Linux-Setup Digest #128, Volume #19 Mon, 10 Jul 00 16:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Bad Xit (Alfons Hoogervorst (delete .no.spam.no for email))
Re: Proxy Setup (Robie Basak)
Linux Installation HDD problems (Dave)
Re: finally! connected! ("Samuel Irlapati")
Re: Weird Dual Boot Problem?? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: boot virus after setup (Vilmos Soti)
Re: RH - Win98 connectivity (Nimbrod)
intel 810 chipset and winmodem woes ("ndavies")
Re: line number in vi (Aaron Kulkis)
Re: New "super-user" (Norm "@zianet.com>)
Re: Flickering Screen (Norm "@zianet.com>)
Application Set-up : Star Office (Norm "@zianet.com>)
Re: FTP, telnet trouble after upgrading to Mandrake 7.1 ("Arne Bohle")
Newbie needs help: Mandrake 7.1 keeps crashing during installation. ("User")
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From: Alfons Hoogervorst (delete .no.spam.no for email)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bad Xit
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 22:51:19 +0200
Lo,
MDLamberts wrote:
> 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?
I got the same thing when using a video card which was not supported very
well by X. I resolved this by booting linux in a graphical VGA mode.
I remember that the X docs mentioned this somewhere. Any case, in lilo.conf
try adding the following line:
vga=ask
then run lilo, reboot and try any of the hires modes.
Bye.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Proxy Setup
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 10 Jul 2000 18:30:33 GMT
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 12:04:50 +0200, S�bastien Cottalorda said:
>Hi,
>
>To make a Linux machine as a proxy, go and see www.tis.com (TIS Firewall
>Tool Kit product)
Easier - for just websites, get squid http://www.squid-cache.org, and
use it's redirector interface to maintain a list of blocked sites.
Robie.
>
>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: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Installation HDD problems
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:30:06 GMT
When I attempt to install Red Hat Linux 6.2 on CD I receive an error
message at that point of the installation where it asks me which kind of
installation I would like to do (e.g., custom, ...). I have two EIDE HDD's.
One has Win98, the other is formated as FAT32 (?), but only has one file
present (command.com).
My intention is to place Linux on the second HDD. I have been told that the
problem is that because the Plug-and-Pray feature is turned on in the Bios,
that Linux is not recognizing it (???). There are 2 places to change the
settings for the HDD in the BIOS that I have. One lets you set the HDD as
manual or AUTO. The other actually lets you change the parameters (e.g.,
cylinders, ...). I tried tweaking some of the parameters. but without
success.
Here is my setup:
I have 1 EIDE 27GB HDD UDMA ATA/66 connected as a Master. My second HDD is
a EIDE 30GB HDD UDMA ATA/66 connected as a slave.
I also have a DVD drive, connected as an IDE Master, and a CD R/W connected
as an IDE ????/ (I'm guessing this is a slave, but don't know).
What should I do to fix this?
Thanks.
Dave
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From: "Samuel Irlapati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: finally! connected!
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:12:36 -0400
that was funny!!
David .. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> root wrote:
> >
> > I cannot belive that I am posting here, right now \using Linux.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Confucius says, He who plays with root, ends up with dead tree.
>
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.corel,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Weird Dual Boot Problem??
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:41:03 GMT
In article <8jv5km$13e$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Alister Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > I installed Corel Linux 1.1 and Win98SE on the same hard disk
(Win98
> > > on paritition one - Linux on partition two). At boot up I use
Corel
> > > Boot Manager (or whatever they call it) to select the OS I want.
> > >
> > > However........when I run Parition Magic 5.0 in Win98 I get a
> serious
> > > error message claiming that there are dire problems on my hard
disk.
> > > (Partition Table errors!!) Yet - both Windows and Linux appear to
> run
> > > OK. Is this normal?
> >
> > I have never used partition magic but it may be seeing lilo as a
> > corrupted MBR.
> >
> > > I am also curious as to the correct method of installing this
<dual
> > > boot> setup. Initially I tried creating an ext2 Linux partition
on
> the
> > > hard disk (using Partition Magic) - but Corel Install express did
> not
> > > offer this as an installation option (the button was greyed out).
> > > Seems it looks for <free/unallocated space> and would only allow
me
> to
> > > either take over the whole hard disk (didn't want that) or
install
> in
> > > an exisiting DOS/Windows parition (no dual boot facility and mega
> > > slow).
> > >
> > > So, I just shrank my Win98 partition and left the remainder of
the
> > > disk as <unallocated space>. Corel 1.1 installed fine into that.
Is
> > > this the right way to do it?
> >
> > Yes that is the way I always did it and never had problems. Either
OS
> > can be reinstalled without causing problems with the other.
> >
> > > Also, do I assume correctly that Corel Linux 1.1 will not install
> into
> > > a partition beyond the second partition? I tried installing into
a
> > > third partition I had created - but the Install Express program
kept
> > > encountering errors - so I gave that one up in a hurry.
> >
> > You were possibly trying to install above the 1024 cylinder limit
> which
> > comes in to the picture somewhere around 8 GB.
> >
> > > The only other option I can see (to avoid the PM 5.0 errors) is
to
> > > install Corel Linux 1.1 by itself on my second hard disk. But
then I
> > > would have to muck about inside the box changing jumpers around
and
> > > all that stuff (not so keen on this).
> > >
> > > Any ideas most gratefully received. TIA.
> > >
> > > Alister
> > >
> > >
>
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>
> Let me add, I tried installing Corel Linux 1.1 (brand new CD from
> Corel), and got essentially the same results. According to Partition
> Magic, the extended partitions had overlaps, and it very nearly blew
> everything away. I was able to use Partiton Manager to correct the
> partition tables, so I think I'm back running again, but it was a
close
> call. Partition Magic kind of refused to deal with it, which is
> disappointing, as otherwise it seems like a good product. Anyway,
what
> I did not get was the Corel Boot Manager, so even though it's
> installed, I cannot seem to boot it. I looked through the
partitions,
> and they look basically all there, but the Corel Boot manager doesn't
> come up when I try to boot from the partition. I booted SuSE Linux,
> which was already installed on the system, and can see the Corel
> partitions, and they basically look similar, but LILO nor Corel Linux
> Boot manager come up.
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
Still more in the saga of trying to get Corel Linux 1.1 to install:
1. Did an fdisk /mbr, to reset the master boot record to Win98, then
did an install of Corel Linux 1.1, and basically everything almost
worked. This time, I kept the root partition below the 8GB line.
Corel then replaced the MBR with lilo, gave a reasonably nice splash
screen, and came up.
2. Corel did blow away all of the partitions above the one I installed
it in (8). This was to say the least rather annoying and ill-behaved.
I'm trying to work out if there's some way now that Corel is working to
split out the /boot directory below 8GB, and copy the rest higher, but
haven't come up with the right combination, at least one that gets
Corel to boot. All the other distributions seem to allow a small /boot
partion, below the 8GB line, but Corel doesn't seem to.
So, I'll probably play some more, but it's beginning to look like I
cannot fit Corel Linux onto my system. A shame, as I wanted a Debian
based distribution (all the rest are RPM), but I just cannot afford as
much room as Corel needs below the 8GB line.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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Subject: Re: boot virus after setup
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 19:00:28 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I just setup Mandrake Linux 7.0 on my machine. After installation, I
> rebooted and put my Linux boot disk (I booted with the boot disk
> because I can't install LILO because I have more then 1024 cylinders)
> in and I received a boot virus error saying that I had to restart my
> computer. After time I reboot, I receive this error. Any suggestions?
Go to your BIOS and disable bootvirus detection.
Vilmos
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From: Nimbrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,redhat.config,redhat.general
Subject: Re: RH - Win98 connectivity
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:14:55 -0500
Are you able to share the internet through your linux box for you
windows computer??
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From: "ndavies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: intel 810 chipset and winmodem woes
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:11:49 +0100
Hi,
I'm trying to set up linux on my PC. I've manged to install redhat 6.0. It
kind of works , although i'm having problems with the XFree configuration.
I've worked out that I need to install device drivers for the intel 810
chipset, but addtionally to this I also need a newer version of XFree,
currently I seem to have version 3.3.3, I need at least version 3.3.5.. So
do i need to totaly install a new evrsion of XFree or can I just update and
install a couple of files to ghet to 3.3.5?
Additonally since i have a winmodem at the moment I can't acces the ftp
sites directly, from my linux partition, is there a way I could FTP the file
to the WIN 98 partition and then copy them to the linux partition?
Thanks,
Neil
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From: Aaron Kulkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: line number in vi
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 15:16:21 -0400
"C.J." wrote:
>
> You can find out the current line number with Ctrl+g
> You can jump to a specific number by typing a colon (:) followed by the line
> number and pressing enter.
>
> :102
>
> I'm not sure this question should have been posted in comp.os.linux.admin and
> I definately don't think it's appropriate in comp.os.linux.networking.
>
> In article <Yoa95.10229$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Devon Harding"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >How can I see the line numbers in vi
Go to command mode (using escape), and then
:set number
which may be abbreviated as
:set nu
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >-Devon
> >
> >
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
ICQ # 3056642
I: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
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From: Norm <"nds.home<NO SPAM>"@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: New "super-user"
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:02:22 -0600
Jan-Willem Vonk wrote:
> Does someone know how to add a "second root"
> I mean is there a way to create a user with exact the same rights as the
> 'root'?
Hi Jan;
Any user with the root password can have "super user" priviledges by
issuing the "su" command, and then typing in the root password. Paat this,
I am just learning System Administration also.
Norm
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From: Norm <"nds.home<NO SPAM>"@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: Flickering Screen
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:06:22 -0600
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
Hi Key;
Try running Xconfigurator, it has solved some of my problems in the
past. If it does not "probe" sucsessfully, "don't probe" and set up
manually. This utility really pulled my fat out of the fire on a laptop
install.
Norm
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From: Norm <"nds.home<NO SPAM>"@zianet.com>
Subject: Application Set-up : Star Office
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:19:12 -0600
Hi Folks;
I recently built my wife a new computer, upgraded her old one, and
installed RH 6.1 on it. It seems to be working fine, with few problems,
except for Star Office.
I have done a standard install of Star Office, to the standard
directory (/root/Office51) and it works fine, with the following
exception : I can only run Star Office as "root", or in "super user"
mode, after issuing the "su" command in terminal, then running a shell
script which executes Star Office.
Things I have tried:
- used chmod to give all users permissions on the
"Office51" directory (This is a single user box, and the only other user
is my "Non root" account).
- putting a KDE link file into the appropriate
"share directory" (link shows up but permission is denied)
- as noted above enter a terminal window, get
"super user" privileges and run a script (which works)
This is minimally satisfactory on a single user system, but I intend
to network the box, and let others log in.
This situation would then be unsatisfactory.
Suggestions?
Norm
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From: "Arne Bohle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: FTP, telnet trouble after upgrading to Mandrake 7.1
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:51:20 +0100
Yes, I think what you refere to is the /etc/inetd.conf file. I have the
following entries which was set up as standard by the Red Hat installation
(6.0):
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
This basically tells the Internet Demon (inetd) what protocol and server
program to invoke for a particular service.
Arne
Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Think there's also a /etc/initd (or similarly named "/etc/in*" file)or
something file that you need to edit to add or remove a "#" to allow
telnet/root access thru ftp. Almost positive here. Did it a few times
here but in windowz now with StarOffice 5.2! <tis' cool!>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 7/9/00, 3:04:21 PM, "Arne Bohle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re:
FTP, telnet trouble after upgrading to Mandrake 7.1:
> Jonathan,
> I have had a similar problem recently, and I have only figured out why I
had
> ftp and telnet problems.
> I had forgotten to put the remote host in my /etc/hosts file !!! Simple
to
> forget and not very professional. Should have throught about that
straight
> away, but since ping and HTTP went through fine and telnet worked after
some
> minutes and ftp only "hung" I thought it was something wrong with my
inetd
> config or similar.
> It is all resolved now, but I also had a message comming up in the syslog
> from my ftpd demon, complaining about "a format error in host access
file").
> This was caused by a line in /etc/ftpaccess which I had put in. Leaving
the
> default in "class all real,guest,anonymouns *" resolved that problem.
> Regards,
> Arne
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8jrdbm$er7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > In article <8i8d3b$4do$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Two separate problems happened when I upgraded to
> > > Mandrake 7.1 (from 7.0). First, FTP access stopped
> > > working, for EVERYONE. I didn't add anyone to
> > > /etc/ftpusers, so that's not the problem, and I tried
> > > it both with and without /etc/ftpaccess.mdk renamed to
> > > /etc/ftpaccess.
> >
> > What would happen was, I'd get
> > 530 Login incorrect.
> > each and every time I tried to ftp.
> >
> > Checking /var/log/syslog, it turned out that ftpd
> > was unhappy with /etc/ftpaccess but was equally unhappy
> > without it. I had to add the line
> >
> > class all real *
> >
> > to /etc/ftpaccess and then life was good.
> >
> > Still trying to figure out why I can't telnet as root
> > even though /etc/securetty allows it, though.
> >
> > -Jonathan
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
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From: "User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie needs help: Mandrake 7.1 keeps crashing during installation.
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:49:16 -0500
Help!
I first got a mandrake 7.0 from one of the linux magazines and tried that.
That one never got past the "inititalizing cd-rom" stage. Now I got the
7.1 version. It sometimes actually starts to install packages (usually it
crashes during the stage where we select which partition is to be mounted
as /boot and /). The crashes during installation are at random points when
it is copying installation files to the hard-drive. Keeps giving weird errors
like
"segmentation fault .. signal 11 received .. blah blah blah .." or
"package headers not found .." or
"missing memory as installation crashes"
What am I doing wrong ? I have a P166 / 64MB EDO / 32X CDROM /
4mb ATI 3d Xpression+ and my 2nd hard-drive is partitioned as follows:
128mb (swap partition) + 450mb (/boot partition) + 1500 (/ partition) + 2G (fat32
partition).
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