Linux-Setup Digest #222, Volume #19 Sat, 22 Jul 00 13:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Promise 20262 DMA IDE Card and Kernel 2.2.16 (mlw)
Re: via82cxxx fails ("Frank Isaacs")
Re: Caldera eServer POP setup? ("Frank Isaacs")
Using Postfix SMTP Relay to ISP ("Doug Bell")
LI problem (Aaron Phillip O'Brien)
Re: LI problem (Chiefy)
Re: Need help with setting up NFS for a networked PC. (Madhusudan Singh)
Application sizing problem in X (Ken Knecht)
guest ftp user can't see files? ("Devon Harding")
Re: microsoft - (Chiefy)
Re: how to change boot drive? (Scott Nolde)
Re: how to change boot drive? (Paul Lew)
Cannot install Gnome on SuSE 6.4 (Ken McGinnis)
Re: lilo menu disappeared (Kim Taewoo)
Re: Attempting to install Xfree86V4 (James E Gilmore)
Re: 3D Prophet compatible with RH Linux? Please help! ("Sabri Dilmi")
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From: mlw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Promise 20262 DMA IDE Card and Kernel 2.2.16
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:28:54 -0400
This post is both information and a question...
I downloaded the ultra66 driver from promise. Of course it was written
for an older kernel, so I fixed the stuff that kept it from compiling,
it compiles cleanly and seems to work.
I have only a backup IDE, cdrom, and a cdrw on it, so I guess I am not
testing it heavily.
The information: If anyone wants this, they can have it with the
understanding that neither myself or (I suspect) promise wants anything
to do with it. USE at OWN RISK!
The question: Is there a promise 20262 driver which is tested and
released somewhere, or am I the only
one which wants to run this board on a later version of the released
kernel?
--
Mohawk Software
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Visit http://www.mohawksoft.com
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From: "Frank Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Re: via82cxxx fails
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:35:48 GMT
[posted & mailed]
Thanks, Rod - I went to check out that site and found what looked like an
appropriate download for my configuration, but it's in .bz2 format instead
of .gz, and I am clueless as to how to proceed...what format is that?
Thanks -
-Frank
"Rod Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:UDXd5.355189$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [Posted and mailed]
>
> In article <0uOd5.2201$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Frank Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I'm running Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.4, on a box with an ABit VA6
> > motherboard (the Via chipset). On boot, when loading the default
modules, it
> > fails on loading the via82cxxx module.
> >
> > Is this important? If so, how do I fix it? (Even if it's not important,
any
> > idea why it is happening?
>
> That's the driver for the sound feature in some recent VIA chipsets. If
> your motherboard doesn't include sound output hardware, or if you're
> using another sound board in the computer, you can ignore the messages,
> or try removing the module and tracking down what's trying to load it
> (probably something in /etc/modules.conf).
>
> If you want to use the VIA sound features, I recommend NOT using the
> standard kernel modules, but instead using the ALSA
> (http://www.alsa-project.org) drivers. These can be a bit tedious to
> install, but they work better than the standard kernel drivers for the
> VIA sound features, in my experience.
>
> --
> Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.rodsbooks.com
> Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Frank Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: Re: Caldera eServer POP setup?
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:42:17 GMT
Thanks - that looks completely true (and quite simple, too)!
But now, of course, I have another question: it is set up to deny message
relaying, which is fine with me, but I would like to allow relaying with a
proper name/password combo or IP address. Where would I find info about
that?
Thanks -
-Frank
"Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> They should both be preconfigured if you did a full install of COLeD2.4.
> Just throw in your HOSTNAME for SMTP & POP servers and it should work.
> You could look in /var/spool/mail/<username> for the contents of the
> mail spool, which should aid in troubleshooting.
>
> Frank Isaacs wrote:
> > Any pointers to FAQ/HOWTO on setting up SMTP and POP servers on a
Caldera
> > eServer box?
> >
> > The machine receives mail fine. But when I tried to send mail from it,
it
> > seemed to disappear into the great bitbucket in the sky...plus, I'd like
to
> > be able to access pop mailboxes remotely.
> >
> > Running eServer 2.4, with kde. (Prefer a GUI answer but I can handle the
> > command line...)
> >
> > Eventually, I'd like to use IP aliasing to send/receive mail on this box
for
> > multiple domains. Any pointers to help in that direction would also be
> > appreciated!
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From: "Doug Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using Postfix SMTP Relay to ISP
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 10:01:35 -0500
I'm having problems sending outgoing email with Postfix via my ISP's SMTP
server. Email that I send to my own email address on
the ISP domain works fine, but anything I send elsewhere never arrives.
I'm evidently running into the spam protection on my ISP's SMTP server,
but I've already tried all of the fixes I've found in the documentation
and several other resources. Nothing has helped. At first, I was getting
bounced mail notification from Postfix saying that my ISP's SMTP server
refused the messages, but, as I've gotten closer to the recommended
configuration, I'm not getting any notification.
I'm running Postfix, Fetchmail and Mutt on Linux Mandrake 7.1. My
machine's hostname is localhost.localdomain. Here's a summary of the
relevant configuration settings (with the identifying names changed, of
course):
In main.cf: relayhost = isp_smtp_server.isp.com myhostname =
my_isp_login.isp.com mydomain = isp.com myorigin = isp.com
masquerade_domains = isp.com sender_canonical_maps =
hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
# and the usual default settings
In sender_canonical:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am not setting any hostname in .muttrc, the "From:" address on email
sent to my own ISP address is coming out correctly.
I appreciate any help! Doug.
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From: Aaron Phillip O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LI problem
Date: 23 Jul 2000 00:03:27 +1000
Hi,
I know this has been discussed in previouse postings lots of times and in lots
of different newsgroups. Give me slack because I have genuinely tried to
follow the advice given by *everyone*. I have reloaded my system still to no
avail.
I can boot up with a floppy, however I can't boot up via c:. It just hangs at
LI. I believe the problem is because my /boot is not within the 1024 cluster.
Here are the details of my partitions:
mount point | Device | Space | type |
=========== + ====== + ===== + ============ +
/boot | hda1 | 21m | Linux native |
/ | hda3 | 1506m | Linux native |
swap | hda5 | 21m | Linux swap |
Here are the details of my hard drive:
Drive Geom[c/h/s] total used free
hda [787/64/63] 1594m 1594m 0m
I am using Mandrake version 6.2.
How can I set up the /boot so that it falls withing the 1024 cluster limit of the
master boot recored?
Below is my lilo.conf
boot = /dev/hda1
map = /boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout = 50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13-4mdk
label = linux
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
Thanks to anyone that can help
Aaron
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: LI problem
Date: 22 Jul 2000 14:13:01 GMT
On 23 Jul 2000 00:03:27 +1000, Aaron Phillip O'Brien did say to the dudes:
[snip]
>Below is my lilo.conf
>boot = /dev/hda1
>map = /boot/map
>install=/boot/boot.b
>prompt
>timeout = 50
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13-4mdk
> label = linux
> root=/dev/hda3
> read-only
Hello
Try changing to boot = /dev/hda in lilo.conf
LGB.
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From: Madhusudan Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Need help with setting up NFS for a networked PC.
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:47:29 +0000
Dances With Crows wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 23:27:31 +0000, Madhusudan Singh
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I recently installed RH Linux 6.2 on my office PC. The PC is
> >networked through LAN. I tried to create an NFS link to one of the
> >servers using linuxconf. The settings are :
> >1. Server cello.eecs.umich.edu.
> >2. Volume /z (all accounts on cello.eecs.umich.edu are of the type
> >/z/userxxx).
> >3. Mount point /nfs/cello.
> >4. Read only, user mountable and mountable by device owner. NFS options
> >- background mount. Misc options - none.
> >
> >When I cd to /nfs/cello and do a listing, all the user names on
> >cello.eecs.umich.edu appear (meaning that the mount is at least
> >partially succesful).
> >
> >However, what I want is that a particular user on my system (same user
> >id on cello.eecs.umich.edu too) should be able to access his files
> >through a simple cd or cp (as against an ftp or telnet). Security would
> >demand that he not be able to snoop into other user directories on
> >cello.eecs.umich.edu.
> >
> >Right now, there is nothing in the setup (or so I imagine) that can do
> >this. In any case, when I cd to /nfs/cello/userxxx and do an ls, I get a
> >(partially expected) null listing.
>
> What's /etc/exports on cello look like? Linuxconf may have done all
> sorts of weird things to it; having the raw data could be helpful. I'd
> think you'd want to have the file look like so:
>
There seems to have been some confusion. cello.eecs.umich.edu is not my system
- it is the system whose files I want to access on my system.
/etc/exports on cello looks like :
=============================================================
# /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems which may be exported
# to NFS clients. See exports(5).
# the /null line is for cfs
/null localhost
/x *.eecs.umich.edu(rw) *.engin.umich.edu(rw) *.ummu.umich.edu(rw)
/y *.eecs.umich.edu(rw) *.engin.umich.edu(rw) *.ummu.umich.edu(rw)
/z *.eecs.umich.edu(rw) *.engin.umich.edu(rw) *.ummu.umich.edu(rw)
==============================================================
This has no map_daemon reference. But this is something I cannot (presumably)
not change.
I am not exporting any filesystems. So my /etc/exports is blank.
>
> #/etc/exports on cello
> /z *.eecs.umich.edu(ro,map_daemon)
> # other lines...
>
> Change ro to rw if you want to allow write access too, but you might
> want to leave map_daemon in there just in case the UIDs get out of sync
> between/among your machines. Also, when/if a remote root user tries to
> access files on /z , his UID will be mapped to "nobody", which will give
> him pretty much zero privileges and might lead to the symptoms you
> describe above if you tested this out as root. You can change this
> behavior by adding no_root_squash to the ()ed line above, but you really
> shouldn't do that.
>
> If your UID on the remote host is, say, "bob", you should be able to
> mount /nfs/cello, cd /nfs/cello/bob, and do an ls to see every file in
> the directory.
>
This is not happening. Two problems that I see.
1. During the bootup, the NFS daemon fails to connect to cello.eecs.umich.edu
(Permission denied). I have to login as root to manually mount it (the option
-Not mount at boot time is unchecked - so it is something different.). After
I mount it this way, I get the following effects :
2. a) If as root I do a cd /nfs/cello and then an ls, I get a listing of all
the user directories on cello. If I cd to bob, and ls, the listing is empty.
b) If as bob, I do the same, almost the same thing happens, except that the
last ls (in bob) yields a Permission denied.
What is going on ?
Thanks in advance,
Madhusudan Singh.
>
> --
> Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
> Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin/ That which does not kill us
> http://www.brainbench.com / makes us stranger.
> ----------------------------/ --Trevor Goodchild
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Knecht)
Subject: Application sizing problem in X
Date: 22 Jul 2000 15:08:17 GMT
Using either KDE or Gnome, A lot of the applications are cut off
at the bottom when I run them. My monitor is restricted to
640x480. For example, I can't run Netscape because I can't get
at the "Accept" and "Not Accept" buttons on the License screen.
I can't drag it high enough by the title bar. Same problem with
many other programs. Is there a way to resize these application
displays? This is with the KDE or Gnome panel at the bottom of
the screen moved off the edge of the screen.
I had a _great_ deal of difficulty getting X to work on my
system, and am _very_ reluctant to solve this size problem by
getting a higher resolution monitor as I'm afraid X won't work.
I currently have to use
Unsupported VGA compatible video card
Generic 640x480 60 Hz. monitor
This is the only pair of choices that will work with startx.
Selecting my real video card gets me errors.
Linux distribution is Mandrake 7.0. I just set up the x system
so am still learning KDE and Gnome so I may well be missing
something obvious.
Any ideas on the display size problem? I'll experiment some more
with KDE while I'm waiting for a response here. Maybe I'll
stumble on the solution.
Ken
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From: "Devon Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: guest ftp user can't see files?
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 11:18:51 -0400
I created a guest ftp user, but upon login, no files or dirs are shown. I
created the bin,etc,lib dir with associated files in the /home/guest dir.
When I use a normal user, I can see all files. Here are my passwd, group
and ftpaccess files:
ftpaccess:
class all real,guest,anonymous *
class local guest *
limit local 5 Any
guestgroup guest
email root@localhost
loginfails 5
readme README* login
readme README* cwd=*
message /welcome.msg login
message .message cwd=*
compress yes all
tar yes all
chmod no guest,anonymous
delete no guest,anonymous
overwrite no guest,anonymous
rename no guest,anonymous
delete yes John
log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
shutdown /etc/shutmsg
passwd-check rfc822 warn
passwd:
guest:x:503:503:Guest User:/home/guest/./:/bin/ftponly
group:
guest::503:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: microsoft -
Date: 22 Jul 2000 15:26:20 GMT
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 05:13:26 GMT, Jeffrey Lacy did say to the dudes:
>
>http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com
>
Cool...
I'm surprised Bill and the boy's haven't run off to their legal dudes!
Maybe they're tied up at the moment :-)
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From: Scott Nolde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to change boot drive?
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 15:51:37 GMT
clutz123 wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> i am trying install linux on a 486DX/66 with 8 mb ram. My
> problem is that I have a 5.25" drive that is set to a:. Is
> there any way to change it to my 3.5" floppy? I tried changing
> the BIOS, but it didn't work...
>
> jonathan
>
> p.s. after reading some posts, i'll try and track down a 5.25"
> disk and try to write a disk image on that...
>
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Perhaps you can change the cable conections for master/slave? Or even
just disconnect the 5.25" disk from the controller.
- Scott
--
Never do Windows again with | Scott M. Nolde
Linux! No streaks, haze or | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
glaze! |
11:45am up 12:56, 1 user, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Lew)
Subject: Re: how to change boot drive?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:20:02 GMT
clutz123 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>hi,
>
>i am trying install linux on a 486DX/66 with 8 mb ram. My
>problem is that I have a 5.25" drive that is set to a:. Is
>there any way to change it to my 3.5" floppy? I tried changing
>the BIOS, but it didn't work...
>
>jonathan
>
>p.s. after reading some posts, i'll try and track down a 5.25"
>disk and try to write a disk image on that...
>
>
"easiest" way is to swap the cable connections between the 5.25 and 3.5.
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Subject: Cannot install Gnome on SuSE 6.4
From: Ken McGinnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:35:10 GMT
I've installed SuSE 6.4 and have it up and running ok. After the install I
decided to install Gnome via the helix code when I start the install process
I receive a message stating the following "Gtk - WARNING **; cannot open
display: :0". Can someone give me a hint of what is wrong?
Thank You
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From: Kim Taewoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo menu disappeared
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 01:40:13 +0900
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My machine is running Debian2.1 and Win98, and lilo is used as boot
> manager. All worked well until I tried the Win coresave program.
> Coresave is removed again, but the lilo boot menu doesn't show up
> anymore. Re-running lilo doesn't help, the machine always directly boots
> into Win98. I probably have to look somewhere in Win startup files, but
> I don't know anything about them. All info is appreciated.
> Rudi
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
View "/etc/lilo.conf"
If you use lilo as first boot manager,
you must install lilo on master boot record(/dev/hda).
"/etc/lilo.conf" must contain next.
boot=/dev/hda
and then run lilo again.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James E Gilmore)
Subject: Re: Attempting to install Xfree86V4
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:43:50 GMT
In article <8kn8jh$l8l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I've had this problem before. It happens when X can't start properly. The
>best way to find out why X can't run is to start up without X then just
>run "X". This will produce a log file in /var/log/XFree86.log (I think).
>Check that log file to see what's wrong and then try to fix the problem
>(make sure you take a copy of your config file first).
-snip
>Andrew
According to the FAQ at linuxvoodoo.org,
If you want to see what goes wrong when the Xserver starts up:
How do I collect the output of the server when it starts up?
If you use sh: startx <whatever options> 2>&1 | tee /usr/tmp/X.log
If you use csh: startx <whatever options> |& tee /usr/tmp/X.log
http://www.linuxvoodoo.org/drivers/cards/video/3dfx/banv3.html
jgilmore
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From: "Sabri Dilmi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3D Prophet compatible with RH Linux? Please help!
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:04:46 -0400
You might try to chose generic VGA16 driver with lower resolution. I am not
sure if 3D Prophet card is supported right now but it will be for sure in
the near future.
I have the same problem with my 3D blaster Annihilator 2.
Good luck.
Meldrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9bee5.186$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Has anyone tried to install the Guillemot 3D Prophet video card on Red Hat
> Linux 6.0 (Hedwig)? I can't seem to get it working. Linux boots up just
> fine until I enter the startx command, then the screen just displays weird
> colors. There were no Linux drivers on Guillemots web site. I am new to
> Linux (this is my first installation) so any and all help is appreciated.
>
> Jeremy
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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