Linux-Setup Digest #143, Volume #20 Fri, 1 Dec 00 15:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: netscape 4.xx (C. L. Lewis)
Mandrake network gateway ("Arthnou")
Re: disk utilization ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: I am confident you will help me with "LI" from LILO; I'm one answer away from
the Linux promised land (Roger)
can't instal LILO on Mandrake 6.0 (David)
scie emulation / cd burners ("David O. Miller")
Re: Mandrake 7.2 problem with auto-login (C. L. Lewis)
Re: scie emulation / cd burners ("Tim Watkins")
Re: kvm switch (John Beardmore)
Re: rsync auth failed @ERROR ("tin")
Re: scie emulation / cd burners ("Dave Stanton")
Re: Mandrake 7.2 problem with auto-login (Peter Stricker)
Need DHCP Help ! (jdunn)
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From: C. L. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: netscape 4.xx
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:05:46 GMT
Only problem I've had with 6 is that it's just slow as black strap
molasses on a cold winter morning, even on a 550 with 160 meg ram. I
fortunatly left my 4.75 intact where I can still use it as needed and
play with 6 as I find time.
The problem of slow downloads and installs can be solved by finding a
build that works good for you, ftp all the archives down to, in my case,
/home/ftp/pub/ folder, then go to the netscape-install folder the
installer builds and modifying the ns-install.ini, or ns-install.conf, I
can't remember which off hand, so that the FTP Urls point to your
ftp.(host.name)/pub or file: on local machine and then each time you
need to do a reinstall you can do it locally off your own machine.
Of course having a distribution CD is one thing, but you're stuck with
the same build.
Charles
In article <E9RV5.1247$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Kevin White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Get netscape six,
--
Laughter is the best laxative there is for a constipated mind. Humor is
an ideal spoon to dose it.
--Chronocidal Charlie, 1995-2000, RIP--
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Arthnou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake network gateway
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 17:55:17 GMT
Is there a way I can set up my Mandrake 7.2 PC as a gateway for two other
PCs to connect to the Internet via a cable modem? I'd like to connect the
cable modem to a Ethernet card in the Mandrake PC, connect a second card to
another PC and have that PC (Win98) use a HomePNA connection to a WinME PC
in another room.
Is this possible? If not, is there any support for the HomePNA standard in
Linux (any distribution)?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: disk utilization
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:21:08 GMT
hello,
you might want to try the GNU parted tool which is able (as far as I
remember) to resize ext2 partitions, here is the link:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html
If you really want to do it in any other way, back up ! I did it without
back ups and regret it.
HTH
L@urent
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From: Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject: Re: I am confident you will help me with "LI" from LILO; I'm one answer away
from the Linux promised land
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:29:00 -0500
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Dear sirs, I am able to boot Mandrake 7.2 by floppy, however from hard
> disk I am stuck at lilo's "LI", which I use as it is better documented
> than grub (stuck too). I have windows on hda and boot linux on
> hdb. Apparantly hdb's geometry is not properly autodetected in BIOS. I
> suppose the strategy is to enter the manufacturer's specs into BIOS
> and lilo.conf rather than put wrong info found in BIOS into
> lilo.conf. Below are excerpts.
> # dmesg
> Linux version 2.2.17-21mdk Thu Oct 5 13:16:08 CEST 2000
> SiS5597
> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xd000-0xd007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
> hdb: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct15 30, ATA DISK drive
> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> hdb: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct15 30, 28629MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=58168/16/63,
> UDMA(33) ***58168/16/63 aparantly has the number of cylenders upped to
> agree with the true size instead of the artificially low 16383 specified
> by
> Quantum. I wonder how the kernal gets this number.
> Partition check:
> hdb: [PTBL] [8191/32/63] hdb1 hdb2 < hdb5 hdb6 hdb7 hdb8 hdb9 hdb10 >
> ***is the wrong 8191/32/63 now imprinted into my kernal from what the
> bios said that day I installed mandrake? Shall I worry
> about this even though I can boot by floppy?
> Shall I reinstall mandrake after manually editing bios cmos settings?
> If I say yes to LBA in my bios it forces heads=255.
> Would just using "normal" instead of "lba" be ok when configuring
> bios?
>
> my bios:
> BIOS Date: 01/22/98
> BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
> BIOS ID: 01/22/98-SiS-5598-<SP97_V>C-00
>
> # hdparm -g /dev/hdb
> geometry = 8191/32/63, sectors = 58633344, start = 0
> ***ok, these incorrect values are spread far and wide
> in my computer, but i thought it doesn't matter at least to linux...
> # hdparm -i /dev/hdb
> Model=QUANTUM FIREBALLlct15 30, FwRev=A01.0F00, SerialNo=614019446573
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
> BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=58633344
> ***yes, 16383/16/63 is what the quantum docs say
> I assume the number of cylinders are delibrately kept below a barrier.
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
> # hdparm -I /dev/hdb
> RawCHS=16/21298/0, TrkSize=63, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=12590
> (maybe): CurCHS=63/64528/251, CurSects=-1400897264, LBA=yes,
> LBAsects=458752
> ***could these two rawly reported lines give me a clue as to how hdb
> actually talks to my computer?
> # fdisk -l /dev/hdb
> Disk /dev/hdb: 32 heads, 63 sectors, 29084 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 bytes
> ****again, wrong values branded into place...
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 * 1 507 511024+ 83 Linux
> ***well, one puts /boot on a low cylinder
> I assume lilo doesn't need to read "/" to know where /boot is.
> /dev/hdb2 508 11194 10772496 5 Extended
> /dev/hdb5 508 760 254992+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hdb6 761 1774 1022080+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb7 1775 5837 4095472+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb8 5838 9222 3412048+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb9 9223 10236 1022080+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb10 10237 11194 965632+ 83 Linux
>
> # cat /etc/lilo.conf
> boot=/dev/hdb
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=linux
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> #lba32
> #linear
> prompt
> timeout=150
> message=/boot/message
> menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
> # get the numbers from your drive's docs:
> disk=/dev/hdb
> # bios=0x81
> sectors=63
> heads=16
> cylinders=16383
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=linux
> root=/dev/hdb6
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> append=" hdc=ide-scsi"
> # append=" hdc=ide-scsi hd=16383,16,63" ***i have a lilo problem
> not a kernal problem, so no need to pass this line?
> read-only
>
> # lilo -v -v -v
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> Secondary loader: 11 sectors.
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> Mapping message file /boot/message
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> Message: 1 sector.
> Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> Setup length is 7 sectors.
> Mapped 1301 sectors.
> Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> RAM disk: 748 sectors.
> Added linux *
> <dev=0x81,hd=2,cyl=3,sct=46>
> "ro root=346 hdc=ide-scsi"
> Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
> Device 0x0341: BIOS drive 0x81, 16 heads, 16383 cylinders,
> 63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
> Setup length is 7 sectors.
> Mapped 1301 sectors.
>
> By the way, to those who plan to tinker,
>
http://einstein.et.tudelft.nl/~robn/linux-docs/chs-translation-how-it-works
> though dated, says:
> "Read this so that you understand the possible data integrity
> problem that a WD EIDE type BIOS creates. Any BIOS that has a
> "LBA mode" in the BIOS setup could be a WD EIDE BIOS. Be very
> careful and NEVER chage the "LBA mode" setting after you have
> partitioned and installed your software."
> --
> www.geocities.com/jidanni E-mail: restore ".com." �n����
> Tel:+886-4-5854780; starting in year 2001: +886-4-25854780
>
>
try also executing 'lilo'
>$ lilo
to check and re-write lilo.conf to your boot sector
--
Created with Linux Mandrake 7.2!
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't instal LILO on Mandrake 6.0
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:39:21 GMT
Hi
I've picked up an older copy of Mandrake Linux 6.0, and am having
trouble completing the instalation. The instal goes fine until LILO
needs to be configured, and then aborts with an error. ("can't proceed
with instal: LILO configuration" or something like that - no reason).
I've tried to put LILO on the MBR and on the bootable root partition.
No can do. The only way to complete the install is to skip the LILO
install.
Setup:
HD = 30GB Maxtor # Large drive geometry a problem?
Chip = PII 700
First 20GB = W2k server and w2k pro on one primary partition.
Last 10GB =
2x128MB linux swap partitions
500 MB linux "/" partition (bootable)
5GB linux "/usr" partition
1GB linux "/home" partition
1GB linux "/usr/local" partition
500 MB linux "/temp" partition
500 MB linux "/var" partition
I suspect the trouble might lie in the drive size. Fdisk gives a
warning about possible LILO install problems due to drive size.
During setup, DiskDruid can't create a root partition (of any size),
it complains that the root partition is too big (I've tried several
different sizes from (1MB to 5GB). I only managed to get a root
partition by creating one in fdisk, making it bootable, then naming it
in DiskDruid. I suspect the root partition needs to be installed
under a certain cylinder, as does LILO.
I would like to install LILO, and then use a boot manager (I've always
used xosl -www.xosl.org-, but I'm open to suggestions) to choose which
of the 3 os's to boot at startup. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
David.
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From: "David O. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: scie emulation / cd burners
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 13:51:31 -0500
I am dreadfully confused about setting up an IDE/ATAPI CD burner in
Linux. I think I have the general idea. I need to make it appear that the
CD burner is a SCSI device instead of an IDE device. Correct? I
understand that I need to 'mess' with the kernal (being a newbie, this
makes me nervous). I've read the CD-Writer HOW-TO but am still confused.
I want to be crystal clear before I start messing around.
Any help or suggestions that may help me understand this process will be
greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Dave
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From: C. L. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 problem with auto-login
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:35:54 GMT
That's the way I prefer to do it for myself Bill, but I was kinda
hesitant to tell someone who doesn't seem to have played with a RH
flavored OS long enough to have it figured out. ;-)
Charles
In article <908p8p$dm3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh) wrote:
> In <908jjh$d6n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> C. L. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
> >> machine always starts up in Enlightment. How do I get KDE back as
the
> >> default?
>
> If this is true for all users
> /etc/sysconfig/desktop
> replace the
> Enlightenment
> with
> KDE
--
Laughter is the best laxative there is for a constipated mind. Humor is
an ideal spoon to dose it.
--Chronocidal Charlie, 1995-2000, RIP--
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Tim Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scie emulation / cd burners
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:59:33 -0500
"David O. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:908sdc$lsc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am dreadfully confused about setting up an IDE/ATAPI CD burner in
> Linux. I think I have the general idea. I need to make it appear that the
> CD burner is a SCSI device instead of an IDE device. Correct? I
> understand that I need to 'mess' with the kernal (being a newbie, this
> makes me nervous). I've read the CD-Writer HOW-TO but am still confused.
> I want to be crystal clear before I start messing around.
>
> Any help or suggestions that may help me understand this process will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Dave
In the kernel config, you need to remove the IDE/ATAPI CDROM support, and
add SCSI emulation support in the block devices section. Then under SCSI
configuration, you need to add generic scsi support, and scsi cdrom support.
Once you recompile the kernel, you'll need to change the symbolic link
between /dev/cdrom and /dev/hdx where x being the drive it used to be.
Change the symbolic link to point to /scd0 (I think that's what it is..).
I was confused at first, but the above worked for me.
Tim
Please let me know if I've missed anything here...
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kvm switch
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 18:46:56 +0000
In article <903sbu$rf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Luke Richards
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi all
>
>Thanks for reading. I was wondering whether anyone has any problems with kvm
>switches and linux.
No, I've managed to set up Alpha Linux OK here.
>I have recently bought a Belkin kvm switch and x now does not want to
>recognize anything. I have RH 6.2 and I use the utility Xconfigurator and it
>just keeps coming back with an error that it don't work.
How do you know it's a KVM problem ? Try a direct link to check. It
would be interesting if the KVM switch could make it fail, but I fixed
my X problems by changing video card, not by rewiring the video !
>I was wondering whether anyone had an suggestions??
Do the experiment, please keep us posted !
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: "tin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: rsync auth failed @ERROR
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 02:38:04 +0800
thank you for your reply Phil:
i checked my username is correct, do i need to add those user in my passwd?
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ���g��l��
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> First, you crossposted way too many newsgroups. I reduced the list. You
> better be reading them ALL for your answer.
>
>
> In way too many newsgroups tin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> | when i using auth i got this error message
> | Password:123456
> | @ERROR: auth failed on module test
> | i checked my password is not wrong.
> | did i missing somethings?
>
> Did you specify the correct username? Since you did not include the exact
> command you used, along with all the exact environment variables which may
> affect it, and the configurations involved, it is only guessing that I can
> do to offer any help. The username preceeds "@" preceeding the hostname.
>
>
> | one more question how to type rsync client real time mirror to rsync
server
> | in command line?
> | which options using? -?
>
> There are many options which change the behaviour in many ways. Each
option
> has different effects. Many combinations would do what you say in
different
> ways. I don't know exactly what you want to do, so I cannot say which
options
> are the ones you need. Reading the man page is the best way to figure it
out
> for yourself.
>
> I would suggest starting with the -a option since it combines what mostly
is
> needed, and the -v option, so it shows what is being copied.
>
>
> | i want when server deleted file then client side will automatically del
,
> | and when server create file then client side will automatically create
that
> | file
>
> Also include the --delete option.
>
> But read the man page for rsync and understand exactly what these options
do
> so you can confirm for yourself that this is really what you want it to
do.
>
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> | Phil Howard - KA9WGN | Dallas | http://linuxhomepage.com/ |
> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Texas, USA | http://phil.ipal.org/ |
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Dave Stanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scie emulation / cd burners
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:49:29 -0000
"David O. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:908sdc$lsc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am dreadfully confused about setting up an IDE/ATAPI CD burner in
> Linux. I think I have the general idea. I need to make it appear that the
> CD burner is a SCSI device instead of an IDE device. Correct? I
> understand that I need to 'mess' with the kernal (being a newbie, this
> makes me nervous). I've read the CD-Writer HOW-TO but am still confused.
> I want to be crystal clear before I start messing around.
>
> Any help or suggestions that may help me understand this process will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Dave
Would you like a text file on how to do it ?.
Dave
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From: Peter Stricker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 problem with auto-login
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 20:54:23 +0100
C. L. Lewis wrote:
> That's the way I prefer to do it for myself Bill, but I was kinda
> hesitant to tell someone who doesn't seem to have played with a RH
> flavored OS long enough to have it figured out. ;-)
>
> Charles
>
> In article <908p8p$dm3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh) wrote:
> > In <908jjh$d6n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> C. L. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >
> > >> machine always starts up in Enlightment. How do I get KDE back as
> the
> > >> default?
> >
> > If this is true for all users
> > /etc/sysconfig/desktop
> > replace the
> > Enlightenment
> > with
> > KDE
>
> --
> Laughter is the best laxative there is for a constipated mind. Humor is
> an ideal spoon to dose it.
> --Chronocidal Charlie, 1995-2000, RIP--
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Thank you both. I got rid of Enlightment by deleting (well, placing a '#'
in front of) the line 'exec /usr/bin/enlightment'. However, I am now asked
to login.
- Peter
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From: jdunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need DHCP Help !
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:10:41 -0600
I have a debian 2.2 system on an intel machine. It was working
with static ips but now I need to move it to a new site where
the network uses DHCP. How can I manually reconfigure the
network on this machine to use DHCP without re-installing .
(no linuxconfig utility) I have the .deb files for
dhcpcd as well as dhcp-client but no instructions.
The How-To DHCP sems to be missing and the
man pages aren't enough.
Is the dhcpcd the daemon ? Then what is dhcp-client ?
What configuration files are needed ?
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