Linux-Setup Digest #403, Volume #20 Thu, 11 Jan 01 22:13:14 EST
Contents:
Re: Riptide Audio ("D F")
KDM Login Screen Customization (Jason Bond)
dual-HD, dual-boot problem ... booting Win98 fails on hdb ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
parallel-clustering (Axel Haenssen)
APIC error on CPU:00(08) ? ("V.P.")
Re: Caldera versus Red Hat (Robert Black Eagle)
Re: Apache and DNS config? (H.Bruijn)
Re: parallel-clustering (H.Bruijn)
Re: Ethernet card setup ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Problem getting PMagic 5.0 to apply changes for disk partition.... (Keith
Dombrowski)
2nd posting: IDE problems on Dell PowerEdge 1400 (Eric R. Jorgensen)
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From: "D F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Riptide Audio
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 19:08:55 -0500
Givememore wrote in message ...
>Hi,
>has anyone had any luck getting the Rockwell
>modem/Riptide Audio card to work underlinux ?
>
>Please advice if so
>
>Thanks.
That's a Rockwell chipset HSP software modem -- no way to
make it work. The soundcard portion is supported by 4Front's
OSS drivers, IIRC. Check the website. The drivers are $20
but you can try the demo to see if you like it.
Dave Fluri North Bay, Ontario Canada
(The opinions herein are mine. I do not speak for my
employer unless I expressly indicate otherwise.)
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From: Jason Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: KDM Login Screen Customization
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:02:54 -0800
I am trying to customize the KDM 2 login manager so that, in the
pulldown tab in the login screen, one can load either KDE,
Enlightenment, WindowMaker, or AfterStep. Now when I go into the KDM
login manager as a user I can't change the four tabs, but if I click
modify then I can after I enter the root password. But the changes I
make as root aren't there if I open the login manager again as a user
and aren't there at the login...they're just the same damn kde, gnome,
failsafe, etc. defaults. Before in KDE 1.1.2 (or so), when I modified
them, then in /etc/X11/xdm/Xclients (or Xsessions, I can't remember),
which I believe was one of the next files to be loaded I would export a
global variable based on the result of the menu item selected, and then
in ~/.Xsession it would read the value of the system variable and launch
the appropriate window manager. It used to work in KDE 1.1.2. What the
hell is going on with KDE 2? Does it not do things in that order?
Thanks much in advance,
Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: dual-HD, dual-boot problem ... booting Win98 fails on hdb
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 00:08:04 GMT
I put one harddisk in my computer and installed Mandrake7.2. I then
popped this disk out, popped a new disk in, and installed Windoze 98
on it. I then made this disk the slave (hdb) and put back in my
Mandrake disk as hda, and then booted into Linux (using grub).
Mandrake recognizes my /dev/hdb when I mount it automatically as
/mnt/win98. So, the problem I'm about to describe doesn't seem to be a
problem with the harddisk, slave setting, etc.
I then used DrakConf to change my grub configuration so that it
associated win98 with /dev/hdb1. I then tried rebooting, booting linux
through grub still works fine, but when I choose win98 through grub, I
got the following error:
Booting 'win98'
root(hd1,0)
Error: selected disk does not exist.
I assume that this error is related to the fact that when win98 was
installed on hdb, it was actually hda at the time. Now it's confused
b/c it's hdb. ?? (said another way: I think the problem is confusion
over the fact that windows was originally installed when that disk was
hda, but now it's hdb.)
I recently read (somewhere on usenet) the following suggestion:
the "map" command under GRUB would trick this second drive (hd1) to
think
that it owned the first partiition, thereby allowing it to dual boot.
#################################
# /boot/grub/menu.lst - generated by Lizard
*** Linux lines cut out to save space
# for booting Windows 98
title = win98
root = (hd1,0)
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
###################################
So, I tried this, but not knowing anything about grub, I
think I used the grub command to install it incorrectly,
because when I tried to reboot, grub failed to work properly
at all, and I had to boot with my boot floppy.
So, how can I solve this? Is the grub map approach the
right direction? If so, how do I do it correctly (e.g.,
what do I need to type on the command line after editing
the menu.lst file?)
If not, is there another way. I had a similar problem a couple
of years ago, and someone suggested that I use a program
(which I don't remember the name of) that allowed me to
go in and (I believe) edit the master boot record on my
windows hard drive to tell it that it was now the hdb
drive. I did that successfully that time. Should I try
that again, and if so, what's the program called that
allows me to edit it?
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From: Axel Haenssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: parallel-clustering
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:30:41 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Guys,
I need some Information concerning how to set up a
parallel-processing-linux-cluster (Beowulf?!Concept). Demanded is an 16
nodes rack mounted system for mathematical models in Biology. I have to
come up with a good hardwaresolution within a week and was wondering if
anybody has setup a system like this and can give me some tips.
Thanks very much in advance
Please contact me via email
Axel
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Princeton Environmental Institute
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
voice:(609)258-6999
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "V.P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: APIC error on CPU:00(08) ?
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 00:45:56 GMT
This message apears only when i use linux kernel-2.4 and not in 2.2.17.
What is means ?
Any Help is apreciated
Final message in dmesg
Adding Swap: 265032k swap-space (priority -1)
APIC error on CPU0: 00(08)
APIC error on CPU1: 00(04)
APIC error on CPU0: 08(02)
APIC error on CPU0: 02(08)
APIC error on CPU1: 04(04)
APIC error on CPU1: 04(02)
APIC error on CPU1: 02(04)
APIC error on CPU0: 08(04)
APIC error on CPU1: 04(08)
APIC error on CPU0: 04(04)
APIC error on CPU1: 08(08)
APIC error on CPU1: 08(02)
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From: Robert Black Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Caldera versus Red Hat
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 00:53:14 GMT
Robert Morelli wrote:
> I'd like to gather some opinions regarding the relative merits of
> Caldera versus Red Hat.
My comments interspersed.
> My first plan was to make life simple by going with Red Hat,
> which has the greatest mind share. After struggling with Red Hat
> (and also Mandrake), I've come to doubt whether Red Hat will in
> fact make my life simpler.
> My personal experience so far is based on much less use of
> Caldera than Red Hat. But so far, it looks to me like Caldera
> is a more mature and reliable distribution than Red Hat. It also
> strikes me as more intelligently assembled. I'd be very interested
> in other people's comparisons.
It is more stable in that Caldera's policy apparently is not to release
something unless it's reliable and stable. Sometimes they goof, but not as
often as those releases that try to have the "bleeding edge" programs.
> Here are some points to clarify what I'm looking for:
>
> 1. Of paramount importance is reliability. Of course, the usual
> propaganda is that Linux is a super-reliable system. I'm not
> interested in hearing that BS. The reality I've experienced with
> Red Hat and Mandrake is very different. Otherwise, I wouldn't
> have any need for Caldera. I want to know the reality of Caldera,
> whether it's just as bad, or perhaps not quite so.
Raw linux is super-reliable. The software you attach to make up your box
may or may not be. That's my main reason for really liking Caldera. I'd
rather wait before making any switch until bugs have been pretty much
worked out of software I'm going to be using.
> 2. One big plus for me in Red Hat was that it primarily supports
> GNOME, on which I've settled. Unfortunately, Caldera seems
> to be strongly behind KDE. Will I face many woes trying to run
> GNOME on top of Caldera? Also, does Caldera plan to add
> more GNOME support in the future?
Several people find that Gnome runs just fine on Caldera's distro. I've
got three different desktops, but find myself working more and more with
KDE2 as I continue to customize it for my own use.
> 3. Clearly, Red Hat is a much more popular distribution.
> What is the situation with rpm's and compatibility generally?
> If I go with Caldera will I end up wrestling with constant
> compatibility problems? (By the way, what's the word on
> the Linux Standards Base? Will we see it in our lifetime,
> and if so will it make a real difference?)
If you stick with Caldera upgrades and updates you shouldn't have much in
the way of compatibility problems. If you try updates or programs from
other distributors, you might have some problems (mainly with binary rpms)
although compiling your own is normally the best way to go. So far, I've
had very few compatibility problems, although I'm unable to find all the
libs I need to install GNUCash, which I'd love to have online.
> 4. Both Red Hat and Caldera claim to be geared towards
> business users. I'm a developer and don't consider myself
> a business user. On the other hand, I can't really think of
> any functional difference between a business workstation
> and a non-business workstation that matters to me.
I did a full install and didn't worry about it. Got rid of Apache and
other things I didn't need nor want. Caldera is geared towards
productivity, which is, I believe, what they are trying to say. Less of
the "have fun playing with your new system" type of programing and more of
the "let's get work done." BTW, it's still fun playing with the system.
> However, there may be some differences in support policies.
> Both Caldera and Red Hat seem to offer free installation
> support, but only very expensive continuing technical support.
> I'm interested in Red Hat's new Red Hat network idea. I
> don't know too much about what it's doing right now, but
> it seems to me it could potentially become an asset.
I don't care what they say. I've asked Caldera support for techinical
support almost a year after buying my system and they've always given it to
me. They are unbelievably helpful -- way beyond their printed waranty.
> 5. I mostly use the computer for (apart from writing) development
> in Java and C/C++. I'm aware of the big controversy involving
> gcc 2.96 and Red Hat 7.0 and the criticism Torvalds cast at RH. In
> fact, I take Red Hat's side on that issue. Sadly, it looks like design
> flaws in gcc, and linux itself, have left linux in a mess as a
> development platform. I don't hold Red Hat responsible for flaws
> in the design of gcc and linux.
Keep in mind that gcc is NOT linux, anymore than Microsoft Word is actually
part of the Windows OS.
> If there's some other reason to avoid Red Hat 7.0 for
> development, I'd be interested in hearing it.
I can't come down on RH, as many developers seem quite happy with it. I
just feel that Caldera is better designed for productiity than anything
else I have seen. (Had high hopes for Mandrake, but notice problems I
don't have with Caldera and don't want to have to deal with).
> Also, I want to be able to use a commercial alternative if I find
> one I like (Borland?), so commercial support is potentially important.
> I assume Red Hat might have some advantage here.
Wine runs most of Windows programs. I don't trust Borland. Besides the
games they played in the 1980's, they have recently hard-programed bugs
into some systems (intentionally). It shows little thought for the
end-user.
There are commercial versions of most of the programs you use on linux.
It's just that slightly older versions are sometimes available for free.
--
Black Eagle
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Apache and DNS config?
Date: 12 Jan 2001 00:57:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:30:03 -0000, Ed allegedly wrote:
>I have installed Red Hat 6.2 and used Linuxconf or netconf to setup Apache
>and DNS. When I run nslookup the DNS listing works. The apache server will
>not start. It is giving me multiple errors in the httpd.conf file. How can
>I fix this?
run
/usr/sbin/apachectl configtest
Read the comments and fix things in the httpd.conf file which is very
well commented and documented. Simply use a text editor such as pine to
rewrite the file.
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The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: parallel-clustering
Date: 12 Jan 2001 01:18:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:30:41 -0500, Axel Haenssen allegedly wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>I need some Information concerning how to set up a
>parallel-processing-linux-cluster (Beowulf?!Concept). Demanded is an 16
>nodes rack mounted system for mathematical models in Biology. I have to
>come up with a good hardwaresolution within a week and was wondering if
>anybody has setup a system like this and can give me some tips.
Easiest would be to order one of those sermi-custom clusters from either
VAlinux or Aspen Systems .
http://www.valinux.com/systems/clustercity.html
http://www.aspsys.com/clusters.html
Even if you don't order them there you can still look over their
hardware options, the advantadges of Myralex over regular switched
networks and such, possibility of external SCSI raid arrays for large
data sets etc.
>Please contact me via email
>Axel
You get the answers in this usenet group so that others can benefit
from the answers as well.
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If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
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Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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Date: 11 Jan 2001 20:8:1 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ethernet card setup
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to teknoid ;
> The NetGear 310TX worked right out of the box for me in SUsE (6.2)
> and Mandrake(7.0 & up) with no problems. Uses the Tulip driver and
> was detected by both versions.
Unforch, the netgear fa310TX has been out of the supply pipeline for
about 6 months now, replaced by the FA311TX which uses a different chip.
The file I mentioned is in the 'test' subdir of the path I quoted, and is
source only.
>> > That said, it appears that Donald Becker, [EMAIL PROTECTED], may
>> > have a fix that I haven't had a chance to try yet, and the
>> > message from him advising me what to do it 30 miles away on my
>> > office machine. But basicly, you get the latest netdrivers src
>> > rpm from ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/ IIRC, and build that. The
>> > resultant drivers apparently can handle both the linksys and
>> > netgear fa311's according to what preliminary reading I've done,
>> > but my memory could be faulty too.
Cheers, Gene
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith Dombrowski)
Subject: Re: Problem getting PMagic 5.0 to apply changes for disk partition....
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 01:53:49 GMT
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:18:47 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Try PM version 6. I've used it on several Linux/windows system in the
last 2 weeks and it works fine.
Keith
>Trying to get a 30GB disk partitioned (already has win 98) using
>PartitionMagic 5.0 but when I try to apply changes and the machine
>boots into DOS mode to do the work - it shows it starting the tasks
>but crashes after about 30 seconds - doesn't do any harm just asks
>whether I want to stay in DOS or return to Windows - returning to
>Windows works fine ....
>
>Tried re-installing PMagic 5.0 and various combos of re-sizing to see
>if it would take but same every time.....crash after 30 secs.....
>
>Any help/advice greatly appreciated ....
>
>Thanks !
>
>John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric R. Jorgensen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: 2nd posting: IDE problems on Dell PowerEdge 1400
Date: 12 Jan 2001 02:28:00 GMT
Hello,
This is my second posting - my first didn't receive any replies.
I've recently purchased a Dell PowerEdge 1400 system and am in the
process of bringing up RH7.0 on it. It is mostly SCSI based with an
Adaptec controller, but the CDROM uses an IDE interface. I would like
to do two things:
1. Add a Tecmar Travan NS20 ATAPI tape drive.
2. Add more IDE hard drives with a Siig controller Dell comped me.
My questions are:
1. I want to keep the CDROM and the tape drive on the same IDE
controller, right? That is, I don't want a tape drive and a hard drive
sharing the same controller.
2. When I do an "insmod ide-tape", I get the following error:
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22smp/block/ide-tape.o
divide error: 0000
CPU: 1
EIP: 0010:[<d008a553>]
EFLAGS: 00010206
eax: 00200000 ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00200000 edx: 00000000
esi: 00000034 edi: ce2b6000 ebp: 00000000 esp: cdecbed8
ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Process insmod (pid: 876, process nr: 39, stackpage=cdecb000)
Stack: 00000104 d008b94c 00000000 c029852c ce2b6000 d008bd20 0000001a c029852c
00000000 c023d0d0 00000000 00000104 c0298506 c02984a0 000081c0 d008a7ff
c029852c ce2b6000 00000000 d0087000 00000000 d0087051 00000000 00000000
Call Trace: [<d008b94c>] [<d008bd20>] [<d008a7ff>] [<d0087000>] [<d0087051>]
[<d008a88d>] [<c01192c7>]
[<d008bb44>] [<d008bd50>] [<d007e000>] [<d0087048>] [<c010a2e8>]
Code: f7 fb 89 c1 51 8b 7c 24 50 31 c0 66 8b 87 82 13 00 00 89 44
Note: On boot, the kernel does find the tape drive (from dmesg):
hda: CRD-8482B, ATAPI CDROM drive hdb: TRAVAN NS20, ATAPI TAPE drive
So, is this a hardware problem? Is this a driver issue?
3. The Siig card is a "PCI Bus Dual Channel Ultra ATA Controller",
Model CN2449. It says it "conforms to PCI v2.1 Plug-and-play" Scary!
Anyway, when I install it, I can no longer use the built-in controller
(I get "hda: lost interrupt"). What do I need to do to get this
going? Do I need to put proper probing information into the
conf.modules file?
Thanks for any help.
Eric
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