Linux-Setup Digest #188, Volume #19 Tue, 18 Jul 00 14:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: How Do I Install Star Office (Bill Unruh)
linux+Windows2000 (Werner Raetscher)
Re: Dual boot: Windows 2000 & RedHat 6.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NFS (DeAnn Iwan)
Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha... ("kave p.Ram")
Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux ("Nathan
Appleton")
HELP! Login Problem ("Al")
Re: problems starting "/usr/local" programs (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Linux Newbie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: can't access cdrom on secondary IDE as slave (Michael Black)
Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error) ("Clyde Spencer")
Re: can't load xwindows after edditing xf86config ("David ..")
Re: HELP! Login Problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
the ability to rlogin into a remote linux system w/out being prompted (Rimon)
Redirect Console to Com port? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How Do I Install Star Office
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 08:49:33 -0700
] 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!
a) Make sure that the files in the directory you created when you
installed the /net version are all readable and executable by the user.
chmod -R a+rX /local/Office51
say
Then run the setup (/usr/local/Office51/programs/setup)
without the /net option.
What this does is to put some files ( about 2MB worth) into that
directory mentioned in that installation script. It should be in your
home directory.
Ie, when that screen comes up asking for the directory, DO NOT put in
the directory into which you installed star office. Accept the default.
If yo did all that, then I do not know what is wrong.
]
] -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.
]
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From: Werner Raetscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux+Windows2000
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:52:15 +0200
Hello,
I have a problem while trying to install Windows2000 and RedHat6.2. I
have installed first Linux on a partition of the HDD and have reserved
another partition for Windows2000. With Linux alone I have no problem.
After the installation of Windows2000 I tried to boot LILO. The kernel
is loaded but when it trys to mount the root filesystem it produce a
kernel panic with the message "unable to mount root fs".
When I try to access the partition table with fdisk from a floppy disk
it produce the message "unable to open /dev/hda".
Is there someone who has experience with Windows2000? Does it change the
partition table?
Regards,
Werner
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Dual boot: Windows 2000 & RedHat 6.2
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 15:53:16 GMT
The simplest solution would be to use some third party software to free
up some space on the drive. I personally use Partition Magic, although
it has caused me some grief in the past. (translation: use it but keep
backups) Anyway, use partition magic to allot some free space on your
drive. Boot to your RH6.2 disk, install process should start up. You
should be off and running.
Good Luck,
dave.
In article <ytUc5.22106$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Dirk Versavel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Where can I find some information about how to install both Windows
2000 and
> RedHat Linux 6.2 on one system.
>
> Currently I have Windows 2000 (pre-)installed on a Dell Precision 220
> workstation. There is currently only one partition taking up the
complete
> HD. Is there a way to resize this partition without having to
reinstall
> Windows 2000?
>
> Thanks,
> Dirk Versavel
>
>
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From: DeAnn Iwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NFS
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:07:33 -0400
You can set an NFS volume for automount in /etc/fstab. This is
on the import side. I think export is done in /etc/exports, in
combination with access you have set up in /etc/hosts.allow and
/etc/hosts.deny. (Hmm, I don't do this often, so I may be missing
something here.)
sylvain hutchison wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where NFS (YP) and automounter are configured??
> I'm using RH 6.1.
> Thanks,
>
> Sly.
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From: "kave p.Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha...
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:18:59 +0200
:Don't give up hope yet, until you've try NetBSD and FreeBSD. NetBSD runs
:on almost everything. Not sure about SMP though, I know FreeBSD have
:good SMP support, but not sure if it runs on Alpha.
:
:All *BSD are EXTREMELY stable and solid, easy to maintain and upgrade.
:VERY logically structured, and you don't have to deal with 'kernel de
:jour' every other day like Linux does.
:
:And 99% of the ports (apps, thousands of them) works correctly.
:
:Both are opensource , but not GNU/GPL. (who cares... The important thing
:is if it works.)
:www.freebsd.org and www.netbsd.org
:
I agree :-)
However i really wished if *BSD supported UX boards on Ruffian machines
(which use ARCBios and is not upgradable to SRM on UX ).
but that's not related here =)
/kave
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From: "Nathan Appleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Please help me evaluate this hardware's compatability with Linux
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:46:24 -0700
The Epox EP-7KXA (http://www.linhardware.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?1019)
should work just fine, it's received several high ratings at Linux Hardware
Database (LhD)(www.linhardware.com) and almost all user comments are
positive.
I would have a look at LhD to check the ratings on the rest of your
hardware, LhD also provides a great deal of information to help you set up
hardware (e.g., drivers, workarounds, and links to guides, how-to's, and
support sites).
"phil ossifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Help! I did a dumb thing. Bought a system intending to run Linux on it
> without checking out these groups first. I know I 've transgressed
greatly, but
>
> it is a bit late for recriminations.
>
> I have the system on 15-day appoval, but the approval ends Saturday and I
will
> lose internet access as well as be tied up on a family emergency until the
> Friday, so I am kind of frantic.
>
> Sorry to be so needy, but responses like "check this URL" or "call the
company"
> just won't hellp me. I've paionted myself in a corner and damn well know
it.
>
> I know from my experience helping C programming newbies out in the DOS
days the
> reaction to folks who ask but don't seem willing to work at an answer.
Sorry,
> but I can't help it now.
>
>
> The system is an Athlon Slot A Barebones system put together by Vextrec
> Technologies(VTI) and is sold specially through Fry's electronics. The
> motherboard is either an Epox 7KXA or a DTK computer VAM-0070 (some
confusion
> here - the bios identifier corresponds to an Epox 7KXA, but the
documentation
> with the system is for a DTK VAM-0070 board. The label on the box calls
it a:
>
> ATX DTK-VAM-0070 EP-7KXA VIA 133 AGP CHIPSET. FSB200 / ULTRA DMA 66 /
> ... / 1 AMR AGP SLOT 4X / AC97 AUDIO / 56 FLEX MODEM (almost certainly a
> winmodem) / 10-100 NET CARD / FLOPPY DRIVE.
>
> The BIOS is:
>
> Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
> 04/25/2000-8371-686A-6A6LKPAAA9C-00
>
> This is a _nice_ system. No crappy low-end misfitsting hardware, cheapie
parts,
> etc (except the winmodem, natch).
>
>
> I am very inclined to keep it, especially now that I got it up and running
DOS
> smoothly. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive high-end
> system ($399 for Case, MB, and Athlon 700MHZ (bare) CPU -- IF it turns out
the
> manufacturer doesn't stonewall the Linux development community!
>
> The biggest fly in the ointment so far: All configuration software
requires
> W95+. And certain features like "soft off" are documented to be available
only
> through W95.
>
> VIA had a DOS version of the Ultra 66 driver on their web site, but no
mention
> of Linux to be found on Vextrec's , DTK's, Epox's or Via's.
>
> Does anyone know if these manufacturers are under non-disclosure with MS?
Do
> you forsee any problems (other than the winmodem) getting the drivers or
at
> least the info to write drivers to use the features of this
> chipset/motherboard/BIOS?
>
> I hope to load Corel Linux (chosen because it is supposedly geared to
"easy
> install" to "learn the ropes" then move to either Suse, Mandrake, or
another
> "heavyweight" distribution later.
>
> But by Friday I will need to decide to keep the system or chuck a couple
of
> week's work and start from scratch. What would you knowledgeable folk
do?
>
> Some other bits:
>
> The network card actually mentions Linux on the software disk! Wonder of
> wonders. The source code for the driver is there (rtl8139.c by Donald
Becker.),
> but the only instalation instructions are Red Hat and Slackware. Is it
safe
> to presume that with some help from here it will install on Corel/Suse/
or
> Mandrake.
>
> The video cards I bought are Creative Labs Savage 4 AGP (S3 Savage 4
128-bit
> chipset) and KASER Trio-8 (S3 Trio3d/2d chipset). Neither manufacturer
> mentions Linux on their website nor would tech support offer any
information
> about Linux drivers. Is the information needed available to the driver
> development team(s) or is Creative and KASER stonewalling them? Would you
> suggest returning these?
>
> Could anyone recommend a PCI video card with good Linux support _and_
> drivers for Win3.x (I need this until I get fully up to speed on LInux.)
>
> The Hard Drive is a WD Ultra 66. No biggie, but I see their "break the
8GB
> barier" software recognizes W9x/NT/OS-2 as other possible partitions, but
no
> mention of Linux. Is there a possible problem here?
>
> The CDROM is a PINE PT-948A. Seems kind of standard, thing comes right
up
> under DOS ( and "old" DOS is supported! good sign, no?). But of course
no
> mention of Linux to be found in the documentation.
>
> If I had it to do over, the decision would be clear: research thoroughly
> first. But now I have over a hundred hours invested in this system, and
> cashed in a boatload of brownie points to get a really nifty hardware type
to
> help put the thing together.
>
> So, being a "programmer with a soldering iron",
> I'd really like to keep an already running system it if it will be
feasable to
> run Linux on it. Anyone have good experiences with
VTI/DTK/EPOX/AWARD/VIA
> regarding information disclosure to the Linux development community?
Anyone
> have any BAD experience?
>
>
> I know none of you can make the decision for me. Can any of you offer
guidence
> to help me make it?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "Al" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: HELP! Login Problem
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:50:28 GMT
I'm hoping someone can help. So far I've not been able to come up with any
answers. After installing Mankdrake Linux 7.0, the kernel starts, and I get
the normal text-mode login. Problem is, the screen flashes almost as if
Linux is switching from session to session, and I am unable to log in. I
have tried various configurations, with no luck.
Has anyone seem this, and does anyone know the solution?
Please respond direct, as I am not a normal reader of this newgroup.
Thanks!
Regards
Al
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: problems starting "/usr/local" programs
Date: 18 Jul 2000 12:57:45 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <01bff08a$568e9080$0404a8c0@irata2>, Matthias Belitz wrote:
> I have switched to Suse 6.4 and have the following problem:
> I've installed some "non-free" programs to
>
> /usr/local/_program_
> or
> /opt/_program_
>
> f.e. Eagle layout editor from CAD-Soft.
> But when I try to start the programs, bash returns ":no such file or
> directory".
>
> Here is what eagle does during installation:
> binaries:
> /opt/eagle/bin
> a symbolic link to the main program is placed in
> /usr/local/bin/
>
> /usr/local/bin is added to the PATH environment.
> all files and directories are owend by root:root and have permissions 755
>
> even when I change the working directory to /opt/eagle/bin
> and start with
> ./eagle
> bash:./eagle: no such file or directory
What does "file ./eagle" tell you?
--
Paul Kimoto
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux Newbie
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:49:21 GMT
I was able to find the right files to edit, etc., and tried
issuing "network restart" but only responds with "Bringing up interface
tr0 Delaying tr0 initialization" and "[FAILED]".
Not sure what this means other than it still does not work...
I was following the instructions at
http://www.linuxtr.net/newhowto/Token-Ring-6.html#ss6.2
If this is an IRQ problem, how would I go about probing the IRQ's in
use?
Thanks!
Matt
In article <8klcqc$41j$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just recently installed Redhat 6.1 twice. With the first install
> I was able to browse using Netscape, second time I am unable to
> browse. I'm getting "unknown host" errors. I've been searching the
> docs, usenet, redhat, etc. to find more information to properly setup
> the internet connection with, but I'm new at configuring linux and am
> not sure where to start.
>
> I'm connected to a token ring LAN. Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Matt Sleeper
> webmaster - www.cfins.com
>
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>
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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 13:18:04 -0400
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Nicolas Remy wrote:
> The hardware is recognized:
> hdc: YAMAHA CRW8824E, ATAPI CDROM drive
> hdd: HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-5000, ATAPI CDROM drive
>
> This is what /dev/cdrom now is:
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Jul 17 23:27 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd
>
> and my /etc/fstab:
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
>
> But when a user other than root wants to access the cdrom, access
> permission is denied.
>
> Could someone explain what is wrong ?
>
> Thank you
>
This is a clearer description of the symptoms than before.
CDROMs are covered in the CDROM-HOWTO available in multiple places,
including http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO.html
and in the FAQ section it specifically mentions this matter of allowing
non-root accounts to mount CDROMs. Since I haven't tried it, I
won't bother pasting in the specific section, but I think it will
provide you with an answer.
Michael
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From: "Clyde Spencer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:39:25 -0700
I ran 'make mrproper' and started over completely, including re-running
'make menuconfig.' Everything compiled and I was finally able to boot off
the floppy image. However, during the booting process, there was a long
list of errors reported by 'depmod' each line said "unrecognized symbol."
It seems that many of them were related to things that I marked "no" when
running 'menuconfig.' Any thoughts on what is causing this and how to fix
it?
Clyde
Rinaldi J. Montessi wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Clyde Spencer wrote:
<snip>
>Did you make clean or make mrproper before recompiling? If you nave
>a .config mv it to ../ before doing that.
>--
>Rinaldi]$
>http://www.lewrockwell.com/yates/yates9.html
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't load xwindows after edditing xf86config
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:33:28 -0500
Andy Fowler wrote:
>
> I recently installed a wheel mouse and edited my xf86config. When I
> rebooted xwindows would not start, the screen just keeps blinking. When I
> ctrl-alt-delete and shut down it reads that the mouse server could not
> start. I have it set up to automatically boot xwindows, can someone tell me
> how to prevent xwindows from loading so I can edit xf86config?
At the lilo prompt enter "linux 3"
--
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ID # 123538
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: HELP! Login Problem
Date: 18 Jul 2000 17:55:23 GMT
X windows is misconfigured on your system.
At the lilo prompt boot with the additional option "3." example:
LILO: linux 3
This will boot you into a mode that doesn't start X so you can fix
whatever is broken, usually by running Xconfigurator or xf86config.
hth
Chris
In alt.linux Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm hoping someone can help. So far I've not been able to come up with any
: answers. After installing Mankdrake Linux 7.0, the kernel starts, and I get
: the normal text-mode login. Problem is, the screen flashes almost as if
: Linux is switching from session to session, and I am unable to log in. I
: have tried various configurations, with no luck.
: Has anyone seem this, and does anyone know the solution?
: Please respond direct, as I am not a normal reader of this newgroup.
: Thanks!
: Regards
: Al
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:53:38 -0500
From: Rimon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: the ability to rlogin into a remote linux system w/out being prompted
I am unable to rlogin as root to a linux system without being prompted
for a password.
the only way I could do it is to temp. disable the root password.
I put the + sign in /root/.rhosts and a + sign in /etc/hosts.equiv and
both machine can ping each other using hostnames. Any suggestions are
appreciated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Redirect Console to Com port?
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:48:21 GMT
Is there a way to redirect the console to a com port? We need to do
this so that we can remotely administer several machines in
different locations.
Thanx
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