Linux-Setup Digest #364, Volume #19 Thu, 10 Aug 00 00:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Slackware : Device Busy (Manfred Bartz)
Appended Boot Disk-Won't See All Ram (Chris Barone)
Re: Kernel 2.2.16 not working with ATAPI IDE CDRoms (Manfred Bartz)
lilo/hard drive (James Bilitski)
Re: DSL Modem (Rod Smith)
Re: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Video Card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: VIA 82xx bridge sound support (Rod Smith)
setup to use xcdroast for cdburning ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Video Card (Paul Lew)
MaxBlast/LILO conflict in 20 GB Disk (Sueng-Yong Park)
Command Line Access to Graphical Interface ("Terry Smerling")
Re: Adding a SCSI controller changing boot drive to SCSI drive (E J)
Re: lilo/hard drive ("Marko")
Re: KDE: Setup Apps to run in virtual desktops. (Steven Carlson)
Re: star office 5.2 on red hat 6.2??? (Cokey de Percin)
Re: Command Line Access to Graphical Interface (WebHead)
Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship. (John Hasler)
Re: Command Line Access to Graphical Interface (Zebee Johnstone)
partitioning advice (Peter Whincop)
Re: partitioning q (Peter Whincop)
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Subject: Re: Slackware : Device Busy
From: Manfred Bartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 23:21:54 GMT
Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I installed the Slackware 7.0 "as usual" & after the first boot a
>
> "dmesg | tail "
>
> at the prompt & it indicated the location of the PCI ethernet card (IRQ
> & mem).
Since you get that message it looks like it already loads the required
module.
> I went in /etc/rc.d/inet1 (or 2 may be) to uncomment the "/sbin/modprob"
> corresponding to my device.
> But now I got a Device busy during the boot up ... ?
>
> Can someone indicate me where I should look ?
A good strategy is to first test the commands which you put into your rc
files.
1. Any clues from:
cat /proc/interrupts
cat /proc/ioports
2. What does lsmod, ifconfig and route tell you?
3. play around with rmmod and lsmod, any error messages?
--
Manfred Bartz
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From: Chris Barone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Appended Boot Disk-Won't See All Ram
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 23:34:25 GMT
I can see the append on the floppy, but it won't use it? I don't want
to sit around and do it manually. Thanks in advance - Chris
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.16 not working with ATAPI IDE CDRoms
From: Manfred Bartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 23:58:19 GMT
Jose Manuel Benitez Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> After getting Linux 2.2.16 compiled and running, I've detected that
> the driver for ATAPI CDROM drives isn't working properly. Actually,
> it's doing really bad.
>
> At boot time, they are properly recognized and no error or warning
> message is produced. However, when the cdrom tray is ejected and close,
> the kernels yields a lot of error messages like the following:
> -----------------
> ATAPI device hdb:
> Unknown Error Type: No sense data -- (Sense key=0x00)
> No additional sense information -- (asc=0x00, ascq=0x00)
> The failed "Prevent/Allow Medium Removal" packet command was:
> "1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
> -----------------
>
> It doesn't matter wether a CDRom is in the tray or not. The sequence of
> error messages always takes place. This is just the beginning. When
> forcing the mount of a cdrom, either through gitmount or direct mount
> commands, the system simple gets frozen. There is no way to recover it:
> neither keyboard, mouse, network or serial ports respond.
>
> I've checked this problem in a number of different machines, Pentium,
> PII, and PIII, equipped with different ATAPI CDROM drives : (e.g.
> hdb: BCD 24XM CD-ROM, ATAPI CDROM drive
> hdb: ACER CD-767E/O, ATAPI CDROM drive
>
> How anybody experience this problem? Do you know of a solution? Any
> patch for the driver?
I have used ATAPI CDROMs since kernel 1.2.13 and never had any
problems. I recently used 2.2.16 and now 2.4.0-testx. There is
nothing wrong with the driver.
If the problem were present on only one machine I'd say it is most
likely due to some hardware problem (maybe as simple as incorrect
jumper setting on the CDROM) but since it occurs on multiple machines
(and presumably with different CDROMs?):
In your kernel config, have you selected ISO9660 file system support?
If its a module, does it get loaded?
You may also want Joliet extensions and Codepage-437 or -850 and
NLS ISO 8859-1. You find that in the kernel config under:
Main Menu --> File Systems --> Native Language Support
Can you do manually:
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /mnt
You could also try to put the CDROM on the secondary IDE controller,
it would then become /dev/hdc. Make sure jumpers are set correctly.
Also refer to:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/isofs.txt
HTH
--
Manfred Bartz
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From: James Bilitski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lilo/hard drive
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 20:48:10 -0700
What is the best tool for wiping out everything on a hard drive? I
can't seem to get rid of Lilo. My previous installation had 2 options
when booting "linux" and "linux-up" which stood for upgraded linux. I
have tried windows Fdisk, fdisk /mbr, IBM's wipe, IBM's zap (which
supposedly zero writes boot sector) PQs magict. I have tried all of
these. None seem to work. When I install linux it still always has
those two boot options when you press tab, "linux" and "linux-up".
Neither of these will even boot the machine. They try to mount /hdc
where in my case it won't work as I have a scsi drive /sda.
Please help.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: DSL Modem
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:47:09 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
S Varadarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am sure this question has been asked repeatedly, but I will
> ask anyway (since I couldn't find the answer elsewhere).
>
> I recently got a DSL connection with static ip address (always on),
> using an extern DSL modem (a CISCO 675 modem). I would like
> to network three other PCs (W95, W98 and NT4.0) on a LAN
> to this extern DSL connection. Previously I was using 56K dialup
> and I used the ip-chains on a Linux server to link my LAN to external
> internet. How do I do the same with the DSL connection. The DSL
> connection is connected to my Linux server (a file server
> and internet gateway). Do I need a PC with two NICs?
That's the easiest way. Basically, connect the DSL line to the Linux box
via one NIC (call it eth0), and then connect the Linux box to the rest
of the network via a second NIC (call it eth1). You can then set up IP
masquerading in more-or-less exactly the same way you did with the
dialup connection, using ipchains rules.
Another option would be to use an external router, like the Linksys
BEFSR41. With this or similar devices, you plug the DSL line into the
router, then plug the router into your hub or connect your computers
directly to the router (the Linksys includes a built-in 4-port switch,
so you don't need an extra switch or hub unless you've got more than
four computers).
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 17:50:16 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Video Card
Ken White wrote:
> Has anyone sucessfully used this video card (with an LG 775N 17" colour
> monitor) with Linux (Redhat 6.0?)? If so can they please let me know what
> settings they used, as I am having a lot of difficulty in configuring
> Xfree86 to use it.
>
> TIA
>
> Ken White
Ken,
I don't know what version of XFree86 comes with Redhat 6.0, but version
4.0 of XFree86 has the drivers for the NVIDIA chips included. On my S.u.S.E.
6.3 system I just had to set the monitor frequencies properly to get it
working. Then I had to stay with just 800x600 and 1024x768 modes until I
could edit the configuration file to delete all undesired modes.
Hope this helps,
Don Grafton
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: VIA 82xx bridge sound support
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:49:45 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Have Suse 6.4 installed. Recompiled Kernal with VIA bridge chip 82xx
> sound support, but unable to get the beastie working.
>
> Do I also have to select the Sound Blaster Pro that it is equavilent to?
The VIA 82c686a is *NOT* equivalent to the SB Pro, although it does
include SB Pro emulation. That's primitive 8-bit sound, and isn't very
good. In my experience, the best way to use this sound chipset is with
the ALSA drivers (http://www.alsa-project.org). These are a nuisance to
install, but work well once you've got them running, using full 16-bit
sound.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: setup to use xcdroast for cdburning
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:45:21 GMT
hi..
i upgraded from redhat 6.0/2.2.5-15 to 6.2/2.2.14-12
xcdroast was working ( whichmeans i had kernel right etc.) but now with
upgrade i can't get it.......
any help appreciated see below error::::::
i get:
[root@localhost bin]# xcdrgtk
** WARNING **: Failed to scan the SCSI-bus. Either no permission to
access the
generic scsi devices or no SCSI support in the kernel.
(For ATAPI (IDE) devices you need to install SCSI-Emulation first)
(You can start X-CD-Roast anyway with the -i option)
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Lew)
Subject: Re: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Video Card
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:19:00 GMT
On Wed, 09 Aug 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ken White wrote:
>
>> Has anyone sucessfully used this video card (with an LG 775N 17" colour
>> monitor) with Linux (Redhat 6.0?)? If so can they please let me know what
>> settings they used, as I am having a lot of difficulty in configuring
>> Xfree86 to use it.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Ken White
>
>Ken,
> I don't know what version of XFree86 comes with Redhat 6.0, but version
>4.0 of XFree86 has the drivers for the NVIDIA chips included. On my S.u.S.E.
>6.3 system I just had to set the monitor frequencies properly to get it
>working. Then I had to stay with just 800x600 and 1024x768 modes until I
>could edit the configuration file to delete all undesired modes.
The XFree86 3.3.6 also have the drivers for NVIDIA TNT2, NVIDIA TNT2 Ultra
but no NVIDIA TNT2 M64; don't know what the differences are...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sueng-Yong Park)
Subject: MaxBlast/LILO conflict in 20 GB Disk
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:34:01 GMT
Hi, guys,
I bought a new Maxtor hard disk (20 GB, 7200rpm, DiamondMax Plus)
for my secondary storage.
As my system (PMMX 233, Phoenix BIOS, Feb98 version) didn't support
the big disk, I have installed MaxBlast 1.24 (provided by Maxtor,
a Maxtor version of EZ-Drive) to address the disk space beyond
8.4GB barrier.
After the installation of MaxBlast, although my system recognized
whole 20GB space of the disk, LILO disappeared and the system
didn't fidn Linux. Thus, I have re-booted system with the Linux
boot disk and re-run LILO in Linux mode.
After re-running LILO, LILO appeared again but MaxBlast disappeared
with my new hard disk.
Although I have re-installed MaxBlast, it even doesn't have chance
to run because LILO immediately takes control of booting procedure
when the computer is up.
Does anybody know how to make a big hard disk recognized when
I use BIOS compensation program, like MaxBlast, with LILO?
Or how I can make a big hard disk recognized at both Windows and
Linux? Or is there any way to revive MaxBlast and keep down LILO?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
SY
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From: "Terry Smerling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Command Line Access to Graphical Interface
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:35:52 GMT
Is there a command line command to access the Linux graphical interface,
e.g. a command similar to "Win.com" for Windows 95/98? Using Loadlin I have
accessed a stranded Corel Linux installation on HDB6 (I deactivated Lilo),
and now I would like to access the graphical interface via the command line.
Any guidance for this admitted newbie would be appreciated.
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.act.scsi,linux.dev.newbie,linux.redhat.install,sg.linux
Subject: Re: Adding a SCSI controller changing boot drive to SCSI drive
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 18:48:39 -0700
Reinstall RH6.2 CD. During the installation prompt type in "expert text".
The first menu is Device Driver Install. Press Cancel
You are in the SCSI/Network menu. Select your SCSI card.
You should be able to install RH 6.2 onto your SCSI hard drive.
Magix news wrote:
> 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: "Marko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo/hard drive
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 03:50:31 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, James Bilitski
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the best tool for wiping out everything on a hard drive? I
> can't seem to get rid of Lilo. My previous installation had 2 options
> when booting "linux" and "linux-up" which stood for upgraded linux. I
> have tried windows Fdisk, fdisk /mbr, IBM's wipe, IBM's zap (which
> supposedly zero writes boot sector) PQs magict. I have tried all of
> these. None seem to work. When I install linux it still always has
> those two boot options when you press tab, "linux" and "linux-up".
> Neither of these will even boot the machine. They try to mount /hdc
> where in my case it won't work as I have a scsi drive /sda. Please help.
>
fdisk /mbr should do the trick
Reinstalling windows also overwrite the boot sector
I dont see why it doesnt disapear on your computer, i know some compaq machines
has like 2 meg partition on the HD and uses it as some kinda bios stuff, I dunno
exactly how
it works, its totally fucked up, i knew a friend who had problem with lilo and his
compaq
--
I never make a mistake, I thought I did once but I was wrong
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| Name: Marko Kjellgren ----- URL: http://marko.home.dhs.org |
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From: Steven Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.windows.x.kde,linux.help,linux.net,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: KDE: Setup Apps to run in virtual desktops.
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:50:32 GMT
After rebuilding kde the kstart command began working.
thank you very much!
Steven Carlson
> Also I have tried the -desktop x and it doesn't work.
>
> steven
>
> Steven Carlson wrote:
>
> > What is the session management?
> >
> > thank you,
> >
> > Steven Carlson
> >
> > "ne..." wrote:
> >
> > > On Aug 9, 2000 at 02:24, Steven Carlson eloquently wrote:
> > >
> > > >I currently have four virtual desktops setup (Desktop, Telnet, Netscape,
> > > >and Konsole) and have setup my box to execute all of the programs I want
> > > >open when I boot (i.e. telnet connection, netscape, etc..). Now what I
> > > >would like to know is how I can force these programs (and others I
> > > >execute later on during my session) to go to a specific virtual desktop
> > > >and if possible to load up the last location in which the program was
> > > >previously at during last execution.
> > > For KDE < 1.89 use kstart "/path/to/program" -desktop x
> > > where x is the desktop number. Once they are up, resize
> > > them and close. KDE should then use the last size if
> > > session management is enabled.
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > --
> > > Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
> > > That all men should be brothers is the dream of people who have no brothers.
> > > -- Charles Chincholles, "Pensees de tout le monde"
> > > 1:32pm up 30 days, 16:37, 9 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: star office 5.2 on red hat 6.2???
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:28:01 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hey folks, I need some help with this one, when I try and install star
> office 5.2 on my dell (P3 600 1/2gig ram) I get the following error "#
> ./setup
> glibc version: 2.1.3" and it just hangs there, I am trying to run setup
> out of the /mnt/cdrom/linux/office52 directory, has this happened to
> anyone else out there, I couldn't find any info on it, any info is
> greatly appreciated, thanks...
>
> Frank Rizzo
I haven't seen the problem and I just installed SO 5.2 on RH 6.2 with
no problems. My system is strictly vanilla. I can't imagine what
the problem is
Best
Cokey
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From: WebHead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Command Line Access to Graphical Interface
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 22:22:33 -0400
In article <YFnk5.68852$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Terry Smerling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a command line command to access the Linux graphical interface,
> e.g. a command similar to "Win.com" for Windows 95/98? Using Loadlin I have
> accessed a stranded Corel Linux installation on HDB6 (I deactivated Lilo),
> and now I would like to access the graphical interface via the command line.
> Any guidance for this admitted newbie would be appreciated.
startx
--
Enjoy
WebHead
==================================================
Brain: Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?
Pinky: Yes, but who would want to Pierce Brosnen?
==================================================
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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: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:11:43 GMT
blowfish writes:
> So. You're hired hand for Debian.
No. Debian hires no one.
> Or unofficial hired hand (or coder, if you prefer.) No?
No.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zebee Johnstone)
Subject: Re: Command Line Access to Graphical Interface
Date: 10 Aug 2000 02:46:04 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In comp.os.linux.setup on Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:35:52 GMT
Terry Smerling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a command line command to access the Linux graphical interface,
>e.g. a command similar to "Win.com" for Windows 95/98? Using Loadlin I have
>accessed a stranded Corel Linux installation on HDB6 (I deactivated Lilo),
>and now I would like to access the graphical interface via the command line.
>Any guidance for this admitted newbie would be appreciated.
If what you mean is "I have a command line, I want to get the X
windows happening so I don't see a command line I see windows" then
the command you want is:
startx
This should work if xwindows is installed and working.
Zebee
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awareness of the need for System Administrators, and educating
System Administrators in technical as well as professional issues.
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From: Peter Whincop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: partitioning advice
Date: 10 Aug 2000 03:13:15 GMT
hi,
i have another partitioning question, for a different system. my laptop
(winbook, pii300, 6.2g, 128m) has linux (RH6.2) installed on it, a blank
partition (in what turns out to be logical), and a STR partition from the
w98 days. here is the fdisk information:-
[root@nowhere /proc]# /sbin/fdisk /dev/hda
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 789 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 19 494 3823470 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 495 789 2369587+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda4 1 18 142139+ 84 OS/2 hidden C: drive
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(17, 177, 25) should be (17, 254, 63)
/dev/hda5 495 756 2104483+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda6 757 789 265041 82 Linux swap
as you can see, hda4 is the 1st partition, and is for w98 STR. i left it
there when i installed linux. hda1 is the linux primary partition, with
all my linux stuff (not partitioned). hda2 is an extended partition with
hda5, something i erroneously configured, not realizing it would be
logical, and hda6, my swap logical partition. hda3 does not exist, nor is
there room for it right now.
what i would like is to remove that extended partition, give linux back
its swap with its own primary primary partition, and give w98 a fresh
_primary_ partition, both exactly the same size as before (265041 and
2104483 blocks respectively).
is this possible? logic tells me it should be. what is the best way to
do this? my guess is to use linux fdisk to remove the swap space--will
linux get disturbed by not having swap?--and the stupid fat16 partition,
then delete the extended partition, then make the two new partitions,
giving them the correct types (82 and 0b, iirc). then i know i must do
something to call that swap partition a swap partition. or... should i
use dos fdisk to make its fat32 partition, and after i format it, hope
that w98 installs in the correct place?
help!
thanks, as usual,
peter
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From: Peter Whincop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: partitioning q
Date: 10 Aug 2000 03:18:58 GMT
thank you for all the replies. i ended up buying another drive--i
couldn't risk losing what is now on the original drive--it is my
girlfriend's work, and i don't want to lose her data _and_ her. 30g x2 is
not really overkill for what we do.
and it does seem that it is windows' approach to partitions that is the
main difficulty. i now have another partition question, on a different
thread... hope you can all help me out again.
thanks again,
peter
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