Linux-Setup Digest #560, Volume #19 Wed, 6 Sep 00 00:13:14 EDT
Contents:
rpm-4.0 (Jinghua Tang)
lilo THINKS kernel TOO BIG?! (Bayo Lau)
Re: tape drives (Tim Moore)
Re: Need help restoring Windows (Victor Zandy)
Re: Red Hat 6.2 & SB Live ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
pppd daemon - common causes of death? (Brad Newman)
Re: Linux installation "how-to" Web sites?, and a coupla questions ("Martin Wehner")
Re: How to setup qmail? ("Dan")
Re: Renaming mount points...possible?? (Manfred Bartz)
how to use tar to restore backup file ("@")
Re: cd writer? (Jim Broughton)
Re: Cable Modem Install (Mike Walsted)
Re: cd writer? ("greg")
Re: Help: What Is A Bootable CD-ROM? (myself)
Re: SMP with Mandrake 7.1 and dual CPU performance ??? ("Dan")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jinghua Tang)
Subject: rpm-4.0
Date: 6 Sep 2000 02:01:01 GMT
Dear experts,
I was trying to install the php4.0 on my redhat linux 6.2. It says I
need something >3, so I download the rpm-4.0-0.67.6x.i386.rpm to try to
install it. But I the installation of this version of rpm. I failed to
use the rpm any more. Is there any way to recover the rpm, or I have to
reinstall the linux? Thank you in advance!
Jinghua
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 19:17:57 -0700
From: Bayo Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lilo THINKS kernel TOO BIG?!
Hi all!
I'm running RedHat6.2 with kernel 2.2.14-5.0 and lilo version 21.
i've downloaded and compiled kernel 2.2.16.
I copy System.map to /boot/System.map-2.2.16, and zImage to
/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16... then link them to System.map and vmlinuz,
respectively.
when I run lilo to write the MBR, it prompted that the kernel is too
big..... what's wrong?
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: tape drives
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 02:17:58 GMT
> > can anyone suggest a good quality tape drive that will work well under
> > linux - in particular suse linux.
>
> My Seagate STT220000N-MC ("Travan NS") is an internal SCSI drive with
> hardware compression. It writes 10/20 GB tapes. Works very well, cost
> about $350, plus $130 for 4 tapes, plus the SCSI controller. I think it's
> fast SCSI-- transfers 1 MB/s. Came with Backup Exec for Windows, which is
I've been using an HP Colorado Travan-5 (10/20GB).
~950KB/s, EIDE/ATAPI (I use SCSI emulation).
Tapes are $38US or $3.80/GB.
Main benefit for me is tape capacity. I can do a level0 and 12-14
incremental dumps on a single tape.
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: Victor Zandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need help restoring Windows
Date: 05 Sep 2000 21:27:48 -0500
Victor Zandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Since my earlier post I found documentation for this problem on
> the Goback support pages (www.goback.com/support.cfm). I will try
> their solution tonight and try to remember to report my experience to
> this group.
It worked. I've copied the information from the support page
below, in case it disappears.
My appreciation to the Goback folks for documenting this stuff.
Vic
Goback technical support
www.goback.com/support.cfm
Restoring GoBack after FDisk /MBR (Article Number000512-0004)
Description: Information in this article pertains to restoring
GoBack to the Master Boot Record (MBR) after a program, such as
FDisk, has modified and/or deleted GoBack from the MBR. This can
occur when a user or a program boots from media other than the hard
drive on which GoBack is installed, without loading the GoBack
drivers, and replaces the MBR.
After such a program has modified and/or deleted GoBack from the
MBR, the system may fail during boot with the following error: "Type
the name of the command interpreter".
This information applies to the following product(s):
- GoBack 2.1d, 2.1e, 2.2 and 2.21
This information applies to the following Operating System(s):
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows ME (GoBack 2.2 only)
Solution:
To restore GoBack to the MBR and regain access to your files:
1.Locate the Windows boot disk. If you do not have one you will
have to create one on a separate computer.
2.Copy GB_Prog.exe from the GoBack CD to the Windows boot
disk. (You will need to either boot from the Windows boot
disk or copy the file from the CD to the floppy on another
computer.)
3.Insert the Windows boot disk (with CD-ROM support and no RAM
drive).
4.Restart the computer. The computer will restart and boot from
the Windows boot disk.
5.When the command prompt appears, type: "a:\gb_prog.exe" and
press Enter. The following GoBack error dialog appears:
GoBack (129): "GoBack has detected an active GOBACKIO.BIN
file on disk #, but it appears as though the MBR has been
modified by some utility other than GoBack. Do you want
GoBack to attempt recovery on this hard disk?" (# Indicates
the hard drive that contains the GOBACKIO.BIN file previously
installed by GoBack).
6.Click "Yes". The following message appears:
GoBack (148): "GoBack has re-hooked itself into the MBR on
disk #. Your system will be rebooted following the disk scan
so it can start up normally with GoBack active."
7.Click "OK."
8.Remove the Windows boot disk from the floppy drive and your
system will boot into Windows normally.
MORE INFORMATION
Please Note: Using the above steps with GoBack version 2.1, 2.1a, or
2.1c will cause a GoBack engine error (101 error)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.2 & SB Live
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 02:31:53 GMT
In article <8p2umo$b0j$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jeroen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does RH 6.2 recognises a SB Live during setup? Is it possible to get any sound
> from it by choosing another driver if it isn't recognised? I just want to play
> wav/mp3, no recording, spdif etcetera
>
> Thanks
I don't recall if RH detected mine at install or not, but 6.2 does come with the
module (driver) for it (emu10k1). For some reason, I vaguely remember it not
working out of the box, but its a piece of cake to get going (YMMV).
All you should need to do, if it doesn't detect it on install, is add the line
"alias sound emu10k1" to /etc/conf.modules, do a "depmod -a" and then
"modprobe sound".
If you want, you can get the drivers at the link below as well. The emu10k1
module works well for what you are wanting (and then some, probably?).
If you get the newer tarball, just untar them and read the included docs. They
explain how to build and install the module.
http://opensource.creative.com/ (devel site for the driver)
HTH...
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From: Brad Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pppd daemon - common causes of death?
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 22:41:59 -0400
Does anyone know of someone or somewhere that has
compiled a list of
common causes for a ppp daemon to "die unexpectedly".
I know that this
is a relatively common problem based on the number of
posts I see about
it. Sure there are a couple of points in the PPP
HOWTO and a few others
get batted out in newsgroups etc. but I've never seen
any resembling a
more comprehensive list. Is this a ridiculous thing
to expect?
Can you guess what I'm leading up to?
Yes it's true. My ppp daemon dies just after
connecting with my ISP.
Interestingly, this machine has both RedHat 6.0 &
Mandrake 7.1 -
everything is just dandy in RedHat, but Mandrake & ppp
are not a happy
pair. It's easy enough to duplicate configuration
files between the two
distros, so one would expect it should be an easy fix,
but this has not
worked.
I have tried the the more commonly suggested solutions
- even some
contradictory suggestions (i.e. make sure that
/etc/ppp/options is
empty VS. make sure it contains noauth or
defaultroute) - to no avail.
Has anyone seen a "grocery list" of checks to go
through to remedy a
sick ppp daemon?
If not, perhaps I'll compile one once this ordeal is
over.
Thanks
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From: "Martin Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux installation "how-to" Web sites?, and a coupla questions
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 04:42:46 +0200
In article <8p3rbo$dgg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon
Noring) wrote:
> 1) Booting harddisk. Our pc has two hard disks. Can we put all of
> Linux
> on the "D" drive and boot from that, or do I have to partition our
> master
> "C" drive and install Linux there?
Yes, you can seperate your OSs on two harddrives, a clean solution anyways.
Linux doesn't need to reside on your first harddisk.
> 2) Multiple OS Management. I'm interested in running up to three or
> four
> OS on our pc, including Windows 98, Linux, DOS 6, and Windows 2000.
> It would be nice to be able to manage all of these at start up, say
> using some sort of menu. Any pointers here? It'd be nice when the
> computer is turned on, a menu appears early on, I pick the one I
> want, and there I go.
Basically, both lilo and the win2k bootloader can so this.
When you end up with lilo in your master-bootrecord, you can choose
the system to boot by either typing 'linux' or 'dos' at the lilo prompt.
You can use the Win2k Bootmanager by creating an image of the lilo bootloader
residing on the bootsector of your second harddisk with dd and pointing to it in your
boot.ini like:
C:\bootsect.lin="Linux"
A very powerful, fancy (& costy) bootmanager is system-commander.
But you'll find heaps of free ones on the net & the one from Partition Magic will do
everything you want, though i haven't tried it myself.
You'll want to check the manual that came with your distribution, this bootstuff
is definitely a FAQ
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From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to setup qmail?
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:45:07 -0400
Go to www.linuxdoc.org, and then the HOWTO section. The "Mail
Administrator" article is the one you want... I set it up from scratch with
that one and it worked the first time. If you need any help, email me as I
have done it myself (the struggle *AND* the success :)
-Dan
"Beggar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> As title, I am using Redhat 6.2 with sendmail. I have tried to follow
> the www.qmail.org but does not success. Don't know what step I have
> missed.
> Can anyone give the a hand with the steps and some useful artical for
> this ??
> And what is the minimal files should I need??
>
> Thanks a lot!!
>
> Dicky
>
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Renaming mount points...possible??
From: Manfred Bartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 02:55:42 GMT
"John Mravunac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've run into some trouble here at work...one of our proxy machines had run
> out of inodes. This seemed strange, so after some investigation I noticed
> that the person who had originally set up this machine had make a small
> slip, which is now causing many troubles.
>
> This is how the system should have been set up:
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/md0 1.7G 991M 646M 61% /
> /dev/hdc1 4.0G 1.7G 2.1G 45% /cache
> /dev/hda7 200M 152M 25M 86% /cache-nntp
> /dev/md1 194M 11M 173M 6% /var/log
>
> But instead this is how it actually was:
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/md0 1.7G 991M 646M 61% /
> /dev/hdc1 200M 1.7G 2.1G 45% /cache
> /dev/hda7 4.0G 152M 25M 86% /cache-nntp
> /dev/md1 194M 11M 173M 6% /var/log
>
> The size of the two cache partitions have been swapped by accident (I'm
> assuming).
In your /etc/fstab you would have these lines:
# <fs> <mnt pnt> <type> <options> <dump><pass>
/dev/hdc1 /cache ext2 ? ? ?
/dev/hda7 /cache-nntp ext2 ? ? ?
change them to:
/dev/hdc1 /cache-nntp ext2 ? ? ?
/dev/hda7 /cache ext2 ? ? ?
then stop nntpd and do:
umount /dev/hdc1
umount /dev/hda7
mount /cache
mount /cache-nntp
check with:
mount
Then cross-move your files as appropriate, restart nntpd.
If you have trouble unmounting, use ``lsof'' to check which apps have
files open on those partitions.
If the number of inodes is critical then you should consider making a
new filesystem with ``mke2fs -T news'' (or specify a blocksize of
1024), but then you loose all files on that partition.
HTH
--
Manfred Bartz
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From: "@" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to use tar to restore backup file
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 10:58:30 +0800
Hi,
I'm use tar command to restore xx.tar.gz file(root:tar xvfZ xxx.tar.gz), but
the cursor move one line down and nothing happen. So is the parameters i use
correct or...?
thanks
sean
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From: Jim Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: cd writer?
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 03:13:52 GMT
C Sanjayan Rosenmund wrote:
>
> 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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Windows has detected that a gnat has farted near your computer.
> Press any key to reboot.
Let me also add to Sanjay's excellent advice...
If you want to use the CDRW for it intended purpose mainly writing
CD's then you want to enable it as a emulated scsi device. This can
be done with a kernel recompile with disable atapi/cdrom support,
enable scsi/emulation, enable scsi and scsi generic support. THEN
and ONLY then will your cdrw be recognized as scd0. It will also
then become compatible with most of the cdrw software that almost
requieres the scsi emulation in order to work.
If you want more information visit www.linuxdoc.org and find the
howto's and lookup CD-Writing-HOWTO. This requiers some knowledge
of doing a kernel recompile and installation.
--
Jim Broughton
(The Amiga OS! Now there was an OS)
If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.
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From: Mike Walsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem Install
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 03:18:25 GMT
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Mike,
>
>Thanks for your reply. I must point out that GTE is not supporting Linux
>and has only provided Windows drivers.
>
My cable company doesn't support Linux, either. The numbers they gave for
Windows (network address, netmask, broadcast address, DNS address) are the same
in Windows and Linux.
The real question comes down to the NIC, unless they gave you an internal cable
modem instead of external cable modem. If you have the external, you just
configure the NIC as for any other network. For instance, I use a 3com 589
series. If you have the internal cable modem, I cannot help you. Let me know
if you need any other help, and I will do my best.
mikewalsted at home dot com
>-- David
>
>
>
>--
>Posted via CNET Help.com
>http://www.help.com/
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From: "greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: cd writer?
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:20:49 +0800
I had same problem and this fixed it no problems
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/CDburner/pages/cdBurner4.php
3
Just follow the directions
Cheers
Greg
Bob R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:h6Ys5.15996$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just loaded Mandrake 7.0 from CD. Everything seemed okay, but now when
i
> log on as user or root
> 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.
>
> Any assistance will be appreciated. I would like to install some more
> software that I have, but I need to access
> the CD.
>
> My system is an K6-2/350mhz
> 96 megs of ram
> 2 HD
> Windows on first HD
> Linux on 2nd.
> HP-CD Burner (only CD on system)(IDE type on second IDE channel as Master)
>
>
>
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From: myself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help: What Is A Bootable CD-ROM?
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 22:43:55 -0500
"Marty P. A." wrote:
>
> I want to know what makes a CD-ROM a bootable CD-ROM.
>
> Is it in the hardware of the drive itself or is it in the way the
> computer is set up?
You have to have the right hardware and then set up the BIOS
right,
if I understand your question at all.
>
> I am familiar with ATAPI drives and that they require a driver in
> order to run - and this unlike the EIDE drives that can boot from
> the BIOS. (If I am missing the boat here, please let me know).
When something says you need a bootable CDROM it means your
computer
is going to look at the CDROM first upon booting to find the
instructions as to what to do next. On its own it doesn't know
much
at all, it has to read the instructions from a source such as
your
CDROM, a floppy, or the hard drive.
(I realize you are probably trying to install Linux
from the CDROM. Continue reading.)
Where it looks first depends upon what you tell it in
the BIOS.
It doesn't have anything to do with the drivers -- they load
later
in the boot sequence.
Even if you do not have Linux on your computer at all you still
have
a BIOS and the following directions will still apply. If you
already
know all this I apologize, but the way you worded your question
makes
me think you are just starting out.
>
> Does this mean that an ATAPI CD-ROM is not a bootable drive or
> is there a way to make it a bootable drive?
My ATAPI CDROM is bootable now that I set the BIOS to boot from
CDROM first, floppy second, and hd third. (My BIOS actually
allows a
fourth option, which I left blank.) So yes, there MAY be a way
you can
make your CDROM a bootable drive too.
(My CDROM is /dev/hdb in Linux. I don't know if a SCSI CDROM can
be a bootable
device, maybe someone else can tell you.)
To access
the bios watch the very first boot messages after you turn on
the
computer. Usually it will pause and tell you to hit a particular
key
or combination to enter "setup" or BIOS. Do so. Strange colored
screens will
appear. Just read them and navigate around and
look for some part that concerns the boot sequence. See if you
can change
it to what you want. This is a very primitive
part of the computer and pretty self-explanatory once you catch
on.
Some BIOSs do not allow you to set the CDROM as the boot device.
In
that case you are stuck, and the answer to your question will be
no:
there is not a way to make your CDROM bootable.
If you only change the part about what device to boot from in
the BIOS
and nothing else, and you make a wrong choice, you should be
able to go
in and put it back the way it was pretty easily, so give it a
try. Make
notes of everything you do so you can back out.
Hope this addresses your real question.
MP
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From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.linux
Subject: Re: SMP with Mandrake 7.1 and dual CPU performance ???
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:54:23 -0400
Seti does not support dual-processors right now. The only way is to run two
copies at a time (in separate dirs) and process two packets at once. With
this system, you almost get 2x the packets but, no increase in workunit
time...
"peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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 ???
>
> 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 ?
>
> 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 ???
>
> How would the dual board function as a server compared to the others?
>
> How about some number crunching, like SETI, etc ???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
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