Linux-Setup Digest #892, Volume #20 Fri, 23 Mar 01 07:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat??? ("rich")
How to run a script before a kickstart installation? ("Tobias")
Re: tar questions ("Pavan")
Pleas.. I need help (Michael Fakaro)
Re: tar questions (Dowe Keller)
Re: Linux <scream>Frustration!</scream> ("Thumper")
Re: Linux <scream>Frustration!</scream> ("Thumper")
Re: Redirect boot.msg (Michael Heiming)
Re: upgrade RPM v3.x to RPM v4.x (Cyrille Giquello)
Re: load permanently a module in the kernel (John Beardmore)
Re: upgrade RPM v3.x to RPM v4.x (Cyrille Giquello)
Re: Linux RedHat 6.2 on Dell Latitude C600 (Janne_)
Re: MPEG player for linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Print to remote printer on Win using Samba (Carlos Novo)
Re: Log history.. (Julian T. J. Midgley)
Re: RH 6.2 does'nt recognized 2nd NIC? ("B.Y.")
crontab for daily backups (Janet Taylor)
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From: "rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat???
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:18:51 GMT
I fiddle with Linux once a year, get tired, and go back to the enemy. Last
weekend happended to be the annual Linux-fest. I bought Suse 7.1 Personal,
and the only problem I've had so far was partitioning my hardrdrive. (I
think the BIOS was telling little lies about how many cylinders there were,
when I partitioned manually, no problems). My previous Linux outing was with
Suse 6.2, and it was more painful.
However, I can't give advice on the others, except that there seem to be a
lot of postings regarding Mandrake problems.
Rich
"TD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:vigu6.18157$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm considering purchasing a retail version of Linux. Is there a
preferred
> or recommended version of this software? Comp USA has Mandrake, SuSe,
> Redhat.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> TD
>
>
>
> --
> Sandy Valley Ranch ~ Your Western Adventure
> www.sandyvalleyranch.com
>
>
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From: "Tobias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to run a script before a kickstart installation?
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:33:30 +0100
Hello
I want to do automated installations of RedHat 6.2 using kickstart. I have a
boot floppy with a working configuration file on it. The packages are
downloaded from an nfs server.
But I need to run a script, before kickstart starts, to read in some values
from the user and modify kickstarts configuration file.
Has anyone an idea how I can do this?
Tobias
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From: "Pavan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: tar questions
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:10:09 +0530
> mkfs -t ext2 on it, then mounted it (not sure if this is neccessary
before
> using tar), and then tar cvf my /home onto it. I just used that
directory
Just what exactly are you trying to do. Tell the exact commands. If
you tar directly to a floppy it is done using
$ tar cvf /dev/fd0 /home
You cannot mount this floppy. To see the contents, You must do a
$ tar tf /dev/fd0
If you want to put it to a ext2 filesystem, you should use
$ tar cvf /mnt/floppy/mytarfile /home
with the floppy mounted on /mnt/floppy.
Hope this helps,
Pavan
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From: Michael Fakaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pleas.. I need help
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:41:19 -0800
Well I am new to Linux and it's sure beating me up...
I loaded my system it wouldn't print.. somehow using the how to's I screwed
it up so bad I had to wipe the partition and do it again..
Finally with some help from these lists I got the unit to print.......
Then I attempted to install my ZIP drive on my own again.. and what do you
know now I can't print again and I can't access my Zip either..
I followed the step by step instructions and did actually get my Zip to
read....
I typed modprobe ppa, and then mounted it.... went OK
But when I went to print the step by step instructions for filing away.. no
printing
But I have to print!!!! what's wrong?? I went and tried to back track but I
just don't know.... maybe I should stick with OS/2.........
In klpq I get the following message at the bottom
"Host 'localhost' - cannot open connection to 'ps@localhost'- Connection
refused"
When I try to schedule the printer in WebMin it gives me this error
"Failed to start scheduler : lpd: Fatal error - Another print spooler isu
sing TCP printer port, possibly lpd process '567' "
I went into LISA and took scsi and ppa out of the kernel.. I thought maybe
that was blocking the printer port???
once I got frustrated and type modprobe ppa again and my zip drive started
and it actually printed one page and quit again.....
The I had to take ppa out of the kernel again???
Linux looks and feels awesome, but its got me beat..... and embarrassed
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dowe Keller)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: tar questions
Date: 22 Mar 2001 22:36:23 -0800
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:15:01 -0800, Gregg Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Right now I'm experimenting with tar within my mandrake 7.2. These are the
>steps I've used to try and successfully tar onto my floppy. I'm reading off
>of O'Reilly's Running Linux book. I've fdformat'ed the floppy I have, used
>mkfs -t ext2 on it, then mounted it (not sure if this is neccessary before
>using tar), and then tar cvf my /home onto it. I just used that directory
>to make sure it wasn't bigger than the floppy. Anyhow, it seems to go
>alright, but why is it that I can't ls the /mnt/floppy directory? It gives
>me a can't find ext2 filesystem error when trying to remount the floppy that
>was written on by tar. I'm a newbie, so I would appreciate some pointers
>here. Thanks!
After you mount the floppy, you said you tarred your root dir onto it,
Did you tar into the directory on which you mounted the floppy (i.e.
"tar cf /mnt/floppy/root.tar /"), or did you tar onto the device
itself (i.e. "tar c / > /dev/fd0")?
Hint, the first is probably what you wanted to do judging from the
fact that you created a filesystem on the floppy.
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From: "Thumper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Re: Linux <scream>Frustration!</scream>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:38:28 GMT
I was using that as a response that newbies get a lot. I avoid a recompile
like the plague when I can..:) But will do it when I have to.
--
Thumper
Kill da munge to reply by email.
Registered Linux user #209449 - Machine registration #97328
"Bill Unruh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:99e288$s5p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> olgnuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> ]Laura Goodwin wrote:
>
> ]> Thumper wrote:
> ]
> ]>> go back what they know. To those of us that have done it, a kernel
recompile
> ]>> is no big deal.
>
> Actually, I do not advise kernel recompiles. A newbie is much much more
> likely to make things worse than better, and for any major distribution
> the chances are near 99% that the kernel already has what y ou want
> compiled in. Ie, kernel recompile should be a last resort, not a first
>
>
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From: "Thumper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Re: Linux <scream>Frustration!</scream>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:52:08 GMT
The make doesn't have much bearing here. The chipset does. I have a Diamond
Viper 770 32M AGP. Diamond doesn't have the drivers for it even for 2000 and
98 . Had to got to Nvidia and the get the Detonator 3 drivers. RH and
Mandrake both detect the card as a Riva TNT2. Though I have not had any
problems at all running X under either one.
So even if the name is different, a lot cards still have the same chipset.
Just have to find the right X/driver for the newer ones..
--
Thumper
Kill da munge to reply by email.
Registered Linux user #209449 - Machine registration #97328
"Bill Unruh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:99efmf$7of$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In <M2wu6.7738$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "MechCD"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ]> EPOX 7KXA mobo (slot A), Athlon 550, 256 MB PC-133 SDRAM, Jaton GeForce
> ]> MX AGP vid, WD 15.3 G ATA 66 7200 RPM main drive (WinME), Maxtor 6.3 G
> ]>
> ]> I added the second drive specifically for Linux today. I was all
> ]> excited about a fresh install. Unfortunately, when I installed
Mandrake
> ]> 7.1 today (the same CD that never failed before) I get as far as
testing
> ]> the display setup and I get a garbled image and the whole system locks.
> ]> I know after a brief interval the display is supposed to flip back if I
> ]> don't OK the setup I chose. That doesn't happen. It just locks, and I
> ]> have to restart to escape.
>
> Install it telling it not to search for you r video card and telling it
> is just a plain svga card. Use just 640x480 to install. Do not let it
> test your video card. (Use expert install if necessary). Then when you
> are installed, you can play around. Does XFree actually support your
> card (www.xfree.org)? If so get the new drivers.
>
> Unfortunately your video card vendor considers it important to give you
> Windows drivers which work, but not Linux drivers. Shout at them.
>
> (Who in the world makes your card? I am afraid that if you get the cards
> from minor makers, you will wait longer for drivers. Why should the
> people who write the drivers for free spend time doing so for cards
> which noone uses. )
>
> ]>
> ]> It's the vid card. It's that simple.
> ]>
> ]> Somebody please tell me: now what? I'm not putting back the old
Diamond
> ]> card. I'd rather give up on Linux completely, and I'm not going to do
> ]> that either, although heaven knows by this time I've been given ample
> ]> reason. Please don't tell me to RFM. I'm going to shoot the sadist
who
> ]> WFM, OK?
> ]>
> ]>
> ]> Laura Goodwin
>
>
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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:40:40 +0100
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redirect boot.msg
Meg Chan wrote:
>
> How can i redirect the output on system startup (which is saved to boot.msg)
> from tty0 to ttyS0? I'm using a serial terminal and want to see all the boot
> messages on it. Adding the "console" parameter to lilo only causes to print
> "Loading linux........" on ttyS0. But i want to get the rest there too.
Hello,
check your /etc/syslog.conf
# /etc/syslog.conf - Configuration file for syslogd(8)
#
# For info about the format of this file, see "man syslog.conf".
#
#
#
# print most on tty10 and on the xconsole pipe
#
kern.warn;*.err;authpriv.none /dev/tty10
kern.warn;*.err;authpriv.none |/dev/xconsole
Adjust it to your needs and restart syslogd...done
Michael Heiming
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From: Cyrille Giquello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrade RPM v3.x to RPM v4.x
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:41:03 +0100
Thanx,
but I still can't install db3.
Can U tell me wich db3 package did U install ?
Where did U find the files (ftp and filename)
Because I found a lot of rpm file for db3 , but they said that I can't install them
with a V3
Rpm.
And to compile rpm, we need a src version of db3 to get .h files.
Please, give me the package filename U used.
Cyrille
Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> Cyrille Giquello wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like some help about upgrading
> > RPM v3.x to a RPM v4.x.
> >
> > I got the source from rpm.org, but I've got some problem with dependencies :
> > I'd installed libtool, but I can't install bd3 in the right place that rpm
>compiling well.
> >
> > Has some one experienced this update ???
> >
> I just put mine in last night with no problems detected. I installed
> db3 packages first, then the rpm and popt together.
>
> The instructions from Red Hat for installing db3 seem incorrect for
> version 6.2 of Red Hat Linux 6.2. They say to do rpm -Fvh db3*, but
> this will not work, because RHL 6.2 does not have db3 installed, so
> you cannot freshen it. I used rpm -Uvh db3* to make it go in.
>
> --
> .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
> /V\ Registered Machine 73926.
> /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
> ^^-^^ 8:05am up 19 days, 15:08, 3 users, load average: 2.06, 2.07,
> 2.08
--
Cyrille / Ktaland
=========================================
- http://www.ktaland.com/
- Pour votre MAC: http://TOUSOFT.COM/
=========================================
Encryption | Duncan Campbell | DST | Blacklisted 411 | ECHELON | 2600 | PGP | Corsica
| NSA
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From: John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: load permanently a module in the kernel
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:19:10 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, stefano
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>hi! I just configure my winmodem rockwell 56k hsf , by a script called
>"ins_all" .This script allow to insert my modem module in the kernel by
>many command "insmode" and i can use this modem on my madrake 7.2!!!
>fact : after reboot this module vanish and i must reload it.
>Question: how can i permanently load this module in the kernel?
If you do a
make xconfig
next time you rebuild your kernel, there may be an option to incorporate
the module in the kernel permanently.
Note however that not all modules seem to be able to be built into the
kernel permanently, and with some modules it may be tricky to invoke
them with parameters if they are built in.
I've heard some stuff about passing parameters to modules on boot via
lilo, but as I use an Alpha box without lilo, I couldn't comment.
Cheers, J/.
--
John Beardmore
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From: Cyrille Giquello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrade RPM v3.x to RPM v4.x
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:22:54 +0100
to upgrade rpm v3 to rpm v4
OK, I did ;o)
So, get files :
ncftpget ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-4.0.x/db3-3.1.17-4.6x.i386.rp=
m
ncftpget ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-4.0.x/db3-devel-3.1.17-4.6x.i=
386.rpm
ncftpget ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-4.0.x/popt-1.6.2-7x.i386.rpm
ncftpget ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-4.0.x/rpm-4.0-6x.i386.rpm
ncftpget ????/libtool-1.3.5.tar.gz
then :
1/ compile libtool-1.3.5.tar.gz
2/ rpm -U db3-3.1.17-4.6x.i386.rpm
3/ rpm -U db3-devel-3.1.17-4.6x.i386.rpm
4/ rpm -U rpm-4.0-6x.i386.rpm
5/ rpm -U popt-1.6.2-7x.i386.rpm
voili, voil=E0 !
Cyrillle
Cyrille Giquello wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like some help about upgrading
> RPM v3.x to a RPM v4.x.
>
> I got the source from rpm.org, but I've got some problem with dependenc=
ies :
> I'd installed libtool, but I can't install bd3 in the right place that =
rpm compiling well.
>
> Has some one experienced this update ???
>
> Thanx,
> Cyrille
>
> -----------------------------------------
> - Pour votre MAC: http://TOUSOFT.COM/
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Encryption | Duncan Campbell | DST | Blacklisted 411 | ECHELON | 2600 |=
PGP | Corsica |
> NSA
--
Cyrille / Ktaland
=========================================
- http://www.ktaland.com/
- Pour votre MAC: http://TOUSOFT.COM/
=========================================
Encryption | Duncan Campbell | DST | Blacklisted 411 | ECHELON | 2600 | P=
GP | Corsica | NSA
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From: Janne_ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Linux RedHat 6.2 on Dell Latitude C600
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:52:06 +0100
Tjena Kristian!!
Run RH7 instead... i recently had the same trouble with RH6.2 on a Dell
Latitude CPi... so i removed it and installed RH7. Got no more errors on
the Rage Mobility 128 videocard.
If you have a CD-ROM burner, you can download the ISO images (a
bootable, complete copy of the Red Hat Linux installation program), and
the ISO images can then be transferred to two CD-ROMs.
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/current/i386/iso/
/janne
Kristian Wahlgren wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have installed Linux RedHat 6.2 on my Dell Latitude C600 (with a Rage
> Mobility 128 AGP 2X video card).
>
> However, I can't get the Xwindows settings right. I have run Xconfigurate
> and tried all kinds of settings, but nothing works. Is there no driver that
> works with my video card?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> /Kristian Wahlgren
> Stockholm, Sweden
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MPEG player for linux
Date: 23 Mar 2001 09:48:59 GMT
Try XINE, really good (for me!)
Bye!
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From: Carlos Novo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Print to remote printer on Win using Samba
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:51:21 +0000
mmm, I've working right the same configuration in RedHat ... but now, with
Debian it seems it's not using filters right ...
Printer is HP-1100A and I don't know of any ps-driver for it ...
thanx.
Stefan Kiczerjak wrote:
> Have you tried to install any PS-printer-driver on your win-sytem, which is
> compatible to your installed printer. To find a compatible one, just consult
> your printer's handbook.
>
--
Carlos Novo
Dpto. Inform�tica
I.C. & Asociados
Tfno.: 954 404323
There is no way to Linux. Linux is the way !!
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Log history..
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julian T. J. Midgley)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:00:41 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi, I'm running Debian 2.2, and was wondering if log files are archived
>anywhere besides /var/log ?
>The current logs only go as far back as one month. (i.e .tar.gz)
By default, Debian only keeps a month's worth of logs (to save on disk
space). You can increase this by editing /etc/logrotate.conf (the
line beginning 'rotate' is the one you want - set the number after it
to the number of weeks for which you would like to keep your logs).
All the best,
Julian Midgley
--
Julian T. J. Midgley http://www.xenoclast.org
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From: "B.Y." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.2 does'nt recognized 2nd NIC?
Date: 23 Mar 2001 11:34:09 GMT
Teeitup816 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip]
: only one NIC was installed. I've added a second NIC, because I want the Linux
: server to act like a router. I believe I've installed the Linux drivers ...
Add "ether=0,0,eth1" to your /etc/lilo.conf's append= line (or add this line),
if you compiled yourself a monolithic kernel, then run /sbin/lilo; this makes
monolithic kernel see both ethernet ports. If you are not using a monolithic
kernel, you probably need to make a new initrd as super-user
% mkinitrd --with=<your new network module> /boot/initrd-2.2.17-22.img 2.2.17
This makes a new initrd with the kernel modules for 2.2.17 (assuming you are
using the latest updates to Red Hat 6.2 or so), with your original modules in
as well as the newest network card driver. Now run lilo and when you boot up
next you should see the new hardware. If you just want to see the new module
in action, do
% insmod <your new network module>
where the module name is likely to end up in .o
Read the man pages for mkinitrd for more info. HTH -- BY
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From: Janet Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: crontab for daily backups
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:57:32 +0000
Hi,
I am running RedHat 6.2 on a 1.2G AMD Thunderbird PC. I have a SCSI DLT
tape drive that is successfully mounted on /dev/st0, which I want to set
up for daily incremental and weekly full backups.
I can only access the tape drive as root, therefore setting up a user
crontab for daily backups results only in an error message (access
denied)
My question is therefore a) should I change the permissions on the tape
drive for user access and if so, how do I do that? or b) how do I set up
a crontab file as root to back up the whole system?
Thanks for any help,
Janet
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