Linux-Setup Digest #543, Volume #19 Sun, 3 Sep 00 17:13:15 EDT
Contents:
Boot DOS disk to flash bios? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: XFree86 4.0.0 and SiS 6326 (Thorsten Holtkaemper)
eth0: interrupt(s) dropped! (Yung-Hsiang Lu)
Re: Promise ATA100 and Linux (Allen Wong)
Re: Boot DOS disk to flash bios? (David Efflandt)
Grip..... ("ascii_superstar")
Re: Doesn't have a valid boot signature? (David Efflandt)
Re: Newbie memory question ("Gero H. Marten")
Re: Help on "Linux Solution" (David Efflandt)
Re: Debian 2.2 files missing (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Dial Up Configuration in RH 6.2 ("John")
Re: Install LILO on iWill DMA66 Controller + SuSE 6.2 ("John")
Saved Lines Gnome-Terminal (Steve Bellenot)
Re: best install for 2 HD dual boot? (mark)
Re: Saved Lines Gnome-Terminal ("Kevin Vandersloot")
Davicom drivers and Mandrake (redhat) linux ??? (peter)
Need help configuring soundcard ("Mike")
Re: 3dfx Voodoo3 AGP RH 6.1 (Elliott)
Re: /usr partition won't unmount on shutdown (Elliott)
Re: Cable Modem Install (Elliott)
Re: Can I use a 486/50 for linux? (Elliott)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Boot DOS disk to flash bios?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 19:00:47 GMT
I have a Dell Optiplex XMT 590 upgraded to an XMT 5120 (120 pentium). I
need to flash the bios but I must be in a pure dos environment to do
so. I created a dos boot disc using "format a: /q /s" from a 98 se
station. There is no autoexec.bat or config.sys and I also deleted
drvspace.bin on the second try. While booting, the system accesses the
floppy, and sits there. When you press a key on the keyboard, it will
access the floppy drive again and give up, but not giving any error
message. If I take the floppy out and press a key, it goes in LILO.
Does anyony know what I should do?
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Before you buy.
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From: Thorsten Holtkaemper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0.0 and SiS 6326
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 21:13:15 +0200
"D. D. Brierton" wrote:
> I can't seem to get XFree86 4.0.0 to work with my onboard SiS 6326.
> [...]
> Symbol XAAInit from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is
> unresolved!
> [...]
What tells ldd /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is?
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From: Yung-Hsiang Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: eth0: interrupt(s) dropped!
Date: 3 Sep 2000 19:22:29 GMT
Hi,
I got this message occasionally
kernel: eth0: interrupt(s) dropped!
but I can still acess the network. I wonder what's wrong and how to
fix it. I am running Redhat 6.2. Thanks!
--
Sincerely,
Yung-Hsiang Lu
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen Wong)
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Promise ATA100 and Linux
Date: 3 Sep 2000 19:27:33 GMT
In alt.os.linux.slackware Christian Lagerberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
Go to http://zuul.slackware.com and download the ata66 boot disk (it also
supports ata100). HTH
Allen
--
Linux: If you're not careful, you might actually learn something.
12:00pm up 3 days, 12:38, 5 users, load average: 2.00, 2.01, 2.00
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Boot DOS disk to flash bios?
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 19:57:07 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a Dell Optiplex XMT 590 upgraded to an XMT 5120 (120 pentium). I
>need to flash the bios but I must be in a pure dos environment to do
>so. I created a dos boot disc using "format a: /q /s" from a 98 se
>station. There is no autoexec.bat or config.sys and I also deleted
>drvspace.bin on the second try. While booting, the system accesses the
>floppy, and sits there. When you press a key on the keyboard, it will
>access the floppy drive again and give up, but not giving any error
>message. If I take the floppy out and press a key, it goes in LILO.
>Does anyony know what I should do?
Did you try simply making a Win98se rescue floppy and not removing
anything. I think it should give you a menu to boot to DOS with or
without cdrom drivers. If you do not have room for the flash files on
that floppy, you might copy command.com to it, if that is still used by
Win98se DOS.
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Reply-To: "ascii_superstar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "ascii_superstar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Grip.....
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 20:58:59 +0100
I have mandrake 7.1 with the latest Grip.
I am using the NotLame encoder based on the latest LAME.
I can use the program fine whilst logged in as root.
But if I am using my normal account I get a segmentation fault.
Just what could be causing this.
I cant think of any files that need to have there permissions modeified...
thanks
sergio
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Doesn't have a valid boot signature?
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 20:04:28 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000 15:17:43 GMT, Michael Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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...
Has it ever been bootable? How did you add it? If you used Windows setup
to install it I would think it would be complete. If you copied it from
somewhere else, maybe you are missing system and hidden files. Once it it
is bootable you just add it to lilo.conf like this and run lilo (change
hda3 to your actual partition, but don't change the table):
other = /dev/hda3
label = win98
table = /dev/hda
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From: "Gero H. Marten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie memory question
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 21:48:50 +0200
> Scott B wrote:
>
> 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
Disable the "memory hole" settings in the BIOS.
--
Gero H. Marten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Help on "Linux Solution"
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 20:08:58 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 3 Sep 2000 16:42:53 +0800, Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
> Since my office are using many microsoft products at the backend server,
>so I face many problems when choosing Linux as workstation, my main
>difficulties fall in:
>1. Any email solution in Linux that can connect to MS Exchange server?
Never used Exchange. Fortunately our company uses a Linux box for smtp
and pop3 (and squid for web proxy).
>2. How can I share the dir in Linux to other MS clients, as well as mounting
>their dirs also?
Samba can do Windows file and printer sharing. Also look for StarOffice
which can import and export many MS Office files as long as they do not
use VBScript macros.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Debian 2.2 files missing
Date: 3 Sep 2000 16:14:58 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Cooper wrote:
> 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?
On a system that has been upgraded from Debian 2.0 (or thereabouts), at
some point my /etc/init.d/network file had the following text appended to
it:
# (added automatically by netbase upgrade)
#
# In new Debian installations, this file is deprecated in favour of
# the ifup/ifdown commands (invoked from /etc/init.d/networking), which
# can be configured from the file /etc/network/interfaces.
#
# If you are receiving SIOCADDRT errors, they can be avoided by adding
# a netmask and interface to your "route add -net" lines. eg,
# route add -net 127.0.0.0
# becomes:
# route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
#
# Alternatively, these lines can simply be deleted if you don't use 2.0.x
# series kernels.
--
Paul Kimoto
Disclaimer: Other than explicit citations of URLs, hyperlinks appearing
in this article have been inserted without the permission of the author.
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From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dial Up Configuration in RH 6.2
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:20:23 +0200
First, a few questions :
Does the modem simply hang-up, or does wvdial give you an output message ?
If the modem simply hangs up, it might be that you don't have PPP support
enabled in your kernel, see to that and it should work.
If wvdial gives you an output message, what is it ?
"Vikram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message news:
8nsq6c$f0i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
> I am trying to configure for a dial up account
> on RH 6.2 and it is not working.
>
> I have set up the acc and I am using wvdial...
> The modem dials and then there is a sound of
> handskaking but I never get connected ??
>
> How do I troubleshoot this problem ?
>
> Thanks,
> Vikram
>
>
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From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Install LILO on iWill DMA66 Controller + SuSE 6.2
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:24:37 +0200
Well, first of all, your cdrom should not be the master of your hard drive,
unless you did that for a good reason, change it. Second, you must disable
the UDMA66 option during install, there is only one distribution that can
handle it during setup and as far as I know it is not Suse (It's the
distrbution of Asus tech), so do your install in DMA33 mode, then download a
patch, and re-set the UDMA66 option.
Hope this helps.
If it turns out that Suse 6.4 supports UDMA66 during install, please feed
back on me.
John
"Chris Ong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message news:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
> I have a iWill HPT366 DMA/66 controller card. After the file
> installation of SuSE complete. During the LILO setup session, i caught
> with an error message that it says /dev/hdc is not first boot device.
>
> Heres my system Config
> Celeron 400 o.c. 450
> 128MB RAM
> Gigabyte Intel BX Chipset (6BXC)
> SB AWE64 SoundCard
> iWill HPT366 DMA/66 controller card.
> Savage4 AGP
>
> setup kernel parameter
> linux ide1=0xd400,0xd600 ide2=0xe000,0xe200
>
> IDE Devices
> hda1=cdrom
> hdc=Quantum Fireball CX6.4GB
> hdd=Quantum Fireball lct 5.1GB
> hde=Seagate ST32122A 2.1 GB
>
> Can anybody provide some suggestion ?
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bellenot)
Subject: Saved Lines Gnome-Terminal
Date: 3 Sep 2000 20:10:05 GMT
What resource/magic does one need to set to get gnome-terminal to
save more lines? For xterms I've used
XTerm*SaveLines: 4096
XTerm*saveLines: 4096
But this doesn't work for gnome-terminal.
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From: mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: best install for 2 HD dual boot?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 20:29:00 GMT
Martin Gregorie wrote:
> NOT a facetious answer, but:
>
> You could always buy or scrounge an unwanted P133 with 16 MB or more
> RAM, a bog standard SVGA card and 1GB or more of HDD and install
> Redhat 6.2 on that. Then get two network cards and a segment of thin
> ethernet and network the two systems.
That sounds like an excellent idea, especially since I have most of the
stuff already, only need the old motherboard with CPU, case and monitor.
Have to investigate those network cards, don't know anything about them.
But I like the idea of simulating the real thing and having access to both
ends of it for a change.
> Install the freeware TeraTerm telnet client on your PC for login
> access (the M$ telnet client is junk) and implement Samba to let you
> file and print share between the boxes.
Maybe this is why I been having so much trouble with telnet, thanks for
telling me about TeraTerm.
>
> Unless your Windoze PC is a real rocket I bet you'll find RH 6.2 runs
> faster on the P133 than W98 does on your current PC.
>
My PC is a Pentium Pro (200) which is straining a lot, maybe IT would make
a good server for this experiment. Thanks for taking the time to help a
newbie.
Mark
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From: "Kevin Vandersloot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Saved Lines Gnome-Terminal
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 19:57:33 -0500
In article <8oub6t$4k6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bellenot) wrote:
> What resource/magic does one need to set to get
> gnome-terminal to save more lines? For xterms
> I've used XTerm*SaveLines: 4096
> XTerm*saveLines: 4096 But this doesn't work
> for gnome-terminal.
>
it's simple. Choose the settings menu in
gnome-terminal and go to
'Scrolling/Scrollback lines' and adjust according
to your desires.
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From: peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Davicom drivers and Mandrake (redhat) linux ???
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 16:38:34 -0400
I'm using Mandrake 7.1 and everyone is saying that the Davicom lan
(dm9102) on my Amptron 599lmr (PCCHIPS) should be auto-detected...and
that it can also be setup with netconf, the only problem I have with
the netconf command is that I don't know what the name of the driver
is, the file is "dmfe" but nothing like that is listed in the Kernel
Module setting.
Can someone help me setup this lan, step by step.
Thanks,
Peter
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From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Need help configuring soundcard
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 16:40:49 -0400
Im running Linux-Mandrake 7.1 and have a SoundBlaster Live! Value soundcard.
harddrake and sndconfig find it but I cant hear anything when i do a Test.
What can I do to get sound?
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From: Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: 3dfx.glide.linux
Subject: Re: 3dfx Voodoo3 AGP RH 6.1
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 20:49:32 GMT
linux.3dfx.com should have the drivrs you need. I have the same card,
only its PCI, and it works great. BTW, after you install the drivers,
don't run the X configurator. Edit your XF86Config file instead.
Rodney Loisel wrote:
> 3dfx Voodoo3 AGP distr: RH 6.1
> System p2mmx 96MB
> Is this card supported in Linux
> If so where might I start getting info for it.
> Thanks
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: /usr partition won't unmount on shutdown
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 20:52:53 GMT
One other thing that can cause unmount errors in shutdown, is if the drive
is nearly full. "df" or "df -h" is the command for discovering if this is
a problem.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > when I try to shut down my machine it hangs, saying that
> > hda5 (the /usr partition) is busy and can't be unmounted.
>
> I did some research here and noticed that in the umount man page it
> states the following:
>
> Note that a file system cannot be unmounted when it is
> `busy' - for example, when there are open files on it, or
> when some process has its working directory there, or when
> a swap file on it is in use. The offending process could
> even be umount itself - it opens libc, and libc in its
> turn may open for example locale files.
>
> It looks like this might be what is happening, but if so - how does
> umount work under normal circumstances when it must unmount the
> filesystem where libc is stored, and why is this no longer happening on
> my system?
>
> Ian.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cable Modem Install
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 21:00:06 GMT
Don't worry about drivers. in netconf, simply add another interface. you'll
need to know what kernel module is required by the ethernet card - there's
information on the internet about this - and next, configure the interface
for DHCP and auto on at boot. Could also be that windows needs its internet
connection terminated before winlinux can take over - run winipcfg in
windows, and release the IP address for the card.
good luck with that.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I must point out that GTE is not supporting Linux
> and has only provided Windows drivers.
>
> -- David
>
> --
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From: Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can I use a 486/50 for linux?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 21:07:42 GMT
seriously. My Compaq 486/66 w/24megs of ram and 1 gig hard drive did better
with X and Red Had than it did with Winblows 95. It kinda sucked, but now I
have the server install for Red Hat 6.1, and it absolutely rocks. On my
network, HTTPD and telnet and FTPd access is almost identical going to the 486
or my new AMD-K62 500mhz. Odd? No. Its Linux. I would definitely install linux.
Chiefy wrote:
> 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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