Linux-Setup Digest #338, Volume #20 Wed, 3 Jan 01 20:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Strange passwd (Bill Unruh)
Newbie Questions Printers File System Mounts (Steven Powell)
Re: kernel modules headache (David)
Re: LILO boots only linux (Bill Unruh)
OpenLDAP 2.07 (Mikkel Heisterberg)
Re: LILO boots only linux (Henry)
parellel zip disk problem ... (Philip Lijnzaad)
Re: KDE2.0 Installation - PLEASE HELP! (Craig Kelley)
Re: Newbie needs some serious assistance.... (Craig Kelley)
Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ... (Philip Lijnzaad)
Re: kernel modules headache (Craig Kelley)
can't mount DOS partition anymore after kernel recompile. (Philip Lijnzaad)
Re: Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ... (H.Bruijn)
Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
creating "/etc" directory... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Recover deleted files (Jim Harkins)
KDE Logout Problem ("Ray Lassiter")
mounting floppy ("Hung P. Tran")
Re: what is minimum components to install for console based gateway/proxy/firewall?
("Ralph A Freeman")
Re: how to change X settings? (Michael V. Ferranti)
Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: X Window no longer starts (Glitch)
Re: mounting floppy (Glitch)
Ownership issues (bri)
Re: Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ... (Glitch)
Kernel compiling errors (Jason Courville)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Strange passwd
Date: 3 Jan 2001 23:43:32 GMT
In <92tfuk$ihk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R.E.Ballard ( Rex Ballard ) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>You can create rhosts and ~/.rhosts files on each user's home on the
>back-end system.
Please use ssh.
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From: Steven Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie Questions Printers File System Mounts
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:00:44 -0800
Been at this a week. Been FUN! Haven't booted into windows since.
Two current puzzlers.
1) I have a printer (HP Laser Jet) shared on a
roomates win2k box (with Unix print services installed) I would like
to make this the default printer availiable from pine and from X
applications like netscape. I also have samba installed on my debian
install. I've been trying to figure out how to map this printer for 3
days now and have as yet been unsucessful.
2)How to make persistant a mount of a share on that same windows box.
I can do the mount through the command line, but if I restart the
linux system that mount goes away and I have to redo it each time.
Any assistance would be appreciated. (Please reply to group and to me
privatly. I'm still working my way through over 4k messages in the 8
linux groups I am trying to catchup in and might not be able to revisit
this one for a few days.)
Thanks!
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel modules headache
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:01:04 GMT
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Sorry I haven't upgraded to 7.0 due to all the bugs in it so I have no
idea
what they (RedHat) have done to the system other than to use a buggy
compiler that even Linus says will never be supported at least the
version
that 7.0 uses.
I have found in the past to wait until version X.1 or X.2 come out
before
upgrading if I don't want the headache.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
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Completed more W/U's than 98.975% of seti users. +/- 0.01%
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: LILO boots only linux
Date: 4 Jan 2001 00:02:19 GMT
In <YDN46.65167$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "troost"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi,
>As a newbie i recieved 6 CDS (Suse 7.0) : try this!
>Yep,
>I got 1 HD (12GB) with 78% for 1 partition with win98 installed on it. The
>rest was just unused. Now i tried to install suse. He installs from a
>bootable CD and makes a floppy with the lilo boot on it. HD booting isnt
>possible anymore. When i boot he prompt for the partition to use. typing
>linux starts suse. Typing nothing also.
>Now what must i type to start win98?!?
Lets assume your Win is on partition 1 (ie hda1)
Put into lilo.conf
other=/dev/hda1
label=win
table=/dev/hda
>The partition still exists cause i can mount the partition in linux and
>access it. KDE sees several partitions cd, floppy (although impossible to
>mount)some others and the VFAT windows.
>I tried to give the lilo boot the partition : hda, hda1 through 7, hdd .None
>of them have a kernel it saids.
>Well i really would like to be able to use win98 also, but how?
>Seems perhaps a stupid problem but i already spended halve a day reading
>manuals and faqs :-@ (Yawn)
>Tnx for helping.
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From: Mikkel Heisterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OpenLDAP 2.07
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 01:07:27 +0100
Has anyone been using the 2.07 release of OpenLDAP and is it stable ??
Furthermore has any experience TLS/SSL enabling it ??
lekkim
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From: Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO boots only linux
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:13:21 -0500
>
> Lets assume your Win is on partition 1 (ie hda1)
> Put into lilo.conf
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=win
> table=/dev/hda
>
And don't forget to execute /sbin/lilo to make it affect.
H
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From: Philip Lijnzaad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: parellel zip disk problem ...
Date: 04 Jan 2001 00:15:41 +0000
Dear all,
I keep having a problem with trying install my parallel port zip-100 disk,
sharing the parallel port with the printer. I'm using an oldish kernel
(2.0.30, Slackware 3.4), which should be fine when both the lp and ppa
drivers are modules, and then manually rmmod one or the other module,
depending on what's needed.
However, I keep getting the same error:
PPA: unable to initialise controller at 0x378, error 2
(and something like 'port not available at 0x378', sorry, lost the exact
message now)
when trying with insmod ppa ppa_base=0x3bc, I get
PPA: unable to initialise controller at 0x3bc, error 1
I tried pretty much everything: many different ports and IRQs, build a new
kernel with the PPA hard-linked (which gives the same error during booting);
switch on the zip drive while before/during/after bios load; tweak the BIOS
epp/epc settings, all to no avail.
The zip disk works fine under windows (no funny letters on the cable, so it
is not the newest version which might be incompatible; I think imm.o is not
needed, ppa.o should be OK?). The printer (canon BJC-4300) also works fine
under Linux.
I am a bit hesitant to upgrade a fairly convenient/customized system to a 2.2
kernel (tried it, but results in having to upgrade so many other things that
it's prolly necesary to to a backup (to zip disk ?-) and reinstall.
Any pointers are much appreciated,
Philip
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE2.0 Installation - PLEASE HELP!
Date: 03 Jan 2001 17:11:59 -0700
routerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am able to install all the required RPMs except for kdelibs which gives
> me the following dependecy error:
> "kdelibs is needed by kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk"
>
> Can anyone help me out? Btw, I don't know much about KDE, but I don't get
> any sound (reason why I'm upgrading) so why would kdelibs-sound cause a
> problem?
You need both RPMs and then do something like this:
rpm -Uvh kdelibs-blah-blah.rpm kdelibs-sound-blah-blah.rpm
(install both at the same time)
--
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie needs some serious assistance....
Date: 03 Jan 2001 17:13:37 -0700
Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I'd run pwconv and see if it fixes the problem first.
> I went and sent an email to the person that set this email server up for
> us asking the questions you asked. These are his responses....
>
> >>>>SNIP>>>>
> No NIS, all local authentication (/etc/passwd)
> All default Redhat 6.1 IMAP/POP, adduser/useradd programs, nothing
> nonstandard
> relating to that. Unless perhaps we have to convert the passwd file from
> DES to MD5
> somehow using pwconv or something to that extent.
> I dont recall exactly what version you ran before but it was either 5.1
> or 5.2.
> >>>>SNIP>>>>
>
> Another note, any of these new users cannot login from the console
> either.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > Hmmmm, maybe there is something else going on then. Cause what you
> did
> > > is exactly what I did, ADDUSER and PASSWD. Email client will not
> let me
> > > login.
> > >
> > > Could there be something else going on?
> >
> > RedHat 5.2 used DES/UNIX password hashes by default. RedHat 6.1 used
> > MD5 password hashes by default. Is there any chance that you're
> > running a non-pamified IMAP/POP daemon (an older one)? Are you using
> > NIS or some other network authentication? Can you login as one of the
> > new users at the console with the new password?
> >
>
>
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From: Philip Lijnzaad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ...
Date: 04 Jan 2001 00:19:05 +0000
Hi all,
this is prolly a very silly question (See subject line) ... BIOS and Windows
both 'see' 98 Mbyte. Did I stick the memory module in the wrong socket (PCI
or ISA or whaterver?) Any hints appreciated,
Philip
--
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=============================================================================
Philip Lijnzaad, [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ European Bioinformatics Institute,rm A2-08
+44 (0)1223 49 4639 / Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton
+44 (0)1223 49 4468 (fax) \ Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, GREAT BRITAIN
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel modules headache
Date: 03 Jan 2001 17:19:19 -0700
David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "J. Roe" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > This is frustrating the #*()!@ out of me. I just upgraded from RH 6.2
> > to RH 7.0 (mistake #1) and it gave me kernel 2.2.16 after a reboot, the
> > kernel no longer recognizes my sound card (via an ALSA driver). SO I
> > try to recompile...no luck...I get errors on the make modules command.
> > So I download 2.2.18 (mistake #2) and compile this kernel...everything
> > seems to go ok, but when I reboot, System.map gets re-linked back to the
> > System.map-2.2.16 and I can't boot this new image.
> >
> > I am at a loss here with what the problem is. Seems like 2.2.16 is
> > "taking over" but yet, it won't recompile for me. What's up with
> > this...I suspect it's a RH problem...and if so, how do I work around
> > this?
>
> This link explains it pretty.
>
> Linus Weighs in on Red Hat 7 Compiler Issues
>
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-12-14-002-21-NW-RH-SW
And Alan Cox responds:
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-12-14-002-21-NW-RH-SW-0001
It's not as bad or uncommon as everyone is making it out to be.
J. Roe needs to use kgcc when compiling.
--
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From: Philip Lijnzaad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't mount DOS partition anymore after kernel recompile.
Date: 04 Jan 2001 00:27:32 +0000
Hi all,
sorry if this is the wrong newsgroups, but I just did afew kernel recompiles
(see previous messages :) and all is well, except that I can't mount my DOS
partition anymore:
[MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT 16,check=n,conv=b,uid=0,gid=101,umask=002,bmap]
[me=0xf8,cs=8,#f=2,fs=32,fl=0,ds=32,de=0,data=32,se=0,ts=2048193,ls=512]
Transaction block size = 512
VFS: Can't find a valid MSDOS filesystem on dev 03:01.
The /etc/fstab line is:
/dev/hda1 /dos vfat uid=0,gid=101,umask=002,quiet 1 2
Nothing but the kernel has changed, and it has support for fat, vfat and
umsdos compiled statically in to it. I have no ideal why my old
kernel actually does work, as it's the one from the distro (2.0.30 kernel,
from Slackware 3.4).
Oh, and I'm using loadlin for booting Linux.
Again, any help is very greatly appreciated. Cheers,
Philip
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=============================================================================
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+44 (0)1223 49 4639 / Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ...
Date: 4 Jan 2001 00:30:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 04 Jan 2001 00:19:05 +0000, Philip Lijnzaad allegedly wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>this is prolly a very silly question (See subject line) ... BIOS and Windows
>both 'see' 98 Mbyte. Did I stick the memory module in the wrong socket (PCI
>or ISA or whaterver?) Any hints appreciated,
Add a line to /etc/lilo.conf which specifies the total amount of memeory
in your system.
Use your favourite editor ("vi" is an editor available on nearly all *nix
systems and therefor a must know, but if you don't know the keycodes
difficult to use, pico might be a more usefull option as the
instructions are displayed continuously)
pico /etc/lilo.conf
add somewhere near the top a line:
append = "mem=96M"
and run /sbin/lilo -v
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98?
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:15:24 GMT
Hi,
1. if you want windows network can access linux
you must have samba network file system.
ps x | grep smb
2. using vi to edit the /etc/smb.conf file.
change the workgroup same with windwos workgroup.
encrypt password = yes
the other default setting is ok.
3. /usr/sbin/samba restart
4. ok
if you have no samba, please download it in redhat with rpm package.
Percy
Http://isignal.heha.net
In article <92vv43$8gi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"donk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've set-up a Linux box, all working ok.
>
> I have a win98 PC working ok.
>
> Both can ping each other no problem.
>
> Q. How do I configure Linux / windoze such that the Linux box appears
in
> Network Neighbourhood so I can use directory shares and stuff.
>
> Step by step please, I'm new at this. No HOWTO's cover this subject.
doh.
>
> thanks
>
> Rt
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: creating "/etc" directory...
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:17:51 GMT
Hello all,
I have been building a _small_ distribution of linux for quite some
time now, and it is now time to build the /etc directory. Does anyone
know of a good resource of information for doing such a thing? The
information should cover setting up networking, etc. Is there such a
thing? Any help is, as always, GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Harkins)
Subject: Re: Recover deleted files
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:31:32 GMT
> I've deleted files in / directory as root.
> Can anyone suggest
>any way to recover the files?
Somewhere a month or so ago I came across an article that talked about
using a couple different packages to undelete files. It had the usual
caveats of "if you overwrote the block you're SOL", but...
This guy ran the packages on his Linux box and got lots of interesting
files recovered. One in particular used the idea that if block x is a
JPEG, then block x+1 is probably part of the same image.
Does anyone know where I saw this article, and which packages were
recommended? Sounds like the kinda thing I want installed, just in
case.
jim
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From: "Ray Lassiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: KDE Logout Problem
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:39:32 -0500
I'm not sure why this happens but when I logout of KDE I would like to be
returned to the console command line. However, when I logout X shuts off my
monitor. Not sure why. I am running KDE 2 and XFree4.1. Does anyone have any
clue?
Ray
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From: "Hung P. Tran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: mounting floppy
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:46:31 GMT
I have a standard installation (using typical installation)
of Redhat Linux 6.1. I am having problem mounting floppy
drive. I tried:
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy <RETURN>
and get the error: the kernel does NOT recognize /dev/fd0 as
a block device (may be 'insmod driver' ?)
Any idea ? It seems like the regular Redhat installation does
NOT include the floppy driver.
Please advice.
Thank you in advance,
hung
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From: "Ralph A Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: what is minimum components to install for console based
gateway/proxy/firewall?
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:37:22 -0800
Thank you all for your responses.
I'm am a little overwhelmed when I wade through all the modules available
during a custom install. I've used Linux/Unix on and off for years (as a
user in a workgroup env.) but have only recently attempted to build a Linux
system from the ground up.
Any advice on what modules to install during custom install would help.
-Ralph
Steve Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ralph A Freeman wrote:
>
> > I need to setup a proxybox for my home/home-office LAN of up to 16
> > (currently 7) windoze and Linux PC's.
> >
> > Hardware is a P-133, 32M RAM, 1G HD.
> >
> > I have been using Winproxy under win98, but I want the reliability of
Linux.
> >
> > Should I use Linux from scratch, or a distro? I already have RH 6.2 and
a
> > recent ver. of Corel. I do not want a GUI, just a console (remote)
> > interface. It would be nice to tuck this box in a closet somewhere.
> >
> > Squid would seem to be overkill. I have considered Tinyproxy. Security
is
> > a relatively minor issue, but I do want some sort of firewall.
> >
> > If anyone has setup up such a system, or could provide any input or
> > guidance, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> I set up one of these on a P-166 with 64MB of RAM and a 1.2GB HD last
year and
> RedHat 6.1.
>
> It had two NICs - one to my LAN hub with a 10.* addresssss and one to my
cable
> modem.
>
> Many distros don't require you to install X windows.....but i did because
it
> makes life a lot easier than command-line and text editors......especially
when
> reconfiguring system options....
>
> Once you have it configured, just put the rc.firewall into rc.local...and
it
> will start on boot-up...and you can't get a command prompt unless you
interrupt
> the boot and drop to single-user mode or boot from floppy.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Steve Withers
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Registered LINUX user # 24688
> http://counter.li.org/
>
>
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From: Michael V. Ferranti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to change X settings?
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 01:00:54 +0000
And "Steve in Phx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly:
>The problem I'm having is that with my current monitor limitation of
>640X480, I can't see the bottom of any of my windows!
I've always manually edited my "/etc/X11/XF86Config" file and juggled
the "Modes," placing my preferred screen resolution (800x600) as the first
value in the "Modes" list(s).
Section "Screen" ####### <-- The important "Screen" section.
Driver "svga"
Device "SiS 5597/98 M571 Motherboard Video"
Monitor "AcerView 33D SVGA"
DefaultColorDepth 16 #### Same as 'startx -- -bpp 16'
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8 #### -bpp 8 (Bits Per Pixel)
Modes "800x600" "1024x768" "320x240" "640x480"
EndSubSection ^^^^^^^^^-- startup resolution and 3 additionals
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16 #### -bpp 16 (DefaultColorDepth)
Modes "800x600" "1024x768" "640x480"
EndSubSection ^^^^^^^^^-- startup resolution and 2 additionals
Your initial startup "Mode" is probably listed as "320x240", which is
why you're getting that messy, "magnifier window" effect. You can juggle
the Modes around to your liking, or remove the unwanted Modes altogether if
you want. You can cycle through each of the Modes by holding [Ctrl+Alt]
and pressing [+] or [-]. Create a backup of your XF86Config file and tweak
the settings to your liking, or use Xconfigurator and hope for the best.
-- Michael V. Ferranti [blades&inreach*com]
Linux Counter Reg.ID# 177869 http://counter.li.org GNUke The Planet!
Sign The Linux Driver Petition: www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98?
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:47:08 GMT
In article <92vv43$8gi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"donk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've set-up a Linux box, all working ok.
>
> I have a win98 PC working ok.
>
> Both can ping each other no problem.
>
> Q. How do I configure Linux / windoze such that the Linux box appears
in
> Network Neighbourhood so I can use directory shares and stuff.
>
> Step by step please, I'm new at this. No HOWTO's cover this subject.
doh.
This is the HOW-TO you're looking for:
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html
This may help some too...
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html
HTH
Bluster
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Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:25:47 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X Window no longer starts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi to everyone !
>
> On my system (RedHat 6.0), I have defined 5 accounts, including root. I
> have only one global Xwindow config (with fvwm2), which used to work
> fine
> in any of may accounts. For some reason, this no longer works for one of
> my accounts, and I can't find why. It still works for the other
> accounts.
> Fvwm2 does not start, instead I get TWM, which is not of much use. Upon
> quitting TWM, I can read the following message :
>
> =====================================================================
> /usr/X86R6/bin/RunWM : /home/BD/.FVWM2-errors permission non accord�e.
>
> Warning : you selected Fvwm2 as your window manager, but your
> installation does not appear to be functional. The executable
> /usr/X86R6/bin/fvwm2
> was not found on your system.
what about this error above? does fvwm2 exist in that directory? if it
doesn't then that's your problem. Make sure the permissions are correct
if the file does indeed exist so that everyone can execute it.
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Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 20:11:09 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: mounting floppy
"Hung P. Tran" wrote:
>
> I have a standard installation (using typical installation)
> of Redhat Linux 6.1. I am having problem mounting floppy
> drive. I tried:
>
> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy <RETURN>
>
> and get the error: the kernel does NOT recognize /dev/fd0 as
> a block device (may be 'insmod driver' ?)
>
> Any idea ? It seems like the regular Redhat installation does
> NOT include the floppy driver.
>
> Please advice.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> hung
have you done a 'make xconfig' in /usr/src/linux to see if the current
configuration has floppy disk support built in? If not then i'd suggest
giving the kernel support.
u might look in /lib/modules/2.x.xx/ in one of the directories there (i
forget which one) to see if there is already a floppy module and if so
just insmod it.
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From: bri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Ownership issues
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 01:07:18 GMT
I accidentally changed the ownership of all of my files so that they
were owned by a user. I am using RedHat7. Now, of course, I need to
correct the ownership of they entire system. Where can I find the
correct ownership. I tried changing everything but the two user
directories to root, but I find I'm unable to su from that user, or
shutdown the machine as that user, only as root.
Please post responses to newsgroup or send them to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Remove the capital letters for the proper address.
I'd rather not re-install if possible. I had a lot of trouble getting
my e-mail to work properly on the last re-install (about two weeks
ago).
Thanks in advance,
bri
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Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 20:13:14 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux finds only 64 of my 98 Mbytes of memory ...
Philip Lijnzaad wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> this is prolly a very silly question (See subject line) ... BIOS and Windows
> both 'see' 98 Mbyte. Did I stick the memory module in the wrong socket (PCI
> or ISA or whaterver?) Any hints appreciated,
>
DO NOT stick a SIMM,DIMM, or RIMM, in a PCI OR ISA SLOT unless u want
to buy new components.
add the following to your /etc/lilo.conf file and afterwards run
/sbin/lilo:
append="mem=98M"
that should do it, reboot afterwards for change to take affect and dont
forget to run /sbin/lilo after u edit the file and before u reboot.
btw, this problem is in many faqs/posts so a little searching would have
found the answer
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From: Jason Courville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel compiling errors
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:02:03 -0600
Hello all,
I'm fairly new too Linux and need some help with the following:
I'm trying to compile 2.2.16-22 and am getting the following error:
make -C arch/i386/lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
make all_targets
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -D__ASSEMBLY__ -traditional
-c checksum.S -o checksum.o
checksum.S:231: badly punctuated parameter list in #define
checksum.S:237: badly punctuated parameter list in #define
make[2]: *** [checksum.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
make: *** [_dir_arch/i386/lib] Error 2
I've been running 2.2.16-22 for sometime now with no issues but would
like to slim it down a bit.
It seems to compile fine until this point. My Configuration is:
Red Hat 7.0 running 2.2.16-22
AMD ATHLON 750MHz w/ 128M
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Cruyff777 (newbie)
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