Linux-Setup Digest #182, Volume #20 Fri, 8 Dec 00 07:13:04 EST
Contents:
Re: Capslock key????? (Sven Mascheck)
Re: PPP-connection on demand (David Efflandt)
Help: rpm saysnone of the packages are installed and it gives a segmentation error
(David. E. Goble)
cs4281 (George Marras)
Re: Changing X resolutions with the startx command ? ("Philo")
RH 7.0 hangs enabling swap space (Darren McCosker)
Problem with workman under kernel 2.2.15 (Lew Pitcher)
Re: netscape-javascript (E J)
Re: Lernal Panic need help ("Raul Gonzlez")
Re: I815 can not work under kernel 2.2.16 and XFree86 4.0.1 (Max Lungarella)
Sound card + mandrake 7.1 ("Stefano Zen")
Re: kdm (or xdm) & redhat logo (Harri Haataja)
Re: HELP !!! Lots of setup problems!!! (Stefan Stommels)
Re: Blinking screen ("Raghav")
Re: Sound card, modems (Daz)
Re: Setup Linux Mandrake 7.2 on Secndry Mstr H/D (Daz)
Re: USB + PS/2 mouse (Daz)
Re: microemacs 4.00 port? (Martin Gregorie)
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From: Sven Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Capslock key?????
Date: 8 Dec 2000 07:16:33 +0100
Mickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [Caps_Lock]
> That is: It keeps being activated when hit until you hit it again
> - a true caps LOCK function ;)
> a) Make this key behave as under Win32...
console: perhaps not
X11: xmodmap -e 'clear lock'
> Do you need to change some kernel stuff and recompile the kernel?
For the console, perhaps yes...
> b) Reassign the CAPSLOCK key?
console: loadkeys/showkeys
X11: xkeycaps/xmodmap
Sven
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: PPP-connection on demand
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:25:23 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 05 Dec 2000 12:20:50 +0200, Jarmo Hurri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>This may well be an FAQ, but I was unable to find the answer from
>standard references...
>
>So what do I have to do at boot time to make ppp connect on demand,
>that is, if a program tries to connect to the network?
I have an example of a demand dialing script at
http://www.de-srv.com/linux/
But if you have a dynamic IP, you may need to stuff a 1 into
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr.
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David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
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From: goble@gtech (David. E. Goble)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Help: rpm saysnone of the packages are installed and it gives a segmentation
error
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 06:31:09 GMT
Reply-To: goble@gtech
Hi All;
Iam running redhat 6.2, what have I done.
Rpm says none of the packages are instaled. When I tried reinstalling
suck.4.2.4... it does so find but nothing happens. When I tried to
reinstall other packages it gave a segmentation error.
Everything was running ok until I started to play with with suck :.
Can anyone help with hits/advise, should I just give up and reinstall
everything from scratch????
--Regards David. E. Goble
goble [AT] kin.net.au
http://www.kin.net.au/goble
Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223
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Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 23:45:19 +0000
From: George Marras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cs4281
has any one setup a crystal es4281 on a redhat box 7.0
TIA
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From: "Philo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Changing X resolutions with the startx command ?
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:44:21 -0600
hopefully you should have at least one of the following installed on your
system
either:
Xconfigurator
or XFree86config
(you may have to enter ./ first)
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Philo
website: www.plazaearth.com/philo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Darren McCosker)
Subject: RH 7.0 hangs enabling swap space
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:27:30 GMT
I've been trying to install RH 7.0 for a few days on an HP Netsever
E60. Everything installs fine but during boot the system hangs at
Enabling swap space: [ OK ]
I'm not sure if is a problem with the swap partition or whatever it is
that comes after that in the boot sequence.
This happens with all the different workstation and server installs.
I've used both the automatic partioning option as well as doing it
manually.
Has anyone experienced anything like this or have any suggestions as
to where to start looking. The same system has had numerous installs
with RH 6.2, OpenBSD, Debian etc with no problems so it would seem to
be a problem with RH 7.0.
Thanks
Darren McCosker
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux.slakware,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Problem with workman under kernel 2.2.15
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 21:57:39 -0500
I've had to upgrade my Slackware 7.0 installation to kernel 2.2.15 in
order to get my SB PCI128 soundcard to work (I needed the 2.2.15 version
of the es1371 module), and now I'm seeing bizarre behaviour with
workman.
When logged on as a 'user', workman paints only the top half of it's
window (the part below the play arrow button is all white), and
generates a stack of error messages:
~ $ workman
XView warning: Notifier error: No condition for client
XView warning: Notifier error: No condition for client
XView warning: Notifier error: No condition for client
XView warning: win_send: No condition for client
XView warning: Notifier error: No condition for client
XView warning: win_send: No condition for client
XView warning: Notifier error: No condition for client
XView warning: win_send: No condition for client
(etc.)
However, when logged on as 'root', workman works as expected, painting
the whole window and generating no errors.
Obviously, there's a permissions problem somewhere, probably introduced
as a changed behaviour in a kernel API used by XView.
Has anyone run into this problem? Does anyone have an idea as to which
component needs to have it's permissions fixed?
Here's the stats on my system:
Slackware Linux 7.0 full install
Kernel upgraded to 2.2.15 and compiled for Pentium Pro
~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 803.415128
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr xmm
bogomips : 1602.36
~ $ cat /proc/modules
ne2k-pci 4448 1
8390 6244 0 [ne2k-pci]
joystick 5564 0
es1371 25696 0
soundcore 2116 4 [es1371]
bsd_comp 3632 0 (unused)
ppp 19948 0 [bsd_comp]
slip 7220 0 (unused)
slhc 4268 0 [ppp slip]
lp 5212 0 (unused)
parport_pc 7196 2
parport 6820 2 [lp parport_pc]
~ $ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.2.15 (root@bitsie) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #6 Thu Dec 7 20:16:14 EST 2000
*** Please note: Followups have been set to comp.os.linux.setup
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--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: netscape-javascript
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:34:21 GMT
Netscape 6 seems to do a better job.
ajtiM wrote:
> Netscape 4.76 (SuSE 7.0, KDE 1.12, XFree 4.01) cannot see some pages made
> with M$ FrontPage. Please try this link:
> http://www.zd-lj.si/vic/index.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mitja
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From: "Raul Gonzlez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lernal Panic need help
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:04:42 GMT
Thanks!!!!
RG
"Ed Dulaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >I am trying to install Redjhat 6.2 and when it reboots I get the
following
> >error.
> >trying to set up timer as ETINT (found pin 0) failed.
> >trying to set up timer as BP_IRQ failed
> >Kernal Panic;
> >I0-APIC + timer doesn't work.
> >In swapper task-not syncing.
> >
> >Any ideas on what this is?
> >I have 1.7 GB hdd, 96MB of ram, Pentium 233, Matrox Mill. II and a 3 com
> >3c905c tx-m nic on a tyan tomcat dual mb with on one 233 mhz in it.
> >
>
> It is loading the smp kernel, which supports multiprocessing. Since you
have
> only one processor it cannot sync the system, so it panics.
>
> Boot from the kernel linux-up (type linux-up at the lilo prompt, or select
> linux-up from Grub). That puts it into single processor mode.
>
> After the system boots, edit /etc/lilo.conf or /etc/grub/grub.list to
change
> the boot entries to eliminate the smp kernel.
>
> Ed
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From: Max Lungarella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: I815 can not work under kernel 2.2.16 and XFree86 4.0.1
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:12:42 +0100
hi
> I install linux on I815 system. The kernel is 2.2.16 which include the
which distro are you using? rh7.0? graphicscard? i've successfully
installed xfree4.0.1 on more than one i815-based machine. everything
went fine.
> module agpgart.o. The XFree86 is 4.0.1 which support the I810 chipset. There
> is an error "device is busy" when I do "modprobe agpgart" and the module is
> not loaded. I use the agpgart.o from the intel support web and it work. Then
> I run startx after config the XF86Config and it fail. The XFCom_i810 Xserver
> is work under XFree86 3.3.6 and can not work with the XF86Config file in
> 4.0.1 format.
that's right. xfree4.0.x are module-based, there's just one x-server.
the configuration files are different too.
max
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From: "Stefano Zen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound card + mandrake 7.1
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:22:31 GMT
How to set up the sound card with Mandrake 7.1 ?
I have Mother Board Asus CUV 4X-M with an integrated Audio Card. Mandrake
find it but not as sound card, but as something else.
Every help is accept
Sorry for my english
Stefano
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.windows.x.kde
Subject: Re: kdm (or xdm) & redhat logo
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:57:59 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Does anybody know how to get rid of the redhat logo when using kdm, or
>xdm as a graphical login using Redhat 6.2 ?
Those should be in the configs. At least with gdm it seems to run xsri
(if installed) in the X server setup script. Find that or uninstall xsri.
>Ive looked everywhere through the /etc/X11/xdm files, and any others I
>have found that may be relavent but to no avail.
Well, now I have to look..
$ less /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
<snip>
# only set the background if the xsri program is installed
#if [ -x /usr/bin/xsri ]; then
# /usr/bin/xsri -geometry +5+5 -avoid 300x250 -keep-aspect \
# /usr/share/pixmaps/redhat/redhat-transparent.png
#fi
There.
Mine's commented out and there's no RH logos there =)
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From: Stefan Stommels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP !!! Lots of setup problems!!!
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 10:43:37 GMT
In article <908da5$7fc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Huw Lynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <901jsc$pbj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Stefan Stommels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, thanx anyway, but do you call ISDN a fast connection :(
> > I tried that ALSA-stuff, but the device is always busy or
something...
> > I run my linux on my P133 now, sure ain't what it should be
> >
> The error message device or resource busy means one of two things.
> 1) The device that you are trying to load the module for does not
exist
> on your system.
> 2) The driver is looking in the wrong place.
> Basically these both boil down to the same point. The driver cannot
> find your card. With a bit of luck this can be solved by telling the
> driver the io and irq of the sound card. The irq should show up on
your
> bios message and you should be able to see the io (and maybe even the
> irq) from /proc/pci
>
> then do (for example)
>
> insmod drivername io=0x378 irq=5
>
> rplacing drivername with whatever driver you want to load and the
> numbers with those corresponding to your device.
>
> HTH
>
> Huw Lynes
>
I did that, but it's a PCI-card (IRQ 10) and I found its address in the
PCI-file (it's 0xb400), but it still won't browse the network... (the
mod won't even load properly :(
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Raghav" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Blinking screen
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:56:23 +0800
"steve mcclue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Dear All,
>
> I have a RedHat 7 installation running on a PII 350Mb machine with a
> Voodoo Banshee video card and a Sony monitor.
>
> Everything works fine, but every so often the screen goes completely
> black, then flicks back on again. I had this with my previous RH 6.2
> install as well, so I'm assuming it's something to do with the refresh
> rate of my monitor. I've noticed that when I look at the screen close
> up there is also a slight kind of shimmer. (but maybe that's just my
> eyes from spending too much time in front of the screen!)
>
> I was kind of hoping that upgrading to RH7 would fix it, but it
> hasn't. The install procedure correctly identified my video board and
> monitor, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to why this is happening.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve
I am a newbie also. May be my suggestions is a bit risky. So read the
related manual before implementing what i suggest. Please treat this only as
a pointer not as a complete suggestion.
Try to change the colordepth. In my case, i shifted the defenition for 16 up
and pushed the 32 down (in the "driver" section of the "svga" driver of
XF86Config file) and it works fine. I had something like mouse traces in my
screen and it was not there after i made this change. There is also a setup
utility which u can evoke as a *root* user (just type setup in shell) and u
can change it here also.
Btw, I was the succesful in the first one (viz. XF86Config) but when i had
some problems, someone suggested to press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and it went to shell.
but the problem is that startx never started after that. i have to do manual
start and even after that it fails every time. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks
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From: Daz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound card, modems
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:29:32 +0000
I have just managed to solve this - I have a VAIO with the same sound card.
If the sound fails at boot check your /etc/modules.conf file. Here is mine:
alias net-pf-4 ipx
pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
alias usb-interface usb-uhci
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
post-install snd-card-ymfpci modprobe snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-ymfpci
alias block-major-11 scsi_hostadapter
pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
#post-install snd-card-ymfpci modprobe snd-pcm-oss
alias scsi_hostadapter usb-storage
alias eth0 eepro100
The line "post-install snd-card-ymfpci modprobe snd-pcm-oss" had to be
moved up on mine (as you can see - I left the default pos in but commented
out).
You should also disable plug 'n' play in the bios (messed up my usb when
enabled).
If you use kde, go to KDE Control Center > Sound > Sound Server. Uncheck
the "Start aRts soundserver on KDE startup" - there is a bug in KDE 2 with
Yamaha sound cards - apparently fixed in KDE 2.01 but no updates have been
posted by Mandrake yet.
Good luck
Daz
NagaSri wrote:
> Hi,
> I have installed LM 7.2 on my Toshiba Satellite pro 460CDX. But I was not
> able to configure my Sound card (Yamaha OPL- SA3), USRobotics 56K PCMCIA
> modem card and 3Com network card. While network is not important to me
> right now, the other 2 are. LM 7.2 is supposed to support my Sound card
> and modem, but did not pickup during install. Also when I try to configure
> with Harddrake, I do not get the 'Run Configuration' button for my
> Soundcard and modem.
>
> Thanks for your help
> NS
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Daz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setup Linux Mandrake 7.2 on Secndry Mstr H/D
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:19:14 +0000
No problem,
When you get to the part where Mandrake wants you to set up a drive, just
select a non primary one. You can delete any FAT partition on this drive
and allow Mandrake to auto configure it.
At the end of installation, LILO will be placed onto your primary drive -
this will not hurt Win98 and below, and will fail for WinNT, WinME and
Win2000. In the latter cases, make sure LILO is copied to the disk you
installed Mandrake onto - then you can either get a boot program, configure
the Windows boot up menus or always use the floppy to get to Linux.
Daz
Bill Lucas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> After a failed attempt to install Mandrake 7.2 on my PB 486, and
> finally re-installing Window$ 95 back onto it. (I'll try the slackware
> version L8r w/o x)
>
> Setting up Mandrake wasn't a problem on the 486 because it had just
> one physical Hard Disk. The problem was that it was a 486 and I just
> figured I'd try it and load only what I needed but it never gave me
> that option during install although the manual said it would.
>
> But I now want to Install the Mandrake Linux on my Second Hard disk in
> one of my Pentium Machines. And I am concerned that it will install on
> the primary hardisk which has my win98 running and configured for my
> LAN.
>
> Ideally what I want to accomplish is the family can use this machine
> in win98 but when I want to run Linux it will be installed on the
> second hard disk. But keep all the same network configs.
> Since this machine will be the "gateway" cuz all the other machines on
> the LAN use this ones modem.
>
> I didn't see anything in the manual that came with the software about
> this. It only dealt with one hard drive and keeping or getting rid of
> window$.
>
> TIA
> *Lord Eros*
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From: Daz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB + PS/2 mouse
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:33:14 +0000
Here is my setup in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50
Buttons 4
ZAxisMapping 4 5
EndSection
Section "Xinput"
SubSection "Mouse"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Buttons 4
ZAxisMapping 4 5
AlwaysCore
EndSubSection
EndSection
Try it.
Daz
Fuad Ali wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to get both mice (USB and PS/2) run simultaneously?
> Does anyone know how to do it?
>
> Thanks.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Gregorie)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: microemacs 4.00 port?
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 11:43:28 GMT
On Thu, 07 Dec 2000 23:50:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Try the MicroEmacs available from
>
> http://www.jasspa.com
>
>This is a varient of MicroEmacs. Has a native X-Windows
>interface, integral speller, hilighting etc. I suggest
>that you take the "alpha" release on the site. This runs
>fine despite being marked as alpha. Should just build
>and run on Linux. Will also build an run on windows
>using MS-DEV or the free borland compiler.
>
Thanks for the tip, but I recently got hold of the good old Martin
Whittaker port for OS/9, Solaris and now Linux.
Compiled up first go and runs perfectly. All I need now is the time to
get the function keys defined in termcap....
I've got the official Win and DOS versions. Both they and the MW port
work perfectly and identically off the same set of .cmd pages.
--
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@logica | Logica Ltd
com | +44 020 76379111
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