Linux-Misc Digest #660, Volume #26 Fri, 29 Dec 00 18:13:02 EST
Contents:
Re: ftp problem.... (Mark Post)
Internet Filtering (Bob Simon)
Re: ppp trouble when not using minicom ! (Ram Bhamidipaty)
vmware and voodoo3 (Mike)
VMware and Voodoo3? (Mike)
unary operator error ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: help - kernel compilation ("Karl Heyes")
Re: SB Live in Linux? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=D8ystein?= Gyland)
Timer triggered on serial port activity ("Theo van der Merwe")
Re: ppp trouble when not using minicom ! (Bill Unruh)
determing modem connection speeds? (Paul Fairless)
MySQL - server error -- missing host.ISM (Brian & Colleen)
Re: Get File's Owner (Mark Post)
Re: Linux into a blank PC (Rolie Baldock)
Re: Linux into a blank PC (Rolie Baldock)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,uklinux.help.misc,uklinux.help.net,uklinux.lugs
Subject: Re: ftp problem....
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:13:41 GMT
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:22:21 -0000, "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm trying to automate an ftp mget ... And am having trouble parsing a text
>file with the command into ftp...
>Dare I say is, but in WinNT it's ftp -s:filename
>What is the Linux equivalent please...
Something like this will work:
ftp -n ftpsite.com < filename
And then in filename:
user anonymous [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cd /dirofchoice
prompt
mget *.ini
quit
Postmodern Consulting
Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
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From: Bob Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Internet Filtering
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:12:21 GMT
I have @home (cable) service and am setting up network access for my
family. Although I am a unix newbie, I was able to plug 2 NICs into
an old PC, loaded RH7, and successfully enabled simple masquerading.
My wife now wants me to block all porn, violence, and hate sites. I
know that there are Internet filter programs for Windows that do this
(NetNanny, CyberSitter, etc) but have not found a program for Linux.
I believe I'd prefer a program that evaluates content "on the fly",
rather than via predefined lists of inappropriate sites.
Is this practical? If so, would someone please point me to a suitable
product?
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From: Ram Bhamidipaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp trouble when not using minicom !
Date: 29 Dec 2000 13:24:36 -0800
Here is some more info.
=====================================================================
>From a connection that failed:
Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:28 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x37 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:28 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x37 < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x38 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x38 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x94 <addr 192.168.11.254>]
Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:31 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3a <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1d78b> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:31 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x3a < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:31 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3b <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1d78b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:31 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x3b <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1d78b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:32 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:34 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3d <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1e350> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:34 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x3d < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:34 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3e <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1e350> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:34 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x3e <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1e350> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:35 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x96 <addr 192.168.11.254>]
Dec 12 21:32:35 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:37 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x40 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1ef12> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:37 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x40 < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:37 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x41 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1ef12> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:37 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x41 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1ef12> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:38 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x97 <addr 192.168.11.254>]
Dec 12 21:32:38 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:40 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x43 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1fae7> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:40 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x43 < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:32:41 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x44 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1fae7> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:41 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x44 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f1fae7> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:41 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:32:43 oak pppd[18290]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Dec 12 21:32:43 oak pppd[18290]: Modem hangup
Dec 12 21:32:43 oak pppd[18290]: Connection terminated.
Dec 12 21:32:44 oak pppd[18290]: Exit.
=====================================================================
>From a connection that worked:
Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0x2b77d57f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
0x2b77d57f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x16 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f3a770> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
4b>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x16 < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x17 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f3a770> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x17 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
0x49f3a770> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ
0f 01>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#)
15> <bsd v1 15>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x8d <addr 192.168.11.254>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x8d <addr 192.168.11.254>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [IPCP ConfRej id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 0.0.0.0>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x18 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78
00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x2 <addr 192.168.11.152>]
Dec 12 21:34:38 oak pppd[18303]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr 192.168.11.152>]
Dec 12 21:34:39 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <addr 192.168.11.152>]
Dec 12 21:34:39 oak pppd[18303]: local IP address 192.168.11.152
Dec 12 21:34:39 oak pppd[18303]: remote IP address 192.168.11.254
=====================================================================
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From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: vmware and voodoo3
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:30:05 -0000
I've been trying to get Windows 98 to run in VMware from RedHat 7. I can
install windows 98 inside VMware but can't get a resolution over 640x480
and 16 colors. Is this a limitation of VMware or my video card? Thanks.
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From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: VMware and Voodoo3?
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:30:05 -0000
Hi. I'm trying to switch to Linux but have some programs that will only
run in windows. I am using RedHat 7 and VMware 2.0 with windows 98SE. I
can set up VMware and install 98SE but I cannot get my Voodoo3 3000 to run
inside 98 - the resolution stays a 640x480 & 16 colours. Is there a
setting I need to change or is it a limitation of VMware or my Voodoo3?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: unary operator error
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:25:13 GMT
I installed Mandrake 7.0. When I run scripts, like samba, I get error:
[ := :unary operator blah blah
>From what I see on usenet, the problem comes from an if statement
referencing a nonexistant environment variable without quotes. I'm not
at that computer to make sure that is actually the case, but assuming
it is, how do I fix all the errors? I get tons of errors when I
shutdown the system, so it's prevalent in several scripts. I don't care
to go through them all. Was/is there a fix for this?
Thanks.
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From: "Karl Heyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: help - kernel compilation
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:48:37 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Patrick Amirian"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to compile the kerenl 2.4.test12, and everything is
> working fine except,
>
> on the server the nfs daemon is not working anymore with the new
> kernel
>
It's probably because you haven't built the kernel NFS support. Not
sure if it requires experimental setting enabled.
karl.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=D8ystein?= Gyland)
Subject: Re: SB Live in Linux?
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:44:07 GMT
On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 14:56:00 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've just upgraded my SB16 to a PCI SBLive. Naturally the sound no longer
>works. I understand that I have to set the sound module up or something -
>how do I do this?
>My system:
>Red Hat 6.1 (Cartman)
Try using the sndconfig utility as root.
You haven't written what Live card you have, but atleast someof
the cards have emu10k chipsets, which appears to be supported on
my RH 6.2 system.
--
Oeystein
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From: "Theo van der Merwe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Timer triggered on serial port activity
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:11:57 +0200
I would like to implement a very accurate timer on a Linux machine. The
exact time between a series of trigger pulses on the serial port is desired
(the time between pulses would typically be larger than 10 ms -
milliseconds). Can you provide me with feedback on:
1) What timing accuracy can be achieved with a standard PC?
2) How can I minimize the delay from activity on the serial port to
processing of the serial data under Redhat Linux (e.g. a realtime kernel
patch)? What would typical delay times be?
3) How would one log the time between pulses (activity on the serial port)
accurately under Redhat Linux? I am only interested in the time between
pulses, not the exact time the pulses occur (unless the delay in processing
is too long of course).
Best regards,
Theo van der Merwe ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: ppp trouble when not using minicom !
Date: 29 Dec 2000 22:08:52 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ram Bhamidipaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]Here is some more info.
Your ISP is stupid and incompetent. Get a new ISP.
]---------------------------------------------------------------------
]From a connection that failed:
]Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
]Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: Using interface ppp0
]Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
]Dec 12 21:32:26 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
]0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
]Dec 12 21:32:28 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x37 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
]0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
]4b>]
They want asyncmap 0xa0000 This usually announces a broken isp. Use
asyncmap a0000
in /etc/ppp/options.
Also make sure that you do not have xon/xoff set up. the 11 13 are the
xonxoff characters, which could be confusing things.
]Dec 12 21:32:28 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x37 < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01
]41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43 4b>]
]Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x38 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
]0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp>]
]Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x38 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
]0x49f1cbd9> <pcomp> <accomp>]
]Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x94 <addr 192.168.11.254>]
]Dec 12 21:32:29 oak pppd[18290]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
]0xf1ba29e0> <pcomp> <accomp>]
]Dec 12 21:32:31 oak pppd[18290]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3a <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic
]0x49f1d78b> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 0e 01 41 53 35 33 30 30 53 54 41 43
]4b>]
Suddenly he starts renegotiating stuff already agreed on.
Try that asyncmap and see if it helps
....
]From a connection that worked:
]Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
]Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: Using interface ppp0
]Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
]Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
]0x2b77d57f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
]Dec 12 21:34:37 oak pppd[18303]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic
]0x2b77d57f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
See here he wants asyncmap 0 and it works. Microsoft is nice enough to
have their broken servers announce that they are broken with that
a0000 asyncmap.
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From: Paul Fairless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: determing modem connection speeds?
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:03:42 GMT
hi
i was trying to find out if there is a way to get pppd (2.3.10) to
report the connection speed that it got when it hooked up to your isp?
i've got the output going to syslog at the moment so i see all the:
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: rcvd [IPCP ConfRej id=0x1 <compress VJ
0f 01>]
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr
0.0.0.0>]
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x1 80 fd 01 01 00
0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f]
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x2 <addr
62.7.53.107>]
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr
62.7.53.107>]
Dec 29 21:08:46 homer pppd[137]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <addr
62.7.53.107>]
stuff coming through when i connect, but cant seem to get the connectino
speed
thanks
P
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From: Brian & Colleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MySQL - server error -- missing host.ISM
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 14:12:31 -0800
I'm getting (all of a sudden) the following error message when I run
mysqld (as root):
001229 14:07:15 mysqld: Can't find file: 'host.ISM' (errno: 2)
Where should this file be and if I can't find it, can I build a new one?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Subject: Re: Get File's Owner
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:21:09 GMT
On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 05:17:36 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>How do you get a file's owner? I know you can do ls -l, but if the
>owner's user name is longer than 8 characters, everything after the 8th
>character is truncated.
If you do 'ls -ln' you can get the numeric UID of the owner, and then scan
through /etc/passwd to find the user name associated with that UID.
Mark Post
Postmodern Consulting
Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rolie Baldock)
Subject: Re: Linux into a blank PC
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:40:57 GMT
Floyd,
I am not in the US. I live down under and as I have 14 WORKING 486s in
the house, as I said I will go BANANAS if I have another machine
particularly one which requires all new daughter boards, Pentiums are
NOT cheap here and the expense can hardly be justified for a SERVER.
On 28 Dec 2000 14:46:43 -0900, Floyd Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rolie Baldock) wrote:
>>Hello Folks,
>>
>>I have a blank PC (486 DX2-66) set aside for Linux. No Windows. HDD
>>partitioned into 2 partitions as requested in Red Hat booklet and
>>armed with Red Hat CD where do I go next. Thinks !! I might make a
>>boot floppy with RAWHIDE on the CD ??? Correct ??? Then what??? Don't
>>have any info on the monitor, never needed it before so why now?
>>PARTINFO and FIPS provide partition info. No I cannot afford a BLOODY
>>Pentium and I don't need another PC in the house, anymore and I'll go
>
>Do yourself a favor and check out the price of a Pentium motherboard
>on eBay or wherever. A couple years ago I was fooling around with
>a two 486DX66 cpu's, and eventually replaced them with Pentiums for
>under $30 plus shipping.
>
>It was well worth it, and certainly the price cannot have gotten
>any higher. You can probably buy a complete box with ps, sd, kbd,
>and everything for almost that low these days!
>
> Floyd
>
>>bananas. So don't make any such stupid suggestions. I only want
>>initially a better LAN server system and I think Linux may be the
>>answer.
>
>Linux or FreeBSD. But get a Pentium.
>
>--
>Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.ptialaska.net/~floyd>
>Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--Rolie Baldock. email: <berd_kalamunda@'nospam'techemail.com>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rolie Baldock)
Subject: Re: Linux into a blank PC
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:50:55 GMT
Hello cpw,
The machine has a CD drive on the IDE bus. I am trying to get a grip
on LINUX before jumping in at the deep end and installing it into my
two servers on the LAN which currently are responsible for 6 SCSI
drives which are selected one or two at a time as required because
they are in caddies. I run two workstations on the LAN which is great
for mixed language programming and other jobs where you need to access
two screens at the same instant. For backups they are all connected
but only once a week or so. It took a lot of effort to set up the LAN
and I do not want to sabotage it.
On 28 Dec 2000 16:17:04 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rolie Baldock) writes:
>
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> I have a blank PC (486 DX2-66) set aside for Linux. No Windows. HDD
>> partitioned into 2 partitions as requested in Red Hat booklet and
>> armed with Red Hat CD where do I go next. Thinks !! I might make a
>> boot floppy with RAWHIDE on the CD ??? Correct ??? Then what??? Don't
>> have any info on the monitor, never needed it before so why now?
>> PARTINFO and FIPS provide partition info. No I cannot afford a BLOODY
>> Pentium and I don't need another PC in the house, anymore and I'll go
>> bananas. So don't make any such stupid suggestions. I only want
>> initially a better LAN server system and I think Linux may be the
>> answer.
>>
>> --Rolie Baldock. email: <berd_kalamunda@'nospam'techemail.com>
>
>Does this blank PC have a CD drive? Slackware used to have a setup
>where you could install a nice complete distribution from
>floppies. When I first became aware of Linux all I had was a laptop
>with a hard drive, a floppy drive but no CD drive (this was in 1995),
>and a friend showed me an ad where you could get linux on 50 floppies.
>It was a slackware distribution and I got it and installed it. When
>you get a Slackware CD, I think there are instructions on how to make a
>set of installation floppies from the data on the CD.
>
>If you do have both a floppy and a CD drive on this blank PC, then the
>redhat CD should have some images that can be xferred to floppy using
>some DOS utility (rawrite?) or standard unix utilities like dd or
>cat, and you can boot up from the floppy which would be able to mount
>the CD (unless it's some strange, old proprietary hardware, not SCSI
>or IDE), and then install the distribution.
>
> -- email me at rahul.net, not ragwind...
--Rolie Baldock. email: <berd_kalamunda@'nospam'techemail.com>
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