Linux-Misc Digest #898, Volume #27 Sat, 19 May 01 15:13:02 EDT
Contents:
applixware and kernel 2.4 (Ramin Sina)
Re: dummy interface (Michael Heiming)
Re: error while trying to make lilo.conf work (John in SD)
Re: NTFS files ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Linux Installation Problems (Michael Heiming)
Re: which linux dist?
Re: Mandrake 7, I gave up trying - Windows actually WORKS ("Jay")
Re: problem with upgrading rpm (Jerry Kreps)
Re: NTFS files (Jack Kaufmann)
Re: applixware and kernel 2.4 (John Cordes)
telnet message on client (Johan)
Re: NTFS files ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Winbond super-IO message? (Sentinel)
Re: setup resolv.conf ? (John Hasler)
Re: dummy interface (John Hasler)
Re: NTFS files (Dances With Crows)
Re: dummy interface (Dances With Crows)
Re: Mandrake 7, I gave up trying - Windows actually WORKS (Angry Bob)
Re: No DNS with DHCP sometimes (Bill Runge)
Re: Can no longer log into Citibank online (Leonard Evens)
Re: Linux Installation Problems (Leonard Evens)
Re: applixware and kernel 2.4 (Leonard Evens)
pppd works with one comp, not the other ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Newbie in a Fankle..... ("Martin")
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From: Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: applixware and kernel 2.4
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:11:01 GMT
I am considering upgrading both my home and office machines to either RH
7.1 or mandrake 8.0. I have applixware 4.2 on one right now and 5.0 on
another. Are there any problems between applixware and kernel 2.4 and/or
Xfree 4.0 that I should know about?
Thanks very much.
Ramin Sina
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Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 18:34:09 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dummy interface
"David." wrote:
>
> What happens if I change the name of my dummy interface? I won't change
> the numbers, but I find localhost and localdomain a bit too naf naf...
> Couldn't I change it to something "cooler"?
>
> Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why? You asked a ng, so you should come back and read the answers here.
Sure you can can change the 127.0.0.1 lo interface to what you want,
however this "dummy interface" is not only what it's name suggests, some
sw needs it, and is normally pre configured to use "localhost", you
would have to change the config. So, I would suggest to really leave
the name localhost as it is...
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: John in SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: error while trying to make lilo.conf work
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:32:35 GMT
On Wed, 16 May 2001 23:07:32 -0400, "tvn1981" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I try to make lilo works with window2k boot manager by using the method
>shown on the howto page. But have the following unexpected error occur
>
>--------------------------------------------
>[root@localhost thanhvu]# /sbin/lilo
>Warning: /etc/lilo.conf should be writable only for root
>Warning: device 0x0305 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit
>Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1388 > 1023)
>---------------------------------------------
This check from LILO will prevent the dreaded:
L 40 40 40 40 40...
death at boot time.
If you are using LILO 21.2 or later, "lba32" in the configuration file will
ask LILO to use 32-bit disk addresses, instead of Cyl:Head:Sect addressing.
If you BIOS supports EDD packet calls on int 0x13, you will be able to boot.
--John
LILO version 21.7 (24-Feb-2001) source at
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo
patches to -2 at ftp://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NTFS files
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 18:11:53 +0200
Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Unfortunately, while man mount lists ntfs as one of the file types which
> can be mounted, when I try it I get a message that the kernel doesn't
> support that file type. Any ideas?
Install support for it!
"modprobe ntfs"
Peter
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Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 18:40:21 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Installation Problems
"David." wrote:
>
> Yesterday I was trying to install Red Hat Linux 7.0 to a friend. She
> just bought a new PC (Compaq, bla, bla...) and has Windows 2000
> installed. I encountered numerous problems while partitioning the hard
> drive (using PM 6.0) and finally gave up. Came home with various
> questions...
>
> 1. why couldn't I see the BIOS info when the PC was starting up??
Something Compaq build in? Check the docs that came with
the machine how to enter the BIOS and may be change this behaviour.
> 2. Why doesn't W2000 allow me to reboot in MSDOS mode (so that I
> could've made partitions using fdisk)??
[SNIP]
Don't know, perhaps better ask this question to a M$ related ng.
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: which linux dist?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:55:33 GMT
>Nick wrote:
>> I am currently using Slackware as I find it extremely fast and powerful.
>> But now that I have a bit of money :) I don't know if to buy Red Hat
>> Which distribution would you recommend?
>
Linux is a WIP. 70,000 guys are out there frantically coding everything
in sight which means more bells and whistles - also more bugs.
If you have a stable setup and no problems, don't mess with it.
If you must experiment, get another PC to play around with other distros.
Maybe 5 percent of users are savvy enough to change and upgrade with
ease but the other 95 percent are in deep trouble every time they
change something as you can see from the posts in the linux newsgroups.
Good luck, John
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From: "Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7, I gave up trying - Windows actually WORKS
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:49:37 GMT
For all both discouraged users I would say I agree about Mandrake but kind
of disagree about Linux. Try RH or SuSE distros instead. MS has similiar
problems to Linux and you'd pay a fortune for the same WinX software found
in Linux. While Win is still my boss, if I was looking for a mostly email,
web browser and occasional office work machine then I would have no problem
using only Linux.
I've found that I can use generic drivers to cure my X-window woes. It's
really not much more work than Windows to operate. And I just love
installing software or change a configuration and not have to reboot my
Linux box.
"Joe Bean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Maybe the guy isn't a 1337 H@X0R like you guys and maybe he is just a
> average Joe. Am about ready to give up playing around with Mandrake 8.0
and
> go back to Windows myself. Hell I'll be the first to admit am a newbie to
> Linux and all ( 3 months of messing with Linux ) but it seems to me from
> right off the bat that Linux distro's that claim to be working towards
ease
> of use have a longs way to go. You know not everything worth using has to
be
> mind numbly difficult or overly complex. There's a lot of things I like
> about Linux like the freedom of development it allows programmers to
access
> the OS so they can build apps that work without the added layer of junk
> coding that MS has and the it's reliable networking and fast TCP/IP
stacks.
> Despite those pros I think for average people like me who do not have the
> time and patience to wade through vast amount of reading material just to
> get a video card or network card to work. MS Windows allows us to get a
lot
> done without having to get or hands dirty. To me this is kind of like the
> difference between people who like fixing and customizing there own car
and
> the people who like taking there cars to their local mechanic to fix it.
For
> some it maybe fun or just a hobby and even a way to make money but for
> others who do not have the know how, knowledge or time to learn how to do
> such things. Having someone else do the hard work for us is whole lot
easier
> and covenant.
>
>
> P.S. You ELITIST LINUX ( not everyone here. ) USERS can me flame all you
> want for my opinion but I don't care.
>
> "Don Hinds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:3VeN6.1045$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I basically quit even trying to get Mandrake 7 to work properly.
> >
> > 1) I can boot GUI, but in non-gui, even in FAILSAFE it locks up with a
> Kernel
> > Panic.
> >
> > 2) There is no option to use a modem (Linux USB supported modem) on USB
> > port, or perhaps I should say there is no option to use USB for the
modem.
> > There are 4 (as I recall) port options for modem including serial, but
USB
> is
> > not on the list.
> >
> > 3) Corel WP will not install. Not the one on the Mandrake 6.5 CD, nor
the
> one
> > on Corel website. I get a load of directories or path not found errors.
> >
> > 4) Corel PhotoPaint installs but gives a FontTastic (missing) error when
I
> try
> > to run it. I tried the Corel website and UK Linux User CD versions.
> >
> > I've posted all these problems in more detail in the past, but no one
has
> any
> > workable answers. ;-(
> >
> > If I can't acutally USE Linux, it doesn't matter a whole lot if it
doesn't
> > crash. Windows 95/98/ME may crash a lot, but between times IT WORKS!
> >
> > Don
> >
>
>
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From: Jerry Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: problem with upgrading rpm
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:53:41 -0500
Glitch wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Steve Lamb"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 18 May 2001 19:25:41 -0400, Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >>All this just to get Opera running. I ran the setup program for
> >>Opera under Windows and when I ran the program the first time,
> >>GASP. It actually executed w/o any errors regarding any missing
> >>libraries. Too bad the Linux version didn't do the same.
> >
> > Too bad you're using Red Splat. Opera installed fine every
> > time for me on
> > Debian.
> >
>
> I'm using Suse 6.3. I got the RPM of libjpeg b/c it would be the
> easiest to find (although with RPM it would probably end up being
> the most difficult
> to install). That seems to have been the case.
I run SuSE 7.1 and I downloaded the static binary of Opera and had no
problems. But, I'm sticking with Konqueror.
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From: Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NTFS files
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 17:02:03 GMT
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Unfortunately, while man mount lists ntfs as one of the file types which
> > can be mounted, when I try it I get a message that the kernel doesn't
> > support that file type. Any ideas?
>
> Install support for it!
>
> "modprobe ntfs"
>
> Peter
I tried that; it tells me it doesn't recognize such a module. Anything
else I can try?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Cordes)
Subject: Re: applixware and kernel 2.4
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 17:06:46 +0000 (UTC)
On Sat, 19 May 2001 16:11:01 GMT, Ramin Sina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I am considering upgrading both my home and office machines to either RH
> 7.1 or mandrake 8.0. I have applixware 4.2 on one right now and 5.0 on
> another. Are there any problems between applixware and kernel 2.4 and/or
> Xfree 4.0 that I should know about?
>
> Thanks very much.
> Ramin Sina
>
I have very recently switched over to Debian woody, with kernel 2.4.4
and Xfree 4.0. My Applix 5.0 seems to run ok, though I haven't tested
many features of it as yet.
John Cordes
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From: Johan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telnet message on client
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 17:14:15 GMT
Hi,
Have some telnet problems.
can telnet on loop 127.0.0.1 or any of the network card IP adresses, but
only from the machine itself.
When telnetting from external over the network the remote client shows :
telnetd: getnameinfo
connection is closed thereafter, log on linux says connected, disconnected,
no error message.
hosts.deny and hosts.allow are empty.
Also tried 2 different clients, both on the same machine (running W.me, yea
I know)
Any clues, what did I miss (could be a lot, since this is my first serious
attempt to use Linux (kernel 2.4.0)
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NTFS files
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:23:53 +0200
Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>> Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Unfortunately, while man mount lists ntfs as one of the file types which
>> > can be mounted, when I try it I get a message that the kernel doesn't
>> > support that file type. Any ideas?
>>
>> Install support for it!
>> "modprobe ntfs"
> I tried that; it tells me it doesn't recognize such a module. Anything
> else I can try?
Modules aren't "recognized". They either exist or they don't. If you
don't have that module on your disk, then compile it. If you do, then
load it. It's as simple as that.
Tell us something about the kernel you are using. Which is it? ("uname
-r"). Who made it? (you? a distribution?). And "cat /proc/filesystems".
Also "locate ntfs.o".
Peter
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From: Sentinel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Winbond super-IO message?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 17:29:46 GMT
Ken Arromdee wrote:
> Starting up Mandrake 8 gives this message from the kernel. The problem is
> that this message doesn't appear until *after* the login screen comes up.
> It makes it look rather odd, printed on top of the login. Is there any way
> to make it appear before the login or to disable it entirely? (Unless a
> Winbond Super-IO card is a standard motherboard part, I don't have one).
It's built in to the system board. Mine does the same thing.
--
Sentinel
Kill da munge to reply by email
Registered Linux User #209449 - Machine Registration #97328
Remember, the only stupid question is the one you DIDN'T ask.
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setup resolv.conf ?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:30:43 GMT
Peter writes:
> BTW, surely the ppp-up script just adds another server line to
> resolv.conf, in which case it doesn't matter?
The resolver will only try three servers, so yes, it does matter. My
'0dns-up' script swaps the original resolv.conf for one created by
pppconfig for the selected ISP (and 0dns-down swaps the original back). Of
course, it only does this if the user chose something other than
'None: DNS will be handled by other means.'
when configuring DNS in pppconfig.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dummy interface
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 16:42:51 GMT
David writes:
> What happens if I change the name of my dummy interface?
Try it and see.
> ...if I change the name of my dummy interface? I won't change the
> numbers, but I find localhost and localdomain a bit too naf naf...
> Couldn't I change it to something "cooler"?
You can add all the cool names you want, but I suggest that you not remove
the name 'localhost'.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: NTFS files
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 19 May 2001 18:18:39 GMT
On Sat, 19 May 2001 18:11:53 +0200, Peter T. Breuer staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>Jack Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, while man mount lists ntfs as one of the file types
>> which can be mounted, when I try it I get a message that the kernel
>> doesn't support that file type. Any ideas?
>
>Install support for it!
>"modprobe ntfs"
And if "modprobe ntfs" returns an error, you'll have to compile the ntfs
module, install it, and run depmod -a. You will have to enable
development/experimental features in the kernel configuration menu to
even see the NTFS option.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: dummy interface
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 19 May 2001 18:18:38 GMT
On Sat, 19 May 2001 18:34:09 +0200, Michael Heiming staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
>"David." wrote:
>> What happens if I change the name of my dummy interface? I won't
>> change the numbers, but I find localhost and localdomain a bit too
>> naf naf... Couldn't I change it to something "cooler"?
>Sure you can can change the 127.0.0.1 lo interface to what you want,
>however this "dummy interface" is not only what it's name suggests,
>some sw needs it, and is normally pre configured to use "localhost",
>you would have to change the config. So, I would suggest to really
>leave the name localhost as it is...
I think some terms are getting confused here. The dummy network device,
/dev/dummy0 , is not the same as the loopback network interface
(127.0.0.1), which is not the same as the machine's hostname
("localhost".) If your machine is not connected to the Net at large, or
only connected via dialup, then the hostname you choose for the machine
doesn't matter.
You can set the hostname for your machine with the "hostname"
command--generally the boot scripts read a configuration file,
/etc/rc.config or /etc/sysconfig/hostname , and do this automatically.
No system software should have hostnames hardcoded, although /etc/hosts
should have an entry for "localhost" that points to 127.0.0.1 .
If you change the hostname of the machine, you will probably have to
restart X since the hostname is a component of the magic cookies that X
uses for security.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7, I gave up trying - Windows actually WORKS
Date: 19 May 2001 18:18:20 GMT
What would you like to read? [comp.os.linux.setup or *?]
This is a Joe Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scroll! it says:
> go back to Windows myself. Hell I'll be the first to admit am a newbie to
> Linux and all ( 3 months of messing with Linux ) but it seems to me from
> right off the bat that Linux distro's that claim to be working towards ease
> of use have a longs way to go. You know not everything worth using has to be
> mind numbly difficult or overly complex. There's a lot of things I like
This is actually why I hate windows. There is always a new way to do
things.... a new way to configure things, a new this, a new that.... You
can get all the basic usage out of it easily, but doing anything else is
overly complex, usually buggy, and requires 3 gazillion re-boots.
Linux has a hard learning curve right off the bat. But everything you
learn can be applied to everything else. you learn how to use the man
pages, you learn how to find the configuration files in /etc, you figure
out how to restart services without having to reboot. Everything
follows the same logical course of working together.
There have been studies that show that if you are completely ignorant of
computers, Linux is easier to learn. Because you can do more with fewer
concepts, and you can expect those concepts to be applied to nearly
every aspect of the system.
Linux is also about RTFM. If you do a little research
(http://google.com) you'll probably find someone who has had the same
problem.
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
"F--- off Gates, I'm in a meeting."
-- http://www.ghetto-prostitute.com/lalala/23.html
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From: Bill Runge <[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: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:35:19 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
grendel wrote:
>
> I think the network card powers down after awhile and that's what's
> happening. Could this cause the loss of DNS settings. (meaning it changed
> resolv.conf) This stopped working while using this and sometimes it works in
> the GUI so it's not a run level issue. All I can think is a lower down
> issue. This happens on the same machine (network card powers down) if I
> leave it alone for awhile.
>
> "Dean Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> > Hi!,
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > But of course you could put your dhcp client into debug mode couldn't you
> ?
> >
> > See ya
> >
> > Dean Thompson
> >
> > --
> >
> +____________________________+____________________________________________+
> > | Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |
> > | Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180
> |
> > | PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus>
> |
> > | School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office)
> |
> > | MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077
> |
> > | Melbourne, Australia |
> |
> >
> +----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
I believe you've found your problem. My RH 7.1 system does this after I
power down the modem. I personally like the feature for security reasons
as this NIC is connected to my DSL modem. To restart the connection all
that is necessary is to power up the modem (allowing it time to train)
and issue the command: ifconfig ethx up . If I want to verify the
connection: ifconfig .
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can no longer log into Citibank online
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:43:17 -0500
Carter Brey wrote:
>
> For years I've used Citibank's Direct Access service to access my
> accounts through the web using Netscape. Now they've gone and redesigned
> the site and I get a blank java server page (.jsp) after logging in. No
> error mesages. I cannot access my accounts. Customer Serviuce sez there
> are other reports of Linux users having this problem. Anybody else here
> experiencing this difficulty? I run Netscape 4.77 full 128-bit
> encryption, java script and cookies enabled.
>
> Thanks,
> Carter Brey
I called Citibank and was connected to one of their level 2 tech
support people. He told me that they were having some trouble
with Linux and Solaris but not other Unixes. He was researching the
problem and they may solve it, but he did suggest something
that works. Here is what works for me under RedHat 6.2 using
Netscape 2.76. Go to
www.citibankonline.com
You should get a login screen. Enter the needed information
but before clicking the signin button, look just below where
you have an option box. Choose "Your Direct Access Home".
In my case, if I use "Your financial Center", which is the default,
I get a blank page. But "Your Direct Access Home" works.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Installation Problems
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:52:35 -0500
"David." wrote:
>
> Yesterday I was trying to install Red Hat Linux 7.0 to a friend. She
> just bought a new PC (Compaq, bla, bla...) and has Windows 2000
> installed. I encountered numerous problems while partitioning the hard
> drive (using PM 6.0) and finally gave up. Came home with various
> questions...
>
> 1. why couldn't I see the BIOS info when the PC was starting up??
> 2. Why doesn't W2000 allow me to reboot in MSDOS mode (so that I
> could've made partitions using fdisk)?? All very strange indeed. Maybe I
> am just used to my old machine that runs Linux nicely with only 3 Gb of
> HDD capacity...
>
> Any advice? I don't want to give up.
>
> Dave
Try using fips instead of Partition Magic. We've been able to
get it to work on a Dell with Windows 2000 where an earlier version
of PM didn't work. If you do want to do it with PM, you should
arrange to make a PM boot disk and try to do the resizing
by booting that disk. You should even try to produce a simple
DOS boot disk with PM on it if you can. We've had good luck
doing that in the past, but the version of PM we have on that
boot floppy doesn't seem to work with Dells having either
ME or Windows 2000 on them. Fortunately fips does work. When
it finishes it may report an error reloading command.com or
something similar, but that is innocuous.
Before using fips, make sure you disable virtual memory in
Windows and make sure you turn it back on after resizing.
In some cases, the vendor will put something at the end of
the windows partition that can't be moved during defragmentation,
a step needed before fips can be used. In that case you really
need to use PM, but if you use it from a floppy, you can avoid
the problems created by what PM tries to do to resize the
partition it is running off.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: applixware and kernel 2.4
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:56:14 -0500
Ramin Sina wrote:
>
> I am considering upgrading both my home and office machines to either RH
> 7.1 or mandrake 8.0. I have applixware 4.2 on one right now and 5.0 on
> another. Are there any problems between applixware and kernel 2.4 and/or
> Xfree 4.0 that I should know about?
>
> Thanks very much.
> Ramin Sina
One of my colleagues had some problems reinstalling applix 5.0
after installing RH7.1 with the 2.4.2 kernel. It had something
to do with libraries that applix seemed to want. He managed
eventually to resolve the problem, I think, by copying some
old libraries from another machine.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: pppd works with one comp, not the other
Date: 19 May 2001 11:41:50 -0700
Hi,
I tried posting this question a few days ago, but it doesn't seem
to have made it out. My apologies if this is a duplication.
I recently put together a new computer, as a kind of backup.
I call it bluemouth and it has an Abit KT7 motherboard with a 700 Mhz AMD
Duron CPU. My main computer, ragwind, has an Asus A7V motherboard and
an AMD Thunderbird CPU. Both have slackware 7.1 linux installed.
Everything works normally on bluemouth except one thing. I can't seem
to get a PPP connection going to the outside world. I use the same
external modem and cable, and the same scripts. The modem dials out,
logs in, sends the password, and then disconnects on bluemouth.
I tried installing a different distro, SuSe on bluemouth. The only
difference is that the log message gave a little more information:
May 17 13:39:30 bluemouth pppd[323]: Serial connection established.
May 17 13:39:30 bluemouth pppd[323]: Couldn't attach tty to PPP unit 0:\
Invalid argument
I looked in the source code (also provided by Suse)
Call is dlpi_attach || dlpi_get_reply in pppd/sys-svr4.c line 210
Taken from suse6.3Nr6.list:/cdrom/suse/zq2/ppp.spm
Untarred ppp-2.3.10.tar.gz to get to it
#endif /* SOL2 */
#else
if (dlpi_attach(ifd, ifunit) < 0 ||
dlpi_get_reply(ifd, &reply.prim, DL_OK_ACK, sizeof(reply)) < 0) {
close(ifd);
fatal("Can't attach to ppp%d: %m", ifunit);
}
#endif
ipmuxid = ioctl(ipfd, I_LINK, ifd);
close(ifd);
if (ipmuxid < 0)
fatal("Can't link PPP device to IP: %m");
Does anybody have any ideas what's going on?
Thanks,
Carl
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Replace ragwind.localdomain with rahul for a working email address
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From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie in a Fankle.....
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:40:42 +0100
Lo,
I am running a dual boot system ( Mandrake 7.1 and Windows 98Se).
I had it all running sweetly ( My ISDN was working in Linux, and I even got
UT to work).
However, I had to reinstall Windoze.........and lost the option to hop into
Linux.
Can someone please tell me how to get Linux up again? I've tried to use the
boot disk and installation CD to go into rescue mode, which leaves me with a
command prompt. Trouble is I'm too stoopid to know what to do next. I did
RTFM, but so far I haven't found the magic word to type in that'll make it
all better again!
Thanks
Martin
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