Linux-Setup Digest #132, Volume #19 Tue, 11 Jul 00 04:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: How to boot from the *second* hard disk? ("Michael Zapka")
Re: 3c905 network card NOT a 3c905c (E J)
Re: Partitioning hints for server ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
I810 chipset and LInux (Jesus Mireles)
Re: wu-ftpd authentication problem ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: Application Set-up : Star Office (Norm Sager)
Re: Application Set-up : Star Office (Norm Sager)
Re: How to Change Bootable Drive? (Eric)
Re: Help! - RH6.0 jumping PS/2 mouse (Eric)
Re: Corrupt Partition Table (Mandrake 7.1 final) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
linux:Unresolved symbol using 'insmod sg' (Carlos Villegas)
Re: 3c905 network card NOT a 3c905c ("David ..")
Re: A couple of questions about the Storm Linux 2000 Rain edition install (s.
keeling)
linux: 'insmod sr_mod': no module by that name found (Carlos Villegas)
Re: 3com 3c509b driver (=?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Cottalorda)
problem running cgi-forms on apache!!!!!! please help ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: linux: 'insmod sr_mod': no module by that name found (Eric)
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Reply-To: "Michael Zapka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Michael Zapka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to boot from the *second* hard disk?
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:16:43 -0700
Hmm.. not sure for SCSI. I think the directive writes to the BIOS table, so
...??
check out 'man lilo'. Good luck.
b/r,
Mike.
"Paul Hughett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8kcklp$lqe$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Michael Zapka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Easy:
>
> : I assume your Win is on hda and linux is on hdb. Add the following to
the
> : Win section:
>
> : other = /dev/hdb1
> : table = /dev/hdb
> : label = win
> : map-drive = 0x80
> : to = 0x81
> : map-drive = 0x81
> : to = 0x80
>
> As it happens, I have linux on hda and linux#2/freebsd/whatever on
> *sda* rather than hdb. Is swapping 0x80 and 0x81 still the right
> thing to do?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul Hughett
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3c905 network card NOT a 3c905c
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:15:43 -0700
"Ira M. Wechsler" wrote:
> I find that many here say that this flavor of the network
> card can run under Linux. But I have Redhat 6.2 ands see
> no driver for this card listed in the Linxconf area or
> documentation. So how is one supposed to get it to work.
> I do have the address and irq from its successful load in
> the os/2 operating system. Please help me solve this puzzle.
> Thanks.
Go to windows and get the irq and io settings.
Start->Settings->Control Panel->System. while you are there, click
off the auto setting.
Go to linux and configure it.
su -
password: <secret>
# cp /etc/conf.modules /etc/conf.modules.org
# vi /etc/conf.modules
Add these lines to /etc/conf.modules
with the appropriate io and irq address
options eth0 io=0x280 irq=9
alias eth0 3c905
# reboot
Now bring up the network to see if you can use the card.
In my case, I use dhcpcd to bring up the dhcp client
# dhcpcd
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Partitioning hints for server
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:42:20 -0700
On or about Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:23:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened:
> Hi all,
> I'm setting up a whole bunch of webservers using linux, and am
> trying to get some advice on the best parition sizes for the job. It'll
> be a bunch of 1U rackservers running RedHat 6.2, Xfree, and the big
> primary app will be Apache Stronghold. We'll also be tossing on
> OpenSSH, and the following addons from the custom install
> Xwindows
> KDE
> Mail/WWW/News Tools
> Networked Workstation
> emacs
> Development
> Utilities
> The boxes have about 20 gigs of hd on them, and we're looking to set up
> separate partitions for /tmp, /var, /usr, /usr/local, and /home, as well
> as lots of swap (we're looking at 256 Mb of RAM, but with all the SSL
> traffic I've been thinking along the lines of 1024Mb of swap). Please
> let me know if you have any ideas on how to pull this off, and thanks in
> advance for any help you might have to offer.
Haven't run servers in that configuration myself. Big question is
whether or not you're going to allow user (shell) accounts or not.
I'd tend to go with:
/ 50 - 150 MB
/tmp 50 - 100 MB
/var 500 MB - 4+ GB Really depends what you plan to put here
/usr 2 GB You're going with a pretty fat package. You
could drop this to 1 GB or less for a dedicated
server, potentially a few hundred MB
/usr/local 1 GB+ Size to suit
/home 1 GB+ Size to suit
...the big variables are /var (a pain to extend if you need to do it)
and /home. Why are you putting workstation packages on what sounds like
a server system?
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From: Jesus Mireles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I810 chipset and LInux
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:59:54 -0600
Is there any Linux that supports this...I can't seem to upgrade the
Kernel..it would be much easier for a LInux that alreay supports the 810
chipset is there anything out there that makes the upgrade easier??
Thanks
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wu-ftpd authentication problem
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:28:39 -0500
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Jack quoth:
[] A weird thing happened over the weekend. The wu-ftp daemon on my RH6.2 just
[] could not seem to authorise users anymore although it was working just fine the day
[] before. I had no idea what happened so I just removed and re-installed the RPM.
[] Then it worked. Anyone know what the heck is going on?
Well, not exactly, but I have some advice. If you have a program that
does something like that again, strace it. You may find out that
there was a file deleted or some event took place that would preclude
your program from running correctly. Pay close attention to
errors marked ENOENT ( no such file or directory ). If you do
a 'man errno', the rest of the possible errors are summarized there.
Something like this: 'strace -f -p PID'
I believe is the syntax... 'man strace' to be sure.
Regards,
anm
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From: Norm Sager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Application Set-up : Star Office
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 03:18:28 -0600
Larry Ebbitt wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 7/5/00, 10:19:12 PM, Norm <"nds.home<NO SPAM>"@zianet.com> wrote
> regarding Application Set-up : Star Office:
>
> > 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:
>
> You need to do a network install, as documented in the Setup Guide.
> Then
> each user can do an install for themselves, which uses a small (4M or
> so)
> setup in their directory.
>
> Larry - Linux + OS/2
Thanks, I think you have answered the question for me.
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From: Norm Sager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Application Set-up : Star Office
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 03:22:22 -0600
John Todd wrote:
> Had similar problem: install instructions are sketchy!
> I got mine to run as user by "chowning" everything:
> chown -Rc john. Desktop , recursively chowns the owner and group (the dot)
> in the named directory and subdirs.
>
> On Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:19:12 -0600, Norm <@zianet.com> wrote:
> >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
> >
>
> --
> _____________________
> The lap of Linuxury
> |<de in RH6
Hi John;
I think that I considered this, and rejected it for the reason that it
would only solve the problem for one user. I was also worried about security
considerations concerning anything in the "root" directorry being owned by a
normal user (I am just starting System Administration, and a little knowledge
is a dangerous thing).
Thanks
Norm
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to Change Bootable Drive?
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:16:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kirk Bankes wrote:
>
> I have a dual boot system with Windows on /dev/hda and Linux on
> /dev/hdb. Lilo is installed on the mbr of /dev/hda which is also the
> master drive. Now that it is clear which is the superior OS, I no
> longer require Windows and want to reuse /dev/hda on another machine.
>
> Could someone suggest an approach for making /dev/hdb bootable for
> Linux? Is it as simple as changing lilo to install on /dev/hdb, i.e.
> lilo.conf says boot=/dev/hdb and re-run lilo and removing the Windows
> pick (of course)? I would also change the jumpers for /dev/hdb to make
> it the master and physically remove /dev/hda.
>
> --
> Kirk Bankes
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
First of all, make sure to have a linux root(rescue) floppy available.
Now also create a bootfloppy for your linux system.
Change the /etc/fstab entries that point to /dev/hdbXXX into /dev/hdaXXX
Change the jumpers, to make hdb hda and boot from yur boot flop, with
the option : linux root=/dev/hdaXXX <---- wherever it is, probably
/dev/hda1.
If the system comes through (I'm not sure, I may have overlooked
something)
change lilo.conf and run lilo.
If it didn't come through, you can always use a root disk to restore all
the affected files back.
IIRC there's a howto you might want to read too, I believe it's called
the harddisk upgrade howto. Probably contains lots of useful information
too.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! - RH6.0 jumping PS/2 mouse
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:01:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brian Enke wrote:
>
> I've just installed RedHat6.0 on a new system with a ABIT KA7-100
> motherboard, Athlon 600mhz processor, and a Logitech FirstMouse PS/2
> three-button mouse. Whether inside X or out, I have a problem with
> the mouse having a mind of it's own! It's very intermittent, but
> happens often enough to make Xwindows almost unusable. It only
> seems to happen when I'm actually moving the mouse; the cursor will
> jump to the upper right corner of the display. Even worse, while
> jumping, the mouse seems to dispatch button-pressing events, which
> cause random actions when the button-press happens to encounter a
> window that can be clicked upon... :( :(
>
> Any ideas out there in LINUX-land?? This is pretty urgent - I need
> to have a happy mouse within a few days so I can start a LINUX based
> software dev project for a non-profit organization.
>
> Perhaps IRQ's are to blame?? I recompiled the kernel (2.2.5-15 ?)
> after changing the mouse IRQ in a header file to 12, as was suggested
> in a HOWTO, but the problem still persists. I've also tried three
> different PS/2 mice, same problem.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Brian Enke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Take a look at teh file XF86Config in /etc/X11
It has a pointer section that describes your mouse.
See if that is set up correct (protocol etc.)
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Corrupt Partition Table (Mandrake 7.1 final)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:37:45 GMT
Just to share..
Used linux since redhat 4.x and I have never seen this..
On my laptop i have a linux partiton that I have installed
*MANY* flavors just to test them.. Installed mandrake 7.1
beta (2 i think) without problems.. (cept application level)
7.1 final comes out and i snag it and install it only to find
out about an hour later of playing with it my partition table
was corrupt.
Good friend of mine installed 7.1 on his home computer and it
worked fine for about 3 weeks.. BAM.. partition table corrupt..
I think that there may be some issue with 7.1 final but I am
unsure of what it is..
I have compared some notes tho.. Both my friend and I during the
installation picked expert installation, hard drive optimizations
and grub (instead of lilo).
If *ANYONE* has had this same problem maybe you should also post
it here so that we can all avoid these nasty corrupt partitions
or give some clue as to where the problem lies..
Robert Towster
ps. Dont email me at the posted email address..
my last name at technologist dot com would be the place..
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From: Carlos Villegas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc
Subject: linux:Unresolved symbol using 'insmod sg'
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:20:10 GMT
My goal is to have the 'sg module' load automatically.
As root I typed: 'insmod sg'
And I got this:
Using /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o
/lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol
is_reg_chrdev
How can I get the sg module to load automatically given the above
obsticle?
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3c905 network card NOT a 3c905c
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:17:04 -0500
"Ira M. Wechsler" wrote:
>
> I find that many here say that this flavor of the network
> card can run under Linux. But I have Redhat 6.2 ands see
> no driver for this card listed in the Linxconf area or
> documentation. So how is one supposed to get it to work.
> I do have the address and irq from its successful load in
> the os/2 operating system. Please help me solve this puzzle.
> Thanks.
The 3com 3c905 should use the 3c59x module. At least it works on my
3c905B card.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (s. keeling)
Subject: Re: A couple of questions about the Storm Linux 2000 Rain edition install
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:37:50 GMT
On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:56:20 -0500, Theodore J. Mooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just installed Storm Linux 2000 Rain edition.
> Question 1: During the installation, it asked for a name and password
> for user. It also asked for a password for /root, but no name. I assumed
> that it would use the same name to get /root privileges with the
> different password, but I'm darned if I can figure out how to get it to
> accept it. If I log out and then use the /root password and the user name,
> it gets rejected. How do I get into /root?
You're confusing NT with Un*x. For root, login as root.
> Question 2: How do you get it to dial an ISP to connect to the Internet?
Have you configured the networking/pppd? You should read some howtos.
I run Debian, which Stormix is based on. I have
/etc/chatscripts/provider and /etc/ppp/* to control my connection.
But then, I don't use kde or gnome, and they may have their own way of
doing things.
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[sed 's/NO@SPAM./@/g'] Contract programmer, server bum.
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From: Carlos Villegas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc
Subject: linux: 'insmod sr_mod': no module by that name found
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:45:22 GMT
My goal is to have the 'sr_mod module' load automatically.
As root I typed: 'insmod sr_mod'
And I got this:
insmod: sr_mod: no module by that name found
How can I get the sr_mod module to load automatically given the above
obsticle?
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Cottalorda
Subject: Re: 3com 3c509b driver
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:59:03 +0200
Hi,
Yes of course, Linux support that card using the 3c59x driver (given
with Linux distribution)
And I know that 3Com has developped (on them site) a specific driver.
I use the Linux one (as it's in my server yet).
Sebastien
"Hector Mendoza Jr." wrote:
> Does linux support this network card? I installed Mandrake 7.0
> distribution, and my eth0 interface doesn't come up.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: problem running cgi-forms on apache!!!!!! please help
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 07:12:26 GMT
Hello! please read me!!
I am trying to execute the following form cgi script on my freebsd
server running apache 1.3.6:
(the script is available at http://www.jojoxx.net and is called
jxformmail.zip)
<form action="cgi-bin/jxformmail.pl" method="post">
Subject: <input type="text" name="jxsubject"><br>
Email: <input type="text" name="jxreplyto"><br>
<textarea name="mailbody" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" value="S�nd">
</form>
but get this error *all* the time:
"Method Not Allowed
The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL /cgi-
bin/jxformmail.pl."
Whats going on here!?!? Is the problem in the .pl file (have checked it
over and over) or the server!? I have heard from two guys that its the
server the problem lies in, but *what* is the problem and how do i fix
it!?!? I am really a novice at freebsd but know people that can do it.
The .pl file is executable by the way, that much I know ;( *please
help if you know anything about this, desperate!!!*
Reg. Marc
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc
From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux: 'insmod sr_mod': no module by that name found
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 07:17:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Carlos Villegas wrote:
>
> My goal is to have the 'sr_mod module' load automatically.
>
> As root I typed: 'insmod sr_mod'
> And I got this:
> insmod: sr_mod: no module by that name found
>
> How can I get the sr_mod module to load automatically given the above
> obsticle?
>
> --------------------------------------
> -- Carlos Villegas
> -- e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> --------------------------------------
>
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> Before you buy.
Try insmod sr_mod.o
AND !! don't crosspost to so many groups
Eric
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