Linux-Setup Digest #427, Volume #20 Mon, 15 Jan 01 13:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Helix Gnome hangs on install ("Jerry Segers, Jr.")
Re: Debian, no cd..LONG (Cathy Gramze)
Re: creating manpages ("Chip Piller")
GUI Installation and Autoconfig Partitions Not Available in redhat 7.0 Install
("Meron Lavie")
Mouse freezes when leaving KDE in redhat 7.0 ("Meron Lavie")
KDE in Redhat 7.0 Won't Start Outside of Root ("Meron Lavie")
Stopping lpd Fails After Renaming Computer in redhat 7.0 ("Meron Lavie")
Re: GUI Issues (David)
Linux Newbie soon to be onboard (Don Belmore)
Multi-head Q3 possible? ("Jason Bond")
Newbie (startx giving error) (Kripal)
Re: Server setup ?'s (David)
Newbie (startx giving error) (Kripal)
Newbie (startx giving error) ("Kripal Singh")
RAM Disk Howto (Me)
Re: filesys corrupted after dual Win2K-RH7 install ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Safe way to upgrade glibc? (Frederic Faure)
Re: filesys corrupted after dual Win2K-RH7 install (Murray Eisenberg)
Re: Kickstart + RH7.0 + cdrom == Jack S**t ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Safe way to upgrade glibc? (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
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From: "Jerry Segers, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Helix Gnome hangs on install
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:39:26 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Keith Dombrowski"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm hopeing someone can help me with this. I've got two boxes, both
> running Red Hat 7 and using the version of Gnome that came with it. I
> want to install Helix-Gnome 1.2. I've downloaded all of the packages,
> the installer and the *.XML files from the mirror at sourceforge and put
> them in /tmp/helix. I'm logged in at root and I run the installer from a
> terminal window in the /tmp/helix dir. The GUI installer starts and lets
> me specify the location of the files and what I want to install. It then
> brings up a screen with two progress bars and the line "Preparing to
> install..." In the terminal window I get about 12 lines that look like
> they might be from RPM. They all say "Package XXXXXXx not installed",
> with different package names. There is some HD activity for about 5
> minutes and then it stops there. Nothing more ever happens. I let it sit
> for 4 hours. The packages listed are not on the RH CDs, nor are they in
> the mirror for helix. This happens on both boxes. Anyone have any idea
> what's happening here?
>
> Keith
try putting it in /var/temp/... that's where they appeared on mine, but I
just did the lynx thing described at
http://www.helixcode.com/desktop/download.php3
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From: Cathy Gramze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Debian, no cd..LONG
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:53:35 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry) wrote:
> Try doing this instead. First offload the ide-scsi module that you enabled
> so that your cdrom goes back to being a regular old cd. Lets try to get
> that mounting using the old ide driver. Now when you boot the system, do
> you see a line which says something like hdc and the make/model of your ide
> cd? If so, good. I cannot find a /dev/hdc0 on my debian system at all.
> My dev sorted on hdc looks like this:
Step one was all that was needed. I did a rmmod ide-scsi and LO! the cdrom worked as
hdc, no number. I'll see if it works with the module loaded next. Anyway, I got
SimCity 3000 and CivCTP installed, so I'm a happy camper now. Many thanks to you!
> Lets get the cd working for now as a regular cd and then we can check out
> how to get ide-scsi support working. The changes require perhaps a few
> reboots and some inspection of dmesg or watching the boot sequence
> carefully. You also need to load a few modules to make things work right
> with an ide burner.
>
> Hows that sound?
I'm game. I suppose I need to see if the scsi cd is working, first. That requires
turning it on (it's external). We could be nice to the newsgroup and start a new
thread for getting the SCSI cd and burning to work. Maybe someone else needs to know,
too.
cathyy
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From: "Chip Piller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: creating manpages
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:01:41 -0500
I have wget installed on my Redhat 7 system as an rpm, wget-1.5.3-10
This rpm automatically installed the man page. I have used wget for a
couple of years, it is a very nice program.
I don't know how you installed wget or which version you have. More info
about wget is available at http://www.gnu.org/manual/wget/index.html, but
you may have already known that.
Finally, have a look at http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Man-Page.html for
information about creating man pages.
Hope this helps,
Chip
"Ralf Oberl�nder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi Guru's,
>
> does anybody know, how can I to create manpages from *.info or *.texi
> Files.
> (I've installed wget but there are no manpages)
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
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From: "Meron Lavie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,thenet.support.linux
Subject: GUI Installation and Autoconfig Partitions Not Available in redhat 7.0 Install
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:46:43 +0200
I have a P-133 with 32MB ram.
I tried installing redhat 7.0, but several things didn;t function "as
advertised":
1) The GUI installation (as opposed to text) was not available as an option.
2) The automatic configuration of the disk partitions was not available (I
had to do it manually)
What could be causing this?
TIA
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Meron Lavie
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From: "Meron Lavie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,thenet.support.linux
Subject: Mouse freezes when leaving KDE in redhat 7.0
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:38:18 +0200
Problem with redhat 7.0:
When I try to leave KDE (logout), and the re-login/logout dialog comes up,
the mouse sometimes go dead (I must use keys to navigate through the dialog
to leave).
What am I doing wrong?
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Meron Lavie
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From: "Meron Lavie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,thenet.support.linux
Subject: KDE in Redhat 7.0 Won't Start Outside of Root
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:31:14 +0200
I just installed redhat 7.0, indicating I want GNOME, KDE and GAMES.
In root, STARTX brings up GNOME, and KDM (or is it KDE?) brings up K.
But in any other account than root, typing KDM (or is it KDE?) brigs up the
message "Only root wants to run KDM".
What did I do wrong?
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Meron Lavie
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From: "Meron Lavie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,thenet.support.linux
Subject: Stopping lpd Fails After Renaming Computer in redhat 7.0
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:42:56 +0200
I did a straightforward install of redhat 7.0, without specifying membership
in a network. Therefore, the computer name was "localhost".
Later, I went into linuxconf in ordre to change the host name. After having
done this, every time I halt the computer, I get a message stating that
stopping lpd failed - localhost not found. Apparently, when I changed my
computer's name from localhost to something else, something got screwed up.
Could someone please help?
--
Meron Lavie
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GUI Issues
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:14:42 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am running Redhat 7.0 and I upgraded to XFree86 4.0.2 and I am having
> some GUI issues if you can help me please email me back at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Issues
>
> 1) How can I install True Type Fonts?
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FDU/truetype.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Belmore)
Subject: Linux Newbie soon to be onboard
Date: 15 Jan 2001 17:11:35 GMT
Greetings all!
Ok, I will be shortly setting up a new machine to run Linux. My
goal(hardware) AMD Athalon 1GigHz, 256Meg RAM. Goal(software), Web
Browsing(dialup to start, then maybe to DSL or Cable), Some Games, Word
Processing, CD-recording(MP3s and Audio), Scanning pics and printing
picture quality versions.
Basically I want to build up a system that will last me for about
3-5 years at least before having to upgrade once again. I want to buy and
build the system myself. I already have purchased a full-tower w/300W
power supply and I already own a Mitsubishi DiamondScan 19"
monitor(HL6905ATK).
It was suggested that I buy the various parts in a particular
order since I cannot afford to do it all at once. Buying the items in
order of most stability in hardware(ie A CPU case doesn't change all that
often, proof the 'beige box' has been around for how long now?<G>). So
the Case and Monitor are already done. Next step I believe is the
motherboard.
I have come to the understanding that there are only a few
mohterboards that suuport the Athalon. Based on the critera above, what
motherboard would be best suited? Does it even matter as my proposed
useage is rather simple compared to some 'power users'? Next would be the
CPU itself, them RAM. After that, I should think the rest of the basic
components(Video Card, HD, CD-ROM...)
Any suggestions/adivce would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Don
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From: "Jason Bond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Multi-head Q3 possible?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:23:26 -0800
Before I go and spend many hours trying, I was wondering if anyone out there
had gotten Q3 to run with multiple monitors (multi-head)? I have a V3 and a
16 meg Banshee, both running the tdfx driver obviously. Thanks much in
advance,
Jason
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From: Kripal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie (startx giving error)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:25:35 -0600
hi,
recently i installed linux.while starting the gui it is giving error.i
think there is some problem with my moniter configuration(the horizontal
and verical pitch setting).can any one tell which file contains the
moniter config info.so that i can go and change the value
thanks
kripal
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Server setup ?'s
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:25:51 GMT
Ben wrote:
>
> I'm in the somewhat unfortunate situation of both having to set up
> a webserver from scratch AND of being a Linux newbie (installed
> my very first RH system 5 weeks ago). I'm not utterly green: I know
> my way around httpd.conf pretty well, and could already Telnet into
> my virtual host, to create tar'd backups, etc. . . . but that was about it.
>
> I have three questions:
>
> 1. I'd like to create a set of RH install disks with which includes all the
> needed security updates. My hope is that I can keep a set of updated
> install CD's that can be used, in the event of a crash or a hacked
> system,
> to restore the server, without having to then install all the patches
> added since 7.0 release. Can I do this simply by putting a copy of
> CD's 1 and 2 on a harddrive, and replacing all the original RPMs with
> the updated ones, and then periodically burning CD copies of these two
> file sets?
Burning a RedHat CD HOWTO
http://imsb.au.dk/~mok/linux/doc/RedHat-CD.html
> 2. I've been walking through the server setup, deleted, disabling, or
> otherwise
> removing all unneeded services (finger, NIS, X, etc.), but I can't
> figure out
> how to get rid of USB. Is this something I even should care about? I
> assume
> that there is no associated security risk, but that there may be some
> server
> load as a result of loading USB support. Also, I gather that inetd is
> unneeded,
> but I must confess I don't yet really understand what it does, so I'm
> reluctant
> to blow it away.
I don't use inetd due to not using anything that requires it. In some of
the newer distro's it has been replaced with xinetd.
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From: Kripal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie (startx giving error)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:25:54 -0600
hi,
recently i installed linux.while starting the gui it is giving error.i
think there is some problem with my moniter configuration(the horizontal
and verical pitch setting).can any one tell which file contains the
moniter config info.so that i can go and change the value
thanks
kripal
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From: "Kripal Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie (startx giving error)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:29:54 -0600
hi,
recently i installed linux.while starting the gui(startx) it is giving
error.i think there is some
problem with my moniter configuration(the horizontal and verical pitch
setting).can
any one tell which file contains the moniter config info.so that i can go
and change the
value.is that the correct solution for moniter config???
thanks
kripal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Me)
Subject: RAM Disk Howto
Date: 15 Jan 2001 17:07:32 GMT
Is there a RAM disk howto? Where would I find it?
Thanks,
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: filesys corrupted after dual Win2K-RH7 install
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:35:59 GMT
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:33:02 GMT, Murray Eisenberg
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Unfortunately, I'm past the initial by-telephone installation support
>period from Red Hat. During the above-reported attempt to get the
>dual-boot set up before re-installing everything, the RH techie said
>that RH does not support Windows 2000 (or NT) dual-boots!
>
He lied, or he was too lazy to guide you through. If you can, try to
boot the Linux system, take out in /etc/fstab the '/usr/local' and all
other non-essentail mountpoints. Reboot the system and then try to
manually mount the filesystem:
mount /dev/hde10 /usr/local
If that still gives you problems, it might be that you harddrive has
bad sectors. You did choose "check bad-blocks" during installation,
right?
>I'm stumped! Any and all help would be most appreciated.
>
>----------------
>Murray Eisenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Mathematics & Statistics Dept. phone 413 549-1020 (H)
>Univ. of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W)
>Amherst, MA 01003-4515
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic Faure)
Subject: Re: Safe way to upgrade glibc?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:37:15 GMT
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:30:48 +0100,
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>You probably upgraded to a glibc, that does not have binary
>compatibility. When making such upgrades, either upgrade all dependant
>packages at the same time - or make an OS upgrade...
What do you mean by upgrading all dependant packages at the
same time? Should I start with glibc, or end with it?
>If it is for openssl and openssh only, i would get the source rpm's and
>compile them myself. Better than crashing the whole system by upgrading
>glibc.
What's the difference between installing a binary RPM built by
someone else, and building one from an RPM source? The latter has more
chance of working because it checks what libs are available on your
host?
Thx much for the tip!
FF.
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From: Murray Eisenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: filesys corrupted after dual Win2K-RH7 install
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:54:46 GMT
It's unlikely to be a matter of bad HD sectors: I've subjected the
entire drive to a 26-hour deepest-level probing by Gibson Research's
latest SpinRite; the RH install automatically selected "check
bad-blocks"; and I've tried the installation several times putting the
various partitions in different physical places on the HD.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:33:02 GMT, Murray Eisenberg
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately, I'm past the initial by-telephone installation support
> >period from Red Hat. During the above-reported attempt to get the
> >dual-boot set up before re-installing everything, the RH techie said
> >that RH does not support Windows 2000 (or NT) dual-boots!
> >
> He lied, or he was too lazy to guide you through. If you can, try to
> boot the Linux system, take out in /etc/fstab the '/usr/local' and all
> other non-essentail mountpoints. Reboot the system and then try to
> manually mount the filesystem:
>
> mount /dev/hde10 /usr/local
>
> If that still gives you problems, it might be that you harddrive has
> bad sectors. You did choose "check bad-blocks" during installation,
> right?
>
> >I'm stumped! Any and all help would be most appreciated.
> >
> >----------------
> >Murray Eisenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Mathematics & Statistics Dept. phone 413 549-1020 (H)
> >Univ. of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W)
> >Amherst, MA 01003-4515
--
Murray Eisenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mathematics & Statistics Dept. phone 413 549-1020 (H)
Univ. of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W)
Amherst, MA 01003-4515
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Kickstart + RH7.0 + cdrom == Jack S**t
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:50:29 GMT
As a note, here's the command that I'm using to make the ISO image.
cd /data/rhd1/
mkisofs -o /data/rhhomebrew -b images/pcmcia.img -r -T -p redhat_linux
-P www.redhat.com -c boot.cat -V "Red Hat 7.0" .
If you can see something askew with this please let me know.
Thanks,
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Safe way to upgrade glibc?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:01:45 +0100
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Frederic Faure wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:30:48 +0100,
> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >You probably upgraded to a glibc, that does not have binary
> >compatibility. When making such upgrades, either upgrade all dependant
> >packages at the same time - or make an OS upgrade...
>
> What do you mean by upgrading all dependant packages at the
> same time? Should I start with glibc, or end with it?
No. With the same rpm-command:
rpm -Uvh glibc-whatever.rpm dep1-ver.rpm dep2-ver.rpm [...]
> >If it is for openssl and openssh only, i would get the source rpm's and
> >compile them myself. Better than crashing the whole system by upgrading
> >glibc.
> What's the difference between installing a binary RPM built by
> someone else, and building one from an RPM source? The latter has more
> chance of working because it checks what libs are available on your
> host?
Well no. When you compile from source, you link it against your
particular version of glibc. Then you will ensure binary compatibility.
So if a guy compiled a package on RedHat 6.2, you can in no way be sure,
that this will run on SuSe 7.0 or vice versa.
So if you compile it on you redhat 6.1 (or do i remember wrong?), it
will run on _your_ system (which is what you want) but not necessarily
on _other_ systems (which you probably do not care unless you want to
make a new distribution).
So I would compile openssl first, install it, compile openssh and
install it.
(btw. recompilation of .src.rpm packages is 'rpm --rebuild
<.src.rpm-file>')
Rasmus B�g Hansen
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