Linux-Setup Digest #166, Volume #19 Sat, 15 Jul 00 20:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Interrupt conflict maybe? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: resizing partitions in linux (John Thompson)
Re: Switch in-between terminals in X-Windows (John Thompson)
Re: XwinPro <>KDE : Space key not working (Valentin Guillen)
Xfree86 4.0 & KDE (Georg Fazekas)
Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card (E J)
Screen Troubles (Carsten Lund Rosendahl)
Re: White Screen while setup X-windows on my notebook (Valentin Guillen)
Re: How to boot from CD-ROM? (Chiefy)
Newbie Module Question ("Trent Cook")
Re: Need a copy of the Red Hat 6.2 default xinitrc (from (Jimmy Navarro)
Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card (Julian So)
Re: Unable to load Linux (Robie Basak)
Re: Newbie Module Question (ray)
Re: Postscript Level 1 printing under RH6.2 (U S-D)
Re: slackware 3.3 install on ibm PS/2 (Erik Jonsson)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Interrupt conflict maybe?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:57:08 GMT
you may need to `setserial` on that port.
It's something like `setserial /dev/ttyS02 IRQ=3` you can do a manpage
on it. Use the correct dev number. Also, this will reset if you reboot.
It is a good idea to include the command in the rc.local file.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jon J. Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all. I have been running Mandrake 7.1 successfully so far on my
P133 for
> about two weeks. Everything has gone fairly smoothly until I tried to
get my
> Internet connection up and running. Here's the details: I can
connect to my
> ISP just fine, but the connection speed is REALLY slow unless I move
the mouse.
> This sounds to me like a possible hardware conflict, maybe
conflicting
> interrupts. I changed the jumpers on my modem to COM 3, IRQ 3. My
mouse is on
> COM 1, IRQ 4. I thought that this would solve the problem, but it
hasn't. I
> have to keep moving the mouse in order to download information. Any
thoughts
> as to what this could be? Any utilities I could use to change stuff
around?
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jon J. Morin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: resizing partitions in linux
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 14:22:26 -0500
Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
> > Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running Red Hat 6.2 and I'd like to get rid of Windows and resizem
> > > my linux partition. Can anyone suggest the best way to do this? I
> > > really don't want to mess up my config at this point.
> > John Thompson wrote:
> >
> > The simplest way to do this would probably be to run mkfs.ext2 on
> > the Win partition to wipe the FAT filesystem and make an ext2
> > filesystem on the partition. You can then mount it aand use it
> > as needed from linux. This method has the advantage of not
> > changing your existing partitions at all and therefore not
> > changing your partition numbering, which would require you to
> > modify your kernel to reflect the changed numbers of the root and
> > swap partitions.
> This is very thoughtful advice, thank you very much. How about getting rid
> of LILO once the Windows partition is taken over by linux?
Lilo's is a good thing to have even if you only have linux
installed on your machine. I find it useful because it allows me
to have multiple bootable kernel images. This is very handy when
you've compiled a new kernel and find it doesn't boot. Rather
than searching around for that "rescue" floppy I forgot to make,
I simply reboot and select the old kernel to boot, then fix the
problem with the new one.
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Switch in-between terminals in X-Windows
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 14:24:42 -0500
PasirRis wrote:
> I know that Alt-Fn keys can bring me to different virtual terminals.
> And I know that Ctrl-Alt-Fn keys would function similarly if I'm in
> X-Windows environment. It do switch to another tty but when I switch back to
> the X-Windows tty, I can only see text mode (no longer windows mode) and it
> appears 'hung' (not really, but no effect no matter what keys or commands I
> type). I was still able to switch back to other text-mode ttys.
>
> What's the fault?
Display 0 (the default X display) appears on CTRL-ALT-f7.
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-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Valentin Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XwinPro <>KDE : Space key not working
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 14:59:01 -0600
Laurent
I'm quite certain that your problems would probably be solved it you
reconfigure your system to NOT have a graphical login screen.
You can run yast, system administration, user logins, and change it to
where you have a text or console login. This would be preferable
ANYWAY, because graphical logins, while they look more impressive, just
lead go grief!
Bon Chance!
Valentin Guillen
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> remove the XXX from the Email adr
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From: Georg Fazekas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Xfree86 4.0 & KDE
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:01:52 +0100
I've just set up xfree86 4.0 and the new Nvidia kernel and glx
drivers(0.9-4) for GeForce2.
X server starts but KDE fails with the following error message:
X Error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation) Major opcode of
failed request 45 (X_Open Font)
I had no KDE problems with the previous Xfree installation. (Original
RedHat 6.1)
My kernel version is 2.2.12-20. Graph. card is Elsa Gladiac.
Thanks in advance for any help
GP
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 14:05:56 -0700
Check this website out for your NIC
http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=25
Julian So wrote:
> I'm a complete Linux sysadmin newbie, and I'm not entirely sure how to
> fully install my Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card. Handholding help
> appreciated!
>
> After plugging in the card and rebooting the system, a couple of things
> are on my mind:
>
> 1. cat /proc/pci gives me an "Unknown vendor; Unknown device"
> (see below for complete details). Should I worry about this,
> and if so, what do I need to do to correct this?
>
> 2. What should be my next steps? I haven't configured any (TCP/IP)
> network services, although they're all installed. I've found
> all the HOWTOs for configuring individual services, but I'm
> not sure what order things should be done in (what I should set
> up first, second, etc.).
>
> TIA,
>
> Julian (remove FOO to reply by email).
>
> ~~~
>
> Recently ran a clean install of RH Linux 6.2 on a brand new machine.
> Immediately upgraded to the 2.2.16 kernel with Hedrick's IDE patch (for
> UDMA support purposes). Otherwise, everything is stock (i.e., the tulip
> driver that's active is the one included with the 2.2.16 kernel
> archive).
>
> Then plugged in a brand new Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card (v.4, I
> believe). Linux does see *something* plugged in; cat /proc/pci gives me
> the following (which more or less matches up with the message I get at
> BIOS post):
>
> Bus 0, device 11, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 17).
> Vendor id-1317. Device id=985.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable.
> Latency=32. Min Gnt=255.Max Lat=255.
> I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xdb800000 [0xdb800000].
>
> The card is at IRQ 11 according to the BIOS post message, though.
>
> netstat -rn gives only details about the loopback device, and nothing
> WRT to my NIC.
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From: Carsten Lund Rosendahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Screen Troubles
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:10:00 +0100
Hi Guys!
Im a complete newbie..
My graphic solution in 'X' is horrible and i couldnt get my own screen
during installing
Can anyone help
Yours Carsten
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From: Valentin Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: White Screen while setup X-windows on my notebook
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 15:15:45 -0600
Arvid,
Check out this site: http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/
Look at all of the Trident entries, not just this one:
http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/#whiteglow
Q.G6- My Trident laptop goes glowing-white when I start the server.
Disable the "panel stretch" or "enlarge panel" or "panel extend" feature
in the Laptop BIOS. Do not use the vesafb Linux
kernel module. With these two changes the server should work ok (you
might need Option "cyber_shadow", too).
Good Luck,
Valentin Guillen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: How to boot from CD-ROM?
Date: 15 Jul 2000 21:18:05 GMT
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:48:54 +0800, PasirRis did seek advice from the dudes:
>OS: Redhat 6.0
>Linux partition: /dev/hda7
[snip]
> But is it possible to boot from CD-ROM,
>rather than from the floppy?
Hello,
It's very easy, simply cd to your CD-Rom and type;
ezstart.bat <return>
The install programme will ask you to confirm that you are not using a
shell, it will then then request your CD-Rom drive letter.
That's all you need to do, the installer will guide you through things.
Good luck.
LGB.
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From: "Trent Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Newbie Module Question
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:03:02 GMT
I have a quick question. I recompiled to the 2.2.16 kernel. Everything is
cool but, when my system boots, my NICs delay, then dont initialize.
I found out that my modules arent loading since the compile. For the NICs
anyways. I did set the 2 modules I need in the kernel and can insmod them
both, restart the network and all is cool. I have a script off of rc.local
that does this so I have connectivity, but could you tell me how to get them
to load at boot again?
I am guessing recompile and set them to be in the kernel instead of modules,
but shouldnt I be able to leave them as modules, then allow the system to
load them when it initially brings up the modules at boot?
I would rather do the latter, but if I have to I can either leave my script,
or compile them right into the kernel.
I dont have kmod compiled, should I do this? The help said it replaces
kerneld so I left it out as I dont know much about it.
Thanks boys,
Trent
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From: Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Need a copy of the Red Hat 6.2 default xinitrc (from
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:26:28 GMT
Joe Bob wrote:
> Hello. My /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file was corrupted and I need a copy of it
> from someone out there with Red Hat 6.2. I need it unmodified and it must be
> the one that starts Gnome and E. Thanks. Please send me a copy by e-mail.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm using a Red Hat 6.2 clone -- Gentus Abit Linux 3.0 with kernel 2.2.15. I
hope this will help.
--
#!/bin/sh
# (c) 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
userxkbmap=$HOME/.Xkbmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xmodmap
sysxkbmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xkbmap
# backward compatibility
oldsysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
oldsysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
# merge in defaults
if [ -f "$oldsysresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$oldsysresources"
fi
if [ -f "$sysresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$sysresources"
fi
if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$userresources"
fi
# merge in keymaps
if [ -f "$sysxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap `cat "$sysxkbmap"`
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi
if [ -f "$userxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap `cat "$userxkbmap"`
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi
if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" -a ! -L /etc/X11/X ]; then
if grep '^exec.*/Xsun' /etc/X11/X > /dev/null 2>&1 && [ -f
/etc/X11/XF86Config ]; then
xkbsymbols=`sed -n -e 's/^[ ]*XkbSymbols[ ]*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p'
/etc/X11/XF86Config`
if [ -n "$xkbsymbols" ]; then
setxkbmap -symbols "$xkbsymbols"
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi
fi
fi
# xkb and xmodmap don't play nice together
if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" ]; then
if [ -f "$oldsysmodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$oldsysmodmap"
fi
if [ -f "$sysmodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
fi
if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi
fi
unset XKB_IN_USE
# The user may have their own clients they want to run. If they don't,
# fall back to system defaults.
# run all system xinitrc shell scripts.
for i in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/* ; do
if [ -x "$i" ]; then
. "$i"
fi
done
if [ -f $HOME/.Xclients ]; then
exec $HOME/.Xclients
elif [ -f /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients ]; then
exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
else
# failsafe settings. Although we should never get here
# (we provide fallbacks in Xclients as well) it can't hurt.
xclock -geometry 100x100-5+5 &
xterm -geometry 80x50-50+150 &
if [ -f /usr/bin/netscape -a -f /usr/doc/HTML/index.html ]; then
netscape /usr/doc/HTML/index.html &
fi
if [ -f /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm ]; then
exec fvwm
else
exec twm
fi
fi
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From: Julian So <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:53:00 GMT
E J wrote:
> Check this website out for your NIC
> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=25
No joy. Compiling the tulip.c driver from Linksys (actually, from
Scyld.com), even with pci-scan.c, pci-scan.h, and kernel_compat.h,
results in various compilation errors.
With all the files in place (i.e., tulip.c, pci-scan.c, pci-scan.h, and
kernel_compat.h in /usr/src/'uname -r'/drivers/net), I get:
drivers/net/net.a(tulip.o): In function `tulip_probe1':
tulip.o(.text+0x47): undefined reference to
`pci_write_config_dword_Rf0fbd200'
tulip.o(.text+0x72): undefined reference to `printk_R1b7d4074'
tulip.o(.text+0x8b): undefined reference to `init_etherdev_Rc6c715e5'
tulip.o(.text+0x9b): undefined reference to `kmalloc_R93d4cfe6'
tulip.o(.text+0xf8): undefined reference to
`pci_read_config_byte_Re5ceea13'
[... etc]
when trying to make bzImage.
ARGH! Anyone with suggestions?
Remove FOO. from my email address to reply by email.
Julian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Unable to load Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 15 Jul 2000 23:23:00 GMT
On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:37:07 +0530, durga said:
>hi
>i'm in serious problem in loading kernel.
>I've upgraded my HD to 8 GB and copied all the data to new one, and
>removed old one.
>I don't have boot floppy with me, i'm using RH6.0, and i don't have the
>RH6.0 CD too
>could anybody help mr to solve this problem
Perhaps, if you told us what the computer was complaining about (ie.
error messages).
Have you read the Hard-drive Upgrade HOWTO at http://linuxdoc.org?
Robie.
--
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie Module Question
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:31:49 GMT
Trent Cook wrote:
> I have a quick question. I recompiled to the 2.2.16 kernel. Everything is
> cool but, when my system boots, my NICs delay, then dont initialize.
>
> I found out that my modules arent loading since the compile. For the NICs
> anyways. I did set the 2 modules I need in the kernel and can insmod them
> both, restart the network and all is cool. I have a script off of rc.local
> that does this so I have connectivity, but could you tell me how to get them
> to load at boot again?
>
> I am guessing recompile and set them to be in the kernel instead of modules,
> but shouldnt I be able to leave them as modules, then allow the system to
> load them when it initially brings up the modules at boot?
>
> I would rather do the latter, but if I have to I can either leave my script,
> or compile them right into the kernel.
>
> I dont have kmod compiled, should I do this? The help said it replaces
> kerneld so I left it out as I dont know much about it.
>
> Thanks boys,
>
> Trent
Maybe try this one. In /etc/conf.modules add a line that says
alias eth0 nicdriver-name
alias eth1 nicdriver-name
If you need "options" they can go in here too.
--
Ray R. Jones
Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://gordo.penguinpowered.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (U S-D)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Postscript Level 1 printing under RH6.2
Date: 15 Jul 2000 23:37:48 GMT
Grant Taylor wrote:
>> U S-D wrote:
>>> I've recently upgraded from 6.0 to 6.2 and now my Postscript Level 1
>>> printer (OL840) refuses to play ball. Curiously, printtool's
>>> Postscript test page is produced fine. I guess this is because it
>>> conforms to PS level 1 whereas mpage output does not.
>
>You can use Ghostscript's ps2ps utility to interpret arbitrary modern
>Postscript into Postscript at Level 2 or Level 1. This should produce
>something useful for your older printer. man ps2ps.
I've been puzzling for a week now.
michael# ps2ps -dLanguageLevel=1 input.ps output.ps
creates a massive output.ps file eg ..
michael# ls -l Firewall-HOWTO.ps
-rw-rw-r-- 1 michael michael 130300 Jul 4 12:51 Firewall-HOWTO.ps
michael# ps2ps -dLanguageLevel=1 Firewall=HOWTO.ps output.ps
michael# ls -l output.ps
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 4873776 Jul 16 00:07 output.ps
michael# lpr output.ps
(many minutes later and the printer resets)
Outputting postscript to this Oki OL840 (ps level 1) all worked fine
with RH6.0 ie with...
printtool-3.40-3.noarch.rpm
rhs-printfilters-1.51-2.i386.rpm
ghostscript-5.10-7.i386.rpm
ghostscript-fonts-5.10-3.noarch.rpm
lpr-0.35-1.i386.rpm
Replacing the packages in RH6.2 with the above (previously functioning
packages) still brings no joy - same fault - printer resets without
printing.
I've also tried replacing GNU ghostscript with Aladdin ghostscript 6.01.
No difference.
Any help gratefully received!
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From: Erik Jonsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: slackware 3.3 install on ibm PS/2
Date: 16 Jul 2000 01:50:12 +0200
I have once successfully installed Slackware on a PS/2 model 55/SX
(386SX/16 MHz, 30 MB ESDI hard disk, 4 MB RAM). However, I did not
use a bootdisk from the Slackware CD but one of Chris Beauregard's I
got from the MCA-Linux page.
Like you suspect, the ordinary MCA boot disk that comes with Slackware
is probably for machines with SCSI drives only, so in that case you
will need another boot disk to work with ESDI drives.
You will also have to replace the IDE devices /dev/hda etc. with ESDI
devices /dev/eda etc. on the root disk, if I remember rightly.
Take a look at the MCA-Linux page
http://www.dgmicro.com/mca/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to install a slackware distribution 3.3 on an ibm PS/2 386SX
> with ESDI drive. I can succesfully boot the kernel image (ibmmca.s) and
> mount the (uncompressed ) rootimage-floppy.
>
> When I run setup however, it tells me that no Linux native partitions
> are present. But they are. I used fdisk to make an extended partition
> (53 MB) which contain 3 logical partitions:
>
--
Erik Jonsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.geocities.com/generaldepoten/tirox.html
http://www.geocities.com/generaldepoten/vkt/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/generaldepoten/txb/index.html
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