Linux-Setup Digest #477, Volume #20 Mon, 22 Jan 01 20:13:10 EST
Contents:
Boot Problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Delaying eth0 initialization? (Mike Loiterman)
Re: Any good officesuite like Microsoft Office for Linux (Moonshiner)
Re: Gotcha's on IBM ThinkPad Setup? (Rob Semonis)
Re: Kickstart + RH7.0 + cdrom == Jack S**t ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RH7 on an Asus A7V (Athlon CPU) (galactus)
Re: Delaying eth0 initialization? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Why can't I login in the GUI with a ordinary account? ("GreatFree")
Re: Delaying eth0 initialization? (Mike Loiterman)
Dell Dimension V400 sound (bill davidsen)
Re: >64M RAM chestnut - ? new twist (David)
Replicating data (Steven Conway)
Re: Gnome-PPP & pppd ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Error on make bzImage (Philip Washington)
arkeia setup & linux find command ("Jeff Borders")
Re: >64M RAM chestnut - ? new twist (Bit Twister)
Re: Delaying eth0 initialization? (Philip)
Re: Delaying eth0 initialization? (Bit Twister)
Re: Replicating data (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Why can't I login in the GUI with a ordinary account? (Philip)
Can't Find Server Name for Address 192.168.1.4 ("Jeff Borders")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Boot Problems
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:59:55 GMT
Hi, just installed mandrake 7.2 and am having problems with lilo
booting linux from loadlin. my setup:
hda - sony cdrw
hdb - orb drive
hdc - dvd rom
hde - hpt 66 40 gig maxtor win98
hdf - hpt 66 20 gig maxtor mandrake
hdg - hpt 66 20 gig maxtor nt5
Can boot to linux fine using boot floppy created during startup.
When booting from loadlin get to point where Highpoint detected and
drive identified but then locks up. It doesnt say root fs mounted. In
fact this may be the point where its having problems. error is someting
like drive parameters not identifiable or something. It then gives
kernal panic. Tried linear mode and also feeding it drive parameters
which use to work in older kernals but nothing seems to work now.
Anyone try this before with this setup? Anyone know where to look.
Tried using boot manager from partition magic but it doesnt like linux
hardrive hdf.
Repeated booting from floppy, got dmesg output. Booted using loadlin
again and compared area where failure starts.
Successful floppy boot give this partition table:
Partition check:
hdb: unknown partition table
hde: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hde1 hde2 < hde5 hde6 hde7 hde8 hde9 hde10 >
hdf: hdf1 hdf2 < hdf5 hdf6 hdf7 >
hdg: [PTBL] [1027/255/63] hdg1 < hdg5 hdg6 hdg7 hdg8 hdg9 hdg10 hdg11 >
Partition check from unsucessful loadlin boot has these partitions
instead though:
hdb
hdg
hdh
hdi
Is there some reason for this? I dont see how booting from loadlin
would change partion names as from booting off floppy. Anyway, failure
message is as follows:
Autorun...
... autorun done
Invalid session number or type of track.
Kernal panic: vfs: unable to mount root fs on 22:46
Have tried changeing root setting in loadlin parameters but didnt work.
same error occurs. Still boots from floppy like a champ though.
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From: Mike Loiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Delaying eth0 initialization?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:03:34 GMT
I'm trying to get Linux to recognize my 3com 3905b NIC, but when I try
to restart the network it says Briging up interface lo: ok Bringing up
interface eth0: Delaying eth0 initoialization [FAILED]. What does this
mean?
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From: Moonshiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any good officesuite like Microsoft Office for Linux
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:02:16 GMT
Lee,
I have StarOffice. I got the CD because I wanted it around just in
case. My son has loaded StarOffice on his Windows 98 machine and his
RedHat machine. This is all form on CD and I do not have to worry about
violating any copyright or licenses restrictions.
I have been sending out resumes that I have converted to .doc files and
noone has complained. I have developed some pages for myself using
StarOffice. I have been able to use Excel files and everything with no
problem.
--
Moonshiner
NASCAR Fan Go MW #15 TB #66
Linux User because MS is a bother.
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From: Rob Semonis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Gotcha's on IBM ThinkPad Setup?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:55:39 -0600
tonygroff wrote:
> I installed Red Hat 6.2 on my ThinkPad 380XD (233 Socket 7) without a
> hitch! No problems at all! I'd hazard a guess that it should also be
> no problem with the Celeron as well. Read the Howto and post again if
> your questions are not answered there.
>
> Laptop Howto:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO.html
>
> Tony G.
>
> "Andrew Carlisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:94f8f9$ssi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am thinking about installing RedHat LINUX 6.2 on my ThinkPad. I
> have
> > Celeron processor. Are there any gothchas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
I've installed and run Redhat 6.2 and 7.0 on my i4000 Thinkpad with no
problems.
Rob
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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, 22 Jan 2001 21:21:05 GMT
Turns out this is a known problem with redhat 7.0 and has a bugzilla
number to track it.
However, if you stick your ks.cfg file on the initial ramdisk on the
cdrom, you can access it via:
linux ks=file:/ks.cfg
Cheers,
FPTT
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From: galactus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7 on an Asus A7V (Athlon CPU)
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:29:54 -0100
Hi Carlos,
I got an Asus A7V with a 1000Mhz Thunderbird and 2 NICs a 3Com 3C900B
and a 3C905C.
I would advice you to use those ( at least a recent 3Com card) my
experiance with those cards is very good.
During install proces they got reccognised.
Use "expert" mode when installing and you'll also have the opportunity
to choose what extra devices you have like SCSI and Networkcards.
I am running RedHat 7.0 ( upgraded the stuf like libgcc, glibc etc.. )
A7V BIOS= 1005c ( disabled "PNP OS" in the BIOS )
greets
Fouad
Carlos Moreno wrote:
> I'm just wondering if the trouble that I am having with RH7
> not recognizing the NIC is due to some sort of incompatibility
> with the (Athlon) motherboard? (Asus A7V with a 1GHz Athlon)
>
> Has anyone installed RH7 on this hardware with no extra
> modifications or effort? (i.e., recognizing the NIC and all
> the network related stuff right on the first reboot after
> installation?)
>
> If not, is there any info that you could give me that might
> help me with this setup?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Carlos
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Delaying eth0 initialization?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:56:05 GMT
In article <94i76u$8i0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mike Loiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to get Linux to recognize my 3com 3905b NIC, but when I try
> to restart the network it says Briging up interface lo: ok Bringing up
> interface eth0: Delaying eth0 initoialization [FAILED]. What does
this
> mean?
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
>
Are you using DHCP to obtain an IP address, I have noticed on my RH box
when I use DHCP it will display that message. I am guessing that it the
kernal lets DHCPCD (or PUMP in RH) setup and initialize the NIC card
(eth0). It is working correctly if that is what your asking.
Kyle K
=====
Support by Linuxgruven Inc.
www.linuxgruven.com
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From: "GreatFree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Why can't I login in the GUI with a ordinary account?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:13:40 -0700
Dear All,
I just installed RedHat 6.2 on my PC. However, I could login in as root into
Gnome or KDE but I couldn't do that as a ordinary account. Why?
Thanks,
Li Bing
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From: Mike Loiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Delaying eth0 initialization?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:12:49 GMT
Well, from the ETHERNET-HOWTO documentation, I was under the impression
that unless I saw the eth0 message in my dmesg file...the card was not
working correctly. You'll have to excuse my ignorance, but I don't
know what DHCP is. I specified an IP address in the netconfg dialog
box...I'm not sure where this leaves me. I'm still trying to verify
that my card is indeed recognized and is functioning correctly. If so,
what is my next step to connecting my cpu to the internet aside from
connecting a cat 5 cable to my DSL modem. Thanks.
In article <94ia9g$bgf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <94i76u$8i0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Mike Loiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm trying to get Linux to recognize my 3com 3905b NIC, but when I
try
> > to restart the network it says Briging up interface lo: ok Bringing
up
> > interface eth0: Delaying eth0 initoialization [FAILED]. What does
> this
> > mean?
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
> >
> Are you using DHCP to obtain an IP address, I have noticed on my RH
box
> when I use DHCP it will display that message. I am guessing that it
the
> kernal lets DHCPCD (or PUMP in RH) setup and initialize the NIC card
> (eth0). It is working correctly if that is what your asking.
>
> Kyle K
> -----
> Support by Linuxgruven Inc.
> www.linuxgruven.com
>
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>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.sound
Subject: Dell Dimension V400 sound
Date: 22 Jan 2001 22:48:01 GMT
I'd like to use the motherboard sound on a Dimension V400, which is
based on a Yamaha chipset with PCI info "Yamaha Corporation YMF-724 (rev
4)" if that helps.
Because I want to save a slot, and because I'm running 2.4 kernels,
another card or getting the commercial driver don't seem the best
solution. If anyone has made any progress on getting this setup to work,
please drop me a hint here!
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
"I am lost. I am out looking for myself. If I should come back before I
return, please ask me to wait." -seen in a doctor's office
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: >64M RAM chestnut - ? new twist
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:03:29 +1000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks. My mistake was thinking that a reboot would do the same thing.
Once again, I apologise.
To any other newbies like myself - you will find responses in other
groups that state kernels after 2.0.0 autodetect >64M RAM. If
"autodetect" means not having to edit lilo.conf, this was incorrect for
me.
Michael Faurot wrote:
>
> David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Basic situation same as for old postings - BIOS correctly reports 128M
> : RAM, free reports only ~64M under the word "total". However,
> : (a) I am using kernel 2.2.16-22 (RH7) which ? is not supposed to require
> : editing of lilo.conf
> : (b) I have edited lilo.conf with
> : append="mem=128M"
> : under the label=linux line with no effect.
>
> And did you run the command "lilo" after editing?
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael | mfaurot | Scientists will study your brain to learn more about
> Faurot | atww.net | your distant cousin, Man.
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Replicating data
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:12:42 -0500
I have a client who has 22 Networked POS PC's (NO CD-ROM) running OS/2
Warp (Echhh). This was initially done to use Warp's drivers to access
the POS peripherals. I have been successful at getting the peripherals
to work on Red Hat 6.2 by installing, testing and generally playing
around with one of POS PC's.
My question is
What is the easiest way to replicate/Clone this PC to the other 21. Can
I make some sort of image of this PC, boot the others off of a floppy
and have them install EXACTLY like the one I have setup.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Steven Conway
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Gnome-PPP & pppd
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:55:25 +0100
Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> %20@%20.com wrote:
>> I've setup an ISP entry in Gnome-PPP but when I try to connect it says
>> "pppd daemon quit enexpectedly." I clicked on help in Gnome-PPP but it
>> says the help documentation could not be found and may not be installed on
>> my system (I don't know how to install it either). I read the man page for
>> pppd and also the PPP HOWTO but I still don't know how to determine the
>> cause and solution to this problem. I don't know if pppd generates an
>> error log somewhere. Do anyone here know how I can fix it?
In debian, try pppconfig as root to set up
your ppp-stuff. Worked well for me.
man pppconfig should give you the info you
need.
Hope this helps
Jonas
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From: Philip Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Error on make bzImage
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:45:14 GMT
I am getting an Error 1 and Error 2 message when I type in make
bzImage. I am trying to compile a
2.2.16 kernel. Currently can't remember how to copy the text print out
from the console so that I can post it.
How do I do this?
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From: "Jeff Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: arkeia setup & linux find command
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:36:12 -0500
Hello,
I'm a Mandrake 7.2 user trying to setup Arkeia version 4.x.x.
When selecting the files and directories to backup, aka SavePack,
I'm supposed to use the "find" command. I'm using:
/data -type d -o -name '*' ;"find" omitted per instructions
This command appears to work, but says, "No files found. Completed"
I added a ^.*$ to the include files section, but same result.
Would a fellow Arkeia user forward me a SavePack setup example?
Thanks,
Jeff Borders
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: >64M RAM chestnut - ? new twist
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:41:00 GMT
thought RH 7 used grub.
The examples here are for 128M. Change 128 to your memory value.
================= If using lilo ===========================
edit /etc/lilo.conf and add
append="mem=128M"
save changes, exit the editor, then
/sbin/lilo to install the change into the mbr.
Next boot should have the change
example:
timeout=50
append="mem=128M"
image=/boot/vmlinuz
or
append="mem=128M hdd=ide-scsi" if you already have an append cmd
================ if using grub ===========================
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and add
mem=128M
Next boot should have the change
example:
title linux
kernel (hd1,4)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb5 mem=128M
============== to replace lilo with grub ====================
cd /boot/grub
sh install.sh
============== Still having problems ===========================
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/ramdetect.html
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:17:22 +1000, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I know this is an old question. No doubt I am making a simple mistake
>but I have done my best with web search results.
>
>Basic situation same as for old postings - BIOS correctly reports 128M
>RAM, free reports only ~64M under the word "total". However,
>(a) I am using kernel 2.2.16-22 (RH7) which ? is not supposed to require
>editing of lilo.conf
>(b) I have edited lilo.conf with
> append="mem=128M"
>under the label=linux line with no effect.
>
>Have I mucked up the syntax?
>Am I looking at the right number with free?
>
>If this is an often-answered question I apologise but the only remedy I
>could find was the above, and only with older kernels.
>
>David
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The warranty and liability expired as you read this message.
If the above breaks your system, it's yours and you keep both pieces.
Practice safe computing. Backup the file before you change it.
Do a, man command_here or cat command_here, before using it.
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From: Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Delaying eth0 initialization?
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:42:56 GMT
I got the same message when I tried to install a 3c905c and an SMC card. I
installed these cards after initial setup. When I had these cards
installed during the initial setup everything worked fine. Currently I
have a computer that has this problem and I don't want to go through the
installation process again to make them work. I can't solve your problem,
but I feel your pain.
Mike Loiterman wrote:
> Well, from the ETHERNET-HOWTO documentation, I was under the impression
> that unless I saw the eth0 message in my dmesg file...the card was not
> working correctly. You'll have to excuse my ignorance, but I don't
> know what DHCP is. I specified an IP address in the netconfg dialog
> box...I'm not sure where this leaves me. I'm still trying to verify
> that my card is indeed recognized and is functioning correctly. If so,
> what is my next step to connecting my cpu to the internet aside from
> connecting a cat 5 cable to my DSL modem. Thanks.
>
> In article <94ia9g$bgf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > In article <94i76u$8i0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Mike Loiterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I'm trying to get Linux to recognize my 3com 3905b NIC, but when I
> try
> > > to restart the network it says Briging up interface lo: ok Bringing
> up
> > > interface eth0: Delaying eth0 initoialization [FAILED]. What does
> > this
> > > mean?
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
> > >
> > Are you using DHCP to obtain an IP address, I have noticed on my RH
> box
> > when I use DHCP it will display that message. I am guessing that it
> the
> > kernal lets DHCPCD (or PUMP in RH) setup and initialize the NIC card
> > (eth0). It is working correctly if that is what your asking.
> >
> > Kyle K
> > -----
> > Support by Linuxgruven Inc.
> > www.linuxgruven.com
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: Delaying eth0 initialization?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:43:07 GMT
Helps if you provide what distro and release level you are using
when you post questions to the news groups. Different distros
have different commands, files, and links to files. Even happens
between release levels of the same distribution.
If Redhat/Mandrake, have you looked in /var/log/messages ?
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:03:34 GMT, Mike Loiterman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm trying to get Linux to recognize my 3com 3905b NIC, but when I try
>to restart the network it says Briging up interface lo: ok Bringing up
>interface eth0: Delaying eth0 initoialization [FAILED]. What does this
>mean?
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replicating data
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 01:46:43 +0100
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Steven Conway wrote:
> I have a client who has 22 Networked POS PC's (NO CD-ROM) running OS/2
> Warp (Echhh). This was initially done to use Warp's drivers to access
> the POS peripherals. I have been successful at getting the peripherals
> to work on Red Hat 6.2 by installing, testing and generally playing
> around with one of POS PC's.
>
> My question is
>
> What is the easiest way to replicate/Clone this PC to the other 21. Can
> I make some sort of image of this PC, boot the others off of a floppy
> and have them install EXACTLY like the one I have setup.
Try to look at making kickstart disks. This will leave you with a disk,
which will install exactly the same on the different machines, you are
going to install on. It will only ask for distinct info like hostname
etc.
Never used it myself, but heard good of it.
Rasmus B�g Hansen
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From: Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why can't I login in the GUI with a ordinary account?
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:48:30 GMT
I can't answer why? But i may be able to answer with how?
When logging in after initial reboot if you log in as UserA then startx it
works. If enter su and then startx it works.
When logging in after initial reboot if you log in as root then startx it works.
If you enter su UserA and then startx it doesn't work.
A security feature I suppose.
GreatFree wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I just installed RedHat 6.2 on my PC. However, I could login in as root into
> Gnome or KDE but I couldn't do that as a ordinary account. Why?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Li Bing
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From: "Jeff Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't Find Server Name for Address 192.168.1.4
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:51:31 -0500
Hello,
I'm a Mandrake 7.2 user. I have a linux gateway machine connecting with
a dialup connection. I'm not running a local DNS. My problem is this:
When I do a nslookup from my internal network, it bounces back with the
error described in the subject above.
My resolv.conf on the workstation is
domain my_isp.com
192.168.1.4 ;address of my gateway machine.
My hosts file on the workstation is
192.168.1.4 shemp.jeff.cxm shemp
192.168.1.3 curly.jeff.cxm curly
My resolv.conf on gateway is
domain my_isp.com
206.103.240.1
206.103.240.2
My gateway hosts file is the same as workstation.
The gateway machine is not reading the resolv.conf and calling the ISP
DNS servers.
Thanks,
Jeff Borders
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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