Linux-Setup Digest #408, Volume #19 Wed, 16 Aug 00 01:13:08 EDT
Contents:
"No Carrier" Message (piddy)
Re: Help! - RH6.0 jumping PS/2 mouse (Peter D'Antonio)
xhost +: where do I put this? ("Joel Schultz")
Re: Problems setting date ("LionelB")
linux compatible (Ed)
Re: second hardrive for Linux question (Paul Lew)
Re: RedHat and Windows 2000 (DaveDiego)
X TROUBLES - NEWBIE ("Chris")
Re: Books for Linux admin, related topics? ("RLG")
Re: 2.2.12 -> 2.2.16 ("Josh Liechty")
ProFTP config problem ("Opps!")
Re: "No Carrier" Message (Craig Kelley)
Re: xhost +: where do I put this? (Craig Kelley)
Re: X TROUBLES - NEWBIE (Craig Kelley)
Re: Remove autoindent on vim (Norman Levin)
Problems after installing XFree 4.01 (MWP)
Setup RH6.2 with Abit BE6-II ("Jimmy Lee")
Limiting respawns for PPP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: GeForce GTS running with X (moonie;))
Re: X TROUBLES - NEWBIE (moonie;))
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (piddy)
Subject: "No Carrier" Message
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:20:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why do I keep getting this message when I try to connect to the
internet?
Comments?
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From: Peter D'Antonio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! - RH6.0 jumping PS/2 mouse
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:20:45 GMT
I am having a similar problem. I have seemingly isolated the problem to
occuring when I try to change resolutions. I was trying to get my 3dfx
card to work and the mouse crapped out. you need to find the right
resolution and the mouse will return to normal. i am still looking for a
fix but have not found one
Eric wrote:
> Brian Enke wrote:
> >
> > I've just installed RedHat6.0 on a new system with a ABIT KA7-100
> > motherboard, Athlon 600mhz processor, and a Logitech FirstMouse PS/2
> > three-button mouse. Whether inside X or out, I have a problem with
> > the mouse having a mind of it's own! It's very intermittent, but
> > happens often enough to make Xwindows almost unusable. It only
> > seems to happen when I'm actually moving the mouse; the cursor will
> > jump to the upper right corner of the display. Even worse, while
> > jumping, the mouse seems to dispatch button-pressing events, which
> > cause random actions when the button-press happens to encounter a
> > window that can be clicked upon... :( :(
> >
> > Any ideas out there in LINUX-land?? This is pretty urgent - I need
> > to have a happy mouse within a few days so I can start a LINUX based
> > software dev project for a non-profit organization.
> >
> > Perhaps IRQ's are to blame?? I recompiled the kernel (2.2.5-15 ?)
> > after changing the mouse IRQ in a header file to 12, as was suggested
> > in a HOWTO, but the problem still persists. I've also tried three
> > different PS/2 mice, same problem.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > - Brian Enke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Take a look at teh file XF86Config in /etc/X11
> It has a pointer section that describes your mouse.
> See if that is set up correct (protocol etc.)
>
> Eric
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From: "Joel Schultz" <jjsst46@*cantspamme*pop.pitt.edu>
Subject: xhost +: where do I put this?
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:18:23 -0400
I've setup up RHL 6.1 to automatically start into X-Windows on boot
(runlevel 5). However, I want the command "xhost +" to run automatically so
that the user accounts on the system do not have to all manually execute
their own "xhost +" on login, either from within individual login scripts or
by being forced to type it at a shell prompt. Is there some common script
that gets executed for all logins in which "xhost +" can be placed, or is
there some X-Windows initialization script that gets run during X's
initialization where it can be placed? Ideally, I'd also hope that this
script would execute if I ever launched X-Windows via "startx" should I boot
into some terminal-screen runlevel.
Context of this problem is I'm setting up kppp (KDE ppp front-end for pppd),
and I got everything working...except that joe user needs to type "xhost +"
before launching kppp since kppp runs with root permissions, and X's
authentication seems to get stuck on this without "xhost +" being in place.
TIA.
Joel
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From: "LionelB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uklinux.help.newbies
Subject: Re: Problems setting date
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 03:05:33 +0100
Dave Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm using RH6.2, and I have a real problem getting the date display
sorted.
>
> If I set the date using
>
> date -u -s 'Sun Aug 13 17:23:00 GMT 2000'
> Sun Aug 13 17:23:00 UTC 2000
>
> that seems to work fine. But my date always displays in EDT, and all
> applications pick that up. I want it to display in GMT (actually
> GMT+1, or BST - British Summer Time)
>
> [root@lake log]# date
> Sun Aug 13 13:23:15 EDT 2000
>
> timetool doesn't do it for me either. Any ideas?
You could try linuxconf if you're brave... it crashed the os for me, but
actually worked on reboot.
Lionel
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From: Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux compatible
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 02:29:44 GMT
Does anyone know if Linux supports the:
Promise Ultra ATA 66 Controller card?
If so, please let me know where can a get
a driver for it in order to install linux?
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Lew)
Subject: Re: second hardrive for Linux question
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 02:32:04 GMT
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:11:37 -0700, markOpoleO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am going to purchase a Second hardrive for Mandarke 7.1 so i can learn
>Linux without screwing windows up. Does anyone know a page that tells how i
>go about doing this? My understanding is that after installing second
>hardrive i have to boot into windows to make sure it is set up, then restart
>computer with 2nd drive to boot to install Mandrake on. Now, after the
>Linux install (fingers crossed if it works) , will LILO ask what OS to boot
>to cause of it being on another Hardrive? Or does Lilo work only if on a
>partition linux/windows system? Could someone clear me up, or know a page
>that will? :)
>
You don't need to bootup in windows; just use the linux bootdisk and
do the install into the 2nd drive. There are a couple of things that need
to be done to the drive prior to the actual install of the system and that
is having linux do the fdisk for the 2nd drive for partitioning.
As for lilo; it depends on what "windows" you are running, winnt or
win9x? For nt4, you need to get a copy of bootpart 2.2 to help do the
dual boot (makes it easier) using the nt boot loader; and lilo would be
installed on the the root partition of the 2nd drive.
For win9x, one could use lilo in the mbr provided that it was configured
to allow selection of win9x to boot. Someone had made a version of
boot loader like the "system commander" software where one could select
the os to boot (this would require the lilo to be installed in the
root partition of the 2nd drive.
There may be some stuff in the "www.linuxdocs.org" site HOWTOs to help.
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From: DaveDiego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat and Windows 2000
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,aus.computers.linux,hk.comp.os.linux,linux,sdnet.linux
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 02:33:04 GMT
In sdnet.linux BEryllium <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I am planning to install RedHat in my PC, which has installed Win2000. To
: avoid incompatibilities. What should I notice?
: Also, which one (RedHat or Win2000) should be installed first if I would
: like to install them in the new PC?
If you make a boot floppy, you don't need to worry about using lilo or
another boot loader. Its a little slower on boot up, but its safer IMO.
BTW: Anyone install mandrake 7.1 and choose not to install a boot loader?
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From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X TROUBLES - NEWBIE
Date: 16 Aug 2000 02:38:06 GMT
Got a linux box up and running...ran the setup for a server.
However,whenever I try any of the X functions, I get command not found
ie xterm, XF86Config, etc..
I was wondering if there is something that I missed.....it is driving me
crazy!
thanks
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From: "RLG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: Books for Linux admin, related topics?
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 03:09:50 GMT
"A Practical Guide to Linux" by Mark Sobell is a good book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201895498/o/qid=966395500/sr=8-1/ref
=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-3217947-4831045
"Randall Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm looking to round out my library of books related to Linux and Unix
> admin, security, network admin, and related topics. Does anyone have some
> favorite books they'd care to list?
>
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From: "Josh Liechty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,local.list.linux.kernel
Subject: Re: 2.2.12 -> 2.2.16
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:02:04 -0500
BTW, I run my system (with 2.2.16 kernel) without the ram disk and it works
fine. IIRC, the RAM disk is mostly for if you need to load a special SCSI
driver or something like that.
--
Josh Liechty
jliechty at custom dot net
Davide Bianchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 00:51:27 -0500, "Michael Makuch"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I'm running the Red hat 6.1 dist (2.2.12-20). I downloaded the 2.2.16-3
> >kernel rpm package, installed it and see
> <ZAP>
> >Everything seems to work ok this way. What is the initrd file for? It's
not
> >mentioned in 'man lilo.conf'.
>
> initrd is used to enable the bootloader to start a RAMDISK, this
> ramdisk can be mounted as / and programs can be started to it.
> See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/initrd.txt
>
> Davide
>
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From: "Opps!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ProFTP config problem
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:44:19 +0800
I am using RedHat 6.2 and removed wu-ftp from my rhl.
Then I d/l the proftpd 1.2.0 rc2 tarball, complie and install it.
I can get it running but none of my user can login,same for anonymous.
I even login locally but still fail.
I also tried inetd and standalone mode but still the same.
Can anyone help me?
If I use the RPM ver. from ftp.proftp.net ,then no problem..but all u
guy know that the RPM package is quite old....
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Subject: Re: "No Carrier" Message
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 15 Aug 2000 22:02:48 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (piddy) writes:
> Why do I keep getting this message when I try to connect to the
> internet?
>
> Comments?
No Carrier usually means that there wasn't a modem on the other end of
the line. Verify the phone number, and try to dial it "manually"
using minicom to see if you can connect.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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Subject: Re: xhost +: where do I put this?
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 15 Aug 2000 22:07:06 -0600
"Joel Schultz" <jjsst46@*cantspamme*pop.pitt.edu> writes:
> I've setup up RHL 6.1 to automatically start into X-Windows on boot
> (runlevel 5). However, I want the command "xhost +" to run automatically so
> that the user accounts on the system do not have to all manually execute
> their own "xhost +" on login, either from within individual login scripts or
> by being forced to type it at a shell prompt. Is there some common script
> that gets executed for all logins in which "xhost +" can be placed, or is
> there some X-Windows initialization script that gets run during X's
> initialization where it can be placed? Ideally, I'd also hope that this
> script would execute if I ever launched X-Windows via "startx" should I boot
> into some terminal-screen runlevel.
$HOME/.xinitrc and $HOME/.xsession run every time X11 is started up
normally.
> Context of this problem is I'm setting up kppp (KDE ppp front-end for pppd),
> and I got everything working...except that joe user needs to type "xhost +"
> before launching kppp since kppp runs with root permissions, and X's
> authentication seems to get stuck on this without "xhost +" being in place.
You can also take a look at the man page for xauth.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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Subject: Re: X TROUBLES - NEWBIE
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 15 Aug 2000 22:08:41 -0600
"Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Got a linux box up and running...ran the setup for a server.
> However,whenever I try any of the X functions, I get command not found
> ie xterm, XF86Config, etc..
>
> I was wondering if there is something that I missed.....it is driving me
> crazy!
If you're running an RPM distribution, you can check:
rpm -qa | grep -i xfree
Make sure /usr/X11R6/bin is in your $PATH as well.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:24:53 -0700
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Remove autoindent on vim
samuel-wk sum wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am currently using Mandrake 7.1
>
> By default, vim has autoindent set (Must be a programmer's decision).
>
> Anyway, how do I disable it?
> It's getting annoying and driving me nuts.
>
> I tried :se noautoindent and it doesn't work.
> I also tried putting :se noautoindent in .vimrc
If .vimrc is following the rules of .exrc then the
command is set, not se. Also, you do not put in the
colon. The commands would look like:
set ignorecase
set number
etc.....
> and it also didn't work.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Samuel W Sum
> Agilent Technologies
> Tel (Office): 1(970)288-1336
--
Norman Levin
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From: MWP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems after installing XFree 4.01
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:27:46 GMT
Before I bag it and go back to 3.3.whatever, can anyone
help.......I've spent too much time already trying to debug
this.
xdm/kdm/gdm no longer work - the graphical login displays,
and after entering id/password the screen flickers and just
goes right back to the login prompt. (if I enter a bad
id/password, it does tell me that). I'm sure there is an
error log somewhere - where? using gdm, I've tried
selecting different sessions - same problem. I also tried
editing the .xsession file but that didn't do anything.
I can start kde and/or gnome OK if use startx with the exec
startkde or gnome-session in the .xinirc, but there are
still some anoying problems...
1) Missing apps - xminicom, xterm. I thought I included
all of the packages.
2) When I start a terminal session, it just hangs there for
about a minute before I get a command prompt. Says
something terminal 0 already started.
BTW, I'm running slackaware 7.1 with kernel 2.2.16
Thanks in advance
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From: "Jimmy Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setup RH6.2 with Abit BE6-II
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:01:17 +0800
Reply-To: "Jimmy Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have some questions about the hardware setup with RedHat Linux 6.2. Here
is my hardware configuration.
Mainborad: Abit BE6-II (w/High point 366 UDMA 66 ver.)
CPU: Pentium III 500MHz (FC-PGA w/Abit Slocket)
RAM: KingMax PC133 128MB
Hard disk: IBM UDMA 66 20MB (connected at UDMA Primary Master channel,
choose as second boot device in bios)
CD-Rom: 50x IDE (conneted at IDE Primary Master channel, choose as third
boot device in bios)
Display: nVidia TNT Vanta 8MB
Sound Card: Creative PCI 128 Vibar
LAN Card: 3COM 3C905C-TX
MODEM: ZOOM dual mode external
Others: Floppy drive, Keyboard, Mouse, 15" CRT Monitor
My questions are:
1. I cannot install the RH6.2 with floppy boot disk. In the screen choose
setup options (Server, Workstatiom, Custom ...), the installation program
says it cannot find any disk device (forgot the message, but I guess missing
the UDMA driver) to instll.
2. I cannot config my nVidia Nanta (8MB, AGP) version to work with any X
environment.
3. I cannot config my sound card to work with any Linux. I can locate the
information about the sound card under Turbo Linux KDE config/PCI
inofmration (IRQ 11, I/O 0xc800). The sound card is using the Creative
chipset.
Thanks for your help in advance.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Limiting respawns for PPP
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:35:13 GMT
Hi everyone,
I�m in the process of setting up a permanent modem connection using PPP
and intend to configure it with an inittab entry to respawn the ppp
connection should it go down.
What I can�t work out is how to configure it so that it only respawns a
set number of times.
The reason I want this is to prevent it redialling thousands of times
in the even that my service provider�s system is down.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chris
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GeForce GTS running with X
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:53:27 -0400
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>has anyone got his GeForce GTS card working under X?
>i tried XFreeSetup and also SuSEs SAX, but i never get a picture
>when i test the xserver with several settings...
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
Set it up as a TNT2. Or if you want you can set it up with XFree86 4.0
(instead of 3.3.6) with this doc:
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/mandrake/mdk_nvidia.html
This is how I got it set up on my box.
--
moonie ;)
Registered Linux User #175104
KDE2
Kernel 2.4.0-test5
XFree86 4.0 Nvidia .94 drivers
RAID 0 Stripped
Test-Pilots-R-Us ;)
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X TROUBLES - NEWBIE
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:59:48 -0400
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Chris wrote:
>Got a linux box up and running...ran the setup for a server.
>However,whenever I try any of the X functions, I get command not found
>ie xterm, XF86Config, etc..
>
>
>I was wondering if there is something that I missed.....it is driving me
>crazy!
>
>thanks
Probably didn't load the X RPMs. I believe that the server option assumes you
want to run a server with out X (less memory use)
--
moonie ;)
Registered Linux User #175104
KDE2
Kernel 2.4.0-test5
XFree86 4.0 Nvidia .94 drivers
RAID 0 Stripped
Test-Pilots-R-Us ;)
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