Linux-Setup Digest #893, Volume #19 Tue, 24 Oct 00 09:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux problem on WINDOWS-ME? (Glitch)
Re: Windows corrupts adjacent linux partition? (Glitch)
HELP--ZIP DRIVE ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Q: Hauppauge TV without sound ("T. J. Domsalla")
NFS help... ("fail006")
Re: pppd in Corel Linux (Steve Shackles)
does RH7 work with Toshiba Portege 7020CT? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: stoping auto start x (Eric)
Re: Win 98 and Linux on seperate disk (mikey)
Re: Seti: how to run as a user ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Help: RPM cannot upgrade itself ("Gene Heskett")
How to setup root telnet in not allow? (Raymond Chui)
Re: ipsec VPN masq support in kernel ("Andy")
Re: ipsec VPN masq support in kernel ("Paul Evans")
Re: How to setup root telnet in not allow? (Peter Berkhout)
Re: How to setup root telnet in not allow? ("John Lampe")
Backup ("Markus Feldmann")
Re: Where are the drivers to be put in a rescue diskette (-ljl-)
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Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 06:22:37 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux problem on WINDOWS-ME?
Only a problem if you use one of the stupid distros that need a DOS
environment to boot from as WindowsME doesn't have the ability to boot
into DOS therefore you couldn't get to Linux. Stay away from those
types of Distros (phat linux being one of them I believe) and you can
get by this problem with ease).
Mark Stankus wrote:
>
> I am considering installing linux (Linux Mandrake 7.1) dual boot on
> a windows-me PC. Are people having problems doing this?
>
> Mark
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Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 06:32:17 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Windows corrupts adjacent linux partition?
James Stevenson wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> i dont know about anyone else but i have found windows 98 to
> play with partion tables and shift delete and resize them at anytime !
> and also i know 1 reson for windows corrupting disks is it cannot
> tell the difference from LBA and normal in the bios it will corrupt its
> own partitions as well :) i have also found the windows fdisk to blame
> on a few different times. and the biggest problem i have with a dual boot
> system with windows is everytime you go to emty the recycle bin it asks
> if i want to format my linux partion (i know i will hit yes sometime)
>
Just so you know, Windows should never know your Linux partition
exists. One of the ways (if not the only way) this can happen is if you
use the DOS fdisk program to make the linux partitions instead of using
Linux's fdisk during the Linux installation. Doing this tells Windows
there is a new partition and it needs to be aware of it and part of that
process is assigning a drive letter to it. If Windows can actually see
your Linux partition you did not install Linux correctly and will be in
for it if you accidentally erase Linux b/c of Windows being too stupid
(or being too elitist) to realize another OS is running the system.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HELP--ZIP DRIVE
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 03:31:24 GMT
Okay, there must be an answer for this somewhere. I have a USB
Microtech International Zip Drive. Now, I know that the iomegas are
working and according to www.linux-usb.org this one does too.
However, apparantly it needs to be a SCSI devices. I have put
/dev/sda4 /mnt/zip ext2 noauto,rw,user,nodev,exec
/dev/sda4 /mnt/fatz vfat noauto,rw,user,nodev,noexec
into /etc/fstab and then put a link onto my desktop (like my cdrom).
However, when I click on the link I get...
mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device
(maybe 'insmod driver')
Now, I have the usb-storage configured as a module as well as the
generic scsi. Everything else you can think of is a 'y' in the
compliled kernel. On bootup I do see
insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17/usb/usb-storage.o
What gives? What will make this stupid drive work. Why is there no
HOW-TO for this...surely someone must be working on this project...who
is it and where do they post their know how!!????!!!????
Thanks,
Dan
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From: "T. J. Domsalla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc,de.comp.tv+video
Subject: Q: Hauppauge TV without sound
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:10:28 +0200
Hi,
since upgrading from kernel 2.2.xx to 2.4.0-test9=20
I don't get sound working while looking TV. It worked
fine before. Do anyone have an idea?
It doesn't work neither if I link all modules statically=20
into the kernel nor if loaded dynamically by modutils.
My system: Hauppauge WinTV/Radio /w BTTV878, Philips
PAL, Philips Tuner, MSP3400; Athlon 800; SB Live! Value;
Geforce 2 GTS; 512 MB; Kernel 2.4.0-Test9; OSS 3.9.3r
or emu10k1 module.
TJ
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From: "fail006" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NFS help...
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:20:35 +1300
Hi,
I am trying to get nfs working between two computers, both of them running
linux redhat 7 and windows 98.
One PC is setup as a nfs server and when i try to mount the shared directory
on my client machine, it gives me and error saying that permission denied.
On my server i have edited my /etc/exports file.
And on my client pc i have edited my /etc/fstab file.
I was wondering do i need to recompile the kernel so it will support nfs
file system or does it support nfs by default?
How do i see the shared nfs directory on my windows machine? Is there a
windows nfs client?
thanks alot
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From: Steve Shackles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pppd in Corel Linux
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:30:03 -0000
I have enabled the debug but it still does not wotk.. I have a Trust 56k
ESP External Modem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: does RH7 work with Toshiba Portege 7020CT?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:19:11 GMT
Hi
Just wondering if anyone has installed RH7 on a Toshiba Portege 7020CT?
Cheers.
Jon Tsu
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: stoping auto start x
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:54:28 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
jenaknight wrote:
> >
> > And you can always change the runlevel your in by `init RUNLEVEL_NR`
> > This way you don't need to change the defaults. But, if you're going to
> > mess with XF86Config, you'd better change inittab too (just in case you
> > mess up)!
> >
> > Eric
> Is there a way to start in some sort fail safe mode, because i messed wit
> xf86config and now tells me there are problems with the video modes i
> choosed!
>
No, I'm sorry, if you didn't save the previous XF86Config file, it's not
easy to go back. You can either locate the problem and solve it, or
rerun xf86config until you have a working solution. I did this way back
so often that I started to try and understand the XF86Config file. It
takes some time, but after a while you can solve problems far easier. If
you tell me what your problem is (startx 2> X_error_log) and post the
result here, I may be able to help you.
Eric
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From: mikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win 98 and Linux on seperate disk
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:46:38 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> quintus wrote:
> >
> > Safest option I can think of is to install Windows 98 first then
Linux but
> > NOT LILO. If you boot Linux from the floppy the two systems should
live
> > together quiet happly. I did this with NT4 and Linux.
>
> No need for any floppy's just install win98 first than linux and
install
> LILO where-ever you like. If you know what you're doing put it on the
> linux disc, if not just follow the default install and put LILO in the
> MBR (assuming RH). All you need to do is make sure that you have a
> bootfloppy ready, because win98 is notorious to mess with your MBR.
Oh,
> and don't forget to make a /boot partition on the linux disc that
> resides entirely below cylinder 1024. Otherwise you may need to solve
> that problem too.
>
> Eric
Actualy the EASIEST way would be to install just your windows disk
only as master. do not install disk for linux YET. just do normal
win 98 installation. after you are done with it unplug windows disk
(with power off:) and plug in the linux drive as master again.
Install linux with lilo, etc.
Once everything is happy plug in the windows hard disk AS SLAVE.
reboot to linux, edit /etc/lilo.config and add this lines:
other = /dev/hdb1
label = windows
map-drive = 0x80
to = 0x81
map-drive = 0x81
to = 0x80
where /dev/hdb1 is your windows drive first partition (you can confirm
this with fdisk). just run lilo to update it, reboot again and thats
it.
now you have two completely independant installations. you can remove
any one of those hard disks and everything still works.
All lilo will do is swap two hard disks in bios when you select windows.
cheers,
mike
>
> > "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Please help me set this up properly.
> > > Hardware:
> > > Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus ATA/33 10.2gb
> > > (this will be for Linux)
> > > Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus 45 ATA/100 30gb
> > > (this will be for Win 98)
> > >
> > > I will be using a Promise Ultra 100 card for the 30gb drive.
> > > Both disk will be clean when I start this so back up is not a
problem.
> > Also
> > > I would like to boot from hard drive not floppy if possible.
> > > Total idiot here so use small words if at all possible.
> > > Thanks, Michael
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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Date: 24 Oct 2000 8:12:45 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Seti: how to run as a user
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Winfried Rohr;
WR> Hi
WR> I want to run seti@home as a user.
WR> Starting setiathome in it's directory I'm being asked for newuser
WR> or returning, answering this with input 2 i got a "command not
WR> found". There is a process called setiathome but no cpu time
WR> Any hints?
Yes, assuming its in its own directory. cd to one level up so you can
see the directory, and as root, do a
chown -R user:user dirname
I think the -R is correct, you want to change the directory, and all its
contents recursively so that it belongs to the user named, see 'man
chown' to be sure.
Then, to autorun it at boot time, put something like this at the bottom
of your rc.local file:
cd /path/to/setiathome
su -c "./setiathome -nice 20 >/dev/null" user &
That way its automaticly started by a user that has perms to run it, its
quiet, at that level of nice you won't ever notice its running. The
major effect will be seen in xosview and such as the cpu will always be
at 100%. Make sure you have a decent cooler on it, it will keep it well
warmed up!
Cheers, Gene
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Date: 24 Oct 2000 7:56:18 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help: RPM cannot upgrade itself
Unrot13 this;
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Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Ed Dickhoff;
ED> Kit-pui Wong wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have RPM 3.0.4 on our Redhat box 6.2. When I tried
>> to install some packages from Redhat 7.0, it
>> failed and saying that this rpm version was unable
>> to do that. Then I downloaded the lates rpm.xxx.rpm
>> and found that the old version was also unable to
>> upgrade this rpm.rpm package.
>>
>> May to tell me how to solve such an recursive problem ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance !
>> KiT
>>
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ED> Yes, I have the same problem (although I'm on Redhat 6.0).
ED> Someone please help!
You must first install rpm-3.0.5-9.
Cheers, Gene
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From: Raymond Chui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: How to setup root telnet in not allow?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 08:04:45 -0400
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From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.dcom.vpn,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.dev.config
Subject: Re: ipsec VPN masq support in kernel
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:43:41 GMT
you can compile and load as a module ip_masq_ipsec.o, but RH for some reason
doesn't build it by default.
When I loaded this, things worked a little better, but I still cannot use my
VPN thru the linux firewall.
"Cokey de Percin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Rootman wrote:
> >
> > This is jut baffling, what is RH trying to look like, a mini-Microsoft?
> > I thought only MS pulled shenanigans like that. After what, 2 or 3
> > versions of RH that had built in support for it they yank it? Just as
> > VPN's are really starting to get popular? And THEN they ship RH 7.0
> > with a busted compiler that won't let you recompile the kernel.
> >
> > All I've read seems to indicate that it must be compiled into the
> > kernel, I have yet to see any mention of a module based usage for it. If
> > you find the answer please let me know too.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I was told (by RedHat support) that the support for ipsec-VPN
> > masquerading
> > > was not compiled into the kernel that comes with RedHat 7.0, and
> > > furthermore, it was also not compiled into a moldule. I was told that
> > I
> > > could re-compile the kernel to add in this support. My question is,
> > since
> > > this kernel can already load modules on demand, can't I just compile a
> > small
> > > portion of the code to build a binary module that will add the
> > ipsec-masq
> > > support? Or, will it be more of a pain than just running thru the
> > config
> > > program, answering the questions, and building the entire kernel and
> > module
> > > set?
> > >
> > > If anyone knows the details of what files I would need to build just a
> > small
> > > module to support ispsec-masq, I would appriciate it.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > -Andy
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> IPSec (FreeSwan 1.5) is compiled into the kernel; there are no modules
> with the exception of the security module.
>
> Best
>
> Cokey
>
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From: "Paul Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.dcom.vpn,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.dev.config,linux.dev.kernel,linux.dev.net,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: ipsec VPN masq support in kernel
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:43:32 +0100
"Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:MlZE5.49037$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
<snip>
> can't I just compile a small
> portion of the code to build a binary module that will add the ipsec-masq
> support? Or, will it be more of a pain than just running thru the config
> program, answering the questions, and building the entire kernel and
module
> set?
Surely with menuconfig, this is a fairly easy task. Then you can just do:
make dep clean bzImage modules modules_install
And leave it for a while as it compiles, do your LILO stuff, and reboot. Not
_that_ difficult, really, is it?
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From: Peter Berkhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: How to setup root telnet in not allow?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 14:50:08 +0200
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 08:04:45 -0400, Raymond Chui
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do I config the Redhat 6.2 telnetd similar to SUN OS or
>Solaris not allow root to telnet in? So I can force root must
>login console or telnet in as an user, then su. Thank you!
Is configured by default.
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From: "John Lampe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: How to setup root telnet in not allow?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:51:32 GMT
look in /etc/securetty for tty's that root is allowed to log in on.
John Lampe
http://f00dikator.penguinpowered.com/
"Raymond Chui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How do I config the Redhat 6.2 telnetd similar to SUN OS or
> Solaris not allow root to telnet in? So I can force root must
> login console or telnet in as an user, then su. Thank you!
>
>
>
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From: "Markus Feldmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Backup
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 14:59:08 +0200
Hi all,
I�m performing regular Backups with tar,
when restoring from tape with a rescue disk, everything seems to work
just fine. Only when I do the backups with :
tar -c -v -M -b 126 -V "LEVEL0" -f /dev/st0 -g /var/adm/Backup
it claims that there had been errors during backup, but doesn�t tell me
what kind of errors this should be. Can this be because of special files
that should be excluded (in /dev /tmp or sth. like that).
any ideas ?
thanx.
bye,
Markus.
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From: -ljl- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Where are the drivers to be put in a rescue diskette
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:46:58 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ezio PAGLIA) wrote:
> >Does your version of RH have "mkbootdisk", this should do the trick.
> >I am assuming you are using a SCSI tape device (/dev/st0). This
> >requires support for scsi_mod, st, and your SCSI adapter; either
> >built-in or as loadable modules. See "man bootdisk". After booting
> >you can see if your drive is detected by using "dmesg | less".
>
> Thank you Louis and guru's, but what happens if you use the mkbootdisk
> diskette and your hd is crashed ?
If you created a bootdisk utilizing a crashed source (e.g. HD)
the bootdisk may be corrupt. There is no _sure_ answer to this
kind of question.
> Another question : following your advices we succeeded in seeing the
> tape working from the rescue diskette. Nevertheless we have troubles
> in seeing the disk array. Do you know an obvious way to see all the
> modules related to it ? Practically, from lsmod I see :
...
Well you have overcome the first obstacle. I have no experience
with disk-arrays; but suggest reading the following documentation:
man modeprobe
man depmod
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt
/lib/modules/KERNEL-VERSION/modules.dep
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