Linux-Setup Digest #860, Volume #19 Thu, 19 Oct 00 10:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: RedHat fails, Debian suceeds (Steve Withers)
Embedded Audio with Linux ("Tom Cashman")
Re: old P133 - cluster? (John Beardmore)
now you see it; now you don't ("n")
Re: /var partition bigger (Eric)
Re: Embedded Audio with Linux (Tim Haynes)
Need help configuring IRCD ("Cipher9")
ATI Rage 128 & Fullscreen DGA mode (Vincent Kieffer)
Re: Problems installing RH 6.2 (Black Dragon)
Help with FTP, Telnet access. ("Andrew")
Re: rh 7.0 iso files ("Jacek P.")
Re: USB Zip Drive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
fax and efax (Peter&Hanne Utting)
Re: Serial Port/ Modem Question
Re: Problems installing RH 6.2 (Eric)
Re: /var partition bigger (Wayne Pollock)
Boot config advice wanted ("Patrik Heidefors")
Re: IP masq help (fay aron charles)
Re: Boot config advice wanted (Eric)
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From: Steve Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat fails, Debian suceeds
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 00:28:46 +1300
Lord Petrosky wrote:
> I have traditionally been a RedHat person but the other day I just could
> not install RH7.0 on my new Quantum 30 Gig UDMA33 drive. Just to see, I
> reached for 3 cd's I recently downloaded of Debian 2.2 and it worked no
> problem. What is RedHat's problem? This drive is not special. Any
> comments?
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
I have had simialr trouble. I have RH Linux 6.2 instaled into the last 3GB
on a 12GB drive on my Dell Latitude CPx-J750 and it will only boot from a
floppy. No WAY can I get that sucker to come up off the hard disk.
I think that the latest, large disks are causing some distros of Linux
severe heart burn.
I read the large disk FAQ and it seemed long on blah, blah and short on
anything useful in my case. I've dealt with stufff like this for years and
always worked it out....but this one has me stumped.
--
Regards,
Steve
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From: "Tom Cashman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,thenet.support.linux,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Embedded Audio with Linux
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:56:20 +0100
I got the PhatLinux distribution recently, and only discovered trying to
configure X-Windows that both my graphics and audio are integrated into the
mainboard. After searching around on the internet, I managed to get Linux
drivers for the Intel 810 graphics chipset, but I've drawn a total blank on
the audio.
I think the manual is saying that my 'sound card' is based on the Creative
ES1373 chip, running on PCI Bus. It also says that it is AC '97 compliant
(which, after some research, I've found is some kind of audio codec standard
set up by Intel).
Any ideas for getting this to work under Linux / XFree86, anybody?
Cheers,
Tom Cashman
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: old P133 - cluster?
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:21:39 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, William C. Mount
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Elena,
> I'm using failsafe from SGI on a 15 node P75 cluster.
> I works very very well
>Bill
>Elena Miele wrote:
>
>> About to change P133 tp PIII
>>
>> What to do of the old machine?
>> First possibility is to leave it on network,
>> act as a firewall or other.
>>
>> Then heard about Linux clustering.
>> Beowulf doesnt seem easy, but what about Mosix? No need to recompile
>> anything I run.
>> Somebody knows about so small clusters?
So what exactly does clustering offer that networking doesn't ? How
closely coupled are the machines ? Can processes migrate from a busy to
a less busy machine for example ?
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: "n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: now you see it; now you don't
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 20:38:46 +0900
My Red Hat 6.2 CD always prompted me for my network configuration details
during installation.
Now it never does. It is the same CD and same computer. What is the problem?
I have tried cleaning the CD again and again. The rest of the installation
goes OK except for entirely skipping the "which packages would you like to
install" and customise X. When I get to the end and it says its ready to
install, no files are ever installed!
What is going wrong?
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /var partition bigger
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:35:46 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tony wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an active RH6.2 system and need to make the /var partition bigger.
> How can I do that ?
>
> Regards
> Tony
Well, you can start with giving us some more information.
Free space doesn't fall from the sky. How would you like to do this/
Remove an other partition? or do you still have some unpartitioned space
on your HDD? Where is this space? Or do you have a new HDD, solely
intended for /var ?
With more information I may be able to give some assistance
Eric
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From: Tim Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,thenet.support.linux,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Embedded Audio with Linux
Date: 19 Oct 2000 12:33:29 +0100
Reply-To: Tim Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Tom Cashman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[snip]
> I think the manual is saying that my 'sound card' is based on the
> Creative ES1373 chip, running on PCI Bus. It also says that it is AC '97
> compliant (which, after some research, I've found is some kind of audio
> codec standard set up by Intel).
cat /proc/pci, that should tell you lots of useful stuff.
If it's anything like the box I acquired recently, it's quite possibly an
esssolo1 thing - try that module, see what happens.
~Tim
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From: "Cipher9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.irc,alt.irc.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Need help configuring IRCD
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:56:12 +0200
hi, i've got a prob setting up ircd.
when one user is on the system, and another wants to log on, it says:
Closing Link: Cipher10[[EMAIL PROTECTED]] (Too many connections)
it seems only one user can connect.
how do i correct the problem?
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From: Vincent Kieffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: ATI Rage 128 & Fullscreen DGA mode
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:00:27 +0200
I've got an ATI Rage 128 video card and I'm using XFree86 3.3.6
(XFCon_rage128 X server).
I'm trying to use the fullscreen DGA mode with various programs (mainly
emulators like xmame). Up to now, I've only been able to make it work for
640x480 resolution. If I try any other resolution (800x600 for instance),
the screen turn black when I switch to fullscreen. The screen only switch
on again when I go back to normal window mode.
It's strange: I can go easily to each resolution I've defined in my
XF86config (320x240, 400x300, 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768) if I use the
Ctrl-Alt-+ key, but if I use fullscreen DGA mode 640x480 is the only
resolution that's displayed correctly.
Have you ever been able to use your ATI Rage 128 video card in full
screen DGA mode with any resolution other than 640x480 ? If so, could you
please send me your XF86config file by e-mail ?
I thank you in advance,
-Vincent
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Black Dragon)
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Problems installing RH 6.2
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:16:31 GMT
On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:03:52 +0200 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Sune Rugbjerg' said:
>Hi, I'm trying to upgrade my RH 5.2 to RH 6.2. But there is a problem.
>I have copied the files from a sunsite from the directory /i386. There are
>4000 files in 370 dirs (windows reported). Their size altogether is
>644.355.439 bytes.
>I put the files on a CD-RW (normal, not bootable).
^^^^^
?
You need to use a CD-R. Linux needs special drivers to read CD-RW's and
I doubt that any installers load them.
--
Black Dragon
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From: "Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with FTP, Telnet access.
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:43:34 +1000
Hi All,
I have a question regarding access between my Linux (RedHat 6.2) and
Windows (ME) boxes. After confiming all my IP address are OK i can ping
each machine by address and all is fine.(get a reply no problems) However,
when I attempt an FTP, telnet or HTTP access from my windows box, all is get
is no response. No denied access or connection refused, simply timed out.
As a matter of trying to narrow it down i installed RH 6.2 on my windows
machine and got the same results when trying to run services between the two
RH machines. All my inetd, hosts files are set correctly. RH and Windows
ME are also detecting my network cards ok.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be great.
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From: "Jacek P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rh 7.0 iso files
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:48:29 +0200
U�ytkownik Carsten Huettl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w wiadomooci do grup dyskusyjnych
napisa�:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hello,
>
> I am going to download the rh 7.0 iso files for cd image.
> But I found there are
> 7.0-i386-disc1.iso
> in the current dir
> and
> 7.0-i386-respin-disc1.iso
> in the rh70 dir
> What are the right image files the discs?
> What is the right filesize (kb)?
>
> TIA
> C.
>
Hi!!!
description:
RedHat ATA/66/100 Install Disk allows the installation of a RedHat 7.0
system onto a drive connected to a supported ATA/66 or ATA/100
controller. It has been tested and works on an Abit BP6 motherboard
with an onboard HPT366. The Kernel is still based on 2.2.16 and
includes SMP support.
Best regards,
Jacek P.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: USB Zip Drive
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:47:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Has anyone here been able to get their USB Zip Drive to work? I am
> just now reading the stuff on it, but I am confused whether I need to
> upgrade to the 2.4 kernel or if I can make it work with kernel 2.2.15.
> Either way, I would like to know a few people who might be able to
> give me some tips once I jump in.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan Allen
>
I had it working with 2.3.11 - usb is still in experimental only you'll
need either the USB backport or upgrade to 2.4.0-test for now
--
Steve Latham
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Peter&Hanne Utting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat.install
Subject: fax and efax
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:22:04 +0800
I have efax working quite nicely with the fax script and the kde
interfaces kfax and ksendfax, for sending and viewing faxes.
But for receiving faxes, I can only do 'fax receive' from a terminal,
which seems only to do an immediate manual receive. The problem with
this is, if the fax comes a minute or so later, the receive facility has
timed out.
Documentation seems pretty thin for efax, only the man page and one
howto.
Does anyone know wether there is a 'wait' option?
TIA
Peter
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Serial Port/ Modem Question
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:30:03 -0000
Mark/John
I was very happy to see Mark's question because I have experienced the
EXACT problem that Mark describes. The only difference between Mark's
description and mine is that I have Linux installed on its own removable
hard drive. I'm using an external US Robotics 56K FaxModem with a Gateway
Solo 2500 notebook. I'm now using Linux 7.0 but have had the
same problem under 6.0 and 6.2.
I ran 'dmesg | more', as you suggested for Mark. Although I'm not positive
about everything that was displayed, the 'cs: IO port probe' lines indicate
that everything is 'clean'. Does the following mean anything?
'Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled'
Mark, I hope you don't mind that I piggyback on your question. At least
you know your problem isn't unique.
Thanks,
mamabird
John Todd wrote:
>
>
> Perhaps you have a hardware fault? What does dmesg | more show
> about ttyS0?
>
>
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2000 10:00:50 +0100, Mark Smith
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I've been using Linux full-time since January - so I'm somewhere between
> >newbie and competent - my point of view, I know :-). I've read the
> >serial howto and the modem howto.
> >
> >I am running a dual-boot Red-Hat 7 (previously 6.2, 6.1, and 5.6 - same
> >problems) and Win98 machine at home, and have been completely unable to
> >communicate through the serial port under Linux. I have an external
> >modem connected to my only serial port. It works fine under Win98 - on
> >COM1. Under Linux, I have tried wvdialconf - and it does not detect a
> >modem. I have made sure that I have read-write permissions to ttyS0-9.
> >The modem is on and plugged-in.
> >
> >When I run setserial -g on ttyS0, it says UART: unknown. When I try to
> >communicate with the modem using minicom, I do not get a response to the
> >AT command.
> >
> >I have never managed to set up my Palm cradle on the same serial-port
> >either - so I'm assuming that it's a serial problem.
> >
> >Any ideas? I would be incredibly grateful - I am at my wits' end.
> >
> >Mark.
> >
>
>
> --
> _____________________
> The lap of Linuxury
> |<de in RH6
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Problems installing RH 6.2
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 15:30:43 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Black Dragon wrote:
>
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:03:52 +0200 in comp.os.linux.setup,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Sune Rugbjerg' said:
>
> >Hi, I'm trying to upgrade my RH 5.2 to RH 6.2. But there is a problem.
> >I have copied the files from a sunsite from the directory /i386. There are
> >4000 files in 370 dirs (windows reported). Their size altogether is
> >644.355.439 bytes.
>
> >I put the files on a CD-RW (normal, not bootable).
> ^^^^^
> ?
>
> You need to use a CD-R. Linux needs special drivers to read CD-RW's and
> I doubt that any installers load them.
>
> --
> Black Dragon
I doubt that's the problem.
Linux needs special drivers to read the udf FS on a cd-RW, but since the
CD was formatted using joliet (an iso9660 extension) that's not the case
here.
Don't know what the problem is though, I always used iso images, never
had a problem with those.
Eric
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From: Wayne Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /var partition bigger
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:18:50 -0400
Linux utility "parted" (Partition Editor) from GNU. Of course you'll
need some free space on the disk before you can grow a partition.
-Wayne Pollock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tony wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an active RH6.2 system and need to make the /var partition bigger.
> How can I do that ?
>
> Regards
> Tony
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From: "Patrik Heidefors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Boot config advice wanted
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 15:41:45 +0200
I've got a fairly large home system, with 4 harddrives.
2 SCSI, (an 18GB Atlas V and an old 9GB Atlas II)
2 IDE, both IBM 34GXP 20GBs
Currently, I have Windows 2000 on the Atlas V as my main system, Win98 on one IDE
drive and Debian on the other IDE drive.
Currently, I'm selecting which OS to boot by chenging boot order in my motherboard
BIOS. (It has options for SCSI first, IDE drive 1
or IDE drive 2). This way, I've been able to keep all OSes 100% isolated from each
other, which has been nice during the time I've
spent tinkering with and learning Linux (I'm a linux newbie). Whenever I want to
reinstall an OS (which happens fairly often :), I
can fdisk, reformat the specific drive without having to mess with the other drives.
Anyway, from what I've been learning about LILO and the Win2k boot loader, I'm
starting to think there should be a way of keeping
the convenience of having the OSes isolated, by just somehow linking the Win2k and
LILO bootloaders together.
My question is can this be done, and if so, how? I'm not asking for the keystrokes,
but a general idea of how to set things up would
be nice. I fear I'm a bit fuzzy on how bootloaders work, though I'm getting the hang
of LILO somewhat. I've managed to set up two
Linux installs on my Linux drive and have a bootmenu to select from those two. (Debian
and a homebrewed linuxfromscratch, btw)
Anyway, advice will be much appreciated.
--
Patrik
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Subject: Re: IP masq help
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fay aron charles)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:58:36 GMT
I know this isn't an *.advocacy group, but I just got my IP masquerading
up last night, and I'm now the happiest man alive.
Let the revolution begin!!!
-aron
ps. and kudos to all of you who have given me VALUABLE advice. This
group is worth so much more than any tech support phone line!!
--
"Satan sincerely believes in the triumph of Evil.
Gates just does it for the money."
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot config advice wanted
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 16:06:50 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Patrik Heidefors wrote:
>
> I've got a fairly large home system, with 4 harddrives.
> 2 SCSI, (an 18GB Atlas V and an old 9GB Atlas II)
> 2 IDE, both IBM 34GXP 20GBs
>
> Currently, I have Windows 2000 on the Atlas V as my main system, Win98 on one IDE
>drive and Debian on the other IDE drive.
> Currently, I'm selecting which OS to boot by chenging boot order in my motherboard
>BIOS. (It has options for SCSI first, IDE drive 1
> or IDE drive 2). This way, I've been able to keep all OSes 100% isolated from each
>other, which has been nice during the time I've
> spent tinkering with and learning Linux (I'm a linux newbie). Whenever I want to
>reinstall an OS (which happens fairly often :), I
> can fdisk, reformat the specific drive without having to mess with the other drives.
>
> Anyway, from what I've been learning about LILO and the Win2k boot loader, I'm
>starting to think there should be a way of keeping
> the convenience of having the OSes isolated, by just somehow linking the Win2k and
>LILO bootloaders together.
>
> My question is can this be done, and if so, how? I'm not asking for the keystrokes,
>but a general idea of how to set things up would
> be nice. I fear I'm a bit fuzzy on how bootloaders work, though I'm getting the hang
>of LILO somewhat. I've managed to set up two
> Linux installs on my Linux drive and have a bootmenu to select from those two.
>(Debian and a homebrewed linuxfromscratch, btw)
>
> Anyway, advice will be much appreciated.
> --
> Patrik
You can add "other" parts in your lilo.conf that point to other
discs/partitions, and you should pay specific attention to the
`map-drive to`
commands. This way you can point to another bootloader (I presume
/dev/hda1 for win98 and /dev/sda1 for win200
You can also use the NT loader (win2000=NT) as the primary bootloader,
but I don't know anything about that(there's a HOW-TO on this topic
though).
Eric
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