Linux-Setup Digest #653, Volume #19 Tue, 19 Sep 00 17:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Win 2000 always find new hardware after using Linux ("Lonni J. Friedman")
Re: installing without an existing os (Kevin Croxen)
problems booting up computer (SOMERTON KENNEDY)
Cambio di risoluzione ("MCN")
Re: External Modem Woes (Seth Jeacopello)
Re: Where is loadkeys.*.tar.gz ("Phlip")
downgrading the kernel ("The Unforgiven")
Anonymous ftp help!! (Don)
Re: Help installing Netscape 6 Preview Release 2. (Nikhil Khandelwal)
cRe: Using ISDN & DSL together (mickey stein)
El Torito Questions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NEW NVIDIA DRIVERS (Warning) (please hold)
Re: Install question - newbie- Laptop ("Peter T. Breuer")
Netscape Date Format (Keith O'Connell)
Boot up Error Mesasages (Keith O'Connell)
Re: More help. (Jordan Thompson)
Re: Very Newbie (Clive DaSilva)
Red Hat sendmail Virtual Domains config ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Which CD Driver for HiVal 45x (HD45A-00R) with Mandrake 7.0? (Tony R. Bennett)
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From: "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Win 2000 always find new hardware after using Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:19:35 -0400
Perhaps you should submit a bug report to Micro$oft. This isn't a linux
problem, its a windoze problem.
Oggie Lee wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have installed Mandrake 7.1, dual booting with Win 2000 Pro. I
> installed Linux for doing some C++ programming for a CS course.
>
> Installation went fine, most of the things that I needed are working
> (no complain here). I can connect to the Internet using cable modem
> with NetGear FA310TX. I also have a second NIC card 3com 3c509b that
> works under Win 2000 but not with my Linux. However, I this is not an
> issue since I can connect to the Internet using my NetGear card and I
> don't need to get the 3com card working under Linux since I use it
> only for occasional files/printer sharing and ICS using Win 2000 to my
> laptop.
>
> The problem is every time after I finish using Linux and restart back
> to Win 2000 I can never connect to the Internet on the first reboot.
> Every time I boot back to Win 2000 from Linux, the hard drive works
> really hard and when finished Win 2000 always says that it has
> finished installing new devices and asks me if I want to restart the
> system.
>
> I have to restart Win 2000 before I can connect to the Internet again.
> This is a minor but annoying problem because my Win 2000 takes about 3
> minutes to fully reboot. Therefore, it takes me about 6-7 minutes to
> reboot twice in order to have a "working" Win 2000 system after using
> Linux.
>
> I have not been able to pin point what hardware or software causes
> this problem. Can anybody please point what might be the problem? Is
> it normal? What can I do to eliminate this problem?
>
> In the past, I have tried Corel Linux and Caldera eDesktop 2.4 and all
> caused similar problems with Win 2000 after using Linux. So, I am
> pretty sure the problem is not particular to Mandrake. I also tried
> Armed Linux beta 1.1 that resides on a FAT partition, and I did not
> have this problem. However, Armed Linux doesn't come g++ compiler that
> I need (or did I miss something here?).
>
> The following is my hardware/software configuration:
>
> Hardware:
> - Generic PC with Celeron 366 with 128MB
> - PC Chips M747 motherboard with onboard SIS 6326 video card 8MB
> - Built-in SoundPro 3D chip CIM8330 (disabled with a jumper;
> doesn't work with either Win 2000 and Linux)
> - Sound Blaster 16 ISA (PlugnPlay I guess ??)
> - Netgear FA310TX PCI NIC (connected to the external cable
> modem)
> - 3com 3c509b ISA NIC in PNP mode
> - Generic Lucent 56k PCI Win modem (I don't use this anymore,
> but is properly installed in Win 2000)
> - A Seagate 10GB IDE HD
> - A generic 40X IDE CD-ROM reader
> - HP 7500i CD-RW (IDE)
>
> Software:
> - Win 2000 Prof
> - Mandrake 7.1 Linux
> - Atguard 3.22 (I only use it to get rid ads; I don't use the
> firewall portion)
> - Zone Alarm
> - Nero 5.018 (No Adaptec software installed)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Croxen)
Subject: Re: installing without an existing os
Date: 19 Sep 2000 18:31:51 GMT
If you install Slack, the A and N series are still designed to be floppy
size, to allow the installation of the OS and networking capability from
floppy. Then the remainder can be installed over the network. Obviates the
problem of either floppy or network card. Use some ancient version of
Slack like 3.3 to keep the number of floppies smaller. Later use a utility
like slackUp to upgrade the install over the network to the desired level.
--Kevin
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Thompson wrote:
>E J wrote:
>
>> david23 wrote:
>>
>> > I have an old PC with 2 hard drives.
>> > The drive which has windows is small and I do not want to use it.
>> > The other drive is new and was used as a slave drive.
>> > I would like remove the old small drive and to install linux on the slave
>> > drive.
>> > Will I need windows/dos installed on the slave drive to install linux?
>> > Are there installers that run off a boot disk?
>
>> You will need a CD-ROM or network card to install Linux on your old machine.
>>
>> You will have to create a linux boot floppy.
>> If you decide to use redhat hat to do your installation:
>> Download rawrite and boot.img (for CDROM) or bootnet.img (for network card)
>> Use rawrite to create the linux boot installation floppy.
>
>Here's another related question: I have an old Compaq laptop
>(486sx25 12MB) with a non-functional display, one PCMCIA slot and
>no CDROM. I have considered using this machine as a firewall
>machine if/when I go to a fulltime internet connection. I could
>attach an external monitor to boot from a floppy to initiate a
>network installation of linux (I have a working PCMCIA ethernet
>card), but as the Compaq floppy plugs into the single PCMCIA slot
>where the network card must also go, I fear I may have a
>"catch-22" situation. Is it possible to boot from the floppy,
>copy the necessary kernel/modules and such to the HD, rdev the
>kernel to make it happy with the new location and then reboot
>from the HD to do a more complete network installation with the
>ethernet card now in the PCMCIA slot? Anybody tried anything
>like this? Think it would work?
>
>--
>
>
>-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: SOMERTON KENNEDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problems booting up computer
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:04:43 GMT
i recently installed linux mandrake 7.1 and i tried to install slackware
and now my computer cant boot up from the cd rom or the floppy disk i
would like to use just linux mandrake 7.1 what do i do please give
instructions inorder thanks in advance [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "MCN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cambio di risoluzione
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:31:01 +0200
Ciao, ho da poco installato Red Hat 6.0 e tutto va bene tranne che per il
fatto che non viene riconosciuta alcuna scheda video (ho una Voodoo 3 2000),
nessuna scheda audio (LIVE! 1024). Il problema maggiore consiste nel fatto
che durante le impostazioni avevo specificato di voler lavorare a
800x600x16, ma lavoro con la scheda video a 800x600 e il monitor a 640x480
col risultato che non riesco a vedere completamente le finestre che apro. Il
Quesito �:
COME FACCIO A CAMBIARE RISOLUZIONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Grazie
(possibilmente risposte in e-mail)
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:57:33 -0400
From: Seth Jeacopello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: External Modem Woes
The only thing I can suggest with this problem is to stay away from any
modem with the rockwell chipset. In my experiance rockwell based modems
have provided nothing but problems as well as inferior connections and
transfers.
I would suggest that if you have the open slots, to go with an internal
modem and two decent manufacturers to look into are AOpen and U.S.
Robotics/3Com.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I recently purchased a Zoltrix Rainbow 56K external to replace one
> burned up in a storm we had here. My old Zoom 56K external ran
> flawlessly under Linux. This new one does not.
>
> The one thing I do notice is that this one is seen by Windows Plug and
> Play. Is there something anyone may suggest for trying to get this up
> and running under Linux? I have no probs under Windoze.
>
> I can implicitly assign it a stty/com number, and it dials out under
> Linux in kppp, but falis to connect to the host. It fails to be
> detected in wvdial in SUSE 6.3 at all.
>
> I also notice that unless it is turned on, it is not seen by Win2000.
> I get a "not connected" when I pull up modem properties in Control
> Panel.
>
> The Zoltrix uses a Rockwell ACF56K chipset.
>
> I have it connected to stty01 aka COM2.
>
> please email as well as post any suggestions. Thanks!
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From: "Phlip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Where is loadkeys.*.tar.gz
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:48:51 -0700
Newsgroupies:
I apologize for taking such a lame question to humans, but Google returns
nothing but lists-of-lists pages describing this instead of providing it.
Where's the tarball for 'loadkeys'??
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======= http://users.deltanet.com/~tegan/home.html =======
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From: "The Unforgiven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: downgrading the kernel
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:50:38 -0500
Hi,
I needed to have a linux kernel version 2.0.x for certain work and was
wondering if I could downgrade the kernel on a RH 6.2 installation and if
yes how could it be done. Anybody done this kind of thing?
Thanks,
Vinay
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-Anon.
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From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anonymous ftp help!!
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:10:39 -0400
Hi,
I've set up anonymous ftp on my RedHat 6.2 server. I can log into the
server no problem as user ftp but when I try to upload a file to
/home/ftp/pub, I get the following error message:
Permission denied on server. (Upload)
I'm sure that this ia a simple configuration problem.
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From: Nikhil Khandelwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help installing Netscape 6 Preview Release 2.
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:15:40 -0700
You will find that many linux archives are gzipped tar files. They will
either have the extension .tar.gz or .tgz. Basically, tar and gzip are two
utilities that make it easier to send multiple files. tar (originally used to
create tape backups) basically takes multiple files and creates one big file
that contains all of the files. gzip compresses a file. Used in combination,
these utilities create a single compressed file that contains a lot of little
files. In order to extract this archive, put it in a temporary folder and
type:
tar zxvf <filename>
the options to tar 'zxvf' tell tar that it is a gzipped file to extract. The
files inside the archive will scroll accross your screen and there should now
be a subdirectory that contains the netscape programs. There is probably a
README file in there explaining the rest of the install.
Nikhil Khandelwal
On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Help installing Netscape 6 Preview Release 2.
> Hello,
> I'm running the Netscape browser that came with RedHat Linux 6.2.
> I'd like to try out the new Netscape browser, but as I'm new to Linux, I
> need some help.
> I can go to the download site and choose the following file.
> netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-sea.tar.gz
> Then what? In which directory/folder should I place it?
> Need I be in root account to install Netscape?
> After downloading the file, what do I do?
> What's .gz & .tar? I'm assuming that -sea stands for "self-extracting
> archive". What do I do/type to install the software?
> How do I remove the old Netscape browser, afterwards?
> I may need step-by-step instructions.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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From: mickey stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cRe: Using ISDN & DSL together
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:27:13 -0700
Cancel that question: I just got it working. It's easier than I thought.
Just bring up the interface you *don't want to be the default first.
Then bring up the default interface and do route adds for the
non-default interface. Works really well.
>
> I've got DSL for home purposes and also I work from home using dial-up
> ISDN to a private network at various businesses.
>
> It'd be nice if I were able to have both connections working at the same
> time. There's no problem in getting both interfaces up and running but
> it seems that all routing must be done via individual "route add"
> statements. That's ok for work because I only need 4 target IP's tops.
> It works just fine for work, but for the internet, I basically need *all
> of the IP's that I don't need for work, inotherwords, I can do a 'route
> add' for my 4 IP's at work associating them with PPP1 which is my ISDN
> hookup, but aside from doing zillions of 'route adds' to get to all the
> internet addresses, I don't quite understand what type of statement to
> use to make a general range of IP's associate with my DSL (which uses
> rasppp0e thus winds up being eth0 thru PPP0).
>
> Has anyone run into this sort of situation and have an answer? I'm
> guessing it's not dissimilar from people using multiple NIC's.
>
> I run Redhat 6.2, kernel 2.2.16, kde2 final beta and X4.0.1. The NIC for
> DSL to the internet winds up being PPP0 (eth0 is the card of course) and
> the ISDN modem associates with PPP1 and goes to work networks only.
>
> tia,
>
> Mick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: El Torito Questions
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:22:16 GMT
I'm attempting to create my own bootable Linux CD using the El Torito
spec and mkisofs.
I've created my boot floppy following the HOWTO directions:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/x696.html
I created two floppy boot disks, one uses LILO and the other doesn't.
My root file system will be on the CD.
The boot floppies work fine. I can put the floppy in the floppy drive
and a CD with the file system in the CD tray and the floppies bootup and
used the CD as the root system.
The problem occurs when I use mkisofs to create an Eltorito iso image
and create a bootable CD. When I boot the CD the OS starts looking at
the floppy drive for stuff. Of course everything is on the CD and there
is no floppy in the floppy drive. It shouldn't be looking at the floppy
drive, correct?
The command I use to create the ISO image is:
mkisofs -D -R -v -d -L -b boot/bootable.img -c boot/boot.catalog -o
/mnt/other/img.iso /mnt/linux2
I use CD Creator Deluxe (Windows) to burn the ISO image.
What am I doing wrong? Why does my boot CD think it needs to access the
floppy drive?
Thanks for any help.
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From: please hold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: NEW NVIDIA DRIVERS (Warning)
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:21:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"S. Umar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did you compile the kernel module from source rpm? I have no problems
> using ANY of the nvidia drivers with my GeForce 256 and 2.2.16 kernel.
> I don't think using your ext2 partition had anything to do with these
> drivers....I think NVIDIA has done a great job putting together a
> install FAQ....As I said I have been using 0.92 through 0.95 WITH NO
> PROBLEMS!!! Let's be more fair.
> --
>
Nevertheless, anyone who is running a standard Redhat Linux 6.1 system
will get the following error messages if they do
$ rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-5.src.rpm
==================== quote ====================
[...]
+ make NVdriver
cc -c -Wall -Wunknown-pragmas -Wno-multichar -O -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DUNIX -DLINUX -DNV4_HW -DNTRM -DRM20 -D_X86_=1
-Di386=1 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -I.
-I/usr/src/linux/include nv.c
cc -c -Wall -Wunknown-pragmas -Wno-multichar -O -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DUNIX -DLINUX -DNV4_HW -DNTRM -DRM20 -D_X86_=1
-Di386=1 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -I.
-I/usr/src/linux/include os-interface.c
os-interface.c: In function `KernInitAGP':
os-interface.c:1465: `INTEL_I840' undeclared (first use in this
function)
os-interface.c:1465: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
os-interface.c:1465: for each function it appears in.)
make: *** [os-interface.o] Error 1
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.5047 (%build)
======================== unquote =====================
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Install question - newbie- Laptop
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.portable
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:33:18 GMT
In alt.os.linux.mandrake Gerardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: 1. Can I format the hard drive in my laptop with the Linux partition system
: using a DOS program from a small DOS partition in my hard drive? What
I don't know of such a DOS program.
: program do I use? At the end I will have a small DOS partition and the rest
: of the HD ready for LINUX. (like a DOS Partition Magic...) .
What do you mean? All you need to be ready for linux is free space!
: 2. Is there a Linux Distribution (I prefer Mandrake) that I can put the
: "setup.exe" program in my small DOS partition in my HD, and install LINUX
: from the CD? (My floppy drive would not be available during the
As far as I know, all distributions have "install from cd" modes. Can
you be more specific? Why do you want to execute a program on your
dos partition, for example? It's only task would be to turn over
control to the CD. Are you trying to say, without saying it, that you
cannot boot from the CD? There's no shame in that, you know!
: installation).
Peter
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From: Keith O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Netscape Date Format
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:35:59 GMT
Hi,
Is it possible to get Netscape to show the date in newsgroups in the
dd-mm-yy format, instead of th mm-dd-yy one I am looking at here?
Keith
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From: Keith O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Boot up Error Mesasages
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:38:03 GMT
I was just watching the messages flash by when I rebooted the machine
and two caught my eye that I had not seen before, I was wondering if
they are a cause for concern, can anyone advise?
the first was;
"Powers Status BAD"
and the second
Starting service postgresstartproc Exit status of
/usr/lib/pgsql/bin/postmaster: 1 *failed*
Master Resource Control:
Failed services in runlevel 3: *postgres console*
The second one is certainly new. Do they need fixing Can I be pointed
in the right direction please?
Keith
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From: Jordan Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: More help.
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:44:56 GMT
Try here:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/
Steve wrote:
>
> Where can I get my hands on these how-to files?
>
> Steve
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From: Clive DaSilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Very Newbie
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:46:40 -0400
hi
actually its real easy ;) you download the tarbal in which the
application is in and then do the following (usually)
1) tar xzf stuff.tar.gz
2) cd /stuff
3) cat README , if it exists (there usually is a readme)
4) cat INSTALL , there usually is install docs which will usually tell
you something like this
5)./configure in /stuff
6)if the configure works ok, then type make, then sometimes make check
7)if you get past make check , then type make install to install the
prog.
8)then from a console or xterm window, type the name of the
executable.
The point im making here is that in 99% of the applications, there is
usually sufficient documentation to compile the application on
whichever platform or computer you are running. steps 5,6 and 7 are
the compile part ;)))
good luck ;))
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I am running Linux RedHat 6.2 on a Sun Ultra Sparc. I am trying to
>install any applications and I mean any. Someone mentioned that I have
>to compile the application to the Sparc Platform. How in the H@ll do I
>do that??
>
>Many thanks in Advance
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Red Hat sendmail Virtual Domains config
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:51:05 GMT
I�ve been trying to set Sendmail to host more than one domain. My DNS
servers are just fine but I am finding difficulties in configuring
Sendmail using the M4 preprocessor. My system is a RED HAT 6.2 Linux
server.
Can anyone give any hints on how to make a sendmail.mc for more than
one domain?
I have read a document on the Internet Virtual Domains, I�ve got
O�Reilly book that didn�t help me much. That�s why I am crying for help
here.
Thank you,
Carlos Fernando.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony R. Bennett)
Subject: Which CD Driver for HiVal 45x (HD45A-00R) with Mandrake 7.0?
Date: 19 Sep 2000 14:04:21 -0700
Posting this for a friend...
...so the descriptions are a little more vaugue than
I would like...Sorry.
He is trying to perform his very first Linux Install...
He's using Mandrake 7.0.
The boot disk works fine...
He's asked which CD Driver to use...
...His HiVal 45X is not on the list.
(BTW his system is a Pentium 100 with two IDE drives on
the Primary IDE controller, and this CD is the Master on
the 2nd IDE controller).
He tried the generic IDE and a couple of others and kept getting
a "not found".
Does anyone have a clue of which driver he should select ???
TIA,
-tony
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