Linux-Setup Digest #663, Volume #20 Mon, 19 Feb 01 13:13:17 EST
Contents:
Re: help with configuring ssh server (Dragan Colak)
Re: NFS : Linux with AIX... (Andreas Schweitzer)
Re: Pass through printing in telnet session (Steven Conway)
Soundblaster PCI 16 Bass/Treble in Mixers, Please Confirm (Edward Westin)
SCSI... help! ("Chris Chandler")
using ATA/100 HD with ATA/66 controler ("Tao Zhao")
Re: Trouble with cron (Doug Curtis)
Re: using ATA/100 HD with ATA/66 controler
Re: USB 4 port adapter (Rod Smith)
anyone happen to use execpc? or familiar with sendmail? (TRK)
Re: Pass through printing in telnet session (Frank da Cruz)
Re: anyone happen to use execpc? or familiar with sendmail? (Michael Heiming)
Forgot root Password, HelP ("James M. Wadkins")
Re: LILO Boot Problem (Paul Lew)
Re: Pass through printing in telnet session (Steven Conway)
Re: The Best Site OF Linux. In this site there are all on linux www.frecell.6go.net
("Robert")
Re: Forgot root Password, HelP ("S.M.J.")
midi ("Robert")
Slackware 7.1 install problem (Eric Ho)
Re: Forgot root Password, HelP (Steven Conway)
Re: XFree86 Configuration (Steve Bradley)
hard disk problem (Vijay S Dhaka)
Problem mounting CDROM - reboot helps ("Christian Wolf")
How do I get sound to work? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: LILO Boot Problem (David Cecere)
Re: Forgot root Password, HelP (blix)
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From: Dragan Colak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help with configuring ssh server
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:17:27 +0100
Hung Ngoc Lai wrote:
> I am running RH version 6.2 and kernel 2.4.1. I am also running
> SSH version 2.4. Everything I start ssh server, I get a fatal error
> telling me that port 22 is already in use and the service refuses
> to start. At the moment, for ssh server to work, I have to go into
> the sshd2_config and change the port number from 22 to 24
> which is something Iprefer not to. I check my box to see which
> service is using port 22 (netstat -a) and find none. Can anyone
> help? Thanks.
>
> David
try "nmap -p 22 $HOSTNAME", this should tell you whether an
application is listening to port 22 or not
Dragan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Schweitzer)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: NFS : Linux with AIX...
Date: 19 Feb 2001 15:28:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, jeffrey wrote:
>I have setup Linux NFS Server and one of my clients is a box running AIX .The
AIX and Linux don't like each other in secure mode.
Add 'insecure' to the options in the exports file on your Linux
box and try again.
Andreas
--
Andreas Schweitzer
http://dilbert.physast.uga.edu/~andy/
This post is brought to you by VIM, slrn and FreeBSD
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Pass through printing in telnet session
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:31:14 -0500
On 17 Feb 2001 19:26:51 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank da
Cruz) wrote:
Thanks Frank will check it out. I take it pass through printing is
not supported in the standard telnet session ?
Steven
>Use C-Kermit 7.1 as your Telnet client:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
>
>Pass-through printing is explained here:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit2.html#x3.3
>
>Note: this feature was added in C-Kermit 7.0 but it had a bug, which is fixed
>in C-Kermit 7.1.
>
>- Frank
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From: Edward Westin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundblaster PCI 16 Bass/Treble in Mixers, Please Confirm
Date: 19 Feb 2001 08:38:55 -0800
Has anyone gotten the Creative Soundblaster PCI 16 working with
bass/treble contols available in the mixers. If so how was it done.
My card is working perfectly in Red Hat 7 with the exception of no
tone controls on any of the about 5 mixers that I have tried. Thanks
for any feedback.
Best,
Ed Westin
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From: "Chris Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI... help!
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:43:12 -0500
I'm new to Linux and I recently switched my computers from Windows ME/2000
machines to dual boot Windows/Linux machines (Redhat 6.0). Both machines
have Zip drives, one on a parallel port and one on an internal (Adaptec)
SCSI card.
The parallel port zip drive I was able to configure without problem using
the mini-HOWTO (the kernel apparently already had SCSI support enabled).
The other one however...
When I do a modprobe ppa I basically get the message that no SCSI devices
are to be found... is it possible that SCSI support isn't enabled in the
kernel on this machine somehow? The install (as far as I can recall) went
the same on each machine, so I'mnot sure why it would be enabled on one and
not the other...
Is there a way to tell?
Using dmesg reveals that the system doesn't even try to look for/load any
SCSI devices (as far as I can tell).
Any thoughts/suggestions appreciated!
Chris
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From: "Tao Zhao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: using ATA/100 HD with ATA/66 controler
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:45:47 -0500
i have a 20g maxtor ATA/100 hard drive, can i put it to Asu A7pro board
which dosen't have ATA/100 interface? it will be a linux machine, of course.
thanks in advance.
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From: Doug Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trouble with cron
Date: 19 Feb 2001 09:52:04 -0600
On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 15:38:12 +0900, "Yang Chunke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>"Doug Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> I am running RH7 with 2.2.18 kernel. I am trying to run webalizer at
>> the top and hlafway through the hour. Here is what is in my crontab:
>>
>> 0,30 * * * * /usr/local/bin/webalizer
>>
>> It doesn't seem to be running though. If I manually run webalizer, it
>> works fine. I have been running this on another RH7 machine and cron
>> has been working fine.
>>
>
> If the cron works on another box and not on this one, there is the
>possibility that the "crond" on your box is not right.
> Try
> 0,30 * * * * /bin/ls -al /etc
> If it works, you will receive an email every half an hour of file list
>in /etc.
Looks like it was a problem with cron. I couldn't find an actual cron
rpm but I erased and then reinstalled the anacron and crontab rpms and
it works fine now.
Thanks for all of your help.
Doug
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Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: using ATA/100 HD with ATA/66 controler
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:56:19 GMT
Yes it's backwards compatible, best speed you could hope for is ATA 66, with
the proper cable of course.
"Tao Zhao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:96rf3c$57a$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> i have a 20g maxtor ATA/100 hard drive, can i put it to Asu A7pro board
> which dosen't have ATA/100 interface? it will be a linux machine, of
course.
> thanks in advance.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: USB 4 port adapter
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:12:47 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Do these work in linux? The type you plug in a USB port to give you 4
> ports.
If you're talking about a USB hub, then yes, AFAIK Linux has no problems
with them and doesn't require explicit support to use them -- providing
your kernel has USB support to begin with. Most 2.2.x kernels have only
very rudimentary USB support, but 2.2.18 and the 2.4.x series have much
more extensive USB support.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TRK)
Subject: anyone happen to use execpc? or familiar with sendmail?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:23:02 GMT
Hi... I am trying to setup sendmail for my redhat 6.2 box. This is a
dialup machine.
I tried the following m4 file:
divert(-1)
include(`../m4/cf.m4')
define(`confDEF_USER_ID',``8:12'')
define(`SMART_HOST',`mail.execpc.com')dnl
OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
undefine(`UUCP_RELAY')dnl
undefine(`BITNET_RELAY')dnl
FEATURE(`redirect')dnl
FEATURE(`always_add_domain')dnl
FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
FEATURE(`local_procmail')dnl
FEATURE(`nouucp')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db')dnl
MAILER(procmail)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl
MASQUERADE_AS(execpc.com)dnl
FEATURE(`allmasquerade')dnl
FEATURE(`masquerade_envelope')dnl
I do have a NIC installed, which I have read can cause problems, and
indeed it did when I was restarting sendmail, but once I brought down
eth0, sendmail restarted without a hitch.
However, when I try to test this with the "mail" command, this is what
happens when it is trying to send through execpc (taken from the
dead.letter file):
which if you take the time to look through it, appears as if my
sendmail isn't masquerading correctly.
Has anyone set up sendmail with execpc? maybe point me to what is
wrong with my m4 file?
Thanks!!
>From MAILER-DAEMON Thu Feb 15 23:44:59 2001
Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON>
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with internal id
XAA00851;
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:59 -0600
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:59 -0600
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: root
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="XAA00851.982302299/localhost.localdomain"
Subject: Returned mail: Data format error
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
This is a MIME-encapsulated message
--XAA00851.982302299/localhost.localdomain
The original message was received at Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:55 -0600
from root@localhost
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to c.mx.execpc.com.:
>>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=41
<<< 553 5.1.8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... I cannot resolve address
localhost.localdomain
501 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data format error
--XAA00851.982302299/localhost.localdomain
Content-Type: message/delivery-status
Reporting-MTA: dns; localhost.localdomain
Arrival-Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:55 -0600
Final-Recipient: RFC822; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.3
Remote-MTA: DNS; c.mx.execpc.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 5.1.8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... I
cannot resolve address localhost.localdomain
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:58 -0600
--XAA00851.982302299/localhost.localdomain
Content-Type: message/rfc822
Return-Path: <root>
Received: (from root@localhost)
by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA00849
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:55 -0600
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:44:55 -0600
From: root <root>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: hope...
--XAA00851.982302299/localhost.localdomain--
>From MAILER-DAEMON Sat Feb 17 00:31:10 2001
Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON>
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with internal id
AAA00850;
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:10 -0600
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:10 -0600
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: root
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="AAA00850.982391470/localhost.localdomain"
Subject: Returned mail: Data format error
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
This is a MIME-encapsulated message
--AAA00850.982391470/localhost.localdomain
The original message was received at Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:05 -0600
from root@localhost
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to c.mx.execpc.com.:
>>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=50
<<< 553 5.1.8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... I cannot resolve address
localhost.localdomain
501 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data format error
--AAA00850.982391470/localhost.localdomain
Content-Type: message/delivery-status
Reporting-MTA: dns; localhost.localdomain
Arrival-Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:05 -0600
Final-Recipient: RFC822; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.3
Remote-MTA: DNS; c.mx.execpc.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 5.1.8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... I
cannot resolve address localhost.localdomain
Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:10 -0600
--AAA00850.982391470/localhost.localdomain
Content-Type: message/rfc822
Return-Path: <root>
Received: (from root@localhost)
by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id AAA00848
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:05 -0600
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:31:05 -0600
From: root <root>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: hope
please work
--AAA00850.982391470/localhost.localdomain--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank da Cruz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Pass through printing in telnet session
Date: 19 Feb 2001 16:24:18 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On 17 Feb 2001 19:26:51 GMT,
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank da Cruz) wrote:
:
: > Use C-Kermit 7.1 as your Telnet client:
: >
: > http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
: >
: > Pass-through printing is explained here:
: >
: > http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit2.html#x3.3
: >
: > Note: this feature was added in C-Kermit 7.0 but it had a bug, which
: > is fixed in C-Kermit 7.1.
: Thanks Frank will check it out. I take it pass through printing is
: not supported in the standard telnet session ?
:
Right. The regular Linux Telnet client doesn't do anything at all with
printer on/off escape sequences, and as far as I know, neither does the
xterm window nor the console driver. If they did, you probably would not
be asking about it.
- Frank
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From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: anyone happen to use execpc? or familiar with sendmail?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:40:35 +0100
TRK wrote:
> Hi... I am trying to setup sendmail for my redhat 6.2 box. This is a
> dialup machine.
> I tried the following m4 file:
>
> divert(-1)
> include(`../m4/cf.m4')
> define(`confDEF_USER_ID',``8:12'')
> define(`SMART_HOST',`mail.execpc.com')dnl
> OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
> undefine(`UUCP_RELAY')dnl
> undefine(`BITNET_RELAY')dnl
> FEATURE(`redirect')dnl
> FEATURE(`always_add_domain')dnl
> FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
> FEATURE(`local_procmail')dnl
> FEATURE(`nouucp')dnl
> FEATURE(`access_db')dnl
> MAILER(procmail)dnl
> MAILER(smtp)dnl
> MASQUERADE_AS(execpc.com)dnl
> FEATURE(`allmasquerade')dnl
> FEATURE(`masquerade_envelope')dnl
>
>
Did you read /usr/share/sendmail/README (or where it's on your machine)
which explains the order of FEATURE/MAILER/...?
There is a ng comp.mail.sendmail which could be better for your question.
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: "James M. Wadkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.net,redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Forgot root Password, HelP
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:00:56 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just biult my RH6.2 Server a couple of wweks ago, then I went on
vacation, noe I cannot remember my root password. Is their a way to
change it short of doing an upgrade install of the same version?
--
James Wadkins
VTAT, Inc.
5429 Valley Wells Way
Las Vegas, NV 89113
702-873-0480
702-873-0049 Fax
http://www.vtat.com
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Lew)
Subject: Re: LILO Boot Problem
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:49:56 GMT
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Suzanne Dunphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Here is the situation.
>
>I have a system with the Promise Ultra100 controller and two harddrives,
>one on each channel of the controller (/dev/hde and /dev/hdg). I have
>Windows2000 on /dev/hde. Linux is installed on /dev/hdg with root on
>/dev/hdg7 and boot on /dev/hdg5. LILO is installed on /dev/hdg5 which
>is /boot.
>
>NT Loader loads when the system is started and gives me the choice to
>run either Windows2k or Linux. The problem is when I choose linux it
>gives me "LI" and nothing else. I was told by somebody it had to do
>with LILO not wanting to look at the second physical HD for the second
>stage bootloader. This doesn't quite make sense to me since the first
>stage bootloader is located on the second physical hd but eitherway I
>was wondering if anyone had a fix?
>
>Thanks
>
If you are using "bootpart", make sure that it is set for the correct
partition.
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Pass through printing in telnet session
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:09:21 -0500
On 19 Feb 2001 16:24:18 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank da
Cruz) wrote:
>
>Right. The regular Linux Telnet client doesn't do anything at all with
>printer on/off escape sequences, and as far as I know, neither does the
>xterm window nor the console driver. If they did, you probably would not
>be asking about it.
>
>- Frank
Thanks Frank It worked great. I noticed that This version of C-Kermit
is licensed as "Open Source" so there should be no problem using it on
Linux boxes, right? I also noticed that you are one of the authors of
the "Using C-Kermit" Book. Good job.
I assure you that we will be purchasing copies of this book to help
you in the ongoing work in C-Kermit.
Steven.
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From: "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The Best Site OF Linux. In this site there are all on linux
www.frecell.6go.net
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:10:09 -0500
Great, if you speak Italian. Is there an English version?
"frecell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:96pi7g$tlq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> The Best Site OF Linux. In this site there are all on linux
> www.frecell.6go.net
>
>
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From: "S.M.J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.net,redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Forgot root Password, HelP
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:10:03 -0500
"from the getting started manual"
Q: Using linux single
Help! I can't remember my root password. How do I log in now?
A: Use Single-User Mode
You can log in with single-user mode, in which you can create a new root
password.
When you see the boot: prompt, type linux single to enter single-user
mode. Some of the filesystems will be mounted, and you will find a bash#
prompt when
you've entered single-user mode (note that this prompt will look
somewhat different than the prompt you're accustomed to).
Now, you can change root's password by typing
bash# passwd root
You'll be asked to re-type the password for verification. Once you're
finished, the password will be changed and you can reboot by typing
shutdown -r now at the
prompt; then you can log in to root as before.
"James M. Wadkins" wrote:
> I just biult my RH6.2 Server a couple of wweks ago, then I went on
> vacation, noe I cannot remember my root password. Is their a way to
> change it short of doing an upgrade install of the same version?
> --
> James Wadkins
> VTAT, Inc.
> 5429 Valley Wells Way
> Las Vegas, NV 89113
> 702-873-0480
> 702-873-0049 Fax
> http://www.vtat.com
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: midi
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:15:15 -0500
Hi,
I was very happy to see that Mandrake 7.2 included the ALSA drivers that let
me use my Yamaha ds-xg sound card, and all without any commandline work on
my part (I wouldn't have had a clue what to do as I am a beginner)
But whereas cd and mp3 play seems fine, I can not play any midi sound. Is
this to be expected or is there something I can do to enable it? All of the
multimedia software seems to be installed. I tried just clicking on midi
files and also tried opening them with the midi kareoke player with no
success.
Also, what is an ogg file-- I notice when I try to burn an mp3 it becomes an
*.ogg file instead. Though playable, I would like to make mp3's. I read
the "FM" but am still foggy.
Many thanks,
Robert
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From: Eric Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Slackware 7.1 install problem
Date: 19 Feb 2001 17:15:30 GMT
Hi,
I am trying to install Slackware 7.1 on my PC on the third hard
disk, but I couldn't get LILO to work correctly.
Configuration :
Primary Master : 1.7G (Win98, FAT 32)
Primary Slave : 3.2G (Win98, FAT 32)
Secondary Master : CD ROM
Secondary Slave : 13G (Linux)
The 13G hard disk is dedicated for Linux, only 2 partitions are
created : / and swap (150M or so).
I think the LILO version is new enough to handle >1024 cylinder,
it is version 21.6-1, but I am not sure about my motherboard.
It is a very old ASUS T2P4
It is a very old ASUS T2P4 (bios 0207 beta 2) running a K6-2 450
with 128Meg RAM.
Anyway, every time I re-run LILO, it gives the following error :
Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
Added linux *
Added dos
Can someone tell me if there is anything I can do ? Will it solve the
problem if I make the 13G hard disk Primary Master ?
Best Regards,
Eric Ho
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.net,redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Forgot root Password, HelP
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:25:26 -0500
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:00:56 -0800, "James M. Wadkins"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I just biult my RH6.2 Server a couple of wweks ago, then I went on
>vacation, noe I cannot remember my root password. Is their a way to
>change it short of doing an upgrade install of the same version?
at the LILO prompt type <image_name> 1. Where Image_name is the name
of your boot image, on most systems the default is usually called
linux. This will boot you to a single user root prompt at which point
you can type passwd and assign a new password for root.
Steven.
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XFree86 Configuration
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:30:54 GMT
Tomasz G Drozda wrote:
> I recently installed XFree86 4.0.2 on my machine running RH 7.0
> The configuration file format (XF86Config) in this new version of
> XFree86 is different from the older version 4.0.1, and not too well
> documented yet.
>
> Q: Does anyone know how to change GUI (X-windows) resolution and color
> depth in this new XF86Config file?
Actually, it's pretty much just like the previous ones. In Section "Screen"
the "DefaultDepth" item is the default color depth you want to start with.
Underneath that is(are) the subsection(s) "Display". For each "Display"
section you can choose the color depth and resolution modes.
X will start using the Display subsection whose Depth corresponds to the
DefaultDepth and will choose the first Mode listed under that Display. The
<Ctrl><Alt><+> and <-> sequence will cycle forward and backward through the
modes, then the color depths.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NNVIDIA GeForce DDR"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24 //or whatever you want
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1280" "1280x1024"
EndSubsection
NOTE: "Device" in the "Screen" section must match the "Identifier" string in
the "Device" section. "Monitor" must match the "Identifier" string in the
"Monitor" section.
Hope that helps...
--
Steve Bradley
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Public key available at:
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From: Vijay S Dhaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: hard disk problem
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:27:43 +0530
Hi ...
I have a problem with my hard disk (Seagate Barracuda ATA II)
Sometimes when I try to copy or move some file gen greater than 2-3 mb
Suddenly the following error creeps in
hda : status times out:status=0x80 {Busy}
hda :drive not ready for command
ide0:reset timed-out ,status =0x80
......
Also If I reset the machine,the BIOS does not recognize the HD.
And I have to switch off and on the machine again in order to start the
system again..
Apart from this the HD seem to be fine and works 4 days without any
problem....
The problem seem to be not so uncommon because just searching on google
I found lot of such messages with sim.. problem but could not find a
solution
Hoping someone knows the answer
thanx in advance
dhaka
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From: "Christian Wolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem mounting CDROM - reboot helps
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:47:04 +0100
I have some problems mounting my CD-ROM device on a Red Hat 7.0 Intel
system. Sometimes I just can't mount a new medium. Rebooting usually
helps. It is not the CD (after the reboot mounting the same CD is
possible), and I do not have too much filesystems mounted.
The message mount gives me is:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)
The filesystems I have mounted:
/dev/sda1 on / type ext2 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/sda3 on /spare type ext2 (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
Anybody knows the problem?
Thx,
Christian
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Christian Wolf
Laboratoire Reconnaissance de Formes et Vision, INSA de Lyon
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rfv-pc37.insa-lyon.fr/~chris/prof
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How do I get sound to work?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:49:11 GMT
I'm a bit new to this so here it is. I've made several attempts
trying different things I've read in here. B4 I started, Linux knew
nothing of the snd card. Now during the boot to a prompt I get a red
flagged line "device or resource busy" - FAILED. And the speakers
give a thunk and that's all.
I have RedHat 6.1. I run Gnome. The snd card according to Windows is
a Yamaha opl3-sax PCI pnp. I ran sndconfig and the chipset is there
so I tried several i/o settings. I found one that if I turn the vol
up near max I can hear the snd sample ok. Yet the cd player is quiet
and so are desktop themes. If I run sndconfig now I can't get to the
setup screen (just a blue screen) A ctrl+c will get me back to #. I
suspect I'm almost there. Any help is appreciated. Thanx.
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From: David Cecere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO Boot Problem
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:12:51 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had the same problem when I misedited my lilo.conf to point to /dev/hda1
(my boot partition) instead of /dev/hda. Since I have LILO installed on my
MBR I have to use the latter setting. You'll have to change your boot=
argument to match where you installed LILO.
David
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:38:34 -0500, Suzanne Dunphy
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
}Here is the situation.
}
}I have a system with the Promise Ultra100 controller and two harddrives,
}one on each channel of the controller (/dev/hde and /dev/hdg). I have
}Windows2000 on /dev/hde. Linux is installed on /dev/hdg with root on
}/dev/hdg7 and boot on /dev/hdg5. LILO is installed on /dev/hdg5 which
}is /boot.
}
}NT Loader loads when the system is started and gives me the choice to
}run either Windows2k or Linux. The problem is when I choose linux it
}gives me "LI" and nothing else. I was told by somebody it had to do
}with LILO not wanting to look at the second physical HD for the second
}stage bootloader. This doesn't quite make sense to me since the first
}stage bootloader is located on the second physical hd but eitherway I
}was wondering if anyone had a fix?
}
}Thanks
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Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.net,redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Forgot root Password, HelP
From: blix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:56:00 GMT
"James M. Wadkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just biult my RH6.2 Server a couple of wweks ago, then I went on
> vacation, noe I cannot remember my root password. Is their a way to
> change it short of doing an upgrade install of the same version?
I've never done this... and this is just off the top of my head (I'm a
newbie too).
Boot into single user mode or from a floppy. Change /etc/passwd so
that the following line:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Looks like this:
root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
See the 'x' is gone. Then reboot. You should be able to hit the enter
key when it prompts you for 'root's password. Then use the passwd
program to change root's password. Not sure if you'll need to manually
put the 'x' back into /etc/passwd after that.
Not sure if this is right but I think I read something like that
somewhere.
--
blix
z = z^2 + c : islands of order in a sea of chaos
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