Linux-Setup Digest #770, Volume #19 Thu, 5 Oct 00 22:13:11 EDT
Contents:
rp3 applet crashes (Craig Holyoak)
Re: 1)shared drives 2)WINE 3)sound card (Midnight Writer)
Re: Peanut Linux ("J Smtih")
Making the Backspace key work using a remote X server ("Peter Mayne")
Re: Mandrake 7.1 won't install on partition (Bill Unruh)
Re: WTF does ^s do in pico? (Bill Unruh)
Re: Neeeed HELP............urgent ("Cool")
Re: Redhat 7.0 Kernel won't compile? (Hal Burgiss)
Re: WTF does ^s do in pico? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: NIC recommendation (David Accipiter)
How to configure Redhat 7.0 for remote xwin servers? ("Eric Jennings")
Can't see Wacom cursor in Red Hat 6.1 Gnome desktop ("Roy Troxel")
Installing from an iso (Walter Miller)
inittab messed.. ("Fayaz A. Shaikh")
Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-) (Ole Morten Fureli)
Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-) (Craig Holyoak)
Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-) (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Let's play "Spot the failure!" (Steve Bradley)
Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-) ("Fayaz A. Shaikh")
Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-) (Bill Unruh)
Help Please.....Modem Setup ("Martin Calis")
Re: Let's play "Spot the failure!" ("Murray Alexander")
Re: Redhat 7.0 and Kernel 2.2.17 (Doug Curtis)
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From: Craig Holyoak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: rp3 applet crashes
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 08:14:53 -1000
I just installed RedHat 7.0 and have set up my dial-in access using
rp3-config and using rp3 from a prompt works just fine. However, I want
to use the rp3 applet in my gnome panel, but when I add it, it crashes
the panel. Has anybody else experienced this? What could be the problem?
Craig
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Craig Holyoak
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.uq.net.au/craigh/
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From: Midnight Writer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 1)shared drives 2)WINE 3)sound card
Date: 05 Oct 2000 22:23:04 GMT
E > Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> commented:
>
> [...] Many of us read more than one NG, nad it's really anoying to
> answer a post and find in the next NG that three others already
> answered your question.
I understand the nettiquette of this - but I just got to this newsgroup,
intending to lurk a while, but was quite eager to see the answer to 1)
and 2). Yes, a crosspost is much better, but answers in this newsgroup
would be appreciated, even if they also appear elsewhere. (OTOH, a
pointer to that other newsgroup would do as well for me - my newsfeed,
now that it works, is fairly complete. Other lurkers may not be as
lucky, though.)
-=<M W>=-
--
Computer illiteracy? My computer's supposed to READ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mpls./St. Paul, MN, USA
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From: "J Smtih" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Peanut Linux
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 15:34:41 -0700
I had loaded Peanut Linux with no problems, but could not get it to
recognize my network card, which worked with both SuSE and Corel.
Also, I couldn't get it to print, but I really didn't try very hard, since I
could get to network card to work.
It is very impressive to stuff so many programs and have it look so nice in
only 150MB of actual storage, but I just couldn't get the tulip driver to
work.
Oh well, I still have a 340MB hard drive looking for a home. . .(I want to
use Netscape and WordPerfect it all actually fit in Peanut Linux)
Any suggestions, other than buying another network card (but the other one
works)?
> anyone have any peanut linux experience?
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From: "Peter Mayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Making the Backspace key work using a remote X server
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:43:38 +1100
I've just installed RedHat 7.0. The only niggle so far is the interaction
between the X server I use on Windows NT (eXcursion), xterm, and the
Backspace key.
Using ^H in an xterm does the expected thing of deleting the character to
the
left. However, Backspace just beeps. Using showkey(1), it appears that
Backspace is sending
^[[3~
to the terminal, so "stty erase" won't work.
How do I make xterm understand Backspace? There seem to be a myriad of
utilities that do things with key mappings, and I can't figure out which one
I should be looking at.
Note: Backspace works as expected when using a RedHat 6.x xterm.
PJDM
----
Peter Mayne, Compaq Computer Australia, Canberra, ACT
These are my opinions, and have nothing to do with Compaq.
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think. - Niels Bohr
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 won't install on partition
Date: 5 Oct 2000 22:52:11 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NuZzY) writes:
>I have a 36GB hard drive that I have set up three ways:
>1. 4GB NT Partition
>2. 28GB 2000 Partition
>3. 4GB unallocated space.
>1 and 2 are dual-boot.
>I'm trying to install linux to the unallocated space, but when I run
>the install it blows away my Win2K O/S. I've also tried RH 6.2 and
Use expert install. Mandrake, wandering down the MS road, decides on the
simple install that you only want Linux. Expert allows you , not them,
to assign the partitions.
>made the 3rd partition ext2 with Partition Magic, but when I go to
>create my root dir it says "size too large", even with 1MB as a test.
Redhat6.2 has teh old lilo I belive. 8GB limit on the location of the
partition containing /boot.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: WTF does ^s do in pico?
Date: 5 Oct 2000 22:54:45 GMT
In <8rhf3c$pib$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
]I can't find any info on this and it's royally pissing me off :)
]I keep hitting CTRL+S when in pico and it seems to freeze the
]entire connection and I can't do anythign excep sever my telnet connection.
CTRL S is defined in the ascii code to be "XOFF" which stops
transmission. ctrl Q is XON which restarts it.
MS keeps using things which had been defined for many years to carry out
different operations.
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From: "Cool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Neeeed HELP............urgent
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 06:54:41 +0800
Thanks for helping, but I did this already.
When I run fsck /dev/sda1, the same error message (as previous mail)
appears. I'm tearing off my hair......
Any more ideas?
Thanks you for helping again.
Emil Koo.
sunnox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8rht2k$6eb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> So you enter root password and type fsck /dev/sda1
>
> In article <8rhr79$n5j$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Cool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Dear all, please help......
> >
> > Cannot boot my Linux Box.
> >
> > Error Message when boot :
> >
> > Checking root file system
> > /dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
> > Error reading block 1474589 (Attempt to read block from file system
> > resulted in short read) while doing inode scan.
> >
> > /dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY...
> >
> > Don't know what happen.
> >
> > My Configuration:
> >
> > Intel Pentium 700 IBM U/160 SCSI 18.3GB hard Disk Adaptec 29160 ultra
> > scsi card. RedHat Linux 6.2 kernel 2.2.14-5.0
> > 3com 3C905B-TX ethernet card.
> >
> > Please Help, I'm running my mail server and secondary DNS on this box.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Emil Koo.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.0 Kernel won't compile?
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 23:11:41 GMT
On Thu, 05 Oct 2000 19:57:51 GMT, ne... <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Oct 5, 2000 at 10:45, Andrew Wallace eloquently wrote:
>Instead of recompiling, try adding 'alias eth0 tulip' to
>/etc/modules.conf and rebooting. If this does not work,
>install the kgcc rpm and change the /path/to/linux/Makefile
>to use kgcc. Change the CC line.
If someone does not mind doing pre kernels, 2.2.18pre15 has logic in it
already to look for kgcc. Works like a charm ...
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WTF does ^s do in pico?
Date: 5 Oct 2000 23:22:41 GMT
Thank god I finally found answer. So basically CTRL-Q will undo what CTRL-S
does?
Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: CTRL S is defined in the ascii code to be "XOFF" which stops
: transmission. ctrl Q is XON which restarts it.
: MS keeps using things which had been defined for many years to carry out
: different operations.
--
-T.
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From: David Accipiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: NIC recommendation
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 23:43:30 GMT
I use a D-link 10/100 card in my home machine (DFE-530TX, I think) and
have had no problems with it under mandrake 7.x or winblows. Cost US$20
at Best Buy.
Dave
wm wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I recently purchased a NetGear NIC model FX-310 that I discovering is NOT
> the best choice for my Cyrix P150 Linux (RH 5.2) box. Could anyone make a
> recommendation for a more appropriate card??
>
> Thanks,
> Walt
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From: "Eric Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to configure Redhat 7.0 for remote xwin servers?
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 23:52:14 GMT
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From: "Roy Troxel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't see Wacom cursor in Red Hat 6.1 Gnome desktop
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 00:37:07 GMT
Below is how I have the driver configured in XF86Config, but my Wacom pen's
cursor does not appeasr on the screen. The MS Mouse appears OK however. I've
also tried it with "/dev/ttyS1" as the port.
# Load the dynamic driver
Section "Module"
Load "xf86Wacom.so"
EndSection
#Configure the XInput devices
Section "XInput"
SubSection "WacomStylus"
Port "/dev/ttyS2"
DeviceName "Pen1"
# DebugLevel 6
Mode Absolute
HistorySize 200
AlwaysCore
EndSubsection
SubSection "WacomEraser"
Port "/dev/ttyS2"
DeviceName "Eraser1"
AlwaysCore
Mode Absolute
EndSubsection
SubSection "WacomCursor"
Port "/dev/ttyS2"
Mode Absolute
AlwaysCore
EndSubSection
EndSection
(Thanks, in advance,
Roy)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Walter Miller)
Subject: Installing from an iso
Date: 6 Oct 2000 00:37:48 GMT
I was just wondering if it's possible to install from an iso file without
burning it onto a cd.
I figured you might be able to do something like
mount -t iso9660 /mnt/dos/linux.iso /mnt/install
but if that's possible, can I still run the installer?
If you know any way to make it work email me
-Wally
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Fayaz A. Shaikh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: inittab messed..
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:42:32 -0700
I have started using linux recently, I have messed up /etc/inittab . Now
Linux doesn't start. It is Redhat Linux 6.2. I have changed the line
#Run gettys in standard run levels
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
to
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/vgetty modem
I was trying to run initialize vgetty.
Now linux box does not start at all and it is giving error at some point
while starting sshd2 and saying that "probably port 22 is already in use" .
It was working absolutely fine before. I have boot disk for that, if it
could be used. I think this is the problem, how can i change that file, for
this I have to get into the system which I can't .
I will appreciate if someone will reply soon.
Fayaz
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From: Ole Morten Fureli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-)
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 03:00:01 +0200
Ugh!
Can anyone please tell me how to disable telnet, rlogin, ... on a RH
7.0-box?
The file /ect/inetd.conf did this on 6.2, but I'm not able to find this
file on my new install.
Newbie? ... Yes...
Ole Morten
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From: Craig Holyoak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-)
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:15:44 -1000
I think you'll find it at /etc/xinetd.conf
Ole Morten Fureli wrote:
>
> Ugh!
>
> Can anyone please tell me how to disable telnet, rlogin, ... on a RH
> 7.0-box?
>
> The file /ect/inetd.conf did this on 6.2, but I'm not able to find this
> file on my new install.
>
> Newbie? ... Yes...
>
> Ole Morten
--
Craig Holyoak
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.uq.net.au/craigh/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-)
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 01:16:41 GMT
On Fri, 06 Oct 2000 03:00:01 +0200, Ole Morten Fureli
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ugh!
>
>Can anyone please tell me how to disable telnet, rlogin, ... on a RH
>7.0-box?
>
>The file /ect/inetd.conf did this on 6.2, but I'm not able to find this
>file on my new install.
>
>Newbie? ... Yes...
man xinetd. Also, you should read the release notes. Some important info
on changes there.
--
Hal B
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Let's play "Spot the failure!"
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 01:19:08 GMT
Murray Alexander wrote:
> I'm installing (repeatedly!) RH6.0 on a plain-looking box:
> I found a reference that explains what it means if you just get 'L' or
> 'LI' or 'LIL'. However, at the point shown above, is LILO still running?
> Should I look at that somehow? Should I examine the kernel somehow?
>
> Ideas, pointers, even an 'RTFM' would be appreciated!
OK....RTFM.
Well, I had this problem myself...in my case, which sounds completely
different than yours:
I use (I assume most people do) a symlink 'vmlinuz' in /boot to point to my
current vmlinuz file so I don't have to contantly edit lilo.conf.
I had installed a new kernel in /boot, moved the symlink vmlinuz to point
to that kernel (and System.map to point to it's system map) and forgot to
re-run lilo - when I booted my system it did exactly what you're describing
until I ran lilo to update the images with the new kernel.
That probably doesn't help you - although if you could get the system to
boot (boot disk?) you might try checking lilo.conf and running lilo.
If it helps, your motherboard manual should be here:
http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/newindex.htm
The GA-586ATX boards are near the end under "Motherboards All Except 486"
--
Steve Bradley
Registered Linux User#187404
(register at www.linuxcounter.org)
ICQ#92564221
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From: "Fayaz A. Shaikh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-)
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:22:25 -0700
"Ole Morten Fureli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ugh!
>
> Can anyone please tell me how to disable telnet, rlogin, ... on a RH
> 7.0-box?
>
> The file /ect/inetd.conf did this on 6.2, but I'm not able to find this
> file on my new install.
>
> Newbie? ... Yes...
>
>
> Ole Morten
It is theer in /etc/inetd.conf. U might not be able to see it using ls, but
it is there. Open it in your favorite editor such as vi
Use commanf find / -name "file_name" to find any file next time..
Of course u have to disable those services in inetd.conf. Just putting
remark # sign infront of those lines. After that u will have to restart the
service by
/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart
Fayaz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: Where is /ect/inetd.conf on RH 7.0 :-)
Date: 6 Oct 2000 01:49:41 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ole Morten Fureli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]Can anyone please tell me how to disable telnet, rlogin, ... on a RH
]7.0-box?
]The file /ect/inetd.conf did this on 6.2, but I'm not able to find this
]file on my new install.
Actually it was /etc/inetd.conf, and it is still there on 6.2
(for etcetera )
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From: "Martin Calis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help Please.....Modem Setup
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 01:53:22 GMT
I am fairly new to linux. I am using RH 5.2 at the moment. I tried loading
7, but had some problems. Anyway. I have a Diamond SupraExpress 56i Voice
V.9 ISA modem. I noticed that it was jumpered and hoped that it may work.
Does anyone have any idea how to set up this particular modem. It would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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From: "Murray Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Let's play "Spot the failure!"
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 02:00:31 GMT
"Steve Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:gM9D5.34794$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Murray Alexander wrote:
> > I'm installing (repeatedly!) RH6.0 on a plain-looking box:
> > I found a reference that explains what it means if you just get 'L' or
> > 'LI' or 'LIL'. However, at the point shown above, is LILO still running?
> > Should I look at that somehow? Should I examine the kernel somehow?
> >
> > Ideas, pointers, even an 'RTFM' would be appreciated!
>
> OK....RTFM.
>
> Well, I had this problem myself...in my case, which sounds completely
> different than yours:
> ---snip---
Right, your case is different. This happens immediately after completing the
install. If I'd been fiddling with the kernel, I would immediately assume
that I'd screwed up. However, I haven't had the chance. It's kinda
frustrating, because I installed RH6.0 (the same CDs) on another box (AMD
K6-2 500MHz...) and it worked the first time.
> That probably doesn't help you - although if you could get the system to
> boot (boot disk?) you might try checking lilo.conf and running lilo.
I can't boot from the so-called 'boot' disk created during the install,
either. The install routine creates the disk without complaint, but it ain't
bootable afterward.
> If it helps, your motherboard manual should be here:
> http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/newindex.htm
> The GA-586ATX boards are near the end under "Motherboards All Except 486"
Looked there - first place I found - but no joy. The ...ATX board is a
different board, and mine is one of several that is not documented (or even
listed) on Gigabyte's site.
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From: Doug Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.0 and Kernel 2.2.17
Date: 5 Oct 2000 21:03:09 -0500
Yep, that did it. Thanks a bunch!
Doug
On Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:47:14 GMT, Chris MacKenzie
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I am having troubles compiling a new kernel with Redhat 7.0.
>> After finishing a complete new installation of Redhat 7.0 (no upgrade)
>> I cant't compile kernel 2.2.17.
>>
>> I do:
>> (untarring of course to /usr/src/....)
>> make mrproper
>> make xconfig
>> mape dep
>> make clean
>>
>> And then:
>> make bzImage
>>
>> I get at various parts during compiling:
>> "pasting would not give a valid preprocessing token"
>>
>> Anyone has any idea?
>
>I also had the same problem and tried the make CC=kgcc bzImage with
>nothing but errors occuring.
>But I did find out how to get it to compile correctly - with the help of
>my local lug.
>
>edit /usr/src/linux/Makefile and search for the CC line as show below.
>
>CC =$(CROSS_COMPILE)cc -D__KERNEL__ -I$(HPATH)
>
>change cc to kgcc and your all set. do the usual make mrproper config
>dep clean etc....
>It works for me as you can tell from my headers ! *8-)
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