Linux-Setup Digest #909, Volume #20 Sun, 25 Mar 01 18:13:21 EST
Contents:
Setting up - question about certain peripherals-drivers (schuetzen - RKBA!)
Xfree86, Sis 620 (Gonzalo)
Installing XFree86 version 4.0.2 (Abdur-Rahman Morgan)
Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat??? (Off Topic!) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: CD Burning Question (David Efflandt)
Re: Burn bootable CD's for Suse 7.1? (andrew)
Re: Log history.. (Michael B)
Setting up user xconsole with RedHat 7.0 ? (Marc D Bumble)
Re: Setting up - question about certain peripherals-drivers (David Efflandt)
Re: simple question, but I forgot the answer (David Efflandt)
Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version (David Efflandt)
Re: HELP HELP HELP PLEASE HELP (Michael Perry)
Re: Suse vs RH/Mandrake ? (or what's so great about 7.2) (GreyCloud)
Re: Installing XFree86 version 4.0.2 (Michael Perry)
Re: I really f@#$%&d up! (Michael Perry)
Re: X Startup Problem ("Eil")
Re: linux wLAN problem (Michael Perry)
Re: modem ("Eil")
Re: Good Website ("Eil")
getting compiled-in sound to work (Mladen Gavrilovic)
Re: repartitioning fat32 partitions (Jon)
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From: schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting up - question about certain peripherals-drivers
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:26:50 -0800
This following is for those who enjoy equipment lists and who like to tuck these
away for when they wish to build their next pc.
Anyway - here is what the pc contains.
mobo ASUS A7A
cpu AMD Athlon 750mhz (Tbird)
HDD 2-Maxtor 80gb 5400rpm
cooler Artic Cooler for cpu and for HDDs
ram 2 - 128mb siemens infineon PC133
raid Promise FasTrack Ultra AT100 set for RAID-0
NIC Intel 10/100 InBusiness
monitor Dell Ultrascan 991 truecolor 19"
case Adtronics server w/hot swap twin power supplies
Kbrd Adesso NewForm PCK 202T w/touchpad
sound Diamond Monster MX300PCI audio w/A3D
video Voodoo3 3500 w/TV out and 16mb RAM
CD/RW Zip 8x12x36x
DVD Pioneer
backup Castlewood Orb 2.2gb
modem Ext Zoom FaxModem 56K, USB #2986L
that is about it.
This server is set up now and running Win98SE with all components functioning
perfectly.
BUT, I want to mount Suse 7.1 Pro on it and eventually set it up to carry my 9
or 10 elists with an xDSL. It will be a dual boot so that I can run
either W98 or Linux or both simultaneously.
Other software will include NAV, ZoneAlarm, Quicken 2001, Agent email and NG
reader client, and so on. These to run under W98
Under Linux I want to run the elists, the websites, auction submissions, jpeg
storage and editing, etc.
Now, for questions.
I understand that all of the above pc parts are no brainers for SUSE install but
for three items.
1. the Adesso touchpad keyboard. (I am married only to a touchpad on the
keyboard, not the brand).
2. the Castlewood Orb backup drive and
3. the Promise RAID controller.
is this correct or are there "rpms" out there for ALL of these items - the whole
list besides the 3 exceptions.
thanks, really enjoy reading this ng! I don't understand much of it but then,
I have never installed any Linux product. I am still working my way thru Linux
for Mouthbreathers. I hope to soon graduate to the Linux for Morons next month.
cheers
chas
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From: Gonzalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Xfree86, Sis 620
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:30:04 -0000
Hi, well I've problems in the configuration of my screen display. I've
Slackware 7.1 and I can't run xwindow with more than 256 color....
I've a Sis620 on board.. and well I dunno what clock chip do i have to
select... so i skip that section.
Please if u can help me I'll appreciate it.
thanx!! >:)
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From: Abdur-Rahman Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing XFree86 version 4.0.2
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:39:59 -0500
Hello,
I'm, having difficulty installing XFree86 version 4.0.2. I've downloaded
all the necessary files that are listed on the site, but everytime I
install the RPMS, my system fails to restart in GNOME forcing me no where.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: SuSe Linux 7.2 or Redhat??? (Off Topic!)
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:05:30 GMT
"Iain Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> �crivait/wrote:
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> As for the Murdock name that sounds familiar, it could be Rupert
>> Murdock, the press tycoon. I believe he is dead. Disappeared on his
>> boat or something like that.
>
>Hi...
>
>Rupert Murdoch is the media tycoon... Owns Sky over here in the UK, and
>loads of tabloids.
>
>The other media tycoon that's dead and it his boat somehow was involved
>(don't ask, I don't know!) was Robert Maxwell.
Thanks for setting things right!
Zhero
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: CD Burning Question
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:27:55 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:27:30 -0800, Randy Broman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a RedHat 7.0 system with a SONY CD-RW CRX120E drive, which I
>want to
>use to burn (data) CD's This system also has a 3ware RAID controller,
>which uses its
>own SCSI driver.
>
>I've configured and loaded the ide-scsi module, but the system doesn't
>seem to be detecting the CD-RW drive correctly. See relevant portion of
>/var/log/dmesg output below, followed by my attempt to invoke
>xcdroast. Following that, I put the output of lsmod, and the relevant
portion of my .config file for the kernel compile.
>
>Ideas on what's wrong appreciated.
dmesg is only part of it. See what /var/log/messages says about scsi0 or
scsi1 (and /proc/scsi/scsi).
Instead of CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI=m and CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m, I would
suggest compiling those as built-in along with the SCSI support you
already have. CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m is OK as a module, but you might have
to add something to your /etc/conf.modules (or modules.conf) if sr_mod
does not load automatically when the /dev/scd# is mounted as a cdrom. For
example:
alias block-major-11 sr_mod
Works for me in both Mdk7.0 kernel 2.2.17 and SuSE 7.1 kernel 2.4.2.
>Also, a question related to the CD burning process. What I want to do is
>duplicate a data CD. The system has one CD drive - the Sony indicated
>above. I'm assuming what I do is:
>
>1) Read/copy from the source CD to a temporary location on my hard disk,
>then
>
>2) Write/copy from the temporary location on my hard disk to the target
>CD (ie. "burn a CD")
Not quite. You mkisofs using the mounted source cdrom as the source and a
local file as the target. Then umount the cdrom, and write the iso file
to a CD. Check 'cdrecord -scanbus' to see what to use for bus,id,lun
(once the drive is actually recognized in /proc/scsi/scsi).
See the CD-Writing-HOWTO if you have not already.
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From: andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Burn bootable CD's for Suse 7.1?
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:30:04 -0000
Dont get the version that is on Suse site, its a demo version that runs
off the cd rom. After 2 days of searching the IRC channels, I found the
pro version of Suse 7.1. Look around, youll find it/
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From: Michael B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Log history..
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 07:45:31 +1000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for the info.
Regards,
MB
"Julian T. J. Midgley" wrote:
> 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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Subject: Setting up user xconsole with RedHat 7.0 ?
From: Marc D Bumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 25 Mar 2001 16:41:39 -0500
Has anyone gotten xconsole to work for user logins with Redhat 7.0? I
have gotten it to work with xdm, but not gdm. Have tried fiddling
with the PAM security settings in /etc/security/console.perms, but no
luck yet. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Setting up - question about certain peripherals-drivers
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:49:16 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:26:50 -0800, schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Kbrd Adesso NewForm PCK 202T w/touchpad
(snip)
>I understand that all of the above pc parts are no brainers for SUSE install but
>for three items.
>
>1. the Adesso touchpad keyboard. (I am married only to a touchpad on the
>keyboard, not the brand).
I cannot help you with the rest, but if this keyboard is plugged into a
PS/2 port, you probably just tell install that you have a standard
keyboard and PS/2 mouse (if it does not find them automatically). I use a
Y-cable to connect wireless keyboard and mouse to a single PS/2 port on my
laptop, which would effectively be the same thing to the computer as your
keyboard with built-in touchpad.
I am currently running SuSE 7.1 kernel 2.4.2, but it worked as well in
RH6.1 and Mdk7.0 with 2.2.x kernels. I would have chosen an external
serial modem instead of USB, but USB support is constantly evolving.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: simple question, but I forgot the answer
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:55:12 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:31:50 -0500, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Which file can I edit (most likely under /etc) so that I can give an
>alias to a host name, instead of typing in the whole host name to telnet
>into the host. I also forgot how to edit it.
pico /etc/hosts
Unless you don't have the 'pine' package, in which case you should read
'man vi' and then:
vi /etc/hosts
/etc/hosts is whitespace (spaces, tabs, etc.) list of:
IP hostname alias alias...
But you should really be using ssh instead of telnet.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:02:07 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Mike Ruskai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>To install Slackware 7.1, I had to boot from the Slackware 7.0 scsinet.s
>disk, because the aic7xxx driver compiled into the 7.1 version is broken.
>
>Now I've recompiled the kernel (after putting the old aic7xxx sources in,
>of course), but uname -r returns the incorrect kernel version, which
>screws up some of the startup scripts. It's saying 2.2.13, when the
>kernel is in fact 2.2.16.
Maybe you made the same mistake I did and vmlinuz ended up in / instead of
/boot. Check the kernel Makefile to see where it puts things when you
'make install'. You may need to uncomment this line:
#INSTALL_PATH=/boot
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: HELP HELP HELP PLEASE HELP
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:17:35 -0000
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:07:07 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am having a problem getting my password file to synchronize with
>samba. I can input users into the main user menu but they don't sync
>with samba. Then I manually input users into smbpasswd [that works
>fine] but that screws up my passwd and or user file and I'm no longer
>able to add new users.
>Any ideas about how to fix this or what to diffrently when i
>re-install
>thanks
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.samba.org is the best place. Here is what I do on a debian unstable
system. I add the user the normal way. I have already told samba that I am
using "user level" security with encrypted passwords in the
/etc/samba/smb.conf. Debian nicely asks if I want to integrate passwords
created with the regular tools with smbpasswd and I always say yes. I then
do a smbpasswd -a user as the root and set the user name and password.
I do this to allow a colleague printing off my little laptop and for regular
home and office use with no problems.
I always go back through the default /etc/samba/smb.conf file to see what
its doing, create new shares that I need, and give my 98 box more
permissions for file and directory mask creations.
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Michael Perry
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From: GreyCloud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Suse vs RH/Mandrake ? (or what's so great about 7.2)
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:16:53 -0800
Tim Hanson wrote:
>
> I am an enthusiastic SuSE user, although I make no money off SuSE. Add
> salt to taste.
>
> peter wrote:
> >
> > I've heard great things about the new Suse distro,
>
> That is correct. It is quite an advance and will be hard to compete
> against, especially for getting new users to try Linux. For me, as a
> user since 5.1, it is just an upgrade, although this time I bought a DVD
> player so the update went much faster. The books alone are worth the
> price.
>
> > but I was told by
> > someone that I should use the same distro that I use at work.
>
> There will be some differences and some similarities. Linus Torvalds
> has said he uses Red Hat at work (Transmeta) and SuSE at home. I don't
> know if that's still true or not.
>
> Generally, there will be a slight but not overpowering learning curve.
> Both are rpm-type systems. SuSE uses one big /etc/rc.config file. SuSE
> has gotten more KDE-centric over the last year, although GNOME is
> up-to-date and available on the disk. For myself, old dog that I am, I
> still use FVWM2, although I like and use a lot of the GNOME
> applications.
>
> I have a copy of Debian on one of my computers, which was a little more
> difficult.
>
> > At work
> > we use Red Hat, at home I just setup Mandrake 7.1, but everyone says
> > the new Suse distro is good and also Mandrake 7.2 is good.
>
> I think both are iterations of the 2.4 kernel.
>
> SuSE's advantage is raw bang for the buck and lately add ease of
> installation for newbies. The Professional Edition has seven packed CDs
> or one DVD (all supplied). Through YaST you can add and subtract
> packages without worrying about dependencies and conflicts. For me that
> has meant the ability to just leave the DVD in the drive permanently and
> install things when needed. For someone with a modem connection, all
> those packages locally will save a _lot_ of download time.
>
> > What are the differences of these distros and versions ?
> >
> > Is there a different file structure or something different in each
> > distro that will mess up my learning curve ?
>
> I don't know about the other distros, but with SuSE you can get a
> running system going now and worry about the learning curve later.
>
> >
> > Is the new software in mandrake 7.2 (or Suse) all that ?
> >
> > Which is faster, I've got a few older machine I would like to install
> > Linux on (P166/32 megs, etc) ?
>
> I don't think it matters that much. All three of these use mostly the
> same stuff. I think Star Office is a lost cause. :-)
>
> >
> > Thanks
>
> --
> Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change.
>
>
Good scotch,... yes.
I used to have Star Office 5.1 installed, but didn't like it.
Sun has since taken over Star Office and it is now 5.2. I don't have it
but I hear its a big improvement. And Sun offers it either as a free
download or buy the CD. Suns' people are now in progress of
implementing a better interface for it as i've been told. But I can't
give any usability reports on it. Maybe someone else who has 5.2 can
relate?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Installing XFree86 version 4.0.2
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:22:05 -0000
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:39:59 -0500, Abdur-Rahman Morgan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm, having difficulty installing XFree86 version 4.0.2. I've downloaded
>all the necessary files that are listed on the site, but everytime I
>install the RPMS, my system fails to restart in GNOME forcing me no where.
>
I would set the system to reboot in console mode. That would be runlevel 3
most likely. Then I would try manually starting xfree86 and see what it
does. I don't use a gui booter because of this reason. I always just
startx to get things going. OF course, my X windowing needs are rather more
simplistic than yours. I only run windowmaker here.
YOu will need to do a bit of troubleshooting I believe. One thing, make
sure you regenerate your XF86Config file for X4 and not what you had before.
There is a difference in how this file is laid out. Another thing on redhat
I have seen is that XFS does not restart automatically sometimes. I saw
this a lot on redhat 6.2 going from 3.3.6 to 4.0.2. I don't use rpms though
to do this kind of upgrade. I always just get the Xinstall.sh and all the
binaries and have at it.
Best thing... Reboot to console mode and poke around a bit.
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Michael Perry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: I really f@#$%&d up!
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:26:25 -0000
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:02:06 GMT, mjn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Somehow I managed to hose my kernel (2.2.17-14). I could not get 2 eepro100
>to initialize. I then stupidly tried to reinstall 2.2.17-14 rpm with force.
>Then I got kernel panic error message. I had the original boot disk I made
>during the RH 7 install. I was able to boot machine with this disk
>(2.2.16-7). Now the only way I can boot the machine is with the boot disk. I
>do have a tape backup of machine 12 hrs. prior to the hosing. The problem I
>have now is what files do I restore from the backup and what files need to
>be edited to get this machine back in order. TIA
>
>
Why not boot with the disk, download a new kernel like 2.2.18 from tarball,
compile it, edit lilo.conf and walk away with a new kernel. You will have
to use the "other compiler" to get a kernel built. Worse that can happen is
that you will still be booting with the floppy disk. I think you probably
have the boot loader thoroughly confused about what image to boot or when
you forced the kernel back over, lilo was not run. That's why I always use
kernel sources. If you can get the 2.2.18 kernel booting, you can get two
eepro cards working. I have two of them on a 2.2.16 kernel with debian
potato working fine.
Remember to observe all the traffic rules about compiling a new kernel :)
--
Michael Perry
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From: "Eil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X Startup Problem
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:34:45 +0700
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Gerald Willmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On or about Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:15:07 -0500
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ....Posted....
>
>> >I run Mandrake 7.2 and I am having problems with the X server. The
>> >system starts up fine, but I don't get the graphical login screen and
>> >I cannot seem to start X from the console. I've tried typing startx,
>> >but i get the following message: "Fatal server error: Could not open
>> >default font 'fixed'". Anyone have any ideas as to how I can get the
>> >system up and running?
>
> take a look at your XF86Config file - what does it say in the font
> section?
> Gerald
>
Make sure the xfs daemon is running too. You should have the symlink:
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S90xfs -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs
If not, add it. If xfs is running, check your XF86Config file to see that
you see the line:
FontPath "unix/:-1"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: linux wLAN problem
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:35:10 -0000
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 22:49:25 +0000, Thomas Waldmann
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> computer is compaq desktop2000 133mhz.
>> os. RedHat 6.2 zoot, ISA-to-PCMCIA adapter with Lucent Wlan IEEE card.
>> i have installed latest wlan drivers and pcmcia package.
>> problem: card appear to be configured right, when I restart pcmcia card
>> gives two high beebs, but if i look up ifconfig, it don�t regonize cards
>> MAC address. I have tried to almost evrything, but nothing seems to solve
>> this problem. my network configurations is on website:
>> http://aus.50megs.com/problem.html , could you check it out if you find
>> what is wrong in my configurations. thanks.
>
>Obviously it tries to load the wavelan2_cs driver.
>
>I recently did a setup at a customer's site and successfully used the
>wvlan_cs driver (that's a different one!).
>
>I had to fiddle a bit around in /etc/pcmcia (don't remember exactly, but I
>think I did remove this wavelan2_cs stuff and then it worked).
>
>I used a PCMCIA-to-PCI adaptor, but I think this makes no difference.
>The card was a Lucent Orinoco Silver PCMCIA.
>
>Thomas
>
I use wavelan's drivers because I have not been able to get wvlan_cs to work
reliably. I can give you how my /etc/pcmcia/network.opts and
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts is setup if you like. I have a desktop with a isa
to pcmcia adaptor card which acts as an "access point" and a debian laptop
with the latest pcmcia sources on it also which I roam with. All I had to
do was make a minor change to the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file and change
the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file to allow the system to get a static IP
address. When I insert the card, pcmcia cardctl runs the only scheme it
finds in my network.opts file. It hands me the correct route, IP, dns, etc.
I use the card at home in "ad hoc" mode only.
Here are my relevant files from the desktop which acts as a access point:
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts
module "wavelan2_cs" opts "port_type=3"
In /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, I just create a scheme I call "auto" which is
the only one. It fires up a eth1 interface for me since my laptop has an
integrated eth0 and things are off and running.
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Michael Perry
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From: "Eil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modem
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:37:30 +0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bbitzer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My laptop computer has a modem (actiontec 56K v.90 Modem) that is
> unrecognized by MDK 7.1. I know that winmodems do not work under Linux
> but is there any software that I can download to make it work or is
> there any other possible solutions to dialing out? I did purchase an
> external U.S Robotics for my desktop for that reason and it works fine.
> Bryan
There is some support for winmodems (which almost every laptop on the
planet has) but support is somewhat shoddy and a hit-or-miss kind of
thing. The best thing that I can recommend is purchasing a PCMCIA modem.
Those have always worked well for me.
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From: "Eil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Good Website
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:41:26 +0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron Oberholzer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, Does anyone know a good website to learn how to use linux?
>
>
www.mandrakeuser.org is a good one if you happen to use Mandrake. Though,
a lot of the content there applies universally to all distributions.
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From: Mladen Gavrilovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: getting compiled-in sound to work
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:54:08 GMT
Hi all,
I just upgraded from 2.2.17-14 to 2.4.1 off of Red Hat's Wolverine
package. Otherwise my system is a fully updated Red Hat 7. In the 2.2
kernel the sound modules (sb, sound, opl3, and something like soundcore
and soundlow I think) were just that-modules. They were initialized
during bootup, and sound worked fine. However, with the new kernel I
chose to compile in SoundBlaster support. I get no sound this way.
These is the relevant dmesg output:
Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
sb: No ISAPnP cards found, trying standard ones...
sb: I/O, IRQ, and DMA are mandatory
Is there anything I need to do to help the kernel with the sound card?
Possibly an append line in lilo?
Thanks,
Mladen
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From: Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: repartitioning fat32 partitions
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:00:17 GMT
Unfortunately, I am running in a windows free environment. I have supported
Microsoft products short of getting my MSCE certification. And have been
using Windows3.1-2000 avidly. Crashing was a continuous hastle with ALL
Microsoft systems. Due in part to my constant testing and manipulating,
unfortunately. I don't want to spend about three hours or more installing
windows, installing partition magic, configuring the system for dual boot,
fixing the drive, uninstalling windows, etc.
I have installed Red Hat, C development, star office, everybuddy (instant
messaging), etc. and am content. I really don't care to go back to
windows. Any avid programmer out there figure out a good solution?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Assuming you are still running Windows also you should be able to use
> Partition Magic or System Commander to resize you partitions. However,
> with the price of hard drives vs. the cost of this software it's probably
> a better buy to purchase the hard drive.
>
> Hope this help,
>
> Mark
>
> Jon wrote:
> >
> > I installed Red Hat 7.0 recently and enjoyed the smooth installation.
> > After reading many help documents I utilized linuxconf to mount my
> > secondary drive which is fat32. Before this it was used for my windows
> > backup and data disk. Information on it is very important.
> > Unfortunately the two 4G fat32 partitions are being filled. I need to
> > remove all fat partitions and create a single disk partition. But I
> > need to save the data!!! This is a 16G hard drive with two nearly full
> > partitions and one 1/4 full. Any suggestions??
> >
> > Most likely it would be best if the drive was one partition primary
> > partition of 16G in size. I would rather not buy another drive yet.
> > Parted is installed and seems to be working well. I also attempted to
> > install disk drake multiple times unsuccessfully. Apparently it is
> > tightly integrated in the mandrake operating system now. Unless I can
> > find the source or a clean rpm I doubt diskdrake will install on a Red
> > Hat machine.
> >
> >
>
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