Linux-Setup Digest #34, Volume #20 Tue, 14 Nov 00 05:13:08 EST
Contents:
Re: UPDATE: PM Error 105 Please Look: Results of `fdisk -l /dev/hda` (Brando)
Re: Memory leak? (Paul Kimoto)
win98 runs slow after reinstall of eDesktop 2.4 (Alfia)
Re: How Do I Install a Package? ("rude")
Re: Where's my memory going? ("rude")
Re: X graphic weakness (Eric)
Re: UPDATE: PM Error 105 Please Look: Results of `fdisk -l /dev/hda` (Eric)
can't print on redhat 7 ("Orion Slevin")
Re: HELP: Dual OS: Win2000 and Redhat 7.0 (Edward Berry)
Re: Choice of mail engine ? (Colin Watson)
Re: MP3 decoder-encoder (Andrew Pritchard)
xanim, QuickTime 4, "Sorenson video" (Mike Oliver)
Re: ssh-keygen? ("John Horne")
Substitutability (was: reduce memory usage in Linux) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Choice of mail engine ? ("John Horne")
Re: Windows Emulators vs. Dual Booting ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Brando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: UPDATE: PM Error 105 Please Look: Results of `fdisk -l /dev/hda`
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 06:19:28 GMT
On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 05:42:37 GMT, Brando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CORRECTION: This is what it looks like
>> Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 776 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
>>
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/hda2 * 39 775 5564160 c Win95
>FAT32 (LBA)
>> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
>> phys=(774, 15, 63) should be (774, 239, 63)
Brando
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: Memory leak?
Date: 14 Nov 2000 01:22:09 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Erskine wrote:
> k wrote:
>> Greg Engel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> My system is running the 2.4.0-0.37smp kernel from RedHat
>> have you tried using a _stable_ kernel?
> Kernel versions which are even in the second digit, eg. 2.2.x, 2.4.x are
> supposed to be stable at release.
>
> Smart asses, are rarely ever given even numbers, or even even responses.
That is nice, but the 2.4.0 kernel has not been released (see
ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4). The latest has the awkward name
"2.4.0-test11/pre4". Run "finger @ftp.kernel.org" for more recent updates.
--
Paul Kimoto
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From: Alfia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: win98 runs slow after reinstall of eDesktop 2.4
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 01:17:29 -0500
Hello everyone,
After reinstalling the eDesktop 2.4, everything on the win98 partition
seems running very slowly. I wonder if the reinstallation of linux has
somehow affected the way win98 retrieve data on the hard drive.
The scenario of my hard drive is shown as follow:
3 OSs are on a 10.2GB hard drive. They are win98 (32-bit, 5GB), Corel
linux (1.5GB), and Caldera eDesktop 2.4 (3.5 GB). Win98 is a primary
partition. The two linuxs are in separate logical partitions within an
extended partition.
Could anyone explain to me why it happen? and how to solve the problem.
Thank you in advance.
Alfia
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From: "rude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: How Do I Install a Package?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 07:44:01 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
it usually is:
./configure
make
make install
cheers,
rude
In article <8upt8f$sqp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "D. Bell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Help - I'm a newbie and I have RedHat 6.1. I need to install whatever
> package contains the "make" command. I'm trying to install drivers for
> my SBLive soundcard, but I need to use the "make" command to get them
> installed. Can someone help me? Thanks.
>
> db
>
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From: "rude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where's my memory going?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 07:49:12 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
if you are using lilo, add "mem=128M" to the "lilo.conf" file.
example:
--snip--
image=/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda2
label=linux
append="mem=256M"
--snip--
In article <uK2Q5.19028$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, this is weird. When I boot the machine, my memory test goes up to
> 128Meg, which is what I would expect since that's what I bought the
> machine with. However, I've just recently noticed that top, asmem and
> other memory-load checkers are reporting only 64Meg. What's going on? Am
> I missing something obvious? I thought my machine was spending lots of
> time grinding on the hard disks, and it appears that X is taking up
> 86% of my memory leaving only about 12Meg or so for all my apps -- no
> wonder I'm swapping so much!
>
> Anybody know why only half my memory is reporting? If I'd blow a SIMM or
> something, wouldn't it fail the initial check at bootup?
>
> Duane
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X graphic weakness
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:29:24 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fr�re Orph�e wrote:
>
> Eric wrote:
>
> > CDM wrote:
> > >
> > > Run xf86config (or there might be other tools dep. on your dist., Suse uses
> > > Sast)
> >
> > New tool? Yast & Sax combined or what is this?
> >
> > Probably need Sax there.
> >
> > > If you have Redhat use command "menuconfig" then select "configure X server"
> > > To position (left/right/wider/narrower) the display use "xvidtune" or use
> > > your monitor buttons.
> >
> > Or run XConfigurator
>
> I did this sorry I didn't mention
> it says "error blablaba back or quit" unless I choose 640x480
>
> >
> >
> > > "Fr�re_Orph�e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > I am helpless on how to make my mach64 server find its way to 800x600 it
> > > displays 640x480 8bit by pixel, and removes everything else from valid
> > > resolution I indicate it from my monitors manual...
> > >
> > > any Idea apreciated,
> >
> > What are you using (XFree86-4.0, what card)?
>
> "ATI Rage Pro"
Then skip the mach64 server and start using the ati server IIRC the link
/etc/X points to the server you are using, delete it, and create the new
link. Make sure the contents of your XF86Config file match your
hardware!
> >
> > What have you tried yet
>
> XConfigurator
> wanderded around the X windows
> menus to find anything related to monitor graphic card or resolution
> edited the configuration file XF86Configsomething
> I had to install mach64 because when I installed linux 6.2 from its cd (without
> boot disk)
> The card that was in was a Matrox that I had to give back in the meantime
And no-one says you have to stick with it.
>
> >
> > Have you looked at the FAQ's (and other info) at www.xfree86.org
>
> I sure will, but I still feel my problem is serious I couldn't explain why.
> Maybe I should go to see a doctor before continuing this install.
Could be a limitation of the server you're using?
Be sure to check there, I don't know about all these different servesr
and their catches.
Eric
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: UPDATE: PM Error 105 Please Look: Results of `fdisk -l /dev/hda`
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:40:32 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brando wrote:
>
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 05:42:37 GMT, Brando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> CORRECTION: This is what it looks like
>
> >> Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 776 cylinders
> >> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
> >>
> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
>System
> >> /dev/hda2 * 39 775 5564160 c
>Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> >> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> >> phys=(774, 15, 63) should be (774, 239, 63)
>
> Brando
First of all I deleted some NG's from your list, make a choice, and post
there, it doesn't really matter, lots of people monitor more than one
group anyway.
This result stil shows the reason of your problem, The easiest solution
now, is to use DOS FDISK to create a new partition, that does start/end
at a cylinder boundary (DOS FDISK will do this for you) Then copy all
data from the old partition to the new partition, and remove the current
partition. after you've done that, you can use PM to move that partition
you've just created and add new partitions.
Unfortunately PM is very strict on what it allows in partition tables,
therefor it cannot handle partition tables that aren't compliant to
these strict rules (one of them is that partitions must start/end at
cylinder boundaries.
Eric
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From: "Orion Slevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't print on redhat 7
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:20:32 -0800
I user printtool to set up my printer correctly but when
I try to print I get this error message:
Get_local_host: 'localhost' IP address not available!
I have a stand alone machine not connected to the internet
or a network. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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From: Edward Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Dual OS: Win2000 and Redhat 7.0
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:49:06 -0800
Thanks, Eric,
I don't expect to be recompiling the Kernel any time soon, so that
may not be a problem. The other two sugestions- adding the rest of the
systems to Lilo's list, or uninstalling Lilo and obtaining a bootsector
I can give the NT loader, sound more within my capacity.
Still, I'ld like to know where I missed the Lilo setup options during
installation!
Eric wrote:
>
> Edward Berry wrote:
> >
> > like "expert"? Is there a timeout so that if you don't respond to
> Yes there is, check the lilo/lilo.conf manpages for more info on this
Actually I meant a timeout during installation- like the system asks
"do you want to put LILO on the boot sector" and if you don't respond
in 30 seconds it goes ahead and does it and moves on.
>
> > BTW everything seems fine with it set up this way but I was making
> > a 4-boot system (DOS622, WIN98, NT, Linux) and I wanted linux on
> > the same level with everything else, in the NT boot loader.
> > What I have is first a choice between Linux and Microsoft,
> > then a choice between the three MS options
>
> since you can recompile the linux-kernel(and a lot of people actually do
> this), you should be carefull with this. The bootsector you copied to
> the NTFS/FAT partition, will be out of date once you've done this (the
> old kernel will still boot, so don't touch it yet). IMO it's easier to
> let LILO be the main-bootloader.
>
> You can setup LILO to boot all four OS's, without the intervention of
> the NT loader (except for NT ofcourse)
>
> > details-
> > starting with a triple boot system with 2 2GB partitions and
> > about 8 GB unpartitioned space, I installed RH7 booting from floppy,
> > selecting new install, workstation class.
> > I used Disk Druid to mount the two partitions (both FAT16) as
> > /win1 and /win2, then set up a 200 MB swap partition and
> > the rest as / . (The mini-HOWTO says the /boot will be same as
> > / with this procedure.)
> > I did not check the box allowing to select the packages to install,
> > just let it install all. Set root password and one user. When I
> > came back it said install was complete, and when I rebooted there
> > was LILO with a choice between Linux and DOS, choosing DOS gives
> > NTLoader with a choice between NT, W98, DOS622.
> >
> > -Ed
>
> I'd let it as is, but you can restore the old MBR by runnning `lilo -u`
> (CHECK LILO'S MANPAGE FIRST) You must however create a linux bootfloppy
> first, so you will always be able to boot linux again. Then you can add
> linux to the NT-loader menu if you like by following the mini-HOWTO.
>
> Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Subject: Re: Choice of mail engine ?
Date: 14 Nov 2000 09:14:58 GMT
John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <8uniim$cs8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Colin Watson
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
[sendmail, fetchmail, exim, postfix]
>Thanks. Are all these available free and with source code ?
Yes, indeed; in particular, they're all in Debian's main distribution,
which means that they're compliant with the Debian Free Software
Guidelines (http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines).
--
Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Everyone, please welcome our new friend Stef. He's here with us
because he thinks he's a penguin." - http://www.userfriendly.org/
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From: Andrew Pritchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: MP3 decoder-encoder
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:12:45 GMT
In article <8up67k$mf7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek Jolly) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Pritchard), in message
> <8s1j30$on$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote
>
> >I used abcde (A Better Cd Encoder) which unfortunately is command
line.
> >
>
> I'm using bladeenc personally. I've written a little shell script
that
> enables me to create a file called tracklist in a directory containing
> each of the track names on the CD. Passing the directory to the
script
> then goes off and runs cdda2wav and bladeenc on each of the tracks on
> the CD naming them as trackname.mp3, where trackname is the relevant
> entry in the tracklist file.
abcde doesn't actually do the encoding. From the freshmeat entry:
abcde is a frontend to cdparanoia, wget, cd-discid, id3, and your
favorite Ogg/MP3 encoder (Oggenc is the default). It grabs an entire CD
and converts each track to Ogg/MP3, then comments or ID3-tags each file,
all with one command. It supports parallelization, SMP, HTTP proxies,
customizable filename organization and munging, playlist generation, and
remote distributed encoding via distmp3.
A very good piece of software.
Andrew
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From: Mike Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: xanim, QuickTime 4, "Sorenson video"
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 01:30:30 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If I try to play QuickTime 4 .mov files in xanim (the version
corresponding to Linux RH6.2), it says "Sorenson video not yet
supported" or some such thing.
Does anyone know:
1) When, if ever, Sorenson video will be supported by xanim?
2) If there's another way to play QuickTime movies under Linux?
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From: "John Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ssh-keygen?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:45:57 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Raymond Chui"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I install sshd in my Redhat 6.2 Linux. After I issued ssh-keygen command
> in my ~/.ssh/ directory I only got identity and identity.pub files,
> according to ssh-keygen man page, it should also have id_dsa and
> id_dsa.pub files.
>
The man page should also say that you need the '-d' option for dsa (at
least under openssh).
John.
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John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 233914
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP key available from public key servers
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Substitutability (was: reduce memory usage in Linux)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:27:33 GMT
> > > Check your swap partition size. It should be at least
> > > double that of your RAM.
> >
> > To me the most stupid rule in the book.
> > When I upgrade and double my RAM , I must double swap partition size
> > as well??
> > Seems to me like the upgraded box would require less in stead of
> >more
> > swap space
This brings up the issue:
How substitutable are "real" RAM and Swap Space in Linux?
In the installation for Peanut, it say to create a swap file that
brings the total of RAM & Swap to 32Mb ir something. This indicates
there is a full 1 to 1 substitutabiltiy.
Am I right in guessing:
functionally substitutable BUT RAM is accessed much quicker.
Thanks?
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From: "John Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Choice of mail engine ?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:48:31 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "John Beardmore"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks. Are all these available free and with source code ?
>
Exim is - look at http://www.exim.org
John.
--
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John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 233914
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP key available from public key servers
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Windows Emulators vs. Dual Booting
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:50:28 GMT
Some of my orginal post:
> >On the laptop I am about to get (3gig HD, 32 Mb RAM, P 233Mh Compaq
> >Armada 1592) I can either make it dual boot: ~2 Gig Linux & ~700
> >Mb Win95 (+ 128 Mb Linux Swap?) or use WINE or other Windows
> > emulator to install Word & Excel on
> >(moving to MySQL from Access - yes!!! :-)
> >
> >I see having two OSes as a real waste of space (although Win95 can
> >install in just about 110Mb on my desktop) and do not want to bother
> >doing everything twice and having to reboot, etc.
> >
> >So:
> >Why do people dual boot when there are emulators? From my searches,
> >it
> >does seem they are a slower then the 'real thing'. How noticable on
> >the Word '97 front? I do not play games, and hence this is entirely
> >a non-issue.
<snip>
Robert's reply on WINE vs. win4lin vs vmware:
> resource:- wine runs OK in 32Mb, as does win4lin - I've run both
> happily
<snip>
> on smaller machines eg 24Mb DX4-100s. vmware needs 96Mb minimum and
> moans if the cpu is slower than 266MHz
<snip>
> Test comparisons (made on a 112Mb 686-M2-300) for details track down
> Go try em all ( but I now stick with wine and win4lin)
Robert -
Thank you, most informative on the differences in the various windows
emulators.
Do you (or anyone else) have information on the performance of Windows
Emulators vs a "real" Win95 install on another partion?
Issues:
- Speed for Word97 & Excel
- Relative stability :-)
- Disk Space Requirements
- How well they can render Word'97 & Excel Applications
Thanks!
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