Linux-Setup Digest #31, Volume #19 Thu, 29 Jun 00 04:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules ("David ..")
Re: Does Linux support Sis 620 multimedia chip set ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Re: Newbie Questions ("David ..")
Re: "Maximal count reached" (Yves Bellefeuille)
Re: Hardware upgrade: modules will not load at startup ("David ..")
Re: Kernel rebuilt process? ("David ..")
Re: lilo, 2nd hard drive, Promise ATA66 controller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
IP Firewalling & Windows Logins ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ABIT BE6 ("james")
Re: Partial Results with a SupraMax 'winmodem?' ("David ..")
Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules ("David ..")
[HELP] CD Writer & MO-128 not detected ("Philippe Giraud")
Re: Remote X login to linux server ??? (Leon Garde)
Re: eval not working in bash? (Colin Watson)
TurboLinux Installation Problems!! Guru's I need help ("Andre Liem")
Re: help : nis and group (Jean Maeght)
err msg: boot patrition is too big? (Kelvin)
Re: OS Specs for Newbie (Bad Ass Ninja)
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:06:34 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just compiled a 2.2.16 kernel on RedHat 6.2. I built the kernel,
> installed the modules, and mostly everything works as expected, except
> for the eth0 interface.
>
> When I boot and /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S10network starts, it says:
>
> Bringing up interface eth0 Delaying eth0 initialization. [FAILED]
>
> Afterwards I can manually:
>
> insmod tulip
> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S10network start
>
> and it will start successfully.
>
> but why won't the boot script load the tulip module before attempting to
> start eth0 anymore? It still works if I boot the old kernel.
>
> By the way, my /etc/conf.modules includes
>
> alias eth0 tulip
When you were configuring the kernel what was the module choices you
made for the network devices?
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does Linux support Sis 620 multimedia chip set
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 20:20:25 -0400
Its been supported since XFree86-3.3.4 was released well over a year
ago. No detailed explanation is needed, just follow the instructions
that RedHat provides.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> Can any body tell me whether Linux supports Sis 620 multimedia chipset.
> If it does how do I be able to install it on my Red Hat Linux 6.2 Gnome
> Workstation. A detailed explanation is requested.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie Questions
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:09:25 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On or about Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:42:20 -0500, Hector Mendoza Jr.
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scrivened:
>
> Post a meaningful title, eg: "can't see cc or gcc in path"
>
> > I just installed Mandrake 7.0. I decided to visit www.download.com and
> > download some linux applications to install.
>
> > I downloaded freeamp and did the following
>
> > tar zvxf filename
> > files extracted
> > next I tried to ./configure
> > I get a can't see cc or gcc in path error
> > how can i fix this???
>
> Do you have gcc installed? What is the output of:
>
> $ rpm -qa | grep cc
>
gcc is in the egcs-rpm Try rpm -q egcs
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yves Bellefeuille)
Subject: Re: "Maximal count reached"
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:25:22 -0400
Reply-To: Yves Bellefeuille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, "Daniel G�linas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> What I must do if I don't want to have sometimes
> the following message at the console, when I
> mount a filesystem:
>
> "EXT2-fs warning: maximal count reached, running e2fsck is recommended"
By default, e2fsck runs every 20th time you mount a file system, even if
it doesn't detect an error, just to make sure everything is okay. The
message you're seeing means that you've mounted the file system 20 times
or more since the last check.
To change the default, use tune2fs.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware upgrade: modules will not load at startup
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:11:56 -0500
Matthias Belitz wrote:
>
> Hallo !
>
> I am using Red Hat 6.0 for nearly half a year now.
>
> Now I have upgraded my system with a network card an a SCSI adapter.
>
> I have compiled the both modules and they work fine when inserted with
> modprobe manually.
> I have added alias entries for SCSI_hostadapter and eth0 in conf.modules,
> but at startup nothing of these modules will be loaded, but the sound
> modules do ..
>
> any idea?
>
> Thanx, Matt
Try using the command "setup" choose "system services" and place an
asterisk next to "Network".
The services with an asterisk next to them will be started at boot time.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel rebuilt process?
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:23:38 -0500
Kheng-Teong Goh wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I need to know which is the best way to build a kernel from scratch.
> And also rebuild the kernel after some complication. This complication
> old need to add extra features into the kernel and not modules. If it is
> so. Do I still need to make modules?
The only time you don't need to run "make modules & make
modules_install" is when you have compiled everything into the kernel.
(No loadable modules)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: lilo, 2nd hard drive, Promise ATA66 controller
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 04:28:19 GMT
Steve Grimes wrote:
> Has anyone gotten another OS, like Win98, to boot
> off of their 2nd hard drive in their computer
> while using a Promise ATA66 controller card? If
> so could you send me some tips on what to include
> in my /etc/lilo.conf file to allow lilo to see the
> 2nd hard drive.
Windows really seems to want to boot from hda (primary
master) else it's unhappy. Somehow booting as hde on
a Promise Ultra66 it's able to work. On my system, I
have the option (thru BIOS setup) of booting from my
Ultra66 (seen as a SCSI controller) or my primary IDE.
So with Windows on a non-bootable device (hdg in your
case), I think you need to use map-drive to get it to
work.
Follow this link (a bit slow, but it will load) to see
a helpful example of map-drive in action. It helped me
out in a case of booting Win98 from hdc, and may work for
you as well.
http://tycho.edico.si/linuxtnt/index.php3
Note that my Ultra66 seems to put hde at 0x2100, although
I don't know if that's what I'd use for the map-drive or
not.
Good luck!
- Leo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: IP Firewalling & Windows Logins
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 04:54:14 GMT
I'm attempting to setup a network of Windows PC's
with a Cobalt Qube 2 acting as the firewall. I'd
like to configure the firewall to be accessible
to certain users only (possibly certain windows
users?). Is this possible with the firewall that
comes with the Qube 2? If so, how would I go
about it?
Thanks,
Sam.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 05:10:05 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just compiled a 2.2.16 kernel on RedHat 6.2. I built the kernel,
> > installed the modules, and mostly everything works as expected,
except
> > for the eth0 interface.
> >
> > When I boot and /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S10network starts, it says:
> >
> > Bringing up interface eth0 Delaying eth0 initialization. [FAILED]
> >
> > Afterwards I can manually:
> >
> > insmod tulip
> > /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S10network start
> >
> > and it will start successfully.
> >
> > but why won't the boot script load the tulip module before
attempting to
> > start eth0 anymore? It still works if I boot the old kernel.
> >
> > By the way, my /etc/conf.modules includes
> >
> > alias eth0 tulip
>
> When you were configuring the kernel what was the module choices you
> made for the network devices?
>
> --
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> ID # 123538
>
I included the tulip driver and compiled it as a module. I renamed my
old /lib/modules tree and let "make modules_install" create a new one.
I verified that the tulip.o module was created under ./net too.
That's the module that I'm able to load afterwards with insmod, and then
everything works fine. I just can't figure out why it doesn't
automatically load the module when it tries to start eth0?
As a side note, I tried building the module statically into the kernel.
Then it works fine on boot. Just can't figure out why it doesn't work
as a module?
Aaron
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From: "james" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ABIT BE6
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 05:58:35 GMT
has anyone got linux to install on a drive connected to the HPT366
controller on this motherboard? (specifically RH6.2)
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.corel
Subject: Re: Partial Results with a SupraMax 'winmodem?'
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:43:36 -0500
Snuggles the Psycho Shepherd wrote:
>
> I'm using a diamond SupraMAX 56i PCI modem, Mandrake 7.1, & a PIII
> w/256 mb ram, 80 mb swap. Anyhoo I can get as far as a 'modem is busy'
> result with the 'query modem' button in the modem setup. Is anyone else
> working on this? (this result occurs when I say the modem is on either
> dev/tty2 or dev/tty3)
>
> Is there a winmodem /linux project site that anyone knows of? Any help
> would be really green.
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rebuilt kernel doesn't autoload modules
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 01:04:46 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
[snip]
> I included the tulip driver and compiled it as a module. I renamed my
> old /lib/modules tree and let "make modules_install" create a new one.
> I verified that the tulip.o module was created under ./net too.
>
> That's the module that I'm able to load afterwards with insmod, and then
> everything works fine. I just can't figure out why it doesn't
> automatically load the module when it tries to start eth0?
>
> As a side note, I tried building the module statically into the kernel.
> Then it works fine on boot. Just can't figure out why it doesn't work
> as a module?
Did you build loadable module support in the kernel when you configured
it?
Did you add the "CONFIG_NET_EISA and CONFIG_DEC_ELCP" modules while
configuring the kernel?
Did you use the new "tulip.c" module?
What brand & model NIC is it?
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From: "Philippe Giraud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HELP] CD Writer & MO-128 not detected
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 06:34:35 GMT
Hello,
I have a problem with RedHat 6.2, on a P200. I've just added a SCSI card
(Adaptec 2940) wich is recognized immediatly by kudzu.
Plugged on this card, I have a CD Writer Philips CD2660 and a Fujitsu
Magneto optic 128 Mo. At boot, all of them are recognized by the computer,
but when Linux starts, a 'cat /proc/scsi/scsi' replies that no devices are
connected.
What can I do to have thes peripherals detected ?
Thanks for your answers, and excuse me for my poor english
Elric
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From: Leon Garde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Remote X login to linux server ???
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 29 Jun 2000 16:35:39 EST
In aus.computers.linux Jeremy Low <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do I have to telnet in first before I can use vnc ???
not once its running.
someone has to set it running to start with.
you can get it started automatically though.
eg run this at boot ...
doprog /dev/tty8 /usr/X11R6/bin/vncserver -depth 16 :1 &> /dev/null
^^^
screen number
then you don't telnet in at all.
just point your vnc client at the server.
eg
vncviewer hostname:1
leon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Subject: Re: eval not working in bash?
Date: 29 Jun 2000 06:43:52 GMT
Dave Struble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The .config file for the print queue associated with my HP LJ6 (running
>on a Win98SE machine) looks like:
>
>share='\\Dave\hplj6'
>hostip=192.168.1.101
>user=''
>password=''
>workgroup='LOCAL"
>
>smbprint fails whenever I attempt to print to this remote printer. The
>following line is in smbprint:
>
>eval `cat $config_file`
*boggle*
Why not just use one of the following instead (they're synonyms)?
. $config_file
source $config_file
It ought to still work, mind you, if the syntax is all correct; I agree
with checking that the last line has a single quote at the end and not a
double quote.
>The $config_file variable is set up properly, but after this line
>executes, the $share and $hostip variables are still null. Any
>suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? It's as if eval is broken!
bash -x /usr/bin/smbprint (or wherever it is) would be a good place to
start.
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From: "Andre Liem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TurboLinux Installation Problems!! Guru's I need help
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:15:06 -0700
I've decided to enter the Linux world by purchasing TurboLinux
Workstation but so far I have not been able to get it to properly install.
I'm trying to get it to fit onto my old p100 w/1.2 gigs of space. Later on
I'll try to do the fips thing for my p3.
I'm installing it on a empty HD with no windows running on it but I
always get errors after installing it. TurboLinux support is very very weak
so any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are my general questions.
First of all, I'm unsure of what I should be doing when setting up the
partitions. What I've done everytime I've attempted to install TBLinux is
created a Linux Swap and a Regular Linux partition. I made the swap +32M
and used the rest for the regular Linux Partition, so about 1100 Megs left
for Linux.
I have few errors now during the installation, but in general there are
many flaws in the installation program, like the images for the hardware
disk 2 don't work so I can't add the files for IDE devices. I wonder if
this is a part of the problem. For any of you guru's out there here's the
error I get when loading up Linux... FYI LILO boots up fine.
=======================Beginning of
Error-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---
Activating swap partitions
swapon : cannot open /etc/fstab : No such file or directory
hostname : local host
checking root filesystem
parallelizing fsck version 1.18 (11-Nov-1999)
Warning : couldn't open /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
[/sbin/fsck.ext2 -- /] fsck.ext2 -a /
fsck.ext2 : Is a directory while trying to open/
(null):
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not a swap or ufs or something else) then the superblock is
corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
***An error occurred during the file system check
***dropping you to a shell; the system will
***reboot when you leave the shell
======================End of Error
Message---------------------------------------------------------------------
===========
So after this I can only do maintenance on my comp and not get X-Window to
run... and I've tried installing TBLinux 10 times or so already. Any
suggestions? I'm hoping my faith in the Linux online community can pull
through for me this time. Should I be making more then two partitions? I
kinda have a feeling I should be making partitions for /usr/var?? /etc?
I'm confused because the auto partition makes 9 partitions. Help!!! And
the reason I'm not using the auto partitioning is because it doesn't leave
me with enough space to install the packages which provide X-Window. Thanks
in advance.
Andre (PB)
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From: Jean Maeght <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: help : nis and group
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 07:19:06 GMT
>
> In comp.os.linux.networking Jean Maeght <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Nis works for password but not for groups.
> > Example :
> > client$ ypcat passwd
> > maeght:yyyyyyyyyyyyyy:600:600:Jean Maeght:/home/maeght:/bin/tcsh
> > client$ ypcat group
> > client$
> >
> > But there is a group 600 on my nis server !
>
>
> Can you see group.byname map with 'ypwhich -m'?
Yes :
client$ ypwhich -m
group.bygid miro
group.byname miro
(...)
> Does your /var/yp/nicknames file contain the "group group.byname"
> record?
Yes:
client$ cat /var/yp/nicknames
group
group.byname
(...)
I also tried to add +, +:: and +::: at the end of /etc/group on the
client but no result.
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From: Kelvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: err msg: boot patrition is too big?
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:22:52 -0700
I tried to install redhat 6.1 in win2000 machine.
No matter how small size i assigned to /boot, i always received such err
msg. I even use 1M but still failed. The online instruction says the
maximum is 16M.
Any idea?
Kelvin
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From: Bad Ass Ninja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OS Specs for Newbie
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 07:43:32 GMT
In article <V5F35.3964$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Tomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Vilmos Soti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Bad Ass Ninja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I was wishing to setup Linux on a PC that I have the specs are:
> > >
> > > HardDrive: 80MB
> > > Floppy only
> > > 32K Ram
> > > SVGA monitor
> > > Existing OS - DOS v5
> > >
> > > Could anyone recommend a suitable flavor?
> >
> > Linux needs at least a 386 if you have an Intel box. Also, at least
> > 2 MB RAM. (Maybe you can get by with less, 1 MB, but don't expect
> > a lot of performance.)
> >
> > Is it a 8086 machine? That 32K RAM is not very much.
> >
> > Vilmos
>
> Can�t be 32k RAM, the Ninja with the Bad Ass must have
> meant 32 Mb. (Hey even an Commodore 64 had 64 kb,
> and that was looong ago :), and Hey 2, I have never seen an
> 8086 with SVGA and DOS 5...)
> However, 80 Mb hard drive is very small for all of the Linux
> distributions today, there is small Linuxes for special purposes,
> but those are without graphical user interface.
> If you want to try out, check this site for example:
> http://superant.com/smalllinks.html
> or this: http://smalllinux.netpedia.net/
> Quotation from smallinux web site:
> "Small Linux has been used (console based) on a 386 laptop
> with 2 meg of ram and a 40 meg harddrive"
>
> Regards
> Tomas
>
>
Yeah, forgot the actual specs there, it is in fact only 8Mb,
Or is it 16? I have not seen the thing since 1998.
BTW - 386
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