Linux-Setup Digest #462, Volume #19 Wed, 23 Aug 00 21:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Signature File for KMail (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=FCdiger?= Arp)
Re: Firewall for Linux (Bit Twister)
Re: Help with X please, just upgraded it all and...pop (Jim Broughton)
Re: Lotus Mail ("someone")
Re: default font not found (Steve Juranich)
Re: FYI: Applix vs. StarOffice vs. WP8 for Linux.... (Josh Rovero)
Re: friendly reply please (i'm new) (Orest Zarowsky)
Re: Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock (dpace)
Newbie, Make CD-RW bootable for dual boot? (Jim)
Re: default font not found (Mike Brickey)
HELP!! ZIP drive ("Ralph H. Stoos Jr.")
Mount: How can user mount vfat floppy with module? ("Alexander Lindhorst")
Re: Dual Processors (Cokey de Percin)
Re: Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock (Georg Thimm)
Re: BIOS-->hdb-->LILO-->{linux(hdb);windows(hda)} (David Efflandt)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc.
Subject: Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:58:05 GMT
Actually, the title says it all. I got DOS/Windows back up, because I
didn't mind just re-formatting and re-installing (all the good stuff was
on the Linux partition anyway), so the drive is physically OK.
I don't have a clue how to get Linux back, though, and my linux
skills have rusted a bit since I have left this problem alone for a
while.
When I boot, the process reports the " bad magic number", but will
drop me back to a working root shell. In this shell, I can see that the
directory structure is intact, but that the partition is reported as
100% utilized. I infer that the crash filled the unutilized space with
garbage.
It seems to me that I remember that there are backup superblocks, but
I don't know how to find them or use them.
Any patient, knowledgeable help on this restoration would be
appreciated. It would be helpful to me to do this via e-mail, as my
current process for utilizing newsgroups is a little cumbersome, and I
don't want to take a chance on missing out on the right answer.I can be
contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Many thanks in advance
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=FCdiger?= Arp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Signature File for KMail
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:19:12 GMT
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Am 23.08.00, 22:27:02, schrieb "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> zu=
m=20
Thema Signature File for KMail:
> I set up KMail for my KDE desktop using RH Linux 6.2
> The question I have is...why does KMail always look for a "signature=20
file"
> when I choose to create a new message to send?....when I click "Cancel=
",=20
I
> am then allowed to see my blank e-mail message, and do w/it what I wan=
t.
> During setup of KMail I left blank the text box where I specify the
> signature, yet every time I create a new e-mail, it wants a "signature=
=20
file"
> It almost seems like the "signature file" is required, but I know ther=
e=20
is a
> way to disable this...
> That's what I love about Linux.....The freedom of choice....
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
File -> Settings -> Create Messages -> uncheck Append Signature automati=
cally=20
(my own translations)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Firewall for Linux
Reply-To: This_news_group.invalid
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:23:41 GMT
You did not post what Linux/release.
You should already have one loaded and just need to set the rules
and turn it on.
This built me a tight ipchain firewall rule set
http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
I used DENY, hardcoded external addresses, logged everything.
As part of the instruction and if you read the script, it will
give several suggestions as to where you install the firewall
and turn on IP Masquerading.
You might want to read Armoring Linux
http://www.enteract.com/~lspitz/linux.html
and http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/articles/
and http://www.securityportal.com/lasg/
and http://www.cert.org/advisories/
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 11:26:31 +0800, Jason Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I would like to install a firewall on my Linux box. Does anyone have any
>suggestions?
>I am a newbie for this and I want to know which one is good...
>
--
The warranty and liability expired as you read this message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man command_here or cat command_here, before using it.
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.linux.sux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Help with X please, just upgraded it all and...pop
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:35:58 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ascii_superstar wrote:
>
> Hi
> I was running mandrake 7.1 fine.
> I then thought to myself
> "wouldnt hardware acceleration be good"
> So I downloaded the latest XFree86 (4.01) and the correct nvidia drivers.
> I installed X (default answers mostly) and all seemed well. I then ran
> xfree86config and configured without a glitch (i think) (usb mouse is
> /dev/usbmouse right?)
>
> Anyway
> I restarted and nervously typed startx
> BANG
> the screen flickered and dropped me back to the command promt.
> i then thought it would be a good time to install the nvidia drivers. I
> followed some instructions I had found on toms hardware and it all went
> without problems.
> I edited the XFree86config file so load glx was not remmed and I changed the
> driver from nv to nvidia.
> Ok
> I restared and the same thing happened when i typped startx.
> i then decided to copy the xfree log file, jump back into windows2k and post
> a plead for help here.
> I hope you dont mind but I included the log file at the bottom.
> Thanks
> sergio
> (please help, I want to convine my friends linux is good, and 3d graphics is
> all they rate a machine on :-))
>
(big huge snip)
> (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
> (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
> (II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
> (II) [GLX]: Calling GlxExtensionInit
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
>From what I was able to see in that log file you did NOT change the
nv to nvidia and your GLX is what is causing the problem. It could
be one of 2 problems ... Either I am blind and did NOT see that you
had changed the stock 4.0.1 nv driver for Nvidia's nvidia driver or
you didn't remove the mesaGL files that the NVIDIA doc's explicity
warn you about. Please read the Nvidia documentation completely and
follow them step for step.
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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From: "someone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Lotus Mail
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 07:30:00 +0800
Thanks for the reply.
Is there a mail connector I can use with sendmail/qmail/fetchmail, etc..
that allows me to get mails from the server if the server is not configured
for pop/imap due to whatever reasons ?
Thanks again.
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8o0khd$rvv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In comp.os.linux.help someone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : My company uses lotus mail server for their internal email needs. My
problem
> : is this :- I'll be setting up a internet gateway on a linux box. Is
there
> : anyway to setup a linux web-base email server to interface to the lotus
> : server so that I can read my mails anywhere in the world ?
>
> ?? If the lotus mail server supports pop or imap you can get email from
> it anywhere anyway. Maybe lotus mail isn't mail. Doesn't it have a web
> interface too? Just curious.
>
> Peter
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From: Steve Juranich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: default font not found
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:09:14 -0700
This is the third thread on the same topic in a week. I've submitted a bug
report. I encourage you to do the same, giving them the details for your
system.
======================================================================
Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic
University of Washington http://rcs.ee.washington.edu/ssli
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, ascii_superstar wrote:
> Hi
> i try and startx but it, for some reason, says that it cant find my default
> font 'fixed'
>
> What should i do
>
> Mandrake 7.1, just upgraded to xfree86 4.01.
>
> please help, i wanna get linux working before bedtime
>
> sergio
>
>
>
>
>
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From: Josh Rovero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: FYI: Applix vs. StarOffice vs. WP8 for Linux....
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:36:21 GMT
Arthur Sowers wrote:
>
> I bought WP8 for Linux (Corel's) at a local Sam's club. I bought Sun's
> CD-ROM disk for $10 with StarOffice 5.1 on it (it has versions of SO for
> Win98 [and I have one copy installed as a Win98 ap], Linux, Solaris, and
> OS/2, by the way), and just this weekend, I decided to spring for Applix
> 5.0 (an office suite for Linux) at Best Buy (must have been on sale, the
> cash register rang it up for $62) to see how well it ran.
>
I spent a fair amount of time comparing Applix and Star Office.
Applix works better IN MY CASE. Can run it remotely from
other X displays, handles the interchange with MxxxxSxxx
formats I need, can spawn as many copies of Word or
Spreadsheet as I need, all in separate windows. It does
not take over the desktop like Star Office. I typically
have at least 20 other windows open on my dual head box,
and found it difficult to appreciate the Star Office
approach.
Your mileage may vary.........
--
P. Josh Rovero KK1D Oceanographer & Meteorologist
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/provero
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From: Orest Zarowsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: friendly reply please (i'm new)
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:42:14 -0400
You can indeed share files, resources like printers and network services between
Linux and Windows. The tool you need is called Samba. It should have been
included with the distribution. If it wasn't you can download a current copy
from the Samba web site. For documentation, you can start with a PDF version of
a book called "Using Samba". It is available from the Linux Documentation
Project web site. Note that this is the first edition and has been updated.
You may wish to consider purchasing the current edition published by O'Reilly.
It should be possible for you to use the modem in the Windows box once the Samba
is up and configured. This statement assumes that the modem in the Windows box
is a HARDWARE modem, not a software modem. If it is a software (i.e. "Winmodem)
you will need to replace it with a hardware modem. If that is the case, why
don't you consider replacing the Winmodem in your system with a hardware modem,
and be a happy surfer, not to mention able to send faxes from your system.
Hope this helps.
O. Zarowsky
Jonni Roos wrote:
> mandrake sounds fun but it wouldnt install on my computer, whatever i did it
> crashed during installation, like corel. I thought i was lucky cause i didnt
> buy them. Storm installed easily, thought it isnt perfect either
>
> Kraylus kirjoitti viestiss� ...
> >linux mandrake 7.0 sounds like a fine OS.
> >
> >before i buy, i gotta few questions.
> >
> >i run off an internet connection on my wife's computer who is using windows
> >(she wont part with windows... ever). my own puter has a winmodem, so i
> >can't sign onto the net with it. my question is, can i still share my
> >wife's windows internet connection via our network? can we even still
> share
> >files across our network if i have linux and she has windows?
> >
> >lastly, does it come with bootdisks? i really do NOT want to attempt to
> >make a bootdisk with proper modules and whatnot. i'm still kinda stupid
> >when it comes to that kinda thing.
> >
> >please reply via email if possible. i can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >thanks for your time,
> >
> >ryan
> >
> >
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From: dpace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc.
Subject: Re: Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:56:58 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Actually, the title says it all. I got DOS/Windows back up, because I
> didn't mind just re-formatting and re-installing (all the good stuff was
> on the Linux partition anyway), so the drive is physically OK.
> I don't have a clue how to get Linux back, though, and my linux
> skills have rusted a bit since I have left this problem alone for a
> while.
> When I boot, the process reports the " bad magic number", but will
> drop me back to a working root shell. In this shell, I can see that the
> directory structure is intact, but that the partition is reported as
> 100% utilized. I infer that the crash filled the unutilized space with
> garbage.
> It seems to me that I remember that there are backup superblocks, but
> I don't know how to find them or use them.
> Any patient, knowledgeable help on this restoration would be
> appreciated. It would be helpful to me to do this via e-mail, as my
> current process for utilizing newsgroups is a little cumbersome, and I
> don't want to take a chance on missing out on the right answer.I can be
> contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Many thanks in advance
>
I think that 8192 is the alternate superblock:
fsck -b 8192 /dev/hda1
for example.
--
David Pace - Free commodity/stock graphing software
and Linux links at http://www.daveware.com
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From: Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie, Make CD-RW bootable for dual boot?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:52:54 GMT
I'm running Windows 98 and I don't want to partition the hard drive,
is it possible to install Linux on a CD-RW drive and make it bootable,
or do I need another hard-drive?
Thanks for any feedback, I haven't seen any doc's on how to do this.
J
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Mike Brickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: default font not found
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:18:10 -0400
Steve Juranich wrote:
>
> This is the third thread on the same topic in a week. I've submitted a bug
> report. I encourage you to do the same, giving them the details for your
> system.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic
> University of Washington http://rcs.ee.washington.edu/ssli
>
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, ascii_superstar wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > i try and startx but it, for some reason, says that it cant find my default
> > font 'fixed'
> >
> > What should i do
> >
> > Mandrake 7.1, just upgraded to xfree86 4.01.
> >
> > please help, i wanna get linux working before bedtime
> >
> > sergio
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
Hi
I don't know the cause of this problem but there is a workaround. Edit
your XF86Config-4 file by commenting out(put a '#' in front of the line)
the line Fontpath "unix/:-1" then add you fonts in like:Fontpath
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" you can add all the fonts you have.
Then restart X. Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to 4.0.1 from
3.3.6
Mike
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From: "Ralph H. Stoos Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: HELP!! ZIP drive
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:36:14 -0400
All,
I am about to rip my hair out!! I have had a Zip drive working before
with a cool little X tool to operate it but, I don't remember if it was
KDE or Gnome and what the hell version/distro of Linux !!
Loaded RedHat 7.0 beta. Expected by then they would have by default a
way to get to my parallel port ZIP drive. They don't.
Downloaded jaZip-0.32 which is the X window tool to manipulate ZIP
drives. Had to get xforms first. Did that and installed xforms before
compiling jaZip. So, jaZip gives error #1 when compiling. Tried
insmod to load ppa and recompile, no dice. Tried removing scsi module
and ppa modules and rebooting. Tried kerneld restart and loading
modules again per the HOWTO. No dice.
Downloaded the drivers from the IOmega page. They only work on kernel
2.2.14, Redhat 7.0 has kernel 2.2.16. Have never compiled a kernel so
am a little scared of that because I am on my production machine for
work.
Mandrake 7.1 found my Zip drive at home no problem during install. What
gives? Does anyone know of a tool that comes as an RPM that is Gnome
compliant that will just load and go? This is nuts. I would go buy a
USB Zip drive but I am not sure it would be any easier to get going.
Would going to a 2.4 kernek help this?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Please reply both to the
newsgroup and to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanking you prematurely,
Ralph
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Reply-To: "Alexander Lindhorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Alexander Lindhorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mount: How can user mount vfat floppy with module?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 11:37:23 +0200
Hi, everybody,
is there any chance for a user to mount a floppy disk with a fs other than
ext2 without root having to modprobe the module?
In my case, I need to mount disks with a vfat filesystem and I don't want to
have to su and modprobe all the time. I have a 2.2.16 kernel with only ext2
(rootfs) compiled into the kernel; all other fs are compiled as modules.
I'd be happy if anyone could shed some light on this. Thanks!
Alex
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual Processors
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:21:20 GMT
Bon Homme Richard wrote:
>
> I'm going to install 6.2 on my Tyan Tomcat 4, running dual PII 200's. Will
> the install program autodetect and configure both processors, or will I have
> to recompile an SMP kernel?
It should detect the duals and install BOTH an SMP and a SP kernel.
Cokey
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From: Georg Thimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc.
Subject: Re: Hard drive crash, bad magic number in superblock
Date: 24 Aug 2000 08:48:57 +0800
dpace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > It seems to me that I remember that there are backup superblocks, but
> > I don't know how to find them or use them.
> > Any patient, knowledgeable help on this restoration would be
> > appreciated. It would be helpful to me to do this via e-mail, as my
> > current process for utilizing newsgroups is a little cumbersome, and I
> > don't want to take a chance on missing out on the right answer.I can be
> > contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Many thanks in advance
> >
>
> I think that 8192 is the alternate superblock:
> fsck -b 8192 /dev/hda1
> for example.
>
Just another two cents: mkfs (at least the way I remember it for SUN-boxes)
has an option to show you where it would put super bloks.
DANGER!!!!!
If you run mkfs with unproper options (or no options!), it will overwrite your
filesystem and then, for sure, everything is gone.
Cheers,
Georg
--
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Dr. Georg Thimm Tel ++65 790 5010
School of MPE, Nanyang Technological University, Fax ++65 791 1859
50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WWW: http://www.drc.ntu.edu.sg/users/mgeorg
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: BIOS-->hdb-->LILO-->{linux(hdb);windows(hda)}
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:00:59 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>OK, I now have BIOS set to boot from IDE Primary slave (hdb), where I have
>a Linux native disk drive with Linux MBR where I'm hoping to have it ask
>me the windows or Linux choice, (using "delay" or "timeout"
>[difference=?]) the problem is I don't know how to word LILO to make the
>transfer of control, when selected, to hda's MBR where I have the original
>windows98 drive where I don't want to mess with anything, e.g., its MBR,
>etc. {Distro: Mandrake 7.0}. Must I reconfigure BIOS to start from IDE
>Primary Master each time I still want to use windows?
Windows likes to boot from the primary drive and I hsve not found any lilo
parameters to get around that. You can swap which drive Linux sees as
which from lilo.conf, but that does not help Windows.
I have an old Win95 drive as hdb and after setting CMOS to boot to that
drive, I have to shutdown and then boot for it to work. But I boot
normally from the first drive (LILO in a /boot partition, not MBR) for
Linux or Win98.
>--
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>Tel:+886-4-5854780; starting in year 2001: +886-4-25854780
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