Linux-Setup Digest #884, Volume #19 Mon, 23 Oct 00 05:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: SBLive and Linux (Mike)
Re: I've broken it !! Win 2K RedHat 6.2 boot (Eric)
xcin problem (root)
Re: compiling the kernel ("Michael Perry")
Triple boot with NT in second drive (BO)
Re: CD Audio, question (Nicolas Iselin)
Re: More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can! ("Tomas")
Re: Can't dual boot win2k & Mandrake7.1 (Eric)
Re: Fwd: can't install (Eric)
Re: Lost sda1 somehow? (Eric)
Re: MS IntelliMouse PS/2 mouse (Eric)
Re: CD Audio, question (Eric)
Re: Why??? (Eric)
Re: Swap disk (Eric)
Re: Mandrake 7.0 with Windows 98 (Eric)
Re: Can't boot from Aux HD controller (Eric)
Re: Install Redhat 7 on existing install with large HDD, please help (Eric)
how to configure network cards ? (Timpie)
Where are the drivers to be put in a rescue diskette (Ezio PAGLIA)
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From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SBLive and Linux
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 06:30:04 -0000
Hello Don:
I've been having the same problem EXACTLY with my Sound Blaster Live
MP3+. What the hell is up?
Also, my DFE-530TX card doesn't work, even with the help I've used on the
dlink.com web site. I would appreciate any info anyone has on helping us
get this thing working.
Also, if anyone knows how to get the NIC working, please message me...it
is the same type of error as the SB Live (resource busy and all that).
Thank you everyone for all the help you give,
Mike
Don wrote:
>
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> I was hoping that I could get some help with configuring my SB Live
Value II
> card with Mandrake Linux 7.1. From what I see it work automatically for
> most people, but not for me.
>
> My sound card is automatically recognized by linux but the sound doesn't
> work. I tried installing the latest driver modules from Open Source
> Creative and it still doesn't work. Upon linux bootup or during any
attempt
> to play or configure my sound card with DrakConf I get a message
indicating
> that the emu10k1 module/resource is busy or something else that I can't
> remember right now.
>
> Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone make suggestions as to how I can
> get my soundcard to work?
>
> BTW, my sound card works well in Windows with no faults at all.
>
> Thanks,
> Donald
>
>
>
>
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I've broken it !! Win 2K RedHat 6.2 boot
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 08:30:08 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Carl Waring wrote:
>
> Eric
>
> Thanks for your help, I think I've cracked it now with exception of one
> problem I still have to sort out. As you mentioned I checked my bios and
> alsthough I put an additional disk in the BIOS did not understand that is
> was there ?? ( thought most computer bios knew when a new disk was being
> added and changed the settings automatically), never mind.
>
> Anyway, I changed the bios and set it up so that the computer now knows it
> has two disks and hey presto ! the options for the two operating systems
> come up with win2k automatically loading, although it doesn't quite it
> stops !! or hangs through booting up ?
>
> So, what I think I'll do is start from scratch again, modify the master
> boot record with the win2k and then try to load redhat.
>
> Thanks for you help.
>
> cw
>
Well I hardly ever advise to reinstall, since it is usually not needed,
but I agree that it might be the easiest solution for your case. I
cannot tell what you should do to get it fixed. So if you don't have
important data, just reinstall, if there's data present you don't want
ot lose, make sure to backup that stuff first. Good luck, and I hope
you'll succeed this time, right out of the box.
Eric
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: xcin problem
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 02:46:27 +0800
I have installed xcin, libtabe and xa+cv in my Mandrake Linux 7.0. When
I
start xcin in the console, there is an error message.
xcin: error: rcfile: DEFAULT_IM: value not specified.
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From: "Michael Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: compiling the kernel
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 20:51:57 +0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "no user"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been using redhat for two years now and never had problems
> compiling the kernel but I have decide to change for Debian. So I
> installed Debian 2.2 but I can't compile the kernel 2.17 I do a make
> bzImage it goes fine for a while but then it stops whit an error message
> that folows:
>
> make[1]: as86: Command not found make[1]: *** [bbootsect.o] Error 127
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' make: ***
> [bzImage] Error 2
>
>
> I think I'm missing a library but I don't know what to do. anyone can
> help? --thanks--
>
Install the bin86 debian package. That should help.
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From: BO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Triple boot with NT in second drive
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:30:05 -0000
Hi all,
I have a PC running Caldera Linux and Win98(dual boot) with "grub" as my
boot loader. Not iam planning to have another HDD with WinNT installed in
it. Could you please advice me how i can do that and whether to use "grub"
or NT as my boot loader.
Thanks
BO
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From: Nicolas Iselin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD Audio, question
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:34:33 +0200
Horrorshow wrote:
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Okay, if you put in a audio CD and explore to
> >
> > /mnt/cdrom
> >
> > it says input/output error, even though I can browse a data CD fine
> > and I can use the CD player to play the CD. Why is that and is there
> > anyway to explore it??
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> From memory, music CD filesystem isn't a valid filesystem as far as OSes
> go...I don't know if there's any utility in Linux that'll show the
> track1.cda, etc, info that's on there. Just tried doing it myself on my
> Mandrake 7.0 box here, no go too.
That reminds me of the discussion about whether there is a 'file system'
on an audio cd or not. It is basically one 'song' after the other on
the disc, with a continuous time code over the whole disc and some
kind of 'directory' at the beginning. This directory holds information
like (track 1 starts at 01:20.123 and ends at 04:12.456). Windows
pretends that there are files with names like track1.cda on the audio
cd, but the name 'track1.cda' cannot be found on the disk, this filename
just tells you 'It's the 1st track on an audio cd'.
In my opinion, it would be possible to write a file system driver for
audio cds, but it would work only on new CDs without scratches...
Nicolas
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From: "Tomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.os2.setup.storage,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: More Than 4 Primary Partitions on 1 HD ?- You Can!
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:36:01 +0300
.............
> i've also heard of people wanting the same operating system but
> different configurations:
> maybe one optimized for audio...and specialized peripheries...
> and another optimized for gaming or some such
...........
Yes, i for example have two primary partitions, with win 95 installed on both:
One for my childrens, optimized for gaming and fun stuff, and one for myself,
that is only for working. That way, if (eh... ok, when) my childrens mess up
their windows, it won't affect my working. I then have logical partitions containing
data that can be reached from both windows versions. I also have Linux installed,
and booting all system with OS/2 boot manager.
(Yes, it's a bit old, but it works great, especially with the two windows installations
that can't see each other, lilo can't do that AFAIK)
Tomas
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't dual boot win2k & Mandrake7.1
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:38:46 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rod Smith wrote:
>
> [Posted and mailed]
>
> In article <8svfmi$abt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "John Gillespie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > As some will notice I am new to the world of Linux.
> > Have installed Windows 2000 on C:\ in NTFS (which I think NTFS is probably
> > the cause of my problem).
> > I now want to install Mandrake 7.1, install runs & partitions setup but I
> > cannot get W2k to boot after.
> > Having repaired W2k with FIXMBR obviously Mandrake will not boot.
>
> I can't be 100% positive of this, but you've probably completely
> destroyed your Windows setup. Even though you got Windows to boot
> again, I wouldn't trust it. When you re-partitioned your disk, the
> Linux installer re-sized the Windows partition without resizing the
Does mandrake have an installer that does this??
That really sucks.
(I never heard of this before, but then again, I never tried mandrake)
Why do you think he resized any partition.
> DATA on the partition. As a result, Linux files got dropped over parts
> of the NTFS filesystem, probably trashing files in the process. When you
> used FIXMBR, chances are it restored the partition table to the way it
> was, leaving you with an NTFS partition that includes an embedded Linux
> partition that's probably overwritten some files. As an analogy, imagine
> taking an audiotape, winding it mid-way, and recording something new
> over the existing music. You may be able to play the beginning of the
> tape, but at least part of it is now destroyed.
>
> > Q: Can someone tell me if or how a dual boot is achieved in this way without
> > C:\ in FAT and without re-installing W2k.
>
> I would recommend wiping the drive, creating new partitions, restoring
> Windows from a backup (you DO have a backup, right?) or re-installing
> it, and then installing Linux.
>
> In the future, if you want to re-size an NTFS partition, use a tool
> that's designed for this task, like PowerQuest's PartitionMagic
> (http://www.powerquest.com).
remarkable, I'm not a native english speaker, but where did you find
this part about resizing?
Eric
> --
> Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.rodsbooks.com
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: can't install
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:43:32 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KelKel wrote:
>
> When I try to install Redhat Linux 7.0, it told me that it can't find
> the device to install. Is this problem related to my harddisk
> partitioning? Since I am using System Commander.
>
> What shld I do?
>
> thx~~!
I assume that you're using a udma66/100 controller. There's a special
bootfloppy (can be found at freshmeat.net) with the appropriote drivers.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.linux.os.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Lost sda1 somehow?
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:45:46 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John W. Sargent wrote:
>
> Good evening. Somehow I suspect (am not sure) that my boot process
> dropped the ability to see my scsi card as later in the effort there is
> a msg that /dev/sda1 is not recognized as a block device and the
> suggestion/result offered that I run 'e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/sda1' suggests
> a corrupt superblock or that the drive isn't really there. I know this
> isn't so as it used to work and I have not adjusted the kernel (yet).
> Previous logs show sda and sda1 listed along with hda1..4 during the
> course of the boot process and now just the hda(n) for whatever reason.
> If anyone knows a way to get the boot process to recognize the scsi and
> associated drive (again) without loosing what is on the drive or
> possibly some other reason that is contributing to this problem
> (kernel?) and how to correct it I'd be most appreciative if you could
> LMK. Thank you in advance...
>
> Info: Debian V 2.2, Kernel 2.2.17, Adaptec AHA-2920 (fdomain driver is
> (was) used), Jaz 1gb int, /dev/sda, /mnt/jaz, no other OS in the box.
>
>
>Regards..............................................................................JWS
What did you change?
I've seen this occur after adding a new PCI card that didn't function
correctly. Does `dmesg` show the driver getting loaded (try lsmod too,
to see if it is loaded)
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MS IntelliMouse PS/2 mouse
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:50:31 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Te-Cheng Shen wrote:
>
> Just wonder that can we use the third key on the MS IntelliMouse PS/2
> port.
>
> I have tried this
> in setup -> mouse configuration -> MS IntelliMouse PS/2 [*] Emulate
> 3rd key
>
> Anything else I need to do in order to set it up?
>
> Thanks
>
> STC
Don't emulate it, it is *physically* there.
Emulating let's you use the combination of the two outer keys to be used
as middle mouse button.
Just set it up right in your XF86Config file. The mouse should use the
IMPS/2 protocol instead of the PS/2 protocol
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD Audio, question
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:52:41 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Scott Nolde wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Okay, if you put in a audio CD and explore to
> >
> > /mnt/cdrom
> >
> > it says input/output error, even though I can browse a data CD fine
> > and I can use the CD player to play the CD. Why is that and is there
> > anyway to explore it??
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dan Allen
>
> IIRC, the files system used for audio is different than the iso9660
> format for data cds.
> --
> Never do Windows again with | Scott M. Nolde
> Linux! No streaks, haze or | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> glaze! |
> 11:20pm up 26 min, 3 users, load average: 1.04, 1.02, 0.82
Yes there is no such thing as a filesystem on an audio CD. It's
sequential data, much like a tape device.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why???
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:58:05 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
fg wrote:
>
> My notes computer is IBM ThinkPad T20,and it's video car is S3 Inc.
> Savage/IX w/MV.
> In the Linux setup,it could not be distinguished.So I installed the driver
> for Linux
> of it.Reboot my computer and 'startx'.But it display:
> ...
> failed to set defaule font path
> '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/,
> /usr/X11R6/lib
> X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscale
> d,/usr/X11R6/
> lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fon
> ts/75dpi/,/usr
> /X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open defaule font 'fixed'
>
> Why?????
open /etc/X11/XF86Config and make sure that
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ is first (skip the unscaled part) and
make sure that in this directory the fonts.alias file contains the fixed
font as it's first entry.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Swap disk
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:32:31 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mick wrote:
>
> How do I know if the swap partition is mounted and working properly?
>
> I did a mount and it did not show the /dev/hda6 as mounted as swap. My
> /etc/fstab contains:
> /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
> the mount command shows:
> /dev/hda5 on /
> /dev/hda1 on /boot
`cat /proc/swaps`
If it's not listed there, it's not used
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.0 with Windows 98
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:40:10 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jason Souder wrote:
>
> We have a PC that was running windows 98 and installed Mandrake on the
> same PC. The default options were specified, and autoconfigure was
> selected.
>
> Now we cannot boot into Windows. I know the MBR was overwritten. Does
> Mandrake create it's own partition or use the entire hard drive? Is it
> possible to recover the windows disk and if so, how?
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
If you let the installer choose a partition to install to, (an automated
install, hardly any user intervention) it probably erased all data that
was previously on the disc. But as the other respons said, use `fdisk -l
/dev/hda`
to see if there's anything left. But i fear that if you let it install
on its own, you wont have anything left of windows, nor can you restore
it.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't boot from Aux HD controller
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:43:41 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John B wrote:
>
> Hello:
> I have a working installed 6.3 version of Suse on a second hard
> drive (dual boot)that I have been running on the secondary onboard
> controller (hdc) booting via floopy/LILO, this configuration has been
> working fine. (Win98 on hda1, Suse 6.3 on hdcx) I'm running 2 Maxtor 13G
> hd's.
> Then I installed an auxiliary HD controller (Promise Ultra 100) and
> moved the Linux drive over to the Promise controller, but now I can't boot
> the Linux drive , LILO prompt is: LIL-
> Can't figure out what the drive designation(s) for the new aux controller
> are.
> Is there a configuration file I need to change to tell the OS where to boot
> from?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanx,
> John
I'm amazed you even got to LIL-, cause I doubt you bios can boot from
this controller? (So maybe I'm wrong, you got beyond LI-, so perhaps it
is possible) Where is LILO? is it in the MBR, have you configured your
BIOS to boot from the aux. controller?
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Install Redhat 7 on existing install with large HDD, please help
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:56:13 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rootman wrote:
>
> There is a native 1024 cylinder problem which most newer Linux's solve
> with an updated LILO. That is irrelevent if you use Xosl, since it
> starts the boot process BEFORE any partition related space problems if
> you install it in the first FAT(32) partition. XOSL "chains" the boot
> to whatever you are booting, Win 98, 2k, ME, Linux or whatever. This is
> basically why you can install it there and boot from a floppy - it
> avoids the inherent IDE / Linux partitions limitations.
>
> Should work like a charm and give you a nifty looking front end too.
>
The limit of 1024 cylinders is a BIOS limited issue, and whatever
bootloader you use, it wil have to deal with this. (probably xosl has
this support in it)
I kind of wonder, if you use xosl, does it still require LILO or is it
an alternative to LILO (i don't think it is, but I haven't looked into
it)
Anyway, he could install inside F just fine, but he will have a problem
that there's no room left for an extended partition. (I assume all
partitions are primary? Although windows usually creates only one
primary and the rest logical IIRC?) Probably a tool like PartitionMagic
is needed, but I'm not sure if that will be sufficient. The original
poster didn't seem to know that he must first have some unpartitioned
space to install linux into. How to free this space and how to use it
again for windows depends strongly on how the disc is partitioned right
now, and unfortunately, drive letters don't tell me much.
Eric
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From: Timpie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: how to configure network cards ?
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:52:44 +0200
Hello there,
Recently installed Red Hat 2,6, trying to replace NT on my Compaq Armada
1750 portable.
How do I setup my linux machine to access the network depending on the
way I boot.
I booted from the docking station and (onboard Compaq Neteligent
interface) was recognized,
but I can't seem to bring it up with ifup eth0 boot. It painfully
states "Delaying ethe0 initialization".
How do I set this up and how do I detect wanting to go on the network
with the Pulsar PCMCIA
network card ...
Thankx Linux gurus
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Fax: +32 3 241 68 99
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ezio PAGLIA)
Crossposted-To: ;,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Where are the drivers to be put in a rescue diskette
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:08:20 GMT
Dear guru's and admin's,
I backuped my Linux system onto a tape that obviously my RH6.2 treats
very well. I made a rescue diskette with the compressed kernel and a
numer of utilitities. Everythig would go quite well, but how can you
make the booted system understand the presence of a tape on /dev/st0
after the boot from diskette ? Adding /dev/st0 to the diskette and
making the correct mknod is not enough. Where are the drivers to be
installed in the rescue diskette ? I apologize for my intrusion and
incompetence. Thank you in any case.
Your Ezio
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