Linux-Setup Digest #592, Volume #20 Thu, 8 Feb 01 22:13:07 EST
Contents:
Kernel 2.4.1 problems - Modules (Paul King)
bootable floppies (Barry Keeney)
Re: RH 7.1 beta, USB tape drive and software ("John Smith")
Re: Kernel 2.4.1 problems - Modules (John Travis)
Re: What does Lilo write to boot= ? (Brian Goodyear)
Re: What does Lilo write to boot= ? (Brian Goodyear)
fips for NTFS ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
IS-22 Canon scanning head for Linux? ("Darren Welson")
Redhat 7.0: cpio memory exhausted ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Error when Netscape starts ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Suggestion / Recommendations (Rogue2000)
setting up red hat linux (7.0) on a abit vp6 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Gnome setup (Cobi)
Re: Printer Won't Quit (DTi4565459)
too biggggggg (resulotion) ("Phillip")
problem with 3c905b ("Zhang, Xiaoling")
Re: Linux as a gateway (John Beardmore)
need cheap modem (EzraTay)
Is swap really needed? ("Tad")
Newbie: Mail Help! (BD)
Create routing table for 1 eth and multiple ppp interface ("Wu, Simon
[WDLN2:2X38:EXCH]")
Re: Win 95/ linux ("enness")
Help setting up a lilo script (Craig Van Tassle)
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From: Paul King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Kernel 2.4.1 problems - Modules
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:22:53 GMT
Hello folks:
I have Debian 2.2 and am trying to upgrade the kernel to hopefully resolve
some issues with my soundcard and other hardware. The latest kernel I
found is 2.4.1, and I have had some unusual problems with it.
On the last recompile I did:
/lib/modules/2.4.1/modules.dep is of zero size, even though I did a
make modules
and
make modules_install
and the several modules that were compiled were installed in that tree.
Still, the kernel boots at startup, but no modules load. Attempts to load
them with insmod, depmod or modprobe result in the kernel not being able
to find the modules.
Can anyone suggest what I did wrong, or what I need to do to get this
thing going, and to get some entries into modules.dep (other than by
hand)?
Paul King
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From: Barry Keeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: bootable floppies
Date: 8 Feb 2001 22:18:42 GMT
I've been playing around with building bootable floppies
with specialized tools.
I'm looking for info on building floppies using RedHat 7.0
as the base dist. I've already looked at the linux router project
floppyfw and tomsrtbt.
are there any other good site I should check out?
--
Barry Keeney
Chaos Consulting
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Rap is Square Dancing gone terribly, terribly Wrong...."
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
From: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 7.1 beta, USB tape drive and software
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:36:39 GMT
What about "man tar"... ?
"Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3a82df4b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> I have a Compaq EP with RedHat 7.1 beta (2.4 kernel) and a Seagate USB
tape
> drive. The system does recognize theF reecom hub and drive (/dev/st0) and
> it shows up in the usbview utility. All I need is some software or
utility
> that can write to the drive. I've attempted to use taper and Amanda with
no
> success. Has anyone tried BRU with this compbination? I'll buy it if I
> need to. I just want to know if there's a simple 'cpio' script that I can
> use.
>
> BTW, the linux-usb (http://www.linux-usb.org) web site offers no help when
> trying to install usb tape drives. I find this odd since usb can be used
> with so many devices. oh well...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Nathan
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Travis)
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.1 problems - Modules
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:46:29 GMT
And Paul King spoke unto the masses...
:Hello folks:
:
:I have Debian 2.2 and am trying to upgrade the kernel to hopefully resolve
:some issues with my soundcard and other hardware. The latest kernel I
:found is 2.4.1, and I have had some unusual problems with it.
:
:On the last recompile I did:
:
:/lib/modules/2.4.1/modules.dep is of zero size, even though I did a
: make modules
:and
: make modules_install
:
:and the several modules that were compiled were installed in that tree.
:
:Still, the kernel boots at startup, but no modules load. Attempts to load
:them with insmod, depmod or modprobe result in the kernel not being able
:to find the modules.
:
:Can anyone suggest what I did wrong, or what I need to do to get this
:thing going, and to get some entries into modules.dep (other than by
:hand)?
:
:Paul King
Yup, update your modutils package. You can try to grab the package from testing
but it probably depends on libc62.2. So grab the source deb and compile it
yourself
apt-get source modutils (pointed at a Woody mirror) then something like...
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
to compile the package for your system. You will need some dev packages for
this.
HTH,
jt
--
Debian Gnu/Linux [Sid]
2.4.1|XFree4.0.2|Nvidia .95 drivers
You mean there's a stable tree?
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From: Brian Goodyear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What does Lilo write to boot= ?
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:12:21 -0500
Villy Kruse wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 08:47:51 +0100,
>
> Actualy the lilo loader as booted from the boot sector reads in /boot/map
> based on the sector addresses patched into the boot code at install time.
>
> The second stage loader is one of the other files in /boot.
>
> It then uses the contents of /boot/map for the sector addresses of the
> files to be booted, and also the arguments and other things you have
> specified in lilo.conf.
>
>
> Villy
So my problem is that for some reason I can't get Lilo to get past the LI
when trying to boot Linux from my /hdc. However by copying the image to
the /boot directory of the Linux I have on hda, I can fool it into booting
Linux on hdc.
So...I was wondering if I ran Lilo with root=hda from the hdc Linux, it
would write it's stuff to hda and maybe I could then fire it up. But I was
worried that if I did that that it would screw up the info already written
to the mbr of hda by the Linux on hda. You get what I'm trying to say?
It seems difficult to explain but from what you and others are saying for a
given machine what Lilo writes to the mbr mentioned in root= is the same
regardless and it is what is in boot= that is specific to the Linux package.
Yes No
--
Thanks,
Brian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Brian Goodyear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What does Lilo write to boot= ?
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:29:19 -0500
Eric en Jolanda wrote:
> Suppose this is still the same problem as your previous thread (another
> lilo problem?)
>
Yes, it's the same old tune. I keep rephrasing the question to get other
opinions and to clarify it for myself.
> Was that last thing you tried a typo?
> (boot=/dev/hdc instead of boot=/dev/hdc1 ?)
Yes that was a typo.
> Or did it not solve your problem?
It makes no difference.
> Then I still advise you to connect hdc as hdb, as your BIOS may be
> incapable of booting from the second IDE controller.
Well I don't know if it's relevent but I have the rescue disk created by
the Linux on hdc. It uses grub and gives the option of booting from the
floppy or from hdc. It will boot from hdc from that prompt but maybe by
then it has the info it needs, I don't know???
> You can try this by overwriting the MBR (on hda that is) with lilo code to
> directly boot linux from hdc (back it up first, as it now contains the
> OS/2 bootmanager).
The OS/2 bootmanager is on sda. It calls the Lilo thingie from hda7 which
works for the Linux on hda7 and by having the image from hdc in the /boot
of hda7 alongside the one for hda7.
I just wrote a long message talking about wanting to try what you said
Currently the Linux on hda is booting from hda7 and the lilo there has
root=hda7. From what I got from the messages, I believe that if I get the
lilo from hdc to write to boot block of hda7 it could work. Now I boot to
hdc by chaining through hda7 AND by having the image on the /boot of hda7.
It's all getting on my nerves. If I knew for sure that the problem was
because the bios can't boot from the 3rd drive, I would take the time to
reinstall...but that is such a lot of work! Where I use the machine for
the business, I can't have it screwed up for very long.
--
Thanks,
Brian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: fips for NTFS
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:17:33 GMT
We have purchased many new Dell desktop PCs that were pre-configured
with W2K in NTFS. I am trying to repartition the disk for Linux
installation. The fips version 2 does not seem to support NTFS. Is there
any newer version fips that can do?
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From: "Darren Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: IS-22 Canon scanning head for Linux?
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 15:03:57 -0800
I have a Canon printer, BJC 4300 that has a scanning head (IS-22), and
connects via parallel port. How do I use this with Linux? Is it possible
to get this to work, or is there a module to add?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Redhat 7.0: cpio memory exhausted
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:34:16 GMT
Hi all,
I create a cpio file on HP-UX 10.20 with the command cpio -ocvB < `cat
file.lst` > file.cpi, compress file.cpi and then transfer file.cpi.Z
over nfs filesystem to Redhat 7.0 to do the uncompress and then trying
extract it but it failed with the error messages:
cpio -icvudmB < file.cpi
cpio: warning: skipped 17570450 bytes of junk
cpio: Memory exhausted
Is it a bug of cpio on Redhat 7.0?
Thanks in advance for any help.
DH.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Error when Netscape starts
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:38:07 GMT
I have installed Mandrake 7.0 , U.S. Robotics 56K internal isa modem.
Using KPPP to connect to the ISP using either /dev/cua1 or /dev/ttyS1 it
will connect with no problems, it will not dial through /dev/modem.
After connection is made an Netscape is started I get the two following
error messages.
Netscape: Error <2>
Netscape is unable to locate the server the server keyword.
Netscape.com
Please check the server name and try again
Netscape: Error
Warning: the following host are unknown
home.netscape.com
home6.netscape.com
internic.net
This means that some or all host will be unreachable
Perhap there is a problem with your name server?
If your site use a non-root name server , you will need to set the
$SOCK_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server.It
may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable or the SOCKS host
preference , to the IP address of the host in question rather than it's
name
Consult your system Administrator
I don't know what to do with these messages.
This is a fresh installation of Mandrake 7.0 & I did not need to set up
the modem to get it to work.
What is my next move ???
Thanks
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From: Rogue2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Suggestion / Recommendations
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 00:04:05 GMT
I have setup and maintain about 35 computers which are Macs running OS7-9.1,
PC running W3.11,W95,W98,WME,NT4,NT4server,W2Kpro and server. All run fine
till a new OS comes out and I have to make sure all are compatible with each
other. I keep getting asked about Linux, and having very little hands on
experence just alot of reading. I have read the plus and minius of the
different distrubutions and I'm still unsure which one to go for. I plan in
the future to run a server with linux to replace my Micro$oft OS servers that
do my mail,proxy/firewall,file storage. My questions are as follows
My system is a A7V BIOS 1005D, 900MHz,256Mb, IBM ATA100 HD connectedto
onboard promise ATA100 controller, Prophet2 GTS 64Mb, Netgear 310tx 10/100
NIC, Soundblaster Live platium, USB Micro$oft internet keyboard and Logitech
Optical mouseman.
Which distrubution should I try? Any problems to look out for installing on
to my system? Which distrubution is better at as a server or as a desktop.
Any suggestions, recommendations, links or books would be great.
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: setting up red hat linux (7.0) on a abit vp6
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 00:29:40 GMT
I'm trying to set up my dual pentium with red hat linux 7.0 and in the
post process of installing the computer freezes and will not install.If
you know or heard of any situations to solve this please let me know.
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From: Cobi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Gnome setup
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 19:44:01 -0500
Hello. Some assistance is required. I am somewhat new to Linux and so
far had quite the lengthy experience setting it up successfully.
Currently I have Mandrake set up. Everything was function normally
(after my 75th time installing some form of Linux) until I started
playing around with Enlightenment.
I was trying out some of the e.themes when I chose one that uses a very
small font for its menus. Since I set up Xwindows for high resolution,
the menus are now about the size of my finger nail and the options are
nearly invisible.
So here is my question <finally :o)> How can I switch to the default
e.theme without having to initiate xwindows? Since I can't see my menu
options, I can't start the gui theme manager and haven't had success in
finding any console-based theme configurator.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Cobi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DTi4565459)
Date: 09 Feb 2001 01:06:03 GMT
Subject: Re: Printer Won't Quit
Open a console and type 'lpc down'
It has worked for me, and I hope it helps you.
><HTML><PRE>Subject: Printer Won't Quit
>From: Roger Beeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wed, Feb 7, 2001 20:57 EST
>Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>When I can get my Epson SC860 to print (lprng & apsfilter) it keeps
>demanding more paper and prints out blank pages.
>
>Is there some entry I can make to convince it the job's complete?
>
>lp|lp4|stcolor-letter-auto-color|stcolor auto color:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/stcolor-letter-auto-color:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/stcolor-letter-auto-color/log:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/stcolor-letter-auto-color/acct:\
>
>parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2]
>parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable interrupt-driven
>operation.
>lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>
>lp is device 6
></PRE></HTML>
dave
http://www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/
(1 = one, not little L; and don't forget the trailing / )
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From: "Phillip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: too biggggggg (resulotion)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 19:21:33 -0600
i have an Intel 82810e and when i start x-windows what ever you call it
every thing is huge i mean huge ive tried all the "suggestions" but none
work please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: "Zhang, Xiaoling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem with 3c905b
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 20:33:31 -0600
Hi, there,
My 3c905b ethernet card doesn't work under RedHat 6.2. It works
under Windows98. I downloaded the driver 3c59x from 3COM homepage,
rebuild it in my computer, copy it to /lib/moduls/2.2.14-5.0/, added
the line
alias eth0 3c59x
to /etc/conf.modules, run depmod, run ifup, run insmod, reboot the
computer ...
It failed to work.
When I run "insmod eth0", it showed:
init_module: Device or resource busy.
When I run "ifup eth0", it showed:
Delaying eth0 initialization.
When I reboot the system, it also showed: Delaying eth0
initialization.
Do you have any idea what went wrong?
Thanks.
-Xiaoling
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux as a gateway
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 01:28:53 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, reebosak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes
>don't bother reading the faq. you'll end up waisting alot of your time
>because redhat is already set up to be a router.
Thanks !
> all you have to do is
>type: [at the root prompt]
>root@...# ipchains -P forward DENY
>root@...# ipchains =A forward -i ppp0 -j MASQ
>root@...# echo 1> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
OK. And this configuration will stick after a reboot ?
>then set your clients up to use your linux box's ip address at the
>gateway.
How exactly ? My ISP allocates me a static IP, but I assume only the
one ppp interface on the Linux machine has that.
Or do you mean I tell the windoze clients to use the linux box lan
interface ip address as the router ? I guess that makes sense ?
>you also have to make sure the computers on your net can 'see' each
>other. use ping 'ipaddress' to check connectivity between computers.
No problems there.
Many thanks !
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (EzraTay)
Date: 09 Feb 2001 01:40:43 GMT
Subject: need cheap modem
Hello all:
I need a cheap modem to work with RedHat 6.2.
Thanks .
please email me as soon as possible
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From: "Tad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Is swap really needed?
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:13:51 -0800
I have one machine with 1 GB of RAM and another with 512 MB...... is it
really necessary to have swap space? With all the services I run, I feel
that the actual RAM should be enough to cover everything, without going to
swap.
-Tad
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From: BD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie: Mail Help!
Reply-To: BD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:20:17 GMT
Ok, I have our domain registered via Register.com and have changed the =
mail.domain.net to point to the Linux mail servers IP. Also changed the=
=20
MX Record (at Register.com) to point to the same IP.
However, what is happening is that any mail sent to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
still goes to the old IP but the mail.domain.net points to the correct=20=
IP...
Thus I have the issue that all mail is pulled from the new Linux box, bu=
t=20
received by the old Win2k box.
I need to know where to start...?
TIA
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From: "Wu, Simon [WDLN2:2X38:EXCH]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Create routing table for 1 eth and multiple ppp interface
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 21:46:16 -0500
Hello,
In one of my special test, I need to make multiple ppp configurations on
one of my linux (Redhat 6.2) PC, which already have an eth0 connection
to the corporate LAN. I need to create a IP routing for ppp0, ppp1, ...
ppp32 in the same PC. Two questions:
1. Should I use "defaultroute" in the /etc/ppp/options file?
2. I require all datagram for each ppp# go through the ppp# interface,
not the eth0 interface which is up all the time. I tried a few routing
opions in /etc/ppp/ip-up shell script file. None worked. Which argument
should I use for /usr/sbin/route ?
I appreciated any help. Thanks.
Simon
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From: "enness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win 95/ linux
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:56:22 GMT
I was trying to reduce the windows partition using a tool which I had
successfully used before. I again reduced it successfully 2nd time, but
third time I got it wrong. Everytime before I reduce partition, I used to
defrag and proceed. Probably 3rd time I reduced the partition so less ( from
650 Mb to 600 Mb) that some of the Non-movable files which I used to see
during defrag, got out of the partition ( this is only my guess). I have not
formatted any of the win partitions. I have my data fully backed up, so no
problem there. But I would definitely like to revive win95 and get to know
the cause first than reinstall.
I can boot from win95 startup disk and then change to C drive. That is all I
can do in C drive.
Thanks again
Sri
Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> enness wrote:
> >
> > Here is the output of fdisk -l /dev/hda:
> >
> > Disk /dev/hda: 128 heads; 63 sectors; 525 cyls
> >
> > Device boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/hda1 * 1 297 1197472+ b Win95
FAT32
> > /dev/hda2 298 525 919296 85 Linux
> > extended
> > /dev/hda5 298 357 241888+ 83 Linux
> > /dev/hda6 358 373 64488+ 82 Linux
> > swap
> > /dev/hda7 374 585 612832+ 83 Linux
> ^^^^^^
> I suppose this is a typo????
> >
> > I cannot mount the windows partition: I get an error
> >
> > VFS: Cannot find a valid MSDOS filesystem on /dev/hda1
> >
> > > >
> > > > I have win 95 and linux on my hard disk and it was running well till
I
> > did
> > > > some changes to partition. Now when I try to boot win 95, I get
error
> > > > "extended partition is not bootable".
>
> Sounds like the FS on C: is gone.
> try if the disc itself is still okay.
> run the following command:
>
> dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/null
>
> If you get any errors, the disc has bad sectors.
> Whatever happens, I hope you made a good back-up.
>
> What did you exactly do when you made "changes" to the partition table?
>
> Eric
>
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From: Craig Van Tassle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help setting up a lilo script
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 20:47:39 -0600
I am running a dual-boot win98se and Rh7 Kernel 2.2.16. I want to find
a way to change the PNP in the epom of my NIC. I am using a 3c509b
and linux can not use it in PNP mode and I cant get my window box to use
my NIC in non-PNP mode. I want to set up a script to change the
NIC's pnp mode upon boot.
Thanks
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