Linux-Setup Digest #3, Volume #19 Mon, 26 Jun 00 19:13:15 EDT
Contents:
Re: Invalid login ^M (debian) (Henri Fallon)
Re: wmtv problem (David Jobet)
Re: Netscape font is too small
Re: set X resolution to 800X600 (J Bland)
Sound on Omnibook laptop. ("William C. Mount")
POST Method not Allowed??? (Charles A. Clark)
Re: User Access to Hard Drive Partition ("David ..")
Re: Gateway/Proxy server (Mikey)
Re: [JOB] Debian installer needed near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!! (Iain Gray)
Re: video card setup(Alliance Promotion 6422) ("Alex")
A consistent kernel crash error (Frank Iway Wu)
Re: POST Method not Allowed??? (Michael Nadler)
Re: Hey, can anyone help me? (LinuxGrooverBoy)
Using Performer 2.3 with Linux and GeForce 256 (Kevin Brown)
Re: Netscape font is too small (Buchan Milne)
Re: MP3 player makes a lot of noise (Buchan Milne)
Re: How to start X automatically on power-up ? (Patricia)
Re: kppp (Patricia)
Re: How to turn on remote root login? (Buchan Milne)
Re: Mandrake 7.1 Install Problem "could not mount a CD" using 1542cf (Buchan Milne)
Re: does linux work with windows 98 (Buchan Milne)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Henri Fallon)
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Invalid login ^M (debian)
Date: 26 Jun 2000 20:11:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 18:41:39 GMT, donoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Form /var/log/messages
>pppd 2.3.5 started by root. uid 0
>Serial connection established.
>Using interface ppp0
>Connect ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
>Remote message Invalid login. ^M
>Hangup (SIGHUP)
>Connection terminated.
Debian provides wvdial, a very simple to use dialer, that deals with
ppp. It don't know where your problem comes from, but maybe it'll solve
it :p
--
henri
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From: David Jobet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wmtv problem
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:32:26 GMT
AB wrote:
> Hi,
>
> No matter what I try (wmtv or xawtv) I can get the tv working in Linux.
> The machine used to run BSD, where the fxtv app. worked just fine, so
> the hard ware should be OK.
>
> The following is the error message I get from wmtv:
>
> bash-2.03$ wmtv
> open failed: No such file or directory
> ioctl VIDIOCGCAP: Bad file descriptor
> wmtv: video device does not support scalling
>
> What do I do wrong ?
>
> AB
>
> PS; this is the .wmtvrc:
>
> bash-2.03$ cat .wmtvrc
> source = Television
> freqnorm = pal-europe
> maxpreset = 2
> mode = pal
> fullscreen = 640x480
>
> [channel]
> E10
> E11
> bash-2.03$
Have you inserted tuner.o ??
Yes, it seems weird, but I had recently the same kind of problem : tuner.o
was not loaded, so /dev/tuner didn't exist : try lsmod...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Netscape font is too small
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:33:43 GMT
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:38:43 -0700, Jason Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>hmmm... not much of a solution.
It's better than the one you gave.
>
>You might want to check out 'xfstt' - true-type font server - will give you
>the ability to use true-type fonts in Linux.
>
>Also... if you happen to have a multi-boot machine with Windows... and you
>have your Windows system partition mounted... you can just make a symlink to
>point to your Windows font directory to make use of them.
>
>Raffael Herzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> blinddog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > Newbie question! I am running Mandrake 7 with Netscape 4.7 and a lot of
>the
>> > fonts when browing atre really small (and not just due to screen
>resolution)
>> > how can I fix this
>> >
>> > Thanx
>> > Andrew D
>>
>> Edit-Preferences-Appearance-Fonts
>>
>> If you still got problems, select "Use my default Fonts, override
>> document specified fonts".
>>
>> --
>> Raffael Herzog
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Subject: Re: set X resolution to 800X600
Date: 26 Jun 2000 20:34:03 GMT
>Hi, what is the easiest way to change the resolution in X windows from
>640X400 to
>800X600. Is there a RH tool in 5.2 or just edit a part of the X config
>file??
Quick and simple.
Load /etc/XF86Config into a text editor.
In the sections that contain the bit depth you are using change the
"640x480" to "800x600", or you can simply add it next to it (X will use the
highest resolution and you can then switch between them with CTL-ALT-+ (or
-) on the keypad).
Or use a config tool, but the above is much quicker. Just make sure your
monitor/card can handle it first.
Frinky
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From: "William C. Mount" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound on Omnibook laptop.
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:34:11 -0500
I recently aquired an HP Omnibook 4150. It has a Neomagic 256V
soundcard. does anyone have any info on setting these up under redhat
6.2 anyhelp would be great!!
Thanks
Bill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles A. Clark)
Subject: POST Method not Allowed???
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:09:15 -0500
I'm trying to do some web app. development and my Apache/1.3.12 Server
reports to the browser that I am not allowed to use the POST method.
Can anyone tell me where I might be able to change this setting within the
server config.
Tony Clark
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: User Access to Hard Drive Partition
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:08:13 -0500
Ad the "rw" to give it read write access.
/dev/hda1 /mnt/ide ext2 user,noauto,rw 0
0
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Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: Mikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gateway/Proxy server
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:27:13 +0000
Sciamachy wrote:
> Now, for the next step, what I want to do is this: Say my
> wife is sat at her machine, doing her thing, and she wants
> to get on the internet. At the moment, all she can do (she
> doesn't have her own modem) is, assuming I'm already dialled
> in from my Linux box, telnet into her account on my machine,
> and fire up lynx, pine, BitchX or whatever. What I want is
> for her to be able to click on Internet Explorer in Win95,
> and it fire up in such a way that it'll try to route all its
> requests for web pages, ftp, etc, through my Linux box. When
> it does that, I need it to check to see if it has ppp up,
> and if so use it, and if not, dial my ISP - all without her
> having to telnet in or anything. Also, I want to be able to
> share files between the two computers and OSs.
Whilst I have never done this in Linux, only in FreeBSD, but you will
have to use NAT (Network Address Translation). Since you are using
Mandrake 7, kernel 2.2.14, it should work. Check out
http://www.csn.tu-chemnitz.de/HyperNews/get/linux-ip-nat.html
Let me know if it works for you.
--
Since-beer-leekz,
Mikey
Best comment in a kernel /*Drunk...fix later*/
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: [JOB] Debian installer needed near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:17:24 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Andrew E. Schulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> This is one of the stranger postings I've seen in newsgroups.
Thank you.
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:16:42 +0000
From: Iain Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: PPP problems!!! PLease help!!!
suresh ramachandran wrote:
>
> hi .
>
> PPP dies on me saying :
>
> "couldnt find any secret(password) which would let it use an IP address"
>
> is this something to do with default route?
> should i add something to /etc/ppp/options?
>
> please help ....
If this is coming from your server then it is using pap or chap.
If you are trying to connect to an isp then this is for you.
http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html
It is difficult to see what your problem is without the full info.
Cheers
Iain
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From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: video card setup(Alliance Promotion 6422)
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 22:25:00 +0800
Thank you for replying to me.But the page is not the clockchip's setting.
If no clockchip setting,Xwindows will be run unsuccessfully.
Do you have other way?
"Alexander K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> http://www.xfree86.org/4.0/Status4.html#4
>
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 01:11:05 +0800, "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >My video card is Alliance Promotion 6422.But I don't know its Ramdac and
> >Clockchip so that
> >can not use Xwindows.
> >Who can tell me the information about Ap6422?(www.alliance.com don't the
> >detailed information
> >about AP6422)
> >
> >
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Iway Wu)
Subject: A consistent kernel crash error
Date: 26 Jun 2000 22:03:56 GMT
What does the following error mean? Lately, Linux has been crashing
on me daily and the /var/log/messages file always has this type of error:
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
>at virtual address 00000000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 0b11c000, %cr3 = 0b11c000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: *pde = 00000000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Oops: 0000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: CPU: 1
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: EIP: 0010:[<00000000>]
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: EFLAGS: 00010202
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: c022160c ecx: 00000000
>edx: cabe7fc4
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: esi: 00000001 edi: 00000004 ebp: 00000000
>esp: cabe7f74
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Process setiathome (pid: 1479, process nr: 46,
>stackpage=cabe7000)
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Stack: 00000000 cabe7fc4 00000000 c022160c
>c025a000 00000000 c0110179 00000000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: cabe7fc4 c022160c cabe7fc4 00010000
>00000002 cabe7fbc c010b66d 00000000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: cabe7fc4 40d4403c bffff868 c010a6b0
>40d4403c 0000a98f 0000a98d 00010000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Call Trace: [do_edge_ioapic_IRQ+113/155]
>[do_IRQ+59/89] [common_interrupt+24/32]
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: Code: <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
>dereference at virtual address 00000
> 000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 0b11c000, %cr3 = 0b11c000
> Jan 12 17:25:21 bullwinkle kernel: *pde = 00000000
I've checked the SCSI setup and just replaced the memory with a new
Registered SDRAM chip (it's a GX motherboard). I still get the same
type of errors. I have 2 CPUs and the error occurs on either one. My
guess is the motherboard but there are no error beep codes on startup.
Thanks in advance.
Frank
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From: Michael Nadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: POST Method not Allowed???
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:25:08 -0700
"Charles A. Clark" wrote:
> I'm trying to do some web app. development and my Apache/1.3.12 Server
> reports to the browser that I am not allowed to use the POST method.
>
> Can anyone tell me where I might be able to change this setting within the
> server config.
>
> Tony Clark
In Slackware 7, the apache configuration file is at
/var/lib/apache/conf/httpd.conf -- it has fairly decent internal comments for
how to turn on CGI thingies.
If you're running some other Linux, there's always: find / -name
"htttpd.conf"
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From: LinuxGrooverBoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hey, can anyone help me?
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:31:01 +0100
Rich wrote:
> Does anyone know of a better defrag program because it took me just over a
> couple of hours using the standard windows program. It says that I'll need
> to uninstall the windows swap file and then reinstall it afterwards.
My DOS defrag took a couple of hours to do a full defrag of an 850 Mb
disk.
I use the options "defrag /f /h c:" which requests a full defrag including
hidden files. Having said that, it didn't move the windows swap file.
So I had to remove the swap, fully defrag, then replace the swap file.
Don't forget to save the root and boot sectors with FIPS, when it asks.
You can get your system back to the point prior to partitioning with
the "restorrb" prog. So if after installing Linux you decide to restart,
just restorrb and Linux will have vanished :-(
> Sorry to be a pain with all these questions but as I'm sure you've already
> guessed I'm really new to this and it's getting late here.
> Anyway thanks for any help
I don't know a single Linux user that has managed to partition, install
and configure the thing without assistance!!!
lgb
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From: Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Using Performer 2.3 with Linux and GeForce 256
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:48:01 GMT
I am trying to use IRIS Performer 2.3 on RedHat Linux 6.2 on a Dell PIII
1GHz w/NVidia GeForce 256. I was wondering exactly how to go about
installing the right drivers from NVidia so that they work with
Performer. I installed Performer after just installing RedHat, and got
a framerate of 4Hz without textures running the town_ogl.perfly in
perfly. I'm assuming this isn't using the hardware acceleration, so if
someone knows how to get a GeForce working well in Linux I would
appreciate you letting me know how you did it.
Thanks,
Kevin Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:41:42 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape font is too small
Get the mozilla fonts (look for them on http://www.mandrakeuser.org), or get
drakfont (look under mandrake 7.0 cooker at http://www.rpmfind.net) which, if you
have win9x installed, will allow you to import some or all of your windows fonts.
Raffael Herzog wrote:
> blinddog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Newbie question! I am running Mandrake 7 with Netscape 4.7 and a lot of the
> > fonts when browing atre really small (and not just due to screen resolution)
> > how can I fix this
> >
> > Thanx
> > Andrew D
>
> Edit-Preferences-Appearance-Fonts
>
> If you still got problems, select "Use my default Fonts, override
> document specified fonts".
>
> --
> Raffael Herzog
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:44:46 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MP3 player makes a lot of noise
Just because your cd-rom plays CDs fine through your soundcard does not
mean your sound card is set up, since remember, you attached an audio cable
from your CD-ROM to your sound card !
Run sndconfig (Redhat) or lothar (mandrake 7.0 or later) or your distros
sound/hardware set up tool
Jan Moons wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have problems playing MP3's.
> My soundblaster works fine, at least I can play normal audio CD's.
> But when I want to play MP3 files with X11amp of freeamp I get a lot of
> noise, my speakers are about to explode !!!! And I can't seem to hear
> any music through the noise.
>
> Somebody with a solution ?
>
> Jan
>
> --
>
> All bits are significant. Some bits are more significant than others.
> -- Charles Babbage Orwell --
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From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to start X automatically on power-up ?
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:31:46 +0200
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, CKTong wrote:
>I have problem with X resolution on my box with Intel i810 chipset.
>The problem is solved now after obtaining some instruction from Intel
>web site.
>But I can't start X automatically. How to configurate such that I can
>start X on power up ? I a using Redhat 6.2.
>
>Any help will be appreciated.
>
>TQ
>
>CK
Hi
login as root of su
edit /etc/inittab
replaceid:3:initdefault: (default startup in tekstmode)
with id:5:initdefault: (default startup in X mode)
--
Good Luck
Patricia
ICQ 69588792
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
http://beginnerslinux.org
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15
12:32am up 2:01, 1 user, load average: 1.22, 1.24, 1.19
Tue Jun 27 00:32:08 CEST 2000
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From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kppp
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:38:33 +0200
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, RP wrote:
>Could anyone point this newbie in the correct direction as to why I am
>getting a message saying script timed out whenever I hit the connect button
>?
>
>Do I need to setup a script ?
>
>Thanks
>Russell
Russell
does your provider supports PAP or CHAP
If he uses PAP you don't need to setup a script.
you probably set kppp to use CHAP or a script
goto
setup ->account ->edit->authentication->PAP
more info at
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux/
--
Good Luck
Patricia
ICQ 69588792
http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
http://beginnerslinux.org
Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15
12:45am up 2:15, 1 user, load average: 1.56, 1.27, 1.20
Tue Jun 27 00:45:59 CEST 2000
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:49:00 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to turn on remote root login?
Not sure, but you might want to edit the file /etc/securetty (can't check
now, running windows) Uncomment the line of a terminal you want to be able to
log in from as root.
Is there any reason you can't log in as a normal user and the "su" ?
Buchan
Kheng-Teong Goh wrote:
> Kheng-Teong Goh wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > How do I turn on remote root login? And how do I turn it off? Thanks in
> > advance.
>
> OK. I found out how to turn on and off remote root login for Slackware.
> BUt Red Hat 6.2 seems to be different.. Anybody knows about Red Hat 6.2?
> Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:52:19 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 Install Problem "could not mount a CD" using 1542cf
You can get to a console using CTRL-ALT-(1-6) and try fix it from there. Have you
tried booting from a floppy (I can't remember if the other images might have
support for more scsi devices). Have you checked that mandrake supports your scsi
controller. Check at http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Buchan
"Eric A. Cottrell" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using an older Intel 440LX based motherboard with a P2-333, 64megs of
> memory, ATI All-In-Wonder Pro, and Plextor 32x CDROM drive.
>
> I have Redhat 6.2 installed on the system without any problem. My friends
> mention that Mandrake is a better distribution so I thought I would
> try it. I downloaded the iso image of Mandrake 7.1 (Helium) and burned
> a CD without problem.
>
> The install program can find the Adaptec 1542cf card but I get the error
> message "I could not mount a CD on device /dev/scd0". If I hit OK the
> program displays a message about initializing the CD and it just hangs
> there. I tried the install from win98 (also on the machine) and boot disk
> (as I cannot boot the CD). When I tried text expert install I see the bootup
> messages that the driver loaded and it displays the information from the
> CD-ROM drive.
>
> There is no problem when mounting under RH 6.2. I tried mounting
> manually using /dev/scd0 and it worked.
>
> Is there any way to manually break out or abort the install program
> so I can see why the install is failing? It seems if the install
> fails I have no recourse to debug or correct it.
>
> 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:57:06 +0200
From: Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: does linux work with windows 98
What do you mean by this ? Web server, FTP server, telnet, SQL, NFS, Netware,
or SMB(Network Neighborhood / LANManager)
I assume you mean SMB. You need to have samba installed, and need to edit your
configuration file. You need to give us more info, as different distros need
their files in different places and have different packages.
For redhat/mandrake:
packages: samba, samba-common (samba-client if you need to access files on
"clients")
config file :/etc/smb.conf
For more info on the config file, try "man smb.conf"
Buchan
greg smart wrote:
> i would like to no how i can make windows 98 work with linux, linux is the
> server and and windows 98 are the workstations.
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