Linux-Setup Digest #102, Volume #20 Fri, 24 Nov 00 21:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: PLIP Errors (Jerry McBride)
Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix? (Bit Twister)
Re: RH7.0+Win2K:Linux boot floppy doesn't ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: debian upgrade /dev/psaux not working ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: please help with kernel build!! ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues (Andrzej Nowak)
Re: Mandrake boot problem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Overwriting Win harddisk boot partition w/ LILO ("Peter T. Breuer")
?Howto set a $SOCKS environmental variable? (DTi4565459)
Re: Upgrading rpm (B. Hearn)
Re: Help - compiling driver for network card ("Jerry Segers, Jr.")
Re: Lilo boot sector after Windows 98 installation (Vicente)
playing video shuts down ppp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Samba - Browsing windows systems from Linux ? (John Beardmore)
Wooooo Hooooo! Got it!!!!!! ("The infamous \"Brian\"")
Re: 2 SCSI cards in Linux 2.2.5 (RH 6.0)? (TopQuark)
Re: I need help! (TopQuark)
ATAPI Zip drive freezes installation ("Philip Zlotorynski")
2 video cards at once (Mike)
Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall? ("Stan")
Installing the telnet and ftp daemons ("Scott J. Tamosunas")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jerry McBride)
Subject: Re: PLIP Errors
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:18:01 GMT
In article <_vxw5.28571$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"pl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <8pt4ht$i9t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> PLIP Errors
>>
>> After doing a full installed of redhat 6.2, if I try to install the plip
>> module but using the following command I get errors
>>
>> command:
>> 'insmod plip'
>>
>> error:
>> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/plip.o: unresolved symbol
>> parport_enumerate_Rdcb625ab
>> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/plip.o: unresolved symbol
>> parport_claim_R46138e04
>> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/plip.o: unresolved symbol
>> parport_register_device_Ra78805aa
>> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/plip.o: unresolved symbol
>> parport_unregister_device_R857406d1
>> /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/plip.o: unresolved symbol
>> parport_release_Re207d4f8
>>
PLIP wants parport_pc, parport_probe and parport to be insmod-ed first... :')
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:20:14 GMT
For known cracks, look at http://www.cert.org/advisories/
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:29:01 GMT, jtnews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How does one get hacked in redhat 6.2 when you have ipchains up and
>running
>blocking ports 0-1023, 5432, 6000, and 8080?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.0+Win2K:Linux boot floppy doesn't
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:30:26 +0100
Murray Eisenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PROBLEM: The Linux boot floppy created during installation of RH 7.0
> onto a Windows 2000 NTFS system will not boot into Linux.
Shrug. Boot using something else then. Stick the cdrom in the drive
and type "linux root=/dev/hda5" (or whatever is appropriate for you)
at the boot prompt. Or download one of the rescue floppy images
and use that (there should be one on the cd anyway).
Or punch the kernel image onto the dos partition (or dos floppy)
and boot with "loadlin.exe vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 ro" (alter to taste
and need).
Just use your imagination. Don't sulk! I haven't started on exotica
yet!
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: debian upgrade /dev/psaux not working
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:36:35 +0100
h recknagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> After reboot /dev/psaux is unusable. The mouse doesnt work
> in X and not in GPM.
Then use a serial one until you figure out what's wrong.
Maybe your mouse is on the flaky side and the new ps/2
drivers in the newer kernel don't like it.
> Installing with 'dselect' ??? No thats the worst install prog
> Ive seen, Slackware 1994 install is really hot compared with
> the weird 'dselect'
I've always agreed with you .. it gave me a headache the first
time I used it, but amazingly some people like it and even
recommend it. There is no accounting for taste. Apparently they like it
because you can see the package descriptions. Never mind that there
are 5000 of them and deselecting something may involve you in
lots more rounds of deselecting things that depended on it, or vice
versa (still, Yast + rpm are far worse at that!).
I just apt-get -d install foo, then see what it also got as supporting
packages in /var/cache/apt/archives, then dpkg -i them myself.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: please help with kernel build!!
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:38:29 +0100
Spagnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I could be wrong, but the line:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: `smp_num_cpus' undeclared
> makes me wonder if multi-processor support is enabled on a single cpu
> system.
> Gurus comment....
Your question is incomprehensible. The target system is irrelevant at
compile time. SMP kernels RUN fine on UP systems. And they compile fine
on them too.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:39:24 +0100
none <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anybody know how to fix the mess that shipped with RH7.0? I cannot
> compile Kernels or most programs. Anyway to change the default compiler?
Use the kgcc they supplied for the purpose.
Peter
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From: Andrzej Nowak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues
Date: 24 Nov 2000 22:54:27 GMT
none <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anybody know how to fix the mess that shipped with RH7.0? I cannot
> compile Kernels or most programs. Anyway to change the default compiler?
> Or even (what a big kludge) arguments to pass during ./configure and
> make?
> Thank you for any help.
> P.S. Ignore the address - that lets the spammers know how I feel.
It's a common problem and I don't know how come RedHat still ships
products with this kind of thing.
You need to edit the kernel's Makefile and replace gcc and cc with kgcc
You will also need to remove (or move) gcc and cc
and make symlinks gcc->kgcc and cc->kgcc
It solved the problem for me and as far as I know for other people too.
+e
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake boot problem
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:49:15 +0100
Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IF I use the uninstall option in the Lnx4win directory, it certainly erases
> the files and directories - AND THEN LEAVES ME UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT
> BOOT DIRECTLY TO GRUB!!!
You can do anything you like. The fact that you choose not to is your
choice.
> No way to boot to Windows if I do that. I now have a minimal, unworking
Sure, there's every way in the world to boot to windows from grub.
That's what it's for. It's a boot loader.
> Mandrake install clogging my system, since that seems to be the only way I
> can get to Windows. Is there a way to retrieve my original boot sector so
> that I can BYPASS THIS PIECE OF CRAP??
Sure. Just copy it back again from where you (or grub) saved it. Or
just put it back again from your windows cd or floppy.
> I DO NOT want to have to reinstall Windows - I'd lose a LOT of working
> files. My wife uses this system for her job, and both of us for school. As
> it stands, reinstalling Windows would screw us both over right nicely. I'm
Then I think I'll leave you to just that. I hate being shouted at by
people who can't read the instructions.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Overwriting Win harddisk boot partition w/ LILO
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:45:54 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is there anyway of getting a prompt before the Win98 boot for a choice
> between Win98 on /dev/hda1 or Linux on /dev/hdb1 ?
Sure. Install a boot loader in the mbr. Lilo is a common choice.
> Additionally, I had no luck getting loadlin.exe installed. Is there a
Luck? what kind of luck do you need in copying loadlin.exe and a copy
of the kernel image to the dos partition? Then typing "loadlin.exe
vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 ro"? (Or whatever you need).
> particular version reccommended? I have seem different instructions
> for different version numbers.
And is there anything strange in that? Follow the instructions for the
version you have.
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DTi4565459)
Date: 24 Nov 2000 23:04:57 GMT
Subject: ?Howto set a $SOCKS environmental variable?
When I try to start Netscape from KDE, I get error message as
in Subject above. I guess I am trying to get to my university ISP
from a non-university office computer where I am not root. I'm a
newbie and really appreciate clues. TIA,
dave
http://www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/
(1 = one, not little L; and don't forget the trailing / )
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B. Hearn)
Subject: Re: Upgrading rpm
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:45:10 GMT
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:01:05 -0600, "David .."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What are the error messages that you are getting? If you can post what
> is happening then it will help to fix the problem. What dependencies is
> it calling for?
Oh Gosh, Here I am right in the middle of renewing my system and you
want me to go back -). Gimme a day, it's not going well so I might be
posting more detailed data.
Robert Stia wrote ...
> Welllllll.....It does apply to RH. I still have those exact same
> problems in trying to upgrade to RPM -4. Who ever heard of a package
> that needs itself to install? Maybe we should all be bitching to RH
> or Mandrake, or whoever designed this.
>
> Couldn't be that we are supposed to upgrade our distros al a Windoze,
> could it??
Well, I was referring to RH 7(?), anyway, the latest issue. Its not a
great topic at the moment but I know of it happening in present
releases q.v. redhat.linux.rpm. And like I said below (quoting me)
>> I don't seem to be able to find a corridor into www.rpm.org to tell
>> 'em.
This is where I think the problem is. Again, to be fair. I think they
have been forced into new database formats (only going by what I've
read - please don't ask me to dredge it all up again - no time) but
why couldn't they have made an upgrade path (as has been said, RPM
3.0.5) or made RPM backward compatible. For me - just questions -)
Other things to be aware of (though perhaps, this may not be relevant)
is that there is some new database library package (do a search).
One ref. point to start from may be ...
http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/rhl7_new_features.html
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From: "Jerry Segers, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.linux,alt.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Help - compiling driver for network card
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 18:31:42 +0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Michael J. Barber"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
> I downloaded the drivers for my network card. This should be easy.
> Except, they make you compile the drivers. The readme outlines how to
> do it - make: make install. Two simple commands. I keep getting an
> error that I have no idea how to fix.
<snip>
It is polite to send folowups to one newsgroup, when you post to many.
You did, hopwever only post to groups that are relevant, thank you.
Folowups from this post are being
redirected to comp.os.linux.setup.
rpmfind.net _might_ have your driver pre-compiled in an rpm. If they do,
I reccomend you use that, they're easy to install and uninstall.
Now, it is likely that there is a configure script with the package; with
well behaved tarball distributions, the install method is:
$./configure // "./" is needed unless the current directory "." is
// the first thing in your PATH. putting "." as
// the first thing in your path opens up some
// forms of denial of service attacks, I'm told.
$make // optional frequently, but never hurts.
$make install
Configure frequently takes flags, such as where to install it, but has
defaults. if you have a configure file, view it to see what flags it
accepts. If you do not have a configure shell script with your driver
source, uh. . . I dunno, I've only been using linux about 3 months.
make sure your kernel is compiled to use modules, support PCMCIA, and
support networking (I think redhat 7.0 installs one like this, so if you
haven't messed with the kernel you shouldn't need to.) One final thought,
RH 7.0 ships with a buggy c library, see redhat's updates webpage, this might
be the problem.
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From: Vicente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo boot sector after Windows 98 installation
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:04:48 +0100
El Guerrero del Interfaz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a computer with Windows 98 and Linux
> installed on the same hard disk. I would like to
> know how to reinstall Windows 98 from scratch
> without destroying the Lilo boot. If there's no
> way to avoid the overwriting of the Lilo boot by
> Windows 98, I would like to know how to restore
> the Lilo boot to be able to keep using both
> operating systems.
>
> Thanks and bye.
>
> --
> El Guerrero del Interfaz
> Sevilla, Spain
Perdona que te conteste en castellano,
Yo lo hice con Red Hat, cuando termin+AOk- de reinstalar w98, arranqu+AOk-
desde el cdrom de red hat y seleccion+AOk- 'upgrade', no seleciones ningun
paquete si no lo necesirtas, finalmente te pedir+AOE- d+APM-nde quieres que
te instale el Lilo.
Salu2.
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Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:40:09 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: playing video shuts down ppp
hi
i regularly watch .mpg and .rm movies on linux while surfing the net.
i've noticed that when watching movies, i receive almost no data from my
ppp interface. i stop playing the movies, and i start receiving data as
normal. i have a dial up account, using ppp-2.3.11 and interface
/dev/ppp0.
any ideas what the problem could be?
ali
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba - Browsing windows systems from Linux ?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:30:54 +0000
I've set up Samba on Linux and can browse a share from various windows
boxes.
Is there a way to browse shared disks on the windows systems from
Linux ?
I'd assumed that Linux Samba could act as a client to windows boxes ?
Is this not the case ?
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: "The infamous \"Brian\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Wooooo Hooooo! Got it!!!!!!
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:50:11 GMT
Hey Again!
The infamous "Brian" wrote in message ...
>There must be a way!
>I believe it has more to do with W2K than problem with
>+1024 cyls. Lilo is unable to find W2K boot app.
I got it!
It was a W2K thing after all! "lilo" couldn't find the the fscking W2K
bootloader so would bail!
What I did was use liloconfig and did a manual install WITHOUT W2K, just
Linux. It installed without a problem! I rebooted and was faced with a
single "lilo" prompt so hit <enter> and Linux loaded, no problem!
Next, got W98 emergency disk and booted that, then ran "C:\fdisk /mbr" and
rebooted, this time straight into W2K.
Next, boot into Linux with boot floppy and reran liloconfig and selected
simple and BANGO - it installed.
Now when I boot it shows that cool little boot graphic where you can select
DOS or Linux with the cursor keys and <enter>.
I bet Bill and his buddies worked months to foul up the MBR so it wouldn't
work - Bastards!
Now I can run identical services on both installs and see what's what! Those
Redmond Bastards!
Oh well; All's well that ends well.
Best regards,
Brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TopQuark)
Subject: Re: 2 SCSI cards in Linux 2.2.5 (RH 6.0)?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:53:30 GMT
In our last episode on Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:24:05 -0500, Joe User
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asserted:
> Does Linux 2.2.5 (RH 6) supports 2 scsi interfaces?
Yes, and probably not an IRQ conflict. You have to fiddle with
jumpers and bootable flags. Primary, secondary, master, slave, ...
There's a newsgroup out there that deals with scsi ...
comp.periphs.scsi?
--
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
TopQuark Software & Serv. Contract programmer, server bum.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Give up Spammers; I use procmail.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TopQuark)
Subject: Re: I need help!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:57:55 GMT
In our last episode on Sat, 18 Nov 2000 00:03:41 +0900, Charif
Lakchiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asserted:
> Hi to all,
>
> I am newbie to Linux. I have recentely installed Red Hat 7 and don't know
> how to do the settings for ISDN's TA connected to serial port.
> Do I have to deal with it as a normal modem? Could anyone tell me how to do
> it?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm sure I've seen an ISDN related Howto out there recently. Try what
it says in there and tell us what are your results.
--
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
TopQuark Software & Serv. Contract programmer, server bum.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Give up Spammers; I use procmail.
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From: "Philip Zlotorynski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATAPI Zip drive freezes installation
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 01:20:52 GMT
PLEASE HELP!!!
My internal ATAPI Zip 100 drive appears to be halting the installation of
Mandrake Linux 7.2. It is the slave device on the secondary IDE controller.
It is recognized by the install routine as hdb, and then an error appears
that reads "hdb: lost interrupt" and it loops that message over and over and
I can't override it.
PLEASE HELP!!!
Phil
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: 2 video cards at once
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:25:18 -0500
I have a friend with a DVD Nitro card or some such,
which won't work with XF86. I'm going to give him
my diamond stealth card which I know works. The
question is how is linux (or X) going to react
with two video cards in the box? How do I get linux
to only recognize the diamond card and windows to
only recognize the DVD nitro card?
I'm leaving it to him to solve the problem of
switching his monitor cable back and forth.
Thanks.
Mike
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From: "Stan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall?
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:25:18 -0600
I have just set up RH7.0 on my computer. I have a Static DSL line
connection connected to an Ethernet card (which has been detected, and I can
connect to the internet).
My concern is Security. I am concerned that anyone can come into my
computer until I set some sort of security up.
Is there a firewall program to use? FYI: I bought the server installation
box of RH7.0, so is there a program on there? The books don't say so.
Any help will be appreciated.
Steve
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From: "Scott J. Tamosunas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing the telnet and ftp daemons
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 01:32:52 GMT
Hello,
I have a workstation install of Redhat Linux 6.2 with the KDE desktop. I
wish to run both the ftp and the telenet server daemons so that other
computers in my network can connect. What package are these in? I cannot
seem to locate on my CD's which package they are contained in.
Thanks!
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