Linux-Setup Digest #328, Volume #19 Sat, 5 Aug 00 03:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: S3 Inc. Trio3D (86C365/366) ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
Re: upgrading redhat ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
Re: TCP/IP (Peter Greenwood)
Re: Redhat 6.2 on headless sparc (Peter Greenwood)
Hey, I have a really good one...... ("jlittle")
USR 56K (id 5685) does not respont to init string (MWP)
Re: Problem with cablemodem and linux (Michael Mitchell)
Re: detecting my ethernet card? (Michael Mitchell)
FTP Problem with 7.1 (Scott Weber)
ppp server on redhat 6.1 (Andrew Wai)
Re: Win NT + Linux in a 20GB HD ("Lawrence C. W. Tai")
Re: User and Group Permissions ("Mark")
Re: USR 56K (id 5685) does not respont to init string (Rob Clark)
Re: new LILO? burning Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Inc. Trio3D (86C365/366)
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 20:12:57 -0700
Ahmad Zaidi Mohd Darby wrote:
>
> I've bought an IBM 300GL.. The display card is S3 Trio3D 86C366... I tried
> to install Linux RedHat 6.2 but I could not configure the Display Card..
> Somehow it does not detect the card.. can somebody who has encountered this
> problem, teach me...
>
> There's another machine in my office that I try to install Linux.. The
> display card is 86C365.. I've installed Linux Mandrake 6.1.. I managed to
> configure the card but I just get 16 colours only... I used S3 ViRGE
> (generic) for the card and Generic Monitor for the monitor... If I use
> Generic Multisync Monitor, 16 bit 1024x768 detected... but if I run
> 'STARTX -- -bpp 16", I just get blank screen...
Trio isn't ViRGE. Load the SVGA drivers for both and you'll do OK,
at least to get started. Be careful about the monitor settings, though;
the S3 cards that we've used here have a bad habit of letting you set
higher pixel rates than the RAMDAC can handle, especially at high color
depths. If you set a low refresh rate you may see that blank screen light
up.
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrading redhat
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 20:18:07 -0700
Dave wrote:
>
> I just got a older computer (HP Vectra XW Pentium Pro 192 meg ram two 2
> gig scsi hard drives, ect..) and I found Red Hat 6.0 runs beautifully. I
> also have a copy of 6.1, but for the life of me won't work. It runs through
> the setup smoothly in all modes (text, expert, graphical), but it dies once
> it trys to boot up. When it loads the cd-rom it locks, unless I load it as
> linux-up at lilo. Here is the last couple of lines I see:
>
> CMD646: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 08
> CMD646: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xfc08-0xfc07, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio
> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xfc08-0xfc0f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio
> hdc: HITACHI CDR-7930, ATAPI CDROM drive
> ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
>
> That is as far as I get. I would deduce that there is some kind of irq
> conflict, but I am still new to linux and am not sure. Does anyone have any
> hints to fix this. Give up and leave 6.0, get 6.2? Help!!
At a couple of bucks from CheapBytes I'd absolutely advise RH6.2; it's
just more polished and has numerous small but pleasant improvements.
Not that that'll necessarily fix everything, mind. Are you trying to
do an upgrade or a new install? (My own preference is to do a fresh
install and then run a script that I have that reprises all of my
customization. It's probably not any easier but the documetation is
good to have just in case.)
--
| Bogus as it might seem, people, this really is a deliverable |
| e-mail address. Of course, there isn't REALLY a lumber cartel. |
| There isn't really a tooth fairy, but whois toothfairy.com works. |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Greenwood)
Subject: Re: TCP/IP
Date: 4 Aug 2000 22:55:33 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Amit Utreja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I want to trace TCP/IP header on Linux Machine, to extract both TCP and
>IP header from the packet received by the kernel. How should i proceed?
>Is there any source or software available to read TCP/IP headers ?
tcpdump - maybe it'll do what you want already; otherwise the source is
pretty straightforward.
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Peter Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Greenwood)
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2 on headless sparc
Date: 4 Aug 2000 23:27:12 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wick) writes:
>On Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:17:38 GMT, Patrick Morin
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> just upgraded my old classic from NetBSD to redhat 6.2. I don't have a
>>monitor or a keyboard on it, so I'm using and old Wyse terminal
>>(emulating a vt100) on it. Redhat was an easy install, but now I notice
>>that I can't send control-c, control-z or even a BREAK from the console.
>
>I'm having the same problem with my SS10. I would REALLY like to have
>Control-C back........
I suppose you've tried "stty intr ^V^C" ? How about using stty to map intr
to some other rarely used key?
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Peter Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "jlittle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hey, I have a really good one......
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:39:27 -0600
Has anyone else had a problem with Red Hat Linux 6.2 in not being able to
completely shutdown the system whether it be through XWindows or through the
shell...........I have attempted every command for shutdown listed for
Linux, Unix, including the 3 finger salute, and the system just beeps at me,
and stay's up and running.......I gotta turn it off, but would prefer not to
just hit the OFF button.......anybody ahve any good ideas ???
Thanks
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From: MWP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USR 56K (id 5685) does not respont to init string
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:08:30 GMT
Problem: model 5685 USR voice fax modem does not respond to
any init string. kppp, gnome ppp, chat, whatever just sits
there waiting for OK. I can force a call using the minicom
dialer, but the response from the modem is extremely slow -
basically not usable. Also, modem response to ATI* commands
will only display if I hold the enter key down while one
character at a time slowly gets displayed. The ati
responses display is a mirrored view (you have to read the
line backwards).
I have verified at
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/20000803a.html that my modem is
an isa pnp modem, NOT a winmodem.
BIOS is configured with com1 at 3e8, irq4. I also tried 3f8
- same result.
PNP OS set to NO. Makes no difference if I set it to YES.
Setserial run with /dev/ttysS02 UART 16550A
ISAPNP executed.
Serial driver is compiled into the kernel - 2.2.16
In addition to the ATZ init string, I tried
AT&F1E0Q0V1&C1&D2S0=0 which is used in NT5.
I could not find any irq conflicts. ANy suggestions?
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From: Michael Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux.isp,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.madrake,comp.dcom.modems.cable,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with cablemodem and linux
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:24:46 GMT
if you are assigned an ip number, why aren't manually configuring w/netcfg? If
windows runs fine, then run "winipcfg" write down all the info, check your
network settings on your ethernet card (again write down everything, don't
commit anything to memory)
Not exactly sure how your cable provider works things but to use Netscape for
your mail, use the ip number of the mail server in your pop and stmp settings.
All other info should be exactly like it is in windows. At least this works for
me using Intermedia@Home
Jim wrote:
> I am not familiar with RIP. How do I disable that?
>
> "James Stormes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7hHi5.59217$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > You may need to disable RIP.
> >
> > Kyle Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > The how to works great...........
> > >
> > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html
> > >
> > > Kyle
> > >
> > > Jim wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am really unsure about this one and of course the cable company is
> not
> > > > able to assist, being its linux.
> > > >
> > > > But I was hoping someone might have an idea of whats going on. Here is
> a
> > > > description of my prob....
> > > >
> > > > I run a triple boot system. (win98, win2k, linux -redhat6.2). The
> > > > cablemodem is great in win98 and win2k. Fast speeds, no loss in
> routing
> > and
> > > > just works great. However, when I try to configure it in linux, it
> will
> > > > route for a few minutes and then go dead. When that happens, I can
> boot
> > into
> > > > either windows OS and its fine.
> > > >
> > > > I setup the network config to use DHCP to get the IP addy. And it does
> > so.
> > > > And even sets the hostname of the PC to match. And at the start I can
> > ping,
> > > > traceroute, browse, etc. But its slow as hell and then stops routing
> all
> > > > together.
> > > >
> > > > And the damndest thing is that it used to work. I have done a full
> > reinstall
> > > > of linux trying a few different distros thinking it might be a bug or
> > > > something like that. So I have used Redhat 6.2, and mandrake 7.0.
> > However
> > > > since they are both redhat hacks, there might be something wrong on
> > both...
> > > >
> > > > But anywhoo....
> > > >
> > > > Here is a description of my setup
> > > >
> > > > SMC 1208 PCI NIC
> > > > 400 K62 128 MB
> > > > VooDoo3 2000 16MB
> > > > Home made system
> > > > Adelphia Cable in Boca Raton, Florida
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any help....
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > >
> >
> >
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From: Michael Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: detecting my ethernet card?
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:28:11 GMT
try kernelcfg
Peter Bismuti wrote:
> Are there any linux (REDHATj) tools for detecting an ethernet card after
> installation? Netconf perhaps?
>
> Thanks
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From: Scott Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: FTP Problem with 7.1
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:35:45 GMT
I just installed 7.1.
I already have running: NT, '95, Slackware 3.5. All on a single
hub, all in a 192.168.2.x network.
>From 7.1, I type FTP <3.5 box>... it says connected, then it hangs
CTRL-C doesn't even do anything.
>From WIN NT, I FTP to <3.5 box>, everything is fine.
>From WIN NT I ftp to <7.1 box>, it hangs until timeout.
In _ALL_ cases, ftp says "Connected to blah-blah" but stops there,
and doesn't show the splash screen.
In short, I can't FTP into or out of the new box., but it does say
that connections are made.
The ..log/messages file just shows me:
FTP Connection from 192.168.2.1...
Timeout on 192.168.2.1 Dropped...
(i.e. It doesn't actually show me anything useful)
Yes, I can telnet in/out, ping, and samba is working.
I am finding this rather annoying. Can ANYONE shed some light
on this?
-Scott Weber
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From: Andrew Wai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ppp server on redhat 6.1
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 12:43:58 +0800
Hi all,
I have Redhat 6.1 that is connected to the internet so it has a
default gateway already. I want to set up a ppp server on this
computer so that I can dial in from home. Following the ppp howto
I get the following in my /var/log/messages when testing as a client:
Aug 5 12:23:41 jet pppd[23289]: By default the remote system is
required to authenticate itself
Aug 5 12:23:41 jet pppd[23289]: (because this system has a default
route to the internet)
Aug 5 12:23:41 jet pppd[23289]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret
(password) for it to use to do so.
Aug 5 12:23:41 jet pppd[23289]: (None of the available passwords would
let it use an IP address.)
wvdial connects to my isp and provides a ppp0 OK. Any suggestions
welcome.
Also in the ppp howto it says that I must have ip fowarding support
to work as a server. I'm using kernel 2.2.16 and cannot see the
ip fowarding setting anywhere.
Thanks,
Andrew Wai
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From: "Lawrence C. W. Tai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win NT + Linux in a 20GB HD
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 12:42:40 +0800
Kai Uwe Schmidt wrote:
>
> Yes, there's a way. I'm running Windows95, Windows NT 4.0 and SuSE Linux 6.3
> on a 10GB HD (although my system just sees 8 GB), so why shouldn't it work
> with a 20GB HD?
> First you should install Windows NT 4.0. A little partition (around 500-750
> MB) just for the \WINNT directory should be enough. Then boot up Linux and
> create a little /boot partition (8 MB). This partition should be ENTIRELY
> under the 1024. cylinder of your hard disk. Now create - running Windows NT
> 4.0 - a partition where you want to store your Windows NT 4.0 software (e.g.
> Visual C++). The rest sould be taken for / under Linux.
> Boot strategy: DO NOT install Lilo into the MBR! It won't work! Install into
> your /boot partition. Then you have to take out the lilo code of the first
> 512 bytes of your /boot partition. This is done by the following line: "dd
> if=/dev/<your /boot partition> bs=512 count=1 of=/bootsect.lin" Now copy the
> file /bootsect.lin to your Windows NT 4.0 startup drive (e.g. via a floppy,
> to a NTFS partition shouldn't be written via Linux). Boot up Windows NT 4.0
> and modify the file boot.ini on your Windows NT 4.0 startup drive.
> Attention: This file is write-protected and hidden. Append the following
> line: "<letter of your Windows NT 4.0 startup drive>\bootsect.lin=SuSE Linux
> 6.3"
> Reboot and your Windows NT 4.0 boot menu should have a new line called "SuSE
> Linux 6.3" which boots up your Linux system.
> Complicated, isn't it? But be careful! Danger of data loss! And: No
> warranty, but my system works really fine!
>
> Kai Uwe
Thank you for your suggestions. I have tried but it failed. I have
another way to solve and want to share my experience.
Four partitions were created by using fdisk in RedHat 6.2. hda1 (4GB)
was FAT16 but unformatted; hda2 (16MB) => /boot; hda3 (~15GB) => /; and
hda4 => swap (125MB).
Linux was installed first in the last partitions. lilo was installed in
MBR without problem. Then hda1 was formatted by MSDos 6.22 to FAT16 with
system file (don't use Win98 because NT can't be installed). After
reboot, the computer booted to Linux. The lilo.conf was modified by
adding:
other=/dev/hda1
table=/dev/hda
label=NT
Unfortunately, you can't boot into dos although you selected 'NT'. But,
forget it. The NT was installed from booting the NT CD-ROM. FAT16 was
then converted to NTFS. After the first stage of installation, the
computer was reboot. Again, it went to Linux. Many 00 01 or LI was
displayed if you selected 'NT', because (I think) the boot image didn't
match to the lilo.conf. Run lilo again to take the new boot information
in hda1. Then reboot, you can boot into NT's OS loader by selecting
'NT'. Great! It works!!
Other problems:
1) I can't make a partition for NT >4GB, (say 8GB, I've tried).
2) When I made another FAT16 partition, NT won't be installed and it
warned that the partition was damaged although these are under 1024 cyl.
Lawrence Tai.
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From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: User and Group Permissions
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 05:10:59 GMT
Thankyou for the responses. It looks as though I will need to get some
extensions for Linux. Its ashame though
as Linux seems to be a very good system with security, I would like to see
the permissions and group structure
similar to Windows NT.
Mark
Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> NetworkGod wrote:
> >
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that just allow the USER "admin"
> > to use it along with the group "normal_user"... I mean, it certainly
> > wouldn't allow two groups, right?
>
> You're right. Linux doesn't use access control lists. I've heard
> of some extensions that will allow it though. A search on
> http://google.com/linux for "access control lists" found this near
> the top.
>
> http://linux-patches.rock-projects.com/v2.2-f/pxacl.html
> http://acl.bestbits.at/
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Subject: Re: USR 56K (id 5685) does not respont to init string
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:57:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
MWP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Problem: model 5685 USR voice fax modem does not respond to
>any init string. kppp, gnome ppp, chat, whatever just sits
>there waiting for OK. I can force a call using the minicom
>dialer, but the response from the modem is extremely slow -
Extremely slow usually = mismatched or confliciting IRQ
addr IRQ dev
COM1 : 3f8 4 ttyS0
COM2: 2f8 3 ttyS1
COM3: 3e8 4 ttyS2
COM4: 2e8 3 ttyS3
Make sure you've got your choices matched up correctly and are using
each IRQ only once, including on-board serial ports. If you need to
use COM3 for the modem because you already have COM1 & COM2, you can
allocate another IRQ (e.g. 5) if you don't have a sound card on IRQ 5.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: new LILO? burning Linux?
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 06:19:01 GMT
Hi.
I've been out of the Linux loop for a while, so I cannot
comment on a new version of LILO.
As for downloading distributions and burning them onto Cd's
there are a few forms. Some ( such as Debian/GNU ) provide ISO
boot images that you download and burn onto CD to get bootable
CD's. Others provide binary images of the distribution ( which
require you to build boot disks or copy files to a native partition
in order to do the install ). Finally there are pure source ones
that are only useful to you if you have an existing system
capable of compiling.
Try www.linux.org, www.kernel.org or www.tux.org for
access to distributions as well as instructions for building CD's.
Hope this helps,
James.
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Zachary Uram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I read some months ago that a new version of LILO was under
> development which would allow for an install past 1024th cylinder
> on disk. I had installed Mandrake 6.x in dual boot environment
> (Win98,SE) and ran into LILO problems which I think was because
> Win98 had been installed first and occupied space past the 1024th
> cylinder of my disk. Is this new LILO version done and does
> anyone know what Linux distrubtions currently come with this
> version? Also I wanted to download different Linux distributions
> off the net at high speed connection (10MB/s ethernet) at work
> and try them at home. We have a CD-RW but I don't know what's
> involved in setup for downloading and buring a Linux distribution
> onto the CD(s). Thanks!
>
> SDG,
> Zach
>
> ________________________________________________________
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have faith." - John 20:29
>
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