Linux-Setup Digest #752, Volume #20 Sun, 4 Mar 01 20:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: Please HELP: Netgear FA311 troubles ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: To Blue ("Blue")
Re: Enable IP Forwarding, Masquerading ? ("Rich Blacker")
Re: Ooops (was: Installing 2.4.2 to RH7.0, problems with PPP) ("Duane Healing")
Re: cdrecord -scanbus ("Duane Healing")
Re: Netscape6 crashes like crazy under RH7 (Steve Bradley)
Re: Internet connection sharing problems ("Duane Healing")
LoadBalancing two DSLs ("tm.20")
Re: debian lilo/X problems (newbie) ("Duane Healing")
Re: Replacing Mandrake by Debian ("Duane Healing")
Re: Kernal panic ("enness")
Re: Where can I download linux? ("Linux Newbie")
Re: Cannot install Suse 7.0 (newbie) ("Linux Newbie")
Re: Newbie question. ("Linux Newbie")
Re: Internet connection sharing problems (Nils Vogels)
Re: Thirteen Months - Linux still not working ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Internet connection sharing problems ("inon")
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Please HELP: Netgear FA311 troubles
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:58:06 +0100
In comp.os.linux.setup Scot Mc Pherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter T. Breuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> And you are using 2.91.66, right?
> Yes
OK!
>> > Yes the files are named in all-caps...i.e. FA311.O as opposed to
>> > fa311.o...if this isn't an obvious problem, then I fear for you too.
>> Once again, I ask you to make yourself clear: What do you mean by "are
>> named in"? Are you talking about the filename on disk? The documentation?
>> The tarfile? Why should you care? (I don't!).
> The reason why I care, is because if the person who wrote the programs also
> isn't aware of naming convetions in linux vs windows, then I am concerned
> with their code...
OK, and is the filename that way on disk? Or is this just the docs you
are talking about? Or is it just that the tarfile has been badly
packed?
>> They can call it what they like in the docs, for example. If it's that
>> way in the tar file, then so what? You don't use object files compiled
>> elsewhere, you compile your own.
>> unclarity at present. So ... never mind what they say, what kernel are
>> the various drivers aimed at and which kernel do you have, and which
>> source do you have? (it appears that you have changed kernel at least
>> once).
> Hmm...I would guess since they are the ones who published the information, I
> would guess that one would have to ask them which kernel its for...Since
> they posted it as rh7 and not by kernel, I would assume (and again this
> probably the wrong thing to do, but none the less the only information they
> give you) that they mean the kernel packaged with rh7...reasonable line of
> thought? I think so.
And which is that (2.2.17-?? ?)? RH7 has been revised several times. And
is it the same kernel as the one you are running, or as the code you have?
>> > No, I mean there is a file called makefile and makefile.dat when I extract
>> > the files from the archive I get makefile.dat and makefile(1).dat with
>> You mean "makefile" and "makefile.dat"?
>>
>> If they are exactly the same, which I doubt (since I imagine
>> that the makefile has a "include makefile.dat" in it), then it doesn't
>> matter, since the makefile is the one that is used.
>>
>> Please be clear. What do you mean by "makefile(1).dat"?
> Its pretty clear, that is the name of the file...the contents are the same,
WHAT is the name of the file? "makefile(1).dat"? Or "makefile.dat"? Or
"makefile"? I really have no idea from your descriptions above.
My best guess, abstracting wildly, is that there are two files, one
named "makefile" and the other named "makefile.dat", both in the same
directory, and "diff makefile makefile.dat" returns nothing. Is that
correct?
>> Do not pretend untruths. If the drivers are not made, then they
>> cannot be installed, and hence they cannot be loaded, and hence the
>> device cannot work, and hence the network cannot work.
> Ahh but they were made, you weren't paying attention, they compiled
> generating errors..as I said I was concerned about their code, but I thought
"generating errors" means they didn't compile. Do you mean "warnings",
maybe? Not "errors"?
> give it a shot...And you know what? It didn't break anything, but it didn't
> work either.
What do you mean? What was the message generated in the logs? Was it
something like "this module was compiled for a differnt kernel
version"?
> working great now after I replaced the FA311 card with the tulip, the FA311
> works great in the win machine so ..... argh, duh boink...
Peter
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From: "Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: To Blue
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 23:21:36 GMT
No problem Scot!
You mentioned a Win98 box... Did you by chance successfully network your
Win98 box with your Linux box? If so I would LOVE to find out how you did
it, as I have gotten my card to work on both machines, but for some reason
cannot get them to ping each other.
Ive been banging my head over this problem for several days myself....
ARGGHHH!!!! All systems go, but it JUST... WONT... WORK!!! :0(
Remove 'NOSPAM!' to reply
Michael Repper
http://www.RepperTackle.com
"Scot Mc Pherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:ztzo6.233027$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Thanks for your help...It got me much farther along, but unfortunately
> didn't work...I ended up remember I had a tulip card in a Win98 machine
for
> my wife...Well I banged my head for my stupidity at banging my head for 3
> days, and now everything works great after the card swap...
>
> Again thank you for the attempt at the help... It appears I was clear
enough
> to you but not to others. You helps was much more than I got from some
other
> people =)
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Scot Mc Pherson
> http://www.behomet.net
> N27� 19' 56"
> W82� 30' 39"
>
>
>
> Scot Mc Pherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:qevo6.232929$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Blue,
> > Thank you very much for the help..I will try it immediately.
> >
> > --
> > Scot Mc Pherson
> > http://www.behomet.net
> > N27� 19' 56"
> > W82� 30' 39"
> >
> >
> >
> > Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:kTuo6.232906$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Scot,
> > >
> > > Here's how I got the drivers to work in my system, maybe it will work
> for
> > > you too...
> > >
> > > Download the Redhat 6.x drivers from the NetGear website.
> > >
> > > Put all of the files in the same directory (doesnt matter which)
> > >
> > > Compile the fa311.c file with the following command:
> > >
> > > "
> > >
> >
>
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O -m486 -c -I/usr/src/l
> > > inux/include fa311.c "
> > >
> > > That should compile into a new fa311.o file.
> > >
> > > Move that file (fa311.o) into /lib/modules/2.x.xx-xx/net/
> > >
> > > insmod fa311
> > >
> > > It should work after you do this. You should do these steps as root.
Let
> > me
> > > know how this works out...
> > >
> > >
> > > Remove 'NOSPAM!' to reply
> > > Michael Repper
> > > http://www.RepperTackle.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Scot Mc Pherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > news:NLto6.232839$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > I apologize for cross posting to the four newsgoups, but I am in a
> > quandry
> > > > here. I have a netgear fa311 which the group so very kind enough to
> > inform
> > > > me that netgear has provided "unsupported" linux drivers. Well for
the
> > > last
> > > > few days I have been repeated trying to get this nic to operate with
> my
> > > > linux box...I am a fairly experienced linux user for the last 4-5
> years,
> > > and
> > > > I have 4 other operating linux machines tweaked to perform specific
> > tasks,
> > > > so I believe that ordinarilyI know what I am doing.
> > > >
> > > > This machine is running rh7, and the hardware is AMD Athalon 700,
ASUS
> > K7V
> > > > MB, with 128 MB ram...This is the first "Workstation/Development
> > station"
> > > > that I have put together, the other machines either serving as
> > > > firewall/router, web/ftp servers, smtp/pop3/usenet server or
> > > samba/nfs/print
> > > > server. I want to put this machine together as my alternate solution
> to
> > > > Windows workstation setups...It has a 20 GB HDD which I am dual
> booting
> > > > because my wife isn't interested at the moment in 100% migration.
> > > Everything
> > > > works just fine except networking.
> > > >
> > > > I have downloaded the drivers from the netgear website, both the v7
> and
> > > v6.2
> > > > for rh. I am concerned about the drivers for two reasons...The 6.2
> > drivers
> > > > are named in all-caps, this is a concern for obvious reasons, the
rh7
> > > > version of the drivers though do not seem to operate
properly...There
> > are
> > > > two copies of the makefile, and when makefile is run, most of the
> > command
> > > > return "command not found" and the compiler returns many many
various
> > > errors
> > > > such as file not found and other sorts of things which I cannot list
> > right
> > > > now because I am using the Win OS to write this. If I just go ahead
> and
> > > try
> > > > and configure networking after the fact, I get network unreachable
> when
> > I
> > > > ping.
> > > >
> > > > I would just go an purchase another NIC which I already have had
> success
> > > > with, but I can't quite afford to buy anything new right now.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Scot Mc Pherson
> > > > N27� 19' 56"
> > > > W82� 30' 39"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Rich Blacker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Enable IP Forwarding, Masquerading ?
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 23:31:43 GMT
You might consider reading the IPCHAINS and IP Masq. HOWTOs... the IP Masq.
HOWTO has some information about port forwarding, and both IPCHAINS and IP
Masq. will be necessary to complete this project. Almost all Linux HOWTOs
can be found at http://www.linuxdocs.com.
Good Luck!
david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:97r2h5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I want to use my Linux PC as an internet gateway. How can I enable IP
> Forwarding, Masquerading, etc so that other Win PCs are able to access
> internet via this Linux PC.
>
> The Linux PC is already able to connect to internet.
>
>
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ooops (was: Installing 2.4.2 to RH7.0, problems with PPP)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:33:03 -0800
Keep looking in the Changes file, all the links are there.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Christos Dimitrakakis"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oops, sorry about that message... I just took a look at
> linux/Documentation/Changes.. gotta get a new ppp version. Where?
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cdrecord -scanbus
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:41:49 -0800
What model of SCSI controller are you using? Do you have the sg driver
configured in?
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "campbell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I am trying to setup CD-burning on my system, using cdrecord and the
> gnome front-end 'gtoaster'. Both programs seem to fail on the cdrecord
> command. When I do 'cdrecord -scanbus', I get the following error msg:
>
> cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong size for CD capabilities
> page. cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong page 20 for CD
> capabilities page (2A).
>
>
> Can this be the source of my problems. My cd devices are a) a Teac SCSI
> cdrom and b) a Yamaha SCSI cdr. I have had no problems with them
> individually, but am having a very hard time getting up and running w/
> cd burning.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA campbell
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape6 crashes like crazy under RH7
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 23:48:05 GMT
Paul Folbrecht wrote:
> Anyone else have this problem? Maybe it's due to those buggy unpatched
> glibc libs. That's what I'm hoping anyway.
No - although it's a long way from 'stable'. But, as soon as I installed RH7
I used up2date to get the newest fixes on a BUNCH of stuff. Don't know if
that helped or not.
In any case, do yourself a favor by staying away from NS6. Maybe by the time
NS7 comes out.....
--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
public key:http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bradleysm/bradleysm_pubkey.pgp
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internet connection sharing problems
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:47:19 -0800
Running this command after you've reconfigured your network
manually is resetting it back to the default boot settings, undoing
everything you just did. Look at your network configuration files
(in different places dependent on distro) and put the appropriate
values there if you want it done automatically at boot.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article <97uetm$n9i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "inon"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart
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From: "tm.20" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: LoadBalancing two DSLs
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 23:54:23 GMT
We have one DSL connection and will be adding another one, for the extra
bandwidth and redundancy.
My question is..
I want to use both DSLs at the same time, as to increase our bandwidth
And, if one DSL goes down, the other DSL still continues running...
I assume this is LoadBalancing..but Im not sure...
Now the $64,000 question is....how do implement this?
I know you guys will provide a 'Linux solution' but I'll take any solution
at this point..
I was thinking of making a Linux RH7 server with 3 NICs...
NIC1-connects to DSL1
NIC2-connects to DSL2
NIC3-connects to Internal LAN via IPMASQerading
I have setup LinuxRH7 servers to 1 DSL and IPMASQeraded it...
So I can do 95% of this project...Its just that second DSL line...
What in the Linux RH7 server is going to "bond" the two DSL lines together
and make them operate as virtually as 1 DSL line? Is it going to be OSPF?
Some program I have no seen yet?? If one DSL line goes down, will it keep
running??
If the Linux RH7 server crashes..doesn't that kill both DSL connections??
Help appreciated guys!
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: debian lilo/X problems (newbie)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:59:45 -0800
Why is your Lilo setup so byzantine? The extra steps you're going through
seem awfully superfluous. Boot your system and let's see the output of
an "fdisk -l /dev/hd?" run as root. How large is your hard drive? Are you
using LBA mode? - you probably should be. How recent is your BIOS?
Your lilo.conf should be really simple for just a dual boot like that.
More info will get to the bottom of it.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
p.s. I'm not familiar with your graphics card at all so I'm not going to
take a stab at your X problems, sorry :^)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "balak"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've decided to get Linux and been trying to set debian up properly for
> a past couple of days. The problems that I am running into are with LILO
> and X.
>
> ------------Problem 1: --------------
> LILO: I am installing it to dual boot. During the setup I've set debian
> up so it boots off of harddrive. During setup it told me that I will
> need to boot up holding shift then press 'a' and select the partition
> which I want to boot. By default (if I don't hold shift) it skips it and
> goes straight to previous OS (windows).
>
> Windows is on hda1, debian is on hda4.
>
> When I hold shift and get a prompt to select either partition 1 or A
> (list of partitions) or F(Floppy) which looks like so
> 1AF:
> i press 'a'
>
> it changes to
> 1234F:
>
> i choose '4' (hda4 - debian)
>
> here instead of booting partition 4 it boots hda1 - windows partition.
>
> Is there any way I could make this work like its supposed to?
> (I am 100% certain its hda4. However during setup linux saw it as hda7.)
>
> I'm booting with a floppy for now.
>
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing Mandrake by Debian
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 16:07:05 -0800
Backup your /etc/passwd (in fact all of /etc). And integrate any thing you
need from the old one by hand if necessary. All system type users I would
ignore, debian will handle them differently and there should be no need to
pull over entries for anybody but real users. If you've got a separate
/home fs, you'll have no problem with a Debian install messing with it.
It'll recognize it as home, if you tell it to mount it there, but it won't
put anything there or do anything to it you don't tell it to.
Best of luck, Debian is cool :^)
--
-Duane
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Anthony PIRON"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to replace my current mandrake distribution by a debian.
> The users home must be preserved. I have got separated partitions for /
> and /home.
>
> My questions are :
> 1) Mandrake created many others users fax, ftp, httpd, samba, ... How
> must I handle these for best compatibility with Debian ?
> 2) The default configuration files (.csh,...) in the users home will
> certainly be different from Mandrake. Must I remove them for maximum
> compatibility ? (and how will the debian installation process react with
> the allready created home directory ?)
>
>
> Thx
>
> --
> Anthony
>
>
>
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From: "enness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernal panic
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 00:22:17 GMT
Yes, I was able to fix it. You guessed it right. The new partition became
hda5 and the root became hda6. I did not know that numbering would go in the
order of physical partition. I was able to get into rescue mode using my
boot disk and using "fdisk" I actually deleted the partition so my root
again became hda5. I did not change lilo ( Now I know what I should have
done).
Thanks again.
Ron Nicholls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:Rjfo6.7462$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Your new partition has shuffled the partition numbers and
> lilo is looking in the wrong partition for the kernel.
> You will have to edit lilo.conf to point to the newly numbered partitoin,
> ( probably one up from the original, eg hda3 instead of hda2).
>
> Suggest you try your boot disk to gain access, when the lilo prompt
> appears type "linux single root=/dev/hda3" or whatever number you think
it
> is. try them in sequence.
>
> When you get in change lilo.conf to reflect the new partition, and don't
> forget
> to actually run lilo (eg "lilo" ) to read the conf file and implement the
> changes.
>
>
> --
> -
> -
> Regards
> RonN
> enness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8E9o6.10632$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I am using LM7.2. I had some free space between my Win95 and linux
> > partition. I used "cfdisk" and created a small (20Mb) Logical partition
at
> > the end of free space. When I rebooted afterwards, Linux wont boot up
and
> > hangs with a message "Kernal panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on
> 03:05".
> > Nothing more can be done. The book I refer just mentions that it is a
kind
> > of emergency landing (??!!), but no more info about how to correct.
> >
> > I have no data at all so nothing to worry, I am only in trial & error
> > learning stage.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Sri
> >
> >
>
>
>
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From: "Linux Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where can I download linux?
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:24:33 -0000
What is the "best" flavour for a beginner?
I've just been reading about Armed.net's version which will run alongside
Windows so that newbies can continue to use Windows whilst learning Linux.
Does anyone have any comments about this?
Thanks for any help in advance.
"Julian Midgley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:eANn6.1326$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <97o3ia$2gd5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >I want to find linux on net
> >who can tell my webside or ftp that can download linux please
>
> The Debian distribution is excellent, but not necessarily the easiest
> for a beginner to pick up, you'll find it at:
>
> http://www.uk.debian.org
>
> Red Hat is popular, but technically less sound than Debian, it's
> available from:
>
> http://www.redhat.com
>
> All the best,
>
> Julian Midgley
>
>
>
> --
> Julian Midgley
> Principal Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Zeus Technology Ltd http://www.zeus.com
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From: "Linux Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cannot install Suse 7.0 (newbie)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:33:27 -0000
Dear Tim,
Have you tried looking at a post about SCSI just shortly before your initial
post? It's subject title is "Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7". I've copied and
pasted it into here for you just in case you can no longer see it:
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:43:09 +0100 syco wrote:
> [...]
> > Yes, it works.
> > using : modprobe aha1542 aha1542=0x230
> > ( that is the syntax I needed, indeed )
> >
> > Now, I have to find an automatic way to make it when Linux start :-(
... snip ...
> > >gives some info how loadable modules work/setup.
... snip ...
In /etc/conf.modules or /etc/modules.conf put the following lines
alias scsi_hostadapter aha1542
options aha1542 aha1542=0x230 <- not sure if this how the I/O option is
specified in the file.
--
A. Khan (email: knura at yahoo dot com)
===============
I hope this helps.
Linux Newbie.
"Tim Cuthbertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7mDn6.3491$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> No, that doesn't work, either.
>
> I am pretty much satisfied that the problems are something to do with
> accessing my SCSI disk drives. If I leave the SCSI bios configured the way
I
> use it in Win98 and BeOS, it gives repeated timeouts. That configuration
is
> to allow wide sync negotiation on every scsi id except 6, which is a
scsi-2
> cdrom drive.
>
> I have tried several combinations of wide sync negotiation on or off on
> several ID's (0, 7, and 15). 0 is a 9.1 GB UltraWide SCSI drive that I
want
> to install Linux on. 7 is (I think) the id of the scsi adapter, itself. 15
> is the id of a 4.3 GB UltraWide SCSI drive that is my C: drive with
Win98SE
> installed on it.
>
> One combination caused id 0 to be accessed at 40 mb/sec, but gave repeated
> parity errors. Another combination made id 0 sync at 20 mb/sec and gave
some
> other error, repeatedly. Yet another combination immediately caused very
> rapid error messages. However, nothing I tried actually worked.
>
> I give up. This Linux won't install on an otherwise perfectly serviceable
> hardware configuration. None of my components are "oddball" and all are
> listed as supported in Suse's hardware database.
>
> Tim
>
> "Tim Cuthbertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:c9Bn6.1906$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Thank you, I will try that.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > "Michael Heiming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > boot from CD1 and type:
> > >
> > > manual
> > >
> > > at the lilo boot prompt, this way yast1 will be started, now let yast1
> > load
> > > modules automagically and try to install, the book
> > > that came with your distro should explain more, if you don't have it
> > handy,
> > > it's on the CD too.
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > >
> > > Michael Heiming
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Linux Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie question.
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:38:34 -0000
Mr Kipling,
I have ADSL and I am a newbie with Windows 98. I am looking at installing
my first Linux OS, could you let me know what you think of RedHat? Is it
suitable for a total beginner, would advise me to go with a different
flavour of Linux?
Thanks for you help.
"ERix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:MEGm6.8564$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How many computers do you have? Put dsl on the spare, set it up as a
proxy
> server/Internet connection sharing, and get to the Internet through you
> spare.
>
> "Mr. Kipling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:97dmhc$ggk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > HELP!
> >
> > I have installed Redhat 6.2, which is on a partitioned hard drive with
> > Windows 98.
> >
> > I want to upgrade to Redhat 7 using my ADSL connection but the problem
is
> > that RH 6.2 doesn't support ADSL and i can only use it form windows.
> >
> > Can someone help please?
> >
> > Mr. Kipling
> >
> >
>
>
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From: Nils Vogels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Internet connection sharing problems
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 01:38:30 +0100
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:20:22 -0600, "inon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Please help sharing internet connection as follows. Here I am putting down
>the configuration, error/msgs and etc.
>All expertise is welcome.
>
Don't forget to start the proxyserver on your linux machine.
If you want additional functionalities like semi-direct access using
IP masquerading, read the IP-Masq HOWTO.
Grtz,
Nils.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Thirteen Months - Linux still not working
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 01:40:18 +0100
HateLinux <I_like_2B@home> wrote:
> What works:
> mouse (microsoft serial)
> hard disk (quantum 10Gb)
> soundblaster 64
> printer (Epson dot matrix)
Fairly standard, though I wouldn't trust a printer unless it's a PS
printer working with a network card.
> does NOT work
> video card (voodoo3dfx w/16Mb mem)
Never heard of it. I wouldn't trust anything called "voodoo". Use a
matrox or a S3. Or boot it as vga16 until you know better.
> modem (USR 2977 PCI NOT winmodem (dials, negotiates, sets up ppp but
Impossible - PCI means winmodem and if not, it's a chance in a million,
and you'd have to know about configuring it, which you don't. So
don't ....
> no internet connection)
... if it runs ppp, then that's all it has to do (and well done on
setting up the modem!). The rest is up to you and your ISP. Check Bill
Unruh's excellent web pages on debugging ISP problems.
> tired of reading man pages, HOWTOS, and trying things that do not
> work.
All things work. It's doing inappropriate things that won't get you
anywhere.
> So is anyone here willing to help me set up my box ? I'm just
Sounds set up just fine to me.
> OS and recognize my hardware. If anyone here thinks an OS that cannot
> do this is going to be anything more than a passing trend needs his
It's not the business of the O/S, it's yours - you're the installer.
What you are saying makes about as much sense as saying that a washing
machine ought to be able to fit itself through the door and into your
kitchen. Nope.
Peter
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From: "inon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Internet connection sharing problems
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:06:48 -0600
Win98 is the one connected to ISP and Linux box is from where I want to
share. In other words, Linux is not connected directly to ISP.
Do I still need a proxy? Or, even if need to share internet connection (thru
already existing box), do I need IP Masq/IP chains? If this is the case I
need to recompile the kernel, since they were not included.
--
- Inon
Nils Vogels wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:20:22 -0600, "inon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>If you want additional functionalities like semi-direct access using
>IP masquerading, read the IP-Masq HOWTO.
>
>Grtz,
>
>Nils.
>
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