Linux-Setup Digest #987, Volume #18 Sat, 24 Jun 00 19:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Redhat 5.2 cannot see SMC Ethernet card. (Dances With Crows)
Re: telnet ("Chris Myers")
Name Server? (Robert Seidl)
Re: jumping mouse (Scott Prigan)
Re: Help! can't execute shell script on a cdrom (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
Re: Problem on SMTP for new user. (David Efflandt)
Re: Uh, help? Please?? (Robie Basak)
Re: Redhat 5.2 cannot see SMC Ethernet card. ("cyfur")
Re: Ghosting a linux filesystem (Robie Basak)
Re: Uh, help? Please?? (Nicholas Robbins)
Re: Enabling swap partition? ("Tom Hoffmann")
Executables aren't executing (thethoms)
Re: APC Powerchute not working ("David ..")
Re: Executables aren't executing (Nicholas Robbins)
Re: Reverse DNS Lookup Error ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: what the hell is 'Unsolved Symbols' in RH6.2????!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help ("batman")
Re: zoom modem (David Efflandt)
Re: A GOOD 56K modem? (David Efflandt)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 cannot see SMC Ethernet card.
Date: 24 Jun 2000 14:18:21 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24 Jun 2000 17:51:13 GMT, Glen G. Walker
<<8j2seh$316$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I tried to install an Ethernet card, specifically the SMC EZNET-ISA
>(10Mbps Ethernet ISA card). According to the Redhat site, it is supported
>on Tier 2, but I can't get my system to recognize that it is even there. I
>kept finding eth0 unknown, so I just went ahead and reinstalled Linux to
>try to make it easy.
That was not the right thing to do. It is almost never necessary to
reinstall Linux, and it's certainly not needed just to get an Ethernet
card working.
>The instalation also could not find the card. I am
>wondering if I have to somehow turn off Plug-and-Play, but the disk that
>was shipped with the card is DOS, and to be honest, I can't figure out how
>to access a floppy in Linux.
?? How long have you been trying to use this system? In most distros
including RedHat, it's as simple as doing "mount /mnt/floppy" with a disk
in the drive. The floppy's files and directories will then be under
/mnt/floppy and you can work with them using normal command-line or GUI
filemanager apps. MS-DOS formatted floppies can also be accessed with the
mtools (man mtools) which removes the need to mount and umount the
floppy. All these things are discussed in the Fine Manual.
That said, you will probably have to use the DOS configuration utility on
the disk that shipped with the card to turn off Plug-N-Pray and set the
card's IRQ and I/O values to known values. The EZNET card isn't listed in
the kernel docs--what's the number on the card? The Ultra and 9192/9194
are supported for sure, so try doing:
modprobe smc9194 io=0 irq=0 (this autoprobes)
modprobe smc-ultra io=0 irq=0 (again, autoprobe)
One of those ought to work if this is indeed an SMC card and not an NE2000
clone...
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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From: "Chris Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnet
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:43:06 GMT
This is true, without changing the config files, you cannot telnet is as
root. If you want to do this, my suggestion would be to telnet in as a
normal account then issue the "su" command and enter the root password.
This will give you the access.
Chris
Andy Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > hi!
> > I can't telnet to my linux box, it says connection refused my host.
> > from windows machines, it says connection losed.
> > I have checked the inetd.conf file, it is ok
> > what is the problem
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
> I'm not sure about this (the other readers can confirm this!), but I
> believe that the ability to telnet in as ROOT is disabled by default. If
> you are attempting this, the system will not allow it. You can turn this
> off, of course (NOT RECOMMENDED!!!). Create a non-privileged user
> account using ADDUSER, and create the password with PASSWD.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Andy
>
>
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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:40:54 -0500
From: Robert Seidl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Name Server?
Hi, when I started MkLinux from its startup screen the first time, an
error came up that said something like "please identify bootstrap.conf's
location or 'builtin'" So I typed in 'builtin' and hit return. After
that it said "Please specify name_server." What do I type in for that?
Andy Seidl
P.S. "please identify bootstrap.conf" and "Please specify name_server"
arent exactly what came up.
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From: Scott Prigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: jumping mouse
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:21:08 -0400
I had a PC Point Pro serial Mouse from Mouse Systems that I really liked --
for the way it felt, etc.
Alas, when I installed linux I never could get it to work right -- and the
Mouse Systems web site indicated that due to some odd design it wouldn't . .
. you might check the manufacturer's site...
Ruth Vance wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeffrey Behrbaum) wrote in
> <Wyf35.9464$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> >Have you tried setting up your mouse with XF86Setup?
> >Ruth Vance wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Silverton) wrote in
> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>I suppose you have checked that the mouse sensor is clean? I got very
> >>>similar problems which were caused by a miniscule amount of lint
> >>>wrapped around the roller in mine.
> >>>
> >>>Jim.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Actually I have gone through all this with 3 seperate mice. I really
> >>don't think it is the mice. I tryed two ms compatable ones and a
> >>logitech (with all the changes to the config files). I'm really stuck
> >>on this one. Thanks to everyone for the ideas.
> >>
> >>Ruth
> >
> >
> >
>
> Yes I tried that first. Keep throwing me Ideas though I'm still stuck.
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E-MAIL >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ALT >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED]
WEB >> http://www.iwaynet.net/~prigan/
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! can't execute shell script on a cdrom
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:42:40 -0700
Shao Jun Ping wrote:
>
> Dear all:
>
> I came across an extremely weird problem with my Mandrake 7.0 distro:
> I tried executing a shell script on a cdrom from the bash prompt and got
>
> the "no such file or directory" error.
>
> When I copied the file to the harddisk, I get the same error.
> Renaming the file did not help either.
>
> However when I copied the contents of the script and pasted it into a
> new file (with a text editor) the script runs perfectly!
>
> Can anyone help me out here?
>
> I have tweaked the permissions, the cdrom mounting options, and even
> changed the default shell, but nothing seems to work.
>
> Thanks and best regards.
Try
./<name-of-script>
--
Sanjay
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windows has detected that a gnat has farted near your computer.
Press any key to reboot.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Problem on SMTP for new user.
Date: 24 Jun 2000 20:46:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:17:53 +0800, Bob Yeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm a new user to Linux, and I manage to get my Linux Mail Server up and
>able to send mail out to any internet users.
>
>The problem is that I'm under to receive anymail sending to my domain name.
>
>1.) I'm using a dial-up line to connect to the Internet.
>
>2.) my domain name is under1sun.com and ip address is 216.34.13.231
>
>3.) I have first set my Linux Box IP = 192.168.100.50, and having problem of
>receive my email, so I
>changed it to the same as my ISP assigned IP = 216.34.13.231, but still
>having the same problem. Later I changed back to 192.168.100.50
What IP is assigned to your end of the ppp connection and what name does
nslookup return for that IP? That is the only IP and name you could
receive mail directly through at this time, but would NOT work in the
private IP ranges 10.x.x.x, 172.16.x.x or 192.168.x.x. And that would
only work reliably if that IP was static (same every time).
216.34.13.231 is also a nameserver green.idirections.com and (future I
guess) virtual web host for www.under1sun.com and others. There is no
reverse lookup at all for that IP. Regardless of which name is used, port
25 there answers as: 220 Milk Run SMTP Server Mail ready. You could
probably send mail from there using CGI, but not receive it at that IP.
>4.) Can i set my Linux Box IP to 216.34.13.231, which is same as
>under1sun.com? and my Linux server name is "mail.under1sun.com" and can I
>set my Linux domain same as "under1sun.com"?
You cannot use that IP on your box, because it is a different box on the
internet for web hosting. You could call your box 'mail.under1sun.com' or
any other hostname.under1sun.com and still could NOT directly receive mail
there. But you could set your smtp server to masquerade as
'under1sun.com' so replies to outgoing mail would come to your POP server
at your ISP.
>5.) My incoming POP3 from the ISP is "mail.namezero.com"
>
>6.) My outgoing STMP from the ISP is "smtp.namezeo.com"
>
>7.) I'm using Qpopper 3.0.2 version and I'm able to "Telnet
>mail.under1sun.com 25" is will prompt the following:
>Trying 192.168.100.50
>Connected to mail.under1sun.com
>Escape character is '^]'.
>220 mail.under1sun.com ESMTP sendmail 8.9.3/8.8.7; Sat, 24 jun 2000 16:12.56
>+0800
That is just because it is looping back through 192.168.100.50 on your
box, but that IP is not accessible from the internet.
>8.) Then if "Telnet mail.under1sun.com 110" is will prompt the following:
>Trying 192.168.100.50
>Connected to mail.under1sun.com
>Escape character is '^]'.
>+OK QPOP Modified by under1sun (version 3.0.2) at mail.under1sun.com
>starting. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Like the other reply said, see 'man fetchmail'. If it is not installed,
install it, and there is a fetchmail configuration tool available. The
.fetchmailrc would be something like:
poll mail.namezero.com with proto POP3
user <user> there with password "<password>" is <user> here
Don't put < > in there, just substitute actual values.
--
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http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Uh, help? Please??
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 24 Jun 2000 20:52:08 GMT
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:29:16 GMT, Nicholas Robbins said:
>Ok... Here we go...
>
>I can't load any modules...
>
>Modules are installed, and the are set up to be used in the kernel...
>However: modules.dep is *totally* empty... So, I guess I need help on
>how to set up this file? I just can't find anything on how to do it...
>
>And if it is in some obvious document somewhere, just point me twards
>it...
Run, as root:
depmod -a
Robie.
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Reply-To: "cyfur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "cyfur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 cannot see SMC Ethernet card.
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 06:50:34 +1000
"Glen G. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8j2seh$316$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I tried to install an Ethernet card, specifically the SMC EZNET-ISA
> (10Mbps Ethernet ISA card). According to the Redhat site, it is supported
> on Tier 2, but I can't get my system to recognize that it is even there. I
> kept finding eth0 unknown, so I just went ahead and reinstalled Linux to
> try to make it easy. The instalation also could not find the card. I am
> wondering if I have to somehow turn off Plug-and-Play, but the disk that
> was shipped with the card is DOS, and to be honest, I can't figure out how
> to access a floppy in Linux. SMC tech-support was beyond unhelpful and
> almost impossible to get any info out of.
Hi Glen,
I use a couple of SMC Ultra ISA 10M NICS here. Being in the same box, I had
to use the DOS only software to set the cards to different memory / IRQ
settings. You may have to do the same, if there is a conflict. The software
also has diagnostics - make sure that the nic actually works. If all else
fails, boot off a DOS floppy to do it, I've tried and the setup sw won't run
under dosemu.
If anyone knows how to programme these cards under Linux I'd love to know...
BTW I use the smc-ultra module, which in turn needs the 8390 mod. You'll
need a both.
Robert
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Ghosting a linux filesystem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 24 Jun 2000 20:53:49 GMT
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:23:14 -0500, John Thompson said:
>Robert Nicholson wrote:
>
>> Now idealy I'd like to use Ghosts -ia and -id options and that would backup
>> my Linux partition _raw_ sector by sector but unfortunately even though
>> I have a 17 GIG drive and src withonly 11 GIG data and an 11 GIG dst drive
>> Ghost won't allow me to use -ia or -id options.
>
>Why couldn't you use "dd" from linux to do that?
Warning - if you use dd make sure that you remount the filesystem
read-only first, or else you might get an inconsistant (corrupted)
image as the partition changes while other things happen during the dd.
Robie.
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From: Nicholas Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Uh, help? Please??
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:05:27 GMT
Robie Basak wrote:
>
> On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:29:16 GMT, Nicholas Robbins said:
> >Ok... Here we go...
> >
> >I can't load any modules...
> >
> >Modules are installed, and the are set up to be used in the kernel...
> >However: modules.dep is *totally* empty... So, I guess I need help on
> >how to set up this file? I just can't find anything on how to do it...
> >
> >And if it is in some obvious document somewhere, just point me twards
> >it...
>
> Run, as root:
> depmod -a
>
> Robie.
> --
Have done, also I just recompiled the newest version of modutils...
then tried it again, still nothing.... :'-(
Do I need to specify a kernel version, ar will it auto-detect it???
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From: "Tom Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Enabling swap partition?
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:47:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suspect my swap partition is not enabled. 'top' shows 0K for the
> swap space, and 'swapon -s' shows no entries. 'swapon -a' appears in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, but there is no entry in
> /etc/fstab for my swap partition. Can someone tell me if there
> should be an entry in /etc/fstab for my swap partition, and if so,
> what should it look like?
Yes there should. I have two swap partitions on different disks. Here
are my /etc/fstab entries for swap:
/dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0
Hope this helps.
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From: thethoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Executables aren't executing
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:30:23 -0400
Howdy,
This is my third try at being a linux user; my previous attempts were
more of an exercise of curiosity than anything. Now, due to my need for
a serious modelling machine, I'm back.
Recently, I have downloaded .tgz compressed software from a number of
different sources. After running the following commands:
gzip -d file.tgz
tar -xvf file.tar
everything seems to decompress correctly. However, if I try to run any
of the executables by either typing out the name at the shell or using
"exec 'program'", I am told that the command is not found.
Have I done something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Travis Thoms
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: APC Powerchute not working
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:40:03 -0500
Bill Gee wrote:
>
> I installed APC PowerChute on my server.
> The system is RH6.2 and the UPS is a Back-UPS 650 (simple signalling).
You downloaded the wrong program you need "power chute plus" program. It
will work with or without X.
--
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: Nicholas Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Executables aren't executing
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:56:53 GMT
./'program'
;-)
thethoms wrote:
>
> Howdy,
> This is my third try at being a linux user; my previous attempts were
> more of an exercise of curiosity than anything. Now, due to my need for
> a serious modelling machine, I'm back.
>
> Recently, I have downloaded .tgz compressed software from a number of
> different sources. After running the following commands:
>
> gzip -d file.tgz
> tar -xvf file.tar
>
> everything seems to decompress correctly. However, if I try to run any
> of the executables by either typing out the name at the shell or using
> "exec 'program'", I am told that the command is not found.
>
> Have I done something wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Travis Thoms
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Reverse DNS Lookup Error
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:58:54 GMT
Are you trying to access a mail server on the 192.168.1 network (on your
server)? If you are you may need to do a split DNS thing. If you are
setting up a server on the 192.168.1 network you may want to setup a DNS
Server for the internal (192.168.1) network for all the boxes on the
192.168.1 network. Because the 192.168.1 network can NOT be advertised
on the internet, you will need another DNS setup for the outside world.
If you are trying to access a pop account at an ISP, you should not have
to worry about the 192 address or setting up a DNS server.
It's a mess but once you catch on, it gets easier.
If you can give us a better discription of what you are trying to do...
i.e. Running your own Email and webserver for internal only or for both
internal and external? access ISP pop? set up you own domain???
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
rutherford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I get a butt load of these annoying errors in /var/log/maillog:
>
> Jun 23 09:46:03 uma popper[6002]: (v3.0.2) Unable to get
> canonical name of client 192.168.1.12: Unknown host (1)
>
> You can see that I'm running a masq, and I want to make pop mail
> work. I think that it goes back to the setup though. At the
> time if install I did a server install, but I cannot bring up my
> external (eth0) ip address on through the web-browser, it should
> display that Apache page "Your web server worked!", it doesn't
> work for the internal IP 192.168.1.1 either.
>
> The thing that is bothering me is that the qpopper FAQ
> (eudora.com) is really vague about the problem and tells me how
> to disable the reverse DNS lookup feature. Not very
> explainatory.
>
> Any advice on where to start looking, or what to do would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com.
> Up to 100 minutes free!
> http://www.keen.com
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: what the hell is 'Unsolved Symbols' in RH6.2????!!!
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:08:40 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > RH6.2
> >
> > make xconfig
> > make dep clean bzImage
> > delete /lib/modules/2.2...
> > make modules
> > make modules_install
> > move the bzImage file to /boot, rename it to vmlinuz-2...
> > move the System.map file to /boot, rename to System.map.2.....
>
> Create a link called System.map to System.map.2...
>
> Vilmos
>
The link exists in /boot , any other ideas? Thnx
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "batman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
swbell.adsl,ahn.tech.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Help
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:33:21 -0500
actually the kingston will work with the ne2k module. I threw my card out,
but i remember it working. :>
"C Sanjayan Rosenmund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Steve Underwood wrote:
> >
> > Try this website, might have some info to help
> >
> > http://www.nts.com/support/FaqEnterNetLinux.html
> >
> > Draco Ravenloft wrote:
> >
> > > I have a DSL service (for the slow people who can't tell by the reply
to
> > > addy it's from swbell) and while I can get it to connect and run just
> > > fine under winderz I having difficulty setting it up under linux.
> > >
> > > Ok, first the complaint side. They tell me they support linux, and
sent
> > > me to a website to get some ppoe software and then call
> > > back............ I did........ now they say they don't support
linux.
> > > Loving this yet?
> > >
> > > Ok, I get the software, install it (I use Mandrake 7 and it was an
> > > rpm... like those are tough). Set it up, and I can only manage to get
> > > "TIMED OUT" and no connection.
> > >
> > > I verified the DNS IPs, I have my username correct, I have my password
> > > correct, I have the newest PPPd, I have kernel 2.2.14 ... so sys reqs
> > > aren't a problem. I've done as the HOW-TOs for the software and made
> > > sure that the ethernet card in question didn't activate at boot time
and
> > > had no IP. I've done this both under manual and DHCP for config
method.
> > >
> > > Still time out. I've tweaked and retweaked and untweaked everything
ai
> > > can think of and still nadda. What gives?
> > >
> > > Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong... appreciated. Direct
help
> > > on how to make this work.. better.
> > >
> > > thanks
> First, *please* tell me you are not trying to use theat kingston peice
> of junk that the probably gave you. . . .If you are I recomend getting
> a NIC that is supported under Linux and compiling support for it into
> the kernel. While you are at it, make sure ppp is supported in your
> kernel. Just having the daemon is no good. you need to have support in
> your kernel for the daemon to work. I'm using Pacbell DSL/PBI which
> is the same network and my Linux box works great. I used an SMC
> ethernet card (NE2000PCI) and pppoe from Raging Penguin. I've got a
> Debian system so I opted for a tarball and compiled it. Talk about a
> sweet install. . . .Say about 5 mins. . .
> Try these things and mail me if you need more help. Oh, and no, they
> do not offer tech support for Linux. They can barely handle windows!
> --
> Sanjay
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Windows has detected that a gnat has farted near your computer.
> Press any key to reboot.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: zoom modem
Date: 24 Jun 2000 22:43:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 23 Jun 2000 13:54:47 GMT, Kevin Croxen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>The question is what IRQ the modem has landed on. The default
>IRQ for com1 and com3 is 4. If your /dev/ttyS2 requires a
>different IRQ (likely, if you have something on com1),
>this value will need to be set using setserial.
>Many Zoom modems allow choosing whether to set
>jumpers or rely on PnP. If yours is one of these,
>you will of course find life easier if you manually
>jumper the modem.
The problem is that Windows still uses what ever it pleases for port and
irq even if a PNP capable modem is hard jumpered. I usually found that
the same settings Windows used would work in Linux with my Zoom 2819. But
I eventually just jumpered it for PNP and used isapnp.conf to set it.
>If, however, your modem is a
>basic nothing-to-be-done-about-it PnP, you may
>wish to set your hardware bios for "non-PnP OS", so
>that the hardware is responsible for allocating your
>PnP peripherals.
PNP in CMOS setup should be disabled anyway, but I am not sure if it has
anything to do with this.
What he would need is make sure that isapnptools is installed, do a
'pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf' and then edit the resulting file to uncomment
the port and irq used. And if the irq is not a standard one for that
port, then add a setserial line in /etc/rc.d/rc.local to inform Linux what
it is.
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Eisenberg wrote:
>>Hey, I got Corel Linux a few weeks ago and have been trying to get my
>>modem to work with it. First I had a US Robotics/3Com Modem which I
>>assumed to be a WinModem with all the trouble it gave me. Then I put
>>in a old Zoom Modem which Windows Found as a
>>Zoom 56K Internal Fax Modem Modem 2812 PNP (COM 3)
>>
>>Using a Dialup setup in Corel Linux I picked
>>/dev/ttyS2/ for COM 3
>>
>>It says
>>Modem Ready
>>Then
>>Sorry, Modem is not responding
>>
>>What should I do at this point? Sorry if this a simple question, but
>>hopefully someone will take the time. I really am grateful. Take
>>Care. Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: A GOOD 56K modem?
Date: 24 Jun 2000 23:07:42 GMT
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On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:54:44 -0400, Mark Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>wilkie wrote:
>>
>> can anyone suggest a good extenal 56K modem to use w/ rh 6.1?
>> i need a new one, but i want to keep the price under a 100 bucks......i was
>> looking at a supraEXPRESS..but i am not sure
>> any suggestions?
>
>I have the SupraExpress 56K external modem. It works great. I bought it
>for somewhere in the $60-something range at www.egghead.com.
I also have a SupraExpress 56K that has worked flawlessly with Linux and
FreeBSD. No problem connecting to a crappy Lucent (Livingston) Portmaster
that my ISP forced us to use, even though it was a problem for many
modems and never passed beta testing.
I originally bought the external because I was having trouble with a Zoom
2819 locking up so tight in any OS (including Windows), that the only way
to get it going again was to reboot. Repeated attempts to contact Zoom,
even from my ISP with complete information about the equipment on their
end to see if there were incompatibilities, went totally unanswered.
When you fill out their web form, you get an e-mail acknowledgement that
the form was received, but no answer. The lights are on, but nobody is
home.
To be fair, I don't think Lucent was ever able to get the Livingston
Portmaster to work properly and they have since ended its life cycle.
That was the only system that gave my Zoom any trouble. But I never could
figure out what the Portmaster did to my Zoom to make it lock up so tight.
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