Linux-Setup Digest #998, Volume #19 Wed, 8 Nov 00 18:13:08 EST
Contents:
Re: mail servers behind firewall (Black Dragon)
Re: Mandrake 7.1 + XFree864.0.1 = headache for new user ("S. Milne")
Re: System commander Dual OS install help ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Mandrake 7.1 + XFree864.0.1 = headache for new user (Black Dragon)
Re: Problem with kernel-2.4.0-test9 (Andreas Hartmann)
Linux and PCMCIA and Sony Digital memory sticks (Brad Powell)
Re: LILO booting straight into win98 (Norman Levin)
Re: stopping and starting all services after chkconfig (Norman Levin)
Re: Tried but it does not work(Linux freezes at (Norman Levin)
Re: baffling kernel problem ("Dr. Jason Hogan-O'Neill")
Re: baffling kernel problem (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Re: how to set man path? (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Re: setting host name and IP with DSL (pppoe) (Andrew Jaffe)
Re: mail servers behind firewall (Xwindows User)
Re: Get rid of all those .twm files ("w.m.boeke")
Help needed spec'ing Linux server ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Not all ram seen by linux but is by BIOS check (Mark Worsdall)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Black Dragon)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: mail servers behind firewall
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 20:13:24 GMT
On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 12:18:44 -0800 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Xwindows User' said:
>well I am getting ready to throw up a mail server behind my firewall. I
>was told by one person to use ipfwadm to forward ports so the mail gets
>forwarded to the mail server behind the firewall. and back. but I am
>using kernel 2.2.12-20 and I thought that thery did away with ipfwadm
>for ipchains? can't IPCHAINS be made to do the same thing? I thought it
>was built in now? yes, I am new...so I sit and reads all day long and
>then ask my questions. thanks...
You need to use "ipmasqadm" to do port forwarding.
See here: http://juanjox.kernelnotes.org
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Black Dragon
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From: "S. Milne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 + XFree864.0.1 = headache for new user
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 12:34:06 -0800
Help with 7.1 GUI bootup.
I've just loaded Mandrake 7.1 and I somehow didn't get the GUI to come up on
bootup. How do I reconfigure it so that I can get either KDE or Gnome up and
up on bootup???
Thanks in advance.
Sandy Milne
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Riyaz Mansoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8u8kh8$i41$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > terminal screen available and so I went and did a "shutdown -r now"
> command.
> > Now I look back and think, "Not such a good idea man."
>
> u can always use "control+alt+backspace" to unload the graphics system.
>
> riyaz
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: System commander Dual OS install help
Date: 8 Nov 2000 20:31:11 GMT
Check these installation notes on V Communications' site:
http://www.v-com.com/support/sup_osli.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Black Dragon)
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 + XFree864.0.1 = headache for new user
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 21:16:03 GMT
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 12:34:06 -0800 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `S. Milne' said:
>Help with 7.1 GUI bootup.
>
>I've just loaded Mandrake 7.1 and I somehow didn't get the GUI to come up on
>bootup. How do I reconfigure it so that I can get either KDE or Gnome up and
>up on bootup???
Open /etc/inittab in you editor of choice, and change the default run level
level in this string:
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
That is purely an example specific to Red Hat Linux. You will need to
substitute Mandrake's X11 run level number for :5:.
No need to re-boot to bring the machine up in GUI mode either. Just run
"init 1", (or whatever single user mode # is on Mandrake) login, and type
exit. The machine will then come up and start X.
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Black Dragon
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From: Andreas Hartmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.dev.kernel,linux.redhat.misc,tw.bbs.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Problem with kernel-2.4.0-test9
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 22:32:13 +0100
Nick Cheng wrote:
> Dear sirs,
> I've found I not the only one who find something's wrong with new
> kernel. That is , When I build kernel 2.4.0-test9 on my PC with IDE
> disk , It's
> all OK.
> But When I build it on DELL 6450, SCSI/RAID on it, It's wrong.
> When I use Redhat 6.2 , or when I build 2.2.17, everything's OK. all
> the
> modules I need to add to the kernel is eppro100.o for NIC , aix7xxx.o for
> SCSI and megaraid.o for RAID.
> But when I download 2.4.0-test9, and config it with the same
> configuation
> with before, It's wrong. it tell me:
> ....
> Megaraid : v107 (December 22.1999)
> Megaraid : found 0x8086:0x1960: in 03:0b.1
> Megaraid : board configured for I2O,ignoring this card .Reconfigure the
> card.
> Medaraid : in the BIOS for "mass storage" to use it with this driver.
> VFS : Cannot open root device "801" or 08:01
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic :VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 08:01
>
> ...
> and system halted. I don't know what to do. I've selected the Ramdisk ,the
> support of I2O, and not use the modules in the new kernel, I add all of
> the modules into kernel. but nothing happened.
> (when I try to rpm to new kernel from Redhat 7.0 by using the disc2, it's
> all the same.)
Why don't you use the 2.4.0test10-kernel? According to Linus Torvalds it is
pretty stable and without greater bugs (showstopper). I'm just working on
it!
Greetings,
Andreas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad Powell)
Subject: Linux and PCMCIA and Sony Digital memory sticks
Date: 8 Nov 2000 21:44:07 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What is the mount command to mount the sony digital memory sticks
(sony camera's) on to a pcmcia adaptor?
and has anyone ever used the USB port to access a digital camera
(Sony 505 cybershot) memory using Linux?
thanks,
Brad
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Sr. Network Security Architect Sun Microsystems Inc.
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The views expressed are those of the author and may not reflect the views
of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 05:40:56 -0800
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LILO booting straight into win98
Michael Lees wrote:
>
> How do I gain access to the lilo.conf file from windows
Did you create the boot diskette? That is one way.
BUT an easier (though clumsy way - it works) is to
boot as if you were installing from the CD (or diskette)
and NOT re-install - say you are doing an UPDATE.
You will still load 117 packages (manditory code) but
eventually you can respecify your lilo info.
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 05:50:58 -0800
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: stopping and starting all services after chkconfig
Dave Barnett wrote:
>
> If you're on RH, you can use:
>
> service <service_name> stop
> service <service_name> start
> service <service_name> restart
*** and service name reload
*** for those services that will use a kill -HUP signal to
*** refresh configuration files.
>
> Where <service_name> is replaced with the service you want to address,
> e.g. xinetd, xntpd, afs, autofs, etc.
>
> and "stop", "start", "restart" are what you want the service to do.
> Stop kills it, start starts it, restart does a stop then start.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Barnett System Software Engineer x1434
>
> Indecision is the key to flexibility.
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Norman Levin
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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 05:53:13 -0800
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tried but it does not work(Linux freezes at
sean wrote:
>
> Thanks so much for your help. but "linux 3" can not resolve my problem.
*** try "linux 1" or "linux single". Then go into /etc/rc.d/init.d and
rename the xfs program to xfs.orig. Crude - but now the simlinks will not
find xfs to bring it up. You can fix later.
>
> I think it is because I did not describe my problem clearly. In my linux,
> default mode is console text mode. linux freezes when boot. At that
> time, it is initializing my system, mounting file system, and executing
> those applications installed in my computer. Just like this:
>
> starting httpd:
>
> starting font server: (stop here, not response to any keys
> except "ctrl+alt+del")
>
> Even I use "linux 3", it still does these work before login prompt. So I
> wonder how to terminate this step(font server) and enter login so that I
> may reset x server or modify the init files removing font server startup?
>
> Thanks again
>
> Sean
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> [This message has also been posted.]
> On Tue, 07 Nov 2000 09:30:20 -0000, sean wrote:
> >I am using Redhat 6.0 and trying to improve my X window display by AX.
> >When I entered X after update the system crashed. Most possible it is
> >because I select a wrong monitor. I tried to restarted Linux by reset
> >button. But every time Linux freezes when "Starting Font Server". I
> >don't know how can I pass this stage(interrupt it) and reach login
> >prompt? So that I may set x server once again. Now I can only
> >press "ctrl + alt + del" to shut down the system.
> >
> >Do appreciate your help
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Sean
>
> At the LILO prompt type 'linux 3'. That will boot you into console mode.
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: "Dr. Jason Hogan-O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: baffling kernel problem
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:06:28 +0200
"Dr. Jason Hogan-O'Neill" wrote:
> Ok folks,
>
> Its probably quite simple.
>
> The other day my puter just crashed/froze (happens occasionally) and so
> I did what I nromally do - just hit reboot and then have to do fsck.
> However on this occassion it got nowhere near that far. AT th elilo
> promt it just said 'loading linux..........' (yes it did the dots) but
> then it froze and didnt get to the next line 'ok loading kernel'. Just
> froze! SO whats going on? It is the 2.2.17 kernel on RH6.1 Luckily
> I have the 2.2.12-20 as linux.old. I type that at the lilo prompt and
> everything just works dandy - I am able to get the system up and running
> as it was before (except with no alsa sound).
>
> Now I didnt change anything and all of a sudden the 2.2.17 seems to have
> just stopped. I cant even do 'linux 3' at the lilo prompt as it just
> doesnt even anywhere near far enough.
>
> ANy help or ideas are appreciated.
>
> Jas
>
> Nope, I havent recompiled the kernel. I checked lilo.conf and everything
> seems to be as it should be. Also checked the vmlinuz img links - all
> fine.
OK its just as well no one responded. Literally 5 seconds after posting
this I did 'lilo -v' and hey presto it all worked. But I stil ldont know
why the system crashed like that and I had to rerun that lilo -v thing. And
people say LINUX is stable .. yeah right (ok lets wait for it)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Subject: Re: baffling kernel problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:23:11 -0600
How are you doing for disk space? Especially root? Linux gets flaky when it
runs out of disk space in root. I doubt if this is the problem, but you might
take a look.
Also, are you sure you ran lilo -v the last time you DID build the 2.2.17
kernel? And when you did you had the correct System.map in place?
On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 19:43:15 +0200,
Dr. Jason Hogan-O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ok folks,
>
>Its probably quite simple.
>
>The other day my puter just crashed/froze (happens occasionally) and so
>I did what I nromally do - just hit reboot and then have to do fsck.
>However on this occassion it got nowhere near that far. AT th elilo
>promt it just said 'loading linux..........' (yes it did the dots) but
>then it froze and didnt get to the next line 'ok loading kernel'. Just
>froze! SO whats going on? It is the 2.2.17 kernel on RH6.1 Luckily
>I have the 2.2.12-20 as linux.old. I type that at the lilo prompt and
>everything just works dandy - I am able to get the system up and running
>as it was before (except with no alsa sound).
>
>Now I didnt change anything and all of a sudden the 2.2.17 seems to have
>just stopped. I cant even do 'linux 3' at the lilo prompt as it just
>doesnt even anywhere near far enough.
>
>ANy help or ideas are appreciated.
>
>Jas
>
>Nope, I havent recompiled the kernel. I checked lilo.conf and everything
>seems to be as it should be. Also checked the vmlinuz img links - all
>fine.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Fonseca-Holt)
Subject: Re: how to set man path?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:27:36 -0600
Check your /etc/man.config. It should look something like this, minus my
directory customizations. Also, check the /usr/man, etc. directories to make
sure you haven't wiped them out:
#
# Generated automatically from man.conf.in by the
# configure script.
#
# man.conf
#
# This file is read by man to configure the default manpath (also used
# when MANPATH contains an empty substring), to find out where the cat
# pages corresponding to given man pages should be stored,
# and to map each PATH element to a manpath element.
# It may also record the pathname of the man binary. [This is unused.]
# The format is:
#
# MANBIN pathname
# MANPATH manpath_element [corresponding_catdir]
# MANPATH_MAP path_element manpath_element
#
# If no catdir is given, it is assumed to be equal to the mandir
# (so that this dir has both man1 etc. and cat1 etc. subdirs).
# This is the traditional Unix setup.
# Certain versions of the FSSTND recommend putting formatted versions
# of /usr/foopath/man/manx/page.x into /var/catman/foopath/catx/page.x.
# The keyword FSSTND will cause this behaviour.
# Certain versions of the FHS recommend putting formatted versions of
# /usr/foopath/share/man/[locale/]manx/page.x into
# /var/cache/man/foopath/[locale/]catx/page.x.
# The keyword FHS will cause this behaviour (and overrides FSSTND).
# Explicitly given catdirs override.
#
FSSTND
# FHS
#
# This file is also read by man in order to find how to call nroff, less, etc.,
# and to determine the correspondence between extensions and decompressors.
#
# MANBIN /usr/local/bin/man
#
# Every automatically generated MANPATH includes these fields
#
MANPATH /usr/man
MANPATH /usr/local/man
MANPATH /usr/X11R6/man
MANPATH /usr/lib/perl5/man
MANPATH /usr/brlcad/man
MANPATH /usr/local/openssl/man
#
# Set up PATH to MANPATH mapping
#
# (these mappings are superfluous when the right hand side is
# in the mandatory manpath already, but will keep man from statting
# lots of other nearby files and directories)
#
MANPATH_MAP /bin /usr/man
MANPATH_MAP /sbin /usr/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/bin /usr/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/sbin /usr/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/X11R6/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/bin/X11 /usr/X11R6/man
MANPATH_MAP /usr/bin/mh /usr/man
#
# Useful paths - note that COL should not be defined when
# NROFF is defined as "groff -Tascii" or "groff -Tlatin1";
# not only is it superfluous, but it actually damages the output.
#
TROFF /usr/bin/groff -Tps -mandoc
NROFF /usr/bin/groff -Tlatin1 -mandoc
EQN /usr/bin/geqn -Tps
NEQN /usr/bin/geqn -Tascii
TBL /usr/bin/gtbl
# COL /usr/bin/col
REFER /usr/bin/grefer
PIC /usr/bin/gpic
VGRIND
GRAP
PAGER /usr/bin/less -is
CAT /bin/cat
#
# The command "man -a xyzzy" will show all man pages for xyzzy.
# When CMP is defined man will try to avoid showing the same
# text twice.
#
CMP /usr/bin/cmp -s
#
# Compress cat pages
#
COMPRESS /usr/bin/bzip2
COMPRESS_EXT .bz2
#
# Default manual sections (and order) to search if -S is not specified
# and the MANSECT environment variable is not set.
#
MANSECT 1:8:2:3:4:5:6:7:9:tcl:n:l:p:o
#
# Decompress with given decompressor when input file has given extension
# The command given must act as a filter.
#
.gz /usr/bin/gunzip -c
.bz2 /usr/bin/bzip2 -c -d
.z /usr/bin/gunzip -c
.Z /bin/zcat
.F
.Y
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000 02:49:22 +0800, Nevin Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>Hi
>
>I have recently lost access to all man pages. An error is returned when
>I go to /usr/local/man and type
>
>bash> whatis man
>whatis: manpath is null
>
>Man Path is NULL! Where and how should I set it?
>
>Yours,
>Nev
>
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>[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Year 3/3
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From: Andrew Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: setting host name and IP with DSL (pppoe)
Date: 08 Nov 2000 14:39:41 -0800
> > Hi All-
> >
> > I've recently more-or-less succesfully gotten DSL to work (RH6.1, pppoe
> > from roaring penguin). Brilliant! But there are a few minor hitches:
> >
> > In order to set up DSL, I've removed the original ethernet stuff (dns,
> > gateway, and the original entry in /etc/hosts). So the question now is:
> > what ip address do I give the machine?
> >
>
> This depends on your DSL provider. Typically, they will not provide you
> with a static IP address unless you pay for it. If this is the case, then
> you need your box to be able to be a DHCP client. The software "dhcpcd" (not
> dhcpd) works well. You should be able to find it on freshmeat.net.
I think I wasn't being clear: what I need to do is set the machine up so
that it thinks it has a valid IP address, even when it's not actually
attached to the net!
Andrew
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Center for Particle Astrophysics [EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of California, 301 LeConte Hall (510) 642-7570
Berkeley, CA 94720 FAX 2-1756
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From: Xwindows User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: mail servers behind firewall
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 15:38:13 -0800
Black Dragon wrote:
well I got ipmasqadm, and I inserted it into two different firewall
scripts I am using. one is pmfirewall, the other is firestarter, I have
opened the ports 25 and 110 one the firewalls and had forward directing
any incoming ip requests on either of those two pports to go to my
internal mail server. yet to no avail, I have been trying all day and I
can't seem to get it to work. any ideas would be appreciated. thanks
>
> On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 12:18:44 -0800 in comp.os.linux.setup,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Xwindows User' said:
>
> >well I am getting ready to throw up a mail server behind my firewall. I
> >was told by one person to use ipfwadm to forward ports so the mail gets
> >forwarded to the mail server behind the firewall. and back. but I am
> >using kernel 2.2.12-20 and I thought that thery did away with ipfwadm
> >for ipchains? can't IPCHAINS be made to do the same thing? I thought it
> >was built in now? yes, I am new...so I sit and reads all day long and
> >then ask my questions. thanks...
>
> You need to use "ipmasqadm" to do port forwarding.
>
> See here: http://juanjox.kernelnotes.org
>
> --
> Black Dragon
>
> Sign The Linux Driver Petition:
> http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html
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From: "w.m.boeke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Get rid of all those .twm files
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 19:22:54 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Black Dragon wrote:
>>has been created in my home directory. How can I get rid of
>>these? (S.v.p no jokes like "rm .twm*", the files appear to
>>be used at startup).
>>
>>Wouter Boeke
>You just answered the question of why you should not delete the twm
>"dot" files, yourself.
Hi Blacky,
I was thinking about some intelligent clean-up utility. You are not
going to tell me that I will have to live with all those files
cluttering my hard disk, don't you? I feel like drowning ...
Cheers,
Wouter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Help needed spec'ing Linux server
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 23:02:47 GMT
If there is a better place to post this, please advise.
I need some help setting up a light weight server for my school. We
want a Linux machine to provide firewall, mail, and file serving. Our
needs are rather basic as you can see for yourself if you read the
background below. If you are not interested, skip to the questions at
the bottom.
Background:
==
Currently we have an old Pentium 100. 64mb ram, 4 gb scsi hd, Novell
4.x server. It serves as a file and mail server. We have about 20 Win
NT , and another 20 Win 98 clients that connect to it. Generally only
50% or less of these clients are in use at any one time.
We also have a Flowpoint 2200 router plugged directly into our central
hub for dsl service.
This system actually meets our need... almost. Occasionally it gets
bogged down when more than a few people start to access files, or
there is a big mail load. The real problem we have is support. No one
here knows Novell. When things go wrong its a nightmare to get it
going again.
New system
==
+Needs to cost <$1500us.
+Needs to be stable. Our Novell server gets rebooted about once a
year.
+Firewall, mail and file serving
I am planning on plugging the dsl router directly into the Linux
server. Then the Linux server will get connected to the central hub.
Details:
Red Hat 6.2 (just because I have used RH before)
-ipchains as a firewall
-Samba for file serving to the Win boxes
-mail server - no details for this yet
Hardware:
MSI motherboard
-MSI MS-6340 (K7T Master if we go scsi)
Duron 700
256 mb ram
ide(IBM) or scsi(?) HDs
2 Linksys nics
Questions:
==
1) scsi or ide. Seems like our needs are so basic that scsi is
overkill. I know the advantages of scsi in general, but are there
advantages for the serving environment that make it more valuable? IDE
saves money. If you recommend scsi, what brand or models?
2) Hardware (other than HDs). Any serious mistakes, or obviously
better picks to make?
-CPU: I like AMD a lot, so its going to be hard to convince me not to
go AMD. The Pentium 100 is enough of a cpu for the current system, so
I can't imagine the Duron will be working much at all.
-Motherboard: I picked MSI because they seem to have a good reputation
for stable boards.
3) General advice. Being the only technical person at my school, I
don't have anyone to think with on this project. So I am looking for
some basic words of wisdom as far as this type of project is
concerned.
Thanks in advance
-Alex
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From: Mark Worsdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Not all ram seen by linux but is by BIOS check
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:00:41 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Hal Burgiss
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 13:46:58 +0800, Nevin Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>>
>>Hi
>>
>>add to /etc/lilo.conf
>>append="mem=96M"
>>and then running /sbin/lilo to allow the kernel to use the additional
>>memory.
>
>I wonder how many drives google has filled up with this question and the
>answers?
>
Yes, true, but man lilo.conf and man lilo turned up nothing.
But to save disc space, Sorry.
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