Linux-Setup Digest #673, Volume #20 Tue, 20 Feb 01 11:13:15 EST
Contents:
Re: [Help] XFree 4.0.2 freezes with Linux 2.4.1 (Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng)
Re: XFree86 4.0.2 (mandrake 7.2) (Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng)
Re: Boot from NT boot loader ("Eric")
OnStream ADR50 and Arkeia? (Frederic Faure)
Re: Strategy for networking on notebook? (Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng)
Non 'alsa' players not working (Neoklis)
Re: connect, but unable to browse ("Dave")
Call to programmers ("Jeffrey Moore, Muhammad Mo. Jaffry")
Re: Xclock with NO title (Donald)
Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot (Stevenson)
Name of directory make modules_install writes to? (Neil Watson)
Re: Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot ("Eric")
disk partition (Richard Torti)
Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux (Jim Thomas)
Re: Name of directory make modules_install writes to? (H.Bruijn)
Re: Where NOT to buy a laptop? (Don Hinds)
Re: Turning off dialtone check (How?) (Don Hinds)
Re: Want to get rid of tiny fonts in KDE2 (Don Hinds)
Re: newbie:forgot the root password (Terence Hoosen)
Re: mounting fat32 partitions in linux? (Rod Smith)
Re: Which distribution? (Rod Smith)
Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem (Eric Ho)
Re: Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot (Rod Smith)
Re: Apache Installation (Koushik Banerjee)
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From: Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: [Help] XFree 4.0.2 freezes with Linux 2.4.1
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:17:22 +0100
Did you check out if the fontserver starts properlly ? Check out under
/tmp if the dir .font-unix exists, if not try to start the server
manually.
- Good Luck
"S. Umar" wrote:
>
> How about /var/log/XFree86.log file? There should be some hints in
> there.
> Most likely the kernel driver is not loading with the new kernel. Do an
> lsmod and see what drivers are running. Is agpgart enabled?
> --
--
Serge.
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From: Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0.2 (mandrake 7.2)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:40:28 +0100
Hey,
Go to http://www.mandrakeuser.org, there's a link for compiled RPMS
including XFree86-4.0.2 for LM 7.2.
-- Good Luck
Tor Houghton wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> What are the recommended steps for changing the XFree86-4.0.1 RPM's on
> Mandrake 7.2 to XFree86-4.0.2?
>
> Should I grab the "cooker" SRPM for 4.0.2 and do an "rpm --rebuild
> blah.srpm"?
>
> Grabbing the binary RPM's won't work, and I don't really wish to move to
> tarball installs from XFree86.org.
>
> I need 4.0.2 to run X on my C600 Dell Latitude (Rage Mobility 128 LF).
>
> Hope someone can help.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tor
--
Serge.
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Boot from NT boot loader
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:42:21 +0100
> 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
Where did you install LILO?
That's the only important thing.
> I find the content of bootsec.lnx is all zero (using hexdump). What's
wrong
> with that ?
I'd think that's pretty obvious: It's not the bootcode
> I have try using that bootsec.lnx and boot from NT boot loader but
> unsuccessful
>
Gosh, who would have expected that.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic Faure)
Subject: OnStream ADR50 and Arkeia?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:43:17 GMT
Hi,
I'm thinking of getting an OnStream ADR50 to be used on a Linux server
to backup servers and clients, and I did send an e-mail to Arkeia, but
no answer so far.
Is anybody using the OnStream under Linux with tools like Arkeia or
TapeWare OK?
Thx
FF.
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From: Serge Eric Thiam Nkuiguieng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Strategy for networking on notebook?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:44:33 +0100
You might want to take a look at "netenv" for example at the following
page
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/~portgym/net/netenv.html
- Good Luck
--
Serge.
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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:44:12 +0200
From: Neoklis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Neoklis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Non 'alsa' players not working
hi!
I am trying to setup sound on SuSE 7.0 in an Alpha UP1000 computer with
an Ensonic 1371 card installed. I installed alsa and alsaplayer works,
playing cd music from the cdrom. Unfortunately other cd players like xmcd,
cda and cd-console don't produce sound, although they operate the cdrom
drive. Non-alsa mixers like aumix and smix seem to work. I have tried
disabling alsa (rcalsasound stop) and installing kernel drivers (insmod
es1371 and soundcore) but again only alsaplayer works.
Please, if you have any hints, reply by email since with deja-news killed
and my ISP dropping articles I will probably miss replies.
My thanks in advance!
--
Regards
Neoklis
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From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: connect, but unable to browse
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:18:23 GMT
I have gotten it up and working. Someone told me to put defaultroute in a
file after 'lock' (not at my linux box and dont remember what file I put it
in) and it worked. Although I have another question. It is a 56K modem. In
minicom it is set to 38400 and also when I call pppd it is with 38400. I
have tried to change it to 57600 in minicom, but then it wont dial, and also
in the pppd command, but then it doesnt start. Do you know how to change
that?
> Also look at the tail end of /var/log/messages and dmesg (make sure there
> are no complaints about missing modules)
Already did that and no complaints.
Thanks,
Dave
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From: "Jeffrey Moore, Muhammad Mo. Jaffry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.general,comp.unix.aix,comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Call to programmers
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:15:24 -0600
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From: Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Xclock with NO title
Date: 20 Feb 2001 09:33:45 -0500
Spidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Donald thanks for the reply. I'm using an experimental window manager
: 5Dwm by Erik Masson www.5Dwm.org.
: It uses the .mwmrc file......any leads???
: Donald wrote:
:> Spidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> : Is it possible to have an xclock running with borders only and no
:> : title?????
:>
<snip>
I am not familiar with that particular windowm manager but
I would suggest you try looking thorugh the documentation that
you have on it. There should be some docs on the initilization
and setup files somewhere that may mention the option you have to
set to do this.
Good luck
-Donald
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From: Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:32:08 GMT
I would like RWX access to one of my windows partitions while logged in
as a linux user on my dual boot intel pc.
I can do it logged in as root, but as a non-superuser I have read-only
access.
/etc/fstab *currently* looks like this. Note last line:
/dev/hdb6 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hdb2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat gid=0,mode=555 0 2
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_d vfat defaults 0 2
It's /dev/hdb1 line that I'm trying to make writeable.
I've tried a variety of things in column 4.
This is RedHat 6.2, Win95 (soon to be W2K).
I am new to linux, but with some unix experience.
ls -l /mnt/din_d and on its children always shows as:
rwxr-xr-x root root
I cannot seem to do otherwise, though it seems a reasonable request.
TIA,
Chuck Stevenson
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From: Neil Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Name of directory make modules_install writes to?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:47:03 GMT
Hello,
Question,
When you do a make modules_install, during a kernel build, can you specify
the name of the directory the modules are installed under /lib/modules?
Thanks,
--
Neil Watson
http://webhome.idirect.com/~neilw
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:56:11 +0100
> I would like RWX access to one of my windows partitions while logged in
> as a linux user on my dual boot intel pc.
>
> I can do it logged in as root, but as a non-superuser I have read-only
> access.
>
> /etc/fstab *currently* looks like this. Note last line:
>
> /dev/hdb6 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> /dev/hdb2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
> /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat gid=0,mode=555 0 2
> /dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_d vfat defaults 0 2
>
> It's /dev/hdb1 line that I'm trying to make writeable.
> I've tried a variety of things in column 4.
What have you tried?
Either gid/uid/umask options can provide a solution
read then manpages of fstab and/or mount for more info
Eric
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From: Richard Torti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: disk partition
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:35:07 GMT
I want to set up a dual boot system by installing linux on my computer
currently running Windows ME. After defragging, I ran fips 2.0 and it
said that I had hidden files at the end of the partition I was trying to
split. Is there a way to partition my drive, or locate these hidden
files, without having to reformat the drive? I used the 'dir /a:h /s'
command provided in fips docs and it was no help.
Thanks, Rich
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From: Jim Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:07:24 -0500
Tim Moore wrote:
>
> 5. Note that dd makes low level byte by byte copies. If the system
> disks are very big (eg- > 10GB) or have much unused space this could
> take longer than it's worth.
[snip]
I used a similar procedure last summer to install 20 RH6.2 133MHz
Pentium boxen with ~2G harddrives. Each HD took about 30 minutes to
duplicate, which is about the same amount of time it took to to an
install. Except that I didn't have to tend the boxes and answer
dialogs.
I had two different HD types, and dd would not work between the
different types (even though both HD's had the same CHS settings). But
that was OK - I just got two setup's going at the same time.
After I moved the HD's into the target box, I changed the hostname/ip
address and ran Xconfigurator (because we were reusing the old monitors
with the newly acquired CPU's).
--
Jim Thomas E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senior Applications Engineer Web: http://www.bittware.com
Bittware, Inc Tel: (703) 779-7770
Reality continues to ruin my life. - Calvin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Name of directory make modules_install writes to?
Date: 20 Feb 2001 15:17:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:47:03 GMT, Neil Watson allegedly wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Question,
>
>When you do a make modules_install, during a kernel build, can you specify
>the name of the directory the modules are installed under /lib/modules?
They're always placed in /lib/modules/X.Y.Z where X.Y.Z is the number of
the kernel the modules belong to. This is consistent with where mod-utils
like insmod, depmod, modprobe expect to find the modules which belong to
the running kernel.
I would say that you can change the kernel version number in
/usr/src/linix/Makefile at the top of the file. Further changes are
possible in the modules_install section of that file as well.
--
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========================================================================
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The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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Subject: Re: Where NOT to buy a laptop?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Hinds)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:32:35 GMT
I suppose I can't legally say that the Laptop Superstore are crooks, but if I
could legally say that the Laptop Superstore are crooks, I would say it.
Don (Boston)
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Subject: Re: Turning off dialtone check (How?)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Hinds)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:33:07 GMT
ATX1
Don
>Hi,
>I'm using mandrake 7.2 and a standard external modem. How do you turn off
>the check for a dial tone before dialing? I can't find an option for it
>anywhere and I have a strange dail tone on my phone line which it doesn't
>recognise.
>Thanks,
>Neil
>
>
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Subject: Re: Want to get rid of tiny fonts in KDE2
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Hinds)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:36:30 GMT
You can set them within Konqueror. I can't recall the exact steps, (I'm at
work in Windows), but I've done it. Check the top bar with drop down menus.
Don
>
>Hi, is there a way to enlarge the fonts?
>Iam using KDE2 on mandrake 7.2 and those fonts are so small i can't even
>read it.
>i tried using the "FONTS" and "FONTS manager" but they can't help.
>When i open the text files using the embedded viewer from Kequoeror it is
>still tiny.
>
>DO anyone know how to enlarge them in the embedded viewer?
>fonts in linux are generally small. does anyone know how to enlarge them in
>general?
>
>Thanks for reading this
>
>
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From: Terence Hoosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie:forgot the root password
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:44:52 +0000
Jimbob wrote:
>
> Doesnt this make a mockery of linux security and its password protected accounts if
>anyone can just log on in single user mode and change the root password?
>
Well, not exactly. Philo doesn't really mean "log on as single user",
he means restart Linux in single user mode. This requires the ability
to either reboot the system, physically press the reset button,
physically press the power button or, of course, unplugging the damn
machine.
The first of these requies permission to execute the
halt/poweroff/shutdown programs successfully, which is generally given
only to root. The other 3 require physical access to the machine, which
is a whole different security problem!
Anyway, it's possible to password protect Linux Single Mode with the
root password.
-Tez
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: mounting fat32 partitions in linux?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:47:50 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
steve harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
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> i'm fairly new with linux, using 6.1-linux/mandrake 6.5. have a triple
> boot with win ME on /dev/hda1, win 2K on /dev/hda5, and linux on
> /dev/hdc5. i can mount the win ME fat32 file system on /dev/hda1, but
> none others. it gives me whats probably a traditional error message:
> 'and aren't you really trying to mount an extended file system?'. tried
> everything i can think of so far.....ahhhhhhhhh!!!!
I've never seen that error message before. It sounds like the system
thinks you're trying to mount an extended partition, not a filesystem on
a logical partition within the extended partition. This could happen if
you made a typo when entering the partition number. It would be helpful
if you'd provide some additional information:
- The output of "fdisk -l /dev/hda" and "fdisk -l /dev/hdc".
- The exact commands you're trying to use to mount the partitions.
- What filesystems the partitions you can't mount use (FAT-16, FAT-32,
NTFS, etc.).
My hunch is you're mis-typing the command, the partition uses NTFS and
you have no NTFS support installed, or your partition table is
corrupted.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Which distribution?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:48:46 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi All,
>
> I was just wondering which distribution of Linux is the "best" out
> there. I know this question is only based on one's opinion, but every
> opinion has a reason, and I want to know what your reason is, on which
> distribution of Linux is the "best."
As you say, it's a matter of opinion. For my own comments on several
distributions, see:
http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Eric Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem
Date: 20 Feb 2001 15:50:11 GMT
I think I will try to move around the drives and see what happens.
Thanks very much.
Best Regards,
Eric Ho
Cameron Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Linux/Win sharing disk on dual boot
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:55:39 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I would like RWX access to one of my windows partitions while logged in
> as a linux user on my dual boot intel pc.
There are two possible solutions:
#1:
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_d vfat uid={x} 0 0
Replace {x} with the UID of the user who must have access.
#2:
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_d vfat umask=0 0 0
Solution #1 gives access to just one user; #2 gives full R/W access to
everybody. There are variants on both of these. Check the mount man
page, and particularly the section on FAT mount options, for details.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Koushik Banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Apache Installation
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:19:07 +0530
check for the path, usually in /usr/bin, or else export it
free wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I try to install Apache 1.3.14 on a server but the ./configure command
> return the following lines :
>
> Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.14
> + Warning: Configuring Apache with default settings.
> + This is probably not what you really want.
> + Please read the README.configure and INSTALL files
> + first or at least run './configure --help' for
> + a compact summary of available options.
> + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout)
> Creating Makefile
> Creating Configuration.apaci in src
> Creating Makefile in src
> + configured for Linux platform
> + setting C compiler to gcc
> + setting C pre-processor to gcc -E
> + checking for system header files
> + adding selected modules
> + checking sizeof various data types
> + doing sanity check on compiler and options
> ** A test compilation with your Makefile configuration
> ** failed. The below error output from the compilation
> ** test will give you an idea what is failing. Note that
> ** Apache requires an ANSI C Compiler, such as gcc.
>
> ======== Error Output for sanity check ========
> ============= End of Error Report =============
>
> Can anyone give me some suggestion? (gcc seams to be installed on the
> server)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Emmanuel
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