Linux-Setup Digest #723, Volume #19 Fri, 29 Sep 00 07:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Best way to Partition my harddisk ("Patrick")
Re: help: configuring fetchmail (David. E. Goble)
Re: simple question (Martin Herrman)
Re: configuring the kernel (Martin Herrman)
SuSE Linux 6.4 for Power PC ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: help: configuring fetchmail (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: windows sees linux partitions ! ("Emmanuel Thiry")
samba printing to window client (Andrew Wai)
Mandrake vs Redhat ("Ken")
create new part without to reboot (valery brasseur)
Linux Installation (Mani)
Kppp trouble ("sensei")
Re: Please help me install, I'm stuck!! ("Bjorn Beheydt")
Internal PCI modem cannot use ("Eric Lo")
Re: Kppp trouble (Markus =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F6hmer?=)
Anybody can help me to solve a problem on Telnet!! ("Tony_Chang")
vibrant monitor (Michel Dubois)
problem with udma66 and kernel 2.4 (rh 7) (barth)
Re: Linux Installation (Derek Jolly)
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From: "Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best way to Partition my harddisk
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:10:03 +0200
"Ergophobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8r03ph$38o$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Patrick,
>
> I have basically the config you want, minus Win98. Basically I have a
small
> primary partition to boot from, using NTLDR, then on a large extended
> partition I have the following logical partitions: Win2K on a big
partition,
> another big one with a FAT-32 "data" partition so both Linux and Win can
> read files, and ext2 and a Linux swap partition. In your case, you could
> put Win98 on the FAT-32 partition. If you want primary partitions, you
can
> have one for your boot part, one for each OS, and you Linux part would
then
> be the extended partition, with a logical for the swap and one for the
ext2.
Doesn't this mean that Linux resides above cylinder 1024?
> Install Linux to the unpartitioned space. At least with Caldera OL 2.4,
> just follow the prompts to create your ext2 and swap partitions.
I use SuSE 7.0, with YaST2, It would give me a warning that it's not
possible to start Linux in a normal way... because it has to start Linux in
cylinder over 1024.
> Now, boot into Linux and do a dd to get your bootsector. Check the syntax
> of this, but I think what you want is (for hdaX susbstitute the name of
your
> Linux partition, probably hda5 or hda8 in your case):
Can I do this just with starting from a boot-floppy ?
> dd if=/dev/hdaX of=bootsect.su7 bs=512 count=1 /* CHECK THE MAN PAGE FOR
> SYNTAX*/
> This takes hdaX as input, gets the first sector (count=1) and the first
512
> bytes (bs=512) and writes it to bootsect.su7 (the name is arbitrary).
>
> Copy bootsect.lnx to your boot partition.
>
> Boot into Win2K and open up boot.ini (probably hidden, so make sure you
can
> see hidden files). Add a line like:
> C:\bootsect.su7="SuSE Linux 7"
Is this a remedy for LILO's 1024 cylinder limitation?
>
> Does this help? There are lots of places on the net that have this info
> perhaps more clearly explained, but... but this isn't one of them :-o
It helped me a lot for sure I will try it this weekend.
> Oh yeah, definitely download and install TweakUI for Win2K (available from
> Microsoft). Otherwise Win2K will "see" you Linux partitions but will not
> recognize them. A pain in the butt. TweakUI lets you hide partitions in
> Win2K
>
> Tom
Thanks a lot again!
Patrick.
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From: goble@gtech (David. E. Goble)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: help: configuring fetchmail
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:15:27 GMT
Reply-To: goble@gtech
On 26 Sep 2000 14:25:51 +0100, Andreas K�h�ri
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>What kind of problems do your have with Python? What distribution do
>you run?
>
Hi Andreas;
Iam running RedHat 6.2, I do not know how to use python, but I can
type python and get an intro screen and >>> prompt.
When I try to run fetchmailconf, I get an error message that (from
memory) that ...python/tk is not configured for python/tk...
All I want is fetchmail mail to fetch mail from isp.domain and send
emails to goble@... to user degoble and email to erc@... to user
begoble
--Regards David. E. Goble
goble [AT] kin.net.au
http://www.kin.net.au/goble
Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Herrman)
Subject: Re: simple question
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:29:21 +0200
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:48:39 -0700, Dan Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When it says how to configure my ethernet card in the HOW-TO it says,
>
> install pcmcia card services
> enable networking
> recompile the kernel
>
> I got the instructions for the first one. How in the world do you enable
> networking and before I go to do it, how do I check if it is enabled? I am
> having problems with my Linksys ethernet card being recongnized as eth0 and
> it does not show up when I type lsmod, so I figured if I followed the three
> steps above it should work.
>
> Help me to do this? Thanks!
you're talking about an pcmcia card. My steps:
1. compile kernel
2. enable networking
3. install pcmcia-cs package
Enabling networking in redhat: edit /etc/sysconfig/network (next time,
tell us which distribution you're using). Then take the pcmcia-cs package
and read the included howto.
good luck!
Martin
>
> Dan Allen
>
>
--
Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.17 Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
9:20am up 11:40, 3 users, load average: 0.46, 0.17, 0.06
Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Herrman)
Subject: Re: configuring the kernel
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:26:44 +0200
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:44:17 -0700, Dan Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think you might be right on the fact that I don't have all the sources
> installed that I need becasue I one point it says something like
> "only found headers, no actual source code"
> when I am supposed to point to where the kernel source is. I do have a CD
> that says installation source cd and I know I never stuck it in my CD rom
> drive, so perhaps that is the problem...I will try that tonight and then get
> back to you...thanks for the help!
I think it will be on that cd, but often it is also on one of the binary
cd's. For example, if you are using redhat, the binary cd contains
something like 'kernel-source-2.2.17.rpm'. When you install that rpm
with 'rpm -i rpmname.rpm' then the source will be in /usr/src/linux.
But after all: I don't like that package, and i'm always using the
tar.gz file. Good luck! (and if you want to ask me again, just send me
an e-mail, because i'm not checking this newsgroup often and skip
most messages)
bye,
Martin
>
> Dan Allen
>
>
> "Martin Herrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:eRHJZnYKAHA.292@net003s...
> > On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:07:03 -0700, Dan Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Okay, I am following the HOW-TOs, but it just doesn't seem to work. I
> go to
> > > /usr/src/linux and type
> > >
> > > make xconfig #doesn't work
> > >
> > > make menuconfig #doesn't work
> > >
> > > make config #doesn't work
> > >
> > > How the heck do you configure the kernel. I read the HOW-TO exactly and
> it
> > > didn't work. Perhaps you can only configure the kernel if the kernel is
> > > still in source code form. In that case, fresh off an install, how do
> you
> > > configure the kernel.
> > >
> > > These questions I am asking seem to be pretty fundamental and it would
> be
> > > great if you guys could help me out.
> > >
> > > Thanks!!
> >
> > well, i'm going to try :-)
> >
> > 1. download the source: linux-2.2.17.tar.gz
> > 2. copy it to /usr/src
> > 3. cd /usr/src
> > 4. tar -zxvf linux-2.2.17.tar.gz
> > 5. cd linux
> > 6. make xconfig (if you're in X, otherwise 'make menuconfig')
> > 7. configure kernel, save settings
> > 8. type 'make dep', 'make bzImage', 'make modules', 'make modules_install'
> > 9. cp the /usr/src/linux/somewhere/i386/boot/bzImage to
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17
> > (also copy 'system.map' to the boot directory, the 'system.map' is
> somewhere
> > in /usr/src/linux)
> > 10. edit /etc/lilo.conf (more info: 'man lilo' and 'man lilo.conf')
> > 11. execute /sbin/lilo
> > 12. reboot the system
> >
> > Do all actions being root. I think your problem is dat not all development
> > stuff is installed, so maybe you can first give us the errors you see on
> > your screen (but if you did a standard install, I think it should be okay)
> >
> > HTH!
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > --
> > Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
> > Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.17 Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
> > 10:10pm up 10:57, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.04
> > Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!
>
>
--
Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.17 Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
9:20am up 11:40, 3 users, load average: 0.46, 0.17, 0.06
Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SuSE Linux 6.4 for Power PC
Date: 29 Sep 2000 08:14:40 GMT
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I have been trying to install SuSE Linux V6.4 on a power pc using an ascii
emulator in yast's ascii mode. However, I can only get so far through the
installation before I hit big problems. When I have to choose the code
page to use, it doesn't seem to matter which I choose because all of them
mess me around. All the character maps seem to map the wrong keys to the
wrong buttons, in fact most buttons usually end up representing the enter
key. This means that I am unable to continue with the installation
because no matter what key I press it is interpreted as the enter key - a
problem when you need to use the cursors to select items other than the
defaults.
Does anyone have any suggestions that might help???
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">I have been trying to install SuSE Linux V6.4 on a
power pc using an ascii emulator in yast's ascii mode. However, I can only get
so far through the installation before I hit big problems. When I have to choose
the code page to use, it doesn't seem to matter which I choose because all of them
mess me around. All the character maps seem to map the wrong keys to the wrong
buttons, in fact most buttons usually end up representing the enter key. This
means that I am unable to continue with the installation because no matter what key I
press it is interpreted as the enter key - a problem when you need to use the cursors
to select items other than the defaults. </font><font size=3 face="Times New
Roman"> <br>
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><br>
Does anyone have any suggestions that might help???</font>
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Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: help: configuring fetchmail
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 29 Sep 2000 10:23:39 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
David. E. Goble <goble@gtech> wrote:
>On 26 Sep 2000 14:25:51 +0100, Andreas K�h�ri
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>What kind of problems do your have with Python? What distribution do
>>you run?
>>
>Hi Andreas;
>
>Iam running RedHat 6.2, I do not know how to use python, but I can
>type python and get an intro screen and >>> prompt.
>
>When I try to run fetchmailconf, I get an error message that (from
>memory) that ...python/tk is not configured for python/tk...
>
>All I want is fetchmail mail to fetch mail from isp.domain and send
>emails to goble@... to user degoble and email to erc@... to user
>begoble
>
>
>--Regards David. E. Goble
> goble [AT] kin.net.au
> http://www.kin.net.au/goble
>Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223
I don't run Red Hat, I run Debian, and on Debian systems there's a
package called 'python-tk' (which is needed by the Debian
'fetchmailconf' package). You should find and install the equivalent
package on your Red Hat system (if there is one, I don't know).
/A
--
Andreas K�h�ri, <URL:http://hello.to/andkaha/>. Junk mail, no.
========================================================================
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From: "Emmanuel Thiry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: windows sees linux partitions !
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:29:01 +0200
>
> You have made a change, because this does not happen al of a sudden.
> It can be easily helped though. Just make sure that the extended
> partition linux is in is of the type "linux extended" and not plain
> "extended".
> You can change this with the help of fdisk. Just change the partition
> types, nothing else, then there's no danger of losing any data.
>
> Eric
You are completely right. I wasn't aware of the difference between
"extended" (type=b) and "linux extended" (type=85). Now I am : with the
later, everything is right.
Many thanks.
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From: Andrew Wai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: samba printing to window client
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:09:14 +0800
Hi,
I'm trying to get printing on my redhat linux (6.2) to a networked
printer on an NT via samba. Can anyone tell me which rpm the lpadmin
command comes from as I can't seem to find it on my system.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Strategic Captial Development (HK) Ltd.
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From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake vs Redhat
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:32:43 GMT
Im wondering whats the difference between Mandrake 7.0 and Redhat 7.0? Which
ones best for someone who hasnt got into linux yet?
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:19:12 +0200
From: valery brasseur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: create new part without to reboot
Is ther a way to create new partition under Linux without having to
reboot after ?
vaelry
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Atos Branche Multimedia | Fax # +33 320 60 7649
Unix is like a 'hogan' -- no Gates, no Windows, and an Apache inside
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From: Mani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Installation
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:30:02 -0000
Hi,
I had installed Linux on my laptop and it was working fine.Now I need to
install Windows NT 4.0 Workstation on my laptop.I have tried installing NT
by formating th HDD where the Linux was installed but when NT installation
prompts me to reboot the machine hangs just after RAM check and displays LI
on the screen.
Please Help me out it is very urgent!
The Config of my Laptop is RAM 128 MB
HDD 12 GB
CPU Pentium II 233Mhz
Regards.
Mani
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From: "sensei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kppp trouble
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:36:59 +0200
Sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times, but i have a problem
i can't resolve. I wan to connect to the internet with an ISP. I read the
HOW-TOs, and I made these conf files (in resolv.conf you see the DNS IPs of
my provider):
---resolv.conf
nameserver 212.17.192.216
nameserver 212.17.192.56
---end
---HOSTNAME
localhost
---end
---host.conf
order hosts,bind
multi on
---end
---hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
---end
---hosts.allow
ALL:localhost
---end
---hosts.deny
ALL:ALL
---end
When i start Kppp, it dials the number, connects to the server and then it
starts pppd. I push on the Netscape button on my KDE panel, but nothing
happens. It seems i have no right to execute any command. When i disconnect
from my ISP, everything goes right: i can execute netscape and all other
commands (even the KDE menu does not work with Kppp connected).
I read my .Xauthority and i saw "localhost.localdomain". It seems to me that
with all these file set as i said, i have the right to connect to the
internet, execute netscape and surf the web. Can anybody help me?
...please!!!
PS Sorry for the length of this e-mail! :)
-sensei-
We don't need no indirection
We don't need no flow control
No data typing or declaration
Did you leave those lists alone?
Hey! Hacker! Leave those lists alone!
All in all it is just a pure LISP function call...
All in all it is just a pure LISP function call...
<senseiwa @ infinito.it>
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From: "Bjorn Beheydt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Please help me install, I'm stuck!!
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:48:55 +0200
It may be possible that your memory is corrupt, maybe only one chip of them,
and that may explain why NT runs fine. I've seen this problem on my own pc
once, and there it was the memory...
Bjorn Beheydt
http://borniet.versvlees.net
> Memory: 110964k/114688k available (1000k kernel code, 412k reserved,
> 1416k data, 60k init, 0k bigmem)
> general protection fault: 0000
> CPU: 0
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From: "Eric Lo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Internal PCI modem cannot use
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:03:11 +0800
Hello,
I have a LT PCI modem but it can't work under Linux. I have try to use
linux586.zip download from linmodems.org but it didn't work.
I have also try "setserial /dev/ttys0 uart 16550A port 0x7030 irq 11"
but setserial return "setserial: Input /Output error" , anyone know the
solution?
Thanks,
Eric
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From: Markus =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F6hmer?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kppp trouble
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:08:55 +0200
sensei wrote:
> When i start Kppp, it dials the number, connects to the server and then it
> starts pppd. I push on the Netscape button on my KDE panel, but nothing
> happens. It seems i have no right to execute any command. When i disconnect
> from my ISP, everything goes right: i can execute netscape and all other
> commands (even the KDE menu does not work with Kppp connected).
> I read my .Xauthority and i saw "localhost.localdomain". It seems to me that
> with all these file set as i said, i have the right to connect to the
> internet, execute netscape and surf the web. Can anybody help me?
Okay,
there is an option somewhere in kppp that says "configure hostname from
ip" or something like that.
sorry, I'm only using the German version. Uncheck this Button and then
it should work.
Greetings
Markus
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Systemadministrator & Datenbankentwickler
SSI Schaefer Shop GmbH
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Tony_Chang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anybody can help me to solve a problem on Telnet!!
Date: 29 Sep 2000 10:28:47 GMT
I can not telnet to RedHat Linux host thru any specified telnet port(I have
tried other available TCP port, like port 10000, except default port 23). It
always shows the message: "All network ports in use. Connection closed by
foreign host.". But when I try to telnet to another ready service ports,
like port 25(smtp) or use other services, like http, ftp, they are all
fine!! I have already checked all related settings, hosts, host.conf,
inetd.conf, services, and so on. What happened on my Linux telnet service?
Best Regards;
Tony Chang([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Michel Dubois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: vibrant monitor
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:46:59 +0200
Hello,
Anybody has the configuration about a trade VIBRANT 14' monitor, model
VM51RDA - E01
I m running actually on 800 x 600, 16 bits and I would like a better
resolution.*
Thanks in Advance
Michel
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From: barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem with udma66 and kernel 2.4 (rh 7)
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:45:09 +0200
I've just installed RedHat 7.0
I've got 2 HDD, one with linux (ide) and another with windows set up on
the udma66 controller of my BE6 II main board.
My problem: RedHat don't detect my udma66 disk, consequently i can't
boot on it or mount windows partition...
I thought that kernel 2.4 had an ata66 support?
I remember that with mandrake 7.0 (which was running with my 2 HDD)
there was something like"ide?=0x???,0x???? ide3=0x???,0x???" sent as an
append to the kernel by lilo (in lilo.conf)
I would like to know how could i find the correct configuration to send
to the kernel?
And, can i use this howto for my new 2.4 kernel?
http://www.ssc.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
What about patching the kernel?
Thank u for your help.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek Jolly)
Subject: Re: Linux Installation
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:54:34 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mani), in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote
>Hi,
>
>I had installed Linux on my laptop and it was working fine.Now I need to
>install Windows NT 4.0 Workstation on my laptop.I have tried installing
>NT by formating th HDD where the Linux was installed but when NT
>installation prompts me to reboot the machine hangs just after RAM check
>and displays LI on the screen.
>
>Please Help me out it is very urgent!
See the Linux + NT Loader mini-HOWTO.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html
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