Linux-Setup Digest #769, Volume #20 Tue, 6 Mar 01 17:13:12 EST
Contents:
Re: Which Linux for a 486/4MB (Alex Yung)
Re: fips (Sean McMurtrey)
Re: KDE eyestrain!! (Angry Bob)
Re: Which Linux Distro (Angry Bob)
Re: linux on a A7V133 Asus mobo (Jan Richling)
test (Kam Bansal)
DNS questions... (Kam Bansal)
Re: Missing bzImage (Yves Bellefeuille)
pop3 (Kam Bansal)
Re: Something to chew on.. (Steve O'Hara-Smith)
Re: XFree86 4.0.2 Troubles!!! (Toby Haynes)
Lost my Linux partition - now what? ("George Adams")
Re: Internet connection sharing problems (Michael Ellebracht)
Newbie RH 6.1 install problems ("Eric Lambi")
Re: Should I install rh6.2 or 7.0??? (Mark Taylor)
Re: True Type Fonts ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Lost my Linux partition - now what? (Michael Heiming)
impossible to compile new kernel ("Stephan M. Ott")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Yung)
Subject: Re: Which Linux for a 486/4MB
Date: 6 Mar 2001 20:05:49 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mitch Crane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: "Scot Mc Pherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in <kV6p6.234372
: $[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
: >Any linux distribution should work, you should be able to do a "net"
: >install...
If your machine only has 4MB of ram, your choice of distributions are
limited. I know Debian would work. You can forget about RedHat or
Mandrake. They need more ram.
: I found a SCSI card in a drawer last night, so I threw CD-ROM drive into an
: external case I had lying around and plugged that into the SCSI card. It
: works in DOS, but so far I haven't found a boot disk which detects the card
: (Adaptec 1510 or 1520).
Adaptec 1505 - 1522 do not have onboard BIOS. It would not be
auto-detected. Depending on your distribution, some need you to pass
a parameter at boot time. Some don't. With Debian, you need to pass
the parameter of "aha152x=IOaddr,IRQ,SCSIid" such as "aha152x=0x340,11,7"
with my 1505 card.
: >You need to have a computer that can browse the web and ftp sites, because
: >you need to download two utilities. bootnet.img and rawrite.exe
: Ok. I've got a brand spanking new Athlon machine with a net connection.
: >Alternatively I can e-mail or ICQ these to you if you like.
: Thanks. I have rawritent and I've grabbed a few images.
: >You still need to have an ftp or http site to download from during
: >installation, and the ftp/http installations can be kinda of a pain in the
: >neck. Sometimes they don't like to work right, and if you get disconnected
: >during installation its a real pain in the neck...Also unless you have a
: >broadband connection, I would suggest a net install, otherwise you phone
: >lines are going to be tied up for a few days.
: What I was originally thinking of doing was running an FTP server on my
: other machine and use that as the installation server, if that's possible.
: Maybe if I get the CD-ROM working that won't be necessary.
: I'm also DLing the Mandrake 7.1 ISO right now. I'm not sure if that's a
: good choice. I'll also want to install it on my fast machine once I figure
: out what I need to do to be able to boot to Win2k (on NTFS) and Linux.
: Right now I'm using BootMagic, but I think it needs a FAT primary partition
: somewhere to reside on. The last time I installed Linux on an x86 was
: around '92 or so. I'm a bit rusty.
: Thanks for your help.
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From: Sean McMurtrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fips
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 20:30:08 -0000
chris wrote:
>
>
> hi
> does anyone know what this means.
> i was trying to partition using fips ..when checking root sector i get
> ..."partition table inconsistency" then i get "file errors.txt not found
no
> verbose messages available" then i get "partition table adapted" then
> finally i get "last cylinder is not free"...
>
> cheers chris.
>
>
If you can I would start from scratch. A freshly formated hard drive is
much easier to work w/. Also, the first chance you get to check your drive
for errors, do it. Bad sectors blow.
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE eyestrain!!
Date: 6 Mar 2001 20:42:21 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] scroll! it says:
> KDE @ like 1060x700, whatever, using the generic driver suffers from
> too-small fonts. My eyes suffer, but I like the 70hz refresh rate this
> driver provides. I could go to a 'smaller' screen but then would be
> stuck @60hz refresh rate (ugh). So is there a way to increase KDE
> fonts within 1060x700 like I can with Netscape. Netscape looks good
> now and I can even go with larger fonts if I want. Where do I change
> fonts in KDE? I tried KDE help, but I simply can't read it, it is ALL
> in the same damned tiny font. Thanx in advance. Sweepea.
go to the kdeStart button down in the lower left corner (if your bar is
on the bottom), then click on the KDE control panel.
goto look n feel -> fonts
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instance, if Pac-man affected kids born in the eighties, we should
by now have a bunch of teenagers who run around in darkened rooms
and eat pills while listening to monotonous electronic music."
-- Joachim Lous
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which Linux Distro
Date: 6 Mar 2001 20:45:28 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a Michael Heiming scroll! it says:
> Best Linux distro is a difficult question, Linux is all about choice,
> personaly I use SuSE, not because I think it's the best, I don't even
> know. It was just the distro my Linux expirience started with
> (4.2)...:-)
I usually suggest Mandrake for first-timers.... granted, I'm biased, but
it does come with the easiest installation program as well as many
many bells and whistles.
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
The secret to not getting burned out is to play at working hard,
and not taking things too seriously.
-- Linus Torvalds
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From: Jan Richling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboards.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: linux on a A7V133 Asus mobo
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:48:17 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Asus A7V133 Motherboard with latest 1003a BIOS installed
> AMD T'Bird 850
> 512M PC133 RAM
> 30G Maxtor ATA/100 HD
My A7V133 runs very stable with Linux 2.2.18 and ide patches from
linux-ide.org. 3 IBM 703045, two @promise, one @via, all three deliver 36
MB/s and are able to run bonnie as long as I want.
Maybe you should try that kernel with that patches...
Jan
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From: Kam Bansal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: test
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 12:51:45 -0800
test
===============================================
Kam Gambolputty de von Ausfernschplenden-schlitter
crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle
dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger
horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle
grandlick-grumblemeyer-splterwasser-kurstlich
himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein
nurnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache
luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shonendenker-kalbsfleisch
mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
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From: Kam Bansal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DNS questions...
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 12:56:03 -0800
Hi all,
I've got RH7.0 loaded and have a domain registered and am providing a name
server for that domain. That all seems to work (I think...)
My problem is that I cannot resolve my actualy domain name, here is an example:
lets say my registered domain is "kamb.com"
Within that domain name server (ns.kamb.com), I have a few other machines that
can be resolved (i.e. ftp.kamb.com).
I can ping the "ftp.kamb.com" and it will resolve it, but I cannot seem to
resolve just the plain old vanilla "kamb.com". Does that make sense?
Is there anything special I need to do in my name.conf file? Here is a special
location where I tell it to resolve just the "kamb.com"???
Any pointers would be greatly appriciated!
~Kam (^8*
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Kam Gambolputty de von Ausfernschplenden-schlitter
crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle
dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger
horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle
grandlick-grumblemeyer-splterwasser-kurstlich
himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein
nurnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache
luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shonendenker-kalbsfleisch
mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yves Bellefeuille)
Subject: Re: Missing bzImage
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 15:58:07 -0500
Reply-To: Yves Bellefeuille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, "Jan Hackel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not quite sure, but perhaps "make clean" removes the compiled images
> too. Leave that step out, and look in the place Eric mentioned.
Indeed, you're supposed to run "make clean" at the beginning, not at the
end.
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From: Kam Bansal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pop3
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 12:59:28 -0800
Hi all,
Where can I get the packages for POP3 or IMAP support for RH7.0??? I have
sendmail working, but I would like to get pop3 working for my domain!
~Kam (^8*
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Kam Gambolputty de von Ausfernschplenden-schlitter
crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle
dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger
horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle
grandlick-grumblemeyer-splterwasser-kurstlich
himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein
nurnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache
luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shonendenker-kalbsfleisch
mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
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From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.security,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,linux.debian.publicity,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Something to chew on..
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:56:28 +0100
In comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc A. van Werven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> maybe. maybe not. 'uptime' don't tell.
> But load average does...
Not always, you can have a very very busy BSD router with a really small
load average (almost no processes just lots and lots of kernel activity).
Now an impressive uptime was one posted a while ago for a 2.1-STABLE box
on a moderately busy site :)
acton% ssh s24 'uptime ; uname -a'
8:55PM up 427 days, 47 mins, 2 users, load averages: 0.84, 0.63, 0.45
FreeBSD s24.yahoo.com 2.1-STABLE.Y-19971019 FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE.Y-19971019 #0: Thu Feb
19 01:50:10 PST 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/src/sys/compile/YAHOO i386
I wonder if it is still there (odds on it has long since been thrown out
as too slow).
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From: Toby Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.linux,de.comp.os.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0.2 Troubles!!!
Date: 06 Mar 2001 16:00:51 -0500
On Tue, 06 Mar 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Toby!
>
>> > On my Compaq AP200 at work (128MB, ELSA Gloria Synergy 8MB), using XF336,
>> > I have 1280x1024x24bit in ~85kHz. Trying it with XF402, I only get
>> > something around 54Hz. It is not possible to work with this! Any idea how
>> > to tune XF402 to have 1280x1024x24bit in a resonable sync (somewere
>> > >75Hz)?
>>
>> Two possibilities - either there is no suitable mode defined (something
>> which is highly unlikely with 4.0.x as there are a large collection of
>> default modes)
>
> How can I check this? My monitor is a HP A4576A and it is not listed.
Don't worry about the strict monitor definition - the key things are the sync
ranges below. If your monitor supports EDID, then sometimes the monitor will
give misleading information to the driver and things get a little cranky, but
generally it should work ...
>> or you have the wrong monitor refresh rates in the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
>> file. XFree86 picks the best mode it can use with the monitor.
>
>> HorizSync 30.0-100.0
>> VertRefresh 50.0-170.0
>
> Well, it is there, but without ".0" at the end. But this shouldn't matter?
No - the .0 shouldn't matter.
Okay - lets analyze this a little further. Look at the file
/var/log/XFree86.0.log after you start X in this 1280x1024x24bit@54Hz mode -
save it somewhere safe as I suspect you will quickly go insane looking at a
screen at 54Hz.
Look through it for lines like (the driver may be different):
(II) MGA(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) MGA(0): I2C Monitor info: 0x82872a8
(II) MGA(0): Manufacturer: PHL Model: 4109 Serial#: 2565
(II) MGA(0): Year: 1999 Week: 45
(II) MGA(0): EDID Version: 1.1
(II) MGA(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
(II) MGA(0): Sync: Separate Composite SyncOnGreen
(II) MGA(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34 vert.: 25
(II) MGA(0): Gamma: 2.76
and so on.
There should be a list of supported Vesa Modes - I suspect that 1280x1024@75Hz
should be listed. You should also get a pixel clock measurement and an image
size as well, among other details. Then it should tell you what refresh rates
it is going to use, and then it should 'delete' all unsuitable modes. What do
you get for all this, and how does it compare to the specs in the monitor
manual.
Cheers,
Toby Haynes
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Toby Haynes
The views and opinions expressed in this message are my own, and do
not necessarily reflect those of IBM Canada.
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From: "George Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Lost my Linux partition - now what?
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:13:35 -0500
I have (well, had) a dual-boot PC running Win95 and RH Linux 6.2. In the
process of upgrading my Win95 partition to Win98, my boot sector and LILO
got overwritten. Now the PC boots straights into Win98. The Linux
partition is still there, but with no LILO it's pretty much inaccessible.
I don't have a Linux boot disk (though I can probably get one if it will
help.) Is there any way to get back into my Linux partition so I can
reinstall LILO? Or is that partition pretty much gone now? :-(
Thanks to anyone who can help.
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From: Michael Ellebracht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internet connection sharing problems
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:15:13 -0600
The internet connections sharing tool that comes with W98SE is not the
best, so you need to download and install a proxy server onto your windows
box. I use "AnalogX" downloaded from www.tucows.com and it works great and
was VERY easy to install and configure. It looks like all of your settings
on you Linux box should work once you have your windows box proxying it.
Mike
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From: "Eric Lambi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie RH 6.1 install problems
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 21:29:45 GMT
I am trying to install Linux Red Hat 6.1. I made a new partition with fips.
l run the installer in text mode and get to the current partitions page. it
says:
Mount Point Device Requested Actual Type
hda1 15363 15363 Win95fat32
hda2 4104 4104 Win95fat32
I delete hda2 and try to add a Linux Native partition but no matter what
size partition I try to make it gives me the message: There are currently
unallocated partition(s) present in the list of requested partitions. The
unallocated partition(s) are shown below, along with the reason they were
not allocated.
/ Boot partition too big
Thanks for any help!
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Subject: Re: Should I install rh6.2 or 7.0???
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Taylor)
Date: 6 Mar 2001 15:33:49 -0600
"Jim T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I am currently running rh5.2. I am trying to decide whether I should
>upgrade to 6.2 or 7.0?? I know 7.0 is newer and has been out for a
>number of months. My concern is that 7.0 was the first version in the
>7.x series. My general rule of thumb is wait until the major bugs are
>ironed out and rolled into a minor release (i.e. 7.1 or 7.xx). Yes, I
>know the minor release has bugs.
>
>Enough of my rambling. If it helps, whatever version I choose, the PC
>running rh will be a server for 3-5 windows based (currently win98)
>pcs. The server will eventually be connected to the the internet via a
>cable modem and a 56k modem.
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
There are some major differences between 5.2 and 7.0. Fewer than between
5.2 and 6.2. If I were you I'd stick to my guns and not upgrade until the
minor release comes out. Then there are those that like to be the first and
always install the latest. Everytime I vary from a regular routine I get
burned.
I wonder if it is really necessary to upgrade the distro as long as you
keep the packages updated? Personally, I buy the Red Hat Updates CD once
every 8 week and everything I have installed gets updated in a matter of
minutes. It's the easiest upgrade I have ever done.
Mark
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: True Type Fonts
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 21:51:27 +0000
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 23:56:54 +0100, I�aki Quesada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi!
>Somebody knows how can I use a true type font in Star Office 5.1? Where
>have I to place it?
>
If only it were that easy!
Try the font HOWTO by Donovan Rebbechi
<http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/font_howto>
or "How to use TT fonts for Star Office under Linux" by John Mclaughlin
<Http://www.mindspring.net/~john_mcl/adding_fonts.html
and no doubt several others.
Chris Ward.
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Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 22:58:56 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Lost my Linux partition - now what?
George Adams wrote:
> I have (well, had) a dual-boot PC running Win95 and RH Linux 6.2. In the
> process of upgrading my Win95 partition to Win98, my boot sector and LILO
> got overwritten. Now the PC boots straights into Win98. The Linux
> partition is still there, but with no LILO it's pretty much inaccessible.
>
> I don't have a Linux boot disk (though I can probably get one if it will
> help.) Is there any way to get back into my Linux partition so I can
> reinstall LILO?
If Win98 didn't canibalize more than your MBR, which it normaly doesn't, it
should be no problem.
Get a boot/rescue CD/disk,boot and mount your / to /mnt, asuming your
/etc/lilo.conf was OK:
lilo -C /mnt/etc/lilo.conf
Should be all you need to do
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: "Stephan M. Ott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: impossible to compile new kernel
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:23:38 +0100
Hi folks,
I have massive problems with compiling a new kernel.
Okay, I start with make menuconfig, choose the options I need. Then make dep
clean. Works all fine. But when doinf make bzImage, I get after a while the
following error:
gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11
and then the compilation stops.
I already cleaned the disk and installed linux completely new. Unfortunately
without effort.
What can I do ? Any hints ?
Thanks in advance.
--- Stephan
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