Linux-Setup Digest #68, Volume #19 Tue, 4 Jul 00 02:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Again : Problem with LinkSys 10/100 Etherfast Lan Card (Kevin)
Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition ("Mike Painter")
Re: Bad Xit (Homer Jay)
HP 8100i CDRW not working.... (NYCeyes)
HELP: kernel building / modular kernels (James Lothian)
Toshiba laptop and Debian (Tony Laszlo)
Re: Redhat 6.2 Dual boot Win2000 (Eric Nichols)
S3 Trio3D/2X VGA card in Xwindow ("K. M. Lau")
Re: HP 8100i CDRW not working.... (OSguy)
Extracting file for installation ("Lemi Tam Echano")
Sony Notebook/Memory Stick (Renee)
Re: Help with VNC (David Efflandt)
Apache allow subdirectories? and how save *.zip? (Stan Towianski)
Re: Apache allow subdirectories? and how save *.zip? (Akira Yamanita)
help settig up a pcmcia net card on a IBM 365xd laptop ("Chris Tenney")
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From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,sg.linux
Subject: Re: Again : Problem with LinkSys 10/100 Etherfast Lan Card
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 02:15:16 GMT
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 01:35:56 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FYI, I have a Linksys LNE100TX card, and until this morning was
having the same difficulty. I read Don Becker's page on tulip,
downloaded the src.rpm, built it, installed it, and the card was
recognized. give it a try...
http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html#rpm
Kevin
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From: "Mike Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 19:16:54 -0700
Have you tried using fdisk from your Windows startup disk?
It should still show your first primary partition as Fat16 or Fat32 if it is
still intact. Then check to make sure it is marked active. If all is well,
just escape out of fdisk and run the "sys" command to transfer the system
files to the Windows partition. Now you should be able to reboot to
windows.
To get back your multiple boot with lilo, boot with your linux rescue disk,
and install lilo on the mbr of the first hardisk. Make sure you add an
entry for other vfat /dev/hda1 with a label of Windows or whatever.
If the Windows partition is still intact, it needs to be correctly
identified in /etc/fstab, and when mounted in /etc/mtab.
Good luck.
news:8jr92e$bnr$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I've been running a intel p3 box with windows and mandrake linux 7.0
> side by side for a month or two now. It was missing the development
> tools so I reinserted the CD and did an upgrade. But when that was done
> and the computer rebooted, I couldn't find windows in my LILO boot. So
> i went into my lilo.conf file and found out that it wasn't listed there.
> So i typed in other = /dev/hda1 and all the other junk that goes along
> with it. Saved the buffer. Then I typed in lilo and I got this error:
> "first sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature". Then
> if I click on my disk 0 icon on my desktop (an alias to the windows
> drive) it says: "WARNING - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad
> superblock on /dev/hda1 or too many mounted file systems". I did an
> fdisk and the partution shows up under /dev/hda1. Now, when I do fdisk
> is: The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3328. There is
> nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in
> certain setups cause problems with:
> 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
> 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
>
> Next, I tried using my windows 98 boot disk and when I went into C:> and
> did a "dir" it said couldn't read media type on drive c (or something
> very similar to that). Did a fdisk /MBR, and restarted and now said
> "Missing Operating System." So I rebuilt the linux master boot record
> and I was at least able to once again go into linux which is what I am
> using now. I'm not trying to bombard you with all my problems, but
> hopefully the more info I give the easier it will be for someone to help
> me with this problem. I really need access to my windows partition, and
> if anyone can help me once again see my windows files....if even just to
> be able to back them up on CD's or Jazz disks or whatever, please please
> please lend a helping hand. I apprecaite your time with this lengthy
> letter and can't wait to hear from someone;)
>
> Thanks again!
> Stu
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Homer Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bad Xit
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 02:56:35 GMT
> I've installed Slackware 7.0 (kernal 2.2.13), got X windows configured, which
> comes up OK (startx). But when I logout or exit X, I get a blank screen and no
> response. Upon powering back up, there is a message about not correctly
> shutting down, so the disks are scanned. I have tried various windows managers
> (KDE, Gnome, fvwm2, etc.). I've tried using the window menu for exiting as well
> as the X-terminal "shutdown -h now".
>
> Any idea on why I can't get out of X cleanly? I was hoping to get back to the
> command line interface. Is it possible that I got X configured wrong, or might
> I need to recompile the kernal for this machine?
Uhhh... `shutdown -h now' shuts down the _machine_, not the X server.
Try <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Backspace> to shut down the X server, a.k.a. "X",
promptly. I have no idea why your exit menu does not kick you back
into text mode, but you shouldn't have to reboot to shut down X!
If your X screen still hangs you should probably still be able to
get to text mode with <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<F1-6>. I don't see how recompiling
is going to help and it sounds like you've been manually shutting
down your machine, a hard reset. Don't _do_ that! Use `shutdown'.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: NYCeyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: HP 8100i CDRW not working....
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 03:17:30 GMT
Hi:
I have tried kernel reconfig, conf.modules,
updating packages etc, but cannot get
my HP 8100 CDRW to be recognized. I can
play music off of it, I can mount filesytems
off of it, but I can't use it to burn CD's.
Below is some information that might help you
help me.
TIA,
NYCeyes
#######################################################################
I have RedHat 6.1
root@linuxpc# uname -a
Linux linuxpc 2.2.12-20 #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT 1999 i586 unknown
#######################################################################
#################################################################
root@linuxpc# cdrecord -v -scanbus
Cdrecord release 1.8a29 Copyright (C) 1995-1999 J�rg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver.
#################################################################
#################################################################
root@linuxpc# cat /etc/conf.modules
#----------------------------------------------
#Alias for eth0 placed here by mvega. This is
#for the 3c905b 3COM Card in the lower slot.
#----------------------------------------------
alias eth0 3c90x
#----------------------------------------------
#Alias for eth1 placed here by mvega. This is
#for the 3CR990 x3 3COM Card in the upper slot.
#The card is not supported at the moment, but
#we'll give this one a try until it is. Doesnt
#work... need to wait for a new driver for the
#3COM 3CR990x3 card (top slot).
#----------------------------------------------
alias eth1 3c90x
alias sound sb
pre-install sound /sbin/insmod sound dmabuf=1
options opl3 io=0x388
alias midi awe_wave
post-install awe_wave /bin/sfxload /etc/midi/GU11-ROM.SF2
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
# -------------------------------------------------
# Stuff to try to get the HP8100i CD-RW to work.
# -------------------------------------------------
alias scd0 sr_mod # load sr_mod upon access of scd0
alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi # SCSI hostadaptor emulation
options ide-cd ignore=hdb # if /dev/hdb is your CD-writer
#################################################################
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From: James Lothian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: kernel building / modular kernels
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 04:46:52 +0100
Hello. I'm having a truly wretched time trying to build a kernel.
Details: stock RH6.2, running kernel 2.2.14-5.0smp kernel, on a dual-
processor machine, attempting to build a new kernel with the I2C patch
applied (the aim of all this is
to get the latest version of the BTTV driver working). I configure
with make xconfig, make dep, make bzImage, copy aside the current
modules directory (/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0smp), then do make modules
and make modules_install, then copy bzImage to /boot/vmlinuz-james,
add it to lilo.conf, run lilo.
The result boots. However, any attempt to load one of the shiny newly
compiled modules produces a flurry of undefined symbol errors (for
things like kfree).
modprobe -V says 2.3.10-pre1. Is this version buggy?
Does anybody have any idea what's going on here? As far as I can tell,
I'm doing exactly what the fabulous documentation says I should, and it
just isn't working at all. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions.
James
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From: Tony Laszlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Toshiba laptop and Debian
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 04:02:52 GMT
Hello there.
regarding Debian installation on Toshiba's T1910CS laptop,
Dr. Simmons wrote the following in April.
I would like to ask you for a few more details, please.
* which is the "start-up disk image" that will work?
(resc1400.bin ? lowmem.bin ?).
*Before dd copying the file to the hard disk partition,
does one need to mkfs.ext2 the partition?
* Will the following procedure for making the floppy do the trick, or am I
missing something?
(on a working Linux box)
fdformat /dev/fd0H1440
dd if=/usr/local/resc1440.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 conv=sync ; sync
* when copying the image to the hard disk partition, I tried
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/hda1
and
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/mnt (after mounting the partition and ext2).
So far, I haven't gotten any recipe that will work.
Appreciate any tips.
Thanks!
Tony Laszlo
Jiyugaoka, Tokyo
Find a single-disk distribution that will boot. I used Pocket Linux.
Create a small 1.5 MB partition at the front of your hard disk. Make
it bootable and copy (dd) the debian start-up disk image to it. Then
reboot and proceed as usual.
I responded by email to someone about this a couple months ago .
There I wrote everything down step-by-step. I have not found a copy
of that email yet. Let me know if you try this and run into problems.
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From: Eric Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2 Dual boot Win2000
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 04:14:58 GMT
Sean,
Thanks for the good information. Are you able to mount the NTFS partition on
your work machine to share files with Win2000?
Regards,
Eric Nichols
Sean Dynan wrote:
> Yup - I dual-boot both my system at home and my system in work:
>
> Home config: Win2000 on disk 1, partition 1 - Redhat 6.2 on disk 2,
> partition 2
> Work config: Win2000 on disk 1, partition 1 - Redhat 6.2 on disk 1,
> partition 2
>
> In both cases I use LILO to boot into either Linux or Windows. In both
> cases Win2000 was installed before Linux.
>
> My home config uses FAT32 for all non-Linux partitions and my Linux
> installation can mount them rwx no problem. FWIW, my work config uses NTFS5
> for the Win2000 partition.
>
> --Sean.
>
> "SETI Software" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:r%_75.6412$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi
> > can anyon tell me if it is feasible to install redhat onto an existing
> > system with windows 2000. I intend to insdtall linux onto a seperate hard
> > drive, but as it is a crittical PC, I dont want to take too much of a
> > chance. I wish to dual boot, but primarily install something like vmware
> to
> > run windows 2000.
> >
> > I have a dual pentium III 450, with 256MB ram, and 2 hard drives, the one
> > being empty.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David
> >
> >
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From: "K. M. Lau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: S3 Trio3D/2X VGA card in Xwindow
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 12:41:03 +0800
Dear All:
I am running slackware 7.0 with kenel 2.2.13.
I could not config Xwindow to work with my display card: S3 Trio3D/2X.
Does anybody konw the solution to wrok around with the S3 Trio3D/2X VGA card
in Xwindow ?
Hope to have any reply soon.
K. M. Lau
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From: OSguy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: HP 8100i CDRW not working....
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 23:58:18 -0500
You need to recompile your kernel to add scsi emulation support and SCSI
support for CD drives. Cdrecord will then treat your CD as a scsi CD
device. Without that emulation, cdrecord will never see it. Read the
notes on the kernel compile carefully because you may have to remove the
ATAPI/ide CD support to keep from interferring with the SCSI emulation.
(No problem if that is the case other than your CD will now be known as
/dev/srX instead of /dev/hdX to all of the other applications you use).
NYCeyes wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I have tried kernel reconfig, conf.modules,
> updating packages etc, but cannot get
> my HP 8100 CDRW to be recognized. I can
> play music off of it, I can mount filesytems
> off of it, but I can't use it to burn CD's.
>
> Below is some information that might help you
> help me.
>
> TIA,
> NYCeyes
>
> #######################################################################
> I have RedHat 6.1
>
> root@linuxpc# uname -a
> Linux linuxpc 2.2.12-20 #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT 1999 i586 unknown
> #######################################################################
>
> #################################################################
> root@linuxpc# cdrecord -v -scanbus
> Cdrecord release 1.8a29 Copyright (C) 1995-1999 J�rg Schilling
> TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
> cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI driver.
> #################################################################
>
> #################################################################
> root@linuxpc# cat /etc/conf.modules
> #----------------------------------------------
> #Alias for eth0 placed here by mvega. This is
> #for the 3c905b 3COM Card in the lower slot.
> #----------------------------------------------
> alias eth0 3c90x
>
> #----------------------------------------------
> #Alias for eth1 placed here by mvega. This is
> #for the 3CR990 x3 3COM Card in the upper slot.
> #The card is not supported at the moment, but
> #we'll give this one a try until it is. Doesnt
> #work... need to wait for a new driver for the
> #3COM 3CR990x3 card (top slot).
> #----------------------------------------------
> alias eth1 3c90x
>
> alias sound sb
> pre-install sound /sbin/insmod sound dmabuf=1
> options opl3 io=0x388
> alias midi awe_wave
> post-install awe_wave /bin/sfxload /etc/midi/GU11-ROM.SF2
> options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
>
> # -------------------------------------------------
> # Stuff to try to get the HP8100i CD-RW to work.
> # -------------------------------------------------
> alias scd0 sr_mod # load sr_mod upon access of scd0
> alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi # SCSI hostadaptor emulation
> options ide-cd ignore=hdb # if /dev/hdb is your CD-writer
> #################################################################
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From: "Lemi Tam Echano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Extracting file for installation
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 13:01:20 -1200
Sir/Madam:
I am using Red Hat Linux 6.0. I downloaded a file for installation but I
don't know how to install it. The extension of the file is .bin.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for your help,
Lemi
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From: Renee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sony Notebook/Memory Stick
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 00:09:18 -0400
Greetings!
I have a Sony VAIO notebook (Z505HE) w/ SuSE 6.4 & Win98 (dual-boot via
LILO). I'm trying to get the Memory Stick (FLASH) device working under
Linux. It's a PCI device and from what little info I've been able to
scrounge so far, I'm under the impression that it should be recognized
during the PCI scan as "hdc1". The device works fine under Win98. Does
anyone have any ideas? Is there a PCI "scan" utility that I might be
able to use to look for hardware that the kernel doesn't find?
Thanks in advance,
Reiney
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help with VNC
Date: 4 Jul 2000 05:09:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>in my log I have:
>
>_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 113
>xrdb: No route to host
>xrdb: Can't open display 'linux.usi-online.com:3'
>_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 113
>xsetroot: unable to open display 'linux.usi-online.com:3'
>/root/.vnc/xstartup: syntax error near unexpected token `&'
>/root/.vnc/xstartup: /root/.vnc/xstartup: line 6: `xterm -geometry
>80x24+10+10 -
>ls -r -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop"; & '
How did that semicolon get in that line? And if this is vncserver 3, does
that mean that 1 and 2 were either still running or not killed properly?
>In article <8j3gnj$i4l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> T.T. Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi, I have a quick question. I changed my ~/.vnc/xstartup from the
>> default:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
>> xsetroot -solid grey
>> xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
>> twm &
>>
>> to
>>
>> > #!/bin/sh
>> >
>> > xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
>> > # xsetroot -solid grey
>> > xsetroot -solid slateblue
>> > xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -r -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
>> > # twm &
>> > enlightenment &
>>
>> But after I kill the vncserver and then login again using my Win98 VNC
>> client, I'm still seeing the twm interface... did I do anything
>wrong??
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
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: Stan Towianski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Apache allow subdirectories? and how save *.zip?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 05:11:13 GMT
Hi,
I installed linux mandrake 7.1 and it nicely set up a working
Apache-Extranet server 1.3.12
I just changed a couple of lines in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file
regarding my DocumentRoot.
It points to the standard /home/httpd/html. I have a simple link in my
index.html like:
<a href="/html/whatever.zip">whatever</a>
With netscape 4.73 I go to localhost, then add index.html and that works
fine. But when
I pick the link, it does not ask me where to save whatever.zip like
I want. It gives me:
Not Found
The requested URL /html/whatever.zip was not found on this server.
It will find another html link. I at first created a subdirectory
called ./html/files. It says
the same thing if I put the file in there, and I think it did not even
find an html file in here.
I know these might be 2 different problems.
I cannot find anything in the apache doc.s that tellls me if it
automatically lets you go into subdirectories
of html or not. I looked at the <Directory> command, but it does not
say, and I cannot find anything
about how it will handle *.zip files. I thought *.zip files were
automatically asked to be saved, or is my
netscape not set up with a mime-type for *.zip? Do I have to do that
manually?
1.) I want to have an <a href> link to a (zip) file so when the user
clicks it he will be asked to download and save it.
2.) How can I tell Apache to let me use subdirectories of /html or how
can I tell it a list of directories I want to use?
Any help will be appreciated.
Stan Towianski
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Apache allow subdirectories? and how save *.zip?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 05:30:10 GMT
Stan Towianski wrote:
>
> <snip>
> It points to the standard /home/httpd/html. I have a simple link in my
> index.html like:
> <a href="/html/whatever.zip">whatever</a>
> With netscape 4.73 I go to localhost, then add index.html and that works
> fine. But when
> I pick the link, it does not ask me where to save whatever.zip like
> I want. It gives me:
>
> Not Found
>
> The requested URL /html/whatever.zip was not found on this server.
>
> It will find another html link. I at first created a subdirectory
> called ./html/files. It says
> the same thing if I put the file in there, and I think it did not even
> find an html file in here.
> I know these might be 2 different problems.
What do you mean it will find another html link? What's the full
explicit path and how are you referencing it?
example: /home/httpd/html/whatever.zip is linked using "/whatever.zip".
> I cannot find anything in the apache doc.s that tellls me if it
> automatically lets you go into subdirectories
> of html or not. I looked at the <Directory> command, but it does not
> say, and I cannot find anything
> about how it will handle *.zip files. I thought *.zip files were
> automatically asked to be saved, or is my
> netscape not set up with a mime-type for *.zip? Do I have to do that
> manually?
>
> 1.) I want to have an <a href> link to a (zip) file so when the user
> clicks it he will be asked to download and save it.
If /home/httpd/html is the document root and whatever.zip is in
/home/httpd/html then /html/whatever.zip as the link is wrong.
The link should simply point to whatever.zip if the HTML file
is in the same directory. If you're referencing a file from a
different directory, you'll need to use the appropriate relative
path or the full path.
> 2.) How can I tell Apache to let me use subdirectories of /html or how
> can I tell it a list of directories I want to use?
Subdirectories inherit the access rights and options from above.
Can you give better examples as to where on the filesystem the
file is located (/home/httpd/html/files/whatever.zip) and how
the file is referenced from the HTML document as a link?
(/files/whatever.zip)
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From: "Chris Tenney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: help settig up a pcmcia net card on a IBM 365xd laptop
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 00:34:03 -0400
I read that the card is supported and some ways to set it up, but I am a
newbie and need some help. I am running a Red Hat 6.2 version and I looked
and all of the files are in place and the card is listed in those files but
I don't know how to install/initialize the card.
thank you
Chris
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