Linux-Setup Digest #128, Volume #20 Wed, 29 Nov 00 08:13:06 EST
Contents:
Redhat 7 installer not seeing my hard drive, I believe... ("Alec Reed")
Re: Installation Troubles ("Phil Whiles")
Re: Promise with UltraDMA 100 and RedHat 7.0 ("Phil Whiles")
put linux behind ms proxy? (Isaac Leung)
POP3 autehntication problem ("ocheicky")
mouse wheel config -- now that it works ("Dan Allen")
Re: mouse wheel config -- now that it works (Harald Wagener)
Linux von CD Booten ("Elvis Samson")
Boot RH7 from /dev/hdc1 with lilo ? HELP PLEASE !!! (NDQ)
Re: Linux von CD Booten (Eric)
root password changed, need help (Bulent Sarinc)
Problem with read mail (Sasha)
rsync permission denied? ("tin")
RH 7.0 update - wrong language (Andreas Lingnau)
Re: Best OS for 486/33 SX w/ 32meg ram? (Harri Haataja)
Sound Card? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Upgrading Kernel. (LuisMiguel Figueiredo)
Suse 6.3 ftp upgrade (Keith O'Connell)
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From: "Alec Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 7 installer not seeing my hard drive, I believe...
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:56:06 -0500
I'm lookin to install linux for the first time (from the bootable redhat
cd). I've set up my hard drive (30 GB) with the existing Win98 system on
one 15 GB partition and the rest of the disk unpartitioned, which is what I
assumed I was supposed to do based based on my copious pre-install research.
Anywho, Redhat (right after I choose the type of install ie
workstation/server/custom) tells me it can't find anywhere to install, which
I interpreted to mean it wasn't seeing my hard drive. I have an Asus A7V
motherboard with the hard drive connected to the Primary ATA100 channel
(master). Glancing at the text that runs by before the GUI installer
begins, it's recognizing the DVD drive and the Plextor CDR that I have
attached to the ATA66 ports, so my only guess is that the software isn't
smart enough to see the ATA100 channels. Maybe?
I've also tried to install Corel Linux Second Edition but the screen screws
up. The initial graphics with the spinning cd in the corner and the text
that says "Loading Linux..." and "Detecting Hardware..." and whatnot appear
fine, and it switches to the text just fine to display "Starting Linux #" or
whatever it says, but all I see after that is a random pattern of pixels. I
can tell the mouse works, however, because I can see the random pattern of
pixels change when I move it. I tried typing cntrl-alt-F1 on a whim hoping
to see some text, but I just get another random pattern of pixels (mostly
black this time). I'm assuming Corel can't handle my mack-ass GeForce2 card
(Redhat 7 has a driver for it, right?).
Anyway, any tips would be appreciated. My next step was going to be to
attach the hard drive to one of the other IDE ports (to see if redhat will
see it), but I'm probably too lazy to do that, so I figured I'd ask around.
Thanks for reading, hope it was coherent,
Alec
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From: "Phil Whiles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installation Troubles
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:18:55 -0000
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:901gun$n72$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Now the problem.. I have a clean hard drive with one empty DOS
> partition that I can get rid of with no trouble at all. What is the
> best way to get this OS on my system? Keeping in mind that I have no
> cdrom drivers on my computer right now. How do I negotiate file sytems?
> Do I get the drivers, load the cd and let the installation disk take
> over? Or is there a better way to skip DOS entirely? The CDROM drive
> is a TDK Valeo Recordable. Anywhere to start would be great.
>
You won't need CD drivers for DOS - just go into your PC bios and instruct
it to boot from CD.
Linux install program will start at boot time - then hold onto your hat :-)
Windows 98 and Linux can coexist btw - install windows first, then let linux
write into the MBR to allow lilo to start at bootup, giving you the choice
of booting either OS.
Phil Whiles
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From: "Phil Whiles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Promise with UltraDMA 100 and RedHat 7.0
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:26:31 -0000
Patrick Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> The problem IS:
> I Boot the Linux Install Directly from the CD. I try to install Linux
> but It tells me : NO drive to install Linux TO. As if it is unable to
> SEE the two HD ?
There are several prescribed tricks to get over this. From my own experience
in the last few weeks with a similar controller, (Chaintech HPT370), moving
the disk to the mobo ide gets you started, then after installation, move the
disk back to the promise then hack away ...
Here are my recollections of the installation process, (All of the
following was gleaned from google and deja btw with a bit of
experimentation thrown in ...) :
- Fresh install, with the target drive connected to the mobo ide primary.
- Boot from CD as per normal, no mention to RH at this stage of the HPT370.
- Install RH making sure the /boot partition is lower than the 1024 cylinder
boundary.
(I use the fdisk method)
- I choose to install Lilo in the MBR
- I have found that trying to use the selective package installation with
RH7.0 causes a
a panic halfway trhu install btw. so I just select the high lebel packages
ie Development etc.
- Do make sure you create a boot floppy.
- Complete install, then reboot, with the disk still on the mobo ide.
- Login
- Take the data from your /proc/pci re: the mass storage hex addresses.
- Edit lilo.conf, and add the following as the _first_ line :
append="ide2=0xA,0xB,I ide3=0xC,0xD,I"
where A,B,C,D are the first four 0x addresses taken from /proc/pci and
remember B and D need 2 adding to them.
I is the IRQ address of the mass storage controller.
- run /sbin/lilo
- mount the floppy manually :
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt./floppy
- add the append line to its lilo.conf
- run /sbin/lilo -r /mnt/floppy
- power down
- move the target drive onto the hpt370
My final ide config is
HPT370 Pri IBM 46Gb
HPT370 Sec Seagate 8Gb
Mobo Pri CDROM
Mobo Sec DVD/CDRW combo
All masters.
- Boot from floppy via :
Lilo : linux root=/dev/hdXN
where X is e or g, and N is your / partition number.
- login
- Edit /etc/lilo.conf (the hard disk one ...)
- Now you are about to reconfig lilo.conf to boot from the same drive and
parition, but on a different IDE channel ie on the HPT370.
- So change the boot and root lines - change the hda part to be either hde
or hdg depending on your _final_ configuration.
- run /sbin/lilo again.
- There should not be any error messages from lilo
- Take out the floppy.
- Reboot.
- Take a deep breath.
- ????
I hope the above is an accurate reflection of my installation process.
Contact me if any part needs clarification. Heck contact me anyway and let
me know how you get on.
Note that all of this was with RH 'out of the box' ie no kernel patches.
I don't know whether the 46Gb drive/HPT370 is running at ATA33,66, or 100
btw.
Phil Whiles
(thinking of putting the above on a web page ...)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Isaac Leung)
Subject: put linux behind ms proxy?
Date: 29 Nov 2000 09:21:43 GMT
hi Dear All :
Today, I have setup up a new redhat linux server 5.2. And i put the redhat
linux behind the microsoft proxy server 2.0.
But unluckily, it can not connect to the internet. Can anyone teach me
what to do next?
Thank your for attention!
Regards,
Isaac
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From: "ocheicky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: POP3 autehntication problem
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:57:27 GMT
Hi I've got a serious problem setting up an intranet mail service using
Mandrake 7.1
I'm using Sendmail 8.9.3 for smtp and GNU-POP3d 0.9.8 as pop server.
All clients are not able to retrieve their mails. If I trie to connect to my
mdk box trough win98/telnet, I always get the message ERR BAD LOGIN, which
means my password is not recognized by the pop server authentication module.
Could someone give me any hints about setting up such a mail system.
Should I use another pop server or an IMAP server (I learned it was a bit
reliable, and useful). I really need your posts and replies.
Cheick
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From: "Dan Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mouse wheel config -- now that it works
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 02:20:26 +0800
Okay, so we are all excited that the mouse wheel works and all that
through ZAxisMapping...not such a hard task anymore. My question has to
do with the configuration of the wheel itself. Is there a way to adjust
how much it scrolls when it scrolls. I know that this is sort of picky,
but in Netscape 6 you can adjust the wheel to work with x number of lines
scrolled per click, or you can use the system default. So obviously,
somewhere, the system default must have number of lines to be scrolled.
Anyone??
Dan
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From: Harald Wagener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mouse wheel config -- now that it works
Date: 29 Nov 2000 12:40:02 +0100
I have an old AppDefaults file for netscape 4 which enables wheel
mouse use there. You should add it to Your .Xdefaults or .Xresources
file. It might be necessary to source this file using xrdb before
things start working. I don't know where I found it, but it looks like
that:
***
! Mouse bindings in the HTML display area.
!
Netscape*drawingArea.translations: #replace \
<Btn1Down>: ArmLink() \n\
<Btn2Down>: ArmLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(new-window) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
<Btn1Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn2Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn3Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Motion>: DescribeLink() \n\
<Btn3Down>: \n\
<Btn3Down>,~Shift<Btn3Up>: xfeDoCommand(back) \n\
<Btn3Down>,Shift<Btn3Up>: xfeDoCommand(forward) \n\
<Btn3Down>,<Btn3Motion>: xfeDoPopup() \n\
<Btn3Up>: ActivatePopup() \n\
Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n\
Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>: LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>: LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
! We install these on every widget in the main tree (but not popups) that isn't
! a Text or TextField or List.These, basically, are motion commands that ought
! to apply to the HTML display area unless some text field or List has focus,
! in which case they ought to apply to the text in that text field instead.
! Doesn't all this crap just make you want to hurl?
Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: #override \n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>:LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n\
<Key>KP_9: PageUp()\n\
<Key>KP_3: PageDown()\n\
<Key>KP_8: LineUp()\n\
<Key>KP_2: LineDown()\n\
<Key>KP_4: ColumnLeft()\n\
<Key>KP_6: ColumnRight()\n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>space: xfeDoCommand(spacebar) \n\
\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Delete: PageUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>BackSpace: PageUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Up: LineUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Down: LineDown() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Left: ColumnLeft() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Right: ColumnRight() \n\
\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfDelete: PageUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfBackSpace:PageUp() \n\
Meta Ctrl<Key>g: fishcam() \n\
Alt Ctrl<Key>g: fishcam() \n\
Meta Ctrl<Key>t: net_showstatus() \n\
Alt Ctrl<Key>t: net_showstatus() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfUp: LineUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfDown: LineDown() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfLeft: ColumnLeft() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfRight: ColumnRight() \n\
\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Prior: PageUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>Next: PageDown() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfPageUp: PageUp() \n\
~Meta ~Alt ~Ctrl<Key>osfPageDown: PageDown() \n
***
Regards,
Harald
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From: "Elvis Samson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux von CD Booten
Date: 29 Nov 2000 12:39:59 +0200
hi, ich m�chte folgendes realisieren:
linux soll von cd booten, sich automatisch als user anmelden und netscape mit
einer lokalen seite starten. der benutzer soll sich nur auf der localen website
bewegen k�nnen, sie nicht schlie�en/beenden oder andere programme starten k�nnen.
internetzugang soll nicht sein.
hat jmd schon mal sowas gemacht oder kann tips geben?
vielen dank im voraus,
elvis
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From: NDQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Boot RH7 from /dev/hdc1 with lilo ? HELP PLEASE !!!
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:04:38 +0100
Reply-To: NDQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I have partitions:
hda->win,
hdb1->win
hdb2->swap ,
hdb3->RH6.1
I boot Linux via Lilo which is installed on MBR (hda). OK, I can chooose
win/linux for booting.
Now I try install RH7 on hdc (3rd HDD IDE). I do
hdc1 -> /boot (15Mb)
hdc2 -> /
Installation is OK, I can boot RH 7 without any problem from floppy.
When I was asked for installation Lilo in RH7, I have igored. I tried
add to /etc/lilo.conf (RH6)
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.....
label=rh7
root=/dev/hdc1
read-only
Under RH6, when I try "/sbin/lilo -v", lilo can not found RH7 image on
/dev/hdc1
Another way, I try install lilo to /dev/hdc1. Lilo tell me "BIOS drive
0x82 may be not accessible".
I added :
disk /dev/hdc
bios=0x82
And I hace not warning message.
Within lilo.conf (RH6) I changed :
other=/dev/hdc1
label=rh7
Now lilo RH6 accepts install to MBR but I can not boot to RH7 !!!! Lilo
stoped at "Kernel panic ..."
My question : It's possible to boot from 3rd HDD in my case ?
If yes, could you tell me how to do that please.
If non, have you any idea for help me ?
Thank you VERY much!
--
NGUYEN-DAI Quy
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux von CD Booten
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:18:20 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Elvis Samson wrote:
>
> hi, ich m�chte folgendes realisieren:
>
> linux soll von cd booten, sich automatisch als user anmelden und netscape mit
> einer lokalen seite starten. der benutzer soll sich nur auf der localen website
> bewegen k�nnen, sie nicht schlie�en/beenden oder andere programme starten k�nnen.
> internetzugang soll nicht sein.
>
> hat jmd schon mal sowas gemacht oder kann tips geben?
>
> vielen dank im voraus,
> elvis
>
Vielleicht besser wenn Sie auf Englich posten.
Dies ist eine Englische Newsgroup.
Eric
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From: Bulent Sarinc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: root password changed, need help
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:22:26 +0100
Hi,
somebody has changed root password and i cant get into my linux box on
i386
debian version
heeeeelp please
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Sasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with read mail
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:33:38 GMT
Hi
Sorry if it is not right newsgroup !
I have a computer with dual boot (Windows 98 and Linux RH 6.2)
connected to a local network, we have Linux as a mail and file server.
I have some problem when i am reading my mail from windows with outlook
express, it would reset / empty my mailbox that i could not see any mail
in my mailbox when i am using Netscap 4.72 from Linux.
It is real treble i have more than 40 read mail in my mailbox when i am
looking from Windows using Outlook express, but no mail when i am
looking from Linux using Netscap.
I can receive and read mail in Linux using Netscape as long as i am not
using Outlook express (Windows ), as soon as i look my mail from Outlook
express, there wont be a single mail in Netscap.
I cant understand why it is happening, because both of them (Netscap in
Linux and Outlook express in Windows )pointing on the same mail server.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks in advance Sasha
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From: "tin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: rsync permission denied?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:36:29 +0800
when i trying to rsync -a abc.cdc.com:test /
permission denied
unexpected EOF in read_timeout
what i'm missing?
thank you very much
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From: Andreas Lingnau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 7.0 update - wrong language
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:37:56 +0100
Hi!
Unfortunately I have updated to RedHat 7.0ja (yes, the japanese version),
but with english as default language. The problem is that there is a demon
who makes the translation. When I kill the demon the system is much faster
but in japanese :-(
Can I just update RH7.0ja with RH7.0 and choose German. Or will I have a
problem with updating a version with the same version?
Thanks a lo!
Andreas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Best OS for 486/33 SX w/ 32meg ram?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:45:08 GMT
Oliver D. Bedford wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (shadowlord) writes:
>
>> (It will be using another one of my PC's on the LAN which is the
>> "server" for internet access.)
>
> A low-traffic web-server needs less computing power than Netscape.
Talk about an understatement =)
Even Apache will run on a pretty humble machine unless you're doing
something like Java servlets with huge overhead. If you only serve
static pages, you could use another daemon that is more minimalistic.
Even apache can be made very small.
No X, wm and netscape.. that's a load!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sound Card?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:51:00 GMT
Hi.
I Installed mandrake linux 7.0, but It did'nt find my sound card
I don't Know what to do because in the previos version that I have
I had no problem with my sound card.
thanks.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: LuisMiguel Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Upgrading Kernel.
Date: 29 Nov 2000 13:06:08 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (dh) wrote in
<HMSU5.25184$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I have a laptop running SuSE 6.3 which I use to do any kernel reconfigs
>and a Compaq Prosignia VS with an upgrade from 486 to P133 which is used
>as a server so not used for reconfigs. In the past I have only required
>to recompile the same kernel ie 2.2.13. When everything is ok on the
>laptop I install the bzImage on to the server. Sofar everything has gon
>ok. I now want to upgrade to Kernel 2.2.17 and have done this on the
>laptop. What do I need to move across to the server? Is the kernel image
>the only thing or Is there more required?
>
>Any info greatfully recieved.
>
>DerekH.
>
>
>
maybe the symbolic link to /usr/src/linux/includes need to be changed.
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From: Keith O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Suse 6.3 ftp upgrade
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:07:55 GMT
Hi,
I have a copy of SuSE 6.3, on which I am trying to learn. There is an
option in YaSt to upgrade the system from the ftp server, but when I try
this it understandably explains that I cannot upgrade a system when I am
using it.
What I cannot find out in the manual etc., it how to upgrade from the
SuSE ftp server.
Can someone aim me at an URL or text file that explains how one goes
about this strangely "circular" problem?
Keith
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