Linux-Setup Digest #293, Volume #20 Wed, 27 Dec 00 19:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?) (David)
Re: PartitionMagic: can't boot (Rod Smith)
Re: Making the Peanut CD ("philo")
Re: Permissions xcdroast and cdwriter (Craig Kelley)
Re: X11 can't load default font (Craig Kelley)
Re: Uninstalling software in Linux (Craig Kelley)
Re: I Can't heard nothing !!!! (Craig Kelley)
Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?) (Craig Kelley)
Re: How to switch to GNOME from KDE ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help on ftp and telnet problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: kernel 2.2.18 & sblive ("Stig S�rensen")
Re: newbie question..... sound card doesn't work ("Ron Nicholls")
Which OS to install first for multiple-boot? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
HELP: Linux instal won't recognize adaptec SCSI card (Neal Seidl)
Re: shutdown -h now ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Using more than one monitor ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Error bringing up interface eth0 (Julie Brandon)
Re: Soundblaster AWE64 Value & Linux (Andrew McDonald)
Agfa/Iomega CL30 Clik USB working ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Printing to an SMB Winprinter? (David Bell)
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:30:28 GMT
Harry Broom wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Brief History: Having used commercial systems since the early 1970's
> and like most people being sucked into the MS-Windows hype, I thought
> I'd give Linux a try. Bought a cheap package with Linux Mandrake 6.5
> plus some other bits - worked after a fashion. Then bought a book to
> learn about the Mandrake distribution and this had v7.0 - the
> difference was startling! Everything now seems to work - except for
> Internet access (I regret to say that this post is under Win98 but at
> least using an effective mail and news reader in the form of Forte's
> Agent - full version and paid for!- & not MS Outlook.)
>
> I can connect with my ISP and logged on using Kppp. When I fire up
> Netscape it just can't find anything. I think this is because DNS by
> default is running whereas under Win98 all that happens is TCP/IP &
> DHCP run - no mention of DNS, because of course all UK ISP's are
> geared to MS and they don't support connection under DNS just DHCP.
>
> Can anyone point me to an article/manual that a Win98/NT semi techie
> will understand?
>
> Thanks
>
> Harry Broom
> Hampshire,UK
> www.broomhc.freeserve.co.uk
Did you setup /etc/resolv.conf with your ISP's DNS in it?
search yourdomain.com
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # ISP's primary DNS
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # ISP's secondary DNS
If you want to run your own nameserver I found these links to help.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/x1009.html
http://www.linuxforum.com/99/10/dns.html
--
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Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
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Completed more W/U's than 98.953% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: PartitionMagic: can't boot
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:43:21 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <92b1dt$uv8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I made a partition for Linux (logical and swap) on my second hard
> driver and installed mandrake 7.1, then I rebooted the computer and
> from grub I selected windows in order to reactivate my BootMagic and
> add the new OS (linux) to the menu of OS to be booted. I restarted the
> computer and in the BootMagic menu I chose Linux but it doesn't boot
> (it boots up windows without problem). What went wrong?
> I thank you in advance for you valuable information.
It sounds to me like you installed GRUB in the MBR, and then when you
activated BootMagic, it wiped out GRUB. Your best bet is to boot Linux
with an emergency boot floppy or some such and install GRUB in the
Linux partition rather than in the MBR, if GRUB supports this.
Alternatively, you could switch from GRUB to LILO, which I'm positive
supports this option. If you don't have an emergency Linux boot floppy,
you may be able to boot the system with LOADLIN (on the installation
CD-ROM) and the kernel from an installation floppy. Copy the kernel and
LOADLIN to a floppy, boot DOS, and type:
LOADLIN VMLINUZ root=/dev/hda5 ro
Substitute the kernel name for VMLINUZ, and specify your Linux root
partition for /dev/hda5.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "philo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Making the Peanut CD
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 03:58:49 -0600
i think i'd just copy it to your harddrive and install from there
--
Philo
website : www.plazaearth.com/philo
dos win lin os/2 cp/m nde beos
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Permissions xcdroast and cdwriter
Date: 27 Dec 2000 14:48:24 -0700
gary green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I got this to work after several ppl on the group added info to the effort.
>
> Set the +s bit on the xcdroast binary.
> chmod 777 on the device. (mine is a single user system - seemed safe)
>
> Viola! burning as a user not as root.
>
> Thanks everyone
But the suid bit means it *is* running as root. :)
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: X11 can't load default font
Date: 27 Dec 2000 14:51:21 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roger Blake) writes:
> While playing around with a newly-installed Mandrake 7.2 system, I
> somehow managed to hose X; it complains that it cannot load the
> default font ("fixed") and then unceremoniously aborts.
>
> I'm assuming, since this isn't Windoze, that it should be possible
> to fix this without re-installing the OS. :-) Anyone happen to know
> the necessary mystical incantations? (Restoring a backup of the
> /etc/X11 directory heirarchy from before the failure didn't help.)
>
> Thanks for any help with this, I've worked with Unix systems from the
> shell prompt for decades but have little experience with X...
You can reinstall X11 by seeing what version of X11 you have:
rpm -qa | grep -i xfree
And then, from your original media:
rpm --force -i XFree86-blah-blah.rpm
You may need to run Xconfigurator after that to re-create
/etc/X11/XF86Conifg.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Uninstalling software in Linux
Date: 27 Dec 2000 14:56:07 -0700
"Neil Guinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I recently installed StarOffice for Linux on my old P100 machine (32MB
> ram,4GB disk) and sadly the performance is too slow (it crawls!) for me. I
> want to uninstall it, how do I do that?
> BTW, if you have an alternative office suite for Linux, that will run a
> little faster on my machine let me know, thanks.
You can
rm -rf /path/to/staroffice
(usually found in /opt or /usr/local)
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I Can't heard nothing !!!!
Date: 27 Dec 2000 14:57:15 -0700
"Rudy Ceciliato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just ask help to someone...
>
> I want to use my new OS, it's just a week I've installed it on my
> computer...
>
> The only thing don't work is my Sound Blaster 1024 Live!...
>
> How could I hear something ????? Help me !!!!!
>
> I have installed Linux Red Hat v.6.1 - kernel 2.2.12-20
If you're running RedHat or Mandrake, then just run sndconfig as root.
> Help me fuck Bill !!!!
Uh, no thanks.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?)
Date: 27 Dec 2000 14:59:05 -0700
Harry Broom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello all,
>
> Brief History: Having used commercial systems since the early 1970's
> and like most people being sucked into the MS-Windows hype, I thought
> I'd give Linux a try. Bought a cheap package with Linux Mandrake 6.5
> plus some other bits - worked after a fashion. Then bought a book to
> learn about the Mandrake distribution and this had v7.0 - the
> difference was startling! Everything now seems to work - except for
> Internet access (I regret to say that this post is under Win98 but at
> least using an effective mail and news reader in the form of Forte's
> Agent - full version and paid for!- & not MS Outlook.)
>
> I can connect with my ISP and logged on using Kppp. When I fire up
> Netscape it just can't find anything. I think this is because DNS by
> default is running whereas under Win98 all that happens is TCP/IP &
> DHCP run - no mention of DNS, because of course all UK ISP's are
> geared to MS and they don't support connection under DNS just DHCP.
>
> Can anyone point me to an article/manual that a Win98/NT semi techie
> will understand?
Just edit /etc/resolv.conf and add a line like this:
nameserver mynamerserver's ip address
(replacing with your nameserver's proper IP address)
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How to switch to GNOME from KDE
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:54:06 GMT
I boot up my RedHat using text mode and use "startx &" to go to KDE.
I only have choice of either KDE or Gnome during RedHat installation,
not both. In this case if Gnome is not installed (I suspect), may be I
use RPMS to install Gnome.
Does it make sense?
Regards,
Roger
In article <92dg03$cs2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Yellow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Dear Guru,
> >
> > I recently installed RedHat 7.0. And I chose my desktop to be KDE
> > during installation.
> >
> > How can I switch back to Gnome? I searched from the KDE desktop but
> > cannot find anything to switch between these 2 desktops.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Roger Luk
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
>
> I assume you use kdm to do your login? (the graphical login screen)
>
> Just select another windowmanager before you hit the 'Go' button
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help on ftp and telnet problem
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:50:05 GMT
Chris,
Yes, my /etc/hosts looks like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.0.8 gemini.xyz.com
It still takes very long to get the telnet login prompt. FTP connection
refused by RedHat.
Regards,
Roger
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Chan Chung Hang Christopher
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> have you set the hostname properly in the server's /etc/hosts file?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I installed RedHat 7.0 workstation and installed xinetd, wu-ftpd and
> > telnetd.
> >
> > I connect my Win2K PC on the same LAN and try to telnet and ftp to
the
> > RedHat server. It takes very long (over 2 minutes) to have a telnet
> > login screen coming back from RedHat. For ftp, it does not ask me
for
> > and username/password and connected refused.
> >
> > I setup my hostname and doman name properly. The ftpaccess file is
> > default.
> >
> > However, if I use the telnet and ftp clients on the RedHat, it works
> > quick.
> >
> > Any clue?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Roger Luk
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
>
>
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From: "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel 2.2.18 & sblive
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 23:14:28 +0100
Well, I tried the patch, and it does work. Now the only thing that is broken
is the NVIDIA_kernel module for my TNT card :-(
Stig
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:92brul$ieo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <3a490a50$0$3193$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Stig S�rensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi people
> > I'm having some problems getting my sblive working with 2.2.18, it
> fails to
> > load the mixersettings during boot. Any one else had this problem?
> >
> > regards
> > /Stig
> >
> >
> Hello Stig,
>
> Unfortunately I do not have a SB live card. However I have come across 2
> articles from lwn.net, might be useful to you.
>
> 1. http://lwn.net/2000/1221/kernel.php3
> 2. http://lwn.net/2000/1221/a/emu10k1-fix.php3
>
> It seems sb live driver works fine if compiled as a module on 2.2.18,
> but not while it is part of the kernel.
>
> Can you please post the result (success/failure) of your problem?
>
> Thank you,
> Hari.
>
>
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From: "Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie question..... sound card doesn't work
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:34:19 +1100
I've never done this , so I am just guessing.
Does the make file exist in your working
directory.
Remember! if you call a program from its
residend direcctory you must preceed
it with " ./ " ie "./name " or the shell wont
see it
--
-
-
Regards
RonN
> ran down the console, the instructions said to type "make <blahblah>". i
> followed the instructions, when i type anything with "make" the console
> always says "command not found". i tried typing 'make' in the
> /usr/src/linux directory to seee if anything hapens, but it said the
> same thing. am i missing a package or something? is there an RPM that i
> should install that wasn't installed in the setup?
>
> i'm runing Linux Mandrake 7.0.... luckily i could atleast get the modem
> working soi can post this. hehe,... thanks!
>
>
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> http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Which OS to install first for multiple-boot?
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:27:11 GMT
hi everyone,
I would like to install a quad-boot WIN98, WIN2000pro, WINNT4, Linux.
I
intend to use BootMagic from PartitionMagic 6.0.
1) In what order should I install the OS, does it matter? I eventually
plan to merge the WIN98 and WIN2000 partitions.
2) I'm a Linux newbie. Is there a file system that Linux supports that
both WIN98 and WIN2000pro support? I would like to have a partition
that allows me to share files (not applications) with all three OS.
Thanks everyone
R
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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 16:57:45 -0600
From: Neal Seidl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Linux instal won't recognize adaptec SCSI card
Hi,
I'm a Linux newbie and would greatly appreciate any help anyone can
provide on this. I'm trying to install Mandrake 6.1 on a new system
with a SCSI CD ROM drive (Toshiba 3701). I have an adaptec 1505 ISA
card which worked fine under windows. I boot from the floppy when I get
to the SCSI adapter screen I select Adaptec 152x. Autoprobe fails to
detect the card, as is expected since the 1505 card has no BIOS. When I
try "specify options" and type "aha152x=0x340,9,7,1" the CD ROM does
light up briefly but the install program reports "can't find device
anywhere on your system."
Any suggestions on what else to try?
Thanks,
Neal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: shutdown -h now
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:54:13 GMT
In article <_TqY5.4239$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"korner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just installed Redhat 7. My question is, how can I turn off the
computer?
> When I type "shutdown -h now", it shuts down, but the computer power
is
> still on. I have to manually turn off the power. Thanks.
>
>
you may as well just type: "poweroff"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Using more than one monitor
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:54:14 GMT
Hi, I am looking for steps to set up Linux supporting more than one
monitor(2 at the moment), either CLI/CLI, CLI/X or X/X. I got several
video cards at hand that can be used. I have search Deja, LDP and
xfree86 sites but can't found anything near. May be I am missing
somthing obvious, can anyone please provide such information or a
reference, thanks.
P.S. Besides the procedures, I would like to know the precautions and
limitations such as the maximum number of video card than supported,
either by the kernel, X or hardware spec.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie Brandon)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Error bringing up interface eth0
Date: 27 Dec 2000 23:07:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:33:57 GMT, Jonathan S. Joseph ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
>
>Good point! However, doesn't IRQ 0 sometimes mean "auto-detect"?
IIRC 255 sometimes means "hasn't been set yet", 0 I think is sometimes used
as "not going to use an IRQ, will poll or do use another method instead"
(for instance, with serial cards.)
Ooops!
Ta-ra,
Julie
--
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<URL:http://www.computergeeks.co.uk/>
+++ See homepage for details of my present E-Bay auctions +++
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From: Andrew McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.general,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Soundblaster AWE64 Value & Linux
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 23:33:46 +0000
Cheers Craig,
Will give that a bash Scuse the pun ;)
Thanks for the help, and have a good new year when it arrives!
Regards - Andy
Craig wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:52:25 +0000, Andrew McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >Yep it is old but checking things out before having a bash at ver 7.0 ;),
>
> Ah I see :)
>
> >Btw it was sndconfig that was kicking back that error ;(
>
> Okay your best bet is to do the following
>
> Do this in root
>
> isapnp > /etc/isapnp.conf
>
> You may have to have a look at the isapnp.conf and uncomment some in there.
>
> then sndconfig
>
> that should be working then.
>
> If not, then get drunk and come back tomorrow and retry ;)
>
> --
>
> Craig
>
> http://www.linux2k.freeserve.co.uk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,alt.linux
Subject: Agfa/Iomega CL30 Clik USB working
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 23:36:20 GMT
I have been able to get my Agfa CL30 Clik camera to work with Linux via
the USB port.
See http://www.liderbug.com/USB/dot-config.html on how I did it - needs
some work ...
but what the hey - I can now extract my pictures from the disk - XV'm,
Gimp'm, print.
I'm a happy camper.
Chuck
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Bell)
Date: 28 Dec 2000 00:04:12 GMT
Subject: Printing to an SMB Winprinter?
Is it possible to print, over a network, to a Windoze98SE print server without
the proper printer drivers? The printer in question is a Xerox P8 (No e).
It's not just Linux that needs a driver for this thing -- My W2K machines can't
use it either! It'd be nice if I could use the same solution for both Linux
and Windoze. I was thinking, maybe there's a program I could run on the print
server to recieve the raw data and convert it as if it were being printed
directly from the that machine... Does something like that exist, or is there
an easier solution? Thanks!
=========================
David Bell - Otherwise known as DB7654321
Remember to remove nospam, notrash or anything odd looking from my email
address. :)
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