Linux-Setup Digest #536, Volume #19 Sat, 2 Sep 00 16:13:11 EDT
Contents:
How do I install .tgz files from a CD? (Gerardo Rincon)
Re: Can I use a 486/50 for linux? (Chiefy)
Unable to retrieve the second stage ramdisk (Mandrake 7 User)
src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed (my business)
Pblm with installing linux ... ("Cameleons")
SCSI Adapter: Compaq smart Array 2 ("Fugitif")
Re: src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed (Hal Burgiss)
Re: src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed (Marc Andre
Selig)
Re: ppp failure ("Ben Tisdall")
Re: Install question - newbie- Laptop (Lyndon)
Re: expired root password ("J.T. Wenting")
Re: default font not found (Lyndon)
Re: Installing Mandrake on top of Caldera ? (Lyndon)
Re: triple boot (Lyndon)
Re: Redhat 6.2, mkinitrd, and loopback devices ("mrauscher")
problems with Fritz!card (Axel Bindel)
Cable Modem Install
Re: HOW TO BECOME AREGULAR USER ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Not recognizing NIC ("Duane H�bert")
Re: HOW TO BECOME AREGULAR USER (Kenneth Harrington)
How to print with HP Deskjet ("T. Bundies")
Re: Adding more disk space to Linux (Kent Friis)
How to add printer (Dave Jarzabek)
Re: MIGRATION: MAC to linux-samba (Kent Friis)
Re: Trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0, where in heck is KDE? (David Efflandt)
Re: LILO (or just LI ) (Fay)
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Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 08:15:36 -0400
From: Gerardo Rincon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How do I install .tgz files from a CD?
I only have two days experience with Linux
(Mandrake 7.1).
I want to install kexplorer.tgz which came in a CD with the Maximum
Linux Magazine. But I don't
know how to do it.... How do I extract it, to what directory, and how do
I install it? Please take me
through the steps....
Thank you,
Gerardo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: Can I use a 486/50 for linux?
Date: 2 Sep 2000 12:56:55 GMT
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:29:21 -0400, Bruce D. Meyer did say to the dudes:
>I have a 486 / 50 with 8 MB ram, and about 235 MB HD space. Anyone know off
>the top of their head I it is worth installing RH62 to this? or will it
>thrash horribly? A pur workstation, non X conifg would be fine,l just
>soemthign to hack out aek, sed, perl stuff on etc...
I use a 486/100 with 20MB.
Eveything's fine, could do with a bit more memory though.
There's an awful lot of 486's running Linux out there.
You don't need a 1GHz processor to be productive.
--
Conscience: That part of the psyche that dissolves in alcohol.
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From: Mandrake 7 User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Unable to retrieve the second stage ramdisk
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 14:17:33 GMT
i want to install redhat or mandrake on my laptop.
i hooked up my laptop to the ethernet network and want
to do a pcmcia
install. i use the mandrake 7.1 pcmcia boot floppy, (
same as the redhat floppy), the startup image
comes up, i choose "HTTP" as install media, i choose
"DHCP" as IP, enter
the download site and directory, and that's as far as
i get. the
program writes "Retrieving base/mdkinst_stage2.gz..."
(on redhat that is called inst_stg2.gz or so), and after 15
minutes (!) it finally decides that it does not work:
"Unable to
retrieve the second stage ramdisk: Failed to connect
to server".
the same problem occurs when choosing "FTP" instead of
"HTTP" and
choosing an ftp server instead of an http server. in
fact, the same
problem (and the same 15 minute wait!) occurs when i
type a wrong ftp
directory. the network seems to be working though:
when i mistype the
server name, i get an error message within seconds.
any ideas?
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From: my business <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 14:29:24 GMT
Trying to --rebuild a certain src.rpm, I get the following error:
$ rpm --rebuild ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
Installing ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
error: failed build dependencies:
stylesheets is needed by ghc-4.08-1
What is this `stylesheets' in reference to?
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From: "Cameleons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pblm with installing linux ...
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:39:45 +0200
hello;
i download linux mandrake 7.0.2 and i try to install it by using lnx4win .
i install it without any pblm but after the box where the question is : " do
you want to reboot under linux" a pblm appears.
i'm in a same session as dos where the linux system check my devices and an
error comes out :
"VFS : Cannot open root device 08:01
kernel panic : VFS : unable to mount root fs on 08:01 "
what's the pblm ?
I'm a new user under linux and i prefer to test it without partition my hard
drive.
thks for the answer
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From: "Fugitif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: SCSI Adapter: Compaq smart Array 2
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:53:10 +0200
Hi,
I'm trying to install the Mandrake 7.1 on a Compaq Proliant 1000 server. At
the beginning of the install process I have to configure my SCSI Adapter (a
Compaq smart array ...), but the autoprobe function doesn't work, and I
don't know what option should I give to the module in order to set my
adapter up...
Thanks for any information.
The Fugitive
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 15:38:29 GMT
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 14:29:24 GMT, my business <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Trying to --rebuild a certain src.rpm, I get the following error:
>
> $ rpm --rebuild ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
> Installing ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
> error: failed build dependencies:
> stylesheets is needed by ghc-4.08-1
>
> What is this `stylesheets' in reference to?
I have this on RH6.2. Have no idea what ghc is or why it needs it. If
memory serves, this may be in the errata somewhere. IOW, this version is
an update.
[hal@feenix hal]$ rpm -qa | grep stylesheet
stylesheets-1.54.13rh-1
Is ghc documentation related?
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Subject: Re: src.rpm error: failed build dependencies: stylesheets is needed
From: Marc Andre Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 02 Sep 2000 17:40:53 +0200
my business <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> $ rpm --rebuild ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
> Installing ghc-4.08-1.src.rpm
> error: failed build dependencies:
> stylesheets is needed by ghc-4.08-1
>
> What is this `stylesheets' in reference to?
It refers to the stylesheets package, which -- at least on Red Hat
systems -- contains Norman Walsh's modular stylesheets for DocBook,
plus some supporting scripts and files.
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From: "Ben Tisdall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ppp failure
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 16:52:27 +0000
144]: Connect
> script failed Sep 1 21:13:35 linux pppd[17144]: Exit.
>
>
>
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From: Lyndon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Install question - newbie- Laptop
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:03:54 -0700
Hello,
1) You cannot use DOS's fdisk to create a Linux partition. You need to
use Linux's fdisk to do this. Unfortunately, you need Linux installed
somewhere on your computer to do this.
BUT!!!
You do not need to format part of your HD for it to be ready for Linux.
If your CDROM Drive is bootable, then all you need is pop in that
Linux-Mandrake CDROM # 1, reboot your computer and follow instructions.
You format your HD along the way as you're installing Linux-Mandrake.
If you cannot boot from your CDROM, then you really need to free up that
floppy drive of yours to be able to install Linux-Mandrake.
2) Yes! Linux-Mandrake can be made to install on your computer's DOS
partitions. It's called Lnx4Win. No need to format a Linux partition.
Hope these helps.
Have a nice day.
Gerardo wrote:
>
> 1. Can I format the hard drive in my laptop with the Linux partition system
> using a DOS program from a small DOS partition in my hard drive? What
> program do I use? At the end I will have a small DOS partition and the rest
> of the HD ready for LINUX. (like a DOS Partition Magic...) .
>
> 2. Is there a Linux Distribution (I prefer Mandrake) that I can put the
> "setup.exe" program in my small DOS partition in my HD, and install LINUX
> from the CD? (My floppy drive would not be available during the
> installation).
>
> Thank you,
> Gerardo
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "J.T. Wenting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: expired root password
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:07:25 +0200
log in from a rescue disk, switch to a terminal and you will have
passwordless root-access.
The distro is not critical for this.
"SM McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8oo9mm$el2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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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From: Lyndon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: default font not found
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:08:42 -0700
Hello,
That's because X need to write a few temporary files into the /tmp
directory. Having your HD full means there is no place for X to write
these temporary files.
An equivalent problem will be to change the permission on your /tmp
directory to 444 (read only). X will complain the same way.
Hope this helps.
Have a nice day.
kari savolainen wrote:
>
> I had the same problem, xfs wouldn't start, it gave the same error
> message. The reason was pretty surprising, my disk was full! After
> removing some 800MB of not-so-useful stuff from my homedirectory the
> problem was fixed just like that.
>
> // kari
>
> > > 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: Lyndon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Installing Mandrake on top of Caldera ?
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:11:34 -0700
If you have space (a spare partition) on your HD, then use this for your
Linux-Mandrake. You do not have to move any of your Caldera partitions.
Otherwise, you're looking at a lot of work.
Please write if you have any more questions.
Hope this helps.
Have a nice day.
Martin Racette wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to install Mandrake 7.1 without
> erasing Caldera, I mean replacing the OS but not losing all the
> information was already written to disk
>
> I don't have any possiblity to move my /home directory to any other
> part of the disk(s)
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Merci a l'avance
>
> Martin
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From: Lyndon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: triple boot
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:15:34 -0700
Tell us about it after the dust has settled on your triple boot quest.
I personnaly have Win98, Win3.1 & two separate installations (an extra
and a main) of Linux-Mandrake on my system as quad boot. The 'extra'
Linux-Mandrake installation is there to rescue the 'main' installation
if it stops working properly.
It's always easier to buy a boxed set. My opinion.
Edward wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> From my earlier post (taking the plunge) it seems that Mandrake is the
> easiest to install for a newbie like me. When I get my new comp, I plan to
> reformat and install Windows Me (for those games), Win2k, and Linux. What
> order should I install (i'm pretty sure it would matter). I'm guessing Me,
> 2k, linux?
>
> From Me-->2k I know that 2k automatically makes a dual boot. Would the
> mandrake installation autodetect those and make it's own bootloader?
>
> Also, if should I buy a boxed version of Mandrake, or should I download it
> somewhere (have cable) and buy a separate linux book?
>
> Thanks,
> Edward
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From: "mrauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2, mkinitrd, and loopback devices
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:20:33 -0700
You've probably figured it out by now, but:
losetup /dev/loop0
will give you the current status of the specified device, including whatever
it might be assigned to.
Paul P. Demediuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8nki0c$cgu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> After installing Redhat 6.2 I downloaded the various security patches
> including the latest kernel. I followed the instructions for kernel
upgrades
> from the Redhat web site, but when attempting to run mkinitrd to create
the
> boot RAM disk image, I get the following error: "All of your loopback
devices
> are in use!" Coming from the BSD side of the world, I am not familiar
with
> the loopback block device concept. Fstab does't have any lines referring
to a
> /dev/loop*. Mount only shows my SCSI partitions and two "none" mounts. An
> "lsof |grep loop", comes back empty. How do I determine what process(es)
are
> using the loopback devices, or is there some other simple means of
creating
> the RAM disk?
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From: Axel Bindel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problems with Fritz!card
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:24:27 +0200
I've installed Suse Linux 6.2 and I now want to install my new
Fritz!-card. But all the time I tried it with yast, I got a error
message after testing it.
The error message was:
/lib/modules/2.2.13/misc/hisax.o :Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.13/misc/hisax.o :insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.13/misc/hisax.o failed
#delete isdn
What can I do to get my card working?
Thanks for writing me
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cable Modem Install
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 16:29:03 GMT
I am totally new to Linux. I have installed Winlinux 2000 and it appears
to run ok, except I can't figure out how to get on the internet!
I apparently have a Win Modem, so I can't use dialup. But I also have a
cable modem. I'm totally lost trying to figure out how to set up an
internet connection.
Thanks in advance.
-- David
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HOW TO BECOME AREGULAR USER
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 00:29:11 -0400
SOMERTON KENNEDY wrote:
>
> I RECENTLY INSTALLED MANDRAKE 7 AND IM AROOT USER I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME
> AREGULAR USER BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS TO BE AROOT USER THANKS
is there a question somewhere in this mess?
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From: "Duane H�bert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Not recognizing NIC
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 12:41:20 -0700
I'm using Videotron cable modem. They supplied a DLink ISA card for a NIC.
Windows sees it as an SMC eZ Card and uses an NE2000 compatible driver. I
can't get RH 6.0 to recognize this card. I've tried linuxconf, netcfg and
ifconfig with various errors. I can set it up in linuxconf and specify the
irq and address but it doesn't work. I try to activate it in netcfg and it
says "delaying initialization of eth0" or something.
Trying with ifconfig -i eth0 it reports that there is no pci card, use
io=0xNNN. I assume this is the address so I try this and it says that it
can't initialize the card.
Any ideas? Should I give up and buy a decent NIC like an Etherlink?
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From: Kenneth Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HOW TO BECOME AREGULAR USER
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:49:33 -0700
"Lonni J. Friedman" wrote:
>
> SOMERTON KENNEDY wrote:
> >
> > I RECENTLY INSTALLED MANDRAKE 7 AND IM AROOT USER I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME
> > AREGULAR USER BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS TO BE AROOT USER THANKS
>
> is there a question somewhere in this mess?
I think the question was how to create and login as a user other than
root.
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Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 21:32:19 +0200
From: "T. Bundies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to print with HP Deskjet
Hi,
I installed Red Linux V.8 and I am nearly satisfied. But there is still
one problem: my HP Deskjet 895Cxi is not working. Somewhere I read that
it is possible to print with, but how to I do not know. Can someone
give me a hint?
CU,
Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent Friis)
Subject: Re: Adding more disk space to Linux
Date: 2 Sep 2000 18:55:37 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Den Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:02:21 -0400 skrev Zhihui Zhang:
>
>I am using RedHat 6.2 on Dell I5000. I want to install staroffice 5.2.
>But there is not enough disk space in the extended parititon where Linux
>lives. But I have more unused disk space not belonging to any partition.
>How can I add these disk space to Linux?
Add another extended partition, mount it under /usr/local (after
moving any data under /usr/local to the new partition), and
when you install staroffice, make sure it will be placed under
/usr/local.
Kent
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From: Dave Jarzabek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to add printer
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 14:05:40 -0500
I'm running Mandrake 7.0 (Redhat 6.1) and want
to add a printer to my system. I have the KDE
and there is a HP laser control panel, but it won't
work. I know there has to be a utility somewhere
that will let me do this. I looked through linuxconf
and didn't see anything for printers.
Any sugestions?
I'll check the newsgroup, but would appreciate an
email copy of any reply.
Thanks in advance.
Dave J.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent Friis)
Subject: Re: MIGRATION: MAC to linux-samba
Date: 2 Sep 2000 19:21:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Den Fri, 01 Sep 2000 09:25:25 GMT skrev [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
>
>
>MIGRATION: MAC to linux-samba
>
>
>hello all,
>
>
>I am running now a mac server file with 15 GO of data.
>
>The name files in MAC server are long and they contain spaces....
>something like: "1548754 PLG test 1998".
>I would like to transfer all that 15 Go DATA to my new samba server
>running mandrake 7.1 without losting something....
>
>I feel that these spaces in file names will cause me a lot of
>troubles...
For mac's, maybe, but shouldn't be any problem in Linux.
>Transfering 15 GO of data is another prob (what could be the
>better way to do it?)
If you can see the mac server from a windows machine (I assume
that's why you want samba on the Linux), just map the Mac, and
the Linux machine, and drag'n'drop it over. Not the fastest
way, but probably the easiest (and 15GB isn't that much - we
routinely transfer 40 GB over the net - takes a couple of hours).
Kent
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0, where in heck is KDE?
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 19:28:24 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 03:29:06 GMT, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>well I dont know if this pertains to 7.0, but I use 6.0 which i believe is
>>to be the same virtually. try startx at the console.
>>
>> GR
>>
>Startx just launches a screen with two xterm windows and some sort of
>log. There are none of the features I have been led to believe should
>exist in the GUI for Linux (ie- some sort of menu bar, right-click for
>properties, etc).
>
>Does startx provide that for other people and just not for me? What am
>I doing wrong?
You might not even have KDE on your system yet. The first time I
installed Mandrake 7.0 I did something like a custom server install, and
I had checked Gnome, but not KDE and ended up with neither. I redid a
standard custom "upgrade", selected KDE and probably a bunch of related
packages and then it was installed.
So maybe you need to resinstall, but select "upgrade" instead of new
installation, and then you should be able ton istall KDE.
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From: Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO (or just LI )
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 19:29:24 GMT
I am trying to intall LILO and it stops at LI also. I try to boot to Linux
and Win98. I have two hard drives. But Linux and win98 are on the same
drive but in two different partitions. I try the linear option too but it
didn't work. Please help.
The Black Unicorn wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been trying to get lilo installed properly for two days now,
> without any luck. I'm using an Abit A7V/Duron600 system running
> Slackware 7.1
> No matter where I try to install the lilo loader, it always stops at LI.
> I have the same problem with another pc (on which lilo has worked
> perfectly with Suse and RedHat)
>
> I don't see where there could be disk geometry errors (as suggested by
> the manuals), and the linear option's no good either. any ideas ?
>
> tia
> TbU
>
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