Linux-Setup Digest #546, Volume #19 Mon, 4 Sep 00 01:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: KDE panel & icons (Mike Walsted)
Re: Boot DOS disk to flash bios? (Mike Walsted)
Re: Trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0, where in heck is KDE? (SOMERTON KENNEDY)
Re: Need help configuring soundcard (Garry Knight)
Re: installing linux (SOMERTON KENNEDY)
Re: help: connecting to ISP, can someone help (RogerB)
Re: Grip..... (Tim Riehle)
Need help restoring Windows (Victor Zandy)
Can I use 486/60 for Linux (KENNETH RIORDAN)
Re: Recommendations on a good book. (Matthew Leinhos)
Good distr for Thinkpad 701C? (Raymond Blum)
Re: a newbie question about md5sum
cant mount cdrom and floppy? ("@")
Re: cant mount cdrom and floppy? (Mike Walsted)
Re: a newbie question about md5sum (Kris)
Ethernet Problem ("Javi")
Sendmail with Local delivery (Eric Tanhehco Chua)
Re: X Windows Can't Support Sony Monitor? (Donald White)
Re: Please contribute. Null modem serial connection Windows/Linux (Peter Mitchell)
Re: SMP with Mandrake 7.1 and dual CPU performance ??? ("Steve Wolfe")
Restrict user login (Jack Cheng)
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From: Mike Walsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE panel & icons
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:11:06 GMT
It is a common problem under Mandrake. Some of the files in the home directory
end up with the wrong owner; that is, they are owned by root instead of by the
user.
If this is the problem, one way to fix it is to log in as root, cd to the
user's home directory, and run chown -R user.user * && chown -R user.user .*
substituting the name of the user for the word user in the above, of course.
The -R makes it recursive, and the .* gets those hidden files that the *
doesn't get.
Hope this helps.
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, Stuart Lightfoot wrote:
>I am trying to set the KDE panel & desktop icons to be as small as
>possible but KDE won't let me. I can do it OK for the root desktop but
>not as an ordinary user. It's as if there is some problem with file
>permissions but I can't figure it out. Has anybody else suffered from
>this problem & found the answer?
>
>Stuart Lightfoot
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From: Mike Walsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot DOS disk to flash bios?
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:17:13 GMT
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, [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.
If the disk was not already in a DOS format, the /q option may be the problem.
If you really need the disk formatted (instead of just removing the
first letter of the names of the files so the disk appears to be blank under
DOS,) you will need to format it without the /q option. This may have nothing
to do with the problem, but I hope it helps
mikewalsted
>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?
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: SOMERTON KENNEDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0, where in heck is KDE?
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:29:45 GMT
try welcome to try linux san diego and linux mandrake home page
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I ran through the GUI installation process, and everything seemed to
> go well. It installed X Windows, I could reboot and login with the
> root user....
>
> But no KDE. This became apparent from previous posts here when people
> said if I typed "startkde" in the xterm and nothing happened, then KDE
> was not installed.
>
> Well I went into the xterm and typed "startkde" and it said the
> command was not found....
>
> So where is KDE, and how do I get it on my machine? I'm installing
> from the Mandrake 7.0 set you buy retail in stores, and I really would
> like to get a UNIX system going (already failed miserably in my
> attempts to install FreeBSD), but I'm completely lost now...
>
> Any assistance would be appreciated
>
> ---Losing hope in NY
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From: Garry Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help configuring soundcard
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 03:19:56 +0100
"Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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?
Did you check the mixer volume levels? Try kmix or aumix.
--
Garry Knight
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: SOMERTON KENNEDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: installing linux
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:48:46 GMT
try woven goods for linux
Michael Rosel wrote:
>
> Hello everybody!!!
>
> I am very much new to Linux and I want to have informations about it.
> --What do I need
> --limitations
> --how to
>
> Can anyone refer me to a very informative site.
> I am planning to install linux on a Compaq deskpro 5120 (pentium 120Mhz)
> series and on a Deskpro 4000 (pentium 166) series.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RogerB)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: help: connecting to ISP, can someone help
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:49:02 GMT
If 127.0.0.1 was a fully qualified name wouldn't a request
to the outside not return because the called box return packets to
its own localhost sense most good boxes have one.
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:03:33 GMT, David. E. Goble <goble@gtech> wrote:
>On 3 Sep 2000 21:40:53 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mostyn
>BRAMLEY-MOORE) wrote:
>>
>>you can add other names, but localhost needs to point at 127.0.0.1
>>ie
>>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.domain gtech
>>would be fine.
>>
>Hi m;
>
>Does it matter what is pointing to 127.0.0.1?
>
>The way I have hosts and the http.conf set works offline just find ie;
>
>127.0.0.1 gtech gtech.localdomain
>
>--Regards David. E. Goble
> goble [AT] kin.net.au
> http://www.kin.net.au/goble
>Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:06:37 -0500
From: Tim Riehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Grip.....
Well I wasn't trying to promote bladeenc, I just wanted to know what the
permissions were on your executables, and why you thought the problem was
your encoder.
But, if you want bladeenc (or pretty much anything else) check out
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, ascii_superstar wrote:
> I would give blade enc a go but cant find it anywhere, probably due to
> the legal acrion. Ill give your suggestions a try
>
> thanks
> sergio
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From: Victor Zandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need help restoring Windows
Date: 03 Sep 2000 22:10:54 -0500
In the course of installing Linux on a friend's Gateway Solo 2150
laptop, I broke its ability to boot Windows.
We created a partition for Linux by splitting the original Windows 98
partition with fips. Goback -- a disk backup utility -- is installed
on the Windows partition. I think Goback usurps the standard Windows
boot code, replacing with something unconventional that conflicts with
LILO. When I changed the default boot partition with LILO, I believe
I inadvertently screwed up Goback's boot code. In any event, now when
we boot dos we get stuck at a prompt that says (roughly)
Type the name of the command interpreter (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM)
A>
Perhaps one first step toward fixing this would be to replace the
bootsector with one that boots a Windows partition running Goback.
Can anyone provide me with an image of such a bootsector? I believe
from Linux you can copy such a bootsector into the file named MBR with
this command:
dd if=/dev/hda of=MBR bs=512 count=1
(replace /dev/hda with the name of the boot device, if different).
Otherwise, does anyone have any suggestions? Anyone know a Goback
guru?
Thanks.
Vic
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From: KENNETH RIORDAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Can I use 486/60 for Linux
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 03:15:52 GMT
Sure you can..if you can get on to the internet on another computer.
Go to http://pygmy.penguin.cz and download pygmy Linux. It takes about
6 floppies to get it. It is structured for internet access and is very
easy to install through DOS.There is no need to partition the hard
drive. After you have it installed and get onto the internet with it,
you can download the xf86 config file for a graphic mode. I downloaded
it on Friday afternoon and was on the internet (without external help)
on Saturday afternoon, and today I have the graphics running.I had
Caldera linux and tried for a long time to get it going and finally gave
up, wiped my hard drive clean, and started all over again with Pygmy.
It needs I believe, about 150M of HD space.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 21:23:26 -0600
From: Matthew Leinhos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommendations on a good book.
I would recommend Linux Unleashed. It applies to Linux in general, and
will tell you how to set up pretty much all the sysadmin aspects of your
Linux box.
Matt
On Aug 29, Black Dragon wrote: -----------------
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:52:03 -0400 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<> `moonie;)' said:
[...]
>Red Hat Linux 6 Unleashed has been like a godsend to me (even though I run
>Mandrake 7.02)
I agree, Red Hat Linux Unleashed is an *excellent* book!
--
"WAR IS PEACE | Matthew Leinhos
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" | Colorado State University
--the Party | Computer Science, Mathematics
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From: Raymond Blum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Good distr for Thinkpad 701C?
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 23:27:55 -0400
Hi
I have a thinkpad 701C (the "Butterfly") with 24 MB of RAM and a 500
MB HD. I have finally gotten the floppy drive for it and would welcome
any advice as to a good distribution to do an NFS install of onto this
machine. My goal is to set this up as a machine to run KDE, Organize, a
word processsor, etc. Obviously the more disk space left for the
applications the better. I can not easily get a CD-ROM hooked up
directly to the machine. I have tried the RedHat and Suse boot disks and
both recognize the Ethernet card, hence my determination to use an NFS
install.
--
Thank you,
Raymond Blum
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: a newbie question about md5sum
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 03:29:03 GMT
Marc Andre Selig wrote:
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Hi. I just downloaded the ISO image of Mandrake Linux, and in the
> > README.txt it say you can use the md5sum to check the integrity of the
ISO
> > file. Iam currently running win98. Could any tell me how to run the
md5sum
> > command ? or is there any other method to do the integrity check of
the
> > ISO file?
>
> Just get the md5sum command from somewhere and run it. If you've got
> a straight port from unix, you would probably have to start a command
> line window, change to the directory where your ISO image resides, and
> say "md5sum *.iso". It will print a long hexadecimal code, which you
> then compare to the code published on the mandrake site.
Could you also tell me how to find that "md5sum.exe" command please?
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: "@" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: cant mount cdrom and floppy?
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 11:49:17 +0800
Hi All,
Two questions to ask:
1)I'm using Slackware3.0(kernel 2.0.0), but cant mount /mnt/cdrom and
/mnt/floppy. I can see my cdrom using dmesg command like-- hdd:CS-R38 ATAPI
CD-ROM Drive, also under /dev--i can see cdrom--->dev/hdd, then when i use
mount /mnt/cdrom commnad, it respond " mount:mount point /mnt/cdrom does not
exit"(my setting in /etc/fstab---/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauot,owner 0
0).
2)when i exec mount /fd0/floppy, system respond "fs type vfat not supported
by kernel". Is modfying kernel a only way to deal with, if so where can i
get better sources to do so('cause i read some HOWTOs but dont explain
clearly to deal wiht my problems)
thanks
sean
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From: Mike Walsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cant mount cdrom and floppy?
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:34 GMT
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Two questions to ask:
>
>1)I'm using Slackware3.0(kernel 2.0.0), but cant mount /mnt/cdrom and
>/mnt/floppy.
Try
mount /dev/cdrom
and
mount /dev/fd0
Those work for me in Mandrake.
>I can see my cdrom using dmesg command like-- hdd:CS-R38 ATAPI
>CD-ROM Drive, also under /dev--i can see cdrom--->dev/hdd, then when i use
>mount /mnt/cdrom commnad, it respond " mount:mount point /mnt/cdrom does not
>exit"(my setting in /etc/fstab---/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauot,owner 0
>0).
>
>2)when i exec mount /fd0/floppy, system respond "fs type vfat not supported
>by kernel". Is modfying kernel a only way to deal with, if so where can i
>get better sources to do so('cause i read some HOWTOs but dont explain
>clearly to deal wiht my problems)
>
>
>thanks
>
>sean
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From: Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: a newbie question about md5sum
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 05:06:54 +0100
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Could you also tell me how to find that "md5sum.exe" command please?
There's a DOS version (presumably compatible with Linux versions) at...
ftp://ftp.uv.es/pub/mirror2/DebianCD/1.3.1/utilities/md5sum.exe
(in case that doesn't work I've put it up at
<http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dufas/md5sum.exe>).
- - -
usage: md5sum [-bv] [-c [file]] | [file...]
Generates or checks MD5 Message Digests
-c check message digests (default is generate)
-v verbose, print file names when checking
-b read files in binary mode
The input for -c should be the list of message digests and file names
that is printed on stdout by this program when it generates digests.
- - -
If you don't get the correct value the first time, use the -b option (I
had to use that to successfully verify a Debian CD image).
HTH,
Kris
--
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From: "Javi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ethernet Problem
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:02:32 -0500
Well, I will try to provide as much info as I can about my ethernet card
configuration:
In response to Marc Andre Selig on:
- How did you configure the card?
- What is the output from "/sbin/ifconfig"?
- What is the output from "/sbin/route"?
- What is the content of "/etc/resolv.conf"?
Here is what I Found;
/sbin/ifconfig
eth0
link encap:ethernet HWaddr 00:10:A4:E5:15:B2
inet addr:153.104.152.19 Bcast:153.104.255.255 Mask:255.255.252.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 METRIC:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors::0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqeuelen:100
nterrupt:3 Base address:0*300
/sbin/route
Kernel IP Routing Table
Destination Gateaway Genmask Flags Metric
Ref Use Iface
153.104.152.0 : 255.255.252.0 U 0
0 0 lo
127.0.0.0 U
0 0 0 eth0
and finally the etc/resolv.conf was just the word 'search'
I try to configure the routing as follows:
ifconfig eth0 153.104.154.19 netmask 255.255.252.0 up
also I try the following :
route add -net 153.104.154.19 netmask 255.255.252.0 eth0 but it gave me an
error saying that the netmask was not the same as the something else. I am
sorry but I don't remember exactly what was it.
well, i hope this info will help you so you can help me . Finally I would
like to make a correction. When I said Linux 6.1 I meant RedHat 6.1 .
Well I hope this info will be enough
Javi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Tanhehco Chua)
Subject: Sendmail with Local delivery
Date: 4 Sep 2000 04:01:05 GMT
I have dns set up with an MX record pointing back to my Linux server. I am using
pop3 to retrive my email. The problem is that when I try to send email from my client
(netscape messenger) the messages gets queued up and won't be delivered. I have tried
to look at procmail and rebuild the sendmail.cf file but I can't seem to figure why
mail isn't being delivered locally. The error messages that I get back have to do the
MX record causing a loop but I have to point the messages back to the same server b
ecause thats where my accounts are on.
I have redhat 6.1. Does anyown have a clue. I went to sendmail.org but I can't find
the answer.
Eric
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From: Donald White <[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 21:33:52 -0700
The Trio3D is picky about modelines. See the XFree86 FAQ.
"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.
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From: Peter Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Please contribute. Null modem serial connection Windows/Linux
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 21:16:30 -0700
In article <V0Ds5.6740$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Arctic Storm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I am unable to find a "how to" on establishing a null
> modem serial
> connection between a Win98SE/Win2K computer and a
> Linux computer.
It depends a bit how you want to use the serial connection.
The possibilities include
1. SLIP or PPP with one machine as a server for http, ftp,
telnet etc and the other running a browser such as Netscape.
2. File and print server type sharing.
3. Dumb terminal connection, where one is just a terminal
for the other.
4. Mini bulletin board type systems, where one uses a
terminal with file download capability (eg kermit) and the
other acts as a host which may be able to upload or download
files.
I have done a bit with (3) using a Linux box as host, but I
haven't got my system sorted out properly, though it works.
Basically, look in the serial how-to for basic stuff,
including cable. While there is a lot of stuff on setting up
a modem, you can find the null-modem stuff in there.
Other possibly relevant HOWTOs - net, nfs, PPP,
serial-laplink (new), smb, text-terminal.
Good luck
Peter
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.linux
Subject: Re: SMP with Mandrake 7.1 and dual CPU performance ???
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:31:56 -0600
> I've been given a mobo that can handle 2 p233mmx cpus and I'm
> wondering if Mandrake 7.1 is automatically SMP enabled or do I have to
> re-compile the kernel ???
I'm not sure if it is or not, but at the point where you're getting a
dual-CPU machine, you really do want to recompile anyway.
> Now a question about performance, I know every application might not
> utilize both processors, and I won't see twice the performance over 1
> p233mmx, but what should I expect ?
Expect a single application to perform the same as on a single 233, and
two applications to perform as if they each had a 233. There is some
overhead, but from a "seat-of-the-pants", that's about what you should
expect.
(BTW, you can easily and safely increase the bus on a P233 to 75 MHz, which
will give you very nice results, as you're getting a much higher bandwidth
to everything off of the CPU.)
> My other linux machines are a Cyrix 366 (2.5x100bus) AMD K6-2 350
> (3.5x100) and now the p233mmx (3.5x66).
>
> I would give the performance advantage to the machines with the faster
> bus speeds, BUT the dual board has ultra-wide SCSI...so what do you
> think ???
It really depends on your app. If your app is I/O-bound, a system with a
good SCSI drive would win out. If it's CPU-bound, then the system with the
fastest CPU would win.
> How would the dual board function as a server compared to the others?
Depends on what you're serving. ; ) Chances are that it will do much
better.
> How about some number crunching, like SETI, etc ???
Check the SETI page, it has it broken down by processor.
steve
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From: Jack Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Restrict user login
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:52:49 GMT
Hello,
I'm using Redhat 6 linux system.
How can I restrict the user login from remote side but allow from some
specified IP and users
Thanks
Jack Cheng
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