Linux-Setup Digest #541, Volume #19 Sun, 3 Sep 00 12:13:12 EDT
Contents:
SOX error? (Don Belmore)
CAN'T MOUNT CD-ROM (Gotzon Berrojlabiz)
Re: How to add printer (The Contact)
Re: X Windows Can't Support Sony Monitor? (The Contact)
Promise ATA100 and Linux ("Christian Lagerberg")
[pvm and ssh]: login without prompt: HOW? (Sangohn Christian)
Re: [pvm and ssh]: login without prompt: HOW? (Richard E. Silverman)
Re: i386, i586... (Terence Chan)
Re: Linux partition in Win2000 (Robert Jones)
Re: Linux partition in Win2000 (Kris)
Newbie memory question (Scott B)
newbie SCSI installation ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux, Windows and huge IDE drives? (Donald Newcomb)
How to change gnome's default directory? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Debian 2.2 files missing ("Cooper")
Re: NIC setup (dpace)
Doesn't have a valid boot signature? (Michael Turner)
Re: Epson Stylus Photo 700 (Terence Chan)
make zImage error? (Don Belmore)
Re: How to change gnome's default directory? ("Yura")
Re: lilo destroy ("Yura")
Re: Amptron 599 LMR MB (pc chips) and Linux ??? (Douglas E. Mitton)
Re: Setting up network-ethernet ("Yura")
Re: Setting up network-ethernet (Kris)
Install problem : cannot find image on hard drive ("Annick Godeau")
Re: Doesn't have a valid boot signature? (The Contact)
Re: make zImage error? (The Contact)
Re: Amptron 599 LMR MB (pc chips) and Linux ??? (peter)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Belmore)
Subject: SOX error?
Date: 3 Sep 2000 12:18:46 GMT
Has anyone every come across this error:
"unable to set sample size to 16"
I have RH5.2 and it comes with a program called 'play'. When I
'sndconfig' it plays the sample.au but when I try it with 'play' it comes
with the above error.
Don
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From: Gotzon Berrojlabiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: CAN'T MOUNT CD-ROM
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 13:11:54 GMT
I've just installed the new Mandrake 7.1 and I'm having some problems
with this version that I never had before with other versions of
Mandrake.
I've configured my kernel for SCSI EMULATION like I always did, I mean
this is not the first time I do it.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN WRITE, ERASE...CD-ROMS BUT I CAN NOT MOUNT
THEM.
I tried to miunt them as /dev/srX, /dev/scdX, /dev/hdX, like I used to
do in my Mandrake 7.0, but with no result.
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From: The Contact <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to add printer
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 13:26:26 GMT
Dave Jarzabek wrote:
>
> 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.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
printtool
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From: The Contact <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: X Windows Can't Support Sony Monitor?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 13:29:02 GMT
"T.F.Lai" wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm installed RedHat 6.2 on the following hardware :
> AMD K6-400, 32MB RAM, S3 Trio3D Graphics Card, Sony CPD-15SF II.
>
> But the X Windows seem to detect the graphics card but when I type startx at
> the command prompt. The monitor doesn't display and the button become
> orange.
>
> Can anyone give me some tips or hints?
>
> I'll appreciate for your kindly help.
>
> Thanks.
Or the sync's are out of the screen's domain, or the resolution is too
high for the screen. Run the config-tools to select another screen (try
standards first - generic svga or something similar) and resolution.
xf86config
Xconfigurator
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From: "Christian Lagerberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Promise ATA100 and Linux
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 13:38:22 GMT
I have the Asus A7V and a IBM 75GXP ATA100 disk. What i want is
some advice installing Linux (Slackware 7.1) on this disk, its the only disk
on this pc and i also want to use the new faster ATA100 interface with
Linux. I tried the cdrom install but it failed to detect the IBM disk. I patched
and compiled a custom kernel on my other machine with the new ATA drivers
from www.linux-ide.org, used that custom kernel on a bootdisk, no go. same fail.
Anyone have a disk image with a working ATA100 driver that i can use to boot
and install Slackware on this box ? The promise controller is named PDC20265
on the Asus A7V mainboard.
Christian Lagerberg
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From: Sangohn Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.security.ssh
Subject: [pvm and ssh]: login without prompt: HOW?
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:52:06 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all!
It is said in the pvm documantation that it should be able to log in to a
host without beeing prompted for a password aso. All explanations are made
there with rsh or rlogin. But I was told not to use these programs but ssh
for security reasons.
My question is: how do I setup sshon the remote host, so it doesn�t prompt
the pvmd on my local hosl for a password?
TIA
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Crossposted-To: comp.security.ssh
Subject: Re: [pvm and ssh]: login without prompt: HOW?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard E. Silverman)
Date: 03 Sep 2000 10:18:14 -0400
>>>>> "Sangohn" == Sangohn Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Sangohn> My question is: how do I setup sshon the remote host, so it
Sangohn> doesn�t prompt the pvmd on my local hosl for a password?
The choices for authentication method are:
- public-key with ssh-agent
- public-key with unencrypted key file
- host-based
- Kerberos (SSH1 & OpenSSH/1 only)
The relative merits and caveats of these approaches have been discussed
often on comp.security.ssh; refer to the archives.
--
Richard Silverman
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From: Terence Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: i386, i586...
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 22:32:41 +0800
It's my first time to upgrade kernel. To make it simple, I will use rpm
packages from redhat. I read information from
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html.
I still don't know do I need all kernel* rpm? or only need rpm for
packages I have installed only.
kernel
kernel-headers
kernel-utils
TomG wrote:
>
> Terence Chan wrote:
> >
> > Sorry for another silly question. I want to upgrade the kernel of my
> > Redhat linux 6.2 installation. I found each ix86 directory has a kernel
> > file. Which one should I use? If i see i686 in login screen,
> > should I download the i686 verions for the kernel?
> >
> >
> > --
> > -(^)-(^)- ! Terence Chan
> > b ! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > --- !
>
> use the kernel for your processor
> if you have an i686, use that one
>
> --
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From: Robert Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux partition in Win2000
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 09:37:02 -0500
"Andrew E. Schulman" wrote:
<snip>
> I guess the folks at Microsoft still can't believe that anyone would ever
> use any other OS.
<rant>
Perhaps you meant to say "I guess the folks at Microsoft still can't believe
that anyone would ever DARE
use any other OS".
The problem is that M$ screwed up big-time with their drive numbering scheme and
rather than recognizing and correcting this, they arrogantly continue to
compound their mess.
</rant>
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From: Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux partition in Win2000
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:53:34 +0100
Andrew E. Schulman writes:
> > How do I hide a linux partition in Win2k? I have a Linux partition that is
> > part of an extended partition. Windows 2000 sees the drive and posts in
> > explorer. I want to hide it because Windows wants to format it when someone
> > clicks on it and I don't want to erase my linux partition. Are there any
> > other ways around this?
>
> Incredible that the latest and greatest Windows is still so stupid. I
> don't know about Windows 2000, but in 98 this problem arises if you have
> more than one primary and one extended partition per drive. The solution
> is to repartition.
You do *not* have to repartition here or do anything as significant as
that - there's no need to slag off Windows 200 (which is a very good
desktop OS as far as I'm concerned) in this particular case :-)
Go to Control Panel -> Computer Admin. Open the tree to Storage. Open
Disk Management. In the lower part of the window, right-click on the
Linux partition(s), select "Change Drive Letter and Path...", and remove
the letter. This doesn't delete the partition, only the drive letter.
HTH,
Kris
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From: Scott B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie memory question
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 10:54:25 -0400
I just downloaded the new mandrake ISO's for my first try at linux, but
I can't get it to use more than 16MB of RAM! It is hurting so bad that
moving the mouse causes paging.
My system is a:
K6-2 300
Tyan S1590
Viper V770
256 MB
USR Courier v90
Adaptec 2940U2W - 4 drives (Win98, Data drive, Linux OS , Linux swap )
Any help would be GREATLY apreciated
TIA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: newbie SCSI installation
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 14:54:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Everybody,
This is the first time that I am installing Linux on a SCSI system. The
computer is a Pentium III, 256mb, adaptec AHA 2940U2W with an IBM 9GB
UW disk of 9GB model DNES-309170. Adaptec�s configuration is IRQ 10 I/O
1000h. Adaptec�s is SCSI device id number 7 and IBM HD is device number
0.
When I start Red Hat�s 6.2 install program is does find SCSI module
aic7xxx. After that when It will start loading the graphic install mode
the computer simple hangs. I wonder if I have to pass some sort of
parameter just like when you have a larger IDE hd. Something like "
linux <some string>".
Can anyone help me installing Linux on this computer?
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From: Donald Newcomb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux, Windows and huge IDE drives?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 14:54:32 GMT
In article <oeAr5.1866$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Shawn Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The M919 VIP is a 456 PCI board, isn't it? If so and you have a free
PCI
> slot, I have had good luck with Promise Ultra66 add on controllers.
If I
> remember correctly there is supposed to be beta linux drivers for
these
> controllers from promise (www.promise.com) They are reasonably priced
> (<$25) if you do your homework, so you wouldn't be out too much money
if it
> didn't work. An even cheaper alternative would be get a newer
motherboard
> off of E-Bay or a local computer shop. The local shop in my town
gives away
> Pentium motherboards to save the trouble of throwing them out.
No! Gives away motherboards? Go on... Actually my interum "solution" is
to load Linux on an old 2GB drive I had laying around and just run the
30 GB as my Windows back-up device. I think I'll get a new bare-bones
system before long and transfer all my toys over. My crate is about 6
years old and the new CPUs have a different footprint.
Thanks for the advice.
--
Donald R. Newcomb
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How to change gnome's default directory?
Date: 03 Sep 2000 10:02:12 -0500
When I'm running an application that pops up a file manager/viewer
window, it always starts off in ~/.gnome-desktop. I'd like to change
this somehow so that my home directory is the default starting
point. Anyone know how that's done?
The gnome help menu says there isn't a user guide yet.
Joe
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From: "Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Debian 2.2 files missing
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 11:12:02 -0400
I have Debian 2.2 set up on an old IBM PS/2 Micro-Channel. There are
certain files of importance that I cannot seem to find. Especially the
/etc/init.d/network file. Did I not install something correctly that I
don't have certain files available? Any suggestions would be helpful.
TIA
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From: dpace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: NIC setup
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 14:15:23 +0000
Scott Stembaugh wrote:
>
> 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
>
> ----
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> --scott
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Is the card PlugNPlay?
Maybe the card IRG/port settings got changed by the isapnp/pnpdump
programs. Check /etc/isapnp.conf
Also, pull out the sound card and see if this temporarily `fixes'
the problem.
--
David Pace - Free commodity/stock graphing software
and Linux links at http://www.daveware.com
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From: Michael Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Doesn't have a valid boot signature?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:17:43 GMT
hi - I am having trouble adding a windows/dos partition to my RH 6.2
installation....
I tried editing lilo.conf to get the boot loader to recognize the
partition - it says my FAT32 partition doesn't have the valid boot
signature....please tell me what does that mean? and how can I fix it...
thanks
Mike
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From: Terence Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Photo 700
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 23:16:40 +0800
Robert Krawitz wrote:
> > ...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?
>
> You need the Ghostscript source, for starters. You cannot build the
> general printer driver without that.
Thank you very much for your reply. Should I download
ghostscript-6.01*.tar.gz or ghostscript-6.*.src.rpm?
Anyway, I will download ghostscript.6.01-1.tar.gz and read the readme
first.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Belmore)
Subject: make zImage error?
Date: 3 Sep 2000 15:05:16 GMT
Hi All!
Being the newbie that I am, I recently found out that I need to
recompile my kerneland all that. So I went through the steps as outlined
in the /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/README file. Everything seemed to have gone
find until I ran 'make zImage', then the following error occured:
(this is just the last few lines that contained the error message)
make[1]: as86 Command not found
make[1]: ***[bootsect.o] Error 127
make[1] Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot'
make: ***[zdisk]Error 2
I checked to see if either the 'as86' or the 'bootsect.o' command
was anywhere to be found on my hd but without any success. I'm going to
guess that either the files where not installed or have gone missing since
my installation. What would be the easiest way for me to get these files?
Re-Install some part of 5.2 again?
TIA
Don
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From: "Yura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to change gnome's default directory?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:30:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> When I'm running an application that pops up a
> file manager/viewer window, it always starts off
> in ~/.gnome-desktop. I'd like to change this
> somehow so that my home directory is the default
> starting point. Anyone know how that's done?
>
> The gnome help menu says there isn't a user guide
> yet.
>
> Joe
This is simple.
do:
export $HOME=/the directory/you want
This should work, I'm not sure if it's going to stay this way always, so if not, try
to add this
line to some startup script. Maybe even in Gnome's start up programs.
You can see what's your current $HOME by typing:
export
Gnome changes this. So just run what I wrote above.
Good luck!
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From: "Yura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo destroy
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:32:05 GMT
insert your rescue disk #1 (or whatever boots)
at the bott promt type
linux single root=/dev/hda5
this should boot your linux
then just type "lilo" in console
and everything should be fine.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas E. Mitton)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.corel
Subject: Re: Amptron 599 LMR MB (pc chips) and Linux ???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 16:32:05 GMT
I am running 2 of these AMD K6-2 450 machines here at home. The kids
machine is running Win98 and Mandrake 7.0 and mine is running
Slackware 7 (previously Slackware 3.6, heavily upgraded) with no
problems.
I did find that at a minimum Mandrake 7.0 was required to recognize
the SiS530 video chip BUT networking was never an issue. The WinModem
is of course an issue BUT I have always used external modems so that
wasn't an issue for me.
If you are not using Mandrake 7 then the minimum kernel is V2.2.13 (I
think) in order for the Davicom LAN to be compiled without a patch
from the Davicom site. I am not sure on the minimum XFree86 required
for the SiS530 chip but a couple of searches on dejanews should find
it ... I do know that Mandrake 7.0 was the first standard XFree86 that
worked.
Good luck! I do find it to be a good all-round and inexpensive mother
board.
peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've have an Amptron 599 LMR with built in video, lan, modem, and
>sound.
>
>I'm wondering if this board will work with Corel linux ?
>
>I've read that Corel Linux supports this Mobo and everything is
>detected during the install ?
>
>Can someone tell me:
>
>1) How is the 2ed version of Corel Linux ? (I heard the first was a
>disaster).
>
>2) Can someone confirm that Corel Linux will support the devices on
>this Mobo?
>
>I've installed Mandrake on it and I can tell you the video works fine,
>BUT the linmodem drivers (pctel) don't work AND the LAN drivers don't
>work either (davicom).
>
>I really don't care about the modem, I would just like to get the lan
>and sounds working...
>
>Thanks,
>
>peter
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From: "Yura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up network-ethernet
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:33:39 GMT
Usually, you can use an utility that comes with Your distro for network configuration.
I don't know what it is in Debian. In redhat it's netcfg.
Good luck.
Other wise, you should edit conf.modules but i'm not a spec here.
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From: Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up network-ethernet
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 16:35:56 +0100
Tom Yerex writes:
> I am setting up Debian 2.2.12 with ADSL/ethernet connection. The network
> card is running, but I must manually issue the following commands to get
> it going after logging in:
>
> insmod rtl8139.o ifconfig eth0 192.... route add default gw...
>
> What is the usual initialization procedure to have this happen at startup?
AFAICT...
Add 'rtl8139' to /etc/modules (if that doesn't work, I take the easy
option and put 'insmod blah' into /etc/init.d/network).
If you're using Debian 2.2 'Potato', then add the interface details to
/etc/network/interfaces. If you're using 2.1, my /etc/init.d/network
looks like this:
#! /bin/sh
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
route add -net 127.0.0.0
IPADDR=192.168.1.2
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
GATEWAY=
ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
route add -net ${NETWORK}
[ "${GATEWAY}" ] && route add default gw ${GATEWAY} metric 1
It's a headless server, so I don't know and don't care whether anything
in that causes errors - it works fine for me :-)
HTH,
Kris
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From: "Annick Godeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Install problem : cannot find image on hard drive
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 17:46:45 +0200
Hi all.
I have a problem installing SuSE on a Dell laptop (486).
I have no CDROM so I copied the necessary files to hard disk,
in a directory c:\patrix\suse.
But when the install script asks for source directory on /dev/hda1,
I typed "/patrix" but I got this message:
"Cannot find the image! Check the directory specification!"
I also tried "/patrix/suse" but no effect...
I can't see what I'm missing?
Please help! Any clue is welcome! Thanks!!!
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From: The Contact <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Doesn't have a valid boot signature?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:51:41 GMT
Michael Turner wrote:
>
> hi - I am having trouble adding a windows/dos partition to my RH 6.2
> installation....
> I tried editing lilo.conf to get the boot loader to recognize the
> partition - it says my FAT32 partition doesn't have the valid boot
> signature....please tell me what does that mean? and how can I fix it...
If you just want to add it under Linux (so you can read/write to it),
you can try as follows:
1/ One-time event:
- Look-up the partition-data (name, like /dev/hda5)
- make a directory under /mnt (mkdir /mnt/windows)
- type (as root) 'mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/windows'.
2/ More subtil and user-friendly:
- Look-up the partition-data
- make a directory
- add the following line to /etc/fstab:
/dev/hda5 /mnt/windows auto noauto,user
0 0
Editing lilo.conf makes it possible to select another OS at boot-up with
lilo. If it is that what you want to do, it would be wise to post the
output of 'fdisk -l /dev/hda' and the contents of '/etc/lilo.conf' in
this ng.
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They represent the mass knowledge we know as Internet."
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From: The Contact <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: make zImage error?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:52:45 GMT
Don Belmore wrote:
>
> Hi All!
>
> Being the newbie that I am, I recently found out that I need to
> recompile my kerneland all that. So I went through the steps as outlined
> in the /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/README file. Everything seemed to have gone
> find until I ran 'make zImage', then the following error occured:
>
> (this is just the last few lines that contained the error message)
>
> make[1]: as86 Command not found
> make[1]: ***[bootsect.o] Error 127
> make[1] Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot'
> make: ***[zdisk]Error 2
>
> I checked to see if either the 'as86' or the 'bootsect.o' command
> was anywhere to be found on my hd but without any success. I'm going to
> guess that either the files where not installed or have gone missing since
> my installation. What would be the easiest way for me to get these files?
> Re-Install some part of 5.2 again?
Try reading the KERNEL-HOWTO @ linuxdoc.org
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From: peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Amptron 599 LMR MB (pc chips) and Linux ???
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 12:03:30 -0400
Thank you for the info, I've got Mandrake 7.1 installed and it did not
pick up the built in network card up. When I run the network config I
can pick a kernel module for eth0, is th davicom driver listed ?
Maybe I missed something during the automated install ???
Is there anything I can do other than a complete re-install ?
The drivers I downloaded from Amptron don't compile correctly.
Thanks again,
Peter
>
>I am running 2 of these AMD K6-2 450 machines here at home. The kids
>machine is running Win98 and Mandrake 7.0 and mine is running
>Slackware 7 (previously Slackware 3.6, heavily upgraded) with no
>problems.
>
>I did find that at a minimum Mandrake 7.0 was required to recognize
>the SiS530 video chip BUT networking was never an issue. The WinModem
>is of course an issue BUT I have always used external modems so that
>wasn't an issue for me.
>
>If you are not using Mandrake 7 then the minimum kernel is V2.2.13 (I
>think) in order for the Davicom LAN to be compiled without a patch
>from the Davicom site. I am not sure on the minimum XFree86 required
>for the SiS530 chip but a couple of searches on dejanews should find
>it ... I do know that Mandrake 7.0 was the first standard XFree86 that
>worked.
>
>Good luck! I do find it to be a good all-round and inexpensive mother
>board.
>
>peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I've have an Amptron 599 LMR with built in video, lan, modem, and
>>sound.
>>
>>I'm wondering if this board will work with Corel linux ?
>>
>>I've read that Corel Linux supports this Mobo and everything is
>>detected during the install ?
>>
>>Can someone tell me:
>>
>>1) How is the 2ed version of Corel Linux ? (I heard the first was a
>>disaster).
>>
>>2) Can someone confirm that Corel Linux will support the devices on
>>this Mobo?
>>
>>I've installed Mandrake on it and I can tell you the video works fine,
>>BUT the linmodem drivers (pctel) don't work AND the LAN drivers don't
>>work either (davicom).
>>
>>I really don't care about the modem, I would just like to get the lan
>>and sounds working...
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>peter
>
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