Linux-Setup Digest #302, Volume #20 Fri, 29 Dec 00 06:13:06 EST
Contents:
Possible to boot Linux with EZ-Bios Running? (FitzDean)
Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue ("Robert Schumacher")
linux printserver with debian and strange printer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
floppy drive on parallel port? (Michal Szymanski)
Re: make: *** No rule to make target 'mrproper'... (Steve Bradley)
Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue ("Roberto")
Re: pop and smtp server addresses ("Fabien R.")
Re: newbie:: unix machine as internet gateway (moonie;))
Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue ("Robert Schumacher")
Re: pop and smtp server addresses (Michael Heiming)
Re: 3Com 3c905 cards: here's how (Harri Haataja)
SuSE-7.0 No sound with ALSA ("Herbert Hildebrandt")
Linux course ("Simon Mc")
Re: Sendmail & Masquerade_envelope ("Seby")
Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?) (Andre van Dijk)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (FitzDean)
Date: 29 Dec 2000 06:19:20 GMT
Subject: Possible to boot Linux with EZ-Bios Running?
I have a GW2K machine with Maxtor's EZ-Bios
allowing my motherboard to recognize larger
hard drives. I installed slackware's Linux and
tried to boot. My machine just reset and went
back to windows 95. This is all brand new to
me, so thanks for your patience.
Dean
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Reply-To: "Robert Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Robert Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,alt.os.linux.mandrake,microsoft.public.win2000.setup
Subject: Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:52:53 GMT
"boy_afraid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I currently cannot boot Windows 98 SE from BootMagic. My system
> previously had Windows 98 SE on the first partition as FAT32, then the
> second partition has W2K Pro on NTFS, SO I just used the Windows Boot
> menu.
>
> Now I just installed Linux Mandrake 7.2 on the third partition (hde6),
> swap on the fourth partition (hde7). I installed Mandrake just fine
> and put LILO on the linux partition. Then I installed BootMagic
> through W2K Pro and now I can boot into Linux. I then tested my
> booting and I can also boot in W2K Pro from the bootmagic menu. BUT
> WHEN I TRY TO BOOT INTO windows 98 SE it says it cannot find a system.
> If I boot using the W2K bootmenu I can get into Win 98 SE.
>
> I know that W2K gets a copy of the MBR and saves it to a file so that
> during the bootmenu you can boot into Win 98 by loading that file that
> had the old boot sector. I want to boot into 98 using one menu and
> not going through 2 of them.
>
> Can someone help me?
While I've never run Win2K, I have run Mandrake and 98SE...and I have a tip
here for anyone doing the same. Use grub instead of BootMagic.
--
Robert Schumacher
Remove xyzzy to reply by e-mail.
"It is a warning to the afterworld...a Klingon warrior is coming."
Ignore Kadaicha Man, he is not the moderator and his advice is malicious and
damaging.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: linux printserver with debian and strange printer
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 08:16:12 GMT
ok, here's my current setup...
*i386 (pentium 120) running Debian 2.2 (potato)
*10-baseT network
*hp deskJet 680c (parallel)
*hp deskWriter 680c (serial)
what i need to do... share these printers over the network (mostly for
micro$oft crap/"operating systems")
i got magicfilter and am trying to use it to get the printers running under
linux....but there is no filter made for them...and i don't know the specs
(not much info out there on them). once they work under linux...i'll use
samba to share them.
could you find it in your heart to give me a little step-by-step process
about how to create a "generic" print-que that can allow windoze machines to
print to either the parallel or serial printer?
any info would b great.
thanx
matt
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http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michal Szymanski)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: floppy drive on parallel port?
Date: 29 Dec 2000 08:55:45 GMT
I'm looking for Linux (RH6.2, 2.2.16) support for the floppy drive
connected to the parallel port. This is the only way my Dell Latitude
CPx notebook can work with CD and FDD simultaneously (i.e. CD in the
"standard" bay and FDD connected to the parallel port via special
adapter cable which came with the notebook).
I've tried ZIP modules (ppa, imm) but with no success.
I've heard that such a configuration works under Mandrake 7.2. I use
RedHat 6.2 but I guess that if it can work in Mandrake, it should be, at
least in principle, doable in RedHat distro.
any hints?
regards, Michal.
--
Michal Szymanski ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Warsaw University Observatory, Warszawa, POLAND
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: make: *** No rule to make target 'mrproper'...
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:18:59 GMT
Guy Parry wrote:
> I've been playing with Mandrake 7.2 for the past couple of weeks
> and would like to check the kernel to see if I've got the SCSI module
> installed, plus a few other things. But I can't get past Step 1.
> Same thing if I bypass mrproper and try 'make xconfig'.
> Am I missing a package? Yes, I'm root. Yes, I'm in
> /usr/src/linux.
> tia...
Well, at the risk of sounding stupid...have you check the directory=20
(/usr/src/linux) for a Makefile? You may not have the full kernel source=
=20
installed....
Have you tried anything else...maybe 'make distclean' before make xconfig=
?
--=20
Steve Bradley
Registered Linux User#187404
(register at www.linuxcounter.org)
ICQ#19864616
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From: "Roberto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,alt.os.linux.mandrake,microsoft.public.win2000.setup
Subject: Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:07:37 GMT
> > I currently cannot boot Windows 98 SE from BootMagic. My system
> > previously had Windows 98 SE on the first partition as FAT32, then the
> > second partition has W2K Pro on NTFS, SO I just used the Windows Boot
> > menu.
> >
> > Now I just installed Linux Mandrake 7.2 on the third partition (hde6),
> > swap on the fourth partition (hde7). I installed Mandrake just fine
> > and put LILO on the linux partition. Then I installed BootMagic
> > through W2K Pro and now I can boot into Linux. I then tested my
> > booting and I can also boot in W2K Pro from the bootmagic menu. BUT
> > WHEN I TRY TO BOOT INTO windows 98 SE it says it cannot find a system.
> > If I boot using the W2K bootmenu I can get into Win 98 SE.
> >
> > I know that W2K gets a copy of the MBR and saves it to a file so that
> > during the bootmenu you can boot into Win 98 by loading that file that
> > had the old boot sector. I want to boot into 98 using one menu and
> > not going through 2 of them.
> >
> > Can someone help me?
>
Hi, why don't you try with "sys c:" from a bootable win98 diskette?
Anyway bootmagic is able to save the MBR using its utility WRPRG. take a
look at the online manual
> While I've never run Win2K, I have run Mandrake and 98SE...and I have a
tip
> here for anyone doing the same. Use grub instead of BootMagic.
wow! how I get that program?
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From: "Fabien R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pop and smtp server addresses
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 10:37:33 +0100
Hi,
I use logcheck to warn me if an intrusion occurs on my system. In this case,
this software is supposed to send a mail to me.
But I don't know if the system knows which mail server address to use.
Thanks in advance,
Fabien
Michael Heiming a �crit :
> Hello,
>
> I don't understand what you mean?
>
> You can configure a smartRelayHost for sendmail, if you want to deliver
> trough
> one server....You can set C-Names that point to your DNS/MX....
>
> Please, provide some more info for others, in order to get some help...:-)
>
> Good luck
>
> Michael Heiming
> Sysadmin
>
> "Fabien R." wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm using Mandrake 7.1
> > I want to know if it's possible to declare a default pop and smtp server
> > address.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Fabien
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie:: unix machine as internet gateway
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 04:38:45 -0500
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, renven wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Eventually I have a working machine with Linux (RedHat 5.2 distribution,
>because a friend of my gave it to me on cd-rom). It's a 486 Compaq 66m, no
>cd-rom (I used ftp-installation) 12mb memory and a 212 Mb linux partition
>(the other part is for swap and some vague compaq boot stuff).
>
>I installed two ethernet cards. Standard, the eth0 is working. The eth1 is
>working after using ifconfig.
>
>But what are the next steps to get the thing working as a gateway?
>I've read HOW-TO's. When I'm installing the suggested pptp with make.. there
>are some warnings...
>Even the make menuconfig in the /linux dir doesn''t work... "No rule to make
>target"....
>I don't get it (yet).
>
>Any suggestions?
You could save yourself some trouble and download/install pmfirewall I use it
and it works great. It writes your rules for you.
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Reply-To: "Robert Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Robert Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98,alt.os.linux.mandrake,microsoft.public.win2000.setup
Subject: Re: BootMagic and Win98/W2K/Linux boot issue
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:43:26 GMT
"Roberto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:tvY26.779$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > While I've never run Win2K, I have run Mandrake and 98SE...and I have a
> tip
> > here for anyone doing the same. Use grub instead of BootMagic.
>
>
> wow! how I get that program?
>
>
AFAIK it's the default bootloader installed with Mandrake (I've used 7.1 and
7.2 and they both set up grub during install). And it's a darn good
bootloader IMHO.
--
Robert Schumacher
Remove xyzzy to reply by e-mail.
"It is a warning to the afterworld...a Klingon warrior is coming."
Ignore Kadaicha Man, he is not the moderator and his advice is malicious and
damaging.
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From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pop and smtp server addresses
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 12:02:09 +0100
Hello,
you can check from the commandline of this server via:
mail -s "test" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
test-text
test-text
=2E
<CTRL-D>
If it gets to you fine, if not your DNS is not correct, or your sendmail
delivers local...
You can set SmartRelayHost in sendmail.cf (if your are using it?)
# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DSmail.yourdomain.com
Restart sendmail with your init scripts ??/init.d/sendmail restart
I don't know why you want to set POP3 too?
Good luck
Michael Heiming
Sysadmin
"Fabien R." wrote:
> Hi,
> I use logcheck to warn me if an intrusion occurs on my system. In this =
case,
> this software is supposed to send a mail to me.
> But I don't know if the system knows which mail server address to use.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Fabien
>
> Michael Heiming a =E9crit :
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I don't understand what you mean?
> >
> > You can configure a smartRelayHost for sendmail, if you want to deliv=
er
> > trough
> > one server....You can set C-Names that point to your DNS/MX....
> >
> > Please, provide some more info for others, in order to get some help.=
=2E.:-)
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Michael Heiming
> > Sysadmin
> >
> > "Fabien R." wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm using Mandrake 7.1
> > > I want to know if it's possible to declare a default pop and smtp s=
erver
> > > address.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Fabien
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: 3Com 3c905 cards: here's how
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 10:14:29 GMT
Phil Edwards wrote:
>Basically, when booting the RH7 kernel, 2.2.16-22, the card worked.
>After grabbing the 2.2.18 release and building, it didn't. The 905 series
>(in my case, a "Tornado") shows up in menuconfig as the same choice as
>the 59x. Unfortunately, no 3c90x.o file was ever being built, hence,
>no module support nor builtin support.
...
$ /sbin/lspci | grep 3C
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink]
(rev 74)
$ dmesg | grep eth
eth0: 3Com PCI 3c905C Tornado at 0xe000, 00:01:02:04:c5:4c, IRQ 10
eth0: using NWAY autonegotiation
$ /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
3c59x 22976 1 (autoclean)
$ uname -r
2.4.0-0.37
$
905 apparently stopped having its own module and works on the 59x module.
I happened to notice the 3c here was in a 2.4 machine, but still, that's
the way it is AFAIK.
I'm sure that should be documented somewhere.
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From: "Herbert Hildebrandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE-7.0 No sound with ALSA
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:13:56 +0100
Hallo,
I have a soundcard CMI8330 on my motherboard. With windows 98 it works well.
But with SuSE-Linux 7.0 and ALSA I have Problems: also isapnp found the card
and IRQ,DMA and PORT are set there only a report over WSS(AD1848) in the
sound segment and no report over SB(Soundblaster Emulation). Modprobe found
no module like sound-card-slot-1 but slot 0 seems to be found. In the whole
there was no sound.
Who can help me?
Thank you for the answer!
Herbert
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From: "Simon Mc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux course
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 10:33:01 -0000
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--
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From: "Seby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Sendmail & Masquerade_envelope
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:03:18 GMT
it's the same... it doesn't work :(
I also put out the FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl option..... i don't know
what to think......
"Adam Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:Jqj26.62910$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I think any email address that is fully qualified will probably be
changed.
> You don't need the full address to send within the network. Try sending
mail
> addressed to "user1" or whatever, without the @ etc.
>
> I'm really guessing here but I think the only way for sendmail to tell if
it
> is supposed to change the addresses (ie send mail to an external mailbox)
is
> if the email address is fully qualified (because if it was an internal
email
> you wouldn't need a fully qualified address).
>
> Adam
>
> Seby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:Aji06.116311$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi there,
> > i have a problem with sendmail. I have my local network with a "not
real"
> > domain ... called palla.it, and an "real" email address like [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Well, i want that the users of the local network can exchange emails
> seeing
> > the not real domain ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) but.. when an user sends an
> > email out of the local area ... the server must be change the sender
> address
> > in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > I followed strictly the Sendmail address rewriting howto, IT WORK! but ,
> > linux change also the address of the emails delivered locally, if
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( local users ) ..
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] see the email as sended by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > WHY??? in the howto is specified that will be changed only the outgoing
> > mail.... the mails sended to the smarthost.
> >
> > Please help me.... ;-)
> >
> > My .mc file...
> >
> > *************************************************************
> > include(`/usr/src/sendmail/cf/m4/cf.m4')
> > VERSIONID(`linux for smtp-only setup')dnl
> > OSTYPE(linux)
> > define(`ALIAS_FILE',`/etc/mail/aliases')
> > FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)
> > FEATURE(genericstable,`hash -o /etc/mail/genericstable')
> > GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE(`/etc/mail/genericsdomain')
> > define(`SMART_HOST',`mail.tin.it')
> > FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl
> > MAILER(local)dnl
> > MAILER(smtp)dnl
> > *************************************************************
> >
> > PS: i use SLACKWARE 7.0
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance .....
> >
> > Seby.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andre van Dijk)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Newbie Request for help on DNS - it's disablement(?)
Date: 29 Dec 2000 11:03:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Op Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:40:35 +0000 schreef Harry Broom:
>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've heard that you can run Agent under Wine.
>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
You should try Demon Internet. They're quite alternative OS friendly IMHO.
>geared to MS and they don't support connection under DNS just DHCP.
Well using DHCP over an PPP connection seems rather strange to me. If you
can connect you just have to put Freeserve's DNS servers in
/etc/resolv.conf. When you are connected in Win98 you can see what they
are with the programme "winipcfg". Just note them and use those in Linux.
You can use the tool "netconf" in Mandrake Linux to configure your
networking. You can also specify your name-servers with it. Also you can
create a PPP connection. I don't know KPPP, but netconf creates a sort of
system wide useable network configuration. If you create a PPP connection
with Netconf you can use the scripts invented by Redhat, ifup and ifdown, to
control the connection. These scripts can ofcourse be called from all sorts
of GUIs and scripts. I use a nice WindowMaker dockapp to control my Demon
PPP Connection for instance.
>Can anyone point me to an article/manual that a Win98/NT semi techie
>will understand?
Hope this helps :-)
Good luck.
--
Andre van Dijk
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