Linux-Setup Digest #485, Volume #19 Sat, 26 Aug 00 23:13:12 EDT
Contents:
(Q) rc.local command ignored (Timothy Murphy)
PLS HLP! Windows X Problems!
scsi bus resets with aic7xxx (vlado)
Re: Stupid Question - 1 (brian)
Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Re: SVGATextMode (Bart Oldeman)
Re: Where is ppp? Mdk 7.1 Maximum Linux CD ("Larry")
IBM T20/A20 ThkPd: mini-PCI Ethernet 100/10Mbps... supported? (John Hovell)
install a mng plug in netscape? (iks)
[Q] NumLock key on my laptop under X (Jerome Mrozak)
Re: Partition Size Advice (John Beardmore)
Re: kernel 2.2.16: no sound or parport "unresolved symbols" error. ("Richard M.
Denney")
Boot Failure ("Bruce Hartwell")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy Murphy)
Subject: (Q) rc.local command ignored
Date: 27 Aug 2000 02:11:04 +0100
My rc.local contains the lines
/sbin/route del default > /dev/null
/sbin/route -n >> /var/log/ppp.log
But the first command has no effect,
as is clear from ppp.log
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 1 0 0 eth0
But if I give the command myself (as superuser) it works perfectly.
I wonder if anyone could tell me the reason?
--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel: 086-233 6090
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PLS HLP! Windows X Problems!
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:29:17 GMT
I have recently installed Red Hat Linux release 6.9.5 (Pinstripe) Kernal
2.2.16-17 on an i586.
My video card is an S3 Virge/DX on board Q5E4BB.
My monitor is a KTX 14" with Vertical Frequency: 50Hz to 90Hz and
Horizontal Frequency: 30 Khz to 50 Khz.
When I run Xconfigurator it does a PCI probe and finds:
PCI Entry: S3 Inc|ViRGE/DX
X Server: XF86_SVGA
XFree4 driver: s3virge (not used by default)
So I click ok and then I am at the next screen; monitor setup.
I click on custom because my monitor is not in the list, then I put in the
Horizontal Sync (30-50) and Vertical Sync (50-90).
Next screen is video memory. I select 1mb and the next screen 'clock chip
configuration' I select 'no clock chip setting'.
Next screen is 'select video modes' and I select 640x480 and 800x400 and
1024x768 in the 8 bit column.
It then says it will test my config so I click ok.
Then it says that there is a problem with my configuration and tells me to
go back and modify my configuration or exit.
Can someone please help
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: vlado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: scsi bus resets with aic7xxx
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:17:54 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I've run up on a "cute" problem with receiving scsi bus resets under
heavy load.
Please help me or give me a hint at least how to solve the followng
cutie :(
Actually the error is :
============
Aug 22 13:25:30 perun kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout :
pid 269474, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Write (10) 00 01 0e 1a 98 00
00 80 00
Aug 22 13:25:30 perun kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout :
pid 269475, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Write (10) 00 01 0e 1b 18 00
00 80 00
Aug 22 13:25:30 perun kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout :
pid 269476, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Write (10) 00 01 0e 1b 98 00
00 80 00
Aug 22 13:25:31 perun kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 269475) timed out -
resetting
Aug 22 13:25:31 perun kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel
0.
Aug 22 13:25:34 perun kernel: (scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 40.0
Mbyte/sec, offset 16.
============ from /var/log/messages
It is definitely not a problem with a specific kernel as I the error
persists on kernels 2.2.14-16 with several different aic7xxx patches.
It's not a distro error either both RH and Debian were tested, if anyone
starts doubting about this.
the error is received during the following test script:
-- test script --------
#!/bin/bash
/opt/home/tiobench-0.3.1/tiobench.pl --dir /group --block 2048 --block
204800 --threads 1 --threads 100 --threads 200 --size 1500
2>spectrum.err | tee spectrum.log
==========
the exact location is on the 204800B block size with 1 thread run.
Ok. I understand that ithis is overkill, but I need a robust system -
so this is part of the testing process.
Since I don't have the sufficient knowledge and information to start
tampering with the scsi codes/erorrs and I don't have a similar
hardware to run equivalent tests on it I can't identify the source of
the error :
- kernel/aic7xxx driver bug ?
- hardware (scsi controller) error ?
- cabling error sources are eliminated by several ( 5 ) tests with
different cables, overall bus length is under 2m.
- the "HD" error /buggy firmware chance is quite low - this is a
second box of this type I'm testing (with different firmware vers.
though )
Hardware details
============
Motherboard - ASUS P2B-DS SCPI Rev1012
Award bios v4.51p6
with onboard Adaptec 7890 bios v.2.11
"HD" - ZERO-D 400 IDE-RAID system, firmware v.2.2W
Thanks,
Vlado
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From: brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stupid Question - 1
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:43:34 -0500
Yes--IF you mean three different partitions (one for windows and one for
linux operating systems, another partition for data--great for backing up
or sharing with windows, assuming a fourth one for a linux swap file--if
you plan on burning CD's, you might want a 700 mg partition, too. Okay,
that is more than you may want!), then let Partition Magic first do the
partitions. When you then go to RedHat Linux 6.2 installation, let the
linux installation reformat the linux ext2 partition. Some duplication,
but, it has insured smooth installations for me.
Or, let Partition Magic shrink the Windows vfat partition to the size it
requires. Then, let RedHat's installation format a ext2 and swap
partition.
If you feel comfortable using linux partition utilities, you could try one
of them (they are on the CD). But, if you have Partition Magic, use it.
It is easy and reliable. You can spend your time doing something else
while it works.
A good order of partitions might be as follows: vfat (Window Operating
System), ext2 (linux operating system), vfat (data partition), ext2 or
vfat (cdrom burning partition), linux swap partition.
Let me know if you have a better idea. If I had a 20 gig drive, I would
also include a 2 gig partition just for experimenting with Linux. I would
first make upgrades or tweaks in that partition's operating system before
doing it in the main linux operating system's partition. I did this for
awhile, before my data grew too large, and it worked great. I could learn
from my mistakes before using the new software or tweaks on my stable
linux operating system. I look forward to upgrading my harddrive.
If this is your first Linux installation, I encourage you to read about
"lilo" configuration. RedHat 6.2 will prepare this for you. Enjoy.
Brian
PlzBeMine wrote:
> If this is so, will it still be correct if I just partition my HDD to 3
> then let Linux do the rest of the partitioning?
>
> thanks,
> PlzBeMine
>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.text.xml,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 17:58:55 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
paul snow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:mZTp5.18778$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Today we have Java VMs and Adobe Acrobat viewers, and browsers, and
browser
> plug-ins, word processing packages, and stock tickers, Internet based
games,
> etc. Never mind that we are going to be configuring systems to connect
with
> other systems, and use databases, and database clients, and we need to set
> up security, and down load the new versions of our clients, etc.
>
> It isn't going to be simple in the future. It is going to get worse. In
> another post I list a set of requirements we are going to need from a
> package manager. Not want, need. Typewriters are out for good. And
> Redmond may be at fault to some degree, but if so they only pushed us
ahead
> in time a bit. It was going to happen to us anyway.
>
> We have to have package managers, but they need to be based on open
> standards.
Are you saying that the Linux package managers are not open?
> And they need to operate in an environment outside the execution
> environment of the supported computer systems. They need to be able to
> manage cross platform, distributed applications.
Just what do you mean by that? It sound like a lot of empty talk devoid of
real meaning.
> Why? Because we are on
> the Internet already!
What does that have to do with software installation procedures?
> We want to bank, we want to order hamburgers on the
> Interstate Hwy so I don't wait for my order! I want to use my PDA to
adjust
> my lights in my hotel (cause I don't know where the switches are, but I
have
> my PDA), I want to listen to my MP3 files on the rental car's stereo, from
> the station I programmed on the Internet.
Speak of your desires and do not attribute them to others. Still I ask,
what does that have to do with software installation procedures?
By the way, do you know what it means to program a station? I don't think
you do, or else you would not have used, "the station I programmed on the
Internet", since it does not belong in this discussion.
> We can't do all of this by coping all our files onto our bin directory.
I never mentioned anythng about copying anything into bin. I never even
mentioned bin. Further, I would never suggest putting ALL our files into
bin let alone onto bin. The installation method has nothing to do with what
the software can do once it is installed.
You are begining to sound like a person how has come up with a half baked
idea to solve a problem that does not exist and is now trying to convince
others that they have a problem so that your can sell them your solution for
it. Yes sir you have trouble right here in River City!
> Sorry.
Yes you are. :-)
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.text.xml,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:05:33 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Bob Hauck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> You've got it exactly backwards. Raw storage is just numbered blocks
> on the disk. Filesystems are an abstraction created by the OS. There
> is no "structured storage" without the OS. Without the OS, the highest
> leve of abstraction is about at the level of instructing the SCSI
> controller to fetch block 123456 from device 0 on buss 0. Managing
> storage is one of the most important tasks of the OS, why re-create it
> inside your installation tool? What does that have to do with making
> installation and system management easier?
For some devices the data is stored as numbered fixed length blocks. For
other devices it is not even that structured, just a continuious stream of
bytes or bits.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.text.xml,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:41:38 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
paul snow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:fNTp5.18776$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> What is the deal here? I write a post or two that claims that we can
manage
> computer systems directly, on their storage, outside the abstractions of
the
> Operating Systems and their Services. I claim that these abstractions and
> services simply clutter up the configuration management tasks and get in
the
> way, cause problems, and waste our time.
Without the abstrations the the OSs impose on DASDs (Since that is the type
of storage devices that seem to concern you), your would have to be deal
with fixed size records where one record is one sector. You would have to
determine into which sectors to place you data. You would then have to
refer the the files by the address of the first sector and the number of
sectors you have set aside for it. If the file out grows that space you
have allocated for it, you would have to allocate an additional extent for
it then your programs would have to be informed and account of the multiple
extents when processing the file. Is that what you are really proposing?
That is what your wording would call for.
> Get over XML already! There is no magic, it is just a means of defining
> structured data, and translations of structured data from one form to
> another! Tagged file formats have been around since the late 60's! No
> magic!
Thank you for supporting my position.
> Would it make you happier if we quit talking about XML and said we would
> hold the configuration information in TIFF files instead? Those are
tagged
> files too, and they handle binary! Who even cares, already!
You seem to care, for some strange reason.
> You want to claim that the storage in a computer system is so complex, and
> applications are so mysterious that it can't be defined using a simple
> format for structured data.
There you go again! While all programs can be stored on disk as data, not
all data are programs. You seems to be suggesting again that you idea of
structured data can some how replace programs. And that the programs should
be platform independent at the executable level. I do hope you are
experience enough to see the fault in that logic and so why that can not be.
> It isn't magic, it is just simple structured
> data.
Oxymoron.
>You want to claim we can't have cross platform installation
> facilities because of what? The complexity?
I have made no such claims.
> Well I have news for you. If you are a developer, you are a sad one,
> because you should know and understand that there isn't much complexity at
> the storage level. Files, Directories, and some attributes.
Do you realize ehat "the storage level" means? That is at the hardware
level. At the hardware level that are no files, directories, or attributes;
there are only way of encoding bits or bytes which are (in the case of
DASD's) offered to the system in the form of fixed length blocks named
sectors.
> That's it.
> Very simple, Very structured.
Oxymoron!
> The only problem I can see is the possiblity
> that Operating Systems are magic, but I don't believe in magic.
Pardon?
> XML isn't magic, it is just good at describing structured data.
Again, thank you for supporting my position.
> And storage is just structured data, nothing more, no magic.
See above.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.text.xml,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux, XML, and assalting Windows
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 17:35:03 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
paul snow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:%pTp5.18774$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Oh, so all those hours I spent installing stuff on Solaris was really
> Windows?
Does Solaris use Microsoft Windows terminology that you have used in this
thread? If any of us have made a error as the the platforms you are used to
using, it is as a result of the terminology that you have selected to use to
present your ideas.
> The point is that we need to get over the idea that installing is part of
> the abstractions that the OS provides. That mindset prevents us from
> developing technologies (such as those I am describing here) that can
> install across platforms.
Technologies that already exist, assuming that the latest permutation of
your position is what you are really proposing.
The are many things that don't map well or at all from one OS to another.
How would you handle those details?
Consider file and directory attributes and permission settings. They don't
map from one OS to another very well. The installation process needs to be
OS specific in this and in many other areas.
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From: Bart Oldeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SVGATextMode
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:57:05 GMT
A few weeks ago, you posted about SiS6326 & SVGATextMODE & VesaFB:
>> Nah! I tried to get SVGATextMode to work with my Diamond Stealth
>> S540. Finally gave up and used the framebuffer device that's probably
>> compiled in your kernel already. For my card I used the
>> CONFIG_FB_VESA driver [...]
Firstly, SVGATextMode simply does not support this card. End of story
unless you like to program it yourself. SVGATextMode is not maintained
anymore.
> I gave it a try, but I can put it in a pipe and smoke it.
> Wonderful 60 Hz or less refresh %-I or those ugly black scanlines
> through crumbly letters.
If you have a dual boot configuration (with Win9x where you should
check that refresh rates for DOS graphics programs running under it -
started from within the GUI / a DOS box - are decent) and can boot with
LOADLIN I can send you a few utilitities which can improve the refresh
rate. Please tell me if you are still interested.
Using this technique I got a nice 1024x768 (text: 128x48) console @ 85 Hz.
Bart
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Where is ppp? Mdk 7.1 Maximum Linux CD
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:28:41 -1000
Go to your install disk with drakerpm or kpackage... Then look for
knetwork(I believe it is called).. kppp is there if it isn't installed....
--
Beach Volleyball Maui
http://www.maui.net/~lmccarty/start.htm
"Gerardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:39a7e0ad$0$99045$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just installed Mandrake 7.1 (the disk that came with Maximum Linux). I
> want to setup an internet connection, but I can't find PPP in any of the
> menus? I am working on KDE. I am new at this, please help,
> Gerardo
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.redhat.install
Subject: IBM T20/A20 ThkPd: mini-PCI Ethernet 100/10Mbps... supported?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 02:27:19 GMT
Hello all...
I am wondering if anyone has had experience or luck getting the on-board
mini-PCI Ethernet/56k modem combo cards to work on Linux.
They are supposedly the Intel Pro 100 chipset (made by 3com (!?))... I
don't get it but this is what the product info says.
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knows of drivers for Linux. I
haven't bought the system yet, but am definitely considering it. The
sell the same system with Caldera Open Linux eDesktop 2.4... and with
the PCI card as an option... I just don't know if that's a mistake on
the web site.
I am still looking for a part #, but they are either sold as under IBM,
3com, or "Intel chipset"... but all the _exact_ same card or so I am
told.
Also, I don't know if the 56K modem is hardware or a Winmodem, but it's
gotta be hardware if they support it under NT 4.0, right??
Any help, pointers to info would be much appreciated... BTW, to be sure
its mini-pci -- on board not Cardbus or PCMCIA or anything else like
that.
TiA...
Cheers,
John
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From: iks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: install a mng plug in netscape?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 13:49:22 -0600
The instructions everyone seems to be giving to me is not working,
because I do not have the menu option in preferences.
for instance...
Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications->
I do not have Applications-> in the navigator menu, using 4.73. That
menu just sets up a home page. Same thing on my other redhat box.
Pardon me for being stupid, but I must be missing something simple here.
I installed the file in
/opt/netscape/plugins and in ~/.netscape/plugins, but I can't figure out
how to see it in help->about plugins.
if anyone is interested in mng, chech out
http://trolls.troll.no/warwick/mng/
thanks in advance,
iksrazal
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From: Jerome Mrozak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Q] NumLock key on my laptop under X
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:39:11 -0500
On my Thinkpad the NumLock key is accessed through Shift+ScrollLock. In
an X session the shifted versions of ScrollLock aren't recognized and
the ScrollLock itself is toggled.
As I vaguely recall, Mandrake works OK with this (I don't have this
installed right now), but under Debian it doesn't seem to work.
Any clues?
TIA,
Jerome.
--
Jerome Mrozak "Never buy a dog and bark for yourself"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --"Slippery" Jim DiGriz
(the Stainless Steel Rat)
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 03:19:05 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, hac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes
>> Are there any defragmentation tools for Linux ?
>
>Yes. But you don't need them. You'd have to work quite hard to get
>an ext2 filesystem fragmented enough to notice the slowdown. Cleaning
>the lint out of your mouse is a bigger problem than fragmentation in
>Linux filesystems.
>
>Just because Windows does some really stupid things is no reason to
>expect any other OS to do them. Robust, fast filesystems have been a
>solved problem for decades. Microsoft chose to ignore the widely
>published solutions and research, and has been slapping Band-Aids on
>the DOS filesystem without ever replacing it. They do know better;
>NTFS is decent.
Not really. I can fragment the hell out of NTFS by running a drive
nearly full in no time flat, and products like Diskeeper do a damn fine
job of unpicking the mess if you make enough space and defragment at
boot time.
I don't think there's any such thing as an unfragmentable file system,
but I'd welcome learned opinion...
>[1] Just to further complicate matters, the PC DMA hardware can only
>access the lowest 16MB of memory. The ISA bus can only access the
>lowest 1MB.
I think not !! Lowest 16 meg I think ! At least, I have a 286 mobo
here with 11 meg of RAM, 2 on the mobo and 9 on ISA expansion cards.
Run '95 OK with a TI 486 SLC upgrade processor !
> This is reason enough to rid of the ISA bus - bad
>hardware design causes software complications. The X86 is bad enough
>without crippling it further.
Let's not even think about its interrupt handling !
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:41:11 -0500
From: "Richard M. Denney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel 2.2.16: no sound or parport "unresolved symbols" error.
Steen Suder wrote:
> "Richard M. Denney" wrote:
> >
> > Well, I am doing what I know I shouldn't do, attempting to upgrade a
> > kernel when everything is working OK. Nevertheless, here is the
> > situation.
> >
> > Currently running RH 6.0 with a previous kernel upgrade to 2.2.14.
> > Everything works fine.
> > Attempting to update the kernel to 2.2.16 (from a kernel.org mirror
> > site). Everything compiles fine with no evidence of errors.
> >
> > When the new kernel boots, the sound fails to come up and the parallel
> > port fails to operate. Both these are compiled as modules (with kernel
> > module loader compiled into the kernel). (Other modules, the ethernet
> > ne.o for example, automatically configure and appear with lsmod.)
> > Attempting to load any sound-related or parport-related module results
> > in the message "unresolved symbols". I have compared the modules in
> > /lib/modules/2.2.X/misc directory for kernels 2.2.14 and 2.2.16
> > (generated at compile time). For sound, they seem to all be there
> > (soundcore.o, sound.o, uart401, awe_wave.o, mpu401.o, opl3.o, v_midi.o,
> > and sb.o. For the parallel port, they are parport.o, parport_pc.o and
> > lp.o. (Not sure about the function of uart6850.o, but it is present in
> > both versions.) None of these modules can be manually loaded with
> > modprobe without the "unresolved symbols" error.
> >
> > I have tried recompiling a couple of times on the possibility that a
> > random error made these modules unusable, but to no avail. Any adeas?
> >
> > I am NOT in dire straights because I am using LILO so that I can boot
> > either the new or the old kernel. Nevertheless, this problem has me
> > baffled.
> >
> > Rick
>
> Sounds like you haven't installed the corresponding System.map in /boot.
> You'll find it in /usr/src/linux.
> Copy it to /boot/System.map-kernelversion and make a symlink to
> /boot/System.map.
>
> The try depmod -a or reboot if you will.
>
> --
> Best regards / Mvh.,
> Steen Suder, sysadm kollegie6400.dk -|- OpenSource --- Sign of the time
>
> Scan-Aqua ADVARSEL WARNING http://www.uk.k64.dk/sfs/Scan-Aqua
Thanks for the suggestions. I think the System.map symbolic link is correct
(points to System.map-2.2.16), which corresponds in creation time to the
System.map file in the /usr/src/linux directory (created at compile time).
Interestingly, when I do depmod -a while running kernel 2.2.16, I get the
same error message as when I attempt to load one of the sound or parallel
port modules: it lists these modules as having "unresolved symbols":
parport.o, parport_pc.o, soundcore.o, bpck.o, sb.o, sound.o, etc.
An additional point. When the system boots up kernel 2.2.16, I get the
following in the boot.log:
...
Aug 26 20:05:41 rdenney rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in read-write
mode succeeded
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/ppp.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/scsi/sg.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/soundcore.o:
unresolved symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/sound.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/parport.o:
unresolved symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney depmod: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/bpck.o: unresolved
symbol(s)
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney rc.sysinit: Finding module dependencies succeeded
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/soundcore.o:
unresolved symbol request_module
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: sound: No such file or directory
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney rc.sysinit: Loading sound module failed
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/soundcore.o:
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: unresolved symbol request_module
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: soundcore: No such file or directory
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney modprobe: sound: No such file or directory
Aug 26 20:05:42 rdenney rc.sysinit: Loading midi module failed
...
Despite these messages, the /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc directory contains all
the suspect sound and parallel port modules. The complete directory list is
as follows:
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/adlib_card.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/awe_wave.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/lp.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/mpu401.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/opl3.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/parport.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/parport_pc.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/sb.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/sound.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/soundcore.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/soundlow.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/uart401.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/uart6850.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/v_midi.o
.............
All these modules have a creation time corresponding to the 2.2.16 kernel
times.
Rick
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From: "Bruce Hartwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Boot Failure
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:04:02 -0700
Trying to get Mandrake 7.1 installed on my system. Created a boot disk using
the winrawwite util. Used the CDROM image. When the system boots with the
floppy I get an error:
SYSLINUX 1.48 MDK-cooker Copyright (c) 1994-1999 H. Peter Anvin
Boot Failed: Please change disks and press a key to continue.
I am using MR. Bios V3.46
Running on a AMD K6 366 (Kingston)
Intel Chipset 82439TX
Any idea whats up?
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