Linux-Setup Digest #276, Volume #20 Sat, 23 Dec 00 08:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: Need help: Mounting windows drives on linux (Markus Kossmann)
Re: mouse didn't work ("Shane Baker")
PCI -> USB converter card (Alastair Foster)
wvdial error ("Robin Ronne")
Re: dsl under Redhat 7 (E J)
Re: dsl under Redhat 7 (Chan Chung Hang Christopher)
where can I get boot/rescue images? (Cgs3k)
Re: where can I get boot/rescue images? (David)
Re: xinetd + hosts.allow/deny (John Thompson)
Re: Backup of system (John Thompson)
Re: how do i find WinME back? (Glitch)
Re: New Kernal Upgrade (Glitch)
Re: help accessing the net (Glitch)
How do I change screen size in GNOME? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How do I change screen size in GNOME? (Skip S.)
Re: KDE/GNOME Screen Scroll (Skip S.)
Re: New Kernal Upgrade (Steve Martin)
Re: How to call 'stty' from inittab? ("Ray Allen")
Re: How to change Video-RAM size? (Ralph Miguel Hansen)
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need help: Mounting windows drives on linux
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 07:02:12 +0100
srinivas_vanjari wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> That was a typo. Is there anyway of accessing linux drives from
> windows ?
>
Try explore2fs ( http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/Explore2fs.htm )
--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Shane Baker" <sbakerATpcug.org.au>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:28:36 +1000 (EST)
Reply-To: "Shane Baker" <sbakerATpcug.org.au>
Subject: Re: mouse didn't work
Gidday Peter
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 01:33:23 +0800, Peter Chan wrote:
>i'm installing the Red Hat Linux 7
>(I'm new to Linux - i've install Red Hat Linux 5.2 and 6 once before, but
>just using a few day.
>That time just for have a look on the new system, and my mouse can be
>detected and use.
>But this time i really ready to use it, but my mouse can't functioning.)
>
>when starting the setup process, i saw one of the many many message, one of
>it is "probing for mouse", then
>is "3 button mouse PS/2 found".
>But i feel weird with this because my mouse is serial mouse.
<snip>
>But i still can't use my mouse.
I had the same problem with RH 7 - which is weird because earlier versions
found the mouse ok.
I used the "expert" install mode to install RH and told it the mouse was a 2
button on COM1, etc.
I had to use the keyboard during install, but after the initial reboot, the
mouse worked fine.
It seems a silly thing for RH to have missed.
Regards
Shane Baker
Canberra - Australia's national capital
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direct
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http://www.pcug.org.au/~sbaker/dogs.htm
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From: Alastair Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCI -> USB converter card
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 07:22:55 GMT
I have an old Pentium 133, and I want to get a couple of USB ports
installed on it. A PCI card with USB ports on it is quite appealing to
me, but I'm just wondering if it will work with Linux. I have downloaded
the 2.2.18 kernel source, but on running 'make xconfig', I have been
unable to determine whether this kernel supports the PCI convertor
because there doesn't appear to be any specific driver for such a
device.
So, my question is, will the convertor card work and, if so, which
options in the kernel setup should I enable? Thanks in advance.
--
- Alastair Foster
http://users.netaccess.co.nz/ala/
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From: "Robin Ronne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wvdial error
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:53:48 +0200
> I successfully dial into my ISP and supply my username and pass and then
> wvdial spits out the error message couldn't find service = shell in cached
> (or something similar - forgive me if that is incorrect) and then
> disconnects
> It also says ppp daemon died
I am running Red Hat 7 kernel 2.2.16-22 with a USR 56k modem
>
>
thanks in advance for anyone that helps me
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux,redhat.config,redhat.general,redhat.x.general
Subject: Re: dsl under Redhat 7
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 08:44:47 GMT
Kernel 2.4 which should be arriving any day (week?) now, should have full
USB support.
It would be possible to go online with a lot of programming using Kernel
2.4.
RH7.0 has limited USB support such as an USB mouse, but should accept kernel
2.4 easily when it is released.
C3k wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a ADSL connection to the internet, using a ALCATEL SPEED TOUCH USB
> modem.
>
> Is it possible for me to go online with this modem under redhat?
>
> Cibi
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From: Chan Chung Hang Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux,redhat.config,redhat.general,redhat.x.general
Subject: Re: dsl under Redhat 7
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 16:48:56 +0800
USB support is not currently well developed in the Linux kernel. Not many USB
devices are supported except for keyboards and mice and that's if you've got
the proper kernel version....
but you are in luck
check out www.linux-usb.org
goto device support and look for your Alcatel SpeedTouch DSL modem. I just
showed you where to get the stuff and I do not make any guarantees of any
sort.
Christopher
C3k wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a ADSL connection to the internet, using a ALCATEL SPEED TOUCH USB
> modem.
>
> Is it possible for me to go online with this modem under redhat?
>
> Cibi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cgs3k)
Date: 23 Dec 2000 08:49:56 GMT
Subject: where can I get boot/rescue images?
I lost my Red Hat Linux CD, and I can't get into Linux.
My laptop just boots into Win98. No LILO boot prompt
appears. So I need to boot up with a boot/rescue disk.
Can I make such a disk free off the Web somehow, or
do I need to buy another book with a RedHat CD in it?
If I need to buy a new book, will using a boot/rescue
disk made from a newer version of RedHat Linux not
work with my older (5.X) Linux version on my laptop?
Thank you,
George M.
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: where can I get boot/rescue images?
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:08:06 GMT
Cgs3k wrote:
>
> I lost my Red Hat Linux CD, and I can't get into Linux.
> My laptop just boots into Win98. No LILO boot prompt
> appears. So I need to boot up with a boot/rescue disk.
> Can I make such a disk free off the Web somehow, or
> do I need to buy another book with a RedHat CD in it?
>
> If I need to buy a new book, will using a boot/rescue
> disk made from a newer version of RedHat Linux not
> work with my older (5.X) Linux version on my laptop?
>
> Thank you,
> George M.
http://www.toms.net/rb/
--
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Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
Completed more W/U's than 98.912% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xinetd + hosts.allow/deny
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:28:01 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> RH 7 comes with xinetd instead of the older inetd. I now wonder how
> /etc/hosts.allow/deny coexist with the conf files in /etc/xinetd.d/
> directory (with the only_from = ... directive) and xinetd.
xinetd comes with a perl script (xconv.pl) that can convert your
hosts.allow/deny files into
xinetd.conf format. Run it in your /etc directory and redirect
the output to xinetd.conf
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Backup of system
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:49:57 -0600
Francesco Rossi wrote:
> I must backup my Linux system on another disk that is not mounted but
> mountable.
> I must do an exactly copy of system, expacially partition /boot and /
> What command i can use (dd or other) ?
Mount your other disk as, say, /backup, cd to / and then run
tar cf - .|(cd /backup; tar xvf -)
Unmount it afterward to keep anything else from writing on it.
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 06:16:06 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how do i find WinME back?
the USB floppy drive will still work to boot files from b/c the BIOS
still supports it. That's how I booted with my laptop using the floppy
drive and then i installed Suse over NFS using a cdrom from another
computer since my sony laptop didn't come with a cdrom.
Jixian Yao wrote:
>
> Thanks, Keith, for the recommendation about Loadlin and WinME.
> The problem I still have is that the installation of linux did not even ask me
> to create a boot disk (do I have to get into expert installation mode?)
> RH 6.1 (kernel 2.2.12) does not support USB, and the computer only
> has USB access to the floppy, so I guess even the linux installation asked,
> it would not be able to find the floppy drive. So I am sort of deasd in water,
> once I replace the MBR, I'll have to re-install linux (i am afraid it'll wipe
> away
> all my modifications, how do I let it upgrade, not formatting the partition,
> that's probably the only way to get both OS to work).
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Jixian
>
> Keith wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:36:52 -0800, Jixian Yao
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I installed RH linux 6.1 on a Sony PCG-Z505LS notebook, in order to make
> > > X work, I had to
> > > add a line in the lilo.conf, hence needed to re-run lilo, after that
> > > WinMe didn't boot anymore,
> > > I can still see the dos entry at LILO prompt, and it just hangs when
> > > selected. Linux boots fine.
> > > RH Linux 6.1 (kernel 2.2.12-20) does not support USB (the floppy drive
> > > is connected thru USB port).
> > >
> > > I tried to unload lilo by lilo -u, it didn't seem to work (lilo still
> > > there, and still boots fine to Linux).
> > > WinME CDs (recovery and the basic) don't boot. If I could somehow
> > > recover windows, I'll
> > > use loadlin to load linux from windows, that seems a safer way to have
> > > to OS on one disk.
> > >
> > > Could somebody help me to recover Windows without losing (re-installing)
> > > Linux? (I can't even
> > > create a bood disk to floppy).
> > >
> >
> > In dos, you will need to use your Windows/dos Boot floppy, type:
> > fdisk /mbr
> >
> > When you installed RH 6.1 you did make a boot floppy right?
> >
> > On RH CD there is a document and a program in /images called
> > RAWRITE.*
> > you can use to create a boot floppy for linux.
> > Boot up linux and create a new lilo or create a boot floppy
> > for your system. In some systems the command mkbootdisk is
> > available. See the Boot Disk How-to for more help. I don't
> > recommend using loadlin with WinME, but if you must read the
> > loadlin docs on your CD or the Loadlin How-to.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Keith (Use Reply-to for email)
> > Where do you discover free software for Windows? Strongsignals DOT COM is a
> > great place to start: http://Strongsignals.com "Where would Christianity be
> > if Jesus got eight to fifteen years with time off for good behavior?" NY
> > State Senator James Donovan, speaking in support of capital punishment.
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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 06:25:59 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Kernal Upgrade
pcrum wrote:
>
> Two Questions I like to ask You guys.
>
> 1) Does anybody have a problem booting the newest kernal 2.4. Because I
> have tried that and three different kernals and they don't boot.
nope. i compiled 2.4.0-test5 on my laptop:
unpacked source to /usr/src/linux-2.4.0-test5
removed the old linux link
recreated it so that it links to the new kernel directory, instead of
2.2.13 kernel
make xconfig
make dep
make bzImage
moved the bzImage in ./arch/i386/boot to /boot/vmlinuz-new
moved /usr/src/linux/System.map to /boot/System.map
added lines in lilo.conf for new kernel
ran /sbin/lilo
and rebooted, worked fine.
>
> 2) See if I am doing anything wrong here.
>
> Ok, first off I wish to thank any of you who decide to help me. Here's my
> problem. I installed RedHat 6.2 on my computer. O.k. everything is great
> no prob's. Them I decided it's time for a kernal upgrade. I download the
> latest upgrade. I did everything in this order:
>
> 1) Unpacked to /usr/src
> 2) made the xconfig (all good from there)
> 3) made all the dependencies
> 4) clean everything up
> 5) made the bzimage
> Everything seems to be looking up.
> 6) copy the bzimage file found in the arch/i386/ to boot (which is where
> lilo says the original vmlinuz is at.
> 7) edited the lilo file to make sure old one is still bootable if a problem
> exists.
> 8) made the new one a bootable kernal in the lilo.conf.
> 9) ran lilo (everything seems good)
> From there I thought ok lets see how she works, I rebooted and tested the
> new kernal the following things happends.
>
> "uncompressing the kernal...Ok"
> "Booting the Kernal"
>
> From there I hang forever. I am hoping someone out there knows whats going
> on and can help me.
>
> Thank You.
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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 06:29:25 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help accessing the net
edit your /etc/resolve.conf file
this is where your DNS servers go
i don't recall the way it should be setup Exactly however something
similar to this may work w/o being exact:
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
of cousre you fill in the IPs of your ISP's dns servers and then save
that file and then try reloading your webpage in Netscape
you do not need to set a proxy server up if u are using an ISP, only if
u are on a LAN do u need to do that
alpal wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am a fairly new "newbie" but with some disaterous experience,
>
> I bought a copy of the APC Redhat 7.0 LINUX pocketbook and went through
>
> the install fairly well some glitchs occured and eventually I got it up
> and running I have a stand alone machine (Cel 450 64mb ram tnt2 16mb
> vid, 2x 20gb h/d 1 cd 1cdrw usb camera epson printer Dell monitor)
> The book goes into how to set up PPP great thats fine my 33.6k modem
> dials up and works fine but (and here the books faqs etc fall down)
> netscape under preferences - advanced - proxies wont accept my local ISP
>
> proxy setting..
>
> I feel I am (obviously) missing a step not outlined where / how does a
> person logged into their own account not as root get access to the
> outside world .....????
>
> If anyone asked me what I wanted for christmas it would be a windows
> free christmas( i still have to use it to surf) and all I want is my
> linux to access the net all the rest I can sruggle with but it would be
> really good to not have to reboot just to send an email visit a
> newsgroup or just surf for the hell of it :))
>
> Merry Christmas to you all out there,
>
> AlpaL <!_!>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How do I change screen size in GNOME?
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 11:19:23 GMT
I just installed Red Hat 7 with GNOME and I've noticed my screen size
is pretty small (maybe 640x480).
Is there a way to increase the screen size?
Thanks.
Jim
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From: Skip S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How do I change screen size in GNOME?
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 03:59:09 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I just installed Red Hat 7 with GNOME and I've noticed my screen size
> is pretty small (maybe 640x480).
> Is there a way to increase the screen size?
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com
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Use Ctrl-Alt-(keypad +) to toggle through available resolutions in order to
make it workable.
Then edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and if it is there /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
Near the end of these files will be sections marked "Screen". Swap the
numbers around so your prefered resolutions are ahead of the less prefered
ones.
Skip S.
--
If we are what we eat, I'm fast, cheap and easy, with cheese.
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From: Skip S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE/GNOME Screen Scroll
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 04:01:24 -0800
Michael wrote:
> Hi guys - I've made attempts to answer a couple of other people's
> questions on here tonight, but now I have one of my own...
>
> I just installed the new KDE 2.0.1 because I thought Gnome was doing
> something weird - the screen scrolls, and I hate it. You move your mouse
> to the bottom of the screen, and your desktop icons scroll up and then you
> get
> your taskbar at the bottom. SO...I installed KDE to see if it was
> Gnome-specific, and it's not. Is there any way to cut this off? It's
> driving me nuts. It scrolls to the left and right, too... <sigh>
>
> My resolution is 1280x1024 on an Intel i810 chipset (yeah, yeah, yeah - I
> know - an i810 - and I figured that one out without asking any questions
> here). Also, I'm running RH 6.2 with a 2-3 week old 2.2.16 kernel
> (installed that myself, too - I'm getting into this whole Linux thing!).
> <Modesty Mode On> :) Now if I can just get past those darn panels and
> layouts in Java, I'll be doing good! :)
>
> As most everyone here does, I appreciate whatever pointers you can offer -
> and I promise to continue to help others on this forum when I have answers
> for them! :)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael
> http://www.anthologyproject.com
>
>
>
Use Ctrl-Alt-(keypad +) to toggle through available resolutions in order to
make it workable.
Then edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and if it is there /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
Near the end of these files will be sections marked "Screen". Swap the
numbers around so your prefered resolutions are ahead of the less prefered
ones.
Skip S.
--
If we are what we eat, I'm fast, cheap and easy, with cheese.
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From: Steve Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: New Kernal Upgrade
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 12:32:59 GMT
pcrum wrote:
> 6) copy the bzimage file found in the arch/i386/ to boot (which is where
> lilo says the original vmlinuz is at.
You didn't indicate whether you copied System.map over as well. The
kernel needs that file to resolve internal symbols (at least I think
it does).
An easier way to do this would be to leave your working kernel in
the /boot/ directory and use "make bzlilo" instead of "make bzImage".
This will do all the stuff you need to do as far as copying the
finished kernel to its destination. "make bzlilo" will copy the
new kernel to the root directory as well as the System.map file,
then run lilo, so before you do this, edit lilo.conf to include
a kernel file called "/vmlinuz" (note the leading slash). That's
what I've been doing here for years and it works like a charm.
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From: "Ray Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: How to call 'stty' from inittab?
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 12:39:12 GMT
Larry,
Are you using a standard serial cable or a null modem cable? I've been
trying to do the same connection without any luck.
--Ray Allen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> Are you trying to connect to your Linux Box via Serial Cable?
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From: Ralph Miguel Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to change Video-RAM size?
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 13:47:58 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Marc Koschewski wrote:
> Ralph Miguel Hansen wrote:
>
>> Marc Koschewski wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all!
>> >
>> > I have Mandrake 7.2 installed on a Toshiba 4080XCDT. While X
>> > configuration a FAQ said I should choose 2 MB Video-RAM and change this
>> > later to the correct value of 2.5 MB. The question is ... how to? Any
>> > input to this problem is very welcome.
>> >
>> > Thx, Marc
>>
>> Have a look at /etc/XF86Config, section Device, Videoram. The value set
>> by you should be 2048; change it to 2560.
>>
>> Hope it helps
>>
>> Ralph Miguel Hansen
>> Auf der Donau 29
>> 45139 Essen
>
> Thanks, Ralph! I don't know, if it works, but nothing went wrong after
> rebooting the box. In my /etc/X11/XF86Config the line VideoRam was hashed
> out ... what Video-RAM size did X assume then?
>
> P. S. ~ Fr�hliche Weihnachten nach Essen!
Hi Marc,
I don�t know what RAM-size X assumes in this case. Maybe there is a
Unix-guru far away in the net..... .
Frohes Fest in Wuppertal!
Ralph Miguel Hansen
Auf der Donau 29
45139 Essen
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