Linux-Setup Digest #249, Volume #20 Mon, 18 Dec 00 23:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: bootable raid 1 (Chas2K)
Re: linux, NT & 98? ("UsuLsuspct")
Kernel Panic. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help ("John")
looking for free isp in usa/texas ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: which LINUX to choose (John Hasler)
Re: Scanner on Linux (Paul Pygeon)
Re: CD Writer Setup (David)
That wasn't hard! ... but not ready for everybody... ("Edward Alfert")
Re: Trouble with slocate (Matthew Palmer)
Re: Radio and TV card under SuSE 7.0 (John Frake)
Re: staroffice 5.2 /net setup problem (David)
Re: Scanner on Linux (David)
Re: Winmodems with Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Kernel Upgrade ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: That wasn't hard! ... but not ready for everybody... ("Dan")
Some notes on ftp with cron ("Donald H. Gudehus")
Re: Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help (Dances
With Crows)
Re: Mandrake 7.2 Dual Boot (Tom Szczesniak)
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From: Chas2K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Re: bootable raid 1
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:55:19 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am currently doing bootable raid 1 with all of the latest patches
> for
> 2.2.18 and then some.
> When I try to boot the system with either drive removed, I get a bunch
> of
> 010101010's in an endless loop.
> Yet, when both drives are in, the system comes up fine. What am I
> doing
> wrong?
>
> Using lilo 21.5
>
> lilo.conf.hda
>
> disk=/dev/md0
> bios=0x80
> sectors=63
> heads=15
> cylinders=13328
> partition=/dev/md1
> start=63
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=vmlinux
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=vmlinuz
> root=/dev/md0
> append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinux
> label=vmlinux
> root=/dev/md0
> append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
> read-only
>
> lilo.conf.hdc
>
> disk=/dev/md0
> bios=0x81
> sectors=63
> heads=16
> cylinders=16278
> partition=/dev/md1
> start=63
> boot=/dev/hdc
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=vmlinux
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=vmlinuz
> root=/dev/md0
> append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinux
> label=vmlinux
> root=/dev/md0
> append=" ide3=autotune ide1=autotune ide2=autotune hdh=ide-scsi"
> read-only
Looks like you're pulling out the drive with the boot sector on it. Is
your configuration mirroring all of the drives together, or just the
partitions with data?
Chas2K
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From: "UsuLsuspct" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux, NT & 98?
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:01:53 -0500
I am rather new to Linux, but I have messed with the lilo.conf file allot
for a newbie dealing with the dual boot and NT loader....I might be able to
lend some advice.
First of all, is there some reason that you would rather use LILO to handle
your dual boot? The only problem with using LILO is that it will get
overwritten with every install/reinstall of a MS operating system. I have
found that it is easier to add Linux to the NT loader, that way you wont
have to worry about LILO getting overwritten, and being forced to the boot
disk to load Linux.
This is what you will need to do to get Linux in the NT loader.....first of
all, make sure you have a boot disk that will work, in case something get's
screwed up. Goto the Lilo.conf setup portion and make sure that LILO is
installed on your root directory that holds linux.... IE /dev/hdb5, and
that it is currently looking for the right Linux kernel as the default boot
choice.
You can remove all the other OS choices here as you will be using your NT
bootloader to load the rest of the OS's.
Once this is done you will need to rerun the LILO setup with a /sbin/lilo
command. After this we will peel off the nescarry boot information with dd
if=/dev/hdb5 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
The file created from the last step will be called bootsect.lnx. This file
will need to be copied to your first boot directory, ie where boot.ini is
located....Probally the first partition on C: drive, but may be different.
Copy this file to the initial startup partion.....you will then need to edit
the boot.ini file to add the Linux option to the NT loader.
Add a line similar to the following:
c:\bootsect.lnx = "Mandrake 7.2"
Then try and restart, and you should end up with an option of Mandrake 7.2
in the NT loader....which when selected will automatically boot Linux......
I reccomend that you read the NT Loader and dual boot How-to's that are out
there they might clear up any question you might have on this matter.
This is a thorough how to on the dual boot process.....
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html
Hope this helps...
"-rw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:91lr1a$888$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Every notice how things are always fine until you mess with them...?
>
> Anyway, I had lilo running fine on my system with /dev/hda1 holding NT
> (on NTFS), /dev/hdb1 holding some data (on FAT32), and /dev/hdb5 holding
> linux.
>
> Then I added Windows 98. Aside from the poor planning of adding Win 98
> after NT, and aside from loads of other 'fun' difficulties, everything
> is up and running with the following new configuration:
>
> /dev/hda1 Windows NT (now FAT32)
> /dev/hdb1 Windows 98 (booting from /dev/hda1, FAT32)
> /dev/hdb5 Linux
>
> Despite my (foolish) efforts, I can't get my lilo.conf to directly boot
> Windows 98. I can only get it to boot Windows 98 by booting Windows NT
> and then going through the NT bootloader to get to 98. Surely there is
> a simpler way?
>
> (And once there is a simpler way to boot W98, I'll just remove the W98
> entry from the NT booloader)
>
> -Rich W.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Kernel Panic.
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:03:55 GMT
Hello. I have a simple setup machine running on Duron 700, UDMA33/66, a
20G ATA66 HD, 64Mb RAM and a PCI graphic card.
The PC is required to restart after the installation og RH6.2, but
while trying to reboot, I had these msg...
kernel panic : Attempted to kill the idle task!
In swapper task - not syncing
---end of msg---
I installed on another PC running thunderbird but got the same msg at
the 1st boot after installing. What does the above msg trying to tell
me? Is it true that RH6.2 n RH7 can ONLY run with UDMA 33?
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From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:11:56 GMT
Hi,
I have a laptop with NT installed on an 18 gig disk. I want to resize the NT
partition so I can install RedHat. I do not have Administrator privs so I
can't install Parition Magic and resize that way.
How do I do this? What software do I need?
I think I need some software that can boot from a floppy and then resize the
NTFS partition.
Thanks,
John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: looking for free isp in usa/texas
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:14:05 GMT
I just bought a laptop and I'm looking for a free isp that
I can connect to using linux.
At this point I only need one that has local access #'s for
Texas: Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston...
Hope some one can help
Thanks in advance.
garcia2000
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,at.linux,ger.pc.linux,linux.debian.qa,linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: which LINUX to choose
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:07:56 GMT
Anita writes:
> I did not exit dselect,...
You probably did, though. It has a pretty horrible UI. Fortunately, there
is some hope that it will go away soon.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: Paul Pygeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scanner on Linux
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:50:40 -0500
Richard Storey wrote:
> I've got an old (circa 94) HP 4P scanner in perfect condition. Has a
> SymBios Logic PCI SCSI card. Anyone know if Linux might run this? Where
> should I start poking around to find it?
>
> Thanks......
Hi,
You can try to linuxusb.org
Bye
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD Writer Setup
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:09:25 -0600
Rajarshi Bandyopadhyay wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am trying to set up a parallel port HP 7200 external CD
> Writer on Linux (RedHat 7). So far I have figured out how to read
> stuff from the writer by loading appropriate modules (paride etc)
> and then mounting /dev/pcd0
>
> But I am not sure what I have to do to burn CDs using, say, CDRecord.
> The CD-Writing howto talks mainly about Scsi devices, so it did not
> help much for parallel port writers.
>
> Also, I loaded the ide-scsi module, and then 'cdrecord -scanbus'
> detects the device, but I cannot get it to write to it...it gives
> me an error as 'Cannot send Scsi cmd thru ioctl' or something like
> that.
>
> Any help, please?
>
> TIA
> Raj
>
> --
>
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> Phd Student
> E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Ph : (713)-348-2731 Ph : (713)-524-7257
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> And I allow myself to live as I choose.
You may find this link to be of help.
http://www.guug.de/~winni/linux/CD-Writing/CD-Writing.sgml
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From: "Edward Alfert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.debian.user
Subject: That wasn't hard! ... but not ready for everybody...
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:33:47 -0500
Two things...
1) Linux has changed a lot for the better since i last used it 2 1/2 years
ago. It took me 2 days to install red hat linux version 4? about 2 1/2
years ago... I installed it and then said... so what now.. then i deleted it
the next day. I never did get xwindows to work and didn't feel like typing
commands all day.
2) I decided to try linux again and purchased Debian Potato and installed it
in 30-45 minutes... I didn't track the time by the minute because i thought
i needed to track it by the hour or day... wow... was i wrong... it
installed and is up and running...
The only thing that didn't get installed correctly was the mouse... so when
xwindows started i got an error saying it couldn't find the mouse... i
searched the newgroups and came across others that had that problem and
several helpful people helped us newbies and i followed their advice of
using
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse to create the appropriate link...
then i restarted linux and it booted automatically into the graphical
system...
The system is up and running!!!
BUT... LINUX still ISN'T ready for the masses... I say this because, even
though the only problem i had was the mouse and the fix was very easy, do
you really expect everyone to have to search newsgroups in order to get the
mouse working? Why wouldn't the /dev/mouse file be created during install?
I told the install program i has a 2 button serial mouse? Until the Linux
distributions can install without any errors, I don't belive it will ever be
accepted by the masses... Just my opinion.
newbie,
Ed
P.S. I look forward to learning more about Linux and hopefully replacing
windows as my os of choice. I have been following these 3 newgroups for
over 1 weeks (though this is my first post) and have learned alot by reading
and would like to thank all the helpful people who answer questions from
newbies like me.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Palmer)
Crossposted-To:
uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,at.linux,aus.computers.linux,be.comp.os.linux,ch.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x,free.comp.linux.misc,utah.linux
Subject: Re: Trouble with slocate
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 19 Dec 2000 11:57:13 +1100
It is not required that you crosspost to every single newsgroup with the
word "linux" in it's name - a few select groups would have been less
unpleasant. I've kept all of the ones on the local news spool because I
don't know which ou actually read.
Michel Dubois is of the opinion:
>When I type updatedb Ihave an error message like this one:
>
>Segmentation fault
>
>so my locate fonction can't be updated......
>I read all the man page, reinstall the package and I think everything
>else, but it doesn't work... Why???
It doesn't work because it's performing an illegal memory access. It is
caused by a bug is the program.
Upgrade, hassle the program's author or maintainer, or fix it yourself.
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:52:32 +0000
From: John Frake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Radio and TV card under SuSE 7.0
A fix exists on SuSE's web site that cured my problem! May fix this one
too, if it si not a config problem.
--
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: staroffice 5.2 /net setup problem
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:40:13 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if I have a strange bug. I believe I understand the
> steps, and I've read the installation docs. Nevertheless, the install
> is still failing for users.
>
> I'm running the installer with "/net" as root _the first time_. After
> that, as whichever user I want, I run the setup that was copied by
> installer (previously run as root with /net). That setup program runs,
> does a "minimum" or whatever they call it install (copies ~2 megs of
> files to the users directory).
>
> At that point, I ought to have a working staroffice installation.
> However, whenever I try to start soffice (from ~userhome/
>
> To clear up any confusion (maybe on my part, wouldn't be the first time
> I made a moronic mistake), here are the exact commands, in order, I've
> run:
>
> <<downloaded so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin>>
> [root@thebox userdir]# ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin /net
> <<did a "typical" install; used /usr/local/office52 as destination>>
> [user@thebox userdir]$ /usr/local/office52/program/setup
> <<enter user data, choose "standard workstation installation">>
> <<use "/home/userdir/office52" as target>>
> [user@thebox userdir]$ office52/soffice
>
> At this point, according to the documentation, Staroffice should start.
> Instead, I get the setup program again...
>
> Am I missing something completely obvious??????????
All that is needed is this.
<<downloaded so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin>>
[root]# chmod 777 so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
[root]# ./so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin /net
# do a "typical" install; use /usr/local/office52 as destination.
[root]# ln -s /usr/local/office52/program/soffice /usr/bin/soffice
[user]$ soffice # installs user files.
Then to run staroffice just do:
[user]$ soffice
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scanner on Linux
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:44:27 -0600
Richard Storey wrote:
>
> I've got an old (circa 94) HP 4P scanner in perfect condition. Has a
> SymBios Logic PCI SCSI card. Anyone know if Linux might run this? Where
> should I start poking around to find it?
>
> Thanks......
Try a search at http://google.com/linux for the program named "sane". I
don't know if that scanner will work with it or not.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Winmodems with Linux
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:54:43 -0500
Bit Twister wrote:
> You could look here
> http://www.linmodems.org/
> http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
>
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:36:50 -0500, Tilak Balu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >I use a Win98 + Linux LILO boot machine. I have a 56K HSP Micromodem that I
> >use on win98. I've read everywhere that Winmodems cannot be used with Linux.
> >But I've have also read and seen some drivers for these modems now called
> >linmodems. There is a driver in pctel.com but I can't seem it to get it
> >installed - wvdialconf still doesn't detect my modem (which is in COM4). Can
> >anybody tell me if they've had success installing a WinModem on Linux?
Yes it does work even for me though I am still pretty new to Linux my winmodem
works with redhat 6.2 with 2.2.14-5.0 kernel. Don't give up.
Brett
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Kernel Upgrade
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 03:43:49 GMT
HI:
I am running Turbolinux 6.0 with kernel 2.2.13.I can download
an rpm for the kernel upgrade .say 2.3.What do I have to do before
and/or after I upgrade the kernel so that the modules and dependencies
do not screw me up with a version conflict.Is there a couple of commands
I can use before or after upgrade.Will kernel 2.3 work ok?
Gb
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From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: That wasn't hard! ... but not ready for everybody...
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:58:13 +1100
One point many 'Linux is ready for the masses' posts seem to miss is that
Linux isn't targetted at the masses.
Linux is targetted at people who take an interest in what they're doing.
Therefore, yes, you are expected to go to newsgroups, search instructions &
man pages, and generally screw around until you achieve what you set out to.
Windows is targetted at the masses. However, you still need to go to
newsgroups to get answers. And don't tell me that Windows doesn't have BIG
problems, because I support a network of 50 Windows PCs, and I know better.
When I go to Windows newsgroups, I see pages & pages of 'General Protection
Error', 'Spontaneous Rebooting', 'IE crashing constantly', 'AGP only works
in single speed', etc, etc.
So the difference is that Linux does everything it claims to do, and Windows
falls short of heroic claims of 'but THIS time, crashes are a thing of the
past', etc.
Personally, I don't give a toss whether the masses use Linux or not. I'm
satisfied with the number of people using it at present, and seriously, I
don't WANT the masses using Linux at present, because I'd have to put up
with a lot of moronic posts in newsgroups that I just don't want to deal
with. If you take on Linux, you do so with the understanding that you'll
have to get off your butt and DO something. If this isn't acceptable, then
fine ... like you said ... Windows IS ready for the masses, isn't it?
Dan
"Edward Alfert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:91mkq4$mqv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Two things...
>
> 1) Linux has changed a lot for the better since i last used it 2 1/2 years
> ago. It took me 2 days to install red hat linux version 4? about 2 1/2
> years ago... I installed it and then said... so what now.. then i deleted
it
> the next day. I never did get xwindows to work and didn't feel like
typing
> commands all day.
>
> 2) I decided to try linux again and purchased Debian Potato and installed
it
> in 30-45 minutes... I didn't track the time by the minute because i
thought
> i needed to track it by the hour or day... wow... was i wrong... it
> installed and is up and running...
>
> The only thing that didn't get installed correctly was the mouse... so
when
> xwindows started i got an error saying it couldn't find the mouse... i
> searched the newgroups and came across others that had that problem and
> several helpful people helped us newbies and i followed their advice of
> using
> ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse to create the appropriate link...
>
> then i restarted linux and it booted automatically into the graphical
> system...
>
> The system is up and running!!!
>
> BUT... LINUX still ISN'T ready for the masses... I say this because, even
> though the only problem i had was the mouse and the fix was very easy, do
> you really expect everyone to have to search newsgroups in order to get
the
> mouse working? Why wouldn't the /dev/mouse file be created during
install?
> I told the install program i has a 2 button serial mouse? Until the Linux
> distributions can install without any errors, I don't belive it will ever
be
> accepted by the masses... Just my opinion.
>
> newbie,
> Ed
>
> P.S. I look forward to learning more about Linux and hopefully replacing
> windows as my os of choice. I have been following these 3 newgroups for
> over 1 weeks (though this is my first post) and have learned alot by
reading
> and would like to thank all the helpful people who answer questions from
> newbies like me.
>
> --
> ===================================
> http://edward.alfert.com/
> ===================================
>
>
>
>
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From: "Donald H. Gudehus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Some notes on ftp with cron
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 03:56:20 GMT
Hello,
I recently needed to transfer files via ftp run as a cron
job, and thought that I would share some of what I learned.
The files are taken by a Quickcam on a Mac every minute. Every
six minutes they are ftp'd to the Linux machine (Redhat 6.0)
so that they are accessible by the web server.
My first method did not completely work. The file
"ftp_transfer" consists of
#!/bin/bash
ftp my_mac_IP_address << !
cd "/Desktop/1080 Meg/Web Pages/Images"
binary
get Image1.gif
get Images2.gif
get Image3.gif
get Image4.gif
get Image5.gif
get Image6.gif
quit
This works in conjuction with the file ".netrc" in the home
directory of the account running the script, which has the
permission 700, and consists of
machine my_mac_IP_address login my_account password my_password
The file ftp_transfer can be executed manually with success.
When run as a cgi script or as a compiled cgi program in an
html file, the transfer usually does not complete unless one or
two files are being transferred. When run from a cron file, the
transfer always fails because the login fails.
The second method, below, worked. The file "ftp_transfer",
located in "/etc/cron.6min/" consists of
#!/bin/sh
ftp -n my_mac_IP_address <<EOF
user root my_password
cd "/Desktop/1080 Meg/Web Pages/Images"
binary
get Image1.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image1.gif
get Image2.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image2.gif
get Image3.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image3.gif
get Image4.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image4.gif
get Image5.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image5.gif
get Image6.gif /usr/local/bin/apache/htdocs/Images/Image6.gif
quit
There is also an entry in /etc/crontab consisting of
0,6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54 7-17 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.6min
which comes before the entry for "/etc/cron.hourly". After the files
are edited, enter "kill -HUP syslogd" to get the cron job to run.
Now, every 6 minutes, the files are transfered, allowing the web server
to display the images from the Linux machine. The file "ftp_transfer"
can also be run manually.
Cheers,
Donald
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Resize NTFS without Administrator Privs to Install RedHat -- Please Help
Date: 19 Dec 2000 03:57:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:11:56 GMT, John staggered into the Black Sun and said:
>I have a laptop with NT installed on an 18 gig disk. I want to resize
>the NT partition so I can install RedHat. I do not have Administrator
>privs so I can't install Parition Magic and resize that way.
??? You don't have Admin rights on your own laptop?
Or don't you own this laptop? If this is a laptop that you don't own,
it's a very bad idea to go mucking about the way you want to. If the
owner happens to be your employer, they will not be happy--most places
have policies against installing unauthorized software on company
equipment. Cracking Admin, then installing a new OS on a laptop that
isn't yours would get any of the systems administrators I've known angry
with you.
If this is the case, explain to the person who knows the Admin password
why you need it, and what you're going to do, and see if you can go
through the proper channels first.
>I think I need some software that can boot from a floppy and then
>resize the NTFS partition.
There exists a Linux bootdisk that can read and write NT filesystems,
with a tool that can change NT's equivalent of /etc/shadow. Be prepared
to deal with the consequences should this tool mangle everything.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
=============================/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Szczesniak)
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 Dual Boot
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 03:41:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Getting my pci modem going (I found some of the areas to work in but
>> no luck so far)
>
>PCI "modems" are 99% of the time winmodem, not modems. They don't work
>(in 95% of the cases) because there is no driver for them, by
>definition. Check! Go to www.linmodems.org.
I see. I sent an email to Gateway to ask exactly which modem I have.
>> Getting the Creative SB Live sound going.>
>Trivial. Load the driver. Run.
Two years from now, I'll tell some guy "trivial!" I've run Mandrake's
program "HardDrake (ver.0.9.3) which is there hardware configuration
GUI. My card shows up on the left side with the correct name and
details on the right saying:
Vendor: Creative Labs
Model: SB Live! EMU10000
Kernel Module: snd-card-emu10k1
Bus Type: PCI
There is a button below saying "run configuration tool" and it brings
up a choice of other cards from other manufacturers and showing mine
already selected. So I would have to say my sound card driver is
loaded right? I thought of sticking my CD that came with the device
in (the Creative CD with the win98 drivers) just to see if any linux
might be there, but I don't even know how to browse the cdrom.
My stuff is unmuted and volume up on the sound mixer.
I stuck a music cd in and used their cd player. The tracks ran and
changed and kept time, so the cd itself is a happening thing. Maybe
I'm just too picky wanting to hear music instead of just watching it.
:-)
>> Getting the HP9300 CD Writer going. One of the linux user group guys
>
>Read the CD-Writing-HOWTO.
Thanks. I found that part of the manual. I think that stuff was to
get it recognized. Mine is recognized because, again, it shows up in
their "HardDrake" tool with the correct name (HP +9300). At my
install when I had some help. We tried copying a file to it and it
tried to do it, as in my machine tried to write it there, but I forgot
what the error message was and it wouldn't write to it.
Ffunny thing is it shows up twice. The other one something like this:
HP Writer 9300 Plus not HP +9300.
>
>> My changes to add users don't show up at the log in screen
>?? Edit /etc/passwd and run pwconv.
>> When I first log in now. I can log in as root, but not as the first
>> normal user I made for myself. I get an error message. It tells me
>
>SOunds like a mandrake bug. Edit /etc/passswd yourself instead of
>relying on some gui thing of mandrakes.
>
So I opened it in a word/text editorI saw my user name which shows up
and will not login (it gives an error message) with a 501 number.
The users I added showed up as 10001, 10002... What do I edit them
to?
_______________________
Tom Szc....
at thomasz@jef(nospamminallowed)fnet.org
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