Linux-Setup Digest #866, Volume #19 Fri, 20 Oct 00 04:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: hdparm assitance (James Blanford)
Re: ftp missing!! ("Kousik Nandy")
Re: ftp missing!! ("Kousik Nandy")
Re: ftp missing!! ("Kousik Nandy")
Re: ftp missing!! ("Byron Como")
HELP: SuSE Linux hangs while booting (Nick Bishop)
HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux (Sharon Wang)
Which IP is real IP? ("Adam H.")
Re: /var partition bigger (Eric)
Re: Trouble setting up ext2 partition (Eric)
Re: New to linux-Can't get into a load screen for Gnome or KDE (Eric)
Re: HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux ("-hs-")
setting up RH 7.0 for the first time. ("Telocity")
Re: HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux (Eric)
Re: setting up RH 7.0 for the first time. (Eric)
Install disks with scsi emulation ("Don Elkington")
Re: CMI8330 SOUNDCHIP (Dries van Oosten)
GnomeICU (Pontus =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ankarb=E5ge?=)
Re: Which IP is real IP? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
No Rule (Markley Zanardo)
Ircd help needed ("Cipher9")
Re: setting up RH 7.0 for the first time. (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: x-windows setup? (Valette =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?=)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Blanford)
Subject: Re: hdparm assitance
Date: 20 Oct 2000 04:27:00 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Richard Everhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> James,
>
> Could you send me a pointer to the faq you mentioned? Thanks.
>
I believe it was recently posted in comp.os.linux.misc.
You may also want to try:
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/
There's a lot of info out there, use some search engines. Try searching Deja
news for memory lilo and linux.
Good Luck,
- Jim
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From: "Kousik Nandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ftp missing!!
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:11:56 +0530
Sudip:
Install the ftp server packages! I guess "wu-ftpd" is the package name,
so get hold of your installation CD and install "wu-ftpd...rpm". If you
want anonymous ftp server also, install "anon-ftp" package. Mind that
wu-ftpd has several security holes, so better get the latest of wu-ftpd
from somewhere.
Hope this helps ...
Kousik.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi, I am surprisingly finding that ftp service is missing from the
> installation of my Redhat Linux 6.0 (i386).
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From: "Kousik Nandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ftp missing!!
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:13:20 +0530
Sudip:
Install the ftp server packages! I guess "wu-ftpd" is the package name,
so get hold of your installation CD and install "wu-ftpd...rpm". If you
want anonymous ftp server also, install "anon-ftp" package. Mind that
wu-ftpd has several security holes, so better get the latest of wu-ftpd
from somewhere.
Hope this helps ...
Kousik.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi, I am surprisingly finding that ftp service is missing from the
> installation of my Redhat Linux 6.0 (i386).
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From: "Kousik Nandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ftp missing!!
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:14:33 +0530
Sudip:
Install the ftp server packages! I guess "wu-ftpd" is the package name,
so get hold of your installation CD and install "wu-ftpd...rpm". If you
want anonymous ftp server also, install "anon-ftp" package. Mind that
wu-ftpd has several security holes, so better get the latest of wu-ftpd
from somewhere.
Hope this helps ...
Kousik.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi, I am surprisingly finding that ftp service is missing from the
> installation of my Redhat Linux 6.0 (i386).
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From: "Byron Como" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ftp missing!!
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 23:49:30 -0500
Install the wu-ftpd package.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8so9ef$4bq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
> I am surprisingly finding that ftp service is missing from the
> installation of my Redhat Linux 6.0 (i386).
>
> Although the entries are there in /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf the
> command that is specified in inetd.conf (i.e. in.ftpd) is missing from
> the system. I tried an upgrade from the installation cdrom for that
> service - it says in a log in /temp/upgrade.log that it has upgraded
> ftp but still I don't find it in the system. Naturally I cannot connect
> to the linux machine through ftp client from other machines.
> By the way ping,telnet etc. work fine.
>
> Can anybody help?
>
> Sudip
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Nick Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: SuSE Linux hangs while booting
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:44:42 +1100
PROBLEM
=======
I am installing SuSE 6.4 linux onto a Gateway computer. If I boot from
the LILO floppy, the computer hangs on
"Setting up the CMOS clock"
in the boot sequence.
Anyone got any answers?
There's a lot of information below - when replying, cut out everything
except what you want to focus on. Reply to the newsgroup.
PRIOR ACTIVITY
==============
I was installing SuSE 6.4 linux and I got as far as installing the
packages, writing the LILO boot disk, and after answering the dialog box
advising of a reboot, the system hung. After waiting five minutes, I
press CTRL-ALT-DEL and the system cold-booted. That's when I used the
floppy and got the error.
THINGS I'VE TRIED
=================
At the floppy LILO boot: prompt, I enter "linux mem=63M". Also tried
"linux mem=48M" and nothing (press enter).
If I boot from the evaluation distro CD, using boot: manual mem=63M, go
through the language/colour/keyboard choices and at the next menu,
choose ...
1) "boot installed system", the same thing happens
2) "start rescue system", I don't have the problem, even though it
does the same step of "Setting up the CMOS clock".
Using the rescue system, I can log in, mount the various hard disk
partitions, and have a look.
Installing SuSE 6.3 also snagged on "Setting the CMOS clock"
THINGS I'VE TRIED using the rescue system
=========================================
1. After mounting the hard disk root partition, I backed up the hard
disk's /sbin/init.d/rc.config and replaced it with the rescue system's
version (which has less being enabled). --> Makes no difference.
2. Backed up the hard disk's /etc/fstab and then deleted all entries
except /proc / (swap) /usr /home (five entries). This included deleting
a proc-like entry for usb, the floppy entry, and the cd-rom entry. -->
Makes no difference.
3. The command that hangs the system is called from the hard disk's
/sbin/init.d/boot (command called hwclock). This compares identical to
the rescue's version of the file.
4. The only difference between the hard disk's /etc/inittab and rescue's
/etc/inittab is the default run-level: 2 on rescue, 3 on hard disk.
5. At the floppy boot: prompt, I typed "linux 2 mem=63M" to get
run-level 2, still hung.
6. Booting from the distro CD, at it's boot: prompt, I typed "manual 3
mem=63M" to get run level 3, then select "Start rescue system". That
works normally.
[note: pre SuSE 6.4 users: "manual" is the config that gives you the
text-based YaST1 - "linux" will give you the YaST2 - which is not what
you want]
=> 5 & 6 above tells me that the run-level makes no difference.
7. The hard disk's /sbin/hwclock cmp's equal to the rescue system's
version.
8. Q: Should I be evil? Comment out that section in the hard disk's
/sbin/init.d/boot script that executes hwclock?
9. I couldn't find the rescue system's vmlinuz - so I couldn't compare
it with the hard disk's version, nor replace the hard disk's version
with it (and yes, I will backup vmlinuz to another place before
overwriting it ...)
Q: Could it be something in the hard disk's kernel? How do I replace
it? Is this the right area to look at?
THINGS TO NOTE:
===============
1) I see messages relating to USB when I boot via the floppy, which I
don't see when starting the rescue system
2) I don't have mouse support (thank god for ALT+(underlined letter)) -
that I'll tackle later
3) Windoze on hda1 partition, linux on hda5/6/7/8 partitions
HARDWARE
========
Gateway Neo (also known as Astro), with 64M memory, USB keyboard and
mouse, 4.1G hard disk, 400MHz celeron, integrated sound.
Hard disk Quantum Fireball CR4.3A, geometry 255H, 63Sec, 524Cy
Atapi CD-ROM Samsung CD-ROM SC140F
Display: "Gateway Astro on Intel 810 Chipset Graphics"
Video bios ver 02.10
Memory: 2MB
Can do 75Hz, 16 or 24 bit colour, 1024x768 in windoze.
If you want more information on hardware, I can get it from Windoze 98.
Tell me what to concentrate on.
--
Nick Bishop, x 3162
-oOo-
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From: Sharon Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.lang.c
Subject: HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 01:50:35 -0400
1. First of all, not sure if the question is well posed.
I have a binary that works fine on an old Slackware
Linux box (2.0.1? and older), but can not be executed
on another box running RedHat 6.1 (kernel 2.0.2?)
What could possibly be the problems and how to
solve them?
2. I have a software that requires the user application
be compiled and linked agaist old a.out libc libraries.
Can some one point to me references on the a.out libc
installation HOWTO?
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From: "Adam H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which IP is real IP?
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:56:48 +1000
Hi,
When I dial up to my ISP via PPP (56k modem),
I can check my /var/log/messages file and I see 2 lines:
Local IP address changed to 203.x.x.x
Remote IP address changes to 203.x.x.x
Which IP address is the IP address that my ISP assigned me?
(Ie, which IP address does someone have to type in to try and
access my computer)
TIA
Adam
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /var partition bigger
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:13:42 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nick Bishop wrote:
>
> E J wrote:
> >
> > WHO PARTED?!?! :)
> > You can get gnu parted to resize your linux partition.
> > http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/
> >
> > 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
>
> Some Q's
>
> 1) Does parted work when there is a Windoze partition on the disk?
It even works on windows (ie. FAT) partitions
> 2) Can parted move the win/linux boundary, or only linux/linux
> boundaries?
There are limit's, but IIRC the ext2 FS is more problematic that the FAT
FS
> 3) Does parted work with SuSE linux?
Don't see why not?
But you should check out the site pointed to, there's more info there
Eric
> --
> Nick Bishop.
> -oOo-
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trouble setting up ext2 partition
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:18:44 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike Oliver wrote:
>
> Eric wrote:
>
> > No you can have only one extended partition per HDD.
>
> Why? I can think of no justification for this rule.
One justification : compatibility
most OS's can't deal with branched partition tables. Partition tables
are setup as a sort of linked list (IIRC), try that with a branched
table :-)
You wouldn't be able to use multiple OS's on one HDD if they didn't use
the same rules for partition tables (It's hard enough already, regarding
some messages in these NG's, as is)
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New to linux-Can't get into a load screen for Gnome or KDE
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:24:32 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Taylor wrote:
>
> Nevermind, I figured out what I was typing incorrectly. So anyway, I'm
> just trying to get linux up and running for the first time. My question
> was as simple as not being able to log into x. I just needed the command
> startx. That was the answer to my question. Thanks, but now that I can
> boot to GNOME. How do I change the screen size. Right now I have to use
> the mouse cursor to move the screen left or right to see that section of
> the desktop. And the icons are huge! In windows you right click on the
> desktop, go to properties and change the resolution. How do I do that in
> GNOME? I would like a normal screen that shows everything on the screen
> at once, rather than having it scroll left or right to see the rest, like
> I've seen on some laptops.
>
> Also, how do I boot into KDE?
>
> Thanks for your patience and help,
> Taylor
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
You either have a virtual screen setup (explicitly) or it's deduced from
the settings you provide. Both things can be found in
/etc/X11/XF86Config.
At the bottom of this file, there's a display section which contains
screen subsections. Change the order of teh resolutions that follow the
"modes" line on the screen section, make sure the largest resolution
comes first. Then your screen will be setup right again. (First exit X,
restart after the changes)
Oh, and one tip, whenever you change XF86Config, back it up first, so
you can always return to a previous state.
Eric
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From: "-hs-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:28:11 +0200
Sharon Wang a �crit dans le message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>1. First of all, not sure if the question is well posed.
>I have a binary that works fine on an old Slackware
>Linux box (2.0.1? and older), but can not be executed
>on another box running RedHat 6.1 (kernel 2.0.2?)
>What could possibly be the problems and how to
>solve them?
>
>2. I have a software that requires the user application
>be compiled and linked agaist old a.out libc libraries.
>Can some one point to me references on the a.out libc
>installation HOWTO?
I failed to find any relationship between your question and the C-language.
Ask one of the Linux programming groups, there are a lot.
Ok, it was cross-posted. (IMO, it should appear at the top of the message:
Something like :
[X-posted to
comp.os.linux.misc
comp.os.linux.setup
comp.lang.c]
Note also that you should have positionned a FU2 to avoid pollution and
facilitate information collecting.
[FU2 comp.os.linux.misc]
--
-hs- Tabs out, spaces in.
CLC-FAQ: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html
ISO-C Library: http://www.dinkum.com/htm_cl
FAQ de FCLC : http://www.isty-info.uvsq.fr/~rumeau/fclc
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From: "Telocity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: setting up RH 7.0 for the first time.
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 02:05:28 -0500
I am a new user of Red Hat as well as Linux. My plan is to host a few
peoples web site.
I have a pentium II 266, 128 ram. 6 Gig hard drive with win98. I want to
put the web pages and linux on a new 40 gig hard drive I just installed.
I am confused as to what I should do next. Will RH7.0 partition and format
my new hard drive, or do I need to run Fdisk?
Another question:
AFter I get that all installed, I will need to get Apache also, correct?
Very new,
Thanks in advanced.
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: HELP: Old binary not executable on Linux
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:09:34 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sharon Wang wrote:
>
> 1. First of all, not sure if the question is well posed.
> I have a binary that works fine on an old Slackware
> Linux box (2.0.1? and older), but can not be executed
> on another box running RedHat 6.1 (kernel 2.0.2?)
RH6.x has a 2.2.x kernel, ergo this won't work, you will need to
recompile
Eric
> What could possibly be the problems and how to
> solve them?
>
> 2. I have a software that requires the user application
> be compiled and linked agaist old a.out libc libraries.
> Can some one point to me references on the a.out libc
> installation HOWTO?
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up RH 7.0 for the first time.
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:21:57 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Telocity wrote:
>
> I am a new user of Red Hat as well as Linux. My plan is to host a few
> peoples web site.
>
> I have a pentium II 266, 128 ram. 6 Gig hard drive with win98. I want to
> put the web pages and linux on a new 40 gig hard drive I just installed.
>
> I am confused as to what I should do next. Will RH7.0 partition and format
> my new hard drive, or do I need to run Fdisk?
This you can do during the install, using either fdisk or diskdruid.
Just put the disc in and install.
(put a small /boot partition (~16M) in front of your new HDD, to avoid
any future problems with BIOS limitations)
> Another question:
>
> AFter I get that all installed, I will need to get Apache also, correct?
I haven't installed RH7.0 yet, but I suppose you can choose to install
it during setup.
> Very new,
> Thanks in advanced.
Have fun,
Eric
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From: "Don Elkington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Install disks with scsi emulation
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 07:38:43 +0100
Reply-To: "Don Elkington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I want create my own harddrive backup/restore to cd-r using linux goodies,
and think it may be possible to use a linux INSTALL boot/root diskette set -
they contain most of the basic software.
However, the kernel (2.0.35 or later) on the boot disk would need to have
compiled in IDE support, and ide-scsi and ide-cd as modules.
.
Also, cdrecorder and mkisofs would need to be added later to the root
diskette, along with a few other config changes.
I have kernel version 2.0.30, and don't want to upgrade yet. Therefore, I
would hope to find an appropriate Install boot/root set on an FTP site
(Slackware, Redhat, Debian).
Does anyone whereI can dowload such a version of the linux Install disks?
----
don
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From: Dries van Oosten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: CMI8330 SOUNDCHIP
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:39:44 +0200
On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Gotzon Berrojalbiz wrote:
> I've read the documentation in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound and
> I've realized that there's no posibility of compiling newer kernel
> versions to support this soundcard. I compiled a 2.2.13 kernel for this
> but I haven't been able to find the ADLIB options in 2.2.16 and 2.2.17
> kernels.
This chip is my worst nightmare. My gf's computer has this chipset. First
it gave here a lot of trouble under Win98 (random hangups, rundll crashes,
etc.). Then when I tried to convince here to use Linux, it would work at
all and now (after the bimonthly reinstall of windows), the OS hangs when
I try to install the driver.
Groeten,
Dries
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From: Pontus =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ankarb=E5ge?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GnomeICU
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:47:40 +0200
My GnomeICU will not connect (when I boot in Windows it works) I took
the configuration from Windows login.icq.com 5190 and try to connect
with that one it doesn't work. When I try to ping it works. ??// Pontus
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which IP is real IP?
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:59:51 +0200
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Adam H. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I dial up to my ISP via PPP (56k modem),
> I can check my /var/log/messages file and I see 2 lines:
>
> Local IP address changed to 203.x.x.x
> Remote IP address changes to 203.x.x.x
>
> Which IP address is the IP address that my ISP assigned me?
>
> (Ie, which IP address does someone have to type in to try and
> access my computer)
Local IP is your IP. Remote IP is the IP of the ISP dial-in server.
Rasmus B. Hansen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markley Zanardo)
Subject: No Rule
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 19:58:44 GMT
Any help would be appreciated.
I am trying to rebuild the kernel
and when I enter
"make config'
I get the response
"make: *** No rule to make target 'config'. Stop.
I just loaded the system. Would I be better off starting
from scratch? Thanks
Mark Zanardo
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From: "Cipher9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.irc,alt.irc.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Ircd help needed
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:01:56 +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: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up RH 7.0 for the first time.
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:02:49 +0200
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Telocity wrote:
> I am a new user of Red Hat as well as Linux. My plan is to host a few
> peoples web site.
>
> I have a pentium II 266, 128 ram. 6 Gig hard drive with win98. I want to
> put the web pages and linux on a new 40 gig hard drive I just installed.
>
> I am confused as to what I should do next. Will RH7.0 partition and format
> my new hard drive, or do I need to run Fdisk?
Well - that is your choice. But if you want to erase win98, it is easily
done. If you want to keep win98, that is easily done too.
> Another question:
>
> AFter I get that all installed, I will need to get Apache also, correct?
Nope. It is on the CD, so you do not have to download it.
Rasmus B. Hansen
---
If you only have a hammer
everything looks like a nail
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Subject: Re: x-windows setup?
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:06:48 +0200
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