Linux-Setup Digest #183, Volume #19 Tue, 18 Jul 00 02:13:10 EDT
Contents:
can't access cdrom on secondary IDE as slave (Nicolas Remy)
Xconfiguration File Missing Problem. ("James Hartwick")
Re: After reboot, X can start by startx, but when started automatically,it
Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card (siva)
Re: How Do I Install Star Office (Frank E Harrell Jr)
Netscape questions...newbie!! (asage)
Newsgroup offline reading... still a newbie!! (asage)
Re: mounting fat32 partitions (Beh H L)
Re: Problem with setting up printer (E J)
Re: can't boot 98 (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
What is ROXEN? (Julian Bordas)
Re: Adaptec AVA1502 and Ricoh MP6200S CD-R/W (E J)
Re: Lost LILO needs to be reconfigured...please help! (bcs)
Re: can't access cdrom on secondary IDE as slave (Michael Black)
getting a serial port open for console login: help please ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Nicolas Remy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't access cdrom on secondary IDE as slave
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 21:10:25 -0700
I had a cdrom on the secondary IDE as master, and it worked perfectly.
Then I added a cd recorder on the secondary IDE, but had to put it as
master. So now the CDR is master and the CDrom is slave.
I then change /dev/cdrom to point to /dev/hdd instead of /dev/hdc (which I
think is now the CDR):
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jul 17 20:57 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd
But when I launch gtcd for example, I get an error message: the disk can
not be accessed.
Can someone help me ?
Thanks
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From: "James Hartwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Xconfiguration File Missing Problem.
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 04:22:20 GMT
Thanks Homer Jay, worked like a charm :)
I have a different problem now, if anyone can comment... in Xconfigurator
when I try to select my Card (the lowest end Cirrus card) the program says
that the required file is "not found". It then exits to the command prompt.
For curiosity sake I tried a bunch of them, and all of the ones I tried
booted my to the prompt...
Is this an RPM I have to install?
I did go to the directory where it was looking for the file, and it wasn't
there.
Sheesh, after working with Windows for so long, I never thought I would be
operating on this level of ignorance again :( Thanks all for your help...
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: After reboot, X can start by startx, but when started automatically,it
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 04:30:17 GMT
Is your runlevel set to 5? Runlevel 3 requires startx after login to start
X windows. Runlevel 5 will boot directly into X windows. You can set the
runlevel in Redhat using linuxconf. Otherwise find the file /etc/inittab.
You will see a line id:3:initdefault. See that the number is 5 or change
it to a 5 then you should boot right into X windows. JH
mingyi.liu wrote:
>
>
> From: "Mingyi Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I'm using Redhat6.0. I recently shutdown linux using ctrl-alt-del and
> it
> caused a problem: After the X started up automatically (I configured
> it to
> do so), it hanged at grey screen and only mouse is functional. I got
> kind
> help here and took the suggestion to use ctrl-alt-F1 to go to
> console, after
> which I used Xconfigurator to prevent X start automatically. Then
> after I
> log in through console and try startx, X started without any glitch
> (even
> though my desktop now has a lot of icons that I don't remember I had
> before)! However, I can never let X start automatically (it will hang
> there
> without letting me log in), I can only log in through console and
> start X
> later. Why is that? Is there some loadup script not working, then
> which one
> could it be?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mingyi
>
>
>
>
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From: siva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help installing Linksys EtherFast 10/100 card
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 04:30:24 GMT
Hi, I am trying to find the latest version of modversions.h. Does anybody
know where I can find it. I am seeing a lot of questions posted everywhere
but I don't find a place to download it.
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From: Frank E Harrell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How Do I Install Star Office
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 04:48:12 GMT
Bill,
I installed a network version of Star Office 5.2 in /opt/office52 on RedHat 6.2
on a Pentium PC. When I did as you suggested below to further install S.O.
for an individual user, I got the install screen but nothing specific to a "user",
and when clicking on "Complete" at the end of the process, nothing was
really installed. All this was done while logged in as the user, whereas
the network version was installed as root. Suggestions welcomed!
-Frank
P.S. I did get a file .user52.rdb created in ~ but don't know what to do with it.
Bill Unruh wrote:
> 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.
--
Frank E Harrell Jr
Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department of Health Evaluation Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine
http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat
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From: asage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape questions...newbie!!
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:54:20 -0400
I noted the response regarding changing fontsize in the Netscape
newsreader.
The problem I'm having is with the font size within web pages. For
example, when I go to the Creative site, the font is very small, jagged
and boxy looking. I tried changing the font size in the preferences
dialogue, but that hasn't helped.
Thanks in advance for any help,
M. A. Sage
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From: asage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newsgroup offline reading... still a newbie!!
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:59:29 -0400
I've tried to figure out how to use several gui newsreaders, in an
effort to find one that allows me to read the newsgroups offline.
I noted a reply to a fairly recent request for the same, and I checked
out the apps mentioned. I believe the problem is that I lack a
fundamental understanding of how offline reading works. For example, is
offline reading supposed to be possible in Netscape?
Would somebody be able to point me to a fairly comprehensive lesson on
this topic? (I have 2 Linux manuals - 1000 page monsters, but they only
touch briefly on the subject).
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I can't be online for great
lengths of time.
M. A. Sage
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From: Beh H L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mounting fat32 partitions
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:58:22 +0800
mount -t vfat /dev/{your windows partition} /{which dir you want it
mounted on}
remember to unmount after you finished
umount /dev/{your windows partition}
eg: if your windows partition is in hda1 and you want to mount it on
/mnt then go
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt
then cd /mnt to access the partition
when finished make sure to unmount (and make sure you are no on the
partition when you unmount it)
Hope that helps
Beh
Paul Lucas wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Could anyone please explain how to mount fat32 partitions in Linux?
>
> TIA
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with setting up printer
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:13:39 -0700
Check out /var/log/messages to get some clue why lpd died.
In one window restart lpd and find out why the daemon died.
$ su -
password: <secret>
# lpd
Did it die?
If not in another window
execute lpr, did lpd died in the first window?
"Kevin N." wrote:
> Hi,
> I've just installed RedHat 6.2. I want to
> use Hp deskjet 660c with it. I used printtool
> to set up. When I tried to test print it or
> use lpr, the response is always "lpr : connect:
> Connection refused jobs queued, but cannot start
> daemon". Most of the time, I can't print but
> only twice I was able to print, one is a
> postscript test page and one is a web document
> using netscape. Can anyone give some help with
> this? I am not sure if I install printer
> support during installation. Now, how do I go
> back install printer support?
>
> Thanks
>
> Kevin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Subject: Re: can't boot 98
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 05:17:37 GMT
Michel Catudal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Svend Olaf Mikkelsen a �crit :
>>
>> Bob Bolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >kiss 98 goodbye). After getting everything set I decided to boot into
>> >Windows to make sure it was still in good shape, and am leaving my email
>> >on 98 for the time being (shared account with my wife, going to ease
>> >her into Linux). The problem is, when lilo comes up and I type win98 it
>> >just hangs for an indefinite period. I then ctrl-alt-del to reboot and get
>>
>> Change the ID (type) of the extended partition from 05 to 0F, or
>> better, 85. According to the specifications, an extended partition
>> type 05 cannot end after cylinder 1023.
>> --
>> Svend Olaf
>
>How do you explain that it works on my system?
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>/dev/hda1 * 1 1 8001 a OS/2 Boot Manager
>/dev/hda2 27 119 747022+ 6 FAT16
>/dev/hda3 2 26 200812+ 16 Hidden FAT16
>/dev/hda4 120 1027 7293510 5 Extended
>/dev/hda5 * 120 144 200781 6 FAT16
>/dev/hda6 145 504 2891668+ 83 Linux
>/dev/hda7 * 505 670 1333363+ b Win95 FAT32
>/dev/hda8 * 671 1027 2867571 b Win95 FAT32
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>/dev/hdb1 859 909 409657+ 5 Extended
>/dev/hdb2 1 858 6891853+ 83 Linux
>/dev/hdb4 910 1757 6811560 83 Linux
>/dev/hdb5 859 875 136521 82 Linux swap
>/dev/hdb6 876 892 136521 82 Linux swap
>/dev/hdb7 893 909 136521 82 Linux swap
It does not work on your system. Your data is in danger. And due to a
Windows bug, if one extended partition type 0F exists, all extended
partitions must be type 0F or 85, even if they end cylinder 1023 or
below.
--
Svend Olaf
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From: Julian Bordas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What is ROXEN?
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 15:20:07 +1000
Hello
when my linux mandrake PC boots up it loads ROXEN. What is it? How
do I get rid of it.
Julian
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec AVA1502 and Ricoh MP6200S CD-R/W
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:28:59 -0700
If you buy an AHA 2940 PCI PNP card, you will still have the same problem
:)
$ su -
password: <secret>
## create initial ramdisk images for preloading modules such as your SCSI
card
## 2.2.14-6.1.1 is the kernel version and it will read the
/etc/conf.modules for the SCSI info.
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.14-6.1.1.img 2.2.14-6.1.1
# cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.bak
# vi /etc/lilo.conf
Edit you lilo.conf to preload your modules for your SCSI card.
boot=/dev/fd0
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
prompt
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-6.1.1
label=linux
root=/dev/hda4
### preload modules for your SCSI card here
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-6.1.1.img
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
read-only
# /sbin/lilo
# reboot
Reboot and cross your fingers it should come up with your SCSI Card.
John McCabe wrote:
> I would appreciate any suggestions people can give me on this one.
>
> So far, the story is that my Mandrake Linux installation doesn't
> recognise my SCSI card. I have recently discovered what the card is,
> it's an Adaptec AVA-1502 ISA card. I have a Ricoh MP6200S.
>
> After various messages in this and the alt.os.linux.mandrake
> newsgroups I have got to the following stage:
>
> /etc/conf.modules has:
>
> alias scsi_hostadapter aha152x
> options aha152x aha152x=0x140,9,7,1
>
> When booted I get:
>
> scsi: 0 hosts
> scsi: detected total.
>
> in /var/log/dmesg, and /proc/scsi has a single file entry (scsi) that
> says I have no host adapters.
>
> Now if I:
>
> modprobe scsi_hostadapter
>
> /proc/scsi has a new directory entry called aha152x, and the scsi file
> recognises my Ricoh drive. I can then mount and read CDs in it!
>
> So my question is why is the modprobe action not happening
> automatically - is that the scsi_hostadapter modprobe thing is run
> before conf.modules is processed? Whatever it is, what is the best way
> round this?
>
> (PS If the suggestion is "buy an AHA 2940 PCI PNP card" then that may
> be a possibility that I would consider!)
>
> Thanking you in anticipation!
>
> Best Regards
> John McCabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: bcs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Lost LILO needs to be reconfigured...please help!
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 01:56:04 -0500
bcs wrote:
> albert wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Having passed the configuration prob, I managed to install RH 6.2 on my
> > windows 98 box, I have my 8.4gb disk splitted in 4x 2.1gb partitions (one
> > for w98, 2nd for shware, personal docs and the 4th I wanted to put linux
> > there) Here's the glitch, for my surprise, Rh installed perfectly and even
> > lilo didn't bother with the 1024 cylinder limit thing, but the lilo boot was
> > always jumping to linux instead of win98, so I tryied a program called
> > BOOTMAGIC, and selected the windows partition for boot and also the Linux
> > partition so that I could choose between one or the other. But when I tryed
> > it, only windows98 would boot ok!!! Well I tryed the linux rescue disk that
> > I madde when I was installing linux, but it didn't work too well because now
> > when I boot to linux is says "kernel panic ..." and the pc stalls
> > completely.
> > can one you guros help me out here???
> > thanks
>
> When you installed boot magic, you wrote over LILO which you had written to the
>
> MBR during setup. Now, LILO does not exist on your drive, and it must if you
> want to boot Linux. If you don't have LILO on the MBR, then it must be on the
> first sector of the / partition, an option you were given during setup. The
> boot disk is expecting the configuration you installed, which no longer exists,
>
> as it has been altered by the bootmajic install. Anyway, in order to install
> LILO by any means other than during setup, you will need Linux running on the
> target system. You probably have a utility provided by boot majic which will
> restore the MBR to pre-bootmagic-installation form. (* 1) Do that, then try
> running setup again and chose upgrade, and see if you can reconfigure LILO. If
>
> not, exit setup and boot up Linux from the hard drive and fire up the LILO
> User's Guide (it may be in /usr/doc/lilo-0.21 in ps form, if not, then on the
> Doc CDRom if you bought the distro) , and have fun, and learn something! Or
> just learn something! You'd save time just reinstalling from scratch, though,
> anyone would, no matter their experience. Make sure to install LILO on / and
> not on the MBR. But whatever you do, read the aforementioned excellent doc.
> Take note: If LILO is not going to be on the MBR, then it won't be able to find
>
> a / partition which exists (all or in part) beyond cylinder 1023. Moreover,
> any logical partition that the / partition is on must begin and end before
> 1024. Regarding the message from Chem-R-Us, don't forget to run
> # lilo -t
> (the "-t" op is for test)
> to make sure your syntax is straight, then
> # lilo
> after you have edited /etc/lilo.conf, or the changes won't be written.
>
> Good Luck!
> bcs
>
> ps If you want to abandon bootmagic, do (*1), then edit as Chem-R-Us said, then
>
> do (*2).
Actually, RedHat installation writes LILO to the /boot partition, if you have
created one within a logical partition, and not / as I said earlier.
bcs
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From: Michael Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't access cdrom on secondary IDE as slave
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 01:55:21 -0400
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Nicolas Remy wrote:
> I had a cdrom on the secondary IDE as master, and it worked perfectly.
> Then I added a cd recorder on the secondary IDE, but had to put it as
> master. So now the CDR is master and the CDrom is slave.
> I then change /dev/cdrom to point to /dev/hdd instead of /dev/hdc (which I
> think is now the CDR):
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jul 17 20:57 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd
>
> But when I launch gtcd for example, I get an error message: the disk can
> not be accessed.
>
> Can someone help me ?
>
> Thanks
>
Maybe I'm missing something because I only installed Linux a week ago,
and it's an old version, but when Linux boots up there should bea stream
of messages about what it's doing, and some of the lines will tell you
which descriptor goes with which drive. And if a drive isn't there (you
did change the jumper on the CDROM drive so it's now a slave?),
it shouldn't show up in the messages.
Admittedly, the messages can go by too fast to properly read them, but
you should be able to see the by entering
dmesg
The pertinent lines will look like
hda: ST3243A, 204MB w/32kB Cache, CHS=1024/12/34
hdb: NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:282, ATAPI CDROM drive
The details will change, but the lines will let you know what drives
you have, and what descriptors go with them.
If the drive doesn't show up in the boot process, then you have to
step back and see what else you changed.
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: getting a serial port open for console login: help please
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 05:51:10 GMT
Getting a serial port console to work question. I think I have
/etc/inittab setup correctly:
[admin@jupiter admin]$ ps aux | grep getty
root 1206 0.0 0.5 1576 512 ? S 21:33 0:00 /sbin/getty
ttyS0 vt1
In /etc/inittab:
# added following line to control serial port - 2000/07/17
S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 vt100
But all I get on my Palm are the startup messages (good thing),
115200(8N1), BUT no login prompt, even sending ESC and
BREAKS (same?) I'm almost there! What do I need to do?
Thanks,
jack
Cobalt Linux release 4.0 (Fargo)
Kernel 2.0.34C53_SK on a mips
(RedHat-type distro --beta kernel compiled for SCSI), on a Qube 2.
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