Linux-Setup Digest #437, Volume #19 Sun, 20 Aug 00 18:13:08 EDT
Contents:
remove the start up programs (Rewur)
Re: CD writer setup question (Carlos Moreno)
Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script. (blowfish)
Re: xcdroast doesnt recognize Sony CDRW ("Gareth Cranny")
Re: On booting I just get LI404040404040 ... ("John Smith")
Re: Which verison of X Free 86 is in Mandrake 7.1? ("Vikas R")
Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script. ("NuQ")
Re: Needing help with Samba (Tim Johnston)
Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script. ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script. ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Re: CD writer setup question (Kyle Parfrey)
Re: Needing help with Samba (Tim Johnston)
Re: resolution - modeline-settings ("Thomas Dedeyne")
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From: Rewur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux
Subject: remove the start up programs
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:14:50 -0400
Hi
How to remove the start up programs ( like File Manger. ) that starts up
automatically after Linux is loaded.
Please Help
-Rewur
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From: Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD writer setup question
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:18:37 -0400
Kyle Parfrey wrote:
>
> I just read an above posting, so I should say also:
> In the kernel module list there is nothing about generic scsi, there is
> ide-scsi, and scsi-mod and sg...
> How do you set these parameters before booting? And will I need to do a
> kernel recompile? :(
As far as I remember, yes, you would need to recompile your kernel,
unless
you have a SCSI CD-Writer.
But maybe you shouln't trust me too much; I really had trouble setting
up XCDroast, and I ended up giving up :-( (yes, I have to reboot to
Windows every time I need to write a CD...)
Basically, I was never able to record audio CD's; every time that I
would record a data CD, the temp partition that xcdroast used became
useless (the system wouldn't see it anymore -- not Linux, not Win NT).
And on top of that, I kept having trouble when reading from Windows
any data CD's created with xcdroast :-(
I hope xcdroast improves in the near future, or that some replacements
that do work appear... (well, maybe xcdroast does work fine, but if
you have to be a Linux guru to make it work, then I don't consider
that "working fine"...)
Carlos
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From: blowfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d,omp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:32:19 -0700
"Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
>
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, blowfish (Alex Lam) quoth:
>
> ~~ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:54:05 -0700
> ~~ From: "blowfish (Alex Lam)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ~~ Reply-To: ..
> ~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
> ~~ omp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security, comp.os.linux.misc
> ~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
> ~~
>
> [ snip post, again ]
>
> Sorry for the second reply, but I have looked through the Perl
> script that is a supposed 'Trojan'. It is not a Trojan Horse, it
> looked like familiar bad code, and it was. It is a 3 line RSA
> encryption program written in Perl. It is also broken and pretty
> much about the worst code I have ever seen (that is taking into
> account the fact that it is obfuscated as well). In other words,
> there is no reason to fear that Perl snippet, and you have just
> wasted a tremendous amount of bandwidth.
>
> anm
> --
>
It's bad code all right. But it did try to install a "new" KDE on my
machine.
Yes, it even pops up a new window asking me if I wanted to proceed?
- blowfish.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~ Andrew N. McGuire ~
> ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
> ~ "Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow." - Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. ~
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: "Gareth Cranny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xcdroast doesnt recognize Sony CDRW
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 16:13:46 -0400
Here's another question actually.....How do I do this in CLOS??? What file
should I insert the alias into, and CLOS has the graphic LILO, unless you
mean to put that line in lilo.conf
Gareth.
Yeah, I'm still new, what can I do but ask questions?
Gareth Cranny wrote in message
<0Xhn5.1429$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>For an IDE drive I should enable SCSI support? Damn :) No wonder this
is
>taking me so freaking long :) Thanks for the tip!
>
>Gareth.
>
>Christian Burstein wrote in message ...
>>On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:49:14 -0400, Gareth Cranny
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>wrote:
>>>CLOS, and x-cdroast will let me use the drive as a reader, but not a
>>>writer....any ideas?
>>
>> Is it a IDE writer? Then you should enable
>>
>> SCSI-Support [*]
>> Generic SCSI [*]
>> SCSI Cdrom [*]
>> SCSI Emulation Support [*]
>>
>> enabled in Kernelconfig. Compile Kernel, reboot with new Kernel
>> at LILO: enter <Your Linux> hd?=ide-scsi,max_scsi_luns=1
>> where hd? is your writer
>>
>> Oh, and dont forget to insert alias scsi_hostadapter=ide-scsi
>> BEFORE booting
>>
>> Or simply read the CD-Writer-HOWTO (?)
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>Gareth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Christian...
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From: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: On booting I just get LI404040404040 ...
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 16:03:36 -0400
Dear John:
Can you tell me how can I make a boot disk without using 'mkbootdisk'?
#mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.2.16-3
I get
"Fatal: pen /boot/boot.b: No such file or directory"
but that file do exist.
Yours
Gu
===== Original Message =====
From: John Coffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Yong S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: On booting I just get LI404040404040 ...
> LILO version 21 does not support the "-L" switch; only the "-l" switch.
>
> If your BIOS support EDD packet calls on int 0x13, then versions of LILO
> beyond
> 21.3 will help you. 21.5 is current.
>
> ftp: brun.dyndns.org
> dir: /pub/linux/lilo
>
> There is an option to "make floppy", which will produce a diagnostic
> diskette. I suggest that you boot this diskette, to see what it reports
> about your BIOS. If it reports an EDD compliant BIOS, then you can use
the
> new version of LILO: with "-L" or "lba32". Do a "make install; lilo -L".
>
> --John
>
>
>
John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8nns9r$ckt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello all:
> Redhat 6.2 on PIII 550. with 13G hardrive.
> Dual boot with windows98. I have tried the newest lilo 21.5 and tried
the -L
> option
> or 'linear' mode. But it still can't boot correctly.
> My guess is the H/S/C is too wired 16/63/26354 is far beyond the 1024
limit.
>
>
> Do you have any way to solve it?
>
>
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From: "Vikas R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Which verison of X Free 86 is in Mandrake 7.1?
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:11:26 GMT
Thats correct. However, I could not get 4.0 up and running and had to switch
to 3.3.x
sfcybear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8nnokd$gp9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Xfree 4.0 comes with Mandrake 7.1. you have a choice of which to load.
> the 3.x or 4.0.
>
>
> In article <399f5880$0$66410$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Gerardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Which version of X Free 86 is in Mandrake 7.1? Is Xfree 86 4.0
> available in
> > any distribution?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gerardo
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "NuQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:23:24 -0500
x-no-archive: yes
"blowfish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, blowfish (Alex Lam) quoth:
> >
> > ~~ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:54:05 -0700
> > ~~ From: "blowfish (Alex Lam)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ~~ Reply-To: ..
> > ~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
> > ~~ omp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security,
comp.os.linux.misc
> > ~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
> > ~~
> >
> > [ snip post, again ]
> >
> > Sorry for the second reply, but I have looked through the Perl
> > script that is a supposed 'Trojan'. It is not a Trojan Horse, it
> > looked like familiar bad code, and it was. It is a 3 line RSA
> > encryption program written in Perl. It is also broken and pretty
> > much about the worst code I have ever seen (that is taking into
> > account the fact that it is obfuscated as well). In other words,
> > there is no reason to fear that Perl snippet, and you have just
> > wasted a tremendous amount of bandwidth.
> >
> > anm
> > --
> >
> It's bad code all right. But it did try to install a "new" KDE on my
> machine.
>
> Yes, it even pops up a new window asking me if I wanted to proceed?
>
So it only affects Linux users? Heheh ;-)
NuQ
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From: Tim Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Needing help with Samba
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:59:58 -0700
Didn't work. This is very frustrating!
I'm going to try to rebuild my rpm DB.
Dr. Tu Yu wrote:
> Sounds like samba is not installed. As a SU try installing Samba
> rpm -UvhF samba*.rpm
>
> Then you should be able to start samba using /usr/sbin/samba start |
> restart | stop
>
> "Tim Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I've installed the Workstation version of Red Hat 6.2 with the KDE and
> > I'm needing to get samba up and running. I've read all the samba
> > documentation I can get my hands on but I'm stuck. Red Hat's
> > documentation says that samba is installed by default. Is this not
> > true? Here's what I've tried so far:
> >
> > 1) At boot time samba is not started. I thought by default it would be
> > running? I do not see any running processes relating to samba, i.e. smbd
> > or nmbd.
> >
> > 2) I've tried both of these and they do not work:
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start
> > and
> > smbd -D and nmbd -D
> >
> > 3) I looked for the log directory /var/log/samba/ but is does not
> > exist.
> >
> > 4) I see that I have a smb.conf file! Why would I have a smb.conf file
> > if samba was not installed? I haven't made any changes yet, I want to
> > get the daemons running first and then I'll config them.
> >
> > 5) I went into linuxconf (Control:Control panel:Control Service
> > Activity) and I did not see smb as an availble service in the list for
> > activation or deactivation.
> >
> > 6) I used Red Hat's KPackage (RPM:Applications:System) and I see both
> > samba-client and samba-common. Doesn't that mean samba is installed?
> >
> > 7) I ran rpm -q samba and it says samba is not installed.
> >
> > 8) I ran testparm /etc/smb.conf and I get:
> >
> > Load smb config files from etc/smb.conf
> > Processing Section "[homes]"
> > Processing Section "[printers]"
> > Load Services file OK.
> > ERROR: lock directory /var/lock/samba does not exist.
> >
> > Why would RH config my file to point to a dir that does not exist?
> >
> >
> > So is samba installed or not? I can't figure it out!
> >
> > If I need to install samba could someone give me some dummy instuctions
> > on how do do it? I've read the HOW-TO's and make and compile and rpm's
> > but I admit it's a bit confusing to me. What's the difference between
> > make and compile anyways?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
> >
> > Tim Johnston
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
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alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc
From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:58:10 -0500
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, NuQ quoth:
~~ Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:23:24 -0500
~~ From: NuQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
~~ comp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security, comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
~~
~~ x-no-archive: yes
~~ "blowfish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
~~ news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
~~ > "Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
~~ > >
~~ > > On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, blowfish (Alex Lam) quoth:
~~ > >
~~ > > ~~ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:54:05 -0700
~~ > > ~~ From: "blowfish (Alex Lam)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ > > ~~ Reply-To: ..
~~ > > ~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
~~ > > ~~ omp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security,
~~ comp.os.linux.misc
~~ > > ~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
~~ > > ~~
~~ > >
~~ > > [ snip post, again ]
~~ > >
~~ > > Sorry for the second reply, but I have looked through the Perl
~~ > > script that is a supposed 'Trojan'. It is not a Trojan Horse, it
~~ > > looked like familiar bad code, and it was. It is a 3 line RSA
~~ > > encryption program written in Perl. It is also broken and pretty
~~ > > much about the worst code I have ever seen (that is taking into
~~ > > account the fact that it is obfuscated as well). In other words,
~~ > > there is no reason to fear that Perl snippet, and you have just
~~ > > wasted a tremendous amount of bandwidth.
~~ > >
~~ > > anm
~~ > > --
~~ > >
~~ > It's bad code all right. But it did try to install a "new" KDE on my
~~ > machine.
~~ >
~~ > Yes, it even pops up a new window asking me if I wanted to proceed?
~~ >
~~
~~ So it only affects Linux users? Heheh ;-)
[anm@hawk ~] cat rsa.pl [pts/2]
#!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj
$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/)
Is the code you are talking about, right? This is not a Trojan,
it will not ask you if you want to install a new KDE! As a matter
of fact, put it into a file, and run it on another text file.
[anm@hawk ~] ./rsa.pl file [pts/2]
Can't rename file to <X+dfilelMLa^filelN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj: \
No such file or directory, skipping file.
Broke. If you want the source to this idiodic program, go to:
http://www.offshore.com.ai/arms-trafficker
It is right there and it explains what it does, follow the links
and there is even a two line version. As two your installing a
new KDE, that is due to something you did, not that program.
If you are really that concerned, you can email me and I will
explain what each line of the code does. To make matters worse,
the first line was #!/bin/perl!!! Who in the hell puts perl in
/bin? Except on Solaris where /bin and /usr/bin are linked.
UTSL && HAND,
anm
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Andrew N. McGuire ~
~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
~ "Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow." - Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. ~
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Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc
From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 16:12:22 -0500
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Andrew N. McGuire quoth:
~~ Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:58:10 -0500
~~ From: Andrew N. McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
~~ comp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security, comp.os.linux.misc
~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
~~
~~ On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, NuQ quoth:
~~
~~ ~~ Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:23:24 -0500
~~ ~~ From: NuQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ ~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
~~ ~~ comp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security, comp.os.linux.misc
~~ ~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
~~ ~~
~~ ~~ x-no-archive: yes
~~ ~~ "blowfish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
~~ ~~ news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
~~ ~~ > "Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > > On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, blowfish (Alex Lam) quoth:
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > > ~~ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:54:05 -0700
~~ ~~ > > ~~ From: "blowfish (Alex Lam)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
~~ ~~ > > ~~ Reply-To: ..
~~ ~~ > > ~~ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d, comp.os.linux.setup,
~~ ~~ > > ~~ omp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.linux.security,
~~ ~~ comp.os.linux.misc
~~ ~~ > > ~~ Subject: Re: WARNING: Somebody is trojaning UseNet with Perl Script.
~~ ~~ > > ~~
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > > [ snip post, again ]
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > > Sorry for the second reply, but I have looked through the Perl
~~ ~~ > > script that is a supposed 'Trojan'. It is not a Trojan Horse, it
~~ ~~ > > looked like familiar bad code, and it was. It is a 3 line RSA
~~ ~~ > > encryption program written in Perl. It is also broken and pretty
~~ ~~ > > much about the worst code I have ever seen (that is taking into
~~ ~~ > > account the fact that it is obfuscated as well). In other words,
~~ ~~ > > there is no reason to fear that Perl snippet, and you have just
~~ ~~ > > wasted a tremendous amount of bandwidth.
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > > anm
~~ ~~ > > --
~~ ~~ > >
~~ ~~ > It's bad code all right. But it did try to install a "new" KDE on my
~~ ~~ > machine.
~~ ~~ >
~~ ~~ > Yes, it even pops up a new window asking me if I wanted to proceed?
~~ ~~ >
~~ ~~
~~ ~~ So it only affects Linux users? Heheh ;-)
~~
~~ [anm@hawk ~] cat rsa.pl [pts/2]
~~ #!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj
~~ $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
~~ lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/)
~~
~~ Is the code you are talking about, right? This is not a Trojan,
~~ it will not ask you if you want to install a new KDE! As a matter
~~ of fact, put it into a file, and run it on another text file.
~~
~~ [anm@hawk ~] ./rsa.pl file [pts/2]
~~ Can't rename file to <X+dfilelMLa^filelN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj: \
~~ No such file or directory, skipping file.
OK, I looked at this thing some more, and found some docs on it.
The usage is:
rsa.pl -k=public-key -n=rsa-modulus < file > msg.rsa
That is from the full commented version, found at:
http://www.cypherspace.org/~adam/rsa/story2.html
Still a silly program, I guess the only reason that they obfuscated
it so much, is to condense it into a signature size file, as it is
supposedly illegal to export this program out of the U.S.. Still from
my perspective, there should never be a reason to obfuscate a program
that much, unless of course you are in an obfuscation contest, or
writing JAPH's. This is the last bit of bandwidth and time I am
willing to waste on this topic.
Regards,
anm
--
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~ Andrew N. McGuire ~
~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
~ "Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow." - Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. ~
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From: Kyle Parfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD writer setup question
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:16:23 GMT
Thanks, I don't think I will mess with kernel, its just that windows is now
refusing to boot and the win cd burning was very unstable anyhow. It seems a
bit strange that linux won't support an IDE cd-writer.
I think there is a marker for an easy to use program that automatically
takes your ide device and configs all to make your system think its scsi.
Hint hint.
Kyle
Carlos Moreno wrote:
> As far as I remember, yes, you would need to recompile your kernel,
> unless
> you have a SCSI CD-Writer.
>
>
> I hope xcdroast improves in the near future, or that some replacements
> that do work appear... (well, maybe xcdroast does work fine, but if
> you have to be a Linux guru to make it work, then I don't consider
> that "working fine"...)
>
> Carlos
> --
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From: Tim Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Needing help with Samba
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:26:35 -0700
Ok, I have found some interesting stuff out with RH6.2.
If I install RH as "Server" then Samba is installed and everything works great!
If I install RH as "Workstation using KDE" then Samba is not installed and I
can't figure out how to install it without problems.
Does anyone know why Samba won't install?
I type "rpm -UvhF samba*.rpm" and it shows all the hash marks and looks like a
nice install.
Then I type "rpm -q samba" and it says "package samba is not installed".
I think I've tried every combination.
Any ideas folks?
Tim Johnston wrote:
> Didn't work. This is very frustrating!
> I'm going to try to rebuild my rpm DB.
>
> Dr. Tu Yu wrote:
>
> > Sounds like samba is not installed. As a SU try installing Samba
> > rpm -UvhF samba*.rpm
> >
> > Then you should be able to start samba using /usr/sbin/samba start |
> > restart | stop
> >
> > "Tim Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > I've installed the Workstation version of Red Hat 6.2 with the KDE and
> > > I'm needing to get samba up and running. I've read all the samba
> > > documentation I can get my hands on but I'm stuck. Red Hat's
> > > documentation says that samba is installed by default. Is this not
> > > true? Here's what I've tried so far:
> > >
> > > 1) At boot time samba is not started. I thought by default it would be
> > > running? I do not see any running processes relating to samba, i.e. smbd
> > > or nmbd.
> > >
> > > 2) I've tried both of these and they do not work:
> > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start
> > > and
> > > smbd -D and nmbd -D
> > >
> > > 3) I looked for the log directory /var/log/samba/ but is does not
> > > exist.
> > >
> > > 4) I see that I have a smb.conf file! Why would I have a smb.conf file
> > > if samba was not installed? I haven't made any changes yet, I want to
> > > get the daemons running first and then I'll config them.
> > >
> > > 5) I went into linuxconf (Control:Control panel:Control Service
> > > Activity) and I did not see smb as an availble service in the list for
> > > activation or deactivation.
> > >
> > > 6) I used Red Hat's KPackage (RPM:Applications:System) and I see both
> > > samba-client and samba-common. Doesn't that mean samba is installed?
> > >
> > > 7) I ran rpm -q samba and it says samba is not installed.
> > >
> > > 8) I ran testparm /etc/smb.conf and I get:
> > >
> > > Load smb config files from etc/smb.conf
> > > Processing Section "[homes]"
> > > Processing Section "[printers]"
> > > Load Services file OK.
> > > ERROR: lock directory /var/lock/samba does not exist.
> > >
> > > Why would RH config my file to point to a dir that does not exist?
> > >
> > >
> > > So is samba installed or not? I can't figure it out!
> > >
> > > If I need to install samba could someone give me some dummy instuctions
> > > on how do do it? I've read the HOW-TO's and make and compile and rpm's
> > > but I admit it's a bit confusing to me. What's the difference between
> > > make and compile anyways?
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
> > >
> > > Tim Johnston
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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From: "Thomas Dedeyne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: resolution - modeline-settings
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:36:35 GMT
I have a Creative Labs Banshee card with 16M RAM on it. I got the linux
drivers from the website of Creative. I know the resolutions ans refresh
rates my monitor can do...
"David Efflandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Thomas Dedeyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >Can someone give me more information about the Modeline settings in the
> >XF86Config-file. The problem is that my Xwindow is running in a 320*204
> >resolution and that's not a very pretty view!! The settings of my graphic
> >card is correct. So, I want to now how to set these settings for my
monitor
> >manually...
>
> You might be able to get some help if you list video card, how much video
> RAM and monitor timings. Without that information, anybody would be
> guessing.
>
> --
> David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
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