Linux-Setup Digest #672, Volume #20 Tue, 20 Feb 01 07:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: file systems with errors at boot (Francois Taiani)
CUPS: Authentication just by unixgroups ? (Reinald Gfuellner)
Re: file manager? ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7 (Michael Heiming)
Where do I get LRP kernel patches? (Eugene Kang)
Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem ("Cameron Kerr")
cannot connect to the internet (Axel Bindel)
Re: SOLUTION: Installing XFree 4.01 on a SiS630 notebook ("Evgueni Ivanov")
Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card ("Cameron Kerr")
Boot from NT boot loader ("news.hk.super.net")
Re: connect, but unable to browse ("Cameron Kerr")
"xterm -fa courier" doesn't work under XFree 4.0.2 (Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng)
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From: Francois Taiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: file systems with errors at boot
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:04:22 +0100
Thank you Eric for your advice. I'll report the problem to the debian
team, whose installation guide precisely advices to use native partition
tools for different system partitions (i.e. windows for windows, linux
for linux). That apparently was not a good solution for my disk.
Cheers
Francois
Eric wrote:
>
> > > Don't be too eager to throw that disc out.
> > > post the output `fdisk -l /dev/hd[ab]`
> > > Windows(or actually a bad partitiontable) can very well be the cause
> > > of this.
> > >
>
> > /dev/hda
>
> Nothing wrong here
>
> > /dev/hdb
> > --------
> > Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2490 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/hdb1 * 1 6 48163+ 83 Linux
> > /dev/hdb2 7 14 64260 82 Linux swap
> > /dev/hdb3 15 1230 9767520 83 Linux
> > /dev/hdb4 1025 2488 11759580 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> > /dev/hdb5 1025 2488 11759548+ b Win95 FAT32
> >
> > While everything seems all right for hda, I've serious doubts about the
> > coherency of hdb: How can hdb3 end at cylinder 1230 and hdb4 start at
> > 1025 ? There's definitely something weird about that !!! Has anyone
> > already heard of such a bug ?
>
> Overlapping partitions happen sometimes.
> I was never able to make one, but you obviously succeeded :-)
>
> Backup that data and repartition that drive is the only solution I fear.
>
> I suppose you made some partitions with linux fdisk, and others with DOS
> fdisk ?
> Never do that. Use one partitioning tool per table. It's the best way to
> ensure that
> the table doesn't get corrupted. I prefer linux' fdisk, but if you use that,
> be carefull
> that it does make the extended partition the correct type. It defaults to
> 0x05, which is
> incorrect if that extended partition crosses the 1024 cyl. boundary. It must
> then be
> type 0x0F (Like in your table). It's an other frequently occuring error that
> can
> corrupt data.
>
> Eric
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From: Reinald Gfuellner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CUPS: Authentication just by unixgroups ?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:43:55 +0100
Is there a way to restrict access to distinct printers
simply based on unixgroups for all clients in a LAN ?
(I would like to keep things as simple as users are used to
from working under m$-windows and thus avoid prompting for a
user-based password during every simple print-action!)
Did anyone solve this problem ?
Thanks for any hint
Reinald Gfuellner
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: file manager?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:54:39 +1300
In article <96snav$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Thanks! I find command such as gmc or kfm, but display does not work.
> How to find local IP address? Thanks again!
man hostname
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:59:57 +0100
syco wrote:
> Michael Heiming a =E9crit dans le message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>..=
=2E
> >syco wrote:
> >
> >> I can't see my SCSI discs with SUSE 7.
> >>
> >> I have a pentium 133 with 3 IDE discs + CDROM, and 2 SCSI discs on
> Adaptec
> >> AHA1540B card.
> >> Impossible to see my discs SCSI under Linux.
> >> I would like to try to give the params to the demarrage,
> >> because with Loadlin not average to arrive there
> >> - I tried " Loadlin root =3Daha1542=3D0x230 " (IO of my card): noth=
ing is
> seen.
> >> There is not even a message, while booting, about loading aha15=
42.
> >>
> >> Under linux, no success :
> >> - I tried insmod aha1542=3D0x230 :syntax does not pass, " aha1542=3D=
0x230 "
> >> unknown
> >> - I tried insmodaha1542 iobase=3D0x230: syntax does not pass, param=
_iobase
> >> unknow
> >> - I tried insmod aha1542 io=3D0x230: syntax does not pass, param_io=
unknown
> >>
> >> How I can do that cleanly ? ( I am not an expert! )
> >>
> >
> >Don't use insmod try:
> >
> >modprobe -v aha1542
> >
>
> Yes, it works.
> using : modprobe aha1542 aha1542=3D0x230
> ( that is the syntax I needed, indeed )
>
> Now, I have to find an automatic way to make it when Linux start :-(
As I wrote:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt
describes howto do this...
Michael Heiming
>
>
> >man modprobe for more info
> >
> >Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt (comes with every kernel=
> tarball)
> >
> >gives some info how loadable modules work/setup.
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> --
> >> SYCO
> >> de Sycoweb
> >> ( BROCANTES DU NORD-EST http://www.chez.com/sycoweb/puces/index.htm =
)
> >> - Let me Alone but not Forever -
> >
> >Good luck
> >
> >Michael Heiming
> >
> >
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From: Eugene Kang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Where do I get LRP kernel patches?
Date: 20 Feb 2001 11:11:56 GMT
I'm trying to make an LRP 2.2.11 kernel, where do I get the
patches from? A howto I read said it would be in the kernel version
tree on the kernel's ftp site, but I can't seem to find it anywhere..
(if anyone has an LRP 2.2.11 kernel with nofpu and ide support, i'm
interested! :)
thanks!
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:16:18 +1300
In article <96ssai$3qn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Eric Ho"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using the slackware-current version, not exactly Slackware 7.1, I
> am not sure that makes a difference, but I thought the "current" version
> is more update.
Ah yes, 7.1 is quite different to Slackware-current (nearly 7.2)
> Also, the lilo version is 21.6-1, so it should be current enough to
> support the >1024 cylinder problem.
>
> The following is my lilo.conf (with all the comments ignored) :
lba32
boot = /dev/hda
delay = 50
vga = normal
image = /vmlinux
root = /dev/hdd1
label = linux
read-only
other = /dev/hda1
label dos
table = /dev/hda
> When I run lilo, it gives the following errors : 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
0x83 = hdd (IIRC)
According to (older) LILO documentation, this means
"Because most BIOS versions only support two floppies and two hard disks,
files located on additional disks may be inaccessible. This warning
indicates that some kernels or even the whole system may be unbootable."
I don't get this on my system, which has a bootable system on /dev/hdc,
which makes me think that this is a limitation of your motherboard.
> When I boot the machine, the following appears (non-stop) : L 01 01 01
> 01
> 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 ...........
Here's the key (from the same documentation as above)
L : The first stage boot loader has been loaded and started, but it can't
load the second stage boot loader. The two-digit error codes indicate the
type of problem. (See also section 5.2.2). This condition usually
indicates a media failure or a geometry mismatch (eg. bad disk
parameters, see section 3.4)
(From section 5.2.2)
0x01: "Illegal command". This shouldn't happen, but if it does, it may
indicate an access to a disk which is not supported by the BIOS.
> What did I do wrong ? Or what do I need to do to fix this ? Thanks very
> much for any tips. Now I have to floppy boot the system, a very major
> inconvenience :(
I would suggest that you move all bootable drives to the first two
drives, or get a better motherboard.
> Best Regards, Eric Ho
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: Axel Bindel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cannot connect to the internet
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:31:22 +0100
Hello,
I'm using RH 6.2 and I tried to configure my ISDN-card AVM PCI (Fritz!)
with the isdn-config tool, but all the time I want to connect, I'm just
8 seconds online and after this period, it suddenly brakes the
connection?
Has anybody experiences with isdn-config and with my problem?
Or how can I otherwise configurate my ISDN-card?
Thanks a lot.
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From: "Evgueni Ivanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: SOLUTION: Installing XFree 4.01 on a SiS630 notebook
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:26:53 +0100
Hello all,
When I'm trying to stop X server my TFT display keeps background image
(background color). Consol works properly - I can run commands, but I cannot
see what I'm typing.
I have sis630 chip, TFT XGA (1024x768), XFree 4.0.1
How can I fix this problem?
Thanx for support,
Iwaldi
"German Funke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:960pqk$pro$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello all,
> some days ago I posted the following message regarding the installation
> of XFree 4.01 on a SiS630 based notebook:
> > I have just installed XFree 4.0.1 (as shipped with Mandrake 7.2) on a
> > Gericom Webboy with SiS630 chipset and 13.3 TFT display.
> > The trick is to boot linux with the framebuffer device
> > in 1024x768 VESA mode (you have to add the appropriate line in
> > the grub/lilo configuration file and reinstall grub). Then XFree 4.0.1
> > runs perfectly in 1024x768 (not with the framebuffer XServer but with
> > the SiS server module!!!!). Probably X doesnt properly initialize the
> > graphics chip when switching from text mode to graphics mode.
>
> I received numerous EMails asking how exactly this is done. Though I
> believe that by reading the READMEs and manuals carefully, you
> should be able to figure this out yourself, I will post a more
> detailed description what I did:
>
> 0. Allocate the appropriate amount of shared video memory in the BIOS
> (8MB should definitely be enough).
> 1. Reinstall lilo or grub on your partition/bootsector, and tell the
> kernel to boot right into graphical framebuffer mode. You
> need to boot into the same resolution you want to run your
> Xserver lateron, e.g. vga=0x317 for 1024x768x16
> 2. Reboot the system to get into framebuffer mode.
> 3. Install XFree 4.01 (better remove all remainders of XF 3.x, it will
> only confuse you) and use the following XF86Config-4 (which
> should is placed in /etc/X11/ on my Mandrake 7.2 system):
>
> # ***************************************************
> Section "Files"
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> FontPath "unix/:-1"
> EndSection
> Section "ServerFlags"
> AllowMouseOpenFail
> EndSection
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Keyboard1"
> Driver "Keyboard"
> Option "AutoRepeat" "250 30"
> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> Option "XkbLayout" "de"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse1"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons"
> Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
> EndSection
> Section "Module"
> Load "dbe"
> SubSection "extmod"
> EndSubSection
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Generic|Generic LCD Panel 1024x768"
> VendorName "Generic"
> ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 31.5-48.5
> VertRefresh 40-70
> EndSection
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "SiS 630"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> BoardName "Unknown"
> Driver "sis"
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "screen1"
> Device "SiS 630"
> Monitor "Generic|Generic LCD Panel 1024x768"
> DefaultColorDepth 16
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "layout1"
> Screen "screen1"
> InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
>
> InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> # ****************************************
>
> 4. Run your Xserver (be sure it is the right one, especially if
> you have XFree 3.x still installed, and that it
> reads from the correct configuration file). If it doesn't
> work, check the startup messages of the Xserver.
>
> Using this procedure I got XFree 4.01 (as shipped with Mandrake 7.2)
> to work on a Gericom Webboy with SiS630 chipset and 13.3 TFT display.
> If your TFT display has a different solution, you have to change
> both, the frambuffer mode and the XF86Config-4 accordingly. Ah,
> maybe it is a good idea to turn off "display stretch" in the
> BIOS of your notebook, if that is possible.
> If the whole thing doesn't work ?
> ---- I don't know, it did for me :-)
>
> Of course, I do not take any responsibility if this procedure kills
> your machine or burns your house ;-) It's all your risk.
>
> Regards
> German
>
> P.S.: I will not answer any EMails asking "How do I install
> grub/lilo/XFree/..." as this is thoroughly descriped in
> the appropriate documentation and HOWTO files.
>
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:35:13 +1300
In article <96rgfs$an4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Marc Ulrich"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am confused about how to deal with a patch for linux that will allow
> me to use the Promise UDMA 100 controller.
>
> I have determined that it will be easiest to plug the hard drive into
> the on-board (ATA66) controller to install linux. From there I should
> download the appropriate patch to allow linux to use the PCI ATA100
> controller, apply the patch, switch the hard drive back to the PCI
> controller & I'm set. Perhaps I'll have to fix a couple of things in
> lilo.conf as well.
Yup, beware that you'll need to change /etc/fstab as well.
> However, where can I find the right patch. I am installing Redhat 7.0
> which uses kernel 2.2.16. So far I have only located a patch for the
> 2.4.0 kernel. Is there a patch for 2.2.16? Should I upgrade the 2.216
> kernel to
> 2.4.0 immediately after installing? If so, where do I find the new
> kernel?
> I am brand new to manipulating kernels.
>
> Thanks, Marc
Kernel 2.4.1 has builtin support for Promise UDME 100 cards. However,
your distribution vendor ought to supply a boot disk for this.
I know Slackware has one for it's -current tree, so I suppose RedHat
ought to have one somewhere as well, whough a search on their site for
UDMA100 turns up nothing useful, but you ca try for yourself.
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: "news.hk.super.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Boot from NT boot loader
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 19:37:45 +0800
Hi,
I am using Acer notebook Travelmate 350TE (PIII 600, 192M RAM, 10G HD). I
have create 4 primary partition.
1st (3G), 2nd (2G) are in NTFS
3nd (3G) is the root partition and 4th (1G) is the swap space.
After installing the Redhat 7.0 on 3rd partition, it can successfully boot
from floppy. When I try to make linux boot from NT boot loader by
#dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/bootsec.lnx bs=512 count=1
I find the content of bootsec.lnx is all zero (using hexdump). What's wrong
with that ?
I have try using that bootsec.lnx and boot from NT boot loader but
unsuccessful
Thanks
John
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: connect, but unable to browse
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:46:12 +1300
In article <2WSj6.2791$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Heres my problem, I cant browse or ping or traceroute or perform any
> other network tasks. I am running Redhat 5.2 with an external modem on
> the serial port. I first launch startx (afterstep) and open minicom, it
> initializes the modem. Then I 'ctrl-z' d to dial. It dials and say I am
> connected at 49333, press any key to continue. It then displays:
> 'UQKT2 tnt15.dfw5.da.uu.net' and gives me a login prompt. (I dont know
> why
> it does this, as I have supplied my username and password in the dial
> setup). I enter my username & pass, it then displays: Entering PPP
> Session. IP address is 63.16.56.145 (yes it is different every time).
> MTU is 1524. I have then opened netscape. When I type www.earthlink.net
> it says it has no DNS entry. It also mentions setting the $SOCKS_NS env.
> var. to point at appropriate nameserver. If I just enter earthlinks IP
> address
> (207.217.120.83) it says: Network Error: TCP Error: Network is
> unreachable. If I open an Xterm window and ping it says: ping: sendto:
> Network is unreachable. My resolv.conf file looks like this: search
> nameserver
> 207.217.77.82 nameserver 207.217.120.83 nameserver 207.217.126.81 Those
> are the correct DNS numbers for earthlink. What am I doing wrong here? I
> have never gotten my linux box connected to the net, so treat me as a
> dumbass newbie and offer you answer in very simple and descriptive
> terms. Dont assume that I know what you are referring to. PLEASE!
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dave
Try typing ifconfig -a after connecting. You should have a ppp0 entry
Paste that entry here please
Also the output from either route or "route -n"
Paste that here
Not working? Type lsmod, and we'll see what modules are loaded (assuming
you have ppp support compiled as a module
Stick it here
Also look at the tail end of /var/log/messages and dmesg (make sure there
are no complaints about missing modules)
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: "xterm -fa courier" doesn't work under XFree 4.0.2
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:58:11 +0100
Hello,
I got the source for XFree86-4.0.2-6mdk.src.rpm, made sure that
"#define FreeType2 /usr"
was set in the "config/cf/host.def" file and succesfully recompile X.
I installed it but when I tried to use xterm with the anti-aliased fonts
with the command:
"xterm -fa courier"
I get the error message: (or somthing like this)
"extension "RENDER" no availble on display :0.0"
What am I doing wrong?
I read in the newsgroups and dejanews that the anti-aliased fonts were
disable by default in X and I just needed to get the source, set the
#define as above and recompile; but it doesn't seem to work for me?
Any ideas?
FYI I'm using mandrake 7.2 and upgraded to XFree86-4.0.2 from the src
above + freetype2 and freetype2-devel.
Thanks for your help.
--
Serge.
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