Linux-Setup Digest #676, Volume #19 Fri, 22 Sep 00 15:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: suse 6.4 cannot execute binaries? (Christopher W. Aiken)
Re: unknown version (3) messages on console ("Rex Dieter")
Re: Viruses hazards? (Colin Watson)
Re: The Truth About the Kursk Disaster ("Gregory D. Horne")
Re: Telnet login delayed ("Thomas Martin")
Interested In Learning More About Curses In Python ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
R: Boot Disk Cannot Find Hard Disk. ("The Lastboot")
Re: Master Boot Record
Re: Kernel's compilation (svicious)
Re: still can't upload via anonymous ftp (Don)
Re: suse 6.4 cannot execute binaries? (Niels Paree)
linux monitor problems
converting bootdisk to loadlin zimage ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: No Idea why this lilo.conf works! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: linux monitor problems (flipper)
Re: Kudsu in every boot... Why? (flipper)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher W. Aiken)
Subject: Re: suse 6.4 cannot execute binaries?
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:16:43 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:47:14 +0200, Niels Paree wrote:
->"Christopher W. Aiken" wrote:
->>
->> On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:29:38 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
->> ->hi all.
->> ->
->> ->i've just downloaded StarOffice 5.2 ,but SuSE 6.4 won't execute this
->> ->binary. (so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin). according to SUN, i should try to
->> ->enter this (so-5_2 etc.bin) at the command line, but all i get when i do
->> ->so is a a bash prompt saying "command not found".
->> ->
->> ->if i enter " . so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin at the command line, there is
->> ->some activity for a minute of two, but afyer that all i get is a message
->> ->that the binary could not be executed.
->> ->
->> ->i tried to download so5.2 twice, so I don't think the .bin is corrupted.
->> ->
->> ->does anyone know how i can get SuSE to execute this .bin, of is there
->> ->another way i should try to install it?
->> ->
->> ->thx in advance,
->> ->
->> ->Niels
->>
->> Try adding "./" ( w/o qutes ) to the front of your bin file.
->> (i.e. ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin )
->>
->thanks for the advice, that didn't work either.
->the response was different this time: Permission Denied. quite strange,
->being logged in as root, isn't it??
->
->is somebody else doing things on my pc i don't know about, or is it just
->my being a newbie that causes all this?
->
->btw: I get the same message (cannot execute binary file) if i try to
->install staroffice 5.1 (.tar.gz no .bin) instead of 5.2.
->really strange, as i had no problems whatsoever installing it under SuSE
->6.3...
->
->can somebody help me out?
->
->thx in advance
->
->Niels
Sounds like your cdrom is mounted w/o exec permissions.
Look at your /etc/fstab file. Add exec to the options
on your cdrom device then mount your cdrom again.
Should work. If all else fails, just copy the file
off of the CD to you HD and try to install from your HD.
--
---
Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA
chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com
Preferred O/S: Debian Linux 2.2
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From: "Rex Dieter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: unknown version (3) messages on console
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:27:37 -0500
You updated to nfs-utils 0.2 (that supports NFSv3), but didn't upgrade/patch
your kernel to support the NFSv3.
(at least that's the same symptoms I get).
I think it's mostly harmless.
--
Rex Dieter
Computer System Administrator
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Nebraska Lincoln
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm getting *constant* messages like this on my console:
>
> svc: unknown version (3)
>
> What does this mean? It's repeated every few seconds. Any ideas?
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Subject: Re: Viruses hazards?
Date: 22 Sep 2000 17:28:13 GMT
ziman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>on my home PC and I'd like to know if there are any viruses or hacking
>hazards that I should take precaution against? Is there any anti virus
>software that I should use?
Take a look in comp.os.linux.security. Viruses aren't a particular
worry, but there are many things you can do to make your system more
secure against crackers, starting by turning off all unnecessary
services (/etc/inetd.conf and /etc/rc.d/rc3.d - or rc5.d if you boot
straight into X).
--
Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Give us a chance. We grow on you. Like fungus." - sjk25 on ucam.chat
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From: "Gregory D. Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.general,alt.linux
Subject: Re: The Truth About the Kursk Disaster
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:17:57 -0500
Can you really trust a battleship built by a news media organisation? We all
know how accurately they report "news" and check their facts and limit
themselves to not adding their personal opinion to the "news". Any enemy of
the US will only need email an "ILOVEYOU" virus to some unsuspecting lonely
seaman. I know I'll sleep better at night... ;-)
Jerry L Kreps wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, David .. wrote:
> >Some new information has come to light over the Kursk disaster. For
>
> What's really scarey is that W2K is going to be used to control the new
> warships coming from the Newport News Inc. ship building facility, of which
> Gates is a large shareholder.
--
Gregory D. Horne L I N U X .~.
Systems Analyst The Choice /V\
of a GNU /( )\
Generation ^^-^^
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From: "Thomas Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Telnet login delayed
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:48:44 -0500
Thanks for the tip. I was having the same problem. Gone now..
Tommy
"Vilmos Soti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > I installed Redhat Linux 6.2 and i enable telnet also
> > when i try to telnet to this server from my windows client (95 and 98)
> > it takes long time (almost 55 second) to show the login prompt. all PcS
>
> dns. Either configure a dns for your local network, or put
> the ip addresses/names in /etc/hosts file.
>
> Vilmos
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From: "The Lastboot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: R: Boot Disk Cannot Find Hard Disk.
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 19:50:55 +0200
Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
8p89d7$jq8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ive RH 6.0 install in my laptop.I created a boot disk from RH 6.2 CD in
> another system.
> Used the boot disk (floppy) to boot in my RH 6.0 laptop and was told
cannot
> find hard disk in my system.
> Must I transfer the Base and RPM files in other for the boot to find the
> hard disk?
> Thanks.
> Roger
Maybe because the kernel was compiled for another system, not for a laptop
which has a very different architecture from a normal Personal computer. Try
building a new kernel for the laptop then make the floppy!!!
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Master Boot Record
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 05:43:26 GMT
Do you want to restore the Microsoft (tm) =A9 etc. MBR? Or the Linux=20
(lilo/grub/...)
one?
I'm going to assume that you want to restore the Linux one...
and that's easy...
After completing the install, try 'dd' from the first block of your=20
physical drive,
and stow it away. If you want to put it back, dd it again. Should do=20
the trick.
Do it as superuser.
[how did the MBR get messed up, anyway?]
Or, boot from floppy, and redo your lilo (whatever) - this assuming=20
that you've
screwed the thing completely around (and if you don't have an=20
emergency boot
OS floppy, you can download one, and if you don't have a floppy -=20
well, I'm not
too sure - it will be uglier - unless your CD-ROM can boot, or tape=20
drive, or
boot from network)
If you want to put Microsoft (tm) =A9 etc. MBR back, use 'fdisk', as you=
=20
have mentioned.
Ratboy666.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 9/22/00, 9:54:13 AM, Jean-Christophe FABRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=20
wrote regarding Master Boot Record:
> Hi,
> Do you know how to re-initialize the Master Boot Record under Linux,=20
as
> fdisk under Microsoft systems can do (fdisk /mbr)
> thanks
> JC
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:01:59 +0200
From: svicious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel's compilation
i think if your going to recompile anyway, why not just grab the
latest 2.2 kernel or even play with 2.4.
ftp ftp.kernel.org
...
cd /usr/src
rm linux
tar zxvf linux-2.2.17.tar.gz
mv linux linux-2.2.17
ln -s linux-2.2.17 linux
cd linux
make menuconfig
make dep && make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.2.17
vi /etc/lilo.conf
#map=/boot/map #or whatever
image=/boot/linux-2.2.17
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda1
image=boot/vmlinuz-2.2x
label=linux22x
read-only
root=/dev/hda1
:ZZ
lilo
reboot
bon chance
Jean-St�phane Lebrun wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I installed the Mandrake 7.0, and I want to recompil the kernel for use
> the second processor and the soundblaster 64 AWE.
> I'm logged as root,
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make menuconfig
> make dep
> make mrproper
> make bzImage (14 minutes)
> make modules (45 minutes)
> make modules_install
> make bzlilo (=> creation of /vmlinuz, check in /etc/lilo.conf
> that image=/vmlinuz)
> make bzdisk (=> cr�ation de la disquette de boot)
> reboot
>
> Then, it doesn't work at all since 2 days. And now, I don't know what I
> can do.
> If you want other informations, explain to me how to get them because
> I'm a newbie.
> If someone can help me, thanks.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jean-St�phane Lebrun
>
> /*
> * Hardware
> */
> bi pentium pro 200 MHz, 128 Mo
> + PCI cards :
> - Adaptec 2940 UW :
> . on Ultra Wide connector : ID 0 and 1 for 2 hard drives
> . on Wide connector : ID 5 and 6 for a CDROM and a burner
> - Matrox Mystique 4 Mo
> + ISA cards :
> - Soundblaster 64 AWE
> - Adaptec 1505 (for a Agfa scanner)
> - Controler card for a second parallel port.
>
> /*
> * Error messages when booting from the floppy
> */
> ...
> scsi: 0 hosts.
> scsi: detected total.
> md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
> Partition check
> autodetecting RAID arrays
> autorun ...
> ... autorun DONE.
> request_module[block_major_8]: Root fs not mounted
> VFS: cannot open root device 08:07
> Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 08:07
>
> /*
> * Error messages when booting from the hard drive
> */
> ...
> scsi: 0 hosts.
> scsi: detected total.
> md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
> Partition check
> RAMDisk: compressed image found at block 0
> autodetecting RAID arrays
> autorun ...
> ... autorun DONE.
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
> Loading aic7xxx module
> /lib/aic7xxx.o: kernel_module version mismatch
> /lib/aic7xxx.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.14-1mdklinus
> while this kernel is version 2.2.14-15mdk
> autodetecting RAID arrays
> autorun ...
> ... autorun DONE.
> kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block_major_8, errno = 2
> VFS: cannot open root device 08:07
> Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 08:07
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From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: still can't upload via anonymous ftp
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:10:20 -0400
Hi,
Thanks for your assistance. Ok, I took your advice and created a REAL user on my web
server for the purposes of ftp'ing files from my internal networked machine to my web
server. FYI, I am using the TIS firewall proxies so my line in inetd.conflokks like
this:
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/etc/netacl in.ftpd
and in my /usr/local/etc/netperm-table file, I limit the users who can ftp into my web
server to the IP of my internal network machine so no one from the outside can ftp in.
I
trust that this makes my web server more secure?
Finally, I downloaded, compiled and installed ncftp which has a utility called ncftpput
that allows me to automatically (via cron) schedule file transfers by putting it in a
script (this was my original intention). So I finally have what I wanted.
Thanks again,
Don
> Congrats, I can see that you have been reading the FAQ and the
> upload.instructions.HOWTO. Now you just have to start doing as they
> recommend rather than trying to use a "roll your own" method.
>
> Ok, first you have a number of typos in your file.
> ( upretrieve ? nodors ? )
>
> How are you launching ftpd? ( Please show the entire command line )
> I strongly recommend using tcp_wrappers with inetd
> # /etc/inetd.conf
> ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -I -l -a -w
> # after in.ftpd the -I (capital "eye") = don't use identd lookup
> # -l (lowercase " el " ) log to syslog
> # -a use ftpaccess for configuration info
> # -w log ftp logins to wtmp with shell login logs
>
> I don't believe you understand the use for anon-ftp. It is NOT
> intended for web server maintenance (horrible, insecure idea). If you
> are uploading files that are updating your webserver DO NOT use
> anon-ftp, use a REAL account. Anon-ftp is designed to provide unknown
> or remote users with temporary disk space to store files (i.e. save
> email strain by uploading or downloading a CAD file) Anon-ftp should
> NEVER be used for actual server maintenance. Do you understand that
> anon-ftp is a BAD BAD BAD idea yet?
>
> You seem to want to force your own non-working setup rather than use
> the examples given to you in the FAQ. I have included the section but
> I replaced " root " & " daemon " with the more secure " ftpadmin " as
> mentioned in the "upload.configuration.HOWTO".
>
> <<snipped right from the FAQ>>
> WU-FTPD FAQ
> Section 11 - Item 8
> =>I want anonymous users to be able to upload files, but in the most
> secure manner possible
> => In general: you don't want this. But, if you're stubborn...
> (( Get the point? Even the folks who write the software say it's a bad
> idea.))
>
> Read the upload.configuration.HOWTO, pointer at the beginning of this
> faq.
>
> They mention the HOWTO but you have to go back to the home page to see
> the link.
>
> http://www.wu-ftpd.org/HOWTO/upload.configuration.HOWTO
>
> Follow the steps carefully. DO NOT make your own shortcuts. If you
> are going to tinker, do it after you know it is working (and have
> saved your config).
>
> Finally, here are some additional security lines you really should add
> to your ftpaccess file. Some of the paths may not match your system,
> so adjust as needed. Most of the items can actually be put on one
> line, I have them broken up for readability and to fit whatever mail
> reader format you have.
>
> # /etc/ftpaccess
> # restrict file upload naming
> # I didnt want the line to wrap
> # replace real with real,anonymous,guest
> path-filter real /etc/paths.msg ^[-A-Za-z0-9\._]*$ ^\. ^-
>
> ### Restrict download access
> #Users have no reason to download system files
> noretrieve /bin /boot /dev /etc /lib /mnt
> noretrieve /opt /proc /root /sbin /tmp /usr /var
> noretrieve lost+found
> #Anti-crack protection - don't give away your passwd files
> noretrieve passwd shadow passwd- shadow- .htaccess core *.core .notar
> #Don't give away security to protected web directories
> #SSH isn't any good if you give away your encrypted keys
> noretrieve /home/*/.htaccess /home/*/.ssh
> noretrieve authorized_keys identity identity.pub
> noretrieve known_hosts random_seed
> #Users can upload but not download
> noretrieve /home/ftp/incoming
>
> #Increase logging to track users
> log transfers guest,real,anonymous inbound,outbound
> log security guest,real,anonymous
> log syslog+xferlog
> #block specific user access - list here or /etc/ftpusers
> defaultserver deny root ftpadmin
>
> # Restrict all users to their home directories
> restricted-uid *
> restricted-gid *
> #unrestricted-gid %600
> ### Deny access to addresses w/o nameservers or incorrect dns entries
> dns refuse_mismatch /etc/msgs/ftp.dns-error
> dns refuse_no_reverse /etc/msges/ftp.dns-error
> # end /etc/ftpaccess
>
> OK. this should get you up and running with the information from
> http://www.wu-ftpd.org/HOWTO/upload.configuration.HOWTO
>
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:56:53 -0400, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I reread the FAQ and redid my ftpaccess file but to no avail (same problem). Oddly
> >enough though, I can download files from the server's /home/ftp/pub directory even
> >though I specified no uploading in the same access file. It seems that the
> >/etc/ftpaccess file is being completely ignored??? Regardless, it seems that I can
> >download from it but cannot upload to it which is what I want to do.
> >
> >Perhaps I am going about this the wrong way. What I actually want to do is to be
> >able to transfer files from my internal network to my web server in the
>/home/ftp/pub
> >directory. I don't really need to give anyone else ftp access.
> >
> >If I comment out aftp from both /etc/services and the /etc/inetd.conf, the
>connection
> >is refused so I know of no other way to allow ftp to this server.
> >
> >One other thing...I installed and am using the TIS firewall proxies and configured
>my
> >/etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services file accordingly
> >
> >Here's my updated ftpaccess file
> >
> >==============================
> >class all real,guest,anonftp,anonymous *
> >
> >email root@localhost
> >
> >loginfails 5
> >
> >readme README* login
> >readme README* cwd=*
> >
> >message /welcome.msg login
> >message .message cwd=*
> >
> >compress no guest,real,anonymous
> >tar no guest,real,anonymous
> >chmod no guest,anonymous
> >delete no guest,anonymous
> >overwrite no guest,real,anonymous
> >rename no guest,anonymous
> >
> >class anonftp anonymous *
> >upload /home/ftp/ * no
> >noretrieve .notar
> >upload /home/ftp /pub yes ftpadmin ftpadmin 0440 nodirs
> >noretrieve /home/ftp/pub
> >
> >upretrieve /home/users/bin
> >upretrieve /home/users/etc
> >upretrieve /home/users/dev
> >
> >upload /home/users/ftpadmin * no
> >upload /home/users/ftpadmin /tmp yes nodors
> >upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/users/ftpadmin yes
> >upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/users/ftpadmin/* yes
> >upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/ftp/pub yes ftpadmin ftpadmin 0440 nodirs
> >
> >log transfers real,anonymous inbound,outbound
> >
> >shutdown /etc/shutmsg
> >
> >passwd-check rfc822 warn
> >==============================
> >
> >
> >The Drag wrote:
> >
> >> Well, you didn't actually read the FAQ or you would have the answer.
> >> (or perhaps you just don't understand how anon-ftp is actually
> >> supposed to be used)
> >>
> >> Please tell us why you insist on installing anon-ftp for a production
> >> webserver. At this point you have a breachable server as you didn't
> >> setup enough security in your ftpaccess file.
> >>
> >> Tell us what you want to accomplish, and we'll post an appropriate
> >> config to help you out. The point being that none of us want to help
> >> you get rooted by offering the same lack of security as the ftpaccess
> >> file you posted.
> >>
> >> TD
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:02:09 -0400, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >Ok, I'm waving the white flag. After upgrading to wu-ftp 6.1 and
> >> >modifying my ftp access file according to the docs, I still can't
> >> >upload, i.e., I am getting "permission denied on server" error messages
> >> >when I try yo upload to the /home/ftp/pub directory. Does someone have
> >> >an example ftpaccess file I can look at? Here is mine so maybe you can
> >> >spot the problem.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance,
> >> >Don
> >> >
> >> >===========================================
> >> >class all real,guest,anonftp,anonymous *
> >> >
> >> >email root@localhost
> >> >
> >> >loginfails 5
> >> >
> >> >readme README* login
> >> >readme README* cmd=*
> >> >
> >> >message /welcome.msg login
> >> >message .message cwd=*
> >> >
> >> >compress yes all
> >> >tar yes all
> >> >chmod no guest,anonymous
> >> >delete no guest,anonymous
> >> >overwrite no guest,anonymous
> >> >rename no guest,anonymous
> >> >
> >> >class anonftp anonymous *
> >> >upload /home/ftp /pub yes ftp ftp 0440 nodirs
> >> >noretrieve /home/ftp /pub
> >> >
> >> >log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
> >> >
> >> >shutdown /etc/shutmsg
> >> >
> >> >passwd-check rfc822 warn
> >> >===========================================
> >> >
> >
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From: Niels Paree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: suse 6.4 cannot execute binaries?
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:19:20 +0200
"Christopher W. Aiken" wrote:
>
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:47:14 +0200, Niels Paree wrote:
> ->"Christopher W. Aiken" wrote:
> ->>
> ->> On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:29:38 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ->> ->hi all.
> ->> ->
> ->> ->i've just downloaded StarOffice 5.2 ,but SuSE 6.4 won't execute this
> ->> ->binary. (so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin). according to SUN, i should try to
> ->> ->enter this (so-5_2 etc.bin) at the command line, but all i get when i do
> ->> ->so is a a bash prompt saying "command not found".
> ->> ->
> ->> ->if i enter " . so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin at the command line, there is
> ->> ->some activity for a minute of two, but afyer that all i get is a message
> ->> ->that the binary could not be executed.
> ->> ->
> ->> ->i tried to download so5.2 twice, so I don't think the .bin is corrupted.
> ->> ->
> ->> ->does anyone know how i can get SuSE to execute this .bin, of is there
> ->> ->another way i should try to install it?
> ->> ->
> ->> ->thx in advance,
> ->> ->
> ->> ->Niels
> ->>
> ->> Try adding "./" ( w/o qutes ) to the front of your bin file.
> ->> (i.e. ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin )
> ->>
> ->thanks for the advice, that didn't work either.
> ->the response was different this time: Permission Denied. quite strange,
> ->being logged in as root, isn't it??
> ->
> ->is somebody else doing things on my pc i don't know about, or is it just
> ->my being a newbie that causes all this?
> ->
> ->btw: I get the same message (cannot execute binary file) if i try to
> ->install staroffice 5.1 (.tar.gz no .bin) instead of 5.2.
> ->really strange, as i had no problems whatsoever installing it under SuSE
> ->6.3...
> ->
> ->can somebody help me out?
> ->
> ->thx in advance
> ->
> ->Niels
>
> Sounds like your cdrom is mounted w/o exec permissions.
> Look at your /etc/fstab file. Add exec to the options
> on your cdrom device then mount your cdrom again.
> Should work. If all else fails, just copy the file
> off of the CD to you HD and try to install from your HD.
>
>
thanks again for the advice, but the solution that someone (johan thx!)
pointed out to me was to change che attribs with chmod. (chmod 0755
whatever that may mean..)
kind regards
Niels
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> Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA
> chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com
> Preferred O/S: Debian Linux 2.2
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux monitor problems
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:30:05 -0000
I have just installed mandrake 7.1 and pressed the wrong button when asked
for my monitor so all i get when i boot up is a blank screen.
Is there any way to fix this or do i have to start again. I am a complete
beginner so please keep it simple if possible.
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: converting bootdisk to loadlin zimage
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:22:40 GMT
Hi,
I've got a bootdisk that works and is unusual in
that respect, since I have a system with MicroChannel,
a SCSI controller not in use, and my hard drive is
neither IDE nor SCSI but is ESDI.
I would like to use loadlin to boot from DOS, but
I can't seem to convert my bootdisk into something
that works. I tried removing the first 106 bytes
(comparing it to a zimage that does boot with loadlin
showed that the first 106 bytes of a boot disk are
a header of some type) but that was unsuccessful.
I would compile a new kernel however when I boot up
via floppy and install the proper device files for
ESDI drives, I can mount the main Linux partition,
create and delete files in it, but not (get this)
read or write them. They are all "not found".
Any suggestions?
uwuh
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: No Idea why this lilo.conf works!
Date: 22 Sep 2000 18:55:49 GMT
On install of RH6.2, I specified to put lilo in the "first partition
of the hard drive" because I heard that the existing lilo that ships with
RH6.2 has the 1024th cylinder problem. I have linux installed on a 15GB drive.
I'm still a bit puzzled.
Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: boot= tells it where to put the bootup little program, not where the
: kernel is located. Thus the first time you put it onto the partition.
: You must also have installed it into /dev/hda as well. When you rewrote
: your system, things got moved slightly and suddenly the boot loader in
: the MBR could not find your system.
: /dev/hda means put the boot up stuff into the MBR. hda1 says something
: else will take care of booting up the system, and it should look for the
: linux loader on hda1 partition ( needed to for example uncompress the
: kernel.)
: In <8qg1vm$a2h$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
: ]Okay, I installed RH6.2 and it created a lilo.conf with the line:
: ]boot=/dev/hda1
: ]presumably because my /boot is a 15MB boot partition at the front of my 15GB drive.
: ]Everything is okay and it booted fine.
: ]I went to upgrade my kernel to 2.2.17 (from 2.2.14) but for some reason
: ]when I added the new entry to lilo.conf to reflef my new kernel I would only get
: ]"LIL-" on bootup.
: ]After about 8 hours, I tried putting:
: ]boot=/dev/hda
: ](instead of */dev/hda1*)
: ]It boots for some reason!!! Wtf is going on? /boot is WITHOUT A DOUBT on /dev/hda1.
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From: flipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux monitor problems
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:03:45 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit :
> I have just installed mandrake 7.1 and pressed the wrong button when asked
> for my monitor so all i get when i boot up is a blank screen.
> Is there any way to fix this or do i have to start again. I am a complete
> beginner so please keep it simple if possible.
> thanks
>
Hi,
At lilo prompt type: linux 3 (for RH and Mandrake) or
Linux <number> for starting in console mode
Next log as root and type XF86Setup, or xconfigurator
or xf86config and configure your XFree86. I suggest
to use lower values for your monitor and when you'll
have an X screen, try to reconfigure again with normal
parameters.
Bye
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From: flipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kudsu in every boot... Why?
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:11:29 -0400
Gerardo Rincon a �crit :
> Every time I boot into Linux my computer goes into a Kudsu Hardware
> Discovery....It sits there for 30 seconds and then it fails,...and then,
> the rest of the boot process is OK...It just delays the boot time 30
> seconds...WHY? can I eliminate this step? How?
> --
> Gerardo
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I suppose you use KDE if you have kudzu. Just start DrakConf
and choose Services or similar name on panel. You can choose
every service you need at boot time. Deselect kudzu and that's
all.
Bye
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