Linux-Setup Digest #153, Volume #19 Thu, 13 Jul 00 21:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: big ass partitiions (Tom Hoffmann)
Re: Changing Prompt Color (Romeyn Prescott)
Re: lucent winmodem in laptop (Zebee Johnstone)
True Type Font Setup: Fonts Look Bold on Edges (Java Guy)
Re: Help needed with Apache and .htaccess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Turning off startup services? (Java Guy)
Re: True Type Font Setup: Fonts Look Bold on Edges (Hal Burgiss)
Re: How Do I Install Star Office (Bill Unruh)
Re: Problem with IDE and Kernel Booting ("Valsimot")
Help needed to add an user (K.C.RajKumar)
Re: Reducing bell volume ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Help! Can't open term session under X (E J)
Re: etc/rc.d stuff doesn't start at boot time (E J)
bttv configuring (Alex Fitterling)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Hoffmann)
Subject: Re: big ass partitiions
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:10:15 GMT
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:25:02 +1000, Steven Farlie wrote:
>> The RH installer does not like /boot being over 1024 cylinders, and is
>> prone to giving misleading error messages. This may be the snag. Try
>> creating a smallish /boot partition (20M) first, then as big as you want
>> for the rest. I have several partitions over 1G on RH6.2. I have never
>> had a problem, but always had a separate boot partition too.
>
>It has nothing to do with the 1024 cylinder limit, it's just that the
>RH gui partition wizard has always limited me to 1 gig partitions.
>I think it's strange too.
>I have been using RedHat since 5.0 and it has always done this
>to me. I'll just fdisk and mke2fs it and it should be fine.
Puzzling ... I have used the RH6.1/6.2 gui partition wizard to set up
partitions as large as 13GB with no problems.
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Subject: Re: Changing Prompt Color
From: Romeyn Prescott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:16:41 GMT
Kevin,
Check out:
http://www.linux.org/help/ldp/howto/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html
...ROMeyn
in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kevin Brown at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
on 7/13/00 5:52 PM:
> How do I change the color of the prompt when using bash or tcsh? Also,
> how do I get it to display the full path instead of just the current
> directory?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zebee Johnstone)
Subject: Re: lucent winmodem in laptop
Date: 13 Jul 2000 22:41:22 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In comp.os.linux.setup on Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:40:23 -0700
D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>
>>
>> If I force an insmod, the driver appears to load.
>
>'/sbin/lsmod' will tell you.
yes, that;s how I new it appeared to load :)
>
>> I used mknod to make /dev/ttyS14, but if I then try to access it via
>> minicom, minicom crashes (as in it quits) with "device does not
>> exist".
>
>Are you sure you did mknod with the appropriate numbers? Is your
>/dev/modem symlinked to /dev/ttyS14?
I used the numbers as stated in the ltinst file.
I have tried it with /dev/modem symlinked, and by specifying
/dev/ttyS14 in the minicom options.
Same problem both times.
>>
>
>Do 'cat /proc/pci' and make sure the entry under "Lucent Technologies
>Modem" (or whatever it is) has an assigned IRQ. If not, you'll have to
>set "plug-n-play=no" in your BIOS setup screen--this worked for me. If
>this still doesn't work, you might try the pci tools, although they
>didn't work for me.
>
I have just tried to do that, and find that the damn module won't
install now!
"ltmodem.: init_module: device or resource busy" and lsmod says it's
not there.
So what's using what?
I remove ltmodem and remove /dev/ttyS14 and try again.
Same thing... ugh.
I recall this happening before, but I can't recall what I did to solve
it...
Zebee
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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:23:35 -0500
From: Java Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: True Type Font Setup: Fonts Look Bold on Edges
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I'm not sure why my fonts don't look right.
I have RedHat 6.0 and I'm pretty sure it installs a true type font
server, but some of my fonts don't look right in StarOffice.
I installed my fonts from the Windows partition and have the following
in my XF86Config file.
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
# Fonts copied from Windows partition (this comment is not really in
the config file)
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttfonts"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "unix/:-1"
Here is a screen shot of what I'm talking about. Notice some of the
fonts appear to be bold in parts of them.
http://www.ghg.net/carefree/images/font.jpg
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Cory Phillips
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I'm not sure why my fonts don't look right.
<p>I have RedHat 6.0 and I'm pretty sure it installs a true type font server,
but some of my fonts don't look right in StarOffice.
<p>I installed my fonts from the Windows partition and have the following
in my XF86Config file.
<p> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
<br> # Fonts copied from Windows partition (this comment
is not really in the config file)
<br> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttfonts"
<br> FontPath
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
<br> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
<br> FontPath "unix/:-1"
<p>Here is a screen shot of what I'm talking about. Notice some of
the fonts appear to be bold in parts of them.
<p><A
HREF="http://www.ghg.net/carefree/images/font.jpg">http://www.ghg.net/carefree/images/font.jpg</A>
<pre></pre>
<pre>--
Cory Phillips
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.help
Subject: Re: Help needed with Apache and .htaccess
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:22:58 GMT
Hello,
Here is how I have done this on a Redhat 6.2 machine with the apache
1.3.12 RPM installed:
In /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:
In the <directory /home/httpd/html> section, change:
AllowOverride None
to at least include:
AllowOverride AuthConfig
Now you will be able to successfully specify authconfig type stuff in
your .htaccess files.
In /home/httpd/html/members/htaccess:
authtype basic
authuserfile /home/httpd/passwd
authgroupfile /home/httpd/group
authname "a valid account"
require valid-user
Now change to /home/httpd and do something like:
htpasswd -c passwd username
You will be asked for the password for user `username'
If you want to create a group file, I THINK the syntax is
(for /home/httpd/group per this example):
group_name:user_name1 user_name2 ....
You can then change the `require' line in your .htaccess file to
require people in a specific group specify their username and password
in order to get access.
It looked like what you are doing below is trying to use both
authentication and allow/disallow connections by IP address (that is
what the `order deny,allow' and `deny from...' and `allow from ...'
directive are for). Unless you want to keep certain IP addresses from
beeing able to connect, you do not need the `order' `allow' and `deny'
stuff.
Hope this helps,
Ivan.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Brian Lucas Kaczmarek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking to secure a separate section of my website and am
running into
> some problems.
> I'm not exactly sure how .htaccess is used and what I need to do to
set it
> up correctly.
>
> So far, I have created the file, .htaccess :
>
> AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/acctman
> AuthGroupFile /dev/null
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "password"
>
> <LIMIT GET POST>
> require valid-user
> </LIMIT>
>
> I have created a separate directory to be protected and
copied .htaccess
> into it.
> In httpd.conf, I created an alias, and underneath it wrote this :
>
> <Directory "/usr/local/apache/members">
> AllowOverride None
> Options None
> Order deny,allow
> </Directory>
>
> If anyone could tell me what I'm overlooking, it would be greatly
> appreciated. Thankyou!
>
> ~~Brian Kaczmarek
>
>
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Before you buy.
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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:36:08 -0500
From: Java Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Turning off startup services?
Login as root
issue the following command
# man chkconfig
It is used like so
# cd /etc/rc.d/init.d/
# chkconfig httpd off
OR
# chkconfig httpd on
Provided the file /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd has a chkconfig header indicating
the run-levels. Like the last line in this partial listing for starting
the httpd service:
#!/bin/sh
#
# Startup script for the Apache Web Server
#
# chkconfig: 345 85 15
...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I have an old P133 running Mandrake 7.1. Currently when it boots, I
> can see it starting all kinds of crap (you know, with the
> green "[PASSED]" or red "[FAILED]" markers), which I'd rather it not.
> For example, it tries to detect USP stuff (my computer dosn't have
> USB!) and it does some raid stuff, starts httpd, starts sendmail etc.
> I'd like some information on how to turn this stuff on and off. I'm
> not interested in fancy gui tools either, I'm trying to learn the
> basics so no X here (it runs like a dog anyways!).
>
> Also, does anyone know of a good site I could go to and learn about all
> this stuff? Thanks.
>
> -capt_troy
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: True Type Font Setup: Fonts Look Bold on Edges
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:46:22 GMT
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:23:35 -0500, Java Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>I'm not sure why my fonts don't look right.
>
>I have RedHat 6.0 and I'm pretty sure it installs a true type font
>server, but some of my fonts don't look right in StarOffice.
>I installed my fonts from the Windows partition and have the following
>in my XF86Config file.
>
> # Fonts copied from Windows partition (this comment is not really in
>the config file)
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttfonts"
This is unnecessary here if it is just TT. Only the X server uses this
PATH, and 3.x can't handle TT.
> FontPath "unix/:-1"
This is xfs. It's fontpath is in /etc/X11/fs/config. It will not use the
fontpaths in this file. Is the TT dir in /etc/X11/fs/config too?
>Here is a screen shot of what I'm talking about. Notice some of the
>fonts appear to be bold in parts of them.
Are you sure this is a TrueType Times font? Do they look better in NS?
I've got an adobe Times also FWIW.
Please turn off HTML.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: How Do I Install Star Office
Date: 14 Jul 2000 00:07:24 GMT
In <396de959$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I recently downloaded StarOffice, and burned it to a CD. The file has a .bin
>extension. Being a newbie to Linux I am not quite sure on how to proceed in
>installing this application.
>I am use to installing .rpm files, but have not installed a file w/a .bin
>extension. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
You run it, with the /net option in order to install all of the programs into one
central place.
(say /local/Office52)
M ake sure that it is all readable by all
chmod -R a+rX /local/Office52)
Each user then has to run
/local/Office52/program/setup
which will set up a separate set of files in each user's directory in say
~/Office52
The user then has to run ~/Office52/soffice
to run StarOffice.
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From: "Valsimot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with IDE and Kernel Booting
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:43:28 +0200
And if it were UDMA33 and Mandrake 6.0?
Lonni J. Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> That's not a UDMA66 drive is it? How did you partition?
>
> Eric Harrison wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to install redhat 6.2 or caldera eDesktop 2.4 on an AMD
k6/2.
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From: K.C.RajKumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help needed to add an user
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:30:06 GMT
Hi,
When I tried to add an user using linuxconf (or) useradd, I am getting an
error message saying
"useradd: error locking group file".
Please help me in fixing this problem.
TIA,
KC
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Date: 13 Jul 2000 20:10:2 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Reducing bell volume
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Keith Rhodes;
KR> I would like to reduce the bell volume of X.
KR> I'm running XF863.3.6 on a dual Celeron Abit BP6
KR> motherboard.
KR> The connecter from the motherboard goes to a small speaker
KR> in the front of the case...
KR> xset -q shows the default of volume 50 pitch 400 duration
KR> 100.
KR> When I try xset b 25 then make the bell sound, there is no
KR> difference in the volume.
KR> Using xset b 25 900 50 raises the tone and shortens the
KR> duration, but the volume stays the same.
KR> Is this normal? Is the speaker circuit of a PC incapable of
KR> varying the volume?
Since its a simple, one bit driven circuit, no.
KR> Alternatively, is there a way of sending the X bell through
KR> the sound card (via esd, for example)?
Thats an excelent question, the answer to which would be much
appreciated. Anybody?
Cheers, Gene
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Can't open term session under X
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:52:59 -0700
I don't know if this will work, but why don't you recursively give the
ownership of all your userid files to userid. (i.e. remove root or
anybody's else ownership and give the ownership to userid)
login as root
# cd /home/
# chown -R user_id user_id
and try login in as user_id
Romano wrote:
> HI all!
>
> I have a problem with my linux RedHat 6.1 system that I can't handle
> If I try to open a terminal session under X-Windows and (being logged as
> normal user) Gnome desktop environment I get the following error
> message:
>
> pt_chown: needs to be installed setuid 'root'
>
> This problem do no not appear if I log in as root
>
> PLEASE HELP ME!! I can't solve this by myself!!!!
>
> THANK YOU ALL
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: etc/rc.d stuff doesn't start at boot time
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:05:59 -0700
You did not say what init level you are running on. I assume you are
running on init 5
what happens when you type the following as root
# init 5
There is no /r/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S45pcmia file to start at level 5
I don't why /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10network file is not running at level 5
If you are using redhat 6.x
# control-panel
Click on the stop lights icon
Remove/add the programs that are started and stopped at each level (i.e.
level 5)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ls -l rc*/*pcmcia*
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:27 rc0.d/K96pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:27 rc1.d/K96pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:27 rc2.d/S45pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jan 15 16:29 rc3.d/S09pcmcia
> -> /etc/rc.
> d/init.d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:54 rc3.d/k96pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:27 rc4.d/S45pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:54 rc5.d/k96pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 15 07:27 rc6.d/K96pcmcia
> -> ../init.
> d/pcmcia
> [root@tosh rc.d]# ls -l rc*/*network*
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:14 rc0.d/K90network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:14 rc1.d/K90network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:14 rc2.d/S10network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 16:28 rc3.d/S10network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:14 rc4.d/S10network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:54 rc5.d/S10network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jan 15 07:14 rc6.d/K90network
> -> ../init
> .d/network
>
> But yet I still have to type:
> cd init.d/
> [root@tosh init.d]# ./pcmcia start
> Starting PCMCIA services: modules cardmgr.
> [root@tosh init.d]# ./network start
> Bringing up interface lo [ OK ]
> Bringing up interface eth0 [ OK ]
>
> I have to type it everytime I boot my laptop.
> Any ideas on a way to debug this?
> I haven't had any luck at all getting /etc/rc.d/rc*.d/S*
> stuff to run that I have added.
> But the stuff from installation off the CD seems to work ok??
>
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From: Alex Fitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: bttv configuring
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 03:16:49 +0200
Hello all together,
I have problems configuring bttv driver. Also I noticed that the video-How-to
isn't explaining as good as I expected to do so....
My problem exactly is that I don't know how to handle i2c-module.... Am I
right if I claim, that earlier versions of bttv (0.6x) just need the i2c
module but newer version also need such a device in /dev (I forgot the name).
I know that newer Kernels have bttv and i2c integrated, so is it better to
compile a new kernel, or should I patch the old one... or, is it necessary
at all ??
Why can't I just compile the i2c and bttv - drivers and start running my
TV-card ?
TIA
Alex Fitterling
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