Linux-Setup Digest #550, Volume #20 Thu, 1 Feb 01 14:13:15 EST
Contents:
Re: Huge problem installing RH6.2 (James Rose)
Re: help with writing file via TFTP server (H.Bruijn)
change locale/charmaps ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it? (H.Bruijn)
Using a swap partition and a swap file together? (Jens Schleusener)
Re: Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it? (Joerg Morbitzer)
Linux Disck backups (miguelcp)
2.4 kernel - supported hardware list? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together? (moonie;))
Re: scrolling mouse ("Olav Fossgaard")
Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98? (MadMan)
Kickstart & RH 7 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Newbie help ("ice")
Re: Problems to compile a new kernel (jw)
Re: LILO Doesn't Appear During Boot (newbie)
Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together? ("ne...")
Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together? ("ne...")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Rose)
Subject: Re: Huge problem installing RH6.2
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 14:15:03 GMT
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 02:51:17 -0500, "Wade Lindsey"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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??
I am going to bet that disk druid is telling you that the disk are
full because there is no unpartitioned space. Disk Druid has caused
me some problems in the past, but that is my 2 cents.
Make sure that there is unpartitioned space that you can allocate to
linux partitions (at least swap and /)
Seeing this kind of question, I highly reccommend that you do a bit of
reading before going any further and seriously hurting yourself with a
non-functioning computer. Look at the HOWTO pages for linux at:
http://howto.tucows.com/
There is a great deal of information there that will greatly help you
in your future linux dealings.
Good luck to your install...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: help with writing file via TFTP server
Date: 1 Feb 2001 14:28:44 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1 Feb 2001 13:57:42 GMT, Hung Ngoc Lai allegedly wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I would like to know if there are ways that I can write a file to
>my linux via TFTP server (I have TFTP service running on the
>linux box) without having the file actually has to exist first
>(i.e. touch filename). I need to do this is because I need
>to copy configuration files from Cisco routers to a TFTP
>server (which is my linux box) and this box is accessible
>via the public network. I need to retrieve about 200 routers
>configuration files and I don't want to give people access
>to the box (i.e. run command like touch filename). I know
>the simple solution is to put 3com daemon server on
>Microsoft windows; however, I am very paranoid about
>Microsoft windows. I am much more comfortable with
>Linux since I know that it is a lot more secure than
>Windows (no pun intended). I am running kernel 2.4.1
>on the box and very strong ipchains so I know that the
>box is quite secure. But going back to the question,
>how can I write a file to my linux box via TFTP server
>without having the file actually has to exist on the linux
>box first. This is an urgent situation. Please help...
>Many thanks.
In my humble opinion better a windows machine compromised then a linux
machine. TFTP is inherently insecure, as is doesn't do any user
authentication at all. Some security can be achieved with the
/etc/hosts.[deny allow] files.
But to make things work, the directory you're trying to write needs to
be world readable and writeable. IIRC the directory tftpd has access to
is set in the inetd.conf file. So make a dir, fi /pub/tftp, chmod 777
/pub/tftp, chwon nobody.nobody /pub/tftp and change the entry in
/etc/inetd.conf to something resembling:
tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/sbin/tftpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -s /pub/tftpd
The -s option is supposed to make other directories invisable...
Then simply try from the comanline if things work with the tftp program.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: change locale/charmaps
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 14:16:18 GMT
I want to change a charmap, eg from ISO8859-1 to UTF8 how can I do that ?
Thanks !
Oynky
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Subject: Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 15:30:46 GMT
Hi all
Would be very gratefull for some help on this. I have just increased my RAM on my pc
running RedHat 6.2, from 64MB to 256MB. My PC when booting up knows there is more RAM
and finds it ok but linux still seems to think it still has 64MB.
I guess there is a config file somewhere?
Thanks for any help or advice!
Michael Thomas
www.abcXyz.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it?
Date: 1 Feb 2001 16:07:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 15:30:46 GMT, michael.s.thomas allegedly wrote:
>
>Hi all
>
>Would be very gratefull for some help on this. I have just increased
>my RAM on my pc running RedHat 6.2, from 64MB to 256MB. My PC when
>booting up knows there is more RAM and finds it ok but linux still
>seems to think it still has 64MB.
>
>I guess there is a config file somewhere?
>
add a line
append="mem=256M"
to /etc/lilo.conf and then run "/sbin/lilo -v"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jens Schleusener)
Subject: Using a swap partition and a swap file together?
Date: 1 Feb 2001 15:29:23 GMT
Hi,
unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
give an answer for me.
Greetings
Jens
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phone: +49 (551) 709-2493 Solutions for Research GmbH
fax: +49 (551) 709-2169 Bunsenstr.10
mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D-37073 Goettingen
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From: Joerg Morbitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Added new RAM - how do I tell Linux about it?
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:28:59 +0100
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Would be very gratefull for some help on this. I have just increased my RAM
> on my pc running RedHat 6.2, from 64MB to 256MB. My PC when booting up knows
> there is more RAM and finds it ok but linux still seems to think it still
> has 64MB.
>
> I guess there is a config file somewhere?
>
> Thanks for any help or advice!
Add the following line to /etc/lilo.conf
append = " mem=256m "
run lilo and reboot your machine.
Joerg.
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From: miguelcp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Disck backups
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 15:08:45 GMT
Hi :
I want to know if exists any software to make disk backups on a Linux
server based on Red Hat 7.
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 2.4 kernel - supported hardware list?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 17:10:35 GMT
Is there a list of hardware that the 2.4 kernel supports?
Where can I access it?
Specifically, I want to find out if the ATA100 IDE controller which is
built-into the Asus A7V mobo, and the Linksys LNE100TX NIC.
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From: moonie;) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together?
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:19:37 -0500
On Thu, 01 Feb 2001, Jens Schleusener wrote:
>Hi,
>
>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>give an answer for me.
>
>Greetings
>
>Jens
>
>--
>Dr. Jens Schleusener T-Systems debis Systemhaus
>phone: +49 (551) 709-2493 Solutions for Research GmbH
>fax: +49 (551) 709-2169 Bunsenstr.10
>mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D-37073 Goettingen
Why is it impossible to add a swap partition? I did, no problem.
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From: "Olav Fossgaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scrolling mouse
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 18:17:49 +0100
In article <959p2t$srk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm running Redhat 7.0 with a logitech optical wheel mouse that has a
> scroll wheel. Problem is, is that I can't scroll when I'm in my browser.
> I can scroll using my terminial. Is there a solution to making my mouse
> scroll?
Try adding this to your $HOME/.Xdefaults (create it if it doesn't exist):
!## NETSCAPE
Netscape*drawingArea.translations: #replace \
<Btn1Down>: ArmLink() \n\
<Btn2Down>: ArmLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(new-window) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
<Btn1Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn2Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn3Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Motion>: DescribeLink() \n\
<Btn3Down>: xfeDoPopup() \n\
<Btn3Up>: ActivatePopup() \n\
Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n\
Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>: LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:
LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
Also, have a look at
http://www-sop.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
Olav
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From: MadMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How Do I see a Linux box using Win 98?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 11:46:12 -0600
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:38:14 -0000, "donk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Doh. try www.samba.org Figure out
>I've set-up a Linux box, all working ok.
>
>I have a win98 PC working ok.
>
>Both can ping each other no problem.
>
>Q. How do I configure Linux / windoze such that the Linux box appears in
>Network Neighbourhood so I can use directory shares and stuff.
>
>Step by step please, I'm new at this. No HOWTO's cover this subject. doh.
>
>thanks
>
>Rt
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Kickstart & RH 7
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 17:36:35 GMT
I have kickstart working great under RH 6.2
I can't get a Kickstart 7.0 server to work.
It complains when it mounts /mnt/sources, which is it's copy of the
CD I made available.
I have setup the 7.0 floppy. I 'm not trying this with a 6.2 floppy.
Again 6.2 with the same ks.cfg works.
I'm going this route because under 6.2 when I try to use the "--onpart"
option. I get the Python debug winth due to a anaconda error.
I even tried merging the update floppy into the stage 2 img.
The images are king of cool.
A little strange that Redhat change the Ananconda library to a comressed
cpio file under 7.0.
Any hints?
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From: "ice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie help
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:44:54 -0000
hi all
i dont know if this is the right place to ask. but here goes. i started
reading the new book rebel code ( all about the history of GNU and Linux )
and i would look to get involved. I have being programming for about 10 yrs
so have experience. A couple of question i have are as follows
does linus still mantain the kernal code and release it.
where can i get the version of linux that is from linus or do you have to
get one from suse, redhat etc
many thanks
ice
<be cool and dont blow hot>
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Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 09:56:46 -0500
From: jw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems to compile a new kernel
found the answer:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/gotchas/7.0/gotchas-7-6.html#ss6.1
Rolf Huebscher wrote:
> I tried to compile a new kernel on red hat 7.0
> But i receive the follwing Error.
> Does somebody know what is wrong?
> Thx for any help.
>
> _____________________________________________________________________-
> from ksyms.c:14:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:6:18: warning:
> "cpu_data" redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:96:1: warning: this is the
> location of the previous definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:28:22: warning:
> "smp_num_cpus" redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:77:1: warning: this is the location
> of the previous definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:118:27: warning:
> "smp_call_function" redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:83:1: warning: this is the location
> of the previous definition
> In file included from ksyms.c:18:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h: In function `kstat_irqs':
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: `smp_num_cpus' undeclared
> (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: for each function it
> appears in.)
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:51,
> from ksyms.c:21:
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:23:24: warning: "synchronize_irq"
> redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:138:1: warning: this
> is the location of the previous definition
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:52,
> from ksyms.c:21:
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/softirq.h:75:23: warning: "synchronize_bh"
> redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:142:1: warning: this
> is the location of the previous definition
> make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
> make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
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From: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO Doesn't Appear During Boot
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 18:08:45 GMT
>
> 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.)
boot is set to /dev/hda1. I'll give the /dev/hda2 a try. Failing this,
would you recommend that I wipe the disk and start again -- this time
setting the partitions up properly? I don't have anything on the disk
that I'm worried about losing, so aside from the hassle of reinstalling,
I have nothing to lose.
Brian
>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > 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: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 18:52:45 GMT
On Feb 1, 2001 at 15:29, Jens Schleusener eloquently wrote:
>Hi,
>
>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>give an answer for me.
If you have enuf free space on one of your partitions, then
yes, you can do that. I don't think you can set priorities
on how the swap is used, but I stand to be corrected. Take a
look at the mkswap man page. This should help you out.
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 18:54:17 GMT
On Feb 1, 2001 at 12:19, moonie and UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTERmoonieeloquently wrote:
>On Thu, 01 Feb 2001, Jens Schleusener wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>>give an answer for me.
>
>Why is it impossible to add a swap partition? I did, no problem.
He could have run out of partitions. He probably can't
repartition an existing partition......
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