Linux-Setup Digest #314, Volume #20 Sat, 30 Dec 00 23:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: Best Linux Distro? (Colin Watson)
Re: install from a partition. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
*.ver files (David Punsalan)
Re: Adaptec AVA-2904 support (Carlo Scarfoglio)
Re: PANIC! Cannot see anything after install! (RH6.2) (Andrew Purugganan)
Determine IP information for Eth0: Operation failed (jazmarc)
Re: Apache Web Server Help (B. Hearn)
Sending a message to all terminals (Chiefy)
Re: CD-RW Trouble... (Bill Unruh)
Re: Sending a message to all terminals (Paul Hustava)
Re: problem with xcdroast (Bill Unruh)
changing IRQs on PCI devices (Travis Hein)
Re: New Year's DDOS Advisory (Michael Erskine)
Problem with windows after RH7 install(dual boot) (Jim Robertson)
Re: modem (Bob Martin)
Card Not Disk (Cheese Dog)
Re: win98 runs slow after reinstall of eDesktop 2.4 (Jim Robertson)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Subject: Re: Best Linux Distro?
Date: 30 Dec 2000 22:16:15 GMT
Michael Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've been using Redhat since 5.0. However, I find with each
>release it gets more buggy, bloated, insecure, and unreliable.
>What is considered the most reliable, secure, high performance
>Linux distribution. Many of my pro-Debian friends have
>suggested that I try out Debian 2.2. Any opinions?
Yes, go for it! If you have problems, subscribe to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (see the web page at
<URL:http://lists.debian.org/>) and we'll try to help you out.
Do report bugs if and when you find them: <URL:http://bugs.debian.org/>.
--
Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Racism is generally the last refuge of the unimportant."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: install from a partition.
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 22:28:48 GMT
Hi,
I don't know if I made myself clear, but to install from a partition on
a hard drive, I think you need a similar setup to the FTP install. That
is, everything you want to install needs to be placed in a RedHat
directory at the top level of your directory tree. You copy the base
subdirectory; then copy the packages you want to install to another
subdirectory, called RPMS.
The DOS filesystem has a filename limitation - that is, you may not be
able to use the full Linux filesystem names for the RPM packages. I
don't think the actually installation system cares what the filesystem
looks like but there are sometimes limitations to the underlying
filesystem....
kindest regards,
--ibs.
In article <92jg35$d9u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I think there is a special program to copy the base system onto a FAT
> partition in raw format - you can't just copy them across. Have a look
> around for a program called rawrite methinks....I know that is what
you
> have to do with floppies on DOS so it should be similar....
>
> --ibs.
>
> In article <92j4ni$4nn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I know you can do this type of installation. I'm just not sure of
the
> > specifics.
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > SivaramaKrishnan Nageswaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > --------------B86FECD0E22A2A9FCC3F5525
> > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> > > boundary="------------033DADE72BC1E772DE2E03AF"
> > >
> > > --------------033DADE72BC1E772DE2E03AF
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > >
> > > I don't think that you can do such type of installations. You can
> try
> > > either from the net by ftp or through CD.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Siva
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am attempting to install Red Hat 7.2 from FAT partition on an
NT
> > box.
> > > > The files were downloaded to the D:\RedHat directory. I want to
> > > > actually overwrite the NT so there are no space problems.
> > > >
> > > > My problem is that when I boot with the Linux boot disk and type
> in
> > the
> > > > location of the RedHat directory, I get a message saying that
the
> > files
> > > > can't be found. I've double-checked everything; could the fact
> that
> > > > they are in a DOS partition be preventing the Linux boot disk
from
> > > > finding them? If not that, I'm stumped and the Red Hat
> installation
> > > > guide has very little to say about partition-based installs.
> > > >
> > > > Please let me know,
> > > > Mike Cooper
> > > >
> > > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > > http://www.deja.com/
> > >
> > > --
> > > SivaramaKrishnan Nageswaran
> > > Lucent Technologies
> > > Bell Labs Innocations
> > > Tel Dir:- (091)(080)5052490
> > >
> > > --------------033DADE72BC1E772DE2E03AF
> > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > >
> > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
> > > <html>
> > > I don't think that you can do such type of installations. You can
> try
> > either
> > > from the net by ftp or through CD.
> > > <p>Regards
> > > <br>Siva
> > > <br>
> > > <p>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi,
> > > <p>I am attempting to install Red Hat 7.2 from FAT partition on an
> NT
> > box.
> > > <br>The files were downloaded to the D:\RedHat directory. I
> want
> > > to
> > > <br>actually overwrite the NT so there are no space problems.
> > > <p>My problem is that when I boot with the Linux boot disk and
type
> in
> > > the
> > > <br>location of the RedHat directory, I get a message saying that
> the
> > files
> > > <br>can't be found. I've double-checked everything; could
the
> > fact
> > > that
> > > <br>they are in a DOS partition be preventing the Linux boot disk
> from
> > > <br>finding them? If not that, I'm stumped and the Red Hat
> > installation
> > > <br>guide has very little to say about partition-based installs.
> > > <p>Please let me know,
> > > <br>Mike Cooper
> > > <p>Sent via Deja.com
> > > <br><a
> > href="http://www.deja.com/">http://www.deja.com/</a></blockquote>
> > >
> > > <pre>--
> > > SivaramaKrishnan Nageswaran
> > > Lucent Technologies
> > > Bell Labs Innocations
> > > Tel Dir:- (091)(080)5052490</pre>
> > > </html>
> > >
> > > --------------033DADE72BC1E772DE2E03AF--
> > >
> > > --------------B86FECD0E22A2A9FCC3F5525
> > > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii;
> > > name="nsiva.vcf"
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > > Content-Description: Card for SivaramaKrishnan Nageswaran
> > > Content-Disposition: attachment;
> > > filename="nsiva.vcf"
> > >
> > > begin:vcard
> > > n:Nageswaran;Sivarama Krishnan
> > > tel;work:00 (91) (080) 505 2490
> > > x-mozilla-html:FALSE
> > > org:Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations;GSM OMC - CCC
> > > version:2.1
> > > email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > title:Software Engineer
> > > adr;quoted-printable:;;Golf View Campus=0D=0AWind Tunnel
> > Road=0D=0AMurgesh Palya;Bangalore;Karnataka;560017;India
> > > x-mozilla-cpt:;-30240
> > > fn:Sivarama Krishnan Nageswaran
> > > end:vcard
> > >
> > > --------------B86FECD0E22A2A9FCC3F5525--
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
>
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From: David Punsalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: *.ver files
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:50:10 -0600
Hi,
I am trying to install a module for my HSP modem for my Mandrake 6.5 box.
When I try issuing the insmod command, I get many errors saying something
about "UNRECOGNIZED SYMBOL: blah blah blah"
I think this is because of some missing header files. So after doing some
snooping around I found some *.ver files that have the variable
declarations that are causing the errors. My question now is how do I
include these *.ver files when I compile the module.
Is it as simple as placing: #include "/path/to/file/foo.ver" in the
beginning of the main module source file just like a header (*.h) file?
I guess, in a more basic sense, what's the deal with these *.ver files?
Does it make sense that they be included in this modem module that I am
trying to install so that the module is compatible with the kernel version
that I am running? I've installed the module on a RH6.1 box with no
problem.
Thanks,
David
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From: Carlo Scarfoglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Adaptec AVA-2904 support
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:37:43 +0100
Gotzon Berrojalbiz wrote:
>
> I'm trying to setup this scsi pci card and I hope somebody correct me if
> I'm going wrong somewhere.
> These are the Kernel Options:
> - SCSI SUPPORT
> - SCSI GENERIC SUPPORT
> - SCSI LOW LEVEL -> ADAPTEC AIC7XXX
> Is this OK ? Do I have to add any parameter to lilo.conf ?
You have to add support for cdrom, disk, etc. in the kernel options. If
you build support in the kernel (preferred) there is no need for startup
settings. It is a PCI device and it is configured by the BIOS.
Cheers
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Purugganan)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: PANIC! Cannot see anything after install! (RH6.2)
Date: 30 Dec 2000 16:01:37 GMT
Hopefully Bo you can get to the LILO prompt at bootup. Enter "linux 3"
without the quotes to get a plain text (also called console) display. The
login will appear shortly after that. Now THAT islike a 'repair' mode.
Typing startx after logging in as root may bring up the graphical
goodness you want, but it can also zap you back to the console and tell
you what was wrong with the X configuration that wasdone during install.
Or at the console run the X configuration utility XF86Setup. The last
thing it usually does is to put you in GUI mode to show you that it
works. Save the configuration and only then you can reboot into GUI mode
HTH
Bo Berglund ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
[ I am completely stumped by this:
[ Installed RH6.2 on a PC that previously was running RH5.1, but with
[ new disk, all other hardware the same. Video is a Trio S3 on teh
[ motherboard.
[ Used the graphic installation and specified KDE Workstation.
[ After all was completed the system restarted and during that there was
[ a brief show of a character based login. But before I was done typing
[ in the login the screen disappeared completely into a black
[ nothingness!
[ Can't do anything here. Except I tried to login blindly by first
[ typing root then TAB then the root password. This started some
[ activity showing the system somehow is acting 'normally' except
[ nothing is displayed!
[ Tried to redo the installation as an 'Upgrade' (Why is there no
[ 'repair' option?) to preserve what I did before, but no good - still
[ the black screen.
[ Why does the screen disappear, there is a perfectly good graphics
[ screen shown during the setup sequence???
[ Bo Berglund
[ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
jazz
Registered linux user no. 164098 +--+--+--+ Litestep user no. 386
Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
--- OUT THERE??
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From: jazmarc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Determine IP information for Eth0: Operation failed
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:53:14 GMT
I've setup DHCP on eth0 through Linuxconf and receive Determine IP Info
for eth0, operation failed. I'm trying to setup a Internet
router/firewall connecting to a TimeWarner SurfBoard cable modem. Eth1
is setup with a 192.168.x.x address.
I'm sure the cable modem and cable work, it's usually connected to my
Win98 PC.
How do I setup Linux 7 to receive DHCP. Do I have to setup the same
<name>.nc.rr.com in order for Time Warner to correctly identify me?
Any links to informative sites would be appreciated.
Thanks,
jazmarc
Sent via Deja.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B. Hearn)
Subject: Re: Apache Web Server Help
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:22:59 GMT
On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:39:58 +0800, daemonX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Currently from the linux server I only managed to get results when I
>type http://localhost and it points to /home/httpd/html/indel.html file.
>How do I create individual users so they/others can access..something
>like when we type http://localhost/~joe it will point to joe's
>home/joe/public_html/index.html and http://localhost/~mary it will point
>to home/mary/public_html/index.html, etc.
Pardon my butting in here but I too have a "somehow" related question.
This is my first acquaintance with Apache. I found that a trailing
slash is required to make individual users' directories visible in a
browser. Additionally, not just the /public_html (per user) directory
must be world accessible to Apache but the User's directory as well
(how else could Apache get to the public_html ?). However the latter
must(? [ie. the user dir] ) be true and then perhaps, its a matter of
automatic inheritance - whatever.
Here is my dilemma. If the user is now accessible, is this not a
security problem? If so, how does one get around it? Would it not be
better to set up a new partition (in the interests of preserving,
backing up, etc) with all html's appropriately placed and classified
(public docs, private sites, etc. So, how to tell Apache that a user's
source html's are NOT in a users dir but rather, somewhere else. Am I
being too finicky?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Sending a message to all terminals
Date: 31 Dec 2000 01:03:13 GMT
I run 'slrnpull' via an 'ip-up' script and would like a message to
appear on all open terminals when 'slrnpull' has completed it's task.
Is it possible to do so?.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: CD-RW Trouble...
Date: 31 Dec 2000 01:15:27 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jerry McBride) writes:
]In article <H4336.69798$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
]Scott Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
]> I'm having trouble with sporadic error messages from my new
]>CD-RW.
]>
]--- snip ---
]>Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 8 in write mode for single session.
]>
]Try turning down the write speed. Possibly it's buffer underrun...
If using cdrecord, use the -v option which will report the buffer fill
factor It sould never drop below about 50%. If it does, run at a slower
speed. Note you can use the -dummy option to go through everything as
though writing without actually putting holes in the disk (laser turned
off) See if you get the buffer dropping below 50% .
(Note that 50% is just a rough guide. It dropping to 0 is the absolute
danger point. But if it gets below 50% then you should worry ).
If you ae using xcdroast then thee is a little bar graph which keeps you
informed of the current buffer fill.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Hustava)
Subject: Re: Sending a message to all terminals
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:35:26 GMT
man wall
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Chiefy) wrote:
>I run 'slrnpull' via an 'ip-up' script and would like a message to
>appear on all open terminals when 'slrnpull' has completed it's task.
>
>Is it possible to do so?.
>
--
Paul Hustava - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP key found in the ususal places
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: problem with xcdroast
Date: 31 Dec 2000 01:49:18 GMT
a) Get the latest version, which is 0.98test8. Also get the new
cdrecord, cdda2wave, etc.
b) Try burning directly with cdrecord. First run the -dummy run and then
try buring. Make sure you use the -v option to cdrecord so you get all
the messages.
What happens when you mound the cdrom and try to read it? Does it work?
If it works. Fine. forget about the verify.
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bernard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]Hi there,
]As anyone in here any experience with xcdroast ? I can't get it to
]work !
]I have downloaded xcdroast 0.96e. The installation went OK. My SCSI cd
]roaster (TEAC CD R55S) is being reckognized all right. Besides, it
]operates allright as a cd reader on my Red HAT 6.0 linux system (Kernel
]2.2.5-15). The "SETUP" phasis goes OK. If I choose "Master CD" with a
]few Mb of data to burn into a cdrom, the image goes allright... even the
]cdburning seems to go allright : no error messages or anything.
]However, when I try to verify the burnt cd, I am being told that :
]"The "TOC" (table of contents) of this CD reports an impossible track
]size. This can be a bug in the cdrom firmware, or a defect on a non
]standard CD. Please try another CD-ROM drive, or forget your idea to
]copy this CD..."
]I have, of course, tried on more than one CD, which CDs I had previously
]checked using same cd burner on Windows environment and Windows driver.
]I have tested CD mastering with little data (about 20 Mb), and with
]more data (about 200 Mb), I tested the default unix system for cdrom
]files, as well as the msdos system... to no avail... always the same
]result and error messages. As far as burning speed is concerned, I
]started with speed 2, then speed 1, then speed zero ! I check the
]image contents each time, and it seems allright...
]Thanks for any hint on what might have gone wrong.
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From: Travis Hein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: changing IRQs on PCI devices
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 14:10:14 -0600
I have the 3com 3c905 series ethernet controller, and the adaptec 3940uw
PCI scsi adapter.
The 3940uw card requires two IRQ's, one for each channel. I notice the 3com
card is taking the same irq as teh second SCSI channel.
Is there a way to change the irq selected for the 3com card, or the scsi
card such that I do not have this overlap ?
Travis
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From: Michael Erskine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: New Year's DDOS Advisory
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 21:20:28 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jem Berkes wrote:
>
> > > Based on FBI investigations and other information, the NIPC advises
> > > taking some extra precautions in computer security over the holiday
> > > period to reduce the possibility of, or damage from, Distributed
> > > Denial-of-Service (DDOS) and other cyber attacks which could occur.
> >
> > nah ... extra precautions? ... bit late now!
>
> It boggles my mind: there must be *so many* compromised systems out
> there.
Indeed.
> I get 4 - 5 scans a day for windows netbios ports, and maybe 2 a
> day for portmapper. And to think how much cable and ADSL subscribers
> there are...
Mail worms... damnable mail worms... (and the entrenched base of
a hundred million microsoft desktops operated by clueless users).
>
> I'm curious: let's say a government system wants to just deny all access
> from (e.g.) the entire 24. netblock.
Interesting proposition. I expect the government would just go
to the owner of the block and say... "This here ATM link, and that
one there, are down till further notice." That of course only in
a "national emergency".
> What is the lowest level they can
> do this at?
Any router. It would depend upon where one wanted the net broken,
which routers would be required to be overloaded. Even if the
router were not overloaded, there is a finite amount of traffic
which can flow into and out of any router due to bandwidth
limitations on the "pipes". Because IP and IP routing "tries"
to find a path, and there are usually multiple paths to a
destination, isolating a destination, would require a careful
study of the network routes available before the isolation could
be established via such an attack. Planning of which compromised
hosts would be tasked and the tasking for each host would also
be a prerequsite.
Think of the network like a spider web, not like a tree, there will
be "choke points" in the web which if cut, isolate a portion of the
web. There will be "shortest" routes to those points and there
will be "highest volume" routes to those points. In a sophisticated
attack, all that information would need to be known prior to the
actual attack.
Now it happens that the attacker (even though he is distribuited
in his attack infrastructure) is vulnerable to precisely the same
sort of attack. His access can be turned off either physically (the
ideal solution) or "logically" with a CDDOS (Counter Distribuited
Denial Of Service).
Taken to the logical conclusion, one envisions these armies of
systems being dynamically tasked in a battle designed to control
access to the infrastructure. Are we nearing that level of
sophistication? I don't think so, but I'll bet people have been
thinking along these lines for atleast a few years.
All that aside, the problem remains that the vast majority of these
attacks depend upon someone, somewhere spoofing his IP address to
(at least) get the ball rolling. If routers were ALL configured
correctly, the initial spoofing would never be able to leave the
network upon which it relied and the attack would be vastly more
difficult to launch. We identified this problem long ago and
"Ma n' Pop ISP" have not addressed it in their own houses. As far
as that goes, it is not an insurmountable problem for Cisco and
the other router vendors to build "anti-spoofing" into their
products.
> Could even the telco's routers become overwhelmed by a DDOS
> attack?
Yes even the telco's routers can become overwhelmed by a DDOS.
The trick is to decide which routers would break the net in the
places where it needs to be broken. DDOS as practiced by amatures
is a childs game. DDOS as practiced by a government in time of
hostility, is an art form, albiet a "black" one.
-m-
--
There is nothing so constant as change. - Chris Z. "Transactor Magazine"
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Anon
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From: Jim Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Problem with windows after RH7 install(dual boot)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:31:33 GMT
Help!!! I installed linux so that it would boot using lilo fom the hard
disk after several days of fooling around with it by booting up with a
floppy. Now when I boot to Win 98 it is horribly slow accessing the hard
drive. I can't figure out what has changed. I ran fdisk /mbr to restore
the mbr but this didn't help. Everything seems normal until I access the
hard disk and then the machine bogs right down. Any ideas????
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modem
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:31:33 GMT
Glitch wrote:
> i dont use a ps2 mouse but i take it the irq could still be used by the
> ps2 port?
> I dont think there are jumpers on the modem to do that. I havent had to
> configure the modem that way to change its settings. A program that gets
> put into the Control Panel in Windows came with it that lets me choose
> what COM port the modem uses. It was on COM5 and I changed it to Com3.
> WHen I orginally had Linux on this computer the modem used irq 9 and i
> had no trouble using it after i configured it in linux using setserial
> but it isnt that easy this time. The only thing i can think of is what
> u suggested which never crossed my mind that the ps2 mouse was using the
> same irq, or could be. I use a serial mouse so i dont know if the irq
> for the ps2 port still comes into play or not.
>
> i'll look into it in the meantime.
> thanks
If you don't have a ps2 mouse then the IRQ should be free, unless you
have something else assigned to it like a scsi card or usb drivers. The
problem with using wintendoze to configure something is that there is no
guarantee it will still be that way when you boot into linux, that is it
may only get setup that way when boot in to windoze and it sets the
config for the modem. with jumpers you don't have this sort of nonsense,
once it's set it stays set.
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From: Cheese Dog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Card Not Disk
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:57:01 -0800
>
>
> Such .img image files usually fit on a floppy (they are designed to).
> If yours dose not, then you may either have a floppy with bad blocks
> (so that it is too small for the image) or perhaps be having problems
> with the MAC writing PC disk images. Try another (new, 1.44 MB floppy
> with all good blocks) floppy, and possibly try writing from a pc.
In case you're interested, I did as you suggested, but still had the same
problem, even in an entirely PC environment and brand new disks. Finally I
used Shrink Wrap to make a disk out of the image, slapped that in the 486,
and it booted! No rawrite.exe or nuthin'!
Ah, but now my network card is not working. It did when windows 95 was
installed, but not now...
One thing at a time, I guess....
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From: Jim Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: win98 runs slow after reinstall of eDesktop 2.4
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:57:23 GMT
> I have the same problem as Alfia but my machine does not indicate 16 bit
> compatibility and I ran regedit and found nothing. Any other ideas? I am
> running win 98 and RH 7 and I'd just as soon not start from
> scratch....again...
> If you look at "my_computer" >properties>performance you may see that you
> are now using 16 bit compatibility on the hard disk. If so:
> this seems a problem in the PCI controller -- Linux to work must set
> Serialize IDE. AND windows to work with 32 bit drivers must NOT set
> Serialize.
>
> Look at regedit:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\VXD\IOS
>
> if there is a key called NOIDE -- its the problem. remove it, shut down,
> Power OFF! WAIT then reboot windows. This is taken from a Microsoft
> advisory.
>
> Howard Johnson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Alfia wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > After reinstalling the eDesktop 2.4, everything on the win98 partition
> > seems running very slowly. I wonder if the reinstallation of linux has
> > somehow affected the way win98 retrieve data on the hard drive.
> > The scenario of my hard drive is shown as follow:
> > 3 OSs are on a 10.2GB hard drive. They are win98 (32-bit, 5GB), Corel
> > linux (1.5GB), and Caldera eDesktop 2.4 (3.5 GB). Win98 is a primary
> > partition. The two linuxs are in separate logical partitions within an
> > extended partition.
> >
> > Could anyone explain to me why it happen? and how to solve the problem.
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Alfia
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