Linux-Setup Digest #105, Volume #20 Sat, 25 Nov 00 15:13:09 EST
Contents:
Hardware upgrade ("Rloc")
Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues (none)
Re: SoundBlaster 16 PCI, which drivers/modules ("Randolph R. Johnson")
Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix? (Moe Koenig)
3c509 (ISA) driver setup (Werner Joss,,,)
Problems booting RH7 after install ("Cheryl Freeman")
Re: Modified Cue Cat does not work on X windows ("Charles Sullivan")
Keymap trivia (Alessandro Baretta)
LPD daemon problem (Paul Evans)
Joystick problem (chris vaughan)
Re: 3c509 (ISA) driver setup (Alessandro Baretta)
Re: LPD daemon problem ("Paul Evans")
Re: Server Side Includes (Mark Taylor)
Re: chmod within a skript ("Eric en Jolanda")
Re: Help Screen i wrong in Red Hat 6.0 ("Eric en Jolanda")
Re: Keymap trivia (cfish)
Re: 2 video cards at once (cfish)
Re: Could a few people here recommend... (cfish)
Re: Hardware upgrade (cfish)
Re: Getting Back To Linux (cfish)
Re: alsa problem - no sound ("James Stewart")
Sound card will not work (Michael Larsen)
How do you mix distros, eg Debian & RedHat RPM's, or can you?? (DTi4565459)
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From: "Rloc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hardware upgrade
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:11:31 +0200
At present I am running Mandrake 7 on a Pentium 100 with 32Mb of RAM. I have
access to a spare Celeron 266 box. I intend to swap the Linux hard drive
into the Celeron 266 box. What else do I have to do to successfully transfer
my Linux system to the Celeron?
Thank you
Rob
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From: none <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.0 Kernel compile issues
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 08:24:39 -0800
Tried it. No success. I moved gcc and its cc link to my home dir. And
then I make a cc and gcc link to kgcc, then I altered the Kernel
makefile and those of programs to reflect this. I am pretty sure I
didn't miss something. What a pain. Thanks though. Any other ideas?
Andrzej Nowak wrote:
>
> 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: "Randolph R. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 PCI, which drivers/modules
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 16:38:58 GMT
Oh man! I was looking for this info too! Thanks,
Randy
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8uool3$nd7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <cn6K5.2489$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Brian Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a SoundBlaster 16 PCI soundcard that I'm trying to use with
> Linux.
> > What module(s) should I be loading to use it? I've tried the es1371
> module,
> > but that doesn't seem to have microphone support.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
> >
>
> Try http://www.opensource.creative.com/. I am not sure whether it works
> for 16PCI - though.
> --
> --- Till Ruessmann ---
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Moe Koenig)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:01:55 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 08:52:53 +0800, Robert Masters
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>You've been hacked. Thats the usual response when a 'rootkit' has been
>>installed.
>>
>>Take it offline ASAP to prevent any further useage by the hacker. Then
>>backup any data you need, and only what you need so as to not backup the
>>hackers work, wipe the disk clean and reinstall.
>
>This is actually a bit extreme - if you can work out which packages have been
>worked over, you can do a forced install of those packages from the
>distribution - much less hassle!
WRONG APPROACH!
No matter how much time you spend, you can *never* be sure to have
really found all changes and backdoors a hacker could have inserted.
The ONLY way to safely recover from a root compromise is:
1. Physically disconnect the now untrusted machine from all networks
2. Backup all data you need, be sure not to copy any system binaries,
configuration files or libraries.
If you have to re-use configuration files from the
compromised host be sure to verify each and every single line for
unauthorized modifications. The safer way to go would be to rewrite
all configuration files from scratch, at least for services that
require root privileges to run.
3. Wipe all disks clean and reinstall the OS from trusted media
(CD-Rom).
Let me stress again that it is not possible to reliably determine
which "packages" have been altered! There are literally hundreds of
ways to backdoor/trojan a linux system. Not only system binaries can
be replaced or patched. Also there are malicious kernel modules and
even kernel patches of a kind that leaves all doors open for the
attacker - so he may come back months after the box has been
"cleaned".
>>Then goto updates.redhat.com and grab and install *all* the fixes
>>available for 6.2 there.
>
>And that's the next step, along with wiping out any/all spurious user accounts,
>and forcing password changes across the board.
Again: If an attacker leaves obvious mods like these he might either
be a script kiddy who doesnt really know what its doing or
- worse - expect you to happily "clean" them off your system so he
notices when his intrusion has been detected. It is a common method
to measure the skill level of the "opponent admin" by leaving such
stuff laying around (eg. an account named "rewt" or "hax0r" in
/etc/passwd) and see if the admin falls victim to the trap by NOT
choosing the "extreme way" to recover as you call it. If he doesn't
the target host may be considered a safe bet for more complex
installations (sniffer, floodnet hub, whatever) since the admin will
obviously not be able to detect these.
>[...]
>
>More good advice. In fact, get rid of anything that is not needed for it to
>run. If nothing else, it makes life easier when you want to see what is going
>on when they hack you next time! And get rid of any ports/daemons that you
>don't need as well. Also, if you're really serious, log the traffic logs and
>messages to a separate machine, via a one-way link, like a serial port. Or to
>paper.
Very true.
Usually people wont have a 2nd host only for logging at home but there
are syslog replacements w/ cryptographic integrity checking and such.
They will do the trick almost as well.
In my opinion you already mentioned the most important rule above;
disable EVERYTHING and switch on just what you need, one by one.
Also do not allow ANYONE to login from remote to ANY service, unless
there is no way to avoid it.
Never rely only on Packetfilters, not even on a full featured DMZ.
Security must not end right after the frontline.
>>Then hook it up long enough to go get portsentry from www.psionic.com
>>and install it. Once thats in and running, it might be safe to plug in
>>the ethernet cable and leave it plugged in again.
>
>Don't know portsentry - could you enlighten us?
Its a rather simple utility to detect portscans.
It might be helpful but its not more than one piece of the puzzle.
>>That may not be enough to stop a really determined cracker, but its
>>managed to reject about 30 passes at hacking my office machine so far.
>
>:-) But you are right, there is no "magic bullet" - as the old saw goes, the
>price of freedom (of having a safe machine) is eternal vigilence. Modify,
>maintain, monitor. Constantly.
Exactly.
regards, m.k.
--
PGP fingerprint: 78F1 B792 07F2 4070 D40D F147 43E5 2717 B98A CD1C
Please sign the LDP at: http://www.libranet.com/petition.html
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From: Werner Joss,,, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3c509 (ISA) driver setup
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:08:17 +0100
I have a problem getting my 3com 3c509 ISA NIC to work in my
rh7.0 system - all network settings are correct, the driver is loaded at
startup (3c509 via /etc/modules.conf),
but I can't ping any hosts in my LAN - the problem seems to
be that the driver tries to use the AUI port of the card instead
of BNC, which is my connection (dmesg shows up eth0 using AUI).
does anyone know how to tell the driver to use BNC instead of AUI ?
Werner Joss
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From: "Cheryl Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Problems booting RH7 after install
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 11:51:35 -0500
I just upgraded to RH7 from RH6.0. The install went clean but the system
will not boot from floppy or disk.
1. It's a dual-boot Windows 98/Linux config. 4.3GB SCSI disk, 2GB
partitioned to Windows (/dev/sda1), 2GB to Linux (all root /dev/sda2 with a
128MB swap /dev/sda5). This partitioning worked fine under RH6.0.
2. The RH7 install consistently overwrites the MBR with a corrupted LILO
config. I get "insert system disk" error message when I try to boot. I have
to "fdisk /mbr" to restore a Windows boot-able MBR.
3. The RH7 boot floppy gets as far as loading the ncr53c8xx SCSI driver,
then hangs right after "ncr53c875-0: on-chip RAM at 0x52100000" message.
4. I can boot from the CD in rescue mode, and am able to mount the root
volume /dev/sda2, but I can't get the system to boot the root volume (linux
root=/dev/sda2). No error, it just doesn't mount.
Here's my hardware configuration. The OS is RH7.0 (Guiness) from CheapBytes:
Compaq AP400
530 Mhz Pentium III processor, 128MB RAM
Compaq CD-ROM CR-589
Compaq DDRS-34560W 4.3GB disk drive
Generic NEC floppy
Matrox Millennium G200 AGP display adapter
Symbios Logic 875XS|D, 2280x PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C875, 53876 Device
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE controller
Sportster 56k Data Fax modem
ViewSonic PS790 monitor
PS/2 compatible mouse
Compaq Fast Ethernet NIC NC3121
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host controller
ES1869 sound controller (WDM)
I spent a lot of time trying to resolve this without success. Any help with
this problem would be greatly appreciated. Please direct replies to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks.
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Modified Cue Cat does not work on X windows
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:03:47 GMT
E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just modified my Cue Cat to read barcodes and spit out the numbers
> without being scrambled. It works under windows or text based linux,
> but when I run X windows(KDE or Failsafe mode), it does not work. When
> I scan a barcode in X windows based text editor, the screen would just
> give a few beeps and line feed. How do I get my modified Cue Cat to
> work under X windows?
The unmodified CueCat prefixes its output with the <Alt>F10 character.
Perhaps your modification does not eliminate this prefix, and it has
some function in the text editor.
By default in Gnome/Enlightenment at least, <Alt>F10 causes a switch to
a different virtual screen.
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From: Alessandro Baretta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Keymap trivia
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:19:43 +0100
I am a newbie, I'll admit, but I read as many HOWTOs as I had time to,
and yet I haven't found a solution to this apparently trivial problem. I
installed RH6.2 this monday and selected and Italian keyboard
configuration during the installation process. Now I would like to be
able to switch to a US keymap for the sake of doing some C programming
under Emacs. I have tried to use the "loadkeys" command, but it does not
work on Xterms. How can I configure X to use the keymap of my choice?
Let me thank in advance anyone kind enough to solve my little problem.
Alex
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From: Paul Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LPD daemon problem
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:50:09 +0000
I'm having some trouble with setting up a printer... I have a Canon
BJC6200, that _kind of_ works with the bjc800 driver. But that's not the
problem...
The problem is that whenever I try to do
lpr file
It says:
lpr: connect: Connection Refused
jobs queued, but cannot start daemon
This is not a user security problem because it even does this if I'm
root.
So, now the job is in the queue and I can see it in lpq. If I try to do:
lprm
It doesn't return any error message, but the thing is still in the
queue. If I use the Print Queue manager in KDE then I can successfully
remove the item.
If I do:
lpc status
it returns:
lp-ascii:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
lp:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
1 entry in spool area
no daemon present
lp-mono:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
lp-raw:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
However, on startup it says "starting lpd... done" so I know it's there.
The odd thing is that if I leave things in the queue then next time it
starts up and starts lpd then it prints them then...
What's going on here???
--
Paul Evans
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (alternate)
ICQ number: 4135350
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From: chris vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Joystick problem
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:08:36 +0000
Hi,
I've recently got into Linux and installes SuSe 7 with few problems. I
have go the soundcard working (Genius32X) with OSS, but I cant use the
Joystick.
It appears that the driver does not load.
Can anyone help please.
Chris
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From: Alessandro Baretta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3c509 (ISA) driver setup
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:20:30 +0100
Werner, Joss, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a problem getting my 3com 3c509 ISA NIC to work in my
> rh7.0 system - all network settings are correct, the driver is loaded at
> startup (3c509 via /etc/modules.conf),
> but I can't ping any hosts in my LAN - the problem seems to
> be that the driver tries to use the AUI port of the card instead
> of BNC, which is my connection (dmesg shows up eth0 using AUI).
>
> does anyone know how to tell the driver to use BNC instead of AUI ?
> Werner Joss
You can download the 3Com MS-DOS utility to hard-configure your NIC to use
whichever port you like best. I do not remember the URL but you should find
easily. I you still have trouble, send me a line.
Alex
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From: "Paul Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LPD daemon problem
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:22:03 -0000
Actually, having said that, lprm doesn't work, but if the job number is, say
4, then lprm 4 does work. I thought lprm without any job number is supposed
to remove the last job you did?
--
Paul Evans
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (alternate)
ICQ number: 4135350
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Subject: Re: Server Side Includes
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Taylor)
Date: 25 Nov 2000 12:40:50 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tommy Martin) wrote in
<YaRT5.39769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Anyone know how to turn on SSI in RH 6.2 in Apache. It apparently must be
>off by default.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Tommy
>
>
>
>
>
A couple of things have to happen...and they could happen in different
ways.
In srm.conf there needs to be an AddHandler server-parsed statement.
Possibly...
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
This means that only files with the .shtml extentions will be server parsed
for ssi statements. It could very well be...
AddHandler server-parsed .html
Then all files ending in .html will be parsed. Big load on a web server
though.
Then the directories need to have Options statements, either in httpd.conf
or access.conf...(or have the .htaccess allowed)
<Directory / >
Options Includes
[other things]
</Directory>
You also needs the modules included in the httpd.conf
If you have virtual servers the Virtual host directives may have additional
Options or Overrides....
<VirtualHost foo.com>
Options Includes or Overrides
[other stuff]
</VirtualHost>
If Options Overrides are enabled then you may need an .htaccess file in
each folder that you want to do ssi with the line...
Options Includes
Not all that involved but the fact that there are several different ways to
do it, and one way could override the other makes it confusing. Start with
the modules...be sure they are there. See what extention is required by the
server-parsed directive, then make sure the directory allows it. Then use
the right extention on the file you want parsed.
Good luck
Mark
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From: "Eric en Jolanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: chmod within a skript
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:56:26 +0100
> I want to use commands like chown or
> chmod within a script . This is not allowed
> for users other than root , because of sec-
> urity reasons , so i tried to set the suid root
> bit for the script , but to no avail .
> It this possible in another way ?
Then don't try to do it through any other user than root!
What's the point of your security reason, if you are building ways around
it!
Eric
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From: "Eric en Jolanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help Screen i wrong in Red Hat 6.0
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:54:05 +0100
> Ok. How do I access Xconfigurator? I can't find it in any menu but then
> again I Can't see all of it since the letters on my screen are the size of
> the keys to my car...
> Hope someone can help me. I think the problem might be that the installer
> finds my Matrox card by probing but when I set up the Screen it says that
it
> had problems finding the RAM on the card.
Okay, do you have a vitual screen size set ?
Try the key-combo <ctrl><alt><keypad +>
It may cycle you through alternate resolutions
Eric
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Keymap trivia
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:13:46 GMT
there are a lot of utilities that lets you do that in a very efficient
way. the raw way of doing it is xmodmap
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:19:43 +0100, Alessandro Baretta
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I am a newbie, I'll admit, but I read as many HOWTOs as I had time to,
>and yet I haven't found a solution to this apparently trivial problem. I
>
>installed RH6.2 this monday and selected and Italian keyboard
>configuration during the installation process. Now I would like to be
>able to switch to a US keymap for the sake of doing some C programming
>under Emacs. I have tried to use the "loadkeys" command, but it does not
>
>work on Xterms. How can I configure X to use the keymap of my choice?
>
>Let me thank in advance anyone kind enough to solve my little problem.
>
>Alex
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2 video cards at once
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:23:20 GMT
i just got done with this in XFree 4.0.1
The XFree86 server actually has something to probe the bus,
XFree86 -scanpci
then you specify it in your XF86Config file. so for X, it's not a
problem.
frankly, I don't know how it works without X. If both of the cards has
framebuffer working under colsole mode then I know that it will work.
you must read docs on these.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:25:18 -0500, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Could a few people here recommend...
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:23:19 GMT
if your monitor works in Windows, it will work under Linux. It's just
that you don't know how to configure it.
if you are set to buy a new one, buy one from a good manufacture with
at least 3 years warrantee. buy one that you know you will be able to
find out sync rates anytime from thier web site. a few names come to
mind, NEC-Mitsubishi, viewsonic, eizo, hitachi...
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:58:48 -0500, "John D. Marinuzzi"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>what kind of 17 inch monitor I should purchase to get this f***ing thing
>working? I would like to get a reasonably priced good monitor that i can
>use with SuSE 7.0, being it doesn't work with mine and nobody knows why.
>
>Thank You,
>
>NUZZI
>
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware upgrade
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:24:28 GMT
well you go ahead and do that and if something breaks you fix it.
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:11:31 +0200, "Rloc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At present I am running Mandrake 7 on a Pentium 100 with 32Mb of RAM. I have
>access to a spare Celeron 266 box. I intend to swap the Linux hard drive
>into the Celeron 266 box. What else do I have to do to successfully transfer
>my Linux system to the Celeron?
>
>Thank you
>
>Rob
>
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting Back To Linux
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:31:25 GMT
the root device cannot be mounted.
judging from what you describe, i suspect that you have written the
ISO image into the root device... if that was what happened, then you
can boot from some rescue media and try to mount the root device using
-t iso9660 flag. if that mounts sucessfully, it means that your entire
partition is gone. overwritten by xcdroast....
yet another example of why root previliged utilities should never be X
based.
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 16:04:41 -0000, "Martin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>SYNOPSIS
> When I try to boot into Linux on hda2, a lot of messages are
> displayed, as normal, but the boot finishes with:
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device 03:05
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:05
>
>
>MY CURRENT SYSTEM (WITH STATUS)
> This is going to be decomissioned and used for storage,
> but is still usable:
> sda 4.3 GB hard disk
> sda1 Windows 98
> sda2 <sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9> Linux-Mandrake 7.1
>
> This contains the Linux I can't access:
> hda 30 GB hard disk
> hda1 Windows Me
> hda2 <hda5 hda6 hda7 hda8> Linux-Mandrake 7.1 where:
> hda5 /
> hda6 /usr
> hda7 /root
> hda8 swap
>
> Other hardware
> hdc CD ReWriter
> hdd LS-120 drive
> scd0 CD-ROM
>
>
>BACKGROUND NOTES
>The Linux distribution is from the downloaded Linux-Mandrake 7.1
>ISO images (two CDs: Installation Disc and Extension Disc).
>When I installed Linux-Mandrake from these, it gave an error
>message when I tried to create a boot floppy. The boot floppy
>it did partially create is useless.
>
>
>WHAT HAPPENED
>I've just installed a CD rewriter (hdc). This worked fine in both Windows
>Me and Linux, though X-CD-Roast was pretty frightening with its
>insistence on specifiying a partition for the ripped files. I may have
>made a mistake when choosing a partition.
>
>
>REMEDIAL ACTION I'VE ATTEMPTED
>Using the Linux-Mandrake installation I was about to decomission
>(on sda2), I tried to access my new Linux-Mandrake installation
>on hda2 with the command:
>
> mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/new
>
>but I get the message "/dev/hda6 is not a block device" (or similar).
>
>I tried each of the non-Windows LILO options (linux, failsafe,
>windows, windows2, floppy) but none worked.
>
>I do have a bootable disk from an old installation (1998, S.u.S.E.
>5.2) which I used on sda2 to recover LILO by selecting the option
>"boot from installed system" but if I type in hda2 it can't see
>it, and probably wouldn't be much point if I could, anyway, as
>I'd still get the same kernel panic.
>
>
>CALL FOR HELP
>Needless to say, I'd be extremely grateful for any assistance. I'm having
>to use Windows Me to send this :-( I'm sure there's a relatively easy
>way to ger around this - at least, I hope there is!
>
>I'm sure all my data are still on my Linux partitions on hda2, I just
>need to to find the door that will let me get to them.
>
>I blame X-CD-Roast for this.
>
>Martin
>
>
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From: "James Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: alsa problem - no sound
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 12:47:09 -0700
Last I checked, the Alsa drivers intialize sound cards with all mixer
settings in the mute position. So you have to manually unmute them (or put
a command in your startup files) . You may already know this however.
Vic Mulyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Try different IRQ's in isapnp.conf. 5 or 7 seem to work ok
> as long as they're not taken up by something else. Better yet,
> check what 'doze uses if you have a dual boot system.
>
>
> Andreas Hiltenkamp wrote:
>
> > Hi !
> > I've got a problem getting sound using a via sound chip
> > The alsa driver can be sucessfully loaded but I can't hear any sound.
> >
> > Looking into /proc/asound/sndstat gives the following result
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> > Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v0.5.9b emulation code)
> > Kernel: Linux ibh03 2.2.14 #4 Sun Oct 22 08:59:05 CEST 2000 i686
> > Config options: 0
> >
> > Installed drivers:
> > Type 10: ALSA emulation
> >
> > Card config:
> > VIA 82C686A at 0xb800, irq 15
> >
> > Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
> >
> > Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
> >
> > Midi devices:
> > 0: MPU-401 (UART)
> >
> > Timers:
> > 7: system timer
> > What's wrong ? Why does sndstat tell me that here is no audio device,
> > synth device, system timer, mixer
> > How to enable them. I don't find anything about that in the alsa docu
> >
> > lsmod looks as follows
> > Module Size Used by
> > snd-card-via686a 7180 0
> > snd-pcm 28760 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> > snd-timer 8032 0 [snd-pcm]
> > snd-ac97-codec 23904 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> > snd-mixer 22608 0 [snd-ac97-codec]
> > snd-mpu401-uart 2312 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> > snd-rawmidi 9112 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
> > snd-seq-device 3392 0 [snd-rawmidi]
> > snd 34816 1 [snd-card-via686a snd-pcm snd-timer
> > snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
> >
> > Any suggestions whats wrong ?
> >
> > andi
>
> --
> -Vic
>
> Linus for President
>
>
>
>
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From: Michael Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound card will not work
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 14:51:30 -0500
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Hi all,
I have a Yamaha YMF-724 (DS-1 Audio Controller) PCI sound card. I have
run DrakConf on it and it recognizes it but I don't hear the 8-bit
sample sounds it is supposed to generate to check out the set up. The
kernel module is snd-card-ymfpci. Do I need to do something in a file
somewhere to activate the card? I am a newbie at this so if you have
the answer, please be very explicit in explaining what needs to be
done.
Thank you very kindly.
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DTi4565459)
Date: 25 Nov 2000 19:51:19 GMT
Subject: How do you mix distros, eg Debian & RedHat RPM's, or can you??
I am trying to get a Debian install up on a Mitsubishi Laptop, and
I've succeeded with kernal, modules, and base from floppies.
Also, I'm running my external PCMCIA CDROM. But attempts
to install X, etc from Reilly Debian CDROM keep failing. I have
many disks with the programs in RPM, but Debian didn't come
with RPM executable. So, my question is How to download
source code for RPM and compile it to work.
Can't get pppd to work yet, so I will have to download RPM source
on another machine.
Can you mix things from different distros together without getting
system messed up?
TIA,
dave
http://www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/
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