Linux-Setup Digest #695, Volume #20 Fri, 23 Feb 01 22:13:09 EST
Contents:
telnet, ftpd, xinetd problem (Peter Gregson)
Re: Help: apache access denied...problems (Mark Post)
Re: Newbie needs help with Roadrunner (J Phillips)
Sound on Debian2.2r2 w/Ximian (Donald K Knepshield)
Re: LILO, boot problems (Vlar Schreidlocke)
LILO/Boot problem solved! (Vlar Schreidlocke)
Re: Installation appears to freeze!! Please help ("FranckA")
Re: 2.4.0-2 kernel hanging at: uncompressing kernel stage (Tony Reed)
Re: Sound on Debian2.2r2 w/Ximian (H.Bruijn)
Re: Ximian upgrade on Debian/Stormix - Stuck at login ("Mark L. Kahnt")
Re: Linksys NIC (Linux Newbie) (Brent Pathakis)
Init String & 56K USR Sportster ("Ken Rambler")
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From: Peter Gregson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telnet, ftpd, xinetd problem
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:11:34 +0000
I am having trouble getting telnet and wu-ftp working on RedHat 7.0.
ssh works.
I uncommented the line
#default: on
at the start of each of the config files in xinetd.d. It did not help.
The systems still does not allow any of these services (specifically
telnet and wu-ftpd).
Also, my mouse no longer allows cut and paste as it did with other
versions of Linux. Any idea why?
All help gratefully acknowledged.
Peter
--
Peter H. Gregson, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Chair, Design Innovation,
Director, iDLab
Professor, E&CE Department,
Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2X4
tel: (902) 494-6050 fax: (902) 422-7535
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cviplab.dal.ca
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Post)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Help: apache access denied...problems
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 00:23:39 GMT
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 23:45:57 GMT, goble@gtech (David. E. Goble) wrote:
>So now I got it working again, I still do not know what went wrong. I
>did not bother to try to compare the two files ( sic did not know how
>:>)
diff -U 999 oldhttpd.conf newhttpd.conf | less
Mark Post
Postmodern Consulting
Information Technology and Systems Management Consulting
To send me email, replace 'nospam' with 'home'.
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From: J Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie needs help with Roadrunner
Date: 24 Feb 2001 00:31:34 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
don't know what "roadrunner" is.. ISP?
> everything else seems to work. I found the
> Network Config utility, and I can add an eth
> interface and set it to dhcp at boot (that's what
> i'm supposed to do, right?), but I'm not sure
> what to put in the IP blank.
I think dhcp is a protocol for automaticly determining the ipaddress
> I also found the Kernel Config utility. I can
> add an eth module [up until now I saw no signs
> that Linux knew I had an ethernet card], but
> there are several options for different types of
> modules. Are those like drivers?
Yes. Modules are also used to support various software standards
as well as hardware.
> If you guys could help me out with this, I'd
> really appreciate it and I think I'd be okay from
> there.
> Leigh Walton
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
--
James Phillips
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however, include "ID" in the subject line if
you want your response "rescued".
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald K Knepshield)
Subject: Sound on Debian2.2r2 w/Ximian
Date: 24 Feb 2001 00:47:41 GMT
Hey all. I have just recently switched to Debian2.2r2 and upgraded
to the latest Ximian Gnome desktop (along with Red-Carpet). The problem
I am having is that I can play sounds with XMMS and play CD's when logged
in as a normal user, but can't get any desktop sounds. When I try to use
mixer programs such as gmix, aumix, etc. I get an error message reading
that no mixers are present, make sure that sound is compiled into the
kernel. If I log in and use X as root (not that I would normally do
this) I don't have this problem, can run the mixer programs and play
desktop sounds (such as events for windows). I am assuming it is a
permission problem, but I don't really know where to look. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
--
Kevin Knepshield
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Vlar Schreidlocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO, boot problems
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 00:55:10 GMT
I solved the problem!
It was never getting to LILO. This was an older Dell P90 that couldn't
recognize larger drives. I downloaded a BIOS upgrade that "appeared"
to let the IDE controller recognizr the 20GB Western Digital drive. I
was able to fully install linux and warm reboot, but whenn I powered
down the computer and restarted it wouldn't find the hard drive. I
could boot from a floppy.
I finally solved the problem by installing a Promise DriveMAX card
(BIOS on a card) and the drive was fully recognized and linux booted
up via LILO just fine.
I happened to see the DriveMAX on the shelf next to the other IDE
controller cards I was contemplating buying to try another solution.
It was a pure flike that I stumbled on that as the solution.
Abosultely no one else had any recommendations anything like using the
DriveMAX. A Dell tech friend of mine was even telling me to download a
debug script from Dell to erase the MBR on the drive and try again.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 06:46:25 GMT, "Peter T. Breuer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Vlar Schreidlocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I made the floppy after recompiling the kernel. The original
>> installation version was 2.2.17. The new kernel is 2.2.18. I made the
>> floppy using mkbootdosk after compiling the kernel. When I boot from
>> the floppy it says "2.2.18", not 2.2.17.
>
>OK .. that's definitive, and good detail. The only problem is that I
>really don't know anything about your "mkbootdisk" command. It could do
>anything. I suspect that it makes a boot disk that depends on an
>initial ram disk (initrd) for part of the boot process, thus allowing
>you to boot a kernel that has not enough drivers in, then load the
>drivers from the ram disk image, then go on to access and mount your
>hard disk controller and partitions.
>
>In all probability you don't want to do that. You want to build a
>straightforward kernel with the hard disk drivers and fs drivers built
>into it (but not the ethernet drivers).
>
>>>You did, but who cares? First convince us that your newly compiled
>>>kernel has support for your ide controller and boot file system BUILT
>>>IN. Then you can worry about boot sequences.
>>>
>> I ran the Mandrake installation program and chose "Upgrade". It
>
>I have no idea what that means or does.
>
>> allowed me to "Install Boot Loader" after doing that and finishing the
>> "Upgrade" the computer booted correctly with the new LILO. Then it
>> wouldn't boot again without the floppy.
>
>I somewhat suspect that you have grub, not lilo.
>
>>>Well, on second thoughts .. scratch that. First convince me that you
>>>have a boot loader on your hard disk! What makes you think you do?
>>>
>> I assume from the previous comment that there was a boot loader and it
>> allowed me to boot one time.
>
>I mean "what happens when you boot from the hard disk".? If the letetrs
>LILO show - even partially - then you have a boot loader. Or are you
>using grub instead?
>
>>>That's a "geometry error", or possibly just "no kernel" at the point
>>>where you tried to jump to. Either you changed the disk geometry or you
>>>replaced the kernel.
>>>
>> I tried manually inputting the CHS info instead of selecting "AUTO" in
>> the BIOS setup.
>
>The bios is not really implicated at this stage, but if it is, then
>just selecting lba mode in the bios shoudl help. What you need to do is
>select the same mode that the kernel is told. What are the bios c/h/s
>figures?
>
>But it sounds like you just moved/replaced the kernel.
>
>>>Anything.
>>>
>>>> and have the "ether=5,0x280,eth0 ether=4,0x300,eth1" parameters
>>>> entered automatically?
>>>
>> For some reason I was never able to get two NE2000 cards to run from
>> just the modules. I tried every configuration in the ethernet,
>> network, ipmasq, etc. HOWTO's. I used the NE2000 support compiles into
>> the kernel and it worked. I have had this same problem on three other
>> computers and have resorted to the kernel support. It worked so I had
>> no reason to keep hacking away at the module problem. Everyone told me
>> they should have been able to load as modules, but after two weeks of
>> trying everything I had to move on to what worked, I was just
>> repeating that in this case.
>
>There is no difference between running as a module and running as a
>built-in, except that a built-in can do some probes that a module
>cannot. One problem is that you look to be running the ne driver not
>ne2k-pci since your params refer to isa irqs and io ports. I presume that
>is correct. An ne2000 isa card is problematic in itself, but should
>work fine .. I am using an ne2000 pcmcia card as I write this.
>
>> How do I run lilo on the floppy? I know I have seen that somwhere, but
>> I'm frazzled and can't remember where.
>
>If your floppy has a lilo.conf in its /etc dir, just mount /floppy,
>edit /floppy/etc/lilo.conf, and /sbin/lilo -r /floppy.
>
>Peter
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From: Vlar Schreidlocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO/Boot problem solved!
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 00:58:24 GMT
I solved the problem!
My computer was never getting was never getting to LILO on boot. This
was an older Dell P90 that couldn't recognize larger drives. I
downloaded a BIOS upgrade that "appeared" to let the IDE controller
recognizr the 20GB Western Digital drive. I was able to fully install
linux and warm reboot, but whenn I powered down the computer and
restarted it wouldn't find the hard drive. I could boot from a floppy.
I finally solved the problem by installing a Promise DriveMAX card
(BIOS on a card) and the drive was fully recognized and linux booted
up via LILO just fine.
I happened to see the DriveMAX on the shelf next to the other IDE
controller cards I was contemplating buying to try another solution.
It was a pure flike that I stumbled on that as the solution.
Abosultely no one else had any recommendations anything like using the
DriveMAX. A Dell tech friend of mine was even telling me to download a
debug script from Dell to erase the MBR on the drive and try again.
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From: "FranckA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installation appears to freeze!! Please help
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:41:59 +0930
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <975tdd$kh9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Wayne Howarth"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Many thanks for the quick reply. HGowever, since posting earlier today I
> have successfully installed the Red Hat 6.2 distribution. I am now
> trying to decide whether to try the RH 7 distribution again or perform
> an upgrade from
> 6.2 to 7.0. Is this option possible? If so I guess I'll need to
> download/obtain an upgrade CD?
>
> Wayne.
>
> "Nils O. Sel�sdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:1lql6.4983$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>>
>> "Wayne Howarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:97580v$8eh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > Please help. I have been trying to install the Red Hat 7 distribution
> for
>> > most of the afternoon however I am finding that about 20% through the
>> > installation the computer just hangs. The installation screen is
>> > still visible and the mouse seems to respond by moving around the
>> > screen.
>> try the text installation modus.. also look in the terminals for output
>> messages if you can, press CTRL+ALT
> +
>> F1 to F7
>>
>>
>
>
No, you don't need an "Upgrade" CD. You just need the 7.0 CD which gives
you an option to upgrade. However I think the one you have is no good. Out of
curiousty,
did you burn a copy of version 7.0 or did you actually buy a copy? My
suspicion is that if it is a burnt copy, you may have done it incorrectly
and thats why it's freezing up on you.
Regards
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Reed)
Subject: Re: 2.4.0-2 kernel hanging at: uncompressing kernel stage
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 02:00:50 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup
Samuel A. Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
:I am running a K6 450 processor on RH 7.0 in which I have tried 2.4.0,
:2.4.1 and 2.4.2 kernels and all of them hang when it gets to the
:uncompressing stage of booting. I have to press the hard reset button to
:get it to reboot as the ctrl-alt-delete doesn't work. I am currently
:running 2.2.16-22
:
:I build the kernel with:
:
:make dep clean bzlilo modules modules_install
:make install
:
Try:
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
make install
Don't try to do it all at once. Let each stage finish. I would avoid
the bzlilo bit. You don't really need to do a make clean.
--
Tony Reed
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Sound on Debian2.2r2 w/Ximian
Date: 24 Feb 2001 02:16:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24 Feb 2001 00:47:41 GMT, Donald K Knepshield allegedly wrote:
> Hey all. I have just recently switched to Debian2.2r2 and upgraded
>to the latest Ximian Gnome desktop (along with Red-Carpet). The problem
>I am having is that I can play sounds with XMMS and play CD's when logged
>in as a normal user, but can't get any desktop sounds. When I try to use
>mixer programs such as gmix, aumix, etc. I get an error message reading
>that no mixers are present, make sure that sound is compiled into the
>kernel. If I log in and use X as root (not that I would normally do
>this) I don't have this problem, can run the mixer programs and play
>desktop sounds (such as events for windows). I am assuming it is a
>permission problem, but I don't really know where to look. Any help
>would be greatly appreciated.
Are you a member of group audio?
Permissions should be :
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 Jan 4 2000 /dev/audio*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Jan 4 2000 /dev/dsp*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 0 Jan 4 2000 /dev/midi*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 0 Jan 4 2000 /dev/mixer*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 64 Jan 4 2000 /dev/rmidi*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 1 Jan 4 2000 /dev/sequencer
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 128 Jan 4 2000 /dev/smtpe*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 6 Jan 4 2000 /dev/sndstat
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
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The Netherlands website: http://hermanbruijn.com
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From: "Mark L. Kahnt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Ximian upgrade on Debian/Stormix - Stuck at login
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 21:55:20 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Leonard Stiles wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lacky) writes:
>
> > So I just finished a fresh install of Hail and figured I would get
> > Helix/Ximian Gnome up-to-date. So, after consulting the Ximian web
> > site (www.ximian.org) for instructions on how to update Debian based
> > systems, I typed the following as su:
> >
> > lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ | sh
>
> I've heard about this and I find the suggestion that one should grab a
> script from the web and execute it as root without even looking at
> what it contains somewhat questionable.
>
> > Everything seemed to work just fine until I tried to reboot. I am now
> > stuck in an endless cycle of login screens. If I try to login as
> > either root or my personal account, the screen goes blank for a second
> > as if the monitor was turned off and then I am simply returned to the
> > login page to do it all over again. I simply cannot get past the login
> > page.
>
> This is a shot in the dark, but my guess is that the `login screens'
> you refer to are gdm's (the gnome replacement for xdm). Gdm can be,
> and in your case probably is configured to use PAM (pluggable
> authentication modules) for all authentication handling. I presume the
> problem is that the program that installed gdm did not install a pam
> configuration file for gdm. If this is the case then you will not be
> able to use gdm to log in.
>
> Log in from the console as root (press <ctrl-alt-f1> from the gdm
> screen to get to the console) and check if the file /etc/pam.d/gdm
> exists. If it does not, you will have to create it. If you have an
> /etc/pam.d/xdm file you could probably get away with just copying
> it. Otherwise, you will have to write your own (refer to the PAM
> documentation). FYI, my /etc/pam.d/gdm looks like this:
>
> ------- /etc/pam.d/gdm follows
> #%PAM-1.0
> auth required pam_nologin.so
> auth required pam_env.so
> auth required pam_unix_auth.so
> account required pam_unix_acct.so
> password required pam_unix_passwd.so shadow
> session required pam_unix_session.so
> ------- End
>
> If you already have a /etc/pam.d/gdm file, it may be that it is
> syntactically invalid or corrupted in some way, which you would have
> to fix. When you are done you will probably have to restart gdm.
>
> HTH
>
> --
>
> Leonard Stiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I had a similar hiccup today, and I stumbled on the solution out of the
blue for what happened to me - somehow I lost my /tmp dir in an fsck due
to an odd problem that has caused my system to lock-up under virtual
consoles (trying to track that down - think I might be having problem
with graphics card specific modes support under Woody). I recreated /tmp
(after switching to a standard VGA mode) and remembered to chmod it to
777 (quick side question - is that right, or have I missed anything else
- I know that it must be writable by all, and then individual programs
can set more stringent permissions on their indivdual files there. I
don't as a rule have a need to create /tmp directories every day by
hand, so I'm just going by quick memory of the philosophy here.)
As I said, it is a rare situation, but if that has happened, X will not
start. Generally, anything botched in the X configuration will result in
this behaviour, but no /tmp is guaranteed to be a noticeable problem,
and not just for X.
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From: Brent Pathakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linksys NIC (Linux Newbie)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 03:01:53 GMT
Six wrote:
> I got around this mess by going with the new Redhat beta. Comes w/ a
> tulip driver that'll work w/ Linksys right away.
Either that or you can download a 2.4 series kernel...it includes the new
driver.
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From: "Ken Rambler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.dial-up,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat,de.alt.comm.mgetty,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.ppp
Subject: Init String & 56K USR Sportster
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 03:03:25 GMT
I'm using a US Robotics Sportster 5686 modem to dial into my RH 7.0 Linux
box. I can connect at speeds from 26400 to 31200. Has anyone had luck with
faster connect speeds?
I'm thinking the init string may be the problem. This is the mgetty
configuration that sets up the modem.
# For US Robotics Sportster 5686 with speaker off
port ttyS1
speed 57600
switchbd 57600
init-chat "" ATZ OK AT&F1M0E1Q0S0=0 OK
answer-chat "" ATA CONNECT \c \r
Sugegestions?
Thanks,
Ken
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