Linux-Setup Digest #90, Volume #20 Wed, 22 Nov 00 16:13:09 EST
Contents:
ifconfig: no permanent change (John Smith)
RH7,kgcc,linksys,SMP: cannotinsmod tulip.o! (Peter Bismuti)
RH7,kgcc,linksys,SMP: cannotinsmod tulip.o! (Peter Bismuti)
"packageFile: missing header" ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"packageFile: missing header" ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ifconfig: no permanent change (Lew Pitcher)
The Perfect Christmas Gift 3596 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How should I install Linux and Win2K (dual boot)
Re: Multiple OS File/Program Sharing (Rod Smith)
No colour from Netscape ("Andrew P. Billyard")
Laptop Hibernation & re-partitioning ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help: I can't instal RedHat 6.2 on an old 486, 8 Mb Ram system! (Jamie)
bootdisk / lilo with lba32 ("Olaf Seegers")
Re: RPM foolishness in 6.2 (Dan Lapine)
Re: LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 & Redhat7.0 (Dan Lapine)
Re: Linux with an Intel Pentium 4 processor (Dan Lapine)
Re: Sound Support (Dan Lapine)
lilo prompt L 01 01 ..... (Michael Fan)
Re: redhat {6.2,7.0} kickstart (Dan Lapine)
Redhat 7.0 - failed to activate interface (Stephen Franklin)
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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:12:34 -0500
From: John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: ifconfig: no permanent change
I have a Linux client which is connected (physically) to a linux
server. The client had an IP (say, ip_old) that couldn't be used
to connect (logically) to the server. I ran ifconfig to change
the ip so it could connect to the server. After the change, I
was able to ping the server. Everything worked. So far so good.
However, after I reboot the client, I couldn't ping the server.
I checked its IP and found that it was reverted to the old one
(ip_old).
Why isn't ifconfig's change permanent?
How do I make permanent change of IP?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bismuti)
Subject: RH7,kgcc,linksys,SMP: cannotinsmod tulip.o!
Date: 22 Nov 2000 18:12:58 GMT
I'm using the production kernel with RH7 and have recompiled it using
kgcc. I have downloaded the netdrivers.tgz archive, unpacked and executed
make. After recompiling with kgcc I now can load the pci-scan.o module
without error, but I still cannot load the tulip.o module. I am getting
the errors:
tulip.o: unresolved symbol dev_close_Rsmpab086563
tulip.o: unresolved symbol netif_rx_Rsmp0a3fcdc4
..
..
..
I'm notice the string "smp" in these error message. I do have a dual
processor machine and I remember there being an alternative command
to compile tulip.c on the linksys page for machines with multiple
processors. Could this be the problem?! Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks!
BTW, anyone know how to crosspost in tin?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Bismuti)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: RH7,kgcc,linksys,SMP: cannotinsmod tulip.o!
Date: 22 Nov 2000 18:11:21 GMT
I'm using the production kernel with RH7 and have recompiled it using
kgcc. I have downloaded the netdrivers.tgz archive, unpacked and executed
make. After recompiling with kgcc I now can load the pci-scan.o module
without error, but I still cannot load the tulip.o module. I am getting
the errors:
tulip.o: unresolved symbol dev_close_Rsmpab086563
tulip.o: unresolved symbol netif_rx_Rsmp0a3fcdc4
..
..
..
I'm notice the string "smp" in these error message. I do have a dual
processor machine and I remember there being an alternative command
to compile tulip.c on the linksys page for machines with multiple
processors. Could this be the problem?! Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: "packageFile: missing header"
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 18:44:14 GMT
Just got Mandrake 7.2, trying to install, but I keep getting that error
message. Is this just a lot of corruption? Should I send the package
back?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: "packageFile: missing header"
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 18:45:26 GMT
Just got Mandrake 7.2, trying to install, but I keep getting that error
message. Is this just a lot of corruption? Should I send the package
back? Or is there something that I can do?
Please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: ifconfig: no permanent change
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:09:35 GMT
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:12:34 -0500, John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I have a Linux client which is connected (physically) to a linux
>server. The client had an IP (say, ip_old) that couldn't be used
>to connect (logically) to the server. I ran ifconfig to change
>the ip so it could connect to the server. After the change, I
>was able to ping the server. Everything worked. So far so good.
>However, after I reboot the client, I couldn't ping the server.
>I checked its IP and found that it was reverted to the old one
>(ip_old).
>
>Why isn't ifconfig's change permanent?
Because you didn't update the file from which the initial ifconfig
gets it's parameters.
>How do I make permanent change of IP?
By updating the file from which the initial ifconfig gets it's
parameters, of course <g>. This is usually a script in the /etc/rc.d
directory tree, but _can_ be a config file invoked by one of those
scripts, or the /etc/inittab file itself. You'll have to do a bit of
digging to find the proper file; if you tell us which Linux
Distribution you are using, someone here should be able to tell you
which file to update. (FWIW, in Slackware Linux, the file is
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1)
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The Perfect Christmas Gift 3596
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:16:40 GMT
Two days ago I ordered 10 pieces of paper money from 10 different countries from a
company called Perth Numismatics. Lo and behold they arrived today and they are very
nice and colourful. They even have a bill from Antarctica. I didn't even know they
existed. These are perfect for stocking stuffers or people who are hard to buy for.
The website address is www.perthmoney.com
Good luck and Merry Christmas
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: How should I install Linux and Win2K (dual boot)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:15:09 -0500
Since you have partition magic , you should be OK.
make a 5, 10 or 20 mb partition at the beginging of the drive ( Primary) .
If you have PM 5.0 you can format it as an ext2 partition from it. If not,
let the linux installer format it, but make it ( unformatted perhaps? )
Now Make a 2 gig partition for win2000 ( primary, fat16/32 ) just after
it - win2k install takes off about 1 gig at home.
Now grab the remainder as an extended partition, and make linux partitions
if in PM 5.0, ( 2 gig root should be ok , 2x memory as swap etc).
Then set the win2000 partition as active , install win2k.
Get back into PM.
Set your *little primary* partition as active, boot linux install, and mount
the little partition on /boot . Proceed as usual, assigning disk space from
extended for root, and swap.
When it asks you where to put lilo tell it to put it into first sector of
/dev/hda1 ( the little ext2 partition. ) , and *not* into the MBR. More on
that soon. Complete the install and let it reboot.
When you boot, hit Tab, and you should see "Linux and "dos" or what ever you
called your win2k partition. I call mine NT5
Now once more, boot partition magic and "unhide" the win2000 partition.
Reboot, and this time, tell lilo to load NT or "dos" if you left it that
way..
It should be loading.
Why not install lilo into the MBR ?
It has to do with having independant OS'es running.
Your boot block boots any active partition that is marked as such.
Eg :
At home I have this config:
hda1 : /boot with lilo in first sector Active
hda2 : win2000 (NT5) on ntfs 5.0 Bootable
hda3 : Win98 fat32 Bootable
hda4 : Extended
lilo asks me:
LILO:
linux nt5 win98
Now for some reason,let's say I dd'ed 2 megs of 0's onto the hda1 partition
and destroyed lilo and the kernel file accidentally . I can't boot the
computer right ?
Wrong. get the partition magic disk, set win2000 as the active one, and
reboot.Win2000 comes up . I can boot 98 or win2000 from the NT loader,
download tom's root/boot disk and repair the damage.
Or say win2000 dies. I can still use lilo to boot win98.
Or say I remove Redhat from the hdd ( which if you put lilo into mbr would
require "fdisk /mbr" to remove ). I can still use the system.
hth.
Brando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I have a 6 GB HD (Laptop) and I want to dual boot Linux and Win2K. I have
a fresh disk to
> install on so I don't have to save any data.
>
> What's the best way to go about doing this? Which OS should I install
first and how should
> I set up the partitions. I want about 2.5 GB for Windoze and 3.5 for
Linux. I do have
> Partition Magic.
>
> Thanx
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Multiple OS File/Program Sharing
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:30:54 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <8vgap3$dvo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to Linux and I am preparing to install SuSe onto my system. I
> have a quick question regarding partitioning and multi-OS sharing of
> drives/files. I want to do a dual boot with Win2k/SuSe on seperate
> partitions, however only big enough for the OS files (about 5 gig each
> for plenty of room).
>
> I have three "drives" in my system: a 15,000 RPM 32 gig drive, a 7200
> RPM 75 gig drive, and a 256 MB virtural RAM drive. Windows resides on
> the 32 gig drive, as well as few disk intensive programs. The
> overinflated registry and swap files are on the ram drive, and the rest
> of my program and data files are on the 75 gig. I have RAID cacheing
> setup to cache to the ramdrive when neccessary. My problem is: If I
> divide my 32 gig into three partitions: Windows, Linux, and programs,
> would Linux be able to use the program partition on this drive and also
> cooperate with Windows with the other 75 gig drive?
Yes, although I know of two possible caveats:
1) You mentioned that you're using RAID. If that's a software RAID
solution in Windows, I don't know if Linux's RAID software is
compatible. It's unclear to me whether this is even important,
though, since you say you're using it in conjunction with the RAM
disk.
2) Linux can reliably read and write FAT (including all major variants),
and can reliably read NTFS. Linux cannot reliably write to NTFS,
though. Therefore, if the programs partition is NTFS, that won't be
optimal for data exchange. It's better to use a separate FAT
partition for data exchange.
> Can Linux programs even be installed seperate the OS?
In Windows, the OS proper is largely confined to the root of the C:
partition and one or two subdirectories (mainly WINDOWS, WINNT, or
whatever it's called on your system), and program files can go
elsewhere. (But most programs insist on installing parts of themselves
in the OS directory.) In Linux, the model is somewhat different, with
the OS and at least many types of program files cohabitating certain
directory trees. In fact, the line between Linux files and program
files can be pretty burry. You can isolate some types of program files
on separate partitions (/usr and /usr/local, mainly), and you can
isolate user data (in /home, typically). You can also isolate certain
other directories (/var, /tmp, and so on). For the most part, though,
it's best to rely on the Linux package manager (RPM or Debian packages
-- RPM for SuSE) to keep what files belong to what packages straight.
> Does Linux have support for RAM
> drives, and if so, what system components would benefit from the
> increased speed?
Yes, Linux does support RAM disks. It's my impression that they're most
useful for installation packages, though. If you've got scads of RAM,
you might conceivably put something like /tmp on a RAM disk, but I've
never experimented with this. My hunch is you'd be better off not using
a RAM disk and letting Linux manage its RAM for programs and caches.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Andrew P. Billyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: No colour from Netscape
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:50:01 -0500
I recently did a clean install of Red Hat 7.0 (installed RH7 on a brand-new
disk); and today I noticed something odd...whenever I try to save a webpage
to postscript, or to print to a postscript file, or simply try to print the
web page, it comes out in black and white. I have a Canan BJ250-Lite and
am using the uniprint driver. I'm not sure why this is happening; the Red
Hat test page comes out in colour and other colour postscript files also
print in colour. Anyone have any idea of what is happening here?
Cheers,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Laptop Hibernation & re-partitioning
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:40:33 GMT
I have been reading the linux-laptop information and installation
examples for the Compaq Armada 1592 which I am getting this weekend!
All sounds fine.
Querstion though:
There is a partition that has Compaq diagnostic software on it and also
a section of the drive used for hibernation.
I am wondering oif there is any risk of overwirting these during my
cfdisking and installation of linux. I assume if I avoid that section
of the partition table, I should be fine, but wanted to check before
doing anything silly . . .
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jamie)
Subject: Re: Help: I can't instal RedHat 6.2 on an old 486, 8 Mb Ram system!
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:52:59 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:55:06 GMT, "Jose Militao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm trying to install RedHat 6.2 on a 486 CPU system with "just" 8 Mbyte of
>RAM.
>
>it always finishes with signal 9 or 7.
>
>
>Can anybody help me?
>
>best
>J.A.R.Militao
>
>
>
>
>
I tried that too with 8 MB and wouldn't install-I think I got a
signall 11...I installed 16MB and it loaded everything after that...I
was actually able to run X....Slow as hell though....Good luck...
JME
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From: "Olaf Seegers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: bootdisk / lilo with lba32
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:07:31 +0100
Hello,
I'm running suse7.0 on an 30GB Disk together with WinMe. My Linux partitions
are beyond the 1024 cylinder.
I downloaded and installed the latest lilo 21.6 with lba32. I'd like to boot
into linux with a boot disk, so I tried to
create one with yast1 but it won't work. I allways get the error that linux
starts beyond the 1024 cylinder. That's
right, but what exactly do I have to do to install lilo on a boot disk to
boot my configuration?
Thanks in advance!
Olaf
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From: Dan Lapine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RPM foolishness in 6.2
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:34:26 -0600
jpd wrote:
>
> I did an rpm -e on the dhcpd package, then wanted to reinstall
> it. Rpm tells me it's already there. I try to uninstall it, rpm tells
> me it's not there. I rebuilt the db...no errors. Rpm -qa shows
> no dhcp packages. Can't freshen it...rpm says it's not there.....
>
> Anybody help?
>
> Jim Drummey
> Atlantic Client Server Inc
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
do
rpm -i --force dhcp.****.rpm
to force the reinstall
--
Daniel LaPine
Student at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Dan Lapine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 & Redhat7.0
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:36:50 -0600
Peter Bismuti wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install the driver for a LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card
> V4.1 with Redhat 7.0. According to the LinkSys page it should work with
> the tulip.o driver that comes with Redhat but it doesn't.
>
> I've tried following the instructions in the linksys page and they don't work.
> I've tried following the instructions on the www.scyld.com page and they don't
> work either. I was told that there was an archive that included tulip.c
> and a makefile on the linksys page but I cannot find it.
>
> If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
I gave up on the linksys stuff a long time ago. If anyone wants a pair
of Linksys 10/100s for $20 and shipping, they're welcome to 'em.
Ebay has Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B 10/100 cards almost continually for
less than $20 a card. Worth getting and no driver problems, period.
--
Daniel LaPine
Student at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Dan Lapine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux with an Intel Pentium 4 processor
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:39:00 -0600
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
>
> I should be grateful for some advice on how best to configure the Linux kernel
> for a PC fitted with an Intel Pentium 4 processor?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> --
> Robin Cosby
Flame wars aside, you would be best served by trying the i386 modes
first and waiting until some patches come out for the P4 arch. Go for
the greatest compatibility to start with and move up the arch features
with caution.
--
Daniel LaPine
Student at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Dan Lapine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Support
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:39:58 -0600
Tommy Martin wrote:
>
> What is the easiest way to get sound support turned on in RedHat 6.2 without
> re-compiling the kernel?
>
> I seem to remember seeing a sound config utility on my system at one point
> but cannot locate it.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> --
>
> Tommy Martin
sndconfig on a stoick RH62 install.
they suggest you run this in a console.
--
Daniel LaPine
Student at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Michael Fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lilo prompt L 01 01 .....
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:45:58 -0600
Hi,
I have A7V and a DiamondMax Plus 45 30.7G disk attached as hdb
(temporally. will move to ATA100 when I figure out how. almost now).
Booted from RH7 CD and installed it. Partition as
hdb1 30M on /boot.
hdb5 12G msdos blank.
hdb6 256M as swap
hdb7 remaining space as /
lilo installed on MBR
now boot from hard disk and I got:
L 01 01 ....(endless 01)
Boot from floppy is ok. According to Lilo User Guide 0x01 is "Illegal
command" and may indicate an attempt to access a disk which is not
supported by the BIOS. Not sure, /boot is at the beginning of the disk,
should be ok?
Out of clue now. Please help.
Michael
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From: Dan Lapine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: redhat {6.2,7.0} kickstart
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:47:32 -0600
Andrew Park wrote:
>
> Whether I keep ks.cfg on the floppy or on the network, I still get a
> "NFS server not responding, still trying" message. The card IS recognized
> and on the server's end I can tell that the client is successful at
> NFS mounting the directory it is required, but soon after I get that
> "server not responding message"... Can anyone give me a hand?
> Thanks
>
> Andrew Park
Are you trying to do a network install or just automated off the cdrom?
--
Daniel LaPine
Student at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Stephen Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.ppp
Subject: Redhat 7.0 - failed to activate interface
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:01:07 -0800
After installing RH 7.0 my modem won't respond from the RH PPP dialer.
After starting the program and telling it to connect an error comes
saying '="failure to activate interface". I can go into minicom and that
program sees the modem and will call out and connect just fine. The
modem worked OK in RH 6.2 and Caldera eDesktop 2.4.
What do I need to do to get this working? Thanks, Stephen.
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