Linux-Setup Digest #754, Volume #19 Tue, 3 Oct 00 14:13:14 EDT
Contents:
dmesg of the machine ("Daniel Samson")
Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: soft reboot? (Darren DeHaven)
Re: Is RedHat 7.0 disk1 iso enough?
Re: slow? ("James Fitzgerald")
RH6.0 installs, but won't boot - saga continues ("Murray Alexander")
Re: WTF is up with LinuxConf under RH7?!!??! (NAVARRO LOPEZ)
Re: kmod and RH 6.2 (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Which shell to use, sh, csh, tcsh or bash? (Chiefy)
Pass memory base address to driver for the linux kernel ("huang")
USB printer claimed to be offline after reboot, but it's online (Bart van Deenen)
Modem config ("Martin Greco")
Re: Urgent! Really need help setting up dialup ISP service - DYNAMIC DNS!:-(
(Geoffrey Goode)
Re: telnetd under RedHat7 ("ne...")
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From: "Daniel Samson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: dmesg of the machine
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:27:59 GMT
Here the dmesg output. The kernel see all IDE ports and all IDE disks but
fdisk is not able to open hdi neither hdk
Linux version 2.2.16-3.0test (root@donnees-SETC) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Wed Sep 27 12:47:47 EDT 2000
Detected 448972 kHz processor.
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 894.57 BogoMIPS
Memory: 62820k/65472k available (1116k kernel code, 416k reserved, 1052k
data, 68k init, 0k bigmem)
Dentry hash table entries: 262144 (order 9, 2048k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 65536 (order 6, 256k)
Page cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k)
VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized
CPU: Intel Pentium III (Katmai) stepping 03
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Checking for popad bug... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
mtrr: v1.35a (19990819) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfd9b4
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536)
Initializing RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd v 1.5
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.13)
Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.30
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
PIIX4: chipset revision 1
PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0x1c40-0x1c47, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1c48-0x1c4f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 68
HPT366: chipset revision 1
HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide2: BM-DMA at 0x1000-0x1007, BIOS settings: hde:DMA, hdf:pio
HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 69
HPT366: chipset revision 1
HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide3: BM-DMA at 0x1400-0x1407, BIOS settings: hdg:DMA, hdh:pio
HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 70
HPT366: chipset revision 1
HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide4: BM-DMA at 0x1800-0x1807, BIOS settings: hdi:DMA, hdj:pio
HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 71
HPT366: chipset revision 1
HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide5: BM-DMA at 0x2000-0x2007, BIOS settings: hdk:DMA, hdl:pio
hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL ST1.6A, ATA DISK drive
hdc: CRD-8480M, ATAPI CDROM drive
hde: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, ATA DISK drive
hdg: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, ATA DISK drive
hdi: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, ATA DISK drive
hdk: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
ide2 at 0x1c58-0x1c5f,0x1c52 on irq 11
ide3 at 0x1c60-0x1c67,0x1c56 on irq 11
ide4 at 0x1c70-0x1c77,0x1c6a on irq 5
ide5 at 0x1c78-0x1c7f,0x1c6e on irq 5
hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL ST1.6A, 1539MB w/81kB Cache, CHS=782/64/63, UDMA(33)
hde: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, 19470MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=39560/16/63,
UDMA(33)
hdg: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, 19470MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=39560/16/63,
UDMA(33)
hdi: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, 19470MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=39560/16/63,
UDMA(33)
hdk: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20, 19470MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=39560/16/63,
UDMA(33)
hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache, DMA
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.10
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12
raid5: measuring checksumming speed
raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines
pII_mmx : 998.220 MB/sec
p5_mmx : 1048.512 MB/sec
8regs : 770.763 MB/sec
32regs : 394.716 MB/sec
using fastest function: p5_mmx (1048.512 MB/sec)
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 >
hde: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hde1
hdg: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hdg1
hdi: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hdi1
hdk: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hdk1
autodetecting RAID arrays
(read) hde1's sb offset: 8249280 [events: 00000000]
md: invalid raid superblock magic on hde1
md: hde1 has invalid sb, not importing!
could not import hde1!
(read) hdg1's sb offset: 8249280 [events: 006ac35e]
md: invalid raid superblock magic on hdg1
md: hdg1 has invalid sb, not importing!
could not import hdg1!
autorun ...
... autorun DONE.
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 68k freed
Adding Swap: 133016k swap-space (priority -1)
eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.20.2.10 $ 2000/05/31 Modified by Andrey V.
Savochkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and others
eth0: Intel PCI EtherExpress Pro100 82557, 00:A0:C9:B7:05:E7, IRQ 9.
Board assembly 668081-004, Physical connectors present: RJ45
Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
General self-test: passed.
Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
Internal registers self-test: passed.
ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x3c15c8f1).
Receiver lock-up workaround activated.
VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0)
Daniel Samson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message :
EL2C5.6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
> Here we go:
>
> RH6.2
> Kernel 2.2.16 + ide patch (ide.2.2.16.20000630.patch)
> Boot disk on hda ide0
> CD-ROM on hdc ide1
> Two Abit HotRod66 with four Quantum 20Go master on each Ultra66 ide port:
> hde, hdg, hdi, hdk (try to make a RAID5 with those four).
> When I boot, the kernel messages show me it sees hde, hdg, hdi and hdk.
> fdisk can open /dev/hde and /dev/hdg.
> fdisk can't open /dev/hdi and /dev/hdk.
>
> I would like use the two Abit cards to make my RAID. How can I make the
> second card recognized by fdisk? Is one card the maximum supported under
> 2.2.16? Did I miss something in the compilation of the kernel?
>
> Many thanks for your help
>
>
> --
>
> Daniel Samson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:23:35 GMT
Thanks for your suggestion. I'll give it a try. -Kevin
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Craig Hagerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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).
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
> --
> Craig Hagerman
> Xsides Inc.
> 821 Second Ave.
> Seattle, WA 98104-1504
> 206-336-1600
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Darren DeHaven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: soft reboot?
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:30:04 -0000
On windows there are 3 ways of restarting a system. 1. shutdown the system
then restart the system. 2. Use restart in the shutdown menu. 3. In the
shutdown menu hold shift while clicking the OK to restart. The 3rd way is
a windows only shutdown. It only restarts windows. This is the fastest way
to restart. All hardware is by passed. Use this way when system settings
are changed ect.
Darren DeHaven
David Efflandt wrote:
>
>
> On 2 Oct 2000, Michal Szymanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>I'm no pro, and I certainly do not know all these profession-linked
> >>words, so please explain what you mean with soft/cold reboot, perhaps
> >>then I can help you.
> >
> >Soft or warm reboot is done without full reset of the hardware,
> >no memory check etc.
> >
> >In old DOS days, a warm reboot was done when one pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del
> >combination, while cold reboot by pressing Reset button.
> >
> >Since my original posting I have found kernel boot option
> >"reboot=warm" which should, according to BootPrompt HOWTO, make it.
> >Unfortunately, at least on my laptop, it does not change anything.
>
> I always thought Pentium class machines would only do a cold boot, since
> even Ctrl-Alt-Del in Windows does that. But it must be possible because
> "shutdown -r now" in FreeBSD 4.0 does a worm boot. But it may be
hardware
> dependent and maybe some boxes still only do a cold boot.
>
> --
> David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
> http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
> http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is RedHat 7.0 disk1 iso enough?
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:30:05 -0000
If you are upgrading from 6.x to 7.0 and you did the default gnome or KDE
workstation install you will nee the second cd. I have done the upgrade
on 4 different systems and it asked for it every time. The second cd has
a lot of good stuff on it anyway that is not part of the default install.
So its worth the download for that reason alone!!
Billy wrote:
>
>
> Hi, everyone!
> Does anybody know if the .iso for disk1 of RedHat 7.0
> is enough to do an installation? I mean, will I be able
> to complete the installation with just the first .iso or
> will the installer keep asking for the second .iso?
> BTW, how can I find out which rpms are part of the
> first .iso and which for the second?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Billy
>
>
>
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From: "James Fitzgerald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: slow?
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 12:32:58 -0400
I recently installed Mandrake 7.1 on a 1 year old Dell Optiplex 500 MHz PIII
(the first machine I ever ran that took the doze out of Windows). I find
the graphics based programs that came with Mandrake (both KDE and Gnome)
rather slow-loading, 20 to 30 seconds and more sometimes (especially
Netscape!). Most commands executed at the command line are reasonably fast,
though loading a small file in emacs took longer than I thought it would.
My own non-expert guess is that some aspects of this version of Linux,
particularly the GUI based elements, are not fully optimized to exploit the
hardware. So do not expect miracles just from a hardware upgrade. I
suspect that the improved versions of KDE and gnome that are becoming
available may make some real difference.
I am trying to learn Linux in order to use emacs in a fully enabled unix
environment (as opposed to Windows versions of emacs), so I can wait for the
graphical stuff to become better optimized for speed. Right now the
graphical interfaces basically make it possible for me to get a system
installed and up and running without having to learn how to configure all
the tables and configuration files that need tweaking manually--that is
truly the most formidable aspect of unix-type systems for those of us who
are not primarily interested in computers for their own sake. If I had to
learn to do all of that myself, I would be forced to stay with Windows.
Cheers,
Jim Fitzgerald
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From: "Murray Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH6.0 installs, but won't boot - saga continues
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:54:55 GMT
In our last episode:
I've got an older Pentium box with:
- GA-586AT motherboard (anyone know where to get manuals?)
- 32MB of RAM
- Trident 8900 VGA card
- 850MB Quantum drive (1647 cyl, 16 heads, 63 sectors)
- 3Com 3C509 Ethernet card
The BIOS offers four ways to see the disk: Normal, Large, LBA, and Auto. The
first two look the same, and the last two both report 823 cyl, 32 heads, 63
sectors.
Installing RH6.0 (several times) worked in each case, but the machine would
not boot. It would produce:
LILO boot:
Loading linux
at this point, it hangs and I have to press Reset or Power Off.
This week's episodes:
Blow away RH6.0, and install SuSE 6.1. No joy. It does the same thing as
RH6.0.
Recall that this machine was running Win98 when I bought it. Install a 425MB
drive, jumpered as Master. Set the 850MB drive as Slave. This way, says our
hero, there won't be any fuss with drive geometry.
Re-install SuSE 6.1 on the new drive. Same results. Re-install but select
the older kernel. Same results.
In frustration, install FreeBSD 3.1. Trickier (for never having done it
before), but it works! It boots up! It shows a login prompt!
So, it would seem that Linux is not compatible with my machine for some
reason. What do I look at next? Any suggestions received with (pathetic)
gratitude.
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From: NAVARRO LOPEZ <[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: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 18:59:15 +0200
Jim wrote:
>
> 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
This doesn't say too much about the quality of the RH cert courses, does
it?
> > Microsoft Certified Trainer
Even better!!
--
SALUD,
Jes�s
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kmod and RH 6.2
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 19:07:23 +0200
Kmod does not exist on the disk as a standalone program. It is included in
the kernel itselfand is not a separate process.
So if your kernel has kmod support (and it does in redhat 6.2), it will
start automagically...
Rasmus B�g Hansen
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I can't find kmod (or kerneld) in /etc/rc.d/init.d after upgrading from RH
> 5.2 to 6.2. Is that supposed to be OK? (the official RH reference guide
> mentions kmod as one of background processes that are supposed to be there -
> see "The Boot PRocess, Init, and Shutdown" chapter).
>
> I am having problems automatically loading the ppa module on system boot and
> I suspect the fact that I can't find kmod there has something to do with
> it... Am I right or have I completely misunderstood the idea of kmod?
>
> TIA,
> Swengtoo.
>
>
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Which shell to use, sh, csh, tcsh or bash?
Date: 3 Oct 2000 17:11:36 GMT
Hello,
Which shell should a relative newbie be using?.
I have no specific shell requirement except to say that I'm beginning a
basic 'C' course, and would like advice on the best shell to get
familiar with.
What do the Guru's recommend?
--
Chiefy.
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From: "huang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pass memory base address to driver for the linux kernel
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:09:48 -0700
I have a linksys card which uses IRQ , I./O and memory address
How do I configure the memory address - modules.conf allows only IRQ and I/O
thanks for the help
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bart van Deenen)
Subject: USB printer claimed to be offline after reboot, but it's online
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 19:47:35 +0200
Hi all
I'm running SuSE 7 on a Dell PII. Attached is a Lexmark M410 postscript
printer, via USB. Printing works fine, both via lpr, and papd (for Macs
on the LAN).
After a reboot, the printer queue won't start automatically. A print job
stays in the queue.
#lpr .alias
#lpq
waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st bvdeenen 112 .alias 55 bytes
but the printer is online.
now when I run the printer configuration module of yast2, the printer
queue starts, and the job prints immediately. I'm just starting and
quiting the printer configuration module of yast2, I'm not altering
anything!
#yast2 printconf
exit
the printjob is done
#lpq
no entries
Any tips on what's happening, and how to automate this process, so that
the printer is working without su access to yast2?
thanks
Bart van Deenen
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From: "Martin Greco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem config
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 14:02:27 -0300
Is there any possibility of getting the Motorola SM56 PCI modem to work on
linux??
I�d be very grateful if someone helps...
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From: Geoffrey Goode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Urgent! Really need help setting up dialup ISP service - DYNAMIC DNS!:-(
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:35:09 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael V.
Ferranti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>ere I was, minding my own business, and wouldn't you know it?
>Laurence John Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> just had to go and say:
>
>>DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNED DNS!!!
>
> Hi. I have the same problem, an ISP that assigns both the DNS and IP
>addresses, and I never got Linux (RH6.2) to work with them. Finally gave
>up after four months of getting nowhere, beating my head against the wall.
>Read the pppd man pages. Maybe the "usepeerdns" setting will work for you.
>I just waiting things out, myself. Sooner or later, pppd will get smart
>enough to outwit these Microsoft-Only ISPs.
Here in the UK there are may ISPs' that support LINUX as well as MS and
Mac, and have many Linux users. Many of them only use Dynamically
assigned addresses, they all have however static DNS and these are the
ones that are used in the setup.
--
Geoff
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnetd under RedHat7
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 18:07:55 GMT
On Oct 3, 2000 at 12:02, Tommy Harjo eloquently wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I've just upgraded from RedHat 6.2 to RedHat 7 and experienced some
>problems.
>
>The most important (to me) is that telnetd doesn't start automatically, and
>I'm not able
>to make it start (both manually and automatically) from linuxconf.
>I manage to start it manually from the command line (in.telnetd -debug) but
>when I do
>that, it accepts one telnet session and terminates when the session is
>closed.
>
>What happened to telnetd?
>How do I reconfigure it to start automatically?
Well after much condemnation by users over the services
that are run from an initial install of RH, RH have
decided enough is enough. Now inetd is no longer used.
Xinetd is it's replacement. Look in /etc/xinetd.d for
the telnet file. If you don't have one, my default one
is below.
=====<include /etc/xinetd.d/telnet>======
# default: on
# description: The telnet server serves telnet sessions; it uses \
# unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication.
service telnet
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure += USERID
}
----<end include /etc/xinetd.d/telnet>------
Now made sure you have /usr/sbin/in.telnetd and restart
xinetd (/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart). as root.
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