Linux-Setup Digest #617, Volume #19 Wed, 13 Sep 00 17:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: HELP, sawmill busted (Frank Johnson)
Re: gnome or kde? (Steve Bradley)
Re: GLIBC 2.1.3 upgrade (Rod Smith)
Re: CD writing issues (Steve Bradley)
Re: query mac address (Rod Smith)
Re: two distributions on a single HD (Rod Smith)
Linux/W98 to Linux/W2000 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Partition size limit? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: gnome or kde? ("Martin")
Re: two distributions on a single HD ("Martin")
newbie LILO dual-boot question ("Kris")
keymap problem (Carlos Rodriguez)
Re: Partition size limit? ("Greg James")
Re: Partition size limit? ("Greg James")
Re: keymap problem (Sven Mascheck)
Re: Insufficent Space ("Bryce Mitchell")
Re: Setting fsck boot-time frequency? (how to?) (Mickey Stein)
Re: Partition size limit? ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Re: Partition size limit? ("Lonni J. Friedman")
How to multiboot Win98 and Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: fdisk - changing size of extended partition (Duncan Cameron)
How to multiboot Win98 and RH6.2 Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone ("Darren Welson")
Re: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone (Josef Oswald)
Re: How to multiboot Win98 and RH6.2 Linux? (Al Morgan)
Re: RFH: Compiling tulip driver under Corel Linux 2nd Edition (Colin Watson)
Re: slow connecting via ftp (Colin Watson)
e-mail client for gnome ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Frank Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: HELP, sawmill busted
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:04:23 +0100
ascii_superstar wrote:
> I just insalled helix code on mandrake 7.1 and when I try to start it loads
> up and informs me that I am using an incompatible window manager (window
> maker).
> I try to swicth to sawmill but it just goes straight back to window maker.
> Also, if I try and go into sawmill alone, it freezes.
> And another clue is that helix code loads, it pauses for a while on the
> windows manager icon.
>
Try using sawfish, the helixcode installer should have installed it for
you.
I wish you lots of luck by hte way as I have just spent several hours
removing all the helixcode rpms from my system and reinstalling the old
ones as it seemed to screww up MDK 7.1 fairly comprehensively.
--
-o> Frank Johnson
/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse. -- Arthur Baer
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gnome or kde?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:12:22 GMT
Cliff Allen wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm going to install Redhat's Linux 6.2 on my PC. As far as I
> understand
>
> I'm going to have to choose either gnome or kde as my GUI.
> Which should I choose? I was looking for some kind of advice in
> Redhat's docs but couldn't find any satisfying comparison with pros
> and
> cons.
>
> Thnx
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, this is mostly opinion...
I've run KDE1.x (the one that comes with your distro), KDE2.0B, and Gnome.
Currently, I jump back and forth between KDE2 and Gnome - I like them both,
for different reasons. (Although I'm starting to favor Gnome a little bit).
So my recommendation would be to install both of them, so you can see which
you like the best! As an added benefit, there are some programs that come
with Gnome that are better (IMO) than those that come with KDE (the address
book is an example - I much prefer gnomecard over kab) and as long as Gnome
is installed, you can run those programs in the KDE interface, no problem.
--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux User#187404
(Register at: http://counter.li.org)
2.4.0-test8,KDE2.0Beta4,XFree86 4.01
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: GLIBC 2.1.3 upgrade
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:14:42 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Davide Bianchi) writes:
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:39:04 GMT, "William A. McKee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>>How do I upgrade my Corel linux to glibc 2.1.3?
>
> Download the packages:
>
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-2.0.6.tar.gz
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-linuxthreads-2.0.6.tar.gz
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-localedata-2.0.6.tar.gz
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/glibc-crypt-2.0.6.tar.gz
1) Judging by the filenames, you've just told the original poster to
install glibc 2.0.6, which is earlier than the 2.1.3 about which he
was asking. He presumably wants 2.1.3 because it fixes some bugs.
2) IMHO, trying to install tarballs of important packages (and glibc is
most definitely an important package) on systems based on Debian
packages or RPMs is a Bad Idea. Yes, it can be done; but if somebody
needs to ask how to do it, that person should NOT make the attempt.
In response to the original query, check Corel's web site. There may be
a link to a page or FTP site with updated packages. If not, there's a
very good chance that the Debian glibc 2.1.3 packages will work.
They're available from
http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/doc/glibc-doc.html. Given the
importance of glibc, though, I advise caution when upgrading
cross-distribution, even for closely-related distributions (as Corel
and Debian are). Do a complete backup first, and have a way to reverse
the update and/or restore the backup should disaster strike.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD writing issues
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:19:15 GMT
Lorenzo wrote:
> I want to install a Cd writer ( the Yamaha 8824 EIDE ) and I have a Red
> hat 6.1. The kernel has been compiled as it's usually explained for the
> SCSI Emulation. Two questions:
> I was wondering if I had to write
> something in the LILO file: actually my cdrom is recognised as sr0, do I
> have to change something?
> I would really enjoy a practical step-to-step
> guide to settings in the Cd writing process: setup of the kernel ,
> LILO,etc...refers to cdrecord too..I know the CD WRITING HOW TO but I want
> something more practical! Advices?
> Bye and thanks a lot Lorenzo
Actually, the CD Writing How To is great, and complete. It's all I used to
set my system up and it works fine. But it's pretty simple to do. You just
have to be sure that your IDE CDRW is being recognized via the SCSI
emulation. cdrecord -scanbus will tell you. If it doesn't find anything,
your missing something.
Inside the lilo.conf file, make sure you add the line append "hdd=ide-scsi"
to your configuration. Don't forget to run "lilo" afterward to activate the
change. Note that hdd needs to be the actual designation of the CDRW - mine
happens to be HDD as it's the slave device on my second IDE interface, yours
might be different.
As an example, mine looks like:
image = /boot/vmlinuz
label = linux
append = "idebus=66 hdd=ide-scsi"
root = /dev/hdb5
But the best thing, rather than having somone re-type the how-to here, is to
read and attempt to follow the CD Writing How-To, and then write with
specific problems, because it IS really easy!
--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux User#187404
(Register at: http://counter.li.org)
2.4.0-test8,KDE2.0Beta4,XFree86 4.01
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: query mac address
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:19:23 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How do I query a mac address. I am trying to setup a print server. It is
> a Digi by Milan Technology's. The MAC address is no where to be found on
> the device. Thanks for any help.
I assume from this that you need to find the MAC address of the print
server. If it's got an IP address, you can find the associated MAC
address by using the arp command, thus:
$ arp 192.168.1.2
Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface
teela.rodsbooks.com ether 00:05:02:A7:76:DA C eth0
If you type arp without an IP address will return everything on the
local network, but I'm not sure if that'll work if the device doesn't
have an IP address.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: two distributions on a single HD
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:22:27 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
J-C Louis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I want install two distributions of Linux on my hard disk. I have
> already the Mandrake 6.1 and I would like install the Red Hat 6.2
> on the same hard disk. Is it possible ?
Yes. There's very little to it; just create a new partition (or
partitions) for the new distribution and install it. Be sure it installs
LILO on its own boot partition. If you use LILO as your primary boot
loader, you'll need to modify your existing setup to boot both
distributions. (Actually, the installation of the second Linux might
correctly detect and set up the first in its LILO, but best to play it
safe and reconfigure your working system to boot the new one, rather
than hope the new one gets everything right on installation.)
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux/W98 to Linux/W2000
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:20:24 GMT
Has anyone upgraded a dual boot WIn98/Linux system
to Win200/Linux system. I've got to help a friend
who needs to run some of MS servers for testing
but wants to keep his Linux didstro. I was
wondering if there are any known porblems getting
the programs to co-exist. He has BootMagic taking
care of it now but I heard that Win2000 will
overwrite it. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Falcon.
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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:37:00 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Partition size limit?
Hi
Does Linux has a partition size limit like DOS' 1024M limit, or can I
create larger partitions?
thnx
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From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gnome or kde?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:33:59 +0100
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
>
> I'm going to install Redhat's Linux 6.2 on my PC. As far as I understand
>
> I'm going to have to choose either gnome or kde as my GUI.
> Which should I choose? I was looking for some kind of advice in
> Redhat's docs but couldn't find any satisfying comparison with pros and
> cons.
If you install Mandrake 7.1 (free on PC Plus Cover DVD this month), you can
have them both installed and switch between them at the push of a button!
It's all based on Redhat Linux anyway....
Regards
Martin
>
> Thnx
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: two distributions on a single HD
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:35:54 +0100
J-C Louis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I want install two distributions of Linux on my hard disk. I have
> already the Mandrake 6.1 and I would like install the Red Hat 6.2
> on the same hard disk. Is it possible ?
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
Yes!
Just create an additional partition and install RH 6.2 on it. You can set up
Grub or Lilo to dual boot, just like you do when you have both Windows and
Linux on the same machine.
Regards
Martin
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From: "Kris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: newbie LILO dual-boot question
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:38:51 +0200
First fysical disk: 2 partitions: 1 with NT and 1 with Win98 (using NT boot
manager)
Now :
a second fysical disk with RedHat 6.2.
I've installed using KDE Workstation (not CUSTOM install) and I believe
that's the reason I didn't get the chance to choose where to install LILO
(on the MBR or not).
Anyway, when booting I go directly to Linux and I have to type "DOS" real
quick(!) at the LILO prompt to get to my old and trusty NT boot manager.
:-)
Question: can I get a nice and friendly menu at booting letting me choose
what O/S I want ?
Thanks,
Kris
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From: Carlos Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: keymap problem
Date: 13 Sep 2000 14:19:05 -0400
Hi there!
I just installed Linux on my gateway2000 solo 5100 laptop
using the SuSe distribution from germany.
Everything works except that the keyboard got screwd.
The letters are ok but many of the symbols keys produce
something different than what the key is label for.
For example:
key labeled * produce (
key labeled & produce /
key labeled ( produce ) (this is particularly annoying!)
etc...
Yes yes I did tell the installation program that I had a US
keyboard and made sure the KEYMAP variable is set to us.
Do you have any idea of what do I need to change to
solve this problem?
Please email me directly at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance.
--
--Carlos.
http://omega.albany.edu:8008/
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From: "Greg James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition size limit?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:54:44 -0500
I'm a newsier, but from what I understand, the boot partition must be under
gig, cause of bios limitations. All other partitions can be as big as you
want. The ext2 file system does have a 2gig filesize limit though.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
> Does Linux has a partition size limit like DOS' 1024M limit, or can I
> create larger partitions?
> thnx
>
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From: "Greg James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition size limit?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:56:02 -0500
The boot partition must be 2gig or smaller because of bios limitations.
"Greg James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8poijb$8ko$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm a newsier, but from what I understand, the boot partition must be
under
> gig, cause of bios limitations. All other partitions can be as big as you
> want. The ext2 file system does have a 2gig filesize limit though.
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi
> > Does Linux has a partition size limit like DOS' 1024M limit, or can I
> > create larger partitions?
> > thnx
> >
>
>
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From: Sven Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: keymap problem
Date: 13 Sep 2000 21:39:42 +0200
Carlos Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Everything works except that the keyboard got screwd.
> The letters are ok but many of the [Shift] symbols keys produce
> something different
Search the appropriate keymap and try yourself:
f.i. 'loadkeys /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz'
(or other similar mappings)
If this works, the Installation program didn't save this properly
in one of the appropriate rc-scripts. DIY then.
If not, save the most appropriate keymap with dumpkeys(1),
edit and loadkeys(1)... ;-) or search at
<URL:ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/misc/keymaps/>
> Please email me directly at:
Nah, you post here, you read here!
But in turn: I bet there's something in the suse support archive about this
Sven
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From: "Bryce Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Insufficent Space
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:06:10 +0100
what is the difference between a linux partition and the windows partition
that i already have , and how do i create a linux one?
D F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
message news:8pltsr$7m1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Bryce Mitchell wrote in message
> <8plti9$iih$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I am having a difficulty trying to create Partitions in the
> installation
> >routine, I keep getting the message that their is not
> enough space - this is
> >cannot be true because I have a formatted partiton that is
> empty.
> >
> >Thanks for any help
> >Bryce
> >
>
>
> You'll have to delete that formatted, vacant partition and
> then create the Linux partitions you require within that
> unpartitioned space.
>
> Dave Fluri
> North Bay, Ontario Canada
>
>
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From: Mickey Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting fsck boot-time frequency? (how to?)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:14:53 -0700
Thanks for the help,
Mick
Paul Kimoto wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mickey Stein wrote:
> > I'm using RedHat 6.2 and would like to have fsck
> > execute about 1/2 as frequently as it does during
> > the remount /root fs r/w at boot-time. I though
> > that it might be a function of some parameter in
> > /etc/fstab but I couldn't see it. Anyone know how
> > to tweak this parameter?
>
> These parameters are stored in the filesystem itself. (There are two: one
> counts the number of mounts, one the number of days.) You can change them
> with the tune2fs(8) command (see the man page) WHEN IT IS MOUNTED
> READ-ONLY.
>
> --
> Paul Kimoto
> This message was originally posted in plain text. Any images,
> hyperlinks, or the like shown here have been added without my
> consent, and may be a violation of international copyright law.
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition size limit?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:00:17 -0400
I don't know where you got that information, but its blatantly
incorrect, and i don't know that its ever been correct. Perhaps the
BIOS in your computer can't boot an OS in a partition larger than 2GB,
but that's not a standard or rule by any means.
Greg James wrote:
>
> The boot partition must be 2gig or smaller because of bios limitations.
>
> "Greg James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8poijb$8ko$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I'm a newsier, but from what I understand, the boot partition must be
> under
> > gig, cause of bios limitations. All other partitions can be as big as you
> > want. The ext2 file system does have a 2gig filesize limit though.
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Hi
> > > Does Linux has a partition size limit like DOS' 1024M limit, or can I
> > > create larger partitions?
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition size limit?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:00:59 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi
> Does Linux has a partition size limit like DOS' 1024M limit, or can I
> create larger partitions?
LILO HAD a limitation of 1024 cylinders for the bootable OS. Newer
versions of LILO & GRUB no longer have such limitations. Your BIOS may
be older and might have problems.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: How to multiboot Win98 and Linux?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:07:12 GMT
I have Win98 SE running on my C: drive (Fat32).
I want to install Linux (RH6.2) on my empty 5GB D: drive
(currently formatted as Fat32). I will be using a RH6.2
boot install CD that I downloaded from RedHat.
I am new to Linux. What steps do I need to take to set up
this multiboot? Will RH6.2 take care of it for me?
Thank you!
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From: Duncan Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fdisk - changing size of extended partition
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:06:08 GMT
No, that's not what I meant at all. Partitioning utilities as in
resizing or moving without risk to the contents eg Partition-it,
Partition Magic, etc. I think most of us here knew what I meant.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for your replies to both this and my other posting re:swap
> > I do have a purchased version of Partition-it, but it is a Windows
> > version and buggy as well, so that's why I was hoping to resize
without
> > it.
> > Do you know if there are free versions of Linux partitioning
utilities?
> > Failing this, it looks like, from the other reply in this thread, I
can
> > effectively shrink the DOS Extended partition, and create at least a
new
> > linux native partition on this space. I would prefer to have a
bigger
> > root partition, a but some space is better than no space!
>
> linux partitioning utilities are all free:
> fdisk, fips, cfdisk, diskdrake
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: How to multiboot Win98 and RH6.2 Linux?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:08:12 GMT
I have Win98 SE running on my C: drive (Fat32).
I want to install Linux (RH6.2) on my empty 5GB D: drive
(currently formatted as Fat32). I will be using a RH6.2
boot install CD that I downloaded from RedHat.
I am new to Linux. What steps do I need to take to set up
this multiboot? Will RH6.2 take care of it for me?
Thank you!
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From: "Darren Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:51:15 -0700
Every time I recompile 2.4.0-test 6,7, and 8 kernel, I cannot seem to
successfully load the AIC7XXX module, or at least have it made. Anyone know
how I can check to make sure I am actually making this module, or find a way
I can to compile it into the kernel? I have added it as a module and IN the
kernel in all three test versions as a low-level SCSI option, but what am I
missing?
darren
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From: Josef Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: aic7xxx 2.4.0 kernel module...gone
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:40:27 GMT
Remember Darren those Kernels are _unstable_ Versions :-(
I tried to kompile one 2.4.test8 now three times and for some reason
when I want to access my fvat partitions I get the message vfat not
supported by kernel...... ( and yes I even compiled it fix in the kernel
and not as a module)
I know that is not a answer to your question though..:-( Sorry
Darren Welson wrote:
>
> Every time I recompile 2.4.0-test 6,7, and 8 kernel, I cannot seem to
> successfully load the AIC7XXX module, or at least have it made. Anyone know
> how I can check to make sure I am actually making this module, or find a way
> I can to compile it into the kernel? I have added it as a module and IN the
> kernel in all three test versions as a low-level SCSI option, but what am I
> missing?
>
> darren
--
Josef Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
registered-linux-user # 13.818 at http://counter.li.org
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From: Al Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: How to multiboot Win98 and RH6.2 Linux?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:45:48 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have Win98 SE running on my C: drive (Fat32).
>
> I want to install Linux (RH6.2) on my empty 5GB D: drive
> (currently formatted as Fat32). I will be using a RH6.2
> boot install CD that I downloaded from RedHat.
>
> I am new to Linux. What steps do I need to take to set up
> this multiboot? Will RH6.2 take care of it for me?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
LILO (LInux LOader, I think it stands for), is the most commonly used
bootloader for linux. It will allow you to boot to both windows and
linux (you specify at boot up). RedHat should take care of this for
you.
Al Morgan [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.corel,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RFH: Compiling tulip driver under Corel Linux 2nd Edition
Date: 13 Sep 2000 20:47:52 GMT
Jeffery A. Haremski <jharemski(at)aol(dot)com> wrote:
>tigger35:~/Desktop/Netdrivers# make
>gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -I/usr/src/linux/inc
>lude -c pci-skeleton.c -o pci-skeleton.o
>pci-skeleton.c:89: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory
>In file included from pci-skeleton.c:111:
>kern_compat.h:38: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory
>make: *** [pci-skeleton.o] Error 1
linux/modversions.h is one of the header files included with the Linux
kernel source, and the script output you included above [1] says that
that Makefile expects it to be installed in /usr/src/linux. Unpack some
appropriate kernel source tree (2.2.17, perhaps) from ftp.kernel.org or
wherever there, or make /usr/src/linux a symbolic link to wherever you
do have it installed, and all should be well.
If you've compiled your own kernel, you should probably have module
versioning enabled, too: it's in the "Loadable module support" section
of the kernel configuration.
[1] Thank you very much for that - too often people just quote the very
last error, which is all but useless in diagnosing the problem. A
bit of context is great to have.
[Nonexistent newsgroups trimmed - note that posting to six newsgroups
might limit how far your article gets propagated, as it could be
considered spam. I've set follow-ups to just two.]
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Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Aber einer erwacht von Mitternacht,
Und er kommt vom Aufgang der Sonne." - _Elijah_, Mendelssohn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Subject: Re: slow connecting via ftp
Date: 13 Sep 2000 20:55:58 GMT
Greg James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>When I connect to my box via FTP, it takes about 10 seconds to get an
>initial response from "Connected to ?.?.?.?" to "220 ????" on my server.
[...]
>My inetd.conf reads:
> ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
It might be taking a long time to do DNS lookups.
For instance, I see your system is set up to use TCP-wrappers
(/usr/sbin/tcpd), which is (part of) the right way to do things from a
security point of view. If /etc/hosts.deny has a line like "ALL:
PARANOID", for instance, then your system will check that the hostname
of any system connecting to you matches its IP address, which can be a
useful check that people who connect to you aren't faking their IP
addresses. However, if your DNS is slow or not working, then this can
take a long time.
In a pinch, you could make TCP-wrappers be less paranoid, but (a) that's
probably not a good idea unless you have a better reason for it, and (b)
there may be something else doing DNS lookups as well, like your FTP
daemon. The right solution is to fix your DNS. Does /etc/resolv.conf
point to the right place, and are DNS lookups otherwise reasonably
quick? Can you perform a reverse lookup on the IP address of the host
you're connecting from (try, say, 'host 192.168.1.1' or whatever the
address is) in a sensible amount of time?
--
Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"A recommended acceptance test might be to experiment with subjects
whose skulls are only at partial vacuum, such as Vice-Presidents of
Marketing." - RFC 1437
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: e-mail client for gnome
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:49:39 GMT
Hello,
I'm searching for a e-mail client for gnome. I have more than one pop3
accounts so those must be viewed by this e-mail client. Like outlook for
windows. Netscape communicator can't handle more then one pop3 account.
Please can someone help me ?
Please mail me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance,
Daans
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