Linux-Setup Digest #124, Volume #19 Mon, 10 Jul 00 09:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Small Linux Diss (Hiamal)
Can't get my ISDN modem to dial my ISP (Steen Eiler Joergensen)
After Installing Corel Linux I can't use my keyboard ("David Farrell")
Re: Proxy Setup (=?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Cottalorda)
Re: Proxy Setup (mindglow)
Re: Adding a line above the text prompt ("Jeff Wilson")
Re: linksys ethernet card trouble ("abbazabba")
installing a source rpm ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Flickering Screen ("Key")
NT Domain Controller ("Peet Grobler")
Re: CHILD_MAX: can't limit the number of processes per real UID (Olivier ROBERT)
Help me ("John Maza")
Re: Flickering Screen (Andy Kinsey)
Can's see linux machine in the network neighbourhood. ("sllai")
Re: ident server (Jourden Parks)
Re: installing a source rpm (Jourden Parks)
Proftpd config (slaveOne)
Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha... ("Jeff Wilson")
Re: what is .config of a default RH kernel ? (Villy Kruse)
Re: old computer (DeAnn Iwan)
Re: How to boot from the *second* hard disk? (A transfinite number of monkeys)
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From: Hiamal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Small Linux Diss
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 09:09:58 GMT
Hi,
I have an laptop 286 or 386 (msd says 386 but i think it is a 286 and
hwinfo just wont start)
and 1MB RAM :-)
I have tried with hal91, tomsrtbt and trinux but no one will work.
Is there a diss how works with so litle? Is muLinux an alternative?
Thanx!
--
[ --- Hiamal --- ]
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[ --- Hiamal --- ]
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From: Steen Eiler Joergensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Can't get my ISDN modem to dial my ISP
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:54:04 +0200
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I've tried to configure my ISP in the "Network Monitor/Dialer"
window in Gnome, but every time i try to call up, I can see that
the modem hangs up after 5 seconds.
Any suggestions?
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From: "David Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.corel,alt.os.linux.redhat,at.linux,be.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,corelsupp
Subject: After Installing Corel Linux I can't use my keyboard
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:02:28 +0100
I installed linux corel from a cover cd of digit magazine.
The PC is a Dell PIII 600 128mb ram 10gb hd 8mb s3 rage pro c/labs sound
905b network card ps2 keyboard & mouse.
It installed OK except for the following.
1: in the initial menu after installing where the COREL LINUX
COREL CONSOLE
COREL VGA
ETC...
I can use the keyboard to toggle between the options.
If I choose the COREL LINUX option it goes through a boot up screen
loading drivers and stops with the message
LOGIN or something to that effect.. also the screen (in DOS type mode)
flashes. this doesn't look normal.
The same happens when I choose the COREL CONSOLE.
If I choose COREL VGA it goes into a bootup sequence.
Then an NT like loggon screen comes up.
But The keyboard doesn't work, because the loggin doesn't have a
password I can use the mouse pointer to load the desktop.
But still no keyboard.
The control panel says us keyboard. I tried to change it but this was
not easy in vga mode and with no keyboard.
So if you can help a new Linux user get sorted please help.
David Farrell
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Cottalorda
Subject: Re: Proxy Setup
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 12:04:50 +0200
Hi,
To make a Linux machine as a proxy, go and see www.tis.com (TIS Firewall
Tool Kit product)
Sebastien
Don Stafford wrote:
> I want to setup RH Linux (6.x) as a proxy server at work.
> I need to be able monitor and limit access to web-sites (domains) to keep
> employees from wasting time at sites like ESPN, etc.
>
> Can someone tell me 1), if it can be done, and 2) how do i do it
>
> Thanks
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From: mindglow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Proxy Setup
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:04:41 GMT
1 yes it can be done
2 i would use Squid (totally biased I know) try
http://www.squid-cache.org/
regards,
-mindglow
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From: "Jeff Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adding a line above the text prompt
Date: 10 Jul 2000 10:29:26 GMT
The PROMPT_COMMAND variable in bash might be what you are looking for.
--
Jeff Wilson
David. E. Goble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
| Hi all;
|
| Is it possible to add a line of text (perhaps using different
colours)
| above the text consoles prompt?
|
| Something like;
|
| Pc 486 Dx 2/66 - Redhat 6.2 (Wed 5 July 2000 1:20am)
| [degoble@gtech degoble]$
|
|
| --Regards : David. E. Goble
| goble[AT]kin.net.au
| http://www-mugc.cc.monash.edu.au/~degob1/goble
| Po Box 648 Kingscote Kangaroo Island South Australia 5223
|
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From: "abbazabba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linksys ethernet card trouble
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 05:33:29 -0400
check your bios to see if you have PnP on, it should be off for linux to
correctly configure it. I have this card working fine and are you using the
tulip module. see if it is loaded /sbin/lsmod at the console, if not load
it(this way is easier and is on linksys' page) or recompile it into the
kernel.
"Ujwal Sathyam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <8jr710$aee$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I have just installed a linsys v2.0 card on a newly installed RH6.1
> > system. The system has the latest tulip driver (so far as I can tell
> > looking at their website from another computer). The system also
> > detects the card (ifconfig -a shows it up and running ), it can ping
> > itself but it cannot ping any other computers on the LAN. I am using
> > another computer on the lan to get out to the net right now as I need
> > that card up for it to access anything.
> >
> > I have tried setting it directly configured for the internet and also
> > tried setting it to go through the LAN with the same results. No one
> > can see it and it can't see out. Ping, traceroute, et al time out
> > (unless I hit itself).
> >
> > Any clues? I am rather baffled
> >
> > -- dan "the unready"
> > --
> > "Ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a good blaster
> > at your side kid." - Han Solo
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy
>
> Are the IP settings correct?
>
> Ujwal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: installing a source rpm
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:27:34 GMT
Hello,
I need to install a source rpom that I have downloaded
( apache-1.3.12-2.src.rpm )
but no matter what 'rpm' command line I try, I cannot get
it to install. What is the correct rpm command to build / install
a source rpm.
( redhat )
Thanks
Peter.
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From: "Key" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Flickering Screen
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 19:04:18 +0800
Hi,
I have another newbie problem on my Linux box. The screen continues
flickering and cannot start X. Problem is on the X server since I have
picked up a wrong setting on the screen resolution/freq.
Anybody can help?
Key
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From: "Peet Grobler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NT Domain Controller
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 13:22:13 +0200
Is there a way of making Linux (Mandrake 7.0) act as a NT Domain Controller?
--
Peet Grobler
Wheeler Sutton (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)
Excellense in Software, Support & Innovation
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From: Olivier ROBERT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: CHILD_MAX: can't limit the number of processes per real UID
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 13:30:30 +0200
Ross Crawford wrote:
> Did you make clean before recompiling?
>
Yes, I've even made a make mrproper!
O.R.
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From: "John Maza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help me
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 13:58:51 +0200
hallo experts ,
i have a problem,
i have two hard drive on the first one win98 is installed and the Lilo and
on the second one with two partions , on one linux redhat is installed and
second partion only to put windows data -window partioned , it was working
fine and last time there was a problem in Linux i repair the problem and
practicing with linux, then shut it down and start win98 , it was working
.next time i start the pc but there was a problem i could not access my
win98 pation on second HD, for windows it seems to be empty and asking for
formating it .....
so pl.help me how to solve this problem ,,,,,
there is my thesis work on win98 pation on second disk...
regards.
john
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From: Andy Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Flickering Screen
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 12:27:32 +0000
Key wrote:
> Hi,
> I have another newbie problem on my Linux box. The screen continues
> flickering and cannot start X. Problem is on the X server since I have
> picked up a wrong setting on the screen resolution/freq.
> Anybody can help?
>
> Key
Key,
You could try running xf86config (logged in as root) and re-configure X.
Andy
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From: "sllai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can's see linux machine in the network neighbourhood.
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:50:45 +0800
I have installed the samba and can access the windows machine on the LAN.
However I can't see my linux machine in the network neighbourhood. My linux
machine is using local ip address.
Anybody know how to solve this problem.
thanks
sllai
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From: Jourden Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ident server
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 05:37:42 -0700
"Curtis P." wrote:
> Thanks Jourden,
>
> Unfortunately that didn't seem to help.. when I try to bring up the ident
> server it gives me the following: "0,0 ERROR : UNKOWN ERROR"
>
> any other suggestions?
>
> "Jourden Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > "Curtis P." wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > A simple issue that's driving me kind of nuts here so I need to ask it.
> I
> > > have a network with 2 windows machines sharing an ADSL connection
> through a
> > > linux box running Mandrake 6.1. I use IRC on the windows machine and the
> > > linux machine but regardless if I'm using the windows machine or the
> linux
> > > system it tells me that my ident server is not responding. I'll be
> honest
> > > I'm quite new at linux and I'm not too familliar with ident. I looked
> > > through the man for it and it wasn't too helpfull and I've gone through
> all
> > > kinds of documentation and it dosen't seem to help. I've edited the
> > > inetd.conf file to have the proper ident line in there but I still can't
> get
> > > a response from port 113.
> > >
> > > Could someone please give me a link to a site that explains ident in
> great
> > > detail so I could get this working or possibly email me to let me know
> how
> > > to correct this please?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Curtis P.
> >
> > You're on the right track...I've got the page just for you!
> >
> > http://linux.dbw.org/irc_server_ident.html
> >
> > Its basically having the right flags with in.identd
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > -Jourden
> >
> >
> >
Hi Curtis,
Tell me exactly what you are doing. What client you're using to connect to a
server, etc. And what do you
mean exactly by "bring up the ident server"?
-Jourden
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From: Jourden Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: installing a source rpm
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 05:43:49 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
> I need to install a source rpom that I have downloaded
> ( apache-1.3.12-2.src.rpm )
> but no matter what 'rpm' command line I try, I cannot get
> it to install. What is the correct rpm command to build / install
> a source rpm.
>
> ( redhat )
>
> Thanks
> Peter.
>
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> Before you buy.
I'm assuming you already read the rpm man pages and read the rpm
HOW-TO...If not look through them check out the spectacular options you
can use.
-Jourden
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From: slaveOne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Proftpd config
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 12:21:27 GMT
Hello!
I want to let my users at the local network to be able to connect to our
server. They haven't got any useraccounts and I don't want them to
either. That is: No ability to login via telnet or ssh, but the ability
to get read access to ~ftp and read/write to ~ftp/shared. No anonymous
logins allowed.
///Magnus
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From: "Jeff Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha...
Date: 10 Jul 2000 12:32:15 GMT
There is a special RedHat distribution of Linux 6.2 for the Alpha
processor. You can install straight from the CD - special floppies are
no longer required - though it probably best to upgrade the firmware
before you begin.
See http://jungle.com/index.html for supply.
--
Jeff Wilson
Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
| On Sun, 9 Jul 2000 10:22:51 +0100, Alex Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| declaimed the following in comp.os.linux.setup:
|
|
| > Sounds like a Multia ? Small ? squareish ?
| >
| Hmmm, may be dangerous assumption. The Multia's at work are all
| 100MHz Pentium boxes. Our Alpha's were all large flat battleship-grey
| boxes sitting under the monitors.
|
| Somehow I don't think the run of the mill Linux distribution (at
| least, the ones sold in Fry's, or stuffed in the backs of Linux
books)
| would work on a true Alpha processor. The chip set is so different
you'd
| need a fresh compile targeted for the processor. This is not to say
that
| some of the distributors don't have Alpha builds (I'm sure I saw one
| mentioned on the Mandrake site), but they take some effort to obtain.
|
|
| --
| > ============================================================== <
| > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG <
| > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Bestiaria Support Staff <
| > ============================================================== <
| > Bestiaria Home Page: http://www.beastie.dm.net/ <
| > Home Page: http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/ <
|
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: what is .config of a default RH kernel ?
Date: 10 Jul 2000 12:54:41 GMT
On 8 Jul 2000 8:32:1 -0500, Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>That may be true, in which case whats the poor guy who downloads only
>the iso of the first disk (on a 56k line yet) supposed to do? Frankly,
>I've found that deleting or renaming the existing .configs, and running
>make oldconfig isn't that reliable. As its typically 11- 12k, I see no
>reason to make life difficult for the newbie by not including it in the
>kernel sources when they have been installed.
>
>The .configs, all 3 of them, should be present and accounted for in the
>base install that includes the kernel source, name suffixes of each
>being the extended name of the choice of kernel chosen. Like .config.SMP
>etc.
>
You will find them in /usr/src/linux/configs if you have the kernel-source
package installed. Not the .src.rpm. but the .i386.rpm from the RPMS
directory on your first install CD. This directory should contain 7
configurations: one for each of 386, 586, and 686 in both unitprocessor
and multiprocessor configuration. The last one is the one used to
configure the BOOT kernel used during installation.
This is valid for RH 6.1
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DeAnn Iwan)
Subject: Re: old computer
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 13:00:15 GMT
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000 16:44:26 -0500, David Punsalan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I've got a old Packard Bell 486 50Mhz w/ 12MB of memory.
>
>I just need something that will run vi or emacs (text mode), gnuplot, and
>GNU programming tools, and maybe teTeX. X might be used (seldomly) to
>view image files or use Netscape.
>
>The last time I tried installing RH6.1 - it said that I can't install on
>anything slower than a 486 66Hz processor.
>
>So I was wondering ... what is the most recent version of Linux that I can
>use?
>
Linux should install and run just fine....but RH's new
installer is a bit of a hog (it caters to the newer pc). I have Suse
6.1, Suse 6.4 and Debian 2.1 installed happily on some 486s in the
basement. Use the Yast1 installer if you use Suse. Your 12 MB of RAM
is more of a limitation than the the processor speed. Getting more
would help. (I picked up 8 MB sticks for $6 each at the last PC show
I went too....but I think Packard Bell used a lot of specialized
hardware that is not readily found in such markets). Debian, BTW, is
a better choice if you have small disk space in that its basic install
is much smaller. Slackware would also be a good choice for the same
reason.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A transfinite number of monkeys)
Subject: Re: How to boot from the *second* hard disk?
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 13:02:04 GMT
On 7 Jul 2000 14:33:36 GMT, Paul Hughett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
: I have been taken by the desire to do some experimenting with other
: distributions of Linux and even -- gasp! -- FreeBSD. Since I have
: both an IDE hard disk (/dev/hda) and a Jaz drive (/dev/sda), the
: obvious approach is to keep my production system on the IDE drive and
: swap the different experimental systems in on different Jaz disks.
: But I am running into problems trying to boot onto the Jaz disk.
Consider using grub as your bootloader, rather than lilo.
Once you've configured grub to boot from the hard drive, which isn't
hard, you can then just change the /boot/grub/menu.lst on your primary
Linux partition (ie - the one you're not going to toast all the time),
and reboot. Voila, it will just "work".
Grub's pretty cool, and if you're using an RPM based system, there
are reasonably good RPMs of it that work on at least Mandrake and RedHat.
Why grub and not lilo? I suppose you could get lilo to do it all, but
I've had bad luck doing all that wacky stuff. Grub was very simple to
install, and just "worked".
--
Jason Costomiris <>< | Technologist, geek, human.
jcostom {at} jasons {dot} org | http://www.jasons.org/
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