Linux-Setup Digest #674, Volume #20 Tue, 20 Feb 01 15:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: Turning off dialtone check (How?) (Branko Badrljica)
Re: newbie:forgot the root password (H.Bruijn)
poweroff does not power my box off, even with APM enabled (edd_b)
Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama (Pankaj Chauhan)
Re: Name of directory make modules_install writes to? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: pcmcia "Anonymous memory"? (Robert)
kde2 Window Placment (Ken)
setserial settings dont stay put (William Cardwell)
how to set up a network printer (Yongsheng Wu)
Re: how to set up a network printer (H.Bruijn)
Re: Boot from NT boot loader (Markus Kossmann)
Wrapper (Raymond Chui)
Re: Wrapper (Tony Curtis)
Re: setserial settings dont stay put ("ne...")
Re: Wrapper (jose)
Re: how to set up a network printer (Steven Conway)
Re: Help with X on Dell Inspiron 5000 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
OPTIMUM DISK Partition? (Dean Kwak)
Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card ("Marc Ulrich")
kernel 2.4.1 compile questions ("Marc Ulrich")
Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux (Steven Conway)
7.0 to 7.2 Mandrake Upgrade Qs ("Brian E. Parker")
fdisk /mbr, install issues ("Jeremy Paiz")
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From: Branko Badrljica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Turning off dialtone check (How?)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:12:53 +0100
I use ATX3 .
Off course it has to be either as an opening string, which is sent to modem
everytime you
want to connect, or it has to be written in the modem's memory. (IIRC AT&W).
All said should be valid for non-USR modems...
Branko
Don Hinds wrote:
> 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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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: newbie:forgot the root password
Date: 20 Feb 2001 16:21:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 20 Feb 2001 12:24:34 +1100, Jimbob allegedly wrote:
>Philo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> just log on as single user
By typing on the lilo command prompt:
>> linux single
>> or linux 1
>
>> then reassign your password
>> with the passwd command
>
> 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?
>
This can only be done from the console, not via a network connection. So
that greatly restricts the dangers. Secondly, you can easily disable
this access, by using restictions in lilo and /etc/lilo.conf.
So for a server standing in a restricted access serverroom, this isn't
really a danger. Same for your home machine, at least in my home.
For a machine for public access, you need to get slightly more creative.
SGI for instance, had a jumper setting which hardwired the OS to
disallow password changes for the root account.
The thing is, the moment someone has physical access to a machine,
nearly all security features are easily overcome. Simply booting the
machine with a boot floppy is enough to allow you access to all data on
the discs. Very crude, but just as effective would be a screw driver,
simply take the discs out and install them as slave drives in a second
machine...
<searh my earlier posts, cut and paste...>
AFAIK when a determined attacker has physical access to a machine there
is very little that will stop him from getting access to the data stored
on that machine.
Apperently there are hardrdives that self-destruct when tampered with.
The only otherway is encryption. That will make access to the data
meaningless without the proper decryption-keys.
In most cases the following procedure is "sufficient":
* lock the computer casing as to prevent physical access/removal of the
drive
* secure the casing to a wall to prevent complete removal of the
machine.
* allow the computer to only boot from the harddrive
* secure bios with password
* secure the bootloader (lilo) with password
* keep all software up-to-date
More paranoid:
* encrypt sensitive data/use the encrypted partitions feature in linux.
Take a look at http://www.kerneli.org for more info on that feature.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: edd_b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: poweroff does not power my box off, even with APM enabled
Date: 20 Feb 2001 16:29:51 GMT
I have got a Dell Dimension 4100 box running a 2.4.1 Kernel. Although I enabled
APM (all APM options but 'Store RTC in GMT format' to yes), when I compiled the
Kernel, poweroff does not power my PC off, but only halts the system.
Has anybody already sloved this problem ? If yes, please, tell me what.
cheers.
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From: Pankaj Chauhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama
Date: 20 Feb 2001 11:49:56 -0500
I think this is a better solution
edit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
there is an entry for X server, just pass xinerama or whatever option
to it.
>My problem however is that right now my etc/inittab file has me going
>to only run level 3. if I change this value to 5, the systems takes
>me to a graphical logon..but with only one monitor. My guess is that
>the system is still strying to run startx as opposed to startx --
>+xinerama. Where
--
- Pankaj
======================================================================
"Great ideas are like internet domain names, the ones
I get are already taken up by Knuth, Neumann, Turing
and the likes....."
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Name of directory make modules_install writes to?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:06:23 GMT
H.Bruijn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:47:03 GMT, Neil Watson allegedly wrote:
>>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
No, you can provide your own root, Look at the kernel Makefile. I believe
it's:
INSTALL_MOD_PATH
> the kernel the modules belong to. This is consistent with where mod-utils
Well, actually, not that either. You can (and DO) change that sometimes. Use
the
EXTRAVERSION
suffix (I use "-SMP").
> 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
except that this will play havoc, so please don't, unless you know what you
are doing, which the first poster obviously doesn't!
> possible in the modules_install section of that file as well.
amen.
Peter
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From: Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pcmcia "Anonymous memory"?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:33:19 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Yes, I read it before posting the question (sorry, I forgot to mention
it). That's the place I learned memory and IRQ ranges cause "Anonymous
memory". This HOWTO provides some suggestions but they do not work for my
situation. :-( I guess my real question is, "What are the rules to decide
the ranges?"
Thanks!
Paul Kimoto wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Cardmgr thinks of my WaveLAN IEEE/802.11 as "Anonymous memory".
>
> Have you read the PCMCIA HOWTO, especially section 3.5?
>
> http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO.html
>
> --
> Paul Kimoto
> This message was originally posted on Usenet in plain text. Any images,
> hyperlinks, or the like shown here have been added without my consent,
> and may be a violation of international copyright law.
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From: Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kde2 Window Placment
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:58:41 -0500
I just recently upgraded my Caldera Linux eDesktop 2.4 installation to
KDE2. It is vastly supperiour but I am a little frustrated with window
placment.
I can select between Smart, Cascade and Random placment policy in the KDE
control center but all of them do frustrating things. When opening a
folder on my desktop, for example, the new folder goes in the upper left
hand corner. So does the web browser. I can move it but after I close and
open it again, it goes right back.
Also, this news reader I am using (KNode) is very nice but the "Post New
Article" button creates a useless little window in the botem left corner.
I have to move and resize it before I can really use it. I have to do this
every time. Is this just KDE2 behavour or is there something I can change
to "fix" this?
Thanks
--
Ken
kenv AT floridus DOT com
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From: William Cardwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: setserial settings dont stay put
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:16:31 -0500
I recently upgraded to RH 7 and began configuring my Aopen internal ISA
modem. It is found and dials OK now when I do:
setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 3 (This is how its jumpered and works fo Win)
and do a Gnome wvdial or ppp(?) configuration -> debug.
However, the setting doesn't last over a shutdown and I don't think it
even works for Gnome wvdial(?).
What do I need to do to make it permanent?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Will Cardwell
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From: Yongsheng Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to set up a network printer
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:25:29 -0800
Hi,
I set up a network printer by using control-panel tool. Later on when I
checked /etc/printcap, it appeared as following:
##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
is01:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/is01:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:\
:rp=raw:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/is01/filter:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the ip address for the printer.
As I tried to print by lpr -Pis01 <file name>, error message appeared as
following:
lpr: connect: Connection refused
jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
what could possibly be wrong here?
Thanks.
Yongsheng
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: how to set up a network printer
Date: 20 Feb 2001 18:38:34 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:25:29 -0800, Yongsheng Wu allegedly wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I set up a network printer by using control-panel tool. Later on when I
>checked /etc/printcap, it appeared as following:
>
[snip: printcap]
>
>As I tried to print by lpr -Pis01 <file name>, error message appeared as
>following:
>
> lpr: connect: Connection refused
> jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
>
>what could possibly be wrong here?
The print daemon lpd(ng) isn't running? Start it with the script.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpr start
printtool isn't always starting the lpd correctly after changing setting
in the printcap file.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot from NT boot loader
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:44:46 +0100
"news.hk.super.net" wrote:
>
> 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 ?
You have to install lilo into that bootsector before dd'ing it.
--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Raymond Chui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Wrapper
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:45:07 -0500
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Do you know much about wrapper? My system in Redhat 6.5
I put a line
httpd: hostnameA
in /etc/hosts.allow
and ALL:ALL in
/etc/hosts.deny
Where I config httpd.conf run as inetd and edit /etc/inetd.conf
http stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/httpd httpd
But my browser in hostnameB still able to connect to my httpd.
What else I have missed? I started the tcpd but I don't see it
running when I type "ps -ef | grep tcpd".
Thank you!
--Raymond
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From: Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Wrapper
Date: 20 Feb 2001 12:57:44 -0600
>> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:45:07 -0500,
>> Raymond Chui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Do you know much about wrapper? My system in Redhat 6.5
> I put a line
> httpd: hostnameA
> in /etc/hosts.allow and ALL:ALL in /etc/hosts.deny
> Where I config httpd.conf run as inetd and edit
> /etc/inetd.conf http stream tcp nowait root
> /usr/local/bin/httpd httpd
Did you HUP inetd?
> But my browser in hostnameB still able to connect to my
> httpd. What else I have missed? I started the tcpd but
> I don't see it running when I type "ps -ef | grep tcpd".
BTW, web servers like apache (I assume that's what it is)
provide their own facilities for restricting host access.
You would probably be better off running the daemon as
standalone and using the builtin access checks, rather
than continually forking new servers out of inetd.
hth
t
--
The avalanche has already started.
It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setserial settings dont stay put
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 19:00:35 GMT
On Feb 20, 2001 at 13:16, William Cardwell eloquently wrote:
>I recently upgraded to RH 7 and began configuring my Aopen internal ISA
>modem. It is found and dials OK now when I do:
> setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 3 (This is how its jumpered and works fo Win)
>and do a Gnome wvdial or ppp(?) configuration -> debug.
>However, the setting doesn't last over a shutdown and I don't think it
>even works for Gnome wvdial(?).
>
>What do I need to do to make it permanent?
Put it in /etc/rc.local.
--
Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
The longer the title, the less important the job.
1:58pm up 15 days, 16:32, 3 users, load average: 2.13, 1.98, 1.35
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From: jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Wrapper
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:06:09 -0500
Raymond Chui wrote:
> http stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/httpd httpd
you didn't "wrap" httpd. you should have a line that looks like this:
http stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/local/bin/httpd
mind you performance will utterly blow ...
you don't start tcpd from the command line. it gets started when a
connect is requested.
jose nazario [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to set up a network printer
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:15:23 -0500
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:25:29 -0800, Yongsheng Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I set up a network printer by using control-panel tool. Later on when I
>checked /etc/printcap, it appeared as following:
>
> ##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
>is01:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/is01:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:\
Did it really say this here or are you substituting xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
for the ip address it assigned?
You also need to setup /etc/host.lpd on the host to accept incomming
lpd requests from the remote( add the remotes IP in the hosts
/etc/hosts.lpd). This file does not exist by default .. you gotta
create it.
> :rp=raw:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/is01/filter:
>
>XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the ip address for the printer.
>
>As I tried to print by lpr -Pis01 <file name>, error message appeared as
>following:
>
> lpr: connect: Connection refused
> jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
>
>what could possibly be wrong here?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Yongsheng
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Help with X on Dell Inspiron 5000
Date: 20 Feb 2001 11:15:51 -0800
Tor Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I have a 5000e, but things are mostly similar. You need XFree86
> > 4.0.2, or a patched XFree86 4.0.1 to get this working properly.
> > Redhat 7 comes with a patched XFree86 4.0.1 which works. Mandrake 7.2
> > comes with an XFree86 4.0.1 which doesn't work, at least on mine, but
> > if you replace /usr/X11R6/lib/somepathIdontremember/r128_drv.o with a
> > newer one (like from RedHat), it works.
>
> Interesting.
>
> What package owns this file? My Mandrake 7.2 install claims no packages
> own /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o
>
> If I grab a RH7.0 RPM, which one should I get?
>
> I am getting fed up trying to rebuild the MDK 7.2-cooker SRPMS from
> scratch (seems I have problems installing the Glide RPMS, which are
> needed for a compile).
I think it's the main XFree86 package, but I don't remember. Your
subsequent post seems to say this didn't work for you - I don't know
why, I'm quite sure it did for me.
I tried rebuilding from scratch as well, and it took some work but I
was eventually successful. That's what I'm running now. I ran into
the same Glide problems you refer to. My eventual solution was to
uninstall all Glide-related packages, and modify the XFree86 spec file
to not try to compile Glide stuff. The main thing was to change a
"YES" to a "NO" in a couple places where the spec file tells XFree86
what the configuration is. Rebuilding from scratch is a pain, as it
takes an hour or so and you pretty much have to start over from the
beginning if it fails.
--
Eric Backus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://labejb.lks.agilent.com/
(425) 335-2495
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From: Dean Kwak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OPTIMUM DISK Partition?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:09:58 -0800
hey, LINUX GURUS!
i was wondering if you could provide me with best disk partition
configuration as far as REDHAT 6.2 on intel platform goes... I have heard
that 80 meg for / is best some say 136 or something. Could any of you
outthere help me to setting up a best disk partition when I install Linux?
I think my current config is as follows
800meg for /
2 gig for usr
and i don't remember the rest.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP in advance. :)
have a nice day.
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From: "Marc Ulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:49:56 -0500
This info did it! It isn't perfect yet though. I'll ask another question or
two in this newsgroup if I can't find anything via the web.
I downloaded & compiled kernel 2.4.1 using Joshua Go's instructions I found
on the web. Sure enough, I found the Promise controller there. There was the
option of checking the PCI IDE before the onboard so that when I switched
the harddrive to the promise controller, it remained hda. So, fstab is
fine -- I think.
There was one problem in the middle that confused me. Linux is on hda3, and
windows2000 is on hda1. After the switch, linux could not mound hda1 saying
there was a problem with it -- I forget exactly. I'm in windows2000 now, so
it isn't a problem at boot time.
Thanks again,
Marc
"Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:oGsk6.287$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <96rgfs$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: "Marc Ulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel 2.4.1 compile questions
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:06:39 -0500
I just compiled the 2.4.1 kernel and to my surprise, the new kernel works!
Well, not perfectly. Quick question:
while compiling, there were loads of messages like the following on various
components:
"Warning: pasting would not give a valid preprocessing token"
Could these warnings be a problem? If so, what should I do when I recompile
2.4.1 to keep these warnings from happening?
Thanks,
Marc
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From: Steven Conway <[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 14:37:54 -0500
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:18:54 -0500, Steven Conway
Thanks Scott, Tim & Jim for your input. But two problems:
1) The workstations are ICL/Fujitsu workstations that are extremely
difficult to access the on board HD controller & indeed have no
additional PCI or ISA Slots (Everything is on the main board).
Compounding the issue is that the workstations are physically secured
into a counter. So to access the drives would be about 1Hr/ea not
including cloning time.
2) I am Habitually a lazy person :). Is there a way that I can make a
image of this PC. store it on a central location on the network,
create a boot disk and have the workstation clone its self from the
image. Or am really just too lazy :)
Steven Conway
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From: "Brian E. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 7.0 to 7.2 Mandrake Upgrade Qs
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:46:26 -0600
Hello,
I've been running Mandrake 7.0 for a while now, and have had no problems
with it. It's running on a PII-400, 128meg, about 20gig of drive space, and
is mainly acting as my internet gateway. I have my other home PCs connected
to it via a hub and using IP-Masq'ing.
I rarely do anything to this machine because I'm not a Linux guru ( I'm real
good at installing it and getting it running, but have never compiled my own
kernel or anything like that ), but I tried to compile a program the other
day, and it died partway through the "configure" because it needed "moc".
I figured that "moc" comes with the distribution, so went in search of my
CD, and I can't find it. Instead of DLing a new copy, I DLd the 2 7.2 CDs
last night and will burn them this evening.
I don't have a lot of odd stuff running on this machine - just IP-Masq'ing,
Postgres, Apache with PhP, and Samba. I really don't want to lose my
configurations during this upgrade. I will backup any and all configuration
files that I know of for these various programs, for safety sake, of course.
So, how do I go about upgrading my 7.0 to 7.2? I've never done an upgrade,
so don't know the best way to start one. Will the upgrade let me choose
different packages, so that I can get "moc" on there, this time, or is it
going to just upgrade what it finds? Is "moc" listed under the development
packages?
TIA for any help you can give,
-BEP
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From: "Jeremy Paiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: fdisk /mbr, install issues
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:41:34 -0500
this query is in response to a previous query i had about installing red hat
linux 6.2 in a dual boot environment with windows me. the original problem
arose when i tried to partition /boot because my windows partition exceeded
beyond the 1024 sector. it was suggested that i do the following:
1. run "fdisk /mbr" from dos.
2. install red hat linux 6.2, choose to install lilo over the mbr
3. configure lilo to boot either linux or windows
i just wanted to verify that this sounded correct, or if someone saw a
problem with it. this is my first stab at setting up a dual boot system, so
some of these things are new to me. also, if i have a problem doing the
above, is there a way to recover? i guess what i would like to know is what
exactly does "fdisk /mbr" do, and how does one return to the state prior to
running it?
thanks.
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JEREMY M PAIZ
Software Engineer
Research & Development Division
Welding Technology Corporation
24775 Crestview Court
Farmington Hills MI 48335-1507
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.weldtechcorp.com
Phone: (248) 477-3900 x3362
Fax: (248) 477-8897
Mobile: (248) 568-1592
"Jeremy Paiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:95p91j$a7k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> okay, so here's my plan: i'm going to configure lilo to boot either
windows
> or linux. in redhat linux 6.2 installation, lilo installation immediately
> follows the partitioning part. i tried partitioning as normal "/",
> "<swap>", "/usr", "/home" and "/var", along with "/boot" (which appeared
in
> red indicating it failed). when i clicked to move ahead to the lilo
> installation, the partitioning dialog froze and i was forced to restart.
> this happened twice more. my question now is: do i skip partitioning
> altogether and proceed with lilo installation? do i leave out the "/boot"
> partition? is there something else i should do?
>
> --
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> JEREMY M PAIZ
> Software Engineer
> Research & Development Division
>
> Welding Technology Corporation
> 24775 Crestview Court
> Farmington Hills MI 48335-1507
>
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Web: http://www.weldtechcorp.com
> Phone: (248) 477-3900 x3362
> Fax: (248) 477-8897
> Mobile: (248) 568-1592
>
>
>
>
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