Linux-Setup Digest #379, Volume #20 Tue, 9 Jan 01 01:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX (Eric Hunter)
Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX (Dan Stephenson)
Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX (Dan Stephenson)
Re: rh 6.2 and ATAPI cdrw (hp 9300), how to get scsi emulation to work (Claude
Vaillancourt)
Re: newbie netscape problem (H.Bruijn)
HELP: Plese guys ("Alan Stokes")
can't execute an executable file..... ("JJ")
Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX (Isaac)
Re: hostname? (mpulliam)
Re: netscape startup question (Craig Wilkie)
mouse wont work gnome (spikee)
Re: Plese guys ("Dany H")
Re: can't execute an executable file..... ("Tim Watkins")
Re: Linux Terminal Problem ??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
problem with status of mouse fd (torus2000)
Re: Advice Needed - Partitioning New HD For Linux (Michael Meissner)
Re: booting stops at the "starting sendmail" (Craig Kelley)
Re: Netscape won't connect to modem ("Peter Lawrance")
$$$ MAKE A LOT OF MONEY EASY $$$ ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Eric Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
Subject: Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:17:44 -0500
Hhahahhhhhaahahaha... Windows has a monopoly because its flexible?! Not
a chance. Windows has a monopoly because of intelligent marketing.
Windows 3.1 was an absolute pile of you know what. OS/2 blew it away,
yet because IBM couldn't market themselves out of a paper bag, and
Microsoft knew how to market, 3.1 was far more popular.
I suppose you think being an MCSE is a good thing too right?
Eric
In article <nLg66.16975$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Alternatively forget Linux because its crap. The reason Microsoft has a
> monopoly is basically because windows is flexable and doesnt require a
> degree to use, where as Linux is unforgiving, unsupported and hideous.
>
> Q. why buy a radeon?
> A. To play games.
> Q. How many good games run on Linux?
> A. About 3
>
> Ben
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:93bvkf$4fu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Please take note that ATI Radeon still doesn't work with the Linux OS. I
> > have tried the latest XFree86 and it still goes south after the install.
> > I am using Mandrake 7.2.
> >
> > Interestingly, Mandrake's install doesn't ask about the video card. It
> > just silently sets it to something which works fine except for the
> > horrible flicker. Any attempt to, then, fix that is a recipe for a
> > crash. If you absolutely have to run Linux on a machine with Radeon
> > plugged in, my suggestion: just put up with the flicker. Atleast it
> > works and you can run your programs, etc.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
>
>
>
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From: Dan Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:51:12 -0600
Yow. I'm getting a new PC next summer, I guess I had hoped to consider
both the ATI (fan since the Mach64) as well as the NVidia. Do all the
NVidias work well?
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From: Dan Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
Subject: Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:52:48 -0600
Ben Miles wrote:
> Alternatively forget Linux because its crap. The reason Microsoft has a
> monopoly is basically because windows is flexable and doesnt require a
> degree to use, where as Linux is unforgiving, unsupported and hideous.
>
> Q. why buy a radeon?
> A. To play games.
> Q. How many good games run on Linux?
> A. About 3
Maybe some people use Microsoft "operating systems" because of the games,
only. And they use Linux for work. So if they're getting a new game FOR
GAMES, they also want to make sure it does X well also.
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From: Claude Vaillancourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rh 6.2 and ATAPI cdrw (hp 9300), how to get scsi emulation to work
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 21:58:40 -0500
John Foster wrote:
> John Foster wrote:
> > [re modules ide-scsi and sr_mod]
> > The CD-Writing HOWTO mentions these modules too, but on my system
> > (RH6.2) modprobe is unable to find a module sr_mod. Trying 'locate
> > sr_mod' yields nothing.
> >
> > Where can I find sr_mod?
>
> and in response I had an email from Jason Byrne, pointing me to his web
> page at
> http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~jbyrne/linux.htm
> with various tips including CD-burning. It's very quickly got me up and
> recording, so I pass it on here.
>
> Thanks, Jason!
>
> John
I have the same problem with RH7, that link says nothing about sr_mod. I
followed those instructions carefully, now cdrecord -scanbus reports ok
Cdrecord 1.9 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J�rg Schilling
Linux sg driver version: 2.1.38
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'MATSHITA' 'CD-ROM CR-586 ' 'KS15' Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) 'HP ' 'CD-Writer+ 8200 ' '1.0f' Removable CD-ROM
...
Problem, my matshita is a cd reader, and I can't mount it anymore. Same
for the CD-Writer.
for cd-writer it says:
[root@local /etc]# mount /mnt/cdrom1
mount: block device /dev/cdrom1 is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom1,
or too many mounted file systems
and for the matshita:
[root@local /etc]# mount /mnt/cdrom
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
or too many mounted file systems
I've set the link for cdrom1 to /dev/scd1
Any idea.....
Do I have to rebuild the kernel like?
I don't have sr_mod preinstalled, is it really required?
By the way, it worked directly after the install with my previous Mandrake
7.0 installation.
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: newbie netscape problem
Date: 9 Jan 2001 03:17:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:50:18 +0800, duffy allegedly wrote:
>
>Hi
>I need some help with my set up of Redhat 6.2, I seem to going ok until
>trying to set my preferences for netscape to access the internet, every
>time I try to set my Proxy server I get a warning proxy can't be found
>and am returned to the preferences set-up.
>Is this something to do with a start-up script or the like, or is there
>a linux program for scripting your preferences somewhere else?
>thanks
When you set the proxy, do you try to use the automatic proxy
configuration or the manual?
When you are using the automatic proxy configuration you need to be
online and the proxy needs to support automagic configuration. Otherwise
use manual proxy configuartion and select the correct hostname and
portnumber. The one used may not be default.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: "Alan Stokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Plese guys
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 03:25:43 GMT
How do I remove the Corel boot menu from my C drive?
I still have a Win98 install on that drive that I want to keep but I need to
get rid of the Corel Linux boot menu, Im going to install Mandrake on a
new drive I have on order.
Alan
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From: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can't execute an executable file.....
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:50:22 -0800
I installed RedHat Linux 6.2 recently. When compiled and tried to execute a
simple C program, I got the following error - "bash: a.out: command not
found."
I compiled my HelloWorld program using gcc as follows: gcc simple.c (no
erros were reported)
Then, I checked a.out attributes, they were -rwxr-xr-x.
What can be wrong? Why doesn't it execute?
Please, help. TIA :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Isaac)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
Subject: Re: ATI RADEON DOES *NOT* WORK WITH LINUX
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 03:38:21 GMT
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:00:17 -0000, Michael Rodgers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > Alternatively forget Linux because its crap. The reason Microsoft has a
>> > monopoly is basically because windows is flexable and doesnt require a
>> > degree to use, where as Linux is unforgiving, unsupported and hideous.
>>
>> Summing it up: linux does what *you* want.
>
>Except run Radeon Video Drivers? And Counter-Strike? And Project IGI? And
>Half-Life? And Team Fortress? And....
>
I think he meant to say linux does not do what *you* want. But it
suits the needs of many other computer users for whom the games you
find indispensible are goofy wastes of time.
Isaac
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpulliam)
Subject: Re: hostname?
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:11:39 +0000 (UTC)
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:35:24 +0100,
James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm trying to configure my rh7 machine
to send mail using pine and sendmail.
>sendmail itself seems to be running out
of the box, but when I try to send
>mail, it looks like sendmail uses my
hostname as a reply address and gives
>my the error message that it was not
a valid maildomain. which hostname do i
>have to set ?
Have you put your user domain into Pine?
Go Setup/Config (in Pine) and it's the second
item in that list. If I understand your
question right, you don't have a sendmail
problem, you just have to tell Pine
you're at unlisys.unlisys.net, or
wherever you actually are.
I use Pine and sendmail also, and I've
never had to do a thing to sendmail.
> and is it possible to have more
than one mailaddress on the
>same machine? i actually wanted to
use 3 different mail accounts.
I collect mail from two different mail
accounts with fetchmail. Setting that up
is totally easy, just read the man page
or go to fetchmail's web site. You will
be editing ~/.fetchmailrc and writing a
poll line for each mailserver.
If you are trying to send mail out through
a particular account, I can't help you
because I just send mine through whatever
one I'm connected to at the moment.
If you just want to edit your reply-to
line so people's return replies arrive at your
correct mailbox, there's an option for
that in Pine, much farther down the option
list I referred to earlier.
If you can't get Pine to do what you want,
you could also try Mutt. It's more configurable.
HTH
MP
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From: Craig Wilkie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netscape startup question
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 04:17:16 GMT
freedman wrote:
> When my netscape starts up it displays file:/usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html in
> the location box. How does one change what is used for the initial location?
The "netscape" command launches a script file, rather than an
executable. Find this script, and the homepage should be in there
somewhere. It is on my Mandrake 7.1 box.
--
Craig Wilkie
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From: spikee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mouse wont work gnome
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 04:47:14 GMT
hey,
My mgetty has been peachy, only problem is it wont work along side a
gnome xwindows session..when i try and start gnome with mgetty running i
get a "cant open mouse (device busy error)" i have to comment out mgetty
in inittab to resolve that problem , then i can start gnome but my mouse
still doesnt work it just sits there like its frozen..im wondering if
its a software or hardware problem im having..I have a SIS 5595
motherboard that has a built in sound and video, the video and sound are
supported in X11, maybe its an IRQ conflict , but im just seeing if
anyones heard of this happening before and know a way around it?
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From: "Dany H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Plese guys
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 04:43:23 GMT
use fdisk to edit your MBR
fdisk /mbr
thats it!!
that should get rid of lilo and allow dos to boot
(make sure your dos partition is the active partition first)
Dany
"Alan Stokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:Xwv66.7795$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How do I remove the Corel boot menu from my C drive?
>
> I still have a Win98 install on that drive that I want to keep but I need
to
> get rid of the Corel Linux boot menu, Im going to install Mandrake on a
> new drive I have on order.
>
> Alan
>
>
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From: "Tim Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't execute an executable file.....
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 05:05:00 GMT
In article <93e1ek$lei$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "JJ"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I installed RedHat Linux 6.2 recently. When compiled and tried to
> execute a simple C program, I got the following error - "bash: a.out:
> command not found."
>
> I compiled my HelloWorld program using gcc as follows: gcc simple.c (no
> erros were reported) Then, I checked a.out attributes, they were
> -rwxr-xr-x.
>
> What can be wrong? Why doesn't it execute?
>
> Please, help. TIA :)
Try using the complete path. If the directory your a.out file is in, is
not in your path, it won't execute it. Try instead
./a.out
The ./ signifies the current directory.
Tim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux Terminal Problem ???
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 05:12:30 GMT
Thanks for the tips everyone----
Can you tell me how my box was targeted?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> To recover your passwords, do not do an upgrade install, do a full
install
> with no packages selected, and do not format your partitions.
>
> Jeff Moore
>
>
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: torus2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem with status of mouse fd
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 05:30:08 -0000
Hi, I decided to install Debian Potato since yesterday (I had been using
RH6.0). Everything seemed to be installed fine until the setup of Xserver.
I loaded xserver-Mach64 (ATi 3D Rage Pro) and setup mouse, keyboard,
monitor, and videocard through XF86Setup program. It went fine. And I
could even see the xscreen so I saved configuration and exit from the
xscreen. Then I started startx from Console ( of course as root). But it
said that
Warning: unable to get status of mouse fd. (invalid argument)
What is wrong? Could anyone help this problem?
My mouse is PS/2 2-button mouse on VAIO PCV210
Thanks!
Torus2000
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Advice Needed - Partitioning New HD For Linux
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 09 Jan 2001 00:34:48 -0500
Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > So, the question of the day is: Besides the two partitions that'll be
> > created when I install Linux (Root & Swap), should I partition the drive any
> > more, or just go with the full 46 GB? With Windows, it made sense to create
> > more partitions due to defragmentation & performance issues (...I have 3 on
> > my 13.5 GB); but from what I've been reading it looks like Linux avoids a
> > lot of those problems. Though I try to read as much as I can before asking
> > questions, I'm sure you'll be hearing more from me as this project
> > progresses. :) Any input is appreciated....
>
>
> I make a /, /boot, and a swap partition. Other people make those 3 along
> with a /home and maybe a /opt for where most of your programs may be
> stored.
>
> It's up to you but I'm happy with /, /boot, and swap but giving yourself
> more eases a reinstallation process as you only need to reinstall some
> partitions.
I tend to create
/ (2+ gig)
/boot (25 meg)
/alt-root (2+ gig)
swap (whatever, I currently have 1+ gig)
/build
/home (rest of disk)
The idea is /boot is small and can be located at the beginning of the disk in
case you have LILO/boot restrictions. I have 2 root partitions, so that I can
experiment with new releases without messing up my current system. Since I
debug GCC, which can potentially use lots and lots of memory, I jack up the
swap space really high -- you probably don't need to. The /build directory is
where I put all intermediate builds, etc. that I'm working on. The idea in
having a separate partition, is I don't have to dump this partition, since I
can always recreate it (the sources are never stored in /build, they are stored
in either /home or a separate /src directory). The /home partition is separate
from /, so that I have my home files, even I decide to reload the OS.
--
Michael Meissner, Red Hat, Inc. (GCC group)
PMB 198, 174 Littleton Road #3, Westford, Massachusetts 01886, USA
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: +1 978-486-9304
Non-work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +1 978-692-4482
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: booting stops at the "starting sendmail"
Date: 08 Jan 2001 22:35:33 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I installed Red Hat 6.2.
> My CPU is athlon.
> So I always boot the linux part with "linux x86_serial_nr=1".
> Recently I installed the window2000 again.
> Problem is followings.
> Kenel's hardware detecting procedure seems O.K.
> After interacative checking, the problem occurs.
> "starting system.
> starting keytable
> starting pcmci
> starting INET services.
> starting lpd
> starting key tablbe
> starting sendmail
> ....
> "
> My system stops at the "starting sendmail".
> Could you give me any advice what's wrong and what i can do for this
> problem?
>
> Eventhoug I installed the linux again, the similiar problem occurs.
> After "starting httpd", the system stops at that moment.
It's either a bug, or a feature of sendmail on RH6.x depending on your
point of view. Sendmail is doing a reverse-lookup of your hostname.
If you let it sit for a while (about 2 minutes), it will time out and
continue.
--
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: "Peter Lawrance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape won't connect to modem
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:24:43 +1030
What's the acronym for Embarrassed Grin? I had been brainwashed by Mr Gates
into expecting the browser to initiate the internet connection when it was
opened. I opened the internet connection *first* then asked Netscape to take
me to my home site with the astounding result that I got there with no
troubles...
Sorry people
Peter
"Graham Wilson" <graham01~[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Peter Lawrance wrote:
> >
> > OK, so I've successfully installed Red Hat 7.0 in a separate partition
from
> > Windows 98. I can boot either successfully and even use a DOS window in
> > Win98 (which had been playing up on my first attempt).
> >
> > But... can't connect to the Internet through Netscape. All my Dialup
> > settings have been checked and rechecked. Clicking the Debug button in
the
> > PPP Properties connects to my ISP OK, identifies the logon prompt and
sends
> > my user name and password. However, lauching Netscape Communicator and
> > attempting to connect to the same ISP by clicking the HOME button or
GOing
> > HOME results in two messages:
> <chomp>
>
> I don't know if this applies to you (I use Debian potato), but I need
> to pon <ISP> before I use Netscape. There is a setting on pppconfig
> called demand dialling that would allow applications to initiate the
> connection. I think it's normal to establish the connection prior to
> starting Netscape. G.
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Subject: $$$ MAKE A LOT OF MONEY EASY $$$
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 15:26:28 GMT
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