Linux-Setup Digest #256, Volume #20 Wed, 20 Dec 00 01:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: Hello, I am currently running Corel linux (Richard Storey)
Formatting New Drive on Linux (Kevin Brown)
Re: which LINUX to choose (Fordman)
Re: Probl�me de d�tection m�moire ("Schuylar Marshall")
Forcing NIC to 100mbps (rlyacht)
Re: Formatting New Drive on Linux (Jim Hill)
Re: Win98+Debian+LFS triple boot setup howto? (RCoch56297)
Re: playing MP3's with linux (James Rose)
Re: Dual boot help needed. (Michael Radocha)
Re: Formatting New Drive on Linux (James Rose)
Re: Q: How to disable dhcpd in Turbolinux? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Windows-ME dual boot (li qingliu ex-21/7/2003)
486 Install ("Paul Beauchamp")
Re: Mandrake 7.2 Dual Boot ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Dual boot help needed. ("Peter T. Breuer")
/dev/sequencer problem es1371 (Scott Rainaldo)
Re: switching to LINUX mail server ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Help!! Partitioning (srinivas_vanjari)
Re: What file sets the QTDIR environment variable? ("Peter T. Breuer")
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From: Richard Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hello, I am currently running Corel linux
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 03:11:46 GMT
Ivan Milos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am currently running Corel linux and I am quite happy with it.
> However, I have heard about how Corel may dump their distribution in the
>
> near future. In addition, their progress has been slower than Debian.
> What I like most about the Corel distribution is the package manager. I
>
> really like how dependencies are handled automatically (through a nice
> GUI interface). I tried Red Hat and Mandrake, but their package
> managers didn't seem to do this (maybe I just gave up on them too
> fast). In addition, they both locked up my system several times. Maybe
>
> recompiling the kernel would have helped this. Anyway, I am thinking
> about moving to Debian. However, I was wondering if it is much trouble
> getting KDE2 running on Debian. If so, could somebody suggest another
> distribution based on Debian.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ivan Milos
>
> --
> "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's
> history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this
> century. I didn't live in this century."
> ...Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/15/95
>
>
>
RPM handle dependency also--it's a non issue as far as package mgt.
goes--they all do it.
Corel did a fine job on the GUI, but they're lite in the pants and--as you
say--they're histoire!
Do Mandrake with KDE 2.01 or Gnome/ICE. They're as good as Corel on the
GUI and have more weight--more umpf--more pizaz........
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From: Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Formatting New Drive on Linux
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 03:23:12 GMT
I just took an old hard drive from a windows machine, and would like to
format it to work on my redhat 7.0 machine. I used linux fdisk to
delete the fat32 partition on it, then created an ext2 partition to fill
the disk. When I remounted the new partition, all the stuff that was on
the disk was still there, and it seems to want to still mount as vfat,
and wont mount as ext2. fdisk says that there is only an ext2 partition
on it. How do I wipe the entire disk and then start with a new ext2
partition on it?
Thanks,
Kevin
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From: Fordman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: which LINUX to choose
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,at.linux,ger.pc.linux,linux.debian.qa,linux.debian.user
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 03:26:43 GMT
John Hasler wrote:
> Fordman writes:
> > Whereas the Debian CD would at least have the source for almost all the
> > software that came in binary form. Except for the pay packages of
> > course.
>
> There are no 'pay' packages in Debian. All Debian packages are free.
> There are 'binary-only' Debian CD's, but the sources for all Debian
> packages are available at www.debian.org (as are all Debian binary
> packages).
I'm sorry, you're correct. I was getting slightly ahead of myself and
thinking of SuSE as I was finishing what I was typing about Debian.
<snip>
> John Hasler
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
> Dancing Horse Hill
> Elmwood, WI
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From: "Schuylar Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Probl�me de d�tection m�moire
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:34:01 -0700
Run YaST then lilo configuration then specify the memory amount that you
have.
I use "MEM=126M" in the device line.Works for me
Hope it helps por vous. Sky
"Martin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:91np8r$5m2$00$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Dambo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
> 91nn95$5jo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > En effet, j'ai des probl�mes avec Suse Linux 7.0. Apr�s l'avoir
install�,
> je
> > le d�marre et il est super lent... Je me suis d'abors demand� d'ou
venait
> le
> > probl�me et je crois comprendre qu'il vient du fait que Suse n'a pas
> d�tect�
> > ma m�moire vive correctement. J'ai 128 Mb mais il en d�tecte que 16 Mb.
> > Comment faire pour changer cel� ?
> >
> > Merci de votre aide a+
> >
>
> If you wont get help here i recommend to ask the
> question to the Suse-support (if possible) .
> I have made good experience with the support
> (solved all the issues i have asked so far) .
> You maybe want to write the post in english ,
> here is the translation of the essintial (le mail en anglais):
> - I have installed Suse 7.0 recently , it seems
> the memory is not detected in the correct way ,
> because i have 128 MB available , but Suse
> detects only 16 MB .
> What can i do to change this ? -
>
> Execuse moi de ne ecrit pas en francais ,
> parce-que mon francais est tr�s mal que tu peux voir :-) .
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
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From: rlyacht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Forcing NIC to 100mbps
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 03:32:36 GMT
I have linksys LNE100TX NIC in my machine. I've been finding my
network slower than I'd expected, and I note the following when I run
tulip-diag:
tulip-diag.c:v1.19 10/2/99 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Index #1: Found a Lite-On PNIC-II adapter at 0xd400.
Port selection is 10mpbs-serial, half-duplex.
I guess I need to "force" the NIC to 100m. Can someone tell me how to
do this? Is it done using arguments to the tulip driver at boot time,
or using tulip-diag and the -w (for write) argument. An idiot-proof
command line would be much appreciated! Also, should I be changing any
other settings for better performance.
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hill)
Subject: Re: Formatting New Drive on Linux
Date: 20 Dec 2000 03:44:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do I wipe the entire [formerly vfat] disk and then start with a new ext2
>partition on it?
Create the blank filesystem with mke2fs. Read the man page for the
goodies.
Jim
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"Let me preface my remarks by saying that I have absolutely no love
for Barry Manilow in my heart." -- Jason Lempka
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RCoch56297)
Date: 20 Dec 2000 04:02:07 GMT
Subject: Re: Win98+Debian+LFS triple boot setup howto?
try bootmagic by powerquest.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Rose)
Subject: Re: playing MP3's with linux
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 04:06:02 GMT
>What is the minimum requirement to play mp3's with linux, and which
>(console)player is the best???
I have a P200 with 32Mb Ram running a cgi based control to my stereo.
It does just find decoding the MP3's under all but the most stressful
situations (kernel compile). It does all the playing by x-audio and
uses nfs. Works very well when attached to an FM Stereo transmitter.
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From: Michael Radocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual boot help needed.
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 04:30:05 -0000
> Anyhow I don't get your original question. Do you want to know how to
> free-up space to install linux in? Or do you want to know how to
> partition
> the free space you already have to install linux in?
>
> I want to free up and partition my entire hard drive to accomodate both
windows and linux but get confused with how much to allocate for what.
(/, boot, usr, dos/windows, ect) Sounds like an easy thing for the average
Linux user I know but most people still say "how much do I really need for
windows,and how can I stay under that 1024 cylinder limit, or do I put
windows in a primary partition or extended and what the heck is the
difference between Linux native and logical, or swap and what do I put
where?" Dumb questions I know, but for a person still in the shallow end
of the Linux pool, it's a scarry thing. I would love to see a step by step
explination on how to partition your drive from anyone out there, (step
one: Linux native means...Linux swap means... HDD means and HDA
means...Step 2: You will need X amount of space for / so do this now..) so
far all I have seen is, "push F4 to set your mount point" And oh yea,
never create a seperate partition for /ect, /bin /sbin, /lib, and /dev! No
explination why or why not,I'm assuming doing so will cause blindness and
severe pain to your gonads. Anyway do you see my point, I want to learn to
love linux,but we need a clear step by step guide on how to do all the
things we need to do to begin to even like Linux. Make a book like that
and you will sell a million copies overnight, guaranteed. ~m
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Rose)
Subject: Re: Formatting New Drive on Linux
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 04:19:19 GMT
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 03:23:12 GMT, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I just took an old hard drive from a windows machine, and would like to
>format it to work on my redhat 7.0 machine. I used linux fdisk to
>delete the fat32 partition on it, then created an ext2 partition to fill
>the disk. When I remounted the new partition, all the stuff that was on
>the disk was still there, and it seems to want to still mount as vfat,
>and wont mount as ext2. fdisk says that there is only an ext2 partition
>on it. How do I wipe the entire disk and then start with a new ext2
>partition on it?
Remember that you still need to format the drive after you fdisk it.
Look at the man pages for mke2fs to get the details. Shouldn't be too
much of a problem...
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Q: How to disable dhcpd in Turbolinux?
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 04:41:11 GMT
newsreader99 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I installed the OS, I chose the dynamic IP address because I did not have
> a fixed IP address. Now I have got a fixed IP address. But the DHCPD runs
> automatically everytime I reboot the machine. What I did was I have to kill
man init
> Can someone tell me what is the quick way to take out the dhcpd process on
> startup?
Use your init scripts tools. Or rm -f /etc/rc*/S*dhcp*, probably. I.e.
go look for the script that starts it and take it out of the boot
sequence.
Peter
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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:32:30 +0800
From: li qingliu ex-21/7/2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To:
Subject: Re: Windows-ME dual boot
Jim Bean wrote:
> hi listers,
> I have a new Dell machine that runs windows-ME. My previous machine,
> trashed sigh, ran windows-98 and RH 6.0 on a second disk, dual booted of
> course. The primary disk was FAT16.
>
> I put the second disk into the new machine and tried to re-install
> Linux on it. The result of loading LILO into the MBR was an unbootable
> system, which would say ME is like NT.
>
> The software guru at RH says that windows-ME is essentially windows-98.
> The microsoft website says its a version of windows-2000.
>
> Sooo is there a newer LILO that is safe to put on windows-ME or are the
> NT type solutions required? BTW the how-to's are hopelessly out of date
> on this.
> TIA Jim Bean
Me is same with 98. Now I run ME and redhat 7. It is fine. And although
you install ME after linux, you still do not need rewirte MBR for lilo. I
think a newer lilo should be OK.
Good Luck!
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From: "Paul Beauchamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 486 Install
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:01:20 -0800
All--
I am trying to install RedHat 6.2 Linux on a 486. I think I have
a couple of problems (with my install).
I begin by creating the boot floppy then booting. If I have formatted
my hard drive I get into the install (it begins to ask me questions).
If the drive is not formatted, I get a stack dump and the install
terminates. I would like to use the whole disk for Linux (no need for dual
boot).
If the install does begin to work, it cranks away for some time then
terminates abnormally with little or no diagnostic information.
This shouldn't be this hard. In the end, I would like to have just the
command line Linux running -- no fancy stuff.
Any help is appreciated!!
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 Dual Boot
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:05:11 GMT
Tom Szczesniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
THis "is using" the alsa driver set. That's good.
> 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?
You'd say nothing of the kind. You'd say that there is a tick in a
checkbox on a gui screen. Nothing more. Go look and see if the driver
is installed using lsmod (no I'm not telling you where on your disk is
the lsmod executable). Read the Modules-HOWTO if you don't understand
what you see. Read the ALSA driver notes for details on your driver
setup (should be "insert and go").
> 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.
?? Just look at it as normal.
> My stuff is unmuted and volume up on the sound mixer.
Which mixer? You need a special mixer for alsa drivers usually. And how
do you know WHICH device you unmuted and turned volume up on? The
live! card has lots of inputs and outputs. All of them need to be
unmuted and at max to get you going.
> 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
And does sound come out of the jack plug?
> I'm just too picky wanting to hear music instead of just watching it.
> :-)
The cd does not need a sound card to play music. It doesn't need a
computer either. Its sound output line is connected internally by
cable to the amplifier of your soundcard. All you have to do is leave
the soundcard mixer in a non-zero state and sound comes out of the
soundcard leadouts.
What did your kernel say when you inserted the driver (yes, this is a
a leading question and I am expecting you to research in order to answer
it)? Which is your kernel?
>>Read the CD-Writing-HOWTO.
> Thanks. I found that part of the manual. I think that stuff was to
No, not the manual, the HOWTO.
>>> My changes to add users don't show up at the log in screen
>>?? Edit /etc/passwd and run pwconv.
>>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?
Nothing. Why do you want to??? Man passwd for more info.
But there's no problem changing your UID to a higher value if you want to.
Remember to change the UID on your home directory to correspond (man chown)
to your changes in the passwd file.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual boot help needed.
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:22:59 GMT
Michael Radocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> where?" Dumb questions I know, but for a person still in the shallow end
> of the Linux pool, it's a scarry thing. I would love to see a step by step
> explination on how to partition your drive from anyone out there, (step
Read the Partitioning-HOWTO
/usr/doc/Linux-mini-HOWTOs/Partition
Peter
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From: Scott Rainaldo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /dev/sequencer problem es1371
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:23:17 GMT
Hello all,
My soundblaster PCI 64 (es1371) works fine so far for playing CDs, mp3s,
and wavs (all PCM output?). However, whenever I try to play midi files or
even open any program which uses /dev/sequencer I get an error.
Example:
$ kmid
KMid 2.0 Copyright (C) 1997,98,99,2000 Antonio Larrosa Jimenez. Malaga
(Spain)
KMid comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details view file COPYING
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions
ERROR: Couldn't open /dev/sequencer to get some information
Here is what my /etc/modules.conf looks like:
alias char-major-107 3dfx
pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
alias usb-interface usb-uhci
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
alias eth0 3c59x
options es1371 joystick=0x200
alias sound-slot-0 es1371
alias sound-service-0-1 es1371
Can anyone tell me what I am missing or doing wrong? Thank you!
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: switching to LINUX mail server
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:30:13 GMT
Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, I just got hired and one of my first tasks is to switch our mail
> server from a 15 yr old Sparc box to a LINUX box and I need some
> recommendations.
> Which version of Linux should I go for ? caldera, red hat etc.?
debian or slackware.
> Can anyone recommend tutorials or books on this?
On what? Mail? Get the sendmail book and sleep with it under your
pillow. But defaults should be fine.
> How do I start?
At what? Read the install instructions for whatever you want to
install.
Peter
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From: srinivas_vanjari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help!! Partitioning
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:35:56 GMT
Hi,
Thanks a lot for the help. I finally got everything up and running.
Hopefully windows recognizes all the extended partitions. (I had a
system earlier in which i partitioned using linux fdisk and i thought
everything was ok when suddenly innumerable number of files started
appearing those windows extended partitions. Somebody told me that
windows cannot recognize partitions made by fdisk...i hope this is not
true).
Thanks again and merry Christmas!!
--
regards,
srinivas_vanjari,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What file sets the QTDIR environment variable?
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 05:57:35 GMT
Chris Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I try to do ./configure it tells me to set the QTDIR environment
> variable to the new location. The readme tells me that this should be in
So set it.
export QTDIR=/opt/qt-2.2
(for example) (in bash).
> The question is. How can I find out which file is setting an environment
> variable?
By reading the man page for your shell.
Peter
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