Linux-Setup Digest #748, Volume #19 Mon, 2 Oct 00 19:13:13 EDT
Contents:
Re: can't log into my own console (Steve)
Re: PPP set up error ("dale hites")
Re: WTF is up with LinuxConf under RH7?!!??! (Jim)
Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp ("Yavin")
Re: Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp (Robert Herzog)
Re: Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp ("Steve Finn")
Re: Install problems for Mandrake 7.0 Linux (using Lnx4Win) ("Steve Finn")
Re: Anyone have experience with PartitionMagic? (Larry Ebbitt)
Re: Install : Boot Image ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
nfs exporting ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: setting up a file/proxy/mail server (John Beardmore)
Re: Anyone have experience with PartitionMagic? (Larry Ebbitt)
Can't login ftp server (* Tong *)
Re: Strange RPM error when upgrading gcc (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Modems, sound cards, RedHat Linux 6.2 (Aashu)
Re: Implications ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Is RedHat 7.0 disk1 iso enough? (Rod Smith)
Re: Strange RPM error when upgrading gcc (Mike Oliver)
Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m (Craig Hagerman)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: can't log into my own console
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2 Oct 2000 22:13:54 +0100
Just a stab in the dark, but you many want to check that it's
mounting that /home partition.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
%HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee 0 pps.
web http://www.zeropps.uklinux.net/
or http://start.at/zero-pps
8:39pm up 3 days, 22:59, 2 users, load average: 2.10, 2.09, 2.14
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Reply-To: "dale hites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "dale hites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP set up error
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 16:08:54 -0500
Venkat,
I believe /etc/hosts needs an entry for the IP you're connecting with. For
example, my file reads
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Bobby
209.18.235.2 fallsnet.com IPhost fallsnet
Dale
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From: Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: WTF is up with LinuxConf under RH7?!!??!
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:24:18 GMT
hmm, I be a newbie and got it to work with no problems :P
The Archimage wrote:
> I lost DNS configuration, Apache configuration, Samba (although,
> granted, I use SWAT), and service management (although that seems to be
> covered now by ntsysv and xinetd).
>
> Why?!?! What the heck happened?!? The DNS config tool was actually
> really ggod under 6.2! Going back to editing by hand sucks!
>
> What's up with THAT?!?!
>
> The Linux Archimage
> Austin, Texas
>
> Red Hat Certified Engineer
> TurboLinux Certified Trainer
> Certified NetWare Engineer
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
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From: "Yavin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:37:12 -0700
I have forgotten which key is used to push a job (like a ftp session) active
to the background. When I do a ctrl-z it stops the job and gives me prompt.
I want to jump from my active app to a CLI and then back... thanx
--Scott
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From: Robert Herzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:42:20 GMT
Yavin wrote:
>
> I have forgotten which key is used to push a job (like a ftp session) active
> to the background. When I do a ctrl-z it stops the job and gives me prompt.
> I want to jump from my active app to a CLI and then back... thanx
>
> --Scott
try "ctrl-z" followed by "bg" (for background)
is similar to any-command&
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From: "Steve Finn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sending jobs running to the background (running) e.g. ftp
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:59:58 -0700
ctrl-z
bg ( for background)
"Yavin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8ravba$7d0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I have forgotten which key is used to push a job (like a ftp session)
active
> to the background. When I do a ctrl-z it stops the job and gives me
prompt.
> I want to jump from my active app to a CLI and then back... thanx
>
> --Scott
>
>
>
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From: "Steve Finn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Install problems for Mandrake 7.0 Linux (using Lnx4Win)
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:02:32 -0700
Try booting the PC with the F8 key pressed to a DOS prompt in safe mode. CD
to the lnx4win directory and
type linux
That works for me
Steve
"Jeff Reach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8r8f8g$hhl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ok I am installing Mandrake Linux 7.0 I get through the Lnx4Win install
and
> reboot to linux. It begins nicely then freezes with this error message:
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device 08:01
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01
>
> Please help!!!
>
>
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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 17:58:55 -0400
From: Larry Ebbitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone have experience with PartitionMagic?
Ken Schutte wrote:
>
> I think I am going to install LinuxMandrake 7.1 on my Win98 machine. I
> have some PartitionMagic software that it recommends to do the
> partitioning of my hard drive. I also have a lot of important stuff on
> my drive right now, that I really don't want to lose and would be a big
> hassle to back it all up. So is there any thing special I have to do to
> make sure my current stuff is not lost? It sounds like I shouldn't have
> a problem, but I wanted to see if anyone has first hand experience with
> using this software.
I have used PM since its first release and only had one problem with it.
I love it, but that one problem made it necessary to restore a full OS/2
partition. The only safe way to do these things is to make full backups
of the partitions involved. Sorry!
--
Larry Ebbitt - Linux + OS/2 - Atlanta
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Install : Boot Image
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:46:43 GMT
It took me awhile to realize that there is a separate drivers.img in
the images directory. Once I downloaded it and created the drivers
disk, it gave me the option for my network card and all went fine with
the FTP install.
Javier
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I've been trying since day 1 to upgrade from Redhat 6.2 to 7.0
and
> it's been a nightmare. I can't get more than 2 minutes in. I tried
> downloading the ISO and loading that onto a CD. I then created a
boot
> disc, and when it asks for Hard Drive or CD-ROM install I choose CD,
and
> it can't find the CD. Redhat 6.2 never had a problem with the CD. I
even
> tried booting off the CD and it gave the same problem. The boot
image was
> the newest one I could find. 2nd thing I tried was to FTP it off of
a
> server I've got local. I used the network boot image and when it
asks me
> for my Network Card it's(SMC Ultra) not listed. Is it just me or did
they
> cut down on the NIC's they support during install? Any help would be
> appreciated, and thanks in advance.
>
> --
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> http://www.help.com/
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: nfs exporting
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:46:48 GMT
Hi,
I can't make my nfs shareing work, on my Redhat 6.2. Here is what I
did:
in /etc/exports:
/export/pub (ro,all_squash)
Then exportfs yields:
/export/pub <world>
and "rpcinfo -p" shows all portmapper, mountd and nfs have been
launched.
But whne I try to mount, I got the "Permission denied" error.
# mount export_host:/export/pub/ /mnt/tmp/
Permission denied
what is wrong? what else should I do/check?
besides, what command can I use to list all my exported dirs and their
attributes, just like "share" in Solaris?
Thanks!
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up a file/proxy/mail server
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 17:59:12 +0100
In article <VqoB5.24219$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sebastian
Holzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>PS: if you reply to this message, could you do it as an email
>([EMAIL PROTECTED])? i always have lots of problems finding back my
>message, and besides my isps nntp server sucks and often loses about 50% of
>the posts. thanx!
And could you also post here because I'm interested too !
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 18:03:22 -0400
From: Larry Ebbitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone have experience with PartitionMagic?
Philo wrote:
>
> i agree with the previous post...just wanted to add that the easiest thing
> to do is just use partition magic to create *one* additional partition...
> when you get to the linux install...just delete that partition to create the
> free space to *add* your linux partitions
Heck, nowadays you can go ahead and create the Linux partitions with PM.
--
Larry Ebbitt - Linux + OS/2 - Atlanta
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't login ftp server
Date: 02 Oct 2000 19:15:18 -0300
Reply-To: Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
It seems that my ftp server setting doesn't work out quit right.
I can see the prompt for user and password, but after entering the
right user and password, I still can't login. I've checked my
/etc/shells and is has '/bin/bash', which match the info in my
passwd file.
here is my ftp setting in the inetd.conf
/etc# grep ftp inetd.conf
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd ftpd -l -d
Ok, that's everything I configured. What else should I check?
thanks.
--
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http://members.xoom.com/suntong001/
- All free contribution & collection & music from the heavens
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Strange RPM error when upgrading gcc
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:26:38 +0200
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Mike Oliver wrote:
>
>
> Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
> > Also, you could upgrade to rpm 4 by the same procedure. Thereafter you
> > will be able to use .rpm-3 packages (if you run rpm --rebuilddb
> > first). But then you won't be able to change back to the old version.
>
> But I will still be able to install .rpm-2 packages, I hope?
It should be backwards compatible. That is - you should be able to install
older packages.
So the answer is yes.
Rasmus B�g Hansen
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From: Aashu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modems, sound cards, RedHat Linux 6.2
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:30:03 -0000
Hay there,
1st check your SoundCard and Modem comes in the RedHat's Recognised List
for Hardware...
if they comes in it then ...
--> Soundcard ...
setup <Enter>
select SoundConfiguration
Press <Enter> as many times it wants ... and until you can hear any sound
from your speakers ...
then select Quit ....
Now your soundcard is Configured ...
--> Modem ...
If you have Internal Modem and if you are new to linux ... then forget
about connection between modem and linux ... coz its near to impossible
for new users of linux like me and you ...
If you have external modem then mail me for answer in detail ...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards,
Aashu
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Rooty wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
> I am new. (Bet you never guessed!)
> Anyway, I successfully installed RedHat 6.2 a week or two ago. But, I am
> quite new to Linux, and I am not sure how to detect my modem and my sound
> card.
>
> Yes, I read the HOWTO. But I must confess, it was significantly less than
> helpful. I couldn't make head nor tails of the modem HOWTO, and all I got
> out of the sound-card one was "Recompile the kernel."
>
> I have a Toshiba Tecra 550CDT Laptop that I am running Linux on (and also
> Win98).According to my specs and the HOWTO'S my modem and sound card are
> supported, so I should be able to do it, it's just a matter of how.
>
> Any hints?
>
> --Rooty
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.software.config-mgmt
Subject: Re: Implications
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:27:23 GMT
> >> >Notation is flexible, allowing equations of the sort:
> >> >
> >> > H2 + O2 --> H2O
> >> > Ref:
> >> http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/chmreact/equation.html
> >> >
> >>
> >> Well, that should really be:
> >>
> >> 2 H2 + O2 ==> 2 H20
> >>
> >> No?
> >>
[ snip of confused response]
>
> It's not the arrow I was pointing out, it was the fact that
> your "equation" was unequal, i.e. unbalanced. Note the 2 in
> front of the H2...
>
As stated in another post, the balanced form is impled by the
unbalanced equation. The question still remains, is
X --> P --> E
an equation... i.e. is it sufficient to say that the installation media
defines the construction of the program store P. And that P defines
the construction of the execution environment E?
Given that the execution enviornment is constructed, I would imagine
that you would agree that it is constructed from P.
P is tricker. The user supplies input. But that input could also be
supplied by a response file. Furthermore, X often includes code that
must be executed within E. Does this invalidate my statement?
Paul Snow
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Is RedHat 7.0 disk1 iso enough?
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:40:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Scott Twitchell - EWB Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
> I believe that the first disk is for the installation (has RPMS / base
> directories etc. ) and the second disk is the source code. I don't think the
> second disk is needed unless you want the source code.
That's the way it used to be done, but with RH 7.0, it's now a 2-CD
installation system. As I posted in another message, my particular
installation didn't ask for the 2nd CD-ROM, but I can't guarantee that
everybody will have the same experience.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Mike Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Strange RPM error when upgrading gcc
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 15:48:17 -0700
Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Mike Oliver wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
> > > Also, you could upgrade to rpm 4 by the same procedure. Thereafter you
> > > will be able to use .rpm-3 packages (if you run rpm --rebuilddb
> > > first). But then you won't be able to change back to the old version.
> >
> > But I will still be able to install .rpm-2 packages, I hope?
>
> It should be backwards compatible. That is - you should be able to install
> older packages.
>
> So the answer is yes.
Unfortunately it didn't work. I got the same error as for all the
other new-format RPMs.
Someone suggested a two-step upgrade, first to rpm version 3. Where
would I find that? I was able to locate only the current versions.
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From: Craig Hagerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 16:01:32 -0700
Your /etc/XF86Config file is not correct, try getting the specifics from IBM
for the LCD for vertical and horizontal frequencies, then run xf86config and
plug in the appropriate values.
Hope this helps.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm trying to get my first installation of linux running on an IBM
> ThinkPad A20m, type 2628-4SU. I'm using Debian 2.2 and XFree86 version
> 4.0.1. When I run 'xinit' the screen blinks and I get the text below on
> standard error. As a newbie, I have no idea what to do from here. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> -Kevin Zembower
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Text from xinit:
>
> XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
> Release Date: 1 July 2000
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.15-urw1 i686 [ELF]
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Sep 19 12:58:35 2000
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
> (WW) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
> (**) |-->Screen "svga" (0)
> (**) | |-->Monitor "IBM ThinkPad A20m"
> (**) | |-->Device "Generic VGA"
> (==) |-->Input Device "Implicit Core Pointer"
> (==) |-->Input Device "Implicit Core Keyboard"
> (**) XKB: disabled
> (**) FontPath set to
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled
> ,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type
> 1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr
> /X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (--) using VT number 7
>
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
> (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
> (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
> (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Mach64 LM rev 100, Mem @ 0xf5000000/24,
> 0xf4200000/12, I/O @ 0x2000/8
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.o
> (II) Module ati: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 5.3.5
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
> (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) ATI: ATI driver (version 5.3.5) for chipsets: ati, ativga
> (EE) No devices detected.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
>
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
>
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