Linux-Setup Digest #559, Volume #20 Sat, 3 Feb 01 10:13:05 EST
Contents:
I 'fixed' it :) (Luis Angel Fdez. Fdez.)
Re: newbie startx problem ("flipper")
Re: newbie startx problem ("flipper")
Re: Errors In Partition Table ("Werner Fangmeier")
Re: Suse 6.4 to 7.1 (future) upgrade. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together? ("Peter T. Breuer")
gnucash/g-wrap/guile problem (Glitch)
Re: compile 2.4.0 kernel on Redhat 6.2.. help?!? (James Rose)
LILO 1023 cyl prob solved - guess how ! ("ON")
No avail - searches ISO9660 first & then /etc/filesystems ("ON")
Re: Force mount fs search order ("ON")
Re: How burn wav files to cd audio ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dynamic nameserver address ?? (David Efflandt)
Re: What is it with RedHat and S3 video cards? (David Efflandt)
Re: RAID 1 ("Irger Armin")
Distribution Decision (HockeyChief1)
RH 7.0 and WIN2K (root)
Re: newbie startx problem ("Mike Greenwood")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Luis Angel Fdez. Fdez.)
Subject: I 'fixed' it :)
Date: 3 Feb 2001 10:08:20 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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It was only a problem with sensors modules. I remove sensors modules form
memory, and then I watched the TV rightly.
CU
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From: "flipper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie startx problem
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 09:29:43 -0000
ne... <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].
..
> On Feb 2, 2001 at 18:55, flipper eloquently wrote:
>
> >
> >Marc Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> Rerun the Xconfiguration & tell it which video card that you have. It
> >> should let you do that. I've also seen some good help in books on how
to
> >> manually set video modes by editing a configuration file, but have
never
> >> done it. I'm a newbie myself -- that's why I don't remember what the
> >> configuration file is!
> >>
> >I tried running Xconfigurator, Marc. I tried a few different cards,
> >primarily the S3 Trio3D, and each time it says error server does not
exist.
> >I've even reinstalled Linux from scratch a few times to ensure I've
selected
> >X windows and gnome and kde to be installed. Still no joy.
> I suspect the version of X you are using does not support
> your card. You could try upgrading X to version 3.3.6 or
> 4.0.2.
Please excuse my ignorance - could you tell me how I do this?
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From: "flipper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie startx problem
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 09:30:10 -0000
Fred Mulharin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I looks like you need to install the Module for your video card. It
> shuld be on Your ditribution Cd.
Please excuse my ignorance - could you tell me how I do this?
--
Andy
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From: "Werner Fangmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Subject: Re: Errors In Partition Table
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:52:55 +0100
Again, many thx for the info; the reason for all this writing is Partition
Magic refusing the create or resize partitions, as long as this "overlap" is
in existence! When trying to commit changes to the partition tables, it
reports an "Error #717' and bails out. This error is documented as
corresponding to Warning #113 from PARTINFO, "partitions overlap".
So I have to try to make it work again, since there is about 3 GB of unused
space on the drive, and I'd like to make use of it :-)
Regards, Werner
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Remember that unless you want to use a program that complains, there
> is no reason to do anything.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Suse 6.4 to 7.1 (future) upgrade.
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 09:27:06 +0000
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 20:49:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi!
>I have been running Suse 6.4 for a while now, and I'm very happy, but I
>would like to get kernel 2.4 + Nautilus on my desktop, so I think
>upgrading to Suse 7.1 would be in order. Can anyone tell me how safe it
>is to upgrade? I would prefer upgrade, without reinstalling, because I
>have a few VMWare virtual machines set up and backing up would be real
>pain... Would 7.1 perform automatic upgrade?
>Thanks for any help!!!
>
>Peter
>
>P.S. I realize that 7.1 is not out there yet, but maybe someone is
>closer to the developers and knows....
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com
>http://www.deja.com/
SuSE 7.1 has been released.Check www.suse.de/en/index.html
--
Regards, Geoff
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using a swap partition and a swap file together?
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:47:39 +0100
Jens Schleusener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
Oh yes it does. Or at least the mkswap page (which it references) does.
Peter
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Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 06:30:09 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: gnucash/g-wrap/guile problem
hello,
does anyone have a filed called require.scm that belongs to the
slib/guile 1.4 package?
I downloaded gnucash. I had to download g-wrap then. Then I got errors
during 'make' so i thought i had to get a new version of guile. But I
still don't have the file I need to make g-wrap which is needed by gnucash.
Can someone send the file to my email or tell me where I can get it
since it wasn't included with guile? I got other scm files in the ice-9
directory, which is where slib is but not require.scm.
Thanks
Brandon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Rose)
Subject: Re: compile 2.4.0 kernel on Redhat 6.2.. help?!?
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 11:26:56 GMT
>Has anyone successfully upgrade the 2.4.0 kernel on a Redhat 6.2? Redhat
>released the RPM for the 2.4.0 kernel upgrade. I booted up with the new
>kernel.. and bam! Now my Linux box is used to serve my lunch instead of
>my network. I try booting with my old kernel, but still give me the same
>problem. During the boot up process, it says something about missing
>files in /etc/rc.d3 and some other directories too. Anyone know why this
>is happening? Is it recoverable? If so, how? I basically need to get
>some files off the drive.. and it's in the Linux partition? Can I put
>this harddrive onto another Linux system and mount it? If so, how?
In order to read the files off of that drive in another linux machine,
just install the drive and boot off of the one that still works. then
mount the drive with somethign like this:
mount /dev/hd<whatever the drive letter is e.g.: hda1/hdb3/sda2...)>
-t <fstype> /mnt/<some mount point>
Then read then like you normally would. You can read and write too so
you can fix it there. You can use a RH Install CD to get root access
to the filesystem, but it is a pain in the ass. You don't want to do
it unless you have to.
Good luck.
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From: "ON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO 1023 cyl prob solved - guess how !
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:54:45 +1000
Thanks all !!!
1) Yes I need the new LILO - I will get it from the RH FTP WHEN it is free
2) The prob was that the kernel itself as a file went beyond cyl 1023.
HOW I FIXED IT with my old ver of LILO :
a) Well, I MOVED the old kernel-2.2.x on ANOTHER DRIVE (so physically)
b) I then MOVED the new renamed bzImage on ANOTHER DRIVE as well - to make
sure it is physically moved.
c) The I copied the NEW kernel [from b) ] into the /boot.
Well, whaddya know ! when I ran lilo it just said :
adding linux *
adding dos
It is STUPID, but it worked. The new kernel was copied somewhere BELOW the
1023 cyl boundary.
HEHEHE !!
But I really should get the new LILO or use loadlin.
Thanks again !!
"ON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:uGse6.954$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> It is strange, but I just recompiled my 2.2.14 kernel with one extra
option
> ticked and when running LILO I get
>
> Cylinder number too big >1023
>
> although the Linux partition IS inside the 1023 limit ! It starts at
> 9hundred something.
>
> I have tried to compile a smaller kernel but whatever I do, I get that
> message unless I use the old 2.2.14 or an even older 2.2.10 I have saved.
>
> What is wrong ?? The kernel is about 584K. Is that too big ?
>
> Thank you.
>
> O.
>
>
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From: "ON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: No avail - searches ISO9660 first & then /etc/filesystems
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:55:45 +1000
Sorry
Mount looks there AFTER trying ISO9660 filesystem, and I want to force it to
try the UDF first !
I have fixed it for now with a script file :-((
Thanks
O.
"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> ON wrote:
> >
> > Hi there
> >
> > I reformulate my question
> >
> > Is there a way to force mount to search for a custom filesystem BEFORE
the
> > ISO9660 ?
> >
> > I have CDRWs that have both the CDR fs and the UDF and mount always
mounts
> > them as CDRs. But I would not like to have two different mount commands
idf
> > possible. The -t auto always tried the ISO9660 fs first.
> >
>
> edit /etc/filesystems
>
> Eric
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From: "ON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Force mount fs search order
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:59:23 +1000
You're right
but in search for perfection, I wanted to give only one command - click on
icon in KDE to have that - and I managed with a script file
1) forces search for UDF first
2) on failure (it check /etc/mtab for /mnt/cdrom- smart huh ?) it tries
ISO9660
It is crappy but it works.
O.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:12:47 +1000, ON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hmmm... I may try that..
> >
> >The thing I am really after is whether you can alter the mount filesystem
> >search order - i.e. force it to try the udf BEFORE it tries the ISO9660
>
> Why does it need to be a search?
>
> Why not just have a separate mountpoint for the other type of media?
>
> >
> >I may try to post under that topic actually.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 23:18:13 +1000, ON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >> >Can anyone help with mount ?
> >> >
> >> >How can I configure mount to try TWO filesystems on the /dev/scd0 ?
> >>
> >> Howabout making a symlink in dev from scd0 to something like
> >> /dev/cdrw and making a corresponding entry in fstab?
> >>
> >> [deletia]
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Also while the herd mentality is certainly there, I think the
> >> nature of software interfaces and how they tend to interfere
> >> with free choice is far more critical. It's not enough to merely
> >> have the "biggest fraternity", you also need a way to trap people
> >> in once they've made a bad initial decision.
> >> |||
> >> / | \
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Also while the herd mentality is certainly there, I think the
> nature of software interfaces and how they tend to interfere
> with free choice is far more critical. It's not enough to merely
> have the "biggest fraternity", you also need a way to trap people
> in once they've made a bad initial decision.
> |||
> / | \
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: How burn wav files to cd audio ?
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 11:57:57 GMT
> I tried cat file1.wav file2.wav > file3.wav before and that did not
> work. It just played the file1.wav I think. I am guessing their must
> be markers so it won't work that easy??
Yes, Wav files are stored in RIFF format, with proper headers and such.
> Also since you are into sound, do you know what format I need to burn
> a wav file onto a cd with so a regular cd player can use it? And do
As an audio track. In Gnometoaster, all you have to do is drag your file
into the Tracklist (the second button to the lower left of the window).
> you know of linux software that will do this? I have used xcdroast
for
> data, but I don't think it will let me do what I need.
It sure will. Just add it to your list of audio tracks to be recorded.
> Last night I tried getting cdrdao/gcdmaster. Cdrdao is obviously
harder
> to use being command line so I tried gcdmaster. But when I tried to
> pick
> a wav file and hit OK it just sat there. It would not let me hit OK.
I
> think
> I then tried 'Import' and clicked on a 217mb wav file and it did
nothing
> and
> in the morning the window was obviously froze up. Actually maybe that
> was
> gtoaster that I killed this morning.
No it wasn't cause with Gnometoaster all you have to do is drag your
file from the builtin filemanager into the tracklist.
You can recognize gcdmaster by it's waveeditor-like look.
You can get Gnometoaster from http://gnometoaster.rulez.org
> I did not try any of the few KDE programs because KDE 2.0(?) was too
> buggy
> and I finally tried to upgrade it to the 2.01 and it complained of
> dependencies
> and I never got it installed all the way.
It's slow but works decently on a fast system.
Imho the standard theme is too loaded, though.I'll stick to Gnome for
that matter.
> Will this work? What should I use to save *.wav to cd audio of
whatever
> format?
You don't need to convert it.
As mentioned, just drag it into Gnometoaster's tracklist and everything
should be ok.
But *please* upgrade to the most recent version of gnometoaster. the
version coming with mandrake is about a year old and can be tricky to
configure at times.
> Should I convert wav to something else first? If I need to use cdrdao
no.
> can someone
> give me an example?
Gnometoaster can use cdrdao as a backend.
If you want to use cdrdao from the commandline, type man cdrdao
to get a description of the toc file format used by cdrdao.
Andy
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Dynamic nameserver address ??
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:18:46 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I hope my question is not off topic.
>
>I would like to get the IP-address from my providers nameservers
>dynamically. I know that that's possible but don't know how to do it.
>Cab someone help me with some insight informations ?
>
>I'm running Suse6.4 with KISDN.
Is there any particular hostname you are trying to lookup? What do you
want to do with the IP when you get it? 'nslookup' should be able to
lookup an IP for a hostname if your /etc/resolv.conf is set properly.
If you actually want to dynamically get the IP 'of' your ISP's
nameserver(s), see the 'usepeerdns' option in 'man pppd'.
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: What is it with RedHat and S3 video cards?
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:38:00 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 17:16:46 -0500, Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I've noticed that RedHat (including RH7) have serious
>issues working with S3 video cards. I myself have never
>used one, but all my friends and colleagues that ask me
>for advice with their Linux installation run into big
>trouble whenever they have an S3 video card.
>
>It is in the list of recognized vide cards in the HCL;
>however, I have *never* been able to get RH to recognize
>and work with one of those cards. What am I missing?
>Is there a way to download some kind of driver, module,
>RPM so that I can make it work easily?
>
>Thanks for any info/pointers,
I guess it depends upon which S3 model you are talking about. I have
NEVER had any trouble using any Linux or RH specific version (5.0, 5.2 or
6.1) in the console or S3 Xserver with my ancient slow S3 Trio64. But I
am currently running Mandrake 7.0 (with generic 2.2.17 kernel) and have no
reason to try a newer RH version, until they work the bugs out of it or
include a 2.4 kernel.
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: "Irger Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config
Subject: Re: RAID 1
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 14:27:31 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, H.A.J. van Niekerk wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>After a fatal harddiskcrash 3 days ago, I reinstalled RH 6.2. All is
>>working fine again, but I'd like to avoid this in the future by creating
>>a RAID 1 configuration. However, I can't find a HOWTO on this subject.
>>Can somebody help me out please??
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Huub
>
> Lots of howto's at www.linuxdoc.org, it DOES have one on RAID! RAID is
> farily easy to do in Linux. linuxdoc should answer all of your
> questions.
> --
> moonie ;)
>
> Registered Linux User #175104
> (Registered at: http://counter.li.org)
>
> KDE2 Kernel 2.4.0-test5 XFree86 4.0 Nvidia .94 drivers RAID 0 Striped
> Test-Pilots-R-Us ;) ICQ #83003404 AIM mooniesdl3 MSN
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
take a look at :
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/tips/raid/RAID-INDEX.html#toc1
RAID on RH.
- Armin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (HockeyChief1)
Date: 03 Feb 2001 13:59:34 GMT
Subject: Distribution Decision
I was thinking about getting either Debian, Slackware, or Stormix. ( Maybe
some others?) I already have redhat. Could you please tell me what you think
about distributions and why they are better than other ones?
Thanks.
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 7.0 and WIN2K
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 22:07:29 +0800
I want to install RH7.0, can i install the LILO on /C:, where installed
win2k Lilo? Accroding to the net, LILO cannot be installled there due to
win2k, but i heard that some guys do this successfully. Any information?
Thanks very much.
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From: "Mike Greenwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie startx problem
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:54:59 -0000
Hi Andy,
On the distribution CD, there's a load of different X server files for
different cards.
Here's how...
1) Mount your CD rom so you can access it, usually "mount /mnt/cdrom"
2) Change directory to where the RPMS live "cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS"
3) Do an "ls XFree*" to see all the XFree86 X servers and find the one for
your card.
4) Install the RPM file by doing "rpm -Uvh XFree86-S3<version_number>.rpm"
(you said you had an S3 card)
5) Rerun Xconfigurator and specify and S3 card. The S3 X server should now
be found (because you just installed it :) )
Hope this helps
Cheers
Mike
:D
flipper wrote in message ...
>
>Fred Mulharin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> I looks like you need to install the Module for your video card. It
>> shuld be on Your ditribution Cd.
>Please excuse my ignorance - could you tell me how I do this?
>--
>Andy
>
>
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