Linux-Setup Digest #239, Volume #19 Tue, 25 Jul 00 06:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Change boot parameters LILO ("Ken Crofts")
Which version to install? ("Kitty Kat")
How do I change Resolution? ("Lamar Thomas")
Re: How do I change Resolution? (David Efflandt)
Re: ppp setup question (Jimmy Navarro)
help! some installations problems ! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dlink DFE-530TX PCI net card in Linux ("Chuck Chargin Jr.")
Re: Getting Gnome to be a choice (RH 6.2) (Jimmy Navarro)
Re: Promblems with SCSI in RH 6.2 ("JRR")
Re: free isp (Richard)
Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha... (John Beardmore)
Redhat 6.1 to 6.2 upgrade ==> RAID problems (Marko Asplund)
Re: Redhat 6.1 to 6.2 upgrade ==> RAID problems ("David ..")
Re: sndconfig (Eric Pop)
[?]error building cross-gcc for mips (jauming)
Re: Change boot parameters LILO (Zebee Johnstone)
Re: Which version to install? (blowfish)
RAID ? ("Jeff Tsui")
Re: how config xwindows to use kde? (Rui Amaral Santos)
I've got more reading to do. [Change boot parameters LILO] (Alan Mackenzie)
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From: "Ken Crofts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Change boot parameters LILO
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:08:50 +1000
"Stanislaw Flatto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ken Crofts wrote:
>
> > "Stanislaw Flatto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Ken Crofts wrote:
>
> > Linux is a Good OS?????
Judgement still reserved!!!!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ken
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From: "Kitty Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which version to install?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:08:13 -0400
Hi All,
I'm new to Linux and know just a bit of Unix. I would like to install
something easy to setup and use. My computer is 2 years old P300, 64M ram,
STB Velocity Video Card, SB compatible Sound Card. So far I'm considering
Mandrake and Red Hat. Would like to be able to boot to multiple OS (not just
two). Is BDS an alternative for a newbie?
Any comments and web addresses appreciated,
Kitty
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From: "Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do I change Resolution?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 04:29:47 GMT
I am running Red Hat Linux 6.2 with everything installed. My Resolution is
set to 1024x768 and I would like to change it to 800x600. Thanks for your
help.
Lamar
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: How do I change Resolution?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 04:44:00 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 04:29:47 GMT, Lamar Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I am running Red Hat Linux 6.2 with everything installed. My Resolution is
>set to 1024x768 and I would like to change it to 800x600. Thanks for your
>help.
>
>Lamar
/etc/X11/XF86Config
Either change the Modes "1024x768" to "800x600" or for both, make it:
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
Then you can switch from 1024x768 to 800x600 using the left Ctrl-Alt and
keypad plus (Ctrl-Alt-+) when MSIE users put tiny print in their web
pages.
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From: Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp setup question
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:34:04 -0700
I use another Red Hat 6.2 clone. I didn't do any scripting but simply
configure PPP as PAP (no scripting) like a Windows 95. It werks!I
suggest try first PAP and if it doesn't work then try the hard way --
script...
Richard wrote:
> I am trying to set up KPPP or gnome-ppp for an ISP (FreeAtLast)
> that uses two userIDs and passwords -- one userID/password to
> dial in, and second ID/password for a user account. How do I set
> this up? I've tried sending the second ID and password via
> script, but that doesn't seem to work. I get a connection, but
> then get disconnected immediately. I assume the second ID and
> password are not being sent correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Dick
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: help! some installations problems !
Date: 25 Jul 2000 03:57:11 GMT
1.My computer is Toshiba notebookPC,with a pcmcia include hayes 33.6k
modem and ether card. where can i found the driver for the pcmcia and the Hayes accura
ether and mode?(the pcmcia service alreay startup on
my computer, but either of the two slot seen from the control-panel
is null, how can i add one?)
2.And the display card is Chip & Technologies 6555, sound card is
yamaha, both declared supported by linux(bluepoint linux,mutation of redhat, kernal is
2.2.16),but when i run setup command, i don't know which item should i take. can you
help me?
regards
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From: "Chuck Chargin Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dlink DFE-530TX PCI net card in Linux
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:56:27 -0700
bmeson wrote:
> Does Red Hat 6.2 recognize this network adaptor? I tried Red Hat 6.0 and it
> doesn't work. Thanks,
I use a a DFE-530TX with the via-rhine driver on my 2.2.5-15 kernel and it
works fine.
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From: Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting Gnome to be a choice (RH 6.2)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:43:52 -0700
Rob Blomquist wrote:
> When I initally installed RH 6.2, I just did an installation with KDE, and not
> Gnome. I just thought I would add it later.
>
> Well, its now taking up space, but I have no idea how to get it to run with
> RH's Xwindows login screen. I had a similar login when I was dinking around
> with Storm 2000, and I was able to boot both KDE and Gnome.
>
> How does a guy manually configure that?
>
> Rob
I hate that Gnome because it's too ugly in a 12.1" notebook screen with too thick
horizontal bottom panel I can't even put as 'tiny' like kde. Well if you can't see
KDE when you set to runlevel 5 it doesn't hurt to reinstall all over again.
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From: "JRR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Promblems with SCSI in RH 6.2
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 05:22:57 GMT
Same exact problem here with AHA-2940 U/U/W, 6.2 will load but I loose the
SCSI device on the reboot.
No HD, No O/S
Winblows worked as well as 6.0.
???/
Rick
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"Anthony Ewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi Chris,
>
> Ouch!
>
> The only thing I can susgest is to upgrade the scsi bios
> on your 2940 card.
>
> Good luck,
> --Tony
>
>
>
> Chris Sutcliffe wrote:
>
> > I'll check it out...
> >
> > However, using Slackware Linux and Winblows, I could access
everything no
> > problem.
> >
> > Thanx!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > Just a wild guess, but it sounds like a termination problem.
> > >
> > > Here are some tips:
> > >
> > > 1) turn all of your terminators off on your peripherals and use
> > > an "active" terminator at the end of your cable. (Yeh, active
> > > terminators cost more, but the passive ones have stopped
> > > working for years now.)
> > >
> > > 2) put your scsi card's bios into "automatic" termination
> > >
> > > 3) while you are in your scsi card's bios, use the "scan bus" utility
> > > to check for all your devices
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > --Tony
> > >
> > > Chris Sutcliffe wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to get my Adaptec 2940 SCSI card to work under
properly
> > > > under RedHat 6.2 (using aic7xxx module). Redhat detected the card
just
> > > > fine, the module is loaded at boot, however, when I access the
drives, I
> > > > keep getting an interruption. I noticed once that the SCSI bus was
> > > > getting reset.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody have any ideas how to fix the problem?
> > > >
> > > > Thanx!
> > > >
> > > > Chris
>
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Subject: Re: free isp
From: Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:25:06 -0700
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.
Dick
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: Starting from scratch on Alpha...
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:33:59 +0100
In article <8l7bci$1uig$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Weisgerber
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> >I'd go for NetBSD for anything other than x86 platform.
>>
>> OK. Any idea where I can get it in the UK ?
>
>Start with http://www.netbsd.org.
OK, but the AlphaServer 2100 isn't listed as supported hardware. I've
emailed them so see if any of their other ports will work, or a port is
in progress.
Cheers, J/.
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From: Marko Asplund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 6.1 to 6.2 upgrade ==> RAID problems
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:32:33 +0300
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i updated our RedHat linux system (i686) from v6.1 to v6.2. after the
upgrade booting the system results in kernel panic. i managed to get the
machine up and running by downgrading the kernel to the version from
v6.1 (vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp).
the system has software RAID 5 disks, /dev/sda1 is the non-RAID
root/boot disk. here's a partial boot log from RedHat's
vmlinuz-2.2.16-3smp kernel:
...
scsi: detected total
md.c: sizeof(mdf_super_t)=4096
partition check:
autodetecting RAID arrays
autorun ...
... autorun done.
request_module[block-major-8]: root fs not mounted
VFS: cannot open root device 08:01
kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:01
any ideas on what might go wrong with the more recent kernel?
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.1 to 6.2 upgrade ==> RAID problems
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 01:43:08 -0500
Marko Asplund wrote:
>
> i updated our RedHat linux system (i686) from v6.1 to v6.2. after the
> upgrade booting the system results in kernel panic. i managed to get the
> machine up and running by downgrading the kernel to the version from
> v6.1 (vmlinuz-2.2.12-20smp).
>
> the system has software RAID 5 disks, /dev/sda1 is the non-RAID
> root/boot disk. here's a partial boot log from RedHat's
> vmlinuz-2.2.16-3smp kernel:
>
> ...
> scsi: detected total
> md.c: sizeof(mdf_super_t)=4096
> partition check:
> autodetecting RAID arrays
> autorun ...
> ... autorun done.
> request_module[block-major-8]: root fs not mounted
> VFS: cannot open root device 08:01
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:01
>
> any ideas on what might go wrong with the more recent kernel?
Two possibilities I know of are:
1. Check to see if /etc/lilo.conf is not empty. This happened to me
once.
2. If your system has an aic78xx SCSI controller it may compiled as a
module. On my system I have to compile it into the kernel instead or I
get a kernel panic at boot time.
Boot with the boot disk you made during the upgrade and at the prompt
enter:
linux root=/dev/hdaX # where X is the correct root partition.
Or You may be able to fix it by a kernel compile if you got it to boot.
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From: Eric Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sndconfig
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:31:54 -0700
did you check aureal's web site? they've released their own linux
drivers. if you have trouble with them, also try
http://www.geocities.com/bofh_666/aureal.html
-eric
>I have a sound card with an Aureal chip. I run sndconfig and it says
>that it isn't supported. The card has SBPro emulation, so I tried to set up
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From: jauming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [?]error building cross-gcc for mips
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:40:38 GMT
[?]error building cross-gcc for mips
how to fix the following error? (thx in advanced!:)
xgcc: installation problem, cannot exec `mips-tfile': No such file or
directory
make[1]: *** [libgcc1-asm.a] Error 1
make: *** [all-gcc] Error 2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zebee Johnstone)
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Change boot parameters LILO
Date: 25 Jul 2000 07:54:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In aus.computers.linux on Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:54:31 +1000
Ken Crofts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>THANKYOU!
>I ran the above commands and my beloved Windows 95 is now back again. It
>looks as though I'll need to do a lot more reading on LILO and Linux in
>general to understand the system. On first appearance it certainly isn't
>user friendly, but I'm going to persevere some more and hopefully understand
>why so many people believe Linux is a Good OS.
>
It is a good Operating System. For what it is designed to do.
If one of your requirements for an OS is "user friendly, meaning there's
only one obvious way to do things and it's all hidden from me so I dont
have to do anything but run applications" then linux won't be a good OS
for you.
It's not meant to be "windows without microsoft's name on it".
It's not meant to be "a desktop OS for people who don't want to know
about computers".
It's a server operating system that can be used as a desktop machine.
It's good for programmers, for system admins, for people who like to play.
If the command line bores you, if reading man pages isn't your thing,
if you don't like to think and experiment and deduce... then Linux isn't
for you.
But if you do like to explore and experiment, if you are good at reading
and working out what to do from the written word, if you don't just want
a platform to run applications on, then linux could be a good OS for you.
But please please... be honest with yourself. This is *not* a user
friendly system. It is a powerful system, designed for people willing
to gain and use the skills needed.
Think of the nice cordless drill someone buys to use to hang a door.
No chuck, everything clearly labelled, all the drill bits in the box.
You don't need much skill, you just open the box get the drill out,
and go to work. Sure, it isn't exactly fulfilling but you just want to
hang a door.
Think of a small jobbing engineering shop, with manual lathes and mills
and tools and gear everywhere. The craftsman is there, twirling dials,
rigging tools, fast and efficient and producing wonderful things through
his skill and knowledge. Watch him and you'll have no clue why he's
doing the things he's doing. Why that dial? Why that tool? Why that
bit of metal stock and not that one? Why cut in that order?
If you are a person who just wants to hang a door you won't want to be
a fitting and turning apprentice. But if making things fascinates you
and you want to learn... then you'll go into that machine shop, sign
the apprenticeship papers, and start learning.
Knowing that you won't know much for the first year or two, and that
you will have to do a lot of work before you become worth your money.
If that's you.. welcome :)
Zebee
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From: blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ..
Subject: Re: Which version to install?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 01:22:22 -0700
Kitty Kat wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm new to Linux and know just a bit of Unix. I would like to install
> something easy to setup and use. My computer is 2 years old P300, 64M ram,
> STB Velocity Video Card, SB compatible Sound Card. So far I'm considering
> Mandrake and Red Hat. Would like to be able to boot to multiple OS (not just
> two). Is BDS an alternative for a newbie?
>
> Any comments and web addresses appreciated,
> Kitty
Mandrake 7.x, or SuSE 6.4 (6.7 is coming in a few days). NOT Red Hat.
suse.com
Or FreeBSD 4.0 -very easy to install and maintain.
All can do multi-boot.
www.freebsd.org
-blowfish.
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From: "Jeff Tsui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RAID ?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:29:00 +0800
Any People know how to set RAID in Linux ? I am New of it .
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From: Rui Amaral Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how config xwindows to use kde?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:48:12 +0100
sylvain hutchison wrote:
> Shouldn't it ask you what you want to use at the login box???
>
No. When type startx --->Gnome!
Mayby i haven't instaled kde package?
It's Linux Mandrake.
>
> Rui Amaral Santos wrote:
>
> > How can i config xwindows to use kde by default?
> > Right now is using Gnome!
> >
> > --
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Rui Amaral Santos
> >
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://alumni.dee.uc.pt/~ramaral
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http://alumni.dee.uc.pt/~ramaral
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From: Alan Mackenzie<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: I've got more reading to do. [Change boot parameters LILO]
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:09:53 +0000
Ken Crofts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:54:31 +1000:
> THANKYOU! I ran the above commands and my beloved Windows 95 is now
> back again. It looks as though I'll need to do a lot more reading on
> LILO and Linux in general to understand the system.
A hint: Try "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman, published by
O'Reilly & Associates. (http://www.oreilly.com/). Somehow this book
manages to cover almost everything you need to get you up to speed,
without becoming superficial - there's solid content in it. The third
edition was recently pubished. (I've got the first ed.)
Of course you'll already know about manual pages, but for those reading
this who didn't, you access them, for example, with
# man lilo
Then there are the HOWTOs, to be found in /usr/doc/howto (or similar),
best read with the program "less".
> On first appearance it certainly isn't user friendly, but I'm going to
> persevere some more and hopefully understand why so many people believe
> Linux is a Good OS.
Linux is _user_ friendly. That's not quite the same thing as being
_beginner_ friendly.
> Cheers,
> Ken
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