Linux-Setup Digest #469, Volume #19 Thu, 24 Aug 00 19:13:08 EDT
Contents:
SOHO ISA card ("Blaine")
Re: SYSLOGD Hangs ("Kart")
Re: Question how to open .JAR files? (Allan R. Batteiger)
Re: How to create a rescue creatable CD? (Ronald Cole)
Re: Belgian keyboard layout in Suse 6.4 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Windows to Linux Newbie (Ken Harrington)
Re: Hardware Raid 1 (Ken Harrington)
Re: Installing Linux on an 800 MB HD ("Eduardo =?iso-8859-1?q?Mu=F1oz?=")
Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows (Matthias Warkus)
a ("Novice")
1 ("Novice")
Re: How to install StarOffice 5.2 in RH 6.2 (brian)
Re: graphical login/startx (Juergen Heinzl)
How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux? (hover)
Re: Installing COREL Linux Standard Edition (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=FCdiger?= Arp)
Re: How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux? (Jason)
Re: FYI: Applix vs. StarOffice vs. WP8 for Linux.... (Carl Fink)
Mouse Trouble... (Chris Lamb)
Re: How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux? (brian)
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From: "Blaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SOHO ISA card
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:14:31 -0700
I'm having trouble installing my SOHOware ISA ethernet card on my old 486.
When I run the netconfig setup program that comes w/ the slackware distro,
it seems to detect it. However, it doesn't show up when i type
"ifconfig -a". Was soho a bad choice for a network card? Is it compatible?
I'm kind of a newbie, so any help would be great.
Blaine
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From: "Kart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: SYSLOGD Hangs
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:26:47 +0200
"Paul Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Kart wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a problem with the syslogd daemon.
> > First let me expose :
> >
> > I'm settings up a bootable CD-ROM for my firewall (will be a diskless
> > firewall with the full filesystem on CD). I'm working with a redhat 6.2.
I
> > installed the base system and removed some packages to free up some
space. I
> > did this by using the rpm command and never enforced to break
dependencies.
> > I added some features (iproute2 packages, some perl modules, etc.) and
here
> > it is, my system is ready for the CD recorder.
> >
> > But when I boot, the syslog daemon hangs. I tried to launch it "by hand"
> > after boot :
> > # syslogd -d
> >
> > This hangs too. No output, nothing !
> > If I log into another console and launch :
> > # ifconfig eth0 down
> > Then a few seconds later, syslogd starts OK. When having back up eth0,
some
> > entries seems not to be logged (but I'm not sure).
> <snip>
>
> Run syslogd through strace (strace syslogd -d) and see what it is trying
> to do when it hangs.
OK. I found a problem but still have another one ... The first one was easy
and I should have thinked of it before. Just that syslogd was trying to get
the hostname through the DNS. Not easy without valid network connection and
dns ptr...
There is still one point and I can't figure out what's happening. Syslogd
launches well at boot. When I have a look at the strace report, there is no
problem. It runs, forks, and create /dev/log as a socket. Other softwares
should send messages to /dev/log for syslogd to get them.
But when another program ("logger" for example) tries to connect to the
socket, it gets an error.
If I kill syslogd and relaunch it, it's back ok.
This time, it is really beyond my knowledge ... I don't understand why
launching syslogd (without any error) at boot time (rc scripts) is different
from restarting it later ...
If someone would like a copy of strace reports I could send them by e-mail,
just ask.
Thanks in advance to anyone who could give me any (good) idea !!
>
> Paul
Sylvain.
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Subject: Re: Question how to open .JAR files?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allan R. Batteiger)
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:58:43 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adrian) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Hi
>
>Can anyone tell what application opens/views .jar files ? as the
>archiver won't recognize them.
>
Use almost any zip archiver. The Jar utility will also list a table of
contents.
--
Allan R. Batteiger
Real-Time Services Inc.
2530 Tarpley #600
Carrollton Tx. 75006
972-245-4239
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to create a rescue creatable CD?
Date: 24 Aug 2000 13:01:45 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Tsang) writes:
> Does anyone has the procedure of creating a bootable CD
> for rescue use? (The floppy holds two few files for me)
> I tried the mondo but it is simply failed to boot.
> Help much appreciated.
On disc 1 of the RedHat 6.2 cdroms you'll find:
misc/src/anaconda/docs/rescue-mode
Which says:
Rescue mode
===========
1/4/1999 Michael Fulbright
Rescue mode is implemented via a bootable CDROM currently. The user
specifies 'linux rescue' at the syslinux prompt when the CDROM boots.
Then the kernel and an initial ramdisk is loaded. The installer is
run and the user is dropped into bash.
The upd-instroot script in the anaconda/ source toplevel directory
is responsible for creating the instimage which is used as the
root for the rescue environment. It is located in /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/instimage
when the CDROM is mounted under /mnt/cdrom.
--
Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412
Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Belgian keyboard layout in Suse 6.4
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:02:46 GMT
In article <8ntvqq$cir$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Geert Haustraete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I recently installed Suse Linux 6.4. During the
installation I have
> choosen to use the azerty/be1-latin keyboardmap.
This gives me an
> azerty keyboard but almost all special keys like
�,�,",_,&,<, etc are
> standing on a different key or are not
accesseble. I've tried with
> every other azerty keyboardmap but still the
same. I found very little
> help in the online databases. As you can
understand this is very
> difficult typing esp. when you are using
programming languages.
>
> Did anybody experienced something similar and
more important is there a
> solution?
>
> --
> Thx.
>
> Geert Haustraete
>
It seems that the belgian keyboard layout is not
really belgian : I had the same problem.
However I found the correct layout.
In Yast, I chose azerty/azerty, which seems to
work properly.
To verify that you have the same layout as I have,
you can logon as root, and type the following:
# cd /etc/rc.d
# ./kbd status
Keymap
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/azerty/azerty.map.gz is
loaded.
This keyboard layout however is not used in X. To
configure this, start SaX and select as keyboard
layout:
Generic 104-key PC
Belgian
The only character that is still wrong, is the �
(trema, Umlaut) : it is not configured as a dead
character.
Marc
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Ken Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Windows to Linux Newbie
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:27:26 GMT
Bonnie,
I don't know if I can give you much specific help, but since I don't see
any other replies, I'll see if I can give a couple of pointers.
If you are new enough to Linux, or at least Redhat, to be asking about
the installation options, I don't think you want the custom install. It
is reasonably easy to add and remove individual packages later if you
don't end up with the tools you need.
I would think the workstation install would be the best, assuming you
aren't going to supply any services to the world. The workstation
install will still give you all the usual network services.
You want to look at IP masquerading to allow your machine to be a
gateway to the internet. This will be accomplished with "ipchains"
commands.
You definitely want to look at security information, especially as it
appears that you have a cable connection. You should configure a
firewall (again, with the "ipchains" command), and disable any server
processes that are not being used. There is a lot of information
available on these security issues. For instance:
http://www.securityportal.com/lskb
http://www.securityportal.com/lasg
http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com
Hope this helps. Sorry I couldn't be more specific.
Bonnie Kumson wrote:
>
> I have a 6-machine lan at home running on widows 98 sharing I cable internet
> access.
> I want to install linux as a gateway and have access to all my other
> machines and files.
> Memory for new machine 64meg.(200mhz Intel CPU)
> Hard drive space 8gig.
> The network Card is D-Link (DFE-538TX)
> which installation do I use? workstation, server or custom. please explain
> why.
> I have already been able to get on the internet with this machine (using
> Redhat 6.2 linux, but I do not have what I want to do with it. As detailed
> above.
> Thank you
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From: Ken Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware Raid 1
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:40:18 GMT
I haven't ever used RAID with Linux, but I did set up a DPT board on
Solaris X86 once, so maybe the experience is close.
I think once the DPT board has configured the disk array, the drives
should appear to Linux as a single drive. You should be able to use the
normal tools for setting it up, as if it were one drive. I think there
is a HOWTO somewhere on setting up a second drive, and you should be
able to follow that. I don't know if the devices names for the drives
and partitions are the same as for non-raid, though.
You will basically be using the fdisk, mke2fs, and mount commands, and
probably putting information for your new partitions into the /etc/fstab
file.
Francesco Rossi wrote:
>
> Hi,
> i have buy a DPT ULTRA WIDE SCSI 3 controller that support raid 0,1,5.
> I want use the raid 1 with two disk IBM of 18G. In the scsi bios i create
> the raid 1 and build it. So the two disk become one raid, and the SuSE linux
> 6.4 see it because load a DPT module with the driver that patch the old
> driver in the system.
> Well, i must prepare the scsi raid disk and mount it.
> How i can prepare and mount automatically an hardware scsi raid 1 disk ?
> Thank.
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From: "Eduardo =?iso-8859-1?q?Mu=F1oz?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing Linux on an 800 MB HD
Date: 24 Aug 2000 23:04:24 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Barry Satan) writes:
> >Mi debian (www.debian.org) uses rigth now
>
> What does that mean?
It means that debian homepage can be found
at www.debian.org
Do you get it?
--
Eduardo Mu�oz
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.text.xml,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:21:43 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 24 Aug 2000 10:43:56 -0600...
...and Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Take a look at MacOS X Bundles:
[schnipp]
> Linux is halfway there already with RPM and deb; but the ultimate goal
> is to just get rid of them.
Uh-oh, I feel another flamewar coming up on NeXTish .app encapsulation
vs. the classic Unix way of spreading an application out over bin,
lib, share etc...
mawa
--
In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you
want the other person.
-- Margaret Anderson
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From: "Novice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: a
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:12:00 +0800
a
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From: "Novice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 1
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:12:23 +0800
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From: brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to install StarOffice 5.2 in RH 6.2
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:00:44 -0500
I do not have the CD version, at least it walked off (I'm hoping someone
just borrowed it and will return it). I installed from the internet.
The *.bin files should cascade. It sounds like you tried to run what
must have appeared as the first one. For example:
soa-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
That looks like the staroffice adabas database installation binary
files.
so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
This one looks like the beginning one. Did you try typing this file
name at a prompt?
The Sun Microsystems supportforum has good suggestions:
http://supportforum.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/WebX.cgi?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]
This page suggests copying the linux bin files to a directory on your
hard drive. Then, give execution permissions by typing the following at
the unix prompt in that directory:
chmod 777 *.bin
Then, type the first *.bin file at the unix prompt. It should start.
You can obtain an installation pdf file, which I encourage you to read
prior to installation, at the following website:
http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/5.2/docs/ENGLISHSETUP.PDF
Is there any *.lsm or txt file on the CD with any installation
instructions?
The instruction might be buried with the Windows version setup text
file.
Hope it goes well.
Brian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There is no Setup program to run in the CD. Only readme.txt and 12
> *.bin
> files viz.
>
> so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en-000.bin
> so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en-001.bin
> so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en-002.bin
> .
> .
> .
> so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en-009.bin
> soa-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
> sop-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin.
>
> Do i need to operate on each .bin file and what procedures do i need
> to do?
>
>
> brian
> Sent by: To:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> water cc:
> Subject: Re: How to
> install StarOffice 5.2 in
> RH 6.2
> 08/23/00
> 09:42 PM
>
>
>
> Getting Started pointers:
>
> The best choice is to install after logging in as the root user. This
> is
> necessary to setup for network use, especially if you want to use
> staroffice as a non-root user.
>
> Run the Setup program by adding the options " /net", don't forget the
> space
> before the forward slash.
>
> You may want to run the Setup program again without the " /net" to set
> up
> the root user (do not need to do this).
>
> Logout and then login as the user who needs to use Soffice.
>
> Run the Setup program for the user without the " /net" added.
>
> More pointers:
>
> If you have the option to load the program in the
> "/usr/local/office52"
> directory do so. You should find the Setup program at this location
> in the
> sub-directory "/program".
>
> Switch to that directory (cd /usr/local/office52/program) to start the
>
> setup program (setup).
>
> Type at the unix terminal prompt: setup
> Then press the enter key.
>
> Follow onscreen instructions for the installation.
>
> After the installation is complete, start an unix terminal, at the
> prompt
> sign, change to the office52 directory in your home directory:
>
> cd /home/myusername/office52
>
> Be sure to change "myusername" with your user home directory.
>
> Within that subdirectory, you will find the program link, soffice.
> Type
> that program name and press enter. This will start the staroffice
> program.
>
> Be sure and set up printers after the program is up and running.
>
> StarOffice prefers KDE and automatically sets up a menu for the
> program.
> Gnome and other window manager users must manually configure thier own
>
> menus.
>
> Other pointers:
>
> If you want to set up a fax printer, post a message at the newsgroup
> today.
>
> If you need to know how to decompress the tarball staroffice files,
> post a
> message.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have the .bin files of StarOffice 5.2. How can i install it in
> RH
> 6.2? I'm new to Linux.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: graphical login/startx
Date: 24 Aug 2000 22:19:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peadar O'Gaora wrote:
>Hi
>
>I recently upgraded to XFree86 4.0.1
>
>When I boot at runlevel 5 I get a graphical login and when I login I get
>a bare X session. No window manager. If I then kill the X session
>(init 3), login and run startx I get a perfectly good desktop with
>everything where it should be.
[...]
Create a ~/.xsession file. It must, at least, contain something
along the line ...
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/mwm
... and .xsession needs to be executable. If there is an .xsession
or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession, then see there what might be
wrong. Since you wrote it is possible to kill the X session via
telinit I presume at least a xterm is coming up ? If so, then
that would be a failsafe session and another hint Xsession a./o.
Xsession may be wrong.
Whether RH decided to put those files somewhere else though I cannot
tell.
Cheers,
Juergen
--
\ Real name : J�rgen Heinzl \ no flames /
\ EMail Private : [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ send money instead /
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From: hover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:11:45 GMT
Hi, all
I just installed Linux and Windows98 on my computer. I have one
hard drive and partitioned it as follows:
/dev/hda1 fat32
/dev/hda2 linux native
/dev/hda3 linux swap
/dev/hda4 extend
{ /dev/hda5 linux native
/dev/hda6 fat32
}
Now, both Linux and Windows98 work properly. Linux has /dev/hda2
and /dev/hda5 mounted. Windows98 can see disk C: and D:. But I want to
access /dev/hda6 from Linux. When I use the mount command
'mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /windisk'
I was always told that 'wrong fs type, ... (I can not remember all
items) or wrong superblock, or too many file systems mounted.'
I checked with 'mount', there are altogether 6 file system already
mounted.
Can anyone tell me what to do? By the way, is this the right
way to access a fat32 partition and read/write file from it?
Thanks.
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: Installing COREL Linux Standard Edition
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:20:36 GMT
I'm not using Corel, but it sounds like - perhaps - you just haven't tol=
d=20
the system where your root is, i.e. / (slash).
You may want to tell the installer that /dev/hda2 is to be mounted on /.=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Am 24.08.00, 16:29:21, schrieb Chris Tusk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> zum The=
ma=20
Installing COREL Linux Standard Edition:
> To Corel Linux
> I am trying to install Corel Linux OS (Retail Version). I'm having
> problems though. I have created a 2GB partition on my 8.4GB hard driv=
e=20
as
> a Linux partition, using the tool called Partition Commander 6.0 from =
V
> Communications (WWW.V-COM.COM). The hard drive already hosts Windows =
98
> on another partition FAT32.
> Corel Linux allows me to through the following steps:
> - Creation of a username
> - Selection of Options to install (Standard / Advanced)
> - Then I get to the where I have to decide which of the partitions to =
use
> for my installation:
> * Take Over Disk
> * Use free disk space (DISABLED)
> * Edit Partition table
> * Install in DOS/Windows partition
> The "Use free disk space" option is disabled.
> After selecting Edit Partition table, I get to the volumes. At the to=
p
> there's /dev/hda. Below that there are two volumes. One is=20
/dev/hda1(Type
> Fat32), while the other is /dev/hda2 (Type Linux). I select /dev/hda2=
=20
and
> that becomes the end of my journey. An error message comes that
> says "Choose root partition - There is no root partition defined. You=
> must create a root partition to continue". That's how far I am able t=
o=20
go.
> Please help me guys. I do need to have both the Linux and Windows
> Operating Systems on my desktop. Thanks in advance.
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:38:01 -0400
hover wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I just installed Linux and Windows98 on my computer. I have one
> hard drive and partitioned it as follows:
>
> /dev/hda1 fat32
> /dev/hda2 linux native
> /dev/hda3 linux swap
> /dev/hda4 extend
> { /dev/hda5 linux native
> /dev/hda6 fat32
> }
>
> Now, both Linux and Windows98 work properly. Linux has /dev/hda2
> and /dev/hda5 mounted. Windows98 can see disk C: and D:. But I want to
> access /dev/hda6 from Linux. When I use the mount command
> 'mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /windisk'
> I was always told that 'wrong fs type, ... (I can not remember all
> items) or wrong superblock, or too many file systems mounted.'
>
> I checked with 'mount', there are altogether 6 file system already
> mounted.
>
> Can anyone tell me what to do? By the way, is this the right
> way to access a fat32 partition and read/write file from it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Have you tried, "mount -t msdos /dev/hda6 /windisk" ?
Also, are you logged in as root?
--Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: FYI: Applix vs. StarOffice vs. WP8 for Linux....
Date: 24 Aug 2000 21:41:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:52:15 GMT Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Really? Faster than WP8 or faster than the new and improved
>Corel-WP-Office-Suite-Windows-Code-linked-with-Winelib thing?
Faster than WP9. WP8 was indeed very fast.
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I-Con's Science and Technology Programming
<http://www.iconsf.org/>
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Subject: Mouse Trouble...
From: Chris Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:51:12 -0500
Hello, I've been having a dickens of a time getting my K6 RH6.1 linux box to
recognize any kind of mouse. Both gpm and X are shot because of it, I've
tried 3 different mice (both serial and ps/2) and I'm getting a little
desperate.
Symptoms:
When gpm doesn't report and error there's still no cursor, and if X will
start (ie finds the mouse device) the cursor shows up but will not move.
Some info (gleaned from /var/log/messages and insmod failures).
With a ps/2 mouse:
X act like above and gpm will spit out 'error in protocol' messages to
syslog.
'insmod busmouse' or 'insmod msbusmouse' both give init_module: device or
rescource busy. Hmmm.
Any help would be a life saver.
My setup:
AMD-K6 233
PC Chips AT motherboard w/VXpro+ chipset
RH Linux 6.1 (Kernel 2.2.12-20)
Meece:
HP 2-button ps/2
Logitech 2-button serial
Micro Innovations 3-button switched (MouseSystems/Microsoft) ps/2 or
serial
thanks
--
Christopher Lamb
University of Illinois at U-C
Sophomore
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From: brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to access a Fat32 partition from Linux?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:57:18 -0500
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Typing the following should help you:
/bin/mount -t vfat -o exec,dev,suid,rw /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
It would help to know which version of linux you are using. Some
versions come with a program called, linuxconf, which will easily solve
the problem for you, and another program like RedHat's usermount that
will mount and unmount partitions or drives for you. Of course, you
could go to download sites and obtain programs like these.
If you want, as the root user, you can set up the /etc/fstab file to
recognize your windows filesystem. Just add the lines as stated below:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 0 0
/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 vfat user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 0 0
Then, create the directoriy and subdirectories listed below:
/mnt/hda1
/mnt/hda6
You can call the subdirectories anything you want like:
/mnt/windowsmain
/mnt/windowsdata
or
/mnt/windoze1
/mnt/snoopy
By the way, you could skip the directory "/mnt" if you wanted. Using
something like this to organize your file system just helps you back up
your computer harddrive later.
The /etc/mtab file tells the unix system what partitions to mount when
you start up the computer. You could add the same lines in this file as
listed below:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat rw 0 0
/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 vfat rw 0 0
Be sure and accurately type your create directory and subdirectories,
along with the options.
I encourage you to backup your files before you change them.
Please check your man pages (man mount) for additional information.
Brian
hover wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I just installed Linux and Windows98 on my computer. I have one
> hard drive and partitioned it as follows:
>
> /dev/hda1 fat32
> /dev/hda2 linux native
> /dev/hda3 linux swap
> /dev/hda4 extend
> { /dev/hda5 linux native
> /dev/hda6 fat32
> }
>
> Now, both Linux and Windows98 work properly. Linux has /dev/hda2
> and /dev/hda5 mounted. Windows98 can see disk C: and D:. But I want to
> access /dev/hda6 from Linux. When I use the mount command
> 'mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /windisk'
> I was always told that 'wrong fs type, ... (I can not remember all
> items) or wrong superblock, or too many file systems mounted.'
>
> I checked with 'mount', there are altogether 6 file system already
> mounted.
>
> Can anyone tell me what to do? By the way, is this the right
> way to access a fat32 partition and read/write file from it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
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Typing the following should help you:
<p><b>/bin/mount -t vfat -o exec,dev,suid,rw /dev/hda1
/mnt/hda1</b>
<p>It would help to know which version of linux you are using. Some
versions come with a program called, linuxconf, which will easily solve
the problem for you, and another program like RedHat's <i>usermount</i>
that will mount and unmount partitions or drives for you. Of course,
you could go to download sites and obtain programs like these.
<p>If you want, as the root user, you can set up the <b>/etc/fstab</b>
file to recognize your windows filesystem. Just add the lines as
stated below:<b></b>
<p><b>/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat
user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 0 0</b>
<br><b>/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 vfat
user,exec,dev,suid,rw,noauto 0 0</b>
<p>Then, <b>create the directoriy and subdirectories</b> listed below:
<p><b>/mnt/hda1</b>
<br><b>/mnt/hda6</b>
<p>You can call the subdirectories anything you want like:
<p>/mnt/windowsmain
<br>/mnt/windowsdata
<p>or
<p>/mnt/windoze1
<br>/mnt/snoopy
<p>By the way, you could skip the directory "/mnt" if you wanted.
Using something like this to organize your file system just helps you back
up your computer harddrive later.
<p>The <b>/etc/mtab</b> file tells the unix system what partitions to mount
when you start up the computer. You could add the same lines in this
file as listed below:<b></b>
<p><b>/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat rw 0 0</b>
<br><b>/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 vfat rw 0 0</b>
<p>Be sure and accurately type your create directory and subdirectories,
along with the options.<b></b>
<p><b>I encourage you to backup your files before you change them.</b>
<p>Please check your man pages (man mount) for additional information.
<p>Brian
<br>
<br>
<br>
<p>hover wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi, all
<p> I just installed Linux and Windows98 on my computer.
I have one
<br>hard drive and partitioned it as follows:
<p> /dev/hda1 fat32
<br> /dev/hda2 linux
native
<br> /dev/hda3 linux
swap
<br> /dev/hda4 extend
<br> { /dev/hda5 linux native
<br> /dev/hda6 fat32
<br> }
<p> Now, both Linux and Windows98 work properly. Linux
has /dev/hda2
<br>and /dev/hda5 mounted. Windows98 can see disk C: and D:. But I want
to
<br>access /dev/hda6 from Linux. When I use the mount command
<br>
'mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /windisk'
<br>I was always told that 'wrong fs type, ... (I can not remember all
<br>items) or wrong superblock, or too many file systems mounted.'
<p> I checked with 'mount', there are altogether 6 file
system already
<br>mounted.
<p> Can anyone tell me what to do? By the way, is this
the right
<br>way to access a fat32 partition and read/write file from it?
<p> Thanks.
<p>Sent via Deja.com <a href="http://www.deja.com/">http://www.deja.com/</a>
<br>Before you buy.</blockquote>
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