Linux-Setup Digest #584, Volume #20 Wed, 7 Feb 01 16:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: Help: Linux on Intel 386 problem (Erik Leunissen)
Re: Filesystem transfer to new disk ("Peter T. Breuer")
Problem compiling SANE : EINVAL Undeclared... ("Cedric Chausson")
Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner (torus2000)
kernel 2.4.1 slow boot (none)
Re: kernel 2.4.1 and XCDRoast (James Tappin)
Re: Lilo problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
APIC IRQ problems in SMP on BP6 (Lord Bane)
Linux and Windows 2000 on one notebook? (Georg Schwarz)
Re: Help: Linux on Intel 386 problem (DeAnn)
Re: Linux and Windows 2000 on one notebook? (Frederik Himpe)
Creating Bootable Install CD for RH 7.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL ("Brian C. Kiefer")
Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner (Alex Yung)
Re: Creating Bootable Install CD for RH 7.0 (Frederik Himpe)
RH 7.0 Acrobat Reader 'locale not supported" ("Lewis M. Dreblow")
network card setup question (Todd Ahlstrom)
RH 7.0 installation help needed! (Esa Tiiliharju)
Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner ("Dirk_NS")
Re: Stumped by random X freezes,slow system ("Bill Callinder-Scott")
Re: IWILL RAID Controlloer (mst)
Re: GUI Installation and Autoconfig Partitions Not Available in redhat 7.0 Install
("Rk")
Linux mandrake, number nine imagine series II, and Xfree86 3.3.3 ("Robert Fleming")
Re: 3 Hard drives ("Rk")
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From: Erik Leunissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help: Linux on Intel 386 problem
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:40:48 +0100
Thanks Alex,
I'll keep your suggestion in mind. It may come in handy when I switch to
another ditribution (which I'll probably need to do for reasons memory
requirement. As for SuSE, I believe that the consoles you mention, do
not exist yet at boot time.
Greetings,
Erik Leunissen.
==========================
Alex Yung wrote:
>
> You might want to switch to other virtual console by using [Alt+Fn].
> I would recommend checking out [Alt+F3], [Alt+F4] and [Alt+F5]. Those
> consoles may provide more meaningful answer. I never used SuSE. But
> RedHat, Mandrake and Debian use those consoles for stdout and stderr.
> You might find your answer there.
>
> Erik Leunissen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : L.S.
>
> : When booting my old intel 386 machine from a Linux boot diskette, it
> : locks up at a certain stage in linuxrc. The stage where the system locks
> : up is after the selection of the keybord settings, and the main linuxrc
> : menu never appears. A manual reset is needed to unlock the machine
> : (<Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> does not work anymore).
>
> : I believe that the very stage at which this happens, could be a clue to
> : the nature of the problem (that is to more experienced Linux users than
> : me).
>
> : Below, I've described the hardware (in case that this information is
> : relevant to the problem), which runs under exactly the same
> : circumstances under an old MSDOS 6.2 without problems (the same hardware
> : has also run under Win95 previously). The Linux distribution I've been
> : using is SuSE 6.4.
>
> : Can the nature of the problem (more or less) be deduced from this
> : information ?
>
> : I'd appreciate very much some advice on how to proceed,
>
> : Thank in advance,
>
> : Erik Leunissen
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Filesystem transfer to new disk
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:22:54 +0100
In comp.os.linux.hardware Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Peter T.;
> PTB> Anyway, the canonical incantation for tar is
> PTB> tar cpvlfC - /usr . | tar xpvlfC - /mnt/hde2/usr
> etc, etc for all the different partitions I currently have.
Just so. That doesn't bother me, since I like to be thorough .. and it
wouldn't bother a novice at all, since they likely have only one
partition.
> If one would do this for the whole fstab listing, making an image on a
> new controller and drive, would it then be possible to to edit the
> /mnt/hde2/etc/fstab, change the filesystem specs to reiserfs, then
> reboot after makeing a kernel on *that* disk that would boot off-board
You might want to also rerun lilo, but yes, you could do all that.
> controllers first? I think there's a bios option that might have to be
> set too...
> That controller is a maxtor (aka promise) ata-100. If that could work,
> it would make a quick way to migrate an old ata-33/ext2 lashup to
> ata-100 and reiserfs.
> Hmm, I see one potential gotcha, my lilo hasn't been replaced yet, and
> the partition is a 16 gigger. Anything else one should take into
> consideration?
Nothing that you don't seem capable of catching. No, nothing else comes
to mind (you'll want to prepare swap separately).
Peter
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From: "Cedric Chausson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem compiling SANE : EINVAL Undeclared...
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:58:02 +0100
Hello all,
I have a problem while compiling sane-backends 1.0.4.
The ./configure goes all right. Then I do make. It starts compiling some
but it ends with an error message :
sanei_net.c: In function `w_option_value':
sanei_net.c:122: `EINVAL' undeclared (first use in this function)
sanei_net.c:122: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
sanei_net.c:122: for each function it appears in.)
make[1]: *** [sanei_net.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Cedric/Installation/sane-backends-1.0.4/sanei'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
Anyone have an idea ?
I'm running RH 6.2 with Gnome 1.2.
Thanks in advance.
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From: torus2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:30:04 -0000
Just curious! Which 4 files are enough for Debian installation?
Thanks
Torus2000
>
>
> It is possible if you have access to a Linux machine. You can mount
> the ISO file to a loopback device which allows you to inspect the
> content of the ISO file and copy out whatever you want. I was a
> student once. I can certainly understand if you don't want to buy
> from cheapbytes.
>
> If you switch to the Debian distribution, your life will be a lot
> easier. You only need to download 4 files to complete your
> installation. This installation gives you a basic functioning Linux.
> You will download whatever you need based on what software you want to
> install down the road.
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From: none <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel 2.4.1 slow boot
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 11:08:43 -0800
I have tried to upgrade my system to the newest kernel and it compiles
fine but boot is really SLOW (minutes long even). I think it may be
because I have a VIA686A (kt7-raid) chipset and in pre11 auto dma was
disabled for VIA chips. I guess a little hdparm would fix this? Or is it
time to edit code or a special option on compile? Thanks for any help.
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From: James Tappin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: kernel 2.4.1 and XCDRoast
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:38:33 +0000
Scott Prigan wrote:
> Since I compiled and installed 2.4.1 on RH 7.0, I can't get XCDRoast to
> work. (Xsane doesn't seem to work either -- that may be a clue. Neither
> seems to find the devices?!
>
> Now the CD and CDRW -- both SCSI -- seem to work fine for reading CDs,
> even the UDF (which I compiled in or read but not write.). [CD is NEC
> 466, CDRW is Yamaha 6416s]
>
> The aic7xxx is configured as a module. It loads okay to mount CD / CDRW.
> It shows up (with the CD and CDRW identified) during booting.
>
> When I do insmod, however it just loads the module, and doesn't give the
> rest of the info -- but the CD & CDRW work this ways as well as
> automount from KDE. ?? probing problem??
>
> I did NOT put SCSI-emulation in the kernel -- but then again that's only
> for ATAPI-IDE. I have no ATAPI-IDE CDs.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
Sounds like missing scsi-generic support. (module sg IIRC).
--
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http://www.xena.uklinux.net/ with data loss in it I fancy"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lilo problem
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:34:40 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Marvin (Georg Ortmanns)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Scott ZH wrote:
>
> > Hi, i am a newbie to linux. i have a problem to dualboot, i post message
> > in this
> > newsgroup, and i want to get a derect answer to slove this
> > problem(Because i am really a newbie and i want to boot from hard
> > disk very much).
> > sysytem:win2k(0-8.5GB of my HD) and RH7.o(8.5-20GB)**I only have one
> > hard disk**
> > partitions:C:&D:(8.5GB); **both are not FAT OR FAT32**
> > /boot(15MB);
>
> /boot is to big, see lilo message below..
>
> > problem: when run #lilo:
> > warning:device 0x1603 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit
> > fatal:sector 18292515 too large for linear
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Georg Ortmanns (Marvin) eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To get my PGP key send mail with subject "Send PGP key"
>
>
No, the problem is not that /boot is too big, but that it starts after
the first 1024 cylinders of the hard drive. If you don't have much
invested in your win2k partition, my suggestion would be to blow away all
of the partitions on the hard drive, and start over. You need to make
sure that /boot is in the first 1024 cylinders on the drive. I'm not
sure, but win2k may also need to be in the first 1024 cylinders, so you
probably want something like:
par-1 /boot
par-2 <win2k>
par-3 /opt
par-4 /
par-5 <swap>
Your linux installation should allow you to set aside the space for the
win2k partition(s) when you repartition the drive.
Hope this helps.
Forrest Tiffany
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(remove x's from email to reply)
p.s. There is a very complicated way to get this to work if you can't
lose the win2k partition, but it would probably be easier (at least to
explain) to just back up the data and restore it later, or use partition
magic to move it up 15Megs. If you can't lose the partition, don't have
a means to back it up, and can't afford partition magic, send me an
email, and I'll try to explain it.
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Subject: APIC IRQ problems in SMP on BP6
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lord Bane)
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:42:52 GMT
I'm running an Abit BP6 dual Celeron system and when I enable SMP mode in
the 2.2.18 kernel it refuses to find and initialize the hpt366 controller.
It seems to do something weird with IRQ assignments (ie NICs go to IRQ 16,
17 from IRQ 7,10) and refuses to recognize the HPT controller (ide2) on IRQ
11.
Running it in uniprocessor mode, this problem does not occur and it is able
to address the HPT controller (ide2) and boot into Slackware 7.1.
Will upgrading to the 2.4.1 kernel and applying the patch for HPT support
fix this problem? Has anyone else every gotten this working right?
Thanks for any help.
Please remove "spammenot." from my address to reply.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Schwarz)
Subject: Linux and Windows 2000 on one notebook?
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:49:58 +0100
Is there any FAQ/howto/documentation for setting up a notebook with both
Windows 2000 and Linux (e.g. which pitfalls to avoid, etc.)?
--
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] +49 178 4727364
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DeAnn)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help: Linux on Intel 386 problem
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:53:36 GMT
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 21:48:03 +0100, Erik Leunissen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>L.S.
>
>When booting my old intel 386 machine from a Linux boot diskette, it
>locks up at a certain stage in linuxrc. .....
>
>==== Hardware (very old stuff) =========
>Intel 386 DX 40 Mhz
>8 MB RAM
>1 IDE hard disk 1,2 MB
>1 IDE/ATAPI CDROM (cannot boot from here, alas!)
>
>
8 MB is a pretty small machine for most modern installers. You
might try a bsic Debian installation. You can set up a basic install
from a dozen or so floppies, and Debian still has an install geared to
smaller machines. (You can even use a floppy disk for substitute
"ram".) Slackware is another alternative distribution that is still
relatively friendly to smaller, older machines.
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From: Frederik Himpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and Windows 2000 on one notebook?
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:11:20 GMT
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:49:58 +0100 Georg Schwarz wrote:
> Is there any FAQ/howto/documentation for setting up a notebook with both
> Windows 2000 and Linux (e.g. which pitfalls to avoid, etc.)?
Maybe you could make sure your graphics adapter is supported, check
http://www.xfree.org/4.0.1/Status.html
And if you want to use the Windows 2000 boot loader, read the Linux + NT
loader mini-howto on www.linuxdoc.org
Otherwise, I can't think of any particular problems, just follow the
instructions/manual about the setup, which you can find on the homepage of
the distribution you plan to install.
Greetings,
Frederik
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Creating Bootable Install CD for RH 7.0
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:14:12 GMT
I am looking to put up my first Linux install. I downloaded the ISO
disc images for RH 7.0 to my NT server. I would like to cut a set of
bootable CDs for the install. Currently, all I have available is a
Windows system with a CD burner and the Adaptec Easy CD Creator software
(4.2). First, is it possible to create CDs that will work using this
hardware and software? Second, does anyone have a doc which gives the
proper settings for the Adaptec software? Is there something special I
need to do to the ISO image first before I copy it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill
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From: "Brian C. Kiefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 10:11:28 -0500
Hello all,
Has anyone been able to get the OpenGL screensavers that come with
Xscreensaver to work with an Nvidia graphics card which has verion .96
of the kernel and glx driver installed?
Thanks,
Brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Yung)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner
Date: 7 Feb 2001 20:04:05 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. Start from here http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/#new-inst
2. Pick the cpu platform
3. Read Methods for Installing Debian
4. Download these 4 file
a. boot disk image
b. root disk image
c. drivers.tgz
d. base2_2.tgz
Note: You also need to download "rawrite.exe" if you are using DOS to
write the image file to floppy. If you are downloading those files
from a Unix machine, you use the "dd" command.
torus2000 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Just curious! Which 4 files are enough for Debian installation?
: Thanks
: Torus2000
: >
: > It is possible if you have access to a Linux machine. You can mount
: > the ISO file to a loopback device which allows you to inspect the
: > content of the ISO file and copy out whatever you want. I was a
: > student once. I can certainly understand if you don't want to buy
: > from cheapbytes.
: >
: > If you switch to the Debian distribution, your life will be a lot
: > easier. You only need to download 4 files to complete your
: > installation. This installation gives you a basic functioning Linux.
: > You will download whatever you need based on what software you want to
: > install down the road.
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From: Frederik Himpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creating Bootable Install CD for RH 7.0
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:30:48 GMT
On Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:14:12 GMT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am looking to put up my first Linux install. I downloaded the ISO
> disc images for RH 7.0 to my NT server. I would like to cut a set of
> bootable CDs for the install. Currently, all I have available is a
> Windows system with a CD burner and the Adaptec Easy CD Creator software
> (4.2). First, is it possible to create CDs that will work using this
> hardware and software? Second, does anyone have a doc which gives the
> proper settings for the Adaptec software? Is there something special I
> need to do to the ISO image first before I copy it?
Just open Windows Explorer and double click the ISO file you want to burn.
Easy CD Creator should start automatically and after you have set some
options, you can burn the cd, it will be bootable. That's all.
Greetings,
Frederik
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From: "Lewis M. Dreblow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 7.0 Acrobat Reader 'locale not supported"
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:31:42 -0500
Gentle folks,
I installed the linux version or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Everything
works fine except I get the message (in a seperate popup box),
"Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged"
Has anyone else discovered this and is there a solution?
Thanks in advance.
Lewis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Todd Ahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: network card setup question
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:49:12 GMT
I have installed Red Hat 6.1 on my PII 400 system. My NIC is a realtec
RTL8139. I have some problems getting it to work. It came with a linux
driver, but it needs to be compiled. Being completely new to linux, I
am having problems accomplishing this. It comes with a makefile, but I
am unsure how to compile using the makefile. If someone could tell me
the syntax, that would be great. Also, on another note, I was looking
at a book and it talked about doing a "make xconfig" to edit the
kernel. I tried doing this in the directory suggested, but xconfig
doesn't appear to be there (/usr/src/linux/), or anywhere as far as I
can tell. You can probably tell form this message I am a total newbie
to linux, so please be patient with me if these are stupid questions. I
am very thankful for all your help.
Todd
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From: Esa Tiiliharju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 7.0 installation help needed!
Date: 07 Feb 2001 22:49:08 +0200
Dear All,
I managed (finally) to upgrade from RH 6.2 to 7.0
How could I,
a) get gnome as my x-session mngr?
I mean I would like to have a login window for different users of
my machina, and after login immeadiate start of gnome desktop?
(Gnome from Helix-code gave this option as a clear choice)
b) for some reason empty cd-drv is probed as a default, which results in repeated:
==============================
Feb 7 22:04:39 tarusade kernel: ATAPI device hdb:
Feb 7 22:04:39 tarusade kernel: Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02)
Feb 7 22:04:39 tarusade kernel: (reserved error code) -- (asc=0x3a, ascq=0x02)
Feb 7 22:04:39 tarusade kernel: The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command
was:
Feb 7 22:04:39 tarusade kernel: "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
==============================
How could I correct this?
Any help appreaciated!
==============
Esa Tiiliharju [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Dirk_NS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Unpacking ISO-images without a CD burner
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:52:20 -0600
Check out SuSe Linux Distro .. I think it has an unpacked download
"Richard Snow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I try to download and install Linux on my computer, but I haven't got a
CD
> > burner.
> > The only download methods I can find on the net is iso-images or all the
> > individual files from FTP, which would take me days to download.
> > So I'm wondering if there's any way to unpack or convert the ISO-images
to
> > individual files without having to burn a CD.
> > Or if anyone know of a site to download SuSE Linux 7 as a ZIP or similar
> > archive file.
> > All help appreciated, and please no answers like "buy a CD burner".
> >
> > Audun
>
> try www.cheapbytes.com and order a cd shipped to you. ONly a few
> dollars plus shipping.
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From: "Bill Callinder-Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Stumped by random X freezes,slow system
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:53:02 -0000
Chet
The version of Gnome that came with RedHat 6.2 was, in my opinion, very
flaky. I would normally suggest using KDE for a while to see if the problem
still persists but RH don't like KDE (Qt licence) so they've arranged for it
to be installed in a non-standard place. Still that shouldn't matter too
much. It only becomes a pain if you want to install other KDE apps and
utilities. You may find lots of strange files all over the place which are
represented by icons that look like bombs. These are core dumps and can be
deleted. They're whats left after a crash!
--
Bill Callinder-Scott
Chet Vora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> I recently installed RH6.2 on a HP Kayak XA workstation which used to host
a
> Win9X system before(removed). After having lots of problems with the
display
> (because of incorrect resolution settings) and the mouse (cursor would
position
> itself on the LH corner and not move from there. Cured by choosing the
right
> driver for it), I was able to get XFree86 running on it. But I've been
> experiencing sudden random freezes while in Gnome. Also, things seem to be
very
> slow, though that observation might also hold true when in console mode
(without
> X). There doesn't seem to be any pattern to the freezes. The one thing
worth
> mentioning is that the system seems to be using the SCSI driver for the
PCI bus.
>
> Relevant o/p of dmesg:
> -------------------------
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 2, device 0, function 0
> ncr53c8xx: 53c875 detected with Symbios NVRAM
> ncr53c875-0: rev=0x04, base=0xfbfff800, io_port=0xe800, irq=10
> ncr53c875-0: Symbios format NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking
> ncr53c875-0: initial SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex)
05/4e/80/01/00/24
> ncr53c875-0: final SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex)
05/46/a0/00/08/24
> ncr53c875-0: on-chip RAM at 0xfbffe000
> ncr53c875-0: resetting, command processing suspended for 2 seconds
> ncr53c875-0: restart (scsi reset).
> ncr53c875-0: enabling clock multiplier
> ncr53c875-0: Downloading SCSI SCRIPTS.
> scsi0 : ncr53c8xx - version 3.2a-2
> scsi : 1 host.
>
> I am also attaching the XF86Config file.
>
> Would appreciate any help.
>
> TIA,
> Chet
>
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From: mst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IWILL RAID Controlloer
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:47:00 -0500
Zayin Krige wrote:
>
> I've got 2x20giggers on an IWILL RAID Controller, usings RAID LEVEL 1. The
> iwill has an hpt366 chipset.
>
> Now linux detects each drive individually, on the hpt366 ide controller, but
> its not meant to. I can seem to get it to detect on single 40gig drive...
> any ideas?
>
I have no idea about the iwill controller, but just to set things
straight, if you put 2 drives 20G each in a raid1 configuration, you
don't get a 40G device, but a 20G mirrored one. If you want to add them
together, use raid0 or raid-linear mode.
MST
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From: "Rk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,thenet.support.linux
Subject: Re: GUI Installation and Autoconfig Partitions Not Available in redhat 7.0
Install
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:02:01 +0100
If you want RH Linux 7.0 to start XDM instead of a shell login prompt, after
you've finished the install, login as root and open /etc/inittab . There are
instructions there about what to do.
"Mostyn BRAMLEY-MOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >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.
>
> have you checked redhat's install docs? don't they have an entire cd for
> documentation?
>
> >2) The automatic configuration of the disk partitions was not available
(I
> >had to do it manually)
>
> you probably shouldn't use the automatic configuration, even if it is
> available.
>
> m.
> --
> ._ ._ ._ ._
> _.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._
>
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From: "Robert Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: utah.linux,comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.linux,comp.os.unix
Subject: Linux mandrake, number nine imagine series II, and Xfree86 3.3.3
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:08:33 -0700
I need help with a problem. I can't get X working with a number 9 imagine
series II.
I have tried XF86Setup and configured it correctly. The errors that come
back are
X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
and
ibm 526 ramdac not found
A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.
Fatal server error
no screens found
I'm attempting to download the source for XFree86 3.3.6 and try to get it
working after compilation. I you've got an answer I'd love to hear it.
Robert Fleming
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From: "Rk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: 3 Hard drives
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:05:44 +0100
You could always create a /usr/opt dir and link /opt to it,
in effect ensuring KDE?GNOME would go on your /usr partition.
"Rasmus B�g Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].
dk...
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Sebastian Wild wrote:
>
> > > maximize the use of the drives I was going to partition them for the
> > > /usr, /tmp, /var, /boot, /opt, /home and / (root) directories. Any
> > > suggestions on what sizes to make the partitions?
> >
> > Don't forget: you need a swap partition! Linux swap should not be more
> > then 128mb!
> > I'd make /home one physial HDD (850mb)
> > /swap 128mb
> > /usr 722mb (the rest of that HDD)
> > /boot does not need lots of space because only the kernel itself is
> > placed there.
> > I'd make /boot 50mb. /opt and /var should get a bit more space..400mb
> > each I'd suggest.
> > Well now there is no more space left.
>
> Hey, where did / go?
>
> I would make a 5Mb /boot (remember to put on the first disk to
> minimze the risk of lilo not working) and the rest for root. And not as
> much for /opt (I seldom use it myself - I use /usr/local for programs
> compiled by hand).
>
> Rasmus B�g Hansen
>
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