Linux-Setup Digest #928, Volume #19 Sun, 29 Oct 00 09:13:07 EST
Contents:
Forward loop ups Help!!! ("Chris")
Re: ALSA sound modules (Marc D. Williams)
Re: switching monitor resolution (Robert Kiesling)
Re: Setting the system date (Marc Balsys)
Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 (Brian M Briones)
Re: Setting the system date ("David ..")
Linux 5.2 path to CD in glint (m shannon at fusionsites dot com)
Re: Forward loop ups Help!!! (ray)
boot sector virus after installation?!? ("gina")
Re: installation impossible HELP.. (Steve Bradley)
working around dynamic IPs ("Andrew P. Billyard")
Red Hat 7.0 Graphical Lilo prompt ("Andrew P. Billyard")
Re: boot sector virus after installation?!? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Upgrading hard drives ("Andrew P. Billyard")
reboots in begining of install... ("Diesel")
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From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Forward loop ups Help!!!
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 04:17:38 -0600
Hi.. I am 4 weeks into Rehat Linux/Apache. I built a web server and all is
well except for one thing.. I can only reach the web site on my sever by
using the IP address and not the host name eg. http://www.mysite.com" will
not take me to the site, but 123.456.789 will.. I have registered my Name
server with network solutions. I can ping the name server by name or it's IP
address from any web connected PC, so I know that that part is good.
I a new to Linux (15 years of Microsoft) and I would like to
break away from Microsoft so am trying desperatly.. Please help me someone..
I kow that it has be something simple..I can be reached at;
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Greatly appreciate your help..
Thanks
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc D. Williams)
Subject: Re: ALSA sound modules
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:15:26 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 16:20:53 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>Thanks for your reply. I downloaded the tarballs and put them in
>/usr/local/sound From there I compiled the driver utils and libs, e.g. I went
>into /usr /local/sound/alsa-driver-0.5.9d. After compiling utils drivers and
>libs I went back into /usr/local/sound/alsa-driver-0.5.9d and typed
>./sndconfig
>
>So what is it I have done wrong? Any ideas?
>
Since you have the source look at the INSTALL file. It gives modules.conf
examples for the supported cards. It also installed a load script
called alsasound (check the toplevel Makefile to find out where
it probably went).
Might be best to setup /etc/modules.conf manually and call the script
with `/whatever/path/alsasound start'.
Anyhind, I believe you loaded the wrong module name.
It should be snd-card-intel8x0, not snd-intel8x0.
--
>>ANIME SENSHI<<
Marc D. Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.oldskool.org/~tvdog/ -- DOS Internet & Tandy 1000
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Platform/8269/ -- Win3.x Makeover
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Subject: Re: switching monitor resolution
From: Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:32:56 GMT
Jack Timmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm new to Linux.
>
> Just installed 7.0 Redhat and when I "startx" KDE comes up in a higher
> res than I want. I looked through the various menu's in KDE but was
> unable to locate the utility to change it. I read through the Redhat web
> site and it looks like I can run linuxconf from the command line but I
> was unable to find it last night, I'll try again tonight (it's my home
> machine).
If the X configuration has a number of resolutions configured, the
CTRL-ALT-Gray+ and CTRL-ALT-Gray- will change between higher and
lower resolutions. If there's a resolution that's satisfactory,
then you could (_carefully_) edit the XF86Config file, which
resides in /etc/X11. (Remember to save a copy first.) Near the
bottom, in the section "Screens," there will be settings for the
resolutions that are available. Make the resolution that works
best on the system the first. If there's no satisfactory resolution,
the relevant utilities on RHL should be /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config,
or /usr/X11R6/bin/XFConfig... or a similar name. The directory
might not be in the search path, and you might need to use
the complete path name.
It's not a KDE problem, it's an X problem, fwiw. The shell command:
"man X" should provide some places to look further.
--
Robert Kiesling
Linux FAQ Maintainer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mainmatter.com/linux-faq/toc.html http://www.mainmatter.com/
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From: Marc Balsys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting the system date
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:43:26 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
JNN wrote:
>
> I have a real newbie question I'm embarassed to ask, but I was
> recently forced to switch to a dedicated server with Cobalt Linux
> release 5.0 installed, so I'm having to learn this stuff as I go.
>
> What's the exact command and format to change the system date? I know
> it's "date" followed by a certain format. Any help is appreciated.
> TIA.
just check out : man date.
this should help you.
bye
marc
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From: Brian M Briones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4
Date: 29 Oct 2000 11:05:23 GMT
What's up everybody? I'm wondering if anyone can help me with a problem
I'm having with the installaton of OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4. First off, I
can get the install program to work, but when it comes to installing the
OS and the modules onto my hard drive it doesn't recognize it at all. So
if anyone can help me out with this unique problem I'd greatly appreciate
it. Below are the specs of the PC I'm trying to install the OS onto...
PII-350MHz
Abit BH6 Rev1.00 Motherboard
128MB PC100 SDRAM
30GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 HDD(Configured as Primary IDE HDD w/Win98)
8.4GB Fujitsu HDD(Configured as Slave IDE HDD w/mostly back up data on it)
Promise Technology Ultra100 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Controller
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Riva TNT AGP
Acer 40x Max CD-ROM
3.5" Floppy Drive
Iomega 100MB Zip Drive
3Com Sportster 5600 Voice Internal Modem
MS Windows 98
MS Windows 98 Plus
So on to my problem.... First of all, my main problem is that for some
reason I can't get the Install program to recognize either one of my HDDs
that I have attached to the Promise Ultra 100 PCI controller. So what can
I possibly do to rectify the problem? I can't find any drivers for Linux
for the Promise Ultra 100 PCI controller on Promise's website or any other
place. Now unless this is not the problem, and anyone else has
encountered the same problem please advise me on what to do. Also, could
anyone tell me how I can install the Linux OS on my 8.4GB slave HDD? How
would I partition it, without using PartitionMagic, or is it reccomended
that I get a copy of PartitionMagic? Can anyone describe how to partition
the slave HDD even without PartitionMagic? If possible, please e-mail me
using one of the 2 addresses below or post the answer here whichever is
more convenient. Thank you in advance.
-Brian
--
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Brian M. Briones
E-mail: (primary)[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(university)[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ #/Nickname: 16331096/Decepticon
Webpage: http://www.hgea.org/~brianb/template.html
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Dilbert: In the year that we've dated, Liz, you've often mentioned
various problems in your life. I have compiled those problems into a
list of requirements and developed a comprehensive set of solutions.
Liz: How thoughtful. I didn't even know I was broken.
Dilbert: No, no, not broken... Just a bit buggy.
=====================================================================
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting the system date
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:09:15 -0600
JNN wrote:
>
> I have a real newbie question I'm embarassed to ask, but I was
> recently forced to switch to a dedicated server with Cobalt Linux
> release 5.0 installed, so I'm having to learn this stuff as I go.
>
> What's the exact command and format to change the system date? I know
> it's "date" followed by a certain format. Any help is appreciated.
> TIA.
date -set="Sun Oct 29 07:07:00 CDT 2000"
Or if you are running X you might try using "timetool" at a command line
if it is installed.
--
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: m shannon at fusionsites dot com
Subject: Linux 5.2 path to CD in glint
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:36:25 GMT
Greetings
Just installed 5.2 and apparently missed including wvdial or whatever
makes the OS connect to my ISP. Network settings seem to be OK but I
need to install the equivalent of Winsock.
In glint, how do I make a path to the CD drive, or floppy, to install
the dialer?
Appreciate some help as I am lost...
m shannon at fusionsites dot com
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From: ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Forward loop ups Help!!!
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:35:38 GMT
Chris wrote:
>
> Hi.. I am 4 weeks into Rehat Linux/Apache. I built a web server and all is
> well except for one thing.. I can only reach the web site on my sever by
> using the IP address and not the host name eg. http://www.mysite.com" will
> not take me to the site, but 123.456.789 will.. I have registered my Name
> server with network solutions. I can ping the name server by name or it's IP
> address from any web connected PC, so I know that that part is good.
> I a new to Linux (15 years of Microsoft) and I would like to
> break away from Microsoft so am trying desperatly.. Please help me someone..
> I kow that it has be something simple..I can be reached at;
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Greatly appreciate your help..
> Thanks
> Chris
It seems to me that no name server is resolving your name addy into an
IP addy. There are many ways to deal with this. My choice has been at
www.granitecanyon.com. There are others. You can also get your ISP to
add you to his nameserver if A. he will, and B he doesn't want an arm
and leg to do it. If you do not have a static, or reasonably static, IP
you indeed have an issue I don't know how to overcome. Dynamic DNS works
fine, but will only resolve a name into their domain, like
gordo.penguinpowered.com, which I use at www.justlinux.com. There's a
few choices, out of many.
--
Ray R. Jones
Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP://www.raymondjones.net
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From: "gina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: boot sector virus after installation?!?
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:05:10 +0800
Hi,
I'm a newbie in Linux, pls help.
I have just installed SuSE Linux on a partition in my WINNT4.0 Server
harddisk. LILO was installed on a floopy to boot Linux from there.
Installation has completed successfully.
However, when I tried to boot to Linux for the first time, the system
prompted a boot sector virus and prevented me from going further. No virus
information was provided. I'm not sure if this is a CMOS message or Linux
message, but a funny sound was played from the system.
When I booted into Winnt, no virus was informed.
Pls help as to how I can remove the virus or is this a false alarm?
Thanks!
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: installation impossible HELP..
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:21:28 GMT
Sebastien wrote:
> Hi,
> What can I do to install Linux-Mandrake if it doesn't support my hardware
> and wont install itself completly. Exactly the same thing happened when I
> tried to install Corel Linux that's why I changed for Mandrake, that I
> thought was better but the same thing.
Hopefully someone else will come up with a better solution than this, but
I'll offer it just because it worked for me when I was installling a system
for a friend:
-Do the complete Linux installation, minus XFree86. Make sure you install
ncftp and lynx.
-Once you have a running text-only Linux system, go out and d/l (or get
from someplace else) XFree86 4.01 and the Linux Nvidia drivers (from
nvidia.com, they're the ones who make the GeForce chipset).
-Install XF4.01. If you're card isn't listed in the xf86config wizard,
chosse Nvidia Generic GeForce DDR.
-Now compile and install the Nvidia drivers (0.9.5, I think) and change the
driver in your XF86Config file (/etc/X11) from "nv" to "nvidia". (Complete
instructions are with the drivers).
Because the current nvidia drivers are for GeForce DDR (not GeForce2) you
almost certainly won't get maximum performance out of this card, but then
since the games that are written to take advantage of this cards features
only run under Windows presently, it shouldn't really matter. If the card
works, it should be more than adequate to handle your Linux needs.
Hope this helps!
--
Steve Bradley
Registered Linux User#187404
(register at www.linuxcounter.org)
ICQ#92564221
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From: "Andrew P. Billyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: working around dynamic IPs
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:41:50 GMT
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Hi Everyone,
I have an @home account (through cogeco cable in Kingston, Ontario) and I've been
fiddling with it for months (literally) and have finally found a nice solution which I
would like to pass on. My
machine obtains it IP address dynamically at boot up through PUMP (although that
really doesn't matter for this), and I never wanted to have my machine called, for
instance,
d150-5-61.home.cgocable.net. Instead, I wanted something simple, like Mintaka (I'm an
astrophysicist and like star related names).
Initially, I had Mintaka as an alias for 127.0.0.1 (as well as localhost) and set the
hostname as Mintaka, but unfortunately I had a hard time mailing from my machine as
the Sender: header read
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and many machines wouldn't accept the mail.
So I wrote a perl script, called determine_IP, which is called upon in rc.local.
After that, I set the hostname Mintaka. What determine_IP does is gets the IP number
(through /sbin/ifconfig)
determines its name (through nslookup) and then rewrites /etc/hosts to include that
entry with the alias Mintaka beside it. It then saves the IP number to a file in
/root. If the next time I boot up
the IP number changes, then determine_IP will remove the old entry from /etc/hosts and
insert the new one. If the next time I boot up the IP number doesn't change then
determine_IP does nothing. If
the next time I boot up and don't have an IP (say the connection is down) then
determine_IP places the alias in the 127.0.0.1 line.
So, below I include the Perl script for anyone interested; I hope someone else find
it's useful. In particular, remember where you saved it and then put the lines
/root/commands/determine_IP
/bin/hostname Mintaka
(or whatever name you want - you can change this within determine_IP by changing the
variable $mymachine; the "/root/command" should be replaced with where you put the
determine_IP script). You
should put this in rc.local *before* the part which writes information to /etc/issue
so that at the login prompt the hostname will be appropriately named).
Cheers,
Andrew
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#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# Created by Andrew Billyard (October 28, 2000)
# Tested with Perl (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 0)
#
# determine_IP is a perl script used for those with a dynamic IP address
# who wish to have a nice short alias for their hostname. It basically
# reads the IP number from the output of /sbin/ifconfig (assuming the
# connection is through eth0) and then writes to /etc/hosts the line
# ip(number) ip(name) alias
# where "ip(name)" is the name of the IP address (through nslookup) and
# "alias" is the name you wish to call your machine. If /etc/hosts already
# has an entry which has the alias "alias" then if that entry is not
# 127.0.0.1 the line is replaced with the above; if the entry is
# 127.0.0.1 then the alias is removed from that line and the above line is
# inserted.
#
# It is recommended to put a call to this program in /etc/rc.local with
# an immediate hostname call to the new alias. For instance, if you
# want the name "foobar" for you machine, change the $mymachine variable
# below to foobar and then in /etc/rc.local add the lines
# /root/determine_IP
# hostname foobar
# (assuming that determine_IP is in the directory /root).
#
$progname="$ENV{_}";
$progname='determine_IP' if ! $progname;
$mymachine="Mintaka"; # Change this line to the name of your machine.
$hostsfile="/etc/hosts";
$ip_n=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep inet`;
chomp($ip_n);
$ip_n=~s/.*?inet\s+addr:((?:\w+\.*)+).*/$1/i;
print "$ip_n\n";
$ip_no="";
if (-e "/root/currentIP") {
open (OLDIP, "/root/currentIP");
while (<OLDIP>) {
$ip_no=$1 if /((?:\w+\.*)+)/;
}
close (OLDIP);
}
$ip_name=`nslookup $ip_n | grep Name:` if $ip_n;
chomp($ip_name);
$ip_name=~s/Name:\s+((?:\w+-*\.*)+).*/$1/i;
#This is just a hardwire for the cogeco @HOME system
$ip_name="d150-$1-$2.home.cgocable.net" if (!($ip_name) &&
($ip_n=~/^24.150.(\d+).(\d+)/));
if ($ip_n ne $ip_no) {
open (HOSTS, ">/root/currentIP");
print HOSTS "#DO NOT ERASE THIS FILE...CREATED BY $progname\n";
print HOSTS "$ip_n\n" if $ip_n;
print HOSTS "None\n";
close(HOSTS);
}
$oldhostsfile=$host.'.old';
print "IP address has changed (old:$ip_no new:$ip_n). Making changes to $hostsfile\n"
if ($ip_n ne $ip_no);
$old_ip_found=0;
if ( ($ip_n) && ($ip_n ne $ip_no)) {
system ("mv -f $hostsfile $oldhostsfile");
open (OLDHOSTS, $oldhostsfile);
open (HOSTS, ">$hostsfile");
print HOSTS "#Modified by $progname\n";
while (<OLDHOSTS>) {
if (/^\s*127.0.0.1/) {
s/\s+$mymachine//g;
print HOSTS;
} else {
if (/\s+$mymachine/) {
print HOSTS "$ip_n\t$ip_name\t$mymachine\n";
$old_ip_found=1;
} else {
print HOSTS if (/^\s*[0-9\#]/);
}
}
}
print HOSTS "$ip_n\t$ip_name\t$mymachine\n" if (! $old_ip_found);
close(OLDHOSTS);
close(HOSTS);
}
if ( ! ($ip_n)) {
system ("mv -f $hostsfile $oldhostsfile");
open (OLDHOSTS, $oldhostsfile);
open (HOSTS, ">$hostsfile");
print HOSTS "#Modified by $progname\n";
while (<OLDHOSTS>) {
if (/^\s*127.0.0.1/) {
chomp;
s/([\n\r])/\t$mymachine\n/ if !(/$mymachine/);
print HOSTS;
} else {
print HOSTS if ((/^\s*[0-9\#]/) && ! (/$mymachine/));
}
}
close(OLDHOSTS);
close(HOSTS);
}
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#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# Created by Andrew Billyard (October 28, 2000)
# Tested with Perl (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 0)
#
# determine_IP is a perl script used for those with a dynamic IP address
# who wish to have a nice short alias for their hostname. It basically
# reads the IP number from the output of /sbin/ifconfig (assuming the
# connection is through eth0) and then writes to /etc/hosts the line
# ip(number) ip(name) alias
# where "ip(name)" is the name of the IP address (through nslookup) and
# "alias" is the name you wish to call your machine. If /etc/hosts already
# has an entry which has the alias "alias" then if that entry is not
# 127.0.0.1 the line is replaced with the above; if the entry is
# 127.0.0.1 then the alias is removed from that line and the above line is
# inserted.
#
# It is recommended to put a call to this program in /etc/rc.local with
# an immediate hostname call to the new alias. For instance, if you
# want the name "foobar" for you machine, change the $mymachine variable
# below and then in /etc/rc.local add the lines
# /root/determine_IP
# hostname foobar
# (assuming that determine_IP is in the directory /root).
#
$progname="$ENV{_}";
$progname='determine_IP' if ! $progname;
$mymachine="Mintaka"; # Change this line to the name of your machine.
$hostsfile="/etc/hosts";
$ip_n=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep inet`;
chomp($ip_n);
$ip_n=~s/.*?inet\s+addr:((?:\w+\.*)+).*/$1/i;
print "$ip_n\n";
$ip_no="";
if (-e "/root/currentIP") {
open (OLDIP, "/root/currentIP");
while (<OLDIP>) {
$ip_no=$1 if /((?:\w+\.*)+)/;
}
close (OLDIP);
}
$ip_name=`nslookup $ip_n | grep Name:` if $ip_n;
chomp($ip_name);
$ip_name=~s/Name:\s+((?:\w+-*\.*)+).*/$1/i;
#This is just a hardwire for the cogeco @HOME system
$ip_name="d150-$1-$2.home.cgocable.net" if (!($ip_name) &&
($ip_n=~/^24.150.(\d+).(\d+)/));
if ($ip_n ne $ip_no) {
open (HOSTS, ">/root/currentIP");
print HOSTS "#DO NOT ERASE THIS FILE\n";
print HOSTS "$ip_n\n" if $ip_n;
print HOSTS "None\n";
close(HOSTS);
}
$oldhostsfile=$host.'.old';
print "IP address has changed (old:$ip_no new:$ip_n). Making changes to $hostsfile\n"
if ($ip_n ne $ip_no);
$old_ip_found=0;
if ( ($ip_n) && ($ip_n ne $ip_no)) {
system ("mv -f $hostsfile $oldhostsfile");
open (OLDHOSTS, $oldhostsfile);
open (HOSTS, ">$hostsfile");
print HOSTS "#Modified by $progname\n";
while (<OLDHOSTS>) {
if (/^\s*127.0.0.1/) {
s/\s+$mymachine//g;
print HOSTS;
} else {
if (/\s+$mymachine/) {
print HOSTS "$ip_n\t$ip_name\t$mymachine\n";
$old_ip_found=1;
} else {
print HOSTS if (/^\s*[0-9\#]/);
}
}
}
print HOSTS "$ip_n\t$ip_name\t$mymachine\n" if (! $old_ip_found);
close(OLDHOSTS);
close(HOSTS);
}
if ( ! ($ip_n)) {
system ("mv -f $hostsfile $oldhostsfile");
open (OLDHOSTS, $oldhostsfile);
open (HOSTS, ">$hostsfile");
print HOSTS "#Modified by $progname\n";
while (<OLDHOSTS>) {
if (/^\s*127.0.0.1/) {
chomp;
s/([\n\r])/\t$mymachine\n/ if !(/$mymachine/);
print HOSTS;
} else {
print HOSTS if ((/^\s*[0-9\#]/) && ! (/$mymachine/));
}
}
close(OLDHOSTS);
close(HOSTS);
}
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From: "Andrew P. Billyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Red Hat 7.0 Graphical Lilo prompt
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:54:53 GMT
I just installed Red Hat 7.0 and noticed that Lilo now has a graphical
prompt (you can switch back with CTRL-x). Anybody know how to turn this
off and have just the textual "boot:" prompt?
Cheers,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: boot sector virus after installation?!?
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:58:49 +0100
In article <8th6s1$r3v$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "gina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a newbie in Linux, pls help.
>
> I have just installed SuSE Linux on a partition in my WINNT4.0 Server
> harddisk. LILO was installed on a floopy to boot Linux from there.
> Installation has completed successfully.
>
> However, when I tried to boot to Linux for the first time, the system
> prompted a boot sector virus and prevented me from going further. No virus
> information was provided. I'm not sure if this is a CMOS message or Linux
> message, but a funny sound was played from the system.
>
> When I booted into Winnt, no virus was informed.
>
> Pls help as to how I can remove the virus or is this a false alarm?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
Hi
Lilo writes to the MBR
just go in your BIOS and disable viruswarning.
--
Good Luck
Repo
http://beginnerslinux.saxen.net/
http://beginnerslinux.org/
Linux Red Hat 6.0 Kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i586
2:57pm up 12 days, 14:23, 2 users, load average: 1.96, 2.02, 1.99
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From: "Andrew P. Billyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Upgrading hard drives
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:00:54 GMT
I just bought a new hard drive (20 Gig) and installed Red Hat 7.0 on it.
On the old system, I had one hard drive (15 Gig) devoted to Linux and
another (1 Gig) devoted to Win 98. I now want to use the old 15 Gig drive
(previous Linux) for Win 98. I know I can format/partition this drive in
Linux for a vfat type of system; but is it possible to (somehow) just copy
everything from the 1 Gig drive (old Win 98) to the 15 Gig drive and have
Windows boot up, or do I have to reinstall (sigh) Windows again, fresh. If
I can do a direct copy, any suggestions how?
Cheers,
Andrew
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From: "Diesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: reboots in begining of install...
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:03:48 GMT
I was trying to install linux today on machine i just built.
amd 200 Mhz,
32 meg ram
cheapy motherboard
I set it to boot of the cd, and it does, soon as it loads vmlinuz, a bunch
of text scrolls by the screen really fast, and the computer reboots. It
will do it over and over and over... I have tried using Redhat 6, 7,
mandrake 7 and it does the same thing on everyone. I even tried to use the
text setup, and it does the exact same thing... Any Ideas?
Diesel
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