Linux-Misc Digest #787, Volume #27 Sun, 6 May 01 13:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: just installed xcdroast .98alpha8 but got a problem ("Rodney D. Myers")
Re: Failed to setup FTP Server in RedHat 7.1
Re: Recycle hdb1 for new distro install? (David Efflandt)
Re: question about mail ("Repo")
Re: Failed to setup FTP Server in RedHat 7.1 ("Repo")
trick login/shell environmet issue - ("DMcBee")
SOLVED: TAR Return Codes ("Harald Schneider")
Re: upload-configuration-HOWTO (David Efflandt)
Re: USB harddisk - how to get more out of it (David Efflandt)
bind 9.1.0-10 problem timing out (Shore Linux Solutions)
Re: Problem with Redhat 7.1: Constant Disk Access (Santaigo del Roi)
Re: Inserting several jpg files into StarOffice presentation ("J-Pip")
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From: "Rodney D. Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: just installed xcdroast .98alpha8 but got a problem
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 08:16:46 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Glitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On the Setup -> Defaults page, make sure that you do not have
"simulation" button checked.
> hi,
>
> I just downloaded the newest version of Xcdroast. I had to get
> cdrecord 1.9 as well.
>
> I can make an image just fine. I add the image as a track to be
> written to a cdrw and then Istart the write process. It finishes fine
> and finalizes the CD however when I mount teh disc I get an empty
> directory listing.
>
> If I attempt to get the CD info using Xcdroast, after a burn, I'm
> told there is indeed one track on the disc and the right amount of
> space is reportedbut yet I don't see anything with 'ls'...I'm writing
> the track as a combination Rock Ridge + Joliet filesystem and im
> padding the tracks which is a default setting.
>
> Anyone know what's going on?
> thanks
> brandon
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Failed to setup FTP Server in RedHat 7.1
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 15:17:31 +0000 (UTC)
Stephen Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eric Chow wrote:
>> I don't know what caused this. When I use RedHat 6.2, I just installed
>> everything, and it can use as a FTP server. But in RedHat 7.1, it can't.
>> Is there any config to to that ? Would you please to teach me what should
>> I do ?
> I encountered the same problem. RH changed to xinetd (which I gave up on)
> and just installed SuSE.
I encountered similar problems when I installed RH71. Apparnently
the people at Red Hat are getting more and more like Microsoft every
day. They assume you're an idiot and they know what you really want.
They assume you installed the ftp server because you don't know what
you're doing and you don't REALLY want it.
Here's how I solved the problem:
1) As root, go to /etc/xinetd.d
2) Open the ftpd (or wu-ftpd) file.
3) The last line should say something like:
disable = yes
4) Delete this line.
5) Save the file.
6) Reboot.
That did it for me.
Tom S.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Recycle hdb1 for new distro install?
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 15:22:07 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6 May 2001 01:43:04 GMT, Andrew Purugganan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I looked at hdb1, and it currently has / mounted on it (Damn) I was hoping
> to keep my toys in /usr, i.e. avoid re-downloading & re-installing, and
> upgrade or install a new distro altogether on hda1. Would it be possible
> to keep it and re-attach/re-mount it to the new distro? Or am I SOL
Yes, if you have the hard disk space there is nothing that says you can't
have more than 1 Linux distro on a system. I have Win98se (never finished
reinstalling), RH 6.1, Mandrake 7.0, SuSE 7.1 and FreeBSD 4.0 on one
system. I primarily use Mandrake 7.0 on that system, but I can mount any
of the other partitions from there if I need to get something from
another.
You can leapfrog the LILO's for each system. I set mine up with 2 /boot
partitions on hda1 with enough room in an extended partition for 2
distros. LILO for either system goes in one of the /boot partitions which
I can set as the boot partition (instead of using the MBR). From there I
can also boot to Win98, another LILO on hdb1 or FreeBSD, or another LILO
from my old RH on hdc1.
What you may want to do is first make sure you have a boot floppy that can
boot to hdb1. Then set lilo.conf on hdb1 to boot = /dev/hdb1
and run /sbin/lilo from that drive.
Then after you install the new Linux on hda1, include the following in its
lilo.conf and rerun lilo:
other = /dev/hdb1
label = oldlinux
This should allow LILO wherever it is on hda to boot the LILO on hdb1 (or
wherever you put it there).
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From: "Repo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: question about mail
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 17:36:07 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bob Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> when i use mutt i can get it to send mail but it doesn't seem to recieve
> any mail. does this mean that my sendmail isn't configured properly? can
> sendmail actually receive messages too, as opposed to sending them?
> thanks,
> Bob
Bob
You can configure fetchmail to retrieve the mail from your pop account
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Repo
RedHat Linux release 7.1 Kernel 2.4.2-2
http://beginnerslinux.org http://www.preggers.easynet.be
5:35pm up 1 day, 2:58, 5 users, load average: 0.07, 0.18, 0.26
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From: "Repo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Failed to setup FTP Server in RedHat 7.1
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 17:43:57 +0200
In article <9d3pub$7jq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Unknown"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Stephen Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Eric Chow wrote:
>
>>> I don't know what caused this. When I use RedHat 6.2, I just installed
>>> everything, and it can use as a FTP server. But in RedHat 7.1, it
>>> can't. Is there any config to to that ? Would you please to teach me
>>> what should I do ?
>
>> I encountered the same problem. RH changed to xinetd (which I gave up
>> on) and just installed SuSE.
> I encountered similar problems when I installed RH71. Apparnently the
> people at Red Hat are getting more and more like Microsoft every day.
> They assume you're an idiot and they know what you really want. They
> assume you installed the ftp server because you don't know what you're
> doing and you don't REALLY want it. Here's how I solved the problem:
> 1) As root, go to /etc/xinetd.d
> 2) Open the ftpd (or wu-ftpd) file.
> 3) The last line should say something like:
> disable = yes
> 4) Delete this line.
> 5) Save the file.
> 6) Reboot.
> That did it for me.
> Tom S.
It is just a matter of security
Everything is closed untill you open it.
You don't need to delete the line, just do
disable=no
and you don't need to reboot,
just
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart
--
Repo
RedHat Linux release 7.1 Kernel 2.4.2-2
http://beginnerslinux.org http://www.preggers.easynet.be
5:38pm up 1 day, 3:01, 5 users, load average: 0.22, 0.16, 0.23
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From: "DMcBee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: trick login/shell environmet issue -
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 11:58:49 -0400
Okay All -
I'm running RH 6.2 in a peer-to-peer network of about 50 windows
machines . Originally, we ran one server ( it was RH 5.2 ) for both DHCP and
our Pick(our database application). Pretty much everybody in the facility
uses "Pick" all day. Some use dumb terminals to access "Pick" and some use
"Accuterm" to telnet into to "pick" server. Those who would telnet into it,
were automatically shot into thier "pick" login, and could work from that
point on.
NOW - we've switched to running the 5.2 machine as just the DHCP server,
and and a new (Dell PowerEdge 1400 - it kicks ass) 6.2 machine as our "PICK"
server. HOWEVER - I'm having trouble duplcating the "autologin" process as
it was before. As it is now - the users telnet into the pick server, login
under linux, and start the pick process from the command prompt. I've looked
in the inetd.conf file at the telnet line(in the old machine) and it points
to a script that statrts the pick process. I've duplicated that in our new
machine and I'm getting a " network connection reset " error.
My question IS : how do I set it up so that an application(pick) is run
as soon as a user telnets into it?
We have NO external connectivity oter than an internet server that is
separate.
Thanks -
Drew M
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From: "Harald Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: SOLVED: TAR Return Codes
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 17:47:48 +0200
I call tar from a perl script and thje return code in that case is indeed
512.
The example you made below, solves my problem. Thanks a lot!
All the best,
Harald
> If it's a C program, then the "return code" mentioned in the
> info pages is returned in the upper 8 bits of a 16 bit number,
> with a signal number in the lower 8 bits:
>
> 512 = 00000010 00000000
> return code signal number
>
> Return code == 2.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: upload-configuration-HOWTO
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 15:56:56 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 02 May 2001 14:04:07 -0400, Mike Song <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello;
>
> I read a document which mentioned a Linux
> upload-configuration-HOWTO document.
> I have serched the LDP site and could not find
> this howto doc.
>
> Does this doc exist, or is there another doc about file uploading?
That is like asking, does anyone know how I can get somewhere?
>From what to what by what transport method? First you need to know what
method you are connecting with (tcp/ip, direct shell login, etc.). Then
you can read the docs about about ftp, tftp, scp, rcp, nfs, samba,
netware, POST or PUT method for a webserver, rz/sz, etc. and see if you
have the necessary client and server.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: USB harddisk - how to get more out of it
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 16:13:13 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 03 May 2001, William Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using kernel 2.4.3 and I have attached a USB-IDE harddisk to my
> thinkpad 600.
> Right now, the current status is
> Upon booting up
> cat /proc/scsi/sci gives the following
> Attached devices:
> Host : scsi0 Channel : 00 Id: 00 Lun:00
> Vendor :Quantum Mdoel: Sirocco1700A
> Type : Direct Access ANSI SCIS revision :02
> cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage-0/0 gives
> Host scsi0: usb-storage
> Vendor : Anchor Chips, Inc.?Firmare Fra
> Product: Firmware Frameworks....
> Serial Number:None
> Protoclol :8020i
> Transoport: Control/Bulk
> GUID :04e60001000000000....
>
> I also do a "mount -t usbdevfs /dev/usbdevfs /mnt/usbhd"
> and when I "cd" to /mnt/usbhd
> I got
> "001" as a directory and 2 files, "devices" and "drivers"
> and under directory "001", there are 2 files "001" and "002".
That is NOT what you normally do with usbdevfs.
Start with http://www.linux-usb.org/ follow the various links, read the
faq about "Why doesn't /proc/bus/usb exist?", and see
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x498.html
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From: Shore Linux Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: bind 9.1.0-10 problem timing out
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 12:29:41 -0400
I am running RedHat 7.1 and I can't seem to get bind/named running
properly. Each time I try to start it (/etc/rc.d/init.d/named start) it
says that iit is starting ok however it apparently immediately times
out. Prior to running 7.1 I ran 6.2 and I had bind v8 running fine. My
second question at this point would be does anyone know of any quick or
easy tutorials/howtos etc etc on the needed file structure and syntax of
bind v9. I have looked at the man pages and the docs that came with the
package but I can't seem to figure why it is timing out. The only
examples I have been able to find are sample named.conf files. I think
the problem might be somewhere in the zones or zone files. Any and all
assistance in solving this problem would be greatly appreciated.
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Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Problem with Redhat 7.1: Constant Disk Access
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Santaigo del Roi)
Date: 6 May 2001 09:50:31 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (RS) wrote in <nh4I6.2095$_f3.65900
@news20.bellglobal.com>:
>Hi, there,
Might be Automount for the CDROM. I've this same problem with other
versions of RedHat. I'm not at a RedHat machine right now so I can't tell
you exactly what process to look for, but I seem to recall it's fairly
obvious. Just do a ps ax and look for Automount or Autocd or something
like that. Kill the process and see if the random disk access stops.
>
>I jsut did a fresh install of Redhat 7.1 on my new harddrive.
>The installation went fine without any problem.
>
>The problem started after I started to run Gnome. I found that
>there were constant disk access. The HD activity LED kept flashing
>even though I didn't do anything.
>When I ran xosview, it reported that 'PROC/LOAD' was always > 1.
>I switched to KDE. Same thing!
>
>With Redhat 6.2, it never happened. The load in xosview can drop to 0.
>
>Do anyone know what the problem is?
>
>I got a SCSI HD with an Asus SC875 SCSI card. RH7.1 correctly identified
>it as SYM 875 and use the SYM8xx driver.
>
>Thanks for any help!
>Roger
>
>reply by email @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 00:32:48 +0800
From: "J-Pip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Inserting several jpg files into StarOffice presentation
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"J-Pip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Garry Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>>
>> There are plenty of image viewers that will create thumbnails from the
>> contents of a directory. Clicking on the thumbnail will then display
>> the full size image. And most such programs also allow you to zoom,
>> pan, edit, run a slide show, and so on. gqview and electric eyes are
>> two such programs that come with Mandrake, for example.
>>
>> There are also programs available that can create a web page containing
>> all the images in a directory. http://freshmeat.net/ is one place to
>> look for this kind of thing.
>>
>> --
>> Garry Knight
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.
gqview simply rocks! It does exactly what I wanted: insert ALL images
at _one_ go, view in full screen, and PgUp or PgDn to view the images
sequentially.
Thanks a lot.
J-Philippe.
P.S:- I see now why somebody who receives lots and lots of _patches_
complained about attachments being bitches ;-)
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