Linux-Setup Digest #828, Volume #20 Wed, 14 Mar 01 17:13:09 EST
Contents:
Linux Dual-Boot Clock ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: print setup in 2.4.1 (Michael Heiming)
Re: print setup in 2.4.1 ("ne...")
MASTER / SLAVE SETUP (Steven Conway)
Re: MASTER / SLAVE SETUP (Michael Heiming)
Re: Linux Dual-Boot Clock (Alex Yung)
Re: Linux Dual-Boot Clock (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Kernelproblem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Attn: Bill Unruh About sendmail (Vilmos Soti)
Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot (Steve)
Re: print setup in 2.4.1 (Marc Ulrich)
Re: Alcatel ADSL USB Speedtouch modem help (Paul Harrison)
FDISK Problems ("Steve Ward")
Can anyone help me with Lilo please ? (Andy Collinson)
Re: newbie question: LILO (ed healy)
Redhat kernel configuration (Tim Pailthorpe)
Re: Kernel 2.4.2 problems - Modules / Debian (Paul Kimoto)
Re: Linux Virgin (Genesis)
Redhat kernel (Tim Pailthorpe)
Re: Linux Virgin (John Sage)
Re: Kernelproblem ("Kenneth Lafond")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux Dual-Boot Clock
Date: 14 Mar 2001 19:09:32 GMT
I have Linux and Windows ME co-existing on a Toshiba laptop. Both systems work great
yet
only one of them can have the proper time. When the clock is set properly in Linux,
it is
incorrect in Windows, and vice-versa. In Linux my /etc/sysconfig/clock reads:
ZONE="America/Chicago"
UTC=true
ARC=false
And I set the windows time normally with a right click. How can I have the proper
time on both OS's.
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--Bry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:12:17 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: print setup in 2.4.1
Marc Ulrich wrote:
>
> I'm using the kernel version 2.4.1 and cannot get linux to recognize any
> printer devices. In the 2.2.16 kernel that I was using before, this
> problem was easily fixed by putting the line:
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>
> in the /etc/conf.modules file. However, doing that now gives me a
> warning message on startup something to the effect of:
>
> "use of /etc/conf.modules is outdated. . . ignoring /etc/conf.modules .
> . ."
>
> So I went on the net to find some info about what changed regarding this
> and couldn't find anything. i.e. after 30 minutes I realized I have no
> clue where to look & the stuff isn't easy to find.
>
> can someone help me out?
Did you read Documentation/Changes which coms with every kernel and upgraded
your system, as needed?
Michael Heiming
> Thanks,
> Marc
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: print setup in 2.4.1
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:20:27 GMT
On Mar 14, 2001 at 10:52, Marc Ulrich eloquently wrote:
>I'm using the kernel version 2.4.1 and cannot get linux to recognize any
>printer devices. In the 2.2.16 kernel that I was using before, this
>problem was easily fixed by putting the line:
>
>alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>
>in the /etc/conf.modules file. However, doing that now gives me a
>warning message on startup something to the effect of:
>
>"use of /etc/conf.modules is outdated. . . ignoring /etc/conf.modules .
>. ."
>
>So I went on the net to find some info about what changed regarding this
>and couldn't find anything. i.e. after 30 minutes I realized I have no
>clue where to look & the stuff isn't easy to find.
>
>can someone help me out?
as root:
ln -s /etc/conf.modules /etc/modules.conf
or
cp /etc/conf.modules /etc/modules.conf
--
Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
One thing about the past.
It's likely to last.
-- Ogden Nash
2:16pm up 37 days, 16:51, 11 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: Steven Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: MASTER / SLAVE SETUP
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:41:37 -0500
Can one setup a MASTER/SLAVE1/SLAVE2/.../SLAVE(N) scenerio with Linux
boxes ie.
Master box has a static ip address of 192.168.1.200 and slaves are
running with what ever IP addresses they get from a DHCP server. The
MASTER goes down and SLAVE1 takes over the IP Address 192.168.1.200
and starts accepting requests from the network. In the event that the
MASTER is down and SLAVE1 goes down then SLAVE2 Takes over. The
process should continue untill all SLAVES have been exhausted. Once
the master comes BACK up it should take back over control
as the MASTER.
Can this be setup with Red Hat Linux (6.2).
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:53:02 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: MASTER / SLAVE SETUP
Steven Conway wrote:
>
> Can one setup a MASTER/SLAVE1/SLAVE2/.../SLAVE(N) scenerio with Linux
> boxes ie.
>
> Master box has a static ip address of 192.168.1.200 and slaves are
> running with what ever IP addresses they get from a DHCP server. The
> MASTER goes down and SLAVE1 takes over the IP Address 192.168.1.200
> and starts accepting requests from the network. In the event that the
> MASTER is down and SLAVE1 goes down then SLAVE2 Takes over. The
> process should continue untill all SLAVES have been exhausted. Once
> the master comes BACK up it should take back over control
> as the MASTER.
>
> Can this be setup with Red Hat Linux (6.2).
Hello,
this may be possible, as you don't write what kinds of requests your MASTER & SLAVES
should expect from the clients?
Check:
http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/
http://linux-ha.org/
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Yung)
Subject: Re: Linux Dual-Boot Clock
Date: 14 Mar 2001 19:53:39 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I have Linux and Windows ME co-existing on a Toshiba laptop. Both
: systems work great yet only one of them can have the proper time.
: When the clock is set properly in Linux, it is incorrect in Windows,
: and vice-versa. In Linux my /etc/sysconfig/clock reads:
:
: ZONE="America/Chicago"
: UTC=true
: ARC=false
:
: And I set the windows time normally with a right click. How can I
: have the proper time on both OS's.
:
: Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your UTC variable should be set to false or no since your machine is
not set to GMT time.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Linux Dual-Boot Clock
Date: 14 Mar 2001 15:13:32 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[posted and e-mailed]
In article <98oflc$6k5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have Linux and Windows ME co-existing on a Toshiba laptop. Both
> systems work great yet only one of them can have the proper time. When
> the clock is set properly in Linux, it is incorrect in Windows, and
> vice-versa. In Linux my /etc/sysconfig/clock reads:
(Debian doesn't have /etc/sysconfig/clock, but anyway ...)
> ZONE="America/Chicago"
> UTC=true
> ARC=false
Doesn't "UTC=true" mean that the hardware clock is interpreted to be in
UTC (== GMT)? Most people run Windows with the clock in _local_ time.
--
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: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Kernelproblem
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:08:58 +0100
In comp.os.linux.help Kenneth Lafond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> image for me). However, when I boot up all I see is a message giving the
> label of the image I'm booting, and a message saying 'Uncompressing the
> kernel.....kernel OK.' then it hangs - it never even tries to actually boot
> the kernel.
That is the kernel. That's the loader (bz ..) in the kernel running.
Apparently it hits some problem in your bios or on your machine. It's
likely you compiled it wrong. Such as compiling it with pentium 5
instructions on a 486 class amd. Go back and check for obvious gotchas
like that.
> Any ideas? Did I miss a step in the installation of the kernel? (ie what
How do we know?
> do I do with the new system.map, or the new vmlinux? Do I have to change
> any of the symlinks in the /boot directory by hand?)
Tell us about your machine. And about your compiler.
>> > signal.c:623:parse error before 'EXPORT_SYMTAB_not_defined'
>> > signal.c:623:warning type defaults to 'int' in declaration of
>> > signal.c:623:warning data definition has no type or storage cl
>> > signal.c:624:parse error before 'EXPORT_SYMTAB_not_defined'
Well, that would suggest your compiler is up the spout for a start.
Peter
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Subject: Re: Attn: Bill Unruh About sendmail
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:15:40 GMT
I_like_2B@home (HateLinux) writes:
> sendmail -q
Try 'sendmail -q -v' for verbose output.
>
> this is my "tail"of my maillog:
>
> Mar 14 09:35:04 localhost sendmail[933]: f2ECUjS00911:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], ctladdr=myname (500/500), delay=00:04:19,
> xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay,
> pri=180386, relay=smtp.ig.com.br. [200.226.132.151], dsn=4.0.0,
> stat=Deferred: Connection refused by smtp.ig.com.br.
> [root@localhost /root]#
Try to telnet to the smtp port on smtp.ig.com.br and see what happens.
telnet smtp.ig.com.br 25
Does it throw you back? Maybe they check reverse dns? Try to send an
email with the aforementioned method:
telnet smtp.ig.com.br 25
.....
mail from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rcpt to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
data
this is the message
also
.
quit
Something like this.
Vilmos
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From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux/Win98/Win2k triple boot
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:33:18 GMT
John Moore wrote:
> 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?
>
> Thanks in advance
> John
>
>
>
I am using a triple configuration: winme, nt 4 and linux. I have a boot
manager (shareware) in the MBR and lilo only in the linux partition. Is
working fine.
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From: Marc Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: print setup in 2.4.1
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:31:56 -0500
I checked & sure enough, we are now using modules.conf. And, the line that I
need is included in that file (actually twice). However, linux still cannot
find any /dev/lp* devices. What else could be the problem. I checked, and I
did include parallel port support when I compiled the 2.4.1 kernel.
Marc
"ne..." wrote:
> On Mar 14, 2001 at 10:52, Marc Ulrich eloquently wrote:
>
> >I'm using the kernel version 2.4.1 and cannot get linux to recognize any
> >printer devices. In the 2.2.16 kernel that I was using before, this
> >problem was easily fixed by putting the line:
> >
> >alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> >
> >in the /etc/conf.modules file. However, doing that now gives me a
> >warning message on startup something to the effect of:
> >
> >"use of /etc/conf.modules is outdated. . . ignoring /etc/conf.modules .
> >. ."
> >
> >So I went on the net to find some info about what changed regarding this
> >and couldn't find anything. i.e. after 30 minutes I realized I have no
> >clue where to look & the stuff isn't easy to find.
> >
> >can someone help me out?
> as root:
>
> ln -s /etc/conf.modules /etc/modules.conf
>
> or
>
> cp /etc/conf.modules /etc/modules.conf
>
> --
> Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
> One thing about the past.
> It's likely to last.
> -- Ogden Nash
> 2:16pm up 37 days, 16:51, 11 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: Paul Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: btopenworld.broadband.technical.chat
Subject: Re: Alcatel ADSL USB Speedtouch modem help
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:48:29 GMT
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:16:49 +0000, Tim Timmins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think you need the Linux drivers from Alcatel. They have been
> 'promised' for the 22nd of March.
...due about the end of June then?
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
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From: "Steve Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FDISK Problems
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:56:44 -0600
Can someone tell me just how to get my partitions in the correct format in
order to dual-boot LINUX and WIN2000. I have been experimenting with MS
FDISK and the LINUX version and cannot get it right after a week of trying.
Details are
30 GB IDE HD
I want to have 1/2 committed to each OS.
I think I will be fine with LILO or the NT Loader, have done ton's of
research so that will not be a problem. Only problem I am having is getting
my Partitions set right.
Thanks a bunch,
Steve
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From: Andy Collinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can anyone help me with Lilo please ?
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:58:19 +0000
Im using LilO 21.6 with SuSe 7 kernal 2-2-16 and windows 98SE. Lilo is
installed to my /boot partition. Lilo will happily start linux, but not
windows, I get the message "disk I/O error" please insert disk and reboot,
if selecting to boot windows. I can use a floppy disk to boot windows, and
from windows fdisk the active partition has been set to the windows
partition and non-dos partition, still could not load windows.
Here is my partition table:-
Disk /dev/hde: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3737 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hde1 1 1868 15004678+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hde2 * 1869 1870 16065 83 Linux
/dev/hde3 1871 3737 14996677+ 5 Extended
/dev/hde5 1871 1903 265041 82 Linux swap
/dev/hde6 1904 2668 6144831 83 Linux
/dev/hde7 2669 3051 3076416 83 Linux
/dev/hde8 3052 3313 2104483+ 83 Linux
/dev/hde9 3314 3737 3405748+ 83 Linux
Hard drive is on a RAID controller, (master device, 2nd controller, hence
/dev/hde) and here is lilo.conf:-
# LILO configuration file
# Start LILO global Section
# If you want to prevent console users to boot with init=/bin/bash,
# restrict usage of boot params by setting a passwd and using the option
# restricted.
#password=bootpwd
#restricted
initrd=/boot/initrd
boot=/dev/hde
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
lba32
vga=normal
message=/boot/message
read-only
prompt
timeout=30
# End LILO global Section
#
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hde6
label = linux
#
image = /boot/vmlinuz.suse
root = /dev/hde6
label = suse
#
other = /dev/hde1
label = windows
map-drive = 0x80
to = 0x81
map-drive = 0x81
to = 0x80
table = /dev/hde1
I changed the very last line from table=/dev/hde to table =/dev/hde1
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Regards,
Andy Collinson
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.mitedu.freeserve.co.uk/
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From: ed healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie question: LILO
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:09:55 -0600
E J wrote:
> # vi /etc/lilo.conf # edit the lilo.conf using a edit
> # /sbin/lilo # execute lilo
>
Hi, E.J....
I tried your suggestion several times with no luck. I think the problem migt have
been that when I did the original install I didn't allow lilo to use my mbr but
instead set it up to boot from the linux partition(hda7). Anyway, I reconfigured
the hd with Partition Magic 5 so that I removed the linux partition , then
changed its positiion on the hd and re-partitioned. I reloaded linux and it
appeared the solve the problem. I sure have alot to learn, EJ. I appreciate your
quick response and your suggestion...
Ed
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From: timpa@!SPAMketech.co.uk (Tim Pailthorpe)
Subject: Redhat kernel configuration
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:08:28 GMT
Does anyone know if the default kernel with Redhat 6.2 has shared
memory enabled by default ?
Cheers,
Tim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.2 problems - Modules / Debian
Date: 14 Mar 2001 16:17:49 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Craig Kelley wrote:
> "Michael Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Can someone walk me through updating my modutils package on my
>> Debian system?
>>
>> I've upgraded my kernel as I needed to rebuild it to support my
>> soundcard. It looks like the directory structure of /lib/modules/
>> differs from what my old kernel was and old modutils is expecting to
>> see.
>>
>> I can't find anything new with dselect & will need some help working
>> with the files I found at
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.4/ being
>> new at this.
> The easiest way is to upgrade to woody by adding new references in
> /etc/apt/sources.list and running
>
> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade
Then you get a new libc6 and all sorts of other exciting stuff:
$ dpkg -s modutils | egrep 'Version|Depends'
Version: 2.4.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.1-2), sysvinit (>= 2.71-2)
It might be safer to use the packages available through
http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/kernel-24.html .
(Adrian Bunk is a Debian maintainer.)
--
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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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux Virgin
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Genesis)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:18:00 GMT
Hello,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (keith migdal) wrote in
<fAMr6.3172$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Dear Group:
>
>I am a novice to this O/S. I'd like to talk about what I want to do,
>what I have to do it with, and solicit advice on how to get there.
>
>I want to set up a Linux box to be (not sure if I have the right
>terminology):
>
"Linux Box" is good terminology :-)
>a proxy server, and/or
>a router, and/or
>an internet server
>
All are doable.
>I have Roadrunner internet service to my house. I want to use the Linux
>box to take in from the cable modem , and then go out to an Ethernet
>hub, so all the PCs/Macs in the house can have simultaneous internet
>access.
>
>I have an old Pentium, 100MHZ, 16 meg RAM, 240 meg HD, with CDROM. It
>has Windows 95 now, but I intend to use all of the HD for Linux - I do
>not need Windows on this box.
>
100 MHz is fine, 16 MB is on the low side but it will work, that's how
much RAM my router has. 240 MB, that is on the low side but will probably
work.
>I have the Caldera Linux circa 1998.
>
>My first question - is what I want to do - doable?
>
Totaly doable (yes) :-)
>Assuming the answer is yes, my next question - I assume I need 2 NIC
>cards - one for input FROM the cable modem, one for output TO the
>Ethernet hub. I have 2 identical NIC cards, but I have not installed
>them yet. Should I:
>
You do not *NEED* two NICs, however, having two is best (security, and
configuration ease).
>install the cards first in Windows? or
>physically install the cards in the box (but not the drivers) then load
>Linux and let Linux recognize them and then install drivers? or
>get the Linux installed correctly and stable, and then put in the
>cards/drivers??
>
Really does not matter what order you do it in.
I see a few options for what to do;
1) Install FreeSCO (more later) and not bother with the HDD.
1b) not bother with the HDD ;-)
2) Install Caldera and set it up to be a router
2b) if the HDD does not have enough space, get a bigger one.
3) Grab a RedHat install CD and set it up to be a router.
3b) if the HDD does not have enough space, get a bigger one.
Options 2, and 3 have the advantage of being more versatile (web server,
proxy server), however you will have to go through more effort to make
it really secure, and it may or may not be more difficult than option 1.
And if on the outside chance you get cracked you will have to go through
more work to repair it, (depending on the damage, complete reinstall)
Option 1 has the advantage of being quick, but it will not allow you to
use the box as a web server and/or proxy server, and may or may not
be more difficult than options 1, and 2.
FreeSCO is a free replacement for commercial routers.
It is a very small single objective linux distribution on one floppy.
The link to FreeSCO is below.
Some things that you should think about is weather you just want to to work
now, or you are willing to hack around with it and get it to work.
If you do not want to mess around with it at all, and just want it to work
you might consider just using a Linksys hardware router ~$130.
If you want to use RedHat, there is a HOWTO on how to install it as a
gateway (router(ish)), a link is at the bottom of this message.
The basic idea of the HOWTO will probably work with Caldera.
If you are willing to hack around with it (you will learn allot in the
process) I would recommend getting a bigger HDD (1.5GB ~$45) and
installing RedHat 6.2. Then you can make it a web server, proxy server,
router, etc. This is the most versatile option.
I followed the HOWTO below to configure the install of RedHat 6.1 on my
P1 150 MHz, 16 MB, 1.5 GB, Notebook. It works great as a router,
web server, proxy server, firewall, etc.
What ever you decide to do, the best of luck to you.
>Thanks,
>
>Keith
>
Red Hat Linux 6.X as an Internet Gateway for a Home Network
<http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Home-Network-mini-HOWTO.html>
FreeSCO
<http://www.freesco.com/>
Later,
Genesis
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From: timpa@!SPAMketech.co.uk (Tim Pailthorpe)
Subject: Redhat kernel
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:20:46 GMT
Does the Redhat 6.2 kernel have shared memory enable by default ?
Cheers,
Tim
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From: John Sage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Linux Virgin
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:23:55 GMT
Keith:
keith migdal wrote:
> Dear Group:
>
> I am a novice to this O/S. I'd like to talk about what I want to do, what I
> have to do it with, and solicit advice on how to get there.
>
> I want to set up a Linux box to be (not sure if I have the right
> terminology):
>
> a proxy server, and/or
> a router, and/or
> an internet server
You may be able to get a masquerading firewall/router on 240mb,
but all that other may be a reach..
> I have Roadrunner internet service to my house. I want to use the Linux box
> to take in from the cable modem , and then go out to an Ethernet hub, so all
> the PCs/Macs in the house can have simultaneous internet access.
A very common setup, at least in that a Linux box masquerades interior
IP addresses so that multiple boxes can access simultaneously..
..it's just what I do, at home, with a dialup.
Roadrunner I know nothing about.. don't ask ;-)
> I have an old Pentium, 100MHZ, 16 meg RAM, 240 meg HD, with CDROM. It has
> Windows 95 now, but I intend to use all of the HD for Linux - I do not need
> Windows on this box.
That box generally should be OK, with the exception that you may be a little
short on hard drive space.
I have Red Hat 5.2 on an 80386-20mhz, 8mb ram, but it's got a 320mb hdd and
I had to be carefully what I put on: the hdd's about 88% full, and it
*doesn't* have X-Windows at all, it's a command line interface, only..
My firewall/router is a Pentium 150 with 48mb ram, but I have mass
hard drive space. It's running a bunch of stuff and never breaks a sweat.
> I have the Caldera Linux circa 1998.
I know nothing about it..
> My first question - is what I want to do - doable?
Sure, but for hard drive space..
> Assuming the answer is yes, my next question - I assume I need 2 NIC cards -
> one for input FROM the cable modem, one for output TO the Ethernet hub. I
> have 2 identical NIC cards, but I have not installed them yet. Should I:
>
> install the cards first in Windows? or
> physically install the cards in the box (but not the drivers) then load
> Linux and let Linux recognize them and then install drivers? or
> get the Linux installed correctly and stable, and then put in the
> cards/drivers??
Don't bother with Windows at all: blow it away, and start fresh. Anything you
do in Windows will be irrelevant, anyway..
Install the nic's and put Linux on.
Be *real* selective about what you install, get ipchains-based masquerading
setup, and go from there..
- John
--
John Sage
FinchHaven, Vashon Island, WA, USA
http://www.finchhaven.com/
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
And remember: it's spelled l-i-n-u-x, but it's pronounced "Linux"
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From: "Kenneth Lafond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Kernelproblem
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:24:23 -0800
Please see responses below -
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In comp.os.linux.help Kenneth Lafond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > image for me). However, when I boot up all I see is a message giving
the
> > label of the image I'm booting, and a message saying 'Uncompressing the
> > kernel.....kernel OK.' then it hangs - it never even tries to actually
boot
> > the kernel.
>
> That is the kernel. That's the loader (bz ..) in the kernel running.
> Apparently it hits some problem in your bios or on your machine. It's
> likely you compiled it wrong. Such as compiling it with pentium 5
> instructions on a 486 class amd. Go back and check for obvious gotchas
> like that.
Hmmm... well it's compiled for i386 (It's a Pentium MMX) so that's fine.
As far as BIOS and things go, it worked for 2.2.14, 2.2.16, 2.2.17 with
their default configurations so the BIOS should be compatible/set
appropriately. I haven't changed anything there. As far as I know 2.4.2
doesn't require anything special.
> > Any ideas? Did I miss a step in the installation of the kernel? (ie
what
>
> How do we know?
Because I just described the process I went through to you. Is that
description complete?
> > do I do with the new system.map, or the new vmlinux? Do I have to
change
> > any of the symlinks in the /boot directory by hand?)
>
> Tell us about your machine. And about your compiler.
I'm running on an Intel Pentium 233 MMX with 128MB RAM, on a mainboard with
an AMI BIOS. The compiler is gcc 2.96, the libraries are glibc 2.2, the
binutils are 2.10.1, make is version 3.79.1, the current kernel is 2.2.16.
If you need more info, I'll get it for you.
> >> > signal.c:623:parse error before 'EXPORT_SYMTAB_not_defined'
> >> > signal.c:623:warning type defaults to 'int' in declaration of
> >> > signal.c:623:warning data definition has no type or storage cl
> >> > signal.c:624:parse error before 'EXPORT_SYMTAB_not_defined'
>
> Well, that would suggest your compiler is up the spout for a start.
This section is not from my post. This is from bindou's post. My compiler
appears to be working ok.
Thanks,
Ken
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