Linux-Setup Digest #246, Volume #19 Wed, 26 Jul 00 02:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux printer server? ("Mark Souva")
Re: disabling the PC bell sound (Mary P)
LILO 2 disk drives, Linux works Windows Crashes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Installation from ParPort CD-ROM ("Jon McLin")
Re: Init not found (E J)
Re: fstab problems (Fluri Dave)
Re: Gnome GUI Login Prompt Problems (E J)
Re: Linux printer server? ("bratgrrl")
Re: Help, cut and paste from xterm to Netscape (Mary P)
WinLinux 2000 on a ThinkPad 390E ? (DW)
Max File Open (Chiam Choon Yee)
Netscape, MoveMail, Autocheck Messages? (Cory Phillips)
Re: Max File Open (Vilmos Soti)
Re: Installing Linux on dedicated SCSI hard drive
numlock (Peter Utting)
Re: Max File Open ("David ..")
kruiser fails to start (Peter Utting)
ext2 question ("LeeRoy")
Re: numlock (Hal Burgiss)
Re: disabling the PC bell sound (Mary P)
Re: ext2 question ("David ..")
LILO 2 disk drives, Linux works Windows Crashes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: disabling the PC bell sound (HermDog)
Re: changing font (Ed Hurst)
Question about PPP connection ("Jimmy Lee")
Re: Change boot parameters LILO (Peter Lewis)
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From: "Mark Souva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux printer server?
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 02:10:18 GMT
I have a simlar setup. I am using Samba for the printer share. I would
suggest looking at Samba.
Mark
"dougcpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3opf5.7068$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a question. Is it somewhat easily possible to setup a simple
> computer as a Linux print server on a Novell Netware 3.x network? We have
> an office Novell network and we have two computers that need to share a
> color printer via the network. Right now we have a screwed up setup where
a
> user's pc is connected to the printer and has to be on and connected to
the
> network, then the other user can print to the printer. The problem is
that
> the other computer has to be on (its Win95, so it crashes frequently) and
> the pc is used constantly by a word processor, so when a print job comes
> through the computer almost becomes unusable until the print job is
> finished. What I was thinking was setting up a Linux print server since
we
> have around 10 Pentium class desktops that have been replaced and are just
> in storage, unused. My setup would be to configure a Linux box with a
print
> queu, the printer connected to the box via parallel, and an ethernet card
in
> the box connected to our network. But I'm not sure how the network will
> recognize the box, and the print que (sp?).
>
> I've checked the FAQ's at linux.org, but none seem to really cover it, the
> FAQ's I saw were more on how to print from a Linux box and not so much on
> setting up a stand-alone print server.
>
> --
> Doug
> http://darksaber.hispeed.com
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mary P)
Subject: Re: disabling the PC bell sound
Date: 26 Jul 2000 02:13:49 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:02:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Just installed RH-6.1, but I keep getting the anoying bell sound when I
>am typing from the command line ...
>... Even if I have to disable the sound altogether,
>that's
>OK , but how do I do it..
I shut off my bell completely with "xset -b off"
see man xset
I am sure there is a more surgical solution to your problem,
but that's the crude way :-)
MP
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"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they cannot be very
important gods."
--Arthur C. Clarke
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: LILO 2 disk drives, Linux works Windows Crashes
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 02:10:11 GMT
Got two separate disk drives in my computer, one with Linux installed
the other with windows 98.
Trying to setup the LILO config with the primary master as linux,
and primary slave as windows. What is the lilo config requirements
to achieve this?
currently works fine to get into linux, but
crashes when attempting to go to windows.
The only way to boot to windows presently is via boot floppy disk.
UGH!
Thanks in advance,
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Jon McLin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installation from ParPort CD-ROM
Date: 26 Jul 2000 02:38:56 GMT
An associate has been unsuccessfully attempting to install Linux (RH 6.0)
on an older machine using a parallel port CD (a BackPacker, I believe). I
pointed him to a few online resources such as the Parallel Port HowTo, and
the "Installing from Zip" HowTo, but he's still struggling.
Any helpful suggestions: links, or distributions which will sucessfully
install from a ParPort CD-ROM?
(The machine is not networked, so NFS is out.)
Thanks in advance,
Jon
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Init not found
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:35:26 -0700
Get your redhat CD and do an upgrade of the standard linux core packages.
Hopefully you won't lose anything when you do an upgrade.
Phil wrote:
> Ok ComEd unexpectedly shut down my power while I was using linux...it
> was off for 4 hours and when it came back on I tried to start it up
> but I got this error:
> Warning: Unable to open an initial console
> Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel
>
> So I tried starting it up using the boot disk and it still gave me the
> same error: Init not found.
>
> I need help, I dont want to have to reinstall...!
> Im on redhat 6.1 by the way...
> TIA Phil
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From: Fluri Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fstab problems
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:41:40 -0400
Tim Taylor wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I'm a Linux newbie who has successfully figured out how to get user
> access to my Windows partition and access the Zip drive. The weird thing
> is that both drives (and the floppy) are automatically mounted, even
> though all have "noauto" in the fstab file. It's not that big a deal
> except for the Windows partition, since I don't want to be doing dumb
> newbie things in Linux and accdentally wiping out my Windows partition.
> So how can I get it to be unmounted until I tell it to mount?
>
> TIA
>
> Tim
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
The only thing I can suggest is that you check your startup
scripts in /etc/rc.d for an explicit call to the mount
command.
Dave Fluri
North Bay, Ontario Canada
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gnome GUI Login Prompt Problems
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:42:34 -0700
Don't know. To find out your problems:
$ cat $HOME/.xsession-errors
$ cat $HOME/..gnomerc-errors
Mike Gifford wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've got a problem with the GUI Login for GNOME. I like the flexibility
> of it, however for all but two users on my computer, when I log in it
> jumps back to the login screen rather than proceeding to the windows
> environment.
>
> I know that I am using the proper passwords. Both Root & my primary
> user have no problem logging into the system.
>
> Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
>
> Mike
> --
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From: "bratgrrl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux printer server?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:59:20 +0100
Yes, use Samba. As usual O'Reilly publishes an excellent book, "Using
Samba". Saves much pain.
Novell 3.x???? sheeeesh....... Better than a stone tablet and chisel.
Almost. ;)
"Mark Souva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:eMrf5.9431$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a simlar setup. I am using Samba for the printer share. I would
> suggest looking at Samba.
>
> Mark
>
>
> "dougcpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:3opf5.7068$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I have a question. Is it somewhat easily possible to setup a simple
> > computer as a Linux print server on a Novell Netware 3.x network? We
have
> > an office Novell network and we have two computers that need to share a
> > color printer via the network
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mary P)
Subject: Re: Help, cut and paste from xterm to Netscape
Date: 26 Jul 2000 03:01:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 26 Jul 2000 01:50:34 GMT, Ken Arromdee
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've had the problem for a while, but assumed it was because I was running
>Netscape 3; however, I find I get it with Netscape 3, Netscape 4, and Mozilla.
>I can cut and paste from Netscape to an xterm, but not in the opposite
>direction. I'm running fvwm2 and XFree86 3.3.5. Do I need Gnome or KDE?
>Is this just a problem I'll have to live with?
I use Netscape 4-something and fvwm2 or lesstif. I can cut and paste in
either direction so long as I open the terminals in fvwm or lesstif. If
I try to cut and paste from Netscape to a terminal accessed by cntrl-alt-F1
or whatever (not in X), it doesn't work. Is this what you are trying?
xterm can be customized in a lot of ways (man xterm) but the mouse
cut-&-paste is pretty standard. However xterm has two modes, VT102
(the default) and Tektronix. If somebody has set your mode to
Tektronix the mouse operates a bit differently. In an xterm window,
do cntrl-mousebutton 2 and a menu will drop down. You can see and change
this variable (and others) in that window if necessary.
If you hate the way xterm is treating you and can't fix it try some
of the different window managers in fvwm2. Click and hold button 1
on the background to see the Start menu; go programs/utilities/shells
and you will get more choices. I use rxvt most of the time.
Hope this helps,
MP
--
"If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they cannot be very
important gods."
--Arthur C. Clarke
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From: DW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WinLinux 2000 on a ThinkPad 390E ?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:12:29 -0400
Anyone had any experiences (Good or bad) of using WinLinux 2000 on a
TP 390E ?
Thanks In Advance
DW
(Invalid Mail Address so please don't try to send
to it!!)
Thanks In Advance
DW
(Invalid Mail Address so please don't try to send
to it!!)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiam Choon Yee)
Subject: Max File Open
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 03:17:33 GMT
My Linux dept server is hitting this error "Too Many Files Open". How
can I increase the max threshold of open files?
Thanks.
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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:53:57 -0500
From: Cory Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape, MoveMail, Autocheck Messages?
I'm using Netscape as an email client. Instead of having Netscape download
my mail from my POP account, I use fetchmail and procmail. I selected the MoveMail
option in the Netscape Mail Server Preferences and asked it to auto check every
2 or 3 minutes. The problem is it does not check my spool file unless I click the
"Get Msg" button. It seems it shoud automatically check my mail spool and put new
messages in $HOME/nsmail/Inbox and refresh its display, but it doesn't.
Anyone have a solution for this or do I just have to keep clicking the "Get Msg"
button to have it refresh my Inbox?
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Cory Phillips
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Subject: Re: Max File Open
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:05:14 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiam Choon Yee) writes:
> My Linux dept server is hitting this error "Too Many Files Open". How
> can I increase the max threshold of open files?
Look at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt annd look for
max-files.
Vilmos
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From: <pauly>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Installing Linux on dedicated SCSI hard drive
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:39:31 -0700
you could boot from floppy. i believe that there has to be a "master" boot
loader, and since lilo can boot both winnt and linux, and winnt can't,
you're prolly better off with lilo...
"Mashooq Badar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Linux and want to install SUSE Linux on my machine. I have
three
> scsi hard drives in my machine SCSI ID:0 and SCSI ID 2 are being used for
my
> NT installation but SCSI ID:1 is an 18 gig drive which I want to install
> Linux on. I don't want to use Lilo because it will interfere with the NT's
> master boot block. Is there a way of installing Linux so that it will be
> totally isolated from my NT installation?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ~ mash ~
>
>
> --
>
> Note: I've altered my e-mail address to avoid spammers. You can replace
'cp'
> with 'commonpurpose' to mail me.
>
>
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From: Peter Utting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: numlock
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:38:15 +0800
How do you start up X with numlock on. My mandrake 7 linux boots up into
a terminal with numlock on, but when moving into the GUI, (KDE), numlock
is off.
TIA for any help
Peter
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Max File Open
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:30:05 -0500
Chiam Choon Yee wrote:
>
> My Linux dept server is hitting this error "Too Many Files Open". How
> can I increase the max threshold of open files?
The maximum number of files depends on the amount of physical memory
your system has.
Take amount of physical memory and divide by 4 = sum
multiply sum by 256
64/4=16 16*256=4096 max files= 4096
You will need to also raise the max inodes.
For the max-inodes you take the max-files and multiply by 4
4096*4=16384 max inodes= 163984
Then:
echo "4096" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
echo "16384" > /proc/sys/fs/inode-max
To have these changes run at boot time add the lines above to the end of
/etc/rc.d/rc.local or if you are running a system that uses
/etc/sysctl.conf you can add the lines below instead.
# Maximum number of open files
fs.file-max = 4096
#
# Maximum number of inodes open
fs.inode-max = 16384
--
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From: Peter Utting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kruiser fails to start
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:40:43 +0800
This KDE application was starting up OK in my account, but now fails to
start and leaves a message "segmentation fault".
Starts OK for root.
Any idea how can I fix this?
TIA
Peter
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From: "LeeRoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ext2 question
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:47:11 -0600
I have heard that there is a way to make a directory unchangable.
but I can't remember how or where to start?
is it possible to make this change to just one file?
and how do you undo it once its been set?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: numlock
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:50:04 GMT
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:38:15 +0800, Peter Utting
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do you start up X with numlock on. My mandrake 7 linux boots up
>into a terminal with numlock on, but when moving into the GUI, (KDE),
>numlock is off.
>
Here's one way if you want it always on:
http://feenix.eyep.net/xstuff/numlock.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mary P)
Subject: Re: disabling the PC bell sound
Date: 26 Jul 2000 05:11:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:02:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Just installed RH-6.1, but I keep getting the anoying bell sound when I
>>am typing from the command line ...
>>... Even if I have to disable the sound altogether,
>>that's
>>OK , but how do I do it..
after I wrote that reply something else came to mind:
in an xterm, you can go cntrl-mousebutton 2 and view a menu on which
you can disable the margin bell. Then it will still sound in other
applications but you'll be rid of it in an xterm.
MP
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ext2 question
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 00:06:06 -0500
LeeRoy wrote:
>
> I have heard that there is a way to make a directory unchangable.
> but I can't remember how or where to start?
> is it possible to make this change to just one file?
> and how do you undo it once its been set?
chattr +i filename
to undo chattr -i filename
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: LILO 2 disk drives, Linux works Windows Crashes
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 05:19:41 GMT
Got two separate disk drives in my computer, one with Linux installed
the other with windows 98.
Trying to setup the LILO config with the primary master as linux,
and primary slave as windows. What is the lilo config requirements
to achieve this?
currently works fine to get into linux, but
crashes when attempting to go to windows.
The only way to boot to windows presently is via boot floppy disk.
UGH!
Thanks in advance,
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (HermDog)
Subject: Re: disabling the PC bell sound
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 26 Jul 2000 00:31:05 -0500
On 26 Jul 2000 05:11:10 GMT,
Mary P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:02:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>Just installed RH-6.1, but I keep getting the anoying bell sound when I
>>>am typing from the command line ...
>>>... Even if I have to disable the sound altogether,
>>>that's
>>>OK , but how do I do it..
>
>after I wrote that reply something else came to mind:
>
>in an xterm, you can go cntrl-mousebutton 2 and view a menu on which
>you can disable the margin bell. Then it will still sound in other
>applications but you'll be rid of it in an xterm.
>
See if this helps:
In ~/.Xdefaults, include:
xterm*marginBell: false
You may have a "*marginBell: true" line in
/etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm (or something similar) that turns on the
margin bell globally.
This should make xterm start with the margin bell disabled.
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: changing font
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 00:31:10 -0500
sylvain hutchison wrote:
>
> Is there any way of changing the fonts in Netscape??
>
> I find the writing very difficult to read..
>
> sly.
On the menu line-- Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts
Ed
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From: "Jimmy Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Question about PPP connection
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:05:27 +0800
Reply-To: "Jimmy Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear all,
Except using minicom under Gentus Linux 3.0, how can I start my interactive
PPP connection thru the phone line and modem.
Thanks.
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Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
From: Peter Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Change boot parameters LILO
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:56:07 +1000
On 25 Jul 2000, Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>
> 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.
><snip>
> 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.
>
<snip>
>
> 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
>
Zebee,
That is one of the best descriptions of what Linux is/is not and now feel
that I can continue playing and enjoying myself.
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With my kind regards,
Peter
pjlewis-at-goldweb.com.au
http://peters.house.cx/ - (under construction)
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>
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