Linux-Setup Digest #531, Volume #19 Fri, 1 Sep 00 12:13:12 EDT
Contents:
expired root password (SM McAllister)
Re: Mandrake 7.1 Problem (SOMERTON KENNEDY)
DHCP Clustering (Francky)
Re: Boot Issue (Robert Price)
Time needed to read a data block ???] (Marty Chan)
Re: best install for 2 HD dual boot? (mark)
Re: Compiling LAN card driver under Mandrake (Jonathan)
ATI Video Problem (Axel Haenssen)
format hard drive (Jean-Marc Lecarpentier)
Alt-Gr keys don't work with XDM/KDM (wilfrid.gaboriaud)
Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket Ethernet device.
("Dae Kim")
HELP: XMMS Kills Enlightenment (McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant)
Re: hummingbird exceed no login manager or anything ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NIC setup ("Scott Stembaugh")
Re: Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket (Lucas Carey)
Re: Boot Issue (Gerard McGlew)
p3v4x (via 133a) & lm-sensors (Mickey Stein)
Re: Epson Stylus Photo 700 (Terence Chan)
Re: Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket Ethernet
device. (Jim Thomas)
Dat tape drive (Terence Chan)
Re: format hard drive ("David ..")
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From: SM McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: expired root password
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 13:07:47 GMT
I have Caldera Open Linux 2.2. The root password has expired. I have
tried starting linux in single user mode ( lilo - linux single ). I
cannot change the root password. I get this error when typing
the "passwd root" command :
PAM_pwdb[260]: user (root/0) update failed; pwdb: another process has
locked resource
This system is not critical, but I have invested alot of time
configuring it over the last year. I prefer not to lose that investment.
SM McAllister
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Before you buy.
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From: SOMERTON KENNEDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 Problem
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 13:29:02 GMT
change your bios to run from cd rom
Ted Kegebein wrote:
>
> Martin Racette wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I have a problem installing and running any Linux and the last one is
> > Mandrake.
> >
> > The problem is after the install when I try to start it using the boot
> > disk that I just created while installing I get this:
> >
> > LILO
> > (the message that tells me to wait or press enter to boot Linux using
> > /dev/sdb1)
> > boot: (I press ENTER)
> > 0x10
> > boot: Linux (I press ENTER again)
> > 0x10
> > boot: Linux (so I added /dev/sdb1)
> > 0x10
> >
> > At that point I use the CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot my computer to OS/2
> >
> > the setup is :
> >
> > ALL HDD are SCSI
> >
> > Disk 1:
> > Bootmanager
> > C: OS/2 Warp 4
> > Windows 98SE
> > Extended partition
> > D: , E:, F:, G: (HPFS)
> >
> > Disk 2:
> > Linux (mount point /)
> > Linux swap
> > Extended Partition
> > H: (HPFS)
> > I: (FAT-16)
> > J: ,K: (HPFS)
> >
> > Disk 3:
> > Not seen by Linux during installation is a ZIP100 SCSI
> >
> > I would like to know how I can install and use Linux with that setup
> >
> > Thank you in advance
> >
> > Merci a l'avance
> >
> > Martin
>
> If you have OS2, a standard install isn't going to work.
> From Linux Complete by Grant Taylor:
>
> [For OS/2] your LILO config file should look something like this:
>
> boot = /dev/hdb2 (or whatever you named disk 2)
> install = /boot/boot.b
> compact
>
> image = /vmlinuz
> label = linux
> root = /dev/hdb2
> vga = ask
>
> You then have to run /sbin/lilo
>
> I have no idea whether or not that will work with a SCSI harddrive.
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From: Francky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DHCP Clustering
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 15:36:34 +0200
HEllo,
Who could me give me some information about the ability to create a
redundant DHCP (primary and secondary) ?
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Price)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux.slakware,alt.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: Boot Issue
Date: 1 Sep 2000 14:09:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Loadlin is a dos/windoze program that lets you leave windows (or dos) and
go directly into linux. You can set it up as one of the boot options in a
windoze config.sys menu too. I have been using it with win 98 with no
problems.
Check out "The Linux+Windows 95 Reference Page" (a mini-HOWTO) at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~praxis/ and the links therefrom.
It covers using loadlin to dual boot with Windoze 98 as well and may be
more up to date than the mini-HOWTO that came with your distribution.
On Fri, 01 Sep 2000 06:38:21 GMT, C.J. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hmm...what is this loadlin? I'm a newbie, so speak slowly. :)
>
>chris
>
>Robert Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Use loadlin instead of lilo. Never heard of loadlin? That's because it
>> works so well there are far fewer questions about it.
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 19:31:47 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >I'm attempting to run Slackware 7.0 on a Celeron 667 with 64MB RAM and a
>> >15GB drive. I've used FIPS to create a 13MB win98-FAT32 partition and a
>> >2MB linux partition. The root linux partition is 700MB and is set to be
>> >bootable, the swap partition is 128MB, with the remaining free space
>> >left over for the \usr partition. The problem is that after completing
>> >setup and rebooting, immediately after the BIOS prompt I get a "Missing
>> >Operating System" error. Also, the creation of my LILO boot disk fails
>> >repeatedly with "not enough space" errors, even after formatting the
>> >disks for linux. Further, LILO itself fails during setup. I've tried to
>> >configure it manually and that seems to work, but I still get the
>> >missing operating system error.
>> >What am I doing wrong?
>> >
>> >
>> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> >Before you buy.
>>
>>
>> --
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>> ======================
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> http://www.enteract.com/~bobprice/
>
>
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From: Marty Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.act.kernel,comp.os.linux.development.system,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Time needed to read a data block ???]
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 22:29:32 +0800
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Subject: Time needed to read a data block ???
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I am doing something related to disk scheduling specialized for video
server. I have to get some system information including the seek time,
rotational latency, transfer time and the fixed overhead time in a
dynamic way. Would anyone tell me how can I get the above information
???
Marty.
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From: mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: best install for 2 HD dual boot?
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 14:29:05 GMT
Black Dragon wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, 01 Sep 2000 11:29:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `mark' said:
>
> >My situation: I maintain a 600 page web site and need to learn the unix
> >system to improve it's functionality (procmail, mySQL, etc.). I have
> >purchased RedHat6.2 and a 6G-HD for my Pentium-Pro PC. What is the best
way
> >to install Redhat so that I can switch (fairly easy) between WIN98 and
> >RedHat?
>
> I was going to answer this. . .
>
> >(keeping in mind that my experimenting may cause accidents that
> >better not effect the WIN98 side)
>
> but I do not like your attitude.
>
> --
> Black Dragon
What's the problem? I am dead without WIN98, it's all I know (for now).
Mark.
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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compiling LAN card driver under Mandrake
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 14:27:47 GMT
In article <93Gr5.42680$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Suddn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mandrake has a lot of great things going for it but compiling programs
> doesn't seem to be one of them. In earlier versions I could compile
my
> winbond-840 driver with no errors and no warnings. As of 7.0 there is
NO
> WAY!
>
> I went out to DEJA and did a search and found that a LOT of people are
> having the same problem as me. However, none of the purposed
solutions has
> helped.
>
> I have installed all kernel headers and source. I have included
> the -l/usr/src/linux/include switch in the gcc command line. I
downloaded
> the driver directly onto a linux disk. I have sacrificed my
neighbor's cat
> to the great Penguin. What more is there?
>
> What the %$#^% did Mandrake do to their &%#$@# 7.0 and 7.1 versions
that has
> made them so *%$#@ incapable of compiling a simple driver! I have
been
> trying to compile this driver for over six months! I have asked many
> questions, and even wrote to the author of the driver who, although
> answered, was very rude. (Apparently he gets about a dozen emails per
day on
> the subject.)
>
> I have tried to compile other programs with Mandrake. gnuCash
compiles fine
> on Red Hat but pukes on Mandrake. This is the end of the rope for me.
If I
> don't find the answer soon then great features or not, I'm dumping
this pig!
>
>
OK, sounds like you may have tried this, but just in case ...
have you checked sections 13.4.4 and 13.4.5 on this
page?
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/install-free-compi
lation.html
I have not run 7.0, but 7.1 has given me no problems compiling proggies
(yet)
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From: Axel Haenssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI Video Problem
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 10:37:30 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello all:
I am having great difficulties installing RedHat 6.2 on my machine. The
Videocard is an ATI XPERT 128 that I would like to keep since my machine
has to be doublebootable with Win98. Is there any workaround for this
particular Videocard so I can setup Linux too???
Thanks alot
Axel
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From: Jean-Marc Lecarpentier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: format hard drive
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 16:46:40 +0200
Hello,
i would like to completely reinstall my linux system, but i' not a
pro...
My hard drive has several partitions, for windows and for Linux.
Is there a way to format only my Linux partitions?? And if yes, how can
i do that??
Thank you for all help!
JML
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From: wilfrid.gaboriaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Alt-Gr keys don't work with XDM/KDM
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 14:40:43 GMT
Hello,
I have noticed that Alt-Gr keys don't work with XDM/KDM !
Has someone found a workaround ?
Please send a copy of your reply to :
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for your Help.
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From: "Dae Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket Ethernet
device.
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 11:00:18 -0400
I'm tyring to find a way to make this laptop usefull before I trash it.
This is Toshiba satelite 1950CT, 486 25mhz(maybe), with Zircom poket
ethernet card that connect to parallel port. I can probably get PCMCIA nic
card for this.
What is the easiest way to install redhat linux cd that I have on this
machine?
my goal here is to do Internet web browsing only.
I'm not even gonna dial from this machine, just to connect to my home
network's NAT server.
I already have redhat linux machine going on another machine.
Is there an easy way to create some sort of boot disk to connect to the
other machine and install?
or maybe I don't even need to install anything but, a way to boot and
connect to that redhat machine and run x window remotely? is this possible?
thanks
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From: McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: HELP: XMMS Kills Enlightenment
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 16:55:03 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I play my MP3s on my Enlightenment manager using XMMS, it works for
a short wile then the system lock up. I can still hear the MP3 playing,
but nothing responds. I switch to another monitor and kill my XMMS and
switch back to the Enlightenment and it is OK. I have disabled my
Enlightenment sound so it does not clash with the MP3, but it still
locks, up. Any ideas?
Thanks
Leo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: hummingbird exceed no login manager or anything
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 15:03:45 GMT
Thanks, I suppose I should have thought of that :)
Appropriate changes to xdm-config and related files let me use exceed
with no problems.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is your Linux box configured to listen/respond to xdm broadcasts?
> Check it in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config.
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From: "Scott Stembaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: NIC setup
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 10:00:49 -0500
In order to reclaim some space I had put in /home I decided to just
reinstall
Mandrake 7.1. Before doing so my home network was working just fine with
everything being autodected.
After the install I cannot get my NIC (Winbond 89C940) to configure. In
DrakConf it properly identifies it but the configure tool shows it at IRQ 5
(same IRQ as my soundcard). I don't have an option to change that to IRQ 11
whichis where it should be. In Linuxconf I can configure it using ne2k-pci
and set it at irq 11 but it still fails. Ifconfig can't even find eth0!
Here is what syslog says when I activate changes:
Aug 31 20:21:06 n9ljx insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/modules.dep
Aug 31 20:21:06 n9ljx insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
invalid parameter parm_io
Aug 31 20:21:06 n9ljx insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
insmod eth0 failed
Aug 31 20:21:06 n9ljx ifup: Delaying eth0 initialization.
Aug 31 20:21:06 n9ljx network: Bringing up device eth0 failed
Aug 31 20:21:08 n9ljx inet: inetd shutdown succeeded
Aug 31 20:21:08 n9ljx inet: inetd startup succeeded
and the conf.modules looks like:
post-install usb-storage modprobe usbkbd; modprobe keybdev
alias scsi_hostadapter usb-storage
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
alias block-major-11 scsi_hostadapter
alias usb-interface usb-uhci
pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
post-install supermount modprobe scsi_hostadapter
options ne2k-pci io=0xe800 irq=11
alias sound-slot-0 sb
options sound dmabuf=1
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
alias eth0 ne2k-pci
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Any suggestions?
--scott
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Purdue University
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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 11:25:47 -0400
From: Lucas Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket
Dae Kim wrote:
>
Redhat has a bootnet.img disk. stick the cd in your desktop, create the
bootnet disk (dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0) and pop it in to the
laptop, which is plugged into your lan vi the zircom card. eventually in
the boot process you will select network install, off an ftp server
(your desktop) it will prompt you for login, passwd, and ip address of
server. on the desktop side, mount the redhat cd to wherever
(/mnt/cdrom) and make sure you're running an ftp server.
in /etc/inetd.conf make sure the line with wu-ftp(or whatever redhat
uses these days) is uncommented and you've run /etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd
restart
should work like a charm
-Lucas
> I'm tyring to find a way to make this laptop usefull before I trash it.
> This is Toshiba satelite 1950CT, 486 25mhz(maybe), with Zircom poket
> ethernet card that connect to parallel port. I can probably get PCMCIA nic
> card for this.
>
> What is the easiest way to install redhat linux cd that I have on this
> machine?
> I already have redhat linux machine going on another machine.
> Is there an easy way to create some sort of boot disk to connect to the
> other machine and install?
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From: Gerard McGlew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux.slakware,alt.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: Boot Issue
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 15:30:32 GMT
Are you sure that you set up the boot partition correctly with fdisk?
Since you have the same problem with win98, that is the only
thing which comes to mind.
Gerard
"C.J. Miller" wrote:
>
> Okay. The second time I tried the install, I did choose the MBR option.
> However, I got a stream of 01s on to infinity. Refreshed my MBR, fdisked and
> formatted, then tried again with a clean install of win98 only--got the same
> thing. Am I leaving something out?
>
> chris
>
> Nisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8olm8e$49d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I am not sure, but I am getting the impression that you did not select in
> > the install to use LILO as your default boot loader. It seems that the MBR
> > has been cleared on the disk so that is the reason that you get the
> "Missing
> > Operating System" error, and because LILO is not installed there you are
> not
> > getting the friendly LILO prompt. I would check your install again.
> >
> > Nisi
> > www.mindlessmayhem.com
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <8ojnf3$4gn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > >I'm attempting to run Slackware 7.0 on a Celeron 667 with 64MB RAM and a
> > >15GB drive. I've used FIPS to create a 13MB win98-FAT32 partition and a
> > >2MB linux partition. The root linux partition is 700MB and is set to be
> > >bootable, the swap partition is 128MB, with the remaining free space
> > >left over for the \usr partition. The problem is that after completing
> > >setup and rebooting, immediately after the BIOS prompt I get a "Missing
> > >Operating System" error. Also, the creation of my LILO boot disk fails
> > >repeatedly with "not enough space" errors, even after formatting the
> > >disks for linux. Further, LILO itself fails during setup. I've tried to
> > >configure it manually and that seems to work, but I still get the
> > >missing operating system error.
> > >What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > >
> > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > >Before you buy.
> >
> >
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From: Mickey Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: p3v4x (via 133a) & lm-sensors
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 08:36:36 -0700
Has anyone gotten this combination to work (the
monitoring device is a proprietary asus chip but
is supposedly covered by khealthcare and
lm-sensors)? If so, I'd really appreciate any info
on particulars about configuring as well as what
versions of lm-sensors and khealthcare (if Kh was
used). I'm using 2.2.16 kernel along with RedHat
6.2, x4.0.1.
tia
Mick
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From: Terence Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Photo 700
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 23:55:00 +0800
Sorry, I am a novice linux user. I need more help for build application
from source. I got print-4.0a2 from the site you provided, I expanded it
under /usr/local/src.
I follow the the install instruction and type
./configure
make
make install
Then I go to the Ghost directory. And follows the README the following
command in the parent directory...
aclocal
autoconf
automake
./configure
make ghost
...Oh, when I installed RH 6.2 I just choosed the Workstation option. So
I think I don't have source of Ghostscript...
Then I read rest of instruction I found that I couldn't cut up with
instruction.
What library or RPM must I install first?
If I make something wrong. How can I rollback all changes?
This is the second time I try to build an application from tar ball.
Please help...
BTW, when I type "./configure .... make install" a lot of message
displayed. I don't know those message are normal or not.
Robert Krawitz wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jan Wielemaker) writes:
>
> > Well, my advice is to get the Stylus printer driver for gimp called
> > stp, build the GIMP pluggin, get the latest ghostview sources from
> > Alladin and add this printer driver to them. I've done so for the
> > Stylus photo 870 and it prints anything at any resolution, including
> > perfect photos. This driver supports a large number of Epson Stylus
> > printers.
>
> To be precise, this may be found at
> http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net.
> --
> Robert Krawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.tiac.net/users/rlk/
>
> Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2
> Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Project lead for The Gimp Print -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net
>
> "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works."
> --Eric Crampton
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From: Jim Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Old Laptop with no CD-rom but with Parallel Port Zircom Pocket
Ethernet device.
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 11:49:40 -0400
Dae Kim wrote:
> I already have redhat linux machine going on another machine.
> Is there an easy way to create some sort of boot disk to connect to the
> other machine and install?
Yes. You need to make a network-installation floppy disk. Put your rh
cd into your current linux machine, a blank floppy into the floppy
drive, mount the cd and use dd to make the floppy:
dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0H1440
When this finishes, move the floppy to the laptop, connect the two
machines via ethernet and turn on the laptop (leave the RH cd in the
other box).
You'll need to export the cdrom drive and have nfs running first though.
--
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Senior Applications Engineer Web: http://www.bittware.com
Bittware, Inc Tel: (703) 779-7770
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From: Terence Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dat tape drive
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 00:02:27 +0800
I have installed RH 6.2 in a IBM Server 320, it has a DAT tape drive.
Do RH Linux support DAT tape drive, how to test it? Is the /dev/ftape is
the tape drive?
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: format hard drive
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 10:47:08 -0500
Jean-Marc Lecarpentier wrote:
>
> Hello,
> i would like to completely reinstall my linux system, but i' not a
> pro...
> My hard drive has several partitions, for windows and for Linux.
> Is there a way to format only my Linux partitions?? And if yes, how can
> i do that??
> Thank you for all help!
> JML
When you reinstall linux you should be able to choose to format the
linux partitions as well as which linux partitions to format if you
don't want to format them all. In RedHat you do this just after the
partitioning section.
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