Linux-Misc Digest #868, Volume #27 Tue, 15 May 01 17:13:03 EDT
Contents:
script to run telnet (Chad Lemmen)
Re: script to run telnet (Lew Pitcher)
Re: PDA brand and type that runs linux... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: script to run telnet (Grant Edwards)
Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !! (John Hasler)
Re: SoundForge for Linux (Kevin)
Re: System.map and multiple kernel versions. (Michael Heiming)
Re: No DNS with DHCP sometimes ("grendel")
Re: kgcc, where is it in rh 7.1? (Markku Kolkka)
Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !! (Jean-David Beyer)
Re: Where is the 'crypt' prog (* Tong *)
Re: memory usage (Jean-David Beyer)
C-Kermit 7.1 Final Beta Test (Frank da Cruz)
Re: System.map and multiple kernel versions. (Nick Williams)
Re: sendmail problems (Jean-David Beyer)
Re: Where is the 'crypt' prog (* Tong *)
Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !! (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: eth0 configuration problem (Ian Northeast)
Help with assigning eth0/eth1 to proper NICs ("Brian Davis")
Re: www.xfree86.org (Ian Northeast)
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From: Chad Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: script to run telnet
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:17:26 -0000
I would like to create a script that will run an xterm session and
then telnet to a remote Unix host. I have put an icon on my KDE desktop
which brings up a xterm session when I click on it, but how can I have
that also telnet automatically to the remote host?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: script to run telnet
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:21:35 GMT
On Tue, 15 May 2001 19:17:26 -0000, Chad Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I would like to create a script that will run an xterm session and
>then telnet to a remote Unix host. I have put an icon on my KDE desktop
>which brings up a xterm session when I click on it, but how can I have
>that also telnet automatically to the remote host?
The command 'xterm -e telnet some.system.name' will bring up an xterm
and automatically run a telnet client (to 'some.system.name') in it.
Will this help?
Lew Pitcher, Information Technology Consultant, Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PDA brand and type that runs linux...
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:31:10 GMT
"jan vandesompele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone know a PDA brand and type that can run Linux? I would
> like to have a color display. Don't say the Compaq Ipaq, that's way
> over my budget :o(
Portable hardware tends to be more expensive, pound for pound, than
desktop hardware.
The iPAQ is the main candidate; if you look at
<http://www.handhelds.org/>, you'll find a few other options, none
that are compellingly cheaper than the iPAQ.
--
(reverse (concatenate 'string "gro.gultn@" "enworbbc"))
http://vip.hex.net/~cbbrowne/resume.html
"Unless you used NetInfo. _Then_ changing network settings could
often require torching of the existing system, salting of the ground
it had rested on, and termination of anyone who used it."
-- JFW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on comp.sys.next.advocacy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: script to run telnet
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:36:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lew Pitcher wrote:
>On Tue, 15 May 2001 19:17:26 -0000, Chad Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>I would like to create a script that will run an xterm session and
>>then telnet to a remote Unix host. I have put an icon on my KDE desktop
>>which brings up a xterm session when I click on it, but how can I have
>>that also telnet automatically to the remote host?
>
>The command 'xterm -e telnet some.system.name' will bring up an xterm
>and automatically run a telnet client (to 'some.system.name') in it.
And if you do
xterm -T some.system.name -n some.system.name -e telnet some.system.name
it will put the system name in the window title. :)
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! "DARK SHADOWS"
at is on!! Hey, I think
visi.com the VAMPIRE forgot his
UMBRELLA!!
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !!
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:45:53 GMT
Peter T. Breuer writes:
> It [gcc 2.96] was not released by the gcc team.
Christian Rose writes:
> True. Thet doesn't change the fact that it can be (and is) a tested and
> reliable compiler nevertheless.
The gcc team is the final authority on tested and reliable versions of gcc,
and they did not release 2.96. Shipping a compiler made available for
experimental use in a production OS was irresponsible. No amount of "But
it seems to work!" can change that.
> You also know that releasing a compiler without regression testing would
> be stupid, and you also know that a lot of the gcc people are actually
> Red Hat people and most certainly know how that testing is made. Now go
> figure. Not that the gcc steering committee would ever admit that it
> passed tests, since they didn't do the testing.
Are you saying that Red Hat is forking gcc?
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin)
Subject: Re: SoundForge for Linux
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:57:18 GMT
Bzzt. Next contestant.
Try here:
http://ardour.sourceforge.net/
http://sound.condorow.net/
Happy surfing....
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Reiner Griess) writes:
> There is no really good audio software for Linux,
> such as SoundForge, available. Only a few bad
> tools. RIGHT?
--
Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
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Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 22:22:06 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: System.map and multiple kernel versions.
Wayne Osborn wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dave Uhring"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Wayne Osborn wrote:
> >
> >> Just curious as to the requirement for /boot/system.map when you have
> >> multiple kernel versions setup in lilo.
> >>
> >> For instance, if I upgrade my 2.2.16 kernel to 2.4.4 and want the
> >> option to support both with lilo, what system.map should I have in
> >> /boot ?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance, and a big thanks to all in this NG and other Linux
> >> NG's for that matter that have taught me so much.
> >>
> >>
> > vmlinuz-2.2.16 -> System.map-2.2.16
> > vmlinuz-2.4.4 -> System.map-2.4.4
> >
>
> Alright, so the symbolic link System.map is setup by...???
AFAIK there are no symbolic links requierd to get this working, the
kernel will just know what to do if you name System.map like
Dave suggested.
"grep Symbols /var/log/messages"
Should show if it worked.
"man klogd" has some more info.
Michael Heiming
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From: "grendel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: No DNS with DHCP sometimes
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:30:46 -0400
I do not run a DHCP server. I am a client not a server. I can not put in the
server in debug mode since it's sitting at my ISP.
"Dean Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Hi!,
>
> > I'll wait till it happens again. Is there a log for the cleint that
shows
> > the info returned? I know the bootup log will show the request and ACK.
>
> There is a good chance that when the DHCP server starts it might actually
> write some of its debugging of version information into the
> /var/log/messages. If you want to see all the data that is passed around
you
> will have to provide the "-d" flag to put the server into debug mode.
>
> See ya
>
> Dean Thompson
>
> --
>
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From: Markku Kolkka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kgcc, where is it in rh 7.1?
Date: 15 May 2001 23:05:24 +0300
"SilentNight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thank you. By the way, using kgcc to re-compile kernel, I got the flash at
> reboot
> that kernel 2.4.4 is running; yet, checking with rpm -q kernel, still
> 2.4.2-2 is the answer.
rpm -q will give you the version of the installed kernel rpm package,
it will not change if you compile and install a kernel "manually"
instead of using rpm.
The command uname -r will give the version of the running kernel.
--
Markku Kolkka
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !!
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:34:10 -0400
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote (in part):
>
> It was already fine. And optimization is _never_ a good thing to put in
> if you like avoiding bugs. Many professionals never compile with
> optimization at all, simply to avoid compiler pitfalls. Besides that,
> the optimization in 2.95 was very good. I tested it many times.
>
When I used to work at Bell Labs (I left at the end of 1989), I was in
the group that did the optimizers for the C compilers there. We always
compiled with all the optimizations enabled to be sure everything
worked. We compiled the optimizer and the C compiler with the all the
optimizations enabled, we compiled the entire run-time library with
all the optimizations enabled, and we then used all that stuff to
compile the UNIX kernal with all the optimizations enabled.
Once we had done that, we did it all over again using the newly
compiled and optimized kernel. We then ran the whole mess through the
SVID test suite to be sure everything worked, and before we released
the stuff, everything did.
Provided that the source code is correct (not always a correct
assumption), an optimizer should not harm any code if the optimizer is
also correct. Most or the MRs filed against the compilation system
were due, in fact, to incorrect user source code (using values of
variables that never had anything assigned to them, especially
pointers). When you optimize code, we frequently move heavily used
variables to registers. We do not initialize the registers even though
sevaral variables may use the same register at different times (memory
is not initialized either), so it is not unusual to get different
wrong answers in the presense of wrong source code, depending on
whether it is optimized or not. But you should not criticise the
optimizer for that.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 4:25pm up 14 days, 7:35, 3 users, load average: 2.45, 2.49, 2.26
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Where is the 'crypt' prog
Date: 15 May 2001 17:40:12 -0300
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin) writes:
> With less than 5 minutes of websearching you ought to be able to
> find info about crypt.
"find info about crypt", sure, everywhere. But to find the
*official* crypt program that behaves exactly as what the original
Unix crypt does, took me 3~4 times than that and yet I still haven't
found it.
> When I did that search last year I
> confirmed for myself that crypt is trivially easy to break and
> as such is about as safe as pig-latin. I'd really encourage you
> look for something else. A quick post on comp.os.linux.security
> might lead you to a secure AND convenient alternative.
Well, speaking of secure, there is no end to it. PGP is fairly
good. But I guess someone would not sleep well if they know there
are at least 3 crack programs available for download (just found it
myself when searching for crypt). So, anything that can hesitate
prying attempts will do for me...
PS. The 'crypt' program:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unixcd/chapter/c02_038.htm
crypt
crypt [password] < file > encryptedfile
Encrypt a file to prevent unauthorized access. password is either a
string of characters you choose or the flag -k, which assigns the
value of environment variable CRYPTKEY as the password. The same
password is used to encrypt a file or to decrypt an encrypted
file. If no password is given, crypt prompts for one. crypt is
available only in the United States (due to export restrictions).
PPS. To anyone who also want to find the 'crypt' source, give it
up. It's very hard to find and I didn't find it.
--
Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply)
*niX Power Tools Project: http://xpt.sourceforge.net/
http://members.xoom.com/suntong001/
- All free contribution & collection
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: memory usage
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:41:39 -0400
Yvan Loranger wrote:
>
> nordi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> > Wong Ching Kuen Frederick wrote:
> >
> >> using top, i get the following memory usage?! can anyone tell me what is
> >> the diff between used, free, shrd, buff and cached?! how can i know when i
> >> should add more memory to my system?! many thanks.
> >
> > used: sum of all memory usage (pretty unimportant IMO)
> > free: free memory (unimportant as well)
> > shrd: shared memory (libraries I guess)
> > buff: buffers (especially big if you are doing a lot of stuff on your disk)
> > cached: memory used for disk caching
> >
> > The number that really interests you is used-buff-cached because
> > this is the amount of memory really used up by programs directly. You can
> > get this number by running "free", it will give you a line that says
> > -/+buffers/cache which contains that information.
>
> Took me awhile to see that his 'used-buff-cached' means subtraction.
>
> >> 2:18pm up 10 days, 3:03, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.04, 0.01
> >> 47 processes: 46 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
> >> CPU states: 0.9% user, 0.4% system, 0.0% nice, 0.4% idle
> >> Mem: 126596K av, 124668K used, 1928K free, 0K shrd, 964K
> >> buff
> >> Swap: 72284K av, 9984K used, 62300K free 81380K
> >> cached
> >
> > Looks like you are really using a lot of memory (121M out of 126M used). If
> > that's normal for your machine you should consider getting more RAM. 128M
> > is not that expensive.
>
> probable poppycock! didn't you notice the 80MB used for cache? Swapping is
> the excellent indicator for buying more ram.
>
He has only 9 megabytes swapped out. No need to buy more ram unless
the swap rate (pages per second) gets too high. Neither top nor
/proc/swaps will tell you that. vmstat will, though.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 4:35pm up 14 days, 7:45, 3 users, load average: 2.18, 2.17, 2.17
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank da Cruz)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.programmer,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.unix.solaris,comp.sys.sgi.misc,comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.sys.m88k,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,comp.os.aos
Subject: C-Kermit 7.1 Final Beta Test
Date: 15 May 2001 20:43:20 GMT
C-Kermit 7.1 Beta.01 is now available for testing. This should be the
last test release before the final 7.1 release. You can find it here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
C-Kermit (if you don't know) is portable communications software offering
serial (direct and dialed) and network communications, including terminal
connections, file transfer, character-set conversion, and full automation
through its built-in command and scripting language, for all known UNIX
versions, new and old, plus several other operating-system families:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/kermit.html <-- What is Kermit
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html <-- C-Kermit overview
C-Kermit 7.1 adds:
. Legally distributable modules for secure authentication and encryption
with Kerberos IV, Kerberos V, SSL/TLS, and SRP included in the standard
source-code distribution. Thus C-Kermit can be a secure Telnet, Rlogin
or HTTP 1.0 client, and also a secure network service.
. A built-in FTP client that:
- Can be configured with Kermit's security options;
- Is fully scriptable;
- Can convert text-file character sets as part of the transfer process;
- Switches automatically between text and binary modes per file;
- Can transfer directory trees even between unlike platforms;
- Includes flexible file-selection, restart, and update features.
. S-Expressions, learned scripts, Telnet Com Port Control, lots more listed
on the web page.
More about the new FTP client here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpclient.html
The final release will occur before the end of May, so this is the last
opportunity to try building it on as-yet-untried platforms and to report
any bugs or problems.
If you can build any C-Kermit 7.1 binaries that are not already available
in the FTP archive:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html#binlist
please let me know. Also please report any problems building or using
C-Kermit directly to me, or to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks!
Frank da Cruz
The Kermit Project
Columbia University
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
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From: Nick Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: System.map and multiple kernel versions.
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 21:52:38 +0100
Wayne Osborn wrote:
> Just curious as to the requirement for /boot/system.map when you have
> multiple kernel versions setup in lilo.
>
> For instance, if I upgrade my 2.2.16 kernel to 2.4.4 and want the option
> to support both with lilo, what system.map should I have in /boot ?
>
> Thanks in advance, and a big thanks to all in this NG and other Linux
> NG's for that matter that have taught me so much.
>
> --
> Wayne A. Osborn, SCADA Engineer.[dnar AT iinet DOT net DOT au]
> Registered Linux User #212818. [2.2.16-22-Win4Lin-686] [i686]
> 5:10pm up 5:06, 2 users, load average: 2.22, 2.13, 1.77
> ...COMPASS [for the CDC-6000 series] is the sort of assembler one expects from
> a corporation whose president codes in octal.
> -- J.N. Gray
I have 2 versions of the map file in /boot one for each version of the kernel.
In boot scrips (eg /etc/rc.d/local) I put the following command :-
ln -snf /boot/System.map-`uname -r` /boot.system.map (the quotes are
back-quotes)
this creats a symbolic link as required.
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From: Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sendmail problems
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:45:32 -0400
"S. Holl" wrote:
>
> hi there.
> can anybody tell me, where i can configure sendmail to send the queued
> mails every 15 minutes to the smarthost. i already got this somedays,
> but then changed it because of the expensive dial-outs. now i got
> dsl-flat, but i forgot how to restore the setting.
>
> thanks for your help.
>
> steph
> --
In your /etc/sysconfig/sendmail, have a line that says:
QUEUE=15m
This way, your /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail file (or wherever your
distribution puts it) will have a -q15m in the sendmail command.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 73926.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 4:40pm up 14 days, 7:50, 3 users, load average: 2.04, 2.11, 2.15
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Where is the 'crypt' prog
Date: 15 May 2001 17:48:53 -0300
* Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> PPS. To anyone who also want to find the 'crypt' source, give it
> up. It's very hard to find and I didn't find it.
Ah, found one alternative:
mcrypt - Encrypts files or streams
http://www.gnu.org/gnulist/production/mcrypt.html
mcrypt is a program for encrypting files or streams. It is intended
to be a replacement for the old UNIX crypt. It uses well-known and
well-tested algorithms like DES, BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, ARCFOUR,
CAST-128, and more in several modes (CBC, CFB, etc.). It also has a
compatibility mode with the old UNIX crypt and Solaris des.
--
Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply)
*niX Power Tools Project: http://xpt.sourceforge.net/
http://members.xoom.com/suntong001/
- All free contribution & collection
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Compile GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat 7.0 failed !!
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 20:49:02 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Rose wrote:
>Eric Chow wrote:
>> Would you please to tell me where I can download the GCC 2.95.2 binaries
>> version for Linux ?
>>
>> Since I found that the GCC 2.95.2 within the RedHat 7.0 Linux is different
>> from the GNU released.
>>
>> I tried to compile the GCC 2.95.3 (download from www.gnu.org) in RedHat 7.0,
>> but failed. Is there any body compiling the GCC 2.95.3 in RedHat, please
>> teach me how to compile it ?
>
>Not an answer to your real question, but why would you want to replace
>gcc 2.96 with 2.95.3? That sounds backwards to me. They're both free
>software, and gcc 2.96 is among other things more standards-compliant.
>If you have problems with gcc 2.96 in RH 7, upgrade to the errata
>release (http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHBA-2000-132.html) or
>upgrade to Red Hat Linux 7.1 which contains an even newer gcc. I've had
>no problems with gcc in either 7.0 or 7.1 myself, though.
[-]
There is no such thing as a gcc-2.96 more than there's a gcc-2.98.42,
my private version, which is stable and tested of course.
Since gcc-3.0's release seems to be planned for June the whole issue
is going to become a moot one soon anyway, so it's about time to let
gcc-2.96-phantom-RH kick the bucket.
See here ...
http://news.linuxprogramming.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-15-001-06-LT
... for more 8-)
Ta',
Juergen
--
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: eth0 configuration problem
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 21:59:21 +0100
Peet Grobler wrote:
> Karel Claessens wrote in message
> <3b00dbca$0$43055$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hello,
> >
> >I guess I will need the help of more experienced LINUX fans...
> >
> >I'm new to LINUX and had a RedHat 5.2 CD lying around for some time.
> >So I went through the install process without problems (Kernel 2.2.14-5.0).
Red Hat 5.2 had kernel 2.0.36. Or did you mean 6.2?
> >Everything worked, including eth0 which was recognized as a RTL8139 (the
> >same as in Windows PnP).
> >
> >I then did a recompile of a 'new' kernel, not too far away from the
> >original since this was just a first try and I didn't want too much
> >differences to start with.
> >I installed 2.2.16 and my kernel size shrunk by 2/3th of the original size.
> >
> >Configuring the kernel I noticed that I couldn't select the RTL8139 module.
> >In xconfig I saw it was present and I could select the help, but the entry
> >was and remained shaded (not selectable).
> >I added the entry (CONFIG_RTL8139=y) manually to the .CONFIG and compiled.
> >I see the module being processed, but after booting the card isn't found
> >anymore.
> >
> >Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't know what I'm doing wrong...
> >I think it is strange that I'm not able to select the entry during the
> >config... Why?
> Depends. If you have a ISA RTL8139, use the ISA NE1000/2000 Module (ne.o).
> If PCI, use PCI NE2000 Module (pci_ne2k iirc).
>
> This should work, I've got an RTL8029, and using the ne.o module
> successfully.
That's a completely different card. The 8139 is not an NE clone.
With some kernel versions you have to select "prompt for development
and/or incomlete code/drivers" to get the rtl8139 offered as an option.
I don't know why, it seems stable enough.
What happens if you modprobe rtl8139 explicitly then try to activate
eth0?
If you really did start with 5.2, did you upgrade all the prerequisites
as specified in Documentation/Changes, especially modutils?
Did you specifiy "enable loadable module support" and "kernel module
loader"? Autoloading has changed, kerneld isn't used any more, instead
there's a kernel thread called "kmod".
I have a system which was originally RH5.2 happily running 2.2.19 and
autoloading the 8139 driver, but if you're new and therefore don't have
stuff on your system going back years which you want to keep like I do,
you may well be better off starting with something a bit newer like
RH6.2 or 7.x. The CDs are cheap enough.
Regards, Ian
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From: "Brian Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Help with assigning eth0/eth1 to proper NICs
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:04:04 -0400
Hi,
I've got 2 3c509s in a my Linux box (Mandrake 8). One is an ISA card, and
one is built on the Motherboard. Anyway, they are being setup with one as
eth0 and the other as eth1 (obviously). What I want to do is flip that
assignment (long story having to do with cable provider and scripts I've
already written). I want mac 00:10:4b:ce:11:55 to be eth0 and
00:c0:4f:c4:33:37 to be eth1. Here is the current output from ifconfig -a:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:4F:C4:33:37
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:5 Base address:0x220
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:4B:CE:11:55
inet addr:24.147.19.101 Bcast:24.147.23.255 Mask:255.255.248.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:43756 errors:4 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:4
TX packets:19029 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:156 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:29961426 (28.5 Mb) TX bytes:1448254 (1.3 Mb)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x230
I believe that the IRQs and IOs are being setup by PNP, especially since
I've tried the 3c5x9setup executable, changed the IRQ and IO, and they are
effectively ignored.
I've followed the Ethernet-HOWTO regarding eth0/eth1 assignment and setup
the /etc/modules.conf as follows:
alias eth0 3c509
alias eth1 3c509
options 3c509 io=0x230,io=0x220
But I get the following error output after running modprobe:
[root@h00104bce1155 net]# modprobe 3c509
/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: invalid
parameter parm_io
/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz failed
/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: insmod 3c509
failed
[root@h00104bce1155 net]#
Any help/ideas is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: www.xfree86.org
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 22:07:26 +0100
SammyTheSnake wrote:
> in the UK I do believe that mirror.ac.uk is the mirror to use, it's always
> faster than my connection to the net (56kmodem, but previously 100Mb/s
> ethernet at uni, hmmm, niiice!)
> actually, you may find that sunsite.org.uk/pub/ actually resolves to
> mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.unc.edu/pub/
Sunsite.org.uk nearly always maxes my 128K. Sunsite.org.uk is a
canonical name, how can it resolve to mirror.ac.uk? They seem to be
quite separate. I dare say they are equally valid.
Regards, Ian
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