Linux-Setup Digest #725, Volume #19 Fri, 29 Sep 00 14:13:08 EDT
Contents:
talk: cannot connect (RH6.0) ("Renoy")
Re: Aureal Sound Cards ("Tommy")
Re: gcc error message (Sven Mascheck)
Re: Linux on 200 MB Harddrive? (Harry Lewis)
Re: problem with ftp (Stefaan A Eeckels)
Port 12345 - NetBUS (Shell Hung)
Re: Linux on 200 MB Harddrive? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: problem with ftp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Aureal Sound Cards ("Mox Fulder")
Re: Port 12345 - NetBUS (Shell Hung)
FreeBSD vs. other distros. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: FreeBSD vs. other distros. (Vilmos Soti)
dual-boot Linux/Windows from mfg? ("Mike Schwartz")
Re: displaying dynamic IP (Jari Kohvakka)
Re: RedHat 7.0 ISOs OK? (Dramen Mendra "@nycap.rr.com>)
Re: dual-boot Linux/Windows from mfg? (Alan Shutko)
Re: gcc error message (Zen Sorcerer)
Re: Tin Configuration (Thomas Dickey)
Re: FreeBSD vs. other distros. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Best way to Partition my harddisk ("Ergophobe")
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From: "Renoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: talk: cannot connect (RH6.0)
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:09:16 -0500
Hi all,
I have an old system which used to run RH5.2 without any
trouble. Recently I did a fresh install of RH6.0 by reformatting
the hard disk partition and am running KDE. Everything seems
normal, except I cannot run 'talk'
Even from one xterm to another it says "cannot connect". I have
two users and the machine connects to the internet through a
modem. If I try 'talk' to another user it says "Waiting for invitation
on caller's machine" and just sits there.
I have my local IP address set as 10.10.10.10 and given
some hostname.
Could somebody please help me out.
Thanks,
-R
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From: "Tommy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Aureal Sound Cards
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:35:39 -0500
I tried a while back to do the same. All I found was an experimental driver.
Did not have any luck getting it to work. There is possibly a newer one out
by now.
Tommy
"Joshua Baker-LePain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8r25sa$nmu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In comp.os.linux.hardware Mox Fulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've been trying without success to get my Aureal AudioPCI sound card
> > working under Linux for a couple of months. I've tried all of the
> > versions of the drivers provided by linux.aureal.com, but none have
> > worked. When I install the drivers, they compile correctly and the
> > modules are installed, and XMMS ceases to complain that the sound card
is
> > incorrectly configured. However, I can't get any sound at all, in any
>
> Are the modules being loaded? Check via '/sbin/lsmod'.
>
> Err, is the volume turned up? Check via 'xmixer'.
>
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University
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From: Sven Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gcc error message
Date: 29 Sep 2000 17:41:16 +0200
chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [root@servernamehere php-4.0.2]# ./configure
> [...]
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> create executables.
In such cases you have to look in config.log:
what the error message itself was...
Sven
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From: Harry Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on 200 MB Harddrive?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:54:04 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Red Hat 6.2 should install, but you'll probably have to forego X and
some other bits and pieces. It really depends on what you want to use
the system for (you could, for instance, set it up as an Apache Server
for testing).
Harry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Just wondering, are any relatively current distributions of Linux able to
> be installed and run satisfactorally on an Intel 486 DX procesor with 20
> Mb RAM & a 200Mb hardrive?
>
> Thanks.
>
> T.Bolt
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefaan A Eeckels)
Subject: Re: problem with ftp
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:42:14 +0200
In article <8r0jft$8g1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"jhuman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I get this error when trying to ftp to one of my linux boxes on private
> lan....
>
> 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
>
> What does this mean and how do I fix it....
Usually, it's because of badly configured tcpwrappers.
--
Stefaan
--
Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules:
The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of
the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
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From: Shell Hung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Port 12345 - NetBUS
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:10:02 +0800
Hi all,
I am just employed by a company, their server got hack'ed before
I come to this company, today, I found this port are opened thought nmap
port scanner, there're no entry in 'inetd.con' and 'services' files, and
not found in 'ps' and 'netstat', any suggestion ? trojan ? or ??
If possible, please send cc to : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you very much !
--
Best Regards,
Shell Hung
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux on 200 MB Harddrive?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:33:27 +0100
> > Just wondering, are any relatively current distributions of Linux able to
> > be installed and run satisfactorally on an Intel 486 DX procesor with 20
> > Mb RAM & a 200Mb hardrive?
> Red Hat 6.2 should install, but you'll probably have to forego X and
> some other bits and pieces. It really depends on what you want to use
> the system for (you could, for instance, set it up as an Apache Server
> for testing).
I was actually thinking about Peanut Linux 8.1 as it seems to install the
OS & GUI taking up 148 Mb of harddrive space. And that would leave enough
for me to install Apache, MySQL, ect ????
Also, can one get older RedHat ditributions for free? Peanuts is 48 Mb
freely downloadable.
Cheers!
T.Bolt
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: problem with ftp
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:30:05 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefaan A Eeckels) wrote:
> In article <8r0jft$8g1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "jhuman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I get this error when trying to ftp to one of my linux boxes on private
> > lan....
> >
> > 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> >
> > What does this mean and how do I fix it....
>
> Usually, it's because of badly configured tcpwrappers.
>
I don't think so. I have the same problem with a RH6.2 and there are *not*
tcpwrappers around in the LAN...
Any suggestions?
Martin
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Mox Fulder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Aureal Sound Cards
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:44:40 -0500
You have a good point about the modules. Although the aureal module
(au8830.o) is loaded, I do not have a mixer module loaded ... and every
time I boot up aumix complains that "no mixer device found." Can someone
tell me how to set up the mixer device properly?
Thanks!
---
Mox Fulder
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"If we couldn't laugh at things that didn't make sense,
we couldn't react to a lot of the world around us."
-- Hobbes
(the tiger, of course :-)
> I tried a while back to do the same. All I found was an experimental
> driver. Did not have any luck getting it to work. There is possibly a
> newer one out by now.
>
> Tommy
>
> "Joshua Baker-LePain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8r25sa$nmu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> In comp.os.linux.hardware Mox Fulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I've been trying without success to get my Aureal AudioPCI sound card
>> > working under Linux for a couple of months. I've tried all of the
>> > versions of the drivers provided by linux.aureal.com, but none have
>> > worked. When I install the drivers, they compile correctly and the
>> > modules are installed, and XMMS ceases to complain that the sound
>> > card
> is
>> > incorrectly configured. However, I can't get any sound at all, in
>> > any
>>
>> Are the modules being loaded? Check via '/sbin/lsmod'.
>>
>> Err, is the volume turned up? Check via 'xmixer'.
>>
>> --
>> Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke
>> University
>
>
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From: Shell Hung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Port 12345 - NetBUS
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:40:05 +0800
Sorry for double post, here is the result from nmap (2.53) :
25/tcp open smtp
.
.
.
3306/tcp open mysql
12345/tcp filtered NetBus
27665/tcp filtered Trinoo_Master
>
> I am just employed by a company, their server got hack'ed before
> I come to this company, today, I found this port are opened thought nmap
> port scanner, there're no entry in 'inetd.con' and 'services' files, and
> not found in 'ps' and 'netstat', any suggestion ? trojan ? or ??
>
> If possible, please send cc to : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thank you very much !
>
--
Best Regards,
Shell Hung
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FreeBSD vs. other distros.
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:08:55 +0100
I was looking for a distribution of Linux to run as a test ground of my
webserver. I have heard of FreeDSB, and all good reports.
I get the impression this is quite different from install other
distributions of Linux, as it is specifically geared up to be a
webserver. Hence I expect I will not get the usual other features of the
OS (graphics interface ect), but will be able to run perl scripts, PHP,
MySQL and other webserevr type stuff.
Given I have a 486 with 20 Mb RAM and 200 Mb harddrive, is this a
reasonable option for me?
Cheers,
T.Bolt
========================================================================
>From their FAQ:
Q: What do I need in order to run FreeBSD?
A: You'll need a 386 or better PC, with 5 MB or more of RAM and at least
60 MB of hard disk space. It can run with a low end MDA graphics card but
to run X11R6, a VGA or better video card is needed.
========================================================================
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. other distros.
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:12:53 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I was looking for a distribution of Linux to run as a test ground of my
> webserver. I have heard of FreeDSB, and all good reports.
>
> I get the impression this is quite different from install other
> distributions of Linux, as it is specifically geared up to be a
Err, FreeBSD is not Linux. This is a completely different free Unix.
It is like Mustang and Escort are Ford made cars, but Cadillac is
different.
Vilmos
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From: "Mike Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: dual-boot Linux/Windows from mfg?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:17:36 -0000
Hi,
I noticed that IBM is offering an option to ship some of its laptops (e.g.,
the T20) with Linux installed. Unfortunately, they won't install a dual
boot (Windows & Linux) system for you, and if you dump/repartition/restore
the OS that IBM installs and then install the second OS yourself, it voids
the warranty on the OS they had installed.
Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a laptop with a dual install of
Windows and Linux from some manufacturer? I'd rather not hassle with
installing Linux and getting all the device drivers working myself.
Alternatively, is there a consulting group I can pay to set up such a
configuration for me?
Please email your response to me, as I don't read netnews regularly.
Thanks
- Mike Schwartz
mailto:mschwartz-at-indra.com (remember to fix the -at- spamguard if you
send me mail)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jari Kohvakka)
Subject: Re: displaying dynamic IP
Date: 29 Sep 2000 17:16:29 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Silviu Minut wrote:
>Is there any program in RH.7.0 that allows a user to see the dynamic
>IP address assigned by the ISP when connected through ppp?
>Under RH.6 I used XISP to connect (my all time favourite, which doesn't
>work under RH7 anymore, because the xforms library doesn't), which also
>displayed the IP. I wouldn't want to give users permission to use
>ifconfig.
When the connection is made, put the IP to some file and make a short script
which echo's the file or just tell the users where to find it.
K
--
/"\ / Jari Kohvakka
\ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign / CS-major / University of Helsinki
X Against HTML Mail / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
/ \ / +358 50 567 2587
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From: Dramen Mendra <"dramen86<nospam>"@nycap.rr.com>
Subject: Re: RedHat 7.0 ISOs OK?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:23:41 GMT
I downloaded the iso 6 times from different mirrors and haven't been able to
get the md5sum to match. I went ahead and burned the cd anyway but during
the install of packages phase it died half way through and just sat there.
So then I burned another with an image from a different site and the same
thing happened only this time it died about a third of the way through the
package installation? Not sure if its just my machine locking up (though
this has never happened on an install before) or the iso images are corrupt?
dramen
Eric Hathaway wrote:
> There's another thread going on here about problems upgrading to RedHat
> 7.0 with CDs burned from the .iso images provided by RedHat. I've
> experienced this problem too. I have been unable to get the md5
> checksum on my downloaded image to match the values given by RedHat in
> the accompanying MD5SUM file. If I mount the iso image via the loopback
> device, the directory structure appears OK, but some (not all) of the
> text files are garbage, and NONE of the rpms are recognized as valid rpm
> files.
>
> So I was wondering: Could anyone confirm that you have in fact been
> able to download the CD image files, burn them to a CD, and successfully
> install/upgrade RedHat 7.0?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Eric Hathaway
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: dual-boot Linux/Windows from mfg?
From: Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:29:27 GMT
"Mike Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Unfortunately, they won't install a dual boot (Windows & Linux)
> system for you, and if you dump/repartition/restore the OS that IBM
> installs and then install the second OS yourself, it voids the
> warranty on the OS they had installed.
Says who? They're going to make you rerun the restore CD, but they'd
do that if you hadn't repartitioned. (And if you leave >2GB for
Windows, the restore won't touch the Linux side.) And that's assuming
you need software support (which I don't, just hardware). I've had my
A20p's drive replaced, and the tech had no problem with my
repartition.
> Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a laptop with a dual install of
> Windows and Linux from some manufacturer?
Well, there's http://www.tuxtops.com. I don't think that Dell offers
dual-boot, but it looks like Tuxtops are Compal-based, so the only
difference would be Tuxtop support instead of Dell.
--
Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors!
42 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes, 5 seconds till we run away.
The only real advantage to punk music is that nobody can whistle it.
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From: Zen Sorcerer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gcc error message
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:30:08 -0000
You seem to be missing a few packages, try installing:
autoconf
automake
make
bison
byacc
There is no problem with gcc, you're just missing stuff.
Zen
Chris wrote:
>
>
> I have a problem with gcc that's inhibiting me from compiling anything.
I've
> been skating by now with rpms and, obviously this has got to end soon...
>
> Could someone do me a huge favor and decipher this error message for
me???
>
> [root@servernamehere php-4.0.2]# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> checking for working aclocal... missing
> checking for working autoconf... missing
> checking for working automake... missing
> checking for working autoheader... missing
> checking for working makeinfo... missing
> Updated php_version.h
> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles...
no
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking for bison... no
> checking for byacc... no
> configure: warning: You will need bison if you want to regenerate the PHP
> parsers.
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
cannot
> create executables.
>
> [root@servernamehere php-4.0.2]# rpm -q gcc
> gcc-2.95-4
>
> Thank you!!
> chris
--
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From: Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tin Configuration
Date: 29 Sep 2000 17:52:49 GMT
Kevin Croxen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's been several years since I used tin from an NNTP server, since the
> reader threads so slowly (I found slrn, on the other hand, to be
> blisteringly fast, which is why I still use it --groups which took 5-10
> minutes for tin to thread could be done by slrn in seconds)
tin has options to do essentially what slrn does
(you have to read the help message ;-)
once done, there's little difference in timing: I've timed slrn to be 4-5
times slower than tin and vice versa, depending on how the articles
are structured.
--
Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://dickey.his.com
ftp://dickey.his.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. other distros.
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:57:30 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I get the impression this is quite different from install other
: distributions of Linux, as it is specifically geared up to be a
FreeBSD is not Linux at all. It is just another version of unix - just
like how AIX, Solaris, Ultrix, etc are not Linux.
--
Jeff Gentry [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"You're one of those condescending UNIX users! ...."
"Here's a nickel kid ... get yourself a real computer."
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From: "Ergophobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best way to Partition my harddisk
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:07:13 -0700
>
> Doesn't this mean that Linux resides above cylinder 1024?
Yes. This is why you need to copy that boot sector to your boot loader
partition. It will get things rolling and tell the system where to look for
LILO or GRUB or whatever. Works like a charm.
> I use SuSE 7.0, with YaST2,
Sorry, but I don't know what YaST2 is. SuSE must have some workaround for
installing past cyl. 1024 though.
>
> Can I do this just with starting from a boot-floppy ?
Probably, but I'm not that organized. Floppy? Let's see, I think I saw it
on top of the fridge yesterday.... I much prefer getting a menu of options
and just selecting.
> Is this a remedy for LILO's 1024 cylinder limitation?
Yes. It should allow you to install Linux at pretty much any location on
any drive on your system. I don't speak SCSI, so I can't say, but it should
go fine on hda, hdb, master, slave, whatever, as long as you have you boot
sector available to the boot loader.
> It helped me a lot for sure I will try it this weekend.
Have fun... I will be leaving computer world for Yosemite, but post back
anyway. I'll check in Monday to see how it went.
By the way, I'm far far *far* from being an expert. I was rather stressed
about this, but it was not all that hard. If you get stuck (or actually,
before you start), consult:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html#toc5
http://www.gnulinux.com/ldp/howto/mini/Linux+NT-Loader-5.shtml
These are the same thing, but one reads better on screen and the other
prints better.
Cheers,
Tom
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