tmp every day at 6am via a cronjob.
This only works if the box is up 24/7. If the maching is shutdown at
night, this cron job is never run...
"TB>
"TB> tmp means tmp
"TB>
"TB> Peter
"TB>
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why do I see a directory listing instead of my web page???
Date: 15 Dec 2000 21:30:54 true
"Dan Krones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:51:04 GMT, wrote :
"K> Thanks for your help!!
"K>
"K> I did what you suggest and it all seems to be set up correctly. I am
"K> thinking that I might have a DNS problem. Do you know if a DNS problem
"K> could produce the results I am seeing?
Only if you are using HTTP 1.1 *Virtual Hosting*. And the directory in
question is configured inside of a <VirtualHost ...> ... </VirtualHost>
section. If your DNS was not setup properly, the HTTP daemon (Apache)
would not know the Virtual Host mapping and thus not apply the
proper <VirtualHost ...> ... </VirtualHost> section to your HTTP request.
"K>
"K> -Dan
"K>
"K> "Ian Tindale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
"K> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
"K> > Dan Krones wrote:
"K> >
"K> > > Why do I see a directory listing instead of my web page???
"K> >
"K> > It's possible to have httpd.conf set up so it only regards index.htm as
"K> > the default - or you can have it set up so that default.htm,
"K> > default.html, index.htm, index.html (and others) all have the same
"K> > desired effect. Do a find for index in the httpd.conf file, and if you
"K> > find the relevant area, see what the comments say.
"K> >
"K> > Ian Tindale
"K> >
"K>
"K>
"K>
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From: "Flej Ling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Logging the rc.local?
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:37:16 -0800
How can I log what's happening in rc.local when it runs? I put a script into
it but the script doesn't seem to run. I want to see if there are any error
messages or see how far the script is getting. "cat ./var/log/messages"
doesn't show much - it just shows ppp trying to connect, ie: the end result
of the commands. What I want is like a DOS "echo" to display things as they
are happening. Also, does rc.local run as user "root" when you are booting?
Thanks,
Flej Ling
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does this cd-rom burner work w/ Linux?
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 03:37:35 GMT
It is highly likely it will, and since it is SCSI, it will be easy to
work under RH7.0
(RH7.1 isn't out yet, unless you know something I don't know :) )
Shawn Smith wrote:
> I am just wondering if anyone has this working w/ RH 7. I am just
> checking before I buy one.
>
> Hewlett-Packard 12x8x32 SCSI Internal CD-RW Drive 9600i
>
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>
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From: "Flej Ling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pass character to a program?
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:43:03 -0800
I am running a program that does some stuff, then prompts "Press CTRL Z to
exit". It works great.
Now I want to run it via a bash script with the sleep command so that it
starts up 45 seconds after boot up. How do I pass a CTRL Z to the program
from within a script after the program finishes. It will be running
invisibly in the background, then I want to stuff a CTRL Z into it to make
it exit.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance,
Flej Ling
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What can I delete in /tmp?
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:45:44 -0500
Robert Heller wrote:
>
> "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> In a message on Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:12:58 +0100, wrote :
>
> "TB> Dragan Colak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "TB> > I have a Linux installation here with 712 MByte of data in /tmp.
> "TB> > I would like to reduce the size of it. What can I delete and what
> "TB>
> "TB> Everything
> "TB>
> "TB> > shouldn't I touch?
> "TB>
> "TB> Nothing
> "TB>
> "TB> > Can somebody give a little advice, please?
> "TB>
> "TB> Do nothing, and file a bug report with your distro. It should be
> "TB> removing the contents of /tmp every day at 6am via a cronjob.
>
> This only works if the box is up 24/7. If the maching is shutdown at
> night, this cron job is never run...
So either, leave it up 24/7, or diddle /etc/crontab to run
/etc/cron.daily at sometime when the machine is likely to be up.
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ?
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:51:48 -0500
Robert Chalmers wrote:
>
> I'm trying to gunzip a VERY large file. 3 Gb uncompressed, nearly 400Mb compressed.
>And even using zcat -f, it comes back with a
> "file too big" error.
> I thought it might be running out of disk space - but it is only 71% used when it
>dies. Which should be plenty !!!
>
> any ideas anyone ?
The default ulimit for maximum file size may be too small for your
file. On my machine, it is unlimited (except for the space actually
available), but YMMV. See man bash and look for ulimit. Do a ulimit -f
and see what the maximum file size you can create is. You can change
it with the ulimit command. You can also do it in a program. See man 3
ulimit.
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: standalone install of redhat7
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:55:21 -0500
cj wrote:
>
> i installed redhat 7 as a standalone installation and had no problems
> during the installation but when the machine was started the first time it
> came up with no operating system found message would appreciate any help
> with this problem
Did you forget to tell the install program to put LILO into the MBR?
The install program asked where you wanted to put it, you remember. If
so, boot it from your emergency disk (you did make one, right? It
asked you if you wanted to make one and you said YES, right?), and run
/sbin/lilo (after making sure that /etc/lilo.conf is correct.
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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel 2.2.18 compile fails on slackware
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 03:47:13 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Greetings, folks!
>
> Well, this is a new one for me.
> I've been compiling kernels for quite some time; since the 1.2.x
days,
> and I've never seen anything like this..
> As a matter of routine, I'll usually upgrade when a new kernel
version
> comes out, so, I downloaded the 2.2.18 patch, patched my 2.2.17 source
> tree, and did a make menuconfig. All was peachy.
> Did a make zImage. It whirred along a bit, then I spied this just
> before the compile erred out:
> /usr/i386-slackware-linux/bin/ld:
> warning: cannot find entry symbol _start
>
> Well, thought I, Ive seen situations where a make dep was needed
also,
> so, tried that. Make dep failed. Did a make mrproper, then another
> make menuconfig, resulting in the same warning as before (see above)
> and a total subsequent hang in the 'parsing..............' episode.
> ctrl-c did work, however, and I was able to terminate the process.
> I'm running glibc 2.1.3, gcc 2.95.1, and all the usual goodies
> in a default slack 7 install. I was able to go from 2.2.16 to 2.2.17
> with his setup no problem.
> Any ideas? I know that 2.2.18 is awfully new, but I figure my
> experience is not unique.
> TIA
> Pete.
>
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>
I would try using the whole kernel rather than patching, but then I have
tons of bandwidth, too.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yves Bellefeuille)
Subject: Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ?
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 23:17:38 -0500
Reply-To: Yves Bellefeuille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, "Robert Chalmers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to gunzip a VERY large file. 3 Gb uncompressed, nearly 400Mb
> compressed. And even using zcat -f, it comes back with a "file too big"
> error.
>
> I thought it might be running out of disk space - but it is only 71%
> used when it dies. Which should be plenty !!!
On Intel systems with ext2fs, the maximum file size is 2 Gb.
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Subject: Please help
From: Lynked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 03:29:36 GMT
Please email any help you can to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am trying to use Linux as my internet gateway for a home network. When I
bring the computer up, everthing looks good thru ifconfig:
lo - good.
eth0 - good (with internet address)
eth1 - good (with intranet address [192.x.x.x])
The problem is, when I try to PING anything, I get no response and time out.
I have kind of fixed this problem, but would like it to work correctly.
What I've gotten so far is:
1. disable eth1(intranet) at boot.
2. After boot, lo and eth0(internet) come up good and I can PING the
outside world.
3. I then have to do the following command [ ifconfig eth1 192.x.x.x ]
4. I then take care of my IPCHAINS and can get to the outside from behind
the linux machine.
My problem is that when I try a NETWORK RELOAD, it doesn't work (I know,
because the statements are in RC.LOCAL). I'd really like it to work, and
hope someone knows what's wrong. Below is some info that may help...
Please email me (it's hard to check these newsgroups) if you can help
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ROUTE:
DESTINATION GATEWAY GENMASK FLAGS METRIC REF USE IFACE
=========== ======= ======= ===== ======================
24.x.x.x * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.x.x.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default xxx.midsou 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FROM /etc/sysconfig/network/
NETWORKING=yes
FORWARD_IPV4=true
HOSTNAME=some.stuff.imadeup
GATEWAY=192.x.x.1
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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From: "Dan Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.security,sci.crypt
Subject: files encrypted eight years ago with the unix crypt(1) command. want in
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 11:57:26 +0800
Ok, I've got these files that I encrypted eight years ago with the unix crypt(1)
command.
Problems:
1. can't find crypt(1) here on Mandrake 7.2. Is that the export regulation rule
thingy at play?
2. I forgot the password anyway.
Now I've heard there's some software kit that can help me crack back open into
clear text
these, oh, 5 KB files. Where do I ftp the rpm or .tar from? And when I crack
back open one file,
will it give me some key to use on the rest of the files as I remember the
passwd is the same for them all.
Mandrake has a decryptdir command but it fails as it depends on a non present
crypt.
I did do the obligatory FAQ and Google searches. Must be in a FAQ not currently
in my news.answers spool.
Moochoes grassyass for any tips.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Does gunzip have a file size limit ?
Date: 16 Dec 2000 04:56:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 23:17:38 -0500, Yves Bellefeuille staggered into
the Black Sun and said:
>On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, "Robert Chalmers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to gunzip a VERY large file. 3 Gb uncompressed, nearly 400Mb
>> compressed. And even using zcat -f, it comes back with a "file too big"
>> error.
>>
>> I thought it might be running out of disk space - but it is only 71%
>> used when it dies. Which should be plenty !!!
>
>On Intel systems with ext2fs, the maximum file size is 2 Gb.
Nope. On an Intel system running Linux with an *unpatched kernel* and
an *unpatched libc*, the max file size is 2G. IIRC, RedHat 6.2 and a
few other newer distros shipped with a patched libc and a patched kernel
that could handle larger files. The real problem lies in the Intel
CPU's 32-bit architecture, since ext2 is 64-bit by design and can handle
files up to 2T in size on 64-bit processors without any fiddling.
One place to start looking for more info re: files > 2G is
http://www.suse.de/~aj/linux_lfs.html
which should help. Good luck....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: soundcard and Linux
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Date: 15 Dec 2000 20:56:34 -0800
In alt.os.linux.mandrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> You have the same sound card I do..go to runlevel 3 by pressing keys
> (ctrl+alt+F3) and the system will switch to RL 3..You will be prompted
> to type in root, then your root password..After that, type in, sndconfig
> and you will enter the sound configuration program..Follow
> instructions..It will try to configure it and if sucessful play some
> sound..If not it will prompt you to enter dma's IRQ's and I/O's..
> When you have it configured, just type in, shutdown -r now ,and the
> computer will reboot, hopefully with sound..After that you will have to
> enable your system sounds...Good Luck,
> JP
A couple points of which you should be aware of...
The version of sndconfig that comes with mandrake7.2 seems to be able
to detect pnp cards on its own. If you have one, you probably won't
have to mess around with irqs etc. If your card is really old and
isn't plug-and-play, it's a good idea to figure these things out before
hand. If you're running windows, you can do this through the System
section in the control panel. Just browse through the devices until you
find your sound card.
Generally, setting up sound in Linux isn't nearly the headache it was
a few years ago.
Also,
Ctrl-alt-f3 doesn't switch you to runlevel 3; it just gets you to the
third text console. To get back to X from there, just hit alt-f7.
I'm sure there's a howto explaining this in great detail somewhere...
You also shouldn't need to reboot (by typing 'shoutdown -r now') after
setting up sound. That's one of the great things about Linux-- no
reboots required unless you make some *major* changes to the system,
unlike that other operating system...
cheers,
Carl
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Accessing linux filesystem from Windows
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 04:58:04 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Sswitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have Win95 and Linux peacefully coexisting on my P-166, with
> LILO set up to boot either OS. But sometimes while I'm running
> Win95, I suddenly realize I need this one vital file, but it's
> in my Linux partition. To reboot the machine just to copy one
> file is - shall we say - somewhat inconvenient. So what I'm
> hoping might exist is a Win95 program that can mount and access
> (read-only) Linux filesystems. Does anyone know if such a beast
> exists?
I know of two such programs:
- Explore2fs (http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/Explore2fs.htm) is
a read/write ext2fs access utility. It's not a filesystem driver per
se -- that is, you can't assign a Linux partition a DOS/Windows drive
letter. You can use it to transfer files back and forth, though.
- fsdext2 (http://www.yipton.demon.co.uk) is a read-only ext2fs
filesystem driver, so you can assign an ext2fs partition a drive
letter (D:, E:, etc.) and access files directly from Windows programs.
You can't write to ext2fs partitions with it, though
There are also one or two Windows NT ext2fs drivers. The fsdext2 author
is reportedly working on one, and another is available from
http://www.chat.ru/~ashedel/.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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Subject: Please Help
From: Lynked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 03:32:46 GMT
Please email any help you can to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am trying to use Linux as my internet gateway for a home network. When I
bring the computer up, everthing looks good thru ifconfig:
lo - good.
eth0 - good (with internet address)
eth1 - good (with intranet address [192.x.x.x])
The problem is, when I try to PING anything, I get no response and time out.
I have kind of fixed this problem, but would like it to work correctly.
What I've gotten so far is:
1. disable eth1(intranet) at boot.
2. After boot, lo and eth0(internet) come up good and I can PING the
outside world.
3. I then have to do the following command [ ifconfig eth1 192.x.x.x ]
4. I then take care of my IPCHAINS and can get to the outside from behind
the linux machine.
My problem is that when I try a NETWORK RELOAD, it doesn't work (I know,
because the statements are in RC.LOCAL). I'd really like it to work, and
hope someone knows what's wrong. Below is some info that may help...
Please email me (it's hard to check these newsgroups) if you can help
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ROUTE:
DESTINATION GATEWAY GENMASK FLAGS METRIC REF USE IFACE
=========== ======= ======= ===== ======================
24.x.x.x * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.x.x.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default xxx.midsou 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FROM /etc/sysconfig/network/
NETWORKING=yes
FORWARD_IPV4=true
HOSTNAME=some.stuff.imadeup
GATEWAY=192.x.x.1
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