Linux-Setup Digest #811, Volume #20 Mon, 12 Mar 01 12:13:08 EST
Contents:
How can I go further more with Internet ? ("syco")
Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot ("Eric")
Re: Best Partitioning Practice ? ("Eric")
Re: uncompressing linux... crc error! ("Eric")
Re: HELP: Random lockups with loopback encryption... ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: How can I go further more with Internet ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot (Rod Smith)
Re: multibooting... (Rod Smith)
Re: How can I go further more with Internet ? ("syco")
Re: How can I go further more with Internet ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: root login no gui..? ("chris")
no gui on mandrake big erro message ("chris")
Squid cache size? (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: xinetd.d problem... (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: What distribution should I use to make a compact Linux system
(=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: POP3 connection lag... ("Chad Whitten")
Re: rebuilding kernel broke my CDROM drive!! ("Dan Miller")
Re: pppd problem ("Roman")
Re: help: - clicks & pauses in sound (Matthew Ducie)
Re: rebuilding kernel broke my CDROM drive!! (Paul Lew)
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From: "syco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How can I go further more with Internet ?
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:09:31 +0100
So I'm glad. I have got apache package, and correctly installed it.
My server acts as a web server. I will use apache as a proxy, so I enabled
proxy functionality ... but
I don't know how to do for dialling with my modem !
I tried pppconfig but it seems not be the only thing I have to do.
How can I continue ?
Thanks.
--
SYCO
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:32:08 +0100
> > I currently have Win 98 SE in a primary partition (boot.ini, ntldr, etc
are
> > there) and Win 2k in a logical partition in a dual boot configuration.
I
> > would like to install Linux (preferably Redhat, but whichever
distribution
> > involves the least hassle) so that one boot menu will access all
systems.
>
> If I understand correctly you are using NT boot loader, then, you
> can use the same to boot linux (there is an How-To, but I don't
> remember the name). When you are installing, remember
> to *not* install LILO.
No, you should install it, but install it in the extended partition.
And make a bootdisk, so you can always access your linux system.
Eric
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Partitioning Practice ?
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:35:20 +0100
> Could someone tell me the best way to format a new PC with a 30 GIG HD to
be
> able to run Win 98 and Linux in a dual boot system ?
>
> I tried to install Linux into an Extended partition and it didn't like it.
Sure it does.
No reason why linux would even care about it.
Booting it may be somewhat more troublesome this way,
but even that's not too hard.
Like Greg already mentioned, read the partitioning howto.
Eric
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: uncompressing linux... crc error!
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:40:46 +0100
> Ever since I installed RH 7.0 on my Dell Dimension XPS (800 Mhz P3),
> when I boot linux, I sometimes get this fatal error:
>
> Uncompressing linux..
> crc error!
> terminating system.
>
> And of course it hangs there. It used to be half the time or so, but
> today I had eight unsuccessful boot attempts in a row!
>
> I'm sure people are going to tell me I have a hardware problem- a CRC
> error would indicate a bad disk. But, I did a full format of all
> partitions when installing, including checking for bad blocks, and this
> machine has worked flawlessly with Win2K and ME for nearly a year.
I'm indeed going to tell you that you may have a hardware problem.
There's a program, mem86 or memtest86, that will test your RAM
run it (It may take a day) and see if any errors occur
> Any ideas, besides replacing hardware? I'm just afraid that the day
> will come when I can't boot at all.
First rule out hardware errors.
Linux is a more effective hardware user than MS-OS's, so hardware
failures show up earlier in linux.
Eric
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Random lockups with loopback encryption...
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:37:13 +0100
Patrick Stickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All in all everything works fine, except that when I try to do large file copies,
> such as e.g. moving 1+GB of data over to the encrypted partition, I get random
> lockups of my entire machine. No OOPS, no kernel panics, nothing. Just solid
What kernel?
> Sony Vaio PCG-C1VN (with Crusoe processor)
> SuSE 7.1 with 2.4 stock kernel
Aha. Well loop is broken in 2.4 kernels. I didn't even think the driver
had been included!
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How can I go further more with Internet ?
Date: 12 Mar 2001 13:02:22 GMT
syco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know how to do for dialling with my modem !
Have you looked the ISP-Hookup-HOWTO ?
Davide
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:23:29 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <98hvva$1v477$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"John Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am *seriously* considering Linux, but havn't found any howto's that answer
> my specific mulit-boot config.
>
> I currently have Win 98 SE in a primary partition (boot.ini, ntldr, etc are
> there) and Win 2k in a logical partition in a dual boot configuration. I
> would like to install Linux (preferably Redhat, but whichever distribution
> involves the least hassle) so that one boot menu will access all systems.
>
> Is this possible without a major headache, or having to reinstall either
> windows system?
Without knowing more about how your system is partitioned, chances are
you'll have to re-partition your system. With a utility like
PartitionMagic (http://www.powerquest.com), this can be done
non-destructively (assuming no power failures or the like -- ALWAYS back
up before doing something like this). There are also Linux distributions
that can install side-by-side with Windows 9x/Me on a FAT partition, but
IMHO this is a poor way to do it.
The "one boot menu" rule is a bit restrictive, but it could be done.
Basically, you'll continue to use NT/2K's OS Loader to select which OS
to run. Setting this up to boot Linux is fairly involved, though.
Basically, you'll need to install LILO (Linux's boot loader) to the
Linux partition, then copy that to a file that OS Loader can read, and
tell OS Loader to boot that file. To have just one boot menu, you'll
have to configure LILO to boot directly into Linux without prompting
you.
There's more information on Linux/Windows dual-boot setups in various
HOWTO documents and the like. Check http://www.linuxdoc.org for more
details. (Win2K is pretty similar to WinNT, so pay attention to
anything that's about NT/Linux systems.) I don't believe there are any
HOWTOs that cover a triple-boot configuration. My book, _The Multi-Boot
Configuration Handbook_ (http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/), may be
of interest to you.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: multibooting...
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:31:45 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <98iciu$82c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Wayne Howarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've deleted the existing boot partition and moved the Windows partition
> using a partition utility.
Did you back up that /boot partition? If not, you'll find it tedious to
recover, particularly if you're not experienced with Linux emergency
systems, which you appear not to be. I'd suggest that the quickest
recovery for you is to re-install Linux. (Be sure to back up any user
files first, though.)
> What do I do now? I guess I need to put a filesystem on the disk together
> with the kernel files. I've tried using 'mke2fs -t ext2 /dev/hda2' but this
> complains of 'bad blocks count'.
You said that your *FORMER* /boot partition was /dev/hda2. If so, you
may not *HAVE* a /dev/hda2 any more, or it may be some other partition
type. If your new /boot partition is on /dev/hda2, though, that error
message sounds like an indication that the hard disk is going bad. (I've
never encountered that error message before, though, so I could be
wrong, particularly if you're paraphrasing from memory.) If the disk is
going bad, you should replace it IMMEDIATELY. Post the exact message on
comp.os.linux.hardware for more advice on this matter.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "syco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How can I go further more with Internet ?
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:53:38 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit dans le message
<98ihcu$1v2pp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>syco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I don't know how to do for dialling with my modem !
>
>Have you looked the ISP-Hookup-HOWTO ?
>Davide
No, I don't.
In fact, I have a very small distrib ( zipslack ) and I have not all the
docs bases I would for installing.
And it's a little bit hard for me browsing the web, since I don't have my
server OK.
So I imagined someone can give me the 'big steps' in fee words. For all the
rest, details and all, I can work by myself, I'm not so bad technician.
If yau can, thanks a lot.
SYCO
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How can I go further more with Internet ?
Date: 12 Mar 2001 14:21:50 GMT
syco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I imagined someone can give me the 'big steps' in fee words. For all the
> rest, details and all, I can work by myself, I'm not so bad technician.
In a nutshell: you must have IP-networking and PPP support in the kernel,
then you need the ppp daemon and various script to start/configure it.
Depending on your distribution you can found some information already
in the distribution CD. At least you have to configure the scripts
for your username, password and (of course) the ISP phone number.
The start/stop script for ppp depends on what kind of system you
use for validation (Chat or Chap).
I strongly suggest that you get and read the HOWTOs, it's a lot
easier...
Davide
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From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: root login no gui..?
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:06:54 +0800
"*harmonix*" <# rm -fr / *@ death is defeat.org> wrote in message
news:VWMq6.8818$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> *harmonix* <# rm -fr / *@ death is defeat.org> wrote in message
> news:iVMq6.8813$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> > chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > hi
> > > i only seem to be able to log in as root and then i can only have
acces
> > to
> > > the shell....how do i log into th gui..?
> > >
> > > ps also it wont accept my user p/word (and i know its right)
> > > cheers chris
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > # startx -- starts x windows (the gui)
> >
> > then change the password to the user ccount by:
> >
> > #passwd {type non root user account login here}
> >
> > and set the password.
> >
> > then type:
> >
> > #su {type non root user account login here}
>
>
>
> bollocks....after setting the new user account password (above).....dont
use
> su
>
> instead type:
>
> #logout
>
> then login as user account ...
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: no gui on mandrake big erro message
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:36:31 +0800
ive installed mandrake 7.2 the installation seemed ok but i can only log in
as root and cant access the gui windows system ive typed STARTX but get
an error message..
evecve failed for/etc/x11/x (errno2)
giving up
xinit conectionrefused (errno 111)
unable to connect to x server
xinnit no such process (errno3)
server error
[root@localhost/root
what a mess..! any ideas
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Squid cache size?
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:04:30 +0100
Hi
I am going to setup a squid caching web proxy for around 200 users on a
well used 2mbit line. How much caching area will be needed?
Is 3Gb enough or should I go for a 45Gb disk?
The server will be acting as a filtering firewall too.
TIA
Rasmus
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xinetd.d problem...
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:06:28 +0100
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Alex wrote:
> I am having a similar problem,
> I have created a domain in Samba and authenticated a win98 user on the
> domain, I can ping the linux box as expected, but I cannot telnet to it
> from the win98 box.
> It tries and then says connection lost!
> Any ideas, I got swat to run by taking out the dependancy on localhost only
> which was weird
Do you have something in /etc/hosts.deny? Do you have a only_from line
in /etc/xinetd/telnet?
Rasmus
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: What distribution should I use to make a compact Linux system
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:20:19 +0100
On 12 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Keith Twombley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > basically, I want a Linux router with minimal services, like httpd and ftpd.
> > I have a 170MB disk, but the smallest install of Redhat 7.0 is about 200MB
> > (without any needed packages)
>
> I think you can use "expert" installation in RedHat to install a subset
> of the system, or you can use a more customizable distribution like
> Debian or Slackware. Anyway, you will have to recompile the kernel
> after all.
RedHat 7 is not possible to squeeze under 200Mb even under custom
install with everything unchecked.
You could try trustix. It is a RedHat derived system, which is server
oriented and uses a lot less disk space.
Rasmus
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From: "Chad Whitten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: POP3 connection lag...
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:24:29 -0600
make sure your pop sever is not set to try to resolve host names, check
/etc/inetd.conf and see what flags are after you pop daemon
"Kam Bansal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> I've got my email all working with sendmail and pop3. There seems to be a
> problem when I connect to my linux box to check for pop3 mail, there is a
lag
> time of about 15~20 seconds before any connection is made, once it is
made, all
> works fine. I cannot see any errors etc. Any thoughts on why there is a
lag to
> connect???
>
> ~Kam (^8*
> ===============================================
> 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: "Dan Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rebuilding kernel broke my CDROM drive!!
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:46:10 -0800
BTW, I tried this with explicit "mount -t iso9660 -r", and got the same
result.
"Dan Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:98bvum$k7c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm using kernel 2.0.36, and have had no problems in the past, mounting
and
> reading CDROMs (Joliet format). Recently, I had to rebuild the kernel; I
> didn't change anything in the configuration scripts, I just rebuilt it.
> Now, I can no longer mount CDROMs... first of all, isofs.o isn't getting
> loaded at bootup, and even when I manually load it, I still get:
>
> > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
> mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
> or too many mounted file systems
>
> I've tried comparing with a second machine that I *didn't* rebuild on,
which
> can still read cdroms, but I can't see any difference between them (once I
> load isofs.o). I know it's not just a bad drive, because ALL of the
> machines that I loaded the new kernel on, all have the same problem.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what's wrong??
>
>
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From: "Roman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: pppd problem
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:53:04 GMT
Thanks for the tip but unfortunatelly it didnt help...
======================================================
Roman Stec
"Bill Unruh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:98gmbi$ngu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In <vPPq6.11$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Roman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> ]I am running a Redhat 7.0 machine as my gateway to the internet
> ]and everything was fine until recently when I upgraded to ppp-2.4.0-4
> ](in preparation for going to 2.4 kernel) since then pppd dial on demand
is
> ]failing.
>
> ]Anyone have any ideas what I have missing?
>
> ]The following message is logged:
> ]pppd[752]: local/remote LL address required for demand-dialing
>
> As it says you need a local/remote address.
> Put in
> 10.0.0.1:10.0.0.2
> into options.
>
>
> ]my options file contains the following:
> ]demand
> ]lock
> ]noauth
> ]idle 180
> ]defaultroute
> ]user XXXXX <= my ISP user ID
> ]ipcp-accept-local
> ]ipcp-accept-remote
> ]remotename YYYYY <= my ISP
> ]/dev/modem 115200 crtscts
> ]connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/dialup'
>
> ]my pap-secrets file contains the line
> ]XXXXX * password
>
> ]Thanks in advance for any solutions
> ]------------------------------------------------------
> ]Roman Stec
>
>
>
>
>
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From: Matthew Ducie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help: - clicks & pauses in sound
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:58:56 +0000
mp3 files are fine as I can play them ok on any other machine..
I have ennabled DMA via hdparm on all drives but no good..
maybe irq conflict though ? It hasnt manafested itself in any other way
though.. - throught the install etc..
Cheers
Matt....
Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Matthew Ducie wrote:
>
> > I have just installed Mandrake 7.2 and I am having trouble playing back
> > MP3 files.. I get clicks and pauses in the sound..
> >
> > I have oss soundon installed and if you read their documentation they
> > actually mention the problem but point the finger back at the mp3
> > players as being at fault..
>
> Well, could be. Also your mp3's could be damaged. Can you play normal
> wave files without clicking/popping?
>
> > I have seen overrun messages such as - "OSS warning: Application caused
> > too much recording overrun errors on audio device "
>
> Sounds to me like a IRQ/DMA conflict or bad setup. Check that irq's and
> DMA's are ok.
>
> Rasmus
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Lew)
Subject: Re: rebuilding kernel broke my CDROM drive!!
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:01:22 GMT
If you were running the "original" when you were able to access the cdrom,
did you configure the kernel to include cdrom support for ide or scsi
cdrom, whichever the case is correct?
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:46:10 -0800, Dan Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>BTW, I tried this with explicit "mount -t iso9660 -r", and got the same
>result.
>
>
>"Dan Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:98bvum$k7c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> I'm using kernel 2.0.36, and have had no problems in the past, mounting
>and
>> reading CDROMs (Joliet format). Recently, I had to rebuild the kernel; I
>> didn't change anything in the configuration scripts, I just rebuilt it.
>> Now, I can no longer mount CDROMs... first of all, isofs.o isn't getting
>> loaded at bootup, and even when I manually load it, I still get:
>>
>> > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
>> Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
>> mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
>> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
>> or too many mounted file systems
>>
>> I've tried comparing with a second machine that I *didn't* rebuild on,
>which
>> can still read cdroms, but I can't see any difference between them (once I
>> load isofs.o). I know it's not just a bad drive, because ALL of the
>> machines that I loaded the new kernel on, all have the same problem.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea what's wrong??
>>
>>
>
>
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