Linux-Setup Digest #156, Volume #19 Fri, 14 Jul 00 10:13:12 EDT
Contents:
php+mysql RPM for Redhat 6.2? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
random errors when compiling 2.2.16 kernel (Tony Quinn)
Re: Help needed to add an user (K.C.RajKumar)
Re: Help: dual boot windows98 and linux (Joe Chiasson)
Re: HELP: How to leave the vi screen after exit ? (Kjetil Torgrim Homme)
CPU boot problem (Jochem)
Re: can't access any man-pages (Karsten Priegnitz)
Re: Difference between vfat and msdos? (Karsten Priegnitz)
Re: Changing Prompt Color (Karsten Priegnitz)
/tmp on unpartitioned device ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: /tmp on unpartitioned device (Karsten Priegnitz)
Re: random errors when compiling 2.2.16 kernel (ray)
Re: Redhat 6.0 / Xfree86_4.0 setup?? (Jonas =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F8ller?= Larsen)
Screen orientation ("James T. Curtis")
Re: A question about a hard drive and RAM upgrade. ("Alan Pettigrew")
Re: linux sees only half my memory ("Alan Pettigrew")
Re: pop3 server (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: php+mysql RPM for Redhat 6.2? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Compile Boutells GDLIB.8.3, Can someone help? ("Thilo Suelberg")
Local Printer Drama - Help Please (Rick)
CVS passwords ("Nicola Muratori")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: php+mysql RPM for Redhat 6.2?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:04:11 GMT
Hello, I would like to install PHP with mysql database support on a RedHat
6.2 machine - I would like to use an RPM if possible so php may be more
easilly removed in the future if someone desires this. Does any know of such
an RPM and where I might be able to get it? Alternatively, is there a
procedure for getting the php source rpm for RedHat 6.2, adding additional
support (i.e. mysql) and re-creating a binary RPM and installing that?
Thank you very much,
Ivan Fetch.
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From: Tony Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: random errors when compiling 2.2.16 kernel
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:11:18 +0100
As above ..
they occur in random places, and usually involve EOF errors. I've tried
grabbing the source from various places.
Basic install is Slackware 7. 2.2.13 as supplied works just fine, but
isn't complete for my needs.
Any ideas?
--
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Tony Quinn --- The Voice Of Insanity
replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: K.C.RajKumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help needed to add an user
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:30:03 GMT
Hi EJ,
Thanks for your reply. I am running linuxconf and useradd as root.
I am using RH 6.1. I am also using shadow password feature. I added 3
users at the time of installing the system and found the three users were
assigned with the same name and id in the group file.
For example
UserName: user1 UserId:500 GroupName:user1 GroupId:500
If the /etc/group file got corrupted, how I can fix it. Is there any
command or only from backup??
Thanks,
KC.
E J wrote:
>
> Just a guess, are you running linuxconf or useradd as a non-root?
> Try running linuxconf or useradd as root
>
> Is your /etc/group file missing or corrupt?
>
>
> "K.C.RajKumar" wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > Posted via CNET Help.com
> > http://www.help.com/
>
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From: Joe Chiasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help: dual boot windows98 and linux
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:37:34 GMT
This may help you.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,3656,2229404,00.html
Steve Lam wrote:
> Can anyone point me to where I can get instructions on how-to
> install dual boot win98 and linux? I had seen information about
> NT+linux dual boot but haven't seen any info about win98 and linux.
> Thank you
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From: Kjetil Torgrim Homme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.solaris,comp.editors
Subject: Re: HELP: How to leave the vi screen after exit ?
Date: 14 Jul 2000 12:54:46 +0200
[Ken Pizzini]
> This is a function of the termcap/terminfo entry for your
> terminal telling vi to use specific ts/te sequences which
> do the edits in an alternate screen. On my Linux system,
> when using an xterm, I can set TERM=xterm1 to avoid this:
> TERM=xterm1 vi ...
>
> If this works for you, and you'd like this to be a perminent
> setting, just be sure to export this revised TERM setting to
> your environment; probably from your .profile (or equivalent):
> case $TERM in xterm) export TERM=xterm1 ;; esac
[Michael Wang]
> After reading this, I still did not get a working solution for
> Solaris. I would appreciate one. Email reply is also welcome.
Try setting TERM to vt102 instead. It won't be as fancy (e.g., no
colour), but the screen stays.
Kjetil T.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jochem)
Subject: CPU boot problem
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:18:52 GMT
I have replaced a defect cyrix pr200 cpu with a pr166. Now Linux does
not boot anymore.
Do I have to recompile the kernel for this cpu?
Or will a replacement with a cyrix 300 help?
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From: Karsten Priegnitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't access any man-pages
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:35:26 +0200
Miguel Rodriguez Penabad wrote:
> Type
> echo $MANPATH
> both as root and regular user. If they are different (they should)
> just add in your .bashrc (for the regular user)
> export MANPATH=<what_you_have_for_MANPATH_as_root>
> That should work
> Miguel
that did it !!!
multi-thx
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From: Karsten Priegnitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Difference between vfat and msdos?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:41:10 +0200
Victor Zhang wrote:
> Hi all,
> There are two partition type:msdos and vfat,what's the
> difference between them?I can use msdos as the partition type
> parameter to mount fat16,fat32 dos partition,I have never used
> vfat to mount dos partition.
> Any help is apprecicated.
>
> Victor
Hi victor
you will see the difference, when you mount a disk with long filenames
once as msdos and once as vfat.
mounting as vfat provides you with long names.
mounting as msdos uses the 8.3 - dos names.
Karsten
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From: Karsten Priegnitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Changing Prompt Color
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:47:28 +0200
Kevin Brown wrote:
> How do I change the color of the prompt when using bash or tcsh? Also,
> how do I get it to display the full path instead of just the current
> directory?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
to Display the full path, try one of these:
export PS1='\u@\h-$PWD > ' to display the full path (e.g.
/home/kevin/programming/perl)
export PS1='\u@\h-\w > ' to display the full path from your
home dir (e.g. ~/programming/perl)
btw: \u means user, \h is the host and \w is the working directory
$PWD is an environment variable that always holds the actual
directory
put one of these lines into your ~/.bashrc file and it will stay for ever
:)
Karsten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: /tmp on unpartitioned device
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:38:56 GMT
Hello all
Is there anything wrong/bad about not partitioning a disk before putting
a file system on it? All the man pages say is 'usually a partition'.
Here's why I ask...
My file systems were filling up, so I put an old 1Gb SCSI disk in place.
When I fdisk-ed it I was asked what the C/H/S config was, but I didn't
know.
On a whim I tried mkfs-ing the whole device, and it worked!
So, I've now mounted /dev/sda as /tmp, since I'm a little unsure if a
file system on a whole device is a good idea and if I'm going to lose
something /tmp is the best bet. I'll probably leave it there anyway,
/tmp on its own device seems like a fair idea.
IanC
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From: Karsten Priegnitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /tmp on unpartitioned device
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:59:22 +0200
> On a whim I tried mkfs-ing the whole device, and it worked!
>
> So, I've now mounted /dev/sda as /tmp, since I'm a little unsure if a
> file system on a whole device is a good idea and if I'm going to lose
> something /tmp is the best bet. I'll probably leave it there anyway,
> /tmp on its own device seems like a fair idea.
>
don't care about partitioning. what you did is absolutely okay.
you won't lose anything.
I too don't know why all manuals talk about partitioning your harddisks.
Karsten
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: random errors when compiling 2.2.16 kernel
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:26:42 GMT
Tony Quinn wrote:
> As above ..
>
> they occur in random places, and usually involve EOF errors. I've tried
> grabbing the source from various places.
>
> Basic install is Slackware 7. 2.2.13 as supplied works just fine, but
> isn't complete for my needs.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Tony Quinn --- The Voice Of Insanity
> replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ------------------------------------------------------------
Here's an idea you are not gonna like :) I have encountered this one
maybe 3,4 times. It has always turned out to be RAM somewhere. Either the
real ram, the cache on the mbd, someplace. On dualboot boxes, I have seen
this where winders would run without a hitch, but linux would NOT compile
anything non-trivial, and never bail out at the same place in the code.
I have no idea what does that, but the fix has always been other ram
sticks or other cache chips.
--
Ray R. Jones
Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://gordo.penguinpowered.com
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From: Jonas =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F8ller?= Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.0 / Xfree86_4.0 setup??
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:01:12 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Help Please.
> I have redhat 6.0. The Xfree86_4.0 *.tgz's from xfree86.org. The Nvidia
> drivers for a Riva TNT2 AGP (Gigabyte GA-660) video card. I have been
> searching and looking and trying to get this all installed and working
> with no luck so far. Here are some of the problems that I am
> encountering:
>
> 1) While running the install.sh; when it comes time to make the font
> directory, I get the following errors.
> usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir: unable to process font
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/(multiple file names).pcf.gz skipping.
> 2) During the following reboot, I see a failure of the Xfont server.
> 3) When I try to install the NVIDIA drivers, the kernel goes in ok but
> the OpenGL returns an error message that Xfree86_4.0 is required.
>
> I read another message that Redhat6.0 is using a different RPM utility
> than Xfree86_4.0 is using. So I tried to get rpm-3.0.5 i386, when I
> tried to install this it came back with "popt is needed",
> "bzip2>=0.9.0c-2 is needeed" and "libbz2.so.0 is needed"
>
> If someone could share a short summary of how they got Xfree_4.0 in
> Redhat 6.0, it would be greatly appreciated.
I am not an expert in these issues so I am not sure if this is of any
help to you, but yesterday I managed to get XFree86 4.0 installed on my
Redhat 6.0 machine using the binary distribution in
.../Linux-ix86-glibc21/.
Running the install script 'Xinstall.sh' I got the exactly same error
messages that you describe under 1). But they didn't seem to give any
problems later (at least none that I know of yet). I even got my ATI
Xpert 2000 graphics card running after manually editing
/etc/X11/XF86Config (the cardlist listed by 'xf86config' seems
incomplete but the 'r128' module recognizes my card).
> Thanks
You're welcome.
--
Jonas M�ller Larsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.ifa.au.dk/~jml
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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:17:13 -0500
From: "James T. Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Screen orientation
Please help this newbie. For some reason all X screens come up in
portrait orientation. On my antique 14inch monitor (Gateway CrystalScan
1024NI) this means that parts of the KDE panel are invisible, that lots
of tabs and buttons are invisible unless I remember to move the display
with alt+cursor. I have read all the manuals, looked at Xconfigurator
and XF86*.conf and can't find anywhere to change this setting. I vaguely
recall seeing t
a question about orientation flash by during the initial installation
but it doesn't appear when I try to reinstall. I am running Mandrake 7.0
in a dual boot setup with Windows98SE on a 333Mh Celeron with 64mB of
ram. Jim
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From: "Alan Pettigrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: A question about a hard drive and RAM upgrade.
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:44:14 +0100
You may have problems with >64M of memory. If the BIOS reports the true
amount of memory, but Linux only sees 64M, look for the 'ACPI Aware O/S'
setting in the BIOS, and set it to 'No'.
I have a K7M board and AMI BIOS from 1999. Other BIOSs may call the setting
something different.
Good luck,
Alan
"Madhusudan Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
> I have a Dell Optiplex GX1 system (P-450)with 64 MB RAM and 4.3 GB hard
> disk.
>
> As was inevitable, I am feeling the need to increase both.
> Now, comes the hard part : I have two partitions on my hard disk - one
> for Windows 98 (for kid stuff) and one for Linux (for serious work). The
> hard disk is split roughly even between the two.
> If I go ahead and attach a 10 GB hard disk in addition to my 4.3 GB
> hard
> disk, how would I make use of it ? I mean what I want is to shift the
> entire Windows OS to a portion of that hard disk, partition it, and claim
> the rest of the space for Linux as well as the space vacated on the
> original hard disk.
> If this is possible (sounds possible to me), how do I do it ?
> I expect the RAM addition - 128 MB (in addition to 64 MB I already
> posess) to be relatively uncomplicated. Tell me if there are some issues
> involved here.
>
> What is the typical bill for these additions ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Madhusudan Singh.
>
> PS : I would appreciate an email copy of your response.
>
>
>
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From: "Alan Pettigrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux sees only half my memory
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:37:34 +0100
This is the standard 64M problem. The best way to fix it (if your BIOS
allows) is to change the 'ACPI Aware O/S' setting to 'No'.
I have a K7M board and AMI BIOS dated 1999. Other BIOSs may call the
setting something different.
Changing LILO will work, if you get the syntax correct, but only until you
add/remove memory.
Alan
"Jon Morin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:IW5b5.387$P2.8731@harpo...
>
>
> --
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> Click here for Free Video!!
> http://www.gohip.com/free_video/
>
> Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:00071223054900.21749@localhost...
> > On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Jon Morin wrote:
> > >Hi all. I am successfully running Mandrake 7.1 on my P133 right now.
> The
> > >machine has 128MB of RAM. When I boot up, the bios reports the machine
> as
> > >having 128 megs, so that's all fine. When I run linux, though, and use
a
> > >utility to see how much memory I am using, such as top, it says that I
> only
> > >have 64 megs and that almost all of it is being used up. This can't be
> > >right. Any clues would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >Jon J. Morin
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Jon
> >
> > At the LILO prompt type Linux mem=xxMB
> > or
> > log in as root or su
> > edit /etc/liloconf
> > add
> > append="mem=xxM"
> > save /etc/lilo.conf
> > type /sbin/lilo
> > reboot
> > type free to see if it works.
> > --
> > Good Luck
> > Patricia
> > ICQ 69588792
> >
> > http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux
> > http://beginnerslinux.org
> > Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)Kernel 2.2.5-15
> > 11:05pm up 5 days, 15:45, 2 users, load average: 1.09, 1.20, 1.28
> > Wed Jul 12 23:05:46 CEST 2000
>
> Hi Patricia. I tried putting in that line, but I get a syntax error with
it
> in. Is xxM the number of megs of ram I type, so if I have 128 megs I
would
> type: append="mem=128M" or append="mem=128" or literally append="mem=xxM"?
> I have tried it a bunch of ways and it is still a syntax error.
>
> Jon
>
>
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pop3 server
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:38:49 +0200
On 13 Jul 2000, christian del rosso wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am looking for a pop3 server to use. I've tried qpopper
> it works but with it I can't add a user name with
> special characters like & and . and with length more than
> 8 characters.
You could try the ipop3d, which is included in the imapd package on RedHat
based systems. But this will of course not allow you to use & or . in
usernames, as these are normal linux usernames.
Rasmus B. Hansen
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: php+mysql RPM for Redhat 6.2?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:41:11 +0200
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello, I would like to install PHP with mysql database support on a RedHat
> 6.2 machine - I would like to use an RPM if possible so php may be more
> easilly removed in the future if someone desires this. Does any know of such
> an RPM and where I might be able to get it? Alternatively, is there a
> procedure for getting the php source rpm for RedHat 6.2, adding additional
> support (i.e. mysql) and re-creating a binary RPM and installing that?
Look at ftp.mysql.org. They have RPM packages. But the PHP coming with
RedHat does not compile the mysql module. You will have to fiddle with the
php.spec rpm-script.
I did so myself, and it is mainly uncommenting 5 lines or so (if I
remember correct).
Good luck
Rasmus B. Hansen
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From: "Thilo Suelberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Compile Boutells GDLIB.8.3, Can someone help?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:31:40 +0200
Hi,
please send me the whole gcc output and the "Makefile", then I can probably
help you.
Yours,
Thilo
Feisal wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I'm a newbie in Linux.
>
>Recently I have installed RedHat 6.2 on my computer.Now I want to
>install the GDLIB 1.8.3.
>This is a gif-manipulating library from Boutell
>I get a lot of compile error when I try to compile it.
>
>Can someone help tell me step by step which action to take in order to
>install gblib1.8.3 in
>got order.
>
>Please help
>
>Greetings Feisal
>
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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 23:52:32 +1000
From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Local Printer Drama - Help Please
I'm using Redhat 6.1 and only recently got around to installing a
printer. I started with Redhat's printtool which didn't detect a
parrallel port. I read the documentation and searched the newsgroups. I
got the port up and happening using -
insmod parport
insmod parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
insmod parport_probe
insmod lp parport=0
I set up the printer in Redhat printtool, I was able to print a
postscript test page, no worries but I can't print from any application,
the lpr command returns "unknown printer", gnotepad does gnothing,
gnumeric crashes.
How do I actually print something now that I have the printer setup!
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From: "Nicola Muratori" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,it.comp.os.linux.iniziare,it.comp.os.linux.sys,linux.admin
Subject: CVS passwords
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:54:20 +0200
how can I set up some CVS users & passwords to connect using pserver from
another
WinPC?
the manual tells that i must use the same crypting algo than the pwds for
login, but... how can I crypt a string to insert into the cvs passwd file?
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