Linux-Setup Digest #548, Volume #20 Thu, 1 Feb 01 03:13:14 EST
Contents:
Re: Smallest Linux with PCMCIA+Lucent WaveLAN support (Eugene Kang)
Re: error during kernal compiling.. (OldUncleMe)
Re: Network Card Setup ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: How to move a domain name? (moonie;))
Re: Connect to a MS SQL-database via Linux (moonie;))
Re: Is there a word for below novice - need help (moonie;))
Re: how to connect to Linux server for internet? (moonie;))
Re: Lilo after the first 8.0 GB (moonie;))
Re: Linux RH 7.0 Insstall on ATA100 & A7V (moonie;))
Re: Newbee : AGP VGA Problem (moonie;))
Re: Adding ide-scsi for CD Burner (E J)
Re: Netscape slow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
KDE switch back to fvwm ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Samba on RH 7.0 (Brandon Freitag)
Re: LILO only says "LI" at boot ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: First insatll-Newbie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: how to connect to Linux server for internet? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: LILO Doesn't Appear During Boot (Eric)
Re: This crahses linux ("Jesse R. Wyant")
Re: Display problems ("Jesse R. Wyant")
Huge problem installing RH6.2 ("Wade Lindsey")
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From: Eugene Kang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Smallest Linux with PCMCIA+Lucent WaveLAN support
Date: 1 Feb 2001 03:00:22 GMT
Vincent Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In <958qhd$dns$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eugene Kang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>>I'd like to install linux onto a 64 meg flashcard that has support
>>for PCMCIA and the Lucent WaveLAN IEEE (Orinoco) wireless pcmcia
>>card. I have no idea if the mulinux SRV package pcmcia support includes
>>the drivers for the lucent, and trying to compile the drivers under
>>mulinux resulted in all kinds of errors even after manually installing
>>the 2.0.36 source and tweaking the configure script a little. :(
>
>>The smallest RH6.2 install (with no packages) is 110MB. I could
>>probably trim it down, but it would still be bloated I think.
>
> Look at SlackWare. I had very little trouble getting a usable
> system under 48 megs. And I didn't seriously hack and slash
> like you should with an embedded box, I left vi and others in.
did oyu have you manually delete files or could you select it during
install time? I haven't used Slack since 1.2.1 and really can't
remember anything about it :(
thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OldUncleMe)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: error during kernal compiling..
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 03:10:18 GMT
It was: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 22:59:31 -0500 and with STARTLING insight, ""SS"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" posted "error during kernal compiling.."
to "alt.os.linux" :
-->Hello,
-->
-->Hope someone here can help me out... I am running RH7 on IBM600X, 320mb
-->RAM, 12G HD...
-->
-->I am getting this error during kernal compiling.. I see this after I type
-->"make bzImage" I didn't even modify the kernal. I recompiled it soon after
-->I installed RH.
-->
-->I hope someone here may know what this is... THANKS
-->
-->Sam
-->
-->----
-->make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
-->make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernal'
-->make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
-->make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernal'
-->make: *** [_dir_kernal] Error 2
Assuming that you have configured your compile correctly, have the versions
(or newer) of programs mentioned in the
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes file, then maybe you have the same
problem I ran into, and I got error messages that looked just like that.
What helped me was to uncheck the smp option and _not_ select the option
under Processor Type & Features for "APIC and IO-APIC Support on
uniprocessors". This would become visible after unselecting smp while
running make menuconfig or xmenuconfig..... Good luck, /ts
--
"If you can just get your mind together
Then come on across to me...." Jimi
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Network Card Setup
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 17:37:29 +1300
Glad it helped.
Short answer: There is no short answer, it depends on the network card
(don't quote me on that).
Typically, I would say "Use the DOS based setup utility", but then I see
you're on a sparc, so that's obviously out of the question.
Another likely thing it could be is that you have, say a 10Mbit NIC, and
the hub is 100Mbit, and both are non-negotiable (happened to me not so
long ago).
> Thanks very much for the info. I have tried different ports on the hub
> and have tried different cables, ones I know that work. How do I make
> sure that the card is in half-duplex mode? That could be it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You have probably plugged one of the computers into the "uplink" port
> of
>> the hub. Some explanation may help.
>>
>> Hub's have what is known as an "uplink" port to plug into another hub.
>> This allows you to daisy chain them (DON'T make a cycle).
>>
>> The uplink comes in two flavors, Some hubs have a switch on the bottom
>> (some you need to take off the base), and others have two ports, only
>> one of which you can use at a time.
>>
>> The switch will often be called "uplink" and "normal", though
> sometimes
>> other labels are used (there's probably only one switch).
>>
>> Anyway, when you link (called "stacking" hubs, you plug on end of a
>> standard patch cable into the uplink, and the other into a normal
> port.
>>
>> You could also use a crossover cable to link the two via two normal
>> ports.
>>
>> If this doesn't help, make sure that you have a good cable, and that
> both
>> nics are in half-duplex mode. Also, test the nics (usually via a DOS
>> program available for free from the manufacturer)
>>
>> Anyway, HTH -- Cameron Kerr
>>
>
>
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to move a domain name?
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:13:13 -0500
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, tito wrote:
>Hi to all, well finaly I have my own box with static ip, and I can host my
>own site, work with the ip, can someone point me to the righ direction to
>find out how I can move my domain name to my box, right now is hosting for
>an ISP.
>
>Thank you.
You need to inform the company that hosts your DNS. When you set up the Domain
Name you provided the name of the DNS server you were using. You need to
contact them and change the record to point to your IP.
--
moonie ;)
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Connect to a MS SQL-database via Linux
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:16:59 -0500
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Michael wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I want to connect my linux-pc to a Microsoft SQL database. I already
>search for information about this but I can't find any.
>
>Can anybody tell me, how I can to this?
>
>Thanks
>
>Michael
I believe they have an article at www.phpbuilder.com about this.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there a word for below novice - need help
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:19:28 -0500
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Eric wrote:
>
>> 2 - The SQL database. Is mySQL available free in the configuration
>> that I'm talking about? How is support? How does the web-enabled
>> part work?
>
>I don't have a clue.
>
>Eric
MySQL is free and open source for Linux. It is well documented and there are
many places to get help with it. MySQL can be accessed through PHP which is a
web page scripting language that is designed to interface with databases.
Apache/MySQL/PHP is a great solution when you get it running together, I do
PHP/MySQL programming for web pages.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to connect to Linux server for internet?
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:27:57 -0500
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>good god
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Jason L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In case I have a Redhat Linux Server which connect to a cable modem.
>Now I
>> want to use a crossover cable to connect a Windows 98 client computer
>to the
>> Linux Server. How can I make the Win98 client computer able to
>connect to
>> the internet through the Linux Server? I only have one static IP
>provide
>> from the cable modem company.
>>
>> Thanks alot.
>>
>>
>
>
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The easiest way is to install PMFirewall, it will set up all your rules for you
from questions it asks you. Then tell the Win98 comp to use the Linux comp's
IP as a gateway, add the DNS server IP's and you should be good to go.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo after the first 8.0 GB
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:30:16 -0500
On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tom wrote:
>I have a windows2000 machine, the C: and D: take my hard disk the first 8.0
>GB. I want to install my RH7.0 lilo after the first 8.0 GB, in this case,
>can it be bootable from hard disk? I remember I read a message many days
>ago, telling us that if Lilo is installed after the first 8.0 GB of hard
>disk it will have trouble to boot from hard disk. Is it true?
>Any information? Thanks.
I believe RH has the newest version of LILO that does overcome this limitation.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux RH 7.0 Insstall on ATA100 & A7V
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:31:11 -0500
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, john k wrote:
>Hi folks
>Subject: Install RH 7.0 on ATA100 disk on a ASUS A7V
>
>Take a closer look at the following reference ...
>http://mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hbits5.html#udma
>
>What should I do, if I have 2 disk's mounted as/on ATA100 ???
>
>Plz hlp me :-)
>
>John K
You do realise that these 2 drives will have the same transfer rate when
installed on the ATA66 controller don't you. I feel pretty certain that your
drives don't have a sustained transfer rate over 30mbps, much less 66mbps.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbee : AGP VGA Problem
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:33:33 -0500
On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Mike Greenwood wrote:
>Hi,
>I use a creative TNT2 M64 agp card under Redhat 6.1, and it can't detect
>that either.
>What I did was to run Xconfigurator, specifying an unlisted card and using
>the generic SVGA driver. This lets me run 1024x768 at 75 Hz. Not bad for
>2D work, but of course there's no 3D support.
>
>Cheers
>Mike
My son has a TNT2 M64 PCI and I have XFree86 4.01 and the nvidia .95 drivers
running on it. He plays QIII and UT just fine.
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adding ide-scsi for CD Burner
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 06:30:30 GMT
$ dmesg
check out the lines to find out where your CDROM is set up (hdb, hdc, or
hdd)
I found it easier to use the ide-scsi emulation modules. Here are the
instructions.
$ su -
password: <scret>
# # RH6.2 is conf.modules RH7.0 is modules.conf
# cp /etc/modules.conf /etc/modules.conf.bak
# vi /etc/modules.conf # use your favorite editor to edit modules.conf
Modify modules.conf for your CDROM writer, my CDROM is located at
/dev/hdc
Here is my conf.modules
# --- add this to your conf.modules -------
alias scd0 sr_mod
alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi
options ide-cd ignore=hdc
# --- end -------
# cp /etc/rc.d/rc.local /etc/rc.d/rc.local.bak
# vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local
# --Put this at the end of the rc.local---
# load ide-scsi module
insmod ide-scsi
#---end---------
# cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.bak
# vi /etc/lilo.conf
put the append statement for /etc/lilo.conf your cdrom
'append="hdX=ide-scsi"' and run lilo.
Here is /etc/lilo.conf, my CDROM is located at /dev/hdc
boot=/dev/fd0
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
prompt
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-6.1.1
label=linux
root=/dev/hda4
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
read-only
# /sbin/lilo
Now relink the /dev/cdrom to your scsi emulation of your cdwriter
# mv /dev/cdrom /dev/cdrom.bak
# ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom
Reboot. (I don't know how to restart with new conf.modules and rc.local
in linux :( )
Run dmesg to see if your scsi emulation is working after the reboot
# dmesg
scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: HP Model: CD-Writer+ 8100 Rev: 1.0g
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56
Run cdrecord to see if you scsi emulation is working also.
# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord 1.8 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J�rg Schilling
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'HP ' 'CD-Writer+ 8100 ' '1.0g' Removable
CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) *
0,2,0 2) *
0,3,0 3) *
0,4,0 4) *
0,5,0 5) *
0,6,0 6) *
0,7,0 7) *
I hope it works for you, it works for me
Doug Poulin wrote:
> I have downloaded the HOWTO on CD Burning. It says I have to fake out
> the kernel that my IDE-ATAPI CD/R-W is really a SCSI. I load the
> ide-scsi module, but it talks about other changes (hdb=ide-scsi). Is
> there a utility that will tell me what is hda, hdb, hdc, etc. or do I
> need to "pop the hood off" of my PC and look for those master/slave
> jumpers??!!
>
> Has anyone done a CD-Burner utility yet that lets me keep the IDE
> stuff? Even command line I could live with!
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Doug Poulin
> MIS Specialist
> Net to Net Technologies
> 603-427-0600
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Netscape slow
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 06:47:50 GMT
I deleted .newsrc files and now it starts in 1 or 2 seconds.
This is great.
Thanks to all for your help.
mark gaschermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had the same problem, but it went away when i deleted the .newsrc
> files from my home directory.
> I assume that Netscape looks to connect with any configured news
servers
> before it loads the first web page, and the timeout is about 5 mins if
> you're not connected to the net.
>
> Now I can only use Netscape to read news from my leafnode news spool,
> but that's not a major problem for me.
>
> Let me know if this solves your problem too.....
>
> Mark G
>
> > Sadly, still netscape takes 5 minutes to show
> > the first page.
> >
> > "Kurt R. Rahlfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > I give up.
> > > > Netscape takes forever (5 minutes) to show the
> > > > first web page after I boot the machine,
> > > > even if it it has an ip address on my local
> > > > network for the webpage to display.
> > > > This makes me think it is not a DNS problem and
> > > > its on the same network (actually apache
> > > > server on the same machine). After the first
> > > > web page, all web pages are fast.
> > > > Any clues??
>
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Subject: KDE switch back to fvwm
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 06:50:17 GMT
I'm running KDE on Redhat on a 640x480 monitor.
I try to run a lot of the tools like
linuxconf, kde control, etc and the window is bigger than
my monitor. I can't shrink them down enough to click OK or CANCEL.
I want to go back to something like fvwm which allowed me to
see the bottom part of my windows.
How do I switch to fvwm?
Is there another window manager that will fix this?
Thanks in advance
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From: Brandon Freitag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba on RH 7.0
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 01:00:26 -0600
I was running RH 6.2 and upgraded to 7.0 and I can't get the Samba
server to work properly. The services still start normally, but my
smb.conf file was renamed to smb.conf.rpmsave, I can't change
smbpasswords and I can't even see the computer on the network. I've
even tried a fresh install of 7.0, but no smb.conf file is even
created. I resorted to downloading fresh RPMs in the case that my
originals were corrupt. No luck.
It is almost as if the new version of Samba is dramatically different
than the one in 6.2. I haven't been able to find any Samba info,How-To,
etc. that would indicate this though. Anyone have any pointers on this?
Brandon Freitag
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LILO only says "LI" at boot
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 06:58:21 GMT
During the installation you had the option to
choose "Linear mode" Y/N. Re install and make the
opposite choice.
Also see:
http://yolinux.com/LinuxTutorialRedHatInstallation.html#LILO
Greg
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Thomas Huebner wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i have installed LILO 21.6 and it works fine
with my old motherboard.
> > But now i have changed to the ASUS P5A-B and
can't get LILO to work.
> > My partitions are:
> > /hda1 - dos
> > /sda1 - extended partition
> > /sda5 - /boot
> > /sda6 - /
> > /sdb1 - /home
> >
> > I can install LILO on hda1 or sda1,5,6 or sdb1
it always comes not
> > above the "LI" and a blinking cursor.
> > I realy like to boot my "old" linux like bevor
i installt the "new"
> > board.
> >
>
> First tell us what you did try.
> Did you install on mobo 1, unplug the disc
there, and plug it back in at
> the new mobo?
> (Then use a floppy to boot from, and rerun lilo
on the new mobo)
> Or did you do a fresh install on the new mobo?
>
> Eric
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: First insatll-Newbie
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:02:03 GMT
In article <3a76ebc8$0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"wilcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hy.
> I wanted a dhcp and QuakeWorld server for my Lan club
> so I found an old SuSe 6.2 CD and installed linux....cool.
> Theres not enough hard drive space to install a GUI so im
> running everything from root console.
> Ive since found a few Dos commands still work....cd, dir,..but
> ive yet to find the command to let me look at any of the config
> files , "edit" dont work and "type" dosn't seem to do anything..
> Any tips most appriciated.
>
This comparison of DOS and Linux commands should help. See:
http://yolinux.com/unix_for_dos_users.html
To look at files try "more file-name"
Greg
> Foo
>
> PS. my windows puters cant see the Suse machine on the
> network yet thier IPs are in the range I set for the linux box..
> linux box 169.254.73.0
> windowsbox1 169 254.25.98
> Should i be able to ping either machine?
> ATM i cant..
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: how to connect to Linux server for internet?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:06:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jason L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In case I have a Redhat Linux Server which connect to a cable modem.
Now I
> want to use a crossover cable to connect a Windows 98 client computer
to the
> Linux Server. How can I make the Win98 client computer able to
connect to
> the internet through the Linux Server? I only have one static IP
provide
> from the cable modem company.
>
> Thanks alot.
The command is called "ipchains" and it is simple to use. You will need
two network cards on the Linux box, one for the external network and one
for the internal network. You can also use an Intel card "Intel Pro/100+
dual port" which has two ports on one PCI slot.
See: http://yolinux.com/LinuxTutorialNetworkGateway.html
Greg
>
>
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO Doesn't Appear During Boot
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 08:34:03 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
newbie wrote:
>
> I looked at my work box to see what its settings are (my home machine is
> where the troubles are) and see that it is set to /dev/hda.
>
> I'm hoping that I see one of the choices from my partition table below.
> If I see the /dev/hda setting instead, which one of the following
> entries should I choose?
I can' tell. Just look at the file and report back.
I'd put it in the MBR (boot=/dev/hda), but as the other reply mentioned
you have linux partitioned that are beyond cyl. 1024. Without a lilo
version above 21.4.3 it will not be able to boot linux.
(The version RH6.2 installs is to old, so you must upgrade it.)
Eric
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Device Boot Start End Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 246 6 FAT16
> /dev/hda2 247 1023 5 Extended
> /dev/hda3 1024 3700 83 Linux
> /dev/hda4 3701 3739 82 Linux Swap
> /dev/hda5 247 1023 b Win 95 FAT32
>
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From: "Jesse R. Wyant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: This crahses linux
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:38:31 -0800
James Bilitski thus spoke:
> This program brought my linux system down in a hurry:
> int main
> {
> while (1)
> malloc(9999);
> }
>
> Anyone know how I can put some memory and cpu limitations on?
Similar to Eric's response, 'man tcsh' , look for the command 'limit.'
It may not be as feature-ritch as Bash (I'm just guessing, I only
glanced through the two man pages to compare), but if you use csh or
tcsh, there it is.
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From: "Jesse R. Wyant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Display problems
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:57:06 -0800
Trebor wrote:
> Sorry .. I don't know how to characterize my problem any more specifically
> than "display problems". That's because I really don't know where the
> problem is. Also, it could be multiple problems compunding each other.
>
> First, the basics: RH 7.0 with gnome desktop on a 133Mhz Pentium and 64MB
> RAM. My video card is a Trident 9680 PCI w/2MB. My monitor is an old Dell
> 1428U with 13" viewable diagonal.
>
> Symptom #1: Whenever I launch a program, its window exceeds the physical
> limits of my screen. I have to resize it to a smaller window to fit in the
> screen. Some winows (eg, Netscape 4.7's Preferences dialog) don't allow
> window resizing or maximizing and support limited moving, so I can't even
> access certain fields and buttons.
>
> Curiously, if I hit the Maximize square in the upper right corner of a
> program's window .. it resizes properly to take up exactly the physical
> space of my screen. That makes me think my system at least knows the proper
> size of my screen. So why doesn't it show this type of intelligence when a
> program is launched?
>
> Symptom #2: Underlined fonts in Netscape 4.7 suck. Any link displayed in
> Netscape is almost unreadable, because the links are displayed as
> underlined. Other fonts in general aren't as 'crisp' as what I see on this
> same machine when I boot it to Win 95.
>
> These issues are really making my use of Linux as a destop environment and
> Internet browser very inferior to my other machine (Windows 2000 with IE and
> Outlook Express).
>
> I'd really like to improve my linux usability issues, but I just don't know
> if I'm running into video card limitations, physical memory limitations,
> linux configuration issues, monitor problems, X Windows config/font
> problems, gnome desktop issues, or Netscape problems. Where do I begin?
>
> Also, does RH 7.0 come with a system inventory tool, so I can check the
> current settings of all system devices?
>
> Thanks,
> -Bob
> Andover, MA
Have you carefully examined your XF86Config file? In the section entitled
'Section "Monitor"', pertaining to your actual monitor (not a generic one),
you'll see tons of vanilla "modeline" listings. You're using one of those.
Now, to find out which one, look in the 'Section "Screen"' pertaining to your
graphics card, and see what the default color depth you're running at is
("DefaultColorDepth 32" for me), now, for the following 'Subsection "Display"'
that uses that color depth, look at the "Modes" line: the first set of numbers
(on the left-hand end of the line) is the default screen size to use, referring
to the modeline matching that size above in the Monitor Section. Here's the
rub: sometimes, I don't remember how it happened to me, but that line would be
the reverse of what I wanted, so the smallest resolution was used by default.
Now, to temporarily fix this, you can cycle through the resolution settings by
hitting Ctrl-Alt-<keypad -> and Ctrl-Alt-<keypad +>. If more than one set of
numbers is listed on the "Modes" line, you should see different resolutions.
Then, place the desired resolution on the very-left-hand end of the list of
modes. Next time you run 'startx' it'll start X at that first resolution (as
long as the modeline can be run on your monitor/graphics card.)
-jesse
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From: "Wade Lindsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Huge problem installing RH6.2
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 02:51:17 -0500
Hey there,
I can't for the life of me to get RedHat 6.2 to install on my system. I
have two HDs (8GB and 12GB) both with ample free space running Windows
Millenium on Intel machines. When I go to install Linux, DiskDruid reports
that both of my HDs are at 100% full (which they most certainly are not).
Therefore, I can't partition either drive. What can I do??? I would prefer
to not format my drive. Ugh..
I also attempted the partitionless install and it seemed to go the setup,
but hung (multiple times) on the actual install.
Any thoughts??
Thanks
Wade
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