Linux-Setup Digest #553, Volume #19 Tue, 5 Sep 00 04:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: samba problem (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Re: Installation of Linux onto a Win 98 PC/ Hardware Issues. (Eric)
Serial port problems on 486 ("mail.dlcwest.com")
Re: Changing Desktop Appearance (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
Re: Need help restoring Windows (Eric)
Re: Linux partition in Win2000 (Eric)
Re: UDFS for CDRW (Eric)
Re: I need to get X version 4.0, the hell off my system... (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
Re: binaries that won't execute (Eric)
Re: cd writer? (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
Syslog problem ("Sylvain")
Re: How do I launch Star Office applications? ("Jack Kessler")
Re: Installation of Linux onto a Win 98 PC/ Hardware Issues. (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
Re: Floppy trouble (C Sanjayan Rosenmund)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: samba problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:31:09 -0500
Are you running named? I had to add the names and IP's for all my Windows
clients in my named.hosts file on my Linux server so the names could get
resolved. I also added them to named.rev so reverse lookups (IP number to
name) would work. Check out the documentation on the program bind. I think
it has information about setting up the control files for named.
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000 02:17:50 +0100, Harry Lewis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've got samba 2.0.6 running on Red Hat 6.0. The server is in a simple
>test network with a Windows 98SE client. Both run TCP/IP, and both have
>LMHOSTS files with a list of hosts.
>
>When I double click on Network Neighborhood in the Windows box, I can
>see the Red Hat system and the shares in it, but when I try to connect
>to the share, the system reports that the other host cannot be found.
>The same is true if I use NET VIEW \\host_name.
>
>As far as I can tell, both systems are establishing browse lists with
>broadcasts, but - for whatever reason, fail to connect using another
>name resolution method (presumably LMHOSTS).
>
>Any ideas? My smb.config is shown below.
>
>TIA,
>
>Harry
>
>=====================================================================
># Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from rh-linux (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2000/09/04 02:11:17
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> netbios name =
> netbios aliases =
> server string = Samba 2.0.6
> interfaces =
> bind interfaces only = No
> security = SHARE
> encrypt passwords = No
> update encrypted = No
> allow trusted domains = Yes
> hosts equiv =
> min passwd length = 5
> map to guest = Never
> null passwords = No
> password server =
> smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
> root directory = /
> passwd program = /bin/passwd
> passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n
>*changed*
> passwd chat debug = No
> username map =
> password level = 0
> username level = 0
> unix password sync = No
> restrict anonymous = No
> use rhosts = No
> log level = 1
> syslog = 1
> syslog only = No
> log file =
> max log size = 5000
> timestamp logs = Yes
> debug hires timestamp = No
> debug pid = No
> debug uid = No
> protocol = NT1
> read bmpx = No
> read raw = Yes
> write raw = Yes
> nt smb support = Yes
> nt pipe support = Yes
> nt acl support = Yes
> announce version = 4.2
> announce as = NT
> max mux = 50
> max xmit = 65535
> name resolve order = lmhosts host bcast
> max packet = 65535
> max ttl = 259200
> max wins ttl = 518400
> min wins ttl = 21600
> time server = No
> change notify timeout = 60
> deadtime = 0
> getwd cache = Yes
> keepalive = 300
> lpq cache time = 10
> max disk size = 0
> max open files = 10000
> read prediction = No
> read size = 16384
> shared mem size = 1048576
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> stat cache size = 50
> load printers = Yes
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> printer driver file = /etc/printers.def
> strip dot = No
> character set =
> mangled stack = 50
> coding system =
> client code page = 850
> stat cache = Yes
> domain groups =
> domain admin group =
> domain guest group =
> domain admin users =
> domain guest users =
> machine password timeout = 604800
> add user script =
> delete user script =
> logon script =
> logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
> logon drive =
> logon home = \\%N\%U
> domain logons = No
> os level = 20
> lm announce = Auto
> lm interval = 60
> preferred master = No
> local master = Yes
> domain master = No
> browse list = Yes
> dns proxy = Yes
> wins proxy = No
> wins server =
> wins support = No
> wins hook =
> kernel oplocks = Yes
> ole locking compatibility = Yes
> oplock break wait time = 10
> smbrun = /usr/bin/smbrun
> config file =
> preload =
> lock dir = /var/lock/samba
> default service =
> message command =
> dfree command =
> valid chars =
> remote announce =
> remote browse sync =
> socket address = 0.0.0.0
> homedir map =
> time offset = 0
> unix realname = No
> NIS homedir = No
> panic action =
> comment =
> path =
> alternate permissions = No
> revalidate = No
> username =
> guest account = nobody
> invalid users =
> valid users =
> admin users =
> read list =
> write list =
> force user =
> force group =
> read only = Yes
> create mask = 0744
> force create mode = 00
> security mask = -1
> force security mode = -1
> directory mask = 0755
> force directory mode = 00
> directory security mask = -1
> force directory security mode = -1
> guest only = No
> guest ok = No
> only user = No
> hosts allow =
> hosts deny =
> status = Yes
> max connections = 0
> min print space = 0
> strict sync = No
> sync always = No
> print ok = No
> postscript = No
> printing = bsd
> print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
> lpq command = lpq -P%p
> lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
> lppause command =
> lpresume command =
> queuepause command =
> queueresume command =
> printer name =
> printer driver = NULL
> printer driver location =
> default case = lower
> case sensitive = No
> preserve case = Yes
> short preserve case = Yes
> mangle case = No
> mangling char = ~
> hide dot files = Yes
> delete veto files = No
> veto files =
> hide files =
> veto oplock files =
> map system = No
> map hidden = No
> map archive = Yes
> mangled names = Yes
> mangled map =
> browseable = Yes
> blocking locks = Yes
> fake oplocks = No
> locking = Yes
> oplocks = Yes
> level2 oplocks = No
> oplock contention limit = 2
> strict locking = No
> share modes = Yes
> copy =
> include =
> exec =
> preexec close = No
> postexec =
> root preexec =
> root preexec close = No
> root postexec =
> available = Yes
> volume =
> fstype = NTFS
> set directory = No
> wide links = Yes
> follow symlinks = Yes
> dont descend =
> magic script =
> magic output =
> delete readonly = No
> dos filetimes = No
> dos filetime resolution = No
> fake directory create times = No
>
> [Public]
> comment = Public folder
> path = /Public
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installation of Linux onto a Win 98 PC/ Hardware Issues.
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:08:04 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Earthlink News wrote:
>
> I am new to Linux and would like to run it with my Windows 98 too so I have
> a choice between a version of Linux and Windows 98 and maybe even Win 2000,
> not decided though.
>
> I however, have a 20 GIG hard drive wanting to split it up allowing my
> Windows allowed to have 10 and Linux to have 10 partitioned. I was going to
> use PatitionMagic 5.0 to do the backing up of my current files on my
> computer and the partitioning.
You're bound to run in to problems, if you do this. The BIOS of a PC
isn't capable of booting an OS from beyond cylinder 1024 (newer bioses
can, you'll need a newer LILO (LInuxLOader) too). The easiest solution
is to make a /boot partition below cyl. 1024 (~8 GB). This way you'll
never have booting problems.
> Next, I really am confused on which version of Linux to choose. I am curious
> as to what other people recommend for flavors of Linux. Also, I have
> componets such as a 3Com WinModem and a UMAX Parallel Astra 2000 scanner. I
look at the SANE homepage for info on scanner support
> read in the HTML docs that these were not supported. I can understand the
> WinModem, but I don't understand the scanner. But, all of my other componets
> should work fine according to the information on linuxdocs.org
>
> So, which flavor of Linux do you recommend to the Linux newbie and is the
> eaisiest, most hardware supported and has pretty cool GUIs and can
> administrate thing sort of like Windows can.
linux flavour's are personal choices, so all response to these questions
are likely to represent only the writers's personal favourite. (I've
used slackware (2.0 kernel) RH5 to RH 6.2 and SuSE, and I think they all
have their own pro's and con's.)
Eric
> Sincerely,
> Jeff
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From: "mail.dlcwest.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.ppp
Subject: Serial port problems on 486
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 01:08:02 -0600
I did a minimal installation of redhat 6.2 on a 486. There is nothing
special about this installation or box. However, the modem/serial port
works erraticly. On some bootups it works, others it doesn't. Of course in
dos it works all the time. I have tried a variety of base/irq combinations
as well as tried different modems. (both modems work fine in another box) I
have just recently upgraded the kernel to 2.2.16-3 to no avail.
The box is as follows:
486dx66
16mb ram
540m hd
3com etherlink III
USR 56k but have tried USR Sportster 14.4
Am I just crazy or am I missing something obviouse? Any help would be
appreciated.
/colin
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Changing Desktop Appearance
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 07:12:43 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> My PC runs win98 and Redhat6.0. The Icons on the desktop and the panel
> at its bottom are very big; the width of the panel is about 3cm. I
> thought the problem is to do with one of the settings on the
> XF86config; but which one and how?
>
Hmmm, this *sounds* like you are using a default resolution of
640x480. Try <ctrl>+<alt>+<+(on the keypad)> to switch resolutions.
You can confirm your window size and color depth by running xwininfo
from an xterm then clicking on the main window. The info will be
displayed in the xterm.
--
Sanjay
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need help restoring Windows
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:17:16 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Victor Zandy wrote:
>
> Igor Mercier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Victor Zandy wrote:
> > > 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
> >
> > from a msdos win98 boot disk amd type in at the A prompt fdisk /mbr this
> > overrides the lilo that is there and windoze booted again. Now to boot
> > linux I use a boot disk that was created during instalation of linux.
>
> Thanks Igor, but unfortunately this will not work in my case. The
> standard MBR does not boot Windows. I think Goback uses an
Are you sure? Perhaps you just need to make the win partition active?
If not, when installing linux, lilo makes a backup of the previous MBR
and stores it in /boot as boot.0300 (the numbers describe the device, in
this case /dev/hda)
Eric
> incompatible boot sequence. I need to restore the MBR with one that
> is compatible with Goback.
>
> Vic
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux partition in Win2000
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:26:26 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jason Souder wrote:
>
> 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?
>
> Jason
Make sure the partition type is a linux one. If it is a partition type
(see fdisk -l) windows knows, it'll be listed, just change, it will not
do any harm.
probably partition type now is c and should be 83
eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UDFS for CDRW
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:29:15 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Greg Davis wrote:
>
> I want to set up my linux os to mount a udfs cd (incremental packet
> written). It would also be nice to be able to write to the cdrw using
> the fs. I am sure lots of people are wondering the same so please help
> us out and post a reply.
>
> thanks
> Greg
You will not be able to write the UDF FS (it's not udfs, but udf =
universal disc format), but to mount it, just get the udf.o module
inserted in you're kernel. Look at freshmeat.net to find it. (may also
be on the CD you installed linux from)
Eric
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: I need to get X version 4.0, the hell off my system...
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 07:31:24 GMT
{mailed and posted}
peter wrote:
>
> If it's not one thing, it's another...
I'm sorry that you are having trouble, perhaps I can help.
>
> I'm sick and tired of re-installing Linux, everytime is something
> else. X 4.0.0 wont work on my computer, I need to install 3.3, is
> there anyway to do this from the command line ?
I recently tried XF86 4.0.1 and went back because there wasn't enough
of a benefit for me in using it. I had backed up my XF86 3.3.6
beforehand so there was no problem getting it back. If you have
backed up your /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6 (by taring them) then it should
be simple to get them back.
rm -rf /usr/X11R6
rm -rf /etc/X11
tar -xzvf oldX11.tgz
now all of the old files are back in place. . .
If, on the other hand, you did *not* back up these files, things get a
bit more dificult. You then need to get rid of XF86 4.x (use rpm if
that is how you installed it, otherwise just rm the directories as
above) then reinstall XF86 3.3.6 from the rpms on the installation CD.
Next you will need to configure it for your equipment (xconfigurator
should work for this).
>
> I don't want to have to reinstalling linux AGAIN...
You should never *have* to reinstall Linux.
>
> I'm using Mandrake 7.1
>
> When the install ran the video test, it worked fine, but of course
> with linux that doesn't means shit. Because when you try to run X,
> you get nothing...
Define "nothing", please. . .I may be able to help with that.
>
> everyday, every version it's the same old crap...I guess I'm asking
> too much...and all my equipment is supported also...
>
> Days after day wasted...
Your days are *not* wasted if you learn from the experience. You may
not be asking too much, but just not in the right way.
Mail me if you need more help on this.
--
Sanjay
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: binaries that won't execute
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:41:59 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steve Wright wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Why won't linux run this binary?
>
> >Peanut-Linux:/usr/bin# ls wish* -al
> >rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Sep 3 2000 wish -> wish8.0
> >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 441063 Dec 2 1997 wish8.0
> >
> >Peanut-Linux:/usr/bin# wish
> >bash: /usr/bin/wish: No such file or directory
> >Peanut-Linux:/usr/bin# wish8.0
> >bash: /usr/bin/wish8.0: No such file or directory
> >Peanut-Linux:/usr/bin#
> >
> >Peanut-Linux:~# cat /proc/2/!exe
> <cat /proc/2/exec wish "./setup.tk"
> >cat: /proc/2/exec: No such file or directory
> >cat: wish: No such file or directory
> >cat: ./setup.tk: No such file or directory
> >Peanut-Linux:~#
>
> tia
>
> Steve
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do you have the noexec flag set on the partition /usr/bin is on?
It would be really weird, and you're bound to have more "non-executable
executables" then, but it's worth to look at. just enter "mount" with no
options at the command prompt.
Eric
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: cd writer?
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 07:45:01 GMT
Lyndon wrote:
>
> Go to /etc/fstab
>
> Go to line that deals with your cdrw
>
> change 'hdc' to 'scd0'
>
Why scd0? His burner is ATAPI and *nowhere* does he indicate that he
has enabled SCSI emulation. Your solution would have him unable to
mount the CD at all.
> > I cannot access the CD. The CD is a HP 8250i CD Writer. Mandrake sees it
> > as an IDE/HDC
> > I tried changing the properties of the device, but that did not help. If I
> > try to view the files through KDE Explorer
> > it says it cannot open them. It is mounted, although it says it is a locked
> > directory.
>From the above, I suspect that you have changed the permissions of the
CDROM device (/dev/hdc) to be accessable to everyone. This is good.
Now, look at your /etc/fstab file. It should have a line that looks
*something* like this:
/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom iso9660 users,noauto,ro
0 2
See that part that says users,noauto,ro (yours may say something
diferent)? That is the part you need to look at. users means that
any user can mount the drive. noauto means that Linux will not try to
mount the drive while booting. ro means that the drive should be
mounted "read only" (this is the only way to mount a CDROM). If the
permissions for /mnt/cdrom and /dev/hdc allow all users access (go
ahead and use 777 as a mask) these settings should allow you to mount
and access the CDROM as any user. I hope this helps, mail me if you
need more.
--
Sanjay
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From: "Sylvain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Syslog problem
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:49:53 +0200
Hi all,
I know I already send a post on this subject, but I have new informations !
The goal : setting up a bootable CD-ROM based on RedHat 6.2
The problem : syslog does not log !
When booting, syslog is launched by the init scripts and does not log
anything except "Syslog restarting ..."
If I just launch it manually after the boot, it will work.
I modified the init scripts to launch it without a special daemon calling
function, does not change anything.
The interesting part : I made system call traces with strace and found :
- syslog opens /dev/log as a SOCK_DGRAM socket,
- loggers ("logger" for example) can't open /dev/log socket : get a
EPROTOTYPE error when opening with SOCK_DGRAM.
I think this is most of the problem but can't find solution.
Note : I boot the system with a read-only root fs and a ramdisk over /var.
Kernel is 2.2.16 patched with devfs. When rebooting with a read-write root
fs, I have no problem at all !!
I don't think there is a user right problem as /dev/log is created 666 by
syslog.
I someone could help about this problem, I just have no more ideas ...
Thanks in advance.
Sylvain.
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From: "Jack Kessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I launch Star Office applications?
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:59:22 -0700
Thanks, Marc, but that doesn't work, nor does it work without the ampersand,
even in the directory where it lives....
Marc Andre Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
> that has been posted to comp.os.linux.setup as well.
>
> "Jack Kessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I learned how to mount the second CDROM, located Setup on it, and set up
> > Star Office using Gnome. As it exited, it told me that it had opened a
line
> > in KDE from which to run it. Red Hat's default is Gnome, which has a
menu
> > category for applications. None of the Star Office applications appear
on
> > it. What do I do to invoke / launch it?
>
> Probably just "soffice&", entered at a terminal prompt.
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installation of Linux onto a Win 98 PC/ Hardware Issues.
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 08:00:26 GMT
Earthlink News wrote:
>
> I am new to Linux and would like to run it with my Windows 98 too so I have
> a choice between a version of Linux and Windows 98 and maybe even Win 2000,
> not decided though.
>
Should be no problem. . .
> I however, have a 20 GIG hard drive wanting to split it up allowing my
> Windows allowed to have 10 and Linux to have 10 partitioned. I was going to
> use PatitionMagic 5.0 to do the backing up of my current files on my
> computer and the partitioning.
I do not see a problem here (so far so good)
> Next, I really am confused on which version of Linux to choose. I am curious
> as to what other people recommend for flavors of Linux. Also, I have
> componets such as a 3Com WinModem and a UMAX Parallel Astra 2000 scanner. I
> read in the HTML docs that these were not supported. I can understand the
> WinModem, but I don't understand the scanner. But, all of my other componets
> should work fine according to the information on linuxdocs.org
Paralell port devices are not wel supported in Linux yet. By not
supported well, I mean that there will *probably* be configuration
issues that will need to be resolved. If you are willing to "get your
ahnds dirty", then you just may get it working after all. The
advantage to this is that you learn more about your computer and gain
the satisfaction of having done something that was more dificult than
plugging it in and letting the OS figure it all out.
>
> So, which flavor of Linux do you recommend to the Linux newbie and is the
> eaisiest, most hardware supported and has pretty cool GUIs and can
> administrate thing sort of like Windows can.
For the Linux newbie, I recomend a distro that has a bone simple
install and configuration. For this I find that RedHat or SuSE are
good choices. I would also get a book to go along with it, so you
have a tutorial at hand to make learning the OS easier. As for
"pretty cool GUIs" either of these will do well. Either GNOME or KDE
will be easy for you to use as they are similar to Windows in layout
and function. The important part is to install the OS and *play* with
it. . .
Welcome to Linux, and good luck!
--
Sanjay
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From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Floppy trouble
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 08:07:38 GMT
b k g wrote:
> As root I can mount -a /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
> I can so this for ext2 and msdos floppy. However if not loggd as root then
> I get an
> error saying specify filesystem, or bad block device. If I try the mount
> command I get
> a message saying that only root can mount.
>
> So what now?
Try adding a line to your /etc/fstab that looks like the following:
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto users,noauto
0 2
(you have to do this as root. . .)
then any user will be able to mount the floppy with the command:
mount /mnt/floppy
would that solve your issue?
--
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