Linux-Setup Digest #784, Volume #19 Sat, 7 Oct 00 23:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: nslookup fails on first try, help?! (Paul Kimoto)
FS: REDHAT LINUX ("Simon")
Booting with PCMCIA support on 486 laptop? (Howdy-Tzi)
Re: windows recognizes Linux partition (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Re: networking redhat? ("busware")
Re: networking redhat? ("busware")
Re: networking redhat? ("busware")
2.2.12-20 on ASUS P3V4X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How can I run my a.out files (Larry Ebbitt)
Cable modem, ethernet, and DHCP (James)
Re: Cable modem, ethernet, and DHCP ("Eric Cartman")
Re: Dual Boot: WIN2K & Caldera eDESK2.4 or Redhat 6.2 Problem... ("bob")
Netscape issue (Travis Hein)
RH 7.0 and IP Masquerading (Andrew Kinsey)
Input/output error with Tape Drive ("Jeff Borders")
Re: Netscape issue ("David ..")
Re: RH 7.0 and IP Masquerading (Mark)
HELP me with Redhat 7.0 and Linksys network in a box ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HELP !!! Need to Remount NTFS partition on WIndows NT (Rod Smith)
Re: Netscape issue ("bluster")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: nslookup fails on first try, help?!
Date: 7 Oct 2000 17:37:43 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rev. Ferret wrote:
> I recently set up DNS on my machine. I followed through what the
> DNS-HOWTO says, and everything seem to be working fine except for one
> thing.
>
> If I reboot my machine, then log in, and type nslookup, I get the
> following error message:
>
> ***Can't find server name for address 127.0.0.1: No response from
> server.
Some similar messages are discussed in chapter 11 of Albitz & Liu 3rd
edition (the ORA book). Does the nameserver running on 127.0.0.1 know how
to map the numeric form 127.0.0.1 into the appropriate hostname
("localhost")? Remember that nslookup and the name server do not consult
the /etc/hosts file.
--
Paul Kimoto
This message was originally posted on Usenet in plain text. Any images,
hyperlinks, or the like shown here have been added without my consent,
and may be a violation of international copyright law.
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From: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FS: REDHAT LINUX
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:56:35 +0100
Reply-To: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Howdy-Tzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Booting with PCMCIA support on 486 laptop?
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:00:58 GMT
I have Mandrake 7.1 and an ancient AMS (Arima) 486/75 laptop. Apparently
I need PCMCIA support on the boot disk to get the installer to even be
aware of the PCMCIA CD-ROM, evidently an ATA/IDE CMF 20x CD-ROM.
I'd appreciate any suggestions, but prefer they remain anatomically
feasible. Thanks, all.
--
warren ockrassa | nightwares
director || faq | lingo | tutorial | free files | links
http://www.nightwares.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Subject: Re: windows recognizes Linux partition
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:01:25 GMT
"Richard Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Okay, here it is. Thanks.
>
>Findpart, version 3.9.
>Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 2000.
>
>OS: DOS 7.10 WINDOWS 4.10 Partition tables:
>
>Disk: 1 Cylinders: 1092 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 8062
>
>-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> 0 1*0C 63 16510977 8062 0 1 1 1091*239 63 OK OK
>
>Disk: 2 Cylinders: 1325 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 9782
>
>-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> 0 1*83 63 211617 103 0 1 1 13 239 63 OK OK
> 0 2 05 211680 19822320 9678 14 0 1 1324*239 63 OK
>
> 14 1 06 63 13532337 6607 14 1 1 908 239 63 OK OK
> 14 2 05 13532400 6153840 3004 909 0 1 1315*239 63 OK
>
> 909 1 83 63 6153777 3004 909 1 1 1315*239 63 OK OK
> 909 2 05 19686240 136080 66 1316* 0 1 1324*239 63 OK
>
> 1316 1 82 63 136017 66 1316* 1 1 1324*239 63 OK
On disk 2, the ID (type) of the extended partition (Pcyl 0, entry 2)
is (hex) 05. This is an error, since the correct ID for an extended
partition ending cylinder 1024 or later is 0F.
I would not have expected this error to give the symptoms described,
but no other errors are present in the partition tables. You can
change the ID from 05 to 0F using the Linux fdisk t command.
Another option is to use ptedit from Powerquest. Then program can be
downloaded from ftp://ftp.powerquest.com/pub/utilities/
If you use ptedit, then note that only type 05 on the first screen for
the second disk should be changed to 0F.
--
Svend Olaf
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From: "busware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: networking redhat?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:17:42 -0400
linux.org also has documents.
"Brady Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7N0D5.2896$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am new to linux and am finding the system to be very exciting for me. I
am
> trying to setup my redhat 7.0 system to be a apache webserver(via a static
> ip address and a dsl line) to host a freelance business I am starting up.
I
> would like to be able to access the linux system via samba(smb) and my
win98
> systems. I have found that www.wholelinux.com offers a preconfigured
> software package to do just what I want however I would prefer to learn
how
> to do it myself but I am having some trouble getting the samba configured
> correctly to be seen by my win98 systems on my local lan.and I haven't
even
> started on the apache stuff.
> Does anyone have a good website or book that would take me through the
> process?
> Thanks,
> Brady
>
>
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From: "busware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: networking redhat?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:15:05 -0400
www.redhat.com/support
"Brady Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7N0D5.2896$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am new to linux and am finding the system to be very exciting for me. I
am
> trying to setup my redhat 7.0 system to be a apache webserver(via a static
> ip address and a dsl line) to host a freelance business I am starting up.
I
> would like to be able to access the linux system via samba(smb) and my
win98
> systems. I have found that www.wholelinux.com offers a preconfigured
> software package to do just what I want however I would prefer to learn
how
> to do it myself but I am having some trouble getting the samba configured
> correctly to be seen by my win98 systems on my local lan.and I haven't
even
> started on the apache stuff.
> Does anyone have a good website or book that would take me through the
> process?
> Thanks,
> Brady
>
>
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From: "busware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: networking redhat?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:14:37 -0400
try redhat website. go to support they have a lot of howto doc.
"Brady Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7N0D5.2896$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am new to linux and am finding the system to be very exciting for me. I
am
> trying to setup my redhat 7.0 system to be a apache webserver(via a static
> ip address and a dsl line) to host a freelance business I am starting up.
I
> would like to be able to access the linux system via samba(smb) and my
win98
> systems. I have found that www.wholelinux.com offers a preconfigured
> software package to do just what I want however I would prefer to learn
how
> to do it myself but I am having some trouble getting the samba configured
> correctly to be seen by my win98 systems on my local lan.and I haven't
even
> started on the apache stuff.
> Does anyone have a good website or book that would take me through the
> process?
> Thanks,
> Brady
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 2.2.12-20 on ASUS P3V4X
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:46:27 GMT
Hi Linux gurus out there :)
Is any one running kernel 2.2.12-20 on an ASUS P3V4X mobo? Or, do I need
to get another version?
Please share your experiences. ThanX a bunch.
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Before you buy.
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Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 19:24:56 -0400
From: Larry Ebbitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How can I run my a.out files
root wrote:
>
> After compiling my c++ files I can't run the a.out file.
> I get the message: "run: command not found"
>
> Can anyone help me with that?
Try ./a.out Your current directory is not and should not be in the path.
--
Larry Ebbitt - Linux + OS/2 - Atlanta
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From: James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Cable modem, ethernet, and DHCP
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 23:41:55 GMT
Arg, linux newbie here with some problems setting up my cable modem with
dhcp. I have Mandrake 7.1. I type in "netconf" which takes me to the
network configurator. In "Basic Host Info" there is a "hostname +
domain" entry which is set to "localhost.localdomain".
Under the "adapter1" tab is the following info:
net device: eth0
kernel module: 3c509
irq: 10
ip: my ip
the dhcp radio button is selected
When I close out of netconf and tell is to activate changes I get an
error. Here it is:
Executing /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10network reload:
> Bringing up device eth0 Determining IP information for eth0 via
dhcp...faile
> [FAILED]
And that's that. No internet connection. I've already read a couple of
how-to's (especially cable modem, dhcp mini-howto, and the ethernet
howto) and they didn't help.
I have a 3com Etherlink III (3c509B)
Any help is appreciated! Getting frustrated and wanting to switch back
to Winblowz.
James L
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From: "Eric Cartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Cable modem, ethernet, and DHCP
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 23:55:41 GMT
I have all of this working fine, so here is my setup:
Basic Host information:
Host name + domain = localhost.localdomain (this can be anything you want)
Adapter 1:
Enabled = True
Config mode = DHCP
Net device = eth0
Kernal module = ne2k-pci (yours will be different)
All other values = blank
Name Server specification:
DNS is required for normal usage = True
(leave all values blank, DHCP will pick this up for you)
Leave everything else as it is.
This should get you connected. If it doesn't, you should check with your
Cable provider that you network card address is registered with them (if
this is how they do it).
Hope this helps.
James wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Arg, linux newbie here with some problems setting up my cable modem with
>dhcp. I have Mandrake 7.1. I type in "netconf" which takes me to the
>network configurator. In "Basic Host Info" there is a "hostname +
>domain" entry which is set to "localhost.localdomain".
>Under the "adapter1" tab is the following info:
>net device: eth0
>kernel module: 3c509
>irq: 10
>ip: my ip
>the dhcp radio button is selected
>
>When I close out of netconf and tell is to activate changes I get an
>error. Here it is:
>
>Executing /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10network reload:
> > Bringing up device eth0 Determining IP information for eth0 via
>dhcp...faile
> > [FAILED]
>
>And that's that. No internet connection. I've already read a couple of
>how-to's (especially cable modem, dhcp mini-howto, and the ethernet
>howto) and they didn't help.
>
>I have a 3com Etherlink III (3c509B)
>
>Any help is appreciated! Getting frustrated and wanting to switch back
>to Winblowz.
>
>James L
>
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From: "bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Dual Boot: WIN2K & Caldera eDESK2.4 or Redhat 6.2 Problem...
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 00:07:28 GMT
If you can boot off of your w2k cd. boot from it then choose repair. when
it asks, use the recovery console, once there, run fixmbr. worked just fine
for me, I couldn't get rid of LILO.
"Nick Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8ra9ak$a4r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> I've been lurking trying to get to grips with my duel boot problem :
>
> Spec.
> -----
> Sony Vaio PCG-F304 laptop with 12GB disk
>
> I want to be able to run WIN2k and LINUX, so I saw ergophobes recent
> email on : "Best way to partition my hardisk"...
>
> 1. Creating a 10mb boot partition,
> 2. Installwin2k and then creating two 4gb fat32 partitions for windows
> 3. Leave approx 4 gb space for Linux.
>
> at this point Caldera installs ok, however Redhat Disk Druid complained
> that the boot partition was too big (any ideas of how to get around this
?).
>
> 4. booted up Caldera, and did dd if=/dev/hda7 of=bootsect.lnx bs=512
count=1
> 5. copied bootsect.lnx to my boot partition ( cp bootsect.lnx /dev/hda )
>
> I rebooted, and my ntloadr menu completely disappeared... now I can only
> boot in Linux. (Anyone know how to restore the ntloader back to how it was
> ?.)
>
> Is the above process the correct way to do this ?... can anyone offer any
> advice ?.
>
> Thanks for you time !!!.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
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From: Travis Hein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape issue
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 19:31:48 +0500
I run redhat linux 6.2, and use a dial up connection to connect to the
internet.
At the moment, I use a pppd script to do this. This part works ok.
I have noticed that When I launch Netscape (recently upgraded to 4.75)
without being connected to the internet, It seems to hang, and consume
95% of the cpu time, and becomes impossible to terminate, even as root,
and from closing down x windows, it is still there. The only way I know
to make it go away is to reboot.
It makes sense to me that I should be able to run Netscape with out
having an internet connection.
Is this some quirk about Netscape for Linux, or did something I set up
get broken.
Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Travis
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From: Andrew Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 7.0 and IP Masquerading
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 20:32:34 -0400
I had RH 6.0 running on my home networwith 3 PC's. The other 2 PC's were
able to use the internet through my dialup connection, using IP
masquerading. I have since installed RH 7.0, and it broke the IP
masquerading. I reinstalled 7.0 from scratch, but I can't figure out how
to get IP masquerading working in 7.0. I could also use some help
running firewall-config. My home network uses the 192.168.0.x IP
addresses. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Andy
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From: "Jeff Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Input/output error with Tape Drive
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 21:17:27 +0400
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Hello,
I'm using Mandrake 7.1 w/ 2.2.18pre15 kernel. I have a Sony DDS2 SDT-7000 and
Adaptec 2910 SCSI Card. The tape drive is the only scsi device and it
has termination enabled. I've loaded all the modules needed. The
problem is this:
Whenever I try to use mt -f /dev/st0 status, I get:
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (10000):
IM_REP_EN
Whenever I try any other mt command, ie. mt -f /dev/st0 rewind, I get:
/dev/st0: Input/output error
Any ideas? TIA... -Jeff Borders
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape issue
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 20:24:47 -0500
Travis Hein wrote:
>
> I run redhat linux 6.2, and use a dial up connection to connect to the
> internet.
> At the moment, I use a pppd script to do this. This part works ok.
>
> I have noticed that When I launch Netscape (recently upgraded to 4.75)
> without being connected to the internet, It seems to hang, and consume
> 95% of the cpu time, and becomes impossible to terminate, even as root,
> and from closing down x windows, it is still there. The only way I know
> to make it go away is to reboot.
>
> It makes sense to me that I should be able to run Netscape with out
> having an internet connection.
> Is this some quirk about Netscape for Linux, or did something I set up
> get broken.
>
> Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> Travis
If you still have use of your mouse you can "right click" on the X up in
the top right corner of the netscape window to close it.
You can also do a "killall netscape" from a command line to close it.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 7.0 and IP Masquerading
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 01:21:44 GMT
Have you checked to see if the kernel was compiled with IP Masq
support? Or is that still necessary on RH7?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andrew Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had RH 6.0 running on my home networwith 3 PC's. The other 2 PC's
were
> able to use the internet through my dialup connection, using IP
> masquerading. I have since installed RH 7.0, and it broke the IP
> masquerading. I reinstalled 7.0 from scratch, but I can't figure out
how
> to get IP masquerading working in 7.0. I could also use some help
> running firewall-config. My home network uses the 192.168.0.x IP
> addresses. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andy
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HELP me with Redhat 7.0 and Linksys network in a box
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 01:48:55 GMT
HELP me with Redhat 7.0 and Linksys network in a box
I have to network two computers one is a desktop and the other is a Dell
Inspiron 3200 network with a 3com network card. I picked up the LinkSys
fast etherenet 10/100 network in a box and installed the card in my
desktop. After pluging the cabel in from the desktop to the hub the hub
lights lit up. On my notepad with the 3com card the lights are not
coming on?? does the hub work with 3com network cards??
Anyway I am very need to this and I dont know what to do next to tell
that the desktop is working right and also how to get my notepad working
right. If you think you can help me please email me ASAP at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: HELP !!! Need to Remount NTFS partition on WIndows NT
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 02:10:53 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <970084082.704020@sj-nntpcache-3>,
"Rakendu Devdhar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello Everybody,
>
> I'm a linux newbie.
> I recently decided to install linux on my desktop. I had lot of space on my
> NTFS partition, so I decided to resize NTFS. I installed on Linux Mandrake
> in the resulting empty size.
What did you use to resize that partition? If you tried using an
ordinary FDISK program, you may have trashed it. If you used Partition
Magic or the like, it SHOULD be OK, but it's possible that WinNT/2K has
gotten confused. (It sometimes does that when a partitioning scheme is
changed on it.)
> Can anybody please tell me how can I mount this NTFS partition back in
> Windows ?? I have some important stuff in that partition. NT Disk
> Administrator shows that partition as Unknow type, but the exact size.
Check in Linux fdisk what the partition type code is for the partition.
It should be 07, which is the code for NTFS. If it's not, change it to
NTFS. Note you should change the NTFS partition's code to this, not
something else (like a Linux partition).
One other thing you might try doing is this:
1) Mount the NTFS partition in Linux. (I'm not sure offhand if Mandrake
includes NTFS support out of the box; if not, you'll need to
recompile your kernel.)
2) Copy all the files from the NTFS partition to whatever sort of
partition or medium is convenient. Be sure it's something that's
readable from Windows NT/2K, though, like a FAT partition or a
FAT-formatted Zip disk.
3) In Windows NT/2K, delete the NTFS partition and then create a new one
using Disk Administrator.
4) Format the new partition as NTFS.
5) Copy the files back to the partition.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "bluster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape issue
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 23:07:53 -0400
Hi,
Travis Hein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I run redhat linux 6.2, and use a dial up connection to connect to the
> internet.
> At the moment, I use a pppd script to do this. This part works ok.
Works great for me too.
> I have noticed that When I launch Netscape (recently upgraded to 4.75)
> without being connected to the internet, It seems to hang, and consume
> 95% of the cpu time, and becomes impossible to terminate, even as root,
> and from closing down x windows, it is still there. The only way I know
> to make it go away is to reboot.
>
> It makes sense to me that I should be able to run Netscape with out
> having an internet connection.
> Is this some quirk about Netscape for Linux, or did something I set up
> get broken.
>
> Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> Travis
Netscape is likely working on loading your "Home Page" from the net.
I have my netscape "Home page" set to an image file (of a painting)
on my system to avoid that.
If your keyboard works when netscape hangs then you can press
CTRL-ATL-F1 to switch to a text terminal, log in and type
[bluster@zephyr]$ killall -9 netscape-communicator
to kill netscape. Then ALT-F7 to return to the X11 screen.
Bluster
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