Linux-Setup Digest #955, Volume #19 Wed, 1 Nov 00 17:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: DualMonitor Matrox (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux Redhat 6.1 (Todd H.)
Long file names ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Long file names ? (Lew Pitcher)
Major problem! all files in /boot gone (Blackberry)
Re: how to remove directory named "-" ?? ("Paul D. Smith")
lp0 Not Working...Can you help? ("H. P. Friedrichs")
Linux newbie needs help with dial up internet and sound card with Corel Linux (Chris)
Re: Fresh install of win2K and several linux flavors ("Ben Ginsberg")
Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone ("ne...")
Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone ("pl")
Re: Enabling DMA with hdparm... ("Paul D. Smith")
Re: S3 Savage4 video RH 7.0 XFree86 4 problems. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 2.2.16 BIGMEM support 2-4 GB ("cnchun")
troubles while upgrate to kernel 2.4.0 ("Nick Cheng")
May I have some URL's of the linux newsgroups in Englsh ("Nick Cheng")
load balancing under rh6.2 (Jaap Brink)
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: DualMonitor Matrox
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 19:10:54 GMT
Hi there,
it works but with some problem. I was able start X on both monitors but
found that my mouse pointer can not go to screen DISPLAY:1. In short words
I can start application on second screen but I can not get access into
that window by mouse. To run it in this mode I had to download from
http://www.matrox.com website a new driver (id doesn't work with driver
which goes with XFree-4.0.1) an compile it. If you are interested in
config file fill free to email me.
Andrey
Milan Kratka wrote:
> Does anybody have a positive experience installing a Matrox
> G100/G200/G400 dual monitor video cards on a linux system? I have been
> having some difficulties... Any comments appreciated.
>
> Milan Kratka
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Todd H.)
Crossposted-To: comp.security.firewalls,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux Redhat 6.1
Date: 01 Nov 2000 13:14:30 -0600
Would performance be acceptable with RH, FW-1 on a Pentium 133? Two
interfaces, both at 10Mb/s? Clearly a 486 isn't up to stateful
inspection, but depening on the ruleset, I'd have to think a P133 is
up to the task.
Anyone have a datpoint to offer?
gl0ck17 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Got to agree here, I put several of these on PIII 500's and they are VERY fast,
> but, a 486......??
> G
>
> Windwalker wrote:
>
> > Dear Andrea!
> >
> > Everything is possible!!!
> >
> > But... i have installed some FW-1 on RedHat 6.2, but on a fast machine like
> > PII/400 or better.
> > It may cause a lot of performance-problems, if you try to install CP FW-1
> > (&VPN) on a 486DX! Put it on a faster machine!
> >
> > Greetings!
> >
> > /Windwalker
> >
> > Andrea Marouk wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone out there ever installed Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Redhat 6.1? I
> > > would greatly appreciate any advice you might have. I am putting it on a
> > > 486DX. Please reply to all if possible. Thank you.
> > >
> > > Luke
>
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Long file names ?
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:19:18 +0100
Hi,
I want to share a partition between Windows and Linux. I can open
"msdos" partitions, but the Windows long file names get truncated to 8
characters. How can I get Linux to recognize and handle long file names
?
Thanks for your help,
St�phane
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: Long file names ?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 19:21:18 GMT
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:19:18 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I want to share a partition between Windows and Linux. I can open
>"msdos" partitions, but the Windows long file names get truncated to 8
>characters. How can I get Linux to recognize and handle long file names
>?
Mount your Windows partitions as fstype 'vfat'; this permits Linux to
recognize the MSwindows long filenames. 'msdos' is for MSDOS
filesystems, which (by definition) do not support long filenames
natively.
Lew Pitcher
Information Technology Consultant
Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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From: Blackberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Major problem! all files in /boot gone
Date: 1 Nov 2000 10:58:23 -0800
I did something stupid, mistyped a command, and deleted everything in my /boot
directory. I don't have a backup. I'm running SuSE 6.4.
I don't know what's supposed to go in this directory, but I've looked in
/etc/lilo.conf and it references:
/boot/message, which I know I can do without
/boot/initrd
/boot/vmlinuz
I know vmlinuz is the kernel; is a spare copy stashed anywhere when you
recompile the kernel?
What's the initrd file, and is there usually a spare copy of that around?
====================
"It's enough to make you wonder sometimes if you're on the right planet."
-- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Brian -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- remove "NOSPAM"
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From: "Paul D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to remove directory named "-" ??
Date: 01 Nov 2000 15:02:30 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%% Tux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
t> rmdir "-" doesn't work?
No.
The safest, best, works everywhere all the time answer to this
penultimate FAQ is:
$ rm ./-
The slightly less portable, probably works on all systems produced in
the last 5-8 years or so but won't work on older systems (for some value
of "older") answer is:
$ rm -- -
Go see the comp.unix.shell FAQ--as I said above, this about the F'st FAQ
around over there :).
--
===============================================================================
Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Methods & Tools
"Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist
===============================================================================
These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
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From: "H. P. Friedrichs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lp0 Not Working...Can you help?
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 13:32:52 -0700
Hi:
Redhat newbie back again with a new problem I can't seem to get around.
I have a 233 Pentium running Redhat 6.2 . I have a laserjet 6 connected
to the parallel printer port (3bc). If I boot the box with DOS, I can
print ascii text to the printer with no problem. This tells me the
hardware and cabling is functional.
Next, I boot linux. In linux's /dev directory, I see devices lp0, lp1,
and lp2. I have tried this:
ls > lp0
to try to print a directory to the printer. The system reports back that
it can't find the device. I have repeated the experiment with lp1 and
lp2. Always, the system reports it can't find the device. Is there a
driver missing? Let's see...
I tried lsmod, and it reports that lp is installed. Now what?
Any tips appreciated. Thanks!
Pete
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris)
Subject: Linux newbie needs help with dial up internet and sound card with Corel Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:49:14 GMT
1/
I'm having trouble with netscape seeing my email server at the ISP. I
can dial in OK and connect, but cant see the email server, or access
the web. Is netscape seeing the DNS? Is ppp working? Dunno, Please
help!
2/
I cant get sndconfig to see my Crystal chipped soundcard. I've tried
to install OSS but got nowhere. Any advise please?
If you can help directly, or point me at web resource I'll be much
obliged.
Thanks for any help
Chris
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From: "Ben Ginsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fresh install of win2K and several linux flavors
Date: 1 Nov 2000 20:50:40 GMT
Thanks so much, I believe you have exactly answered my needs.
> >
> > I really like your suggested partition scheme very much. Putting all
the
> > kernels on hda1, with a size of less than 1024 cylinders, then, will
assure
> > that all flavors of linux can boot. A minor question: I presume that
hda1
> > should be FAT16; or do you recommend a linux filesystem here?
>
> No, this should really be an ext2 formatted partition.
> Make sure that you have the partition ID set to a linux one too before
> you install win2k, otherwise win2k may use this drive as it's C: drive.
> You don't want that.
> I advise you to install linux first, and make sure to make a bootdisk.
> Don't put linux in the MBR. Now install win2k in hda2. Boot linux with
> the use of the bootflop. Make a copy of the MBR (dd if=/dev/hda
> of=mbr.img bs=512 count=1) and alter the first line of lilo.conf
> It now has a line boot=/dev/hda1 which should be boot=/dev/hda
> And add to your lilo.conf (at the bottom)
> other=/dev/hda2
> label=win2k
>
> Now you should rerun /sbin/lilo to activate these changes.
> If you reboot now, lilo offers you the option to boot both linux and
> win2k, just enter their names, and the chosen OS will boot.
>
That was the crux of it, and I think this also solves my other question:
> > How do I put Windows 2000 with NTFS on hda2 without blowing away LILO?
Since, obvously, Win2K won't be able to touch a pre-existing ext2-formatted
partition on hda1 after I "set the partition ID to a linux one". I will try
to figure out how to do this on my own.
If you're still wondering why I would want to install four different flavors
of Linux, here's the explanation (past the obvious reason that I don't know
in advance which one I will like best):
I have used Unix and Slackware and Red Hat before a little, but need to
become productive as a developer on Linux/Unix platforms for a job overseas.
So I wanted to set up a dev machine that will be easy to use with different
packages, and to be able to understand any subtle differences between some
major flavors of Linux which might be obstacles to learning how to
efficiently use those packages. For example, one book suggests Mandrake,
while some interesting libraries such as MTL seem like they might be easier
to use in something even closer to GNU like Debian. That's my Linux-novice
thinking, anyway.
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:51:25 GMT
On Nov 1, 2000 at 10:58, Blackberry eloquently wrote:
>I did something stupid, mistyped a command, and deleted everything in my /boot
>directory. I don't have a backup. I'm running SuSE 6.4.
>
>I don't know what's supposed to go in this directory, but I've looked in
>/etc/lilo.conf and it references:
>
>/boot/message, which I know I can do without
>/boot/initrd
>/boot/vmlinuz
>
>I know vmlinuz is the kernel; is a spare copy stashed anywhere when you
>recompile the kernel?
>
>What's the initrd file, and is there usually a spare copy of that around?
FIRST THINGS FIRST: DON'T REBOOT YET!! Sorry for the shouting
I had to get that point across. You will need to reinstall the
kernel again. This should be on the cdrom I am assuming you got
your distribution from. The message file is not that important,
so put some funky text in it. Initrd is an image file needed to
load stuff for ppl using scsi. If you don't use scsi devices
forget about it. If you do then you need to create one. Man
mkinitrd will show you how to create one. You will also need
a module-info file. I am a RedHatter so this is in my kernel
rpm. Lastly, you need the System.map file which is also in
the kernel rpm. If you compiled your kernel then you should
still have a copy of your kernel image and the System.map file.
Copy them over. When you have restored the /boot dir, run
lilo after making sure it is fine.
Wish you luck....
--
Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were
wearing masks for.
-- James Boren
3:32pm up 10 days, 23:24, 9 users, load average: 0.31, 0.13, 0.04
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 21:00:52 GMT
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:51:25 GMT, ne... <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>the kernel rpm. If you compiled your kernel then you should
>still have a copy of your kernel image and the System.map file.
>Copy them over. When you have restored the /boot dir, run
>lilo after making sure it is fine.
>
He needs to reinstall lilo too. Some of its stuff is in /boot. Should be
good to go. I did the same thing once, and ran several days before I
noticed. I *did* have a backup.
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "pl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Major problem! all files in /boot gone
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 21:38:54 GMT
> I did something stupid, mistyped a command, and deleted everything in my /boot
> directory. I don't have a backup. I'm running SuSE 6.4.
>
> I don't know what's supposed to go in this directory, but I've looked in
> /etc/lilo.conf and it references:
>
> /boot/message, which I know I can do without
> /boot/initrd
> /boot/vmlinuz
>
> I know vmlinuz is the kernel; is a spare copy stashed anywhere when you
> recompile the kernel?
You didn't say if you used rpm to upgrade the kernel, or if you use tarballs of
the _generic_ kernel. Kinda makes a difference, as RH does some funky things.
If you used tarballs, did you copy or move the bzImage when you recompiled? You
may still have one as /usr/src/linux/arch/<whatever architecture>/boot/bzImage
(assuming you did a "make bzImage" to compile it - or zImage if not IIRC) If
you're using rpms for the kernel its a different story, where reinstalling the
rpm should put it back.
> What's the initrd file, and is there usually a spare copy of that around?
chances are, if you're not booting off of a scsi disk, you don't need initrd. if
you do need it, have a look at "man mkinitrd" on how to build a new one.
You'll probably want to put a System.map in /boot too
(/usr/src/linux/System.map)
Redhat's kernel-headers rpm also adds /boot/kernel.h and the kernel rpm adds
/boot/module-info-<kernel version> and a symlink from it to /boot/module-info.
If so desired, you could use rpm2cpio
(http://www.linux.com/tuneup/database.phtml/Distribution/Red_Hat/001666.html)
to extract just those files from the rpms. Whether or not you even need the
latter files kinda depends on how modified your system is. If you use rpms to
upgrade the kernels, you'll probably need them.
Then modify /etc/lilo.conf as needed and run lilo. Running lilo should create
/boot/map which is referenced in lilo.conf, so don't sweat that one when you
see it mentioned there. If there were no errors from lilo, try rebooting (while
praying and keeping your fingers crossed)
Good luck...
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From: "Paul D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Enabling DMA with hdparm...
Date: 01 Nov 2000 16:34:11 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%% Regarding Re: Enabling DMA with hdparm...;
%% "anonymous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
a> Check the kernel configuration out. Must have dma support built in to
a> kernel.
Yep, did that already; from my last message:
> I double-checked my kernel, and I have DMA enabled:
>
> # grep DMA /usr/src/linux/.config
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
> CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
a> I'm not sure about debian but you may need to apply udma patch to
a> kernel as well. You recompile and boot to the new kernel.
I'm using my own kernel, compiled from vanilla Linux kernel 2.2.17
sources, with just the NFSv3 client and server patches applied.
I'll check out the udma patch; it looks like it's not being maintained
for 2.2 anymore after some 2.2.18pre release... does that mean it's
going to be folded into 2.2.x, or that I'll be SOL after that until 2.4
comes out?
--
===============================================================================
Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Methods & Tools
"Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist
===============================================================================
These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: S3 Savage4 video RH 7.0 XFree86 4 problems.
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 21:39:21 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ignacio Valdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I figured part of it out, must use the no_accel option, and also the
> sw_cursor to keep the cursor from being a big stupid block.
Unfortunately,
> the no_accel makes screen refreshing slow. Darn, I had this really
crisp in
>
> 6.2. One step forward two steps back.
>
> -- IV
>
> Ignacio Valdes wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm trying to get my upgrade from RedHat 6.2 to 7.0 to work. I
install
> > it and
> > the screen looks great, but if I open an application the screen gets
> > garbled. It looks like it repeats things over and over like the
top bar
> >
> > of an application all over the screen. I'm running this on a S3
Savage
> > 4 video driver with 32 Mb video RAM. Even the graphic install from
CD
> > had some garbling
> > problems. Not a good sign. This previously worked with XFree86 3,
but
> > now something is wrong. Any suggestions? It seems like a parameter
> > problem, but which one I haven't a clue.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- IV
>
>
I've got the same problem.
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/gotchas/7.0/gotchas-7-4.html
suggests that you:
Downgrade the XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-33 package that comes in Red Hat 7 to
XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-20, the Red Hat Linux 6.2 SVGA server.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "cnchun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.16 BIGMEM support 2-4 GB
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 13:06:52 +0800
OH!!!
we got the same problem.
Either recompiled the 2.4.0-test9 kernel or patch the 2.2.16 kernel.
You can find some useful files on www.kernel.org.bigmen with andrea
But on my system the 2.4.0-test-9 kernel seems to have some bug which the
kernel support the Raid card not very well,although the 2.2.16 kernel
support it ....I dont know????
John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Does anyone know how to get 2.2.16 kernel to support 4 GB of memory.
> Right now it seem to only support 2 GB.
>
> We are using Red Hat 7.0
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
> John Miller
> remove the nojunk in the email address to reply.
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From: "Nick Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: troubles while upgrate to kernel 2.4.0
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 16:16:33 +0800
Dear sirs,
I've got a problem here when I upgrade my kernel from 2.2.14 to
2.4.0-test9.that's the clues:
I've got a DELL 6450/550 with 4GB and 4-CPU��and two RAID-5(DELL
Powervault 210S) the NIC's are Intel Express Pro 100 ��When I using Redhat
6.2 and Redhat 7.0, It's OK by default. lsmod and can see 3 modules has been
loaded, that's aic7xxx.o, megaraid.o and eepro100.o . everything 's OK.
when I download linux-2.4.0-test9.tar.gz from www.kernel.org and rebuild
the kernel, I choose "Enable loadable module support"to N . so that I don't
need to insmod any modules. I choose all the 3 modules to Y when I "make
config". edit lilo.conf and rewrite, reboot. It's hangup at:
ttyS00 at 0x03f8(irq=4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8...
Real time clock driver v1.10c
request_module[block-major-8]: Root fs not mounted
VFS: Cannot open root device:"801"or 08:01
please append a correct "root=" boot option
kernel pannic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:01
I try to use root=/dev/sda1 when boot: prompt but nothing diffrent.
finally, I reinstall Redhat 7.0 and use the rpm package:
kernel-headers-2.4.0-0.26
kernel-utils-2.4.0-0.26
kernel-2.4.0-0.26
kernel-source-2.4.0-0.26
kernel-enterprise-2.4.0-0.26
but it's all the same.
by the way, Andrea told me that I'd better no to use gcc in redhat 7.0. so I
use kgcc.
may I have your help if you have spare.
yours sincerely,
Nick Cheng
from China
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From: "Nick Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: May I have some URL's of the linux newsgroups in Englsh
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 16:19:24 +0800
Dear sirs,
I access the newsgroup via a mirror in China. That is I can only see my
articles posted a day later. I wanna have the ordinary IP or URL name of
this newsgroup. Thanks a lot.
any other newsgroup about linux in English is OK as well.
Thanks a lot.
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From: Jaap Brink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: load balancing under rh6.2
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:50:23 -0600
Hi, I'm trying to get load balancing to go on my little gateway box
running rh 6.2 kernel 2.2.16-3. The idea is to give certain machines a
larger portion of the bandwidth than other machines. Anyway, I read that
aside from installing the package iproute (duh) I had to prepare the
kernel. I did try to run tc (one of the programs in iproute) before I
prepared the kernel and got errors. So, no way around it. The kernel has
switches for load balancing, so I selected them as modules, recompiled my
kernel, installed it and all the required modules, ran lilo and
rebooted. And ... nothing. The boot hangs at the point of figuring out
all the modules dependencies. Nothing beyond that. No prompt. Just a
completely dead machine. Lucky for me I still had an old 2.2.10 kernel
on the disc so I could fairly easily recover. But, I've compiled the
kernel many times before and never have I seen this behaviour. Does anyone
know a way around this problem? A golden tip is what I need ;-) Should I
have compiled the necessary module into the kernel?
TIA
Jaap
--
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Medicine, Rm. N420 Alkek Building, Houston, TX 77030
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