Linux-Setup Digest #357, Volume #19 Wed, 9 Aug 00 04:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship. (John Hasler)
Setting up two nic cards.. Help.... (root)
Partitionless install (Bill Courtney)
/var/log/secure (Aseem Asthana)
Re: I need a bootCD!! (Gernot Fink)
Re: I need a bootCD!! (Juergen Pfann)
Re: user .profile not executing (Suzanne Levy)
Re: SB PCI 128 problem ("David ..")
Re: Linux on AMD ("John Mazza")
Re: Rehat Linux 6.1 Installation (Davide Bianchi)
Re: Tip for installing RedHat 6.2 on an 8meg PC (Villy Kruse)
Re: user .profile not executing (Villy Kruse)
start on command line instead of X Windows ("sllai")
Re: start on command line instead of X Windows (Matthew Haley)
Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship. (Stefaan A Eeckels)
HP OpenMail newbie needs help with setup ("djmiller")
Downloading POP mail into a Linux account? ("djmiller")
Re: Linux on AMD (dog)
Adding a SCSI controller changing boot drive to SCSI drive ("Magix news")
Installing linux SuSE, help me ! ("Cantieri Informatici")
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:58:05 GMT
blowfish writes:
> Let's say:
> Somebody stole your idea
It is impossible to steal an idea.
> of what you were going to contribute to Debian/GNU-GPL-whatever.
Pppconfig will do as an example. Quite a few people have had the idea of a
ppp configurator: it is not a particulary original concept. I don't think
anyone else has implemented it quite as well as I have, but then I am not
exactly unbiased.
> The same idea/codes that you got $25k as a reward from the Finnish
> government.
The last time I received any sort of "reward" from any government was when
I collected my final pay from the US Army thirty years ago.
> ...and submitted it to Debian, whoever ahead of you, but it's the same
> copy of what you've got...
If I had made pppconfig available before I packaged it and uploaded it,
and another Debian developer had done so first, then he would have become
the maintainer of the pppconfig package. He undoubtedly would have given
the package to me as soon as I expressed interest in maintaining it though:
as author I'm better qualified to maintain it then anyone else.
> ...and now this person got the $25k reward...
I was already a Debian developer when I wrote pppconfig. In order to
upload it he would have to also be a Debian developer. All Debian
developers had the same opportunity that I made $25k on. Thus your
scenario falls apart.
>.. from the same Finnish govt.,
>From no government.
> ...with a copy of the codes that you wrote.
You can get a copy of "the codes I wrote" from the Debian archive any time
you wish. You won't have much luck uploading the code to Debian, though.
To begin with, you'd need to be a Debian developer. You'd never qualify.
> Now. How would you feel about that!?
Life is not a zero-sum game.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Setting up two nic cards.. Help....
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 04:20:29 GMT
Greetings,
I'm running Mandrake 7.1 I am using eth0 for my cablemodem.
That card is a ne2k-pci and it is working perfectly.
The second card is an SMC-ultra.
Under windows this card works fine. But under linux
it shows up under ifconfig and it seems to ping itself but.
I can't ping any other node in my network.
When I look in /var/log/syslog
I notice I keep getting
eth1: SMC EtherEZ at 0x280, 00 00 C0 CC AC D1, IRQ 11 memory
0xd0000-0xd1fff
kernel: eth1: Tx timed out, lost interrupt? TSR=0x3 ISR=0x3, t=954.
So it seems my card isn't all up to snuff.
I've tried setting up the proper settings in /etc/conf.modules
I put down the correct irq & memory settings.
When doing an lsmod i get the following:
smc-ultra 4252 1 (autoclean)
ne2k-pci 4468 1 (autoclean)
8390 6624 0 (autoclean) [smc-ultra ne2k-pci]
nls_iso8859-1 2280 2 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 3788 2 (autoclean)
vfat 11196 2 (autoclean)
fat 33408 2 (autoclean)
[vfat]
I've looked at the how-to's but nothing helps.
It seems that the 8390 module is being shared but there's nothing about
how to set that up.
If someone can help me I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Mark Andal
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Bill Courtney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Partitionless install
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 17:23:27 -1000
Aloha all,
I am trying to learn Linux. Instead of doing the "partition
shuffle", I decided to install it to a pre-existing DOS/Windows
partition as the book says I can. It seems to have worked as the
installation ran to completion and now I have two files there called
redhat.img and rh-swap.img. The $64 question is HOW DO I START IT??
If possible, please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mahalo,
Bill
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From: Aseem Asthana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /var/log/secure
Date: 08 Aug 2000 23:21:50 -0500
Hi,
Can anyone tell me what is the purpose of /var/log/secure and which process
manges it? THat is when I rotate the it which process should I HUP?
Thanks,
Aseem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gernot Fink)
Subject: Re: I need a bootCD!!
Date: 9 Aug 2000 04:28:50 GMT
In article <qD0k5.117669$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Simon Lemieux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
> I just made the biggest mistake of my life... I installed windows on my
> linux box... I've done this a few times and I thought I really knew how to
> deal with this kind of hard work, but for one detail... Windows erased LILO
> at installation.
> Now I can only boot Windows, no more LILO prompt... What I need is a
> bootable floppy to /sbin/lilo! but I don't have a floppy drive...
>
> So here it is... I don't have access to any linux box, I CAN'T
> reinstall my linux stuff, I got lots of documents I can't afford to loose...
> I know there is a way to convert a boot image (boot.img) into a iso image
> (CDboot.iso)... But I can't do it...
>
> Can someone point me to somewhere I could download a bootable CD, just a
> booter so I can run /sbin/lilo... or if it doesn't exist, oh my god... Why
> oh why did I install Windows??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Simon Lemieux
>
> Also, I'm not familiar with Windows newsgroup reading... sending the
> response to [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be very apreciated! Thanks again!
>
>
You can use loadlin from the dosprompt.
Most Distributions allow start from dos also.
Or download a dos-friendly mini-linuxdistribution.
--
MFG G.Fink
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From: Juergen Pfann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I need a bootCD!!
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 07:00:59 +0200
Simon Lemieux wrote:
>
> Can someone point me to somewhere I could download a bootable CD, just a
> booter so I can run /sbin/lilo... or if it doesn't exist, oh my god... Why
> oh why did I install Windows??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Simon Lemieux
>
> Also, I'm not familiar with Windows newsgroup reading... sending the
> response to [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be very apreciated! Thanks again!
Maybe
http://linuxcare.com/bootable_cd/
points to what you want ? Not tried it for myself (yet).
Juergen
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From: Suzanne Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: user .profile not executing
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 05:04:35 GMT
Have you checked that the users home directory in /etc/passwd is
correct?
In article <8mnv9j$94i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ross Levis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The .profile in one users folder stoped being executed at login. I've
> checked the permissions are OK and the user can edit the file. Other
users
> work fine. Where is this controlled from?
>
> Thanks,
> Ross.
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB PCI 128 problem
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 00:20:53 -0500
Donald K Knepshield wrote:
>
> Hi all. I recently bought a SB PCI 128 soundcard and have been fighting for
> several weeks to get it to work. The system can detect it, installs the
> es1371 drivers, but cannot get any sound out of it. sndconfig lets me set it,
> but I don't hear any sound during the tests. It is assigned irq 10, as I
> expected. I was wondering if any one has gotten this card to work, and if
> they would share what they had to do, if anything to get it to work. Thanks
> in advance.
I use the SB PCI 128 but use the es1370 module.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: "John Mazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 06:06:12 GMT
None whatsoever.
shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am thinking of setting up Linux on an AMD machine. Did you have any
> problem with the install or after the install?
>
> Shook
>
>
>
> Saty Desai wrote:
> >
> > Hi :
> >
> > I'm beta testing Linux on an AMD Athlon box with an Adaptec 131x/141x
> > SCSI adapter..
> >
> > I'd like to hear from others who have setup and loaded Linux (and the
> > version and vendor) on AMD boxes or any other hardware containing
> > Adaptec 131x/141x internal SCSI hard drive adapters ...
> >
> > I would really appreciate your help and thanks for your help in advance
> >
> >
> > Saty
> >
> >
> > --
> > Saty Desai
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Davide Bianchi)
Subject: Re: Rehat Linux 6.1 Installation
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 06:24:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 03:33:19 +0800, "Andy Yap Wei Heong"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
> I am trying to install rehat Linux in a Pentium 100mhz 16M RAM 810MB
>Hardisk, however, I keep encounter the following error message:
>
>Disk Space
>
>You don't appear to have enough disk space to install the package you've
>selected. You need more space for the following filesystem:
>
>MounPoint Space needed
>/ 4M
>
>
>But the fact is I am allocating 750MB for mounting point / , can anyone
>enlighten me.
The message means that you need 4Mb plus what you have already
allocated. Or remove some packages from your selection.
Sound quite strange this, but it's possible if you havent'
created a separate partition for /usr or for /var since these
fs are created into the / fs then.
Davide
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Tip for installing RedHat 6.2 on an 8meg PC
Date: 9 Aug 2000 06:26:49 GMT
On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 20:37:16 GMT, Dave Skolnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have RH 5.2 running on a Dell 310 (20 MHz 386 with 8 MB RAM). I can't buy more
>memory (well, I could buy it, but there isn't anywhere to PUT it). No luck
>finding the expansion memory boards anywhere (hey, its over 12 years old). By
>the way I bought this machine when it was on the cover of PC Magazine as the
>fastest desktop computer ever.
>
>It works great as a firewall/NAT/Apache server between my home LAN and
>Roadrunner cable. I tried a 6.2 upgrade and found--like magnate--that the
>installer wouldn't run. I haven't made the effort he did, but it is on my to-do
>list to upgrade the kernal and the packages I actually use.
>
You can, if you realy are desparate, install the RH6.2 one package at a time
starting with the rpm package. It is tedious, and I would not recomment
doing this except in very special circumstances.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: user .profile not executing
Date: 9 Aug 2000 06:30:03 GMT
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:09:04 +1200, Ross Levis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>(RH6.2)
>Thanks for your reply.
>I read the man which didn't help. I established it was executing
>.bash_profile but not .profile. I then loaded KDE User Manager and altered
>the users login shell from "/bin/bash" to "<Empty>" and then it worked! Why
>would that make a difference?
>
What part of the manual did you have problem with? Start read the
mane page for bash from the section labeled INVOCATION, and the answers
appears very clear to be, including your new question.
Villy
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From: "sllai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: start on command line instead of X Windows
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:33:29 +0800
currently I have the Linux system to run the X Windows by ddefault. How can
I change it to start in the command line mode
thanks
sllai
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Haley)
Subject: Re: start on command line instead of X Windows
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 07:08:19 GMT
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:33:29 +0800,
sllai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> currently I have the Linux system to run the X Windows by 0. How can
> I change it to start in the command line mode
Edit /etc/inittab and change the line:
id:5:initdefault:
to:
id:3:initdefault:
--
Matt Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Now showing... Linux-Mandrake 7.02
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefaan A Eeckels)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 08:27:02 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
>>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >>
>> > Free market means just that: The Freedom to Trade with who ever and
>> > whatever (within legal limits) you want.
>> Does it? I think that's what usually called "Free Trade".
>> "Free Market" means letting the interaction between people
>> determine the price of goods.
>>
> It also means nothing to stop the seller to get the maximum amount of
> profits they want, as long as the market can bears it.
Which is exactly what I said, only using slightly more
loaded words :-)
--
Stefaan
--
Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules:
The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of
the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
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From: "djmiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.dev.config
Subject: HP OpenMail newbie needs help with setup
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 07:21:14 GMT
I'm trying to install HP OpenMail on my Red Hat server. So far, I've
installed the program and even set up a mailbox. Unfortunately when I
connect to it with Outlook, all I see are mail folders, no calendar or
contacts or such. Plus, in the mail folders, I only see the standard
folders (Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Sent Items), and I am unable to either move
mail to these folders or create subfolders.
The first problem would be trying to fix that.
Second, how do I get it set up so that incoming mail is routed to the
OpenMail inbox? I tried creating an alias as described in the HOWTO, but it
didn't seem to work. I do appear to be able to send mail from that account
to another address, but attempting to reply to that e-mail still doesn't
send it to the OpenMail box.
Third, is there any way to bind it to a particular adapter? My Linux box is
my firewall, and I want to only allow Outlook to connect to it from eth1
(10.0.0.1), not eth0 (Internet IP address to the rest of the world),
primarily so I don't have to put a password on it (or worry about changing
the password, etc.). I do of course want to allow e-mail to go out to and
come in from the Internet (sendmail is working fine).
Fourth, is there any way to import an Outlook .pst file? This is pretty
minor, since if I can get Calendar, Contacts, etc. to show up and am able to
create sub-folders in my e-mail folders, I should be able to connect Outlook
to both the .pst and OpenMail and drag and drop stuff from one to the other.
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From: "djmiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.dev.config
Subject: Downloading POP mail into a Linux account?
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 07:23:53 GMT
Is there any way I can get Linux to connect to my various POP e-mail
accounts, download the e-mail, and stick it in a Linux account, so I can use
one Linux account to read all my e-mail?
Special bonus points if I can also connect it to my MSN e-mail account,
since their POP server uses "Secure Password Authentication."
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From: dog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 07:37:38 GMT
No, why would that be? Your processor won't be a problem whatsoever.
Sound card, video, etc, are other stories.
shook wrote:
>
> I am thinking of setting up Linux on an AMD machine. Did you have any
> problem with the install or after the install?
>
> Shook
>
> Saty Desai wrote:
> >
> > Hi :
> >
> > I'm beta testing Linux on an AMD Athlon box with an Adaptec 131x/141x
> > SCSI adapter..
> >
> > I'd like to hear from others who have setup and loaded Linux (and the
> > version and vendor) on AMD boxes or any other hardware containing
> > Adaptec 131x/141x internal SCSI hard drive adapters ...
> >
> > I would really appreciate your help and thanks for your help in advance
> >
> >
> > Saty
> >
> >
> > --
> > Saty Desai
> >
> >
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
--
<Woof!>
Founder:
The Church of Transcendent Solipsism
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From: "Magix news" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.act.scsi,linux.dev.newbie,linux.redhat.install,sg.linux
Subject: Adding a SCSI controller changing boot drive to SCSI drive
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 15:45:51 +0800
I have replaced all my IDE drives with SCSI ones.
I know which SCSI hard drive my doot disk is on sda7.
I have a boot floppy that was created for the IDE system
I can not boot linux from HD and do not want to re-install.
Can I modify the boot floppy to add a driver for my adaptec 2940 card. Do I
have to rebuild anything on the boot floppy.
Any instructions.
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From: "Cantieri Informatici" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing linux SuSE, help me !
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:04:33 +0200
Hi,
anybody knows if is it possible to install SuSE on a partition which is not
the last one. My hard disk is partitioned like that:
C (windows98 system) D (windowsNT system) E (windows98 data) F(windowsNT
data)
I would like to install linux on E
please help me.
Marco
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